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TTTt: 3TORNTXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912. VENICE MAY LAND NEW GIANT PRESIDENT, HIS MANAGER, AND PROSPECTIVE YANKEE LEASER. , T American flag and a Winged "O" em blem side by side on the topmost rock. Last January 1 ha swam around the patch of scenery. Roy Miller, formerly with the San Francisco Seals and erstwhile leader of the Coast batsmen, will practice medi cine in San Francisco, where he has a brother In business. Miller will open up now, but will take a layoff and play with the Phillies next Summer. He may retire in the Fall. Willamette University made no ap plication for membership into the Northwestern college conference at the annual meeting last week in Seattle. After carrying on a campaign to de termine the sentiment of the students and alumni, it was thought best to wait for a year or two longer. Dr. G. J. FANS TO SEE BOUTS THE MAN'S SHOP "Where You Get the Best" PO BOX flu HDGAN S CLUB NO r .-.--''-it; - m ; - - THERE are so many things here that make ideal Christmas Gifts we rind it difficult to make a list of suggestions even. TODAY WE PLACE ON SALE 300 SILK FOUR-IN-HAND TIES Our regular 50c kind ' AT 35 CENTS OR 3 FOR $1.00 IN ATTRACTIVE HOLIDAY BOX We have others up to $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 McCredie and Other Coas Edgar Frank, of Multnomah Managers Rather Favor Beach Resort Ball. Club, Plans Mitt Mat Af fairs for Season." Sweetland, the dean of Northwestern coaches, took no part in the arguments, REASONS FOR CHANGE VARY VARIOUS CLUBS TAKE PART wisely saying that the matter was for the students and alumni to decide for themselves. The ground has been leveled off at Much Speculation Rife as to Cause of Hap's Move of "Villagers.' Sporting Xews Comments on Ewlng. Walter Embrogllo. BI ROSCOE FAWCETT. Tagging from tbe amount of space Happy Hogan utilizes In the Los An geles newspapers anent the future home of his Vernon-Coast League club, the recent knockout punch administered by the AA directors hasn't nut the slightest dent in his maxillary capacity. uay -L.ive v ire" liap says Venice will get his wandering brigade, then peuuons tsaum to bold it at Vernon, and the next day wishes it on Pasadena. At best the future disposition of the "Villagers" appears to be to use Charley Murphy's phonographic abili very mucn in "statu quo." - Pasadena would lend more dignity and prestige to the Coast League than Venice, but Pasadena, It develops, does not tolerate Sunday baseball. And, In this day of milk and honey, it takes more than dignity to cop the money. Wherefore, it might appear that Venice Is predestined to be the lair of the Tiger, and Hogan's publicity contor tions are merely piffle to stir the Venice people into alacrity in the matter of furnishing and equipping a ball park. Walter McCredie, Portland manager, and other Napoleons up and down the Coast, are heartily In favor of Venice, and it may be the beach resort will get two games 'per week, Friday and Sunday morning, in place of the lone Sabbath matutinal offering now on the schedule. It is believed that the com bined population of the three beach cities, Venice, Santa Monica and Ocean Park, which adjoin each other on the ocean front, together with the thou sands of visitors from Los Angeles and elsewhere, will be ample to support two games per week. Venice is one of the most popular beaches in California, and during the monins in wmcn league bail is served, me aauy average or visitors will run up in the Ave figures. There has been much speculation as to the exact reasons which actuated the league directors to order a transfer 01 tne Vernon Club. Some have attrib uted the drop-kick to the sale of liq uor si me grounds, others to . inade quate car service and still others to me nog pen" environments. masmucn as liquor is peddled at Recreation Park in San Francisco and a saloon is permitted to operate In one corner of Freeman's park in Oakland, John Barleycorn alone probably was nut responsioie for Haps meanderings. But, combine the three obnoxious fea tures wltb an inadequate police pro leuuun ior piayers, spectators and um pires and you have sufficient reason for consigning the Vernon or any other ball club to the junk