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10 THE MOiaiXO OnECOXIAN,. ntlDAY. DECEjihish. 13. 1911. r i EVll QUITS BALL MEETING III HUFF designation From Arbitration ; Board Breeds Talk of 1 "Outlaw" Move. FARR ELL'S ACT AROUSES i j GEO UP Or LINCOLN HIGH STARS WHO PLAY FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOMORROW. RfprrntatWe of Pacific Coast LmU Anfrrrd by Declaration of National Secretary to Aid In Demand. NEW TORK. Pee. 14 F-rause J. H. Farrell. secretary of the National A oclatloa of Profnaslc nal Bas-b.ill Clubs refusal to Join htm In prwatiDK to the National Commlulon the demands of th thrM big minor leasrae. J. Cal Ew ing, of San Francisco, representing tha Pacific Coast Leaaue.- resigned from tha board of arbitration of the asso ciation today. Tb rupture, occasioned considerable nrprts aroona baseball men here who wondered tf Swing's action presaged tha withdrawal of the Coast League from the National Association. It appears that Just before Ban John, on left for the West yesterday, he and Chairman Herrmann, of the ?tlonI Commission, met to consider Informally the new elasslncation and rating of the new International Leaaue. the Pacific Coast League and American Assocl atlon. It ts aald Secretary Farrell excused himself from appearlnc before the com. mission on the irround that he could not leave the work of the board. John on and Hermann therefore could not take up the matter and they postponed It until next week, when the commie slon will meet la Cincinnati. Kwln waa much disappointed over this ac tion and tendered his reels-nation to the Arbitration Board. BAY CITT JIKARS WAR TALK Sentiment In San tVancisco la That rwln Will Ie Backed to Limit." PAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14. Special.) Tha unexpected action of tbe major league maa-nates In at this time refus ing to take up the question of AA classification for the International and Pacific Coast Leagues and tha Amer ican Association, coupled with the res ignation of J. Cal Swing today from membership on the National board of arbitration, haa set the country agog with talk over the possibility of the Pacific Coast League turning "out law" or Independent In case the right at thla organisation are not protected. Cal Ewlnr. who la In New York, baa not hinted at any such drastic measure, even though he felt himself obliged to resign, and directors of the Coast League were Interviewed on the aubject tonight and deprecated the suggestion that It would become necessary to break away from organised basabalL . At the same time there seems to be an Inclination without a complete un derstanding of condttlona In New Tork on the part of the directors here to back Eln up to the limit, and It Is quite within the posalbllltlea that. ahoulJ be recommend uraallo action, ha would have plenty of support from tha other club fwnera. . This, at least, was the thought ex pressed by Frank M Ih. president of the San Francisco Club. Ish. although he chose hi words cirefully. let It be understood that If It should become necessary tha Coast league would be fully able to look after Ita own In te rests. For the most part, the Coaster who are at home scout the Idea that such a Rep will be at all necessary and prac tically all of them say that condition .must be eevere. Indeed. If there Is to be any such action taken. 1 J. H. Farrell. secretary of tha Na tional Association. I severely cen sured for hi failure to stand back of Ewtng. or. at least, to appear before the National Commission, particularly rfnee Ewlng haa spent many weeka In the East to bring about the new state of affairs. On the part of some directors It la thought that Farrell may have been "pulled" down" by some of the higher tip In baseball, the theory being that the National and American league may not have desired to grant the higher classification, but at the same time did not wish to appear aa against the move. In fact, while all of the California di rector declare they are not acquainted with the Ins and outa of the case, they Intimate that It I a case of certain baseball politician In tha East pulling against Ewlng. with, doubtless, all of the minor leaguea with the exception of three named, working In unison. Allan T. Baum. president of the Coast League give the. best account of con ditions aa thoy exist, and at tha same time declare that ha does not think there Is the slightest chance for tha Coast Leagua to quit organised base ball. "At the San Antonio meeting." aald President Baum. "Ewlng. representing our league, Stein for the Eastern Inter national League, and Chlvlnaton for the American Association, made the fight. The National Association In structed Its National Board of Arbitra tion to act as the committee from tbe minor leagues to present tha petition for higher classification. "From what I have read. It looks aa If at tha last moment Farrell, who Is chairman of the National board of ar bitration, turned Ewlng down and left him to make the fight alone, together with the other two league representa tives. I Judge that Ewtng decided ha might aa well make the fight for high er classification on his own hook and therefore withdrew from the National board. I know that ha doe not want to turn outlaw, except the provocation Is great, and I do not believe that provocation exists. 