THE JfORXIXO OHEGOXTAJtV THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1915.
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J.J.GORBETT GRABS
"WHITE HOPE" HERE
Ex-Champion Picks Out Tom
Cowler, Englishman, to Re
turn Heavy Title.
CONTRACT ALSO SIGNED
J3rlti-,lirr Weighs 215 rounds and
looks S-o f-orxl to Actor-Pugilist
That He Has Decided to Take
Him t Aus-tralla.
Tom fowler, the IlS-pound Knglish
heavyweight, who has been sojourning
In Portland for the past two weeks. Is
the man to bring back the heavyweight
pugilistic title to the white race, says
jamea J. Corbett. a former champion.
So mu.h does Corbett think of fow
ler's ability as a boxer that he signed
a contract yesterday with the biff Brit
isher and henceforth Cowler will be
tinder the management of "Pompadour
Jim."
Corbett first henrd of Cowler yes
terday and arter aonnins wis Ri. ...
a sparring bout at Mike Butler's and
giving his future prouigy
over." Corbett came to terms with bin
at once.
Cowler Praetleally rkwa.
i.- i- .. . t. - -1 1 v unknown In thi:
country. althouKh he has a reputation
in the Northwest of being a clever box
er for a big man. He fought a couple
of fights at Vancouver. B. C. before the
war and later ho defeated "Lasey
Jones easily at Tacoma. Cowler has
been trailing Joe Bonds, the Tacoma
heavy for a match, but never has been
able to talk" business wun niui. i
been said that the Tacoma boy was
afraid to meet the Englishman.
Ut-fore going to Canada Cowler
fought a few bouts in Kngland.
Corbett will take Cowler with him to
San Francisco when he finishes his
-i ... Anampnt here Sunday.
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Cowler also will accompany Corbett on
Ms trip to Australia ana -.
is busy lining up bouts for his new
white hope." to be staged in the land
of the kangaroo and large boxing
arenas.
Cerbett la Optlatlatte.
"I figure that my man will be able
to step out and take on a few of Au
stralia's offerings in the heavyweight
class when we land." aald Corbett last
"'"Itwill take quite a while to make
the trip to the Antipodes and on the
way I will train and teach the big fel
low all 1 know. I think by the time
we are ready to return to America I
will come back with a new champion
ship contender. 14 carats fine, in tow.
The agreement drawn up between
the two by Thomas Mannlx, a Portland
attorney, calls for Corbett to receive
60 per cent of all Cowlor'a .earnings
and that Cowler Is to be under the
management and tutelage of Corbett,
and Cowler to get the other 50 per cent.
Others Turae Iowa by Kx-Champlon.
The taking over of Cowler's affairs
by Corbett came as a surprise, for It
is known that he has been approached
by a number of the preesnt day "white
hopes," who asked him to take them
under his wing, but were refused. Jess
M'lllard was one of the battlers that
Corbett turned flown.
The agreement between the two reads
as follows:
This agreement, made by and between
James J. Corbtt, of New York City, and
Tom Coirlcr. of Cumberland. England.
Whereas. Jamn J. Corbett has bean a
professional boxer tuid at one time was
revoxnlzed champion of the world In that
port, and . .
Whereas. Tom Cowler is deslroua of be
coming champion of the world, and
Whereas, he deaires to associate himself
wuh the aforesaid James J. Corbett In order
that he may accompliah that end, and
whereas he Is desirous of placing: himself
under the management and tutelage ol the
an Id James J. Corbett,
Ir la therefore agreed by and between
ild parties hereto that th said Jamea J.
forbett asrena to become the manaser of
the aald Tom Cowler and to endeavor to
ootatn matches for him and to Instruct him
In the profession and to advise him In aF
matters proprly penalnln thereto and also
to become his manager In whatever theat
rical engagements the said James J. Corbeft
nay arrar.Be for the said Tom Cowler, and
In consideration thereof and of the prem
ises the said Tom Cowler agrees that what
ever pronts may be derived from this ar
rangement shall be divided In the following
proportions, that Is, nfty (50) per cent shall
FB to the said James J. Corbett and nfty
i.vn per cent shall go to the said Tom
Cu trier.
(Signed TOM COWLER,
(Signed) JAMES J. CORBETT.
itns:
THOMAS MAXNIX.
' Portland. Or.,
January . 1915.
Bit of Sport.
BILJ. BERGEN, former star catcher
of the Brooklyn iodsers. and laRt
season with the Scranton club, of the
-.. .-. . ... ... I (ln 1K-
,fW IDrK . I it l O 1 11 . ....... j
ill in the General Hospital In Utica,
X. T. The former crack catcher is suf
fering with a nervous breakdown and
Ills condition is said to be serious.
a iii T ,. i ,i e .mantel Omiia. be
longing to Mr. Charles 11. Vanheusen.
recently as Judged the best dog in
. the annual r'.ow of the Toy Spaniel
Club of America, at the- Waldorf
Astoria. George Qulntard's wire-haired
fox terrier, Matford Vic, being placed
in reserve. The award came as a com
j'lete surprise, because the soanlcl was
the snappier of the three tiogs which
wrre In line for the honors.
A pair of prime-fed suckling pigs.
