Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 07, 1913, Page 12, Image 12

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McCredie Says St. Mary's
Backstop Was Sought by
White Sox and Athletics.
'"CAREER" BEGINS AT 15
Youngster Hits at .33 6, Throws Ac
curately and Is "Heady," Bay
Fans Who Have Seen Player
Considered a "Find."
Jimmy Riordan. backstop of the. St.
Mary's College team of Oakland, Cal.,
recently signed by Jimmy Richardson
for Walter McCredio's 1913 Portland
Beavers, is one of the most-sought-after
diamond youngsters in the game.
He turned down chances to play with
the Philadelphia Athletics. Chicago
White Sox, and Montreal of the Inter
national League, to play on the Coast
next season.
While McCredie has never seen the
' Californian in action, he is beginning
to list the receiver among the 1913
finds," figuring that If . Connie Mack
had Harry Krause approach Riordan
with a contract, the astute leader of
the former world's champions must
have the utmost confidence in the abil
ity of the boy to make good. "Mac
didn't overbid Mack for services of
the "greatest catching prospect in
California," Richardson signing Rior
dan for less money than Mack offered.
Riordan started playing "regular
ball at the age of 15 years with the
Sacred Heart College team of young
sters, which defeated all comers in
1909. He captained the aggregation,
victories including games against
major leaguers and independent teams
about San Francisco. In 1910 and 1911
he managed and captained the San
Mateo team, and last year caught for
Hanford in the San Joaquin Valley
League. He has remarkable success,
hitting .356 against such pitchers as
Jim Wiggs.
"The Beaver recruit Is regarded as
the headiest youngster around here,"
writes Richardson. "Ho takes a nice
swing at the ball and throws accurate
ly. He has never yet been compelled to
exert himself to get base stealers. He
Is 21 years old, weighs 175 pounds, and
is five feet ten Inches tall.
"Al Baum, president of the Coast
League. Is a big booster for Riordan,"
concludes Jimmy.
"I don't usually think much of these
youngsters who have not had tryouts
-In league ball, but I can't help but
think that Riordan and Heilman are
two boys who wll upset precedent and
stick with the Beavers from start to
finish," says Walter McCredie.
"If I can develop two good men from
the list. Including Cuningham, Heilman.
Riordan. Courtney and Hynes, I shall be
satisfied. This will make Portland a
'pennant - winning probability right off
the reel."
Bart Burke, manager of the Fraser
team of the San Francisco City League,
Is another of the many boosters of both
Heilman and Riordan. He writes to
Nick Williams:
"Harry Heilman is the class of the
league by long odds. He is a rangy
fellow, with a great arm, and hits any
kind of pitching. He is a good base
runner and has a hook slide that gets
him by the ball almost every time.
"Jlmmv Riordan, of St. Mary's, I re
gard as "the best catcher around here.
He Is smart behind the plate, hits fine
and throws well. .Besides, he can fill
in on outfield or infield."
The baseball temper of Portland fans
probably will be tried out Sunday, a
number of players, including Max
meyer, Kallio, Hawarth, and North
western League recruits of 1913, plan
ning to play an exhibition game. Plans
for the affair have not been completed,
the men awaiting the predictions of the
weather man.
W. W. McCredie and Walter McCredie
started in their annual contract labors
yesterday, practically every Beaver
article of agreement for 1913 being sent
playerwards. The Colt contracts will
he mailed in a day or two, Nick
Williams meeting with President Mc
Credie to discuss salaries, etc.
"We won't have much trouble with
the players this season." optimistically
predicts "Judge" McCredie. "One good
thing about the failure to win a pen
nant is that the men do not demand
everything In the world from the
owner. Had we won the flag in 1912
1 suppose every man would have been
after an Increase In salary."
But Walter McCredie is more pessi
mistic. "Did you ever hear of any one
signing up a bunch of ballplayers with
out trouhle of some kind?" he asks.
.
Irving Hlgginbotham, the Beaver
hurler. is anxious to sign a contract.
Likewise he Is anxious to get back to
Portland. He writes from Los Angeles
that he failed to collect from the Win
ter League peoplo.
