Welterweight Show Headlines Portland Card
Travit Davis faces Tramtas as Northwest welter king clashes in a busy pool ring smoker. Mary and Crystal Pool Travie mix in the action while Joe Rivers seeks a comeback in the open rounds. Wright meets Storey in a key semi feature with Leo actor making a local bow against Casey as Rexer takes on Irving on the card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Travie Davis
Tramtas
Portland
Wright
Welter
Golden State
Leo
Ailor
Boxer
Casey
Irving
Anwill
Pine School Gym to Welcome New Will as Basketball Season Prepares
The high school basketball scene faces disruption as a new will be laid in Pine School's gym causing practice space shortages. With the season opening in a few weeks the Orange Squad may lack proper floor time unless Turner secures a temporary court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine
Prac
Orange
Turner
Little Fellows for Queen Anne Team Announced
Milliken of Queen Anne school plans to build a strong squad this year as a big man turns out. Jesse Douglas and Harold are strong forwards with Doug a forward candidate and Ady expected to hold a berth. Don Ripley, captain, is noted as a good scorer among the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milliken
Queen Anne School
Bitle
Jesse Douglas
Harold
Doug
Candikate
Ady
Don Ripiey
Altho
Special Car To Bring Cal Bowlers For Trip
Wal WTupper secretary of the Pa Coast Bowling association says directors of the Francisco tournament will forgo the planned trip to the Amer congress tournament in March and instead arrange a special car for California teams to Seattle for the Northwest Inter Bowling association event in April. Wolfe draws Burman in Akron bout results show a 12 round draw between Jack Wolfe and Joe Chicago. Davenport elected Cornell football captain for 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Wal- WT
Tupper
Pa- Coast Bowling Association
Seattle
California
Wolfe
Burman Akron
Jack Wolfe
Joe Chicago
Send in Those Nicknames Now for Schools
Readers are urged to submit nicknames for the university teams and local high schools. Washington State is noted as lacking a real moniker while the high schools seek sports names to fuel school spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gang
Star Will Schedule Hoop Tilts Ahead of Season Start
With the first games three weeks away, Seattle area hoop squads prepare for a grind season. Renton coach Tick Harris seeks games with Seattle teams as does Roth el, while Tacoma YMCA Bremerton yard and fleet squads vie for action. The Star invites outside teams to contact the Sporting Editor for scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Cage Lkweue
Seattle
Star League
Star
Tick Harris
Renton
Rothel
Tacoma Y. M. C. A
Bremerton
The
Star Now
Vancouver Excluded From Coast League For This Season
Coast league president William H. McCarthy announced Vancouver cannot join the Coast baseball league this season. He stated Sacramento, under Lewis Moreing, will remain in the league, excluding Vancouver, and noted a preference for morning Stockton games to benefit travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Vancouver
Coast Baseball League
William H. McCarthy
McCarthy
Sacramento
Lewis Moreing
Stockton
Cold weather halts Sunday soccer melee at Liberty Park
The Duthie Woodland park game scheduled for Sunday afternoon is called off due to the field being too cracked by cold weather. Carbonado, the league leaders, face Black Diamond 11 at Carbonade in the other scheduled match for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Park
Duthie
Woodland Park
Carbonado
Black Diamond
Carbonade
Harvard Squad May Be Weakened for Rose Bowl Trip
Harvard may bring a lightened lineup to the January coast game against Oregon in Pasadena. Tubby Clark, star left guard, is hurt and not in peak form, center Philbin is out of condition, while Arnold Horween shifts to center and his brother Ralph to fullback. Rain kept practice indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Maas
Harvard
Pasadena
Oregon
Azevedo and Miller Draw In Dreamland Main Event
Veteran Joe Azevedo of Sacramento and Joe Miller fought to a draw in the Dreamland main event. Three knockdowns were scored, two by Azevedo, who kept the Sacramento challenger from mounting a clear stoppage. Harry Pelsinger and Jimmy Dundee boxed a draw. Sam Good defeated Chief Abernathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joe Azevedo
