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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1914)
THE SUNDAY OREGON! AX, PORTLAND, MARCH 22, 1914. 11 HI WEST TRIES TO BOUi STRAIGHT Portland Pitcher Uses Spartan Methods in Hope of Cur ing Crippled Wing. TREATMENT IS BI-DAILY Trainer and Player Both Think Crook 1VI11 lie Taken Ont Before Squad Breaks Camp Injury I Due to Overzealousness. BT ROSCOB FAWCETT. PORTLAND TRAINING CAMP, Santa Maria, Cal, March 22. (Special.) Hi "West is resorting to Spartan methods to straighten a crooked arm. For an hour at a pitting- the star Portland mounder parboils his bent appendage, in scalding water. Trainer Schmleder follows this with some strenuous os teopathic rubbing, and, ere the squad breaks camp. Schmleder believes his bi daily treatments will have cured the crook. , Just now, however. West's pitching nipper forms much of an isosceleB tri angle, resembling greatly the famous "kalsomine" arm of Southpaw Vean Gregg. Gregg crooked his arm by too con stant application to his plastering trade, wielding a trowel, but West's wing crippled up while he was on the mound twirling- a hard game. West Sees Error. "The accident occurred during our second trip to Sacramento last year," remarked West today, as he gently withdrew his arm from a solution of hot water and alcohol. "It would have been all right had I given it sufficient time to rest, "but. like a chump. I started against Los Angeles a week later. "Everything went O. K. until along toward the finish," added Hi. "Unfor tunately, it proved to be a tie game, and in the 10th inning, with the score 1-1 and two out,- something snapped, and my arm began to buckle. 1 had two strikes on the batter at the time, but didnt wait to finish. I simply walked out of the box to the bench and Mac sent in Krause. He fanned Perritt on the next pitched ball." West paid the penalty for his over cealousness, for he had to adorn the bench for nearly a month. He finished strong, however, and doesn't think the injury will affect his pitching. "But nobody likes to have a deformed arm," he remarked, as his face winced with the scalding he was giving his wing. "If this treatment will straighten It I will be happy." West's sick wing is burned almost to a crisp as a result of the- training camp therapeutics. ."His" Has Longest Arm In Camp. The accident leaves Higginbotham with the distinction of having the long est pitching arm in camp. Formerly Hig and West boasted of 33 -inch arms, but West's arm is shorter now by nearly one-half an inch. Hig, too, has by far the toughest wing in camp. The youngsters, Hanson and Peet, both have menacing tentacles measur ing up around the 33-inch mark. Roy Brown boasts the shortest arm in the camp, but- that is not surprising, for he stands only 5 feet 10 inches high. Gus Fisher and Dave Milligan are the two most abbreviated-legged athletes in camp. The former is something of a freak, anatomically speaking, for he is six feet tall yet wears only a 30 inch trouser. The ordinary six-footer wears a trouser leg approximating 33 inches. Floyd Perkins is the "squat" of the flock, being only five feet eight inches In height. Rodgers, Davis and Korea are one-half an inch taller. FALL GRAIN IN FINE SHAPE Crop Prospects In Pa louse County Never Better in Years. PULLMAN. Wash., March 22. (Spe cial.) An early Spring, together with warm, growing weather, wafm Spring rains and a snowfall which practically all went into the ground, have com bined to give the Palouse country the finest prospects for Winter wheat in years. The actual amount of water now in the soil Is somewhat less than last year, according to the observa tions made by the experiment station at Pullman, but Spring is at least a month earlier. 4. ijjK, From Colfax to XrvjS5 River along the line of the C&TO R. & N., the wheat is showing TSjgreen. In and about Pullman, thruughout Eastern Whitman County, there is an acreage of Fall grain considerably in .excess of last year, perhaps 20 per cent. Spring cultivation of Fall grain be gan a week ago. KUHN COMPANY TO BE SOLD Reorganization of Water Works Con. cern May Benefit Southern Idaho. BOISE, Idaho, March 22. (Special.) The sale of the American Water works & Guarantee Company, holding company for the Kuhn interests, will take place April 16 at Pittsburg, hav ing been so ordered by Judge Charles P. Orr, of the Federal Court, accord ing to information that has reached S. H. Hays, attorney for the company in this city. Attorney Hilllary B. Brunot was ap pointed by the court as master com missioner to conduct the sale. The Kuhns have several millions of dollars invested in irrigation and elec tric power projects in this section of