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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1911

Page

3

Giants Hitless in Vancouver Beavers Rally Past Giants

May 17 Vancouver game report shows Beavers overpower Giants with 11 hits and multiple early runs. Dickenson pitched well for Beavers but Giants failed to score until late. Tacoma notes include a near comeback as Victoria edged Eddie Burns with late hits.

Vancouver Giants Vancouver Ay Beavers Dickenson Beaverites Plate Giants Cruikshank Raymond Bues Engle Weed Harrison Tiges Tacoma Victoria Yester Eddie Burns

Veteran Player Fred Parent Sent to Baltimore League

Fred Parent, once a standout in the Connecti cut league and a batting ace with Boston Sunfield, was released to Baltimore Eastern League by the White Box. A former major leaguer known for fielding and speed, he spent time with the Beanies in three championship series and a world series run before moving to Chicago in 1909 and later bouncing between infield and outfield with inconsistent batting. First Baptists 4 First Christians Plymouth Congregation 9 First Presbyterians 4 Ye Congregation 9 First

Boston Sunfield Fred Parent Baltimore White Parent Dham A Chicago

Portland and Indians game halted after five in rain

In Portland on May 17 the Portlanders and Indians were tied 0-0 after five innings when showers forced the game to be called. Final score 6-0 in favor of the locals, with the strange line indicating an interrupted box score.

Portland Portlanders Indians Slone

Lightweights Bout With Wolgast and Packey McFarland Denied

San Francisco May 17 deny report that Ad Wolgast and Packey McFarland would fight Los Angeles on Labor Day. Manager Tom Jones disputes the claim calling the weight figures absurd. The piece notes a 1234 pound weigh in and questions the planned match.

San. Francisco Ad Woilgast Packey Me Los Angeles Tom Jones Mana Story McFarland Jones Packey McFarland Wolgast

National League Scores and Lineups From New York and Philadelphia

Baseball summary notes National League games with Philadelphia 24 to 7 oversee, Cincinnati at St Louis 8 to 6, Brooklyn at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia 6 to 3. Batteries listed include Steele Biles Raymond Ames Wilson for New York and Sugas McLean Chalmers Schule Moran for Philadelphia.

New York RH. BR St. Louies Cssherenes Steele and Biles Raymond Ames Philadelphia Cinetatic Sugas McLean Chalmers Detroit Bas Philadel Pata Washington Eames St Louis Cleveland

Unsigned fragment hints at players in 3 battery pairings

The garbled text lists names Cicotte Carrigan Lafitte Stanage linked with a 3 Battery pairings context. No clear event date venue or organization is readable. The fragment preserves identifiers but lacks a coherent narrative.

Karger, Cicotte and Carrigan Lafitte and Stanage

Tides at Seattle Report

Tide details show a high at 9:29 p m reaching 14.7 feet. Low tide data is incomplete and unreadable in the record.

Real Hero Worship by Tom Akers

A poem praising sports leadership and cleverness in grabbing advantage. It mocks worship of high achievers while praising the player who "murders" the ball and the "Captain of Finance" who thrives in the calcium spot. The speaker elevates the skilled ball handler over traditional leaders.

Tom Akers Calcium

Brown and Murphy to Fight May 25 in Chicago

Negotiations completed today for Knockout Brown to meet Harlem Tommy Murphy on May 25 in Chicago. Brown’s manager Morgan says Brown is progressing and would like to face Owen Moran or Wolgast on July 4 if opportunities arise.

K. O Bsuby Chicago Brown Harlem Tommy Murphy Abe Attell Morgan Owen Moran Wolgast

Washington crew launches first eight oared shell at Lake Union

Washington's new Seattle made eight oared shell will hit the water this afternoon from the crew house at the head of Lake Union. Franklin highs and Ballard nine race data at Dog's Ballyard this afternoon. R. C. Dean loses pool match to Floyd McCoy 40 to 46 at Brown & Glen's parlors. Plymouth nine defeats M. C. A. seniors 9 to 3 at Lincoln Park. Y M B C loses to Business Men 13 to 7 at Seattle College grounds.

