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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1912)
TTTT; MORNTXG OREGONIAy. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1912. RAPPS ID DOANE SIGN CONTRACTS McCredie's Ante-Season Trou bles About Ended Beavers Present Strong Front. DELEGATION OFF MARCH 3 Cregr and Steen Flan to Go on Stag at End of Season Abe AtuU Fbrred to Extend Self In Match With Kllbane. PT ROSCOB TAWCETT. Two f.les In the Portland baseball preserves Bill Kapps. first baseman, and Walter Doane, outfielder bave finally signed their 111 contracts, and tha Portland Coast League family Is again serene and content with prac tically erery malcontent within tha corral. Those already signed are: Rappa, Jtodgers. McDowell. Bancroft. Coltrln. Lindsay. Peters. Kibble. Krueger, rhadbevrne. Doane. Strait. Mathes. Fries. Howley. LaLonge. Burch. Byrd. Tet unsigned but apparently satisfied with their contracts: Koestner. liark. ns. Lemllne. Hersch. Osborne. Stei ser. Dissatisfied: Henderson and Green well. From this It will readily be seen that tha Portland club la In much bet ter shape than any other pacific Coast League club, for all hare at least one or two serious holdouts. Of tha two Portland stars, Hender son will be on hand at tha training ramp, ready for hard work and his document will then be drawn up, but Greenwell doesn't seem disposed to come West, and may not play ball at all this season. QreenwelL It -will be recalled, suffered a severe gunshot gunshot wound while on a bunting expedition last FalL Rapps' agree ment will be turned In this week. Manager McCredle will leare Port land by train on Sunday, March S. for Kan Francisco, where the Portland del egation. Speck Harkneas, Bill Rapps and newspapermen, will lay over for a day or two before proceeding to Fanta Maria, tha Spring training; camp. Active work will then begin, for all the men have been ordered to report there by March . W. W. McCredle. president of tha Portland club, wtll remain In the city to supervise the con struction of the new plant at Twenty fourth and Vaughn. e Bill Steen la going; upon tha stage. Nor will tha Portland pitcher make hla debout alone, for Ven Gregg, the great ap southpaw, will be the other half of a "rube" team which will flash the American flag behind tha fotllghu next Fall after baseball season. Bill s pinna depend In a great mea sure on his success with tha Cleveland American Leaguers during 112. but he has great hopes of making good under Harry Davis and hla chief concern hinges about the "holdouf habits of his prospective codabbler In tha thes plan warpaint. Gregg. When the two hurlera were on tha same Portland payroll In 110. they kept the ramp In a continuous uproar with their primeval vaudeville, and Steen figures they might better retire from the arena with a bankroll than drift along In satisfied contentment an. til tha day when their dollar-earning ability will be reduced to the minimum, e Aba Attell recently boaated that ha won his first 75 fights via tha knock out route, but la now content to win on point. No quotations or amplifica tions from Abe are necessary the fans are too familiar with his Innumerable "pulled" bouts even to elevate the eye browa. Abe Is on of tha original business men of the ring. Bat. while Abe figures close to the dollar, there wtll be no stalling In the match with Johnny Kllbane. on Thurs day afternoon at Los Angeles. On De cember 11. IfOS. Attell. -pulled- a fight with Ad Wolgast. 10 rounds, at Naud Junction, and the hungry wolves who lounge o'er the typewriter mills In the vestibules of mendicant and prodigal alike, fell upon him like man-eating tigers In a Ceylon Jungle. For two rounds Abe made a chopping; block of Wolgast. then a stripling youngster, and after that "Iced" blm for future use. but the publicity given hla ef forts have prevented Abe from ever hooking up with Wolgast again. Attell knowa full well that he will have to do bis best In Los Angeles on Thursday. He has appeared 10 times In the shade of the Pasadena rosebuds and there are but two Instances of al leged dishonesty on the part of the 121 pound champion. e e "Dutch" Altman. former Oakland and Spokane Inllelder. Is the "unknown" third sacker for whom Danny Long of the Seals haa been acting as press agent for the past week. So It appears from a Philadelphia dispatch that Connie Mack had asked walvera upon Altman. purchased from Memphis, to be turned over the San Francisco. Altman went to Memphis In 110 and played great ball for the Southern leaguers, but last season slumped ter ribly. Memphis then tried to dispose of him. but several other clubs re fused to waive and ihe "lake" sale to Philadelphia was put through as a aub. lerfuge. Apparently It has worked, but Walter McCredle doesn't think Altman la worth the trouble. BKRG'S OPPONENT DCE TODAY Mjetery Surrounding "Cyclone" Frankenstein Not Cleared. "Cyclone" Frankenstein, the great unknown who will do battle with John Perg on February !