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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1915
Page
7
Philadelphia to Boston in the world series with Boston leading as champions. Eight Phillies left on base and repeated near misses show the need for clutch hitting while Red Sox display sharp fielding stronger batting and stout pitching led by Lewis Foster and Leonard.
New York October 13 Columbia University will organize athletic classes for the first time. Tracks, football, swimming, water polo, rowing, soccer, boxing, handball, baseball and lawn tennis will be taught with optional membership. Students taking lessons may join at least three classes and receive two percent credit on final grades.
The Phillies roster averages 26 years with Gavvy Cravath at 23 as the youngest and McQuillen 30 as the oldest. Other ages include Burns 28 Adama 24 Alexander 28 Demaree 29 and Niehoff 29.
A draft schedule for next season from promoters of automobile speedways across the United States lists nine cities. The plan includes New York May 13 and Sept 20, Indianapolis May 30 and Sept 15, Chicago June 17 and Oct 14, Des Moines June 28 and Sept 4, Minneapolis July 4, Sioux City July 4, Omaha July 16 and Oct 7, Tacoma Aug 5, Providence Sept 16, and Elgin road race Aug 18-19.
Baseball writer Berton Braley voices weariness with the World Series games of the time. He notes the Phillies and Red Sox rely on steady hits rather than daring stunts. Braley longs for dramatic shifts and bold plays to excite the crowd and end the tame, safety-first style.
The Seattle Athletic Club opened its boxing season with nine events on Tuesday night. Lloyd Madden defeated Earl Baird at 125 pounds in a surprise result, amid a fierce bout lasting into the fourth round. Val Sontag defeated Bill Pierce in four rounds, Benaon over Whalen at 108 pounds, Jack Shapiro over Horn at 108, McIntosh over Abrams at 135, Seger over Stone at 175, Amundsen over Moore at 115, and Tom Wyard over Charley Landis at 135. Chet McIntyre runs a strong Blue Diamond squad and Charley Hulen refereed the main event slate.
Professional ice hockey debuts in Seattle at a new Fifth Avenue rink on December 7 with Victoria visiting. Four teams Portland Vancouver Seattle Victoria share the league. Frank Patrick again heads Vancouver, Lester Patrick leads Victoria, Ed Savake runs Portland. Schedule lists games in December February across Beattie Vancouver Seattle Victoria.
Miss Ellen Stone, famous for her 1902 Bulgarian ransom ordeal, will be speaker at the YMCA Sunday club mass meeting this Sunday at 3 o'clock. She will discuss the current Balkan situation and share inside details.
In a 1915 narrative, Mrs Waverly meets Miss Heathcott the nurse and prepares to visit Kitty Spencer, whose imminent death is kept private. The scene shifts to a nursery where Kitty’s baby lies, stirring compassion and conflicted emotions about Sonny and the dying woman’s fate.
Dutch Leonard asked manager Bill Carrigan for another start against the same opponent after defeating the Phillies on Monday. Carrigan prepared Foster and Shore, and the pitcher expected to work Wednesday if Tuesday's assignment doesn’t work.
Duffy Lewis leads the World Series with seven hits in 14 at bats for a .500 average. Foster, Lewis, Speaker and Hoblitzer sit at .323 or better, while Luderus posts .367 with five hits in 14 at bats. Bancroft bats .231. The Red Sox club average is .260 and the Phillies hit .156.
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