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TTTT ,vo"vNO OREGOXTAX. THURSDAY, v APRIL 11, 1912. 8 5. i t . i: 16 MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS PLAY TODAY Eyes of Baseball. World Are Focused on Start of Pennant Races. RECORD CROWDS EXPECTED lann Tlirougliout Nation Taking More Interest Than Kver In lianie. (nod Weather Predicted In All Parts of East. Sixteen clubs will enter upon the baseball season today with the eys of a nation focused upon them, and the two separate races In which these IS clubs will contest will keep fans on edge until the close of the season In the Fall, when the) two respective win ners will battle for tbe 1912 world's baseball championship. From every side come reports of ln rreued Interest In the National game, and In botb the American and National leagues record opening-day crowds are expected at every city If weather con ditions are favorable. From virtually every part of the circuit good weather la reported, and the managers are now all counting on capacity attendance. In the American League. Portland fans are most interested In Cleveland, which will open at home against Ie troit. The Naps, with Oregg. Olson. Krapp. Oraney, Stcen. Ryan and Peck Inpaugh. former Beavers, are counted more than ever contenders this season. The world's champions of 1911 will also open at home, the Washington team going to meet the somewhat bnttered ip Philadelphia Athletics. The St. Ixuts Americana will be entertained for the first game on the White. Sox field at Chicago, and the New York Americans will defend their own park against an Invasion from Boston. The home teams In the National liagu opening games will be Brook lyn. St. Louis. Cincinnati and Boston. McOraw's league champions, the Giants, win cross the river Into Brooklyn, where llarquard will endeavor to begin a season to redeem the beatings given him by the Athletics In the. world's series last Fall. Pittsburg will go to St. I .oil Is, where the. Pirates will find a rejuvenate! team awaiting them. The Chicago Cubs, still a veteran team, will go to Cincinnati to find out what an umpire, flank O'Day, can do in the way of managing a team. The. Boston Nationals will defend the home, park against the Phillies, reputed by many critics to be the strongest team In the league. CLEVELAND. April 10. In the opening game of tbe American League season tomorrow. Detroit will oppose Cleveland. For tbe visitors the bat tery will be Mullln and Kocher. Hut Manager avls was not ready tonight to announce his pitcher. Easterly will ratrb and the pitcher will be Mitchell. Kaler or Baskett. Cobb will play In right field for Detroit, having recov ered from a slight illness and Bush will play at shortstop. He has not signed but it la said differences will be adjusted and he soon will be en rolled. Vltt will play left field, as Parry and Jones nurse injuries. PHILADELPHIA April 10. 'The world's champions will open the Amer ican League aeason here tomorrow In a crippled condition, with Washington .as an opponent. Three of the local team's best men Baker. Oldrlng and Lord are suffering from injuries and Baker probably will be the only one of the trio able to play tomorrow. The local battery for the opening game probably will be Coombs and Thomas. CHICAGO. April 10. Pitcher Edward Walsh and Catcher "Billy" Sullivan, veteran battery mates, were selected tonight by Manager Callahan to op pose St. Louis In tbe opening game of the American League season here to morrow. Manager Wallace, of St. IjOuIs. plans to use Pitcher Pelty and J Catcher Stephens. Rath will play sec ond base. Weaver shortstop and Mat tick right field In place of Matty Mc Intyre. who has failed to sign a con tract. NEW TORK, April 10. In high spirits the New York Americans ar rived home tonight for tbe opening of the baseball season here with Ronton tomorrow. It Is expected the pitchers sill be Ford against Wood. NEW YORK. April 10. The local Na tionals announced tonight they are ready for Pittsburg in the opening game of the season. The team will be gin the season with the same lineup that showed great promise last year. Pitcher Sallee. who was not with the team the latter part of last aeason, now has charge of the younger pitch era, and Salle haa promised to pitch winning ball. . Harmon will pitch the opening game. CINCINNATI. April 10. With fair weather tt is predicted that the largest crowd that ever witnessed a baseball game In this city will be attendant