THE MORNING OUEGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 18. 191fc.
BEN HENDERSON, BEAVER TWIELER, SNAPPED ON SANTA MARIA WATER WAGON.
PENNANT WILL BE
BEAVERS HIT BALL
AT TERRIFIC RATE
HN'BIiiCRSMAXT CLOTHE
S I T I O N
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Judge McCredie Decides on
Big Celebration When
Hogan Is Here.
Rorigers, Doane, Krueger and
Rapps Lead in Swatfest
Against Romero.
.Sy.i.-lvl-hn-tl
First showing
of correct
styles for men
and young men. Spring
WORK AT PARK GOES FAST
PITCHERS IN GOOD SHAPE
and Summer, 1912
UNFURLED MAY
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Santa Maria Kaoiljr Itcatt-n. 1 to 1.
Coltrln FHIM to Bat Well Mo
Crrd! I Ktar of Yanntjran
Game llwriill Arc Ft.
SANTA MARIA. March IT.
itec:a . McCrrti' el A A letu-
r are rrdually adJuMtnir their bat
tin lnu. f.-r todty Capttn Koder.
1 l hipped onto I hl( Romero for 1J
hl', r ' of trtrm for rstn baie. and
won from tr. Santa V ria club. 1 to
4. A r.erk au-o the trdin pitched and
held firm to four Mis
Itorterr iin.1 In. an- fr the baton
wln(rr of the riftnun n.wlicers
immlni out a homer, a triple and a
rilr. Th jrr.ii'i'V rrcn rid-sac krr hn
h-n c!outln a terrific pace In ail
tin four practice K.irnei ! date having
ncot'.-ir. i hi-" tn II trlt.. Donne.
th p-w riit'-t ri-lilrr. demon clouter.
ts not far .ehin.l and Irada 111 entire
iuad In ioltn bf. Hi battina: av
rrat ! i'V "it h!t tn II llim'i" up.
lay r.c walkr-l unrf, sacrificed Itod
ltrs acro anil lilt jtfly twice.
Krmrr aaa lt f'laal.
Kru'ser b.irsed iut lo double,
nukir.ir i. h:i In II tlrnn t bat In
nr"r whle Hill l!aln Mmf through
w;rh a home run orer deep ccutrr,
afto'.ra htui up to fourth niare In team
hjitt'n. five hltx in II ilmr at bat.
The aanie wan f.'altireie except for
a tra crowd an. I a cimto-imrlly larce
tn.l-niai Ion in the amateur' error ml
umn i inn brought the fan n their
feet on one o-ralon by a tplcal Peck
lrai'"Th Kh ( a liner. Bobby, how
ever, failed to hit nafely and It beicln
to look Ihouiit his opportunity to
tick wttli the i.i'ater lu not been
rapped
Henderson. l-amllne and Kortner
rtrti pitched Ihrrr Inninc. llenleron
with Ma prcd ball workinr finely,
holdlna the ouniriter li!tir. Iimllne
ltt touched for three hit but all the
mrs filtered acro. Kocntner. the flrat
when llowley threw over Lindsays
cerebellum, and the other three In the
ninth on four hit anil a walk. Koet
ner la taklna M time in ronndlna In!"
iape and apparently wasn't disposed
to exert Mmi-lf when his club was far
In Ihe lead TM In where the veteran
ran It on ti.e youmrater.
laaalaaa Pltraera Fast.'
In the first rame of the double-header
ti-e TanniKan bunch defeated the
llnal rut anBrenatlon to I. with Tem
ple, ilirsch niwl Osborne up for three
frames apiece. Temple allowed one run
and two hits. Il'rsch no lilts ami Os
borne one hit. Ilirsrh was flamboyant
with Ms bender, however. walking
tifee nien.
McCredie In right field for the Yanns.
was the star of trie affrav. hugging out
two lorklr.g l.iia and das). Ins: the hopes
of the club from the Rockefeller district
lv a swell catch In the rlglith Inning.
li tKwell came through with Ma usual
tro hits for an averace of .. while
strait, Stelaer and Ij !pne annexed
two apiece In four trips. StelKer at
first did brilliant work, as did Outfield
er Strait. Mai lies, the Putte star, who
has been tentatively chosen by Mr.
