Seattle Takes Came in Wild Exhibition
Local youths faced off in a chaotic baseball game marked by eight errors for the home side. Myers and Dudley starred in erratic throwing while Coy’s glove misplayed, leading to mixed crowd reaction and a call for improved grip and practice.
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Hutte
Bill Shakespeare
Myers
Dudley
Duddale
Butte
McClaire
West Seattle
Russ Halse
Coy
Dudley Hoth
Dug
Paddy Welch
See Battleships Take Boats at Plier 2 Ten Round Trips
Service offers ten round trips daily to see battleships with Plier 2 boats. Passenger round trips aboard numbered boats proceed between designated points. The schedule emphasizes regular departures and repeat service for visitors seeking naval vessels.
Spring Styles on Display in Our Big Window Show
The note invites readers to glance at the large storefront windows to see the season's good spring styles. It mentions grays browns greens and olives and calls attention to the depicted style in every garment. The closing line hints at a possible performance.
Oakland Portland game halted by rain midway
An Oakland Portland game yesterday was called after rain ended the seventh inning with Portland leading 4 to 0. The score stood when the game was stopped early due to weather.
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SAN Francia
Oakland
Portland Esterday
Portland
Heinrich Brothers Apollo Baseball Seeks Opponents
The Apollo baseball nine desires games with amateur teams in Seattle or out of state. Arrangements by writing E. Chapin 302 Howard Ave North or by phone L 2971.
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Heinrich Brothers
Apollo
Baseball Nine
Seattle
E. Chapin
Howard Av. North
Whitman track team eyes win over Washington in meet
Whitman coach Spud Murphy leads a strong pool squad to challenge the University of Washington on Saturday. Key performers include Martin in the hundred, Philbrook breaking the intercollegiate discus record at practice, Dutcher and Philbrook in throwing and jumping events, Oldright and Felthouse in distance and jumping, Ned Barnes joining the relay with Martin, Cox, and Oldright.
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University of Washington
Spud” Murphy
Whitman
Martin
Philbrook
Dutcher
Oldright
Felthouse
Ned Barnes
Battleships at Pier 2 Offer Short Boat Trips
Boats depart from Pier 2 for a battleship viewing trip with ten round trips daily and a fifty cent fare. The brief service promotes quick, scenic outings aboard the harbor craft.
Boxing Humour At Sphinx Club Dinner New York Figure
A letter from Tommy Burns at Jack Straw's Castle Hampstead Heath reports his May boxing plans with Squires or Moir and notes the Sphinx club dinner in London with guests including Lord Alverstone and Lord Kinnaird. Burns jokes about squeezing lemons for prize money and praises publicity for sport. The Newcastle Journal highlights Burns as a Boxing figure of repute.
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Star
Tommy Burns
Jack Straw
Hampstead Heath
Burne
Sphinx Club
Deet
London
Tommy
Squires Or
Moir
Haris
Ireland
America
Phinx Club
Lord Alverstone
Ragland
Lord Kinnaird
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
England
Tomy Horns
South Africa
Smith
Paris
Newcastle Journal
Burns
Athletic park hosts Thursday event and rowing match news
The report notes a Thursday event at Athletic park called 1 Denny, with a cordial invitation for women to attend free. It covers the Harvard eight winning a mite beat race against the Severn crew in Annapolis, a campus women’s game imminent, and mentions Johnny Shea's rising prospects with Mike Lynch. It also notes a track meet between Washington State College and Montana in Missoula, a Vancouver boxing title bout between Hilly Lauder and Miller, and a high school meet in North Yakima with several districts participating.
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Denny
Athletic Park
Dag
Seattle Auto Show Opened With Large Attendance
Seattle's first automobile show opened last night at Dreamland rink. Nearly all exhibition space filled with motor cars and accessories. A well planned program and tasteful green and yellow decorations contributed to a highly enjoyable opening evening.
