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BEAVERS BEATEN BY OLD JUPE PLUV McCredie Despairs at Rain in Camp at Stockton Which Prevents Practice. TEAM SATISFIES MANAGER Infield Rated High; Pitchers Count ed On to Win and Entire Club la Declared to Be Better Than in Spring of J 9 10 or 1911. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. STOCKTON. Cal- March 23. (Spe cial.) Rain prevented the second same of the series between the Portland Coasters and the Quincy. 111., club here today, and after three weeks of almost matchless weather at VIsalia, Manager McCredie. of the Beavers, Is beginning to think that he made a bad move in trekking to Stockton for the finishing touches, lie has two more games sched. uled for next Saturday and Sunday, but already he has lines out for a Sunday game March SO at San Francisco against St. Ignatius College team. "If Cat Ewing will let us play In San Francisco on tliat date we will go," said Manager McCredie. "Tes. I am pleased with my team. While we may not win the pennant, Portland will be up and fighting in the race all season through. "I think I will start Lindsay at third and Fitzgerald in right. Otherwise the line-up will be the same aa against the negroes and the White Sox." McCredie says the American Giants will give the Northwestern League clubs some pretty lacings when they go north early In April. McCredie Likes Pro pec t. "My club looks better at this stage of the Spring campaign than either the 1910 or 1911 pennant winners," saia Manager McCredie today as he watched the raindrops breaking into his prac tice schedule. The fact that we got licked a few times by the negroes and the White Sox hasn't shaken my confidence a bit. I expected to get beaten. "Two years ago." added Walt, "Cleve land won 19 consecutive Spring train ing games, three of them being no-hlt, no-run affairs, and when the Ameri can League season opened the Naps didn't win a game In a month." McCredle's Judgment on some of his new players, after seeing them In action for three weeks, may be of some note. First Baseman Derrick "H has Bill Rapps faded." said Mac "I think he is as good a fielder as the Coast has ever seen." Kerilck is a young fellow, has a decided Southern accent and greatly resembles Roy Castleton In build and face. Shortstop Kores "I have great con fidence in him. He is not rounding into condition as fast as the others, but outside of Corhan. of the Seals, 1 don't think there will be a better short stop in the league. Kores is a danger ous batter." Kores In a Milwaukee boy and has a wonderful asset in his su preme confidence. Third Baseman McCormick "Good enough to fill in anywhere," says Mc Credie. "He Is a veteran lnflelder and knows the plays better, perhaps, than 90 per cent of the Coast Inflelders. I rate him 15 per cent stronger than Sheehan was when with us. He Is of the same type of player." Krapp Better Tbu Ever. Discussing his pitchers, McCredie be lieves that Eugene Krapp' a arm Is In better shape even than when he was the sensation of the circuit In 1910. Krapp says he lost control at Cleveland last season mainly because they made him change his style of delivery. "His spit-ball Is breaking in wonderful fash Ion this Spring and he seems to have just as good control as when I had him before," declared McCredie. "I like Krapp because he Is such a great field ing pitcher. Next to Jimmy Callahan, I think he is the greatest baseball has ever known." There is a possibility that neither Southpaw Krause nor HI West will work in the two opening series aaginst the Seals and Oaks. While West per formed well in his two innings Satur day, McCredie does not think it neces sary to start either of them until they are in the "pink." Krause pitched several games during the Winter and Mac wants to give him a slight rest. "My pitchers are swell." added the Tortland leaguer. "This big 195-pound-rr. Hngerman. is destlnedjo be a won der. We have paid only 11250 of the :500 for him, but the remainder is due In June and of course we will meet the payment when it comes due." "WHITE SOX "RAG" AT UMPIRE Angels Lose Poorly-Played Game, Each Team Making Five Errors. LOS ANGELES. March 2J. The Chi cago American regulars defeated the Los Angeles Coast Leaguers today In a contest characterized by ragged field ing, good pitching and a near mob scene with the entire Chicago team as the mob and Umpire Frank Newhouse as the prospective victim. Newhouse finally ordered Manager Jimmy Calla han oft the grounds and called a police man to his aid when Captain Harry Lord refused to go to the clubhouse. The row was occasioned by New house's calling Fahrl safe at first in the second inning and it delayed the game for 10 minutes. When the officer ordered him to leave. Lord complied and was succeeded by Ernest Johnson, the lnflelder who was sold to Los An geles. R. II. E.l R. H. E. Chicago... 