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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
9
A quirky fragment notes an ice cover break and a resolve to brave every thing with feeding. The possoion hints at a sports or comic page tease but contains no clear names or events.
Giants travel to finish the B C series with a final win in the G1 set. The Giants won seven of the series with a six inning game cut short to help their train. Eastley struck out eight and Aberdeen scored to pace the Giants. Camozzi outpitched Le Roy in a 4 3 tilt. Morse stole second in a late eighth inning rally before Vancouver next. The Beavers head to Seattle after four games in Humboldt.
Dr BEW Kerr led the Old Timers shoot at Green Lake Gun Club with 46 of 50 as 41 shooters gathered. High overall score belonged to H Poston with 49, while R Searle won the amateur class with 47 amid trap irregularities and a future Northwest tournament setup.
The Patterson-McDonald nine dropped two games Sunday at Meacham-Babcock and against the Anderson club. The first contest went ten innings 9 to 6 after a late three-run rally by the opponents. In the second game Andersons scored 13 runs while Pat-Maca tallied four. A league meeting Monday will consider admitting new clubs, with the Tregonings no longer in the league.
Automobile races will be held in Vancouver on Dominion Day July 1 at Hastings Park. Northwest Auto association manager Robert Hiller says entries will come from Seattle Spokane Tacoma Portland and Yakima.
Dixie Fleager wins the Seattle and King County golf championship after Sunday play. He tops the field by a 14 stroke margin over the trio chasing for second place, confirming his lead as the winner.
Dick Leadman rises in the bantamweight division after dethroning Kewple Ertie as claimant. Pete Herman, now in the navy, clings to the title despite weight disputes. Leadman and Herman clash in a 20 round bout on July 4 in New Orleans with the crown at stake.
Colman defeated Fairview at Lincoln Park on Saturday 14 to 1 to establish undisputed right to the grammar school championship.
Local sports page lists morning and afternoon results from games in multiple cities. Vernon and Santa Monica players, including Easterty and Moore, contributed to early scores while Loomis and Lapan faced Garland. Other matchups featured Valencia, Arnett, Miter, Brooke, and Konnick with varied outcomes in Los Angeles and Oakland.
Disjointed OCR text lists multiple team references in the American League including Washington Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia and New York among scattered letters and stray words. The fragmentary lines give no clear event date score or action to summarize.
At the Beattie Tennis club the 8 T. C. championship tournament begins. No fixed schedule is set as manager Hyman Zettler lets players choose their match times. First rounds must be completed by Wednesday night and second rounds by week’s end.
Daily market report shows Barley down 9.00 per ton with broad falls in other grains. Produce prices listed include artichokes asparagus beans cabbage celery peppers and melons with regional items from California Washington Oregon and Florida. oranges apples and berries show mixed bounds amid overall softer trading.
Aimee Arrant and Grover Cleveland Alexander wed after a short romance that began in St. Paul Nebraska. The bride traveled from Camp Funston to Omaha to marry the National League pitcher who will be stationed with the army. The couple plan to live in Omaha while Alexander serves in the artillery.
Tenehearty and fit youths train for the Elks smoker to be held Tuesday night at the lodge. Main event features Frankie Rodgers versus Willie Robinson from San Francisco. Semifinals pair Chester Neff versus Billy Williams with Kid Peterson facing Patsy Ciaco. Other bouts include Bob Harper and Red Gage and Cliff Reid against Osear Benson, whose prior bout ended in a draw.
Duthie and Glavenich led the Duthies to a 6 to 1 victory over the Patterson McDonald nine in a shipbuilding circles championship game. St Clair and Ruth pitched for the wooden men, but the Duthies claimed the title.
Chicago golfers paid a record price for golf balls to aid the Red Cross. The four balls used in a match by Chick Ivans, Robert MacDonald, James Harness, and Jock Hutchinson raised $32,000 after checks were cashed at $33,000 per dozen.
A playful, old fashioned line promoting thrift stamps as a daily habit to deter a hunt. The note casts thrift stamps as a protective routine for individuals or households, implying a humorously literal anti hunting sentiment.
Nationals scout quotes Clark Griffith on hitters misfiring this season. The piece notes Cobb and Speaker slipping below peak form while Ruth Walker Burns Baker rise in the batting order. In the National League Roush Hornsby down as Doyle Smith Merkle Daubert top the list with Kauff as the only 1917 repeat.
Pug Bennetts Skinner Eddy team dominated Tacoma Foundation at Dugdale's park before 1,000 fans. Tealey Ra appeared in his first game of the season, Bennett seeks an out of town game next Sunday, and the Skinner Eddy band played The Star Spangled Net in the seventh inning while players and fans paused for the music.
The report notes Cobb has been plagued by illness this year and began slowly, then was pulled from the game by an injury as he showed early signs of lifting his batting average. Speaker likewise endures a disastrous batting slump.
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