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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
4
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Seattle manager Jim Brewster accepted Bill Clymer's resignation as Smash captain. Charley Mullen, Seattle native from the University of Washington, takes the bench for the remainder of the Coast League campaign and is expected to hold second base while not playing.
Sign rookie Varni, formerly Santa Clara star, as Sacramento catcher. He will replace Bobby Schang, who broke his finger and will miss about a month of play.
In Tacoma the Pacific Northwest tennis tournament features Bill Taylor of Seattle versus Phil Neer of Portland on the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club courts as the fastest event of day three. Neer earlier beat Jack Wright of Spokane 8-6 9-7, with Henry Graham of Tacoma set to meet Bobbie Wabrashie of Seattle in the ensuing match for a semi spot. Thirty-seven matches were played yesterday in fine weather and fast courts.
Seattle opens at home this afternoon facing the Portland Beavers in a unsettled baseball lineup. Managerial uncertainty surrounds the locals as Red Oldham or Penner may start for the visitors while Seattle’s lineup remains a mystery.
Coast League and American League results summary with several matchups. Seals beat Tigers 5 to 4 on a wild Dell throw. Angels ejected Kremer and Ri Arlett in a 17 to 2 win. Bees win 4 to 1, Senators rally in ninth for 4 to 1. Portland and Seattle undefeated yesterday. Notable performances from Justin Fitzgerald, Jimmy Hing, Jim Bagby, Meadows, and Picinich.
Los Angeles pitcher Kil lefer led the Angels to a 17 to 2 victory over Oakland in the series opener. Kilbane announces bid for Cleveland council, backed by the Democratic committee amid rising local support.
Bremerton heavyweight Young Hector lost a close four round decision to Ole Anderson of Tacoma in a headline Arena show. Anderson controlled the early rounds and scored a counted knockdown when Hector slipped in round two. Both fighters traded power, with Anderson’s bull strength and open gloved blows giving him the edge.
Brief scoreboard notes show teams reporting results from Aug 6 with listed batteries and players. Mentions include Naghy Morton Kiepfer Anie O Neill Hoyt Russell Schang for one game and Douglas Dubue Gon wales May Dihoefer for another. Chicago and Boston results noted with Rudolph Gowdy Carter Dalley Martin Killifer as batters in their games.
James Barnes of Sunset Hills St Louis won the Western Open title at Mayfield Country Club Cleveland defeating 134 pros and amateurs. He equaled his own course record and beat Leo Diegel of Detroit by three strokes with steady final round golf.
Salt Lake City totalled four runs in the ninth inning on key hits to win 4 to 1 over Sacramento. Malt Lake City 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 Batter ies Stroud Spencer Vance and Cook.
Vernon lost the first game of the series to San Francisco in 11 innings, by a final score of 6 to 4. Batter relief included Fromme, Houck, Mitchell, Dell, and De Vormer for Vernon while Smith, Seaton, and Baldwin pitched for San Francisco.
Charlie Hulen, partner in Brown & Hulen billiard parlors, may turn promoter after east trip. Seattle fans eye bigger tournaments and a Class A B C format. Malone versus Ortega looms in Montana. University of Washington gears for a full sports season as army athletic plans push everyone to play.
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