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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
9
Seattle prepares for a city championship golf event with 50 contestants at the Seattle Golf Club. Rounds begin tomorrow with 18 holes medal play on Thursday and Friday, then 36 holes on Saturday for the low 32. C K Magill and Rob ert Johnstone lead the organizing effort for the tournament.
The rule governing stymies remains unchanged for the Pacific Northwest patriotic golf tournament in Portland from June 25 to 30. Pacific Northwest Golf Association president C H Davis Jr says no action favors Western Golf or USGA amid their ongoing stymie and amateur disputes.
Anthony Neylon once a Derby winner and Kentucky Handicap victor is recovering from pneumonia after an illness this year. He is known for racing Luke McIluke and other notable horses in 1914.
Colonel Henry R. Everding secretary treasurer of the Portland Gun Club expects attendance records at the Rose Festival event held today at Everding Park traps in Portland.
Seattle’s baseball club beat Tacoma 7 to 4 in the opening game of the year’s first series in Tacoma. Leard opened with a walk, Harper hit a homer with Raymond on second, and Flagstead added a sixth inning homer as Tacoma pressed early before Seattle pulled away.
Portland welterweight Jack Wagner who faces Harry Casey in a four round bout Friday night in Dreamland is due in Seattle tomorrow afternoon from Portland Rose City. Wagner a sturdy mixer is joined by Eddie Pinkman and Eddie Campi who are in peak trim for the main event.
White Sox stay atop the league thanks to tight pitching and stiff defense. The club has forced six scoreless afternoons this season, matching the Athletics and Yankees in shutouts, with Eddie Collin and Joe Jackson lagging in their usual power as fans cheer at Comiskey Park. The Phillies lead the NL in shutouts while Giants, Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, and Cardinals also show dominant pitching trends.
Scores from Tuesday show Philadelphia 2 Detroit 3 New York 4 Chicago 2 Washington 2 Cleveland 2 called end 16th Philadelphia 4 Chicago 0 Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 5 Boston 4 Spokane 10 Vancouver 6 key players Fitzpatrick Helfrich Marshall Acosta Clink Cadman Patterson noted in recap
New York June 13 The Jockey Club stewards suspended Tommy McTaggart a top rider for violating rule 213 no betting by jockeys unless through owners of mounts. His license was revoked for betting on his own horse.
New Jersey heavyweight Charley Weinert won a newspaper decision over Al Riceh in a ten round New York fight. Weinert outpointed Riceh in every round and delivered a boxing lesson to the New Yorker.
California lightweight Eddie Shannon, after a recent KO by Benny Leonard, fought Joe Steers to a ten round draw in New York, preserving his ring competitiveness.
Hydorn and Kafora lead Great Falls in a contest at Butte as final team scores read 6 12 1 for Great Falls and 7 12 0 for Butte with Peterson and Byler noted.
A veteran umpire defends the role as essential to baseball’s purity despite threats and abuse. He asserts players cheat, fans demand hard calls, and only umpires can enforce rules with nerve and clear judgment to keep the game clean.
J Martin Watson, golf professional at Waverly Country Club Portland, is convalescing rapidly after an appendicitis operation. He was moved from the hospital to his home several days ago and is now able to be out and about.
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