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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1918
Page
6
Fragmentary clip covers Wis sports and comics with references to Dewald, Fillott, Kat, and Dewald’s fifth place in a race. Details are unclear due to OCR damage. mentions stock and value but lacks coherent event or outcome.
The article outlines saltwater salmon fishing practices around Seattle. It details boat gear, line and hook choices, and tackle for casting and still fishing, notes typical salmon sizes from three quarters of a pound to six pounds and up to 39 pounds, and mentions no license required with local size limits. It cites Interbay, Schwager Nettleton mill, West Waterway, and boat houses for access.
In a packed Win in Palace crowd of over 2,000, the Portland Beattie Metropolitans edged Seattle 3 to 2 after a late rally. Scorers include Harris, Morris, Roberts, Beattie, and Dunderdale with a dramatic finish and multiple lead changes.
Kansas City January 26 thousands were expected to attend the season’s biggest event the dual meet between Camp Funston and Camp Dodge soldiers at Convention hall under the Kansas City Athletic club. Eighteen numbers make up the program.
Georgie Thompson plans return home to the South from Chicago as four of his brothers serve. Johnny Griffiths at Camp Bowle Texas will fly to Canton Ohio January 29 to box Knockout Al Doty in a 11 round decision set. Jack Britton signs for 10 rounds with Soldier Bartfield at Buffalo January 28 or 29. Fred Anderson, Bud’s brother, headlines Jack Doyle shows in Los Angeles. Jimmy Dunn quits Camp Taylor box instructor post over friction with soldiers and seeks a cantonment closer to Cleveland.
The Oregon Aggies defeated the University of Washington 19 to 8 in the last five minutes as the Aggies came on strong after a close game. Scoring included Cook 1, Ray 1, Krueger 2, Robinson 1, Gurley 1, Reardon 2 with free throws adding Ray 4 and Krueger 1. Substitutions listed. refereeing by Reenberg. The same teams meet again tonight with freshmen and Franklin high school scheduled for 7:30 preliminary.
Jack Dempsey, the Salt Lake heavyweight, stopped Homer Smith just over a minute into the bout. The planned ten round contest began with high anticipation in Racine Wisconsin on January 26.
Lincoln trimmed Queen Anne as Broadway conquered Ballard in yesterday's league games. Franklin vs West Seattle is likely to be played next Wednesday. Results show Lincoln 17 Queen Anne 12 and Broadway 34 Ballard 16.
The Ames ice hockey squad won 3 to 2 over Skinner and Eddy to move into first place in the Shipyard league. In the second game Dry Dock defeated the Dutchies 6 to 2.
Lonnie Austin, local fight promoter, borrowed his brother’s limousine to host Tommy Simpson and his fighters. He chauffeured the Californians over city boulevards and along the famed hills in a showcase event.
An OCR noisy listing shows various commodity names with garbled pricing notes and percentages. The readable bits include items like Cocoanute and Peanute with per M or per dos references and fractional quotes, plus scattered percentages and letters indicating price data.
The Vancouver B C soccer team to play Camp Lewis Sunday in Seattle arrived Friday night. Every member has served in France and been wounded. They stay through Sunday and can be entertained via the Canadian club.
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