The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 4, 1925, Page 5

4 SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1925 THE SEAZTLE STAR PAGE § .Earlington to Stage Siate Open and Amateur JOHNNY JONES KEY TO PORTLAND CLUB'S CHANCES FOR PENNANT L | Home Plate | Portland Club Ts Shot Alaa, Hartnett and Statz Are All Stars of Highest Gaited om Are || Meet Aug. 3] to Sept. 5 Counted Strongly Upon by Cubs’ Manager ’ [Behind the Without Good Shortstop : Three of Bill Killefer’ s Best Bets Local Club Gets Big | BY LEO Se LASSEN Jones Is Holdout; Teen Also Needs Jim Poole’s Big Bat and Fielding at First Base; Team Has Ques- |Earlington Named Host af F Fourth Annual Washing- tionable Catchers, Good Punch and Many sia! ton State Open and Amateur Golf Tourney; Both BY LEO H. LASSEN | Champions to Defend Titles : | = (Sporth liter of The Star) | : z ~ail e AN JOSE, € al, March 4.—A good ball club} BY ALEX C. ROSE ye golfers of the Simon pure and professional ranks, clip this out and paste it in your hats! | “The fourth annual Washington state open and amateur |golf championship tournament will be held at the I Earling- wigpapmanmcegy ' Golf club during the week of August 31 to September 5, inclusive In securing this 1925 pian the Earlington Golf club sprang the biggest surprise of the Season as at no time were they ever given a chance to get this award which is rated Bec ond only to the Pacific Northwest meet in this section of the country. It is a big boost for the Black River club without a high-class shortstop falls short of being a great ball team, and regardless of the caliber of the rest of the team a nine can't get very far in the long grind of a Coast league 3 season without an experienced man in the aN JOSE, Cal., April 4. shortstop berth. ~) When Seattle and Por ae that a just where the Portland club . will have trouble. ! 3 land ‘made heir big player Johnny Jones, one of the best men at that position that “4 swap last year, the most im-|the Coast league has ever had when he pastimed for Port- ce portant transaction of its|land two years ago, is a real holdout. The Portland club kind in the league during the | has given up hopes of having him in the fold, and if he does ve league season, it fairly | Teport he will have to go into training for 30 days without a made the fans of both teams} 28: the same fine set down for Walter Leverenz, the vet end aigDesy Aes et credit is due Fred Jack- ~ teran pitcher, who reported late, and Jim Poole, the slugging son, chairman of the greens committee, who : gasp. ,first-sacker, who hasn't been heard from yet has been quietly, quietly, working on the And in spite of the fact) If Jones doesn’t come to terms the Portland club still has that he gave two good play-| Rabbit Benton for the position, but Benton doesn’t approach ers for one, Tom Turner,| Jones’ class as an infielder, 8 4 the Portland president, the) Lack of a good shortstop ruined Seattle's pennant chances youngest executive in base-|in 1920 and 1921. Oakland, with the best pitching in the! deal for quite > ti This young man ROBE having obtained the guarantee that the club’s directors would “see it thru,” held a session with Bob John- | Stone, president of the Pacific Northwest Professional Golf- ers sociation, and the outcome was that this morning the 4 ball, and embarking upon his! minors last r, finished in fourth place because of a weak- announcement was made that Earlington will be the scene | first venture of such a na- ness at this all-important position jof the 1925 open and ama- ture, thinks that if anybody And so it goes. With Jones and Poole in the lineup Port- teur championship tourna- got the better of that deal| land has one of the strongest clubs in the league. Without ects Har per to Portland did. them—just so-so. nd: q twee , ep Brazill ost “s™' | How the Catchers Shape Up . | Barc set . } this meet Rowland played in the South ern league last year