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12 TITE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL IT, 1920 SACRAMENTO BEATS PORTLAND, 8 TO 4 Five Hits, Five Runs Made Off Juney in Eighth. SCHROEDER SAVES SELF ' Left-Hander Pulls Out or Danger, Game Lost When McCredie Makes Change. Pacific Coast League Standings. W. U P.C.I W. U P.C. Oakland . . 7 2 .771 Sacramento 4 4 .600 Portland.. 5 2 .71418. Francisco 4 5.444 Vernon.... 5 6 .500! Los AnKeles 8 7 .3O0 Seattle.... 4 4.500ISalt Lake.. 2 8 .2SB Yesterday's Results. At Sacramento Sacramento land 4. At Salt Lake Seattle-Salt 8. Port- Lake. no game, rain. At Los Angeles Los Angeles Don 0. At San Francisco Oakland 1, 3. Ver San . Francisco 2. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. April 16. Sacramento, securing five hits and five runs In the eight inning off the delivery of Juney, overcame a one run lead and defeated Portland, 8 to 4, in today's game. Schroeder had been in danger, but had pulled through successfully until the eighth when he was replaced by Juney after McCredie had sent in a pinch hitter. The score: Portland Sacramento BRHOAI B K II O Blue.l ..B 2 4 7 ll.fcGafn2 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 12 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 WlBtll.3 SIMlddl n.l 5 Maisel. m 3 Schal'r.l 5 Baker.c. 4 Cox.r... 5 Kins-'n.s 2 Spran'r.2 3 Schro'r.p 3 lunev.p. 1 Koeh'r. 1 OU'omp nr. O'Orr.s. llEldred.m OIStumnf.3 2MoH'tzl. 2'Cady.c. . l'Mails.n. . s 1 0 o o 0: ProUEh.p Oi'Shang. Totals. 35 4 9 24 10' Totals. 32 8 13 27 10 Hatted for Schroeder in eighth. Batted for Mails In eighth. Portland 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 Sacramento ..01000205 8 Krror, Kingdom Three runs. 8 hits oft Schroeder in 7 innings; 5 runa. 5 hits off Juney in 1 inning; 3 runs. 7 hits off Malls in 8 Innings; 1 . run. 2 hits off Prough in 1 inning. Runs responsible for. Mails. 3: Schroeder. 3 ; Juney. 4; Prough 1. Three- base hit. Maisel. Two-base hits. McGaf figan. pidred, Mollwitz. Blue. Schang. Kingdon. Stolen bases. Compton. Blue. ; Mctiaffigan. Orr. Sacrifice hits. Mails. . Stumpf. Wlsterail. Bases on ball, off Mails, 9; off Schroeder. 0. Struck out. by 'Malls. 6; by Prough. 1. by Schroeder. 3. -Double plavs. Wlsterbtl to Blue; Spranger to Kingdon to Blue. Wild pitches, fcchroeder. 2' Prough. 1. Credit victory to .Vails; charge defeat to Juney. Umpires. T?3 rbn "aftd Eason. AXGELS DEFEAT VER.NOS Pertica Pitches Good Ball, Allow ing Only 3 lilts. LOS ANGELES, April 18. Los An geles defeated Vernon in a fast game on wet grounds. In the sixth inning, with two out. Crawford doubled to the right-field fence and scored on K. Crandall's single to left. Tertica pitched good ball for the Angels, allowing only three scattered hits. The score: Los Anselcs 1 Vernon B R H.O Al B R H O A Kll'er.m 2 0 0 .1 O.T.MIt'M.s 4 0 2 5 7 Kills. 1... 3 0 O 2 OiC'ha'ne.m 4 0 15 0 (iriggs.l. 4 0 0 9 Oilligh.l... 2 0 O 0 O Craw'd.r 4 12 2 OiKding'n.r 3 0 O 1 0 Rassler.c 2 O 2 7 2 l--iher.2 . 3 0 O 5 t K rri'1.2 3 0 1 1 4 Borton.l. 2 O O 8 2 Niehoff.3 4 0 O 0 2l.Morse.3.. 3 O O 0 3 Haney.s. 3 0 0 1 1 Sulll'an.c 1 0 O 2 2 Perica,p. 3 0 10 llell.p... 3 0 0 1 3 ISmlth.x. 1 0 0 0 0 iAlcock.c. 0 0 0 0 0 Tofls 28 1 6 27 10 Totals 2 0 8 27 18 x Batted for Sullivan In 8th. T. Anirelr. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Vernon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tvn.hoM hits. Bassler. 'Crawford. Sacri flee hit. Hich. Struck out. by Dell. 2; Pertica. 4. Bases on balls. Pertlca 2; Dell, . Runs responsible for. Hell, 2. Double nlv J. Mitchell to Kisher; Borton Mitchell to Borton: K. Orandall to Haney to Griggs. Umpires. Anderson and Phyle. 1IOLLTXG WINS FOB OAKS Home Kun In Tenth Decides Con test With San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. Pitcher Rolling of Oakland won his own game from San Francisco today by driving the ball into the left-field bleachers for a home run in the tenth inning. That made the final score 3 to The score: San Francisco B R H O Rchlck.m. 5 12 0 Corhan.s. 4 0 10 Caven ey. 2 4 0 0 0 K'rner.l.. 3 0 111 O'Con'll.r 2 0 0 2 Con'lly.l.. 3 0 12 Kamm.3. 4 0 0 2 Anew,c. 4 O 2 3 Scott.p. .. 4 10 1 Oakland A B R H 0 Lane..m. . . 6'Zelder.2. . 3i Wilie.r. . . llMillnr.l. . . .OIKnight.X. OlUuisto.l. . 3!Mitchell,s. 3 12 4 11 4 O 1 4 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 o 3 0 :i 1 8 3 0 .4 1' Mltxa.c 3 0 0 3jHolllng-.p. 4 12 Totals. 33 2 7 27 17! Totals.. 33 3 0 30 12 San Francisco 0 02 0 0-0000 0 2 Oakland 0 0 O 2 O 0 O 0 O 1 3 Krrors, Corhan. Agnew, Zeider, Holling. Home run. Holling- Two-base hits, Schick 2, Zeider. Wilie, Agnew. Sacrifice hits, rvconnell 2, Mitze. Base on balls, off Pcott 2. off Holling 3. Struck out, by Kcott 2, hy Holling 7. Double plays. Ag. new to Caveney. Runs responsible for, Holling 2, Scott 2. Left on bases. San Francisco 6. Oakland 4. Umpires. To man and gHolmes. Game at Salt Lake Postponed. SALT LAKE CITY, April 16. Seattle-Salt Lake game postponed; wet grounds. Baseball Summary. National League Standings. W L Pet.' W L Pet. Cincinnati.. 