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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
7
The Seattle school board delays action on a usable football field despite 8000 students and about 500 players needing a site. Coaches and principals urge a move to Washington Park grounds, but weeks of work are required and schedules may be postponed while the board studies the issue.
New York report says Frank Chance, recently Yankees manager, will helm the Chicago White Sox in 1915. It notes Chance rejected interest from another American League club and suggests Comiskey has long sought a managerial change.
Francisco Sept 17 Clabby is due here today aboard the liner Venusta to defend his middleweight title against all challengers. A wireless message from Clabby confirms his plan to meet top contenders as he trains for the defense.
The column recalls wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko and the fake match with Polly Grimm in Germany, notes A A U official James Sullivan's death in New York after a New York railroad accident, and recounts Kansas City fed manager George Stovall describing Johnny Rawlings joining organized baseball. Rain cancels Vancouver Seattle post series games. a double header is set for Saturday with two more on the Sabbath.
Coming around Chicago on September 17 the Federal league moves to secure a game with the world series champion. President Gilmore has written to the national commission on the matter to push the schedule.
Sacramento report says John W. Considine bought Clara Mac for 3500 dollars two days earlier and she captured the California two thousand five hundred stake at Sacramento in straight heats on Wednesday.
Philadelphia report notes Princeton players and Norris Williams of Harvard remaining at the forefront as the Intercollegiate tennis championship proceeds.
Northwest colleges Washington Pullman and the Oregon Aggies prepare for practice games starting September 26 with weekly fixtures. Whitman meets Oregon October 10 at Eugene in the conference opener while Washington State led the field early. Tackle Cole, likely successor to Christman, sustained a broken nose at Newport Beach. Dr. Stewart doubts full scrimmage readiness before next week. Oregon coach Hughie Berdek says things look bad with seven of eleven veterans back and 85 candidates to choose from. Oregon faces a tough schedule including all conference teams, Multnomah Club, Willamette, and possibly USC. Former captain Herman Anderson of Washington plans to return to study and play this afternoon.
In Petrograd part of Germanys first line in East Prussia was withdrawn as troops were reassigned to France. News from Vincennes Indiana notes a ten round boxing match between Jack Dillon of Indianapolis and George Knockout Brown ending in a draw.
A scanned list details 1920s Northwestern Conference gridiron dates across teams including Washington, Whitman, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Whitworth, and others. It lists games by date and location with homecoming notes and cross-state matchups in Pullman, Seattle, Spokane, Portland, and Missoula.
A team of five boxers led by Henry Gleason and including Tommy Phelps Earl Baird and Sontag with Frank Vance depart for Walla Walla to represent the Seattle Athletic club in a two day boxing tournament.
New York Yankees hope the Boston Braves capture the pennant to set up a city championship clash with the New York Giants. Manager Roger Peckinpaugh notes the Giants look diminished and suggests sending scouts to study them for an October title bid. Frank Farrell addresses reports about Jack Dunn possibly managing next season.
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