Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 23, 1915, Image 18

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Newspaper Page TextIS THE aiORXTNG OREGOMAX. THURSDAY, DECEMBER .53, 1915. M'GREDE G0UHI6 ON TAGOMA PLAYER Seaver Manager Says Grover Will Be With Portland if McGinnity Keeps Word. TRANSFER NOT IN WRITING Oak Trade Lllxhl to Wichita, Mrtijcr So Longer Uaaliseao JUiu;rr of ftraver. bat He krer CoorrwioiM. rnl. -Ire Man' Jo McOinnlty frt; out of verbal nalrxl. eac- o t Ha.-! a llo lrf. ef ta Ta m Tirs. ta Northwster La i. ..t t w:ta ta rrt:4 1u-ve- bc year. -ir.e wr'l sail jsirdy that ant )I iiitsnr sat com to tiita . vara bota wer la 'rm .. o aLtee-lia ta miaar ia-av nCiB. Ji.:i'rt ii spf th T'm "' la lurtiat w.taio a few da) 10 cent p.et tn trasfr. ma ai ltn n4 I a -. vt. i. ' 4 Manasse M-Cred.. f -Ar. a. noeain la writies. but I Jont Lima Vo nr.itjr will ba k loan his won. Tbat Wsu.4 Dot Vrser la a fetow b live lit i4tt.k ar tar. about, aud tear r ft i pruvl-Bf. Tacoma cat h;m Itom t&a tatara Canada Leaau. 0:4nr battaa ." 'a 14 en-e for Tt'w4 anl seal It ba. lla kaa : tu-t4M hits, aiaal triple od Do ham rua. apparent: he la aot a 2nv buster. r Cra.J.a s-ays Roy la a ttat-iral third kma aa4 ba wests la try btm eal at tl Irn4 eoraer acaiaal Hi.', ac-impf. t.rs.er eccepte4 21. cutout at vnd l UJ (amse aa4 ka4 Jl asslat. wtta arrora. cists kua a fislJiB r as ef .Hi. Me p:7i !1 game at third base, but tia c&iaca apvaraal'r Bad It hard fir fcira an .J hi fie.dina drepp4 to .isl. 0evr w also u i at art- at )? la 11 iai. war k llelded . a a a )tpkie f Grover. aa mulaa la- rii-ot mrri at p.atiia rtnidr feliowin- trt, maatiac ot th Narttvwt l.aaff-t Bnete. uq tat f?raoea la. ifl''u;f. Hob Brown. o( aacou r. t.-ala.i n(:ldr iila-a to 0po kna (or Tac Cal.aaaa. Coating oat of trta moat.ac -roum. Browa raa lalo Urtriitar act iror. aa4. tblak tx Goar w 4 Oisaoa Iifowa toI4 k-m a.l about bla tra.Ja to jipokaea. ionf cou. lo Ba4rtao4 boar ):ron rou!4 ba trading kirn ka ka bioe4 to Tacoma. but It a I n jt la IDa wafi aa4 arybody ba4 a t ioJ Lauct. li :ajo llvaa at lial laia aal mraa ena of tAa buara aua p-n44 br Uroata tt tunmr atar k rumpua i'a Tappa. t.j o I.lt.chl. Iha t:tt!a liarUa In ftai4r. of tba Oakland Coat ctub. kaa ban tra4c4 to tcbtta. l:-antlj- tb ittki c!oaa4 a al wltb Wichita for fia pqrrbaaa cf a jrounc catcbar namad rff:a. Manager K ilott un tba Ijt.-M raa(r atl sot Bitaa4 up la It. bor. a a a w. M-rai:. r'aaljant ef tba rort:o4 Coat ba.t club, la roafla4 t ka hoiua wltb ara attack of taa r. tpa. a a a T'.tfilnt tba combtnad dutl'a of bus!- mnti( th babai: tm and 1-ioin hi trtrk aaadwlrbaa too arduoua. W. MtJcr baa turnal ! ha raaisnatioa ta tba MrCradlaa. rt' ahtniac atar ltl no mora loom 9 autaorttattva:- at tba paa rata and tftr not quit n popuUrlr fra i .rf.i. (a i bo toner oa tba lr 'radi parrot. Mraftr Mali nrt:i dta all h! t'ma to ratarinr t" tbo Vktronoml , tt af tba baaabati.lOTtnc public. rrtu-u' r!y to that t which look liana lb paaut a It I rotl. Tha conoaiuna ara run aaparatclr frnm tho baaatatl and ot tba gama at Couat Laasuo parka. P'portlighir Ta raw a?, ft . ti. ra I .. in r' . aa i&a claaa, I mot tm anfit-e tr rain-. me T-e Ke.f Seta at la.ill S4 gn.'f T. - I sev.e a- ett 111 t. i: i tmm r-.iai e t.i m a sprtal 1 .: . ev mt sii.v. 1'. .1- inn it (.is to in goy ana h. s. ! n aia i vir mi tie. Iv. ate h I ' se tt i ' me rl I il 1. -1 nt-e me t i S'tnea f ....esrt ec-ae ef rur chfea. n.i nee as . fl:ieee ai at. r.i voa hia mate. I e .La Tier pi. k frara tl s 1 . name a fe tal a pe ; Tnt a -a II rernes 1 TMC Sa4 plavae. s i. I gaaae att hath S'l- It la T. JiMC. JINK write that he ran, turn out this tuff by th )rd 5om day when w I a yar-i on tha fourth down watt eall hia signal, arjeaa we're too te.p im .ir territory aod are forced to kl- k. Tho raal Ut(f Tear air: tl ju't . be Inters. ted ta know tnt t.mif:i Tafaioa. rbarn pl..e rtf f ieee. Inrear within elan n.n.t. - aliarct - n-i -Toara? T.' e ,.! tha seraagl bold la eark - raeax. A. W. va kefd "m throw Taetlaccl" aa.t To.