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THE MOBNB'a OREGONIAXi irOM)AT, DECEMBER 14. 1914." CATCHER BREilEGAN 1SS0LDTOSPOKANE THE CAMERA WAS ON THE JOB WHEN THE BTCEEDIES SOLD BRENEGAN TO ' SPOKANE. FEDS GOOD AND BAD v Black Diamond Grant land ' Rice Declares League Forces Reforms. riquets President Farr, of Club in V- Northwestern League, Puts Through Deal Here. EVIL ALSO LAID TO BODY B WORKING AGREEMENT MADE Conference Held With Xlck Williams .Concerning' Managership or Team, : bnt Terms Xot Fixed Coval .' eskie May Be Beaver. BT KOSCOE FATV'CBTT. r . i ii 1 1 1 Liiu auluiiu cheeked president of the Spokane ball club, wafted Into Portland yesterday and when he wafted out just as myste riously last night for Seattle the Spo kane Indians were one statuesque catcher to the good. Farr closed a deal with Portland s Coast club for the outright purchase of big Sam Brenegan. erstwhile Pittsburg youngster. Brenegan is wintering in Wisconsin. The purchase doubtless . means the release of the veteran Danny 6hea. Danny Is a free agent, but has been figured as a member of the 1915 team. The visiting mogul refused to name positively the manager of the Spokane club to succeed Mike Lynch, but it Is practically certain to be Nick Williams. Terms Are Discussed. Nick's name has been linked with the Sob for some time and he and Farr held a consultation yesterday over terms. "1 cannot make any announcement of my plans at this time,"' said Presi dent Farr. "The Northwestern League will hold Its annual meeting Tuesday at Feattle and I won't know anything about the future until then. One thing sure, however, I will oppose strongly any plan to cut the league to four clubs If there is any chance to keep ... . . . 1 . i T It "Nothing has been heard from Joshua Kingham, the Victoria owner. Borne time ago he said that if war conditions there were not too unfavorable, he would not throw up the sponge. The ! Ballard team doubtless will go to Ev erett, with John M. Barnes in charge." Mr. Parr Meets McCredies. During the afternoon Mr. Farr was closeted with Judge and Walter Mc Credie for several hours. When trey emerged Walter admitted that Portland and Spokane would work together this year. "I have sold Brenegan to Spokane and would like to get Pitcher Covaleskie," remarked the Portland Coast manager. "I don't know whether Farr can af ford to let him go or not. Covaleskie wants to graduate and has several chances. "Farr doesn't want to let him go, but may have to do so to protect him self. We have every confidence in Mr. Farr and I think we can do each other a lot of good this year. Spokane to Get Preference. "I intend to give Spokane the pref - erence on any surplus material 1 have - "If Nick Williams goes there, he may - take Eastley and Guignl with him." - ' Brenegan's sale to Spokane does not come as a surprise, because McCredie announced some time ago that Brene gan would be sold to some club. Bren- - egan was loaned to Spokane for one week last Summer and Farr liked his work. Sam Is built like Larry McLean and may develop Into a good receiver. He Is a good hitter and has a strong whip, although troubled with a slight "cock" In getting off his throws. 6POKAXE FANS ARE HOPEFTX a en m Expected to Profit by Work ing Agreement With Beavers. SPOKANE, Wash., Dee. 13. (Special.) The deal for Catcher Brenegan is In line with a number of similar deals be - tween the Spokane Northwestern and Pacific Coast League clubs, and sug gests to fans here that this city will profit by all unavailable Coast League mntitrlnl tmm Wflltpr ATi'i'TiHio that it wishes next year. Last year there was some complaint from other Northwestern League clubs about the working agreement between the Spokane and Portland club owners, but as the McCredies will have no club in the Northwestern League this next year, it is to be presumed there will be no more kicks from , Northwestern League rivals over any deals between Farr and the McCredies. BILLIARDISTS TO MAKE TOUR Clarence Jackson and Henry Solo man Will Play in Portland. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) Clarence Jackson has ended his contract with Clark"? & Bevan and will leave for a tour of the Coast cities, playing exhibition three-cushion games with Henry Solomon, former Pa cific Coast three-cushion champion. In a recent match in Spokane Jackson defeated Solomon 150 to 142. The men have dates to appear at Parker's, in Portland, and expect to take in" Seattle. Tacoma and San Fran cisco In their tour. In Seattle they hope to get a'chance at Charles Sibley, the Northwest three-cushion cham pion. At he conclusion of the Coast tour Jackson wll go to Detroit. Mich., to take the instructorship in a new es tablishment operated by Houston & Sweeney. Jackson litis played some remark able billiards in Spokane, averaging about 14 in a 450 to 900 handicap match In which he lost to Garth Rice. When in Spokane playing Melbourne Inman. Willie Hoppe refused to play Jackson two to one and paid the Spo . ltane man a fine compliment. ErOMMTT BURXS HURT OX TRA1X Hx-IIeavyweiglit Champion's Arm and Side Wrenched in Fall. