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10 tttr nrrmxTxo OTrrnoxTAx. Monday, January 12, 1014. TINKER SILENT ON REACHING GHEGAGQ Secret Mission Includes Visit to Kansas City, St. Louis and Nearby Towns. PLAYING LIST IS STRONG Dodge and Niehoff Among latest Men Mentioned as Likely to Wear Federal TJniforms This Year. Joe Confers With Boss. " CHICAGO. Jan. 11. (Special.) Joe Tinker, manager of the Chicago Fed erals, returned to the home burg today, after a couple of days of scouting for big league timber. The ex-Cub star came back with a bundle of choice facts about the new league, but when pressed for a little dope tonight said that there was nothing he could give out for pub lication. On this secret mission Tinker touched at Kansas City and St. Louis. A few rearby towns were also included in his route, but just what his purposes were in visiting this or that place cannot be learned. He was after major league players to be Bure, but their identity must remain a secret until Joe chooses to speak a few words. It Is said that he managed to land a couple of additional men for his team and is now assured of a classy ag gregation, even though he has to till the remaining vacancies wHh young players. ' Dodge May Be Secured. His pitching staff is settled for the present with Cole, Brepnan and Pack ard lined up. Klllifer assures some pood catching and Kading will occupy liret, while Tinker will himself handle drives in his own approved style at short. There is a big possibility of Tinker landing either Dodge or Niehoff, the former only recently released by the Reds to Louisville, while the latter was drafted from the Colonels last Fall by the Cincinnati club. Both are third basemen, Niehoff be ing so good that 15 of 16 majors put In a draft for him. Dodge broke into the majors about the middle of last season and made such a good showing that there was more or less surprise when his release was announced. Niehoff has already, been in commu nication with Tinker and is liable to show at the local offices next week. He is warm, as the old expression goes, and enough coin may induce him to sign. Of course, Tinker would- not like to take any of Herrmann's men if he could help it. Oh, no. Dodge, a bit peeved as most players are when turned loose by the majors, also might be easy for tempting bait. Secret Conference Held. As soon as he returned. Tinker com municated with his boss, Charles Weeghman, and the league chief, Charles A. Gllmore, was also called into conference. What transpired is not known, but It is presumed that the main business consisted in hearing Tinker's report on his gumshoeing ex pedition. After the session Gilmore hurried away to catch an eastbound train. One of the things for which the league president Is making a jump to the eastern end of the circuit is the Question of managers for three of the cities. Toronto, Buffalo and Pittsburg are still without pilots, and immediate action is imperative. It was reported that Jimmy Sheckard had been selected for the Smoketown job, but the yarn was not authentic This doesn't mean, however, that Sheck will not get the post eventually. HIGH GVTS SCORES ARE MADE Dennis llololian Leads Contestants With 05 Per Cent. Exceptionally high averages were registered at the regular Sunday Bhoot of the Portland Gun Club at the Ken ton traps yesterday. Seven contest ants made more than 90 per cent, with Dennis Holohan leading the 30 or more contestants. He averaged 95 per cent. Two were tied with 93, one made 92, while three more shot 91 per cent each. The annual meeting .of the Portland Gun Club will be held tomorrow night In Bowie & Caldwell's. The meeting will bo called at 8 o'clock and the election of officers will be the first thing on the programme. Following Is the list of contestants and their scores: Dennis Holohan, 95 per cent; Dryden, 93; J. Reid, 93; J. Huntley, 92; S. Huntley, 91; Seavey, 91; Van Atta, 91; Pete Holohan, &9; Morris. 86; Spencer, 86; Matthea, 83; Bateman. 82; Lewis, 81; Seguin, 80; BUyeu, 76; Addleman, 76: Tyler. 74; Hare, 68; Murphy, 67; Marriott, 61; Brent, 68; Card, 62. BKOWN AXD rLETCUER COXFER Federal League Man Passes Day With Giants' Shortstop. . COLLINSVILLE, I1L. