Thistle and Celtic Teams Defeated in McMillan Cup
Seattle Thistles fell 1 0 at Woodland Park against Tacoma while the Seattle Celtics lost 4 1 to Carbonado at the coal town. Tacoma scored at 55 minutes in a hard fought match. Celtics fielded nine men due to missing players but resisted until the end. Both Seattle clubs remain in contention for the McMillan cup.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Seattle Thistles
Woodland Park
Carbonado
Seattle Celtics
Coal Town
Douglas
Shéarer
Celtics
Star Want Ad To Reach 45 000 Homes Each Night
A star classified advertisement will be distributed nightly to more than 45 000 households, promising wide visibility for sellers. The notice highlights broad circulation and consistent placement in the publication schedule.
Willard Heads to Excelsior Springs for Juarez Prep
Joe Willard and manager Tom Jones leave Chicago en route to Excelsior Springs Missouri for a week of training as he prepares for a 4% round bout in Juarez Mexico against Jack Johnson.
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Chicago
Wild Bill Donovan Builds Pennant Hope With Yankees
Hal Sheridan reports Yankees new manager Wild Bill Donovan plans a pennant winning lineup. He coyly hints at signing a star, cites businesslike approach and readiness to pay value. He notes current reach includes Pippin and potential Mullen as key contributors.
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Hal Sheridan
New York
Wild Bill” Donovan
Yankees
Donovan
Pipp
Mullen
Earl Cooper Wins 306-Mile Exposition Road Race
Earl Cooper driving a Stutz won the 306 mile exposition road race on the Point Loma course in California finishing in 4 hours 49 minutes 104 seconds. Carlson in a Maxwell finished second and Alley in a Duesenberg finished third.
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Earl Cooper
Point Loma
California
Carlson
Maxwell
Alley
Duesenberg
Sports Talk on Baseball Boxing and Football Dangers
A decades old column reflects on managers players and sports dangers. It discusses Harry Wolverton succeeding De Howard with the Seals and Hew Berry in Oakland, praises Langford Johnson and Magee, and notes football fatalities while defending boxing as a safer sport. It also mentions plans for a 45000 seat plant and memories of Battling Nelson and Jennings Bryan.
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Harry Wolverton
de Howard
Seals
Hew Berry
Oakland Hope
Wolverton
New York
Sacramento
Bay
Oscar Battling Nelson
William Battling Jennings Bryan
Umpire Jack Egan Joins Federal League Staff
Chicago Jan 11 Umpire Jack Egan joined the Federal League staff after not receiving a 1915 contract from the American League Ban Johnson announced the 1916 umpire staff Billy Evans Tom Connolly Bilk O Loughlin Bill Dineen George Hildebrand Ollie Chill Dominick Mullany and Jack Naltin were named to the Federal League lineup.
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Chicago
Jack Egan
Federal League
Egan
Ban Johnson
Billy Evans
Tom Connelly
Bilk” O'Loughlin
Bill Dineen
George Hildebrand
Ollie Chill
Dominick Mullany
Jack Naltin
Jeffries Denies Training Willard for Johnson Fight
James J. Jeffries denied contracting to train Jess Willard for the Juarez bout with Jack Johnson next March. He hinted he would concede if offered and questioned Willard’s ability to beat Johnson unless Willard has improved.
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Lee Magee
Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Juarez
Willard
Johnson
Seattle men win places in North Pacific tennis ranking
Canadians take the first six places in the North Pacific International Lawn Tennis Association ranking. Capt. J. F. Foulkes of Victoria earns first, followed by H. Kolie her, W. A. McBurney, B. Russell and W. S. Pita of Seattle fill the final four spots. Russell and McBurney of Seattle top the doubles ranks.
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North Pacific International Lawn Tennis Association
Capt. J. F. Foulkes
Victoria
H. Kolieher
W. A. McBurney
Russell
W. S. Pita
Seattle
Russell and McBurney
Soldiers learn a new use of brain tongue and hands
In a hospital scene a professor tests wounded soldiers by naming objects and forming sentences. Nurses teach speech to men with face injuries while other doctors patch up wrecked bodies. Airman Fritz Lucht earns honors after a duel with a French monoplane, landing behind German lines.
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Prof. Hockenheimer
Prof. Bo
Bockenheimer
Manasse
Stuttgart
Fritz Lucht
Rheimen
Loacht
Lucht
von Emmich
Selling Expert to Speak at YMCA Meeting in Seattle
The YMCA with the Seattle Sales Managers Association will host a public lecture on January 13 in the YMCA auditorium. Dr. Stanley L. Krebs, a noted sales expert, will discuss The Secret of the Power of Suggestion in Advertising and Selling. Krebs is highly endorsed by John Wanamaker Montgomery Ward and German government bureaus for lectures in Berlin.