5 6 6, Los Angeles J 7 6 Batteries Walsh. White and Schalk; Chech. Roger and Boles. RAIN STOPS OAK-SOX GAME t'hk-ago Seconds Tied With Trans Bar Team Wlitn Flajr Ends. OAKLAND, March 23. Wet weather stopped tne game between the Chicago Americans. No. 2. and the Oakland Coast League team here today in the fifth inning and ended In a score of 3 to I. At the beginning of the fifth Oakland led by having scored in the third and fourth. Score: R. H. E.l R. H. E. Chicago... S 5 l.Oakland... 3 2 Batteries Mocridge and Sullivan; S. Christian and Mitxe. Wolves Make Final Preparations. SACRAMENTO. Cat, March 23. To day's game between the Sacramento Coast Leaguers and the Ireland Inde pendents was postponed on account of rain. The Wolves returned to their Harysville training camp tonight to .vmain until Friday night, when they ulil return here for games with the Portland Northwestern club on Satur day and Sunday, and a day of rest Mnn uay before, the opening game of the PORTLAND BOWLERS WHO WILL HANDLE OREGON STATE TOURNAMENT. f Jirm t -.xf ; . T. I . I ! -J? try jnp ROW, LET 1 1 HHill l . at. xmjsKW " " .j ... DLA.VEY BOTTOM ROW, LEKT TO RIGHT. C. H. HALL, FRED RAYMOND. E Fast Milling Promised at Co lumbus Club Smoker. SEAT SALE BREAKS RECORD Multnomah Clnb Men Particularly Interested, as Results Will Do clde Who Are to Meet Cham pions From California. COLUMBUS riXB BOXING FRO CK AM ME. 145-pound Owens, Columbus Club, vs. Groce, Brooklyn Club. 125-pound Maloney. Columbus Club, vs. Mclrwln, Vancouver. 135-pound O. Carlson, Columbus Club, n Neely. Brooklyn Club. 125-pound Kephart. unattached, vs. Thorsness. Multnomah Club. . JOS-pound Hewitt. Columbus Club, vs. O'ltelHy. unattached. 115-pound McNeil. Columbus Club, vs. Tuerck. Columbus Club. 125-pound Gruman. Columbus Club, va Allen, Butler's School. Sevan boxing bouts, at least four of them headllners and the other three certain to produce Btirrlng milling, will he presented to Portland ring rans to night at the sixtn Columbus Club smoker of the season. Thi sitlner ranacitv of the East Side gymnasium promises to be taxed, for the advance sale 01 seats, occasiuueu by the lure of an all-star card, is a recordbreaker. The feature number of the pro . m D win h hetween tiruman. the Columbus Club 125-pounder, who is billed for a trip to tne isortnwest cnam plonships in Seattle in May, and Allen. Mike Butler's promising boy. The bout m(,o, Ia thA hard-hittine Allen. as he probably will represent Multno mah Club against iiaione, 01 uiympu; Club, Friday night if he wins over Gru man. Gruman is clever and a hard hitter, while Allen Is a trifle stronger with the puncn ana pernaps a on in ferior In skill. Th. uroVAii. Tuerck Affair, presenting Columbus Club men who have been win ning with monotonous regularity u. I-.- i 1 v. - hummer. McNeil will lilVC Biiuum " concede a few pounds but at that fig ures to win against tne nervy juerts. r-u i. tta -i.t will mlcA a "comeback" . nT.r.A scfilnflt the nugnaclous sorrel-topped O'Reilly, and must be in good shape to stop tne improving insn man. Maloney, rated the equal of Gru man, tackles Mclrwln. of Vancouver. whose ability is not yet ciassmea oy on-tianri fans Groce. the football star. goes against a tough man In Owens. Brooklyn Club people are confident that Neelv will beat Carlson, tne ingeu "C1 "lightweight. Thorsness, of Mult- -k rinh will receive a trVOUt UVU1HU " " ----- - against Kephart. an unknown, the re sult figuring largely in int cmnca the Winged "M" man to tackle an Olympic Club champion. The officials 01 tne smoacr win "c. WHO'S WHO AT Irvine Hiaglnbothnm, Pitcher. IRVE HIGGIXBOTHAM, the tall Port land Coast League right-hand fling er. is the only remnannt of the 1912 pitching corps. But that Isn't Big's sole claim to distinction. "I'm the oldest player on the team in point of years, and In my eight