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) Mordecai Brown, now manager of the St. Louis Federal "League Club, passed today here, and most of the time was in conversation with Fletcher, shortstop of the New York Giants. Both deny that there is a dicker on, but the conference was regarded as Eignif leant In the afternoon an indoor game was played, Fletcher leading one team and Ed Konetchy, recently traded vo Pittsburg, headed the other squad, while Brown umpired.' Walsh, F. Brown, Lefty High, of Detroit; Wally Smith, of Washington, and Bobby Byrne were among the National and American League players. Amateur Athletics. After a weigh-in of the members of the McLoughlin Club basketball play ers the team's average was found to Ve 140 pounds, instead of 155 pounds, ts formerly announced. Manager Dwyer took nine players with him to be weighed in, with Captain Toomey being one of the lightest, while Sharpe Is the heavyweight of the quintet. The elimination soccer game between the Rose City grammar school eleven and the Woodmere team resulted in a 1-to-l draw, and was played on a leavy field. Little individual playing was possible and teamwork was out of the question. This is the first time that the Rose City team has been scored on this year. Weatheral kicked the lone goal for the Rose City squad. The Oregonla Club has reorganized Its basketball team. Milton Gevurtz is coaching the new team, with Herns, Kich el, Harry Gevurtz, Milton Wurtz weiler and Allan Meier as a nucleus around which to build a team. The Christian Brothers Business College second quintet is trying to get games with teams averaging 130 pounds to the man, either in or out of town. For games call Last S796 or C 2206, or write W. R. Lippey at the col lege. At a meeting of the athletic com mittee of the Oregon law school plans were made to formulate a baseball team, with John D. Dwyer to act in the capacity of manager. All of last yed. 'o bast ball suits have been called in and new ones probably will be pur chased. Plans for a student body dance are on tap, but the exact date has not been settled. One of the biggest basketball games of the year will be staged in the Chris tian Brothers Business College gym nasium next Sunday, when the college quintet meets the Albany Knights of Columbus. The local team averages about 155 pounds to the man, and is one of the fastest squads in the city. At present it is tied for first honors in the Portland Basketball League. JLG.ATES MEET FEBRUARY 1 Willamette Valley League to Com plete Organization at Salem. ' ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) A meeting will be held in Salem, Febru ary 7, to organize a Willamette Valley Baseball League for the coming season. This was the decision reached at a meeting held here last night to con sider preliminary plans for the forma tion of the organization. It was decided last night that the tearhs will be formed of strictly local players, and that games will be played on Sundays only. The cities which, ac- WLU.-KNOWN ATHLETIC TRAINER AND HIS PORTLAND PROTEGE, WHOM HE SAYS IS FUTURE WORLD'S CHAMPION IN THE 100-YARD DASH. Mimniifsnirmnnnnfrnnmi II lie I' 'I I"1 " "-"" v - Hp 1 If I b i : iK'-T - - I fi ir .uuj - -I? vr J rwt s.. f1?1 1 4 r" ? I ; S'r ' ' -X4 ; 1 9 1 ' I I J - ' B LEFT, DICK GRANT cording to present plans, will be repre sented in the proposed league, are Salem, Albany, Eugene, Corvallis, Woodburn and Springfield. Itearrest Will Be Sought. ALBANY, N. T.. Jan. 11. Should Harry K. Thaw be admitted to bail and attempt to leave New Hampshire Attorney-General Carmody will try to ef fect his arrest. The Attorney-General will have the support of the Governor in any step he may decide to take, it was announced tonight. Ex-Minister Merrill Dies. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. George W. Merrill, United States Minister to Hawaii during President Cleveland's first Administration, died here Satur day, aged 77. SPORT- NEWS DVENTURERS and soldiers of for tune generally follow revolution ary armies, hence the personnel of the guardians of the new Federal League ramparts presents quite an anomoly. Nary a trace of a baseball man found in the bunch; nary a trace of the usual hangers-on. Instead, the new F e d e ral magnates consist of hard headed business men. President Gilmore, the field agent in the fight against "organized" b a s e ball, is president of a m ati Ufa during concern and of considerabl e "Prexy" Gilmore.. prominence in Chicago coal circles. One of his aides is a beanery owner in Chicago, another a fish herder, still another an oyster tamer, while the re mainder of the list is made up of a Canadian member of Parliament, a brewer, a hotel man, four lawyers, three real estate operators, a banker, a broker, an Ice man and a merchant. With four lawyers on his staff, little wonder Gilmore is wading Into the un signed ranks of the two major leagues. Gilmore evidently has been advised carefully, for he is steering shy of play ers already signed, and grabbing those held only by the reserve clause. Our knowledge of law is limited, not to say a trifle hazy, but, for all that, we agree with Gilmore's legal staff that the reserve clause would have a tough row to hoe if brought into court. Suppose a ballplayer signs a con tract at $2500 for three years, said car rying an indefinite reserve on his serv ices. At the end of thre years he turns down the next contract, as the salary is not acceptable. Yet, doesn't this mean that he would be forced to