THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1922
scon ill SQUAD
THAT GUILTIEST FEELING.
STATE GRID TITLE
elimination of Hill and Columbia
came about through orders direct
from the board of education.
Before adjourning, the association
voted to change the method of se
lecting the board of control. The
present board consists o the presi
dent, secretary and treasurer of the
association. After this year the
board will be elected by the associ
STANFORD H PITT
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READY FOR BATTLE
ation members for terms of three
ears each. There will be three
Corvallis Boosters Greet
" Toledo, 0., Gridders.
Oregon High School Associ
ation Takes Action.
members, as at present, but any
member of the association will be
Teams Have Last Practice
Before Big Game.
Country Club to Buy Farm.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
The Eugene Country club has de-
VISITORS ADMIRE CITY
SESSION IS HELD HERE
ciaea to purchase a farm of 105
acres known as the Armitage place,
five miles north of Eugene on the
FIELD IS RAIN-SOAKED
McKenzie rivver, as a place for its
new golf course and clubhouse and a
campaign has been inaugurated to
Husky Students Will Not Invade
I Valley Town for New Year's
I " Game Until Tomorrow.
Reprimand for Teams Playing in
raise tne necessary S50.000. It is
Slow Gridiron Expected to Give
Panthers Advantage in
Straight Plays.
planned to sell stock in the organi
sation and to increase the member-
Contests With Portland Is
Approved by Delegates.
hip. C. D. Rorer, A. A. Rogers. E. O.
Immel, David Auld and A. C. D'.xon
are members of the committee in
charge of the campaign.
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Twenty players of the Scott high
school football squad, W. A. Neill,
their coach; Fred Seiberta, manager
of athletics, an assistant manager
and three newspaper correspondents
arrived in Portland yesterday morn
ing from Toledo, O., en route to
Corvallis, where the Toledo eleven
will play the Corvallis team New
Year's day.
Mayor Baker, rubbing his eyes
to keep awake, but full of his usual
repartee, was at the union station
to welcome the visitors, who were
to arrive at 8:10 o'clock. The train
was a few minutes late, but so was
the welcoming automobile caravan
of Corvallis business men. The To
ledo party had time to take break
fast at the Multnomah hotel, as
guests of the advance guard sent by
Corvallis, consisting of W. H. Mc
Master, principal of the Corvallis
high school; J. O. McLoughlin, city
school superintendent; C. E. Ingalls
and President Lemon of the Cor
vallis chamber of commerce, before
the main valley contingent got in.
Jazz Adds to Pleasure.
'; During the breakfast a jazz or
chestra, also sent up from the val
ley town, delighted the Toledans
with a repertoire of popular melo
dies. The guests all were on the
dance floor before the meal was fin- I
ished. I
'. Following breakfast the Toledo
team was taken through the busi
ness district of Portland by the auto
Caravaners, who had arrived by
10:30 o'clock. The street parade was
headed by the Corvallis high school
hand.
The Toledo team will remain here
till tomorrow afternoon, when the
boys shove off for Corvallis for a
night of rest before the big game,
which will be called at 1:30 New
Year's afternoon. While here the
football players will be given all
the privileges of the Multnomah club
and will use the football field for
Secret practice. '
" Visitors Admire Portland.
t Portland's clean streets and the
number and appearance of the hotels
in the downtown district excited ad
miration on the part of the youth
ful visitors.
, Manager Seiberts says the trip
west is costing the party more than
$9000, he having paid the railroad
company $7000 before his organiza
tion entrained. This did not in
clude the cost of meals.
So that, in spite , of the J5000
guarantee made by Corvallis, the
easterners are contributing nearly
as much more out of their own
pockets.
', Toledo Council Takes Action.
Just before leaving their home
town the players -were presented
with a resolution adopted by the
city council of Toledo declaring
that "as Scott high school has
proved its right to the champion
ship of the middle west by its un
defeated record, and is going to play
the strongest high school of the far
west, we, as representatives of this
city, do hereby express our appre
ciation of the splendid qualities and
athletic ability the team has dis
played on the football field, and we
extend to them our hearty good
wishes and good-will in their west
ern trip, and we hope they will
return home with another victory
added to the honors they have al
ready won." -
The Ohio boys all stood the long
Journey by train well and are
the best possible condition. They
declare they will play in top form
at Corvallis.
