Pinch Punch in Football Tops Baseball Deliveries
A historical comparison shows college football players delivering clutch plays while baseball stars falter in late-game moments. The piece highlights Sam White, Ted Coy, and other legends, describing last-minute heroics and drop kicks that turned seemingly doomed games into wins, underscoring football’s nerve under pressure.
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Paul Purmans
Cobb
Amerileague
Sam Crawford
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Sam White
Yale Hall of Fame
KH. T. Pumpelly
Ted Coy
Coy
G. Bray
Createst
Lafayette State
Lehigh
Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe
Dave Allerdice
Michigan
Notre Dame
Neff Draws With Portland Boy in Dreamland Bout
Seattle lightweight Chet Neff fought Portland featherweight turned lightweight Muff Bronson to a four round draw last night at Dreamland. The crowd hissed the decision as judges disagreed and ring official Flannigan returned to Portland after apologizing for his part in the melee.
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Chet Neff
Seattle
Muff” Bronson
Portland
Dreamland
Flannigan
Gronson
Hhe Boy
Paulie Steele
Edward Hill
Willl
Harry Anderson
Archie Wyard
Frank Purcell
Anderson
Leo Hlouck
al Edison
Abe Kulmas
Bud Ridley
Bert Hughes
Hughes
Darcy Arrives in New York Asks to Fight for Britain
Australian boxing champion Les Darcy lands at the Battery aboard the Cush ing and heads to the Brot zell hotel. He plans to fight in the United States and then enlist, stating he will seek arrangements with an American manager but insists Tex Rickard alone may greet him aboard the steamer. Darcy aims to fight Mike Gibbons and earn money for his family before joining the army.
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United Press
New York
Les Darcy
Battery
Brotzell Hotel
Laster Dawson
Stoker
Darcy
Cushing
Tim O'Sullivan
Rickard
Tex Pickard
Standard OM
Tuo
W. L. Balzell
Darcey
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
England
O'Sullivan
Hattie Luckenbach
Newcastle
Chile
Altho
Mike Gibbons
Tex Rickard
Tex
Madison Square Garden
Butcher Eligibility Question Looms For 1917 Broadway Eleven
Fred Butcher, elected captain of Broadway high school football for 1917, faces doubt over his eligibility due to Seattle high school rule limiting players to four interscholastic seasons. Since debuting in 1913, he lettered each year and has been a top lineman, with his captaincy awarded for past service. The question arises whether he may play for the 1917 squad.
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Fred Butcher
Broadway
Seattle
Butcher
Broadway High
Roy Potter
Drury Adama
Kelly Quits O'Leary Over Diamonds and Cash Theft
Johnny O'Leary and Darby Kelly, once partners, have separated. Reports say Johnny runs a Buffalo saloon while Kelly allegedly took diamonds jewelry and about $1800 in cash from O'Leary and fled. O'Leary later accepted the return of the valuables by express from Baltimore and has heard nothing since.
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Johnny O'Leary
Darby Kelly
Johnny
Buffalo
Kelly
O’leary
O'Leary
Express
Baltimore
Tinker Plans Purchase of Columbus Baseball Club
Columbus reports former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Tinker, ex Federal League figure, is seeking to buy a controlling stake in the local American Association club. He aims to take over leadership and influence ownership.
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Columbus
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
Charley White Heads to New York Bout After Mohr Sickness
Charley White leaves Chicago for a New York bout expected Monday afternoon. He planned to meet Walter Mohr, but Mohr fell ill and Harry Pierce of New York was likely to take his place.
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Chicago
Charley White
New York
Walter Mohr
Mohr
Harry Pierce
Russian Invents Gyro Balanced Two Wheeled Car
A Russian inventor has developed a two wheeled automobile stabilized by a gyroscope. The device uses rotational balance to maintain upright motion and steady handling.
88-Year-Old Leicester Police Officer Still Serving
Joseph Gibbs of Leicester Massachusetts remains on police duty at 88 years old, continuing long service despite age.
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Joseph Gibbs
Leicester
Mass
Altho
Portland Hockey Boss Is Injured in Jitney Crash
Portland manager E. H. Savage of the local ice hockey team lies between life and death in hospital after his jitney crashed into a street car yesterday. In the accident he suffered severe injuries and remains in critical condition.
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Portland
E. H. Savage
Knights and S A C Triumph In Hockey Wins
The Knights of Columbus defeated the Auto club 1 to 0 at the Arena. The S A C beat the Bankers 4 to 0. New S A C players Smith and Taft joined the lineup.
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Knights of Columbus
Auto Club
Arena
Bankers
Smith and
Taft
Bike Racers Still Keeping Up Grind
New York December 25 Six teams had traveled 2246 miles and five laps in the all day bicycle race at eight this morning Cameron led the pack Madison Square Garden retained its familiar smell as fans who had spent the week watching the grind slept peacefully through the event.
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New York
Cameron
Madison Square Garden
Jess Is Going to Be a Movie Actor
Chicago article reports Jean Willard, diverging from plans to fight Georges Carpentier, will enter film work with DPD W Griffith. Arrangements completed for five reels portraying the champion’s ring career.
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Jess
Chicago
Jean Willard
Georges Carpentier
DPD
W. Griffith
Winged M Soccer Team to Face Multnomah in Title Game
Oregon's soccer eleven meets the Multnomah club for the state championship at the latter's field this afternoon following a Thanksgiving day tie at Eugene between the two clubs.
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Portland
Oregon
Multnomah Club
Eugene
Freddie Welsh Swears Off Drinking On Road To Title
Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion, has sworn off alcohol claiming it brings him no benefit and predicts his reign as world champion may end soon. He states he will keep a clean slate and focus on boxing going forward.
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Freddie Welsh
Freddie
Just Between Ourselves and Sports Snapshots
A jumble of notes and curiosities features Beattie girl dream reveries about swimming and drowning, boxing bouts involving Bob Moha in New York, Pac key McFarland’s postfight life, and quick sports vignettes on Charles White, Maupome, and amateur stars like Charney Febris.
Johnson Defeats Gorman in Golden West Bout
Lee Johnson of Oakland won an easy decision over Joe Gorman of Oakland at a Golden West Athletic League show in Portland. Johnson controlled the bout and forced Gorman to dance to his pace in every round.
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Portland
Lee Johnson
Joe Gorman
Oakland
Cal
Rosebuds Face Vancouver Millionaires in Big Canadian Game
The Rosebuds travel to Vancouver to meet the Vancouver Millionaires at the Arena in a top season clash. Portland hockey aims to secure a key win on the road in British Columbia tonight.
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Vancouver
B. C
Portland
Rosebuds
Vancouver Millionnaires
Christmas By Edwin J Brown
A reflective essay on Jesus birth and Christian doctrine, urging an end to poverty and profit driven religion. It critiques materialism, calls for economic justice, and contrasts true Christian charity with hypocritical practices in Seattle during Christmas. The piece links Jesus as founder of Christianity to social equity and reform.
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Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Hig
Jacob
Jose
Simon
Marty
Kefence
Christ
Comn
Seattle
Tim
Charles Evans Hughes
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