Strong Ball Team Draws From Both Military Branches
A Pittsburg Pirates style squad forms from Army and Navy players with hopes of summer training gains. Res Gek vows to condition hitters and improve base running after reports of fatigue. Heisman seeks higher pay as McCredie plans focus on soldiers’ food, while California recruits prepare at Porterville before Pendleton trials.
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Caldwell Could Shift From Pitcher To Outfielder
The Yankees may convert Ray Caldwell from pitcher to outfielder as manager Miller Huggins seeks stronger fielding options. Caldwell, a capable hitter, has sometimes batted for pitchers or infielders, and his development in the outfield could reshape the club’s lineup if needed.
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Freshman Huskies Triumph Over Sedro Woolley Five
The U. W. Freshman basketball team traveled to Sedro Woolley Saturday and defeated the unbeaten local quintet 49 to 11. The college freshies dominated the high school squad from start to finish.
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Seattle shooters win in telegraphic shoot northwest meet
Bellingham crack trapshooters were defeated Sunday 120 to 113 in the opening shoot of the Northwest championship meet. It was a telegraphic affair. The Kaliepeli Mont club did not shoot due to a raging blizzard.
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Duthie Soccer Team Wins McMillan Cup
The Duthie soccer team won the McMillan trophy by defeating Skinner & Eddy 4 to 2 in the title clash Sunday. A special league directors meeting is scheduled for tonight at the Seattle Athletic Club.
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Racing Meet Planned at Camp Leviwen Track
Race horses from across the state will run at the Per Lands track inside the cantonment next month J W Huntamer secretary of the Northwest Racing and Fairs association says he is donating the track and will give nearly all race proceeds to soldiers of the division Officers and men will be invited to ride in the races Horses promised include Dr G H Horton Dr J B Clarke V H of Toppenish and Richard Ball a Mount Vernon breeder and Civil War veteran Ball will take an active part in the events
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No New Records in Bowling Meet at Cincinnati
No new records were set in the national bowling tournament in Cincinnati as teams competed in the third day. Short Feeny’s Covington champions led the five-man event with 2659, Hoffeld and Geitsing of Cincinnati led doubles with 1174, and R. Michaelson led singles with 628. Out of town teams arrive tomorrow from Newark and St. Louis.
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Three U W Football Men To Join Flyers
Coach Hunt faces war ravaged squad as three U W football players March Logg and Copeland wait for a call to the aviation school. The war's impact threatens another disrupted season for the Flyers.
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Chicago Tennis Club Embraces Ice Skating Games
The piece notes New York players popularized tennis on ice during a skating fad a year ago. It highlights how Chicago's major tennis club adopted the sport this year and features Mrs. Malcolm McNeil Jr., a leading Chicago woman player, enjoying a match on skates at a recent Windy City tournament.
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Windy City
Deskin Reid Leads Trapshoot at Green Lake Gun Club
Deskin Reid shot 49 of 60 to lead the trapshoot at Green Lake Gun Club. Fred Call and C. W. Bandy tied for second with 48, as the event measured marks and endurance in sunny conditions.
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Ty Cobb Not Joining Yankees This Summer
New York reports Ty Cobb will not play for the Yankees next season or any summer. Miller Huggins plans to add a hard hitting outfielder, eyeing Detroit or Chicago players. Rowland arrived last week seeking an outfielder and a catcher, with potential trades discussed to fill Yankee pitching gaps.
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State Senator Faces Isolation as Leper
Missoula Montana February 18 state senator C G Willett pronounced a leper and his wife will be placed on a farm near Alberton pending removal to a leprosarium to be built in California. A mass meeting at Alberton protested keeping Senator Willett there but did not oppose the proposal. San Francisco health authorities report inadequate facilities at the isolation hospital there.
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San Francisco
British Women Enter Trenches to Aid Frontline Troops
Four British women war relief workers have joined the trenches by government permission to comfort and uplift soldiers. The announcement was made at a mass meeting in the Hippodrome after Rev. Paul Rader’s sermon.
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Ezra Meeker Plans Potato Drier in Seattle
Pioneer Ezra Meeker seeks 15 business men to subscribe 100 dollars each to build a Seattle potato drier. The project aims to use last year's surplus and substitute potato flour for wheat in flour production.
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