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FIRST DAY LINEUPS ARE FIGURED OUT Fawcett Says President Baum Predicts Dandy Race in Coast League. SEASON OPENS IN WEEK rmplres Called to Meet Next Mon day in Ban Francisco Henley Expected to Twirl Initial Game Against Portland. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. SAN FRANCISCO, March 24. (Spe cial.) Except tor the choice of pitch era, the opening day lineups and bat ting arrays for the six Pacific Coast League clubs are practically settled. Ana, with the opening ceremonies scheduled for next Tuesday, President A. T. Baum la highly enthusiastic over the prospects. "While 1 have seen only the Oakland and San Francisco teams play. I am fully satisfied that the weak clubs of 1912, Portland. Sacramento and San Francisco, are much strengthened," a Id the capable Coast prexy today. "Venice. Los Angeles and Oakland are assuredly no weaker. It's going to be a dandy race, the best in our history, because the league has Invariably had at least one weak 'sister.' " Lineups Are Conjectured. Judging from lists on file In the President's headquarters the teams will oppose each other April 1 about as follows: Portland Chadbourne. left field: Fitzgerald, right field; Lindsay, third base; Kodgers, second base; Kores, shortstop; Krueger, center field; Der rick, first base; Fisher, catcher. San Francisco Hoffman, right field; Wagner, second base; Howard. first base: Hogan, left field; Zimmerman, center Held: Corhan. shortstop: Cart wright, third base; Spencer, catcher. Hoffman may be supplanted by Mun dorfl. It is expected that Henley will be given the honor of twirling the first game against Portland, as he has never lost a curtain-raiser in his career. Last Spring he beat Abies, S to 7. Stark la Incapacitated. Oakland Leard, second base, Schrlm, left field: Zacher. center field; Coy. right field; Helling;, third base; Ness, first base; Cook, shortstop; Mitze. catcher. ijacramento Shlnn. shortstop; Mo ran, center field; O'Rourke, second base; Kenworthy, left field; Tennant. first base; Lewis, right field; Irelan, third base; Bliss, center. Stark, Sacramento shortstop. Is lncapa clated at present. It Is probable that if he rounds into shape he will tart at short, with Shinn In right field. Venice Carlisle, left field; Kane, center field; Patterson, first base; Brashear. second base; Bay less, right field; Lltsehl, third base; Hosp, short stop; Elliott, catcher. Los Angeles Page, second base: El lis, left field; Moore, third base; Mag gert, center field; Howard, right field; Gill, first esse; Johnson, shortstop; Boles, catcher. president Baum has called his umpires In to Ban Francisco tor a conference next Monday, and until then, he says, he will make no opening day asslsnmsts. Here In San Francisco the fans are pre paring for a rata Inaugural, with Mayor Jsmes Rolph. Jr.. slated to pitch the first fcalL The Mayor performed so well last yar against the Oakland that Swing is trying to sign him again. There Is some talk here that Route Zelder is to be turned back to the Seals. In which rase Cartwright will likely be assigned to second base, his old stamping grounds, the Chicago man going to third. The ta!k Is probably Ill-founded, for Man ager Callahan, of the Chicago White Sox. Is thinking seriously of acceding to Captain Lord's request for an outfield berth. In which contingency Zelder will fall naturally into the Sox third base job, which he filled so well but Fall. see When the Portland Bearers were at VI alla. perspiring under a burning sun, Irve tilgglnbotham was as busy as the proverbial beaver. McCredle had to call a halt on him several times. Now that the squad has run Into some cool weather at Stockton, rtipginbothajn Is laughing up his sleeve, for. whereas he Is fit to start the season to morrow, some of his teammates lack the necessary training edge gained only by stiff work la warm weather. ANGELS PLAY AT SOCCER Tigers Move l"p to Los Angeles as Venice YVeatlscr Ts Impossible. LOS ANGELES. March 24. (Special.) Soccer football was the programme that the Angels carried out today as a means of relieving the monotony of strict training. The players were equally divided Into