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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
9
A light feature offers a trivia prompt about clothing and style with Tom's comments. The piece aims at readers looking for quick, witty observations on outfits and fashion habits in a household comedy setting.
A chaotic prose description of an arena card promises feuds between King Farrell and opponents, with werewolf imagery and coast title hints. The piece mentions fighters from Seattle Tacoma Spokane and Fort Lansing, with cautious notes on curtain raisers and a crowd ready for action.
Hap Morse, Seattle Construction shortstop and two year infielder, left the team Monday to join the Aberdeen Black Cats in Spokane. His departure weakens manager Tenley Raymond’s infield options as Morse shifts from second and short to new duties with the Cats.
After Ernie Schorr apologized to Walter ils on Monday the Duthie pitcher faces possible punishment. Manager Devine says Schorr may be fined or suspended and could be ruled out for the rest of the season following the Saturday roughing incident against Ames.
Boston May 21 George Babe Ruth ace pitcher and league home run leader collapsed on a street car while en route to Fenway Park for the Cleveland Boston game. He has been troubled by throat illness and retirement from the lineup was uncertain.
Milwaukee boxer Bob Moha won a decision over Phil Harrison of Chicago in a quiet ten round bout at Racine. The Moose club extended its season record to five straight wins with a 10 to 4 victory over Wet Wash No 44 at Woodland Park. Next, Moha meets Belmont Dye Works at Woodland Park next Sunday at 2 p.m.
Limited stock of Black Tartarian cherries arrives at 20 cents per pound while head lettuce ranges from 2.75 to 3.00 per crate. A glut of cabbage remains and Winningstadt varieties fetch as low as 2.5 cents per pound as wholesale prices list for many vegetables and fruits including corn, potatoes, peppers, and apples with regional produce markets noted.
Vancouver defeated the Giants 5 to 4 at home with a makeshift lineup. Stokke left the league Bemis sprained ankle Stewart ill. Seattle led briefly as Alexander pitched well until the ninth. Ike Wolfe delivered a bases clearing two bagger to seal Vancouver’s win.
Portland hitters collected 11 singles and five runs off Tacoma pitcher Clayton. Rapp pitched steadily for Tacoma, while Portland's Lee, Clayton and Stevena contributed on defense and offense in a low scoring contest.
Aberdeen defeated Spokane by four runs in the 11th inning in Spokane on Monday. Key players Camozzie and Roland for Aberdeen and Mountain and Marshall for Spokane accounted for the late rally and defense as the final score stood 6 to 2.
Pittsburg May 21 Sailor Greb bore the marks of his hardest ring battle after a bout with Soldier Bartfield at Forbes. Bartfield trailed early but surged in the final three rounds and won the decision.
Firefighters local 47 will face Seattle police in a charity ball game at Liberty Park next Monday at 2 p m. Proceeds go to the Red Cross. The park at 14th and Jefferson is donated for the event.
Frank Farmer of Tacoma meets Jimmy Darcy of Portland in a four round heavyweight bout. The fight headlines a smoker hosted by the Eagles in the City of Destiny on Tuesday May 24 after recent signing by matchmaker George Shanklin.
Rockford Hy May 2 A championship bout to crown the middleweight champion at the Camp Custer Camp Grant boxing tournament is set for Thursday. Rookie Eddie McGoorty and Mike O Dowd of Custer are the contenders for the top title.
Belmont Dye Works defeated the Hibernians 10 to 9 in a two inning game at Lincoln Park. The contest featured fast fielding and hard hitting as Belmont clinched victory with a two out bases loaded single in the 12th. Tony Ghidina of Earlington was fined $10 for offenses connected to an incident involving a horse. The & ty hu mane society backed the action.
An article notes Heinie Zimmerman of the Giants becoming the target of New York fans after a misplayed fly ball in an earlier World Series moment. The crowd’s ire focuses on Zimmerman as they recall the Eddie Collins chase and a controversial play at Ebbets Field.
St Paul Minnesota May 20 Fans at the opening game of the St Paul club of the American association against Milwaukee voted on game times for the season. Each attendee received a ballot to choose between continuing 3 p.m. weekday single header starts or opening at 4 p.m.
Challenger Fred Fulton will fight Billy Miske on June 10 and Jack Dempsey on July in a stadium lineup at the Pantages Theater. Manager Collins announced after a wire from Judge Bulder of Jersey City reached him.
The article notes intentions to stage bouts featuring Miske on June 10 and Dempsey on the Fourth, outlining proposed dates for upcoming boxing cards and promoter plans.
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