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12 KTGREDIE SENDS OUT HIS CONTRACTS .Two Dozen Athletes on Re serve Lists and Wailing Is Predicted. HARKNESS NOT WORRYING T wirier Expected to Pitch for An other Year or Two and He Cares , 'ot "Whether 'TJs Venice or ' Some Other City Has Him. BT BOSCOE FAWCETT. W. TV. McCredie began the task yes terday of Bending out contracts to members or the 1915 Portland Coast league c hampions. Something like two doun athletes are on the reserve list and they are as scattered as seaports on the Siberian coast. Hlgglnbotham. Evans and two re cruits. Akana and Bishop, already have signed contracts. Erans placed his sig nature to a two years' parchment when he came from New Orleans last Sum mer. All the others will be asked to sign and return, and. as the ball mag nates were forced to cut salaries in some instances because of the new 15000 salary limit, stuff your ear drums and prepare to hear some yowls and crumbling. A majority of the ball stars reside on the Pacific Coast and will be ac cessible to Fresno, the training camp. Gus Fisher. Walt Doane. Evan Evans and Ty Lober are In and around Port land. Pat Callahan lives at Chehalts. Wash. Among the Californians are: Bobby Coltrln. n Jose; Elmer Mar tinonl. Oakland; Harry Krause. Dan Murray. Barnes. San Francisco; Elmer Kieger. Los Angeles; Tiny .Leonard, Fred Derrick. Roy Moran. Murphy and Keed are passing the Winter in Georgia; Johnny Lush is settling up an estate in Pennsylvania; Bobby Da vis lives at Auburn, N. T.: Bill Speas is Tunning a bowling alley at Toledo. Or.; Bishop and Higginbotham are in Kan sas or thereabouts, and (Smith and Co veleskie are somewhere In the East. On the other extreme Lang Akana. the Hawaiian outfield tyro, is a prod uct of Honolulu. All in all It Is going to take a young fortune to assemble this army corps at Fresno. m "Speck" Harkness hasn't heard any direct word from Venice regarding an unconditional release from the Tigers, but he doesn't appear to be much per turbed by the newa from the south. Likewise "Speck" denies rumors that he will retire from diamond activities. "I intend to pitch for another year or two." said he last night- "I don't care whether it is Venice or some other team in the Coast League or elsewhere. J won six games and lost three last vear and couid have won 20 more had iiappy Hogan allowed me to pitch. "Early In the Spring I had a sore arm and did not make the first trip north to Portland. It rounded into con dition mighty soon afterwards, how ever, and I kept begging Happy to let me take my turn. " -Don't worry," Hap would say. "These other fellows are going good now. You'll be needed later on.' "But he kept on using Koestner and McUinnlty right on to the finish of the year, although I put over wins nearly every time he did use me. After my marriage he let me pitch just one in ning. My arm is good and I think I will have a good year in 1915, wherever I m " . , ".Speck" is working hard for Captain llaekett. his father-in-law, who has a fleet of. sand and gravel dredges and ateamers on the Willamette. Frank Newhouse. former Coast league umpire, is after a job holding the Indicator in the Northwest circuit Newhouse is one of the most versa tile creatures in the athletic world. Frank has been everything from a big league trainer to a grand opera singer. "When the Summer ends Frank coaches football teams, officiates and in the spring he is a track coach. 1 nis v inier iitj i ims " Ing manager for the Orpheum Theater at Denver. . . A alight hitch in negotiations for the Beavers training camp m r rruu. . .... .1 . K.i t it la croppea UU l j it n i i v. , - - - lieved that the tangle will be smoothed wm .11. 