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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1912)
TTTE MOTIVING OREGOMAX. FRIDAY. 3IAKCII 8, 1D1V. 10 BEAVERS' WALLOPS OF LUSTY QUALITY Home-Run Day Is Enjoyed by McCredie's Flotilla in San ta Maria Camp. KIBBLE IS SHOWING FORM Younefr May I. a nil llcrtli nl Mnrt Mop MrndrrMin Iun I n I form nd Knjoj doing lour r Hand ItrfM.rt to Bit C hlrf. HT R'ruF FAWi KTT. SANTA MWllA. al.. Mrv. 7- Spe cial) T'Viy w hon.f--r-.in day in th rimp of :r rrtlanl Kivrs. who rni the con pra-t K bill uf th on with m ltublr lrill. A forenoon workout ha v tne bn taken of their own volifton. Artie Krutffer was th Pin HmJie of th quad, wtfh nx line .rlT- orer the fnrw I oMnr t tie new New Orleans utfleMer. ha1 five ovrr the rtht wall, and Kibble, the ilrlrna InftVMer. hnU four. The fl-M in nearly ax tare a t'le Portland park. but. of course, the bat men had only siralsht bull to contend with. Ioane tok.i epectaly M-f. He i a natural Ift-hand bat tr ami r(a into ba l with hit w hole h.wlv behtrnl htm. lie buntn eomc thine like Lindsay and la down to nrt l:ke a f lah. Pwt ne in a t xt u re. tiniu-Mtnn -a hl. K rue fee r cannoorlin today was terrific and the Putrhman thinks he tn for a icreat year. Krweajer la Flae Mate. "I handled K rue a: r hi 'levland two year no and here with port land, and he ! In 2i per cent butler ah.t.e." aid Tral ner S-hmteder, after pract ire. "Knr one thin. Art in Itiehter nod fater on hi fet than at any tinitj wt'hln that period, and hi arm in now abolutelv frea, mhcreiis, herctofur It has been bound up by rheumatic twlncea. Lt year, he could not rat-e ' hl elbow above ht h-ail." Manager Mcfredte Is paylnx rnn- Iderabe attention to youni Kibhte and haa awltrhed htm over from third b.tee to hort .top. for l.indnay lun re nuestrd that he be kr,t at the torrid tnird atatloi thin Ha.on. K i holts coop a-rouoderii up like a tar Holder and record cf 41 errom in H irme-t with Helena on the Improvlr-rd diamond of the In Ion Aam-tat ion In l?1l would eem to bar tht out. , K'bble Ij naturally rtsht-handed airalnftt outh-paw-ii and an Improvement I already apparent. "1 ues III not let Nick Williams ' take rhat yountxlrr." wan the only I comment Mac would make on the lad. ao that even thoujrh he hnn not neen hm other candtdateti. Mcl'owell and ; Panrrofl. In action, he munt think j highly of Kibble. I Williams lae oa. ! Will lama tn expected here -onn to look over possible North weetrrn League recruit. The day's work consisted only of batting practice, althotich l,indy. Rod rem and Rapp. pt act icel aroun! a while on the diamond to how that their Joint were well lubricated. Lindsay and Rrxlger are In shape tart the season tomorrow. Henderson was out In uniform today for the first time and enjoyed the (reins; Immense! v. Four new men arrived during the afternoon and w .itched the skirmishing from the bleachers. The new comers are I'ltchrr Temple, recent ly purchased from the champion Sprtnanvid te.-im of the Connecticut l,suc. Seciipd Hnsernan Mcl'owell. w ho batted .3.T;S for Superior In the Nebraska State. Robby t'oltrln and Jimmy iJran. a diminutive amateur flincer who has as his sponsor Hroth-er-ln-law Tel Kasterly. f N.ips. He paid "hi own ex penes from t'alextco town, half over the line into Mexico. Temple Is a statuesque college pitcher, who was taken from the Vtr Iftnla State lapue by New York two yar ao and turned over to Spnn; nM for seasoning. Teat ale Well ssskrs Of. Rill Lindsay batted aarainst him four ears iKn, while the two were repre sent lnK rival rap rap apKretions in North Carolina, and characterizes him as a likely rrjcular. He won 19 and lost 11 games lt season a nd a 1 lowed an averaae of 2 7 runs per irame. .Mr row ell ts a well proportioned l:d who looks the comer that Scout Mr (iutre prelirted The l.i-l has a 1 must no chance of bcattns Itodners out of , a Job. but m.y be Kroni--d for a utilltv role r shovel in at short if his hitting holds up. The men jet to answer 10II14II are: t'atcher Howle. iMtcher Koetner. tramline. Veavy. Stlger and (iillican. the latest convert . I nrielder R ncrof t and iutrtelders i'hadbourne. Strati and M thes. Man-ager Mci'rcdie is highly elato.1 