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TIIF MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY. MARCII ,2, 1914. 10 HARD SWIM FATAL TO ARTHUR CAViLL Ex-World; Champion Dies in Effort: to TCross Seattle Harbor of 3 Miles. DEATH "CAUSED BY COLD Australian -.Who Was Virt Man to Swim Golden Gate Loses Life in Unsuccessful , Try in Cold . Water of Pugct Sound. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 1. Arthur Cavill, the Australian swimmer who was the first man to swim the Golden Gate at San Francisco, and who was recognized as the-.champion swimmer of the world from 1S95 to 1900, died of exhaustion today soon after he had been taken from the water after an unsuccessful attempt to swim- across the Seattle harbor, a distance of three miles. Cavill started from the west side of the bay and was swimming toward a pier at the foot of Spring street, on the central waterfront. Water Cold, Wind Strong. The water was cold and a strons wind and adverse currents took hlin out of his course, so that he swam fully four miles in the hour and ten miutes he was In the water. He was followed by a launch and a rap-boat, which stood by to give assistance. , When Cavill was only 500 yards from the finish, where a large crowd bad assembled, those in the rowboat saw him quit , the powerful stroke with which ho was swimming and lapse into a gentle paddle, as if resting. When the boatmen rowed to him Cavill grasped the gunwale and then became unconscious. He was picked up. and taken to the launch, where medical at tention was given him, but he died, without regaining consciousness. Death Due to Cold. The physician who attended Cavill said the swimmer virtually was frozen to death. "His skin was like Jce," said the physician, "and his circula tion so retarded that his heart stopped." The temperature of the water was 46 degrees above zero. Cavill was 34 years old. He was born in London and' during the last five years had made his home at Portland, Or. He held 56 medals for life-saving and had established many swim ming records. One of his noted feats on the Paciflc'Coast was swimming the Tillamook, Or., bar with his hands and feet titd. He was the originator of the "erawl" stroke in swimming. CAVILL KNOWN IX POHTLAND Swimmer Member of Noted Family of Water Experts. Arthur Cavill came to Portland in 1909 as instructor of swimming at Multnomah Club. He held that posi tion until the Kail of 1913, when he was succeeded by Jack Cody. Cavill went to Seattle, where he be came instructor of the Klks' Club and also at one of the leading hotels. This Spring lie was to have become in structor of the new Minneapolis Club. He was originator of the Christmas Swim, an annual feature in the Wil lamette River. Cavill trained many of the crack swimmers of the Coatst, Including Lewis Thomas, one-time holder of a Coast record. He -also was instructor of An nette Kellerman, the world's most fa mous woman swimmer. Another event which Cavill organ ized here was the annual dip in the Pacific at Gearhart participated in by Multnomah Club members each Win ter. This will take place in two or three weeks. Cavill was seriously, and' it was at first thought fatally injured last May at Woodland, Wash., when he under took to do his celebrated "bag" trick. It wasfhis custom to aflow his hands and , feet to be tied, himself tied in a bag and then thrown from an eleva tion. Into water, where he set himself free. - He had done the trick all over the world. At Woodland, however, the committee was nervous and when he was tossed off the elevated platform he struck on an obstacle before reach ing the water. He was rescued at once and medical attention given but for some time it was feared that he would not recover; Arrangements had been made for Cavill to swim the whirlpool at Nia gara Falls next Summer. - Cavill was a member of the famous Cavill family of swimmers. Dick, an other member, was better known in the East, probably, than his brother. He was an instructor of swimming at Pittsburg and later went on the vaude ville stage with his family, all swim mer r. Charles Cavill, a brother of Arthur, died in the water at Stockton, six years ago. v Dick Cavill passed through Portland a short time ago on his way to Syd ney, where the father of the family of 14 swimmers still lives. SAIMOX TROUT RISE TO FLY Anglers Finding Early Sport in Jfe- canlcum River at Seaside. SEASIDE, Or.. March 1. (Special.) Fly fishing for salmon trout is now on In full swing along the iNecanicum River. Albert Godfrey, a local fishing enthusiast, being the first to land a string a few days ago. Fishermen familiar with the Necanicum River consider this unusually early for the salmon trout to take a fly and antici pate an excellent season for angling. The law allows salmon trout more than 10 Inches long to be caught at any time, so the sport depends