(. Is to reach Port land today from Salt Lake to begin active training for hla match with the light heavyweight championship claim ant. Who he la or from whence comes the ' IZiO side bet Is .proving somewhat of a pussle to the I'ortiand bone crusher, and Berg confided to his friends yester day that he had a hunch and had sent Kast fur photographs of one or two men who he figured might come out under assumed names for a chance at ome easy money. The mystery surrounding the Iden tity of the Invader recalls to mind a project undertaken by a bitter enemy cf Peter Busukoe aeven or eight months ago. The conspirators bad planned on bringing Walter Miller, the St. Paul welter-weight champion, to the Coast and stationing him In some small town near Portland under another name, whence be would be available for a cleanup over the Portland Greek, but F.ddle O'Connell came along about the time the scheme was well under way and spoiled Busukos as a golden goose by tossing him at Roseburg. The Berg-Frankenstein match will be ataged at tAe Bungalow Theater and the promoters are drawing up a pro gramme of good preliminaries to the main event CROOK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF - ' w r V I ; (".ft.; IUUDIXO FROM RIGHT TO LEFT u LISTER, CF.XTERi H. coukk, SlBSTITUTEl C RICE, FORWARD! R. I- BREWSTER. COACHl H. M-ALLISTER. GUARDS JU LISTER, GUARD, ASD R. BfCALLIS TElt, FORWARD. PR1XEVTLLE. Or, Feb. IS. (Special.) The Crook County High Fchool basketball team of this place holds the undisputed champion ship of Central Oregon, and Us two decisive victories over the strong; aggregation from The Dalles haa demonstrated Its claim as a factor to be considered In state championship honors. The team Is well bal anced. Its play Is fast and team work good. It Is ready to meet any high school team In the. state. LONG BEACH YIELDS San Francisco Bowlers Take Lead at Los Angeles. A. THORPE'S SCORE BEST Chicago Five-Man Team Still Ahead and Biff Record Is Not Even Approached Doubles Held by Bar City. LOS ANGELES, Feb. If. San Fran cisco wrested the lead from Long; Beach In tonight's doubles and singles at the Western Bowling Congress tournament. Chicago still led In the five-man team competition with 251S. made by the Mlneralttea Shave and Thorpe, of San Francisco, rolled 117S and stepped Into first place In the singles, while A. Thorpe, of the same city, knocked over CIS pins In his three games In the singles, and dis placed W. W. Bostwlrk. of Long Beach, for first place. A. W. Brown, of Ban Francisco, also went ahead of Bost wlrk when ha rolled (93, taking second position. Today's scores follow: Men's doubles Shave and Thorpe, San Franclaco. 1171: Miner and Brown. San Francisco. 1039: Jarrett and Rich ardson. San Francisco, tCT; Volols and Anderson. Ban Francisco. 64: Arbogast and Harding. Los Angeles. .1S. Men's singles A. Thorpe, San Fran cisco, 1: A. W. Brown. San Fran cisco, 693; A. Shave, San Francisco. 633: E. Miner San Francisco, (24; G. E. Arbogast. Loa Angeles. 67; O. W. Harding. Los Anveles. 633; J. Anderson. Ran Franclaco. 603; W. P. Jarrett. San Franclaco. 601. Five-men teams Eugenes. San Fran cisco. 259; East Sides, Los Angeles. 2693; Los Angoles Bottlers. 2500; Harris ft Frank. Los Angeles. 247; Loverss, Los Angeles, 234; Senilis. Los Angeles, 227. 1 SEW WCAGCES NOT OtTLAWS Herman n Rajs Majors May Sell Plajers to Organisation. CINCINNATI. Feb. U. Augustus Herrmann, chairman of the National Baseball Commission, said today that organized base-ball was not hostile to the newly-formed Columbian and Unit ed States Leagues. The two leagues are not outlaws." he said. "They are Independent bodies within thrlr rights and not trespassing on ours. We have no right to object to them and no license to annoy them. The status of the two leafrues Is ex actly similar, so far as organised base ball is concerned. "If I had a player for whom I had no room and all the big- league clubs waived claim on him. I would not heslr tate to turn him over to either league. Any National arreement team has a perfect right to dispose of Its con tracts to any organisation not in the outlaw class." Indoor Track Meet Arranged. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Qrove, Or, Feb. 1. (SpeclsX) An Indoor track meet between Pacific University and the Toung Men's Christian Asso ciation of Portland haa been signed up for" March 2. The meet Is to be held In the Paclflo gymnasium. The usual Indoor events will be on the schedule. Including a half-mile relay race. Ore con 4 4, T. SI. C. A. 14. WALLA WALLA. Wash, Feb. 19. The University of Oregon basketball team Saturday night defeated the local y. M C. A. five by the score of 44 to 24. Monmouth live Beats Indians. MONMOUTH. Or.. Feb. 19. (Special) The Monmouth -High School defeated the Chemawa Indian baaketball quintet here last night by a score of 40 to 14. Dartmouth Defeats Vale. . NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. 19. Dart mouth won from Yale at basketball to. night. 14 to 13. Brief Sporting Notes. Local amateur swimmers who have been figured as entrants In tbe aquatlo events at the Portland Baths tonight will have to withdraw or lose their amateur standings, according to a rul ing promulgated by T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the Psrlflo Northwest As sociation, last night. see Jack Leon, the Russian wrestler boxer, has left San Francisco for Los Angeles, where he will try to get Into the fight game. Four rounds was all tha Bay Cities had to offer and Leon CENTRAL OREGON. y": couldn't figure himself as a white hope In that sort of a test "Father Tom" Kelly, well-known coach and ballplayer, has written to Joe Cohn. of Spokane, asking; for an opening; In the managerial end of the game In this section. Ed Hanlon. the Slouz City magnate who left Portland yesterday after a short visit, has made Seattle an offer for Pitcher Jim Wlggs, who refuses to report to Seattle. The regular Thursday night social swim of the Multnomah Club will be on tap aa usual at the Portland Baths. I This will do tne last. Deioro moving Into the new building. CANADIAN POLO TEAM WjNS English Four Loses In Second Round of Play for Crocker Cup. SAN MATEO. CaL. Feb. 19. The' Ca nadian polo team defeated the English team today In the second round of play, for the William H. Crocker cup, by a score of 64 to 3.. The English team had a handicap allowance of four goals and lost one coal on Besley's foul and safeties by Lord Tweed mouth and (lower. The English team played a good defensive game, but never threat ened the Canadian ftoaL The lineup- was as follows: Canada: 1. K. J. Snowden: 3, A. H. N'oton; (3) Addeson Hone; back. Major Colin O. Ross, captain. English: 1, Captain J. C. Besley; 2, Lord Oower; 3, Lord Herbert: back. Lord Tweed mouth, captain. The Canadians will play the Slashers, the first San Mateo team, tha final game for the Crocker cup Saturday. Tha Slashers will play the English team tomorrow In the finals for the Eugene De Sable cup. Amateur Athletics. AFTER the game with McLaughlin Club tha Columbia University quintet will disband for the season. Columbia, because of Its games in the Interscbolastlo Basketball League, has not been able to schedule many games with the high schools, the only one which It has met being the Jefferson quintet, which defeated It by a close score. e - Tbe first cross-country practice at Columbia was held yesterday at the campus, with a turnout of six men. Lundy, Leonard. Morris. Malarkey, Douglss and Dwyer. Lundy is a new man at the university, and looks like, a rery strong performer according to the first runs. Malarkey and Douglas are veterans at the game, and certain of representing the team in some of the events this Spring. The Lincoln High School classes are to have a meet within a short time, which has caused a number of the rep resentatives to appear at Multnomah Field lately. The February "13's will have Woodworth and Goodwin. The, former Is one of the best Jumpers in the state and will land the high Jump for the class. Woodworth won the high jump against entrants from all over the state, at the meets at Cor vallls and Eugene, last Spring. Football and basketball managers for the Fall will be chosen at a meet ing of the Lincoln Athletic Associa tion to be held Wednesday. Earl Good win and Schlffer will be the strongest candidates In the field for football ex ecutive. e Wllsonvllln and the Jefferson High School second bssketball teams met at Wllsonvllle Saturday night. Jefferson going down. 33 to 10. The good guard ing of Stangel and Murray caused tbe downfall