TTIK MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, ' JANUARY 13, 1912.
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COAST LEAGUE TO
NUMBER PLAYERS
Directors Decide Upon New
Way of Identifying Men.
Season Opens April 2.
SCHEDULE IS ADOPTED
TWO STRONGEST SOCCER TEAMS OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEAGUE, WHICH CLASHED YESTERDAY.
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8an Francisco Will Be Beavers' Op
ponent in First Game to Port
land. April 16, When Nfw
Park Mill Be Dedicated.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. II. The direc
tors of the Pacific Coaat Buebm.il
Lean at their annual schedule meet-
Ins here todar adopted a ichedule (or
the coming icuon, and also agreed to
a brand new Innovation In Coaat
league baseball, that of numbering- all
player.
The schedule adopted waa that sub
mitted by President Walters, of the
Oakland team. The season will open
April I and close October IT.
Under this schedule. San Francisco
will for the first time open the sea-'
son In Portland, when the new park.
erected by President McCredle, will be
dedicated. This arame will be played
April 1. after Portland has finished
Its first series of the Mason with the
Southern teams.
Hell-la re Are Awarded.
The opening games of the season
will be: Oakland at Ban Francisco
Vernon at Sacramento: Portland at
Is Angeles, and the following holi
day datea were awarded:
May Jo. Decoration day Sacramento
at Portland: Vernon at Oakland; Ban
Francisco at Los Angeles.
July 4. Portland at Sacramento. Ver
non at San Francisco. Oakland at Los
Angelea
September !. Labor day Vernon at
Portland. Oakland at San Francisco,
Sacramento at Los Angeles.
September . Admission day Portland
at Sacramento, Vernon at Oakland, San
Francisco at Los Angeles.
September 13, Columbus day Oak
land at Sarramento. Portland at Saa
Francisco. Vernon at Los Angelea
Players Be Xermbe-red.
In speaking of the plan to number
players. President Blum tonight an
nounced that tna directors had adopt
ed this method In order to avoid con
fusion of Identification, so common
among visitors at baseball games. By
this system. Mr. Baum said, each player
will be given a uniform bearing upon
the left arm a number which lie will
wear throughout the season. Oa all
score cards sold at games every man
of each team will be named In consecu
tive order, and these numbers will cor
respond with those on the uniforms
worn by the men.
"So," Mr. Baum said. "If a visitor at
a gams sees a San Francisco player
wearing .No. 19 on his shirtsleeve, he
can refer to his srorerard and at once
find out that the player Is Johnson. If
Johnson la taken out of a game and
No. zi put In. the visitor, without ask
ing a question, can easily find out that
Smith haa replaced Johnson."
KolasT Will Kmp Past.
It developed at the meeting today
that J. Cal Kwlng. member of the board
of arbitration of the National Associa
tion of Baseball Cluha (or the Pad no
l.escue, had resigned his membership
In that organisation, but the directors
bad retimed to accept It. and Mr. Ewing
agreed to continue to act.
The matter of the selection of
official ball for the league was put
over until tomorrow.
Five of the umpires for the coming
season nve been selected by President
Paum. The sixth. It was said, would
not be selected for two weeks or more.
Those selected are Eugene McGreevy,
Ceorge Hlidebrand. Ed Finney, all for
mer umpires: Perle Casey, formerly of
the Portland team, and Sam Mertes.
known In baseball as "Sanitow," who
-r many years was a member of big
-esgue teams.
The directors will close their meeting
tomorrow.
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practicing for the event. Play will be
confined to S by 10 tables."
Bob Crooks, manager of the Acme
parlors, said yesterday that the efforts
of the Eastern bllllard-room proprietors
to substitute the name pocket billiards
for pool would ultimately be crowned
with success, although progress at first
Is necessarily slow. The objection to
pool lies In the prejudice against the
word, due to the fact that poolroom has
double meaning. One la a room where
pool Is played, while the other Is a
room where bets are placed on horse
races. To the unfamiliar the word Is
therefore synonymous with gambling
thus the crusade for the adoption of the
term pocket billiards.
