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19 THE MORNING OREGONIA1T, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914. ALL-STAR TEAM IS CHOSEN FROM NINE Eight Experts Agree on Cook and Tyrer for Places on Mythical Eleven. 7 PICK LUTZ AND PARSONS Hap Miller Gets Five Votes for Half and Four for Fallback Choices Follow Closely Those Made "by The Oregonlan. r Experts' All-Star Team. Ends Tryer, 163. Washington Stats 8 Votes); Huntley. 102. Oregon Aggies (4), and Hunt. 180. Washington (4). Tackles Anderson. 195, Washington (7). and Beckett. 184. Oregon (4). Guards Cook. 195, Oregon (8), and Moore, 19-, Oregon Aggies (4). Center Clarke. 175. Washington State 4). Quarterback Hoover, 165, Whitman (4), and Smith, 105, Washington (4). Halves Parsons, 165, Oregon 7), and Z,utz, 175, Oreson Aggies (7). . Fullback Miller, 105. Washington (4). BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. All-star football symposiums are Inter esting: In that they give to the average tan an idea of the playing ability of the respective stars. Few gridiron enthu siasts see more than two or three games at best every Fall and few see all the Northwest teams in action. In fact, not all the coaches and writ ers have an opportunity to size up ev ery eleven, so the various all-star choices naturally differ widely. - This Fall nine coaches and news paper men named mythical all-star teams, and, for the purpose of arriving at a real all-star eleven in the North west conference, we have taken a poll of these nine symposiums. Above is shown the result. Tyler and Co 9 It Cet 8 Votea. Tyler, of Washington State, end. and Cook, of Oregon, guard, received the most general commendation, each re ceiving eight votes of the nine. Lutz and Parsons, of Oregon, received seven votes apiece for the halves. Hap Miller, of Washington, received five votes for half and four for fullback. Oddly enough, the "rear' all-star team coincides almost exactly with that chosen by The Oregonian. With three stars in the halfback po sitions. Parsons, Miller and Lutz. every one of whom was entitled to all-star mention, most of the critics avoided complications by shunting Miller to fullback. In a measure this was injus tice to the men who played fullback during the season. Hence, The Ore gonlan got around the obstacle by hon oring three halfbacks and naming Shiel at full. The poll foUows: Poll Is Given. Ends Tyrer, Washington State, eight votes; Huntley, Oregon Aggies, four votes; Hunt, Washington, four votes; Heg, Washington State, two votes. Tackles Anderson, Washington, sev en votes; Beckett, Oregon, four votes; Laythe. Oregon Aggies, three votes; Applequist, Washington State, two votes; Leader, Washington, one vote; Philbin, Oregon, one vote. Guards Cook, Oregon, eight votes; Moore, Oregon Aggies, four votes; Gro nlnger, Idaho, two votes; Laythe, Ore gon Aggies, two votes; McPherson, Washington, one vote; Seagraves, Washington, one vote. Center Clarke, Washington State, four votes; Young, Whitman, one vote; Mayes, Idaho, one vote; Anderson, Ore gon Aggies, one vote. Quarterback Hoover, Whitman, four votes; Smith, Washington, four votes; Lutz, Oregon Aggies, one vote. Halves Parsons, Oregon, seven votes; Lutz, Oregon Aggies, seven votes; Mil ler, Washington, five votes. Fullback Miller, Washington, four votes; Abraham, Oregon Aggies, two Votes; Shiel, Washington, two votes; Lutz, Oregon Aggies, one vote. Individ ual Teams Listed. The various individual all-Northwest teams follow: By Georer M. Varnell. Spokane Clircnlcle. First team Clarke, W. S. C-, center; Cook. Oregon, guard: Oroniger, Idaho, sruard; Anderson. Washington, tackle; Laythe. O. A. C. tackle; Hunt. Washing ton, end; Tyrer. W. S. C. end; Hoover, Whitman. Quarter: Lutz. O. A. c, halfback; Parsons. Oregon, halfback; Miller, Washing ton, fullback. J. K. Bender, Coach, W. S. C. Tyrer. W. S. C. and Heg. W. S. C. ends; Anderson. U. of W. and Applequist, W. S. C, tackles: Laythe. O. A. C. and Cook. U. of 0. . guards: Clarke. W. S. C. center; Smith. 