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TITE MORXING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAKCII 24, 1915. 12 CLASS BTWIRLERS 1 Callahan, Leonard and Covel- eskie Likely to Get Jobs . ' With Beavers. R1EGER IS DISAPPOINTMENT SXcCredie Declares Holdover Must "Show Something" it He Stays on Team Martlnonl Com plaining of Sore Arm. FRESNO. Cal.. March 23. (Special.) Jrom the position McCredie has now taken, it looks as if the Portland club Is to have a Northwestern League pitching sta-'f this year that is. the staff will be in the main composed of twirlers from Northwestern clubs. On h.; return from Stockton last night alack was considerably wrought up over the showing of F.ieger and an nounced that this member of the hold over staff would have to begin to show something. Although not In form displayed pre viously. Callahan is satisfying Mc Credie. Jlartinoni is another of the holdovers that Is not satisfying the manager. Marty does not seem to be able to get into condition and is now complaining that he is suffering from a sore arm. McCredie is not taking kindly to the sore-arm business and believes that it Is coming from failure to get in and work. Leonard and Coveleskie, the other two Northwestern pitchers, are show ing np well, and these two will get a job if Martinonl and Rieger fail to show more class than they have dur ing the past few days. A series of five games witn tne m cago Colored Giants will be started to morrow by the Beavers as tne con' eluding spurt of the training season. M:Credie has won one game with the Giants and he is anxious to get a ma jority of those played. j Holdover pitchers are to have 1 workout during the series. . Harry Krause has been selected to start tor the Beavers and Rube Foster says that he will send in Hall, a new pitcher. The Giants have been holding train ing rehearsals at the grounds here since their arrival and will be in good shape when they meet the Beavers to morrow. McCredie had the Portland squad out for practice today. No heavy work was indulged in, as Mack has been putting the men through rather regularly since the camp was opened. Practically the entire workout was given over to hit-and-run signal work and a little stiff practice for pitchers. COLORED GIAXTS IMPROVED - Man Added to Team and Man ager Is Satisfied With Showing. FRESNO. Cal.. March 23.--(Speclal.) The American Colored Giants, of Chi cago, are equal to if not better than the team of last year, according to Kube Foster, manager of the aggrega tion, which is playing Port'and a series of games here. The club this year car ries more new men than it has for several seasons and. considering that it has been in less than ten actual prac tice games. Foster is highly satisfied with the manner in which his men are working around Into shape. Santop. catcher; Bauchman. second baseman: McNair. left ftelder; Wick warc. Whitworth, Jenkins and Ball, pitchers, are the new men with the o'.ub. All are first-class players and are dead anxious to make good with the ciub. To this anxiety Foster attributed the boots and muffs made by the new men. Foster is of the opinion that a young ballplayer is under a great hand icap lor the reason that he "s trying to make good with all his might and In his efforts to do things right makes bad mistakes. For this reason Foster has warned his young players against going after the play in too strenuous a manner until they have become thor oughly familiar with the grounds. The colored players left Chicago March 4 for New Orleans, where they had established their training camp on Maich 4. Rainy weather interfered considerably with training and only six practice games were played in New Orleans before Foster started for the Coast. On his arrival in Los Angeles one game was played, the Giants win nine. 13 to 2. The Giants then came to Fresno for their series with Port land. When approached regarding games outside of Fresno. Foster declared that he would rather stay here and have the tise of the ball park in order that he might work his men into condition, as the majority of tho players have not had an opportunity to get Into shape. Most are over weight. Practically all the training games for the Giants will be played in the North west, as the early opening of the Coast Images and the training trip of the Chicago White Sox and the Indianapolis American Association club have taken up all the loose dates during March. Foster" first training game after leaving Fresno is In Eugene, Or., on March 31. The others are: Portland All-star City League. April 1: Seattle. April 2, 3. 