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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
7
Harry Cheek, the Vancouver Beaver catcher, is praised as the hardest working backstop in the league. He backs up first and third on every play and chases down balls at the plate, never wearing shin guards to avoid hindering his speed.
The article notes Pete Schneider’s pitching prowess elevating the Giants and hints he could reach the majors next season. It also reports Tacoma plans to lure Maurice McLoughlin and Thomas Bundy to the Northwest championships, with Washington state and California players shaping a strong summer tennis schedule.
Joe Bayley, former Canadian lightweight champion, agrees to a 10 round bout with Mexican Joe Azevedo in San Francisco on May 29. Bayley, noted as a top local battler, previously lost the Canadian title to Frenchie Valse and drew with him in their rematch. He recently fought Willie Hoppe in San Francisco, earning praise for his effort.
Results yesterday show Seattle defeated Victoria 5 to 2 while Portland beat Vancouver 3 to 2 and Tacoma routed Spokane 14 to 4. The piece highlights federal coverage and local sports scores in a compact report.
Willie Ritchie and his brother Henry Steffen will leave San Francisco for Glenwood Springs Colorado Saturday morning. After several days at the resort he will proceed to Milwaukee where he has agreed to meet Charlie White of Chicago in a 10 round bout later this month.
Washington pitcher Joe Boehling and teammate Johnson boost the Senators as a pennant threat. Boehling’s success is linked to manager Clark Griffith's shadow ball technique, which casts a shadow at release to confuse batters as the pitch leaves the fingers.
A Seattle Athletic Club squad returned home with six Pacific Northwest Amateur championships from the PNAA boxing and wrestling meet in Vancouver, B C. Boxing champions include Tommy Phelps 108 Earl Biard 115 and Ed Pinkman 125 while wrestlers Oliver Runchey claimed 125 and 136 and Cland Fortner 145.
New York May 7 Bod Edgren refuses to take seriously Frank Chance's warning of war with Mexico wrecking the Federal league. He says predictions of its demise are amusing and that within a year organized baseball will remain intact with the Federal league amalgamated into the others. There will be no more baseball war.
Fight fans await tomorrow night’s 20 round bout at McCarey’s Vernon arena between Kid Kenneth of Taft and Tom McMahon of Pittsburg.
Ready for scrap in Daly City tomorrow night, Gil bert Gallant and Red Watson of Los Angeles, lightweights, rest today before their scheduled 20 round bout.
George Duddy Seattle third baseman badly hurt after leaping over a two foot fence into the Victoria bleachers. He faces a week to ten days out with Nig Perrine taking over at third. Pete Schneider to start for Seattle with Charley Swain back in left and Martini in right.
A collage of boxing purses and wrestling quips, with notes on McGraw using cinema for coaching, Murphys and Coffroth profits, a Penn crew drowning escape on a sand bar, Johnny Waltz versus Hurley, Lefty Flynn training, and college athletes chasing titles. Kilbane earnings, Johnsons in Ursinus rotation, and college baseball scorelines punctuate the mix.
L H Reid of Seattle captured the 16 yard target event for professionals as the state trap shooting tourney concluded yesterday in Wenatchee.
Auto men look to the coming races in Seattle July 18 and 19 hosted by the North Western Speedway Corporation.
San Francisco May 7 Harry Foley former Willie Ritchie trainer resumes boxing role taking over management of Joe Azevedo of Sacramento and Sailor Grande of Vallejo.
New York May 7 Pitcher Chief Johnson who jumped from Cincinnati to the Kansas City Feds has been expelled by the players fraternity. Ty Cobb is mentioned as a player with fast running and varied opinions. Yale athlete injured dancing the tango links football and tango in a playful jab.
Fragmented OCR yields scattered scores across leagues and cities. Reads like mixed results from multiple games including Philadelphia Boston New York Chicago Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh and coast area teams with partial figures and garbled letters.
University of Washington defeated Oregon 2 to 1 in the first game of a two game series played in Eugene.
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