THE aiORXING OREGOyiAN. TTTrRSPAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1913.
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MEEK FOR COLTS
DEMOLITION OF OLD BISHOP SCOTT ACADEMY UNDER WAY.
A Proposition
to Men
N TRADE FOR TWO
:
Victoria Slugger, League Lead
er, Holds Up Deal Only
by Salary.
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I T
GREAT HITTER IS PEEVED
Because Watte let Grabbed Lynch as
.Manager, Harry Loses Out and
Decides He May Try Other
Fields to Conquer.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
Big Harry Meek, the human batter
ing ram, who belted .346 for Victoria
in 1913 and led the Northwestern
League sluggers. Is slated to land aplop
In a Portland uniform on the reverse
end of one of the most important
trades of the Winter season.
Nick Williams has offered Victoria
Southpaw Steiger and Catcher Burch.
or Southpaw Girot and Burch, for the
famous slugger, and, as soon as Meek
spreads a little "meekness" over his
exalted salary demands, the deal un
doubtedly will be consummated.
The big Southern Leaguer had ex
pected to be named manager of the
Victoria Bees this season, as he vir
tually ran the club after Nordyke's re
tirement last Summer, but suddenly up
bobbed Mike Lynch s shaggy mane
from the Tacoma manger and Watte
let hooked onto him In a jiffy.
Now Meek is peeved and thus the
prospective dicker.
Manager Williams can well afford
to put through the trade. Girot and
Steiger are both fair twirlers, but the
Colts need a heavy artillerist a great
deal more than southpaws with win
ning percentages hovering about the
.500 mark. As for Burch, he says he
doesn't want to report back to Port
land and Williams wouldn't take him If
he did. Meek stole seven bases in 152
games .last year and Burch two bases
In 43. Burch hit a meager .235.
To offeset the probable transfer of
one of his hurlsmlths to Victoria, Man
ager Williams added another f linger
to his roster yesterday. The recruit
is Stevens, a right-hander, who hails
from Superior In the Nebraska State
league. Stevens won IS and lost six
for Superior In 1911, leading the league,
but Injured his arm last Summer.
He was recommendeil to Manager
Williams by Ward McDowell. ex-Colt,
now with the Naps. McDowell played
with Stevens in 1911. McDowell boost
ed Stevens strongly last season and
went home armed with instructions to
pry him westward if possible during
the Winter.
Reversing the English on that fa
vorite quotation, "It's an 111 wind" and
all that. Manager McCredie, of the
Portland Coast Leaguers, has run afoul
of the draft that wafted in four pros
pective recruits from the majors a
week ago. McCredie desires to ship a
young Inf ielder, Courtney by name, to
the Waterbury club of the Connecticut
State League, but has discovered that
the same rule which prohibited the
majors from transplating their drafted
recruits back to their original leagues
holds him in check on the Courtney
conniving.
The youngster was drafted by Port
land last Fall from Brantford, of the
Canada League, class C, and before
Waterbury can claim title, waivers will
have to be secured, not only from the
other five Coast League magnates, but
from 16 class A managers and a score
of class B league clubs.
Harry Krause pitched for a San
Kranclsco City League club the other
day and his juvenile opponents tore off
;i fusillade of hits, reminding one of
Mexico City shrapneL Thirteen blngles
were registered.
To save argument about remaining
on the Coast Krause should send a few
dippings to Toledo.
MODERN APARTM ENT-HOCSE TO RISE ON SITE OF HISTORIC SCHOOL.
With the wrecking of the old Bishop Scott Academy building at Nineteenth and Couch streets, another
modern apartment-house similar to the Beile Court apartment at Davis and Trinity streets, will be built
Immediately. This will cost about S80.000. The Metropolitan Investment & Improvement Company, which
Is financing the project, plans to build two additional units later. The company owns the Belle Court
apartment, which was completed last year.
MUSIC AND BOXING TONIGHT
Kale of Tickets for Columbus Club
Smoker Is Heavy.
Kagtlme music between seven box
ing contests will be heard at the
monthly smoker of the Columbus Ath
letic Club tonight. The sale of tickets
for the entertainment has been un
usually heavy.
