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14 THE MOKJVIjNU OKJftiO-MAy. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1912.' ' BENDER WILL HOT PLAY MEW YEAR'S UI-Feelinq on Seattle Eleven Causes Shift in Quarter back Position. M'DONALD HAS NEW STARS Northerners May Hat Hart. Prince ton A 11 -American Tackle Plrot Place Will Be Filled by Calhoun, Fast Youth. BT ROSCOB FAWCETT. Portland gridiron fans will not see Jobnny Bender, famous In Middle West ern football at one time as Nebraska's star quarterback, in the signal calling roll when the Seattle All-Star Visigoths come down from the north to grapple Multnomah Club as the Portland ath letic event on New Tear's day. The famous Johnny, now coach ana athletic director at Washington State College, is no coming with the invad ers because of a row in the dressing rooms after last Saturday's 15-6 defeat In Seattle. The Seattle players, unlike the newspapers, attributed their defeat to Coach Bender's poor headwork and Johnny strenuously objected to the panning. They now charge that Bender forgot all about Polly Grimm's tackle swing play, which won the Navy game for them, and otherwise balled up the aft ernoon. Consequently Bender will give way to Calhoun, a Seattle nigh school prodigy, at quarterback In the January 1 matinee. Tom McDonald telephoned this Intel ligence to Superintendent Dow Walter, of the Multnomah Club, yesterday aft ernoon. Another change Is recorded, Vincent Borleske, the great coach of the Lincoln High, of Portland, acceding to the captaincy in lieu of Max Eaklns. Eaklns is assistant coach at the Uni versity of Washington when be Isn't playing professional football. While. Bender would be quite an at traction In Portland. McDonald has an Eastern star who Is said to be of All Ameriean caliber. McDonald asserts that this new addition to the galaxy of greatness refuses to permit his name to figure in the advance notices for business reasons. His "dark horse" may be Eddie Hart, the great Prince ton tackle, who Is employed in a Se attle fish concern. Whether or not Bender gummed up the Seattle repertoire of play last Sat urday, the northerners themselves are best able to say, but from an outside standpoint It looked as If some of the Multnomah Jerseys were mixed in the catastrophe a little bit. Bender slipped up once when he en deavored to run out a forward pass caught back of the 'goal line, suc ceeding In reaching the two-yard line without being thrown for a safety, but otherwise he occupied a stellar rele. It was Bender who saved at least two touchdowns for Seattle by remarkable tacking in the backfield and it was Bender who scored Seattle's one touch down by recovering a kick on a dis puted decision. The Multnomah players were out last night for their first practice session ince the Seattle excursion. Profiting by last year's experience, when Seattle came down and held them to a sensa tional 2-0 score, the scarlet and white wearers are not the least bit over confident. Everett May, the Corvallls star who won last year's game by throwing Coyle over the goal line for the safety, will not be in the game. He was barred at Seattle by the conference and will protect his college eligibility standing, so as to be able to play next Fall for the Oregon Aggies. In football, as In everything else, its the man who performs the spectacular who "hogs" most of the praise and plaudits of the multitude. Multnomah Club grldlon is no exception. "Deputy Sheriff" Martin Pratt has a backfield that would do credit to any Ail-American team that was ever chosen, but lie also has a line that's a corker and not enough credit has been awarded the forward bulwarks who do the "in side" scheming. The club has three tackles who have sot met their matches this year and who probably never wllL Had any one of the trio lived a few hundred years ago amongst mediaeval marauders and been armed with a mace or a battleax, safe to say he would have stopped at nothing short of a knighthood. Convlll is the new man in the lot, but this 195-pounder is an old head at football. He could have been elected Governor when he starred as a full back at Utah and at Purdue universi ties. CRourke was one of the 1911 mainstays. He weighs 190 pounds. Is fearfully aggressive and the best man In the bunch for breaking through on punts. The big attorney played at Min nesota and at Georgetown universities. "Red" Rupert. 