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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1906
Page
2
McGrath edged Jenkins by six pins to claim $900 in a high drama alley clash on Biemarck lanes. The deciding 11th game produced a burst of strikes as McGrath closed with a 202 to Jenkins 198, setting up a rematch this afternoon on Monarch alleys with a $100 purse.
The practice game between the U and a high school girl team showcased revised rules attracting interest. Players committed many fouls due to unfamiliarity with the changes, and objections arose over short playing time with calls to extend the period from 10 to at least 15 minutes.
Five crack 8 A. C. bowlers will invade Pleasant Beach next Sunday afternoon to swamp Charlie Byler and his crew of tniinerbies on the fast drives. Sheffer will handle local men and has picked out a group he calls the best ever rolled. Dyler has built a strong reputation for the sound of a ball in play. The A. C. boys are expected to have the time of their lives.
In front of the season’s largest crowd at Blemarck alleys P J Mellrath defeated Bell Koch in a 20 game match to win $2000. McGrath totaled 3700 pins to Koch 3443 with six double centuries and a high score of 264 while Koch’s best was 299.
Mike Ward the Canadian lightweight champion may fight Rufe Turner in San Francisco. Negotiations are ongoing and a decisive showing against Turner could earn Ward a shot at a top contender.
Robert Lurie expert watchmaker and jeweler offers quality jewelry at moderate prices. Located at 1330 Second Ave, readers are invited to visit for a refined selection and expert service.
W H Sagan an employee of Campbell Logging was arrested on petty larceny charges. For seven months a theft pattern affected the firm, with detectives Corbett and Adama tracing the losses through machinery depots and second hand stores. Officers Weated and Donlan arrested him.
State officials confirm construction work will begin immediately on a government ditch to irrigate the Pogue fat area near Wenatchee. Separately, Great Northern Railroad starts on a new ice storage building at Wenatchee to aid next summer fruit care.
In Rochester New York Frank Goteh defeated three Rochester opponents in a handicap wrestling match, throwing Charles Rateer George Gray and Don Albright twice each in four minutes twelve seconds.
A promotional notice touts buying stock in the Seattle Boston Copper Company with promises of wealth as production reaches 1 000 tons daily. It claims shares could soar from 60 cents to 100 each with a $49 investment yielding about 16 000, citing confident leaders as proof.
Plans for a great freshwater regatta on Decoration Day feature the Universities of California and Stanford against Washington. California hopes to row with a coxswain, but Washington notes the current shell cannot take an extra man. If no new shell is found, a 50 pound weight may be added to the Washington boat.
All babies six years or under photographed free from 9 to 12 p m tomorrow at the Eitei building, Second and Pike.
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