AINSWORTH IS BEST
PORTLAND SRIIF.RS MAKE TRIP
oxrn Plan Jaunt to .Mount Hood
Xet Friday Morning.
At a meeting of the Portland Ski
Club, held at the Lenox Hotel, It was
decided to switch the date of the an
nual excursion up Mount Hood from
Jsnuary 5 to the lth. The party will
leave the Hotel Lenox at 7:30 o'clock
next Friday morning, traveling In an
automobtlo truck aa far as Montavflla,
where the members will take the Hood
River Railway to Bull Run. and thence
by team to Rhododendron, the stopping
place for the night.
In the morning the 10-mile Jsunt on
skis to Government Camp will be taken
by the following party: H. H. Haskell.
R. D. Jorgensen. E. Frank. Roscoe
Fawcett, Fred A. Rasch. E. J. Jeffery.
O. K. Jeffery. G. R. Knight. A. J. Clark.
T. M. Dunne, Sam liolbrook and J.
Cahalin.
MISS BURKE POLO WIVfER
Lady Tweed month's Team Is Defeat
ed In Coronado Match.
SAN DIEOO. CaU Jan. II. By a
score of i to Vi. Miss Burke's team
defeated Lady Tweedmouth'e four In
the polo game at Coronado this after
noon. There waa a good attendance,
society turning out In force. The re
sult wss a surprise to those who had
followed the work of the different
players during the recent games.
Miss Burkes team waa composed or
Carlton Burke. Lord Gower, Reggie
Weiss and Major Collin G. Ross. Lady
Tweedmouth s four were: Captain O.
Besley. G. Noton. Harry Weiss and
Lord Tweedmouth.
Trap shooters Arrive Here.
Frank C. Rlehl and George H. Gar
rison, of Tacoma. and W. R. Parker, of
Baker, expert trapshooters, arrived In
Portland last night on their way to
Ashland, Or, where the Northwestern
trapehootlng tournament commences
on Monday. Klehi. uarrison and
Parker were Joined here by E. B. Mor
ris. Jamea C. Reld and Abner Blair,
who will accompany them to the scene
of the first contest of the touring
tournament tonight.
HOGIX GETS NEW SHORTSTOP
Peal fod With New York Ameri
cans for Lltclile.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 11. (Special.)
Happy Hogan today fulfilled his prom-
lees when he closed a deal with the
New York Americans for Lltchie.
shortstop. Lltchie was recommended
to Hogan by Harry Wolverton. the new
manager of the Yankees.
"I am satisfied that the Vernon club
has secured a high-class player In
Lltrhie." said Hogan. today. "I think
be will look pretty good In the short
slop territory."
Hogan has also added another man
to his pitching staff. Vhe recruit halls
from the Sen Bernardino team and
goes under the name of Roseback.
LEST WE FORGET
What Farmer Fertlaaa Players Are
Xew Delag.
No. 70 William E. Esslck.
Sunnyside Soccer Team Loses
Contest by 9-to-0 Score.
school and the Portland league leaders.
If It could be arranged.
POSITION PLAY EFFECTIVE
Victors Show Care In Keeping Their
Places and Good Understanding
of Combination In Forward
Line Dnsn Is Strong.
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win. tare points; draw, one point;
lose Ignored.
TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD
I'm-Let Billiard Experts of Portland
Are to Meet.
With the object of definitely settling
the state pocket billiard championship,
a li-game tournament, participated In
by six of the foremost cue experts of
the city, will open at Solly's billiard
parlors January 21.
The entries Include Charles Jordan.
TL W. Plckard. Grant Wilcox. Walter
Johnson and "Blondy" Ingram. Play
will be scheduled Monday. Wednesday
and Friday nights for 12S balls con
tinuous. At the conclusion of the five
weeks schedule the winner wilt meet
Henry Solomon for the Oregon title,
which Solomon has held for II years,
"These men are among the very best
pocket billiards exponents on the
Coast." said Michael Solomon yesterdsy.