only on the inclination of fish to respond to a fiy. Many sportsmen from the Willamette Valley and the Interior of -the state come to Seaside annually for the sal mon trout fishing, as the NecanlcQm has the reputation -of being the -st stream In the state for game fishing. FIVE CUE EXPERTS TO PLAY World's Greatest Billiard Players to . Contest in Chicago. CHICAGO, March 1. Five of the world's greatest billiard players will meet this week in an 18.2 tournament here. The tournament will start Mon day night and continue throughout the week. The players are: William Hoppe, champion, and the favorite in the meet; Kojl Yamada, Japanese, who has de feated Hoppe; George Sutton,' George Siosson and Calvin Demarest. Hop.Deand Yamada will open the tour nament tomorrow night. Tuesday aN ternoon Slosson and Yamada will meet, and Tuesday night Demarest and Sut ton will play. The remainder of the schedule will be arranged according to 1 the outcome of the first matches. The players will divide a purse of $509 and the receipts, according to their standing -it the end of the tourney. OREGOMAS BEAT ZEBRAS, 11-3 Gene Rich, .Playing "Star Game for Winners; injured. J . w . -- The fourth straight victory was an nexed by -the Oregonia Club basketball team against the Zebras yesterday. The winners scored 11 points-to the Zebras' 3. The match was played on the Jew ish" Boys' Athletic Club floor. Gene Rich, who starred for the Oregonia team," sustained an injury in ylng to shoot a basket and he was relieved by Goldsmith. Schanedllng scored , all but two points for the. Winers, and Qtiinn threw the only field basket for his side. The lineup: - ; Zebras (3) ' . ' Oregonia (11 Day ...'....'.F.i, r..; Schanedling- Holzman F.'. . . . ... . .M. Gevurtz Triechel i . .C. ... H. Gevurtz Qulnn a..;. ..Rich. Goldsmith Hanson .G. Slchel, Krause MICHIGAN SHOOTERS IX LEAD Arizona Defaults to Oregon Aggies in ' Intercollegiate Match. WASHINGTON, March 1. Michigan Agricultural College la leading Class A Arthur Cavill, Switnmer, Lost Llf lu Effort to Cross Seattle Harbor. for the National championship In the Intercollegiate Rifle Shooting League. Massachusetts Agricultural College stands second, only one point behind. Washington State College leads Class B. and University of Illinois Class C. Results of the week announced to day: Class A California. 932, vs. North Georgia Aggies, 90S: Class B Wash ington State, 974, vs. Wisconsin, 943: Class C Oregon Aggies, 925, vs. Ari zona, defaulted. ' MEEK GETS PAY ASKED BERRY'S HOLDOUT .CATCHER RE CEIVES HXAI,' PAPERS. Northwestern League Player Shifted t Coast League Hopes to Be Angel Backstop in Many Games. Harry Meek, Hen Berry's holdout catcher, drafted from Victoria, of the Northwestern League, received final papers from Los Angeles yesterday morning and is now smiling. "I guess Berry is no worse or bet ter than the rest," said Meek. "I stood flat on my demands and got the raise which I expected on being shifted from the Class B to the Coast League. "I guess they knew that I meant it wheh I said that I could better afford to stay on the bowling alleys in Port land all Summer than play ball for the money which Berry offered me." Meek, despite Berry's urgent appeal, will not be able to report at the Ser aphs' camp until March 9. He has been bowling all Winter, a stunt" which is advocated by many of the baseball trainers. He believes that he will be the An gel backstop in many of the games. The last of the Beavers went South at midnight, when Walter Doane, Irve Higginlotham and Catcher Haworth, the Trl-Stater, jumed on the train. They will go direct to the camp. With them was "Spec" Harkness, the Tiger t irler and ex-Beaver. CHAMPIOXSHIP WOX BY TJXIOX High School Team Defeats Pendleton for Title by Score of 19 to 6. UNION, Or., March 1. ( Special.) The Union High school quintet made good their claim of basketball cham pionship of Eastern Oregon last night by defeating the crack High School team of Pendleton in the fastest game ever seen in this city. There was a little rough work in the last half in dulged in by both sides. The 'first half ended 7 to 0 In favor of the home team. In the last half the Pendleton players scored two field goals and two foul throws. The final score was Pendleton 6. Union 19. Motorboat Rons Backward and Owners Row. , Everything Lovely Until Docking la Approached, and Then One of Proud Pair Has to Swim. WITH the first signs of Spring comes the motorboat fiend. Ralph Henderson and Carl Hicks, stereotyp ers, are the" proud possesors of a hand some motorboat purchased at Oregon City last Thursday. :' The two found that their new boat had an engine that would not run ahead, but would re verse. This forced the new owners to procure means of bringing the boat to Portland. Hicks, being the pilot, ob tained a rowboat and along with Engi neer Henderson, he rowed