the state. Proper reorganization will pave the way.for active development of the properties, which have been more or less dormant since the Kuhn inter ests went into the hands of a receiver. ENTERPRISE PLANTS TREES Mayor Launches Campaign to Make City Beautiful. ENTERPRISE. Or.. March 22 (Spe cial.) A tree-planting campaign has been undertaken by the City Council of Enterprise. Several hundred shade trees have been planted already along the residence streets, and the work is going on dally. The plan originated with Mayor Hyatt. The matter was brought up in the Council and A. M. Wagner was designated to find the trees. He lo cated many native balms along rivers and ditches in the neighborhood and hired a team and wagon to bring them in. The city pays for digging up the trees and delivering them. Each prop erty owner can have all he needs for his lots if he will plant them under the direction of Mr. Wagner. There are 7875 smoke-consuming furnaces ra London. Fifty-four types of apparatus are used in the metropolis.. ONE UNPLEASANT BUT IMPORTANT JOB OP TRAINING SEASON T ZT j! J'" ' -l U.JI)H.1IIJIK.WW. HHHU.WM 1 :yX2 jjK. at'. W1ft ..tw...n..t...WJ..,v..iifei8CW, y.M, ,-, XjU.. BOILLG" CROOK OUT LUCK BEATS MEIBUS Portland Boxer Forfeits His Title After Two Wins. SPRAINED ARM IS CAUSE Walter X. Knowlton Retains Cham pionship In 135-Pound Class at Ix)s Angeles One Knockout Scored by E. C. Geyer. LOS. ANGELES, March 22. (Special.) One knockout was the only quick re sult in the bouts last night of the Amateur boxing championships of the Pacific Coast and that was the 145 pound class, when E. C. Geyer, of the Los Angeles Athletic Club, stopped L. S. O'NeilL unattached, ill the first round. O'Neill was helpless and Referee Blake did not allow them to finish the round. Walter N. Knowlton, of the Multno mah Club, of Portland, 135-pound champion, retained his title by defeat ing "Buzx" Hughes, of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The fight was so un even that Referee Blake stopped it be fore the end of the third round. Raymond Branch, of Los Angeles Athletic Club, became the new heavy weight champion of the Coast by beat ing T. H. Faeber, of the Western Ath letic Club, the referee stopping the fight in the third round. Earl Meibus, of Multnomah, who held the championship, forfeited his title owing to a sprained arm after knock ing out two men the first two nights. The winners: JOS-pound Louis R. Streicher (I. O. F.) beat Ralph Burrows (Pasaden& A. C), four rounds. 115-pound Walter Williams (Multnomaa A. C.) beat Edgar Williams (Olympic A. C), three rounds, 135-pound, championship Walter Knowl ton (Multnomah A. C.) beat "Buzz" Hughes (L. A. A. C), three rounds. The referee stopped It. 14o-pound, championship E. C. Geyer (L. A. A. C beat L. S. O'Neill (unattach ed), one-round knockout. Heavyweight championship -Ravmond Branch (L. A. A. C) beat T. H. Faeber (Western A. C), three rounds. Referee stopped It. 125-pound seml-flnal Allen McNeill (Beaver A. C.) beat Frank Malone (Olym pic A. C). four rounds. Final John Moretto (Olympic A. C.) beat Allen McNeill (Beaver A. c). three rounds. CONTEST TO BE AS KIMEFIELD Citizens to Aid High School in Stag ing Connty Meet. RIDGEFIELD, Wash, March 22. (Special.) The Clarke County track and field meet, declamation contest and tennis tournament will be held at CLAIMANTS OF THE 1914 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OF EASTERN OREGON Daisy Cadet Club ftnlntet, Reading; From Left to RlKfct, Btandlns; J. Reynolds, Forward j E. Reynolds, Guard and Manager R. Winters, Itlllty. Kitting, Left to Right G. McDonald, Forward; Captain 3. Rosenbaum, Center, and D. Holmes, Guard. LA GRANDE, Or.. March 14. (Special.) According to comparative scores the Daisy Cadet Club basketball team of this city has good au thority to claim the 1914 championship in the Junior division of East ern Oregon. The locals scored 185 points to their opponents' 118. The team averages 120 pounds, five feet six Inches tall and 15 years of age. The Juniors played Baker and Union but were refused a game with Pendleton because of the Pendleton schedule being completed. i OF HI WEST'S ARM. Ridgefield on May 22 and 23. This is the first time that this meeting has been held outside of Vancouver and the people here will co-operate in every way with the high school to make it a success and properly to entertain the visitors. The triangular track meet which will be held between the high schools of Camas, Vancouver and Ridgefield Is to be held on the new high school track at Vancouver April 10. J. W. Blackburn and J. L. Simpson, two local athletic enthusiasts, have offered a silver loving cup to the winner of the most