years of organized baseball I claim to have played under more managers than any hurlsmlth In captivity in a cor responding length of time." said the 195-pounder. lolling on the bench in the Portland tral ning camp. Here's Hig"s list of bosses: 1806. Tacoma Tigers. Mike Lynch manager, and St. Louis Nationals, John McCloskey; 1907, Aberdeen. Bob Brown; 190S. St. Louis Nationals, Roger Bres nahan: 1909. Chicago Nationals, Frank Chance: 1910. Louisville. Heinle Pietz and Del Howard; 1911. Louisville. Del Howard and Toledo, Harry Hlnchman: 1912, Toledo. Topsy Hartzell, and Port land. Walter McCredie. ijuite some squad of Napoleons, Isn't it? "Of course. Frank Chance Is the best manager I ever worked for," said Hig. "but Waller McCredie ia aa wise as any SE NBQUT5QNB1LL THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. MARCH ; 5 a is TTH TMmrirlrh and James IT. CasselL Judges; Jack Helsey, referee; George I Farmer, timeaeeper; jaca ua.y, an nouncer. MOTORCYCLE RACES DELAYED Postponement of Week at Forest Cfrove Is Result of Rain. FOREST GROVE. Or., March 23. (Special.) Although weather condl tlons compelled a postponement for a week of the motorcycle races which were scheduled to be held on the Mc Can track yesterday and today, Inter est baa by no means abated. Several of the racing macnlnes of the profes sionals who are to participate have ar rived in the city and the riders them selves will reach here tomorrow for road and track practice. The amateur events upon the two days' card are be ing entered by some of the fatest riders In this section of the state, attracted by the valuable prizes which are of fered. The perpetual challenge trophy of fered by Captain C. P. McCan for the fastest half mile Is to be a solid gold loving cup of massive proportions and exquisite workmanship and will be eagerly contested for. It is expected that the half-mile record held by Bar ney Oldfield will be lowered when the speed fiends get down to actual work on the Forst Grove course. LA T POKTLAXD GUN CLUB BEATEN" BY SCORE 114 TO 11S. Chill Wind, Rain and Snow Com bined Fail to Hamper Initial Contest of Oregon League. rr-1 ri .. cn T,-an RhnntlnP 1UC vice"" cm ."' a League season was opened yesterday aiternoon on tne jveniuu biuuuuai Portland Gun Club artists losing the initial contest of the schedule to La Grande, 114 to 113. Both teams were compelled to shoot under aaverse weather conditions, but Lewis, of the Y nlnh maiA a nerfect score. shattering 25 targets In as many shots. Fifteen memoers oi .tne i-a umiiuB v-iuu shot for the first time this season, while the Portland club had 25 men in action, all of whom nave naa prac tice this year. 1-1 Av. l,!rjh ni-nroa nf A 25-hird flight were taken as the basis for the state tournament shoot. Chilly weather, with rain, snow and wind, greeted the U i . At Hmno thA Wind WOUld cause the birds to Jump a foot upon leaving tne traps, wonting 6iwi hardship on the contestants. The following are men who made the . ... a1 thA.r arnrpH! Portland Carlon 24. Cullison 24, Thornton 22, Archer 22 ana linignt zi. ia u Lewis 25. Hughes 24. Rayburn 22, Crowe 22 and Jolly 21. The other teams of the league who were scneauiea to snout yesterday are Bend vs. Baker, Trout dale vs. Eugene and Wallowa vs. Pen dleton. The usual number of blue rock en thusiasts, unmindful of the weather, were on hand for their weekly practice. Following are the Individual averages made: P. Holohan 95, Cullison 93, Dry den 92, Thornton 91. Abraham 89, Pos ton 88, Carlon 86, Archer 84. Anderson 83, C. Hilzer 83. Troeh 83. Knight 82. Caldwell 80, Templeton 78, Morris 78, Fellers 76, Veatch 75, Long 74, Mc Murehy 71, E. M. Hudson 70, Murphy 70, Wilson 67, Gilbaugh 66, Borders 65, Campbell 65, Lastenberg 63, Klompp 62 Tackmi 61. Setuls 61, Hughes 60 and Hogan 66. TRAINING CAMP of these minor league leaders. I at tribute much of my success last year with the Beavers, too, to Trainer Frank Schmieder. 