PLAY IS EXCITING Portland Tennis Folk Almost Outshine Visitors. CALIFORNIANS HOLD OWN Vlckersham Wins Three Matches In Day. and Paired With Doubles Teammates Shows Csual Form. Women Players Prominent. BT RALPH H. MITCHEI.U Though the Callforalans are still in the running. In fact are holding" their own 1n all events. Portland tennis players almost eclipsed the visitors in much of the play yesterday in the Ore gon state tournament, now on at the Multnomah Club courts. . Johnson, the youngest of the Cali fornia trio, had no trouble In disposing of Richardson of Seattle, though the score of S-l. 6-2 does not tell at all the good, hard fight the northern man made against his younger though more clever opponent. Johnson's quick cut stroke and his continual playing of Richardson's back hand proved the un doing or the seaiue man. Johnson and Fottrell did not play ' In the scheduled men's doubles match. but they did climb one round nearer the finals by taking the Rosenfeld-Van Loan bout by default, Rosenfeld being indisposed. Mixed Doubles Exrftlnsj. Yet of all the day's play in which the Callfornians took a part the mixed doubles was by tar the most interest in? and drew the largest gallery, due to a great extent to the fact that beautiful tennis was seen and there was a Portland contestant in the match. Miss Parker, who was paired with Johnson, and was permitted to hit the bail occasionally, though she did see it more often. Fottrell and Miss Valleau, of Alameda, Cal.. won the three set match by the scores 5-7. S-2. s-3. Brandt Wlckersham had no trouble In disposing of Dr. Bllderback by 6-3. for the right to play "Dick" Wil der, and though predictions might be premature, it appears that Johnson will meet the city champion for the Ore gon title. Should they meet It la a foregone conclusion that it will be a great match. Ewtng. however, will meet the Californian for the right to play the winner of the Wilder-Wlcker-sham match, and there might be an up set " Wlrkersham. In the afternoon, played two double matches, pairing first with Walter Goss, these two winning hands down against Shiwes and Elton by the scores of 6-2, S-l. Elton is a new man and though he formerly was doubles champion of North Dakota, paired with his brother, he has been out of the game so long and his practice thus far this year so little that he has yet to get his stride. Shlves played a nervous game. Wick" Coming; Strong;. Wlckersham is playing probably the strongest game he has played for sev eral seasons, and promises to b play ing better before the present season Is far spent. He will be seen in the Tirom& tournament and probably one or two others as well as take part In play In California with other North Pacific players, among whom are Joe Tyler, of Spokane, and Robert Breeze, of Tacoma. . Following the men's doubles match Wlckersham and Goss were again seen In play in the mixed doubles, the first In which the city champion has parti cipated here, pairing with Miss Byron, of Boise. Goss was paired with Miss Dorothy Bean, of Spokane, and despite her lame ankle, caused by turning it the day previous, the little visitor from the In land Empire put up a plucky game with her partner In the second set, but they lost at S-S. It was Interest ing tennis to see. The first set score was 6-3. Great Match Today. Among the women's matches of the dav. the fair sex being unusually prominent In the day's play, Miss Val leau defeated Miss Byron and will meet Miss Irene Campbell today at 2 o'clock, and there's no gainsaying the fact that it will be one of the best matches of the tourney from a fair spectator's standpoint. In