"The tourney will be the biggest ever
held la Portland and the men are busy
tXEGAR BILL" ESSICK. baseball
pitcher, bank clerk and piano
virtuoso, first gained fame as a twlrler
with the Salt Lake City team In 1903
and 1904. and was brought to Portland
for the season of 1905 by Walter Mc
Credle. who took hold of the Beavers
that season.
Esslck was a fine-looking, athletlo
appearing young fellow and pitched
gilt-edged ball that year, aa well as
during the championship season of the
following year when he attracted the
attention of the Cincinnati club, to
which club he was sold along with
Larry McLean. .--
Esslck was only a mediocre pitcher
In the big show, due no doubt to the
fact that he took things too easy In
the box. a fault which was frequently
censured while he waa pitching for
Portland. He was Inclined to laziness
and lack of ginger kept him In the
background when he should have been
a star.
Esslck had talent as a piano-player
and might hare been a success on the
stage a la Joe Tinker. "Doc" White and
others of the baseball playing frater
nity who have managed to entice fat
salaries from the vaudeville managers
during the Winter seasons, but Bill was
too laxy to try for the stage. He never
cared much for baseball and admitted
It. As an expert accountant be was a
success, but preferred to play baseball
because he had plenty of time to loaf
around. After an Indifferent career of
two or three seasons In the major
leagues. Esslck drifted to the Americas
Association and pitched for St. Paul.
Columbus, Toledo and Kansaa City in
that circuit. He Is slated for a berth
In the Central League next season, so it
must be that "Vinegar Bill' la on the
toboggan. ,
Alnsworth defeated Sunnyside In the
Grammar school soccer league yester
day goals to 0.
Multnomah Field was In remarkably
good condition for playing when the
teams lined up, and at first, play did
not give the Impression that Alnsworth
would swamp their opponents as they
did finally.
Superior tactics, however, told' In the
long run for after -scoring number one
Alnsworth piled up the goals, five In
the first half and four more after
crossing over. The effective point in
Alnsworth's play wss the care shown
to keep positions and a good under
standing of combination lp the forward
line.
Backs' Work la Light.
The backs had little to do yester
day, while the halves were concerned
chiefly In feeding their forwards, all
of whom played well, Wegener and the
Thome brothers being the most promi
nent. On the losing side Dunn worked hard,
being well seconded by Young and
Woolley with McFarland the best of
the rear division.
The line-up:
Alnsworth. Position. Sunnrslds.
Pauley C Francis Coolch
Steele R B MoFarland
B Russell
R H B Lewis
-L H B Woolley
L H B Shearer
.O R T Young
.I R F....... Lemon
...C F Kunn
. .1 L T K. Doolav
F. Thorn O L P Knight
Ultrara. rererea, ingles ana Gray, lines
men. Gasae's Date la Chaaarea.
The date of the Oregon aoccer league
game between North Bank and the
O.-W. R. a N. haa been changed to
Sunday morning 10:10 o'clock.
After the various schedules have
been completed there will be several
Important matches between the respec
tive champions for cups, and In addi
tion a game between the champions of
the Portland league and a star team
picked from the remaining clubs in
the league, la also in view, while It
Is hoped that the Scotch ' players will
meet the English and the winners play
the Americana
Plenty of Interest would .center In a
match between the champion high I
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JOHNSON SOMEWHAT RUFFLED
Champion Will See O'Nell About Be
ing Barred In New York.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. "I yues that's
discrimination for you," said Jack
Johnson, world's heavyweight cham
plon. today In discussing the statement
of Commissioner O'N'eil that Johnson
would not be allowed to box In New
York.
"Aa an American cltisen," he contin
ued. "I would like to know If I have
not the same tight to box In New York
aa anyone else. They allow boxers to
go In the ring there who are not even
American cltlxens. They allowed Lang
ford to box there. Then why should
they stop me?
