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1 THE MOKNING OREc)NIAN, ISOjSTDAY, MARCH 16, 1903! CONGEALS HIS PLANS Mr. Lucas Not Quite Ready to Talk Baseball. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO AID Faciflc JfortlxTrest Lcagrae Is 'Work inj? Cnder Cover, aai Ik Appar eatly Well Satisfied With Its prospects for the Season. A smallish man -with much head and great, large eyes was the center oC a group of baseball fans last night at the Portland HoteL This man was W. II. Lucas, president of the Pacific Northwest Baseball League the man who is to Ben Johnsonlze baseball on the Pacific Coast. Mr. Lucas Is modest. Mr. Lucas Is as noncommltal as Words worth's little maiden, only he says we are eight. Instead of "we are seven." Mr. Lucas has a well modulated voice. It Is suave. It falls upon the listener like a maiden's caress. He is the very man a large corporation would select to talk money out of men who had It to Invest. He is not nimble-tongued. For that rea son, he would be termed conservative. Conservative the word has the right sort of a ring to it. All astute business men like to be termed conservativeso does Mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas came to Portland direct from San Francisco. Mr. Dugdale, sometimes more favorably known as plain "Dug," came with him. "Dug," however, had urgent business at home, and he left after a few hours' stay on Saturday evening. "Dug" was very happy. He showed it. Mr. Lucas is also happy at the trick he has turned on the Pacific Coast fellows. But he did not show it like "Dug." Mr. Lucas is conservative. Jack Grim Grim, the silent, the sphinx was one of the early ones who sought Mr. Lucas' society. Grim, Dr. Drake. Lucas and Dugdale were soon In executive session. They sought no barred doors, but the talk they held was heart to heart the result will be made known later. They are a close corpora tion, these four. Like moles, they are working under cover. Rest assured that Grim and Drake were put wise to the sit uation in California. Rest assured that Dugdale and Lucas were put wise to the Portland situation. Grim, Drake, Lucas and Dugdale know who are to be the offi cers of the Portland team; they know to a man who is to put up the coin, and how much each man will put up. Grim said: "We will name the club offi cials by the end of the month." Dr. Drake said: "We will name .the club officials by the end of the month." Mr. Lucas said: "We will name the club officials by the end of, the month." If Dugdale had been here, he would have made the same statement. Lucas spent most of the morning with Grim. They went over the conditions here. The schedule was gone over In the rough. What part of it would be best suited for Portland was noted, and will be given due consideration when the schedule Is made up at the meeting soon to bo held at Tacoma. Grim also escort ed Lucas over the new grounds. Lucas was pleased with their situation, and he had some suggestions to make regarding the grandstand and the place which is to bo set apart for reporters. Mr. Lucas be lieves in taking good care of the men who write the accounts of the games. When Lucas is questioned regarding players and umpires, ho gets conservative for fair. He smiles, and his voice softens almost to a purr, and ho says: "All this will be given out after the meeting. It won't be long now. The people, I know, will bear with us for a little longer. Wo have had to do our work quietly. Why, McCloskoy slipped Into San Francisco, and was there three weeks before he let it bo known he was there. Even I was there a week planning things before they knew I was there. And we didn't wear disguises, cither." Here a smile broke through Mr. Lucas conservatism. For a brief moment ho seemed to wax glad over the manner in which he had played It on Mr. Harris. The president of the Pacific Northwest League Is modesty itself when it comes to relating his part in the rapid field man euvering which has been going on of late, and his invasion of the Bay City and Los Angeles. He does not look warlike, but he declares that he Is out to win. He does not boast. All he says Is that the article of ball and time will settle the tide of the war that has been waged. Mr. Lucas had nice things to say about the directors and officers of the Portland Browns. He also has several bouquets to throw at the team as a whole and at some of the play ers. He denied that Hlckey and Sexton left the Coast with an axe up their sleeves for McCloskey and others. In support of this denial he gavo out the following let ter for publication. It Is a pledge from Sexton. Here it is: SAX FRANCISCO. March 12. Mr. W. II. Lucas, President P. N. "V. League, San Fran cisco. CaL Dear Sir: After a thorough and careful investigation into the present baseball conditions on the Pacific Coast, and alter care ful Inquiry Into the character and standing of the gentlemen whom you have selected to finance your new clubs In San Francisco and Los Angeles. I am fully satisfied with the plans that you have adopted and I here with assure you and the P. jr. W. League of the unqualified support of the National association of professional baseball leagues. In this connection I bes to advise you that the National association will proceed forth with to put Into full force and effect Its In eligible or disqualified list, and all players found In the ranks of the Pacific Coast League on or after Anrll 15. 