accept for life the salary -that his owner wanted to pay, regardless of what might be offered him elsewhere? It surely does. Without question the reserve clause Is necessary to baseball, but, even with its 25 per cent kick-in for reservation privileges, it is unlikely that the pro cedure would stand the acid test if brought before the bar of justice. . The Federal League was drifting, along unheralded and unsung until C. W. Murphy, of Chicago, arose and be gan to assail it. This was sufficient to bring about a revival and set the Feds right with the people. Battling Levinskey, the sensational New York light-heavy, fights oftener In a week than Willie Ritchie does in a year. Still, Dan Morgan, his man ager, resents the insinuation that he Is overworking his- meal ticket. "Doesn't he save his mornings and his Sundays to himself?" indignantly asks Dumb Dan. . "Bombardier Wells explains the se cret of his success, " reads one of jne is -I GRANT MAYBECOME CHAMPION RUNNER "Dad" Moulton Thinks Port land Youth Is in Line for World Honors. COACH MAKES STATEMENT Veteran, Leaving Stanford After 12 Years, Praises Work of Other Athletes From This City, In , eluding Paul Wilson. Dick Grant. Portland interscholastlc star, now a student at Stanford Uni versity, is destined to become the world's champion sprinter, in the opin ion of ' "Dad" Moulton, for 12 years RIGHT, "DAD" MOILTOX. famous as track coach at the California University. Inasmuch as Dan Kelly, a Port land boy who matriculated at Oregon, holds the world's amateur record now at 9 4-5 seconds, Moultohs prediction is sure to cause a flurry in North western athletic circles. Two world's champions from the same city would seem to be crowding credulity up a back alley, but, here is what the famous Stanford coach had to say: "In leaving Stanford University I leave behind the strongest track team the university has had to start with since I joined it 12 years ago, and there Is every reason why it should develop a winning squad. McKte In Speedy. "In the sprints there are McKee, Grant, CampbelX Brown and Needham. I have seen McKee do the hundred in POT POURRI ads in Bombardier Wells' new book, "Modern Boiing and How to Learn It." This chapter ought to be the shortest in the book. "He describes how he ac quired his marvelous quickness and skill," Is another quotation borrowed from the advertising matter. Some of our white hopes should study that part, for none of them are quick or skillful enough to equal Wells' record for taking the count In the first round. "Thirty full-page photographs, clear ly illustrating the Bombardier's meth ods of attack and defense," is another boost for the book. Judging from Wells' recent fights this ad. should be changed so as to read: "Thirty attitudes for attack, but not one for defense." Mike Gibbons continues to be a puz zle, or a puzzler, depending entirely on which way you choose to -regard him. Is he really able to perform up to his best as a welter-weight, or is he just bunking the public and afraid to go out after the bigger game in the middle-weight class? It looks as though the latter is likely to be the case. It's, about time that Michael wake up ' to the opportunities that await him if he will set sail for the middle-weight crown. There is no field for profit In meeting the bona fide welters of the present day, as none of them is able to draw a corporal's guard into any arena. Paekey McFarland is not so foolish after all, when the fact is considered that: he would not find a single drawing card to fight in the weiter-weignt class, whereas there are plenty in the light-weight brigade. m It begins to look as if the interna tional agreements between the New York boxing commission and the gov erning body of France are a joke. Ac cording to proclamations at the time the agreements were drawn up, a man barred by one body would be auto matically barred thereby from engag ing in bouts in the territory of the other body. And Jack Johnson only recently pulled off what is thought to be a "frame up" in Paris. Johnson has long been barred by the New York authorities. Johnny Kilbane is about due to fol low in the trail of Johnny Dundee In deserting the featherweight class for the lightweights. He cannot make the featherweight limit any more than Jess Willard can make the middle weight limit. If Kilbane graduates to the class above there should be a merry scramble for the mantle of the king, and our old friend Abe Attell would have to be reckoned in the run ning once more. " There is -one man who certainly is not sad over the action of Tinker. He is John J. McGraw. The passing of Tinker gives McGraw added likelihood of piloting his Giants Into a fourth straight pennant, a better chance to do a thing that no manager in modern baseball ever has been able to accom plish. Tinker's going once more makes the Giants look like the best bet for the gonfalon, with the Phillies, Cubs and Pirates providing the competition. 