. Team Averages 180 Pounds.
i Seen in their street clothes the
easterners do not seem as heavy as
the photographs they sent ahead
vould indicate, but at that they
will average close to 180 pounds, ac
cording to newspapermen with the
party who have seen them play.
' One of the main reliances of the
team is Captain Bill Hunt, halfback,
who punts 40 yards on an average.
The team uses straight football
fox the most part, say the visiting
scribes, but has a very clever as
sortment of aerial aces up its sleeve
Snd showed that it could use mod
ern, open tactics when forced to in
irder to win from Waite high of
Toledo, a traditional rival.
A crowd .of 26.000, by the way,
Saw this game, which Scott won by
s, score of 15 to 14.
J Bush League Notes
Spaldir.g'9 basketball leagues will meet
at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday night to draw
u-p schedules. This week's schedule in
the 115-pound league follows: Wednes
day, Woodstock versus Creston at Cres
ton, 7:30 o'clock; Columbia versus Holy
Same at Acquinas school, 7 :30 o'clock.
Friday, B'nal B'rith versus Peninsula at
Peninsula, 7 o'clock.
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In Spalding's 125-pound league, sec
lion A, East Side versus Chinese Lions
at Atkineon, Wednesday, 7:30 o'clock;
Loyal Comrades versus Vancouver, Wash.,
at Vancouver Thursday, 7:80 o'clock;
Holladay versus Kenton at Kenton,
Thursday, 7 :30 o'clock. In section B,
Hoose Hollow .plays Franklin at Atkin
son Tuesday night, 7:30 o'clock. Holy
Xame plays Creston at 7:30 o'clock at
. recston Wednesday night.
Centenary-Wilbur church defeated the
ast Side Baptist church, 32 to 16,
Thursday night in the Washington high
m. Scores:
. Cen.-Wil. (32) E. s. Baptists (15)
C Reeves (10) F Hoode (4)
Dawson ..P. ....... .Olson, (o)
R. Keeves (12)..,.. .C Cash (2)
Humphreys (10) G. . . : ..Beckwtth (2)
Murphy G Werkshel (2)
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Highland Baptist defeated Woodlawn
lethodist Episcopal, 61 to 14, Thursday
night at Thompson school. Singleton
was high point man with 23. Scores:
Highland (51)
Woodlawn 11
Singleton (23)...
Bartosch (12)...
Sherwood (8)....
Mayhack (S)
Friese (2)
B" Flegel (6)
-C Pink (2)
. ..G Houser (2)
G Princhard
S Harris (2)
B'nal B'rith won from th Franklin
fiih juniors, 31 to 5, Thursday night.
Tiie juniors made only one field basket.
Jcores:
B'nai B'rith (31) Franklin Jr. (5)
Bland (6) F Harkins (3)
Weterman (4) F Carokim (2)
Broughton (11) C Epps
Lakelish (6 G McCallum
Rosenberg (2) G Hart
Butler (2) S.' Reppe
: S Foster
Carlton high won a double-header
Jilonday night at Carlton, Or. The boys'
fjt'am defeated Sheridan high, 14 to 12,
and the girls' team won from the Sheri
dan girls, 14 to 11. The victory was the
sbond in as many games for the Carl
ton boya in the Yamhill county league.
POWERS ARE EXTENDED
COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION
ENLARGES FUNCTIONS.
Modified Scheme Adopted to In
clude Supervision of Inter--collegiate
Sports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. After 'de
feating a proposed constitutional
amendment designed to invade the
field of general amateur athletic
control, the National Collegiate Ath
letic association, in annual session
here adopted a modified .scheme
which enlarged the organization's
functions to include supervision of
national intercollegiate sports.
Viewed by many mem.bers as a
radical departure from its previous
sphere of ' activltiea, the altered
amendment to the constitution as
finally adopted by a two-to-one
vote provides for 'the supervision
of the regulation and conduct, by its
constituent members, of intercol
legiate sports in regional and na
tional collegiate athletic contests
and the preservation of collegiate
athletic records."
