Coaches weigh fall football game with local school
A Tacoma sport writer reports Coach Bill Dietz of W 8 C and Coach Dobie show little interest in the Washington clash next fall while fans demand the game. Other notes include Dugdale planning spring baseball April 1, Meyers backing the Dodgers for the N L title, Cal crew house moved delaying training, and Charles Webb Murphy ending baseball ties again.
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Willard Moran Seat Sale Opens Amid Strong Interest
New York February 21 The seat sale for the Willard Moran boxing match opens this afternoon. Promoter Tex Rickard expresses confidence in a huge crowd despite a two week postponement. Interest runs high across the country as ticket buyers rush to secure places.
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Willard
Moran
Tex Rickard
Golf Resumed on All Courses But Jefferson Park
All Seattle municipal golf courses except Jefferson Park have reopened. The city links sod is badly damaged and will take several days to a week to recover. workers with a five ton roller are repairing the turf.
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Just Supposing Rigier Had Taken Off His Lid
Charlies Rigier, veteran National League umpire, recalls a year when West Point faced Annapolis with him on the field. The crowd cheered loudly as he stepped to home plate, but he credited the cheer to President Roosevelt entering the grandstand, not himself.
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Gaffney Case Echoes Everett True Deception Tale
A readers note cites a case involving a man named Robert Gaffney as not the first time a husband deceives a wife. The remark references Everett True’s sister as a source for the anecdote.
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Everett True
Price Wrests Gloves And Prayer For Ring Chance
The old line about having nothing but a glove and a prayer fits Ernest Cutler Price of Indianapolis as he bets on a shot at James J. Jeffries. Price, a bristling middleweight, seeks a decisive bid to the ring while Dillon prepares for action with prayers in his corner.
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Ernest Cutler Price
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Portland Boxing Scene Sees Draw In Fox Mascott Title Bid
Portland reports declare the Fox Mascott Coast featherweight bout ended in a draw. Leo Houck pursues Mascott or Fox after seeing a Seattle appearance possible. Promoter Bernie Goldberg travels from Portland to watch Benja min Houck. Tacoma chatter links Billy Murray and Ivan Miller for a City of Destiny bout. Dan Salt says Leo will fight Charlie Givens at 122 pounds.
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Aggies Fail To Claim Coast Pennant In Berkeley
Corvallis Feb 21 Basketball fans at Oregon Agricultural College were disappointed as the Aggies could not stay in Berkeley for a decisive finish with the California quintet. A Coast championship tie was predicted. the team had hoped to unfurl the pennant at Corvallis despite not beating Washington State.
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Big League Camps Open As Major Teams Ready Spring Work
Major league clubs begin spring training in diverse sites across the nation. Listed camps include Giants in Macon and Daytona Beach, Yankees in Brooklyn, Boston in Hot Springs and Miami, Athletics in Jacksonville, Phillies in St. Petersburg, Washingtons in Charlottesville, Cubs in Tampa, Browns in Palestine, Cardinals in San Antonio, Pirates in Hot Springs, Reds in Shreveport, Tigers in Waxahachie, and Indians in New Orleans.
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Freddie Still Sets Sights on Murray and Weeks
Freddie Bogan states he trains daily for a February 29 bout with Billy Weeks and hopes to face Murray in Seattle. He offers to fight any middleweight in the country if Murray is unavailable, signaling readiness for top-level competition.
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Cyclone Taylor to Quit After This Vancouver Season
Vancouver hockey star Cyclone Taylor, dubbed the Ty Cobb of ice hockey, is reported to retire at the end of the current season. The veteran winger announced plans to end his playing career after this campaign.
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Vancouver Star
Final Mix of Season Sees Beattle Face Vancouver Tuesday
DCKEY fans get a last chance to watch the Beattle hockey septet this season as they host Vancouver Tuesday night. A win would tie them with Patrick's Millionaires for second place and a Victoria win over Vancouver plus Seattle's victory over Portland could lock Muldoon's squad into the second berth. Muldoon says his team can beat Portland and Vancouver, while Mickeyson notes Portland’s strong performance and a referee’s missed penalties in a recent Rose City game.
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Flying Chips and Hints of a Comeback in Sport Notes
A lively roundup of baseball and boxing chatter cites Lew Bodie’s return and decline, Matty at 26 facing limited Big Ten time, Heinie Zimmerman’s banner season outlook, Crane at short for the Athletica, and lighter quips on Germany Schaefer and Gene Texas Leaguers.
Scots Triumph Over Britishers at Soccer Final Score Two to One
The Scots beat England 2 1 at Ft Lawton in a Sunday international clash. Thompson starred for Scotland while Hayton scored for England as the English improved after halftime. In a separate game Woodland Park defeated Ft Lawton 3 0.
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Giants Lose Robertson Early In Season Setback
Outfielder Dave Robertson of the Giants will miss time until mid season after an injury during a hunting trip in the South. Manager McGraw had relied on Robertson along with Benny Kauff and Eddie Roush, new stars from the Federal league, to boost the club’s title push.
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Pitching Hope of Giant Crew
Giants manager John McGraw expresses confidence in multiple hurlers for the upcoming season. He cites Rube Renton as a top lefty and expects solid work from Perritt Matty Tesreau Schupp and Schauer after last season’s poor pitching left the club in the second division.
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Willard Resumes Light Training in Chicago
Jess Willard’s cold has improved enough to allow resumed light training indoors. He avoids outdoor work and taking chances with the illness while manager Tom Jones dismisses rumors of a sudden worsening.
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Tom Jones
University of Washington Track Starts Indoor Training
University of Washington track athletes began training on Monday with indoor work planned for the first two to three weeks.
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Tennis Champions Saved From Death On Battle Field
Froitzheim and Kreuzer, German tennis champions, were officers in the Kaiser's army and saved from death by being captured in the United States while seeking the Davia cup. They have been in British prison camps in England since. Anthony Wilding, Australian foe in Pittsburgh, died in Britain's Dardanelles campaign.
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Wears Old Trunks to Have Luck in Ring Comeback
Ex bantam champ Johnny Coulon plans a Columbus comeback against Frankie Dean. He will wear frayed navy trunks presented 11 years ago after his Chicago Athletic Association amateur title win. He has worn them in 125 bouts and believes luck comes from the trunks and a whalebone given by his father.
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Millionaires of Japanese
The European war brings prosperity to Japan as shipyards gain orders for three years and shipping thrives after German losses. Noboye Uchida rose from clerk to owner of four steamers with over a million dollars in profit. Yamachita Shipping, run by a Tokio businessman, nets 2.5 million pounds. Japan's gold reserve grows by 100 million dollars to 250 million.
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Grant Favored In Del Monte Golf Match
Douglas Grant was the outright favorite in betting as the second round of match play began in the Del Monte mid winter golf tournament at Del Monte California. A large gallery watched as Grant in scratch play conceded A H Braley two holes after the opening drive.
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