1003. will Immediately become disqualified and Ineligible to Join any National Association club, except upon the full payment of such fines or penalties as are provided for under our National agreement. I desire to advise you further that the trl party agreement between the National Associa tion and the two major leagues will contain a provision that no player will be rerniltted to graduate from the ranks of an outlaw league Into the ranks of the major leagues. Wishing your league and all of Its clubs, the greatest possible measure of success In your ptand for organised baseball. I am. sincerely yours, M. H. SEXTON. Chairman National Board. Mr. Lucas pride broke through his con servatism when he talked of the gentle men who were financiering the clubs at San Francisco and Los Angeles. Accord ing to him each had a bank account as long as a Christmas poem, and each is willing to spend it. He said most emphat ically that Oakland and Sacramento and Salt Lake would not be taken Into the told this year. Lucas is willing for Mc Closkey to manage the San Francisco team. He says it's up to McCloskey and the deal he can make with Butte. In fact, he favors McCloskey over any one else. SOCIETY BASEBALL. pBrchate of Philadelphia Club Gives Rise to Sarcasm. "Following the purchase of tho Phila delphia baseball team by a .syndicate of men prominent in the most exclusive social circlets of that city' says the Phila delphia North American, "it is already rumored that the conduct of tho National game, at least so far as Philadelphia is concerned, will undergo some striking chances. "Society has long- been yearning for a diversion more strenuous than jrolf. ping pong and tennis, and It has at last sup plied the want with baseball. "To the end that their longing might be duly gratified Arthur 22. Newbold, "Fran cis E. Bond, James Potter. Edgar T. Scott, Clement Newbold, W. Lyman Blddle. H M. Robinson. James W. Paul, Jr., Robert K. Cassatt. Alexander Van Rensselaer, C J. Da Coeta, Francis H. Bohlen. Ralph M. Towneend, B. Dawson Coleman. Arthur Brock, George H. Frazler. E. W. Clark, Jr., S. Lennlg and W. Houston, all of Philadelphia; W. Hesley Schoepf. of Pitts burg, and Julius Flelschmann and H. R. McGowan. of Cincinnati, bought the club. "Should the -venture Drove successful, and there is no reason why it should not, the North American declares It will rise to the occasion and report the -news of games something like this: "One of the most fashionable functions of the season was yesterday's game at the Philadelphia ball park. It was the oc casion of the debut of several charming West Walnut street belles, and the toilets observed in the pavilion were exquisite, foulards and tulles predominating. "As cards for the event had been issued under the supervision of the patronesses, the crush was not too great. Tea' and bon bons were served after the fifth inning, and the affair was altogether delightful. "The game itself was very interesting. When the home team came upon the field, clad in their eilk hats, frock coats, and patent-leather shoes, there was a ripple of applause from daintily-gloved hands. "The o posing team, which was from Chi cago, met with some criticism, however, from the fact that several of its members wore evening clothes, with opera bats and rueeot shoes. "The umpire was .attired In white flan nels, canvas shoes and a yachting cap, so that the entire picture was harmonious and pleasing to the eye. "After the members of both teams had been Introduced to one another and ex changed greetings, the Phillies went to bat; the opposing pitcher handed his white kid gloves to his valet, and the game began. "The first gentleman up sent a dainty little hit to center, but while tripping to first base he unfortunately slipped on the strip of carpet which had been laid to prevent dust, and the umpire called him out. "The batsman remonstrated on the ground that it was inevitable. " 'Oh. say, old chap,' he said, I don't like to complain, but don't you think you are a little unfair? " "Well, old fel,' answered the umpire, you really didn't get there, don't you know, and what else could I do? " 'Oh, very well,' replied the batsman, and be rejoined the ladles. "In tho eighth inning a decision on strikes very much annoyed one of the home players. In fact, he became real crops, and was heard to exclaim: " 'Dear, dear, such a stupid way of doing things! I really beg your pardon, my boy, but you ought to use your lorgnettes really you ought!' "The game was called In the eighth inning, as there were a number of dinner parties on for the evenlnsr." Here is what the baseball writer on the" Denver Post has to say of our baseball war: Word comes from the Coast this morn ing that the mission of Hickey and Sex ton to establish peace with the Pacific Coast League has proven a failure and tho magnates of that league will not even listen to taking their clubs Into the National Association of Minor Leagues. On top of this comes the