Under the former constitution the
association confined its objects to
study, and formulation of rules for
college athletics, together with the
promotion of measures recommend
ed as to their best interests. i
Other outstanding developments j
of the association's one-day conven
tion, attended by more than 200
representatives of about 75 col
leges and universities, included:
A unanimous decision to accept
constituent membership in the
American Olympic association' and
the newly formed national amateur
athletic federation; severe attacks
upon what was characterized as the
growing menace of commercialism,
professionalism and gambling in
connection with college sports; rec
ommendations for strict adherence
to amateur eligibility rules and the
abolishment of all unsportsmanlike
tactics; rejection of a plan to abol
ish intercollegiate freshman compe
tition, and a decision to hold the
next convention in the south De
cember 28, 1923, probably at New
Orleans or Atlanta, with final de
cision left to the executive com
mittee. Brigadier-General Palmer E. Pierce
was re-elected to his 15th term as
president of the organization, which
he helped to found in 1905 and had
headed since then, with the excep
tion oi a snort time ne spent in tne
Philippines. Dean S. W. Beyer of
Iowa State College of Agriculture
was re-elected vice-president.
Representatives exercising super
vision in nine districts throughout
the country were chosen for 1923
as follows:
First district, C. W. Mendell, Yale;
second, H. N. Tendall, Rutgers;
third, H. C. Byrd, Maryland uni
versity; fourth, S. V. Sanford,
Georgia university.
DICK HANLEY MAY GET JOB
Ex-Pendleton Coach Slated for
Washington State Post.
PENDLETON, Or.,' Dec. 29. (Spe
cial.) Dick Hanley, former Wash
ington State star, and for two years
coach at Pendleton high school, may
be elected football coach at Wash
ington State college, is rumored
here.
Hanley is now coaching all ath
letics at Haskell institute, largest
of th Indian schools, and has made
quite a reputation there. When he
coached in Pendleton he developed
five teams in every line of sport for
two years and never lost a cham
pionship in football, basketball or
track.
Fans here think Hanley is really
a better college than high school
football coach. He is one of the fa
mous Hanley brothers, and is well
liked at Pullman.
Y. AV. C. A. SWIMS CHANGED
Pool to Be Open 12 Hours Satur
days; Classes Being Formed.
Several changes will be made in
next year's swimming and diving
classes at the Y. W. C. A beginning
Monday. The swimming pool will
remain open Saturdays from 10
o'clock in the morning until 10
o'clock at night. At present the
tank is open only a half day.
Thelma-Payne, swimming instruc
tor, will give free class lnstruc
tion to the beginners, intermediates
and advanced students in January
Classes now are being formed.
The weekly schedule follows:
Mondays Advanced swimming and div
ing classes, 8 to 9 o'clock P. M.
Tuesday Junior girls. 4 to 5 o'clock.
Thursday Baby beginners class a t
(1 years, 3 to 4 o'clock.
Friday Intermediate class, 3:30 to
4 -.10 o'clock.
Saturday Free instructions to grade
school children from S to 14 year
SOUSING BOXER WITH COLD
WATER WRONG THING TO DO
Whole Principle Is Erroneous, Declares Bill Hayward Need of
Athletes "Warming" Up Is to Loosen Muscles.
BY L. H. GREGORY.
WHY do the seconds of boxers
put so much cold water on
their fighters between rounds?
On the face of it the practice seems
wrong. Athletes to be at their best
must 'have their muscles warm and
supple and free moving. Cold wa
ter contracts the muscles and binds
them up.
The whole theory of the "warm
ing up" practice before football
games, before baseball games, be
fore track meets, as the contenders
run up and down the track to "get
up a sweat" is to loosen the muscles
so they will work freely and with
out strain.
Yet in boxing, one of the most
strenuous sports of all, where quick,
free muscular action is most essen
tial, what do we see? Why, between
rounds, when the fighter is resting,
the seconds will shower him and
douse him and almost drown him in
a deluge of cold water.
We once asked Bill Hayward, the
veteran track trainer and coach,
who years ago. before he went into
collegiate work, was a professional
runner, a professional boxer andll
around athlete, what he thought of
this promiscuous throwing of cold
water over battered scrappers.
