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CODE FOR AMATEUR
ATHLETICS DRARED
Evading Rules Held Dishonor
able by Committee From
Research Society.
LAXITY IN WEST ALLEGED
2 J Tteerultlng Done Openly and Often
Approved, Says Head of Organ
ization, While In East Fac
- ulties Are Not Told.
CHICAGO. Dec 28. Rules of conduct
'for amateur athletes, the violation of
which will be considered "unsports
manlike, ungentlemanly and dishonor
able," were recommended today by a
special committee of the Athletic Re
search Society in annual session. The
code provides:
"A true amateur athlete will never
Intentionallj make any misrepresenta
tion regarding his eligibility, ability
or intentions, nor will he continue com
peting as such, after he has ceased to
be in sympathy with the spirit of ama
teurism. "Athletic rules will not be ignored or
evaded either in the letter or in spirit,
but will be considered as mutual agree
ments between contestants for the pur
pose of providing a basis of honorable
competition between gentlemen. The
letter or spirit of the rules will no more
be ignored or evaded than will a gen
tleman's word of honor.
Only Honeat Victory Wanted.
"Every honest and earnest effort will
be made to win a contest, but a dis-.
honorable victory will not be accepted.
"An amateur will always be loyal to
Us teammates in every conceivable en
deavor and will do his utmost to prove
a worthy representative of his institu
tion or club.
"Opponents will be treated as friends
and honored guests even if they do
not reciprocate. No unfair advantage
will ever be taken of them. Good plays
will be suitably acknowledged.
"Officials will be considered as im
partial and competent arbiters. Deci
sions will be accepted without dispute,
even when they apparently are unfair.
Advantage will not be taken of lax
rule enforcement. Personal abuse or
ill feeling of any kind will not be pub
licly manifested even when an official
proves incompetent or dishonest.
Seeking Applaune FronnPii On.
"Contestants will not attempt to play
to the grandstand for publicity or ap
plause. Appreciation from the spec
tators will be taken for granted and
not acknowledged."
William Ball, of New York City, was
chairman of the committee of ethics
which drafted the code. Other mem
bers were John Brown, Jr., of the in
ternational committee of the Y. M.
C. A.; Dr. R. T. McKenzie, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; A. B. Metz
dorf, Springfield, Mass.; Professor G.
W. Ehler, of the University of Wiscon
sin; G. E. Johnson, of the New York
City School of Civics and Philanthropy,
and Dr. H. T. Kollenberg, of the Chi
cago Y. M. C. A. College.
West Is Criticised.
The drafting of the code followed a
discussion In the course of which Wil
ber P. Eowen, of the Michigan State
Normal School, giving his address as
president of the society, charged that
Western colleges openly resort to re
cruiting of athletes. Mr. Bowen said
that in the East athletes are recruited
often without the knowledge of the
school authorities.
"In the West," he said, "the practice
sometimes is open or with tacit ap
proval. "Amateurism must be defined In
positive, instead of negative", terms;
and amateurism must be thoroughly
understood by the athletes and the
public as well if amateur athletics are
to thrive." said Mr. Bowen.
"In some quarters amateurism Is
looked upon as petty insistence on de
tails to the extent of injuring sport.
"An amateur athlete is one who par
ticipates in competitive physical sports
only for the pleasure and the physical,
mental, moral and social benefits di
rectly derived therefrom."
This definition was offered to the
society by a committee which since
1911 has considered the exact meaning
of the word "amateur."
Disqualifying Acta Listed.
The report presented by John Brown,
Jr., of New York, listed three ways in
which an athlete might bar himself
from the ranks of amateurs. First, by
teaching or coaching professional ath
letics for pay; second, by competing
under salary or for a fee; third, by
competing for a cash prize or for a
stake bet.
A middle position for those not strict
ly professional athletes was suggested
by the committee, which classed as
"non-competing amateurs" those who
have maintained their status as ama
teurs except having been engaged for
pay as instructors of amateur ath
letics. Coaches in high schools, col
leges and clubs and Y. M. C A. play
grounds were classed under the head
"non-competing amateurs" by the committee.
'? , $6000 DOES JTOT COME BACK
Iltcher Johnson Says He Will Not
Take Money if It Arrives.
