The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 7, 1918, Page 8

€ THE BANcOUVET ON, 1S tt Nor? eT OUT oF LHS IS UMERE | SoIinGg a Rot Gat OuT!! WHILE THE NATION 18 TRYING “TO ECONO. —} MIZE ON FOOD THIS IS THE WAY YOU SCcurTmes He SP, You RATS!!! OMMERS HERE OR TUESDAY'S RING CONTEST [Wait and see, I'l! land on this bird for a k. 0. sure as born,” declared Al Sommers. ° middleweight, today upon ) arrival in Seattle for his four inter with the Pacific Mireasse champion tomor Might in the Crystal Poo! seems to believe that he hit hard enough to stow the away and does not seem to about the of Chet. Portlander appears to be in fettie for his melee with McIn- He declares that he is in better shape than when he Sontag here. Temember, I said before the I had a bad cold and was “Rot feeling well when I fought Son: | ‘tag; well, it was the truth and I r it when I met him later in Farmer, the Kapowsin tim Valet, is also with us. He has hhere several days preparing for contest with Steve Reynolds. believes that he will lick as he has in the past. now the fireman's string of knock- thas been broken. AM CRAWFORD WOULD PLAY WITH S. F. CLUB FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.—Sam would like to play with Francisco next year if he doesn't ‘Up with some major league club. told Jerry Downs, San Francisco Crawford is very wroth Manager Hugh Jennings, of De- for releasing him, and his first is said to be to sign with other cnajor league club and Jennings up” Pow , erate... rate . reported clever: | STAR—MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1918. 9 Nov Re RATHER MQUISITIVE i hee wet hay | aren'r You? | HAPPEN ibe pp | TO BE WRIING MY 1LOUR | ITs men 4 LeTTe PAGE 8 DOINGS OF THE DUFFS—Tom Had the Dope on Wilbur. Tima You WERE WRITING YouR FATHER R- GWE Him MY BEST REGARDS SQUIRREL FOOD—At That the Mail Man Will Have to Fight to Get It. a NED EGAN SIGNED TO MANAGE BREWER CLUB MILWAUKEE, Jan 7. — Ned Egan of St. Paul, who has been in baseball 20 years—four years as player—will manage the Brewers next year and ts under provisional [contract for 1919 and 1920, Al Tim |me announced today ‘SOLDIER BARTFIELD MATCHED WITH LEWIS COLUMBUS, 0. Soldier Rartfield has been n od to go 12 rounds with Ted Lewlé here Jan, 14 NEW YORK WRITER IS SERGEANT IN ARMY NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Another New York sports writer has joined the military forces of the country, tt was learned today. Walter Trum-| | bull, of the New York World staff, | jis now @ sergeant in the 115th fleld/ | artillery. |NEW MEMBER SIGNS UP | | WITH BROUGHAM FAMILY | Royal Brougham, sporting editor jot the P.-L, is handing out the amokes today as the result of a visit from Mr. Stork | Mother and daughter are doing well. BILLIARD TOURNEY IS ON HERE THIS EVENING Play gets under way tonight In the | billiard tournament at Brown & Hu len's. Bil Southern, Hellingham's star, tangles with Chapman, of San | Francisco, in the first encounter to | night, at § o'clock. |BILL RODGERS LANDS | AS SACRAMENTO BoSS| | SAN FRANCISCO, Jan Bil Rodgers will manage the Sacramen | to Coast league club next «pring, ac jcording to apparently well-authentt |cated reports today. | Jan | | inal Cal. soft sheil, oo | | Alfalfa Meal % Country 1 (Prices 65.000 66 20.50@33 Coroanut Meal Cait Meat—25 the or Ground Bart ich Food Haperfine Oat Mitley Shorts 75 | soy Bean Meal Roman Benutios Btayman Winesaps - Spitz Yakima Concord, 7m Cornichon Michigan Concorde bears box. 09 | Badger 4250460) 225 . bundle Per tb NU ee 36.00.47 37.00 72.00@73.00 24.00@ 20.00 Good block hoes Veal—Faney, 65 to 126-1b. . LAght bedeveees Kelling Prices to Ret Butter, Eggs and Cheese ——_———# ve Washington ereame: Native Washington creni Storage, California, eube Btorage, California, brick’. Heleet ranch |, cube. briek brick, case... Badger brick, single 2) if i ) hitter? | to colle |during t c | | show that the American leagt {|r {of whom garr [the leading h get home runs in t | Hennessy WELL - WHATS we wea? — en (Ww KEEP A HALTER ON “ME BED POST WW CASE YOU GET A NIGHT- MARE ~ 1 MAD A Goory DREAM LAST Horr Where Are the Home Run Hitters 112 LESS HOME RUNS IN NATIONAL IN 1917 THAN IN 1911. PET Be Seo td ee ee en Re ene, See javvy Cravath and Frank Schulte, who have set modern records for home runs, Cravath having made 24 in 1915 and Schulte 21 in 1911, What has become of the homerun |often advanced, but that alone cer nt wld not give the National ninence it has reac the last few years in this ¢ jote t league records for 19 hat but two batters were ab pre than 10 circuit ele e year, These r ta aya a to an Taking the figures from 1911 date, we find that but two Americ batemen been able to break the ten-home-run class Frank Baker did it twiee, in 1912 and 1913, collectin 10 the first and 12 the Wally Pipp rapped out 11 in 1916 During tional league making for a te break into this column, have homerun drivers being ( ath and Dave Robertson, red 12. Wa run hitter of rican, collected but nine. ‘The question of why it Js easier to National than league is one which tof diacussion, never will be set leage each Pipp. f the 14 Na the runs those same batamen 10 or more years crossed Amer ine he and yw National broken