"Whole principle of it is wrong,"
said Bill. "No quest'ion about that.
The cold water tightens up their
muscles just when they should be
loose and supple. After a hard
round, at the very time when the
boxer in his one-minute rest should
be conserving .all his energy and
muscular power, ignorant seconds
actually slow him up and detract
from his fighting efficiency by their
extravagant use of cold water.
"Now cold water has its use In
the fighter's corner. If he is hurt
and dazed, cold water applied to his
face and neck is very refreshing
and helps revive him. Trouble is
the seconds don't stop at that. They
swab his face and then throw water
all over his shoulders, worst place
of all to put it, and on his chest and
back. That's all wrong."
.
A few of the more clever boxers
realize the bad effects of cold water
applied to warm muscles and will
have none of it. Watch Joe Egan,
the Boston flash, the next time he
fights here. Egan knows about all
there is to know of the fine points
of boxing and keeping in condition.
He is an intelligent fellow whose
attitude toward boxing is that of a
business man toward his business.
The ring i just a means to pros
perity and independence for Joe. He
is capitalizing his cleverness and
ring generalship to pile up a stake
for himself against the lean years
and when he retires to enjoy that
stake he intends that his features
shall be reasonably entire and his
mind clear.
Do you see Joe Egan letting his
seconds immerse him in. an icy flood
at the end of every round? You do
not. He doesn't even put cold water
on his face early in a fight just
rubs off the perspiration with a dry
towel. As the going gets hotter he
w ill have' a sponge wrung dry and
passed over his face and neck.
That's about the extent of his use
of water. At no time in a fight does
he let anybody empty the water
bucket over him.
Egan depends on speed and clev
erness and declines to be slowed up
and handicapped by taking a cold
bath between every scrimmage. He
lets his opponents do the diving Into
the water bucket.
You've heard of percentage base
ball and latterly, through Andy
Smith, of percentage football. You
might call Egan a percentage boxer.
and that without reference to the
gate. In short, he takes every pos
sible percentage on these little
things that of themselves may not
be decisive factors, but summed up
have quite a bearing on the result.
We've noticed thalt of the man
agers Fred Winsor is sparing of the
cold water when he is handling
fighter. Witisor used to be a boxer
himself. He was smart enough to
realize the binding effect of cold
water on the muscles, eo uses little
of it when m a boxer's corner.
Al Karasick, so-called "Russian
lion," wants another chance at Ted
Thye. Karasick really made it
pretty tough for Thye at the Heilig
the otner night with his headlock
which is something on the order of
that used by Strangler Lewis. After
Thye had won the first fall and
seemed to he going nicely, Karasick
clamped on a headlock and Thye had
to take the count.
That fall made Karasick so con
fident that he offers to put up i
side bet of $250 that he can beat
Thye in another meeting. Wednes
i day night is an open date at the
Heilig, so as Thye is agreeable to
the match the row is on.
"No use trying the scientific stuff
like body scissors and arm locks on
Thye," said Karasick yesterday.
"He's too strong. He's a bull. You
waste your time attempting to
throw him that way, which is why
the ordinary wrestler hasn't a
chance with hrm. ' But I have my
headlock and have demonstrated
that I can make it interesting for
him with that hold. Next time I
will concentrate on the headlock
from start to finish. I am so sure
I can get him for two falls, as I did
get him the other night for one,
that I want a $250 side bet."
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Though he goes by the sobriquet
of "Russian lion" all Russian
wrestlers are called that Karasick,
a stocky 170-pounder, really is a
Cossack. The CoBSacks are born to
the saddle and make up the famous
Russian cavalry. Karasick left Rus
sia young, but he says he can ride
with anybody. When he was only
four years old he had his own horse
and had learned most of the circus
tricks of horsemanship.
We've now had a Terrible Turk
and a Russian lion in the interna
tional wrestling marathon Ted Thye
seems to have started. Next comer
should be' a Greek god.
'
You must admire the sportsman
like spirit of the Corvallis business
and professional men who raised in
one afternoon the J50O0 guarantee
to bring the championship team of
Scott high school of Toledo, O., out
here to play their own Corvallis
high school team at Corvallis New
Year's day.