and towed the new possession. Everything went along lovely until Portland was reached and then the dif ficulty of getting the boat docked loomed up. . The current of the r'""'r was strong, and before the pilot and engineer knew it they were on the other side of the Broadway Bridge and had no possible means of turning the motorboat around. Then just because Hicks was pilot he had to show signs of knowing how to proceed. Try as he might nothing would do but to get in and swim. Hicks, all by himself, got in the cold water and turned the boat around, and after a. good two hours of over exertion the two mw owners of the craft arrive at their destination, a sorry looking but proud pair. The motorboat prob ably will be named the "H. & H." after the "pilot" and "englneer.'V One of the ' rfthest soda deposits in the world is Lake Magadl. in British East Af rica. Its area is over two miles, and the soda contained in it is estimated at 200. oco.ono tons. Almost as soon as the soda is removed another supply naturally forms. j pL j i Wk I E IS HOLDOUT; JUMP PRICE FIXED First Baseman Asks $30,000 and Bonus of $5000 to Sign Outlaw Contract. FEDERALS WANT WOLTER Itiglitfleldcr Sold to Los Angeles by New York Americans Has Xot Put Xamfe on Contrast and May Play With Xew League. SAN JOSE, March 1. (Special.) Hal Chase, first baseman of the Chicago White Sox. is a holdout, and it was learned today that he has answered sC request from the Federal League to name his terms with a demand for $30,000 for three years and a bonus of $5000 for signing a contract. Chase, long known at) Prince Hal, for many years considered the greatest first baseman in the world, will probably not be In the lineup here tomorrow because of his uncertain status, when the White Sox play their first exhibi tion game against Santa Clara Univer sity at Luna Park. Harry Wolter. right- fielder of the New york Americans last year, who has been sold to Los Angeles but has not signed, also is negotiating with the Federals. TESREAi; SIGN'S l-'OK 3 YEARS Malty and Snodsrass Reach Marlin v for Spring Training. MA KLIN Tex., March 1. Jeff Tes reau tonight signed a contract for three years with the New York club, accord ing to an announcement by President Hempstead. Federal League agents, it is saltf, had made overtures to the pitcher. Christy MathewBon arrived last night and. said he would take up the salary question with President Hemp stead next week. Fred Snodgrass arrived today from Los Angeles. FISH SMALL; ARRKST MADE Game Warden Irwin Holds Rainbow Specimen Caught by C. Mi. Swlney. Frank Irwin, district game warden, yesterday arrested C. M. Swlney on the charge of having in his possession trout under 10 inches in length. Swiney was fishing in the Clacka mas and the fish Irwin' has as evidence are beautiful specimens of rainbow. The law -provides that from April 1 until October 1 the trout may be taken from the streams when over six inches In length, but at other times of the year they must be over 10. The object of this change in the laws was because of the fact that fish which are under 10 inches In length before April 1 are the ones which supply the eggs for the future fish of the state. Those over 10 inches are not trout, but salt water fish, probably the va riety known as salmon trout, which the fish and game commisison does not recognize, under that name. "We do not wish to appear discrim inating or petty, but we have got to stop this taking the spawning trout. We will enforce the law to the letter In an attempt to have the anglers rec ognize the 10-inch Closed season," says Irwin. After April 1 these fish have, laid their eggs and furnish the best of sport for the fly-caster. However, the removal of every fish of the forbidden size at present means the loss of prob ably DO trout In the future, as that many of the eggs are estimated to pro duce. Newberg Claims Championship. DALLAS, Or., March 1. (Special.) By virtue of 32 to 8 victory over the Dallas High School basketball team here tonight, the Newberg High quin tet is now claiming .the 1914 cham pionship of the interscholastlc teams of Oregon. The Corvallis High team fell before the Newberg High 38 to 15 Friday night. Butt and Miller were the big stars for the winners, while Gouch tried to play the best for locals. HENDERSON GOES TO BAD EX-PITCHER OF PORTLAND FALLS AT TRAINING CAMP. Howard and Erring Are Ready to Make Terms With Leifleld McCredle Wants Elmer Zacher. BOTES SPRINGS, Cal., March 1. (Special.) More than 100 fans from San - Francisco and a full representa tion from Sonoma County crowded the local park today to watch the Regu lars defeat the Yannigans, 5 to 4, in a game marked by repeated bone-headed plays. "Lefty" Leifleld will be with the San Francisco club If he has not al ready signed with the St. Louis Fed erals, was the announcement given out tonight by Manager