'Doc' knows how to keep a fellow's arm In fine shape and there isn't anybody In the big leagues has anything on him." Louis Mahaffey, the old Portland player, got Hlgginbotham his first Job at Tacoma. Hig having pitched semi professional ball around in the North west for several years prior to 1906. He says lie won 24 of the 25 games that year and was bought by St. Louis In August. He was farmed back to Aberdeen and helped win a pennant in 1907 and was again called to St. Louis. Hlg says his failure to take things seriously cost him his Job In the big leagues, while wildness at Toledo last Spring resulted in his shift to the Pa cific Coast. He has not been troubled here at all with lack of control. The big fellow stands 6 feet 1 Inch in height, weighs over 190 pounds in condition, pitches and bats right handed, halls from Sioux City. Ia., and is 31 years old. Six years ago he mar ried Miss Minnie Dillon, a Yates Cen ter. Kan, belle, with whom he became acquainted on a barnstorming trip. "I expect to be pitching ten years from now," says Hlgginbotham. "You see, I throw over-handed with a nat ural swing, and there is absolutely no wear or strain on my shoulder liga ments. 1 had one of the best seasons in my career last season, winning .613 per cent of my games for Portland." MAYOR WILL OPEN 1 II1IIII.11 U lUUUULII A State Competition Will See 152 Bowlers Line Up To night for 23 Awards. BEST TALENT IS ENTERED Entrants Comprise 12 Five-Man Teams, C5 Donhles and 43 One Man Outfits, With. Local Art ists Backed for High Place. With six five-man teams In action the first annual Oregon State Bowling Tournament opens at S o'clock tonight on the Oregon alleys. The bowling competition of five days and nights will be inaugurated by Mayor Rush light, who is scheduled to send' tne first ball down the drives. Nothing but five-man team rolling will be seen on tne six toun.ey aneys tonight, the sextet of squads Meier & Frank, M. L. Kline. Oregons, Teleg raphers, Powers and Hop Golds strug gling for honors on the opening night. Many Prizes Offered. Twenty-three prizes will be award ed to the contestants, five In the five' man. seven in the doubles, eight In the singles, one for high single game, one for high three games, and the last for best average for the nine games comprising the three events. The first prize for five-man team winners is $70, for two-man sdO, and lor sin gles $35. The total entry list of the tourney Is 12 five-man teams, 25 doubles and 42 singles, making a total of 152 starters in all events. The team championship Is popularly supposed to He between the Meier & Frank, M. L. Kline, Powers, Oregon, Rainier and Pendleton teams. The first two struggled for the city league title, the Meier & Frank squad nosing out ahead at the finish. The Rainier and Pendleton boys are reputed to be good for averages of 200, which would take first money. , Prominent Rollers Entered. The prominent individual rollers are vogel, Kruse. McMonles. ouonnell, Chitry, Gus Ahrens. Al Arens. Bechtel, Ball, Kneyse, Capen and Myers. Bishop and Kruse. who won second prize at the San Francisco tourney in 1910. are coupled for the Oregon meet. Other strong teams are Kneyse and Raymond. Ball and Myers, O'Domiell and Ahrens, Arens and Bechtel. No admission will be charged spec tators. Dietz & Blaney. owners of the Oregon alleys, deciding to welcome the public free of charge, as well as do nating six alleys to the bowlers dur ing the tournament. SPORTING SPARKS JIM JEFFRIES has started to train for his comeback. He is playing handball in the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Few critics pay much attention to this Jeffries person other than to scoff at the 38-year-old behemoth, but a few of them. Including Bob Edgren, believe that Jeff might come back, and cite Fitzsimmons' conquest In his de clining years. Dick Klnsella. who bought Bill Speas from Portland last Fall, is the "rather of the New York Giants." Dick fur nished McGraw with six of his present players. When manager of the Spring field club he sent Doyle, Wilson, Hart ley, Groh and Crandall to New York, and acted as agent for the Giant boss n the purchase of "Chief" Meyers from St. Paul. This same chap finally brought Rube Marquard to his senses. or at least made the financial talk necessary to wean him from the foot lights. e How's this for Bud Anderson's man ager: "Certainly two able and urbane managers like Donald and Morgan should be able to bridge a difference of a minute in weighing in." Roy Brashear says that Oscar Jones, the pitcher Nick W.illiams was dicker ing with a few weeks ago, is capable of a Pacific Coast League "comeback." Jones pitched for Los Angeles in 1902, went to Brooklyn soon after and found his way back to the Coast League. He was with San