"Scotty McDonald boxing Instructor
of the Columbus Club, has arranged for
a return match between Al McNeil,
bantam champion of the Northwest, and
1'orbes. . "M'i
Bovctte, of Columbus, in the 135
(lass, known as the "champion high
M-hooI boxer." will be seen pitted
acainst Schmeer. of the Multnomah
Club, In a return match.
Following Is a list of the bouts:
1 -US-pound class, Bovette (Columbus) vs.
Shmeer (Multnomah).
1 15-pound class, McNeil (Columbus) vs.
Forbes i unattsched).
120-pound class. Powers (Multnomah) vs.
Turecke (Columbus).
135-pound class, ilruman (Columbus) vs.
chenard (St. James Athletic Club, of Van
couver). 133-pound class, Iforery (Brooklyn) vs.
Allen (unattached).
125-pound class. Davis (Columbus) vs.
Edwards ( unattached).
135-pound class, Owens (Columbus) vs.
Drtscoll ( McLousbllo .
The officials are: Jack Hosier,
referee; Larktn. Schell and Mike But
lor, judges, and George Parker, timekeeper.
Telegraphic Sport Briefs
NEW YORK Kitty athletes, despite
a near zero temperature, com
neted in a 25-mile marathon race.
Andrew Sockalexls. th Indian who
finished fourth in the marathon at
Stockholm, collapsed within a mile of
Ihe finish. William Russett, unat
tached, won the race. Ills time was
2 hours, 46 minutes.
Washington The results of the
fourth match in the National shooting
competition for' military schools show.
In the eastern division, Bordentown, -.
J., and Saint Johns, of Manlius. N. Y.,
tied for first place. In the Western di
vision, Wentworth, of Lexington, Mo.,
and Saint Johns, of Pelafield. Wis., are
tied for first place.
Tuxedo Park, N.T. Harold F. Mc
cormick, of Chicago won the National
championship at racquets, defeating
Earnest Greenshlelds, Jr.. of Montreal,
three games to one.
New York Hannes Kolehmainen, of
Finland, the Olympic distance champ
Ion, clipped 11 1-5 seconds off the
American amateur record for three
miles Indoors, winning in 14:18 1-5.
Chicago A meeting of the schedule
committee of the Western Baseball
League has been called for February
14 at Lincoln. Neb.
Chicago Mayor Harrison expressed
his disapproval of the boxing bill now
before the Legislature. He believes
that each mnniclpality should have au
thority to regulate and control Its own
boxing entertainments. He favors six
round bouts instead of 10.
Tamaqua. Pa. Battling Nelson dis
played much of his old time aggres
siveness when he knocked out Harry
Dillon, of New York, in the last round
of a scheduled 10 round bout here
Tuesday night. Nelson floored his op
ponent four times for the count of
nine.
New York The Lakewood Polo Club.
Lakewood, N. J., will be the scene of
preliminary practice of the American
defending team through April.
Civ- ,Iiocq eTnprtB who will
play In the tournament which begins
next Saturday, arrived. rue vibiiins
party is composed of Jose R. Capa
blanca, the Cuban champion; J. F.
Marshall. the American champion:
David jRnowskl, of Paris: Oscar Chajes,
of Chicago, and Charles Jaffe and A.
Kupchick, of New York.
New York A new American indoor
record was made by O. F. Hedlund, of
Boston, In Madison Square Garden.
Hedlund's time in the one-mile handi
cap was 4:18 4-5.
New York Prfhceton defeated Yale
at hockey, 8 to 2. Yale played a
splendid game in the first period, at
the end of which the blue ieo. i to u.
Princeton had everything Its own way
in the second period, however.
nv, I - n.in. Phorlao IX' Ul-r-
L ... Phlnsirn VnHnrnl T.Anfrii
club, announced he would forward a
contract ti urval uveraii in a lew
days. Murphy said he and Overall
never had had any differences.
