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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1905
Page
2
Los Angeles took the Saturday game 1 to 0, while Sundays two games split. The first Sunday game ended 3 to 0 in favor of the White Sox, completing a split of the series.
Local entertainment page lists acts at First Ave corner Main with admission 0c matinée 10c evening and reserved seats 5c Sunday hall. Features include Rip Van Winkle burlesque and aerialist La Crecia plus comic cyclists and two Pranciscos in a varied bill.
A late week attraction promotes The Great McEwen with feats of hypnotism and legerdemain. The act promises a major laugh producing performance with a 16 dollar attraction noted for an evening engagement and a Saturday matinee with varied ticket pricing.
Alki Point offers a warm salt water bathing site open every day from 6 a m to 11 p m. City office listing 659 Colman Building provides contact numbers Sunset Main 4444 and Ind 1086 for information.
The record lists games with scores on Saturday and Sunday. Frisco-Oakland 1 Africo 2. Tacoma-Portland 1 Tacoma 2. Portland-Tacoma 3 Portland 2. San Francisco-Frisco 3 Oakland 6 and Oakland 5-0 in the later matchups.
Scores listed show Chicago blank at Cleveland 5 and St Louis 0 3. Boston 3 Philadelphia 6 2. Result details reflect multiple city pairings with mixed outcomes.
The Seattle lacrosse team defeated Vancouver 18 to 5 at Brockton Point, Vancouver. Vancouver and Westminster earlier met on July 1 with a large gate, but Saturday's crowd was small and attendance poor, though play remained competitive and rough at times.
In Ocean City Maryland contestants from across the country began a five day shooting tournament. The schedule features 20 larger events each day with a sliding handicap in alternate events. The event draws top shooters and promises a crowded, high level start to the competition.
The passage notes Eddie Hald and Barney Oldfield share a signature unlit cigar protruding from the lower face while driving in a race. It recalls their bicycling days when both men trained hard, implying a common habit or appearance among early racers.
The piece notes Wallace Bald’s ascent of Mount Washington with a Columbia car, tying hill climbing’s danger to racing on tracks and likening carmen to General Grant. A Broadway scare ends in laughter when a startled rider discovers a broken whisky flask in a Southern Colonel’s hip pocket.
The German Automobile Club plans an international road race for 1006 pending government sanction. The event centers on a major endurance route with national and international entrants expected to compete if approval is granted.
In Tallard Sunday Renton and Ballard clashed over a ninth inning out call. Players disputed the umpire decision as James Miyan, who held stakes, fled with the entire stake money. He refuses to surrender until an authoritative ruling is given.
A colorful dope sheet reviews umpire calls in a high school game using a double umpire system. It covers boxing bouts involving McCormick Ruhlin Britt Sullivan and Nelson with expert comments on finish chances. The piece closes noting new train service and a 1905 Seattle to Spokane route.
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