1'. of W.. Quarter: Parsons. U. of O., and 1. titi. O. A. C. halfbacks; Miller, U. of W., xuil. Archie Hahn, Coach, Whitman. Tounz. Whitman, center; Cook, Oregon, and McPherson. Washington, guards; Leader, Washington. . and Philbin. Oregon, tackles; Hunt. Washington, and Heg, W. S. C, ends; Hoover. Whitman. quarterback: Miller, "Washington, and Parsons. Oregon, halfbacks Luti. u. A. C. fullback. ' Boscoe I'awcett. Portland Oregonlan. Tyrer. W. S. C.. and Huntley, O. A. C, ends: Beckett. Oregon. and Anderson. Washington, tackles: Moore, O, A. O, and Cook. Oregon, guards; Clarke, W. S. C., center: Hoover. Whitman, quarter- Miller. Washington. Lutz. O. A. C. Parsons, Oregon, halfbacks: Shiel. Washington, full. By llaft-o Bezdek. Coach, Oregon. "Ends. Tyrer. Washington mate, and Hunt ley, pregon Aggies; tackles. Beckett, Ore gon, and Anderson. Washington; guards, Moore. Oregon Aggies, and Cook, Oregon; center. ; quarterback. Lutz. Oregon Aggies; halves. Parsons, Oregon, and Miller Washington: fullback. Abi'aham. Oregon Aggies. By J. Newton Colver. Spokane Spokesman Review. Tyrer. W. S. C. and Hjnt. IT. of W., ends: Appleaulst. W. S. c. and Anderson. IT. of W., tackles: Laythe, O. A. C. and Cook, U. of O.. guards: Clarke, w. S. c. center Smith. V. of W.. quarter: Miller, V. of W and Lutz, O. A. C, halfbacks; Shiel, U. of W.. full. Br R. A. Cronln. Portland Journal. First team Huntley. O. A. C. end; Tyrer, TV. S. C end: "Beckett. Oregon, tackle; Anderson. Washington, tackle; Cook, Ore gon, guard: Seagraves, Washington, guard -Anderson. O. A. C. center; Smith, Wash ington, quarter; Lutz. O. A. C. halfback; Parsons. Oregon, halfback; Miller, Wash ington, fullback. Br Lon Kennedy. Portland Telegram. Hunt 180. Washington left end; Beck ett 18i. Oregon, left tackle; Moore (112) O. A. C. left guard; Hayes (ISO), Idaho! center: Cook ll5), Oregon, right guard; Laytne uyoi. j. a. ngni tackle; Tyrer ltu, w. o. -w.. r-gni eno; ftmittl (ltio. Washington, quarter; Lutz tl75), O. A. C. left half: C. Parsons (165), Oregon, right half: Miller (200). Washington, fullback. Br. v.. J. Stewart. Coach, O. A. C. Ends. Tyrer. Washington State; Huntley Oregon Aggies. Tackles. Laythe, Oregon Aggies: Anderson. Washington. Center Uuards. Gronlnger. Idaho; Moore, Oregon .AKrc-vs. v"" '"I, u-'vii, w hi iman. Halves Miller. Washington; Lutz, Oregon Agglea! Fullback. Abraham. Oregon Aggies. Holler Skate "Champ" Is Here. Robert Traver, who Is said to hold the championship of San Francisco at one mile on roller skates, has made his appearance in Portland and tomorrow night he will meet all amateurs at the Oaks skating rink. Traver won his title of Coliseum champion while In the South and he has clippings which show that he can do the mile in con siderable less than 3 minutes. He made the mile In 2 minutes and 60 seconds when not hard pressed and he feels confident that he can do better. Any amateur roller skater of Portland can get a tryout at the Oaks rink tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock. FORMER WASHINGTON HIGH STAB, PORTLAND, CHOSEN CAPTAIN Or 1915 UNIVERSITY OP OREGON FOOTBALL SQUAD. I -J i S A v kft -. - v ? - - wA A.VSO.X CORNELL IS LEADER Portland Boy Chosen Captain of Oregon Team. CAREER SUCCESSFUL ONE Pilot of 1915 University Squad Is Quarterback Who Fights Until Last Whistle and Inspires His Men With "Pep." UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eugene, Or., Nov. 30. (Special.) Anson Cor nell, of Portland, was chosen by a unanimous vote of the monogram men of the university to be captain of the 1915 football squad, and the official picture of the 1914 team was snapped this afternoon, whereupon the curtain dropped for the season for the grid iron sport. The captain-elect Is the son of T. V. Cornell, a Southern Pacific train dis patcher in Portland, and has been play ing "prep" school and varsity football for seven years of his student days. The first team with which he played was that of Washington High School, and at the end of bis initial year he was elected captain, although he was only a sophomore. All-Star Place Won. This event took place in 1308, and at the end of the season Cornell was cho sen as a member of the mythical all star Interscholastlc Leag-ie team