Seattle Spirit Soars on Hype

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Joe Blethen The Seattle Advertising Club captured the outlandish booster spirit of the 1912 Golden Potlatch festival in these zany cheers modeled on college football yells below. Times business manager Joseph Blethen, left, was the enthusiastic Ad Club president and the natural choice to head the 1912 Potlatch. Photo Credit: Seattle Times.
Brackety-Ax, Co-Ax, Co-Ax
Brackety-Ax, Co-Chug
Potlatch, Potlatch,
Potlatch Bugs.
Hear That Sound?
What Sound?
Puget Sound?
Siss Boom Yea! (Whistle)
Seattle!

"Potlatch Boosters"
That's Our Cry,
Come and See Us
Next July.

Say!
What Say?
That's What They All Say.
What Do They All Say?
B-Double-O-S-T!

We'll Bawl, We'll Yell
We'll Boost Like Hell
For Our Big
Potlatch Carnival.


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