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14 THE MORNING OBEGOXUK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1914. WALTER JOHNSON IS TO BE CHICAGO FED Premier Pitcher of American League Signs Two-Year Contract With Tinker. SALARY EXCEEDS .$16,000 TV'eeghman Makes Announcement and Famous Twirler Confirms It in Message From His Farm In Kansas. CHICAGO, Dec S. That Walter Johnson, of the Washington team, pre mier pitcher of the American League, has signed a contract with the Chicago Federal League Club was announced today by Charles W'eeif hmar president of the local club. Weeghman said he received word Johnson had signed in a long-distance telephone message from Joe Tinker, manager of the Chicago club, who had been in conference with Johnson. The contract was reported to be for two years. The amount of salary was not announced. It is more than (16,000 a year. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 3. Walter Johnson, over the telephone from his Kansas farm, confirmed late today the statement of President Weeghman, of the Chicago Federals, that he had been signed by the Chicago club for two years. 6T. LOUS FEDS SWING DEAL Johnson, at 820,000 a Year, Given Up lor Plank, Is Story. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3. Twenty thousand dollars a year is the salary called for in Walter Johnson's two-year contract with the Chicago club of the Federal League, according to the story of the deal given out here tonight by Phil Ball, vice-president of the St. Louis Federal League club. "The St. Louis Federal League club engineered the deal whereby Chicago got Johnson's signature," declared a local baseball magnate, who would not permit the use of his name. "Our price for obtaining Johnson for Chicago was Eddie Plank." The story of the negotiations where by Johnson was obtained by the Fed erals, as told by the St. Louis club's official, follows: "St. Louis first bid for Johnson. A stockholder in the local club and Fielder Jones, manager, met Johnson at Fort Smith, Ark., and offered him $20,000 a year for three years, the money to be put in a bank and 1 10,000 of it to be given to Johnson as soon as he signed. Johnson agreed to the terms, but wanted to delay signing. "Meanwhile Johnson began negotiat ing with Manager Griffith, of the Washington club, with the view of ob taining a better offer than the Feder als'. This Griffith refused to make. A rule of the Federal League prevented any other club bidding for Johnson after St. Louis had begun to do bo. "Then President Gilmore expressed & desire to obtain Johnson for Chicago and St. Louis agreed to help in the deal on the promise that St. Louis would get the next big pitcher which the Federal League could take from the Nationals or Americans. Plank was that pitcher." The same official announced that a "war fund" of $400,000. not $100,000, as recently reported from New York, had been raised by the Federal League and that more deals of the Johnson-Plank variety would be consummated. FIELDER IS NOT SURPRISED Jones Refuses to Tell How Much He Offered to Johnson. "There is nothing surprising in the fact that Johnson signed with the Fed eral League," said Fielder Jones, man ager of the St. Louis Federals, yester day when told that Joe Tinker had an nexed the Washington marvel's name to a new league contract. "The Federal League is here to stay," continued the former White Sox pilot. "No one can break up the Federal League. That much is certain. The sooner the other big leagues recognize our position the better it will be for baseball In every part of the country." Asked how much he offered Walter Johnson when he recently visited the Washington twirler, Jones said he pre ferred not to say. "I do not think it will do any good to name the amount of money I believe Johnson Is to receive," he said. "How ever, it is more than $16,000. Of that 1 am almost certain." Jones also said that he had his eyes on two likely-looking recruits for the -position at third. This means that Kores is not the only one who may get' & chance with the St. Louis Feds. Jones intimated recently that he would give a. tryout to the former Beaver third eackcr if the Giants did not take him. Who the other man is Jones would not Bay. Walter Johnson played with the Ta eoma club in 1904.' He went up to Washington in 1907. WASHINGTON' PLANS FIGHT Clark Grirfitli Will Not Give Up His Mainstay Without Contest. WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Walter John eon will not go to the Federal League without a fight in the courts with the Washington American team, of which he has been the hope and mainstay for ueven years. Manager Clark Griffith declared tonight he had an option on Johnson's services for another year, and "would sue him to the end of the earth" before he would allow it to be broken. "There was a provision in the 1914 contract," said Griffith, "whereby I ob tained an option on Johnson's services for 1915. Twenty-five hundred dollars of the J12.000 salary