of that year. He was likewise honored in 1909 and 1910. In the tall of 1911 he acted as assistant coach to Virgil Earl. The next year -he entered the univer sity. Coach Louis Plnkham was Cornell's first mentor in conference football and he made good In his freshman year un der Captain Dean Walker. A season later Hugo Bezdek arrived to take up the reins and Cornell was the common choice of the critics as the leading pivot man In conference football. Injuries in the Idaho game put Cor nell on the shelf this year and he played only two minutes in the Wash ington game and not at all in the Ag gie contest. Cornell FijWs to the End. In Cornell Oregon will have a leader who is probably the greatest "pep" ln- splrer a lemon-yellow team has ever had and a quarterback who always fights until the last whistle. "Nance," as he is affectionately called by the students and coaches, weighs only 13? pounds, but he uses his weight to the maximum advantage. No Interference was ever too deep nor too heavy for Nance to wade into. "With every man on the squad back next season," said the new captain, "Oregon should l&nd on top in the championship race. I want every mem ber of the squad to keep an eye out for new material, and with any kind of fortune we should give all confer ence teams a hard rub for honors." JOXES DEXIES BIG FED LOSS Report St. Louis Team May Quit Is Denounced by Manager. Fielder Jones, manager of the St. Louis Federal League team, who lives in Portland, yesterday denounced as maliciously false the report that Presi dent Stifel, of the club, had lost 3100, 000 and was ready to quit. "It seems that there are a number of persons spreading such reports with malicious intent to discredit and wreck the Feedral League." said Jones. The report says the bank roll that has kept the Federals going in St. Louis is almost drained and unless someone furnishes a new one the team is doomed. "We are making arrangements for a place 'to train." said Jones. "That doesn't look much life Stifel was ready to throw up his hands, does It?" Gridiron Gossip. By Koiroe Fawcett. BECAUSE ha slipped a disqualified player back Into the game against New York TJ. disguised with ban dages, the football coach at Stevens has been ousted from his job. The sen timent of the student body was ex pressed as follows: "Stevens may not be able to have a winning football team. She may not be able to nave many victories in la crosse, baseball or track, nor be rated as a power in the college athleti world. But there is one thing Stevens can have and that is clean athletics." Bravo! When the Northwest Conference heads meet at Spokane Friday and Sat- urday, Victor Zedntck, president of the conference, will recommend the abol ishment of the present system of nam ing officials. Under the plan adopted last year, in all cases where the col leges fail to agree on officials It has CORNELL. been left up to George Varnall, of Spo kane, one of the officials. Zednick thinks this is a poor plan, and next season likely will find some disin terested person in the role of peace maker. Bob Harmon, coach of the Gonzaga college eleven, which may ask for membership in the Northwest Confer ence, played guard at Denver Uni versity in 1906 and later was the star halfback at Creighton. He coached Butte High before accepting the Gon zaga Job two years ago. An amusing bit of repartee was staged in the Oregon-Multnomah game on Thanksgiving day. Huntington of Oregon had stepped on Grover Francis" neck rather rudely several times and. finally, when the offense was repeated. Francis jumped to his feet and snorted out: "I'm going to bust the next guy that kicks me in the head!" "Leave yer head to home if you don't want us to touch it!" shot back one of the collegians. Redlands College Is the latest South ern California school to desert Rugby football. H. G. Clement, principal, called off the Thanksgiving game with Manual Arts because the boys were demanding a change to American foot ball and wouldn't play with spirit. Washington State College is trying to frame up a game at Spokane with Gonzaga College for December 6. Bender wants $1500 guarantee. Those