oer the acrrptance of trm bv litl lUiin and 1mm-.ltatel) upon flie r-cetpt t his teeg ram, telegra ph-d Tint 'flea - Uon to aWrrtary Farrcll. The e-Vsn-ipuvrr star's record w ith Milw aukee and Minneapolis last ) ear was eiht wirs and 1 1 losses, but nearly every A merit-an Association manager has been knocking at the w ickct ever pirn e he w( declared . a free agent by t he Nat I onn I Commission. t r:i(H. PIKAKS O I.Ol KkK rt,aforinl 4 liicfiAin PrcilU! lie ill He Ma-ir Sensation. MARYSMIXK. Cal.. Man h 7 Sre clal Although t! e rain of t Me re- eta: storm esceeed twi !n"es, the new Kasehjt 1 grounds were s:(Tu ntlv tiD to allow of tf:clr I n;i ted use this norring. Te morning hours were spent bv the Senat'r t:i bitting and nn in; p recti cr. The re-u.ts wrre considereil sa t Ufactor v and if the per formers do half as well when the get down to active work, thetr cupta'n will be more tan pleae. O Rourke has ctivi.Ud hs plovers in :o two camps, t i'e "regu tar ' and tt nnir.-nv ' anil tou.. t'-') .'.ad their first game of Ave inni.ius. with the result that trie regulars were de feated h a sot-re of Z to J. There 1 te be another game tomorrow . Kddie Carrigen placing was the fatute of toda game, lie held Jvn lie left field and made some very spectacular catches, which so enthuse. 1 aniaia . Kourae t.iat he otvlared that r.-i.l e won :1 be on of the sensations vt the M.on Thomas, tn the box. showed wonder ful improvement tne l.e last greeted a California audience, and there is every hop that he will redeem him self this season. "Spider" it urn also waa one of the features of today a practice. In hi performance he "owed he w wav above the aversge. The regulars are goTa to Sacramento tomorrow to p'a St M s College Saturday and Sunday In the t'ap'.tal t it), while the Yanniaara will t rv ronclusions with the local aggregation cf tosera. NEW CHAMPION. WHO IS MAKING TRIUMPHANT PROGRESS UP COAST. I ! I I J;t JOIINM KILBANE WILL REST Little Fighter Cancels His Northwest Vaudeville Tour. CHAMPION IS HOMESICK Aftrr VMl In Clrvrlund He Will Re turn M on Mm Circuit and VUII Port In nd llcforc Rc cntcrinz PrUcrlnc. SAN FRANCISCO. Mnrch . Spe cial.) Tired of the (rlainor of the foot lights and filled with a longing for the "old folk. at home. In fact homesick. Johnny k illume. the new feather weight champion, who Is appearing; here In vaudeville this week, will for sake the st.ige next Saturday nicht and go directly to his old home In Cleveland, where he w HI frek seclu sion. Portland f2ns. who were counting" on seeing the little fighter soon, will hv to waU until Johnny has rested thor oughly. He intends, however, to return t the West by way of the Northern States over one of the vaudeville circuits. This will be immediately aft-r a short tour of the KaM. After showing in the Northwest Kilbane will proceed to San Francisco, where he will re-enter the ring. III KBgaaeiwewta Cnaeeled. Kilbane had been Intending visiting Portland as soon as his engagement at the princess ended here Saturday night, nrd he w;s then K"ing to take in all the Northwestern cities before going hack to Cleveland. These plans were nil knocked Into a cocked hat today, when Johnny canceled all engagement s for the immediate future that he might g. dlreet'v to the Ohio city, wnere a grand reception aw;ilts the little cham pion "When Johnny Comes Marching: Home." Kiihane. who went to. l..is Angeles a venr ago low in Cm purse to fight Joe Hivers. will tnko with him to tue Kast a manager, a training partner and al the other ornaments of a cham pion of the world Johnny won't fight for at least six months." said Jimmy luinn. his man ager. "He has been wnrktnr hard for a long time. Now lie deserve the rest and the rM money that goes with the championship." Atiell .ets First Flgkt. V,o will get the first fight?" J mini it was a-ked. 'So far as we know it will be Attell." repl d Iunn. "Johnny has resolved on a 1 1 r i e rent course of act ion from that pursued by most champions. He will refuse to take on any of these four round vi'-tiTiis. lie will not fight any one w ho has not shown he hns a legiti mate han- e of be -ornlng champion of the worid. The fa-t that he consents to ftght an featherweight will be suf fl. lent proof mat the featherweight has "arrt ei '." I unn sa s ti e outcome of Atteil's fight with Harlem Tommy Murphy will have no effect on scheduling a return match with the thampmn. "We want to s.iow that Johnny Is willing to lP k Abe as man) ttnies as peed be.