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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1918

Page

9

Jinxed Giants Fall Short as Beavers Rally in Vancouver

Vancouver Beavers beat Seattle Giants 2 to 1 in a tight Friday game. Engle and Hydorn pitched strongly for Vancouver, limiting Seattle to five hits while the Beavers mounted late offense to pull off the win.

Vancouver Beavers Seattle Vancouvy Fr. C. L Beavers Leard Giants George Engle Hydorn Kings of Kings Engle Ming King Vancouver Bea

Burns and Merkle Lead In Major League Batting

George Burns of the Athletics and Fred Merkle of the Cubs top the American and National leagues in batting averages today. Burns .359 and Merkle .377 lead, with Larry Doyle at .426 in 15 games. Other leaders include Sisler .355 Baker .347 Walker .343 Hooper .343 Speaker .316 Cobb .292. Red Faber tops pitchers with four wins no defeats. Thormahlson 6 2, Bush 8 3, Mays 10 4. Earl Hamilton 6-0 leads NL, Perritt Hendrix 7-1, Barnes 6-1.

New York George Burns Athletics Fred Merkle Cubs Burns Merkle Larry Doyle Sisler Baker Walker Hooper Speaker Cobb Thorp Smith Mann Willams Wyckland Red Faber Thormahlson Bush Mays Earl Hamilton Perritt Hendrix Barnes

Giants to Face Vancouver at Dugdale's Park Sunday

The Giants play Vancouver at Dugdale's Park Sunday at 2 40 p m. Fans expect a rip roaring contest as local sluggers strive to stay in the league lead despite recent losses. Weather forecast calls for a good day.

Giants Vancouver Dugdale’s Park Weatherman

Miske Floors Krovosky Twice in Frisco Bout

Reilly Miske of St Paul floored K L Krovosky twice and won an easy decision in a four round San Francisco bout last night.

Miske Floors Krovosky San Francisco Reilly Miske St. Paul K. L. Krovosky

Road Bulletin shows most King County routes open and improved

Week ending June 16 1918 announces road conditions across King and Pierce counties. Roads such as Scenic Highway McClillian Pass Highway and Black Diamond to Renton show excellent or good repair while some detours and signs are noted for Anhbarn Foamedew and Franklin to Mack Diamond. Inquiries to Main 4900 local 83.

Tacoma Dee Moline High Line Pierce County McClillian Pass Anhbarn Foamedew Oreen River Whitney Bill Road Franklin Mack Maple Valley Renton Newport -Lood Siow Newport Hellevoe Detlev Kirkland Redmond Juanita Hosehill Wayne Juanita Woodinville-Duvall Duvall

Aberdeen Wins 5-0 as Egan Fined by Bedford

In Portland on June 15 Manager Egan of Aberdeen nearly stormed the game after refusing to pay a fine from Umpire Bedford. Shader paid the fine with one minute left, Eastley then pitched Aberdeen to a 5 to 0 victory over Portland. Morton and Webb started for Portland. Fastley and Roland for Aberdeen.

Portland Ore Egan Aberdeen Bedford Hedford Shader Ean Frank Eastley Morton Webb Rose City Morton, Webb and Lee Fastley and Roland

Brown of the Three Fingers Is Only Cub to Make Good as Manager

An examination of early Cubs leaders shows Mordecai Brown, famed for his three fingers, becoming a permanent manager of Columbus after a strong temporary stint. The piece notes other Cubs greats like Chance Tinker Evers and Sheckard had limited success in managerial roles, marking Brown as a rare exception if he excels again this year.

Brown Cub Cubs Evers Tinker Chance Johnny Kling Jimmie Sheekard Columbus Mordecai Brown Three Fingers Big Indiana Miner Columbia Frank Selee New York Evera Cuba Joe Tinker Reda Sheckard Toledo

Market Report Prices for Nuts and Fruits

Market report lists wholesale prices for almonds Hickorynut seeds walnuts and pecans per ton per hundredweight with unclear digits due to damaged OCR. Despite the garbled text the item records a vegetable and fruit price snapshot for wholesale dealers.

Coast League Scores and City Tie Ups

Coast League results show Salt Lake City and Los Angeles with scores around 28 to 82 and 80 to 41. Vernon, Oakland, and Sacramento figures appear, with names like Prough Murray Mitchell and De Vormer noted among players. San Francisco and Sacramento exchange results with San Princiom mentioned, outlining a busy regional standings snapshot.

Salt Lake City Los Angeles Vernon Han Prancigoo Crakland Prough Murray Mitchell

Ten-round bout in Bremerton canceled over sheriff opposition

The ten round fight between Mickey King and Frank Farmer set for Bremerton next Saturday night is called off by Kitsap county Sheriff Dan Davis who demands a dead body to proceed. Elks lodge and navy yard groups backing the Red Cross benefit suspend preparations, barring more than five thousand dollars in potential proceeds.

Mickey King Frank Farmer Bremerton Kitsap County Dan Davis Seattle Elks’ Lodge Navy Yard Red Cross

Fair fishing near Berlin tests anglers around Seattle area

Anglers report unusually good sport at Lake Sammamish and nearby streams including Cascade and Olympic streams. Trout, bass, perch and greyling are being caught. several streams are muddy from warm weather but most have improved. Piper and Taft note the week’s limit catches.

Seattle Lake Sammamish Washington Cascade Olympic Piper & Taft

Dr Speidel Loses Net in Seattle Tennis Club Event

Final play features Crawford Anderson defeating Dr Speidel in the semi finals while Mansell-Smith ousted Lawrence Brown. Anderson and Mansell-Smith to meet for singles honors with doubles pairing to face Brown and Speidel amid reports of strong fishing near multiple lakes and rivers.

Seattle Crawford Anderson Dr. Speidel Mansell-Smith Lawrence Brown Anderson

Wild Turkeys May Be Distributed Here

Wild turkeys may become native to Western Washington depending on decisions by Game and Fish Commissioner L H Darwin. He will determine whether 160 wild birds are released or distributed to improve the domestic strain. Three thousand Chinese pheasants will be liberated this year.

Washington Game and Fish L. H. Darwin

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