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A barber trimmed a man’s hair and offered rum in a glass as a prank. The exchange escalates with a punchy line about not wanting rum on the head, delivering a comic but odd domestic moment.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
4
Vernon Takes First Game of Series
Vernon blanked Seattle 6 to 0 in the opener as Bill Clymer, praised by fans for his coaching, steered his team. Seattle managed only three hits while Vernon had seven doubles were turned in by both teams, with strong pitching sustaining the shutout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Vernon
Clymer
Tigers
Rew
Hes
Dining Brief At Boldt’s Uptown and Downtown
A brief notice lists a goeat at Boldt's locations on Boldt's Uptown and downtown districts, with addresses on rdé Avenue and 913 2nd Avenue. The item reads like a small local dining update without extra context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boldt
2Nd Ave
Senators Wallop Mighty Sluggers in Sacramento Victory
Sacramento defeated Los Angeles 5 to 0 to extend their winning streak to eight. Piercy pitched an airtight game while Schang and Bassler handled battery duties for the Angels. The box score notes Sacramento 5 runs on 1 hit and Los Angeles none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Piercy
R. H. E. Sacramento
Schang
Schultz
Bassler
Bees Defeat Oaks 5 3 In Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City July 23 The Bees beat the Oaks 5 to 3 with heavy hitting. Arlett homered and added a triple a double and a single in the third inning as Oakland's pitchers Gould Byler and others struggled. Batteries: Gould Byler for Oakland and Arlett Gearin Mitze for Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Bees
Oaks
Arlett
Oakland
Gould
Byler
Gearin
Mitze
Portland Shuts Out Seals In Opener
Portland defeated San Francisco 5 to 0 in the opener as Oldham held the Seals to six scattered hits. The game saw Portland plate five runs on thirteen hits while San Francisco managed nine. Batteries: Oldham and Baker for Portland Couch, Scott and Baldwin for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
SEALS
San Francisco
Seal
Oldham
R H. E. Portland
Oldham and
Baker
Couch
Scott and Baldwin
Major League Scoreboard Summary
A fragmented ledger style recap shows teams and players from Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis and Washington with batters Naylor McAvoy Perkins Coveleskie Myers ONeill and Wellman listed among others. The text references July 23 with names Patterson Harper Zachary and Picin as part of the scoring context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Aay
RFR
Philadelphia
Artec
Naylor
McAvoy
Perkins
Coveleskie, Myers and O'Neil
St, Louis
Washington
Fiatterson
Harper
Zachary
Picinich
Wellman
Severeid
Chicago
New York
Eeebe
Detroit
St. Louis
Reston
Tee
Columbia Slickers Run Past K St Midgets in Tacoma
The Columbia Slickers defeated the K St. Midgets of Tacoma 84 to 82 at the Columbia playfield on Sunday. Hughes and Larson starred for the winners with strong hitting in a high scoring game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Slickers
K St. Midgets
Tacoma
Columbia
Hughes
Larson
St. Midgets
Apple Pickers Win In Yakima Series
Prosser News reports Yakima boys won 7 0 over Prosser by blasting over five home runs in the second inning of the Yakima Valley league series yesterday. Other results show Mabton 4 Yakima Service 3 Grandview 6 Zillah 5 Sunnyside 7 Toppenish 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Pickers
Prosser
Yakima Boys
Mabton
Yakima Service
Grandview
Zillah
Sunnyside
Toppenish
Seals Release Utility Catcher W Fat Atkinson
San Francisco Seals manager Graham announced the release of utility catcher W Fat Atkinson yesterday. Fat Atkinson had been with the Seals for part of the season and his departure opens a roster spot for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Graham
San Francisco Seals
Fat") Atkinson
Forearm power key to powerful golf swings
A 1919 golf instruction piece explains the forearm drives swing power, noting wrists are a connecting link. It compares golf to axe work, urging firm grip and controlled turnover of the forearms for distance and run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Newspapers
Dempsey Kearns clash tainted by Toledo tale
In a rambling column the writer notes the Dempsey Kearns pairing with Jack in focus while Tex Rickard’s Toledo suit nets him only sixty thousand dollars. The piece mocks Frisco fans, baseball and boxing quirks with light satire and references to Ruth, police, and trapshooters using Reds as targets.