of the Portland quintet, as they managed to land but ten points during the evening. The Columbia University Midgets claim the championship for basketball teams of this city which are composed of players under 15 years of age. They have played five games of which they have lost none. The last victory was taken from tbe Nob Hill Juniors Sat urday. ARMED WORKMAN TAKEN Picket Cause Arrest of Railroad Employe Bearing; Gnn. Carrying a loaded revolver while on his way to the Brooklyn carshops, Mar tin Zlner, an employe of the railroad company, was seized by strike pickets yesterday and was turned over to Pa trolman Frey. who charges him with carrying concealed weapons. Zlner as serts that he was carrying the weapon In full view. Zlner caused the arrest of Simon Ernest, a picket, last Saturday, charg ing him with an assault with a base ball bat. An effort was made to hold Ernest to the grand Jury, but he was discharged by Judge TazwelL Follow ing this failure. Zlner was advised to carry a revolver, but In plain sight. ' On bis first appearance so armed, be was arrested. The case was already before the court yesterday morning, when Zlners at torney appeared and objected to fur ther proceedings. He demanded a trial by Jury, which was set down for a later data. MORAN OUTPOINTS BROOKLYN FIGHTER Gong Saves Joe Bedell From ; Knockout ' in Ten-Round, Well-Fought' Bout. ENGLISHMAN SHOWS CLASS Championship Caliber Shown by Lightweight ho Hammers Op ponent Hard and Knocks Him to Floor Twice at End. NEW TORK, Feb. 19. Owen Moran, the English lightweight, completely outclassed Joe Bedell, of Brooklyn, In a ten-round bout In Brooklyn tonight. Moran virtually knocked out his op ponent In the ninth, but "at the count of eight the bell rang, saving Bedell. He was revived and toed the mark In the tenth and fought gamely, being knocked down for the count of nine In the last minute. In tha sixth round Moran began to hammer hla oppenent hard and the ef ffect of the blows were plainly seen. The fighters' weights were announced as: Bedell. 140; Moran, 133. ATHLETICS LEAVK FOR SOUTH Connie Slack Takes Fine Array of Players to San Antonio. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19. Players who hope to become regulars on the Philadelphia American League team de parted today for San Antonio, Texas, where they will begin Spring training. They are accompanied by Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics. The party includes: Egan and Kilhullen, catch ers; Brown. Pike, Salmon and Mc Cleary, pitchers; Chase, Infielder; Whit ing and Strunk, outfielders. With the exception of Strunk, the men are new players. Jenaon, a pitch er, secured from a Chicago semi-professional club, will Join at St. Louis, and Glpe, Bonner and Hauck, pitchers, who were on Pacific Coast teams last season, will Join at San Antonio. The regular team under Captain Murphy will depart In about two weeks. WASHIXGTOX DOWNS CORVALLIS Agies Surprise Seattle Basket-Toss-ers and Hold Score 13 to 11. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 19. (Special.) Fighting desperately for the game that gives them the Northwest bas ketball championship, Washington's un defeated quintet tonight whipped the Oregon Agricultural College five by 13 to 11. Twice in the game Corvallls tied the score. The deciding two points were made in the last 30 seconds of play. The visitors' spectacular showing came as a surprise to the over-confident team. Another game will be played Tuesday night. As Washington defeated Oregon in both games played here, the champion ship depended on tonight's game. PORTIiAXD SHOTS NEAR GOAL Local Revolver Team Only One Un beaten End of Tourney Xlgh. - 6PRING FIELD, Main, Feb. 19. Offi cial scores for the 21st and 22d rounds In the United States Revolver Associa tion Indoor League were announced to day. Springfield was eliminated in the race for the championship last week by losing to Portland. Or. The Manhattan team of New Tork City has a chanoe to tie for the lead this week when It meets the Oregon club. This week's matches will close the season. SEATTLE BOXERS COXVICTED Marino and McVeigh Fined $100 Each for Prizefighting. ANACORTES, Wash., Feb. 19. Eddie Marino and Pete McVeigh, Seattle light weights who fought an eight-round draw here last Thursday night, were found guilty of prizefighting today and were fined 3100 each. Bert VanHorn, promoter of the bout, was fined a like amount and "Kid" Ross, the referee, was fined 325. The District Attorney declares he will en deavor to punish the