Toasted to a turn and ready to serve,
was tlio principal prixe given by an
Eastern gun club rec-ntly. The little
j t were the gift of F. C. Hayward.
one of the members of the club, and
e proved to he the best shot, and he
won the "roast'" himself. Mr. Hayward.
to give all haails a show at the porkers.
" rut them up for raffle, and Stephen
11. Dorr won them, although his luck
with tUe scatter gun was not so good.
Tt was not so many years ago that I.ee
Magee. who ha Just jumped from the
M. l.oul Cardinals to manage the
Urookfeds. and Feti l'aley. the New
. "York American star, were receiving ISO
a month for their baseball services.
While lookiiipr over some old checks re
cently. Ned L"san. the noted St. Paul
minor league imr.rcsario. came across
two each for $?0. that he had paid
Jlaiee and Palev at Burllngtou in 197.
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Connie Muck's Philadelphia Athletics
ret a record in the ma lor leagues. In
that not one of Cicm was ordered to
the bench.
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Ty Cobb may be the best batsman in
the American league and lie may be
the beat batsman that ever lived, and
all that, but as a golfer Ty Is a fine
Lttle outfielder, ana ty will oe tr.e
first one to admit it. The Georgia
Pea'-h is fast learning the Scottish
pastime, and lie is trying to rival
Christy Mathewson as the best golfer
tn the National League, and Chief
Ttender. who was the best in the Amer
. lean la-u until ha, jumped to the
Feds. During the off-season he is
golfing, bunting and teaching the Na
tional pastime to Ty. Jr.
The Mayor of Toledo. Ohio, has ap
pointed a commission of five to handle
the boxing game in that city.
Miss Clara "vVeller. on Iowa City High
School girl, has been awarded a silver
button insignia, by the .National Rifle
Association for shooting better than
80 out of a possible 100. Her mark
was 8t per cent.
Wliite Sox Plans to Go Throngli.
r- 1 1 r - 1 T -. c PMnnnmtit of
U ...nln'i, nf tlis Pa I'i fi C COast
league season from March 24 to March
31. news of which was received nero
today, will enable the Chicago Amer-
: - . .. . . ili.ir nrlrinal rtlans
for their training trip. The JVhite Sox
squad will leave umcago eany in reu-
... ef(An nrsllmlnarv training;
Uttrj, anu . ....... j -
T3 pnhiM will nlAv a series of
games with the coast league teams.
tome of which, it is saia. wouia navo
been impossible had tne Beason opencu
March Si.
BASKET SQUAD STRONG
COACH BKZDEK PU3ASED WITH
OHEVO.VS PKESEST LIJTEVP.
Wheeler Barred ay Attack ol Mumps,
Bronnell Displaces Dudley Blgbee
Aloae Is Fixture.
T--.,-r'TicTTj- id nni?f:riM liiireiie.
Jan. 6. (Special.) After a lull of two
weeks from active practice, i.
Uozdt-K is senaing nia lorum w v '
tossers through strenuous nightly skir
mishes again in preparation for the
conference season, which opens the first
week in February. Games with the
Willamette University quintet have
been scheduled for January 15 and 16,
and negotiations are now under way
for au engagement with the Multnomah
Club team before launching into the
championship series.
"The squad looks good." said Coach
Bezdek when interviewed, "and though
the men are a good deal lighter than
those of a year ago, I think that they
are faster and much more accurate at
the basket. Altogether prospects are
not so bad. and, barring injuries or
sickness. Oregon should give a good
account of itself in the coming race."
Ulenn Wheeler, who had been slated
for a regular position at guard, had
an attack of the mumps during the
vacation, and has been unable to Report
for practice since.
Brownell at center displaced Dudley,
while the two forwards, "Skeet" Bigbee
and Sharp, remain in the varsity lineup.
Lyle Bigbee is practically the only
fixture.
HARNESS NOTES
IN the death of J. G. Follansbee tha
turf has lost another staunch sup
porter. He was one of the strongest
advocates of clean sport on the Amer
ican racetracks, and. partially through
his efforts, the game was kept alive,
both in the Southern states and Juarez,
for he spent time and money in car
rying on effective missionary work. He
min lovnl to the turf when others
sailed away to Kurope. and now Amer
ican racing will misa him in the days
of prosperity about to be revived. The
turf, by the way, has lost other cham
pions in the late James R. Keene. W. C.
Whitney. James B. Haggin. General
Stephen Sanford and J. H. Alexandre,
all of whom have passed away since
the golden days ol tne sport.
.
Thomas W. Murphy, the Glen Cove
.. lail nil thA drivers on the
1 in 181 with the record
of J100.249.25 in winnings behind trot
ters and pacers, is made the subject of
a sketch in the Christmas number of
't . . rA Tocpr " a snlendld issue
containing Illustrations, stories and
printed matter ol aoeorDing initreai
to followers of harness horses. Under
r.t Vfnrrthv a Century Win
ner." the article points out all the
dominating qualities i mo twl'uuo
horseman.
ii--a s. n lint nf the 2:10 performers
driven to their records by Thomas W.
Murphy:
TROTTERS.
Peter Volo (3). i:03Vi!Uuy Axworthy. .2:0814
.-i ii . 4 .in i v.itv. Rp U ( H 1 '2 -lib 1
CharleyMltchell2:04'i Dave Halle 4)
Innerouard i:0iV,.Lady Jones Ji
Belvasla 2 :00 ( Admiral Dewey . 2 :0 1
Ruth JieUres-or.'OT1 .Marigold ilS,,
Wueen w ortny. . ;vi .
