Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1911)
JANUARY 29, 1911. HETLING DECISION IS Tip O'Neil, of Board of Arbitra tion, Not Asked to Vote, He Declares. WINTER BALL NOT ROSY Tommy Tcnnant" Says Only Negro Tram South Attracts Crowds. Irrllatare Hs Two Anti Fight Bill to Consider. BT ICARRT B. SMITH. BAN FRANCISCO. Cai. Jan. (Special. The decision by J. II. Farrell. of the National Association of Profes sional Baseball Leagues In which ha contended that while Portland and Spo kane should each pay a fine of HOC. yet the games forfaited by Judge Graham should not have ben forfeited, has come In for a rood deal of discussion the last few days, more than at the outset. Although the early dispatches Indicated that the decision came from the Nation al t'om.TlMlon, it la evident from mes sages received from Faireil that tt was tne National Association that decided the question. A great many baseball fans do not fully understand that the National Commission Is composed of the presidents of the American and National Laa-ura and of Garry Hermann. The National Association, on the other hand. Is the governles; body of the minor leagues. Tip O'Neil ruzxJrd. The chief criticism raised Is that Far rell passed over lightly the ruling by which It was held that Hetling had signed a contract with Spokane. Judge Graham's decision was hosed on the as sumption that the signing of H-tlln by fpokane was genuine. Farrell has. In s measure, naturally, declared that Hetllng did not eign with Spokane but that he was "farmed out." President Graham will maVe no state ment in regard toy the case other than that he accepts the ruling of the higher court.- Danny tang, however, declares that it Is a peculiar decision and one that he does not understand. Tip O'Neill. president of the Western League and a member of the Board of Arbitration of the National Association, said: Vote Not Asked. "I do not understand how President Farrell could make any such decision. Certainly lie did not ssk me to rots and aa a member of the Board of Ar bitration. I have a vote. The rutins; is rather hasy to me and I don't see how Farrell arrives at his conclusion. Neither do I understand the modified ruling of the National Commission by which Ineligible players may still re main In the Coast League while they cannot go to other dubs. It all passes my understanding." There was some talk on the part of Oakland sport writers that the Oakland management would take another appeal through principle, but that talk has simmered down and It seems that no action will be taken. Certainly, the of ficials of the Coast League are not making any talk along those lines and they will be glad to hare It die a natu ral death. Wtlrr BUI Is Failure. Midwinter baseball lit Southern Cali fornia Is not a glittering success, ac cording to Tommy Tennant. The au-tmrn-halred first sackor of the Seals has returned and will remuln in San Fran cisco until the training season opens. He brings the news that most of the teams attracted small crowds and as the play era dtvided what was left after the ex penses had been paid, no great amount of coin was made. The Lrlanda. the nesro club, playing exhibition games, has been fairly successful la drawing out the fans, but not so with the other teams. Tennant also says that a number of the players. Including Big Jim Wtgga. the twlrler. are working as day laborers at the new . Los Angeles baseball grounds. They are Just at present wheeling d'rt on the diamond that It may be graded. Of course, there Isn't much money to bo gained but they can pay their expenses and It is the best kind of way to keep in shape. McArdte tiets Sharp Reply. ' Tennant aim brought mord that Harry SIcArdle wanted to know why his con tract had not come to hand. Long sent back the sarcastic answer that M. Ard.e was no better than any other ballplayer and as he had failed to send In his ad 1re he could come to San Kranrlsro for ths contract. One of the evening papers published a story to the eRect that Tennant as well a Cack lUnley wanted more money, bat the chances ore that these differences will be straightened out In due time, without any great, amount of trouble. Spider Iiaum ha signed with Sacra mento for the corning eason. although he said he was a tree agent. Two years ago. Bautn signed a to years- contract with th Senators. Last year ha ac cepted verbally a KaW cut. Ho saw that 1M1 cut In salary nulllried ths con tract and mode him a free agent. How ever, a the comnlMlnn has ruled that a verbal acceptance la as good as a written contract. Paum probably still belonrs to Sacramento Just as much as if be had not signed for 1911. Kmeger