:edle for the utility berth on tre reg
ular, fell down woefully with tt-e wil
low, jrntna- two itames now without the
Kn of a hit.
"I'd like to keep this yninr Mrlv.
rll for the utility berth, but Nick Wil
liams would be without a second base
man If I did. said Manager Walt to
night. "He and Bancroft show more
than any of the other three liurm I'll
have to let Nick have htm."
Baaerwlt'a W ark. earferrul.
Bancroft's work at shortstop for the
YannJKans was aonderfu!. lie covers
fully as much rrnund a Pei-klnpaugh
and hits well, but Mae does not know
whether he could stand the lona seven
months" arrtnd. for he Is hardly much
larrer than farlisle or Johnny Kane, of
Vernon.
McCredle will Institute the dally vet
eran -s. Juvenile Ka:Ttes tomorrow to
weed out the Nortnwestern timber bjr
the end of the week.
The - of the regular same
rortlarwl eanla Maria
A h. K. r A. r. A . H To A. K.
h.L. if .'. S I Jones. 1 o a 4 a
K h!c. -o 4 4 l)lMl.rf 1 O 0
l.ln.l.. 3l 4 I O 2 iller. rf 3 I 2 1 1
l.n.rf 3 2 3 Imiu. Jo 3 t a 4 1
K - .. cf 4 2 1 o o It'mrm, p 4 o t I e
l-rr. cf I o o rt M "..V 4 12 11
lis f. Il I 12 O lfn. rf . 4 2 n 1 o
'..it . o I .1 nmkn. r. 4 1 2 n
II 7. C t II 1 J'Se. lb III
ll'n.l.. p 1 A n n I'ooney. If 2 1 1 0
1 n 1 1 . p 2 I O 2 o
K'M'st.. p I o 0 O 0(
Totals 3ta2TI2 I' Totals 34 27 14
-ORB BT INNINi;..
Pn-tlaort 3 2 I 4 o on 10
Mnn Maria O O O 0 O 1 3 H 4
Runs OharfNourwe 2. Rodsera 4. Lindsay
2 lta(r. l-amllr-v lean. uk. I'oonev and
Mrt'arthT. Hum runs hmlfm. Kappa.
Three-haee hits RinUri. I,.ntar- 1 o
I s hits Kruefer 2. Iean. Wild pttrhss
Komoro. Kiestnr. Hit b ptthel hall
.ttirr. !.ir.l Oarririr hits K'k.laers. VV.
rwane. tttnln base lan.lsa-. W. It.ae.
l:ir. Coltno. l ooney H is. off Lamlins
R. Koestner 3k Runs, off Koeatner 4.
Portland irH Alrrdale Shna.
rortianJ Is ta be the scene of the
Northwest AiredaU Futurity Do Ex
hibition. ccordln to word rec-elved
by J. J. McCarthy, secretary of She
Portland Kennel t'liih. It will be held
In April In conjunction with the reg
ular bench show of -the Kennel i'lub.
This will brine an additional 79 or SO
exhibitors to I'ortlaad. sieatUa was
tie other contender for the show, hut
the board of the Northwest Futurity
awarded the affair to fortland.
Pool Kihibltlon to Tic Given.
Fred B. Hall, who styles himself
ehampion exhibition pnolplarer of the
workV -!ll ttt'e a series of exhibi
tions In Fort land this week. tie is
billed tn play a match name and ex
h'htt his fancy shots at the Commer
cial Club parlors. Fifth an.l Oak
Vreeta. Tuesday nlrht. Hall's last ap
pearance In rortland waa 10 years ago.
Pos4le Winning" Sprinter.
A1TKLAXP. Ne- Zealand. March IT.
- Arthur I'osile today defeated Jack
IhmaMson, of South Africa, the world's
hmrton professional sprinter. In the
I .-yard dash in 14 I-1 seconds and
the 200-yard dash In II seconds. Both
are world's records-
Polo Club FJret.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. March 17.
.-The Ptate Tola- Pluh today elected
tha followinc officers. President. Kd
srarrf Cliff orl. eatile: rice-president.