4: Victoria. April 5 and : Vancouver. April 7 and S; Seattle. April 9. 10 and 11: Aberdeen.' April 12: Ta coma. April 13. 14 and Id. Morning sanies have been scheduled in Ever ett. Wash.. April 4 and 11. This is the schedule s- far as It has been arranged to date. Foster expects to add a number of games during his trip through the Northwest. He will return to Chicago In time to open the Cltv League on April 23. Only IS men are to be carried through the season and Foster now has JO men with him here. MORMONS GO TO SALT IiAKE Blankrnliip Says 'cver Again Will He Train at San Jose. SAN" FRANCISCO. Cal.. March 13. Special.) Cliff Blankenship and his uquad of Mormons up-staked at San Jose bright and early this morning and lieaded for Salt Lake. Cliff- made ro bones In saying that It will be the last time he will train at San Jose. In the first place the ball park was In poor condition and the accommodations were not up to the standard. Then, again, t'lltf says a number of promises were jiot kept. What the new Coast League man ager Is working on is to locate In the Bo yes Park section next season as nolghbor of the Seals. He has been promised that a baseball ground would bo laid out for him and extra quarters could be fitted up In the Boyes Springs bathhouse so that the coming of Salt Lake would not interfere with the Seals. - . .. j Blankenship has lived at Boyes and i. ..on.itnted with the country. The proposition has accordingly made a hit with him and It la likely that he will - TtM nxt SnrlnfC DELIVERING GOODS Jut BOf 1 loot to. trla cut ' f wn promweot- OTTAWA AGAINST VANCOUVER, B. C FOR WORLD'S TITLE AND SCENE IN THE EASTERN CANADIAN CITY. vvj . ."pV) ;LJ .... major league club to Bcyes In 1916, things are apt to be humming at that training camp next year. M'DOXMILL BREAKS AXKIdE Dillon Announces Angels' Lineup for Opener With Beavers. LOS ANGELES, March 23. (Special.) Clarence ("Speed") McDonnell, utility man for the Los Angeles Coast League team, broke a bone in one of his ankles today while practicing at third base. He probably will be unable to play for more than a month. Henry Berry, president of the Seals, watched the Angels and Sox work out at Washington Park this- morning. After the Seraphs trotted into the club house Berry remarked: "I guess that's the club we'll have to beat out, all right." Tomorrow the Goofs will play the Santa Paula club. Dillon watched Bill Burns, the for mer Cincinnati pitcher, work and said he probably would sign1 the big south paw. "He looks good to me," was Pop's comment. Pon announced his lineup for the first game of the season next Tuesday with the Beavers would be: McMullin. second base; Metzger, third base: Ellis, left field: Abstein. first base: Maggert, center field; Wolter. right field; Terry, shortstop: Brooks, catcher; Ryan, pitcher. SEALS GET AVAIVERS ON SEVEN Shadcr, Baemald, Barham, Oouch, BciUiam, Colwell, Tobin May Go, BOTES SPRINGS, CaU March 23. (Special.) Just one more day at Boyes Springs and the Seals will fold up their tents and steal away. Tomorrow will see two practice stunts, one at 10 In the morning and the other called, for two in the after noon. There will be the usual batting with infield work and perhaps just a little more attention paid to the 'in side" baseball. Weather conditions today were tip top for rounding out the veterans of the squad. , Waivers have been asked and secured on seven members of the San Francisco baseball club. Of this list one was cut loose yesterday in the person of pitcher Mickey Shader and Rudie Baterwald Is iir held temporarily pending some deal to dispose of his services to some other club. fri.i. i..v nn the roll of honor four of the young pitchers and an outfielder. to-wit: vvaynn dojh.,.. Couch, Arthur Bcnnara, ir " Joe Tobin. ' TIGERS ALMOST BLANK SOX Venice Pitcher Walks One Man and Score Results, Haps Winning. VENICE Cal.. March 23. (Special.) If Jumbo Hltt had not walked Baker It, the second frame he would have h White Sox Goofs today. Hitt was certainly right, -and four hits were 1 the Goofs could gather The score ended U to 1 for the Tigers. Kubn followed naaer -.. at second ana men k' " X. i. double to left. Hogan's bunch ham mered young Lathrop far near and often for 13 drives. Wilholt getting four of them and Joe Berger three. The Goofs- playea as mb were lounaereu. id .,.....