THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JUNE li, 1907. NOT HITTING BALL Weakness of Beavers at Bat Shown by the Averages. M'CREDIE THE EXCEPTION Portland Manager Leads Team With 25 Hits Ont of 78 Times at Bat, Giving Average of 321. Fielding Records. The Beavers have been home a month row, and hava won eight games and lost 14. That la a great deal better than the record In the Southland, and shows that th boya ara beginning- to pick up. In the first Ban Francisco series at home they won two and lost three, in the Los Angeles series they dropped four out of five. While playing with Oakland they won three out of the seven games, ana in the last series succeeded in capturing two ut of five. Within the last few days Bhinn left the team and Frank Gum was benched and bought a ticket back to Colorado. Binca the return from the land of tha Winter tourist resorts Anson R. Mott Joined tha team. Mott has made himself one of the most popular players and has been doing good work all tha time. Artie Rosa Is now with the tram, but is not desirous of ' playing. Ross complains that he has lost his arm and cannot do good work In the outfield. Ha states that he thinks ha Is fast enough to play In the Northwest League, but Is afraid that he cannot make good in the PaciflS Coast League. He will be given a two . weeks' trial by Manager MoCradia and if he makes good will be retained. Ross will probably go In at left field, and Bas eey will be switched to center field. Lovett's Injured finger will keep him out for some time. Where la First Baseman Yates? Manager McCredle made arrangements and signed Dick, Yates, a first baseman from the University of Chicago, but so far the player has not put In an appear ance. McCredle has not heard from the man, and does not know whether to sign another first baseman. Shortstop Stan ton, who was due to arrive a week ago. has not appeared, and has sent no word to the manager. When the team goes south, the Beavers will bo shy a good short. Joe Fay, who Is filling the place at present, will not leave the city, because of his business here, and McCredle has no other man, besides Ponahue, who is able to fill the bill. San Francisco cama north this last series with a different team than played the first series. Shaughnessy, the big ex-policeman of the Bay City, occupies Murphy's place in right field. Shaugh nessy was a member of the crack San Francisco policemen's team that traveled through the East last season, and his work V attracted the magnates of the South. Murphy has evidently quit base ball for good. He left Ban Francisco for Klondike, and it is not known whether he will return to baseball. Hllde brand Is sick In San Francisco. Wheeler is traveling with the team, and, unable to play. Is acting as assistant manager, Joy was left at home, and it Is not like ly that he will be given a chance to travel with the team this Summer. . . Los Angeles will probably arrive today, and at present It looks as if no game will he played. The grounds are wet, and the boys cannot do good work. How Beavers Are Batting. Tha batting averages of the team show that Frank Gum leads the team. He was only up eight times, still he hit three times safely. Walter McCredle is the real sticker of tha bunch. Since his return from the South he has been up 78 times, and has hit safety 25 times. Ha Is the only man on the team hitting over .SftO- The following are the averages since the return from the South: A.B. IB. PC. Bum . 8 8 .874 M.-Credle T8 25 .3J1 Casey Rl ,2.t .is raiiff L'2 n .:t I.nvelt oa 17 .li'JS Moll . . . M 14 I'nuaton 4 1 .-.ri0 Bassoy .. 78 1 .24.1 ehlnn fin 14 .s:3 I'areon 7 14 .2" Mxvra . . . oO lo .2"0 f'onahue 70 14 .) Klnaell ......... 1H S .INT Vy )1) 8 .1F.8 Iv himplt 2 2 .078 0 room 34 1 .040 Portland Fielding Averages. The fielding averages show that Kin sella has the best record. Carl Moore Is a close second, and the rest of the play ers are' all pretty well up in this part of the game. Slilnn has a poor record, .'.U, hut one thing must be remembered ' and that Is the little fellow always went 1 after .the ball. Following are the field ing averages: . P.O. a. u. P C. Klnsella .1 ?:t 1 ,fVS Moor , 81 3X 5 .!) arjn - 1.VJ 11 7 .llfig l'a."y .. oS 4f 6 .B.sa I'siiir :i , 2.1 1 . .nr.:! lvnahue P4 S 6 -!- Mi'Credie .... - : 7 4 .nil Fv - n i s .eon H'v . M S ft .11 tO l.nwi -M 2 4 .S7S Cum 2 5 1 .NTri S. hlmpfl l:i .14 4 .Sil2 iJroom 14 17 4 .Srt2 Molt M 2S 27 11 .84rt Phlnn 25 2.1 IS .7:15 Houston 112 Following is a table of stolen bases, extra base hits, and sacrifices. The first column Indhatcs the stolen bases, tha second the home runs, the third three base hits, the fourth the two-ba.e hits, and the last column shows the number of sacrifice hits: S B. H it. SB. 2B. 8.H. Pmwy ...... 