1 THE 3IORXIXG OREGOIAX, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 9, 1910. 8 BALL UNWILLING TO PLAY BALL HERE McCredie's New Recruit Says Heart Is in East, Particu larly Cleveland. PLAYER GETS SURPRISE Lradrr of San Plrgo Winler league Tm Say He Llkre Pacific Coat Well Enough, bal Inter est I In Buckeye Vnlform. SAV PIEGO. c.. Pr. . 8netl. To Und hie "Bears." the 8n Dto lm, t tne top of the race when the Call fom'e Winter Lru iuoa l cl"el In ilsrch. la the ambition of Neal Ball. th'r leader and rvon.1 basrman ar.d la yr utility rl'ld-rof the Cleveland club. To go to Portland, of tho Coast League, for n.it araaon fc another matter with tno clever Infleldrr. Speaking of hie latest tiilnmrnt, he deairea It to bo un drtoo.t that It t not to Ms liking. "I llk the Pacific Coest all right." an Id Ball, "but whfn a man's Interest aro In th East. It la orlr natural for him to desire to play bail In that part of the country." Ball Is Surprised. News that came from the Eat stating that Ball had been released from tho Cleveland club to the Portland team wa a surprise to the fast innVlder. Ball says that w'.ien lie left Cleveland to come to tl'.ia Coat he was given to understand that he would bear a Cleveland uniform neat year. lie hm not aald that he will not play- la Portland, but hla. conveaja tton on the subject haa tended to show M dislike for the awlgnmenr. The reduction Is not Interfering: with Ball a plxylr.K. He la delivering the eame rtl.- of baeebnl! that made him known a orve of tho beat lrtfleldera In the game. If PortUrd gets the best that Ball haa In atojk the management of that club will have drawn a real priae. Ball Cicta Back Baiting Kye. Ftudents of the Itame who have fol lowed hla record In the East fay that ho K weak at the hat. Thla may be aup poried by the official figures and If such, la the rase Ball la one of thoee who have come back.'" He haa shown hla bat ting prowess on a number of occasion In San Pteao. He a -ettlnc more than the average r.'imber of awats and broke up one came with a timely hit In the ninth Inninr when two men were on bases. If Bail will give Portland hla beat the fane of that rllv will b unanimous In confirm ing the statement tret every I'"" of Neal Ball spe'.la baseball, but Ball save, he does not want to go to Portland and "there Is the rub." When Informed "of .Neal Ball's atti tude relative to hla tranfr from 'Cleveland to Portland. Manager Mc i'redle laat night aid: So far I have had no dealings with Ball personally, so I do not know Juat how he does feel over the transfer. I tfilnk. however, that wh'n I set Into communication with hlra wa can reach a aattafactory agreement. I realise that no player nulte relishes the Idea of droppinr back Into the minor leagura after once wearing a big league uniform, but Ball now belonga to Portland and will play with ua If he plava at all. I think he will come Into line ail right when he realises the situation." action be taken at the meeting of the conference at Spokane this month: That no student who has played Summer baseball be allowed to plar. Intercolle giate ball until he has attended the I nlversity of Washington for at least one year. Favorites Lose at Oakland. OAKLAND. Cal, Dee. . Favorites fared poorly In the heavy going that prevailed at Kmeryvllle today. Roy Junior waa the aurprlse In the Tellow tail handicap, winning from Araaee and Big Wick. Metropolitan, the first choice, did ,not display his usual speed. Tay Pay picked up a nail In the paddock and was scratchel from the first race. Kddle Dale waa then Installed a 1 to I favorite, but Bed Klaw beat him easily. Results: ruturtty eonr Red Klaw. won: Eddie Da?.. cnrV Amertctie. third Time, l.U- Mile uih ricnlc. won; Uahlgrca. second; Soma, third Time. I 44 4-5. Mile M &rburg. won: Colonel Jk. sec ond: Uttta iT-rt. third. Time. 1:4.1 -. T.Mo-lall handicap, flva and half fur Innc Rrty Junior, won: Araaeet aecoad: 111. 