to morrow to see Cincinnati and Chicago begin the National League season. With the exception of their leader. Hank O'Day, erstwhile umpire, the Cin cinnati team will present practically the same front with which it ended t'ie season last year, while little rhange Kill be seen In the Chicago team. BOSTON. April 10. A balmy Spring day la promised for the opening of the major league season In this city to morrow, when the Boston Nationals meet the Fhlladelphlas. TI.e lineup will he that -of the regular team on the Spring training trip. Tyler probaMy will pitch. Manager Dooln. of the vis itors, bad not selected his pitcher, to night. Eastern Baseball. At New York Nationals (regulars). 7; Tale. 2. At New Tork Nationals (second team). 11: Tale. 1. At Princeton Princeton. ' TJ; Le high. . At Peoria Peoria. : Chicago Amer icana (second team). SI. At St. Joseph Pittsburg. Hi St. Jo seph Mo.. 10. LOXG SWIM WILL UK TKIED Cody to Attempt to Cover Course Krom Oregon City to Portland. Probably the longest swim ever at tempted around Portland will be staged within a month or aix weeks by J. K. Cody, a sw.mmlng Instructor of Port land. He will cover the distance from 'iregon City to the Morrison-street Bridge, approximately 14 miles. Cody was the winner of the 12-mlle marathon swim at Kansaa City last eummer. defeating C. Healy. the holder of a number of swimming records, and one of the beat swimmers of the Cht- mo Athletic Association. Tha awlm m-as made In the muddy waters of the Missouri under circumstances much harder to overcome than those of the Willamette between Oregon City and Portland, where the water la clearer and much warmer. Cody has heen In the Willamette try ing to become accustomed to the water but tt In too cfcld to attempt any Ions avlm a yet. The swimmer thinks he can cover the distance in four or Be hours. lie Is used to-working in the watera of a warm tank, hem Instructor of the Portland Swimming Club, but from now on will work often in the river until he thinks himself In shape to stnd the prolonged swim. "The swim will not be so hard, as I will not ko after any speed records." said J. K. Cody yesterday. "I have swam under much worse circumstances and although I have not been over the course I think it will be simply a test of endurance." COI.TS AT GRANTS PASS TODAY Rogue River Town Featuring Game With Willis mi. Team. GRANTS PASS. Or.. April 10. (Spe cial.) Extensive preparations are being made tonight for tomorrow's great MOKASF LAD CAPTAIXS WIL- S ' L.tliKTIKntSKETBALL , tuiin. '1 Da a W. Glbaoa. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sslem. Or- April 10. (Special.) Members of the. Willamette Uni versity basketball team liave se lected Dan W. Gibson, of Spo kane, as captain of the team for the next season. This Is Gibson's first year as regular on the team, where he has made a splendid showing at guard throughout the past season. Gibson haa also Played on the football and base hall teams, although his specialty la basketball. porting event, a game of baseball between Grants Pass team and the Portland Northwestern League Colts. The local team has been - practising lally for the occasion and will work hard to trim the sails of the visitors. Virtually all business houses have fened up to go on an afternoon's vaca tion. The big brass band of the Com mercial Club will dispense rag-time unlc for the occasion. One of the features preceding the game will be an automobile parade In which 100 machines will take part. All local fans are enthusiastic to night and are chattering and enter taining the visitors in a delightful way preparatory to tomorrow's contest. , The game promises to be the biggest snorting event pulled off In the Rogue River Valley thts year. CLUBS NOT YET AGREED MULTNOMAH AND SPOKANE AT VARIANCE AS TO WEIGHTS. Portland Wants Light and Middle weight Bouts, Inland Empire City Would Nend Bantams. Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club of Portland and the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club have not yet come to an agreement regarding weights for the four Inter-club boxing and wrestling bouts for the smoker scheduled for Fri day night. April 19. However. T. Mor ris Dunne, of Multnomah . Club, sub mitted available weights to Spokane by telegraph last night and four of -the following six weights will rule: Boxing, 125, 135, 145 pounds; wrestling, 135, 145. 