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TTTE MORNING OKEGONIAN. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1913
CASTLETON WANTS
PLACE AS BEAVER
McCredie Will Not Try to Get
Southpaw Away From
Hogan.
PETERS REPORTED BALKY
I-nUI That Californian lias Signed
Worrit Portland Manager for
Tim All Outfielder Ki
cTt Poane f-lgn.
BT RCWCOK rAWCETT.
Report trlejraphed from Emit Lake
City are that Koy Gastleton. southpaw
pitcher for the Vernon Tigers, believes
ha la a fraa agent. Los Angeles papara
credit Mm with the atatement that ha
win likely land with the Portland
champions.
Aa a matter of fact. Castleton's
chances of signing a Beaver billet are
practically nil. and, aa Happy Hogan
ays re haa proof that he aent Caalie
I'm his contract by registered letter
before February 1. the limit under the
rules, the rrrk portslder will undoubt
ily remain In the Bengals' lair, even
though Hap s packet was returned un
claimed to Its progenitor. -
Tastleton did write me saying that
'he waa free. aald Walter McCredie.
ut night. "But I answered him. point
Ing out that the Coast League haa i
rue that another manager cannot
dicker with a player who becomes free
through any technicality without the
permission of the club to which the
man formerly belonged."
Mac declared, though, that Hogan ob
tained Al Carson through a disregard
of this rule after he had waived on the
return of Carson from the Chicago Na
tlonals. Walt didn't figure that the
former Beaver could be gobbled by any
other Pacific Coast mogul because of
the mutual agreement before referred
to.
As organised ball does not permit a
club to conduct negotlatlona with a
player while he Is the property of an
other club. Castleton's outlook for a
change aeems dim and distant
Another dispatch set the local of
ficials scurrying through files and rec
erds. This was a denial from Palo Alto,
Cat., that J. D. Peters had signed to
play with Portland.
"Peters, who will graduate from the
department of law at Stanford this
Spring, says that his work here, to
gather with his coaching. Is keeping
Mm too busy to consider any advances
from league managers." rhapaodtses the
Palo Alto gosslper. "The story that ha
haa signed with tha northern club la
woven from whole cloth."
President McCredie waa puraled for
a moment and wondered If his eyes had
deceived him In hla perusal of tha
anta Clara youngster's chlrography.
Oh. J guess not." he said a moment
later, smilingly, as he produced Peters
letter and contract Tha boy will be on
de-k.
Peters Is built much on the order of
Ivan Ol'on. according to Walt Mc
Credie, only much apeedler. Ha waa
Santa Clara's 100-yard dash aprlnter In
Ma college days. And looked so good
that Connie Mack won over a Beaver
contract. Mack turned him back to
Trenton. In the Trt-State League, and
McCredie forthwith put In a draft Tha
boy played third against Mac's Beav
ers at ban Jose In the Spring training
In lilt and made a great Impression,
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Portland's outfield rompers are now
all In the fold with the expectlon of
Doaae. Chadboume'a signature drifted
In yesterday from Ocean Park. Cal..
where the former American Association
star la wintering. Krueger, Chadbourne,
Strait and Fries have all sent In con
tracts. '
Ben Henderson. It develops, did not
sign his contract, after all. but did
write that he would be on hand at
Santa Maria bright and early for Spring
training, and ready for a good year.
Ben isn't particularly impressed. It ap
pears, with one or two clauses In his
agreement, but no trouble Is expected,
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Henderson and Harry Abies, the Oak
land sharpshooter, present two strik
ingly opposite attitudes of the human
equation, for. writing to local friends.
Abies says that he haa asked that one
half -of hla pay be held back by tha
Oakland management and given to him
at the windup of the pennant race.
Abies, like Henderson, Is a care-free,
good-hearted sort of a chap and ha
realizes, though Henderson evidently
doesn't, that he will have more money
at the end of the season under the hold
back plan than if paid every fortnight
in full only to fork It over freely at
the varloua lobster places up and down
the Coast
Abies, by tha way. hands out a sub
stantial boost to one of San Fran
cisco's new outfielders. Mclvor. with
whom he has roomed for several years,
since both began playing ball down In
the Lone Star state.
