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10 THE -MORNING OREGOXIAy. MONDAY, MARCH. 1, 1915. , , NORTHWESTERN SQUAD OF PORTLAND COAST BALL TOSSERS DEPART FOR SPRING TRAINING SPRING ENTRAINING CAMP AT FRESNO. NEW 1915 FACE BUSY PERIOD IS IS Washington State and Oregon Basketball Squads to Wind Up Schedule. Five Healthy-Looking Players, .' Headed by Fisher, Board Fresno-Bound Train. WHILE THEY LAST $725 Portland Delivery CONFERENCE TE1S r HT"' mil mi ii iuii uiimiii ' " MAXWEL COMPLETELY EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND SELF-STARTER Large Stock of Parts, 20 Per Cent Off Pacific Motors Company WEEK TO END TITLE RACE EACH EXPECTS GOOD YEAR Elans, Lober, J)oanc and Xnugbton in Party ami Last-Named Isn't Stumped by News Slump Is Si-rued to Play Second. TiT ROSCOE FAWCDTT. Spring training has begun, or per- . haps entraining would be better. Five healthy-looking attiletes. who expect . to eat. sleep and ride In parlor cars at the expense ot the Portland ball - magnates, boarded a Southern Pacific ; train at the Union depot at 8:15 o'clock Mast night bound for Fresno, the hot test town In Caljfornia outside the " Imperial Valley. The boys will do a lot of eating and "sleeping- at the expense of Judge and .Nephew JK-Credie because they'll be .; marooned in Fresno until March 30 ,;when the Coast League season opens .with the Beavers at Los Angeles. ; Each one in the party said he expects to have a good year. i;us Fisher was. In charge of the - caravan. The .-55 batting demon piloted the party into the luxurious folds of the Pullman berths and among those present, besides the usual allot ment of war correspondents, were Kvan Evans. Tyrus Lober, Walter Doane, cieorge Xaughton and Gus ' ' Fisher. Pat Callahan, of Chehalis, did not show up. Karh Experts Great Season. Every member of the delegation ex- . pec ted a great season lor himself. Big Southpaw Evans said he weighed 192 pounds, although the heaviest he had ever been before was 1 6. Rube looks as big as a 16-lnch gun and ex pects to throw a projectile that, will suit even Secretary Garrison. Ty Lo ber likewise has taken on beef. Ty has been Wintering with Evans since last November in a little hunting lodge on the L'pper Columbia near Cecil, Or. "I used to weigh 143 pounds but ha-ve picked up to 152," said the demon lit tle left hander. "Kube and I have been getting up at 6 o'clock hungry enough to eat 10-penny nails and that's the life for me hereafter. No more lobster palacing around at night. I intend to toe good and expect to have a good year." Naughton Not Stumped. Xaughton didn't appear to be a bit stumped by the news that George Stump had been signed to play second base regularly. "My name is George, too," said he. "1 expect to have a good year." Xaughton is the young infijlder, who kit about .310 for Pendleton last year and who tried out for a fortnight with the Beavers last Kali. Xaughton at tended high school with Dave Ban croft back in Sioux City, la., several years ago and held down short. Dave was on second then, so it is unusual - to note that the two have switched positions since algebra days. "I have worked out a little already," added Xaughton. "The State College of Idaho is located at Caldwell and as we had some nice weather there last ' week. 1 went out with the boys and took some of the kinks out of my anatomy." Mrs. Fisher Is Along. Gus Fisher was the only one of the three married athletes to take his wife along. Mrs. Fisher has always been in camp with Gustavlus. She said she ex pected "hubby" to have a good year. Fisher. Doane and Xaughton were looking forward eagerly to March 3 when they would have somebody around besides southpaws. The party will stop off a day at the Exposition in San Francisco, but is due at Fresno on the date just mentioned. alter Mccredie will be there as well as a score of tossers from all sections of the country. So from all surface indications it's Rah for the days of the hit-and- run. Coast Baseball Sparkles. I.os Angeles has secured a shortstop to succeed Ernie Johnson. His name is Buemiller and he hit .238 for Louisville in the American Association last sea- - aon. "Skeeter" Fanning. Seal pitcher, says " there wouldn't be two .300 hitters in the Coast League if the use of the tmery bail were allowed by President Kaum. "Skeef tried it out for a gal lery of newspapermen at Boyes Springs - last week. The mystery surrounding the spelling of ctiimpf s name has been solved. It Is not Stumpf, but plain Stump, abbre viated tree. W. W. McCredie had a letter from Stump yesterday enclosing a contract, and it was signed "Stump." . Three Indians are trying out for Coast League berths Laroy, of Salt -ake: Sampson, of Oakland, and a big fellow named Gait, at Los Angeles. Pitcher Inman traveled all the way from Honolulu to try out with the Seals and Harry Wolrerton thought he had released Him weeks ago. Harry Meek will not leave Portland to join the I-os Angeles team until Thursday night. Harry Is In great fet tle as a result of his Winter's bowling. WASHINGTON" CADET HONORED Louis Ilililis Elected Captain of West Point Basketball Team. WEST POINT. N. T.. Feb. 28. Cadet Louis Hibbs. of the class of 1916. ap pointed to the Military Academy in 1911 from the State of Washington, was ' elected today captain of the Army bas ketball team for next year. Cadet --Hibbs (fas played sub-guard on the the. Army five for two seasons. The Army wound up a successful sea- son yesterday by defeating Washington and Lee University 44 to 20 in a fast :ame. Eleven victories out of 13 " pames played was the record for the v!adets durinsr the season. 3IINORS TRAIN IN CALIFORNIA .Indianapolis Club Makes Preten- lions Trip lor Minor Leaguers. '' TXDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Feb. 2S. '. Manager Hendricks. 12 players and the trainer of the Indianapolis American .Association team departed late to , night for San Diego. Cal., for their .' Kprlnir training. The trip is said to ' lie the most pretentious ever taken " lay a minor league organization. ' The players also will visit Los An ' freles, Fresno and San Francisco, and '-will play a number of games on their way home. Other members of the club wiil join Atsmaser Hendricks, a route. I 2 - - x Xv" i:s vl ;V"- L'X ' - B i:: . . " v.,:.;-,.::,,-.:..- . f t"."- V ' -(Kijj - - I iJy : : ViC s5 I rRAP SCORES IMPROVE SHOOT BY CIX CUB AT JE.NNE STATIOX ATTRACTS MANY. Joseph A. Addleman Makes Record Run of SO Clay lilrds Blair Is Ilish Amateur. By far the most enthusiastic crowd of the year to attend the Portland Gun Club traps at Jenne station, on the Eatacada carllne. held sway all day yesterday and the scores registered by the nimrods were the best of the last two months. Joseph A. Addleman, secretary of the club, has been making wonderful improvement with the scat ter gun and yesterday he tiad the high run of 50 clay birds to his credit. High amateur for the day was A. Blair, with 91 per cent. P. J. Holo- han was the best among the profes sionals, breaking 97 out of 100. Sec ond high amateur was Dennis Holohan and Joseph A. Addleman came next with his high average of 92 per cent. Frank Templeton won the weekly gold high-average button with a mark of 89 out of 100. Even though he was fifth among the amateurs yester day, he received the button, as only one badge may be given to each mem ber, and the other topnotchers had re ceived their prizes at previous shoots. Manager Matthews, of the Portland Gun Club, has arranged for a mer chandise shoot for March 28. The big Fred Gilbert shoot will be held at the local traps March 14, at which time the Fred Gilbert trophy will be awarded to high man. Mrs. Pete O'Brien won the special woman s prize yesterday, with Mra Dolph second and Mrs. Con Hilgers third. Mrs. O'Brien made 60 per cent, Mrs. Dolph 50 per cent and Mrs. Hil gers 42 per cent. Following are the scores yesterday P. J. Holohan (professional), 97; A. Blair, 94; D. Holohan, 93; Joseph A. Addleman, 92, with high run of 50 McKean, 90; Jim Reid (professional) 90; Frank Templeton, 89; L. Rayburn, 87; Con Hilgers, 87; A. Seguin, 86; Hubbard, 86; Broadway, 84; Van Ar nam (professional), 83; Young. 80 Mathes, 74; Kearn, 73; Pollock. 72; W. B. Hare, 70; E. Smith. 70; Kincaid. 63 F. O. Joy, 62: Mrs. Pete O'Brien, 60; Mrs. Dolph, 50; Mrs. Con Hilgers, 4 On Imperial Hotel diamond medal: A. Seguin, 23; H. Alathes. 