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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
4
The Star announces the first city tournament of the year at Woodland Park from June 20 to June 27 with five events. Winners receive challenge caps and prizes, medals for top finishers, and annual awards for singles and doubles placings.
The Star and Piper & Taft jointly stage a tennis tournament with Gertrude Schreiner as general manager. Evan Morgan Bruce Hesketh Herbert Little and Neil Ellis assist. Entries close June 16 with blanks published daily in The Star and at Piper & Taft. No entry fee. Notable entrants include Don Waller Wilson Ide and Herbert Little from the University of Washington in men’s singles.
Columbus Ohio State University fields a girls track team that competes in hurdles high hurdles discus shot put and dashes. The roster lists Suscek Lynch Bowers Roses Carpenter Little Marion Nollan and others with multiple doubles and mixed entries noted.
The Flying Squadron of the Knights of Columbus has staged over 400 boxing shows in army camps in the last year, totaling about 10 000 rounds as part of morale and training efforts.
Ralph Douglas, matchmaker for Puget Sound Athletic Club, reshuffles the Friday Arena card. Tracie Davis is out with an arm injury, Frankie Murphy will face Johnny McCarthy the Coast champ. McCarthy beat Murphy in Portland recently. Also lined up are three more bouts as Forbes and Fisk pending details and an unchanged Harvey Harper appearance.
Spion Kop owned by Capt. Gerald Loder won the English Derby at Epsom Downs with American jockey ONeill aboard. The 3 year old outsider paid 100 to 6, 10 to 1, and 5 to 1 as SarSedon, a heavy favorite, finished fourth. Orpheus took third and Archaic was runner up. The race drew about 500000 spectators and carried a $35000 purse.
Three matches start the junior net tourney at the Seattle Tennis Club. Victors advance to Forest Hills North Carolina in August for the national junior title. Armand Marion meets C. O. Linton and Jack Schermer faces McMillan at 3 20 with G Hole against H Need at 4 p m.
Connie Mack outlines a patient rebuilding plan using only players with star potential and rejects discards from other clubs. He praises his twenty year approach, notes his current crop of young prospects led by Jimmy Dykes and Joe Dugan, and highlights his pitching staff of Perry Naylor and Kinney as a solid core while analyzing the Indians and other pennant contenders. Vivid scenes show Harris misfielding during batting practice as fans watch.
Heavy hitting marked the series opener as Seattle outslugged Sacramento 7 to 5. Rod Murphy belted a inside the park homer in the seventh, driving Bohne home for the decisive run and sealing Seattle’s early-series lead.
Jack Sharkey has earned around $20 000 since defeating Jimmy Wilde. Joe Wagner is Sharkey's manager. The figure underscores a boxer's earning power even without championship status.
Kansas City report says legal action will stop Evana Johnson and Fabrique from playing with the Blues, accusing them of joining outlaw organizations. Two went to Idaho and one to Pennsylvania, authorities say.
Columbus report says pitcher Joe Willis of the Senators has jumped to the Franklin, Pennsylvania, team in the Old League. He struggled this spring with the Tinks but avoided the pink slip.
Johnny Wilson claimed the middleweight title in Boston and kept $100 from the purse. He distributed $3,800 to trainers Harry Kelly and Thommas McFarland.
The June schedule features over 100 trapshooting events nationwide with 19 state championships. The Pacific Coast handicap stands out as a premier high class program, and readers can follow The Sagebrusher in The publication for more details.
Clyde Waves and Meat Pill Rodgers drove to the park yesterday when talk turned to trades. Roxy Middleton and Bill Stumph moved to Seattle for Merlin Kopp in an even swap as Middleton’s hitting and game sense are valued while Stumph fills the shortstop spot. Rodgers and Middleton reportedly clashed, prompting the deal, leaving Seattle with a Sacramento era trio of Middleton Aldred and Walters in the outfield.
Bruce Hesketh and Bill Nolan, Lincoln, top contenders in the high school boys singles after yesterday's Woodland courts matches. Olin and Lavengood of Franklin won the doubles, while Hesketh-Nollan will face Vincent of Broadway in the semifinal showdown for a place in the final.
Pueblo officials promote six major league style teams and a new grand stand project. A fundraiser aims to raise enough to support seating and facilities for attendees, with emphasis on stopping a knothole gang influence in town.
Eldred defends sale of Hrick to Beattie and Kenworthy drives in runs including a triple. Murphy hits his 3rd homer as Compton misplays fly balls. Beavers and Tigers struggle with scattered offense while Portlang and Vernon show mixed results in a tight division race.
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