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O IJliJ OL.ll'-ll - - ; ic llll lUllUIIII IJ WON By LINCOLN The Dalles High School Foot ball Team Goes Down to Defeat, Score 33 to 0. FIELD HEAVY WITH MUD Forward Ftun and Blocked Pants Plaj Big Part ia Scoring-Sport by Visitors ' 'er End Stopped by Local. Playing on a field that reeembled a nip marsh mors than a gridiron, and making great use of. ths forward pass. Lincoln High, of Portland, yesterday demonstrated Its rlsht to stats cham pionship honors by decisively drubbing Ths Dallea High, champs of Eastern Oregon, 13 to ft. Thers wss no question as to the out come from ths start, for Coach Rlne hart's men weathered the continuous drlxale Ilk so many mallard ducks, tore through their somewhat lighter opponents at will, smashad up ths of fensive formations, blocked kicks and otherwise disturbed ths up-river equil ibrium. Two touchdowns were made on blocked punts, when The Dalles team, although It had managed to hold ths opposing aggregation, had failed to punt to safety. Tuerck on on occasion blocked the Mold by making a high Jump In front of tha thing, and Tyson on another trip reached up and stopped It with his hands. Rldehalgh fell on the first and Condlt on the second, both times the ball being over the line. The other scores, with the exception of a place kick, were mad by line bucks by Thatcher and Oroce. The last three scores were mad mainly through the splendid working of the forward pass In which Patterson. Oroc and Tuerck figured most prominently. On one occasion Oroc performed a most spectacular Juggling feat before he finally bad ths ball lodged In his arms. Ferwsrl Paesea 8 Tha first period was marked br spurts, each team In turn ripping up tn opponents line, and In turn being held tr pushed back. Towards the end. howsver. Lincoln began to assums the upper hand. By a beautiful pass executed by I'stterson and Tuerck a gain of 11 yards brought the ball to tha 19-yard line. Oroc next went through the line for nine yards. Pat terson went through on a fake but waa topped on th two-yard line. Here The I -miles showsd Its grit, holding th heavlar Lincoln team away from the line. However. It did not get them Immunity from being scored upon, for Tuerck. better known as "Kaiser," Mocked and Rldehalgh recovered. This seemed to nerve th visitors, who played a hard and fast gam for few momenta, but n further scoring occurred tn th time allotment. The ball died on The Dalles' 25-yard line. Pattersaa Makes fla Dash. The second period started tn Lin coln's favor. Patterson ran back Hunt ington a punt for almost tha whola dis tance gained by it. and then punted to within a yard from the goal. This was where Tyson did- his blocking. Condlt fell, on th spongy ephere. In this period the success of the Lincoln passes mas also marked. On th klckoff Har rlman. quarter, returned th punt for a good distance, but fumbled It on about the 40-yard mark. Patterson mad an other pass to Tuerck. who was not downed until he had mad a gain of 1! yards. After another down and a gain by Patterson, aided by a second rasa, Oroc was pushes over from th four-step territory. Th period ended with the score IS to o. Coach Murray's men bucked up In spells In the third division, sometimes t-sring through the Lincoln front for rood gains, but failed to reach th Lincoln goal. Soon after th start Lin coln obtained possession of th ball and. after a long pass from Patterson to Tuerck. the ball lodged In the mud IS steps from the goal of the defeated. Thatcher carried th ball over tn one down around th end. Ia this period the team work and general ability of the players became most apparent, (letting down on passes and falling on lnxt balls was done In line style. Towards the end, however. Th Dallea made Its strongest spurt, earning tha bdll from far In lta own territory to Lincoln 40-yard mark. Here tha quar ter ended, but they kept up tha offen sive In the beginning of tha last. After a few more downs, however, their rush was checked and a place kick was tried by Huntington. It started from the 20-yard Una but fell to th side of the posts. Hill using the pass to good advan tage, as The Dallea