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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
A marathon nine with extra frames ends 2 to 1 as Brinker and Bennett spark late rally. James and Gervais dominate early and late, with Brinker delivering key hits and Tealey driving in the winning run in the thirteenth inning.
The report lists scattered scores across leagues with teams such as Pittsburg Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Boston Chicago New York Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland Sacramento San Francisco Oakland Portland Los Angeles and Spokane among others. Postponements and partial tallies appear amid a fragmented results page.
Chicago, Aug 16. Mayor Harrison has ordered Jack Johnson’s Cafe de Champion to close at 1 a m daily under city regulations. Reports allege liquor house irregularities and late hours despite promises to reform.
In a chaotic game, Moran bunts off a disputed call by umpire Toman. Bill James makes a standout snag on a throw from Jackson before Brinker clears the fence as Bobby James and Wally struggle at the plate and in the outfield.
In Seattle the Northwestern Tennis tourney saw May Sutton and Florence Sutton win multiple matches as Heth May and Florence Sutton led early rounds. Mrs. Northup and Miss Fox of Oregon fell to Mr. Judge and Miss Campbell of Portland, 6-7 6-4 6-4, with many scheduled bouts for today facing weather delays potentially pushing play to tomorrow.
Jim Flynn of Pueblo and Charley Miller of San Francisco, heavyweights, begin training tomorrow for their 20 round fight set for Daly City Labor Day. Flynn trains at Seal Rock house and Miller at Shannon's camp in San Rafael.
In Los Angeles Frankie Conley and Harry Thomas weighed in under 122 pounds for the 20 round bout tomorrow at Vernon. The bout is crucial as defeat could end Conley’s main attraction run while a Thomas victory would open a path to Abe Attell or Johnny Kilbane. Three preliminaries are scheduled.
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