The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 18, 1920, Page 12

‘Steel Blade Artists ~ to Compete for Star Ice Championship Cup Finalists Skim Over Ice at Hockey Mix Tonight; Victoria vs. Seattle Hockey Squad; Other Ice News BY LEO H: LASSEN ; Six speed skaters, the cream of Seattle stee! blade artists, Will race for The Star's ice racing championship trophy at Arena toni hockey mix ‘Clint Farr, J. T. Tow: t between the first and second periods of etween Victoria and Seattle. F. J. Rab and Elmer Satterberg will f: P. J. Donahue, Ike off for the start of finals. Each racer has won a preliminary heat. Standing of Prep | Basketball Teams Show Classy lense and Passing in lalloping Queen Anne out for Lincoln! it's the info handed to Rroad- By by the prep basketball fans Attended the festivities at Anne high school yesterday ere Lincoln's caxe squad wal fed Queen Anne 22 to 9» } Lincoln squad showed the defense of any team this sea- tm when they held the strong Bay five to three field goals in belr own gym which is the lowest fe that the Quays have been held } On their own floor for many sea- Saw pln ‘took the lead right off and had no trouble beating men. Jack Pickering, for- was the big scorer, finding | fim for five field goals. at center, played a fast floor And snagged three field shots and Savage played a tight RACING CHALLENGE YORK, Feb. 18.—Official ac- of the challenge of the Ulater Yacht club to race for | America's cup was announced fast night by the New York! club. The first of the races | to be held July 15, off Sandy Shamrock IV., owned by Sir Lipton, will be the challeng- @nd the cup is to be defended ei by the Resolute or the Vanitie. TIGERS GET “LEFTY” =| A Okrie, left-hander, will get | s with the Detroit Tigers this | He pitehed for River Rogue p MAY BOX ABROAD ‘Pinky Mitchell, Milwaukee's hand- . Mahtweight’ has been offered by Charles Cochrane, London for & series of bouts in RICHARDS PASSES HAT romo R. 8. Richards of Colo- Springs, Colo’, has opened a club in Pueblo. unique in that a hat is passed “revenue” and the books show in the club's favor. |, Rivalry is keen for the honors | Bach one of the winners has shown a }}ot of class and speed and have dem: onstrated that they are the class of the skaters In the Queen City. All of |the men have been practicing on the | Arena course for the past week and }are ready for the 11 laps grind. | Parr, Donahue and Satterberg have made the best time in the pre minaries, all three running close to 245 for eight laps, Tonight's event will be 11 times around. Tonight's winner will hold the ico skating championship of Seattle for the year, and will be recognized as the best skater in this section. The Star trophy will be presented from the press stand to the winner immediately following the race by Miss Julia Ripley, Second place winner will be do- nated a pair of skates by Spaldings. The officials for tonight follow Starter—Chester Hamilton. Clerk of course-—Mickey Ion. Judges—Alex C, Rose, Brougham, Bob Cronin. METS TACKLE VICTORIA Pilot Pete Muldoon will lead his hockey help against the Victoria septet at the Arena tonight. The Victorians handed the locals a nice [beating when they played in the Northern hamlet Friday night, ring- ing up a 6 to 1 win, The local ice squad came back In Vancouver Monday, however, and registered @ win over the Vancouver outfit, regaining thetr lead in the Coast race, Both teams will take the foe with their strongest lineups tonight. se attle will face off with Tobin and Riley on the wings, Foyston at cen: | ter, Rowe and Rickey on the defense [and Holmes in the nets. Victoria starts the game with Dunderdale at center, Oatman and W. Loughlin on the wings, Patrick at rover, ©. Loughlin and Johnson on the de- fense and Fowler in the nets. CHANCES FOR WORLD'S SERIES SLIM Chancés for a world’s puck series this year between thé astern and Western league winners are slimmer than @ new dime, according to the Present dope. Uniess the Eastern come to the Coast the series able to get under way until - Three of the four Eastern Playing on natural ice and Weather will make the almost impossible in East