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1 story matching jackstaff

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  1. Fifteen Hundred Fans and One Silk Pennant: Port Gamble Takes the Sound Championship

    A steamer of rooters, gold coin at the gate and a decisive game at Madison Street Park — Port Gamble beat Port Blakeley 15 to 5 for the Puget Sound pennant, and flew it from the steamer's jackstaff.

    Sep 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street Park, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

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