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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
2
The student organization at Columbia votes to abolish football. A committee decision prohibits play without consent, citing dangers to academic standing and student safety and urging the university to end the sport as a burden to campus life.
The bic school eleven, hampered by injuries, hopes to beat Tacoma at Micoma on Thanksgiving. Stayer and Jay Smith are out, Belford fills in, Penny Westover returns for the first time since Everett, boosting the team’s strength. Coach Frost has them practicing hard for a strong showing. Seattle high is favored.
The billiard tournament at the Seattle Athletic Club draws record club member participation. Allain leads with seven wins and one loss. Others trail with high percentages around seven hundred ninety to five hundred.
A woman aboard a Madison street car on Tuesday confronts a conductor over transfer rules, accusing the Seattle Electric company of unfair policy and high handed treatment as the car travels toward Second Avenue. The unnamed rider objects to the conductors handling and voices dissatisfaction with the policy.
A Madison transfer dispute aboard a Second Avenue northbound streetcar ends with a conductor refusing the transfer and ejecting a woman near Pike Street after a seven minute hold. Passengers condemn the conduct and the company rules as insulting and arbitrary.
E. B. Housley a switchman was arrested by City Detective Adams this morning. He faces no formal charge yet but is accused of intimidating an invalid sister. Her complaints prompted the investigation, and Housley later said it was only a family quarrel.
Recall petitions circulating for a city charter amendment gain broad support with many signers. Organizers aim for at least 6000 names, 3000 needed, to cover ineligibles. Signed signatures collected from registered voters at Star and Myers shop, Chaney’s barber, New Thought book store and other locations.
Former New York state senator Charles M H McClellan testified about long friendship with Andrew Field and his ties to the Mutual Life probe. He said cities unions and corporations had Albany reps and that Field sometimes used intermediaries not him. He urged Field not to run for the senate and contributed to the campaign fund. Senator Armstrong urged policy holders to keep policies, while John C. McCall planned a Europe trip to press Hamilton for a full committee statement. George B Aldridge testified on policy segregation. New York board later accepted Richard A McCurdy’s resignation as president with Frederick Cromwell named temporary president.
Eyewitness recounts boarding a Green Lake car when another train struck it. A man named tT was dragged fifty feet before escaping with injuries described as survivable.
Ten day quarantine ordered by law reaches Fraser household at 1443 Fourth Street as Cecil Crossett, 14, battles severe diphtheria. The child, daughter of Samuel Crossett of 117 Wilson, is critically ill with poor prospects of recovery.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the annexation report urged West Seattle and Ballard be annexed to Seattle though benefits seem sentimental. Tide lands between West Seattle and Seattle block West Seattle’s annexation for now. George F. Cotterill will speak at Ballard next Saturday on annexation advantages. The suburbs lead the effort with Seattle offering cooperation.
Meatile High School faces a crippled squad with seven players unable to play on Thanksgiving Day. Three are out due to injuries and four due to poor condition, leaving Coach Frost’s second team barely able to field a side. The team has departed for the City of Apples.
The Beattie association football club will discuss forming a new league to contend for the Beattie trophy tonight in room 319 Beaton block. The cup was once held by Port Dinkeley for a year and its current possession is unclear. The squad plays Tacoma on Thanksgiving and faces the Wanderers at Woodland Park next Sunday afternoon.
Los Angeles hosted a tough game Tuesday with Taco Ma defeating the home team by a score of T to 3. Emerson was wild, Brown replaced him and allowed only one hit while striking out seven. Mall surrendered 12 hits as LeBrand and Ellis saw action in the field. Atts and Schiafley, formerly of Portland, played at short with Ellis.
President Roosevelt and family will attend the Annapolis versus West Point football game at Princeton Meld next Saturday. Accompanying the president are Mrs Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs Root, Edward Root, Capt and Mrs Cowles and Secretary.
Chicago faces fresh blow as halfbacks Boone and DeTray are sidelined. Boone, disbarred two weeks ago, is out for the season while DeTray loses part of his sight from a past injury. The setback leaves Michigan the favorite for the Thanksgiving Day clash, with odds restored at 3 to 1.
In Angeles on November 29, Jack Sullivan defeated Mike Schreck of Chicago by decision after 20 rounds. Schreck fought hard, but Sullivan controlled the action from the fourth round onward with steady body and face blows and never faltered.
New York November 20 The Fifteenth Regiment quartet set a world indoor one mile relay mark at 4 27 2 6 finishing ahead of the Twenty second by 13 6 seconds. Hillman and Valentine of the Fifteenth staged a final burst to pull away late in the race.
Spokane reports a December 9 date for deciding the regional high school champion after a tie game at Recreation Park last Saturday between two Spokane teams. The result leaves the Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana title in doubt.
California offers attractions for pleasure and health seekers this season. The Southern Pacific Company promotes the Famous Scenic Shasta Route with improved service. Leave Seattle daily at 6 40 a m or 10 20 p m Seattle to San Francisco fare is 26 60 first class 20 60 second class Tickets reservations and literature at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave Seattle Wash E E Ellis Gen Agent.
The note asks if Spokane high school players may play a postseason game and mentions Beattie to host a return game. It reads as a brief inquiry about eligibility and scheduling for a potential postseason matchup.
The first games in the Commercial League preliminaries will feature Little's Peta versus Leader Stara at Arcade alleys as the city prepares for winter league play. The high school football team practices daily for Thanksgiving, but is weakened by the absence of Jay Smith Westover and Thayer who is injured and on crutches.
The weekly high school assembly featured Rev. Gowan with remarks on Wednesday. Gov. Meads Thanksgiving was read by Harry Troll. Miss Mayme Amid, a Sedttie junior, died after an appendectomy. her body will be shipped East for burial. Marie Carrau’s probate hearing over John Sullivan’s estate was continued to December 12 at attorney Rochester's request amid Irish claimant challenges.
Mrs Withem Lebo aged 77 dies after long illness at her Ballard home Wilbert and Second. Daughter Mary Boyd of Fort Dodge Kan arrives. Lehn widow previously resident after husband Jacob Lehn died in Stimson shingle mill incident. Funeral plans pending. Quiet wedding of Amelia Browneke and James Anderson at 222 Ferry Ballard. Will Carroll injured by Green Lake trolley ride at Fremont remains disabled for weeks. Conductor allegedly did not stop but opened gate for exit on left side.
An old advertisement claims Allen's Long Balsam will break up a deep racking cough by other means beyond relief. It presents the remedy as a positive solution for persistent coughing.
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