Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, March 27, 1914, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE -.MORNING OREGONTAN, ' MARCH FRIDAY, 27, 1914. 9 FEDS TO ATTACK RIVALS AS TRUST ' II ni x nttsDurg May nave to ;now Its Contracts in Strife With Outlaw Scout. SEATON WAXES STUBBORN Tom Refuses to Play at Brooklyn, Demanding Chicago Job Killifer Is Summoned to Answer In junction Proceedings. HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. March 26 ' George P. Whittington, of counsel for S. H. Camnitz, agent of the Pittsburg . Federal League baseball club, reply ing today in Chancery Court to in junction proceedings instituted by the ' Pittsburg National League club man agement, announced that an effort would be made to show that organized - baseball is a combination in restraint of trade within the meaning of the : Sherman' anti-trust law. Whittington made this declaration in presenting his motion asking that con tracts between the Pittsburg club and Its players and a copy of the agree- ' ment between National League clubs be produced in court. Chancellor Hen derson, while holding that it would be necessary for the Pittsburg club, which seeks to have Camnitz permanently en joined from interfering with its play ers, to show contract relation with the . players, withheld formal ruling until Saturday. ' CHICAGO, March26. Determination of Tom Seaton. a pitcher, to "play with the Chicago Federals or not at all." re ported in dispatches from Bhreveport today, further complicated affairs in the Federal League. Even Manager Tinker, though loath to do so, advised Seaton to join the Brooklyn team, said the report, but Seaton declared he would play only with his old teammate. Ad Brennan, who is definitely attached to the Chicago club. Seaton's declaration followed an nouncement by President Gilroore that the pitcher rightfully belonged to Brooklyn and must play with President "Ward's team. WASHINGTON, March 26. "Bill" Killifer. catcher for the Philadelphia National League club, was summoned tonight to appear in the Federal Court at Grand Rapids, Mich., and show cause why he should not be en joined from playing with the National League. The action was brought by the Federal League for alleged breach of contract. Killifer left Washington tonight for Philadelphia to confer with President Baker and George W. Parton, counsel for the Philadelphia Nationals. He is expected to return here in time for tomorrow's game. SAN FRANCISCO March 26. An nouncement was made here today that Buck" O'Brien, one of the pitching staff of the Boston Red Sox, when they won the world's series from New York In 1912, and later with the Chicago White Sox, has been sold to the In dianapolis Club, of the American As sociation, a Class AA team. Joe Benz, a White Sox spitball pitch er, said today that the Federals had been angling for him, but that he is atisfied with his contract. CHICAGO, March" 26. Fred Moll witz, the promising young first base candidate with the Chicago Nationals, has received an offer from the Brook lyn Federals, which he said he would accept unless the Chicago club in creases his salary. This news reached Chicago today from Louisville, where the Cubs played this afternoon. Mollwitz" offer was made by Mike Malloy, the Federal League scout, who, as Cub scout last year, recommended the young player, then in the Wisconsin-Illinois League, to President Murphy. The Brooklyn club promised to pay him J3600 a year, with a three-'- year contract, while his present con tract, in compliance with regulations of organized ball, provides for a sal ary of only J1200 until he is accepted as a "regular." OAKLAND, Cal., March 26. Follow ing news that two of his stars were In communication with the Federals, Manager James Callahan, of the Chi cago White Sox, ordered Pitcher James Scott, Shortstop Weaver and Catcher Daly to report to him and the three players left for Los Angeles.. COMMISSION REVOKES RULE been called for this afternoon at o'clock in the Multnomah Club. Selec tion of an official umpire for the 1914 baseball games will be made. , In the first practice game of the sea son the Jefferson High baseball team trimmed the Columbia University aggregation. 