Dell Works Like Last Year's Model at Rainier Valley Park
The Seattle Giants beat Portland as Welser showed the same old form. Pete Reardon steadied pitching while Charley Swain struggled at the plate. Fines were issued to Bobby Coltrin and Nick Williams after a bench incident. Seattle practices include a morning batting cage behind home plate with a green-painted center field wall to minimize sign interference. Dug predicts more hits at Rainier Valley park due to the green foreground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welser Dell
Idaho
Portland
Welser
Pete Reardon
Bobby Coltrin
Nick Willams
Shuster
Bobby
Nick
Williams
Seattle
Raymond
Giants
Dug
Rainier Valley Park
Free Agent Era Opens as Reserve Rule Declared Void
Judge Sessions ruling ends the reserve clause in baseball contracts, freeing players to sign with any club. Federal League solicits about 100 major leaguers, promising higher salaries and upheaval across the three big leagues as organized baseball risks a return to brotherhood era instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton
Hugh S. Fullerton
Judge Sessions
Argu
Baseball
Baseball Trust
Killifer
Philadelphia
Organized Baseball
Federal League
Baseball Pieters’ Fraternity
Feds
Notable Sporting Spoonerisms and Rumors From The Ledger
A collage of sports chatter and odd notes. Mentions include Nick Williams and Amos Shuster with trials ongoing, Joe Wally debating an infield fly, Buzz Around’s Jamestown win, Langford weight gain toward heavyweight status, Willie Hoppe’s new manager Normal Carlyle, and Oxford University’s intercollegiate four mile relay ambitions. Also references a Kentucky pub sale bid, a tennis withdrawal, and a July 91 1986 past column.
Princeton Trustees Accept Edgar Palmer Stadium Plan
Princeton trustees accept Edgar Palmer's offer to build a stadium at a cost of 300000 dollars. The project moves forward with Palmer as the principal benefactor and builder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Princeton
Edgar Palmer
Butler Blondy Butler Dominates White House Parlors
Butler Blondy Butler defeated Flannery 100 to 63 and Rudd 100 to 26 at the White House parlors on Wednesday. He has two more matches today. Rest modern outside rooms to Dc Stewart house 86 West Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondy Butler
White House
Flannery
Rudd
Stewart House
West Stewart
Ritchie in Fine Shape to Meet Murphy Friday
Willie Ritchie and Hariagn Tommy Murphy leveled down to 125 pounds as they tune up for a 20 round bout set for tomorrow night in San Francisco. Ritchie remains a strong favorite at 10 to 4, though Murphy backers are few. Ritchie trained hard, road work in the morning and six rounds boxing in the afternoon with partners. He declared confidence and belief in a quick victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie
Murphy
San Francisco
Willie Ritchie
Hariagn
Tommy Murphy
Willie Robinson
Johnny O'Leary
Indians Take Narrow Lead In Northwestern League Race
Spokane moved ahead in the Northwestern league by beating Victoria again. Batteries Baker and Shea and pitchers Steele and Cunningham contributed to the victory as Spokane widened the gap in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Victoria
R. H. E. Whrot
Baker
Weather delays litter early baseball card
Raindrops postpone St Louis at Detroit and Philadelphia games while New York and Chicago fixtures remain unplayed. Cleveland and Boston show mixed activity with unclear results as schedule notes rain interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
St. Louis-Detroit
Postponed Games Weather Delay From Rain
The Philadelphia New York game and the Cincinnati Chicago game were postponed due to rain. Both matches were rescheduled after weather conditions improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Bombs A Bally False Alarm Sparks Boxing Debate
Hal Sheridan reports from New York on Bombardier Wells and the boxing scene. Contenders like Al McCoy discuss knockout power and reputations while American league scorers debate scoring methods for pinch hitters. Strangler Lewis and Waldek Zbyszko draw crowds in Milwaukee as wrestling grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
Ballard Varsity Beats Washington In Tight Baseball Tilt
Ballard high school nine held the University of Washington scoreless through five innings and won 7 to 4 in a Wednesday afternoon game. Ballard built a four run lead as pitchers Leader Bryant and Morrill split duties for Washington, with Leader fanning eight in three innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard High School
University of Washington
Bike of Ballard
Ballard
Leader
Bryant
Morrill
Washington
Moran Near Death and Pitching Tryouts in Topeka
Owen Moran an English lightweight is reported dying of tuberculosis in London Nap Rucker the Brooklyn southpaw is seriously ill with tonsillitis after a recent game Topeka in the Western league has 15 pitchers trying out for a job on its hurling staff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran
Owen Moran
London
Topeka
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn
Varsity Enters Big Race Won't Send Freshmen
The University of Washington today entered in the Poughkeepsie regatta with manager Ralph A. Horr filing the entry Wednesday night. Officials invited Washington to send freshmen as well, but that invitation was declined. The race is scheduled for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Washington
Ralph A. Horr
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
DELL
Charley Swain
Charles
Swain
Ara
Killilay
Wate
Rf Duddy
Ee James
Martini
Haugseman
Detl
Bastley
Balle
Det
Bantley
Perrine
James
Seminary
Hite
Ron
Reardon
Shester
Pet Spokane Oneness
Realtie
Eeennee
Vancouver
Tne
Tacoma
Ponents
Third Avenue
Tate
Elizabeth O’brien
Rose O’brien
Miss Browning
Miss Grace Purdy
Winona Hount
Peggy Nashvik & Wilson
Edith Mayer
That
Donaway
Wash
Seattle Business Directory
Linquist & Land
Third Ave
Elliott
C. F. Baasch
Ge. Vv
Adams
J. D. Thagard
Mecca
First Avenue
Union Street
Butterworth & Sons
Baseball 18
THE
Brotherhood
Earl Hamilton
Bill Kallifer
Bill
Red) Killifer
Phillies
George Stovall
Kansas City Feds
Red
St. Louis Browns
Kansas City
Monty
Djo
Pje
Lie
Freddie
Kentucky
Napoleon
Amos Shuster
Joe Wally
Buzz Around
Jamestown
Charlie White
Willie
Sam Langford
Hest
Willie Hoppe
Normal Carlyle
Welsh
Cross
Murph
Oxford University
John Bull
Oxford
Waterbury
H. M. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Kiebler
Tommy Teauge
Nice
Buffalo
International League
Butler
Indians
R. H. E Woroortee
Hunt and
Cheek Girot, Smith and Kelly
Ogre Ces
Dugdale Park
ST. Louis
A. Lundberg CO
Pittsburg
Brooklyn-Pittsburg
Rein
Baltimore
Muny Civil Service Club
Pacific Athletic Club
Gil
Los Angeles
Venice
Sacramento
Oakland
Adolph
Schaefer—Music BY
MacDonald
Fritzie
Aly
Doggie
Hal Sheridan
Spoksman
Bombardier Wells
Welle
al McCoy
George Chip
George
Chip
Walter Johnson
Walter
Johnson
Sheridan
SCARE
Varsity
DR. Macy
Macy
Madison
Ist
Cosmopolis
Klein’s Shoe Hospital
Second Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!