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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
BALLARD SMOKER
PROMISES FAST
BOXING
Pete Muldoon and Frank
Wesierman VIII Be the
Headliners of Show To-
morrow Night.

with six boxing events that Man
ager Fitzgerald aweara viii be- an
that any fan could watch in one
evening without dying from undue
excitement ~ the heart. and two %
those six events promising % DO
matches that VIII be talked about
the rest % the ynar. the Ballard Ath-
letie club ia COINS g. pull off one
classy smoker tomorrow night III
syphera hail an Ballard
The two events that the wise ones
are hoping ~ aea develop into just
little more than advertised ara the
ones between Edison and Peterson.
az i1s pounds. and Auidoon, AZ ie&.
and WeHtHfmau hA 1910.
or the lighter fighters. Peterson
has long been known ne lad with
terrific punch with either hand. a
beginner n in true. but one who can
stand All hirds ~ ErueiinE while
waiting fur "a chance a. land hiE
sonorific Edson e. a scrapDcr u
note. having recently taken NaiHe
the winner ~ the = ~ A cham
ulanNhip AZ Vancouver. into camp.
Muld8ou and WeateFinnn, how
ever. Will b. the maim reason why
fhe fans viii take the much naliEu-
80 Journey 90 Ballard. az fhia fight
promises 60 be the real thing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

DETROIT Mieh April Nrsua
ing Cav ~ the 1910 American league
season Ga DETROIT was nufsri ~
reunion % WetffanH twu GO tfFm
great stars ~ other 1HFa and fHr
fHird etili in the game. ard. in al
4 lseaFAnraa SO fonns as ever
THE ait NHsefa WNee 4sm Me-
Gurr masanef Charley Wenastt.
one u ere greatest ~ gre ff sf
hteknfupa fhs Rams has produced
saA Esm ThamNsnn whose haf rna
uitr nkaarmHmt was wah rhHA.
'uHlH
The tFio played faEef hnr ans scent
% petrutg with the Indianapolis trafu
Ga fssa Mcclure reaniisf with
uuch laughter lh0 triek Gam
Thompson wmeAeA nn thr im1innHp.
oiia fana one taF mhru ~ wus ln
his prime ha a aiuEErr.
sam has fuar brothers enrh one
bigger than ha Be- said tho Giea-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

unlimited running ~ N. 49,.
bh'k lhiF rule ls likely to de,s
e considerable use u tho dire, i,
from center, and the return \, ~
hetFF type ~ quArterkart
Otherwise does not a<efn h.
anything very startling n 80 ~
poaslbilitiea. esiag
With The 10 yard ride r,n .
feet 81 would seem a. ttats.h u y
ing would be more difficult
ever and line play greatly r,e.s
" seems 20 me that the ears 49, ~.
have been greatly benDfIlaa y 8.
man or the defensive line 4 49,. III
fHage were allowed 10 xfanf 49,. .'n-
inau five yards from the bsf ~. ~ /.
tle forward pass we're ressre,.A y
use behind The line u scrimnags n
open plays and runs are 10 T. -.
"a, this must he around fhs =.
hence The necessity u eurtaif,,.
some way the great adpantar. ",
the end has in these PLAYS n W.
already Ia the very spoi 49,.
which The opponents are attew,l'.
to g. Indeed. a good end WITH \.
tackles aHsistanos has ofssn -,
able 20 stop end running 49,
absolutely H. however 49, \.
fensiye end we're kept closs 1. /.
hia tackle the opposing htles,s.
with speed would have a verr 49,
opportunity ~ getting frss y.
bringing about some very rss,s
runs 10y
II the forward pass earu...
over The line ~ scrimmars srS y
end T. allowed % continue il y.
Old defensive position. the dsfsss..
tackle ie going 70 have IA ssr~.
. the Hons share u the attaet ~
end being too far 20 one sids y -.
him and the haifback too fsr $500
him 90 be ~ much assistance W,
keeps the halfback 70 far hsl.,i !.
the forward pass Limit - -
ward pass 20 the territory $50,
Z the rlgh line and fhs ssfsrss-.
hackH viii once more coma Z, y.
hind the line. supporting Ire 49,.
ln this way with The is-yass =.
a consistent advances up ~ ~
without end plays would seen /, /.
impossible.
A. matters now stand. ths ,sss,.
next year viii have 70 b IL -.
Z powerful line man on the tse. :
b. b. 20 play bic fan part u msss.
ing the brunt q the attack
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
nY anILLYy Reid.