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Seattle Sales Managers’ Association
Stanley L. Krebs
Krebs
Seattle
John Wanamaker
Montgomery-Wards
Berlin
University of Wisconsin Triumphs in Practice Game
The U of W basketball quintet defeated Queen Anne High School 38 to 5 in a Saturday afternoon practice. Winslow fell to the Y M C A team 47 to 14, showing the visitors’ dominance. Plymouth church edged Preston 17 to 14 in a hard fought game. Cornell beat Penn 28 to 25 in Philadelphia. Waterville High School crushed Mansfield 44 to 10 Friday night.
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U. of W
Queen Anne HI Boys
Winslow
Plymouth Church
Preston
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Waterville High School
Mansfield Ht
Gunboat Smith to Meet Morris in St Louis Bout
Gunboat Smith and Carl Morris of Oklahoma will clash in an eight round bout in St Louis on January 26. It marks the first St Louis fight in years. University of Pennsylvania earns 1914 intercollegiate soccer crown as awarded by the IAFL. Boxing bars rise in Ohio after Columbus commission bans Patsy Cline and Frankie Byrne for alleged contract breach. Spokane buys Willis Butler from Victoria.
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Gunboat" Smith
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
St. Louis
St Louis
University of Pennsylvania
Intercollegiate Association of Football Leagues
Boxing Commission At
Columbus, O
Patsy Cline
New York
Frankie Byrne
New Orleans
Ohio
Aberdeen Wins Northwestern League Franchise Tease
Aberdeen business leaders meet with Northwestern league officials to secure a three year franchise with 3000 guaranteed and a plan to raise another 3000. Montesano and Hoquiam investors join, with Frank Gibb named secretary. club to field a strong team.
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Portland-Hallard
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Businieas
D. B. Dugdale
Berttle
Robert Hlewett
John Barnes
Barnes
Montesano
Hoquiam
Blewett
Dugdale
Northwestern
Frank Gibb
Seattle Sun
Sunnydale A C Smoker Features Local Ring Action
Sunnydale A C stages a smoker with two buses leaving South Park car line at 8 PM for Sunnydale events beginning 8 30 PM. Carl Schmidt of Sunnydale faces Leo Crevier of South Park as the main event with several weight class bouts including 115 125 120 and 110 pounds.
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South Park
Sunnydale
Harry Crittenbass
Co. MeNelty
Georgetown
Sox Schoeneman
H. Radven
Herb. Rayner
Lakeside
Harry Wolff
Vern Wilcox
Milt Reed
Tukwila
Carl Schmidt
Leo Crevier
Golf dates fixed for 1915 national events
The U S Golf Association announces dates for three major 1915 events. The national amateur championship will be August 28 at Detroit Country Club. The women's national championship begins September 6 at Lake Forest Illinois. The open national championship is set for June 18 at Short Hills New Jersey.
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U. S. Golf Association
Detroit Country Club
Lake Forest
Ill
Short Hills
N. J
Hank Harris Found Dead In San Francisco
Hank Harris a renowned Pacific Coast baseball manager was found dead in his bachelor apartment in San Francisco on January 11 from heart disease authorities reported.
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San Francisco
Hank” Harris
City teems with entries for Seattle amateur boxing and wrestling titles
The Seattle city championships reach full entry as a record turnout of wrestlers and boxers from the University of Washington and the Y M C A are expected to compete. Winners advance to the San Francisco fair for the world amateur championships.
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Seattle
University of Washington
San Francisco
England Real Polite in Its Reply
Washington reports an official British note to the U S protest over English warships stopping American shipping. The delay in comment hides awaiting details, and the note is described as conciliatory and friendlier than the protest. Secretary Bryan ordered statistics to refute claims that copper and other shipments were bound for England's enemies.
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England
U. S
Washington
Bryan
Grain Dealers Net Millions on May Wheat Profits
H Houser of Seattle figures profits on May wheat at 1 000 000. Balfour Guthrie Cen tennial Mills Fisher Flouring Mills Kerr Gifford Co and others have big killings. Total profits of the group estimated at 2 500 000 with May wheat at 1 52 in Seattle. Houser bought wheat at 80 cents.
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H. Houser
Seattle
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Centennial Mills
Fisher Flouring Mills
Kerr, Gifford & Co
Houser
Dowlings Top Imperial Bowling Night in Pacific Coast League
In the Printers league at Imperial alleys the Treviers lost 1530 to 1394 to the Agates as Rice led with 198 and 189. The Minions defeated the Primers 1493 to 1398 with Irwin scoring 212 and 177. J D Bush Pacific Coast Bowling Association secretary arrives in the city and will bowl an exhibition with assistant Simpson at 8 PM.
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Treviers
Agates
Rice
Irwin
J. D. Bush
Pacific Coast Bowling Association
Imperial
Simpson
Mr. Bush
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