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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
3
City semi pro managers meet tonight at Spaldings at 7 30 to plan a city baseball title series. Attendance is strong with most managers expected. A preliminary elimination based series could boost local play if scheduled as planned.
Atlanta reports sixteen players, including seven Cracker candidates, will move up after the Southern league season. Christen of Memphis draws bids from the Giants Browns Athletics and White Sox while Nell Griffith and Sammy Strang surface in trade rumors and Dopote and Gilbert surface for Cleveland and St. Louis respectively. Moon Ducote linked to the New York Yankees as Mobile Bears star.
Elgin expects a strong field for the August 23 road race with a $10 000 prize pool. The winner receives the Elgin watch trophy and 4000 in cash, with 2000 for second and smaller sums for third through fifth. Star drivers including Ralph Mulford De Palma Alley Hearne and Buzane have entered or signaled interest.
Washington reports Walter Johnson’s pitching against the Athletics has yielded many of his wins this season by one run. The Swede tends to win stories against the Mackmen with a tidy score, typically 1 to something small, highlighting his success versus the Athletics.
A soldiers marathon will be a feature of the four day Olympic games at Camp Dix Wrightstown New Jersey from August 30 to September 2. The race starts in Trenton and ends at Camp Dix with teams of four running five miles each. The piece also comments that a man fools himself when he thinks he is fooling his wife.
In a Cleveland News column Ed Bang argues the Chicago White Sox will win the American League pennant. He cites historical patterns showing early August pace leaders often finish first, with a long list of past champions and near-misses across 1900 to 1918.
Art Griggs reflects on his switch from chasing fly balls to infield play with Sacramento. He says first base feels like a pipe dream, noting the infield is easier on the nerves than the outfield and avoids the cabaret dancer style of some colleagues.
New York reports recount Frank Snyder’s suspension with the Cardinals and his sale to the Giants. The tale suggests mercy for Snyder from the Cardinals, who then boasted a strong catching staff without him, illustrating a cycle of coming and going in the league.
About 5000 dollars in the association kitty will be shared among the players of the tailend team and others. A small gate percentage at each game funds the prize, with pennant winners getting 50 percent, second place 20 percent, and the remaining five teams dividing the rest downward.
Eldred will leave the minor leagues after this season, says manager Bill Rodgers. The Sacramento slugger has hit well and shown speed, fielding, and a strong arm. Moran reportedly sought a right handed outfielder but Eldred may fill the major league spot now.
The Detroit club continues its quirky hunt for one eyed pitchers. After Peg Cavet, Detroit has bought Claud Jonnard from Nashville. Despite losing an eye, Jonnard has posted an impressive Southern league record this year.
Hampton Iowa hosts a shooting event where Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake completes a 669 registered target run and a 589 target continuous run securing a new trap shooting world record.
Readable notes show two addresses 1414 3d Ave Uptown and 913 2d Ave Downtown as part of a casual purchase inquiry about Moldts French pastry. The fragment mentions location options and a nearby street context.
In Claiborne parish Louisiana Standard Oil's Oakes lease well flowed seven to ten thousand barrels daily. The producer named Rebel Oakes, a former major league baseball player, earns an estimated one eighth royalty on about 6,000 barrels for 60 months, yielding about 1680 dollars per day.
Viva America, a four year old daughter of the Derby in 1918, has been sold by Charles T. Worthington of Danville to 8. K. Nichols of Paris for a reported price of $10,000.
Entry blank for the Seattle Star bicycle races lists race options for 9, 15, and 16 mile events on stock or racing bicycles. It requires full name, address, birth year, and guardian consent, with entries closing August 27th.
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