The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 2, 1919, Page 12

ee ee ae ik, i tbe Wey \ \\ \ , _ Big Series of _ Year toOpen _ on Local Lot Play Siwashes in First ‘Tilt Today; Scott and Gardner Hurl BY LEO H. LASSEN Califf Graham will trot out his Francisco Seals on the local for the first time this season against the Siwashes in what Promises to be the start of the warmest series of the season “The Chamber of Commerce have charge of the celebrat- today, and their one desire is to show San Francisco that is quite a village in this corner of the world, and the same village has a real team. : first time Seattle met San co the locals dropped six out seven starts to the Seais. The t that time was a joke—Seattlo | mitted it, and San Francisco in't forget it. And now, with a stronger lineup, Clymer and his fighting bunch Of Siwashes are going out there this) | Week to battle to the last trench. ‘Frisco Should Win | On the dope San Francisco should | up the series without much jle, as they have a stronger club | Seattle, but in fighting qualities | doubt if any club in the league} S anything on the Siwashes. th from six wins out of seven | ‘ r GOSH! I NEVER. HAVE ANY Luck! Its CARL JOHNSON | university of Mrehigan | with the Oaks, the Seattle $s stilt cocky, and Bill Clymer, | who blew into town last night from 2 ja, says his men have no in-} of stopping now | Valley” Jim Scott, one of | strongest pitching bets in the) will be on the hill for the Scott is a former member of | famous Chicago White Sox, and Ing this season for the first} in two years. He was a captain | the Yankee military service. Gardner to Hurl Gardner, the big Sacramen- , Secured for Walter Mails the Solons, may start on the} | for the locals if he is ready p pitch today. Gardner was not with team when they made the trip p the Coast, but was expected to rhing. ready to pitch, he will be on the é for Clymer’s troops. Gardner ‘no cripple in the hufling line, ‘with Scott pitching for the op- . local fans are in for a real game, or the dope is foolish to- siete Optic. Scar- | hands off. | Oaks Run Wild in One Frame and Win SAN’ FRANCISCO, July 2.-—Six runs registered by the Oaks in the sixth inning proved fatal to the Solons here yesterday, and the Oaks won the first game of the series, $ to 3. Vance blew higher than a kite in the sixth frame, The score: Is Dempsey’ s Big Bagbear Cut Over Right Eye May Handicap Challenger in July 4 Battle BY FRED TURBYVILLE N. E. A. Fight Bureau TOLEDO, O., July 2.—It is only a RH EB Sacramento ...+2.00-. 3 12 : Oakland ...... ween 8 . The batteries: Vance, Piercy and Cook; Kremer and Mitze, ‘s San yesterday, as they were traveling. | scar today, but all hands in the train-| The Seals will meet the Rainiers on | the latter's grounds; the Angels will | swap base hits with the Beavers at Portland, ing camps have been warned to keep Speaking of the right eye of Jack Dempsey and the long white scar that takes the course of his eyebrow. GIBSON GOES 0 REGINA Young Gibson, the youthful hurl- “er signed up by the locals during their last home stay, has been ship- ped to Regina, in a Class B league, up in Canada. Gibson shows a lot of promise, but he isn’t quite ripe for Coast league ball yet. Rose HURT IN OAKLAND O14 Man Hosp, former Vernon In- fielder, signed by Seattle to play Becond base, is out of the game with @ bum back. He injured in the first game he a with the eala in Oakiand, last week. He will be ready to play soon, however. “Big Timber,” vigorous novel of the Northwest, by Bertrand W. Sin- clair, begins in Thursday's Star. (crow vars) tj A LONG JUMP Was made on a palr of our skils by J Moen of the Imperial ndy who registered a icap Of 116 feet at the annua! Mt. Rainier Ski Tournament held last Sunday. Moen won third trophy. i=4 G Me 3a °o 8 o prize It is noticeable to any one who can | get near enough. The eyebrow has |been mostly shaved off and the scar | shows white and prominently against Jack's sunburned skin The cut was made by the Jamaica Kid, using a twisting, skin-tearing yOoU_ GO TO THE REX THEATRE TODAY AND SEE THE BIG Jess Willard 7-REEL WESTERN THRILLER “The Challenge ” of Chance : i’S RED HOT Httle, but he had to tind. ‘The cut JUST FINISHED most optimistic of the Dempsey staff. | TURE THAT SERV- They know that a bad eye is a handi ED TO GET JESS HARD AS A ROCK— FAST AS