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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
2
Salt Lake Bees reel from a gambling scandal that sidelines Maggert and Rumler and signals Hood’s recall, threatening their Coast League pennant bid. Johnson may join them on the bench as 300-plus hitters depart and integrity concerns ripple through the league.
Earl Thompson of Canada wins the Olympic 110 meter hurdles final setting a new world record at 14.4 seconds. Finn Porella takes the shot put with 14 meters 81 centimeters, while Americans contend in other trials and finals including two steeplechase heats and multiple field events.
Willie Johnson of San Francisco defeated N W Niles of Boston 6 4, 6 0, 6 0 in the national lawn tennis singles challenge round at Longwood, earning permanent possession of the Longwood singles bowl as a large crowd watched.
Salt Lake's strong Coast league lineup, including Mag gert who retires after a .375 season, is replaced by Red Hodges and Franz Hosp as Brooklyn seeks reserve depth. Seattle faces Vernon Tigers in a Rainier Valley series with key players Johnny Mitchell Bob Fisher and the Vernon staff, aiming to climb from near third place as San Francisco battles Leon.
Bill Guthrie, top Coast league umpire last year, is expected to resume duties in the league next season. He reportedly earned good pay as a boiler inspector but can take a job as an indicator man in the Coast league at any time.
F F Loomis of Chicago shaved one second from the Olympic record in Antwerp by running the 400 meter low hurdles in 54 seconds. The previous mark of 55 seconds was set by C Bacon at the 1908 Olympic Games.
Northwest lightweights Bob Harper of Seattle and Muff Bronson of Portland meet in a six bout card at the open air pavilion on 14th Ave and Jefferson St. The undercard features Harry Casey versus Young Zuzu, Roy McCaslin versus Young Percy Cove. First bout at 8:30.
Ad Santel retains his world light heavyweight title by pinning Jimmy Londos in two straight falls in San Francisco. The first fall lasted 2 hours 27 minutes and 435 seconds, the second 12 minutes 38 seconds, with seven thousand spectators witnessing Santel use an arm scissors and wear Londos down. Londos showed fatigue after an hour of wrestling as Santel seized the offensive and broke Londos holds.
A list of race events and a diving display appears: 0-yard dash free style 160-yard dash free style 220-yard dash free style 900-yard dash breast stroke 00-yard dash check stroke 80-yard dash novice 60-yard swim underwater and Pancy diving from a 16 foot board.
The dated entry list shows numerous swimmers named for 50 and 100 yard free style sprints, plus 220 and 200 yard events. Names include Gordon McKay, W K Speidel, Sam Durts, Lambert Sternbergh, Otto Licka, Roy Leighton, Harry McWatters, Robert Smith, Merlin Fadden, and Otto Licks among others.
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 3 to 2, pushing the Robins from first place while Moran’s lineup shows renewed drive. The piece notes Ray Chapman’s death affecting the American League finale and mentions Ernest Kockler from Chicago who trained on a milk route before Olympic bicycling.
The deal to send Tony Brottem and Bing Miller from Little Rock to Washington in the American circuit has been called off. Manager Elberfeld says Washington would not provide the promised pitchers. Brottem, formerly with Vancouver, is regarded as a top thrower in the Southern circuit.
Willis Davis and Roland Roberts of San Francisco defeated W. M. Washburn and Dean Mathey of New York at Longwood Cricket Club in Boston. The feature match ended 6-2, 10-12, 6-8 with other favorites winning their rounds.
The Star notes entry deadline is Thursday at 6 p m for the city swimming meet open to all amateur swimmers in Seattle. Preliminaries are scheduled Saturday at Green Lake and Mt Baker beaches with finals set for Tuesday at Crystal Pool.
City junior baseball series between Felix club and Mt. Baker Juniors begins Sunday with ground rules umpires and plans decided at The Star meeting tonight at 6 p.m. Best two of three with a potential third game at Rainier Valley’s Coast league ball park. Prexy Klepper approved as Siwashes will be away. The Star trophy for 1920 goes to the series winner and will be displayed at Piper Taft’s next week.
Dad Henry returns from Victoria where he judged the P. N. A. meet to devote time to The Star city swim meet preliminaries. He will visit Madrona Beach at 2 p.m. to sign entrants, Mount Baker at 3 p.m., and Seward at 4 p.m. Jimmy Hamilton faces trouble with the Patterson MacDonald shipyard club as Joplin sinks in the Western circuit with 16 straight losses before a recent win.
Ty Cobb’s proposed winter exhibition tour of Pacific Coast cities hinges on his current appeal. Promoter Doc Strub weighs guarantees against Cobb’s diminished drawing power as Babe Ruth rises as the era’s top attraction. The public seeks the moment’s idol and Cobb’s fading speed and batting feats fail to captivate today’s fans.
New York Yankees manager Miller Huggins has offered New Haven a $15,000 sale for Chiefs hurler Chief Bender, a veteran Indian pitcher who also serves as manager of the first place club and is valued at $10,000 to pitch the rest of the season for the Yankees.
Washington and St. Louis players urged barring pitcher Carl Mays from future games after his pitch killed Ray Chapman. Detroit and Boston also voiced opposition, citing past concerns about Mays attempting to intimidate batters at the plate.
University of Washington football coach Len Allison comes back from a month long vacation in the East. He visited several colleges and held talks with Dr Williams at Minnesota and Claude Hunt, former Washington mentor, who will coach Carleton College this fall.
Pete Herman world bantamweight champion will box Roy Moore of Baltimore in a 12 round match at Colorado Springs on August 19. The bout was moved from Denver after authorities refused to sanction it due to streetcar troubles.
Lew Evans bath house manager of the city bathing beaches will lend official co operation to The Star city swimming meet, according to J W Thompson superintendent of parks today.
Peck Griffen who won the Newport tourney singles in the East is an older brother of Elmer Griffen the young player who appeared in the Washington state tourney here last week.
The St Paul heavyweight Billy Miske trains for a possible Labor Day clash with world champion Jack Dempsey in Benton Harbor Michigan. Fans wonder if Miske, once a contender, can withstand Dempsey after a long layoff while Dempsey plans a busy schedule into the new year with possible bouts against K O Brennan Georges Carpentier and Harry Wills.
A compact look at champions and their would be challengers across divisions. Dempsey leads heavyweight while Wilson, De Britton, Lewis, Chaney, Kilbane, Herman, Moore, Lynch, Tremaine and Wilde appear as top contenders in their weight classes. Wilde stands as the only title holder potentially secure for now.
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