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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
2
The article explains that the national commission governs the World Series with players and owners profits sharing. It notes past receipts for series between major teams, seating prices, and how gate money is divided with ten percent to the commission for expenses and the remaining split between players and club owners.
The article discusses how players’ shares were split from 60 to 40 in pennant races and notes historical bonuses by club owners. It mentions 1908 prohibitions on owner bonuses, 1905 to 1908 instances with Pirates Athletica White Box Tigers and Cubs, and the 1910s shift toward tying rewards to first four games. The national commission sets schedules after pennant races and reinforces sharing rules to prevent manipulation.
Representatives of Spokane and Seattle athletic clubs will meet with Edgar Frank of the Multnomah club next Friday to arrange a winter inter-club boxing and wrestling tournament. Spokane boxer Billy Inglis and Beattie and Fred Blomberg are to compete in the Pacific coast tournament.
Fans packed Dugdale Park as the season closed with a showy celebration. Allen won a gold watch for top popularity while Rush earned a medal. Events included base running, strong-arm contests, and a grandstand crowd cheering the end of the campaign.
The report describes Coach Dobie's sideline behavior during a Saturday game against Washington high school. He allegedly coached from the sidelines, insulted Coach Lewis, and refused to desist when urged by players and reporters. The high school team defeated the university 23 to 6, with Westover and Coyle rising in the second half.
Chicago defeats the Pirates 5 to 2 to eliminate Pittsburg and move ahead in the National League. The Giants must win three with Boston and hope protests favor them. In the American League the White Sox beat Detroit 3 to 1, cutting the Tigers lead. Cleveland and St Louis battled to a 3 to 3 tie as two games remain. Mule population noted at 4,064,399 with a quip about mule suffrage.
The Chancellors edged the Athenian Athletic club 15 to 6 in a tense football clash. The diminutive Olds performed notably as Ballard Athletic seeks momentum.
Reading fragment discusses a high school football game with an away team weighing 140 pounds and a scoring note that a scorebook analysis produced 67 to. Names and places are garbled, limiting definite facts.
Football results list several matchups with scores across venues. Hanover Dartmouth 6 Massachusetts Agricultural 6 Rutgers 0 Annapolis Bucknell 6 Philadelphia Pennsy 6 Monmouth 6 Minneapolis Minnesota Lawrence University 6 Chicago 29 St Louis 17 Rolls School of Mines 0.
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