192 pounds, and a po liceman, stands as a living refutation of the Joke founded on the langour and lassitude of a policeman's lite. He's the livest somnambulist that ever "somnambed." Calllcrate, Ludlam and HIckson are all wonderful ends, Calllcrate being a particularly luminous personage. Mult nomah boasts at the guard and center positions such stars as Carlson, Rog ers. Cherry, Dutton and others. Cherry with his 210 pounds of embonpoint is familiar to local football enthusiasts. Carlson played an especially fine game at Seattle against a man 20 . or 40 pounds heavier. He is a club veteran of many years, while Rogers was a member of the 1911 champions. Remember, it takes a strong line to enable a backfield to tear off 10, 15 and 20-yard dashes down the field. Officials have been agreed upon for the New Tear's game as follows: Ros coe Fawcett. referee; Victor Place, um pire: W. A. Fenstermacher, head lines man. PROPOSED CHAXGE EXPLAINED Dean Cordley Says Special Privilege to College Is Unnecessary, OREGON AGRICULTURAL! COL LEGE, Corvallls, Or., Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Dean A. B. Cordley, an Oregon Agricultural College delegate to the biennial meeting of the Paclflo North west Intercollegiate Conference, at Se attle, was quizzed on his return as to the change in the eligibility rules, sub mitted by him and affecting the spe cial privilege heretofore permitting bona fide Oregon Agricultural College students having less than 12 Carnegie units of entrance credits to play on the athletic teams of the college. In explaining the change in rule 3, which reads "No student who has less than 12 Carnegie units of entrance credits shall represent any institution In this conference In any Intercollegiate game or contest, provided' that in any institution requiring less than 12 units the minimum requirement for eligibil ity shall be the maximum number or units reauired for entrance to anj of Its four-year courses leading to de grees. . "Now that Oregon Agricultural Col lege has raised the entrance require ments, the rule has ceased to be oper tlv, and hence the change-". BRESXAHAJT MAY JOIX CUBS Mnrphy Says He I Sure Catcher Will Accept Liberal Otter. CHICAGO, Deo. 26. After a long dis tance telephone conversation with Roger Bresnahan today. President Murphy of the Chicago Nationals said he was certain the former St. Louis manager would be with the Chicago team next year. Murphy refused to say what offer he had made Bresnahan, but it was under stood he told the catcher-manager he would give him a bonus of 10,000 for his signature and a three-year con tract at $600 a year. Bresnahan Is free to sign with any National League club, as he was discharged by Mrs. Helen Brltton, owner of the St. Louis team. Cincinnati and Pittsburg have been trying to sign him. Murphy said he believed Bresnahan, who is 32 years old, was good for six or term more years in the major leagues. If he comes here he will be expected to do half of the regular catching. LANGFORD WHIPS M'VEY FIERCE FIGHT ENDS IX KNOCK OUT IX THIRTEENTH. Victor Begins Real Onslaught In Fourth and From Then On Battle Is One-Sided nvTw-n-v 1ST s W 26. Sam X -Li ' . -. - ' - Langford knocked out Sam McVey in the 13th round tooay in. one oi mo fiercest heavyweight battles seen in Australia in years. ntAav'm nntoitt hfttwAAn Lan,rford and McVey was a terrlflo onslaught by Langford. driving McVey to the whi.h tin htinor in a helnless condition in the thirteenth. McVey then c-llapaed on tne iioor, ana me cuum of nine made an enaeavor 10 rtgiua v. I t . .,, tk. nnnithmdnt And the uis icct nu . " mr - terrific right to the Jaw left him help less and he fell back entirely gone. The early rounds, one to the fourth, were McVey'a, Langford starting in with his terrible punishment at the outset of the fourth. Langford fought fiercely in the first -Ann inniiiror lefts and rights and driving McVey to the ropes. Only dur ing the second and mira .rounaa aiu McVey show any sign of equality with hi. vnuft Rrntlftn oDDone&L and even then his punches did not worry Lang ford a great aeau t A 4v.,,tYi rAiinil Lone-ford 'floored jrnirA with an nnnrniit to the chin. and from then on McVey simply tried to protect niraseu. t- . i AvAAllAnt ttnnittlAn a n rl DWUI u I. a large house greeted The negro fighters. rr. r-h , hatwAAn Ram T.a Tr vfrt ri and Sam McVey was the sixth occasion kint. Vi ha,1 Tnt. T,n ncfnrd has Inow defeated McVey on four occasions, on one other occasion no was ucoicu by McVey and one of their fights ended i j . civ. rf thn tti n tchpn werA fought in Australia and the remaining One In .Fans. LUKlura uuiub mo I. lio i...,..,wAlo-ht .httmnlnn nf Gnfflsnd and McVey that of heavyweight cham pion of Australia. It was reporxea uai one uiuo 1115 ford was to fight Jack Johnson for the championship of the world. Sam Langford, who is 82 years old, entered the ring as a professional in 1902 and has during the last 10 years had a re markable boxing career. EARL MAY LEAD OH WASHIXGTOX HIGH COACH IS FAVORED FOR POSITION. Eugene Athletic Board Attracted by Work of Alumnus, Who Re fuses to Comment. 'i n ti r.ci nm.nTi'a mo.it suc cessful interscholastio football coach, who will send his Washington High School eleven against the Wendell Phillips team, of Chicago, on Multno- v. Trit.,1,1 tnmnrTow afternoon, may be the next graduate coach at the Univer sity of Oregon. 