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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
3
John S. Taylor let Marty Lord leave as other magnates bid up the third baseman’s value. Lord, a strong hitter and noted 300 man, joined Charlie Comiskey’s White Sox, who sought to shore the infield weakness.
The Sporting Editor invites guesses on gate attendance for the first season game at Dugdale Park on April 18. Send a postcard with a single estimate, your name address and phone number. The closest guess wins a season ticket to the park.
In New York Harry Kahler of Philadelphia wins the amateur trap shooting championship with 173 of 200 targets at 16 yards. Chicago notes 1st Harry Forbes can face Digger Stanley in London if he defeats Johnny Conlon in Kenosha. Joplin covers Tommy Dixon of Memphis beating Mike Elliott by decision amid a hard finish. San Francisco previews Kirkwood vs Kane in tonight’s bout. Denver magistrate dismisses charges against Bimby Gardner and Johnny O Keefe over a boxing contest, calling boxing less problematic than football related bull fights.
A private telegram from Cleveland reports the death of Stanley Robison, former owner of the St Louis National League baseball team. Robison had recently returned to Cleveland from Panama, where he had gone in an effort to regain his shattered health.
The readable portion suggests a rough discussion of baseball or sport terms with phrases like base hits and a hammer metaphor. It mentions new, quiet pieces and a room setting, but the overall meaning is unclear due to damaged text and jumbled language.
The piece lists sprint to first times and strikeout marks by players such as Hane Lobert Ward Miller and Rube Waddell while noting Vean Gregg Nap recruit Portland’s 367 strikeouts and Atlanta’s 32 minute nine innings. It cites Fred Clarke Paul Yingling and Matty’s new delivery among evolving trends and rumors in early baseball.
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