-" I'unn says he and KUhane evpect to return to Caitforni in August for a month or two. The) will knock around the mountains a nit have a good time. Then will come trie fighting. STI'DKATS I'l.W -lY HACK Voxel K'pnl l Mart at lildurf Irltl loiiila. l:Ht:i-"KIKlJ. Wastii.. Mr.h 7. st,ul i TUt Ki'lnrM Hlcli S.-hool ht a !x-div r.ire n-xt wk from Mon.lay to Saturday. IncluutT. The cor.t.'!.t:nr will run for ln mtn uim i n day. the on. ninnlna: the ar-At..l d-itjin'e in the entire fix dnys winnirc Mrlli hatf been offered for t.i. rm-e. aold medal for the ftrt prt.re, mlrrr fr the rconl and bronae f.-r the iMird. The in'dala he the II. II !J. mmncr.m. The entries for ti e r' re ji follow: Tom Morriis. OIltT I'errv. I'ljiciiPr Prunkow. Lee her. l-:-I(iie S'lotwrt. Claude Totter. ue loiM.iiau. LrQrsi Mi-Keen. Vincent , . - - ; - k .-... ... . ; . - n 0 1 . KILBIMC. Hewitt and George Zahn. The runs w ill be made at 4 F. M. each day. Great interest is being- taken in all athletic sports here this Winter and It is expected the Ridgene'd students will win at the Clark County field meet at ancouver in May. LAST SOCCKR DATK CHANGED Portland and Oregon IvChruc Plrkeii TcHiu. to Play Match Sunday. Owing t the departure of the Colum bia Iniversity boys for their holiday the date of the last of the post-season soccer Rames for Sunday next on the Columbus field has been changed front Nationals vs. Champion High School to a match between picked teams from the Portland and Oregon soccer leagues, Although the latter la the junior asso ciation, members of the various clubs have come on so fast this year that they are confident of giving; the senior squad ft great run for their money. The line-up: Portland I.rsrue. Po. Oregon L.eamie. r.iffsrd G pir(-k M.tckie H B BrvIIr Martin L. H Kryea HiUlngton R II R .Eallingall Hnheri.nn C II B Stark MttMhe-v I' H B R. Rohunn Rarhur O H K Pllnt I'Hwrie I R T Wallaca Ingles C K Crnshle VY. ;rey I U F F. Drvrten ti. Cray O I F J. Robson Kt'rree. t . uvmfnt. The Multnomah contingent will play the Independents tomorrow in a friend ly g;ame on the cluh ground at 2:45. KENNEL SHOW PLANNED tXTRIKS FROM ALL CLIBS OX COAST AHE KI.IG1BLK. Kxliihition t'ndor Auspltf". of Port land Itag Fanciers Is to Be Held From April S lo . Memhers of the Tortlnnd Kennel Clut met last night at the offices of the president, lr. A. Welch Smith, in the Klectnc buildin:. to decide fur ther detail; of the forthcoming doa show, to be held in the basement of the Yeon bulldinc April 3 to . After letters had been read from prominent dog fanciera promising sup port for the show, it waa decided to adopt a plan.' In force at Seattle, whereby members of any recognized kennel club on the Tactile Coast be admitted to every show organized by kennel clubs agreeing to the plan, on production of their membership cards. In order to settle the question of assigning the various special cups, a committee of three members of tha club and one representative of the press In the persona of Frank E. Wat. kins. W. M. Davis. K. A. Parsons and J. r Carroll was appointed with full powers to act. ia:voi.vKit mkx will dine Winning of. National Champlon-hlp Will Be Celebrated. To celebrate Its victory and winning the championship of the United States Revolver Association's Indoor Tourna ment, the Portland Revolver Club will hold a dinner at 144 First street to night, at which about 80 members and their guests will take part. The club was recently burned out of Its quarters by the Are which de stroyed the Oilman Hotel, but the place has been put back In shape and so the dinner tonight will take place at the regular quarters of the associa tion. Kelly-.MrCioort y Fight Iolxned. CHIfAiiO, March 7. The lluco Kel ly. Kddle Mettoorty fight, art for March 1. at Kenosha. Wis., according to announcement made here today, has been postponed until March :0. because of the proximity of the McFarland Ferns fight, which will take placa there March IS. Star CJolfera Play Tie. riNKHCRST. N. C. March 7. A J hole tie between Waller J. Travis, of Garden City, and Dr. c. H. Gardner, of Agawam Hunt Club. Provtdence. fea tured today's final 18th annual Spring golf tournament. The totals were 17 each. In the opening play Dr. Gard ner had scored' 77 to 80 of Ms oppo nent. fjl.t v.r there w.re 10 1"i t.rfni In I. 1 ni"t Klnptlm mltli Income. f over ooo ear. Tbe avcr.se of the waa VEAN GREGG SIGNS CONTRACT AT LAST Cleveland Management Sends Him Blank and Pitching Star Fills It Out. SALARY IS NOT DISCLOSED Southpaw Refu.