two teams. Cap tain Dillon leading one and Howard the other. Evidently the skill of the play ers was also equally scattered, for there was no score up to the noon hour and the players were still battling. Henry Berry has given the Pitts burg club consent to negotiate for Dick Keuther. the young left-hander from St. Ignatius College, in San Francisco. An uncle of Reutber's is a stockholder in the Pittsburg club. The youngster la now on his way to join the pirates at Hot Springs. -Ark. Hogan s Tigers moved up to Los Angeles today and will use Washing ton Park for the remainder of the week. The cold wind off the ocean has made practice at Venice impossible, all of the men complaining of soreness and stiff joints and Hogan. realizing that liis team would go back Instead of for ward if he kept the men there during the cold spell. Los Angeles will use the park until noon and then Venice will come on. The White Sox No. 1 left for Catallna today for en outing of a day or two. While on the Island the men will fish. Lunt and climb the mountains. SUL YAXXIGAXS LOSE, 9 TO 4 KcguIas, Give Understudies Real Thrashing at Springs. BOYES SPRINGS. Cal, March 54. Special.) The Seals' Yannigans. some of whom must have a premonition of a future life spent at San Jose or Val Ifjo, or traveling on the road in claas D company, did their worst this after noon and if there had been any soften ing of Del Howard's spirit as regards the decision that he probably has reached. It was not apparent after the game had been played. The weather was so fine that How ard abandoned his usual habit of a Monday afternoon lay-off. He sent the Regulars, as they have been known to the San Francisco fans for the past three weeks, up against the Yannigans, who have been doing their beat to plav baseball at Boyes Springs. The Regulars were the regulars save for their pitchers, and what they did to the understudies was a caution. The final score waa I to I FORMES PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STABS WHO HAVE GONE TO OTHER FIELDS. ?S - A v m- utS til M It -r-v t- 1 ! il . k4ifwA i -iaaaawaas r , --n ! KLAWITTER TO STAY Detroit Regular Berth Is As sured to ex-Beavsr. WRITERS LAUDING BIG AL Sportins Xews Says Blacksmith Will Be In Great Condition Agnew Has Few Xice Words Said of Illm Also. AWKlawltter, the husky speed boy of the Portland Beavers of last season, seems assured of a regular berth with the Detroit Tiger hurling squad for the campaign which opens next month. Jennings brands his recruit strength as 100 per cent better than last year's, and names Klawitter as one of the men most responsible for it. Big Al has been leading "the rookies" of the Jennings squad for several weeks, and, in addition, looks better than many of the regulars. He invaded training camp in good shape, and has already presented an assortment of speed, curves and an occasional spltter. This combination gives him first place In the recruit prospects likely to wear a Tiger suit during the American League campaign. Sporting News haa the following to say of Klawitter: Among the recruit pitchers, Klawitter looks to be one of the lirst In the list of those most likely to stick. Klawitter Is a big blacksmith, a rugged fellow, weighing nearly 2O0 pounds, with every ounce of it worth something. He Is In good shape and alreadv has shown enough stott so that he has made a fine impression. He has speed, curve, change of pace, control, and can use the spitter. He has had a lot of experi ence having been with the Shreveport. Memphis. New orleana and Portland teams among the minor leagues and with the Olants among the majors. For New Orleans he practically won a pennant single-handed in 1911. not only pitching a sheaf of games for them, but playing the Infield and out field and even catching. For Portland last year he pitched so often and so erlectlvely that he gained the name of "Iron Man. m ' Agnew, the Vernon receiver hooked up with Stovall's St. Louis Browns, is mentioned, not as a likely regular, but as a regular certainty. The corre spondents are saying many nice things about him. and from the start of the training camp the list of men avail able for the opening game contained his name. e