8 to 4. on the campus yes terday. Irvine, all-star catcher last year, has been sick and he was unable to appear yesterday and Moe Sax was substituted at backstop for the high schoolers. Rlggs, McKenna, Bernhofer and St. Marie formed the battery for the losers, with . James, a big left hander; Neft and Sax doing the heavy work for the Jefferson High School. . Two more practice games are billed for the Jefferson team. The Hibernia Bank squad will cross bats with the high school nine tomorrow and Mon day the Portland School of Trades rep resentatives will appear in uniform against Jefferson. FULTZ WILL PROTEST PLAYERS' FRATERMTV OBJECTS TO INTERPRETATION OF RULE. Men Drafted by Majors Must Be offered to Class A A Clubs Before Be ins; Turned Back: to As. NEW YORK, March 26. Formal pro test to the National baseball commls sioh against the interpretation of the so-called promotion waiver clause of the National agreement probably will be made within a few days by the Baseball Players' Fraternity, according to David L. Fultz, president of the Fraternity. Fultz, in a statement tonight, said if the National commission ruling an nounced last night meant that a play er drafted from a class A club is to be returned to that club before being sub mitted to class AA leagues in case of a release, the ruling is in direct viola tion of the "Cincinnati agreement." The promotion waiver rule relating to a drafted player who is about to be released to a lower class gives the privilege of being engaged by the club of an intermediary league, if any such club desires his services. In other words, a club cannot arbitrarily dis pose of a drafted player to a lower class league if a higher league bids for him. According to Fultz, some of the class A leagues have protested against this rule because they want first choice on players drafted from them. ALLEGED KIDNAPERS OUT Centralia Frees on Bonds Women Who Hold Irfttle Girl. CENTRAL! A, Wash., March 26. (Special) Miss Carrie Tinsley, who was arrested Tuesday on a charge of kidnaping. Edna Cole, her 6-year-old niece, at Asheville, N. C, and Mrs. Bettie Hutchison, her sister, who has the child in her possession and who was arrested In Moclips, were released yesterday under bonds to appear in court on April 4 in case extradition proceedings are started against them. Both women contend that the child was left in their care by its mother and that the reason for their arrest is the desire of its father to secure con trol of some property that was left It by its grandmother. HORSESHOES SAVE. GAME FOR COLTS O'Donnell Pitches Full Route, but Fails to Come Up to Nick's Expectations. "CANS" ArRE DUE FOR THREE Ruegg, Henry and O'Donnell May Be Sent to Bush Tiny Leonard to Try to Settle Old Grudge Against Negro Giants. Washington Calls for Bids. OLYMPIA. Wash., March 26. (Spe cial.) The Board of Control has Issued a call for bids for the construction of a new state training school, to be used for girl inmates exclusively, bids to be presented April 20. The new buildings will be on the cottage plan and will be located near Grand Mound, Thurston County. SANTA ROSA, Cal., March 26. (Spe cial.) Portland defeated the crack Se bastopol Federals today by a score of 4 to 2 and the professionals were up against a shower of horseshoes all the way through the battle. For the first time in the training camp games Man ager Williams used his veteran out fielders, Melchior and Hetzel. These men always have Deen his reliance In case of weakness shown by any of his youngsters. The veteran gardeners dis tinguished themselves by great hitting and fielding, showing themselves in better condition than at any time last year. Fulton at first base Is improving daily. He has no rival for the position. The only regular man to take his place might possibly be Guigni. His hitting and fielding today was a feature of the exhibition. Ruegg was benched today in favor of Hausman. Ruegg's hitting and fielding has been mediocre of late. His game will have to improve greatly if he expects to earn a regular position on the Colts' lineup. O'Donnell pitched the entire game for Portland and did not seem quite up to caliber. The chances are he will be farmed to the Union Association or Bill Devereaux" Calgary team of the West ern Canada League. Manager Dever eaux visited Santa Rosa today to get a line on the possible prospects for his team. The probabilities are that Sec ond Baseman Henry and Pitcher O'Don nell will be