"Suppose the gate receipts fall be
low the guarantee and the subscrib
ers to the fund have to make up the
deficit out of their pockets," we
asked W. H. McMaster, principal of
Corvallis high school.
"That will make no difference,"
he replied. "We didn't go into this
as a money-making venture. If we
break even we'll be abundantly sat
isfied. If we lose, all right. The
men who subscribed to the fund did
so because they thought the boys of
our football team had made such a
wonderful record that they deserved
a big game. If we lose money 'on
the game, we'll have no regrets.
"But between us, I don't think we
shall lose. There Is enormous In
terest in this game throughout the
valley. I expect a very large crowd,
with many visitors rom Portland,
and I will guarantee that for in
terest it will be faster and more
thrilling than most varsity football
matcnes.
Another little sidelight on the
game: Sam Dolan, who will ref
eree, had a chance to officiate in
one of the intercollegiate post-sea
son games. That would have meant
a nice piece of change for-Sam. But
Corvallis high asked him to referee
the game with Toledo, and the To.
ledo representatives were agreeable
so Sam canceled his other date to
accept. His fee will be nothing.
He declined to accept a nickel.
Stanford and Pittsburg play their
post-season game today in the Stan
ford stadium at Palo Alto. It will
be a Glenn Warner personally
coacned eleven against a Glenn
Warner coached-byvproxy team. The
estimable Mr. Warner is head coach
at both institutions something
unique so far in college football.
Stanford In this game has every
thing to win and nothing to lose.
All the coast conference teams she
played but O. A. C. kicked Stan
ford in the slats this last season,
and she beat the Aggies only 6 to 0,
so clearly the Cardinal team isn't
what could be called a "representa'
tive" Pacific coast team. On the
other hand after losing a couple
of important gamesr Pittsburg
bucked up and finished the season
In a burst of glory.
So if Stanford can do to Pittsburg
anything like what Gonzaga almost
did to West Virginia, we shall have
a new argument about the relative
merits of east versus west.
BEAN'S DUTIES ARE FEW
But Two Papers Are Signed Dur
ing Acting Governor's Tenure."
SALEM, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
Louis E. Bean's official operations
while acting governor of the state
were confined to the signing of two
vouchers presented by the state land
board. This was announced by Mr.
Bean, who was in Salem today at
tending a meeting of the state
emergency board.
The vouchers were under date of
December 26, and were signed by
Mr. Bean following his arrival here
this morning. Mr. Bean was acting
governor of the state last Tuesday
Governor Olcott having left several
weeks ago for the east, while: Acting
tieyernor Kltner was in Garfield
Wash.
COACHES HIT GAMBLING
FOOTBALL COMMERCIALIZA
TION IS OPPOSED.
American Association Adopts
Code Governing Fair Play
and Coaching Ethics.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The Amerl
can Football Coaches' association, at
Its second annual meeting yester
day, went on record as strongly
opposed to gambling In connection
with college football or commer
cialization of their amateur game
by college gridiron stars who par
ticipate in professional games after
being graduated.
Resolutions embodying this at
titude, framed along lines of the
stand taken by the western or "big
ten" conference, were adopted by
more than 100 gridiron coaches and
athletic directors representing about
40 colleges and universities in all
parts of the country.
The association, which closed its
sessions tonight at a dinner, ad
dressed by a number of prominent
football authorities, also adopted a
code governing fair play, good
sportsmanship and coaching ethics
as recommended by a committee,
headed by Alonzo Stagg, veteran
Chicago gridiron mentor. Chief
among the featuresf of this code
were demands for strict adherence
to amateur rules, enforcement of
rules prohibiting side line coaching
and discouraging all commercializ
ing influences on the game.
Extensive discussion of rules
problems developed no outstanding
recommendations, but special inter
est was manifested in two pro
posals, advanced to provide a means
for settling games in which the
teams are tied at the end of the
regular playing period. No formal
action, however, was taken on
either. '
One suggestion put forward by
John W. Heisman of Pennsylvania
provided that in event of a tie con
test each team be given the ball
for three plays, the eleven gaining
the most ground to be awarded an
extra point and thereby the victory.
