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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
14
Bagshaw faces a heavy task as first time head coach at Washington. With a new mentor, strong backfield and veteran linemen, he builds a lineup from a mix of returning players and hopefuls for the 1921 season.
Mile. Lengren the French tennis star, scheduled to appear at the Casino in Newport on the world invitation tourney, has withdrawn due to a relapse suffered during practice yesterday.
Ty Cobb is converting Ira Flagstead from catcher and outfield to shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. Flagstead is hitting well at a 435 gait and helping offset fielding weaknesses as Donie Bush departs, leaving Flagstead to hold the shortstop berth.
The Star asks Seattle boxing officials to publish a full financial statement covering gross receipts and disbursements. It notes a 5 percent commission on local shows and delays in referee payments, urging transparency over past payments to Austin & Salt and Clay Hite and questioning the board's advisory role.
New York Giants manager John McGraw denies buying Bentley Lowry and Ogden from Baltimore in the International league for 150000 dollars. He reportedly would not pay Jack Dunn that much for his entire ball club.
Charley Herzog, veteran NL infielder, joins Louisville in the American Association after Columbus, then cellar, sold him as Bruno Betzel broke a leg. Herzog is said to be playing good baseball for the A A leaders.
Johnny Wilson the former middleweight champion trains at Carpentier's country estate for a week and weighs 160 pounds. Downey, an Ohio boxer aiming at multiple titles, tends nose injuries and spars with Jack Britton, who notes Downey’s strength and recalls a past knockdown.
In San Francisco on August 30 the Seals defeated the Tribe 5 to 4 in 11 innings to open the series. The game featured shifting leads, costly errors by Herb Brenton and Johnny Couch, and a solo homer by Seattle shortstop Bill Stumpf.
Philadelphia Aug 30 Irving Wilhelm acting manager of the Philadelphia National League club and veteran pitcher yesterday signed a contract to pilot the Phillies thru 1922 Wilhelm had been managing the club since the resignation of Wild Bill Donovan some weeks ago
Charlie Murray, famed Mack Sennett comedian, will attend Clay Hite's show at the Pavilion tonight. He appears at the Pantages theatre this week and is a noted boxing fan with many friends in the coastal boxing scene.
An informal dinner and dance will be held at Earlington Golf and Country Club. Bruce Briggs, chairman of the home committee, announced the event yesterday.
The Philadelphia Athletics are reportedly pursuing Claude Cooper, the speedy Oakland outfielder. Oakland would consider a deal if Philadelphia includes a pitcher capable of matching value and performance.
LARE BROMEO the Portland welterweight boxes Joe Simich in a key bout at the Pavilion tonight. Simonich, sidelined recently by a nose injury, returns in good form. Clay Hite promotes a stronger fall smoker with Harry Eagles vs Johnny Trumbitas in the semi windup and Rube Finn vs Jack Hartford in a featured bout. The main event purse is twenty dollars.
Ribbons and prizes for Star swimming meet participants are being prepared. They will be available within a few days. Swimmers should watch The Star for announcements on collection times.
Harry Greb the Pittsburg light heavyweight defeated Kid Norfolk the colored heavyweight by a shade in a 10 round bout at Pittsburg. The bout took place last night in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
Ril Speas, veteran of many Northwestern and Coast league games, now plays for Joplin in the Western league. He previously with Regina in Western Canada, but was shipped to Joplin after Regina folded recently.
The New York Giants purchased pitcher Mason a big right hander from the Knoxville club of the Appalachian league. He will not report until the close of the season.
San Francisco announces the present player limit of 20 players for Coast ball teams will be suspended September 1. The plan takes effect this fall following yesterday's announcement.
Kumaga is described as the ace of Japan’s Davia cup team preparing to meet the American big four for the world tennis trophy. He must play either Bill Johnston or Bill Tilden in the decisive match.
An ad invites readers to take dance lessons at Brights located at 1604 4th Street near Pine. The simple notice promotes easy access to instruction and social dancing opportunities.
Walter Gosa of the U S Lawn Tennis Association urges the Pacific Northwest Tennis Association to adopt a one year residence rule for Northwest junior sectional meets. He argues that open junior events undermine section representation when winners are not Northwest residents. The Star notes the need for consistency with the doubles residency rule and cites a pending message from Charles Garland on a regional regulation.
By Tom Olsen Nother the forthcoming high school grid league season is expected to be highly close with no clear favorite. Ballard showed last year’s drive by going undefeated but Lincoln Franklin Broadway all faltered to defeats from the Shingleweavers. The pennant race hinges on thin margins and lucky breaks may decide the outcome.
Franklin will be coached by Dvorak, Lincoln by Green, Ballard by Pease, Queen Anne by Bell, West Seattle by Murphy, and Broadway by Litchen. The Coast league ball park will not host high school football games this year with all prep games moved to Denny field and University stadium.
Franklin High faces a tough grind for practice space as the district assigns fields across multiple locations. The Quakers may access the Rainier valley lot after the Coast league season, but until then Franklin must hike two miles to Columbia playfield for workouts.
Larry Doyle veteran National League second baseman is signed to manage Nashville for the rest of the season. He succeeds Hub Perdue, who was fired. Doyle began the season managing the Toronto club in the International league before moving to Nashville.
Pinky Mitchell of Milwaukee lost a referee's decision to Eddie Fitzsimmons of New York in a ten round boxing match in Boston last night.
Carter Elliott, infielder for Yakima Pacific, owned by Seattle, is disposed to the Chicago Cubs and will report at once to the Chicago club.
Detroit August 30 Gar Wood of Detroit steered the Miss America to win the second 30 mile heat in 35 minutes 43.245 seconds.
The Star reports a largely assembled soccer enthusiasts meeting with three senior teams the Maple Leafs Eckart Cigar Co and West Seattle and three junior squads Liberty Park Juniors Washington Park and a team led by Sam Caston. One more senior and one more junior club are needed. A plans call for a September 7 meeting to finalize rules with Alex C Rose guiding both organizations.
The Chicago based boxer Mike Gibbons announced a 30 day run starting September 12 with fights on six nights each week, resting only Sundays. He has directed his manager to schedule as many dates as possible during this period as he begins the final training phase for his campaign.
Bantamweight champion aspirant Carl Tremaine meets local fighter Kid Wolfe in a 12 round bout in Cleveland. Tremaine trained with middleweights as sparring partners for the scrap tonight.
Ten thousand fans are expected at ringside in Baltimore on Saturday for the AEF heavyweight title bout between Bob Martin and Fay Kaiser. Martin has recovered fully from a hand injury suffered in his recent match with Frank Moran.
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