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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1921
Page
2
Portland Beavers cling to slim pennant hopes as season closes October 2. Seattle and San Francisco contend with Portland and Los Angeles for top spot. Beavers’ improved hitting and solid pitching by Johnson Coleman and Pilette boost morale.
Sacramento, trailing in the bunting race, faces away games against Oakland and Vernon. Jim Poole of the Portland Beavers extended his home run streak with a long shot over the right field wall, giving four homers in three games. Bill Kenworthy, Seattle Indians manager, earns praise ahead of a series opener with Los Angeles as Iron Duke leads his club with hustle.
Fans at the Seattle park witnessed a rare moment as Tub Spencer pinch hit for Bill Patterson in the late game and smoking the first pitch into the left field bleachers for a home run. The blast drew cheers and was described as a terrific smash.
Former Salt Lake fleet baseman Bunny Brief continues to power through at sea level, tying into the Coast league home run streak and drawing attention from scouts.
The column collects eclectic quotes about baseball figures Jim Poole four homer games Roy last seen, eight Coast League teams eyed as 1922 contenders, plus sport and city quips. It notes Don Moore of Garvey’s Lunch Layout and a golf pun on putt putt.
Ninety four top amateur players from the Northwest compete in the second qualifying round at St Louis Country Club. Ben Stein of Seattle leads Northwest qualifiers with a 72 while R E Knepper of Sioux City posted a 70 for overall lead.
The Giants hold a four and a half game lead with ten games left as they near securing the National League pennant. The Pirates face a tough stretch with five games against the Cardinals and would need a huge win total to overtake New York. The Yankees lead the American League by half a game as Cleveland fights on.
The Star Soccer league junior division plans a home and away round robin with ten teams totaling 18 games. Games will be on Sundays and a meeting of the five senior team managers is set for tomorrow at 7 p m to ensure an even field. Senior schedule to follow and player registration mats are due by Wednesday at 6 p m.
Rain saved the day as William Tilden III and Wallace F. Johnson met in Quakertown for the United States singles title after each won eight games in the first set. Tilden, defending champion, looked to extend his reign against the Philadelphia challenger.
Johnny Kilbane the featherweight king knocks out Danny Frush in seven rounds in Cleveland. Tex Rickard seeks Kilbane for a title bout at Madison Square Garden. Kilbane earns sixty thousand dollars to Frush two thousand five hundred in purse shares.
Buck Weaver a Black Sox player has formally applied for reinstatement to the Chicago team. He cites a Comiskey promise of reinstatement if proven not guilty and says the Chicago jury verdict proves his innocence. No action has been taken yet by Comiskey on the request.
Portland lightweight Joe Gorman plans an immediate move East to box Morgan Jones in a six round match in Tacoma this Thursday. The piece notes his 39th home run in the season for Kansas City and his strong power for the American association as he pursues further success.
The Portland city golf tournament starts at Eastmore municipal course next Sunday with about 200 players expected to tee off in qualifying. The article also notes moves in pro baseball with Don Brown recalled by the Chicago Cubs and Clyde Ahmer joining Killefer's team for next season.
Tom Olsen argues California optimism could turn to defeat as 1921 football prospects boast a strong returning lineup Yet coaches like Enoch Bracheau of Washington downplay expectations while Bart Spellman of Oregon questions Cal’s claimed greatness and notes past Northwest teams could have beaten the 1920 Wonder Team This column surveys overconfidence risks for the Pacific Coast Conference season.
The University of Oregon football staff comprises Lemon and Green Alumni with Shy Huntington as head coach. Hart Spellman and Brick Mitchell bring coast guard and former star end experience. Seattle prep scouting points Lincoln and Broadway as top contenders with Dean Boyle at Lincoln and Raleigh Litchenberger guiding Broadway.
Ballard is projected as a dark horse, with Fat Harrison out for Shingleweavers, whose drop kicking aided last year’s pennant run. Franklin and Queen Anne show gaps, West Seattle expected weak. Cat Rice and former high school players meet Jim Boldt at The Star tonight to discuss financing the squad in hopes of forming a strong, practice-ready team.
Fat Harrison, former Ballard high school standout, returns to play October 8 at the Stadium as Whitman meets the University of Washington. The Walla Walla Institute alumnus is expected to anchor Whitman’s offense as a key factor in the Missionaries’ drive.
Calgary secured the Western Canada league championship again this year under the leadership of Joe Devine, a former Seattle boy.
