Locals Face Acid Test in Angels Back Yard Series Start
Seattle Rainiers visit Los Angeles Coast League leaders in a six game set to gauge the locals strength. Injuries and pitching concerns plague Seattle as they chase the Angels who top the standings with the Seals close behind. After the road swing they return home for a three week stay and face Portland Salt Lake and Sacramento.
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Bees Beat Rainiers In Salt Lake Series
The Salt Lake Bees defeated the Seattle Rainiers 7 to unknown in a rough six game series. Seattle led 2 to 0 before Salt Lake answered with two in the fifth and five in the sixth as Falkenberg fueled the rally. The six game set totaled 19 runs for Salt Lake and Seattle. Kay Bates joined Los Angeles as a versatile infield bat after his Coast League fame with Portland and Vernon.
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Solons Triumph 8-3 Over Macks in Final Portland Clash
Sacramento reports the Solons defeated the Portland Macks 8 to 3 in the series ender. Middleton and Fisher led with the bat, while McGaffigan at short produced key defensive plays.
Local Golfers Top Seattle in Aberdeen Match
Aberdeen on May 19 saw local golfers defeat a Seattle team 30 to 13. Parents and spectators noted weather forced cancellation of Sunday games.
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Pin Smashers Compete At Golden Gate Coast Tourney
San Francisco hosts the Pacific coast bowling tourney at the California Academy alleys with teams from Oregon Washington Idaho Nevada California and Arizona. Strong five and two man teams vie for the Coast title as San Francisco and Los Angeles lead the competition among cities. Women bowlers compete led by Mrs Leslie Hables holder of the world high score record for women.
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Atlanta Crackers Nurture Future Major Leaguers
The Atlanta Southern League Crackers developed ten receivers for the big show, with six reaching stardom. Key figures include Nig Clarke Sid Smith Jimmy Archer Ed Sweeney Joe Jenkins Cy Perkins Val Pieinich Harry Chapman Bill Rumler and McMurray. Sweeney Smith Archer and Perkins helped 1907 1909 1913 pennant wins.
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Cubs Pitchers Struggle as Eastern Teams Dominate
United Press reports the Cubs drop six straight, with Grover Cleveland Alexander and Jim Vaughn failing to halt eastern contenders. Meanwhile John McGraw’s Giants improve with strong pitching, and trades shuffle rosters as Melgraph pursues talent and Branch Rickey’s waivers policy figures into the circuit.
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Willard Tightens Shape Ahead of Dempsey Showdown
Renowned heavyweight Jess Willard discusses training, weight, and fitness ahead of a July 4 title clash with Jack Dempsey. Willard weighs around 260 pounds now, plans 238 to 240 for Dempsey, and reflects on recent sparring with Hemple and Hemple’s strong showing.
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Baseball Highlights From Yesterday In Cleveland And Beyond
Yesterday's games produced a flurry of tight finishes and surprising comebacks. Cleveland slipped past the Yankers 3 to 0 as Eddie Cleotte thwarted Scott Perry in a 1 to 0 Athletics win. The Browns rallied to beat Red Box 4 to 3 in a ninth inning comeback. Jett Pfeffer outplayed Alexander as the Cubs fell 4 to 3. Washington capitalized on an error to win 5 to 2. The Giants beat the Reds 5 to 0 in a crowd of 35,000. Curly Brown shone for the Angels in a 4 to 2 loss, allowing 13 hits. The Tigers swept with 7 to 2 and 6 to 2 scores. The Seattle game ended 12 to 7 after a late stoppage. Sacramento claimed the series four games to two with a 5 to 3 win.
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1919 Derby King to End Racing Career After Season
Sir Barton, winner of Kentucky’s turf classic, will retire after the 1919 season and head to a breeding operation in Vercheres Quebec, rather than pursue a long turf career like earlier champions.
