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Tire MORXTXG OEEGOXIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER ' 21. 1914. 8 BUDDY RYAN WILL BE LOST BY TRADE 'McCredie's Beaver Aggrega tion Due for Most Com plete Shakeup. INFIELD IS ENTIRELY NEW Bobby Davis, Utility Man, Sole Sur vivor of Numerous Changes. Xew Catcher, Pitchers and Outfielder Are Needed. ' BY ROSCOB FAWCETT. Buddy Ryan will not bo a member of the Portland Coast wague cnam ions next year. Walt McCredle has issued no specific bulletins, but ti bo. In official circles it is said au thoritatively that Big Mac has en gineered a trade for his erstwhile famous slugger and that same is fast nearinsr consummation. If this information proves true it will round out one of the most complete ehakeups ever ' given the Portland champs. Manager Mac nourishes a pet theory ; that ball fans like vaudeville patrons prefer to see new faces on the team from time to time. True to his be liefs Mac has already bulletined eight f his championship regulars for newer oastures. and. if Ryan is Included in the party, the shakeup will Include nine and possibly ten. Talk about Connie Mack scrambling his four-time champions. Connie's not in it with Walt McCredie. Walt has been makine chop suey out of his j champions every Winter. He has made more changes within the past four years than all the other Coast man agers together, and has won three pen ' nants in four years. Getting back to the 1914 Winter shuffle, here's the list of those who will not be back next Spring: Catcher Yantz, traded to "Venice for itcher Smith. Catcher Branegan, sold to Spokane. Itcher Evans, to be traded. fitcher West, to be traded or sold. lirst Baseman Derrick, to be traded. hcond Baseman Rodgers, Sold to .eland. Iiortstop Bancroft, sold to Philadel- Natlonals. third Baseman Korea, drafted, by iv York Giants. f utfielder Ryan, to be traded. iiJitcher Eastley and one or two hier subordinates will also do ticK- led, but the above marks the mor ality among the regular members of ie 1914 pennant winners. In other words, McCredle will have o develop an entirely new xnneia Hobby Davis, utility man, is the sole survivor and he will have to add a new catcher, a -pitcher or two and at least one outfielder. Beat that if you can, Mister Cor nelius McGiUicuddy. . No more, will Roy Hitt, alias Hippo, Venice southpaw slab artist, list to the circean charms of Federal League tempters. A few days ago Roy was muttering " that Venice had never done anything for Mm and that he had a good notion to accept Stovall'a offer with the Kan sas City Feds. Happy Hogan Immediately Jumped a ' rattler bound for the red-hot Imperial Valley and mollified the fat veteran's peeve with a new contract. At least Hap must have pacified said peeve, lor Hitt has changed his tune. "Hogan is surely one prince," rhap sodized Prince Hippo, after their dis cussion about next year's ducats. "He " is one of the best managers In the business, and he looks after' his men. Said Mr. Hogan in return: "Hitt is one fine fellow. He is one of the greatest pitchers in the country, end is loyal to his club." So tranquility reigns over the mutual admiration trenches once again, and Southpaw Hitt will be back among us in 1915. AH this silence from Los Angeles re garding the status of Manager Dillon has not been without a motive. The d'-iroud is no,w lifted and it reveals that there isn't a chance for the shifting of 3 'el Howard from the Seals. The new owner, Tom Darmody, intends to re tain. Dillon unless he is able to hook ip with some good playing manager. What Darmody wants is a manager &ble to hold a regular position and act in a dual capacity as manager and - flayer. Such an arrangement would hop about $150 to $250 off the monthly " alary roll. and. in these parlous days of war taxes and such, that much inoney isn't to be sniffed at. Darmody admits that he offered the job to Ivan Olson the other day, but he staggered when he learned the sal ary Cincinnati would have to fork over to this modern Croesus. Ivan draws down about as much money as the en tire Los Angeles ball club. Darmody had a deal on with another major league player but it fell through. Frank Dillon isn't the moBt popular fellow around the circuit because of his taciturnity, but he knows baseball find will start next Spring with a real pennant contender. Experimenting with playing mana gers hasn't proved an enjoyable pas- time in Coast