Washington Seattle Lake Union Franklin Ballard Dog's Ballyard Mciver and Finegold Ballard Gislason Cochrane R. C. Dean Floyd McCoy Brown & Glen’s Dean McCoy Plymouth Lincoln Park Seattle College

Kids Sport Roundup Highlights Youth Baseball And Football Wins

The Lincoln Midgets routed Queen Anne Midgets on the Queen Anne lot. The Invincible Stars defeated the Seattle Nationals 17 to 12. Sedro-Woolley Tigers toppled Burlington 10 to 0. West Woodland beat Ross 8 to 3. Baby Websters beat Puget Juniors 8 to 6. Teams seek Saturday games. several contact numbers are listed for scheduling.

Invincible Stars

Grammar Games Today Interbay Fairview and More

A list of high school matchups across Seattle area venues including Interbay Fairview Ballard Longfellow Cascade Woodland Adams versus Warren Woodland Green versus Latona Day South Park versus Hay Lincoln West Seattle versus Walla Walla Madrona versus Whitworth Collina.

Interbay Va Fairview Ballard Longfellow Va Cascade Woodland Adams Warren Green Latona Day South Park Hay Lincoln West Seattle Walla Walla Washington Madrona Whitworth Collina

Ruth Spencer Breaks Pole Vault Record in Lake Erie Meet

Ruth Spencer of Mansfield set a new pole vault record at Lake Erie college track meet in Painesville, clearing 6 feet 4 inches. The performance surpassed the previous mark and highlighted the day's events.

Painesville Ruth Spencer Mansfield, O Lake Erie College

Court orders Johnson to pay for bust. sports chatter from Troy to Boston

By order of a New York court Jack Johnson must pay 1100 dollars for a bust crafted by Carlaine Schardict. Johnny Evers may miss the season due to nerves while in Troy New York. A Yale Harvard track team has accepted an England trip to meet Oxford Cambridge in July. For the sixth time Jimmy Walsh and Al Delmont draw in Boston. Harry Forbes, former bantam champ, receives bout offers from Fort Wayne and Terre Haute as he trains to meet Johnny Conlon or Patsy Brannigan.

New York Jack Johnson Carlaine Schardict Harvard England Jimmy Walsh al Delmont Boston Chicago Harry Forbes James J. Jeffries Fort Wayne Ind Harry Johnny Conlon Johnny Mack Forbes Patsy Brannigan Terre Haute

American girl wins British women’s golf title one round

Dorothy Campbell, the American champion, won the first round of the British women's golf championship opened at Port Rush Ireland on May 17.

Port Rush Ireland Dorothy Campbell

Tips From Tip Wright on Baseball Fame and Salaries

A column discusses Wolgast Me Partand, Packey Me, and McFarland, noting loud crowds and a May 1 Chicago match. It questions baseball salaries, citing figures for Johnson, McGraw, and Chance, and argues the public often swallows inflated numbers while fans ignore actual love of the game.

Wolgast Packey McFarland McGraw Chance Ban Johnson

Baseball Pennant Hope Surges For Local Enthusiast

A statesmanlike indifference to politics fades as a fan proclaims his fever for baseball. He craves the pennant outcomes this year and declares his deepest zest lies in a decisive game rather than statecraft.

Ball Game Ball Changes Boost National League Hitting

Illustration explains how a livelier cork core ball with thicker rubber increases long hits in the National League compared to last season. The ball now drives away from the bat and bounces oddly on ground, helping batters more than pitchers opponents in 1911.

Balla Casey Buck” Freeman Brotherhood

PROOY M and FREED Best Wrestling byerea

Wrestling news item notes PROOY M and FREED as leading figures in a culture column. References Washington Building Main Street venue S182 with no clear event details or dates. The fragment emphasizes wrestling prominence and venue naming.

Prooy. M. & Freed Warhington

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