Billy Wright Shines In Crystal Pool Bout
Billy Wright, former Coast champion, tops a busy card by defeating Jimmy Storey in six rounds. Travie Davis earns a draw with Alex Trambitas in a crowded welterweight night. Leo Houck and Harry Casey engage in a rough clash. Woods and Madden battle to a draw. Harris defeats Etcell. Valencourt fights to a draw with Herb in a varied program at Crystal Pool.
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Leo H. Lassen
Crystal Pool
Billy Wright
Jimmy Storey
Billy
Storey
Jimmy
Wright
Davis
Travie Davis
Everett
Coast
Alex Trambitas
Trambitas
Rose City
Smada
Forthwest
Harry Casey
Leo Houck
Harry
Casey
Leo
Land of the Lemons
Woods
Ber
Madden
Lloyd
Harris
Denver
George Etcell
Etcell
Carter Valencourt
Weiter
Herb
Yale Offered Tad Jones as Football Mentor
Tad Jones, former Yale football star and coach, was reported to be offered the position of football mentor at Yale to replace Dr. Sharpe amid criticism of the team’s season. Jones, head of the Ames Shipbuilding Company, denied the offer and said no such proposal reached him.
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Tad Jones
Yale
New Haven
Dr. Sharpe
Jones
Ames Shipbuilding Company
Dasky Fighters Tutor Bob Martin Amid Training Hype
The piece portrays Bob Martin under Jimmy Bronson and Jeff Clarke in Joplin as they train him for a potential title run. Clarke praises Martin’s speed and power while recalling past stars, with plans to bring in Harry Wills for advanced coaching after Clarke’s tutelage. Bronson, sidelined by rheumatism, promises a big afternoon scrap once he can rejoin.
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Jimmy Bronson
Bob Martin
Bob
College of {Isticuffs
Jeff Clarke
Joplin
Jeff
Bronson
Harry Wills
Bicb
Luther
McCarty
Carl Morris
Dempsey
Martin
Art Pesky
Luther McCarty
Calgary
Boxers and Promoters Plot Returns After Season
A sprawling boxing update notes talks of Charley White and Benny Leonard plotting returns, Ole Anderson and Eddie writes to Clay Hite, and various bouts in Seattle and Tacoma. It mentions promoters, managers, and possible matchups including White versus Leonard and Wills versus Andersen as season plans unfold.
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Hadie Hreweter Pinkman
Eddie
Clay Hite
Roxy Cheeks
Beattie
Ole Anderson
Tacoma
Ole
Marty Villa
Smith
Col. Con
Bie Hwede
Dilek Prien
Cincy
O'Brien
Burke
South
Nsw
Olea
Benny Leonard
Tacoma Woodman Fights San Francisco Light Heavyweight
Frank Farmer the Tacoma logger meets Jack Reeves of San Francisco in a ten round bout at Tacoma. Reeves holds the main claim to the title and reputation in the ring.
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Morgen Jones
Frente Ziek
Chee Chee
Frank Farmer
Seattle Faces another Coast League season with cautious optimism
Baseball writers flag potential returns and moves for Seattle and Los Angeles rosters. The piece notes Ray Bates and Rod Murphy as players under scrutiny amid trade doubts, claims about Harry Gardner's recovery, and the expected outfield mix of Killefer Ellis and Crawford. It highlights Seattle catching uncertainties and coaching skepticism about player reliability, while detailing Coast League staff projections and related trades involving Vernon and Portland.
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Seattle
Ray Bates
Los Angeles
Bates
France
Angels
Athletics
Red” Killefer
Harry Gardner
Sacramento
Geary
Gerdnee
Gardner
Oregon
Hanford
Cal
Jack Fournier
Carl Crandall
Niehoff
Fabrique
Reat
Killefer
Ellis
Crawford
Battery
Buddy Kalllo
Detroit
George Cunningham
Portland
Tigers
Kalllo
Cunningham
Kallio
Star League plans color bids for 12 team basketball season
The Star lists colors for several clubs and outlines uniform rules for the league. Teams named include Y M C A A gray and tie, Red Knights of Columbus black, Piper Taft scarlet white, Rhodes Bros orange black, Spalding blue, Brewster’s royal purple white, Rainier Post white red monogram. Play starts January 3 with two games at the Y M C A and venues shifting to Soldiers' and Sailors' club and Knights of Columbus floors. The Rhodes Bros squad may replace either Soldiers' and Sailors' club or Independents as competition grows to 12 teams from 13 entries.
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Star Basketball League
Star
Knights of Columbus
Piper & Taft
Rhodes Bros
Spalding
Hrewster's
Rainier Post
the Star
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
Rhodes Bros. Store
Rhodes
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Independenta
Plana
Brewster's Cigar Co
MacDougall- Southwick
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co
University Community
Boldt's French Pastry Shop Notes in City Streets
OCR reads Boldt's French pas try. Asiens, 1414 Third ave., down. town, 913 Becond ave.
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Boldt
Asiens
Third Ave
Down
Becond Ave
Doubleheader Humor in Sports Noise and Boxing Gaffes
A quirky, disjointed recap mocks sports talk and boxing legends. It mentions a baseball doubleheader and dismisses fighters Carpentier Dempsey and Willard in a playful, rambling interlude. Morris Ackerman is cited as a local color figure failing in a duck chase.
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Morris Ackerman
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Houck
Fred Turbyville
Cot Rice
Broadway
Cot
Charter White
Chteeme Sena
Boone
Hie
Olden Gate
Beeny Leonard
Ortega
Joe Woodman
Beeton
New England
Lenpie Meintoeh
A. C. Boser
le Makina
Lonnie
Bremerton
Merry Wills
Ole Andersen
Andersen
Farmer
Wills
Cherry
Rod Murphy
Murphy
Mary
San Francisco
Bay
Oakland
Hod
Klepper
Kopp
Lynn Brenton
Claude Thomas
Portsiders
Schorr
Harry Walter
Pete Compton
Wolter
Compton
Bill Rodgers
Walter
Solon
Pete Lapan
Ed Sweeney
Proxy Klepper
BM Piercy
Vernon Tigers
Bobby Meusel
Piercy
New York Yanks
Finneran
Dell
Mitchell
Dawson
Ross
Red” Oldham
Oldham
Red
Torrey & Sears
Pike
Wea
A. Lundberg Co
Green Lake
Piper
Taft
Star League
Cage
Berwick
Gordon
Prasopy & Nc
Maxers
Troy
N. Y
Foote
Joe Beckett
Carpentier
Willard
Dem
M. Carpentier
CPTI
Meany Hall
Tschaikowsky
Sherman-Clay
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