2 o 2 4 S V.ott ..1 0 2 2 0 .. 4 o 2 4 S ..2 0 1 2 1 . . 0 o o 1 1 .. li 0 (l 0 ..5 0 1 1 1 .. i 0 0-4 4 ..401 3 s Ionahue .. Moore KinJ!A ... Houston ... M.Ci e.Ue .. I'twy ..... lawelt Shinn aron .... Groom ..... siirr fc' htmpff . Cum , Kay -a 0 n o S 2 o 0 2 1 . . l n n o o 0 0 0 O - 1 0 0 0 u 2 n o o o o 0 0 0 0 0 FAKIIELL BEATS WIt'KERSHAM Mtiltrminali Tennis Champion Un able to Overcome Handicap. The first match in the Ladd handicap tennis tournament, held at Multnomah Club, was played Sunday morning, and Hrant Wlckersham, regarded as one of the best players In the state, lost his opening match, and is now out of the tourney. He was defeated by Tom Farrell, the score being 6-, 3- and 7-B. For a long time Wlckersham was one of th strongest players at the club. Ho Is the champion of the Irvlngton Tennis Cluh, and was twice winner of the Ladd Trophy. The cause of his defeat was tha heavy handicap given his opponent. Wlckersham went In the tournament, owe S6 S-s, while his opponent played from scratch. Farrell won the first game, lost the second, but took the third. The other matches played were as follow: Blanchard (rec. 16) defeated 1 Humphries (rac S-6), -3, 11-11; and l&Uokansla beat George lie. Millan (rec -) -2, 3-S, -4. The other matches of the tournament will be played every afternoon, if tha weather permits. Following is a list of the entries and handicaps awarded by the com mittee in charge of the tournament: Owe 30 Wlckersham, Bellinger. . Owe 15.3 Northrup, Turner, Benham. Owe 151 Herdman. Wilder. Ewing. Owe 13 jttidrews, Fenton. Owe 3-8 Rohr. McAlpin. NunD. Scratch Farrell, Ames, Prince, Thome. Receive 3- McMillan, Humphreys. Receive 15 Paul Henderson Forbes, Eaat ham, McCrura. Sawyer, Blanchard, Dunne, Zan. McKensie. , Receive 1$.3 Warinner. G, W. Hender son, Sargent, Dolph, Frohman, Kats. - NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. PC Chicago 35 S .7!S New York 30 14 .R2 Philadelphia . ...2 17 .w5 Pittsburg 22 17 .5114 Cincinnati 18 SB .409 Bolton 1 2 .SSI Brooklyn 14 ::o .SIS fit. Louis IS as .271 Yesterday's Scores. Pittsburg. 14: Brooklyn, 3. Kew York. 8; St. Louis, 2. Chicago-Philadelphia, wet grounds. Cincinnati-Boston, postponed account of Latonla Derby. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. PC Chicago , j... .30 IS .98 Cleveland ....30 16 652 Detroit 84 17 .55 Philadelphia .........24 20 .545 New York ... ......20 21 .488 St. Louis ............... 18 2S .am Washington ....,-....14 27 .341 Boston 14 30 -313 Yesterday's Scores. Cleveland, 6; Boston, 2. New York. 9: Detroit, 5. Chicago, 2; Washington. 1. Philadelphia, 3; St. Louis, 0. BQYPITGHER.PHENOMENOI. HAS RECORD OF 57 INNINGS WITHOUT A RUN. Walter Johnson, of Weiser, Astounds Idaho Fans by His Remark able Work. WEISER, Idaho, Juno 10. (Special.) The Weiser baseball .club, a member of the Idaho State League, has developed a phenomenal pitcher. Ha bitched 67 in nings without a run being made off his delivery. The world's record Is 64 innings. He pitched straight games without a run being scored against h'lm. In a game In this city two weeks ago with the Boise club of the Idaho Stabs League he struck1 out J9 men.vtha first eight men who faced him going down. Yesterday ha struck out 18 men and not a man of the opposing club reached third base. TJls name is Walter Johnson and he is i ative of California. He Is 1? years of at and is tall and strong as an ox. He tias arms that for length would put Fitzsimmons to blush. Tha clubs he has pitched against are not amateurs, but are composed of players who hava played In some of the best clubs of the East. He pitched in a game last Monday for the Nampa Idaho Club, which was playing the Mountain Home club for $100 a Bide. Nampa won. 5 to 0. The club9 in the -Idaho League are ex ceptionally strong. Weiser has a club that can hold its own with any club In the West. Every man is a star In his position, and the citizens of Weiser will back them against anything in the West. With proper care of himself, Johnson should make bis mark In the baseball world. KELLY IS CHOSEN CAPTAIN Champion Sprinter Honored by Fel low Athletes at Eugene. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Or., June 10. (Special.) Dan J. Kelly, of Baker City, the world's champion sprin ter, was unanimously elected captain of the track team for the season of 1908. Kelly accepted the honor and expressed his feelings to his teammates in a few well-chosen words. He is the strongest athlete who aver came to the university, and as an all around man he is probably without a peer. His record of :09 S-5 In the 100-yard dash stands as the world's record, and his 21 1-5 seconds for the 220-yard dash, made at Spokane on a slightly curved track, equals the world's record for a straightaway. In the Pullman meet held hi Eugene this year he ran the sanje distance in 21 4-6 seconds, equaling the world's time -for a quarter-mile track. Kelly Is 23 years old. Is a good student, and at present is .taking a course pre paratory to law. NOT EAGER TO MEET KELLY Sprinter Parsons, of Los Angeles, Is Coy in Accepting Invitations. SEATTLE, Wash., June 10. (Spe cial.) Superintendent Will Inglis. of the Seattle Athletic Club, was notified today that . Charley Parsons, of Cali fornia, who has been making a big noise about his eagerness to run against Dan Kelly, will not come north to take part in the championship track games here on June 22. Parsons claims he is going Into training to meet Kelly at Jamestown and refuses to take a chance against him In the meantime. Superintendent Inglis thought Parsons would take advantage of the first chance offering to meet Kelly and sent both mail and tele graphic invitations, but he finally had to telegraph to a Los Angeles sport ing writer to ;et a word out of Par sons. Then it was a refusal to come north. Begin Work on Eugene Carline. EUGENE, Or., June lu. (Special.) Preliminary work on the new street car line and the paving; of Willamette street began this morning. A force of men Is at work changnlg the location of the light and telephone poles. All necessary materials for tie paving and the construction of the carline are on the ground, the stone quarry west of Skinner's Butte has been opened, and there will be no occasion for delay in the work if the weather continues good.' Members of Crew Paid Off. ASTORIA. Or., June 10. (Special.) Five members of the crew of the barkentine Chehalis were paid off at the Custom house today. The Chehalis came here from Redondo and Is awaiting orders. New Look Oat for itlimiraatlsm. The grip has been unusually, prevalent during the past Winter, and in many cases is likely to be followed by an at tack of muscular rheumatism. This Is the most common variety of that disease and least dangerous. There is no swell ing of the joints and tlie pain is not so excruciating as in acute or inflammatory rheumatism. It Is sufficiently severe to disable a man, however, and every move ment increases the pain. Keep as quiet as possible and apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely with a thorough massage, tuid-your are--cex tain ts el -Quick- xuUmU , AT THE TtHEATB-RS "THE DUEL," AT THE HEILIG. The Abbe Daniel Otis Skinner. Monseigneur Bolene..E. M. Holland Doctor Morey Waiter Hltckcock The Porter at Hotel do ChaJllea. . . . ....Alfred Hudson. Jr. Hospital Attendant.... Walter Ladd A Servant to the Bishop James Owen Chinaman Walter Scott Duchess de Chailles.. Keith Wakeman Yvonne Sarah Paddan BT ARTHUR A. GREENE. THE enthusiastic manner in which Otis Skinner and "The Duel" were re ceived by a big audience at the Heilig last night restores one's confidence in the in telligence of theater audiences. Some times I'm prone to think that only such plays and such actors as split the ears of tha groundlings are marked for suc cess; that dramatised tommyrot alone ap peals to the great American public; and then comes such an Instance aa that of last night and my cynicism la knocked galley-west. Here la an actor and a play which appeal entirely to the cultured un derstanding. Only people who appreciate the higher, more elusive things are likely to care much for Mr. Skinner's work In "The Duel," or for the play Itself. It la a drama for the thoughtful, written with a clearly defined object In view. Its liter ary excellence places It easily in tha front rank of recent dramatic craftsmanship, and it combines learned dlsousslon of an abstruse subject, dramatic quality and the element of sheer human interest to a remarkable degree. It is largely antithetical dialogue, argu mentative far beyond what we expect in the acting drama, but it clutches the in terest and sways the emotions so effec tively that the audience Is never allowed to relax until the logical denouement is reached. "The Duel" was written by Henri Lave dan, of the French Academy, and has been admirably translated by Louis N. Parker. It is symbolical of tho struggle now In progress In France between the mother church and atheism. The Abbe Daniel and Bolene typify all that Is best and most admirable In religion, while Doctor Morey is scientific agnosticism In carnate. As In most duels, there is a woman in the case, but the love element la also symbolical. It stands for some thing more than a mere individual affair of the heart .At the end religion is benignly triumph ant, as it should. The play Is. in fact, a powerful preachment for the church, made through the effective and