who maintain that there is a vast difference in the standards of Eastern and Western Football are un doubtedly correct. . For instance, every Western paper that prints football news carried a full account of the Yale-Harvard game. If any New York paper published a lineup of the Illinois-Wis consin game, which settled the Western championship, we failed to spot it. ALL-STAR TEAMS NAMED FIVE UNIVERSITIES ARE REPRE SENTED ON EASTERN ELEVEN. Eight Institutions Have Men on Mid- dJe-"Weatera Squad Wltlt Illinois Flayera In Four Place. NEW YORK, Nov. 30.,-The after math of the football season, which ended with the Army-Navy game, brings the selection of several "all Eastern, all-Middle-Western and all Aznerican teams which, while mythical so iar as actual playing is concerned.. give an accurate idea -of the rating of piayers oy positions. In the East the consensus of opinion favors the follow ing players: Position. Player. College. Left end Hardwlck Harvard. Left tacklq Hallln .Princeton. Left suara Pennack .JTarvard Center McEwan Army niKm ijuara. ... -spears. ......... Dartmouth. Right tackle. . .Trumbull. ...... .Harvard. Right end. ... .'. .O'Hearn i'urnpl 1 Quarterback. .. . .Barrett. ........ Cornell. i.eit naiiDacic. . .-5raaiee. ........ Harvard Right halfback. .Mahan ....Harvardl Fullback Whitney Dartmouth. In the Middle West the following is a complete eleven made up from selec tions of coaches and critics: Position. Player. rnti.v Right end .Cherry Ohio State Right tackle Halllgan -Nebraska.' Right guard Jtouth Perdu Center .Des Jardlen Chicago. Lett guard Chapman Illinois Left tackle fuck Wisconsin. Left end. ...... . .Graves. ininni. Quarter .Clark .Illinois. Right half Maulbetsch Michigan. Lett naif J-ogut Illinois. Fullback. .... ... .Solon . .Minnesota. BOY'S DEATH EXDS FOOTBALL Russell Fease Dies In Scrimmage Thanksgiving at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ. Cal., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) Kicked on the head two weeks ago in a Rugby game for permanent possession of the Coast Counties Ath letic League trophy, Russell Pease, a member of the victorious Santa Cruz High School team, died here Thanks giving night from cereorai hemorrhage. As a result Prl.iciph.1 Bond has de clared that there shall be no more football at Santa Cruz, and the annual game between the undergraduates and alumni has been called off. Vale Captain Is Elected. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 30. Alex ander Dickson Wilson, of Binghamton, N. Y-, was elected captain of the Yale football team tonight for next season. The selection was made by the 23 play ers who won their "Y's" In the Harvard and Princeton games this year. The vote was unanimous. Wilson plays quarterDacK. Callahan Defeats Jack White. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 30. Frankie Callahan, of New York, won a decision over Jack White, of Chicago, at the end of an eight-round bout here to night. The men are lightweights. Cntler Wins Billiard Match. NEWBURG, N. Y., Nov. 30. Albert Cutler defeated Jake Shaefer, 30J to 212, in a Billiard Players' League game here tonight- Averages and high runs: Cutler, 17 11-17, 55; Schaefer, 12 8-17, 50. BILLS TO BE PICKED Sportsmen to Decide Soon What Acts to Offer. COMPLAINTS TO COME UP More Than 300 Delegates . From Many Sections of State Expected to Attend Convention Monday. Use of Fund Is Explained. What acts and bills pertaining to the state fish and game laws. will be brought up at the coming, session of the Legislature through efforts of the organized sportsmen of the state will be decided at the convention of the Oregon Sportsmen's League to be held Monday night in the Commercial Club's rooms. Preliminary gatherings are being-held throughout the state at which delegates are being chosen and when President Van Duzer calls to or der the Portland session more than 300 delegates are expected to be pres ent. The Portland Gun Club and the Multnomah - Anglers' Club have been arranging special amusements for the visiting sportsmen, and next Sunday is slated to be a banner day at the Portland Gun Club grounds at Jeune Station, on the Estacada carline. 