1 1 -l.ht 4n.t what h me r resnw lum ii .i.e..... - expected and it is thought his requests win oe mcu Bill Leard's purchase by San Fran- ... V. & Vanip. r1llh T.CTll q the tact that it was Harry Wolverton who brought Leard to the Coast League. When Wolverton was managing the Oakland club In 1911 he inquired care fully Into Leard's ability on one of the Oaks' trips north. Leard was playing i i:..tt1. th.n Wolverton BCCUIIU ..... - evidently was Impressed with his re ports, for he araneo. ieara irai rmi. but Wolverton went to New York to manage the Yanks the next season and did not get a chance to look over his jihenom. Bud Sharpe succeeded Wolverton as Oak boss. and. with Bill Leard at sec ond, the Oaks won their first and only Coast League rag. Last Winter Leard . -' n (.. vni clnh be- cau.e of differences with the Oakland nunaH 9skja ' 1 1 r u . . . . balls around the keystone. Evidently Wolverton still has confidence In his ability, for it was at his Instance that Henry Berry negotiated for Leard's . . . Titll Dnima urn Inn TYinnV services. Purtell of the Detrolts likely will play second nase tor me OREGON TO GET KANSAS STAR Aggies or Varsity Team to Profit by 10-Second Man, Maybe. Either the Oregon Aggies or the Uni versity of Oregon track team will get a track star from the University of Kansas this Spring, according to a let ter from Earl R. Crabbe. the ex-Unl-versity of California captain. Crabbe Is In Kansas coaching the cross-country team. The man is C C Clarridge. who can do ten flat any time, and is a fair broad-Jumper. This would make him a valuable mac to either of the Ore gon schools. Clarridge's home is at Baker, and he will go to a school nearer home at the end of January. Crabbe has die covered a se'ond Windnagle. The man is Rodkey. who won the individual hon ors In the Missouri Valley intercol legiate run. He probably will appear In the San Francisco athletic carnival this Summer. Checker Experts Busy "ow. CHICAGO. Jan. 1J. In the first clashes of today's rounds in the Na tional checker tournament. Louis Ginsberg, New Tortc, won and drew with Jack Pempsey. Bismarck. N. D.; Tom 0"Crad Rochester, defeated "Paddy" Whalen. Chicago, and Alfred Jordan, the English champion, won from Chris Nelson. New York. THREE STARS OF THE MULTNOMAH CLUB HOCKEY TEAMWHO ARE EXPECTED TO SHINE AGAINST HARRIMAN CLUB IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NEXT WEEK. I "'fa'. ""' IIP- V : . ; "v-'" . : Sac l M tS . j j, CITY LEAGUE IS SURE Four-Club Sectional Organiza tion Present Plan. STATE PROJECT MAY WIN Only Objection Is Expense, but W. AV. McCredie Advocates Tourna ment of 3 AVeeks at Portland Park About Labor Bay. ,,-.i , Tint W. W. McCredie's elimination scheme is put through b? the amateur ballplayers or tne there will be a city league of amateurs '"hrpresent plan is tour-club league, representing four different sec tions of Portland. These four sec tions likely will be piedmont, Se lwood, East Side and West Side. This sec tional plan is fathered by Clyde Rupert, well-known semi-professional manager, and is enthusiastically in dorsed by Manager -Barlholemy. of the Piedmont Maroons. and Man5Ser Heales of the proposed Sellwood Club. It is probable that if the entire state is organized into sections the city league would be willing to play in W. W McCredie's proposed elimination series for the state title. The cost of bringing the outside teams to Portland is said to be the main objection to this plan. Ctty League anted. "However, we do want a city leae"e." said Manager Rupert yesterday. The Beavers will be absent 10 Sundays this Summer and amateur baseball would be a winner. We intend to make It purelv an amateur affair so that the promising high school and college players can participate. , -Spokane has a strong city league that haa been in operation for several years and we can make a success of U Novate has been set for a meeting of the managers, but this will be dis posed of within the next few days and an organization perfected. - W W. McCredie said yesterday that he had received several letters