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TITE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL, 5, 1913. to RAPPS' HOME RUN SWEET TO BEAVERS 'Speck' Harkness' Swell Pitch ( ing Also Contributes to De- feat of Angels. DILLONITES GET TWO HITS Es-Cleveland Twirler'a Mother Tray, els ttO Miles to See Her Stalwart Son Humiliate Hen Berry's Wicked Crew. ' 1 to 0. BY ROSrOB FATVCfclT. LO ANGELES. April 4. (Special.) Speck Harkness' mother Journeyed J50 miles to watch her I J-year-old. on hurl aralnst the An"ti today and the six-foot es-Clevelander responded by holding the Dillon dandle to two InfUld singles, winning the third irame of the erenina- series for the Beavers. 1 to o. trans. Isn't It. how the supposed "lck" men of the training- camps In variably come through? Harkness or Harkness"' mother, which ever yea may wish, waa responsible tor the aero sign, but the i-wiii Bin Rappa earned hla aalary raise (or at leaat the Ides of April by banging out a home run In the heart-rending sev enth, hi drive oft Southpaw Halla - rlearlns; the left wall three Inches from the foul flag-pole. BUI Rappa iraa Saada. The race for the calcium between Bill Rappe and the Speckled one- trusty right oar waa pretty evenly divided, but Rappa probably had the shade. In fact, the Osark landslide had a very good day. Rappa robbed Daley of a double In the seventh by grabbing a scorch Ins; drive with one. hand, and this right on the heels of a remarkable catch of Reams high foul. In this Instance. Rapps smashed up aganst the right field bleachers at full speed stuck out one mlt, booked the ball from Off the first row of heads and then sprawled headlong on the turf. Scientifically nobody could wish for a better or mora exciting affray, for the game waa not secure until the last man. Page. lined out to Bancroft with aley on second Itching for a tying tally. Halla la Plae Perm. The Beavers had men on first and second on two or tares occasions, but Halla was hurling In flo form and the six hits he permitted came at scattered Intervals. McOredie re-arranged hie batting front again today, dropping BUI Undsay to seventh and boosting Ban croft to the North Carolines niche. Krueger was the only man to dent the hit column twice. Temple will hurl for the Beavers to ; morrow agalnat Toser. The score: Loa An.lt I Portland Ab H Pe A Kl AbHPoAt Paler. rf. 14 1 0H.b'ra.lf. 4 144 Pata.1V t t t 4 H'rort ttt. 4 114 1 ' H I lar.rf J 4 t 4 0 H'rrofl.u 4 4 1 S 4 IV ten. lb. I 111 t 1 Ki fir.rf. 4 4 10 4 M r lt 14 14 2 Iona.rt. 4 4 14 4 Looer.lt. Ill 4 Kappa.lt. 411104 Bii o.. 1 4 S 1 O U duv.lt 4 14 14 RMms.se 14 14 4 tlly.c 14 14 4 H.:lp.. 1 0 1 t Dili kn...p I 1 I Pr-eol!. 1 4 4 4 Oi Core... 1 4 0 4 4j Total 17 117 14 1 Total. II 4 17 S 1 Batied for Ream la ninth: ""batted for Halla la ninth. SCORE BT INNINGS. Los Aacslas 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 Kits 1 4 0 4 4 4 e 1 4 1 Portland 4 4 4 0 4 0 14 41 Hill 1 4 I 1 4 4 I 4 44 Sl.-MMA.RY. Horns ron Rappa Sacrifict hit Holy. Dim on baMa off Harknaaa -. Struck out Br Rarkaua 1. by Kaila 1. Stolan baa . IJar- Ioubl plays Bancroft to Rodgar tt Rappa. LJnCaay to Rodirar 1o Kappa Balk Halls. Time 1:44. Umpires Marias : and McUreevy. Notes) of the Game. Rowley ba been robbed of tbrae or four hits by aanaatlonal field work. Lobar took on off the Brass blade ytrday. T sari now stands two (or Los An galas and otts for Portland. -fceadow" Mne Is making good as an umpire, afartas worked th plat today and did food work. Chadbourns bains the only man to aurfer by a queatlonabla declaton. Martes eausht Malta In ona of hla celebrated balks and ant Cbadbourna to second in th , third Inning. Bancroft drove the leather through Jlets ser tn the sixth, bat th official scorer ruled an error and not a a fa hit. It looked Ilka a blngl. CHRIS MAHOXEY IS JOLTKa) ; Vernon Garners Eight Tallies From Sacramento Hopeful's Delivery. 