news that Lucas, president of the Pacific Northwest League, is going to beard the Hon in his den and Is now In California making ar rangements to locate teams in Los An geles and San Francisco. He'll have a fine time of It before he gets through. We would also like to feel the heads of tho capitalists in California that would Invest money in a scheme of that kind. Just figure for yourself the jump a team will be forced to make from Butte, Mont., to Los Angeles, CaL Now we will not figure the four days the team must lose making the trip, but the railroad fare from Butte to Los An geles and return for a baseball team will be more than will be taken in at the gates In any city In any game this year. In addition to this figure In the opposi tion that Seattle and Portland will have, to say nothing about advancing large transportation fees. I am willing to go on record now as predicting that if the Pacifio Northwest League establishes olubs In San Francisco and Los Angeles they won't last many days after the Fourth of July, when their league will be a thing of the past. The Pacific Coast League could wish for no better move on the part of the oppo sition. In the first place the class of ball that the Pacific Coast League will furnish is so far ahead of anything that the Lucas league can dish up that tho fans will Immediately realize the superiority of tho old California League. Fans are queer people that go where the best ball Is played. Ths was shown beyond a doubt when the American League organized and carried many of the star players of tho National League with them. The fans realized that the good players were with the American and that's where they went to see the games. It will be the same in California. OATOGIIT OX THE FLY Gossip of -Baseball World Zearfosa Will .Captain Butte Team. Gus Klopf, captain of the Spokane base ball team, says his team has been ordered to report on April 1, when practice for tho season's work will begin. It Is the inten tion of the management to do most of the proseason work in Whatcom and Ellens burg, where the men will get in shape for the other teams. Here Is one on "Tacks" Parrott, signed with Jack Grim, that Portland fans will enjoy. Jim McDonald tells it: "When Tom was batting at his worst last Fall some of the boys on the team told him that ham and eggs were good food for the hatting eye. Tom was Rube enough to believe It and you should have seen him go for the ham and eggs for the next week. It was ham and eirsa three times a day and nothing else. They didn't seem to help his batting, and finally he quit them In disgust On another occasion one of the boys happened to throw some water on him from tho drinking pail as he was going up to bat. -He went up and knocked out a three-bagger and he de clared that the water brightened up his vision. During the rest of tho game he asked the players to dash water in his faco each time he batted." "The death of Phil Recclus, one of the older school of ball players. In Louisville the other day, recalls vividly the greatest game ever pitched by the dead twlrler," says the Louisville Courier-Journal. "This was years ago. when be officiated In In Louisville in Detroit. The Detrolts had just won the championship of the world, that splendid team being well remembered by all who keep up with baseball. The Detrolts were there to play the crack Louisville team. It was usual, In those days, for bets to be made on all ball games, and thousands of dollars were wagered on this contest. Phil Recclus pitched for Louisville. His catcher was Amos Cross, long since dead. The opposing pitcher was Weldman. and his catcher was Charley Bennett. Louisville won the game by the score of 3 to 0, Recclus strik ing out 11 of the world's champions. This was Phil Recclus' crowning' feat as a ball player. After this the grand old Eclipse team was broken up, Recclus, Pfeffer, Browning, Collins and others going where the most money was offered." Jack F. Zalusky, the Minneapolis boy who finished the season behind the bat for the Tigers under the Andrews regime last year, has been traded to the Spokane club by Manager B. E, McKibben. Manager B. E.- McKIbben has been ad vised that the National board of arbitra tion has ruled In favor of the Tacoma club in the case of Johnnie Holland, an outfielder, claimed by the Peoria club of the Western League. This is good news for Tacoma. because Holland is a fast man in tho outfield and a rattling change catcher. Napoleon Lajole, famed tho country over as its greatest ball player, denies that he la all In. or anywhere nearlr all In. Since his recent serious attack of pleurisy he has been pictured as being In the lest stages of dissolution, and pre dictions have even been carried so far as to say that he would never play ball again. ' BRUSH IX 2CEW YORK. Bat He Has Nothing te Say Afeeat the Baseball War. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. March 15. John T. Brush, president of the New York club, returned to Indianapolis today from New York, where he attended the recent Na tional League meeting. He will go to French Lick to recuperate. He held a conference in New York with Manager McGraw, and says that McGraw Is satis fied that the Giants will be able to stay in the first division during the season. Mr. Brush will not discuss the American League's invasion of New York, and the success attained by President Johnson In securing a site for the American Park on Manhattan Island. Mr. Brush, asked about a story to the effect that Barney Dreyfus proposes to spring a sensation In the near future in the form of an announcement that another syndicate is being formed to buy out John T. Brush's interest in the New York Club, laughed and said: "Stranger things have happened." He would not explain, however, whether there was any truth In the story. He said he expected to spend much of his time W. H. IIHBbbbbbK'- .yiissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssi BBBBBBBBSBSSsBsBHsK2Ht?ci isBSBSBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSSBBBBBBbF .'isW-lVBsflsSBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl IbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBbP MStssTsltBBBSDBilBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBi IBsbbbbbbbbbII ,Cs5Tsi yj' fegBiSHssssssssssssssssssI BBBB" ' r&lL'l .BSMlSSsl l!tfir'A; -'t 5Sr jBssssBi&V f - 4':IBBBt9R MAN WHO IS TO BAN JOIIXSOXIZE PACIFIC COAST BASEBALL. the coming Summer in New York, and would personally look after many of tho Interests of the New York Nationals. WEIGHTS FOR. THE HANDICAP. $10,OdO Race Jane U by the Harlem Jockey Club. CHICAGO, March 15. The weights for the $10,000 Harlem National handicap to be run Saturday, June 6, at 13-16 miles were announced by the Harlem Jockey Club today as follows: McCnesney US, Blues 123. Luclen Apple by 122, Hernando 120, Dan Lucas 110, Run net, Marcos, 11S; Alan Dale, Owntont 116; Glenwater, Otis, Belles Commoner, The Lady Monarka. Ill; Wllthel, Aldlne, Ter raflrma. Six Shooter. 114; JImlnez. Invent or, Corrlgan. Abe Frank, Bessie Spahr, 111; Fallng, Torpedo, -Tolamon, Favonlus, 110; Nitrate, Old Hutcn. 109; The Unknown, The Conqueror II, Caliban, Port Royal, Salvable, 10S; Golden Wishes, Alabarlch, 107; Water Cure, Rolling Boer, Harry New, Jack Demund, Skillful, 106; Dr. Ste phens, Piedrlch, Lord Quex. Little Scout, Fothen, High Chancellor, 105; John Mc Gulrk, Kalos, PIcquart. Linguist, lot; Ar tena, Eonlc, Hoodwink. Hargls, Red Co mln, Jordan, Prowl, 103; Ben Chance, Dewey, Claude. 102; Eva G., Bardolph, Au Revoir, 101; Epicure 100, Captain Arnold 99, Flngal, Amur, Western Duke, W. B. Gates, Major Tcnney, Gregor K-, Topsail, Woodlajce, Gilfaln, Willful. 98; South Breeze, Artllla, Jaubert. Esherln, Rankin, Shooting Star, 97; CoL Ballantyne, Barca, The Picket, Gypsene, Ahola,Lacy Craw lord, Watklns Overton, 96; Dick Furber, King Daly, Bernays, The Dog, Mandora, 95; Lendln, Lem Reed, Pericles, Air Tight, 91; Sinner Simon, Orefo, Orafena, 97; Es terday, Palma, Canyon, Julie, Judge Hlmes, Standard Bearer, 92; Tracy 92. Governor, Manrue, 90; Halcyondalo S7, Gold Brode, Beau Guard. Discharged, So. $3000 FOR OXE EVEXT. FoBr-Mile Race Feature of the Week on Oakland Track.' SAN FRANCISCO, . March 15. The Thornton stakes, at four miles, to be de cided Saturday, will be the feature of this week's racing at Oakland. The event will have a value of over $3000, and some clever performers will meet. Among the ellgibles are: SIddons. Nones, Homestead. Search er, Artllla, Bessie McCarthy, Vincinltor, Water Cure and Rio Shannon. W. B. Jennings & Co. still head the list of winning owners, with $25,405 to their credit. Green Morris Is second, with $18, 125. Burns & Waterhouse have advanced to third place, their total being $11425. Commissions on California Races Accepted. Portland Club Cafe, 130 Fifth street. Direct wires from the tracks. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It scathes the child, softens the gums, allays ail pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Never fall to cure sick headache, often the very first dose. This is what is said by all who try Carter's Little Liver Pills. GREAT TROTTING RACE MARE AXZELLA, 2.-OG 3-4, PROPERTY OF LISTEN TO BRITT HOWL CALIFORNIA. FIGHTER COMPLAINS BECAUSE HE COMMITTED FOUL. Lost. Coatcst "by His Ovra Carel ess ness a ad Woald Have His FrleHds Believe He Was Robbed. There seems to be no end of the gab les t that Jimmy Britt has been holding in San Francisco since his return from Port land. From the howl that this fighting machine has sent up, ring followers who do not know "Beefing Jimmy? would be led to believe that he was the victim of a deep and double-dyed plot, while nothing of the sort Is, or ever was, thought of. Britt lost his fight, with Jack O'Keefe through bis own fault and bad management. He had tho Chicago boy whipped to a frazzle, and at best O'Keefe could not have last another two rounds. To quote one of his own, timekeepers, "He threw the fight away." Britt was not robbed. He got just what was com ing to him. He got just what others as LUCAS. long as they fight at the Pastime Athletic Club will get. If they fight as Britt does. Jack Grant is not an infant in the referee business. What Grant did was what every honest referee In the country would have done, had they seen a fighter com mit so palpable a foul as the one com mitted by Britt. All the talk he indulged