TTTP. MOTCNTNG OREGOXIAN. TT7ERDA.T. DECEMBER 16, 1913. "MATTY" DUBIOUS ON FEDERAL DEALS Giants' Twirler Says Those Who Leap May Have Trou ble Leaping Dack. LOOK INTO FUTURE TAKEN Christy Fails to See Any Worries In I Organized Baseball for Several Tears to Come Good Story ., Told on "Jeff" Tcsrcau. r BT CHRISTY MATHKWSO.V. ' ' Tho Giants' Star Pitcher. ' LOS AXGEL.K55, Dec. 15. (Special.) la spite of Ihe stories that the fed eral League will have several stars from the older organizations next sea son. I don't think that the players who jump will leave any big cavities In th teams of organized baseball. A man who leaps to the Federal is taking a big chance because the leaping back w ill not be very good. There Is a story that they offered "Eddie" Collins $50,000 for three years In the Federal League and that its backers said they would post the money in a bank to Insure his salary. Of course, "Eddie" did not accept the offer because he Is naturally smart, and his inherent intellectual qualities have been fostered by "Connie" Mack, who is not often found buying gold bricks at bargain prices, although I read In a paper the other day that a couple of "sure thing men" tried to ..l nnA In Th ilnrielnhia- tri i luiuiiis ... - ' For any star, whose life Is running In smooth waters ana wnose piace u . i ta aamirAii tn Ipati from or ganized baseball into the Federal League at present would be like leav ing the Driaai sune " ocean steamer to take a tug in the middle of the Atlantic Coe and Wilmot, guards; Wagner and Bozarth, forwards; Layton, center. Sophomores McClintock, Simmons and Wilson, forwards; Krausse, center; Skene and Mills, guards. The Hill Military Academy basket ball team won its first game of the season by trouncing the second quintet of the Sellwood Y. M. C. A. SI to . The winners lined up as follows: Captain Brlggs and Mutr. forwards; Robinson, center; Rombough and Forbes, guards. V The Sunnyslde Hoodoos won a bar' fought 7 to 0 football game from the Stephen Club eleven. Warren, Heffe and Carr played good ball for the win ners, .rarron Kics-eu mo uai. More than 25 aspirants for the Lin coin High soccer, team are turning out daily under the direction of Captain Tannensee. The West Side team is trying to get several practice games beforo the league season opens. The Albina Boys' Club defeated the St. Johns Juniors 6 to 0 on the winner's grounds Saturday. Williams starred for the Albina team and Texas fea tured for tho losers. In a close and exciting basketball game the Company B quintet of the Oregon National Guard fell before the fast Montavilla aggregation. This makes six consecutive games the Mon tavilla team has won and now it is out to meet any squad in the city. Martin, Smith and Parker' did the best work for the winners. CHAMPIONS TO CONTEST SHATTtCK AD THOMPSOY TEAMS TO FIGHT FOR TITLE TODAY. as f'olllna Kinds Plcklnx Good. v-, . ma r'nllinn is auoted : i ,1 wnon thA nrnnosftlon was Slaving t" 1 v ' , , submitted to him. "I'll stick to the Tickings that I am getting now. In spite of all the recent agitation, I do not look for any trouble In or ganized baseball for several years to come. To be sure, some stars will y. i i thta Rnrlnir. as thev always I1UIU . " " - o, - - do. and you cannot blame a man lor that, because tne Daiipiayer muoi ci. his money and get it quick. Personal I never could see any reason for hold ing out because I donot think you achieve any benefits from it In the end. A man generally Just gets the club owners sore at him. But ballplayers look at .bis thing in different ways. My last contract was for three years. I remember well when -I signed that contract, which was a deal directly between John T. Brush and myself, and we concluded it in the Lambs' Club In New York. Of course, like any other employe, I wanted to get as much money for my services as I could. ' More Money I Asked. "I think the contract should call for a little more money," I told Mr. Brush. , Don't you like to play the gamer be asked me. "Yes " I answered. "As a matter of fact. If it was not possible for me to make money out of it, I prob ably would play It for fun. or. if I was well fixed, I even might be will ing to pay to play the game. But