Kilbane Dominates Featherweight Scene and Boxing Talks
Kilbane, the featherweight champion from Ohio, stands alone and has defeated Freddie Welsh in a 10 round no-decision bout. Campi calls Kilbane a weight freak who can shed or add pounds at will, while New York observers question Welsh’s challenge. The Seattle Athletic Club plans a move to the Arctic Club building and aims to boost membership. Far Western Amateur boxing titles return to Seattle with wide national participation under the AUA. Daniel Dugdale discusses a proposed city league and its impact on attendance and player development.
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Ment
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny
Freddie Welsh
Kilbane
Welsh
Campi
Caruso
Dan Salt
Seattle Athletic Club
Arctic Club
Fourth
Cherry
A C
Seattle
Pacific
San Francisco
Our Athletic Union of America
Daniel Edward Dugdale
Dug
Gilroy Wins City Billiards Clash At Brown & Hulen
Johnny Gilroy defeated Walker Johnston 45 to something last night in three cushion billiards at the Brown and Hulen parlors securing the city title.
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Walker Johnston
Brown & Hulen
Johnny Gilroy
Clash
Northwestern League Sets May 15 Player Limit
The Northwestern Baseball league requires each club to trim to a 14 man roster by May 16, twenty days after the season's first game. No overall roster cap exists before May 15, and sixty managers will hold tryouts for promising players from training periods.
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Northwestern Baseball League
Stora
ELEVENTH STRAIGHT CHALLENGE IN NERVOUS BASEBALL REPORT
A sports condensed card notes Great Falls and Butte results with Peterson Stevens Gardner and Byler in matches at Tacoma and Vancouver. American League standings summary lists teams and partial records, including New York Cleveland Detroit Washington Philadelphia with Wednesday games at Detroit Washington St Louis and Chicago events.
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Tacoma
Great Falls
Peterson
Stevens
Gardner
Byler
Senateracocces
New York
St. Lowie
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
Klepter
Coombe
O'Neill
Ehmke
Spencer
Jones
Morton
Lambeth
Gould
Billings
Boston
Dumont
Henry
Shore
Agnew
Shaw
Arnamith
Mays
Thomas
St Louie
Chicago
Groom
Hamilton
Beverord
Willams
Cicotte
Midhalk
Kissel Kar Conern Lands J Converse
J Converse, once a hustling salesman for Ridshaw Motor Car Co local distributors of Metz, has joined Kissel Kar Co and is now selling that popular car to his friends.
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J. Converge
Lridshaw Motor Car Co
Metz
Kissel Kar Co
Conservation guidance on preserving jars and cans
The U S department of agriculture warns against using jars for packing products that can be preserved by other methods. It urges saving all bottles for fruit juice preservation and asks housewives to dry and evaporate products such as apples pumpkins and squash.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
George R Martin to Speak on Bonds at King County Club
George R Martin will address foreign government bonds and the Liberty Loan of the United States at the King County Democratic club Saturday noon in Good Fals Center. Former Seattle Bar Association president Livingston E M Stedman will discuss the Red Cross.
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George R. Martin
Liberty Loan
United States
King County Democratic Club
Good Fals Cenfeteria
Seattle Bar Association
Livingstonem. Stedman
Red Cross
Super Pitching Seen As 1917 Benchmark In Baseball
The 1917 season is hailed as a landmark for pitching with records already tied or broken. Fred Toney and Jim Vaughn combined for 10 hitless innings in a single game, and teams have produced multiple one to three hit games despite cold weather. warmer conditions are expected to heighten the pitching feats and may prompt rules committees to act after the season.
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Fred Toney
Cincinnati
MeIntire
Brooklyn
Hooks
Wiltse
New York
Toney
Jim Vaughn
Alemly
Ortega May Box Gibbons In Portland Exhibition
Eddie Kane manager of Mike and Tom Gibbons travels from Portland to arrange a match with Battling Ortega in Oakland. The Gibbons brothers likely will not fight in San Francisco as exhibitions fail to draw and a real bout would be unlikely.
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Portland
Eddie Kane
Mike
Tom Gibbons
San Francisco
Elks’ Lodge
Kane
Mike Gibbons
Battling Ortega
Oakland
Dulmage Motor Co Prize Race Heats Up
Sid Hamill leads a tight contest among Dulmage Motor Co salesmen for the top Chevrolet seller prize. He claims the $60 suit is won, but the trousers remain disputed as George Keith, sales manager, notes growing competition and rising results.