A TWO. YEAR-OLD. out of the ring for a couple of weeks. It is all healed up now, but the is not as strong as it was, It can be easily opened with another of these | | twisting blows, cross-wise or travel-| ing upward Jack's Bugbear It is a bugbear in the Dempsey! caznp. Jess Willard knows all about it and no doubt he'll be plugging| |away at that very spot in the early rounds July 4th. If he succeeds in opening up the} old wound Dempsey will bleed. The blood will run into his eye and blind him. That is a terrible handicap for| a ghter to encounter right at the of a championship bout. | ise old Jimmy De¥orrest, Demp- |sey's trainer, kept Jack out of the ring many days after the wound had healed, He realized the danger of the cut and believed it best to sacrifice some days of ring work. | Jack was impatient to work. He is like a fighting bulldog. When he scents action he wants somo of it, and he gloomed over the fact that the ‘owds were taking in the Willard| workouts every afternoon DeForrest Rules DeForrest knows out to say the spot is a of the champion, and if the champion ever connects solidly {t may mean an ether challenger brushed aside. Prices, GDC LOGE SEATS 50¢ Yesterday's Vernon winner: Oakland, UNTIL FRIDAY, 4TH OF JULY NIGHT PACIFIC COAS' B. Athletic Park BASEBALL SEATTLE VS. SAN FRANCTSCO TODAY, 3 PF. M. Sunday Game at 2:30 P. M, ‘Take Fourth Ave. Car, | A GREAT ATHLETE . | Members of the Los Angeles and) Francisco clubs didn't get al chance to either vote or play ball| OH FOR SOMETHIN’ \\ || Major League Scoreboard AMERICAN LEAGUE Lomt. Pet. eer Detroit st Louis Roaton | Washington Philadelphia . |_ WASHINGTON, July 2.— |New York .. | Washington. . | Batteries: “Russell per, Whitehonse and ( ° Manna’ arity. | PrmaDELPMIA, July 2 | Rosten . Philadelphie . Cala 3, Revell, McAvoy Siedold, Kinney and LEVELLAND, Chicago eveland u“ Batteries: Wilwiiama, Danforth, Shel lenback and Schalk, Jenkins; Jasper and O'Neill. July 2 " 15 ’ or Detra St. Louis 5 Batteries: Danes and Alnsmith oron and Severeid LOUIS, July 2 RH, Soth NATIONAL LEAGUE Lost New York ... Cincinnatt Pittsburg Chicago . | Rrookiyn St. Louis . | Boston Philade! NEW Brookiyn .... |New York .. | Battortan: and McCarty, YORK, July 2 RosToON Philadelphia Boston Ratteries: Murra Demaree and Wilson PITTSRURG, 3 n ‘ | ee | Dosk s and er and § Meadows, Ame hmidt, CHICAGO, Cineinnatt Chicago 3 Ratteries: Riler and Wingo. Martin and Killefer July 1 nm ® . Oe a jee Carter, Jess Willard | ‘Still Leads | With Bettors |Champ Rules 10 to 8 Favor- ite; Toledo Is Flooded With Fans BY H. C, HAMILTON | (United Press Correspondent.) TOLEDO, Ohio, July 2.—Jess Wit-| | lard today planned to wind up train. | ing for his July 4 bout with Jack | Dempsey. Six rounds were on his program of sparring, with a layoff | tomorrow that probably means he will take a long ride into the country | in his automobile, | | Dempsey has finished his work. He| will shadow-box today and probably | do a little bag punching. Tomorrow! | he will rest all day Bettin the | struggle remains p: Odds Ww ard are being quoted at 10 to &, with little money having been placed so fa Many freak bet offered. Several bet | ting men here offer to let the fan | write his own ticket if he believes | he can pick the round for a knock out. One to five is being asked for l@. wager that Willard fails to respond for the bell in the sixth, Toledo Flooded Toledo Is beginning to tighten up ;for the struggle with the army of guests she will have July 4. Hotelg ure overflowing now, with healthy prices being charged in hotels and rooming A ant building on a downtown street cosner | has been loaded with army cots and an eating: house opened next door to | take care of the overflow. ‘Tents have made their appearance | in, the outskirts,near the arena. Vig | on outcome of the y station are ‘ | houses. huge | | {tors in some instances brought the | in automobiles. Jack Kearns is d to have placed $16,000 of his own and Dempsey’s | |money that Jack will win by a knockout. These wagers have beer placed in various sections of the thru commissior ™m countr ers $10,000 Bet Made us beeome to place a b fact that 1 placed all the act in all po Voledo, due to| fans have want to, | in the ul boxing they popularity those who to th chal. ger, Iiven | Willard will be returned victor are |80 partial to Dempsey