since I have made baseball my business, I try to get as much return from it. as possible. Just the same as men. in any other line of business. Nearly everybody wants to get as much out of his profession as he honestly can. and some men don't even stop at the honestly.' It is by the returns that success is measured largely. "Well." said Mr. Brush, "if you had . In hnaohnll. VOU COUld not not uecu ' - i -noi tiv money out or tne vaudeville stage or out of writing. . nf Income tou nave inoaa w- now. and they are attributable to yor baseball. . , ...,, The whole discussion was friendly, and I signed up. The New York club owners, and especially Mr. Bru-h. alwavs have treated me well. The late president of the Giants was one of the best friends I ever had In baseball. Bl Men Play I Dleao. . n. . .nH "(-hlef Mevers. j e it iwi , -both of whom are more or less familiar figures in big league en ... picking up a few dollars these days as members in grood standing of the San Diego team tn the Winter League, this organization being composed ol clubs in and around Los Angeles. "Tex" Russell, of the White Sox. is also wearing a San Diego uniform Fred Snodgrass is managing the Oxnard team of the league, so It will be seen that this neck of the woods is plentifully blessed with major league talent. . ... Whether he was "kidding" me and Tesreau in the bargain. I don t know, but-Meyers told me that in erne gam. they pulled an old trick on 'Big Jeff and got away with it. Tesreau was "id and had Meyers all pulled out of thane trving to reach some or nis heaves. "Jeff" has a habit of wiping hi. hand in the dust of the pitcher's box to drv the perspiration before throwing the spitball. He could not undeTsnd whyP the ball skidded out of his hand. Meyers, who is cagey like his ancestors, went out and examined some of the dirt in the box. TheVve got it soaped. he an nounced to "Jeff." whereupon the big pitcher was in favor of starting a per sonal search for the groundkeeper with the idea of doing him damage. . iriA nnt to bur him some rosin, which Tesreau put In the Pocket of his uniform, ana u"""'"' " better control of the ball. -That sounds like a trick 'Germany' Kohaefer would pull." "Jeff" said in dhfgust He traveled across the con tinent with the great Teutonic come dian and is familiar with his work I believe the Winter work will do Tesreau much good because he Is a man who takes long to condition in JhVsprfntr. and this playing will keep nis weight down so that he should get started earlier next year I look lor him to be a sensation in 191. We In like this warm climate, and none of us is doing any press agent work for the native son state either. Amateur Athletics THE Beaverton Athletic Club bas ketball team had little trouble in downing the Third Church Athletic Club of Portland quintet 26 to 13 on the winner's floor last Saturday even ing Allhands, Barnes and Davis were the' stars for the winners, with Mar shall doing the feature work for the Portland aggregation. In the first game of the inter-class basketball league at the Portland Afademy the Seniors humbled the Lnhomorcs 29 to 11 on the school gym nasium floor yesterday. Each team of tho league must play six games and tho winner will receive the handsome Knaldina- trophy. Following Is the lineups of the two quintets: Senlo; Weight Controversy Will Be Settled Before Elevens Take Field to De termine Lightweight Title. The championship football game of the lightweight section of the Gram mar School Football League will be staged this afternoon on Multnomah Field when the Thompson and bhattucK schools hook up. These elevens played a S-to-6 tie two weeks ago, and last week Thompson downed Shattuck 16 to 0. but because the East Slders were over weight the game had to be thrown out, and today's affair is the result The match will start promptly at 3 o'clock. Thompson holds the championship of the East Side, and Shattuck won the title on the West Side. Anderson and McKee. two of the Thompson stars, are the players over which the dispute arose, and unless they are under weight today they will not be allowed to repre sent the East Side school. No player can weigh more than 135 pounds, and the team's average