in since his return to San Francisco has lost ' for him more friends than it has made. The wise ones Ilka a good loser. They are apt to believe a man when he tells quietly and once that he has been given the doublo cross, but when they have to listen to it for days they get skeptical, and will at the end believe the other fellow. Britt would have his Sixth and Division street friends believe that he was Jobbed and that great bundles of money were sent from Portland to Seattle and other points to bet on O'Keefe. A careful Investiga tion Into this story has proved It false. No sporting man in Portland has yet dis covered methods of aerial transportation. neither is there a private Marconi sys tem here, so if there was any money sent out, it must have been coin from the Britt contingent, inasmuch as they seem to be the only ones who know anything about It. Britt had a clever faker In Donegan, the young gentleman who wrote the fight story for a San Francisco paper. HIa brilliant mind could be placed In a gnat's lung and still It would rattle about like a single pea in a pod. He was a Mrs. Eddy an-1 a Dr. Collinge mixed into one, a noon. day mystery that had been solved, a kite without a tall. When" it came to scent lng Jobs he was keener than Sherlock Holmes, and ho had Old Sleuth beat a mile. It was this young man who detected that Britt was jobbed. He told Britt and hla followers. Like hounds after a wolf they took up the cry and made the welkin ring- with the "wise guess." This same Donegan was the guest of a couple of Portland gentlemen. And while he was their guest, breaking their bread and eat ing- their salt, he had the temerity to tell them that he did cot like fighters, the men who promoted them, nor those who attended them.- Donegan s hosts not only attended boxing exhibitions, but like the sport. This is tho kind of man who started the fake about Britt being Jobbed. Nuf - sed. REILLY AXD PARKER. Athletic Clnb Arranges the Xext Fight for Portland. Tommy Rellly, of San Francisco, and Kid Parker, of L03 Angeles, have been matched to box 20 rounds before the Pastime Athletic Club, on the night of April 9. The management of the club hoped to match Johnson and Rellly, but Johnson was slow in coming to the front. Articles of agreement were sent to Rellly and Parker yesterday. They are to fight at 1H pounds at the ringside. Both men will do their training In Portland. .The fight promises to be one of the best light heavy-weight battles ever fought In Portland. Both men are ex tremely clever for big fellows, and at the weights ought to give good accounts of PIERCE BROS., SANTA ROSA, CAL. themselves. A preliminary equally as good as the Fitxpatrlck-Reilly go Is alsc promised by the management. If the match can be made, the two lightweights will do the fighting. Disdalafal "Fits." FItxslmmons evidently treats the mat ter of Ryan's challenge to him with the utmost contempt, and if we were to listen to Fitz we would come to the conclusion that Ryan was about the biggest dub that ever put his hands up. Here Is ltz s latest: "I will simply wade Into him and break through his guard and wallop him Into submission," declared the Cornlshman In conversation. "I fought Corbett at 154 and Jeffries at 158, and they certainly felt my punches. Now, no one would ever figure that Ryan had a look-in with either Corbett or Jeffries, and I therefore do not see how In the world he can figure a chance with me. It would simply be a case of pitching Into Tommy and chastis ing him. He can't get to me, and I cer tainly can wallop him down and out. What T will do to him will make Mc Coy's training look cheap. It will do Ryan good to meet me In the ring." Prominent sporting men all over the country In discussing the Corbett-Jeffries fight seem to be of one opinion. Hear what they say: Dan Stuart Jeffries should be a 5-to-l chance, and ought to win with ease. He has the punch. Tommy Ryan Corbett is a parlor fighter and should make a good showing before a ladles' club, but he has no chance with Jeff. "Honest John" Kelly Corbett has no punch. Is doing a little four-flushing and boos'ting his vaudeville show. Parson "Davles Jeffries ought to win without halt trying. John Consldine Corbett has not got a dead man's chance. Eddie Burke It should be 1 to 1000 when you make your bets that Jeff wins as he likes. George Consldine Jim is looking for a loser's end, and Jeff will give it to hlro with a beating. Tom Sharkey Corbett wouldn't have a chance If Jeff tied his arms behind his back, so what chance -can he have if Jeff fights? Jim O'Leary Can't see where Corbett has a chance in the world against Jeff. Joe TJllman Poor Jim. he Is looking for a little advertising, and with that gained he don't care whether he wins or loses. Joe Vendlg I'll have to bet on Jeff, and if I get my money down will feel I am stealing It from the man who bets with me. Sam Harris Why, Corbett knows he can't win. Tim Sullivan Jeffries will win as far as you can throw a stone. It's a shame to put Corbett In the ring with him. Billy Roche Corbett hasn't got any more chance than I have. If Jeff roughs him like Sharkey did the fight won't last six rounds. Y. M. C. A. CAPTURES MEET. University