the consolations, McCormlck, the IS-year-old Interscholastic champion in and about Los Angeles, still holds his own and looks like the winner. In the women's play in the consola tions Mrs. Judge yesterday defeated Miss Sinclair, of the Jlontavilla Club. Mrs. A. M. Ellsworth will be the patroness at -the -courts this afternoon and H. H. Herdman will be In active charge of the tennis play. The dance on Saturday evening will be an Informal, flannel event, at which time Dr. A. A. Morrison will present the trophies to the victors. Yesterday's results follow: Women's singles, semi-finals Miss Camp bell beat Mrs. Xorthrup. 6-4. tt-3; Miss Vallean beat Miss Byron. 6-4. t-3. ladles' doubles Miss Fox and Mrs. Northrup beat Mtss Parker and Miss Cham berlain. 6-4. C-2: Miss Bent and Miss Thayer beat Miss Goss and Misa Bean, default. Mixed doubles. seml-flnnl. Miss Vallean and fottrell beat Mies Parker and Johnson. $-7. 6-2. t-3: Misa Byron and Wlckersham beat Misa Beau and Goss. 6-3. 8-6, Men's singles Wlckersham beat Bllder back. 6-3. 6-2: Johnson beat Richardson, 6-1. S-t. Men's doubles Go&s and Wlckersham beat Shlves and Elton. 6-2. 6-1: Johnson and Fottrell beat Rosenfeld and Van Loan, default. Men's consolation K. Smith beat Ladd, -: 1-5; McCormlck beat Stewart. 6-1. 6-0; Kelly beat Uill. default; McCormick beat K. mlth. 6-1. 6-1 (consolation). ladles' consolation Mrs. Judge beat Miss Sinclair. 6-3. 6-1; Misa Fox beat Misa Eean. 6-4. 6-0. Schedule for Today. 10 A. M. Semi-finals, men's singles Wi-keiham tl Wilder? Ewlnc vs. John- tun: Miss Bent and Misa Thayer vs. Miss Fording and Misa alien. r p. m. Semi-finals, men's doubles KKlnir an.l Ttrwiiter vs. Goss and Wlcker sham: Johnson and Fottrell vs. Richardson and McCormlck. Finals Women's single Miss Vallean va -MIka Camnbell: Misa Johnson va Mrs. Judge l consolation); Miss Roper va Miss Fox (consolation!. t P. M. Finals Mixed doubles Misa Vailean and Fottrell va Miss Byroa and Wlckersham. $ P. M- Kelly va Winter: Barrigan va Frohmaa (consolation). RAIN 1ULTS LOXGWOOD PLAT Clothier Has Hard Run With Jones as Postponement Called. BOSTON. July IS. Rain checkedTthe progress of the Longwood Cricket Club tennis championship In singles and doubles today. In the singles match W. J. Clothier, of Philadelphia, had won two sets from J. D. K. Jones, of Providence, the for mer Rhode Island champion and was three all when the match was called off. , In the doubles. Craig Blddle and R. N. Williams, of Philadelphia, after de feating the Washburn brothers, of Bridgeport. Conn., in the second round, opposed N. P. Hallowell and J. Newell, of Boston, conquerors of Inman and E. P. Larned for the third round match. When the postponement came it looked like a runaway for the Philadelphia combination, which had won two seta JOE PATCHES II WINS IN BICD Banham Banghman Takes 2:05 Pace in Straight Heats. KALAMAZOO. July 18. Joe Patchen II proved a remarkable heavy track stepper today, easily taking three straight heata in the Celery City ir.DOO nurse for 2:10 pacers. There never was any doubt of his ability, and at no time was he extended to nis iuii limit. Chatty Direct won the 2:10 trot in straight heata. although Elizabeth Ray finished close up in the first two heats. Banham Baughman furnished the sur prise of the day by defeating The Limit in straight heats in the 2:05 pace. Because of delay caused by -rain, the 2:24 trot was put over until tomorrow. SWIMMERS WILL CROSS BAY Fourteen Entered in Race Across Golden Gate at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July 18. Four teen competitors have entered the Olym pic Club swimming race