must not be more than 120 pounds. Both squads will meet at Archer & Wiggins' store this morning at 11 o'clock in order to be weighed in, so that no more protesting can come up via the weight route. Coach Worthen's aggregation will.be without the services of Tommy Gaynor, who played such a sensational game at end for Shattuck. because of an injury to his ankle received in the last game. F. Wax will go in at the end in his place. Ralph Jolly, the young player who was carried off the field, will be out in uniform and will probably start the game for Coach Worthen. Hathaway, the all-star guard of Thompson, will be seen today for the first time in a championship game, as in the last two affairs he has been un able to participate on account of an iniurv. He takes Anderson s place at guard, and Thayer will fill in at tackle Instead of McKee. Coach Sax has had his squad out working each night, and hopes to win the championship again. Vincent Borleske, Whitman College star and now coach of the Lincoln High fotball squad, will referee. The other officials have not been chosen as yet. Following are the lineups: Thompson. Shattuck. Vinton C scnnelderman Hathaway nub w naermn Hemenger HTL Rosenberg LrMon ... .KEL..'. F. Wax Hanhan L. Q R Hill Thayer LTR Gettleman Hlxon LER L. Marftulla Weston Q. ... "Peanuts" Pander Thompson K H L. Jolly Mallot I. H R captain wax Captain Romansky. .F M. Marg-ulls SANTA MAY MISS MANY GOOD TOTS Merry Old Dispenser of Child ish Glee Needs Aid of All Able to Contribute. WANTS OF SIMPLEST SORT Just Dinner Is Desire or One Fam ily, While Another Boy Hopes to Receive Clothes Blind Man Asks . Business Site. Previously reported Caah Caah - J. Frledenthal F. William Hanebut Cash, "friend" .... 1 1005.20 5.00 5.00 .... e.oo .... B.00 5.00 J. C. Peterson, Sprlngwater, Oregon 1.00 Dr. N. W. Jones 5.00 Dr. A. C Pan ton 2.50 rrr. B. A. Myers 1.00 Neustadter Brothers 10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kimball, Hood River B.OO Wilfrid P. Jones 0.00 Emma Petsch COO Alfred P. Watson 5.00 Dart & Russell 6.00 R. McLennan 5.00 Edward Cooklngham 10.00 O. L. Keeler 5.00 Cash 1.00 Fred Herbert COO Robert Stuart Howard III ... 5.00 Total $1106.70 Contributions may be sent to Sec retary V. R. Manning, 1 of the As sociated Charities, ill Commercial block; to R. S. Howard, treasurer of the Charities, with Ladd & Tllton Bank, or to The Oregonian. Minneapolis Magnate III. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15. President Cantillon, of the Minneapolis American Association baseball club, reported ill yesterday, is suffering from ulcers of the stomach, according to his physi cian. Mr. Cantillon has been ordered to remain in bed for two weeks or more. Independence Downs Salem Team. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. Dec 15. (Special.) The high school basket ball season was opened here last Fri day night when the local team beat the Capital Business College team of Salem by a score of Zl to li. After having thought that Santa Claus comes on Christmas and brings gifts to little boys and girls, on the sole condition that they have been good little boys and girls, the realization comes rather bitterly that after all Santa Claus is a decided respector of persons and that he finds his way more readily and bestows his gifts the more freely on good little girls and boys who happen to live in prosper ous homes. And after having heard the children tell over their little stories of Santa Claus and enumerate their heart's de sires for the Christmas day, it would come rather bitterly to a father or mother, to realize that the dreams can not come true, because poverty or mis fortune had made is impossible for them to carry on longer the gentle "bluff of Chrlstmastlde. Many Families Needy. But these things must come to pass at times. And they threaten to come to pass in many a family in Portland, over which misfortune has fallen in the past year. It is to protect these families from the disappointment of a cheerless to protect the children from the bit ter disillusionment of a Christmas without any of the little things that make it beautiful, and to lend a help ing hand to those who need assistance in the Winter