THE BIOKIQSU OKEGOXIAJf. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1912.
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PORTLAND
OFFERED
COLTS "
FOR SALE
McCredie Says He Will Take
$1 for Franchise and Ask
Little for Players.
NICK WILLIAMS MAY BUY
Judge Sajs He Does Xot Want to
"Jump From XTnder" but He
Wants to Give Sole Attention
to Coast Leaguers.
BY JAMES H. CASSELL.
The Portland Baseball Club of the
Northwestern League is for sale.
Believing that the best Interests of
baseball In the Northwest demand that
the Coast League and Northwestern
League clubs In Portland be In differ
ent hands. W. W. McCredie. president
and owner of the Colts, announced yes
terday afternoon that he is more than
willing to turn the Northwestern
League franchise over to reputable par
ties. The "for sale" sign is not hung out
In the sense that the right price will
transfer the ownership, as is the case
for practically any club in organized
baseball, but McCredie is really anxious
to dispose of his Northwestern League
holdings. He would relinquish his
franchise for a consideration of not
more than SI and exact only a modest
sum for the many ballplayers under
reserve to the club.
No sooner had McCredie intimated
desire to place the Colts in another
stall than Nick Williams, playing man
ger of the team, declared himself
the race as a prospective magnate.
Williams will make an effort to inter
est moneyed friends In the proposition
and hopes to represent the club on tne
Northwestern League board of directors
ere long.
"I believe, and have believed for
year or more, that the Northwestern
League would have a more successful
team In Portland under a control en
tirely Independent of us." said Mr. Mc
Credie. speaking for himself and W. H.
McCredie. Beaver manager and part
owner.
"I don't intend to jump from under,
and leave the Northwestern League
peoole in the lurch, but if I can find
the right man. with a knowledge of
baseball and sufficient financial back
ing to Insure the presence of the club
on the' league roll. I would be glad to
turn mv attention exclusively to the
Beavers." explained President "Mac."
"This "right" man. whoever he may
be. can have the franchise for nothing.
All that I would ask would be a fair
sum for the money invested in ball
plavers. In addition he could use the
Beavers' park, either paying a fixed
sum for rental or a percentage of the
gate receipts.
"We placed a club In the Northwest
ern League originally with the idea
that It would furnish a mighty nice
place for the development of men for
the Coast League Club. vt e dlscoverea
long ago that the scheme is nothing
but a theoretical proposition, and not a
success. I
"I believe that the rivalry which
should exist between two clubs In one
city is to a large extent obviated by the
single, ownership. No matter how
Independently the clubs may be run
under the present arrangement the fans
look upon the Colts as stmpiy a suo
sldiary squad, a sort of substitute for
the Beavers to fill In when the lat
ter are on the road. What Portland
needs, and the Northwestern League as
well. Is keen competition here in Port
land. Both clubs, as well as the pub
lic, would benefit thereby."
"I have thought several times of ap
proaching the Judge regarding the pur
chase of the team, but as he never said
anything about a desire to sell I said
nothing." says Nick Williams. "How
ever, if the club Is on the market ami
I can secure sufficient backing. I would
like nothing better than to take com
plete charge.
"Of course the Northwestern League
Is in Portland under sufferance of the
Coast League, and before anyone would
agree to negotiate for it an agreement
for a term of years would have to be
made with the Coasters.
McCredle's scheme would be for the
same kind of a schedule as under the
existing regime, with the Colts and
Beavers using the same park under a
non-conflicting schedule. He is satis
fled that this plan would be entirely
satisfactory to the directors or the Pa
cific Coast League.
Very little money would be required
to swing the deal. The new owner
would have a complete equipment and
would be under no expense other than
the usual expenditures of an owner at
the opening of a baseball season.
Both McCredie and Williams are con
fident that the Colts could be made to
pay. particularly' if the Northwestern
League adopts a system of equalising
the receipts of the circuit, as proposed
by President Fielder Jones. The club
broke a shade better than even last
year, but the season was 'not a good
one in Portland and the majority of
the cities of the Northwest.