points on the track. Kidgefield to Hold Meet. - RIDGEFIELD, Wash., March 22. (Special.) The track team of the Ridgefield High School will hold the individual all - around championship contest on Friday afternoon on the local athletic field. There will be 10 events. Gold, silver and bronze medals will comprise the prizes. UNION SEASON IS DIVIDED WINNERS OP TWO PERIODS WILL BATTLE FOR PENNANT Mountain Circuit Schedule Gives Salt Lake Almost Continuous Baseball. League's Finances Satisfactory. BOISE, Idaho, March 22. (Special.) The Union Association's schedule has been officially adopted, provid ing for a split season, the first half opening April 28 and closing July 5; the second half opening July 6 ajid closing September 13. Helena will open at Boise, Butte will open at Salt Lake and Murray will open at Ogcten. Boise, Helena and Butte will each play 10 .weeks at home and 10 weeks abroad; Ogden will play 11 weeks abroad and nine at home; Salt Lake will play 12 weeks at home and eight abroad, and Murray "will have only five weeks at home. The arrangement gives Salt Lake almost continuous baseball, for while Salt Lake is not playing at home Mur ray will be playing other clubs on the Salt Lake lot. The split schedule has caused much comment. The winner of the high per centage for the first half Xf the schedule will play the winner of the high percentage of the second half of the schedule in a post-season series of seven games to decide the winner of the pennant. Each of the six clubs have placed their deposits of $1000 with President Murphy. The league is in splendid condition financially. Those in charge of the clubs are Irwin Jensen, Boise; Herbert Hester, Salt Lake; Cliff Blankenship, Murray; "Ducky" Holmes, Butte; "Dad" Gimlin, Ogden, and Jess Garrett, Helena. Boise will . train at home; Ogden will train at Ogden; Butte will train at Prove, Utah; Hel ena is training at Portland; Salt Lake at Grand Junction, Colo., and Murray at Salt Lake. - 1 - i SAFER WORRY TO M'GRAW HOW Possible Loss of Third Base , man May Cost Pennant, . Says Matty. MONEY IS REAL TROUBLE "Larry" Boyle Declares if He Were Manager He Wouldn't Have Man on His Team Who Had Too' . - Much Cold Cash. ' BT CHRISTY MATHEWSON, , The Giants Star Pitcher. MARLIN, Texas. March 22 (Spe cial.) After having been in Marlln for some time now, I tnink I am in a position to say something about the chances of the Giants this season. At this writing there is one hole in the Infield which must be plugged. Nobody appears to know at present whether Shafer will return to the club, not even John McGraw, who has arrived in camp with his squad of world's tour ists. Of course, Shafer has announced he Intends to retire, bSt he does that Hvery year or so. "I can't get any line on Shafer," said "Mac," "and if he doesn't report we'll have to" get another third baseman somewhere; that's all." Outside of the possible loss of Shafer, I Relieve the .club is stronger than it was last year, and I think we are going to have a grand chance to repeat. It would be a tough thing for the Giants if the absence of Shafer should cost the club a championship, which it might. Satisfactory third basemen are hard to find, and "Mac" devoted several years developing Shafer into one. This is one of the most important positions of the infield, according to my. way ' of thinking. Put a man on third base who cannot handle bunts and the op posing clubs will bunt him to death. Should Shafer run out on the club after signing a three-year contract last sea son at a good figure, it would seem as If he were not displaying much grati tude toward the management Shafer Badly Needed. McGraw figures as vital the retention of Shafer as an active player, and he is preparing to bring much pressure to bear to bring the young third Baseman back into the fold.' With him in the lineup, and any kind of luck, I don't see how they could keep us from taking our fourth straight championship, something which has never been done In the big league before by any team. McGraw will not let Shafer go with out at least sending an agent to try to persuade him to return. Even Snodgrass, the bosom compan ion of Shafer, does not know whether he intends to show up or not. "He Just got married this Winter," sayc Snodgrass, "and Mrs. Shafer pre fers California to New York. Then, too, his father would have to stay out in California alone if he came East to play balL He hates to leave his father because he is getting old." . . ' " McGraw might even go as far as to bring Shafer"s father on to New York if he thought that this would induce the young third baseman to join the club. Money Real Tronhle. 