21; Hilgers, 25; Templeton, 25; D. Holohan, 24; L. Ray- burn, 24; A. Blair, 25. and F. O. Joy, 25. Tono to Play Tigers. CEXTRALIA, Wash.. Feb. 28. (Spe cial.) A practice game between the Tono ball team, which is being organ ized. and the Tacoma Tigers is being arranged for a Sunday late in March. Two twirlers of the 1914 Tono team, Temple, an ex-Centralia High School star, and Coleman, a Doty boy, are trying out with Tacoma. Tono will have one of the fastest teams this year In the history of the town. Tom Elliott, a Winlock boy who tried out with Ta coma last year, has been signed for catcher, and Bill Somerville, with the Central: Moose last season, will play third base. A schedule is being ar ranged. Wapato Defeats Mabton. WAPATO, Wash., Feb. 28. (Special.) The basketball season ended here Fri day night with a game between the Wapato High School and Mabton High School teams, in which the former won 34 to 30. The teams were evenly matched. Mollis, center, was the Indi vidual star for the locals, scoring seven field baskets and six free throws, while Herald and Scott did good work for the visitors. Practicing for basebaM will begin here tomorrow. LEADERS TO PLAY NEXT CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAKE 1ST SOC- CGR GAME WEDNESDAY. Jefferson and Colombia, Both Unbeaten, to Meet en Multnomah Field. Washington to Play Lincoln. Interscbolastie Soccer Standings. W. 1'Pct. TV. U Pet. I Columbia. -J 0 l.owvWash'ton.. 1 2 .333 Jefterson. a l.ouixport. Acad. 0 3 .000 Lincoln. . 1 1 Jefferson High School and Columbia University will furnish the next soc cer game of tno Portland Interschol- astic League, and it will be of cham pionship caliber. The two quads are tied for the leadership of the league, and the winner is the most likely can didate for the highest honors of the season. The match is slated for Multnomah Field Wednesday afternoon, and two Top. Left to RlfCht Ty Lober, Fresh bla) Mra. Evan Evans, and Evan Brans, Big Southpaw Pitcher. Belovr, Georse Nauahton, Recruit Infielder, of Caldwell, Idaho, "Hitting the Ties" For the South Said Photograph Having Been Taken on Top of The Oregonian Buildins. days later the annual Washington High-Lincoln High soccer football con test will be held on the same field. Washington High lost its last game, 2 to 0. played .against the Columbia University squad on Jefferson High field last week. After this week's schedule only one more regularly slated match is down, that between Jefferson High and Lin coln High. Columbia University yet has to play "Scotty" Duncan's Portland Academy eleven, but it !s a postponed affair. It was scheduled for February 3, but examinations caused its post ponement. Xo definite official has been selected for the coming battles. Each game will start at 3 o clock on Jiauitnoman Field. All students holding season tickets to the athletic associations of the schools in the league will De aa mitted to the games without extra charge. TITLE IS IN THIS M EEK TO DETERMINE IF JEF FERSON WINS BANNER. Game With Lincoln Thursday Marks Climax of Intel-scholastic Basket ball League Race. IntenchoIasUc Banketball Standings. W -Pr.tJ W. L. P-'t T.rf.nnn . .', O l.OOO Port. Acad. 4 .J.i.l a-..h',n 5 1 .S3b H II I o -JDi Lincoln... s 1 .luu.rranaiin. . v o .uoo Poliimbia.. 2 1 .500l This week will tell wnetner or not Jefferson High School Is to secure its first basketball championship in the Portland Interscholastic League. Three basketball games are on tha schedule for the next five days, with Columbia University playing the Franklin High lnt.it tomorrow afternoon, Lincoln and Jefferson on Thursday and Wash ington High against Hill Military Acad emy Friday. Coach Call crate, ot C'oiuniDia univer sity, and Coach Hoskin, of the Frank lin High, will hold a consultation today to settle where their game shall be nlaved. Should the coaches be unable to agree it will be staged in the Y. M. C. A., the official- gymnasium of the league. Coach Jamison has been priming nis nlavers for the final setto against the Lincoln High aggregation Thursday. If the Jeflersonians capture the match from Coach Borleske s proteges, tney will be the 1915 title-holders of the cir cuit. The