Reynolds Boxes Wintyre In New Matchup This Evening
Reynolds and Chet McIntyre receive a chance to prove their punching power in a four round knockout bout at the Crystal Pool arena. The card features Lloyd Madden facing a rugged opponent and other bouts headlined by local foes and traveling contenders in a five bout program beginning at 8 20.
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Mewee
Searn
Willie Meehan
Frank
Hia K. O. On
Rus F & Salt
Crystal Pool
Sec
al Lefora
Lloyd Madden
Wilkeson
Madden
Rikg
Liocy
Pete
Dudley
Kansas City
Kremer
Fred Gilbert
Pride
Bend
Ore
Iter
Smith Seeks Home Game Versus Notre Dame in 1918
ELY, Cal. Dec. 24 Andy Smith head coach of the University of California football team is negotiating a possible game with Notre Dame to be played in 1918. The Californians are seeking a big home contest and believe Notre Dame would draw a strong crowd.
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Eley
Cal
Andy
University ‘Ornia
Califor
Notre Dame
Classy Gathering to Compete in Tourney
The Del Monte New Year golf tournament in California will attract many top Pacific coast amateur players. Chandler Egan the former national champion from Medford Oregon has arrived to compete along with Dallas Grant Robin Hayne A H Vincent C E Maud and Jack Neville.
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del Monte
Cal
Pacific Coast
Chandler Egan
Medford
Ore
del Monte Links
Dallas Grant
Robin Hayne
A. H Vincent
C. E.i Maud
Jack Nevle
Twenty-five Tossers to Get Spring Jaunt
DETROIT will take twenty-five baseball players to the spring training camp next year for the local American league club. Two recruit pitchers will be added: Finneran from St Paul and Foster from the Three Eye League.
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Detroit
Finneran
St. Paul
Foster
Sandlot games eyed between soldiers and federation clubs
Clayton Towner, head of the National Federation of Baseball, says he will meet Josh Haycroft in New York to plan next summer’s games between soldiers’ nines and federation teams from Toledo Chicago Dallas Birmingham and other cities to aid the war effort.
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Clayton Towner
National Federation of Baseball
Toledo
Chicago
Dallas
Birmingham
Josh Haycroft
United States Training Camp Activities Commission
New York
Willard Works Out at Arcade Gym in Chicago
Willard wore the mitts at the Arcade gymnasium in Chicago and boxed several rounds with Walter Monahan and Andre Anderson.
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Willard
Arcade Gymnasium
Chicago
Walter Monahan
Andre Anderson
Berdek and the N Y Giants In Offbeat Baseball Tale
A playful yarn circulates about Hugo Berdek manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates as Buck Herzog and Ty Cobb clash with Berdek in a summer episode. Herzog reportedly taunts Berdek prompting a sharp retort about laying off. The exchange ends with Berdek’s larger stature and past fighting renown noted in college English recounting.
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Hugo Berdek
Buck” Herzog
Pittsburg Pirates
Huge
MeGhaw
McGhraw
Erin
Herzog
Aga
Ty Cobb
Various Sports and Public Jottings From a Bygone Day
A collage of short items notes Willard leaving circus life and Mays ranking in batting percentages, a musical golf ball claim, deer hunter meetups, New Year day games with arrests, and humorous asides about golf wives and bacon-scented crowds. Also mentions a cold wave spoiled by a drummer and three million to spend on players.
Army Football Team Battles for Interservice Honors
Pasadena reports show Camp Lewis and Marines preparing for New Year game against Tacoma Marines. Ten 1916 stars split between Army and Marines, with captains and former Oregon players chatting. Snyder in poor shape with 15 pound weight deficit. Christmas Eve party and relaxed training rules noted.
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Cal
Camp Lewis
Maryland
Co Celal
New Quarter
Tournament Park
Tacoma Marines
Monteith
Army
Johnny Beckett
Brick
Mitchell Huntington
Hall
Liberty
Baseballs Price Rise Blamed on War
CHICAGO December 24 baseballs will rise in price due to the war. The regulation ball, previously $1.25, will cost $1.50 for the 1918 season. Golf clubs, tennis racquets and balls, and most other sporting goods will also increase in price.
