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1G THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1916. BEEBE AND PENNER SOLD TO PORTLAND Cleveland Sends Two Hurlers to Beavers, to Intense De , , light of McCredie. YOUTH HAS FINE RECORD Penner Winner in Class B and lias Control With Ball Hard to Hit as Shown by Figures. Veteran Widely Known. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 21. Vice-president MoRoy, of the Cleveland baseball club, announced tonight that Pitchers Fred Beebe and Kenneth Penner had both been sold to the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League, and that First Baseman Ray Miller and Pitcner Dickerson had been purchased from the Columbus club of the American Associa tion. Beebe has been given his uncondi tional release, but Penner i3 sold under the optional agreement. xne coming or Pitcher Kenneth pen ner to Portland la the most pleasant surprise that I have had in months said Walter H. McCredie, manager of me Portland Pacific Coast League club when advised of the foregoing last "igni. rrca jtseeDe was already our property and of course I knew he was coming." The pitching record of Penner in the Central Association, a Class B league, last season shows why Boss Walter is pleased. Following is his 1916 record: IP 287 AB 1055. H 224, ER 45, BB 62, SO 165 W 22, L 11, average earned runs ,. nine innings 1.41. per "Penner is only a kid, about six feet tall and heavy," continued Walter. "Last year was his first in the profes sional game. He was reared in Iowa or Illinois. His record was so impres sive that Cleveland took him over last Fall and he participated in a couple of games with the Indians. We have had considerable correspondence with the Cleveland club, but did not think we had a chance to land this young fel low. He shoula be a great help to the TienVPrq flnri Ilia r m i t-i i-r m o rlri- K o - first step in the building of the 1917 Portland club with which I hope to win another pennant. It was announced sometime ago that Beebe would be a Beaver in the Spring. Although 36 years old, Beebe is a smart pitcher and should have three or four more years of good pitching under the old sweatband. The announcement last night sort of knocks in the head" the idea that Portland was about to break off its relations with Jim Dunn's Cleveland club. TIGERS JINX FOR RUBE EILIS Batting Average Against Vernon In Last Two Years Is Only .218. Vernon or Venice, no matter what name the Tigers go under.- has been the -dinx club of the league for Rube Kills, of the Los Angeles outfield trio. For the last three years Ellis has been slipping down the battfng average col umn and the Tigers have caused most of the slipping. In 1914, when Kill batted around .320 against three of the clubs in the league, he could bat only .285 against Venice. And in the last two years the Tigers have again held him lower than any other club, Ellis batting only .218 against Vernon in 1915 and 1916. Maggerfs .207 against San Francisco in 1916 is the only case where a Los Angeles outfielder has made a poorer showing against a club In the last three years. The batting record of Ellis for three years against the Tigers follows: Ab. R. H. Pet. 1014 165 22 47 .285 1015 151 18 33 .L'lS 1U16 133 21 2a .218 Next to the Tigers, Oakland has done the most towards spoiling Ellis" record as a batter. His batting for three years against the Oaks is as follows Ab. R. H. Pet 1014 140 21 41 .293 lfU5 123 13 S3 .270 1019 1.3 25.41 .237 GAME AT THE DALLES PLANNED Columbia Park Eleven May Play for Independent Title New Year's. Coach-Captain Ted Murphy has hopes of taking his Columbia Park football squad to The Dalles, Or., on New Year's day for a match with The Dalletown team. The Columbia Parkers are claim ing the 1916 independent championship of Oregon and Southwestern Washing ton as a result of the 7-to-6 victory over the Oregon City Athletic Associa tion claimants last Sunday. Coach Murphy has had his athletes out for practice every night this week and he has run them through a stiff workout. If the contest is played it will be the windup of the season for both contingents. Definite word is ex pected tomorrow. LEWIS AND GRIFFITH DRAW Briton Floors Ohloan in Sixth, but Falls to Hold Big Lead. CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 21. In 10 rapid-lire rounds tonight Ted Lewis, of England, and Johnny Griffith, of