-r, ---with the Angels probably being too strenuous for them. Piercey worked half the game for Hogan. and had speed to burn and excellent control. He got into the hole three tunes on and each time strucK m Hogan and all his m-n - Salt Lake Saturday. The score. r. rt. ;? : White Sox.,1 4 2,venlce 11 i i Batterlesi Cicotte, ojatnrop uu vj Hitt and Mitre. OTTAWA TEAM BLAMES SEA AIR Eastern Hockey Septet to Play Own Style of Game Tonight. VANCOUVER. B. C. March L3. With one game in hand Vancouver has to win two more from Ottawa to take the world's hockey championship, me first game of the annual series, played last night under Western rules, re sulted in a clean-cut win for the coast team, which showed superiority all around and won by the decisive margin of four goals. The count was six to two. and with a little luck it would have been more. Tomorrow night the teams, will play again under East ern rules, with only six a side, and the Ottawa.! declare they will sur prise the spectators. Thev blame the heavy sea air tor their failure to show more speed last nlrht. when they were outskated throufilLOUt &t VaaooUTSI jneB. HOCKEY STARS NOW PLAYING i ICE TITLE IS NEARER Vancouver Club Picked to Win World's Hockey Series. SECOND GAME IS TONIGHT Eastern Team Handicapped Some what by Playing Western Ttules, but Plan Will Be Attempted. Great Interest Is Shown. Unless something unforeseen happens, the Lord Stanley trophy, the holder of which Is credited with the ice hockey championship of the world, for the first time in its history will rest on the Pacific Coast for the coming year. In the opening contest of the 1915 world's series between Vancouver, B, C, and Ottawa in Vancouver Monday night, the Pacific Coasters took the match handily, 6 to 2. The Easterners were handicapped somewhat because seven-man, or Western style, hockey was played. Coach Smith, of the National Hockey Association champions, continually throughout the contest was calling to his men to pass the puck or stay back. The second game of the proposed five-game series will be staged in the Arena at Vancouver, B. C, tonight and the six-man style will prevail. "Mickle" Ion and Tommy Phillips, the Pacitic Coast officials, are scheduled to handle all the contests. mm Captain Griffis, of the Millionaires, had to witness the first struggle Mon day from the press box, because of an Injury received last week. He will not be able to enter the lineup for the settlement of the world's title. Whichever team wln3 three games first is declared the best ice hockey squad in the world. After tonight's affair the next game Is Friday night and should the series run into next week. Monday and Wednesday will be the dates. It was the largest' crewd of the season In the Arena and it was es timated that more than 7500 were present. Heay betting was done on the re sult of the contest and all of it had the Vancouverites on the long end. Several bet3 were made at 80 to 40. 100 to 60 and 60 to 40 that Vancouver would take the first game. After the showing made by the visitors the odds will remain about the same tor the second affair, even though it Is played under Eastern rules. 1 Because of the injury to Si Griffis it was thought that Lester Patrick, man ager and sensational player of the Victoria Aristocrats, would take the Vancouver captain's place, but on af ter thought President Patrick, of the Pacific Coast League, Instructed Mana ger Patrick, of the Vancouver cham pions, not to use his brother. mm ' A heavy blanket of fog arose be tween the periods In Monday's game and at- times it was impossible for the play-;rs to follow the puck. The Ottawa contingent has made airangements to take in the Panama Pacific International Exposition at Sau Francisco and the players will leave immediately after the world's series. There are 13 members in the party. . . . ' Frank Patrick is to the Pacific Coast Hockey League what five men are to the Ottawa organization. They have a manager, a ccach, a president of the league, a player and manager of the ice rink, while Patrick is all this in one He is manager of the Arena, manager of the Vancouver septet coach of the same squad and president of the Pacific Coast League. Little wonder is it then that he is, as well as a player, such a big factor to the West ern hockey world. His brother, Lester, of Victoria, holds four positions, all but president of the circuit. Athletics Defeat Florida "V." GAINESVILLE, Fla.. March 23. The -philiuielrihia Americans defeated the . . . - .