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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1912
Page
2
Pacific Northwest Traction lists Everett to Seattle service with multiple daily departures and varied local trains. Includes 10:30 am and 6:86 times, weekend extra runs, baggage train notes, and freight shed reference at Massachusetts Street. Frequent names and times indicate a dense transit schedule for the era.
Fragmentary OCR text shows interurban schedule data for Everett and Snohomish with multiple times such as 10:20 am 1:38 pm 6:20 pm and 6:40 pm. The legible items point to transit times, fares, and possibly station references without complete context.
James delivers his thirteenth consecutive win as Spokane pitchers Cadrean Strand Noyes and Kraft struggle to slow him. The Giants rally briefly in the ninth but James ultimately shuts them down, holding Victoria to four hits. Beery and Myere contribute baserunning feats as Spokane pulls away.
The Giants overcame an early Indians rally with a big seventh inning scoring spree. James pitched well and earned the victory while Strand took the loss as Spokane built a four run lead that the Indians could not erase. The two teams meet again in the series finale this afternoon at 8 o clock.
In Portland, Tacoma pitcher Girch allowed two hits early as the Colts scored the game’s lone run. Churchill pitched well, settling down after a rough start, and Girot faced trouble only in the final frame as Tacoma held on.
Beers slip one over on Champs Vancouver Aug 10 as Champ pitcher Byram sided in and the Bees rode to a narrow edge.
In Tacoma Aug 10 California players dominated the semifinals of the Northwestern championship and left only Southern rivals for the final battles today. The Sutton sisters May and ? will contest the women’s singles, while Johnston and Dawson of Los Angeles battled in a 26 game marathon. Slow courts due to rain slowed play but did not alter results as the Suttons easily retained the family title.
Roscoe Fawcett the Portland sporting editor visits Seattle en route home from Alaska. Maltby and Mrs. Maltby camp at Lake Sammamish bass fishing while a new National Pool room opens at 418 Pike Street run by Dad Tayard. Frank and Twed return from Lake Sammamish with ten bass weighing three to four pounds. Eddie Shannon and Al Mosier plan Roslyn Athletic Club on Republican street near Fourth. Yerkes and Burke plan weekend Sultan basin trout fishing. Joe Bayley and Pat Scott bout plans near Victoria on August 20 advance through Seattle contacts.
San Diego report notes veteran outfielder and manager George Hogriever of Appleton, Wisconsin, pursuing another five years of play after a 25 year major league career. His early history spans Hamilton Ohio to Appleton and Oshkosh, with stints in Indianapolis and Cincinnati, ending 1909 with a return to Appleton. The piece also mentions the yacht Larine’s victory and return from Honolulu.
A lively slice of early boxing and baseball rumor notes name changes for fighters like Willie Ritchie and Freddie Welsh, discusses Pacific coast player sales to the Chicago White Sox and Boston Nationals, and jokes about umpire myths and prizefighter bravado. It laments the lack of protections for smaller clubs and suggests a one-year hold rule.
Seattle bantamweight Harry Merrick battled on after a hard hit in a Greeters' smoker left his hand fractured. X rays showed a compound fracture forcing a cast and long rest, threatening his boxing career. Friends plan a benefit smoker to aid the injured fighter.
Frank Dillon manager of the Los Angeles Pacific Coast league club arrives from the East and will act as the Western scout for the Washington Americans. He was named by his cousin Clark Griffith and instructed to monitor college players for potential signings.
Poulsbo and Bothell share first in Class A as both fell once last Sunday. The Gas Co. rises to third, Kirkland climbs to fourth from seventh, and West Seattle slips to seventh. Highland Views surge from near bottom to top while Collins Park Tigers disband. Class B remains active with Wanderers leading and Lowman and Hanford close behind.
The column covers a game where four star pitchers held the Giants to seven runs with James at the helm. It notes Moran’s evolving role as a game instructor and jokes about his future as a baseball coach for the blind. It highlights Myers’ aggressive baserunning, a wild throw by James, Chick’s daring slide, and Strait’s muff as moments from the contest.
Tracy, once a great middleweight, says Mark O Donnell of Spokane is the coming champion and will meet Charley Horn of San Francisco in a four round bout in San Francisco on August 23. O Donnell has defeated Jack Lester, the Klum heavyweight.
Tom J. Lewis addresses a socialist picnic at Wildwood Park on Sunday August 11, highlighting labor issues and political views for local attendees.
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