"I am not over anxious about boxing
In New York, and I would not unless I
had a Western referee. I will be down
there In a short time, and will make It
a special point to call on Mr. O'Nell
and ask some reaaona for hla action."
Johnny Reagan Is Dead.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 12. Johnny Reagan,
former feather-weight champion of the
world, died here today after a short
Illness of pneumonia. Reagan contract
ed a severe cold after fighting six
rounds with Young Johnson, of Granite
City, III., on New Year's eve. Pneumo
nia set In a few days later. He was 85
years o'd, and was born In Brooklyn.
French Aviator Killed.
PARIS. Jan. II. The French aviator
Ruchonnet was killed today while land,
lng in his monoplane at Senile, about 31
miles from Paris. A false maneuver
with the levers caused the aeroplane to
crash to the ground.
Rowing Relations Resumed.
NEW YORK. Jan. 12. Princeton and
Pennsylvania will renew rowing rela
tions this year, which were severed in
1884, according to announcements made
here tonight.
AMATEUR ATHLETICS
A3ANQUET In honor of the Lincoln
High championship football team
will be given tonight at the Hotel Bow
ers by the faculty.
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The basketball schedule for the lnter-
acholastlc season will not be changed,
aa feported, says W. A. Fenstermacher,
who has the schedule in charge. The
one published some time ago will stand
and the Inter-high school season will
therefore start in about a week. All
games will be played fin the Y. M. C. A.
floor. The official referee has not been
chosen, and the faculty managers of
each of the competing teams probably
will choose one before each game.
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Because Allen's Preparatory School
has two games next week, the game
with Washington has been postponed
indefinitely.
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All the teams in the City Basketball
League are getting into fine shape but
the date for the opening oi tne scnea-
ule haa not been set- A meeting will
be held soon when a plan of action will
be decided.
Two crize-winning teams at the re
cent conference at Los Angeles and a
number of added features will consti
tute the programme of the Portland So
cial Turnverein at its fourth annual
gymnastic exhibition to be given at the
Heilig January 29. All of Professor
Genserowskl's classes will also take
part, while the choral society will fur
nish music
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The championship of the Sunday sec
tion of the Archer and Wiggins Foot
ball League will be decided today at
Multnomah Field. This league has
stirred up a great deal of enthusiasm
among lightweight football enthusiasts.
The winners of this game will meet
the Sunnyside team, which is the cham
pion of the Saturday section.
INDOOR SHOT-PUT
IS
RECORD
BROKE!
Ralph Rose Sets New World's
Mark With Distance of
47 Feet 5 Inches.
FORREST SMITHS0N STAR
Record-Holder for High Hurdles
Sets Pace at Olympic Club Meet
Championships by Winning
Two Jumping Events.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. (Spe
ciaL) The Indoor track ehamplon
ahlpa held by the Olymplo Club tonight
at the Auditorium Rink were featured
by the breaking of a world's reoord
for the lS-pound Indoor shotpnt. Ralph
Rose put the shot a distance of 47 feet
6 inches, as announced officially by the
men in charge of the meet. The reo
ord was formerly held by Harry Le
moyne, of the New York Athletlo Club,
who had put the indoor shot 46 feet 10
inches. Rose, after completing this
event, atarted In to better his own
private record of 49 feet, but the best
he could do was 48 feet 9 Inches.
Forrest Smithson, record-holder over
the high hurdles, set the pace tor tne
evening by winning the 60-yard high
hurdles In :08 4-5 and later won the
75-vard low hurdles. Sralthson's work
tonight demonstrated that he Is still
the class or tne nenormera in mi
event.
Night Marathon Feature.
One of the freak events was a night
Marathon, the runners starting from
the Auditorium, circling through th
park and returning to the hall. -The
summary:
75-vard dash Won by Best (S. C. C.)