League circles the past few years, and, before the season is out, Darmody may be wishing he had retained Dillon another season at least. Bill Fisher, flashy first sacker, may ne back with the Venice Tigers next Spring, vice Babe Borton, who recently maneuvered an Annette Kellerman flop to the St Louis Federals. Bill flashed across the Coast League -' liorizon in 1910 like a meteor and for two months was a popular idol. Then lie began to falter at bat and In two months was a dilapidated image, nrst benched, and then shipped to Tacoma. Bill got so angry one day in Port land during a Tacoma-Colt game that he fired the ball up into the bleachers and hit an Innocent spectator on the " iunny bone. If his fellow-players hadn't escorted him down town in a ' . big van guarded by an array of bats, he would have been mobbed. Anyway, Bill lasted only one season at Tacoma and later he bobbed up at : Louisville and at Denver. Last year at Denver he batted .292 and led every . league In the country In home run ? " 22 circuit swats, to be exact, caromed on" the Fisher bludgeon. w . Fisher was always a wonderful : fielder and Hogan may decide to ex , periment with him, for Bill apparently - has remedied his batting faults. j'aVASHXXOTOX TO FINANCE SUIT - ' Walter Johnson Relieved of Respon- ; sibility in Case Feds Fight. ; COFFEY VILLE, Kan., Dec. 20. The 7 Washington American League Club has t agreed to assume the responsibility in t ' any legal fight that may arise as the T 1 result of the breaking or -waiter John ! ' Bon's Federal League contract. ' This was the assertion made by the ' nltcher upon his arrival here tonight. . when he confirmed the announcement that he had signed a contract with Washington, for a term of three rears. FORMER ALBANY COLLEGE STAB CHOSEN .CAPTAIN OP MULTNOMAH CLUB FOOTBALL ELEVEN FOB 1915. ;g3 fit i - ftp - - Vi sit ' C- '' A. i - ;i w 5 ' - ''- vs & I k i" & X -"- 5 ; . 1 rsxx ,vfS r k y if" CLVDE ("RED") RIPEUT, BIG BOUT WILL DRAW Welsh-McFarland Tussle Ex pected to Be Popular. BUD ANDERSON IN WALLACE Hatch Between Jimmy Clahhy and Mike Gibbons In New Orleans Heralded as Likely to Set tle Middleweight Title. , Although It is conceded that the box ing bout betweten Packy McFarland and Freddie Welsh next month in New York if they do meet will be nothing more than a "get-the-coln" conteit. it will be safe to plunge a few nickels on the tip that they will "get me cnauso. Welsh and McFarland are two boxers whom the public will pay good cash to see scrap, because they have met three times before and have put up simbius good bouts each time. The first meeting was in Milwaukee, February 21. 1908. In that encounter k .tWarfl battler was given the decision over the Britisher in 10 rounds. The other two meetings nave re sulted In draws. On July . 1908, Packy and Freddie fought 25 rounds to a draw at Vernon. Cal., and did not meet again until May 30, 1910, when they went 20 rounds In London to a draw. There is practically no chance of either fighter gaining anything by the meeting but a fattening of the bank roll. .Packy does not stand a chance to wrest the'ttle from Freddie and Freddie will gain no glory by wallop ing Packy. The fight will be a 10 round no-de!s'on affair and the box ers will weigh in at 136 pounds at 3 o'clock the day of the contest. This will give Packy the advantage in weight as he will enter the ring peril ously near the welterweight limit. 142 pounds. Bud Anderson! the Vancouver welter weight, is confident of winning from Frank Barrieau at 1 Wallace, Idaho. Christmas day, according to a letter received yesterday from Bud, written at Wallace where he Is now preparing for the battle. After the bout, which Is to be ten rounds. Bud will have- his dogs sent to Pendleton, where he will go next to meet Sammy Good New Year's. He In tends doing a little hunting as part of his training for the bout with tood. Anderson says the snow in me streets of Wallace has rrozen so naro. that the youngsters skate around town on ice skates. It is now almost an assured fact that 1914 will not see a middleweight chamnion that can claim the title on his merits. Although Jimmy Clabby is considered by many as the titleholderf Mike Gibbons has stepped up the lad der far enough to be crowding Clabby for the position at the top. Word comes from New Orleans that a match between theee two Is a fixture In that city in February. The result will settle the championship and give