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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
7
Seattle middleweight Val Sontag signed for a New York bout as a preliminary to the Dundee vs sitting fracas. He studies under Ike Dorgan and aims to make a pro mark, aided by trainer Chet McIntyre, who is about to open a physical culture school.
Tris Speaker, expected out for weeks, will rejoin the lineup today for Cleveland in the game against the Athletics, marking a quick return to the lineup after the initial injury expectation.
Louis Guisto leaves Cleveland Americans to join Portland. In return Portland receives seven players plus about 5000 dollars. Signatures were added by Indians Vice President Barnard and Judge McCredie. Reported included are pitchers Loudermilk and infielder Evans, who may join the Coast to finish the season with the Beavers.
Walter Downing meets Ralph Johnson in a best two of three falls for the light heavy championship at Atlanta park Sunday. The Dreamland picnic adds a wrestling feature starting at 4 p m with dancing later. Boats run from Madison park to the event site.
Iron Man powers past the Spokane Sluggers with a strong performance led by McGinnity Roberts Harstad and Murray as Addie atenesekras contributes in the game.
St Louis topped Boston 6 1, Cleveland defeated Philadelphia 6 2, Detroit beat New York 5 2, Chicago drew with Washington 3-3 after a 2-8 deficiency.
National results list several games with teams including New York and Chicago, Boston and Cincinnati, Brooklyn and Pittsburg, Philadelphia and St. Louis. The results show Chicago over New York 6 to 2 and Boston defeating Cincinnati 5 to 2 with Brooklyn 2 over Pittsburg 0 and Philadelphia 3 over St. Louis 1.
The legendary harness horse Single G driven by Curt Gosnell and owned by W B Barefoot Dunceton Indiana seeks another world mark after a near miss by a mere quarter second. In Cleveland he split 2:00% heats and Detroit pace showed an earlier 2:00% mile before faltering with a limp. Last year he captured the Chamber of Commerce $5 000 stake.
New York report shows Speaker leading the American League with a .387 average and McCarty atop the National League with a .395. Charrity and Ty Cobb trail in the American, while Dagey, Robertson, Daubert, and Wagner rank high in the National. Pitching leaders include Callop and Morton for the American, with Pfeffer as the NL leader. Johnson trails among notable pitchers.
Western players face three remaining matches as the East clinches the tournament by sweeping all four singles yesterday. N W Niles clashes with Roland Roberts in final singles, while Johnston and Griffin meet Behr and F C Alexander and Murray and Davis face Williams and Church in doubles.
Lawton Witt of the Philadelphia Athletics recalls joining the big league and overcoming nerves. He credits Larry Lajoie for guidance and explains his rapid adaptation to top level play after starting in Winchendon and Goddard Seminary.
Bob Wicker, who piloted the Spokane club last season, is now playing with a semi pro team in Chicago per reports.
After 16 years with the Giants Matty Mathewson becomes Cincinnati Reds manager in winter plans. Broadway expects a $20 000 yearly salary plus earnings from World Series, vaudeville, newspapers, real estate, and insurance. He is reputed the richest ball player, worth about $150 000.
Penn football coach Bob Folwell prepares the Red and Blue for pre season drills at Franklin Field with a firm rule against drudgery He recently visited Philadelphia to assess the squad as he aims to revive a team that has tasted defeat and chase a return to the big leagues alongside Princeton Harvard and Yale
Vancouver suffers a defeat in a fray with Tacoma as Hartman Bartholemy Calla Han and Cheek contribute for the Vancouver squad in a hard fought game.
The Giants edged Seattle 3 to 2 in ten innings at Great Falls with unearned runs due to Seattle errors. Tommy Cunningham drove in the decisive run for Bill Rose as Hunky Shaw and Shaw's ball handling featured in the late game rally.
Joe Gorman of Oakland won a six round decision over Billy Mascott of Portland to become bantam champion of the Northwest at the Rose City Athletic club in Portland. Referee Helser credited Gorman with the edge in all rounds. Gorman will travel to San Francisco to pursue Eddie Campi.
Fragmented, dated scraps show a confrontation where a female relative taunts a rival player about lineage and skill. The exchange references a major league father and implied draft talk, framed as a boastful verbal spar between athletic figures.
City league president J E Rimbold announces changes to Sunday's schedule. Portland Cordage meets Burnside at South Park at 2 p m Ballard faces Chauncey Wrights at Dugdale Park at 10 a m Shaner and Wolff play Mikados at Dugdale Park after the Great Falls Seattle game
In Tacoma yesterday Sara Livingstone of Seattle defeated Helen Baker of San Francisco 6 3 6 3 in a Pacific Northwest tourney upset. Earlier John Strachan of California defeated Paul Kelleher of Seattle after a hard contest.
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Johnny Kilbane's training squad starts hard work aiming to beat featherweight champion George Chaney at Cedar Point on Labor Day. Kilbane believes victory will establish his title defense.
Charley Burns a Northwestern lightweight and former Canadian champion posts a .250 average in Australia. In four bouts he loses three decisions and scores one knockout, signaling a tough tour Down Under.
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