8tl.lt. thlrJ. Time. 1 OS. Mite and To r1 Treasure Peelter. won: WAKHI'OTOX ELECTS SPEEDY ftl'AHTFHBACK AS CAPTAI.. JKIT MIST .PPKH IX roiTT Ks-C liampkm Mny Trll If Rrno Af fair i Real Prliefight. l.iiS AXfin.ES, Cal.. Iec. . (Special.) - Aft'- a rhasa of two weeks, the offi cer wlrh the suhpena for Jim Jeffries has Un.i'd. Thy wnnt Jim to answer an emlMrra.atng question or two In the 8urerl"r Court on lccember 21. On that date B. A. m rne Is to be tried on a rhitrso of exhibiting movins-plcture at Arcadia of that affair In Keno. They are going to a.tk Jeffries if It really waa a prisefiKht. Jim h been dodging a aiibpena for lo weeks p:it. He went hunting with Harney Oidfield to nranf. Stnre he gt nai k. the f fir-era have been looking for him all over toe. n w ithout success. He was found tod.iv ptrktng daisies at his hiorix on C)prs avenue. What the h do they want to do with me?" he growled. "Mke another spec tacle of me? Uuesa they want to rub It In." : t - X :v "- rr . ' ' j . - .'V v 1 Wllllasa - Wee Cerle. 1'NIVERSITT OF WASHING TON. Seattle. Dec. 1. (Special.) William "Wee" Coyle. by many considered the flrs$ quarterback of the Northwest, has been unanimously elected captain of the university football team. Coyle Is not robust, but he Is a wonderful stralegist. Had he been In prime physical condition the paat season hla position on the "All-Star" Northwest team would have been conceded. The outlook of the Washington eleven 1 bright. Only two play era will be lost Captain "Polly" Crlmtn and Max Eaklns. Muckle stone. the 19 captain, and "Penny" Westover. former stars, will be back t season. Stu dents do not doubt that Clllmotir Dohle will return In 1911. so hope for a fourth consecutive cham pionship Is high. M K IN JIAKT TO KK.HT .;IX New "Wlilte Man- Horse" Will ct Trynul In Oklnhntun. SAPI'I.I'A. Okla.. lec. . "arl Mor ris, of this t n. who Is touted as t he lofttcal candiilate for .lack Johnsons hsAvywelshe laurels, will meet Marvin Hart, of lAulsvllle, In a lS-round bout here Isscemher -0. Morris has been fichtlnc less than three months. He formerly was a railroad fireman. When he began to train he welshed more than 300 pounds. He now ncalcs about 20. In all hts fights he has won by the knockout route. Ills hct Moiv Is a rteht swing, which. It Is said, travels S'Hh great speed. . Hart has not been in the ring for several months, lie says, however, he Is in good condltun and will he able to give the latest "white man's hope" a thorouch trial. i:sTr.lt.t:i. ASKS DoniK'S JOB (nacli Nrll'xin. , of t,cirsctti n, Woulil o tt W aliingln. I N1VKKS1TT OK WASHINGTON. t.-ac.le. Wash.. Tec. . -(Spc-tal.t-lri the Hal. It has been reported that Coach tlllmour rshie la t'irotigh with 1 asii-l-igton. tiraduate Manaser Vlilor Zcd ii u k t'vlay received rnnimiinlcatlon from Kred Neiison. coach of the tleorgetown c"llce. Washington. P. C w ho ishes 1 oicti the varsity provide. I that tiie tali mentor rvllres from the gridiron tutoring. However, the matter Is r.ew to Waeh rigtn. as the lo.thu matter aill be definitely de. ided Thursday night at the regular meeting of tie atudent board of voutrol. Summer Ball May Be Allowed. I NIVKRSITT OF WASHINGTON. Sct:I. Was. i.. rcc. . t.-pe"tl-At the rcttng of the asscniblv today tho mat ter of the Summer professional baseball, with retard to college students mas given mis n discussion. It was generally believed Ciat students playing profes sional baseball In the Northwest Should not re barred fron playing In tcnollenate ball In the stpring. viuai) fications. however, were Inserted, and It wtil tea recommended that the following .Vebolosoa second: Keep Moving. third. Time. I 40 Hit furlongs (tervlcence. won; Km ma O., second. Camera, third Time. 1:1a 3-4. COLLEGE TEAM DOWNED Y. M. f. A. SPARTANS VKTOHS IX BAS K KTIi ALL GAM E t'uhn Imr to Hawthorne Club riay crs In Other Opcnlnj Ciamc of 1'olumhln League rmnn. Greatly auperii-r In experience, super ior in. weight and having tne advantage of its oan floor, the Spartans' basket ball team of the Young Men'a Christian AssA'iatlon defeated the Christian Broth ers' College uwlntet In one of the open ing games o( the Columbia Basketball League by the score of 5.1 to 1. In the other opening g.