1 Casting: Tournament Planned, A fly and bait casting tournament, in connection with the regular Sunday shoot of the Gun Club, is to be held and the holding of a merchandise shoot is being considered by Secretary Joseph A. Addleman. While many of the sportsmen of the state are satisfied with the game laws for the most part, there are a few statutes which can be improved, it Is believed, and several bills probably will be placed before the legislators. Among Important questions to be threshed out at the sportsmen's meet ing are the proposition to close the Willamette River to net fishing and everything else other than line and hook fishing; and the proposal con cerning hunting and fishing license fees going into the general fund. Licenses Snpport Work. "People have the Impression that the Fish and Game Commission is sup ported by the general state fund," said W. F. Backus, a well known local fisherman, "and that the fi3hing and hunting license fees should be placed in this fund. This is a grave mis take, for not one cent Is taken from this general fund by the Fish and Game Commission and everything is taken from the fund derived from the sale of licenses. "We expect the first delegates to the convention to arrive in Portland some time Saturday. "Any district of the state with a grievance 1b expected to voice its opin ion and everything will be done to make the. hunting and fishing condi tions of this section of the country the best possible." HOCKEY TEAM WORK IS VIEWED Newspaper Men See Preliminary Test to Big Ice Contest Tuesday. That their speed and skill might be appraised individually and as a whole, the Portland club of the Paciflo Coast Professional Hockey League performed in the presence of several local news papermen and sporting authorities at the ice hippodrome. Twentieth and Marshall streets, yesterday. A practice game between the regulars and a squad made up of two players from the Multnomah Club amateur team and the extra members of the professional club, was staged at 2 o'clock. The newspapermen present, two of whom were ex-hockey players, were surprised at the speed and skill shown. Uksila and Irwin were the two Mult nomah Club men and they showed ability to play in fast circles. The encounter was a test preliminary to the big contest at the hippodrome next Tuesday night. At that time, the first game of the 1914-15 season of the in ternational hockey league, and the first game of hockey in Portland will be played. The professional club from Frank Patrick's Vancouver, B. C, Jce Arena will compete with the hippodrome players. SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAMS ASKED Jefferson and Lincoln Highs to Play at Hippodrome. All hockey players of the Lincoln and Jefferson High Schools have been invited to the Portland Ice Hippo drome by J. George Keller. Washing ton High School held a session on the same rink last Tuesday under the supervision of H. G. Beckwlth and W. A Kearns and ice hockey seems ta have taken a hold on the East Siders. Portland Academy day has been pro. claimed for tomorrow from 3 o'clock until 5:30 o'clock and special arrange ments have been made to handle the Academy delegation at the rink. The Academy day does not mean that It is for ice hockey but merely for ice skating only. Club Smoker Is Planned. Tommy Luke, matchmaker for the Western Amateur Athletic Club, has announced that the club will hold a smoker in its rooms, at Fourth and Yamhill streets, in the near future. Luke is seeking talent. He promises that the bouts will be up to the stand ard set by the club in its past affairs this season. Williams Beats Yonng Diggins. . PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 30. "Kid" Williams, the bantamweight champion, gave such a beating to Young Diggins, of Philadelphia, hero tonight that the referee stopped their fight In the third round. As a. result of its 60-to-0 victory over the St- Johns team at St. Johns Sun day, the South Portland Juniors have scored 152 points in but three contests. The Juniors are now tied with West over Juniors for first honors in the