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- Clean Play vs. Rough Tactics in Kennewick-Prosser Basketball
While the Prosser team walked away with a 25-13 victory, Kennewick's local squad earned praise for maintaining composure despite aggressive, unsportsmanlike conduct from their rivals.
- The Featherweight 'Blood' Match at South Prairie
A much-hyped prizefight between two heavyweights in a dance hall turned out to be less about violence and more about a bizarre, non-contact stalemate.
- The Pugilist Who Refused to Fight
John L. Sullivan's exhibition match in Seattle ends in humiliation for his opponent, who repeatedly hits the floor to avoid taking a single blow.
- The Pugilists at the Casino
Boxing legend George Dixon trades blows with the heavier Australian Griffo in a 20-round match at Seattle’s Casino.
- A Massive Accounting Deficit at City Hall
Former City Treasurer Isaac Parker is found liable for over $11,000 in missing public funds following a years-long legal effort by the city.
- The Benefit Smoker for Striking Switchmen
Everett workers filled Fraternal Hall for a night of wrestling and boxing to support switchmen during their long-running strike.
- The Indian Giant of Germania Hall
A towering Nez Perce wrestler from Montana defeats a Tacoma local in a high-stakes match.
- The Pugilists of Front Street
A boxing exhibition at the Seattle Theater draws hundreds for a night of 'scientific' sparring and amateur matches.
- The 'Bijou Theater' Boxing Match Ends in a Brawl
A staged boxing match between Professor Dutchy and Phil Dawe ends in a disappointing fizzle and a near-riot when the audience suspects a fix.
- Seattle’s Ex-Treasurer Owes Nearly $6,000—and His Bondsmen Are on the Hook
A judge found Isaac Parker’s books $5,535 short, with interest pushing the judgment near $6,000. Parker’s sureties vow to appeal, while the city tries to collect from the men who guaranteed his office.
- The Endless Legal Battle for the Denny Hotel
A massive, years-long legal tangle over liens and mortgages stalls the completion of one of Seattle's most ambitious building projects.
- The Wrestling Match That Ended in a Near-Riot
A high-stakes wrestling bout at Turner Hall descended into chaos when the Japanese contestant collapsed, leaving the crowd baying for answers.
- The Betting Scandal at the Post-Intelligencer
When a glove contest turned sour, a local newspaper found itself at the center of a legal battle over gambling stakes and the role of the press as an impartial stakeholder.
- Seattle's Early Basketball Craze: Church Teams Pack the Y.M.C.A.
In 1893, just two years after basketball was invented, Seattle's church teams drew a standing-room-only crowd to the Y.M.C.A. for a lively night of hoops.
- Seattle Loses by Half a Length—and Wins the Lake
In August 1894, Seattle's first amateur regatta drew crowds to the Madison Street shore of Lake Washington for a four-oared thriller against Portland and Burrard Inlet. The home crew lost by less than half a length, but set a course record and gave the young city a new civic stage.
- Twenty Rounds, No Knockout: Jack Dempsey Outlasts Billy McCarthy in Seattle
A large crowd at the Athletic Club watches the former champion carry a rugged Australian the full distance, splitting a $1,000 purse after twenty punishing rounds.
- The Scandal of Kate Claxton: A Star’s Divorce and the Rumors That Rocked Seattle
In April 1873, celebrated actress Kate Claxton filed for divorce from her husband, a downtown broker, amidst rumors of an affair with a fellow actor. The case highlights the intense public scrutiny faced by women in the theater world during Seattle's early territorial days.
- Four Hundred Ladies Watch the Gymnasts and Japanese Fencers
The Seattle Athletic Club closed its season with a ladies' smoker: horizontal-bar feats, four-round boxing bouts, and Japanese fencing masters from Tokyo who kept the house in a roar.
- Seattle’s First Basketball Craze Was a Bruising, Nine-Man Battle
In 1899, the Y.M.C.A. and Seattle Athletic Club prepared for a rough indoor championship match at the Armory—played with nine men a side and almost no mercy.
- The Day Seattle Shut Down: Sailors, Longshoremen and the First Labor Day
Banks, courts and public offices closed for the first time in the city's history, 2,500 people packed Pioneer Place for a 36-minute tug-of-war, and a labor orator told the crowd that good wages are the engine of everyone's prosperity.