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THE 3IORXIXO OKEGONIAX, TTTTTRSDAT. DECEMT5ER 3. 1914, HOPPE ROUS RAMSHACKLE BALL PARK REGULAR JINX TUT FROM 12 MAY ENGLISHMAN At Balkline Game Youth of 27 Shows Finesse in 500 60 Game. ARTISTIC IS EXHIBITION British Billiard Champion Admits Balkline Play More Difficult Than English Game, Which He Hopes to See Grow in Favor. Melbourne Inman can double dis count Willie Hoppe at English bil liards, but when it comes to 18.2 balk line well, that's another matter. His runs in the first match were 78, S3, 56. 3, 117. 23. 6. 165, 8 and 12. Hoppe save an artistic exhibition of tickling the ivories at the McCredle Billiard Palace yesterday when he trimmed Inman at balkline 500 to 60 in the afternoon and 500 to 68 last night. The American champion ran out the 500 points in the afternoon session in 10 innings for the healthy average of 50 per frame, but during the last appearance Hoppe made the sequired number in 15 periods for an average of 33 1-3 per inning. The high run of the afternoon was 165 and in the evening he scored a run of 95 unfinished. He was going strong at the conclusion and had the balls working his way. The two champions will be seen in action this afternoon at Eugene and then they will meet their manager. It. li. Benjamin, at San Fran Cisco. Fifty wasn't anything like the 167 he averaged against George Sutton last year in defending his title, but his performance was sufficient to send about 150 fans away nodding their heads in approval. Hoppe Seldom Uses English Hoppe, like most experts, seldom used English, but manipulated the dead ball and his second kisses with remark able tinesse. Oddly, nearly all his caroms were counted on one end of the table. Occasionally they would get away, but always the 27-year-old won der had them back along the eastern edge of the green-baized top. Hoppe's world's record run Is 622 billiards made against Louis Cure at Paris in 1910. It took mm one hour and 15 minutes. Hoppe says he doesn't like English billiards, although he thinks he could master it if he kept at the game long enough. Inman walloped him Tuesday in two games 750 to 439 and 750 to 340. Balkline More DIHlcnlt. The English master admits that balk line is more difficult than the English game, but he believes English billiards eventually will become popular in the tjnited States. "Spokane furnishes an example," said he. "They had one table there for years and recently eight others were Installed and they are getting good play." R. B. Benjamin, manager of the tour. left yesterday for San Francisco to ar range for the exhibitions next week. Benjamin said that the team had done well financially in every city except beattie and Portland. "Times must be rather hard in the Northwest," he remarked. quired In the last race before the win ners were decided. Cleveland, O., is considered to be the greatest harness horse racing center in the United States today. This honor is given to the Ohio city by many of the critics because it has four tracks, one mile and the others three-quarters. No less than seven weeks of racing are loyally supported each season. A. C. Lohmire, a well-known horse man who has been spending most of his time of the last three months on his Washington County farm, is using his black pacers Ikey and The Arcllght. He reports that the farm work has done worlds of good to the two horses. Any horseman who wishes any infor mation about the race programme at the San Francisco exposition can write to Secretary F. W. Kelly, 610 Exposition building, San Francisco. 'Entry blanks and everything else connected with the proposed meet can be had from the se& retary gratis. It wouldn't take much persuasion to force A. C. Ruby, one of the leading vv estern draft horse importers and breeders, into the horse racing business. He has three high steppers at his farm in California and College Boy, the best known. Is a 3-year-old pacer. Recently tne norse won a Blue rlDDon In sacra mento from a large field. - Seals' Old Home Cause of More Trouble in League Than Anything Else. Rodgers Leads in Double Play' Starting. Second Baseman Holds Ualqae Hon ors, as Does Also Dick Bayless, of Venice, la similar Playa From Outfield. POWER BOAT CLUB TO MEET Pacific International Sessions to Be at Spokane, December 8. President Perkins, of the North Pa cific International Power Boat Asso ciation, has called the annual meeting lor December 8 at Tacoma and repre eentatives from all over the Northwest are expected to be on hand, as several important matters, as well as protests, .will be decided at the gathering. C. V. Cooper, the local representative. is unable to get away, so Commodore "VV. H. Gray, of the Portland Motorboat C'lub. has appointed George W. Kelly of the Portland Kailway, Light & Wwer Company, to nil the vacated po sition. It- is not certain whether Mr. Kelly will be able to find it possible to make the journey, but everything will he settled before Saturday night. One of the main protests to be de cided is about a race that took place in 1913. Both parties interested are irom Seattle and Tacoma. After the regular meeting Tuesday the Commer cial Club will hold a banquet in honor of the visiting, delegates. EASTERN ALL-STABS NAMED Baker Has Five Men on Eleven ( From Intcrscholastic Players. BAKER, .Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) ICoaches and newspapermen in the J'lastern Oregon district have chosen an All-Eastern Oregon Interscholastic All-Star football eleven. The teams con sidered were in the far Eastern Oregon district Baker, Wallowa. La Grande, Pendleton, Union and Prairie City. Baker leads with five players: La Grande gets three players; Wallowa two, and Pendleton, which was defeat ed by all the tea ms In the district, one. Following is the lineup of the all-star eleven: Knda Gardiner, Baker; Conkey, La Grande. Tackles Swan, Baker; Russell, Pendle ton. Ouards Bishop, Wallowa; W. LangrelL 33a ker. Center J. Rosenbaum. T.a Grande. Quarterback B. Rosenbaum, La Grande. Halfbacks A. Langrell, Baker; Hayes, Wallowa. Fullback II. Miller. Baker. HARNESS NOTES AFTER considerable wrangling it has at last been decided" to hold one grand meeting at New Orleans, start ing January 1. and lasting 41 days. Famous thoroughbreds from all over the country are expected to go to the post as a result of this good news. Just to show the public that the much advertised gathering at New Orleans, the Business Men's Racing As pociatlon of the Crescent City has taken it upon Itself to finance tne affair and see to it that it is not a "bloomer," as tomo other gatherings have been. "With the reopening of New Orleans to horse racing it is certain to knock a big blow o the other Winter racing resorts now that California has been put off the turf map. The Southern city is ideally located and has all possible accommoda tions. The climate is in its favor and things begin to appear as if the Louisi ana center will again be looked upon as the Winter home of half the racing contingent of the United States. It is a rare occasion when a horse can win two good races in one day, but such was the case at a meeting in Gosben. Ind. Myrtle Strathmore won the 2:1' and 2:30 paces, and Ave heats were re- JILL RODGERS, of Portland, man Jl9 aged to start as many double plays from second base as two "Venice sec ond sackers and as many as six Sacra mento second sackers, and thus these three clubs finished the season In a tie for first honors in double plays started from second base. Portland, Venice and Sacramento second base- men started 38 double plays for each club durinir. the season; San Francisco second basemen started 29 double plays, Los An geles, 25, and Oak .land, 23, as fol- o w s : Portland, Rodgers, 38; Venice, Leard, 31; Hosp, 7. rSacramento, Young, 24; Mohler, 9; Gian- nini, 2; Colligan, 2; Lynn, 1; Cook, 1. San Francisco, hniirn. - 1, 1 .... 2. cartwright, 1, Los Angeles. Pare, 15; Moore, 6 Uedeon, 1; Harper, 1; Terry, 1, and tirashear, 1. Oakland, Ness, 10; Guest, 6; Dowling, 4; Murphy, 2; Menges, 1. Dick Bayless, of Venice, started more double plays from the outfield than anv other Coast Leaguer in 1914. but Dick was shifted back and forth from center to right field so often that he does not appear as the leader in either one of these positions. Bavless started ims double plays from rie-ht field and fiir irom center field, a total of 12. But vvoiter, or Los Angeles, leads the right fielders with nine double Dlava started and Maggert, of Los Angeles, leads tne center fielders with seven. But Bayless had a good teammate in center field, Johnny Kane started six double plays from center field, and thus Venice leads the other clubs In center field with 11 double plays started there. Sacramento center fielder started ten double plays; Oakland 8- Los Angeles, 7; Portland. 6, and San Francisco, 4, as follows: Venice, ivane, o; uayiess, a. Sacramento. Moran, 5; Coy. 3: Van Buren. 2. OnUlnnH Zacher, 6; Middleton, 2. Los Angeles) Maggert. 7. Portland. Rvan. 3: . juaue, i. ran urancisco, "robin, 4. SCHOOLS MAY PLAY HOCKEY Representatives Visit Hippodrome and League Is Favored. Ice hockey representatives from the Lincoln High School and the Jefferson High School were out on the Portland Ice Hippodrome rink Tuesday after noon between 5:30 o'clock and 6:30 o'clock. All the boys present "took to the game." and the sentiment is that the schools will be represented in a league to comprise the Portland Inter scholastic League. Although the big Portland ice hockev team practices every day, it does not prevent the use of the rink for skaters. The squad practices between session and does not interfere with the regular time ior skaters between 3 and 5:30 o'clock. ATHLETES TO HAVE BANQUET New SchedujesjHfor Y. M. C. A. Leagues to Be Prepared. As a brilliant finish of the