The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-20

NY AK 10 NOt hANlNG the
wv effect on sports that some
~ OF the long haired expected
II would As a matter OF fact.
glimpse around a biz will show
that with the exception OF college
sports. which. II Is now being all
mitted. were called of a bit too
abruptly. things are on the up',ard
path
Ii has been two seasons since
Northwestern league baseball has
drawn the crowds IN Seattle that
Il has the past two weeks. Tennis
Is being PLAYED more and more
each day on the public and private
courts OF the city. golf Is having
a grand old summer. now that war
weather is with us. and the crowd
that attended last Fridays boxing
bouts In the Arena show that the
boxing fans are ready to turn out
In force. even tho the weather be
a bit warm
ABOUT THE BIGGEST thing
I'm the athletic lire coming up now
golf tournament scheduled 10 get
under way In Portland next Mon
day.
The eyes OF golfers all up and
down the Coast are focused on this
tourney. which promises to be a
goof deal larger than IL has ever
been before.
II. Chandler Egan. former nation
al champion. who made tho plans
for the REMEMBERING OF the Waveriy
links. on which the championships
viii be played for. IL Just one "
number Of classy golfers who will
participate in the meet.
There will be state. sectional and
club champions galore In attend
nnce.
DAN MURRAY. the former spo-
kane catcher. now with tho Oakland
club in tire Coast league, came near
getting his head knocked off dur.
ing the course OF Sundays ball
game between Oakland and San
Francisco.
Murray endesvored to get the
goat Of Red Smith. the Seals
indian pitcher. and 80 angered the
Redskin that he grabbed a bat and
cracked II across Murray's head
Tho Indian was fairly frantic. The
first blow stunned MURRAY. and. &c
cording 10 those VINO saw the ar
fair. the Indian would have knocked
Dams brains out II he had not
missed the second blow aimed for
Murray's head
The players interfered inst IN tho
nick OF time to save the forme~ Spo
kane backstop's life. IL seems
perie Casey. the former y. W
league star PLAYER and unDire. was
officiating. and Smith barely missed
Casey when he swung on Murray.
BASEBALL PLAYERS in this
and every other minor league are
watching with interest the outcome
81 the threatened strike OF tho San
Francisco club. II will not mater
ialize until July I, however. az the
players were given their contracted
sfipends on the 18th OF the month.
II is for the period between now
and the first that the cut viii be
dished out. Several Coast league
players stuck by their asser-
tions that they will quit their clubs
II cut.
When Walter Mails heard his
teammates on the Portland team
had all taken a cut, he declares he
asked McCredie to let him 20. az
he had an offer OF good job ia ONE
Of the Seattle shipbuildinR plants
that he would take II his salary vas
sliced. He SAYS that he was told
he would not he given his release,
but that no one was holding him
in Portland
"CARUSO" DAN SALT is anxious
10 have Jack Dempsey. his new
heavyweight, show for the Seattle
fans. Dan believes bout between
Dempsey and Chef Mcintyre, right.
ful holder o. the Pacific Coast
heavyweight title. would prove a
good one from drawing stand
point
SOME WEATHER, AYE, LADS