ff ttte Monyiyo oregoxian. Monday, marctt g.. 1012.
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Regular Pitchers Work for
Youngsters, but They
Can't Prevent Runs.
RECRUITS HIT BALL HARD
Poarvr, Howler and Slralt at
Bat Wllo Bancroft Plajrlng
F1rt-Cla m Ball rmtj,
w Twrtrler. Angara.
FT RrwCOE FAWCETT.
FA.VTA MARIA. Cal.. March 74
f polaI.) Waiter MctTdl" Tannl.
Itm went down to a clean-rut defeat.
mix f flrr, hy the rviuit rhmplnin this
afternoon In the final practice et-to
preliminary to the departure of the
C:im B irnl'rtal to S rarr.ento
The JuntTS had thlr ftehtlr.c hloM
a!l rn op behind the rea-jlar hattery
meru Henderson. Koentner and Howler,
lent for the occasion, but although th.y
outh.lt the bla liier to . an error
or two, coupled w''h the opponent'
n.ipertnr work on the bases, brought
ionfaii.
Fitr of the reauiam and Stelaer.
ITow'er and Strait of the eo-called
Yannlaana kn.wked the hall out of the
lot Two circuit cleaners by Stelaer
and Tlowlev and a alnale bjr Osborne off
Tlarkne In the scon.l Innlna aave tne
J ires three tallies and a temporary
lead. fpeck allowed five Mta In Ma
four frames. Ijtnillne four hits In the
remainlna five.
Ilewderaow Batted Mara.
The champions' ! tallies r)o,-ked In
in the incumbency of lien Henderson.
who was not altogether to blame, for I
he permitted onlv tlve s.-attered sllnas I J
In five lnnines. Tie lienvrrs sewei up
the srame In the third hy hits hv poane
and Kruener. follom'nir a wa'k. a wild
pitch and an Intiel.i error. Three tal
lies ret!ered Kietner was decid
edly stinav with h.s Look pellets, tnss-l-irf
tip for a solitary bl.iale In four In
r. i r s s.
Ione. Ilowlev and Strait, the latter
a I'ortiand Northwestern outfield rsn
lldite. Ic I th- stii ksmlths with two
torrid drives apiece Cat. -her Ilowlev.
h. says he never hits during the fore
part of the season, waa the star, nego
tiating a homer and a double In three
ev-urslona before the crowded grand
stand, sihurtstop lisni roft. tne young
nin among the ancients, polled a blue
ribbon double and bided a walk besides
showing mwh versatility In the field.
Poane batted nnder difficulties, for his
dllo-ate, Index finger forbade any
t.ght gripping of the willow. The popu
Ur outrlflder fear a touch of blotul
poison anJ will consult a physician to
morrow morning.
ytmmr IW Let .-
In the abano of Hon Coltrln. who,
with Ittcher Hyrd. set out for Nlclc
W illiams' Su-ramento lamp this morn
ing. Mathcs went in at shortstop and
ihd fairly well. Ttie rest of the cast
off Tannlgans will take their final whiff
f Santa ilarl oxone tomorrow, in-
l-ided In the bnneh being HI r sen.
Strait. Mathes. Kibble and possibly
,l"rr - A
MtOedie's ventricle beats suffered
sud.len acceleration about lunch time
tortay when a Unkr six-foot Houtta
ener shot out hl "hoWdy" and an
nounced himself m Thurman V easy, the
ex-New Orleans pitcher, long overdue
and little figured upon. Veaxy looks
like a notable addition to the flock of
cants herdej In tUnta Maria under the
guise of pitchers.
eaxy says be has heen slightly
under the weather at hi home In San
atobta. Miss, so will not be ready for
service at the start of the, seaeon. He
declares that the sore arm which led to
Ms suspension by New Orleans In mid
season Is entirely convalescent- Veaxy
weighs li . pounds, is single, and IS
Uun.Mng on his nrth season of or
xsnne.l ha L Ills best work was wth
V.anesvilie in 11. when Cleveland put
In a draft for him.
I aspire. Are Avisars.
ITejit,!-nt l:sum of the Coast league
announced here last night that Kinney
an. I .Merles would be the umpire as
sicne.l for the opening Portland-ls
Angflr game at Sermphvllle. I'erle
Casey wl.l b one of the duet honored
by assignment to the dedication of the
r.ew Portland park on April 1. If !
