Philistines
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- Jul 31, 1894Seattle Lawyers Turn a Charity Baseball Game Into a Biblical WarRival teams of Courthouse Hill lawyers announced themselves Philistines and Jacobites, issued mock proclamations, and promised a 500-pound batter—all to sell tickets for the Associated Charities.Seattle, WA
- Aug 2, 1894John Wiley's Whiskers Steal a 25–15 BallgameA comedian's two-base hit, a 1,000-person crowd, and a disastrous first inning turned a grudge match between the Jacobites and Philistines into Seattle's strangest sporting spectacle of 1894.Seattle, WA