across the Golden Gate Sunday morning. Among them are Walter Pomeroy, the present record holder, and George Bond, sec ond best time. Others entered are: J. Scott Leary, Frank Marlsh, Malcolm Steele, Henry Heinz. William w nson, I. G. Cookroft. WC. Kiplinger. D. J. Post, J. Exner. William J. Mangels, R. E. Grotkass and J. D. Egan. Chief of Police White has detailed a launch to accompany the swimmers and keep the course clear. , EDDIE BOB HITTING EX-COLT BATS .353 IV FIRST FOUR GAMES IN EAST. Fast Boy Is Lead-OfT Batter He Makes Two Hits Off "Matty," Runs Bases Well, Wins Fans. T?AAi r.nn, orof-V outfielder of the Dn.lan Vnrtti woHtfirn LftAfflll Club. sold to Pittsburg for $3000, Jumped into the thick of the National League fray Monday and in four games played has made a decidedly favorable Impression on Manager Clark and the Pirate fans, hitting at a .353 clip, scoring four runs and stealing three bases. Mensor' donned a Pirate uniform for the first time Monday in a double header with Brooklyn. He was shoved in the lead-off position, but failed to hit the ball safely. In the afternoon game he secured one hit, scored two runs and stole two bases. On Tuesday he walked to the plate- on five occa sions, hit for a triple, a double and a single and scored one run. ffaA wont lin g-nlimt tllfl dOUEThtV Mathewson on Wednesday, scoring one of the two Pirate rur s, two of the seven hits secured off "Matty" and stole a base. The ex-Portlander is playing right fleld-for the Pirates, taking Mike Don Un's place in the field and usurping Byrne's position as lead-off man. Uunlr nutcher. Portland Pacific Coast League salary holdout, indulged in a confab with President McCredie yester day after the Vernon game ana prau If not out in uniform today the Cleveland recruit win uTirimihtedlv natch ud a truce and show up at the clubhouse tomorrow. "The break came aa a surprise w m o-rnioined President McCredie. "I kPd Walter when Butcher joined us. and he said at Sacramento. Accord ingly I made out his pay cnecK irom that date. It now appears he should have had another week's pay, because be reported at Los Angeles. nirin't consult me at all. but simply quit cold on us and I didn't know anything was wrong unui a. tn h nnr that he had failed to show up In uniform. We are willing to give him as much as our otner ouuiemcr. are getting but no more." Motorboats to Go to St. Helens. a i - nt Ti Tina t of the n .i a T1.10 1 rMiih will leave ruruovuu .uk - the moorings tomorrow afternoon to visit St. Helens lor two oay. . anndB If nnv of the may mLuig . .. j -members wish to uin for the excite ment, but no trophies nave Deen pui up Saturday night will be passed in jt i i. it,, r-itv Hall of St. Helens. Sunday morning will be spent In. in specting tne snipyara i oi- nc.. ... . . i , i.,i - nlant ii n H the tne mam muni v -- direction of the St. Helens Commercial Club. Swimmer Prepares for Long Trip. w .-1 .1 ..Tin 1b o-nlnir to swim . i -i, n t i Morrison irom vieBu .w ---- , . street viaduct, will exercise daily in the river, to get accustomea i water, which ia considerably colder than the tank water in which he is . . i TaThi TleVrirrav. one Of usea Lu bbiiu. his pupils, accompanied him yesterday afternoon in a swim from the Winde much Baths to the Morrison bridge, a distance of a mile and a half. Both were fresh after being in the water half an hour, but the chill of the water prevented coay irom omyius longer. Baseball Statistics STANDING OF THE LEAGUES. American Leacue. W. I P CI , . nn.tAn s 27 .654 cieveianu. Washington 6! 34 .605:Detrolt Phi la Chicago. yew York. Chicago... lttsburg. . Cincinnati. 