Del Howard after a conference with J. Cal Ewlng. "There is some misunderstanding on Leifield's part -over the demands of the players' fraternity," continued Del, "and that is about all that stands in the way of his joining the Seals." Benny Henderson is . no longer a Seal. The former capable but unrelia ble Portland right-hander has fallen by the wayside and has been missing from camp for four days. It means his finish. LOS ANGELES, March 1. (Special.) The Venice Tigers batted today against the Hoegee Stars, the team that defeated Hogan's players Saturday. The final returns were: Venice 11, Hoegeea 2. Ed Klepfer was about the only Tiger In the game who didn't slam the ball safely. Ed is a pitcher and was not expected to hit. Hank. Chelette. of Omaha, was ex hibited for the first time. He was not as effective as Klepfer. "Chief" Smith, an Indian," made his "day-boo" behind the bat In the seventh i and the crowds greeted him with a Commanche yell. PASO ROBLES, CaL. March 1. (Spe cial.) In a burlesque game the White Sox regulars defeated the Paso Ro bles nine today by the score of 11 to E. The major leaguers ran up eight runs in the first inning, when 12 batters delivered 10 hits, one a home run by "Rebel" Russell. After that round the Chicagoans eased up and only half tried. Russell started the game for the Sox and worked four innings. He either made no effort to deceive the Paso Robles lads or had nothing, as fthev touched him fnr k!t hltw and five runs. ... House, a pitcher recruited from the Central Association, twirled the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and Kills Johnson, from the Racine, Wis., club, the last two. Johnson is a giant, with a world of speed. He fanned six of the seven batters who faced him. PLEASANTON, Cal., March 1. (Spe cial.) Manager' Devlin, of th6 Oaks, was kept busy today, taking part in the first practice game of the training season. ' Before the assembling of his athletes on . the Niles Creek diamond he was-bombarded with telegrams in which the name of Centerfielder Elmer Zacher figured prominently. First there came a telegram from "Hap" Hogan offering to trade Carlisle for the slug ging gardener. - A second telegram was from Walter McCredle, of 'the Beavers. The Port land manager went even farther than Hogan and offered his star twirler, Higginbothan and an outfielder for Zacher. This proposition also wad turned down. Gus HetUng came in tonight and will get into a uniform tomorrow. The Regulars won today by a score of 5 to 3. Pitchers Killilay, Ramey and Loomis showed themselves to be about ready for the real play. HOUSTON, March 1 Twenty-eight members of the New York American League today arrived here to begin LSpring training. Most of them came irom ine .cast in cnarge oi scout. Ar thur Irwin. Frank Chance, manager, accompanied by Mrs. Chance, also ar rived from Glendora, Cal. NEW ORLEANS, March 1. Five members of the Cleveland Americans, Shortstop Chapman, Pitchers Gregg and Dilllnger. Catcher Billings and Trainer Hitte, left tonight for Athens, Ga.. the club's training camp. Pitchers Hove lik, Hinton, Hall, Morton, Benn, Knesel and Frost, and Catchers Shields and Crosby will leave for Americus, Ga., Tuesday. UNION CIRCUIT IS FASTER MANAGERS EXPECT BETTER BALL AND SI ORE DIVIDENDS. Boise Will Retain "Bshe' Reama mt Second Base College Pitcher and Recruit Catcher Sign. BOISE. Idaho, March 1. (Special.) Boise fans are confidently looking for ward to a successful baseball season when the Union Association launches its campaign and starts six clubs in the race for the 1914 pennant.' ' Prospects over the circuit never looked better for fast ball and financial success. Instead of Montana holding the heavy end of the Union Association circuit, Utah . and Idaho will assume this obligation and. with a milder cli mate in Boise, Salt Lake, Ogden and Murray, club managers say they expect the game to, pay from the start. Boise will start training here March 20. This assurance has been received from Manager Jensen and Owner Evans. In fact, it might be said that Boise has opened training quarters, for "Toots" Gard, premier catcher for the Irrigators last season, when this city was In the Western Tri-State League, has been working daily at the local basebal lot, limbering up and taking the kinks out of his peg arm. "Toots" has been holding out for a higher sal ary and probably will get it. That '"Babe" Reams, second base man with Boise last season, is the property of Boise and not of Portland is one of the recent developments. Jimmy Richardson, scout for McCredie, attempted to close a deal for the sale of Reams to Portland, but Boise re fused to accept the price offered. It was reported .last Fall that Reams had been sold and would report to Port land. Fred Bossher, ex-president of tho Boise club, now says Reams was not sold. Among the signed