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13 THE 'MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1914. MNDR LEAGUE RAID IS FEDERAL'S PLAN Joe Tinker Says Majors Have Few Unsigned Men Left for Outlaws. COLE WILL BE LET ALONE Tltchcr Who Deserted After Signing "With Chicago Belongs to Yanks, Is Opinion Independents to Try World Tourists. CHICAGO. Feb. 4 The Federal League has turned its attention to the clubs of the big minor leagues, and has begun to riddle Borne of the teams, ac cording to Joe Tinker, manager of the Chicago Federals. With the exception of a few major leaguers still wavering-, practically all the players in the Amer ican and National Leagues have decided on what etde of the fence the coming season will find them and to round out the squads from which the Federal League teams will be chosen, on the training trips, inroads into the ranks of the minor organizations have begun. Not only players now Ju minor league rosters sought by the Federals but those who may receive their 10-day no tice of releases from major to minor leagues will receive offers of places by the new circuit. , No Fight for Cole. Developments today in the Cole de sertion case convinced Manager Tinker that the pitcher belongs to the New Tork Americans and no attempt will be made to force him to carry out the con tract he made with the local Federal League club. It was found that Cole had practically accepted terms with the Tankees before he signed the contract with Tinker. Manager Tinker said, however, the Federal League will fight the Killifer case to the limit and prophesied that Killifer would play ball with the Chi cago Federal team or not at all. Unsigned Tourists to Be Sought. Word was received today that six of the stars of the Giants-White Sox ' world tourists are still unsigned, and an effort. It was said, would be made before they embarked on the last leg of their trip to line them up for the Fed erals. Crawford, of Detroit, and Speaker, of Boston Americans, are among the unsigned men. It was said Steve Kane. ex-National League um pire, today signed a contract with the Federal League. L1XCOLX TO MEET COLUMBIA Defeat ot High School Will Tie Two Teams for First llonors. One of the deciding basketball games of the Portland Interscholastic League season of 1914 will be decided when the fast Columbia University quintet meets the Lincoln High league leaders in the Portland Academy gymnasium today. The game will start at 3 o'clock. Lincoln High is leading the league with two w4ns and no defeats. A de feat of Lincoln today will cause a tie between Lincoln and Columbia for first honors. Washington High School and the Jefferson High School were slated to meet today but the match has been postponed and will likely be played next Tuesday in the Young Men's Chris tian Association gymnasium. The lineups follow: Lincoln. Position. Columbia. Waldron .......... .r1. ............ . Larsen Caeear F Bchmltt Captain Clerln C Mulrhead Llllard r O Captain phelan fechlldknecht . 1 o Bloch A. M. Grllley. referee. IDAHO TEAM TO HIRE TRAIX Games Between Moscow and Pull man Attract Mucli Attention. ' MOSCOW, Idaho. Feb. 4 (Special.) Arrangements are being made by Grad uate Manager of Athletics Larson for a special train to return from Pullman after the Idaho-Washington State Col lege basketball game Saturday night. Mr. Larson's efforts to secure such a train were prompted by the many re quests from students and townspeople who desire to see the game and return the same evening. Saturday's game should attract a rec ord attendance. It will be the fourth meeting of the two teams, with the Idaho quintet one game In the lead for the series. There will be six games In all be tween the two teams. TUEXERS TO TRY KEW SYSTEM Swimmers to Be Suspended by Ropes t When Taking Lessons. Members ' of the Portland Turn Vereln's swimming classes will have the opportunity of learning swimming after an entirely new fashion. The fashion Is the Idea of Professor Gen erowsKl and consists of apparatus whereby the entire class can be placed In the water at one time, suspended Dy ropes from the ceiling. The Turn Verein opened on Monday with large classes. The biggest class was that of the Juniors, of whom there were nearly 100. The club is expected to be going full blast next week, when the tank will be ready for use. The clubrooms will not be completed for a month. PORTLAND BOY IS HONORED. Earl Crabbe Is Cliosen Captain of California Track Team. