The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 31, 1919, Page 15

THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1919. By ‘Condo | D DOINGS OF TI THE DUFFS—It’s Just a Foree of Habit With Olivia, OR, 16 TS Ween? ROLD The Wire wsT A MINUTE PLEAGE, WENDE! \F \ WAS PROUD LIKE SOME FELLAS on A JOB I'D KICK ABOUT DELIVERIN’ BUNDLES — > BUT NOT ME — WORK 1S ALL” TH SAME WITH ME LIKE Tes THINK | OLY PAID SEVENTY- NUIE CENTS FOR “WIS LiL TICKER AH! ITS Gor THAT BIG EXPENSIVE TOWER HUA WHATS ‘AT GAY = TWREE CLOCK 2 16 ‘AT ALL? ~ AN’ | GOT TLL FOUR-THIRTY ‘To FOUR BELLS BY MY WAR AW" WA = HAW > “\MEPIECE ~~ me a ORIANS IN | “CRUCIAL TILT Seattle Metropolitans left for y ‘Thursday night, where they) jw make another stand against the RM@therners in defense of thelr leadership. A win for Victoria | ‘Will put them in first place. | Tocal squad is in poor shape ®o, but Frank Foyston may) to start the game at wing, will strengthen the Seattle considerably. McDonald will in Cully Wilson's place at the extremity, as Wilson is stil! sick list because of a fractured em mee oy a Victorians hold a jinx over i ringing up three victories the Mets out of four starts, but ‘Mets are going out to break the tonight. } 5 : . Benjamin to Mix FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.—-Ben- and Joe Benjamin are for their four-round tilt here Benjamin is in the best of age for his co with the champion, Leonard is an overwhelming fa to cop the decision. Isn’t Much of mreeer Compared talk about Babe Ruth and home runs as being an un- record for a pitcher,” mused Bancroft, veteran business fer of the Cincinnati Reds. And they all say that Ruth ts Grdest hitting pitcher of them | He is, as pitchers go today,| ie wouldn't be so much of a/ th compared to many flingers of) bygone times. “Thirty years ago of pitchers who hit so dously that they were fn the game as much as pow usually in right field when pitching. These fellows could fast as hard and often as Ruth, | Were much faster on their feet. | “As to the home runs, I remem- that Ad Gumbert, Anson's pitch- , made eight home runs in 1889, didn’t get Into half as many) as Ruth. A few of the old- | pitchers who could slay that jack Luby, Ad Gumbert, John} Tener, Bob Caruthers, Jack its, Charlie Ferguson, Kid Glea-| Toney Mullane, Al Orth, Dave Foutz and Jimmy Callahan. All of| could hit so savagely that) were in demand for other po-| than pitching, and ail would) been used as pinch hitters if) @ rules of those days had ailowed| h hitters to go in. There were iy of hitless pitchers, too—few | fhe modern hurlers can hit any} |e than Tim Keefe and Jim Gal- there were _| manager of the team and that Wal- "y Pay Chee fs “Cashed Appreciated | “TORREY & SEARS | BILLIARD PARLOR 3rd, Se ad ara | ved Rig} Lise Drinks. M. 2919. ¢ Foard "rabies | Salt Lake, |port of every one in baseball—club | ter Hapgood will remain as business ATTEND MEET SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31 Baseball is coming back on the Coast with a bang if popularity of | Coast league berths is an indication If statisticians could nine club schedule, the opportunity Not only are Portland and Seattle | coming in, but Tacoma wants in and| will have a representative here at| the meeting of baseball moguls to-| morrow night. } Willis will be here to urge Tacoma’s claims. He will declare that by substituting ‘Tacoma for much railroad @are can doctor up a they would have be saved, Opinion is general tho that Salt! Lake's desires will rul coma must wait. President Brewster, of the new Seattle baseball club, has left for San Francisco, where he will attend the meeting of the Coast league mo- guls Saturday, The cities to make up the cirouit, drawing of the sched- ule and voting on the league pres dent, are some of the important things coming up in Saturday's ses sion at the Golden Gate. The Northwestern delegates are supporting Bob Blewett, former president of the defunct Pacific| Coast International league, for the| president | PLAN MEMORIAL | FOR ED GRANT} The proposal made by Captain | Harry MeCormick to erect a monu- | ment to the memory of Captain Eddie Grant, former National league | player, who died fighting in France, has met with the favor of baseball | men, and a comgnittee of three is | now being formed for the purpose of arranging for a material tribute | to the valor of that splendid soldier who embarked upon the Great Ad | venture that day last fall in the| Argonne Forest. The committee will consist of President John A. Heydler | of the National league, Billy Murray | and Jobn McGraw. ‘These men will take the matter in| hand and will decide what, in their) |opinion, is the best site for the | monument, the most desirable form | in which it may be cast, and the method to be pursued in the raising of funds for it. It is certain that they will have the wholehearted sap- | owners, players and fans, Captain ‘ant represented in every way clean-hearted, courageous | American manhood. He was a credit | to his profession, and baseball waa the better for having possessed him. He died like the man that he waa, and over his grave, as over that of that famous British explorer whose body rests in the ice floes of the Antarctic, might be inscribed: “Here Hes a very gallant gentleman.” Boston Braves Are Sold to Movie Man BOSTON, Jan. 31—Tho