contracts received by Boise is that of Earl M. Mauch, a pitcher, who tor two seasons was the star twirler of Purdue University, and Frank O'Brien, of California, a catcher. A number of exhibition games are to be played here before the opening of the season. PENINSULA BOXERS MIX PARK INSTRUCTORS HOLD SECOND ATHLETIC CONTESTS. School of Trades Defeated by Holy Grail Basketball Team Murphy and N'eff Win Boats. The second athletic meet of Penin sula Park instructors was held in the Park gymnasium last night and boxing and wrestling bouts reatured the even ing's programme. A basketball game between the Portland School of Trades and the Holy Grail quintet was played, the Holy Grail team winning 24 to 18. The first boxing bout went to Mur phy after three rounds or fast milling. Jordan, Murphy's opponent, had a shade of the first round but he weakened toward the end of the battle. Neff got ths decision over Winchell and the last match went to Lyons who had a hard time defeating Brown. In the only wrestling contest of the evening, "Shorty" Hammond won a decision on aggressiveness over Halverson. In the basketball game Winchell starred for the losers and Demmon scored the most points for the Holy Grail players. Weber refereed the bouts and Brace officiated at the bas ketball game. The basketball lineup follows: Trade School (18) Holy Grail (24) Winchell F. Maurice Koreaki F. ... Demmon Prichard Choilt Williams Cayo ... C. ... Tracey G. . . . Schriner G. . . . Ccntralia Loses in Debate. CENTRALIA, Wash.,' March 1. (Spe cial.) The Centralia High School de bating team lost to Montesano in the debate at that place Friday night. The subject for discussion was, "Resolved. That Unskilled Laborers of Eastern and Southern Europe Be Excluded From the United States," Centralia taking the negative side of the question. Centralia was represented by Frank James, Can Pitzer and Vera Hose. CENTRALIA CLUB TO DINE Programme la Announced for Ban quet of Commercial Organization. CENTRALIA, Wash., March 1. (Spe cial.) The programme was announced yesterday for the annual banquet of the Centralia Commercial' Club, which will be held at the Centralia Hotel to morrow night. Company M. Second Regiment, National Guard, will be the guests of the club, and an invitation has been extended to Adjutant-General Llewellyn to be present. E. E. , Teachnor, chairman of the Lewis County Commissioners, will act as toastmaster, and among the speak ers will be Mayor Thompson, Captain David Livingstone, State Senator Leon ard, A. E. Rice, judge of the Lewis County Superior Court, and William Carruthers and A. W. Perley, railroad officials. , BERGER NOT FOR ' SERAPHS, IS REPORT Former. Angel Shortpatcher Is Highly Esteemed by Chi cago Newspapermen. STORM'S .SEVERITY IS TOLD Koscoe Fawcctt and Bride Find Traveling Rough at Santa Bar bara and Boat Takes Place - of Train as Conveyance, BV ROSCOE FAWCETT. LOS ANGELES. Cal., March 1. (Spe-ciaD-If the Los -Angeles ball-owners expect to wait for Joe Berger to bol ster the Seraphs' infield, they'll delay until all the burrs have been swabbed out of Harry Lauder's thorax. This is. the sentiment in, the camp of the Chicago White Sox, whose spe cial train came to the rain-soaked sur face in LOs Angeles early in the week, en route to the Spring training camp at Paso Robles. The former Angel shortpatcher is regarded as quite some player by the Chicago newspapermen, and none of them is willing to release Joe Berger to Los Angeles, at least untlT he has first consulted Callahan and Comis key. "He has only Blackburn to fight against for the second sack," ventured "Kid" Gleason, the veteran in charge, "and, should he fall to win there, it is probable that Joo will be carried for utility purposes. He Is a handy man to 'have hanging around." The Sox had a. terrible time of it getting here; as a result of the recent storm, but aside from an occasional case of suffering from "sand dunes of the ear" and a few tinges of indiges tion from eating canned prairie dog, no casualties were reported. Over a dozen Pacific Coast stars came West with the Sox. Among the number were Tommy Tennant Schweitzer. Pep Toung and Ralph Stroud, of Sacramento; Charley O'Leary and Colligan, of the Seals; "Rowdy" Elliott, . of Venice; Bill Abstetn, the Angel's new f Irst-sacker, and an Oak land contingent, consisting of Middle ton, Barrenkamp and Qulnlan. Up Portland way It has always been a habit of this played-to-death-in-type gentleman, Pluvlus, to strip the gears, as it were, during country club and driving club harness meets. Apparently all turf mattars look alike to this highly-esteemed dignitary, for the big Pluvial episode of the past fortnight in Southern California is all chargeable, to the Los Angeles Driving Club. - i At least, so avers Leon Shettler, the chairman of the automobile race com mittee which has had the handling