New York Governer Whitman Quashes Darcy Bout Ambitions
Edward Hill notes Gov. Whitman bans Australian boxer Les Darcy from a New York bout branding him a slacker. The move upsets promoters in Milwaukee and Boston and chills Darcy's prospects in the U.S. future. Darcy's path to fights in San Francisco and beyond is clouded by the Whitman decree.
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Les Darcy
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York State
York
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Amer
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Boston
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Tex Rickard
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Rickard
Pinkman and Wyard Set for Friday Bout at Dreamland
Eddie Pinkman and Archie Wyard, local lightweights, square off in a four round fight Friday night at Dreamland. Frenchy Vaise and Ray Campbell, both booked as weitsers, also paired in a separate match on the card.
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Eddie Pinkman
Archie Wyard
Dreamland
Frenchy
Vaise
Ray Campbell
Weiters
Ed Walsh Aims to Manage in Bush Mini League
Chicago March 5 Ed Walsh says he will not pitch for the White Sox again and has permission to make a deal himself He intends to purchase a minor league club seeking a managerial post in the Bush organization.
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Chicago
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Dillon departs New York amid boxing feud heat
Jack Dillon plans to return to Indianapolis after a tense stay in New York. He fought Billy Miske and Al McCoy at Broadway Sporting Club but drew sharp taunts from New York press, souring his mood and prompting his manager Sam Murburger to explain no show in town.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Presse
New York
Jack Dillon
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Dillon
Wilson
Indianapolis
Sam Murburger
Jack
Jim Flynn Dillon
Gilmour Dobie to Coach Football at Detroit University
Gilmour Dobie former U of W coach will coach football at the University of Detroit next fall. He turned down Notre Dame offers choosing Detroit for business prospects and his track record of victories. Dobie also practices law and sought Jesuit campus alignment. The dog show here in the final days of the month is expected to have a record entry.
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University of Detroit
Michigan
Dobie
Notre Dame
Jesuit College
Detroit
Eddie Pinkman Breaks Hand In Early Round Fight
Eddie Pinkman reports a broken hand in the first round against Muff Bronson during the bout with Richie Mitchell. He is described as a championship timber. Police barred Les Darcy from vaudeville in Newark, improving the author’s view of the Newark police. A St. Louis girl slept for all days, reflecting a local humor about life in St. Louis during the season’s lull.
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Eddie Pinkman
Muff Bronson
Fred
Richie Mitchell
Eddie
Les Darcy
Newark
St. Louis
St. Januts
Wholesale Market Report for Vegetables and Fruits
Market data lists wholesale prices for artichokes beets carrots cauliflower celery cucumbers and other vegetables by crate per sack and per pound across regions including Washington Yakima Nebraska and Oregon. It also shows dairy prices for butter eggs and multiple cheese varieties including domestic wheels limburger Wisconsin triplets and Young America with storage terms noted.
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Eases Gable
Ib. We
Nebraska
Yakima
Voenow
Washington
Enbe
Oregon
Wisconsin
America
Ford Schupp Potential Spark for Giants Season
After a sensational pitching year, fans will watch Ford Schupp to see if 1916 marks a lasting career or a flash in the pan. Schupp allowed 90 runs per game in 140 innings across 15 games, a record rivaling Dutch Leonard’s early 1900s marks. McGraw plans to rely on youths, with Lew McCarty at catcher and Walter Holke anchoring the infield as veterans yield to the next generation.
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Ford Schupp
Giant Phenom
Schupp
Dutch Leonard
Leonard
McGraw
Rariden
Lew McCarty
Walter Holke
Althoit
Barnes Shatters High Mark at Green Lake Trap Shoot
L. S. Barnes top scores Sunday at Green Lake traps with 49 hits of 50. Despite bad weather a good crowd attended the shoot and witnessed the high score and close competition.
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Barnes
Mark
L. S. Barnes
Green Lake
Dug Won't Trade Charley Schmutz
President Dugdale rejects Vancouver offer to trade pitcher Russell to Seattle for Charley Schmutz. Both players are pitchers and the proposed exchange was not accepted.
