Bill Leard Named New Seattle Giants Skipper
Edward Hill reports Bill Leard, former Tacoma Tigers second baseman, selected to manage the Seattle Giants for the 1917 season. Leard, popular with fans, led infielders in the Coast League and earned praise for his managerial potential despite ties to Tacoma. Also notes Willie Meehan’s plans and other boxing and entertainment notes.
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Bill Leard
Seattle Giants
Edward Hill
Illiam Leard
Tacoma Tigers
Dugdale
Bill
Seattle
William
Wise
Leard
Tacoma
Giants
Russ Hall
National League First Game Results and Lineups
Brooklyn 14 at New York 1 as Cheney Dell Malls Miller. Benton McCarty. Dermiktyeeeenee 2 10 2 at Pittsburgh 3 9 3 Steele Watson Gonzales. Brooklyn 2 10 6 at New York 1 g 1 oo a 3 11 0 at Pittsburgh 6 10 1 Jacobs Kantlehner Schmidt. Marquard Meyers Benton Rariden Ames Lotz Gonzales Harmon Fisher. Second game none played.
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Brooklyn
New York
Cheney
Dell
Malls
Miller
Benton
McCarty
Dermicktyeeeenee
Pittsburg
Steele, Watson and
Gonzales
Pitioburg
Ccses
Jacobs
Kantlehner
Schmidt
Marquard
Meyers
Rariden Ames
Lotz
Harmon
Fisher
Baseball Box Scores From An Early American League Card
Partial line score recap shows Cleveland 3 11 1 at Chicago 4 10 1 with Boehling ONeill Russell Schalk listed. Also mentions Philadelphia Leonard Thomas Sheehan Pienich and Saint Louis at Detroit in ten innings Wellman Hardy Covaleskie Dubue Stanage with New York at Washington postponed by rain.
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Cleveland
Cricago Wescecses
Boehling
O'Neill
Russell
Schalk
Crucial Series Looms as Phillies Braves Open Doubleheader
Major league action resumes with the Phillies and Braves in a doubleheader amid tense pennant battles. Detroit Tigers and St Louis Browns renew their feud in the American League while the Red Sox face Connie Mack's Athletics. The Giants split a twin bill with Brooklyn as standings tighten with Philadelphia two behind the Dodgers and Atlanta a game back.
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New York
Pat Moran
Phillies
Braves
Tigers
Browns
Red Sox
Connie Mack
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Detroit
Ty Cobbs
Fielcher Jones
Hill Carrigan
Athletica
Bill
O'Loughlin
White Sox
Cleveland
Boston Braves Pitcher Nehf Ill in Hospital Fear Typhoid
Arthur Nehf, young pitcher for the Boston Braves, is hospitalized with suspected typhoid fever. He has been ill since the team returned home from the West, and the club physicians fear the illness may be serious.
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Boston
Arthur Nehf
Braves
Welsh Again Seeks Fight With Charley White Across Distances
Freddie Welsh's camp offers a 45 round or longer finish fight against Charley White with equal prize to Willie Ritchie's $26,000 loss. Pollok open to South America or Tijuana staging, baron Long proposed. White's manager Nate Lewis, stake holder Ed Smith hold $1000 remain, demands referee chosen from 12 names.
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Denver
Freddie Welsh
Charley White
Harry Pollok
Welsh
White
Baron” Long
Los Angeles
Tijuana
Nate Lewis
Ed Smith
Star Want Ad Reaches Over 60000 Homes Daily
A Star Want Ad runs in 60 000 plus homes every day, delivering classified opportunities across the community. The notice emphasizes broad circulation and constant visibility for with readers seeking jobs goods or services.
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Star Want
Tub Spencer's Resurgence in Baseball Perseverance
Once a renowned catcher in the major leagues Spencer faded due to illness and nightlife. He resurfaced in the Pacific Coast League, developed steadily, kept away from night life, and earned praise by catching solid games with Detroit and others, marking a notable comeback.
