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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1904
Page
2
Vaudeville sketches begin Thursday night and run through the week with matinees on Saturday and Sunday. The Melo drama Love Finds A Way headlines the program, followed by Summer Pfricks and Sunday matinees. The Alcazar Theater uses electric fans for cooling.
Oakland defeats Seattle 13 to 7 in a rough Pacific Coast League contest at Recreation Park. Frisk homered for Seattle. Frick threw a 132 yard ball in events alongside running and throwing contests. Frisk's homer and a late Oakland surge defined a volatile afternoon with multiple pitching changes and a heavy hit pace.
Sinnott finishes second to the winner Plateniue with a time of 1.46. Vansee earns runner up while Forest King takes third in the race.
Fragment shows multiple baseball style pairings with team abbreviations and city pairs. No clear scores or outcomes are readable, but references include Cincinnati Pittsburg Chicago St Louis Cleveland and Detroit in a sequence of cross city matchups.
Jenkins defeats Scherrer of San Francisco by four pins after a dramatic finish in the 15 game contest. He posts a total of 2 650 to Scherrer 2 446 with a late surge in the final series. This ends in a split rematch setup for the championship.
The owners of Grafton race to defend the purse of 500 dollars as the fast courting dog in Montana. Speculation says he can be run at Butte where Montrafton has beaten all competitors in the state and seeks further stakes.
In Everett yesterday afternoon the home team defeated Seattle 15 to 3 as both sides hit well. Seattle’s fielding and poor support aided Everett, whose defense was praised.
At The Meadows a tight program featured six races with close finishes. Datidor captured the five furlong opener with Puredale second and North Pole third in 1 01 and Sullivan opening the winner. Priesthike led five and a half furlongs with Crosswaite second and Bell Reed third in 1 08. Hooligan won five furlongs with David Boland second and Fountain third in 1 01. Aniram won the one mile with Isabellita third and Phys second in 1 43 as Fitzpatrick rode the winner. Ocyrohe took the six furlongs with Budd Wade second and Handpress third in 1 19. Sixth race covered one mile and 70 yards.
Vancouver reports Multnomah Athletic Club won the meet with 60 points. Spokane A C took second with 51 points, Boston Point and James Ray A C placed third and fourth. Joe Pearson of the University of Washington, competing for Spokane A C, broke his own 220 yard dash record with a 22 second flat.
Seattle beat the Everett lacrosse team at Everett by seven to none. The first half ended 2 0 Seattle led 5 0 after the third quarter with steady team play from F and W Galer Hartnagte Heartie Gow and Heard. Referee Chitty ensured fair play as a large crowd watched the decisive victory.
Tacoma defeated Vancouver twelve to nine in an exhibition lacrosse game at Bellingham yesterday afternoon. The surprise win energized a large crowd as Tacoma celebrated a punchy upset that does not affect league standings.
Claiming to be the best salve for burns, sores, bruises, cuts, ulcers, and skin eruptions Bucklen’s Arnica is advertised as unbeatable. The ad promises complete healing and guaranteed satisfaction from G. O. seller.
The Portland lacrosse managers are accused of attempting to recruit local players from Everett and Beattie teams. Everett vice president Hafferkorn says Everett will not play Portland this season. Tacoma could not host a game, playing Vancouver in an exhibition instead.
Eugene F. Bert of San Francisco, a bright young attorney, serves as president of the Pacific Coast League. Bert, in his role as league leader, guides operations and policies for the organization.
A figure described as harmonizing the baseball inter est a of the Coast is noted for guiding organized activities. Recent days included a visit, with business sessions of the organizations described as regular and cordial.
In Leesville Indiana W H H Brown was saved from death by Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He reports immediate relief from severe asthma and a complete cure. The remedy promises cures for consumption and related ailments with prices 10c and 1.00. Trial bottles are free.
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