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TITE 3TORXTXG OREGOXIAN. tVF,rNT!STAT. DECEMBER 30, 1914. A Car M'CBEDIE WILLING TO TAKE CARLISLE ANSON CORNELL, UNIVERSITY OP OREGON GRIDIRON STAB, RECOVERING FROM AN OPERATION WHICH PROVED SUCCESSFUL. RIDIRDN DECLARED VALUABLE SCHOOL 12 ml rvVl J S If I Meleon and Wilhoit Also Ac ceptable, but Walt Says He Can't Close Deals. OFFER MADE FOR HI WEST Beaver Manager Laments Inability to Swap and Avers Other Clubs Ask Team for Batboy or Back . Oat of Transactions. r BI EOSCOE FATVCETT. "I can't do business with these other Coast League clubs. Every time we get a trade started they either back out entirely, as Oakland did with Mur phy, or else they want my ball club for a batboy." So spoke Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland champions, when asked for a statement relative to his rumored trades pending- with Venice. McCredie admitted that Hogan had made an offer for Hiram West, but said he had not heard anything since an swering Hogan's letter. He also ad mitted that he wouldn't mind having: Outfielders Meloan, Wilhoit or Carlisle on his ball club in exchange for some of his present bunch. "Carlisle hit only .263 last year, but he scored 122 runs, being: second only to Maggert, of the Angels, who topped ail run-setters with 127 runs," ex plained McCredie. "Carlisle is tired of Venice and, I un derstand, would welcome a change. Meloan is also a good man, but doesn't seem to be able to get away good at Ix3 Angeles. He always played great ball against us. He hit .304. . "I predict a great future for this kid Wilhoit, who was with Victoria most of last year. Wilhoit, for a big, tall fel low, is remarkably fast, although he stole only eight bases in 55 games. His batting average was .349, putting him up next to Gus Fisher and Del Howard, the league leaders." . Harry Williams, the Los Angeles baseball expert, says Lou Litschl is an apostle of hard luck. Williams says Litschi is a fellow who does his best work when not crowded too hard. He needs confidence in himself rather than competition. Last year he was forced at various times to battle for his Job against Speed McDonnell, Franz Hosp and Honaus McArdle, but the finish found him securely anchored at third. Apparently he had the Job cinched for next year. Then along came Hogan and traded him to Oakland, and on top of that the Oaks put through a deal for Third Base man Lindsay, of New Orleans, where fore Litschi faces another strenuous season. If Lindsay comes back to his .1913 Portland form it will be a tough grapple for Litschi. Every time an outsider butts Into baseball he tries out a few experiments of his own, and generally they fail. Tom Darmody, the new president of the Angels, is not exactly a "busher," but he is bossing the Job for the first time, and. naturally, Darmody has a raft of pet theories he will try to foist onto his ball club. He made his first announcement the other day. and it was to the effect that the manager of the Los Angeles Seraphs next year would not be manager at all; merely an office boy or field cap tain. With this end In view, he will ad- ; vance "Boots" Weber from the position of assistant secretary to that of busi ness manager, similar to Frank Ban croft's position with the Cincinnati Reds. Darmodys plan is even more radical than the Cincinnati idea. He intends to give Weber sole charge of affairs off the playing field. As soon as the game is over the manager can turn in his suit, lock the doors and go home and plan the next day's campaign. If the scheme works as well as it does at Cincinnati, the Angels will win a pennant every year Cincinnati does, which will be never. No manager has ever succeeded at Cincinnati and no manager will ever succeed at Los An geles as long as the responsibility is divided among the directorate or sys tem of sub-bosses. It is all proper and good to relieve the manager of the re sponsibilities of the business end, but when it comes to handling the players, that's the manager's Job and nobody else's. Pete Daly, ex-Coast Leaguer, with the New York Tanks, Is fostering a "return-to-whiskere" movement among the ballplayers wintering at Los An geles. Long, patriarchial white brushes such as you find on the occasional Justice of the Peace might look well enough on Lefty Lelfleld. Deacon Van Buren, Long Tom Hughes and Del Howard, be cause white whiskers. Judiciously sprinkled with