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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1909

Page

2

Broadway Rivalry Clouds Broadway High Football Season

Local interscholastic football at Broadway High shows a leadership clash among players, coaches, and faculty after a tough season. The coach faces criticism and a possible resignation as debates over team performance and accountability unfold amid city championship hopes. In other sports news, Nelson versus Welsh headlines loom with talk of big money and gate appeal for a potential lightweight title fight in San Francisco.

Broadway High School Broadway Lincoln Lewis Freddie Welsh Oscar Nelson Welsh

Football Reform Likely After Intercollegiate Meeting

New York voters see pressure for safer play after season fatalities. Captain Palmer E. Pierce of the Intercollegiate Athletics Association says reforms may include altering tackling or even abandoning the American style for a foreign version. He notes the 1905 agitation led to changes and the coming conference could shape rules and expenses amid the sport’s peak prosperity.

United Press New York Palmer E. Pierce Intercollegiate Athletics Association of the United States City Pierce Intercelte Association England Incollegiate Association Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell

Ban Johnson backs shorter season but change unlikely

Ban Johnson favors reducing the season from 154 to 146 games yet little chance of adoption. He notes the difficulty of forcing management changes and the need for both leagues to concur, while observers doubt late season games yield profits.

Ban Johnson Johnson Ita Ee Meine Joehngen

Cue ball carom drill and carom sequence notes

Diagram notes describe cue ball positions below and right with object balls to left and cushions at A B C D and a later carom. A second diagram shows cue ball near carom ball with slow speed to ensure carom. A mixed item list follows with sports and ads.

Seattle Y M C A to Host Victoria Five in Openers

The Seattle Y M C A team meets Victoria five tomorrow on the local floor in a fast rough opening game. Burkheimer Neall DeChesne Toe and Hoar headline the Seattle lineup as experienced performers. Both clubs are long-time rivals with prior home and away battles leaving fans expecting thrills despite limited practice.

Victoria Seattle Victoria Five Seattle Y. M. C. A British Columbians Burkheimer Neall DeChesne Toe Hoar P of Capartenen

Cornell Pennsylvanian Big Eastern Game

Eastern football continues with Cornell meeting Pennsylvania in Philadelphia a standout matchup as many teams end their seasons after Thanksgiving. Notre Dame and Marquette are also set to play in Milwaukee in a key Western region game shaping the standings.

Cornell Pennsylvania Philadelphia Notre Dame Marquette Milwaukee

Thursday's College Games Across The Northwest And Beyond

A list of Thursday matchups including Washington versus Oregon in Seattle, Lincoln High School hosting Tacoma High, Queen Anne against Bellingham, and Walla Walla hosting North Yakima. Other clashes feature Montana against Montana Aggies in Missoula, Denver U versus Colorado College in Denver, and St Louis U facing Carlisle in St Louis.

University of Washington University of Oregon the. Lincoln High School Tacoma High School Tacoma Queen Anne Bellingham Walla Walla Oregon A. C Multnomah A. C Portland University of Montana Montana Aggies Missoula Hoquiant Aberdeen Aber- Walla Walla Wa North Yakima

Cranes Defeat Pelicans in Round Robin Series

The Cranes beat the Pelicans three games to two in the current round robin. Heiberg led with 209 as high scorer and Walker posted the top average at 182 for the Cranes.

Cranes Pelicans Ehrlich Sehmidt Cece Grinnetoe Gardner Walber Heiberg Tee

Governor blocks Johnson Jeffries bout in Colorado

The report states Governor Bhaforth of Colorado declares the Jeffries Johnson fight cannot be held in his state. Other notes mention Kansas City betting gains, ex boxer Geo La Blanche joining Boston's Good Cheer Mission, Harvard Captain Fisher possibly out with injuries, and various boxing and football reform chatter.

Gov. Bhaforth Colorado Jeffrien-Johnson Geo. Brown, Jr Kansas City Geo. la Blanche Good Cheer Mission Boston Capt. Fisher Harvard Henry Viet Ad Wolgast New Orleana Abe Attell McCracken New York U Jeffries Johnson Kaoo Mebbee

Washington and Oregon Face Northwest Intercollegiate Title Clash

Washington and Oregon players finish final practice for the decisive Northwest intercollegiate game. Oregon boasts speed and weight advantages, with losses limited to Idaho and the A C, while Washington shows strong results against Idaho and O A. A 10:30 start in Tacoma, with Beymer sidelined but influential, and a large Lincoln High crowd traveling by special train.

