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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1918
Page
10
E B McMurray directs an amateur boxing tournament at the Ames shipyard. Only amateur boys may compete to develop skill. Prospective entrants are sought from West Seattle yard crews, with the first event planned as soon as the ban is lifted.
Harbor word from the marine barracks says Mare Island marines plan a robust schedule into March with trips along the Coast. Captain Red May leads the squad aiming for a victory over the Minolta Athletic Club quintet, national champions, highlighting the season’s high aims.
The Merchant Service Review of London proposes placing a memorial buoy at the location where the Lusitania went down to honor those lost.
In Wichita Falls Willie Meehan, fast sailing heavyweight, is likely to face world champion Jens Willard in early November war work boxing events. Willard backs Meehan as title favorite after Meehan defeated Demperey. In San Francisco the Meehan Krivosky bout was moved up a week to Oakland. Also Pete Herman may visit Camp Lewis to fight George Thompson during national boxing week in November.
Fragmented OCR lists local beets cabbage celery corn and related produce terms with uncertain spellings and sources. The note implies a local market report showing per unit or local pricing terms without complete data.
National boxing commission plans a war fund drive week of November 11 to 17 sending a big star to each major boxing center. Local promoters will select top local opponents for the star in a high class card. Finland awards the grand crowns and the Liberty crowns to Hindenburg and Laden dorf.
Britain’s match controller pledges increased supply before year’s end. The latest match census shows six matches per person in Britain, while the task remains to obtain one’s own. A range of patent lighters is on sale from simple flint devices to petrol tank models, many needing a lit match to operate.
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