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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
2
Washington explores a Thanksgiving game with Iowa at Seattle. Puget Sound offers travel expenses and a guaranteed sum, while Iowa has not set a Thanksgiving date yet. The board will decide whether to accept the proposal and notify the Washington team soon.
The Lincoln high school football team will travel from Seattle to Wenatchee for a Friday game with the Wenatchee high school. After the match many Lincoln players go to Spokane to watch the Spokane Tacoma game, as Spokane is viewed as the strongest North West championship contender.
The Woestern Fair association hires RE R Clark to build a cinder track at the fair grounds near Lake Washington for mining use. The old track will be abandoned as it cannot be kept in good condition. About 59 horses are at the track now, with expectations of many more.
After several weeks illness Dempeery a prominent western racing figure dies in Kentucky. He had been associated with Col W. E. Applegate the returnman for over 20 years and was well known on every track. He leaves a wife and two children.
Automobile owners across King Pierce and Snohomish counties push for an Everett Tacoma highway with Pierce contributing its share. County officials plan a vote next summer to authorize funds to build the route toward King County. Local leaders expect the highway to open by next summer. Latonia License Revoked. TON, Ky. Oct. 21. The Latonia Jockey Club license was revoked by the state racing commission for violations uncovered at yester meetings. The commission ordered pari manual machines be used, but the club argued financial loss if forced to switch and reverted to legal bookmaking practices. The Atlas is here. 90 Weat Co. Tambia st. PSB]
United Press reports New York physicians say baseball excitement in pennant races has sharply increased deaths from heart disease. Last week 70 heart failure deaths vs 53 the previous year, as 1 in the city died from this cause.
United Press dispatch from Empire City New York on October 2 lists race results with typographical errors. Burgher wins ahead of Woods and Tiedling in a sprint. Spellhound dominates six furlongs. Saytor and Beaueclere place first and second in another event. Spooner and Aran Gowan place third.
Latonia notes from Tuesday races with outcomes for five and a half furlongs six furlongs and longer events. Winners include Red in the five and a half furlong dash and Lady Esther in the one mile event with Whisk Broom and Grande Dame placing behind in alternating finishes.
Advertises eye aid for children at Schuchard Optical Co. located at 1207 Seconday inviting parents to bring the littl e one for eye trouble assessment and treatment.
SPORTOGRAMS reports Hattling Nelsonta drawing 1200 a week for a 10 week vaudeville stint and New Orleans poised to rebound on the boxing map. Marvin W. Sheppard the Olympic champ predicts racing form. Narney Dreyfus buys another baseball park in Pittsburg to thwart city sport plans. Marty Payne Whitney backs both English and American stables next year.
The season schedule will be drawn up and approved at a meeting at the Royal cafe at o oclock tonight. Representatives from Seattle Wanderers Rangers and Thisties will attend. Referees for the games will also be appointed.
Ballard Athletic Club eleven meets Fremont football team next Sunday at Ballard ball park. Last Sunday Ballarde traveled to Stanwood and Stanwood A C won 6 to 0.
Leach Croan and Packey McFarland prepare for a six round lightweight clash at the Fairmont Athletic Club in New York tonight. Cross trained at New Dorp Staten Island while McFarland trained in Stratford Connecticut with Joe Thomas. This marks McFarland s first Gotham appearance as fans expect him to challenge Pattling Nelson.
The YMCA 4 wrestlers plan a first tryout tomorrow ahead of the Northwest association tournament in November. The YMCA will hold its first regular monthly athletic meet next Saturday evening with events including shot put 120 yard potato race standing broad jump new jump half and mile run. Members only no entry registration required.
A selected Northwest Football League team will play Seattle United FC at Dugdale's Park this Sunday at 3 PM. Proceeds from the match go to the league fund. Atlas Kan engine at 901 West Columbia St.
Whitman College football visits to play the University of Washington in their first conference game of the season. Washington is favored after Whitman struggled against WAiteburg High School with weak teamwork and poor forward passing, though Whitman has tightened practice and may surprise.
A 30 year high in drug trade activity follows new postam distribution to disse mirroring druggists nationwide. Direct from laboratories previously, postam now reaches dispensers and claims to stop itching on first use and heal chronic cases in weeks. Experimental serum samples are mailed free by Emergency Laboratories at 32 West Twenty-fifth Street New York City.
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