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TSE? eens | BURNS CAN Ne THE RING _THE RICHEST PUG ON EARTH UMPIRE ‘HEAP-MUCH-TALK-WITH-HANDS’ [Toms HAS MaDe. a FITS ‘SLATS’ DAVIS, ORIGINAL SIGN MAKER WITH MITTS lecsinpaviline ie BY C. HARRISON GREEN, | If tt be-true that Tommy Horne woilghed but 168 pounds and Jack heavier by 24 nt battle, Burne redit for hi was th in their reoe no Hitt ne and the fact that he stayed 4 ro with the big Snidke The wolghts, as annouticed in the newspaper dispatches, were Johnson 192 and Burne 168 mmy Burns was confident he 1 beat Johnson, but | am of »pinton bis confidence was bas » being continually told that «ro Was @ quitter when he stung hard. Burow being man himaelt, belleved, tn ould administer and r his blows had any the fact remains that the man did not retreat an Got It Quick, # after the first bell, & stinging upper t to the floor for t of eight seconds the fight Burns acknowl! that he had been given a ing, and {# credited with the statement that he would not mind fighting Joboson again Burne ts foolish to the fight game, Joba) A few | John cut the 4. IRA (SLATS) DAVIS IN ACTION, DES MOINRS, Ia., Dec. 23.—The} and confided my intentions to a Bignals now used by umpires in| {rend who was a great fan od “When the game started I had ed meant a strike. A lke ment of the left was @ ball fingers meant two strikes, move Two continae in let alone meeting or two 8 & second time, because he | Gi baseball leagues to signify! one of the players make the an-/balls. When a man slid Into a base |has plonty of money and does not “pall,” “strike,” an “out” or “safe,” | nouncement of the batteries and/and [ leaned forward with both/ have to fight. He claima he was were originated by “Slats” Davis,|took my position behind the catch-| hands palm downward, he was safe. | careless and that the first-round the star indicator wtelder of the/er. When. A backward wave of the left hand| punch practically put him out of instead of calling the ‘estern league, as the result of a/ first ball pitched ‘a strike,’ I w 4 with the thumb up was significant he running. Even if Burne belleves were cold }my right hand with one finger ex- that he was out.” he was careless, | do not think, after “I contracted a severe cold dyr-| tended, the crowd was puzzled ve Slats” went during) he quietly ponders over the matter ing mid-season in 1906 and was un-| as the ga ogressed they caught the season, his sign |that he can hope to beat @ man so Gbie to get a substitute to work for! on and before the ninth inning was r, and it wasn't!) much heavier, aller and just as me,” said Davis, explaining the! concluded not a man present was © | clever im of his sign talk. “The cold| confused by the signals ne Burns was first advised by me lected my bronchial tubes to such | The signs natural and instead of /t get out of England and tour Aus @f extent that I could not speak | every gesture d its own ex #, Which #1 | tralia it a good above a whisper, and in this Mx) planation distin A wave of th hers 8: | nancial foment ree of section | right hand with ¢ ae finger extend how he made a little | Kangaroo land, Made Some Money I decided upon — : aed HIGHLANDERS’ NEW MANAGER wil |work in his training quarters. ‘The daily was between four sand. Burns’ average » he says, figured had three fights Before he ing, he fil eatrical Kaufman Is Favorit ‘The winner of the Al im Barry go at Los Ange Vednesday night wil!, in all imebe ability, meet Jack Johnson for the heavyweight champlonsh!p. Dr. Roller of this city has challenged the winner for a 48-round go with a/ $1,000 side bet atman: a ne at fiv Can you imagine a baseball man | | ager, even a major league manager } / b ant, Plays on ‘ew Year’ who is a bon vivant, / TACOMA, Dec. 28-—-With the; clal