and hit mr S11 for Shreveport. Woodring Boze HARPER, Seattle welter- to my way |sitior played In the Blue Ridge league, who is slated to meet P. mi c th f Grays Harbor Ted th his Willia vs! eran of here Jim Poole got his start : 3 , beta een Spiess ee VOR \sinehuthal sta toate neat dla, ,the coming pennant chase. It): Krache, in the in that) Six oF seven years’ service in The nes ® 4 eat mao big the Western league, is the first. | their stuff unde: © befor will mark Alexander's 14th * main event of thm ave next| string man. Crosby is no kid, t biggest stars on the raster of season in big time company, |,,,, : fone a ball} being over 30 years of age. | th as ““\the Chicago Cr during which span he has), 5 fer wa c jog night 50 home| They say that he has been the | that « or the! Grover Alexand never had a losing campaign. |and field mae ft ye . 5 best catcher in the Western the » I z tek He t 1 » of | shoot over 18 of the finest fai Calif “Daly ix a good receiver; noth: Teague for several years ( experience eo Hartnett, catch ATC: AB. raveg: OH ways and putting greens that can ie Ing flashy about him, but He . Jed hitter andlers ¥ © proved , Arnold Statz, outfielder the best catchers i : the| pia Pacitis ane aye i mighty consistent, It took Daly | figures to bat around .270 t ‘ BS, Manager Killefer i league, ¥ Statz is a first- : t's to t/ Barlin eceadl = to swing the deal and as I had ot _ Tecelvers are | Gus Bandberg of Lom Ange “tl ing strongly on this tr n class outfielder. ber of ring three catchers lined up I tossed ellows, Art Woc whee ae Ba - a few cha crnenta: lineal him into the bargain. ‘ Ror cing 35/F n California, COAST OFFERS "sie i een such boys st two da YORK, April y | will wore nd Jimmy wrorid walterweight epee fare 6 ced day HARPER Dutty, Lefty Comm er, Jimmy Sacco, + ho couldn't pay aay vince ee| The Infield Stuation . QUINT ET NH T as he couldn't play any place TITH the infield at full atrength, yt ne sot} Worn <ecematttd pre CHICAGO, for us. ‘Wade Killefor may thin : ; meaning Jc jfine f finals of m sat-) te b ‘cols at first base, the Port: | es at shortstop the better of the deal, b back aaa Hartnett and Statz ISKIETT Tres, wre a s*-to.gwap and | At With Poole and Jones out, the | tie tater of the|Will be the attraction, and it will! Joe Simonich and other crack bate before the seasdn is over you'll nnd | four “wit rank next to San! outlook {n't so good. Benton atball tor _ undoubtedly bring out « large and {tier y South. that 1 am right.” cisco’ famous quartet. And} would fill In at shortstop and Chicago eer Rata een r js taking his work for the — sco has the best in the| Babe Thomas, a classy fielder, | *!minatic 4 at with c te eee p with the highest de Turner to Do Scouting : but dublous with the willow t ; t trot " 6 nnsesy Heights club, 'Van-| gree of iitersst. ids a dé= aia wien nao tam the Harry Riconda, a very tm- | will start at first base. Thomas sig se % “BOX DU NDEE: pO Corrigan oti the. NOmors | cision. over nit) particu. club for several yearn! pressive looking thirdsacker, | Is just a kid and hasn't had the T wae ceteated to is) 3 oe 1 ‘ rly desirous of wiping that dé tall, keen-eyed and lithely built, | experience necessary to fit in | oY Wheeler, Mir the mor YORK, April 4.--Johony sont AND TO before departing. Harper has seems like a find. Thore is no such an infield Exresaive and spectacula me\t former world featherweigh as ° lost six decisions in his life, and has doubt about his fielding skill if At ty atrengt . D ra) Seen thus ron the. gs aalurr an and Edouard fasca 1 y r r wood ace, | won ee of them back in return he can hit. He may be the 1 have @ good double m-| £ severe aiis apmtip rf ¢ ny a match with } Gre e 1 his state | bouts Loff man for the Beavers. ation at second base, a terrif oh hi Pangea te patie a erp ta ead tag Adie t mplo Walke i t to to be running smoothly there,} © t McCann, who was u at ff 1 egular) \, ws 4 s