13 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1909. "
PULLI1 TIRED OF
INCESSANT FIGHTS
President of National League
Says He Does Not Care
if He Is Deposed.
MAGNATES CHANGE RULES
Biff Gathering of Diamond Lords in
Chicago Settles Many Points for
Season's Playing of Game
and Places Players.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. President Harry
Fulliam. of the National league, made
it plain today between sessions of the
league meeting, that he was willing to
forego the glory and salary attached to
his position in order to save himself
worry.
It Is known in baseball circles that the
best of feeling does not exist between
Mr. Puiliam and Garry Hermann, chair
man of thrt National commission, and
President- Charles W. Murphy, of the
Chicago National League c-tub, but It
was not until today that the warfare
assumed a serious aspect. It was said
that Mr. Puiliam had ordered Barney
Dreyfuss and Charles Ebbetts. owners
respectively of the Pittsburg and
Brooklyn National teams, to leave his
office in New York, and while the de
mand was complied with. It is said that
Both Mr. Dreyfuss and Mr. Ebbetts
vowed vengeance upon him.
Puiliam Tired of "VYar.
Mr. Puiliam issued a statement today.
He declared he was tired of warfare
and, after leaving for California next
Monday, be would not be surprised to
hear that he had, been deposed by the
league, which he said was antagonistic
to his administration. Mr. Puiliam is-
aed his statement after the meeting.
and supplemented it by saying his ex
perience with the contending factions
of the league hud caused him to fail in
health.
'I expect," he said, "that there are
enough of the opposition to depose me
as president, and as a matter of fact I
ould not regret such action on their
jart. The Job is a thankless one for
the most part, and the friction that one
has to contend with is not worth the
trouble. As a matter of fact, I did order
Dreyfuss and Ebbetts out of my office
in New Tork, and I would do the same
thing again if the circumstances were
similar."
The proposed amendment to the Na
tional agreement in relation to the class
AA league was discussed and, while no
definite action was taken, the sentiment
aDpeared to favor a change. A similar
spirit was manifested at a meeting of
the American league directors. With
this display of wiaingness on the part
of the major league magnates. It is prob
able that the American Association.
Eastern League and Pacific League will
be placed in a class by themselves, ac
cording to their desire.
Umpires Lose Fine Right.
In the National League session it
fc-as decided to amend rule 64 so that
the umpires will not have the power
to fine players or the men on the
coaching lines. In future, violations of
the rules of the National game may be
punished only by ordering the offender
to the clubhouse, but he may not take
up a position cither in the grandstand
or bleachers. Another innovation was
the adoption of a rule that managers of
home grounds will not be permitted to
voice any sentiment regarding ground
rules in case the visiting team enters
a protest against existing conditions.
The umpire is to be the sole judge in
nuch an emergency. In the major
league clubs. It was decided by the
rules committee that a limit of 25
players shall be the maximum during
tiie playing season, on and after May
15; and 35 during the so-called "off
season." which precedes the warmer
contests of the clubs striving for pen
nant honors.
The committee decided to stop the
practice of certain managers of shift
ing pitchers during the games in order
to give their teams an advantage when
the batters on the opposite teams show
great strength at the plate. When one
pitcher is taken out his successor must
remain in the box until be has retired
at least one man.
Change Scoring Rules.
The scoring rules were amended at
the suggestion of a committee of sport
ing writers, and It was decided that
the umpires in the minor leagues might
use their own judgment In the matter
of imposing fines. In the major
... -Iragut'S the fines in the past have been
settled by the clubs, and as a result
the penalty did not fall sufficiently
heavy on the playing offender. For
this reason it was decided that in the
minor leagues where the fines Imposed
by umpires have been settled in the
majority of instances by the players,
the rule be allowed to stand for the
gnnd of the baseball game.
Third Baseman Conroy. of the New
Tork American club, was sold to the
Washington team, and Sid Smith, of tne
Si. Louis American aggregation, was
f-hifted to the Atlanta club of the
Southern League.