COFFBTVILLE, Kan., Dec 28.
Walter Johnson, the baseball pitcher,
up to late today had not received the
$6000 which dispatches last Saturday
said President Weeghman, of the Chi
cago Federals, was returning to him.
The money was sent to the Chicago
club by Johnson to pay back a bonus
advanced for signing a contract with
the Federals.
Johnson said even if the money came
he would not accept it until after he
had the advice of Manager Griffith
of the Washington club.
GUNBOAT OUTCLASSES CARSEY
Referee Stops I'iglit at Philadelphia
In Third Hound.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Gunboat
Smith, of California, so far outclassed
Chick Carsey. of Philadelphia, that
the referee stopped the contest In the
third round tonight. The weights
were: Smith, 185; Carsey, 183.
Willie Beecher. a local lightweight,
knocked out Tim O'Neill, of Holyoke
Mass., in one round. '
YANKEES STIUIj BEING SOL.D
American Ieugne Head Meets R up
pert and Huston In Gotham Again.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Ban Johnson,
president of the American League, was
in conference for the greater part of
today with Jacob Ruppert and T. L.
Huston, who are negotiating for the
purchase of the New York American
League club, and Frank Farrell. presi
dent and part owner of the club.
- Negotiations were said to be still in
progress tonight and no announcement
was made regarding the prospect of
reaching an agreement.
WALLA WALLA MEET PLANNED
Multnomah Club to Send Boxers to
Washington City January 9.
Dudley Evans, manager of the Walla
Walla Amateur Athletic Club, left Port
land last night to arrange for an ama
teur boxing tournament to be held at
Walla Walla January 9 between the
Walla Walla Club and the Multnomah
Club.
The boxers who will appear for Mult
nomah against Walla Walla boys will
probably be Vincent Monpier, Walter
Knowlton and Ralph Underwood, the
trio that is to represent the local club
in the meet at Spokane January 8. They
will stop over for the bouts at Walla
Walla on their way back to Portland.
The main event will be furnished by
Jack Wagner, of the Armory Club, and
Vincent Monpier, of Multnomah. Wag
ner is being taken to Walla Walla be
cause there Is no 135-pounder in the
Washington city that could make a
favorable showing against the winged
"AI" boy.
Two wrestling events also may be
added to the card.
LDBER MAY BE TRADED
HOGAJf WANTS WEST AND RYAN,
AND DERRICK MAY GO, TOO.
President Bnum Sets January 4 as
Date for Session of Coast Leisne
Heads to Reorganize Circuit.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) President Baum has set Monday,
January 4, as the date for the special
meeting of the Coast League at the St.
Francis Hotel In this city. This has
been found to be agreeable to all the
magnates and there promise to be
some special doings in reorganizing
the circuit.
The transfer of franchises to Salt
Lake and Vernon will come up, to
gether with the seating of new direct
ors from Los Angeles and Salt Lake
and the transfer of Henry Berry's in
terests from Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco. The matter of mapping out a
playing schedule for 1915 also will re
quire the appointment of a committee.
Other business also may come up.
Talk of trades in the Coast League
is flying thick and fast these days.
The latest rumor is that a four-player
swap between Portland and Venice
may be made. Buddy Ryan. Derrick.
Hi West and perhaps Ty Lober figure
on the Portland side. Hap Hogan re
fuses to tell what players he offered
to McCredie. The Venice manager
says he is negotiating for Pitcher Hi
West, but says that up to date Mc-
Credie has not been reasonable. Just
what Hap means is not clear, but per
haps it is an outright sale and Mc-
Credle is holding his pitcher at too
high a figure for Happy. There is
still a possibility that the deal will go
through.
There also is a deal on whereby
Zacher and Gardner may come to the
Seals, It Is said.
LINEUPS MAY BE CHANGED
New Faces to Be Seen on Multnomah
and AYaverly Hockey Teams.
Both the Multnomah Club and the
Waverly Country Club hockey teams
are In line to have new faces when the
septets appear at the Portland Ice
Hippodrome tomorrow night in the reg
ular scheduled game of the Portland
Amateur Hockey League. The match
will begin promptly at 7:45 o'clock and
will be of two 25-minute periods.