Campbell (S.) second and Gerhsrdt O. C.)
third: time. 0:08.
60-yard high hurdles Won by Smithson
(L. A. A. C). Beeson (U. C.) second and
Morris (O. C), third: time. 0:08 4-3.
flOO-varrf run Won bv Benneson (S. C. C.)
Hoburs (O. O second and Ferguson (L. C
C. ) third; time, 2:10.
70-yard low nuraies won oy rorreai
Smithson (I. A. A. C). Edward J. Beeson
(V. C) second snd Charles Morris, (O. C.)
third; time, 1:23.
300-yard run Won by C. A. Menlscb (P-
A. C.) E. P. Campbell (S.) second. Henry
Irvine (Y. M. C A.) third; time, 0:84 -o.
Marathon Won bv Edgar V. stout, on
attached. Albert aorta (V. V. A. A.) second.
William Spanton. unattached, third, John
F. McKettrlck, TafhalpalB. fourth; time, 84
minutes 5 seconds.
- High School Lads Compete.
2000-yard run Won by H. M. . Williams
(O.). W. A. Oervln (O.) second. L. H. Day
Y. M. C. A.) third: time. 0.2B.
Special relay football team of tne Olym
pics won from the baseball team: time,
1:47 2-S.
High school relay won by St. Ignatius
High School. Cogswell College second, Palo
Alto High third.
Open relay won by Olympic Club, Paa-
times second: time. 1:48:02.
High Jump Won by R. Templeton (3.)
O. L. Horlne (B.) second, F. A. Bressl (O.)
third; height, 4 feet 7U Inches.
Three standing Jumps won by Hornlne,
4aumbaugner second, Campbell (B.) tmra
distance. 81 feet 6U Inches.
Putting la-pound ' shot Won by Ralph
Rote 0- 47 feet b Inches, In contest. Mor
rts (O.) second. J. J. Kelly third.
FULLERTON RETURNS PAPERS
Dngdale Loses Twlrler and Ten
Million Goes to St. Ixrals.
SEATTLE, "Wash., Jan. II. (Special.)
Pitcher Charley Fullerton, who waa
with Portland before he came to Seat
tle, has returned his contract, although
be was given a rise In salary.
The St. Louis Cardinals have pur
chased the release of Outfielder Ten
Million, the Seattle boy. who was with
Victoria last season. Victoria sold Mil
lion to Cleveland.
Seattle figures on trading Pitcher
Jimmy Wlgga to a Southern club.
Wlgge thinks be will do better in the
South, on execount of his arm.
Brief Sporting Notes.
Jack Grant, well known boxing ref
eree and all around sportsman, has
taken unto himself a wife. Mrs. Sadie
Travers.
Bill Hurley, l3r. Savid Hall and Gall
Shadlnger will coach baseball, track
and wrestling, respectively, at the Uni
versity of ashlngton.
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After much wrangling Jack Leon and
'Denver Ed" Martin have signed up
for the coming boxing engagement at
Tacoma. Leon held out for 20 rounds
to the last ditch when he was forced
to agree to 10.
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According to Paul Lynch, last year's
baseball coach at Oregon, Homer Jam!
son, Eugene first saoker, has signed
with Hap Hogan's Vernonites.
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Spokane fans are wondering why
President Fielder Jones doesn't appoint
Jack McCarthy his third Northwestern
League umpire
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The nominating committee of the
Multnomah Club, whose duty it will be
to choose 12 candidates for the six va
cating directors' jobs, will hold a meet
ing Friday night at the club, according
to an announcement from Chairman A.
B. McAlpln yesterday, who said: "We
solicit recommendations."
YOUR
regular
CLOTHES
hat, furnishings, etc.,
now at a
SAVING
OF H OFF
and more contract goods excepted
Oa
near
Fifth
Johnny Bawllngs, last year with Los
Angeles and Vernon, has been signed
by Victoria. V. hen Portland won the
-0 second game of the season last
Spring Rawllngs was put In to run for
Dillon in the 10th Inning and was
caught off first base by St eon. Later
be subbed for Delmas.