Boston | Braves were sold today to George Washington Grant, well-known mov- ing picture man, of London and Paris. The club was sold for cash, the amount not being announced Grant is president and treasurer of the club. It also was announced that George Stallings will remain manager and secretary. They will constitute the board of directors, A PROMIBITION PROBLEM If the country goes dry, what will they call the Milwaukee team for a nickname? Brewers won't do. Some fanatic might have them arrested if | they masquerade under that name. |etart at forwards, with DELIVER THIS GUIT= LL Washington F ine to Play Oregon Tonight; Other Basketball Talk The University of Washington baaketball » action tonight against basket tomers in the firat of a twogame five will swing in the Oregon weries to be played bere The local five dropped two games jto Pullman last but have a chance to get ok 3 tith they cop be as Oregon men grabbed off one game in thelr tilts with the Washington farmers, The Washington five’s lineup ts | uncertain, as Sohne is still on the wick lint, because, altho he has been drilling with the team for the past week, he haa not recovered his full strength from his recent {linens Sielk, the big center, may not tart the game, as his play against the Pullman sexrenation was not up to standard. umieson, a newcomer may start at the center ponition Talbot and Smith will undoubtedly Jamieson at ok and Cairns guards ven squad will stage a | pret ¥y game with the Everett high school aggregation The leadership in the local high school race is to te decided this afternoon when the undefeated Broadway and Queen Anne fives tangle on the Broadway floor. Broadway disposed of Lincoln as a title contender two weeks ago, and ‘DEMPSEY IS FAVORED TO MEET CHAMP + BY H. C, HAMILTON United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Jack Dempsey doubtless will be the op- ponent of Jess Willard when the | world’s heavyweight champion de- fends his title July 4. Announcement was made here to- day by Jack Kerans, manager of Dempsey, not ‘only that would be tickled stiff to s calling for his appearance against the giant who beat Jack Johnson, but he also would be satisfied with a mere pittance for his efforts “rhis talk.” said Kearns, “of Dempsey holding up Tex Rickard or anyone else for a huge sum of money to fight the champion is sure bunk. How could we make stich demands center and The fre oar con Fei Vegetables and Fruit - ———— Reeta—Tacal, per © Piraseela Sprouts—Per th. 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Queen Anne's lineup is uncertain, but the Quaya will probably start | with Attleson and Ripley at forwards, | Douglas at center and Bryan and Armstrong at guards, The second team squads are ached- luled to stage a preliminary game, starting at 3:30 The Y. M. C. A. cage quintet h hit its true stride, registering an ea win over the Ballard playfield five at the association gymnasium last night, running up a count of 39 to 23 on the North Enders. Thorsen, Ballard center, was the big star of the game, ringing up eight baskets during the melee. Lon Brown, “Y" forward, totaled six | field goals and five foul shots for his team. Powers played a nice floor game for the winners. ‘The two clubs ‘are to |MORAN SIGNS CONTRACT) | TO MANAGE OHIO CLUB} ATI, Jan, 31.—Pat Moran, gor of the Philadelphia Nationals, Six signed a contract to | pilot the Cineinnat! club Jing National league | se ni pales |when it is @ certainty that If we |don’t get this chance we would have a hard time getting another. Demp-| |wey will fight Willard. The only thing that is worrying Jack ts that Rickard is not burrying along fast enough with the contract.” This declaration of Dempsey's stand followed publication’ of an an nouncement that Rickard favored Dempsey as Willard's opponent, and that arrangements would be made with that match in view oe |The Largest Audicnes in the | Northwest Reads Star Want Ads ® tsar cil P Heavy, live ..+ | Reigian Hares—tive . | Turkeys—-Live, 3 tbe. and over Drensed, tops . Pork—Cood block hoy Veal—Fancy Reef —Country, per 1 Selling Prices to Nets Ps Batter, Kage and Cheese —$—$——— Batter— Local ctty creamery, | Cheese— | Limburger ... Washington Young Americ Wasbington cream brick , Oregon Y. A stage another mix on the’ in the com- | REAL PAINLESS DENTISTS In order to introduce our new (whalebone) plate, which In the lightest strongest plate known, covers very little of the roof of the mouth; you can bite corn off the cob; guaran. teed 15 yearn. 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The “Y"| will line up with Powers and Brown at forwards, Rennie at center, and Murphy and Clemensen at guards. The gobs will take the floor, with | Chase and Hall at forwards, O'Neti | at center, and McConnell and Hoh. mann at guards, |HARPER AND JONES LINED UP FOR ELKS Harold Jones and Bob Harper have been signed up for the head.) line bout at Elks’ club smoker to be staged next Friday night. This is the third time these gladiators have been contracted to fight only to have the fray called off on the | other two occasions, But the match is, clinched this time, according to Matchmaker Druximan It will be Harper's big chance in |the fight game because Jones is lone of the premier lightweights along the coast | ore ! 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