Ellis Bragg is trying out for the
Waverly squad and Manager Webster
announced last night that he in all
probability would have Bragg in the
first lineup of the evening. Irvine.
Multnomah Club's goal tender, is out
of the city and it is not known whether
he will be back in time to play.
Multnomah Club is tied with the Har
riman club for first honors in the
league with one victory and no defeat
each. Harriman trimmed the Waverly
aggregation and the Portland Rowing
Club fell before the Multnomahs.
ROBERT M'LEAN PROFESSIONAL
Ice Skating Champion Admits Get
ting Pay for Exhibitions.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Robert McLean.
international ice skating champion,
holder of all amateur records from 220
yards up to two miles, conceded tonight
that he was' noolonger entitled to an
amateur standing. McLean admitted
that he received $75 a week and other
perquisites for exhibition skating on
artificial ice in a Chicago cafe.
McLean s announcement preceded by
one day a meeting of the Western
Skating Association, which has invest
igated his standing as an amateur. The
skater recently was pronounced a pro
fessional by the International Skating
Union, which asked the association to
suspend McLean.
The officers of the Western Associa
tion held that McLean's professionalism
had not been proven, and declined to
suspend him pending an investigation.
BRAVES' PARK TO BE LARGEST
James E. Gaffney Says There Will
Be 40,2 82 in Boston Grounds.
BOSTON, Dec. 28. The new grounds
of the Boston National League base
ball club in Ailston will be the largest
in the country in size and seating ca
pacity, and will cost more than any
baseball plant yet constructed. Presi
dent James E. Gaffney said today
after a discussion of the plans by the
board or directors.
There will be 40.282 seats, he said.
Of these 16,931 will be in a one-story
grandstand, so constructed that a sec
ond deck may be added later; 18,015
will be built in bleachers back of first
and third bases, admission to which
will be 50 cents; and 6336 seats will be
provided to the right of center field
for the 25-cent patrons.
EX-TENNIS CHAMPION IS DEAD
Leonard E. Ware, New York Broker,
Victim of Pneumonia.
ELIZABETH. N. J.. Dec. 28. Leon
ard E. Ware, New York broker and
former tennis champion, died of pneu
monia at his home today after an ill
ness lasting less than a week.
While an undergraduate at Harvard
In 1898, Mr. Ware won the National
doubles championship with G. P. Shel
don, Jr.; the intercollegiate doubles
championship with M. D. Whitman and
the intercollegiate singles champion
ship. He had been one of the inter
collegiate doubles champions for two
years before that date and one of the
National doubles champions in 1897.
He was born in Roxbury. Mass., in
1876. A widow and three children sur
vive him.
Cubs' Boss to Meet Herrmann.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28. President Au
gust Herrmann, of the Cincinnati base
ball club, received word today from
Manager Roger Bresnahan, of the Chi
cago National League team, that the
latter would be in this city tomorrow
to discuss several proposed trades
with, the Cincinnati owners.
SALT LAKE LEADER
TO GET
Cliff Blankenship to Be One of
Two Playing Managers
in Coast League.
REAL PITCHERS SOUGHT
Boss of Utah Team Says He Intends
to Strengthen Twirling Staff
and Make Infielders Dig or
Get Out of Squad.
- Cliff Blankenship is going to be a
playing manager next year. While he
has two good receivers from the Sacra
mento club, in Hannah and Rohrer,
Cliff intends get Into the game oc
casionally. Tyler Christian. - of the
Oaks, Is the only other playing man
ager in the league for 1915. and he
probably will appear only occasional
ly, relieving distressed pitchers.
Del Howard, of the Seals, played In
83 games last year but has announced
an absolute retirement from active
service.
With the entry of the Mormons the
Coast League will have two catchers
as managers. Blankenship and Hogan;
one pitcher. Christian, of the Oaks; two
first sackers. Pop Dillon, of Los An
geles, if Dillon 1B re-appointed, and
Del Howard, of the Seals, and one
outfielder, Walt McCredie, of Portland.
McCredle Out Four Years.
McCredie quit playing four years
ago and Dillon two years ago. Happy
Hogan caught 24 games last season
for Venice, but he has Mitze and Bliss
for 1915 and likely will not appear
unless his staff gets crippled again.
