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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
2
The article extols the Kimball piano factory highlighting its large skilled staff and advanced piano knowledge. It claims Kimball pianos embody the best of piano making art and offer value through a scientific, economical system of manufacturing and selling.
Corbett Cossip notes the tug between wrestling and boxing, debating which sport stays honest and entertaining. He recounts Joe Choynaki’s famed stamina, a Portland bout with a 200-pound laborer, and Clark Hall’s bold $25,000 purse claim while highlighting Frank Gotch’s recent decisive Buffalo victory and the push to elevate heavyweights.
International cross country champion Shrubb holds English amateur records for ten distances and outruns English professionals. The article notes rival Schutt from Cornell underperforms and hopes he improves after acclimation. Shrubb travels by sea with Daffy and Morton to race in Australia.
Five room cottage on a 60 by 128 lot with strong improvements and a convenient street. Three car lines nearby and a highly improved area. Price offered is an $800 cash payment. Reliance Trust Co. located at 455 New York Block handles the deal.
In 1884 while with the Providence club, Arthur Irwin recalls the pennant clinching game against Boston Horton. He hit the ball through a fence hole for a winning run as the 0-0 game ended after 11 innings. Later a street assessment dispute led a commissioner to praise the feat as the greatest game he witnessed.
The American team defeated Canada in two and a half minutes to cover the required distance. Scotland beat Ireland after ten minutes. Sweden outhauled Germany, Norway defeated Denmark. The teams prepare to line up again tonight with expectations a winner may emerge. Sweden and America remain unbeaten in three matches.
The text explains striking the cue ball low to slow it so the red ball moves without hitting the second object. It cautions not to hit too hard and notes driving the red ball around the table while others gather in the corner.
In Paris on March 1 Frank Marshall of Brooklyn and D Janowski of the city drew in the fifteenth game of their class match with a score of Marshall seven to Janowski four and drawn four. In New Haven the Yale Harvard crews set June 27 for the annual race with C H Schweppe Harvard as chairman and W A Meikleham as referee. K T Pope of Seattle defeated C W Stimason of Rainier in a 100 point pool game.
Stimson led until the final minutes as Victor captured the honors by a narrow four point margin. In Seattle the stockholders elected A. L. Cohen as president, J. P. Agnew as vice president and treasurer, Beott Calhoun as secretary, Rose Mall as playing manager, with Phil F. Kelley, A. J. Cohen and J. P. Agnew named to the board of directors.
Talladega Springs resident J. W. McKinnon reports severe pneumonia improved after starting Dr King’s New Discovery. One bottle cured him and he praises its relief for sore throat bronchitis and coughs. Guaranteed at G O Guy’s drug store with a trial bottle free.
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