Tne otner statement, proposed by
Frank O'Neill, former Columbia
coach, provided for award of a de
ciding point to the team which reg
istered the most first downs during
the
game.
OHEGOH BOOKS DENTISTS
FIVE TO PLAY NORTH PACIFIC
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Basketball Contest to Be Staged
in Christian Brothers' Gym
on East Side.
North Pacific college plays the
University of Oregon quintet
Wednesday night in Christian
Brothers' gym. Grand avenue and
Clackamas street. This will be the
Portland, schools nrst appearance
under its new coach. Dr. George
E. Estes was recently appointed to
succeed George Dewey, who re
signed to become basketball coach
at North Dakota Agricultural col
lege.
Except for Pentland, who has been
graduated, North Pacific will have
the same lineup as last year. The
first-stringers fighting for a place
are McLoughlin and Peppin, for
wards; Estes, center, and Btrtler,
Mickelson and- Rogoway, guards.
From last year's freshmen team are
Louis Rassier, forward, and Erlck
son, guard.
The game with North Pacific will
be the last of a week's barnstorm
ing trip by the Eugene team. Ore
gon played its first road game
Wednesday at Silverton, Or., de
feating the legion team of that city,
38 to 14. It played Independence
Thursday and Dallas last night.
After tonight's game with the New
berg American Legion quintet, the
university hoopers will return to
Eugene, starting for Portland
Wednesday.
Coach Bohler of Oregon has been
using the following players on his
barnstorming trip: Alstock and
Zimmerman, forwards; Latham, cen
ter, and Schaefer and Chapman,
guards, with Couch and Burnett
substitutes.
Ashland Has Snow.
,ASHLAND, Or., Dec 29. (Special.)
-Ashland was subjected to hard
rains the greater portion of the day,
while for some time snow was mixed
with the downpour. The hills sur
rounding the city are covered with
snow. There was no indication .to
night that there would be any
change in present conditions.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
Football championships, as far as
the high schools of Oregon are con
cerned, can be claimed in future,
but never decided by actual compe
tition between aspirants for the
gridiron leadership.
The state interscholastic cham
pionship and the basketball cham
pionship are goals highly commend
able to Btrive for, but the athletic
game which, above all others, helped
win the great war by turning out
thousands of fighting men endowed
with the do or die spirit at the out
set of their mighty adventure on
the battle fronts, yesterday was de
clared the black sheep of the sport
family by the Oregon State High
School Athletic association.
The association, at its annual
meeting in the Lincoln high school.
by a one-sided vote, killed a pro
posed amendment to the constitu
tion providing that the board of
control of the organization should
each year arrange for one or more
post-season games to determine the
Inter-high champion football eleven.
Intersections! Games Barred.
It ent even further and adopted
almost unanimously a resolution
prohibiting the playing of inter
sectional games. This means that
the New Year's day gridiron con
test between Corvallis and Toledo,
O., will be the 'last of its kind in
Oregon. It also will be the first
staged under the auspices of the
state association.
Medford high's representative at
the meeting started an acrid debate
when he criticised Corvallis high
for having signed to play Toledo
after Medford had obtained permis
sion rrom the state board of control
to negotiate for the game.
More than 60 delegates were in
attendance at the annual session
and dozens of them took part in the
argument that followed. Corvallis.
ably represented by J. O. McLough
lin, city superintendent of the valley
town, at length turned the tables
by introducing a resolution to cen
sure the board for having given
Meatord an exclusive right to con-
ouct negotiations.
Compromise Is Reached.
A happy compromise was reached
finally and the motion of censure
laid on the table when the asso
elation voted to sanction the Cor-
vallis-Toledo game New Year's day
at corvallis. Later, O. R. CamDbell.
Medford delegate, waived all claims
to play the Ohio eleven and ex
pressed sincere hope that the Wil
lamette valley team would triumph
over tne easterners.
G. A. Spiess, faculty representa
tive of Myrtle Point high school,
made a vigorous fight to carry the
amendment providing for post-sea
son games within the association for
the championship of Oregon, but his
etrorts proved futile.