While tfie efforts of Victoria and Ta
coma to secure schedule concessions
will occupy much of the time of the
Northwestern League directors at the
annual meeting at Tacoma this after
noon, the scheme to bolster the fi
nances of the weak members of the
circuit will be the center of the big
crap.
The plan, as advocated by President
Jones and advanced at the Portland
meeting by Bob Brown, of Vancouver,
is that each club in the league, re
gardless of schedule allowances, re
ceive 60 per cent, or the home share,
of an even half of the gate receipts of
the season. This, of course, would be
modi f I'M somewhat by the substractlon
of park expenses In Seattle, but the
scheme is to more nearly equalize the
earnings of the six members of the
league.
D. E. Dugdale. the owner of the Se
attle club, which is expected to pose
as "angel" for the little fellows, will,
of course, object most strenuously to
such proceedings, just as he did in
Portland at the Fall meeting. In view
of his objections, and he can hardly
. be blamed, a compromise may be ef
fected whereby Seattle assists the
"small try" a fractional part of the
demands.
"I would like to see Seattle assist
Victoria and Tacoma, for Seattle's suc
cess depends upon the building up
of a league composed of well-balanced
teams, but I would also like to see
Vancouver help a little." says Presi
dent McCredie. "Under the present
scheme Dugdale would be the only
owner forced to forego the pleasure
of the 0 per cent home split, while
Vancouver, which pays well, would
actually dip into the receipts of the
other fellows for additional money."
President Jones. W. W. McCredie and
Nick Williams leave at 19 o'clock this
morning for Tacoma.. The meeting is
scheduled for 2:30. o'clock, but the
magnate!, will not arrive until 3
' clock. Election of officers, a mere
matter of .form, with Jones assured of
ra,.rlection. and the schedule-making,
which promises to be an arduous task.
are to .be brought before the direc
tors. "No. the Beavers are not for sale,"
laughingly answered W. W. McCredie
to a query yesterday. "We shall keep
the Beavers until Walter wants to quit
baseball. Then the Coast team will
be on the market."
A. W. Geddes, of Oakland, Cal., who
pitched for Haines In the Eastern Ore
gon League last season. Is an appli
cant, for a berth with the Beavers.
Despite his prowess, as set forth to
the tune of 13 victories In 16 games,
with an average of 11. strikeouts a
game. Manager "Mac" has sent his re
grets. Bill Lindsay, the Portland lnfielder,
has left tbe Johns Hopkins Hospital at
Baltimore and is now In his home at
Madison, N. C. Lindsay writes that
he will be ready for work in March.
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Among the players mentioned in the
latest baseball bulletin are: Tom Raf
tery, sold to Mobile by Wllkes-Barre;
J. J. Gough. from New Haven to Pitts
field; Phil "Loony," Spokane to Sioux
City; C. L. Rhyne. to the Portland
Colts; 'William E. Marriott, to the
Beavers; Holderman, to Tacoma; Ike
Rockenfield, Kansas City to Lincoln.
Rhyne is the California pitcher a friend
signed up for Nick Williams.
Tip O'Xelll Wins Suit.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 20. County
MULTNOMAH RUNS
UP AGAINST SNAG
May, Barred by College Ruling.
Says He Will Play Against
Seattle Today.
PRATT
WILL
SHIFT
McDonald's Team Depends on Prow
ess of Houser, Bender., Borleske,
Grimm and Eaklns--Xorthern
Eleven Averages. 189 Lbs.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec 20.-
-ISpe-
from a Multnomah standpoint.
But, defeat or no defeat, Seattle will
know that Multnomah is ia town. Eight
coaches comprised the Multnomah spe
cial which steamed out of the Port
land depot over the Northern Pacific
at 4:45 P. M. ' " '
Artie Krueger, of the Portland Coast
ball club, is prominent among the ex
cursionists. The Dutchman came up
to do a 'little . scouting for Walt Mc
Credie, who needs four or Ave pitch
ers, a couple of inflelders and several
others to fill out his Beavers. Art
says he cannot tell an outfielder if he
sees ' one.
Albany Seniors Best Basket Tossers.
ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
The seniors won the basketball cham
pionship of the Albany High School by
defeating the Juniors 32 to 12 in the
final contest of a series of interclass
games. In the preliminary games the
seniors defeated the sophomores 17 to 3
and the juniors won from the fresh-,
men 16 to 5. Just before the two win
ners in the preliminaries battled for
the school championship the two losers
played to see which would escape cel
lar honors and the sophomores won by
a score of 25 to 15.
, Brooklyn Smoker Is Snappy.
Five clever boxing bouts and one mat
tussle comprised the Brooklyn Athletic
Club's initial smoker in the club gym
nasium last night, the programme be
ing one of the best of the season. The
SCHEDULE IS ISSUE
Northwestern League Mag
nates to Meet Today.
M'GINNITY TO BE MEMBER
Former Giant Star Likely to Win
Contention for More Games at
' Tacoma but to Lose P.lea for
Four - Game Series.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.)
With the schedule a bone of conten
tion, the directors of the Northwestern
hosohall league will meet here tomor
row in the first session held in Tacoma
in the past five years.
The meeting is held here this year
. . a A in VTnn' Tnn
out or compliment w uu w
McGinnity, former, star of the New
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OP THE CHICAGO CHAMPXOg ajg-g. SSSSSS"
AND
WASHINGTON
W are planning to introduce a ten-
round boxing law In the Legislature.
The scheme is to establish a boxing
commission modeled after the New
Tork form of boxing regulation. A
boxing law met with a cold reception
two years ago when placed before the
Washington solons.
Joe Altman, the Spokane baseball
player, is keeping in shape oy play
ing basketball at Snohomlsn. Joe says
that he has "cut out" the wet stun tor
good.
Johnny Bender, of Washington State
College, says that Archie Hahn, Whit
man coach, has a lot of "crust" to at
temDt to regulate baseball In the
Northwestern colleges, particularly as
Whitman has no baseball team.
Easterners have adopted m new scor
ing system for basketball, giving tne
mn who nasses the ball to a man
cnrlnr a. sroal an assist, as In base
balL The scheme should be decidedly
popular, giving the the man who
feeds" the- ball to tne Dasaet-xosser
credit for his work.
Harrv Wolverton. new Sacramento
boss, wires from Philadelphia that he
has several surprises In store for Sen
ator fans. .He has signed a good
pitcher ana one or two owiei
Ttsv O'Rourke . has been handing
out some nice boosts for Coast League
boys going to the majors. He is tout
ing Orr and Gaddy, who go to the Ath
letics and Phillies, respectively. is
youngsters sure to make good. He
thinks Orr may be aeveiopea into an
outfielder by Connie Mack
.
Jo McGinnity Is an additi6n to the
colony of Elks now playing ball or
managing clubs in tne iMonnvesiern
League. Lou Nordyke. Bob Brown,
Dugdale and George Shreeder, ex
owner, are also liki.
JacK Barry, former Tortland captain
and later Seattle manager, says that
Leslie Mann will set the International
League on fire. Mann is scheduled to
play with Buffalo.
The All-Yale football team as picked
by several Eastern experts: riinney
and Shevlin. ends; Winter and Bloomer,
tackles; Heffelfinger ana oiass,
guards'; Ketcham. center; McCormick,
quarterback; mci-iung ana
worth, halfbacks; Coy, fullback.
WASHINGTON" HIGH FAVORED
Chicago Boys Lighter Than Grand
Rapids, but Husky,
Sensational workout performances of
the past week have sent the football
stock of the championship Washington
High eleven of Portland skyrocketing
and unless accidents Intervene me
city's lnterscholaatic title-holder will
be favorite over the wenaeii fnuuns
team of Chicago when the gridiron
squads clash on Multnomah Field next
Saturday. .
Interest in the game, the only lnter-
sectlonal struggle of the season in
Portland, Is keen among all classes of
football fans. The students who have
followed the victorious career of the
heavy Washington High team through
the past season are confident of the
ability of Coach Earl's men to humble
the Chicago champs, while the college
and club fans are looking forward to
he opportunity to Investigate Middle
Western football tactics.