U C Goodwin. Walla Walla: secretary-treasurer.
Hubert ilcCormlck.
SeatUe,
r j-'vh: - six ws "i
S-&ay I j Af w - r M . i V v t A
W , '-1': a tx'??-: fet :
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I'i 1 . . V 'i If
Il J, ' ;r ' " . ' -L ' . JV '( 71
Ib'" "i. ..- - -;'jiee' - - x j T .. .C 4h
UJl -2 ' K-f ?
Ir " -r IT-M fFAf:'": ": v; : :Mfi
tCvV - 141: f 'V ?. - : ;pa4l
The shove series of plintosraplis
from the time e approached the 'antlhooie" . wrt until he way r,.nii pcrrnoa n ine nnuri ro-i.
to picture the srreat Beaver liurler as a Kiiks Raymond or a Riil.e Wa.ldcll. Kladilcnlnjr the hearts
a little ten work on a t eipperance nledce. Ilrhdorson bus pot y t Fline.l a mnlrivl of tue Waddcll
110 per week allowance as Iopk as he roninln sober Rnil the balam e of the salary In a lump sum
the season. No.' Benny's past reveals nmhlnir to warrant such m tlnn. whllo the present holiis
lirumlses to the contrary for tlio future.
But Bennv. smtle an.l all. climbed upon the sprinkliiiK cart at Santa Maria, and enjoyed every
visit. He expects to carry a miniature of that Santa Maria wuKon around wltii htm all reason.
ROWLEY IS VETERAN
New Beaver Catcher Broke in
Game at Age of 19.
RECORD IS ACTIVE ONE
Player I Five Yoara on Indlanapo
lls Tram. I 2i Year Old and
VHh Its PoumU, Vn
marrirtl and likintlr.
SANTA MAi;IA. Cal.. Marcu 17.
(Special.) To have discovered and
brouxht out one of the Kreatest younx
pitchers In tba world. Buck" O'Brien.
of the Doston Americans. Is quite a i
distinction In Itself, but I I'hlllp
Howley. the I'ortland Coast cbam- I
pion'a new catcher, holds more records j
than that, for Dan I'hlllp broke into the I
American Association at 1. the j
youngest receiver on the "A. A." rec
ord, and, moreover, the said lanky .
I'an is the champion touKb-luck
"jtssabo" of the world.
"Why. two days before the season
opened at Indianapolis In 1908. I slid j
Into second base anil not, only broke .
my riRhc ankle, but dislocated my j
knee and knocked my nose to smith- f
ereens all In one Jiffy." said Smlllnu i
Ian. as be donned his uniform for j
the first time on the Coast last Thurs-
day forenoon. j
llewler Hard Marker.
But. despite whatever melees he lias I
had with the buxxsa'w of fate. Howley
Is some backstop and a hard-working, j
conscientious fellow, too. In 1S09 Dan
cauxht no fewer than 135 frames for i
the Indianapolis club, and last year,
after leavlnir Indianapolis In mid-season
on a loan to, V'tlca. In the Kew
York State Leairue. Howley cauwht
US Kamcs In four months 78 Karnes
In the first 80 days.
Before elabora t insr. let us slve How-ey-s
baseball career In cpitcme:
10C Signed at finish of hicn school
at Kast Weymouth, Mass.. by Indian
apolis. Too younic, ao sent to John
Gunxel. who manased the Grand Kap
Ids teum. of the Central I-eague. for
six weeks f srasonlns.
. no 7 With Indianapolis.
1908 With Indianapolis pennant
winners. 10 With Indianapolis.
lll With Indianapolis.
1511 With Indianapolis for two
months ami then loaned to I Ilea. In
the New York League, after a row
with Manager Burke.
Bought by Cleveland for $IS0O late
In the Fall and sold to Portland in
part payment on the JSOOO transfer
of Ryan. Peckinnaugh and Hieen, of
the Portland 111 champions.
Age. 2i yearsT weight. 1SS pounds:
height. feet: single: falr-halred: a
good talker and of Irish extraction.
Haw ley CaaveraatWaallat.
