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12,000 FANS SEE PORTLAND LOSE Seals Take Dedicatory Game in Great Stadium by Score of 2 to 1. PITCHERS IN SHARP DUEL Largest Crowd Eer Assembled at National Game In City Thrilled In Ninth-Inning Rally, bat Defeat Come. TACinC COAST LEACrE Won. Lost. P. c. .TIT .4V5 .34 .187 Oakland ' 3 Vroon " i I.os m't J ? Mmmni ..... 4 Fsa rraaclsee. . . ' Portland 3 At Portland 8aa Franclaro 3. a iju iifilu Vernon 4. e i cra ! 1. At aa Francisco Oakland , tes BY B03COK FAWCETT. Twelve thousand Portland fans yes terday dedicated the greatest baseball stadium on the Pacific Slope. From a orlal standpoint the opening of the league season her was a huge success, although the weather man Kicked In 'with a little guess of rain. But from a baseball standpoint It was a vacuum. San Francisco won from the former proud and haughty champions 2-1. Henley and Henderson mixing up In a sensational pitching due4. which was not decided until Bill Kappa filed out In the last half of the ninth, with Captain itodgera on third Itching: for tho tying . It was like having father fix up home for daughter to Bet married, and then find someone else marrying; the bridegroom, with all the wedding preparations In vain. Pan Francisco married victory yesterday mainly be cause McArdle. Corhan and Henley hunched hits in the seventh Inning, helped along by an error of Lindsay's, and sent two runs scurrying across the plate. Math Holds Promise. This duet proved sufficient, but Port land came, through with a rally In the last half of the ninth that promised great things for a while. Memories of Buddy Ryan climaxes surged through the wildly excited stands when Chad bourne singled to right, and Rodgers walked, with nobody out In this final atansa. Doane laid down a neat sacri fice. Krueger took up his bludgeon and drove a long fly to dep center, Chad bourne tIlylng. But that was all. -Roaring Bill" Ttapps biffed valiantly, but Mclvor. in right, gobhled in his drive, and the largest crowd that ever attended a game In Portland filed disappointedly through the, exits. It was the first look most of the fans have had at the new baseball plant at Twenty-fourth an Vaughn, and It was ll.-o the Beavers' first appearance In the home orchard this season. For nearlv two hours before the 3 o'clock starting hell the turnstiles were clogged by a deluge of humanity. And what a blend It was. The college youth who brushes the hair down the back of his neck and wears ties with two eyeholes for lace and has the tie at the bottom. There were sailors- big leaguers In society, nd Just regular people, actors, clergy men and barkeepers. Threag. Mad mmd Gay. But after all It was a mad. gay. sen sitive, hysterical, likeable crowd a baseball throng that only the game ran attract. And. beet of all, everybody had I seat. In fact about a thousand vacant patches shone forth from the center Meld bleacners. President Baum. of the .roast League, on his first tour north, noted this with evident satisfaction. Benny Henderson pushed the queer ones for Portland, and, while they mere not queer enough, his work would have won nine games. But the one yester day was the tenth. Anyway. Cack Henley, the teal gunner, deserved to win. for he set the locals down to their sixth consecutive defeat with four scat tered hits. The story of what the Beav ers did. and have been doing for the ftast week, reads like a cablegram at the rate of a dollar a word. Henderson permitted six hits, and Incidentally lost his fourth straight affair of the . new born season. For six frames after Mayor Rush light bad hurled the elusive missile Into the chest protector of Catcher Southpaw Bob Stevens, and after the moving-picture batteries had shot their broadsides, everything moved along serenely. Henderson bad a little the beat of tbe pitching argument up t the seventh Inning rlimax for the Bea vers had frittered away a tally In the fourth inning, when Doane was, caught off second. Berry to McArdle. Rapps following with a hit that would have scored blm. But Ifs don't count. Seveath Prevea Coatlr. "Kid Mahler's veterans pounced upon Outlaw Henderson In the seventh, nd McCredie's men were fortunate to get