of Washington, Decides Case of Pearson Boys. UNTVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se attle, March 15. The 'varsity track sea son was opened on Friday last with the big Indoor annual Western Washington meet. The meet was a clean-cut victory for the Seattle Young Men's Christian As sociation. The. boys were simply up against a combination of Seattle stars, comprising old-timera of Y. M. C. A. and tho Seattle Athletic Club, as well as a number of exceptionally good men from the local High School. In the dashes the 'varsity team made Its usual good show ing, and had It not been that two Y. M. C. A men beat the gun off by nearly four yards In the 30-yard sprint, the 'varsity boys would have pulled out three places. As it was, young Joe Pearson overhauled both men even in that short distance. The half-mile was won by Tlbbals In 2:10 4-5, while Boetzkes ran a close second to Da vis, who made the two miles In 10:22. The next track affair will be the inter class meet, to be held during the latter part of April. "The law department will be allowed to enter a list of competitors as well as the seniors. Juniors, sopho mores and freshmen. Some time before May 10 the Y. M. C. A. will give a meet, in which the 'varsity will enter a team with the hope of retrieving Its recent de feat. It is the aim of the management to then make a trip Into Oregon, holding at least three meets. As It now stands, arrangements aro be ing made with the Multnomah Athletic Club, with the Oregon Agricultural. Col lege and with Pacific College. Multnomah has not as yet decided whether or not It will be possible to bring the Washlngton lans to Portland. The season will be. closed with a meet In Seattle between the "U" and the champions of Eastern Wash ington and Idaho. A great deal of confidence has been put into the collegians by the firm stand that tho faculty has taken on the trouble of last Spring, as regards the Pearsqn broth ers. These two boys were protested by the University of Oregon for running with their home town hose team. Wishing to cast aside any unfavorable comment, the faculty committee excluded the boys from the different meets. After a thorough ex amination last Wednesday afternoon, Ihe faculty committee decided that ample punishment had been meted out to the boys. The committee did not take up the matter until it was found that it would be impossible fb get a meeting of tho North west Intercollegiate Association before June L LOOKING FOR A FIELD. University Athletes Cannot Find a Good Location. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, March 15. (Special.) The work on the athletic field has not been very extensive this week and from the way the plans stand at present It will be necessary to get a different location before the college athletes will be assured of a new track. Last week when the contractors in spected the field they bored down In several places, where it would be neces sary to grade the southern end of the proposed field about four feet, and struck clay in a few places. After prospecting the stony point that projects out into the southern part of the field -It was found that the field could be laid In the Collier tract; but the collegians would rather not have a field filled with small stone. Es pecially is this true of the football en thusiasts. The members of the committee ap pointed to manage the work of construct ing the athletic field and grandstand have decided not to proceed with the work until they are convinced that no other location Is possible. The committee has closed active work on tho Collier tract just for a few days In which to search for a new location, but if a better site cannot be procured by the middle of the week the work of putting the Collier field In condition will be resumed with a strong force, so as to have the track In condition for the Spring sprinters. The track Is to be a four-lap path, thus giving an ample stretch of straight away for the 100-yard dash and the 120 yard hurdles. By making the path a four-laped one It gives sufficient space within the track to lay out the football gridiron without taking in any portion of the sprinters part of the field. MR, KNOX LOVES HORSES. The Attorney-General's Team Holds the World's Record. If Attorney-General Knox has any fad. It Is his love of fine horseflesh. Pittsburg and Washington are familiar with, his pair of high-steppers, Wert and Dr. Leek, who hold the world's team record for harness horses. But Attorney-General Knox is not In the least what might be termed a sport, for all that he enjoys speeding be hind his fast team, "I love a good horse," he says, "and as for horse racing, with its trimmings, oth ers may try that If they want to." This lack of "sportlnesa"' In the Attorney-General's makeup was forcibly lllus- t rated after Mr. Knox assumed his duties as head of the Department of Justice. A correspondent saw the Attorney-General out driving: with a woman who occupies a prominent positloa in the -official set of the Capital. "That's a fine team," the correspondent remarked to a friend. "Fastest In the world,'" was the reply. "You don't say so," said the correspond ent. "What are their names?" "Why, don't you