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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
13
Elmer Jacobs pitched well as Seattle defeated Portland 2 to 0. Beattie started strong in the first inning scoring p runs, while Johnson on the hill for Portland was hit hard throughout. Wistersil sparked Seattle with five hits including a double and multiple singles.
Angeles Angels defeated Oakland 14 to 7 in a Thursday slugfest as their veterans contributed key hits and runs at home. The Oakland club struggled to containment and allowed a series of timely hits.
After Friday’s matches the city tennis meet at Seattle Tennis Club will pause until Tuesday. Contenders Richard Burr Grant Laizure and Alec Rows led Thursday results with Burr over Kolbach and Sagerstrom over Washington while others posted wins. Tonight’s schedule lists multiple second round and quarterfinal matchups across two courts.
D C Norton of South Africa defeated Manuel Alonzo of Spain in a grueling four set match to earn the right to face American William Tilden in the British lawn tennis championship challenge round. Norton dropped the first two sets 5-7 and 4-6 before rallying to win 7-5 6-3 6-3.
The Waseda University baseball team arrives in Seattle for a series against the University of Washington at the Coast League grounds Beattie Park. Games run Tuesday through Saturday with a two game doubleheader July 10 against Asahi and Mikado, plus Tacoma July 13 and Portland July 14 before returning home. Organizers expect at least 6000 dollars gate to cover 4000 dollar guarantee and expenses. Admission set at 50 and 75 cents with 2:30 start times.
Navy yard visitors bring two Olympic swimmers from Antwerp last August to face the Crystal Swimming Club’s own Olympic competitor. The event at Crystal Pool starts at p.m with strong local and visiting squads anticipated to attract large sailor turnout and Seattle ticket sales indicate a lively crowd.
Clay Hite announced his amateur boxing event at the Pavilion is cancelled while a hearing before the boxing commission is pursued. The Cascade Athletic Club alleges the amateur shows hurt attendance and Dr Kelton of the commission is out of the city, delaying any timely hearing.
Fourteen players from the Weat Tech baseball team of Cleveland arrived to prepare for the national prep baseball championship series against San Diego high at the stadium on July 2 4 and 6. Weat Tech seeks a third year with few defeats while San Diego high has one loss this season.
A proverb contrasts country youth who seek knowledge with city youth who presume they know it all. The remark emphasizes differing attitudes toward learning between rural and urban youths.
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