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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR outlines the Browns St Louis baseball team in the American League with eight of twenty one members named. The text references arena or sporting context and an eight man subset from the roster.
The column reviews baseball trends with the Smwash team woes and Chisero Comiskey motto How Can We Lose. It covers Frank Ruzicka challenging NW heavyweights, jiu jitsu misgivings, and Chesbro and Cy Young on the spit ball. It closes with boxing veteran Fitzsimmons on age of start and full careers.
Chronology of notable bouts includes April 14 1872 G Walsh Manchester 600 yard dash record 1 3/4 minutes April 13 1896 Pedlar Palmer defeats Ted Willis knockout in London two rounds April 13 1900 Benny Yanger defeats Young Corbett eight rounds Denver Colorado April 13 1908 Harry Forbes defeats Jimmy Devine bantamweight knockout Philadelphia in five rounds
In Olympia on April 13 the Siwesbes beat Low Aspen 6 to 2 with strong pitching by Bhiekts before Baum relieved. The game featured Seattle and Los Angeles scoring, and Gray struggled before Baum’s relief. Umpires were Perrine and Miller with Wilsons.
How ard H Lewis and John P Jacobson petition King County Commissioners to authorize use of public highways for an electric railway. Route covers California Avenue West Seattle and Bowton Lincoln Beach area with hearings set in Seattle County Court Hall on March 27, 1906.
A description of a belated comeback game between A and B with A trailing 5 to 4 in the final inning. A’s slugger hits a big drive to right as two runners reach home on a fateful sequence, the batter on deck ties the game, and a home run by the final batter seemingly seals it, though a reader-submitted riddle and guesses follow.
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