McCarthy Arrives in Seattle for Ingle Bout
San Francisco welterweight M Carty McCarthy arrived in Seattle and trained at the Austin and Salt gym ahead of Friday’s Crystal Pool bout with George Ingle. He won his Northwest debut by knockout against Fred Gilbert in Portland and says he aims for a similar finish. Labeli, who scored a knockout at the latest show, is also on the card.
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Ohnny M’carthy
San Francisco
Seattle
Austin & Salt Gym
First Ave
Crystal Pool
George Ingle
McCarthy
Northwest
Fred Gilbert
Portland
K. O
Ingle
George
Dack Labeli
Portland Heading for Northwestern League Moves in 1918
City officials and press indicate Sacramento seeking a league franchise, with Portland also in visiting rotation for 1918. Dispatches note Coast League aims to grant a franchise for sale on the open market if approved, affecting Portland's position. Also included is a boxer's note about a recent Portland bout and a Seattle interest in arranging another fight with Frankie Tucker.
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W. W. Mcore
Portland
Coast
San Francis
Sacramento
Rose City
Northwesterns
San Francisco
McCredies
Portland Lowners
Billy Williams
Frankie Tucker
Seattle
Tucker
Billy
Frankie
Weeghman Goes to Gotham for Baseball Deal
Chicago Cubs president Charles Weeghman hurried to New York with a certified check for 250000 to buy two or three stars for the North Side club. He aims to secure a catcher and likely to negotiate before the National League meeting.
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Weeghman
Cubs
New York
North Side
Twentieth Century Limited
Long Trip And Help For The Boys In France
A brief note urges travel may be easier now while encouraging not eating meat tomorrow and supporting aid shipments to French troops during wartime.
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Seattle
France
Sommers Fights Down Val in Seattle Bout
A boxing observer from Seattle credits Sontag with a poor performance by Sommers against Val. Sommers did not knock Val out with a single punch but wore him down with punches to the nose, leaving Val unable to continue as he was knocked to the canvas and the referee summoned smelling salts.
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Sommers
Val
Portland
Sontag
A Sommers
Seattle
P. F
Ted Lewis Crowned Poorest Welterweight Champion in Ring History
The piece argues Ted Lewis is the poorest welterweight champion since Welsh quit, noting his title gained amid doubts, limited defenses on the coast, and a recent San Diego exit. It traces a long line of disputed holders and fades toward Lewis as an unpopular holder despite past successes.
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Ted Lewis
Welsh
Joe Walcott
Honey Mellody
Dixie Kid
Mike (Twin) Sullivan
Jimmy Clabby
Ray Bronson
HT Bronson
Matt Wells
Holberg
Australia
Wells
Spike Kelly
Kid Graves
Mike Glover
Jack Britton
Lewin
Britton
Lewis
Merita
Three Seattle Soccer Games Result in Mixed Scores
Three soccer matches were played by Seattle teams Sunday with Skinner and Woldy defeating Ames 8 to 2 while Dry Dock tied Carbonado 3 to 3 and Duthies beat Mack Diamond 3 to 1. The note urges reducing meat intake as Tuesday is meatless.
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Seattle
Skinner & Woldy
Ames
Dry Dock
Carbonado
Duthies
Mack Diamond
Unfulfilled Greats: Athletes Failing to Reach Peak Honors
The article notes Howard Berry at Penn as an exceptional all around athlete thwarted by weak teams, Clinton Larsen’s high jump record denied by the AAU, Larry Lajoie’s world series absence amid top play, and packs of boxing greats denied titles by fate and rival champions. It presents a lament for athletes missing championship glory across sports.
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Howard Berry
Jim Thorpe
Pennsylvania
Penn
Berry
Clinton Larsen
Utah
Larsen
Larry Lajoie
Lajoie
Packey McFarland
Ad Wolgast
Peter Jackson
John L. Sullivan
Mike Gibbona
Widow of Baseball Man Takes Her Life
The widow of Robert McRoy, former American League secretary, died after taking arsenic at home in Chicago. Mrs. Ethel McRoy swallowed poison the night of December 2 upon learning of her husband's death in a Milwaukee sanitarium. She passed away yesterday at her brother-in-law George McRoy's residence.
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Chicago
Ethel McRoy
Robert McRoy
American League
McRoy
Milwaukee
George McRoy
Alexander May Play in U S Army League Next Summer
Grover Cleveland Alexander, star Phillies pitcher, may play in the National Army League next summer. His draft number is expected in the next draft call. From St Paul Nebraska, the home town of Alexander.
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Alexander
United Preas
Omaha
Grover Cleveland
Philly
India
St. Paul
Cub Owner Demands Twenty-Man Roster Limit
Weeghman, president of the Chicago Cubs, rejects Herrmanns idea for an 18-man unit for major league clubs next year. He argues every team must have at least 20 players on its roster.
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United Preas
Chicago
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Cubs
Garry Herrmann
Cully Wilson to Rejoin Seattle Hockey Team Soon
Word arrives that Cully Wilson, star of the champion Seattle ice hockey septet, will be here shortly to rejoin the squad. The Pacific Coast hockey season opens early in January. Remember meatless day, it is tomorrow.
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Cully” Wilson
Seattle
Portland Nearer to N W League Franchise
Sacramento will seek a Coast league franchise in Los Angeles next week with free ownership terms. The promoters aim to take over the Portland franchise without payment and may buy some current Portland players, avoiding a full buyout.
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Mal
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Portland
Judge Says 8 Clubs to Make Up Northwestern League
Portland may join the Northwestern league if expelled from the Coast league and seek Class A rating. Judge McCredie, after a Seattle meeting of Northwestern league leaders, listed Seattle Tacoma Spokane Vancouver Butte Great Falls and another city as likely to form the Northwest next year. He doubted Portland’s removal from the Coast league in 1918.
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N. W. League
United Press
Portland
McCredie
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Couver
Butte
Great Falls
Helena
Boise
Everett
Coast Organization
The High Cost of Living and Drinking in Seattle
A political tract argues the high cost of living and drinking reflect capitalist exploitation. It blames monopolies, profits, and private wealth ownership, urging collective ownership and democratic management to ensure food and essentials for use, not profit, and condemns whisky as a social evil. It endorses Ole Hanson for Seattle mayor as a reformer with a clean administration and strong public service.
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Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
England
Charles of
Congress
King County
Seattle
Public Service Institut
Ole Hanson
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Torrey &Sears Billiard Parlor
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Sporting Goods
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