THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 191b. 'CBEDIE'S SQUAD SHOWS FINE FORM TWO PORTLAND PLAYERS TRAINING AT SANTA MARIA. With Opening of Training Sea son, Boys in Unusual Good Trim. CASEY AND PERRINE FAST Spramg Opaimiinig -- - - , . y t ii i , I 1 - I : " -"". Portland Team, Manager Nor Fans Apparently Feel Loss of Olson for Infield -Will 'Be in Capable Hands This Season. BT W. J. PETRAIJf. SANTA MARIA, Cal., March 7. pe- clal.) MoCredie's 1910 squad of ball- osers are working out In grand form present, and whenever the tall man- ucer picks up a an rranuwco frntainingr the glowing accounts of jf-hat the Seals- are going to do, he Anerely smiles and says "keep your eye ion Portland." f Every day brings to light new and favorable signs In many of the players. Some of the boys have been late In ar riving because of washouts and rail way wrecks, but despite the disadvan tage of losing several days' practice. tney are snowing up wen. Rapps, who Is figured as the regular first baseman, has not reported; nor has Netzel, who Is figured as the regu lar third baseman, or for one of the outfield position in the event that Kmlth keeps up his present gait. McCredle expects some of the de- payed bunch In on the late train to night, but as he has been expecting Ihem for two days without result, he win not De greauy Buprisea 11 mey not show. Casey and Perrlne Fast. Perle Casey and "Nig" Perrine com prise the speediest pair McCredle has every had around the keystone sack. Casey Is playing up to his old Tacoma form, much to the satisfaction of Mc Credle and the balance of the team, for he Is looked upon as the guide of the entire team. His leg, which has hith erto bothered him In the Spring, seems strong and well this season, and he . has not had to call on the - services of Cornell at all, being the only player In camp who has not undergone strenu ous rubbing and treatment at ths hands of the trainer. Another thing about Casey Is that he and Jese Garrett are the only mem bers of the squad who have not com plained of sore and stiff muscles, and yet the two have worked harder than any of the others. Manager McCredle Is working better this Spring than last; at least this Is the version of the play ers who were with him at San Luis Obispo last Spring. Mac attributes it to the Santa Maria climate, which is as warm as mid-eummer up North. The other afternoon the thermometer reg istered 80 degrees, and Indications are M-tjhat It will continue hot, though the Eldest Inhabitant" calmly asserts that feggy weather Is due, and adds that Uis means nice balmy afternoons.. With Casey and Perrine around the ld-station, and Netzel showing to rm at third base, McCredle 1b not the ast bit anxious to have Ivan Olson teport. Last Friday Mac received Ol- n's signed contract," but the document ntained several provisions written , which Mac refuses to consider, and e asserts that he will not bother to end for Olson or to send him another contract. McCredle Not Worrying. I don't care whether he reports or n6t," said McCredle. "If he does he will do so by paying' his own fare out here, for I shall not send him a ticket. I cannot figure where he has a chance to beat out Perrine, who is several times over a better hitter, and Olson annot hope to displace Casey. Netzel ks good at third, so Ollie will have smoke up' If he does report. I don't nt any players on my team who e "starry" notions. I don t want any s; They don't do a club any good, I think I have an evenly-balanced b without Olson, and I am sure we n win just as many games as though ie were one of he toaTn " . After McCredie announced that he would carry 20 players the first month of the season, considerable speculation is being indulged in among the regular players as to who the nine pitchers will be. The other members of the team of 20 will practically be the following: Catchers, Fisher, Armbruster and Mur ray: infielders, Casey, Perrine, Rapps, Netzel and Ort, and outfielders, Mc Credie, Ryan and Speas. Jesse Garrett, Howard Guyn, Charley Hartman and Kratzberg are practically certainties in the pitching department, while Tom Seaton Is not to be over looked, and Phil Lezie. though wild ag & aiarcii nara, sianas an excellent chance of being one of the regulars. Billy Steen and Krapp are showing form, while Dan Ryan, Buddy's brother, who has Imbibed the baseball bug, shows plenty of speed and curves. though he lacks a knowledge of the game necessary to a successful twlrler in the Pacific Coast League Company. Manager McCredie proposes to get Ryan a berth in the State League if he persists in his desire to pitch baseball. .nd the seasoning thus secured may bring about his development into a star twirler. Kratiberg Most Promising. ivratzberg, however, . is the most promising of the new twirlers. He Is a big fellow, and has speed to burn. Gus Fisher says he has a $10,000 arm. ana is not laeking in the gray matter, which goes toward making a success ful siao artist. McCredle says he wil have to shorten this player's name to Kratz, for it is too much of a jaw-twister to handle around promiscuously on a baseball club, and the Los Angeles boy does not object to the shortening. ( All of the players are on edge for the White Sox game, scheduled