THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 3. 1914. BEAVERS AND OAKS PLAY mm TIE Darkness Halts Struggle in Afternoon, After Morning Shutout by Portland. SIX PITCHERS ARE USED Commuters Appear Defeated In Sev enth and Again In Eighth but Come Right Back Krause in Top Form In Pirt. Pmriflr Coast I Standings. W. L. P.C! W. I. P.C. Portland... 82 50 .854 Los Angeles (54 58 .5J5 Venice ;7 56 .M5;Sacramento. 58 84 ."' Eu frtjc'o 66 58 .3i8,OakIand 43 "5 .375 Yesterday's Revolts. At Oakland Portland 1-5, Oakland 0-5 (second game 15 Innings). At Lo Angeles Los Angeles 8-5, San Francisco 0-2. At Sacramento Venice 4-0, Sacra mento 0-2. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2. (Special.) The war gods or Europe have nothing on the Oaks and the Beavers. Inspired, perhaps, by the hostilities on the Con tinent, the Coast League clubs put up a 15-inning battle at Ewing Field. With Portland a l-to-0 winner In the morning in what was purely a pitchers contest, the opposing clubs went at one another hammer and tongs In the after noon struggle, evened it up when the Oaks poled a run across the plate in the last of the ninth and continued with a scoreless game until Umpire Finney called a halt, due to darkness. In the 15th, with the score 5 to 5. Six pitchers participated in the game. Portland clouted Klllllay for three nits in the first inning to send Kodgers around the bases, after which they stood stock still for five Innings, so far as run-gathering was concerned. Relger meanwhile had been wonderfully effect ive against the Oaks, who went for six innings with only two hits, and those closely bunched. Vvrnth Opens With. Rush. Missing a chance in the sixth to score- because Bancroft left third base before a long fly was caught in right field, the Portland team opened the seventh with a rush. Kores began with a double to third, the ball caroming to the outfield. Lober fanned, but Buddy Ryan let loose a three-bagger to center. Gus Fisher followed it up with another . triple, the first of two. by the way, and was scored on a single by Relger, who was out trying to stretch a sure hit Into a possible double. Bancroft like wise singled and went along' to third as Kaylor booted, but Speas fanned to retire the side. The Beavers had three runs for the inning and looked the logical candidates to win. They were counting without their host, for the Oaks -had under cover tome swats of their own concoction in that same seventh. With one man out, Ness hit a three-sacker to center field. Zacher hit safely over Rodgers' head, Ness scoring. Hetling beat out an in field bit. Quest rapped to left to tally Za- her and finally Mltze cleaned up with the longest three-bagger of the day. The Oaks had three runs when the inning closed and were on even terms. Portland gained a temporary lead in the eighth on a single for Rodgers. a sacrifice for Davis and a double for Kores, but Oakland came right back in t.-.e ninth for the final tie. Hetling . drove to left and was sacrificed along. Prulett grounded out, but Alexander's uouoie Bavea mo aay. lnereuier mere was action but no runs. Harry Krause was in top form this morning and the slipping Oaks were shoved down another notch. The Port landers landed on Prough in the fourth for one run and it proved sufficient to settle the winner. Rodgers opened this inning with a scratchy single past Prough and Cap tain Davis advanced him with a single to center. Korea' sacrifice. Prough to Gardner, advanced the runnere and Lober's sacrifice fly to left field gave Rodgers his chance to score. Oakland Lose Cbance. Alexander opened the third with a walk and took second on Gardner's single to left, Prough having struck out in his attempt to bunt. Mlddleton forced the Oakland catch at third, spoil ing the chance to score. In the ninth, with two down. Guest singled to left and Menges was put in to run for him. Alexander's walk put men on first and second, but Abrogast, hitting for Geyer, could do no better than fly out to Speas. Prough was taken out in the seventh so that Mitze could hit for him and Oeyer pitched the last two innings. Scores: Morning game: Portland 1 Oakland B H O A E; BHOAE Bancrofts 3 118 CGardner.l. 4 2 7 0 1 Spaas.nl.. 3 0 8 0 01 Mlddl t'n.l 2 0 3 0 0 Rodgers.2 4 2 3 1 0,Kaylor.r. . 3 0 1 0 0 Devls.3... 4 4 1 30.Ness.2 4 0 5 0 K ' 1 0 10 lOjZacher.m. 4 O .1 0 0 Lober,!.. . 3 0 2 0 ! etlini 3 . 2 1 2 81 Ryan.r... 4 0 1 0 0'Guest.s. . . 3 1 1 2 0 Flaher.c. 2 0 6 00-Al'x'nd'r.c 2 0 4 80 Krause.p. 3 11 0Prough.p. 2 O 1 20 . (Mitre 1 0 0 00 IGeyer.p. 0 0 0 10 iMenges". 0 0 0 00 lArb'g't" 1 0 0 00 Totals. 27 8 27 1301 Totals. 28 4 27 11 2 Mitze batted for Prough in seventh. "Menges ran for Quest in ninth. Arbogast batted for Geyer In ninth. Portland OO01 000O 0 1 Hits 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 18 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hits 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 i Run. Rodgers. One run 6 hits, 23 at bat, off Prough In 7 Innings. Charge defeat to Prough. Two-base hits. Krause, Davis. Sacrifice hits. 1-iOher. Kores 3, Kaylor, Speas. Guest, Mlddleton, Bases on balls, off Krause 5, off Prough 1. 