Akron, welterweights, fought to a. draw de spite the fact that Lewis, in the sixth. floored the Akronite and had him weak and groggy in the seventh. Griffith was the aggressor in the early rounds and gained a lead on points up to the cixth. After the sixth and seventh, which were Lewis' by a wide margin, Griffith showed great recuperative powers and battled the Englishman to a standstill, the points he gained in the final three rounds earning him a draw. LETTER MEN TO ENTERTAIN Washington High Monogram Alumni to Be Guests Tonight. Alumni monogram men of the Wash lngton High School will be entertained tonight in the school gymnasium at a dance and general good time. The present wearers of the official "W" at tending the institution will be hosts for the occasion and all former athletes who made the letters in any branch f athletics are lnvitea to attend. Frank Normandin is chairman of the committee in charge and he is being ' assisted by George Borman, Robert Vial and Chesney Griffith. Dancing will etart at 8:30 o clock. Several in novations have been planned by those in charge. Peninsula Park Beats Camas. CAMAS. Wash.. Dec. 21. ( Special.) The Camas, Wash., basketball team was no match for Coach Al Bartholemy and his Peninsula Park quintet, of Portland, here last night, for the via- tors took away a 39-to-23 victory. The contest stood 15 to 14 in favor of the Portlanders at the end of the first half, but in the last 20 minutes of play the visitors fell into their regular stride and swamped the locals. The lineups: Peninsula Park 3B) P. 2ri Camas Carr (10) V (3) Loren Preacott (10) F (6) Powers Bets Base (12) O (-4) "Warren (4) Selph Metcalfe fS) O (2) Pickett nariow (2) G (4) DubacK crawioru BADOCD OUTFIGHTS CROSS European Welterweight Avenges Re cent Technical Knockout. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Albert Badoud, European welterweight champion, out fought Marty Cross, of this city, to night in six rounds of a 10-round bout. Badoud scored all his points by body blows, inflicting severe punishment. In the fifth round Badoud's left eye was severely cut, and after that h fought more viciously than iefore. cross tried severartimes to land nis right swing but failed, In a recent match Cross scored a technical knock- Fred Mitchell, U hose Knowledge of the Game Landed Htm the Management of Chicago Cubs. out when the referee stopped the fight ing to save Badoud further punish ment. CLUB QUINT HAS 7 CONTESTS Other Games In Prospect for Mult nomah Hoopers. The 1917 basketball schedule of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club was announced yesterday. The opening game is billed for January 6 against the University of California delega tion in the Winged "M" institution gymnasium. -V game with the Univer sity of Orego quintet at Eugene Is now under consideration. The schedule to date follows:. January 6 University of California. January 13 Oklahoma Normal School. January 20 Willamette at Salem. January 27 Willamette at M. A. A. C. February 3 Open. February 10 Winner Washington-Wash ington btate series. February 17 Winner Oregon-Oregon A-- irle series. February 24 Loser Oregon-Oregon Aggie series. BOXING CARD IS CHANGED JACK 'ALLEX SUBSTITUTES FOR DELANEY AGAIXST KELSON. Trambitaa to Meet Palmer at Boats Tonight Given by Golden Wat Club at Eleventh-Street House. Weieht. Lee Johnson .......125........ Joa Gorman "Yo'ng J'ck" John nab 5... .... .Jack Slmms Ted Meredith 13 d. . . . . . Joe .Benjamin Valley Trambitaa ..158 Eddie Palmer Jack Allen 135 Billy Nelson Uannj Kdwirdi ...110 Jockey Bennett Manager George Moore, of the Golden West Athletic League, will pre sent a well-balanced card at the Elev enth-street playhouse, Eleventh and Morrison streets, at 8:30 tonight. Two switches were made in the card yes terday. Hughie Delaney, Everett light weight negro, who was scheduled to meet Billy Nelson, telegraphed yester day that he had been injured. Jack Allen will meet Nelson. Because Al Sommers suffered a bad attack of cold, feet' yesterday, Man ager Moore was forced to substitute Valley Trambltas against Eddie Pal raer. Otherwise the card will be put on as originally blued. Lee Johnson and Joe Gorman, both of Oakland, will furnish one of the two main. events. The colored veteran really figures to beat the little Span iard, but Joe promises to give him hot battle. "Young Jack" Johnson and Jack Slmms will meet for the first