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Dec. 13. Tommy XSurns. ex-heavyweight champion pugil ist, was severely injured today by a ' fall in a Pullman car near Casper, "Wyo. Burns stumbled and his left arm end his side were severely wrenched. It Is thought be will be confined in the hospital severftt days. Ban on vSkater McLean Lifted. CHICAGO'. Dec 13 Officials of the "Western Skating Association today overruled the decision of the Interna tional Skating Association, which last Saturday declared Robert G. -McLean, of this city, holder of several National championships, a professional. Today's action will permit McLean to partici pate In the Western championship vents here January 17 to 24. Fire losses ana the expense of fire pre vention cost the 1'nlted estates more each -year than the total value of Its produc tion of sold, silver, copper and petroleum. t - - . ki !: $ ,, - , - S " - i -1. 1,1 Left 1o Right Walter McCredie, Manager Portland Beaversi V. C. Farr. Presi dent Spokane Clnb; W. W. McCredie, President Beavers Insert, Kick Will iams, Probable 1915 Manager of Spokane Indians. BOUTS LOSE FAVOR Sentiment Against No-Deci sion Matches Growing. CLEVELAND HAS REMEDY Plan of Submitting Contests to Box ing Commission and to People Tried Successfully Fan Suggests Stern Rule. Sentiment against no-declslon bouts is fast gathering into a storm of pro test calculated to be strong enough to wipe out the boxing game from New York and other states. Originally the no-decision plan was fostered with the idea of preserving the sport. It now appears J.O be slowly but surely putting the rollers under tne fistic game by crowding out public Interest. It is argued that In the future the necessity for decieions will be felt even more acutely. Titles are apt to remain in possession of the present holders until they take It upon themselves to retire. And once a title Is allowed to lapse It takes years to resurrect it. Witness the vacant middle and welter weight thrones. In fact with no de cisions it will be almost Impossible to pin a label on a boxer fast enough to make it stick. Cleveland Has Remedy. Every day a cry is heard about the falling off or interest In the game due to one-sided matches. There are rem edies for defects in the fistic game, fight fans say, if, the powers In the boxing world would adopt them. In Cleveland every matjph proposed must be submitted first to the boxing commission, and then to the public, if the commission puts the stamp of ap proval on the affair. This plan is re ported a the best tried. One boxing authority said: "The plain, unvarnished truth about boxing is that It's a shaky sport, a game that's only tolerated. Its pro tagonists are regarded with doubt and suspicion, and Its yearly course is full of snarls and scandals, and why? Be cause boxing has no centralization, no control. They call the national com mission and the forces of organized baseball a trust but if there wasn't such a trust baseball might today be where boxing ia. and where baseball was 40 years ago. To make a. sport legal, popular, trustworthy, there must be a central force, a governing power. Xeed of Iron Hand Seen. "Today many foung fighters take as sumed names, because their parents would object to ' their fighting, or to their use of the family name. In 1S74 ball players took assumed -names for exactly the same reasons. Today ball SIDELIGHTS ' By Roscoe H ERE Is positive proof that fame Is fleeting. "Who is that man?" asked an -old-time baseball writer at the National League meeting In New York recently. - "John McGraw." replied the fellow next to him. . The hockey player always has a good alibi for cold feet. Rip Hagerman. erstwhile Portland pitcher, will not play second base for the Philadelphia Athletics next year. We have authority to announce this for Connie Mack. In 61 times at bat .for the Naps last year Rip made one base hit for an average of .016. Rip must have picked up in his batting after leaving Portland. "Everything to be shorter neat sea son" is the fashion edict that has gone forth over tne Nation. Notwithstand ing, Irve Higginbotham will pitch for the Portland Coasters. Charley White's press agents are playing up that patriotic stuff pretty .strongly. White declares he wants to beat Welsh so as to bring the title back to an