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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
3
Frederick Meagher a local deaf mute who won The Star's First Sight contest is slated to participate in a championship match at the Rainier Valley Club smoker in Columbia Wednesday evening He is set to box and wrestle in the same program alongside rivals including Shand and Millensee Jockey Wall in a versatile night of sport
New York February 24 Emill Sty manager of Packey McFarland says the weight agreement with Moran for the Fairmont Athletic Club fight is set. McFarland can make 135 pounds at the weigh in and go to the ring in full strength. New York February 24 offering as high as 25000 on Sam Langford in a possible match with Jack Johnson in London.
A cryptic front piece repeats on the sport page inviting readers to guess the mysterious stranger’s identity. The notice urges mailing guesses to the sporting editor by Saturday morning.
The piece recalls Ted Sloan the jockey once in his prime. It notes he stayed in Europe for years and was once treated roughly by stewards in England after he bowled over English riders. He no longer rides.
A Seattle based club named Silent Stalwarts Athletic Club boasts all deaf mute members. Presided by C. K. McConnell with A. B. Hole as vice president and David Turrell as treasurer, Frederick Megaher as secretary, the group has held quiet but classy meetings.
Fight fans aim to see Jack Lester and Oscar Morty in a scheduled bout with a $600 guarantee and a pledge that Tacoma authorities will not interfere. Morty agrees, but Burns has not yet commented while Lester waits for Burns to decide.
Battling Nelson announced in Chicago that he would return to the ring within two months. He will travel to Hot Springs next Sunday. Auto Show Opens in New Orleans featuring the largest display of cars motorcycles and boats ever assembled in a southern city.
Lew Powell and Frankie Byrne acknowledge Monday night’s bout as the peak test of their careers. Both fighters are training with intense focus and are in peak condition as they approach the fight in San Francisco.
A husky catcher from the Detroit American League squad may switch to boxing, aiming for honors with the mitt-slingers. The player Schmidt first earned fame by taming Ty Cobb as Cobb started his league career.
A varied set of sports notes from the era reports Baldwin's fatal injury in an exhibition in Iowa City, the death of House Hert Driggs in Cleveland, Dan McMahon's death by suicide in Detroit, and Franklin Junior beating Eagles 28 to 13. Also mentioned are Ed Hagen's planned matches, Hagen's confidence after facing Denver and Martin, Ballard's first ball at Dugdale's park, Ballard vs Mikado Jap nine, Queen Anne heading to Snohomish to face the local high school, Queen Anne vs Everett High tomorrow, Apollo basketball loss to Rainier Valley A C 22 to 15, with other scattered local sport details.
Scores show teams including Keen, Lied, Bungalows Sherman, and Hawks Finley Friedenthal Rawson Swearinger McGregor with totals and individual highs. High single score Walton 255 and high average 199 as listed among the meet results.
The Eilers Piano Club promotes a wholesale style buying plan where members join with others to purchase in bulk, claiming lower prices. Club B offers a $450 piano for 297.60 with $7.50 down and $1.26 weekly, Club C saves on a $550 model, and Club D sells a $660 player piano for 15.60 down and 2 weekly.
In Washington the Beattle revolver event shows G Armstrong at .6600, Capt. F. Ligghtt at .316, Walter Hinckley at .216, with scattered scores. In Memphis a business movement urges city purchase of Montgomery Park for a public playground after the evening rush of racing. In San Francisco George Kirkwood leads Ray Baughman by 10 to 8 as betting odds trend toward even money for tonight’s Dreamland bout.
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