The new football rules seem 20 me
10 give promise ~ eliminating much
IF tho mass play which has hereto
fore characterized the game TN
guesfionnbiy having seven men on
the line ~ nrfimmsge will be- ~
benefit. since that viii ncceHHitate
the playing ~ the offensive game
principally by the backs themselves.
The prohibition ~ the flying tackle
seems likely - eliminate injuries
both 20 the tackier and the tackled
and this tackle probably caused a.
bigger percentage N injuries than
has generally been credited % g.
The rule against pushing or pull
ing "A player running with the ball
viii. ~ course. eliminate much u
the momentum which backs have
been able 90 gather before hitting
the line.
The four periods ~ play. instead
~ two will afford "a short breath
Ing spaii which will prove beneficial.
bat u seems 90 me likely % limit the
scoring unless play ~ resumed from
the same spot as that on which play
Was taking place at the time the
whistle blew ON the other hand. it
will be much faiFer f0r team which
hRa the wind against 81. since BE- win
not have 90 fight against the wind
for whole period with practically
no chance 81 scoring
The modification Of fhe 0uside
kick. providing for the ball e. - az
least 20 yards behind the Zine 81
ncrimpaEe. viii probably enable one
~ the defensive backs Nho has here
toforo been fpreed % stay Ia the
deep bAnkfieid 10 come up and
strengthen the line.
The weakness ~ the rules aH II
appears 90 me. is that practically ths
whole legislation IN directed ~ tina
weakening ~ the offeuao without
Swing the teams az the same time
any means ~ scoring which th~s
have not heretofore had. except ths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

hFafhFfa wuyc right on hls hsois and
thHy not only gut back fhsiT fiz but
emo mHFa tH pay their expenses
fYf fls fnund frin fum Evansville.
Charley Bennett wfoas career uan
eutat uheu hf lsat both irEH be-
Meath fhf wheels ~ a railway train.
.s weH fiNea financially and earna q
stfHeF income painting china.
fnHUlpauu uuns consider hie real
estate and plays semi prafef slanai
tall
rhomrs ~ hsified netreit uln ifs
nniy MHrida srffea That wHs tu
tsff when Detroit wan enc National
ioHEaa pnDnHnt ard then defeated
EamfshsYr 81 Lauia Browns. cham
uiuna ~ fhe American association
Thompson wenf from Detroit 90
phiIa friphia utfh Mcclure in 1853.
H. uHH aia ass nue 20 the greatest
H'WEeHrH tn ere Rame ard "a Nnal
rirlf fielder Thompson o. 60
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
Chance Gives His Reasons for
Picking Cubs to Win Pennant

Manager Chance. ~ The Chicago
cube in n recent Interview On the
Chicago Tribune. naturally picks his
team 90 win the pennaut Said
Chance
= picked the Cubs 10 win the pen
nant In 1908. and proved poor
prophet But The fact that ! failed
20 guess right tnen doesn't diecour-
age mo Or prevent mo from saying
that ! firmly believe We will hs The
National leagues representative In
the next series for the worlds charm
pionFhip.
= cnn say Faithfully that the Chi
cago team this year will be much
stronger than it was last Tho re-
turn ~ king wlli be q great thing
Tor vs.. and the acquisition II some
q oar younE pitchers wili make us
better than ever iu that department
- the game
= believe landed a prize in Beau
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
CONLEY-W WEBSTER
BOUT LOOKS GOOD

for, While the coming fight lacks
some Of the champlonship frilla.
each fighter realizes that much de-
ponds upon bis showing
Should C0nley lose 10 Webster In
10 rounds, hls championship claims
would appear rather weak
Thursdays card viii be onllvcncd
By tho appearance OF Jack John.
SON. who Will 20 three rounds with
hls aparing partner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
JEFF EASING up
Oh HTS TRAINING

