The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 3, 1924, Page 12

PAGE 12 THE SEATTLE STAR “Vinegar” Bill Essick, the ‘Pacific Coast BY LEO H, LASSEN League Sphinx | admitted tha around with megaphones telling what they think the sphinx of the Coast leaguc fellow I ck is, it yuld be a tough lif j at baseball 1 n order to get their handles into the newspaper The daily search for new baseball angles, the The best source D A SLOFIE , | dally pres They don't. A lot of players actually shy at news- uncovering of ‘ns of freak incidents, plays, and scribes had for a long tin y WW rc ec paper n Altho it means money in their pock- the gossip that make up the daily fodder for the who was |} rf apni tories of the ni gas * nannaeten’ vahiion\in tale fans, isn’t the easy job that it sometimes may year. A long associa , | ts even e of the managers refu t ; f news, and a good fund W of Bill Essick, manager of the Vernon Tigers, is ed” Killefer, Del Howard, Charley Graham, liams invaluable to the newspaper me reams of sti aptly kn “Vinegar Bill” to the knights of Bill Lane—those are some of the fellows in the Williams was always willing to “f baseball, | e pu hed the type league who know baseball news and they don’t nd it’s only in these far g | that t al | ! Essick, one of the best managers in the minors try to force a lot of propaganda on the seribes. If stories of the diamond are uncovered think for a min- hasn’t been known to say more than 10 words to they were all like these fellows the job would be After all, the game itself is qui forgotten; | owners, mana unybody about baseball at one time. Not that a snap. it’s the laugh, the tragedy or the sensat that | he can’t think of anything to say, but because he’s But if — were all the silent babies that thi is remembered and Fighters) 1s Offered to Utahans ; Coast League Franchise for Inland Empire City; Washington Water Power Co. Will Donate Park ND now Spokane is making a bid for the Salt Lake Coast league fr: f Er ipyre Cc itizens, headed by , has wired an offer of a free park and bonus of $10,000 to Bill KY e, owner of the ss, to finish the nine Dee ks of the Coast league schedule booked for $ Salt Lake, in Spokane esi The Washington Water Power Co., which con- trols Natatorium park in Spokane has offered the grounds A thousand dollars towards the $10,000 bonus has been free use CCORDING to all 4 counts Vic Foley raised by subscriptior ‘Bhy too anxious to meet Bud Spokane is the third Coast city to seek the Utah franchise, Ridley when the Vancouver! Vancouver, B. C., and Long Beach, Cal. also bidding for it. featherweight was offered a It's very doubtful if it ‘will be moved, however, at least match with the Little Demp- not this year sey. It ts sald that the majority of the ; The Ridley agreed to make 122 ° @ t r 1 = men | pounds, six hours before the 1 Balt Tad a that Lane ts simpt fight, or to m ake albeit PACIFIC COAST ELRAGLUE Lane, “ : n Side, but when Foley’s mana- ; trol the ger, Jack Allen, refused to . ” ame medal! that | Yer WAIVERS ON MENOSKEY Ridley was to get, then the REPORTED WITHDRAWN dark gentleman in the wood-)-"/ oo". ene twas. reportes pile began to show himself. ‘ at |Gutflelder Mencakey, Pit Keck Foley and Ridley w 4 Pitcher Courtne But Las mifty fight for an open air show here put in a claim and the Seat Sacra eet 429 | an Oakland a4 en | and Foley should be able to hold his} RESULTS sate hive “edt the marhet - Own with Ridley. | Qakiand 3, Seattle | ‘Tigers were try Im the meantime Ridley will take) ‘*°°* ** Porte tfielder to the| | On Joe Gorman again on June 14 at GAMES THIS WEEK American associa n exchange for v mh at Seattle. pitching strength. the ball yard and if they fight as well an | Ae they have in their other matches | . BOWMAN AND ROHWER here there won't be any kicks NOT HITTING | coming. AMERICAN LEAGUE < + Bowman and Ray Rohwer _ Gibbons Has Little Chance With Dempsey. Tommy Gibbons stayed 15 rounds With Jack Dempsey by fighting a |‘ purely defensive fight, hanging on ) thruout and at times actually run ning away. |. This same Gittons, taking the of. fensive, couldn't stop Georges Carp. entier, who was hardly as good ax When Dempsey stopped him in four rounds. Gibbons, a ring man of long ex perience, might be able to stave off & knockout at Dempees again by a def . | fight. but he has little chance ¢ ans has been g the pat week really bed at wn't anywhere Once th the range th “Bowman was h ¥ on the road BORHLER HAS PLENTY OF STUFY When George Boe NATIONAL LEAGUE winning the title. esa Because he has such a ‘ chance of winning it looks like a bad 3 > ig A smart man at rematch, altho it won't be surprising - a ya that Boehler showed if it goes thru. " ‘ of stuff Luis Firpo and Harrry Wilis, both ‘ ‘ apoed Rig and both sockers, would be the | Phiadelphia bd logical cards for Dempse i At the best, couldn't do m than he did at Shelby a ) more of a wrestling match thing else. _ Frisco Fights Are Stopped The four-round promoters in San| Francisco finally took one on the on Tigers are making 6 of the season Second 0 inthe inaue present series, V 1 game from Seattle two Whoever the promoters wanted to © call amateurs were allowed to fight and whoever they call als were professionals. Politics finally entered the scene @nd it ended when Bert Colima and Frankie Denny were prevented from fighting there. | If conducted along the lines of tie Vernon and Hollywoo shows the Frisco promoters would have no| difficulty in getting by d profess MARTHA MDEAR, “a You Have REASON To FEEL THE GLOW OF PRIDE! ~I HAVE HAD A MOST SIIGULAR HoNoR THRUST UPON ME, ~~"TomoRROW I WILL MAKE A SPEECH AT “HE HME w “TOMORROW 4 WY Good FRIEND, You WILL HAVE | Sekine FULL CHARGE oF FULL CHARGE Oo} | Res CA VEN J j Pines NEVER om | Jo ME LAUNCHING A RAFT oH’ | UNVEILING A TLL STAY WIDE STACK OF TH BREAKWATER WINDOW SCREENS] | AN BE MY OWN UP WoTHE ATTIC, \__ PiLot!