Doings of the Duffs Olivia Is a Load in Herself
A letter from Benny to Felix Well Feltz mixes war talk with French lessons. He jokes about fireworks, bayonets, and mock combat in France, recounts radio and cinema images, and muses on future returns and abroad memories. He signs as your relative brother Benny.
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Olivia
France
Bro
Felix
Feliz
York
Germany
England
Italy
Belgium
Benny
Giants Lead Northwest Race in Final Week of League Play
Coast International league tightens as Giants hold a five game edge over Portland and Seattle with two games Sunday and a final Monday. The Giants need one win to clinch and face the Black Cats in a doubleheader at Dugdale’s Park. Vancouver and Vancouver BC leave the league for the war period. baby team at foot hosts 26 wins 35 losses. Players anticipate shipyard work under Work or Fight as season ends and rosters disperse citywide. Seattle’s season, though unscheduled, is marked by grit and few incidents, with fans split between bleachers and offices amid wartime pride.
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B. C
Seattle
Win by 4 2 as Cats fall to locals in Friday game
Egan's men emerge with a 4 to 2 victory after a tense contest. Cy Young worked steadily to hold the Cats and give the locals a two run edge early. Beelzie absorbed a blow after a foul ball, with the game ending amid scattered injuries and defensive miscues.
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Cats
Egan
Cy Young
Aberdeen
Silcott
Aber
Beelzie
Road Bulletin Week Ending July 6 1918
King County road report notes Sunset Highway from Renton to the summit in excellent condition. Numerous detours for paving and construction including Auborn Enumelaw and Enumelaw Kanaskat areas. Several roads listed in good to excellent condition with some washouts and narrow sections. For updates call Main 4900.
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Sunset
Renton
McClellan Pass
Gold Bar
Seattle-Tacoma
Vie Des Moines
Tacoma
Des Moines-Kent
Auburn
Muckleshoot Hill
Enumelaw
Kanaskat
Emumeclaw
Franklin
Maple Valley
Benton
Farrell
Newport
Kenton
Newcastle
Coal Creek
Batense Beach
Sunnydale
Three
Woodingville-Duvall
Woodinville
Redmond
Hollywood
Duvall
Toll-Wall City
King County
Fournier Wins Skykomish Holiday Trap Shoot
Paul Fournier won the silver cup at the patriotic trap shoot in Skykomish, breaking 86 birds during the event held July 6. The holiday competition drew shooters from across the region.
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Paul Fournier
Navy Camp Nine To Battle Camp Lewis In Naval Series Opener
The first game in the Northwest service championship series between the Naval Training Camp nine and Camp Lewis is set for Saturday at 2 30 at the University naval training station. Elmer Henderson leads the Navy team seeking an Army upset after a winning streak and a prior drubbing of the Giants. Camp Lewis brings a strong lineup and both teams are expected to provide a close, hard fought contest with Paul Strand and Dutch Reuther starring in the battery and Tenley Raymond likely to umpire.
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Northwest
University Naval Training Station
Naval Training Camp
Camp Lewis
Army
Elmer Henderson
Broadway High School
Tars
Giants
Seattle
Boston Sox
Haa
Heather
Strand
Tenley Raymond
Isbell Guides Wichita to West League Lead
Frank Isbell, former Chicago White Stockings star, owns Wichita which leads the Western league as Joeberger manages, Burt Coy hits hard, and George Lyon is a reliable pitcher. The Southern league’s collapse prompts questions about other minor leagues' futures amid wartime pressures.
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I. W. Dickerson
Frank Isbell
Chicago Hidlesa Wonders
Wichita
Joeberger
Burt Coy
George Lyon
Isabell
Tillie Defeats Rivers in Four Rounds in San Francisco
Kid Tillie Herman earned a decision over Joe Rivers in San Francisco last night, winning in four rounds. Most of the action occurred in the first two rounds as Herman controlled the bout.