30 54 .357 Omaha . St. Joseph Denver . Sioux City W. L. P.C. 41 43 .500 41 44 .48! l J 67l)St. Louis.. S5 67 .306 45 37 .549New xora.. i st.aJ National Leacue. nt T. W. L. P.C. . t.9 20 .747:Phlla. 17 39 .486 430.:0 St. Louis... 35 50 .412 46 11 .SSOiBrooklyn. .. 11 50 .382 42 41 .50 61 Boston 23 60 .377 Amort out Association. ur t. t f I W. L. P.C. Columbus. (2 l4 .646!Mllwaukee.. 42 55 .433 Minneapolis tlH.S!St ram.... I; i! 'Jei Toledo 57 37 .tOHndIanapolls 35 60 .368 Kansas City 48 47 .50LoulsvllIe. . 33 65.363 Cnloa Association. W. L P.C.I W. L. P.C. Q.lt T.li. 55 20 .S47 Ord.n 39 49 .43. Missoula... 51 29 .SSSjButte 26 50.419 Great Falls 43 40 .oli, Helena. . Western League. W. L P.C.I W. I. P.C. 49 39 .557'Dea Moines. 43 44 .494 47 40 .64l!wichlta.... 44 46 .489 48 43 .633 Lincoln. ... 39 50 .438 43 42 .S17Topeka 36 S3 .409 Yesterday's Results. American Association Toledo 5, Milwau kee S: St. Paul 7. Louisville 3; Minneapolis 5-10. IiuHaaapoIla 1-7: columDua 12, .an aaa CitT 4. Union Association Great Palls 12 .Helena ; Salt Lake 1. Butte 5; Of den -. Mis soula 2-3. Western League Topeka 8. St. Joseph 5: Omaha 2. Wichita 1: Denver 6. Sioux City 1; Dea Moines 3. Lincoln 0. Portland Batting Averages. ' Pacific Coast Northwestern. AO. ri. Ave. I ao. a. Ave. 258 83 .3::cruikh'a: 313 100 .114:Fries 230 70 .104 Speas.... 187 5.299IDoty S4S 102 .S3 McDowell. 115 30 .361 118 JJ -271'WlUlajns. 394 76.259 332 85 .:36 tastley... 13 S5 .263 Kibble. .. 256 58 .237iTonneson., 83 18 .220:Coltrln... 53 11 .207 Moore. .. . 88 19.216 1.-.4 10 .194 Uahoney.. 34 7 .206 S. 187 HarrU 261 53 .203 13.187BIoomrid 451 .162Glrot 12 4 .1H0 Veaxey 40 t .158! 3 .1 .000 O.00 Lindsay. . Krueger. Doane... Butler. . . Rodgers.. Fisher. .. Rapps. . . cnaao ne Bancroft Koestner Burch... Howler.. Gregg. . .. Klam-ltter HigglnD m 31 Butcher.. 2-5 Harknesa Pteiger. . . Fitzgerald Suter...., 219 70.323 363 100 .276 842 93 .272 56 15-.2SS S2 21.256 323 79.245 53 13 .245 316 75 .238 It 64 38 16 1 8 8 .178 3 .154 2 .050 WORRELL'S OFFER TO THE WOMEN OF PORTLAND ' A SPECIAL FEATURE OF OUR ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALES Five Entire Stocks of Exclusive Samples Coats and Suits Go on Sale at One-Half and Less My $40,000 call for goods turned the trick! My advertisements , which were spread broadcast through the big Eastern papers brought me splendid returns. I had many offers for goods, but picked only the best. I do not deal in cheap goods the best is none to good for my customers. The stocks I bought are wonders. They are all included in my gigantic sale today. 1 have divided this stock into many classes, as follows: Sample and Model Tailored Suits, White, Blue and Fancy Mixtures. $18 and $20 Suits $ 9.95 $25 and $35 Suits $14.75 $40 and $45 Suits $19.50 $12 to $15 Coats $ 4.95 $25 Coats. . . $ 9.95 A Dress Sale that puts this Store on the Map in the Dress Business. $ 5.00 Dresses . . $ 6.50 Dresses . . $ 7.50 Dresses . . $ 8.50 Dresses . . $15.00 Dresses Pongee Coats, the Best Dust Coats and Street-Wear Garments. $1.98 $2.95 $3.98 $4.95 $6.95 $ 3.98 $ 6.95 14.75 The Largest Assortment of Dresses in . the City from $25.00 to $400. $10.00 Coats . . $15.00 Coats . . $25.00 Coats . . Large Line of Pongee Suits, Coats and Dresses at Less Than Cost of Material. 200SampleTailor-Made Linen Suits, Slightly Soiled, Values to $15 300 Linen Suits, Values to $25, Now $6.95 aks Kimono Sale. Silks, Cottons, Foulards and Crepes at 8 - . . a . TT i r Special rrices, About nalt Regular Prices. Waist Sale C1 SO Woi'crc . 