1 believe that the three big mtnor leaguea will go before the commission on their own account and that they will win out. although, the delay 1 naturally disappointing." Frank M. Ish. president of the San Francisco club, said: "The Coast League will back Ewlng up on any proposition within reason. At this time. I do not believe that .there It a chance for the Coast League to tpra outlaw. I am fully In touch with the situation, but I assume that Cal haa rrohably resigned, as a protest against existing condttlona. I know that after' the San Antonio meetings Ewlng. Chl vington and Stein were to meet with tke National Commission. The matter was postponed so frequently that It Is likely Ewlng thought certain Influences were working against him. Also, he probably thought he was not baek-d up. Those fellows In the Esst are hard to dp business with, as they are all led by ore man. I "I never heard Ewlng Intimate that he believed In turning to Independent baseball, although under certain condi tion that might be necessary. Cer tainly. If they don't like our stylo w v. , V."'-:r.:r- :7--.l ,'14 M ' ' ' ran run our business and I think wa are In a position to do It successfully." Ed Walters, Oakland club, doe not look for any serious difficulty "I hardly think that the provocation la sufficient." he aald. "to Justify even the thought of turning to outlaw base bsJL From what I know of our league, we prefer to stay In organised ball. I don't know much about this contro versy, but the matter would have to be severe for me to rota to cut loos from the association. Reading be tween Ine lines. It looks to me aa If the big moguls bad pulled Farrell down. I have considered the advisa bility of higher classification very problematical all along. In my es timation, it would have been far bet ter to change the rules and not the class of the league. Of course. I am with the Coast League, but until we know more of this breach. I am not In a position to talk." IXS ANGELES XOT WORRIED Talk of Coast Leafu Going. Outlaw Makes Berry Laugh. LOS ANOELES. Dec. 14. (Special.) "That makea me laugh.1 said Henry Berry tonight, when asked whether there 1 a likelihood of tha Coast League going Into tbe outlaw ranks as a result of Cal Ewlng'a resignation as a member of the National board of ar bitration. "Of course I do not know why Ewtng resigned, but I will say that hla resig nation will not hare anything to do with organised baseball. Tha Coast League la absolutely In favor of organ ised ball and I do not know of any thing that would change . "Ewlng went to the National Com mission meeting as a representative of the minor leaguea and I auppo he re asoned because Farrell would not meet with him. I presume he wa dlsgust with the wav those fellow stalled around. Take It from me. tnougn. me i Coast League will always b regular. Kather than become an outlaw we would disband the leagua and give up the port. I believe the men behind It and the fane who aupport It all feel the same way." i.nr fJomn. of the ernon team. made practically the same statement. He declared that twins prou.ui, what he wa doing when ha quit th chairmanship of the muomi ooira j arbitration and expressed the beller that In the end It will prove to tna mi Interest of baseball all around. OCTLAW TALK IS DEPLORED V. W. McCredto Does Not Relieve Coast Iafctie Will Withdraw, -t think It much wler to await the unfolding of the reasons for the aup- nosed breach between J. cai r.winn and the National board of arbitration before making threats." aald V. W. McCredle. when aked If he would back up Cal Ewlng and hi friends In the rumored Intention o th racinc Coast League to eever connection with the National Association of Professional Baseball League. -Personally I do not oeneve mat tne dispute between Ewlng and Tan-ell I of a serious nature. Ewlng, at times, la hot headed and be frequently an tagonises others with whom he la deal ing In business matters. While I am not acquainted with the circumstances leadlna- to the breach between Ewlng and Farrell. I am Inclined to think that Ewlng waa too Impatient. A tor tne talk of going outlaw. I do not favor It at all. though ty mia i ao not mean that I would break from the Pacino Coast League In the event that tha or ganisation should Tote to oecome inde pendent. "The Pacinc losii ieague naa oeeu enjoying a aeries, of most successful baseball years while affiliated with tha National Association and. while It I also quite capable of doing aa well aa an outlaw league, ao-called. I do not favor the change unless there Is a grave reason for ao doing. If Ewlng'a dispute Is over the new classification of the league, 1 cannot see mat tne now rating will benefit the organisation enough to warrant us going outlaw In tha event that th Class AA la not rat ified by the National Commission. About the only benefit tb Clasa AA glvea us la a chance to pay out more money for the drafting of players from the leaser leagues. 