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Seattle
Dreamland Rink
Aed
Exhibition of bensine buggies lights and greenery
Judgement shown in the arras ent of the exhibite. The display covers about 200 styles of bensine buggies from more than 60 firms. Loss of hundreds of extra electric lights and potted plants bowers noted. The show remains open day and night through the week.
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Arras
Problem For Fans Could Seven Runs Be Scored In One Inning
A dispute in Athletic Park bleachers sparked a debate among fans about whether a team can score seven runs in a single inning without the batter recording a hit. The Star invites reader answers to settle the question and offers a $100 stake as the challenge concludes.
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Fane
Athletic Park
Star
Sporting Page
The
Stars Sporting Editor
Eight Club Talk Again on Pacific Coast League Revival
The piece debates reviving an eight club Pacific Coast League for 1909 led by President J Cal Pwing. It argues this would help the Coast League and mentions Beattie Tacoma and Portland, with skepticism toward Cal and the Native Son branding. The tone critiques existing California bias and Northwest prospects.
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Beattie
J. Cal Pwing
Cal
Outlaws
California
Tacoma
Portland
Fights for Spokane aims at six round bouts system
Jack Kearns announces plans to organize an Spokane athletic club to stage six round bouts with no decisions. He has secured Maurice Thompson and aims for a Thompson versus Louie Long card, with potential matches including Sealer and Eddie Kelly.
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Jack Kearns
Spokane
Kearns
Maurice Thompson
California
Thompson
Louie Long
Sealer
Eddie Kelly
Buffalo News
Abe Attell
Sound Beach
Chain Gang Recruits Multiplied in Court Edict
Ole Hagen will serve five days on the chain gang after admitting he was a little full. Joe Pfeiffer, a blind peddler, was reprimanded for beating an intoxicated man with his cane. Bert Rolis, traveling from Sacramento to North Yakima, failed to pay $25 and will work the gang. John Thompson shaved without paying and was discharged. John O Donnell and Michael Conway were placed on 30 days of labor. Dan Hanley was sentenced to ten days for selling pencils on the waterfront.
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Ole Hagen
Gordon
Ole
Joe Pfeiffer
Bert Rolis
Sacramento
Cal
North Yakima
Wash
Seattle
Rolis
John Thompson
DeBruler
Thompson
John O'Donnell
Michael Conway
Tip Winchell
Dan Hanley
Sana
Piles Proposes Amendment to Naval Bill in Senate
Senator Ht. Pilea of Washington offers Amendment 16 in the senate to switch construction from two battleships to one, changing the shipbuilding plan in the naval bill.
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Piles
Senate
United Press
Washington
Ht. Pilea
Carroll Divorce Details in City Superior Court
Alice L. Carroll, wife of City Comptroller Harry W. Carrell, filed for divorce yesterday afternoon in Judge Mitchell Chilham's superior court. She cites incompatible temperaments and dispositions as the reason, with custody of their 11 year old son awarded to the mother. Alimony set at 75 dollars monthly with 25 dollars for the son's support. father allowed reasonable visitation.
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Alice L. Carroll
Harry W. Carrell
Mitchell Chilham
Health Commissioner Crichton seeks 25000 for new West Seattle hospital
Health Commissioner Crichton plans to ask the council for a 25000 appropriation to construct a modern hospital on the city site near Pigeon Point on the West Seattle peninsula. He emphasizes a pest-house exclusion and care for children and contagious diseases not treatable at home.
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Crichton
Pigeon Point
Seattle
Dr. Crichton
Chinese Couple Sued for False Arrest and Jewelry Theft
Edward Mey, a lumber dealer, and his wife, residents of 1069 Sumner Ave, are defendants in a $10,000 damage suit filed in Superior Court by Ab Wah and Look Yuen. They accuse the pair of arresting the two Chinese defendants and implicating them in the Phinney jewelry theft. Police later searched the Phinney home and recovered the missing rings.
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Edward BR. Pmey
Sumo
Perth
Ab Wah
Look Yuen
Phinney Dipmcod
Ab Wab
Menory
Chiceen Bam
Bibav
Madinon Ui
Ae & Checker
Phinney
Gamonds
Mre.inney
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