9 4-5 more than once and with more than one watch. Now, the first season a sprinter does this remarkable per formance he is not apt to be consistent any may fall off to 10 1-5 or 10 2-5; but after the first season one can de pend upon such a man to do 10 flat in consistent fashion. "In Dick Grant the university has the the best material for a world's champion that it ever has had in my time. I am quite proud to say I had a hand in persuading him to enter Stan ford. "In Needham will be found the mak ing of a very fast man, and Brown is an athlete who comes to his speed slowly, but is due for good work this season. "Campbell should show as well as last season. Some judge from his Por tola work that he was 'in.' I account for it on the ground that he was de voting too much of his time to all round work, apparently perfecting himself for a coaching position." Grant's Father Athlete. Dick Grant Is the son of Peter Grant, of 368 East Ninth street North, a wtell known follower of athletics and at one time a prominent athlete himself. Dick was a member of the Washing ton High School track and field team which invaded California two years ago under the direction of Coach Veatch. The team was one of the best balanced in the country, having ex ceptionally strong men in every event. Paul Wilson, the chtfmpion miler of the state, Was a member of that team. At present he is again a teammate of Grant's. Grant won every race in Oregon that year. He is a Joint holder of the state century mark of 10 1-5 seconds with Baker and Goreszky. Vere Windnagle, who captured the half-mile in one minute 56 seconds at the 1912 Eugene State Interscholastic meeting, was among those who repre sented the Portland school at Berkeley. Crickmore, Robert, Krohn, Nelson and "Moose" Johnson are several others who helped the locals capture second place at the meeting. Krohn, too. is now at Stanford. "Dad" Moulton has high regard both for Paul Wilson in the mile run and Krohn in the pole vault. Vaulting Championship Possible. Moulton figures that in the pole vault there is another possibility of annexing a world's championship, as four of the best vaulters on the Coast, Including Krohn, are enrolled at Stan ford. "Dad" spoke encouragingly about all three Portland boys and this is what he had to say about Wilson: "In the mile there is Paul Wilson, another Portland product, and with the proper handling he will be hard to beat. He is a natural miler, which his record of 4 minutes and 26 seconds might indicate, and if he is not re turned the winner I will be mighty sadly disappointed. "In the two-mile event I fear that Stanford will have to be content with second honors unless an unknown dis tance runner is developed." JAY GOULD 10 BATTLE COURT TEXSIS AMATEUR CHAM PION TO MEET ENGLISHMAN. Match to Be Played In Philadelphia Will Be First Title Meeting; Out side England Within Century. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. In the long list of international contests scheduled for the present year none stands out more than the court tennis contests between Jay Gould, of the United States, and G. F. Covey, of England. This match, which will be played in Philadelphia late In March, brings to gether the American amateur cham pion and the world's professional title holder. Interest In the contest is rapidly increasing, both in this country and England, because of the remarkable playing ability of both Gould and Covey and the fact that it is the first time that a cup match has ever been arranged "between an amateur and professional and the first time that the championship match has been played outside of England. Covey, who is professional to the Honorable Neville Stephen Lytton, the British amateur champion, is 33 years old, the best age, according to experts, for the game. . He learned court tennis at Princes Club, when "Punch" Fairs was head professional there, and in 1912 defeated Fairs at Princes Club by seven sets to three 54 games to 42, 341 strokes to 316. The American amateur, who is about five years younger than Covey, is re garded as the leading exponent of court tennis in this country. Accord ing to the English method of handi capping, the average professional Is considered 15 better than the leading amateur. In the case of Gould he was rated at half 15 in 1908 when he won the English amateur championship from Mr. Miles. No championship match has been played out of England for nearly 100 years, though there have been several international matches. SEMI-PROS ARE SIGHED SCOUT RICHARDSON PLACES SEV ERAL PORTLAND PLAYERS. Chest Hushes. Fred Mclveen. Clande Dixon and Others to Go to Walla Walla Tri-State League Club. Quite a number of Portland semi pros will have a chance to shine in organized baseball the coming season. Jimmy