Free Agent. Tommy Sheehan sayei that Art Kruerer !s very much pleased with his contract for 111 which he has already signed. Slieehan alo s!d that McCredie neg lrcted the formality of having Krueger sign a contract In 1S10 and that the big fellow would have been a free ant had he desired. nce he as perfectly ewtlstied ith Fortiand. however, that emission la not worth while. lUrtnian Carr. the New York out fielder, who belonged to Portland last ear. but failed to report, has sent In his signed contract and says that he will surely be on hand. Carr It. at I'nion Springs and assures Danny Long that he will arrive here on the Boston American special. Jimmy Lewis, of SprlngSeld. O., bae also signed hU contract and an nounced that everything Is O. K. Ths rain of the first of the week has delayed the Oakland managr-ment some what in the Improvements to the grsnri Mand. but there is plenty of time to gvt It Into shape and the Commuters will have better accommodations. Opera chairs sleo will be Installed for those who want to pay the price. Two Anti-Fight Bills Vp. What the Legislature will do In the way of antl-flgnt legislation Is prob lematical. There are two bills before the committee. One of them. Intro duced by sn Alameda County Assem blyman. Is to permit six-round matches and no decisions. The other halls from Los Ar.geles and wouia do away with boxing altogether. The last heard of the two bills wss that they had been continued in committee. Fight PUZZLING Ml promoters do not think the situation is bad. although they admit there is a chance that the number of rounds will be cut down, say to 10 or IS. Jimmy Cof froth has not decided fully ss to his card, but he expects to match the winner of the Burns-nogan match and Lew Powell. Powell is another California lightweight, who wants a chance a: the lightweight title and he stands ready to bet his money. Cof froth will likely show February, 22. althbugh even that haa not been set tled upon. At Kaufman left for the East this week to fulf'l theatrical engagements. When he left, he didn't nave a word to say about fighting. He has 20 weeks of work on the stage ahead of him. If he cares to, accept and that will stop any fight talk ss regards a match be tween him and Jack Johnson. In the meantime. Johnson has announced his Intention of coming to San Francisco to spend a couple ef months. One Is forced to believe that Johnson was right when he said that Kaufman didn't want to fight, but merely want ed to boost his theatrical work. Kaufman will start his stage work In Philadelphia and continue through out that Eastern section, probably hurling challenges all the time at Johnson, who will be far enough away to make It comfortable. TRAINING OFTEN WRONG DARTMOUTH COACH SATS ATH. N LETTS OVERDO. Proper Meting and Correct Care? or Mind and Body Are Essentials Too Little Understood. "Not one man In 10 has the remotest Idea how to train properly for ath letic events. They don't know how to work. Proper dieting and the correct care of the body and the mind are two things that the great majority of ath letes have not the slightest conception of." says Harry Hillmon. athletic coach at Dartmouth College. "It Is not an unusual thing to bear of some ex-athlete who has gone to the bad physically. People hear of these cases and Immediately declare that ath letics is not a good thing for our young men. Bat you will notice that the men who break down are always those who haven't been good performers, and there's a good reason why this Is so. "The men who have been stars are those who started out with the correct Ideas of how to train, while the ones who have broken up physically all started their athletlo careers without the least knowledge on the subject. "Take our runners they are mostly young fellowa who overdo their pre paratory work, eat the wrong foods and have their meals at Irregular hours, all of which Is bound to tell when tbey give up - training and settle down to business. "Perhaps 10 years will elapse bo fore they feel the results' of Incorrect training, and then, you will notice, it Is usually their stomachs that go wrong." Hillman says that half the athletes know no more about proper dieting than does the average S-year-old child. They eat big meals Just before going out to compete, no matter what time of the day It may be. That's the worst thing an athlete con possibly do, because it takes at least three hours for ordinary food to digest, and It Is a terrible strain on the stomach to do any running when It Is filled. "Draw up one of your legs and yon will notice that the abdominal muscles are brought into full play." says Hill man, adding