New Y'ork Ned Carpenter, of Wis
consin, an aspirant for the heavy
weight championship, was knocked out
In the first round tonight by Jim Cof
fey, the "Dublin giant."
Cottage Grove Girls Win.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) The girls' basketball team of
this city defeated the Oakland team at
the latter place recently by a score of
9 to 4.
COLDS CACSE HEADACHE AND GRIT.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine removes IB.
n.1 I. Mh nna -HnOMn OTIININE."
Look for signature of E. W GROVB 23c
THOMAS S. LIPPY
SUED FOR $50,000
Brother-in-Law Charges Af
fections of Wife and Chil
dren Alienated.
LAVISHED RICHES BLAMED
Northrup, his attorney, Rose says that
while livinc with Lucy E. Kose ana
their children on the modest Income
he had, Llppy, by a lavish display of
his wealth and gifts and promises or
better surroundings and general bet
terment in the station of life for all.
finally, after ten years, estranged and
permanently separated him and his
wife, for which he asks $25,000 dam
ages. In a second action for an additional
$?5,000 damages Rose alleges Llppy has
frequently declared that there is no ex
cuse for a man to be poor, and that
by promises of higher education and
other benefits only to be derived from
the possession of wealth, together with
lavish gifts, weaned away the affec
tions of his children.
Foreman of Seattle Street Lighting
Department Says Millionaire Rel
ative Cheapened Him in
Eyes of Own Family.
spattt.E. wash.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
Thomas S. Llppy, millionaire capital
ist, large realty owner in eame anu
prominent church worker, is the de
fendant in a suit brought In the Su
perior Court by his brother-in-law,
Bert D. Rose, foreman of street lights
In the city lighting department, ior
rnfinn .to n-rn c-oc Rose H.llmS that
Llppy alienated the affections of his
wife and four cnuaren.
, . ,. -rnBA I, ViA ui-ster of l.lnnv and
obtained a divorce June 17 last on the
ground of Incompatibility. ine couri
directed Rose to pay ncr )w
alimony.
Rose asserts that L.ippy s mvisu ex
penditure of money upon Mrs. Rose and
..1, i-n,, .honnnerl Rose in their
eyes and was directly responsible for
the estrangement ana unauy mo
cree of divorce. They were married
December 16. 188S.
In the complaint filed by Bert A.
W. W. M'CREDIE WRITES
OF BASEBALL HISTORY
Struggle to Establish National Sport on Coast Crowned With Success
Only After Weathering Fights, Intrigue and Financial Reverses.
BY W. W. WCKEDIB,
President Portlsnd Pacific Coast and North
western League Bapeball Clubs.
ARTICLE 1.
Events leading up to Organization of
Present Baseball Conditions West
of Rockies.
THE Pacific Coast has been growing
so fast that doubtless but few
baseball fans are familiar with the
terrible strugglo for existence waged
by our National pastime up to within
a very few years. For that reason I
think any series on the various phases
of basehall in Portland and on the
Coast should be preceded by a brief re
capitulation of the events that have
gone before.
While myself and nephew. Walter HT
McCredie. have been In baseball In
Portland only slnco 1905, I have been a
great enthusiast here for 23 years, or
since 1890, when I emigrated West
from Iowa. In that stretch of time
baseball has undergone many changes;
half a dozen local teams have gone
bump; 1 have seen three or four differ
ent leagues flicker and fluctuate; an
earthquake all but wiped us out In
1306 and then, after weathering that
cataclysm, intrigue nearly undermined
us a few months later.
Monej'-Maklnc Clnbs Few.
Gaaing at those years In retrospect,
1 can only say that the baseball own
ers are surely entitled to the mythical
fortunes they are said to harvest each
year. Yet, in my 23 years in this sec
tion, I know of only three teams that
made any money. Jack Marshall, Max
Fleischner and that bunch had a good
year in 1902. the season before the war
between the Coast and Northwestern
leagues, and we banked profits with
our Coast League pennant winners in
1910 and 1911. However, in 1911 we
lost J6000 on the Northwestern club,
so our net profits were sliced rather
badly.