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 4. (Special.) An other Portland student was honored re cently when Earl Crabbe, of Portland, was made captain of the University of California track team to succeed Fui Woods, the sprinter, who left college. Crabbe has been prominent as a member of the track team since his freshman days. His specialty is the two-mile, for which distance he held the Coast record until it was tied by McClelland, of Washington, the time being :oo 1-5. WASIIIXGTOX TO GET HURDLER Gale Bandy, of Tacoma, Plans to Enter University Soon. UXIVERSITT OF WASHINGTON, Seat tle, Feb. 4. (Special.) Gale Bandy, of Tacoma, prooaoiy the greatest high- school hurdler in the Northwest, will register at the University of Washing ton tins semester, provided that in juries he received while working in the mines do not detain him in the hospital until it is too late to enter school. Bandy made a phenomenal showing a year ago in interscnolastlc track, run ning the 120-yard hurdles in 15:01. He is suffering from an injured kne. WAVERING BETWEEN PORTLAND AND FEDERAL LEAGUE OFFER, BUDDY RYAN IS ADVISED BY PITTSBURG OUTFIELDER TO REMAIN WITH PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. foi'ri'iiiirtra"1,-""--","--'-f-j0'"'' At Left, Ruddy Ryan, "Up In the Air" Over Federal Contract I Right, Eddie Menaor, ex-Portland Gard ener Eddie Is Advislns Ryan to Choose Portland Uniform In Preference to Pittsburg Feds. if OR SEES RYAN Pittsburg Outfielder Advises Buddy Not to Jump. BEAVER STILL UNDECIDED McCredie Counsels Player to Sign Federal League Contract if He Can Get Salary of $4000. Chad to Receive $400. Eddie Mensor, Pittsburg outfielder, was closeted with his old teammate. Buddy Ryan, for several hours yes terday, and, while Ryan refused to de clare himself as to plans regarding Federal League offers, it is believed that the ex-Clevelander will return to Portland. Eddie Mensor has signed his contract with the Pittsburg Nationals, and it is believed that the midget has been con scripted by Owner Dreyfuss to try to persuade Buddy not to jump. Mensor admits that he is carrying around a letter from Dreyfuss, but re fuses to divulge its contents. "Naturally, with only one club now in Pittsburg, the Federals are making valiant attempts to place a strong club in that city," explained Mensor. "Ana organized baseball is trying just as hard to keep them from so doing. "Ryan's offer is from the Pittsburg outlaws. It isn't enough, in my Judg ment, to warrant Buddy's Jumping, and unless they come through with $4000 or $4500 a year on a two or three-year contract, I think Buddy would be doing a foolish turn to forsake organ ized baseball." Terms May Be Met. On the other hand, there is the pros pect that when Ryan hears from Pitts burg again, within the next day or two, his demands will be more than met. If so. Buddy says he Intends to cast his lot with the independents. "I have advised Buddy, as I did Chad bourne," said Manager McCredie. "If he can get $4000 from the Federals, go to it. We cannot afford those terms down here and he knows it as well as anybody. "I don't think he can, however, for cnadbourne Is getting only $2400 in steaa or me $3000 reported in the newspapers. I know that for a fact. W. W. McCredie, president of the Portland baseball club, was back at his accustomed desk yesterday, the first time in a fortnight. The Judge has Deen seriously Hi at his home. "While I have been ill the Chleatro Americans have been raising Ned with the Portland Colts proposed Spring tour up through Nevada, Utah and laano. remarked President McCredie, shuffling a pile of letters as mountain ous as Christmas bills. Sox Grab Iteno Date. "The Sox, I discover, have hen hnnV. ing out Juet a day ahead of us at Reno. Salt Lake. Murray and several other points. ine Joits are scheduled for two games at Sacramento March 28 and ana we naa noped to sret Rpnn tr March 30, but the Sox have grabbed men, uaie. According: to Cleveland newsnan Ar a total of $53,500 has been guaranteed nicners raiKenoersr. Blandinir