McLain
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- Jul 13, 1894The Baseball Game the Gamblers Paid Stanford to LoseA Tacoma betting ring recruited Stanford’s manager, pitcher, catcher and fielder to throw a game for $500. Captain Sheehan refused $100 — and then played like a demon to win it anyway.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 8, 1909Tacoma's Women Take On the Bakers Over Wrapped BreadA committee of pure-food reformers and a dozen bakers squared off before the city council's health committee over an ordinance requiring bread be wrapped — with more than 1,000 women enlisted behind the fight.Tacoma, WA