ae i \ A e c les, to|t 00: Hips scat nsidered the best secondicat at third ba e 1 ron) ns up A good judge of baseball tal paki the re ‘ ‘ a-|the card to sup; ain clash, ent, a man with excellent con Z 3 In the , ummament |. mee amateur | 2 Nobe: Gervantan ihn ged Mae nections in the East thru which Sluggers in Outfield Fort 8 A sh w AiR lane a N k d yn Wednes-|can. meets Kid Johnson, game pe he has swung many important ORTLAND will have the hardest Aga the / not 3 t i : ebras' a an er from Olympixn in the deals, Turner thinks that he can P igutfield in the -leexue | bother anybedy nivel efeated W 1 I 1 . Billy Quilter, local do the Beavers more good by |— > L ROnWee OAS: , aiapeue eon’! Stanford Will y boxes Joe Molato, U. making a personal ee of ae iiteft field in this league for two| Other scores: Southeastern high of “f The elit on mat second bon kerosene towns of the East an t Sendeage detroit Montezuma, Ga B: l T d t Thursday morning ddlewelght, thru the larger minors than he | CP*" patie g inh euate } The ie heli thi ah tne re att elo ay tinue thruout the res meets Jimmy Mos 7 wae could by occupying a swivel f i tien, wt ai Cewie 1 Grobe ta. Ka 42, Untontown, Pa., |suggest front. afitlknien thi TANFORD UNIVERSITY, PALO & at the rate of t nthe opener. The special event chair in the Portland office. ™ x wink eft. Ht repre town t t ALTO, Ca April 4.—The Uni The f not been announced yet, ambitious, Lewis is still a fine fly-chaser | r in cent : © just t and nothing ty of N ka track and fie nd vantes, Quilter i osby were sing Port pes ¥ bouts on with a powerful arm, but the GODFREY, TOO speed in his legs is gone. a big sD f " n t h 1 r that 4 TA Robwer, at his best, is only a (can't hit right-handed pitching \GELE ke Jot the championsh u § that tickets are mediocre fielder. Bi © fastont : : jthe first flight. 3 iil] soing fast, ana nf the season's High will never win any laur- | fiolde a : 1 for the rost of the field crowds is expected to be om els as a fly-hound. chance of brea ing |according to their s¢ situation in ‘mitted PUTTING MATCHES 2 the ARE SLATED Putting competitions wit ve nae Mrs. Weber Leader Gett’can, in Winter Eclectié hairman Mrs. J. G. Weber i the field ff . will tournament, file panera Plenty of Experienced Pitchers : § Pat M ny nined from the I amiters ner claims he has ose men and that count for a prtiand has the be: a winning, hustling club. who has been appointed ye tourname’ of pitchers in the league , 1 Ortman, a young hey have no less than 12 pitch. | w © farmed out for more ex ecle Seeking Shortstop Me DDT ‘ 2 four-month run at [abortatop on the Portland « Seatac hurlers. “Lewis will carry a day and Saturday, respectively. the result® of that victory, Jack t Turner Lewis have held Max Rachac, Charley Eckert, ment for, Hie ey: perk, of s ie Anyway, it looks like a big affair will now partake of waffles many confer Jess Winters, Rube Yarrison, | Senter, a tall depends avon 1 GAN, HOOPLE, MV 'MAN, BY DOVE ST. CLNIR, MN FRIENDS this 1925 state open and amateur|every morning before he starts off Rie of the St. Louls ¢ Jack Keefe, Ted Pillette and some Is ene has mae 2S 3 championship meet at jon his daily golf practice, the rea sad Bit Mekechaie of the Ditnmc| Walter Keverenz are the hold: | low they look after the season NOU WAVE CAUSED A GREAT \N A FEW DANS, T WILL |ausu t M1 to September n being that Mrs. Weber's witie ates, who have been in California, overs and they are all pretty COMMOTION IN “THis House CURIOSHY OF ALL, BY a card of 80-10-70 netted her am h their t ague clubs nod 4 and Poole report and the| i ote c : ie : waffle-iron, donated by Dike FILE Gal cen ive ig |. Bob Sod < founie Burns up). Portland OVER A MNGTERIOUS ARTICLE| 71 ayia KNOWN THE TRUE IDEN THY |. Gansetbatl-atarctn han pen ee: ; hitting club, with “THAT You KEEP CLOSELY GUARDED) sip . IN NOUR STUDY uu SPECULATION for \S BRISK AS~T0 11S INDENTITY fe]. no control, comes