spectators. ATHLETIC AMITY URGED OREGOX TJ. EDITOR WOCIJ HAVE VARSITY PLAY O. A. C. Present Attitude Foolish, He Says, and Expectation of Apology From Either Side Is Futile. R. Burns PoweJl, editor-in-chief of the Oregon Emerald, the official uni versity paper, has come out with a plea for a resumption of athletic relation ship between th State University and the Oregon Agricultural College. "It is because of the desire to do the right and sensible thing and escape the criticism directed at both schools that w make the definite statement that it Is foolish and detrimental to both In stitutions to remain unfriendly," writes PowelL editorially. "A resumption of athletic relations Is sure to come, sooner or later. No one thinks the two institutions will go on Indefinitely as at present, and it Is absurd to expect either school to apolo gize for Its part In the unfortunate fracas. In the meantime we are stand ing about like a lot of kids, letting our graduate managers worry over finan ces, our spellbinders tear their hair in efforts to produce college spirit over games with institutions located 400 mllee away, and the public laughs at us over the childishness of our ways." 7.BYSZKO THROWS ORDEMASX Victory Comes In Straight Falls. Roller Defeats Karla. BOSTON, Feb. 19. Zbyszko defeated Henry Ordemann. of Minneapolis, In a hard wrestling match here tonight, win ning two straight falls tne nrst in 4 minutes and 10 seconds, and the next in 1 minutes and 45 seconds. Dr. Roller defeated Karla, the Hin doo, in two straight falls. Yale Wrestlers Victorious. NEW HAVEN; Conn, Feb. 13. The first wrestling team from Harvard to compete with Tale met a aecisive ae feat here tonight, losing all seven bouts. The 15S-pound and the heavy weight bouts were won by falls and the others by decisions. Boxer Does Work of Horse. VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. 19. (Spe cial.) To reduce his weight 'and get Into condition for a sparring exhibi tion. Bud Anderson, a clever light weight boxer of this city, has taken the novel method of pulling a single buggy around on the paved streets on the run. He . is accompanied by his trainer, who pulls on one shaft while Anderson handles the other. He wears a heavy sweater and hits up a blood warming blip for several miles. He attracted much attention In doing the Marathon on Washington street this afternoon. Columbia Meet Date to Stand. Although April 13, the date of the Columbia University track meet, is the same as that of the Stanford University All-Coast meet. It will not be changed, according to Faculty Manager Bach, of the Peninsular school. If It should be advanced a week It would come In the Columbia University vacation. If It la postponed a week It would coma In the holidays of Oregon University. This week the invitations will be sent to the different schools of the state. All en tries must be In by April 6. Independent Race Meet Proposed. SALT LAKE CITT, Feb. 19. Busi ness men. disappointed by the action of tha Paclflo Jockey Club In assign ing the Spring meeting to Coeur d'Alene Instead of Salt Lake, have agitated the matter of an Independent meeting. It was announced today that 300 horses had been engaged for a series of races to begin late in April or early In May and continue for 60 days. The Fall meeting of the Paclflo Jockey Club la scheduled to begin here August 27. Dallas Defeats Silverton. DALLAS, Or, Feb. 19. (Special.) The basketball team of Company G, Third Infantry Oregon National Guard, of this city, defeated the Silverton Ath letic Club team of Silverton 44 to 13 Saturday. This is the second defeat Dallas has administered to Silverton this season. The Dallas team has games scheduled with University of Washington, Washington State College, Idaho, Newberg. Amicus Club of Port land, Multnomah Club, and probably Vancouver. St. Paul Rifle Team High. CHICAGO, Feb. 19. St. Paul made the high score In the Western section of the Inter-Club Indoor Rifle Shooting League matches last week, according to the official records Issued here to day. The Dickinson team was the runner-up. The scores: St. Paul, 979; Ta coma, 978: Dickinson, 974; Madison, 945; Adrian, 963; Minneapolis. 962; Los An geles, 934; Helena, $32. Butte defaulted in Its match with the Badger Club, and Blsbee defaulted to Milwaukee. Warm Weather Mars Races on Ice. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. 