seen on the twilight dia mond this Summer. The Chicago Colored Giants are scheduled to play the Portland Colts tomorrow and a tough battle is ex pected. A better idea of Portland's strength can be obtained from tomor row's results. Tiny Leonard will prob ably open against the Giants, as he entertains a particular grudge against them, owing to his defeat a year ago at Walla Walla, when Duncan hit a home run for the only score of the game. While not in the best of con dition, he will at least open against the "Chocolate Drops." Pitchers Grady and Callahan stand in the front ranks of the relief corps. The main part of the CoKs will break camp Saturday morning, going to Sac ramento to play Harry olverlon s Coast League club two games, Saturday and Sunday. At the same time a strong team will be left in Santa Rosa to play two games, the first on Saturday against Ireland's Independents, of San Francisco, made up of old-time dia mond celebrities, and the second to be played at Sebastopol against the strong St. Ignatius University boys, who played the Colts a hot game last Sun day and were defeated after 11 innings of hard battle by the close' score of 3 to 2. Side Agreements Between Clubs and Players Must Be In Writing. CINCINNATI, O., March 26. The Na tional baseball commission today hand ed down the following notice: "Paragraph D. of rule 17, of the Na tional commission declaring side agree ments between clubs and players in valid, is hereby revoked. "Subsequent sections of this rule will be re-!ettered. "This provision is eliminated because In conformity to an agreement with the Baseball Players' Fraternity all contracts between National-agreement clubs and players contain a clause printed at the top in red ink, warning the parties that if an Investigation es tablishes that any agreement between club and player does not appear in or Is not made a part of the regular con tract, tbe club shall be fined, the con tract annulled and the player uncon ditionally released." WOLVES DEFEAT COLLEGIAX3 Sacramento Lends Star Pitc-lier to Visitors, Then Pounds Him. SACRAMENTO. March 26. (Special.) Just to keep their fighting spirit up, the Sacramento Wolves played a good game today with the St. Ignatius Col lege team. Captain Wolverton loaned the College boys his star southpaw, Mike aCnn, and then sent In his own Colt battery for the Wolves. It was somewhat of a surprise when the Collegians put over two runs in the first inning. The Wolves settled down to hard work then and held the stu dents to three runs for the entire game. Heavy stlckwork marked the entire play for the Sacramento side, the game finally winding up with a score of 8 to 3 against the collegians. Amateur Athletics. The Powers baseball team is looking for games with any fast local or out-of-town team. The Powers boys have one of the strongest lineups in the city as they have been practicing for some time past. They would like especially to hear from the Weonas, St. Johns, Piedmont Maroons, Brooklyn Grays and lloneyman Hardware. Call W. Winters at Tabor 279 after :30. A meeting of the directors of the Portland Interscholastic League has LACK OF SHAKESPEARE AN STUDENTS IS CONDEMNED William A. Brady Points Out That Some Actor Is Always Making Fine Income From Interpreting "Works of Famous Playwright. Tomorrow at 9 A. M. Sharp This Great Sale of Men's Clothing, Hats and Furnishings Is On Come COLOSSAL CLOTHING SA TO THE PUBLIC: I have just taken over the entire stock of George Frazier & Co., the great clothing house of the East Side, and will sell the entire stock out direct to the people at prices which will average less than the wholesale cost. In all my experience as a merchandise man I have never seen a better or cleaner stock of goods than this. It is composed of stand ard trademarked goods that are known to all men as being the best. I have bought this great stock to gain the location, and, though I bought it at a price far below its worth, I am going to sell it at prices so low that it will be but a matter of a few days until this great stock, amounting to thou sands of dollars, will be sold to the bare walls. Come. (SIGNED) : L. SOMMER hw BY WILLIAM A. BRADY. I DON'T agree with the popular notion that Shakespeare spells ruin. Kd win Booth died rich, and so did Lawrence Barrett and Salvinl. Mans field would have died rich