Baseball Players Have Busy Day
The Superior team defeated Port Lawton 8 to 6 as Maddock homered and Schoder Ree doubled. The Electrica beat Columbiana 6 to 4 with Belford winning on the mound. Ex Cambers?
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1906
Page
2
The Superior team defeated Port Lawton 8 to 6 as Maddock homered and Schoder Ree doubled. The Electrica beat Columbiana 6 to 4 with Belford winning on the mound. Ex Cambers?
Willie Hoppe, reigning champion after defeating Maurice Vigsneacx in Paris, faces George Slosson in a 500 Wench balk line match in New York. The event marks the first championship billiard duel in the city since 1891 and promises exceptional play from Hoppe and Slosson.
The Kuskokwim region in Alaska is described as rich in gold copper cinnabar and silver yet remains undeveloped. The notice invites bids or inquiries addressed to J P Rudd & Co at 628 Pioneer Building with a May 35 deadline.
Dr. B F Roller declares the upcoming state wide track meet at the U campus next May will be the biggest athletic event ever seen in Washington. Nearly all sizable high schools will compete and great contests are anticipated though eastern schools hesitate over travel costs. Roller believes future meets will surpass this one in scale.
The University of Washington rowing crew was rescued when a leak caused their shell to take on water during a practice run between Madison Park and the north point. The four rowers Kirby Lowry Christy and Capt Gloucester, along with coach Strang and manager Grinstead, were lowered to safety by the Idlewild and later helped back to shore. The damaged shell was towed to the boathouse and repaired.
Superintendent Will Inglie presents another smoker at the A C gymnasium with fast boxing contests and wrestling bouts. Juvenile mat work and demonstrations on single stick and parallel bars add interest. Dr Roller's wrestlers show strong form and new grappling maneuvers. Bamie and Wells, both near 240 pounds, are set to wrestle.
Ladysmith defeats Victoria in the Vancouver Island soccer final to claim the championship. The Ladysmith squad are the same players who won medals at the Portland fair.
Seattle gunners turned out in warm weather for a practice shoot at Interbay traps. A full representation was present and Kannuck delivered a brilliant finish in the final event by scoring ten thirds of a possible ten.
Big Bargain Day extends into Monday in Chicago with further reductions on Tuesday at Barteil's Red Cross Drug Store located at 910 Ave, Sedan. Tonica vaseline glycerine medicines and other four stores goods are slated for substantial price cuts.
Frank Gotch, claiming the American wrestling crown, tours the Midwest seeking challengers and a path to Jeffries. He notes a sparse heavyweights scene, recounts a match with Boomer Weeks, and recalls a comic encounter about Elijah the Second at Zion City. He lists plans to rise to the top and hope for a shot at the champion.
A garbled portrait of an Irish boxing champion, Dinny Mc Shane, born in Cork. The article recalls his private frugality, rise to American boxing as a boser, claiming the Irish championship of Howell, and notes literary quirks and boastful plans including marrying a Southern California heiress and building castles.
Harry Krant faces George Herbert in a 142 pound bout at Valejo Cal tonight. Krant says he is in top shape and aims to win. He will depart for Seattle after the fight and arrive April 1 to begin training for a match with Robbie Lundy at Pleasant Beach on April 6.
A brief exhortation on saving to build wealth urges starting with weekly deposits no matter earnings. The State Bank of Beattie offers 4 percent compounded semiannually on savings accounts, highlighting how small regular deposits grow over time.
A fragmentary portrait explains John Alexander Dowie as The Restorer and Overseer of Zion City. The sketch notes his short stature, rotund build, and distinctive whiskers, while humorously describing his hair as mislaid and his limbs as well shaped.
Tonight and all week the Juira Avenue Theater stages top quality comedy with good laughs and light music. Prices unchanged. Next week features Hendricks and Olson in a new program.
Fragmentary notice advertising general admission at ten cents for ladies and children. The readable text hints at a public event with pricing for entry. No further details.
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