heap. Bowery en vironments' tend to put a crimp in any high-class sport. V -Kir 51 J i & - " 4 nilw ....ir jiil "Do not be surprised to hear an announcement in a few days that the Seals will continue to make their home at Recreation Park after 1915," says Fred Purner In the San Francisco Chronicle. Purner adds that Ewing is dickering with Ed Walter for the 20 year franchise which caused all the recent syndicate ball fuss in California. The Seal management Is strictly up against it for grounds. Recreation Park is practically their only hope Ewlng Is said to be willing to "pony up" the JtiOOO bonus demanded by Walter for the lease, but the Oakland banker will not get the control of the Oakland ball club. The Sportinsr News Ewing-Walter embrogllo editorially in its current Issue and hands Walter a teirlfio bombardment ot brickbats. ' Tt'was all right, it seems," says the News, "that Mr. Ewlng should be the burden bearer in times of stress. When prosperity appeared, through the Oak land club having a pennant winning year, however, and profits were In sight, there was no delay In raising the cry of 'syndicate' ball. Mr. Ewlng answers It by the statement that, it now having been proved that the Oak land club is a good Investment, he has been able to dispose of the Interest he held an interest taken only to save the Pacific Coast League from disaster following the earthquake. "Syndicate ball, the owning of two or more clubs by one set of Interests for profit and manipulation, is one thing. Coming to the rescue of a dis rupted league, risking your fortune and asKing no returns. Is another thing, and it does seem that in a spirit of fairness this return is due Mr. Ewlng credit for as fine and unselfish sports manship as has been exhibited in the history of the National game. That seems to be the whole story of 'syn dicate' ball on the Coast." chance if; dew o New York Writers Say He Is Man Yankees Need. EX-CUB DESIRES INTERES Baseball General Declares He Can Just as Well Remain on Ranch in California if His Terms Are Not Granted. Now that Joe Tinker has begun work as the new boss of the Reds, the Cincinnati newspapers are once more claiming the pennant. They ar gue that as the Reds have been strengthened 30 per cent by the addi tion of a new shortstop, the team must necessarily finish better than fourth, where Hank O'Day landed them last year. Tinker, however, is not claiming any. xnmg. He is not satisfied with his pitching staff, which he says must be strengthened if the Reds are to fin- lsn above tne Giants and Pirates. Mount Angel Juniors Win Game. MOUNT ANGEL, Or Dec 23. fSne claX) The Sllverton Junior basketball team met the Mount Angel Juniors on the latter s floor, and were defeated to the tune of 21 to 12. The game was exciting enrougnout. iJs. an Angel forward, started the game with an ex ceptionally good toss, which procured a goal. Woolford played well for the visitors, while Lois at forward and Wlndlshar at guard did excellent work. The . Angels' lineup was as follows: Lois and Ackerman, forwards; Gler, Orth and Wlndlshar. guards, and Kem merlch at center.- Any Junior team of the Valley wishing games will please write. Frank Chance, former Chicago Cub leader, who is rated along with McGraw, Mack and Clarke as among the world' greatest baseball generals, is not to return to the National game unless he can get at least a tenth Interest in the New Tork Americans. 'A salary of $25,000 would not tempt me into tbe management of tbe New York Americans," is the latest charged to Chance. They must give me tenth interest in the club or It will be the orange ranch for me. I am inde pendent, regardless of what transpires in baseball, and am in a position to name my terms." New York writers are confident that Chance will lead the Yankees next season, and Just as confident that he will place the American League club on the pennant struggle from the start. whether Chance receives 18,000 or $20,000 Is unimportant and a matter of detail, says Bozeman Bulger, New York World baseball writer. "If he car ries through the plans now being made by the American League owners he will be worth $100,000. It Is not likely that he will fall. He has never been at the head of a second division team. In fact, he has never been at the