2 Olooo'New Tork. . 1 rsoo Pittsburg.. 2 1 .6117 Philadelphia 1 Boston 1 1 .500 St. Louis... 1 Brooklyn... 1 1 .50U,Chicago 0 American League Standings. Chicago 1 0 100O New Tork.. 1 Cleveland.. 1 0 loOOIDetrolt 0 Boston 1 0 lOOO'St. Louis... 0 Philadelphia 1 1 .500) Washington. 0 Mow the Series Stand. .roo .333 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 At Sacramento 1 game. Portland 1 frame; at' Salt Lake 1 game, Seattle no game: at Los Angeles 2 games. Vernon 1 game: at San Francisco 1 game, Oakland 1 game. Where the Teams Play This Week. Portland at Sacramento, Seattle at Salt Lake, Los Angeles at Vernon, San Fran cisco at Oakland. Where the Teams Play Next Week. Los Angeles at Portland. San Francisco at Seattle, Salt Lake versus Oakland at San Francisco. Sacramento versus Vernon at Los Angeles. Beaver Batting Averages. Ab. H. Ave. I Ab. H. Ave. .200 .174 .166 .000 .0(10 .OOO .0OO .000 Juney ... 3 .6B!Scballer . .30 Koehler ..15 8 Sutherl'd. 8 4 Wlsterzil .25 10 Maisel . . .27 10 'ox 27 8 Blue 31 8 Kingdon .21 6 Baker ...12 3 .583'Spranger .23 .SUO.Schroeder. 6 .4O0Polson ... 1 .871IBarnabe .. 1 .20B S. Johnson 1 .2!lUones .... 3 .2K5iKallio 3 .2501 LOUIS KUEHN OFF FOR SOUTH Junior Di-ring Champion' ot Com pete for Senior Title. Louis "Happy" Kuehn, national junior diving champion and a mem ber of the Multnomah Amateur Aath lttic club, left yesterday morning for Los Angeles, where he will attempt to annex the senior title in the national meet to be held in the southern city on April 22. The local boy made the trip alone, as Jack Cody, swimming instructor at the winged-M club, who has been away from the club for sev eral days on a trip east, could not get way from his classes to accompany Kuehn south. Ever since winning the junior title at the meet held here last winter Kuehn has been training for the na tional senior event at Los Angeles. He will stack up against the best in door springboard talent fn the coun try and he is ready to give a good account of himself. Billy Williams, Clyde J?wenson and Clarence Plnkston, ers, will be entered and, in addition, there will be several stars from the east competing. 35 OUT FOR FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE STARTED BY BRYAN" AT BENSON. Innovation Expected to Give Coach "Jump" on Other Teams Next Fall. Billy Bryan, who coached the Ben son Tech football team last season and who is handling the Mechanics' track squad this year, has started something new in the way of foot ball practice. Bryan has issued a call for candidates for next year's foot ball team and will put his charges through a week's spring practice. This is the first time that spring football practice has ever been at tempted by a local high school and the. other coaches are watching with interest the outcome. Thirty-five candidates answered the call at Benson, and Coach Bryan is putting them through running stunts, passing, kicking and handling the ball. To the beginners he is teach ing some of the rudiments of the game and when the season (starts next fall he is going to have the jump on the other coaches, for he will not be dealing with all green material. Bryan has a few good men, on his track squad who should be able to make a good showing in the annual interscholasttc meet, which will be Held May 28. Maloney and Bcnnis are showing up well in the sprints, while Mueller and De Lashmutt look good in the jumps. Bryan is also developing a fast relay team. PIRATES BLANK CARDS PITTSBtJRG POUNDS SHERDEL FOR FIVE TALLIES. AH Other Games in Both National and American Leagues Are Postponed "by Rain. ST. LOUIS, April 16. Pittsburg pounded Sherdel freely, while Carlson held St. Louis In check and won, 5 to 0. Only two St. Louis runners reached second base until the eighth. The summary: R.II. E. R.H. E Plttsbur. .g 5 10 2 St. Louis. . . 0 6 0 Batteries Carlson and Haeffner Sherdel and Clemons. All other games in both the Amer lean and National leagues today were postponed on account of rain. Babe Ruth Goes Easy in Exhibition Games. Critic Predict the Big Bay Will "Fllrrtr" tor New York. BY BILLY EVANS. OW are you hitting them. Babe?" The "Home Run "H King" of the universe was selecting his bat from a dozen or more special sticks. The New York Yankees were Indulging in batting practice, just be fore the game with the Cincinnati Reds at Miami a few weeks ago. "So far this season I have hit one long foul. Bill," answered Ruth. Perhaps no player in the two major leagues will receive more attention this summer than Babe Ruth. Last year at this time, as a member of the Boston Red Sox, Ruth was establish ing home run records on nearly every minor league park in which the Bos ton club played. At the time I talked to Ruth, he had not struck his real batting stride. He was taking his customary healthy swing, but wasn't meeting the ball on the nose. Since the close of last season, in which Ruth made 29 home runs, his batting of last season, and his possibilities for the coming