the world once more a middleweight with a rightful claim to the title. Having found that his broken arm is well once more. Ad Wolgast is busy again hurling challenges rjght and left. George Chaney, the Baltimore feath erweight, must soon be recognized as a contender for Johnny Kilbane's title. The Baltimore boy has scored over dozen knockouts during 1914. "Young" Shugrue has prospered since his return from Australia. In the three fights since his return he has made $3548. John L. Sullivan recently purchased back the belt that was given him by the citizens of Boston in 1883 following his victory over Paddy Ryan for the heavyweight championship. The belt has been in various hands eince John L. first possessed it. The old gladiator was forced to part with it on numerous occasions when his funds gave out. He bought it back for . $4000 after selling it for $2000. FRESHMAN TEAM VICTORIOUS All Other Classes Defeated In Bas ketball Round Robin. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, IT 1 - 4 HZi . - ' v2 Corvallis, Dec. 20. (Special.) The ln terclass basketball tourney resulted this year in an unbroken string of vic tories tfor the freshmen five. They played three games, meeting each of the other clas teams in a round-robin schedule. Their closest fight was with the junior representation, which finally lost to them by a 19-20 score after ope of the best and fastest exhibitions of class ball ever seen on the local floor. This game was followed up four days later with a 19-12 victory over the seniors. BOXING BOUTS. ARE ARRANGED Card for Multnomah-Spokane Meet Partially Arranged. The inter-club card that . will be staged in Spokane January 8, between the Multnomah Club and the Spokane Athletic Club has been completed, with the exception of the wrestlers to be sent with the Winged M contingent. The boxing card will be as follows: 135 pounds Vincent Monpier, Mult nomah, versus Walter Wall, Spokane. 125 pnunds Frank Huelat, Multno mah, versus Fritz Ellingston, Spokane. 115 pounds Ralph Underwood, Mult. soman, versus Billy Nelson, Spokane. McVeagh Wins From Wills. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20. Sam Mc Veagh, negro heavyweight, won a de cision over Harry Wills, another negro. in a 20-round bout here today. . MOTS' SMOKER TONIGHT ARMORY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO Alt 1ST BENEFIT EVENT. Boots Will Be Staged In Big Armory Hall to Swell Christmas Fond for Portland's Poor and Needy. The big Armory hall will be turned over to the Muts tonight who, with the assistance of the Armory Athletic As sociation, will hold a big smoker, the proceeds of which will go to help swell the Mut Christmas funds. Portland's poor and needy will receive benefit of every dollar that Is taken in by the Muts. Not only will those who attend be assisting a worthy cause, but they also will see some bouts that will be well worth attending. Manager Hansen, of the Armory Club who has put on some splendid cards at the Armory in the past, will have charge of staging the bouts. The matches will be for the championship of the Third Regiment, and expry com pany will be represented in the meet. Bight or 10 lively bouts will make up the card. The boys have been working hard for the meet and the boxing fans will get a chance to see a number of Armory boxers make weir first appear ance in the ring. Some of Oregon's best citizen-sol diers and some of the best boys in the local fistic game will appear. Among the well-known boxers of the city who are members of the different companies are Jimmy Moscow, Jack Wegner, Harry Hansen, Arthur Cronqulst, Julius Hyberg, Walter Sommerville, Art Kep- pinger, Albert Dessinger, Jim Driscoll, Fred Reynolds, "Smiley" Owens, Bert Fliestinger and others. The card, with two more bouts to be added, reads as follows: 116 pounds Reynolds, Company C, vs. Sax, Company E. 125 pounds Oliver Colander, Battery A, vs. Lawrence Lorenze. Company C. 120 pounds Driscoll, Company C, vs. Owens, Company F. 125 pounds B. Hansen, Company C, vs. Blllle Cox, Company B. 125 pounds Jimmy Moscow, Com pany F. vs. H. Weller, Company C. 145 pounds Hyberg, Company D, vs. Dessinger, Company H. 145 pounds Sommerville, Company C, vs. Fliestinger, Company H. 158 pounds Keppinger, Company C, vs. R. Godan, Troop A. 135 pounds H. Hansen, Company A, vs. Jack Wagner, Company H. Koseburg Beats SuUierlin. ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec 20. (Special.) In a slow and uninteresting game of basketball played here Friday night, the Roseburg Athletic Club defeated the Sutherlin Athletic Club by 68 to 8. The game was one-sided from the start, and at no time did the visitors have a chance of winning. Illinois Bars Hammer Throw. BLOOMINGTON, 111.. Dec. 19. Declar ing the hammer throw too dangerous for collegiate athletics, the Illinois In tercollegiate Athletic Association to day decided to substitute the javelin throw lor this event In future meet. RUPERT WILL LEAD CLUB'S 1915 TEAM New Captain Announces That Tactics Will ' Be Changed and Open Game Tried. EXPERIENCE IS LENGTHY Starting With Dallas Sigh School In 19(H), "Red" Starred Xor Four Years at Albany College and Is In First Rank. Clvde "Red" Rupert, football, base ball and pinochle expert, yesterday was elected cantain of the Multnomah Club gridiron squad for 1915. Thirteen t 1 t : hiiBlri0fl turned UD at the club and Clyde was chosen on the first? ballot, which showed: ituperi, nmo Patsv O'Rourke. three, and aBnn- T'h 1 1 brook one. Those present were: Francis. Donald son, Rader, Rupert, strieoig. rnuoroon, Keck, Day, Taylor. Rogers, utiourM, nniiAir nnri HsLrsrreaves. "it will be mv ambition to make the club team play open football next Fall," remarked Captain-elect itupen aner the ballots had been counted. "They say that the club 'wins solely by beef and that our games are slow and unin teresting. "It Is going to take hard practice, but I believe that we can outplay the colleges at their own open game. I in tend to try, anyway, and 1 tninn nexi Fall the fans will find the club shoot incr forward nasses and circling the ends like a bunch of giddy youngsters Service Given Five Years. Th new caDtaln of the club has played five years on various Winged "M" teams and has maue an enviauie na.mA for himself. He Brained his school experience witn the Dallas (Tex.) iilgn team in isuu. The next Tear his parents moved to Portland and the auburn-thatched youth entered Albany1 College and played Quarter and tackle during 1901, 1902 inns nnrl 1904. in those davs Albany College boasted a galaxy of stars such as the school has never had since. Sam Dolan was one of Rupert's teammates. Albany beat the Oregon Aggies three succes slve years and tied Oregon three years, loRincr a 4-0 erame the fourth. Rupert Joined the Muitnoman umo colors in 1905 and played quarter in 1905 and 1906 under Dave Jordan. He weighed only 160 pounds, as against 200 now. Old-timers wil recall a feat that em phaslzed "Red's" gameness. In 1906, during an October practice skirmish, Dr. Paul Rader ' tackled itupert ana broke his leg. Kerrigan was the only other avaliable field general, unfor tunately Kerrigan got laid out in the big game of the year with the Seattle Athletic Club on Christmas day at seat. tie and, with defeat staring the team In the open countenance, Rupert noD- bled into the game. The ciun won, z-u, Many Positions Taken. That was Rupert's last football game for several years. He did not appear In uniform again until 1912, when h reappeared as tackle under Spec Hurl burt. Last season he went to guard but was switched to quarterback for the New Year s game with Idaho. "Rupe showed in that game that h had lost none of his old-time wizardry despite the fattening processes of th intervening years. The club deleated Idaho 20-9.- This year "Rupe" started again at guard, but after the 10-6 de feat- by the Oregon Aggies- the first loss In three years Captain Convill shifted him to quarterback and the re suit was a sweeping 14-0 defeat for Oregon in the big Thanksgiving da battle. The new captain has managed va rious semi-professional ball clubs around the city and was at one time sergeant of police. Right now his business is shooing burglars and crooks from the vaults of the Northwestern National Bank. - CARL MAYS HAS GOOD RECORD Mickey la Iionge, Also of Portland Repute, Stands Well. Official averages at hand show that CALIFORNIA golfers seem to be snoozing at the switch. This Is the time of the year the big clubs are busy Jahbing whale spears into the choice tourney dates, but not a thing has been done about golf tourneys in Sara Francisco during the exposition year. Eastern golfers would welcome an earlyv Spring tournament when they could afford to take the long trip with out interference with other dates In the East. California's links are In better shape, too, in early Spring. Now is the open season