athletic tournament that has just closed, the Young Men's class of the Portland Young Men's Christian Association will give a banquet in the association au ditorium at 6:15 Saturday night. At this meeting the formation of the new leagues and the new athletic schedule to be outlined will be discussed. The Monday, Wednesday and Fridav noon class also is preparing a new schedule of games that will run for the next five weeks. Football Managers to Meet. All managers of the heavvweiirht neo- tion of the Archer & Wiggins football league are requested to meet Presi dent Clyde Rupert at the store to morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. Busi ness of vital importance will be taken up and it is necessary that all con cerned be present: Any manager in the lightweight section who feels he has a legitimate protest to make is requested to be on hand immediately after the first meeting. Judges Can't Change Decisions, vrw vnpv n o t t j .. - - - - ..... , v-. .. juugea have no power to change a decision after a formal announcement has been maae irom tne stana. xnis ruling was made by the board of review of the Na tional Trottitlff A8RnfiAtinn t,- V. t V, to dispose of cases brought before it ior aujuaicaiion. xnere are 116 cases on the docket of the board. Corvallis Postal Receipts Grow. CORVALLIS. Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) Corvallis postal receipts for the month of November, 1914. show an in crease over the corresponding month of last year of $392.92, an increase of zu per cent. The office shows an In crease of 19 per cent for the first 11 months this year over the corresnond- ing months of last year. Swigert Gets His "H" at Harvard. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Dec 2. fSne- cial.) November 27 E. G. Swigert. Harvard, "15, son of Charles F. Swiirert of Portland, in the recent Harvard-Yale rootDau game at New Haven, won his " by playing on the varsltv foot ball squad. Swigert is a graduate of Milton Academy, Miltonr Mass. Clark Elected Pullman Captain. PULLMAN, Wash., Dec 2. Asa Clarke, of Pullman, was elected cap tain of the Washington State College football team today. He played cen ter on the team. - Hans F. Hanson, of Snohomish, was elected captain of the cross-country team. EVEN FRIENDSHIP SEVERED Roscoe Fawcett Says Autobiography of Recreation Park in San Fran cisco Reads Like Romance of Deep Intrigue. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. War, cholera and the hoof and mouth disease have caused a deal of conster nation, but they're not in it with a cer tain ramshackle ball park in San Fran cisco. The Seals old home has caused more trouble in Pacific Coast League circles than was ever hung onto Chubby Murphy in the National circuit. An autobiography of Recreation Park down South reads like a romance of In trigue and misfortune. Within two years' time it has severed friendship between two life-long friends; it has cost a prominent banker his job; it has lost one magnate close to $75,000, and, finally, it has been di rectly responsible for changes in own ership of three Coast League teams Oakland, San Francisco and Los Ange les. . Away back in prehistoric earthquake times J. Cal Ewlng saved the Pacific Coast League from demnltion by rush ing to the rescue of two or three of the clubs notably Los Angeles and Oak land. Henry Berry took Los Angeles off his hands but nobody was willing to relieve him of the Oakland load, ' bo it came to pass that Cal became owner of two clubs in the league, the Oaks and the Seals. Enter the Villain: Cal's Oakland connections, of course. were kept rather "sub rosa," with Ed Walter, a bayside banker, acting . the role of the Oakland Good Samaritan, Walter also, transacted a lot of Ewing's confidential business. While acting in this capacity Walter got wise to the fact that Ewing's lease on old Recre ation Park was due to expire along about 1915 or 1916. Enter the villain! Walter immediately scurried out, and, so the story goes, secured a continu ance on this lease and then calmly in formed Mr. Ewing that he must "come across." Walter's ultimatum called for some $10,000 in stock in the Oakland club, about $10,000 cash and $300 or $400 a month rental in excess of his con tract. "Pay or not play," said Confidential Friend Walter. Cal's Roar Like Unto Lion. Hail Columbia the real Hail broke out Immediately and Cal's roar echoed and reverberated amongst the Rockie and Cascades for several weeks hand running. Cal said he'd be darned, if he would give Walter one penny. In rage he ex. posed his friend 3 alleged trickery and Walter was summarily fired from his fiduciary position with his bank. In retaliation Walter exposed the syndicate ball" attachments of Mr. Ewing and Cal just had to sell Lie Oaks to Frank Leavltt and Jack Cook to satisfy public opinion. This was ball club No. 1 gone. Enlsg Seta Hot Pace. Cal would have had the best of the argument