Howley really should have been a
lawyer, for lie Is one of rh.e breexiest
larrupera that ever strove for honors
In the S.vnta Maria Conversation
League. He doesn't deal In bragga
docio; not at all. But he Is a bright
fellow, and In his six years' flocking
around the American Association
cities has picked up a fund of hu
morous anecdotes.
"Frank Bower man? Sure, he played
with me on the Indianapolis team."
exclaimed How-ley In a confab with
Walter McCredm today, over the strong
man whom the Indians offered for
Chadbourne lsst Winter.
"A moose, that fellow." added How
ley. "He was some 'Iron man. Last
year an automoMle ran over him. and
a draft horse, crossing the street di
cf !:ciiii ll-iuici-son. populitr Ttirtlanil nl;lfter. pit luring
agonally, fell on him. Frank merely
looked up. hit dobbin in the rear
flank, made him arise aid continued
on down the street. Oh, he was a
wonner."
Sinli is the man whom MiCredie
characterises as of more value to him
than Kuhn ir Murray of last year's
catching staff. Howley always lilts
In the proximity of the .250 mark and
Is said to possess a steely whip. Ills
pepper speaks for itself.
"I found this 'Buck- O'Brien jou
peak of and brought him from Brock
ton. Mass., to the Indianapolis training
camp in the Spring of 1!0'.." Bind
Howley, when talk drifted around to
O'Tonlo and O'Brien, the sensational
young spitball artists who are ex
pected to burn up the bijr leagues this
season.
O'Hrlra flood Mnger, Too.
"Watklns let him go to Kvnnsville
that Summer and recalled trim in the
Fall, and 1 caught him four names
on our trip to Cuba that Winter.
Three hits was the most the d.irk
skinned boys got off O'Brien, and he
won all four games. In HMD he and
Davidson, were traded to the Boston
Americans for Tom McCarthy, and
Boston had him out at Denver last
season. 'Buck' has a beautiful voice
and drew- down 1100 a week on the
Keith circuit this Winter as a mem
ber of the Ked Sox ouarlot."
Howley declares that Catcher Kelly,
of St. I'aul. battery mate of the fa
mous O'T.S'le, Is the greatest young
backstop he ever saw and predicts
that both youngsters will stick with
Pittsburg.
"Howling Dan' 'this sobriquet hav
ing been bestowed upon the new ar
rival by St- John of soothsaying fame)
has never used shin guards In his life,
but believes that ho will emulate other
Coast catchers this year ns he has
been bumped rather frequently. His
hands havo come through the mill re
mnrkahlv unscathed. - 1
Howley likely will bunk with Ches
ter Chadbourne on the road trips this
campaign, for the popular outfielder
and Howley played together at In
dianapolis for two seasons and are
great chums. Howley has personal
friends on every team In the Coast
League, so will not be entirely imonn
strangers.
"Joe o'Rourke. manager of the Sac
ramentos. played short for us one
year at Indianapolis." explained How
ley. as he laid his Boston "dicer"
latest Oceano roll style on the hat
hook and shot for the d'.ninR-room.
"Hub Hart. the new Sacramento
catcher, was with me last year at
Vtlca. I know Carlisle of Vernon,
who was with Kansas City, and Kaft
erv. of Kan Francisco, and HetlinK. of
Oakland, both of whom were with the
Blues. Then there are Stieger. Roy
Brashear. Art Krueger. Slagle. Chech
and many others who at some time
have worn American Association re-"1,n-"
Howley Is a total abstainer from in
toxicants and uses tobacco In only
strngy portions.
SPORT
Review of the, work of the assocla-Six-Iay
llaoe Finished.
RI DOEF1 F.LP. Wash.. March 17.
(Special.) ftldgefleld people hnve been
much Interested this wk watching the
six-day race ' in the Itldgefield ' High
School. Seven boys entered this race
Tom Morris. Clifford Terry. Clarence
Bmnkow, Claude Potter. Ernest Mc
Keep. Joe Uosenan and Eddie Shobert.
They ran ten minutes each day for six
days for gold, silver and bronze medals.
The weather was bad most every day.
but the boys did not give up. Tom
Morris won the gold medal and ran
nearly ten mile. Clarence Brunkow
was second, and Clifford Perry third.