months that follow Christmas, that the Associated Chari ties, with the assistance of The Ore ganlan, is raising its Christmas relief fund. This fund amounted to nearly $2000 last year, and this year it is al ready past the $1100 mark. These are some of the cases that are to be cared for through the relief fund: Blind Man Seeking Self-Snpport. Dismissed from the County Hospital some months ago, blind, a man has been seeking something to do so that he might escape the necessity of beg ging on the streets or becoming a county charge. His case has attracted sympathetic attention and supplies and fixtures for a cigar stand have been pledged him. Nowhere, however, has he been able to find anyone who would give him a site on which to establish himself and begin his business. A place where he may place his stand and take up a work which will make it possible for him to become self-supporting, will be SPORT-NEWS POT POURRI I Oldrlng. F the Federal League gets half the players on which it has strings, the National and American leagues will Ko mnrrv lnokins: sights when next Spring comes around. The league has no respect for title, age or conaiuon of service. It is making offers, to all it thinks it has the slightest chance of getting. Rumors had it that Nap Lajoie had decided to take a try with the Feds. He was promptly looked up. He de clares that he had no offer from the , Feds as yet and that he would-Jiot sign with them if ne oiu. - 7 "I am well satis- Tx fled with my treat ment by Mr. Somers and would not think of Jumping over i -were I free, which I am not," says K7n - Just the same rumors are flying so thick and become so persistent that there Is little telling what may hap pen. The Federal League did a good business last year. It was liked by the fans and received considerable boosting all around. It would not be surprising to see some of the stars go over shortly be fore training season for the new league has flashed enough of the long green to show that it has substantial back ing. iWaii ootciiBi nf the Cleve land team, was also made an offer. He admitted it and declared tnai as yet he had not given it any serious con sideration. He says he is pretty well satisfied with Cleveland and doubts, but Colonel "C. X. Zimmerman, of the in i .. .i t..1h.t1 TnriiA team, savs he cia.'i. a v. . ... " - expects to land six players from the National League, none oi m ! prospects is at present a member of the The new organization has prepared a list or players wnitu n. cv"-"-land. It follows: American miiub Cleveland Lajoie, Johnston, Mitchell and Chloaso Chase. Sullivan, Rath and Rus sell St. Louis Stovall. Agncw, Baumgrardner. G. Williams and Wellman. .,,. . Detroit Stanage. O. Bush. Morlarity and Washington Foster. Gedeon. Engle and A. Williams. ., , Boston Wood, Cady, Henrlksen, Engle and R. Collins. Philadelphia E. Collins, L. Bush. Oldrlns i sad 1 enaoclt, . . . New Tork Ford, Sweeney and Cree. National League Cincinnati Brown, Bates, Sheckard, Hob- litzei ana senton. Chicago Zimmerman. Schulte. Leach, Brldwell. Richie and Lavender. Pittsburg Miller, Wilson. McCarthy. Do lan and Mitchell. St. Louis Konetchy, Sallee. Oakes and Ellis. New Tork Herzoff, Murray, Wilson, Mar quart and Crandall. Philadelphia Becker, Devore, Camnitz, Charlmers and Byrne. Boston Myers. Perdue and Mann. Brooklyn Rucker end Daubert. ; James A. Pugh's Sportsmen's Club of America is ready to build, even though organized but two weeks ago. The originator of the club wants to have the stadium and clubhouses on the lakel'ront. where the water sports will have a part in the work. He de clares that the club has $1,500,000 ready to put into grounds and buildings. He will make the house a link in the sys tem of water front parks in the city beautiful plan. "Columbia loses," exclaimed a bead- line in a New York newspaper. As Columbia long since abolished football this looked interesting, but after wading through half a column of dope it ap peared that the college had lost a chess match. It is Impossible to conceive what the damage will be, but it will be tough sledding for the sporting de partment if Columbia does not come through for the annual match with Yale, Barney Pelty, the old major