nnrt xvauier, iup aeserters, for 1914, 1915 ana isi Dy the .f ederal League. Fal kenberg Is to receive $21,000, Blanding $17,500 and Kahler $15,000. Money ad vanced aggregated $11,000. Falkv re ceiving $3000. Blanding $3500 and Kah ler $2500. One-third of the advance money is to apply on each year's sal ary. BOXING BRIEFS SOME time ago, when George Chip was driving mules In a mine near Madison, Pa., the town boasted a base ball nine, and the principal game was always with a town some few miles irom Maaison. These games always were accomnan led by battles not scheduled, and on one such occasion Chip fought two battles which were the equal of some of those he nas rought In the ring. Chip was not much of a ball-nlaver. and was not known particularly afc a tighter. However, he was placed in a suit and given a field to hold down. The expected rough and tumble fight came about, and Chip laid Vwo of them out with the first blow. Then he "got his" when a big "six-footer" started for him. When George came to he went up to the big fellow and offered to take him on for a side bet of $500, but the match never took place. William H. LaBelle, whose letter ar- . f V ' t ! rived In yesterday's mail, has been mis. informed. LaBelle is anxious to be matched with some one in Portland. His letter follows: "I was told that boxing In Portland is good. I am a colored man, able to make 145, and would like to get on in f oruana. CLUB CUE EXPERTS COMPETE First of Final Matches In Handicap at Multnomah Tonight. The first of the final matches of the Multnomah Club handicap straight bll Hard tournament will be played to night. The matches for tonight are A. A. Murphy vs. George Rae. Otto Mik kleson vs. A. R. Arnes, H. H. Keck vs. A. A. Murphy and Otto Mikkleson vs. George Rae. The last of the semifinals were played this week and resulted as follows Arthur Murphy defeated H. Proebstel 50-41; Murphy defeated J. McNicholas, 50-42; A. Arnes defeated II. H. Hum 85-76; Murphy defeated H. T. Javanord, 50-44, and Murphy defeated Otto T. Ott 50-33. Arthur Murphy is rapidly developing into one of the stars of the club. The handicaps for the final matches between the winners In the six sections are: Otto Mikkleson, 100; A. R. Arnes, 75; H. H. Keck, 65; H. J. Boyd, 45; A. A. Murphy, 45, and George Rae, 40. On Friday night Keck will meet Mik kleson, followed by a match with Rae. Mikkleson will also meet Boyd, and Boyd will play Arnes. Arnes will have a second match with Rae. Four-Oared Race Eliminated. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. There will be no four-oared races at the next Pough keepsie regatta- Morton G. Bogue, chairman of the board of stewards of the Interscholastic Rowing Association, announced last night that the board had voted to eliminate the event, sub stituting in Its stead a race at two miles for junior eights. SPORT-NEWS BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. o AKLAND has contributed quite a galaxy of stars to the baseball firmament since away back in the outlaw days. But of all that kalei doscopic array, George Van Haltren, former Coast and Northwestern League arbiter, is voted most entitled to the palm by trans-bay fans. Bill Lange. the ban Francisco Beau Brummel. hit over p?s 300 for six years. 1894 tr, 1899. but Van Haltren only F-' once missed the .300 mark in 13 years up above, from 1889 to 1901. Van started out as a pitcher, but was shifted to the gardens on ac count of his stick work. Here"s a great great squad of early day Oaklanders: Catcher, George Geo. Van Haltren. Stallings, manager of the Boston Nationals. Pitcher Clark Griffith, manager Washington Americans. First base Charlie Dooley, success ful minor league manager. Second base Joe Cantnlion, owner Minneapolis teaxn.