'Earl's remarkable success with the Portland prep school team the records showing 29 games won an sz piayea, ami the winning of three interscholastic .k.mninn.hinn has. turned the eyes of the members of the Oregon athletic board on the Oregon aiumnus 01 ine class of 1905 and he is a favorite for the position. "I have heard nothing regarding the position as coach at Oregon, but am pleased to know that my work has at tracted such favorable attention." said ir ra,i iat nlcrht. Ha refused to comment' on his position should the place be tenderea, leaving mar. unui developments show the attitude of the college authorities. The Washington mgn matnematics Instructor and football mentor played football at University of Oregon for ,.,wim in as & member of the prep department and the remain ing lour seasons wmio lueuums mo university proper. He played tackle and guard. In 1905. when injuries m tne uregon Airzle" game had removed him from further conflicts. Earl coached the rkoiniw. Indians for the Portland game with the Sherman Indians. In 1908 he was football, oaseDau ana traca coach at the Lewiston, Idaho, High ahnnt Th. 4am wnn thA Tdaha foot ball title, but lost to Spokane and sucn auuetes as r-ngicuurii, av -a.i mouth's All-American tackle, DeWltt, the Princeton fullback, and Borleske. In 1907 he was principal at the high school at Jefferson. Or., but did not coach. n,,.hir Tia lntr flirt of the 1901 campaign Earl took Raders place as coach at wasningion, xugn im has been there ever since. The team nrn ,v.a two remaining srames of the Interscholastio schedule. In 1909 and 1910 the team won tne t-ortiana ciiy championship of the preparatory i inat if to T.tnraln Hlarh in 1911 by a 6-5 score and won it again during the season just closing. in -a. n i. . n rhlfflra. TJnnoln 1 T i 2"h I it IV iDawi ... -. j ni..hla TTnt-VATOitV s rn the onlv KWl JJ I " - . teams to defeat Coach Earl's proteges. ta addition barn dbbvobu raeu wuu -i intVi4r. rt Portland In. 1909 Li-lO tnauij"""-"! - and 1910 and tied with Jefferson last season. His only tracts coacning was at Lewiston. v Earl believes tnai nis nam iom . . (k trvrtt ana uueen Anne Ugh schools, of Everett and Seattle, re spectively, as the strongest oa the Pa ciflo Coast. Mount Angel Juniors WJn. MOUNT ANGEL. Or, Dec. 26. The inl..i .Ttinlorx defeated the OlOUUk ""S , .. .. Silverton High School basketball team on the high SCDOOl Iioor ycsicru.y i to 1L The Silverton team was consld- v.1 k..i.. hnt thit Mount Angel five excelled in basket shooting and passing. The Mount Anjei une-up wm . n . iiu,r forwards: Kuhn. li - - p . ' center; Windishar, Ortlx and Kemme- rick, guards. PHILLIES III RAGE, SAYS TOM SEATON Ex-Beaver Believes Giants and Pirates Are Other Formidable Teams. CUBS THOUGHT OUT OF IT Big Rlght-Hander Expects to Have Good Tear In Majors Next Sea son Xlck Williams Adds Sev eral Recruits to His String. BT JAMES H. CASSELL, Portland's baseball colony was aug mented yesterday morning by the ap pearance ot Tom Seaton, Colt aria Bea hnrlnr of 1909-10-11. who ranks monr the recruit twirling success of the 1912 major league season. The Philadelphia National moundman win visit friends for several days In Port land and Vancouver. Drafted by the Phillies at the close of the 1911 season, he started the 1912 i i v. kA Iab. nf bin curve. C&IUIW'SU W .vac - - and left Philadelphia last Fall with a record or 16 victories ana with a team of cripples, ranking first among Dooin's pitchers and 17th on the National League roster of success ful slabsters. When Seaton was a member of the Beaver staff he had a curve, supple mented by a nice turn of speed. The loss of that curve in spring training necessitated the development of a ir.ii.ui. hoii Tom nsea tnis KnutAio huJL a sDeedy delivery unlike tne average twister of that name, so ef fectively that he became known as a spit ball twlrler. He recovered his curve in mid-season and then adopted the side arm delivery, which gave hlra more speed with less strain on his arm. The combination of knuckle ball, curve and extra speed from the side movement Is credited oy Tom for his splendid showing in the majors the first year up. At the end of the 1912 season Seaton weighed only 154 pounds, the hot weather reducing him to a skeleton. He . .M a at thfl ClOSO Of the Philadelphia city series and has taken on 24 pounds climDing tne nmu ui w McGInnitys new home. He hopes to k.n tv.lt, .rira noundaire through the 1913 training season, believing that it will enhance his errecuveness. o&. tnn'm 1019 tiArformances included the pitching of two shutout games, the scoring of two victories over New York and the loss of a three-hit game to Christy Mathewson. During the 44 games in which he appeared he per mitted an average of 3.28 runs a game, striking out 118 men and walking 108. Of the 128 runs scored against him 93 were chargeable directly to him. But for