The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-09

Seattle fans are osnuineiy sorry
90 see Brooks take off the Giant
uniform. he has been piayiEs
splendid BAH lately and Is improv'
Ing Ia hls batting. Jackson. who Il
a strongas hitter than Brooks. prom
lscs 10 work Ia well at tho first sta
ton iust a. soon "a be finds him
self 1ith the Clanta' outfit. and u =
certain that Seastl. viii welcome
concannon. the side y heelef. whom
80 got Ia .xchang. for BROOKS. So.
attic needed another isft.handcsi
pitcher. and Victoria needed good
flrst bzneman. So aside from The
sentiment 81 seeing a good man g.
awar, Ii. Seattle team and the So
attic fans are galnoFs In the deal.
and 50 Is the Victoria team.
Adsices from Los Angeles state
that The moving pictures Of the
uolsaat Rivers fight show that Rgy.
era went 10 the mat with clean
Knockout. ieft and right punch 20
the stomach. and that be was on this
floor ~ seconds. The pictures FUR.
Their show that wolgast stumbled
over Rivers foot and fell. Rivers
knee striking him in the stomach.
The pictures % the fixht will be
rushed 10 Seattle. ami Manager Mo
Kenxia will xhow them at the Met.
ropolitan theatre during potlatch
week. Tho pictures may convince
Seattleifes that Welah's decision
vas ON the square. but they viii
hardly explain Why Il II that Vol.
xaHt consistently refuses TO 40 into
the ring with any other man 20 ref
cree. II these boys are rematcbrd
for Labor day. take II that tAe
public will not stand for Welsh.
n 10 . Bit Of hard luck snat Court.
ney. the Seattle runner. was dis.
qualified in the Nrmi-flnals OF the
100 meter dnsh at Stockholm. after
winning his FIRST heat. but maybe IL
IL a good thing for ia. az II makes
us realize that the American ath.
lstea are not going up against a
UtlUNH Nf uWHH tA ADf VtliNt HEfAF-
The American people are taking Il
for granted that the United States
athletes will just wipe mp the oartn
They should remember that our
boys are competing wlth tho best
and fastest men In the world. and
that every victory they get they
win earn. Edmunson. the s. A. {.
middle distance runner. got through
two heats OF the S00meter run sue
eessfully and will sake part In tho
finals. Tho Americans are IN the
lead aud all Indications lead TO the
belief that they will stay there and
come home with comfortable mar.
gin OF points. The rivalry between
the American snd English athletes
started four years ago. continues,
but for the life Of me | can't sec
where there is chance for rivalry.
as the lads from the islands can't
compare with the Americans In any
real tests OF strength or endurance.
Even N the Americans should not
end first by any chance, there are
those who would find solace In the
fact that they beat the British
again.
As sporting town. Tacoma Ia en-.
titled TO the laurels she Is earning.
The automobile meet was one that
should make her people and the pro.
moters proud. One OF the largest
crowds that ever gathered for n
similar meet on the Pacific coast
saw the races Saturday, and were
more than satisfied. Tacoma Ia gst-
ting the same kind OF favorable pub.
licity with regard TO the boxing
matches being promoted there. and
IL all counts. Seattle will have
some splendid sports during Pot.
latch week. but they are not of n
nature TO turn the eyes OF the ma.
ton this way. as the automobile
races did for Tacoma.
While the printers ink was stiIl
wet on the entry blank. Ralph Mul.
ford, winner OF last years Wander.
biit cup race, snatched a pen. filled
In the specifications of his Knox
car and signed his name 10 the Van.
derbilt cup entry last week. This
happened while milford was in MI.