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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
9
The piece weighs the Western and Eastern pennant races with Cubs Reds Cardinals and Giants in contention and notes Chicago and Detroit as historic contenders. It surveys a possible World Series match in a Lakeshore rivalry and discusses Leonard vs Callahan and Welling in a lightweight title scene plus boxing figures and a navy recruitment update.
The article notes few fraternities will reopen at the University of Washington, complicating Coach Hunt's plan to field a football team in October. Phi Delta Theta and Delta Tau Delta reportedly won’t reopen, while Sigma Nu expects 14 men in service and about 16 veterans back to run their life house.
Queen Anne playfield won the tennis meet against representatives from other parks. The Quays captured three events while each remaining park took one event.
Chase Sibley and Walter John Ston prepare the opening block of a 150 point three-cushion billiard match at the Pope Sibley parlors tonight.
Ladies singles saw Mayme McDonald defeat V Benson 6-1 6-3 Ruth Frye beat Mies McBride 6-2 6-1 Sara Livingstone defeated Mrs Fenn 6-1 6-2 G Schreiner over Mrs Stafford by default Bennis defeated Rennie 34 64 6-1 Brownell over Sanders 7-5 6-5 Shannon over Rounds 6-2 6-3 Lowe over Maxwell 6-0 6-0 Mansel Smith over Stewart by default Allen Greene beat Nolan Weber 6-2 6-4. In doubles Livingstone and Mrs Bragdon defeated A Greene and Schreiner 6-3 6-4 Benson and Frye defeated Mansel-Smith and Monteagle 6-1 6-2.
At Alki beach the swim craze grows as Annette Kellerman style one piece suits gain popularity. The vogue butterfly-sleeve silhouette and streamlined lines attract more bathers and push local shops to stock updated designs.
Hackers of Jim Bagby claim he and Eddie Cleotte of the White Sox are in a tight American League race. Bagby saved a game for Cleveland in Boston in the ninth, boosting his ERA to 1.45 over nine innings, while Cleotte stands at 1.44.
Cleveland defeated Detroit as New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago posted varied results. In the National League Philadelphia led with wins, while Brooklyn and Pittsburgh traded places in a tight race. The Coast League showed San Francisco and Los Angeles strong, with several games scheduled for upcoming Mondays.
Walter Hayes won his third tennis title of the year by defeating Sam Hardy, the national clay court champion, in the Western association singles championship. The match was decided Sunday in Chicago.
The state tournament began at Seattle Tennis Club on Summit and Madison. Two out of town players were eliminated Miss McBride of Portland and J J Bounds of North Yakima. In Southampton New York John Strachan and Mary Browne missed arrivals for the Red Cross tourney while Wesley Rennie and Bemis played the only three set match of day one. Sara Livingstone and Mia Louise Fenn thrilled spectators as Noland and Webber pushed Marshall Allen and Tom Green hard before losing. Allen to play Webber at noon today with three doubles planned for 4 PM.
New York reports a surge of capable shortstops across the big leagues. Kopf of the Reds shows .250 with standout fielding while Dugan Witt and others like Fletcher Maranville Olson Bancroft Rogers Horneaby Wortman Ward Risbere Peckinpaugh Chapman Lavan Scott Shanka earn high praise for defense and overall play.
Willie MNoatman of the University of Washington returns to the Sigma Nu house for a brief visit before entering training with the naval militia.
Chet McIntyre paused in Seattle on the way from San Francisco to Vancouver with a sling on one hand. He had been slated to box Willie Meehan in San Francisco Friday night but the bout was canceled.
The Stacy Shawn club suspends operations for three to four weeks as star players recover from vacation time. On Sunday they defeated the Fort Lawton Soldier Boys 10 to 1 in their final game before the layoff.
New York report notes Lee Fohl's Indians and their pitching staff led by Bagby and Coveleskie ship wins as they threaten first place in the American league. Cleveland vs Chicago White Sox series expected to be pivotal after tight race with the Red Sox and Tigers for third place.
Charley Hulen and Carl Stoecker will meet in a two night balk line billiards event. Each night features a 100 point segment with the total potential reaching 200 points.
Pgp and Caruso Den assert friendship with Campi yet prepare to challenge him against Johnny Kilba, signaling a possible match or rivalry. The situation centers on alliances and upcoming confrontation details remain unclear.
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