8truck out. by Krause 4, by Prough 4. by Geyer L Left on bases, Portland 6, Oakland '.. Runs re sponsible for, Prough 1. Passed ball, Alex ander. Time, 1 :40. t'mpires. Finn-:, and Byrnes. Afternoon game: Portland I Oakland BHOAEI BHOAB Bancroft.s 6 1 3 4 0 Gardner.l. 7 0 14 2 0 apeaant. . T 3 1 0 OMid'leton.l 7 13 11 Rodgers.3 6 8 6 4 1 Kaylor.r. . 7 8 8 1 1 Davis.S. .. 3 2 3 6 0 Xess.2. . . . 7 3 1 10 Kores.1... 6 2 23 OOZacher.m. 6 1 4 10 Lobar.l... 7 0 3 0 O.HetItng.3. 4 2 3 10 Ryan.r... 4 2 1 0 0,Guest.s. . . 6 3 4 50 tsher.c. 6 8 6 1 0,Mltze.c . . . 2 1 6 10 RIea-er.p. 4 1 0 8 0!Kllilay.p. 1 0 1 20 Kvana,p. .1 0 0 4 OAIexa'r.c" 2 16 0 0 Doanfcr. .. 3 0 1 0 O'PruIett.p.. 0 0 0 10 Lush 10 0 OOMenger.3 2 0 0 10 Vartl'nl.p 0 0 0 1 o: Arbog'st.cJ 2 0 110 Jklawltter.p 2 0 0 4 0 Totals. 55 17 45 2811 Totals. 54 14 45 22 2 Lush batted for Evans In 13th. "Alex ander batted for Klllllay In seventh. tMenges ran for Hatllng In ninth. tArbogast batted for Prulett In ninth. Portland. 10000081000000 0 Hits. .. 30010163101111 017 Oakland. 00000040100000 0 5 Hits . .. 00020052310001 1 14 v Rasa. Rodgers 2, Kores. Ryan. Fisher, Dfesa, Zacher. Hetling 2. Guest. Stolen as&. Zacher, Kaylor Four runs, 10 hits. M34 at bat off Klllllay In 7 Innings. Three base hits. Fisher 2, Nea Mltze, Kores. Two Abase bits, Speas. Kores, Ryan, Ness. Alex an dar, Davis. Sacrifice hits, Rodgers. K::;i JjW lay. Davis 2, Guert. Bases on balls, off Evans 1, off Klllllay 2. off Klawltter 1. Struck out, by Rleger 1, by Klawltter 4, by Klllllay 4. by Martonlnl 1, by Prulett 1. by Evans L Hit by pitcher. Mltze, by Rleger. Runs responsible for, Rleger 5, Klllllay 4. Prulett 1. Double play. Kaylor to Klllllay to Hetling. Left on baaes, Portland 11, Oak land 9- One run. 3 hits off Prulett, 8 st bat t In 2 lnnnlgs; no runs, 1 hit off Evans, 10 at bat In 3 1-3 Innings. Time of game, 3:22. Umpires. Finney and Byrnes. SACS DIVIDE WITH VIsfclCE Each Team Wins Shutout and Gon doliers Take Series, 5 to 4. SACRAMENTO. Aug. 2. Sacramento and Venice divided honors on the double-header here today, each win ning a shutout, Venice 4 to 0 in the morning and Sacramento 2 to 0 In the afternoon. In the morning Klepfer allowed only three hits. In the afternoon Williams allowed no hits until the seventh. Venice took the series, five to four games. Scores: Morning game: Venice I Sacramento BHOAE BHOAE Carlisle, I. 4 11 OOjMoran.m.. 1 0 1 00 L-ara.2 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 9 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 Shinn.r. . . 1! o o i u Meloan.r.. bay less, m Hosp,3. . . Horton.l . . McA.-dle.s. Elllotuc. Klepfer.p. 0 0iCook.3 4 1 1 10 0OICoy.m-r.. 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 Tennant. 1. 4 0 0 VanBuren.I 3 2 01 Young, 2. . . 2 3 0 Orr.s 3 0 14 0 0 2 3 0 0 o 0 3 5 0 2 2 0 Rohrer.c. . 3 0 0 Stroud.p . 3 U u Totals. .11 7 37 12 1 Totals.. 29 3 27 16 VVnlr-. . 0 1 0 1 00 1 0 1 Hit. 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 7 Sacramento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hits 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 o 3 Runs. Meloan. Bayless 2. Hoap. Home run, Meloan. Two-base hit. Bayleas. Sacri fice hits. Borton. Young. Stolen bases. Cook Coy. Struck out. by Klepfer 8. Bases on balls, off Klepfer 1. off Stroud 2. Puns responsible for, Stroud 3. Double plays. Youna to Tennant. Left on bases. Venice 3 Saciamento 4. Time, 1:4. Umpires, Held and McCarthy. Afternoon game : Venice - 1 Sacrament BHOAE ' BHOAE Carlisle, 1. Leard.3. . Meloan.r. 4 0 0 OOjMoran.m.. 4 2 2 00 4 0 4 4 1 Cook,3.... 3 1 0 30 1 0 0 0 OiCov.r 4 0 1 00 Kane.m. . 2 1 0 0 0 Tennant.l. 4 0 10 0 0 Kayless.m Lltschl.r. Hosp.3. . . 2 0 2 OOiVanBu'n.I 3 1 8 00 2 2 0 0 0 Young,2... 3 4 0 2 0 0 Orr.s..... 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 8 0 1 Borton.l.. McDon'11.1 McArdle.s Elliott, c... 1 0 6 0 0;Hannah.c. 3 7 1 OiWUilams.p 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 o 0 0 Malarkey.p 0 McClaln.c Henley.p. 4 " White'. .. 0 0 0, Totals. 32 5 24 16 11 Totals. 30 8 27 9 3 Whits ran for Elliott in the eighth. Venice 0 0000000 0 0 Hits 0 0 0 0 O 0 1 2 2 0 Sacramento 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Hits 10220111 S Runs Van Buren. Williams. Credit vic tory to Williams: pitched 8 1-3 Innings, no runs. 5 hits, 80 at bat. taken out in ninth with 2 men on. Two-base hits, Elliott. Mo ran. Sacrillce hit. Cook. Stolen base. Meloan. Struck our. by Henley 1, by Williams 7, by Malarkey 1. Base on balls, off Williams 1. Runs responsible for, Henley 2. Double plays, Leard to McDonnell; Williams to Young to Tennant. Left oh bases, Venice 6, Sacramento 5. Time, 2 hours. Umpires, Held and McCarthy. .AVGELS BEAT SEALS TWICE Shutout and 5-to-2 Victory Scored After Five Straight Defeats. LOS ANGELES. Aug. -After losing five straight games to San Francisco, Los Angeles came back to today, and took both games of the double-header. In the morning game Musser held the Seals to five scattered hits and no runs, the Angels winning 3 to 0. The afternoon contest, which was featured by brilliant fielding, was won 5 to 2. Scores: Morning game: San Francisco I Los Angeles BHOAE! BHOAE Fltzger'd.r 3 10 0 O.Moore.r. . . 