TIIF MORNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY. MARCII ,2, 1914.
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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 .
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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.
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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.