Schools Elect Football Leaders Across City Schools

Elections at Broad way and Queen Anne yesterday chose Grover Harke to lead the older eleven and Donaldson Grayhill to head the Hill School squad next season. Burke te is a sophomore with two interscholastic seasons. brother of Tim Burke and of “Lefty” Burke. Graybill, a Queen Anne junior, will have his last year next season. Kim Driscoll, England’s featherweight champ, plans return to the U S before year end seeking more of the “oft money.” Dance at Dreamland tonight with free admission.

Broadway Queen Anne Grover Harke Donaldson Grayhill Hill Burke Tim Burke Seattle Graybill Tor Queen Anne School Kim Driscoll England

Cobb Defends Style of Sliding and Spikes in Baseball

Ty Cobb denies deliberate spikes and asserts his baserunning is clean. He argues that spikes were glancing, not intended to injure, and emphasizes his pursuit of fair play amid charges. The report notes Mai Chase undergoing nasal cartilage surgery in the same piece.

Ty Cobb Georgia Peach Motachi Kittridge Hilly Smith Atlanta Cobb

Dugdale Seeks Portland Help In Northwest Baseball Fight

D E K Dugdale Seattle franchise owner arrives in Los Angeles to press for Portland’s alignment with outlaw plans in the Northwest. He warns that Portland’s defection would trigger a costly league battle and vows to push peace or war campaign upon returning to Beatty. Trades with Los Angeles and Vernon are discussed but unnamed.

Los Angeles D. EK. Dugdale Henry Berry Hogan Vernon Northwest McCredie Portland Dugdale Ball Park Beatie Buey Thette Met Redte Coast Organization Northwestern Pen Vernse

Attell Webster Fight Ends in Disputed Bantam Clash

Nov 24 in Los Angeles Monte Attell and Danny Webster boxed ten rounds at McCarey’s arena. The bout failed to resolve the bantamweight question as intended by the promoters. Newspapers split on the result with no official draw and Webster credited with a win by one critic.

Angeles Monte Attell Danny Webster McCarey Nead Junction Club Warn Webster

Sam Langford Could Have Put Mike on Nov. Pittsburg Note

The brief item notes Sam Langford in Pittsburg on November 2 and hints at a possible outcome against Mike, suggesting Langford could have defeated him. The fragmentary text provides limited details but points to a boxing context and a near decisive result.

Alfred Pree Pittsburg Sam Langford Mike

Humboldt Farme Threatens Sownbie with Ten Tosses

A fragmented report shows Humboldt Farme boasting to toss Sownbie ten times within an hour, vowing to defeat him as Ste Copper rivets the claim. The rhetoric suggests a chaotic confrontation and potential clash with Nick, shaping a volatile local scene.

Humboldt Farme Ste Humboldt Nick Lionoff

Schreck Outfight by Police Intervention

Schreck dominated the opening moments of the mill before police halted the bout. The fighter, in poor shape, was knocked down twice early as the Boston Tar Baby pummeled him before authorities stopped the slaughter in the ring.

Schreck Boston

Open game blamed for recent boxing and football injuries

Ex Yale captain Jim Hegan blames the modern open game and forward pass for rising injuries in football. English featherweight Owen Moran sailed to the U S on November 15 fearing a Driscoll Attell match and hoping to beat him to it. Colma residents petition to stop boxing as Jim Coffroth leaves town.

New York Jim Hegan Yale Mogan Pase Owen Moran Thi Country Driscoll Attell Colma Cal Jim Coffroth

English Bantam Jigger Stanley Defeats Stapleton in Five

Jigger Stanley, the English bantam, defeated Stapleton by knockout in five rounds in London last night after a tense bout. Stanley previously fought James de Boston bantam, displaying strong punching and cornered defense.

Jigger Stanley James de Boston

Undefined product listing fragment

Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed phrases about savings and prices for kitchenware with garbled items such as kettles and bakeware. No coherent event or names are readable to identify a proper news item.

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