the crippled condition of the Phil lies, with from three to seven regulars out of the game during the greater part of the season, his average of win ning games would have been consid erably higher. "It's nota bit harder to plteh in the majors than In the minors," declared the ex-Portland youth, yesterday in a fanning bee at McCredie's billiard par lors. "They hit you harder up there, but on the other hand tBo support is better. This balances the score, and I would Just as soon pitch up there as la the Coast League." irD-nf.o.nr" fion ffin's Ideas on Nation al League activities may be gathered In part from the following session of the Qulzx" Club: "Who'll c-oinsr to win the National League pennant next year?" "It's between three clubs New York, DlttaKriT-n. anrl Thlla.delnhla. If PlttS- burg gets this fellow Konetchy. it's all over but the shouting; tne r iraies win win in a walk. But the Phillies can't v.. .tr.riAnlraH Al.vxA.nder. Chalmers and Moore, the star pitchers, were in bad shape last year, xnese mreo snouiu be right next season, while Rixey, Brennan, the promising young south paw, and myself should do well, to say nothing of highly-touted recruits, who may develop into winners." 'What batters did you nave tne most trouble with?" "Larry Doyle of the Giants, Vic Saier, Johnny Evers, and Jimmy Sheckard of the Cubs, and Hans wagner oi tne Pirates. Sheckard. did not hit me so much, but I found him hard to pitcn to, walking him more than any four man in tha lnnrua. Zimmerman, the leader of the league, was easy for me to handle. "Who's the best fielder in the Na tionals?" "Mike Doolan, the Philadelphia short stop. He covers a world of ground, throws from any position, and thinks nntoiriv Tn addition he is a pinch hitter and a good baserunner." "What do you think ot the manager ial shifts?". iir.p. ahojiln1 makn a eood manasrer at Chicago, although I do not figure the Cubs in the pennant race tnis- year. Joe Tinker will surely strengthen the n.inmii Ttoria- whlln the Highland ers are surely geting a great manager in Frank unance. "How about the American League situation V "I don't know. I only saw a few American League games last year, but It looks to me like Washington should be an even money bet to cop the pen nant. Connie Mack Is a man who will bear watching all the time." "Are tall-end major league clubs much faster than AA winners?" "In my opinion the Boston Nationals would have no trouble in winning the Pacific Coast League pennant. There are about six men on that team who would hit around .400 In this, league BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATION'S. Charlie Carr. Charles C. Carr, the former major league ball player and present man ager ot the Kansas City team, was born In CoateavlUe, Pa., December 2T, 18T8. Charlie graduated from the sand lots to the major league In 1898, being tried out In that year by the Washington team. He was not quite rips for the big top and was sent to Worcester, Mass., where he played In 1899. The seasons of 1900 and 1901 found Charlie hooked up with the Toronto team and la 1902 he played in Jersey City. His good work with the Skeeters attracted the attention of the Detroit manage ment with the result that he wore a Tiger uniform tn 1903. The next year he was traded to Cleveland and remained there until 1906, when he signed as manager for Indianapolis. He remained in the Hoosler capital fire seasons and had the satisfaction of hoisting an American Association pennant In the Indians' ball yard. In 1911 Charlie bought an Interest In the TJtlca . club and managed the team. Last Spring he returned to the American Association as manager of the Kansas City Blues. During the Summer he got Into the game himself and his batting was a big factor In keeping the team well up In the pennant race. of small ' parks. So with the other clubs way down In the race." "Would you like to come back to the Coast?" "No.- I like the country all right, and will come back when I am through with the game, but I would rather pitch in the International than any minor league; they pay more money there." "B'long to the Baseball Players Fraternity?" , "Sure thing." "Why?" Eddie Mensor, of the Pirates, chimes In here: "It's going to help the play ers a lot In the future. It gives them a chance to speak as a body. Ball players are not going to be badly mis treated when their cause can be taken up In an authoritative way. Anyhow, It can't hurt the player, that's a cinch." Seaton will remain In Portland four or five days, and then return to Ta coma, where he will stay until the call for Spring training. He has been hob nobbing with Ham Hyatt. Fournier, Hartley, Lynch, Nordyke and other players in the "City of Destiny" this Winter. Nick Williams, the manager of the Portland Colts, Is daily adding more budding diamond stars to his staff. His latest acquisitions are Pitcher Wells and Cooney and