5 SACRAMENTO. Cat, April 4. Chris Mahoney. one-time outfielder, had his pitching aspirations rudely jarred by : Vernon today, when Sacramento went : down to an t to 1 defeat. The Vernon ; Itea found Mahoney for nlno hits In a bunch. flv of them two-baggers and one a triple. ; Walter .Carlisle. Vernon's left-fielder. ; fell on soma glass In chasing Sheehan'a ' long double to left and cut his right ; hand, retiring In favor of Bayless. It ;.wa Vernon's third errorless game. ; Score: RRE.I - R. H. E. Vernon ... S Ofacra 1 t I Batteries: Carson and Sullivan; Mi- J honey and Cheek. Price. j OAKS EASILY DErTCAT SE.LS Wild Pitching and Errors Coot San Frmnrlneo Indifferent Game. OAKLAND. Cal.. April 4 Wild pitch ing and errors cost San Francisco the game here today by 10 to 4. In the . third Miller walked two men and .three) hits scored five runs. Zaehar waa th star batter for Oak land. He made one home run. a double and a single. San Francisco used three . pitchers. Score: n. H. E .' R. H. E. Oakland ..14 11 lan Fran.. 4 S I Batterlea: Abies and Mltse; Miller. Me Ik I. Nuyea and Berry. TIGERS LIKE PEIIRY AXD VITT Jrnnlng Probably Will Send Ir- aoll Bark for Mors) Seasoning. DETROIT. April 4. (PpeclaL) There la no chance of parry. Los Angeles outfielder, and Vltt. the Seals' ; third baseman, being let out this sea- ' son. The Los Angeles boy Is the sensation of the Tigers' training camp and is as sured of a regular or bench Job whether Bush reports or not. It has been Jennings custom to carry four outfielders all season and when Drake was let out last Ksl. Perry'a Job was assured. He will be kept by all mean a. Pernoll undoubtedly will be sent back for more seasoning. Jennlnxs Intends to keep one southpaw and Maa roney has been selected as the one. PLAYER WHOSE HOMER GAVE PORTLAND THE FIRST 1912 VIC , TORY AND THE WINNING PITCHER. ' ill - ' W 'S hr " - ' NICKS FEELING BAD 'Leetle Tech" of Malaria Is Felt in Colts' Camp. . ; ALL WILL BE WELL TODAY Northwestern Leaguers Vill Play Redding Tigers Again Sunday. California Town Is Treating Ballplayers Like Princes. REDDING. CaU. April 4. (Special.) Five of Nick Williams' squad could not don their uniforms today, for malaria had theta in its grip. Harris. Tonneson, Eastley, Coltrln and Gay are In Doc" Achmann'a quinine corps. They are touched only lightly and will be on the diamond tomorrow afternoon, when the Yannlgans will be matched against the regular nine. The weather today was cold and threatening. Only workout practice was engaged In under Nick Williams' watchful eye. On the whole the boys are working into line form. There Is a sharp contest among the youngsters for pitching honors. Dailey la looking good, his swift delivery ana accuracy being marked. He has him self under good control, as wan proved In yesterday's game with the Tigers. Oa bora's Control Good. Oeborn Is looking good. too. He has nice curve, and if he gets better con trol of himself will be a safe man on the mound. Kastley and Tonneson. the old reliable, are In prime condition and are not belne- worked hard as pitchers. Catcher Harris Is better than ever. He Is trained down to the touch-and-go point. There Is a cemtest for catcher's place between Wilson. Troeh and Moore, m-ith the advantatge In favor of Moore. All that Moore lacks Is experience, and that Is coming. Coltrln Is In One fettle as shortstop. In the line of batting. Williams and Spaas are sharing the honors. Both are clouting hard. Strait, outfielder re cruit from the Coast League. Is doing splendid work. The squad for the outer garden will be hard to pick from the fine material developed In Strait. Fries. Math lea. Speas and Mensor. Mensor. the best general utility man, may land on second base permanently. But he does well In any position. Oatflrld le troaK. With Sneas and Mensor and possibly Strait in the outneld. Portland will have the best outfield In the Northwestern League. It la predicted. Kibble has a cinch on third base. Judging from his- playing in Redding. All he haa to do is to keep up the rec ord already down to his credit. Gay and Carey are trying hard for the third-base position. The Redding Tixers. nothing daunt ed by yesterday's strlns; of goose eggs, will play the regular Colta Sunday af ternoon. AH the boys are having a good time. They have made a hit In Redding and are being treated tike princes of the realm. , ROCT NOW DCE SATURDAY Henderaon and O'Brien to Meet If Former Reduce Weight. MA RH FIELD. Or.. April 4. (Spe rlaL It is likely that the fight be tween Earl Henderaon and Danny O'Brien, which waa to have been held last Saturday night, will take place next Saturday. The fight was called off