-i i j ic . 1 V. a-m tn. u niversity EVANS' KICK G0ST5 TRIP TO FEDERALS Beaver Pitcher's Objection to Going to Denver AH That Keeps Him Here. BIG HURLER WORKING HARD Kores Making Great Fight for Utility Berth on New York Giants Mon roe, Colored Giant Infielder, Recently Dead, Star Player. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. When Evan Evansr southpaw on the D,ti.nrt Coast League champs, res as these lines perhaps Evan will develop . ,.j, nn nerhaDS again no not, all depending on the tensile strength of the big fllnger's affection for the Pacific breezes. Walter McCredie wanted to trade Evans to Denver last Winter for In fielder Barbour and had Evans not put forward such strenuous objections e would today be In a major league. That is to say. the Federals were after him Fielder Jones, of the St. Louis Feds, to be exact and all that kept Jones from tempting the big port alder was his allegiance to Walter Mc- ClJones makes his home in Portland in the Winter, and it is a well-known fact - that he has promised himself never to raid the Portland club. "But, had Mack traded Evans to Den ver Jones would have grabbed him, said a close friend of Fielder's yester day.. "Jones was sweet on Evans and Kores last season. He thinks Evans .rtll a star." Evans admits that he was careless! and lackadaisical in nis land last year,, and he Is "out with s promise to keep in condition and earn a trip to the American League in the Fall, If he does this Evans ought to be the white hope of the Beavers' pitching corps in 1913. He ha3 the strength, the experience, the speed and the hooks for another Bill James. There is no reason why Evans should not be a big leaguer in 1916, if he tends strictly to business. ; Jawn McGraw is determined to have utility infielder able to play any position, and down in camp at Mat lin. Tex., he has been shifting Brainerd and Kores around every game, which soun for Kores. Tne muwausee hard-head cannot field well anywhere, but he can jump from third to short or first and do as well in one position as the other. For this reason it is be lieved that Kores will land a Job as one of the two utility Giants. Grant, Biainerd and Kores are the candidates. Two will be retained, according to Mc- Graw's latest mandate, and the loser will go to Rochester, of the interna tional League. m m The Irish still rule in the Pacific Coast League, but the Germans are c:omin:r stroneer every season. With Los Angeles undefended, the Angelic and Venetian infields size up as risKy gambles Abstein, Buemiller. Metzger, Gleichmann. Purtell, Berger and Het 'ing. Speaking of nationalities, the White Sox have four Frenchmen this season Cicotte, Chappelle, Breton ana Fournier. A few lines in the camp report from FreBno the other night, chronicling the death of Infielder Monroe, of the Chi casro Colored Giants, went almost -un noticed in the mad scramble for the war page. Monroe s demise. However, marks the passing of one of the great est colored ballplayers in the world and likewise one of the most versatile clowns in the business. Saddest of all. Monroe contracted the cold that later caused his death while touring the Pacific Northwest last Spring. Despite a bad cough, he held down his customary job at second base for the -Giants last Summer, and not until a few weeks ago did his friends learn of his serious condition. Monroe was born In Chattanooga, Tenn, and began playing with the New York Colored Giants about 18 years ago. Later he wore the uniforms of the Philadelphia colored club, the Chicago Leland Giants, then awitched to Brooklyn and ended his career with Rube Foster's American Giants. Monroe's particular specialty was