While far below the poundage scale
of the Grand Rapids team, which as
pired to the Coast trip, the Wendell
Phillips team is nusay, last, ana in
cludes a number of boys good enough
for places on the all-star LMcago
championship eleven. There will be
little difference between the teams in
weight. '
The demand for seats is so strong
that all of the pasteboards on sale at
the various schools have been wlth-
rawn and placed on sale to the gen
eral public. A slight reduction in the
price of grandstand seats is expected
to result in a capacity crowd.
Draper Club Formed.
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe-
lal.) At a meeting held In Centralia
his afternoon the centralia uraper
Club was organized. The new organi
zation will be under the direction of
he Twentieth Century belf-Culture
Association and affiliated with the Na
tional Congress of Mothers.
Wendell Phillip.. Left to Right Coach Hell ley. Captain Camming-. Crist. Sl
dent Manager Hair, BlXrhford. Peek, PetObrtdge. Koehler, Ctnrk. Albert.
Srhenlc KmnlK, DavU. McCarthy, Purrett, Herman. Jones. Lederer, and
Cireenan.
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS.
Charley Goldman.
Charley Goldman, the Brooklyn
bantamweight pugilist, and as his
ring records go, a veteran in his
clais, was born In Russia, December'
21, 1881. Goldman has been meet
ing all comers at weight, or with
handicaps of many pounds, for the
past 12 years and Is the hero of more
than 400 battles. His clever work in
a recent bout with Champion Johnny
Coulon was a revelation to the fans
who witnessed it. His tantalizing
overhand left swing to the nose and
his quick wriggling out of a clinch
had Johnny up In the air. Another
recent occasion on which Goldman
displayed all the tricks of the .trade
was his fight with "Kid" Williams.
In which he obtained a draw.. Be
sides the Coulon and Williams con
tests Goldman has held his own In
affairs with Patsy Kline, Phil Mc
Govern, " Young Brltt, - Patsy Brannl
gan and many lesser lights of the
flstie arena.
Club. Moere scoring a knockout in tne
third round with a heavy blow to Cas
Bldy's stomach. The results: Swain
(150). beat Parslow (165), three-round
decision; McDonald (127), beat Erdner
(127), three-round . decision; Kearns
(105). beat Reldel '(105). three-round
decision; Gross (150), beat Hansen
(145), three-round -decision. Hansen,
at 145 pounds, beat Benson, a 133
pounder, in the wrestling number.
"PREP" IN IN DARK
RUMOR THAT TRACK TEAM WILL
GO TO CALIFORNIA DENIED.
Superintendent Rigler Says School
Board "Stands Fat" on Rule to
Thwart Long Trips.
cial.) The Multnomah Club Portland- banner mill of the night was between
to-Seattle special train screeched into Moere and Cassidy. of the Brooklyn
the Seattle Union Depot at :io to
night and plunked Vight down in the
midst of a hornet's nest of hifalutln
highbrows. Said plunking, too, will
likely cost the winged "M" eleven the
services of its star tackle, Everett
May, in the big game with the Wash
ington Athletic Club scheduled for Sat
urday afternoon.
The Northwestern college conference
heads, in annual session here have de
creed that the Oregon Aggie lineman
shall not wear a Multnomah uniform
on nenaltv of forfeiture of . college
athletic eligibility.
The college officials have dug up
some ancient or modern ukase which
prohibits rah rah athletes fronv rerre-
oontlntr both tneir alma mater
nmo nutniHn athletic organization dur
i r tr nn unit the same season. At mid
night Dow Walker, superintendent of
the Multnomans, was sun ciuseieu
the University people trying to secure
special permit for May.
May Saya He -Will Play.
The Aggie star declares he will play
despite- the college .ban, but Manager
Pratt does not wish to Jeopardize the
ex-scarlet and white lineman s stana
lng and has announced a complete re
arrangement of his lineup.
Red Rupert, the 193-pound quarter
back, will go to May's right tackle and
Rhinehart, the Injured quarterDaca,
will be found at his accustomed signal
calling Job when play is called on
University Field at 2:30 o'clock. Should
"Riney" be forced out by his gouged
eye Rupert will switch back to quar
ter and May to tackle, ine muitnomaus
are shv one of the regular ends, too.
