Reds Step Up in National Race Giants Merely Human
York May 16 The Reds, with six straight wins, surge as serious challengers in the league race. The Giants, crushed by Pitts and Cincinnati, show they are fallible. George Fisher and Hod Eller shine, with Toney and Behneider on deck. The Giants have won once in four West games, falling behind.
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Reds
Buga
Pitts
Cincinnati
Giants
George Ih
Hod Eller
Christy Mathewson
Fred Toney
Behneider
Fear Dry Dockers May Quit League
Shipyard ball officials planned a Thursday meeting to discuss possible effects of a Skinner Eddy and Seattle Construction merger on the shipyard league. Fans fear Seattle Construction could be dropped, though the nine will start the season next Saturday. Pacific Engineering and Construction and The Forgers seek admission to maintain club numbers.
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Seattle Construction & Dry Dock
Shipyard Baseball League
Shipyard
Seattle Construction
Altho Tenley Raymond
Pacific Engineering and Construction Company
Forgers
Doubles Planned for Sunday in Regional Ball Schedule
Double headers will be played in Portland Spokane and Tacoma Sunday due to a week of bad weather. The Seattle Giants and Portland Huckaroos are three games back and may resort to diving suits to complete the series if the loss continues.
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Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle Giants
Portland Huckaroos
Seattle
Walter Mails to Stay With Ames Surging Shipyard Nine
Walter Maile a former Seattle Giant and Brooklyn player will perform with the Ames nine this summer. Uncle Sam exempted Mails from army service to continue his work at the yards as a mechanic. Mails expects backing from Marty Cheek former Vancouver catcher as Ames contends for the shipyard championship.
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Seattle Giant
Brooklyn
Ames
Uncle Sam
Mails
Yards
Marty Cheek
Vancouver
Big Bill James Draft Call Up From Oroville
Big Bill James of the Boston Braves has been ordered to undergo a physical examination by the local draft board on May 20 in Oroville Cal He may take the exam in the East and is expected to be called with a future draft contingent from Oroville
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Big Bill James
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Commission halts planned boxing bout in Northwest
The Portland boxing commission stopped the Farmer versus Go match on Wednesday with no stated reasons. Speculation centered on protecting Northwest champion status from an East Coast contender. Fans recalling Farmer's previous Tacoma bout suspected a surprise reaction was possible if the match had proceeded.
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Fred Fulton
Portland Boxing Commission
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Aceault and
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Plasterer
Farmer
Dillon
Tacoma
Hall May Set Surprise At Arena Boxing Card
Lonnie Austin believes Marty Farrell and Mikey King will thrill local fans at the Arena next Tuesday. Jack Hall of California plans a surprise bout against Al Sommers on the same program. Hud Ridley faces Frankie Murphy in a featured clash as Tidley plots a comeback with two other strong bouts to follow.
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Mickey King
Lonnie Austin
Jack Hall
California
al Sommers
Halli
Hud Ridley
Beattie
Frankie Murphy
Tidley
Austin
Stokke and Al Gipe Leave Vancouver Team
Gil Stokke and Al Gipe have left the Vancouver team, with Stokke heading for the shipyards. Gipe departed previously, and both men turned in their uniforms at Tacoma last Sunday. Stokke was regarded as one of the league’s best first basemen.
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al Gipe
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Stokke
Tacoma
Red Cross Bout by Willard and Fulton in Talks
Portland May 16 Fulton may fight Jess Willard for the heavyweight title in New York to benefit the Red Cross. Fulton’s manager Mike Collins said Fulton would jump at the chance, with Fulton advertised as world heavyweight champion and ready to fight Dempsey if Willard refuses.
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Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
New York
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Colina
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Seattle Sportsmen's Dinner Honors Rear Admiral Paysse
Rear Admiral Paysse served as toastmaster at the Seattle Sportsmen's Association annual dinner. More than 200 attendees gathered Wednesday night to hear remarks from the port warden A. A. Payee and other speakers.
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Seattle Sportsmen's Association
MARKET REPORT SHOWS PLENTIFUL STRAWBERRIES AND STABLE PRICES
Strawberries were plentiful Thursday with Florine selling at 3.25 and 23.50 per 20 cup tray. Prices for fresh vegetables remain unchanged and Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers for Vegetables and Print trace list various grains, fruits, and nuts with mixed figures. Robert P. Oldham will succeed KE Cox as vice chairman of Seattle's war savings societies committee.
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KE. B. Cox
Seattle
War Savings Societies Committee
Ship Teams to Play Today at Liberty Park
The Patterson McDonald and Tregoning nines meet at Liberty Park tonight if sun shines. Both clubs sit at .500. Next Sunday Meacham Fiabcock faces Elliott Bay. Pacific Construction meets Tregoning with Pacific Construction first.
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Liberty Park
Meacham & Fiabcock
Elliott Bay
Pacific Construction and Engineering Co
Tregoning’s
Pacific Construction
Roller Polo Opens in Seattle Arena on Fifth Avenue
Pete Mul doon leads Seattle roller polo dreams as the arena on Fifth avenue prepares to open Thursday night. The rink offers a spacious Moor space of 16 000 feet and anticipates a huge crowd for the debut.
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Seattle
Pete Muldoon
Fifth Ave
Jim Downing to Box Kravosky in Frisco Tonight
Jim Downing, praised by Fred Windsor as "another Jack Dempsey," faces Knockout Kravosky in San Francisco tomorrow night in a bout that draws local boxing interest.
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Jim Downing
Fred Windsor
Jack Dempsey
Kravosky
Metropolitan racing season opens at Jamaica track
New York May 16 The Metropolitan racing season begins today as Jamaica track launches a nine day program featuring top thoroughbreds and officials preparing for a busy spring and summer circuit.
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New York
Jamaica
Hester Assigned to World Series Duty with Aberdeen Club
This Aberdeen Black Cats veteran Herb Hester, a Great Falls pilot last year with a championship, receives orders to report to Camp Lewis and then travel overseas to coach in baseball for the big league teams.
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Camp Lewis
Hester
Hunt Says U Will Keep Up Football
University of Washington coach Claude Hunt asserts football will not be dropped and that spring training proceeds. He emphasizes athletics as essential and plans to field a team next fall regardless of whether last year’s players return.
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University of Washington
Claude Hunt
University
Bellingham Trapshooting Tour Dates Clash with Portland
The Bellingham trapshooting tournament remains scheduled for May 19 despite Oregon state shoot in Portland. Opening day in the Rose City features practice events, not targets, with gunners expected to entrain immediately after the day's events.
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