that a man should par take of nothing heavier than a couple of soft boiled eggs or a little toast and tea before competing: In any athletic event. "Outdoor work Is best because it af fords good air. allowing the lungs to develop without taking any chances of breathing is) the germs that are bound to Infest the atmosphere of an Inclosed place, and the fresh air also helps to keep the stomach in good order." The Dartmouth coach believes that club athletes who run at least twice a week Indoors are apt to contract dis ease because of the fine drawn condi tion that they are sure to attain. Col lege men. though, must do a great deal of Indoor work because they have only two months in the open air. Only the most vigorously constituted are able to run during all the Indoor season. "Bonhag, the greatest distance runner in the country, la a fair example." says Hillman. "Bonhag comes out and does a lot of running toward the rloee of the Indoor season, but he always takes at least two months' rest before he even starts training for the outdoor games. "When I first took charge of athletics at Dartmouth I saw that hardly a sin gle man on the squad really knew how to diet, and I made a strict rule that meat should not be allowed at more than two of the three meals. I'd done a lot of training at Travera Island dur ing my amateur career and noticed that the man who tackled the meat platters at every meal hardly ever mode good on the track. " 'Every man will stay at the table a full 40 minutes.' I told them. Rather than cat In a few minutes and be com pelled to remain at the table. I soon found that all of the men were putting In the time slowly eating." When the call for cross-country run ners was Issued st Dartmouth fully 40 men answered. One member of the squad had never done any running to apeak of. but be was terribly bothered with Indigestion, and Hillman told him the running would do him good. With in a few weeks the student told the coach that he was absolutely cured. "No college could exist without ath letics." says Hillman. "The students would overeat and sit around In their rooms burning up tobacco. They'd never go to the gymnasium because tt Is al most Impossible to get them Interested in that sort of work even now.' GYMNASIUM trizes GIVES Christian Brothers College Holds Athletic Programme. An athletic programme was given Friday night by the gymnasium classes of Christian Brothers' College under the direction of Director Sbockley. There were marching exercises, club swinging, apparatus work, elephant antics and basketball between the Christian Brothers' second team and the 8unnyslde Wpartans. which was won by the College team by a score of 17 to 12. Prises for gymnasium work were as follows: Calisthenics and marching: Juniors First prise. Ernest Tannler; second. Roy Wlnchell: third. Albert Mo Kay; special mention. Hay Manning. Dumbbells, seniors First. Kdward Du back: second. Melvln. O'Shea: third. Kaymond Gaynor; special mention. A. Got teach jr. Apparatus, Junior First. Kaymond Manning; second, James Ma ginnis: third. Walter Simon: special mention. Kira Mean. Vaulting. Jun iors First. Francis Clifford: second. Kdward Mouck: third. Louis torn; spe cial mention, James Murphy. Parallel bars. Juniors First. James Walls; sec ond. Kira Mears: third. John Brazeen; special mention, George Muller. Ele phant antics, seniors First, Melvln O'Shea: second. Kaymond Gaynor; third. Kdward Duback; special men tion, Kdward Roe. Obstacle race. Ju nior Ernest Tannler, Louis Lemery, James Walls; special mention, George Muller INTERSCHOLASTIC SOCCER FOOTBALL TEAMS NOW IN MIDST OF ANNUAL CONTESTS. " TT Ji-' - '. . . .... .wl- "L:??- J.-o- ..-nrrMff -10 . . '.-v- - , V- , . ' jM"'JA ' f -1 . . . f-.' . . ., . ,-. .. k . ju .-j : -ie -. Jefferaoa High siekoolvieit to n a b r. lower row oiger, en, inasriua maa .rui. '""- " J - hamseo, K. Thomas, Edwards and Cook. Ipper row Sammons, Kltsglbbon, nunaxer Fox, Bradley and .11. Tbomas, eaptaln. Llacola High School Left to right, lower raw Greer, Goodwin, Wlsner, RousseUout and Grace. Middle row W Ussier, seklffer, Krtraon, Ie Writ, Tnerck, captain Rldebalgh and Sommers. I pper raw Jackson, Smith, Daley, Hopkins and P. Chapel Browne, coach. 