if it had not been for his artistic tastes, which prompted . an . extravagant outlay for scenery and costumes. Booth and Bar rett in their " famous tour together cleaned up over $650,000 in one season of about 40 weeks, and Mansfield in the later years of his life made easily $200, 000 a yeas. r As long as the American stage exists Shakespeare is bound to be played profitably by at least one or two per sons, a man and a woman. Sothern and Marlowe are now clearing up $150,000 a season from these classic plays. In the course of time some one will be called upon to take the place of Sothern and Marlowe and Mantell, and I know of no one at the present who is being prepared to do it- You ask the average actor to play Shakespeare, and he looks at you contemptuously and says, "What do I want to play that old stuff for?" . The other day I offered a prominent actor an old man who cammands about ?150 a week, 200 a week to go out with Mantell and play such old men's parts as Polonius, Antonio, and Kent in "King Lear." He replied that he would rather play modern parts at $50 a week than Shakespeare at 1200. This attitude of the American actor I cannot understand. Let the young actor take this tip from one who has studied Shakespeare, played it, and for many years observed it both from an artistic and a busi ness standpoint: study Shakespeare, get an apprenticeship in a Shakes pearean company, go at it seriously, and play it as often as you can. New Engagement Taken. Finally I broke away from Grismer and accepted an engagement with M. B. Curtis, who years later shot a po liceman in San Francisco and got into serious trouble. We went East, play ing "Sam'l of Posen," for part of a season. Then I left Curtis and toured the East in "Cymbeline" and "Meas ure for Measure. But Shakespeare wrote his failures as well as his successes, and "Cym beline" and Measure for Measure" may be classed as two of the former so far as the box office is concerned. The result was that the Morrison company got into financial straits and came near going to pieces. Then I proposed to Morrison that he make a production of "Faust," which Henry Irving had Just done successfully in England. I had got hold of one of Irving's sou venir books, and had also a printed copy of "Faust" written by Baily Ber nard. This play had never been pre sented in American with the Brocken scene a mountain scene full of witches, devils, and the like. I per suaded Morrison that it would be a great scheme for him to do Mephisto pheles and have this Brocken feature in the play. Morrison secured booking for "Faust" at the Columbia Theater, Chi cago we were then somewhere in West Virginia and I was sent on there a month in advance to produce the play. I think I had about $400 saved up at that time, and I was given full swing. When I got to Chicago I started in to prepare the thing on what was then a big scale. Morrison failed to send me money as he had promised, but such was my confidence in the piece that I did not hesitate to spend my entire $400 of my own money to push the production along. I finally succeeded in getting "Faust" on with the Brocken scene-In it. But the piece failed, and we found ourselves facing dissolution. At an opportune moment, however, we got a guarantee to go over and play a few weeks at a North Side theater which was In bad shape, and In doing this made enough money to buy tickets for part of the journey to California. Start Made With "Faust." ' In due time we started for the Coast with Faust-' The way was rough and the road was hard, and It was a case of "bust at any minute." We got no farther than Denver. at the first jump. But I persuaded Morrison to produce "Under the Gas Light" in that city Christmas night, and we got $1,700 in the house, which saved our lives and paid' the balance of our fares to San Francisco. In San Francisco Mor rison raised some money, and we pro duced "Faust" at the Baldwin Theater upon a really elaborate scale, with Henry Miller In the title part. The piece was an enormous success. I fancy this change of fortune swelled Morrison's head, for I began to observe that he was inclined to take more credit for the piece than I thought he was entitled to, particu larly as he had not paid me back my $400, and I had a line on the pro gramme stating that the piece was produced under my personal