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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
2
The Swedish Club announces its Annual Mid Pointe at Fortuna Park on June 23 promising a standout event of the season with broad community participation.
The Star reports a 3 to 2 Spokane win over the Giants, with Noyes delivering a key fall that unsettled Seattle’s offense. Victoria’s strong pitching faced Vancouver, Cartwright’s attempted double steal drew calls, and multiple players are noted in the scattered box score and inning-by-inning recap.
The Giants lost a tight game as Parrencamp pitched well but the Indians surged late. Strait and Barrencamp homered to pace a four run fourth and fifth, while Spokane’s four straight singles in the sixth sealed the win. Giants threatened in the ninth but could not complete a comeback.
In Vancouver, Victoria Beers defeated the Beavers to secure a four game winning streak and top the Northwestern league standings. Cates started for Champa, was pulled after the third inning, and Gervais pitched well despite giving up hits. Concannon starred for Victoria as the Bees built a 5 to 0 or 5 to ? lead in the game.
Wally felt frustrated after fanning in his pinch hit during the ninth inning, the moment highlighting his struggle to deliver in a late-game chance. The at bat underscored the pressure on him to spark a rally.
Portland reports a Tacoma inners team was held to a two run effort as the Colts beat them nine to three. Five hits off pitcher Hunt helped Portland score with Beare and Sasha contributing. Other league results note New York over Boston, Chicago over St Louis, and Brooklyn top Philadelphia while the Queen Anne quallis forfeited a scheduled Broadway Midgets game.
It is said Tommy Ryan, famed Pueblo fireman, prepared Jim Flynn for the Joh fight, lifting Flynn as a serious challenger. Followers credit Ryan's Las Vegas statements, claiming he can make Flynn a strong title contender and his coaching is highly valued by gamblers and boxing observers.
East Las Vegas New Mexico June 22. A Chicago promoter hired Jack Curry to train Jim Flynn for a title try against Champion Jack Johnson. The trainer criticizes Flynn's lack of fighting knowledge and physical traits while praising Johnson’s experience and past victories.
A collection of sports notes discusses soccer’s rise on the Pacific coast, college rowing and a Yale Harvard comparison, and a muckraking expose on professional baseball players moonlighting for small-town teams for cash. It reports on Santa Clara Bees, Ad Wot’s saloon venture in Milwaukee, planned boxing matches, and Capt. Fornoff noting Las Vegas free from gambling affecting New Mexico fights.
Johnson and Flynn prepare for a boxing match in Kansas City with a 17 foot ring reportedly planned. Johnson denies demanding a 20 foot ring and says he is in fine shape. Both fighters push training as the negro champion forecasts a knockout within 12 rounds.
A colorful game recap notes Noyes and a rowdy right field crowd as Indians win with four singles and a walk in the sixth. Spokane bases loaded fail to produce early, De Vogt and Noyes strikeouts, Seattle two runs on Strait and Barrencamp four-base hits, ninth inning rally fizzles.
O Connor and Simpson, noted soccer players, train by playing tennis this summer while Billy Rutherford mourns his father's death. Alex Rose longs for the season to cope with family separation, and Andy Erickson seeks a wrestling partner to shape up for fall grappling. Roy Brown stars for Port Orchard and Roy Grover fuels Canucks in Calgary with infield play, thrilling Seattle fans who track both scores.
The Albers team travels to Bothell to face the locals led by Boatman and Homenway. Al Rose’s Violet Oats expect an upset as new players join the lineup. Fans should take the 9:45 boat from Madison Park Sunday morning amid a vacancy on June 30 for out of town club inquiries to Al C. Rose.
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