"If we have a team 23 per cent
stronger than the one last year, Port
land will win the 1913 Pacific Coast
League pennant, or at least figure one-two-three
In the race," says Manager
"Mac."
"Had Bill Lindsay been in proper
shape all last season we would have
been In the running: so you see It's not
such a long jump from a losing to a
winning club. If Hagerman. James
and West pitch up to 1912 standards for
men In 1913, and the rest of the team
is no better than last year. Portland
will surely be in the race."
The usual blue and white suits will
be used by the Beavers next year. The
road suits will be of blue, with white
trimmings, with the home uniforms
of white with blue trimmings.
"Uniforms and their trimmings don't
cut much figure with me." comes from
baseball headquarters. "It's the fellow
inside the suit who counts."
IRISH-AMERICAN'S WIN" GAME
Good Records Made at National In
door Track Championships.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. The National
Junior indoor championships of the
Amateur Atbletto Union of the lotted
States were decided Saturday night, at
the Twenty-second Regiment Armory.
The Irish-American Athletic Club
Fcored 22 points and the New York
Athletic Club was second with 20
points.
The 12-pound shot-put was won by
L. A. Whitney, of Dartmouth, who fin
ished third to McDonald and Rose in
the Olympic games at Stockholm. His
distance was 61 feet nine and one-half
inches.
Homer Baker, N. Y. A. C won the
1000-yard run in 2:18 2-5, and the two
mile championship was taken easily by
M. A. Devanney. the Irish-American
athlete, in 9:43 3-5.
Harry Barwlse, Boston A. A., cleared
six feet in the running high jump and
won. H. A. Lowell. Irish-American,
won the 60-yard high hurdles in 8 3-5
seconds.
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SWIMMER ILL ACT
Portland Girl Expert Will-Enter
Vaudeville.
"FIRE DIVE" SPECTACULAR
Vivian Marshall, Champion Woman
Swimmer and Diver of Oregon,
Will Open Nine-Weeks' En
gagement at Spokane.
Miss Vivian Marshall, champion wo
man swimmer and diver of Oregon and
well-known member of Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club, is to portray
the aquatic art on the vaudeville stage.
Miss Marshall will open a nine week's
engagement on the Pantages circuit at
Spokane in the near future.
Her spectacular "Are dive, as In
terpreted in the Multnomah Club tank
at the Pacific Northwest Association
indoor swimming championships, was
the direct cause of the coming vaude
ville appearance. Manager Johnson, of
the Portland Pantages house, witnessed
the exhibition of diving and swimming
and was so struck by its spectacular
feature that he wrote to Alexander
Pantages, head of the house, regarding
the Portland girl. A request reached
Miss Marshall to appear in Seattle for
a tryout, and Mr. Pantages offered her
a contract after witnessing her aquatic
feats in the 8eattle Athletic Club tank.
Swimming Is Taught.
Miss Marshall, who Is the daughter of
R. A. Marshal, a cement contractor of
658 Multnomah street, has been a swim
mer and diver for more than 15 years.
starting in at the age of 7. lmder the
tutelase of Arthur Cavill, instructor
at Multnomah Club, Miss Marshall
rapidly developed Into one of the best
women swimmers and divers In the
country. Last Summer she taught
swimming at Oearhart. appearing with
Mr. Cavill In a number or exMDitions
In the beach tank.
Cavill is intensely proud of his
pupil and predicts that she will become
the world a loremost iancynving ex
ponent within a year. "Miss Marshall
ranks with the best of them today,"
declares Cavill, "and after she has had
a. little more experience In these public
exhibitions will be rated the best of
them all."
The "fire dive." which is the feature
of M".ss Marshall's aquatic work, is
said to be the only indoor act of the
kind used by a woman performer. Wood
alcohol, instead of the gasoline of the
open-air performance, is used by the
Portland glrL
Mather to Accompany Daughter.
The nine week's contract on the Pan
tages circuit will take Miss Marshall
up and down the Pacific Coast. The
engagement may be increased to 16
weeks on the Coast, with a prospective
Eastern appearance. Mrs. R. A.
Marshall, the mother of the talented
young diver, will travel with her
daughter.
Miss Marshall studied voice culture
for two years in Europe and was offered
a musical comedy contract with the
Pink Lady company, but her parents
objected.