Jack Hlckson remaining behind through
Illness. Ted Ludlam will start tne
game at Hlckson's extremity.
Seattle Is wildly excited about to
morrow's battle-royal, which will find
In warlike array some of the greatest
football constellations in the country.
Betting here Is 10 to 7 on .the Wash
ington Athletic Club. They are build
ing their hopes on such phenoms as
Hauser., Carlisle 195-pounder; Bender,
Nebraska quarter; Borleske, Whitman
College; Grimm and Eaklns, of Wash
ington, and a host of others.
McDonald's Team Averages 189.
Nor Is the local confidence without
reason, and Tom McDonald's bunch av
erages 189 pounds against 182 for Mult
nomah. Among the new men Seattle
has impressed into service at halfbaca
Is Harrlgan. the 185-pound star of the
Bremerton Navy eleven, which appeared
In Portland last Fall. The Seatties are
in good trim, and the outcome is cer
tainly no better than an even wager
(Courtesy of the Chicago Daily News.)
vr-3k K'Hr, & f CVv- IV -si IVrv "M U T4 l it 1
Judge Resser today entered Judgment , - yp '
in favor of the defendants in the case
of Guy W. Green against the Western m
Baseball League and Norrls L. O'Neill. ; ; , .ia-iWH&H
the league president. Green, who was (Zgr Mk
a former club owner in the league. 4t-- - ' x 0? -
sued to recover a rebate for an excess - y S 4 - I . f
of dues paid In the season of 1909 The v ' J f1
court upheld that there was no basis ; -Ktf : I 1
for action, particularly as Green was , ,' fj CJXj U JG? jV .
unable to sue as a clubowner, but as , V j i? ' r'XCS.l
an Individual. The ruling, it Is assert- V- "ygrs. 4Z i -If C a , f
ed. will act as a precedent. JhKJ , 1 -V -
SPORTING SPARKS j ! -r T?rJi ' !". m
boxing enthusiasts II j &v;. , 1 I I I ? e' HJV- , ill
1 l i b J
1 1 ,
Tork Giants who tomorrow will be
elected to membership in the league
as the owner of the Tacoma franchise.
McGinnity has one demand and one
request to put before the board. He
will ask- for 12 weeks of baseball for
Tacoma and will request that the series
for 1913 be of four game's1 each instead
of seven as has been custom.
It is generally predicted that the 12
weeks asked by McGinnity will be
allotted to him but with . Brown and
Dugdale both standing against the
four game series proposition, there ap
pears to be but small hope to pass
the measure.
Tomorrow night, McGinnity will
tender the visiting directors a banquet
at which a number of well-known busi
ness men will also be guests of honor.
PLANS
ARRANGED
be
said
As far as any action on the part of
the Portland School Board is concerned,
the track athletes of the "prep" schools
are as far from attending the Uni
versity of California all.-Coast track
meet next Spring as they were six
months ago. . At that time the School
Board passed a rule limiting their ab
sence from studies to one day.
Rumors have been floating around
the schools that the track teams again
will be able to take the trip and that
the School Board is considering the
repeal of tha prohibitive measure. How
ever, Superintendent Frank Rigler de
nies any knowledge of the repeal.
"The matter has never been dis
mioseri at the meeting- of the School
Board, and I do not know where any
oerson saving that the rule may
put aside got their information,
Mr. Rigler yesterday.
"Personally I am not in favor of the
students taking long trips. It is not
the one day that they miss which hurts
their standing in school, but the prep
aration for the trip and the recover
ing from its effects after it has taken
place," he continued. . , .
The last meet of the University of
California has not been forgotten by
those who attended it, and the next
meet, which will.be held April 4 and
6, is receiving more attention than tho
annual track meets of the University
of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural
College. . .
Several of the track men of the high
schools are determined to attend , and
say they will leave despite the action
of the school authorities. This action,
however, would impair their standing
in the Interscholastlc League and would
bar them from the annual meet of the
Portland schools, which will be held
the last part of May or early in June.
Hill Military Academy. Portland
Academy and Columbia University are
free to attend, as tney are not unaer
the Jurisdiction of the School, Board.