0 MEN rJUMINATED Names for Multnomah Club Directors Chosen. MEMBERS ARE BOOSTERS Nominating; Committee Submit Liot of Prominent Clubmen Tor Di rectors' Board Vacancies to Occur on February 14. The nominating committee of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has made Its report to the directors of the club and submitted the names of the following ten members aa candidates for the five vacancies to occur on the board of directors at the annual meet ing of the club, February It: IS. P. Barrett. Stephen T. Britten, Allan M. Ellsworth. Edgar E. Frank. Frank E. Marmar. Alma D. Kats. John R. La tourette. F. H. Ransom, Qeorsre D. 8c ha lk and Jordan V. Zan. Of the above Edgar E. Frank and A. M. Ells worth are renominated, as they are al ready directors. The retiring directors not renominated are Martin T. Pratt. Charles K- McDonnell and A. H. Allen. Barrett Is Supporter. E. I. Barrett Is one of the oldest members of the club, for he joined when the club was struggling along and was one of the mainstays of the organiza tion in athletics. He was one of the best footbslt and baseball players in the '90s and was also a noted track man. Stephen T. Britten, another of the new names proposed. Is an enthusiastic sportsman and has taken a keen inter est in athletics for a number of years. He Is the donor of the S. T. Britten cup for the annual Christmas day swim In the Willamette River and this event la one of the most noted events fostered by the Multnomah Club. Frank E. Harmar Is also an enthusi astic clubman and gained honors on the football field several years ago. Alma D. Kats Is another old-time member of the club and he enjoys the distinction of being; one of the best tennis players in the Northwest. John R. Latourette was the manager of the football team which represented Multnomah last year and has been a member of the organization for several years. F. H. Ransom Is another veteran member of the club and a man of busi ness ability. - He has helped the club In many ways. George D. Schnlk has been a mem ber of the cluh for over 10 years and Is an enthusiastic devotee of all branches of amateur athletics. Jordan V. Zan was known as one of " , -; , ; n. . . the best all-around athletes In the Northwest some 10 years ago. Zan played on the football and baseball teams of the club and also helped win many honors on the track and field. Wrestler Is Champion. Edgar E. Frank and Allan Ellsworth are members of the present board of directors and both have won many honors for the club In athletic com petitions. Kdgar E. Frank Is the champion 12&-pound wrestler of the Pacific Coast and expects to win the National championship when that event takes place in Portland in March or April. Ellsworth was . a noted sprinter and also a football player several years ago. The nominating committee has se lected the names of 10 of the best members of tl.e club and the selection of any five of them will assure the organization of capable representation on the board of trustees, especially for the reason that this board will be com missioned with the active work of building the new clubhouse. COLUMBIA ELEVEN FAST AVASIIIXGTOX SOCCEK TEAM XO MATCH KOR CATHOLICS. Victors Outweigh and Outplay High School Lads, Winning Game With. 7-to-0 Score. Individually and collectively better In all departments of the game, Columbia University defeated Washington High School at soccer yesterday afternoon at the Catholic Young Men's Club Athletic Park, by the score of 7 to 0. 'Columbia played better soccer yesterday than any of the teams which have so far played in the Interscholastlc League. Its boys are large, fast and some of them have had previous experience. Washington stood to win at no stage of the game and during the entire sec ond half did not . even threaten Colum bia's goal. This was due somewhat to the steady and sure kicking of the two Columbia defense men. Columbia from the first clung to the passing game, while Washington was prone to adopt the dribbling tactics, resulting, In the Columbia defense players getting the ball away from them very easily. Columbia began, the scoring early in the game and thereafter fairly show ered the Washington goal keeper with long drives. Some of these he made remarkable stops of and others he missed entirely. Columbia triumphed by her "rush" system and because of su perior else apparently frightened Wash ington more or less. Although Columbia played an excep tionally good game for an interscholastic team, yesterday's contest was not an Interesting one because of its one-sided-ness. Next Saturday, on the same field, Jefferson High School and Portland Academy will play. Columbia and Jef ferson now head the percentage column with one game apiece; Washington has won one and lost one, and Lincoln and Portland Academy each have lost their one game played. - OS r T i i ' 3 T 4 ,X . T si tlx"; V LT. 1 .1 .1 1 ' n k m n.rl 1 Tn I EVENT IS SUCCESS Opening Week to Be Repeated by Auto Dealers. PLAN WIDELY INDORSED Greater Xumber of Sales Said to Have Been Made Tlian In Any ' Similar Period- Show