Fake Gotch Hackenschmidt Match Exposed At Comiskey Park
Crowd of over 20,000 witnessed a staged wrestling bout on September 4 1911 at Comiskey Park Chicago. Gotch defeated Hackenschmidt in 5 minutes 21 4 seconds with a crotch hold amid prearranged betting intrigue. Promoters admitted Hackenschmidt was in poor shape and the affair aimed to recoup losses from the public.
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Jack Curley
Hugh & Pullerton
Hugh 8S
Fullerton
Frank Goteh
George Hackenschmidt
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Gotch
Hackenschmidt
Central West
Chas
Comiskey
Ed Smith
Curley
City football pair to decide league and top place
Two Class A games this week will determine city champion and third place. Franklin vs West Seattle plays Friday at Dugdale's park at 3 15 with first division stakes. Broadway Lincoln meet Saturday at 2 30 for the league title as both teams are evenly matched. Proceeds from Everett clash aid Belgian relief.
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Franklin
West Seattle
Dugdale's Park
Broadway-Lincoln
Negotiations Stall Over Welsh vs Ritchie 20 Round Match
San Francisco November 19. Negotiations to arrange a December 20 round fight between Welsh and Ritchie broke down as Ritchie insisted on a guarantee.
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San Francisco
Welsh
Ritchie
Merkle Joins Benedict in Grand Rapids Game
In Grand Rapids on November 19 Fred Merkle first sacker for the New York Giants joined Benedict in a notable exhibition. The report notes Merkle's presence and ongoing baseball activity with the Giants.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Fred
Merkle
New York Giants
Bene
Weeghman shifts stance as federal probe continues
Chicago reports Charley Weeghman says the federal crackdown on organized crime will proceed as before after Charley Murphy announced the Cubs deal was off. Local sports note mentions four Church league basketball games at Leschi park pavilion Thursday night.
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Chicago
Charley Murphy
Charley Weeghman
Cubs
Weeghman
Leschi Park Pavilion
Bandits Rob Auto Stage Near Spokane in Shooting Raid
Three masked bandits halted an automobile stage two miles from Spokane, firing a fusillade that likely fatally wounded chauffeur Albert Behnet sky and wounded his father-in-law Henry Carrey. The driver was ordered to halt as the attackers fired, while two bullets struck a passenger identified as Schentsky before the stage veered into bushes.
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Spokane
Here
Albert Behnetsky
Henry Carrey
Schentsky
Maybe Charlie Just Dissolved in City Hall Mystery
Charles Nelson known as Haneon vanished after saving his way out of city hall Wednesday. The fall on the sixth floor prompted police to declare he may have leaped or evaporated officials concede. He was a parole violator from the Monroe reformatory awaiting return when he disappeared.
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Charles Nelson
Haneon
City Hall
Monroe Reformatory
Monroe
Ritchie Favored by Fogan for Everett Bout
Freddie Fogan, Everett Physical Culture director, dangled a $2,000 ball to lure Willie Ritchie to Everett for a clash with Charley Burns, the Canadian title holder. Harvard’s Charley Prickley loses a toe. Mahan to take the Yale booting duties as the Crimson face Yale with Mahan’s toe seen as pivotal.
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Freddie Fogan
Everett Physical Culture Club
Willie Ritchie
Everett
Rough House
Charley Burns
Bogan
Harvard
Charley Prickley
Yale
Eddie Mahan
Hal Sheridan
Sheridan
Sons of Ell
Crimson Machine
Blues
Mahan
Y W C A Washington Conference Opened in Seattle
The annual Y W C A of Washington conference met at the Seattle Y W C A on Thursday and Friday. Mrs W D Wood presided at the opening forenoon and Miss Inez Kinney of the national board gave an address.
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Washington
Seattle Y. W. C. A
W. D. Wood
Seattle Association
Inez Kinney
National Board
City golf links on Beacon Hill may open Thanksgiving
The board will consider whether the new municipal golf links on Beacon Hill open on Thanksgiving Day. It is likely the decision will be postponed to sometime next summer.
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Beacon Hill
Indians Seek Two Buckets of Gold and Reservation
Three surviving Duwamish elders told a special Indian commissioner in Tacoma that a 1855 treaty promised their tribe two buckets of gold and a reservation. They filed affidavits to back the claim.
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Tacoma
God Must Have His Own Way Sermon at Revival
Rev A W Leonard preached at the First Methodist Church on Wednesday night declaring that God must have His own way as nature shows patience in producing its best. Evangelist Milhorn led singing and offers songs he authored for the revival services continuing tonight.
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A. W. Leonard
Eermon
First Methodist Church
Milhorn
Complete Report of Market Today
Market today shows steady activity across sectors with gains in consumer goods and tech shares. Analysts note cautious trading as investors weigh earnings outlooks and macro indicators amid changing interest rate expectations.
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