158 pounds. The trouble started when Spokane named 115-pound boxing and wrestling for half of the inter-club programme. The Multnomah Club officials preferred other thsn bantams, chiefly on account of a scarcity of men at that weight, and retaliated by naming heavyweight boxing and wrestling. Cisco Bullivant, of Spokane, then wrote saying that It was Impossible to furnish heavies for the bill, thus throwing the mutter open to a compromise. However, for the past week the offi cials of the two organisations have bevn unable to come to an agreement, with Multnomah at last submitting eight weights, heavyweight boxing and wrestling In addition to the six named above, and requesting the Inland Em pire people to pick four. There haa been a little talk of post poning the smoker, but Mr. Dunne says that this will not be necessary. The weights undoubtedly mill be decided upon within a day or two, with a boxing and wrestling tryout at Mult nomah Club next Monday night. COLLEGE CHEW'S ANNOUNCED y Universities of Washington and Cal ifornia Eights Picked. SAN FRANCISCO. April 10. Tha men who will compose the crews of the Uni versity of California and the University of Washington In the intercollegiate re gatta to be rowed on Oakland estuary Saturday were announced today. Tha Stanford crew was previously an nounced. The eights will be: California: Name and residence Position. Wght. B. Hardy. Befk.lrv stroke M ( tinman. I'etsluma. ........ .No. 7 ITS M. !.. Loi Angie No. 173 M. Mtnard, .n JM No. i 1H3 Plek y-hw, Berkeley No. 4 1 o Ja k tlalbcrt. Oakland No. X 171 A. Kalon. Kre.no No. 3 1H2 . lit-ta. iloaton bow ln.t Average ....ITS T. Huiion. la Angeles coxswain 1"3 Washington : Nsme and re.ldenee Position. Wght. N. Wright. Hellmgham.'. .'.... .slrnke 145 J. Morgan. Sestlle No, 7 1 M R. J'ullen. Miitr No. I7 1.. tvrighi. Hellmgham No. & IT tt. Waller. Cemtt le . . . . ..No. 4 1T3 IV. Rurvlea. Seattle...; No. .1 173 Hrl'-k Win. Seattle ,....No. 2 KiO K. Tal'r. Tacnma ......bow 1 0 a - Is i j! I I . - V' J : Ave race S 112 A. CameiMlL beaitle...-.couala . FANS CRYING FOR RETURN OF SUTER San Francisco Enthusiasts Wield Hammer When Team Fails to Win. OAKS RATED FAR BETTER sharpe as Solid. In His Home Town as Wolvcrlon Ever Was Cook Makes Good on Commuters With Finished PIa-lng. RAIN INTE7BKERKS W ITH GAMKS. t No fames were plsyed In the ra- clflc Coat Learue yesterday, rain t putting a damper on play for a sec ! ond consecutive day at Los Angeles Sacramento and San Francisco. While Manager McCredle and Port land fans are not downhearted over the reverse suffered at the hands of Los Angeloa last week, holding that the result of the Initial series of the season Is not a good criterion of the real strength of a baseball team, some of the San Francisco writers are out spoken In their belief that the Seals lack class. However, the Beavers were humbled In the enemy's territory, while the Seals took an even worse tumble at home, which accounts for the atti tude of fans and writers. "Mavbe the breaks were against the Seals last week, but not to the extent of losing six out of seven games." writes Carl Ross in the Post. "And it must always be remembered that luck was a big factor in determining that first game In San Francisco's favor. The conclusion of any fair-minded fan who saw the Mrst seven games must be that the Oaks played the better ball, by far the better ball. On their show ing in the opening series they look to be the better ball team. "'Where's Harry Suterr the fans are beginning to inquire. Though erratic. Suter ranked next to Henley; among the Seals' pitchers last year, and there is a place for him this year. Dan Long needs another southpaw. Suter isn't with the Seals because the management lopped ISO a month off his salary and he wouldn't stand for the cut. He is up in Portland now, keeping himself In shape to answer a call for his serv ices." Cook, the Oakland shortstop, has ap parently made good with a vengeance. He has been hitting the ball on the nose, fielding his position well, and so far haa given Manager Bud Sharpe no cause to regret the holdout tactics of Bert Delmas. .- Sharpe is now as solid with Oakland fans as Harry Wolverton ever was. While a series of reverses would make the fans forget that aix-game start. yet his star looms exceedingly bright at this stage of the league race. They have practically counted the Phillies out of the National League race before the start. The accident to Sherwood Magee, robbing the Dooln- ltea of their cleanup man for a month or two, ta the cause of the switch In sentiment. Before many critics gave the Phillies an even chance with the McGrawltcs for the bunting. NEVADA MAY GET FIGHT Curlcy Offers to Hold Battle There If Salt Lake Raises Cash. SALT LAKE CITT. 