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Jack O'Connell. former Coast League
umpire, has made his debut into the
boxtng limelight at San Francisco. He
was one of the, lucky promoters award
ed permits.
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Falling to secure Catcher Alnsmlth,
of the Washington's, Harry Wolverton
Is said to be angling for "Nig" Clarke,
of the St. Louis Browns, for his New
York squad.
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McGllIlgan, of the San Francisco Bul
letin, remarks that should Hap Hogan
ever run out of Ivory for his pool and
billiard outfits In Los Angeles he might
conveniently call upon some of his
players for cerebral reinforcements,
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Jack Kirk's new gasoline launch,
"Baby DolL" has arrived In Portland
and will be launched in the Willamette
oil February 1.
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Jack O'Brien, manager of the Che
halis team of the Southwestern League,
and the original discoverer of Vean
Gregg In the bushes of Idaho, is a
Portland visitor.
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Nearly 75 couples attended the an
nual hop of the regon Yacht Club at
Chrlstensen's Hall on Thursday night.
The ballroom waa decorated in typical
salt-water style
SMITH IS SKEPTICAL
SPOKANE MAN HAS MISGIVINGS
ABOUT JACK-FLYNN GO.
Racing and Bowling Promoter
Thinks but Few Fight Fans Will
Journey to Salt Lake.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
Frank W. Smith, president of the
Western Bowling Congress, secretary
of the Coeur d'Alene Racing Association
and the man who piloted the six-car
train from Spokane to Reno for the
Jeffries blowup, declared yesterday.
while In Portland, en route from Spo
kane to Southern California, that there
would be few fight fans go to Utah
to see the alleged Johnson-Flynn fight
In July.
Smith is a big fellow, standing near
ly six feet six, and wobbling the bar
over 270 pounds, but that doesn t pre
vent him from having a good time. Just
now he ! bound for Los Angeles and
Juarez, Mexico, where he will line up
horsemen for a big season at the Alan
tracks Just out of Spokane, next Sum
mer. Smith will also be on hand to
lend dignity to the opening of the
Western Bowling Congress at the Angel
City on February ltt. This Is an an
nual Winter stunt.
"I don't like to be quoted as knock
ing Curleys game, but Jim Flynn
couldn't beat Johnson If he was to
carry a rapier and a slung shot," de
clared the Spokane sport king. "The
Pueblo man weighs 178 pounds to
Johnson's 220. and while he Is a fair
second-rater he lacks the dash and
polish o4 the championship timber.
Flynn couldn't beat such men as Billy
Papke, Jack "Twin" Sullivan or Tommy
Burns. Langford beat Flynn and John
son did the trick In easy fashion when
they met before. Where then does
Flynn get this stuff abaut a return
match?"
Smith says that probably not 10 per
sons from the Spokane section will
Journey to Utah to see the bout and he
expresses his doubts that the match will
ever be pulled off, owing to the antl-
sentlment.
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Vanity caused the relegation of Jack
Klllllay to the Denver Class A club.
according to Ray Collins, Boston Ameri
can hurler, who was a teammate of the
former Spokane gunman. Collins de
clares that Klllllay tried to live up to
the sobriquet "Handsome Jack," doled
out to him by Northwestern fans and
fannettes. Collins left Portland for the
East a day or two ago.
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"If the present cold weather contin
ues for a fortnight there Is grave dan
ger that Portland's new Coast League
ball park will not be ready for the
opening of the season-, in the North,"
Is the statement laid to Walter Mc
Credle by a San Francisco scribe. Mac
probably was misquoted, for W. W. Mc
Credle says there Is no question but
that the nark will be ready "for the In
stallation of the chairs by March 15,
over one month before the Beavers
swing northward for their clash with
the Seals at Twenty-fourth and Vaughn
streets.