tobacco Juice, produce a pleasing effect. But, as we remember Pete, his beard would be red and might show the foam, Del Howard vouches for the follow ing: ' "We were playing at Portland in the opening game, when affairs were halted eo that some flowers could be presented to Jack McCarthy. The boys accused him of buying them himself arid having them sent out to the park. At any event, the players gathered around as usual to make a ceremony. McArdle, however, butted right into the circle and insisted on shaking hands with the , umpire. " 'Jack, he said, 'I never heard of a live one getting flowers, so here's good by.' "Of course, that spoiled the whole af fair, and the boys rode Jack for some time and won't let him ever forget it." WIRB1TT KILLS MOTJXTAIXEER "While Out Hunting Angel Pitcher Mistakes Mian for Lion. VENTURA. Cal.. Dec. 29. Herbert Lathrop, mountaineer, hunter and guide of the Ojai district, died today as a re sult of being shot Monday by Floyd Perritt, a pitcher on the Los Angeles team of the Pacific Coast Baseball League, who was hunting a mountain lion. Lathrop's body was taken 12 miles to Nordhoff on horseback, over a narrow mountain trail. Perritt mistook Lathrop for a moun tain lion and fired a high-power rifle .bullet into his abdomen. Perritt was on a. hillside. Lathrop, wearing a gray sweater, was on tne opposite side of the canyon building a fence. B'nai B'rith Beats Nationals. By three points, the B'nal B'rith basketball team trimmed the Nationals in the winners' gymnasium. The final score was 19 to 16 in favor of the Jew ish boys. Schilt. M. Cohn and Aur buch were the big stars of the match. Following are the lineups: B. B.'s CIO) Pos. Nationals 16) Kchilt F H. Jacobberfrer M. Cohn F Haywood Velser- C Bloch Aurbuch .......... .G ...... .F. Jacobbergrer - N. Cohn ..............a..... ...McEnte ! L," JJL 1 V if m it , fjf1- I1 I V x vl SMSaBSMHBIMMMMMHBaaMUlailH Anson ("Nhm") Cornell In Chair on Roof of the Good Samaritan Hospital. Happy Moods. Lower Scene From the Recent University of NEW LEAGUE LIKELY Astoria, Salem and Portland Semi-Pro Teams Planned. M'CREDIE GIVES SUPPORT Four Clubs Here and Two in Other Places Probably Will Be Among Starters Scheme Is to Play Saturdays and Sundays. Plans are being made for the organi zation of a new baseball minor league of six clubs, to consist of four semi professional teams of Portland and teams at Salem and Astoria. The plan is to play on Saturdays and Sundays or perhaps Sundays only, as was done in the days of the old Tri City League a few years ago. Judge W. W. McCredie, owner of the Portland Coast club, has promised to lend his support to the circuit and it is expected that a meeting will be called next month to start the ball roll ing. Astoria Eager to Come In. The scheme calls for a double-header every Sunday at least at McCredie Park and one game at one of the out side cities. This will put one, of the outside teams in Portland every Sun day. Astoria is anxious to be in the league, but Salem has not been ap proached and some other city ultimate ly may be found in the league. Locally, the Piedmont Maroons are figured as one of the sure starters; the Bradford Clothiers, city champions last Summer, also may be incorporated, and Clyde ("Red") Rupert, well known as a successful semi-professional manager, is sure to have a team in the race. "I think such a league would be a success, now that the - Northwestern League is out," remarked Rupert re cently. Section Needs Leagne, He Says. "This section will need something of the sort, if the Western Tri-State does not revive, so as to give the young fel lows a chance to develop. My idea would be to make it strictly amateur. I will not have anything to do with any other kind. Eliminate the money-grabbing every Sunday. Make it strictly for the sport and to conform as nearly as possible to a city league such as is in existence at Cleveland. My idea would be to form a league of four Portland teams and clubs at Vancou ver and perhaps St. John." The annual "bushers " .wake will be held February 13. COMBINATION" LICENSES SOID Hunting-Fishing Tags That Were Disposed of Jf umber 33. C. B. Williams, of 629 East Twenty- fourth street, secured the first 1915 combination hunting and fishing license yesterday. The licenses were put on sale at the Conty Clerk's office and at four stores. Combination license No. 13 went to H. H. Bowl and, of Sixth and Washington. He declared he wasn't the least bit worried over the unlucky number. In all, there were 33 combination. 