Sacramento
Joe Miller
Dreamland
Azevedo
Harry Pelsinger
Jimmy Dundee
Sam Good
Chief Abernathy
Roosevelt Letter Shelters Health as Duty and Boxing Passion
In this early 20th century letter fragment, President Roosevelt lauds perfect health as a religious duty and recounts his boxing bouts that left him with a blind eye at one point. He praises boxers, notes friendships with Fite Simmons and Sullivan, and shares travel, sports, and family moments from 1905 to 1919, ending with a tease of continued writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Fite Simmons
Sullivan
Billy Mink Foils Trap To Get Fish At Laughing Brook
Billy Mink discovers a hunter's fish bait trap at a bank side hole. He spots a back door tunnel to reach the fish, backs away to ensure no trap, then retrieves and eats the fish, outsmarting the trapper. Next story hints Billy Mink finds queer fences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Mink
Laughing Brook
Billy
Revival of the Baseball Players Fraternity in the East
Revival of the Baseball Players Fraternity is reported from the East. After magnates three years ago curbed players activities some said the fraternity lay dormant awaiting a chance to rise again in strength. Magnates dismissed it as braggadocio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Sev enty seven for every ailment in town
A quirky note from an old medical book promotes seventy seven as a universal pet remedy for Sprite to gout and colds. It claims free distribution worldwide via Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co at 156 William Street, New York, across multiple languages and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys’ Homeo. Medicine Co
William At
New York
Peace Table Rug Back Home In San Francisco History
A priceless Persian rug owned by Armenian Thomas Kullujian returns to a Golden Gate Park museum after gracing European leaders at Versailles and serving in U S wartime efforts. The artifact linked to Wilson, Pershing and French leaders traveled from Panama to the peace talks and beyond. Kullujian hopes its display advances Armenian independence while its covert wartime use yielded valuable intelligence and bribe finds in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Far East
Europe
United States
Wilson
Versailles
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Orland
Gen. Pershing
Marshal Foch
Gen. Petain
Thomas Kullujian
Golden Gate Park
Kullujian
America
City Hall
New York
Paris
Boldt's Uptown Dining Draws Downtown Crowd
Boldt's at 1414 Third Avenue invites diners to enjoy meals in a busy downtown setting with menu prices around $13, reflecting steady patronage and a lively atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldt’s
Uptown
3D Ave
Td Ave
Relief workers in Latvia shelled by Germans
Capt. Thomas J. Orbison, now Latvian mission chief in Latvia, reports Americans aiding Russia face grave danger. He narrowly escaped German fire on two occasions, and his office was hit twice by shells, with a building wrecked. He oversees feeding 60,000 Latvian children, while Dean Arthur R. Priest of the University of Washington plans a talk on "Americanism, What Is It?" at Theosophical hall, 100 Lyon Building, Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Grant
United States
Yamashita
White House
John Hay
New York
Eleanor
St. Patrick
Mother
Ted
Matt
Archie
Quentin
Frank Travers
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Kermit
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
Kentucky
San Antonio
Auntie Bye
Sheffield
General Young
Dr. Lambert
Rory Fortescue
Coona
Abernathy
Russia
Thomas J. Orbison
Latvia
Sions
San Franciscan
Arthur R. Priest
University of Washington
Theosophical Hall
Lyon Building
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ie Davis
Alex Trambitas
Broadway
CAL
Whaca
John
Davenport
Cornell
HOOP
Big
Miller
Dexter Horton
Second Ave
Cherry St
Dexter Wren Trust and Savings
Dexter Horton National Bank
Theodoreg
Joseph Bucklin
Spen
Darling Kermit
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Wes Y
Billy Mink Outwits the Trapper
T. W. Burgens
Thornton W. Burgess
Mrs
Frederick Peterson
BALL
East
Lass Atheatre
Wallace
Reid
Xantippe
Ford Weekly
U. S
Frisco
uJa! ,I
S. F
Orbison
Carter
Sierra
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!