Mare Island Marines to Face 91st Division at Pasadena
Lieut Newton Best will assemble a star lineup of college and pro baseball players to replace the Mare Island Marines in a New Year game at Pasadena. Rod Murphy will captain and coach the Mare Island outfit, with several Western Coast names and pros in Marine uniforms set to compete.
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Camp Lewis
Pasadena
New Weday
Newton Best
Marine Eleven
Rod Murphy
Vancouver
Oakland
Mare Island Baseballers
Murphy
Marines
Land
Diamond
Best
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Ice Hockey Under Way In Portland For 1917 18 Season
Portland gains momentum for the 1917 18 pennant race as the Coast Ice Hockey association starts activities with a Friday night opener in Portland against Rowe Luda. Key players and management swirl with draft status and possible signings as teams prepare for an early circuit.
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Portland
Frank Foyston
Seven
Frank
Canada
Jerry Downs Emerges as Frisco Baseball Boss
Angeles December 25 Jerry Downs long time star performer for San Francisco returns and is eyed as a new Frisco baseball boss with leadership hopes attached to the role.
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Jerry Downs
Frisco
108
Angeles
San Francisco
Bull Muldoon Riffs On Shorty Dunn In Rivalry
Bull Muldoon boasts of outplaying Shorty Dunn as fans watch a heated gridiron clash. Dunn, a 165 pound army recruit, gains respect from Coach Sages while Muldoon preps to outmaneuver his foe.
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Prun
Sages
Bull Muldoon
Dunn
Shorty
Pnemy
Son-Of-A-Gun
Jim Due for No Hit Game in Baseball History
The article recalls Jim's no hit milestones starting May 2 1999 for Macon versus Columbia with a 5 to 6 win, then June 24 1915 for Kansas City against Toledo, and a famous near miss against Cincinnati where Fred Toney limited both teams to hits until a tenth inning.
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Macon
Columbia
Kansas City
Toledo
Cincinnati
Fred Toney
Chicago
Toney
Colored Youth Shines as Football Star Robeson
Paul Le Roy Robeson, a Somerville New Jersey youth son of a Methodist minister, is developed into an end with All American possibilities by George Foster Sanford. He displays exceptional play solving ability and strength in defense and a peerless skill in catching forward passes.
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George Foster Sanford
Somerville
N. J
Robeson
Cubs Wanted Quartet Snares Santa With Cash
United Press Leased Wire reports Chicago Cubs president Charlie Weeghman planned a Christmas surprise for fans with a $250000 fund to lure players Larry Doyle Buck Herzog Rogers Hornsby Zach Wheat to fill infield outfield roles. Santa delayed by Cardinals Rickey Hempstead and Ebbets Dodgers as rivals intercept the bid.
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Buck Herzog
Roger Hornsby
Zach Wheat
Charlie Weeghman
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Santa
President Rickey
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Harry Hempstead
Giants
Charley Ebbets
Dodgers
Bishop Grooming Big Boy for Heavy Crown
Tacoma gossip notes former writer Biddy Bishop returns after two years in the Fast promoting fights and managing scrappers. He touts heavyweight Dick O'Brien, over 200 pounds and 6 feet 7 inches, as a forthcoming champion with remarkable reach.
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United Press
Tacoma
Biddy Bishop
Bishop
Dick O'Brien
Willie Seeks France Trip With Camp Lewis Division
Willie plans to apply for permission to travel to France with a division stationed at Camp Lewis. He will be in San Francisco for the holidays before submitting the request, as announced today.
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San Francisco
Willie
Panama
Ball Club
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Derry
United Press
Camp Lewis
France
Cial Music School
Gardener Horace Milan Joins Army Aviation Branch
United Press reports Washington December 25 that Horace Milan a utility gardener for the Sena tors has enlisted in the aviation branch of the United States army. Billy Murray a recruit outfielder has also enlisted.
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United Press
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Horace Milan
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United States Army
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Mingling Rumors and Matches From Early Boxing Scene
The column notes Chet McIntyre predicting a tight clash with Steve Reynolds, who boasts four straight knockouts, and mentions Lavigne’s new Ford factory job after losing his title. It also teases potential bouts with Al Sommers, recalls McAuliffe on Corbett and Dempsey, and hints at matches involving Gibbons, Willard, Fulton, Jeffries, Johnson, and Benny Leonard in the era’s boxing chatter.
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Chet McIntyre
Steve
Ruston
Laddie
Zbyszko Seizes World Wrestling Title
New York reports windes Zbyszko claims the world's champion wrestling title and invites Strangler Lewis or any challenger to prove their claim. He says he never objected to Lewis head lock and is ready for any test to crown the champion.
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New York
Windes Zbyszko
Lewis
Crown
Zbyszko
Pushball Gains Popularity Beyond Its Birthplace
Pushball has gathered a growing following abroad with games now played in England and Canada in addition to the United States where it started. The sport’s first contest occurred in New England, with the first ball reportedly crafted in Newton, Massachusetts in 1894.
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England
Canada
Uncle Sam's
New Engl
Newton
Mass
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