The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-09

That the death Of leo Schneider,
la player ON the Mines eleven. was
caused By a quantity OF arsenic con.
tained IN the dirt on the schools
gridlron. IN the theory advanced by
the dead boys father. Prof. 0eo. r..
Schneider, OF the School OF Mines
at Golden, Colo. Young Schneider
suffered slight abrasion OF the
left ankle In practice. Ssptieefnla
followed. causing his death.
A course In football has been In
troduced at the University Of Wis
conain. Coach william juneau do
llyored tho initial lecture. Two leo
lures will be given each week. The
course will embrace a history OF
the game and how TO play Il suo-
cessfuliy.
That Jim Thorpe, the famous In
dian athlete. dislikes notorieiy,
came out In a statement from
Thorpe preceding his last football
game. Just before the battle
Thorpe announced his intention OF
quitting athletics. Thorpe gave HIS
reason as too much notoriety.
puq % from an old file: THE
Niue and the Gold finished tho 1912
season covered with giory." said
Coach Perkins, the Tacoma coach.
About the same kind OF glory JEFF
was covered with. coach.
IL took five shots from the rifle
of Capt Martin GlsmeryiE. OF Ia
coma, 20 bag n whito swan al MIS-
quRlly fats. When the captain dis
covered tho bird be VAS forced TO
crawl on hts hands and knees for
two blocks before no was able 10
get In range 10 shoot the swan.
Tho avian measured feet Inches
New York.-Billy Moklnnon OF
Boston il matched here today for
battle with Eddie MeG0ofty at
Renonha, Wis. January II. NC
Kinuon gave Mc0oorty one OF the
hardest scraps In his career and
return bout promises ratt'ing bat
Ito.
chloaqo.--Edcle Murphy q Boo.
ton started active training mere To
day for n battle with Packey Nc
Fnriand. scheduled for December
ls. At KenoshA. Wis. Mcfarland
win begin training today. Both
men arc already In fine condition
Portland, Ors-Aeeorolna 20 cor
rospondenoe sent 10 several friends.
Walter McCredic. manager Of IN"
Beavers, today has fiye fast pitch
ora. brand now 20 the Coast signed
for 1918. Ho Ii not dlyuising Tho
names of his now twirlers.
philadelphia. - Defeating Wanna.
dA. the Japanese. 400 10 "a. While
Hoppe won tho final ganso OF the
three cushion. is2Inch balk'line
tournament. making n clean record
Of four games. whlio siosson and
Yamada each Loaf two. Hopes
high run was % and his average 20.
Leslie Mann. sesttIs's center
fielder, has covered himself with |
glory on the football field. playing 1
QuArfNfbAch TOT INC FI4aHbAstso u. |
NJ. @. A. college. and has been elect |
cd captain OF tho team for 1918.
The Wilson Greek basketball
team defeated the Ephrata team In
the first game OF the season by n
score OF rs 10 5.
The Kirkland Nuggets defeated
the Bellevue high team At Wild
wood park. 80 to 70. The Mldge's
have not lost a game this season
and will DO banqueted By their ad-
mirerH next Friday evening.
Philadelphia. - While denying
that Robert Baifour. Philadelphia
capitalist. and Gov. J. X Tcner are
negotiating for the purchase OF tho
Philadelphia National club. Horace
Fogcl. deposed president OF the
club. said that the club would be
offered for sale next week. through |
popular subscription. AZ 800 each. |
Il win be rcorFani1ed with q cap
stsi stock OF 81. 100000.
New YORK .--Johr T. Brush pro