When asked by a Salt Lake Inter
viewer recently for some dope on his
prospective lineup for next year
Blankenship eaid:
"I am going to Strengthen my pitch
ing staff a whole lot, because a ball
club must have real pitching in order
to win. Every one of my Infielders will
have to get in and dig. because I'm go
ing to have a ball club, if I have to
bring in three men for every position.
If I land the Job as manager I am
certainly going to hustle, andvthe man
who doesn't hustle on my club will
not be on it. that's all."
Blankenship expects to land several
real pitchers if heis compelled to buy
them from the majors, and it will not
be surprising if he uses a number of
the Union Association stars. He has
friends galore in the two majors, and
may look to them for the purchase of
a few men of known ability.
New Manager Qualified.
The new manager has had a varied
career in the baseball world, which
has made him well qualified to lead a
team in fast company.
He was born at Columbus, Ga., in
1880. In the year 1902 he started play
ing professional baseball with Atlanta,
Ga., in the Southern League under Ed
Pabst. The next season he went to To
ledo in the American Association. In
the year 1904 he "Jumped" to Seattle
and played through the season of 1904
with that team.
In 1905 he was sold to Cincinnati,
where he remained until August 1,
when he was suspended for an alterca
tion with Otis Crandall, of . Pittsburg.
Later he was sold to Seattle, where he
finished the season. In 1906 Blanken
ship played with Seattle and was one
of the leaders of the Pacific Coast
League in batting.
In 1907 the player was sold to Wash
ington of the American League. He re
mained there one year, and then
"Jumped" to the Fresno outlaw clue
He remained with Fresno for that year.
The following year. 1909, found Blank
enship with Washington again. In
1910 Tacoma bought him to manage its
club in the Northwestern League.
Plate Won for Missoula.
In 1911 Dick Cooley brought him to
Salt Lake at the suggestion of Presi
dent William H. Lucas, of the then
Union Association. His Salt Lake team
finished second in the league race that
year. In 1912, as manager of the Mis
soula club of the Union Association, he
won the flag. In 1913 illness forced
him to neglect the Missoula manage
ment, and his absence was so keenly
felt that the Missoula team finished
low In the Union League race. In 1914
he managed the Murray team in the
Union Association and finished well up
in the race.
In Blankenship, Salt Lake fans be
lieve they have a leader who will share
popularity with Hogan, McCredie and
others as soon as he has had a chance
to establish himself. He is popular
wherever he goes. He is a great be
liever in developing youngsters, and
his success in bringing out young
rookies during the past five years will
probably compare favorably with that
of any minor league manager in the
country.
He has developed a great many young
ball players, and many of them are
stars in the big show today, Walter
Johnson and Clyde Milan were "bush
ers" when Cliff Blankenship picked
them up. Bill Orr had never played a
game of professional ball in his life
until Blankenship took him on in 1911.
"Joe Bullet" Bush didn't know how to
put on a "unle" when Blankenship
hailed him. Rex Dawson, Bill Morgan,
Jimmy Caveney, Joe Tobin, Fred Car
man and a dozen other boys who have
gone up during the past few years are
other products of Blankenshlp's teach
ings. Sidelights and Satire
By Roacoe Fancett.
THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE has
the edge on its big American
brother in one sense at least.
When Al Beim cajoled Salt Lake into
purchasing the Sacramento franchise
he did not have to promise the Mor
mons a contribution from each team in
the circuit.
Ban Johnson had to guarantee one
man from each team before he could
induce Colonel Ruppert to buy the New
York Yanks.
If it ever comes to that, Walter Mc
Credie might be induced to sacrifice
Pitcher Greenwell, who refused to
report; Oakland doubtless could be
cajoled into parting with Muskey, the
kid who caught one game a year or
two ago; San Francisco could spare
"Doc" Frost, and in a pinch Los An
geles might be wheedled into handing
over Dutch Krueger.
Hogan would not be called upon to
make any sacrifices as he has shown
a disposition to weaken his own club
by bartering with the Oaks.
"If we train at Tucson, Ariz., I can
hop over to the Naps, training camp at
San Antonio in a night and give the
youngsters the once over. Walter Mc
Credit." Mebbe!
Distance from Portland to Los An
geles, 1250 miles.
Distance from Tucson to San An
tonio 1034 miles.
