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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1919
Page
3
Jake Abel welterweight from Chattanooga has been booked to box Kid Herman in Oregon City on April 16. Danny Frush, claiming Pacific coast featherweight title, will likely appear the same night against Joe Gorman.
Manager Herdek of the Pittsburg Pirates moves Cliff Lee to the scrubs and starts Carson Bigbee in right field. The Yannigans were defeated yesterday by a 9 to 1 score.
Pep Young's team defeated Bill James' selections 5 to 2 in Macon yesterday after a warm up session. Jennings then split the squad to finish the game.
The Soldier Bartfield fight versus Ortega in San Francisco was postponed after Ortega injured a hand in training a week earlier, making him unable to box the scheduled night.
Danny Kramer outboxed Farrell at Vernon four round show in Los Angeles. Danny Edwards defeated Kid Meade while Joe Gomes scored the only knockout by stopping Red Brosnan in the third round.
In a game at Waco yesterday the Reds defeated Waco 6 to 2. Moore, a southpaw, held Moran's lineup to two hits and no runs for five innings, signaling a weakness the Reds may face from left handed pitchers.
heavyweight fighter Willie Meehan leaves San Francisco for New York to train under Billy Gibson after an understanding reached with Gibson during his visit with Benny Leonard. He plans a May return to sign a lifetime contract with Ma n Marcella O Neil.
Mineral Wells Texas April 2 manager Kid Gleason of the White Sox gave personal attention to youngsters as the fight for infield positions grew hotter with the announcement that Fred McMullin had signed.
Special to The Star by N. E. A BAKU April 2 Cossacks of the Caucasus guard the gateway of India against Bolshevism The sharpness of the struggle against Bolshevik control of the Caucasus is part of postwar records Some of the world’s richest oil fields and tungsten mines lie in the Caucasus and are among the finest yet discovered
Paris April 2 Nansen the Norwegian explorer arrives with amendments to the League of Nations pact. He says his plan would make war a crime punishable by the league and would create a world congress with equal one twelfth shares for every nation while population and importance set delegate counts.
Red Cross farm director Thomas Corkery argues soldiers should settle on open air farms in town or country after World War I. He cites experiments in Durham California and Ontario Canada, notes Australia programs, and urges government support with land grants and cooperative clearing to prevent alienation and strengthen national defense.
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch seeks a view of the Big Bertha that bombarded Paris and plans to have the weapon delivered quickly. The gun is said to be in an artillery park near Mainz and en route to Paris, with Foch pressing for access.
London April 2 The contents of the late J Pierpont Morgan houses at Grosvenor Square and Wall Hall are valued at more than 2 000 000 dollars in a dispute over appraisal pay Appraisers were allowed 3000 dollars for valuing rare artworks historic furniture and the immense library.
Monroe Michigan reports a 35 year old Toledo man George Dittman was shot in the forehead after allegedly failing to stop an automobile on the command of a state constabulary officer during Michigan's new dry law enforcement.
Paris reports Clemenceau plans government stores to lower food staple costs as France faces broad public revolt over high prices. Special to The Star by N. Be A.
Ole Hanson Seattle’s fighting mayor arrived in Santa Barbara for a rest visit greeted by K C Beaton an old Puget Sound friend. Beaton judged Hanson’s chances for a presidential nomination unlikely suggesting the vice presidency as more probable. Hanson declined to comment saying he came south for rest.
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