Portland Junior Athletic Association, and it begins to look as if these con tingents will fight it out for the 1914 title. In a fierce yet clean- football game the Columbia Park and the Oregon City teams fought to a no-score tie on the Oregon City field Sunday. The grounds were in the worst possible condition. and the steady downpour made the gridiron a veritable sea. Fumbling on both sides was frequent on account of the slippery ball, and not once was a penalty Inflicted. Miller, Vineyard, Hudson and Murphy featured for Co lumbia Park. The local aggregation now heads the Archer & Wiggins League, with three wins and no de feats. . Two forfeited contests were reported Sunday. Lincoln Park took the sched uled match with Creston via the forfeit route and the Westovar Seniors won from Arleta 1 to 0. AMATEUR ATHLETICS 1 'PMW - - - - it A-,f '&rsL-' r js" Distiryztively Individual S START EARLY BRITISH BILLIARD CHAMP SHARK WHEN 18 YEARS OLD. Popularity of English Game In United States Predicted Visitor Is Op posed to Snffragettea. Melbourne Inman, champion of the British style of billiards, who will meet Willie Hoppe this afternoon at 3 o'clock in an exhibition of the British game at McCredie's Billiard Palace, is firm in his stand against the suffragettes. "England thought she had perpetrat ed a good joke on America when Mrs. PankhurBt was sent over," said Inman last hight- The English champion started on his way to the billiard title when he was 16 Years old. His father conducted a billiard club in Twickenham. England. and Inman was considered quite a shark with the ivories before he had donned his first pair of long trousers. He won the title three years ago fr-m T. Reese. At that time his break of 744 was the largest ever made In a championship match. Inman is high in his praise of the United States in general and of Port land In particular. He said he believed that within five years English billiards would be more popular here than in Canada or Aus tralia. "I have improved my playtner & treat deal by practicing the American style," continued Inman. Hoppe will arrive in Portland this morning at 7 o'clock from Everett, Wash., where he stopped to give an ex hibition. Harvard Team to Ee JJanquoted. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 30. Members of Harvard's championship football team are to be guests at a banquet to be given by the students and graduates of the college December 11, It was an nounced tonight. It is planned to make the demonstration in favor of Captain Brickley's team the greatest of its kind In the history of athletics at Harvard, with covers for 1000 persons. Basketball Games to Be Set. Final arrangements and a schedule will be drawn up at a meeting of the managers of the teams in the Portland Basketball League to bo held In the Multnomah Club tonight at 8 o'clock. Almost every quintet in the circuit will have new outfits. The Archer & Wig gins squad received its new parapher nalia last night. Portland Boy Is Football Star. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, Nov. 30. (Special.) Jack Smith, of Astoria; Kenny Hayes, of Ab erdeen, Wash., and Dan Foster, of Portland, were responsible for the good work of the California Varsity this year. All three played in the big game against Stanford. Foster was a foot ball and basketball star for Washing ton High School for several years. Idaho University Team Beaten. GENESEE, Idaho, Nov. 30. (Special.) One of the best basketball games ever played on the Genesee floor icas witnessed Saturday when the Genesee Alumni basketball team defeated the University of Idaho team by a score of 30 to 21. Melvln Wardrobe was the star of the game, making several bas kets. Sounding; the Sport Reveille IF Jess Willard and Jack Johnson are X matched at Juarez, It ought to be sufficient to bring peace in Mexico. Willard Is 27 years old, stands 6 feet 7 Inches tall and has a reach as long as a giraffe's neck. Johnson is 36 and is as crooked as a manzanita limb. Etawah, the 2:03 champion 4-year- old, has recovered his sight, according to Jones, ms owner. Ed Hughes, of the Seattle Times. Is Gil Doble's fast and