for washing lace curtains. Passersby cannot see that they have been removed from the windows while this frostwork Is on the panes. Snowy Baker, the Australian fight promoter, tells a good story on Sam McVey. After Sam had accumulated a little money in Sydney he bought a gorgeous motor car. It had a purple body trimmed with broad gold stripes, and was upholstered In shiny black leather. It carried a dozen electric lights set In symmetrical design. One day McVey trundled up to Baker's office in a buzz wagon of simple- lines. "WMere's the other car?" Baker "I'm gettin' It visalized. Mlstah Baker," answered the ebony - skinned boxer. Visalized?" "Yas. sah. It wan't doin' me no good. Every time I rode f ru a street the folks say: 'Look at de fine car. Funny ain't nobody ridin in it." I'm gettin' it visalized. Dey's goin' to change dat black llnln' to white." Speaking of McVey, his bout with Jim Johnson in New York recently must have 'been a lame duck fiasco. One critic counted the clinches and there were 18 in the fifth round, 20 in the sixth and 17 in the seventh. Twenty clinches in a round means one clinch every nine seconds. Each lasted at least four seconds. Little wonder some ringside wit yelled out: "The next will be a two-step." One spectator started singing "Tip perary," but apologized when informed that "Tlpperary" was a fighting song. Bouts of that sort need "visalizing' more than McVey's automobiles. "If Akana, the half-caste Chinese pitcher signed by McCredie, turns out to be a star; it will be another Instance of the local baseball managers being asleep," writes Harry Carr in the Los Angeles Times. Carr then explains that Akana was a member of the University of Hawaii pigtail squad that toured the country last Fall. "Akana played In Los Anjrelea against SIDELIGHTS AND SATIRE Carl Mays, the Portland boy who went p from the Colts, was the premier twirler of the International League last season. Mays finished the season with 24 victories and eight defeats. It was mainly through his good work on the mound that Providence captured the championship. Mays is now in Portland and is at tending college during the Winter. Next Spring he will report to the Bos ton Red Box. Mickey La Longe. a former Portland Beaver, was the best fielding backstop In the International circuit last sea son. He was with Buffalo. Bits of Sport. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. commander of the English fleet in the North Sea, although 55 years of age, is said to be good boxer. In his younger days he was champion of the British navy, College football teams of the "Big Nine" have been rated as follows on the 191 showing of each squad: 1 Illinois. 6 Purdue. 2 Minnesota. 7 Ohio State. S Chicago. 8 Indiana. 4 Wisconsin. 9 Northwestern. 5 Iowa. t J. J. McDermott. ex-National open champion in golf, has resigned as pro fessional at the Atlantic City ooir JIUD. Branch Rickey, manager of the St. Louis Browns, has Joined President Hedges to look, over the training camp at Freeport, La. www Daniel Frederick Potter, Jr.", will cap tain the Cornell cross-country runners next year. Potter won the Individual Intercollegiate cross-country title re centiy. Philadelphia sport writers are not expressing any too gleeful over the sale of Eddie Collins to tne wnite box. Freddie Welsh's name is Alfred Hall Thomas. Sectional Champions. Fix. Harvard: Middle West. Illinois: Ohio. Ohio State; South Atlantic. Virginia. Washington ana -L.ee; Missouri vmwj, braska; Middle South. Tennessee; South, Auburn: Pacific Northwest. Washington University; Southwest, Oklahoma; South east, Texas. Team and Individual Records. Most points, team. East, N. and J., 869.54. Most points, school team, Everett High (Mass.), 600. Most points, piayer, aaat, x. r. Virginia, 121. Most touchdowns. player, msi, -- Mayer, Virginia, 19. Most goals from toucnaown, piayer, mbi, M. t. Fleming. W. and J., 89. Most goals from Ilela, season, p. hall. Lehigh. 10. Most goals rrom iieia, one game, xiaiu- san, Nebraska, 6. I.oncpst droD kick. goal. T. 8. CusacK, New York University. SO; H. L. Cofall, Notre Dame, 50. Longest goal from placement, M. fierce. Miami. 