19. Warm weather and melting Ice marred the first day's races of the international amateur outdoor skating championship here today. In the 220-yard race, O. B. Bush, of the Vancouver Athletic Club, made an excellent showing In the preliminaries, but in the final he did not hear the gun and was left at the scratch. Lot Roe, of the Eaton Ath letic Association, Toronto, won. Anglers Club Will Meet. Portland's newly organized Anglers Club will hold its second meeting on Friday night, 8 o'clock. In the conven tion hall at the Commercial Club, at which time to constitution and by laws will be adopted. Those desiring charter membership have been asked to make application to Dr. E. C. Mc Farland, secretary, before Friday. New Bills Open at the Vaudeville Houses Pantages. ALTHOUGH not billed as the leading part of the week's programme, the greatest hit at Pantages seems to be a monologlst. Fred Wyckoff, the "Mayor of Tank Town." Jokes come so thick and fast that the audience Is kept three or four jokes behind the laughter. The only part of the act anything like the usual run of "rube" Impersonators Is the Mayor's costume, as all his jokes and ditties are fresh from the Joke Binithy. Two short sketches and athletic acta are especially good. The five Merkels, athletes, are particularly worthy. The other gymnastic card is entitled "Fun in a Swimming Pool," and Is put on by three Emerson brothers. Although no real tank is put on the stage, various dives and plunges are made from a spring-board, the divers usually land ing in the hands of one of the other brothers. .The first sketch is built around mis taken identity. By a strange coinci dence, two persons, each trying to es cape the other, meet on board ship. The scenery Is a reproduction of a steamer, of which a midship section suddenly disappears, showing the in terior where the tangling incidents are enacted. Irene H. Gorney appears aa the widow and Tom Kyle as the bach elor.. The second sketch Is entitled "The Lunatic and the Prima Donna." The character work and singing Introduced make this about as good as anything on the bill. Bertha Yeoman as the prima donna, sings a number of se lections which ticked the audience. D. L. McGrath. as the lunatic carries the comedy side of the sketch to perfection. Elmore and Raymond crack a lot of Jokes and sing in a well-balanced aot. Moving pictures and music finish the bill. Empress. TOPLTNERS at the Empress this week are Ruth Francis and Play ers In their musical sketch, "A Touch of High Life." There is not much plot to the playlet. What there is concerns a prima donna, who visits a New Tork cafe in the hope of meeting a stage manager and getting an engagement. She mistakes Jack Flanlgan, a ward heeler, who happens to be in the cafe at the time, for the stage manager, and proceeds to Impress him. This she does by her singing, which not only captures Flanlgan, but Inci dentally all the waiters. The prima donna proposes to pay for the dinner which follows, assuming - that the stage manager will wiah to pay, but Flanlgan. who has only 60 cents, fails to make good. She, it seems, has left her purse at home, so everybody Is embarrassed, until the real stage man ager arrives: then everybody is happy. The song numbers are all melodious and the singing Is a delight. Miss Francis has a voice of unusual quality, and her method Is excellent. She is extremely pretty and has much charm. Cliff Berzac's Comedy Chorus, a small edition of a pony show, is an act that will not fall to please children and all lovers of animals. The tricks of the ponleB and mule are most amus ing. Gertrude Holmes and Robert Buch anan give a pleasing musical act called "The Girl of 1847." Both have excel lent voices, and their songs, contrast ing the bygone days with the strenu today, Tuesday, Feb'y 20 last day of Spring OPENING r display of DUNLAP H-A-T- S ! ! ! 19 12 SPRING STYLES WE SPECIALIZE IN FINE MADE - TO - OEDEE SHIRTS. ous present, are filled with pretty sen timent. The Three Keltons give a musical ensemble with xylophone, cornet and trombone. Miss Gladys Kelton dis plays much skilL in her rendition of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Brady and Mahoney bring a lot of fun to the front in their act called "The Fireman and Foreman." Their songs are goqd and their patter full of wit. Cadieux, a wirewalker, gives thrill ing feats in that line, his most daring accomplishment being a complete somersault on the wire. Moving pictures of Genoa, Italy, complete an entertaining programme. Orp heum. JV RE than making amendments for I what it offered last week In the name of entertainment, the present Or. pheum bill puts over at