Some Jump in a night, Walt.
And still Tom Darrnody is silent as
to the manager of the Los Angeles
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club next year. Probably he figures
it is unjust to wreck any one's holiday
season.
Jess "Willard, who fights Johnson St
Patrick's day at Juarez or at some
other foreign city, stands 6 feet 6
inches in his B. V. D's. One day he
was fighting a short, stocky busher
back East and it looked like an ostrich
pecking away at a young squab. The
short fighter had to leap in the air to
hit Willard on the chest, and, when
ever he butted him with his head he
almost gave Willard a Charley horse.
Anyway, the boob got beautifully
laced and had to . be carried to his
dressing-room.
"How did I do?" the small town
idol asked his manager as he slowly
recovered ' his senses.
"Not so good," replied his man
ager, "Bill" he added, "you had one
good chance to win.".
"How?" mumbled the fallen idol.
"If the roof had caved In, Bill, it
would have killed Willard first."
Bob Brown is trying to entice Bobby
Coltrin from the Portland club and
has offered Pitcher. Jimmy Clark, of
the Vancouver champs, in trade. In
view of the fact that McCredie has
about IS pitchers now and is shy
on infielders, don't gamble on Bob's
chances.
W. W. McCredie is pleased to note a
distinct improvement in the lumber in
dustry. The canning industry also
promises to do a thriving business
with about 30 athletes on the Port
land baseball roster and only 22 going
to Spring camp.
The new demands of the Baseball
Players' Fraternity specify that a re
leased player must receive money for
a parlor-car seat In addition to his
transportation back to the club from
which he came.
But who will pay the valet?
And there's- the taxi and the toting
of the golf sticks.
The magnates are getting awfully
stingy.
David Felmly, president of the Illi
nois State Normal
"Gentlemen, the same narrow code
of morality that Justlfys deceit,
plunder and any form of strategy,
trickery and violence in dealing with
the enemy still flourishes in athletic
circles."
The Illinois Normal must be a
wicked place, although frankly we
never heard of it before. ,
The only baseball Sacramento will
get next year will be played In the
courts.
They pulled a good one at the annual
banquet to the football team at Har
vard recently in introducing a Chink
laundryman as "Professor Soong, of
the Imperial University, of China."
The professor of suds was coaxed
into the scheme and all he had to do
was to talk loud and fast in Chinese
whenever he was punched on the shins.
An interpreter did the rest and his Im
pressions on the Harvard team com
pletely fooled the 1000 alumni and
students present.
"Soong" probably Is back In his
laundry now, but he can claim the dis
tinction of being the first person to
make Percy Haughton laugh out loud
at a public function. We fancy, though,
that he enjoyed a few inward snlckes
last November 21 about 5 P. M.
Bits of Sport.
PRACTICALLY every Eastern college
except Harvard and Brown have
basketball teams this year.
The Irish-American Athletic Club
runners have won every cross-country
championship race in New York this
Winter.
Francis Ouimet, golf championr has
branched out a bit in sport and is now
a full-fledged manager of a hockey
team composed of golfers in Boston.
Ice tennis, played the same way as
court tennis, with the exception that
the contestants wear skates, is being
played with great success in the East.
The smooth, hard surface makes the
game much more speedy than on the
clay court.
Eddie Collins must increase the pa
tronage at White Sox Park an average
of 1000 persons a game for the next
five years to reimburse Owner Comis
key for his purchase price and salary.
The Long Island Athletic Club, of
New .York, will hold a four-mile road
run for novices January 3.
Kid Williams, the bantamweight
champion, defeated Johnny Daly in a
10-round contest on Christmas day.
The White Sox will leave Chicago
for the West January 12. If the team
is in shape it will play some exhibition
games during the early part of the
Panama-Pacific Exposition.
"After reading a telegram from
Clarke Griffith, the A. A. U. has
thrown out Walter Johnson's recent
sensational jump from its records,"
says a Philadelphia wit.
An automatic timer, similar to the
one tried out in Tacoma a short time
ago, was recently used with a measure
of success in a New York bout. A man
was counted out by the mechanical
contrivance.
Boxlnz Briefs.
Joe Bonds, the Tacoma heavyweight,
is back in the Puget Sound city today,
after putting the crusher on "Farmer
Jack" Swinton, of Grays River, at As
toria Christmas.