47; J. J. Dowdle,, Mt. St. Marys, 47. Longest punt, Eels, Williams, is. Highest punting average . H. La Gore, Yale. 55. Longest run. toucnaown, x. J. coonage. Harvard, 98. Longest runs, KicK-on to wucnaown, jv. L. Tolley, Sewanee, 95; Tacker, Pennsylva nia, 95; Gallagher, Christian Brothers, 95. Longest run from scrimmage touchdown. William Morris. Denver, 00; G. E. Kirk. Maine, 90; Q. B. Smith, Michigan Agricul tural School, 90. Longest run from completed forward pass, H. W. Miller, Pittsburg, 70. Longest run from Intercepted forward pass, T. D. Sparks, Chicago. 85. Lonsrest run back of ount. touchdown. R. I.. Tolley, Sewanee, 85; Sacksteder, Chris tian Brothers, 85. Longest run from recovered fumble, T. J. Coolldge, Harvard, 98. Browns Clioose Training Camp. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. The 1915 train ing camp of the St. Louis Americans will be at Houston, Tex., it was an nounced here today by Robert Lee Hedges, president of the local club. Win lock 49, Cliehalis 13. WTNLOCK.Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.) The Chehalis basketball team lost to Winlock by a score of 49 to 13. PARIS HAS "BELGIUM DAY" Three Million Miniature Flags Worn by Contributors to Fund. PARIS, Dec. 20. Today was "Belgium day" In Paris and 3.000,000 miniature Belgian flags decorated the coats of the population. All persons received the emblem after they had made contrlbu tion to the collection boxes carried through the streets by 10,000 girls. The money raised Is to be used In assisting in the relief of Belgian ref ugees. Theaters gave special perform ances and churches held services, at which the audiences and congregations contributed to the fund. Occidental College and was recognized as having the promise of being a great pitcher, adds Carr. Wrong, according to McCredle. Lang Akana, Portland's new acquisition, is an outfielder, and its his brother who hands up the slants from the hurling mound. Lang is 19 years old and his brother about 24 Since sport upsets are so common it need not surprise anybody to see Akana beat Elmer Lober out of his Job. Bill Pickens, All-Americara press agent, is to be reinstated by the Ameri can Automobile Association January 1. Bill has been barred from the associa tion meets since he and Barney Old field staged a match race with Jack Johnson a few years ago. In the interim be has been managing Lincoln Beachey, the aviator, although close to Oldfleld all the time. Once a newspaperman wrote a lin about "Bill Pickens, Barney Oldfield' erstwhile press agent. Hardly was the paper on the street than Oldfield called over the telephone, mad as a hornet: "Say," he demanded. "What do you mean by calling Bill an 'erstwhile press agent?' I've known Bill for ten years and he s as square as they make em. Anti-Teuton sentiment in England seems to be growing in Intensity. Among the most recent evidences Is th refusal of English dog show author! ties to accept the entries of dachshunds. This Is not so ridiculous as it appears. because the German spy system Is marvelous affair. Every weinerwurst should be carefully investigated. If somebody will only bar the hair less Mexican purp from circulation i these United States of ours we will readily forgive Woodrow Wilson for all he has not done to Mexico. It is to be hoped that Colonel Ruppert, the New York brewer, never buys the New York Giants. Someone Is liable to demand that he put a head on Fred Merkle. Eddie Collins sale by Connie Mack has been laid to his activities as writer of syndicated newspaper stories. Collins stirred up a lot of trouble among the Athletics last year. Conse quently. hardly had the ink dried on the announcement of his sale to th Chicago Sox than one Chicago news paper belched forth with a double-col umn demand that Collins cease his au thorlng so long as on the Sox payroll. Eddie hasn't been heard from, but if he knows what is good for him he will lay aside his rusty Underwood for the proverbial ralnjr day, Football Records of 1914 San Francisco's New Year celebration Is Justly famous on the Pacific Coast, and on account of the opening of the big Exposition six weeks later, new glories will be added. SHASTA ROUTE TRAINS Shasta Limited. California Express and San Francisco Express from Portland daily offer the best and most comfortable mode of travel, the most scenic trip in the West, and bring you di rect to the Panama Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco. $55.00 Portland to Los Angeles and Return Corresponding Low Round Trip Fares All Other S. P. Points with liberal .stop-overs will enable you to see the delightful Winterless California outdoor land Santa Cruz, Del Monte, Paso Robles, Santa Bar bara, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Catalina Island. Mt. Lowe, the Orange Groves and hundreds of other interesting outing places in the Golden State, and you can go to the Panama California Exposition At San Diego. The Exposition Line 1915 JEW RULES SOUGHT rovisions Players Want Contracts Are Told. in BETTER AGREEMENT IS AIM Nine Proposals Would Protect Men in Transfers From Majors to Minors or Vice Versa Defi nite Action "Withheld. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. David L. Fultz, president of the Baseball Players' Fra ternity, made public today the resolu tions which the fraternity recently re quested organized baseball to insert as provisions in its agreement with the players' association. These provisions, nine in number, were adopted at the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Baseball Players' Fraternity held October 13. and submitted to the National Commission in this city on December 17. No formal action was taken at tne time they were presented to Chairman Garry Herrmann, of the Commission, but there was considerable discussion regarding the requests and the accom panying brief In support ot tne ira- Iprnltv'ft rasoluttons. President Fultz points out in the brief that the provisions are intended in part to bring out a better understanding and agreement between the major and minor leagues and the players. Provisions) Are Quoted. The provisions as presented to the National Commission and National Board are: 1- A club which releases a player under an optional agreement shall, dur ing the life of the option, pay tne aii ference in salary between that pre viously paid by said club and that paid by the purchasing club. 2. A club which releases a pmjor outright shall pay the difference in salary, if any. between that previously paid "by said club and that paid by the purchasing club for a period of five or 10 days, according to tne lengtn ol no tice of unconditional release to which the player is entitled. 3. A player dratted, purcnaseo. or recalled by a club In a higher classi fication shall report to the said club either before the close of the season of the releasing club- or immediately thereafter and shall be put upon salary. Salary Statement Provided. 4. A club releasing a player, either outright or optionally, shall servo upon him a written notice containing, in ad dition to the data mentioned in sec tion four of the Fraternity agreement, a statement of the minimum amount of salary he is to receive from the pur chasing club, which shall be a reason able salary for that classification. 5. A club-releasing a player, eitner outright or optionally, shall furnish him with his traveling expenses to the point at which he is to Join the pur chasing club. The words "traveling expenses" snail, for the purposes of this agreement. mean railroad fare, Pullman fare and price of meals, when either or both or the last two items are necessary. 48 Honrs Notice Required. 6. A transferred player shall be al lowed 48 hours in which to leave to Join the purchasing team, unless a dif ferent period is agreed upon in writing between parties. 7. Minor league players shall re ceive their traveling expenses from their home to the training camps In curred in reporting for Spring practice. 8. When waivers are asked upon a player, the Fraternity is to be notified. 9. That the commission and board furnish the management in the various organizations of which they have Juris diction respectively with forms of re lease, making note of the several items of information required by the man agement. GIIMOKJE TELEGRAPH JOHXSOX Fed Chief Threatens Court Pro ceedings Against Pitcher. CHICAGO. Dec. 20. James A. Gil more, president of the Federal League, today telegraphed to Walter Johnson, star of the pitching staff of the Wash ington Americans, who signed with the Federals, and who yesterday returned to the Americans, urging him to recon sider his decision, Gilmore declared, unless Johnson came to Chicago, he would immediately bring court action to prevent the pitch ing star's serving the Washington club. Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri can League, who returned from French Lick, Ind., said the league schedule had been completed. The season will open April 14. Frultmen to Fight Blight. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec 20. (Special.) Fruitmen of the valley will meet January 4 at the Commercial Club and start a fight ncalnst blight. Ex- Full particulars as to Special Christmas Fares and daily fares to California can be ob tained with descriptive literature on Califor nia and the Exposition at City Ticket Office, SO Sixth Street, Corner Oak, Union Depot, East Morrison, or from nearest agent, SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger, Agent, Port land, Oregon. pert3 will be brought here from other places and fruit trees affected with the disease will be shown for demonstrative purposes. TENINO BANK OPEN TODAY New Establishment Replaces House Closed in September. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe cial.) The no- Citizens' Bank of Te nino, organized to take the place of the Tenino State Bank, which closed in September, following failure of two Centralia Banks, will open for busi ness tomorrow. The stockholders of the new bank are: J. S. Baker, H. S. Barclay, Del Axtell. A. A. Battista, N. Glowers, J. IL Chatterton, Dave Copping. William J. Cass, John Deshaier, Fred Dammonn, N. W. Everts, Harry Gorllne, S. M. Peterson, P. C. Kibbe, H. J. Keithahn, George Mayes, Oscar Neuerberg, G. F. Schulz. Dr. F. W. Wichman, J. J. Rob erts, John E. Zenner, T. F. Mentzer and Myrick & Kinsey. The officers are: S. M. Peterson, president, and P. C. Kibbe, vice-president, who, with Messrs. Mayes, Keith ahn and Neuerberg, will act as the board of directors. J. J. Roberts, a brother of J. H. Roberts, a Centralia realty dealer, will be cashier. It was largely through the efforts of Mr. Roberts, who was formerly in the banking business in Missouri, that the new bank was formed. COST OF AUDIT PROTESTED Washington County Refuses to Pay Bill of Portland Concern. i HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) The state law governing auditing of the books of county officials is holding the center of the stage here, the ex perts under the direction of Arthur Beveredge & Co., of Portland, having submitted a bill for $1277.33 for audit ing nine months of county accounts, the time covered being from January 1, 1914, until September 30. The County Court has taken no recognition of the bill and will not until the account is approved by the State Insurance Com missioner, and County Judge Reasoner declares that the court even then will not audit the claim a tne amount charged until the case is aired in court. A representative or the auditing company Interviewed Judge Reasoner yesterday, and the court flatly told him that the charge was exorbitant and that the commonwealth would not pay it until it had exhausted its resources clear to the Supreme Court. Two years ago the county procured a thorough audit for two years of ad ministration at a cost of $500. MRS. FRANK PROBST DEAD Resident of Linn County, for 63 Years, Passes Away. ALBANY, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) Mrs. Frank Propst, pioneer of 1851 and resident of Linn County for 63 years, died Friday at her home, eight miles east of Albany. Rorn in Illinois October 19, 1838, she crossed the plains' with her parents when she was 13 years old and settiea in Linn County, not far from the home at which she died. Mrs. Propst is survived by her hus band and six children: Mrs. Maria Mil ler, of Albany; Henry Propst, of Grand View, Wash.; A. G. Propst, of Albany; Mrs. "Dana Butler, of Lebanon: L. B. Propst, of Lebanon, and Mrs. Thomas E. Riley, of Albany. COLLEGE HOLIDAYS BEGIN Oregon Agricultural Students Are Granted Special Kates. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. Dec. 20. (Special.) With the exception of a few laboratory periods scheduled for Saturday morn ing, regular exercises at the Oregon Agricultural College were suspended Friday for the Christmas holidays. The greater part of the students have left the college town, to be with their parents over the holidays. To accom modate them both the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Electric Railway com panies granted special rates, effective anywhere in the state between Decem ber 13 and January 4. Road Cost Shown in Jacksan. In experiments with road construc tion in Jackson County on the Pacific Highway. It Is shown that concrete laid at a thickness of six inches costs $1.47 a square yard:- asphalt, five inches thick, costs $1.27 a square yard. Up to date SVi miles of concrete paving and 414 miles of asphaltic have been laid. ICE SKATING at the: HIPPODROME Twentieth and Marshall. Dally. 10 A. M, 3 P. M 8 P. M. FREE INSTRUCTION. UNION BAND, A 4