e Pete Daley. Los Angeles outfielder, is another chap who is attracting much attention in the major league cam pa He waa a trifle late in reporting to Connie Mack, but has been making up for lost time. He has impressed writ ers and players with his ability to out. maneuver the pitchers, and many are figuring him a logical leadoff man for the Athletics. see D E. Dugdale, Seattle baseball own er "who was a Portland visitor Sun day, gives the Colts an even break with any other club in the Northwestern League to win the Northwestern League flag. Of course he figures that Seattle will come back with another pennant-winning aggregation, basing his claims on the prospects of develop ing a man to take the place of Bill James. see As for James, also Paul Strand, the Boston Globe has the following to say of these Boston National acqulsit ons from the Northwestern League: "Of the pitchers. James and Paul Strand had particularly good workouta. James uses a lot of speed, and Stallings had hard work in getting him to slow down. He looks like a good fielding pitcher. Judging from the way he went after the bunts. Strand has a pose like Rube ilarquard's in the box. Ke is built cn Marquard lines, although he li not as tall. Paul is also considerably chunkier than Rube." WOLVES IX FIXE COXDITIOX Pitchers nave Strenuous Workout Despite Heavy Kaln. MUtTSVlLLE. CaU March S4. (Spe cial.) The rain of yesterday left the training field of the Wolves heavy to day and Manager Wolverton did not attempt any practice game. But the wet field did not prevent some strenu ous work on the side lines with the pitchers occupying the limelight. Wol verton proposes to put his pitchers through some hard work every morn ing for the last week of the training camp and to devote the afternoons to practice games and fielding work. All of the Sacramento W oives axe reported in good condition, and If luck does not break the wrong way In the remaining days of training Wolverton s boys will start the season next week In 1 -A 4 r w. V Z co- better condition than any Sacramento Coast League team has ever taken the field In recent years. T" . , " 1 . . . . .. -..Ill Ki-.alr Aamn ITrlrijLV Alia tvvca i " .. v night and return to Sacramento for Saturday and Sunday games wnn nic Williams' Portland Colts. Monday will w j . nn.i tli.n n-1 1 1 - nm a uc a uajr u. i v-i l, auu . v. - - - - the opening game Tuesday with Oak- ttuiu. CLEAR SKIES GREET BEAVERS Portland Team to Play Four Games With Quincy Aggregation. STOCKTON, CaL. March 24. (Spe cial.) Clear skica greeted McCredle's Beavers here this morning and they were out bright and early for a good day of practice. The diamond was still a trifle wet from yesterday's downpour and fast work was hardly expected, but the team did very well considering con ditions. The Portlanders will play four games against Tom Hackett's Quincy team this week Instead of the two formerly scheduled. This will put the North erners in tip-top shape to open the sea son at San Francisco next Tuesday. There will be games against' the Quincy aggregation Thursday, Friday, Satur day and Sunday and McCredle will lend tiackett several of his extra men to make the contests more interesting. The efforts of the Portland manager to get a game with St. Ignatius Col lege at San Francisco for next Sunday have proved futile and the Ducks will not leave Stockton the evening of March 30, when they take the steamer to San Francisco, arriving there the next morning. McCredle and Captain Rodgers put the team through signal practice and expect to continue it for the rest of the week. The Portland leader believes that this will be ample time for the players to learn all of the signals to satisfaction. The Beaver lineup for the opening game of April 1 will be an nounced officially next Saturday. It Is most likely that Fisher will catch. Derrick play first, Bodgers sec ond, Kores short, Chadbourne left nnd Krueger center. It will be a fight be tween McCormlck and Lindsay for the third-base job and between Fitzgerald and Doane for the other outfield po sition. VALE BACKS XEW LEAGCE Plan on Foot to Have Payette, On tario, Welser, Emmett Included. VALE, Or., March 24. (Special.) Plans