Washington Will Have Great Baseball Team This Spring
Graduate Manager Victor Zednick reports Washington's 14 lettermen return with most reporting, despite intercollegiate league dissolution and Whitman Idaho withdrawals. Muckle stone and Coyle may sit out. pitching looks weak but newcomers including Thorpe compete with Johnson and Beck for the mound. Captain Lockwood and Baker among absent veterans. several Tacoma and Whitman alums join the candidate pool as coach Bill Hurley may return. In Portland, Mysterious Billy Smith survives a triple day trial after being shot by his ex wife’s second husband Loomis, with Loomis facing murder charges and Smith expected to recover.
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Catchers Rated Hardest Baseball Position By Billy Evans
Baseball writer Billy Evans argues catchers are the most difficult players to judge as central to a team's success. He notes their brain, arm, and eye are key, and that pitchers often credit the catcher for a good game more than the pitcher. The article stresses catching drills into world series prep and their impact on club strength.
Women to Fence Baronne De Nemeyer in New York Match
Miss Sibyl Marston of Berkeley California confident of victory over Baroness A De Nemeyer of London in a fencing bout at the Colony Club of New York tomorrow. She calls her father Captain W H Marston of Berkeley her "dad" and predicts his future fame.
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Berkeley
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Attell to Face Knockout Brown Jan 18 in New York
Abe Attell featherweight champion signs to meet lightweight contender Knockout Brown January 18 at the National Sporting Club in New York. Attell expresses confidence he can shed weight and still win.
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K. O. Brown
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Brown
National Sporting Club
Outlaws May Recruit Sacramento Pitcher Frank Arelanes
A report from Ban Jose states Cy Moreing’s outlaw league has offered Sacramento pitcher Frank Arelanes a fat salary to desert organized baseball. It is unclear if he will defect or stay with the current league.
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Ban Jose
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Frank Arellanes
Sacramento
Cy Moreing
John Berg Plans an Eastward Title Campaign
John Berg, holder of the world light heavyweight wrestling claim, announces an eastward run in February to defend his title. He expects challenger Den to join a second Portland bout, and notes a strong 176-pounder field in Iowa and Illinois he aims to meet. In baseball news, McCredie may choose a new Beavers hotel in San Francisco, replacing Continental as prior headquarters.
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Beavers Manager McCredie to Visit Coast League Meeting
Portland Oregon January 5 manager Walter McCredie of the Beavers will leave for California Sunday to attend the Coast league magnates meeting in Los Angeles on January 12. He will review about a baker's dozen of California players seeking a tryout and select spring training camps for the Beavers and the Portland Northwestern league team while away.
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Walter McCredie
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Los Angeles
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Portland
Billeter Retains Lightweight Title In Battle Creek
In Battle Creek John Billeter of Toledo defeated Harry Wirth of Chicago in a hard fought match to keep the lightweight wrestling championship. After each man won a fall, Wirth was disqualified for using a barred strangle hold.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Harry Wirth
Chicago
John Billeter
Toledo
Wirth
Horn Geyer Fight Card Set in San Francisco
Gun boat Smith will face Jack Geyer in a 10 round bout at the bay city venue tonight. Both fighters have met twice before with one decision apiece, and the betting is at even money as the latest card features the Denver giant.
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San Francisco
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Gunboat Smith
Charley Horn
Jack Geyer
Denver Giant
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