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San Francisco
Tillie Herman
Joe Rivers
Herman
Eddie Oatman Enlists with Canadian Aviation Army
Portland hockey captain Eddie Oatman of the Rosebud team has left for Vancouver to enlist in the Canadian army aviation unit. The move follows his departure from Portland as he joins the military effort with the Canadian forces.
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Portland
Eddie Oatman
Portland Rosebud
Vancouver
Bb. C
Ritter to Join Navy After Coast League Season
Portland reports that Arthur Hitter, Buckaroos second baseman, will enlist in the navy after the Pacific Coast International League season ends Sunday night. He plans to enlist Monday.
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Portland
Arthur Hitter
Buckaroo
Navy
Stallings 1914 Stint Recalled as Braves Near Pennant Drive
The article recounts George Stallings guiding a weak 1914 Braves into the National League pennant race and final World Series sweep of the Athletics. It notes pitching staff changes, outfield flexibility, and Stallings’ early July push that mirrored his prior club’s success, with Rudolph, Fillingim, and Nehf as key arms.
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George Stallings
Athletics
Stallings
Braves
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Giants
Gowdy
Maranville
Rudolph
Herzog
Althout
Bill James
Dick Rudolph
George Tyler
Fillingim
Nehf
Hearn
Ragan
Jimmie Burke Named Manager of the St. Louis Browns
Purman profiles Jimmie Burke as a big minded Irishman and seasoned baseball man. He succeeds Fielder Jones, bringing old school discipline, aggressive leadership, and general baseball knowledge. Burke's last Kansas City Blues tenure drew talk of misfortune and owner restraint.
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Jimmie
Fielder Jones
Jones
Burke
Browns
American Association
Kansas City Blues
George Tebeau
Blues
Ben
Tigers
Jimmie Burke
Hughie Jennings
Lughie
New York and Philadelphia Tie In Ten Inning Game
Yesterday’s National League results show New York and Philadelphia battling to a ten inning tie. Players such as Ruth Agnew Geary and McAvoy contributed for Philadelphia while New Yorks Walker Carter Aldridge Killifer May Johnson Packard Conzales and others were key in the clash. Mogridge Walters Khaw Picinich and other pitchers figured in a tight scoring duel.
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Chicago
Cage
Laisa
Walker
Carter
Aldridge
Killifer
May, Johnson, Packard and Conzales
Coast League Scores and Player Highlights
Coast League action featured Oakl and Frambico with Prough Seaton and McKee leading. Vernon and Ancelmins saw limited scoring while Salt Lake City players Hirenton Easterly and Penner Koanick Dunn contributed late. The game halted after six innings due to darkness.
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Oaklant
Prough
Mites
Seaton
McKeemm
Vernon
R Mitchell
Devormer
Standridge
Valencia
Lapanid
Bacramento
Salt Lake City
Hirenton
Penner
Koanick
Dunn Jame
Market Notes on Cantaloupes and Wholesale Produce Prices
Cantaloupes jumped on Saturday as Ponies and Standards advance one dollar per box. The market lists wholesale prices for a wide range of vegetables and fruits including artichokes, beans, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, garlic, lettuce, onions, peppers, potatoes, radishes, spinach, tomatoes, and many imported or regional fruits. Also noted are nut prices, dairy feeds, and poultry shipper rates.
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Lima
Dow
Perth
Baat
Luge
Royal Annes
Clark
Market Prices for Meats and Dairy Products Listed
The list shows pork good black hogs veal and beef prices for retailers. Local creamery items include butter cubes and cream bricks with prices around 10 to 31 cents. Egg products show select ranch eggs and triplets from Washington and Oregon with prices in the mid 20s to low 30s per dozen.
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Egge
Pullelsa
Washington Young America
Washington Cream Brick
Grogor F. A. Escveverssee
Washington
lAmburger Ie
Oregon
Two Games Sunday at Liberty Ball Park
A ball game between players from the Todd and Duthie yards will be played at Liberty Park at 2 p m Sunday. A second game at 4 30 p m pits the Keystone Greys, a team of colored players, against a Japanese nine.
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Todd and Duthie
Liberty Park
Keystone Greys
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