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Al G. Spalding may still be the big
splutter in the sporting-goods house
that bears his name. Then again he
may not. At any rate, his enterprls-
lng press agent In San Diego, Cal., in
forms us that there will be no change
in the cork center baseball next sea
son despite the loud holler.
Here we have It Al plugged one or
the balls Into a vise the other day and
squeezed It 'until the ball was a flat
tened cake about an inch through.
Then he took It out of the vise and
bounced it upon the ground until-It re
sumed its shape. "That's a first-class
baseball, he said. "Tell the factory
people not to try any more experiments
with It. I like It Just the way It Is."
Thus a new form of vice inoculates
Itself into the great National game.
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Eddie O'Connell has not fled before
the announcements from Spokane that
National Amateur Champion Gesek is
after his scalp. The Multnomah Club
wrestling Instructor smiled grimly yes
terday when several Joking friends
bade him goodbye. 'Then he remarked:
'Any professional that cannot beat
an amateur should take off his duds
and quit. Gesek is a husky boy and
outweighs me, but I will wrestle him
in Spokane any time for gate receipts
or for a substantial side bet."
O'Connell stepped upon the scales
yesterday and slid the bar at 155
pounds, but he has a front porch har
boring at least 10 pounds of fat. With
that off Gesek will top him by 12 or
14 pounds.
At last Portland Is 'to be favored by
the Pacific Coast League demigods and
demijohns, for President Baum has
added more luser to his good start by
promising that hereafter all the cities
around the circuit will be giyen sn op
portunity to Jump from agate to black
face nonpareil at uncertain Intervals of
the season.
Los Angeles, with two votes, was
awarded the first meeting of the di
rectors under the new system.
WEIGHT QUESTION WORRIES
Multnomah Awaits Word From Spo
kane Athletic Club.
Inability to agree upon weights,
coupled with the delay in the comple
tion of the new club building may re
sult in the calling off of the Multnomah-Spokane
inter-club boxing and
wrestling meet scheduled for January
19 at Spokane. Edgar Frank, ohairman
of the winged M mitt and mat. commit
tee, is expecting a telegram from Spo
kane with the final word.
"We have chosen our weights and do
not see our way clear to changing them
at this late date," said Mr. Frank.
"Trainor and Daviscourt will be our
wrestlers and Somervllle and Madden
our boxers. We are' not particularly
anxious to go to Spokane anyway, be
cause It may mean a postponement in
the dates of the Pacific Northwest
championships, to be held in Portland
late in April or early in May. Already
we have had to switch back the date
of the Seattle meet here, which now
will be pulled off in March and the re
turn bouts with Spokane will throw
the programmes rather close together,
too close for good promoting."
Spokane, however, probably will
agree to the Portland weights, as the
Falls City people have their list of
events all complete.
League Meeting Set for February 13.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. Announcement
was made tonight at National League
headquarters that the reconvened meet
ing of the National League will be held
In New York February 13. Business
left over from the December meeting
will be transacted. Directly after this
meeting the league will hold its sched
ule meeting.
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Seventh and Burnside Streets
Portland, Oregon.
It's an easy matter during our January Sale. Everything
is reduced and we've made extra deep cut on some very
seasonable items.
JUST A FEW SAMPLES
8-inch Steel Pruning Shears, regular 75c at 50
Large Electric Plash Lights, 8 inches long, reg. $2.25. ..$1,80
Stanley Ratchet Braces, 8-inch Sweep, reg. $1.25 at 85
Steel Furnace Scoops, a very handy size, reg. 75c. ...... 50
14-inch Genuine Stillson Pipe Wrenches, reg. $1.35, at.. $1.00
Mail Boxes, with sliding glass front, reg. 50c, at 35
All .32 and .38-caliber Revolvers, regular $5 guns, at $4.25
Have you noticed oor bargain window? It's worth seeing."
BXO'S
"AT THE. SIGN OF THE FISH"
23 Morrison Street. Bet.tst &2nd Sts.