because of his |ood nature that they aro reluctant |to bet against him. Ono bet of $10,-| |000 at even money was said to have | been made. ‘This is the largest single | and ; of the believe | | | wager reported here. Willard sparred yesterday, step- ping lively thru six rounds. He an- nounced he would go thru about the same program today, but would taper joff in other work, He is tired of } training, and would like to stop | Dempsey's training has reached |such & point that many experts have jexpressed that he may go |stale. Jimmy De Forrest and Jack Kearns have scoffed at this, and de- clared it impossible, but it is a fact that Dempsey was on edge two weeks ago, and has worked hard every, day Serer an ay wae Sige \ L WANT YOU TO GOTO A, Cian BAKE WIth ME FELIX: 1 we CN \ = \\ NeW ITS COMIN’ OFF NEXT SUMMER! VLE Ler KNOW “TH 4s) Sr \ ey \ «\ a NAS _tountdtht POOL I LL: ‘McKee Is Coast FIGHT RETURNS WILL BE | League Veteran ti iacacaaate! aT | Referee Fight returns will be given at the local Arena by the World War Vet erans Friday, according to Roy Welch, who is putting on the show. Topping the card is Young Hector, | leading weight of this section jand K. O, King, recently of the 11th | division of the A. E King was some battler in Franc cording to | his friends in the forces and he was a popular ring man, winning et of his starts by the sleep route Hector is not running around with crutches either. He has won his Jlast few fights by the knockout method himself. Packing a good wal lop in his right hand and boxing well, | Hector is a favorite to win until the visitor shows his true class Hector should outweigh the newcomer con siderably. In the semi-windup Toughey Wing | will argue with Bobby Revel, Coast | navy lightweight king. Wing | Portlander and holds decisions over |some of the best men of his weight along the Coast. He holds a deci sion over Jimmy Dundee and a draw | with Young Brown, the Los Angeles | battler: Revel | from the has just been discharged navy | tle fans, but his record looks good He holds draws with Frankie Far ren and Tommy Richards, | * Red* McHee |the best lightweights around | Franctsco. This is “Red” McKee, one of San Francisco's mainstays be- hind the bat. “Red” has been with the Seals for a number of seasons, and is still holding down | his job. At the present time | Baldwin is chief of staff of the Ridley, former Coast bantamweight champion, will step four rounds with Sammy Gordon, the clever Hebrew miller from the Rose City. The last time they met Ridley won the ver dict. Sammy is clever with his mitts and should make Ridley step again | Ridley, however, can take care of Seals’ catching department, but | himself in the ring, and local fans McKee is always on the job, | 4re stringing with him to bring home | auem tate tts 5 | the verdict. Tendy, 00: Som tate (Sri, |" Jimmy Storey, who is one of the They fet you in or an entirely new smoker to be staged at noon at the|now, w He is new to Seat- | GIVEN AT ARENA SMOKER Hector and K. O; King Billed for Main Event of Soldier Show; McCarthy Will t fistic prospects in this section ill meet Jimmy Randeau, @ |"gob" from Bremerton. Storey is g 'pretty boxer who can hit. He h taken well with the fans here andy throws a mean pair of leathered fists. What Randeau can do remains to be seen In the other bout on the card Ely €aston meets Kid Murray in the featherw division, Ely won the verdict the last tine they met. The bouts will be over by 2 p. m.. giving the fans plenty of time to get to the ball game, according to Pro moter Welch Jer who has been g into the referee game here, will get his chance as the third man in the ring Friday ‘The first bout gets under way at 12 sharp. McCarthy itching to break \Vernon Wins First Game From Utahns | LOS ANGELES, July —Scoriny four runs in the fifth inning, th Vernon Tigers cinched the first game; of the series with the Salt Lake Bees |here yesterday. The final count’ was 4 to 0 Houck pitched a strong , and was never in real danger, two of San | Markle and Byler; / rmer. | In the third bout on the bill, Buddy | $3 Ts zi ast “73 Por 447 Sacramento 7 Seattle .. OTT] WR WELTCO If you want a cigarette that does for your smoking exactly what a big, juicy beefstea}s does for your hunger, you want Chesterfield. Because Chesterfields satisfy. 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