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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
2
Oscar Thompson surveys Northwest and Coast League alums aiming for big league rosters this year. Veterans and prospects bound for St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Washington, and Brooklyn are named, with several former Seattle players projected to reach the majors.
Athletics of all kinds are humming at the high school with track men practicing daily from 26 to 26 in running suits. The scene reflects a vigorous training period as students commit to improvement.
The practice narrows to relay hopefuls as the team trains for the Stanford event on March 23, the coast’s largest meet. A tryout to select winners occurs the week before, with vaulters weight men and other athletes in focus. A game against the university team is set for next Wednesday as part of the busy schedule.
Honest John McCloskey, former Northwest League magnate and St. Louis sow manager, invents an electrical scoreboard. It shows full score, batter name, bases, strikes, outs, team hits and runs, and umpire decisions. He hopes leagues adopt it if market demand exists.
Joe Tinker Chicago shortstop and former standout third baseman for Portland has undergone an appendectomy and may be unable to play as the No-Hone league season opens. Doctors say he should recover, but expect he will be incapacitated for some time, leaving Selly Hetman to fill in and weakening Chicago infield depth.
Carpenters have formed a ball team and joined the Trades Union league. A tryout is set for Woodland Park Saturday afternoon. A game with a Painters' union team is scheduled for the following week at Madison Park grounds.
Yesterday’s program lists six races with notable finishes. Neugent won the second race at 11 to 5 with Bush and Parti Calmar in the placing, while Mabel Hollander captured the third, Tanana second and Kogo third. Silver Sue led the fourth as Fred Bent’s horse placed, and I Told You won the fifth with Alma Boy second and Hooligan third. Lord of the Forest topped the sixth at 10 to 1 with Nigrette second and Ben Lad third.
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