Youth Caddy Journeys 250 Miles for Northwest Champion
A Tacoma boy, Earl Johnston, caddied for Russell Smith the Pacific Northwest amateur champion at Spokane. Johnston rode a train to Spokane to carry Smith’s clubs all week, aiding the champ who defeated Paul Ford of Seattle in the finals.
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Russell Smith
Pacific Northwest
Earl Johnston
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Johnston
Paul Ford
Seattle
Spone
Smith
Northwest
Chance and Wolverton Duel for Pacific Coast League Lead
The bitter pennant race pits Frank Chance of the Los Angeles club against Harry Wolverton, leader of the San Francisco pennant winners in 1915. Wolverton, once a Yankee manager in 1912, is favored by West baseball experts to outsmart Chance, now running Los Angeles. Both claim top clubs in a close race.
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New York City
Frank Chance
Harry Wolverton
Chance
Wolverton
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York Yankees
Yankee
West
Pacific Coast
George Mogridge
Yankees
Ike Mogridge
Cullop
Mogridge
OS Newman
Georgia Checkers Association
Girl Billiard Prodigy Haywood Aims for National Title
Clara Katharine Haywood of Cynwyd a 19 year old Philadelphia suburb girl earns acclaim as the world’s best woman billiardist and a potential rival to men in the class B national tournament. Under Harry Cline and Dr. R H Switzer she trains daily and plays weekly at a private parlor. Her 14.2 balk line high runs reach 75 with 18.2 balk 60 and straight rail 150. She has appeared publicly with Cline and since then has 10 contests with top amateurs, only one loss, grand average near six.
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Spokane
Bend
Ore
Willie Hoppe
Mises Clara Katharine Haywood
Cynwyd
Philadelphia
Mies Haywood
Harry P. Cline
R. H. Switzer
Cline
Miss Haywood
Haywood
Hetfield Country Club
Tacoma Man Invents Revolving Hose Tee for Golf
A Tacoma resident has created a new golf tee designed for public parks lacking grass. A wooden block with a vertical rubber hose rotates on a pin, allowing the ball to rest atop the hose and spin upon impact, while the wood sits flush with ground level to avoid interference with the shot.
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Tacoma
Penn Athletes Endure Harsh Training and Poor Meals
An editorial in the Pennsylvanian describes Penn athletes chained to a brutal training table with scarce home cooking. Breakfast eggs were unappetizing, cereal scarce, lunch and dinner poor, dishes poorly washed, and athletes often ate at fraternity houses. Meredith and Berry are noted for leading in spite of conditions.
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University of Pennsylvania
The
Pennsylvanian
Meredith
Berry
Thousand Holds May Not Prove Enough at That
Earl Caddock of Anita Iowa 185 pound wrestler known as the boy with a thousand holds aims for a repeater against Joe Stecher. Caddock asks to be matched with Lewis Aberg Cutler Zbyszko Ordeman and Americus before tackling Stecher again.
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Earl Caddock
Anita
Joe Stecher
Joe
Caddock
Lewis
Aberg
Cutler
Zbyszko
Ordeman
Americus
Stecher
Market Report From Yakima and Surrounding Areas
Market report notes activity in Yakima and nearby towns including Onione White River and Burbanks Yakima Gemea per Ib. Readers see prices and trends for local commodities and crops with brief mentions of regional trading centers.
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White River
Yakima, Burbanks
Yakima Gemea New
Per
Alibi for King of Swatland: Jennings on Baker’s slump
Hughey Jennings offers expert analysis of the New York Yankees slugger Hank Baker’s decline. He cites absence of Eddie Collins in front of Baker as removing a deterrent for pitchers and leaving Baker without the best pitches to hit.
