Draft season begins as majors chase minor talent today
Draft action opens across minor leagues with August 15 rule shifts and September filing deadlines. Class AA to B drafts follow, shifting after September 22 to remaining pools. Jack Calvo joins San Francisco Coast League amid Oakland and Spokane player moves, while Ike Wolfer fills Calvo’s spot. heavyweights Weilnert and Willard linked to big bouts. Willie Ritchie faces San Francisco press. La Rue shifts East under Harvey and Coffroth with Manouk headed to Montana.
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National Commission
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Jack Calvo
San Francisco
Vancouver
Bob Brown
Detroit
Bay City
Tigers
Hugh Jennings
Jack
It LA Rue
Charley Harvey
Fat la Rue
Oakland
United States
la Rue
Harvey
Owen Moran
Sunny Jim
Coffroth
They Call This Bird Cobb No. 2
Pittsburgh Pirates fans hear scouts compare Tacoma Northwestern League outfielder Carson Bigbee to Ty Cobb. Bigbee, University of Oregon graduate, is a left handed hitter who has batted .360 for Tacoma with 21 hits in 38 at bats the week before last and 13 safeties in 25 at bats last week. He also stole eight bases in ten days.
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Pittsburg Pirates
Ty Cobb
Carson Bigbee
Tacoma
University of Oregon
Bigbee
Four Finish 604 Mile Motorcycle Endurance Run
Four of 21 riders who started in Portland completed the 604 mile endurance ride reaching Seattle Monday night. Harry Taintor Bud Armstrong Fred Mercer and Jack Meagher rode Harley Davidsons FExcelator Indian and Thor machines while the others quit due to rough going.
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Portland
Seattle
Harry Taintor
Bud Armstrong
Fred Mercer
Jack Meagher
Great Falls Victori a Lops Vancouver In Open League Tilt
In Great Falls, the local Northwestern league team crushed Vancouver 10 to 3 in the circuit opener. The win featured solid hitting and standout performances by Barham, Cheek, Tower, and Crisp as the hometown nine dominated the lone game of the day.
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Vancouver
WGN
Barham and Cheek
Tower
Crisp
Tono Club Claims Southwestern Washington Title After Win
The Tono ball club defeated Vancouver 7 to 5 on a neutral Kelso diamond to claim the Southwestern Washington title. Curley Coen homered to win the game. Next Sunday Tono meets Wilkeson for the northern sectional title.
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Tono Ball Club
Southwestern
Washington
Vancouver
Kelso
Curley Coen
Tono
Wilkeson
National results show varied scores across cities
National results list Brooklyn defeating Boston 5 to 2, Cincinnati beating Chicago 6 to 3, Philadelphia winning 8 to 7 at New York 0 to 4, with no other outcomes reported.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Baseball reforms aim to please fans, curb mis conduct
Gov Tener, president of the National League, announced new rules to curb on field disputes and respect umpires. Club owners will enforce conduct, bench abuse ends, and players must limit talk to teammates. He says coaching will increase and fan experience will improve with a cleaner game.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Gov Tener
National League
Associated Press
Tener
Toner
Dixie Boy Hurls Perfect No Hit Shutout for Browns Berth
Tennessee pitcher Tom Rogers, a late bloomer from Gallatin and Nashville, fires a perfect no hit game to earn a spot with the St Louis Browns. The 23 year old right hander, 6 foot 1 and 180 pounds, has 18 wins and eight losses this season and will join Fielder Jones in the Mound City.
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ST. Louis Browns
Harold Johnson
Dixie
Tom Rogers
Tennessean
Chattanooga
Nashville Volunteers
Fielder Jones
St Louis Browns
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Brown
Jones
Dave Davenport
Mound City
Gallatin
Tenn
Hub Perdue
Nashville Strong Boy
Henderson
Nashville
Bill Schwartz
Tom
Clarksville
Schwartz
Talladega
Ala
Volunteers
Mar Med
Americans to meet Swedish eleven in 1916 soccer test
The All-American team arrives in Stockholm to face All-Stockholm in the sole 1916 international match. A second game follows on August 18 with Sweden, then a two game tour including Gothenburg on August 25 and a final in Christiania on August 28. The squad, led by Thomas W. Cahill, includes Tintle, Robertson, Spalding, Murray, Clarke, Blakey, Ford, Swords, Heminsley, Diederichsen, Cooper and substitutes Smith Burgin Ellis.
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Sweden
All Sweden
Gothenburg
Christiania
Hoboken
Norway
Stockholm Gymnastic and Sporting Association
Thomas W. Cahill
United States Soccer Association
George Tintle
Brooklyn Celtics
J. M. Robertson
Yonkera Field Club
C. H. Spalding
Disston A. A
Philadelphia
Thomas Murray
Bethlehem
Neil G. Clarke
Bethlehem Field Club
Albert Blakey
Putnam Field Club
James Ford
Jersey A. C
Jerse City
Thomas Swords
Fall River Rovers
J. H. Heminsley
Newark
M. B. Diederichsen
Innes Fells Field Club
St. Louis
NHL Scores Show Tight National Playoff Push
In a trio of games, Cleveland edged Detroit 3 to 2, Boston upset Washington 1 to 2, and New York defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3 in a busy sports night.
Majestic Theatre Ball Nine Wins Cup Doubleheader
The Majestic theatre ball squad won its second doubleheader of the season Sunday by beating the Dry Sox 3 to 2 and the Bothell Tigers 7 to 4. Anderson, the Dry Sox pitcher, saved his team from being shut out by a ninth inning binge.
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Majestic Theatre
Dry Sox
Bothell Tigers
Anderson
Tennis doubles begin in national title rounds at Lake Forest
First round of preliminary national doubles began at the Orienta club course in Lake Forest Illinois. Teams from eight regional championships competed for a shot at facing William M Johnston and Clarence J Griffin, the current title holders, at the West Side Tennis Club in New York during the national championship week starting August 28.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Onientaia Club
East
Middle Atlantic
Southwestern
Northwestern
Missouri Valley
Pacific Coast
Messie
Wiliam M. Johnston
Clarence J. Griffin
West Side Tennis Club
New York
Oddball Sports Snippets From A Morning Page
A collage of sports quips and fleeting notes mentions Umpire Howell, Eddie Plank, and Johnny Evers. It hints at funny depictions at the depot, a Gettysburg Gunner, and Illinois prescribing golf for the insane, all in a light, humorous tone.
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Howell
Eddie Plank
Gettysburg
Illinois
Johnny Evers
Red Smith
John
Charley Dooin May Return to Giants as Backstop
Charley Dooin, after being released by the Giants to Rochester, may rejoin the club this season as catcher. With Bill Raridan injured, the Giants face a shortage behind the plate and McGraw prefers to avoid rookie risks, making a late recall plausible.
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Philadelphia
Charley Dooin
Giants
Rochester
Bill Raridan
McGraw
Dooin
Miss Ford Leads Women in Gearhart Golf Tourney
Miss Agnes Ford of Seattle led twenty women in Gearhart opening play as wind affected scores. She qualified with a 95 in the qualifying round, while Mrs. J. C. Lang of Seattle also qualified in the first flight.
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Gearhart
Agnes Ford
Seattle
Ford
J. C. Lang
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