President Comiskey. of the Chicago
American League team, announced that
he had secured Jerry Downs, Intielder,
of Detroit, and President Murphy has
secured Pitchers Donahue and Fergu
son, of the Boston Nationals. Catcher
James, of the Boston Americans, it was
announced, has been secured by . the
Nw York American Ieague team.
President John S. Taylor, of the Bos
ton American team, announced the ac
quisition of Lewis Wolter. the left
handed pitcher and acceptable out
fielder. Wolter last season was sold
St. Paul, but jumped to the San
J.N team, where he is said to have
won 25 out of tire 27 games he pitched.
The American League will close its ses
inn tomorrow, after considering the ac
tion of the National League on the Class
3A proposition, and the latter organiza
tion will continue its sessions until Fri
day. President O'Brien, of the American As
sociation." announced that the meeting
over which he presided had adopted the
schedule for 1909. the opening playing date
being set for April 14.
Puiliam Says Bitter Words.
At a dinner tonight Mr. Puiliam said:
"My days as a baseball man are num
bered. The National League does not
want m for president any more. It
wants to go back to the days of dealing
from the bottom of the pack, hiding the
cards under the table. I can't afford to
quit or I would resign now from my
position, which pays r-XX a year. But I
will have to quit at the end of this year.."
President Johnson of the American
League Jumped to his feet and said:
"We refuse to believe that there are
any ground for these statements. Mr.
Puiliam has been under a strain for the
last few days." -
But Mx. Puiliam persisted, saying If,
while be was in San Francisco, anybody
would ofTer him a Job at 3W0 a year, he
would take it.
DWYER fflM REFEREE MATCH
Chicago Wrestler to Officiate In
O'Conucl-Berg Boat.
Without letting anybody in Portland
know that he was on the road. Professor
Mike Dwyor. wrestling instructor of the
Illinois Athletic Club, of Chicago, ar
rived In town yesterday morning to ref
eree the big O'Connell-Berg wrestling
match In the Exposition rink tonight.
Dwyer's arrival is something of a sur
prise. When O'Connnell and Berg, or
Young Hnckens.-hmldt, as he Is known,
met to sign articles two weeks ago
they could not agree on a local referee,
and since both were acquainted with
Dwyer, they were anxious for him.
Dwyer was telegraphed several days
ago, but he forgot to answer. As a re
sult, both principals were up In the air
as to who was to be the third man on
the mat.
Larry Larlmore. of the T. M. C. A.,
was spoken of. but he could not be in
duced to officiate. The matter was
hanging fire until the arrival of Dwyer
yesterday morning from the East. His
presence has had a soothing effect on
both grapplers. for neither would con
sent to a man not personally known to
him.
Dwyer will be remembered as the
wrestler who came out from Chicago
several months ago and lost to O'Con
nell in a three-fall handicap match. He
EMISSARY HERETO
DEAL WITH JONES
Sporting Editor Woodruff, of
Chicago Tribune, After
Manager's Signature.
SMALL HOPE OF SUCCESS
White Sox Pilot Wants to Stay in
Oregon and Woodruff Admits
He Scarcely Expects Jones
to Change His Mind.
BY VT. J PETRAIX.
All doubt as to Fielder Jones' sincerity
in his announced intention of retiring
CAPTAIN OF CHICAGO AMERICANS AND EMISSARY IN
PORTLAND TO SECURE HIS RETURN
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pinned Eddie's shoulders to the mat
once during the 60 minutes' struggle.
Dwyer Is chiefly famous from the fact
that he taught President Roosevelt the
wrestling game.
JMlilDB ATHLETES COMPETE
EXCITING INDOOR GAMES AT
MULTNOMAH CLCB.
Large Crowd of Parents and Friends
of Juvenile9 Witness In
teresting Contests.
The Juniors and junior leaders classes
of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
held forth in the gymnasium of tha club
last nteht and their evolutions and ath
letic stunts proved most interesting to a
large crowd of relatives and friends of
the boys.
The entertainment consisted of an ath
letic competition in general gymnasium
work, including horizontal and parallel
bars, hish jump, traveling rings, running
long dive and 30-yard dash with turn.
