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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
14
Rain disrupted the Star Woodl and park tennis tourney with only a few junior matches completed. Monday’s results included defaults and close bouts in junior singles while men’s doubles saw halted play, with today’s schedule heavy on 4 to 5:30 PM matches led by Robinson Scully and Livengood pairs.
Brice Taylor, a Franklin colored athlete, won the 100 and 220 dashes and placed in five events at the All City meet. He finished third in the discus and shot put, tied for second in the broad jump, ran in the relay, and plays guard on football. Four other prep athletes from Lincoln and Broadway near graduation plan to enter the University of Washington. Franklin also loses Ivan Jones to graduation after stellar football, basketball, and baseball play, and Spencer Harris ends his prep career at Broadway. Roy Meister earned four varsity letters across football, basketball, baseball, plus a track emblem, ranking with Hesketh as top multi-sport athletes.
Spec Harkness, a wet hurler once with the Portland Beavers around 1913, has joined the Rose City team again. He teams with Gus Fisher, who also resumes duty with Portland, as Credie Moe’s Coast circuit crew is described as the class of the league.
Coast league players boost the Tigers in the American league pennant chase. Ty Cobb leads a surge as Bobby Jones Lew Blue and Johnny Bassler post strong averages with pitchers Bert Cole Carl Hollings and Red Oldham also contributing. Roster notes include Stroud leaving coast for valley leagues and Seattle opening a series with Portland Beavers.
The California crew lost to Princeton in the East on Saturday, marking a major defeat for the Golden Bears. They previously dropped games to Washington and Stanford but secured the Coast title by beating Washington by half a length.
Ren ny Leonard world lightweight champion defeated Rocky Kansas of Buffalo in a 12 round match at Harrison New Jersey. Leonard dominated with outboxing and outsmarting while Kansas earned praise for a creditable showing against the Jewish champ.
Missoula Montana June 1 Bernie Bierman has renewed his contract to coach the University of Montana football basketball and track teams again next year. Bierman was a grid star of some note and his Montana teams have attracted considerable attention particularly in Seattle.
Fourteen Washington state athletic letter winners are expected to graduate this spring. Baseball faces the heaviest hit with four letter men departing, reducing returning experience for the program.
Tom Lukonovic of Tulsa fires a strong game in the Western league for Seattle. He struck out 10 batters in a recent contest.
Bob Martin heavyweight champion of the A. B. F. will meet Frank Moran of Pittsburg in New York on July 1, an announcement from Martin's manager in Terra Alta West Virginia says.
Tex Rickard faces nearly one million dollars in costs for the Dempsey Carpentier fight on July 2. The Million Dollar Show includes ring costs arena publicity taxes and preliminaries. Rickard bets on cheaper seats to profit whether the crowd is large or small.
Mike Gibbons the St Paul Phantom returns to the ring to box Al Sommers for 20 rounds in Alan Idaho on the Fourth of July. Sommers claims the Coast middleweight title on the basis of a foul win over Battling Ortega in Butte Montana recently.
In a busy Sunday derby the Three Brothers protested Louie's French Dry Cleaners win over an umpire ruling. The dispute centered on a round trip that skipped second base and a runner being called out after crossing. Umpire and team managers will meet at The Star office Thursday night to settle.
Young pitcher Shea, recently picked up by the Sacramento Solons, wears glasses when he pitches. He is the only goggled tosser in the big Washington circuit.
Fat Willie Meehan, aiming for a heavyweight title, plans a comeback after two losses to champion Jack Dempsey. He trains at a local shop front while Dempsey camps in Atlantic City. Meehan, guided by manager Windy Winsor, negotiates bouts in Omaha and Butte with talks of Boston, Paris, and a July 2 Cape event. he argues Dempsey’s vulnerability to shorter fighters.
Bud Manning the local flyweight aims to prove he deserved the decision in a prior draw with Eddie Neil of Ana Cortes. Manning clashes with Neil at the Pavilion tomorrow night after a controversial referee call left their last match even.
Rinaldo Caccia former Franklin high school athletic star returns to Seattle after a year at Ripon College He was the only freshman on the squad and earned two R sweaters this season Caccia played football and ran track during his high school career
Illinois captured the Western Conference crown as Wisconsin beat Michigan 7 to 6 in Madison on June 6, clinching the title for Illinois based on the results.
Anacortes youths Ray Scribner and Eddie Nell enter a Wednesday card that could define their Northwest boxing futures. Scribner meets Danny Edwards in a key bout, while Neil tangles with Bud Manning and Charley Jordan faces Pat Williams in the preliminary lineup.
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