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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1922
Page
13
Four pitchers with decisive success against rivals highlight trends in early baseball. Shocker’s post trade mark struggles against the Yankees contrast with Nehf’s Pittsburgh dominance, while Morton and Kelp also deter opponents.
Travie Davis faces Jack Josepha in a six round bout at the arena as Portland fans expect a punchers game. The card lists Harry Casey on the undercard against Kid Billings with Ned Dunlap vs Tiny Bott and Soldier Woods vs Jack Mart ford among other welterweights and heavyweights.
The Meeting revived local soccer activity and Kansas West Seattle teams prepare to join the Eastern Soccer association. A second meeting is scheduled Monday at Roosevelt hall to decide attendance. The season opens with Boeing Aircraft versus Maple Leaf at Woodland park field at 4 p.m. West Seattle’s championship squad holds first practice Run-Gay at Hiawatha grounds at 4 p.m.
Panamanian Joe Gans dominates in Oakland winning two decisively as journalists hype a Jimmy Duffy versus Gans title bout. Gans says he will make weight for the supposed Shadow fight.
Tom Gibbons of St. Paul will box Andy Schmader for ten rounds in Lincoln Nebraska on September 6. Schmader is a former Navy champion and Gibbons aims for a decisive win in the light heavyweight bout.
Winners in all events Monday will receive medals and second and third place finishers will receive ribbons. In the mile swim all three finishers receive medals. Mile race winners will be given cups to be challenge trophied and kept only after two consecutive wins. Cups delayed until engraving is completed next week.
Milly Lane drives strong play, clean hits, and solid fielding as Portland gains a win with Kies contributing two runs and a double. Early in the day the Yanks and White Sox clash ends 1 0 with Rath blasting a 28th homer. Cardinals, Braves, and Giants post late rallies while the Newport tournament crowns William M Johnston in straight sets.
Former star third baseman Heinie Zimmerman, once hailed as the game's top third sacker, is now with an independent team in Orange, New Jersey. Reports say his final Giants season was troubled, contributing to his departure from the New York Giants.
Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals, hailed as an all around ball tosser, is out after a season dominated by his home run title chase. His hands reveal the prowess that made him a star in both batting and fielding.
Vic Pigg, Seattle’s new right handed recruit, grinds through a rough stretch and slips in the back of the rotation. In 1919 while with Stanwood in the Big Six he fanned 22 but lost the game, a feat that casts him among storied hard luck pitchers.
Australia takes a 1 0 lead in the Davis Cup challenge round as Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood defeat Manuel Alonzo and Count Manuel De Gomar of Spain 6-3 6-3 6-1. Singles matches follow with Alonzo facing Patterson and Gomar vs Wood. Spain must win both to progress.
In Michigan City Indiana on August 19 1920 Governor Warren McCray refuses to allow the Dempsey Brennan Labor Day bout. Promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons plans alternate sites while managers seek options.
The first annual Washington State women’s golf championship will be held at Grays Harbor Country Club, August 22 to 26, with Seattle entries and clubs from across the state plus delegations from Oregon and British Columbia, and possibly California, expected to compete. Local players from Seattle Golf Club and Kartington Country Club lead a strong field, with broad anticipation of a keen competition and a successful event.
Forest Hills, N Y August 19 Mrs Molla Mallory defeated Helen Wills in straight sets to keep the national women’s tennis crown. Wills shown brilliant serving early, then grew erratic as Mallory took a 2 0 lead and clinched 6 1 in the final set.
Ted Morten a top California 19 percent pounder plans a fall return to boxing. Johnny Jordan of Anacortes Nehtweight shines in preliminaries in Movie City with four straight wins. Marie Finn, local lightweight, is sidelined by an ear injury. Nud Manning and Mike Carney scheduled for Wenatchee four round bout on July 1. Tay Beribner of Anacortes bantamweight quits boxing after a defeat to Danny Edwards ends his career.
The Star's swimming event in the Lake Washington canal was postponed due to rain and will now start at 2 p.m. Monday, with the wave list of events and officials set in order. If rain returns the meet will be moved ahead one day.
The Wichita Falls team of the Texas league won its 26th straight game, nearing the world record jointly held by Baltimore and Corsicana. Dallas halted the streak on August 13 with a 4 to 1 loss. The records were set by Baltimore in 1921 and Corsicana in 1902.
New Bedford match report: British lightweight Tom Malilson won a 10 round decision over local favorite Bill Carney in New Bedford, Mass. The fight results add a notable victory for Malilson on August 19.
America's Davis Cup team relies on 19 year old Vincent Richards after his rise under coach Tilden. The appointment shifts veteran Watson Washburn aside as Richards, third ranked in the United States, steps into international competition alongside Williams and Johnston. Richards first gained prominence partnering with Tilden to win the national title.
St. Louis Stars still top the major batting standings in the American League with key players from Sister, St. Louisa, Speaker, and other clubs showing strong performances. The report lists numerous players and teams including Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburg, and Detroit’s Hellman among others.
Gene Sarazen defeated Emmet French four and three to capture the American Pro Golf title in Tripura. The two veterans traded leads through 34 holes with the morning 18 holes ending even. Sarazen said he would aim for the British Open next spring.
Los Angeles Coast League club secures city council permit to build a $500,000 plant at 39th and Maple streets. Construction begins at once.
Jack Santel of San Francisco, a heavyweight, announces a comeback to wrestling after rumors of retirement. He reportedly had eye troubles but intends to start training again and re enter competition in the catch as catch can style.
Jim Riley, noted Seattle hockey star, plays for Terre Haute in the Three-d league. He skates as first line, bat fifth in the stick order as the sys club leads the race.
Phil Douglas says he wrote to Leslie Mann offering to go fishing after a July 1919 incident that led to his banishment from baseball. Douglas alleges Mann kept the letter and handed it to Branch Rickey and then to McGraw. Mann, a former Seattle outfielder, played in 1918 for the Northwestern league.
The Seattle Star wraps its 1922 summer sports drive with the Washington canal swimming meet next week. Nearly 1,000 Seattle athletes took part in the paper’s baseball league Woodland Park tennis tournament and swimming meet. The junior baseball league expanded to 22 teams. Woodland Park tennis drew the largest west coast entry this year. swimming preliminaries and finals set a Northwest record with over 100 swimmers.
Portland walked off with a wild 10 to 7 victory over Seattle. Lefty Leverend dominated the mound for the Beavers, fanning nine Indians while yielding few hits. Portland struck in the third, added insurance in the fifth and ninth, and held Seattle in late game bursts to seal the win.
Ed Green hailed as California's top high school halfback last year joins Stanford along with Fasseth Hitchcock Park Santa Ana Davia Atlantic states and Soloman Los Angeles Polytechnic among prep stars listed with the Cards. Georgie Marks and Teddy Siva bantamweights fought to a fast draw in the main event at the American Legion arena in Hollywood.
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