banner match of the season will be played in the Y. M. C. A,, and Charles Mackie will be the referee. The annual battle last year went 38 to 20 in favor of the West Siders, but the odds at nresent favor the Jefferson contingent Coach Borleske has two regulars from last season and Instructor Jamison has all but one. The Washington-Hill affair scheduled for Friday afternoon for the Y. M. C. A. will not be played, as illness to some of the cadets has caused the team to drop out. The Military Academy is waiting for Spring weather so that the baseball squad can get out for a work out. Likes to Linger. (Birmingham Age-Herald.) "Plodson's manners are very decept ive." Indeed they are. Just when you think he's going, he settles down for another hour." From Hunting Lodge on Upper Colum s YOUNG ATHLETES HOLD FIRST TRACK MEET OF SEASON. Sellwood Park and Portland Academy Boys Forced to Be Content With Second and Third Honors. With more than 60 athletes partici pating. the first track meet of the sea son in the Portland Academy gym nasium Saturday afternoon between the Peninsula Park, Sellwood Park and the Portland Academy was a grand success The Peninsula Pa.rk boys were the best, winning the triangular affair with 67 points. The Sellwood representatives scored 38 points, just one point better than Coach Lees Portland Academy squad. Etchells, of the Peninsula Park, was the high point winner of the contests, winning four firsts for a total of 20 points. Henny was the best athlete for the Portland Academy, registering 13 points. Coach Pfaender, of Peninsula Park; Coach Ilessemer, of the Sellwood Park, and Coach P. W. Lee, of the Port land Academy, had charge of the meet. Following are the results of each event: Class A, under 120 pounds. High jump Thayer (P), first; Gold berg (P). second; Holden (S) third Coffman (S) fourth. 20-yard dash Dilling (P), first; Cor nelius (PA), second; Elkins (S), third; Rice (S) fourth. Broad Jump Thayer (P), first: Dil lington (P). second; Holden (S), third Henny (PA), fourth. Half mile Holden (S), first; Thayer (P), second; Dilling (S), third; Elkins (S), fourth. Relay won by Peninsula Park team. Class B, under 110 pounds. 20-yard dash Henny (PA), first Lawrence (PA), second; McRea (P) third: Palmore (P) fourth. High jump Goldberg (P). first; Rice (S), second; Henny (PA), third; Rite (S), fourth. Broad jump Henny (PA), first: Rice (S), second; Cheeley (S) third; McRae (P). fourth. i 100-yard dash Gridei (S). first: Mc Rae (P), second; Palmore (P), third; Peters (PA), fourth. Relay won by Portland Academy. Class C, under 95 pounds. 20-yard dash Etchells (P), first: Mount (PA), second; Langley (P), third: Blddle (PA), fourth. Broad jump Gamble (PA), first: Coffman (S), second; Buckley (S), third; Ritter (P), fourth. 80-yard potato race Etchells (P), first: Mount (PA), second; Colt (S), third; Langley (P), fourth. Relay won by Peninsula Park team. Class D, under 80 pounds. 20-yard dash Etchells (P), first; Buckley (S), second; Mount (PA), third; Tabor (P), fourth. 60-yard potato race Etchells (P) first: Mount (PA), second; Tabor (P), third: Henny (PA), fourth. Relay won by Peninsula Park. (P. A.) (P.) (S.) 14 14 Vi 7 3 38 5 6 14 14 13 Totals 37 54 67 Reds Off for Camp. CINCINNATI, Feb. 28. Twelve of the players of the Cincinnati National League baseball club left here today for the Spring training grounds at Alex andria, La. Stato Championship Also to Be Set tled Illinois Athletic Club Multnomali Game In Port land to Be Thursday. "ortliwr.t Conference Basketball. w. T.. P.C.I W. L. T.r Washm&t'n 31 1 .!t;iaaho s fl Wash. .State ' .wu,ur . . . . Whitman.. 