It really amuses me to read these
exaggerated reports of the profits of
baseball. Only a few weeks lgo a
San Francisco newspaper quoted Ed
Walter as saying that the Oaks had
made $75,000 last year. Then, when
the Kwing-Walter controversy cropped
up, the stockholders discovered that
there wasn't enough In the treasury to
pay the first Installment on the new
ball park.
But. to return to the pioneer days of
baseball In Portland, as I recall them.
In 1890 Portland's population was 46,
000. A year or two later a small
league, consisting of Portland. Spo
kane. Seattle and Tacoma, was started.
The grounds were at the "Oaks," a
block or two north of the east end of
the Morrison-street bridge. For the
next few years baseball had a preca
rious existence. Games were played In
termittently on the hills west of the
city, then on Buckman's field on the
East Side and one year on Multnomah
Field.
Pacific Nortkwe.teni' Founded.
Finally, In 1901. after a lapse of two
or three years, during which spell no
baseball of any consequence flourished
In Portland, W. H. Lucas came to the
Northwest from Wisconsin and, with
D E Dugdale. then a streetcar con
ductor in Seattle, the Pacific North
western League was organized.
Jack Grimm was named manager in
Portland and the present park was
mapped out. the ground cleared and the
old stands erected, all within a space of
30 days. First base in those stren
uous times was lower than the rest o,
the infield and the visiting lnflelders
often wondered why their throws
sailed high over the initial sackcr s
In 1902 the Portland team made-
moner and a deal was nxed tnat pau
for a consolidation of the Northwestern
League with the California State
League. The plan was to have three
clubs. Los Angeles. Oakland and San
Francisco, in the south, and three,
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, in the
North. Dugdale, of Seattle, finally re
fused to enter, deciding to stick by Lu
cas, and thus was begun the disastrous
war which reigned the one year, 1903.
The Coast, with Cal Ewlng, Henry
Harris and Jack Marshall as nrlnte
raovers7placed clubs In the blx cities,
Including Seattle, whereupon, as a re
taliatory measure, the Northwestern
shoved teams into Tacoma and Port
land and also into San Francisco and
Los Angeles, giving Lucas an eight
club league. Dugdale fought the
scheme of Invading California and did
not send his team south at all.
Circuit Goes "Bump."
In Portland the Coast Leaguers, who
were the originals, naturally had the
patronage and the Northwestern in
vaders, ensconced in a park on the iast
Side off Madison street, soon found
themselves on the financial rocks. The
Portland Lucas franchise was trans
ferred in mid-season to Salt Lake and
the Northwestern circuit went bump
that Fall.
Incidentally it might be mentioned
that the fight cost the Portland Coast
Leaguers something like $22,000, al
though with the good will of the pub
lic behind them. Seattle was the one
city in the fight that supported the
Northwestern in preference to the
Coast, but, after that one year of war
fare, Dugdale was glad to sell out for
$4000, ytus leaving the field clear for
the new-born Pacific Coast League.
The Northwestern, a sadly shattered
organisation, gathered its remnants to
gether in the Spring of 1904 and formed
a four-city league, with teams in Spo
kane. Belllngham, Everett and Van
couver. I have thus traced the history of the
births of the two leagues, the North
western and Pacific Coast, and will
leave for another article a review of
the situation after we bought the local
team in 1905. Ben Ely had secured
control of the Portland club In 1904.
but, despite the fact that the Coast
League had Los Angeles. San Fran
cisco, Oakland. Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle, with no opposition of any kind,
Ely found himself In debt $8000 or
$9000 that Fall. It was with this In
debtedness staring us In the face that
Walter McCredie and myself Invested
our money prior to the campaign of
1905.
"POLLINATION IS TOPIC
Professor Krans Speaks to Orenco
Horticultural Study Club.
ORENCO, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Professor E. J. Kraus, of the Oregon
Agricultural College, addressed the
Orenco Horticultural Study Club on
"Pollination" recently. While his views
were much more conservative on this
subject than those held by some writ
ers, he brought out forcibly the actual
benefits of pollination to the fruit
grower. He said that the three most
important ways in which pollination
affects fruit are, first, an increase in
percentage of set; second, increase in
uniformity of crop; third, change in
size of the fruit. He said that flavor,
quality, keeping power and color of
the fruit probably were not affected.
