Ridley and Vaise to box in Portland bouts
Seattle boxers Ridley and Vaise will travel to Portland for two bouts. Vaise faces Pete Mitchsie at 138 pounds and Ridley meets Toughey Wing at 118 pounds, both scheduled for 7 o clock. Bets favor Frankie Burns to beat Willie Hoppe in Dreamland clash.
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Vaise
Seattle
Portland
F. Burns
Hoppe
Edward Hill
Frenchie” Vaise
Renton
Pete Mitchsie
Rose City
Bud Ridley
Toughey Wing
You’ll Be Pinched for Old License Tags
Police warn drivers to display the new auto licenses now required by law. The new tags were due before the end of February and a price change for license classes takes effect on June 6.
Westerners Win in Big Basketball Mix
In Chicago on March 15 the Montana State College team defeated Waterloo YMCA 26 to 15. It marked the Westerners as the sole Western squad in the opening day of the national AAU basketball championships.
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Chicago
Montana State College
Waterloo, C
Max Carey Signs With Pittsburgers
President Barney Dreyfuss announced in Pittsburg that Max Scoops Carey has signed with the Pirates after accepting the original contract terms. The longtime outfielder was a holdout but agreed to join the team.
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Barney Dreyfuss
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Carey
Pirate
Dreyfuss
Colorado Moves to Ban Professional Boxing
In Denver on March 15 the state senate passed a bill prohibiting professional boxing and sent it to the lower house where it is expected to be defeated.
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Denver
Senate
Golf Season Opens at Druid Hills Club in Atlanta
The 1917 golf season starts with a big invitational meet at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta March 27 to 29. Nearly every prominent golfer in the country is expected to compete, signaling a strong start to the season.
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Druid Hilla
Atlanta
Russians Take Kermanshah Iran Amid Persian Front News
London March 16. Allies announce Russian forces captured the Persian city of Kermanshah this afternoon. The move sharpens the line against Turkish prestige as Allied actions unfold in the region.
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London
Kermanshah
Persia
Bohemian Wrestler Irsa Faces Joe Stecher Title Clash
Antone Irsa a 240 pound Bohemian wrestler meets Joe Stecher Tuesday evening in San Francisco Irsa questions Stechers claim to the world title Scissors hold cited as a point of contest in the bout against the reigning champion.
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San Francisco
Antone Irsa
Joe Stecher
Irsa
Stecher
Sam Crawford Thru as Regular Says Camp Report
Sam Crawford is thru as a regular, say camp report. In Mineral Wells Texas on March 15, White Sox instructor Sgt Smiley and club presidents offered him 200 dollars if the Sox win the 500 Ban Johnson prize as best military club in the circuit. Spokane Indians beat Santa Clara 3 to 2 in California. Hollings, Tobin and Joly formed the battery. In Hot Springs, Wilbert Robinson denied Wheat trade to Philadelphia then urged Wheat to discuss salary. In New Orleans Joe Wood, a 15000 gamble, will not be ready to pitch opening. His shoulder shows a kink. doctors work on him.
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Early Season Baseball Quips and Boxing Banter
A lively collection of current sports quips cites Benny Kauff drawing four balls on his first day, hints of wartime bravado, Indians buying wood, rookies named Cobbs and Walter Johnsons, a praise for Jack Lawrence the blocker, and mockery of boxing law repeal. It notes two new umpires in the N W league and a private Willie Hoppe exhibition seen by fifty fans.
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Benny Kauff
Think Darcy Plans to Accept Bout in Milwaukee Wis
Fight fans believe Lee Darcy plans to accept a match in Milwaukee as of March 15. The boxing commission received letters from Fred Gilmour and Darcy’s lawyer outlining Darcy’s side of the Whitman incident and stating no one is authorized to sign for Darcy. Gilmour asks whether the commission will follow the Whitman ruling if Darcy signs for a bout in Wisconsin.
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Hulen Loses Billiard Series Game to Chapman
Charley Hulen lost to Chapman 200 to 168 in the city balk line championship series. Chapman hung up the high average of the tourney. McCa meets Chapman tonight at Brown and Hulen's.
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Chapman
McCa
Brown & Hulen's
L H Reid Tops Harbor Island Midweek Trap Shoot
L H Reid, a professional, was high gun with 9 of 100 at Harbor Island traps yesterday. Hl Poston took second with 97 while Ht Follrich led amateurs with 96.
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Harbor Island
Hl. Poston
Ht Follrich
Canadiens Face Seattle in Title Series Return
The Canadiens travel from Montreal with ten players for a Western coast title bid against Seattle. The series, first played in 1913, has seen Ottawa Vancouver and Portland triumphs. Newsy La Londe, ruled off for roughness, may rejoin as Mickeyson and George Irvine referee the games.
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Hocky Les Canadiens
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Vancouver Millionaires
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Vancouver
Portland
Ed Savage
Lester Patrick
Victorians
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Wanderers
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George Irvine
Rickard Set to Challenge for Madison Square Boxing License
Tex Rickard, after a prior withdrawal, pursues the boxing privilege at Madison Square Garden. Grant Hugh Brown and Paris Singer figures loom over the price and terms as New York Life Insurance Co., insurers for the venue, seek tenant arrangements and funding. Rickard and partner Sam McCracken await developments as talks continue.
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Madison Square
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Paris Singer
Rickard
Sam McCracken
Tex
Brown
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