-es lo Make Public Terms Fpon Which He Will Apain Wear Xap Uniform Condi tion of Fllnger Excellent. I.EWISTON, Idaho. March 7. Spe ciall Yean Gregg. of Clarkston, Wash.. Clevelanda star twlrler. today received a blank contract from , the Naps, which he signed. He will re port lo the Cleveland training quar ters at Mobile. Ala., immediately upon receipt of his transportation. The amount embraced in the con tract remains a mystery. He absolute ly refused to disclose any Information whatever regarding the terms ana says thaf he has been misquoted on former occasions relative to his de mands. "If anyone finds out what I signed for It will not be from me." he said. "I absolutely refuse to make public the terms of the contract- I will re port at once and will commence to get in training preparatory to the trip. "It was my intention." he said, "to prepare to go to Canada, on my father's farm near Edmonton, Canada. I would have gone had I not received a favorable contract before March 15. "My arm Is in fine condition and I am going to try and land a rag for Cleveland." he happily remarked. Vean Gregg has been plying his trade as a plasterer and is in the best condition to enter the season since ha began professional bafeball with Spo kane. He said the other day that If ha and Krapp could get together they would Just about win a pennant for the Naps. SOMERS SILEXT ABOUT TERMS Cleveland Magnate Intimates Greg? Didn't t.et All Salary Wanted. CLEVELAND. March 7. (Special.) Gregg telegraphed President Somers today that he had signed his contract and that he would leave In a day or two to Join the Naps at Mobile. Gregg's action was the result of a lengthy correspondence with the pres ident of the local club. Somers would not make public the terms which drew Vean back to the payroll call, but it is intimated that the big hurler did not get as much money as he expected. "We effected a compromise." was all Pomera would say about the matter, which might be Interpreted to mean that Gregg was given a raise In pay but that his demands were not fully met. UNIVERSITY TEAM COMING Basketball Players to Meet Wash ington High Champions Tomorrow. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Or., March 7. (Special.) The freshman basketball team of the university oi Oregon will leave tomorrow noon on a trip to play a return game wun me Washington High School nve. inter scholastic champions of Portland. The team will stou at Albany and play against the high school aggregation of lhat city, proceeding to t'ortiano bhi nrdav morning and meeting the Wash ington high team In the evening tn the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The. freshmen expect to trsvel a stony nth In both contests, as the opposing teams are undefeated In their class. Albany high school claims the cham pionship of the Willamette Valley, hav ing won from both the Salem and tha Kugene teams, while asningion nign school demonstrated Its supremacy In Portland by Its recent victory over tno Jefferson team. The University of Oregon freshmen have plaved but two regular games, h.vlni defeated .Washington In this cltv a week ago by 33 to 21, and Eugene high last Tuesday evening, 18 to 6. after having beaten the tatter team ..u.ra I times In Dracttce. in aaaition. the freshmen finished In second place m the inter-class league race, wnicn was concluded before Christmas, al though the line-up has been auerea since lhat time. PASADENA IS POLO WINNER Santa Barbara Team Is Defeated by Overwhelming Score. SAN DIEGO, Cal.. March 7. With k h..t nl.v.r. of the nrcsent i m-n at r.rnnaA disabled as the result of yesterday's match be tween Canada and t-ngiana. me entire ichedule has been disarranged. The - . ih. California Clin was played today, Santa Barbara playing igainxt tne i-asaoena ium. Pasadena won by a score of 14 goals lo 2. the largest score ever made on Coronado Field. Santa , Barbara's lack of aggressiveness caused their defeat. The Paaadena players were all ready and constantly on the aggres- Ive. The teams lined up as follows: banta Barbara J. Borden. 