head of a club that was not In the fight for the championship until the last month of the season. "The coming of Frank Chance to the Highlanders means more for baseball throughout the country and to New York in particular than any move since the American League was organized, continues Bulger. "It means that the Highlanders, despised in tbe past, are to occupy an important position in the coming campaigns for championships. It means that the American League magnates are determined to make New York a pivotal point In baseball. It means thousands of dollars of profit to every team In the American League." The following is the complete reCOTd of the "Peerless Leader": Born September 19. 1S79; Fresno, Cali fornia. HelRht, 6 feet. Welsht. 1U0. 1894-95 Washington University. . 1896-97. Independent balL Y?r. City. League. GraiPll B.Av. Pitcher Gets $1000 Bonus. CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Pitcher Louis Ritchie, of the Chicago Nationals, will receive a Christmas check for $1000 from C. W. Murphy, president of the club, for winning more than 60 per cent of his games last season. Murphy promised Ritchie $500 if he would ex ceed that average of wins in 1911, but Ritchie missed the mark by a few points. Murphy repeated the offer at the beginning of last season and in ad dition said he would make up the $500 Louis failed to secure in 1911. 1S98 Chicago, Nat. c 27 o.t .. 15 18"9 Chicago, Nat. c 57 llirtO ChleaRO, Nat e. . ... 4$ 1WU Chicaso, Nat. o. f... 63 1902 Chicago, Nat. lb ... 34 a ... 29 1003 Chlcajo, Nat. lb ...123 1904 Chtcagro, Nat lb ...1?4 1905 Chicago, Nat lb ...118 1908 Chicago. Nat. lb ...13fl 1907 Chicago, Nat. lb ...128 190? Chicago. Nat. lb ..109 19.19 Chicago. Nat. lb ... 02 1910 Chicago. Nat. lb ... 87 1911 Chicago, Nat. aw 1912 Chicago, Nat 2 .288 .239 .304 .239 .214 .327 .310 .318 .319 .272 .293 .271 .298 .239 .200 F.AV .937 .833 .920 .892 ..933 .973 .973 .972 .900 .990 .9b9 .989 .992 .994 .998 .990 1.000 Vancouver, Brooklyn and Columbia Athletic Organizations Slay Be Seen In Programme Seattle Game Receipts Fall Off. A monthly series of boxing and wrestling programmes for Portland fans during the first four months of 1913. is the plan of Edgar Frank, in door athletics chairman of Multnomah Amateur Athletio Club. This schedule of mitt-mat affairs was drafted yesterday, when Frank decided to postpone the smoker with the Olympic Club, of San Francisco, from February to March 14 or 21, and hold a city championship tourney of one or two nights about April 18. The first programme of the year comes on January 17, with the Seattle Athletic Club champs coming to Port land for the first clash Of the season. On February 21 the Vancouver Athletic Club men are due to appear at Mult nomah Club in a return bill. The orig inal date of the Olympic Club affair was set for early February, but the absence of a March card, together with the Illness of Walter Williams, 115- pound Coast boxing champion, caused the change. : The city championship tourney will bring men together from Portland and the surrounding towns. The Vancouver, Wash., Athletic Club, Brooklyn Athletic Club and Columbus Club will have representatives in the meet, while many boxers and wrestlers will enter unattached. Bob McAllister, the Coast middle weight champion, has consented to make the' trip to Portland. He has turned down numerous offers to turn professional. Anderson, the boy who lost to Williams at Los Angeles, is ex pected to oppose his conqueror in the hotel he experienced much difficulty March programme. iu uoia.in.ing a room. I Ed Hnrhea. of the Seattle Times, thus In connection with the limburger epl- dismisses th Raturdav football erame in sode, "Doc" Schmleder, Multnomah Club detail: and Beaver trainer, thought it a huge "Polly Grimm let Calllcrate rough Joke to send a telegram, collect, to him around when one good punch from one of the conspirators who remained tne big fellow would have made Calll at home. "Doc" had.to put up a deposit .,,. ,.,., ,y,a ,at his iir. when he sent the message, and left I . m Bender showed flashes of his old town before he could collect. He has tlme fornlf but old Man Tlme la riding been of the telegram. Xorth Yakima to Have Bout. same as the rest of us, and he cannot make