Is In novation in Trade. The first annual "Opening Week" automobile - show held under the aus pices of the Portland Automobile Deal ers' Association, came to a close last night, and every participant In the dis play votes it a huge success. The show was an innovation in its way, for it was the first trial west of Chicago of the new idea of displaying the latest models of each dealer affili ated with the association at his own garage, and - In that way a better op portunity was afforded each exhibitor of displaying his latest models of ma chines, for her had his full equipment and corps of demonstrators and me chanics to show otf the merits of each car handled. . While the show opened a week ago Saturday night, it did not get into fulL swing until Monday, as many of the dealers were unprepared on the earlier date, but had all their exhibits deco rated and ready for public inspection on the later date. By means of an automobile transfer system inaugurated by the dealers' as sociation, visitors and prospective pur chasers of automobiles were taken from one garage to another without charge, and entertained by the demonstrations of all of the cars likely to meet re quirements in the event of a purchase. T,he method is pronounced successful by dealers, who say that they have made more sales this- year than in any previous similar period, and the asso ciation will shortly begin planning for next year's show. In making the rounds of the garages, the visitor was impressed by the mag nificence of the biggest cars and by the serviceability o the smaller and less costly machines. Handsome new seven-passenger tour ing cars, four and f tverpassenger road sters, torpedo tonneaus, racing cars, roadsters and runabouts all came in for Inspection, and so many handsomely equipped vehicles were on display that it was hard for the buyer to make his selection after having seen all the cars. The demonstrators were busy all week, and the sales recorded seemed to Jus tify the attention iho ill I . 'kill 1 t I x k Jill tS - V- ... 'III V ' X v- ' ' 11 III 11 FAMOUS HETUHG CASE HOT CLEAR San Francisco Writer Still Be lieves He Belonged to Spokane Club. v RULING NOW MADE PLAIN Player Va9' Sever Released and Must All the Time Have Been Member of McCredie's Team. "Incident Closed." BY W. J. PETRAIX. The San Francisco writers cannot understand how Judge Graham's ruling in the famous Hetling case came to be overruled by the National Board of Arbitration, for they continually harp on the belief that Hetllng belonged to Spokane, which never was the case. In commenting upon the decision, A. T. Baum, of the San Francisco Exam iner, concludes his article thus: "Judge. Graham's opinion that Het llng belonged to Spokane and was farmed' to Portland is not sustained by the evidence, declares Secretary Farrell in his interpretation of the commission's ruling. "Not a word about the rule prohibit ing a player from participating In two championship contests. This rule was undoubtedly framed to prevent Just such a deal as the Spokane and Port land clubs pulled off, and the tech nical argument on the fact as to whether Hetling was 'farmed' by Spo kane to Portland, or 'farmed' by Port land to Spokane, is aside from the real issue at stake. "It looks as If the National Com mission has decided that Portland did not break a rule of organized' baseball with. Us right hand, but did it with the left hand. Therefore the "vindication." . "So much for the Hetllng case. Let us all hope that the matter is closed for all time. Such affairs do not help baseball." There was no reason for Judge Gra ham to declare Hetllng a member of the Spokane club. He never was a bona fide member of that club, and If Spokane violated any baseball rule. Judge Graham had no Jurisdiction In the matter. Callfornlans Xot Impressed. . In view of the fact that Hetling had never been released by the Portland club, and that no release, tentative or otherwise, had ever been filed with the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, he must have been a member of the Portland club all the time, and because he played with Spo kane, with or without McCredia's con sent, did not lessen his bond to Port land. This Is the point Representative Mc Credie tried to Impress upon the Cali fornia magnates, but they could not understand. Either through prejudice of ignorance Judge Graham and his ad visers saw fit to take the statement of Secretary Farrell, which was that Hetling's contract with Spokane 'was on file at that office, as the bona fide evidence that he had been released by Portland. Tommy Sheehan's contract with Portland is also on file at that office, but