'April 10. That Miss Helen Gould, the philanthropic daughter of the dead railroad king will be a factor In the ataklng of the Jonn- son-Flynn champlonsMp battle. Is re ported in connection with fight talk re awakened here by a message received from Jack Curley. the promoter today. The message dated Chicago, reads: "Las Vegas. N. M., has guaranteed I10.0U0 and 1 Paso has Bone nearly as well, but I greatly prefer Salt Lake, so If you will raise 7500 1 will positively pull off tha fight in Nevada." Former negotiations for the fight here contemplated a large contribution from the Western Pacific Railroad. The railroad company suddenly lost Interest In the match and it la said now that the opposition of Miss iieien uouia. whose family controls the Western Pa cific, had much to do with the turn of affairs. Curley's telegram has aroused some Interest locally and an effort may be made to meet his terms. GIANTS SELL DEVLIN TO HUB Refusal to WaiTe on Bnes, ex-Seattle Thlrd-Sacker, Figures In Deal. NEW TORK. April 10. The New York Na-tionals today sold third base man Arthur Devlin to the Boston Na tionals. It Is believed that Devlin was re leased to Boston so that President Ward, of Boston, would waive claim to Arthur Bues. a promising young in flelder of the New York team, last year with Seattle whom McGraw was anxious to farm out but whom Boston would not waive. 'Amateur Athletics. Jefferson High School meets Van couver High at Vancouver Friday. Vancouver downed Washington last week by a large score, and the outcome will be watched with interest by the Portland fans. William Blbee. one of the men Jef ferson High may send to the Univer sity of Cawfornta All-Coast meet, ia taking a double course for coaching. Holman the Dartmouth track man that recently Joined the club la helping him a little on the side, while Coach East ham of the Jefferson High team has him on regular. - Columbia University played Jefferson High in a four Inning baseball game yesterday afternoon on the Jefferson grounds. Jefferson being In the lead 7 to when the game waa called off. This makes these two teams even, both having won a part of one practice game. Holladay defeated Couch yesterday afternoon 10 to 3. the Couch team of fering little resistance to the Holladay team. Holladay landed hits almost at will. Williams and Hogan were the big stick artists for the winners, each making four hits. Vernon went to pieces yesterday af ternoon in the game with Ockley Green Grammar School, and lost 8 to 5. In the sixth Inning on passed balls and errora Lb wlanara landed aix runs, after Vernon had held the lead 5 to 1 through the first five innings. Jefferson High will play the Mc- Mlnnvllle High School team at Mc Minnvllle Saturday. McMlnnvitle has cleaned up most of the Portland teams in other sporta than baseball and Jef ferson will try to retrieve some of the lost honors at the valley city Satur day. - The Jefferson High School soccer team will attepmt to'' get funds for letters and sweaters by giving a skat ing party at the Oaks Rink Friday night. Soccer was .fairly successru financially; more people attending the games this Winter than when the game was first introduced and with a little assistance, monograms will prob ably be obtained. The Parochial Grammar School Base ball League opened yesterday after noon with a triple-header. The Cathed rals defeated tbe St Josephs, 15-13. the St. Lawrence nine won from St. Patrick. (-3. and the St. Andrews' squad walloped the Redeemers, 15-3, in the third game. The batteries fol low: Cathedral, McHall and Kgan: St. Joseph, Webber and Reinhardt:- St. Iwrence, Jacobberger and Church; St. Patrick. Littleton and Staver; Redeem ers. Uberg and Staver; St. Andrews, Blade and Crlple. NEW LEAGUE ORGANIZED TRI-STATE CIKCUIT TO BEGIN PLAY ABOUT MAY 1. V. H. Sweet, President of Oregon, Washington, Idaho BodyGarrett to Lead Pendleton Team. . PENDLETON. Or.. April 10. (Spe cial.) With large and optimistic dele gations from each of the four towns in the district, the Tri-State Baseball League waa formally organized here today. The official delegates were W. N. Sweet, Boise; Grant Lincoln, La Grande; Dr. Crews. Walla Walla, and L. G. Frazier, Pendleton. W. N. Sweet waa elected