'If I had a ball club," remarked "Larry" Doyle when he heard about the Shafer situation. "I would never have a man on it who had so much money that it did not make any difference whether he played ball or not. That's the real trouble with Shafer." But even with the Giants minus Shafer, I don't see any team in the Na tional League that looks' strong enough to beat us out this year. The Phillies gave us the race all the way last Sum mer, and they have been shot to pieces by the raids of the Federal League. The signing of Doolan and Knabe by the Feds has just torn the Philadel phia infield apart, while the desertion of Seaton means practically the loss of the entire pitching staff unless some other twirler comes to the front strong. Scaton was a horse for work last sea son and did most of the pitching, Alex ander not having had a very good year. The Phillies don't look like a first di vision club to me this year. The Pirates have fair prospects, as they appear to have every year at this time, before the race starts, but I don't see them as strong contenders. They are too slow, and the pitching staff won't shape up. The greatest strength of the Pittsburg club is in the infield, the pitching staff and outfield being mediocre. The infield, with Konetchy, Viox, Wagner and Mowrey, is the best in the league for hitting strength. But none of these men are very fast, Viox. who is a great young player, is slow. Wagner is aging, and neither Konetchy nor Mowrey would ever be mistaken for Cobb In running the bases. That has been the trouble with Clarke's club during the last few seasons. His play ers have all been heavy of foot. The departure of Hendrix to the Federals will be felt, as he was one of the best young pitchers Clarke ever turned out. I believe the contenders this season are going to be Brooklyn and Chicago. The Cubs will be strong In spite of the loss of the old guard. Purdue and Sweeney are two good men. Schaerer Is Hit of Trip. The players on the Giants who made the trip around the world have done all the, talking here bince their arrival. Life for them was just one experience after another, and they kind of look down on those of us who stayed at home. It seems that "Germany" Schaef er was the hit of the trip and never once fell down as a comedian. He was known to the boys as "Prince Henry." McGraw had an amusing story to tell about Schaefer on his visit to Monte Carlo. "When "Germany' went into the casi no," said "Mac," "he signed one of those cards that all patrons are forced to sign before they play. Schaefer put down his name as 'Prince Henry Schaefer. and the news soon spread that there was a prince in the house. This made a big impression on the management, and so six or seven at tendants wer detailed to see that the prince received the proper treatment deserved by a member of royalty. 'Ger many' talked bum German to them and then walked from one table to an other, stalling his way around as if trying to make up his mind where to begin. At last he threw down a five franc piece, which amounts to $1 in our money. When the attendants got a line of the extent of Schaefer's play, they faded away, not thinking his business worth while." "How did you make out, "Mac? I asked the Giants' boss. "I won $160 In about four hours by playing the red," replied "Mac." (Copyright 1914, by the Wheeler Syn dicate, Inc.) MICHIGAN AGGIES BEST SHOTS Washington State' College Takes Class D Honors With Rifle. WASHINGTON, March 22. The Mich igan Agricultural College won the Na tional indoor rifle shooting champion ship, having won every match of the series just closed, . and established a new intercollegiate record of 994 out of a possible 1000 points. Second place was taken by the Mas sachusetts Aggies, who suffered only one defeat The Iowa State University finished third. In Class D the Washington State College carried offthe honors with 11 straight victories. Cornell University and the United States Naval Academy tied for second place. In Class C the honors went to the University of Illinois, which team shot through the series without a defeat WEDLOCK HIGH TEAM STRONG Former Centralia Principal, Coach, Hopes to Win Championship. CENTRALIA, Wash.. March 22. (Special.) From all indications the Winlock High School .will have one of the strongest, baseball teams, in its history this year. All except two of last year's team are back tn school. L. E. Wolfe, former principal of the Centralia High School, is coaching the team and thinks the chances of win ning the championship are good. The following schedule has been ai ranged: March 28, Eveline at Winlock; April 4, Training School a Chehalls; April 10, Centralia at Winlock; April 25, Chehalis at Chehalis;,May 9, Cen tralia at Centralia; May 16, Chehalis at