Secretary Farrell, If called upon to show it, cannot produce a release of Sheehan by Brooklyn. Portland maintained that the of fense. If any, committed in the play ing of Hetling, was not against the Pa cific Coast League, and that therefore the Pacific Coast League has no Juris diction in the matter. That Hetllng was recognized as a member of the Portland team was proved when the Oakland club itself refused to waive on him when such waivers were re quested by the McCredies long after the games in which he was protested had been played. . Oakland Understands Right. If Hetling belonged to the Spokane club, as contended by both Judge Gra ham and the Oakland club, why did the Oakland club claim the services of thig player when McCredie asked waivers on him? The answer is plain. The Oakland club knew all the time that McCredie had some right to the player, and thought enough of his services to claim him under the new rule adopted by the league. Furthermore, the Oakland club put in the protests on the player merely to gain an advantage, if such a thing were possible, which might help Its chances toward winning the pennant. As Mr. Baum says: "Such affairs do not help baseball." So let us hope that the Hetllng case is finally a closed Incident, for right has triumphed in the end. BILLIARD MATCHES ARE GOOD Many Contest for Walker Trophy at Multnomah Club. The results in the billiard tournament being -held at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club for the Dr. A. V. Walker silver trophy during the past week are as follows: C E. Murray won from O. Kerrigan, 73 to US. Myers won from E. Morris. T0 to 18. J. P. Lombard won from Troy Myers, DO to 47. W. 8. Walter won from C. K. Murray, 100 to 63. E. Holcomb won from H. Jennings, 73 to 58. E. llolcoinb won from O. Kerrigan. 75 to 58. Schedule for this week's play: January 81. 8 P. M. W. S. Walter vs. It. Jennings; u P. At., C. E. Murray vs. II. Jen nings. February . 8 P. M. Troy Myers vs. It. L. Boyd; 9 P. M., Troy Myers vs. G. K. Knlshu Februarv 2. 8 P. M. E. Holcomb vs. CJ. E. Murray 9 P. M., Troy Myers vs. P. Myers. February 3. e t m. r. i. xjeee a. u. M. Duffy. WOMEN TAKE TO OUTDOORS Sports More Than Ever Popular With Fair Sex in England. LONDON. Jan. . 28. The English woman is becoming more of a sports woman than ever. This season she Is playing more golf, she is going In more extensively for automobiling and avia tion and she has taken "up shooting with increased enthusiasm. The sale of automobile outfits for women has been larger than ever be fore and It is noticeable that most of the buyers drive their own cars and do not need the assistance of men in making their purchases. They know exactly what Is required and demand it for themselves. Golf Is far more of a craze than in previous seasons and it is played with a businesslike attention to the gam that necessitates the least fashionable and most serviceable outfit. Women play at men's clubs whenever they ar allowed and when at a popular resort they find they are barred from the links they speedily form clubs of theli own. Five years ago there was practically no demand for guns for women. Now the manufacture of a lighter gun fot women marksmen is an industry In It self while even girls of 13 and 14 ar learning to shoot straight with guns specially made for them. Cycling is about the only sport which is less popular and that is large ly due to the fact that the automobile has made the roads dangerous and un pleasant to the cyclist on account of the clouds of dust in the Wake ol an automobile. It has taken a very long time lo interest English women in swimming. Many members of the London Batli Club are adepts at this exercise, but It has been 'exceptional to find a wom an swimmer at seaside resorts. This year, however, teachers , are busy ev erywhere and their pupils range from very young girls to elderly women all anxious to master the arts of swim ming and diving. THOSE, WHO REFUSE CHANCES HAVE CLEANEST SCORES. Fans Wrong in Supposing That Fielding Figures Are True Stand ard of Player's Worth. Errors! The bugaboo of fans, bush-league ballplayers and many a major league ballplayer. Five out of every 10 fans imagine that errors play the leading role in sending young ballplayers back to the bush, but the five out of 10 imagine wrong. Errors certainly receive con sideration, but in the category of the veteran manager errors are at the bot tom of the list when the worth of a ballplayer is being summed up. ' Here's a little story which will show how true this Is. When Fred Tenney was playing the best ball of his career under Frank Selee, one of the famous triumvirate of