favorite and who knows how Christmas respite over, Coach At-' to wear evening clothes as If na thar Rueber of the Whitworth | 9 eleven will now put the team | ture intended him to wear them, in a clothing store dum attendance and five the dally reves over bringi: lub man, 20- ao theough strenuous paces in training | stead of like for its game with Multnomah A. C./ my? lowest atl te ry st Portland on New Year's day. | Of course, there in Charilo ne te diy richer ty $7 AMUSEMENTS. To make tho naval hospitals|pby, owner of c 000 aft « in Austratia lees) ag Th | ere | Murph is a awe than four h oore eatre | De nileery yl Mpa liaaamanas 1%) halt mark. Chub’ / a | JOHN CORT, Manager ' Quarter Million, expenditure of $2,000,000. alleged to wear diamon 1 have ke pretty close, tab on! shirt front when he dons th ) yon | | jurns’ profite str o Minthe toggery, a sartorial hurdie Burns re ince he Mimthed [George T. wor out as a boxer, and whea, I state Stallings, b: that he has cleaned up @losé to/ te $260,000, rest assured tint his $i. | Manager of th league club. he handled th Buffalo club of the Eastern leagu jhe astonished the public by putt up at the best hotel in tow long | mt tent very © other / he use of bis fighting much et pone | Chorus enough to get maqueintad afte: quoted an saying. iwhich he moved to an pinto | * defeat 1 she vught club where he made his home. It imnleons they 4a} }wasn't long before he was wel-| lcomed in soctety and the sport in | |reodezvous knew him not Stallings is a native of Georgia loin no matter whether he is on and South Georgia at that. He waa! the road with his team, or at home. born on and now owns a 1,000-acre| He is in baseball because he ke if |} plantation, and spends his winters |the game more than beeause thore there every year }is good money in It erhapa | Wealthy in his own right, Stall tn ings lives as befits his position at home. He done dinner clothes f ——. Mcintosh After Jeffr | Hugh Mcintosh, | the late Johnson-P Sydney on Jan. GEO. T. STALLINGS. Jack Johnson is the biggost that ever entered « prize ring as aw of yellow in his system | as wide as 4 street. This te the jkind of a man who does lots of }taiking bat in actual work does nothing Son Matine and Frank Farrell has chosen wii jecting this aristocrat to man Hh (And t And « difference in the gab, eh? 1 John gerd idagft og ge Tha | Phones: Sunset, Main 1304; Ind. 4394. | performances Dally—2:96, 1:18, 0:18 $15.00 Ones at "champ" ie I Biggest Kivent of the Season Prices—100, 206. ater J iittle} New Show Today $11.25 $18.00 Ones at Oleomargarine nearly $1,000,000 pays taxes noually n't think Borns : : $13.50 aes eee ! " 450, | No. 3346. Easy tie to thie black = ao co $20.00 Ones at s how prevalent at the Mat The him, | Att Spring cganee. that: be.eoent: ben $15.00 Beat of th Mortise Lock 38 a : batter = on |All-Night fae Vidi dnl Anas to ee . : Set Complete ci Es ggPneand cenafan Dance Calendar of Love DOWNING, HOPKINS & RYER, Ine. $25.00 Ones at cmcaae'% Ouest onwra ugs hand out las Little's = Second Ave, and All Seats, 10 Cents xe 8 BROKERS, ogee f net ames eae 18 #, Bonds, Grats © Wires. $18.75 p, Jeuncon 7 ) Both Phones oe "308-500 Ataake Bidg. « $30.00 Ones at by $22.50 $35.00 Ones at $26.25 ‘ organized ranks i than m e, with the of Johnson t Barry or and Kaut again he You had better ma 4s aad ine ba Small Chance. **get in’’ on 1 y mati, 76 It ‘6 senna, : th these-- | THINGS A lat the P foe deh | BhIN at era They are gen- | WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 F. M. ~ SPINNING w “my eS gl i > ' 1810 Serond Ave te wine reductions, |p art 1 Aig gon Aa ai Le Ms batts : and every gar- partment $o ne ie 4 Everett and Edmonds ur sactece ty tan eA inch gun wh ppeared in Hamp- | nd it ‘ i ment carries our |ton's