1 do not believe the Pacific Coast League will go outlaw any more than will the National or American leaguea because of the dispute In which the organizations are now engaged." MVKPIIY O" ABLE TO ACCEPT Business Prevents Him Acting- as Hant Clnb President. The presidency of the Portland Hunt Club Is still uncertain. Chester O. Mur phy, who was elected to the place Is unable to accept on account of pres sure of business. The board will meet within a few days to fill tha vacancy. "When they asked me to hold the post." ald Mr. Murphy. "I told them that I should be unable to do so, but evidently they did not treat my reply serious, for I received a notice of my election some day later. Need less to say, I appreciate the honor very much, and am only too sorry that my work compela ma to decline it." Tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 the member of the club will hold a closed paper chase, to be run over the Thanksgiving course, at tha Junction of Siavin and Garden Home roads. The harea will be the Missus Lawrence and Klernan. ( f ' - ' v 1 t . V .;. . f. ri mm i i f FAST" TEAM COMING Lincoln High Expects Hard Rub With The Dalles. GAME SET FOR SATURDAY Local Eleven Practices Cntil After Dark on Xew Plays and Forma tions With Which to Bewilder Visitor From fp River. Assuming that the team from The Dalles I about the strongest It will have had to contend with this sea son. Lincoln High' football eleven Is making careful preparations for the tats championship game on Multno mah' Field tomorrow. The team prac ticed till after dark last night under Coach Rlnehart on new plays and for mation. The team I in the best of physical condition with th exception of Thatcher, who Is laid np with a sprained ankle. The aggregation haa now had a much longer rest than it usually haa between games, which has given all a chance to recover from the ravages of the season. Patterson has been handicapped In kicking all season by an Injured leg, but yesterday on Multnomah Field his kicking was ex cellent and ha will be a factor In Sat urday's game. Tyson, who also bad a poor foot most of the season, also professes to be In the best condition he has yet enjoyed. He will undoubtedly prove a rather bard problem for either of the prospective conters from The Dallea to handle, both of them weighing less than ISO pounds. Tyson weighs 170 or more and Is well over six feet, while th men that will oppose him are hard ly five feet eight inches. Lincoln will have one of Its old team mates on the opponent's side. Hollls Huntington, who plays fullback for Tha Dallea. played with Lincoln two years ago. He Is now one of the best ground-gainer and also the star punter of that part of the country. His average In the Pendleton game was 35 yards. HI longest punt waa one of Gi yards which he made from behind hi own goal, saving his team a touchdown. BOXING EXHIBITION. East bide Boys to Give Four-Round' Boxing Exhibition Tonight. " The East Side Business Men's Club will take their monthly Jaunt tonight. December IS, and will be on hand at the food show now being held at the place where Gipsy Smith preached, at the corner of 19th and Washington streets. It was learned yesterday that the East Side Business Men's Club ex pect fully 1000 East Slders will join their round of pleasure. Special features are being arranged by the managers of the food show In order that a good time will be had by every one present. One of the feature being a four-round boxing match ex hibition between two of the handiest boxers to be found in the athletic field of the East Side. Anions: the tasks Imposed in recent years upon lht busy Krv.nl of man. electricity, 1. the acting aa an assistant in tbe opera tion of dyeins. BLEWETT IS SURE Seattle Man Believes He Can Land League Presidency. FRARY'S SUPPORT IS ASKED A TRULY ROYAL GIFT Dnfrdale May Be Planning to Give Portland and Fielder Jones the Doable Cross Harter to Lead Pullman 1912 Eleven.' PT ROSCOE FAWPETT Apparantly Bobby Blewett. a Seat tie attorney, still Imagines he has a chance for the presidency of the Northwestern League, for the former major league pitcher telegraphed Ralph Frary. umpire, in Spokane a day or two ago asking- his support. Frary say Blewett claims to have tha Seat tie and Tacoma club behind him, with Victoria a possibility. Blewett's efforts now would seem to be a bit Ill-timed, unless Owner Dug dale, of Seattle, is figuring on giving Portland and Fielder Jonea the double cross, and that does not seem at all likely, aa Dug gave Jones his hearty Indorsement while in Portland a fort night ago. Dugdale I the only man that can prevent the former Chicago manager from landing the presidency for Port land. Spokane and Vancouver are pledged. Blewett used to pitch for Tacoma and Is very popular there. Joe Harter, 20-pouno! right guard on the Washington State College football team for three seasons past, has been chosen captain of the 1913 squad. Full back Coulter tied with Harter In -the