ROwAnuENNAN. Cal. April 70
jim lrffsiea beEau bis weeks
WORK today by easing up ia bis
training The challenger believes
that BIS physical condition could b.
no heifcf ~ the present umr. tak
ing iato si8erafion che distance
get before him 20 the his fiEht IN
eagif Juiy
The BIS fellow waH out on the
ban Geld 10 the morning and later
went through a series 8f HEht gym
uat.um stunts ieffrics planned To-
60 little fparrinN This afternoon
but. ~ in all. the California bear
ia not exsrting himself any more
thnn "a necessary % keep him In
good share
lrffrisH eyincca 40 .Gesire to dis
cusa Jack Johnson, apd interviews
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

mont. and he WIN Be valuable uke.
ever ! decide 10 use hin. We wersrf
beaten out hY such 4 big margin mr.
year. and the reason an canfisrs
~ winning this season l. shsl "
have added strength. Wills nas, 4
fhe other clubs have stood pat
7 expect a hard fight heesTu
Tor Griffith. Clarke ard Nc1ns
have great bail ciuha We via u
wen fortified IN the oveat u sd.
dents 20 any - our reRaiSrs h
fact. ] don't think there is arcths
ball club IN the country with q
strong a bunch q utility nsn a. VI
have.
II wili take = LOT Of hard isrk 4
keep rs away from the top ~
this realizing fully that 4 Isn't 20
Ing 20 BE- O runaway race Ant IA
We viii have % play oar hesi i4i
an the time 20 80 first undsr n
wire
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the surrender Six bits iuciudiaE
two doubles and a homer. repre-
scented the uHu total ~ the Turks
H0rk with the stick Aunis being e
rnotfy prot lem except ln the pro-
1flc eighth. THE Tigers. on the
sther hand. found The lauky Clyde
Halls offerings VERY much Cd their
liking. and hif him Tor a. binEies
lhree netting extra sacks.
a questionable derisign by Umpire
Wright la the eighth made a differ
snce ~ ilst f1uf runs in the total g.
tie Tigers credit win two gone
and two mru 9n enc sacks. Hartman
sent a lows ny g. ieft Jimmy John
Eton made e srand sprint and app
peared 10 stab gne bali Just at hia
shoe tops bur Wright thought THAI
hs scooped BE- and refused tu allow
he put out One man scored on the
play and a couple ~ disastrous slu-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

LOS ANGELES. April 2G-The
battle between Frankie Conley and
Danny Webster next Thursday eve.
ming is stirring up more excitement
among the fight bugs here than has
any l0-round mill In the last three
months More than 800 fans saw
the little fellows work out ycater.
day Both Of them are training as
though FOR a f5.round engagement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
GRANDSTAND FIRE 1T
SPOKANE BALL GAME

SPOKANE. April g6.--Ioe Coin
rave an added attraction at tho
spokane Vancouver game yesfer-
as Just as Spokane vas going
to bat IA the fourth inning. fire
broke out under the south wing 81
The grand stand Amateur fire
fzhteFs made a raid on the refresh.
nicut stand and dumped lemonade.
soda pop and water on the blaze.
The fire cult under such unusual
treatment before the cFuNd was
aware anything was happening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
! 55] THE STARS PAGE or UP-TO- date SPORTS AM:
BILLY" Reid Writes
of New Rules