S'ta off well In the meantime. Ililde
brand will probably Ik- the veteran be
hind 'he pUte.
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Run -t'h vrwwirfis. I.tiutwr tnaas. Kappa,
Paucroft. Hlrknu. atrslt. titelarr. tt...tn.,
liwT ecriflc hits H-i.lT. jtralt.
Sr-.-n baa I'hsOboarne. ItarkneAs. Math-.
Him oa hal.s tf Hvkam 2. o(t Umlln.
a M-n.l.-ejn K.atner 1. VIM puchre
llrrj-rmri. lilt ty pltchl ball liwa .ey.
V. tfcose: . hy JrrvUna. LvotiMe plays Lam
lr. Ho.tf-re and Kspp. Three runs Ss
bus nT llarsaesa In four tnnlrtra: two runs,
fnur hits off Umlln. In Itve Innings: six
runs, five hns off Hndreno In Innings:
ro runa. up hut on? Koestnrr In four In
s'na. fttr-sr-a ol Hy UmLn J. by Hen
Cr 3. by Kosstp-r 3.
I KADIXfl OOLFERS ATIK CIIOSIZV
Mt Itactxl as ScnUrJi Men in ON
firtal JlaiKllcap LKt.
NEW TORK, Karen 34. The alx best
ji. .Iters picked oat by the executive
committee of the I'nlted States Golt
Association as scratch men In cham
pionship tournaments In the 112 sea
son and tae long awaited list of han
d.capp were announced last night. The
ratings have been made primarily, as
tne executive committee of the aaao--latlon
put It. "To enable players to
p.ao' anywhere In the t'nlted Statea
n a proper handicap."
The scratch men are "Chick" Krans.
t" e young tlcagoan. who won the
Pren-h ch.amplonahlp last year: Fred-
rl. k llcrreshoff. the far-driving local
player, who forced Hilton, the Brlt-I-
ier. to an extra hole In last year's
National championship at Apawamls;
Albert Seekel. the Weatem champion;
J. It. Travers. the Metropolitan cham
pion : W. J. Travis, the Teteran Oarden
c'uy golfer, who ha won many cham
pionships, and Oswald Klrkby. rtinner
:p In the Metropolitan championship.
Six men. as well known as those In
lie scratch list. re given a handicap
r one. These are H. Chandler P.gan.
R. A. Gardner. Paul A. Hunter. Mason
Theips and W. K. Wood, all of Illinois
.:ub. and W. C. rownes. Jr of Plttl-
BEAVERS TROUNC
YARNS
Thirt)-ix .Vehicle Enter 50-Yard
' Event at Multnomah.
The 1U track and field season was
informally Inaugurated at Multnomah
Held yesterday morning, over 40 ath
letes turning; out fur the 50-yard sprint
feature and workouts In other events.
Ted Stiles, a sprinter from Hills Mili
tary Academy, won the 50-yard dash
In a field or IS starters, while Duff was
second. The winner was awarded a cup
donated by Felix Frledlander.
The initial competition was such a
hug. success that T. Morris Dunne,
chairman of the outdoor athletic com
mittee of Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club, announces that the trophy events
will be made regular weekly features. In
addition to these, plans are under way
for one or two five or ten-event meets
open to the public. These will come In
late April or early May, when the track
men are working out for the various
big meets of the season.
The &o-yard dash was run off In
seven heata yesterday, six prelim
inaries, with six men in each, and one
final with the sextet of winners at the
tape. Amour those who competed
were: Carl Wolff. Merrill Moores. O
Huston. Oscar Carrlaan. Ed Sammnns.
Ous Waketnan. L. I Humphrey. Dud
Clarke. Milton Frohman. Ople Smith,
Bill Schmidt. Harry Meyers, John Cal
halan. Robert Krohn. Jr.. Hob O Kellly,
SNAPSHOTS OF
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ntVK BANCROFT, SHORTSTOP.
Tom Kerr. Walter Daly
Charles Barton. Winters.
Bert Allen.
Keck. Duff.
McMlcken. Stiles.
The officials: Pete Grant, starter:
Speck Hulburt. Ralph Knight. Frank
Harman. Judges; Hert Whiting, clerk
of course.
