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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
2
Mohan Singh, a full blood East Indian captain in the British army, is on furlough learning to fly at Glenn Curtiss' aviation school in San ego. He plans to apply for a full aviator appointment after graduation and will spend weeks with an aeroplane on the desert to gain tropical experience for the British army.
Tomorrow brings a grand parade of dignitaries led from the Washington hotel to the ball park where George will throw the first pitch. President Pielder Jones Judge McCredie PD Dugdale and wives attend with about 20 Pippins and Clants as the city gears for real baseball. Jack Barry anxiously ponders who will start the opener as fans expect a season kickoff.
Fragmented OCR text with team abbreviations and scores from American league play. Mentions National, Am, Cin, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Pitts with scattered numbers. No coherent event or clear outcome discernible from the muddled snippet.
Fragmentary text hints at a baseball lineup or scorers with names Brown Archer Salles Bliss and players Gibson Keefe McLean. Mentions a 12 inning game and a session led by Leitfeldner Robin Gibson and others in a wartime or college setting.
Cleveland court case notes discuss Baum and Watah in a kidnapping and master connection. Bloch and Sullivan are named in the surrounding coverage as related figures in the matter.
The clipping lists morning and afternoon games with players for Portland and Oakland teams. Names include Koestner, La Longe, Malarkey, Mitze, Harkness, Henderson, Melger, Towley, Ablés, Tiedemann, Agnewes, Rex, Noyes, Toner, Kerry, Arellanes, Hart and others. Box mentions Raleigh, Cheech, Smith, and Visene in Los Angeles area matchups.
Harry Atwood, the aviator, aims to persuade the Navy Department to send a scout cruiser or destroyer to accompany his proposed 1,900 mile Atlantic crossing next summer. He travels to Washington to present the plan to President Taft, Rear Admiral Peary, and Secretary Meyer. Atwood plans to fly from Boston to St John, New Brunswick, then cross to British soil.
The Star reports thousands of votes daily in a popularity contest among candidates led by Mrs. A. D. OpDyke. Miss Bellis, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Miss Dolwick, Miss Miller of Western Union, Miss Kinney, and Miss Arnold gain ground with large coupon drives and a massive eight cubic foot ballot box at the Star office awaiting May 1.
Cleveland manager Jack O'Connor arrives to direct spring workouts. The Cleveland club prepares a May start for the new United States league with a home opener against Pittsburgh. Owner W L Murphy funds travel for many recruits and training at Lane Park as the new diamond nears completion.
Column notes Kiein's lively all around play with swift movements and strong curve balls. It also covers Jimmy Clark and Lou Nordyke's Islanders in a 1 to 0 14 inning win, Wenatchee lineup strength, Tacoma club activity, upcoming smoker with Hagen Street Bonds and Larsen, Weed's hot hitting, Wattler shortstop progress, Keller keystone role, and Kennedys three bags in yesterday's action.
Portland managers request police presence and nonuniform officers admitted free with gatekeeper knowledge. He urges officers to curb rowdies and help keep crowds orderly at the ball park.
Interested fans in Oakland on April 15 will see Japanese bantamweight Young Togo make his debut against local puncher Roy Medge in a 10 round bout. Togo earned notice by trading rounds with Battling Nelson and also fought former bantam champ Harry Forbes.
Julie Sloan known as Julia Sanderson files for absolute divorce in New York. The summons will be served on James Sloan in France by mail. Also noted is a separate item about baseball league openings in many cities.
The MacDougall and Southwick baseball team edged Lowman and Hanford 8 to 7 in a very exciting yesterday afternoon game. For game inquiries contact H. Dortan at Main 6960.
In a Thursday afternoon meet at Lincoln, Parr led the freshman-sophomore competition. He won the broad jump with 18 ft 6 in and tied Finley for the high jump at 6 ft 3 in.
Special photographs show Sweden as the Daily Star notes the Olympic tennis championship will be decided in Crown Prince Gustav Adolphs private gymnasium. Wrestling bouts and exercises are planned in the same building.
In Longreach Queensland the bantamweight contest between Sandy Thompson and Jack Miles ended in a draw after four rounds. Referee Rev Hulton Sama known as the Fighting Parson invited challengers to dispute the verdict, calming a booing crowd. Officials included Rev Lane as timekeeper and Rev Hicks as 10 second check. Premier John Murray praised boxing and wrestling as manly sports aiding charity. Incubators advertised at $4 and $5 prices by The Chas H Lilly Co Seattle Foot 43a St.
A fragmented Detroit notice mentions April events and a local sports scene. It references a napcoe mitt, players trying to wield it, and a dreamland venue with a dance tonight. Names and places are unclear, but the snippets imply a sports and entertainment mix with ongoing preparation.
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