because Henderson welshed 147 pouadaand It was agreed that the two men should weigh in at 140 pounds. O'Brien refused to go Into the ring with Henderson showlnfp the excess welaht. The fact that some people, who are try ing to stop prlxrflghtlna-. appealed to Sheriff Gage to stop the fight had noth. Ing to do with the event not taking place. The Sheriff says ha learned the opinions of the Attorney-General and the District Attorney, and was con vinced that he had no right to stop the event, which was advertised as a box ing bout. BASKETBALL STARS PICKED Coach Boliler, of Pullman, Names Ail-Northweetern Team. ri'LLMAS. Wash.. April 4. The fol lowing All-Northwestern basketball team baa been picked by Coach J. F. Bohler. of Washington State College Jamleson of Oregon and Cooper of Oregon AaricuHural College forwards; Fenton. Oregon. center; Staats and Keeler of the University of Washing ton, guards. BREEDERS SALE DATES FIXED I Wot Horse or North west to Be Of fered April 16. 17 and 18. Portland's 13th Spring breeders' sale of fine horses will be held Apr!' 14. 17 and It at the Portland track. These sales bring together the best horses of the Northwest -and buyers come In from neighboring states and the Cana dian provinces to bid at the auctions. From a email beginning the breed ers' sales have grown to a position of i ft - v 7S SS comparative Importance. This year about-200 horses will be sold. Standard-breds are the most numer ous. Oreson and Washington breed ers who this year will send the largest lots are Frank B. Alley, of Roseburg; N. K. West, of La Grande; W. L. Whlt more, of Pomeroy, Was?., and Wiiliam Hlgalnbottom. of San Francisco. Such horses as Dtctatrsjss, 101,; Sonoma Boy, J:20; Harold Welcome, Z:tl4; Chltuito, 1:10; Cruzados. 2:29H; Siesta. 2:24 Vi. are In the offering, together with many registered mares and stal lions, suitable for breeding better types of the harness horse. In addition to the harness horses. H. G. McMillan & Sons. Lake wood Farm. Iowa, send this year eight registered Percheron stallions and ten registered Percheron mares and disposal of such stock at auction gives the small breeder a chance to better hla output at moderate prices. Other pure-bred drafters to be offered ire: E. B. Cop pock, Ellensburg, Wash., a Percheron breeder; Hus-h Nisbet, Chimacum, Wash., a Clydesdale breeder; Tip Top Ranch, Hood River, Belgian breeders, and N. K. West. La Grande, Clydes dale breeder. Porter Bros, will sell a -large lot of grade draft horses and mules. A large outside attendance Is expected. O. Ki C. TO CONTEST 1 1 EVENTS Coach Stewart Preparing Men for Columbia Meet. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallls, April 4. (Special.) The possibility of a try-out Saturday for picking men to represent O. A. C. in the ninth annual Indoor track and field meet scheduled by the Columbia Athletic Association of Portland for April 13, Is keeping the athletes on their. toes. Coacn Stewart said today that he would enter men In 11 events, the pole vault, all the Jumps, the 60 yard hurdles, the 50 and 120-yard dashes, the 440, 880-yard and mile runs. The colloge will also send a relay team for the half-mile race. Only one weight event Is marked "open"' on the schedule that of the. 16-pound (hotput, and O. A. C. will send a man for this event. It was feared yesterday that the track men would lose the services of Coach Swan for the remainder of the busy season, when he was removed from the baseball field after having suffered a severe Jolt on the head. Coach Stewart's followers of the great American game and the Corvallls town .team were playing a practice game when Alspaugh. a new candidate for the varsity pitching staff, sent up a fooler which Swan misjudged and stopped with his head. Swan was taken home and today his physician has pronounced him out of danger. The accident will probably cause no serious Interruption of the work of the varsity track aquad. as the coach will be per mitted to take up his duties again In a day or two. , Grammar School Results. Chapman defeated Atnsworth Jes terday, 14 to 1. The pitching and bat ting of Noonlan, for Chapman, was the feature of the game. The batterlea ware: Chapman, Noonlan and Peterson; Alnsworth. Metzger and Lake. a e e Hawthorne defeated Shattuck yester day, 14 to S. Seals Send Yohe to Tacoma. k SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. Yohe. third baseman of the San Franeisoo baseball team, waa released to Tacoma today on an option. He Joined the San Francisco club from the Texas League this year. Paul Strand, a pitcher released to Spokane, left to join Ms new club to night. r I. . 