are already on foot at Vale to organize a baseball league this Summer, comprised of Payette, Ontario, Welser, Emmett and Vale. A large number of the Vale fans held a meeting recently and selected a committee to confer with the towns above mentioned to complete the arrangements, if possible, at an early date. The committee was instructed to ob tain signed contracts from the other towns, saying that they will not ob tain outside players, but use home tal ent entirely. In this manner it is hoped to create more interest in the series. Otherwise the town willing to pay the most for players is more able to cinch the pennant. Last year Ontario won the pennant by one game, while Vale was second. Boise secured third place. Baseball Boosters to Organize. The organization meeting of the Portland Baseball Booster's Club will be held at 1S:15 o'clock today at the Portland Hotel, the committeemen gathering for a luncheon session. De signs for the "Beavercolt," the official emblem of the club, will be submitted, while subcommittees will be appointed to carry out the organisation schemes of the boosters. Kalama Defeats KeUo Girls. CENTRAUA. Wash-, March 14. (Spe cial.) After capturing the first half by a score of to 0, the Kelso High. School girls' basketball team was defeated by Kalama. Saturday, 10 to 7. FREDDIE ALLEN IS LOSER TO GRUMAN Winged "C" Scrapper Floors Opponent.Three Times in Three-Round Bout. THORSNESS EASY WINNER Boxer Groomed for Olympic Contests Forces Jlmmle Allison to Quit at End of First Round Dick Hewitt Is Loser. COLCJI3CS CLCB BOXDTQ - RESULTS. 125-pound Grusian, Columbus Club, defeated Allen, Butler's School, three rounds. 115-pound McXe! Columbus Club, defeated Tuerk, Columbus Club: four rounds. 108-pound O'Reilly, unattached defeated Hewitt, Columbus Club; three rounds. 125-pound Thorsness, Multnomah Club, defeated Allison, Alblna; one round. 135-pound Thompson, Vancouver, defeated Groat, Columbus Club; four rounds. 135-pound O. Carlson, Columbus Club, defeated Neely, Brooklyn Club; two rounds. 123-pound Maloney, Butler's School, defeated Allen, unattached; four rounds. BY JAMES H. CASSELL. Freddie Allen. Mike Butler's 125 pound protege, is no longer a contender for the Northwest amateur boxing championship, but Balph Gruman, of Columbus Club, is. The WInsed "C" scrapper of the lanky frame and Gun boat Smith wallop demonstrated his suoerioritv over Allen In every round of their three-round fracas at Colum bus Club lasr night, flooring him three times, sending him to his knees once, and staggering him half a dozen times, without taking a healthy wallop in ex change. Technically there is no such thin as a knockout in amateur boxing, un less a' man remains asleep so long that he cannot respond for the next round after the one-minute intermission, but three ot the seven bouts on the pro gramme failed to go the full .nine min utes. Thorsness. the Multnomah Club 125- pounder who !s being groomed for a match with one of the Olympic tiuo boys, forced Jim Allison, the pride of Alblna, to quit in tne first rouna; u. Carlson, the blonde Columbus" Club lightweight, had Neely, of Brooklyn Club, all but out in the second rouna, and the affair was stopped, while Gru man ended the second round of his bout with Allen with a near-knockout, and repeated the dose in the third. Dick Hewitt: the popular bantam veteran, made an effort to come back but his choice of opponents was poor. O'Reilly, the red-headed youngster who had lost two decisions in a row, donned green tights for the fray and the color scheme, combined witn slam-bang aggressiveness, were not to be denied. He had Hewitt all but out In the first round, leading a mile. In the second period "Red" had a nice shade, but in the third, if there was a margin. Hewitt had it. The crowd was with the veteran, the under dog in tne fight, and howled vociferously for a fourth round, but tnere was no occa slon for it. MeNeil, bantamweight champion of that season, and Tuerck, the 120-pound er, fought even for three Indifferent rounds, but McNeil had the shade in the fourth and earned the decision. The winner did not show to good advantage but two punches which rocked Tuerck's head gave him tne