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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
2
Palzer pounds heavyweight Wells of England to a knockout in the third round of a ten round bout in New York. Palzer, weighing 228 1 2 pounds, floors Wells with a final heart shot after a fierce exchange, Wells at 188 pounds.
Joe Carney ex world champion defeated Chase Sibley 100 to 93 to clinch the coast three cushion title in the third game. Sibley won the opening 50 point block, but Carney leveled and took the last game to secure the honors.
The Poulsbo baseball team hopes to play a Fourth of July game against fast opponents. Interested teams should contact Frank Sumner, the Poulsbo manager, to arrange a matchup.
Referee Graney stopped the Frankie Burns red Watson fight in the eighth round awarding Burns the decision on points Watson injured his arm earlier in the bout in San Francisco June 29.
Port Ludlow defeated Sequim and Dungeness 11 to 5 on the latter’s home grounds. Reardon of Ludlow struck out 12 while Bremerton visits the Ludlow crowd on the same grounds next Sunday.
Seattle evened the series by defeating Portland 3 to 1 at Portland. Fullerton and Doty dueled on the mound as Seattle collected ten hits to Portland’s nine. Colt errors handed Seattle the decisive runs in the ninth, while James finished the game after Fullerton faltered.
Victoria Beel fell 13 to 7 as Vancouver Beavers dominated Narveson’s pitching in the fourth inning, seizing control and delivering a one sided win in the coast league matchup. Vancouver rose in the standings while Victoria struggled to close gaps.
Bob Everett of Skykerfish wins fishing honors this week with a rainbow beauty caught in Skykernish waters. Several good catches reported this week, but Everett’s trout in the accompanying photo stands out amid the baskets.
Seattle prepares for a major weekend of horse racing with 624 thoroughbreds in training at Alan. The Seattle Blood Horse association will host races at Madison Park tables, banning betting but hoping excitement drives support for the event.
Native Sons meet Iroquois at Dale's Park starting 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Both teams seek revenge after a narrow earlier-season victory by Iroquois. Key players listed include Johnson and Clarke for Native Sons and Kellogg and MeJanet for Iroquois.
Ballard wins by forfeit 9 to 0 as the Ramblers cannot field a team. Ballard seeks an out of town game. Contact Neil Andresen at 678% Alonzo Ave South Park for scheduling with Batteries-Dougherty Gealy Ravensdale Jones.
Lawrence Colman, head of the Colman interests and Seattle Creosoting Works, is described as Seattle’s premier amateur athlete, excelling in tennis, indoor baseball, swimming, and piloting. The piece notes his wealth, private yacht Osprey, private swimming tank, and UW graduation, detailing his athletic prowess and social circle at Fauntleroy.
San Francisco June 29 Willie Monk Coburn once the top jockey and rider for King Edward VII is dying penniless in the city. A tubercular ward resident he now rests with his mother at 966 Pine Street as doctors say he cannot live another month. Coburn rose from a village start to English fame before weight gain and TB ended his career and life.
Dr. L. F. Turner of Rio Grande Valley bank in El Paso travels with his family to Seattle to outfit for a hunting and fishing trip near Kenchikan. The group plans to start north in a few days as part of summer travel. J. W. Heal earned the last position in the Y M A tennis draw and clung to the tail of the field through hard effort.
W F Smith of Oak Harbor is seen driving a Marion automobile recently purchased from the Winton company.
The Albers team schedules two tough tests against Redmond and Igaquah on Sundays, with a July 4 date against Igaquah. Violet Oats boys have slumped lately, losing 8 to 1 at Bothell after 10 hits. Manager Rose has them practicing nightly at Madison Park, with hopes of marked improvement. out of town teams seeking July 7 games should contact Al C. Rowe in Seattle.
The Centrals meet the O'Brien team at O'Brien on Sunday June 30. All Central players must gather at the Interurban depot by 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
An old advertisement promotes a free book titled Electra- Vita claiming cures and medical insights. It urges readers to write for the treated book and suggests diagnostic information from physicians.
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