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THE . MORXIXG. OREGOXIAX. .TITI7RSDAT. 3fAY JiO, 1915. 13 PORTLAND TO HOLD RODGERS FOR WHILE cial.) William C. Menges, Victoria THRONG TO third baseman, was married last night n Montesaito to Miss Beatrice Garmer, of Oakland, Cal. Justice Bignold per formed the ceremony and Royal pf. (Hunky) Shaw, was best man. SEALS TIELEASE BESSY KAKR 'S FUNERAL Wolvcrton Tells Detroit Pitclicr Needs 3Iore Seasoning. SAN FRA-VCISCO, Cal.. May 19. (Spe (Byiho House ofKuppexih eimei) McCreclies to Try to Get Coin or Players as Payment for Infielder. Prominent Baseball Men Join in Last t Tribute to Venice'Manager. cial.) Pitcher Benny Karr, erstwhile Seal and formerly with Memphis in the Southern Association, has been turned back to Detroit as not quite good enough for Coast League baseball. Wol verton says in. a telegram received tonight: FANS asaa""""""""""!. iaaBaaBaaiBaaaaiaA HQGAN W W CZ" i RED SOX ARE IN DEAL ( liiinoc Kciiiaiiis That Hard-IIlttlng Sot-ond Baoeiuaa Will Vet Be Sent Back to Beavers if Bos ton Kcfnscs, to Pay for Him. J-acirir Coast IyOMrue standing. V L. P.Cj W. L. P C. o t..-,,.l.-n -J.I lu -57SOakland 23 M I.'os Angrlc. -T 21 ..'itis Venice. ... . . Salt Lake.. 22 lu .Ba7lPortland. . . 17 24 .413 -o .390 yewterday". Kefculta, t J.o Anselcs No Portland -Venice nn amount oc me luncrm Bn.. v. Vcaic. ngrr Happy xTsalt Lake Salt Lake 2. San iranebco 1 ill innlnua- . , .WI. At Oakland Lou Angeles 7. Oakland 9. BY ROSCOB FAWCBTT. Pending some expression from the Cleveland club there will be nothing doing by Portland in the matter of handing Bill Uodgers over to another major leBpuc club. This is the newest angle on the case of the star infielder turned back to Portland by Cleveland a few days ago. Rodgera says he has a job with the Boston Red Sox and wants Portland to sell him his release, but, that there is an Kthiopian in the woodyard some where is plain. Boston waived on Rodgers lees than a fortnight ago, when he could nave been secured for $1500 tne waiver price and it does not sound reason able now. says Judge McCredie. to be lieve that Boston is willing to pay the usual Coast League sale price of $2600 for the same player. "I understood from the dispatches in an afternoon newspaper yesterday that Walter ilcCrcdie had agreed to let Kodirers buy his release," explained Judge McCredie last night. "Evidently Walter was misquoted, because I re ceived a telegram from him a few mln utcs asro in which he advised me to go slow. lie said he couldn't understand the deal and that somebody might be only coaxing Hill along. In any event Walter does not want to let Rodgera go to another American League club until Cleveland has.given its consent because it is possible that Cleveland mav wish to secure Rodgers again in tbe Fall." Rodgers Is loafing at Cleveland and Judge McCredie sent him a telegram last night reading: Have club telegraph us best terms. Better come home." If Cleveland offers no objections and If Rodgers gets his club to come through with approximately $2Wk pur chase price or its equivalent in play era, Rodgers will stick in the big show a while longer. Otherwise Portland fandoms may see Bill cavorting around the second sack after all. a San Francisco will be the attraction In Portland next week on Wolverton's first trip north this year. ..The first game of the series on Tuesday will be Kin at Si.lU o'clock instead of 3 o'clock because of the late arrival of the Bea vers and also because of a circua. It is to be hoped the weather man has all the wetness out of his system by that time. In the first three weeks of ball here this year not one game was postponed by rain, but it has been raining steadily ever since the team left the city. j California, too, has been treated to a spell of this bad weather. Portland lost