3 4 .48,Or. Aggies 3 T 0 9 .nno .000 Coming tiames This Week. Tonieht Washington State College vs. Oreron AffEies, at Corvallls. Tomorrol nlsht Washington State Col- , ... n.iA,rs v or oreicon. at r,uiswiir. Wednesday University of Oregon versus Illinois Athletic Club, at Kgne. Fridav Oregon Agricultural Collegers. University of Oregon, at Eugene. Washing ton State college vs. whitman College, at Walla Walla. rv Saturday University of Oreegon vs. Ore gon Agricultural rollege. at Corvallls Wash ington State College vs. Whitman College, at Walla Walla. With the conference basketball sea son nearing a close, this week's schedule promises to be a strenuous one for Washington State College and the two Oregon institutions. The University of Washington is leading the circuit and claiming the championship, as the schedule of the Seattle school has been completed. The Washington Aggies are making a strong bid for the 1915 title, and should they win the four slated matches of this week no dispute can come up as to whom should be called champions. The way the Oregon Aggies have been going of late, the Washington farmers are in line to annex a victory tonight at Corvallis. Stronger opposi tion is looked for when the invaders meet the University of Oregon basket tossers at Eugene tomorrow night. Only two other games remain on the Wash ington State Aggies' schedule, those against Whitman College at Walla Walla Friday and Saturday nights. Count Even With Washington. Washington State lost to the Univer sity of Washington 37 to 13, and Coach Gilmour Dobie's squad claims the con ference championship, according to word from the north. The Pullmanites de feated the state institution two or three weeks ago at Pullman, so the count is even between them. The University of Oregon quintet has the most strenuous schedule of the week, for it must meet tho Washington State College tomorrow niffht. the Illi nois Xthletic Club the night following. and then, with one day's rest, start the second round for the championship of Oregon. The varsity has trimmed the Oregon Aggies on two occasions, the last one being the 14 to 10 defeat Sat urday night at Eugene. The next match between the two con tingents will be at Eugene Friday night. and then the next night will Una the squads battling in the armory at the Corvallis school. Stewart Seeks Players. Coach Stewart, of the Aggies, is try ing to pick up a couple of players from his freshman nock in an attempt to break the losing streak. After the Illinois Athletic Club plays the University of Oregon at Eugene the athletic club team will journey to Port land to play the Multnomah Club rep resentatives on the local floor Thurs day night. Manager Harry Fischer, of the Mult nomah basketball quintet, has an nounced the lineup of his team as fol lows: Billy Lewis and Roy Masters, forwards; Clayton Edwards, center; Ray Toomey and Clarence Twining, guards. Mr. Fischer says he thinks the Mult nomah boys have an even chance of winning the contest, and points to the defeat of the Chicago team at the Panama-Pacific Exposition events by the Oakland Y. M. C. A. The 10 men who compose the Illinois team are nearly all ex-Middle West col legiate stars. Captain Is Ex-Illlnols Star. Captain Albert H. Pressler. forward, is an ex-University of Illinois star. W. L. Johnson, forward, obtained his early basketball experience in the small parks of Chicago and later played at Dartmouth College. H. E. Frieling, guard, obtained h'.s early basketball experience at the Xew York State University. W. C. Pressler, guard, is an ex-Chi cago high school and park player. F. C. Kohnfelt, forward and guard. formerly played with the Cornell quintet. J. J. Tierney, forward, obtained his experience at Holy Cross. I. M. Cochrane, center and guard, for merly played at Northwestern Univer sity. - P. B. Norland, guard, formerly played with a number of church teams in Chi cago. The Chicago squad has adopted the plan of numbering its players. RACES ARE HELD ON ICE BOYS AAD GIRLS COMPETE IX EVESTS AT HIPPODROME. First Places Are Won by E. T. Saundrls, G. W. Storey, Mary Morrison, John Bradley and Harriet Drayman. The first of several series of races at the Portland Ice Hippodrome was held Saturday. More than 35 ice skaters competed. Five events were held, three for boys and two for girls. The first race, for boys from 13 to 16 years old, was won by E. T. saundrls, lt years Id. with L King Greer, 13 years old. a close second. In the "little shavers race for boys between 7 to 10, G. W. Storey (7) proved to be the best, while Bartlett Clayhorn was second. Miss Mary Morrison took high honors among the girls between 12 to 16 years old, ana ner nearest rival was Miss Frances Lounsbury, and Miss Grace Hamilton was third. In the 