4.9p. $2.00 Waists 98c I $2.50 Waists. . . . $1.49 $3.00 Waists. . . . $1.98 $5 to $30 Waists Half Price Sale Petticoats, Silk Taffeta and Messalines. Values to $4.50 . . $1.98 Values to $6.50 . . $2.49 Values to $7.50 . . $3.9S Cotton Taffeta Petticoats Values to $2.50 . . $1.98 Worre The Largest Cloak and Suit House on the Coast Cor. Sixth and stud uits Alder, Opp. Oregonian GOLF TOURNEY NEAR END COAST PLAYER IX SEMI-FIXALS OX DEXTER 1IXKS. Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago, Defeats Sawyer In Sensational Match by Narrow Margin. DENVER, July 18. Charles Evans, Jr, Edgewater Club, Chicago, will play H. G. LeRfC. Minnikahda Club, Minne apolis, and Warren K. Wood, Home- wood Club, Chicago, will piay j. bo vine, Claremont Club, California, Pa cific Coast champion, tomorrow in the semi-finals for the amateur champion ship of the Western Golf Association, us the result of the third champion ship round, 36 holes, played here today on the links of the Denver Country Club. In the third "round, 18, holes, Evans defeated D. E. Sawyer. Wheat on Club, Chicago, 2 up and 1 to go; Wood defeated Fraser Hale, Skokle Club, Chicago, 7 up and 6 to go; J. Ne ville defeated L. G. Hopkins, Skokie Club, Chicago, 7 up and 6 to go, and Legg won from L. D. Bromfield, Den ver, 11 up and 10 to go. By far the largest gallery of the tournament witnessed today's match betweer Evans and Sawyer, which was easily the event of the day. In the first nine-hole round in the last half of the third championship round, Saw y;r won the last two holes, breaking even with Evans, who was one up at the end of the first half and who lost the 24th hole by overrunning the green twice :n an effort to get out of the bunker. In the last nine holes Sawyer won the first, Evans the second, the next four holes were halves, but at the seventh 6rwyer lost by topping his ball and larding, in an Irrigation ditch, making Evans one up. On the next hole Sawyer made a poor approach, while Evans overran the green and made a pretty 10-foot put, ending the match. Neville's match with Hopkins was expected to be much closer than it proved. The Pacific Coast champion had little difficulty in distancing Hop kins' drives and though the players were well matched in putting, Neville had a distinct advantage on his iron shots, because they were much straighter. Legg, of Minneapolis, fairly ran away from Bromfield when t came to skill nn th nutting green. The weather continued cloudy dur ing the day, but was warmer in tne atfernoon. Billiard Notes. Bert Cutler, former world's cham pion 18.2 billiard champion, now ap pearing at a local theater, is to play an exhibition three-cushion game with W. G. Johnson, of Los Angeles, at the Waldorf parlors Friday night. William Spinks and other billlird notables will be on hand. ... Henry Soloman, former Pacific Coast three-cushion champion, returned yes terday from Seattle, where he defeated the Sound city crack, Sibley, 150 to 114, in three nights' play. The aeries was for $150 per side and a purse said to be 100. A return match may be staged in Portland. ... Pigeon pool Is becoming the rage In several local cue emporiums. At one Washington-street place stakes as high as $100 per-cue are being played for daily. One game has been going on for two days and has dwindled to $10 per corner. Meyer Exhibits Big Egg. Albert Meyer, of 1011 Vernon avenue, is exhibiting a hen's egg which weighs 5H ounces. Is 7 Inches in circumfer ence around the middle and has a cir cumference of nine inches around the ends. He declares that it was laid by a 2-year-old hen of tho Rhode Island Bed breed. "Two days later the same hen laid another egg almost as large,, but it had a soft shell and we were unable to preserve it," said Mr. Meyer. NEW BRIDGE TOLLS DEATH Workman Falls 70 Feet Another Is Badly Injured. 