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Mormons Take Fall Out of Locals Again
Salt Lake City May 19 Salt Lake defeated Seattle 12 to 7 in the final game of the Coast League series the locals clinching the series four games to two Seattle exited after the eighth inning to catch a train for Los Angeles The pitching was criticized as the worst display of the national pastime in the Coast League since Salt Lake joined the league Miles Mains of Seattle faltered in the sixth inning to turn the game Salt Lake's six runs in the sixth clinched the victory
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Seattle Wins and Loses to Victoria Men
Seattle defeated Victoria 11 to 6 in the first game of a double bill at Rainier Valley Park with young Gibson on the mound for Seattle. The second game ended 7 to 2 in Victoria’s favor as Meiver and Williams dueled until Williams yielded five runs in the eighth.
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Major League Scoreboard May 19 Baseball Summary
American League notes show Washington and Boston posting 81 records with players Johnson Agnew Ehmke Ainamith well listed. St. Louis and Chicago items mention Mays Rehang Wellman Leifield Billings Mayer among others in the day’s box scores.
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Tigers Sweep Seals in Two-Game Set
Vernon Tigers take two wins from the San Francisco Seals and claim the series five games to two. Morning 7 40 to 0 victory followed by a 2 0 afternoon win in a pitchers duel between Couch and Dawron. Batteries Seaton Creaps Bald win Ross De Vormer and Couch Baldwin Dawson Brooks.
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Angels Even Series With Oaklanders
Los Angeles beat Oakland 4 to 2 in the afternoon game to square the series at three games each. The morning clash ended 1 to 1 after 11 innings when play was halted by a time limit. Murphy of the Oaks collected five hits across both games.
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Figures Talk Real Loud in Utah Diamond Series
Readable fragments describe a Utah baseball series with Beattle and Salt Lake. Mentions runs and hits, with Beattle scoring 44 to Salt Lake 667 and other scattered numbers. No clear teams or outcomes due to garbled OCR.
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Gorman to Box Harper in Aberdeen Tonight
Joe Gorman and Hobby Harper renew their six round lightweight bout in Aberdeen with two former draws and one prior decision for Harper. Promoter Marry Druximan has preliminaries lined up as a large Seattle crowd is expected to travel to Grays Harbor.
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Dutch Leonard Sold to Detroit Tigers
New York reports that Dutch Leonard left the Yankees last winter and has been sold to the Detroit Tigers. Leonard’s salary with Detroit is believed, at seven thousand five hundred dollars, a figure the Yankees refused to pay.
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French distance biker wins 10 mile race in San Francisco
Marcel Burger of France easily wins the 10 mile bicycle race in San Francisco. Belgian contender Joe Doppe finishes second as Hans wins two events in the same meet.
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Seattle under law or government of men not law
A reader laments Seattle city governance and police conduct claiming officials ignore constitutional rights. He recounts a Raymer's Old Book Store search without warrant, criticizing officials for arbitrariness and calling Seattle a czarist-like regime. He questions who judges seditious material and warns of public officials acting beyond law.
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Hanson’s harsh methods vs law in Seattle speech
The speaker rails against police abuse and mob justice in Seattle, detailing a woman held without warrant in a padded cell, forced confinement, and coerced confessions. He condemns a government of men over law, citing jailings, raids, and corruption, promising further notes on graft.
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Broadway Boys Dominate Interschematic Track Meet Summary
Broadway won with 71 points led by Kegvedt and Martin with multiple firsts. Queen Anne took second as Jimmy Bryan starred in high jump and shot put while Franklin and Ballard trailed. The meet featured close finishes in sprints and hurdles and concludes with a triangular meet at the University of Washington campus next Monday.
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Flynn to Join Jess' Sparring Staff Soon
Reports say Jim Flynn will join Jess Willard's camp in Toledo as a sparring partner. Flynn currently works at a Los Angeles motion picture studio and plans to finish his current stunt before moving to Willard's camp.
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