THE MORNiyG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1910. .9 -BASEBALL WAR IN SCHOOLS IS OPEN Baker, Killllay, Ilickey and Umpire Frary. Brooks. JEFF HELPS MAKE REPAIRS TO Oftfii FAVORITES JIAVK HAD DAY Emeryville Card Has Its I'psets. Jockey tiets Bruise. OAKLAND, Cal.. April 26. There were some upsets at Emeryville today, favor ite? faring poorly. Creston Boy was plunged on In khe third but stopped after setting the pace. Father Stafford won from H M. Fry. Wiltrude S. outgamed Dacia in the 2-year-old race. Ravelstonia bumped into Pearl Bass at the start, knocking her out of the race. Ravelstonia unseated, Kent and he bruised his foot. The re sults: W:. V. a: , ' -.. 4 , I -v - 5 5 Fierce Contest for Interscho lastic Championship Has Now Begun. Fighter Works as Laborer to Improve His Physical Condition. ? ii - y COLUMBIA IS DARK HORSE Washington High Looks Strongest, tout Columbia iras Skillful Train ing of 'Iolly" firay Jcrferson Jf igb-. Decidedly In Race. BY CHARLKS C. ALBRIGHT. After weeks of weary waiting, patient practice, and tedious training:, the 11)10 jnterscholaPtiu baseball season was linally opened on Multnomah Field last Wednesday. The frame played on that day between Lincoln and Wnshinrton High School tcauis marked the beginning f a baseball war that will not lessen in Jlerceness until the umpire has called the last man In the lat inning oX the lait Knie, "out." Then and then only will enthusiasm subside and competition die. Kor the last eight years the interschol astic baseball season has lteen one of the features of the Summer's sports in Port land. Professional teams may come and ;o. attracting- dyed-in-the-wool fans six clays out ofc the week, but in no case, will the pitch of enthusiasm be higher than it Is at the inter-S',hool games. .Nor era the amateur games lacking- In the itinish that usually goea with a profes sional aggregation, for not a few players in the school league have graduated Into the fastest of company. Columbia Is' Dark IIor.se. It is hard to say just what the pros pect are for the coming season, when 'but two games have as yet been played. Columbia University is at present the "dark horse." being the only team which Jias yet to play its- tirst scheduled game, lut it is always safe to say that the wear ers of the purple and gold will put forth n bunch of top-notchers. In former years the tight for the championship pennant was almost always between the lads from down the river and Portland Academy. This year Washington High School looks the strongest from almost every stand point. Winning from Lincoln by a well-fined margin, the Washington players are al ready beginning to assume the formidable proportions which they atttained in the local lnterscholastic world last year, when they captured the pennant. "Colly" Dru. liot's youngsters were handicapped by lack of experience last Wednesday, how ever, and under his able tutelage will undoubtedly spring a few new ones be fore the season is far advanced. "Colly" Js working hard with the bunch, and the Ibenefit of his experience will be invaluable to the West Siders. Columbia University is lucky this year in securing the services of "Dolly" Gray to coach the team, for this gingery player is as keen as they make 'em with regard to the fine points of the game. "Dolly" lias put a whole lot of life in the 'varsity bunch, and, from the additional fact that (there is a. goodly number of old men on he team, Columbia must be reckoned with in the "champ." contest. Portland Academy has, apparently, the weakest team in the league this year. Jjjck of experience may again be put down as the cause, and so there Is plenty of hope that P. A. will pull together and do credit to her colors before the season is far advanced. Hard work is the watchword around the school since Fri day's game, with the result that a hard fought game may be expected by Colum bia today. Jefferson iltgli in Running. Jefferson ' High School will be in the running all the time, if the score in the P. A. game last week may be accepted us a criterion. Jefferson is out for the trailing rag which will proclaim the championship aggregation, and is losing no opportunity to further itself in the race. Jefferson has a nice