season have taken up much space on the sporting page. I notice where he hit one a mile or so the other day, but such wallops have been the exception this spring: As a matter of fact. Babe has struck out a goodly number of times in tna ex THE DAYS OF GUISTO'S OLD-TIME SWING BACK, BELIEVE OAK FANS Showing Indicates Big Italian Recovers From Illness, Gas and Wounds Received While in Argonne Record on Coast Way Up Front. - BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. H AS Louis Gulsto found his bat ting eye? That is the question the fans down Oakland way are asking each other. Louie has been hitting well all through the spring preliminaries, and the fans seem to think he has struck his stride again the stride that sent him from Portland to the big leagues at the close of the fall campaign of 1917. If he has the Oakland ball club is going to make them alj sit up and take notice, for Louis is a terror to opposing pitchers when he is in bat ting fettle. Gulsto halls from Napa, Cal., and broke in with the Portland club in the spring of 1916 after finishing his college course of baseball, track and football at St. Mary's college. The 200-pound Italian lad showed such unusual ability that McCredie sta tioned him at first base immediately, and Louie held down the bag all year. In the opening game of the year at San Francisco when Guisto came up to bat for the first time his St. Mary's friends trotted out a big floral piece, "Gates Ajar." "Rest in Peace" or some such funereal trimming. Louie accepted the gift in a sort of pleased yet bashful manner and then. Instead of striking out as is usually the case, knocked the first ball Bill Steen served to him over the left field fence. Near the close of the game Louie belted another over the fence and won the game. IJunng that season Guisto bagged 33 doubles and 14 home runs an1 fin ished. with a bat average of .286. Most of the year he batted around .325. Mc Credit sold Guisto to Cleveland that fall for $10,000 the highest price ever paid for a Coast league player, we believe and ' Louie reported to the Indians in August of that season. . A wrenched back kept him out of har ness that season. The next spring Guisto reported fat and out of con dition and he never got into condi tion. Illness added to his troubles and he did Cleveland little good. The season of 1918 found Guisto over in France fighting the Hun. Wounded and gassed in the Argonne, Louie came home last year flly pre- hibition games and has gotten more publicity.so far because of his strike outs than his home runs. Because of this great publicity he has received all over the circuit, and in New York particularly, great things are expected of Ruth every time he steps to the- plate. Having made his batting reputation because oT his ability to crack out home runs. baseball fans always sort of look for such a performance. I notice where some southern fan kidded him so strongly the other day that he Just naturally hopped into the bleachers to Investigate, but discovered that he weighed about 100 pounds more than the fellow who was roasting him, so he returned laughing instead of sore. Ruth looked in fine shape when I saw him. He told me that his weight went up to 235 pounds while he wsjs on the coast taking things easy last winter, but he seemed to be down to playing weight to me. As a matter of fact, he looked lighter than usual, despite the fact that he reported many ftounda over weight. Because of his failure to hit them a mile in the exhibition games a lot of people are wondering if Ruth is going to flivver" at the bat for New York this year. There are some prominent crit ics who are inclined to that belief. Recently I read a story which had the season of 1920 as a merely freak year for Ruth, in which he batted far above his natural gait. Personally, I think the failure of Ruth to do a lot of slugging in the exhibition game means little or noth ing. He is one of those free swing ers, who is sure to strike out a great many more times than the chop hit ter, until he gets his eye on the ball. Pitchers who are whiffing Ruth in the games played in the south, will find that individual a much more dif ficult batter to fool about June 1. Ruth is a powerful natural hitter. and I am positive he will give the fans of the American league circuit many a thrill this summer with his mighty drives. It Is unfair to pass comment on his batting ability on his showing so far made in the south. And after all, the base hits made in the exhibition games don't get you anywhere, so far as the pennant is concerned. ' French Wrestler Defeated. JUNCTION CITY, Kan., April 16. Allen Eustace of Wakefield, Kan threw ' Salvatore Chevalier, French heavyweight chimpion. and winner of that title In the inter-allied games in Paris last spring, in straight fall with a. tos hold hern last nisrht. The I time was 45 minutes and 19 minutes. REAL SPORT. pared to make his livelihood on the ball field. Cleveland loaned him to Oakland last fall and Guisto strug gled bravely through the season. But