4 1 0 0 0 O Leary.3. 2 o 2 llvsgSjI..H x 2 su Schaller.l. 0 3 0 1' Maggert.m 4 2 1 u 0 Dowasj . . 3 6 0 Absteln.l.. 3 0 10 2 0 2 0 0 Ellis.l 3 1 1 10 3 0 O.Johnson.s. 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 0:Metsger,3. 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0Boles.c... 3 1 7 00 Mundo'fm Cartwr't.1 Corhan.s.. Sep'veda.c Lrirield.P. 0 1 0Musser.p. . 2 0 1 40 9 1 0 Charles, 1. Totals. 29 I3414l Totals.. 2S S 27 13 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 o u 0 o Hits 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 Los Angeles 0 2000100 3 Hits 0 2 I 1 1 1 I 1 " 3 Runs. Maggert, Ellis, Metzger. Three- base hit. Downs. Two-base hits. Corhan. Page. Maggert, Ellis. Sacrifice hits, O'Leary, Metzger, Abstein. Muaser. Struck out, by Musser 5, Lelfield 1. Bases on balls, off Musser 3. Runs responsible for. Lelfield 2. Double plays. Metzger to Abatein to Boles. Downs to Charles. Time, 1:43, Umpires, Hayes and Guthrie. Afternoon same: San Francisco I Los Angeles BHOAE BHOAE Fltzg'ld.r 3 13 OOHarper.r.. 4 2 0 00 O'Leary.3 4 2 0 0 O.Page, 2 3 0 3 40 Schaller.l. 4 11 0 0 Maggert.m 4 1 0 00 Downs.2. . 4 0 2 7 0 Absteln.l. 4 2 11 2 0 Mund'fr.m 4 1 2 0 0jE:ils,l 4 12 00 Charless.l 4 0 11 1 1 Johnson.s. 4 14 6 0 Corhan.s. 4 3 2 4 0 Metzger.3. 2 0 110 Schmidt. i- 3 0 2 1 0 Brooks.c. . 4 2 5 0 0 Fannlng.p 2 0 1 o 0 Kyan.p 3 1 1 20 Tobln... IOOOO! Barn'am.p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals. 33 7 24 18 11 Totals. 32 10 27 14 O Tobln batted for Fanning In eighth. San Francisco 0 0000100 1 2 Hits 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 7 Los Angeles 10111001 5 Hits 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 10 Runs. O'Leary, Mundorff, Harper, Ab steln 2, Metzger. Ryan. Three-base hits, Pchaller. Mundorff. Two-base hit, Corhan. Sacrillce hits. Page 2. struck out, by Ryan 4, by Fanning S. Bases on balls, off Ryan 2. off Fanning 3. off Barnham 1. Runs re sponsible for, Fanning 4. Ryan 2, Barnham 1. Nine hits, 4 runs, 28 at bat off Fanning in 7 Innings: charge defeat to Fanning Double play. Abstain to Brooks. Time of game, 1:55. Umpires, Quthrle and Hayes. motorcyclTrun made SIXTEEN OF 35 ENTRIES IN CON TEST ARRIVE FROM TACOMA. Several Smaahnps Ocesur at Start of Annual Endurance Trip Portland Riders Hosts at Dinner. Sixteen of S5 starters in an annual endurance run held under the auspices of the Tacoma Motorcycle Club checked in last night at the Oregonian build ing, after having kept up a 25-mile-an-hour schedule for seven and one half hours through dust and over rocks. The start was made from Tacoma at 6 o'clock in the morning. The contest ants were allowed 11 hours to make the run in. but only seven and one half hours of actual running. Several smashups between riders oc curred Just out of Tacoma. C. C. Burces collided with W. H. Wothley, who was driving a side car with a passenger in the run. Burces' ankle was sprained. Roy Hern took a spill that scratched his face. The riders arriving and their re spective machines are: Frank Rea, Merkel: C. Priestly, Pope; F. Mercer, Merkel; Ray Day, Merkel; T. Polsen, Pope: A. Ochse. Dayton: Dan Lesch, Merkel: R. H. Bachelter, Harley-David-son; Roy Hern, Harley-Davtdson; Al Cruver, Pope; C. C. Burces, Harley Davidson; W. H. Wothley, with L C. Wise as a passenger, Thor with side car; P. E. Peterson. Excelsion; A. C. Mackrodt. of Forest Grove, Tale, and E. C. Hearst, Tale. The riders will leave on their return trip at 6 o'clock this morning. They will leave from the Oregonian build ing. They are due to arrive at Tacoma this afternoon at 5 o'clock. It is probable that only five or six will make perfect scores. Many lost time by not knowing the road. The visitors were guests at a dinner given at the Rainbow Grill by the Portland Motorcycle Club. Charles Howard, president of the club, was toastmaster. Elma Wins Again. MONT ESANO, Wash.. Aug. 2. (Spe cial.) The reorganized Elma team won its second game here today, defeating the Milwaukee team, of Tacoma. 9 to 6. In the fifth a batting rally netted five runs. Bliss pitched good ball but weak ened in the ninth, allowing three runs. The score: ETAOINETAOIN R. H. E.I ETAOINETAOIN Elma 9 8 5 ETAOINETAOIN R. H. E. ETAOINETAOIN Milwaukee .6 10 4 Batterter Bliss and Byles; Mitchell. Roid and Taylor. OPENING SEMI PRO BALL GAMES CRISP Bradfords Beat Lipman, Wolfe & Co. and Meier & Franks Win From Knights. 