"He's a good hitter, a fine fielder
and fast aa a atreak." says Abies. "He
takes a great lead off first and will be
one of the best base pilferers In the clr.
cult Mclvor murders curved balls, and
when Tm pitching against him he'll get
none of that variety."
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TValne Durbln. who Is expected to be
Abies' running mate as southpaw on
the Transbay club, last season waa In
the Western League, winning IS and
losing 18 games with Omaha -and To
rek. He has had experience at Chi
cago with the Cubs and at Cincinnati
with the Reds.
CinCK PKMAXDS MORK SALART
Imgdalc's Minneapolis Kind Joins
Ranks of Holdouts.
SKATTLE. Wash.. Teb. II. (Special.)
The trials of a baseball manager ar
multitudinous. President Dugdale did
not expresa It In exactly thoae words
after reading a letter from Fred Chick
or Chicken, but the Import was the
same.
Dug's pet "chick" is In a bellicose
frame of mind. From the seclusion of
the County Auditor's office In Minne
apolis, where he clicks a typewriter.
he haa hurled defiance at -the portly
Seattle magnate. Reduced to Ita
aimplest terms, the belligerent Chick
or Chicken's ultimatum calls for mora
cash or liberty.
A week ago a press report from
Minneapolis said Fred Chicken, one of
Minneapolis famous athletes. had
nin'd with Seattle.
XThe case Is not hopeless." said Dug
dale. "I still hope that Chirk will re
port and try for third base. I think
he Is a good ball player and rather ad
mire the young fellow's spunk, al
though I supposed we bad come to
terms when I saw him last in Minne
apolis. His contract calls for a fair
raise over last season. .Something haa
evidently come up that makes him
think he Is worth more. Oh. no, I have
no intention of letting him so."
"NIG" PETERS, PORTLAND INTI
SOUTHPAW, WHO WILL
LEAGUE FANS
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JE55 BAKER LAUDED
Danny Shea Says ex-Indian
Will Lead Coast League.
CATCHER SEEKS BERTH
Old Backstop Star Wants Chance In
Class AA Circuit and Says He
Will Xorer Play With Dug
dale Apt In Record Good.
Jess Baker, tha big southpaw ob
tained by San Francisco from tha Chi
cago White Sox last weok. la destined
to become tha greatest gunner In the
Pacific Coast League, season of 1J12,
according to Danny Shea. Seattle back
stop, who caught Bakrs shoots when
tha latter pitched Spokane to tha pen
nant In 1910.
Shea, ridicules tha tslk that Baker
does not possess a good curve ball
and asserts that th former Tacoma
youngster's only drawback Ilea In bis
rather mediocre fielding.
He has everything,", declared Shea
yesterday, between protestations that
be would never again play with Dug
dal. "Baker haa a fast hop-ball that
Is a corker: hs haa a curve that will
make, his critics sit up and take no
tlce; he haa a great alow ball and I
good noodle, and what mora do you
want?"
.McCredie Overlooked Ckaar.
I advised Walt McCredie to grab
him long before Chicago bought him.'
added the fighting Irishman. "And bow
It did tickle me to have him come down
here and hold the champion Beavers
to four hits, two of them stingy ones.
In tha Inter -league championship
game that was won by Portland 1 to
Jess Is Inclined to be a little bit
lasy and disinclined to work, but If
Danny Long pata him on the back a
little he'll get some great work out
of him."
Shea Is very anxious to land with the
Loa Angelea Coaat League club In fact
so very anxious to supplant Hughey
Smith. Boles and Brooks that he still
Insists that ha will play aeml-profea
slonal ball around Portland before he
will sign with Seattle. And Danny
has been offered a good lnduoement
to Dlar with Seattle, too.
For two aeasons tha erstwhile Beaver
has been chon by a majority of crit
ics as the best receiver In the Class B
circuit and he figures he should get
a chance with his old love In 1910
In lot games he fielded .$80. but hit
only .lit. He started out with Seattle,
but was lent to Spokane in mld-aeaaon
and switched back to Seattle last
Spring. Danny fielded .985 In 1911 and
picked up In batting to .ITT.
Shea's Career Tempest sens.