Francisco for a time and then Jumped to the California out laws. He secured reinstatement last Fall. Dillon is willing to bet that Clar ence Brooks, one of his catchers, will strike out fewer times than any man In the league during the 1913 season. Southpaw Wilson, the hurler who comes to the Beavers, if he falls to make good at Cleveland and McCredie wants him. is pitching -nice ball for the Naps in training. There Is a little talk of him going to Toledo. The latest against Johnny Bender, of Washington State College, is that he is after Bernard, a crack quarterback at the Cape Girardeau, M.O., Normal School. They sayhe is offered a good Job in the forestry service at a hand some salary. Bender Ignores all of Do bie's charges of questionable practices in securing talent. . Agnew, Hap Hogan's catcher of last season, is already figured a regular St. Louis American backstop for this season. More trouble for "Chicago" Murphy. Cub fans are signing petitions declar ing that they will not attend any games this season unless Murphy gives Back stop Archer what he is entitled to In the way of salary. "Murf" retaliates by telling how many millions he is offered for Roger Bresnahan. Every player who goes "up" is a "promising youngster." So with Mickey LaLonge. who is with the Phillies. Mickey Is far from a youngster, one San Francisco writer remarking that he was a cub when the horse cars ran over Kearney street. That was more than several years ago. DTJXTWAY TO PIiAY TOMORROW Foremost Amateur Billiard Players Gather at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. March 23. The Class A championship tournament of the National amateur billiard players of America will begin here tomorrow nipht at the Union League Club, when Edward W. Gardner, of Passaic, N. J., twice winner of the championship, will meet J. Cope Morton, of this city. Seven of the foremost amateur billiard players in the country will compete. Percy Collins, of Chicago, and Dr. Walter Cffenheimer, of Philadelphia, will meet in the second game of the series Tuesday afternoon. Charles F. Conklin, of Chicago, plays with W. C. Dunlway, of Portland. Or., Tuesday night. 31, 1913 every minute. Smiles are brightening appetites sharp eningdigestions improving. Purify your breath for the evening kiss with the goody that's good for you. BUY IT BY THE BOX It costs less of any dealer and retains its freshness until used. Look for the spear B. CEmo, Adv.. Chicago TENNIS DAIES GIVEN Oregon State Championship Awarded Multnomah Club. PLAY TO START JULY 14 Season Begins April 24 in Southern California Women's Title to Be Decided at Philadelphia Beginning June 8. NEW YORK, March 23. Dates of lawn tennis events for the coming season adopted by the executive com mittee of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association are made public. The season starts April 24, with a tournament in Southern California. The women's championship is fixed for June 9 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia. The Pacific States championships are to be played on the Pacific States Lawn Tennis Association courts June 23 and the Pacific North west Internationals at Tacoma August i. The list In part follows: April 24 Ojai Valley Tennis Club, Nordhoff, Southern California. Eighteenth annual Spring tournament. May 5 San Benito Tennis Club, San Benito, Tex. Open championship Lower Rio Grande Valley. May 28 Pacific States Lawn Tennis Association, Central California cham pionships, Sacramento, Cal. July 1 Los Angeles Country Club, Beverley Hills, Cal. Pacific States doubles. July 1 Central Iowa Tenni3 Associa tion, Toledo, Ia. Central Iowa tourna ment. July 7 Iowa Lawn Tennis Associa tion, Des Moines, la. Iowa state cham pionship, open. July 14. Multnomah Amateur Ath letic Club, Portland, Or. Oregon State championship. July 21 Omaha, Field Club, Omaha. Clay Court championship. August 4 Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, Tacoma, Wash. Pacific Northwest International championship. August 25 Denver Country Club, Denver, Colo. State championship. REVOLVER CLCB LOSES PLACE Portland and Spokane Defeated in Shoot-Off of Tie Scores. The Portland Revolver Club was de feated by Pittsburg in the shoot-off for seventh place of the United States Revolver Association. Word to this effect was received Saturday by M. Abraham, governor of the Portland