- Whitman Wins et Cougars UNVEILIIG OF A AND ORATE 1ST g MC dateatad W ie aR hast STATUE WHE THEM ol tT | lege here yesterda: baseball, 4 to 1, The Cougars Whitman t and Idaho Thursday. If the @ither of these games, the 1 sity of Washington wit! be the con ference champions. If Washington| | tate wins both, the title will belong to them. BASEBALL VERNON vs. SEATTLE GAME CALLED AT 2:30 BE acn-0169 For TICKHTS BY LEO H, LASSEN Frank A. Smith Heads Committee Trying to Land One of Vernon’s New Employes _ Swinging a powerful war club and playing a smart game in the outfield, Jim Blakesley, | former W estern leaguer, is proving a good addition to the Vernon Tigers. Bi at si se | OUR BOARDING HOUSE BY =e Schedule RENAULT LOOMS of the H the Byra | was at out season © | I, Your tay Past week es env) Boys: Set) 2% 25... wh ively defe at Michig A has been $50,000 to meet Jack Renault, Canadian | |{gnd had n chedule will be in RED AND Juterzerezams POWERFUL | Defeats Navy; Some Talk of Penn Entering Olym- pic Trials The Navy had previc et the mbia and Syracuse dop mp the favorite as the dark horse i Game Chatter 1 gy \tie and } whanged a single thru the The nest time he filed to right But two out Arlett did some tall hitting durt Twice during the p nd Seattle took five of the eight games |with Oakland It looked like Willy Lane made no for Star rats St Welter Champ BID FOR GiBpons na, esc ct, mrtrt| Bg ily Wins oth! Cart Williams batted Taes- | Hams cot opener with ‘About Fights Free Park and $10,000 Pennsylvania Is Dark Horse of Hudson VERNON LUCKY THOMAS “FIND” ; not :|Arlett Wins eight Sens tune Seane = Contest With of the v =o _ Long Homer right at working with Head (ec | Philadelphia may be a Bu the field and a & the bases, 4 outfielder o ck that baset ¢ Hudson r e, wit Wi» Oakland had three runs. The Tribe got ie back in the third, one in the fourth and took the oring | ad with two in the seventh, t's sock spoiled the use southpawed a good © Oaks. R. H. PO. A. EB. ge ae er ° : t of the way of a slow tua It was a well executed | goa Over Tendler y take the hill today, ay end Steuland ack | PPHILDABLPHIA, June $.—Micks mon. Steu ey Walker, | world’s — welter- Géorgetow Sunset Hill|]| heavywelght — cl ee aay coders Venterday, but he may} weight champlon, won a clean-cut : petit " LT match to featu - |decision over “Lefty” Lew Tender, | Improvement club at Adams. benefit here G..N. WINS Philadelphia, in 10 rounds here last F Three Broth Leo Flynn, Renault's manager, Altho greatly disappointed at the |Pght ors I Columbia. han accepted terms, it was an-|/failure of the Mercer All Stars to|. Walker placed his title at stake Junior Advance club vs. South | | nounced show up Saturday at Hiawatha play. |r the bout. i LAice'at Mokoat field, the Great Northern Railway|. Most of Tendiers fighting was ake s [were content In thoroly trouncing the [28¢ on the defense. Walker aid Mercer Cubs vs. Arden Cubs at fast Weat Seattle Orioles § to 0. Olsen |th® larger share of the leading. South Park Vernon Is Easy pltched his usual steady game and ——— Western Union vs. Ballard Bul dogs at Adam: was given a . A ° {wa tight ppo: 1 Victor in Final Long's work i. left "ed teatubed ton Pad Egtvet Is PORTLAND, June Vernon | the winners, 1925 Track Boss - 8 ve. South Lake at Mercer. | casiiy defeated Portland in (he last R. H Perey Egtvet, University of Wash- The last named team in each game! game of the series here yesterday | West Seattle Orioles 0 6 Sing weight star, was yesterday elect listed is the home team and they |by a score of 15 to 7 eat Northern Ry...... 8 14 [ed captain of the 1925 track team. limust obtain the permit .for the|. The score: ht. H. ,| Ruday and Smith; Olsen and! Egtvot is a Seattle boy, a graduate f grounds immediately, Vernon : 15 20 © ¢| Whims, of Broadway high school. The South Lake team plays a| Portland 7 13 8 = doubleheader and the Seattle B Penner, Shellenbach and Murphy; | club nine is idle. Schroeder, Villette and Daly | Star Tennis Entry Blank I wish to enter the events marked with X in The Star Woodland park tennis tournament. | |] Men's singles . . sreedveoee Men louble secee dd | (Name partner) | Women’s singles sesatecceseeees Women's doubles . vowel (Name Partner) Mixed doubles (Name partner) Junior boys’ sing Name Address Telephone Hntriey wil bo accepted at The Star, Spalding's or Pipor & Taft's, Hntries Cove June 9, COO a THE MAKERS OF ARROW COLLARS THAT NEW RATEX 4 COLLAR. A LOW BANDED DEEP POINTED COLLAR. THAT IS FULL OF COMFORT—~