OUSTED PLAYERS FINED
nTM SAYS II K WILL BACK VM-
rnu-;s to 1,1 mit.
1.4-azue Irld.nt Saj It Will Cost
F.vrrjr Man Pnt Ont of
t.atnca 5.
PASO ROBLE3. CaU March 24.
(Special.) President Baum. of the
Coast League, struck camp this morn
ing In making the rounds of his circuit
and the Seals performed fancy stunts
for him In the scheduled double-header.
Tou could hardly call them baseball
games, for neither Paso Kobles nor
San Ardo presented any diamond
strength at all. but they served to In
troduce the new players to the presi
dent. The first exhibition ended after seven
Innings with the Seals winning from
Paso Robles by a 11 to 0 score, but
the other affair was even worse. San
Ardo being on the short end of a 20
to count after five innings of play.
The opposition waa so poor that Ut
ile line can be gained on how the Seals
might act against a strong team.
President Baum had a heart-to-heart
talk with the Seals during the day and
outlined to them his policy during the
coming season.
-You can cause me a lot of trouble
and you can also help me out a lot If
you so will." he said to the players. "I
want to explain to you. however, that
I will not tolerate any violation of the
rulea of our league. I might overlook
an niithiint tit t.nin.r from a nlaver
but I will not stand an umpire-baiter.
I am going to bark up my umpires and
you players must also help. I take this
occasion to warn all players that a 15
fine will go against any player who Is
thrown out of the game by an umpire.
This One goes whether the umpire
rules It or not."
JOIIXXY K1LIIANK CIIAI.r.KXGKD
New I'Jianipiun May Mwt George
O'Kcrfe. or Johnny Pnndee.
CUKVELAND.. March II. Johnny
KJlbane. champion featherweight
boxer, has received an offer of $i0"0
or 40 per cent of the receipts, from the
Madison A. C, of New Tork. for a 10
round match against either George
O'Keefe and Johnny Dundee, the Scotch
champion. Kflbane to name the date.
Jimmy Dunn. Kllbane's manager,
said he was Impressed favorably with
the offer and will leave next week to
close the arrangements.
Ballplayer's I-g Hrokrn.
SALEM. Or. March 2S. (Special.)
The first accident of the baseball sea
son occurred here today when Third
Basement Pay. of the East Salem team,
sustained a broken left leg when Left
Fielder Fltiwater. of the South Sa
lem team, collided with Day on third
base. The bones were snapped In two
by the Impact. Fltxwater also sus
tained minor Injuries.
Piedmont Maroon Win.
The Piedmont Maroons defeated the
Eagles yesterday afternoon. 4 to S. In
a game that held together and was In
teresting. The batting of Towell for
the Maroons was the feature of the
game. The batteries were: For the
Eagles. Eaton. Moore and Smith; Ma
roons. Harlow and Bartholemy.
Albany High Track Train Korm.
ALBANY. Or, March 24. (Special)
The Albany High School will have
the first track team It has developed
In several years this season. The local
school has accepted a challenge from
the Corvallis High School for a track
and field meet and preparations for
training will begin at once.
WILLIAMS' COLTS
DEFEAT SENATORS
Portland Class B Team Makes
Double A Men Look Like
High School Boys.
8 TO 4 VICTORY HIT OUT
Xlok'a Plaror Fall on Thomas'
Slants and Bnt In Run In Easy
Fashion "Bnshrr" Holds
Sacramento Helpless.
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SACRAMENTO. Cal., March 51. Spe-
The Portland Colts, of the
hwestem league, this afternoon
TWO MORE BEAV ERS IN ACTION
WARD
defeated the Sacramento Coast League
rlub 8 to 4. whaling the offerings of
three of the star slahsters on Patsy
O Rourke's payroll. By-ram. Thomas and
Arrellanes. I'nlll the fourth Inning the
game was In doubt, with both clubs
seesawing one-two runs each. In the
fifth the vigorous young sluggers col
lected by Manager Williams fell upon
the slants of "Smoke" Thomas and
chased two runs across the register.
In the seventh the former Victoria gun
ner was touched up for three hits. In
cluding a long triple by Troeb that put
three runs across the plate and took
the heart out of the double A lads.
Williams Makes Three Hits.