Inflelder Barker. Both pitchers are right handers, Wells coming from Boise and Cooney from San Francisco. The former Is recom mended by Outfielder Fries, while the San Franciscan has been signed up by one of Nick's scouts. Barker is a third baseman from San Mateo. His scout admirer says he Is sure to make good. Williams is not keen for a huge training camp following but Is de termined not to pass up the promising lads who live within inexpensive dis tances of the-Colt's training camp. The camp site has not been chosen yet but Nick promises to name the place with in two weeks. Twlrler Stroud,' of the Buffalo club, of the International League, has been added to the Sacramento mound staff. Harry Wolverton signed the new man the other day telegraphing to Sacra mento that Stroud will provef a terror to Coaster sluggers. Stroud belonged to the Detroit Americans. Harry Wolverton is determined that there shall be no disgruntled bail play ers on the Sacramento roll. When he heard that Tom Downey, the short. stop, was averse to reporting, he quick ly sold the man to Baltimore and Js now on the trail of anotner tniieiaer. Wolverton expects to be In Sacramento about January 5. Joseph Leo O'Rourke; best known to fandom as "Patsy" CRourke, is back to Sacramento after a trip East. "Patsy" broke into newspaper print on several occasions back there, touting youngsters drafted or sold to the ma jors. GHIGAGOANS BLAME ICE OX f)RT FIELD BOISE WOULD HAVE LOST, THEY SAY. Wendell Phillips Coach Insists His Team Outplayed Idaho Eleven In All Departments. "The slippery, icy field was abso lutely the only reason for our defeat by Boise High football team Christ mas day," said Coach C. M. Moulton, of the Wendell Phillips High football team, upon the arrival of the Chicago champions last night. "We outplayed the Boise boys In every department of the game and had the ball on the Boise five-yard line three times in the first quarter. Twice we lost the leather on forward passes and the other time we tumbled. but all three times we got tne Dan to the Boise end of the goal through our aggressiveness. "The forward pass, which won tne game for the Idaho eleven, was made In a bad place for us. The crowd was not kept off the field, and the pass was made at the edge of the spec tators, which seriously handicapped our chances to break up their play. "We were also much outweighed, Boise having a team nearly 20 pounds heavier than our best lineup. We weigh about 150, while tney tipped the scales without trouble at 160 pounds. On any kind of a field, except a slip pery one, we could have won without trouble, as our plays and speed would' have bewildered them on a dry play ground." The tourists have already had two practices since their defeat, utilizing the half-hour waits at .fenaieion ana Umatilla for practice periods. This aft ernoon they will work out on Multno- night under the arc llehts. Several men were injured in tne Boise game, but every player will be able to go. into the same Saturday. Kohler, the big star at fullback, was on the Injured list for a while, but he Is all right again and will be one of the men for the , Portland team to watch. The practice tonight will be a secret session under the direction of Coach Moulton. The squad is . composed of IS players. M'GIXXITY PLANS NEW PARK Tacoraa Slanager Has Deal for Grounds Near Heart of City. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 26. (Special) Before his departure for the East to night. President J. J. McGlnnlty an nounced that he would build a new baseball park across the city waterway from the business district and three minutes' walk from Eleventh and Pa cific avenue. The new Tacoma mag nate has all but completed his plans and he expects to begin the work of constructing the new park when he returns to Tacoma about January 45. The new grounds will be directly south of the new Eleventh-street bridge and a runway which will tap the bridge will permit the crowds to descend an incline plane onto the up per deck of the grandstands and bleachers. The fact that the new grbunds will be within a few minutes walking distance from the heart of the city, McGlnnlty believes, will solve the question of attendance in Tacoma. Athletic Park, the old grounds, Is on the outskirts of the city and wretched car service at the best, especially on holidays, when the venerable cable line leading up the Eleventh-street hill always manages to break. While in the East, McGlnnlty expects to sign several new players, among which are two men who last season played on the Newark team in the in- ternatlon league. ANGLERS' CICB TO 6EE SLIDES Pictures of Oregon Camp Life land Fishing Scenes to Be Shown. A renort of Game Warden Flnley on pospective fish and game legislation, to gether with an illustrated lecture by Ray Winters, will feature the regular monthly meeting of the Multnomah Anglers' Club at the Commercial