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Dul Mage Motor Co
Sid Hamill
George Keith
Gavvy Cravath Returns to Power With Early Home Runs
New York May 10 Gavvy Cravath, once a star for the Phillies, returns to form this season with multiple home runs in early games. After a lean period and bench time, Cravath reclaims right field and drives a powerful start, belting three homers in two weeks and proving critics wrong about his slipping form.
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New York
Gavvy Cravath
Phillies
Ferent Cravath
Gavvy
Claude Cooper
Cravath
Gavry Cravath
Sister at Head of Batting List
In a shift for the American league batting lead, George Sisler tops with a .405 average while Stuffy McInnis rises to join the leaders and Tris Speaker drops out after a 0-for-8 day. The Athletics’ first baseman McInnis has string of at least one hit in 17 straight games as the season opens.
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H. C. Hamilton United Proag
New York
Tris Speaker
McInnis
George Sisler
Tris
Sister
MeInnis
Swat
Athletics
Connie Mack
MecInnia
Sisler
MelInnis
Speaker
Pitchers Needed After Slugfest As Tacoma Notes Fly
After yesterday's game the manager complains of a slugfest and calls for pitchers. Eugene Blake arrives as a right hander from Salt Lake to bolster the staff. Rollie Zeider leads the Cubs with four hits as no-hit Bob Groom gives up 11. Eddie Klein starts wild, but settles. Great Fails allows one hit, while Ehmke wins in Cleveland. Solomon injuries and positional shifts thin the squad. Spokane and Tacoma both need arms.
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Eugene Blake
Salt Lake
Rollie Zeider
Bunion
Cubs
Jack Coombs
Bob Groom
White Sox
Fielder Jones
Bob McAllister Defeats Battler Levinsky in New York
New York May 10 Bob McAllister Coast heavyweight defeated Battling Levinsky in ten rounds last night securing a win in a key bout. McAllister dominated the championship clash with steady offense and solid defense throughout. Levinsky pressed early but could not match the champions power.
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New York
Bob McAllister
Battligy Levinsky
Illinois moves to legalize ten round boxing bouts
Springfield May 10 The boxing bill legalizing ten round no decision bouts moved to the senate after passing the house by 85 votes. The bill creates a three member commission appointed by the governor to license boxers and the clubs where fights occur.
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Springfield
Senate
House
Diving Champions to Meet in Portland
Plans for the Amateur Athletic Union national indoor meet in Portland on May 19 are announced. Aileen Allen of Los Angeles, last year’s women's national diving champion, will defend her title against Connie Meyer of Portland, as notified to trainer Jack Cody.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Portland
Aileen Allen
Los Angeles
Connie Meyer
Jack Cody
Detroit Player Joins Butte Miners For Monday Opener
Joe McGinnity, the Butte manager, has secured Murray from the Detroit Americans as a first baseman. Murray will start when the Miners open at home Monday against Gianta.
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Joe McGinnity
Butte
Murray
Detroit Americans
Gianta
Ortega and Barrieau Fight Draw in South Oakland
In Oakland last night Battling Ortega and Frank Barrieau fought four rounds to a draw with Barrieau ahead in the first two rounds.
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Ortega
Barrieau
Oakland
Battling Ortega
Frank Barrieau
Ad Santel Matched for Wrestling Mix
Ad Santel a local wrestler will meet Martin Plentina here Tuesday night in San Francisco. Plentina claims victories over Strangler Lewis and Jack Taylor, creating a high stake matchup for the event at the city arena.
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San Francisco
Ad Santel
Martin Plentina
Strangler Lewis
Jack Taylor
Ingle to face Wells in arena bout Friday night
Cincinnati welterweight Dick Welle will oppose George Ingle tomorrow at Arena replacing Ray Campbell who withdrew with blood poisoning in his right arm. Campbell’s physician forbade the match and his arm is too weak to compete.
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Dick Welle
Cincinnati
George Ingle
Ray Campbell
Campbell
Ana
H. 8. Hill
Arena
Dreamland
United States and South America Trade Cooperation Promoted
In New Orleans on May 10 committees of the Trade Bureau of the New Orleans Association of Commerce organize a Latin American effort to promote friendly relations between New Orleans merchants and those of South America.
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New Orleans
U States
A Trade Bureau
New Orlean Association of Commerce
South America
Advertisement fragment urges watch repair at Haynes
A damaged ad fragment urges readers to value their watch and have Haynes repair it. It mentions Liberty Theatre and the ad style mirrors early 20th century classifieds.
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Haynes
Liberty Thee Theatre
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