Boston National owners. Billings summoned Tenney into his of fice one morning after practioe. Ten ney noticed that Billings had a paper In his hand containing the averagos of the local National and American play ers. "See here. Tenney." said Billings se verely, "'how does it happen that you are so off in your fielding lately? Here Lachance of the Pilgrims (the Red Sox were known under that name then) has a fielding average 15 points better, than yours." "Had you noticed that my fielding was off color until you looked at the paper?" asked Tenney, quietly. Billings fidgeted a moment and then grumbled. "No, I hadn't, and I haven't heard any complaints pither, but when figures are so plain as that, why " Tenney rose and Interrupted him. "Mr. Billings." he said, "the owners of the Boston American League team will trade you Lachance for me even any time you want to make the proposi tion." Then Tenney walked out and never again did Billings talk fielding aver ages to him. Ballplayers who do not make errors are not' worth their weight In shav ings, because it Is the ballplayer who fails to take chances who keeps his correct or near-correct fielding aver age. Which is the better man, the chap who digs over back of third fran tically, smothers a hard hit ball, w.iich he gets to with both hands, so that an error is charged him when the man reaches first, or the player who makes a half-hearted dash and then lets the ball skimmer to left field, while the batsman romps to second base? Herman Long, the greatest shortstop who ever played the short field, made more errors each season than half of the other league shortstops, but his su periority over them was never even questioned. Big league managers today want the players whoso nerve is in right plai-e and who aren't considering what the score keepers will charge them up with every time they have a hard chance. Bill Sweeney played some of the poor est kind of ball at times last season with the Doves, but even then lie ac complished moro in behalf of his team than any other player in the Infield. Sweeney was always to be depended upon to fight and take chances on every ball hit within a mile of him. When Ed Abbatichlo was secured to take Sweeney's place because Bill had been booting so many balls at short, the fans saw the difference. Abby fielded carefully and the hits went through his territory so fast and often that Sweeney had to be brought to the rescue. A little figuring by Manager Lake showed that of 10 drives toward the short field Abby would field on an av erage five of them cleanly while the others went for hits. On the same kind of drives, Sweeney would block eight of them, possibly fumble one or two, but get more men in the end than Abby and hold most of those who did get onto one base. FACUIfY OPPOSES TOM KELLY Grey Thought to Have Best Chance as Oregon Baseball Coach. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Jan. 28. Although Oregon has not yet selected a baseball coach, a good portion of last year's squad is here and as a nucleus for the 1911 nine, and there is some good material to fin tHe places of Dud Clarke, itenKie and other veterans who will not be seen this year. The coach will be cho sen Tuesday night by the executive committee. Dollie Urey, ol I'ortiano, Columbia's star coach, is thought to have the best chance The faculty has objections to Tom Kelly, the coach of the past few seasons, and there is not much chance for Ferd Henkle. last year's southpaw, who played with Se attle. Of the old men on hand is the vet eran Oregon athlete. Chuck Taylor, playing catcher last year. Chuck is a heavy hitter and one of the mainstays of the team. Jamison, at first, will be back. Barbour la back on second, and Coble will play third again. C'hanler will play right field and Van Marter, left. These men are among the best on the batting list. . Newlanri, who made a good showing in the Infield last year, will tryout. Cozens and Bmsius are candidates for pitcher and catcher, respectively. Kady Roberts, of Salem, playing third and short, is one of the fastest freshmen players on the list of possibilities. Joe Jones, captain of Washington High's last year's nine, will try for shortstop. Carl Fenton Is a crack erjack first baseman and pitcher. But the most promising in the pitching line Is Byron Houck, also of Washington High. Tom Word, last year's second pitcher, will be on hand this year. Blame for Truck Race Resented, The Portland Automobile Dealers' Association, which closed Its automo bile show last night, denies all connec tion with the road race of automobile trucks which is said to, have torn up several of the county roads.