did not seem to be able to get thecombination to the thing, th pigskin was again worked into the enemy's country. Grocs and Thatcher put th ball over In two downs sfter a pass to the latter had left It on th five-yard chalk mark. Widget riays Brilltaatlv. Our Elton, a lad weighing lit pounds, and measuring ' only a Uttl ever four feet, was the hero of the tint. This little player from The I wiles Is only It years old. but he went In and bucked McKay, who weighs 117 younds. Th combination looked hke the hero snd th villain of th old tinrserv tale. "Jack, the Gtant-Klller." He plared as gritty a gam as any of th o!dr men. making a number of md tackles. His only method of pro cedure in meklng tackles was to climb one of the Lincoln men's frame and choke his windpipe. He ought to b a second Doyl la tha course of a fw rears. Harrtmaa and Sexton also tarred. Th work of Tyson also called forth raut-h favorable comment. He proved himself to b on af th best centers ever produced In high school circles of the city. This Is his last gams of aca demic football. "That Is a fine team. declared Coach Iltnehart. referring to th visitors. Coach Murphy has about ths sam to ay about Lincoln. H thinks that tha sawdust contributed to Ms team's de feat. Hew tha Twa Tessas Ilaed l. The Dalle High. TUareln Hiss. YVt Nam. fOeTtlen. Name. 1. Ml 1-1 IM ) 11 1IJ 11 139 liS lii 144 K K;toa l. K MRav Vel-.x! LTH Bronaoa l.-nr.y V Rtd-halell Tve ft Tya.n Koe.leaa ....SOL Ooadlt Mctnald ..HTL Tuerck IT lrtl 12 I TO 14 115 iai 1T1 1M 154 lit ui:na .... KBL. Korrei u.mmn fCl UR Pstlarsoa Catrarlar ...LHII te HsDtmgtoa ...TB Oleen Seitoa KHL Oroc Sabetltatloae Wheeldoei for McDonald. Thaichar tor 0'.e. Ocean for JfrKsr. Otii ra to- Htrnman. Ou E'.ton fr Cullana. for KUabals. Barea-d for Oot Kitaa. i:uy Ellen for K. Klton. Tnwhdoaria Oon lit t. Ttiatihar I. Rldahalah X. Oroce I. l iar h!cke laltareec 1. railed at place kt.-k Huntinalon L Time of quartan It mlr.utaa. OffKtale IVfar. nneee rawct: m eira. "Kofi" Feroea: Said Judsa. Robert s-nlth; . Unaaman. A. K. A.iaa: Ue kvtrpera Duff aad Teuag. PUAMDIfl JCU ID una STAB FULLBACK FOR THE DALLES IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH LINCOLN HIGH YESTERDAY. ..... ( . . t. t MOLLIS HTJfTISrGTOX. RUN HINDERS PLAY North Bank Defeats 0.-W. R. & N. at Soccer, 4 to 0. FIELD AND BALL SODDEN AYInnfrs Are Handicapped by Loss of Three Star Player Who Are on Sick List and Losers Play One Man Shy. Plared. Woa. Lost. P C. S 1 1 . .....2 1 1 . 2 0 3 -0 Flared. Won. I-ost. JVC- 2 100 I. ..t 1 .... . o l .iw ajnttnt Scott . North Rank . . lnd"Dndnts . o.- . r a N. Nationals a iiiinAfflih Cricketers . Oceaalcs . . it., v.rik Rank team defeated th O.-W. R. N. team In th Oregon Soc cer League yesterday by four goals to nothing. Continuous rain naa ruu ball and flsld to a sodden condition renderlns; good play difficult, while It had also a damaging- ffct on th at tendance. Th winners gave an excellent oi play. considering that they wera handl- . ... .Knnra of three stars on tha sick list, but the losara wer also under a alssavania. "'""." play one man short, through th fail ure of J. Gavin to put In an appear ance. . , The greater part 01 mi was don by tha winners In tha first half for whom Mannin ana Tanci excelled. After rt-.ange or encs. now- ever. th O.-w. K. at -""" to greater am-aniage. mi missed scoring on two occasion, or Inches. . . . .... In R- Karr. North nana na a goal-keeper and a good halfback In rTT.. it t,n. the harks on th loS- Ing side cam out of th gam with credit. Tn nneup. Korth Bask O.-W. R- N. Gavin R. Karr O. .. ...RB ...I.H. . R H P. . .C 11 B. .L H B. ..O R r ..I R F. ...cr. . .1 LF. C. Karr Ppooner ..... Mu-helaon ... Halllnsall evhauer ..... Webater MeDettt Manning .... , Gray .... Blseloar .... Bariavllc .... Johnson . . . Robrtaon Wrla-ht . Banhsm Chamberlain Voaa Iirleooll Krancla oir. p r. Browne, referee Letton snd Brian. llneamen. There will be two mstches today, one In th Oregon League between Mount Scott and th Independents, th other In the Portland League between th Cricketers snd the Nationals. Both games will b plsyed on th Columbus field the former at 10:0 A. M.. th lat ter at S:4 P. M. Th probahl lineups: Ml. fcott. Drynen Bartholomew Ptreder. W... Streler. J. . . . Hlckler .... p.aura'-h . Rnbaou. J -Hobaon. W... Wallace tvilltama .... Robeoa. R... Katloaala. PnviD Martin Vrwlanda ... Blllmatoa ... Robcrtaon Fned4a .... Barber Inela W'eaioa .... W. orsy . . . Hlchett Independent. 