go. M.ilonev. another old-timer, was luckv to beat Allen, a 125-pound young' ster, but his straight left, used with discretion in the fourth round, turned the tide in his favor. Maloney had the skill and Allen the youth and vigor, but the former looked "all in" at tl6 nri of the third Deriod. Thompson, the Vancouver soldier, was outweighed at least 10 pounds bj- Groat,'of Columbus Club, but the trans- river lightweight, after stalling, auca ing and nodding to acquaintances around the ring, won up in ins lounn round and earned a verdict. He is es sentially an infighter and finally forced the referee to permit a lew mm utea of these tactics. The officials: Ed Diedrich and James H. Cassell. Judges; Jack xieiser, ret eree; George L. Parker, timekeeper; Jack Day, announcer. f,j'Cl TO BUILD GLU RACETRACK. ACCOMMODATIONS TO BE OF BEST. Private Stable, Containing Eight Stalls, to Be Constructed for Kv elusive Cse of Owner's String. FOREST GROVE, Or., March 24. (Special.) Captain McCan. who re cently purchased the racetraca; anu grounds of the Washington County Fair Association, has let the contract for the construction of a handsome club building, upon which work will begin this week. The structure will be situated near the head of the home stretch, and in addition to office and clubrooms, is to contain a well-appointed dining-room and lunch counter. The roof will be of the gable variety with a wide-covered gallery running across the front for the use of owners and their fami lies. A private stable containing eight stalls, for tne exclusive use oi jar. mc Can's string, haa been finished, and work Is proceeding upon 40 additional stalls for the use of breeders and train ers. Plans have been drawn for an uniane entrance gate of rustio design, upon which work will begin within the next two weeks. The Oregon Electric Railroad haa completed a survey for a spur track, and this, with a platform for the ac commodation of passengers, will be completed by May L CALIFORJOAXS TO TRAVEL EAST Yale and Michigan to See What Western Athletes Can Do. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley. CaL,. March 24. (Special.) Th. mtmiftftnfs or tne university oi California to the American Inter-Collegiate Amateur Athletic Association means that the track team of the Cali fornia school will make an extended trip through the East in May, taking 111 nil 1 11 U JIIIUMtia. w- - which have not been staged by that time. The principal event on the trip will uc L.in ji&i ... --- - - - - ference In the Tale stadium. This will be the first time mat a scnooj ot tne Pacinc Coast will match skill with the w, .,i.t.. nf the rnnntrr. The University of Michigan has also in vited Berkeley to atteno us meet, mail ing two of the stopping places. RTAX WAGER IS RIDICTXED Terms of Challenge Are Such as to Preclude Race With Wolf. John J. Ryan, president of the Smith- Ryan boat and engine company, builder of the Baby Reliance speed craft, nas issued a challenge to Johnny Wolff, pilot and designer of the Oregon Wolf, for a J5000 match race two in three heats, over a 30-mile course, before June 15. However, Ryan'B stipulations ar such as to Drohlbit a meeting, his terms guaranteeing a victory for his boat before the start. The terms of the Reliance challenge are fcr a 30-mlle race in protected water, with three mile lap, or l-mile straightaway with hairpin turns, with each boat compelled to maintain an average rate of speed of 40 miles an hour to figure In the contests. Ryan, savs that he haa posted 1000 with John W. Considine, the theatrical mag nate, to bind the match, and will leave the money on deposit until April 20. Ryan makes fun of the motorboat records of the West, points to the ease with which the Reliance defeated the Wigwam at Davenport, la-, last year, and declares that he does not plan to send a race boat to the Coast for the match, but a stock 20-footer: Johnny Wolff indulged in a "hearty laugh when he read the terms of the challenge, branding the dell as nothing but a cheap advertising scheme. "Ryan wants to race for $5000, Is suing a challenge with terms so favor able that his boat cannot lose," com ments Wolff. "He wants to race in pro tected water," with 19 