vote, but an, adjustment was finally reached in an agreement to vote Coulter the honor one year hence. Electing captains two years ahead is decidedly new. Harter Is a son of Martin Harter. a pioneer resident of Colfax. He Is not related to George Harter, the tall Pull man center, whose home Is In We- natchee. Four Northwestern conference col leges have now chosen heads Walker at Oregon. Otto Sltton at the Oregon Agricultural College. Nile at Whit man College and Harter at Pullman. ... John Berg, well-known light heavy weight wrestler, who Is In Portland seeking a match with Demetral, the Chicago Greek, had received no answer to his latest challenge up to a late hour last night. Berg filled In the time by choosing all-star wrestling team from the United States and from Europe. The Spokane grappler's favorites with weights are as follows: T'ntted Ftstes. I Europesn. Frank Onlch 1:10) . . .iTousouf M&hmout Jess Westergaard (212) (21T) Jess Pederson. . .(240) Joe Rorers (270Vgtanlslaus Zbys- Kld Cutler 222 iko 240) Henry Ordetnann George Hacken- 210l schmldt (212 lYou.ifT Hassan. .(IBS) Berg places the stars In the fol lowing world' ranking order: Frank Ootch. Yousouf Mahmout, Jess Peder son. Stanislaus Zbysxko, George Hack enscbmldt, Jes Westergaard. Tousiff Hassan, Joe Rogers, Kid Cutler, Henry Ordemann. "I think I am at the top of the light heavies, that Is wrestlers not over 175 pounds," said the great Scandinavian grappler answering the query. "Deme tral, Amerlcua, 'Cyclone' Burns and other claimants are not llghtheavles, at all. - Strictly speaking, the only men of note qualified to serve are: Fred Beall, Charles Olson, 'Farmer" Burns, Walter Evans, Peters and myself." . At last the college athletic powers that be have been heard from the managers' meeting will be held In Port land on December 29 to SO. At that time football, baseball and basketball schedules will be drafted and arrange ments completed for the holding of a track meet either In Portland or In Se attle during fair time. The San Francisco Bulletin is con ducting a "Cross City Race" on New Year's day, starting at the Ferry- and finishing at the Cliff House, a distance of seven miles. California seeks solace in its lone somenees. Tea, moss-covered though the announcement, California and Stan ford are again to make determined efforts to heTd the University of Wash ington Into tbe fold of English Rushy. At least so comes the news as handed out In Seattle by Victor Zednick. graduate manager at Washington, who has recently returned from a honey moon to the land of the bunny hug and grlxsly bear. In reality nothing else than the Liverpool lurch and Pic cadilly prance transposed to this side of the Atlantic. Zednick says he Is personally not In favor of English Rugby but adds: '"Of course there would be more money In It, for Stanford and California each drew down 119.000 as a result of the annual game this Fall." The Seattle official evidently figures to use this as a sledge should the other conference colleges attempt to sit on him at the coming conference. "Overcoat" Brown Is the newest so briquet added to the curious collec tion of handles picked up for the edi fication of the boxing fan. The "overcoated" Individual Is none other than "Knockout" Brown, the Chicago Greek who Is to meet Frltx Holland at Oakland on December 20. Brown. It appears, drifted Into San Francisco on Tuesday In time to be in troduced to fight fans at Dreamland rink. But his was a barren reception, for he had not been In the rlncr a moment before the gallery gods dis covered that the be-coated foreigner stalking back and forth before them had a bad case of Inflated knob. "Where's the hook?" yelled one fan. "What brand of overcoat are you ad vertising?" shrieked a second and when that failed to feaze him. a gal lery Chetjterfleldian called for the hook. With that Brown slunk out of the ring, the toy balloon effect in the bead having been severely punctured. Whether or not the "overcoat" ap pendage sticks matters little, but some thing should be done to eliminate one of the Brown boxers from the "Knock out" ranks. The Chicago "Knockout" Brown Is a middleweight. while the New Yorker la a lightweight. CLCBS BID FOR HAL CHASE Washington Would Trade Walter Johnson for Highlander. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. There has been a big demand among the baseball magnates here for Hal Chase, who re cently resigned as manager of the New York Americans. Clark Griffith, the Washington leader. Is said to have of fered Walter Johnson for Chase, and Jimmy Callahan, of the Chicago Ameri cans, has also made a definite proposi tion. Thus far all proposals have met with a cool reception from the New York leaders. Chase declares that he stepped out of the managerial office voluntarily and is willing to stay with the team aa first baseman. Both he and his em ployers say there Is no friction. must foe a practical all-year-round i remembrance S3 . I' L$2o to m $40 . ,STEIN such as na $20 to f a -M BLOCH' Suit or Overcoat, a Full Dress Suit or Tuxedo, or a Smartly Fitting Raincoat!! "Where You ' Get the Best" On Washington Near Fifth DICK" SMITH COACH University of Oregon Council Adopts Graduate System. 