both Sunday games in the recent San Francisco series due to rain and the initial sctto with Oakland also went the' postponement route. Happy Hognn's death has resulted in the cancellation of two games this week with Venice making five postponements out of 16 scheduled games thus far In the three series. METZGHR'S DRIVE BEATS OAKS Home linn AVItli Two on Bases Gives Angels nip Lead Early. BAN FRANCISCO, May 19. A home run by Metzger in the third inning with two runners on bases gave los Angeles an early lead in today's game with Oakland, which they won hand ily, 7 to 2. The game was halted for five minutes at 3 o'clock in memorium of the late "Wallace L. Bray (Happy lloganl former manager of the Venice tram, whose funeral was held In Los Angeles at that hour. The score: Ixm Angeles I Oakland B H O A T. H O A V. 0 0 o o Magg't.m 0 2 01 Mund'f.r. . S 0 2 o Mid'ton.m 1 1 0OLInday.3. Mctisger.3 "Welter. r. McMul'n.2 Kllis.l A bsfin.1. Terry, s . . Holw.r . . HUKhes.p Hdrper.r. 1 l 00 2 I) 0 1 0 1 f 4 0 2 1 0 0 00 00 1 1 3 4 OUohnston.1 0 1 0 0 New. 1 O 13 O OlKllmtt.c. . 1 7 O1 Man. In. 2.. 1 Ol I.itsrhl.s.. 1 Olrrouffh.p.. 0 Ol Gardner. 1 Bromley. p Koorner Totals. SO 6 27 15 01 Totals. 32 7 27 18 2 Oarclner batted for Prouirh In tirhth Koerner batted for -Manria in ninth. Lo Anceles OOSOiOOO 2 7 Hits 0O2O3 00O 1 6 Oakland linn noon 1-3 Hits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 a 7 Runs, AlasKert, Mctzsrrr. McMullen, Kills. Holes 2.. HuKlles. Lindsay, Johnston. Ness, five runs and 5 hlta off Prouch. 27 at bat In 8 innlnps. 1'harse defeat to Prouih. Home runs. Lindsay. M. tlRer. Two-base hits, Kess 3. Sacrifir fly, M.'tRsert. Stolen bases, lie Mnllen. Bol.is. -Midcileton. first base on railed balls, off Hughes 2, off i'rough 2 off Wromley 2. Struck out, by Hushes 7. by Prouch 1. Double plays, ITouch. to Klllott to Lindsay to Manda. Terrv to McMullen to Absteln. Passed ball. F.lliot. , Runs respon sible for. Hiiahes 3, Bromley 2, Prough 3 Left on bases. Los Anjrcles 1, Oakland 4. Time of -am, 1 hour 38 minutes. Umpires, Finney and Williams. BEES BEST SEAI,S OX ERROR Schmidt's AV1ld Throw in Eleventh Lets Winning Run Romp Home. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah May 19. Schmidt's wild throw to catch Orr at third was too high and Orr -went home with the wiruilng ran in the 11th, Salt Lake winning from San Francisco to day 2 to 1. Fanning' and Williams both pitched great ball. The field was slippery. The score: San Franelsno I Salt Lake 1 F. H O AR p H O Ar rttsir'd.r.. OOShinn.r S 1 n nn Sohmidt.c. Rehaller.I. Hellm'n.l. Bodte.m. . Jones.3. . . rowns,2. . rroriian.s.. Fannincp 3 1 lOrr.a 4 2 0 0 0 O OIOedeon.2.. 4 1 K 30 iuMKjan.1.... 4 1 4 00 0 0'Hacher.m.. 3 0 3 00 1 o Tennant.1.. 4 o n 2 o 1 Olftarbour.3. 4 2 2 2 1 1 OiHannah.c. 4 112 0 0 3 0IO.Wil'ma,p 4 0 1 4 0 Totals. 421131 0l Totals.. 88 8 33 111 One out when wlnniii.v run scored. San franotaoo .....fro 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Salt Lake 1 000 00 0 000 1 2 Runs, DowDi. Shlnn. Orr. Two-base hits, Towns, Shlnn. Harbour. Orr. Sacrifice hits, Schaller, Orr. Oedeon, "Base on balls, off Fanning 1. Williams .1. Struck out, by fan-, ning 7. Williams 0. Left on bases. San Fran cisco U. Salt Lake . Passed balls, Schmidt. First base on error. San Francisco 1. Double nlay.1 Oerteoti to Tennant. Time of same, 2:14. Umpires. Held and Outhrie. Victoria Ballplayer Weds. ABERDEEN. Wash., May 19. U5p- "I have notified Detroit to place Pitcher Karr with another club. He is a good young pitcher, but & season in Class A. League ball will probably be best for him.' This brings the Seals down to IS men, but as rumor has it other twirlers are coming, some more changes may be in order. NEWARK UPSETS PITTFEUS Mosely Pitches Good Ball, AVhile Pittsburg Ilurlers Are Hit Hard. PITTSBURG, May 19. The Newark Federals defeated Pittsburg here to day, 7 to S. Mosely, for the visitors, was unhittable, while Hearne was touched for five hits in the third, which netted three runs, and was again hit hard in the seventh, when he gave way to Barger. who stopped the scoring. Score: It. H. 12.1 R. II. E. Newark... 