because of the lack of ice. The mipes. Royal claiming year's series wasn't series. that last & complete PLAN LADIES’ HOCKEY TEAM Seattle women will have a chance to show their hockey skill. A squad of lady puck chasers will hold their first turnout at the Arena Thursday under the direction of Manager Mul- | doon of the Seattle Mets. The ladies will play the Vancouver ladies’ squad here soon. VANCOUVER'S STRONG RESERVES the} THE SRATTLE ACCUSED OF HAVING 40 GALLONS OF WHIS! In > A Tax! cas Elks Pull Big Surprise and Wallop Vernon Has | Big Edge in Mound Stars No “Aces” on Tiger Crew; How Other Clubs Are Fixed Vernon's powerful pitching staff | will be on the job again this year, #o watch out for the Tigers! There aren't any aces on that squad. Byron Houck, Welser Dell, Art Fromme, Pete Schneider, Willie Mitchell and Finnernan form a mighty sweet looking hurling corps. The other clubs in the league laren’t so lucky, Los Angeles will jhave a good quartet in Brown, | Thomas, Crandall and Pertica, Over in Salt Lake Al Gould, Lav erena and Nick Cullop will bear the burden Seattle has Harry Gardner and A} Demaree, | Portland lost ite big ace in “Red” Oldham, and the rest of the pitchers are questionable San Francisco has Smith, Jordan, Stee! and Couch a» dependables. | In Oakland there are Holling and “Runa” Arlett as the big aces, Sacramento has Walter Malla, the talkative southpaw, for their big ace. | Bil Plorcy, their card last year, has! | gone to the’ majors Each club with the exception of Portian’ has at lease one ace, and) | some clubs are lucky and have “more than thelr share.” SEATTLE HAS GOOD WILL OF | | MAJOR TEAMS Secretary Brewster, of the Seattle | Slwashes, bas returned home from | |the East, where, with Manager | Wares, he pulled some baseball deals [that brought « flock of players to Seattle. “Seattle has the good will of the major league owners,” says Brew ster, “and Seattle ts fast being rec ognized in the Bast as @ real base ball town.” ‘Wares went directly South where he will call his men together for spring training soon. BENNY KAUFF IS CHARGED NEW YORK, Feb. 18—~Benny/ | Kauff, giant outfielder, was to be arraigned here today charged with | | grand larceny, in connection with | | the alleged theft of automobiles. Kaufft was arrested last night and) was in jail three hours before his/ bail was arranged. He said he was innocent. Police said they had been at work on the case several weeks, and firet arrested Frank Hone, Kauffs half brother, who was connected with the baseball player in an automobile ac- cessory establishment. SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN IN EMPIRE STATE LAKE PLACID, N, ¥, Feb. 18. Races for the international skating |championships, in which the best! amateurs of America and Canada Vancouver ts lucky to have the crew of strong reserves lined up that afternoon. ‘The titles to be fought are performing regulatly for the; for are in the 100-yards, the 220- Millionaires now, With Taylor and| yards, the 440-yards and the haif- Cook out of the regular lineup the| mile. Entries are so large in the| two Adama’ brothers, who have been | trials that the championships may Playing as spares, are now holding | not be decided until Friday. down regular jobs and are doing | i . mighty fine work |PLAYFIELD FIVES TO CHICAGO SWIMMER | CLOSE SEASON TODAY SMASHES RECORD! South Park and Ballard will mix |in the playfield league tonight. The MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb, 18—| Ballard five is leading with nine A new world’s record for the mile | straight wins The tilt is billed for swim was made in the Central A. A.| Ballard, U., last senior event at the Min-| The B. F. Day five will argue neapolis Athletic club, last night by| with the Collins crew In the title will compete, are to open here this s His shows Clement Brown, of the Chicago Ath- |letic club. The time was 23:23 2-6, The previous record, held by Nor- man Ross, was 23 STANFORD’S CREW - WILL NOT COMPETE Stanford's crew will not race on Lake Washington this spring, ao cording to word received here by Manager Meisnest. Financial draw- backs prevented the trip North. California will race the Washington eight here May 21, game in the intermediate section at |Gollins. The Day outfit won over the Collins team in the first round and are favored to win again. Hach team has won 7 and lost 2 games. ETROFF WINS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18.