Louie wasn't the same old Louie. His batting eye had lost its old-time cun ning and Guisto finished with a bat average of .252 and not one home run in the 72 games in which he par ticipated. Guisto undoubtedly Is one of the greatest natural ball players the west ever has produced and the fans will hp pulling for him to have an other good eeason and go back to the majors and show them something in 1921: An example of piker stuff has Just come to light in connection with the award of the third place money to the New York Americans. Owing to the fuss between the clubowners and Ban Johnson over Carl Mays the money was withheld for a long time, but the owners finally made Ban come through and the cut showed nearly $3000 apiece for the players. Not satisfied with this the athletes. ed by Ping Bodie and Derrill Pratt. raised a terrible howl because the ground tender, trainer and two secre- arics were declared in on the pie. The owners finally paid the players $35 apiece the difference In the two splits and everyone of them accepted it. ' Waverley's second string golfers will compete today and tomorrow In med al round, handicap play, for the hoonr of winning a place on the team that will represent Waverley April 25 against the Portland Golf club and the Tualatin -Country club for the cud donated by Ira K. Powers, well known local sportsman. Only players handi capped at 12 and over will be eligible to compete today and tomorrow. Balls will go to the preliminary win ners. "Bill" Hanley, professional at the Waverley Country club, ia back on the job after going through the Initiatory hazing degrees coincident to taking unto himself a wife. Biding their time until "Bill" and his bride were absent from their rooms, friends teed upon the dresser an enlarged photo graph of a scantily-clad toe-dancer duly autographed, "To My Dear Wil liam, from Rose." 14 GAMES ON SCHEDULE SEMI-PRO SIXES OF CITY MEET SATURDAY AXD SUNDAY. Contests Arranged So Committee on Classification Can Judge Playing Strength. Fourteen games have been sched uled by President Routledge of the Portland Baseball association for Sat urday and Sunday. These games are to be played by members of the asso ciation in order that the committee on classification may properly judge playing strength and grade the teams accordingly. The schedule follows: Saturday North Pacific Dental col lege vs. Franklin high school (double header), Holliday park at 2 P. M. : Marshall Wells vs. American Can company, Columbia park, 2 P. AL: Montgomery Ward vs. St. -Johns Lum ber company. East Twelfth and Davis, 2:30 P. M. Sunday Multnomah Guards vs. Kirkpatrlcks, Vaughn street gorunds. 2:30 P. M. ; Peninsula Grays vs. Union Pacific system, Columbia Park. 12 M.; Cendors vs. Columbia Park. Columbia Park, 3 P. M.; Oregon City Woolen Mills vi Lipman Wolfe, East Twelfth and Davis. 10:30 A. M.; Kerr-Gifford vs. .North Pacific Dental college. East Twelfth and Davis. 2:30 P. M.; Wood stock All-Stars vs. Albtna Athletic club, Montgomery flats, 10:30 A. M. : Arleta vs. Hesse-Martin, Arleta school, 2 FT M. ; Olds, Wortman & King t& Honeyman Hardware Co., Franklin high school, 11 A. M.; Cook & Gill vs. Oregonians, Franklin high school, 3 P. M. : Harlecans vs. Com pany A Engineers, Jefferson high. school, z:30 f. M. ; .Forestry Park vs. American Can company, Benson field, 2 P. M. m m m Bill Heales1 Klrkpatricks went through a strenuous practice last night on the Jefferson high school diamond, playing a game with the high school nine, in preparation for their clash with the Multnomah Guard team on the Vaughn street grounds Sunday. Company A Engineers. O. N". G.. is in the field with a ball team this year. It Is managed by Lieutenant Rosa and is composed of some ot the strongest material in the city. Carl Tuma, signed by the Portland Coast league for a try-out, is a member of the engineers and expected to play with them. Fred J. Brown, manager of the As toria team in the Inter-City league, was in town last night conferring with Secretary Simonsen and Presi dent Routled.ge of the Portland Base ball association. Astoria fans are baseball mad, says Brown, and will support the game. . William F. Sexton, manager of the Hillsboro American Legion team, at tended Thursday night's meeting of the Portland Baseball association. Hillsboro will be in the field. In years past Hillsboro was one of the best semi-pro cities in the valley. The rans are looking forward to their clash with the Sherwood team, rivals for years. FANS HAVE FAITH IN CLYMER Columbus Expected to Win Pen nant Many New Faces on Team. COLUMBUS. O.. April 16. Local baseball enthusiasts are pinning their faith in Manager "Bill" Clymer ana a lucky 13 to give them a pen nant-winning team this year. Clymer says he has It and the local fans believe him, for they know he kept his word in 1905-6-7 and It is 13 years since. Clymer put the team through a fast and hard course of training at Albany, Ga. As proof of the tram's ability he points witn pride to the two games won from the Boston Nationals and the three taken from the Chattanooga team, the only professional games and teams played during the training sea son. Clymer will begin the season with a number of new men. They Include George M.