Coffroth Plans Big Boxing Battles Through 1914
Promoter James W. Coffroth, in San Francisco, forecasts a packed slate of title bouts through year end. He targets featherweight to heavyweight championships, staging April 3 clash with Clabby and Murray, April 17 lightweight title bout Ritchie vs Murphy, May Crab by Murray winner vs George Chip, June Sunny Jim Kilbane bid, July Gunboat Smith vs Jess Willard, with more contests to follow.
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Sliding pit headline marks new spring training wrinkle
Alexandria March 24 1920 The sliding pit in spring training is praised as a safer base running drill. It aims to reduce injuries while boosting stolen bases and tests players nerve and determination. Managers like McGraw Jennings Herzog see value in teaching safe slides.
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Fragmented OCR Summary of Local Notice
The readable parts show a damaged entry with numbers and letters lacking context. No clear people places organizations dates or actions are extractable.
Seattle Giants Preseason Notes and Lineup Hints
Seven players to form pitching staff with Heinie Holderman absent from today’s report. Owner Dug remains tight lipped on deal terms while Cadman’s past form threatens Joe Wally’s job. Togneri, Roy Brown duel for utility spot as Walter Mais emerges as top pitching recruit. Conley rookie may reshape outfield, while Tenley, Swain, and Gipe fill key batting roles with six new arrivals making the squad whole.
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Cadman
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Nig Perrine
Tenley
Swain
al Gipe
Wolgast Stacks Up Huge Fortune in Ring Career
Milwaukee report quotes Ad Wolgast predicting six more months of work to amass a large fortune and quit boxing to avoid becoming a punching bag. He lists earnings from 1912 and 1913 bouts in cities like Philadelphia Daly City Milwaukee Oakland and Cincinnati with totals near seventy thousand dollars.
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Daly City
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Joe Rivers
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Fond du Lac
Tommy Gary
Cincinnati
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Jack Lepper
Inla
Ritchie
Coast athletic bodies to compile official records
Three branches of the Amateur Athletic union on the Pacific coast will cooperate to compile an official set of Coast records. The Pacific Northwest association, the Pacific Athletic association, and the Southern Pacific Athletic association will work together to standardize event results and statistics.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest Association
Pacific Athletic Asociation
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Welsh Cross Bout Set for April 28 Weights Named
In Los Angeles on March 24, Leach Cross and Freddie Welsh weighed at 135 and 136 pounds respectively for their 20 round bout slated for April 28. Cross indicated 136 suits him best. Advert says best modern outside rooms 25 to 50 cents at Stewart House 66 West Stewart.
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Freddie Welsh
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Welsh
Cross
Stewart House
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National and State Tennis Tournaments Dates Issued
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced dates for national and state championships. The Washington state championship will be in Seattle starting August 10, and the Pacific Northwest tournament will be held in Tacoma beginning August 2.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
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Subscribed members urged to call for See America Flist
Members of the Seattle Commercial Club who have already subscribed for copies of See America Flist Magazine are requested to call for the same at the club.
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Flist Magazine
Charley White Domination of Azevedo Seals Chicago Victory
In Racine Wisconsin on March 24 Joe Azevedo failed to show championship form against Charley White of Chicago. Azevedo absorbed severe punishment as White delivered the decisive blows with his right hand out of commission. The bout drew under 1,000 spectators, about 750 of whom were Chicago fans.
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Wis
Middle West
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Charlie White
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Azevedo
Sacramento
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Goblin Rief Plans to Combat Trout Season Change
Game Warden Harry Rief outlines measures as trout fishing season opens later. The season shifts to May 1, with a closing date of January 1, 1915. Other fish seasons for bass perch pickerel pike crappie bullhead and sunfish begin now and end May 16.
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Nimrods
Maxwell Motor Co. to open Northwest factory branch in Seattle
Maxwell Motor Car Co plans a Northwest factory branch in Seattle after a coast tour by C F Redden, the companys general sales manager. The decision appears finalized following the tour and company discussions.
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Northwest
Maxwell Motor Car Co
Maxwell
C. F. Redden
Langford Stops Watkins in 1st Round Bout
New York March 24 Sam Langford fought Bill Watkins in a scheduled 10 round bout. Langford scored with a right hand early in the first round and Watkins was knocked out, remaining unconscious for about 15 minutes.
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Sam Langford
Boston
Bill Watkins
Memphis
Bill
Watkins
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