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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
3
Brooklyn on Oct 6 features a female reporter interviewing Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and star players. Robinson projects confidence about a world series win while detailing team strengths and season tightness in a candid practice setting.
Seattle buzzes over the world series with Tenley Raymond of the Tacoma Tigers promoting the event at Slater's shop on Pike Street. Interviews with Harry Cheek Van couver and Bill Rose Seattle pitcher tie Boston and Brooklyn bets to the Red Sox and Dodgers with managers issuing guidance and the squad stressing teamwork.
Reports from Tacoma say the University of Washington will line up against a fast South Tacoma Athletic Club squad. The team includes Whitworth stars and former Tacoma High grads. They have played several scrimmages with solid showings and recently tied a battleship squadron unit at Bremerton. The amateur club enjoys solid financial backing enabling a strong lineup. From early season two men have filled each position as the university plans to show improvement.
Oregon coaches shake positions for the October 21 clash with California at Berkeley. Captain Beckett moves to left tackle, Monteith shifts to left half, Huntington at quarterback, Mitchell and Tegart to guard, with a veteran eleven to face the Bears in a mass play, hard hitting style. Oregon also meets Willamette in a practice game tomorrow.
Skagit County reports say hunting is poor due to foxes escaping from a fox farm. High school football player Max Hauser notes hunters must stay out longer for few birds, with nests harmed and young birds scarce. Locals favor closing Skagit County to hunting for two to three years.
Missoula Oct 6 The University of Montana football squad is set to clash with South Dakota this Saturday. Montana last year held Syracuse to a 6 6 tie.
The 4 year old filly Embroidery captured the St Leger handicap in Louisville on October 5, earning $1,510 for the 2 1 2 mile race. In other action Jones' team won as the St Louis Brown defeated the Cards 4 to 3 in the city series game.
The White Sox capped the second game of the city series yesterday in Chicago with a 3 to 1 victory.
The passage explains that since 1903 the National and American league pennant winners meet in the World Series, a best of seven series supervised by the national commission. It details gate money distribution, official scorers, admission pricing and the split of proceeds among players, clubs, and the commission, plus the division of shares after the first four games. Stadium prices listed include $5 box seats, $3 grand stand, $2 pavilion, and $1 general admission.
Coach Gil Dobie of the University of Washington pushes the team hard after last Saturday's game focusing on forward passing. Ted Faulk and George Smith impress the coach as receivers while Ching Johnson works on cutting in and advancing upfield during nightly drills.
Broadway High gridiron squad favored to win against Ballard as they meet this afternoon at Dugdale Park.
Local lightweight Chet Neff vows to use all his ring tricks against Ad Wolgast in tonight’s Dreamland bout at Seventh and Union. The match also features Lee Johnson versus Lee Houck for the Pacific coast featherweight title, with Johnson seen as the main draw before Wolgast joined Neff.
New Nebraska football team, led by a new coach, enters the season joining prominent Western programs like Illinois and Purdue. In the East Harvard faces Tufts at Cambridge while Yale prepares to play Virginia, a rematch after last year’s setback for Yale against the Southerners.
Franklin high meets Queen Anne high in a Saturday football clash with both teams fielding veteran players and promising second-string peers. Past results show Franklin winning 7 0 two years ago while last year’s game ended in a tie at Dugdale's park.
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