time. Jack Grant and "Denver Ed" Martin will be the referees. YOUNGSTER RULE HITS SPEC Beavers Not Likely to Take Pitcher Harkness to Camp. According to Manager Walter Mc Credie, of the Beavers, the "four youngster rule" may keep Harvey ( bpec") Harkness from taking th Spring training trip with Portland. Harkness has asked the McCredies for another trial, saying his arm feels fine and that, in fact, there was never any thing wrong with it. I would .be glad to give Spec an other tryout," said Boss Walter last night, "but under the new regime we must have several youngsters battlin for places, which makes it hard fo the veterans." Prices at Horse Auction Low. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Average price were lower toaay at tne annual auc tion of horses at the stockyards. The show horse Lloyd George brought the highest price, $700. He was sold to D. Schilling, of Chicago. The sale will end tomorrow with the disposal of the pacing stallion Don Densmore. 2:024; Deputy SherifT, 2:04V4. and other cam paigners. Boxers to Go to Spokane. Joe Benjamin and Leo Cross will leave Portland Saturday for Spokane, where they meet Tommy McKevitt and Joe Swain, respectively, next Thursday night. Louis Parente, San Francisco manager of boxers, writes here that he would like to bring Frankie Malone, Joe White, "Kid" Carter and Charley MUler here to "appear on a couple of programmes. Moore Takes Do Ore's Title. NEW YORK, Dec. 21. George Moore, of this city, clinched his title as world's three-cushion carom billiard champion tonight by defeating Alfredo De Oro, of Cuba by a total score of 150 to 128 in a three-block match. In the final block Moore scored his last 60 points while De Oro was making 33. Seventy innings were played. Moore's high run was five and De Oro s four. ft :k " v- - 1 IfJG BODIE AT OUTS WITH CONNIE IV1AGK Ex-Seal Slugger Peeved Be cause He Hasn't Been IMoti - tied of Sale to Athletics. , SALARY BASIS NOT FIXED Phillies Finally . Succeed In Land ing McGaffigan, Who Is Sent Back in Draft From Phila delphia American. Ping Bodle, It Is said, still seems to be at outs with the Philadelphia Amer lean League club. Connie Mack bought the famous slugger from the San Fran cisco Pacific Coast League club late last season. A few months ago Ping was Itching for a chance to get back in the major leagues. Bodie was said to lavs been indignant at having been sent back to the minors by Jimmy Callahan, who managed the Chicago White Sox during Bodies reign In the big show. It is said that one of Bodie's griev ances is the fact that Manager Mack has not written him a letter telling about his purchase by the Athletics. Another one is that someone told him that he would get only 3000 from the Philadelphia Americans. From Phila delphia comes the news that Manager Mack is not worrying in the least about any threats made by Bodie as to his not reporting when ordered to do so. Connie says he 'will write Bodie in due time and that the salary he will get will be larger than what he has been getting for the past two years. Connie will not have a dissatisfied player on his payroll. He proved this during the past two years when he cut loose from star players, despite the fact he knew these stars would go to other clubs and play first-class base ball. One thing Connie Mack will have on his ball club Is perfect harmony. No players with fancied grievances are wanted around Shibe Park. Before Ping gives out any more Interviews on al leged grievances he should wait until he gets word from Connie Mack. Perhaps though Bodie was mis quoted. .They do say that when Ping played with the Chicago- White Sox the writers arranged a lot of good yarns and saddled them on Ping. Bodie is a dandy object for a rainy-day story. Perhaps the San Francisco boys have also been using Ping for rainy-day purposes. His Pinglets lives there, and it is from the Seal Rocks city that all his complaints are voiced. The Phillies were ?lsarro!n tpd last September when they failed to get In fielder McGaffigan from Vernon in the draft. McGaffigan fell to the lot of the Athletics. After Roy Grover, the second baseman of the Butte club, re ported to Cornelius McGillicuddy he was so well satisfied with the young ster that he canceled the draft on-McGaffigan and three other infielders. That action resulted in the Phillies get ting busy and McGaffigan has been landed. Moran does not intend to use