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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
2
The report compares Johnson and Matty in win loss records 26 6 for Johnson and 20 6 for Matty. It notes Johnson struck out many more batters 163 in 33 appearances and allowed 168 hits 5 per game, while Christy Mathewson in 29 games fanned 76 and yielded 202 hits.
A noisy column mocks youth sports hype and Seattle club woes. It cites Dodge and Hensling, notes pitcher changes, and jokes about loving cups and tennis duty. It praises modern scoreboards that show every play and invites fans to enjoy abstract stats for two bits.
A meeting of the Northwestern Soccer Football Association will be held tonight at the new headquarters 711 Second Ave to discuss plans for the coming season. With more teams seeking entry the league eyes its most successful year yet. Each current club may send one delegate and outsiders from Everett Tacoma Ravensdale and nearby towns are expected to participate.
All Seattle players won their opening round matches except W A Gaines who defaulted to Duncan Fiske. Clare Shannon beat C W Jordan 6 4 6 0 as the tournament began in Everett on Tuesday afternoon.
Oregon Kid of Portland led the field in the finals for the American 26 foot motorboat championship at Chicago before engine trouble forced a retirement. Baby Speed Demon commanded the win as Kitty Hawk and Van Blerck completed the lineup in the 12 mile event.
Maurice McLoughlin and Thomas Bundy, national champions, will defend their titles today against J. R. Strachan and C. F. Griffin. The program also features the national inter scholastic championship with five Coast players advancing from Tuesday’s singles. In a notable match, R Norma Williams defeated G E Touchard in a five set affair.
Walla Walla reports Bud MeIvor leaving Seattle after Martini’s return, with MeIvor once a top league pitcher. In the same game, Seattle’s opponent North Yakima beat Boatman of U W on the mound as Walla Walla won 6 to 4. A separate Beatrice Nebras ka incident notes a schoolhouse fire caused by bee smokers, with $4,000 insured loss.
A string of idiosyncratic habits from local players includes Al Gipe not wearing a straw hat while pitching and Lee Strait using a single bat for hitting. Joe Wally avoids sunglasses, Jackson taps first base with a foot, Hunky Shaw heads to first quickly, and Bobby James dashes for home on steals. Nill avoids wearing a glove on the throwing hand, Ed Kelly throws to the batter, and Charlie Fullerton never issues intentional bases on balls with the bases loaded.
Ray Campbell and Eddie May, Freddie Welsh’s sparring partner, clash in a bout at Brighouse arena Vancouver next Saturday. The winner backs Welsh for Labor Day date with Willie Kneale, postponed after Kneale injured an ankle. Campbell’s backers forced the substitution over May, while Campbell also serves as Ritchie’s sparring partner.
Dell lost his sixth straight decision while pitching for Welser Dell in Vancouver on Tuesday. Vancouver won 10 to 2 as Dell left after the second inning with Reardon finishing. The teams continue the series in Vancouver for the rest of the week.
In Spokane the cellar champs beat the Tigers 6 to 3 as McGinnity faltered. In Victoria the Bees beat the Portland Colts 4 to 2. American League notes: Washington topped Chicago 6 to 1, Philadelphia defeated Detroit 4 to 8, and New York St Louis game postponed.
The article contrasts Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson, noting Mathewson remains the greatest pitcher while Johnson trails, highlighting their divergent major league records and the superiority attributed to Mathewson.
John Dundee entered training for a 20 round Labor Day fight with Leach Cross at Vernon. The Rivers Cross match was canceled due to Rivers illness. depending on results, Rivers or Wolgast may appear next. Dundee debuts in the lightweight ranks with a potential rematch plan in sight.
W A McHurney retires from tennis for a year on medical orders from Clare Shannon and Hugh Kelleher. His partner Bam Kunsell defaults to Shannon and Kelleher in the state doubles final, decided Tuesday afternoon after postponement from last Saturday. The champions will have their names engraved on the silver cups.
A South Park celebration Saturday afternoon marks the closing of the Sears Roebuck Base Ball League with events such as fungo hitting distance throwing circling the bases tug of war sailors relay and a Pirates versus all star game. Medals in watch fob form will be presented to Pirates players before the game. Everyone is invited.
Dick Gilbert defeated Mike Schreck in a 13 round stoppage in Cincinnati. The scheduled 15 round heavyweight bout saw Gilbert outclass Schreck from the opening bell as Schreck quit near the end of the thirteenth round.
Los Angeles fans will hear a jury of spectators judge the boxing skill of Bull Young a Wyoming cattle wrangler and film actor as he fights Jens Willard for 20 rounds. Willard is the opponent who stands between Tom Jones and the need to work for a living.
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