Veteran hockey leaders retire as Patrick stays as president
Patrick of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association announces his permanent retirement as a player but will continue as league president and manage the Vancouver Canucks on the sidelines. Griffis also retires, though the president expects him to lead the Canucks on ice when the season opens. Several player transfers are pending as more moves unfold.
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NK Patrick
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
Canada
Patrick
Wilh
Vancouver
Canucks
Si Griffis
Griffis
Canucka
Hockey Timber
Dreyfuss
Weeghman
Tener
John Heydler
League
Friends of Boxer Many Noted in Seattle Boxing Scene
Johnny McCarthy, San Francisco welterweight, fights George Ingle Friday night at the Crystal Pool in a four round bout. He discovers many San Francisco friends now living in Seattle and plans to stay for a time before his next fight in Denver.
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Johnny McCarthy
San Francisco
George Ingle
Crystal Pool
Seattle
Johnny
California
Denver
Leo Houck
Mitt and Mat Men to Clash at U. S. Camp
Prominent wrestlers prepare for a showdown at the U S camp with MIT star and mat men from rival programs expected to compete. Officials announce matches and weigh ins as fans anticipate decisive bouts.
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Mitt
Mat
U. S. Camp
Kid Irieh to wrestle final featherweight title bout at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis Tacoma on December 12, Kid Irieh the featherweight world champion with over 400 matches will defend his belt in a Y M C A show headlined by a bout with Guy In the main event staged by the 246th field artillery and the 316th engineers. Irieh, serving as a camp instructor, plans retirement from personal matches and will not have time for future ring clashes. Also on the card Pickles Martin versus Hattling Chico headline a second main event with other wrestling and boxing bouts promised.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Kid” Irieh
Guy
246Th Field Artillery
316Th Engineers
Reynolds Heads New Seattle Golf Club
A. Reynolds was elected president of the Jefferson Park Golf Club at a meeting of the new organization last night in the park board offices. Plans for tournaments and the like will be discussed at the next meeting, Jan. 8.
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Co. A. Reynolds
Jefferson Park
Frankie Sullivan Draws Saunders in Hoquiam Fight
Frankie Sullivan of Los Angeles and Frankie Saunders, Camp Lewis cook, battled to a 10 round draw in Hoquiam. The card opened with a six round draw between Jack Labbell and Johnny Carey.
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United Preas
Hoquiam
Frankie Sullivan
Los Angeles
Frankie Saunders
Camp Lewis
Jack Labell
Johnny Carey
Feeding Birds In Winter Keeps Neighborhood Bright
Feeding birds in winter costs little time or equipment and attracts birds to your yard all season. More birds mean more spring nests in your trees, and their songs add beauty and charm to the neighborhood.
Rumor of Faked O'Dowd McCoy Fight Circulates
Rumor suggests the O'Dowd McCoy bout may have been staged. In New York, spectators would likely react with shock if a major fight were proved legitimate, a punchy line reflecting public skepticism about boxing integrity.
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O'Dowd McCoy
New York
Weight Struggles Behind Young Corbett’s Quick Fall
The observer notes Corbett’s rapid drop in weight after facing a younger opponent. He explains that early weight problems, struggle to shed flesh and retain strength, lead to a knockoutable condition. The piece discusses how fighters naturally prone to gain weight endure misery trying to maintain a limit.
Judge McCredie criticizes Portland ball franchise transfer
Portland December headlines report Judge W. W. McCredie condemns Al Baum and Cal Ewing for proposing moving the Portland franchise to Sacramento. He accuses the pair of attempting to lock in the players and franchise while placing funds in the bank to shield themselves from the draft, leaving Portland vulnerable.
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Portland
W. W. McCredie
al Baum
Cal Ewing
Sacramento
McCredie
Birds as helpers in farm insect control on NC acreage
Birds eat a wide range of injurious insects and keep farms pest free. A single bird can consume thousands of small insects daily, and on a 200 acre North Carolina farm they destroyed about a million green aphids each day. Hairy and downy woodpeckers patrol trees while bobwhite quail target potato beetles and other crop pests. providing small supplements like suet or grain helps them survive harsh winters.
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Becta
North Carolina
Alexander and Killifer Sold to Chicago Club in Wartime Move
Grover Cleveland Alexander and catcher Wm Killifer were sold to the Chicago National League club for an unnamed price likely between 50 000 and 80 000 dollars. The veterans form a premier battery, with Weeghman overseeing cash for talent as Rickey and others maneuver for stars. Governor Tener’s reelection keeps league leadership steady as Heydler runs operations.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Killifer
Chicago
Alexander
Phillies
Missouris Scrubbed Cop and Amateur Football Fortunes
A garbled column notes a mix of sports and social topics. It references football players, army wrestlers, and a courtly tone about professionalism, with remarks on a private turning up the end zone and a choir boy named Clarence recovering.
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