The Portland Academy Is usually not
a factor In track athletics, and its
chances of attending either of the
southern meets is slight. Columbia
usually has a strong aggregation of
cinder men. but does not take many-
long trips, the State University or the
Agricultural college usually Demg mo
limit of its tours.
Dick Grant, the former Washington
High star, now captain of the Hill Mil
itary .Academy track team, is extremely
anxious to make the trip again. He
fell down" in the last meet, but is
anxious to try again for the Coast
220-yard championship. The school is
somewhat weak in track men, but if
more can be secured Hill will be one
Oregon school at the meet.
There are 10.010,304 depositors In Unite!
State savings banks, averaging 1444 each.
"New Year's Day Championships,"
Title of Annual Water Feature.
The first anntial New Year's cham
pionships of the Portland Motorboat
Club will be the official designation of
the speed boat contests scheduled for
the Willamette River on January 1,
the members of the Portland Motor
boat Club planning to make these races
a yearly feature. The races will con
sist of a free-for-all and a 20-foot
class competition.
The officials for the meet will be:
Pr. Ferdinand Dammasch, starter; H.
N. Scott, J. H. Stevenson and H. B.
Eubank, Jr., Judges; J. C. Beck. J. P.
Jaeger, Albert Molin, P. W. Lee and
George Kinfiear, timers; J. L. Scarth,
clerk. .
The frie-for-all. which will be run
over a course of approximately 26 i
miles, in five-mile laps, has three
entries, the Oregon Wolf, owned by the
Oregon Speed Boat Company; Swastika,
owned by R. F. Cox, and the Vamoose,
owned by Captain Smith, of Rainier.
Or. The entries for the 20-foot class
are: Vogler Boy, Spear II, Chehalis IL
Me Too, and possibly the swastika, xne
20-foot class race is scheduled for 15
miles.
Interest in the free-for-all affair.
whjch brings together the three fastest
boats in the West, is enhanced by the
$500 purse hung up by the owners of
the Oregon Wolf and Swastika. While
the Vamoose does not figure in the side
bet, it seems likely that Captain Smith
will wager with "Bob" Cox, the owner
of the Swastika. '
The start of the races will be from
Commodore Boost's Artisan, which will
be stationed between the Madison and
Morrison-street bridges. The free-for-all
entrants will be sent on their way
at 10:30 o'clock, on New Tear's morning,
with second event about 11:30 o'clock.
The course, approximately five miles,
will take the craft down the river to
a point Just above the flouring mills,
and back to a point Just above the
Hawthor.ne-street bridge. This will
permit of the races being seen by many
thousand spectators.
J. E. Staples has presented two hand
some silver trophy cups for first and
second places in the free-for-all race.
FRINK IS SIGNED BY GRAHAM
Chehalis Twirler Will Pitch for Sac
ramento Next Year.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Deo. 20. (Spel-
cial.) Walter Frink, Chehalis' premier
twirler in the Washington State League
last year, has accepted an offer by
Manager Graham, of Sacramento, to
play with the Senators next year. rinK
is the pitcher who gave Manager Mc
Credie, of the Portland Beavers, a scare
when the Coast League club of the
Oregon metropolis came up here last
Summer for an exhibition game witn
the Chehalis State League team. The
final score of that game was 2 to 1.
Up to the eighth inning Portland failed
to score. Frink pitched his entire
game, while tne seavers usea two
pitchers. It was only toward the close
of the game that McCredie's men were
enabled to put over a score.
Since the ball season closed Frink
has been working in a local factory,
but this week he went to work in a
logging camp near town.
MANY AFTER ZEDNICK'S JOB
Brous Beck, of Yale, Among Those
Seeking Seattle Post.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle, Dec. 20. (Special.) Five candi
dates have entered the field for Grad
uate Manager's Job at the University.
Besides Victor Zednick, the incumbent
for the past four years, Brous Beck, a
graduate of Yale and an old crew and
football man; Fritz Beltz, a law stu
dent and a senior member of the board
of control; Fred Hamilton, editor of
last year's Tyee, and Fred Angivine, a
senior law student, have signified their
willingness to take charge next year.
