Basketball Rivalries Hit Tacoma And Seattle Courts Tonight
Local basketball night features Tacoma Y M C A against Seattle Y M C A with old score unsettled. Lincoln High meets Whitworth Zephyra at Whitworth gym as Bellingham Bers return home after a four win, two loss trip. New Westminster prepares a Sound Cities tour with games against Seattle Tacoma Portland Everett and Victoria. Washington High meets Spokane High in a headlining matchup at the Y M C A amid long season training. Butch Helford returns for Washington High after missing three regulars in last Saturday's Lincoln clash.
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Tacoma Y. M. C. A
Tacoma Association
Tacoma
Lincoln High School
Whitworth College Zephyra
Whitworth
Zephyre
Bellingham Bers
New Westminster
Sound
Tacomas
Portland
Everett
Hellingham
Snohomish
Victoria
Washington
Spokane
Yom. C. A
Teleg
Washington Bight
Washington High School
Butch” Helford
Kelly Ketchell Matinee Draws Hungry Fight Fans
Chicago march 7 The neatness shown by Ketchell in stopping Sullivan in a brain versus brawn bout keeps Stanley Ketchell in position for a clash with Kelly He has a draw with Papke and the likely pairing with Ketchell to follow would please boxing fans as a top middleweight showdown from the era.
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Kelly-Ketchell
Chicago
Stanley Ketchell
Mike
Twin
Ballard High Baseball Cuts Under Gerd Decker Schedule
Ballard high school baseball, under manager Gerd C. Decker, announces a revised season plan with a Monday opener at Ballard ball park and a practice game versus the A Y P team. A March 13 return at Woodland Park is set, with games arranged against Spokane Lincoln Everett Olympia and Puyallup.
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Ballard High Schoo
Mondey
Ballard Ball Park
Woodland Park
Spokane
Lincoln
Everett
Olympia
Puyallapah
Ellensburg
North Yakima
Wenatchee
Dugdale’s Park
Ballard
Double murder then death by own action in Avon
John Lynch aged 30 or so fired a shot at his mother in law Mrs. Cath erine Dittman killing her then wounded his wife and shot himself ending his life in Avon Connecticut reports United Press.
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Catherine Dittman
Interscholastic Track Meet Dates Set in Walla Walla
The interscholastic track meet in Walla Walla is scheduled for April 30 and May 1. The update notes a challenge match between Harry Lombard of Chicago Naht weight and Louie Lene of Spokane for the 150 pound class at 2 o’clock, with details on other boxing and baseball items and upcoming events across Seattle and Portland.
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Walla Walla
Harry Lombard
Chicago
Louie Lene
Spokane
Nelson and Britt Fight Uneven Long Bout in Los Angeles
Friends of Nelson and Britt lament a drawn 18 round match in Los Angeles. The bout ended without a decision as California law prevented a winner after the tenth round, leaving Britt praised for cleverness while Nelson showed strength.
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Britt
Los Angeles
Pritt
Neilson
California
Spokane wrestlers retire and baseball schedule forms
The article notes that Homer Tilley, a Spokane wrestler, retires after disputes with the 8 A A C and that Ralph Frary will officiate as umpire this season. It also reports Denny Shay’s trade to Oakland, a Langford Jeanette draw in Benton, and a Washington high baseball schedule including an April 16 game against Spokane High School and an East of the mountains trip plan.
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Homer Tilley
Spokane
Inter Association
Beret
Financial Leaels
Tiliey
Washington High School
Moscow
Pullman
Park
Park Board
Washington High
Spokane High School
Charles Mullen
50 Yard Amateur Records Under A A U
Records accepted by the American Athletic Union for 1908 list 50 yard marks with dates and holders including W D Eaton 52 6 seconds on May 9 1891 W Rice 525 seconds on Feb 20 1904 and L H Cary 52 5 seconds on Mar 17 1906.
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W. D. Eaton
Rice
L. H. Cary
Record 515 second 50 yard dash by En Sue in Honolulu
In Honolulu at a Chinese field day celebrating the Chinese New Year En Sue set a remarkable 50 yard dash record of 515 seconds. Competing against about 20 men in heats, the final heat saw En Sue finish ahead of John Lo who placed second. Timekeepers J W W Brewster Kuwin Fernandes and J H Clarke confirmed the time. En Sue is regarded as the islands’ best sprinter.
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United Press
Honolulu
P. H
En Sue
Ko Sue
J. W. W. Brewster
Kuwin Fernandes
J. H. Clarke
Islands
John Lo
Amateur Field Day Attracts Chinese Patronage
The event featured strictly amateur contests with wreaths for trophies. En Soe, praised as an all around athlete, is touted as the top third baseman and fast runner among Hawaiian players. He hails from St Louis College’s baseball team that visited Japan last October.
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En Soe
Hawaiian Islands
St Louie
Japan
Byrne draws deposit for match with Johnson in London
London dispatch reports Tommy Byrne has drawn down the posted deposit for a scheduled bout with Jack Johnson, the Negro pugilist. White Sox teams lost in California, 6-3 to Los Angeles and 5-2 to San Francisco. Dr Ormond Leach set two records with a 6 horsepower car at 100 miles in 1 hour 12 minutes and Cedrino the Italian improved by covering a mile in 356 seconds. Varsity rowers endured a ten mile workout on Lake Washington under Coach Connibear. Pierce County plans Hungarian partridge import to transplant in the sound county.
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Cedrino
Lake Washington
Connibear
Pearson May Take Up Track Return with Spokane Club
Joe Pearson, celebrated UW athlete, plans a comeback on the track and is expected to run for the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club next season. He previously starred as a sprinter and quarter miler, clocking 10 flat for 100 yards and 29 seconds for 220, with notable 60.1 for 440 in a California meet and a 201.5 quarter in Vancouver. Many historians still regard his career as among the school’s finest and some believe he could someday challenge the world record.
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University of Washington Athletics
Spokane
Spokane Amateur Athletic Club
Pearson
California
Vancouver
Williams
Quarterender
Oregon
League Directors Plan Schedule Scramble Amid Holiday Conflicts
League directors meet this week to set the season schedule as cities push for holiday games. Seattle likely gets most holiday dates due to gate receipts. Butte may open in Spokane, with Vancouver or Aberdeen starting in Seattle as Oakland and other teams shuffle players and venues.
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Seattle
Butte
Spokane
Lewiston
Idaho
Vancouver
Aberdeen
Phil Deller
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