which he has re ceived was given for the specific pur pose of reserving an option in 1915 upon Johnson. I am convinced that he has violated the agreement, and I will sue him to the end of the earth before I acknowledge his right to sign With the ederals. Speculation as to what effect John Bon's action would have upon other players of the Washington team was rife here tonight. It has been rumored that Clyde Milan, center field er and Johnson's closest friend, might go to tne federal camp. HOCKEY TEAM HARD AT WORK Tract Ice Shows Remarkable Progress for Opening Game Tuesday. Three 20-mlnute periods make up a regular ice hockey game, with an in termission of ten minutes between each frame. The Portland ice hockey rep resentatives are practicing each day on the Ice Hippodrome sheet and remark able progress is being made for the opening affair next Tuesday evening, lore than 75 Portland Academy stu FAMOUS WORLD'S CHAMPION HOCKEYIST, MEMBER OF PORT LAND TEAM PREDICTS PENNANT FOR LOCAL TEAM. I5ujJM.uuyj.iiL ii mump. ...L. , v;-; :v J - J-W 4 I WO-. ' HI J x ; dents took advantage of Portland Academy day last Wednesday at the Ice rink, and, although the customary number of "spills" were taken by the majority, no serious accidents were re ported to mar an enjoyable day. Al though the big Portland ice hockey team practices each day, it is done at the time of day which does not in terfere with the regular skating ses sions. The playing space of an ice hockey game is 210 feet by 85 feet. MAXX DECLINES FED OFFER Braves' Outfielder Awaits Boston Contract and Will Sign, He Says. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 3. Leslie Mann, outfielder of the Boston National Leaguers, today announced he had de clined an offer to sign a contract with a Federal League club. He received a telegram yesterday asking hira to name his own terms. Mann, who is at his home here for the Winter, said he has not received a contract to play next season with Bos ton, but expects it before long, and he said he intends to sign it when it comes. TITLE CHANGES ROSY ERS1B JOHNSOX THINKS HOCKEY TEAM HAS HOHOR9 SEWED. World's Pennant Also Thought Likely, and Game May Be Played Hjere for Championship. "Portland will win." That was the emphatic declaration of Ernie Johnson, coverpoint on the Port land hockey tem, commonly known as "Moose" because of his ferocious rushes up the ice, when asked about Portland's chances to win the Coast championship for professional, hpekey clubs. More than ihalt, Johnson added the declaration that Portland has good chances to win the world's -hockey championship. The world's hockey series will be played in Portland if the Rosebuds, or Yankees, as they hereafter will be known, win the Coast cham pionship. Added efforts will be put forth by the local puck-chasers to win the pennant because of the bonus of fered by the Hippodrome for the pen nant. "I first broke into professional hockey ranks in 1903 with the Wanderers of Montreal, many times world's cham pions, and for four seasons we were champions. I left the Wanderers in 1911 to go to New Westminster. At that time, after sizing up the New Westminster team, I declared New 5 4 v' Walter Johnson, Premier Mnnnds man of the American League. Signed by the Federal Lcasse Westminster would win the Coast championship. My predictions were right. "With two exceptions Portland has the same team as New Westminster had in 1911 and 1912 when T. was a member, and I can see no reason why Portland should not win," said Johnson. "It is an absolutely independent team. Mitchell, new to professional hockey, has been declared a weak point, but I believe he will prove to be the best goal tender In the league before the season la ended." . 'KM If T v 1 L AW GHANGES URGED Eastern Oregon Sportsmen in Session Give Views. FISH COMMISSION UPHELD Resolutions Adopted at La Grande Recommending Regulations Suit able for Sixth District's Section of State. LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) Delegates and representatives of 18 clubs of the sixth district of the Ore gon Sportsmen's League are gathered here today at the first annual session of this organization, which comprises the counties of Union, Wallowa, Baker, Grant, Umatilla and Morrow. A tern porary organization was effected this morning by the election of C. IC Cran ston, of Pendleton, formerly chairman of the State Fish and Game Commis sion, aa president, and the sportsmen of the district organized permanently tonight at a dinner, wnlch was a. fea ture of the gathering. The sportsmen unanimously indorsed the Fish and Game Commission and declared themselves as opposed to any change in the method of handling the money- derived from the sale of fishing and hunting licenses. Change of Grouse Season Urged. A resolution was adopted asking for a change in the grouse season to make it coincide with the deer season, and a proposition to change the deer season and establish an open season on female deer was voted down. The convention