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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1916
Page
7
Former Australian Lightweight Champion Jack Read delivers a win over Art Fox in Vancouver in a six round bout. Read plans to return to Seattle next week and continues road work around Stanley while training with Art and Don Smith.
Yale coaches downplay Brown’s upset and express confidence in a full strength lineup for a bid to defeat Princeton and Harvard. Princeton’s Eddie Hart and Speedy Rush work to lift the Tigers while Harvard plans to counter Brown with a strong reserve effort, aiming for a Crimson victory.
Gil Dobie will push Washington players with stiff workouts to fix a repeated mis throw forward pass issue seen in the loss to the Oregon Aggies. Pipal's squad almost reached scoring on faulty Washington passes while Low of Oregon intercepted to reach Washington's eight yard line.
Seattle fans missed a rare display of speed as Halfback Tuffy Conn of the Oregon Aggies did not play due to Coast Conference freshmen eligibility rules. Conn, a Pasadena high school star, was celebrated for speed and shifting from line plunges to the ends, earning the nickname Tuffy from opposing teams.
Lincoln and Broadway clash for city championship on University field. In the same afternoon University freshmen meet Chehalis high on the same gridiron as a double header. Local fans anticipate a spirited showdown and a strong turnout.
Special for the nothache head ache stomach rupture chill sore throat yellow fever swelling pimples skin wounds abecens and nervous din orders have been treated successfully by Chinese Remedy Co. 121 Washington St. Phone Main 2254 Sing Lee.
In Chicago on November 14 the Canter club introduces a new ragtime dance called walking the ghost. It features no music and has no relation to payday, described as a novel street dance spread by dancers and enthusiasts.
H. S. Jeffery Mfg Co founder H. S. Jeffery retires from machinery business to focus on Radiax Combo Shine. He touts Radiax as a unique wood and metal polish with national advertising plans and hopes for a large Seattle plant and widespread home use.
Water polo fans may watch the season finale at Crystal pool tonight as the YMCA meets BAC in a close tangle. Lineups include Alien Saunders, Johnson Weinberg and Capps among the players in a season cut short by pool closure for winter.
A large crowd is expected for the annual Northern California grid clash at Berkeley with Washington facing California. Athletic officials anticipate about 20,000 in attendance and have already sold $12,000 worth of tickets, with orders pouring in daily. Coach Gilmour Doble and 20 Huskies players depart Wednesday.
Chicago, Nov 14. Forta to bring Joe Stecher here for a championship wrestling bout with Char ley Cutler were apparently successful today when Cutler's manager announced Stecher had agreed to meet Cutler the latter part of the month. Stecher defeated Cutler in Omaha July 4, 1915, and has not been in a hurry to go into a return match.
Pattling Levinsky will meet Carl Morris in a 15 round bout in Kansas City on Thursday. Morris seeks a decisive win to solidify his standing while Levinsky aims to surprise with his experience in the ring.
San Francisco report on Eddie Hanson also known as Eddie Hanlon a famed lightweight from the era of Young Corbett Abe Attell and Bat Nelson. The piece notes his present life running a prohibition era business and reflects on his boxing career including rivalries with Corbett and Graney and a draw with Corbett at Mechanics Pavilion in 1903.
Vancouver report says Eddie Oatman the Portland star may be grabbed by the soldiers’ team and cause a split between the Pacific Coast league and the National Association as war disrupts established hockey peace.
Chicago November 14 stockholders reelected Cubs directors ensuring Joe Tinker will likely remain as manager next season. Directors will meet to reappoint the president and officers to run the club for another year.
In New Orleans for November 14, the Farrell annual report shows 26 leagues under the National association, with 25 starting and 23 finishing. The office logged 2,107 telegrams and 1,822 sent, processed 4,728 players, 898 terms, 1,259 releases, and 324 optional agreements, totaling 331,350.77 dollars handled at Auburn, New York.
Boxer Travie Davis and George Ingle train at Natatorium gym under Chet McIntyre. Rivalry with Willie Hoppe title carrot motivates daily workouts at Austin & Salt gymnasium and on road. Harry Anderson, Lloyd Madden, Leo Houck, Muff Bronson also drill, with Pat Scott of the Seattle Athletic Club set to referee all bouts.
Joe Welling of Chicago will clash with Phil Bloom of New York in a scheduled boxing match in Chicago on November 30. The bout pairs two regional light heavyweights aiming for a decisive win.
Joe Bonds will meet Jim Flynn in Denver on Thursday for a 15 round boxing match. Flynn seeks revenge after their previous encounter in which Bonds earned a decisive victory.
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