Richardson, scout for the Port land Coast and Northwestern clubs, has added various Western Tri-State clubs to his string, and he has been busy get ting contracts from some of the local players. For the Walla Walla club Scout Rich ardson has signed Chest Hughes, Knights of Columbus outfielder; Fred MeKeen, Tlntms-Cress first Backer; Claude Dixon, Weonas' flrst sacker, and Arthur Nelson, Weonas' outfielder. Charles Lund, a tall blond-thatched twirler of the United States Laundry team, also Is lined up for the Bears. "Walla Walla loses Davis, Martini, Kelly and a couple of others and can use these youngsters," said Richardson last night. "There's no reason why these Portland boys should not make good in the leagues, for the class of ball around here is fully up to the San Francisco standard." Scout Richardson also has tendered a contract to Johnny Telford, the Wash ington High pitcher. Richardson and L. A. Spangle expect to attend the annual meeting of the Western Tri-State League, which will be held at Walla Walla January 20. Sew Skating Marks Set. CHRISTIANIA. Jan. 11. Oscar Ma thiesen set two new world's skating records today. He covered 500 meters In 43 7-10 seconds and 1500 meters in 2 minutes and 19 seconds. The pre vious records were 44 1-5 seeonds and 2:20 3-5, respectively. White Salmon Defeats Hood River. WHITE SALMON. Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) The White Salmon High School basketball team played the Hood River High School team in Hood River last night, winning by a score of 22 to 17. COAST LEAGUE LIST OF UMPIRES FILLED President Baum Refuses Ap plication of McGreevy for His Old Job. JONES NEEDS ONE ARBITER Montana and Idaho Are Wavering Between TTnion Association and Tri-State Choice Sterrett to Play With Venice. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. . Grover "Hayes will be the one new umpire in the Pacific Coast League in 1914. Allan T. Baum, president of the AA circuit, supplemented this announce ment In San Francisco yesterday with the information that Eugene McGreevy had applied for his old job back,' but that he had to be refused. So, paste these names in your hat and -begin thinking up epithets for the coming campaign: William Guthrie, William Phyle, "Red" Held, Ed Finney, 'Jack McCarthy and Grover Hayes. McGreevy was one of the best arbi ters in the league a couple of years back, but he jumped out suddenly one afternoon, like the proverbial Arab, not even stopping to fold his tent. Next heard of Gene he had copped a job in the American League, but after a few months" trial his wanderlust again as serted itself and he dropped out of sight again in mid-season of 1913. Eugeno was a capable umpire, and If "Red" Held does not intend to re turn President Baum could do worse than sign him. Held is wintering in St. Louis, and Baum says he will be back on the Coast despite "Red's" for ensic outbursts last Fall, when he bade his friends goodby forever. Jones Lines Up Arbiters. Meantime, Felder Jones is busily en gaged lining up three good arbiters for the Northwestern League. Jimmy Toman likely will be returned for 1914, and the same is true of Perle Casey. Harry Ostdiek, of Spokane, has made no statement as to whether he desires reappointment, so it is reason able to suppose that the third umpire will be a new man. Frank Newhouse, arbiter for a time in the Coast League in 1912 and 1913, has written President Jones for a job, but evidently Fielder doesn't want him. for Newhouse says in a letter to the writer: "I am awaiting a call to my work. I may train the Indianapolis club or I may umpire in the American Associa tion. Failing in these I will go back and' umpire in the Federal League, where I worked after leaving the Coast last Fall. "I liked the Coast and would like to get on with Fielder Jones, but I guess he 13 filled out." Newhouse is living in Denver. Idaho and Montana Waver. Up around Montana and Idaho they are arguing whether to have an eight club Union Association or a six-club holdover, while at Boise fans are wav ering between the Tri-State and a new four-club league. If they do not get busy soon they will have a couple of no-club circuits. Del Howard, of San Francisco, says there must be something wrong with the National League 1913 official aver ages which credit Charles O'Leary with only three swiped bags in more than 100 games at St. Louis. Either something wrong with the sta tistics or else with O'Leary. Suffice to remark that his namesake, Dan O'Leary, the marathon walker, could have copped that many bases hiking backward. Charley Sterrett, ex-Princeton Unl veristy prodigy, is to be sold by Venice. Hap Hogan paid the New York Yanks $1500 in cash last Summer for Sterrett, but he admits that he is dickering with both the American Association and the Western League. His objection to Charley Is that he will not play