The bout was stopped on the eighth
round, after Bonds had apparently had
the better of it all the way. Swinton
was nearly out in the seventh, round,
but when the bell rang for the eighth
he staggered gamely from his corner.
Bonds, however, refused to hit him and
the referee stopped the bout, declaring
Joe the victor.
"That fellow Swinton is one of the
toughest men I have ever up against."
said Bonds after the encounter. "He is
a bear for punishment. He can take
more jolts without being jarred than
any boxer I ever saw."
" Despite the fact that Soldier Bart
field, a Brooklyn "unknown," walloped
the tar out of Al McCoy recently in
New York. Dan Morgan is still persist
ent in his plea that Al is the real goods
as far as middlewelghts go. Dan
won't even admit that McCoy hasn't
got a chance for the title he is claim
ing for him.
In the last few rounds of the battle,
which was a 10-round affair. Bartfield
walloped McCoy from "pillar to post,"
says one New York paper.
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Since Tom Jones broke away from
Matty McCue the lightweight has been
losing as regularly as he fights.
Kid Williams. the bantamweight
champ, seems to be a great drawing
card . in Philadelphia, despite the fact
that he is handed frequent roasts by
the newspapers of the Quaker City.
Williams appears there on an average
of once a week and always attracts a
crowd.
John Delaney, Indian Fighter, Dies.
ATCHISON, Kan., Dec. 28 John De
laney, Indian fighter and scout from
1849 to 1854, for miny years in the
Government service as an overland
freighter, died today. He was 81 years
old. '
CdlSKEY'S CHOICE
OF ROWLAND LIKED
Day of Playing Manager Over
and Collins Lucky Not tov
Be One, Avers Matty.
WORRIES HELD TOO GREAT
Star Pitcher Believes Old Roman's
Idea Is Right and That Leader
of White Sox Taken From
Minors Will Make Good.
BY CHRISTY 5JATHEWSON.
The Giants' Famous Pitcher.
NEW YORK, Dec 28. (Special.)
When Charles Comiskey, the old Roman,
appointed a man who was practically
unknown to the baseball world to lead
his White Sox, gasps of surprise went
up all over the country from the fans.
Comiskey has spent a lot of money this
Winter improving his team for 1915,
and he is placing in charge of it a
leader whose experience has been con
fined to minor league ball. Comiskey
must know something about this man,
for he is threatening to spend more
buying valuable players for him.
"I should think he would have named
Collins," said several close followers of
the sport to me after the appointment
was announced. Even one baseball
writer remarked:
"It surprised me. I believed Comis
key paid that big money for the Ath
letics' second baseman so as to make
him manager."
Old Roman Probably "Wise."
The Old Roman is a great baseball
man, one of the best in the business,
and he probably knows more about his
new manager, Rowland, than any of the
rent of us. Rowland has been called
the "McGraw of the minors." He must
have something, if he deserves the title,
which he probably does.
But I want to go on record with this
statement: If Comiskey had named
Collins to lead his Sox, he probably
would have ruined a valuable player,
and doubtless no one realized this bet
ter than Comiskey. To my mind, the
day of the playing-manager in the big
leagues is fast passing. A manager has
too many duties which demand his at
tention to permit him to lead a club
and play his best game, too.
Here is the acid test. -How many
playing managers have won pennants
recently? Chance and Stahl are the
only two, while' against these there are
Stallings, Mack and McGraw. No playing-manager
has won in either league
since 1912. A playing-manager is false
economy.
Take the case of Collins. He Is a
nervous young fellow, only 27 years
old, and is at the top of his career.
Suppose he had been made manager.
He would have had a thousand and one
worries contsantly on his mind, as has
every leader.
Late Hours Would Be Necessary.
He generally turns in about 10 o'clock
at night, 11 o'clock at the latest. If he
were manager he would be hanging
around until midnight, anyway, with
the club on the road, to see whether all
his players were in the hotel. Then, if
some man broke the training rules or
wasn't delivering his best, he would lie
awake worrying how to punish this
player and. still keep him going at a
good pace, always a tough problem. It
would get on his nerves to think that
cne or two or three of his players were
trying to put something over on him.
while he himself was working his heart
out for the success of the team.