— Tyante Petroff defeated Nick Davis- court in the Dreamland rink wres- tling show here last night. Davis court won the first fall in 31 minutes with a hegd scissors, Petroft took the second fall in 14 minutes with a body scissors, and the third in eight minutes with a body lock, MOST BOWLERS In vernacular—this is going some. Down in Columbus, 0, resides one W. A. (Pop) Gill. Outside of being heaithy at the gray age of 77 years, he haa piled up a unique record in bowling. . What is more he ia a good roller. He can bowl a score of from 160 to 250 at any time. Regularly three times a week he visits the alleys. Pop rolled a total of 1,070 games for a grand average of 151 pins in 1919, He figures that he rolied the mineralite 602 miles last year. The year’s bowling cost Gill $118.20, He rolls a 14-pound bali—two pounds under regulation weight, and estimates he has lifted the ball 19, 260 times during the year, making the total weight he lifted 269,640 pounds. Figuring 14 minutes to the game, he spent 250 hours on the alleys. . : TO RETIRE AT POP’S AGE ARE READY fince he was 70 years old Pop Gill has rolled a total of 7,228 games with an average of 145 pins. He has | bowled for 35 years. Doctors tell him he should not roll more than five games in an after- noon, but he has proven that when he bowls 10 Or more gamen the scores of the last five are higher than the firnt, JOHN OLIN TO TAKE TO MAT GAME. AGAIN John Olin, the Fingish Goliath, in- tends to return the wrestling game, He holds reputation of having made Joe Stecher, present champion,. quit. He hi recently challenged Stecher, Caddock, Lewis and Zbyszko l eVvDIE BEESON HIGH JOMPED 6 Ft 7% iN STAR—WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 1920. Ice Racing Finals Billed for H IT WAS FOR MY RHEUNMATIS(L Your, HONOR * SOME JUMPS 3 PHAYLLUS, 0} Crofone Champron of the ancient Olymprads TAADE A RUNMING HOP-STER JUMP oF 56 Feet (We MoveRH RECORD 18.50 Frit. ) ae THE WHALE CAN JUMP HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL. (25 FET) In INDIA WERE ARE HINDUS WHO CAN JUMP OVER ELEPHA! ockey 13 WHISKEY RNEVPLATIS? @ Fad P. O'CONNOR BROAD-SUMPED 24 FT, I1¥4in, Bus record has stood jorig years) WS : Many Stars Developed in Winter Diamond Circuits 2 The Phittiea are one dig league team which will not meet any elub from the other league this «pring Dave Driscoll, Newark promoter, ba! wired Lew Edwarde his first offer 1 box im thie country, Edwarde cam scrose from Austrailia with Tom Andrews George Vernot, if-rear-ol4 ewimming wonder of Montreal, will compete tn the Olympte Games, The Denver Reckhy Mountain Shi club has purchased a 10-acve cite on c.menmtaln, vide en which to bulid © Jote Ray has deveted his time to bas- ketbail thie winter, Trak critics believe it j= an injurtous sport for the orsck to indeige tn. Pat Duncan, walloping left-han the Rede, ie hopeful ‘bet fledeed brid with Moran. For the sixth time in succession & Donahue heads the lst of English pro- fessional jockeys, Last season he won 129 races out of 632, finishing second tn 248 starts. hand Bil Rari ning camp party 6 Ciney Reda Mesdames F den will be in at Miami, Fis. Still Better Willard with Threaded Rub- ber Insulation you net only have a good battery but a brand 817 EAST PIKE ST. Branches: West Seattle—4630 Call- fornia Ave Baatlake—3222 Hastlake, Fremont Electric Co.