The other eight men finished in the
order named below Claud Potter,
Ernest McKeen, Joe Kosenan and Eddio
Shobert.
t
Hain Stop Hall Ciunio.
Because of the rain yesterday after
noon the baseball game between the
liolladay Club and the Portland
Maroons was called off In the third
inning. TUo Maroon led i to 1.
his movements
Is not an effort
of the fans with
type, calling for
at the close of
forth plowing
moment of the
Nebraska Twirler Has 5 No
Hit Games on Record.
NEW PITCHER QUIET LAD
lit'iuor Hopeful More Thau 6 1'eot
Tall, Weighs 183 Pounds and Is
2 5 Yt-ars Old Hp Has As
sortment of Curves.
BY P.OSCOK FAWi'ETT.
SANTA MAI:i., Cat.. March 17. (Spe
cial.) Billy Evans, the veteran Ameri
can League umpire, says that a pitcher
has reached the goal of his ambition
when he has achieved the distinction
of a no-hit game. Accepting Billy's
ratios. Vern Hirsch. a young south
paw who Is trying out with the Port
land champions. Is considerably beyond
the days of culdom, for HIrsch has al
ready hgured in five no-hit encounters.
The husky portslder. too, has set
what is probably a new world's record
four no-hit. no-run affairs in one sea
son, that 1911. when his slabbing with
the Auburn. Neb., club In the Class D
Mink League, resulted In Cleveland's
drafting him. His first hop Into glory
occurred in yiltt when he broke into
professional ball after several rea
sons on the corner lots of Omaha.
Two of Hlrsch's no-hit. no-run games
In 1911 were twirled against the Falls
City. Neb., team, managed .by H. L.
Morgan, one ending In a 3-0 score and
the other 4-l. Later he blanked
Shenendoah. la., 4-0 and Clarlnda. la.,
17-0. Auburn finished third behind
Hunibol.lt and Falls City. Hirsch also
fipured in two one-hit games.
If there ever lived a more confident,
yet quiet and unassuming lad, he has
never shown up In the local camp.
Hirsch doesn't see how Mac can pos
sibly turn him down for he stands six
feet, one Inch In height, weighs 183
pounds, and has reached that matured
station of L'5 notches on the year log,
when a man is supposed to profit by
the knowledge gained by hard ex
perience. Hirsch admits that he Is
still a little shy on the experience, but
says he has never had a sore arm and
can sting the ball across with several
different kinds of twists.
"I have never had a sore arm. but I
have had a tired one." said he the other
day in a fanning bee with several of
the other recruits, for be It known tha
youngsters have not yet been admitted
to the sacred Inner circles. "I twirled
four no-hit games all right, last sea
son, but bIbo I hold the record for
gross bingles. 23 having been walloped
off my delivery by Shenendoah one day
at a picnic. I had pitched and won a
game the day before, however, and was
not right, so the memory of the slaugh
ter doesn't hover about me like
Banquo'a famous spook."
DAY KNOCKS OCT CHISIIOLM
Ilijr Crowd Sees Fa.-t Fight at
Murshrield Chinaman Iteaten. .
MA RSI I FIELD. Or.. March 17. (Spe-c-lal.)
Jess Day knocked out Earl
Chisholm, of Coqiillle. In the sixth
round of a good mill here last night.
The flirht was largely attended. A
I number came over In a special train
from Myrtle Point, Coqullle ana Ban
don. In, the preliminaries Willy Wilson
won" over Happy Hogan. of Bandon,
and Chuck O'Connal won over the
Chinaman. Ring Hosan. of Beaver Hill.
The fight was one of the best .held
here In soma time
HIRSCH HUSKY CHAP
Two Biff Pianiond Events to Be
Staffed In Coarse of First "At
Home" of Champions of
1911 Coast I-cague Race.
The Pacific Coast League pennant,
emblematic of the triumph of Portland
during the baseball season of 1911, will
be hoisted over Portland's new hall
park on .Wednesday, May 1, according
to Judge W. W. McCredie, owner of the
Portland franchise of the Coast
League.
This decision was made following
request from the Beaver playejrs at
Santa Maria that the pennant-raising
ceremonies be performed before the
eyes of Happy Hogan and the Vernon
team, which battled stoutly neck and
neck with the Beavers until the fag
end of last year's race.
