Victoria Skater Taylor May Return as Hockey Season Looms
Lester Patrick, visiting Seattle, predicts Cy clone Taylor will play for Vancouver this year unless replaced. Patrick says Vancouver and Victoria expect big seasons in hockey, lacrosse rising in Vancouver, and Victoria’s circuit entry may yield one of the era’s strongest campaigns. Meanwhile boxing prospects in Tacoma rise with Ole Anderson training under Chet McRetyre as promoter push for major bout. City public school kids hold Green Lake swimming meet as Seattle streams grow for the sport.
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Local boxing chatter mixes names and hopes on the West Coast
Frank Farren plans a Northward bid for a lightweights meeting, needing only rail fare for his retinue and partial lodging. Meanwhile Seattle welterweight Jimmy Storey challenges Travie Davis of Everett on Friday night with potential to push Storey into top event status.
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Arabian Club to Stage Historic Long Distance Horse Race
York reports the Arabian Horse Club America plans a five day race from Ethan Allen Vermont to Camp Devens Massachusetts starting Oct 14. Riders like Teddy Koerner and Julius Burton may compete as Belgian and French bred horses enter the event to test cavalry horse breeding under 60 miles daily, with a $1750 purse and a $1000 prize.
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Seattle Coast Club Faces Salt Lake Bees in Opener
The Seattle club, riding a 43 inning scoring drought against Oakland, prepares to host Salt Lake Bees today. Brenton or May may start for Seattle as Lauson and pitchers are shuffled. Salt Lake features Ramier Krug Sheely Spencer and Johnson in a strong lineup. Pete Lapan, Seattle catcher, notes Claude Thomas has elite control and hints at a tough battle on the mound.
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Baseball Scoreboard Notes From Yesterday's Games
Eddie Collins powered the White Sox to a 3 to 1 win over the Browns in 16 innings. The Indians beat the Tigers 7 to 3, tightening their grip on second place. Cincinnati swept the Phillies in a doubleheader, while the Giants faltered after a split with the Pirates. Brooklyn swept the Cardinals 1 to 0 and 2 to 1.
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Pilot of Bee Ball Outfit
Eddie Herr leads the Salt Lake Bees a strong hitting minor league squad still fighting for the Coast league pennant. Herr, former St. Louis Browns scout, is noted as a rotund leader with knowledge of ball players.
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Coast Hurl er Is Real Vet Of War
Pat Harkins former pitcher for San Francisco and Los Angeles and later a California State league star with San Jose and Freeno served in wartime aviation. He flew with a pursuit squadron and downed three German planes and seven observation balloons before being shot eight times. He is recovering at a California resort.
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Major League Firet Game and Batter Highlights
New York reporters describe early season action with battery pair Miller and Lee and Schmidt for the New York team. Pittebare and Adame are noted hitters with several substitutions listed as the game progresses. In St Louis, Kerr and Clootte lead the battery while Schalk and Severeid contribute as the team battles through ten innings.
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Maranville Snares Flies In Own Way
The Boston Braves star Rabbit Maranville catches flies by forming a pocket with his body a style many call odd. The veteran says he cannot catch differently and recalls muffing every fly when trying standard technique in practice.
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Pittsburg to Lead On Grid Says Morrow
Washington and Jefferson coach Dave Morrow predicts the University of Pittsburgh will be the top team in the 1919 football season. He notes DeHart Hastings and Morehon are returning to the Panthers with Tom Davies, creating a standout backfield.
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Polo Match Promises Record Polo Tournament
Philadelphia hosts a national polo tournament at the Philadelphia Country Club field in Bala with entries from Meadow Rock Cooperstown Piping Rock Rockaway Coronado Miami Valley Point Judith Myopia Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia Country Club. Two championships will be decided the senior and the junior. Games alternate days. The event is followed by the Bryn Mawr horse show and a season of fox hunting.
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Britton Considers London Welterweight Bout Offer
Jack Britton the welterweight champion considers an offer from George McDonald for a fall bout in London against Johnny Bushman the English welterweight champion. The potential match would be staged in London this fall with Britton evaluating the proposal.
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No wonder portside pitchers are hard to find
A doctor declares six in every hundred are born left handed, implying few left handed pitchers exist. The piece notes the challenge of finding dependable left handers for baseball due to this genetic stat.
Baseball News From Various Leagues May Bore With Colorful Jumbles
Worcester leads the western pennant chase while Bridgeport third baseman Lal Aragus hits hard for the New England league. Atlanta battles New Orleans for the Southern league lead as New Orleans posts 67 percent win rate. Deabert shifts to third base for the Velicans after stints with the Colts and Portland. Ira Fingeread, Detroit Star, a Southern League graduate, has ties to Tacoma and Olympia. A crowded race unfolds among Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Shreveport. Leard remains with Beaumont. Pantie Rowland benches in Milwaukee as the American Association eyes a move. Strain in the International League sees Joe Strait hitting over .200. Georges Kelly stands out in the Wave League while Rochester seeks a $10,000 release for a star. Wally Pop and Walter Moltke, famed first basemen, hail from the same town.
Mandot Plans Comeback Bout in New Orleans Ring
New Orleans staple Joe Mandot, once a popular figure in local boxing circles, announces a return to the ring in the near future, aiming to revive his career in August.
Two More Clubs Seek Entry in Star Amateur Baseball
Two additional squads apply to join The Star's city amateur baseball series which starts Sunday. Eighteen teams now contend for the title as Mikadoes and Rainier Valley seek inclusion. Executive committee meets at 5:30 at Spalding's to decide entries with blanks due by Thursday.
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Leon Ames Eyes Major League Games Record
Leon Ames of the St. Louis Cardinals pursues a potential record as he begins his 11th straight season, challenging the 22 year mark once held by Denton Tecumseh Young. The piece compares past greats Eddie Plank Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Cy Young.
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Leon K. Ames
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Boldt French Pastry Shop Ad Promotes Downtown Visit
An unsigned note lists Uptown M14 3d Ave and down town 913 2d Ave as locations for Boldt and French pastry purchases. It reads like a casual shopper’s guide with no explicit hours or prices.
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Cycle Stars to Race at Marion
Marion Indiana August 21 The five mile course three miles southwest of town will be prepared to host the international motor cycle championship on Labor Day. Turns will be narrowed from right angles to curves with a hundred foot radius. The cream of American motorcycle racing will enter the big events.
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Going in Style to the Shoot by Aeroplane
In Portsmouth New Hampshire two aeroplanes operate daily trips from the Wentworth house to Annie Oakley's shooting school marking a novel travel mode for sport and training in early air travel.
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Annie Oakley
Prince invited to Waterbury bantamweight bout
Promoter Joe Mulvahill invites the Prince of Wales to attend the September 1 bantamweight championship in Waterbury Conn between Pete Herman and Joe Lynch. Lynch recently boxed Jimmy Wilde in London and impressed the English nobility.
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