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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1917
Page
10
Historic notes reveal Joseph and the Butte directors grappling with a winless stretch and player recruitment chaos. Clift McCarl's lingering report issues hindered a first baseman addition as McGinnity intervenes to secure McCayl’s commitment. Willie Ritchie seeks U S Flying Corps commission amid boxing career setbacks. Northwestern league teams gain another week before the 15 man limit forces adjustments.
Tonight at the Arena the Canadian club hosts a smoker for the Red Cross. Charles Hulen and Chet Mclintyre sign for a bloody ring bout while Eddie Campi Clarence Amundsen Chet Ashe Irving Gleason and Frank Pantley also appear. Receipts go to Seattle families with men in the Canadian contingent in France.
The bout results push Pete Herman toward the bantamweight crown as he defeats Kid Williams in New Orleans over 20 rounds while Johnny Ertle had won the title from Williams on a foul. The circuit may add Seattle pitchers from multiple leagues as the season opens.
Seattle fans face the possibility that Pat Eastley may retire from baseball. Eastley, a veteran pitcher for the Seattle club, has a sore arm and has started only one game this season. Manager Laard says his return to the mound is uncertain, and a retirement would remove one of the circuit’s most popular and trusted hurlers. Prior to Seattle he played for Portland and Salt Lake in the Coast league, and for Portland in Northwestern ball.
SALT LAKE May 15 Nelson H Norgren football coach at the University of Utah for the past three years will resign at the end of the present term They announced engagement to Miss Katherine Hoag of Ogden They plan to marry in June and he will enter business in Ogden.
Seattle middleweight Val Sontag defeated Augie Ratner in a 10 round newspaper verdict in Brooklyn. Sontag reported a broken rib over his heart in round three but refused to stop fighting.
Francis Ouimet has accepted an invitation to compete as an amateur at the championship tournament to be held at the Midlothian Country Club in July under the direction of the Western Golf Association. The Western Association affirms Ouimet's amateur status.
Ben Hunt pitched eight innings of near perfect ball for the Giants but two late hits broke through as Seattle fell 4 to 0 to Butte in the series opener. Eugene Blake also spun a solid effort for Butte while Seattle failed to muster offense.
On Sunday at Adams field Bal lard the Shawns lost 9 to 4 to the Times Ducks in a poorly played game. Barto of the jewelers drew weak support in the early innings as the Ducks plated six runs. Blakey led the Shawns at the plate with two doubles while the Shawnes opened with three runs in the first and second but could not push another across. Hinchy pitched for the Hibernians as Belmont Dye Works managed five hits and five tallies.
Post Office 7, O. B. Williams 3. Firemen 14, Crane Co. 1. Teams postponed their crash. Mikados lost 7–0 at Au burn. George Engle faced Turley for the Japanese. Frank Guigni joined the Duthie Shipbuilders league. Rainier Valley Stars 6 fell to Asahi 8. Kondo was the winning pitcher. Eagles lost 3–1 to Rainier Beach. Cheasty led 15-13-2, Majestica 6-4-4. Attleson and others noted. Dry Sox 11 tallies. Gately outfit 4.
Johnny Coulon, bantamweight contender, was stopped after two and a half rounds by Pete Herman, the champion, in Racine Wisconsin. The referee halted the bout after a knockdown and Coulon could not continue. Herman weighed 118 and Coulon 109 pounds.
Advertisement offers guaranteed dental work for 15 years with morning impressions and same day tooth restoration. Free examination and advice provided.
At Spokane on February 8 3 the Spokane team faced Tacoma 1 3 2 as Schorr Bonner and Stevena led the scoring effort in a tightly contested matchup.
Rain halted the Vancouver versus Great Falls matchup in the B C metropolis yesterday. Players waited as weather washed out planned action and officials postponed the game.
Seattle Bill James former pitching marvel of the Boston Braves underwent an operation to remove a growth in his arm. The procedure aimed to save the arm as a pitching asset. his 1914 season helped the Braves win the National League and World Series, but arm strain ended his promising career.
New York May 15 United Press staff correspondent H C Hamilton reports Miller Huggins believes a team of young players can do wonders if united and if pitchers stay healthy. He praises the Cardinals staying in the National League's top division and vows the staff will fight for every game despite the Giants looming as a tough foe.
Bill Leard and Rube Gardner disrupted Ben Hunt in a featured no hit bid as Gardner drove a run to right field past first base. Joe McGinnity strengthens his club since opening day while Oscar and Rube Gardner top the league in hitting and fielding. The Cardinals overpowered the Giants 10 innings, Dodgers drop seventh straight, Cubs win seventh straight, Red Sox rally three in the ninth but fall short. Gardner catching them frequently at home plate.
Baseball results show team scores and player lineups across leagues. Games listed include Boston Philadelphia Chicago New York Brooklyn Detroit Detroit and Cleveland with pitchers and batters named for each matchup.
Johnny Gilroy and Charles Jordon vie for the billiard lead in the Brown and Hulen event as Gilroy edges William Southern 26 to 25 last night. Jordon remains close as today’s matches unfold in the city tournament.
The Oakland club exercises options on Eddie Mensor and Dan Murray and will pay Spokane for their services, indicating a player trade or loan arrangement under Coast League terms.
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