poking fun at the opposing pitcher. Last Spring the Giants defeated Nick Williams' Portland Colts in a no-hit-no-run game at Santa Rosa Cal. Wil liams used his Indian flinger, Battiste against the negroes for five Innings and Monroe had the time of his liie "kidding" Battiste. After the game it was tipped off to him that Battiste was deaf and dumb. and the Joke was so good that Monroe bought the treats for his entire crew. - Clarence Rowland, manager of the Chicago' Sox. thinks Los Angeles has the best club In the Coast League at this writing. His next choice is San Francisco's bat-crazy outfit, and then Portland and Venice. m m m Charles Smith, Jerry Downs and Charles Tanning are the Methuselabs of the San Francisco Coasters. "Silent" Smith is 32 and Downs and Fanning admit 3i milestones. WEXATCBEE TEAM IS BUSY Captain IsSatisfied- With Outlook After Two Hours' Practice. WENATCHEE, Wash., March 23. (Special.) A wealth of baseball ma teria) turned out Sunday morning at Recreation Park for practice and Cap tain Triplett. of the Wenatcheo team, is more than satisfied with the outlook. A two-hour easy practice consisting of fielding and batting -was in order for the 30 candidates. Among the several new faces seen were those of Jones and Greenslade, of North Yakima, a battery of the Twilight League last year. Bud Young, of University of Washington football and baseball fame, was out getting into condition to give them all a run for an outfield er's job. The following men reported: Toung, Triplett, McKittrick. Gill. Wapato, Scott. H. Penhallegon. W. Penhallegon, Hayden. Egbert. W. Duffy, Jones. Greenslade, Earl Bardon, Emerson Bardon, F. Foster, Ernest Foster, E. Foster. Names. Warner. Ross, Phillips. Perry, Miller. Sheffield, Porter, Ripley. James and Kaupp. - Telegraphic Sport Briefs Notice of divorce 3 proceedings were served on W. M. Donovan, manager of the New York American League baseball club, here Tuesday. The suit was filed at Reno, Ner. Mrs. Donovan charges non-sup port. 1 New London The Yale-Harvard 'Varsity eight-cared race will be rowed on the Thames river between 4:30 and 5 o'clock - June 15. The "Varsity race last year was rowed up stream as St was In 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909. Tampa, Fla. Roger Bresnahan. man ager of the Cubs, has assigned him self to the lineup as utility mail. He admitted this when questioned about his recent earnest practice in the in field. "We are allowed to carry only 21 men and so every resource must be made to count," said Bresnahan. Phoenix, Ariz. Governor Hunt Tues day vetoed Senate bill No. 125, which provided for the establishment or tne pari-mutual system of betting on the horse races in Arizona. New Orleans. Cancellation by Mana ger Herzog, of the Cincinnati Nationals, of a game his team was to have played at Covington, La., Tuesday with the New Orleans Southern League club me with protests from President Herr mann, of the club, and Harry K. Ste phens, a Cincinnati director. Herzog took his team to Covington Wednesday. He said he found the accommodations and grounds unfit for playing. The protest will be laid before the National commission. San Francisco. The handsome silver converse polo cups were won Tuesday by the Midwick. Pasadena, CaL, team from the Cooperstown, N. Y., four in the final game for trophies by a score of 814 to 64 goals. CHIXESB BOXER IMPRESSIVE Tramhetus to Meet Flannigan at Im perial CInb Smoker. Abe Gordon, the 100-pound champion of the Coast, and Jimmy Howe, the 100 pound Chinese champion of the world, are in fine trim for their four-round encounter Friday night at the Arlon Hall. Both boys take turns In work ing out at the Imperial Club. John Ankeny. a Walla Wralla banker and a member of the Walla Walla club, saw the Chinese boy work out yesterday afternoon and was impressed with the way he went through his paces. Valley Trambetus, the battling news boy, is scheduled to do a "comeback. Valley will take Willie Mack's place against Eddie Flannigan. Trambetus has been out of the game for a while due to a sore ear. The card with the latest changes reads: N 100 pounds Abe Gordon, Portland, vs. Jimmy Howe, Walla Walla. 140 pounds Valley Trambetus, Port land, vs. Eddie Flannigan, Spokane. 125 pounds Bill Brown, Los Angeles, vs. Bert Forbes. Portland. 