those daring dashes for which he was famous. He thinks he can; but the speed is lacking." the new Oakland ball park at Park street and San Pablo avenue, and seed has been sown so that there will be a nice grassy playing surface, both. In field and outfield. No sod will be In stalled, as was at first planned. - LIGHTWEIGHT WAJTTS CHAXCEl AT TOITOTOHERS, Vancouver Iact Says That If Oppor tunity Is Given to Him He Will Show His Qualifications. "I beat the best,- men California sent up . to get me, and beat them easier than the boys not touted so highly; give me a chance to meet Willie Ritchie or some of these other topnotchers, and I'll prove that I am to be figured in the chamDlonshlD situation. confi dently declared Bud Anderson, the 1 team will hold practices all through the Northwest's premier lightweight, when uouaays, eacn morning at 10 o clock on ROBINSON & CO. CLOTHIERS HABERDASHERS HATTERS YEON BUILDING FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS the old Portland field. The athletic council of the school met last Friday ana decided to make soccer a recog nized sport. This has already Increased the attendance at the dally rehearsals. The Columbia Park football team de feated, the Mohawks, Sunday afterifoon at the Peninsula Park, 7 to 6. Next Sunday the Columbia Park football in Portland yesterday. Anderson is passing the holidays with his folks in Vancouver, Wash., pre paratory to an Invasion of California. He expects to meet the winner of the Burns-Murphy bout, scheduled for Jan uary 1, at San Francisco about Janu ary 15. 'I made a monkey of Babe Picato lm. In m rxn M.t- aa a tinvQr I ' VW14 IUO KlCVeU Ul LI! U CfOOK .,1 ... " J I l llhUtl. .... j howlng the fans that I know how to "l"" r "tr . .. jlv-puhu v, ii (i u . t k ko i -ipiujioitio ui me city. ine irame son. who Frankle Burns says Is one of wl" 00 "ageaat Columbia Park. v j .1 ... I Robert Krohn. physical director of against Burns, or- .ven tow. fellow. "" pole-vault record holder, now at Stan ford University, Is suffering from a badly injured ankle. In a recent prac tice meet at the southern university he fell outside of the soft landing ground and turned his ankle. The Portland All-Star basketball team defeated the Freewater quintet Saturday night, at Freewater, 21 to 12. who rank higher, I am a bad figurer,' emphasized the title aspirant, as he hook hands with numerous friends about town. ' Bud would like to meet Willie Ritchie, the champion, but while he feels very kindly toward his friends who want to put up $10,000 as a side bet for a title mill, realizes that he must dispose of . aft least one top- fZjtfJtXfcl? L- out defeat NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 23. (Special.) Jack McHenrv. of Lima. Ohio, who fought Harry Jewell, of Ta- I Lyle Brown, Multnomah cheer leader, coma, ten rounds to a draw at Wllevlmade more noise at the Seattle grid- City a week ago Wednesday night, has I iron matinee with his small band of accepted a challenge from Maurice faithful than the 1500 Seattle rooters Thompson, of Butte. He is willing to combined. The familiar Winged M meet Thompson at any time at 142 locomotive yell echoed and reverber- pounds, in North Yakima. Mullln Signs With Detroit. DETROIT. Mich., Dec. 23. Pitcher George Mullln signed today his com mission to play with the Detroit Amer ican team In 1913. In point of serv- lated over the college campus, and fur nlshed the one touch that reminded of la varsity football contest. w The receipts from the Seattle game were less than a year ago by some 3300. In 1911 the Multnomah-Tom Mc Donald bout was staged on Christmas team, having played 12 years with De trolt. Ice Mullln Is the oldest member of the day but it was thought a larger at I tendance would greet a Saturday af ter- Inoon teams. Thre or four hundred juniors of the Multnomah Club and their little friends will be entertained Friday night in the gymnasium, the function being the an nual Christmas festival. An immense tree Is being erected and several hun TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED IX dred electric lights will be strung up I to illuminate ins green. The evening will be passed in a revelry of drills, dances and games. The fun will begin at 7:30 for the little Great Northern