Winlock. Tom Elliott, one of the fastest semi professional catchers in this section of the state, reported yesterday to Man ager McGinnlty, of the Tacoma Tigers. Elliott signed up with Tacoma last year, but refused to report MUIRHEAD WINS MEET DAY . STUDENTS SCORE HIGH AT COLUMBIA TRACK MEET. Christie Hall Athletes Are Second and Administration Hall Third In Inter-Hall Clash. Too much Walter Muirhead, of the day Btudents, proved the downfall of both the Administration Hall and Christie Hall scholars in the annual interhall track and field meet held in the Columbia University Friday. The day students scored $5 points, Chris tie Hall 29 and the Administration Hall athletes 20 poims. Muirhead registered 33 points, Nixon 15, Francis Jacobberger 10 and Leon ard 7. No records were broken and few marks were made of importance and the workout was mainly to give Coach Callicrate a chance to look over the material on hand. Muirhead went five feet nine in the high jump, 19 feet 10 inches in the broad Jump and the mile was run in five minutes and 22 seconds. Following are the results: 60-yard dash Muirhead, first; H'xon, second; Delahunt third; Schmitt, fourth. Mile Francis Jacobberger, first: Cook, second; Jurtz, third; Ruebish, fourth. 220-yard Muirhead, first; Wells, sec ond; Nixon, third; Masterson, fourth. 60-yard low hurdles Muirhead, first; Cannon, second; Kelly, third, Delahunt fourth. 440-yard dash Leonard, first; Muir head, second; Cook, third; Ruebish, fourth. 880-yard dash Jacobberger, first; Malone, second; Kurtz, third; Cook, fourth. Shot put Nixon, first; Schmitt sec ond; Walter .O'Brien, third: Quinn, fourth. High jump Muirhead, first; J. Mur phy and Riggs, tied for second; Nixon, fourth. Broad jump Muirhead, first; Nixon, second; Leonard, third; C. Larson, fourth. Pole vault Muirhead, first; C. Lar son, second; Cannon, third; L. Larson, fourth. LEE iiS ALL-STARS BEST BASKETBALL PLATERS OF STATE PICKED BY REFEREE. Dewey, O. A. C; Irle, Portland; Corp ros, McMlnnvllIe; McRae, Multno mah; Good, Weonas, Selected. P. W. Lee, of the Portland Y. M. C. A. and Portland Academy, and ref eree of college, high school and club basketball games in all parts of the Btate last Winter, has selected an a-U-star team. The premier man on this selection is Dewey, of the Oregon Aggies, who was chosen for his wonderful accuracy and headwork in the games of the Northwest college conference. Dewey is a guard and with him Lee has chosen Irle, of thq Portland Y. M. C. A. The other men of the all-star team are Oorpron, center, of McMinn ville High School; McRae, center, of the Multnomah Club, and Good, for ward, from the Weonas, of Portland. Dewey, single-handed, defeated the University of Oregon by scoring every point made. Irle threw 14 baskets with wonder ful accuracy in a recent game. Corpron recently scored 27 points in a 27-to-25 game In wh liich Mc- MInnvllle indulged. McRae is the most finished bas ketball player Multnomah has ever boasted, says Lee. Good 1b fast and a wonderfully ac curate shot recently making 16 bas kets hi a game. - FAST QUINTET OF MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE WINS TEN OF ELEVEN GAMES I r OREGON STATE 135-POUND BASKETBALL CHAMPIOXS. MOUNT ANGEL, Or., March 2L (Special.) The Mount Angel College junior basketball team closed a suocessful season last week. Of 11 games played the Angels won 10, the only team to defeat them being the Columbia juniors, of Portland. Columbia defeated the An gels by a 15 to 12 score at Columbia, but this defeat was followed by a 30 to 14 victory over the Columbiaites on the local floor. This Is the third season that the juniors have won the 135-pound championship of the state. Last season tbey captured the 145-pound championship of the Northwest. You Are Judged fashionable and particular in your attire when it is known you wear Clothes They are the "Nabobs" of fashion and quality, and worn by severely critical men and young men. They are good enough for any man. There is only one store in Port' land that carries this distinguished line of clothes for $20 to $40 It is the Shop of Buffum & Pendleton Morrison Street FRATERNITY HEAD ATTACKS FULTZ David Fultz Resents Actions Regarding Minor League Contracts. FALSE REPORT CONDEMNED President of Players' Organization Also Raps Efforts of Writers to Place Federal League in Bad Ught to Public. David Fulta, president of the Ball Players' Fraternity, writing for the April Baseball Magazine, attacks Sec retary Farrell, of the National Associa tion, and his action in regard to the minor league contract. Fultz resents the manner in which Mr. Farrell, act ing as representative of the National Association, ignored concessions re lating