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Chicago
Bageballa
College Athletics Are Threshed Out
In New York on December 28, National Collegiate Athletic Association representatives met to outline next year’s athletic plan for Eastern colleges. War sports will be a feature of the program.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Johnny Lustig Joins Navy at Newport R I
New York lightweight Johnny Lustig has joined the navy and is stationed at Newport Rhode Island. He remains exempt from the draft and previously fought Bennie Leonard Freddie Welsh Johnny Dundee and Ted Lewis in the ring.
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Johnny Lustig
New York
Bennie Leonard
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Dundee
Ted Lewis
Navy
Newport
R. I
Arlie Mucks Joins Benedicts Class in ceremony
Arlie Mucks world champion discus thrower and former Olympian joined Benedicts amid Wisconsin University and Chicago Athletic Association ties. He married Miss Metha Simpson of Oshkosh recently in a ceremony reflecting his athletic prestige.
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Arlie Mucks
Benedicts
Artie Mucks
University of Wisconsin
Chicago
Metha Simpson
Oshkosh
Eastern Hockey Results From Toronto And Montreal
At Toronto, the Sea Canadiens fell 7 to 6 to the Maple Leafs. In Montreal, Ottawa defeated Wanderers 6 to 3.
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Toronto
Sea Canadiens
Montreal
Ottawa
Wanderers
Vancouver Opens Ice Hockey Season Against Portland
Vancouver starts the ice hockey season facing Portland tonight. A Canadian college fielded a football team this year averaging 46 players, suggesting a prep school pedigree linking to Carlisle.
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Vancouver
Portland
Canadian College
Carlisle
Hunters Debate Footwear and Shells for Small Game
The piece discusses hunting footwear importance from rubber boots for wet and dry conditions to moccasins for traction and warmth. It recommends roomy boots, greasing gear, and choosing rubber soles for northern hunts while noting muskrat and beaver as edible in some districts. It also compares 10 gauge versus 20 gauge shotguns, noting the former carries more shot and suits faster, harder targets for small game.
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Mecca
Dis and Dat Kid Dies in California Turf Figure
San Francisco December 28 Dilly Murray known to turf followers as The Dis and Dat Kid is dead at Tracy California of apoplexy. He was employed by the Southern Pacific railroad at the time of his death.
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San Francisco
Dilly Murray
The
Dis
Dat Kid
Tracy
Cal
Souries
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bill Essick Reported to Buy Two Baseball Clubs
An early week rumor claims Bill Essick, part owner and manager of the Grand Rapids team in the Central league, would purchase the St Joseph club of the Western league. The report is odd since Essick has just signed to manage Vernon in the Coast circuit.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Spider Baum
Henry Barry
Seal
Bill Rodgers
Baurn
Grand Rapids
Bill Eesick
St. Joseph
Eesick
Vernon
Former Pitcher Becomes U S Army Artillery Officer
Mil iott Dent, last a pitcher with the Atlanta club of the Southern league, has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the artillery service. The record hints Dent could still throw a fast one if needed, delivering a light note of wartime optimism.
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Miliott Dent
Atlanta
Dent
Doc Roberts Joins Seattle Hockey Club Lineup
Doc Roberts, last season's star scorer with Vancouver, was set to join the Seattle team this afternoon. The club also listed Fowler the new goalie out yesterday along with Leater Patrick, the new manager.
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Doc” Roberts
Vancouver
Seattle
Fowler
Leater Patrick
Al McCoy May Get Bout With Ortega
Al McCoy, middleweight title claimant, will likely face Battling Ortega in a four round bout at Emeryville on January 16, announced today in Oakland California.
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al McCoy
Ortega
Oakland
Cal
Battling Ortega
Emeryville
Eddie Wallace Edges Hab Picato in Early Newcastle Fight
Brooklyn resident Eddie Wallace defeats Hab Picato in one of the early ten round boxing bouts held in Newcastle Pennsylvania last night.
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Eddie Wallace
Brooklyn
Newcasttle
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