oft with two runs, for the bans were clogged when Raftery fouled out the third demise to Catcher Howley. Jackson, first up. grounded out. Mc Ardle and Corhan then drove out sin gles. Berry, .next up, offered a tiny grounder to Henderson, who turned, tiulrk as a flash, and threw to Rodgers several feet off second. Rodgers forced Corhan at the keystone, but held the leather while McArdle ambled across the plate. Henley drove Berry In with tally two on a double against the right field fence after he should have been retired on a foul to Lindsay. This constituted the gist of the dis traction. Mclvor later walked and Mohler filled the bags on a shot to his anatomy, but Battery's foul marie the thiru out and permitted Manager McCredie. who was about as pleasant as a wounded wolf at this time, to make a few remarks to Ms henchmen that would have to be printed on as yestos paper. Hala starts Leeala t-ulag. Try as they might, the locals couldn't start a flicker of fireworks until rain began drlullng down at the start of the ninth inning, after numberless fans had folded their tents and already stolen awav. Chadhourne started off with a single to right. Rodgers sent him to second on a walk. but. as nar rated before, one run prove the limit. p 11 Kapps always ha been regarded s arrest pinch hitter. But a hero must work In the present tense. The hilarious bleacherite has shallow re sect for records of the past. Napoleon Bonaparte, at bat. could earn the mld jle name Oblivion with as great ease as Swat MUlisan. should be fail to SNAPSHOTS TAKEN AT THE SEAL 3E .' if V i, ... I s . - .-.J' "' t.- 'e - V - produce with a man on third and one run needed to win or tie. New Players Please Fans. For the most part the fans were pleased with McCredie's new men, Doane. Howley and Bancroft, although Doane was the only one of the trio to bang out anything bearing the ear marks of a hit. Bancroft, at short, accepted four chances In faultless fashion, figuring In one llRhtntng dou ble, while Howley's pegging was as accurate as snapshooting. Doane pulled out with' a sensational catch off McArdle's bat In the fourth Inning that mleht have wreaked some Jdmuge. The new Seals also showed up well, Corhan. the alleged hltless wonder on third, uncorking two of the visitor's six hits oeslrles a walk In four excur sions. Hartley, the Philadelphia cop. In loft, amaxed the doty bugs by swooping In on a fly hy Rapps and robbing Bill of a hit. McCredie will send in Bill Templa, his big Southerner, today, opposing Jess Baker, the former Spokane and Chicago southpaw, who will heave for Danny Long's crew. The soore. "San Pnncuro ! Portland AbHi'oAE AbHPoAE M,l,,f :i it .T o l I'h'rr.e.lf. 4 10 0 0 Mo"1.t.'.'. - O 2 I 0 :cvl'r.-! .1 0 1 Kafv.cf 1 1 3 S O rx.ne.rf. H.irt'v.ir 4 1 4 o ( Kru'er.cf. J.k'n.ll 4 oil J o llappa. lb. U A. 4 1 2 1 l.ln.l'y.Sb 11 1 .1 :i i 3 til 3 0 0 2 O 2 :i o 8 3 0 0 for'aii.Jb 3 Hrry.c. 8 Henley. p 4 '2 O 4 0 liAH XT.M 0 2 1 o How !-y. c 1 1 4 O rirn'aon.p To! 3 tf -' 13 0 Totals 2 4 13 1 SCORE BV IN S 1 NO S. Pan Francisco o o O 0 O 2 0 0 2 Hits '. o o I 1 O .1 1 O Portland 0 0 O O O O O O 11 Hits ..DHJOIOO 1 t SUMMARY. P.ur.s McArdle. Berry. t'hadhourne. Htru k out Bv H. ntlron 7. by Hi'nley I. Ha. a on halis 1T Hend.Tton 5. oft Hen ley 2. Two-base hits Doane. Corhan. Hen lev. Double play B.nemri to Rapps. Sao r:tl c hita It. rry. Uunh,-. Krueit.T. Sto.en b:taea t'h a cl bou r r.e. orb.ia. Mohier. R.ifl- erv. Irnlrsa pitched Py Mohler 2. Raf tery Time of same 1:4. I" mplrea Hllde brand and Caaey. ItelaHs of UrM .ame. First Inning: tin Kranclaco Mclvor flew out to' Kruecrr: ilhl-r walked. Raftery fanned: Hartley fouled out t'j Howley. No i hits no runs. Porllamt fhadhoume flear 1 out o McArdle: Rolars grounded out. Cor- i hin to Jackson: Ltoane flew to Raftery. No hits, no runs. second inning: San Franciaco Jackson struck out; McArdle fanned: Corhan out. Rodgers to Ranps. Portland Knieger grouaded oat. McArdle to Jackson; Rapps flew out to Mclvor; Lindsay beat out an Infield tilt to Jackson; Bancroft fouled out to Berry. One hit. no runs. Third Inning: San Francisco Doane made a senaatlonal calch of Berry'a fly: Henley flew to Krueger; Mclvor out. Hen