1000 FANS ARE PRESENT First Contest Thriller Cp to Last. Defeat of Columbus Team Is Real Surprise Outfielder Powers Is Star. One thousand ball fans were treated to some crisp, sensational ball in the opening games of the city semi-professional championship series yester day at the Coast League park. The scores of the double header were: Bradfords, 3; Lipman, Wolfe & Co., 2. Meier & Franks, 7; Knights of Co lumbus, 6. The defeat of the Knights of Co lumbus was the real surprise of the day, but the sensational pastiming of a one-armed outfielder, Powers, of the Meier & Frank team, easily was the feature of the afternoon. Powers caught flies, stopped ground ers and batted as well as any other player on the field. His first time up he laced out a two-bagger into deep conter and scored the first run for his club. Coast Lesgne Funs Boost. Fielder Jones, S. B. Huston, Ed Ly ons and a host of Coast League fans were on deck for the fun and they were unanimous in their boosts for the class of ball put up and the orderly fashion in which the umpires, Ed Rankin and Harry Grayson, handled the 'double-header. The initial contest between the Bradfords and the Lipman, Wolfe teams proved a real big-league game, with Miele, a former Northwestern Leaguer, pitted against Dillard. The game was a thriller up to the last mynent. Kline calling the curtain when he attempted to steal home in the ninth with the winning run and got caught at it. Ed Kennedy starred at bat ror the Bradfords and Nellson for the Lipman, Wolfe & Co. team. Herschler and Bell performed a couple of nifty fielding stunts. Second Game Fall of Errors. The second affair was a coarsely woven game in which misplays exactly evened up with the scoring. The Meier & Frank team made seven errors and scored seven runs off Galvin and Cregg, while the Knights of Columbus were contented with six boots and six runs off Webb. Webb fanned 13 men and allowed only sevon hits and deserved a better score. There was an abundance of rooting all through both games, but the out burst was very much a la AA circuit at the close of each contest. In the seconc same tho Knights had men on second and third and the score 7-6 against them, but the best Hughes could do was a grounder to second and that ended the game. Weak catching troubled both clubs in the final engagement. Some of the outfielders almost collapsed with ex haustion chasing overthrows to the bases. Next Sunday the second series of the city titular series will be staged and the fight will then have been elimi nated down to the four fastest teams in this vicinity. asSTesterday's scores: First game: Bradfords I Lipman, Wolfe Co BHOAE McDon'd.c 3 17 1 OINielson,:. BHOAE 5 3 6 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 4 0 11 0 0 Kone.3 . 0 0 2 o Kline, r. . . 1 2 4 3IPowers,l . 2 0 OOjBrlggS.m. 1 18 1 0 Brooks.l. . Worden,2 . Ken'dy.m. Edwards.l Bell,! Ingles. s. .. Bateman.r Mlele.p. . . 5 2 3 8 10 111 8 13 0 1 OiSherrett.s 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 Helfr!sh,3. 0 OlKerschler.c 3 0 4 6 OlDlllard.p. 4 0 0 11681' 0 0 0 Totals. 81 10 27 15 4 Totals.. 35 8 27 17 1 Batted for Brooks in ninth. Bradfords 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Hits 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 310 Lipman, Wolfe 0 01000010 2 Hits 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 S Runs, Kone, Bateman 2, Nielaon, Briggs. Struck out, by Mlele 6, by Dillard 4. Bases on balls, off Mlele 4. off Dillard 2. Two base hit. Ingles. Double plays. Bell to Worden, Herschler to Nlslson, Worden to Edwards. Sacrifice hits, Kone. Bell, Mlele. Herschler. Stolen bases, Kone, Brooks, Mel son 2, Kline, Briggs. Hit by pitched ball, by Miele (Brooks). Passed balls, McDonald, Herschler. Wild pitch, Dillard. Time, 1:30. Umpires, Rankin and Grayson. Sernnil ramfl! Meier & Frank Knights of Col. BHOAB BHOAE Mascot, s.. 3 10 Freem'n,3 I 0 0 4 0!Tauschr,2 0 OlK'nn'dy.m 5 2 111 5 2 0 0 0 Leard, 1... 4 2 1 0 llHughes.l.. 0 OiLuckey.r.. Cody.m. .. 5 Powers, r. . McGulre.l 5 Bartell,2. S Boland.c. 1 Wobb.p. . 4 J'rg'na'mc 4 2 1 1 1 o Oj Brown. 3 3 10 0 HMorsran.s. 0 0 3 llCurrlgan.l 13 0 lTherrlon,c 1 0 2 lGalvln,p. . Ill 0 21Cregg,p.. . 2 10 1 1 0 0 00 O 1 Greer, J. . . 0 0 Totals. 40 12 27 10 71 Totals. 35 7 27 10 8 Batted for Cregg In ninth. Meier & Frank O 32010100 7 Hits 0 4202121 0 12 Knights of Columbus. .2 10030000 t) Hits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 Runs. Mascot. Leard, Cody, Powers, Mc Gulre 2, Boland. Kennedy, Hughe3 2, Luckey, Brown, Therrlon. struck out, by Galvin 1, by Cregg 8, by Webb 13. Bases on balls, off Galvin 1 of f Cregg 1, off Webb 2. Two-base hits, Powers, Cody. Double plays Therrlon to Morgan. Sacrifice hits, Morgan, Greer. Stolen bases, McGuIre, Powers. Mascot. Luckey. Kennedy 2, Hughes 2, Therrlon. Hit by pitched balls, by Galvin (Leard), by Webb (Hughes). Passed ball. Boland. Wild pitches, Webb. Galvin. Innings pitched, by Galvin 2 1-3, runs B. hits 0; charge defeat to Cregg. Time of gams, 1:40. Umpires, Grayson and Rankin. Passing the Sport Mustard BT R08COE FAWCETT. ALREADY the international motor boat regatta and the America cup yacht races have been tem porarily discommoded by the European war, but presumably the international tennis and billiard matches will come off in the near future, as per schedule. It is to be sincerely hoped that in the Davis cup racquet clashes Mr. Wilding, of Australia, will kindly re frain from beaning Mr. Maurice Mc Loughlin over the onion with a stringed instrument. We also trust that Mr. Inman will not further stir up the molten condi tion of international discord by throw ing a billiard ball through the material welfare of Mr. William Hoppe. Let us join in the prayer, that, while other nations war. our sports be sur rounded with streamers carried in the kindly bill of the gentle dove of peace. In our fight for denatured sports we have already been guaranteed the