-me the Hawthorne club defeated the Cubs of the Young Men's Christian Association by a score of 47 to 13. at the Christian Brothers" Busi ness College gymnasium. Although one sided, hv.th games were Interesting to WKt.h. The pt-icky college lads were almost helpless In the hands of the Spartans, who are the pick of the Y. M. C. A. The team work of the losers ws good but could not do anything against their heavy opponents. The guarding of Win ters in:d PnNi.k was a feature of the gauie. Tho ptaera were: oartsas . C B. B. c. he-is Hushes llartn.sn F Van N'ss Maeenev " Kcneflck txtilhia C. Winters ttriei " Dubes-k K ferre James Maekie. Scoring 31 points In the last half for a total of 4" to IS for the opposing quin tet, the Hawthorne club had an easv time winning from the Young Men's Christian Association Cubs. During the first half the game wns close and ex citing, neither team having an advant age. In the second period, horn-ever. Hawthorne waa rejuvenated, scoring al most at will. The game was witnessed by a fair-slsed crowd. The players were: Hawthorns Cuss Moore F Feaiter. Ford Mc Keen K ,h.' s-urn , Irsrin Ball " Vlrknurtek " Blerma k,?;V-rHarnld Fueh. ef atultaomah Amateur Ainletlc Club. Bulsarlan W'rewtlcr C laims Title. CHK'AOO. Pec. i. Tusslff Mahmout. the Bulgarian wrestler, through his managers, yesterday claimed the heavy weight catch-ss- atch-can wrestling champlonahip of the world, following tlie positive statement of Frank Gotcn that he had retired from the mat for good. large varletv of leather noveltle for hoiioava at Harris Trunk Co. 133 ttb St. TO SWIM, NOW CRY Multnomah Club Races at Beach Will Attract Many. RECORDS MAY BE BROKEN Amateur Athletic Cnion Haa - Stamped Approval on Competi tion So Events Will Have Official Recognition. Over 60 members of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, among whom will be the 2 members of the swimming classes of the women's annex, will leave tomorrow morning for Gearhart Park, where the fair swimmers will com pete in the first annual Winter aquatic competition ever held for members of the fair sex on the Pacific Coast. - The big swimming carnival is to be of two days' duration and Is being held under the auspices of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and has received the sanction of the Amateur Athletic Union, which means that any records established by the swimmers will be recognized as official. The Saturday programme will Include the races for the Oliver King Jeffery cup over a course of 100 yards, as well as the regulation 50 yards swim for medals contributed by the club. It Is also quite likely that most of the tank exhibitions will be held this afternoon, for it la planned to have the Sunday aquatics confined to surf exhibitions and foot races on the beach. Women Are Enthusiastic. "The club women have entered Into the spirit of the affair most enthusiastic ally, and it Is quite likely that the num ber of contestants, now 25. will be In creased, by 10 or a dosen who have ex pressed a desire to compete. Instructor CavlU says that all who wish to enter will be accommodated Insofar as enter ing Is concerned, and those who expect to go to Gearhart are notified that the train leaves at 8 A. M. Saturday. After the swims Saturday afternoon, the party will be entertained In the evening with a dance in the big hall at the hotel. A number of people from As toria have signified their intention of attending this affair. ' Frank EJ. Watklns. chalnnsti of the swimming committee of the Multnomah club. Miss Frances Jeffrey and Mrs. Watklns. of