"You who are opposed to playing
football for the championship of the
state on the ground that football is
not so much a sport as an educa
tional activity should. If you hold
that as a valid argument, take the
same action with respect to basket
ball and track athletics," declared
Coach Spiess. "Forjny part, I can'
see why you discriminate against
the gridiron game, which is by all
odds the most potent molder of
boyish character in all te realm
of sportdom.
State Title Prized.
"Take away a school's chance to
win leadership on the gridiron and
you take away a great part of the
incentive for play. And you will
not prevent the annual wrangle
over who, is the football champion,
either. Instead of having the ques
tion definitely decided each year you
will have a half dozen or more
claimants to the highest honors.
They'll all be champions. If the
rule is good for football why not
for basketball, track and even, de
bating teams?"
After taking its slap at football,
ostensibly on the ground that the
game should be regarded as an edu
cational activity, the association
overwhelmed a motion to change
the rules so that every student In
the high schools of Oregon should
have to carry four subjects and
pass in each one during each year
of the high school course. Ths
present rule permits participation
in athletics if the student obtains
passing grades in only three sub
jects.
Reprimand la Voted.
One of the drastic actions taken
by the meeting was the adoption
of a resolution directing the board
of control publicly to reprimand
member schools of the association
that have appeared in athletic con
tests In the past year with Port
land high schools, in violation of
the rule that prohibits such con
tests with non-members. The Port
land schools are not In the state
association.
In voting for this resolution the
association made it plain that fu
ture violations would make the of
fending schools liable to suspen
sion or dismissal from the state
body.
Hugh Boyd, principal of Wash
ington high school of Portland, and
S. F. Ball, principal of Franklin
high appeared before the associa
tion 'and asked for permission to
schedule athletio contests with its
members in the coming year. The
request was denied unanimously. A
dozen or more delegates made no
bones about telling the local school
men their schools are no better than
any of the others In tbe state out
side of Portland.
Portland Schools Eligible.
' H. M. Dubois, president of the
association, called the Portlanders'
attention to the fact that they can
become members of the state or
ganization any time they wish by
paying the annual membership fee
of $5.
The association changed its rules
to permit, such schools as Hill Mili
tary academy and Columbia univer
sity of Portland to become members.
No little amusement was occa
sioned among the delegates when
Joseph Hill of Hill Military acad
emy asked Principals Boyd and Ball
why they wanted permission to play
more games when the Portland high
school league threw HiU and Co
lumbia out of the league on the
ground that the seven public high
schools of Portland had enough com
petition among themselves.
Question Goes Unanswered.
There was no answer to Hill's
pointed question, though previously
Principal Ball had declared that the
JUDGE LANDIS PROBES INTO
PITCHER'S RECORD.
Report of Big Winnings on Fake
Game Said to Have Reached
Ball Commissioner.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Pitcher Rube Benton,
recently purchased by the Cincin
nati Nationals from St. Paul, will be
barred from baseball if investiga
tion reveals he was involved in the
crooked world's series of 1919, Com
missioner Landis announced tonight.
Commissioner Landis is investigat
ing reports that Benton won a large
sum of money betting on a tip that
Cincinnati would win the series.
Benton called on the commissioner
yesterday to inquire into his status
and was told there was nothing in
the commissioner's record at this
time to prevent him from playing in
organized baseball.
The commissioner however, has
started investigations of reports
that Benton had knowledge of the
"fixing" of the 1919 world series and
when informed tonight that Presi
dent Heydler of the National league
had taken steps to bar Benton as an
undesirable, the commissioner said
he would continue his Inquiry and
probably would have a ful lreport
ready before the 1923 season opens.
President Johnson of the Amer
ican league previously had declared
Benton would not be permitted to
play in his league.
NATIONALS SCORE BENTON
President of Club Declares That
Player Is Unfit.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Opinion
that Rube Benton, former New York
and Cincinnati pitcher, now with St.
Paul, Is an undesirable player, John
A. Heydler, president of the National
league, today indicated that Benton
would not be permitted to re-enter
the league with the Cincinnati club.
As far as I know, the deal of the
Cincinnati club with the St. Paul
club of the American association
has not been closed," President Hey
dler said, "and I feel confident that
it will not be consummated if the
Cincinnati club is advised that the
majority of the league clubs do not
favor Benton s return to the Na
tional league."