Broadway magazine es ae | lical man a | f iron clad guaran- yp A im age-enp lay ng pis ipated | | paartin ¢ reuné , tee—YOUR MONE’ will attract attention in the navy Jack Job in Los Ange tr if . department and at the White 1008, the | © getting the dociaion. | BACK IF YOU’RE House. | In the following year the tw . aA ners Admiral Eve akes decided ex met at th ng NOT SATISFIED. eaten 16 the nantes Waites ‘Sinenhes feta ae navy 4 ne ff in the second round gun fe Bantis to bachome |. There {a @ little over $2,000,00 He di och gun wilt “ pews |in olrculation in this country = | “TOTAL COST ONLY 1 Oc A Wholesome and Appetizing Lunch Sent to Your Place || of Business. Ring up Sunset, Main 1830; Ind., L 4624. NEW YORK BOX LUNCH CO. Sr atenolol RHIEUMATISM. Relieved in one at B40 Arcade prové it. Write £ ature Arnold Vibrat ) mains con 0 | 615-617 First Av. On the Square, Opposite Totem Pole 0 EX + ERR ¢ NRE + MRE ¢ EK ¢ PT + BOEED —- | Pebacess, Pipes ane all Brands come tn. Oriental Billierd Parlors, “THE ‘GRAND _ ‘Seattle Theatre TONIONT 4ND ALL Mt Henry's Grentest Min | LOIS THEATRE his Lodge, 156, T. F. B., wiat “Gus Brown” THE STAR—-MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1908. prc 9 ER NR REPO ON TTR | pee + 0 0 oe # AD A EP aK) ANNOUNCEMENT! We Shall Vacate the Walker Store at 1112 to 1116 Second Ave. on December 31—Positively The residue of the stock now on the prem- ises is to be sold before that time. Hence the most decisive reductions have been made. A few examples from the many: Fifty Women’s Suits that were $25.00 to $45.00 are now $10.00. One hundred and fift Long Coats that were $15.00 less than half. to $20.00 are now $5.00. And Women’s Belts, Neck- Thirty Women’s Dress | wear, Underwear, Hosiery, Skirts that were $5.00 and | Corsets, etc., are all marked $7.00 are $1.75. way below half price. Evening Dresses that were $25.00 to $50.00 are $10.00. All the Furs are marked — ac Sweeter oe ae The Walker Store 1112 to 1116 SECOND AVENUE, NEAR SPRING STREET AMUSEMENTS, THIRD AVENUE THEATRE Mats Wed, New Tears Day and Baturday 8G OUT RATE J WoRtD FAMOUS SENESCU ROUMANIAN ORCHESTRA igare, Worth your while to | 1418 Third Ave. ie Saturday Mati Week Lady Rose Stahl The | Matiness 10, 48, 000 Nights 10, 88, 00, The Advanced Vaudeville, Week of Dee. WREK on Thurs@py. New Years Day and Saturday hey ate Great t our. pric tho: Might that's Mata, 10¢ toe to be owhey and ¢ engagements in Russia, Germany, | Denmark and Switzerland, AMERICAN CAFE FOURTH AND PIKE Every Night (Including Sunday), 6:30 to 12:30 Italy, POPULAR VAUDEVILLE PETER PAN Wed, Fri HERSLAK MS TRAINED F* 7 Other Supreme Neve CAMERAPHONE ***""29 Bill; on. and Bat “Drill ‘an “of Rainier| Special Holiday One Year Ago In These Columns We advised you to Year with a Sav “Get the Habit’ SAYS MIDWINTER SACRIFICE CLOTHING SALE $16.00 tart the New Account, and to iding a fixed ery pay day, that advice soon on the right e year later, so. If you Lot 2-—§25.06 vate and I are not one ase remem> Lot 3—-$20.00 Suits, Overcoats and Rain coats; Sacrifice price $20.00 ber that the same certainty, the Lot 4—$25,00 and $40.00 Suits, Overconts Same progress, the same gladness and Ratncoats ico price $24.00 may just as easily } me yours—df you decide to | Deposits made up to and include in i day, Tan y aw intet- eat fr N y ng—s0 you ha mr € start the Alaska Bufiding. “ \ ‘ Home of the Seandina» ‘NCW dear wi t gs Accounts vian American Bank, Scandinavian American Bank Alaska Building, Seattle, U.S. A Second and Yesler. “Where the Cars Stop” OME ¢ MK ¢ SRK ¢ BREE $ EK ¢ SO ¢ EK ¢ RT SE ome Appearing in Seattle Nightly at the American Cafe | This is the musical organization which has filled extended France, Sweden, cade ae SEStS..sSBR ts. _ = JESSE REE _FEGSSESE ESSL_SSESERE Fa. =