billy" REID famous throughout
the United States nH "a football play
or ana "a member 81 the back field
~ the 02 AHA mcrca football cleVs
GA. and now head master and coach
"a Belmont Military school. has
given The Star bis opinion of the
new football rules
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Taeouta g. Seattle s
But for a neiafed batting rally iH
tha eighth thAs brought fixe runs
ever the pan yesterday RCpFe would
have been discauraNlnKly Inpsifesi.
with the Turks on tba short ena
Thoss extra runs cue no figure iu
the actual resait hut they cheefsa
the troeulnx spirits q the demar-
Alfred Turks ard their supporters
and changed tha game FROM q wenus
ins -srssar infa an ordinary slug
wtnx contest
At that. The euga rernaut vas lt-
tie short ~ 4 slaughter. and 4 al
the hit balls Rad been allowed 90
lie whore thrs Cell the fleid iruula
have rcacnb'ed Port Arthur after
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26
WOLGAST NOT
A TIGHT WAD

"A woiwnai lightweight champion
huaer. Saturday purchased an 50
Karat diamond from 81 UFpnileck. q
FORT Wayne dea Ser which tho APP
ureciatiNa fighter presented Go his
manager. r. Jones WniKast paid
81 500 fHr the stone WolFasi asa
not make such a large sum uut ~ the
fight. an Nelson insisted on the iarg.
end ~ inc purse. win. lnse or draw.
Wnieasf has been making a hig sal
ary appearing on the burienauc oir-
cult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Il was while johnson was training
f1r kefchei that Gunboat Smith. q
tough hos from fhc navy. nirsed hiiu
on The Saws and Isck mt daan FOR
the count ~ fnur
Johnson Says smith IA the tough
esq lightweight Do the business and
Del good enough tu string bets un.
With bic six feet and Use pounds ~
rnwhide and whHlrhaue. smith viii
aa1u be- seen iu action Hr is train
uE ln MerrhautViuo. y D.. urruar-
atory 60 showing his abntV Dee phil
aAelphla and New Notk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Tn one way Gunho8t Smith. the
new flaiic mmiuATy. resembles Jack
Monroe Both became prominent
citizens through chance blows
Monroe sprang from the oharurify
~ the wilderness 60 tho spotlight
bon De landed un fho ndumnnt iaa
af Jim JenFiea and dropped the BITS
bear t1 hia huukIfH
Monroe rcaped the golden harvest
h.a iueky punch brought him. from
December 90. 1908. tg August I'd.
1904. when he again met JeffrisH and
waa rocked 90 sleep ln two rouuda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

CHICAGO. April 26.-zbyszlSo.
the Pole, win meet DR. Roller OF
Seattle. as originally matched, IN
n wrestling contest 10 a finish April
%, at the Coliseum. Following the
defeat OF DR. Roller by Mahmout
at Kansas City recently. officials
of the Empire Athletic club an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

with the duHky champion saying
that leffrics g. a "cinch" or reports
thar Jack ia not in good condition
apparently do not interest him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

H. II. IL.
Boston .................B 10 3
Philadelphia .........s..b Q 2
Batteries Brown and Graham
Moren Spelter and Doom
iGame called end niufhJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

batteries Smith and Payne: Der.
ger and ncmls and Eastefly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Yesterdays Results
A. New York.


PittsburR Chicago game most
poned, wet grounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

nounoed that the Zbyszko-Roler
match was cancelled. Il was
thought that DIR. Roller was too
severely injured TO tackle tho Pole
In "A long, Eruelling match.
Tho Seattle athlote-physiclan
rested for a week or so, and now he
Is In good condition for his match
with the Pole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

giles that followed brought three
more across
when Seattle finally hit tire scor-
ing groove. 70 looked as though the
procession piafewnrd would never
stop Frisk WAS soaked IN the ribs
and Johnston singled Collins was
safe on Motifs error. filling the bases.
Shea singled. scoring Friak. and than
clyde Hail cleaned up with "a four
baRgsr. The next three men we're
out.
Collins was tried out on first yes
tsrday His work was steady bat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Bicycle repairing 1904. iii lst
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
A. 49,

ilHii0fIoa - ATKINS. Han and
Thomas. Weed and Carrigan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Batteries wiUett. PernRll and
AgauaEu. i8ailsy. Waddell and
a4spheua Twelve inningal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