7 10 OlPittsburg . . 3 7 2 Batteries Mosely and Rariden Hearne, Barger and O'Connor. All other Federal League games postponed. . BEAVERS OWN RODGERS BILL FEELS THAT UK HAD liXfAIR TREATMENT AT CLBVEUSD, MeCrd1e Saya He Wonl4 Gladly Let Player Go to Boston, but That He la Worth S34M to Club. CLEVELAND, O.. May 19. (Special.) Bill Rodgers feels that he got an un fair deal from Cleveland and is trying trying to stick In the majors. Manager Carrlgan, of Boaton, says Rodgers asked him for a Job, and he told Bill to come to him when he had an un conditional release, but he hasn t re ceived It yet. Charley Somers, president of th. Cleveland club, says he released Rodgers back to Portland and that ends it so far as he is concerned. LOS ANGELES, Slay 19. (Special.) "Rodgers represents something like $2500 to us, and we would be eligible to the foolish house were we to give him an unconditional release." said Walter McCredie tonight. "If Bill" can place himself up there and some cluB can show us the equivalent In good players, I personally would like to give Bill the chance to make good in the majors. If he cannot do this I want rim on second base for Portland." TAOOMA WINS IX EOUTSTICEXTII Spokane Ixads Until Ninth, When Tigers Tic Score. TACOMA, Wash, May 19. Tacoma came from behind in the ninth inning nnd tied tbe score and won in the fourteenth, when a single by Johnson Hi ester's sacrifice and Wilson's third double for the day produced the win ning run. Score: R. H. E. R. II. E. Tacoma.... 5 11 4;Spokane, ... . 4 8 2 Batteries Salveson and Brcnegan; Frambach and Stevens, . Victoria 4, Aberdeen 3. A BERDEKN, Wash.. May 19. Heavy and bunched hitting won today's game for victoria over Aberdeen, 4 to 3 Butler, with two doubles and two tin gles, headed his club. Kippert made his debut with Aberdeen by connect ir.g for a double and homer. The fielding of both teams whs fast. Score: R. H. E. R. 11. E. Victoria... 4 13 0 Aberdeen. . . 3 9 1 Batteries House and Haworth; Hughes and Byler. VancouverSeattle game postponed, rain. WOMEN TO SEE BOXING BOUTS Tone or Hotel Clerks" Smoker at Ba ker Theater U Be Elevated. Women will be Invited to attend the boxing smoker to be given tomorrow evening by the Oregon State Hotel Clerks' Association at the Raker Thea ter. The "greeters" are anxious to ele vate the boxing game and will stage the boxing show accordingly, A record-breaking crowd is expected, as the advance sale of seats has been heavy an da good card will be put on. Matchmaker Charles Jost will finish his card of six bouts today. Baseball Statistics STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS. National League. W. L, Pet.! w. l. r. 11 15 .483 14 17 .4S3 11 IS .423 11 1 .407 Phll'delp' 17 10 .S3(HPittsburr :tilcao. . . 18 1-J .571 St. Louis.. Huston.... 14 12 .638Nw York.. Brooklyn.. 14 14 .&oo;clncinnati. American League. New York. 14 9 .S4t WashinRt'n Detroit 19 11 .S33!Cleveland.. Chicago 19 12 .S13;St. Louis. .. Boston.... 13 10 .66aiPhiladelp'a federal I.eacue. 12 14 .42 1J 1 .429 10 19 .S4a 9 19 .321 Plttaburc. Chicago. . . Newark . . . Brooklyn. . 18 11 .6:iiKan. City... 17 ! 1 .SOT tit. Louis... 17 12 .fiSS.Baltlmore.. 15 13 .5o6lBurfalo. . . . American Association. 18 12 .SOOISt. Paul 15 11 .677 Cleveland. . 17 13 .667 Mlnn'apolla 16 14 .533Columbu..' Western Leagae. 13 7 .S50'St. Joseph.. 12 8 .60Ol.incoln 10 8 .&5S;Sloux City.. . 12 10 545 Wichita.... 14 13 12 IS 11 IS 519 4S0 37S Ind'apolis. Kan. City.. M 11 nraukee Louisville. 