ever-Interesting medium of the drama. Otis Sklnrter represents all that is best in the actor's art. His technic Is above criticism, he has the voice, stage presence and power of character portraying that are consummate. Portland has seldom seen so fine an artist. The presence of El M. Holland, unques tionably one of the greatest of English, character actors, in the cast makes the performance all the more notable. Mr, Holland was last seen here with Kryle Bellew, two years ago, and the local pub lic is glad of his return. His work as the missionary biiihop last night was such as is seldom givon us to witness. The cast is small and so uniformly good that every detail of the performance Is perfectly balanced. But four of the parts are of great consequence. In fact, the others are merely bits, but they are care fully and ably' played. Walter Hitch cock, who plays the doctor. Interprets the role so well that the duel is always a fight worth watching, the clashing of an tagonistic minds and personalities never becomes one-sided. Keith Wakeman never falls below excellence In her play ing of the woman torn between love for the man and her inherent devotion to soul duty. ' Every one who appreciates the very best the stage has to offer should see "The Duel," and be glad of the opportunity. The engagement closes tonight, and it Is to be -hoped, that an audience worthy of the offering will be present. Came in Illegally From Mexico. EL PASO, Texas, June 10. Ten China men who had been smuggled across the border today were ordered deported via San Francisco, for wlilch port they leave tonight under a heavy guard. For a Bang-up Time .take five cents to the grocery and ask for GINGER SNAPS You'll hit the mark every time. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY GRAND FREE EXCURSION UP TOE PARTICULARS, SEE "Dolly Varden" at the Marqaam. Captain Richard Belleville Albert Wallerstedt Captain Horace Harcourt. .Carl Haydn Lord G.ypark- Teddy Webb Jack Fairfax George Kunkal Lieutenant Marlow Jack Farrell Lieutenant Cragsoy Melvln Stokes Letitla Fairfax - A Hia. Hem mi Lady Lucette....... Maude Beatty Lady Alioe .......Almee Leicester Dolly Vardea . . . . . .Florence Slnnott THE production of "Dolly Varden" by the San Francisco Opera Company last night was undoubtedly the best work it has yet done in Portland. From begin ning to end the performance went with a swing and a dash, and in every detail the staging and costuming of the piece re flected especial, credit upon the manage ment. Kot only were the costumes par ticularly rich and elegant, but they at tested careful study and adaptation from a period representing the early part of the eighteenth century. Aid a Hemmi, as Letitia, was in splen did voice, and wore two striking costumes particularly suited to her. Her duet with Carl Haydn. "To Call Thee Mine," was real vocal gem, Haydn himself being in perfect voice and having a part especially suited to his personality and talents. Teddy Webb Is really taking a week off in the role of Lord Gayspark, but inci dentally furnishes the major share of the comedy In his portrayal of the agad and self-satisfied dandy. ' Florence Slnnot. in the role of Dolly "Varden, created by Lulu Glaser, puts plenty of animation into the part and keeps things moving. The way she han dled the heaviest part of the piece last night, after only a scant allowance of rehearsals, does her credit. George Kun keU who Is a comedian pure and simple, surprised the audience and got a hearty hand with his fine rendering of the lyric, "When We Meet in Lovers' Lane." which was one of the daintiest touches of the entire performance. More of Kunkel, In any piece, would be acceptable. Albert Wallerstedt's fine baritone has excellent opportunity in the many tender love-songs of the role of Captain Rich sard Bellvllle, and of this opportunity he makes most pleasing use. His "The Girl Tou Love," and duet with Miss Slnp.ot, "What Love Means," were treats In themselves. No doubt last night's audience missed something good when, on account of a mlsplaeetU orchestration. Teddy Webb's topical song, "Everybody's Awfully Good to Me." had to be cut out. Webb guaran tees, however, that he will sing the song tonight, without an orchestration if nec essary, and with this addition the "Dolly Varden" week ought to be the prize at traction of the company's engagement. SAVES TRAIN FROM WRECK RANCHER FLAGS PASSENGER WITH RED HANDKERCHIEF. O. G. Warren, Finding Broken Rail Near Deer Island, Acts In Time to Save Lives. The presence of mind of C. G. War ren, a rancher of Deer Island, Or., probably raved a serious wreck on the Northern Pacific near that place one day last week. Seeing a rail joint broken, with the end of one rail pro