5. Ritchie H. Rlti-h!e Grler Battels , Bryce Hnhew TIUT Tafrta Wella Ttitter Woemper Orieketers, Manaley ...B. Party ,...w. Matthew ........ Uanlner Graham . ....T. Matthew Msckenale R. Parby Creaar , Banham F. Orsy G... R P.. L.H.. .. .R H B. . ...i: H B.. . . . U H B . . .. .O R F. . I RF.. cr.. t LF.. i.-OLF.. O R B. . LB.. ..R HB-. . .C H B. . ..L. H B. . ..O RF.. ...I RF.. C F. . ...I LF.. ..O LF.. AMATECR RCLE MADE ISSCE Bl Elg-bt Postpone Action Until January Meeting. UHICAOO. Dec. 1. (Special.) Whether opaa profeeelonsllsm should b allowed la all sports, except dur ing tha college season, with athletic eligibility measured solsly by scholar- i ... t . nr whether th mp rwHMiw,.-. - - - strictest amateurism should govern, is a question now agitating in ni.irrq Intercollegiate Conference, or -Big -. i . ...- recent discussion of th. inhiHt a resolution providing for the "open door" was laid ovsr to be considered at a special meeting to be called In January by H W. Johnston, of Indiana, th new chairman. Th radical resolution 'putting th question of professionalism squarely up ta th conference earn la th coura of rrr- crvniv r.-nvr.n vt v. TniiTI,AX"D. DECEMBER 17. 1911. . I , ...... . V' ...... - -. -. ."-.V- ?4 a.- , -a "T a X t -AT. - Z-Z'' Z J . a.-x - aw i, "y .-tw y' jr ' a a lone and, at times, heated debate on the Summer'baseball question. It was offered by Professor Paige, of Minneso ta. It was asserted that tha members of tha conference stood 4 to i on this drastlo departure from all previous standards without an actual vote being taken. Minnesota and Illinois were classed as the principal supporters of the measure, with Chicago. Wisconsin. Purdue, and ona other opposed. With the conference seemingly hope lessly divided on the question. It was deemed advisable to postpone action and to secure advice from the faculties of the respective universities. At the January meeting full data will be pre sented on the rnmored violations of amateur ethics as brought out by the charges and counter chargea affectl s Pickering, of Minnesota, and other players. EUGENE GO CLUB IS COMIXG Deciding Game of Series to Be Shot Off Here on Monday. The Eugene Gun Club will shoot her Monday for the deciding game of the series between It and the Portland Club. Both teams have won one of the three games to be played. The meet takes place st the Kenton rounds. at nnnn the Euni members are to be served with a dinner out In the open, and at night they will be given a light lunch. All the members of the Portland team hav not been chosen, but the following will shoot: Caldwell. Abra hams. Culllson. Howe, Thornton. W ner. uanion apq loumt. HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER FOOTBALL i a ry U a- V- rW J - f? v' "y3 t y . l u v i I I r:twV;ifr k'.' , k V.:. i' - 'iv.?. 7 r" Sw 'tLaJ' vjUicjUA4,ur At Tag, j.tf Htak it un rawar, Irrtlns, ttwtaa, a"- WILLIAMS SEES GOOD 1912 SE Probable Lineup of Northwest ern League Team Out lined by Chief. GARRETT LEAVES BASEBALL Nick Does Not Relish Idea of Losing Texan but Irishes Him Well In Business Abies Glad to Stay and Play on Pacific Coast. BT W. J. PKTRAIN. Nick Williams, manager of ths Port land Northwestern League team, Is looking forward to a most successful season, for ha has 14 players from which to select his 191J lineup. They are as follows: Catchers, Marrls. Moore, Powless, Shobert. Mackle and Bradley; pitchers, Reuther, Sanchez, Bloomfleld K. H. Smith, Garrett. Tonneson." Jensen. Eastley. Maxmeyer, Henkle, Hlrsch, Byrd. Crabb, Doty. Gregg, Turnbull, Daly. Thomas and Curtlss: Inflelders, McDowell or Bancroft. Williams, Col trln. Kibble. Brlgers and Burke, and outfielders, Speas, Mensor, S to vail, Pet tlgrew, Mathes and Fries. Aside from the pitchers, the blonde leader of the Northwestern League Colts figures his lineup will be as fol lows: Harris, Moore