- McQuillin and Mulrennen, pitchers; Magee. from the Cincinnati outfield, and Fred Henry, from Mil waukee, at first: Terry Turner, from Cleveland, at second: Bob Bescher, from Louisville, and Frank Nesser, Columbus semi-pro, in the outfield. VERNON' CLUB IS "KNOCKED-' American Association Head Says Aversion Felt Toward Tigers. CHICAGO, April 16. "The Amerl can association is unquestionably the strongest of the minor leagues," de clared Thomas J. Hickey, presiden of the league upon the eve of the opening of the season. "We are to open our 19th season of continuou Hseball. with the possible exception of two months during 1918, when we suspended " by order of the govern menu "The association consists of th same eight cities that originally con stituted the organization. "We will play a post-season series with either the Pacific Coast or In ternational league. However, our ex perience with the Vernon club was such that under no consideration will we play them should they be the win ners. SWIMMLXG PHXOM,IS FOUND Lester E. Smith Covers 100 Yards in 58 1-5 Seconds SAN FRANCISCO. April 16. Leste E. Smith. San Francisco "discovery who swims the 100 yards in :58 1-5. i a member of the team that will rep resent the Olympic club in the tional Amateur Athletic unio 400 yard relay championship here April 28 The rirst time a watch ever was held on him Smith recently made th 100 yards in :58 1-5 and subsequently he repeated this performance in com petition at Sutro Baths here against Kelllplo, an, Hawaiian swimmer. Grandstand Capacity Increased. TACOMA. Wash., A"prll 16. Spe ciaL) The new grandstand at th Tacoma speedway will seat 15,000 persons, 3000 more than the stand recently destroyed by fire. The total length of the new stand will be 1760 feot. W. C. Baldwin, president of th Speedway association, said. The stan will extend about one-fifth of the to tal distance of the speedway, which is a two-mile track. It will exten from the edge of one curve to th edge of another, providing a view of both the straightaway' and turns. Game Between Rivals Delayed. ALBANY. Or., April 16. (Special.) Albany high school and CorvalMs high school, athletic rivals of years' stand ing, did not meet today in their first baseball of the 1920 season, as planned. The game was to have been played in Corvallls, but the diamond was too wet because of recent rains and the game was postponed. If the weather permits the contest will take place next week. J Chicago Farms Flayers. CHJCAGO. April 16. Bill Marquis, a semi-professional pitcher from Seat tle, Wash., and George Firkle, a local catcher, who were recruited by the Chicago Americans, have been sent to the Albany club of the Eastern league, it was announced today. EX- FAILS II. COMEBACK Johnny Coulon Evidently Only Shadow of Self- LEDOUX GIVES SETBACK Little Boxer Strongly Advised Against Taking On Man as Vig orous as French Opponent. ( NEW YORIC. April 16. Little Johnny Coulon. former bantamweight champion, failed in his attempt to come back. Reports of his recent meeting with Charley Ledoux in Paris Indicate that the little Chicago boxer Is but a shadow of his former self. Ledoux disposed of Coulon easily in six rounds, but it was not the Coulon of yesterday. Bald Johnny was- strongly advised against taking on such a vigorous opponent as Ledoux in his first at tempt at a coraa'oack. But he insisted on the venture which proved so dis astrous. He was lured back to the ring by the greatly inflated values that are ruling in boxiana since the war. He probably thought, also, that the present crop ot bantams is below the standard of the old days when he reigned as champion. Coulon Is 31 yein old. He was born In Toronto, Can., February 12, 1889, ut moved to Chicago with his Bar ents in his early years. He was the recognized bantamweight champion of America for some seven years, and though a pretty rugged little fighter in his day was not as great as soma or the bantam kings. Johnny laid claim to the title when Jimmy Walsh retired in 1907. He had the distinction of defending it at weights varying from 105 to 116 pounds, and it was at the latter poundage that he finally relinquished is crown to Kid Williams, the sturdy .Baltimore bantamweight. Managed by his father. Coulon was klllfully steered away -from danger us opponents for a long while, but 1912 he must have seen the hand writing on the wall forecasting public emand that he come out and battle the best of the growing crop. At this time Jvld Williams was Just beginning o DasK In the fistic limelight, but It was not until 1914 that the Baltimore kid got Coulon into the ring. Williams uncrowned Coulon in three rounds via the knockout route. There was no denying the Baltimore boy. and he surely had a clean claim and tight hold to the title. In order to get the match Williams was forced to hand Coulon $1000 when the articles were signed. The previous year Williams had knocked out Ledoux, the boxer who so recently beat Coulon. 