supervi sion. I shall never forget that line on the programme: "Produced under the personal supervision, etc" I had never enjoyed anything of the kind before. I used to keep a programme in my pocket, and' take it out sur reptitiously and read those fascinating words over and over again. I confess that It swelled my head a little, too. But the line on the. programme pres ently ceased to satisfy my ambition. I began to think I was entitled to something more. Always at the end of the Brocken scene there had been an ovation wherever we played it, and Morrison had always taken the curtain calls alone. I anticipated that lie would continue to do this, and when we opened in San Francisco I had packed the gallery with my friends. I had many friends in that city, and they were all tough, too. So every time Morrison came in .front of the curtain there were shouts and calls for "Brady!" "Brady!" and he was forced to bring me out or the gang would never have allowed the play to pro ceed. I was getting $40 a week when this demonstration in my behalf oc curred, and the next day I told Mr. Morrison I'd have to have $75 or I'd quit. He said, "Quit!" which was some thing of a shock to my vanity. But I guess he was anxious to get rid of me, and,, if so, I played right into his hand. Instead of getting promotion I had, by getting the boys to shout for me, brought about my own defeat. At any rate, Morrison and I parted company. He went on playing "Faust" up to the day of his death, ten years later, and made many, many fortunes out of it. (Copyright by G, P. Putnam Sons.) Store Now Closed- POSITIVELY NOTHING SOLD BEFORE 9 A. M. SATUR DAY. GEO. FRAZIER & CO. WAS ONE OF PORTLAND'S LARGEST STORES. IS COMPOSED OF THE WORLD'S BEST MER CHANDISE STANDARD TRADE -MARKED LINES THAT ARE FAMILIAR TO ALL MEN. JUST THINK WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU, GENTLEMEN, TO BUY THIS FAMOUS MER CHANDISE AT SUCH PRICES AS THOSE BELOW. THE STOCK WILL BE SOLD AND WILL BE SOLD QUICK! DON'T HESITATE DON'T DELAY. PLAN TO BE HERE WHEN THE DOORS OPEN at 9 A. M. TOMORROW. COME BY ALL MEANS! Look Over These PricesThey Tell the Story Plainer Than Words Remember The Entire Stock From Top to Bottom on Sale and Will Be Sold Out These Prices Taken at Random Everything on Sale at Same Reductions The Greatest Sacrifice in Oregon History-Never Before Has Portland Known Such a Sale $1.50 Night Gowns and Pajamas, Now 95c 50c to $1.25 Belts on Sale Now Choice, 35c Extra Great Sale Men's Finest 50c Neckwear, Choice 23c $1.75 Kid Gloves, All Colors, Pair $1.19 50c B.V. D. Underwear, Now the Garment 35c 50c Silk Hose, Blacks, Tans and Fancy Colors, Choice Now the Pair 35c $1.75 Arrow Shirts, Choice Now for $1.09 E. & W. and Triangle Collars, Broken Lines, 4 for 25c $35.00 Finest Hand-Tailored Suits, Spring Styles Just in, Now $21.95 $20.00 Suits, Choice Now $10.95 $25.00 Sophomore and Derby Suits, $16.85 Full Dress Suits and Tuxedos All on Sale at Wholesale Prices OPEN SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL 10:30 EXTRAS . $3.50 to $6.00 Men's Hats, All broken lines in men's hats are grouped to close. Stetsons, Mallorys and the famous Kobert Heath Hats, values to $6.00, choice . . . . $3.50 Latest Style Hats now, each, $2.15 ys anu mo 95c THIS STOCK BOUGHT. AND BEING SOLD OUT BY L. SOMMER THE LOWEST PRICES IN PORTLAND'S HISTORY Successors to GEO. DIL WORTH & CO., Grand Ave. and E. Morrison To Reach This Sale Transfer to Any Car Crossing Morrison Bridge EXTRAS Men's Underwear now, Garment, 29c The entire stock of under wear that sold up to 50c, in broken lots, will be sold at this low price. Most sizes are in the lot. Your choice $1.25 Union Suits now, the garment, 65c 111 UC 29c PRO. PUN OPPOSED Tracey Says Williams Should Remain Amateur. BOXER NEEDS MORE POLISH Featherweight May Accept Ofrer to Go Into Vaudeville With Al Mc Neil Multnomah Club In structor Lauds Welsh. That Walter Williams, the Multno mah Club 115-pound boxer, who won the Coast title at Los Angeles. Is not ripe for a professional career In the ring is the opinion of Tommy Tracey, Multnomah Club instructor, who re turned yesterday from the South with Walter Knowlton, who also annered a title In the 135-pound class. "Walter is a clever boy, but he Is youngr, and I think he would do well to stay in the amateur ranks for an other