The switch In the date of the flag
unfurling, originally scheduled for
April 1. the date of the season open
ing in Portland, means that fandoni Is
to have two big diamond celebrations
In the first "at home" of the Beavers.
The opening of the season, with the
christening of the new baseball park,
will afford the first attraction with
the second feature, the May day pro
gramme, celebrating the 1911 victory.
Judge McCredie was In Portland yes
terday, taking a trip to the new
Vaughn-street baseball park. He was
much impressed with the. progress of
the work, and is confident that every
thing will be shipshape lor the open
ing of the season.
"That automobile stunt is a dandy."
commented the Judge. "The awarding
of a Chalmers car to the best player
in the league will Increaso Interest
among the fans and Is sure to make a
big hit with the players. I only hope
that some Portland player earns the
trophy."
m
"Bill Steen will stick with the Cleve
land club for awhile." writes a Cleve
land Loader correspondent from Mo
bile. "Bill Is Just about the most fin
ished product in the pitching line that
the Cleveland club has ever taken
South. Perhaps he will throw a shoe.
You never can tell. But basing an
opinion on what little he has shown
to date and he has at no time ex
tended himself one would say without
hesitation that he looks, at least, to
have the stuff."
Tom Terrlll. writing in the Cleve
land Leader, has the following to say
of "Buddy" Ryan, the ex-Beaver:
"Buddy Ryan handles the ball with an
ease and cleverness which cannot es
cape the eye of the spectator. He looks
like a ballplayer and every movement
conveys the impression of a finished
diamond artist." They all pick Buddy
to land a berth in the Nap outfield.
Harrv Wolverton, ex-Oakland and
New York Yankee manager, is having
trouble with "Gabby" Street, according
to reports from Atlanta. Street is not
particularly Joyful about the switch
from Washington to New York.
Jimmy Byrnes boosts Happy Hogan's
team in no uncertain language. He be
lieves that Vernon will be stronger in
every department this season.
"I thought Hogan was kidding when
he told me about his team." says Jim
mv, "but after seeing his men out on
the field 1 agreed with htm he has
got a lot of good men. If you can tell
anything about players in practice,
Vernon will be a heap stronger. Ver
non ought to be stronger in, every de
partment pitching, catching, fielding
and hitting."
Hugh Fullerton, Chicago prophet,
declares that he can't figure Detroit
any better than third in the American
League race. However, he has made
some mighty poor guesses In recenx
years and Hughey Jennings is not dis
couraged. CALinVKLli WINS TK.VP PHIZE
Gun Kxperls to Compete for New
Trophy Beginning April 1.
The tie for the Holohan trophy for
members of the Portland Gun Club was
shot off yesterday afternoon at the
Kenton grounds. W. W. Caldwell win
ning the event with 93 clay birds out
of 100 The other men in the tieup
were E. E. Young. Dr: O. Thornton and
H Cofoid. Young made 90 and Thorn
ton 88, while Cofoid failed to make an
appearance, being detained at the live
stock show.
Yesterday's events were held in the
presence of a rather distinguished gun
man from New York. H. McMurchy.
McMurchy made 90, a good score with
a strange gun.
April 1. the shooting for a new tro
phy will begin. The prize Caldwell
won is a set of diamond studded cuff
links. The nature of the next trophy
has not been announced.
The scores: Ellis 98, Cullison 96,
Blair 95. Abrahams 94, Caldwell 9.1,
Young 90, McMurchy 90, Holohan 90,
Morris 89. Thornton 88, Carlon 88, Con
nell 87, Rice 87, Van Atta 86. C. Feller
86 Reid 86, Remington 86, Holcomb
85 Owen 85, Bakerman 85, Long 84,
Templeton 84. Brown . 82, Murphy 80,
Jones SO. Lown 78.
Zbvwzko Loses to Demetral.
' SAN FRANCISCO. March 17. Zbysas-ko.-
the Polish wrestler, failed to throw
William Demetral. Greek champion,
twice In 75 minutes here today, there
by losing the handicap match. It re
quired 50 minutes and 12 seconds for
the Pole to pin his opponent's shoulders
to the mat for the first fall. The Pole
weighed 235 and the Greek 195.