faithful friend, but Hughes is going to get In bad with the tall Scot If he doesn't censor his rusty Underwood. Hughes is advocating that tne university of Neoraska be brought to Seattle next Fall for the Thanks giving game. Washington will have to do something drastic to get the crowd. Oregon plays Dobie's team at Eugene or Portland; the Oregon Aggies will be in California the last week in Novem ber, and wasnmgton btate Is demand ing that Washington play in the In land Empire. That leaves only Whit man and Idaho, and these are the two weakest teams in tne conference. It Is said that Hank O'Day will um pire in the American League next sea son. When Hank was "canned" from the Cincinnati management. Ban John son offered him a Job, but he returned to the Nationals. Hank's long-suffering dignity would have to be as toue-h as elephant hide to allow him to re turn a second time, so Mrs. Rumor prooamy nas tne right dope this time. As a matter of fact. Hank's recent de position from the Cub management would leave h im no fit person to give unoiasea aecision upon jonanr Evers :::::;::Tt::;:::;:;":;::;:::r:::;;;::;;::;;;;;i:::.X 7 II In 1 1 II if wmmammaammM 'V sf 'i -J- .f- t --JTJ -W- sliding into a plate guarded by Roger Bresnahan. m "The craze for English billiards throughout America, which started with the opening of the Inman-Hoppe match at New York, recently has cul minated in a demand for tables in Chi cago that has the manufacturers at their wits' end." We cull this from the manufacturers' press dope, so It must be true. a - a Miss Ethel Brownson, of Tecnmseh, Mich., ought to get her photo In that department entitled "War Heroes No. XX." Miss Brownson recently took Fred Merkle. of the New York Giants, "for better' or for worse," and consid ering that Merkle can lose anything from a National League pennant to a world's championship on one of his bad days, she Is a mighty nervy little woman. THE DALLES CALLS OFF GAME Promised Contest With Astoria De nied, Yet Title Is Claimed. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) After apparently having a game cinched with The Dalles football team. Coach Rogers, of the local high school squad, has been notified by H. Morris Monroe, principal of The Dalles High School, that no contest can be played. The Dalles Is claiming the champion ship, while the home eleven has a record that should be given considera tion. Coach Rogers has been keeping his players in the best possible condi tion and has a record of defeating the Hill Military Academy, of Portland, 44 to 0. The Dalles trimmed the Wash lngtonlans 20 to 0. "We feel that we have a fighting chance," said Coach Rogers, "and it seems a pity that The Dalles should refuse us a match when so much Is at stake. We offered $150 guarantee, which was accepted, but later rejected. This amount is more than actual ex penses would amount to, yet The Dalles wishes to crawl out of a game." Gil UMAX MAY GO TO AUSTRALIA "Snowy" Baker Would Arrange Five Bout9 for Portland Boy. Ralph Gruman, of Portland, Pacific Coast lightweight champion boxer, re ceived an offer yesterday from "Snowy" Baker, the Australian promoter, for five fights in the Antipodes, to take place in the near future. Ralph telegraphed to his manager, Harry Foley, who is in California, and Is awaiting a reply. If Gruman accepts the offer, he will sail from San Francisco December 22. A round-trip ticket and a guarantee of 25 per cent of the gross gace re ceipts are the inducements offered. Federals Bid for Plank. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. An attractive of fer has been made to Edward Plank, pitcher for the Philadelphia Americans, by the St, Louis club of the Federal League, according to Federal League officials here today. The amount was not mentioned. . Bad Outlines Work. Following his battle with Frank Bar rieau in Wallace, Idaho, Christmas day. Bud Anderson, the Vancouver welter weight, will return home and condition himself for a 10-round bout with Sammy Good at Vancouver, B. C New Years day-. ERRORS LAID TO BIBLE Book Not Meant to Lead All Men to Truth, Says Paullst Father. "The Bible, privately