The swimming and diving exhibi
tions will be in a tank 8x16 feet. The
tank already has been sent to Spokane
In readiness for Miss Marshall's debut.
Friends of Miss Marshall are plan
ning to give her a royal reception wben
she appears in Portalnd in her aquatic
act. Several hundred seats will le
reserved for the opening night.
SENATORS WILL- BE. STRONGER
"Deacon" Van Buren Predicts Wol
verton Will HaTe Fast Team.
"Deacon" Van Buren. veteran Coast
League outfielder, ex-Portland player,
one of Sacramento's 1912 managers and
Oregon landowner, is a Portland vis
itor. "Van" is here looking after prop
erty interests and visiting friends.
"I didn't have such a bad season in
1918 for an old-timer like me, and ex
pect to come back even stronger this
year," laughed "Van" in chatting with
friends yesterday.
"What do I think of the season to
come? Well, every team is strengthen
ing n hut that fa thn talk one hears
every season, and It's hard to dope out
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ENTEE VAUDEVILLE, AND HEE
sure, and that is that Sacramento will
have a better team in 1913 than in 1912.
"Harry Wolverton is after men to
bolster up the tailenders, and Atkins
has given him a free rein in the hand
ling of players and the expenditure of
money. In addition to the Influence
Wolverton will have on the players his
ability to gather a number of good men
Is sure to put Sacramento in the run
ning." Van Buren Is one of the veteran
players who need not fear the final
baseball release, as he has husbanded
his savings and owns many pieces of
real estate, several of which are in
Oregon.
ZEDNICK RETIRES FROM RACE
Washington to Have New Graduate
Manager of Athletics.
Victor Zednick, for four years Uni
versity of Washington graduate mana
ger of athletics, las announced
that he will not be a candidate for re
election. A political combination has
made his election practically impossible
and the man who has figured promi
nently in the strategies of Northwest
college sports for four years will be
supplanted. .
The election of graduate manager
was postponed recently and the politi
cal activity ensuing put Zednick out of
the race.
Zednick was elected graduate coach
In 1909 and held the position with suc
cess during that and the remaining
seasons.
The Seattle man was held In much re
spect by the college officials of the
Northwest, as he managed to obtain
the best possible financial terms for
his schooL
SPOKANE GETS NEW HURLER
Donald Flnley, or Snohomish, Will
Try for Place.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 6. (Special.)
Another southpaw hurler was added
to the Spokane staff today through the
efforts of "Dutcli" Altman. the third
sacker of the' 1912 lineup. Altman d.s
covered the pitcher and secured his
name to a Spokane contract.
Donald Flnley is the name to which
the pitcher answers and he is a giant
in size. According to "Dutch," Flnley
tips the scales at 180 pounds and stands
6 feet 1 inch In his stockings. Finley
and Altman have been tossing a ball
around at Snohomish, where Altman
earns his pie and cake during the Win
ter months working in the shingle
mills, and the big fellow shows all the
marks of a real hurler.
FARRELIj OFF TO SEE CHANCE
New York Highlanders' Head Says
ex-Cub to Have Full Charge.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Frank FarrelL
president of the New Tork American
League team, left here today for Chi
cago to obtain Frank Chance's signa
ture to a contract to manage the New
York team next season.
Mr. Farrell said he would try to bring
Chance back to New York with him.
as he did not want to send contracts
to New York players without Chance's
assent to their salaries.
Mr. Farrell said Chance would be
given full authority In all matters con
cerning the club, even in signing and
releasing players and determining their
salaries.
Brooklyn to Train in Georgia.
NEW YORK. Jan. 6. President Eb
betts, of the Brooklyn National League
Club, announced yesterday that the team
would train at Augusta, Ga , where the
players are expected to report March
10.
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS.
Hanriee MrLouxhlia.
Maurice E. McLouchtin, who, after
four years ot strenuous campaigning,
heads the ranking list of lawn tennlt
players of the United States for the
season of 1912, was born In Carson
City. Nev., January 7, 1890. He won
the all-comers' tournament at New
port In 1911, but was defeated In the
challenge match by W. A. learned.
