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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
2
Falkenberg hurled a shutout for the locals as Seattle edged Vis ators 1-0 in a Sunday battle. The win clinched the series and drew a huge crowd while Oaks suffered a fourth straight loss. Dugdale quits baseball.
Cy Falkenberg pitched a clean nine for Seattle as Murphy’s hit and Ritchie’s sacrifice produced the lone run in a 1–0 victory over Oakland. The crowd approached opening-day size as Seattle’s defense and steady pitching locked down the visitors.
New York April 23 Many bets favor Renny Leonard lightweight champion to KO Wille Ritchie former title holder in eight round bout at First Regiment Armory Newark. Leonard guaranteed 20000 Ritchie 10000 weigh not more than 142 pounds ringside. Fans discuss possible 135 pound upset and title changes amid weight doubts.
Vernon rallies in the 15th to beat Portland 4 to 2 in a pitchers duel. Final score Vernon 4 Portland 2 after 15 innings. Batteries: Cheech and Cook for Vernon, Pennington, James and Baker for Portland.
Vernon Tigers arrive to face Seattle Rainiers in a six game series starting tomorrow afternoon. New Vernon players Dell Borton Houck join veterans De Vormer Cook as Seattle fans see most of the Vernon lineup for the first time. Dell and Houck share mound duties with Seattle’s Miles Mains set to start the opener opposite Dell.
Oakland and Seattle renew hostilities at Rainier park in the series finale. Abe Bowman is slated for the locals with Harry Krause pitching for Oakland. The opener last Wednesday saw Krause win 3 to 2.
Lincoln April 28 The Nebraska Cornhuskers begin spring practice under Head Coach Stewart with 40 to 50 players. The 1919 schedule includes Iowa at Iowa City on Oct 4 Minnesota at Minneapolis on Oct 11 Notre Dame at Lincoln on Oct 18 Oklahoma at Omaha or Lincoln on Oct 26 Iowa State College at Ames on Nov 1 Missouri at Columbia on Nov 8 Kansas at Lincoln on Nov 15 Syracuse at Lincoln on Nov 27.
In a 6 to 3 loss to the visitors, Seal third baseman Willie Kamm misplayed a Saturday ball allowing two unearned runs. Lineups show Sacramento and San Francisco components with Kantichner, McKee, Piercy, Gardner and Murrey in the mix.
The article reviews how player trades and team moves in 1918 1919 altered careers from Albertus Mamaux to Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson. It notes Burleigh Grimes Heinie Groh Larry Doyle and other stars changing teams and fluctuating forms, with about 60 players moved in the winter market and pennant outlook unsettled.
Baseball enters the season with uneven pitching across the leagues. Cincinnati has 40 hits in five games while the Cubs show 44 and win only twice. In the American League Carl Mays shut out the Yankees as Heatter Perry and Walter Johnson labored 18 innings for a 1–0 victory. Managers race to assemble staffs as drafts and minor league purchases dip, delaying new star emergence.
Bartfield and Barrieau prepare for a four round main event. Bartfield wraps training and rests before the bout while Barrieau trains hard and eyes victory against the New Yorker in a rugged ring feature.
Washington State baseball was blanked by the University of Washington 3 to 0 in the second game of a two game series. Beem and Rockey figured for the UW defense while Hurke hurled well for the Huskies and Cook stifled the Cougars. Beem also starred at short for UW with a stellar performance.
Carroll Jones, former Detroit hurler, pitched Portland to an easy victory over Vernon club. He held Visitora to one run as Portland tallied seven. The Portland team dominated Vernon in yesterday afternoon’s game.
Tacoma April 2. Shooting 120 targets, Kh Beatle of Beattie won first in the second Northwest Trap Shooters Association meet. He took the handicap with 49 of 50. C fh Bishop of Tacoma was second with 118, J H Hopkins of Beattie third with 116. L H Reid of Beattie won professional honors with 117. Kremer impressed visitors with a sharp breaking curve.
In a mistyped but readable list the Coast clubs posted scores including Angelew 16 over Lake City 10 and Vernon 53 over Portland 4. The fragment mentions teams such as Pranctooo 17 and Keattic 16 with assorted odds and final tallies.
San Francisco hosts a doubleheader with the Seals losing 3 2 in the morning, then winning 5 4 in the afternoon. Corhan led the locals with four hits while Hatterson McKenry and Fisher contributed offensively.
The Saturday game between Salt Lake City and the local ball crews was postponed due to rain in Los Angeles. Vernon tomorrow.
In a muddled text fragment several players are named Le verenz Byler aldrige Beer and Holes as scorers. The reference hints at a game between Malt Lake City and Los Angeles with a 27 point score by one side and mentions batteries and players.
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