'and when Johnny succumbed to Williams' punches the boy from the Oriole City became the recognised world's cham pion, for in beating Ledoux he de feated a boxer who had beaten the best bantams in the other half of the world. Coulon practically retired after his defeat by Williams. His attempt at a comeback was a big mistake. The action of Irirector of Public Safety James T. Cortelyou of Phila delphia in calling a halt to the tilt between Lew Tendler and Stanley Hinkle with but 40 seconds remain ing In the sixth and closing round recently, and his subsequent state ment that he would not sanction in the future any bouts between high- class performers and has-beens, has had a widespread influence in fistic circles. Phil Glassman. Tendler's manager. immediately made the announcement that he would permit Iw to engage in no more contests unless his oppo nents were ranked with the first fighters that. rather than evoke continued crlCicism for accepting bouts with what is known to the proletariat as "set-ups." he would de cline to sign for any matches for Tendler at all. Unless Leonard, Well ing, Jackson, Mitchell, Coogan and the like could be Inveigled into the ring with the Philadelphian the lat ter would remain in retirement. Now we have Chief of Police Bel- anger of Montreal refusing to permit Gene Brosseau, the Canadian middle weight champion, to box unless his opponents are rated with the big guns in the fistic ranks. Jake ("Young") Ahearn, Young fisncr ana Al McCoy, the most recent of Bros seau s knockout victims, nave peen accused by the police officials or Montreal of rendering exhibitions of Kellerman's well-known art for Bros seau s benerit. ueiangers action ioi- lowed in the wake of the warnings repeatedly given to Brosseau and the Montreal promoters, and unless Mike O'Dowd, Mike Gibbons. Jackie Clark. Tommy Robson, and men of like Ilk are secured to oppose Gentleman Gene in the future the Canuck will not be permitted to box in the Dominion. If Georges Carpentler and Jack Demnsev come together before the end of 1920 or during 1921. it will be the first real international con test between heavyweights since the time Jim Corbett and Charley Mitchell fought at Jacksonville, r la. There have been matches between Ameri cans and foreigners, but not between recognized champions of the old and new worlds. Willie Jackson has received an offer of $8500 to box Lew Tendler In Newark, but has not accepted as yet. Tendler wants to meet Jackson in Philadelphia in the baseball park where the show would draw at least $35,000, but Willie and his manager. Doc Bagley. Prefer any other town to Philadelphia. Francois Descamps. manager of Georges Carpentler, Is a pretty wise person when It comes to handling the boxing end of the game, and also the financial end. Francois has charge of Charlie Ledoux, the French bantam champion, and Papln, the lightweight champion. He has started his cam paign by offering to bet that Benny Leonard cannot beat his lightweight in 20 rounds and the money is not a trifle by any means he wants to put tip $25,oou. ne aiso oners to dick Ledoux against Pete Herman or even Johnny Kilbane for big money. And on top of all this he thinks Carpentler will stop Dempsey inside of seven rounds. Nothing like having con fidence. YACHTIXG REVIVAL PLANNED Reorganization Meeting to Be Held tit Seattle May 15. SEATTLE. Wash., April 16. Plans to revive yachting along the Pacific coast will be discussed at a reorgani zation meeting of the Pacific Interna tional Power Boat association here May 15. . Yachting and power boat men from all Pacific coast ports have been, asked to attend. Many of the men invited were mem bers of the Northwest International mm CHAMP Tacht Racing association, now out of existence. Officials of the power boat body hope to combine the interests of the two. Tentative plans may be discussed at the meeting for a revival of the International regattas with British Columbia boats and a series of races ia which craft from San Francisco bay will compete with Puget sound and Columbia river boats. Cyclists Plan First Run. MEDPORD, Or, April 16. (Spe cial.) The 100 or more motorcyclists of the valley will have their first run of the season next Sunday from Ash land to Medford. to Grants Pass, to Applegate and Jacksonville. back: home. Run are planned to Crater Lake, the Oregon caves, Glendale, Yreka and Crescent City. TOWNS TO BE VISITED EIGHT PLACES NEAR PORT LAND OX SCHEDULE. Red. Cross Plans to Give Instruc tion to Residents in Methods of Life Saving. The Portland chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross plans to send mem bers of the examining board of the American Red Cross life saving corps to eight towns In the vicinity of Port land for the purpose of instructing residents of those places in methods of life saving. The towns that will be visited are St. Helens, Rainier, Clatskant. Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Newberg, McMinnville and Oregon City. Mrs. Fay Catlin. branch supervisor of the Portland chapter, has offered her assistance in making arrange ments in as many towns as possible. The lectures given by the instruc tors will be to instruct all those who are Interested in swimming, resuscita tion: how to break death grips that a drowning person may secure upon the rescuer; how to approach a sub- ject. how to carry him in water (dem onstrating different carries); how to I bring subject out of water and also I demonstrate the firemen's lifts and carries on land. These lectures are to be given as a preliminary to the national learn to swim week, which will be held at the Shattuck and Couch schools. Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and the Portland natatorium, where swimming will be taught free of charge during the week May 3 to 8. Out ofS0 members who attempted to pass the American Red Cross life saving test at the Y. M. C. A. tank Thursday night only three were able to come up to the requirements, be fore the examiner. M. G. Douglas. C. R. Zehnthauer of the Jantzen Knit ting mills, passed In good form. An other water dog. Stafford H. Jrnnlngs, showed his ability to carry a fight ing subject with ease and Don Cash also passed the test without much difficulty. C. F. Werner, swimming instructor of the Y. M. C. A. will give life saving Instruction at the "Y" pool. Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. DAVIS CUP DRAW MADEEHi; AMERICAN TEAM DUE TO MEET FRNCE IX PLAY. ;. S. Tennis Stars Likely lo Dis pose of First Round After liu- hlrnlon Tourney in June. SIDNEY, N. S. W.. April IS. K drawing for opponents in the Davis tennis cup tournament preliminaries took place Thursday and resulted jn Holland and South Africa and France and the United States meeting in the first round. Canada will pla the winner of the first pair, whil? the British Isles will meet the victor in the French-American match. Reconsideration by France of her decision to withdraw her team from the tournament made redrawing nec essary. NEW YORK. April 16. While the United States L&wn Tennis associa tion has not yet given official recog nition to the redraw in the Davis cup matches, which took place yes terday in Sydney, It is expected that the American team will play Its pre liminary rounds abroad. The association plans to enter team in the English championships at Wimbledon next June, and it is prob able that following these matches the American racquet wlelders will Invade France for the first round with th French players. If successful the British Isles team, which drew a bye, will be met in the second round, where a second victory would place the United States teams in the position of virtual challenger for the trophy now held by Australasia. The American team which will go abroad wJll undoubtedly be composed of the leading players of the nation. Although the personnel has not been announced, it is considered certain that William Johnston. R. Norris Williams, William T. Tilden and other members of the ranking ten will form the team providing personal or bus! ness reasons do not interfere with the trip, which will take fully six weeks. TENNIS STARS TO GO ON TOUR Dno From University of California rrange Matches. BERKELEY. Cal.. April 16. Ed- und Levy and Wallace Bates, tennis stars of the University of California, will leave here next month for a tour in which they will meet the leading collegiate tennis players of the United States. Two other University of Cali fornia players may accompany them. Their schedule loiiows: May 17- University of Wyoming. May 20 University of Chicago. May 22 University of Illinois. May 25 University of Syracuse.. May 27 Cornell university. May 30 University of Springfield. June 2 Harvard university. June 3 Dartmouth university. June 6 Amherst university. June D Yale (intercollegiate c h a m plona). June 10 Princeton university. June 12 University of Pennsylvania. June 14 Kutgers (New Jersey). June 15 Pennsylvania State. June 2S National Intercollegiate cham pionships. BAKER GOLF LINKS POPULAR Since Snow Left Fans Are Bust Limbering Up for Matches. BAKER. Or.. April 16. (Special.) George Eddy, well known in golfing circles of the northwest, is in charge of the links of the Baker Country club and is bending his efforts toward getting, the greens and tennis courts in shape for spring play. It Is ex pected that a tournament will be held in this city within the next few months and plans are now being laid by the directors of the club for a membership campaign. Sinct the snow has left the links many members of the club are dally to be seen limbering up their Joints for some of the great matches that are expected. STAR PUGILIST COME WORD PASSED SEATTLE TO GET PEEP AT TOPXOTCHERS. Portland May Also Have Some of Invaders Step In for Bouts. Griffith Due First. Eddie Hill. well known fistic scribe and handler of boxers, who Is making his headquarters in Seattle and editing Biff in his spare mo ments, took time out while here yes terday with his English