from Eastern and Southern Oregon inquir ing about the elimination project. Tonraameat la Planned. It makes no difference to me whether the boys take this up or not said he "but 1 would like to see the various sections of the state organ , . - ..ah. iMffur". The city league here could arrange its schedule b .. , i August We have two open Sundays along about Labor Day and I think it wouiu u - i, ..am. from the various bring inn n . - - ... . r ctions to Portland for a two weeks tournament. . u WrtiiM ronulre monev to would be will ing to give. say. 10 per cent of all re ceipts during ino rcnoi. "';t iiinn, it lu""" w - ' u . xrOrariia 1 willing to rent the Coast League park to the city leaguers. Sidelights and Satire. rpHG NEW YORK Globe says tne man X who kicked Hobey Baker in a hockey game the other night ought to k nir for life. "The former Princeton star might Just as well have been badly hurt." declares tne uwoo. It was a palpable neglect or duty. Boston. Philadelphia and Detroit have already announced -uonovan days" In honor of the new manager of the New York Yanks. Better schedule them early while BUI nas nis smiie. Gratitude is a great commodity. Speck Harkness pitched nine games for Venice last season and yet Happy THE HORSING OREGOyiAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 141915. Hogan wants to let him go. Speck drew down about $300 per month, or 2100 for the season. Possibly. Happy figures $233 per game rather high wages. , r Battling Brant may hook up with Joe -Bonds at Astoria. Brant is chief ly famous for having given Tommy Burns a black eye and another K. O. after his name in the record book. Brant fought Tommy in the California oil fields about the time Tommy's white hope, Pelkey, was doing a dreamland specialty in the GoWenState. 1?t.M.i Tnna nil chi to bfl able tO go into court with clean hands. The president of the St. ixmis reus uwua laundry. rpi,a nniv wgff a California fan can see a boxing bout now is to commit murder or burglarize somebody's pantry. Willie Ritchie appeared in a sparring exhibition at san yuenun nricnn t Via other dav. Fights are taboo everywhere else in California. . irk. AtrtloH. TTnion IS after lllO Jlll.iLlLUl ..v.. 10 Boston amateurs who won geese at a recent trap snoot. j."o i uioo jjic BA;v.a Viot Tin Amateur shall accept a prize on which the name of the winner cannot be engraved. Sena it tnis way and we'll engrave it with our teeth. a riif.o-n n-rltcr kavs Jess Willard really believes he can iick jacit junn son. which puts Jess in a class by him self. r- iviihvinnihp'q message to . A cTat T.frislAtiire didn't have a word in It about ijuaay xvyan. r..nj la mnkinsr a. terrible fuss 1 i.Aan1no f.nnnor from the Ger- m an And we thought the Kaiser's crosses were made or iron. m m m Tim Ttnrnes found it rather tough n tret n cltv to fork ud for the Ballard franchise in- the Northwest ern League. Barnes ought to practice selling electric lans in xsome, jumss, for a season or two. Bits of Sport. BRUNING, Neb., a town of 353 pop ulation, will be the smallest town in the country to have a club in or ganized baseball If present plans ma terialize. It has applied for a fran chise in the Nebraska State League. It costs about J10.000 to maintain a club in this league for a season. Leo Stokes, the Chicago pedestrian. is anxious to meet Dan O'Leary, the aged Portland hiker, who is now in Chicago. Stokes claims the long-distance walking and running champion ships of the West A coast-to-coast automobile race for a $5000 wager was arranged the other day between Kaoul le Mat, wen Known in New York sporting circles, and Stanley James, a former Washington newspaper man. The men will leave New York Saturday over the Lincoln Hiehway route to Kansas City and thence by the- Santa Fe route to the Coast. The Philadelphia auto show ends Saturday and the Detroit show opens the same aay. Alfred Grenda. who, with