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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
2
A club submits a baseball franchise application to join The Star City baseball league. The brief notice provides minimal contact details and states intent to participate in league competition.
About 50 people attended a Star meeting and 10 teams were represented as Seattle amateur players organize a city baseball league. The Star urges teams to join within a week, with plans for Class A and B divisions, May to September play, and Sunday games unless weekday trials agreed. The next Star meeting Monday will finalize constitution and officers.
Cees Sy Fred Fulton arrives Wednesday to lead the Hexere Ball grand march at the K of P hall as Northwest Athletic club starts its season in Seattle. Promoters tentative on fighters in coming weeks include Rob Martin due in April and Benny Leonard's champ offers under consideration.
A New York critic questions who will retire Babe Ruth first as spring training opens on April 14. The piece lists candidates who fanned him in 1919 and notes Ruth's 58 strikeouts last season, with possible opponents including Johnson, Cunningham and Love among others.
Baseball notes share Babe Ruth chatter as the Yankees begin in Philadelphia on April 14 for four games. Connie Mack may start Scott Perry in Boston and New York visits Polo Grounds on the 22nd to host the Athletics and the Senators. Ruth batted 322 for Boston and may swing for the Yankees while facing hopeful strikeouts. Ridley to meet Kramer in Vernon main event. Chicago University tops Penn 28 24 in intercollegiate basketball with next game in Philadelphia Thursday.
Edwin J Brown offers twenty thousand dollars of eight per cent first mortgage bonds in denominations from 100 to 1000. Bonds are guaranteed and secured by 150 thousand dollars of prime irrigated land. Investment is portrayed as safe as a bank with semiannual interest, on sale at 106 Columbia st each forenoon from 9 to 11. See him in person.
Champion Billy Wright defends coast welter title against Mor rie Lux in a four round bout at Crystal Pool tonight. The card also features Jimmy Storey vs Mike Pete, Wild man Woods vs Lloyd Madden, and Tommy Harrone vs Frank Pete with Rae Seriber and Ernie Dailey opening.
In Council Bluffs on March 23 Stanislaus Zbyczko defeated Greek wrestler Gus Kervarus in straight falls. Both wins came from plain body holds with the first fall in 62 minutes and the second in 22 minutes.
Eugene Brosseau, Canada's middleweight champion, scored a second round knockout of former titleholder Al McCoy in Montreal on March 23, extending his knockout streak to three in one week.
In Stockton rein and rest breaks dominate as Letty Caldera reports for duty under manager Brahem with Marney Dreytase signaling a Pirates move. Poyea Phinger joins Malt Lake, while Oakland drops Cy Cunningham and Lefty Coleman as new prospects await word from Cooper, Weaver, and Michallenbach. In Ontario the Fernandars practiced despite rain. Sacramento’s Rodgers keeps payroll intact. and Los Angeles Angles tone continues with Rath keeping the Tigers in the clubhouse, practice delayed by poor field conditions.
Ottawa defeats Seattle Metropolitans 3 to 2 in the first game of the World Series. Foyston opened scoring for Seattle, Nighbor tied and then won it for Ottawa with a late goal as third-period play under six-man rules met Western play. Next game set for Wednesday with best of five series.
Bowen falls to Richie 20 19 in a close first round robin game at Brown and Hulen with Brierly defeating Bowen 20 15 in the same night. High run of the evening goes to Brierly with a three as Art Morganstern and Hibler prepare to swing into action tonight. The Class A tourney kicks off later this week.
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