— 742 Ewing St, Gunning & Nivison— Georgetown, ate We) Coast Cities Hold Big Base- ‘ ball Revival Where the eun shines warm in winter, the baseball bats are never sheathed. Around the southern border line of the United States, from Palm Beach, Fia., up the west coast to Santa Barbara, Cal, winter baseball | leagues hold forth in the sport lime- | Macht. They are prospering. The fans like it The game never grows old to them, ‘There is money in it for the play- ern, too. Under the present system of con- tracting ball players, they are on thelr “own time” when or baseball parks lock up their gates in the fall. Many of the big league managers advise their players to rest during the off season, They may it doesn't do them any good to play ball all the | year round, Then there is the chance for injury, They want ‘em to report all fresh and starchy at the spring training campa. Kut, just the same, the box scores | |NAVY HEAVYWEIGHT IS AFTER GO WITH MARTIN Andy Schmader of Louirville, Neb., is one of the latest to declare himself eager to meet Bob Martin, A. EB. F. [heavyweight champ. He boxed in | the navy and mowed down a flock of | gobs. | TRY-OUT FOR TRAINERS | So many applications for jobs as | trainers of Olympic teams have been |recetved that Frederick W. Rubien, secretary of the American Olymphic committee, has suggested that a pub- Ue tryout be held for them. All men selected will train at their respeative homes until they start for the other side. THAT? THE een ° show many famillar names .from the big time in the winter circuits, ‘This has been the banner year for players on the Pacific coast, In Santa Barbara three winter or- wanizations have been doing a big business. In San Francisco Charley Graham, Seal skipper in the Pacific Coast Teague, has conducted a flourishing loop, Graham predicts that at least 40 players from the California cireult | Wil be found in professional baseball this summer, Midwinter leagues in Sacramento and Osakiand will also graduate a good-sized class into professional baseball Leagues in Los Angeles and San Diego territory are made up of pro- |fensionals almost entirely, Babe Rfth managed a club during his #0- Journ in Southern California, Down in New Orleans the Dixie Winter league is having a successful |season. Fred Everhard, secretary of | the clroult, predicts that a score of his youngsters will get tryouts In or- ganized baseball this spring. In Florida a lot of big leaguers have been keeping in trim. Next month the Southland wit) be invaded by that vast army of play- era from organized baseball circuits of the’ North. ‘The spring training camp—a mag- fe word to the busher, who does not quite realize that “many are called and few chosen,” but to the veteran it in @ resort that has long since lost its thrill, tompting to o tion” for Sea |Uon Is to be organized along the lines lof the actors’ association. The first or- ganized session is billed for the Labor | Templo tonight at 7:20, Billy Shade wha Billy Weight wit tur. | nish the main event here a week from | Friday. | Morrie Lux is still waiting for another chance for a bout with Billy Wright | Lux deserves another chance to show his | wares in Seattle on his showing with Wright @ couple of woeke ago. Travie Davis va. Johnny McCarthy. That's @ card that the local pro- moters could stage that would un- doubtedly prove poputar to the Se attle fans, Both are of a similar ype, and it sure would be a mill, hy other gunning afi his title new held by Wright, Davis will ‘probably be given another chance with Wright soon, ppened to Bud Rid- champlon? Winsor Wonder what’ ley, Fred Winse must be sick or nomething, an we haven't had word of Ridley, who is In San Fran- cinco, for two whole weeks, Yes, poor Fred must be alok, Roy MoCormick, the Bnglish cham- | pion, who fought a draw with Tommy Gibbons recently at Portland, has re- turned to San Francisco, where he hopes to Ine up & mateh with Georges Car- pentier if the Frenchman comes to America, —————— Tonight WELL SEND MLE UP ZO GALLONS, Ive GoT RHCUMATISE. SoneTHiw’ Aw Put! —e— M "je rede .C.A. Cage Team Antlered Herd Step Out and Swamp Association Five; Two Games T onight + snp Biggest Surprise of Season; Meets Rainier Post Five Tonight and K. of C. Tackles Brewsters Digging their antlers into the Y. M. C. A. five, the Elks pulled one of the biggest surprises of The Star basketball league season when they slipped over a 42 to 22 win on the association squad at the Elks’| jclub last night. This is the} How Clubs Stand Elks’ second straight win. | in Star League ‘The Kiks piled up @ lead in the second half that swamped the “Y" LEAGUE NO. 1 under the biggest count