French tennis champion Suzanne Lenglen will depart New York on the France for Havre on a France line voyage beginning Wednesday September 21. The news notes Lenglen travels from America after completing engagements here.
Northwest golfers dominated the national amateur links event in St. Louis with nine of ten qualifying as top finishers. Ben Stein of Seattle shot 72 to place second behind famed players Chick Evans, Francis Ouimet, and Willie Hunter, while Biggerstaffe Wilson of Victoria, B C., failed to place amid stage fright while paired with Ouimet.
Moe Ring Stable from Anacortes headlines the Pavilion program. Johnny Jordan meets Eddie Pinkman in a comeback bout while Eddie Neil faces Kiddie Moore and Nell challenges a lighter foe. Other matches include Bud Fitzgerald versus Johnny Ray and Georgie Adama versus Danny Edwards with Frankie Pantley versus Mike Mitchell as Seattle bantamweight action. Cascade Athletic Club promotes the card.
The Seattle Gun Club will stage its final regular shoot next Sunday at Fort Lawton grounds. The event also features the first annual Gaynor trophy competition.
Edward F. Ackley of Seattle will coach the Moran school football team for the coming season at Bainbridge Island. Ackley brings several years of coaching and playing experience and is expected to field a strong team at the Bainbridge Island institution.
Pete Muldoon, Seattle hockey manager, spent time in town last week to organize logistics for the upcoming season. The league opens a week or so before Christmas, and Muldoon plans to settle in for the winter.
The John F. Muir school staged a big swimming meet at Crystal pool on Saturday morning with several hundred grade school swimmers. Muir notes that nearly every pupil can swim, and swim well.
The article details the St Louis Country Club course used for the national amateur golf championships, noting its length and the total par of 72. It lists hole-by-hole lengths for the tournament setup that began Saturday.
Canadian women’s golf defending champion Mise Aleze Stirling faces stiff tests from rival Mine Crell Leitch in Ottens. Abe Mitchell posts a White Heat set of records at Dellweed while the Adamers win the Pater et Filla title in Philadelphia. Heatty Asper dies of heart disease at Pasadena Golf Club. Max Marston claims the Pennsylvania Amateur title. Spokane Country Club hosts an invitational for first-time prize hopefuls as local circuits in Washington and Oregon report results.
Colorado Springs report declares Johnny Wilson and Mike Gibbons offered 65 000 for a middleweight fight on a 75 25 scale within five weeks. Gibbons has expressed willingness. other details depend on the Boston middleweight.
Babe Adams, a 38 year old veteran of the Pirates, leads the National League in pitching and keeps Pittsburgh in the pennant race. He credits longevity to regular habits, loose ball grip, and love for baseball as he plans to play as long as his arm holds.
John Kilbane world featherweight champion is barred from boxing in Cleveland after he clashed with referees and judges. J K Wilberding, head of the local boxing commission, announced the ban citing Kilbane’s dispute over officials after signing to accept any officials chosen by Cleveland.
J A McKinnon was high man at the regular Sunday gun shoot at Fort Lawton grounds of the Seattle Gun Club scoring 48 of 50. Don J Vickers claimed honors in another event taking second in the 100 target contest.
Jack Lelivelt of the Omaha club set a new world season hit record in Wichita by collecting his 258th hit in a game, surpassing the previous mark of 257 set by George Sisler last year.
Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New York defeats Edith Sigourney of Boston in the finals 6 0 6 3 to capture the Middle Atlantic women’s singles championship in Philadelphia.
The Queen City Yacht club will stage a large motor boat race on Lake Washington next Saturday afternoon. More than 20 boats are expected to enter. The course starts at Madison Park, circles Mercer Island twice, then returns to Madison Park. Entry blanks available from John Graham, 1910 L C Smith Building.
Chris Smith of Algonac Michigan, famed speed boat builder and head of C. Smith Boat & Engine, discusses plans to construct a 100 mph racing boat. He notes his work on Gar Wood racers Miss Detroit, Miss America II and III and Miss America, and explains how hull balance engine power and testing drive faster speeds. He asserts future regattas will feature speedier entries and that trial and error improve design, with a first-class engine as essential.
Oysters can live only in water containing at least 27 parts of salt per 1000 parts of water.
A reader note highlights the 40c blend coffee offered at Hansen, located on Market Street. The brief mentions Hansen's shopfront at 40 Market as the outlet for the new coffee.
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