and Mackle, catchers; Williams, first; McDowell or Bancroft, second; Coltrin, short, and Kibble, third, while the outfield will comprise 6 peas, Mensor, Pettlgrew, Mathes and Fries. In doping out his prospects, Nick practically announces that Jess Stovall and Erve Jensen will be re leased - shortly, as their places are to be filled by younger and faster play ers. Garrett to Quit BaaebalL Jesse Garrett also announces that he Is through with baseball, for he Is now engaged In the real estate business In .Portland and says that hi finds that occupation more lucrative than the Na tional pastime. Garrett has been a fa vorite twlrler with Portland for several seasons, and Nick does not relish the Idea of losing the services of the little Texan, but expressed the wish that Garrett might be successful in busi ness if he Is determined to retire from the game. Williams is banking on Frank East ley and Billy Bloomfleld proving his reliable twlrlers next season, and says that Tonneson ought to show to good advantage. The leader of the Colts is not figuring strongly on having George Sanches with his club, for that player prefers to remain at his home In Ven tura, but Reuther. the young" chap tried out by McCredie last' Fall, looks good to Nick. He will also give Ferd Henkle and Maxmeyer another chance to show they have the goods, but he la con fidently expeotlng great things of Pitcher E. W. Doty, who won 652 per cent of his games with the Kalamazoo team In the Michigan League last sea son. Crabb. Gregg, Turnbull and Daly are youngsters who may have the goods, and will be tried out. Pitchers Thomas snd Daly are especial favoritles of Wil liams, who has watched them work out. and thinks they will make good easily. Pitcher Curtlss waa recommended to Williams by Catcher Harris, who Is Wintering at his. Eastern home Besides Harris, Williams Is figuring on Moore and Mackte making good at backstopplng, but he Is not enthusias tic over Jack Bradley, and that worthy may be allowed to go elsewhere. 8ho- Oil TEAMS WHICH CLASHED ON MULTNOMAH FIELD IN FIRST GAME aaBaawawawBssssawaasyaaBswawssaSBasaasaa X ' ryAf say?-' t.rK,T zpj xj - ;yiy ' f .TrXTut riott.""- aValtty, g-isaesuald, IMawlxke Brwfcls wavi va- . "" ... i . it I I - - .-- - - p. j- r-i n i w-m i T " ' " " " i "llllll'f IMIHIMII 1 BIG LEFT-HANDER IS RB Tl R.VED TO OAKLAND. Harry Abies. Oakland's star southpaw twlrl er of last season's team, who was recalled by the New York Ameri cans, and recently turned back to Oakland In the deal whereby the Highlanders secured Harry Wol verton as manager for 191, Is not altogether displeased at re maining In the Pacific Coast League. He will leave tonight for San Francisco to confer with the Oakland magnates, and will then go home to Terrell, Tex. bert and Powless are youngsters picked up by ex-Judge McCredie for a try out. Mensor Likely Utility Man. In' the outfield Williams figures Speas and Fries to be certainties, while the other position will be fought for between Pettigrew, Mensor and Mathes. Pettlgrew Is favored by the blonde leader because he knows what the former Western Leaguer can do, but he will reserve final decision until he sees Mathes In action, while Mensor prob ably will be retained in a utility role. With a bunch of speedy young fellows In line, Williams Is highly elated over his prospects. Harry Abies, the big Oakland pitcher, who was turned back to that club by tha New York Americans, while some what disappointed at not getting a chance with the Highlanders, yester day announced that he was glad of the deal, which permits him to remain on the Coast. He also said that he would leave tonight for San Francisco, and while there he will confer with the Oakland magnates before going to his home at Terrell, Tex for the holidays. "Do you know that I have been play ing ball eight years?" queried Abies, waxing reminiscent. "Well, I have, and the average life of a left-handed pitcher In the game, I mean Is only six years, so when I come to think about It I guess I am better off out here, where I will not have to work so hard, and I probably will stand a better chance of playing several more years than I would if I were to play In the big brush. Then, besides, the Pacific Coast League has a longer sea son, and I can make about as much here as I would with TTew York. - . - T7. j XyhV 0H i I? : ? a duu MAnrti EXCELLENT RECORD New Oakland Manager a Ball player, Musician and Busi ness Man. HITTING IS HIS SPECIALTY Young Man Ousted Several Times From National League Through Old Fend With Fred Tenny. He Is College Graduate. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Deo. It. (Special.) Something more than two dozen years ago a fond mother gath ered a fair-haired boy close to her motherly bosom, stroked his long curls tenderly, planted a kiss upon his fore head and said: "You are mother's little rosebud and when you blossom out In full maturity you will be the envy of all the mothers In West Chester. Then, If I am not here, you will be proud because It will please me. And, my little rosebud, you will always be good, and clean. and pure, like the perfect rose. Chums Call Him "Bad." . The rosebud frrew and went to school. taking with him all the inspirations of his good mother. He was enrolled as Bayard F. Sharpe, but he never got anything but "Bud" among his chums thereafter. Thua was the beginning: of "Bud1 Sharpe, the new manager of the Oak land baseball club. That is how he came to be known as a tender-hearted boy who grew Into manhood without losing the affectionate title of a mother who has since gone to rest as has father and sister without seeing her flower bloom into a high school boy, a college graduate, ar musician, a hus band and sterling baseball player who uses brains and saves nis money. Eharpe's father was Howard Sharpe, a contractor of West Chester, the coun- tv aeat of Chester County. Pennsyiva nla. 30 miles out of this city. .His mother was a Carey, one of the largest and most honored of the families In the county. Tha elder Sharpe created some of the largest Institutions In the Keystone State, among which are the State Normal School at West Chester and the noted group of buildings which make up the House of Refuge, a re formatory Institution, without fence or guard, for the reclaiming of erring youth of the state. Sharpe Piano Expert. By the time "Bud" waa S years old he was .a student of the piano. He was an expert at 12 and by the time he was 14 he had sung four years in Holy Trinity Church choir, under the train ing of the wife of the rector, Mrs. Hu lls, whose preacher husband after ward obtained a divorce from ber with the consent of the bishop of the parish. Coming out of high school, Sharpe left an excellent record as a student and athlete behind him and was given a place on the old Brandy wine semi professional team at West Chester as a pitcher. He played behind the bat, on the initial sack, at short and in the field. He held down second and third and by the time "Billy" Burns was se lected to coach Pennsylvania State Col lege Sharpe was assured of a place on VIEWS AND REVIEWS OF PAST WEEK IN SPORT BY ROSCOB PREDICTING that Cleveland would not do as well next season as In the 1911 American League race, and that New York, despite Harry Wol verton's leadership, would finish In fifth place, "Speck" Harkness, Portland pitcher, for two seasons with the Naps, yesterday picked the clubs to finish 1812 as follows: Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Cleve land, New York, Boston, Washington and St. Louis. "Portland's Coast League club would beat the St. Louis Americans to a pulp," added "Speck." "Sure thing. That St. Louis bunch is the raggedest assort ment of amateurs I ever saw gathered together.. I'd quit basebaU before I'd play with them." Harkness places Chicago above Cleve land because. In his Judgment, the White Sox play better baseball although not possessed of the sluggers that adorn the Nap payroll. He figures Lord the best third-sacker In the League, with Walsh, Scott and Doc White a stellar trio of heavers. "Cleveland has the hitters, but only one pitcher," added Harkness. "Bland lng and Kaler may come through but Falkenberg and Mitchell are thorough ly unreliable. Gregg Is the only man they have, and he can't do any better than he did In 1911. Steen, of course, may prove a winner." "Speck" further "opined" that he wasn't too sure but that Wolverton's New Yorkers might finish ahead of Cleveland. - a a a Harkness'. estimate of Mitchell of Cleveland recalls to mind Mitchell's failure to come tip to expectations last season. In the fag end of 1910 Willie won 10 straight games and folks looked for him to be the sensation In the last campaign, but he showed only fitful flashes of his 1918 form all season through. Jack Coombs, of the Athletics, was another uncertainty In 1911. Coombs went through the season in anything but his best form, snd experts predicted that the Athletics would be weakened on account of his rratic performances in the world's clash with the Mackmen. But Coombs crossed everybody and pitched really' better ball than against the Cubs the year previous. a a a The Coast League will see no "um pires' schedule" next season, for Presi dent Al Baum has announced that the arbiters will receive their assignments weekly. The schedule last season was a hobby with President Graham, who thought to put a quietus on the period ical walla from managers who figured themselves on the short end of deci sions. Van Haltren may be one of Baum's extra umpires. ... a . a . a If boosting is an indication of merit, "Bud" Sharps, the new -Oakland man ager, should prove a whirlwind for the big college man Is lauded to the blu empyrean by everyone who has seen him work. Jack Murray of Camas. Wash, sends in this sample: "I notice with much pleasure i that Bid Sharpe is to lead the Oaks, and per haps my knowledge of his qualities may be of interest to some of the fans. Bud Is a six-footer built on the order the team, for Burns had pitched for the Brandywlne team. Going np to Stat Colleg. Sharp matriculated as an electrical engineer and made ths team in his freshman year. The next year, after a season at football and basketball, he was elected captain of the team ana slammed three home runs In one game off Christy Mathewson when the latter waa twirline for Lafayette college, ne has always been able to hit "Matty," both In college and professional base ball. Seasatloaal Report Harts. T- .v.. -i .,.. Shorn nlaved with RMnvnrlno thn with NorriS- town and Chester! building up a great reputation as a iouK'aiuiui; At the close of his collegiate education s II 5 MAO ""l" v- mo r.awv v. of mathematics at State College, but turned it aown to piay wnn narrm- burg. r rom iarnsourg ne weiu v . 1 VotlftnillB ohAitt lflnK Or 1906 Just about the time the Trl-State , was an outlaw ana playing sucn rnms with the big league teams. Sharpe never liked Boston, but he hit fairly well and played in right field. Everything went well until the teams struck Pittsburg, Pa, and In a spirit of fun Sharps, in answer to a reporter's questions, said he had been "ap proached" by the management of the Trl-Stata team at Harrlsburg and was thinking of Jumping and taking the Delahantys and a dosen of the biggest men In the National League with him. The joke was too obvious to fool any one, but a sensational paper picked It up and made a front page scare head out o it, Tenny got the papers when the teams reached St. Louis and Sharpe Imme diately was promoted to be a ticket taker on the gate. He was not al lowed even to practice with the teams and none could appease Tenny. When the team reached this city Sharpe was released and went back into the bush lots, playing with Elmlra a year be fore Joe McGinnlty gathered him In to play first for Newark. There he be came known as "Home Run Buddy,' and after Amstein went away from Pittsburg In disgrace after the series with Detroit, Fred Clarke drafted "Bud." Old Fead Crops Out. At Marlln Springs Sharpe was a sen sation. He had Flynn as a competi tor, but played and batted all around him. Sharpe opened with Pittsburg, until finally there was a row In the club over him. Clarke had received a letter from Tenny, who had taken a violent dislike to Sharpe. and booked him for the minors. Hans Wagner raised a terrible row over It and at a time when Wagner refused to play with Flynn. John Harris, a Pittsburg theatrical man, bought controlling In terest In the Boston Nationals, fired Tenny and bought Sharpe from Barney