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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
2
Chicago October 26 Old King Cole Cubs pitcher receives a three year contract with the team Mordecai Brown assists in the World Series win and Cole earns a bonus of 1000 dollars for this season a long term deal doubles his 1910 salary.
New York Oct 26 Harvard, touted as 1910 eastern gridiron champions, will face the Army at West Point this Saturday. Other games listed include Princeton versus Dartmouth Yale versus Colgate and Pennsylvania against Carlisle.
Milwaukee dispatch reports promoter Hugh McIntosh via H. O. Measier offered Frank Kraus Al Kaufman Packy McFarland and Ad Wolgast a tour of England and possibly Australia seeking cross Atlantic bouts for the group.
The Rainier Valley Athletic club will hold a smoker at its club rooms in Columbia City on Friday evening October 28, 1910. Me Speck and Pete Moe, Seattle boxers, will headline a three round exhibition bout. Frank Duncan of the YMCA and Frank Shand of the R V A C will lead the wrestling bouts.
Oscar Vitt, a 20 year old from San Francisco, rose from a high school team to the Pacific Coast league, replacing Rollie Zeider at third base. He leads his team in steals and hits around .270, drawing interest from eight major league clubs. Vitt will stay with San Francisco next year, with a likely big league debut in 1912.
The Lincoln high school captain Bryant faces a four month ban after a heavy defeat at Aberdeen last Saturday. The Franklin eleven will meet Kirkland at Kirkland this Saturday. The Rainier Athletic Club adds new numbers to the program for the October 28 smoker. Immense interest grows for next Saturday’s game on University grounds between Broadway and Queen Anne. The Hallard Athletic Club smoker tonight features several promising events. Barney Oldfield still cited in auto sport. Johnson absent from the speed lineup.
The Chicago Cuba star pitcher announced plans to follow Mitchell of the New York Americans and play as a catcher next year, aiming to emulate that player's stellar example.
The Outlet Clothing Co occupying the old corner of Occidental Ave and Washington St will go out of business. Owner Charles Blumenfield cites expired lease and rent hike over 400 percent as decisive factors. The firm will close stock at retail quickly and retire to Seattle.
Medgar Willett, star pitcher for the Detroit Americans, married Elizabeth O White in St Louis on October 26. Previously engaged to White two years earlier, Willett had left her to wed another woman in Canada, later divorcing and renewing the engagement before the remarriage.
Cincinnati report states Charles Dooin has resigned the Philadelphia National League managerial post. Garry Herrmann, president of the National Baseball Commission, was unofficially informed of the action on October 26.
The article notes Joe Jackson, famed in the Southern League, needed his wife to accompany him north for a major league stint, as homesickness troubled him away from home. Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins calms at the plate, nervously waiting for the windup before striking. Napa saver VP Barnard stands to gain $10,000 from Lajoie’s lead in big league batting if he wins the automobile prize.
In Minneapolis on October 26 Frank Gotch, former world heavyweight wrestling champion, officially awarded the title to Henry Ordeman after Ordeman defeated Kid Cutler. Cutler injured his knee in the second round when Ordeman applied a toe hold, and he pledged to challenge Ordeman in a rematch once healed.
A historical ad claims Pape's Cold Compound, costing 25 cents per package, cures colds and grippe within hours. It asserts no quinine is used and a dosage every two hours ends the illness after three doses, relieving headache fever sneezing and congestion.
An advertisement touts Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion acidity and flatulence claiming quick relief from symptoms like heartburn dizziness and nausea. It promises complete digestion allowing unrestricted eating and a return to normal strength without other aids.
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