Sunday ball. All of which recalls Umpire Billy Evans' story on Sterrett. When Frank Chance took the New York club he tried Charley out behind the bat at first, in the outfield later and finally relegated him to the bench. His only responsibility there was an occa sional pinch-hitting assignment. In one game Chance called on Ster rett to hit for the pitcher, and he be came much peeved when Umpire Evans called a strike on him. "That last one was a foot outside," he muttered. "Run along, little boy; you are no longer'at Princeton," said Evans. "I realize it. If I were I would have selected an umpire that suited me, and It's a cinch it wouldn't have been you." "Don't worry about me," replied Evans. "If you don't make a hit soon, you won't have to put up with my work much longer.',' Two weeks later Sterrett was sold to "Venice. When he returned from Los Angeles Del Howard told San Francisco writers that he came near landing Pitcher Charley Chech and Outfielder Maggert fer Henley and McArdle. Recalling the Lober-Krueger deal we are willing to believe almost anything. Come again. ' MOCXT SCOTT SOCCER MEX W1X i Columbia Vniverteity Is Defeated, 1 to 0, in Fast Game. In one of the fastest and best-played soccer games seen in Portland for some time the Columbia University eleven was defeated by the Mount Scott squad. 1 to 0, on the university campus yester day afternoon. A large crowd was on hand and the lone score came as a re sult of a well executed shot by Bragg In the first half. For the winners Duncan was the big factor in not allowing the collegians to score, while Wright and J. Robson all helped to bring about a victory. For the humbled eleven Kellogg, ,Bile deau, Nixon and G. Murphy played sen sational ball. The lineups follow: Mt. Scott (1) Columbia 0) Hickling Leonard Duncan . KB Qulnn 11. RobBon LB Blledeau Kellogg RHB a. Murphy Bryee CHB Bernhorfer Fairley LHB Peabody Wrl&fct O R F -. . Fox Young IRF Nixon Stewart CF E. Murphy W.Gray ILF J. Murphy Bragff ' O L.F Cannon Pauley, referee. MAJORS EXT SEASOX EARLY Postponed Games Must Be Played . . Prior to October 4. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. John Heydler, secretary of the National League, re turned today after attending the joint meeting of the National and American League schedule committee in French Lick Springs and the annual meeting of the National Commission In Cincin nati. Secretary Heydler announced that a different method of winding up the major league season earlier than usual had been decided for 1914. Hereto fore the league season closed on the first Saturday In October in the East and the following Sunday In -the West. This year, however, the Western clubs will close their season on Sunday, Oc tober 4, while the Eastern teams will finish on Wednesday, October 7. The Western teams, however, may use these last three days to play off postponed games, with the provision that the games are-postponed from the last series in the West, but all possi ble postponed games must be played prior to October 4. McQuillan Defeats Ross. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) Claude McQuillan, the ex-Whlt-worth football star, again showed his superiority over Billy Ross, of Cen tralis in their bout before the Morton Athletic Club last night. The referee stopped the fight in the sixth round, after McQuillan had Ross all but out. The local man received a fracture of his jaw in the bout, but it is not be lieved that it will. result seriously. Umatilla Sportsmen Elect. PENDLETON, Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) --At the annual meetins of the Uma tilla County Fish and Game Association Friday night. Wesley N. Matlock was elected president. It was decided to use the' influence of the local associa tion towards obtaining more deputy wardens for Umatilla County and to try to break up persistent poaching. HEN WILL MEET CHAXGES TO BE CONSIDERED IN ' GRAND C1HCLIT EVENTS. Stewards Also to DImdis New Rulea at Session In Grand Rapids Horses With Records Get New Trials. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 11. Before leaving for Grand Rapids, Mich., where they will attend the annual meeting of the Grand Circuit stewards next Tues day, President Devereaux and Secretary Kline announced that no new members are likely to be taken Into the circuit this jear. Unless there is an eleventh hour development neither Providence, R. I., nor Readville, Mass., will be rep resented at the meeting ani Peoria, 111., has withdrawn its application. Much uncertainty exists regarding the eastern end of the circuit. Only two meetings are certainties, Syracuse, N. Y., the week of August 31, and Hart ford, Conn., the week of September fi. There are arbitrary dates and from these points the stewards will work in an, effort to mold the other members in a satisfactory circuit. Whether dates will be granted