league pitcher. Is trying to land a pitcher with a wooden leg with some of the big teams. He is Albert G. Murphy and well known in western Missouri. Here's a bet, that at that, he fields his position better than a lot with two alleged good legs. The number of clubs Joe Tinker is to play with is equaled only by the number of managers Cincinnati is to have. Fan writes "Why is there no profes sional wrestling in Portland," to which is the reply "How long have you been amongst us?" Water polo game at the Y. W. C A. ends in a genuine set-to. Girls, girls, remember to be gentlemen at all times. m James C. Rice, coach of the Colum bia crews, has a lot to say against the English stroke. He declares that it takes too long to learn. California tried It but found that the stroke took too long to get there, Let Us A sk Yoo a' Simple Q uestion DOES IT NOT seem reasonable that the trade would, if possible, answer or deny the claim we have made for months that "the world's finest whiskey" is W. H. McBrayer's CEDAR BROOK? The records which we have continued to print prove its pop ularitybased on its higher quality and older age. Proof Every bottle of C e d a r Brook car riei this U. S. Govt. Revenue stamp which proves itsage the time) honored challenge of Sup reme Quality not offered by others. Try it 1S06 BotUedl913 "The World's Finest Whiskey" Public demand is growing less for whiskies bottled in bond when only 4 or 5 years aged. . And all the distillers of bottled in bond whiskies including all largely advertised brands made in Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania and all over the U. S. cannot show proof that their combined bottling of 7 to 8-year-old equalled, or even approached our record on 7 to 8-year-old W. H. McBrayer's Cedar Brook. . We have proved our statements. Most of those whiskies are bottled in bond immediately after only 4 years old, or just within the U. S. law limit. Other Distillers can't deny that either. The U. S. Stamp on their bottles proves it. They can't get away from that stamp. The public taste'has also proved, during three generations, that Cedar Brook is the ripest, richest, finest and oldest bottled in bond whiskey in the world which has always made it the biggest seller and will continue to do so. Bar none! . jjji H1913 I U . I? HSPRIN6 l Jlj Hwocfl m - I E i g; rllHI Made TlWH,SKE:Y.-i V"Vl7i A t-c flTiTI H.M9BRAYERS tfat&ffi,,tt. one,,,, art?!., TILLED BOTTI ,i2-.;.-.-.' nn.i-.iU M 1 m ! k sJ lev n T ' ROTHCHILD BROS., DISTRIBUTORS the most acceptable Christmas present he could receive. Case S Child' Wants Clothing Only. In a family where there are five chil dren, thera lb the letrend that, on Chlrstmas, the Christ-child brings gifts to little children. The eldest Doy, seera inir to realize that the father -and mother are so poor that it is difficult to provide even tne necessities m mc, v. ., ... a i i u nnviir that on Christmas day he may be Riven a suit of clothes, t,at hie mnthpr will not have to spend the money she needs ior urncr things to clothe mm. ft.- fr.t,An 4c an in vn 11.1 suffering from tuberculosis of the bones, and the burden of support rails on me mumei. She manages to keep the family to gether and to support the children, after a fashion, by working out at whatever she can get to do. Case 3 Only Two of Kamlly Survive. rriiHarrMiirtHlci hnit taken awav ' the father and other members of one fam ily group and there remains now only the mother and one child not more than 10 years old. They have no kin living In Portland, tsotn ine momer auu t v. i l .1 anffarln? from tuberculosis. and the mother is so ill that it is im possible for her to ao any worn. t .... . o A f nnrl anil nroner medical a i. what thov need, but thev have no money with which to buy "these things. Case 4 Children Expect No Christmas. "We know that we cannot expect any Christmas celebration this year, in the way of presents, but It would do the .i.;M..n a i.