recommended that the con. stitutlonality of the Federal game laws be established before any change be made in the state laws dealing with this question. An opn season on pheasants in Union County for 10 days, with a limit of five blrd3 in a week without regard to sex, was recommended. was also an open season on prairie chickens in Baker County. . A closed season for trout from November 1 to April 1 in this part of the state was recommended and closed season for trout in certain lakes in Baker and Grant counties dur ing the spawning season was also fa vored. The sportsmen. In making their rec ommendatlons. nought to suggest laws suitable for this section of the state. Officials Are Present. Among those attending are William L. Finley, Portland. State Game War den; B. E. Duncan, Hood River, member of the State Fish and Game Commis sion; R. E. Clanton, Portland. Master Fish Warden; E. S. Clanton, Portland, district inspector under the biological survey for the administration of the Federal migratory bird law, and Dep uty Game Wardens Averill. Pendleton Hazeltine. Canyon City, and Leffel, La Grande. Five members of the next Legisla ture were present. They are C. A. Bar rett, of Athena, joint Senator from Umatilla, Union and Morrow counties; E. E. Kiddle, holdover Senator from Union County; W. A. Jones, Kepresen- tative-elect from Union and Wallowa counties; R. W. Ritner, Representative from Umatilla County, and W. H. Stra yer. Representative from Baker County. Mr. Ritner said that the Umatilla County delegation was unanimous in its choice of Ben Selling, of Multnomah County, as the next Speaker of the House, and this seems to be the feeling of the Representatives here from the other counties. Mr. Selling is appar ently the choice of the entire Eastern Oregon delegation, with possibly one or two exceptions. First Soccer Play Tomorrow. The opening game of the Portland Soccer Football Association will be played tomorrow afternoon on Mult nomah Field with the Thistles as op ponents for the fast Multnomah Club eleven. Both teams have been prac ticing for the past two weeks and are in the best of condition. Manager John D. Dwyer, of the club squad, has not announced his lineup as yet, while Manager Rankin is going to use several prominent high schoolers in his aggregation. The match is slated to start promptly at 3 o'clock and the officials will be selected later. PORTLAND MAY GET 1915 OREGON GMf Athletic Officials Favor All but Aggie-Varsity Match Be ing -on Campuses. OTHER PLANS DISCUSSED A. R. Tiffany, of State University, and Dr. E. J. Stewart, of O. A. C, Are In City on Way to Conference Meeting. BY ROSCOB FAWCETT. If an opportunity is given to Port land football enthusiasts to see the University of Oregon eleven in action next Fall, it likely will be in the game against the Oregon Aggies for too state title. That's the way it dopes up on the eve of the annual conference col lege meeting at Puiiman. A R. Tiffany, graduate manager at Oregon, and Dr. E. J. Stewart, athletic director at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, were in Portland last night en route to the Washington State College town. 'Sentiment at Eugena seems to favor the Oregon-Washington game as campus affair next Fall," explained Manager Tiffany. "I feci the same way. If either of the two big games the Washington and Aggie battles is to be played outside of Eugene, it ought to be the Aggie game. Portland prefers that state championship clash to the Wash ington game. Of course, we may play all three home games, including the one with Idaho, at Eugene. 1 don t know den nitely. But if any one of the three li to be played off the campus. I think it ought to be the Aggie game, so as to satisfy the wishes of the alumni and Portland fans." Oregon will play Whitman at Walla Walla, and Washington State at Full man. Mr. Tiffany believes that the 1915 conference track meet will go to Cor vallis. Portland entertained the ath letes in 1912, Walla Walla in 1913 and Pullman last Spring. The Oregon representative does not see the wisdom of welcoming either Gonzaga or Willamette into the "inner guard" this year. The numbering system may be recom mended for all footba'l gamrfs in 1915. Three of the six Northwest confer ence colleges have chosen their football captains for next Fall, and the back- neld shows the usual percentage. Ore gon's 1915 leader Is Anson Cornell, quarterback; Brewer Billie, halfback. Is the Oregon Agricultural College leader, and Asa Clarke, center. Is Washington State's choice. In Montana it looks as if the Agri cultural College and the State Univer sity are to be consolidated, and if the deal goes through Montana ought to be able to shove corking teams in the neid hereafter. Last Fall Montana put forth Hercu lean efforts to have a good eleven and it gave a good account of Itself, de feating Washington State 10-0, tying with Idaho 0-0, and drubbing its annual rival, Gonzaga, roundly. Montana s team was looked upon with suspicion, however, because