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20 stories matching pennant
- The Hustlers Defeat Spokane in Dominant League Performance
A clean fielding game and a home run from Charlie Irwin secure a victory for Seattle in the pennant race.
- Seattle Takes the Baseball Pennant by Default
The Portland baseball club collapses mid-season, handing the Pacific Northwest League title to Seattle.
- Seattle Wins the Pennant While Tacoma's Players Chase Unpaid Wages
Portland folds, Seattle is awarded the 1891 league championship—but in Tacoma and Spokane, ballplayers are waiting for salaries and threatening to sue.
- Seattle Takes the Pennant as the Pacific Northwest League Folds
Four clubs vote to end a money-losing season; Seattle is awarded the second-half title, and a championship series with Portland is proposed.
- Soccer Dispute Settled by Replay
After accusations of biased officiating by a Seattle referee, the Northwest soccer league orders a do-over on neutral ground.
- 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.
- New Grandstand for the Tacoma Tigers
Tacoma’s baseball faithful prepare for the upcoming season with a newly configured, 4,000-seat amphitheater.
- The Fern Hill Underdogs Demand Their Shot
Excluded from the city's grammar school league due to municipal boundaries, the scrappy Fern Hill team issues a public challenge to the league's best.
- Seattle Gripped by Baseball Fever
When the Chicago White Stockings clinched the pennant in 1886, Seattle telegraph offices became the scene of a downtown riot of excitement.
- Tacoma's Baseball Franchise on the Brink
A professional league team threatens to fold after the city fails to support them, despite a winning record.
- The Xora Wins the Day on Elliott Bay
Seattle’s newly organized Elliott Bay Yacht Club staged a full regatta, with the Xora taking first class, the Truant winning second, and a capsized Linda giving the crowd a scare.
- The Firefighters' Heavyweight Victory
A grueling contest of strength between Yakima’s firemen and a team of local citizens ends in a surprise win for the city's defenders.
- The Seattle Athletic Club’s Chilly Diamond Victory
A frosty practice game between the Seattle Athletic Club and the University of Washington nine at West Seattle ends in a 9-to-7 score.
- The Great Regatta Capsizes
A much-awaited breeze sends Seattle’s yachts racing across the harbor, but leads to a dramatic spill and a rescue for one of the city's top boats.
- Tugboat Captains Sue for Massive Salvage Fees
A collision between the Willamette and the Premier led to a $20,000 legal battle over rescue services rendered near Whidby Island.
- Baseball Riot Erupts After Tacoma Loss
A post-game brawl at the local ball grounds spiraled into chaos, leaving one officer assaulted and local fans scuffling with a Black barber who attempted to intervene.
- The Scandal of the 'Ragged One': How Pendleton's Victory Sparked a Riot in Walla Walla
When the local team lost to Colfax and Pendleton took first place, the crowd’s frustration boiled over into violence against a theater patron.
- The Day the Sloop Fired on a Federal Cutter
In 1860, twenty-four Port Townsend citizens chartered a sloop to save $5 on fares to Olympia. When intercepted by a revenue cutter, their captain opened fire with a brass howitzer—only to discover he’d just threatened the U.S. government.
- The Navy Secretary Goes Down Into the Big Hole
Secretary of the Navy Herbert rides the lighthouse tender Manzanita across the Sound to inspect the giant new dry dock at Port Orchard, settles a bitter dispute over how deep to drive the pilings, and dances the night away at the Rainier.
- Camp Kelpie: A Seattle Hunting Party in the Last Great Bear Country
In 1895, Seattle sportsmen pitched camp on Hood Canal between the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma rivers and found a wilderness thick with black bear, salmon, and one very unlucky tenderfoot.