American. Investigating the rec ord book we find that White's real name is Charley Anchowitz and that he was born in Liverpool, England. A Seattle newspaper says that "Joe Cohen, owner of the Spokane Indians, is dickering with Harry Scharnweber. the Vancouver shortstop, to take charge of the Spokane team next year. The composing room must have rail roaded in a hunk of last year s type. Cohn is a traveling man now and hasn't been connected with baseball in Spokane for nearly two years. The world Is progressing. A few years ago "Mr. Busher" was a much- paged individual in hotel lobbies, but that joke finally went stale and has been practiced of late only In bush league circles. The other day at the National League meeting at New York an industrious bellhop went the rounds looking for "Mr. Federal" a futile search. There wasn't an opposition scout in sight. Jack Curley insists that the Johnson WillarS fight next March will be han dled In a thoroughly sportsmanlike manner. Let's see, it was Curley who promoted the Gotch-Hackenschmrdt i wrestling match In Chicago, wasn't it? players need not blush to wear their home cognomens; baseball Is an hon ored and highly regarded occupation; families take pride In their ball-playing sons, and the professional la welcomed anywhere by everybody. All because centralized and governing control made the sport honest, and then made it attractive. "Boxing can become respected when It follows the same track. "When boxing places itself under an iron hand, and accepts the tyranny of that hand without a murmur, so long as the tyrant runs things straight and clean, then the game will flourish like a green bay tree, and will be properly respected in all sections." Since Leach Cross saw Freddie Welsh lose to Young Shugrue. he has been worrying because New York promoters have been overlooking his claims for consideration. Ho still laments the fact that he was not in Shugrue's place that- eventful night. He also recalls for the benefit of Easterners that the climate affected him out here on the Coast lh his battle with Freddie. Young Shugrue's fistic "rep" does not glitter despite the walloping he gave the English titleholder. Shugrue's re cent trip to the Antipodes was cool al most to the point of frost. Here Is his 1914 record: January 5 Willie Beecher; no decision; Troy: 10 rounds. January 23 Johnny Dundee; no decision; New York:; lo rounds. January 27 Owen Moran; won; New York; seven rounds. February 10 Johnny Dundee; no decision; Waterbury; 12 rounds. -, July 11 Mllburn Saylor; won; Sydney; 20 rounds. August 5 Mllburn Saylor; lost; Sydney; 20 rounds. August 22 Kid Lewis; lost; Sydney; 20 rounds. September 12 Fred Kay; lost; Sydney; 20 rounds. October 10 Herb McCoy; won;. Sydney: 20 rounds. November 17 Walter Mohr; no decision; New York; lo rounds. December 2 Freddy Welsh; no decision; New York; 10 rounds. Baseball Brevities. . Charley Magnus, a semi-pro second sacker of Cincinnati, has been grabbed by the White Sox. - The Central League has announced Its intention of using the single um pire system next year as a measure of economy Charley Wagner, of the Red Sox, will pass a few weeks at a hot spring next month trying to take a few kinks out of his arm. Edmund Lamy, the former skating champion, played ball with the London club of the Canadian League last sea son. Little Rock no longer will be a farm for the St- Louis Browns, according to reports. Hereafter the Cardinals will unload their surplus on the Arkansas capital. It is said that the Montreal club, of the International League, has not made a dollar since 1905. The Chicago Feds will train at Shreveport again this season, according to Owner Weeghman. Dan Howley has signed Perry Wer den to train his Montreal tossers next season. Werden trained Indianapolis In 1908 when Howley was a member of the club. AND SATIRE Fawcctt. Probably, then, the Johnson-Wlllard match will be a sportsmanlike affair, but it is hardly likely that it will reach the dizzy heights attained by its pred ecessor of the mat. It would be -Impossible to pull off two such artistic triumphs in the short .space of three or four seasons. m e George Chip may never win the mid dleweight championship, but he'll get our vote If he ever protrudes close enough to the roof to make it a matter of preference. Chip Is the only fighter' in recent years to accept defeat with out forking up some alibi. When Chip walked Into Al McCoy's punch he took the count gracefully and never whim pered afterwards. When McCoy re fused to meet him again be still re mained silent. Later, when Clabby out pointed him. Chip said: "Clabby Is the best middleweight in the world. He can have the title for all of me." Too bad Chip is