this lad in a regular position next season, but he believes a year on the bench will help him to develop a star. Fans In Philadelphia are likely to take par ticular interest In McGaffigan, as a player turned down by one Quaker City manager only to be picked up by another. , The Mobile Southern League club has announced the sale of Pitcher Tiller ("Pug") Cavet to the Nashville club. Cavet formerly pitched for Detroit and San Francisco. Leopold Christopher Hoernschmeyer. outfielder with the New York Yankees, has petitioned a court in Cincinnati to change his name to Lee Magee. This is a preliminary to getting married. Magee says everybody knows him by that name anyway, and that it would io embarrassing to his wife to be known as Mrs. Hoernschmeyer, while her husband is known as Lee Magee. The Yankee outfielder will be married to Miss Beatrice Rodgers, of Cincinnati, some time this Winter. Lee Magee formerly played with Se attle, In the Northwestern League. m . The umpires. In session in "Chicago. iid that while rights of players and others connected with the game are being debated, the umpires should get some attention. All will agree. In De cember, that the lot of the umpire is nara one out wno win give him sym pathy In July or August? M'ALLISTER WINS WITH CUE Larry Talbot Loses by One Point in Three-Cushion Tourney. A. W. McAllister won his billiard match from Larry Talbot, 25 to 24 last night in the handicap three- cushion billiard tournament of the Waldorf billiard parlors. Ed Trum bull won from E. L. Roth. 20 to 19 while L. H. Goodland trimmed M- Levinson, 25 to 20. The high run of the three games was scored by Mc Allister with a mark of four billiards in one inning. Four contests are scheduled for to day, two at 2:15 this afternoon and two at 8:15 tonight. M. A. Ruven will meet C. M. Swinney this afternoon, as wil E. A. Schaefer versus H. J. Mumford and J. C. Gillispie will contest with Allan W. Lundstrom. Wolgast Books Pour Bouts. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Ad Wolgast an nounced tonight he had booked four fights for next month, beginning -with a lo-round match in Kansas City, Mo., New Year's day, with Otto Wallace. Januaxy 8 Wolgast will box in Wind sor, Canada, although his opponent for this match has not been decided on On January 11 he is booked to meet Patsy Cline in New York, and January 15 he is engaged to meet Knockou Gilly in Baltimore. All-Stars Claim 130-Pound Title. The Portland All-Stars would lik to. arrange a football game with th Kolladay, overlook or Arleta aggre gations for Sunday afternoon on the grounds at East Twelfth and Davl streets. The All-Stars are claiming th 130-pound championship of Portland and they would like to meet any eleve that disputes the right. Call Manager Albert Kurtx between 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock each night at Marshall 5345. Anglers Club Meeting Postponed. The meeting of the Multnomah An glers' Club has been postponed until next Wednesday night. It was sched uied for this evening. William L. Fin ley. State Biologist, will again display his wonderful collection of moving pictures of wild animal and outdoor life. The meeting will be held on th eighth floor of the Oregon building. wiU be ladies' night. We Make Your Underwear Money Work Harder .It's almost unbelievable that we can sell this amazing' Hanes Underwear at 75c a garment and $1.50 a union suit. But it's true. You get double worth, double wear, "plenty of warmth and comfort and no itching from the clean, soft cotton in Hanes. 75c per Garment Hanes Union Suits have a Comfortable Closed Crotch that stays closed; Elastic Shoulders with Improved Lap Seams which "give" with every motion; snug-fitting Collarette which always keeps the wind from the neck; Improved Cuffs at wrist and ankle which hug" close and do not stretch out of shape; and every button is a good Pearl Button sewed on for keeps. r . . Hanes Separate Garments have Double Gussets to double' the wear; a Comfortable, Staunch Waistband; Improved Cuffs which hug the wrists and won't flare out;' a snug Elastic Collarette t which never gaps; Elastic Shoulders with Improved Lap Seams' which "give" with every motion. Pre -shrinking keeps all Hanes Underwear elastic and true to size and shape. Hanes Underwear is guaranteed absolutely every thread, stitch and button, and you get a new garment if any seam breaks. . What more could you ask from underwear at any price ! But remember," you get Hanes at only 75c a garment and $1.50 a union suit. See the nearest Hanes dealer today. CUB PILOT STUDENT Fred Mitchell Has Long Record of Baseball Success. HANK BUTCHER BATS .377 Ex-Beaver Leads Western League Hitters Al Baum Gives Big Boost for Guisto in East. Bender May Be Pilot.