When he arrived In Newport last
Summer McLoughlin bad a big strins
'of victories to his credit, having won
the Pacific States singles and dou
bles, the latter with Thomas C
Bandy, both titles In the New York
State tournament, and the. singles
tourney at Long-wood, Mass. At
Newport he defeated Wallace F.
Johnson, of Philadelphia, for the
National chempionshlp in singles, and
with Busdy he defeated Little and
Tonchard for the National doubles
title.
SESSION IS DELAYED
National Baseball Commission
to Convene Today.
MINOR CHIEFS RECEIVED
Resolution Will Be Adopted, It Is
Announced, Declaring Opposition
to Indtvidnal Salary Limit
of Minor League.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 6. The illness to
day of Ban B. Johnson, member of the
National baseball commission, from the
American League, postponed that body's
ninth annual meeting uutil tomorrow,
when the election of chairman and sec
retary, the reading of annual reports
and the reception of a committee from
the National Association ot. Minor
Leagues will take place.
August Herrman, chairman, and T.
L. Lynch, president, of the National
League, conferred today with a num
ber of minor league representatives on
the subject of uniform contracts. The
commission In a resolution also will
declare opposition to the Individual sal
ary limit of a minor league.
The commission handed down two
findings tonight. In one the Phila
delphia National League team Is or-
dered to pay the Buffalo team $600 for
Player Baxter, whom they recalled
from Buffalo under the optional agree
ment clause, and sold to Wilmington,
Del.
In the other finding, the claim of
Player Kenworthy, released by Denver
to Washington and then released back
by Washington to Denver, was disal
lowed. Kenworthy claimed his salary
should have been Increased 25 per cent
over his contract with Denver when ne
went to Washington, but the commis
sion declared otherwise. He was al
lowed, however, his train fare frem Des
Moines to Denver, which the Denver
club was ordered to pay.
M'CREDIES EXPECT TO FIGHT
Long Battle In Street Opening Suit
Is Present Prospect.
It Is a chilly breeze that hasn't some
hot air concealed. While the "dilly
dally" intricacies of court procedure
are daily being made the target ror
severe excoriations by numerous higher-ups,
it is of Interest to note that
this very sluggishness of the legal arm
of the Government may "blow" Port
land baseball -fans some . good this
Spring.
The McCredles, owners of the two
Portland ball teams, are being sued
by a property-owner for obstructing a
street with tltelr ball orchard. But
the fans need pass no sleepless nights
through worry over a 1S13 ball park.
Baseball will be played at Recreation
Park in 1913. no matter which way
the suit goes. Even though the Mc
Credles do lose the present suit and
they don't seem to think there is a
chance the various technicalities and
by-ways of legal procedure will enable
them to postpone action at least until
1914.
"We will fight the opening of a
street through Recreation Park to the
Supreme Court if necessary," declared
W. W. McCredie, himself a former dis
trict court Judge, yesterday. "But I
don't think the plaintiff, Mr. Lombard,
will ever get his case that far. There
Is no demand for a street through the
ball park. The street has never been
opened, so I don't see how he can prove
his contention that we are obstructing
a street.
If the City Council should order the
street through, that would be differ
ent. We would then have to move at
once. But the property-owners, with
the exception of Mr. Lombard, realize
that the park enhances their property
valuation and do not want the street
shoved through. We felt out the senti
ment before we erected the park at a
big expense last year.
"If Mr. Lombard was sincere in his
stand, why didn't he make his com
plaint before we had thousands of dol
lars tied up? We could have threshed
the matter out then without Jeopardiz
ing our Interests.
"At any rate, you can say that base
ball will be played at Twenty-fourth
and Vaughn during the season of 1913,
and, perhaps, for many years after
thaU'
The McCredles own another site in
South Portland, along the river bank,
but it would take several months to
level the ground and erect grandstand
and bleachers to accommodate the Pa
cific Coast and Northwestern League
crowds. Consequently fandom is in
tensely interested in the fight recently
launched against the old park site.
TWO TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
Derbyshire and Knowlton to Repre
sent Mnltnomah.