to be played Monday, March 14. The fans of this place are -likewise interested in the coming contests with the big leasruers. nd a large delegation will go with the team to San Luis Obispo on the fol lowing Tuesday, when Portland meets Oomlskey's bunch in the second game. The third game with the White Sox has been transferred from Salinas to Wat eonville, because the owner of the ball ' park at the latter place became angered at some political aspersions tossed his I way and tore down the fences and stands. Manager McCredie was disapointed to hear of this, for he likes Salinas and , would have Ween pleased to play there. Mac is figuring on taking the team over to Bakersfield this week, and will o so if a suitable guarantee is forth fining. The Bakersfield sports are .axloua to see the Poxtland team, and several oi mem nave Come here during 1 1 V ) I s i 41 the last few days to Importune the tall manager to show there. Fandom at Random SANTA . MARIA. March 7. (Soecial.) "Nig" Perrine is the dandy of the Port land squad. Walt McCredie started flash ing a different suit each day, but Perrine has beaten him out by appearing in three different "rigs" in one day. Howard Guyn" has two niCKames. Some of the gang call him "Nell," while Jesse Garrett, his roommate, has sprung a new one, "Society." Jesse says Howard is mixing with the bes; peopla In town. as he sings and plays a piano, which often helps some. Phil Lezle'ls a tall, slim, quiet chap. who does not assert himself to any ex tent, except when playing whist or solo, and at these two card games he can hold his own with any of the bunch. Doc Cornell is the life of the camp. for he pulls more comedy on the differ-, ent players than any one else. Perrine has "Doc's" goat, however, and he is noticed to subside whenever the speedy shortstop cuts into the kidding game. m One of the principal Joshes of a train ing game, and a somewhat time-worn one at that, is still pulled 'here. It con sists of sending the young pitchers to the manager for the "key to the pitch er's box." Dan Ryan came near biting. but Buddy "wised" him before he took a chance. Kratzberg has a 'most deceptive slow ball, and this was what first attracted McCredle to him. Mac was batting against the youngster the other morning and Armbruster, wlfo was catching, bet the manager a new necktie that the "kid" would " fan him out. McCredie took the bet, and Buster is wearing a new tie. McCredie says he will buy neckties for the whole bunch if the other young pitchers do the Bame thing. Joe Smith is a fielding sensation, but as a hitter he is woefully weak, at least he has shown no signs of being a hitter to date. At third base, though, he makes a lot of players who have held that position for Portland, look like they were tied. "Pretzel" Netzel, who is one of the bunch delayed at Ogden. is still too stiff and sore to show to advantage. He says this place differs greatly in climate from Olean, N. Y., at this time of year, and there are lots of other different places besides. Last Saturday night" the Santa Maria fans gave a grand ball in honor of the Portland baseball club, and all of the players attended. The affair was a huge success and dancing was indulged in until a late hour. The Santa Maria string orchestra dispensed music, and the players voted it one of the best they had ever heard. TWO GAMES AVIIL BE PLAYED Wind-Up of Multnomah Club Bas ketball Season Is Tonight. Multnomah Club's basketball season will end tonight with a double-header in the club gymnasium, - when the first team wlllx meet the University, of Washington five and the intermedi ates will go against the Christian Brothers' College team in a preliminary contest. There has been a decided Increase in the Interest in basketball at the cLub during the past few weeks. In previ ous years practically no one except the five making up the team has kept in basketball training through the Win ter, and, though the team for several years has been a championship aggre gation, it was always left to the old squad to take up the burden each suc cessive season, because no first-class recruits had neen nursed along. This Winter, however, enough men for two teams have practiced constantly, and there has been no difficulty In getting 'up practice matches among the club members. With every game played at the club during the season the attendance has picked up. The crowd two weeks ago, when Multnomah nosed out Its victory over Idaho, was the largest of the sea son. The reputation of the U. of.W. five promises a hard game tonight, for, while Manager Lonergan's team has been beaten only once in two years, and that on an under-sized foreign floor, the Seattleites have a' fine record also, having taken 11 out of 14 contests up to" the time they started on the present trip. The presence of Morris; who has re covered from his sprained ankle, makes the personnel of the team the same that has played during the whole sea son. READ THIS. This Is "to certify that Hall's Texas Wonder of St. Louis, Mo., cured me of a severe kidney, bladder and rheumatic trouble three years ago, and A can fully recommend it., R. D. Teter, R 4. Box 51, Salem, Oregon. 