Msnager Williams led the cannonad
ing with three healthy bingles. all of
which counted In the run getting. The
Colta outplayed the Senators at every
point of the game, and Frank Eastley
and a young busher named Thomas
made the veteran Coast League slab
sters look like high school boys. This
lad Thomas had the Solons standing
on their heads, and had he been gtven
proper support In the pinches, would
have come out without a run scored
against him. As It was he held them
from approaching the lead piled up by
the frisky youngsters.
The veteran. Tommy Sheehan. led the
Capital City men with two bingles in
four times up.
Colfrla la lajared.
Bobby Coltrln and "Soldier" Byram
arrived this morning from Santa Maria
and the sensational fielding of the lit
tle shortstop caused the wise ones tat
shake their heads over Walter Mc
Credie's Santa Maria selection. He In
jured his ankle In the middle of the
game and was forced to retire. It Is
nothing serious, being a respralning of
an old hurt at Santa Maria.
The Sacramento Yannlgans walloped
the Portland Yannlgans In sn exhi
bition game played at Maryavllle to
day to the tune of 12 to 1. Sharon
and Daley heaved for the Portlsnders
and Gaddy. Kane and Williams pitched
for the Senatorial aggregation. The
summary:
Poalland. Sacramento.
AbHToAK Ab H PO A K
Mens'r.Sb 4
1 S
i Msdrt n.rr 4
1
Mea.,lf. 5
m.ri 3
Willi s lb 5
Harris c. 2
Trorh.e. 3
Kar..lh. . 2
Colrn.as 3
perolt.ua 1
Harper.rf S
Ks.tley.p 1
F.Thos.p 2
1 S
o 1
111
P She'n.3h
O'O'K'he.lib
V s aln.rf.
o Mlller.lh
o Lewis., If .
u Kelst'r.as
0 Crtce.c. .
Brrsm.p.
O.U.Thos.p
n Areirnap
2 3
I 2
0 1
1 11
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O 1
o T
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0 o
0 1
1
Totala aa 211S 1 Totala 1 6 27 10 S
SCORE BT INNINGS.
Portland 0 1 1 0 2 0 8 1 0
Hits o 1 1 0 2 O 2 S O
Sacramento O 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 04
Kits 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 e
SUMMARY.
Runs Mensor. Fries Ct. Williams (2).
Harris. Troeh. F. Thomas. Madden. Swain.
Leals (Si. Two hits, one run off Hyrsm in
2 1-3 Innlnfs: four hits, six runs tiff Thomas
In 4 t-S Innlnss: thrss hits, ons run off Arel.
lanet In two lunlnxs: thtea hits, two runs off
Ksst! In 4 Inning: thrss hits, two runs
tiff F Thomas In ft Innlnss. Three-base hits
Troeh. Iwla. Tifo-baae hit Mensor. Sac
rifice hits Sheehan. Mensor. Pscrtflr. files
Hi!t-r. Devoir Htolen bases Frtea 2.
Kay. Mft.Idtn, Phsehan. First base on called
ba'.la off B. Thomns 5. off 1-tjrram 1. oft
Kaatley 2. off F. Thomas 3. Struck out
Hy H. Thomas A. bv Pyram 1. hy Arellnnes
I. by Ksatlrr 1. by F. Thoran t. Wild
fitches B. Thoma. Hit hy pitched ball
.ewls. by F. Thomas. Eastley by B. Thomas.
Time 2 hours. I'mplra McCarthy.
SPORTING SPARKS
DEME
lost
EMETRAU the Greek grappler who
to John Berg here not long
ago. gave Schmidt, a Los An&eles
wrestler, a dose of the treatment re
ceived at the hands of Berg. The Greek
threw Schmidt to the mat so hard that
the Dutchman was dazed. He got to
his feet, grabbed Referee Burns, and
hurled him violently to the floor. De
metral pulled Schmidt from the official
and the police curbed the near riot.
s
New Orleans Is In the grip of a moral
wave. The talk Is that 20-round fights
are to be stopped, with ten rounds the
limit In the future. Saloons, which
had no doors, are now closed on Sun
days, and gambling resorts are sus
pending operations.
