Seattle mourners bid Jim Jeffries comeback dream farewell
Morrison mourners leave San Francisco after the Seattle party returned north disappointed by the Reno fight. Johnson dominated Jeffries, proving Jeffries could not regain old speed, while fans debated the bout’s appeal and showed support for Johnson as the decisive winner.
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Fitz Loses Trunks Not Swimming Kind
Ex-champion Bob Fitzsimmons misses trunks en route from Melbourne to San Francisco while racing to Reno. He learned the trunks may be held by Vancouver customs officers after skipping a coast examination, leaving gaudy raiment aboard.
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National League clash ends in Pittsburgh defeat
In a National League game Pittsburgh falls 8 to 6 as Prown and Kling combine with Powell White Dowd and Gibson for the battery work.
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BINGLES BY FRED SCHAEFER
A playful sports column uses baseball slang and aphorisms to comment on pitchers and baserunning. It mixes witty lines about stolen bases wild pitches and strategic thinking with a lighthearted critique of the game's rhythm. Local readers get a humorous take on baseball quirks.
Yankees Pitcher Russell Ford Prefers Grand Stand Critique
Russell Ford of the Yankees, a standout young pitcher, says it is more enjoyable to sit in the grand stand and hear fan criticism than to watch a game from the dugout or field.
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Ray McNamara Drives Premier to Glidden Tour Victory
Ray McNamara piloted Premier No 1 to a Glidden tour triumph with a nine point score. The car endured extreme southern and western road conditions, with several entrants failing after starting in Cincinnati.
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WILD PITCHES Circling turmoil in Pacific Coast baseball schedule
The piece muses on fixing a Seattle series with Spokane or Vancouver as home team, excludes Turks, and notes Vancouver’s eight straight wins. It reports George Engie the Turkish pitcher being suspended for the season after missing reporting time, while Dugdale’s efforts to fix a faltering team are cited.
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Johnson Wallops Another White Man at Ogden
In Ogden Utah on July 6 Jack Johnson angered a white man who hurled a vile epithet. Johnson defended himself at the train car door and struck the intruder as the crowd cheered. Johnson then appeared at a rear window as the train pulled away.
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Johnsons mother says Jack Johnson will retire
Mrs. Tiny Johnson, mother of boxing champion Jack Johnson, announced in Chicago that Johnson would retire immediately after defeating Jeffries. She quoted him promising to win the title and then quit the ring, a pledge made before he left for California training.
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Diamond Glints and League Movements Across Early Baseball
Diamond Glints Blackburne rounds into form with Providence in the Eastern League after a disappointing spring with the White Sox. Jennings shifts Cobb to center and Crawford to right, while Sam ia remains a power hitter. Fred Tenney now manages and plays first for Lowell in the New England League as Ban Johnson works to resolve Cleveland players’ labor troubles noted by Canton fans aiding a financially strapped club.
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Famous Catcher Criger Faces End of Playing Career
The 1910 baseball season looms as the potentially final chapter for famed catcher Lew Criger. He began with the New York Highlanders, saw quick injury trouble in Cleveland, and critics doubt he can return. Criger starred with Cy Young in Cleveland and later with the Spiders before moving to St. Louis and a winter trade.
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Baseball's American Spirit and Global Contrast in Print
A reflective essay extols baseball as America's defining sport while noting its rising commercialization and mixed global reach. It laments political interference and social debates, contrasts US enthusiasm with abroad reverence, and suggests enjoying the game before broader disruption.
Amateur Softball Roundup From Hothell Weekend
The Bothell Regulars swept Circle W with a 2 to 0 shutout and a 16 to unknown score in two games. Port Hickely beat Bremerton second string 6 to unknown. Pontiacs edged Pontiscs in game five of a series to go two games to one. Beattie Sporting Goods took two from Munroe with a 2 to 6 shutout and a 1 to 1 draw.
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23 Innings Tie Sets Texas League Record
San Antonio and Waco battled 23 innings to a 1 1 tie yesterday afternoon in San Antonio. The marathon game, one of the longest in Texas league history, featured 11 strikeouts by Waco and stretched 21 hours and a half.
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Iroquois Seek Skelpe Scalps In Baseball Matchup
The Iroquois baseball team plans another hunt for scalps, inviting ambitious Indian fighters to arrange a game by calling Sunset Sidney at 192. A Sunday contest is sought.
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Turks Beaten by Beavers in Vancouver Baseball Clash
Beavers wallop Turks 9 to 0 at Vancouver with Beattie and Engle delivering the heavy blows. Vancouver pitcher Smith dominates, Turks misplay in fielding with four errors, Breen and Lewis spark Beavers’ offense as Seattle gains eighth straight win in harsh contest.
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Tiresome game goes 10 Tigers
A tedious contest ends with the Tigers securing a win after a double-digit scoring effort. Key players from both teams contributed, but defense and turnovers defined the lengthy matchup.
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White Sox names and matchups for Jeffries bout card
United Press reports Chicago White Sox plan a boxing themed lineup listing Duffy and Joffries as managers and Jeffries versus Sullivan in four rounds. The article mentions Johnson Olmstead and several players like Gandil Purtell and Dougherty in pairing notes.
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Giant Cougar Kile In the Olympics last winter
A fragmented report describes a Seattle store exhibition of athletic gear and clothing items tied to a winter Olympic event. Details are unclear and some terms are garbled, but the piece centers on products related to sports and outdoor gear and a notable exhibit rather than a sale.
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