'J . -VJeHl' V 1 7 . 4 4. -.w-. .. .".... ... ,.. -eX.w HAP FANS ACCLAIM EX-PORTLAND I Steen's Coolness, Cleverness and Control Make - Him , . General Favorite. RYAN FIXTURE IN FIELD Pecklnpaugh Still In Doubtful Class) but Likely Will' Be Carried as Olson's Vnderstudy Ciere- " land 'Likes Beaver . Stars. CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 4. (Spe cial.) Success of Portland men who have Joined the Cleveland team has been a matter of comment In the past and those r.ow with the squad who helped so much Jast year toward put ting Cleveland near the top are show ing their old-time form. It was the phenomenal work of Vean Gregg and the playing of Olson. Mickey-Graney, Krapp and Gus Fisher that made, this year's recruits from Portland especial ly welcome to the fans. It is predicted that this year three more Portland players will bolster the Naps' attack. The men are Pitcher Bill Steen, Out fielder Buddy Ryan and Shortstop 'Ro ger Pecklnpaugh. The latter is a na tive son, but acquired much of hla ex perience on the Coast. Bill Steen la the farthest advanced of the trio up to date. His cool work In the box, his control and his general cleverness have made Steen a general favorite. His fielding has been first class, but he has not batted as wel as might be expected from a fence buster, as he la heralded to be. Ryan has shown much to lend con fidence In him and he Is counted upon as regular In right field, Joe Jackson being shifted to center. Pecklnpaugh Is still In the doubtful class, but he will likely be carried as Olson's understudy. LINCOLN TO PLAY ACADEMY Opening Game of Interscholastlc League Staged for Today. Portland Academy will attempt to break the baseball voodoo of years when Its diamond representatives open th Portland Interscholastlc Base ball League' with a game against Lin cofft High at J:1S o'clock this- after noon on Multnomah Field. Coached by Phil Nadeau, assisted by Jess Garrett and a host of "league" players, the Academy lads are primed for an open ing victory. Lincoln High has been working hard under the direction of I. N. Garman, the athletic director of the school. Un der him the material which was left over from last year, with a few addi tions, has been shaped Into a strong looking aggregation. . Portland Academy will use Stevens, a man from Scappoose. as part of the battery, along with Cardlnell, another speedy twlrler. Lincoln will have Tuerck, the first baseman and sub twlrler of last season. Lincoln Is not sure of "coming home with the bacon," as haa been the case when a school ran up against Portland Academy In other - years. Portland Academy recently defeated Vancouver High, while Washington High lost to the same team, which gives the Acad emy a good "paper" chase. The lineups will be: Lincoln Tuerck and Provost, pitch ers; Peterson, catoher; Martin, first base: Sen lit, second base: Cummlngs, Short; Hardy, third; Greer, left field; Lewis and Kennedy, center field, and Roussollto, right field. Portland Academy Cardlnell and Stevens, pitchers; Warren, catcher; Masten, first; Wilson, second; Kings ley, short; Hardy, third; Cos, left field; Wells, center field, and "Wolfe, right field. BILLIARD CHALLENGE OCT Walter Johnston ' Wants Three Cushion Match With Solomon. Walter Johnston, the three-cushion billiard expert, has formally issued a challenge to Henry Solomon, Pacific Coast champion, for a title match, $100 side bet. In the hall offering the best inducements. Johnston and Solomon have been talk ing match for several weeks, but the matter of meeting place and sise of bet have barred them from coming to terms. It Is probable that the cuemen will meet within a week and arrange definitely for the championship clash. MORRIS SAYS HE HASN'T QUIT Erstwhile "White- Hope" Denies He . Has Lert Ring; to Go to Work. KAN8AS CITY. Mo., April Carl Mor ris, of Sapulpa, Ok la., denied here today the report that he abandoned pugilism to return to work. He said be was merely taking a rest and that In about six weeks he would ,..1.1 .ln inH continue his uca" .......... B B " , efforts to gain supremacy among heavy. weigni ngniers. Oregon Indoor Vanlt Record Goes. