Portland and Seattle Open Pro Ice Clash Tonight
Seattle Metropolitans meet Portland Rosebuds in the Pacific Coast Hockey League opener at the Arena Tonight at 8 30. Both clubs lost first games and seek third place as Spokane and Vancouver also play. Seattle lineup features Holmes Rowe Johnson Carpenter Loughlin Foyston Harris Wiltoon Dunderdale Walker. Portland adds Laughlin Irvine with Marples Barbour and Riley on duty.
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Edward Hill
Seattle
Arena
Seattle Metropoltans
Portland Rosebuds
Pacific Coast Hockey League
Portland
Spokane
Vancouver
Incoherent plea to satisfy customers at Bement
The text contains a garbled request about pleasing customers and a mock dialogue about Matt and Jeff. It is largely indecipherable with no clear events, persons, or places to report.
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Matt
Jeff
Cubs release famed pitcher Mordecai Brown after 13 seasons
Chicago reports Mordecai Brown, renowned three fingered pitcher, has been released by the Cubs ending a 13 year major league career. Brown started with the Cubs then moved to the Federals before returning to Tinker to join the organized league.
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Chicago
Mordecai Brown
Cubs
Brown
Federals
Tinker
Washington basketball season opens with returning stars
University of Washington pivots to basketball after football season ends. Jack Davidson resumes leadership as mentor with most of last year’s letter men and several freshmen candidates joining practice. Notable talent includes Magrum of Sigma Nu. Gonzaga adds former star Chuck Mortality to candidate list.
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University of Washington
Jack Davidson
Hoppe Weighs In As Full Lightweight After Fight
Willie Hoppe, after defeating Lloyd Madden at Dreamland, weighed 139 pounds the morning after the bout. The Frisco boxer, who had reportedly been lighter, indicates he could have entered the ring under 135 pounds for Friday night’s match.
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Willie Hoppe
Lloyd Madden
Dreamland
Hoppe
Madden
No Change Expected In Canadian Racing
New York Dec 6 Canadian racing for 1917 will likely keep the same schedule as 1916. It is believed Woodbine’s meeting will open about May 19 with similar dates and fixtures observed by local followers.
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New York
Woodbine
Allied forces push from Monastir against Teutons
Paris dispatch reports today the Allied forces advancing from Monastir against German troops, with the war office stating continued progress in the campaign.
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Paris
Monastir
War Office
The Old Box Score Returns This Christmas
A nostalgic poem laments the loss of the old box score as a symbol of memory and news. It contrasts hog prices and war headlines with the familiar tables of votes, weather notes, and diverse society items. The speaker anticipates Christmas and the coming year with renewed hope tied to the old score.
Northwest College football list of players and positions
A fragmented roster style entry lists players such as Snyder Beckett Montgomery Mitchell Huntington Noble Newman and Aggies with positions including center guard tackle end quarterback halfback and fullback across Oregon Washington California teams. The mixed names and places imply a regional college football roster snapshot with uncertain formatting.
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Northwest
Risley
Oregon
Seagrave
Washington
Snyder
Beckett
Grimm
Biesett
Aggie Mitchell
Huntington
Conn
Aggies Nobile
Newman
Pacific Coast
Ruseet
California
Messes
Montgomery
Mitchell
Hatheworth
Noble
Aggies
Willard Contemplates Retirement As Boxing Era Shifts
The piece notes Willard may retire amid rumors of other fighters like Sullivan and Jeffries stepping away after events. It forecasts Willard facing temptation of big money yet hints a pattern of champions fading as rivals await. Cincinnati Reds league standing cited. team batting and fielding solid but slow to win.
Senators Pick Augusta Headline Refers to Camp
Training camp headline speculates Augusta will choose the Senators and hints at potential misdirection. Dillon McCoy bout mentioned as postponed. All-American team depictions spark controversy over color line. Professor cautions freshmen on spooning and time use.
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Augusta
Senators
Dillon-McCoy
Waitnell
Three Clubs Accused of Bar on Baseball Fraternity Membership
New York December 5 Charges that Philadelphia Americans Indianapolis American Association and Denver Western league clubs forbade players from joining the Baseball Players Fraternity are in a report by Fraternity President Fultz. Denials came from James C. McGill of Indianapolis and Connie Mack of the Athletics.
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New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Fultz
Philadelphia Americans
Indianapolio American Association
Denver
James C. McGill
Indianapolis
Connie Mack
Athletics
Frank Chance Bids for Cubs Manager Post or Retirement
Frank Chance declared he will retire from baseball if he fails to secure the Chicago Cubs managerial job for 1917. He is a stockholder and he managed the Los Angeles club last season.
