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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
6
A garbled wartime reminiscence blends with baseball chatter about left handed pitchers, managers, and star players like Ruth and Dempsey. The column jokes about monkeys and Monkey business, praises Red Scorn, and notes shifts in team management and winter leagues amid chaotic quotes and sports gossip.
Joe Rivers defeated Harry Casey in six rounds at Crystal Pool. Rivers impressed with counter punching while Casey struggled to land windmill blows. Rivers set the pace with banking body work and short knocks, earning a clear victory as Casey hit the floor multiple times. Rivers heads to Phoenix for a 10 round bout with Gene Delmont before returning north later this month.
Frank Buhlert, automobile editor, joins golfing elite after a hole in one on the 16th at Jefferson Park. In a municipal links match against Vic Gauntiett, both players used hundreds of strokes. Gauntlett drove onto the green while Buhblert’s ball was found in the cup ending with a celebratory shout.
Coast league umpires earn 250 dollars for six months with no pay the rest of the year, a call for higher wages to support families. High school students plan a Seattle hockey league, capitalizing on early success and local interest around a strong team. Sports notes also preview Jim Flynn vs Willie Keeler as a key coast boxing bid, plus Babe Ruth’s Los Angeles visit and film exposure as baseball eyes focus on future payoffs and fame.
The Football Association and New Zealand seek to arrange visiting English teams for the next season. Applications from both sides aim to set up matches in the antipodes, with scheduling and travel details under discussion.
Lloyd Madden stages a sixth round rally to draw with Young Ketchell as Ketchell dominates five rounds. Pat Williams struggles with stage fright in a quiet ten round bout with Red Gage. Charley Davidson and Irving Gleason fight to a draw with Gleason punching more but Davidson earning local respect. Les Haynes knocks out Young Griffo in the second frame.
The American Polo League will include Providence Salem Lowell Lawrence New Bedford Fall River and Worcester all New England cities where the roller roller game is popular. The season started October 11.
Bil Steers, the star Oregon quarterback, is counted on by Oregon supporters to deliver in the game with Washington Saturday at Denny Field. Steers is among the conference’s standout players.
Matt Winkie of CCleverend ring promotes a Dempscy vs Heckett bout this winter though Heckett balks at crossing water for the world title. Other الأميركيs include Sandew pursuing Pete Merman’s title, Lynch set to face New York standout, and Johnny Clinton returning from New York with an extensive 140 fight record. Frank Moran eyes a comeback as Ned Martin, A. FF. heavyweight champ, hails from Akron after early amateur success. Charney, Baltimore featherweight, extends seven wins since England tour, with Loadman and Byrne among victims. Kilbane hints at retirement to enter Cleveland politics.
The return of Sherman Landers of the University of Pennsylvania track squad boosts Coach Lawson Robertson as Shields the mile star of two years ago and Maxam the quarter miler return. The Red and Blue may regain laurels in 1920 as Columbia lifts rugby ban and plans to again face Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell and Penn next year.
Franklin and Broadway prepare for a high tempo football title clash at Dennyfield Friday afternoon with an aerial game plan. Wilee, Cole, Dummett, White, and Caccia anchor fast end and quarterback play as Lincoln and Queen Anne also square off in the double bill opening at 1 p.m. The lineup features top tackles Tyrell Abner and Martin Brown as both teams seek a thriller from whistle to whistle.
Minor letters will be awarded to players who cannot receive major letters. Several games are arranged including two against the University of Oregon and Reed College. Any man playing three halves earns a minor emblem. many varsity letter men return this year. Thirteen football, five basketball, three wrestling, 11 baseball and 14 track men are on campus. Butta Reardon is the only man with four letters across football basketball baseball and track.
Maj Frank Hague of Jersey City proposes a stadium at Pershing Field to seat 25000 spectators. Current wooden seats for 7000 sit on concrete foundations after the new athletic field dedication. The Jersey City chamber of commerce urges hosting the 1920 national track and field championships there.
Notes from the Big Nine and Pacific Coast conferences mark players like Kn. BK Helding of Iowa and Wheet Manuerde of Oregon as top ends and drop kickers. Nevada aims for a strong eleven, while Idaho star Neil Irvine eyes All Coast honors. California’s Gimbal and Majors shine in kicking and track, with several colleges boosting rosters and venues for football and sport events through 1928.
Frank Farmer a veteran logger from Tacoma will fight Gunboat Smith at the Arena on Wednesday replacing the Haynie Davis bout. Travie Davis misses the battle with Haynie due to a bum leg. Smith, a veteran heavyweight, makes his first Seattle appearance while meeting a San Francisco fighter at the Golden Gate tonight. If he wins he travels north. a loss hurts his card here. Jim Flynn will debut in Seattle with Willie Keeler in the semi windup.
M N Mishu, a young Romanian tennis player, defeats S M Doust to win the final of the men's singles at Hurlingham, delivering a breakthrough triumph in the English tennis scene.
A fragment notes a structure with a roof enclosure connected to winter activities. The text suggests limitations or avoidance of certain winter-related tasks, implying seasonal use or planning aspects without clear specifics.
A new listing notes Tia at 913 2d Avenue in the town center. The brief entry records the location and arrival of a business in the local district.
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