sup port and good will of one, Hiram West, star pitcher on the Portland Coast League champion ball club. West is a peaceably inclined sort of fellow and has no ulterior motives in his system. It might be explained, however, that Poor Hiram will be in for the battle of his life if this European scrap con tinues, for he is the sole representative of the English war dog on McCredle's payroll as against this horde of Teutons: Krause, Yantz, Speas, Rieger, Lober, Kores and Hlgginbotham. Ach, "Gott en Hiram." George V has decided to line up with France even though Carpentler shame fully maltreat Bombardier Wells. The speed of New Tork taxicabs has been limited to 20 miles an hour, but no limit has been placed on the taxi meters. Konetchy, Mowrey and Harmon were immensely pleased when traded to Pittsburg by St. Louis during the Winter. They were going from a tail ender to a pennant contender. The team standings now, however, show: St. Louis, third; Pittsburg, last. War is well, what Sherman called it but why read your war news on the first page when you can turn to the sports and follow the Oakland losing streak. That beats h . Slip us a bucket of suds, father. Another big bucket of suds, ive got to get loaded for bear, father, If it takes all the coin in my duds. There's no use in calling the cop, father, I'd do battle with him if he came. I just must go and get jagged, father, For the Angeles at last won a game. Answers to queries: Head barber, Murphy Bros. Yes, there was a fellow named Joe Knowles who started out on a month's diet, but when the war broke he dropped from sight. Fielder Jones The owner of the Se attle ball club is D. E. Dugdale. Constant Reader, Leipsic No, your Russian friend wins the bet. Irve Higginbotham never served in the Swiss navy. A. B. G. Jack Johnson is a negro. Having postponed his trans-Atlantic flight until October Lieutenant Porte may advance It until 1915, as a result of the war. Also a man with one cartridge is wise to take very care ful aim. E WINS 6 TO 4 BALLARD DRIVES HUGHES FROM BOX, AFTER GOOD START. Dell Holds Vanconver to Fonr Scattered Hits and Seattle Taken Final Game of Series, 3 to 1. Northwestern League Standinss. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Vancouver 68 44 .607 Victoria. . . 46 65 .4l! Seattle... 68 40 .602 Tacoma. .. 47 67 .413 Spokane.. 64 44 .593Ballard. . . 41 69 .373 SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 2. Hughes was Invincible today until the eighth inning, when six hits gave Ballard four runs and brought Noyes to the rescue. Spokane won by bunching hits in the third and sixth frames. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Ballard 4 8 liSpokane 6 12 3 Batteries Frambach and Murray; Hughes, Noyes and Shea. Seattle 3, Vancouver 1. SEATTLE, Aug. 2 Dell held Van couver to four scattered hits today and Seattle took the last game of the series, 3 to 1. The Giants bunched hits on Clark in the third inning and scored two runs. Score: R.H.E. Seattle 00200100 3 7 2 Vancouver ...00000100 0 1 4 1 Batteries Dell and Cadman; Clark and Cheek. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis I, Boston 0. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2. A pitchers' duel between Foster and Weilman ended in the 12th Inning here today when St. Louis scored and won from Boston, 1 to 0. Score: R. H. E. St. L 00000000000 1 1 7 1 Bos'n 00000000000 0 0 7 0 Batteries Weilman and Crossin; Foster and Thomas. Cady. Detroit 4, New York S. DETROIT, Aug. 2 Veach's double to the score board, which brought High and Crawford home, gave Detroit the first game of the series with New York, 4 to 3. Four of the Tigers' hits were bunched in the last inning. Score by innings: R.H.E. New York...O 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 2 Detroit 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 9 3 Batteries Fisher and Sweeney; Ca vet and Baker. Chicago 2, Philadelphia 5. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. The fielding of J. Walsh and Murphy checked Chicago today, while Philadelphia batted hard, winning, 6 to 2. Score: - R.H.E. Philadelphia. 00020021 0 5 10 1 Chicago 00001010 0 2 5 3 Batteries Shawkey and Lapp; Wolf gang, Cicotte, Lathrop, E. Walsh and Schalk. Cleveland 9, Washington 4. CLEVELAND, Aug. 2. Cleveland de feated Washington today, 9 to 4. All the pitchers were hit hard, but Steen, of Cleveland, received better support than did Boehling, who was knocked from the box in two innings. Olson's home run was the last straw. Score: R H E Cleveland ...14020110 9 18 6 Wash'ton ...0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 i 11 2 Batteries Steen and O'Neill; Boeh ling, Bentley, Altrock and Williams. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Chicago 0, Pittsburg 1. