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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
13
A jumbled OCR fragment records a personal note noting a wife and dispute. The legible content is minimal, with scattered letters and incomplete phrases making context uncertain. No clear event, date, or names emerge from the readable text.
Los Angeles Seraphs beat the Angels 5 to 3 in a tense game. Cunningham opened scoring with a triple and a run driven in by a companion single. Compton and a late double tripled the tally as the visitors rallied briefly before sealing the win.
Broadway and Quays meet in a high school baseball prep tilt at Lincoln Playfield this afternoon. Broadway leads the league with six straight wins and beat Quays 14 to 2 earlier this season. Key players include Emil Guatavason back in center and Jimmy Marquis on the mound for Broadway while Wright or Christenson toss for Quays.
Percy Chamberlain the Washington pitcher defeated Keene of Oregon Aggies in a 1-0 victory at the varsity diamond in front of a home crowd. Allen scored the lone run in the second inning as Washington notches its ninth straight win while preparing for the finale against Oregon State.
The Phillies pitcher nicknamed Mule Watson earned his name after a christening dispute with Milton as a youth. He is described as an eccentric, hard to handle on some teams, and he failed to report for spring training. Jack Coombs worried over his whereabouts before he finally appeared in Charlotte. Basball readers note racketeers crushed to death, but the grip claim remains unverified.
The era’s two Italian stars Dario Resta and Ralph De Palma renew their long running personal battle at the Indianapolis speedway. The showdown centers on the 500 mile race with a $50,000 purse and the desire to outpace each other, echoing past wins and medals. Also noted are Tom Seaton’s rapid pitching and a San Francisco boxing bout ending in California due to ringside ropes.
Robert Laly of Annapolis Indiana who rode with Rene Thomas in the 1914 500 mile race spent four years of the recent war in a German prison camp after being captured in the Argonne. He rejoined Thomas who brought him back to America after their release.
In Salt Lake City, the Bees routed the Oakland club in a wild scoring game. Miles Maina, recently purchased from Seattle, gave up runs while Hollings on the Oaks mound also struggled. Final score and precise totals are unclear in the record, but both teams combined for a heavy offensive showing.
Los Angeles May 23 Jerry Coleman the young catcher of the Seattle squad has been released to the San Francisco Bears from which club Seattle purchased him earlier in the season He is expected to be farmed out to a Texas league club Clymer is still burning up the wires for some more pitchers.
Four winners from past Speedway races enter the Victory sweepstakes on the Indianapolis track May 31. Jules Goux Rene Thomas Tuph Le Palma and Dario Herta lead entries. The first three won 1000 mile races while Resta’s win came in a 00 mile event. In 1916 the 100 mile race was not held. All are master drivers with strong mounts, making a winner hard to pick.
Portland battered two San Francisco pitchers to clinch their first win of the series 9 to 6. Siglin, the Portland infielder, starred with three safeties as Oldham struggled to retire batters. The line shows Oldham and Baker facing Couch Baum McKee Baldwin.
An advertisement promotes a free doctor exam at Right Drug Co with locations at 169 Washington St and 1111 First Ave. It claims careful examination and prescribed treatment for VRE, promising savings and “heat” beneath a therapeutic approach.
A rainout blanked the National League schedule though the article recalls a famed pitcher known for tiring in the sixth and provoking an umpire ejection.
A United Press analysis compares Jens Willard and Jack Dempsey noting style and temperament differences. It cites bouts with Arthur Pelkey Gunboat Smith Charley Miller and Carl Morris to judge relative prowess and durability.
Athletes winning the Western Conference meet at Field here on June 7 may earn berths on the U S team bound for Antwerp 1920. Avery Brundage reports from Judge Weeks of the Olympic committee that, due to wartime inactivity, Harvard and Chicago winners may qualify for the Belgium trip.
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