it grabbed a lot of material that could not pass scholastic requirements at several of the Northwest Conference schools. An educated toe is a mighty valuable financial asset. Charles Brlckley graduates from Harvard this year and he has been offered $2500 to coach the Ames football team at Ames, la.. In 1915. Speaking of Brlckley, a proud Boston father has Just named a recent arrival after the famous drop-klcker. When the Rugby football letters were passed around at Leland Stanford, honor initials and a sweater were ac corded to Lincoln Beachey. The nature of the service performed is not clear, but possibly Beachey was on the re connoltering staff. www Speaking of high school records, Everett. Wash., has reason to feel proud of the teams put out by Coach Bagshaw. Everett has not been de feated in four years except by the Uni versity of Washington, which licked Everett 26-0. Its total score record Is 1238 points against 91. Everett has five graduates playing big league ball at Montana, at Minnesota and a Pullman. A New York writer has named Charles' Webb Murphy, of the Chicago Cubs, on his All -American team. Four' teen times in the past year was Mur phy thrown for a big loss, only to bob up for a tidy gain with more stock in his possession. Among other matters recommended for attention by President Zednlck when the Northwest Conference moguls meet at Pullman today la that of legis lating against the "importation of ringers," referring, of course, to the cases of Messrs. Cornwall and Cawley. of Oregon. Cornwall played for two years at Washington and Jefferson and should not have been used by Oregon, but Coach Bezdek disclaims all intent to evade the rules. Neither he nor Man ager Tiffany could get any dope on him. Furthermore, neither of the boys was "imported" by Oregon. Cornwall and Cawley graduated from the same high school in Pennsylvania and were em ployed in a lumber camp near Seattle last Summer when Induced by a Eu gene student to enter at Eugene. Caw ley never had played college ball and was eligible, but did not make the team. Morningstar Beats Yamada. BALTIMORE, Dec 3. Ora Morning star defeated Koji Yamada 300 to 123 in their second game of the Billiard ICE HOCKEY Opening Game -Pacific Coast Hockey League PORTLAND vs. VANCOUVER, B. C. 'Professional Clubs Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 8:30 P. M. RESERVED SEATS $1 BOX SEATS $1.50 Seats Now on Sale at Ice Hippodrome 21st and Marshall And at Si Rich's, N. E. corner 6th and Washington. Music by Hippodrome Band. Players' League matches here this afternoon. Average and high runs: Morningstar 30; 87. Yamada 13 6-9; 67. SPORTSMEN TO EAT DUCKS Remark, Thought Jest, Will Supply Meal at Gun Club Shoot. When Dick Carlon and Henry W. Metzger made the remark that they would furnish the ducks for the dinner to be given to the visiting delegates to the Oregon Sportsmen's League next Monday night, few took it seriously, but since then, the two popular Dim- rods have been working with a will. Ninety ducks were brought to the of fice of William F. Finley yesterday by Dick Carlon, Henry W. Metzger, James Honeyman. and J. Wesley Ladd and Deputy District Game Warden Frank Ervln expects more than 250 migratory birds before Sunday night. Ail the birds were officially stamped, tagged and put on ice for the coming dinner. The Fish and Game Commission is co-operating with the hunters in an at tempt to make every thing a decided success, and yet see that no laws are broken. Most of the hunting Is being done on Deer Island, but reports com ing from other reserves show that there is little need for worry as to the scarcity of birds for the banquet. Next Sunday will be the big day at the Portland Gun Club grounds at which the joint fly casting and bait casting tournaments will, be held In connection with the weekly shoot of the gun club. Shooting will start promptly at 9 o'clock and more than 300 are expected to be out. ADDED BOUT IS LIKELY MEAGHER MAY MEET UNDERWOOD AT SMOKER TONIGHT. Referee and Timekeeper for Western Club Events Chosen and Advnnee Sale of Seats la Heavy H. Meagher, the eccentxio Vancouver boxer, probably will meet. Underwood of the Multnomah Club, tonight at the smoker to be given by the Western Club in its clubroom at Fourth and Yamhill streets. The referee and timekeeper for the eight events were chosen yesterday. Jack Helser will officiate in the ring and Gecrge Parker will hold the watch, A unique plan will be tried by the club, The judges will be chosen from a num ber of competent authorities at the ringside. As each name is mentioned the applause of the crowd. will be count ed In lieu of votes. There has been a heavy advance sail of tickets following the orders issued to the club officials by the police to al low only 350 people in the hall. The bouts will be staged in the following order, beginning promply at 8:30: 90 pounds S. Gordon, Western, vs. "Scotty" Cohen, Newsboys. . 120 pounds Taylor, Hawthorne, vs. Fredericks, unattached. 