right here had he set about building a new park in a calm and business-like manner. But instead of wait ing until his Recreation Park contract was about to expire, Ewing set out in haste to get away from the Recreation hot potato. Last Winter Cal bought his new park and Invested nearly $85,000 in a mag nificent stadium. It was and is a pal atial institution, but Cal built without consulting the ocean fogs. Spectators refused to sit at ball games where they couldn't see second base and where one had to take an oil stove or an electric foot warmer along to drive off the chilblains and pneumonia. Attendance dwindled learfully. Walter McCredle, of Portland, says the Beavers drew $30,000 in 1913 at San Francisco and $9000 last year in a corresponding period of time. Some of this loss was due no doubt to hard times, but most of it to the location of the new park. Some say Mr. Ewing had to sell to ret out from under, but more probably Cal became disgusted with his luck and decided to quit. At any rate Cal put the club on the block a few weeks ago. and, after a mad scramble, Henry Berry. Los Angeles magnate, now has been declared the successful bidder. Berry's transfer from Los Angeles means a change at the cafeteria city so that three Coast Legue clubs can point to that old San Francisco ball park jinx and warble: "You 'done' it." J. DARMODY BUYS AXGELS Henry Berry Released to Close Deal With Ewing for Seals. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. President Al Baum, of the Pacific Coast Baseball League, received word today that the Los Angeles Club had been bought by Thomas J. Darmody, of Los Angeles, and others, thereby releasing Henry Berry, the former owner, and permit ting him to close his purchase of the San Francisco club. No figures in either transaction were given out. &vr& .Jr.--.. - t r rJ . . - -3-t i is" ttVfcr jjp-v v e " v. r iS 4 i WJ V i -V v rJ The BuII-logw A new idea the mtociy balJdcg handJts with extra weight, different grip, bal ance auo awing to the stroke. Equally welcome to new Gillette users and oid. Triple Silver-plated Razor, and two Blada Boxes with 12 dcuble edged Gillette Blades (34 mha-ring edges). 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The natives fronting the Illi nois, who own every foot of Kround. have organized to such an extant that it costs the hunters on the average 5 a duck for the shooting privilege. Here is a real all-American team: Black Hawk, left end: Sittina- Bull. left tackle: Chief Multnomah, left guard; Pontlac, center; Powhatan, right guard; Raln-ln-the-Face, rlsht tackle; Sockalexis, right end; Bender, quarterback; Hauser and Thorne. halves: Guyon, fullback. Want Ad From this data henceforth I decline to pay debts incurred by my aseoau wire, r ranic union, as I have left my bed and board at Los Angeles. Signed. Hen Berry, owuer San Francis co baseball club. Amherst Elects Halfback Captain. AMHERST. Mass.. Dec. 2. Stuart William Rider, of Auburndale, Mass., has been elected captain of the Amherst ICE HOCKEY Opening Game Pacific Coast Hockey League PORTLAND VANCOUVER, B. C. Professional Clubs Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 8:30 P. M. RESERVED SEATS SI BOX SEATS $1.50 Seats Now on Sale at Ice Hippodrome 21st and Marshall football team for next year. His posi tion is right halfback. His work this Fall has featured in nearly every game and he has proved the most consistent ground gainer on the team. Rider is also president of the junior class and Is a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fra ternity. Sounding the Sport Reveille DAMON and Pythias again. Now that Dan Howie? is manager of the Montreal team of the International League, his bosom pal. Jack Gllligan. expects daily to hear of a trade be tween Minneapolis and Montreal. Gll ligan and Howley have been tillicums for years. When they were with Port land in 1912 Jack's arm was bad, but Walt McCredie didn't know it for weeks. Catcher Howley kept telling him that Jack had a lot of stuff on the ball, and he couldn't see why they were hinging them off his delivery. Tex Vernon, Northwest feather, will have to start all over again. "Red" Dolan knocked him out in .he eighth round at New Orleans the other night. and it was particularly tough, because Tex was Just trying to break into the stronghold therfc. Already the horsemen are beginning to prepare for the ban r rancisco races next year at the Expo. Al Whitney, of Chicago, shipped the pacer. Dr. Burns. Jr. (2:04) and the trotter Bessie Custer (2:294) to Los Angeles a few days ago In charge of Jack Travis. Dr. Burns, Jr., is being groomed for the $20,000 2:06 pace, to which he is eligible under the new rules. As he was timed in 2:004 last season he stands a much better chance than Doc Yak. or Maud the mule. It is possible to score ten points In one stroke of the cue at English bil liards. 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