Goullet, holds the six-day Dine recora. is re covering from an operation for appen diCitls in New York. The Defiance, tne yacht built by a syndicate as a candidate cup defender, has been sold for junk at 10 per cent of its cost. The Santa Barbara and Pasadena PU1U LIU.'J . pairing their fields, and at San Mateo, where the universal polo tournaments are to be held in connection with the Panama-Pacific Fair, work Is nearing completion. A new record at English billiards has been established by George uray. He ran 1051 in one inning. rri.A PrnrM.nc l.inm n f the Interna tional League is still without a man ager. fttntitln ITtistnn. one of the owners of fh Yankees. recently presented Muggsy McGraw with a full , bag of golf sticks. BARS UP FOR JACK Carranza May Oppose Fugi tive's Mexican Entry. SHARP LOOKOUT NOW DUE Black Pugilist May Try to Land at Tampico or Vera Cruz, Both of Which Are Held by Carranza Troops Case Tnique. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 13. The Car ranza government will oppose the en . nf jrk Johnson, the American negro prizefighter, who is booked to meet Jess Wiliara in on March 6, according to predictions made today by Andres Garcia, the Car ranza Consul here. ..,, Garcia telegTaphed today to the rirst chief" that Johnson was a fugitive from Justice in the United States and sug gested that he must present recent American passports before he be al lowed to pass through any port held UV Lll O l,oim... ' ' Johnson Is at Buenos Ayrea, ai6u tina. or on his way North. He nat- .... ..1.4 n.Amn. tn ntr Mexico urauy n uuiu a.Lvuip. through the coast ports of Tampico or Vera Cruz, ootn oi which mo "" - the Carranza troops. The trip from . i Amndton nnrt WOUld be SOme XiUiai jn. v . . v. - - - - . difficult, as -would any entry from tne west coast. The latter womu a hard ride over the mountains, which might affect the conaiuon ol mo ne gro. .. . Garcia's objections are unique, utis based on his assertion that the John- ...... j i. ... 1 1 1 H lnrr(..nA the son- W lll&ru " " . " ... war chest of Villa, who is combatting Carranza In tne present iu.cj.iuan troversy. TO TRY EAST PORTLAND LIGHTWEIGHT DECIDES TO FIGHT IN NEW YORK. Championship Belt Sought and Plans Laid to Meet Leader Offer la Australia Refused. inAthap vitim nf thfi California anti- k.vins- law la tn invade the East im mediately. Ralph Gruman, crack Port land lightweignt, wno noius me nno of Pacific Coast champion, leaves Sat- j - v.. vii-ir ri r v in begin his UlUHV 1U1 -i ' J . climb toward a prospective champion ship. . , Harry Foley, his manager, iormeru i . - ,,.,,ion tnr Willie Ritchie, UUD1UCB9 &o,.i. - Monte Attell, Joe Thomas and other top-notchers, is in san jjranciscu iiu , i .1 iilm i-nttprHa t to uruman i iifi 1 1 mien " j - start at once for the Atlantic seaboard. "I have intended to taice on two m three bouts in Seattle," explained the . i i : i....i ii "Vint f Via death Of lOCai iiBHinui6ii Jack Newton has put the kibosh on the game there, so J. guess tne thing for me to do wiu ob hi New York at once." Gruman recently turned down an of fer from Snowy Baker for four fights in Australia. "I weigh 136 or 137 and can make 132 or 133 easily," he said. "This is about the same as I weighed when I . . .iw. "oiifnT-nln Before I naa my 1 1" i-i . fought Salvador I weighed only about 135 and did not nave io wui Gruman won the Coast championship , Tnv,nn v O'l.Rnrv. O Leary Dy ueaiiuf, . .... ....J . . having previously whipped Lee John son the coioreo cracn. ui um-.i un disposed of a raft of other San Fran . i jii.... inniiiriine- Dick Ken- . .. J,.,. c.mi wmia Fitzsimmons, tiaii, wftiw oi'v"i - ...,.!. i Jimmy McVeigh, Hiaaie .wmuo others. EIGHT BOTJTS OX CARD FRIDAX Western Amateur Athletic Club to Stage Attractions. j i.vit rtnurR to be staged ine caru ui ci&i'i. - ,ii i v. li Hcturn A ma.