of the Vanderbilt cup races. "When I was advised that the Driv ing Club was scheduling a meet the Sunday between , our two big auto events, I knew it was all off," declared Shettler. "Well, you know what hap pened. The Driving Club lived up to its rain-making record of the past. I've got the rain all right." w Oregon folk ere more or less fa miliar with damp atmospheric condi tions, but few, except those who have traveled south of the Tehacapi, knew what a real Southern California rain storm signifies. The immense watersheds of the Coast Range hover ominously over the railroad lines and the cities close to the ocean front, andf when Jupiter re sponds to a more generous encore than usual, business suspends. That's all there is to It. Railroad and streetcar bridges try all the new dances but the hesitation waltz steps; young torrents rush down the main streets, and transcontinental travelers marooned up-country wan der Idly back and forth gazing sadly at wheels that, :ike the lilies of the field, toil not, neither do they spin. Which Is bad business for all hands and some feet. . Tours truly and bride meandered as far as Santa Barbara before the big blow-up cajne. Then the railroad of ficials were kind enough, to hand out the news that a couple of bridges had washed out a few miles south and that passengers would 'have to retrace their way back to San Francisco and sub mit to an 800-mile detour through the San Joaiutn Valley to Los Angeles. But the retracing didn't work. Bloule-e-e! blouie-e-e! went another bridge north of Santa Barbara and, simultaneously, a half dozen bents along the valley route went tangoing downstream in high glee. Meanwhile an ardent tempest had cut off hope of egress by .the ocean rcute and a dirigible balloon seemzd the only possible salvation. Finally, however, the tub Santa Clara, a combination freighter that has been plying coastwise trade since Cabrillo crept into Patron Barbara's retreat, fought its way into port, and muse naruy enougn to stand a two hour world's series crush were en abled to draw passage. That is to say, 122 refugees, the limit, finally clambered aboard; the women were supplied with berths and the men with cards and chips, and a stormy all-night run brought the dreadnought into San Pedro, safe and sound. And you can rest assured that Port land was represented on the ship's ros ter. Otherwise we'd be up in Santa Barbara yet, running for Mayor or en gaging in some other equally repre- Stories About Stars BY BILLY EVANS. PICKED up by any team other than the Boston Americans,' Walter Rehg would have won a regular berth almost, at once. Rehg was secured by Boston from St: Paul near the close of last season and showed to good advan tage in all departments of the game. Unfortunately Rehg Is an outfielder, and to break in on the Boston trio Lewis, Speaker and Hooper Is quite a Job. Incidentally it might be added that Boston has a substitute outfielder, Henrickson, who would probably be a star with most any other big league club. Rehg had a short trial with the Pittsburg club a few years ago.' Us ually an umpire soon forgets the name of the many recruits who break Into the big league for a brief trial, but BUI Klem admits he will long remem ber the name of Rehg. It all happened In a game at Pittsburg. Late in the contest Manager Clarke sent in Rehg as a pinch hitter so as to get a chance to look over the young man. Walking to the plate the recruit notified Klem that Rehg would bat for the pitcher. Rehg being an unusual name, Klem didn't get it at first. Once more he asked the name. Giving Klem a look of sympathy, he replied. "I guess it would be easier if you Just sneezed it." Klem finally got the name straightened out and made the usual announcement. "Rehg battiug for Adams." ' "That is another boot you have made Ump. I am going to get a hit for myself," said Rehg. He made good his threat with a single. Last year he pulled one at the ex pense of George McBrlde, that at first made the brilliant shortstop sore, and then on second thought made him laugh. Rehg was coaching at third, when an unusually difficult grounder was hit to MBride's right. Off with the crack of the bat McBride made a wonderful stop of the ball, but really never had a chance to throw the man out at first After making the stop, McBrlde continued to 'Juggle the ball after the manner of a vaudeville per former. He just seemed unable to hold it. After batting it around sev eral times, Rehg from his coaching position at third yelled: "Grab it by the handle." VANCOUVER HAS FIXE FIELD Athletic Grounds at High School Well Equipped and Beautiful. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 1. (Spe cial.) The Vancouver High School has the best athletic track and grounds in this part of the state. Nearly $5000 has been expended in building an oval track five laps to the mile, with grid iron and baseball diamond contained within, and beautifying the grounds around the 1100.000 High School. Concrete bleachers have been built and an eye to beauty was kept in lay ing out the grounds. Thousands of rose bushes, vines, shrubs and various kinds of flowers have been planted. In the rear of the building are two basketball and tennis courts, one be ing of concrete. v MP SCORES ARE GOOD KENTON SL'XDAV SHOOT ATTRACTS MORI3 THAI 30 MARKSMF.X. D. Holohan High Man Among Amateur, With 8 Per'Cent, and F. Dryden Beat Professional, With 05. The weekly shoot of the Portland Gun Club at the Kenton traps yesterday brought out more than 30 shooters. D. Holohan was high man among the amateurs, with 90 per cent to his credit, while F. Dryden lead the -pro fessionals with 95. F. V. Smith, on his first try at the Kenton traps, registered 89 per cent, a remarkable score considering the diffl culties under which he competed. The scores on the whole were fair, but no sensational marks were made. In the doubles Metzger made 86, although he did most of the shooting with a, 16 gauge gun. : In the monthly shoot of the inter state tournament, the following scores were made: D. Holohan. 25; Abraham, 23: O'Brien, 23; Carlon, 23; lingers, 22. Preparations are being made by the Portland Gun Club to make the Sunday shoot on March 15 a banner affair. A contest for the DuPont trophy, and a merchandise shoot are listed, and a flycasting tournament under the auspices of the Multnomah Anglers' Club is -scheduled. The first annual convention of all the rod and gun clubs In the state will be held in the Com mercial Club banquet hall Monday, March 16. Representatives of every gun club In Oregon are expected to enter the mer chandise shoot scheduled for March 15. Several special attractions may be added later. Following are the scores made yes terday: F. Dryden (professional), 9a; D. Holohan, 90; I V. Smith, 89; Hilgers, 83; F. M. Troeh, 82; O'Brien, 81; Ray- burn, 75; Bean, 75: Morris (profession al), 74; Seguin, 72; J. Huntley, 71; Metzger, 71; Sherry, 70; Bateman, 68; A. R. Estes, 63; H. II. Estes. 60; Joe Addleman, 68; Seaberts, 55; Metschan, 55; F. G. Kach, 51; R. Kach, 50; C. Morgan, 60; J. H. Morgan, 50, and Foster 50. Doubles Metzger, 86; Seguin, 70; McNary, 50, and F. Huntley, 50. HAWTHORNE MATCHES BILLED Eight Bouts Scheduled for Regular Monthly Meet Friday. With eight bouts scheduled the monthly programme of the Hawthorne Club, to be staged in the olubrooms at East Water street and Hawthorne ave nue next Friday night, promises to be a lively affair. Manager Duggan has arranged to have' Joe Stutt officiate as referee and the first event will be .called at 8:30 o'clock. The 158-pound match between Nel son (unattached) and Schuld. of the Armory Athletic Club is a return en gagement. Schuld took Nelson by sur prise and won in the first round. Don Derbyshire, of South Portland, and Jimmie Butner ("unattached), are billed to meet at 135 pounds. Following is the programme as se lected by Manager Duggan: 117 pounds. Mascot, Hawthorne Club, vs. Billington. unattached. 135 pounds. Schwartz, Sellwood Club, vs. Kelt, Woodlawn Club. 183 pounds, Holland, unattached, vs. Mos cow, Hawthorne Club. 133 pounds. Derbyshire, South Portland, vs. Butner. unattached. 108 pounds, Schuld, Armory Athletic Club, vs. Nelson, unattached. 143 pounds. Sommers, Woodlawn Club. vs. R. Duncan, Hawthorne Club. 143 pounds. Wagner, unattached, vs. Amos, Sellwood Club. 145 pounds, Monaghan, Sellwood Club. vs. Chapman, unattached. CRUSHED SPEEDER RECOVERS J. .B. Marquis Says Auto Accident Xot Due to Carelessness. LOS ANGELES. March 1. J. B. Mar quis, the motorcar racer hurt yester day when his car turned over in the grand prize race at Santa Monica, was reported tonight to be improving. His injuries, according to reports of hos pital surgeons, are not dangerous, al though he probably will carry marks of the accident on his face for life. When his car rolled over Marquis received the full force of the blow on his face. His nose was crushed and his scalp badly cut. Harry Hough, his mechanician, was well enough to smoke cigarettes today. Both Marquis and Hough denied there was any careless driving on the pilot's part and that Marquis forced his -car faster on "Death Curve" at the time of the accident than he did at any other turn. ASHLAXD RETAINS SILVER CZP Medford Is" Defeated Four Games in High School Series. ASHLAND, Or., March 1. (Special.) Ashland won four basketball games with Medford in the high school series last week. Wednesday's figures were 17 to 15; Thursday, 8 to 5: Friday, 15 to 14, and last night, 17 to 11. Friday's game was especially spirited. Med ford was leading 14 to 4 at the end of the first half, but this advantage was overcome, Ashland winning . by one point only. By virtue of victories last year and this, -Ashland