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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
3
Turkeys land hard on the Black Cats in yesterday’s doubleheader with key players Kleinow Gray Street and others. At Philadelphia, Boston and Philadelphia figures show close scores while Chicago hosts Detroit in a mixed card as Cleveland and Chicago battles loom.
In New York reports scattered fragments of a National League score update. Mentioned are St Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Cleveland style references with players and batteries. The readable text is incomplete but suggests a baseball game summary and lineups.
The Washington crew failed to sprint with Stanford as the latter edged ahead at the final stretch of the three mile race. Commentary notes Washington showed speed in practice but could not match Stanford’s finishing push and the outcome reflected contrasting performances across the season.
Scores from the Western Bowl meet in Vancouver show low games and high contrasts. Vancouver led by Shaw with 41 dollars, while Pittsburgh and Rainier Hotel Vancouver posted middling totals. Singles saw Old Timer Jenking lead with 601, and Huntoon 675 in two-man and five-man events outline the day’s schedule and standings.
Coast bowling reports from Oakland Vernon and other venues show rising talent like Kid Spencer while executives plan 1910 coast congress in San Francisco. In New York at Madison Square Garden the Woodbury vs Shiman match ends tied after eleven games with Shiman narrowly winning overall.
Vancouver 3 Tacoma 3 opening double header tainted by rain delays as Hickey allowed several hits and walks. Tacoma won the first game behind strong hitting and solid defense while Spokane tied Portland 3 3 in another Pacific Northwest clash.
Rumors swirl over a planned October boxing match between Jack Johnson and Blanley. Johnson seeks more training time as dispute over scheduling and travel shadows the bout. Meanwhile heavyweight Frank Gotoh announces a one year retirement from wrestling to recover from a knife injury.
Cornell captures victory in both the varsity and freshman eight events. The varsity eight won by a belt in 10 minutes 41 seconds, with the freshmen eight beating rivals by four lengths in 11 minutes.
Tickets go on sale June 2 and July 3 and August 11 for round trips by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co. to Omaha Kansas City St. Louis Chicago New York with fares 40 67 50 72 50 108 50. Return limit October. Other rates at Union Ticket Office 08 First Ave EB Ellis general agent.
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