Dictator Todd.. 2:OSU:Princ's Todd (S)2:0I14
The Temptress. 2:('$i Delores :094
Mirthful 2:0Si Munday C.
Baron-sVlrglnla Susie X. (3) 2:
(3) 2:OS'4!Eva Tanguay. . .2:094
Alice niwvai.v.T4 . . ..... .
Cascade .2:0S'i,Sweet fvlrit ...2:0V,
eniiuv. ..vj-tn."! " v " ' - -
FrankBogashJ. 1:00 4 ;reen Pllut ;:'5J
lndepend e Boy .2:01 1 Tilly Tipton J:!)4
l.ocanaa wi. j-..
lngworth B. . 5:1'2 Twlnklinir Dan.2:0h-ii
Walti-rCochato. 2:02 U , Chimes Hal ?:S5,"
Fan .Mlcnael. .. .ir:" ,rern ni
May Dal 2:0.1Vi William C 2:0. 'i
Mai On( J:o:i4 ,Ba'n iiarque(3)2:0i 'i
SirR 2:uS' Owyho 2:07l4
Baron Grattan. 2 :03 Vi '.Fred P 2:07
Georsjo tiano. .. 2:oVi View Elder 2:0 V
Rudy Kip 2:04 ;.nne Aim ...S:1
Leland Onward :04w t'rincess Patch.. l:!"!!
Fred D J-VOJU DIrl 2:0S
Hetty G 2:04V Director Jay ...2:os"
Strathstorm....2:('4' susie uene t
Don Dcrliy 2:w.'3 rneron cowers.-:
White -I).". ' PncemMk er ... . 2:09V
. Ti .. .- " . t: ' Peter Kerron.. .2:10
llal Alkin.".'.."..2:03!l
H. K. Devereux. like C. G. K. Billings,
takes a great interest in the riding
of trotters, and lately has added to
his stable the trotting gelding. The
Wanderer, 2:0SU, to be used under sad
dle. The Pan Francisco 2:0 colts in the
Walnut Hall consignment gave good
account of themselves in the Old Glory.
Lord Derby, S:05. holder of the
world's wagon race record, died No
vember - at the home of his owner. T.
Benton King, of Brownsville. Tenn. The
old horse had passed the 19th milestone
before ending his useful days.
Frank Gambling, who has been in
the l.arnese horse game for more than
1 years, has decided to take a recess
for" the time being. As no harness
horseman ever loses interest altogether,
it will be no surprise to see Frank re
sisting in the Spring.
Few horsemen ever have the distinc
tion of having more than three cham
pions, but Thomas W. Murphy placed
nine world's records before the racing
enthusiasts. The complete list fol
lows: peter Volo. 2:04ti. world's champion 2-veur-old
trotting stallion, winner of the
Kentucky Futurity, Horsenran Futurity.
Horse Breeder Futurity and Hone Review
Puturlty: undefeated.
Feter Volo. 2:03. world's champion S-
ear-old trotting stallion, dinner of the
Kentuekr Futurity. Horseman Futurity,
Matron Stake, Horse - Review Futurity.
Horse Breeder Futurity and Champion Stal
lion Slake: undefeated.
Native Belle. 2:t'T4. world's champion S-ear-oNI
trotting- mare, winner of the Ken
tucky Futurity.
Native Belle. 2:0tiS. world's champion 2-vear-oM
trotting mare.
Anna Bradford, 2KK)S. world's champion
3-vear-old pacer, winner of the Horseman
Futurity. Matron Stake, Horse Review Fu
turitv Horse Breeder Futurity, i'hamplon
SialMon Stako and Kentucky Futurity; un
defeated. Frank Bogash. Jr.. 1:79 y world's cham
pion pacing gelding.
Frank Bogasli. Jr.. 1:59V. world's fastest
pacing race record by a geldin?.
Tratnpfa-L 2:12V- world's champion 2
r ear-old trotting stallion, at time, winner of
the Kentucky Futurity. ......
Hetty G-. 2:40 V. world's champion naif
mile track pacer, at time.
MACK BACKS JONES
Salt Lake City in Coast League
. Uncertainty."
AILMENT NOT REMEDIED
Walter Agrees With Fielder in Re
gard to Ability of rtah Capital
to Hold Out Through Com
ing Season of 1915.
Walter McCredie agrees with Fielder
.Tones about Salt Lake City as a Coast
Le&cue uncertainty.
He said yesterday that he did not
think the league had remeaiea tne
"weak Bister" ailment by adding the
Utah City to the league, as it was
doubtful if the club would manage to
stick through the present season.
Walter said that one of the strongest
minor leagues in the country could be
formed by Portland taking the sixth
franchise in the Northwest League and
withdrawing from the Coast League.
This step, however, was not possible
at present, he hastened to assure tnose
present.
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The crisis which now involves the
financial affairs of Charles W. Somers
will not affect the Cleveland Club di
rectlv. at least not for the present.
"The plan of the creditors taking
over the collateral notes is simpiy a
case of extending me a little more time
in which to meet my obligations." said
President Somers, recently, "and I will
continue to act as president of the
Naps. The club will discharge Its lia
bilities as they arise, and will make a
strong effort to give Cleveland fans a
real team, one which will be in the race
for the pennant from tne start, joe
Birmingham will manage the team, and
nothing will be done other than has
been planned before."
