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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
7
Freddie Bogan touts Travie Davis as next lightweight champion after Davis’s July 4 bout with Harry Anderson in Everett drew over 2,000 spectators. Engle and Anderson headlined a potential Elks Club card, with talks of Hoppe or Ritchie facing Davis in Everett.
Readers glimpse a flow of anecdotes from baseball era icons like Larry Cheney, Ed Pfeffer, Ty Cobb, and George Sisler. The piece chronicles scouts deeds, pitching legends, and colorful on field moments illustrating the sport’s storied past.
The Seattle and Vancouver ball clubs will play a double header Sunday afternoon at Dugdale park. After the matinee, both teams head to Montana for their first games of the year. Seattle opens Monday in Butte and Vancouver in Great Falls. No baseball will be played on the local lot for 10 days after Sunday’s double bill.
In a Montana village game, Butte defeated the Reds with notable performances from Murray Schroeder and Hoffman. The text lists players and scattered notes, indicating a strong home showing by Butte.
Tacoma Tigers secure victory over Vets in Great Falls with key contributions from Sutherland Baldwin and Haworth as final score reaches ten eight.
Rear Admiral W B Caperton, currently in charge of the cruiser squadron in Santo Dominican waters, will take over from retiring Admiral C McR Winslow on July 29 to command the Pacific fleet. The baseball scores show Philadelphia over Detroit, New York over Chicago, Washington over St Louis, and Boston over Cleveland.
Washington D C and St Louis were the only two cities with populations over 200 000 whose revenues exceeded their expenses and interest for the 1915 fiscal year.
Sacrifice by Hite Schmuts Murphy Fitzsimmons Acosta set stage for two-base hits by Hite Eldred Cunningham Hamilton. Calvo Drinker Brown stole two bases. Fitzsimmons Brown Murphy finished a double play. Walks Schmuts four, Beattle left on base Vancouver ten. Acosta hit Cunningham and Schmuts struck out four times. Umpires Hurley and Gleason. Time 1 37.
St Louis Cardinals up and coming second baseman Bruno Betzel, born in Celina Ohio, stands 21 and weighs 158 pounds with 5 foot 6 frame. His long name and family ties are part of a humorous origin story from Chillicothe to Columbia to Washington.
In Cincinnati on July 8 there is no truth to a report that Buck Herzog will be sold to the Chicago Cubs. President Herrmann of the Cincinnati Reds denies the rumor saying it originated in Chicago.
Don Jose Acosta, Cuban hurler for Vancouver, earned his second win of the week over Seattle as the Giants fell 3 to 1. Two early runs gave Vancouver the cushion, with another scoring in the seventh after Cunningham’s double and Giddings’ single. The two teams head to Seattle for a Sunday doubleheader.
Bloomington July 8 Indian Jim Bluejacket pitcher for the Bloomington Threes may join the Cincinnati Reds after approval by Garry Herrmann and signing by business manager Frank Bancroft following suspension for disobeying rules by the Bloomington club.
In Anchorage on July 8 Sam Casoff, jailed, confronted Alex Takoff who had killed Casoff’s brother years earlier. Casoff fired four shots, striking Takoff. Takoff is mortally wounded and today’s incident followed an unexpected meeting between the two men.
Forrest Watson of Oregon faces O W Potter of Seattle in the final round for the Potlatch tournament title. Potter defeated Robert Bone 11 and 10 in yesterday’s final, while Watson beat Geo H Tilden 2 up for the final berth. Agnes Ford, Northwest women’s champion, beat Mrs C K Magill 6 and 4, and will meet Mrs Robert B Wilson after Wilson won over Mrs Wm Pigott 1 up. Rudy Wilhelm posted best gross in the handicap match play, with C M Seeley and Shannon tying for best net.
Chicago July 8 Charlie White announced through his manager Nate Lewis that he will go ahead with a ten round bout against champion Freddie Welsh. In Minneapolis July 21 Lewis said Welsh’s manager Harry Pollock was noncommittal on the Colorado Springs proposal. White began training today for a fight with Matt Wells in Boston on Tuesday.
T. McKummings of Wheeling, West Virginia tennis champion, proudly wears a gray angora goat coat on the court. The shaggy garment matches his attire while providing warmth as he competes in matches across the state.
Chicago defeated Boston 1 0 while St Louis shutout Philadelphia 0 1. Pittsburg routed New York 5 2 and Cincinnati overwhelmed Brooklyn 8 4.
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