Black Champion Johnson Refuses Australia Fight Forfeit
Milwaukee reports indicate Jack Johnson the black heavyweight champion has repudiated the agreement to travel to Australia with promoter Hugh McIntosh for a 50 000 purse. Johnson refuses to post the forfeit money to Al Tierney. Joe Jeanette declines and Victor Breyer seeks new deals in New York. Buck Crowe cannot sail due to his wife’s illness and Frank Mantel is being courted to replace Crouse with September 10 as target.
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Pha Ad Press
Johnson
Paris
Victor Breyer
New York
Buck Crowe
Australia
Tom Androwe
McIntosh
Frank Mantel
Crouse
Fishing reports and deer hunting plans dominate regional notes
Anglers report continued fine fishing as deer hunting plans unfold in Washington mountains. Duckabush Skykomish Portson Clifton Brinnon areas show clear to low water with good to fair catches using eggs, spoons, and hackles. Several parties from Seattle and local crews plan weekend trips with guides, including tours to Ted Whitman’s North Bend ranch and Marble Mountain in Skagit county.
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Washington
Piper & Taft
Free Information Bureau
Reuben Wood
Portson
Clifton
Brinnon
Charles Hayes
S. M. Ellerby
Ed Brackett
Ted Whitman
North Bend
Whitman
R. C. Lowe
A. Jacobs
Marble Mountain
Skagit County
Gordon An Indian Pitcher Blaine Gordon Joins Indians
Blaine Gordon will join the Spokane club as an Indian pitcher after being released by Seattle. Joe Cohn, owner of the Indians, believes Gordon can deliver for the league leaders and he starts immediately toward the 1912 pennant.
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Gordon
Blaine Gordon
Spokane
Seattle
Joe Cohn
Indians
Seattle Marathon on Pacific coast 20 mile race at Madison Park
Fifteen top long distance runners from across the West enter a 20 mile marathon at Madison Park track Seattle. Promoter Dan Salt sets half price admission and special electric car service with seating for thousands. Favorites include Fitzgerald Weeterlund and others with dark horses Butler Sato and Reinadeer Bit adding suspense. A two hour forty five minute time limit ensures fast completion.
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Pacific Coast
Madison Park Track
Seattle
Dan Salthan
Salt
Electric Company
Apecial Car Service
George van
Bellville
Middle West
Fitegerald
Weeterlund
California
Ranner
J. M. Prankovts
Pellingham
Ole Own
Houdseport Guide
Harvey Donalisen
Victor Norman
Winger
Reindeer BM
Turner Riddle
Butler
Noah Bay
Sato
Finteh
Reinadeer Bit
Alaska
Gas Co Teams Face Off at Woodland Park Next Sunday
The Tacoma Gas Co. and Seattle Gas Co. will meet at Woodland Park next Sunday with smoking banned. The piece notes wrestling promoter talk about Gotek and Gotch, claims fixed outcomes, and remarks on the sport’s crookedness and waning popularity.
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Tacoma Gas Co
Seattle Gas Co
Woodland Park
Indians Easily Hang Sign On Bees
The Spokane Indians defeated the Bees 8 to 2 at Dug's Park, taking a relaxed approach after building an early lead. Noyes held the Bees to limited hits while McCreery pitched steadily. Clementios homered for the Bees, and Yohe drove in two with a fence shot as Vancouver and Portland prepare to visit Seattle tomorrow.
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Spokane Indians
Victorias
Dug's Park
Noyes
MccCreery
Spokane
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle
Inminge
Scummmo
Bod Vietot
Essecetes
Champs Shut Out by Frisky Colts in Vancouver
In Vancouver on August 31 Gervais struggled as the Colts scored five runs in the first inning to seize an early lead. Girot pitched well for the Champs but could not prevent the shutout as the Colts won 3-0. The teams plan to travel for Sunday’s game.
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Frisky Colts
Vancouver
B.C
Gervais
Colts
Girot
Omer
National League Results Snapshot
Brooklya lost to New York 1 to 6 while Chicago tied 6 to 6, with Leute and Cimetenet noted for goals. Philadelphia recorded a 1 goal result.
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Brooklya
York
Chicago
Leute
Cimetenet
Atom
Philadelphia
Burns to Face Hogan in 20 Round Fight at San Francisco
Frankie Burns of Oakland is signed to meet Hogan for a 20 round bout in San Francisco on Admission Day. The 133 pound fight is set for 10 am with a referee to be named later. Burns and Hogan have split two prior fights, Hogan winning the first and Burns taking the second on a fifth round foul.
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Ban Francisco
Willie Ritchie
Frankie Burns
Oakland
Hogan
Burns
Busy August for World Featherweight Champion Kilbane
New York August 31 announces a busy schedule for Johnny Kilbane the world featherweight champion. He will fight Johnny Dun dee in ten rounds here on September 4 then meets Jack Moore of Pittsburg in Tiffin Ohio on September 10 and returns for a ten round bout with Eddie O Keefe of Philadelphia on September 19.
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New York
Johnny Kilbane
Hie
Jimmy Dunn
Johnny Dundee
Tiffin
Ohio
Jack Moore
Pittsburg
Kilbane
Eddie O'Keefe
Philadelphia
Unclear Sports Scores From Fragmented Report
Fragmented OCR lists scattered team results with cities and scores, mentioning Philadelphia Chicago Oakland Portland and others in disordered sequence. No coherent game context or dates readable.
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