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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1919
Page
2
Seattle jumped to a four-run fourth inning and added two more, defeating San Francisco 7 to 5. Ole Hanson contributed for Seattle while Casey Seals held SF to one run in a morning game loss. Couch pitched well for San Francisco as the Seals dropped Saturday’s contest.
An overheard dialogue fragment shows someone asking to hear a story about a tent but being told it is over their head. The exchange captures a humorous moment of confusion and exasperation.
Plans call for Chick Evans to face Francis Ouimet in an 18 hole match with each hole on a different course across the United States. Two planes from Curtiss will shuttle the players and caddies between venues from Garden City to Brookline Chicago Chicago and beyond over about 3000 miles.
The British Lawn Tennis Association plans a new championship for teams from the army navy and royal air service to be played after Wimbledon. Challenge cups and medals will go to the winning service with the event slated as annual. Prospects depend on US forces returning home amid over a million men in France.
The Los Angeles Angels beat Portland 5 to 4 in the morning game after scoring two runs in the final inning. In the afternoon the Angels routed Portland 14 to 0 as Crandall shut out the visitors. Batteries included Lewis Koehler Heer Valencia Crandall Pertica Boles and Lapan for the Angels.
Joe Gorman and Bobby Harper, who dueled three times with two draws and one decision for Harper, may meet again in Portland as the next show promoter Hobby Evans seeks a Portland commission bout two weeks from now headline Gorman Harper with Bud Ridley and Billy Masecott also slated and Kid Herman facing a Seattle opponent.
Los Angeles pounded Portland with 12 hits and ten runs as Brown hurled a shutout. Beavers managed only zero in the fifth game of the series with Galen Brown pitching and a lineup featuring Potunga and Lukenevic among others.
Oakland won 4 to 0 over Sacramento on Saturday as pitchers struggled on both sides. Piercy Hromley and Fisher pitched for Oakland while Sacramento used an ineffective trio.
Vernon defeated the Bees 10 to 2 in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Sheeley led the home club with three hits including a home run. Dell pitched well for the visiting team.
Charley Graham announced that his Seals will not visit with players from other clubs on the field this season. He urges fellow managers to follow suit and even favors a law prohibiting visiting and handshaking. He cites excessive onfield visiting during batting practice in recent years.
A New York scribe with the Yankees compares Frank O'Doul, newly with the club in Jacksonville, to Tris Speaker. He notes O'Doul’s Texan style in the outfield, his walking stride, and similar profile but suggests it is unlikely he matches Cobb’s batting prowess. The piece highlights O'Doul as a pitcher drafted from San Francisco shifting to outfield.
A new Minting, a 22 year old trotter bred at Nawbeek Farm by Sidney Dillon, carries the same name as the famous Derby winner. Gus Wilson of Frankfort Pa owns the colt after a dollar bid won at a Red Cross fundraiser at Belmont Park. Herman Ruth will oversee training as Minting aims for the Philadelphia grand circuit meeting in August and a run at top young horses.
Portland report shows Frank A. Treech defeated Hugh Ki. Poston of San Francisco 184 to 181 Sunday afternoon to retain the Hercules open all round trap shooting championship.
Pinkman faces Hitchie Mitchell of Milwaukee in a Friday bout at the Arena. Pinkman plans two days of hard training with Hobby Harper and Joe Harrahan while Eddie Lux previously showed boxing stamina but landed few clean hits. The Portland opponent Marcle Lous also influenced talk of Eddie’s American championship hopes.
The Round Coast League overview shows Los Angeles and San Francisco leading with Sacramento and Seals close behind. Rainiers win the afternoon game 7 to 5 while Seals win morning 6 to 1. Pinelli of the Senators drives in three and steals home in a 7 to 5 Sacramento victory. Phil Koerner leads batting with 10 hits in 15 at bats. Wade Killifer and Justin Fitzgerald top base stealing. Notes exclude Sunday games. Pete Lapan finishes week with six hits in seven at bats.
The return to the double umpire system boosts the coast game and fans balk at a 16 man limit. Every club should carry at least 18 players, as in prior years, to keep up with standards and pace. Fines on players for clubhouse visits and self payment are blamed as obnoxious and counterproductive. The Pacific Coast League aims to rival the majors but bad rules could thwart that goal.
Ollie Isgerd, 39, suffered a broken shoulder blade and multiple bruises when struck by an auto driven by H. J. Mathews at the intersection of Second Ave and Washington St. Mathews claimed five Japanese children dashed into the street forcing him to swerve. A bystander was injured.
Sporting notes from April reporting several games. New York Americans beat rivals in Brooklyn, and St Louis and Port Worth show mixed results. College action features California, Santa Clara, Army, Lafayette, Yale, and Fordham in tight innings.
Benny 16 faces skepticism yet remains confident as a young beau navigates affection and appeal. The piece portrays Benny as earnest and unshaken by naysayers, asserting his steady course in pursuing admiration.
Hughey Fullerton offers annual league prognostications based on his math system. He ranks first basemen by points in American and National leagues, with Hal Chase and Gene Paulette noted among others and notable gaps between top and bottom players.
Paddy Driscoll known as a bright young shortstop for the Los Angeles ball club shows impressive form under Wayne Klilefer. He played his first season in fast company, was killed for a trial with the Chicago Americans, then sent to the minors for more experience. He was considered a strong candidate for the Bruins second base job.
Plans are underway in Pennsylvania to hold the first Intercollegiate boxing tournament in the state’s history at the University of Pennsylvania. Accented colleges including Dartmouth and Princeton, with Portland’s first boxing contest to follow a 1%-round program. The event is tied to February legislation and eyed for June during the Hose. promoters claim stars like Joe Burman and Benny Leonard may appear, with $5,000 purses and 15 round bouts discussed.
The story recounts Magna Charta, a Michigan bred Morgan horse, foaled after Magna Charta’s dam was bred by Voorheis in 1854. He trotted fast under Ezra Wright and later F. W. Smith & Co, setting a four year old world record of 2:33 1/2 in Kalamazoo and earning top premiums at Detroit and Coldwater fairs. The narrative ties his training to Utica and a notable road course on a local farm, with memories of early Michigan horse racing and a dramatic calf-chase anecdote at a fair.
The University of Washington fell 3 to 2 at home against Skinner & Eddy shipbuilders Saturday. Beem at shortstop mishandled three chances as three Washington pitchers Jacobs Hinchey and Woodland held the varsity to three singles. Chamberlain pitched well for Washington but shoddy support cost the game.
Bernie Morris a Seattle hockey player was sentenced to two years at hard labor by a court martial on a charge of being a willful deserter from the United States army. He was arrested just before Seattle’s regular season ended after failing to report to his draft board. Frank Patrick president of the Coast league said officials would fight the decision up to the U S Supreme Court due to Morris innocence.
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