least one-half dozen worth-while numbers. Any bill that Valerie Bergere heads Is sure of at least one good act hers. She returns this season with a strongly dramatic sketch, "Judgment," which affords her unlimited opportunity to display her splendid emotional abil ity. It's a story rapidly told of the uncertainty of hasty judgment, and par ticularly of "circumstantial evidence. The denouement of the sketch is its big feature hence any review of the story Itself would spoil It for those who have yet to enjoy it. Naturally, Miss Bergere has the prin cipal role, that of a wife of a thief, condemned on circumstantial evidence of murder. She is a most capable actress, and offends not with an- over much tearing of the emotions, but rather plays skilfully and with unmis takable understanding. Herbert Brill, as the Judge, Is excellent In a small part In Miss Bergere's play. Kranz and White are back, singing for the fun of the thing (not). But at least they are singing; all of it new, comedy and tunes. Their big hit yes terday was a "melodramatic rag," which they did In "costume," with 10-20-30 mellow-drama atmosphere. White was handicapped by a cold, but Kranz was in tine vocal trim. Dick Gardner and Anna Revere have what they label a true variety act, a sprinkling of a litle bit of everything set to comedy. Mias Revere has one of the most pleasing of singing voices nothing big or pretentious, but thor oughly dellgntiui to near. Gardner gets a lot of new harmonies out. of that elderly Instrument, tha guitar, and the two finish with a dandy bit of stepping. Two real Irishmen James B. Dono van and Charles M. McDonald have a half hour fun session that keeps every body smiling. Both sing pleasingly Mao does a lot of fancy soft-shoe dano ing, and together they chatter humor ously of their Celtic friends. As a finale they have a howlingly funny conversational row with two men in the audience about a hat one of the twain has borrowed for the act. The opening act is a meritorious one. possessing the distinction of novelty. A half dozen dogs, beautifully groomed, pose in various positions against a red curtain, with another drop falling at the end of each pose. The dogs are examples of training for which their owner, "Richardson," may garner in much credit. A chap who assumes a very great pinion of his own ability Is Bert Jordan, who bills himself as America's premier eccentric dancer. He does dance well much better in fact than many, but his equal can be found on almost any average bill. Cole De Losse has a wire turn that is In Itself a very fine piece of stage craft, but for "some unaccountable rea son he insists on having as his partner a tramp comedian whose comedy is pa thetic. Lyric. THERE Is nothing wrong with "The Merry Rounders," this week's show at the Lyric It's full of laughs, novel and graceful dances and choruses and the solos are all up to the standard. Edward S. Allen, Frank Vack and Jack Curtis are in their element and are funnier than ever. Allen, the Lyric's star comedian, has material for a laugh-maker in the part of Isidore LevL Llllle Sutherland Is amusing as Dottle Allcash. an actress. Her solo, "Strike Up a Bagpipe Tune," with chorus in Highland costume, is one of the hits of the show. Mias Sutherland has another opportunity In the tableau at the close of the performance when she appears as Uncle Sam and sings "Daddy Was a Grand Old Man." One of the prettiest choruses yet lUBTER VHjSREY j has gained public favor be- "FT'N. I ih cause it Is a perfectly pure rye sQ 1 ( rfSaT I whiskey, rich, rare and mellow nT 21 VhJ"'" if Sold at ftil flr-t-rlfLM rfr and hr Jobber. VSf-Jl. Sj Ny- tr WM. LANAHAX SON. Baltlmur ad. S 3 Is Jsi Hi fll A & 111 5 j Sa. i&J l&sl Eit. isia tsSi Esa I 19 12 SPRING STYLES given at the Lyric is that which assists Myrtle Guild in her solo, "Child Love." Miss Guild Is demurely dressed In blue gingham. The others are In pink Buster Brown suits. Pauline De Vere is seen In the part of Maud Dashington, a society woman, and contributes much to the Buccess of the show. Her solos are "That Hypnotizing' Man," sung with Carlton Chase, and "Fishing," In which she and the chorus, with rods and sure-enough tackle, seem to be angling for the men In the front rows. It was a matter of regret to the audi ence that Jack Wise has left the com pany. His place is taken by Johnnie Franks, whose voice is by far the best yet heard at this playhouse. His solo. "The Hour That Gave Me You," was a gem. 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