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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1907
Page
2
OBrien plans a bold challenge in Anbrles California on February 2. He will box Jim Trimble George Brown and Abdul the Turk in six round bouts each, all in a single evening.
Penny Westover will manage the football squad with Harold Stewart and Wee Coyle as baseball manager. CHI Thompson to lead track affairs with Coach Frost and Treasurer Hartman also noted. Baseball and track teams begin training in about weeks. a California trip planned for the season.
Lionel Yorke, Toronto born lacrosse star formerly with Seattle, has been offered management of the Toronto lacrosse team under the National Lacrosse Association. He previously played for Vancouver and coached Victoria after leaving Seattle in 1906.
Vancouver BC will join the Northwest Baseball League after proving talent and securing a park. Charles Swindelle will manage the Spokane team for Eddie Quinn, a respected baseball figure.
At an athletic meeting a plan to form an associated student body was discussed. A committee including Dwight Hartman Harold Stewart Wee Coyle Olle Polson and Clarence Keith was appointed to investigate and report at the next meeting. Schilting's Best elected by popular vote.
Seattle Star exclusive discusses bowler technique, urging smooth delivery, avoiding jerks, and mastering basics before fancy stunts. It notes beginners should focus on practice and patience, with scores coming later. Also mentions a Brooklyn note on Sunday baseball bill for amateurs.
The Seattle Athletic Club votes to enter the North Pacific Amateur Rowing Association regatta to be held next July on Lake Washington. The move follows a winter club formation and the decision to host annual regattas for five years with Seattle as a participant alongside Portland, Vancouver, Victoria, and Nelson.
The article reviews the Spalding Official Athletic Almanac for 1907 and discusses amateur athletic records across running, swimming, boxing, and more. It includes race results such as Nibliek winning a mile event in 1:61 34 and other contemporary track notes with times and placements. It also mentions referees, training, apparatus, and a mix of sports dope commentary.
The fragment outlines a catalog of athletic records including Canadian champions, American college records, and the Western Intercollegiate Conference meet of 1906. It references district championships and various organized competition standings within those eras.
There are already 16 entries for the international balloon race to be held in October in St Louis. The entry list notes conditions and the closing date has been fixed for March 1.
The W. I. A His Four B. B. Teams exercise active term play with four basketball squads set to meet on Saturdays. Exhibitions are free to all, though men are presently barred from watching. Refreshments will follow each game as the group plans intercity competition soon.
The association voted to fund placing Inet year’s high school football team picture in Walter Camp’s 1907 rules edition. It marks the first time a northwest high school is pictured in Camp’s periodical. A writeup would appear, and thanks were given to Mr. Blackstone of the Seattle Athletic Club for arranging a team photo for display in the A C trophy room.
The opening Oakland program featured six races with multiple trifecta outcomes. Winners included Billy Watkine in race one, Mitre in race two, Rey in race three, Alice Carey in race four, im Joe in race five, and Jecund winning the sixth with Brown aboard. Times ranged from 1:51 1/4 to 2:91 for the distances run.
The Seattle Star notes the enduring fame of John L Sullivan as he plans a comeback style bout with rival Chartie Mitchell. It recalls his era, the public’s passion, and the varied reactions to his career ending and later appearances.
Alfred G. Vanderbilts horses reach London for the International Morse show. The four named horses Viking Venture Vogue and Vanity plus Reginald Vanderbilt are present while Reginald will not exhibit.
A garbled excerpt references Butter and Cheese items, sites, a serine, and a shoemaker named Klein or Jaros. No coherent event or clear names to confirm a full news item.
Markets report celery potatoes and beets holding. Potatoes at 38 to 38 per ton with Yakima top grades fetching best. Meats expected to rise though current beef prices range 1 to 2 per box. Eggs firm at 5 cents and 6 cents per dozen. Washington Fish Co reports Chinook salmon arrivals at six cents a pound.
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