If he were manager of the White
Sox he would have to meet other man
agers and club owners to discuss trades.
Frequently these discussions lead to
long and late sessions, and a manager
cannot afford to reach for his hat when
the clock is striking 12 If the .deal he
has been working for Is just on the
point of going through.
managers Job Man's Slme.
Managing a big league ball club is a
man's sized job in itself, without play
ing the game besides. You can't tell
me that Collins would have been just
as valuable a ballplayer if, at his age,
he had been made manager of the Sox.
Comiskey would have run the chance
of spoiling one of the greatest second
basemen ever in the game if he had
appointed CollinsJnanager. Perhaps in
four or five years; when Collins is be
ginning to wear out. he will be ready
to go to work as the manager.
From what I can hear of Rowland,
and from what he has had to say since
becoming the boss of the Sox, I believe
Comiskey has picked up a good man for
his club. Rowland certainly has made
a fine reputation in the minors, and he
is a demon for speed and hustle. H
has just the sort of club which should
fit Into this running style of game, for
there are fast men with the Sox.
Manager Hand-Picked.
It is certain that Comiskey has
looked Rowland up carefully. The Old
Roman Is spending money liberally to
make his team one of the best or the
best in the league, and he has hand
picked the manager, too, you can . be
sure. Rowland probably will be well
known in another year. I like his state
ment that his club last season averaged
a run to less than two hits. That
shows he must be working speed, base
stealing, the hit-and-run and other Mc
Graw tactics. In other words, he is
willing to take a chance.
Rowland jumps into the race with a
good team, but with a tough field to
beat. In spite of the fact that "Connie"
Mack has let some of his veterans go.
the wise Quaker has a great ball club
yet. Mack will miss Collins, but he
has some good infield talent, and is
liable to come up from the South with
a man on second who can hold his own.
Rowland also faces . tough outfit in
the Boston club, and If Walter John
son gets out of the courts and has a
chance to pitch for Washington, Griffith
may be up In the race.
PHILOMATH TEAM IS IX CITY
College Basketball Squad to Play
Christian Brothers and Weonas.
Seven basketball players of the Philo
math College arrived in Portland yes
terday afternoon and will meet the
Christian Brothers Business College
team and the Archer & Wiggins We
onas. The visiting team is idle tonight
and Friday night and .Manager John
would like to arrange a snatch with
some fast local aggregation. Call Ta
bor 3836 to arrange the game.
The visitors have played three con
tests so far this year and have won
two and lost one. The Monmouth Nor
mal went down to a 12-to-36 defeat
and the Bell Fountain High School lost,
31 to 38. The defeat charged against
Philomath was 'at the hands of the
Oregon Agricultural College fraternity
team. The score was 12 to 17.
In 1912 Philomath claimed the cham
pionship of Southern Oregon and last
year Coach Poling's proteges came
within one contest of being the title
holders: Tomorrow night the Weonas
will be opponents and the Christian
Brothers are lined up for the following
night.
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1915 CLUBS PLANNED
Tri-State Circuit Is to Con
tinue, Says Roy Rittner.
DIRECTORS SOON TO MEET
Pendleton Man Asserts Boise May Get
Back In Leagne and It Is Under
stood That Lewiston Also
Wants to Have Team.
Whether or not toe Western Tri
State League is to be revived next
year is a favorite topic for discussion
around baseball headquarters. The
general belief is that there will be
no Class D League in the eastern sec
tion of this state, Washington and
Idaho. A telegram for Roy Rittner, of
Pendleton, brought immediate response,
however, that the league was sure to
be reorganized.
Here is Rittner's message:
"We are going ahead with our plans
for the 1915 season. A meeting of
directors will be held in this city some
time next month and deflnite plans
will be decided.
"I cannot say what towns will be
represented in the league, but I feel
sure that we will have another year
of league ball. There Is some talk of
Boise coming back into the Tri-State
and I understand Lewiston also wants
to come in. I do not know how the
Baker and Yakima fans feel, but
Pendleton and Walla Walla are both
anxious to continue, the league."