15 fishing and three hunting licenses issued. Ueorge B. Leach, 401 Larrabee street, secured the first fishing license and H. J. Bellarts, 722 East Thirteenth street, purchased hunting license No. 1. Besides at the County Clerk's office licenses are on sale at Hudson Arms Co.. 110 Third street; Backus & Morris Hardware Co., 223 Morrison street; Dayton Hardware Co., First and Tay lor streets, and F. R. chown Hardware Co.. 169 First street. ENTIRE TjEAGTTE IS TO PLAY Dozen Teams of Juniors to Seek Honors Xew Year's Bay. All 12 teams of the Spalding Junior Athletic League will be seen in action New Tears day. Only two elevens now are leading the league without a defeat, Westover and South Portland having scored seven victories and no lOBses. Albina and Lincoln Park are still in the running, as they have six victories and but one setback. South Portland will play Arleta next Friday, West over will meet Brooklyn the same day and the South Portlanders will hook up with Creston and Westover with St. Johns next Sunday. The schedules for the week and the official standings of the league are: January 1 Lincoln Park vs. Daily News, at Peninsula Park at 10 A. M. ; Albina Jun iors vs. Northern Hill, at Albina Flats, at 10 A. M. ; South Portland vs. Arleta, at South Portland Bottoms, at lO A. M. ; St. Johns vs. Creston,. at St. Johns at 10 A. M. ; Brooklyn vs. Westovers. at East Twelfth and Davis streets at 10 A. M. ; Overlook vs. Bear Cats, at Peninsula Park at 10 A. M. January 3 Lincoln Park vs. Northern Hill, at Peninsula Part, ot 2 P. M. ; Albina vs. Bear Cats, at Albina Flats, at 2 P. M. ; south Portland vs. Creston, at South Portland Bot toms, at 2 P. M. ; St. Johns vs. "Westover, at Twenty-fifth and Raleigh streets, at 2 P. M. ; Brooklyn vs. Overlook, at Sellwood at 2 P. M.; Dally News vs. Arleta, at South Portland Bottoms, at 2 P. M. Team W. L. P.C. Westover 7 0 1000 South Portland 7 O 1000 Lincoln Park 6 1 .b57 Albina Juniors 6 1 .SS7 Brooklyn 5 S .625 Northern Hill 4 4 5i0 Creston 8 5 .375 Overlook Eagles 2 6 .250 Dally News 2 6 .250 Arleta 2 6 .250 St. Johns 2 6 .250 Bear Cats 0 8 .000 Sidelights and Satire By Roscoe Fiweett A3 WE understand it Tom Darmody, the new Los Angeles ball magnate. Will fine Harl Maggert $25 every time he takes a drink of Darmody's cele brated beer. If he drinks Ed Maier's brew it'll be $100. In one of his recent articles George W. Woodruff, of Tale, remarked: "Al though I like the new football game, I must confess I yearn for those good old days of 80-yard runs and low scores." Where were you, George, November 21? Harvard reeled off a 95-yarder that afternoon and incidentally piled up three dozen counters. Kid McCoy was hurriedly walking up Powell street, San Francisco, the other day, when he was stopped and enthu siastically greeted by a stranger.. "Hello, K.id," said the man as Mc Coy ransacked his brain trying to place him; "bet you don't remember me." The Kid refused to accept the bet. ' "You ought to be ashamed," contin ued the stranger; "think hard and see if you can't remember me." "No use, said McCoy, "can't place you at all." "Don t you remember when I came into your place in New Tork and bought a drink?" asked the stranger. McCoy made a show of "sudden rec ollection" and then walked on. "It's been 14 years since I disposed of my saloon in New York," said the Kid, "and that fellow expects me to remember him because he bought a drink there." That Francis Ouimet is deservedly touchy about his amateur status is shown by his attitude toward a prize he won at the professional-amateur competition at the Metacomet Golf Club recently. v On account of his high rank as a player, it was decided to class him as a professional, since, if he had been paired as an amateur with a profes sional, other pairs would have stood a poor show of landing first prize. Oui met and his partner won second place, which carried with it a prize of $40 for the second best pro. The club officials decided to gfve Ouimet a prize equivalent to the $40 rather than one of the prizes for ama teurs. Thereupon Ouimet" notified the club that he preferred not to accept the prize, since it was based on a pro fessional classification, that he agreed only to help along the tournament, and not for the purpose of standing to win a costlier prize than an amateur