Derbyshire and Knowlton, the "fight
ing firemen" of Multnomah Club, prob
ably will represent the winged "M" at
the Olympic City programme on Janu
ary 28. Derbyshire, middleweight, has
consented to make the trip to San
Francisco, while Knowlton, the North
west champion lightweight, hopes to
get away for the big meet
Edgar Frank, chairman of Multno
mah Club's Indoor athletic committee,
plans to keep Miebus for the March
programme with the Olympic Club men
In Portland, when McAllister, the mid
dleweight king of the Coast, will be
here. ,
Boxers and wrestlers are working out
nightly at the club in preparation for
the January 17 programme with Seattle
Athletic Club. Frank hopes to take
three of the four interclub members so
that the season will be evened up on
wins and losses. Multnomah took three
In four bouts from Spokane, but lost
four In a row to Vancouver. Three from
Seattle will make six defeats and as
many victories.
Wrestlers on Edge for Bont.
Eddie O'Connell and Peter Buzukos,
who meet in a finish wrestling bout at
Oregon Hall, Thursday night, are on
edge for their grappling struggle.
O'Connell Is well under 150 pounds,
while Busukos weighs around Ho
pounds. The ticket sale is good, ac
cording to the promoters. The paste
boards are on sale at Schiller's and
Slchel's cigar stores. Sixth and Wash
ington streets. '
Wilsonville Beats Beaverton.
WTLSONVTLLB, Or., Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Wilsonville Athletic Club
basketball team defeated the Beaver
ton team by the score of 60 to 14. The
game was free from roughness and the
visitors were outclassed at all times.
Murry. the Wilsonville left forward,
scored 24 points.
Canadian Polo Team Wins.
SAN DIEGO. CaL, Jan. 5. In a polo
game marked "by brilliant play at Cor
onado today, the Canadians defeated
the Pasadena team by a score of 9 to
3 3-4.
Red Sox' Pinch Hitter Signed.
BOSTON, Jan. S. The only "hold
out" among the world's champion Red
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HOG AN ASKS RECONSIDERATION
Another Vote on Vernon lYanchise
Is Happy's Plea.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6. (Special.)
Refusal of the Coast League directors
to reconsider their votes, by which they
wiped Vernon from the Coast League
map, has not discouraged Jack Doyle,
Eddie Mater and Hap Hogan. They re
fused to accept the verdict and are
going to make another campaign to
influence the directors to reverse them
selves and permit the Tigers to play
at least another season in the. little
neighboring city. Considerable hope is
entertained by the trio that sufficient
pressure can be brought to bear upon
the directors to get them to give Ver
non another chance.
Today letters will be sent to each of
the northern directors, appealing to
them to take another vote and give
Vernon another trial. These letters
will be personal appeals from several
sources to each of the directors who
voted to revoke the Vernon franchise
last October, and arguments and prom
ises of various things calculated to
make Vernon a more attractive an
less-offensive location for the club will
be presented. It is believed that when
the directors consider these appeals
they will grant the request at least for
another year of baseball at Vernon.
SPORTING SPARKS:
EASTERN papers are quoting Fielder
Jones as saying that had Frank
Chance been less susceptible to injuries
he would not now be one of the com
manding figures in baseball. When
the American League people made their
raid on the Nationals they were afraid
to take a chance with a man like the
"Peerless Leader," who might be sent
to the hospital with injuries any day.
Fred A. Purner, writing in the San
Francisco Chronicl6, says that Hogan's
baseball team probably will retain the
name Vernon despite the switch to
Venice or some other Los Angeles
suburb. Another scheme is to play all
games in Los Angeles, making it six
diamond bouts a week.
The wife of Luther McCarty. reported
deserted and forced to- peel potatoes at
a Fargo, N. D., hotel, to make a living
for herself and baby, says that she is
willing to return to the white heavy
weight champ. She had Luther arrested
a year ago for failure to provide for
her. since then he has sent her money
and all is at peace once more in the
McCarty family.
Manager Honus Mitie, of the cham
pionship Oaks, will arrive in Oakland
on January 15 and immediately there
after will make a tour of Inspection of
prospective trairing camp sites. He ex
pects to have the smallest training
camp squad in the league.
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Joe Rivers will make his New Tork
debut on January 14, tackling Leach
Cross, the fighting dentist. Cross is the
best lightweight around New Tork.
Now that there is danger of financial
reverses in the citrus belt Frank
Chance" and Frank Farrell should ex
perience no difficulty In coming to
terms.