derson to Rapps. No hits, no runs. Portland Howley grounded out. Henley to Jackson: Henderson walked; hadbourne drove a grounder at Corhan. who tossed to Mohler and caught Henderson at second; t'had boume stole second: Rodger retired the sloe on a fly to Hartley. No hits, no runs. Fourth Inning San Francisco Mohler hit hv a tiitched ball: Raftery drove safely through the Inneld to right; Hartley flew I out lo Doane. Monier taxing intra: ja aon fanned his second time: McArdle flew out to Doane. tine hit. no runs. Portland Doane stretched a ' single to left Into a double: rausht off second. Rerry to McArdle; Krueger out. Henley to Jackson; Rapps sin gled through McArdle; l.lnusay grounded ' out Corbati v Jackson. Two hits, no runs. Fifth Inning: San rmncisco lornan doubled off tiie right held fence; Berry aacrlfk-ed to Kapps: Henley out. Hender son to Rapps: Mclvor out. Rodgers to Rapps. One hit. no runs. Portland Ban croft struck out: Howley out. Jackson to Henley: Henderson grounded out to Jack son. NO hits, no runs. Slsth inning: San Francisco Mohler grounded out. Undsay to Kapps: Raftery walked- Hartley drove to Bancroft, who stepped on second, forcing Raftery. and doubled Hartley at first. No hits, no runs. Portland ('hadhourna flew out to Hartley; Rodgers grounded. Henley to Jackson; Doane lined out. Mohler to Jackson. No hlta. no runs. Seventh Inning: San Ffancisco Jackson out Rodgers to Rapps. McArdle beat out a .rounder to Rodgers. going to third on t or bans single through short: Berry ground ed to Henderson, who threw to Rodgers at second retiring Corhan; McArdle scored: Henley doubled Into right, scoring Berry-. Mclvor walked. Mohler again hit by Hen derson, fi ling the bases: Raftery fouled out to Howler. Three hits, two runs. Port- ; w r,nr out. Meniey io -. ". I ww-a a hit bv Hartley In left:- Lindsay grounded out. Corhan to Jackson. No hits no runs. ' Klghlfi inning: Fan - Francisco Hartley singled into right: Jacgson grounded out. Han roft In Rapps: MeArrtle out. Rodgers to Rapps: Corhan walked and stole second: Berry fanned One hit. no runs. Portland Bancroft flew out to Hanlcv; Howley fiew out to Mt Ivor: Henderson grounded out to Jackson. No hits, no run. .Ninto inning: tan Francisco Henley w.-.t L - " . t. . ' -; t- . i "... - SJft V ' . :J .V . 1 f. .' f , , i - BEAVER OPENER YESTERDAY, I - i' : t V 3 1 o r i i. t i a r urn 1 l.ft t Rirhl MatMter MeCredle. of HMvera. I ninlre Hlldebraod. I mplre a-ev. t'aptHia Mohler. of teal. Talking Over (irniind Kulea. X Left to Right ( ark Henley. Jea Baker. Heal PHchersj rtle Knieger. Beaver Outfielder. 3 Mayor Rnahllaht. Pitching Hrt B1L grounded out. Lindsay lo Rapps: Mclvor valkod. bul out stealing second. Howley to Bancroft: Mohler struck out. No hits, no runs Portland chadhourne singled to right: Rodgers walked; both sacrificed along by Doane. Jackson to Mohler; Chadbourne scored on a sacrince fly to center by Krue ger Rodgers taking third; Rapps flew out to Mclvor. One hit. one run. VERNON WINS EAKLY IX GAME Sacramento Lose by "Williams' Weakness in First Inning. LOS ANGELES. April 16. Two bases on balls, one steal and Stlnson's single gave the Vernon team two runs In the tiTst'lnning today with Sacramento, which proved more than enough to win. although two more were gathered In later on. The score was 4 to 1. After that Inning, Williams settled down and pitched fine ball, but-the damage was done. The score: R. H. K. R. H. E. Vernon. . .4 8 O.Sacramento .18 2 Batteries Wbalen and firown; Wil liams and Cheek. OAKLAND TEAM WINS IX NINTH Los Angeles Loses In Last After Ap parently Being Safe. SAN FRANCISCO. April IS. Team hitting won for Oakland after Los Angeles bad taken the lead with four runs In the first of the same -inning. Tledemann doubled. Cook was safe on Howard's error and Captain Sharps drovfr in the winning run with a sin gle. Score: ' R. H. E. R. H. E. L. Angeles 5 10 SlOakland . ..6 13 1 Batteries Slagle, Halla and Smith; Gregory and Mitxe. American A&!-ociatlon Kesults. At Toledo--Toledo, 4: Kansas City. 2. At Louisville Louisville. 4: St. Paul. 2. At Indianapolis Indianapolis, 1: Min neapolis. 