battery In Arthur and McAllen, both working to Kather like a well-oiled machine. Arthur is a heady little twirler, in the game all the time. He knows how to handle him self in a pinch, and has the steady back ing of McAllen. . i Second Baseman Cornell of Washington 4s, perhaps, the bright particular star of Hie entire league. His work is abso lutely clean, and he is a whirlwind in Retting the near-hits and pegging the runner out at first. He is a hard slugger, despite ltis' small stature, and lias the 3iappy faculty of placing his Dingles just out of reach of the nearest fielder. In addition to these qualitications, Cornell is probably the faste.st man ou his feet in the league. He fairly twinkles . between it he stations if there is half a chance to rob a base on a slow catcher. Especially strong in the pitching de partment is Columbia University. With ilvirk. Fitzgerald and Finncgan to draw on. the sla.bster'8 department will bp well taken care of . "Doily" Gray is a wonder at putting life into a bunch that might otherwise be disposed to suffer from Spring fever, and he haa demonstrated his capabilities already. Whether or not lie .has developed a team that can carry away the flag remains to be seen. This afternoon the Columbia team meta Portland Academy on Multnomah lield, and, until this game Is played, it will be hard to pick a season's winner. At present, Washington High and Columbia appear to. be in line for a dual battle, with Lincoln and Jefferson rubbing them close. NOKTHWKSsTEKX LKAOIK. W on. Lost. Pet. Tacnma - .500 Vancouver 2 - .50") Spokane 12 - ..S-ttu Kt-attle 2 2 .500 I TACOMA HAS OXLY 3500 CROWD Seattle Team AVlns Opening Game by 3 to 2 Score. V TACOMA. April 2C. The Tigers opened the season at home today be fore 3500 people, and were beaten by Fcattle in an interesting game, 3 to 2. Schmutz for Taconia nnd Hendrix for Seattle pitched great ball, and the hits were few. Errors played an important part in the scoring. Bennett drove in the win ning run for Seattle in the sixth inn ing. The score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Eeattle .... 3 4 3jTacoma ..2 3 2 Batteries Hendrix and Shea; Schmutz and Byrnes. Umpire Wright. Spokane 12; Vancouver 10. SPOKANE, April 26. Spokane won a free-hitting, poorly pitched game from Vancouver today, 12 to-10. Five pitch ers were used up in the fray, and liickey was the only one that escaped downright slaughter. The hitting of Lewis was a feature. The score: R. TT. E. ! R. H. E. Vancouver. 10 13 2Spokane -..12 12 2 batteries Claenault, Bush, and Lewis; Corn time. l:Oi Z-o. FViur furlongs, filing 'Wtltrude S. won, Daira. second. Emery K. third: time. 0:43. Five and one-half furlongs, selling Father Stafford won, E. M. Fry second, Freston, Boy third; time, 1:07 8-5. Mile and -70 yards, selling Follle L. won, Edwin T. Frcycr second. Steal third; time, 1:44 4-5. Mile .and quarter, selling J. R. Laughrey v.-on, Mrllrpu M"onJ - Colhert third; time, -M'7 2-.V tiovfn furVmsr. p.-tirig Tena Leech nm, Aira second, Kd lie Graney third; time. 1:23 3-5. Jlixed Swimming Event Arranged. The rirt mixed pwimming event ever held at the Multnomah Club will beheld t BULL Five and ono-half ' furlonss, selling hury won, Barry second, IIt:rlvcs third TERniER TO BE EXHIBITED AT PORTLAND BENCH SHOW BY PORTLAND WOMAN. V h JIT "4 r fa i - " r v. - ' v WILLAMETTE DEFEXDR, OWNED With 247 dog on exhibition, the annual bench show of Portland Kennel Club will open today in the new White Automobile Garage building, Sixth and Madison streets. All dogs to be exhibited must be in by noon. Judges will begin examining canines promptly at 2 o'clock. Benjamin F. Lewis, of Philadelphia; George 8. Thomas, Dr. George S. Clayton and Major J. M. Taylor will constitute the board of judges. Mr. Thomas will judge at the San Francisco bench show next week. Dr. Clayton will judge at the Seattle' show next week. Major Taylor, who hails from New York City, judged at the Tacoma exhibition last week. Thirty-five prize-winning dogs that were at Tacoma last week are here and will be in the show. This show is known as a three-point show. More than 200 dogs must be entered before a show can be classed as such. A Portland dog that is expected to take a prize