- tomorrow nigoi . " Xirrrnnm at teur Athlet c Jl.iuj.iu " ,Id Fourth ana namnm o last night. vb. Will oommers nu vvn . tjiiHa Maacott Ralph unoerwooi -- . . n.u..i ol .T mm e Moscow ana Art -v , will furnish tne tnree Bill Swanson. who was the last boy Ralph. Gruman defeated in Prttag Jones. The card is as follows. 100 pounds Sammy lioraon, "'". dslllo.6 B.oomberg. Mohawk, v. ntS" Jones. Western, v. Bill Swanson, Mohawk. ,.fnU. 14U POUIIUB iio. mah, vs. Harry Hansen Armory ISO pounasAn. Jimmie Moscow. Western . 108 pounas aob uuiiAuu, " - Dick Hewitt, Beaver. ,.. 115 pounds rtaipn uiiucii"". mah vs. Billie Mascott. Multnomah. "iVI win Onmmera. Mohawk. VS. JUUUS nyuefis. PTJMMAX TO IEET MONTANA State College Basketball Team to Be chosen After Opening Games. Pullman. Jan. 13 (SpeclaD The 1915 basketball season win no wnii ' , . . . l CtnrilaV Tl i C 1 1 S J ft II - many r nuay . J - ; uary 15 and 16. The University of Montana will De tanen ou 0.1. mo-v ......... 1 1. . 1. V.AAT, TiifiVpd as vet and will not be until after the Mon tana games. Captain Anaerson. xuuu . . . a UilanKranil m All Glover, jios mm 1111M. " old letter men, but no one has a place . j. i.l" in 110 r- cinchea as yet. uo . 1 MnaiVl Tll1 that ticuiar is worry iue .uo y: is center. There are several men after the iob. but no one nas an " sentials. - . , Coach Bohler has Deen sizins w : n,aiiiii n.ii.qon started men niv;o . . and Wiu use the Montana game to give the men wno are iryius a real workout. EARL M'CLUXG AT VANCOUVER Youthful Pitcher of Boston Nation als and Chum Have Outing. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 13. (Spe cial ) Paul Strand, the famous 21-year-olud pitcher for the Boston Nationals, and his chum. Earl McClung. of this city, returned -last night from an outing at Four Lakes. The two young men on Sunday at tempted to climb Red Mountain, four miles back of Four Lakes, but they did not get to the top by any means. It is covered with snow far down on the sides. JACK BLISS SEEKS KNOWLEDGE Hogan Is Sought to Tell Him Where He Stands With Club. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. (Special.) jack Bliss, who returned today from a hurry-up trip to St. Louis, left as hurriedly tonight for Los Angeles to see Hap Hogan and determine his rinh. Hogan has been quoted as saying he proposes to release sliss, among uuici ihj -the backstop is anxious to find out , Just where he stands. From St. Louis, one of the hotbeds of the Federal League. Bliss brings news that while the independents have i . i rinnlr th.m lin. they pi011lj Ul mi"ij - -- are not having as much success as they could wish for in tne way or. re taining players. ..I i . . f.nt that Cnrhnn IVUUTT Al ' - signed a Federal League contract. said Bliss, "altnougn a am not oui prised to hear he wants to hurdle back i . i. .Ei9nfiicin rliih When I 111 1U 1 11 0 " . . . . v. . . . - left for the East I understood that Corhan was signed Dy tne ceais. um of the Federal magnates showed me where he had signed a contract with their club." Centralta High Elects. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Spe cial.) Charles Markley was yesterday elected captain of the 1915 football team of the Centralia High School. Grant Hodge was elected captain of the baseball team. Centralia will play eight baseball games this Spring. Two games have been scheduled with Che halis. two with Olympia. two with Rochester and two with the State Training School. LEADERS TIGHTEN GRIP ROSENBLATT SO.UAD TAKES TWO FROM BEN SELLINGS. Commercial League Bowlers See Pacific . Paper Company Wla Over Robber Quintet Three Times. T'V. n..nhllltt Ar Cfl'S bowling OUln- tet tightened its hold on the top posi tion of 'the Clothier league i ueuuay .iht tha iiT-Ae-nn Allevs bV taking two out of three games from the Ben Selling squad. In the Commercial League tne r-acinc Paper Company won three straight e i. TTnft.ii SrntAa Ruhber Com pany, the Firestone Tire five won two out of three from the Oak Bond quintet and In tne Allien xrauea iuun. League the Bookbinders won two from the Stereotypers. The Printers also defeated the Engravers three straights in the same Jeague. The results follow: rMrtt l.T, T.eairue W. I PC 31 11 .73S 21 18 .538 20 22 .476 0 30 .231 . 