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Hughey Jennings
King of
Swatland
J. Franklin Baker
Father Time
Bake
Eddie Collins
Baker
Eddie
Man Vows Mississippi Swim With Glove and Shoe Aids
Richard Nusseek, 57, seeks to swim from St Louis to New Orleans and challenges all 18 plus competitors. He asks to wear special gloves with paddle coverings and oversized shoes to boost each stroke, aiming to enter the Missouri Athletic Club marathon and then begin the voyage to New Orleans.
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Mississippi
St.Louis
N.orleans
Richard Nusseek
St. Louis
New Orleans
Nusseek
Missouri Athletic Club
Portland Boy Wins Potlatch Amateur Title
Forrest Watson of Portland defeated O W Potter of Seattle to win the Potlatch amateur championship finishing two up and one. The tournament closed Saturday with opens and various category winners: Open championship Robert Johnstone Seattle. Real amateur Rudolph Wilhelm Portland. two-ball foursomes Robert Bone A Stewart Vancouver. mixed foursomes Mrs D H Moss and Dr C B Ford. best gross Rudolph Wilhelm. best net C M Seeley Seattle. women's champion Mias Agnes Ford Seattle.
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Forrest Watson
Oregon
O. W. Potter
Seattle
Robert Johnstone
Seattle Golf Club
Portland
Mias Agnes Ford
Rudolph Wilhelm
Lippy
C. M. Seeley
Robert Bone
A. Stewart
Vancouver
Dental Reduction Extended By Edwin J Brown Dds Office
Edwin J Brown DDS, with Heattle's Leading Dental Offices, extends July discount rates to August 1 for a $35 set of teeth at $20 and July special on gold fillings, pyorrhea treatment, and teeth cleaning. Open evenings and Sundays for workers. guarantees 15 years. Main 640.
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Edwin J. Brown
D. & Heattle
Washington
Union Bike
Edwin J. Browns
DDS
European War Drags Toronto Tennis Stars To Front Lines
Sherman calls Europe a war, and Canada faces the front as 26 of 100 Toronto Tennis Club players remain away. Mrs. Harry Bickle returns from Cleveland to greet Capt Edward Hickle of the 48th Highlanders wounded at Ypres, his third mishap after gas at St Julien and shelling. Two more brothers stay at the front.
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Europe
Sherman
Canada
Toronto Tennis Club
Harry Bickle
Lakewood Club
Cleveland
Toronto
Edward Hickle
48Th Highlanders
Ypres
St. Julien
War Song of the Dodgers and Baseball News Mix
A collage of baseball and racing notes including the Dodgers pennant talk led by Bill Donovan, Yankees comeback hopes with Mogridge, St Louis White Sox forecast, plus horse racing notes on Silent Brigade and trainer J J W Morrow. Also mentions Bilm Sallee retirement and oddities like Mike Gibbons’s wrestling past.
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J. J. W. Morrow
Newcastle
Cranwood Track
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Bilm Sallee
Dodgers
Suffragists Reward Hits With Cakes in Atlanta Ball Park
In Atlanta, a suffragist delegation at the Atlanta Little Rock series offered four cakes as prizes for top feats and the best reason women should vote. Sammy Mayer hit a circuit drive for one cake, Moran's triple earned another, Baby Dol Jacobson won for beauty, and Benny Meyer received a cake for the best answer to why women should vote. Meyer's reply: Why should men vote.
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Atlanta
Sammy Mayer
Moran
Baby Dol Jacobson
Benny Meyer
Meyer
Kinzer Shatters Trap Clay at Harbor Island
R W Kinzer shot 48 of 50 in a Harbor Island trap meet while Roth amatuer and pro shooters trailed with 47. Tom Wilkes C E McKelvey and D Rhodes each missed Kinzer by one clay in the event held Sunday.
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Kinzer
Harbor Island
George Engle Stars as Japanese Mikados Rout Laundry Team
George Engle pitched for the Japanese Mikados to defeat the New System Laundry squad 10 to 1. Chauncey Wright’s hurler group forfeited to the Burnside Hatters.