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Jones scored one run for Pittsburg and defeated the Chi cago Federals, 1 to 0, here today. He reached first on a long hit. went to sec ond on Delehanty's drive and scored when Oakes hit a long drive. Score: R. H. E. Pittsburg ...0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Chicago 00000000 0 0 5 0 Batteries Knetzer and Kerr; Pren dergast and Block. WTND BARS TRICKS IX AIR Three Flights Made by Christoffer son Horse Races Good. Silas Chrlstofferson again found the wind too puffy for bis aviation vaude ville yesterday and 1500 spectators at the Rose City Speedway had to be con tented with three flights in his mili tary tractor. The horse events were excellent, two matinee track records going by the board. In the free-for-all trot, Oak land Moore did the mile in 2:14, and in the pace Bonnie Antrim negotiated the oval in a flat 2:10. Former records were 2:18 and 2:11H. The results: Free-for-all trot Oakland Moore (br. ) by Oakland Baron (Squires), 1, 1; Sargo (b. g.), by Kecler (Lang). 2, 2; Borena D. (br. m.). by Bonnlr Direct (Lohmlre), S, 3. Time, 2:1414, 3:18. Free-for-all pace Bonnie Antrim, by Bonnie McK. (Gorman). 1. 2. 1; J. C. B. (b. c), by Hal B (Woodcock), 2. 3, 3: Al dine (b. m), by Alcono (Todd), 3, 1, 2. Time. 2:10. 2:13. 2:14. Astoria Beats Cathlamet, 5 -to 1. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 2. (Special.) The Astoria Athletic Club baseball team defeated the Cathlamet nine this afternoon, 5 to 1. Canada in 1913 imported 2,694,01)4 and produced 8,638,922 barrels ol cement. CENTURY OPERA IN LONDON IS LIKELY Milton Aborn Negotiating for Season at Convent Garden Next February. PLAN WILL BE NOVELTY Manager of American Company, Abroad on Annual Trip, Believes He Is on Trail of Young Tenor Working as a Mechanic. LONDON, July 30. The prospects are bright for the American invasion extending to the London opera field, according to Milton Aborn, the man ager of the Century Opera Company, who Is staying at the Savoy on his an nual trip abroad. A deal is pending between Mr. Aborn and Harry Hlgglns, manager of Covent Garden, to bring the entire Century Opera Company of 176 persons here in February for an eig,ht-weeks' season of opera in English, something that Lon don opera lovers have never had on any such scale as is given in New York. Success Hoped For. Mr. Aborn has every reason to hope and believe that the negotiations are going through. "It will mean that English opera lovers for the first time will hear Puc cini. Wilff-Ferrari. Charpentier, and Massenet in English," he said. "We will also give the international ballet with 'Hansel and Gretel' in English, another novelty for London. "This may lead to our coming over for a season every year at the close of the New York season. They have never had real opera in English here, as we give It." Mr. Aborn believes that he Is on the trail of an interesting find in a young tenor now working as a stone mason, and said to possess a phenomenal voice. He said: "A friend of mine here put me on to him. He has had some training. Several of his fellow-workmen have been chipping together to pay for his tuition. I am told that he has been singing occasionally in an out-of-town church, and that his voice is truly phenomenal. Find To Be Tried Out. "My friend Is going to take me out in a few days to where he is working, and get him to sing without letting him know I am around. If he has the goods, as they say, I shall probably take him to America, in which case I shall send him first to Paris to be coached all Summer. "I have not made many engagements here as yet, although I have heard about 50 singers so far. I have en gaged Bettlna Freeman, a dramatic so prano, and I am going to hear a protege of Mme. Melba, Miss Irene Alnsley, a New Zealand contralto, in a few days. I am also negotiating with Myrna Charlow, who is now singing in Paris with Russell's Boston Opera Company, to use her in the Century Opera prior to her Boston season. Cubby-Hole Boxes to Go. "I am going to Paris next week, thence to Milan and Berlin. If we come to Covent Garden in February the man. agement has informed me that it will remove all those cubby-hole boxes ex cept perhaps eight of the best, and re place them with orchestra chairs. We are planning to give English opera here at straight theater prices, ranging from approximately 60 cents to $2.50. "I have been struck while here with the fact that the English appetite for grand opera is in the ascendant. It is remarkable that both the Drury Lane and Covent Garden are playing simul taneously to enormous houses. "I am having a little working model of the Century Opera made here, com plete In every detail, and showing every seat in the house, and shall take it back home with me to exhibit in the lobby of the Century." HOOSiER ON WHITE WAY OL4N FINNEY CAUSES RIPPLE WITH CHARMING TANGO DANCER. (400 Is Spent Monthly for Automobile on Pretty Woman Met in Ornate "Persian Garden" Musie-Hall. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 27 Olin Finney, son of Edwin Finney, of the Cambridge apartments, has returned to Indianapolis, after having spent six months in New York, where he caused a perceptible ripple on the "Gay White Way," if reports that have come drifting back here in the form of press dispatches are founded on truth. Chief among these narratives con cerning Finney's adventures is that of his supposed engagement to beautiful Joan Sawyer, a charming tango dancer, whom Finney met at the "Persian Gar den," one of the ornate music-halls of New Yonk, and the very sudden termi nation of the engagement. It was in January that Finney went to New York; in May he and Miss Sawyer had be come such good friends, according to report, that she had taught him the tango, the maxixe and all the rest, had taken him as her dancing partner for engagements in both Boston and Philadelphia. Then the illness of Miss Sawyer forced them to drop their plans, it is said. But what set the theatrical world of New York to gabbling excitedly was the way in which Finney was supposed to be spending money. Among other at tentions to the pretty dancer, the re port from New York is that he paid $400 a month for an automobile for her. He and Miss Sawyer are reported to have become engaged, the dancer arranging her trousseau and setting the date. The engagement is declared to have come to an abrupt termination when Miss Saw yer learned that Finney didn't have an income of $40,000 a year, after all, as she supposed. It was hinted that Fin ney had cut his brief, but spectacular swath on a legacy of about $3000. CHUM'S SON SENTENCED Minimum Given by Judge When Youth Signs Pledge. was called upon to sentence Tom Thurs ton, son of a boyhood cnura. tnurston pleaded guilty to larceny and was ar raigned for sentence. ' "It is pretty hard for me to pass sentence on you, a son of my old friend. You roust realize what this means to your widowed mother, Tom," said Judge Essex, "and I want you to take a pledge that you never will touch whisky again." The oath was taken. A minimum sen tence of 18 months in trie penitentiary was pronounced. Straw Hat Sale! There's going to be a mighty movement in straw hats during the next few days. Come in, fellows choose from a great collection of straws heretofore priced from $2.00 upward Today 90c BEN SELLING Morrison at Fourth BUT 4 CLUBS LEFT Union League Now Fighting Over Reduced Prices. OGDEN AND SALT LAKE CUT Boise Refuses to Lower Admission Fees and War Proceeds Reef Accused of Attempt to Disrupt Organization. BOISE. Idaho, Aug. 2. (Special.) The Union League is apparently not out of deep water yet, although re duced to but four clubs Butte, Hel ena, Salt Lake and Ogden Boise and Murray having been dropped. The trouble now Is over the volun tary action of the Ogden club this week in cutting admission prices from 75 and 50 cents to 50 and 25 cents. Salt Lake is Insisting on making the same re duction. President Murphy, of the league, objects and war has been de clared. The prices maintained by the league here are blamed for the small attend ance in Boise and in other towns the same complaint is made, but President Murphy refused to cut. He asserts President Relf, of the Salt Lake club, is attempting to disrupt the league. When the Boise franchise in the league was suspended the directors de cided to divide the Boise players. Muury R. Evans, the owner, wished to keep on the reserve list for next year, when he expects to re-establish his club here. These players were then drawn for by lottery by the four other clubs and were parceled off to them as follows: Salt Lake Pitcher Toner and Short stop Bostick. Butte Catcher Gard and ritcher Melter. Helena First Baseman Thomas and Outfielder Bauer. Ogden Pitcher Kuss and Third Base man Blausser. The remainder of the Boise players were declared to be free agents. They are: Buck Weaver, catcher; Artie Schlmpf, Infielder; Pitcher Schulti. Out fielder Kelly and Manager Jensen. Two deals of importance in the sale of players were made this week. Pitch er Esley McCreery was sold to the De troit Americans and Outfielder Cliff Marshall was disposed of to the ssme club on an optional basis. Both are with the Butte team. Jess Garrett, former manager of the Helena Vigilantes and later disposed of to Butte, has signed with tho Omaha club in the Western League. The four leading hitters of the league and their batting averages for the sea son so far are: Muelsman. Sail !.:... M geaboush. Ogden Carman. Salt Lake 8ii Illsbertr, Ogdon The clubs are batting and fielding as follows: Hatllng ..vtrnra. I 1'irldlns Atrrrf. Ogdn .'IX;Hslena W Ml sail l&ko Butta 2B0Ogden Helena 28ilslt Lsks . . :i:' D4i MS DEER HUNTERS VCMEROCS Cow Creek Canyon Invaded by 100 Sportsmen, 50 From Portland. ROSEBURG. Or., Aug. 1. (Special.) Never before in the history of Doug las County were there as many deer hunters in the woods as at present. Cow Creek Canyon, a favorite haunt for deer, was Invaded yesterday by not less than 100 sportsmen from all sec tions of Western Oregon. It Is esti mated that Portland has already con tributed 50 hunters, half of whom ar rived here on early trains today. Most of the hunters Invading the timber this season wear red caps and shirts, and it is believed this precaution will aid materially in decreasing accidental shootings. Although the season did not open un til yesterday, several deer were sent here tonight, preparatory to being shipped to Portland and other points. ROBBERS BATTLE"POLICE BAR TILL LOOTED WHEN FORCE ARRIVES ON SCENE. Cops" and Hlghwiiymea Exchange Shots and Wounded Fall on Both Sides, but Capture Is Made. tat?stctt,tbk .Tulv 30 A desperate affray with Italian motor robbers is reported from Estaques, a little village near here. As a