year." says Instructor Tracey. "Walter now has the requisite punch and he 1s fast, but I think he would do well to get the benefit of another year's experience. Williams Views Field. "When I left the South he had not fully decided whether to become pro fessional or not. He stayed with Mie bus and Al McNeil to 'see the sights," which, I take to mean, an inspection of the professional field. "I suppose they can get the matches if they want to fight, but I think his start is premature." " - Williams wrote to a Portland friend that he had received offers from two vaudeville circuits in the South. The terms were not mentioned, but it is be lieved Williams and McNeil will try the stage game if the terms axe tempting. Tommy Tracey was a spectator at the Welsh-Rivers battle. . He likes Welsh's style and thinks that if the Englishman and Hltchie ever get together again there will be a battle worth seeing. "Welsh, though essentially a boxer, jars his opponent pretty thoroughly," said Tracey. "He measures his blows and waits until the other man is com ing. Rivers Clearly Outclassed. "Rivers had no chance to punish him, so there Is no telling what Freddie would do under fire, but I think Ritchie would have to furnish one of the bat tles of his life if they come together again." Jimmy Clabby also was visited by Tracey. Jimmy a close follower and friend of Mark O'Donnell, the heavy weight, who went South with Tracey some time ago. Mark has been out of the game for some time, but is said to be consider ing a return to the ring. Mark is now at a point where he thinks he can fight as good In the ring as he can in the gymnasium, and If he can, he ought to accomplish something. Tracey lauds the Los Angeles club for the manner in which it treated the visitors. UNION HORSEWOMAN HURT Miss Ruby Glasglow Thrown and Rendered Vnconscions. UNfON. Or., March 26 (Special.) Ml s Ruby Glasglow wr.s thrown from her horse in this city today and seri ously injured. Bystanders carried the insensible girl to a physician's office. where restoratives were administered, but at a late hour she had not fully recovered her senses. The extent of her Injuries are not yet known, but it is feared that they are serious and may be internal. Mis3 Olasglow is an accomplished horsewoman and is known to the cow boys and cowgirls of the Northwest. Last Fall she participated In the Pen dleton Roundup. FRUIT DAMAGE IS SLIGHT Freeze In Yakima Valley Does Not : Cause Great loss. - ' NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, March 28. ( Special. )-After two nights of se vere freezing, reports telephoned to night by President Sickels, of the Yak ima Valley Fruitgrowers' Association, from Kennewick declare that no serious damage has been done to fruit. Apricots have been tbe worst hit. and early peaches have suffered In soem localities, but the crop has so far not been greatly affected. J. J. Hill's Old Employer Dies. MINNEAPOLIS. March 26. John W. PMianrfar niH-tlmn steamboat captain and river 'pilot, who navigated the Mis sissippi River before tne (Jivu w ar, anu for whom James J. Hill, when a boy, nrnrkeii as a. freight clerk on the river docks at St Paul, died here today. Col- lendar was S9 years old. More File for County Jobs. ST. HELENS, Or.. March 26. (Spe cial.) Recent petitions filed for coun ty offices are those of H. West, of Scappoose. for Commissioner; L. J. Van Orschoven, of St Helens, for Sur veyor, and T. S. White, of St Helens, for Coroner. G. W. Barnes, of Clats kanie, has filed for Justice of Peace in District No. 3, and J. L. Campbell, of the same place, for Constable in tho same district BICYCLE! New and attractive designs for 1914. Come in and see them? You will be interested. Largest stock in the Northwest to choose from, Prices right. Ballou & Wright Broadway at Oak St. Genesee Commercial Club Meets. - GENESEE, Idaho, March 26. (Spe cial.) The Genesee Commercial Club met last night when a committee of three, consisting of Fred K. Bressler, Fred Follett and J. T. Nelson was ap pointed to assist Mr. Lambert the manager of the horse show, to make it a success. Maybe this isn't your cigar? If you are one of the smokers who must have a "black" cigar the General Arthur isn't made for you. The General Arthur is dis tinctively a mild cigar, full of flavor and tobacco that has quality in every leaf.