On Friday night of this week Pro
fessor C. I. Lewis will address the club
on "Horticulture for the Small Acreage
Tracts. Including Berry Growing."
Much interest is being shown in the
Study Club.
3000 RABBITS ARE KILLED
Malhenr County Farmers Slay Many
Trouble-Makers.
VALE. Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) A
rabbit drive was held last Sunday on
the farms of "Bill" Scott and C. Oxman
near Jamieson and over 3000 rabbits
met their doom. The farmers from far
and near came to the drive and after
forming themselves in the shape of a
half moon and covering an area of
about three miles the "round-up" be
gan. The rabbits were finally mus
tered into a small inclosure and the
farmers, armed with clubs and all sorts
of weapons, began the slaughter with
the above result.
The hard Winter about four years
ago killed off a great many of the rab
bits, but they arc beginning again to
be a source of trouble to the farmer
Several of these drives nave been held
in Malheur and Harney Counties this
year
ARMORY ELECTION CALLED
Medford Voters to Decide Proposed
$20,000 Bond Issue.
MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
At a meeting of the City Council
this week it was decided to hold a spe
cial election February 26 to decide
whether or not Medford shall give $20,
000 for a state armory in this city.
Opposition has developed on the part
of the Socialists, who say this Is a
move to encourage militarism and it
is expected they will present a solid
front against the bond issue.
If the bond issue is authorized the
County Court will give $20,000, the
state $40,000 a total of $60,000 and
the Government will give a $30,000 10
Inch disappearing gun. The armory,
it is urged by Captain Deane and mem
bers of the Oregon National Guard,
would not only be a great addition to
the state militia, but would provide a
magnificent auditorium, seating 10,
000 people, suitable for conventions and
other entertainments.
Indian Gets "Firewater.'
LEWISTON,
cial. ) Barney
Idaho. Feb. 12. (Spe
Amepaugh. arrested by
PI
ffioiBiwa a.
Relieve
"Smokers'
Throat"
The menthol soothes and
leaves a cool, fresh taste.
"Hire s Hundred Uses"
Give Quick
Relief
from Coughs,
- IJ I A..
Sore Throat.
WM. H. LUDEN
Manuhemrlnf Cenfwttoaer
READING. FA.
Yesterday we received 11 bolts of Imported English Serges
from such mills as the Belwarp, the Jennens Welch Co., Limited,
Fox's English Serge and the West of England Serge. We
bought these woolens at a big saving, hence, commencing to
day, we will place these fine serges, the finest lines ever
brought to Portland, on sale in three different lots.
The West England. Serge we will
make to your orders full three-piece
Suit
Regularly priced at $30.00
$24.00
Fox's English Serge
Suit to order
$28.00
Regularly priced
at $35.00
And the Belwarp, the greatest of
them all, the best the world produces,'
to your order
Regularly priced at $50.00
$37.50
The linings and trimmings used in these suitings are the
same as though you paid the regular price.
Absolute satisfaction as to fit and workmanship.
This sale will be for three days only, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, of this week.
Portland Tailoring Co.
INCORPORATED
Henry W. Jacobson, Manager.
322 Morrison Street, Portland Hotel Block.
Special Officer Rice on a charge of sell
ing liquor to an Indian, was taken be
fore Commissioner O'Neill. Amspaugh
was arrested In the company of Thom
as Heney Mot, a Nez Perce Indian, in
a room at the Gateway lodging-house
by Officer Rice. The Indian had two
bottles of alcohol in his pockets when
the pair were found. The Indian's evi
dence tended to show that the alcohol
was purchased by him from other par
ties and Amspaugh was discharged.
UNION SH0W0PENS TODAY
Poultry Entries Large and 2 2 Sil
xer Cups Are Prizes Offered.
UNION, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
Union's second annual poultry show
will open Thursday and continue on
through Saturday.
