Fielder Jones Tapped for Northwest League Head
Rumors place Fielder Jones, former Chicago White Sox leader, as the likely head of the Northwest league. A tentative Portland offer was reported, with Jones signaling willingness. Judge Lindsay appears unlikely to return, while George Schroeder of Tacoma backs Colin of Spokane in pushing Jones.
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Colin
Spokane
Lindsay
Bombardier Billy Wells Faces Optical Delusion Claims
GONDON September 12. Bombardier Billy Wells has added to his Johnson Wells sparring group for a big sale that pits American heavyweights Jim Johnson and Jack Burns of California against the Wells camp. Experts say a white boxer often misjudges reach when facing a black opponent, a defect that must be trained away. Burns serves as Wells’ practice target after arriving in England last year with high hopes and battles against top men like Lang and Flynn.
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Li'l Artha
Jack Burns
California
Wells
Burns
England
Bill Lang
Australia
Flynn
Boston
Gondon
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Billy” Wells
Johnson
Smithson Denies Letter Linking to Dan Kelly Record
Forest Smithson issues a statement disavowing a guilty conscience letter to Secretary Sullivan of the AAU. He claims Jack King authored the troubling missive and that King dictated and signed it. King counters by denying Smithson’s charges and cites a recent office visit where Smithson allegedly drafted the letter.
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Dan Kelly
Forest Smithson
Hardier
Jack King
King
Northwest
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Volun
Bit Melechee
London ministers oppose the big fight
On September 12 London reports a storm of protest from Free England adherents over the proposed boxing match between Jack Johnson and Bombardier Wells. Rev. F B Meyer denounced it as a prize fight in a London sermon, condemning its framing as a boxing contest and warning of moral decline.
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Bombardier Wells
Freece
England
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America
Wolgast McFarland title fight moved to San Francisco
The Wolgast versus McFarland 16 round lightweight title bout slated for next Friday will now take place in San Francisco. Promoter Jimmy Coffroth is pushing to bring the bout to the West Coast and secure the event. In Boston Battling Nelson plans a comeback tour with Billy Dixon in September followed by fights against Young Saylor and Matty Baldwin. New York gossip targets Jack Geyer as Johnny Corbet touts him as a top hopeful capable of igniting a society scandal and facing Li'l Artha with potential violence.
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Young Saylor
Matty Baldwin
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Baseball gossip and notes from the Inland Empire scene
Joe Cohn speaks of a possible bout while Ad and Packey train amid a Spokane baseball week. The piece covers U W alumni pitchers, Victoria bound players, and crowds at Labor Day games, with jab at Lindsay and Dugdale regime and local sports figures.
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Joe Cohn
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Beavers Triumph Over Tigers In Pennant Tilt
Beavers overwhelm Tigers 8 5 to strengthen hold on pennant. Engle and Gordon pitched for Beavers. Jess Garrett used a spitter as the focal point, allowing four hits with one clean swipe. Tigers pickup four hits and four runs in the sixth.
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Giants
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Standings Snapshot From Ambiguous Box Score
Sparse lines show partial team scores and initials amid garbled text. The fragment hints at a scoreboard with teams like Philadelphia and Detroit and numbers suggesting win loss tallies, but readable details are limited.
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