" "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, the
American scrapper, who graduated
from the lightweight to the heavy
weight division when well punt the
20-year line, writes from Australia that
the defeat at the hands of Dave Smith
was the result of the new Australian
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1 1 1 ri A n hrra ir n una not umm mwm ip-an m wm mam m
Chris Gesek. National middleweight
amateur wrestling champion, wrestled
a draw with Al Hatch, of Vancouver,
at Spokano last week. The men met
at 148 pounds.
e
The following are a few Australlan
Knjtlisli expressions used in describing;
a prise fight:
"McVea's left kept twoddling home
to the (coose-egit.''
"Iansrford bashed a left."
"McVea kept omnibuslngr to the
raiin."
"Langford got him hard down
stairs." Bat Nelson and 'Bonesetter" Reese
had a run in at Youngstown, Ohio, not
long ao. Bat took his battered right
hand to the bonesetter and discovered
that there was nothing wrong with the
walloping Implement. However. Bat
Is back at Chicago for a month's rest,
and is trying to arrange things so that
he can get In at the revival of the
sport In the Windy City. Bat still
talks of forcing Wolgast Into a cham
pionship match.
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Hugh Mehegan. lightweight champion
of Australia, will Invade the United
States this season under the manage
ment of Joe Woodman. Woodman ex
pects to challenge all lightweight top
notchers, from Wolgast to Rivers.
Many billiard fans predict that Willie
Iloppe. 18.2 balk line billiard champion.
AT SANTA MARIA.
IB
M'DOWELI,. VTILITT.
will lose his title to Calvin Demarest
when the men meet April 11. Hoppe
has showed signs of nervous break
down for several months. He played a
miserable game against George Sutton
when he lost the 1S.1 crown.
e
Frank Mantell now claims the mid
dleweight championship of the world.
Frank bases his claim to the title on
his defeat of Billy Papke February 22.
.
Mobile fans who have been watching
Nap Lajole In action figure that the
great Clevelander will last In the ma
jors as long as Cy Young. Cy Is now
entering on his 23d year "up there"
and hopes to round off the quarter cen
tury mark before retiring to his broad
acres.
WOLGAST AT PAXTAGKS TODAY
Lljrhtweisht Boxing Champion Will
Make Initial Bow to Fans Here.
Ad Wolgast, pugilism's lightweight
champion, will make hia Initial bow
to Portland fandom this afternoon. Ad
will don his regulation war regalia for
the appearance, but It will not be In a
prlxering. He Is scheduled to appear
In a seven-minute act at .the Pantages
Theater this week, working with Hobo
Dougherty In a sparring and bag
punching act. Tom Jones, the cham
pion's manager, also Is a member of
the troupe, his part being a little talk
on the champion. The act Is said to
earn approximately $1600 weekly.
Wolgast has been out of the ring
ever since he was attacked by appen
dicitis on the eve of a bout with Fred
die Welsh. He expects to make his re
turn July 4. He planned to meet Joe
Rivers at Los Angeles on Independence
day, but negotiations for the match
are off on account of Promoter Mc
Carey's refusal to meet Ad's demand.
GOLF MATCH RESULTS CLOSK
Kxtr Holes Required In First
Round of President's Cup Play.
The first round of the president's
tournament at the Waverly Golf Club
presented a number of close matches
on Saturday. The best one was played
by J. Zsn and E. Cooklngham. who
had t play three extra holes to de
cide a tie when the 18th hole was
reached. Zan won at the 21st hole, 1 up.
The winners of these first eight
matches will be matched for the next
round on Saturday.
The results: R. H. Baldwin defeat
ed E. O. Wheeler, by default: G. A.
Warren defeated P. V. W. Fry. 2 up;
F. T. Hyskell defeated F. M. Pendleton.
4 up and 2 to go; E. C. Shevlln defeated
R. Smith, S up and 3 to play: H. R.
Falling defeated A. C. V. Avery. 2 up;
8. R. Bodlne defeated T. A. Llnthlcum.
2 up and 1 to play; -F. W. Stewart de
feated K. Koehler, S up and 2 to play,
and J. Zan defeated E. Cooklngham, at
the 21 hole, 1 up.
PORTLAND MAROONS VICTORS
Wlnterbotliam's and Donaldson'
Slants Puzzle llolladay. -
In Its first baseball game of the sea
son the Portland Maroon nine defeated
the llolladay club. 9 to 1. yesterday
afternoon on the Columbus Club field.