jecting several inches above the other, he flagged an approaching train and undoubtedly saved the lives of many on board. Mr. Warren was walking along the track to' his ranch from Deer Island, when he happened to notice the rail fastenings were broken and the spikes had been drawn. He at once realized the likelihood of a serious accident and determined to prevent it if possible. How to do It was the next question, for a train was due and he had not time-to reach the station. He soon lieard a train approaching a package of Haiti II COWLITZ RIVER SUNDAY I PAGE 12 OF THIS PAPER i 1 . UPHOLSTERED PIECES FOR LIBRARY AND LIVING-ROOM Simple, well-made, artistic and comfortable furniture should be the selection for these two most important places in the home. In our showing of high grade, dependable pieces for the Living-room and library, the work of modern designers and skilled workmen is combined with materials of the highest quality. The life of furniture of this character exceeds by many years those productions where workmanship and selection of material are inferior. Of our extensive gathering of the various upholstered pieces we particularly mention the heavily upholstered davenports, arm chairs and arm rockers in the massive colonial and other designs. ' a ART WALL PAPERS and, with great presence of mind, stood on the track and flagged the approaching train with a red hand kerchief. The train was running at a high rate of speed and would un doubtedly have been ditched had not Mr. Warren stopped It Just in time. Trainmen repaired the broken Joint be fore running; the train over it. IjYTXE is electet president Takes Active Charge of United Rail ways Projects. ' E. E. Lytle. president of the Facifio Railway & Navigation Company, was elected president of the United Rail ways Company at a meeting; of the di rectors yesterday afternoon in the company's offices in the Common wealth building. Mr. Lytle will take active supervision of the United Rail ways projects. Mr. Iytle says there will be no changes made in the'other officials at present, and the general scheme al ready outlined will be carried out. Work has been commenced on the Flanders street line, the track having been practically completed on Front street. Consider iocal Train to Pendleton. The Oregon Railroad Commission held a session with General Manager O'Brien yesterday afternoon In the 1 tt aooo j pu"i swiiunmin'miamwi'iwi.i wsjaw'wuiiiinn iiiiaii.iiiiiMiiuaiwi.iwMWJUMW nil mami u ) ' SWOKE--CHEW , C0MPLETEH003EFURni5HER5l Harriman executive offices In the Wor-, cester building, when the placing of a local train on the O. R. & N. between Portland and Pendleton was consid ered. This matter has been under con sideration for some time and has not yet been decided. Other matters pend ing before the commission relating to the "Harriman lines In this state were discussed. BUY WINTER GOAL NOW RAILROAD PRESIDENT GIVES TIMEI-Y WARNING. Howard - Elliott - Writes Governor Mead, Suggesting That Public Get Its Supply Early. OL.TMPIA, Wash., June 10. (Special,) Governor Mead is In receipt of the follow ing letter from Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway Com pany, dated at St.. Paul, Minn., June : You will remeinber last Winter there was considerable agitation throughout tha State of Washington because thare did not saam to be fuel enough to go around. CORRECT INTERIOR DECORATION J The railroad businass Is growing ee that tha amount of fuel required by tha rail roada la Increasing all tho time. Tha mlnra In which this company la Interested ara pretty well taxed to produce coai enough to run the trains needed in tha State of Washington. Such being the caae, we ara going out of tha commercial bualneas as rapidly aa wa can, and ara asking people to buy fuel elsewhere. It occura to ma that yon and other state officers could do soma good by calling the attention of the people generally te the importance of making ar rangements for next Winter's fuel early, and that all state Institutions needing fuel ought to begin now to look ahead and make arrangements for their Winter's supply. Body Comes to Surface. FOSSIU Or., June 10 (Special.) Tho body of James Paul, woo was ac cidentally drowned In the John Day River five miles above Spray on May 27, arose on the ninth day after close to where it sank, and was first seen by his fatner, who had been dragging the river ever since the accident. The body was recovered and buried. Threshing Out County Division. HOQUIAM, Wash., June 10. (Spe cial.) A large number of citizens have been subpenaed In the Chehalis Coun ty division fight, and will leave for Chehalis tomorrow, where the cate will come up for hearing before Judg Rice. aiiliuaiiiawm-u iauilni..-i.u . IAKC V0UR WSUMISjJ