All of the events were hotly contested.
The night juniors were divided into five
classes, while the leaders' class competed
at one time. The first prize in the lat
ter division was won by Robert Krohn.
Jr., who scored 127 Individual points. Leon
Fabro gained second place with a score
of 121 points, and the work of these two
youngsters was highly pleasing.
The programme was in charge of Pro
fessor Robert Krohn and Director Edgar
E. Frank, who were ably assisted in con
ducting the events of the night and as
sistirg In accommodating the crowd by
the following: J. S. McCord, Bert Allen,
Eddie O'Connell. R. W. McMlcken, M. B.
Wakeman, R. Thompson, Harry Fisher,
Kd Morris and Herman Metzger. Herbert
V. Kerrigan also assisted In promoting
the- success of the programme.
The 30-yard dash proved exciting de
spite the short path and the fact that
the boys had to run the length of the
gym and then return. Young Krohn,
in his division won this event in a game
finish. The running of all the youngsters
was one of the features of the night.
Dave Minsinger was the victor in the
first division of the junior night classes,
and Joe Dorney gave him a close rub
for the honors. The other events re
sulted as follows:
Second division 1 Duff and Harold HH
tnn. tied for first plnre. and C. Meek and
Denton ratterlin. tied for peond place.
Third division Won by Will Lewis. Rex
Tamerlane and J. Baker tid for second.
Fourth division Won by Gus Keldman.
Don Tarpley and Alfred Jlattern tied for
second.
Fifth division Avery Luwrll and Howard
McKay tied for first. larry Pearcy and
Karl Crowe tied for necond.
PORTLAND GETS BAD DRUBBING
Tacoma Y. M. C. A. Basketball Team
Beats Locals, 51 to 7:
TAOOMA, Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.)
The Tacoma Y. SI. C. A. basketball
quintet overwhelmingly defeated the Port
lard Y. M. C. A. team here tonight In a
one-sided game by the score of 51 to 7.
The visitors furnished almost no op
position to the local aggregation. Port
land scored but three points in the first
half against Tacoma's 31. Mills of Ta
coma was disqualified by the referee for
rough playing. Cook and Mills starred
for Tacoma, while Russell showed the
best form for the visitors. Two of Port
land's regulars were out of the game and
Blenkhorn. a Tacoma player, was sub
stituted for Sheets of Portland the last
few minutes.
Keady for Big Game.
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club basketball five is ready for the hard
game tomorrow night with the Los An
geles team, and the clubmen are fondly
expecting to defeat the visitors, who have
won 6S out of 70 games played on the
road. Los Angeles plays a game with
the Oregon Agricultural College team to
night, but as they are accustomed to
playing every night, and sometimes two
games a day, this is not expected to les
sen their speed against Multnomah.
Catcher Bemia Very III.
A9HLAXD, Mass.. Feb. 17. Harry P.
Bemie. the Cleveland American League
club catcher, is critically ill with pneu
monia at bis home here.
from baseball will be dispelled when the
famous leader of the Chicago White Sox
holds a heart-to-heart talk today with
Harvey T. W7oodruff, sporting editor of
the Chicago Tribune, who arrived in
Portland from California yesterday.
Woodruff, fresh from his triumpft in
signing Frank Chance to a contract for
the Chicago National League club, was
ordered north to try his wiles on the foxy
Jones. His reception by the peerless
leader of the Sox was cordial enough, as
will be seen by the accompanying picture
of them taken by an Oregonian staff
photographer yesterday, but Jones oft-
repeated assertion that he was not going
back lent little encouragement to the Chi
cago sporting critic who admits that he
realizes his trip here Is likely to be
fruitless except for the fact that It has
given him an opportunity of seeing Ore
gon. "I really believe Jones means to retire,"
said Woodruff yesterday, "but, while
there is a bait, even though It is a large
one, there is a chance to get him back.
Chicago needs him and I believe Comis
key realizes this better than any one
else, and I will do what I can to entice
him away from the retirement idea. How
ever, he has told me so often this after
noon that he is through that I am almost
ashamed to broach the subject to him
formally."