Joe Cohn submitted a brown-white
color scheme to President Jones for the
191S Indian home uniforms. The goods
Is so light that the brown is hardly
distinguishable.
With Harlem Tommy Murphy not
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available Jimmy Coffroth, the San
Francisco fight promoter, may try to
get the Los Angeles people to use uua
Anderson, the Vancouver boy, in a
January 28 bout. Coffroth Jikes An
derson.
"It is refreshing to meet a fighter
who doesn't haggle over the money he
is to receive, but has friends who want
a chance for him and are willing to bet.
I am going to try to get Anderson on
either in Oakland or Los Angeles."
M'CARTT REFUSES TO FIGHT
Willard Told to Go and Make Repu
tation for Himself.
CHICAGO, Jan. . Billy McCarney,
manager of Luther McCarty, new king
of the white heavyweights, said in ef
fect today In a telegram to a Chicago
newspaper, that Jess Willard. Chicago
fighter, must make a reputation before
he would be given a fight by the ruler
of the big division.
"Willard refused today the offer of
a local syndicate to manage him. He
announced he would stand by his
friend. Charley Cutler, a wrestler who
discovered Willard. The fighter said
Cutler managed him for several months
before he secured engagements.
BRESNAHAN TO BE CUB PLAYER
Murphy Declares His Team Will Be
15 Per Cent Stronger.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. That Roger Bres
nahan would wear a Chicago National
baseball uniform next season was an
neunced tonight by Charles W. Murphy,
president of the club. Murphy declared
Bresnahan would add 15 per cent to
the strength of the team.
"He is a great acquisition," said
Murphy. "I won't say what salary
Bresnahan is going to gQt, but 1 had
to outbid Dreyfuss of Pittsburg for
him."
Lehara High CI, Chehalls 22.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Jan. 6. (Spe
cial.) Lebam High defeated Chehalls
High at basket ball by a score of 24
to 22.
Amateur Sports.
The first basketball game of the City
Basketball League will take place to
night, when the All Star quintet meets
the McLoughlin five on their own floor,
while the Weonas will face the Lents
team on the Lents floor.
Athletes trying out for the Lincoln
cross-country team were out for a long
practice yesterday afternoon, and are
raptdly developing Into a good team.
Coach Borleske has charge of the boys.
The banks of the city will not have
a basketball league this year. There is
not enough interest shown to warrant
the organization of such a league. It Is
declared. Last year the Hibernian
Bank won the basketball champion
ship. Seven banks were entered in
the league.
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After playing the Y. M. C. A. Brown
ies Wednesday night the Lincoln High
basketball team will play the Washou
gal five at WashougaL
More than 20 students of the Wash
ington High School, who are trying to
represent their school on the soccer
football team in the interscholastic
league, have been practicing regularly
for nearly three weeks. The boys prac
tice every afternoon, and are without
the aid of a coach. A number of boys
who played on the Washington foot
ball team are trying for positions on
the soccer team. Bovette, Ball, Oliver
and Murphy are some of the boys who
played on the Washington football
team who are trying to make the soccer
team. Bovette has been elected captain
of the team, and turned out yesterday
for the first time.
Coach Fenstermacher, of the Wash-
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BOTH PHONES
World's Championship
Wrestling Match
THURSDAY. JAN. 0, 8i00 P. M.
Peter Buzukos
Lightweight Champion of the
World,
VS.
Eddie O'Connell
Multnomah A. A. Club Instructor,
Welterweight Champion of
the World.
TWO FAST PRELIMINARIES.
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86 SIXTH
ARDWARE
BARGAINS
Special prices all this month. Hero
are a few:
$1.23 Pocket Knives for 80f
30c six-foot Rules for 20
$1.00 10-inch Pipe Wrench, 80?
40c Combination Pliers for. .25C
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lngton basketball five, has cut down
his squad of 50 boys who turned out
In an effort to get positions on the
team to 20. He had the boys out for
a long practice yesterday and expects
to select his regulars In a week.
WHEN THE SKEER SKEES
Skees, angora sweaters and caps, snow
packs, etc. for Mount Hood trip.
Archer &, Wiggins, Sixth and Oak.
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