10 to 14 class for the boys John Bradley won, and had for opposi tion for honors Ted Barton. Miss Har- iet Brayman and Miss Frances Spauld- ng captured first and second, respect vely. among the girls ranging from 9 to 12 years old. J. George Keller, sec retary and treasurer of the Portland ce Hippodrome, said last night that these ice races would be a weekly fea ture, and the next one will be held next Saturday morning. F. A. Wilson acted as starter in the events Saturday and J. George Keller was announcer. "Curly" Faulk and Dr. Harry Thielman were the official timekeepers. Prizes were given to each of the racers who placed. Admission tickets for ice skating at the rink formed the awards. G82 Washington St, Portland, Or. STORY BLAMED FOR CUBAN'S DOWNFALL "Sob Sister's" Tale of His 100 Suits Ruined Calvo With Angels, Avers Matty. GRIFFITH TAKES BOY BACK Pitcher Again Criticises Kliinke for Jumping to Federals and Tells How Hoblitzell Was Pictured as a "Society Swell." BY CHRISTY MATHEWSON, Star Pitcher New York Giants. XEW YORK, Feb. 28. (Special.) Clark Griffith, of AVashington. has Just taken back on his team a little Cuban named Calvo, who, they say, is a great ball player, but who, I have heard, was ruined on the Pacific Coast by a story printed about him in some newspaper in one of the Coast League towns. I believe it was a Los Angeles paper. Such things will often ruin a young Dlayer. "Griff had turned the boy over to the club for seasoning. The little Cuban, as I get the story. could not speak much English and was quiet and minded his own Business around the clubhouse. One day a young woman reporter, a "Sob Sister," on one of the Los Angeles papers, came out to interview him and was not able to get much satisfaction or material for copy because of the paucity of conver sation. She spoke only English, while the Cuban was confined to Spanish to express himself. She went back to her office and decided to make it a good story. , She told how this little Cuban was the son of a wealthy man and said that he played baseball merely ior me soon and not for the money in it, that he had 100 suits of clothes, his own motor car etc. The little player, Laivo, rraMv needed the money he earned since he was not raised in the "lap of luxury, as the young woman put n, Fans and Players Ride Him. Of course, all the playera on his team and the others in the league read the story and they began to "ride" hiin in th clubhouse about his wealth and clothes and so on. They pestered Calvo until he worried himself away down in weight and out of condition. When he denied it all. they would not believe him. And he needed the job, always bear that in mind. The occupants of the bleachers found good meat for ralllerv in the story, and Calvo was creete.1 with such broadsides as: "Hello, pretty boy! How are your 100 uita of clothes?" Between the players and the fans, they had the scared little Cuban all out of shape. His hitting fell oft, and he began making errors in the field. A Dromising prospect for the Coast League team was ruined by the col laboration of the girl reporter, the players on the Los Angeles team, and the fans. Probably the woman who wrote the articlo has forgotten it, but Calvo hasn't. "Griff" thinks the boy will make good yith Washington if he can keep the "Sob S-lsters ott, ana "Griffwill try to. Sob Sisters, beware of Mr. Griffith when he is angry. Hoblitzell Is MnUe Mark. Somebody once wrote a newspaper storv about "Dick" Hoblitzell, the former Cincinnati first baseman, and at Dreaent engaged in the same occu patlon for the Red Sox, saying that he dressed in evening clothes lor dinner every night and that he was an all- around society man. leading cotillions with far more facility than he snowea in leading off a base, and with as much ease as "Ty" Cobb displays in leading the batters each season. "Dick" didn't mind about this story because he had been in the league too long to let it worry him. Of course, the players kidded about being a society swell, but "Hobby" can kid back and take care of himself, and it had no effect on his success in the majors. If it had been sprung when he was first breaking in, the story might have hurt him, for