Club tonierht Mr. Winters' slides consist of pic tures of camp life in Oregon, showing a number of fishing scenes. The slides were secured especially for the club members. The membership campaign of tne club has resulted in the addition of 100 new members to the roll, bringing the total to 450. The club will be a year. old in January, when the member ship is expected to reach the 600 mark. , t DILLON AND HOGAIJ HOW CLAIM FLAG Southern Managers Predict Sure Victory and Tell of Strengthened Teams. ANGELS COUNT ON BERGER Pitching Staff Is Solo Worry Hap -Says Twlrlers' Staff Will Be One of Best in League and Entire . Team Will Be Veterans. LOS ANGELES. Dec 26. (Special.) Dillon and Hogan converse like the Pacific Coast League was a two-team affair. If the claims of these redoubt able claimants go for anything an ad ditlonal nennant will have to be pro vided as they are both sure winners. Dillon, manager of the Angels, said today: "We have already acquired several new men who will add greatly to the strength of the team next year, but Berry now has two more deals on and if these go through, Los Angeies cer talnlv will be a winner. "If Berger comes back, as we expect he will, our Infield combination will be hard to beat and all other depart ments of the team also will be con siderably stronger next year than they were last season. Major Twlrlers Sought. "Our pitching staff Is a - little weak yet but the deals for men whose names cannot now be mentioned, are for ma tn. i.Qiriia - twlrlers - However, with Jackson. Crabb, Rogers, Hewitt and the other pitchers we expect to get, iuo Angels will not be weak In this depart ment. "For catchers both Boles and Brooks showed up good last year and will be back again in 1913. Hoffman, who played such a good game at the close of the last season, and Hughle Smith also will be on the catching staff. "With Metzger on third. Berger at short, Howard and Page for second, Moore at first and Fahey, the young ster we got from the Athletics, as a strong utility man, our infield will be hard to beat. "If Seymour reports and fills one of the infield berths we will have a man who should take the place of Hejt muller, who died this year. Seymour flolrlAi anrl fl. h PR W batter. For the other outfield berths we will have Maggert, Wotten, uriscoii, uooer and another experienced man from the i i-ootnaa Vrim this combination we surely, ought to be able to get three good men. Hogu Sure of Victory. Hogan when told of Dillon's hopes, said: "Vernon will open up tne season next year with the pitching staff 25 .(.AtifrA. tnAn it was at the beginning of the 1912 season. With the rest or tne team pracucauj and .such an added strength in the pitching department I don't see how they are going to stop us. "Of course, I lost two good men in Brown and Agnew, who went to the J V,.. T fltrnr. thflt T hfi.Ve tWO more who can fill the bill Just as well as that duo. Elliott snouia aenver me goods next year and also I have a major i famine- w h n s fl name 1 leafiua n cannot mention yet. But I am certain that he will snow up wen uenum mo bat. TV Generally Strengthened. Brown and Agnew, however, are the Ullijr uicu a . . . - ' will be missing next 6pring. I want to t .q ,1 ri DtPAn4h tn tti v Infield and i f w. n fan t itnftun w 1 1 u outfield, though, and so have signed Inflelder wainnan, oi me uu ajwu.. Browns, and Outfielder Butler. Both of n.on ayn rnnTi ot nhers. The other new man, Simpson. I expect to carry solely for tne purpose ui ubvoiuihu6 into a good catcher. ni.. ami stmnsnn will be the only two ypungsters on the squad next year. All OI ine OLliera uj&vn iuu v,.. either on the Coast or in the majors. .rnrknn .Via t.ofnlno1 HPnunn onens I will have five new right handed pitch ers who were not on the team last year. They will be xsaum, ji.oesi.iier, aumwu son, Harkness and Griffin. These boys are live ones and should be able to deliver the goods. I have found that right-handed twirlers have better suc cess on the Coast than southpaws." SEAL FANS ARE SKEPTICAIi News of Baseball Marvels Is Re ceived With Grain of Salt. BT HARRY B. SMITH, a xt ipt AwrTsrn Tipc 26. fSDeclal.i Within another month, probably, San Francisco will nave auomor uuun i tn.Di.lnll i on tti in the Seals. Already there Is talk of new pitching marvels. The team will probably have the pennant won again a. iuuum ueuic th Kouad goes into Spring training at Boyes Springs. The fans will hear of speed-burners coming from all parts of the country to Join the camp. There will be talk of this man having won 19 out of 23 games last season and the other fellow knocking boards out of outfield fences. n- nraa hnn.t TTI nf A Tl f f D TP fi. icaiu n ... j - ... season opened than were the Seals last season, uney were a ouncn oi ii.i. j nnH tiraa ntllv a fill AH- II I lie Utriiiviia " " -rf - tlon of how far behind they would leave the other teams In the race. Down