-Vi nl a int of conri if it were . ' ------- only possible to give them a Christmas oinner ai leaai, omu. mo... " " ited the Associated Charities yesterday seeking work. He has been out or worn several months, with the exception of a few odd jobs picked up here and there, n. i ,,-.,.. olilliirfr twn crirls. la and 11 years, respectively, and a 6- year-oia Doy. ine sins uuuetsmuu tt.t .v.at faihur fa unfthlA to srive them any Christmas presents this year, and there is little sunshine in 'their outlook on the coming holiday, though they make no complaint over the conditions. t-v. iitti hnv rinp not realize that Christmas this year must be different from his baoy memories oi me pasi Christmas, and it is hard for the father tn find courage utterly to shatter his little illusion. Case 5 Grandmother Supports Chil dren. Two little orphans, one a boy 11 ..li ...i,! o o-lfl 7 v.a t- a nl,l. em uiu " " " " ' - - - - - . are supported by their grandmother. She is 6S years old, and there are no ither relatives who can snare ine our- ... ; v. hu. Sh wnrkn out at scrub bing floors and such odd jobs as she can find, but ner earnings are noi enough to make it possible for any- . v. a k- erlvn tr thA children on Christmas day to make it different or more pleasant than any of the dull days of the rest of the year. The task tnai sne iinas on ner shoulders is heavy enough, for at 68 years, manual labor leaves one weary n n A Tn i nVi d icourasrAtfi. She is doing all that she can to care for her grandchildren, DUt mere is no cnance for her, alone, to provide any especial Christmas cheer for them or for her self this year. , NEW SCHEDULE IS PADE TWELVE GAMES ARE ARRANGED FOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE. Winners of Independent Clubs to Be Matched With School Team for City Championship. At a meeting of the committee of the Portland Basketball league last night a schedule was drawn up which provides theat the first game be played January 6, and the last one P'ebruary 10. Four teams are in the league and each team will play the other quintet twice. The matches will be played every Wednesday, night on the Christian Brothers Business College floor and the McLouglin Club floor. Because of the Christmas holidays the league will wait until after the first of the year to begin active work. At the completion of the schedule the winner not only will be awarded a silver trophy donated by the Archer Wiggins Store, but also the independ ent championship of the city and later the champion interscholastic squad will be taken on for the championship of the city. Vincent Borleske, Cass Campbell, Dave Welch, Professor Leon Fabre, Jr., and Ray Conway have been selected as officials for the new leagues. Repre sentatives present at the Archer-Wiggins store last night were: John D. Dwyer, McLouphlin Club; Will Heales, Weonas; C. P. Winters, Christian Broth ers' Business College, and Sol Rlchan bach, Harriman Club. Following: is the schedule drawn up: January 6 Weonas vs. McLoughlin Club. Christian Brothers vs. Harriman Club. January 13 Christian Brothers vs. Weonas, McLoughlin vs. Harriman. January 20-Christian Brothers vs. McLoughlin, Weonas vs. Harriman. January 27 Weonas vs. McLoughlin, Christian Brothers vs. Harriman. February 3 Christian Brothers vs. Weonas, McLoughlin vs. Harriman. February 10 Harriman vs. Weonas, McLoughlin vs. Christian Brothers. Wapato Basketabll Season On. WAPATO, Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) The basketball season was opened In this city last night with a game between two teams composed of nih school players, designated the Blues and the Reds. It was under stood that from among the players the regular team would be chosen. The Blues won 21 to 23. The local team will play Mabton next Friday night. Shooter' Wins Trophy Fourth Time. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) When W. G. Ballack won the trophy of the Albany Gun Club in the monthly shoot last Saturday it made his fourth victory in the last five shoots. In tho shoot Ballack and Frank Hackleman tied for first place, and in shooting off the tie Ballack won. In the four con tests he won Ballack broke 94 blue rocks out of 100. A Superficial Inquiry. i (Washington Star.) "Do you read Chaucer?" "I've glanced at some of his work. Which is it? Dialect or spelling reform?" CXGARTXE-S FAHOU S tes pecfuny surest tlieir use as nolidafts m nandsome packages pi 50 ancLlO O ei Aarctf e& CtiaTnaMeJ &b, your dltti or