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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1911

Page

2

Ritchie Defeats Britton in San Francisco Ring

Willie Ritchie, the rising boxing star, scored a decisive victory over Britton, the touted lightweight, in San Francisco. Ritchie controlled the bout with speed and skill, while Britton showed aggression but lacked tactical finesse.

San Francisco Willie Ritchie Britton Ritchie Jon

Snakes Die in Painted Granite Den at Bronx Park Zoo

Two timber rattlesnakes were found dead in a granite den with a painted background at the Bronx Park Zoo in New York. The naturalistic crevices misled the snakes. as they tried to crawl into them they bumped their heads and broke necks while forcing through the canvas.

Bronx Park Zoo New York

Broadway and Tacoma High to clash on campus gridiron

Broadway and Tacoma High meet this afternoon on the University campus. A Tacggs rooting group travels with the team, but officials expect no rowdy behavior this year. Coach Perkina and Coach Borleske prepare their squads for a 3 o'clock kickoff.

Broadway Tacoma High Perkina Borleske

Around globe by aeroplane into record circumnavigation

Paris dispatch notes Aviator Mamet and Rene Million plan a globe flight starting from Paris via Sansuan Gibraltar the Mediterranean coast to Egypt then across Africa Asia and the Pacific before returning by sea to France. The second item reports Joseph Sestalk killed his daughter Anna and then himself after a broken family pact.

Globe Mamet Rene Million Paris Sansuan Gibraltar Strait Mediterranean Egypt Arabia Persia Afghanistan India Siam China Pacific South America France Coal City, Jr Aloya Miche Joseph Sestalk Anna

Ayer's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Health Tonic Benefits

An advertisement for Ayer's Sarsaparilla promotes it as a non alcoholic tonic that tones the body and restores healthy activity. It urges readers to ask their doctor for guidance.

Ayer

Wrestling and boxing notes from the Bellingham club scene

Percy Cove runs boxing and wrestling classes at the Bellingham Athletic Club while scouting a Hindu middleweight in Vancouver, and Mike Yoke of Salt Lake. The piece also covers Kilbane as featherweight champ after beating Abe Attell, plus Bussing trade chatter, Victoria club talks, and local athletes including Chandler Hicks and a 16 year old wrestler.

King Fort Lawton Athletic Club Hollis Giles Giles Frank Street Street Ringside Seattle Percy Cove Raymonds Percy Trocord Hollis 26Th Infantry Bellingham Eddie O'Connell Multnomah Singh Astoria West Mike Salt Lake Chester Grown Nler Valley Hicks Lonnie Austin

Thoroughbred Racing Meet Opens at Pimlico

Thoroughbreds from the east gather at the Maryland Jockey Club Pimlico track for a two week meet extending to October 25. Purses start at $600 with added money up to $2,500.

Baltimore Maryland Jockey Club Pimilco

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