retains possession of the Kentner silver cup trophy. If success ful next season, the cup comes Into permanent possession of the local players. In the preliminaries the Medford girls won every game from start o finish of the series. CLEAN BASEBALL GILIRE'S ORDER Federal President Says That League Will Tolerate No Rough Tactics on Field. RULES MAY BE CHANGED Umpires Will Appear at Training Camps" to Help Players Inter pret Laws Ed Sweeney Is Negotiating With Stovall. CHICAGO. March 1. (Specials President Gilmore. of the Federil League, laid down the law to his pros pective managers today in an informal meeting at the Federal offices. Gathered around the new league chief were Joe Tinker, manager of tins Chicago club; Mordecai Brown, of St. Louis: Doc Gessler, of Pittsburg; Georgi; Stovall, of Kansas City: I?ill Thilipps. of Indianapolis: Larry Shaflay. of Buf falo; Bill Bradley, of somewhere not ascertained, and Ned Hanlon. subbing for Otto Knabe, of Baltimore. Mr. Gilmore pointed out the fact that inasmuch as the new league was launching a campaign for recognition in opposition to organized baseball, it behooved the managers to see to it that only "clean" baseball is put on. Presi dent Gilmore made it clear that he would have full control of the league and that his umpires would be in structed to run the games from the field. He said he would not stand for any rowdyism, and declared that any man found guilty of unsportsmanlike tactics would be ba-nished from tho league. President Predict Succes. The league president told his man agers that everything pointed to a huge success. He offered the suggestion that if the managers would work in unison with the directors, every man inter ested would prosper. He said that tho league depended upon the manner irt which players and managers acted both on and off the ball field, and he again emphasized that there must be nu wrangling on the field. Ed Sweeney, veteran backstop of tho Highlanders, was hobnobbing with the Federal managers today, and while he. did not admit that he had signed with the Federals, several of those closely connected with the league said that Sweeney would not play with New York this year. He was with George Stovall for several hours, and may have signed a contract to play with the Kansas City team. Sweeney let it be known that he did not expect to join his old team mates at Athens, Ga., their training camp. Umpires to Interpret Rules. There will be a meeting of the Fed eral League umpires in a few days in President Gilmore's office. The playing rules of the American and National League differ in some respects, and it is the intention of the new league head to talk over these conllicts and to re Store some order. The umpires, in all probability, will be assigned to several training camps where they can instruct the managers on the technicalities of the rule changes and also help in the Spring games. There was another secret conference of the owners of the new league today, but all interested refused to give out any news. R. B. Ward, owner of the Brooklyn team, said he would return home Imme diately. SeaHon to Knd lu October. Tho Federal League's playing sea son, which will open April 13, before the American and National leagues begin their campaigns, will include 154 games. The end of the season. Pres ident Gilmore said today, will como early in October, or about the time o the National and American windup. "We will be ready to play for the world's championship the second week in, October," said one of the clubown ers, who remained over Sunday after attending the meeting. Several club-' owners expect to be in the old fold of organized baseball within a year at the outside.' Manager Phillips, of Indianapolis, was pleased with the lot which brought him Jimmy Esmond, the former Cin cinnati and Montreal second baseman. Every club in the league will be rep resented at New York when the world tourists land this week. Silverton Club Team Wins. SILVERTON, Or., March 1. (Spe cial.) The Silverton Commercial Club basketball team defeated the Mount Angel College quintet, 27 to 18, Satur day night, and this afternoon the locals won again, 20 to 19. This is the third time this season-tlioo4;ege team has fallen before the Silverton squad, and as a result of these victories tho Silverton aggregation is out to meet . any basketball team in Oregon or Washington for the championship of the Northwest. Silverton made 12 Held goals and the losers made only 7 in the contest last night. Eastern manufacturers are looking to the Northwest for hard woods for the manu facture of clothespins. Birch Is particularly dlred. Cut one in two see the clean, long filler used in the General Arthur. Note the flaw- less workmanship, the ab solute purity and cleanliness of the tobacco. These things are proof of the high quality of General Arthur hand making.