President Heydler added that the
National league reserved the right
to decide what players were con
sidered desirable, but refused to re
veal details of the basis for opposi
tion to Benton's return.
General belief prevailed, however,
that objections were based on the
pitcher's alleged disregard of train
ing rules when in the National
league before connection of his
name with the 1919 world series
scandal, and charges, which he
failed to substantiate, that while
with the Giants in 1919 he was of
fered a bribe by Buck Herzog to
"throw" a game at the Polo grounds.
Baker Business Man Backed.
BAKER. Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
Local rumor has it that Fred
Phillips, president of the Baker
county chamber of commerce, will
be mentioned for a' position on the
directorate of the state chamber for
eastern Oregon when that organiza
tion meets in annual session at
Portland, January 5. Secretary
Meacham and Mr. Phillips will rep
resent the local chamber at the
Portland meeting. The appointment
of Mr. Phillips as a member of the
board of directors of the state or
ganization would be heartily ap
proved by his Baker associates.
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BY WALTER ECKERSALL.
(By Chicaso Tribune Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. The
University of Pittsburg football
eleven, coached by Glenn "Pop"
Warner, one of the most able men
tors in the game, and Leland Stan
ford finished practice today for
their struggle at Palo Alto tomor
row. Both teams engaged in light
workouts today on a water-soaked
gridiron.
Indications are the game will be
decided on- a slow field. It rained
part of the day, but toward evening
the downpour abated. If the field
is slow, neither will have a decided
advantage unless it be Pittsburg.
Such conditions will give the
Panthers a better chance to gain
ground with straight plays and es
pecially those in which Fullback
Hewitt carried the oval.
Announcement was made by
Coach Kerr of the Cardinals that
Halfback Wilcox, one of the most
reliable players on the team, will
not start. The Stanford star was
Injured during the regular playing
season and the attending physicians
have ordered him to keep out of the
fray. Cleveland, a willing and
game back, will start in the posi
tion. Warner Hues Same Team.
Coach Warner will start prac
tically the same team which de
feated Washington and Jefferson
and Pennsylvania State in the clos
ing games in the east. Hewitt, one
of the best fullbacks in the east,
will be in his regular position, with
Flanagan and Anderson on both
sides. Winterburn will direct the
team from quarterback, but Captain
Holleran may get into the fray for
a spell at critical times to direct
the attack.
If the Panthers play as they
should and have that power and
drive which generally characterizes
a Pitt team, gridiron fans In this
section will be given a rare treat
of Warner football. Plays will be
sent just inside the tackle, whilo
others will Blide off these positions.
The famous reserve play will be
seen with any of the backs reversing
the field on end runs.
Pniia May Be t'Hed.
The forward pass will be used
when ground is needed. This play
will be called on second or third
downs, but the ball will be hurled
after enough delay has been given
the eligible players to get out in
the field.
In order to bring about this delay
there will be double passes and
criss-crosses before the ball is
finally passed to the player elected
to throw it.
If weather conditions are unfa
vorable the result will depend to a
great, extent on the general run of
the lines. If the footing is insecure,
only straight plays will be called
and It then will ne up to the for
wards to block and charge. A slip
pery field and ball may result In
fumbles and the team which follows
the oval may be rewarded with the
breaks which have won so many
football games in the past.
Although Stanford was defeated
by California and the University of
Southern California, the Cardinals
have hopes of playing the Panthers
to a standstill. A lot of interest
centers around the playing of Bow
ser, the Pitt center and one of the
best in the east', and DeGroot, who
will pass the ball for Stanford. The
latter was considered the best cen
ter along the Pacific coast.
The game Is attracting a lot of
interest in this section. It will be
the first interseotional game of note
to be played in the northern part
of the state since the late '90s when
Warner brought his famous Carlisle
Indians to these parts.
Stranger's Condition Grave.
BAKER, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.)
The condition of a man. Indicated
by his railway ticket to be C. A.
Johnson, 35, a blacksmith of Min
neapolis, who was found early yes
terday at a street crossing uncon
scious, was reported as still critical
at the hospital. The man, who
broaded the train at Portland and
was bound for Denver, apparently
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