president of the league and J. E. Keefe. Jr., of Pen dleton, secretary-treasurer. The meet ing was a rousing one from start to finish, and ' it is the belief of Presi dent Saveet, as well -as of many other fans, tiat 191.1 will see six teams In the league and that before many sea sons It will number eight, the circuit reaching from Salt Lake to Spokane. Applications will immediately be made 'to the National Commission for protection as a Class D League and playing will commence about May 1. Jess Garrett, former pitcher for the Portland Pacific Coast and Northwest ern League teams, was elected manager of the Pendleton team. Hugh Kel lackey Is Boise's manager; James E. Bradley. La Grande's, and August Bade. Walla Walla's. Playing would have started April 16 had it not been for the fact that La Grande and Walla Walla needed time to put into shape their ball parks. Schedules will be completed within a few days. Ex-Cliampion in Tennis Finals. NEW YORK, April 10. Two former champions Joshua Crane, of Boston. and Eugene Pennell, of England sur vived the semi-final rounds of the in door tennis tournament today. They will meet tomorrow in the finals, the winner qualifying to meet Jay Gould for the National championship title on turday. Johnny Hayes Training. . NEW YORK, April 10. Johnny nays. former marathon champion, has com menced training in Berlin for the in ternational professional marathon scheduled to oe run in May. American Association Resutls. At Louisville Minneapolis, 6; Louis ville, 4. At Columbus Kansas city, b; Colum bus. 10. At Toledo Toledo, 6: Milwaukee, S. At Indianapolis St. Paul, 7; Indian apolis. 6. gverywhera. box. ostosi Garter ' . 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Otto Berg, ex-artilleryman, who returned recently from a California Invasion, announced yesterday that he has renounced As toria and will hereafter be Introduced to admiring audiences as "Otto Berg, of Portland, Or." Confident that he will eventually win the middleweight title, but also aware of his deficiencies. Berg has placed himself under the tutelage of Tommy Tracy, who will Inject a few of the fine points of the mitt-wielding art into the repertoire of the expatriate. Berg ex pects to remain in Portland for from a month to six weeks, after which he nd Frank Hanlln, his manager, will strike for the section which holds forth the most vallurlng financial induce ments. "Berg is the best drawing card in San Francisco today outside of the champion," asserted Hanlin yesterday. "Although he failed to win a fight on his three-bout trip to California, his open style of fighting made a big hit with the fans and he was offered bouts witn Petroskey. Dillon and others," continued Hanlin. Berg Is 22 years of age, weighs 162 when out of training and has had but eight professional fights. He knows little of the art of boxing, but is a rugged mixer with a good punch. W7hile he boxed a ten-round draw with Hol land, a four-round draw with Brick Burgess dnd lost in 20 rounds to Kid George while in California, he made a good impression on fans and promoters and is today rated the best Pacific Coast middleweight. Tom Kennedy, the New York "white hope," has announced his retirement from the ring. Following his recent bout with Frank Moran, Kennedy's dud offered to establish him In business if he would cease the search for Jack Johnson's crown, and Tom acquiesced. Tom McCarey's middleweight elimin ation tourney seems to have fizzled out. He staared a couple of decidedly medi ocre bouts and now is up against It for talent. The crack Easterners do not Beem anxious to Journey to the Coast, and the Los Angeles promoter Is after the lightweights for a May card to pre sent to the Shriners. Jack Lessard. the old-time Portland scrapper, expects to re-enter the game n California within a few weeks, tie has been offered several bouts. Jim Jeffries insists that Wolgast does not intend to fight on July 4. To prove his assertion Jim says that Ad has framed it up to go north on a big liuntinz- trip In June, and the cham- On Clubby Terms With Yourself !!! ! THAT'S THE COMFORTABLE, DESIRABLE FOR SUCCESSFUL MEN !!!!!! A MSW SPRI.VU A5iD SUM.MK tele- Suit or classy- will help considerably $20 to $35 WE SPECIALIZE IN plon has said nothing about canceling or postponing the affair. 11GHT MAY BE AT JUAKEZ Curley Says He Will Announce Site of Championship Battle Saturday. CHICAGO, April 10. 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