1: W. -eadbetter. 3: J. Towne, 3: Dr. E. J. Boeseke. back. Pasadena Elmer Boeseke. i: v. Weiss. 3: H. Parks. 3: T. Weiss, back. ABERDEEN" REJECTS PROJECT City Decides Xot lo Enter Baseball Team in Washington State League. CENTRaLia. Wash, March 7. (Spe 1.1. i The Centralia baseball dlrectora were notified today of tha fact that Aberdeen would not place a 'team In the state League thia year, the matter having been decided at a meeting of he Aberdeen cnamoer oi commerce yesterday. Tha reason given waa a lack of support there. The decision comes as a disappointment to the local fana, as it had been thought here that Aberdeen would come in. The local directors will noia a meei- Iner to decide what course to pursue in securing organised ball for Centralia. If nothing better cart be done, an Inde pendent team will be maintained to give Centralia Sunday baseball. GERMAN" SHIP KLIO IX PORT Craft's Master Reports .Many Ves sels Heading for Oregon. ASTORIA. Or.. March T. (Special.) The German ship Kilo, arrived today. 4t days .from Callao In ballast. Cap- tain llammar. her master reports makinc a pood run as far as 30 degrees north, but since that time the ship en countered a series of calms and con trary winds. He says there are a num ber of vessels well offshore heading for the OrcR-on and Washington coasts, that have been delayed by the calms and will be in with the ftrst south wester. On February IS in latitude 35 north. the Klio spoke the lumber-laden bark- ! ntn k'nLn harled from T"ii aft Sound for Sydney. The captain of the latter came on board the Klio, brlnplnp a number of letters, which he desired to have mailed and also bringing some fresh vegetables and fruit for the ship's officers and crew. O. A. C. BALLPLAYERS ACTIVE Xew Uniforms Arrive First Official Practice Tomorrow. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis, March 7. (Special.) The arrival of 12 new French flan nel uniforms for- the O. A. C. baseball squad has raised the fever of the fans several degrees. All the students on the campus are seeking omens of good weather for Saturday so that the first official practice of the year may be held on the athletic field In response to Coach Stewart's call Issued today. Six of last year's squad will report at the. initial workout. Three of these Captain Relben. Cooper and rhillips are regulars from last year's team and will form the nucleus for the Beavers of 1912. Further developments are eagerly awaited as recent rumors have been floating about the campus to the effect that there are several new students old baseball men who will offer strong bids for places on the reg ular team. Albany College Faculty Beaten. ALBANY. Or., March 7. (Special.) Though the members of the faculty of Alhany College were defeated In the basketball game with the -students of the Institution played In the Alco Club gymnasium last evening, they suc ceeded in scoring 11 points while their younger opponents annexed 32. The game attracted a big crowd. To suit the "short-windedness" of the instruc tors the game was divided into four quarters of 10 minutes each instead of the customary halves. The faculty players were Dr. Franklin. Professor White. Dr. Geselbracht. Trofessor Flo and Dr. Sharp. Paper Chase Scheduled. A closed naoer chase is to be held Saturday afternoon by the members of the Portland Hunt Club. The coursn will be eastward from Bortna station, west of the hills, and will be well supplied with hurdles and water tumps. The Btart will be made at ?.'0. Griggs Signs With Toledo, mifrm March 7. Art Griggs, out fielder, who was secured last season from Cleveland, sent In his signed con tract tortnv. There Is a possibility of Griggs being played at firs base in case Fred Derrick does not mast goon. Wolgast Coming Here. Ad Wolgast. lightweight champion of th world, will be In l'ort.ano ior a few dvs soon. The little Od:Hac Fcrappfr Is filling a long vaudeville en gagement. REFEREE PLAN IS GIVEN GRADUATE MANAGER GEARY OPPOSES INNOVATION". Northwest Collegiate Alhletic Con ference Asked to Adopt Method to Slop Talk of Bids. