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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
10
In a tense league race Tacoma hosts Seattle while the Indians narrow the gap with a late surge. Beavers, Giants and Beavers pitching rotation shift as injuries and recoveries ripple through the lineup.
The Oregon Aggies with Dr E J and Everett May assistants depart for their annual training camp at Nye Beach Oregon.
Frenchy Vaise, Renton lightweight, prepares for a main event with Ed Pinkman at the Elks smoker. Vaise held the Canadian title, faced condition ups and downs, and resumed serious training. Pinkman is hailed as a powerful youth with a sharp wallop, while Neff and Anderson meet in a separate main event. Other bouts include Jack Douglass versus Leo Houck at 122 pounds and Theis versus Davidson, with a fifth bout being arranged.
Spokane report details a baseball tilt where Tacoma won 2 to 2 after Noyes allowed the winning run on a wild pitch. The text includes garbled lines but centers on the pivotal late mistake and the final score.
William Grimm, a top all around athlete from Centralia and brother of Warren and Huber, may enroll at the University of Washington under coach Gilmour Dobie this fall. Elmer Noble and John Markham also plan to return, with Markham not attending college last year.
Fred Clarke resigned as manager of the Pittsburg National League club to take effect at season’s end. He sought to retire after aiming to win a pennant, citing business in Kansas City. The pennant races remain unsettled as bookmakers in New York close to baseball bets.
George R. Holmes reports on baseball pennant fever as clubs in Washington New York Detroit Chicago push spending. Key moves by Comiskey Navin Lancin and Rickey spark a debate over player sales after June 2 and the need for reform to preserve public trust in the game.
Giants begin rebuilding as catcher Jim Wendell is groomed to replace Chief Meyers a top slugger and star catcher. Manager McGraw has kept Wendell on the bench to study his style and now uses him as an alternate with Red Doom.
Aberdeen high school enters the season with many returning players and a tough schedule. The hardest game is against the University of Washington champions in Seattle late September, with additional games set against Portland high schools Columbia University Vancouver and Australian teams.
Lightning struck a telegraph pole in upper New York City turning it into a fountain. Investigation found the blast ruptured a water main beneath the pavement and the tubular pole offered the only escape path for the leaking water.
Baseball results across American and National leagues show scattered scores. Philadelphia bested Washington 1 to 0 while Chicago lost heavily. New York and Brooklyn also posted tallies with mixed outcomes. Cleveland dominated by winning 7 to 1 in the American Association as Milwaukee and Minneapolis prevailed.
Oregon Aggies face vacancies after Art Lutz exit with Anderson and Dewey at center Moore and Smyth on line and King Huntley on ends. Smyth possibly to fill one spot in later games.
At Forest Hills New York on September 9 William M Johnston and Clarence Griffin won the national doubles title from Maurice E McLoughlin and Thomas Bandy in a dramatic five set final. Johnston and Griffin upset the veterans by forcing them from their best style of play. McLoughlin stood out as the individual star of the meet.
The Oregon Aggies will rely on Doc Stewart to rebuild after losing key players. Ed Alsworth, Weller, Selph, Brooks, Dutton, and MacLean headline a group capable of stepping into backfield and line roles. Bissett, Darkhouse Newman, Cole, Dad King, and Frank Miller are among others expected to bolster the squad.
The Detroit Tigers lead the league in runs, hits, and steals this season, led by strong hitting but hampered by weak pitching. Boston Red Sox stay ahead in victories due to superior pitching, while Chicago White Sox and other clubs trail in scoring. Cincinnati tops hits, St. Louis leads runs, Pittsburgh steals as Phils fall in hits and steals.
In a domestic vignette, Margie notes personal expenses reveal character and equality. She recalls sharing finances with Dick, admits she bears heavier household costs, and questions if love can satisfy beyond idealized romance. The entry ends with Margie pondering romance after marriage.
Connie Mack says in Wyckoff, Sheehan and Knowlson he will show the fans three of the greatest pitchers in the big leagues next season.
Detroit reporters predict Bill Carrigan will not return as manager of the Boston Red Sox for the upcoming season. Joe is not clarified in the text. The note signals uncertainty about Carrigan's managerial status.
Joe Bonds the Tacoma heavyweight surprises crowds in Australia where promoter Jack Kearns plans a Moran matchup. Snowy Baker considers bringing Frank Moran to meet Bonds as Bonds eyes another bout with Harold Hardwick soon.
The quotation questions whether one is cured and perfectly satisfied without certain things or people. It protests the drive to settle into a “sane and sensible” life and hints at ongoing inner conflict to be continued tomorrow.
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