not the champion. He's the sort of boxer the fans would like to see up there. George Stallings is beginning to worry over the 1915 National League race. He says that New York has been strengthened materially. "How so?" somebody asked the Boston Miracle Man. "Rube Marquard has jumped to the Federals," replied George. The Portland Indoor Bkl Club will hold its annual meeting and election of officers Wednesday evening at the Multnomah Club. A. D. Wakeman is president. The club likely will enjoy its annual outing at Mount Hood Lodge, on the north slope of Mount Hood. Old golf friends were parted by the rebellion in South Africa. General De Wet, the Boer leader who was cap tured the other day for taking up arms against Great Britain, was frequently an opponent of General Botha on the links. The two played frequently at the Pretoria Country Club. Botha, as Premier of South Africa. remain;c loyal to Great Britain and it fell te him to bring about the downfall of his old friend of the masbie and niblick. The rarest thing on earth Is a pho tograph of Annette Kellerman showing only the head, but to Winn Noyes, Spo kane pitcher, belongs second rank.' F. C Farr, Spokane owner, was in Port land yesterday and he said that Noyes had signed his 1915 contract calling for a cut in wages without so much as a whimper. . NAMING. CHIEF IS TASK WHO WILL HEAD NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE IS QUESTION. Victor Zednlck, Tommy Ivers and Bobby Blenett Possibilities Everett Al most Sore to Get Team. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 13. (Special.) President Hughes, of the Northwestern Baseball League, expects harmony at the annual meeting Tuesday. John S. Barnes & Co. will represent Everett and it is considered as almost settled that the Ballard franchise will be sought and received. It Is largely guesswork as to who will succeed Mr. Hughes as president of the league. The directors hoped he would agree to continue in office, but he has declined and the task of select' ing a successor must be taken up. Nothing has reached headquarters to indicate that the directors, individually or collectively, have expressed any preference. The names of Victor Zed- nick, Tommy Ivers and Bobby Blewett have been mentioned in connection with the office. Zednick has shown executive ability in college athletics. He Is a member of the state Legislature. Ivers has the reputation of making one of the best exalted rulers that ever held office in the local lodge of Elks. Blewett is a former ballplayer , and a Seattle attorney. Two Clubs Want Merkle. NEW YORK; Dec. 13. (Special.) If jucuraw shows any inclination to let go of Fred Merkle it is believed that two clubs will bid for him. The Phillies need a first baseman, as Fred Luderus is about through. Luderus was trou bled with a bad leg last season and may never play regularly again. It is believed that the Pittsburg club is also casting sheep's eyes at Merkle, now that Konetchy has gone over to tne 2 ederals. Sutton Defeats Bemarest. SAGINAW, Mich., Dec. 13. George Sutton defeated Calvin Demarest, 800 to 296 In a champion Billiard Players' League match here last night. Aver ages and high runs: Sutton, 84, 37, 48. Demarest. 88. 36. 60. Amateur Athletics COACH SKENE'S Portland Academy Cubs, an 80-pound basketball team, has -won Its first, two starts this year. By the score of 10 to 6 the Cubs triumphed over the Y. M. C. A. Crusad ers. and the second contest went 12 to 2 in favor of the Portland Academy- ites against the Y. M. C A. Acorns. Hawkins, Henny and Jones were the stars in each contest. Only one more match need be played before the Port land Academy Cubs will be the 80 pound champions of the city. m Lincoln High School basketball team had little trouble in defeating the Gresham High School team 42 to 8 at Gresham Friday night. Captain Lil lard scored ten points and his team mate, Caesar, registered 15. Coach Borleske, of the locals, is handicapped by lacking a center. Knudson, star baseball player, who was trying out for the center position, sprained his ankle and is out of the game for the time being. Fernald Cornwall, And the Clerln brothers are showing up the best at present. Following are the players who accompanied Coacn Borleske and Manacer Steele: Captain Hard. SchildKhecht, Caesar. Mc Allister. Hugh and Gus Clerin. The Multnomah ' Club gymnasium will be the scene of the Lincoln High Stiletto game next Thursday evening. Play will begin at 8 o clock. s e For games with the Archer & Wig gins Weonas basketball team call Man ager Critchlow at Marshall 1357. or write him at 726 Chamber of Commerce building. Out-of-town matches are wanted for Saturday nights. m m w "Spud" Darling has announced