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON". Eugene, Or.. March 7. (Special.) In a plan which he hopes to see adopted by the Northwest Collegiate Athletic Confer ence next season. Graduate Manager Arthur E. Geary, of the University of Oregon, believes he has a panacea for the evils at present resulting from charges of unfair management of games made by various members of the con ference. Such accusations have be come especially noticeable In the bas ketball season now drawing to a close, since this Is a sport in which expenses are met with difficulty and conse quently the nearest available man is often chosen for referee. Geary's Idea is to secure neutral offi cials from a list of men residing in various centrally-located cities, such as Seattle, Spokane and Portland, which list is to be approved by all the col leges. In this way, by selecting men versed In basketball rules, and not affiliated with any of the institutions composing the conference, absolute fairness would be Insured. Geary be lieves, and all pretext for the protest ing of games would be removed. Among Northwest basketball experts who would qualify for the list, the Oregon manager suggests .lack Nelson, of Pull man: George Varnell, of Spokane, and Jack Mackie. Bert Allen and Boscoe Fawcett, of Portland. Heme Referee Often Accused. Under the present system, the home referee, no matter how fair he may be In his decisions, is open to attack by the visiting team. This was illustrated in the game here Tuesday between Oregon and Washington State College, which was refereed by Irvine Brooks, an Oregon student- The visitors had objected to the work of Johnson, an Instructor in the Kugene High School, who had officiated the night before, and Brooks was-the only other avail able man. No exception was taken to his rulings by either team in the first half, which closed with the even score of 6 to 5 in Oregon's favor, but in the second half, when Oregon began to roll up a score. Coach Dalqulst, of the Washington team, called his players oft the floor, declaring that Brooks waa countenancing rough work on Oregon's part. Discussing his plan. Manager Geary said today: "Ever since the start of the present conference basketball season, com plaints of mistreatment have been heard from visiting teams, especially when defeated. The present system whereby the home college furnishes J tne rrieree uaa (,ttii mto . complaints, whether warranted or not. S They have come, either publicly or privately, from almost every college in the conference. For instance. Coach Griffith, of Idaho, recently charged tha Pullman referee with allowing rough work on- the part or the Washington State College players in the game be tween these two schools, and Oregon's experience at Pullman while on the re cent Inland Empire trip confirmed Idaho's claim. On the other hand. Coach Dalqulst. of Washington State College, used the same charge as a basis for quitting Tuesday night's game. Method Used la Weat. 'The plan which I favor is similar to that now used in the conference of Middle Western colleges. Although the expense incurred would be greater than is now the case, it would be less than that of bringing a referee with the vis iting team." So strongly does Manager Geary favor the neutral referee idea that for THAT BLACK SUIT You've Needed so Affairs See Our Show Window WE SPECIALIZE IN the two games which the University of Washington will play here next week, which will be the most important of the year and may decide the North west championship, he will, if possible, secure one of the best-known basket ball experts of Portland as official. CHRISTIAN" REPORTS TO OAKS Bud Sharpe's Squad at Llvermore Gladdened by Pitcher's Arrival. LIVERMORE, Cal., March 7. (Spe cial.) Old Sol was good to the Oaks today and Manager Sharpe and 24 players put in a full day's work, the result of which is giving Trainer Purinton plenty to do, as several of the