Early in the day Fielder Jones and
Woodruff were the guests of W. N. Jones,
brother of the Chicago baseball leader.
In an automobile ride about the city.
Woodruff was very much impressed with
Portland and says that if this city Is
good enough for Fielder Jones he will
consider the advisability of moving here
himself.
May Come Here to Live.
"This is no joke, with me," declared
Woodruff. "I heard so much about Cali
fornia thai I must say it fell away short
of expectations, while Oregon seems to
be the Ideal place in my estimation. I
don't blame Jones for not wanting to go
back when he seems so contented in this
splendid climate. I rather think I'll
follow his example and come to Oregon
for good, but perhaps not this year,
for I may be unable to get away from
Chicago for some time."
As to the proposition which brought
Woodruff to Portland, he and the object
of his visit joked each other good na
turedly and spent most of their time
talking about the prospects of Oregon
and Washington, tlio advantages of dry
farming as well as irrigation, and the
possibilities of various parts of both
states when the promised railroads are
built. In fact the casual observer would
never have realized for a moment that
the destiny of one of the greatest base
ball clubs In America hangs on the result
of the conference between these two men,
for one would have been led to believe
that the pair were a couple of Investors
discussing the possibilities of the newly
developed country instead of being con
nected with the great American game as
critic and manager.
"Woodruff marveled at the tall buildings,
the splendid scenery and the hustling at
titude of the people of Portland. To say
the least he seemed to show more in
terest In the commercial life and activity
of Portland than he did over the destinies
of the White Sox. and in this respect his
attitude was In hearty accord with the
feelings of Fielder Jones.
"Wins Fame by Signing Up Chance.
The Chicago newspaperman's success in
llning-up Frank Chance, the redoubtable
manager of the Chicago "Cubs," has
gained him fame all over the country,
for the refusal of the leaders of the rival
Chicago baseball clubs to return caused
the utmost anxiety on the part of the
thousands of admirers of the two teams
in the Windy City as well as all over the
major league circuits. When he nego
tiated the return of Frank Chance the
Chicago Tribune won considerable fam9
through Woodruff's connection with it as
sporting editor. He was then delegated
to try his wiles on Fielder Jones, but un
less something unforeseen enters into the
deal he has little chance of success.
Woodruff does not regret his trip, for
he would not otherwise have had a
chance to see the Oregon country. He Is
row planning to visit Seattle and Spo
kane, for he has relatives at the latter
city and wojild like to see them before
he returns to Chicago. The Chicago man
will probably work on the theory that
all men have a price and if he can quote
a figure high enough Jones will return.
Jones admits that there is a possibility
of his playing for a certain sum, but does
not believe Comiskey will meet that figure
and hopes that he will not.
Athletic Club to Build.
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toria Amateur Athletic Association, which
was organized about three months ago,
has increased Its membership to over 600
and Is now contemplating the building of
a 60-foot addition to its new clubhouse.
AVILTj play for championship
Iiiiicoln High School and Portland
Academy to Meet.
The Portland Academy gymnasium
will be the scene of the deciding game
in t.he Intcrscholastic League basket
ball championship when the quintets
of Columbia University and Lincoln
iwt KiH Hie-h School meet tomor
row afternoon. Both teams are decld
anTinim to win. and as each has
defeated Washington (East Side) High
School and the Alien jt-reparaiory
School by large scores, a hard-fought
contest can be expected.
Th' winner or tomorrow s coniei
rill probably be matched against the
hornninn Vi rh school basketball team
of the Willamette Valley for the state
.h.mninnflhin And mav also get a trip
to Eastern Oregon. The teams will line
up Friday as follows:
Lincoln. Pwitlon Columbia
Xoyes F Campbe.l
Vesper F Si"
Tiunyon C . . Dooley
Welch Gt McDonald
Peterson, McApln..Ov -- Pomti-Oy
AIvCO CLCB MAKING KEADY
Baseball Manager Elected Talk of
League to Be Formed.
ALBANY. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.)
