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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1922
Page
14
The article discusses the carp as a harmful invasive species threatening native game fish across northern lakes. It describes how carp disturb vegetation and spawn, diminishing food for other fish and reducing suitable habitat for ducks, while noting efforts to remove them with nets and seine methods have met limited success.
Boxing legend Jack Dempsey sails to England aboard the Aquitania to pursue title defense opportunities. He says he plans to fight over there, hoping promoters arrange matches with Beckett or others, and that he wants to return to the ring rather than remain tied to theatrical engagements.
W National League umpire Rigler contemplates a gas well venture with the Faet Ohio Company of Cleveland. He has leased rights on West Virginia properties and predicts potential strikes in drilling as he balances baseball duties and business.
Haney of the Detroit Tigers participates in a Coast exhi game stunt where pitcher Altrock passed Ty Cobb, marking a historic moment as Cobb retaliates by hitting a pitch off the fence. Cobb and Haney batted sequentially, Altrock opposing.
The Star Junior Swimming club plans an organizing meeting tonight at The Star. Don Vickers Dad Henry and Karl Pry will meet with The Star's sporting editor at 790 to discuss plans. More details will be published in The Star tomorrow.
Indians reach home after two weeks on the road and rest up ahead of a Vernon Tigers game tomorrow afternoon. Vernon won a series from Salt Lake and an odd LA game. Cubs Cueto, Cuban pepper box, and newcomers Cregg and Vold, plus Bro vold from Seattle, headline the lineup as the crowd awaits at 220 Wednesday.
A baseball rule note explains that if a legally delivered ball passes the catcher with ordinary effort and the catcher fails to stop it, a baserunner may reach first base or advance. The catcher is charged with an error.
The High brothers may equal the Delehanty family with four players reaching the majors. Hushie, Andy, Charlie, and Hughie are all linked to major or high-minor leagues. Hushie, once with Detroit and New York, now.hpp Vernon in the PCL. Andy with the Dodgers as a third baseman. Charlie briefly with the Athletics and now Portland. Hughie and Charley as outfielders.
Detroit manager Cyrus Raymond Cobb praises two newcomers Johnny Mohardt and LAI Stoner for their aggressiveness over raw batting power. He insists 50 percent ability and 60 percent fight trump superior talent without heart and predicts Mohardt and Stoner will rise to majors while lesser players fail.
In Detroit April 18 amid a flurry of hits five pitchers from each side were used as the Senators beat the Athletics 11 to 9. Judge hit a home run. The Philadelphia lineup posted 9 runs while Washington added 14. Batteries Moore Sullivan Heimacher Harrison Rommel Perkins Mogridge Brillhart Woodward Zachary Phillips and Charrity.
Chicago piled hits in the second and seventh innings to beat St. Louis 7 to 6, handing the Cardinals their first defeat of the season. Batteries: Martin Kean O Farrell for Chicago and Clemons for St. Louis. In Cincinnati, Pittsburgh edged Cincinnati 1 to 0 on a pitching duel as Morrison and Laque held the Reds to four hits. Batteries: Morrison Gooch Laque Wingo.
Ashington routed Pennsylvania 23 to 2 as Frank Setzer pitched six innings and Hilbert Harper finished the game. Fred Lewis broke into the batting average lead with a hot performance, while Lewin eyes an outfield position if his hitting streak continues. The coach plans to keep Lewis in the outfield with Torrance still atop the lineup.
In The Star Junior Baseball League four divisions show Three Brothers Dye Works and Best Shoe Pirates as top contenders in League No. 1 while Washington Park leads League No. 2 with Bill Stitts on the mound. Fremont, Mt Baker, Louie’s French Dry Cleaners and L. V. Westerman Co. lead League No. 3 as play resumes with weather improving and contests tightening.
Milt Grave star center for the University of Pennsylvania basketball set a record era in intercollegiate play. He led the Eastern Intercollegiate league in field goals and points, played 82 games with 951 Penn wins, and starred in football and baseball as a three sport athlete. Grave stood 2 inches tall and weighed 185 pounds, evolving from forward to a legendary center over his Penn career.
The piece notes that only four of the sixteen major league leaders are active playing managers. It observes AL has three playing managers in Speaker Cobb and Milan, NL has Bill Killifer, and many managers were former batters. catchers often become managers. It cites Moran Killifer Rickey Gideon Mitchell Robinson, and Mack and Fohl as former catchers who became managers.
Robby Michaela and Oinkl and Frankie Burns are set for a six round bout on Thursday night. The match draws interest after Burns scored a one round knockout over the Tacoma lightweight flash. Jimmy Rivers and Michaels showcased power in a Coast bout against Joe Harraben. Olive trees live longer than any other fruit tree.
Boxing in Seattle returns with Gordon McKay defending his Coast middle title against Marty Foley. Joe Black faces Jimmy Rivers rivalries while Eddie Moore and Kid La Rose open the show. Cascade Athletic Club plans election returns between rounds with Rod Murphy refereeing and Seattle Indians and Vernon Ball club guests.
Twins Claude and Clarence Jonnard pursue spots with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Claude impresses as a top pitching prospect. Clarence aims to stick as a catcher. Hughey Jennings backs Jonnard, and unusual Pirates conditions may aid Clarence. The brothers began as Nashville high school teammates in 1916. If both reach the majors, twins would become the first in baseball history to do so.
Billy Wright and Joe Ragan meet in a 10 round headline bout in Portland with both aiming for a title shot. Wright seeks to cap his route to challenge Gordon Mae Kay after a previous win over Fred Husey and a draw advantage against McKay’s middleweight title scene.
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