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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
2
The Coast League announces a new cohort of strong catching players joining the Fire team led by manager John Hale. The group aims to bolster defense and quick pickups behind the plate as the season opens next month.
In Jacksonville during spring training, Giants trainer Gyp Davina inflames locals with boasts about electric chairs while a Harlem catcher Adam Stanhope hides aboard a steamer to return to New York. A police sting and a comic chase unfold, ending with a daring rooftop-style escape and a lingering question about a sausage prank.
Phoenix Mutuals defeated Knights of Columbus 34 to 27 at the YMCA as Murphy led the winners with nine of 12 free throws and four field goals. Johnny Logan topped the Knights with 11 points, while Moriarity and Baecke contributed for the Knights and Powers led the losers with five baskets. In the other game Soldiers and Sailors beat Rainier Post 26 to 13 as Jimmy Rice scored seven field goals.
Local catcher Tub Spencer anchors Seattle behind the plate as one of the league’s best defensive tutors. He hits around .300 and will be supported by Ritchie Rohrer or Tobin. Oakland lacks support for Mitre, while San Francisco adds Agnew and Baldwin to mask duties.
Salt Lake report says Spencer, slated for chief catching with the Siwashes, may jump to a Rocky Mountain outlaw league. Local club aims to land the big catcher, but if he stays away another catcher could be promised to a major league club.
Commuters to battle Y M C A cage outfit in Star league action Tuesday night. The Community five, led by Bell Woodcock Rennie, will line up with Counts Allen Wood Stock and others as they seek a second win over the Y. M. C. A. after a narrow first half victory.
A fragment notes elephant skin tanning as a costly full six month procedure. It hints at the lengthy method and expense without detailing the full practice or context.
The Brooklyn Dodgers fared well in the National League schedule drawing 18 Sunday games at Ebbetts Field. This exceeds Sundays assigned to any other team. The Giants received 13 Sunday games.
Billy Wright defends the Coast welter title Tuesday at Crystal Pool against Billy Shade from California. Shade recently impressed locals with a win over Jimmy Storey. Keeler faces Reed in a semi windup while Forbes meets Jackson and Woods opposes Ciacco.
A crowded Star league night features three games at the Knights of Columbus arena. Phoenix Mutuals seek a fifth straight win as they face the MacDougall Southwick quintet, while Piper Taft battles the Knights and Mpalidings meets the Goldiers Sailors club.
Kansas City will secure a spot in the National Negro Baseball League with other likely teams from Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Dayton and Chicago enhancing the circuit this season.
Black Diamond upset Carbonado 2–1 in the McMillan cup derby played in Carbonado. Thompson scored twice for Black Diamond, Harlin tallied Carbonado’s lone goal. Yuna, Harlin and the backfield shone, while tempers flared late as a wild, hard fought match drew strong crowd interest.
Victoria meets Vancouver in a tight Coast playoff race with a pivotal battle in Vancouver. A loss tightens the outlook for both teams as the schedule narrows. Vancouver finishes its regular slate this week against Seattle while Victoria enjoys a week’s rest.
Teland Benton who caught George Sisler on the Michigan team has faded from public notices. The Cubs gave him a 1917 trial and sent him to Lacrosse. In 1918 he appeared on the Cardinals list but never played. The other Sisler is noted for a bright baseball career.
Manuel Cueto, the lively Cuban, has moved through teams from Portsmouth to Chattanooga to Rochester and now is set for Seattle. Once traded for Charley Lee, Cueto has endured several relocations and remains undaunted by the Pacific Coast journey.
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