would have got in the same circumstances. The prize money will have to be re divided following the amateur cham pion's refusal. v Despite the Inroads of bowling, hock ey and the Federal League, knocking out Bud Anderson, seems to be the fa vorite Winter diversion. Sid Mercer, the well-known New York baseball writer and one of the cleverest in the business, is in for a high post in the world of sport. Governor-elect Whitman, of New York, fa vors the abolition of the present State Boxing Commission. The new Gover nor favors one man for the Job and will appoint Sid Mercer because he has no connection with any of the boxing cliques ox New xoix. City. Insert "Nance" In One of His Many Oregon-Multnom ah Club Football Game. KNIFE REPAIRS KNEE Cornell Undergoes Ordeal to Play on Oregon Team. LITTLE CAPTAIN IS BRAVE Operation Made Necessary by Three Injuries on Gridiron in 1014 Season Is Success and Ath- . lcte Will Soon Be Out. Talk about your heroes of the war! They're not in it with little 135-pound Anson Cornell, newly elected captain of the University of Oregon football team. Little Anson is spending his holidays all bundled up In an invalid's chair at the Good Samaritan Hospital, and likely wm De there another week with white gowned nurses buzzing all around him and why ! It is chiefly for the reason that he desires " to serve the university next Fail on the football field. Anson, star quarterback on the Oregon eleven, was out of the game most of the last season with a stiff knee. Knee Hart Three Times. His knee was Injured in the game with Washington State College on Multnomah field. He tried to play against Idaho, at Moscow, and the knee was hurt again, and, despite the injury, he tried again to help his team against the champion University of Washington team at Seattle. When he came to Portland 10 days ago to consult a specialist he couldn't bend his knee. An operation was de cided upon, after X-ray pictures had disclosed a torn piece of cartilage in the knee joint. So little Anson, who looks like bean in a bushel basket when he is out on the playing field surrounded by 200-pound huskies, breathed heavily of chloroform last Wednesday and went under the knife like a Spartan. Anson May Play Baseball. Not only will he be back on the grid iron leading the hosts of Bezdek next Fall, but he even threatens to be ready for baseball by next March. Dr. A. E. Rockey said yesterday that the operation on Cornell's knee was a rather unusual one. The surgeons laid bare the knee and then, sawed ver tically through the cap to the trouble some cartilage beneath. This was straightened out, the kneecap fastened back in place, and Dr. Rockey thinks the operation will be completely suc cessful. Last year Cornell had a bad case of water on the knee, but it was the other leg that gave him the trouble then. During his high school days with the Washington High lads in Portland'Cor- nell never once had to take out time. But among the big bruisers he has re ceived1 harsh treatment. Monday was his first day out of bed and his exercise consisted of a swing around the roof of the. hospital in a wheeled chair. He was there an hour, surrounded by an admiring group of fellow students and alumni. "I'm glad it is all over," said Anson. My doctor thinks I will be ready to go back to Eugene Sunday afternoon My knee feels better already, although the first bandages have not been re moved. I suppose that I will have to walk around on crutches for about a week, but they tell me here that it is hardly probable. He Likes Hospital. "By March 1 I will be myself again, I am told, and I am ready to play base ball for "-the university again. They treat me fine here and if I don't go pretty quick, I might not want to go at all. Tell all my friends no. anxiety need be felt, for the danger from the operation has passed and I am In the best of hands." Coach Bezdek probably will not lose xl player for his 1915 contingent, and Cornell has everything in his favor to captain a winning combination. Cornell has the distinction of being one of the smallest moleskin artists in the conference, but he plays with one of the heaviest teams of the cir cuit. In fighting tsjm, the Oregon eleven tips the beam at more than 180 pounds to the man. Korea In 1913 plante 12,430,000 trees In its reforestation movemuu, Bar Unfit and Game Will Be Safe; National Collegiate Body Is Told. GENERAL INQUIRY LIKELY College Athletics