hairpin turns, made to order for his 20-foot boat. He knows that I couldn't maintain an average speed of 40 miles an hour on such a course. "If Ryan means business, and is will ing to venture his firm's money in a real race, and one which is a test of speed and not ability to double back like a jackrabbit, let "him enter the free-for-all at Astoria, whenever It is held and whatever the terms, and he'll find his i5000 covered in a few min utes." LOCAL- BOWLERS IX IiEAD Mayor Rnshllght Officially Opens Annual State Tournament. The Meier & Frank bowlers, cham pions of the City League, took the lead in team rolling at the opening of the first annual Oregon State Tournament last night on the Oregon alleys, totaling 274 pins, against 2727 for the M. L. Kline five, runners-up in the struggle for the premiership of the city. Six teams rolled on the opening night the alley knights getting into action after Mayor Rushlight had of ficially opened the tourney by making a short spech and tossing the minerallte sphere down the drives. The five-man scores for the nipht: Meier & Frank. 2746; M. L. Kline. 2727; Oregon, 2668; Hop Gold, 2633; Powers, 25S5; Telegraphers, 2474. Fred Raymond, of the Kline quintet, was high single-game man of the even ing, toppling Z44 pins In his- second game. o'Donnell, captain of the Meier & Frank squad, rolled 603 for three games or an average of 201. the best of the night's play. The Hop Golds rolled 954 for high single game. The seating capacity of the hall was packed last night to witness the open ing of the alley contests. Tonight 12 two-man teams will compete, six starting at 8 o'clock and another flight commencing at 9:15 o'clock. SWEETLAXD" IS GOIXG EAST Willamette U Coach Will Specialize In Gymnastics. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem. Or., March 24. (Special.) Dr. G. J. Sweetland. Jr., director of athletics and physical training at Willamette University, will leave for the East as aa ,ha snHn ipTTn closes in or der to specialise further in the lines of medical and corrective gymmira, which will be strongly emphasized here the coming year. Dr. Sweetland In addition to his medical degree is also a graduate f a school of physical education, but desires to do advanced work in the line mentioned before re turning to Willamette In the Fall. Yale and Harvard, along with several other large Eastern institutions, give special courses in this work besides be ing centers for prominent football coaches to congregate from all parts of the East. Pennsylvania Defeats Tale. WASHINGTON, March 24. The Uni versity of Pennsylvania baseball team defeated Yale today. Score: R.H. E. R. H. E. Penn 5 9 6Yale 4 9 1 Batteries: Imlay and Schwert; Sher man and Bordette. Sporting Sparks EDGAR FRANK writes from New York that James E. Sullvan, sec retary of the Amateur Athletic Union, will be In Portland for a day of two in April. Sulivan goes to San Francisco to get things in shape for the big ath letic meet of 1915. e Wallenius, Welsher and Kurfess, three young twirlers with no profes sional league experience, are expected to prove winners for the Tacoma Tigers this season. ' a Herb Byram. Brown's southpaw, will not report to Vancouver until May and possibly not this season. Byram was called to Pittsburg by the illness of a relative. However, Comlskey has promised Brown a eouthpaw on the Jimmy Clark deal, although the ex Washington collegian refuses to play with the white Sox. e e Million. Powell and Melchoir have competition for the Spokane outfield berths in the shape of Bemis and Bill Johnson. Cleveland has nine inflelders on the training camp roster. They are: John ston, Lajoie, Chapman. Turner, Olson, Peckinpaugh, Clancy, McDowell and Bates. A yarn from the Nap camp has it that Bill Steen has discovered a new preparation to use on the ball for his spitter. Bill also says that a year on the bench has given him the ability to solve the batting weakness of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Tris Speaker and other redoubtable American League sluggers. The University of Washington track authorities have given out the Port land conference date as June 7. The prospective date of the affair is Satur