at Paso Robles each man was a Btar ana .i .ononront rocrAttnd that the LUO lliumifj ... .. . - - - - entire squad could not be carried through the season. It was a shame to have to let any oi tnem go. The showing the Seals made during intAri thA fans. Rut there will be the same talk now right after the nrst or me year. iuo mu Francisco management is after some great men, men who can be relied upon to bring a pennant to San Francisco. But Cal Ewlng and associates will have to do more than make promises this season. Right now the club Is not In . B.r.n0 t- 1 1 Vi th fans. All that it.ll y ivu a.. talk of syndicate baseball did not help matters any. Ewlng"s connection with the Oaklana ciud is sun suspeuiou m will hnv to be as well UD In the race as the trans-bay team to satisfy tne. oaseDau cuuuubcui and do away with the rumors. t. t .nnT-tnH that thn San Fran cisco club will have first pick of two or three pitchers mat win ue uisutrucu by the White Sox after the latter have i. .1 nn.,f T on enn rlllhs At Pasn Robles. Comiskey has 16 twlrlers under reserve to tne wnne box, ni no win itart cutting his squaa alter tne nrst few practice games. To Cal Ewlng has been assured the pick of the discard. Jimmy Callahan will look over his twlrlers carefully . latu n tti o n . ro. nnd the KLVl. .w.m chances will probably be comparatively Slim OI W1UK gelling any umrei hicu mail iic u. ' --o department And there are several of these OlO-limers Uii me oc" jittjriifii who have about outlived their useful ness on the mound. One or two of . v.o ton.H nil lAsf season to cat back into their best form, but that they old not IS snown -oy me laci mai tuo cool, vara ricrht down next to the bottom of the percentage column. THE MAN'S SHOP "Where You Our Clearance Sale QNSHIRTS (Earl & YVUson, Cluett and York) The Reductions All $1.50 Fancy Shirts All $2.00 Fancy Shirts AH $2.50 Fancy Shirts AH $3.00 Fancy Shirts Tomorrow we'll tell CLOTHIERS HABERDASHERS YEON BUILDING, FIFTH AT ALDER ST. RITCHIE IN 110 HURRY Champion to Take Vaudeville Tour First. FIGHTER IS AFTER STAKE Friends of Wolgast Desire Return Match, but Report Says That If Delay Occurs German's Con dition Will Hot Be Best, BT HARRY B. SMITH. satj VRANr-Tsno.. Dec. 26. (Spe- nioi rsnnsin about the lishtwelght championship and prospects for a next match have been agitating uaiuorma these days. Willie Ritchie is proving hlmsBlf as adeDt at securing publicity i . . i v .via tttiA jinri hA has been M.3 1 1 L I", i . .. , . working the wires lor an it js wui m. o fivhf therA" h;ia been more III AlS.ltJ talk than wouia otnerwise imve ucci. the case. Some time ago iom joh came out with a statement that Ritchie was afraid to tight Ad again, and that he would be willing to bet $25,000 against 12.500- on the outcome ot a . T a Fai nA .ftl A hfl WOUld gtVO Richie 1000 the day he signed tor a fight and would bet mm souuu ui Tuki- AamM. naMr with b. frank . n a wo. 0-nina- to fixer else the same privilege oiiimu j champions oi getting m .nrtnalT nfh.rvlB. ttlA thflatriCSl gamO He also said that he didn't propose to ... .1... lAonfr nnn Zlgnt lor several iquuuib i. -possibly not until the Fourth of July. Wnlmat Almura Ritchie. ttt fi.ht.pa t-ViA h (iTn nl on and ex-champion met in Los Angeles tne a? thn waaIc. hut nothing .1.113 tnw i-'O"'- J came of their discussion. Ritchie didn't seem to take Kindly to nis prupu.. Tirl . ha. npnV.H tfl be B-Il V thing but a good loser, immediately started to aouse ititcnie. xia im--". to his Los Angeles frlenas, mat miuii.e t.i him AnH further said that if he had to wait for a few months he was sure he would Ilgni some u other than Ritchie, as he was sure the n.iin.ni. hnv wnnirl los the first time he met a fighter of any repute. Naturally that sort or tain, w j" u . Dit.iii. nn.Hi for his theatrical work. It Is a boost for him, and cer tainly doesn't hurt him in tne iea Billy Nolan is doubtless aware of this j i ..nh.Mv Annniirasrinir Tom Jones B I' 1 J " . to make as much of a "holler as ne To get down to the facts In the case, Ritchie came out with a statement on Sunday last to the effect that he ex pected his theatrical work, and perhaps A aaV. ni- an in No W YOTK City, would carry him up to July, and by that time he wouia De reuujr iu fend his title. Stake Is Ritchie's Aim. j ni,ihft.Kv t Viova it. that Ritchie's theatrical contracts call for mtixnA 1 an that h. H 1 VPH V I1H.3 (1VVV n-cc, -- more than ten weeks contracted for. Nolan, as manager and press agenv, will probably be paid something like 25 per cent for his end, but Ritchie will have a good deal of money to lay side for a rainy aay. ne m ui -- J : 1 I i n that Tin rjl n he Sure his title will net him $50,000, even if he goes no further. Now, Ritchie is anxious to lay aside a stake, so he Is In fair way to realize nis ammuun. tti. nrASATit theatrical engagements will carry him up to- February 