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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
5
Chet Neff opens a push for the Pacific Coast lightweight title with a first bout tonight against Frankie Sullivan in Portland. Promoter Dan Salt schedules future clashes with Lloyd Madden and Archie Wyard as part of Neff’s campaign.
Seattle Metropolitans meet the Spokane club tonight in an Inland Empire game that could decide the lead among Seattle Spokane and Vancouver. A Tuesday tilt between the clubs produced one of the season’s fiercest brawls as playoff chances remain open and the winner could advance toward the world championship.
Benny Leonard New York’s premier light weight shows he deserves another title shot against Freddie Welsh if the anti boxing bill does not pass. He followed a win over Phil Bloom with a ten round victory over Frankie Callahan using only his right hand. Fred Fulton began training for his February 12 bout with Charley Weinert.
Franklin faces Ballard and Broadway Queen Anne tonight in the city high school league. The key game at the Way gym could decide the league race as a Franklin win would pull Pine Street into a tie for first place.
The remark suggests that many wrestlers are labeled amateurs when they cannot secure pay from others. It implies a broader tendency for wrestlers lacking compensation to be classified as amateurs, highlighting economic and labeling issues in the sport.
Gene Hatton, Seattle’s popular sportsman, excels as a rifle shot and shows promise in golf and tennis. He ranks among the nation’s best rifle shooters, has represented Washington five times in national tournaments, and won 32 medals and three cups while holding the state championship.
The article highlights Hatton a Seattle rifle and revolver advocate who excels in multiple sports. It notes his semi final golf run and a past field tennis title, plus his roles as vice president of the rifle association and partner at Hatton & Oliver haberdashers.
New York observers discuss how top players like Bobby Jones and Chick Evans shaped golf's era and speculate on who might win the next championships. The piece notes youth rising and aging veterans, warning that golf fame is fleeting and may swing toward either cradle or cemetery.
Chicago February 2. Cubs owner Weeghman says severing relations with Germany would not end baseball but could trigger major league retrenchment. Training camps might be abandoned and unsigned players could see salary cuts. He notes a tough season if business is hit by war.
Cleveland billiard crack Charles McCourt defeated champion George Moore 58 to 39 in the second block after Moore won the first. The overall score stood McCourt 100 Moore 89.
Columbus report states Joe Tinker has taken title to the local American association club and becomes its magnate. Charles Wilson is named secretary in the same development.
A dreamland boxing tale recounts Eddie Pinkman failing to knock out Chet Neff while a bribed corner man shouted Briscoe for a car. Referee Tommy Burns misheard Bristol and nearly looked for callers. The piece also notes Jude Moreland losing teeth in Portland, earning a charity game in Vancouver to cover a dentist bill, with funds falling short by 30 cents.
The Amateur Ice Hockey league schedules a rare double program with the Knights of Columbus facing the S. A. C. and the Bankers and Autoists clash. Auto club leads the circuit after recent practice and vows to win tonight at the Arena.
Sunday soccer fans face slim opportunities as games postponed last Sunday due to heavy snow with uncertain chances for rescheduling.
Lincoln February 2 The official transfer of the Topeka club to Joplin will be completed February 15 during the Western Baseball league’s annual meeting. The event convenes in Lincoln to finalize league affairs and the Topeka to Joplin move.
New York February 2 John P Foster secretary of the New York National league club says there is nothing to change in the world series format. He urges altering prize shares to favor the winning club 90 percent and the losers 10 percent arguing current plans would invite gambling and reduce effort by lower clubs. He recalls the series was created for champions and not all clubs participation.
The Elks basketball team hosts its first home game tomorrow night versus the Knights of Columbus. In the Northwest Basketball league Bremerton meets Renton at Renton in the other game of the double header.
Grayson receives rear admiral designation amid golf success. "Chick" Evans expected to be suitable for a position on the eight man bench.
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