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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
9
Aberdeen collected eight hits but no runs as Gus Thompson dominated for the Cats. Turks added five runs off Pernol on the same line, while Thompson kept the pokes scattered. The two clubs meet again this afternoon tomorrow and Sunday.
Fragmentary line lists teams and scores with locations Cleveland Detroit Chicago and York. It hints at a multi game card but lacks complete results or context for a coherent summary.
Tex Rickard, once a sensational sports figure, has moved into copper mining. He pursues mines at Bly and reportedly makes money fast, while visiting his mother and sister in Seattle and seen at Jimmy Morrison's with old friends.
Madison Wis Sept 24 John W Wilce captain of Wisconsin 1910 crew is a standout athlete who also starred in football basketball and track He led the freshman eight to victory over Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and Syracuse and has twice been a varsity member He also earned All Western fullback honors in 1907 and 1908 and serves as a YMCA leader and student affairs president
Lou Houseman arrived in Seattle to preview a meeting between Bert Warner and Dr. Roller in the arena. The skeptical crowd expects Warner to surprise, with wagering easing as Guggenheim backs the event and Mclean’s marathon entry adds intrigue.
Rugby enthusiasts in Southern California cheer news that the University of California fifteen will appear in Los Angeles on October 3. Manager Crouch of the local Castaway club confirmed the arrangement, with a wire sent to Manager Merritt of California binding the match.
The speaker mocks the idea of a fool who would kiss a woman merely after encountering her pet dog. The remark highlights a prejudice about affection and social judgment.
Aurelio Herrera quits boxing after losing to Fighting Dick Hyland. Herrera claims three broken bones in his right hand in the fourth round and says he is finished with the fighting game. Hyland dominated earlier in the fifth, then Herrera’s corner stopped the match before the sixth round.
Stanley Ketchel and Willie Britt reached San Francisco amid little fanfare and were rushed to Millette to prep for a decisive bout. Reports from New York had Ketchel nursing an arm injury, but no confirmation appeared. Ketchel, now calling himself The Exterminator, vowed to “exterminate Johnson” and defend the title against any white challenger while addressing racial tensions surrounding the Johnson feud.
The Tacoma high school plans a Thanksgiving day dedication for its new 26 000 seat stadium. A six game schedule is listed with Aberdeen Hoquiam Seattle Lincoln Olympia Seattle Broadway Everett Bellingham Seattle Queen Anne and potential Seattle Portland or Spokane opponents in Tacoma.
John Flanagan hurled the hammer 179 feet 10 inches at Bennings, surpassing his previous mark of 173 feet in a meet against rival Matt McGrath. The scene was set in Washington D. C. on September 24.
L H Van Iderstein of Bellingham Washington, 20, lies in Providence hospital after a logging accident at Newport Taylor camp. He has been between life and death for seven days with a broken back. Doctors say recovery is possible but uncertain and may require an operation soon. His father remains at his side.
George W. Hibbard, general passenger agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound, fell into a man trap at Ninth and University, breaking his jaw and fracturing his left arm. He is confined in his Herald apartments in Seattle after arriving from Mexico City where he once led National lines. Mia family had just joined him.
Forty people perished when the steamer Utetetn was wrecked in the Yucatan channel during a hurricane that swept the coast. Rescue party members returned from Port Bade with parts of the wreck, noting the Ulstein was bound to Porto Cortes from New Orleans with passengers and bananas aboard.
In Boston on September 24 Hartley Dennett a Boston architect confessed to loving Dr. N Lincoln Chase's wife Mrs Chase. The court granted Mrs Chase custody of their two children. Dr Chase testified of his twelve year marriage and respect for Dennett. Dennett, Harvard educated aged 25, said he loves Mrs Chase yet remains devoted to his wife and that his ideals permit him to love all women while married.
Albert Sutton is to marry Miss Mary J. L. Hewitt in Tacoma tomorrow. The Hewitt family leads St Paul and Tacoma Lumber and Sutton recently divorced from Ethel Meek Sutton after a sensational trial. The romance, dating to childhood, astonishes Northern society.
George A. Smith won the endorsement of the Republican City Convention as the party’s mayoral candidate in the forthcoming municipal campaign. The convention also nominated the rest of the Republican ticket.
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