day, June 14. the last day of the Rose Festival. Bud Anderson got his first real East ern publicity when he met Knockout Browof Several New York papers used three and four column streamers to tell of the 20-round draw. Tom Longboat, the great Indian run ner, is not retired. He established a new world's record for 15 miles at New York last week, negotiating the indoor course in one hour 17 minutes and SO seconds. Hans Holmar held the former record of one hour 21 minutes and four fifths seconds. - this GOLT REGULARS WIN Yannigans Humbled, 1 0 to 5, in Interesting Contest. BANCROFT SHOWS SPEED One-Handed Stop relights Sebas topol Fans Chris Mahoney Voted Best Drlve Williams Begins Thinning-Out Process. BY NICK WILLIAMS. SANTA ROSA, Cal., March 24. (Spe cial.) The Colts journeyed to Sebas tapol today, where the sandy diamond of this town afforded them fine practice. Thirty-six were in the party and an 11 inning game was played between the Regulars and the Yannigans, the former winning 10 to 5. Eaatley and Mays pitched for the Regulars while Agnew and Fitchner performed for the Yannigans. Eastley showed his usual good form and Mays looked fine on his first outdoor exhibi tion. Norton, Mohler, Coltrin and Ban croft composed the . infield for the Regulars and pulled off some very fancy stunts. Bancroft Jumped right Into the game full of life and speed and immediately proceeded to make a one-handed stop with an ease that delighted a grand stand full of Sebastapol fans. He will be a tower of strength to the Colts this year and will contribute his share to make their infield the best one in the Northwest League. Jlahoney's Piny Sensational. Chris Mahoney came to the front with a stab on a low liner to center field that was voted the best play of the day. He also cracked out a couple of hits just to show that his eye was good and bright. Fortier played right field and although it was the first time he had handled a ball since the close of the Union Association he celebrated the occasion by 'getting two safe hits and almost crippled Barker the Yannlgan's second baseman with a line drive that did not count in the hit column. As the Regulars are gradually getting Into condition the work of the recruits does not appear quite so startling. The diamond in Santa Rosa will be in first class condition tomorrow, which will enable the Colts to have some good hard infield work to prepare themselves for their battle with the White Sox on Wednesday. Sqnad la Cot Down. There was not a cloud in the sky to day and it would appear as if the stormy spell has passed onward to leave the training camp in peace. Cutting down the size of the squad was begun today. The number of men is entirely too large. Young Russell, the left-handed pitcher from San Mateo was found too Inexperienced. Tomorrow four or five more will fol low in his footsteps to Join Independent clubs in the surrounding country towns. Students Plan "Smokers." UNIVKRSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berke ley, March 24. (Special.) Students of the University of California interested in boxing and wrestling have formed a club which has for its purpose, besides the instruction in these arts, the pre sentation of monthly "smokers" at which outside and campus talent will make up the programmes. Packy Mc Farland will be one of the first to ap pear before the club with a lecture and illustrations of the various blows with which he has gained his name. RACES TO BEGIN EARLY ALAN MEET OF 61 DAYS TO START APRIL- 19. Betting to Be Permitted, but Sale of Liquor Forbidden After July 1 Prohibitive Law Is Effective. SPOKANE, Wash, March 24. (Spe cial.) North Idaho will have 61 days racing this year with betting permitted and all the machinery of a modern race track In motion except the sale of liquor, which is prohibited in Kootenai County, Idaho, where the Alan track is situated. The Spring meet of the Alan track begins April 19 and con tinues 61 days, six days a week, end- '"Theassociatlon has offered J125.000 in purses and has made elaborate plans for running trains from Spokane and Coeur d'Alene City to the track. The Alan track is more than 20 miles from Spokane and about 10 miles from Coeur