interpreted, leads to contradiction, therefore to er ror," declared Rev. F. Cartwright, of the Paulist Fathers, at St- Philip Nerl's Church, Sixteenth and Hickory streets, last night before a large audi ence. "I contend that the Bible was not intended by Christ to bring all men to the knowledge of the truth," he as serted. The subject of the sermon was: '"How Are We to Know What to Believe? Is It From the Bible?" There will be an other Paulist lecture tonight at St. Philip Nerl's Church at 8 o'clock on "How Are We to Know-What to Be lieve? Is It From the Church?" There will be lectures nightly the remainder of the week. MAN LONG ILLENDS LIFE Ernest Gerlchten .Dies From Car bolic Acid Poisoning. Suffering from various ailments in' more or less augmented form for the past 18 years. Ernest Gerlchten, of 5401 Thirty-seventh avenue Southeast, yesterday afternoon ended his troubles by drinking a bottle of carbolic acid. He was dead by the time the ambulance arrived. His many Illnesses had preyed upon him until he had become hopelessly despondent. He is said to have shown signs of contemplating death for some time. He leaves a wife but no children. He had lived in Portland for nearly 18 years. He was 46 years of age. No funeral arrangements have been made. THE TURKISH nIXND CIGARETTES tkey-were distinctive ly individual- vou!ll. BETTER SEASON IS DOE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE WILL RETRENCH, SAYS "DUG." Federals Blamed for Poor Financial Showing la 1814, bat Their Failure In Near Future la Predicted. SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 80. (Spe cial.) President D. E. Dugdale, who has- just returned from Omaha, where he represented the Northwestern League at the annual meeting of the minors, gave his views today on the outlook for the Northwestern League next year and the baseball situation in general. The most vital changes are In the league's rating, which will probably reduce the salary limit and limit the players squad to 15. Limiting of the teams to 15 players Is, . he says, the policy all along the line. "Every league in the country has been forced to retrench," he said. "From the big leagues to the Class I organizations the number of players allowed to be carried by a club has been reduced, and it was pointed out by Garry Herrmann that these rules would be rigidly enforced. It Is the effort of the commission to put base ball back on its feet and make the gate receipts pay for the running of the clubs. Last year was the poorest baseball season in 15 years, I learned from my visit east, and I am glad to say that the Northwestern League Is in as good condition as any league In the country. "The Federals, on top of the disgust of the fans with the baseball war, are the cause of the poor financial season, but I have every reason to believe that on the new basis baseball will return to the confidence of the public." President Dugdale remarked that it was his Impression that the hours of the Federal League were numbered. He Bald that It was the general opin ion In the East that the Federals were wobbling and would not start the 1915 season because of a lack of financial backing. He said that the Federals did not have enough money to buy the Chicago Cubs, and that this fact gave organised baseball new courage that made peace impossible now. "But despite the changes," President Dugdale Bald, "I am certain that the Northwestern League fans will see just as good ball next year as ever." Bereher Wins From Tommy Gary. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Nov. 30. Willie Bereher, of New York, won an easy decision over Tommy Gary, of Chicago, in a ten-round bout here tonight. Balmacaans for Men A new lot just received ; all cravenetted materials Scotch Mixtures and Fancy Tweeds. These -wet weather coats are the last syl lable in style and com fort. They keep, you warm.- They keep you dry. Moderately priced at $20 and $25 Buffum & Pendleton Morrison Street, Opposite Postoffice. Quality of our food is the very high est, prices lowest. One Trial Is All We Ask. Cozy Dairy Lunch NEVER CLOSED. 323 Wuklastoa Street IN car Sixth.)