Since launuchlng forth on his dia
mond career he has had a tempestuous
time. Starting out with Portland lit
1901 and 1904 ho went to San Fran
cisco In 1805. and then, when the Seals
forgot to send him a contract and he
became automatically a free agent, he
reported to the Tacoma Northwestern
leaguers. Dan remained with the Ta
coma until the Fall of 1908, when Mo
bile nut In a draft. Seattle subsequent
ly purchasing hla release for 1760. Shea
waa with Seattle In isoi. Seattle ana
Spokane 1910 and Seattle 1911.
"Whichever club gets me this year
will also get a swell southpaw," said
Shea yesterday as he finished warming
up hla young phenom. Howard Mellls.
"I have hla name to a contract all
ready for filing."
VERXOXITES BEGIX PRACTICE
Happy Men Display Lot of "Pep."
Dolly Gray In Uniform.
LOS ANGELES. CaL. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Thafa tha pep, old boy. Get
em a little lower. What re you try
ing to do, raise a bone bruise on my
hand? See if you can handle this, Hap
py" These and other comments caused
the residents in tha neighborhood of
Washington atreet and Grand avenue
to rub their eyes today and look at the
calendar in order to see If the base
ball season had opened. They rec
ognised "Happy" Hogan's atentorlan
tones, but It was only practice In
dulged In by a few of the Tigers. Be
sides Hogan. Johnny Kane and "Speed"
McDonnell were out in uniforms. Dolly
Gray, who played with Washington
last year, also had on a Vernon uni
form. "Pepper" was plentiful at tha park
today. Hogan had to yell at the play
era frequently In order to prevent the
men from throwing their arms out of
shspe for the season.
Kane is a little heavy, while McDon-
ELDER, AND JESS BAKER, SEAL
MAKE BOWS TO COAST
THIS SEASON.
nell has to take off five or six pounds
to ret down to his normal walsht.
HOG AX HAS STRIXG OX GRAY
Vernon Manager Hopes to Get Dolly
Front Rochester Club.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Dolly Gray, formerly of the Los
Angeles team, may pitch for the Ver
non club this year. Hogan. manager of
the ernons. Is after him and haa
string on him. It has been known for
some time that Dolly Gray was to
leave the Washington team and a
month ago It waa announced that U!e
Rochester club of the Internatlnal.
league had purchased Dolly from
Washington. Rochester has secured
waivers on Gray and will sell him to
a Pacific. Coaat League team.
Hap Hogan has admitted ror a
month that he has been trying to get
a big league pitcher and he went so far
as to state that this one was an Amer
ican League heaver. Today he said
the deal would go through if be could
get waivers on one of his men whom
ha will send to Rochester. He- refused
to say which man It is.
I.OS AXGELES rXIFORMS FAXCY
Berry and Dillon Xot Decided on
Color of Traveling Snlts.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) Los Angeles' new home uniform
will be white with a dark hair-line
stripe running lengthwise through the
cloth. The suits will be trimmed In
black. Frank Dillon and Henry Berry
have not decided what color to make
the traveling uniforms, but they will
be of darker material. The choice la
between gray cloth with a dark stripe
and a plain brown.
Berry also announces that the Gold
smith ball will be stamped with the
name of each club to which they are
sold.
HARVARD OAR FRACTURES LEG
Meyer, Son of Xavy Secretary, Out of
Varsity Crew for Season.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Feb. 12. A call
for Harvard candidates for the varsity
crews to come out today revealed the
fact that George Von L. Meyer, Jr., son
of the Secretary of the Navy and a
member of the varsity four of last year.
broke his leg while coasting last night
and wnl not be able to row this year.
Meyer is a member of the Junior class.
and on account of his ability to row
either a port or a starboard oar was
one of the most promising candidates
for the varsity eight. His injury con
stats of a compound fracture of th
right leg.
TWO FAST FIGHTS SCHEDULED
McFarland to Meet Maloney and
Hogan to Mix With Moran.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12. Two good
lightweight boxing bouts, one Interna
tional in character, were arranged here
today. The first, between Packey Mc
Farland and Tommy Maloney. will take
place the night of February 27. and the
other, on March S. will bring together
One-Round'" Hosran. of California, and
Owen Moran. of England.
McFarland and Maloney will weigh In
at 1S5 pounds at ( o'clock, while Hogan
and Moran will make 113 pounds ring
side. Both bouts will be for ten rounds,
the limit under the New York law.