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, April 4. (Special.) In the annual in door meet held In the university gym nasium last night Ben H. Williams, w i . Ha th. Mnrthvit fntarrtollfi-late pole vault record, vaulted 11 feet Inches, estannsning a new inaour rec ord for the university. The games last .(..hi inliiHit anrlnta. middle distances. Jumps, high dives, weight events, ob stacle races ana Doxing inaiuic. Union Association Meets. OODEN, Utah. April 4. The direct ors of the Union Baseball Aasoclation met here yesterday and adopted the schedule for 111. The season opens April 23. and closes September t. At the meeting tonight the Butte, Helena, Great Falls. Missoula, Salt Lake and Ogden teams were represented. T"" Hlgginson Has Shoot Title. NEW YORK. April 4. B. M. Hlggin son. of the New York Athletic Club, by defeating a Held Of 119 contestants, won the title of National amateur trapshoot Ing champion at Travers Island today. He won out with 186 breaks. Just one ahead of J. H. Hendrickson, of Jamaica, L. I., who took second prise. Sporting Sparks. In anticipation of a 700-horso con tingent at the Alan, Idaho, track, the officials are building 200 more stables. The Ss-day race meeting opens April 27. a a a Frank Mantejl and Sailor Petroskey are scheduled to meet at Oakland April .a mXmtA fn meet I Petroskey but telegraphed ho could not arrive on me Loaei in nmo early April go. , -Glen-Warner picks-five Indians for the American Olympic team. He names Jim Thorpe, all-round champion; LouIb Tewanlma and Arquette, great long distance runners;, while the other two he Is holding in. reserve.5. " . . ,. .. a ' " - ' Joe Mandot -Is seeking-a-bout with Ad. Wolgast - His victory over Owen Moran boosted his stock into .the cham pionship contender division, and he aspires to give New Orleans a 133 pound title holder. -a -ey The Naps' figured ' in' the" bidding for Marty O'TooIe. Pittsburg's J22.E00 beauty, last seaeom Sam Kennedy was authorized to go after the St. Paul "phenom." and bid $15,000. The offer looked like a piker bet when Dreyfuss came through with $22,500. a a a Livingstone is the only Nap player born In Cleveland. The squad repre sents men born In '.24 -states, making it the most cosmopolitan in the major leagues. ... While Neal Ball is not rated a Nap regular, few overlook him when men tioning the line-up for 1913. He ap parently, has a utility berth safe in his clutches. A statistician has produced the figures to show that the sextet com posed of Baker, Wagner. Cobb, Craw ford, Jackson and Lajole Is not In It with the squad of Schulte, Luderus, Magee, L. Doyle, O. Wilson and Hoblitxel when it comes to four-base swats. The nrst named sextet totaled 42 homers last season, against 88 for the second gquaB. ' ALASKA 006- RAGE OH FOUR TEAMS GET AWAY FOR FAMOUS SWEEPSTAKES. John Johnson Is Not Driving His Siberian Animals This Year Be cause He Was Stranded. NOME, April 4. Four teams got away at 10 o'clock this morning in the all-Alaska sweepstakes, the famous dog race of the North. The teams are driven by Charles Johnson, driving for Fox Ramsey; A. A. (Scotty) Allen, driving the team of malamutes owned by Mrs. Charles E. Darlingl of Berke ley, Cal.; Alexander Holmsen. driving John Johnson's team of Siberian wolf hounds, and Oliver. The course Is from Nome to Candle and return, a distance of 412 miles, and the purse is $5000. The record Is held by John Johnson, who drove the dis tance In 74 hours 14 minutes and 14 seconds. This Is the first time In years that Johnson has not driven the Si berian wolves and he would be driv ing today if he had not been left stranded on the Siberian coast last Fall, when the Arctic Ice. moved down and drove his schooner back to Nome before It could pick him up.. Johnson went to Siberia to get new blood for his dog learn. The trail la In good condition, the weather is perfect, and followers of the race are hopeful that Johnson's record will be lowered. Last year's race was won by "Scotty" Allan, who finished In 81 hours 40 minutes. SHEPHERD SEEKS HONOR