14 14 .500 13 13 .500 9 15 .375 9 19 .S21 Topeka. . . Omaha. .. Denver. . . les Molne 9 10 .474 8 10 .444 10 15 .400 S 12 .333 Northwestern Leacue, Victoria... 15 10 -COOJSpokane. . . Tacoma.... 1 11 .592' Aberdeen.... Vancouver. 15 12 .biSi-Seattle 14 13 .BIS 11 17 .39 10 18 .357 Yesterday's Besolta. American Association At Minneapolis 4, St. Paul O; no other sames of this league scheduled. . Western League Wet grounds, rain or cold weather caused the postponement ol every league game yestrday. Whre the Teams Play Today. Pacific Coast League Portland vs. Venice at Los Angeles, San Francisco at Salt Lake, Los Anigeles vs. Oakland at San Francisco. N'orthwestern League Victoria at Aber deen, Spokane at Tacoma, Seattle at Van couver. How the Serieo Stand. Pacific Coast League Oakland 1 game, Los Ajigeles 1 game; dalt Lake 1 game, San Francisco no game. Beaver Batting Averages. Ab. H. Ave. Ab. 170 55 .324,Doane. .. 150 H. Ave. 28 .224 6 .207 4 .200 2 .125 0 .000 o .nno 0 .000 Speas. . . . Bates. ... . Fisher. . . Hlllyard.. t'arlsch ... Stumpf. . . Lober .... Derrick... Hig Davis. . . . 47 15 ..219iKrause... 29 93 29 .31 Lush . . . 20 16 31. 9 .3901 Evans. ... Keed .... Keefe. . .. C'vel'skie 73 21 ,2S8 165 47 .3S5 129 35 .271 164 43 .262 30 7 .233 150 S4 .227 17 Totals. 1264 S35 265 To lay up something for a rainy day would be quite an easy task for the man who smokes cigars if lie did not smoke. CHURCH MASS OF FLOWERS Teammates Are Pallbearers Tele grams of Condolence Pour In From All Over Country. No Game at Los Angeles. I.OS ANGELES, Cal., May 19. (Spe cial.) Christ Episcopal Church was throngtd today with fans who had known "Happy" Hogan in life, friends, relatives and prominent Coast League baseball men in paying a last tribute to the late leader of the Venice ball club. Funeral services for Walace Louis Bray, known for years as Happy Hogan. were held at 2 o'clock with Rev. Baker P. Lee officiating. The body was cremated. The church was a mass of flowers, sent by sor rowing friends and admirers, showing their love and respect for the man and their appreciation of a work well done. Men and women who had been as sociated with the leader or who had merely watched him in his1 daily life mourned with relatives and friends. Teammate. Are Pallbearers. Six of the men' Hogan led or the ball field were active pallbearers. They were G. Harris White, Walter Carlisle, John. Kane, Dick Bayless, frank Decan niere. and Roy HitL The other mem bers of the club were honorary pall bearers as were representatives of tbe Coast League clubs. Pacific Coast League men of promi nence who had worked with Hogan and knew his worth, attended. They were: Allan T. Baum, John F. Powers, T. J. Darmody. Frank Dillon, T. J. Stephens, Walter McCredie and all the officials of the Venice club. Not only in Los Angeles was respect shown the memory of the stricken leafier, but all over the league tribute was paid- and baseball men through out the Nation mourned his loss. Many f-JxpreMs Sfntpatliy, From all portions of the country telegrams and messages of sympathy were received by the family. For five minutes today's games in the San Francisco and Salt Lake ball parks were halted and players and spectators stood with heads uncovered, as a silent prayer. All flags in Coast League parks were at half mast. BIG CKXISE IS PREDICTED Motorboat Clnb Smoker -Marked rry Enthusiasm for Coming Event. The biggest and best cruise ever held by the Portland Motorboat Club, next Saturday and Sunday, was the predic tion of more than 100 members of the club present at the smoker Tuesday in the clubhouse. George J. Kelly, secretary-treasurer of the Portland Motor boat Club, was master of ceremonies, and on his programme he had such eloquent sqeakers as George L. Baker, C. V. Cooper and Commodore Kenneth Beebe. More than 42 captains of boats pledged themselves to be on hand at the opening cruise of the season to Butteville the end of this week. The first start will be made at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, with the- third squadron leaving the clubhouse at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. BALLPLAYERS WEAR CREPE San Francisco Pans Stand Silently During "Happy" Hogait's l-'uncral. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19. (Spe cial.) A tribute impressive as it was simple and sincere marked the offering today or tan Francisco to the funeral services of the late Wallace Bray, who, as Happy 'Hogan. conducted the for tunes of the Venice baseball club. Members of the Los Angeles and Oak land clubs appeared on the field with crepe on their arms in token of the occasion. Promptly at .1 o'clock the scorer's bell tolled the signal and the five minutes given over to silent honor to their friend s memory began. Ballplayers on the field stood at attention while others grouped near the benches with heads bent. The spectators stood at their seats and bared their heads. SAM JrVEY DETEATS WILLS Heavyweights Give East and Enrious Battle for Now York Vans. NEW YORK, May 19. Sam McVey defeated Harry Wills, of New OHeans, in a Ill-round bout here tonisrht. Me Vey weighed 219 pounds and Wills 20S. For heavyweights the men fought hard and fast throughout, McVey taking every round but the second. In the fourth a left Jab cut Wills' right eye, which troubled him in the remaining rounds. wills took a. count or nine seconds in the ninth round after receiving a left to the body and a lett nook to the Jaw. Le'llcr lor Sailor White. The sporting editor of The Orego nian has a letter for Sailor White. He can receive same by calling at this office. What the Box Scores Show About Players You Know. PEP YOUNG, ex-Sacramento, deliv ered the hit for Detroit which brought in the winning run against the Yanks. Kip Hagerrhan. ex-Beaver, held the Red Sox scoreless for eight innings and won his game for Cleveland. 5 to 2. Sailor Stroud. ex-Sacramento, held the Cubs to one run in eight Innings and gave the Giants a victory. He re tired with the bases full and Marquard saved things for him. Dave Bancroft booted three out of eight fielding chances for the Phils yesterday and, like his teammates, failed to hit. Quinlan, ex-Oak, went in aa pinch hitter for the White Sox. was walked and scored the first of the nine runs. Alleged Wheat Thief Arrested. GOLDENDALE. Wash.. May 19. (Special.) Melvin H. Beveridge, in dicted by the grand jury fn Sherman County last Monday on a grand lar ceny charge, was arrested by Sheriff Smith, of Klickitat County, today and turned over to Sheriff McKean, of Moro, at Biggs. Beveridge Is charged with stealing wheat from a warehouse at "Kent station, on the Columbia South ern Railway, in September, 1912. Bev eridge was employed as a station agent for the Spokane. Portland & Seattle at Cliffs when that town wae a division on the North Bank road and afterward took' up a homes Lead near Cliffs, H . world n THE HOUSE We Have The WAYNE in New Blue Tartans, Regi mental Stripes and Heather Mixtures. And Other TVTam Hole 1 -S W 1 L TRACK COACH KOMODSOX ttllTSj ATH LET! GS TO WASK. Administration at lintveralty Regina tllliii inat ion of Intercollegiate Sparta,. Following Colsmbia System MOSCOW. Idaho, May 19. (Special.) "llec" Edmunoson, track coach at the University oC Idaho, resigned today when his application for a rise in sal ary was refused. He .is also an in structor in the agricultural college. He is a graduate of Idaho and is a quarter and half-miler of note. In 1912 he rep resented the Seattle athletic cluhs at the Stockholm Olympic games. Before returning to his alma mater he coached Broadway High School of Seattle. He will engage in farming in Alberta, Canada, next year. His