is the bull terrier Willamette Defender, by Champion Edgecote Peer, out of General Cus ter's Belle, owned by Mrs. George B. Story, of this city. Willamette De fender needs only one more win to be classed as a champion. Thursday night at 8 o'clock In the club tank. A large list of entries ia in the hands of Arthur Cavill, swimming in structor. Impromptu races of all kinds will 'be held for women as well as for men and fancy diving will also be on the programme. The management of aquatics at Multnomah has been taken from the indoor athletic committee and placed in the hands of a recently appointed com mittee of which Frank E. Watkins is etiairman. The hew committee will try to arrange a mixed swimming night every two weeks or, at least, once a month. Hate Set for Track Meet. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 26. (Spe cial.) The first annual dual track meet between the Vancouver High School and the Jefferson High School, of Portland, will be held on the High School grounds in this city, Thursday, April 28. Vancou ver will have 16 entries and Jefferson 18, In the 14 track events to be pulled off. Kirk and llcywood to Be Battery. Columbia University has decided to play Kirk in the box and Heywood behind the II X II I - ? t - ' it HI M i 111 v V A, 1 1! It on cor Taylor, Tacoma IJicht weijjlit. Who Will Meet Abe : l.obrl Friday Nisht. bat this afternoon in the Portland Acad emy game in the rViterscholastic League race. The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock at Multnomah field. Kaymond Tries Out Battery. RAYMOND, Wash.. April 26. (Special.) Manager Fitzgerald tried out a number of players in a practice game Sunday with the Bay Center Indians. Five pitch ers were tried and two catchers. These men were Jacks.- Baker, Dyer, Al Baker, Wilson. .Packingham and Sotiil, the two last being the catchers. That a strong battery can be selected was shown In that the Indians got only two hits and one run, the score being 5 to L A Healthful Hint. A bottle of the - Hood Brewing Com pany's famous Bock Beer to ward off that tired feeling. Phone L 139, B 1313. BOXING EXERCISE WAITS Trainers Fear Champion 3Iay Be come Overheated, so They Modify Schedule in Favor Milder Ef forts With Pick and Shovel. BEN LOMOND, Cal., April 26. Jim 4 DY MRS. GEORGE STORY. Jeffries made up for hlg vacation of yes terday by training with, double energy this morning. He declared that he felt in a working mood and allowed himself little letup all day. He worked on all the indoor strength building devices with the excep tion of boxing, and it was noticed that he put a good deal of ginger and life into his task. A six-round boxing bout with Sam Berger was planned for the afternoon, but Jeffries' work of the morning was so warming that his trainers did not want tc heat his blood any more and the bou was postponed. The ekin trouble on Jeffries' back rapidly is disappearing and his trainers expect to eradicate it within two days. Jeffries spent the afternoon hours working with the laborers on the river dam, which sprung a leak last Saturday. Until the leak is stopped boating and swimming are next to impossible, . and as these are among the ex-champion's favorite pastimes, he will put in much of his time helping repair the dam. O. A. C. PITCHER LOSES GAME Ail-Around Work or Whitman's Catcher Is Feature. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 26. (Special.) With the score tied, Riebeu O. A. C.'s pitcher, lost control in" the eighth inning of today's game with Whit man and gave two bases on balls in succession. Johnson, Whitman's catcher, connected with one of his benders for a single, scoring Stuth and Borleske and winning the game by a score of 4 to 2. The contest today was the best game J MKASCKEMEJiTS OP JEFFRIES J AS1 JOHNSON COMPARED. The editor of The Oregonian has 4 been requested by a number of read- crs to publish the measurements of I James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson. I The followj measurements of the two fighters were taken within the I last two weeks: a Jeffries. Johnson. Height ,...6ft.l in. ft. 14 In. iNeck 18 In. 1714 In. Chest (normal) 45 in. 3l In. Chest (expanded) o0 in. 42 In. Waist 38 In. 30 In. t Thigh ..2ft in. 23 in. Calf 17 in. 13 in. Ankle 10 in. 914 in. t Biceps 16 In It In. I Forearm 13 In. 14 tn. Wrist. SHin. 10 M, in. J Weight 228 lbs. 212 lbs. Age 35 yrs. S2- yrs. - TTT1II. ...... ........ played here this season. The Oregonians were a bit off in their fielding at times, but Whitman played fair ball. The all around work of Johnson was the feature of the day. - The score: R H E Whitman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 4 2 O. A. C .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 7 7 - Batteries Belt and Johnson; Riebeu and Moore. - t ' . American Association Games. At Louisville Toledo-Louisville postponed; rain and cold. game At Milwaukee Milwaukee-Minneapolis game postponed: rain. At Kansas City St. Paul 15: Kansas City 5. At Indianapolis Columbus game, post poned; ram. fi it '. x-a.::.. :: ' . . ' 3 i View of Ladd Park Taken from SALEM AGEXCY, A. IV. MOOBES, 1-2 BI SH-BHEUIAN BLOCK, EUGEXE AGEXCY, HAGLADRY & SHUMATE, ALBANY AGENCY, A. T. STARK. BAKER CITY AGEXT, IRA 1). STIIIGES. COXDOX AGEXT, J. W. COCHRAN. WALLA WALLA AGEXCY, DRLMHEL1 J;R fc KXNIS, V. C. K.OEH.VE. 4 -'V The Addition with Character When all of the proposed improvements have been completed in Ladd Park, Portland will have no more beautiful spot within its limits. Ladd Park exceeds any of the city's parks in natural grandeur and now it is proposed to improve it with scenic driveways and walks, to enlarge the present nat ural lake and to create botanical gardens there. Do you realize that property fronting on or adjacent to any high-grade, public park is always considered the most desirable for residence purposes? Dp you realize that it is an ideal investment for the simple reason that it is desirable and that property of this sort is very limited in area and because there are only a few public parks located in the residence districts of Port land? Do you realize that Ladd Park lies in the heart of Laurelhurst and that values of Laurelhurst lots in the neighborhood of this park will advance very high just as soon as the proposed improvements for the park have been com pleted? And do you realize that the prices of lots in Laurelhurst, close to this park are at present as low as lots in some of the less improved sections of Portland, which are much further out from town and on only one carline? Do you realize that, under the building, restriction, houses fronting on this public park must cost at least from $4000 to $7500? Others, not fronting on the park, but in this section, must cost from $3500 up. Realize this if you can and you will then realize the exceptional opportun ity which is offered you for investment or home purposes in Laurelhurst. Laurelhurst,' being improved with asphalt streets from 28 to 48 feet wide, cement walks, 9-foot parking strips, shade trees, handsome cluster lights and large water, sewer and gas mains and with this beautiful natural park in its center is today the most desirable residence property in Portland. See Laurelhurst for yourself. See Ladd Park for yourself and you will realize all that we have told you in this ad There are many beautiful spots in Portland, but there are none more beautiful than can be found in Ladd Park with its fine trees, ravines, Jake, etc. There are many very pretty residence streets and districts in Portland-but there are none that will compare with Laurelhurst in class of improvements and environments. These improvements are being put in NOW. Go and see Laurelhurst. Take Montavilla or Rose City Park cars. Both lines run to and through the property. Or take Sunnyside or Mount Tabor cars to East 39th street and walk three blocks north to Laurelhurst and Ladd Park. Bear in mind that all of Laurelhurst south of "East Glisan street is still selling at original prices. The prices on this section have not been raised. They are at present lower than what is being asked for lots in other residence sections of the city, not nearly so well located or improved and with poorer car service. A, a:a A , A- A- o. . s & -i. - ii if n rn r i lmmninnmn hi i na m i i i ......-.. :.:.. -'y-v -- i.tt lw.', " W .'. . . .' I a. . . ' ' . ' -v. . w-- 7--,.-y .; v:. J't a5" Block 95 522-526 Corbett Building Fifth and Morrison Streets Phones M 1503, A 1515