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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
2
Fred Thomson, noted as the all around amateur champion of the United States, is described as confident and playful about track events. He approaches competitions with belief in his ability, congratulates winners, and immediately aims to win the next contest.
Seattle police officer Ed Hagen suffered a close defeat to Cle Elum's Jack Lester in a ten round heavyweight bout at Dreamland pavilion Tacoma. Lester nearly KO'd Hagen in the final round, while Hagen showed cleverness and pressed the pace amid a nonstop assault from Lester. Referee Tommy Burns, former world champion, gave Lester the win as the biggest boxing crowd in Tacoma history roared. Preliminary: Bill Phillips beat Johnny Hayes in a spirited ten round bout.
The University of Washington football team faces the Oregon Aggies in a deciding game for the Northwest championship. Anticipation runs high with an expected record crowd as alumni and fans seek details. kickoff is at 1 o'clock led by Referee Charlie Best.
A collage of sporting notes spans boxing, football, polo, and wagers. Highlights include Gotch and Milla match results, Attell Conley grit, Yale Princeton chatter, and King Manuel referenced in a vintage global sports panorama.
Nick Williams the curly headed catcher of the San Francisco Seals may manage the Portland team in the Northwestern League next season. Manager McCredie and Judge favor Williams and negotiate his release from San Francisco. McCredie expects to name the lineup in February with Williams at shortstop and Sheehan at third while Casey moves to second. The Beavers may train at Fresno and seek extra games there and plan a few scrimmages with the Boston Americans in California.
Cincinnati reports the national commission fined the Chicago National League club 200 dollars after two players were misrepresented in a September barnstorming game at Ottumwa Iowa.
Prizes were awarded to event winners at the Vancouver Barracks athletic tournament. More than 100 post members participated. A second meet will be held in February.
In Chicago the horse show draws attention to equestrian events while Lincoln high school travels to Kane for a big league game with Spokane high. Wenatchee and Aberdeen claim the state football title, with a potential playoff to decide the champion. Marine and Renton matches scheduled for weekend play with U S Philadelphia boys and Renton A C teams meeting.
Jimmy Carroll faces Tommy Houck in New York on December 12. Patsy Kline meets Charley Goldman in Harrison New Jersey on Thanksgiving. Johny Conlon faces Karl Denning in Milwaukee on Thanksgiving. Sam Langford versus Joe Jeannette scheduled for December 6 in Boston. Abe Attell and Frankie Conley to rematch in New Orleans on December 25.
Philadelphia society leader J Anthony Drexel hosted a private dinner in honor of British aviator Claude Grahame White. A light boxing match between Grahame White and Anthony was held and described as perfectly harmless by guests after the event.
Cranes defeat Pelicans in a three game series by scores 656 669 2039 totaling 2039 pins. Grinnell leads with a 212 high single, Degman tops with 186 average, while Schmidt, Rathbun and Gardner contribute in the loss. Pelicans Grinnell Schmidt Rathbun Gardner.
A Seattle Michigan supporter argues by score comparisons that Michigan leads the nation in 1910. He cites Penns dominance over Brown and Yale tying Harvard, while Penn defeated Brown and Michigan defeated Minnesota. He claims Michigan edges ahead after top wins over Minnesota.
Entries list for tomorrow's Emeryville card includes six races on futurity and classic courses. Notable contenders across the fields are Daca, Hen Greenleaf, Great Caesar, Louise B, Captain John, Redeem, Special Delivery, Sir Angus, Royal River, and Belle of Iroquents with numerous entries ranging from 82 to 164 in performance marks.
Results from Emeryville feature five races with favorites and outsiders profiting. Simsley and Deneen among winners in early events. Mad Celine Musgrave seizes the futurity course. Mack Mate wins the one mile. Nebraska Lass takes the one mile and 20 yards dash as Brown is elected Amateur Athletic Association president in New York. Berlin reports the chess congress adjourns with Lasker drawing Janowski.
Alfred K Standen of Chicago arrived in Elsberry to settle a $600 debt owed to BR Sharp from 26 years ago. The note was thought worthless after Standen left the state and later became a patente, yet he located Sharp to make payment after decades of misfortune.
TIP WRIGHTS COLUMN mocks the so called experts predicting numerous manager changes across teams like the Cleveland Indians St Louis Browns Chicago Cubs and White Sox. It notes owners have not announced these moves and jokes about letting owners run teams while fans and players feel discontent.
After three years of research doctors declare quinine ineffective for colds or grippe. A 25 cent package of Pape's Cold Compound taken every two hours for three doses relieves neuralgia pain fever sneezing stuffed nose and sore throat and cures most grippe symptoms quickly.
Our Method teeth are fitted on the gums permanently and can help anyone with two or more teeth, loose or tight, decayed or sound. They become part of the mouth and allow eating with comfort. Riges disease is claimed curable by this method. Seattle offices boast a large specialist staff and modern equipment. Written guarantee provided. Regal Dental Offices 1405 Third Ave., N. W. Cor. Union St.
New York dispatch reports Mrs. Burgtorf, driven by incurable illness, shot her husband Dr Theodore Burgtorf as he slept, then wounded herself. She declined surgery at Fordham hospital and died later. The couple shared a son Adolph, 24, and lived in the Went Beventh area. the doctor had a large Bronx practice before giving it up to care for his wife who suffered facial paralysis and mental illness.
An ad touts Papes Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion gas dyspepsia and upset stomach. It claims relief in five minutes with a large 50 cent case available at local drug stores and urges readers to tell their pharmacist to provide it for immediate aid.
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