resignation, with those of Coach "Pink" Griffith and Physical Director Vanderveer, v said to be the beginning of a new system of athletics at Idaho, as the administration favors the Co lumbia tTniversity plan, which proposes tha elimination of intercollegiate sports 1 and compulsory athletics for everyone. The student body promises a. fight to the finish If the ehanre is attempted. City Licagne Xotcs. "Hooks" Webb undoubtedly will i. Man- ai;er Grayson s choice on the mound Sunday. when the Maroon, meet the Redmen. Webb Is the league s leading; Dltche.r. Ttirea former Jefferson Hltrh School stars an iow playing with the West Side Mon archs. They are Infielder Wolfer and Out fielders Llnd and Koolnson. This trio fur nishes moat of the young blood on Rupert's aggregation. The sellwood Merchants looked much bet' ter last Sunday than at any time this sea son. They were clad In uniforms alike and displayed more life than heretofore. Willi has tied the can to a lot of dead timber and will strengthen his club', weak spots as nuickly as they appear. "It puts me out a whole lot." said Jack Randall. when Jollied about his former twlrler. Moreland, shutting his club out. "I am going to bolster my club up and will be up in front before long. The Redmen have not been hitting, but I can't see how they can throw them by Luckey, Hinkle. Currl gan and Hughes forever, and a break is sure to occur pretty suddenly." The rivalry which existed hark: in the day. of the old Tri-Cily League betwern the West and East Side clubs has been stirred up this seaaon and Intense interest is beinr taken in tb coming tattle Sunday. &TT0 know Who's Who in the of Younff Men's Clothes ii it is only necessary to keep your eyes open. Where else will you find such class as in the WAYNE, for instance? It mirrors every latest detail of fashion. There is a self-possession, a general expression of light ness about it that makes it a safe suit to buy and an effective one to wear. The coat has a soft roll front and closes with two buttons. It shows the new military ten dency in its high waist-line, natural shoulders and its shapely sleeves finished with narrow cuffs. If we were asked to account for the remark able growth of our young men's business over the entire country, we shosld say that the facts are getting across to more young men every day. They have a better idea of the thing to wear who makes it, the dealer who sells it and where they can come the nearest to getting value for both sides of their dollar. Prices $20 to $40 Kuppenheimer Clothes are told by a repre sentative store in nearly every Metropolitan center of the United States and Canada. Your name on a post card will bring you our Book of Fashions. OF KUPPENHEIMER CHICAGO Cvpyrichl. 1315. J7 mu 5333 H -- - Ck Vl OltYl Of I This will bj tho second attraction of the louble bill. llov otv. Piedmont first sacker. is whanging I lie pellet for fair this season and H fiehllnjr like a lial 1'luise. This is Roy's first season at fint liawe. having hen uH-d u an all -around infielder prior to this spring. The sllwooa management nas not yoi announced who would start flinging for the Merchants against the Maroons Sunday. As lhv havo several pitchers signed up. It is hard to gucas Just who will start. College Baseball. At Lexington. Ky. Pennsylvania University, 3; Georgetown College. 2. At Philadelphia villa .Nova college. 2; University of Pennsylvania, 8. At Princeton Dartmouth, 1; Prince ton. 5. At Annapolis Navy, 5: Catholic Uni versity, 4. At Cambridge tiarvara, i jioiy Cross. 1 (10 inninss). At New Haven Brown, 8; Tale, 7. At Ithaca Michigan, 2; Cornell, 0. At West Point Army, 4; St. Johns, College. 0. At Brunswick. Me. Maine, 9; Bowdoin. 