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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
4
Portland’s Paddy Siglin dazzled with glove and bat, driving in three runs and making key plays. Luds Sutherland limited Seattle to a handful of hits as Portland won a quiet exhibition game. Siglin’s strong outing overshadowed a subdued Portland showing overall.
Reads like a chaotic game recap with players Gardner and Spranger in field shifts. Mentions Polson and Nixon in the seventh, Koehler's two-base hit, Holmes umpiring quirks, and injuries to Maiech and Baker. Seattle and Portland figures appear amid jagged narration.
A breakdown estimates about 300000 Indians in the United States 120000 in British possessions 1500000 in Central America and 4900000 in Mexico highlighting regional distribution of indigenous populations.
Louis lad Reinhart, handed by the St Louis Cards to locals, pitched two innings for Sinnashes yesterday. A port sider with a fast ball and sharp hook, he was briefly wild but closed strong with no runs or safe hits. A true shortstop in fielding, his presence boosts the club’s defense this season.
Veteran Meaver left fielder Biff Schaller is in Class A condition after last year with the locals. He was heavy and slow then, but now looks strong. He drove in a Portland run with a sharp single yesterday and moved around the field like a colt.
Billy Hopke decides to quit baseball after twenty years in the sport. Though never reaching the majors, he broke in at age 18 with the Indianapolis Feds, marking the peak of his professional play.
A Halifax sports note says the city hosts the only baseball park in the area and calls it picturesque in the maritime provinces though the infield is so rough players won’t praise their performance.
Beavers gathered 4 runs off Siwashes pitching with Luds Sutherland delivering a sharp start. Blue drew a walk, Wistertill doubled and Siglin plated two on a bases loaded double. Siglin added a late double driving Suds home as Portland won 4 0.
The Star notes a re organization meeting for the Star Junior League with all teams urged to attend. President Bill McKinley leads junior officers as senior division teams are gone. Home games listed for Sunday include Walla Walla Juniors Georgetown Merchants Columbia Slickers Spartan Athletic Club Interbay Juniors Shamrock Athletic Club Routh Seattle and Plallard Keavers with fields noted. Teams with open dates should contact the sporting editor to arrange out of town games and fill schedules.
Henry proposes shifting major ball pilots amid organizational changes causing possible realignment. Officials consider credential updates and scheduling impacts as the plan moves through committee review.
In New York on May 6, veteran manager George Stallings, once hailed as the Miracle Man, plans to raise longhorn cattle next year instead of continuing pennant race experiments in Boston. Rumors swirl of midseason changes with Cobb in contention. Miller Huggins at the Yankees faces team management strains. A separate note from Morgantown tells of a freshman at West Virginia who outjumped rivals in civics wear, earning a track suit after initial scrutiny.
Leon K. Ames, a one time big league star who spent a decade with McGraw, was released unconditionally by the Cardinals. Ames, who was sold to the Red Sox in 1915 then moved to St. Louis in 1915, will be 38 this August.
Six Pacific International league clubs begin play as Seattle led by Dave Hillyard opens in Vancouver while Yakima Spokane Tacoma and Victoria start games in their cities. Six veteran managers head the clubs including Beattie Tacoma Vaughn Raymond Leard Brown Blankenship. Local season opener set for May 11 with Spokane hosting the local team.
No upsets in the prep school baseball race. Lincoln defeated Franklin 5 to 2 at Woodland Park with Pickering pitching well for Lincoln. Broadway beat Ballard 8 to 1 at Ballard as Rice homered for three runs in the first inning. West Seattle lost to Queen Anne by one run at Miawatha field, with Zolla's defense faltering late. Next, West Seattle vs Broadway at Lincoln field Friday.
Washington scored five runs in the eighth to walk off with a 7 to 4 victory over Pullman at Denny Field. Rode pitched strongly with four hits in four official trips, aiding Washington’s late surge. lineup shows Pullman 48 runs, Washington 6 errors tally.
Tigers face strict rule as Hughey Jennings bans ball players from playing cards once the pennant chase begins. Violators face fines, although the ban was not in place during training camp. Boxers in Atlantic City must deposit 25 percent of purses over 150 dollars with the state boxing commission, forfeited if match terms are broken, a notable disadvantage for slender purses.
Billy Shade defeated Harry Gillum by hairline decision at the Arena last night in his first middleweight appearance. Gillum started strong with sharp lefts but Shade pressed, won the third and fourth rounds, with judges giving the bout to Shade.
The University of Chicago baseball team travels to Japan for a series of games marking their third Nippon invasion.
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