that thy PO ary Won, Lost, We? sociation men have had scored on}] MS «peices : them this season, The Elks’ team || “i> Community went thru the first half of the #em || Spaidings . son without winning & game in five || jililers and Sailor starts, Last night's win over the| “Y." one of the strongest teams in| the city, speaks well of the new power of the antlered herd and it) behooves the rest of the teams to watoh thelr step when they tackle the tke. | ‘The first half was close, the Bike lending by a 14 to 12 count. But in} jthe second half the “Y" defense | thru with two straight wins, downing cracked and the Elks rolled up 28|the “Y" and the Soldiers’ and Sail- points in the second chapter to 10/ors’ club will face its big game of markers for the association squad. the, schedule Friday with the Schubert, forward, was the big| Spalding crew. The Elks took a bad scoring star of the game dropping |beating from the Spalding crew in nine field goals during the game. | earlier in the season, but the antlered Maris at guard, counted 10 points.|herd won't have to play seoond Moss played a nice game at the/ fiddle to any team in the lea other forward for the Elks, count-|The Spalding five finished second 4 ing three field goals. Jesse White,|their section during the first hy at center, made a big difference in of the season and can be counte™d |the Elks’ passing game and defense.| upon to give a good account of then |Burke and Maris played a tight de-| selves. fensive game, holding the “Y" for: wards to three field goals. CHANGES {N SCHEDULE Walter Wood, center, piayed bis| FOR THIS WEEK usual hard game for the losers, He| Several scheduled changes have chalked up 16 points out of 22, | been made for this week. The Ral- ‘The “Y" guards were off form.|nier Post-Soldiers' and Sailors’ tilt, The passing of the losers, which has | billed for Broadway Friday, has been been a big feature of the “Y" indefinitely postponed and the squad's play all season, was poor. Knights of Columbus-Phoenix Mu- ~ The Elke simply had it on the “¥"| tual mix has been changed from last night. | Broadway Friday to the Y. M. C. A. The lineup: | Saturday night. The Piper & Taft Fike. | game mix scheduled for the “Y” Sat- Lrewsters Counts Allen Wood | Reyne! | Btock The eum In the other games billed for this week, the University Community will mix with the Y. co hg association-gym Saturday night Phew | the thwick e | tlon will tackle the Co, B five at Elks Friday. THAT TACOMA CITY SERIES Further plans for the Tacoma-Se attle intercity basketball series will be laid in Tacoma Thursday and more announcement® of the games will be made after Thursday. It's almost a cinch that the games will go thru, the winner of the Seattle city title meeting the winner of # Tacoma city league. Burke | tone — Slack ; Kelly for Reynol . Booting: Field goale—fch: 9, White $, Marie 2, Burke ‘ood 6. Free throws—Wood 6, Has Johnny Griffiths, Akron wel- | terweight, suddenly developed a knockout punch in England? Johnny has knocked three Bu- Brewster Cigar company five in the ropean boxers sprawling on his second game. The Knights are play- ing their first game of the second Malt of the season. They are ex- pected to start with the same lineup that carried them into the semi- finals, Powers and Logan will be at forwards, Classico at center and Needles and ‘Mooney at guards. Brewsters will take the floor with Kelehner and H. Rich at forwards, Hosley at center and Bullock and C. Rich at guards. Les Turner will handle the whistle in both games. ELKS VS. SPALDINGS recent tour, the last being Francois Charles, the stable mate of Georges Carpentier. 4 ‘When the Akron Flash started his © professional career back in 1911 a large percentage of his decisions, — were by the K. 0. route. Then came. a@ steady flow of no-<decision and many ring critics had d Johnny had lost his punch. He won for himself the name of being the champion nodecision fighter of America. The record which he is making in European rings may cause some of FRIDAY The Elks five, which have come the boys at home in his division to be more careful when they climb be- tween the ropes with him. He