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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
6
The Aberdeen Black Cats nearly beat the Giants as a slippery field and errors by both teams led to a tie. Cy relieved Ingle early but pitching woes and late scoring kept the game unsettled. Giants won three straight from Aberdeen in the series.
Broadway High faces a tough test as three players are sidelined or ineligible. Dean is ineligible, Huon sprained, and Gus ill with mumps. If Marquis gains support the St lads can challenge Lincoln in a first place showdown. The West Seattle Franklin game earlier saw Broadway win.
Former amateur boxer Bob Harper joins the professional ranks and debuts this Wednesday at the Elks smoker. The card features Chet Jane and Billy Williams in an early bout, with Northwest lightweight George Ingle set to clash with Frankie Tucker in the main event.
United Press reports Tris Speaker, star outfielder of the Indians, favors a quiet approach to fame. Teammate Lee Fohl praises his all around play, temperament, and readiness to work. A West incident shows Speaker resisting publicity, preferring to do a day’s work in the field.
Major league baseball begins its wartime season amid earlier gloom from a supposed high official forecast. The four "tottering" clubs have rallied, and fans rush turnstiles as the season looks set to be lively and successful despite the war.
The University of Washington cancels all intercollegiate track contests for an indefinite period due to war related lack of athletes and finances. The Pacific Northwest meet with O A C remains tentatively planned but may be canceled.
With Skinner Eddy withdrawing the Shipbuilders league shrank to three clubs. The List division team of Camp Lewis joined, creating four teams. A game Saturday pits the 91st division team against Duthie nine at Liberty Park.
Brown of Chicago faces local heavyweight Kruvosky in a four round bout at San Francisco Maya. Brown is coming off a decision loss to Willie Meehan last week.
In St Paul tonight Jack Dempsey is favored to beat Hilly Miske, though records suggest Miske will win on points or at least draw. Dempsey’s knockout style contrasts with Miske’s preference for outpointing opponents, and Miske has faced stronger heavyweights overall.
Tacoma fell to Spokane as Downey broke a slow game with a bases loaded three bagger in the seventh inning. The win came yesterday in Tacoma, sealing Spokane's victory.
Brown's Heavers lost their first game of the season to the Buckroos here yesterday. Althe Vancouver had nine hits and Portland made four errors, Fisher's nine bested their opponents, scores to 3.
Interbay, leader of ita section all season, defeated Salm on Bay by 29 to 3 to win the championship yesterday.
A. G. Hooley of Plainfield New Jersey a wealthy railroad man and noted dog fancier collapsed and died during judging at the Golden Gate Kennel Club bench show in San Francisco on May 3.
Lincoln report says John Pezek defeated Yussiff Hunsane here last night earning two falls in a heavyweight wrestling match.
Richard Saxe Jones representing the Chamber of Commerce will attend a League to Enforce Peace convention in Philadelphia from May 16 to 18.
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