2 (10 innings). At Columbus Columbus, S: Milwau kee, 4 1 10 Innings). . Sew Mexico will K known as the un Mna State and Arlson as ths Valentin b'.ate. ; .-. . -J. , '.' i' . . i ' ' j i J - 1 i " i X f ' .- . J - ' ; k i x v V ' ' i - t ' . ' ' ' 'W- -" L"P-y ' " Nla.-id M laaiaJfc-4txa,-. a-.w r Vu. PORTLAND ENJOYS GREATEST BALL DAY Nearly 12,000 Fans Brave Rain to Greet Opening of Baseball Season. VOICES DROWN BAND MUSIC Grandstand Filled and Bleachers Are Tlirongcd When Standing Room ' Is Absorbed Motion Picture Man on Ground. .' Yesterday was the greatest day in the history of baseball in Portland. It takes superlatives to properly describe; the occasion, combining as It did ths 1912 debut of King Baseball and the dedication of Portland's new . base ball plant, the best in the West. An opening game with the home team win ner Is always Included In the ''great est" class, hence the 2-1 defeat of the Beavers Just evaded Inclusion in the comparison. Tuesday, April 1. will ' be remem bered as the day upon which all at tendance records were broken In Port land. The crowd which braved Impend ing storm .to greet its baseball rep resentatives numbered 12.000, the unof ficial report on the paid attendance being well over 11,000. While Port land records went by the boards, a Pa cific Coast mark "was hung up whon In the neighborhood . of 6300 people crowded Into the grandstand. Presi dent Al Baum, of the Pacific Coast League, paid fitting tribute when he said: "This is truly a wonderful grand stand crowd." Standing; Room Abaarbed. At 12 o'clock the streetcars com menced to convey fandom towards the Vaughn-street park. At 1 o'clock when the turnstiles were set In motion, thousands were ready to pour Into bleachers and grandstand. At 2:15 o'clock 5000 . fans were snugly en sconced In the grandstand opera chairs. At 2:30 o'clock standing room only was available within the roofed section, while the left field bleacher section was practically filled and the overflow wend ed Its way towards the center field bleachers. The grandstand, with B58 opera chairs and 280 box seats, In creased by at least 500 standing, held approximately 8300 people, with 4000 in the right field bleacher section and over 1500 In ths left and center field sections. It Is practically an impossibility to preserve dignity of baseball with the usual opening ceremonies, and yester day's Inauguration was no exception to the rule. At the urgent and noisy re quest of the Impatient fans. F. 8. Shep herd piloted the battery. Mayor A. G. Rushlight and Sheriff "Bob" Stevens, to the diamond. His Mayorship was in fine fettle, twice tossing the sphere in the vicinity of Receiver 8tevens. However, the powers forgot to provide Stevens with a left-handed mitt, and he was compelled to catch the ball and then extract his left hand from the glove be fore the ball could be sent back to the mound. Outfielder Mclver, of the Seals, contributed to the mirth by giving an Imitation of a batsman in mortal fear of "beaning" from the speedy, but er ratic shoots of a pitcher. Crowd In Happy Mood. The crowd was In a happy mood and was lavish In Its distribution of ap plause. The umpires, players, officials and plays, good, bad and Indifferent, were greeted cheerfully, while vocal chords long unused were loosed in a frenxied pandemonium In the ninth In ning, when the fans attempted to re verse the ruling of fate and turn the tide of victory towards the Beavers via ths rooting route. A new factor introduced at yes terday's opening was the moving pic ture machine. An operator mowed down the crowd with his lenses, and then turned It on the ball players and "of ficial openers," prepared to perpetuate the movements of the day upon the canvas of moving picture houses. While the crowd yesterday was the largest in "opening day" history, the Sunday throng is expected to fill the park to Its capacity and line the fans within the enclosure. Last season over 6000 paid admissions were taken in on opening day, but one Sunday crowd figured over 11.000. In addition to the regulation cere monies. Umpire Pearl Casey, making his first appearance here as an arbiter, was presented with a gold-headed snake wood cane by his admirers and the Chalmers automobile which Is to be awarded the best