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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
9
The document lists attorney at law Alexa ney, mortgage notices, and a 13 percent rate. It mentions Dr Kat Elliott and a health related matter in a fire safety context. Bids are proposed for a class and other items with prices ranging from 69 to 157.
Seattle defeats Vancouver 4 to 3 in overtime to seize first place in the Pacific Coast League. Foyston scores the tying goal late in regulation, with Bernie Morris producing several Seattle counters and Cyclone Taylor starring for Vancouver. Overtime ends 23 minutes 10 seconds in as Morris nets the winner for Seattle.
Tommy Simpson manager of Battling Ortega Oakland middleweight voiced regret over the overtime tie after a Vancouver Seattle ice hockey game. He described the match as great and said he and his entourage left too soon before the overtime concluded.
A brief classified item notes Star Want Ads can help readers locate a new residence. It highlights the service for people seeking housing through the newspaper's classified section.
Wholesale floor prices list full line of grains and feeds with values for corn meal alfalfa meal cracked corn and calf meal among others. Prices shown include ranges from 25 to 120 units with variability by item and quality across buyers and suppliers.
Chase Sibley defeats Walter Johnston 50 to 18 in the Northwest three cushion title match at Pope Sibley’s. Johnston offered little resistance as Sibley ran up a wide early lead in the 150-point contest.
Jim Davis lost to A. B. Chapman 35 to 19 in a three-cushion billiards match at the Brown and Hulen parlors last night.
In 1908 Oakland promoter Tommy Simpson funded Gunboat Smith and mentored him from navy days into boxing prominence. Simpson and partners valued four round bouts, selling shares to Tommy for 50 dollars each, then borrowing a thousand to stage big events. He recalls Willie Richardson and Willie Ritchie as youths who later became notable fighters, crediting West Oakland with shaping many boxers.
Frankie Farren the San Francisco lightweight who stopped Alex Trambitas in two rounds is matched with Muff Bronson a local contender for the main event of next Wednesday night in Portland.
Stars including Theodore Roosevelt Pell Harold Taylor Vincent Richards Howard Woshell Harold Throckmorton F Alexander Dr Risenbaum and other notables will compete in an indoor tennis tournament at the Seventh Regiment Armory on February 15 16 and 21 in New York.
Calvin V. G Dyment head of the University of Washington journalism department was appointed chairman of the faculty athletic committee yesterday to replace Dean Priest who will depart for France shortly.
Cincinnati January 21. Manager Christy Mathewson of the Reds has ordered all players vaccinated at once to prevent sore arms during training at Camp Sheridan so they will have no trouble in the training period he says.
Jack Downey meets Al McCoy Wednesday in San Diego. Downey has 1 loss in 23 fights after a clove match defeat to Mick King. Harry Greb won three straight in 1918 by stopping Augie Ratner in New Orleans. Moose Taussig disputes Sommers Ortega draw, defending Ortega’s stamina and sparring form.
Chicago January 31 A full attendance is assured for the American Lawn Tennis association annual meeting in Chicago on February 12 despite war reducing membership.
Chicago January 31 Paddy Driscoll former Cubs and Northwestern star has passed his personal tests for army entry He has canceled his contract with the Cubs and joined Uncle Sam in the military service
The article notes West Point cadets including Elmer Oliphant graduate next August to become commissioned officers, ending their collegiate sports careers as war calls the country to duty. It also covers Pacific coast heavyweights Kendall McIntyre Meehan and Frank de Parren planning bouts and title talk around Portland and Seattle.
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