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Brooklyn Heavy Escapes
Knockout by Running Away
for Ten Rounds.
ENTIRE BOUT 0KLAH OMAN'S
'White Hope" Cool and Steady and
Blows Show Accuracy Carl
Cut Opponent's, Face and
Drives Him into Clinches.
NEW TORK. Feb. 12. Carl Morris.
the Oklahoma giant, had the better of
every round in a ten-round bout with
Jim Stewart, the Brooklyn heavy
weight. In Brooklyn tonight.
Although Stewart had been hailed as
an even match for Morris, he lasted
out the ten rounds only by holding on
and running away. Morris did about
all the fighting, chasing Stewart about
the ring and cornering him in almost
every round.
It seemed the general opinion that
Stewart would have been knocked out
had he stood up and fought.
Morris was cool and steady at all
stages and showed greater accuracy
than usual. In the sixth round he cut
open Stewart's lips with a hard punch.
Morris weighed In at 230 pounds and
had 28 pounds the better of the Brook
lyn man.
LAXGFORD OUTPOINTS -BARRY
Chicago Heavyweight Stays 20-
Round Limit With Big Black.
SYDNEY, Australia. Feb. 12. Sam
Langford. the heavyweight American
pugilist and heavyweight champion ol
England, defeated, today James Barry,
the Chicago heavyweight, on points.
The match was 20 rounds.
TENNIS TEAM RETURNS
AMERICAN'S MAKE NO EXCTJSES
FOR DEFEAT IX AUSTRALIA.
Tourists Who Saw Cap Matches Say
XelOier Larned Xor Wright
.Was in Form.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 12. W. A.
Larned, Beals C. Wright and Maurice
K. McLoughlln. constituting the Ameri
can tenuis team which met defeat in
Its attempt to lift the Davis interna
tional cup. now held by the Australians,
arrived from the Antipodes today on
the liner Sierra.
"We were defeated by a better team
under the existing conditions." was
Champion Larned'a reply to an inquiry
as to how he accounted for. the poor
showing of the Americans. All the trio
begged to be excused from making
any comment that might be construed
a loser s explanation.
American tourists returning on the
Sierra, however, expressed the keenest
Uisappolntmenf over untoward circum
stances which they declared had robbed
the Americans at the outset of a rea
sonable hope of victory. Larned. they
say. had been so crippled with rheu
matism from the time of his arrival in
New Zealand that neither In practice
nor In the international matches them
selves did he show more than a flash of
his true form. On the day of his de
feat by Heath, the young Australasian,
the American champion was in physi
cal distress and limped on the courts.
Wright, too, according to returning
tourists, was not up to his game. A
few days before the international
matches were called he seemed to be
In such rare form that Captain Larned
decided to substitute htm for McLough
lln in the singles events. This proved
to have been a sad mistake; for Wright
appeared to "go stale" . following the
postponement of the matches because
of rain, while the young Californian
was easily the star of the American
trio.
McLoughlln. in his match with
Brookes, which he was permitted to
play by courtesy of the Australasians,
a a substitute ror Larnea alter a ma
jority of the matches had already been
won by the cup holders, jrave the Au
stralian champion admittedly the hard
est battle of the latter s career. Ho
won two out of the first three sets and
led a 6-3 In the fourth. Then Brookes,
putting up the most spectacular tennis
ever witnessed in the Antipodes, over
came the lead of the tiring youngster
point by point, finally winning the set
and the fifth and deciding set.
Larned and Wright will leave for
New York on Wednesday.
T. 31. C. A. SEEN TRAVEL OX SKI
Enjoyable Journey Made Up Slopes
of Mount Hood.
Filled with enthusiasm for the sport.
members of the Y4 M. C. A. returned
yesterday from their first attempt at
skiing on the slopes of Mount Hood,
having found -the Norwegian pastime
easier to learn than was expected, as
a result, the trip Is to become an an
nual affair, and In order to stimulate
Interest a club has been formed with
E. O. Herring as president, T. M. Dye
as vlce-paysldent, and P. L. Wilder,
treasurer.
Rain fell almost continually on the
way up, but they took a snow bath be
fore retiring for the night and en
Joyed fine weather next day for prac
ticing jumping and traveling on skis.
