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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
2
A chaotic scene described with a crowd roughing with an ambulance nearby. The narration claims never before in league history had such a game been seen and mentions the umpire brandishing a revolver to enforce calls amid the disorder.
Northwest Conference standings show teams with won lost records and ratios. Entries include Portland and Los Angeles with varied scores, plus unfamiliar abbreviations and garbled team names reflecting OCR errors from a historic league update.
New trains on the Northern Pacific offer first class service between Seattle and Spokane. The schedule notes daily departures from Seattle in the evening with a dining buffet grill aboard.
A local retailer touts men s black and gray worsted suits from 9.46 to 12.50, including tweed and worsted assortments at 7.50, plus handmade options valued 35 to 40 dollars. Also advertised are golf shirts and balbrigan underwear at clearance prices, with wide selections to fit budget buyers.
Announcement outlines a series of matinee showings from July 23 to July 22 including titles Be es from the Harem Queen of the yi and Female Detectives with no price changes. Seats go on sale Saturday July 22.
Dock City Office at 659 Colman Bidg lists Sunset Main 4444 as a contact. Ind .1086.
Seattle defeats Los Angeles 5 to 0 after ten hits and several errors in a July 21 game. Shields starred for Seattle with effective curves, while Wright gave up ten hits for the Angels. The score shows Seattle taking the lead late and closing strong.
Oakland won 5 to 3 over the Seals as Van Haltren, Dunleavy, and Byrnes delivered key hits. Poor fielding by San Francisco and hard hitting by Oakland pitchers marked the game, with three double plays aiding the visitors.
National League results show Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 1 and Boston 1 Chicago 3 in one set. A second Boston win over Chicago 6 4. American League notes Chicago 6 New York 4 Detroit 7 Washington 6 and Cleveland 7 Boston 3 with a second Cleveland 8 Boston 4.
Everett beat Spokane 14 to 13 in nine innings with Hulen scoring the winning run after losing the ball to start the ninth. Bellingham hosted Vancouver in a rough night with multiple injuries and ejections including Kelsey and Marshal while OConnell was released for absence and condition. Vancouver led Bellingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 to 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.
Ballard and Renton will meet on the Ballard grounds next Sunday in a hard fought game. Ballard is regarded as one of the top amateur teams in the state. Skillman, known as The Northern Pacific, commences Thursday July 20 offering buffet-grill service on the new train running daily between Seattle and Spokane leaving Seattle at 2 p.m.
San Francisco fighter Jimmy Britt trains intensely for a July 21 title bout against Kid Sullivan. Britt, noted for his prior battles with Battling Nelson, appears in a training scene with trainer Krelling while Nat Goodwin observes and works on his own conditioning efforts.
Kansas will pitch for the Renton team and is hailed as one of the best amateur southpaws in the north west. Woodworth, sidelined by a sprained ankle, will return to the box next Sunday and challenge Renton, as the lad rises toward Coast league level with solid early pitching.
The Lewis and Clark tennis meet reported Heardman and Ewing defeating Busch and Durham 6-3 4-6 6-2. McBurney of Spokane won 6-4 7-6 over Wickersham. Walker of Spokane defeated Beecher 6-0 6-3 6-3. Armstrong of Tacoma beat Hunter 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-0. McBurney and Walker beat Passchall 6-3 6-1 6-2.
In Portland Alpin and Paschall lead their teams with straight sets 6-1 6-1 and 6-1 6-1 over Walker and Schwengers. Armstrong defeats Herdman while McRae Victoria trips Schwengers and Dewdney. McBurney wins 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-6 against Goss. Walker beats Rohr 6-2 6-4 and Macrae defeats Armstrong 7-5 6-2. Schwengers upsets Paschall 6-0 6-2 6-1. In international play McBurney and Walker defeat Herdman and Ewing 6-0 6-0 7-5.
A plan to provide running and hurdle courses at various city parks was submitted to the board Thursday by Physical ter Douthitt of the Y M C A. The board favored the plan but postponed action until required funds could be provided.
Portland reports the Lew Clark swimming and diving championships concluded with H. J. Handy of the Chicago Y M swimmer dominating the field by winning the mile event in about 28 minutes.
The 12th Beavan hates cup began yesterday on Lake Saint Louis with Manches ter Yacht Club challenger Manchester facing defender Alexandra from Royal St Lawrence. Manchester won by more than three minutes over the 1% mile course. J Ernest Laidlaw won the diving event with a 60 foot distance ahead of Gailey and Biase. Handy of Chicago finished well ahead in another race, with Gailey close behind and Mackie dropped out after 220 yards.
Boxing fans in San Francisco discuss the Britt vs Sullivan bout at Woodward’s Friday night. Many back Britt to outpoint or knockout Sullivan, while others believe Sullivan’s sharper punches and earlier showings against Corbett Hanlon and Nelson give him a strong chance.
The Seattle lacrosse club sails on the Princess Victoria Friday night to face Vancouver Saturday afternoon in a British Columbia Lacrosse Association title game. Lineup includes Yorke Williamson O'Brien McDonald Horrobin Hartnagie Wallace Cowan Cameron Milne McCance Hague. A large crowd is expected as the teams meet on Vancouver grounds for the first time.
Report praises Shields and the team on the road, noting Rusty’s continued form and fan optimism during the Bellingham-Vancouver trip. A sighting of eClockey speeding down a Bellingham road adds local color to the segment.
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