Trl-o l.nd Signs With Williams.
CENTRALIA, Wash., March 17.
(Special.) Charles Davolt, third base
man for Kelso's 1911 baseball team,
has been signed by Portland of the
Northwestern League. Davolt left to
day for Sacramento, the scene of the
Roadsters' training .for the next two
weeks.
McVey Defeats Barry.
SYDNEY, N. S. W.. March 17. Sara
McVey, the California pugilist, heavy
weight 'champion of Australia, easily
defeated James Barry, the Chicago
heavyweight, in a 20-round contest here
today. McVey Rot the decision "on
points.'
"Where
you
get
the
best. ' '
WE SPECIALIZE IN
PICKING SEALS IS
HERCULEAN "TASK
Long Faces Danger of Letting
Go of Some Recruits
Who May Be Stars,
FIGHT FOR PLACES SHARP
Team Promises to Re Better at lint,
Present StroiiRer Outfield,
Faster Infield and Better
Pitehers Than in 1911.
PASO ROBLES, Cal., March 17.
(Special.) Picking the 1912 Seals is
going: to be the occupation in the next
two weeks, not only of the men who
are with the team at the sprinprs, but
of the thousands of f;tns who are
scattered over the Coast.
And picking: the team isn't goins to
be any easy task. Of course, as Lons
says, there is no use to worry, fur the
places will fill themselves, but there
is always a chance to make a mistake,
with an opportunity to releiise a Imll
player who will later develop into a
star.
At the present time, just two weeks
away from opening day, it looks as if
the promise of the local management
with reference to streriKthenini; the
club are to be fulfilled. Both Lonpr
and Mohler have predicted that in
hittinc;. outfield, in speed and in pitch
ing; the club will show an Improve
ment. Better Iluttlns; Mxpected.
The Seals' outfield will unquestion
ably be many times stronger, and in
battins the entire squad oujrht to show
an upward tendency. The infield will
work better than last season, and if
the pitchers can develop, there's fro
ing: to be one hot race, so far as Kan
Francisco is concerned. ,
The first base lies between Bill
Jackson and Sheely, the boji from
Spokane. Sheely has been coming
along; at a good clip, but the chances
are that the more experienced Jack
son will land the job. Jackson isn't a
flashy player, but he is a steady and
consistent worker, who never shirks
and usually lands the ball.
Kid Mohler will, of course, be with
the club, but if this hoy. Joe Oedeon.
keeps up his lick, Captain Kid is
scheduled for an easy time of it.
McArdle la Certainty.
Harry McArdle is another certainty.
McArdle Is one fielder who can be
used in any position, but Lonif does
not want to break up that combina
tion around short, and if Corhan or
someone else can fill the sfioes of Os
car Vitt at third, McArdle will not be
disturbed.
Corhan is an easy fielder, one of the
natural type of ballplayers. There will
still be Altaian to consider, and Lon
may decide to retain two utility iti
fielders, in which case all the men
mentioned will probably be seen in
action at Recreation Park.
Westmoreland will hardly do. At
least he hasn't impressed the advance
delegation with his ability, compared
to that of the others. Davis, who came
all the way from New York, is a prom
ising: boy, who will likely be turned
over to one of the Northwestern
League Clubs in search of talent.
Outfield Pull of C'loulern.
It is in the outfield that Lons is
going- to have a difficult task. Powell,
Mundorff and Johnson are all showing
well, particularly the last two named.
Of the new men. Hartley and Mclvor
haw been hitting the ball, and, while
Hartley looks as if he miplit be slow
on the basesA he ought to he a wonder
ful clean-up hitter in the pinches.
Then there li Tom Raftery, who ar
rived the last -of the week, with a
chance for Hartman Carr.
It is possible that five outfielders
will be held for a time to give a more
thorough line on them, but the chances
are that not more than one utility out-
Five Tons of Gold
Southern Pacific Electric Line Extension cov
eiing lines to McM innville
I). W. Campbell. Gen. upt.
Extension to McMinnville
Carl R. Gray, President.
