Ritchie Favored To Beat Gruman In Rose City Bout
The Northwest eyes turn to Portland where Willie Ritchie and Ralph Gruman headline an all star card tonight in the Rose City. Ritchie, the seasoned welterweight, carries betting odds of 5 to 4 over the clever Gruman who is returning to form after a layoff following Gallant in Salt Lake. Ritchie weighs more, has more rounds, and should hold the edge.
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Gruman
Rose City
Northwest
Portland
Willie Ritchie
Gallant
Salt Lake
Freddie Welsh Weighs Fights and Army Duty Plans
Freddie Welsh the lightweight champion is described as not always taking fights seriously. His wife says he may join the army after future bouts in Buenos Aires with Charley White and Benny Leonard, then travel to Canada to enlist. She claims he could be the future champion and boosts local morale.
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Fritz Holland
Billy Murray
Mike Gibbons
Jack Dillon
Freddie
Freddie Welsh
Buenos Aires
Charley White
Benny Leonard
Canada
Real Estate Escrows and Written Instructions
Verbal agreements cause most real estate misunderstandings and delay closings. Our Escrow Department only accepts written instructions to ensure consummation as all parties desire. This office, with expert conveyancers and ready access to records, safeguards the interests of purchasers and mortgagees by acting as direct agent and maintaining complete title records.
Crandall Traded to Oakland from St. Louis Browns
Otis Crandall, veteran National Leaguer and last season with the St. Louis Feds, has been turned over to the Oakland club by the St. Louis Browns.
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San Francisco
Otis Crandall
St. Louis Feds
Oakland
St. Louis Browns
Bodie Tops Coast League Batting Amid Strong Start
San Francisco June 6 Ping Bodie veteran outfielder leads Coast league batting with an average of .373. Teammate Bunny Brief and other ex-Chicago players trail him in the standings.
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San Francisco
Ping Bodie
Chicago White Sox
Bunny” Brief
Butte Beats Great Falls 6–5 in 10 Innings Exhibition
Butte defeated Great Falls in an exhibition game by 6 to 5 after ten innings. Chick dropped a pop fly in the bottom of the tenth to end the contest.
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Butte
Great Falls
Helena
Spokane field day planned by Nick Williams this season
Nick Williams plans a Spokane field day this season featuring standard stunts like sprinting throwing and betting with participation expected from local athletes and students.
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Spokane
Nick Williams
Pinkman Recalls Trip Before Lightweight Bout
Pinkman recalls a four day training period and a 12 round day before facing Les Crooks at 133 lbs. He describes meeting promoters and Seattle friends, noting a bad distance judge due to five months retired, and mentions Charlie Chaplin and other figures in attendance.
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Altho
Les Crooks
Eddie Shannon
San Francisco
Thuraeday
Seattle
Oscar LeBow
Earl Darlington
Bill Beauler
Charlies Chaplin
Fred Fishback
Charlie Murray
Harry Gribbens
Six year old swimming prodigy from Philadelphia Turngemeinde
Dorothy Krump, age six, 46 pounds, 3 feet 5 inches, is described as a rising swimming champion. Coach Noah Marks plans to pit her against peers in speed swimming and diving tests, noting her rapid 20 to 100 yard times and skill at 10 foot springboard dives and various plain and twisting maneuvers.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Krump
Harrahan to Box Conner at Elks Smoker Show
Joe Harrahan a local featherweight will fight Earl Conner a clever Tacoma lad at the Elks club smoker on Friday night. The card also has Harrahan facing Muff Bronson in Portland as a preliminary to the Gru man bout. Joe Bayley a former Canadian lightweight champ arrives to meet Paul Steele of Tacoma in the main event.
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Spokane
Leo Houck
Portland
Joe
Joe Harrahan
Earl Conner
Elks
Adams
Elks’ Club
Tacoma
Harrahan
Muff" Bronson
Ritchie Gruman
Joe Bayley
Paul Steele
McKelvey Leads Local Shooters in South Tournament
Portland hosts a Northwest shooting tournament with 138 of 150 by C E McKelvey of Seattle Gun Club as top local. Seattle’s L H Ried shoots 147 of 150 to lead the day. Portland’s P H O'Brien wins the first regular event with 142 of 160. Clark Griffith denies Walter Johnson sale and Gen Funston denies lunch with Villa.
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Portland
C. BE. MccKelvey
Seattle
Clark Griffith
Walter Johnson
Gen. Funston
Villa
Theatre Boys Wallop Seneca Ball Tossers
The Ma estic theatre tossers defeated Seneca 4 to 2 in a pitching duel between Macumber and Curtis. Three runs in the seventh inning sealed the win for the show lads.
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Theatre Boys Wallop Seneca
Maestic Theatre
Macumber
Curtis
Hot Battles in Trades Union League Games
Sunday matches in the Trades Union League produced mixed results with Icemen and Electrical Workers among winners. Teams involved include Milk Wagon Drivers Boilermakers Press Assistants and Team esters, with scores showing Electrical Workers 14 and Milk Wagon Drivers 11.
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Trades Union League
Icemen
Boilermakers
Electrical Workers
Elmer Maxwell Guides Maple Valley Win Over North Prairie
Elmer Maxwell struck out six as Maple Valley defeated North Prairie 21 to 10. The victory boosted Maple Valley’s standing after a strong Sunday pitching performance.
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Elmer Maxwell
Maple Valley
North Prairie
Masked Marvel Set To Redefine Back Stroke Racing
The Masked Marvel, trained by F Vance Veith of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, showed rare speed after switching to the back stroke. He first covered 150 yards in 2 minutes 14 seconds and has since won every race entered, though he competes anonymously until he reaches his self set goal.
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Marvel
F. Vance Veith
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Veith
Tacoma Game With Vancouver Postponed
The Tacoma versus Vancouver ball game was postponed as Tacoma failed to arrive from Montana in time for the scheduled melee.
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Tacoma
Vancouver
Montana
Rose Loses, Indians Beat Seattle 6 to 1 in Spokane
Bill Rose faltered early as Spokane Indians demolished Seattle 6 to 1 in the opener of a series. Five runs came in the first inning on a triple a double and a single. Williams Mensor and McGinnis drove in runs while Rose settled down after the early burst. Seattle scored in the seventh but could not rally.
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Shaw
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Steee
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O Browning
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Evans
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Bones
Scott
Bush
Final Tennis Matches Scheduled for Today
The finals of the men's singles are to be played in the Seattle Athletic Club tennis tournament this evening with Maitz facing Griffin and Stusser meeting Moore in the doubles final.
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Seattle Athletic Club
Maitz
Griffin
Stusser
Moore
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