1 1 .t.A Inn-or n f the D6W Steel bridge at a point almost at its top to the deck of the approach, a dis tance oi Detween oo anu v iwh - verely injured Robert Craig, a riveter, ...nii that bp died at the hospital several hours afterward. Craig was at work on tne upper lauu ing to the second stairs, when he be came overbalanced and fell headlong to the bridge deck. He struck the guard rail of the approach and then bounced back onto the roadway, where he was picked up by fellow workmen. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hos pital, where he was attended by Dr. William Skeene. Craig formerly lived near Drain, Or. In Portland he lived at 1044 Congress street, where he had a wife and three children. He was 42 years old. Today would have been his last day of work on the structure. An inquest will be held at 4:30 today. Another accident on the new bridge DO YOU APPRECIATE SIMPLICITY IN A MOTOR CAR? The White Self-Starting Six is the simplest and easiest to op erate of all Sixes. The monobloc cylinder construction absolutely eliminates all manifolds and en closes all working parts of the motor in accessible, oil-tight compartments. The motor starts by merely pressing a switch, lo cated on the dash. The motor cannot be unintentionally stalled. These are more reasons why the White Is the most advanced car of the present day. , ite Car Agency PORTLAND, OR. SIXTH STREET AT MADISON. Going Fishing? Don't forget that we are headquarters for good tackle. Bucktail'Flies in all sizes. all 6izes and Trout Spoons in colors. "K. K" Hooks, that hold the big ones. Rods in all lengths and weights. "We have plenty of "Tyee" Salmon Eggs." Backus&Morris -2 3Morri son Street. BelTst 2nd St yesterday resulted in injuries to P. S. Crevling, of 169 Sixteenth street. He was struck by a timber which fell about 30 feet, and sustained injuries to the head and back, but" they will not prove serious. Christian " Freece, a carpenter, was also injured by a fall yesterday. ' He was working on a dwelling at East Fiftieth and Hancock streets, when he fell and broke his left leg. He lives at 229 Thirteenth street. Lot Sells for $30,000. A fractional lot. 25x100 feet, on the west side of Eleventh street between Washington and Stark streets, was purchased yesterday by J. E. Wheeler, a Portland timberman. from James Lee. The consideration was approximately $30,000. The parcel is covereo. wim frame dwelling erected several years ago. The sale was negotiated by R. F. Bryan. FAME OF SALMON SPREADS Texas Newspaper Gives Full Page to Columbia Kiver Fish. When the Portland A-d Club sent a number of large salmon from the Co lumbia River to the Ad Men's con vention banquet at Dallas, Tex., in June, the fish made such an impres sion that the editor of the Dallas News was delegated -to find out and publish in his paper the secrets of fishing in Oregon. He in turn asked C. H. Williams, or tne commercial Club publicity bureau, to investigate. The result was a full page illustrated, story last Sunday in the Dallas News, describing and picturing the Ins and outs of the Columbia River fishing Industry. Sheep Shipment Comes. LYLE, Wash., July 18. (Special.) A shipment of 12.000 sheep yesterday passed through Lyle on the way to Portland, from Camas Prairie country. This is the largest shipment this year and reports give promise of many more of an equal if not larger number. The sheep were loaded at the new yards located at Wright, 14 miles north of Lyle. 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