- In view of the fact that the Chicago Cubs will train In Pasadena this com ing Spring and will play against the Coast League clubs, a little "dope" on Fred Mitchell, the new manager, may interest Pacific Coast fans. Mitchell Is a nom de diamond. His real name is Fred Yapp. When he nrst reported to the Boston Americans Jimmy Collins induced him to, change his name, fearing that such Jibes as Close your yap." etc, might drive the youngster out of baseball. Almost unknown to tne general run of fans, Mitchell long nas oeen ik5 nized in baseball's inner circles as one of the keenest students of the Na tional nastlme in the business, stau- Ings gave him credit for much of the success of Bill James. Tyler and Ru dolph in 1914 when the Boston Na tionals won the pennant. Before converting himseir into a catcher, Mitchell was a pitcner wun the Boston Red Sox and Athletics. His experience in the box enabled him to give valuable tips to Stallings' pitch ers. In Stallings' absence he always had charge of the Braves. Mitchell was catching lor uuriaio in the International League when Mail ings took him to Boston in 1913. Mitchell was born In the Aiiston section of Boston 39 years ago. Later the family moved, to Concord, N. H., where Fred played semi-professional ball. He was twirling for the Law rence club of the Eastern league when Collins eot him for the Boston Sox. Chicago traded Outfielder Joe iveny to Stallings for Mitchell and gave a cash bonus,- said to have been J5000. Hank Butcher, who once tried out with Portland and proved a flivver, led the Western League batsmen last year with the grandiose average of 377. About one-third tne players in the league batted more than .300. how ever, so Hank's feat hardly stamps him as a Cobb or a Speaker. Several other ex-Coast Leaguers who couldn't hold their jobs here lambasted the sphere at a terrific clip in the Western. Bert Coy. former Oak. hit .350 for Wichita; Krueger hit .335 for Omaha' Krause hit .325 for Omaha; Lober .313 for Lincoln; Hetllng .310 and Litschi 309 for Wichita; Carlisle .304 for Lin coin and Meloan .293 for Des Moines. Bill Abstein, former Angel who couldn't even stick with Seattle, fin ished the season at Wichita and hit .248. Al Baum, Coast League president, gave Louis Guisto a good boost at Chicago recently. Prexy Als state ment is reprinted from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, as follows: "Guisto," aaid Baum, "Is rally a high class ball player. It he had reported to the Indians as soon as he was sold there would have been nothlnir to it. He would have established himself in popular favor without delay. The trouble with Louis was that he balked too long: over the terms and re mained out of the same for three weeks. Then, it was more than a week after he left Portland before he got into a uniform. From what I hear he was many pounds overweight and could not do nlmselr Justice, and sus talned a lame back Just u he was rounding into form. But he will hit for Cleveland and he will wake 'em up with his work around first base. Although it was announced some time ago that Chief Bender had been named manager of the Toronto club, President Ed Barrow, of the Interna tional League, says "no," or at least "not yet." Barrow says Toronto has offered the job to Larry Lajole. Co lumbus and Montreal also want the Frenchman. Last Fall the Salt Lake $1.50 per Union Suit P. H. HANES KNITTING COMPANY Winston-Salem, N. C. club made a good clined with thanks offer but he de- CTJBS OUTLINE CAMP PLAN'S Squad to Leave Chicago for Pasa dena February 2 0. CHICAGO, Dec 21. Tentative plans announced today Indicate that the Chi cago National's squad will leave here for Spring training in Pasadena. Cal., on February 20. The plans contem plate eight days' work for the entire squad at Pasadena and then a division, after which two, teams will be sent Into various sections to play the minor leaguers. The Chicago American tentative plans, according to Clarence Rowland, manager. Indicate that the main squad will leave for the training camp at Mineral Wells, Tex., about March 10 and that the pitchers will go South about a week in advance. SOCCER ON PROGRAMME ORECOV ELEVEN TO PLAY MULT NOMAH HERB TOMORROW. Eugene riayera Practice Hard, but Winged M" Men Will Take Field With Only Five Workouts. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Dec 21. (Special) Coach Colin V. Dy ment met his soccer men tonight for the last final practice before depart ing for Portland to meet the Multno mah Athletic Club Saturday. In the past few nights Dyment has been put ting the men through strenuous work out to develop their wind. Tonight ha gave the men pointers In handling the balL So far Oregon has been undefeated in soccer, but the showing made by the men against Multnomah in Eugene on Thanksgiving day gives evidence that much additional speed and accu racy will be necessary to keep the club men from scoring a victory. Dyment has made arrangement for the team members to go to Portland as they choose, 'but an early assembly of the aggregation will be held Saturday noon. Fourteen men. including the coach, will represent the lemon-yellow as follows: Captain Frank Campbell. Walter Kennon. Chuck McDonald, Dell Hinson, Joe Hedges. W. Sheehy. J. Sheehy. Don Kelleher. Jay Fox. Martin Nelson, John Huston and Lyle Bain. Frank BUHngton, coach of the Jef ferson High iSchool soccer football team, was named to referee the Uni versity of Oregon-Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club soccer game on Multno mah Field tomorrow afternoon, start ing at 2:45 o clock. The Oregon squad, led by Coach Dyment. Is expected to arrive in Portland early tomorrow morning and in all probability It will depart Immediately after the contest for Eugene. Captain-Manager Morris, of the Winged "M" athletes, was In hopes that he could get one more good practice for his eleven before the biir battle to morrow, but It was Impossible for the entire contingent to turn out at one time. The two teams battled to a no score tie at Eugene on Thanksgiving day, but the condition of Kincaid Field was sucn tnat Dotn aggregations were handicapped. Multnomah Field is in good condition for a fat match. CHARLEY lYIIITE HAS 2 BOUTS Brother Jaek Tells of Forthcoming Activities of Chlcagoan. According to Jack White, brother of the famous Charley, Nate Lewis, manager of Charley White and Johnny Coulon, has returned to Chicago from New York and has announced that he has closed two matches for White in the East. The left hook artist will meet Walter Mohr, of Brooklyn, at New York Christmas and New Years he will battle Harry Donahue, of Pe oria. 111., at Rochester. N. Y. Both will be ten rounds. Lewis also clinched terms for a ten round bout for Johnny Coulon with Young Wagner at the Pioneer Sporting Club, of New York, on rew rear s day. Jack White has an offer to meet Ted Meredith in two bouts of ten rounds each at Bremerton, Wash., January 9, and two weeks later. OREGON MEN GRIND Bezdek's Hopefuls Going Top Clip in Practice. at 23 WILL GO TO PASADENA Athletes Literally Living Football, With Bally Scrimmages and Chalk Talks and Trainer Ilayward Ever Neaiv By. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Dec. 21. (Special.) With Coach Bex dek hard on their trail the football men are being sent through their most strenuous practices of the season. There Is no letup In the grind, facrlmmage in the afternoon, chalk talks in the morn ing and training table at mealtimes constitute the dally programme. The men are literally living football. Nor will there 'be any letup until Christmas day. This Is the edict Is sued this afternoon by Coach Bezdek. He Is granting the men a special dis pensation on the great holiday, though, and is allowing them just .one day of rest that they may go home and eat a limited amount of turkey and cran berry sauce with the home folks and hang up their stockings by the old home fireplace. But Christmas night tney must be back In Eugene again, ready to board the Shasta Limited, bag and baggage. Twenty-three men will be taken into the sunny southland. And for these 23 men notning is loo gooa except, a rest- New varsity suits arrived today, ana when the men appear on the Pasadena gridiron for the great lntersectional game with the University of Pennsyl vania huskies the varsity will appear In the glory of the lemon-yellow col ors of the University or Oregon. The team will stay at the Hotel Maryland while In Pasadena