scrapper. Harry Mansell. to pass the word that Seattle was in to get a peep at some high-class boxers within the next two or three months which means that the Portland fans also may get a chance to witness some of the coun try's topnotchers in action. It would be only a step here from Seattle and the battlers would be only too eager to take on two or three matches while out this way. Hill says that the first well-known ring man to follow Mike Ertle. who bowed down to defeat before our own Billy Mascott in Seattle the other night, will be Johnny Griffiths, the Akron, Ohio welterweight, who is back from a successful Invasion of England. While across the pond. Griffiths poTTshed of the leading men of his weight both in England and France and had to leave because he ran out of opponents. Griffiths has battled all of the world's greatest welterweights and a few years ago, while boxing at the lightweight limit. took on the leading boys in that division. Pal Moore, bantamweight: Bob Mar tin, heavyweight: Jack Brltton. wel terweight champion of the world: Mike O'Dowd, middleweight cham pion of the world, and many others of that caliber are slated to show their wares in northwest rings this spring and summer, which means some bouta. Johnny Coy, New Orleans flyweight. arrived in Portland yesterday from California, where he has been taking on boys of his weight. Coy has had some trouble in lining up opponents in the south who made the flyweight limit and decided he would try his luck In the north. During the six years that he has been in the fight ing game. Coy has met some of the best boys in the country. He lost ten-round decision to Frankic Ma son: knocked out Al Walker in 16 rounds at Reno; four-round draw with Bud Ridley: knocked out Trench King. third round. Sacramento: knocked out Babe Herman, second round, and four-round draw with Ping Bodie. He wants to meet Jimmy Wilde. hut right now would like to get Abe Gordon in the ring. Johnny Griffiths, the Akron. Ohio challenger for Jack Britten's welter weight crown, will do headline honors at the next Seattle boxing show. It will be staged Friday nitht in the Sound city by Clay Hite's Northwest club. Billy Shade, the California 150- pounder. will furnish the opposition for Griffiths. Word from Seattle Is to the ef- "Caruso" Dan Salt is shortly illy Wright east for some nd Philadelphia. Harry Mansfil, the British bantam weight who boxed Sammy Gordon In the armory last night, served nearly three years in the British army. He I was 17 months at the front in France. Banner Ball Year Indicated in Estimates of Crowd. Thnuand f Fans De-loaf Sporl s KdKor With Forecasts tf Open ing: layn Attendance Prosssi. tlrationn Will Apply to VI rat Vame Played and to Ne Par ticular Date. If the interest evidenced In, the opening day attendance at the Pacific roast league baseball park is any In dication this is going to be a banner year In baseball hereabouts. Since The Oregonian invited estimates on the attendance for the first big game of the year between Portland and Los Angeles on Wednesday. April II, thousands of baseball fans have deluged the sport's editor with esti mates. One astute fan sent In an estimate of "zero" yesterday, laboring under the impression, no doubt, that in case of rain, his estimate would be the closest to the actual attendance. How ever, estimates apply to the opening game, no matter whether it is post poned to Wednesday or Thursday. Send the estimates in on plain let terhead if unable to secure coupons. LIPTOX CONTRADICTS REPORT Willingness to Substitute Entry in Yacht Race Denied. LONDON. April 16. Regarding the statements that in the event the Shamrock III proved faster than the challenger. Shamrock IV, in the trials he would ask the New York Yacht club to be allowed to substitute the older boat in the race for the Amer ica's cup. Sir Thomas Lipton declared to the Associated "Press today: "I have never dreamed of suggest ing such a course. I am fully aware that having challenged with the Shamrock IV. I cannot race any other boat against the American defending yacht without Issuing another chal lenge, in accordance with the rules covering the contest." Funeral Held for Athlete. BAKER. Or., April 16. (Special.) The funeral services of Daniel J. Kelly, holder of the world's hundred yard dash record, who died in Fernie, B. C. were held In Baker Thursday morning. The services took place at St. Francis' cathedral and the burial services at Mount Hope cemetery. Murphy Triumphs Over Mackey. BOISE. Idaho.. April 16. (Special.) Frankie Murphy of Derrver beat Carl Mackey here tonight in a fast 12-round fight. Murphy was the ag gressor and had the fight all the way. Astoria Moose to Build. ASTORIA. April 16. (Special.) The local lodge of Moose at Its recent session decided to erect a new build insr which It will oopupv as a home. Otfe Shirt With Comfort Points There's extra ful ness at the elbows tapering neatly tc the trim, peri ect fitting caffs. t ate tssalixt ta cau ripmcl Skirts ysat another reason food looks at V