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George Engle
Chauncey Wright
Burnside
Wilcox Wins 50 Mile Auto Race at Soo City
SIOUX CITY July 10 The 50 mile auto race here yesterday was won by Howdy Wilcox with a time of 40 29 averaging 72 57 mph. Lewis finished second and Johnson third.
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Sioux City
Howdy Wilcox
Lewis
Johnson
Felix Club Beaten by Olympia Tossers
Olympia visitors defeated the Felix club of Seattle 8 to 6 in Olympia yesterday. Flagetad the local catcher hit three two baggers and a homer in four plates.
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Olympia
Felix Club
Seattle
Flagetad
Butte Tops Galloping Nicks 6 to 3 In Local Skirmish
Butte defeats Galloping Nicks 6 to 3 as Reuther and Sheeley join Schroeder and Hoffman in a decisive matchup. Spokane 2.6 and other details appear garbled but indicate a concluded game with Butte securing the win.
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Butte
Spokane
BUD
Cdvised
Escaeesens S
Reuther
Sheeley
Schroeder
Hoffman
Great Falls Wins Close Melee Against Tacoma Tigers
Great Falls defeats Tacoma in a tight clash as Homer Baldwin White and Crisp contribute key plays. The Tigers push back with stout defense, but the hosts secure a narrow victory at home.
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Great Falls
Tacoma
Tigers
R. H
Homer
Baldwin
White
Crisp
National Results From Key Baseball Games
National results show Chicago 1 Boston 5, Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 0 in a 3-3 draw, and St Louis 8 Philadelphia 6, reflecting match outcomes across major leagues.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Budget Hearings Set for City Tax Levy Review
Mayor Gill presses for a reduced levy while department heads seek more funds. Finance committee meets Friday afternoon to draft the 1917 budget. Caldwell cites expenses at 63 720, down 2 580 from last year. Case seeks 75 000 to 100 000 more. Park board asks 1 mill, up from .0 last year. Budget hearings in the mayor’s throne room.
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Gill
City Finance Committee
Caldwell
Streets
Case
Park Board
Our Lads Split Two With Bob Our Lads Split Two With Bob
The Vancouver Beavers and our Giants split a doubleheader at Dog Park. In the opener Our Lads won 2 1 after a pitching duel into the eighth inning, Wally Cadman and Bill Melvor delivering the decisive hits in the ninth. The nightcap ended 1 0 as Wayne Parham and Bill Rose led a tight pitching duel with limited hits.
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Vancouver Beavers
Giants
Dog Park
Frank Fastley
Pat Callahan
Pat
Wally Cadman
Bill Melvor
Wally
Bill
Bill Rose
Wayne Barham
Parham
Rose
Barham
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Buck Crouse
Pacific
Darcey
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Rube Evans
Webb
Wolfram
Suds” Sutherland
Ta Coma
Acosta
Cumstances
Maurice Daly
Clara Katharine Haywood
Penn
Geil
University ST. Wposite Vraser-Patersen
Market Report
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Florida
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Valencia
Sumner
Tellow Newtown
Walla
Green
Royal Ctatoes
White, New
Cai
Washington Creamery
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Wisconsin Twins
America
Ince Barney
Ioo Fartern Washington Oate
Puget Sound
D. H. Moss
C. B. Ford
E. Mathewson
Mr. Bone
H. A. Fleager
J. J. Dempsey
F. Greene
Claire Griswold
H. H. Pringle
Albert Hansen
Second Ave
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New York
Bill Donovan
Magee
Fisher
Gedeon
White Sox
Phil Carter
Phil
Silent Brigade
Polo Grounds
Mike Gibbons
Georgia
Geo. Engle
Wilcox
Soo City
Fraser-Paterson
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Tacoma Setee
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Tenner
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Cf R Brown
Sb. Callahan
B. Brown
Cunningham
Cadman
Raymond
Melvor
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Shaw
Eastley
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Callahan
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