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f.i . iipi." Paum the Seal
v iini ica .'i'iu.i ,
. . . , , i i ..tA n vo-lairatoil 1 1 M -
twiner, lias nau M ' 1 '-i- n
mond career. His record as a Jumper
eclipses many of the stars who nave
tried the same stunt or late.
r.. . ii .. .. .lonjloii mmtnrfsman
a ne i . 1 1 f . . ..... . . t - .
could if lie so desired, boast of the fol
lowing nonors;
Oldest Ditcher in point of service In
Coast League.
Has twirled 12 years with a record
never under .500.
Has jumping mark that outrivals
T I . V. ..... n - Initial frfllll
waiter ituuiisuu a . , . ... -, ..
Coast League to Outlaw Tri-State
t sooim tn National League to Outlaw
State League to Coast League.
Has a Drotner wno is prcaiucm
the league in which he is working.
Baum broke into professional ball
for the first time at Los Angeles In
1903. Previous to breaking in as a
professional he had dabbled in the
semi-pro ranks around San Francisco.
When he first broke in. although he
was 6 fet tall, he weighed only 134
pounds, and it was thus that the name
of "Spider" was wished on him. Last
season, however, although he tipped
the beams at 174, the nickname was
itill with him.
QlilNTETBEING MOULDED
AGGIE BASKETBALL CANDIDATES
- WORK HARD TO MAKE TEAM.
Retnrn of Ade" Selberta leaves Only
One Vacancy to Be Filled and 30
Men on Floor Each Mght.
ORKGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, Jan. 6. (Special.) With the
conference games no longer far distant,
Coach Stewart is puning "
i. 1 1 .!:,-... .i ITirnnirh a. stiff WOrkOUt
LIUU 14HWIIVH.J ....
each night! and is fast subjecting them
to an acio. test, r it mico iuui
night on the gym floor the coach's at
tention is given to 60 of the most prom
ising. , .
During the holidays tne men woraeu
regularly and most of them are in
hape. The return oi Aae obiuci"
to the game just before the holidays
boosted Aggie stock and lelt only tne
vacancy to be filled. Captain King.
Dewey and Mix are the others of last
year's men who are in suits this Win
ter. Mix is this year playing at guard
and it seems likely that the new man
who is to break into the limelight will
do so by the center route.
Blagg. a substitute last year, and
"Hungry" Smyth are for the Jumping
Job. Both are tall and good Jumpers.
Blagg is a fairly clever shot and in
the interclass series last month showed
ability. Smyth shows the same fight
in basketball that he did in football.
An encouraging feature tnis year is(
the fact mat mere is avauauie a biruus
freshman team, which Is being sent
against the first-stringers each night.
Ray, Knopff, Miller, Bissett, Butt, Al
len. Hosan and Phillips are the nu
cleus of the 1914 aggregation and these
lads are all of -a class which makes
them likely canctiaates ior me Dig
team in seasons to come.
WIXGO SIGN'S IXHi TWO YEARS
Federal League Tails to Land St.
Iouis National Catx-lier.
CINCINNATI. O.. Jan. 5 According
to a dispatch received last night from
Atlanta, Ga., Manager Charles Herzog,
of the Cincinnati baseball team, has
signed Catcher Ivy Wingo to a two
year contract, the terms not being
given. The catcher has been reported
as having signed with the Federal
League. Wingo's contract, as signed
today, is with the St. Louis National
League team, with which he played
last season.
It is understood, however, that Win
go will be transferred to the Cincin
nati team in exchange for money and
players. One of these players is the
Cuban. Armando Marsans, who jumped
to the Federal League last year but
was prevented by court proceedings
from playing. The St Louis club will
be triven the right to negotiate with
him.
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SWASTIKAS 36, BEREAXS 25
Sellwood Basketball Team Defeats
Vancouver Club in Fast JIatcb.
The Sellwood Swastikas triumphed
over the Bereans club, of Vancouver.
. V. tn lh tune nf 26 to 25 in the
losers' gymnasium Tuesday night. Stein
haus. at guard, was the big star for the
Swastikas, while Johnson. Daniels and
Sawyer tried their beet to Dring victory
to the home quintet.
The Swastikas will book up with the
t..ui,haii team nf ihfl ComDanv M
Twenty-first Infantry, of Vancouver
Barracks, next Saturday night. The
match will be played in Vancouver
High School gymnasium.
Query Is Answered.
A.. N. M.. Salem. Or. Question: In
a game of 600 the A team had 440
points and the B duo had 490. In the
last deal everyone passed out but A.
who bid six on spades (60 points,
enough to go out). When play wus
completed A had nine tricks and B
had one trick. A claims tne game De-
cause his bid was successful, but B
claims it too because he made the
necessary 10 points to win. Who wins?
Answer: Here is what Hoyle says!
"After the hand is played out. if the
successful bidder makes as many tricks
as he has. bid. he has the first count.
Each nlaver other than the Didder
counts 10 for each trick he takes, but
cannot score until after the successful
bidder has scored his points.
FIGHT MANUAL IGNORES BUD
Andrews Drops Others, Too,, From
Iist of National Performers.