60 days' treatment by mall. Morgan & Robb, 250 Stark at. will In sure your plate glass for you. 1 J'-. s sr- RAILROAD BILL KNIFED EXTENSION OF OTHER IilNES BY BIG HOLDERS CUT. House Committee Makes Drastic Changes In Administration Mcas tire, Taft's Favorite. WASHINGTON. March 7. The House committee on interstate and foreign commerce today' made a drastic change in the Administration railroad bill, strik ing out the provision under which a car rier that owns 60 per cent of he stock of another line may extend its holdings. This Is one of the provisions1 inserted In the bill at the request of Attorney-Gen eral Wickersham. Other changes were ordered, bearing on the question of whether one line shall be permitted to exrcls control ovr an- othr line. The provision to allow a rail road now leasing another line for 20 years or more to renew that lease, or to acquire the revisionary ownership of the lesser company, was eliminated. An amendment was made prohibiting a di rector of one line from becoming a di rector of the competing line. Another amendment had been inserted in the Administration bill by the Senate Committee to broaden the scope of com petition so as to make it still more dif ficult for one road to twn stock or ex ercise control of a competing line. This was adopted by the House committee. The provision exempting street, subur ban or lnterurban electric lines from the prohibition against a railroad having an interest in a competing line was also stricken out. Next to the creation -of the court of commerce feature and the inclusion of water transportation companies in the scope of the bill, the action today const! tuted the most Important step in the House committee's i?modellng of the measure. In its original state the bill was the principal feature of President Taft'e legislative programme. An effort was made to report the bill without amend ment, as was done in the Senate. The expected sharp discussion on the own ership clause occupied todays session The provision to permit, this exemption was characterized by its opponents as inequitable and unfair, as it legalized combinations of railroads and "railroad capital. Some of the Democratic members take the position that It would even validate a Harrlman merger of the Southern and Union Pacific railroads, but Republican lawyers on the committee insisted that the section would not affect any com blnation of companies without subjecting them to prosecution under the Sherman anti-trust law. Representative Steyens, of Minnesota an "insurgent" Republican, objected to this provision and it was stricken out on his motion. 'Carefully preserving the principles so clearly enunciated In the Republican platform of 190S, Is the way the ma jority of the Senate committee of the Interstate Commerce, which made Its re port today on the Administration rail road bill, interprets the provision to per mit common carriers to enter into traf fic agreements. The report is signed by Senators Elkins. Cullom, Aldrlch, Kean. Crane and Nixon and will be printed with the minority report sub mitted a few days ago by Senators Clapp and Cummins, and with the Individual report of Senator Newlands. . . Approval of the court of commerce fea ture is given prominence, although com ment upon other provisions is far more Interesting. For Instance, the report says that the effeot of the traffic agreement provision Is to relieve carriers from the prohibition of the anti-trust act, while preserving unimpaired the control of the Interstate Commerce Commission over all such agreements. It Is declared that the provision is in exact compliance with the declarations in the Republican plat form. Indorsing the proposed court of com merce, the report says that the principal argument in favor of Its creation Is that it will prevent delay and confusion in the enforcement of the law by creating one tribunal specially versed in the com plicated and often technical rail ques tions. Concerning the important section re lating to the purchase of competing lines the report ays: "Criticism of this section have been made on the ground that it did not pro hibit the acquisition by means of a hold ing corporation of stocks of competing lines of railroads. The provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law so completely cover that ground that the committee deemed it unnecessary to attempt a re petition of those prohibitions in this act. WASHINGTON WINS HARD FIGHT Rough Game of Basketball Brings Defeat to Willamette. SALEM, Or., March 7. (Special.) In a hard-fought contest here tonight the University of Washington basket ball five defeated the Willamette five, 28 to '24. This was the first game played In this city under the new Intercollegiate re Am rules, and was marked for exceedingly rough playing by both teams, Willam ette 'beings the chief -offender. Willamette led with the number of baskets thrown, putting v the ball in the net 11 times from the field to Washington's 10. Willamette threw two baskets 'from fouls and Washington three. Fourteen fouls were chalked up against Willamette and six against Washington. CONTRACTS ARE MADE KNOWN President Lynch, of National League, " Makes Announcements. NEW YORK, March 7. President Lynch, of the National League, an nounced the following contracts and re leases tonight: Contracts With Boston Fred Lake. With