CAPTAINCY OF OREGON NAVAL MILITIA IN DISPUTE. Case -Taken to Court, Where Judge Kavanangh Is Asked to Sign Order On6tlng Simpson. - The question of who is the author ized captain of the Oregon Naval Mi litia, a question which has been the cause of a lively squabble in National Guard circles for some time past, waa presented yesterday for final settle ment to Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. After hearing the contention of George S. Shepherd and E. M. Simpson, each of whom claims the honor of the cap taincy, the Judge took the case under consideration. The trouble originated last year, when, Mr. Shepherd alleges, Mr. Simp son usurped the captaincy without be ing elected, and has since refused to give up the position to Mr. Shepherd, who declares he is the duly elected of ficer. Mr. Shepherd presented the Judge with a findings of fact and asked him to sign it. With this procedure Mr. Simpson filed a protest against the findings being signed by the Judge and presented his side of the case, asking, among other things, that the findings be thrown out and Mr. Shepherd not sustained as captain. Mr. Shepherd contends that after the Naval Militia was organized in 1910 an election was held, and out of 35 votes cast he received 81. He says he was thereby made captain, and assumed that position until It was usurped by Mr. Simpson. In answer to this Mr. Simpson merely denies Mr. Shepherd's contentions. He makes no showing as to how he secured the position. The findings of fact as presented by Mr. Shepherd call for the withdrawal of Mr. Simpson and the payment by him of $2000 damages to Mr. Shepherd as a result of the usurpation of the position. Colonel Samuel White, Judge Advocate General of the National Guard, appeared In the case as next friend of the court, and explained the controversy as he saw It. A lively le gal fuss was created when Mr. Shep herd attempted to have placed on the records of the court a summons for Colonel White. In which it appeared that the Colonel was being "Jollied." You are hereby notified that re lator, George 8. Shepherd, will appear before the court at 9:30 A. M. on the 4th day of April, A. D., 1912. and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and thirty-sixth, and will then and there move the court to make the findings as pre sented by the relator herein," read the document which was objectional to Colonel. White. "You are further noti fied, in order that you may duly im press upon the public and the court the consequence of your position, re lator hereby waives all objection to your appearance at said time and place In your full official uniform as such Colonel and Judge Advocate General of the Oregon National Guard, together with such side arms, spurs, accoutre ments, medals and Insignia as you may consider or deem befitting your rank and dignity." Judge Kavanaugh ordered the docu ment stricken from the record. Centralla Aviator to Make Flight. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. April 4. (Spe cial.) Claude Berlin, a licensed aviator of Cenralia who recently returned from California, is making arrangements for a cross country flight from Seattle to Portland. He will make exhibition flights en route at Vancouver, Kelso, Centralla, Chehalis, Olympla and Ta coma. Several of these cities have al ready' made necessary financial arrange ments to be included In th exhibitions. The flight will be made in a Curtis blnlane. WATTELET IS HAPPY Victoria Magnate Says He'll Have Good Team This Year. 2 SOUTHPAWS ENROLLED Concannon' and Kantlehner Give Promise of Bolstering Bees Flinging Staff CJub Owner Likes His Fat Catcher. v L. A. Wattelet. manager of the Vic toria team of the Northwestern League, passed a few hours in Portland yester day conferring with President Jones. "Wat" was optimistic regarding the 1912 prospects for his hopefuls when he was here several weeks ago, but yesterday, after a number of spirited sessions with Lou Nordyke and the as piring recruits at San Jose. Cal., the Canadian mogul was willing to "con fess" that the tallenders of 1911 would be decidedly in the running during the 1912 season. "Just say for me that Victoria will win more games this year than last." modestly requested the Victoria owner. "Baseball is like the pudding the proof