boys are showing the usual signs of sore arms and legs, only natural at this stage of the game. A majority of the players are showing so. much pep per that the Llvermore population, which turned out in full force today, looked on in amazement and are won dering what they will do to the locals when they clash with the leaguers Sunday. After passing the mornine; in the usual preliminary workout, everyone was pleased upon returning to the ho tel to find that Pitcher Tyler Christian had arrived, looking the picture of health. He predicted hat he would pitch better ball this year than ever before. Manager Sharpe has heard- nothing from his two remaining holdouts Mitze and Gregory but feels that they will be within the fold in a few days. He is somewhat exercised about In flelder Frlck.- Frick came West on the same train with Hille and Cooke last Sunday afternoon. He informed them that he was going on to Oakland his wife, who accompanied him. to con tinue on to rortiano to visn mui He said he would report Monday, but up to the present time he has failed to put in his appearance. Neither has President Walter any tidinrs of him being in Oakland. Outfielder Patterson, wno nas oeen . . . i nn nAA..,,nt rf uiViipvc in his eiaj cu VH o V v. V v family, is expected in almost any time. as Is also rucner uuTuiu. jriit.ic. m.Ai i. o failed to renort when Instructed to. was telegraphed his re lease ov Manager oniirpe lvihul. j leaves only Outfielder Fltzgera'J. -who. : . 1 ., r, t .'wi -J V" icf alco . hOl.l- out, which completes the roster. In the arternoon two .tains .-.tc oc fmm The sauad and the first scrub game was played. I.add School Wins. Another pre-season baseball game TODAY Announcement to all dealers in Men's Wear throughout the Northwest The substantial growth of our business in the great northwest during the past few years has made necessary the open ing of a Branch House in PORTLAND OREGON at Fourth and Ankeny Sts. This with our SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES Branch Houses on the Coast will give us the opportunity to serve the trade in the best possible way and with quick despatch. A large stock of our well known SILVER BRAND COLLARS and a varied assortment of Shirts that will supply your every need will be carried for immediate delivery. A cordial welcome awaits you whenever you are in Portland we invite you to make our office your headquarters. Catalog mailed upon request. GEO. P. IDE & CO. TROY, N. Y. Fourth and Ankeny Sts. Many Times at Evening Can Be Had AND TOMORROW ONLY AT B OvTT-TT- the plainly marked regular price! $20.00 Black Suits now $15.00 $25.00 Black Suits now. $18.75 $30.00 Black Suits now $22.50 $35.00 Black Suits now .$26.25 Shown in the correct worsteds, so much in de mand among fastidious dressers. These are actual reductions, just as indicated. On near Fifth. OK FINE MADE-T0-0RDER SHIRT 3 took place yesterday on the Multnomah, Field, the Ladd Grammar School de feating the Ainsworth nine, 12 to Z. The good fielding and pitching of the winners cinched the game for them. Clubs Bid for Fight. NEW YORK, March 7. BJdding among the local boxing clubs for tha proposed 10-round match between Al Palzer and Carl Morris is spirited. The highest bid thus far made. $13,000, comes from the National Sporting Club, but Morris says that he will not meet Palzer in this arena under any circumstances. The next best bid is from the Madison Athletic Club. $12,500. The Empire Athletic Club is willing to give $11,000. and tile Fair mount Athletic Club, $8000. CHICAGO, March 7. Frank Gotch, the champion world's wrestler, agreed today to wrestle Zbyszko provided the latter defeated Mahmout. An effort Is making to arrange a return match be tween Mahmout and Zbyszko to take place in a short time. BASEBALL SUITS Come down and see a dozen patterns of the classiest base ball uniforms that ever came to town. All made of the famous "Safeslide" flannel the kind yon can really slide in. Priced at $3.50 to $6.00 per suit, complete. We have a Baseball Shoe at $3.00 that is the strongest and lightest shoe ever shown at the price. Come and see these goods in our window. Backus&Morris 223 Morrison Streat. Bet 1st & 2nd St. Portland, Oregon QAcf 4