150 pounds Parslow, Multnomah, vs. Sullivan, unattached. 135 pounds Moscow. Western, vs. Courtney, Mohawk. 105 rounds A. Gordon. Western, vs. Bioomoerg, MonawK. 118 pounds Hill, unattached. vs. Mascott, Multnomah. 140 pounds Hyberg, unattached, vs. Hansen, Armory. 120 pounds Meagher. Washington. vs. unoerwood. Multnomah. ANGELS MAY LET DILLON OUT Tom Stephens Intimates Change and Does Xot Count on Old Manager, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3 (Special.) That Frank Dillon will not be re tained by the new owner of the Angels as a manager, a position he has held for many years, was the intimation given tonight by Tom Stephens, who now holds the controlling interest in the club. Thomas J. Darmody, the new president of the Los Angeles club, departed for the south tonight and Stephens will follow on Sunday. The pair will talk over the affairs of their new holdings on Monday and a decision will be reached as to the man who will succeed Dillon. "We will decide on a playing man ager as eraly as possible," declared Stephens. "Maybe Henry Berry wants Dillon to come here to take charge of the Seals." - Those who pretend to know say it is evident Dillon is not being counted on by his new bosses, who are trying to place him in San Francisco as Del How ard s successor. HOME DATES DEMANDED SEATTLE ELEVEN MUST GO EAST OF MOUNTAINS,' SAY OTHERS. Washington State College and Idah Are Pledged to Support Each Other for Exchanges SPOKANE, Wash, Dec 3. (Special.) Washington State College and the University of Idaho have pledged them' selves to support one another to the bitter end In a stand to force the Unl versity of Washington to play Wash Ington State and Idaho on a two-year contract calling for an exchange of home dates. Manager John R. Bender, of Washington State College, and Man ager Clarence Favre, of the University of Idaho, who arrived here tonight in advance of the regular conference meeting, made this announcement jointly. "By our agreement," said Bender, "the University of Washington can have Idaho for a Seattle date in 1915, bu must come to the east side of the moun tains to play Washington State in 1915, It can have Washington State in Seat tie In 1916, but must come to the east side of the mountains to play Idaho in 1916. Idaho and Washington State stand pledged to stick with each other in this demand." Among the more Important measures to come before the conference will be the application of Gonzaga University, which probably will come up tomorrow Fish Market Men Arrested. Jake Poll car and Jake Halfar. pro prietors of a market at 275 Yamhill field &P F21S Corner Sixth and Washington Sacrifice Sale Soils, Overcoats and oalma.ca.ans If you want unquestionable price reductions you must come and see that our sale is a genuine, bone fide one. No price tags have been removed or changed. Our clothes never sold for less than $20 nor more than $30. We are giving one-fourth off these established prices. NOTE THESE GENUINE CUT PRICES $30 Suits S22.50 $25 Suits S18.75 $20 Suits $15.00 $30 Overcoats. . .$22.50 $25 Overcoats . . . $18.75 $20 Overcoats . . . $15.00 $30 Balmacaans $22.50 $25 Balmacaans $18.75 $20 Balmacaans $15.00 $10.00 Bath Robes $7.50 $9,00 Bath Robes $6.35 $7.50 Bath Robes $5.45 $6.50 Bath Robes $4.15 $5.00 Bath Robes $3.75 $30 Blue Serge Suits. . .$24.00 $25 Blue Serge Suits. . .$20.00 $20 Blue Serge Suits. . .$16.00 Our Service Like Our Clothes The Best street, were arrested yesterday by Deputy Game Warden Frank Ervin on a charge of selling- salmon without a state license. They will have a hear ing before Judge Bell Monday. WHITMAN FOOTBALL SETS $2 72 Report on Receipts of $2523.55 Made at Student Meeting. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla, Wash.. Dec 3. (Special.) At a meet Ins of the associated students. General Manager of Athletics Harold Lyman reported a financial sain of L'7Z.13 for the carrying of football at Whitman this Fall. Ttls he stated would have been much larger had It not been for the fact that the Gonzaga-Wlllamette contest, which QOSr 1Q cents Quality Not Premium 3C WHENEVER yo feel called upon t' criticize th Ad- ministration or tn iei low next door, imagine, he's settin' right in front 01 yo' a-iooKin' into yo're eyes. Then light a pipe o vnXrV&l an' In making; "VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking: Tobacco, its manufacturers try to feel that the eyes of the smoking: public are upon them. They buy only Kentucky's Burley de Luxe, give it a 2 years' aged-in-the-wood smoothness, and sell a tin for 10c. LI EL 3C 3C 3C orges was played In Spokane on the same day that Whitman met Washington State College In that city, drew a large crowd, from the conference same. The total receipts for the season were $2525.55, while the total disbursements were $2253.42. showing: a gain of 1272.13. A windmill In England furnishes electrlo light for a church and rectory and power to blow a eurch pipe orfran. 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