that he will try out for the Weonas at the center position. "Spud" has been on the Multnomah Club team since leav ing Washington High School two sea' sons ago. The Neighborhood House Boosters are claiming the 90-pound championship of the city In football. They would like to hear from the Portland Midgets or the Rose City Park Midgets for games. Call Archie at Main 437 after 6:30 o'clock at night. V The Knights of St. David defeated the Pawnee Club on the Y. M. C. A. floor Saturday by the score of 12 to 7. Captain Agnew and Barratta fea tured for the Knights, with Lake show ing up well for the club quintet. see The Multnomah Club soccer team was shut out 2 to 0 by the Archer & Wiggins Weonas Saturday on Mult nomah Field In the third contest of the Portland Soccer Football Association. Johnnie Murphy scored the first goal on a penalty In the opening half and it was not until five minutes before the end of the contest that Sammy Duncan shot the second and last point of the day. Manager Rankin, of the Thistles, refereed the match. The stars for Multnomah were Leon ard, George Nixon and MacKenzie. while Sam Duncan, J. Murphy and "Scotty" Duncan featured for the We onas. , Poor Baseball Played Blamed TJpon Scwcomer Which Shattered Dis cipline Progress Next Year and Later Predicted. BT GRANTLAND RICE. NEW YORK, Dec 6. (Special.) , No sane person or persons could ever advance the argument that the Feds, even with other stars added, are as strong as the National or American Leagues. Equally, no sane persona if there are any left could deny the statement that the Feds have done won derfully well in such short time. They have not only held their feet, contrary to some expert prophesy, but they have kept marchingforward. A year ago at this stage there was no Federal League merely the essence of airy persiflage pointed In that gen eral direction. It was more a mytn than a league. Yet. within less than a year, the new organization has com pleted a full season and has started for another year by signing three of the greatest pitchers in the American League. Fed strength isn t up to National and American League power yet. But we'd hate to have a lot of money bet on some National or American League club lac ing one of the Fed team with Johnson, Caldwell, Plank or Falkenberg in the box. To be exact, we d hate to have 7 cents on the issue; for, in these in-. digo days, 7 cents are 7 cents. The Feds not only failed to fade out. as predicted fore and aft last July, but they are not going to fade out this July: Ban Johnson to tne contrary ana all the rest of it. They are pretty sure to finish another season, and then we will have another scramble for peace, with all factions willing to duck tor cover. By that time the Feds will have lost a good bit more kale than they will get bac in 10 seasons of peace, but as long as they are game enough to stand the punishment there is no especial reason why the publio at large should weep copious tears over the affair. The new league In many ways has accomplished good. It has forced a number of reforms that the two older leagues would never have granted without competition. It has given the Players' Fraternity a big boost and has chopped away much of the arro gance which certain ruling parties in organized baseball carried. In other words, the Feds have furnished tnelr share of harm. They have divided and therefore have lessened general inter est- They have attempted to divide good players into , three leagues when there are not enough good players for two. And they have shattered the dis cipline of the game by offering a place of refuge to such uncontrollable spirits as Caldwell. The presence of the Feds last season was responsible for the poor brand of baseball offered all around the land. Too many players took advantage of the new league to break all rules and forego strict training and maintained effort Unfortunately, not too many: ballplayers are blessed with the ordl-1 nary sense and intelligence needed to look ahead. The feet that some move might hurt the game next year would have no bearing on any aoxion they might take for the present. They are not the most loyal people In the world to the interests of their own profession. There is probably no other profession that carries as much un adulterated selfishness. 'There are ex ceptions to this rule, but not as many as there should be. The ballplayer, in the . main. Isn't looking out for his game, but for himself. The same is true of the average magnate. And the fan, with his "take-him-out" slogan when even a star pitcher is being knocked from the box, is certainly not to be offered as any high example of complete altruism and unfailing loyalty. - SALE OP YANKEES 1"M DOUBT Ban Johnson Leaves New York Without Making Announcement. NEW YORK. Dec- 13. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, left New York today for Chicago without announcing whether or not the deal whereby the New York club in his league was expected to be sold would be closed. Mr. Johnson said he would not stop at French Lick Springs, where Colonel Jacob Ruppert, the prospective pur chaser of the club, is staying tem porarily. STALXIXCS HAS 5-YEATt JOB Manager of Boston Braves Signs New Contract, Is Announcement. BOSTON. Dee. IS. George T. Stall ings, who led the Boston Nationals to the championship of the two older major leagues this Fall, will continue as manager of the club for at least five years, according to word received here today. He has signed a contract extending four -years beyond the coming season, when his previous agreement will ex pire. CARDINALS RETAIN MANAGER Schuyler P. Britton Announces Hug gins Has Signed Contract. ct tsyttts nep 13. Manaeer James Huggins. of the St. Louis Nationals, has signed a contract to continue in that capacity during the 1915 and 1916 seasons. This announcement was made here tonight by . Schuyler P. Britton, presi dent of the club, upon his return from New York, where he attended the an nual meeting of the National Baseball League. . Entries Not to Be Named Today. Entries who will represent the Winged M. Club at the interclub meet to be held in Spokane with the Spokane Athletic Club, January 8, will not be -l m ii .1 tmt.v Fmnli H&rnmr. chair man of the Multnomah Club boxing and wrestling committee, is waiting to re ceive the list of Spokane entries before he makes up tne local list. Dartmouth Retains Coach. BOSTON. Dec 13. Frank Kavanaugh. of Worcester, coach of the Dartmouth football team for several years, has been re-engaged for next season by athletic council, it was announced last night. He will receive an increase in salary. Perfect Bowling Score Made. TERRE HAUTE. Ind- Dec 13. In a match game here last night. Merle Rlppel rolled a perfect bowling score and set what is said to be a worlds' record for three games. His scores were: 300, 279. 29. Total, S58. ' The Best FUEL on Earth v To thqe who want the best Lump Coal on the market, we will make the following extremely low prices: Best Newcastle Lump S6.00 per ton Japanese Lump S6.50. per ton Clear Creek Utah Egg 87. 50 per ton . Lancashire. English S7.50 per ton South Prairie Lump S7.50 per ton - Bock'Springs . : SS.OO per ton For steam or hot-water plants we have the GENUINE CAR DIFF WELSH STEAM COAL, which we offer at $6 per ton. The Above Prices at the Coal Bunkers- Cartage to Be A. dded Pacific Coast Coal Co. 249 Washington St., Between Second and Third. Phones Main 229, A 2293. 1L 1Z It "IT 7E never fully appreciate a V peaceful home till th' neighbors next door or over th' way get t' f ightin'. Jest now "My Country 'Tis of Thee" hez a land of a "Home Sweet Home", sound to it. Peace and Good-will arc at a low price now, bnt 10 cents buys a tin of VELVET, The Smoothest Smoking Tobacco, that makes men friendly and homes happy. mam 2C BENEFIT GAME IS NEAR POL1CBMEX AND FIREMEN MEET AT HIPPODROME TOMORROW. Botb Team Promise Real Exhibitions of Hockey AH Sorts of Novel Stunts to Be Pulled Off. The firemen's and policemen's hockey teams will clash tomorrow night at the "Hippodrome in a same for the ben efit of the police band. The game will start at 7:45 o'clock, which will enable those who desire to skate to enjoy a session after the contest. "While we may not be the most skil ful players In the world." said Sergeant Wells, manager of the police squad, yesterday, "we will endeavor to give an exhibition of the game of hockey as it should he played." All sorts of novel stunts are being planned for the evening. , The police band will be on the Job In full force and every available patrolman will be on hand in full dress to assist In the cere monies. Officers in uniform will take the place of the Instructors for the evening and those who cannot skate will be "pinched" and sentenced to get out on the floor and try. Battalion Chief Stevens Is managing the fire-fighters" team and Bays his boys will do "the hook and ladder" around the patrolmen. The lineups will be as follows: Police. Position. " Firemen. Wendorf C... H. Barks Wells BO Denial Evans ........... ..LD Parmenter Royal R C. J"eteron J. MurphJ L,W Garvin Bailes H. W Treose Smith O Stevens FOOTBALL FAVORED IX SOUTH Five los Angeles Schools "lo Play Afiierlcan Game and Three Rugby. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 13. (Special.) Each city high school will' decide for Itself whether it will play Rugby or American football next Fall. The prin cipals and .' vice-principals recently adopted a resolution to that effect. Los Angeles High 'School will play American football. - Coach Feather stone will get his squad out for prac tice shortly after the holidays. Hollywood High School students al ready are practicing the American game. Gardena High School and Wilming ton High School will follow in the lead of Los Angeles and Hollywood. San Pedro played the American game this Fall and will continue to play it. Manual is the stronghold of Rugby and will stand by that game. Poly is also In favor of Rugby, al though there is a strong faction among the students that favors the American game. Principal Kinney and the students of Lincoln are Rugby enthusiasts. It is their game. EAST PORTLAXD TEAM WIXS Columbia Park Defeat Causes Tie for Independent Gridiron Title. The East Portland football squad de feated the Columbia Park eleven yes terday, 18 to 6. The result of the game leaves the two teams tied for the 1914 independent championship of the city. Clark. Bordman and Stemler starred for the East Siders, while Murphy and Dooley played a bang-up game for the losers. The lineups: Columbia P. Bast port. , Hudson C Bahle- Miller .....RG Patterson CuTy- ...RT.... Currans Mac Leod Wilhart . Tost Wicktaam Dooley . . . . Otteron ......ii. f. .......... jjoraman .....L.G. ........ - Alurphy .... .Lt T .......... .. fowler X. E Clark ......Q... Edwards l.LH Teed Horton .R H Stemler Murphy -F. Meyer Albany Basketball Games Set. ALBANY. 'Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) To determine the basketball champion- a IE ship of the Albany High School a series of interclass games will be played, be ginning next week. The freshmen and! sophomores will play Tuesday evening and the juniors and seniors Friday evening. The winners of each game will meet later for the championship. The games also will figure In the selec tion of a high school team for inter scholastic games. ALBANY BOWLING RACE CLOSE Pacific Telephone Team Leads League; 3 Tied for Second Place. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) In a remarkably close race in Albany's City Bowling League, the Pacific Tele phone & Telegraph Company's team is leading with three other teams tied for second place only a few points be hind the leaders. The contest Is so keen that the positions In the order of standing shift almost daily. The standing of the teams is as fol lows: Team. P. W. L. Pet. Pacific Tel. Co 18 11 1 .611 Ha user Bros, 18 10 8 .655 Sternbergs 18 10 8 .555 Rexalls 18 10 8 .053 Leaders 18 8 10 .444 Golden Rule IS 4 1 .2T7 NEGROES TO MAKE APPEAL Sunday Forum Names Body to Draft Message as Resultof J. ncliin. That the people of the United States be less hasty in judging the colored race will be the nature of an appeal to be formulated by local negroes, ac cording to the Sunday Forum, held yesterday in the Mount Olivet Baptist Church, North Broadway and Everett street. The decision Is the direct re sult of the lynching of Watkins Lewis, a negro, at Slyvester, La., last Sat urday. McCants Stewart, a negro attorney in the Abington building, was ap pointed chairman of a committee to draw tip the appeal against lynchings. The tone of the meeting was decidedly bitter. Speakers denounced President Wil son on the ground that he had over looked the negro race in his message to Congress. They predicted that it would prove useless for the negroes to look to him for justice. Among the prominent negroes pres ent were. Joseph "Miller, president of the Forum; Robert Merrlman, Rev. William Allen Majett. pastor of the Mount Olivet Church, and Rev. J. Logan Craw, pastor of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church. POLICEMAN HEARS SECRET Alleged Soldier Refugee Arrested When He Tells of "Escape. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 13. (Special. If Nelson Hazeltine. 20 years old, had not met an old acquaintance shortly after his arrival at the King-street sta tion yesterday morning, he still would be at liberty Instead of languishing in a cell in the City Jail, on a charge of being a fugitive from the guardhouse at the Presidio, San Francisco.. When Hazeltine clasped the hand of his friend the latter anxiously Inquired abouf his method of escape. Hazeltine confided the information to him in a low voice. Patrolman 8"., H. Thomas, however, was standing immediately be hind Hazeltine. with his sense of hear ing working acutely in the crisp air, and he quickly put the hand of the law on the'latter's shoulder. "So long, pal," said Hazeltine to his friend. "I guess It is the skldB for me." ICE SKATING AT THH , HIPPODROME Twentieth aid Marshall. Daily, 10 A. M.. 1 P. M 8 P. M. - FREE INSTRUCTION. UNION BAND, 0