Tom S. Andrews' annual fight manual
arrived from Milwaukee yesterday and
it can be said safelv that Bud Ander
son will not mail his check for 1000
extra copies. In Andrews' opinion Bud
does not figure as a National performer
any more and he was one of the bunch
to be dropped out of the record book
for 1915,
Art Pelkey, Al Palzer, Knockout
Brown. Sammy Trott, Jim Driscoll,
Rudy Unholz and a lot of other boxers
went Into the dump heap writh our
Buddy. In their stead we find some
new luminaries, among them Anton
the Greek, Joe Azevedo, Young Ahearn,
Joe Borrell, Colin Bell. Battling Terry,
Jack Taylor, Billy Wells, Stanley Yoa
kum. Terry Keler, Knockout Mars.
George Chaney and a few others.
Kid Williams gets on the title page
and Battling Pabst on the back cover.
COLLEGE RUNNERS OUT
NEW DIRT TRACK ENABLES EARLY
SPRING TRAINING FOR MEETS.
Men Required to Take Turn Dally as
Part Of Regular Exercise and Crack
Likes Style of Some.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallls. Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) The
completion of an eight-lap. banked dirt
track in the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege Armory has made possible early
track training, and Coach Stewart will
make the most of his opportunity to
have his men in condition early In the
season.
Under the direction of Dr. Stewart,
each man in the college gymnasium
classes will be required to work out
on the track as a part of his exercise,
and Coach Stewart and Captain Rey
nolds will supervise the work and keep
their eyes open for material of possible
college caliber. Monday more than 200
men took their turn, running in squads
of five to ten, and each man running
a half mile. Although he has not an
nounced any names as the result of his
observations. Dr. Stewart has hintjd
that he likes the style of some un
knowns who have appeared on the
track.
The observation of 200 lads in action
per day, connected with the training
of 100 basketball candidates, and the
arrangement of a football schedule for
next Fall, keeps the coach on the. run.
Assistant Coaches Pavey and May are
also busy men these days, helping with
the class teams and the DasKetDaii
squad, and Physical Director Arbuth
not is engaged in gymnasium and track
work, as well as preliminary wrestling
work. The Interest in physical train
ing and athletics at the college, stim
ulated by the completion of the new
gymnasium and the track in the Ar
mory, has made necessary tne employ
ment also of a number of student as
sistants.
IDAHO TO . PIAY JANUARY 15
Basketball Schedule Will Open in
Game 'With Spokane Club.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. Moscow,
Jan. 6. (Special.) The curtain-raiser
of the basketball schedule or tne uni
versity will be on January 15 with tne
Spokane Athletic Club. This is an an
star team of former college players.
Graduate Manager C. E. Favre is op
timistic regarding the Idaho team this
vear and thinks that the team will play
as good, if not better, ball than they
did last year. Captain jardine, .K-inni-
son, Keane, Hyde, Martinson and Gray,
all "I" men, are back and a number
of promising candidates are out, in
eluding Stillinger. Lommason. Hudel-
son, Rapp, Thomas and Halium, coacn
Pink" Griffith is putting tne squaa
through hard daily workouts and the
team should be in first-class condition
by the first game.
County Meets Arranged.
SHEDD. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.) Ar
rangements have been made for the
Linn and Benton county meets mis
year, followed by an intercounty meet.
The Linn contests will be at Lebanon
probably and the joint gathering at
Albany.
H. C. FRICK IS ON WARPATH
Big Pennsylvania Stockholder Dis
pleased With Management.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1. Rumors were
current in some financial quarters here
today that Henry C. Frick, the larg
est individual stockholder and a di
rector of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
is not satisfied with the results which
are being produced by several depart
ments of the company s management
It was added that he has so ex
nresserl himself in forcible terms with
an intimation that he will move to
chop off some official Heads unless
things go more to his liking.
Mr. Frick is known to be a harsh
taskmaster. When he goes on the war
nnth he srenerallv has his way.
Although the Pennsylvania Railroad
holds a majority of the Cambria Steel
Company stock, Mr. Frick completely
dominates the management of the con
cern. This week he strengthened his
position there by putting his son on
the board of directors.
Mr. Frick works hand in hand with
k'uehn. Loeb & Co.. the New York
bankers, who handle most of the
financing done by the Pennsylvania
Railroad system.
$1,800,000 SUIT IS FILED
Film Company Alleges Illegal Com
bination of Movie Concerns.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30. The Greater
New York Film Rental Company has
brought a Sherman law monopoly suit
in the Federal District Court to recover
three-fold damages, aggregating ffl.
800,000, from an alleged combination of
moving-picture manufacturing and ren
tal concerns which the plaintiff alleges
constitute an illegal combination con
trolling 95 per cent of the moving-picture
business of the country.
The defendants are the General Film
Company, the Vitagraph Company of
America, the American Mutuscope &
Biograph Company, the Biograph Com
pany, the Edison Manufacturing Com
pany, the A. F. Edison Inc., the Kalera
Company, Pathe Freres, Lubin Manu-
. it- PuMnnnv Gastrin Melies.
George Klein. Essanay Film Manufac
turing Company, fceiig r-oiyscope com
pany. Armat Moving Picture Company,
Frank L. Dyer. Henry N. Marvin. Jere
Miah J. KeriTiery, William Pelzer Sampel
Long, Jacques A. Borst. Albert E. Smith,
William T. Rock, Siegmund Lubin. Will
lam N. Selig. George K. Spoor and Per
cival Waters.