135 pounds Jack Wagner. Portland, vs. "Kid" Mitchell, Chebalis. 118 pounds Billy Mascott, vs. Pas Quale Cordova. - 95 pounds Sammy Gordon, vs. "Ms Pluto. , A new referee will be seen in the ring for these bouts. Jimmy Richardson, Charles Jost and Jack Fahie have all been mentioned for the place - rXTKKVATIOXAIS REJECT PLAN Fultz' Idea Good for Players, but Bad for Owners, Barrow Says. NEW YORK, March 23. Edward Barrow, president ef the International League, declared himself today against a plan proposed by David Fultz, head of the Players' Fraternity, for settling h war between organized baseball and the Federal League by arbitration. "We will make absolutely no conces sions and will not change our circuit, Pr.oiHent Barrow said. "Mr. Fultz' mizht be a good thing for the minor league players, but It would not help the club owners." DIAMONDS ARE BEING GRADED Backstops to Be Erected and Work Is Started on Handball Courts. Ten teams started work yesterday of grading baseball diamonds in the va rious tracts about the city donated by property owners for the free use of amateur teams during the coming Sum mer. The work will be continued until the diamonds are in perfect condition. The fields are to be graded and back stops erected and white lines painted in thfe ground between bases. Work has been started also on the construc tion of handball courts In all the parks of the city. GOLF CLUB TO MEET TODAY Tournament With Engcne Country Clnb to Be April 18. Members of the Portland Golf Club will meet today at noon at the Benson Hotel. The greens committee has chosen April 18 for the Portland golfers to journey to Eugene and meet the Eu gene Country Club. No names will be g-iven out by the committee until the Portland team is completed. The games wtll be match affairs between indt--viduals of the two clubs. 4-cxt;b LEAGUE plans GO ON Meeting at Hermiston Tonight Is to Complete Organization. HERMISTON. Or.. March 23. (Spe cial.) At Pendleton the first meeting looking to the organization of a 1915 baseball league was held Monday night. Representatives from Hermiston, Echo, Pilot Rock and Pendleton were present. the olan being to form a iour-ciuD league taking in these towns. Organizations will be completed at a meeting In Hermiston tomorrow night Strictly amateur ball will be played. Phillies Defeat Cnbs. TAMPA. Fla.. March 23. The Phil adelphia Nationals defeated the Chi cago Nationals, 4 to 1, here today. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. B. Phila 4 6 lChicago 14 2 Ratteries Alexander. Demaree. May er and Burns; Vaughn, Standridge and Archer. Hargreave. - . St. Louis Nationals Win. DALLAS. Tex., March -23. The St. Louis Nationals defeated the Ialiaa team of the Texas League here -today. 7 to 2. Score: R. IT. E. , R.H. E. St. Louis... 7 11 2Dallas Z 6 Batteries Meadows, North and Sny der, Roche; Sewell. Btryker and Dunn. Braves Win at Atlanta. MACON, Ga.. Slarch 23. The Boston Nationals defeated the Atlanta team of the Southern League 7 to 3 here today in seven innings. Score: R. H. E I R. H. E. Boston...." 7 10 llAtlanta.... 3 7 2 Batteries Hess, Luque and Gowdy, Whaling; Williams, Browning and Rumler. St. Ixmls Americans Win. HOUSTON. Tex- March 23. The St Louis Americans defeated the Houston Texas League club today, 10 to L Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. St. Louis.. 10 15 llrfouston ..163 Batteries Loudermilk and Severold; Smith, Napier and Baker. The American sewing machine, oil and tobacco companies that have suc cessfully entered the Chinese market have agents all through the interior. The sewing machine company has even established scboola in which Chinese REBEL LEAGUE FORMING SEMI-PROF-ESSIOAAL9 THREATEN COMPET1TIOX IN PORTLAND. Maaasera of Teams Not Placed ia City Orsraalsatioa Premise Federal Cir cuit With Games at The Oaks. Portland is threatened by a Federal city baseball league. Nothing daunted by the plans of the newly organized City League for a gala opening next Sunday, some of the semi-professional managers left out side the fold are busy organizing a rival league. Several conferences have been held with officials of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company and plans are said to be nnder way for a new ball park at the Oaks