Brooklyn William Bergen, Will lam A. Burch, Jr., Jake Daubert, A. C. Downey, S. S. Fletcher. John E. Hummell, T. J. Jordan, Elmer E. Knetzer, Thomas McMillan, G. N. Rucker, W. D. Scanlon and Fred W. Ulrlch. With Chicago James P. Archer, Mor decai Brown, Clyde Geist. Fred Kroh, Tony Smith and C. F. Willis. With Cincinnati Fred L. Beebe, Roy Castleton, Arthur Fromme and Frank Roth. ' With New York W. S. Collins. J. J. Murray, A. L. Raymond, J. B. Seymour, W. T. Temple, Jake Weimer and Edward Williams. With Philadelphia L. H. Horen, Louis Straub, Jr., Frank Sparks. With - Pittsburg E. J. Abbatticchlo, Charles B. Adams. Chester M. Brandon, Edward Bridges. Robert Byrne, Harry R. Camnltz. Ralph Cutting Willis Humphreys, Thomas W. Leach, Nicholas Maddox, John Bv Miller. Eugene Moore, Pat F. O'Connor, Charles Phllllppe, Will iam D. Powell, Bird 3. Sharpe, George Gibson (1910-11), C. L. Webb, J. Owen Wilson. Releases, by Cincinnati to New York, National League, William A. Torrey. By Pittsburg to St. Louis National League, V. G. Willis. COLLEGE PIftVYS BRISK GAME Mount Angel Scores 12 Points to Washington's 18 In Basketball. MOUNT ANGEL. Or., '"March 7. (Spe cial.) In an exciting game of basket ball the University of Washington de feated the college team Saturday night by a score of IS to 12. Washington started off with a foul by Sugg, and Mount Angel followed up with a basket by Burns. It was not long before Mount Angel had piled up a score of 6 against their opponents' 3, but there the luck changed. A feature of the game was the drib bling of Burns In conjunction with his excellent team work with Melchior. Time after time he would get the ball and dribble It toward the goal, his op ponents the while appearing entirely helpless. Washington tried the trick once, but with poor success. The line up: Washington PoBltton. ML Anftel. Tupxier . . . . -F". . . . ........ Burni RtiSK F. ........... Carson t!t. Johns C Manlon Rabel O M. Melchior .Keeler O J. Melchior Referee Clementson. Umpire Ledwldge. Timekeeper XJeMartlni. Students to Try for Record. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 7. (Special.) A typewriting contest will Todlay FromTwo to Sibs Presenting the season's most exclu sive and smartest types in Spring and Summer apparel for Women an assem blage of beautiful styles and fabrics that have received the approval of fashion creations that have been accepted by dress authorities of the style centers of Europe and America. And this day is to mark also the open ing of our New Section of Neckwear and Veilings and such a charming collection of artistic and clever handiwork -it is sure to delight the most fastidious. Throughout the store, in every depart mentFurniture, Carpets, Draperies, Etc. we're preparing for this important Spring event. To you and your friends we extend a cordial invitation to enjoy-the exhibits displayed on our seven floors. The occasion is to be enhanced by three splendid musical programmes, to be rendered on first, third and sixth floors from 2 P. M. to 6 P. M. Firstfloor Orchestra under the direc tion of Waldemar Lind. Sixth floor the Oregon Male Quartet, Third floor -The Welte Mignon," the artistic piano player that gives the abso lutely true reproduction of the individual interpretation of the world's most fa mous pianists. Toll & QiTbTbSg Hoe, . MORRISON AT SEVENTH be held by the business department of the Vancouver High School in May. To the one making the best record at the test, which will be held In the assembly-room of the school, a handsome sil ver loving cup will be given by Coovert & Carter. Either Rosale Fritz or Otis Blaisdell, two record speed writers, will be secured to give a demonstration. The former has a record of 105 words and the latter of 115 words, from copy in one minute. UMATILLA TO BE CUT OUT Main-Line Trains Will Be Run Over Stanfleld-Coyote Cut-Off. SALEM. Or., March 7. (Special.) That the Harrlman lines have definitely de cided to build the Stanfield-Coyote cutoff In Eastern Oregon and eliminate Uma tilla as a transfer point is declared by General Manager O'Brien, of the O. R. Jir N in a letter to the State Railroad Commission. Mr. O-'Brien says "practical- ly all main, line passenger trains will run via of this cutoff instead of via Umatilla." It Is declared the money is already appropriated for -the work, and that the extension will be rushed to" early com pletion. The commission had given no tice of a hearing (to investigate the sta tion facilities at Umatilla, and General Manager O'Brien asks that the hearing be postponed for six or eight months so that the company can have an oppor tunity to finish the new line. When the cutoff shall have been completed, It Is thought the facilities will . be ample at Umatilla to accommodate the traffic that will remain. Castle Rock Gives Its Version. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. March 7. Fill men with praise if you would have friends. IMPERIALES MOUTHPItCE CIGARETTES are filled with such fine to bacco, are made with such care, mouthpiece and all no wonder men praise them and pass them on to friends. 10 for 10 cents THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO.. Mfra, (Special.) 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