For the past two years there has
been a fight on Manager Victor Zed
nick, by unsuccessful aspirants, and
this year it is evident there will be
Increased competition.
In 1911 steam and electric railroads of
the United States used. 11,041,000 cross ties.
To New York
In 20 Hours
. EVERY HOUR RESTFUL
The New All-Steel Train
Broadway Limited
Leave$ Chicago 12:40 P. M. Arrives New York 9:40 A. M.
Pullman equipment exclusively.
Every facility for complete com
fort en route. The convenience
of arrival in New York in
Pennsylvania Station
ONE BLOCK FROM BROADWAY
within a few steps of the best hotels and the up- . -town
shopping and theater districts, makes this
the preferred train of women travelers as well as
business men who have early appointments.
Another new train. Panhandle Limited, leaves Chicago
12-20 P. M snd runs through to New York in 24 hours.
Other New York daily trains leave Chicago 8:15 A. M.,
10:05 A.. M-, 10:30 A. M.. 8:15 P. M., 5:t) P. M.. 9:45 P.
M. and 11:45 P. M.
Pennsylvania 8peclal. leaving Chlcaso 2:45 P. M., has been discontinued.
PENNSYLVANIA
Lines
Pennsylvania's Portland City Passenger Office, 105 Third Street,
Railway Exehanse BlilB.
or address F. N. KOLLOCK, District A sent, PORTLAND
HAPPY HOGAM PUZZLED
M'CREDIE SAID TO BE TRYIXC
TO DISCREDIT HAUKXESS. ,
Vernon Loader Say Portland Re
fused to Sell Hurler for $800 and
Now Offers Him for $-100.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20. Special.)
Coast League fans are wondering what
kind of a game Walter McCredie, man
ager of the Portland baseball team. Is
trying to play. Some time ago Hap
Hogan. leader of the Vernon band, of
fered to trade one of his good twirlers,
Harry Stewart, for Speck Harkness. of
the Beaver pitching staff. When Mc
Credie refused to. consider this prop,
osition Hogan offered a consideration
of $800 and again McCredie demurred.
Today, however, the Beaver manager
Is credited with saying that the Ver
non club can acquire the services of
Harkness for 400. As soon as Hogan
heard this he immediately telegraphed
McCredie he would buy the speckled
one.
"I believe the Portland management
is trying to discredit Harkness in the
eyes of the fans," said Hogan. "I have
lots of faith In him, however, and am
confident he will make good with us.
It seems funny to me also that Mc
Credie has let go of Harry Suter. If
I didn't have so many left-handed
pitchers on my staff now I would be
glad to sign him for Vernon."
Just recently McCredie traded an
other one of his pitchers. Elmer Koest-
ner, to Vernon for "Soldier" Carson,
who was with the Tigers last year.
Soon after the deal went through the
Portland manager Issued several state
ments, saying that Koestner never
could be of any value to any tean)
because of his fondness for shaking
dice. Hogan, however, says he Is well
satisfied with the trade and expects to
see Koestner have a good season next
year.
M'CREDIE MAY SELL HlRLEIl
Beaver Manager Says Hogan Had
Better Xot Offer $800.
" 'Hap' Hogan had better not try to
offer me $800 for 'Speck' Harkness,
commented Walter McCredie last night.
"If he did the shock wouW be more
than I could bear. That $800 talk is
Just for the public; what he did offer
me was considerably under that.
"Hogan needs pitchers pretty bad. to
I guess I had better turn Harkness
over to him. I'll talk It over with tho
Judge and decide definitely tomorrow.
Harkness has been only a fair pitcher
with me for two seasons now and I
don't think there is a general demand
for his retention."
Hogan's offer for Harkness wa's not
much over $500. "Hap" turned down
a proposition to buy "Speck" at Sacra
mento. '
- Morrell and Rows Matched.
CENTRALIA, Dec. 20. (Special!
Ed Morrell, a Chicago boxer, and Billy
Ross, a Centralia boy who was once
middleweight champion of the Pacific
Coast, yesterday signed articles to box,
15 rounds before the Centralia "M"
Club on Christmas eve. It Is believed
the bout will be the - best ever wit
nessed here.
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