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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1913
Page
2
In a club conversation the speaker ridicules modern training camps and athletic grooming for baseball players. He laments automatic play and imagines future scenes of players cushioned by comforts, while recalling rugged old time baseball as the ideal. He hints at expanding on the modern baseball hero as dramatic art.
The Sporting Editor condemns the bystander crowd surrounding new heavyweight Luther McCarty. It warns the young champion to resist the temptations of wealth, wine, and va soprofligate company, urging him to choose integrity for his family and career. The piece frames McCarty’s future as a test between being a man or a hog.
Trinity M. KB team fell 29 to 10 to the First Baptists in an uneven contest on Saturday night. Clausen scored 4 points for the Baptists while Nelson disrupted many Trinity plays. Queen Anne Christian defeated Fremont Baptists 32 to 18 at Plymouth gym in a well played game.
Lee Humiston driving an Excelsior lowers the mile world record to 36 seconds and breaks the 100 mile mark by seven minutes in 68 minutes 125 seconds, surpassing Jake De Rosier. Intercollegiate Athletic Association members including Coach Quinn of Harvard push to abolish the hammer throw for a 56 pound weight throw substitute. It is reported veteran Jim Sheckard will be released by President Murphy with Cubs relying on Schulte Clymer and Mitchell in the outfield. Boston Braves plan an exhibition game on their spring tour against an all Georgia team organized by Ty Cobb and Nap Rucker.
A digest of sports personalities and events includes Vic M’Laglen rivaling Lee Croft, the death of Dick Hylands’ father in San Francisco, Joe Jeannette’s steady year, and 22 000 Chinese pheasants killed in Yakima county open season. Zbysko 15 remains active, Fran Kreed the lone one armed wrestler, Andy Martin seeking matches with Nelson or Riley, Chicago track practice led by Coach Stagg with twenty candidates, and fading prospects for a championship team. Johnny Evers lauds Big Jeff Tesrean while critiquing Mathewson, Mike Donlan’s sixth NL berth looming as he plays for multiple clubs, a fan suing the Red Sox, Muggly McGraw predicting Boston’s finish, Buck O’Brien delaying stage work, Yale adopting English racing stroke, La Rue Kirby facing breach suit, and Guyo Thqastar at Carlisle eyeing Thorpe-like potential under Warner’s guidance.
Lonnie Austin and Danny O'Brien vie for the Northwest welterweight title at the Austin and Salt smoker in Dreamland. Vaise vs Williams and Clark vs McNell are top undercard bouts with other pairings listed. Denver Ed Martin contemplates wrestling after boxing, seeking training.
Former lightweight champ Mattin Nelson insists he is as good as in his prime for matching bouts en route to Youngstown Ohio to repair his hands with Keene. Nelson says he must fight for money and will not retire despite canceled matches.
Teddy Tetzlaff defeats Barney Oldfield in two straight heats after a 3615 heat time and a 3845 first heat. Oldfield engine trouble in the final heat. Felix Magone sets a five mile record of 35 minutes 15 35 seconds, beating the previous mark by 12 seconds. Kenneth Nash, ex Brown shortstop, to rejoin the Cleveland Naps at spring training in Pensacola Florida.
Walter A. Corcoran secretary of the Conversation league is set for the stage as Corkey the actor. He appears to resemble a performer and eyes indicate a future on the boards.
Johnny Wolff steered the Oregon Wolff to victory in the Pacific coast free-for-all. The Swastika of Oregon crashed at the 16 mile turn, forcing Capt Milton Smith to beach her. The Vamoose finished third after a flaming ashore incident. Wolff averaged 42.5 miles per hour.
Fight experts expect a tough test for Red Watson the Los Angeles light weight when he faces Herb White of Stockton next Friday night. The bout is a rematch after a previous Stockton draw. Johnny OLeary will debut in San Francisco on the same show against Manuel Vierra of Oakland.
New York January 13 Both Leach Cross the fighting dentist and Joe Rivers of Los Angeles finished training today for their 10 round battle before the Empire Athletic club here tomorrow night. The pair are reported in excellent shape and a fast bout is expected. Young Jack O'Brien was the busiest boxer during 1912.
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