Judging will be done by Professor
James Dryden, Of Oregon Agriculaural
College, who will lecture Wednesday
evening on "Better Eggs and More of
Them." The lecture will be illustrated
by pictures showing the advanced
methods of handling poultry.
The Poultry Association offers as
prizes 22 silver cups valued at $250.
One of these cups, costing $50. Is being
offered as a grand sweepstakes prize.
Indications are that this show will be
the best ever held in the Grand Ronde
Valley. Birds are coming from all over
this section and many outside points.:
Special Election Authorized.
MILWAUKIE, Or.. Feb. 12. (Spe
cial.) At the regular meeting of the
Council last night. Mayor E. T. Elmer
presiding, the ordinance providing for
a special election March 18, to vote on
the issue of $20,000 water bonds and
amendments to the charter, was passed.
At this meeting application for the
transfer of the license of the Milwaukie
Tavern from Robert Burns to others
came before the Council, but was passed
over until the next meeting. This
license brings In $800 annually to the
city.
Liquor Violation Charged.
ALBANY, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
James Hart was arrested today, charged
with violation of the local option liquor
law, and will enter his plea before Jus
tice of the Peace Swan tomorrow. This
makes five arrests in two days for al
leged sales of liquor in Albany on evi
dence collected by two men residing at
Peoria. Of the four men arrested yes
terday William Riley, Van Riley and
Frank Albrecht pleaded guilty and
A. J. Miller will be tried tomorrow.
CARD OF THA7IKS.
I desire in this manner to thank all
of the friends and neighbors who have
been so kind to me during the sickness
and death of my wife. Elizabeth Rock
well. I also want to especially thank
the doctors and nurses of the Portland
Sanitorium for their kindness and at
tention rendered. (Signed)
J. A. ltOCKWELL.
7 STAY GRAY! SAGE TEA WILL
DARKEN YOUR HAIR BEAUTIFULLY
A Mixture of Sage and Sul
phur Prevents Dandruff
and Falling Hair.
"W hen you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur no one can tell,
because it's done so naturally; so even
ly. It is also splendid to remove dan
druff, cure itching scalp and stop fall
ing hair.
Preparing- this mixture, though, at
home is a mussy and troublesome task.
For about 50 cents a bottle you can
buy at any drug store the ready-to-use
tonic called "Wyeth's Sage and Sul
phur Hair Renaedy." Rome druggists
put this mixture up themselves but
make It too sticky, so insist you want
"Wyeth's" then there will be no dis
appointment.. You just dampen a spon&e or soft
brush with "Wyeth's Sage and Sul
phur" and draw It through your hair,
taking one small strand at a time. Ia
this at night and by morning all gray
hair disappears and after another ap
plication or two bfDcomes beautifully
darkened and more glossy and Iuxurl
ant than ever. Yotl will also discover
dandruff Is gone and hair has stopped
falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no disgrace.
la a ci fn nr n M ap : n n tjl- i-i i
desire a youthful and attractive
pearance, get buy at once witj
nnarmpr sis in Town nure -,ni iots ot it
Agents, The Owl Drug Co.
CYCLOPS
Who, according to Grecian Mythology, was one of a race of one-eyed giants
and builded cities and fostered civilization, has marched down through the
corridors of Time and now appears, together with a horde of his clan, before
us; no longer as myths, but modern realities in the form of
Monster Types of Passenger Locomotives
Their electric headlights light the way for civilization to follow in luxurious
Pullmans and steel coaches via
O.-W. R. & N., OREGON SHORT LINE AND UNION PACIFIC
TO
CHICAGO, OMAHA, DENVER, KANSAS
CITY AND ALL POINTS EAST
OREGON-WASHINGTON LIMITED
LEAVES Portland daily, 10:00 A. M.
PORTLAND & PUGET SOUND EXPRESS
LEAVES Portland daily, 8:00 P. M.
THE DIRECT ROUTE EAST
ALL TRAINS ARRIVE AT AND DEPART
FROM UNION DEPOT, PORTLAND
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 3d and Washington
Phones Marshall 4500 and A 6121