Get Overhauling at Chicago Session Interest in Track Events Growing in West, Is Assertion. CHICAGO, Dec 29. College athletics received a thorough overhauling here today at the ninth annual convention of the National Collegiate Athletic As sociation. Football was given particu lar attention. Some of the speakers dwelt on the objectionable features of the game and criticised commercialism as manifested in college sports, while others, among them being Percy D. Haughton, head football coach at Har vard, lauded the gridiron as a valuable school for training the head as "ell as the muscles. A report of the committee on fatali ties in football which urged that the physically unfit and untrained player be kept out of the game was presented by Dr. George W. Ehler, of the Univer sity of Wisconsin. It was accepted, but the recommendation of the committee that it be discharged from further con sideration was disregarded and instead the executive committee was empow ered to determine whether or not the fatilities committee should extend its work to Include deaths from all forms of sports, among them hunting, canoe ing, swimming, baseball and skating. so that a definite defense might.be made to the charge that football is a brutal and degrading sport," Examinations Are Urged. "Keep the physically unfit and the untrained player out of football and the game will be free from danger," was the opinion set forth in the report presented by Dr. Ehler. of the unl versity. The report, said that the as sociation should go on record to point out the dangers of the game that exist for those who are physically " unfit, either because of age or weakness and the untrained athlete. It urged that all candidates for teams submit to a rigid medical and physical examina tion. Of the 13 players reported to have died in 1914 from the results of parti cipation in football games or practice. Dr. Ehler said that only three were college men and that only one was a member of a regular team. Changes In Football Rules Few. Minor changes in football rules made last year were included in the report of the football committee, presented by Dr. H. L. Williams, of Minnesota, but no suggestion of material change in the rules next year was made and the gen eral belief was that no Important changes would be made when the col lege football rules committee meets next February. Walter Camp, of Tale, attended the .conference and discountenanced any idea of change in 'the present football rules. "The present rules have developed a game which allows full scope for in dividual excellence in the player," he said. "They are well understood by the public; they are thoroughly under stood by the players and the sporting writers have grasped their every de tail. Under these circumstances there seems to me to be no good reason for any material change. Coast Athletics Reviewed. A general review of athletics on the Pacific Coast was given In a paper pre pared by Dr. Frank Angell, chairman of the faculty athletic committee of Leland Stanford. Jr., University and read for him. Dr. Angell was not pres ent. Praise for the Rugby football and recognition of the faults of baseball on the Coast received attenton from Dr. Angell. "In the matter of 'Dragging' pre paratory schools for promising ath- eletes. I should imagine," said Dr. Angell's paper that we are not so strenuous as in the East. At any rate, the athletic 'drag" hereabouts is not nearly so important a factor as fraternity pledging." The need of a strong central gov erning body with power to enforce its mandates and an increase in the power of the referee was emphasized by Dr. Angell in connection with the develop ment of football. Of Western baseball he said: "Baseball maintains its position at the foot of the list of sports in man ners and morals with a discouraging persistency." Professor O. C. Lester, of the uni versity of Colorado, in a report on athletics in the association's eighth district, said interest in track ath letics in the West was particu larly keen, due to the approach ing contests at the Panama pacinc International Exposition. New tracks at Oregon Agricultural College and University of California and new gym nasiums at Oregon Agricultural College and Colorado College were mentioned In citing the increasing Interest. West Has No Fatalities. There were no fatalities in. college athletics, but numerous minor Injuries in the eighth district, according