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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
3
A dramatic finish features Beattie driving in the winning run for University of Washington over Turks as Clark argues a controversial call by umpire Gleason. Hendrix starts strong for the home team, while errors and wild plays shape a chaotic late inning.
Jim Jeffries completes road work at Rowardennan Camp Cal with Farmer Burns pacing him. The big champion sheds some flesh while preparing for the July bout. Jeffries plans handball and baseball in his training week as Hob Armstrong arrives to join sparring duties.
In St Joseph Missouri last night B F Rotter defeated Hamid Kala Pasha a Turk in a bout that lasted 21 minutes 62 seconds for Rotter and 14 minutes 4 seconds for Kala Pasha. The match concluded with Rotter securing the win.
Johnny Summers defeated Harry Meekeman in the 19th round to claim the Australian lightweight championship. The bout was scheduled for 20 rounds and took place in Sydney New South Wales on April 6.
Handbills announce that Tom They former challenger for the weight championship will lead a large party of New sports to the Jeffries Johnson affair on the Fourth of July at Rickard.
In San Francisco and Oakland coast league game notes list players Hatteries Henley Berry Danks Tennerson Nelson Milne Tester Smith Orendorff Fitzgerald Le umpire Pinney. Scores show batteries 6 and 26 with various unnamed contributions.
San Francisco reports the California State League opens a new season with all teams strengthened and harmony with higher use of baseball. The backbone remains the same with meen as president and many outlaw managers returning. New faces in lineups promise better baseball and a more evenly contested race.
Word has been received of the veboundness of BR. & Walker, the South African sprinter. A general breakdown is hinted. He has been leading a very strenuous life on the cinder path for the last three years.
A speech by August Herrmann outlines baseball as a vast employ ment and entertainment engine. He cites 32,303,094 paid admissions in the major leagues last season, 1,360 players employed, and widespread economic impact across 267 cities, with a history rooted in business-minded growth and the Cincinnati peace pact of 1903.
The article analyzes the 46 to 15 round potential fight between Jeffries and Johnson, estimating 120 total blows and a winner earning 1,262.50 per punch from stake money plus about 89,533.93 in movie receipts, totaling 9,596 per punch in value. It discusses distance, timing, and fighting style as factors shaping the punch payoff and whether the event justifies such sums.
Detroit club owner Frank Navin defends Ty Cobb by allowing the star out of spring training until opening day. The interview questions the fairness of yielding to one player's demands, warning of precedent and potential discontent among other stars.
Lew Powell wins a decision over George Memsic in a ten round fight in Oakland. Powell uses a sharp jab and careful movement to control the bout from start to finish. Memsic challenges early but Powell proves the clearer boxer and secures the win with steady infighting and defense. Eddie Smith refereed the contest.
George Peterson, the Coast's leading long distance roller skater, won the six day endurance race at Dreamland rink in San Francisco covering 36 miles and 14 laps. Wafted Bloutenders finished second with 36 miles and 14 laps, while George Hickerdeed claimed third with 35 miles and 127 percent laps. Marshall placed fourth, and Leeter Hierwirth finished fifth after axle troubles and rapid laps late in the event.
Charley Friene, a pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, can pitch with either hand. Fred Tenney once spoke to Bugs Raymond about his ambidextrous ability, noting he could throw accurately from both sides. The veteran praised his versatility in a casual exchange.
Don Aldson wins the professional world championship in Johannesburg, beating Postle and Holway with a record time for 100 yards. The result sparks a potential rematch or a contest involving Cartmell in England next summer.
In San Francisco on April 7 reports say Langford poised for a fine settlement by the Mikeion club tonight as promoter McCarney and manager Joe Woodman clash over terms. Burns expects cable from Langford’s camp about the purse of 25000 dollars while both sides negotiate and potential public interest grows.
A fragmented column recounts Mike Fisher spinning press agent stories about baseball figures like Pearl Casey and a Tacoma Coast League tale. The piece toys with recollections of opening day parades, delays, and humorous anecdotes set around early baseball history.
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