the women's annex, will be In charge of the party which leaves to morrow morning. Special arrangements are being made to accommodate the big crowd, for the hotel management Is anticipating a big Influx of guests over Saturday and Sun day. Many Portland residents unable to leave Saturday morning have ar ranged to go to Gearhart Saturday night and be in time to see the stunts sched uled for Sunday. Hawalians Will Ride Surf. The second day's programme will In clude the surf-riding exhibition to be contributed by two Hawaiian women, who will endeavor to repeat the famous beach sport of riding the breakers com monly seen at Walklkl Beach, near Honolulu. Arthur Cavlll. swimming In structor of the club, will also give exhi bitions of deep-sea swimming and life saving. Mr. Cavlll says that this aquatic pro gramme will be the most elaborate one of the kind ever attempted anywhere, and he further asserts that there is no other athletic Institution In the world which can boast of as many enthusiastic women swimmers as dns the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. The regular weekly social swim of the Multnomah Club will be held at the Portland Swimming Baths tonight, and at this time, a rehearsal by most of the swimmers going to Gearhart will be held. The programme tonight will con sist of straight and fancy swimming, diving and other aquatic sports under the leadership of Instructor Cavlll. WASHIXGTOV "l HOLDS BOBIK At $3000 Salary. Coach Is Itc-cn- gagrd on S-Ycar Contract. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Seattle. Wash., Pec. 8. (Special.) At the student board of control meeting tonight Gllmour pobie was secured through a three-year contract to coarh the Univer sity of Washington football team. He will bo oald annually and will be expected to coach all Inter-college foot ball. Maxwell Kakina was named asslt.ta1t coach, to nil the vacancy of Jon Cutting. In the Ea.-t it has been reported that Poblo to through with Washington. Graduate Manager Victor Zednlck today received a communication from Fred Nellson. coach of the Georgetown College. Washington. D. C, who wished to coach the varsity provided that tho tell mentor retired from the gridiron tutoring. AD WOLUAST OUT TILL MARCH Champion May Vse Injured Arm rcrhaps In May. CADILLAC. Mlch June 8 Tom Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast. held a toHsv with the, chanmion and a physician. The physician took an X-rsy picture of woigasis tnjurea arm. This showed that the break a few Inches above the wrist was knit ting. When Jonca came from the of fice he said: "Ad Is not going to right anyone De fore the latter part of March. That is ...i.i Ten chances to one he will not fight before May. His arm Is heal ing fine, but the danger of another break is to be feared. We have got to lay down now. but when Ad's arm la bitter we will meet them all." Washington Boys Get Awards. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Seattle. Wash., Dec. 8. At the annual A. 3- U. W. assembly today. were awarded to IS Washington warriors who participated in events on the gridiron this vesr. Those receiving the Washing ton "emblem were: Captain "Polly" Grimm. Warren Grimm. "Wee" Coyle. Maxwell Kakins, Tom Griffith. Peter Husby, Frank Sparger. Rex Hosley, Will Cahlll. Tom Swarva.- Harold Presley. Pullen, Cook, Pike. Sutton and Walter Wand. The name of Warren Grimm waa recommended as that to be inserted upon the footbsll trophy as the one who most Inspired the team during the season. Hunt Club Will Chase Paper. The members of the Portland Hunt Club will hold a closed paper chase to morrow afternoon, and one of the largest turnouts of the season Is ex pected. The start will be from the new home of the club at Garden Home, and the harea for the occasion sre Mrs. W. L. Wood and Miss Leadbetter. South Side Business Men Win. PHILOMATH. Or.. Pec. 8- (Special.) 