Score hF INNINGS
Vancouver .... 1901 au0aa 80
Spokane o. OIL
Summary NH1. base bite Adams.
HfreiH HnA cfurHn. rhrrs. base Nlf.a
frnsrn weber Nfr9rE nufa-HV Holm. 4
~ Gardner nassH an haila. or anr1
Hrr a 1850 o. pifEHr1 ball. Hraau hF
felm NordGhe. Eiurrrf ard rarfHriahf
hr Gardner Sacrifice hits-sCartv righf
ana Canyon Stolen bases Caurau ami
Cartwright N1uhia plays N uuaff 60
naIdisf Holm tu HordFka 90 oEfdfrk
VIA urh-=fiofn. rina ~ gams--i 80.
Umpire HrarV
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-26

batteries warhop. Quinn and
Sweeney. Obeglin and Street
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Business Bringers.
sell real estate, etc.
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A. Washington.
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-08
NEW YORK, March 80, 1910.

The hand to mouth policy that has
it may be said that, to far sighted leaf
men, it is not entirely unpleasing, for
they believe that when later on the
manufacturers seek to replenish their
stocks there will be much competition
in buying with the usual result of a
rush and an artificial boom. The tao
tics that proved so successful for the
manufacturers three years ago when
the market was crowded with tobacco
are not regarded as likely to succeed
again on market that is so short OF
stocks as the present.
Sumatra. The sample bales received
from the first purchases of the new
crop have been carefully examined and
quite a few cigars covered with the
new tobocco have been shown in the
market. The tobacco is disappointing
in every particular and how such an
article could command the prices that
were paid for it in Holland is puzzle
to the trade. The more the new tobac-
co is examined the keener the demand
is for old goods. Many lots which were
considered almost unstable few
months ago have disappeared from the
market during the past week, and it
has been long time since the local
market was as bare of stocks as it is
now. It is estimated that not more
than $4,000 bales will be taken in the
spring inscriptions against an average
of about 80, 900. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-08
New York.
NEW YORK, April 2, 1910.

There was no improvement percepti-
BILE in the local leaf market conditions
during the week. Complaints about
slowness of business are now we'll nigh
general. The large houses are suffer-
ing comparatively more from this
lethargy than the small ones, the latter
having to do with the trade that chiefly
lives from hand to mouth and is there
fore constantly in need of having it's
supply refyrnished. Naturally the
market is speculating on the cause of
this unreasonable slackness, but no
satisfactory explanation seems to be
forthcoming. The most plausible OBJ
servation seems to be that manufacture
ers are clinging to the habit acquired
during the recent panic times of letting
their leaf stock run as low as possible,
on the confident presumption that their
raw material can always be had. But
while this presumption may have held
good in the past two years, there have
been times when those who gambled on
such presumption got left, and times
are coming when this presumption will
land those who rely on it high and dry,
too. For to Judge from the internal
revenue returns the cigar industry
as so far it's output for the current
year has comfortably distanced that of
last year during the same period. An
increase in the cigar output, however,
conditions larger absorption of cigar
leaf, and factories cannot continue 60
ing on increasing their output without
replenishing their supply of raw mater
ial. One of these days, therefore, fac
tories will have to call on the leaf mar
ket and when they do call they are
likely to come in droves, and then there
will be repetition of too much busi-
ness all at once and of too high prices
to suit the buyer. The new Sumatra
has made its appearance in the market,
and it is for the first time in years that
it seems to bear out the reports afoat
before the start of the inscriptions.
While the colors are light and the leaf
is sound and of the usual yielding ca
pacity, it's appearance is rather dull,
lacking the luscious brilliancy for which
the Sumatra became famous. But the
market even in old Sumatra is not par
ticularly lively. journal.