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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
2
Portland Oregon July 16 Fielder Jones president of the Northwestern league said he had received a $25000 offer to manage the world champion Boston Red Sox. He stated he would not consider the offer for a minute and hinted at possible changes in Detroit management.
A. W. McCord, a Star reader from 1616 13th Ave, earned a free ticket after reading the Star in Tuesday's game. The same author announces another free ticket today to a fan in the left field bleachers who carries a Star.
Robert Johnstone of Seattle defeats James M. Karnes of Tacoma 293 to 296 to win the Pacific Northwest golf title at Seattle Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. The match highlighted the Potlatch tournament with Karnes showing nerves in the final stages and Swager winning the club championship over George L. Munn. Vancouver’s Duterite tied the local nine hole record with 34 strokes in the afternoon. Qualifying for the Potlatch began at 8:30 this morning.
In Vernon last night Charley Ledoux and Kid Williams fought a brutal twelve plus round contest. Williams won in the sixteenth round with a left to the belt. Ledoux collapsed and rose repeatedly under a brutal barrage, prompting questions about a possible knockout or foul.
The column riffs on baseball currents with humor about early league leaders, player habits, and manager banter. It notes Home Run Baker and Cravath leading home runs, Milan and Hap Myers atop base steals, and Reds’ role as pennant suppliers, while mixing seaside porch chatter with game chatter about 1900s baseball life.
The Vamoose from Oregon enters the Potlatch regatta on Lake Washington, boosting entrants to 11 for three days of motorboat racing beginning Thursday. Vamoose faces rivals Oregon Kid Potlatch II. last year it won two of three races against Oregon Wolf.
The Seattle Champions led from the start against the Portland Pippins on Tuesday and held on to lead the entire game. Meikie pitched a steady game for Seattle as the locals stayed in front, finishing with a 6 to 2 victory.
Montesano authorities report 43 year old Maleors Martin hanged himself in the county jail using a cord improvised from a string. Martin, a Finland native, had been sentenced to four months for stabbing a man in a saloon brawl and during arrest attacked Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald, biting his hand. Local ad listings follow the jail note.
Six bouts were staged at the Dreamland pavilion in Seattle Tuesday night. Only one bout reached the full six rounds. several ended in the first or fourth. Notable results: Harry Bishop KO’d Billy Wright in the first. Steve Reynolds beat Johnny Kelly in four. Billy Williams stopped Eddie Moy in four. Charlie Fox facing Henry Kraiger stopped in one with Kraiger winning. Clarence Rothause defeated Ray Campbell by foul in the second. Billy Weeks and Ivan Miller drew. Referee Ted Whitman criticized for early stoppages amid several knockdowns and a disputed low blow. Campbell led before the foul. doctors ruled a low blow affected Rothus.
Northwest baseball brief reports the Tacoma Tigers ranked seventh drop a second straight defeat to the Spokane Indians, with an 11 to 1 score. Lineups include Kurfues Belford Crum and Morris among Tacoma players in a rough road game. In Vancouver Beavers beat the Beavers 7 to 2 after Toner exits early. Boatman arrives late to attempt a rally as Wilson Lewis Toner Boatman and Hrotten are listed among the Vancouver battery.
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