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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
4
A reader describes personal confusion over how prohibition was observed and notes inability to follow the rules while away from home. The fragment reflects uncertainty about enforcement practices and perceived strictness.
Seattle crowds over seven thousand filled the stands for a doubleheader with the Tigers as the city supports Coast League baseball. Coach Mullen seeks stronger pitching depth with Brenton Reiger Thomas and Lapan contributing while Ernie Schorr and Bigbee bolster the rotation. The locals have won ten of thirteen against the Oaks and fans anticipate another string of victories.
Vernon has won five of seven against Seattle this week while Seattle has just 2 wins in 26 against Vernon this year. Reiger lost a tough game Friday and will pitch against Seattle. Elmer leads Seattle's pitching and Byron Houck opposes. Bill Rodgers' Solons from Sacramento ride a six game streak over the Seals. they visit the Angels this week.
Beets tied Los Angeles slipping over another on the Salt Lake Bees center. The brief notes a tied result during play involving the Salt Lake Bees and opponent city of Los Angeles. No further details given.
Veteran pitcher Big Ed Walsh returns to the White Sox payroll as scout and coach under Charley Comiskey and Kid Gleason. Though no longer pitching, Walsh brings expert eye for talent and will aid in development of players while Bidd assists with scouting.
Vernon’s squad stays even with the locals as the two teams share first place after a day with no Angels game due to a street car strike in Los Angeles. The Angels meet the Bees in the series finale today.
National League games in progress with rain and clouds in Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago New York Boston and St. Louis. American League matchups include Washington Detroit Philadelphia Chicago New York Cleveland and coast league action Salt Lake City Los Angeles Vernon Seattle. Yesterday's standout was Sherrod Smith of the Dodgers holding the Reds to three hits in a 3 to 0 win. Babe Ruth hit his 19th homer aiding two Red Sox wins over the Browns. Judge delivered an 11th inning two-base hit as the Senators topped the Tigers 4 to 2. White Sox defeated the Athletics 3 to 1. Indians beat the Yankees 6 to 1.
A brief rundown of yesterday’s successful teams across the West Coast bases includes Seattle Oakland Vernon Portland Los Angeles and Sacramento with two mentions. The round-up notes strong performances across multiple locations.
Oldham homered to prevent a shutout as Portland edged Oakland 6 2 in the opener. Schatler drove in two in the ninth to give Beavers a 7 6 win in game two. The Vippers swept Sunday games to win the series 5 2 over Seals, moving into first division contention. Los Angeles will play Monday after a car strike postponed Sunday. The morning Angels game went 2 1 with Crandall and Levering’s arms shaping the mound duel.
Calgary Karl leads fast class action at Saskatchewan and Alberta Canadian meetings. In Regina he won the 2:09 pace and the free for all in 2:10, clocked a half in 1:04 and a quarter in 30 seconds.
Mansell Smith versus Verley yielded a four set defeat for Smith as Verley capitalized on a defensive style. Sara Livingstone’s illness canceled women’s finals and led to defaults in singles and doubles. Mayme McDonald is praised as the strongest remaining player, while Vernon’s Coast league Tigers face a tough path with a wary start to the season.
City semi pro pilots will meet at 7 30 PM Tuesday to formulate a plan for determining the city championship. They may expand the format to include the Northwest section. Details of the proposed series will be announced at the meeting.
Major League Scoreboard reports the New York and Chicago game postponed due to wet grounds on August 8 in New York.
Biff Schaller, released by Seattle, homered Saturday and hit a ninth inning single Sunday to drive the winning runs against Oakland. Fabrique, another former Seattle player, doubled and tripled for Los Angeles against Salt Lake yesterday. Ho! um!
Ban Johnson says he will challenge club owners to ban the shine ball after watching Griff’s pitchers extend games with altered delivery. A two hour nine inning game prompted the move as Griff’s actions reportedly influenced hold times and delays.
Co W Leonard of Boston announces Miss Mozart by Peter Mozart, a two year-old filly, as a standout. She won a third heat over Readville in 1944 defeating Native Girl and Margaret Harvester.
Ante Guy is rated a two minute prospect after finishing the Cleveland mile in 2 minutes 03 seconds with the final half in 69 seconds.
Spoke near .300 batting after July surge as Speaker eyes season end. The text references Tris Speaker and late season averages, plus tangential notes on figures from Santa Monica and Berkeley tennis figures and a restaurant address.
Angles beat Salt Lake 2 to 1 as Sall Fabrique doubled and scored Crandall for the winning run in the seventh. Leverenz and Crandall pitched well. Fabrique hit a double and a triple.
Sacramento extended its winning run to six games by sweeping a doubleheader from San Francisco. In the morning game the Solons won 5 to 4 behind pitchers Vance and Cady with Smith and Baldwin handling offense. In the afternoon Sacramento won 7 to 3 with Piercy and Cook opposing Hickey and Baldwin.
Pacer race results stir Readville after Worcester victory as Harry Brusie edges rival contenders Minor Hal and R. H. Brett. Tommy 10 and Roan Hal also figure in the final pacing lineup.
Anderson the Tacoma heavyweight has a chance to gain a national reputation by facing Willie Meehan at the Arena Wednesday night. Meehan, a two time winner over Jack Dempsey, is wary of Anderson while Taussig and promoter activity push the bout as a major test. Other card bouts feature Lieut Bird, Harold Jones, Young Cummings, Morgan Jones, Ely Caston, Eddie Jackson, and Ernie Dally in preliminary clashes.
The United States amateur championship begins qualifying at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. 36 holes medal play today eliminates all but 32 players who advance to match play. Notable entrants include Walter Fovargue, reinstated as an amateur, and Jesse Sweetser, who will enter Yale after Exeter, also a strong runner.
A four year old filly Nedda py Atlantic Express who won at Cleveland last week is out of the dam of the little pacer Sad Thoughts, 2.06 percent, a horse Walter Cox raced years ago.
In a windy ball game readers observe Boh Measel misthrowing from third while Seattle features Josh Murphy and Compton with doubles. Vernon outfielder Hughey High slugs three singles and a triple, Edington impresses with sharp hitting, and Fromme limits Seattle after a rough start. Chadbourne makes a dazzling catch and Lapan’s glove tops a close play at home.
Portland and Oakland split a doubleheader with Oakland taking the opener 6 to 1 and Portland replying 7 to 6 in the nightcap. Batteries listed include Arlett and Eliott for Oakland and Krause Weaver Muse Penner Sutherland Schroe d o er and Koehler for Portland.
G L Patterson, the young Australian who won the English singles title at Wimbledon, posted an eight match streak finishing with Norman K Brookes in the final. He won all sets against seven opponents and dropped a third set only to M J G Ritchie 6 1. He defeated H J Gilbert R Roper Barrett T M Mavrogordoto N Doust J H Gobert M J Ritchie A R Kingscote and Norman B Brookes en route to the title.
Thomas wins first game for Seattle and Vernon before errors ruin the second as Seattle and Vernon fall to the Tigers in a doubleheader.
Claude Thomas pitched a shutout in the first game as Beattie split a doubleheader with Vernon, Seattle winning 2 to 0 while Vernon took the second 7 to 5. Errors by Vernon infield and timely hitting by Seattle and the Tigers shaped both games with multiple runs across frames.
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