3. Telegraphic Sport Briefs MINNEAPOLIS. Harry Harper, the 20-year-old left-handed pitcher recently obtained by the Minneapolis Association club from the Washington American League club, pitched a no hit, no-run game against the St. Paul team Wednesday. At times a trifle wild. Harper steadied with men on bases and struck out 12 men. He walked seven men and was charged with a balk. New Haven. Conn. Princeton's ten nis team defeated Tale Wednesday, seven matches to two. Cambridge. Mass. The Harvard Varsity crew last night left for Ithaca. where on Saturday they will match blades with Cornell. With them were the Freshmen oarsmen. who are to compete with the Cornell freshmen. Both crews were reported In fine trim. New York. With the 22d running of the Metropolitan handicap at one mile, for 3 years old and upward, featuring the card, the Pastern racing season will begin at the Belmont Park track here today. London. Walter Itunciman. presi dent of the Board of Trade, announced last night that the, Jockey Club had TV ,-4 J- V fvr i v - ' $ - - h V'4 W;-,f. I- f f v - i : 4 If ir Kupunkciwur .1 T"Vl tC ?1 t" v f) . complied with a request by tin- ;rv crnment to stop racing in Gre;ii Prit-iiii after this week for lh- tlui nUmi of tbe war, except at New Market. In a letter he fiays that owinu to the war it in neeeissary to kerp "ih-i whole of our British railway j-ystein free from congestion at ;iny time (nr the rapid and unimpeded trariHit of troops." YACHT CLUB NOTES Chairman Carr, of the rczntta com mittee, says that he is assured by the way the entries are coming in llmt the Decoration day lnterululi meet will be the greatest water programme held n Portland. Carr is a veteran ;i t tln .se things and sure about results. ll-- s:iys the only thing to hurt will bo weather conditions. Chauncy Hastorf lias hium-licl his new 28-footer and will "rin" her "up at once. It is built alon the lines of the White Bear Lake mod Is, ani Hastorf Is claiming every trophy and cup that the club has. Tlw-se While Bear boats, of which there are sev eral at the club, are speedy, and Willi proper handling give u good acfiunl of themselves. Arthur Sholin. captuin .f the new auxiliary cruiser Columbian, and ihe Columbian sailors will again man the Virginia, T. J. Mendeiihalls nifty 2s footer. Sholio is the youngest sailing master at the club, but is it veteran at the game and knows th.i upjum- and lower rivers like a book. 11c probably Is the biggest winner at the club, but he heretofore has sailed in the Lark tvpe of boats. His handling of the Virginia will be watched with interest. jrrT,,.i.,.I.iJ.,J.,.i..A..j.1 )h .h.Q Be Banish Sold This measurement mvwr your ciothmm. insures a made-to-measure fit." LEVI '.TI'I'I'I'I'I'MI t'l'I'I'MI u Hi - iir iiiniia - r .1 - nr Hloi'rison at Fourth lr. Iti-cvrs Kniersoii says that th. Alb.i lrjs ill reiiiiy for the. open ing day's regatta. L'r. Kinrrson saya Ihtie l not a mi 1 1 bn.it at Ihe club that -an -.tipi-to with Ins fast boat, and ba is williii'-; 10 nrovf it. mii-tnomvii mi:i:t is hxdav C'luh .Athletes Are to VmietO in lAi-nls on Track. Chairman Martin Hawkins, of tha Miiltii":i:.ili Clnb outdoor athletic com-mitte!-. lu.s planned a inall meet Tor th- tin I atlileles Sunday morning. It will 1m- bia-'d "ii Multnomah I-'icid be-L.-mnin,' at 10:.'10. 'I in. 1 vi iils consist of a 100-yard d.i:.!i, Ija-yarJ low hiir'llcs, one-flfthi :: 1 i I o 111.1, ri'iininif hit;li and broad Jump.-, polo va.tilt and the l?-ounl sliotput. No man in a small town has time to devote to b. ing a social lion. Besides, most of tho society men are rab bits. H K I ', F I T BOXING OKl-JGON STATU HOTISL CLKKKS ::! Round! l llnnla Baker Theater Friday Night r,o.-. ai.iMi. i-,o. niiiiiiiii'i-iim-iiiiU-hliU. ax Particular Insist on ichmond UNION SUITS " PATENT LD OCTOBtB O" 1912 Underwear Annoyances at most men1 a wear stores STRAUSS t CO.. Distributor. San I r.nosco 'i'l'H'' fl'l'i'l'li f,fl'llljlllllllM))lillllnTr