Train Kills Man at I people, and will, last until 9:30 o'clock. The children will then be hustled borne ONE KILLED, FOUR HURT talk business with a champion. While he has never seen any of the ranking lightweights in action. Bud believes that Jack Britton is the best in the game, provided that he can make 133 pounds. Otherwise, ho sees no differ ence in any of the boys, ranking Ritchie, WolgaBt, Rivers and Mandot in the same class. Dick Donald, Anderson's manager, will be in Portland. Wednesday. The to all the Portland teams which have met It so far. The Brooklyn Athletio Club is one of the last ones to go down before it. The Portland players were Earl, Avery, Fenton. Kerrigan, Ash worth and Welch. Peculiar Suit Dropped. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) A peculiar suit, which 11- him that he would give important testi mony in favor of Prim if Weeks would pay his fare and expenses to Portland, for the trial. At the hearing his testimony amounted to nothing, and Prim Weeks was sentenced to Mc Neil's Island for life. Joe refused to pay Hull on his return and suit was brought to enforce the agreement. This Is the suit just dropped. All the parties are Indians. RAILWAY AGENT IS SLAIN Man Is Shot and Body Hurled From Train, Porter Arrested. MOBILE, Dec. 23. Alexander McT Gill, special agent for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at Tuscaloosa, was shot to death yesterday in a baggage-car of Mobile & Ohio passenger train No. 105, and his body thrown from tho train onto a bridge over Gypsle Creek, where it remained hanging between the cross ties until discovered by a searching party today. Napoleon Jones, a porter on the train was arrested and charged with tho crime. East St. Johns, Four Hurt In Car Collision at Burlington. Two railroad accidents took place early last night within an hour of one another, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to four others. The first occurred at East St. Johns about 5:30 o'clock, when a Great Northern railroad train literally ground a man to bits; 'the other being on the United Railways line at Burlington, when an electric car ran into an open switch and head on into one going in the other direction. In the first case death was due to and the mothers and-fathers will pass the remainder of the evening in mak ing merry around the big tree. Refreshments ror Dotn tne oia ana the young will be served all evening. Good music has been secured and danc ing will be enjoyed. ; SPORTING SPARKS JAKE STAHL, manager of the world's champion Boston Red Sox, will be a Pacific Coast visitor In the near fu ture. Jake wants a rest, so will go to the fact that the man never heard the Pec!ful San Francisco with his wife approach of the .train. Before the anQ -y- train could be brought to a standstill the engine had crashed into him. His George Sutton, of Chicago, is the bes ;t,; rr.r.Vr K7r.:2..,' llbitlon billiard player in the world, a noted cue expert. Sutton seems to waa almost an impossibility In his pocket was a card bearing the name of James Fallon, of the Fotlatch lack the nerve and falls down In cham r.i.mhai- r-nmrxinT, Wo v, . i piunsmp maicnen, i-nor to tne recen rjirrf nf Bt Mirv'. Hn.ni,i ii.. world's championship tourney Sutton ihn f vi Rir M.hn ror n averaged 62 billiards in a string of oner Setzer made an investigation and 6000' Je hardly came up to 10 in the the body was taken to the Coroner's B1 tc u In the other accident Carl Ber W. Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian fight A. McDonald. G. W. Bell and Charles ?r?mter ou5"n" nls, vlew" " Jack M.unKie were nurt, tne tirst sustain- 7 ; . a . i. . 