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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
2
The 1913 Indian motorcycle offers 7 horsepower twin cylinder power with a new cradle spring frame to reduce vibration and jolting. It adds separate brake control footboards, an improved luggage carrier, and 29 refinements plus 11 major improvements. Free demonstrations and easy payment plans are offered by the dealer.
An advertisement touts Electra-Vita as a natural sleep aid and nerve energizer. It claims electricity nourishes the body, cures rheumatism and general weakness, and offers a free 96 page book with mailed coupon. Testimonial from W. H. McCurdy endorses relief. Ship-to offer includes office hours and weekend times.
Canadian lightweight champion Joe Bayley will defend his title against Seattle boxer Frenchy Vaise in a 15 round bout at the Brighouse arena on Dominion Day July 1. Also slated are two other bouts including a Barbeau brothers confrontation.
Wack Diamond soccer team suffered its first defeat in five years by losing to Tono at Centralia Sunday afternoon. The Diamonds had won last season’s championship, and the loss is blamed on the local season having closed months ago while Tono’s season remains active. Tone 6, Black Diamonds 2.
A Filipino baseball team from Manila, lauded as the class of the game, arrives in San Francisco to begin a country-wide tour aboard the Manchuria. They claim defeats of Waseda and Keio University teams in Japan.
Multnomah boosters celebrate five track and field records set at the Northwestern meet in Portland. The local club won by 48 points with Seattle Athletic Club 37, University of Oregon 28, Oregon Aggies 20, Vancouver BC Athletics 12, St Johns High 2, and Vancouver Olympic 1 among placers. Con Walah topped hammer and 66 pound globule marks while Neill of Oregon matched his javelin best 161 feet. Chandler of Vancouver set a new five mile best and Sam Ballah of Multnomah vaulted 12 feet for a regional record.
Vancouver and Portland won Monday while the Champs fell back. Dell impressed a major league scout in Tacoma as Cadman’s injury options included Mel Duncan. Rumors mention Bert Shotten for Ty Cobb, Ed Kenetchy trade talks, and various managerial quips from St. Louis to Boston amid a flurry of amateur and professional moves.
Tacoma fell 6 to 2 as Seattle pulled away with timely hits in the fifth inning. The American League standings show Hosten and St Laure scoring for Chicago and Washington beating Detroit and New York respectively. In the National League New York defeated Cincinnati 4 to 2 while Brooklyn routed St Louis 16 to 8 and Philadelphia beat Boston 6 to 3. Northwest League results list Beattie beating Tacoma 7 to 7 with Vancouver 7 Victoria 2 and Portland 3 Spokane 2.
A clever porch light stunt uses hinged boards and springs to trigger an electric light when stepped on, fooling burglars into thinking someone is home. The device requires a hidden switch to shut off the light during daytime. In a separate incident, John Erickson, captain of the Lex, jumped into the Passaic River to save his dog Duty and disappeared.
Poughkeepsie June 17 Excessive heat forces coaches to limit workouts for the eight crews ahead of Saturday’s regatta. Washington coach Contbeer plans a full four mile run later to acclimate to eastern conditions. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin incidents loom as nerves tighten competition outlook.
H B Ackley and F D Fox reported a fine catch of 62 trout in the White River near Thomas on Sunday. Gate Smart caught 33 and T Coulson 25 with R Shirrell 28 from Cedar River at Cedar Mountain. Stelzle and Smith returned from Elwa with a limit. Brickley found Mercer Slough poor, J Brickley’s Sunday catch small, largest fish 12 inches. P Fox took 20 on North Creek.
Frank J. Marshall U S chess champion plans a coast tour after accepting an invitation from the Seattle Commercial club. His route includes Spokane Seattle Victoria Vancouver Tacoma Portland San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs Lincoln Minneapolis and Chicago. He will travel by train and stay in modern rooms at low rates at the Hotel Virginus near Westlake. Elliott 803
Multnomah Athletic Club won team honors at the Pacific Northwest Swimming Championships in Spokane. The club took three firsts two thirds and one second plus wins in two special events led by Gus Mankertz and Captain Harry Goetz setting a PN A record and John McMurray setting the former mark.
Washington will be represented in the Chicago Olympic events at Grand Park from June 28 to July 26 by three Stadium High School athletes from Tacoma. Al Crane Dana Roberts and Gale Bandy will compete after all three won events at the recent Inter scholastic meet in Tacoma. Crane also broke the interscholastic high jump record at that meet.
Johnny Dundee of New York and Jack White of Chicago face off in Los Angeles tonight at catch weights. Both camps report nerves as they await the bell, with White holding a poundage edge but Dundee undeterred by the advantage.
Seattle catcher Joe Wally suffered a lacerated hand in Friday’s game and, with a bedraggled hand, wed Miss Dollie Tennal at her home 517 Senecast. Alvon Gipe struck Joe on the finger with a ball, prompting a three week rest and a wedding moved up two months.
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