player In the league this season, was paraded about the grounds. President Baum was a witness of the opener, watching the game from a box. The other members of the party were: Col. J. Braden. of the Elsie Jams Company; Hugh Chalmers, of the Chal mers Motor Car Company; Frank M. Ish. president of the San Francisco Club: Mrs. D. W. Long, wife of the San Francisco manager. a The game started with a drizzle and ended with a steady downpour, but the erecting of a few umbrellas in the bleachers was the only attention paid the weather by the fans. . a Umpire Casey made a hit with the fans. He announced balls and strikes from behind the catcher and succeeded In evading any serious entaglements. He received a hand when he took his station for the start, and performed up to expectations, squelching "Kid" Mohler In the only run-in of the game. as Doane probably received more ap plause than any man during the game. He made a splendid catch of McArdle's fly in the fourth and then followed this by rapping out a two-sacker when he trotted In from the gardens. He spoiled the effect of his hit and sprint for second by taking a foolish lead off second and retiring - to the bench, when the ball was whipped to Mohler. ' a In addition to the crowd In the stands, a squad of enthusiasts witnessed the affair from the windows and bal cony of the Chapman School. A few were perched on a near-by telegraph pole. Judge McCredie provided a band, but the "Hot Time In the Old Town" and other selections .were drowned by the vocal noises. The crowd waxed more enthusiastic than ever when the scoreboard an nounced that the Colts were leading Se attle in the opening game of the North western League. One wag suggested: "Well, we have one team that can w,n" . . . The scoreboard, displaying results from all parks in the Coast and North western Leagues, made a big hit. This Is the Initial year for the complete re ports on games. , ' Several of the Beavers were with-s out the regulation Identification num bers on their sleeves. No time to eew buttons on the home uniforms, was given as the reason for the delinquency. Xotes of the Game. Ben Henderson worked much harder In yesterday's defeat than Henley, 'he victor ious pitcher. Benny threw 54 balls. S4 strikes and 33 strikes which were fouled on. a total of 141. Henley tossed IS halls. 4- strikes and 17 foul strikes, a total of 03. .A comparison of balls slves the invader the laurelhaum on steadiness. , Hill Rapps. Howley and Hartley all whang at the ftrst ood one that sails up and they generally land. too. Henley pitched only one ball to Rapps on three of his four trips to ths plate. He pitched only five to Howley In his three excursions. Henderson wiggled him arm at Hartley six times In four oc casions at bat. . . , ' , . . - Manager McCredie rearranged his setting order sltchtly just before the game, shoving Dnans further up the list. The Beavers have been Invited to attend the Bachelor Button Club ball at the Armorv Thursday nipht. ' Umpire Hlldebrand declares that his col leanue In arms, perle Casey, fell out of his berth In the Pullman en route north, yet slept peacefully on. "The porter thousnt he was dead until a mirror held In front of his mouth showed otherwise," said Hllae gleefullv. Hen Henderson has lost four games and In none of them has the Beavers made more than tao runs. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. ... 4 1 ... 3 1 ... 4 2 ... S 3 ... S -1 ... 2 2 ... 2 4 ... 0 5 P.C. .soo .7.10 .6 .r.on .soo .500 .333 .000 Boston Philadelphia Cleveland ... Chicago Detroit Washington ftt. Louis ... New York .. WOL-VERTOV TOY FOR GROOJI Ex-Oak Performs Casey Act and Washington Trims New York. NEW YORK, April 16. The New Torki put up a poor exhibition here, piling up eight errors, and the Wash lngtona won their second victory over the locals almost at will. In the fourth Manager Wolverton went to bat for Warhop with the base filled and struck out for the third out. In the seventh, with one out. Wolter singled and Chase doubled, but Groom again showed his ability by striking out Hartzell and Daniels. Score: R.H. E. R.H..E. Wash 10 11 lNew York.. 3 9 8 Batteries Groom and Henry; Ford, Warhop, McConnell and Williams, Street. CLEVELAND AVIXS IPHILL GAME Boston Easily Defeats Philadelphia In Slugfest. CLEVELAND, April 18. Cleveland won an uphill game. Pitchers Baskette and Frill, who started the game, failed to last until the first Inning was end ed, two doubles, a single and a triple being made oft Baskette and four sin gles off Frill. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Cleveland .8 12 liSt. Louis ...8 13 1 Batteries Baskette, James, Blandlng and O'Neill: Frill. Brown and Stephens. Boston 9, Philadelphia 2. PHILADELPHIA, April 16. Boston won by hitting Krause and Danforth hard. Krause lasted only one Inning. The game was featured by five double plays. Wood struck out 11 men. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Boston ....9 14 lPhlla 2 12 1 Batteries Wood and Nunamaker; Krause, Danforth and Lapp, Egan. Detroit 10, Chicago 1- CHICAGO, April 16. Chicago was outhlt and outplayed and Detroit won the seeond game of the series. Willett pitched almost Invincible ball. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago ...1 4 4, Detroit ...10 16 1 Batteries Peters, Delhi and Block; Willett and Stanage. XATIOXAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. 4 1 ... 4 1 ... 8 2 ...3 2 ... 2 3 ... 2 3 ... 1 4 ... 1 4 P.C. SOO .ooo .600 .00 .400 .400 .2t Ml .200 Cincinnati . . St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn . . . New York . . Chicago .... Pittsburg ... Pittsburg 8, Cincinnati 2. CINCINNATI. April 16. O'Toole was In form today and allowed Cincinnati only five hits, Pittsburg winning. Wag ner's batting and fielding . featured. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Pittsburg ..8 10 ljcincinnatl ..2 6 3 Batteries O'Toole and Gibson; Smith and McLean. Umpires Brennan and Owens. Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 2. BROOKLYN. April 16. Philadelphia made It two straight over Brooklyn. Brennan pitched excellent ball ' and drove In the winning run with a long triple In the seventh. Manager Dah len was ordered .off the field in the seventh for disputing a decision. Score: R. H.E.I . R. H. E- Phlla 4 7 HBrooklyn ..2 8 0 Batteries Brennan and Dooln; Knet xer, Schardt and Phelps. Umpires Riglcr and Finneran. - , St. Ionls 2 0, Chicago 3. ST. LOUIS, April 16. Errors and in ability to hit at the right time brought defeat to Chicago and was emphasized by terrific hitting on the part of the locals. The game holds this year's record for the number of runs scored. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. St. Louis.. Z0 16 0Chicago 5 6 8 Batteries Steele. Willis and Bliss. Wlngo; Cole, Jearce and Archer, Cot ter. Boston 2, Xew York 8. BOSTON, April 16. New York bunched hits with Boston's misplays, piled up seven runs in two innings ar)d defeated Boston. Merkle, who has been a holdout, came to terms with the New York management and played his first game of the season. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Boston 2 6 3;New York.. 8 12 2 Batteries Tyler, Dickson and Kllng, Rarlden; Marquard and Meyers, Wilson Umpires Klem and Bush. FUN-MAKER LOSES JOB MAXMEYER, PITCHER - irUMOK 1ST, DROPPED BY WILLIAMS. Catcher Jess Troeh Also Released on Eve of Opening Contest of Xorthwest Clubs. Richard Maxmeyer. the fun-making southpaw for whom Manager Brown, of Vancouver, offered 35 cents several weeks ago, has been released by the Portland Northwestern club, together with Catcher Jess Troeh. Maxmeyer was with the club all last season and furnished much amusement for the players and fans alike. Manager Nick Williams gave out the sad announcement Just before boarding the train for Seattle with bis proteges, smart h-a-t-s for Portland's list of smart men We refuse to scratch YOU off the list. Pick yours today from $3 upward. to open the 1912 Northwestern League season. Williams also announced that he didn't think there was a place on the Class B team for either Lamline or Stelger, the pitchers rumored about to be slipped the halter by the Coast club. "I am having quite a Struggle cut ting my squad down as It is," said Nick. "Eighteen men are on the pay roll, hut two more will be dropped when I return home in three weeks. Gregg and Thomas were left in Port land. Williams' squad