HOGAN TO DROP 10
Tigers to Be Nearly AH New
Men This Season.
WHITE SOX MAY GIVE FOUR
Hi West and Three Others to Be on
Pitching Staff McArdle, IIosp
McDonnell and Leard in List
to Be Released. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal Jan. 6. (Spe
rlal l That every member of the Ver
non infield, every catcher and four of
the 'pitchers will be new men when the
1915 Coast League season starts, was
the statement made today by nappy
Hogan, manager of the Tigers. Ho
gan's statement means that Harry Mc
Ardle. Francis Hosp, "Speed" Mc
Donnell and BUI Leard will not be with
the team next year.
Efforts are being made to obtain
another catcher to work with Mltae
and Yantz. Elliot has gone and Jack
Bliss and McLain are slated to follow.
"I intend to have four new pitchers
next season," said Hogan today. "Hi
West is one of the men and I will
get three more. I am satisfied with
the outfield. I have two righthanded
hitters in Risberg and Kane. Meloan,
Bayliss, Carlisle and Wilhait are the
lefthanders on the team. A couple of
them will go.
"1 will give the players' their out
right releases so that they can make
deals for themselves." -
Hogan believis the White Sox will
supply him with a second baseman,
shortstop, a catcher and pitcher. He
will go out into the market for the
other players.
Hogan also considers White for first
base and Gus Hetling at third as new
men. Altogether, he says, there will
be -nearly to 10 new players when the
team lines up next season.
TIIAXKSGIVIN'G GAME IIKEIY
Washington-Colorado Gridiron Clash
Almost Certain.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
Seattle. Jan. 6. (Special.) That the
University of Washington will meet
the University of Colorado in the
Thanksgiving football game in Seattle
is from this end of the deal practically
certain. Press dispatches from Denver
recently show the favor with which the
Washington proposal for extension of
athletic field was received and It is
likely that final settlement of contract
will be soon.
The apparently unreasonable de
mands upon the Washington manage
ment by other managers in the North
west conference for games has made
it practically imperative for Washing
ton to look elsewhere.
Dr. Stewart in a recent Jetter to
manager Younger still maintains his
position with respect to demanding
from the Washington students 50 Tier
cent of the student pass revenue for
all games played here between Wash
ington and the Oregon Agricultural
College. These student tickets Dr.
Stewart appraises at 75 cents a piece.
Manager Younger says he cannot ac
cept Dr. Stewart's proposal.
HI WEST GOING TO TIGERS
Hogan Considers Deal Closed Inas
much as McCredie's Terms O. K.'d.
T AMrfC!T.T3 ral .Tl fi fpe-
cial.) Hiram West, veteran hurler, is
to be one oi ma maiers users.
Happy Hogan yesterday telegraphed
Walter McCredie, Portland manager.
accepting the terms stipulated and
closing the deal, riogan announcea
that West comes to Venice by an out
right purchase. The price is not named.
"I suppose McCredie has the refusal
of the offer," Hogan explained, "and
we probably won't hear from him be
fore late tonight or tomorrow. How
t t.nnsiif.r thA deal closed, in-
asmuch as he submitted his terms and
we accepted them.
Sidelights and Satire.
THERE certainly is little of senti
ment in baseball. Walt McCredie
tried to sentence-a. couple of his stars
to Oakland.
ii. ...... TCiiirortnri the new manager
- . t . t .. Conln Vina a won-
UL IUC UtUl A . ... ..... v 1
derful record for keeping his teams up
in their respective races, and. while
we mourn the passing of Del Howard,
no better choice as a successor could
have been made.
Eight years ago Harry Duaaea out as
r nr at WilllnTTlKnort- in the Tri-
State League, and only twice in eight
starts has he landed below the first
division. One of those was when he
piloted the New Tom American aiisrus
; . iAct nloiA in 1912. And the other
came to pass last year at Sacramento.,
Wolverton was witn w miauispui i.
ton-r tinrl 1908 and managed Newark for
Joe McGinnity in 1909. Then he came
it. - . . . ,1 ... ... i tha Onl.1 14 mi club.
i eat a.i.u j . .... " - -
which was in a demoralized condition.
He landed the oaks in secona in uiu
and third the following year. After
a disastrous session at New York Harry
returned to the Coast League in 1913
and brought the rank tail-end Sacrar
mento club to second position.
n -v. I V Atlrin the rsLi-ehorse man.
retired in the Fall 'of 1913. Wolverton
induced Lloyd Jacobs, or san r rancisco.
to go in with him and the two pur
chased Atkin's interests.
They butted in at the wrong time.
Baseball was on the blink everywhere
and about midsummer the poor Sena
tors caved and shortly afterwards the
league had to take the club off their
hands.
Charles Weeghman is boasting in the
Chicago newspapers that 10 or nis
Chifeds are residents of the Windy
City. Most of the Beavers left Port
land as soon as the season ended.
m
A New York writer recounts of D. J.
Mullaney, new American League um-
nlre. that on one occasion a irenziea
Birmingham fan threw a bicycle at
him, "which he very calmly caught and
rode away in safety."
If Mullaney had umpired in the new
San Francisco park last year he could
have sprung It without the "b."
ThB admittance of Salt Lake to the
Pacific Coast League reminds a Cleve
land writer that still there are two
Ohio cities in the Ohio State League.
while Wilkesbarre ana scranton are
stjll members of the New lork btate
League.
