A Night at Turner Hall
Seattle’s athletic set gathers at Turner Hall for an exhibition match featuring lightweight pugilist Dal Hawkins.
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Dal Hawkins, the champion lightweight pugilist of the Pacific coast and training instructor of the Seattle Athletic Club, was tendered a successful benefit last evening at Turner Hall. There was a large audience present, and the programme was concluded without anything happening to mar an interesting athletic performance. The event of the evening proved to be the set-to between John Considine and Gus Zemple, although much interest was exhibited in the exhibition given by the beneficiary and Ed Pincus. The latter made a good showing, but of course could not be expected to prove a match for so skilled a man as Hawkins.
“The programme was concluded without anything happening to mar an interesting athletic performance.”
Turner Hall served as a vital community hub for German immigrants and labor groups in early Seattle. Today, the loss of these multi-purpose social and athletic halls is felt as the city loses its historic 'third places' to high-density development.
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