A large number of youngsters from
Portland annually gain their experi
ence in the Western Tri-State League
and followers of baseball here hope
some sort of a circuit will be put in
the field. ,
Bobby Davis. Don Rader, Harvey
Sutherland, Naughton, Carl Mays and
a host of other ball stars rubbed oft
the rough spots In the Western Tri
State. HOLOHAX HIGH MAX AT SHOOT
Ma-s. Henry Drydcn AVlns First Hon
ors Among Women In Match.
An even dozen shooters were out to
the Portland Gun Club grounds at
Jenne station Sunday afternoon. P. J.
Holohan, a professional, was high man
of the day with 98 per cent and W.
Seavey was second, just three points
behind the leader.
Dennis Holohan was the only other
shooter who was able to make better
than 90 'per cent and he scored 91.
Among the women, Mrs. Henry Dryden
was high, with 66 per cent.
Following are the scores: P. J. Holo
han 98, W. Seavey 95, D. Holohan 91,
Everding 88, Simpson 50, Strowger 75,
E. Keller 74, Mrs. O'Brien 44, E. Keller,
Sr., 50, Mrs. E. Keller 50, Mrs. Dolph
50, and Mrs. Dryden 06.
JOHXSOX MAY BOX AT JUAREZ
Promoter, However, Says Place and
Date Have Xot Been Chosen.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 28. Jack Curley,
promoter of the Jack Johnson-Jess
Willard heavyweight prizefight, said
today that the date and place of the
bout had jiot been selected.
He denied a report that the fight
had been set for Jaurez, Mexico. March
17, although he said the Mexican
border town might be selected. He
thought the date probably would be
March 6 or 8.
Fromme Signs With Giants Again.
NEW YORK, Dec 28. The New
York National League club today re
ceived the signed contract of Arthur
Fromme, one of the club's veteran
Why Not a Midwinter
Rest at the Seashore ?
SEASIDE AND GEARHART
HOTELS OPEN ALL YEAR
Special Holiday Service
There is no more delightful and refreshing place
for a midwinter vacation than at
CLATSOP BEACH
Observation parlor cars and coaches on trains leaving Portland
8:10 A. M. daily and 6:30 P. M. Saturday (and Thursday,
December 31st).
TICKETS AXD DETAILS AT
CITY TICKET OFFICE. FIFTH At STARK STREETS.
NORTH BANK STATION, TENTH AND HOYT STREETS.
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pitchers. The only Giant regular now
unsigned is Larry McLean, catcher.
EARNINGS JN MILLIONS
Roads Xote Decrease Over Last Tear
but Improvement Seen In West.
CHICAGO, Dec 28. (Special.) The
tendency towards improvement that ap
peared last week In railroad gross earn
ings seems to be maintained.
The total for all United States roads
making weekly returns so far reporting
for the first two weeks in December
amounted to $15,575,686, a decrease of
10 per cent as compared with the cor
responding period a year ago. The
trend towards better conditions is most
noticeable in the West and Southwest.
Margaret Bernard to Wed.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 28. (Special.)
A marriage license was Issued todiy
to Edward A. Quigley, 43, of Vancou
ver, B. C, and Margaret G. Bernard,
44. of Portland. Or.
NEW Train Service
between
Seattle and Spokane
New fast day train
Now leaves Seattle. .10:30 A. M.
Arrives Spokane. 9:30 P.M.
Crossing Cascade Mountains in
daylight.
THE ORIENTAL LIMITED.
Now leaves Seattle. . .7:30 P. M.
Arrives Spokane. .7:45 A.M.
Best train for business men.
SPOKANE LOCAL.
Making all stops.
Leaves Seattle 7:00 A.M.
Arrives Spokane 9:10 P.M.
WESTBOUND SERVICE.
No. 25, Past Night Train.
Leaves Spokane 8 :30 P. M.
Arrives Seattle 8 :00 A. M.
No business time lost.
Past Day Train.
THE ORIENTAL LIMITED.
Leaves Spokane 8:15 A.M.
Arrives Seattle 8:15 P.M.
Making principal stops.
THE OREGON! AN.
Day train, making all stops.
Leaves Spokane 8:30 A.M.
Arrives Seattle 10:25 P.M.
Tickets, sleeping and parlor-car
reservations and full informa
tion at City Ticket Office, 348
Washington Street (Morgan
Buildingr) and at Depot, Tenth
and Hoyt Streets.
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