29 4 .879 . 15 13 .455 .11 22 .333 . 11 23 .333 , 36 5 .762 , 13 8 .BID 9 1 .420 4 17 .10 Rosenblatt & Co... R. M. Gray Ben Sailing urrum & renowiu Pnimnnrplfll fTlaSS ( Pacific Paper Co... Firestone Tire Co.. it A nuhner Co...- Oak Bond Allied Trades Printers Bookbinders Engravers Stereotypers Clothiers' League. Ben Selling Team- 1st. 2d. 3d. T'l. Av. 152 149 162 46:! 1j4 137 120 124 3S1 127 150 170 140 460 133 148 194 134 476 159 115 177 143 433 145 702 810 703 2215 146 148 143 - 437 146 118 103 143 364 121 157 166 121 444 148 156 149 171 476 159 175 169 187 631 177 752 785 765 2252 Plerson Evans ........... Colin Gumm . Herbert Rosenblatt & Cj. Albert waters Sluyter Birrell Howe High score, Gumm. 191; high average. Kowe, 177. Commercial Class C League. TJ. S. Rubber Company . t.t A 3rl. T'l. Av. Wheeler 140 J38 J29 407 1S6 Simon io in- ShTnn . . 122 130 131 883128 Browne 168 139 102 407136 Shockley 177 200 ltis oo Totals 768 747 695 2219 ct.l. in t 21K j 1a 4tH I'lil r.UUJi; C V ywuiy..., G. Brown"".". 181 139 160 500167 Limpert J 60 173 157 4!6 166 t..., . 14S 154 408 106 Freer 176 149 190 515 172 Total 704 863 816 2473 High score. Btolz, 216; high average, Shockley, 182. Firestone Tire Company 1st. (1. 3d. T'l. Av. Gay 4i;h- jds 412137 Law . Holdman .... Carson ....... Totals Oak Bond Miller Shelland Henry Christensen . . Stiffler 644 2161 133' 460 153 125 364 121 134 3!8 133 103 677 1 163 430 143 High score, Christensen, 193; high aver age, cnrisiensen, iia. - Allied Trades Duckpln. Stereotypers Taylor Skar Jackson Van Wagner ... Binkley Totals Bookbinders Najrel Christensen .... Zimmerman . . . Peterite Adwln 178 140 328 19 3 67 143 177 135 141 109 791 726 156 171 144 95 137 127 164 1G0 116 151 717 704 1st. 2d. 3d. T'l. Av. 80 90 98 208 89 80 ' 83 87 250 S3 85 S3 74 244 81 74 83 8B 243 82 2 79 83 254 S3 411 422 428 1261 80 93 99 2S0 S3 83 92 90 265 88 90 100 74 204 88 69 89 93 251 84 76 77 92 245 81 406 451 44S 1305 High score, Zimmerman. 100; high aver age, ragel, 93. Allied Trades League. Printers J. Schmidt ... Farnham ..... Curtis Gallup W. Schmidt . Totals Engravers Oberts Hess Egbert Handley Werthy Tota's 1st. 2d. 3d. T'l. AV. 3 08 95 2S6 95 89 103 S3 277 92 85 85 77 247 82 115 91 89 295 98 75 104 73 252 84 457 481 419 1357 97 87 84 268 89 84 93 94 273 91 83 73 72 2--'8 76 75 78 81 234 78 S3 74 81 238 79 422 405 412 1239 Hoseman's Expulsion Suspended. CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 13. Vance Nuckols, Cleveland horseman, who was recently expelled by the National Trot ting Association, toaay receiveu iwu from W. H. Groucher, secretary of the ; . : . v. n . PpAolont Tnhnflnn had asaw-'iniiiui 1.1111. suspended the decision of the board 01 review and that imuckois wuuiu us 1 a .ha Snrlne- meeting Of the ft.fi- ncaiu L - sociation. Nuckols was suspended for breach of the rules in refusing to' turn his horse over to anotner anra. Vancouver to Play Jefferson. VANCOUVER, "Wash.. Jan. 13. (Spe 1 t- Tj,aTiiri(Ti wiirht School bas ketball team of Portland will play the Vancouver High School second team on the Vancouver High gymnasium floor Friday night The Vancouver Midgets will play Jefferson High School the same nignt. Vancouver win iiicn". 1 i ferson in Portland Friday afternoon. CARDINAL HOST TO URCHINS Crowd Escorted to Prelate's Home and Pennies Are Given Each nirrmfATir AT ,1 ToTi 1 When the butler at the cardinal's residence opened the door to admit Cardinal Gib bons when the latter returned from a walk, he held up his hands in conster nation. Trooping behind the prelate . . 1 . . 