I
few years ago the New York Amer-
i - r- a irniiwn u ci Tn- Ml eh landers.
Newspapers are the makers of sport
monickers, mostly, and gradually the
term dropped out of usage in favor of
'Yankees because in a pincn toe neau-
wrl
ters couia snonen it to ishrb.
N
ow that colonel tiuston nas oougni
the
C1UD. iDey are bubbcbiuis nii'inf
1 .l.w.nu. .nil anma rf the
cnKittic in i,t-fca..uwD ..
titles put forth by New York writers
urn "Soldiers." "Rummies." "Knicker
chan
bockers" and "Brewers."
Soldiers appeals best to us. judg
ing from past performances. Wolver-
ton says they were the grandest bunch
Af nlr1apa ha vr hi.NSd In h.S CX
nHnfn. P?rhnn it miirht be beat,
however, to let the club so along and
make a name for Itself.
WbIIii r..(--rfl i 1-nel t-H n v renud
illa
ted his signed confession that the Port
land Beavers might train at lucsun
Ariz. He said he made the confessloi
only to save Santa Maria and Fresnt
from shame and notoriety.
Add 1915 records:
Absorbing punishment "Moose'
Johnson.
Joe Cantillon. of Minneapolis, sent In
a young pitcher against Milwaukie last
season and he was pummelled all over
the lot. WTien Joo yanked him he
waltzed in to the bench much depressed.
"I shouldn't have been in there to
day." he told Joe.
"WTiv?" asked the big fellow.
"I had, a splitting headache all day
and shouldn't have started."
"Why didn't you tell me?" demanded
Cantillon.
"Because if I had given an excuse
you would have called me a quitter
and a yellow dog.
Well." Cantillon replied, mincingly,
"It would have saved you the trouble
of proving it."
FREAK BURGLAR MYSTERY
Trail Followed by Police Leads to
Arrest of Law Graduate.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. Police of the
North shore have been trailing a freak
burglar for more than a month. His
specialty has been roooing residences
of bed clothing, legal papers anu mini
l.tr loot.
A man who gave the name of Michael
P. Undeck, arrested In Lake Forest,
and now held in tne Migniana r-ara
jail on a vagrancy charge, is believed
by the police to know more than he is
willing to tell about the mysterious
thefts.
"Undeck," although dressed as a
tramp, carried papers tending to show
that he was graduated from the law
department of Georgetown University
in the class of 1910. He also is a grad
uate of the Hazelton, Pa., High School,
the police say.
A suitcase containing legal papers
concerning the settlement of an estate
was stolen from the residence of vv.
Tenbroeck in Highland Park last Fri
day night It was recovered yesterday
In a West Madison street lodging-house
In Chicago. A man answering "In
deck's" description left it there as se
curi:y for payment of a 25-cent lodg
ing bill, the police were told.
Until hla arrest Undeck had been be
friended by C. F. Mather Smith, of 626
Circle avenue. Highland Park. As a
result of tests made in a Chicago psy
chopathic laboratory the prisoner may
be examined as to his sanity by a Jury
in the Lake County Court.
A noise on the stairs attracted tne
attention of a pastryman when he went
to work at the Lake Street Cafeteria,
6 East Lake street. He found the
watchman bound and gagged, rolling
himself downstairs one step at a time.
The police were called and found that
the safe in the cafeteria had been
blown open and $500 stolen.
The watchman said there were four
men in the gang that bound him.
Guests of the Congress Hotel were
aroused by shots fired by policemen at
two men who broke a window in tiie
store of Harry Blum, on the Michigan
avenue side of the hotel, and stole val
uable furs. The men escaped in an
automobile.
Two robbers held up the saloon of
Joseph Tremer, at 1401 West Congress
street. They marched four customers
Into the ice box, then took $68 from
Tremer.
Emanuel Schraiberg, of 1920 West
Taylor street, a commission merchant.
reported pickpockets had stolen J3i5
from him on a Taylor-street car.
Oil paintings valued at more than
12000 have been stolen from the resi
dence of Attorney Nathan Neufeld at
5017 Grand boulevard In the last five
months, according to a report he made
to- the police. The paintings were
stored in -the basement of the house.
A sealskin coat valued at $185 dis
appeared from the store of Mme. Mer-
relle at 308 South Michigan avenue on
December 11. The loss was discovered
when the goods in the place were
checked over.
Police are searching for James Riley,
who is alleged to have stolen jewelry
valued at $1200 from the residence of
Mrs. Milllcent Ellis, 4359 Indiana ave
nue, a widow. Riley lived In a flat
across the hall from Mrs. Ellis, she
told the police.
FIVE INCHES OF BONE GONE
Little Brooklyn Girl Well Again Af
ter Remarkable Operation.
BROOKLYN. Jan. 1 Miss Marion
Devoy. the 13-year-old daughter of
County Clerk Charles S. Devoy. Is home
aain after five months In St. Mary's
Hospital, .entirely cured and as well as
ever she was. As the reBUlt of a most
wonderful operation by Dr. Sullivan, of
Jefferson avenue, she again has the
free use of her ankle, from which five
inches of bone was removed because
of an iniection that had developed.
Little Miss Marion was getting off a
trolley car on July 15 when she fell and
Injured her ankle. At first the Injury
was regarded as a minor case, but later
the operation became necessary and
the bone that was removed waa re
placed by a substitute.