Wlnterbotham started the game for
the Maroons and In the five Innings
that he pitched the Holladays got but
one hit. Donaldson finished the game,
allowing four scattered hits.
James Campion tossed for the Holla
day nine, and let five hits get slammed
out, besides walking two. With a few
more practices the Maroons will be
ready for their season and as they
have practically the same lineup as
they have had for the past four years
they expect about as successful a sea
son as the preceding one.
Wilbur Davis was elected captain at
the end of yesterday's game.
Alaskans to Play at Midnight.
Although baseball Is practically an
unheard-of thing in Alaska, word from
the Far North has It that the rival
nines which usually play a midnight
game on June 23 are beginning to look
about for material, and the game be
ginning at the start of the longest
dav of this year will be more inter
esting than usual. The competing
teams are the Valdez Miners and tho
Regulars
Bancroft and McDowell Eager
to Make Good Showing.
RECORDS OF MEN SIMILAR
Bancroft, at Shortstop, Shows Re
markable Ability Utility Player
Is Cleveland Find With World
of Promise of Development.
SANTA MARIA, Cal., March 24. (Spe
cial.) When th- Champion Portland
Beavers start down the 1912 league
boulevard, one week from Tuesday at
Los Angeles, the Invading bunch will
contain two eager youngsters who
Jumped all the way from Classes C
and D to Class AA baseball in a single
Winter. These two aspiring lads who
have grasped opportunity by the fore
lock are Dave Bancroft, new Beaver
shortstop, and Ward McDowell, Infield
and outfield utility man.
Bancroft Is 21 years old, 5 feet 10
inches tall, weighs 145 pounds, has
played three seasons of ball, and hails
from the Superior club of the Minnesota-Wisconsin
Ieague.
McDowell Is 20 years old, 5 feet 10
Inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, is play
ing his third year of ball, and was
bought by MoCredie from the Superior
team of the Nebraska State League
last Summer when Rodgers was'hurt.
Men Are Similar.
The remarkable similarity between
the two speed merchants can be seen
all the way through same size, vir
tually the same age and experience,
both snappy, accurate fielders, and,
stranger still, both from towns of the
same name, though In different states.
Bancroft got the call for the short
stop Job because he is naturally a
shortpatcher, while McDowell has gen
erally been stationed at the second
sack. His whip, too, looks better for
the longer distances than the Ne
braska boy's. Both cover acres and
acres, and run bases like second Car
lfsles. Bancroft hit .276 In his Class C
circuit last year, and McDowell .335 in
the Class D Nebraska swing.
Both on and off the field the young
fellows have proven themselves thor
ough gentlemen and sportsmen. Both
are of the quiet, though friendly, type,
and are a credit to the profession.
Bancroft is a Sioux City, la., lad,
having graduated from the Sioux City
High School in 1902. That Summer he
played with the Independent team at
Sioux Falls, S. D., and the next Spring,
after trying out as a second baseman
with Waterloo, la., then in the Central
League, he drifted to Superior, Wis.. In
the Minnesota-Wisconsin circuit, where
McCredie got him in his third year, at
the instance of a Cleveland scout.
Raacroft Is Star Fielder.
The quiet-mannered young man
doesn't look extra hardy, but says he
has never been out of a game since he
began playing ball. He has always
fielded more than .900. His club, Su
perior, won the pennant last Fall, as
did the Superior club In the Nebraska
League, with which his new "side
kick" played.
Bancroft uses a finger glove that
would look more at home In a dough
nut factory than on the ball field. 'He
has cut the entire palm from the glove,
but apparently the return to the bare
hand era hasn't feazed his fielding, for
he makes one-hand catches that are
almost Impossible with the ordinary in
flelder's pad. Bancroft's hands never
swell up. as is the case with most
other players in the Spring, and he
hasn't an injured digit on either hand.
At first Bancroft only smiled when
quizzed as to whether or not he was
married, but the bushels of letters
which have swamped the hotel clerk
finally forced him to admit laughingly
that he had "the finest girl In the
country the daughter of a Superior,'
Wis., shoeman." He has been wedded
lf months.
