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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1917
Page
9
A garbled note from a public sports and comics column reflects confusion over a street scene outside a newsstand. The text mentions patrons, outside the building, and a protest or stand related to sports and news. No clear names or events could be determined.
Historic Seattle boxing scene gains momentum as Ed Fill invites readers to propose cards. Burdick reports Moy versus Rid night in Dreamland, plus Rowlands Mitchell and Arrouez headlines. Welsh pressuring Leonard rematch as title talk dominates.
Lee Fohl and Jack Barry emerge as strong leaders in the American League guiding their clubs with vigorous, inventive play. Fohl’s indomitable progress with Cleveland and Barry’s smart stewardship of his team spark early pennant talk, while Hugo Desek draws National League attention for shaping Pittsburgh’s pitching staff.
Jim Fier, ex White Sox pitcher, forfeits probable share in the world series spoils to enlist as a general or similar post. He heads to San Francisco to report at the officers’ reserve training camp.
Fifty trapshooters gathered Sunday at Green Lake for the North Washington Trapshooters league tourney. Frank Reihl, a professional, was a lead contender for the Interstate event with 86 targets. Bo Ruppe and M. Pisher tied for the Green Lake handicap with 48 targets.
Chicago dated report recounts a chaotic baseball game incident involving Jack Graney and the Cleveland Indians. The melee followed a disputed play in the tenth inning as Gen. Ban Johnson reviewed Owens's decision and the game’s result hung on the verdict.
An early notice from Chicago highlights a forthcoming major golf meet at the city courses. Details are limited due to OCR garble but the event is described as a large gathering with prominent players and significant competition anticipated.
Big Jim Thorpe the Carlisle Indian star who wowed Stockholm 1912 will captain the Canton professional eleven this fall after a career in baseball and a return from Sweden. The move places Thorpe at the helm of a team seeking strong play this season in Ohio.
Karl Cadock heavyweight wrestling champion and Charley Cutler of Chicago have been matched for the title with a side bet of $5,000. The contest is set in Chicago on an announced date. Cadock holds the reigning crown and Cutler seeks the championship in this high stakes bout.
Cornell and Michigan will stage their annual football clash in Ann Arbor on November 10. The game, postponed by wartime unrest, will be the season's biggest intersectional attraction with War Secretary Baker supporting college athletics.
Washington Sept. 10 United Press reports War Department official Raymond Fosdick says drafted soldiers in cantonment camps may produce world record athletes this fall. The compulsory training aims to develop top performers in track and field, football, and baseball as camps near each other form intercamp and intra-camp teams.
Guy Thomas won the swimming race across Lake Washington on Sunday with a time of 1 hour and 21 minutes. Elmer Green finished second among eight entries.
Columnist notes Sammy Bohne's strong Milwaukee form with a three homer game and hints at tense games in Philadelphia's cricket and Seattle's looming Kaiser turmoil. Mentions Eddie Pinkman Dan Salt Hans Wagner and Joe Bemish with brief sports smoke about Dempsey on the Pacific Coast and Walter Johnson among the Yankees.
With 16 games remaining the White Sox hold a seven game lead in the American League after Cleveland forfeited a game. Boston plays Washington and meets the Yankees before home. The Sox, set for a Detroit series, aim to enter the final stretch strong for a possible world series.
The piece notes a popular song titled After the Circus Season I'll Meet Thee, Fred die Dear sung with gusto by Jess Willard. Eddie Shannon is described as decorated with a half moon, a symbol seen often in earlier days. It mentions changes in decorations at Alki for the 1917 season.
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