to New York, is still doubtful. Columbus, O., and Lexington, Ky., each will have two successive weeks of racing. It is regarded as likely now that the first meeting will open at Detroit on Saturday, July 4, and run ten days. Either Kalamazoo or Grand Rapids would follow and then Cleveland. This year's meetings of the stewards is regarded as the most important in year3. Several changes in the rules are to be considered, among them the adoption of a time allowance rule that will give horses that earned records in years previous to 1913 and did not im prove their records last year an oppor tunity to race in lower classes and a rule that ,will put on record only the winner of a race. President Devereaux's suggestion to put a $15,000 limit on the net earning capacity of a Grand Circuit pacer or trotter may be considered. Coffroth Slips Joke Over On Tom Jones THE trial of Jones and McCarey In Los Angeles brought up a little Incident that happened in San Fran cisco on a recent visit of Jones, who managed Jess Willard. Joues breezed into the office of James Coffroth, swinging his cane and apparently indifferent to a trouble in the world. "When does your trial come off down south?" asked Coffroth. Tom named the date. "Looks pretty ba.2, doesn't It?" con tinued "Sunny Jim." Jones said something; to the effect that he would make a good sized bet that he would be acquitted. Coffroth rose and drew Jones aside. "Tom," he said, in a voice that was little more than a whisper, "I think you will be acquitted, so don't worry over what I am going to tell you. But in case anything should happen mind you, I say if it should ask them to send you to San Quentin instead of Folsom. The food is better there. And. besides. If you are close by, a fellow can run over once in a while and have a chat. I am not saying that you will be convicted, far be It, but I am sim ply giving you a friendly tip." Jones cast a reproachful look at Coffroth and then walked away, evi dently deeply absorbed in Jim's logic. BOXING BRIEFS TODAY'S mail brings a challenge from a boy in California who Is willing to tackle anything from a brin dle pup to a Bengal tabby, or from Johnny Coulon to Jack Johnson. His defi follows: "Sporting Editor The Oregonian: I hereby challenge Bud Anderson or the Mysterious Billy Smith for a 20-round contest for a purse of $1000, and If I can't put either of them to sleep in ten rounds I will give them J500. My weight is 145 pounds. The contest will have to take place at Gate City, Wash., and Johnnie Erskin to be referee. Re spectfully, "RAMIE DUNN. "22 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, Cal." Sailor Petrosky Is uneasy over one phase of the coming battle with Jimmy Clabby. There will be no music When he began boxing- at Goat Island th sailors always had the brass band at the trainlnir camp. In all his bouts the sailor always hit and dodged and stepped to the music of the big brass band. His manager ought to anchor a phonograph in the ring. Isn't Tom Jones in Los Angeles? Lines to Colonel G. B. Smith. This Gunboat Smith may be no'Fitz. Or Corbett In his prime No classic wonder with his mitts. Beyond the sweep of time; But lined with these other hopes Across the hills and hollers. The sucker looks, believe me, friend. Life forty million dollars. The belief that Johnny Kilbane had outgrown his weight and would in the future have to go lightweight is upset by Ed Bang, of Cleveland. With Bang a spade is a spade and he declares that Johnny is still, and looks fit to be, a featherweight for some time to come. McCormlc Defeats Summers. SYDNEY, N. S. W., Jan. 11. Tom McCormic, of Australia, defeated John ny Summers, the English pugilist. In a 2'J-round contest today for the British welterweight championship. McCormlc won m points, Promoter Causes Uneasiness to Fight Fan on Trial in Los Aneeles. I DIVISION IS DECIDER Washington State Quintet De clared to Have Advantage. SECOND PLACE IS LIKELY Dr. E. J. Stewart, Athletic Director of Oregon Agricultural College, Says Xcw Plan Thus Is Mis take of Serious Nature. When the Northwestern College heads divided the conference basket ball teams Into two sections. East and West, they made a serious mistake, vouchsafed Dr. E. J. Stewart, athletic director at the Oregon Agricultural College, who was a Portland visitor yesterday. "This year it virtually gives all the advantage to Washington State Col lege," said Dr. Stewart. "The three strong teams om this side, Washington, Oregon and the Oregon Aggies, must fight it out amongst themselves, and the best team must then go East, across the mountains, and play the best team there,, which is Washington State. "Now, if Washington State were forced to play all the teams on this side you can see It would have pretty tough sledding. But. under the pres ent arrangement it will have compara tively an easy time with