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Dug
Charley Schmutz
Dugdale
Bob Brown
Vancouver
Russell
Seattle
Chehalis Triumphs in Southwest Basketball Championship
Chehalis high school won the Southwest Washington basketball championship defeating Hoquiam 30 to 22 on Saturday night in Chehalis.
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Chehalis
Southwest Washington
Hoquiam
Dugdale Signs Up Slugging Player Gardner Joins Seattle Giants
Rube Gardner, a powerful first baseman from the Oakland Coast league, has been purchased outright by D. E. Dugdale for the Seattle Giants. Gardner hits .300 and brings strong slugging to the roster.
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Dugdale
Rube” Gardner
D. E. Dugdale
Seattle Giante
Rube
Reuther and Douglass Lead Cubs Past Coast Leaguers
Dutch Reuther, ex Spokane pitcher, and Phil Douglass, ex Western N ib college star, pitched for the Chicago Cubs to a 7 to 1 win over the Los Angeles Coast leaguers Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Reuther
Spokane
Phil Douglass
Chicago Cub
Los Angeles
Seattle Lad Beats Taft In Exhibition For Cubs
Seattle boy Pete Standridge helped the Chicago Cubs win 6 to 3 over Taft California in an exhibition at Seattle. Standridge pitched the last three innings securing the victory for Chicago.
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Seattle Lad
Chicago Cubs
Pete Standridge
Seattle
Taft
Cal
Grossman High Gun at Harbor Island
Matt Grossman scored 49 of 50 to be high gun at Harbor Island traps on Sunday. Many shooters traveled to Tacoma for the opening of the gun club there.
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Grossman
Harbor Island
Matt Grossman
Tacoma
Harl Cooper Wins 100 Mile Geo. Washington Sweepstakes
In the Ascott event Harl Cooper captured first place covering 100 miles in one hour 27 minutes and 46 seconds. The Geo. Washington sweepstakes race drew local athletic interest as Cooper set a fast time.
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Los Angeles
Ascott
Harl Cooper
Brinker Leads U W Vancouver Ball Club Practice
Dode Brinker captain of the Vancouver club and coach of the University of Washington baseball team led his squad onto University field for the first spring turnout. He noted promising material among the players.
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Dode” Brinker
Vancouver
U. of W
University Field
World Series May Begin Here Three Days Early
Frank Patrick of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association seeks to start the world series sooner. He asks the NHL to allow Ottawa to meet the Canadiens in Seattle on March 16 instead of March 19. Ottawa is favored to win the NHA title and face Vancouver or Seattle for the Cup.
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Frank Patrick
Pacific Coast Hockey Association
National Hockey Association
Seattle
Ottawa
N.H. A
Canadiens
Vancouver
W S C Basketball Five Will Not Go To Chicago Meet
Washington State College basketball coach J F Bohler says the Pullman five cannot make the Chicago trip due to heavy expenses. He believes they could have a strong showing against Eastern and Middle Western quintets if they went. The team has 24 wins and 1 loss, losing only to the University of California on California’s floor.
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Reginald Glick
Lewis and Clark High School
Spokane
Washington State College
Glick
Bohler
Pullmar
J. F. Bohler
Washington State
Pullman
Chicago
University of California
Black Diamond Beats Cel tics 4 to 2 in Soccer Doubleheader
In yesterday’s Woodland Park doubleheader Black Diamond defeated Cel tics 4 to 2 while Skinner and Eddy won 2 to 0 against Woodland Park. Both games were played at Woodland Park and featured decisive wins.
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Celtics
Skinner
Eddy
Woodland Park
Bezdek Declines Arkansas Coaching Post
Hugo Bezdek former Chicago backfield star and Oregon coach, who led Oregon to a Pasadena victory over Penn, turned down a $3,000 per year contract to coach the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He previously coached Fayetteville before joining Oregon and later returned to Oregon in 1914.
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Hugo Bezdek
Chicago University
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
Pasadena
Cal
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Bezdek
Oregon
Vancouver trades McCarl for Stokke in First Base Swap
Spokane reports Vancouver sends Cliff McCarl to Butte in exchange for Bill Stokke. Both players are first basemen. McCarl has been out of play for a season.
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Vancouver
Cliff McCarl
Butte
Bill Stokke
McCarl
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