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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
2
Baseball manager Hugh Jennings describes coaching as a catalytic force in winning games. He stresses timing at third base, silent communication, preparation for emergencies, and disciplined encouragement to keep players hopeful during lengthy innings. He cites recent AL umpire allowances for clean coaching and urges broader latitude to boost competition.
The Star invites readers to guess gate attendance for the first game of the season at Dugdale park on April 18. Send a postcard guess in ink with a single figure and include name, address, and phone. The closest guess wins a season ticket. entries close April 15.
The Graystone Athletic Club staged its first Kent entertainment drawing about 300 fans with 75 travelers from Seattle on an Interurban special. The event at Odd Fellows' hall featured several bouts and ended with plans for a second smoker a week from next Wednesday under Sam Falkenberg.
Jack Tighe's pennant chasers showed poor form against the Old Barbees with nine walks in five innings. Brinker attended the press box then joins the Canucks in Vancouver while Dade heads west for April 18 season opener. Fans debate attendance in a Star guessing contest.
In Chicago on March 30 Johnny Thompson and Hugo Kelly near a 158 pound limit differ only on weight. Kelly agrees to weigh 158 and fight at 2 o clock in Milwaukee if required.
In Brown and Hulen's rooms a large gallery watched Polly Willard defeat A. F. McCarthy with a 160 to 137 run in class B 142 handicap. The ongoing balk-line billiard tournament keeps spectators eager for more.
A bill to permit Sunday baseball is being considered in the Nebraska legislature in Lincoln with favorable prospects. Sam Rubenstein of 169 Washington street would rename Dag's team the Seattle Spirits this year.
San Francisco reports Ad Wolgast and Anton Lagra pairing for a 20 round championship bout with both fighters ready and Wolgast confident of victory. The event headlines a boxing scene with betting on a knockout as the bell nears. In baseball, the New Bankers League announces four teams joining this season.
Gunboat Smith and Joe Lamum meet in a six round heavyweight clash in Oakland next Wednesday night. Both have defeated Walter Monahan and Jack Johnson's former "hope" in prior bouts.
Louisville reports Ty Cobb, star of the Detroit American League club, is out of training and will seek a medical spring resort in Indiana to rest up. The player plans no immediate return to baseball activities.
Salt Lake City promoter Harry Heagren arrives with a bold $30,000 offer to lure wrestling legends Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt into a match. The bid signals strong promoter interest in staging a high profile bout.
Frisco hosts the fourteenth annual dog show of the San Francisco Kennel Club under the National Dog Breeders Association. In New York Johnny Hayes the London Olympic Marathon winner faces Allessie Vambra at the classic distance. Brown opens its baseball season in Providence with Rhode Island State, planning 27 games. Philadelphia prepares for Real baseball with Athletica versus National League in the spring series.
Teams from Cleveland and St. Joseph faced defeats as Kanne City and the White Sox defeated them in recent exhibition play. The games drew local interest among residents watching the practice matchups.
George Schroeder has released three players and plans further cuts at the Tiger training camp in Modesto, California, before the team returns to Tacoma.
New York March 30 Burns the Jersey City bantam will face Abe Attell the featherweight champion tomorrow in the National Sporting Club.
The Seattle Hunt club has entered its pack of fox hounds in the dog show. Some are imported from England and others are American bred. Dinah, an American foxhound, is among the best in the pack. The Seattle Hunt club is the only club of its kind in the Northwest. The exhibit promises to be a leading feature and attract public interest.
Yesterday's games list Portland at Los Angeles 1 to 0 and San Francisco Vernon 6 to 2 with San Francisco beating Vernon. Sacramento at Oakland ended 6 to 3 in favor of Sacramento. Broadway High School midget team held tryouts with about 39 candidates auditioning to join the squad.
A Texan taunts Calahan after a White Sox viewing. Mack’s $12,000 beauty Russell suffers a cracked elbow while Marquardt endures laryngitis. Dahlen hints at Callahan as White Sox manager successor in 1912. Ford works on a new breaking curve as Chance reshuffles Cubs lineup. Johnson fits at second, Kaler debuts knuckle slowball, and Joss assists Naps pitchers while sidelined.
Tides shown for Seattle include high and low levels. Morning low is 10.5 feet and afternoon high is 10.2 feet with additional 4:20 am and 5:03 pm readings and a 10:46 am 42 feet mark.
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