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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1907
Page
2
Monday at The Meadows featured five selling events and four purse races. Belle Kinney won the last race while Red Reynard and Silver Wedding each scored in others. favorites struggled with only two winning. Bets and club winnings varied as bookmakers and jockeys posted mixed results amid a busy card.
Seattle Tigers win 9 to 0 as Lynch dominates the game with three homers and a sacrifice. Chaffin struggled and a collision with Quigley caused two runs, while Shaw hit a homer and Bresino sparkled for the Tigers. Seattle failed to score after the early rounds.
A cryptic poem salutes Jake Beckley, renowned baseball star of the late 19th century, noting his long career since 1868. It laments his retirement while praising his prowess, recalling Hannibal Missouri as his home and Twain connections. The piece blends nostalgia with tribute.
The account recalls Squires returning to the mines with two minutes elapsed and the kangaroos in view. Tim Meffrath carries him away as the crowd jokes about the fight starting late. The Australian fighter stumbles three times and is carried off, while remarks mock the outcome and the notion of Australian prowess.
The page records horse racing notes including weather, track conditions, and detailed race narratives. It lists jockeys such as Kane, Gibbets, and Teller, with finish orders, times, and training remarks by L. F. Marshall.
The account, told in streaming, chaotic prose, describes Jeffries and an Australian fighter in a clash full of odd tactics and comic surrealism. Spectators, towns, and figures blend as the bout ends abruptly with the Australian triumph and a moral about ignoring agents’ temptations.
Seattle and Vancouver begin a 2 30 pm series as the Canucks show strength and locals face a stern test. Tacoma plays Butte while the Bawdust Eaters meet Spokane. Beattie aims for second by week’s end as Laeneh belts three homers and dreams of a five homer feat. Virgil Garvin leaves Hutte for Dillion Montana, Don Strothers returns with Vancouver, and Spencer moves from Vancouver to Aberdeen. Brown may move to short.
David Billingham, English swimming champion, covered over seven miles in two hours and eighteen minutes to win the annual international swimmers championship. The race took place in the Seine river in Paris.
Skagway remains Alaska's baseball champion after defeating White Horse and Juneau last Saturday. A charity game is set for Monday at White Horse where a combined Juneau White Horse team meets Skagway for a $1,600 stake.
John Condon, gambling king and race track magnate, narrowly escaped harm when a bomb exploded at his Chicago home on Michigan Avenue. No one injured, but property damage occurred as authorities pursue the motive and possible conspirators linked to Condon and racing interests in Harlem, Oakland, and Crescent City tracks.
The fragmentary verse depicts Bill Squires the Australian lemon as a rugged boxer with ginger energy. A boisterous kangaroo taunts him while others wager and mock, ending with a blurred scene of boxing bravado and a long sea voyage metaphor.
A garbled historic verse tells of Roshter Pilltiam Squires and a figure named Squires on a journey home. The narrator, with lines about Barney, Kanuck and Australia, hints at pride and a troubled ending as the speaker declares return from a contested public arena.
Joseph Olsen, a single Swede, was killed at 6 am while excavating at Fourth Avenue and Virginia Street. An embankment of dirt and rock weighing seven tons struck him without warning, crushing him instantly. Olsen lived at 2207% and worked for Don Hawley. coroner F. W. conducted an investigation.
A readable fragment reports Louis Yator facing an inquiry in Rioce city. Details are unclear due to the damaged text but the item indicates an official probe or questioning related to local affairs. Further specifics are not provided in the surviving copy.
Unable to derive a clear news item from the provided text fragment.
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