1 . . . " ' . . iT. a,i . . boxing In Australia is at the hlghes Kunkle were rushed hv Rrt Crns m- Possible tone of sportsmanship. I am bulance to St. Vincent's Hospital. not going to degrade this excellence After havlnr his facn ,irH Mr RArr Dnnging jonnaon over, as rar as 1 was able to. go home, but the other two ara concerned he will never come to ere more Beverly injured, McDonald BVB" 11 laB' win Biuuu iui in in in f lauutj nuw, ana that is his last possible refuge. ' Bob Brown, the Vancouver owner who will manage his team next season, announces the following as his .tenta tive 1913 line-up: Pitchers Hauser, Thomas, Schniutz, Willis,' Byram, Morelands, Seatorj, Mc Creery, McKevltt. Catchers Lewis, Pembroke, Kennlck Wells. Infielders Bennett, Danzig, Scharn- weber. Goosetree, Augustus. Outfielders Frisk. Klppert, Freer, Demaggio, Brlnker, Magee, Kennedy. Owner Wattelet. of the Victoria club, is already claiming the Northwestern League pennant of 1913. "Watt" claimed it last Spring and everyone had a good laugh. The laugh was erased "by the early-season maneuvers of the Canucks, and but for a barrel of hard luck he might have presented a championship team which hewed Its way to the pen nant on the road- "Dutch" Krueger, the Beaver out fielder, was the victim of an odorous Joke last Friday.- "Dutch" was a mem ber of the rooting squad which went to Seattle with the Multnomah Clun foot ball eleven, and along with Krueger went a llmburger scented suitcase. Friends had sprinkled bits of the cheese over his collars, handkerchiefs, etc., and when he opened the grip in a Seattle having a fractured rib and either sprained or fractured ankle. Bell sus tained an lnclsory wound on the chin and one on the chest, in addition to he- Walter Porneroy, of the San Fran lng shaken up considerably. McDonald ' OP'0 clu!' . Pf ' to do a was a motorman, and Berg is an el derly man living at Linnton. Kunkle, who is a conductor, was at little swimming stunt of his own while Multnomah Club water dogs are dis porting in the chilly Willamette. Pom- tended by Dr. James C. Zan, and was h? hopes to swim out to the Seal then able to go to his hotel. His legs rockg on Cnrtmaa da. and Plant an were bruised ana one ankle swollen so much that it was Impossible to tell whether it was broken or not. About 60 passengers were in the cars at the time of the accident, but be yond those mentioned no others were injured. LAST-MOMENT . SHOPPERS We can still supply your gift wants. Don't fall to see our beauitful line of leather novelties, perfumes, cutHery and Deitch ladles' bags. Nau's Prescrip tion Pharmacy, Sixth and Alder sts. Douglas Captures Henry Bangert. SALEM. Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) Su perintendent Steiner, of the State In sane Asylum, has been notified by Douglas County authorities that Henry Bangert, an escaped asylum patient, has been apprehended at that place. Ban gert is considered highly dangerous and when he is brought to the asylum extreme precautions will be taken with him. Hi was transferred from the pen itentiary to the asylum, escaping from I the latter institution November 2, and I since has been at large. Authorities of I the asylum have been living in con tinual fear that some outrage would! be reported during Bangert's freedom. BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS. Jim Flynn. Andrew Haymes. known to fol lowers of pugilism as Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman. Is 33 years old to day, having been born in Brooklyn, December 24, 1879. Flynn la known alio aa Andrew Chlarlgllon, with which name he waa tassed in infancy by an Italian stepfather. His ring record shows that he .started in the boxing game In 1901, In which' year he won seven bouts and scored three knockouts. The year 1911 was the most successful of Flynn's ca reer, the record showing seven knockouts to his credit and deci sion over Carl Morris In a ten-round bout. Flynn has fought Champion Jack Johnson twice, losing both bat ' ties, and Sam Lang-ford three times, losing twice to the .Boston Tar Baby -. and getting a draw In the third muss. In his recent fight with Lu ther McCarthy at Los Angeles, Flynn displayed his gameness, but failed to show his old-time speed and was de- -feated In 16 rounds. - - s-v laawa n Qon TTvo ndl arr I on January . U Tstart iraTnln. for tS Pha" of Indian testimony proposed scrap with Burns, who is ex- was dismissed by Judge Benson, of pected to beat Murphy.. the Circuit Court, last week. At the "They tell me that even Burns is not time of. the trial of Prim Weeks for anxious to tackle me." chirped the usu- Killing line Maraing. in July. 1911 ally modest Bud, "so I am not so sure Henry Hull approached Joe Weeks, the that I can eet the early Januarv bout." I brother of the accused man, and told Otto Berg, the Astoria middleweight, I seems to be on the up grade. Otto beat Weeks