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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1904
Page
7
Ferdinand Beh Holmer and B MacDous Pr Rowe faced off against B Stewart in a terse encounter. The match highlights unclear gaps in the record, leaving the result unspecified.
University of Washington football coaches address defensive deficiencies exposed in the loss to Oregon. Coach Knight cites poor defense and wet fields as factors and plans daily hard practice to strengthen weak points. The team will skip a Seattle Athletic Club game to rest for Stanford on Thanksgiving Day.
In a Portland letter to The Star sports editor Billy Lavigne confirms Tommy Burns versus Barry on Wednesday November 23. The 20 round bout will feature 154 pound principals at 3 p m in the exposition building with betting expectations unsettled as fans wonder who is the better man.
Papers signed for Jerry McCarthy versus Dixie Kid to decide the world welterweight title. They weigh in at 142 pounds four o clock on fight day December 7 in Baltimore Maryland. Also reports note Millard Sanders plans a Sunday race start for Lou Dillon after a disputed 2 01/3 mile time with favorable weather. Elegie wins Prix Lagga at St Cloud races near Paris.
Mu nomah Athletic club second team challenges Seattle high school for a Northwest championship game on Thanksgiving in Portland. Seattle is said heavier by ten pounds, but Portland players trust speed to compensate. Mrs Bauer reports fur boa theft from a Second Avenue store. another shopper carried it away.
Billy Mellody of Boston, American white welterweight champion, is defeated by Buddy Ryan of Chicago. The ten round bout at the Harlem Athletic Club ends when Mellody is knocked out after two minutes.
In San Francisco on November 15, Coche dOr, a 100 to 1 long shot, surged to victory while Whoa Bill faded from contention. The headline signals a surprising upset as the betting favorite failed to win the race.
Yesterday at Oakland the feature event saw Whoa Bill fall when leading at seven to ten. Cloche Or and Inspector Munro battled to the finish with Munro missing by a neck. Whoa Bill finished third as well played horses claimed the other races.
Three Chinese men, tracked from San Francisco by government secret service, were arrested in South Bend and sent to Chicago. They had secretly entered the United States and were allegedly shipped in trunks to evade officers as the pursuit intensified.
The piece notes boxing revival attempts in Chicago led by Mayor Harrison and similar moves in New York aiming to stage square, controlled bouts. It warns against ante fix schemes, highlights police tolerance for club fights, and mentions a public club plan in Empire City to hold bouts openly. It also reports a street scam where A S Edwards was robbed by a pickpocketing woman near Washington Street and Fifth Avenue South.
Fifty of the sixty seven affected factories attempted to resume operations but only about five hundred workers reported for duty. No disorder occurred as the strike enters a new phase in Fall River.
Testimony shows A Cadole admitted doing work for Mrs C B Ham and C T Wernecke at city expense after hours with his own materials. He was supported by workers who followed his claim. Lumbermen predict a 40 cent lumber rate after the election, citing pledges from legislative candidates. Mrs Wickman to entertain Stevens W R C ladies at 511 Becond Ave West Friday afternoon.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Balm as the best remedy for Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Ulcers Skin eruptions and Piles. Priced at 25 cents it guarantees satisfaction from G. O. Bowker or a local dealer.
In Leen ville Indiana W H Brown, thought near death, survived after Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He writes the remedy gave immediate relief from asthma and led to a complete cure. The medicine claims cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip. Price fifty cents and one dollar. Guaranteed by G O Guy Inc Second avenue and Yesler drugstore. Trial bottles free.
Notice to Beattie voters of a December 6 1904 special election. Ordinances authorize 500000 for a city hall, 159000 for land purchase sites, and 175000 for a combined city jail court and hospital. Lists polling places across wards and precincts in Seattle jurisdiction.
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