Mandy's Crawl Stroke Redefines United States Swimming
Chicago star H J Mandy of the Chicago Athletic Association headlines a report on his unique crawl stroke. He claims unmatched arms alone power his advance, rejecting leg-kick critiques while defeating top amateurs from New York Athletic Club across 100 yards to two miles.
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Beattle Star
Chicago
Jane
H. J. Mandy
Chicago Athletic Association
Honora
Jamentown
Handy
Cherry Circle Star
United Stata
Daniels
New York Athletic Club
Aberdeen Beats SIWASHES 9 to 0 in Aberdeen
Seattle fielded a weak game as Aberdeen dominated with two hits by Higginbotham and three by Adete Householder who hit three home runs. The nine runs all came in off Seattle’s pitching as Aberdeen secured a decisive 9 to 0 victory at home.
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Aberdeen
Seattle
Beattie
Sone Tall King
Higaindotham
Etta
Prink
Ross
Hickey
Dogites
Higgy
Adete Householder
Pleasant View Belle Wins First Race at Pico Track
Yesterday five races were run with Pleasant View Belle carrying 107 and Boland aboard winning the opener at 4 to 1. Second race saw Kohnoflaw at 11 to 5 win in 1:56 34 with Cygneta and Great following. Third race Ben Trovato 90 to 1 led Daunty Betle and Boprano. Fourth steeplechase Pete Vinegar beat Pull of Fun and Close Leader. Fifth Judge Treen 5 to 2 won over Dr Lee Huffman and No Quarter. Sixth Hazel Patch 2 to 6 captured the mile and a sixteenth in 1:48 2-6 with La Cache and Warner Griswell following.
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Boland
Hasty Agnes
Firmament
Kohnoflaw
Lee
Cygnet
Great
Ben Trovato
Hicks
Daunty Betle
Boprano
Pete Vinegar
Welton
Judge Treen
Heidel
Lee Huffman
Hazel Patch
Butler
la Cache
Warner Griswell
Races at Interstate fair meet draw crowd and bets
Spokane results from The Star describe yesterday’s Union Interstate fair races. Favorite Smithy Kane with Rettig won the opening five furlong event while second choices and long shots filled the rest of the money placements. Multiple races show competitive finishes with several runners noted and measured times.
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Rettig
Furtenge
Maein
Hieaie
Wen
Busie Gregg
McClaini
Davie
High’s Line-Up for Saturday at Olympia
Washington High School releases its football roster for the Saturday game against Olympia. Starters include Smith captain left half Westover at full Gepner right half with Lewis Parke at quarterback. Line details cover Presley center guards Gillie Palien tackles and Mullen MacKay Yott ends with substitutes Smith Palmer and Hager ready.
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Macup
Washington High School
Olympia
Lewis
Smith
Westover
Gepner
Parke
Presley
Reggie
Bartow
Gillie
Palien
Mullen
MacKay
Yott
Palmer
Hager
Baseball Gossip Highlights Seattle Tacoma Cubs Pitcher Clash
The story notes the fading Cubs winning streak against Higginbotham as Artie Ross returns with a clean ninth inning hit. Home run talk centers on Householder and Lynch tying a yearly record, with Vancouver and Tacoma players shaping 1908 races. Brugette’s superb one handed grab stands out as a defensive feature.
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Brugette
Spencer
Seattle
Northwest Association Football League meet sets future lineup
Directors of the Northwest Association Football league convene in the Stevens Retto area to name the coming season. Wanderers Bear Tacomas are expected to compete while Fort Lawton may withdraw. Jack Caldwell's Rangera likely to be admitted and Soldiers sought to keep a six club league.
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Wanderers
The
Bear
Tacomas
Aga
Fort Lawton
Jack Caldwell
Rangera
Harvard Coach Oliver Cutts Prepares Bowdoin Opener
Oliver Cutts of Beattie the former Harvard football star begins final preparations with Harvard players for the opening game of the season against Bowdoin set for Saturday at home.
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United Press
Hosbton
Mass
Oliver Cutts
Beattie
Harvard
Bowdoin
Selig Promises Heavyweight Fight Reservation at 145
San Francisco reports boxing chatter as promoter Selig and boxer Cane discuss a 145 pound bout with plans to retire or defer decisions. Gans is mentioned as part of backstage talk while supporters push for a ring side arrangement.
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San Francisco
Selig
Joe Ganson
Guatemala Hints at War to Back Honduras Foe
War between Guatemala and Honduras looms after President Cabrera informs President Davila that Guatemala will back ex President Baria in his bid to reclaim the Honduran presidency. A Central American conference aims to preserve peace before confrontation.
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Guatemala
Honduras
Cabrera
Davila
Boatlia
Cen American Republica
Central America
Change Canal Plan by King County River Improvement Board
The King County river and harbor improvement commission met at Major H. M. Chittenden’s Burke Building office yesterday afternoon. The main item was redrawing the district boundaries for the multimillion dollar fund, eliminating part of the Snoqualmie Valley area while including the waterfront and most urban sections.
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King County River and Harbor Improvement Commission
H. M. Chittenden
Burke Building
Snoqualmie Valley
Seatne
Beattie Receives Praise From Dr White On Health Work
Dr M J White of the United States Marine Hospital Service, recently transferred to Beattie, commends local health officials for their work in exterminating rats and preventing plague. White, from San Francisco, has extensive plague experience and notes strong results in Beattie and other nearby cities.
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M. J. White
United Tes Marine Hospital Service
Beattie
Five
Francisco
Hite
San Francisco
Haw
Great Race On In The American League Pennant
Chicago White Sox narrow the gap in the American League pennant race by beating Detroit and pulling the leaders to the same level as the Tigers. The official percentage shows Detroit and Philadelphia at .600, Chicago at .492, and Cleveland at .667 as the chase tightens.
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Chicago
Landis Declines Presidential Offer in Stand Against Honor
Chicago September 35 Judge Kene shaw Landis rejected a Democratic presidential boom and refused to discuss political preferment. He said accepting such reward would impeach his integrity as a man of honor and judge.
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Chicago
Keneshaw Landis
James T McVay Named Cashier of Northern Bank and Trust
James T. McVay, formerly cashier of the First National Bank of Yankton, South Dakota, has been appointed cashier of the Northern Bank and Trust Company.
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Fiest National Bank of
Yankton
Northern Bank and Trust Co
Girls Boosting Spokane Arrive From New York for St. Paul Tour
Ten farm girl workers arrive in Chicago after traveling from New York to promote Spokane. They will depart tonight for St. Paul distributing literature on Washington’s worth and opportunities. The note also mentions salmon life and long lived fish and urges visitors to Pier 2 to view battleships.
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Chicago
New York
St. Paul
Washington
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