in 20 rounds at Taft, Cal., last week, and meets Sailor Grande, the conqueror of Eddie Petroskey, the near future. Should he beat Grande I decisively a match with Eddie Mc- Goorty, or one of the other "higher up" middles, is promised him. Frank Hanlln, Berg's manager, writes to Portland friends predicting that his protege will be at the top of the ladder within a year. Those who saw the Picato-Anderson mill at Medford last week say it was the most amusing scrap staged in Ore gon for years. The boys were in structed to box, making no movements which could be construed as prize fighting by the anti-ring crusaders. Anderson swung a vicious right upper- cut to Ptcato's Jaw early in the affair, and Babe started to sag toward the floor. Bud had visions of Jail as he saw the dazed look creeping o'er Babe's face, but Jumped toward him quickly Into a clinch, noicimg up tne los An geles man until he recovered, rseed- less to say, the affair went 10 rounds. with Anderson offending no more, nut he outboxed Picato with ease, and stopped no more than one or two light blows. Railway Officials Blamed. ZANESVILLK, O., Dec 23. Coroner Walters held officials of the Penn sylvania Railroad responsiblo today for the wreck at Dresden on December 8. when a train on the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus, division collided with a Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley division train and 11 persons were killed. The brick made in the yards alone the Hudson River In New York eince 1901, It laid llat. would make a sidewalk 20 feet wide around the world. The Easy Way to Solve That Gift Problem Is the Kodak Way HIGH SCHOOIi READY fOU FRAY Practice Shifted to Multnomah Field and Men Declared "Fit." The Washington High School foot ball team yesterday changed Its scene of practice from the field at East Twelfth and East Davis streets to the Multnomah Club meadow. This change was made to give the Portland boys a still better chance against the cham pion Chicago - team, Wendell Phillips High, which meets the Portland eleven Saturday in the big intersections! clash. The tourists have been holding all their practice sessions on the field of the University of Illinois, which has sawdust on it The local aggregation has done practically ail Us work on the old Portland Athletic Club field, which is a sea of mud. The Portland Interscholastic League champions have been doing splendid work on the East side neid, even though the mud hindered the play. Now with the finishing touches administered on the sawdust, the eleven will be in the best of condition to execute some of the plays which Coach Earl has been drilling into the boys. The lineup which will be sent out into the field to oppose the Chicago team is not yet certain. Coach Earl never does announce a positive lineup and then stick to it. At the last prac tices Beckett, the all-star tackle. played in the backfield, holding down right half. He may play In that place In the game Satuday. r The other bacfield men may be Nor- mandln, half; Knouff, fullback; Bavette or Foster, quarter. The line presents greater variety of possibles. Either Edrls or Oliver may be sent into cen ter. McLynn may be shifted to the tackle, which Beckett vacated, and Johnson put In his place next to center. The other side of the line may be Moore, Tegart and Morrow, the next captain of the eleven. Baker may play the other end, or, 11 he is shifted to the backfield. Murphy will take his place. These shifts will not alter the weight of the team much and In any event it will average close to 158 pounds. If the men mentioned above fill the lineup, the team will be a representa tive one of Portland, as the boys are all players who have been developed here and the majority by Coach Earl at the Washington High School. Amateur Athletics. The Washington High soccer football Brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin or chum will appreciate a gift that means pleasure all the year the pleasure of taking pictures and having a picture-story of all the personal interests We Have a Complete Stock of KODAKS AND BROWNIE CAMERAS FROM $1.00 to $65. We Will Be Glad to Show Them to You Perhaps an Opera Glass would be more suitable. 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