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2 stories matching fairbairn
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fairbank, fairburn, fair, fairi, fairbrook, fairer
- An Embarrassing Day for the Seattle Nine
The local Seattle baseball team, suffering from a complete lack of practice, was soundly defeated by the Snohomish club, leading to a new challenge match.
- The Railroad Man Who Gave Seattle Its First Real Baseball Team — Then Lost Everything
W. R. Thornell organized the Pacific Northwest League and the 'Seattle Reds,' then lost his bank job over a forged note. Bright's disease took him at Paddock Memorial Hospital in Tacoma; he was buried in the city that once cheered him.