Free open river to McMinnville, share of
McMinnville streets and improvements
Good roads
To be spent this vear where tiie ground floor
cleared for lft.000 good new homes, with green
year round and heavenly irrigation.
Travel 1 Cheap.:
Go to McMINNVILLE and See!
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Get Yours
Early ! ! ! !
Twenty to ' Thirty-five,
On
Wash
ington, near
Fifth.
FINE MADE-T0-0EDER SHIRTS.
fiekler will bo held for the entire sea
son. There will not be .a g-.io.i si'.e-up of
the pncliers until another uoek. when
the veterans ouht to Miow. Of the
new men,. Jess Raker has sf far ad
vanced the most. Noyes, Henley, Miller
and Fanning constitute the quad from
last season. Jt is more than likely
three catchers will be held all the year.
Kerry will need an assistant and un
less Schmidt conies to terms, Long will
need the backstop that has been
promised to him by Comiskey.
I.OXG MAKES "F1XD OF &KASOX"
(iedcoti, Seal Sliorlstop Recruit,
Said to Be Wonderful.
SAN' FRANCISCO. March 17. (Spe
cial. I Touted as the greatest "find"
thnt has been picked up in Coast
League circles for several years past.
;edeon, the Sacramento busher, is
prancing forth to a marked degree in
the limelight at Paso Rohles. No less
a judge of ballplayers than Manager
Long is on the hand wagon boosting
ledMin. In a recent letter Jto Cal
Jlwing. Long covered two whole pages
setting forth what a wonder Oedeon
has proved himself. He says Gedeon
is the hest-looking- youngster hp has
looked over in years.
"He is a wonderful fielder, a good
hitter, and the boy lias brains." Panny
wrote. "He is strong and powerful,
too, and it looks like we have picked
up the 'find' of the season. He will
fill Weaver's place and then some. He
is best at -shortstop."
President Ish was also greatly im
pressed with Oedeon, as are all the
ballplayers. Gedeon hails from Sacra
mento, where he played independent
ball.
COLD SKXDS PLAYERS TO CLTJ3
Anjrels anil Hooligans Practice Only
Perruiii-torily in Raw Wind.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 17. (Spe
cial.) Training of a highly desultory
character was the order of the day in
both the camps of Hap Hogan and the
Angels today. In the morning the Los
Angeles hunch walked out to Washing
ton' Park and batted up flies in sandlot
style, hut they got hungry before long
and went home. It has come to he gen
erally understood in fandoni that if
It is cold there will be nothing stirring
in the practice line and the understand
ing was amply realized under the lash
of a keen bree.e.
The Tigers stacked up against the
Henry it Corbett Club team, of Jer
sey City, in a sort of exhibition match
at the park in the afternoon. Jack Kil
lillay was the star performer and if he
had not got tired and gone to the club
house, the Vernon aggregation might
not have suffered seriously. The final
score was I) to 4 in favor of the
leaguers.
Fighters on Way East.
ST. PAUL, March 17. Mike Gibbons
and Eddy Reddy left for the East today
to resume activities in the boxing frame.
Gibbons will meet Jack Demming in a
return hout in New York on March
Hh and is matched with Erne Zanders
for April ) at Smith Rend. Ind. Reddy
is dickering for at least one more bout
before they return home.
MINERS OPPOSE RANCHERS
(hrsin Land Claimants Unable to
;et Help From Xationai Bureau.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 10.
(Special.) Sonic little agitation is
going on In and around Chesaw, Wash.,
because of conditions there, which
have caused several conflicts between
the miners and ranchers. Senator Jones
received a petition from residents of
Chesaw asking that the lands which
are in the northeastern part of Wash
ington, formerly part of the north half
of the Colville Indian Reservation, be
examined and classified by experts of
the Interior Department.
The Senator placed the matter before
the Secretary of the Interior and has
been advised that the Department ha3
not the force available to form a. com
mission to examine and classify the
lands. The Secretary thinks that even
If this classification were made, it
would be of little value, as the acre
age is puhjic lands, dispensable under
the agricultural or minor laws, and
any classification mad would be sub
ject to attack by any person setting
up claim to a tract adversely to the
applicant.
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