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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1915
Page
10
Johnny Griffiths of Akron, a top light weight, will fight Freddie Welsh for a $4 000 purse in Griffiths home town on Feb 1. Griffiths recently returned from a successful Australia tour and is said to be in peak form.
The unidentified editor critiques Seattle boxing as illegal, noting the fatality of Ludwig Anderson sharpens calls for legalization. Proposes ten round bouts under state control and cites rising bills in Illinois and other states. Mentions political shifts with a new prosecutor and legislative action affecting boxing’s future.
An Italian consul in Bern claims Germany plans a major Zeppelin raid on Britain. He says 45 airships are within striking distance, each carrying up to 2,000 pounds of high explosives, with Count Zeppelin himself rumored to lead the attack.
A four round boxing match in Seattle led to the death of Ludwig Anderson. The coroner exonerated Cohen from a fatal blow, but Anderson died from a ruptured blood vessel due to overexertion. Prosecutor Lundin plans to prosecute Cohen and others and to bar public boxing contests county wide.
The city championship tournament closes with 38 boxers and 31 wrestlers entered for two nights at the Seattle Athletic Club. YMCA wrestling instructor Harvey Donaldson has entered 12 men across classes and aims for Northwest hopes at the world amateur championships in San Francisco.
A 2 000 foot depth armored cage guides bombs dropped from a Zeppelin at high speed. Bombs fire via foot pedal electric trigger while the operator uses range finding instruments. The system aims for precision to hit the largest building while balancing raid safety.
Promoter Pancho Villa Willard to box for Villa in Juarez as Jack Curley secures rights to all contests there. Villa, famed Mexican fight organizer, backs Johnson and Willard while guarding against Carranza interference. The piece riffs on the clash of Pancho names and the looming bout stakes.
The Ohio Method in Dentistry offers replacement of missing teeth with artificial ones that look natural. Examinations are free and estimates provided, backed by a 12 year guarantee. Various services include $25 sets of teeth, solid gold crowns, ridge work, and gold or porcelain fillings.
Freeda Boss, noted University of Wisconsin athlete in tennis swimming and hockey, sails to Shanghai to teach hockey and high diving to girls in the Young Women's Christian Association. William H. Gorham named head of King County Humane Society. Beattie Musical Society presents its annual meeting program Wednesday night.
Charley Hulen and Bill Brown head to Spokane to discuss the balk-line billiard championship starting Feb 8. Mel Inman defeated Willie Hoppe 750 to 557 in St Louis, despite a broken wrist. Jim Flynn finished a Brooklyn ten round bout with Al Reich. Reich sprained his wrist early. Des Jardien will join the Chicago Cubs as a pitcher in June. Grand racing schedulers drop Pittsburg and Fort Erie, add Montreal. Baseball magnates meet in Chicago to defend Sherman anti trust suit. Fielder Jones departs Portland for St Louis for Federal league matters. Waterfowl closed season must be strictly observed with Saturday as last legal hunting day. Brooklyn Nationals transfer Steele and Enzmann to Newark. James Whalen dies in Sacramento. Miller Huggins signs Cozy Dolan to two years. Harkness Koestner to be released. Decannier also expected to depart.
San Francisco January 13 Willie Ritchie who will box Freddie Welsh ten rounds in New York February 9 announced he has shed eleven pounds by dieting. He said two weeks ago he was fat but is getting into form and follows a dieting plan and morning exercise.
Virtually the entire student body stayed on strike as leaders announced no return to classrooms until after a receivership hearing set for Saturday in federal court. Sixty five students walked out Monday when temporary receiver O L Miller took charge. A 8 Eikenberry and associates will contest the petition.
New York manager Bill Donovan shows optimism about securing Swat Mulligan as coach for the New York Yankees. Telegrams and letters exchanged reveal Mulligan insisting on contacting details and awaiting Donovan’s train, with Garrulous chatter about a team logo and a past card mentioning a brewery as a club factor.
In Laschi park gym four games opened week ten with Plymouth defeating Queen Anne M E 38 13 Queen Anne Christian beating Tabernacle Baptist 43 5 Bt Clement's topped Green Lake Congregational 28 14 Colman Bible class beat Pilgrim Congregational 26 The Yale Bruins beat Penn 27 20 Ballard teams defeated Hiawatha at Ballard field house gym Intermediate 12 Ballard 10 seniors Ballard won easily Queen Anne Midgets beat Franklin Midgets 25 6 Interclass season starts at Broadway high with juniors versus seniors and freshmen against sophomores Y M C A first team edged Chauncey Wright five in a hard fought contest.
Bush and Simpson of San Francisco beat Jones and Vaden of Seattle 1730 to 1688 in a five game doubles match at the Elks' club alleys. The Seattle pair head to the 1915 bowling tournament in San Francisco under the Pacific Coast Bowling association. Long Primers beat Breviers 1455 to 1398 at the Imperial alleys. Rice of the Breviers posted a 202 game and a 19014 average.
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