Bankers to Battle for Banking Flag
The National Bank of Commerce, title winners of the Seattle Bankers' league, will meet the National Bank team of Portland next Sunday in Portland to decide the banking championship of the Northwest. Seattle's lineup includes C. L. Phillips as manager, BE. W. Barnes catcher, L. L. Lasnett pitcher, Clarence Kidd first base, George McGuire second, LeRoy Moore shortstop, Dale Courtney third, with George Bringolf Tom Hall Otis Harlan Bill Overton Rube Lovgren and H. Van Tinker as fielders and subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Commerce
Seattle Bankers
National Bank
Portland
Northwest
Seattle
C. L. Phillips
BE. W. Barnes
L. L. Lasnett
Clarence Kidd
George McGuire
LeRoy Moore
Dale Courtney
George Bringolf
Tom Hall
Otis Harlan
Bill Overton
Rube Lovgren
H. van Tinker
Bigbee Benched by Manager Clymer in Seattle Club
Los Angeles July 23. Manager Bill Clymer suspends indefinitely Lyle Bigbee, Seattle star pitcher and hitter, citing insubordination. Reports say friction between Bigbee and Clymer grew as Bigbee objected to several orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigbee
Clymer
Los Angeles
Cal
Bill Clymer
Seattle
Lyle Bigbee
Tacoma heavyweights clash as OBrien stops Bonds in ninth
Cincinnati July 23 Dick OBrien a protege of Biddy Bishop knocked out Joe Bonds of Tacoma in the ninth round of a scheduled ten round heavyweight bout. OBrien trained by Bishop, a former Tacoma sports editor and Cincinnati promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dick O'Brien
Joe Bonds
Tacoma
O’brien
Biddy Bishop
Age limit urged for professional boxing
A sentiment grows among boxing advocates for an age limit on boxers. The proposed rule would bar fighters who reach 35, with some urging even lower ages. The idea may come before national boxing authorities for standard rules across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willard-Dempsey
Jeffries-Johnson
Army, Navy
Civilian Board of Boxing Control
Boxing Commissions
Western Champion Defeats St. Paul Man in Open Tennis Tourney
In Minneapolis on July 23 William Johnston of San Francisco defeated John McGee of St. Paul in the opening game. Clarence Griffin of San Francisco beat A. P. Hubbell of Chicago 75 64 in the first round. H. F. Vories of Chicago advanced by default, while J. J. Armstrong of St. Paul beat R. M. Burr of Seattle 6 2 6 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Wiliam Johnston
San Francisco
John McGee
Clarence Griffin
A. P. Hubbell
Chicago
H. F. Vories
J. J. Armstrong
R. M. Burr
Seattle
Young Hector Outshines Boxers as Crown Hope
Fred Winsor arrives in Seattle from San Francisco seeking a top boxer to dethrone Jack Dempsey. He plans to take Young Hector, Bremerton’s heavyweight standout, back east as his strongest prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Winsor
Seattle
San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Winsor
Hector
Bremerton
Flaherty resigns as Louisville manager. McCarthy to take post
Patrick J. Flaherty resigns as manager of the Louisville American Association team amid newspaper criticism. Second baseman Joe McCarthy is named to take the job temporarily. Also noted is an offer from Billy Weight of 150000 dollars for a boxing bout between Jack Dempsey and Lloyd Madden next Sunday at the Todd Athletic Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Patrick J. Flaherty
Louisville American Association
Joe McCarthy
Flaherty
Billy Weight
Jack Dempsey
Lloyd Madden
Todd Athletic Club
Young Stars Still Battle for Honors at Woodland Park
Zipora Blumenfeld beat Sadie Miller in the Class B women's singles final 63 46 63 after a three-set match as part of Woodland Park playfield championships. Other results include Vida Robertson defeating Gertrude Pearl 36 61 64 and McCulloch with Robinson over Kirk and Burnstead 60 61 in semifinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zipora Blumenfeld
Sadie Miller
Woodland Park
Vida Robertson
Gertrude Pearl
McCulloch and Robinson
Kirk and Burnstead
R. J. Boyer
J. J. Dunn
C. F. Hill
Oldham
H. H. King
H. Somers
W. F. Gable
P. A. Dix
Hille and Vanderlas
Kozlowski
Packer
Worth and
Benson
Hayes
Coles
K. Duncan
G. Monserat
Clear Lake Tops Mount Vernon to Lead Big Four League
