The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-04
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TT HAS NOW BEEN three days
since July /. when the Coast
= league players drew their sal
airy checks, said salary checks be.
ing for lesser amount. in most
instances. than they were on June
IL. Still we do not hear OF any
players walking out OF the ball
parks on a strike. II seems that
the San Francisco. Vernon and
salt Lake ball tosSers. who were
going 10 refuse 20 take n cut. have
done so without much bowling. for
the same linehps are still doing
business at the same old stands.
Judge w. w McCredie. president
II the Portland club. declares that
&c believes the league will stick Il
cut. even tho the clubs drop a bar
rel OF money.
1T LOOKS LIKE Ken Williams.
former Spokane slugger, now doing
the home run stunts for the Port
land club. may join Walter Mails
ere long In building ships.
Ken is sore perturhed at the
Portland owners because they will
not reimburse him for a $40 fine
re was nicked for the last time the
team played IN Los Angeles. Ken
did lot OF arguing with the jumps
and was finally chased out OF the
fracas. and had $40 slashed Off his
salary check by the indicator man.
Williams went TO the Mercedes
and tried to get them TO kick thru
with the required change. but 10
TO avail Now Ken IL pouting. and
says unless they give him back his
$40 he isn't going to play any more.
FROM PORTLAND. the boxing
game has spread to practically ev-
cry nook and Granny OF Oregon.
We recall some three years ago
when there wasn't a city or town
in the state that would permit box.
ing within its limits. Then the
boxing ordinance was passed in
Portland after a stormy session
and hot fight between the indie
pendent promoters and the Oregon
officials OF the p. y. a.
Once boxing was given the sane.
ton OF the city officials in Port.
lind, IL was not long before boxing
touts under the same conditions as
those staged In Portland were be-
ing put on in Salem. the state cap
ital. then Bend. Ashland. Oregon
City and other cities and towns
fell into line until Oregon Is nov
pretty we'll dotted with small cities
end towns that permit four. six
and l0-round melees.
The game even spread across the
Columbia river into Vancouver.
Wash. where l0-round bouts are
now permitted in the barracks.
BOXING FANS hereabouts will
yiew with considerable interest the
bout between Harry Anderson and
Eddie Campi. slated for this after.
II on in Everett
In Harry Anderson. the North.
west Is putting it's cleyerest boxer
against the skin aud ring general
ship Of the veteran Coast feather.
weight champion. II he fails to
II axe an impressive showing
against the Californian in Everett
this afternoon. II Is cinch that we
have no boys in this neck Of the
tail and uncut who can exchange
Jabs with Campi at the fast pace
he sets.
Eddie Is freak In a way. and
VII look like a wizard in four
rounds against the best the country
en- produce. In longer bouts.
however, he has not always been
50 successful Eddie Pinkman has
. bunch that he can trim Campi In
10 rounds. II Anderson makes a
favorable showing against Campi
today. II would be a good move on
the part OF some local promoter to
J. atch the boys for a 10-round bout
tome Saturday in Victoria.