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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
5
Batting averages for Dug’s men show Artie Ross and Hugh leading with over 300 for the four weeks of play against Tacoma 6. Myers holds a 290 mark after a tough stretch, while Hearne and the others contributed as the team opened against the locals.
Baseball gossip notes Beattie tops Vancouver while Seattie fans win. Hearne shines for Seattle against former teammates Garry and Croll shift teams, Day arrives in the city praising the pitching staff. Croll joins from Portland and Day eyes no major fielding errors last season.
A mob of about 16 000 audience at the Polo Grounds attacked umpires Pmalie and O Day after a New York Giants vs Chicago game. Police fired into the air to break the threatened assault as Emalie was involved in a disputed call at the plate.
Beattie High School beat Franklin School 14 to 0 in a game marked by uneven scoring. M Pits, Franklin, stood out with solid play. Seattle High has two more games left in the season before it closes. Battersee Seattle High Schmutz Hemioway Franklin Agnew Morrison.
The Spirit launch was postponed until Saturday afternoon due to low tide.
First race mile Rhinestone won by Bandy with Swede San second time 1 02. Second race half mile Aunt Polly Appleby 20 to 1 Ban Air second Follow Me 1 16. Third race mile Heraain Grote 10 to 1 Peasy ONeal second Last Pacetus third time 1 14 1 5. Fourth race mile My Choice Howard 2 to 1 Titus II second The Skipper third time 1 14. Fifth race eleven sixteenths mile Mistys Pride Kirschbaum 7 to 2 Native Son second Gossiper third time 1 06 46. Sixth race mile on Davie 2 won Freends Livius second time 1 40 46.
A mob in Claxton Georgia killed one white man and lynched two Black individuals after a night chase tied to an alleged assault on Laura Moore a widow near Manace. Several others both white and Black were wounded as authorities and rescuers moved in.
Quote from William Marshall praising Marie Waddell for a 1896 performance with Homestead Pa. He recounts a game against D C and A C where Waddell struck out many batters across three games, including a memorable play where he beat a catcher’s throw to score on a dropped third strike.
Seattle wins opener 7 to 3 over Vancouver as Harry Rush stars on the mound for Seattle. Rush previously filled the bar for Doug's cube and limited Vancouver to three hits and one run through eight innings. Hearne added offense and Keilackey contributed three hits. Arbogast was fined after a disputed ball call by umpire Gus.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Latah and Phelps with related terms. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge to define a full report. Readers should consult the original page for context and possible corrections.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a 1900s baseball game with players Brown Carney Altman Wilkine and others, mentions Portians and a National League context. Numerous garbled words obscure teams and scores, yielding an ambiguous snapshot of a game story with partial lineups.
The speaker notes a batter’s off day and misses while crediting Witte Keeler with a strikeout as he defends performance. He cites reactions to critics and recalls Mike Donlin quitting the Giants to join Logan Squares in Chicago. Mike and Mabel Hite reportedly earn about 600 per week.
Edger Frank of Multnomah club, Pacific coast champion, and Ed Venables of Beattie, Northwest 125 pounds champion, will wrestle for the coast title next Friday night in Portland. The match draws much attention as the rivals have not met before and Venables is expected to test Frank’s sharp exchanges. Frank has long been regarded as the best at his weight in the region.
First race mile Brown Mary led at Dearborn 106 and paid 10 to 1 for Kalin. Bosom Friend 108 was second. Time 54% seconds. Second race mile and a quarter Request 106 won by Trenda 111 with Louise Mc Farlane 111 second. Time 2 08. Third race 916 mile Hiack Sheep 164 won Bayou Lark 100 and Condico 100 third. Time 65 2 6 seconds. Fourth race mile Old Hon esty 105 won Cablegram 109 second Morales 107 third. Time 1 18 2 6. Fifth race mile Potter 124 won Naughty with Demo 102 third. Time 14 Sixth race mile Minnehaha 106 to 4 to 1 Celestrome won Harold DP 108 third. Time 1 41 3 4.
Jimmy Gardner of Lowell Massachusetts won a ten round decision over Harry Lee of Philadelphia in Denver before about 5 000 boxing fans. Gardner controlled the bout from the start and earned a chance to meet Joe Gans, who has offered a contest in Denver. Paris is noted to have sparked bowling fever locally.
Tyrone Pa May 22 Roddin Ress a famed local angler retires after a day of failed luck on Spruce river He recalls a boast by neighbor Will Stringer before a monster bass leapt aboard his boat and sank it prompting his decision to give up fishing and take up gardening and lawn care for good .
A longshot note from a boxing page sees Jeffries pledge to challenge Squires if the Australian can defeat Barns. In other action, the White Sox turn a first triple play of the season as Detroit falters, with early NL race notes and a batting surge highlighting Hana Wagner’s 495 for the week.
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San Francisco fighter Hyland defeated Billy Finucane of Chicago in the three round bout at Ogden. The twenty round schedule was cut short by a heavy blow to the solar plexus leaving Finucane with injuries requiring medical opinion. May Sutton won the New York Indoor tennis finale after dominating her rival.
Shipping talks report coastwise rates at $6 for California and $5 for San Francisco, making it hard for vessels to operate under wage levels offered by the Shipping Association. The Kosmos liner at Eagle Harbor loaded lumber while workers stood by. Cincinnati Reds turn two double plays as they lead early. Alfred Schrabb, English long lance rooner, plans to compete with a Canadian marvel.
Gertrude B Boyle, a California artist, married Takeshi Kanno, Japanese writer and lecturer, yesterday at Alki Point. The beach ceremony was performed by Rev. Hubert B. Johnson of the Pacific Japanese missions, with Joaquin Miller’s Oakland cottage noted as a residence detail.
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