to side agreements, which were adopted at the Cincinnati meeting. At this meeting, on the suggestion of, Gar ry Herrmann arM Ban Johnson, it was voted unanimously that ''When it was found that a team had entered into a side agreement with a player, it should be fined $500 and the player receive un conditional release." When the minor league contracts were sent out, however, it appeared that the clause covering this point had been materially altered as follows: . "The player entering into such agree ment may be suspended for 60 days without pay; the manager fined (100; club fined not less than $100 nor more than $300, and the player given -uncon ditional release." i Fnlta Protects Player. Fultz, according to his own words, could not see why the player in such circumstances should be suspended for 60 days without pay, as nothing had been said to that effect at the meeting. So he immediately got in touch with Sexton and Farrell, of the National As sociation, and an unsatisfactory cor respondence followed. Fultz instructed minor league play ers not to sign the contract at all. Through the efforts of President Bar row, of the- International League, and President Chivlngton, of the American Association, however, this instruction was withdrawn, and at the resulting conference held in New York on Feb ruary 12, the dispute was settled by in serting In the contract all the provi sions as originally agreed to in Cin cinnati. False Report Resented. Fultz also bitterly attacks the so- called "Newspaper Alliance" between the fraternity and organized baseball as against the Federal League. The re port was widely circulated that the fra ternity had decided to suspend auto matically all its members who left or t i Mm minimum wm niii mmiiMuwni wwq m,i w'nMi.u&j.'Hiii(,iiijiigw..'.iP-'M Opposite PostofRce ganized baseball and signed Federal League contracts. This false report, according to Fultz, was eagerly cir culated and was never fairly contra dicted by the press writers. "The fraternity's position." says Fultz, "is a technical one. It is incum bent on the fraternity to walk the 'straight and narrow' and to favor neither side." At the February meeting in New York President Gilmore, of the Federal League, was so Impressed with the re ported hostility of the fraternity that he invited Fultz, Reulbaeh and Jake Daubert to his hotel to gain some light on their reported alliance with organ ized baseball. At this conference the Players' Fraternity tlatly announced themselves as neutral in the baseball war. Camas Maroons tI2, Harmony 20. WASHOUJAL. Wash., March 22. (Special.) The Camas Maroons, a bas ketball team composed of players from Vancouver, Camas and Washougal, de feated the Harmony Athletic Club team, of. Harmony. 22 to 20, last night. The. Y hippie brothers, for Harmony, and Phil Wall, for Camas, were the stars. Fresno Boss Touts Angels to Keep Near Top Tram Is Strongest Ever Started by Pop Ulllon, Thinks George Wheeler. SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. (Spe cial.) George Wheeler, boss of the Fresno California League team, is the strongest booster for the Los Angeles club. Wheier took in the Chicago-San Francisco game today and, between in nings, was busy telling what a good club Pop Dillon has gathered for him self. "The team looks to me the best club that ever represented Los Angeles," said Wheeler. "The Angels are un usually fast this year and their speed will count heavily in their favor. It is hard to dope the pitchers, but just now Chech and Ryan are in the best condi tion, practically in mid-season form. "Outfielders look good to me, and the infield is going to be hard, to heat. Abstein is a good man at first base, and I don't see how they are goincc to keep Charlie Jloore out of the infield. He is all right now and coming alonif nicely." Wheeler also saw the Venice Tigers perform, and says he believes liap Hogan has added speed to the club. Fresno. will start training April 1. AVashougal Has Track Team. WASHOUGAL, Wash., March 11. (Special.) During the past week a track squad has been getting out nightly at the WashouRal High School. Several meets are being arranged with outside schools prior to the county track meet in May. This is the first time the local high school has attempt ed track athletics. BASEBALL. The Reach official baseball is abso lutely guaranteed to last a full game of nine innings, and will absolutely hold its shape. For sale by Koneyman Hardware Company. Adv. General Arthur A pledge of quality The standard mild cigar . honest thru and thru and true to its friends. Always the same good qual ity, always the same mild ness, always the same smooth, mellow fragrance. Always the same 10c bill'"