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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
2
Fragmentary sports note records streaks for Bill James across Portland Spokane Vancouver Victoria and other cities with partial scores and dates unreadable due to OCR errors. Entities include Portland Spokane Vancouver Victoria and unknown figures.
Helne Zimerman, Spokane center fielder of the Northwestern League, is traded for Chick Hartley of the San Francisco Seals. Zimmerman will don a Seals uniform in San Francisco Tuesday.
In Buffalo on August 15 the unbeaten pacer Joe Patchen started strong but was defeated by Knight Onward owned by J B Grey of Toronto and driven by Nat Ray. Patchen won the first heat but broke in the second, costing the race in the Fort Briestake purse 2 12 pacers.
The conductor will preside with no intro needed for Seattle residents. Admission is free with no reserved seats. Wagner's Orchestra will perform a musical program starting at eight o'clock for attendees and friends.
Heavy rain postponed semifinals at Madison street courts as the Northwestern tournament narrows to the expert field. Californians led yesterday’s play while local Seattle entrants dwindled to Miura and Sam Russell. Forthcoming afternoon sessions feature matches from 2 to 6:46 p.m. with several singles and doubles bouts on the slate.
Cy Young reflects on the grim fate of aging baseball stars who earned big salaries and spent freely, ending with little to fall back on. He predicts players of the future will adopt businesslike, long term planning to sustain their careers beyond the field.
The Cincinnati Golf Club lists notable members including President Taft Governor Harmon and Mayor Hunt, claiming a unique national distinction. The clipping also notes sports chatter about Jack Johnson, Addie Patt, Vancouver pitchers, Heine the Strangler, and Bill James with fanfare about recent victories.
Chicago reports heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has signed for a 10-round no decision bout with Joe Jeanette before the St. Nicholas Athletic Club in New York next month. Johnson will receive a $25,000 guarantee plus 50 percent of gross receipts and a share of the moving picture profits.
At the Beattie Trap Shooters weekly shoot Hugh Fleming led with 94 of 100. Next Sunday Seattle shooters face Bremer ton club in Bremer ton. Romee results list Fleming Brown Rubenstein Hall Stadtfeld with varied scores. New York boxing report notes Quenboat Smith overpowering Porky Flynn, floored Flynn in round six and dominated the tenth.
Cecil Thompson started on the mound for Vancouver but was replaced by Blain Gordon after a rough first inning. Gordon threw a beauty, allowing two hits through eight frames, as Seattle Giants built an 8 to 4 win with strong backing from Mann and Raymond. Brinker homered, and Vancouver struggled with fielding miscues late, while Frisk and James contributed for Vancouver.
Victoria scores three runs on two homers by Goodman and Clementson to beat the Tacoma Tigers 3 to 2. Meikle and Wilson pitched well for the Tigers, with Wilson allowing eight hits and Meikle eleven as the game stayed close.
Spokane Indians beat the Portland Colts 5 to 1, aided by critical errors and timely hits. Kraft limited Portland to four hits while Doty left after being hit by a ball in the third. In other Coast League results Vernon defeated Oakland 3 to 1 and Sacramento beat Los Angeles 2 to 1. Pinkey, A C bowling alley chauffeur, enjoys the return of workers from vacations and their renewed leisure.
Former Tigers foes Gordon Ma and Schmutz pitched for their old club as Dode Hrinker's opening swat stood out with a $50 value. Mann fueled the Beavers with a homer and two bags, while fans railed at a disputed Hunkys bunt call and a late rally.
Gould Mathes emerges as the original strike and spare artist at the L A C bowling alleys. He delivers a consistent game and posts an average higher than the combined scores of several lesser players.
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