into ne short right-field fence at Phil one of the phia in reasons most! Luderus 16, Sher eQIPIKE" x baseball club. i Judge McCredie, veter of ® young player. It was who advised McG vung Morton, the San who, since signing his Portland contract, has received offers from anciveo and Low Angeles HEN season, BSS, has been trainer for the Spokane baseball appointed weout in California for the team last Portiand th » to sign Joue pitehe San Fi McCredie has asked Hennessy to look over the teams in the Oak land winter league, and Hennessy will also watch the semi-pro 1a Southern California. ee we Al Bartholemy, the young Tacoma catcher, who was traded to Den ver after the 1916 season for Catcher ahd who is now a member of the aviation corps, t en promoted twice since he joined the ranks Bartholemy reported at San Antonio, Tex., as a but after 48 promoted to a corp berth y he wan f the car rd, but major stripes for his ens, ‘ort to put a team in the f the Miners. manager will be nding team in the pennant race. No word has been received from Groat fa has been ‘sitting on the lid since last fall, but President Blewett will make weatern league, secured and efforts made te 7 )a determined fight for both Butte and Great Falls when the league meeting is heid in Seattle January 17, North: | is, where President Jensen | 1A GETING READY ‘To FIGHTA DUEL. ? wood Mages 15, Doyle 13, Wilson 12, Hoblitze! 11, Merkle 10. Total, seven | men, for 98 home runs. | 1912-—-Zimmerman 14, Schulte 12, MerWe 11, V 11, Houser 11, Lu derus 10 10. Total, seven men, for 7! rune. 1912-—Cravath 19, Luderus 18, Sal er 14, Magee 11, Wilson 10. Total, five men, for home runs. 1914—Cravath 1 18, 8. Ma gee 15, Luderus 1 Total, four nen, for 64 home runa. 1915—-Cravath Schulte 12. tal, five me 1916— Rob Cravath 11 home runs. | 1917—Cravath 12, Irotat two men, with | | 24, Willams 13 Williams 12 Total, three men, for 35 24 home runs. ‘BIG MEETING — IS POSTPONED CINCINNATI, Jan Because Ran Johnson, Charley Weeghman and other Chicagoans could not get railroad transportation that would land them here today, the annual | meeting of the baseball commission jhas been possnoned until tomorrow. busifless ix to come before This includes the jarry Herrmann as chairman A further discussion of how to dl vide the receipts of post-season games in which second division clubs may figure, will be held, while it’s more than likely that a deal or two will liven up the session BALTIMOR Robinson, jr f ® today of injuries ved in an auto accident Business Men Try Our 30c Lunch 11 A. M. to 2 P.M. Torrey &Sear Billiard Parlors 1430 3rd, under Ow! Drug Store [went on as per schedule, FINANCIALLY 1S F-A-N-A-N-C-I- SPELLED, A-LLY = AND THERE ARE TWO - R°S- IN EMBARRASSED 1 DUNNO I mus \ GOT A LETTER AN’ ste— aint vr 2 ZIMMERMAN SIGNS UP FOR COMING SEASON NEW YORK, Jan Heinie Zim merman has signed bis Giant con tract for 1918. In view of Zim's FAILS T0 PUT |howinz in the world’s series, jt is | hardly believed he raised much ‘of a | kick to get a raise in pay. CHICAGO. Jan. 7 Bobby Me Lean, American champion, today was the possessor of two new pro- fessional skating records as well as § to 1, and the Dry Dockers winning | jead of three eventa in bin series from Bigek Diamond, 6 to 3. | of races with Oscar Mathiesen, Nor- The Duthie team played a good) wegian champion, for the world’s gume. The epirit of thelr work in| title. proving @ revelation to followers of| McLean won the furlong dash in | 201.5 seconds and the two-mile arene event in $:443-6, both new marks, before a big crowd in the Arena) ALL READY FOR BIG lant night. He also took the mile in| CUBA CUE TOURNEY | 2%*2. Mathiesen was a favorite) in the betting, especially in the dis-| HAVANA, Jan Alfred De Oro,| tance races, but the only event in World's champion three-cushion bill:| which he made showing was in fardint, and Charley Otis, challenger | the 220 for his crown, are ready for their| The 440, half-mile and three-mile match here, January 10. events will be skated tonight. Me-} It im the first world’s champion-' Lean has to win but one to obtain ship match to be played in Cuba. the title. | Once again a woccer game was scheduled and not played. It's get-| ting to be a regular habit with the| teams The Ames team was at fault Sun-| day, failing to show up for its gume with Carbonado. | The doubleheader at Liberty park with the Duthies trimming Skinner & Eddy laying for nome unsuspecting 1 |iner of the baseball deep. If can pick off a few more hi LOWLY CLUBS WILL GET A SERIES CUT) NEW YORK, Jan. 7-—Ban Jere son and Garry Herrmann, having agreed that Gov. Tener was right when he asked that clubs other than world’s series participants be allow- ed to share in the spotls, made cer- tain that second, third and perhaps fourth place ball players will be granted the right tomorrow to get in. The National commission will hold supreme court tomorrow in Cincinnat’ and all the things that have been talked over wil be brought out for a walk tn the park. Chas. Wi and the remains of his bankroll will be at Cincinnati, athletes, John McGraw's reputation — as a purchaser of pennants will be in deadly danger. Ear Hamilton, 8t. 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