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In this report the number of state bt'.nks is shown to be lo. and the number of National bunks 77, or an lnrreate of 13 state banks and of five National banks. The total capital stock of the 233 banks Is $14,9i2.0-o- or an increase of $3,046,075. The total urplus and undivided profits amount to $7.650,861. 64, or. an Increaee of $.,70 415.80. Ixians and discounts amount to $7S,W.901.7. this being an increase of $13.4,0.014.9e. Cash and due from banks amounts to $4:.SM..W.4S, or an increase of $4,07627.53. What is condered as & splendid show ing by the Bank Examiner Is the total of Individual deposits, which reaches to $147,518,528.07. or the enormous Increase of $21, SOS. 918. 15. The rash reserve shown Is 41.1 per cent of all of the Individual deposit.- LEE 15 HOT PORTUVXD BOXER HAS SMALL ESD OP BETTIXG TODAY. San Francisco Scone of Bout To night Which May Prove One of Best of Short Mills. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 8. (Special.) Willie Ritchie Is a 10-to-8 favorite over Guy Let, of Portland, in the four-round bout between the lightweights that will be the feature of the programme at Dreamland Rink tomorrow night. Al though Lee made a decidedly good im pression on the public when he knocked out Tony SHva last Friday. Ritchie has been climbing the ladder so faat of late that he is rated to have a decidedly good chance. If Lee can whip Ritchie, how ever, he will be the kingpin of the light weights in the four-round division with no one to dispute him. Bddie Hanlon will referee and in the particular Instance it is not believed that there will ba any judges, both boys agreeing to abide by his decision. Ritchie has completed hi training. The San Franciscan is confident. He ex pects to defeat Lee in more decisive fashion than he did Abe Label. Willie deems Label one of the toughest nuts he has ever faced In the ring. How ever, the visitor from the- Northwest dis played enough science and hitting ability In his only start here to gain the con fidence of the fans. Backed up by. Tommy Tracey'a recom mendation and his whirlwind method of milling, Lee appears to be the f : Ritchie will not have a picnic and it will require all of Willie's cleverness to avoid coming in contact with one of Lee s ripping uppercuts. The Portlander has been kept hard at i... 1 Dnn-.r. Who is lOOkihg WOrii uavrz . after his Interests here, and will Be in the same kind of shape t nai. u he fought Silva. PoweA is very enthu siastic regarding his protege and if lie knocks out Ritchie intends to crowd the winner of the Frayne-Hogan bout for a match. ' ' Silverton Club Gets Busy. SILVERTON,' Or., Dee. 8. "(Special.) The Commercial Club held an enthus iastic and well-attended meeting in their rooms last night, the primary object of which was to discuss a mode of procedure for the coming year. It was almost the unanimous opinion that the best course to pursue is to inaugurate a campaign during the remainder of the month, for new members and it was also agreed, al though no vote was taken, to adi social features, for the purpose of holding the interest of the younger members. ECOLA IS NEW P0ST0FF1CE Place Where Lewis and Clark Found Whale Xow on Postal Map. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Several months ago the residents of filk Creek and Cannon Beach districts forwarded a petition to Washington asking that a postofflce be established at Elk Creek. Word has been received that the Department has granted the petition. ' and the new postoffice Is to be called Ecola. This is the old Chinook Indian name for "Whale," given by Lewis and Clark. The ex plorers went there to get blubber from ar'larse whale that had washed ashore. Mazda and Tantalum Lamps Flower, Fruit and Colored Lampsfor Decorative Purposes Call and see our Christmas Tree Fes toons aiid get our prices. 0. B. 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