Miss Marion and her twin brother are
both glad that she is homo again. The
girl is rejoicing because she can re
sume the important duties of president
of a girls' sewing circle, which makes
useful things for poor folks whose
needs are particularly urgent Juet now.
WHITE DEER BRINGS $200
Wisconsin Man Shoots l'Yeak Animal
and Readily Sells It.
KENDALL, Wis., Jan. 2. One of the
prizes shot during the hunting season
Just closed was mar. 01 a wmie aeer,
killed near Ladysmith, Sawyer County.
A man bought It for $200, his pur
nose being to give It into the hands
of a taxidermist for mounting, if
properly mounted It win De worth
1600 to $800.
The extra value of the white deer is
due to the fact that it is exceptionally
rare. It is a freak animal. ' One was
shot in Wisconsin about 20 years ago
and one about eight years ago.
It is said that there is a Jet black
deer of huge - proportions stalking
through the Wisconsin woods. That
sort of deer also is a freak and would
be worth much if captured.
GERMAN GOD DISCUSSED
Xatlon to Win Because He Can't De
sert Children, Says Educator.
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 4. In the Sud
Deutsche Monatsheft Professor Max,
who nils the chair of history at the
Wissenschaftliche Stiftungin Hamburg,
discusses "the German God, who is ap
parently a wholly different divinity
from the Russian Uod, and one in every
respect superior.
After duly depreciating the Russian
God. Professor Lena proceeds to ex
plain that the God "in whose name the
German armies have gone forth to war
is the God who caused Iron to float
and who would have no slaves. It is
before him that we bowed when the
Emperor called us." Germany must
win. "because she ought to win. God
cannot desert his children."
HOCKEY IS COSILY
Two Broken Ribs and Nose
Fractured Is Penalty.
JOHNSON AND HARRIS HURT
Because of I'ndue Hnugbursa Man
ager Muldoon Write President
of League Asking for Chance
In Present Officials.
Two broken ribs and one fractured
nose Is the casualty lit-t of the I'ort-land-Vaurouvcr
Ice hockey mati'h nt
the Ice Hippodrome Tm-dy nlht.
"Moose" Johnson and "Smoky" Harris
were examined by Pr. Karl Smith, the
club physician, yesterday and he male
this announcement.
"Moose is going around with Ms
side heavily encased In straps to pro
tect two broken ribs, and Harris lis
a brace around his nose to ease hi
fractured nasal organ. Both thcuo
players were big stars In the "rouKli-and-tumble"
match pluyrd in the l's
citlc Coast Hockey League against the
Vancouver Millionaires, and because of
so much roughness. Manager Muldooiv
of the locals, has written a letter
the president of the league asklnc- tha:
some change be mude In the ofTlcinl.
Johnson was hurt when be slid full
force Into the huge bar which holds the
goal net up. This happened after the
three customary periods and about four
minutes overflme had been played. He
was carried off the Ice, and after five
minutes with Dr. Smith In the dressing
room "Moose" was brought back ready
to allow the contest to proceed.
Harris Hit In Face.
Harris was struck in the face dur
ing the second period, and played the
remainder of the affair with his noso
a little out of shape. Both players are
prepared to represent Portland In the
regulnr match to be played In Victoria
next Tuesday evening. No practice will
be indulged in by either one until the
bones have begun to knit.
"More hard luck, but they will have
to take a leg off mn bi-fore I will '
quits." Is all that "Moose" has to say
regarding Ills condition. He has a
broken Jaw In a leather case received
in practice about three weeks ago.
Manager Muldoon, of the Portland
Uncle Sams, feels that the referee of
the last match was a little off color
a..d he has written to President Pat
rick asking that different officials be
named for next week. Referee Ion, of
Vancouver, was Inclined to allow th
game to become decidedly rough, and
only on two occasions did he suspend
a player from the fray. McDonald, of
Portland, and Griffls. of Vancouver,
each suffered three-minute penalties.
Mr. Ion Persona n Grata.
"I wrote Mr. Patrick saying that it
would be all right with me if lie would
officiate as referee next Tuesday," aabl
Mr. Muldoon last night, "and 1 added
that anyone but Mr. Ion would be ac
ceptable. There were times In thn
game when three players should have
been put off the floor on account of
their tactics."
Art Throop, one of the stars of Ino
Portland hockey team, is said to be a
n-oalthv miiieowner. although he re
fuses to talk about himself. Throoii
nwn a nickel mine near iiaiiioouru.
Ontario, valued at $-10,000. and ho
passes h11 his time there "wnen not
playing hockey.
Throtiu Is one of tlio veterans of the
Uncle Sams, this being his eleventh
season in professional hockey. itacK in
1904 he was starring for Pittsburg In
the old International League, which
comprised teams along the border ill
Calumet. "Houghton, Sault Sle. M.ulc
and' Pittsburg.
He later played with tne roroni-".
nd came West three years ro H h
New Westminster. He I" not hh fait on ,
his steels as some of the other .-hiiin
but he makes up In headwnrk.
In the last vrar tne r-venn cutter
ved 3'-'7 xeron from dealt! or peril, i.-k
i'li4 perFona off miiiwrecKea m. i. .
troyeil .".I derelleta anil nnved ulnar u'-
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