As only P. L. Wilder and J. K. Cole
were experienced, spills occurred fre
quently. Those making the trip were
A. M. Grllley, T. M. Dye, P. L. Wilder.
Frank Kerr, Fred Newell. Dr. David
Kerr, L. F. Whltaker, C. B. Corbett,
Ed O. Herring. John J. Burling, J.
K. Colo, Harry T. Smith and E. Cole
man, guide.
PORTLAND ACADEMY IS VICTOR
Washington High Soccer EleTen Is
Defeated by Single Goal.
Won. Dm. Lost. Pts
Colombia 3 O O 8
Columbia 2 1 0 B
Jefferion . . . 0 3 1 8
Lincoln J J ; J
Washington 0 1 8 1
Portland Academy came -within a
point of Columbia University in the
High School Soccer League as a result
of their victory over Washington yes
terday at Columbus Field by a single
goal, scored late in the second half.
Play was fast with many exciting mo-
ln their territory. At the second time
BIG Jl
ments. but the chief fault on both sides
lav In lack of direction and sting in
the shooting.
In the first half the Academy boys
taxed the Washington defense severely
but they found Brown difficult to get
past, and Clement safe in groai. wun
the result a blank score sheet at half
time. After crossing over Washington
came near scoring once, when the ball
rebounded off the cross-bar to be
cleared with difficulty, but for the
greater part of the time play was
of asking Wilson sent in a curler from
a corner kick, and the Academy man
aged to hold the lead until the final
whistle blew. Warren and Coe for the
Academy, with Brown. Manary and Mac-
Kenxle for Washington stood out prom
inently. The line-up:
p. A. Pos. W. H. s
Krlhbs ,....G Clement
Wolfe RB Brown
San ford. 1. TrrgllKaa
Wllmot R H B Manary
Coe C H B Hill
Closse 1. H B MacKenzle
Warren O R V Bnvett
Hnny I K F smith
Sotien , OP............ Mers
Jones ........ ....I Li b...... Adams
Wilson O U V Murphy
Krferre Glffard.
KIRKBItlDE DEFEATS FRIED MAX
High Run in Billiard Tournament Is
13, by Winner.
C w. Klrkbride. with an average
MlRhtly under three, defeated James
Friedman in the opening round of the
1S.2 balk line billiard tournament at
the Acme parlors last night, 150 to 127.
Klrkbrlde's high run was 13 In the 67
innings, and Friedman's 10, the former
going above the 10 mark on five differ
ent occasions.
The scores by innings:
Klrkbride 0, 0, 2, 6, 3, 0, 5. 8, 10, 0,
2. 0, 0. 13. 0, 4. 0. 0. 1, 0, 7, 0. 10, 0, 4.
. 2. 4, 0, 3, 2, 3. 0, 0. 6, 2. 2. 0. 0, 7. 2,
0, 12, 3. 1. 1. 0. 0, 0. 0, 11, 1. 7, 6, 8, 2150,
Friedman 1. 1, 0, 1. 0, 5. 1, 1, 0, 6. 2,
9. 0. 3. 5, 0, 9, 0, 4. 0. 1, 1, 0, 4, 2, , 1,
0. 0. 0, 9, 0, 5. 2, 0, 1, 3, 3. 3. 0. 2, 1, 1
0, 2, 1, 2, 0, 0, 3, 0, 5, 1, 2, 10. 0127.
Tonight Gorg plays Johnson and
Wednesday Williams meets Willetts at
8:30 P. M.
BURNS IS OFFERED FIGHT
Los Angeles Promoters Would Fit
Him With Flynn or Langford.
SEATTLE. Wash, Feb. 12. (Special.)
Los Angeles fight promoters are hot
on the trail of Tommy Burns with the
laudable purpose of adding a generous
donation to his already ample bank
roll.
A telegram was received tonight of
fering him a match with either Jim
Flynn or Sam Langford. Burns has not
replied.
Poggenburg Wins Balk-Line Play.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-J. F. Poggen-
burg, of the Llederkranz Club, defeated
Percy Collins, of Chicago, 400 to 310,
In playing off the tie for second prize
In the amateur National Class A 18.2
balk-llne billiard championship today.