team, from Secretary Crabtree, of the association. In this match the Pitts burg shooters made a team score of While teeth billions of them! Where ? Everywhere ! They're chewing Avoid imitations 1118, 14 points better than that of the Portland revolver experts. Until the tie was shot oft each team lost six matches, Manhattan won the championship when it defeated the Spokane revolver experts In another tie shoot-off. April 19 is the official date for the opening of the United States Revolver Association individual matches. The shoot will last one week. In which more than 8000 experts will take part. ETJGESE COAOH NOT CHOSEN After Two-Hour Session Adjourn ment Taken Until Thursday. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., March 23. (Special.) The athletic council failed at Its meeting last night to choose a football coach for next season. For two hours the members wrestled with the question, without reaching any conclusion. The sessio"n is said to have been ex ceeded in fervency only by the three hours' debate of Tuesday night. An adjournment was taken until next Thursday night, when the long awaited announcement of the final se lection is promised. Telegraphic Sport Briefs Louisville, Ky. The Philadelphia Americans won their second victory in the series with the local team of the American Association by a score of 7 to 6. Durning and Brown pitched for the Athletics. . Denison, Tex. The Topeka team of the Western League defeated the Den ison, Texas-Oklahoma, team 6 to 4 to day. Paris The Prix De Larrinaga Pub lique, a steeplechase handicap at two miles, six and one-half furlongs, was won at the Auteuil track by M. Cove uille's brown Alley Sybylla. San Son Vino finished second wHh Mike Haste IL third, and Frank J. Oould's Conte La Belle fourth. The stake was valued at $12,600 with a trophy added. Fort Worth, Tex. Fort Worth, of the Texas League, defeated the St Louis American League regulars 3 to 1. Galveston, Tex. Heavy hitting by the New York regulars with excellent pitching by Tesreau and Wiltse proved tdo much for the Galveston, Texas. Leaguers, and New York won by a score of 8 to 1. BOXING SEVEN SNAPPY BOUTS Columbus Club ZTZ: TONIGHT ! FIRST BOUT. 8:30 SHARP Seats for Sale at Schiller's, Sixth and Washington. Sightseeing Auto Direct to Club Leaves 6th and Wash. Sts. at 8 P. M. '3 JTJSTIX FITZGERALD MAY HAVE "WING" STRAIGHTENED. Prediction Made That if Californi Star Gets Into Shape Ho Will Be Soon Big Leaguer. . STOCKTON, Cal., March 23. (Spe cial.) Modern surgery may be invoked to put the Portland Coast League olub in the race this year. Frank W. Schmie der, trainer of the Beavers, has rec ommended an operation on the righ arm of Justin Fitzgerald, hard-hitting outfielder, and It is altogether prob able that sucn a course will be pursued as soon as the Beavers reach here. "Fitzgerald cannot straighten his arm at all." explained "Doc" Schmie der, tonight. "'He injured it In a game of baseball, roller polo or something of that sort a couple of years ago anit the chords seem to have tightened, leaving his arm hooked. "The wonderful little speed merchant cannot use his arm with a full Bwing In throwing In from the field," added Trainer Schmieder. "The ailment may cost him a regular berth in the Port land outfield, because the trouble has been more acute than ever this Spring. "I haven't talked it over with the surgeons yet, but I believe that were an operation to be performed and the chords loosened and stretched, Fitzger ald would be as right as a dollar with in a few weeks. Anyway, I intend to find out when we return to Portland. April 15." If the young California star ever gets his flipper in tiptop shape it will mean thousands of dollars to him, because it is a certainty he will not last more than the season in Class AA ball. Some major club will have him then, be cause in other respects than throwing he is the best-looking prospect that has appeared on the Pacific horizon in many months. - Fits hits the ball hard, finishing 1912 well up in the 300 class, and in addi tion is a terror on the paths and one of the best in the hit-and-run and sac rifice game on the Portland roster. "If his arm rounds into form I can't keep him out of the regular lineup," declared Manager McCredie today. "If the surgeon's knife can help him any I shall certainly advise the anaesthetics." season.