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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1912
Page
2
An advertisement touts the Inambari Huari Huari Mining Co with $6,000,000 capital and rights to a Peru concession. It claims Alaska and Peruvian claims yield over $1 per yard surface, with 3,000,000 shares issued at 50 cents to raise funds for machinery and development.
Be moaning his luck over a defeat to Jack Britton on Washington's Birthday Welsh the little English fighter plans to go to Chicago for treatment at McFadden's sanitarium. Doctors say several neck ligaments are dislocated and he has suffered the same ailment before.
Beavers manager McCredie plans to bolster the pitching staff with two more pitchers in the next few days. He will carry six hurlers this season and already lists Henderson, Lamline, Koester, Harkness, and Stiecer, with four more under consideration.
The article surveys 1912 contract signings and player movements across major and minor leagues. It notes Rube of the Giants signing after a winter of vaudeville earnings, Detroit hiring a undercover scout, and minor league managers tightening recruitment. It mentions teams like the Philadelphia Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Worcester, and Cincinnati, plus pitchers Walter Johnson and Slapnicka.
Spokane dispatch notes Joe Cohn sold Frisk to Vancouver last summer and Brown plans to sell waisers on Buckles Theile Collins Gervais Thompson McCreery Cates Shea to a slower class league. He seeks waivers on a $200 claim price as Gervais and Cates showed decent pitching last year.
The report notes 1 399 polo players in England and a London International horse show at Olympia from June 17 to 29 with prizes totaling 60 000. It mentions Yale planning a 608 000 stadium fund raise, Wisconsin football with 37 candidates, Conneh Richards fielding two teams for a late February game, a 3 000 Tavern stake for 2 14 trotters, and efforts to unify soccer governance. Polo tours spring across multiple cities including Aiken Camden New Orleans Warrenton and Orlando ahead of East practice games.
Tacoma manager Mike Lynch left for St Paul and Chicago in search of a promising young second baseman for the Tigers. He will sign a player in the American League but declines to name the candidate.
Morris Rath, a Philadelphia high school star, is viewed as the inside track for Chicago White Sox second base. He was plucked by Conn Mack from a high school team in 1908, sent to Reading, later moved to Cleveland, then Baltimore. Rath led the Eastern League in fielding last season and ranked second in slugging with a .343 average.
An advertisement extols artificial teeth and skilled plate work. It cites the need for precise bite impressions, proper materials, and matching color and shape. The Albany dental firm promises specialist plates, porcelain crowns, and durable work with reasonable prices.
Hughie Jennings leads a list of veterans with 21 years of service on the roster. Sam Crawford 12 years Jim Dete hanty 13 Wild Bill Donovan 17 Davey Jones 10 George Mullin 11 and Charney Schmidt 10 are noted. Donovan is the oldest at 55. Five players are under 21. Crawford weighs 196 pounds while Owen Bush is 146 pounds.
Peppery player Jimmy Austin of the Browns clashes with umpire Mullen during a Chicago visit. Austin needles the umpire about calls while pitching and batting, then later jokes about sacrifice as Mullen smiles at the exchange. The incident highlights Austin’s lively behavior and on field chatter.
Pacific coast light harness track owners are reported to be considering severing ties with the American and National associations, signaling potential realignment in standard harness racing governance.
William D. Stokes collapses after a Jiu jitsu move in a hallway at the home of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad. Doctors say a biow blow to the kidney ruptured the organ and led to death. investigators note similar claims among experts as the case unfolds.
The piece links fate to naming by highlighting three men tied to major sports. It notes Fielder Jones as a lifelong name, Battling Nelson for his constant fighting, and Fielding H. Yost as a Michigan coach with a baseball surname. It also recalls famous J names in heavyweight boxing from Jeffries to Langford and Sullivan.
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