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Tub Spencer
Detroit
Harvard Football Squad Begins 1916 Fall Workouts
Harvard opened its 1916 fall workouts in Cambridge after losing stars Eddie Mahan and Don Wallace along with Ernie Soucy Don Watson Ken Parson Dick King and Ross Cowan to graduation. The squad took the field without those veterans as the season started.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eddie Mahan
Don Wallace
Ernie Soucy
Don Watson
Ken Parson
Dick King
Ross Cowan
Harvard
McLoughlin Signals Fight On Tennis Return
New York September 7 Maurice McLoughlin says he will not quit tennis after two failed bids to regain the crown. He stated last night that he would continue in the game despite the defeats.
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New York
Maurice McLoughlin
Kallio Bought by San Francisco Seals
Portland native Rudy Kallio who played for Great Falls in the Northwest League last season has been purchased by the San Francisco Seals. The sale was announced in Portland by Seals manager Harry Wolverton.
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Portland
Rudy” Kallio
Great Falls
San Francisco
Harry Wolverton
The
Seals
Porky Flynn On Hand for Battle
Porky Flynn of Boston arrived in St Paul from Chicago for his heavyweight bout with Fred Fulton. He will not forfeit his $50 guarantee to show up.
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Jess Willard
Jess
Hi Steen
United States
Baseball Players’ Union
Bill Vonovan
Porky Flynn
Paul
Boston
St. Paul
Chicago
Fred Fulton
Porky
Navy Yard Route Time Card Change Effective September 11
The navy yard route will implement a time card change starting Monday September 11. Employees are advised to adjust schedules and payroll accordingly.
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Navy Yard
Woman Alleges Pacific Coast League Monopoly Suit
Mrs Eather Jacobs sues the Pacific Coast League and clubs including Sacramento and Salt Lake alleging antitrust violation to monopolize baseball in California. She seeks triple damages of 21 500 and cites player contracts and blacklisting to restrain play outside the league. The suit follows the Sacramento club failure of 1914 and names league officers as defendants.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast League
Mra
Eather Jacobs
Federal District Court
Sacramento
Salt Lake
Misty Weather Delays National Amateur Golf Championship
Damp mist and chances of showers threatened the national amateur golf championship in Haverford Pennsylvania as Hobby Jones of Atlanta and Robert Gardner of Chicago played in the third round. Evans from Chicago moved toward a final against Gardner or Jones with a day’s schedule showing Guilford, Anderson, Cochran, Buxton and others in matchups. Pittsburg and the Pacific coast were eliminated yesterday.
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Haverford
Hobby Jones
Boy Wonder
Atlanta
Robert Gardner
Chicago
Evcals
Chick Evans
Gardner
Jones
Evans
John G. Anderson
New York
Jesse Guilford
Boston
Gardner White
Clarke Cochran
Baltimore
Cameron Buxton
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Pacific Coast
Welsh May Battle the Feather King Kilbane
Freddie Welsh the lightweight champion will fight Johnny Kilbane featherweight title holder. The bout is expected in New York where promoters are bidding for the event.
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Cleveland
Freddie Welsh
King
Johnny Kilbane
Tle Holder
New York
Yale Rehires Noted Coach Alongo Stage for Football
CHICAGO September 7 Yale will blend Western football methods with its own. It has called back A Alongo Stage a former Chicago university coach and a star pitcher and end on Old Eli's football squad.
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Chicago
Yale
A. Alongo
Chicago University
Eli
Local High Squads Gather for Football Season Work
Football coaches at local high schools began preparations for the coming season. At Broadway, Coach Henderson expects many returning lettermen. Franklin drew 35 recruits, while Coach Wells reported 63 players answered the call.
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Henderson
Broadway
Franklin
Wells
Bankrupt Ball Nine to Finish Season
Wichita Nebraska September 7 The Western league club will complete the season as owners abandon the franchise and the league assumes control for the remainder of the campaign.
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Wichita
Neb
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Jack Blackburn
Willie Meehan
Wille Meehan
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