numbered Moore and Harris, catchers; Eastley. Bloom field, Doty, Tonneson. Veazey and Hirsch, pitchers; Williams, Mensor, Coltrin, Kibble, Infielders, and Speas. Strait, Mathes and Fries outfielders. Nick lost the opener at Spokane in 1911 by a score of 6-1. Garrett twirl ing, and It proved a disastrous series all the way through, the Indians win ning five of the six. President Fielder Jones of the North western League accompanied the Port land team northward. His umpire as signments for the week are Moran at Seattle, Van Haltren at Vancouver and Toman at Spokane. Jones will visit all three cities during the week. DANNY LONG CHEERFUL SEALS' MAXAGER SAYS THEY WILL CRAWL OUT OF CELLAR. Oakland Xow Playing Over Its Head Declares San Franciscan, AVho Is Pleased With Portland Park. ."Within three weeks the -teams of the Pacific Coast League will be in Just about the right position in- the percentage column, and you won't find the Seals near the cellar," declared Danny Long, San Francisco baseball manager, yesterday afternoon while stationed with. an eye on the indicator work of the turnstiles at Vaughn street park. "Oakland has been playing a million miles over Its head, and when the swing around the circuit is completed you will find that the Oaks have taken their position in the race. San Fran clsoo, Oakland and Vernon figure at the top. and I expect to see them there before long. "You have a fine park here, fit for a major league club" continued Danny. "I like the seating capacity of the grandstand and the way it is arranged. Another thing I like about Portland is the way the fans turn out to a game despite threatening weather. In San Francisco rain or cloudy weather keeps many of them away but from the size of the crowd here the worse it looks the better the people like it." Frank M. Ish, president of the San Francisco club, is another man who figures that Oakland the present leader, cannot hold its position in the race long. "If you remember Detroit started off in the Oakland fashion last sea son, while Minneapolis did likewise. Minneapolis faded for a time but finished strong while Detroit lost the lead and never recovered it. I think that you will find that Oakland will prove another Detroit, although I can not see how the Oaks can hold the lead as long as the Tigers did," figures Mr. Ish. r Both President Ish and Manager Long figure that the present race will be the most successful financially In the history of the league. LIXCOLX MAY SEXD TEAM If Funds Can Be Secured Men Will Go to California Meet. If the receipts of the tag day to be held at Lincoln High today will net a sufficient amount, that school will be the third of Portland secondary schools to send a team to the Univer sity of California all-Coast track meet April 27, at Berkeley. Robert Woodworth, the winner of the open high jump at the Columbia Uni versity meet last Saturday in competi tion with university and Multnomah Club men, will be one of the duet to be sent, while the other will be Basil Smith, a broad jumper who has been showing up strong at the high school. Jefferson will send Bibee, Fltzgibbon and Lawrence In all probability, al though Coach Barry C. Eastham has not made any announcements as to the school's representatives Washington will have the largest delegation from norm ui me nia state line, sending 10 or 11 men to the meet. That school will not have to worry about expenses, as the Rotary Club has undertaken to pay the ex pense of the trip. MASSACHUSETTS MEX WIX BOTH Boston and Cambridge Tennis Play ers Best in Doubles. , PHILADELPHIA. April 16. Massa chusetts players won both matches to day In the National championship in court tennis doubles. C. S. Cutting and G. Cutting. Cambridge, defeated G. Harding and Edgar Scott, 6-6, 6-4, 6-3. Joshua Crane and G. R. Fearing, Bos ton, won from G. E. Atherton and W. Edars, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1. Washington to Play Stanford. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., April 16.-1 The University of Washington will meet Stanford In a series of three base ball games this week, Wednesday, Fri JlSr day and Saturday. 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