cafekeeper named Jacques was closing his premises recently, a motor car stopped outside and five men. with pistole, forced their way into the bar. firing a volley as they advanced, unt .i.n.. i inrtved In the cafekeeper's arm and he hid himself in a back room. The highwaymen were Busy ransacK ing the place and had emptied the . wmmmtm 1 I n H A f th O n 1 1 T t P V Whlll muiicj-uinoi - - - the police, attracted by the sounds of firing, arrived on bicycles, iney were received with a fusillade of revolver shots and had to withdraw. Then the robbers prepared to escap and Jumped In their auto. They con tinued shooting at the police, who by this time had procured some weapons and fired back. One of the burglars received a bullet in his leg as lie was stepping into the car. His frlrndr lifted him up into the vehicle, but m the latter wss about to start another as seriously Injured and (ell Into the road. Capture appearing Imminent. the criminals abandoned their Injured com panion and drove off at full speed, con tinuing to fire at the police until they were out of range. At least 100 shots were exchanged during the battle. When the car escaped the police telephoned to the nearest post and quickly 12 officers, armed to the teeth, prepared to Intercept the ruffians on the road, while those who already had been under fire took up the pursuit on bicycles. As the motorcar approsched, the 12 policemen placed themselves In the middle of the road. Threatened with revolvers from all sides, the robbers then stopped and tried to escape over the fields. All were, however, srrested. AMERICAN COAL POPULAR Italy's Navy Tests Out PVOttMl t'' .Places Order for IIS.OOO Tons. NEW YORK, July 21. Following practical tests of coals by officers of the Italian navy for more than a year past, the Italian government has de cided that the smokeless col of West Virginia Is the best In th. world. Orders for 385,000 tons of thst coal to be delivered within the net II months have been filed with New York cosl operators iaterested in the New River. Winding Gulf and Pocahontss regions of the West Virginia field. Although West Virginia coal oper ators are gratified by this appreciation of the qualities of West Vlrglnls smokeless coal, they are aware that the Italian government will not use this product exclusively, for a great deal of Welsh coal will continue to be used by the navy of that country. But Welsh coal cannot be delivered as cheaply as the American product, and It has been proven that the Welsh product has In ferior steaming qualities. When the American fleet was ordered to Vera Crux, the New York market for smokeless coal was romparsiivi in active. The Navy had at tidewater all the coal that was necessary In time of peace. But the sudden dispatching of American warships to the Mexican coast made it imperative that they should be coaled quickly. Notice was at once served upon the coal operators that smokeless coal was needed In large quantities, and the mines started running on full time. The effect of these orders has been to stimulate business not only In the coal fields of West Virginia but of Pennsylvania as welK SACRED MUSIC DANCED TO Bathers Do Hesitation to Tune of "Hock of Ages." ATLANTIC CITY. July 2.-Half a dozen new tango and hesitation dance steps wero invented on the beaeh re cently by bathers, to be danced to the solemn strslns of sacred music. In an effort to break up beach dauclnsr. especially on Sunday, the city authori ties sent out orders Saturday night that at Sunday's band concerts nothing' but sacred music should be played. An unusually big crowd of bathers was out. For a few minutes there wss disappointment and chagrin when the bands struck up old -f eshloned Sunday-school melodies. Suddenly a group of dancers began a hesitation to the tune of "Old Hundred.'- They were watched Intently by the throng for a while and then couple after couple swung Into the new dance. The ume thing happened when "Rock of Ages" was played. GRAVE DUG BEFORE DEATH Husband. Charged With .Slurring Wife, Denounced 15 Attorney. PARKl-RSHT'RG. W. Va . July 2. At the preliminary hearing recently of Samuel Cunningham, a Harris dlatrlct farmer, arrested, charged with the murder of his wife by starvstlon. the evidence failed to sustain the starva tion charge, although It showed that the accused had dug his wife's grave Ave weeks before her death and had her coffin made three weeks prior to her death. n . . . 1IH..I vviAveH the d p. rruoiuiwi ,&kvo,,vT. . . . . - - - charge of the prisoner, stating that this would De no oar io lunnrr lion ii y ins kikiiu - - Cunningham for hla actions, which the prosecuting attorney said he deeply re gretted were no offense under the penal cone. , IRVIN COBB'S UNCLE DEAD Confederate Major Commanded Bat tery During Civil War. WICHITA FALLS. Ten.. July 37. Major Robert Cobb. T. died at hla home here today of paralyais. He wae com mander of Cobbs' battery in the Con federate Army and fought in many of the important engagementa of the Civil War. Major Cobb was born In Lyon Coun ty, Kentucky, and was a student at the University of Virginia when the war broke out. Irvin S. Cobb, of New York, the author, is a nephew.