- Thlrd base Jim Mcuonaia, ex-major league umpire. Shortstop Tip O'Neill, president Western League. Left field George Van Haltren, um pire and major league' scout. Center field Bill Lange, great Chi cago ex-outfielder. Right field Danny Long, ex-manager San Francisco Seals. Look over that array and compare It with the bunch that won the State League pennant for the Oaks In 1902 when Walter McCredie was one of the horticulturists: Catcher, Pete Lohman; pitcher, "Heiny" Schmidt; first. Julie Strieb; second. Mohler: third "Brick" Deve- reaux; short. Buck Francis; outfield. Bill Dunlevy; Ike Walters and Walt McCredie. Or, would the Oak Coast champs of 1912 look best In a round robin? Here they are: Catcher, Mitze; pitcher, Killilay first. Bud Sharpe; second. Leard; third Hetling; short. Cook; outfield, Patter son. Zacher and Coy. In addition to these constellations, the Oaks have sent up quite a num ber of good ballplayers. Chet Thomas, of Boston, who went from Sacramento, is one; Duffy Lewis, or Boston, is an other, while a third is George Cutshaw. the Brooklyn second sacker, who stole everything but the home plate out here three years ago. Trying to pick mythical winners by comparisons reminds one of a one armed man attempting to corner an eel In a bathtub, but, one thing is 6ure any one of the three teams above enu merated could have walloped the bunch that Carl Mitze had at Oakland last year. Put that down as a cinch bet. - While the . rules committee Is at M'GREDIE SELECTS COAST WHO'S WHO Portland Receives Big Share of AH -Time All -Star . Choices of Boss. HAL CHASE HEADS LIST Beaver Champions of 1913 Declared Greatest Team Ever Seen on Pa cific Local Pitchers of 1 9 1 0 Get Place of Honor. B03IE COAST LEAGUE GREATEST GREATS. Greatest player Hal Chase. Los Angeles, 1004. Greatest team Portland champions, 1913. Greatest . infield Tacoma cham pions, 1904. Nordyke lb. Casey 2b, Egan ss, Sheehan 3b. t Greatest ontfleld Portland cham pions. 1906. Mitchell, McIIale and Mc Credie. Greatest pitching staff Portland champions, 1910, Gregg, Seaton, Steen, Krapp. Greatest catching stalf Portland. 1906, McLean and Donahue. While Portland hogs most of his all- time, all-star choices. Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland four times Coast champions, picks Hal Chase, of the 1904 Los Angeles club, as the great est players in the history of the Pa ciflc Coast circuit. Last year's Portland club, in the opinion of Manager McCredie, was the best-balanced bunch in the 11 years of Coast pastiming, although In no one department did it excel predecessors Manager McCredie thinks the famous 1904 Tacoma Tigers' infield Nordyke, first base; Casey, second base; Egan, shortstop, and Sheehan, third base the most formidable in Coast lore. Ontfleld of 1006 Best. For his outfield Mac picks the gar dening garrison of his 1906 champions, Including Mlko Mitchell, now of Pitts burg; McHale and himself. All hit well Lover .300. His pitching staff is that of the Port land 191o champs, three or whom are now In the big show. . That corps con elsted of Vean Gregg and Bill Steen, now of Cleveland, and Tom Seaton, star moundman of the Phillies. Gene Krapp, a fourth twirler, spent two years with the Naps, but came back to Portland last year. Larry McLean, of the New York Giants, and Donohue were the best catchers the Coast has ever seen teamed up, says Mac, by' way of round ing out his squad. They backstoppea I for his 1906 champs. Hal Chase, whom McCredie honors with his premiership, is now first sacker on the Chicago Americans. He broke In at Santa Clara College, Cal fornia. In 1902 and 1903, going also to Victoria in the Summer of 1903. Th southpaw flrst-sacker brake into fast company in the Spring of 1904 at Los Angeles, where he batted .279 In 1 games.- playing at first and second bases. Chase Once Outlaw. Chase was sold to the New York Americans and starred at New York as the greatest initial sacker in the world until 1908, when he jumped to the Stockton outlaws. After a season there Hal was reinstated and remained four years longer with the Yanks, being traded last year to Chicago by Frank Chance in a deal for Borton and Zeider. "The three- great teams, in my opin ion," says McCredie, "were' the 1904 POT POURRI tempting to manicure the intentional pass irom baseball why not "can" the intentional peanut butcher who ob structs your view Just as Bill Rodgers whales out a two-bagger clearing the lommy Burns admits h I wnrti ?250,000, which admission will set some 01 me ians thinking. George Sutton playa billiards In thn championship matches just like Speck narkness pinch hits. Five hundred to - -' IS about the nnnrt ehnTiHnM v. veteran Chicagoan has made in some iortnignts. Despite his defeat in thoL,.i.,. . IC Q phallftn. . 