Poggenburg's average was 9 4-44 and
his high runs 58, 46 and 42. Collins'
average was 7 2-44 and he made runs
of 22, 21 and 19.. As the result of this
match Poggenburg finished second to
M. D. Brown, the new champion, while
Collins holds third place and also wins
the high average prize. This ends the
tournament.
Douglas Is Racquet Champion.
TUXEDO PARK., N. Y., Feb. 12. J.
Gordon Douglas, of New York, defeated
Harold F.' McCormlck, of the University
Club, of Chicago, today in the final
round for the gold racquet champion
ship of 1912. It Is learned tonight
Douglas has won the championship and
this victory gives him possession of -the
Clarence Mackey trophy. The Chicago
player was beaten in three straight
games by scores of 16-6, 16-S, 17-7.
HOLLAND-BERG TONIGHT
SPOKANE MIDDLEWEIGHT
VORITE IX BETTIXG.
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Elimination Contest Will Place One
of Boxers in Line
Meet Papke.
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SAN FRANC-SCO, Feb. 12. (Special.)
The first of the middleweight bouts
scheduled for the Coast in February
will be decided tomorrow night In tha
spacious clubrooms of the Oakland
Wheelmen's Club, when Frits Holland
and Otto Berg, the Northwestern
claimants to the title left by Stanley
Ketchell, meet in a 10-round engage
ment at 158 pounds.
Both Holland and Berg practically
completed their arduous siege of train
ing yesterday, and as each boxer is in
prime condition he did but little work
today. Berg is a fairly clever boxer,
and from his workout yesterday it
seems that he will give Holland a
touprh time tomorrow night. It will
take a hard man to beat Berg in his
present condition If he lives up to his
Northwestern reputation.
Tim JlcGrath, who bandies Holland,
said that the battle is causing him but
little worry, as he is sure he has the
next middleweight champion under his
wing. The Spokane middleweight is in
fine shape and expects to win handily
from Berg.
The winner in tomorrow night's bout
will be in line for a match with the
victor in the Klaus-Petrosky battle or
Billy Papke. Most likely the Kewanee
boxer will be the one selected to meet
the lucky pugilist tomorrow evening.
Then the winner of such a go could
be paired wi.th either Klaus or Pe
trosky. In this manner there would
be-little trouble in getting to the best
of the white middleweights.
Holland has. been installed a slight
favorite in the betting. The Spokane
middleweight is better known to the
local fans, Berg being a newcomer. It
Is reported that several large commis
sions have been sent from the North
west to be placed on Berg. Eddie
Hanlon will referee the contest. Be
sides the Berg-Holland contest. Match
maker Al Moffitt has a good set of
preliminaries to dish up to the fans.
St. Paul Shots Best.
CHICAGO. Feb. 12. Scores t)f the In
ter-Club Indoor Rifle Shooting League
matches held last week and made pub
lic here today, show St. Paul recorded
the highest score, with Tacoma second.
The scores: Milwaukee, 884; Adrian,
950; Los Angeles. 947; Dickinson, 961;
Helena, 942; Tacoma, 969; Minneapolis,
953: St. Paul. 978. The Bisbee and Butte
teams defaulted in their matches, with
the Badger and Madison clubs, respec
tively. Mayer Beats Billiard Champion.
NEW TORK, Feb. 12. Edouard
Poudll, amateur billiard champion of
Europe, was defeated In the opening
game of the amateur international 18.2
balk-llne billiard championship, played
here this afternoon, by Joseph Mayer,
of Philadelphia, by 400 to 221.
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Columbian Outlaw League to
Begin Play Late in April.
JOHN T. POWERS PRESIDENT
Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis,
Louisville, Indianapolis, Detroit,
Cleveland and Milwaukee
Are in Circuit.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 12. The Columbian
Baseball League was organized here to
night. Franchises were awarded to
eight cities, and John T. Powers, of
Chicago, was elected president for one
year. The league will begin playing
the latter part of April and will con
tinue until the latter part of September
or early October.
The cities In the league and owners ot
franchises follow:
Kansas City. J. C. Masker..
Chicago, William Nlessen.
St. Louis, Otto Stiffel and ex-Govern
or Stephens.
Louisville. Garnett Zorn, Walter n.