McDowell graduated from the High
School at Hardy, Neb., In 1907: attended
the Peru State School for two years,
and put in a year at the University of
Nebraska.
three more cars of the superb
arrived at eilers music house,
for only $485, which every one
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The success of our Bungalow Player
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tered) is dimply phenomenal. Every
where people are buying our Bungalow
Player Piano; it in one of the most
sensational successes of the musical
world tod.ry. Every home supplied
with a Bungalow Tlayer Piano imme
diately becomes a musical home. Every
member of the family becomes a piano
player, becomes familiar with all that
is best in music, without previous
practice or study.
The Bungalow Player Piano has all
the best features of the most expensive
players, and possesses numerous dis
tinct improvements not found in any
other. The Bungalow Player Piano,
which is patented and trademark reg
istered by Eilers Music House, is bet
ter by far in every respect than player
pianos that regularly sell hereabouts
at $750 and $800, but because we sell
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WE SPECIALIZE IN
MEW LEAGUES FADE!
Outlaw Circuits Relegated to
Sphere of Stove Fandom.
ONE 'DIES WITH SPRING
United States Leane Has Only Its
Franchises Arranged and Has
Yet to Obtain Parks, Man
agers and Players.
BT JAMES H. CASSELL..
Two outlaw baseball leagues. United
States and Columbian, made their de
but several months ago. They started
In the Winter, when outlaw leagues
and holdouts flourish. The Columbian
circuit tossed up the sponge at the
first touch of Spring. The United
States League still exists, at least to
the extent that the franchise' holders
meet occassionally, but the uprising
against organized baseball which was
hoped for by players and feared by
managers, promises to be remembered
only as an episode of the 1911 stove
league.
The United States League has been
engaged in a scramble for cities, when
every energy should have been direct
ed toward obtaining ballplayers and
training them for the 1912 campaign.
With the opening of its season sched
uled for May 1, the officials have Just
announced the lineup of cities, with
parks, managers and players left for
the future.
Franchise Is Turned Back.
Charley White, boxing re.feree, who
was awarded the New York fran
chise in the outlaw circuit, turned his
papers back to the league at a recent
meeting in New York. Chicago was
substituted within a few days, and
now the circuit is announced as fol
lows: Cleveland. Cincinnati, rittsburg,
Richmond, Reading, Brooklyn, Wash
ington and Chicago.
There has been much talk of a third
major league. in fact, both the Co
lumbian and I'nlted States leagues
were organized for the purpose of fur
nishing fandom with circuits on a par
with the National and American. Play
ers had visions of fabulous salaries.
so many with our methods and facili
ties, our price is only $48.3 for the
plain design, and only a very little
more for more elaborate styles, larger
sizes and when cases are supplied in
fancier or more costly veneers.
These Player Pianos are now sup
plied in three distinct designs and in
four different styles of finishes. Just
now we are displaying many of each
kind beautiful mahoganies, quarter
sawed oaks, mottled walnuts, both in
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while managers talked of a war fund
and looked forward with dread to a
season of losses.
fight Kails to Materialize.
But this vision was soon dissipated
by the would-be outlaws. From hurling
challenges to the majors to come out
and tight, and boldly attacking the.
powers of organized ball with bids for
players and managers, the newcomers
announced that they would respect all
contracts and reserves, and recruit the
majority of the clubs from the ranks
of the semi-professionals in the franchise-cities
of the league.
But the outlaws must hurry If they
are not to be overlooked entirely in the
stress of National and American league
conflicts. Sans players. parks and
managers, but confronted by a little
expense account in the neighborhood
of $100,000 for each club, against
which fandom. at 25 cents per- head,
is the only asset. It Is not hard to
wager that the United States League
will hold over for Winter baseball gos
sip. Eliers Piano Xlne Wins.
The South Portland Cubs met defeat
at the hands of the Ellers Piano nine
yesterday afternoon 6 to 0. The only
chance at scoring that the Cubs had
was in the sixth Inning, but a fast
double play ended the hopes of the
South Portlanders.
Notwithstanding the strike of long
shoremen at Aberdeen in sympathy
with the millworkers. there are 16 ves
sels loading with lumber. sufficient
non-union men having been secured to
carry on the work.
Oct your dog entered before Saturday.
"Some one took your hat by mistake, sir."
"How do you know it was a mistake?"
"No one ever leaves a Gordon purposely.",
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