9. After that he can go Into the Northwest if he so desires, but the chances are that he will accept offers for a swing over me Eastern vaudeville wheel. Billy Gib son the big New York promoter, wants to stage Ritchie with Leach Cross or Packey McFarland, and. If the offer Is K h. xhnmnlnn Is likely to uig cuuubu, ...o , - - accept, as he knows well enough that he can return to jauiornia wr i. . AimA.t onv tirnH that he rouna lift"'- i. j . , . desires, and be sure of something like $15,000 for his end, the same as Woi gast was paid for the San Francisco match. Wolsast Deteriorating, Is Report. T.Ti.11- t in thA tt:i ut anA there- VV I1HO x waa tu -"J , fore missed the big event on Thanks giving day. from all that I can learn Ritchie ougntto oeat woieov io - tAA-Ath.n Th. German lime mey twiuo " - ---- seems to have lost his grip a trifle, and r-Annr-t. xov that he is not taking the best of care of himself. If that is the case, a layoff for several muum ... do him no good, and rather tend to take away from him strength, his one big asset. . All the same, because oi me ouwuiu- of the last battle, a return mucu do- tween the same two boys is reaiiy me card to look forward to. men, lr .in n a his friends are predicting it will be high time to con- siaer sucn omcr v" -. v. - , Rivera and Joe Mandot, the two boys who stand out as the most likely con tenders. Amateur Athletics. u. TT-nnhlB for the executives of th Ai-ntinr . Wie-trins Football League! The Alblna Juniors defeated the Frank Get the Best" Are As Follows: $1.15 $1.35 $1.65 $1.90 you about Underwear SHIRT MAKERS HATTERS E. Watklns eleven last Sunday in what was declared the championship game of the league and the directors began to feel easier, as everything seemed to bo settled, although it took six police men to help finish the game. Now the Watklns eleven Is beginning to howl and has protested the game because several of the players had not weighed tn as required by the league rules. The protest has not been acted upon as yet, but if the Watklns team can prove that the Alblna players were not all weighed in, another championship fight will probably be played. The standings of the Archer & Wig gins Football League, giving the Sun day game to Alblna, are as follows: Won. Lost. P. C. Alblna Juniors 6 1 .837 F. B. Watklns 0 2 Lents 8 3 .7U McLaughlin J South Portland 8 4 .4.1S Mohawks 3 . . East Portland .;' Stephens .......... 0 5 .UO Newman, the Lincoln High School football and basketball player, has severed his affiliation with both the Lincoln High and Jewish Boys' Athlet ic Club basketball teams and will de vote all his playing to the five of the y. M. C A. Brownies. Jefferson High has not arranged Its date with the Clatskanie High basket ball team as yet. It was to have taken place on New Year's, but the Portland boys wanted to stay home that evening and the match will probably take place on Monday or some day toward the end of next week. . The holidays are being utilized all around by the high school soccer and basketball teams. The Washington High soccer team had a late start, but now close to three teams turn out each morning on the East Twelfth and Davis street field for practice. MARQUARD DEMANDS $20,000 Giant Slabster Says He Will Get Money or Retire From Game. DENVER, Dec. 26. "I-want $20,000 to play with the Giants next year," Rube Marquard announced here today, "and the sooner McGraw gets that the better. I have no contract with the Giants. My agreement expired at the close of the world's series. I have retired from baseball and I haven't made any demand for a rise next sea son. "It is all right for the fans to criticise and say McGraw paid $11,000 for me and kept me until I could de liver. If he hadn't confidence that I would deliver, I'd have been shipped back to the minors quickly enough. I feel I have evened up things in the last two years.' EMIIj HAtTSEI. GOES TO BEES O. A. C. Football Star Signs Baseball Contract With Victoria. CT7- A TTT .17 Wa-H . rf! 25. (Sne- Ia1 , Cm ii ' YTnuHAr. former Oregon Agricultural College football star, will play with the Victoria Daseoau ciuo next season. Eddie Gleason came to terms with the Indian today and will carry a con tn.t h..v tn Vintnrla. with him. Gleason says Cohn, of Spokane, was angling for Hauaer. CUBS WIMi TRAIN IX ITORIDA Murphy Arranges for Between SO and 35 Exhibition Contests. rHTf i nri riA.. 2s. President Mur- Antr a .Via i"1 h I a-a National League club, went to Florida today to select a training camp for his ciud. e pians to visit six or seven cities which have - . . A,. thA rami. Arranire- UUeiCU DllOB 4." ...w . " ments have been made, it was an nounced, for the team to play between 30 and 85 exlimuion guinea n urn irij northward. SANFORD The New ENGLISH Model Positively Correct Ide filv&r . dollars with LINOCORD Buttonhole . QUARTER SIZES I 2 FOR 23C Geo. P. Id & Co. Troy, N. Y. - a