Idaho and Whitman, and, therefore, cannot land worse than second." The conference basketball schedule opens up this week with the invasion of Oregon by the Washington Staters. Johnny Bender's bunch will pass through Portland today, en route to Salem, where the Pullmanites meet the Yellowjackets tonight. Silverton will entertain the visitors Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, Washington State tackles the Oregon Aggies; switches over to Oregon for Friday, and back to Corvallis for Saturday. These games will not count, however, in the final college rankings. Dr. Stewart says there Is nothing new In the move to stage the Oregon Aggie-Oregon University football game next November 21 In Portland. He be lieves this city to be the logical place and says he expects Oregon to see it that way and agree before long. Now that the Aggies aire lined up with Washington for Albany, the Ore gon game will be played either at Corvallis or Portland. JUXCTIOX CITY TEAMS WIN Boys' and Girls' Quints Each Dereat Creswell at Basketball. JUNCTION CITY. Or., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The high school basketball teams of Junction City last night won over the Creswell teams. The boys' team won 12 to 5 and the girls' team won 26 to 21. Following are the line ups: Creswell girls Forwards, Buoy and Steel: center, Windon: guards. Conkey and Ranch. Junction City girls For wards, Wilde and Crald; center, Ncbert; guards, Hansen and Jensen. Creswell boys Forwards. Dcrsliam and Millar; center, Groshon; guards, Ravensen and Parsons. Junction boys Forwards, Hays and Thompson; cen ter. Jensen; guards. Bailey, L. Jensen. The Creswell teams' work was the feature. The Junction City High School ga.ve a reception for the visiting teams. Whitman Basketball Aspirants Busy. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) The coach of Whitman Col lege has two letter, men and a lot of new material to use in building up a basketball team this year. Hazelton and Botts, both letter men, are strong est contenders for the guard positions. They are fast and accurate. DufC. for merly of Pearsons; Thom, who attended Whitman three years ago; Woodyard, of Sunnyside; Hoover, of Waltsburg. and Clancy, of Walla Walla, are also trying hard. Monmouth 17, Independence 4. MONMOUTH, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) The Monmouth High School basket ball team defeated the Independence High School second t?am In the high school gymnasium in this city last night by the score of 17 to 4. The contest was fast and, clean, and is the second victory for the local team on the home floor. Monmouth High's lineup fol lows: Lorence and Daniel, guards: Mulkey, center; Strong and Evans, for wards. Johnson Wins l'rora Vniontown. JOHNSON, Wash., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The high school basketball team of Johnson defeated Unitmtown there by a score of 55 to 22. The game was refereed by Albert Larson, who accom panied the team. It was marked by some excellent plays, especially by Rubie and Myers, forwards of the John son team. Xorth Bend Scores in Title Series. MARSHFIELD. Or, Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) North Independents worsted Marshfield Athletics 27 to 19 in basket ball, and the North Bend High School defeated the Marshfield High School five by 30 to 18. The high school game was the first in the county champion ship series. Washougal Defeats Orient. WASHOUGAL, Wash., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The Orient High School basket ball team met defeat here last night from the Washougal High School by the score of 34 to 5. The visitors were easily outclassed, scoring but one field basket. Asotin Boys and Girls Botii Win. ASOTIN, Wash., Jan. 11 (Special.) The boys' team and the gins' team of Lewlston High School were defeated here Friday night by basketball teams of the Asotin High School. The Asotin girls won by a score of 17 to 14, and the boys won by 2 5 to 23. Kalama 3 1, Castle Rock IS. KALAMA, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) In a well-played basketball game the local high school quintet downed the Castle Rock High, 34 to 12, on the local floor last night. The team work of the winners was too much for the Castle Rock aggregation. Pasco Wins From Cornell 33-15. PASCO, Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) The Pasco High School basketball team won a fast game from the Connell High School here last night. The score was 33 to 15. Professor Breckner, of Con nell. acted as referee. The game was well attended by local fans. McMinnville and Astoria Tussle. M'MINNVILLE. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The first basketball game of the season for McMinnville High School was played here last night between that team and Astoria High School. The score was McMinnville 12, Astoria li.