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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
5
Nap Lajoie moves to first base and slashes the ball at a .262 season pace after a hot streak. He has appeared in 12 games since the shift, averaging a hit per game and aiming toward a .300 mark and 3,000th hit milestone.
Public notice announces summer excursion tickets to principal Eastern points until September 30, 1914. Tickets available daily on Bale line for vacation or business travel.
Boston Braves analyzed as a team effort with Evers and Maranville praised for pivotal middle infield play. Critics note Collins and Barry as Mack's best defensive pair, while Stallings surrounds them with a fast, smart double play combination.
Eight players remain in the Newport national singles tennis tournament as of August 28 with three from California among them. The most notable is Maurice McLoughlin, a leading contender.
The Ballard Colts plan to send pitcher Henry Peterson back to North Yakima after an option expired Thursday. President Farr says the price is too high.
Ballard game sees Dan Murray back behind the plate as President Hughes ends the ban following an investigation into the umpire incident with Burneides.
Ballard Colt pitcher Frank Eastley has been sold to the Portland Coast League team. President Farr is reported to have received a fancy price for the hurler.
Bob Ward and Joe Rivers fought to a draw in boxing while Frank Shand and Joe Riley drew in wrestling at the Collins Park Tillium event last night, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Short Hatton, a leading Western Washington marksman, also ranks high in Seattle tennis. He has won the senior city playfields singles title and the Denny FPohrman club championship. Hatton carries many racquet orders and has earned 32 medals with his rifle.
New York reports Johnny Evers Heinie Zimmerman and Robert Maranville fined after a recent brawl on the Chicago grounds. Evers and Zimmerman pay 190 dollars each while Maranville is assessed 50 dollars.
The Boston Braves pause their pursuit as the New York Giants stretch lead with St Louis and the Cardinals close in. Chicago Cubs surge while the Giants press to stay ahead. The league race heats up with multiple clubs within reach of first.
Robert Rounder recounts a risqué game of strip poker hosted in Los Angeles. The Ellensburg girl, Effie, Maud, Hazel and others shed garments, amid drunken antics, laughter, and a dramatic finale as the Ellensburg participant kisses a victor after losing.
On August 28 Cardinal Van Nutti celebrated the first Sistine chapel mass for the repose of Pope Pius X. Every cardinal in Rome participated in the services.
Advertisement notes the final Sunday voyage to Point Angeles aboard the steamer Iroquois on August 30 with round trip fare of one dollar. See page 8.
A divorce suit in on file here today against George Primrose the minstrel man by Esther Norney Primrose. John Armstrong a polo player is dead from injuries sustained in a fall from his horse last Saturday.
P A Klein will be speaker at the Sunday vesper services sponsored by the local YWCA, set to begin in the late afternoon. The event invites community members to attend and hear the cited speaker.
Commuters from Portland through San Francisco and Los Angeles to Venice, Sacramento, and Oakland plan continued travel corridors. Officials review service changes and infrastructure upgrades affecting coastal and inland connections with several cities linked by corridor projects.
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