Is In the eating but all indica tions point to a first-class team repre senting Victoria, this season. "To begin with, we have In Lou Nor dyke a first-class manager as well as the best first baseman In the league. Then we have a ' twirling staff that promises 'much, an infield which has been hitting at a good clip during the training season, an outfield squad from which a good trio can be picked, and a great receiving department." a a Wattelet Is enthusiastic over a couple of southpaw twirlers he picked up. Concannon, who worked In the Califor nia Winter league with the major league stars, and Kantlehner. a Santa Clara College lad. are the heavers In question. The college youngster will not report until June, when he gradu ates from school. Both have showed well in practice games, Concannon- fig uring In the 'recent victory over the Oakland Coasters. The Bees will leave San Francisco Tuesday, arriving in Seattle Friday. On Sunday and Monday Nordyke will lead his men against Wenatohee. and will open the season on Tuesday at Spokane. Last season the Bees lost seven straight games to Spokane in the first series, but Wattelet is willing to bet that the record this year will be different. The Victoria owner says that he had an offer a few days ago of the serv ices of Elmer Strlcklett, spitball artist, who has Jumped Into the limelight with the "wave" offering. President Ebbets, of Brooklyn, telegraphed asking $1200 for Strlcklett, but the wire was not an swered. a a a Wattelet likes the looks pf Meeks. his new receiver. While they have been saying derogatory things about the speed of the backstop, "Wat" says he Is the goods. ' - "He onlv weisrhs 225 Bounds," says Wattelet. "Of course he is not the fast est thing on the diamond, but I am willing to bet that he can beat Carl Lewis In the 100 at that. He Is a great hitter, swell catcher and will prove a strong addition to our team." Wattelet reports that Leard, the Se attle inflelder of last season. Is In right with the Oakland fahSi He Is playing a bang-up second base, and apparently has the Job clinched for the season. ; Goodman, the Victoria third sacker, who went- to Boston, hs- been turned over to Mike Kelly's St.A'aftl team. The competition was too keen on the Red Sox ' squad, and - Goodman, as well as Lewis, another Inflelder, were shunted back to the "AA" club. LAS VEGAS 3IAY GET FIGHT Curley Says. JohnsonrFlynn . Bout WHI Be Held Unless Jack Forfeits. EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M., April 4. Jack Curley arrived here today and conferred, with- local business men In reference to staging the Flynn-John-son championship fight here next July. In reply to the recent statement of Johnson that Flynn and Curley were not sincere in their desire to promote the mill, Curley said: "The bout positively will take place Salmon Fishing IS NOW ON! Good eatches are made at Oregon City every day. A 40 pound fish was taken on our tackle yesterday. ' We are headquarters for good salmon tackle. Trolling out fits for rent. Backus &Worris 423 Morrison Street. Betlst&2nd Sts, Meom Collars i flheUNOCORD BUTTONHOLES o bu"on-tney do. tear out.; One of the novelties of a novelty hat season is the brilliant French-finish in soft tourists and negligees in black, snuff browns and grays shown ,at their best in the Gordon quality. For Sale by " A. B. STEINBACH & CO. Fourth and Morrison . in July unless Johnson forfeits. Sev eral towns are after the match. Las Veagas looks good to me but the deal is not finally closed." Section Near Albany Best. . ALBANY. Or., April 4. (Special.). The medal for the best section on Southern Pacific lines tn Oregon has been awarded to the section running souh from the Albany depot. J. E. Cochran is foreman of this section. Why Pay More? QUALITY FOR EVERY; DOLLAS INVESTED. Economy is not buy ing cheap stuff because it is low priced, nor paying a big price for good clothes. Economy is buying good clothing at the right price. Try our shop and be convinced. Just a whisper off Washington. "Smoker's Heart" comes from over-stimulation of the heart by rich, oily, nicotine-laden, black Havana cigars. You never find a case of it among the wise men who smoke light, domestic cigars like the Geni Arthur mm Cigar 10c and 3 for 25c M. A. Ganst C&V Co.. Inc.