Clear Lake defeated Mount Vernon 4 to 2 to take the league lead in the Big Four. Tupper of Clear Lake starred with three hits as Ely and Maloney and Lewis and Ewing pitched for the teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Mount Vernon
Tupper
Ely
Maloney
Lewis
Ewing
France to Back Team New York for Antwerp Games
The French government approves a $30,000 appropriation to support a French team at the Antwerp Olympic Games next year. An additional $20,000 is subscribed from private sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York
Antwerp
Wilde Eyes America for Dollar Cleanup in Boxing
Jimmy Wilde the Kentish flyweight marvel aims to go to the United States for a “cleanup” of dollars. It seems unlikely his next bout with Pat Moore will occur soon in Britain despite Nate Lewis asking for the match and securing promoter C. B. Cochran’s sanction. Walter Ross the British bantamweight champion has been matched with Moore in a bout within three weeks. Wilde plans no meeting with Pete Herman as Herman cannot fight at 116 pounds ringside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jimmy Wilde
Marvel
United States
Pat Moore
Altho Nate Lewis
Moore
C. B. Cochran
Walter Ross
Lewis
Wilde
Pete Herman
Herman
Rain spoils matches for Longwood Bowl
In Newton Massachusetts rain halted the Longwood bowl and New England championship tennis singles, leaving only 10 players and no completed matches. In Madison Wisconsin Mrs Harry L Porter, renowned woman trapshooter, bought a Curtiss M4D plane to travel to major shoots, hiring Lieut Robert Connelly as pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton, Maass
Longwood Bowl
Madison
Wis
Harry L. Porter
America
West
Robert Connelly
Air Service
Michigan Tennis Tourney Set At Detroit Club
The Michigan state tennis tournament open to all players will be held at the Detroit Tennis Club the week of August 4. Entries have already been received from Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tennis Club
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
McCarty Named Kansas Football Coach for 1919 Season
Leon McCarty, a former Ohio State football star, is appointed head coach of the University of Kansas football team for the 1919 season. He served as a key leader in the 110th Engineers of the 31st Division during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarty
Leon McCarty
Ohio State
University of Kansas
Seattle Pilot Predicts Draft Trouble for Baseball
Seattle skipper Bill Clymer warns that ending the draft will hurt Class AA clubs' ability to compete for players from lower leagues. He argues the draft price must be reduced to prevent costly misjudgments and friction between majors and minors. Connie Mack notes rising player quits as majors hoard talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clymer
Seattle
Clymer
National Commission
Clyemer
Bill
Connie Mack
Athletics
Mack
Seattle to Host Two Net Championships in August
Seattle will host two major tennis championships at the Seattle Tennis Club in August. The 29th annual state tourney runs August 11 to 16, with entries due August 7 to H F Blake, 210 Burke Building. The 12th annual North Pacific International Lawn Tennis Association event follows, for two days of interclub singles and doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wrnte
H. F. Blake
Burke Building
Norths West
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Chad
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Ich
Mitchell
French
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Mosher
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Hearts
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Essseeceeses
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Teee
Bt. Louis
Ceeseeceres
Boston
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Steee
Lola
Jack
Tex Rickard
Toledo
Frisco
Babe” Ruth
Babe
W. Nollan
Johnson and Lagerstrom
Turner
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Hazel Dixon
A. Burnstad
Borger
Duncan
Hesketh
Nollan
Hill
Worth
Northam
Wabraushek
Pearl
Marcuseva
Robinson
Me. Culloch
Mrs. Elliott
Meyer
Blumenfeld
Lagerstrom
Johnson
Gableva
Don Chamberlain
Michigan
Seattle Pilot
Skipper
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Stars
All Northwest
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
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