Dreyfuss. So, for the second time, Sharpe went back Into the National League, despite what Tenny had done for him. The year 'of his return Sharpe was troubled with malarial fever contrasted the Winter previous on the ranch owned by George Stalllngs in Georgia. He batted about .250 or a trifle under and fielded almoBt perfectly. He was never at his best this year and when, the following year, Tenny again "came back" at Boston, Sharpe was sent away to the minors again because of the feud. His record of the past season is well known and ha will be a tower of strength. Wife Always Wltk Him. Sharpe was married some few years ago to a Miss Bertha Thorpe, of his home town. They had been school day sweethearts and they are today. The wife always travels with her husband. They -have one child that Is the idol of both parents. At thla writing Sharpe is about 28 years of age. He is about six feet two Inches tall and scales about 170 pounds. He likes to play first base and his long legs and arms make him an ideal flrst-sacker. He has known Wolverton for years and has the re spect of all the big league men who have ever come In contact with him. Devoted to a Christian life, ha keeps In touch with the church, never drinks and seldom smokes. FAWCETT. of Bill Steen of tha locals. Ha Is a left-hander In all departments of the game and has a wonderful reach. While a member of the Newark, N. J.. team he captained and was known to the fans as "Scoop" because of his ability to dig balls out of the ground. Harry Wolverton managed this team prior to coming to Oakland. "Sharpe was always popular with tha players and the fans, but I cannot say anything as to his ability as a man ager, although he has the earmarks of a comer if given a fair chance. As a firstbaseman he reminds one of Hal Chase and the comparison between the two was frequently drawn in the East. He Is a fair sticker, but not a heavy one." a a a Boxing critics and fans in the East have gone dippy over tha marvelous performances, of Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul welter whom they hail as the champion of all welters. This being the case, Jimmy Clabby, the Milwaukee miller, must be a better boxer than most people Imagine, for Clabby has met Gibbons three times within ths past few months, beating him de cisively, going a 10-round no-declslon on their second meeting in which Clabby had tha best of It and boxing a lS-round draw at Winnipeg. Clabby's great work In Australia dur- A 1 n rr tha nnat two months also entitled ' I blm to consideration, for ha defeated Arthur Cripps, former middleweight ti tleholder, and Tim Land and drew with Dave Smith, a much heavier man. Clabby has also defeated Johnny Thompson. We doubt very much, though, if Clabby can ever again make the welterweight limit, and as for that . Gibbons bucked on 144 In his Milwau kee match with Clabby and it Is prob lematical If ha can make 142 at t o'clock. a a a Dr: Jay Andrews, old-time Portland and Taconia thlrdsacker, last season with Kewanee, has been given the man. agement of the St. Joseph Club In the Western League. Andrews purchased his own release from the Central As- ' sociation club. Catcher Kurke will step into his shoes at Kewanee. Andrews is a veteran but has some good baseball in him yet. He will play infield for St. Joe. a a A. K. Allen, formerly coach of Lin coln High School, of Seattle, thinks that the present Lincoln squad of the Sound city could wallop the Portland Lincoln champions without much diffi culty. Allen acted as head linesman in the Lincoln-The Dalles game yesterday. He is a Brown graduate. "The Seattle Lincolns will average close to 165 pounds." said their 1910 tutor. "Your local Lincolns are hardly over 156 and the northerner would have quite an advantage In weight alone. The Seattle Lincolns won from Broadway High 20-0 In the final game and I think they could about duplicate the score if they were to meet the Portland lads." " a a a According to a statement credited tc Bill Lange. neither organised nor out lRwhaseball is to claim the services of Big Jeff Overall, former Cub, for lange a. I . i. . iat..t inturv to Orvie'e a arm will keep him out of ball permanently