to the report of Professor Lester. "Steady growth in general atnietics. says the report, "is manifested by inter-fraternity, inter-class and inter school contests of all kinds." The report says in promoting this Interest Rugby football is played by a series of graded teams, that at the University of Washington interclass regattas are held; that tne univer sity of Colorado uses soccer football in addition to other sports. The Pacific Northwest Conference recently rejected a proposal to permit Summer baseball, says the report, while the Montana Agricultural College will permit It, effective September, 1915. A resolution "classifying an athlete as a professional only in the sport in which h professionalizes." was adopted rrecently by the Southern California Conference, says tne report, xnis con ference has returned to the American game of football. ' PHILOMATH 25, BRETHREN" 19 Weonas to Sleet College at Sellwood Gymnasium Tonight. The Philomath College basket-shooters won a hard-fought game from the United Brethren quintet, 25 to 19. Coach Poling"s winners were behind, 15 to 13, when the second half opened and by a daBh of speed the visitors were able to overcome the setback and to register a victory. The Archer & Wiggins Weonas will be opponents for the- college basket ball team tonight in the Sellwood gym nasium and tomorrow night the visitor are slated to hook up with the fast Christian Brothers Business College aggregation in the local's gymnasium. A game is wanted for the Philomath College representatives for Friday night. Call manager John at Tabor 8865. ' . . - ... .. ... Prices pn all our used cars are reduced for the purpose of a clean-up in this department. COME NOW and see what we v have to offer: A Maxwell for $175 Mitchell, Model "K" 200 American 500 Mitchell, Model "T," 1910. 300 Mitchell, 1913, 4-cyl., elec tric light and starter 700 And some others all at snap prices. Mitchell Lewis & Staver Co. E. Morrison and E. First Sts. GORBETT PLANS TRIP Pompadour Jim Will Sail for Australia February 16. VERNON TO CLEAN SLATE Aberdeen Featherweight Gets Xew AUanager and Seeks to Arrange Keturn Bont With Red Dolan, Who Defeated Him. James J. Corbett. the former heavy-wolE-Vit cViamnlnn. announced recently In Seattle that he Intended to leave for Australia February 16. William F. Corbett, one of the fore most sport writers of the antipodes, will take "Pompadour Jim" in tow and show him the sights of the island. V,,n cr" KHlllTTHA- thfi bOV WhO slipped it over on Freddie Welsh, was born in Jersey City, septemDer 11, He is one of the toughest battlers of v.i. ..i .... im v,A hnnlTiASf todav. Hd is of Irish-American parentage and a shade more man o iei nuoo 't" Ho avers he can make 133 pounds, ringside, easily and is not much heav ier than that at any time. Shugrue was not much and could not get a bout in New Tork until he went to Australia and walloped several of the best boxers In the land of the kangaroo. He is a quiet sort of chap and a credit to the later-day type of boxers. "Tex" Vernon, the Aberdeen feather weight, has procured a new manager 3 i .-frwi n 'Vlpan the slate" auu uao " L campaign, according to his new boss, T C. Grady. Grady says the Wash ington boy will not be satisfied until he has met and conquered "Red" Do lan. who recently defeated him in New Orleans. Negotiations are under way for a re turn bout at Marinette, Wis. "Tex" is in that city and a club there has offered to stage a go between the two boys at 122 pounds. In his letter Grady says that "Tex" will have no trouble in winning from Dolan, as he was an extremely sick boy when he met Dolan in New Orleans. According to Grady, it was not a volley of blows that put "Vernon out. for Vernon just collapsed in the ring from weakness. ' Monte Attell was managing "Tex when he left the Northwest. . Joe Valley, a clever 138-pounder, is in Portland and out with a challenge to any first-class boy of like weight. Valley has . clippings from various newspapers where he has boxed to warrant his claim to cleverness. . It would seem that Joe Walcott had it on many of the present-day fighters in more ways than one. None of the boxers today are prepared to do the stunts that made Walcott famous. Joe was a welter and weighed in the neigh borhood of 142 pounds, but he took on some of the biggest men In the ring. He knocked out Joe Choynski after Choynski had fought a draw with Jef fries. Walcott