elk RE Sor aie aiaetin ten} GOME GAN IT 19 A RARE DEWEL,~ | hpi CLAIM TT SOMETHING STORICAL VALUE,~ AND ‘ank Patten, club captainy all seems to have] with a card of 79-4-75, took second id re ed golf balls. named Wil ng anders from the Athleti reputations. young collegian liams, but Lewis decided he (come with goo 1 . wouldn't do snd turned him Young Hollingsworth, a right. /an excell regia back after three days’ trial. ithe Baie trs epercn ape | Stow (IECSIC.': Fes Laem C Then the pair tried to get “Specs” Torporcer from the St. Louis ciub, but they were OLAThc ow «me Tpajuries in EARLINGTON t dae EVEN HEARD ONE @: th pr es Parts sand PERSON SURMIGE, THAT vue CrewCamp | STARTS Kgl DocdnenY Wey uiL PAIGE “Both Jones and Poole have been ABS: competitive golf season ¥ You To THe WEIGHTS o wat ate he tans et] OF EL USKLES) vm cents cones at | 1 for refusing to report fc | Harlington Gbi? “cfu ait ‘ehturday posed as bantamweight chamy OF “WE VALUABLE OBSECT! = T WILL PUBLICLY Stow 1, So THAT THERE WILL NoT BETHE SLIGHTEST DOUBT AMONG Nou AS “To \T BEING GENUINE, AND WELL WORTH THE SUM cae ASK FOR IT!» GY EGAD ~~ Go " Ihonors a | been A milk chocolate | coating cuddled ann around a soft nut- filled caramel—and inside that a tender ae y hare urtaly got|(QAELAND. Sal. Apel 4—CABt. ternoon, april 11, and Club) Capt matila eat te: The result is that vary = sit rmmen yea. | Bill Ehlers has a very attractive pro them would be in tip-top | Of inJure aoe inh fall : tor: the’ BI ; hen the on started and | teraay Le cect bd brite ia ; Small wonder “IT front of t | Oakland, He ia| players to get in on | os Cpe ‘ baht bag nig Ne I) now nursing a lacerated knee | An 18-hole medal play competi is on every tongue. : J report. Thousands of other | mm, other injured Husky is Alltion will find the boys shooting for players go thru the training grind Ulbrickson, star stroke. Ulbrickson| various prizes en route, Included ng and Jones and Poole). ained his loft wrist earlier In the | jn the Mat on this double trip over no better than the rest of them.| vee, and has been forced to watch |the Fartington links, prizes will b ded to the player who gets his the crew practices from the coaching | nevond shot closest to the third hole, jaun Icians state, that) the closest ball from tee to the every Il players are paid high salaries in the Coast league for a few hours’ work a day and we will get along without them if they think they can get av a montt utely necessary condition | | | It is poauible, both men will be in condition to com-| fourth hole, and the longest drive ithout the grind Of] nore in the classic with the Univer-| from the sixth tee | which 18 ab#o-|aity of California next Saturday. What else Bill has in store for | them to get in| ‘phe Huskies have been rowing twolthe Warlingtonlans he has not din-| | nix-mile stretches daily on the Oak-| ¢josed yet, but what he wants is to land -¢ y see the gang out there in full force RS 4 * | Califo are optimistic over the | and ata © 1925 seaxon off with a @ Rain in California — |cnances of the Golden Beara to win |peng oak Nala Halts Ball Games Horight’ ha developed & ve prom: | ooking crew and ¥ SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.—Wet | '8in8 hington | DUFVY-SHADE OFF iw expected to be given a hard race SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 4 ement of the| 4 exhibition game between the ; The Jimmy Dutfy-Dave Shade fight, | 2 re ti! n Francisco Seals and St. Louis| The name of Buster eaton’s | peas for San Francisco April} = ©1025 BY MEA seRVice, Inc. Avni a Srom @ Cardinals while the Chicago Cubs.|new comedy is “‘Beven ¢ iis was called off Mriday,owing to| NG OUNDS INTERESTING «\F “TRUE —™s hey aa Va ‘at the handiest. aney Oakland game at Oakland was post founds like a busy day in| {ijness of Shade, now in th t, the | = D He candy counter woned for the same reason right field Mission Atklotic club announced. ‘ } ‘