d'Alene City, but the electric suburban road gets the race goers to the track in 'an hour. This year' the pari mutuel system of betting will be put into operation. Ma- cnines m u i. a. - - . -will be Installed. The association ex pects to have several nunoreo urai oughbreds on the track, already having entries of a biff bunch from Charles-j Arguments do not alter facts. There is no arjrument about the fact that there is no better clothing made anywhere than can be sold at price. Only strictly one-price clothes shop in Portland ton. S. C: Juares, Max.. and Vancou ver and Victoria. B. C. After July 1 the Idaho law forbids betting on horse races, according to a bill recently signed by Governor Haines, but until Jul? 1 there Is no limit on the size and kind of betting or the cumber of bookmakers. The poolrooms naturally will be put out of business after July 1. Coeur d'Alene City has two poolrooms, which have been doing a rushing business all Win ter. SYDNEY, N. S. W. Johnny Summers, of England, defeated Frank Plcato, of Los Angeles, in the 19th round of a scheduled 30-round go. Summers knocked Plcato down twice in the 19th round, the second knockdown being a knockout. Calgary, Alberta. The bout scheduled between Tommy Burns and Pelky, a New York heavyweight, was postponed for a week. Burns is of the opinion that he is not in pink of condition. Louisville, Ky. American Phlladel phias, 2; Louisville, If. San Francisco. Promoter Coffroth has decided upon April 26 as the date of the second Wolgast-Murphy fight, articles for which already have been signed. The fight will be at 3 P. M. San Francisco. George Hlldebrand, veteran outfielder of the Coast League, and an umpire for the league for the last two seasons, left for Chicago to join the staff of umpires of the Ameri can League. Brisbane. Sam McVey and Sam Lahgford fought a 20-round go to a draw here. PALO ALTO, Cal. Stanford Univer sity women's basketball team defeated the women of the University of Nevada by a score of 20 to S. San Francisco William Devereaux, known to baseball fans as "Brick" Devereaux, will manage the Vallejo team of the new Class D League. Dhtl..lnhta T W f?ArrinAr. East Orange. N. J., defeated J. E. Cope Mor ton, rniiaaeipnia, in tne iirai gumc the amateur billiard tournament of the National Association of Amateur Bll- HoJ Plavara fn, thA rhamDidOShlD Of America. The score was 400 to 173. San Francisco The all-Chinese base ball team of Honolulu, arrived here on the steamship China. The team Is starting on a tour of the United States and expects to play all of the big uni versity teams. The first game In this country will be played Wednesday against the Stanford team. Stanford University The Stanford baseball squad has arranged to hold a baseball field day March 27. The events will consist of throwing for ac curacy, bunting, running to first base, circling the bases, throwing for dis tance, relay base running and "fungo" hitting. Amateur Athletics. "Red" Rupert, president of the Com mercial baseball league, has called a meeting of the managers of the teams for Wednesday niRht at the Archer & Wiggins store. Future plans of the league will be discussed as well as making arrangements for official um pires. Coach Veatch, ot the Washington High track arid field team, was com pelled to work his athletes indoors, owing to the cold weather yesterday. V. M. Hooker, manager of the Coun try Club baseball team, would like to arrange for some out-of-town games. Address all communications to V. M. Hooker, 318 East Sixty-first street, or telephone Tabor 841. Grants Pass Fans Anxious. GRANTS PASS, Or.. March 24. (Spe cial.) Grants Pass basketball fans are anxiously awaiting Tuesday evening, when they will witness an Interesting game between the "all stars" and the high school boys on the floor at the boys' clubroomn. BElsONT-MADRAsf j .ifimiisl A Belmont "Notch" collar in vhite striped Madras. It's an ARROW COLLAR Uc 2 for 25c Cluett, Pea body Co. AM) B1I.LIAKO PAItl.OKS, Corner Seventh and Oak. Nine flrst-class.alleys. excellent serv ice Perfect ventilation. Every rrlday lad'ies' day. Ladies always welcome. DIETZ BLAXEY, Proprietors. I Telegraphic Sport Briefs P ' 1 , , 1 D3 108.0