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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
4
Partial OCR shows fragmented lines about fortune and a character named O’Rourke. The legible words indicate a dramatic scene with crying over something spilled and a warning to look well. Specific names, dates, or locations are not clear enough to confirm.
The Coast league title race heats up as the Vernon and Los Angeles clubs prepare for a seven game series in Los Angeles next week, with both teams hoping to gain or extend a pennant edge. Key hitters include Crawford and Meusel, while pitching staffs feature Houck, Dell, Finneman, and Pertica. The series opens the same day as the World Series start and promises a tight battle between evenly matched rivals.
The article presents the named players entitled to take part in the world series. Chicago includes Eddie Cicotte Eddie Collins Joe Collins Arbur Faber Oscar Feisch Charles Gandill Joseph Jenkins William James Richard Kerr Harry Leibold Grover Lowdermilk Byrd Lynn Harvey McClellan Fred McMullin J E Mayer Eddie Murphy Charles Risberg Ray Scott J Sullivan George Weaver R H Wilkinson Claude Williams. Cincinnati lists Nieck Allen R N Jacob Danbert L B Duncan Ray Fisher H C Eller Edward F Corner Henry Groh James L Smith Ivy B Wingo.
With season ends near the Acorns face Salt Lake in Oakland while Portland hosts Seals and Seattle eyes a big series. chatter highlights Chadbourne and Red Killefer as top fielders, Moose Wolter praised by Charley Mullen, and the season viewed as a strong comeback for baseball in 1919.
Charley White of Chicago won the decision over Tony Zill of Youngstown after a 12 round bout in Youngstown last night.
Eddie Collins, star second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, will enter his sixth World Series next week. He has appeared in five World Series, including four with the Philadelphia Athletics and the 1917 Chicago club, earning over 15000 dollars in World Series games and suffering only one loss, in 1914 to theBoston Braves.
Cannon Ball Thomeen of South Park leads the city ball kings against Todd shipyard champions in a Northwest title showdown. South Park’s Tippy Thompson and Todd’s Al White return to prominence as teams list lineups and pitching plans for a high stakes game. Ten Million will handle the indicator.
Ed Warner of Salt Lake City with a broken left hand fought four rounds with Spud Murphy at Dreamland rink. Murphy won the decision. Johnny McCarthy and Alec Trambitas also had a fast drawing bout.
The state cue tourney begins at Brown and Hulen parlors with two matches nightly. Competition features balkline and three cushion games, while news also notes the Giants defeating the Braves 6 to 3 after Jean Dubuc aided the recruit pitcher Ryan.
Local tobacconists advertise Imperiales cigarettes at 10 packs for 13 cents from The John Bollman Co Branch Manufacturers. Offer highlights a period of promotional pricing aimed at bulk buyers and retailers.
May Hates led a high scoring day with three hits including three for three from beyond the arc at bet. Jack Knight drove two doubles and a single while Pete Compton added three singles and Crawford crushed a grand homer late in the game. Wares and Cunningham contributed solid plays as Beattle split the double bill scheduled for Sunday.
The Philadelphia scoreboard lists teams and players with battery names Smith Miller Cantwell Kiney Cheney Clarke. Scoring mentions twelve innings and pitchers Adams and Clemons in a wartime era recap with lineups and statistics.
Ban Fur of Piper Taft's and VPellison of Spaldings meet Doc Wells of the Y M C A on Tuesday to outline a plan for the Star winter basketball league. The aim is a Seattle cage league with Puget Sound district teams. A subsequent meeting will be scheduled after the plan is drafted.
Managers of 16 teams in The Star city baseball series meet at Spaldings on Wednesday night to choose an All Star lineup for the year. The chosen All Stars will face the South Park Todd game winner on Sunday.
Lincoln Park Meteors meet Greenwood Juniors in a Sunday doubleheader to decide the Junior baseball season title. The two games are a best two of three, with a possible third contest at Woodland Park next Sunday.
Henry L. Farrell compares Reds skipper Happy Moran and White Sox manager Kid Gleason as diametrically opposed leaders who both forged pennants through distinct methods. Moran used kid glove diplomacy to unify misfits into a winning club, while Gleason stirred effort with blunt, rallying leadership and firm oversight. Both shaped teams to the finish line.
In Kansas City on September 27, Willard, a horse trader, encounters a man bringing horses to swap. When asked about one horse's age, Jess assesses the animal by its teeth and declares it older than claimed, proving his sharp eye for horses. The owner concedes Jess is correct.
Mike Wrights faces Ballard in a Sunday matchup at Adams Field. The game pits two local squads in a early season clash. Fans expect a competitive contest as both sides seek an opening win.
A playful column touts the White Sox with humorous stockyard imagery and odd bragging on their unique aroma and advantage in a pennant race. It tosses in jokes about caps angled, players’ heights, and a comic notion of aniseed winds guiding double headers.
A rough day at the local park as Los Angeles defeats the locals 10 to 5 in a poor ball game. Brenton pitched well for Los Angeles while Seattle’s offense struggled, with errors and scattered hits contributing to the setback.
Frank Farmer of Tacoma meets Spud Murphy of San Francisco in Tacoma on October 6. Fred Dyer the English middleweight is in New York seeking matches after the war. Thirty five thousand saw Johnny Kilbane beat Frankie Byrne in Newark. Rumors swirl that Jack Dempsey will buy homes in Detroit and Long Branch, with Kilbane set for a rematch before October 10.
Rumor says in a California village near Hanford the White Sox win would trigger a double celebration. Joe Jenkins, the White Sox second string catcher, is expected to be elected sheriff on his return to his ranch after the series, tying his baseball triumph to wartime service. Citations for bravery are reportedly en route from the War Department.
A look at past World Series heroes reveals one star often rises in the big games while longevity is rare. From Mathewson in 1905 to Cobb in the present era, the article recalls pitchers and hitters who defined the series and notes stars seldom repeat.
Jimmy Wilde the English flyweight champion agrees to boxing America’s top bantamweight on December 3. Major Drexel Biddle of the International Sporting Club of New York announces the bout. Wilde offers to post $10,000 that he will weigh 103 pounds ringside if his opponent weighs no more than 116 pounds.
Pat Duncan starred in the first game against the Cubs with a triple and a home run. The score finished 6 to 5.
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