1 .1 ,,nirfilna Slf TTflT-l- were naii a nuuumu - ous ages, out n 1 e." e..-. cardinal seemed to enjoy the butler's consternation, as with an amused smile he encouraged the children to follow him in. 1 nere was Bpmetuuis uiiui boyish in the cardinal's pleasure as he bustled about to carry out his plans. "It was just a sudden idea," ex plained the cardinal, "that came while I was taking my afternoon walk." Then h distributed candles and pen nies to the boys and told them all to be good and grow up to be successful men. This car is the most practical two-passenger model we have ever built. When the top Is folded, this Ford Coupelet becomes an open Runabout of unusual smartness and style. The change from closed to open car can be made In a minute or two, so that the Coupclct is Quickly adaptable to all conditions of weather and driv ing. Ford stability with continuous service and economy less than 2c a mile. Ford Coupelet $750: Runabout $440; Touring Car $490; Town Car $690; Sedan $975. All cars fully equipped, f. o. b. Detroit. On display and sale at Ford Mo tor Co., East Eleventh and Division Sts, Portland. Oregon. Phones Sellwood 2323, B 2341. Buyers will share In profits if we sell at retail 300 000 new Ford cars between August.- 1914. and August, 1915. VICTORIA IS VICTOR Portland Meets Defeat in Hockey Game, 4 to 3. FINISH IS SPECTACULAR Ding-Dong Battle Is Witnessed by 2000 Persons and Excitement Is at High Pitch Through oat Visitors Work Well. vTfTnmA. b. C Jan. 13. (Special.) After playing nearly four minutes .v.rHm. Viftnria managed to lane m measure of the Portland ice nocKcy in finn nf the iames of the North west League match Tuesaay nie"i "r 4 to 3. . It was a ding-dong Dame irura outset and the crowd, which was nearly 2000 strong, was worked up to a mm pitch before Bobby Rowe. of the Sen- ators. manageo to iki m y- winning point. The finish came in wiiumuiu "wi there was a rush down the ice, in which the majority oi Victoria ers took a hand, and Rowe was given the desired opening. He got In a hard clean shot .which completely beat Goal keeper Micneu ana me unm u ith fAt In the excitement. The game broke up with cheers, it be ing the first opportunity .. that the local fans had an opportunity to let loose. Victorians Open Slowly. n.i. ...no nnt Tniich of b. promising character about the first period from the viewpoint of the locals. Portland s septet was working well, Johnson Mitchell and Tobin appeared to make a stone wall defense, the attack was ag gressive and the back checking thor- . . -. . 1 .. ...... nlndl anil OUgll. TM V lciurmua ragged in combination and had It not been for the sterling play of Patrick. Genge and Lindsay abaut the net there would have been a tally for the visit ors in the opening period. As it was, nothing happened. The second period found the Portland team skating all around the Senators. They . . i. anT hnth Johnson and iorceu lii i'"- " " Tobin at point and cover point found the net. The formers score u.. .i. a fine individual rush In which he j 1. 1 nnnn.ni. In whirlwind nasseu ma ii- . fashion and swept the puck through Goalkeeper Lindsay. Close and Exciting. Tobin was assisted by neat passing, but the play was scarcely less spec tacular. Smaill managed to bring one 1 K.in,. thn finish. With lO Victoria, ww.w.w . the blank broken the locals seemed to take a new lease oi in mm; .ho tnhioa In the last nerlod and made Johnson. Tobin and Mitchell. as well as tne otner .i ...n.u their goal. Kerr and Poulin got one each for the home squad and Throop, shortly before the whistle blew, brought the tally even The excitement of a playoff then developed and Kowe s goal, giving Victoria her first victory, relieved the suspense. Phillips and Flemming refereed. The tea,m5.,Wf j' M-itrhell. Johnson. Tobin. Harris. Throop, Oatman and MacDonald. Victoria liinaaay, . .... Poulin, Dunderdale. Smaill and Kerr. Sub