Pierce and George B. Coder.
Indianapolis, W. A. Matthews.
Detroit, John Roeslnk.
Cleveland, Nat Hlnkel.
Milwaukee, Judge William Melville.
Letters from 63 players, 40 of them
on the reserve lists, were exhibited by
Powers, and in each the writer asked
for a contract with the new league.
Danny Shay or Warren Gill Is slated
to be manager of the Kansas City team,
Ed McKeen of the Cleveland team,
Thomas Hackett. now catcher of the
Spokane- team, of the St. Louis team,
and either "Germany" Schaefer, Artie
Hoffman or "Chick" Frazier will be
manager of the Louisville team.
ZBYSZKO THROWS RAICEVICH
Hold Similar to Gotch's "Toe Hold"
Is Used by Polish Wrestler.
NEW TORK, Feb. 12. Stanislaus
Zbyszko, the big Polish wrestler, de
feated Giovanni Ralcevlch, the Italian,
a bout at Madison-square Garden to
night. It was to have been a finish
affair at catch weights, best two f&lls
three. Only one fall was required.
however, for after the Pole hid downed
the Italian with a half Nelson with
eg and Inside crotch hold, Ralcevlch
was not able again to come to ine
scratch, and Tom Jenkins, the referee,
declared Zbyszko the winner.
The leg hold closely resembled the
famous toe hold of Frank Gotch, and
when his shoulders touched the mat
Ralcevlch lay writhing in pain. The
fall was secured after 54 minutes 52
seconds of gruelling work. In which
both men were badly punished. Ralce
vlch was the aggressor nearly all the
way and several times had the big
Pole in tight positions, once with a
half Nelson and leg hold, just barely
missing putting his shoulders to the
mat.
A large crowd witnessed the bout.
CONTRACT SENT TO BROWN
Murphy Still Hopes That "Three
Fingercd" Wonder Will Pitch.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12. Just before he
departed for New York late today.
President Murphy, of the Chicago Na
tionals, sent a contract for the 1912
season to Mordical Brown, a star
pitcher of the Chicago team.
Because Murphy has refused to con
sider Brown lost to the team, despite
the pitcher's announcement . that he
would go Into business, the sending of
the contract today was said to indi
cate that the president of the Chicago
club expects to see Brown on the field
when the season opens.
High School Rifle Record Broken.
IOWA CITT. Is, Feb. 12. Members
of the Iowa City High School team to
day broke the National interscholastlc
rifle record by scoring 943 in compe
tition with the team, of the Deering
High School, of Portland. Me. The
Iowa City team also scored 954 points
against the team of the Western High
School, of Washington, D. C.
Dooin Trades Two for Graham.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 12. Manager
Dooln, of the Philadelphia Nationals,
announced tonight that he had traded
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Battling Xclson in Benefit.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12. Battling Nelson
entertained an audience of sport fol
lowers here tonight at a benefit for
Mrs. John Reagan, widow of the lato
lightweight pugilist. Jack Johnson, who
was to have been on the programme,
failed to appear.
Cutchins- Squash Champion.
BOSTON, Feb. 12. In a well-fought
four-set match, C. Hutchins, of Boston,
defeated F. B. Smith, of Baltimore, to
day in the finals for the amateur squash
racquet championship of the United
States. The scores were 15-10, 16-10,
15-18, 17-15.
Knockout Brown in Tame Fight.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12. Knock
out Brown, of New York, and Billy
Galley, of Australia, fought six tame
rounds before the American Athletic
Club tonight.
Jack Miller Signs.
NEW TORK, Feb. 12. President Bar.
ney Dreyfuss, of tho Pittsburg Nation
als, today received Second Baseman
Jack Miller's signed contract.
West Sends for Two Captives.
. SALEM, Or. Feb. 12. (Special.)
Requisition warrants were granted by
Governor West on the Governor of
Washington today for Dris Alemacha
noff, wanted in, Portland on a charge
of larceny, and John H. Marshall, also
wanted in Portland for passing bogus
checks. The Governor today also re
mitted a jail sentence of 10 days im
posed on John C Henry, convicted of
selling liquor in "dry" territory. Henry
was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and
go to jail. As he is over 70 years of
age, it was asked that the jail sentence
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