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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
4
Thirteen thousand fans filled Rainier valley ball park to see Clyde Wares’ Seattle Sea Lions in the Coast League opener. San Francisco won 3 2 but Seattle impressed with Bohne Murphy and Adama delivering strong hits and solid defense.
In a busy Major League night several pitchers excelled with strong support from his defense as Kreanee dominated the mound. Pittsburgh and Chicago faced rain delays while Cleveland and Detroit saw their games postponed on cold wet grounds. The Eastern and National Leagues feature key matchups as New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland vie for early season position.
Los Angeles April 22 Hilly Gibson manager of Light weight Champion Renny Leonard says promoter Dave Driscoll of Jersey City has offered Leonard 100000 for three eight round no decision bouts a light weight record. Possible opponents include Mike O Dowd Georges Papin and John Dundee or Pittchie Mitchell. Leonard undecided due to motion picture contracts.
Divers from across the country prepare for the national high diving championship as the Los Angeles Athletic Club hosts the feature event of a swimming meet tonight. Notables include Clyde Swendsen the current title holder, Phil Patterson from the Olympic Club, Louis Kuehn of Multnomah, Virgil Saunders from Honolulu, Clyde Pinkston of Stanford, Ba Mund Lund of Meadowbrook, and competitors Billy Williams and Haig Prieste of the A A C.
Fred Fulton the Minnesota giant stopped Jack Thompson of Tulsa in the eleventh round of a ten round scheduled fight at Milwaukie Arena. The crowd booed Fulton’s defense as both fighters exchanged powerful blows. Other local bouts included Joe Gorman defeating Frank Pete and a six round draw between Johnny Noye and Muff Hransen with Kid Meeker drawing Henry Krieger in the curtain raiser.
Reed, the heavier fighter from Seattle, meets Murphy of San Francisco in a six round featherweight bout in Tacoma. Harrahane of Seattle faces Lackey Morrow of Tacoma in the senior windup as colorful local ring chatter surrounds the card.
Ralph Greenleaf world champion dramatically finished a 114 point run in two innings against Jerome Keough at Brown and Hulen's parlors. He showed perfect position play and a spectacular display, surpassing his own prior single run record of 156 points.
Jim Darcey of Portland decisively outboxed Frankie Denny of Oakland after a close opening round. Daffy won the semi-windup over Joel Miller while Young Farrell defeated Frank Garcia. A headline hints at Dempsey and Carpentier possibly delaying a match.
San Francisco won 3 to 2 over Seattle in a Coast League game. O Connell started the ninth with a single and scored the deciding run as Agnew drove a left field hit after Connolly sacrificed. Seattle held an early lead with Bohne tripling and Murphy, Kenworthy scoring later, but Beattie’s misplays and late Seattle hits could not secure the win.
The Star city baseball league receives another team entry the Alki Juniors while the Battery B senior squad has dropped out leaving 22 teams. The league will run as a junior circuit with a senior elimination later. Entries close Saturday and play begins May 2. A list of players aiming to join will be published tomorrow.
New York dispatch notes Georges Carpentier Europe's boxing champion arrived in the city April 22 and is described as arriving with focus on neck and body condition as he prepares for upcoming engagements.
Merrie Mrbick, center fielder for Beal, logged three safeties including a double and two singles in yesterday's opener. Seattle’s Mertin Kopp had a quiet debut, while Abe Kemp and Stub Nelson observed from out of town. Kenworthy's bunt and Murphy's dash produced the lone early run as Beal won amid mixed performances and wary chatter from visiting scribes.
Morrie Lux coast welter champion is matched to box Harvey Thorpe of Kansas City in Kanaans City on April 20. Both are home town boys and highly ranked in the profession. Lux will leave for the Coast soon after the bout.
Seattle high school action returns Friday as Lincoln seeks a third straight win against Broadway at Broadway. West Beattie hosts Ballard, Frank faces Un, and Queen Anne meets Un at Queen Anne. Cubs visits spark Sam Crawford as aging outfielder assesses his style in Los Angeles. Reds’ Miami winter visit prompts chamber to consider a Cuba California style team next season.
Scores from Pope Sibley matches show Otto Kermelt over Chase Bibley 49 37 in 47 innings Bob Cannefax 40 Charley McCourt 40 Kelselt 39 45 innings Cannefax 4 Sibley 23 35 innings Day two plans list McCourt Sibley versus Cannefax Reiselt in the evening Camden N J April 22 Jimmy Wide of England defeats Mattling Murray Philadelphia flyweight in final round of eight round bout referee Hilly Rocap stops contest with under a minute left
London reports a new Olympic feature with India entering the games. Indian runners are coached by former Cambridge and Oxford athletes. Two marathoners will complete the full 26 mile course wearing turbans on their heads.
Springfield plans to raise its profile in baseball with a fans association backing a campaign. The local team is nicknamed the Cleaners as supporters push for greater recognition and involvement in the sport.
Polish wrestler Stanielaus Zoymako defeated William Demetral in Detroit after one hour and two minutes of fast grappling. Demetral suffered two fractured ribs and could not continue after the first fall.
Toledo crafted lavish plans to entertain guests for the Willard Dempsey championship last July but anticipation grows for the national open golf tournament at Inverness Club this summer drawing the world’s top players.
California fighter Shade stands 6 ft 1 in and weighs 148 pounds for the Wells welter bout against Akron’s Johnny Griffitha at the Arena. Griffitha’s speed tests Shade’s endurance, while undercard features include Young Hector meeting Bob Allen and Danny Edwards facing Tom Mix.
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