amusement park. It will require several weeks work to put a new field in shape, but the promoters figure on staging their games out of town as much as pos sible until the grading and parking are completed. Those in the enterprise are: Jack Randall, H. Helms, formerly manager of. the United States Laundry team; Hetnie Duncan of the old Portland Ma roons, and John Swint. manager of the Bradford City champions last Ian. "Our plan is to have four teams In Portland and teams at Camas and Beaverton." said Duncan yesterday. The City League heads only laughed when informed ot the contemplated, in vasion. Clatskanie Organizes Rifle Club. CLATSKANIE. Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) The Clatskanie Rifle Club, or- ganlzed-under the rules of the National Rifle Association or America, has re ceived its charter from the National bodv. The club is starting with 24 members and with the expectation of a material Increase in the member ship. The rifles and paraphernalia will be ordered af once and target practice will start as soon as possible. The officers are: Pfesioent, u. J. ivven son: vice-president, A. G. Anderson; secretary. G. R. Sagar: treasurer, C. H Stockwell, Jr.; executive officer. G. V. Pusey. Training Camp Notes rjORTLAND TRAINING CAMP, Fres JT no, Cal., March 23. (Special.) If Klrcher is not retained permanently on the Portland club there is little doubt but that he will be McCredie would do well to keep him just for a coach. Kircher can get more action into his work on the coaching line than Hap Hogan, and when it comes to rivaling the Venice manager ;he man must, of necessity, have the stuff. Kicher's line of talk, but principally his actions, are half of the same. In the opening game with the Col ored Giants Klrcher pulled tne Dest line of acrobatic work since he has been on the' ground. The gyrations were brought forth by the fact that Portland had Just taken the lead with one run and a double had been un corked to richt field, making It possi ble for two more men to score. Kircher turned two handsprings, a double somersault and landed on the top of his head. He then assumed an attitude of -devotion and begged the pitcher to put one over in order that Stumpf might pound it out of tne lot. "Tiny" Leonard has secured the acid test and has shown that he has a re markable amount of pitching ability tucked away up his sleeve. Leonard's showing In five innings against the Colored Giants was gratizying to jhc Credle and mystifying,. Indeed, to the colored hitters. Leonard's delivery was the thinx they could not latnom. The G'axits could not understand how a man as big as Leonard could throw a ball from his knee and make it pass the batter about 30 Inches off the ground. The low ball was enouEh. but when it came mixed up with a side-arm crossfire and a sharp hop the matter was still worse, v rom his nitchin it was evident that Leon ard is not in condition, for he seemed to w.aken as the innings rouec on. h.,t his showing in the five Innlng3 pitched was such as to show what he will be able to oo wnen no kch around in form. Stanley Coveleskie, with his red un dershirt, has proved tbat he is to be considered when It comes time for McCredie to cut his staff of pitchers down to seven. Coveleskie secured his first trial of the season last Sunday and he plainly demonstrated that he has the speed and control for Coast company. Just how he will act under tire In the fast company Is a matter that has yet to be decided. Coveleskie has a world of speed and a good change of pace. In addition to this he uses his head at all points and does not miss an opportunity to get a man off the bases if possible. J 1 1 r .J. in r. eentation on the Portland pitching staff seems to De tne pica oi mo w rrivals this season and it is a fore-r,-i nli-. thjt one. If not more, of the Northwestern boys will be re tained when tne eeason opens. han, Leonard and Coveleskie all have been tried and found true. Its about an even break between . i .. i i i. 1 1 v i - An nrfinr to read. a dectsion, that McCredie will give them the tinaf test in tne picoi.i. rles with the Colored Giants. Murphy, who started the season . v. ,uA V.ov.r, Kn noorlV. IS Coming to the front with rapid strides as the triJnin esoa draws to a close and now stands