and from letters and telegrams received here they will be feted and dined from the moment of th1r arrival until their de parture. That is they would be If they i-nuid have their way. but tzar tsez and his right-band man. Trainer Hay ward, will decree otherwise, and the training lable'wlll last until after the game. . LINCOLN HIGH TEAMS ELECT Henry Stevens to Lead Hoopers and Edward Wright Football Eleven, Henrr Stevens was elected to captain the 1917 baeketball team of the Lincoln High School. while Edward K. ("Pinkv") Wright was named to lead the 1917 football team. Both athletes are prominent students of the West Stde High, and Stevens is a memoer of the student board of control. He is well-known tennis player, both in Interscholaetic circles and at the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club. Coach Stanley Borleske. of the Kail splitters, has had his basketball squad out for practice the last three days. and while he does not expect to develop the "champions of the world." he in tends to havo a fighting bunch which will give all the other quintets of the Portland Interscnoiastic league a run for the circuit championship. COOK SEEKS O'CONNOR'S PLACE Oak Official Wants to Bo Business ' Manager for Bees. SALT LAKE. Utah, Dec. 31. (Spe dal.) President F. H. Murphy, of the Salt Lake baseball club, this afternoon announced that he had received by tele graph this morning an application from Jack Cook, of the Oaks, for the position of business manager, left vacant by the resignation of W. J. O'Connor. The telegram announced Cook's intention of purchasing stock in tne club and re moving to Salt Lake. Murphy says nothing further has been done in the matter, but It looks to an outsider as though Cook will land. Dartmouth Gets New Boxing Coach. ITHACA. N. Y., Dec 21. Edward Shevlln, Cornell's boxing coach for the last three years, ha accepted an ap- : femks WW) polntment as wrestling and boxing coach at, Dartmouth and will assume his duties there on Japuary 1, it was announced tonight. ALBANY JUNIORS WIN TITLE High School to Put Two Basketball Teams In Field. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) The Junior class, of the Albany High, School captured the championship title for the year when Its basketball quintet defeated the freshmen five 26 to 14. The Junior class was represented by Pete Miller, center; Nebergall and Irvln, for wards; Hecker and Glthens, guards: while the freshmen team was composed of Rainwater, center: Moore and Dohn ert. forwards; Chandler and Wlllard, guards. Albany will have Junior and senior high school basketball teams In th ring this year The Junior high team will play the Corvallls quintet at that city tomorrow night. Chance's Club Gets Big Leaguer. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 21. (Special.) -Arthur Butler, for three years pinch hitter and utility for the St. Lou la National League club, has been re leased to Frank LeRoy Chance's Los Angeles club, of the Pacific Coast Lea (rue. MEN LIKE TO WEAR HEW CLOTHES FOR CHRISTMAS It is traditional tkat a man wants to b dressed up on Christmas day, like the Fourth of July, Easter, eto. Christmas, however. Is a holiday. more Impressive, and a day when a man likes to feel and look his best. No man can have that feeling of tru Christmas cheer unless he Is well dressed, and. above all, has a nvr suit or overcoat. But Christmas time In the on t!m of the year when most men find it difficult to provide themselves witH needed suits and overcoats. The heavy demand on their pocket often Influ ences those who stand In need of clothes to practice self-denial and use their money to Duy presents tor otners. But did you ever stop to think how easily a man can have nice clothes any time he may wish or need them? The solution to the problem Is th Easy Payment System at Cherry's; In plain words '"CREDIT." trierry s doming store iior men and women) is the place that outfits hundreds of Portland people, and they will dress you for the holidays on Easy Payments. To iook tneir siock or ciotning over is but to buy. Open every evening this week till 9 o'clock. Their address is 3SS-31 Washington street Pittook block. Adv. DAILY MOVIES ALL-STAR BOXING TONIGHT At Eleventh-St. Playhouse Steelhead Fishing will soon be at its best. We have a complete line of good tackle for this popular Winter fishing. Backus SWorrfsi 273 Morrison St Near Fourth A Til II i