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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
4
Franklin Klein reports from Toledo that a long running feud around a boxing contest may have been staged. He alleges Willard and Richard arranged the mill profit sharing including Willard's $27,500 share and questions Willard's conditioning ahead of the fight while noting Dempsey looks stronger and more likely to win.
San Francisco and Salt Lake battled to a 2 to 2 tie in a time limited game in Salt Lake City. Mulligan of Salt Lake grounded to third and Kamm hurled into the grand stand causing a delay. The runner circled the bases but under ground rules the runner was credited two bases and play could not resume. The line score shows San Francisco 2 Salt Lake City 2. Batteries Couch and Baldwin Gould and Byler.
Vernon swept both ends of a double header from the Portland Flea vers in Los Angeles, winning the morning game 2 to 1 and the afternoon 6 to 1. The Tigers clinched the series two games to none.
Seattle Coasters extend success against Oakland Oaks winning both ends of a doubleheader and six of seven games. Elmer Steiger and Bigtee held the Oaks to six and three runs in the two games while Seattle hitters produced timely scoring including six in the morning win and six in the afternoon. Reger and Abiett starred for Oakland with late rallies but could not overcome Seattle’s early burst.
Los Angeles completed a five games to one week series sweep of Sacramento by winning 5 to 1. Crandall pitched strongly for the visitors while Piercy struggled on the mound for Sacramento. The game featured Crandall and Boles for Los Angeles against Piercy and Cook for the Solons.
Roland Roberts lost the Pacific coast tennis championship final to William Johnson 6-2 6-4 6-2 in Berkeley. Helen Baker and Howard Kinsey defeated Misa McDonald and Wallace Bates in mixed doubles 6-4 4-6 6-3. Walter Smith of Southern California won the junior title against Yoshikawa 4-6 12-10 6-4 6-1.
Duthie Independents scored three runs in the third inning to beat the Alhambra colored nine 3 to 0 at Liberty Park on Sunday. Fuehner pitched well for the winners while Mooney held the losers to three runs, except for the fatal third.
Seattle and Los Angeles split a doubleheader while the Rainiers won the series, six of seven games. Portland and Cincinnati split tight contests as the Reds battered St. Louis. Pirates hit 17 on Vaughn and Carter to top the Cubs, and Washington edged the Macks 1 0 as Walter Johnson shut them out.
Jack Dempsey announced he will spend only a few hours in the drying room before challenging Jess Willard for the heavyweight title. Willard, tired of the grind, expects little drying out and both boxers continue light training with daily workouts. In yesterday’s session Dempsey sparred six rounds with Tate, Jamaica Kid, and Malone, while Willard suffered a minor cut blamed on a fall but said to have no impact on the bout.
Toledo dispatch notes Jimmy De Forrest expects extreme July heat to favor Jack Dempsey in the Willard bout. Heavyweight champion Jess Willard faces tougher workouts as both camps report a heat driven training spell. promoters push for hot conditions to test endurance ahead of the big Independence Day fight.
The report describes a plan by SOME HEAT to flood the arena night of the Ird to reset conditions as fans arrive. A tied score in the ninth leads to a baserunning misunderstanding when Kamm throws a batted ball into the grandstand, prompting a 2 to 2 score under ground rules. President Baum will be referenced for the ruling.
Toledo hosts Fourth of July preliminaries at Playview Park Arena with eight and ten round bouts. Notable matchups include Tommy O'Toyle versus Sally Eppstein at 116 pounds, Wop English against Whirlwind Wendt at 135, and Johnny Lewis facing Tommy Long at 135. Referee Billy Rooks of Detroit will oversee all preliminaries.
Searle was high man at a Sunday shoot for the Grea Lan Gun Club with a top score out of 50, followed by George Baker in second place.
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