an even. !f not better chance, for the poit;on at suui ioiuj than when the eeason opened. The development of Murphy has been one of the moit remarkable features ot the trainins camp. Ills first week or more In camp was snyuiini uu-. snnsatlon&l and his work at third base wj not to be conssaereo. omcu cn tranu'erred to shortstop, Murphy seems to nave taken on a new lease ot life and Is fielding his position in an ex cellent manner. His work with Stumpf i has In starting and completing double plays Is equal If not better tnan mat oi iw i Since he has been at short Murphy! Ever Bite Off a Cigar Tip and Get a Mouthful of Snuft 7 Sure you have. Unprotected cigars are bound to get dry and lose their flavor. The fussiest smoker living and you bay be that man will find the biggest Big value, dry i Jm The Big Three the dollars that buy a Gordon Hat, BOLB AGENTS TO GORDON HATS. 2S6 WtebinKtoB. St. - Macleay Bldg frear 4tn has not made an error and has accepted every chance at the crack of the bat. The battle between Davis and Naugh ton for third base with the regulars la now on and from the manner in which it has started the fight will prove a strenuous one with a decision prob ably yet to be made at the conclusion of the training season. Naughton seems to have the edge in getting the ball across th diamond to first. Davis seems to be able to cover as much ground as Naughton and both of them hit the ball well. It Is probable that Mack w4.ll carry both of these players until he Is forced to cut down to s men and then one of them may be re tained on the utility roll. SEALS' TAUNTS nOlL OAKLAND Christian's Charges Eager to Meet Haughty San Franciscans. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March SJ. (Special.) Manager Christian ex plained today that it Is all he cn do to hold his Oak charges in check until Tuesday next, the day to usher In the Coast League season with the heals .s their opponents. That old feeling of rivalry Is more pronounced than ever against the Seals. The Oaks feel that the Seal players, especially i'ing Bodie. have been belittling them and they are anxious for revenge. Christian himself has felt the criti cism, hut he has been working hard to get his team right for the real race. The acquisition of Jimmy Johnston was a big piece of bolstering up and practlcallv completes the lineup for opening day. The Oak manager an nounced today that, barring accidents, the following would take the Bold against the Seals: Mundorff. right field: Manda, second base; Johnston, left Held: Ness, first base: Mlddleton. center field: Llnilssy. third base: Alcock. shortstop; Elliott, catcher; Klawltter. pitcher. Brief Bits of Sport. A regular schedule of golf Is being Introduced Into the upper rrades of Chicago and Philadelphia publlo schools. New York started the move ment. Rav Thompson, riding an Kxcelslor, was first In a hill climb held Sunday by the Portland Motorcycle Club, bid Barreth was second. The climb was held on the Barnes road at the head of Washington street. Tho distance was about a mile and a half. The soceer championship contest ot tho Northwest will he rlayed Sunday . 1 , 1. m.mnnJ M'AhIv Ttl Th!- tles Club of Seattle and the Black Diamonds eleven are tne eoownoeri ir the 1915 title. Al Bloom, the Portland semi pro ball tosser. will leave Portland Saturday night to Join the Aberdeen Black Cats in their training camp at liverett. Wash. FACULTY TO BE ELECTED Directors of Grcsham Union llljh School Will Meet Today. A principal and the teachers of the . iri.-.i. at frpsham Will U1UUU illft" -- - be elected at a meeting of the direc tors of the union iimn kb v.. A VT At nrint Profen- luaay l x ' --- - sor J. E. Stubbs Is principal ot the high school and the grammar grades, but In view of the distance between tho present building on Powell Valley road and tne site oi tne imw uu.i-"n.. .. , k wn m-hools will be separated and separate teachers and principals may be selected. The high school will be a mile from the gram mar school. At this meeting of the directors of the district bids will be opened for the steam heating apparatus for the Union High School. PACIFIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP 4B1K GORDON. Ceast f hemploe VH. 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