Rowe. L SOUTH AMERICAN SAVAGES SAID TO HAVE USED IT 3000 YEARS. Instrument. Are Hollow Tree Trunk. Fitted With String. Like Violin. That Respond to Vibration. NEW YORK. Dec. 22. That a system of wireless telegraphy existed more than 3000 years ago among the savage tribes of South America was the in formation brought home by Captain J. Campbell Besley, adventurer and ex plorer, who arrived here recently with his party after more than a year of exploring through the wilds of the Amazon Valley. Captain Besley started through South America from Lima, Peru, and made h's way across the continent from the source to the delta of the Amazon Biver in five months. He believes that his party Is the only one that has ever accom plished this feat. "It was in the Juamara region that we first learned of this wireless sys tem," said Captain Besley.. "We were met at the entrance of a village by a number of natives. They had evident ly been expecting us. and when we asked how they knew that we were comins they pointed to a crude-look- "1 Ing arrangement suspended between two tree stumps on a horlsontal bar. "Through our Indian Interpreter we learned that It was a wireless appa ratus for sending and receiving men sages from the various tribes through out the Amazon Valley. The transmit ter wa a hollowed trunk of a trea suspended from the pole so that the base was slightly off the ground, 'in side it had been arranged much Ilka our violins. It was explained that when the Instrument was struck smart ly with a small rubber hammer a vi bration was created that carried for miles over the hills. "The receiver is similar to the trans mitter except that it Is placed on a hardwood platform, the base of the hollowed tree trunk being grounded on the platform. When the message Is struck In the neighboring village, some times 30 miles away, this receiver catches the vibrations, causing a Jerky singing sound. I understand that this sound system can be read by th n.n bers of the tribe and that In this way news of victories and other happen ings are told throughout the country- " "In thl, way the Indian, all along our route heralded our J,Prrh. we were met by the Inhabitants a 1 through the Putsmayo. Nsppo. PcnU Maori de Dots and Lower Kuc.l.ya Valleys, the tributaries to the great Amazon. We learned a so from tha Maratos and the "'"1b,"u" vtr" that this method of telegrap hy has been used by the various tribe, in that district for thousand, of ( r. Franklin B. Coates. who acted a. th. manager of the party, told of the death of Dr? J. A. Anderon. of Kngl.nd. one oi The explorers, who ""Iver tante Peru, on th Huallaga River Shaving been struck by arrow in one oi in n.:.---. Darty had with the Indiana. Our uogs gave us first warnlnr of the nearness of the bo.tll- Indian, when they pricked up their a"d commenced barking." said Mr. Coatea. We knew at once that we wrie in fr trouble and the Captain ordered ... to lay to and chop down soma tree-. These acted a. bre.stwork. for ... and , waiting for the Indian, to wm. on. Ther 'were IS Indian, in our part beside, the 11 w -WW "?"' " Ved'to-'flee iS- iXl heteranrprersed gun. Into th.ir doing any damage. Anrteraon. though. wl Ks a.lven.urou. splr t this sort of fighting, and left hi. .hej tarted out for him a. soon a. h feu. TlXrXZ t'Z Vnd'it ? wonder two day. of suffering. SHORT COURSE IN HARNEY High School to Be First In Stale to Open Studies to All. BURNS. Or.. jTZ il.-SPtal.-Tn. Harnev County High School 1. to hae the distinction of being th. Hrst Efgh school in the Stat, of Oregon o give a real short course open to all. Two hundred circular letter, contain ing information a. well a. registration blank, have been .ent out to prospec tlve "udent. In .11 part, of the county. Large po.ter.. giving a brief synop sis of the subject, have been sent to every community. , .. 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