3 ASSISTANTS PROVIDED Xew Football Head Has Great Rec ord as Athlete, Having Been Cap tain of Kleven Three Years and Track One Season. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene. Dec., 14. (special.) The University athletic council last night voted unani mously to establish the graduate coach system In football at Oregon, with Richard S. Smith as advisory head. Three assistant coaches are to bo chosen If the plan formulated Is car rled Into effect, one to drill the line men, another the end men ana a, tnira the backs. Usually the selection of a coach Is left to the Judgment of a special com mitiu Knf thin vear- the council decid ed to "grab the bull by the horas" and end the Dresent agitation over the re- spective coach systems. j Smith, who is attorney oi r.8in is now at Klamath Falls en route to San Jose, Cel., to pass the holidays with his mother. It Is not yet certain that he will accept the position but his rionH. reel confldnt that he will con- : sent to act in advisory capacity. I While a student here Smith was track captain in 1900 and football lead er In 1897, 1898, 1899. being the only student who ever held the captaincy three years. Later at Columbia Unl- . veralty, New York, he won fame as an All-American star. In 1904 he devel oped a championship eleven at Oregon. NHIOKM. 15 WILLING HOWEVER, CLASS AA REQUEST IS LETT TO LYXCH. Many Recommendations, Sought by Leading: Minors, Are Approved. American's War Cry Ignored. NEW YORK, Dee. 14. The American League's "declaration of war was pigeonholed for at least two months and probably for all time by the Na tional League today. It was not even seriously considered. President Lynch said at the close of the session. None of the magnates could decipher its purport, so they tabled it In the final session of the three-day meeting the National League adopted resolutions calling upon the states and cities on the circuit to make ticket scalping punishable by fine and Impris onment and offering $100 reward for the conviction of persons gambling on the game. ' The organixatlon also vested Presi dent Lynch with power to act for it in dealing with the request of the three DrlnciDal minor leagues the Paciflo Coast, International and American As sociation for higher classification. A list of recommendations in this connection ' was approved. Among them were the following: The major league clubs be not al lowed to play in minor league terri tory and vice versa, either before or after the playing season; reduction of the drafting of the season to Ave days, beginning September 5, drafting of um Dires: an amendment requesting major leagues to increase the salaries of draft ed players J50 a month over the minor league salaries; the adoption of salary limits by minor leagues; restriction of plav on limits In all leagues to 125 FOOT BALL State Championship. The Dalles H. S. champions of Eastern Oregon, vs. Lincoln H. S. Champions of Western Oregon. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2:30 P. AI. Multnomah Field. Admission 50 Cta. during the playing season and $35 dur ing the off season; the retention of players in the highest class league in which they are purchased, so far as possible; drafting prices of $2500 In class AA. $1250 In class A $1000 in class B. $750 In class C, and $500 in class D; that players drafted from class A must be offered back to class A at the draft price before being of fered to a higher class. While it was recommended that Pres ident Lynch vote for the amendments to the National agreement, the entire question was left In his hands and Mr. Hermann's for action at the next meet ing of the National commission. Playing next year will cease on or about October 6, a week earlier than formerly; the season will open on or before April 11, a resolution to this effect being unanimously adopted. Taylor Heads Pacific Five. PACHIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove. Ore., Dec 14. (Special.) At a meet ing of the Pacific basketball squad John Taylor, '12, was chosen to captain the varsity team this season. Taylor was manager of the quintet last year and has been a strong man on the team for several years. He Is a senior and busi ness manager of the college paper. The team will go to Newberg tomorrow to play the first league game with Paciflo College. With five of last year's squad in the lineup. Pacific expects to make a showing In the league this year. VICT0RREC0RDS Make pleasing gifts. Our wholesale stock can furnish you with any num ber. Store open tonight. Sherman. Clay & Co Morrison at Sixth, opposite Postoffice. Boxing contest. Food Show, audi torium tonight. Frankie O'Brien and Kid Spohn. XMAS WORTH WHILE Go to Eilers Music House immediately today and get one of the latest Hornless Talking Machines and Records 10 cents a day. We have just re ceived a new shipment and include them all in the great $22.80 combination offer. 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