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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
2
Local notices warn that whooping cough is spreading in Seattle among children under age five. The terse message promises a method to relieve symptoms and a potential cure, urging parents to seek treatment promptly to protect infants from the illness.
Ralph H. Miller of Seattle won high gun with 280 of 300 at the Potlatch trap shooting carnival ending after two days of competition. Mink led professionals with 286. Del Coop won the DuPont trophy 126 straight, and Robinson claimed the longest run and L. W. Suter trophy for day one.
Tacoma Tigers release shortstop Pete Morse and outfielder Ody Abbott for personal habit concerns. President Watkins says the moves strengthen the roster. Star pitcher Charlie Schmutz is traded to Vancouver for Agnew and Relford while outfielder Persons arrives. Bill Goodman joins from St Paul to boost Seattle area talent.
In Vancouver yesterday the Giants were swept in a doubleheader by the champs, extending Vancouver’s win streak to sixteen and giving Raymond’s men a clean sweep of six games. Concannon pitched the second game for the Giants, but Agnew shut them out again, while Willie the Vancouver beaver controlled the first game with eight hits allowed.
Spokane Indians defeat Port land Colts in a sloppy game using three pitchers Cochran Kraft and Noyes. Indians score five runs in the second inning off Girot while Doty and Noyes falter for the opponents amid a flurry of errors.
In Seattle yesterday Bees beat the Tacoma Tigers 3 to 2 as Nill homered in the first. Holderman supplied the Tigers’ other run with a long drive before McCreery shut them down. Victoria tied the score and in the ninth Bees won on a late run. the two teams meet again today at Dugdale's park at four with kids and ladies events on the schedule.
Promoter McCarey plans to stage the fight as scheduled but champion Ad Wolgast says he cannot box before January 1 due to poor conditioning and lingering effects of a recent operation. Rivers will have his chance again within six to seven months. Joe Levy questions Wolgast's courage, accusing him of crawling before the Mexican.
At Dreamland rink on July 19, Eddie Dennie and Tommy McFarland headline the card as lightweights. A key bout features Walter Coffey against Montana Dan Sullivan in the middleweight pairing.
Local fans erupt as eight round fight between Joe Ponds and Art Yordy headlines a Tacoma Athletic Club program on Tuesday night. Additional strong matches are planned, heightening anticipation for the boxing card.
The Rev. L. R. Richardson of Seattle was defeated in straight sets 61 62 by William Johnson of San Francisco in the Oregon state tennis championship at Portland. The match featured a strong showing from Johnson and reflected the event’s high level of competition.
San Diego residents A G Spalding and W D Page claim they can schedule a baseball game in Stockholm, Sweden. They notified James Sullivan via telegraph after learning American athletes at the Stockholm Olympics would depart without meeting other US players. The next day press cables carried the result.
A Wednesday grandstand event in Pot latch County featured a tug of war between cops and firemen drawing big crowds. Firefighters attempted to haul the officers across the line as the cops held firm and finally pulled them over tape. Events included a hose cart race won by Auburn in 37.3, plus races won by Ed Hegen Vic Dalton Ag nee Creevey Edward Pinkman R J Tittterd Ned Humes H W Page and others.
Sport notes survey a tough trip for the Giants as losses stack up in Vancouver and St. Louis. The piece touches on boxing returns, a Cleveland slugfest, a Reds shortstop named Esmond, and Finland’s Kohelmainen runners, plus managerial moves in Montreal and Giants pitching woes.
The daily card shows Philadelphia 9-2 victory and Chicago 8-4 win, Boston and Cincinnati losses, St Louis 16, Brooklyn 2, Portland 0, Oakland 2, Sacramento 6, Los Angeles 8, and a postponed Pittsburgh New York game plus Vernon 4 late.
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