know?" asked his friend. "I thought everybody knew those horses. They are Highball and Siphon." In full innocence of the deception, the correspondent wrote of Attorney-General Knox and his fine horses, Highball and Siphon. He called at tho Department of Justice next day. "I see your paper printed a story about my horses," said Mr. Knox. "Yes, I wrote It myself," said the cor respondent, "I am astonished." said Mr. Knox. "Do you think I would Insult the noblest ani mals on earth by giving them coarse bar room names? My horses are Wert and Dr. Leek." Horscs and Horsemen. George IcCauley, once a famous jockey, died at Butte, Moni, recently In desti tute circumstances. "Freddie" Gebhard has purchased the horses Gay Boy and The Rival. He has others under consideration. T. C. McDowell has refused the offer of $10,000 for his horse Alan-a-Dale, win ner of the Kentucky Derby in 1902. "Dave" Gideon, one of the most promi nent men of the American turf, has de cided to develop and train his own horses in the future. C. K. G. Billings and ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant have purchased a plat of land near the Harlem River, where they will build a new trotting track. Official announcement has bQgn made of the Spring meeting to be held by tue Maryland Steeplechase Association from April 21 to 25, at PImllco. ATHLETICS AT O. A. C. Prospects Bright for Track aad Football Teams. CORVALLIS, March 15. (SpecIaL) The Spring athletic season will soon be In full swing at tho State Agricultural College, and It is the belief of Track Captain Bur naugh that a very strong team will be turned out. Director Trine will take charge of the candidates on April 1, but in the meantime Captain Burnaugh Is look ing after the training squad, which con sists of more than 100 men. Manager Johnson Is now at work on his schedule, which will Include dual meets with the University of Oregon, Albany College, Pacific University, McMlnnvllle College, and possibly others. A new four-lap track Is being graded on the athletic field, which Is being drained and put In first-clas3 shape for football. Although most of the candidates for track honors are novices it is the general belief that Director Trine will put out a strong team thls-year. The prospects for a winning football team next Autumn are exceptionally bright. Ten members of last season's eleven will return to college. Manager Johnson has' received a number of appli cations for the position of head coach, and it Is quite likely that a well-known man will be signed in the near future. Sporting- Notes. Mortimer M. Singer, who recently re turned from a golfing tour abroad, says that the European golfers are, on the whole, more scientific than the Americans. The women golfers of the West are very jubilant because Chicago has been award ed the championship meeting this year In preference to an Eastern city. The West ern women think that they have been In considerately treated in past years. There Is no longer any disposition to question the record of 7 1-5 seconds which W. A. Schick made in the 70-yard dash t New York. Because this was a new world's record It was thought that the course might have been short, but when It was measured. It was found to be 4 Inches over the full distance. In order to develop a champion golf team at Yale this year teams have, been organized in all of the classes In the dif ferent departments and an interclos3 tournament will be held. The Yale golf ers are disappointed over losing the Inter collegiate championship to Harvard last year, and will do everything in their pow er to develop a winning team this year. Columbia University's managers are still trying to arrange a football game this year with Yale. The Yale "managers, how ever, have not given the New Yorkers much encouragement. The estrangement between the two institutions grew out of the alleged rough treatment which Yale received from Columbia in 1S01, the last year that they met. John F. McLean, the famous half-back of the University of Michigan, has been selected to coach the University of Mis sourl this year, in place of Pat O'Dea. the great Wisconsin fullback. McLean last year coached Knox. College, IMnols, but was not re-engaged because d the scandal which followed the action of sev eral members of his team In leaving the college at the close of the football season. George Woodruff, Penn.'s old coach, who has been selected to coach the University of Illinois, has already set himself to work, although his engagement does not begin until this Fall. Woodruff has an nounced that he will hold two or three weeks of Spring practice In order to meet the candidates and outline his ideas of training. There Is great enthusiasm at Il linois over the engagfement of Woodruff. The Harvard hockey team, which won the Intercollegiate championship by de feating Yale, made a remarkable record for the year. Not once during the season was the crimson even defeated. One of tho unfortunate features of the hockey season has been the roughness of the game. Nearly as many men have been In jured playing this game as in football. It Is expected that within another year the game will be much cleaner. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. Official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as fol lows: Alia. SOO' Justice $0 18 Mexican ISO Occidental Con.... AS Andes 23 Belcher 65 Best & Belcher... 2 40 Bullion 8 Caledonia 2 70 Ophlr 220 overman 60 Potosi 44 Savage .... 40 Challenge Con. .. 68 Chollar 44 Sep. Belcher ...... 31 Sierra Nevada .... 100 Confidence 1 65 Con. CaL & Va... 215 Silver Hill C4 Union Con 125 Utah Con 2 Crown Point 44 Gould & Currie.. 41 Hale Sc. Norcrosa. S3 Yellow Jacket .... 62 NEW YORK, March 14. Closing quotations: Adams Con. ......$0S0 Alice 30 Little Chief Ontario ... Ophlr .. .. Phoenix ... Potoal .. . $0 08 600 2 15 8 40 Breece .... - 25! Brunswick Con... 1 Comstock Tunnel. 10 Con. CaL & Va.. 210 Savage 37 Horn Silver 125 Iron Silver : 1051 Sierra Nevada .... 100 Small Hopes ..... 40 Leadvllle Con. ... 3 standard t sou BOSTOX. March 14. Closing quotations: Adventure $ 1200! Allouez 6 00 Amalgamated . 73 50 Daly West'.... 30 00 Bingham ...... 35 00 CaL & Hecla... 64500 Old Dominion... f 21 50 Osceola 7325 Parrot 32 75 Qulncy 120 00 Santa Fe Copper 2 62 Tri mountain ... 88 00 Trinity 113 25 United States... 2587 Utah SO 00 Victor fa 7 75 Winona 14 00 Wolverine 73 Centennial 20 501 Copper Range . . 11 00 Dominion O&l.. 117 50 Franklin .7T... 12 60 Isle Royale 1260 Mohawk 55 Hoodlums Destroy Drome L-Ion. PRINCETON, N. J., March 15. One of the big bronze Hons which guard the en trance of historic Nassau Hall was so bad ly disfigured last night by a crowd of young alumni and upper class men that It cannot be safely repaired. The contin gent of students and graduates gathered together on the steps at a late hour to sing -their class songs and engage in a little celebration. During the jollification one of the-'blg lions was beheaded and otherwise mutilated. The fragments were gathered up by the university nroctor this morning. The lions were presented to the university by the class of 1S79, of wmcn -rresiaent wuson is a member. AN ERRORLESS GAME Portfand Browns Beat San Jose Twentytwo to Five, COLTS CLEVER .WITH THE BAT Tvre - Pitchers Knocked Ont ot the Box and IT Hits Mode-BuUer Pitched Three Innlnss Wlth oBt AlloTvlag a Hit. SAN JOSH. CaL. "March 13. (Special) In a game that teemed with runs and hits, the Portland Browns this afternoon defeated the San Jose State Lea sue team, by the score of 22, to 5. From the first ball pitched over the plate until tho last, the Browna fell upon the horsehlde sphere. They swatted the ball for 17 rich and juicy hits. They batted Steffanl and Tyson, two nice names to meet up with. In Santa Anna, out of the box, and they played so many rings around the state leaguers that they grew dizzy counting them, van Buren was the only man or the Browns who did not make a safe blngle. Butler, who assisted In the elab work for Portland, had the San Jose batters fooled to death. He was as full of shoots,, benders, twists and speed as a eleve Is full of holes. He had master control and during the three Innings he pitched not a hit waa made off hla delivery. Engle and Thatcher, however, were not so fortunate. Engle developed a case of "charley-horse" in the fourth inning. He was jolted for two hlta and gave two men free passes to the first station which netted the Prune eaters three runs. He was still to tho bad in the fifth Inning and two safe hlta later grew Into another run. The Browns began their kllllnir in the third chapter. For a time it looked as If San Joso would have to call out the fire department before the Browns could be retired. In this inning they made six rurja. In the fourth they batted out three more, and In the seventh it was simply a. slaughter of the innocents, and by the time tho scorer had registered the seven runs, a number of rooters got up a peace protocol and sent It to Captain Vlgneux. The individual work of the Browns could not have been better. Their team work was like a well regulated piece of ma chinery, in spite of the wet grounds, which made the game on the bases and the field very slow. Another thing that was a marked feature of the game was that Marshall's colts, after taking all sorts of chances and makins all sorts of sensa tional stops, played an errorless game. Captain "Vlgneux was highly, pleased with the showing of the men and says ha will have a: surprise In store for' the fans ot Portland when they see the team In action. The score and hits by innings and summary are as follows: Portland 1234.6"6789 Runs 10635007 022 Hits 00514 0. 07 0-17 San Jose Runs Q 1 0 S 1 0 0 0 05 Hits 0202210007 SUMMARY;. Innings pitched In Steffani, 4; Tyson, 4; Thatcher, Engle and Butler. Hits Off Steffani, 6: off Tyson, 11; off Thatcher, 2; off Engle, 5; oft Butler, none. Two-base hits Steffani, Josh Rellly, 2; Andrews, 2. Sacrifice hits "Van Bursn, 2. Bases on balls Off Steffani, 3; Engle, 2; Tyson. 3. Struck out By Steffani, 2; Tyson, 2; Thatcher, 2; Engle, Butler. 2. Hit by pitched ball Smith. Wild pitch SteffanL Passed balls Hammond. Left on bases Portland. 6; San Jose, 5. First base on errors Portland, 6. Time of game Two hours and five min utes. Umpire Concannon. Cllns to Their Old Rule. Kansas City Star. 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