he probably would have been forced to stand for a good deal of "kidding" and a youngster finds this extremely gall ing. Some woman writer heard the gossip of the big league society swell and wanted to make a story for a Xew York Sunday newspaper about It. She tele graphed to Hoblitzell something like this: Understand you have more clothes than John Drew and William Faver sham combined for your society life. Want to meet you in Xew York to get an interview for a Sunday story." "Hobby" Corrects Error. To which message, "Hobby" returned the following reply, collect, if I recall rightly: "Sorry can't oblige you. Think my self lucky if I have one union, suit at a time. You get the error." The success or failure of a player In the big league depends largely on his start, in my opinion. If a young fel low can get away right and has Un natural ability to make good, he will usually come through. But so many youngsters go wrong at the start. I believe men with the makings of stars have lost out because they have got away on the wrong foot. I feel sure that this young pitcher. Ehmke, who had a chance to go with Griffith from Los Angeles, made a big mistake to Jump to the Federal League. If he has the talent to make good, he was sure of a sound salary with Wash ington and a reputation. If he sticks with the Federals, it Is doubtful riione Main 75 whether anyone will ever hear much about him. (Copyright. 1&1S, l.y flm Wheeler SyndJ- ca ! r, Im-.l FF.DEltALS HOLD IP SCHKDCI.F. Lens ue to Aualt Court Action lie fore Adopting Pliijtug Dates. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Feb. The Fed eral Basebull League adjourned Its two days' esslon yesterday and will meet In Pittsburg March 13. By that time it was expected that the court obstacle preventing the transfer of tha Kansas City franchise to Newark would be removed and the season's playing schedule could be adopted. No official announcement as to tha schedule was forthcoming. President Ward, of the Brooklyn club, has re leased Monlecai Brown to the Icaeue, and he will be added to the pitching staff of either the Buffalo or the Chi cago clubs. Partridges Shipped to WeiiHtcliee. WENATCHEE, Wash.. Feb. (Spe cial.) Percy Schcble, chairman of the Chelan County Game Commlsnlnn, re ceived a telegram yesterdny from Will lam J. Mackenzie, naturalist of Yard ley, Pa., advising that ll'T pairs of the 200 pairs of Hungarian partridge or dered by the CommtsiHon hnd been shipped by express. The birds will be distributed in different parts of Chelan County. Itullimore Wins at Albany Shoot. ALBANY. Or. Feb. (Special.) Missing only one shot, P. J. ltaltlmore won the monthly shoot of the Albany Gun Club yesterday, and will wear tho medal for the ensuing month. W. tl. Ballack ranked only one below Unltl more with a score of 21. Grant l-'ro-man. County Recorder of Linn County, who has worn the medal the past month, broke 21 yesterday. Portlnnd Five lo Tiny at Woodburn. WOODBl'RX, Or.. Feb. 2S. (Special Company "1" basketball team will close Its season here Tuesday nlaht hy taking on a picked team from the Port land Armory. The play will h for th.' championship of the Third Regiment. Company "I" has lost but one game thi sesann. 1DZ inz u VOU judge a boss's age by his teeth, a tobac co's by it's lack of 'em. Two years takes the agem "teeth" of U out VELVET. In the slow, careful curing of VELVET, The Smoothest Sooking Tobacea, is seen the rev lit of more than 30 years' experience of the world largest tobacco manuiartnrer. This curing make VKLVF.T a slow burning, bitelens smoke, which combima tha famous pipe qualities of Kentucky nuriey aa Luxe with an aced-in-tha-wood mellowness After Shaving The man who is particular In his toilet uses Santlseptle. It Is a strictly antiseptic lotion that loaves no odor, yet leaves a sub tle freshness delightfully differ ent Incomparable after shaving. Does not smart or stick, allays and prevents irr'tatlon. Cool, sooth. ng and refreshing. 60c. All druggists. T BOXING AT KENTON CLUB Wednesday, March 3 Take Mississippi-Avenue 'Car to Patton Avenue. ICE SKATING liarsaln NIM Rerr Msht Vstll Mar. 1. AIIM1SMO.N LADIES 25c Iadir M,nte for Kent ISe, ICE llirl'ODKOMb. i