made a mistake when he tried to fight in the lightweight class and take the title from "Kid" Lavigne. He got down to 133 pounds, but was so weak that he couldn't make any kind of a showing. Back in other days Jack Johnson was a member of a "Big Four" that in all probability will never De aupncatea in the fight game. Johnson, McVey, Langford and jeannette maae up mo quartet. Eeing all negroes they had a i, timA ftninp nnnonents. Jean nette, McVey and Johnson are about the same size. Langrora was tne Daoy member of the four. These four made meal tickets out of each other, as McVey and Langford are doing today. They fought draws 1 H.nna .nn frainMl riAoisiOn over the other and on rare occasions a knockout was scored. , Any of the others now, however, would give almost anything he pos sesses to get a crack at Johnson. When Ever Bite Off a Cigar Tip and Get a Mouthful of Snuff? Sure you have. Unprotected cigars are bound to get dry and lose their flavor. The fussiest smoker living -and you may be that man will find which Here are some REAL SNAPS in Used Cars Look these cars over before you huy PACKARD 6-cylinder, 6-passen-ger, electric starter and lights. HUDSON 6-cylinder, 5-p a s s e n ger, full electric equip ment. NATIONAL 4-cylinder, 4-passen-ger. WINTON 6-cj-linder, 5-passenger. Late model. Is fully equipped. DETROIT ELECTRIC COUPE 1 Late model. Good as new. During: the Holidays only will we offer these cars for sale at far be low their real value. Phone Main 4542. Frank C. Riggs Company 23d St. and Cornell Road. Willard and Johnson mix the "old . three" will be pulling hard for- Willard to win. ROT7SSELLOT WITH MULTX-OMAH Veteran Soccer Player in Winged 51 Team for Xew Year's Game. Merle Roussellot. ex-Lincoln High School all-around athlete and one of the only two players who performed for four years on the West Siders' soccer team, sent word to Manager John D. Dwyer, of the Multnomah Club, that he would be on hand New Year's day to compete against the Portsmouth succer team in the return match of the Portland Soccer Football Associa tion. The contest will be played on Multnomah field Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Roussellot will be seen at a halfback: position. At present he Is In Seattle, but he will arrive in Portland tomorrow morning. The first match between Portsmouth and the Multnomah Club resulted In a l-to-) score for the Ports mouth aggregation. The lone score came as a result of a penalty kick late in the second half. The Thistles and Archer & Wiggins Weonas are slated to appear on Mult nomah field in the afternoon of New Year's day In their second game. Bits of Sport. THE HASKELL Indian football war riors will be a busy crew next season. They recently signed a con tract to meet the University of Chi-, cago team in Chicago November 6, 1915. Jerome Travers, the ex-champion golfer, has made an application for membership in the Cotton Exchange, according to reports. Chicago authorities found It neces sary to set aside one of the lakes for the use of rowdies who Insisted on annoying other skaters. The pastime of auto racing, declared dead in 1912, had one of the best years in its history the past season in this country. Lacrosse, the National Winter nas- ! time of Canada, is one of the oldest sports on the American continent. It was originated long before the white man-came by the Indians. Barney Oldfleld, the famous auto racer, has announced that he is to manage a new mile speedway that is to be built near Los Angeles. A plan is under way to have a new set of water polo rules accepted by the National Intercolllgiate Association. . Donald Smith, a player on the Cana dian hockey squad, had his nose broken the other day in the game at Toronto. He also lost three teeth. ... Chris Emery, of Valparaiso, Ind., had been signed by Joe Tinker to assist in receiving the Chicago Fed eral twirler's offerings next season. Lone Star, a full-blooded Indian, may succeed Glen S. Warner as football coach at Carlisle. Jimmy Clabby, now considered one of the biggest money makers in the boxing game, received $6 for his first fight. Walla Walla Y. 5E. C. A. Victor. ECHO. Or.. Dec. 29.. (Special.) The Walla Walla Y. M. C. A. basketball team last night defeated a team com posed of local talent by a score of 31 to 22. The game was played in th City Hall, and before an immense audi ence. 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