1. . . issued a defl to Hoimo fnr th. 1st . nivk.ii. ounon nas now title, which he won from the perennial but waaiin to is n u,r . ma.y HnnV r';"'0' 1913, by walloping Morn i. A A. Jack Dunn, the Baltimore manage was the first pilot in organized baU to get nis regulars in line for 1914. Judg ing irom tne Lelfleld, Overall, Ryan i.o.oc. vci nowara ana Walter Mc ureuie win De tne last. Two Hagerman pitchers will start in tne biff show this year, "Rip" 0f Port land, who is with Cleveland, and -asey Hagerman, of the Denver Champs, who will be with the St, Louis A. D. Wakeman. well-known tv.i-. land tennis crack, is developing fast us a jnusLacne. , Alter using up several columns of valuable newspaper space, the mag nates of the California State League have decided not to impose an age limit on players . In the Coast "farm" circuit. Seems strangs that such a proposal suuuia nave gone as rar as an executive session, for, with an age limit ni Howard and Happy Hogan would have had little use for the State L a camping ground for their surplus ma - terial. Charles Herzog Is starting out like a real manager. Lamn this interview: "Charles Herzog, new manager of the iteas. win taKe his athletes to Alexan drla. La., about February 15. He wants to nave ail nis players in shape when tne season opens." A fellow with those ideas cannot help uut oe successful. Charley wants to have his players in good snape when the season opens.1 There's something other Cincinnati managers have overlooked entirelv. Herzog's announcement simply goes to prove what an original fellow he Is. With Federal League scouts buzzing all around him at Toledo, flashing $5000 bills, and his Portland contract signed last Fall, Bill Speas must 1 eel ' like a one-legged man at a Bowery dansante. Tacoma Tigers, the 1906 Portlands and the 1913 Portlands. Some say the 1903 Los Angeles team was a hummer, but I can t see It that way." Buddy Ryan is one who agrees with the Portland manager as to the premier pitching corps. "Take that 1910 Portland pitching staff," says Buddy, "put it on any ma jor league club in the business and it will Just about cop the pennant. Gene Krapp is a little wild, but Gregg, Sea ton and Steen are as good as there are." WASHINGTON" CREW DEPLETED Examinations Mako Big Hole In Coach Conibear's Oarsmen. UNrVERSITT OF WASHINGTON, Se attle, Feb. 4. (Special.) The smallest turnout of crewmen on record greeted Coach Hiram B. Conlbear a.t the initial call for Spring training this afternoon. Only two full crews appeared at the boathouse. Examinations dealt harder with the oarsmen than ever before. Henry Zim merman, captain, will be barred from participation in this sport owing to scholastic difficulties. Ed Taylor, prob ably one of the best bow oarsmen that has rowed for Washington, and Law rence Wright, former oarsman, also will be ineligible owing to scholastic deficiencies. The well-known and prominent crewmen, the Leader broth ers, of Portland, who have made phe- nominal showings In crew and foot ball, have decided definitely not to compete for their seats next year. This will leave the biggest hole In the var sity boat in many years. WRESTLERS ARE PICKED PAUL CART, HCmOMAH BOY, WILL GO TO SrOKAXE. New Lad Is to Have Chance to Meet Glane, and Clibborn W ill Have Match Here Later. Eddie O'Connell has made another switch in the men picked to represent the Multnomah Club wrestlers at Spo kane a week from Friday night. This will give another new lad a chance to make a name, for the boy selected to go In the place of 'Clibborn is Paul Cary, just graduated from the junior classes of the Winged "M." This means that he will have to tackle Glahe, the Spokane star who has made a wonderful record in the five years in which he has worn the Spo kane colors. Clibborn will still have his chance to meet Glahe. The week later, when Glahe and others come to Portland for the Spokane dual meet, the two will be matched. Cary weighs about 125 and Glahe will meet him at about 123 pounds. Joe Brat will be the other wrestler to represent the club and Miebus and Montpier will take care of the boxing. The Oregon Agricultural College yes terday sent to the St. James Club, of Vancouver, an acceptance to the chal lenge which the Vancouver team sent some time ago. The dual meet will probably take place at Vancouver on the night of February 27. The Vancouver club team is captained by J. Frederick Meagher, the mute boxer and wrestler. Meagher is anxious to have Edgar Frank referee the bouts. JURY INQUIRY NEAR END EDITOR TO TELL WHAT HE KNOWS OF JOHSSOX BRIBE STORY. Witness Promises to Produce Original of Alleged Cable Message From Black Pugilist In Paris. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. The Federal grand jury inquiry Into alleged rela tlons between Solomon Lewlnsohn, for merly a professional bondsman and private banker, now a fugitive; Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight prize fighter, and Federal officials here is expected to end tomorrow with the tes timony of an editor of a morning pa per. The witness, It is said, has prom ised Asssistant District Attorney Stans- bury to produce the original of an al leged cable message from Paris, where Jack Johnson now Is, telling a story of the negro s alleged friendly relations with members of the District Attor ney's office and officials of the De partment of Justice. Officials of the V estern union and Postal Telegraph Company have al ready testified that no such cable mes sage recently had been received here The editor. It is believed, will state I that the message was received in New York. The inquiry was precipitated by per sistent circulation or vague rumors that Lewinsohn lent money to Federal uuiLiills III u 1 u t: 1 l l oaiauiiau icidiiuua with them and obtain favors for Lewin sohn's customers. The notorious John son case was brought into the grand investigation alter assertions were I made that it was made easy for John son to give bond and leave the country , AGGIES ARE CHALLENGED JAMES CLXJB, VANCOUVER, SIAY MEET COLLEGUXS OX MAT. Agricultural College Men Outclassed In Several Weights, Says Trainer, but the Idea Is Favorvd. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Corvallis, Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) Jim" Arbuthnot, wrestling coach at the Oregon Agricultural College, has received a communication from the St. James Athletic Club, challenging the Aggie grapplers to a meet with the Vancovuer mat artists. Arbuthno hopes to schedule the affair for some date late in February in Corvallis. I The records ot the St. James athletes I indicate to the local coach that in I least four weights the Aggie lads will he hopelessly outclassed, Dut he is en thusiastlc regarding the meet because of the experience to be obtained. Stage fright has always been a bug-a-boo 1 with the O. A. C. wrestlers and Ar buthnot would be willing to meet de feat in the St. James tournament If It would result In the elimination o nervousness. The Multnomah meet will bo held here on March 7 and the conferenc meet in Portland on the nights of March 20 and 21. Workouts are being held every night in the local gymnasium and al though Trainer Arbuthnot is non-com mittal as to the progress being mad by his proteges, those who are i touch with the situation believe tha he. is secretly pleased with the clas I displayed. The interclass tryout will begin shortly after the resumption of college activities next week and th interclass meet will be held abou February 14. The winners of thi I contest, in the various weights, will b runnera-up in the scrap for the varsity J positions. AMERICAN FIGHTS FIRST, SAYS RITCHIE Lightweight Champion Turns ' Down Offer to Hurry to Australia. PLANS STILL UNCERTAIN Next Bout May Not Bo Until April, When He Meets Murphy In San Francisco Injured Tendon Seems to Bo Stronger. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. (Special.) Willie Ritchie's plans for the Im mediate future are somewhat in doubt and the chances are that the light weight champion may not step into the ring before his April appearance in San Francisco against Harlem Tommy Murphy. It Is certain that not for some time to come will he make the contemplated trip to Australia, even though "Snowy" Baker has made him a munificent offer. Baker gave out a statement today that Ritchie had agreed to go to Australia as soon as the Murphy fight was ended. American Flgrnta Are First. The title holder says this is a mis take; that Baker asked