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Frank Chance
Chicago
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Chance
Baseball magnates visit Seattle for league meeting
Bob Brown president of the Vancouver club and Russ Hall of Tacoma arrived in Seattle yesterday on business tied to the Northwest league meeting slated for December 15. The brief visit underscored the planned official gathering.
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Bob Brown
Vancouver Ball Club
Russ Hall
Tacoma
Tex Rickard Eyes Another Big Fistic Beat
Promoter Tex Rickard plans a January or February ten round no decision bout in New York featuring Jess Willard and Georges Carpentier with Madison Square Garden lease a possible bonus. Carpentier, in Paris on furlough, could join the bout if incentives align. Rickard also teases Welsh Kilbane and Darcy Middleweight matchups.
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H. C. Hamilton
U. P
New York
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Jess Willard
Georges Carpentier
Willard
Carpentier
Paris
Garden
Willard-Carpentier
Gunboat Smith
London
Smith
Colore
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Kilbane
Les Darcy
Darcy
United States
The Elite Trio Headlines Grand Theatre Variety Night
The Elite Trio and Waynes perform song and dance acts while Norton and company debut Our New Parson. Maude Shirley and The Eccentric Tour plus Charlie Chaplin in The Pawnbroker screen, Fridie Leonard, Eddie, and a big vaudeville bill thrill audiences with sketches, song, and banjo numbers. The Wilkes Players present Under Cover, Monte Carter Music Comedy in Paradise Alley, and The Yellow Menace serial at the Palace. Aerial stunts by The Four Kasting Kays headline, with Georgette Chartres, Mitch and Martin, and The Shielding Shadow serial to close.
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The
Waynes
Norton and Company
Maude Shirley
Chas
Chaplin
Fridie Leonard
Alhambra
Eddie
Orpheum
Mandy
Martin Beck
Homer KB. Mason
Marguerite Keeler
Porter Emerson Browne
James Silver
Helen Duval
Mable Russell
Marty Ward
Nell O'Connell
Mile
Vera Sabina
Palace Hip
Turner and Grace
Chet Neff Home to Challenge Madden in City Return
Local lightweight Chet Neff Home returns from Los Angeles where he had one draw and five straight wins. He will immediately challenge Muff Bronsen and Lloyd Madden in upcoming bouts.
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Chet Neff
Los Angeles
Muff” Bronsen
Lloyd Madden
Murphy Likely to Be Captain of Washington Team
Ernest Murphy the junior full back is seen as the most likely captain for next season at the University of Washington. He hails from Wallace Idaho and will be a senior next year. Murphy initially was kept off the squad by Coach Doble for late arrival, then studied under Hap Miller before moving to backfield duties.
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University of Washington
Ernest Murphy
Murphy
Washington
Wallace
Idaho
Doble
Hap” Miller
Whitman
Dobie
U. of W. Football Team Granted East Trip Next Season
University of Wisconsin footballers will travel east next season to play a big Eastern college squad at the Polo Grounds. The faculty approved the trip after receiving an offer from New York for a game next November, likely against Dartmouth.
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U. of W
Polo Grounds
New York
Dartmouth
Welling Floors Whitney In Kenosha Lightweight Bout
Joe Welling delivered a heavyweight style beating to Frankie Whitney last night in Kenosha. The result left Whitney battered as Welling dominated with decisive blows.
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Kenosha
Wis
Joe Welling
Frankie Whitney
Title Insurance Provides Definite Protection For Titles
The article argues that depending on abstract and an attorney's opinion leaves risk unresolved like sitting on two chairs. Title insurance offers a definite bond from a state authorized company, regularly examined and supervised to insure titles.
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U & Pat
Bud Fisher
Phi Ledepate
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Weyman-Bruton Company
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New York City
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Johnson
Invincible
Cincinnati Reds
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Oesse
Goale
Seattle Hockey Club
Ice Arena
Fifth Ave
Dr. Stewart
Nebraska Lincoln
Neb
E J. Stewart
University of Nebraska
Oregon Aggies
Charley Jordon
Joe Schermer
Pope-Siblay
Harry Solomon
Jordon
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Third Main
Slette
N. W. Corner
Pike
Electra-Vita Co
Empresas
Second Ave
Oor
Wash
Jackson
Jackson St
Wilkes
Roi Cooper Megrue
Norman Hackett
Steven Denby
Phoebe Hunt
Fanchon Everhart
George Rand
Norman Feaster
John Sheenan
Marguerite McNulty
OAK
Monte Carter Musical Comedy Company
Paradise Alley
Dancing Chicks
Monte Carter
Jessie Reed
Phyllis Gordon
Walter Spencer
Union Dentists
Pike ST
Owl Drug Store
Welling
Boy Scouts of America
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