Dr. H. J. Kavanaugh has been elected
manager of th Alco Club baseball
team for the coming season. Manager
Kavanaugh. T. P. Stevens and C. B.
Baker were appointed a committee to
confer with the directors of the club
regarding plans for the season. There
Is some talk of forming a baseball
league of the towns of this part of the
state. It will be a strictly amateur or
ganization, however. The report which
appeared In a Portland paper . from
here last Sunday to the effect that a
league had already been formed, that
salaries were to be paid and that men
are already being signed, proves to be
a purely unalloyed dream, for the pros
pective league Is yet all talk.
ALL-STAR TEAM IS COMPLETED
All-Star Soccer Team Will Go
Against Multnomah Saturday.
Selection of the all-star soccer team,
which will be pitted against Multnomah
on Multnomah Field Saturday afternoon,
was completed last night. Art , Mills,
captain of the Cricketers, will captain
this picked eleven. The selection com
mittee has taken four men from the
Columbia, three from the Cricketers,
three from the Rangers and one from
the O. R. & N. The combination is a
powerful one and the hitherto unde
feated clubmen will have a hard time
making headway against it. Following
is the proposed line-up:
Goal Hutchinson, Rangers. Fullbacks
Clark, Columbias; Jago. Cricketers.
Halfbacks Hughes, O. R. & N. ; Bruce,
Cricketers; McKay, 'Columbias. For
wards Young and Challis, Columbias;
Kyle and Quarterman, Rangers; Mills,
Cricketers.
The all-star eleven will be particularly
strong In goal and at half. Bruce, Mac
Kay and Hughes make a trio hard to get
past, MacKay's playing having been an
eye-opener in his last game against
Multnomah. In which for an hour and a
half he kept several club players con
stantly worried.
John Dickson, a soccer veteran and
one of the men who have built the game
up in Portland, has been asked to ref
eree. 'The game will be called at 3:15.
CLCB WILL BE REORGANIZED
Members of Irvlagton Tennis Asso
ciation Adopt Scheme.
At an enthusiastic meeting of the Irv
lngtori Tennis Club, held at the clubhouse
last night, the members embraced the pro
posed reorganization scheme whereby it is
planned to broaden the scope of the club
and to furnish many new improvements
that will permit of the club's rapid ex
pansion. The members of the club also elected
the following directors: L. J. Wentworth,
W. F. Woodward. J. S. Hamilton, F. J.
Raley, R- W. Wilbur, W. A. Gosa and
W. M. Cook. These directors will meet
shortly and select the officers of the club.
According to the plans discussed last
night. It is proposed to take over the
holdings of the Irvington Improvement
Association and reorganize the club on a
broader scale. Eight lots adjoining the
present site of the club are to be pur
chased, and a new clubhouse, more com
modious than the present building, is to
be erected. It Is also planned to increase
the number of tennis courts, as well as
to turn a portion of the grounds into a
playground for the children of Irvington.
The details of this proposed improve
ment are familiar to the members of the
club and thev have entered Into tha
scheme in a most enthusiastic manner,
indicating that the idea will undoubtedly
prove successful. This club has teen one
of the most progressive organizations In
Portland, and it has found its present
quarters too small, hence the reorganiza
tion and improvement idea. i
TWO MEN GET GOOD HAUL
Hold Cp 12 Men In Saloon and Take
$300 From Till.
BUTTE. Mor.t., Feb. 17. (Special.)
Two men with handkerchiefs across
their faces and one gun between them
held uo 12 men in the Monehan &
Hartigan saloon on North Main street,
last Sunday night, huddled thera all In
a corner and then rifled the bar draw
er of nearly $300. The robbery was
kept quiet until today, the proprietors
believing they could locate the robbers.
WRESTLING
JOHN' BERG
(Tonngr Hackenachmldt)
Light Heavyweight Champion of
Europe,
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EDDIE O'CONNELL.
EXPOSITION RINK
TONIGHT.
Admission $1.00.
Reserved Seat $1.50.
Tickets at Cadwell's and Schiller'f
Skating Suspended for
One Night Only.