htm if he would go to Australia when he was through In America and that he eplied he would. "But," adds Ritchie. "I clo not expect to be through in America for some time come and will not leave as long as there are bouts In sight for me ere." Ritchie expected to box Wolgast In Milwaukee the latter part of February or a guarantee of S10.000. That match fell through because Wolgast raised his demands for his end of the purse. Injury Gives Tio Fain. Billy Gibson may offer a match for March, in which event it is likely Ritchie will accept. Although he has had two offers from local promoters for a ten-round bout here in March Willie says he will not accept as that would hardly be fair to CofEroth and his contemplated show In March. So, the Eastern offers fail. Ritchie will likely take things easy until April 1. He has not tested his injured tendon as yet, but he has been walking on t for three days past and says it has not given him a single pain. Naturally is fat since he has done no work harder than to play checkers for more than a month. RCXYAX IS CHAMPIOX AT REED Last Year's Title-Holder Defeats "VVeber at Handball. In a rattling good handball match at Reed College yesterday Milton Runyan defeated Fred Weber In the final games of a tournament that has been run nlng for several weeks. Runyan was the college champion last year and re peated his victory this year, In spite of the addition of a number of new play ers. The first game went to Runyan by the close score of 21 to 19. This game was close throughout, each man forg ing to the front with a lead of one or two points several times. In the second game Runyan held the lead from the first and won out by the score of 21 to 16. Another tournament will start soon. when the classes and the faculty will put up teams to compete for college honors. Last year the class of 191 won. CLIMB MADE IN STORM SXOWSHOE AMI SKI TRIP SLIDE TO MOUNT HOOD. Eight Portianders, Mm and Women, Return From Winter Vacation. Wives Make Season Record. Tired and footsore, but in high spir its, four Portland women and ther hus bands returned last night from a trip up Mount Hood, which was made through a blizzard and over fresh snow. The party consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Honeyman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hunt Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Green. They reached Hood River yesterday from Parkdale. The climb establishes a new Winter record for women. The snowshoe hike from Rogers' to the clubhouse on the north side of the mountain was made in the teeth of a blizzard in 6 hours IS minutes. Two days and two nights were passed in the clubhouse. From there the party surged forth between snow storms and made trips about the surrounding mountain side. The party left Portland last Friday. It required three hours to make the return trip from the clubhouse to Rog ers' on skis. This was new sport for most of the women. State May Govern Baseball. ALBANY, N. T., Feb. 4. A state baseball commission of three members is proposed in a bill introduced in the Legislature today by a New York City Assemblyman. The commission would have supervision of all games to which admission fees are charged. Five per cent of the gate receipts would go to the state. LEIFJELD HAY NOT GO SEAL PITCnER SAYS HE HAS NOT SIGXED WITH FEDERALS. "L,efty" Asks San Francisco Clnb 1 Bid on His Senlce Offer From Outlaws Declared Flattering. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4. (Special.) Pitcher "Lefty" Leifield has not yet signed a Federal League contract and there is still a chance that the Seals will get the clever left-hander. Man ager Howard received a letter from Leifield today in which the pitcher stated that the St. Louis club of the Federal League had offered him a flat tering contract to play with the Mound City club for the next three years. Leifield said he had not signed with the outlaws up to date, as he wanted to give the San Francisco club a chance to bid for his service before closing with tho Federal League. Howard will make an offer. Xaps Open Training Season. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4. Seven play. ers of the Cleveland American League baseball club, in charge of Joe Birm ingham, manager, and Charles Hito, trainer, arrived here last night and be gan Spring training today in prepara tion for the 1914 season. GtTX CLUBS EXTEK CONTEST Seven Signify Intention to Enter Minor League Match. Already seven gun clubs from tha various parts of Oregon have signi fied their intentions of entering the state telegraphic or minor league shoot to be held under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club. Secretary J. A. Addleman. of the local club, has re ceived letters from the gun clubs of the following towns: Corvallis, Joseph, Eu gene, Grants Pass, Condon and Salem. The Portland club also will be entered In the tournament. The shoot will be at 25 targets, the five highest scores to count, and all contestants must be amateurs and members of the club they represent. There will be five matches all told In the second and fourth weeks of each month. The first shoot for the Port land club will be held at the Kenton traps Sunday. ItACE NOT "FIXED" IS VERDICT Kolcliniaiiien and Klviat Exonerated and Reinstated at Trial. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Hannes Koleh- mainen and Joseph R. Kiviat were ex- onefated by the registration commit tee of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Tjnlon tonight of any Intention to run a "fake" two-mil race, at the athletic games in Brooklyn on January 24. The committee lifted the suspension which had prohibited them from racing since. Kolehmainen and Klviat, who are members of the Irish-American Ath letic Club, of this city, finished their race in a dead heat in the time ot ;10:5 4-5, about 50 seconds behind tho record. This slow time and the dead heat were criticised and the Amateur Athletic Union placed a ban on the two men until they should show that the race was not "fixed." Referee and judges, together with physicians appeared with Kolehmainen and Kiviat before tho committee to night. It was testified that neither run ner should have been allowed to start because of lack of condition. The gen eral opinion of the witnesses was that each man did his utmost. AGGIE QUIXT TO "LET t'P" Basketball Team Shows Symptoms of Becoming "Stale." OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) Willi final examinations as an embarrassing handicap, the Oregon Agricultural Col lege basketball varsity has been "grinding away" in a double sense. As a result of strenuous games with the scrubs each night, together with the mental and nervous strain of examina tions. Dr. Stewart's lads are showing symptoms of going stale. For this reason less arduous practice for the remainder of tho week in preparation for the Multnomah game Saturday night has been ordered. Blagg, whose work In the Eugene T. M. C. A.-Freshman game last week pleased Dr. Stewart, has been putting up a good game at center. May, whose Injured elbow has kept him out of the game for several days, Is rounding into shape slowly, and Dewey, whose left eye was badly cut at Seattle, Is again In ondition. Pittsburg Athletes Quarantined. PITTSBURG, Feb. 4. Twenty ath letes of the track and field teams of the University of Pittsburg and mem bers of the basketball team are In quarantine as the result of an out break of scarlet fever. All athletlo events scheduled for this week have been cancelled. Arrangements were made for the students to continue their studies (while in quarantine. Soccer Teams to Clash. The second game of the Portland In terscholastic Soccer League will be played today between Jefferson High and the Portland Academy elevens on the Jefferson High School grounds. The contest -will start at 2:4 5 o'clock. When Opportunity Offers to increase the purchasing power of j-our .dollars, THAT'S THE TIME TO ORDER The price of the Suit alone, $25 to $65 'Now Pays for Suit and Extra Trousers We must keep our tailors busy un til Spring Trade sets in Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases. Garments to order in a day If required. Full dress and tuxedo suits a specialty. WILLIAM 'JERREW5S ONg 108 Tiurd St. F. F. BOODY, Manager Cloth sold by the yard yiiniiiiNiimiiHiiiiiuiniiiiiiiiiinn. Canterbury The season's most pleasing and popular model. Ide$ilver 2 for 25c Doesn't spread Oo. p. 1(Jb Co., Mum. Irty. 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