-" with lb "rncls kald tie for. At least II sounded if o. ' a waa being atreaei-. T t l.aerf W a have heard a number ef eloquent , (.' ma l.t dsy er two since peace was a lpte, i s t wbstaer organised ? ba.ba:i or the F2 won out. ! Tne lo ta:s I s rupie. Neither war, t-l.irh let. for both hav hurt th ; (isis imrMinirtb: y ani fcav droppad ; no'iiuli of dollar la th last two I year Th Fe-ieral League baa gained . &ojte!y nothing that It could n I have I gama. far -bapr br purchasing r.r t-Kin rrn-ht. outright at th s:rt. Xal through ta warfare started base. ball hs been aef bark many yera. The amount of the damage wild never ba known, for thousands have been driven fem the game who will never return. pear or no peace. a a t:;t. It has taken a lumber of mag- rate only two or three year to leara a fa.rly impl lesson. This, at least. U ; fair Improvement. a a a "W doaent Tata go out after Al ; f-Sarpe ajuerteg mn Indignant Kll alum ; mj. Prohably fr th sm raa so a I fiat Cornell dniti t go out after llaugh. in r Boetoa doesa t go after Ty Cobb. ; I - Sharpa has a f.ve-year contract with Cornell and Iha plec of paper upon h - It waa wrlttea wa not of ta scrap variety. lttae. "Th frracu.e eleven. ays an aa-' rhaage. "has a goo-i alibi for It show ing against Montana t'nlverslty. The rarlf e atmoephar worked against tie Easterners. wh- brok atl aititod reror-1 by being forr. to play III feet tn the air." Altitud record? !: feet? U hy. after tba firat f'.a mtnutaa against Harvard tba Tala elcran waa Jl ml las la tbo air and only starting to ascend. a It might ba Just aa we'I for those who dealre to spoof Tata on-o In a wbila to do tbolr spooflorr wbtla tba etoofrr la so acroaaibla. Va have a bunch that after tbla season spoofing Yale will not taka tap nearly ao much of tba rasktonablo chit-chat of tba fait and later. fre-a rosaklea. Tbera la nothing at all la being Just well enough to lose a good bard fight. For this stuff of be in "defeated but not digraceJ la tbo grand old bunk. Too woa or you lost. Tba rest of It goea back to dust, forgotlra la a weak. a a e Johnny Evera I planning to go South a month la advance of the braves to test the resilience and aaad rapacity of a fear bunker. 1 pot oa IS pound Playing golf last February. lb Tro jan sa. "And I caa use atl tb extra displacement or tonnage I caa pick up." Ia aa) the Phil. In bagging I'at Morao for threa yeara more the I'hillles have fixed themselves for three good managerial yeara. and tbla goea whether Pat f to la He first or Ifta. No on but a capable bloke could nave steered that club of hi Into first place last aoa. Alexander or bo Ai'Xaader. Tat la returning no answer ta the rbarge that bis club wa aa 'acci dental champion. No answer but that outet smile of hi which aaemed to say -the standing of the club waa good enough for m. Pat la making bo prediction, but ne.tber I ho planning to abeorb a bale of arsenic or strychnine over the drear outlook Me figure tnat hia clan will tttl ba up there, a better ball ctub la mi taan It waa la 1 15. One more good p.tcbrr and another good Inficider ara the only aihletea I'at need to go tar and to go fast. , ta addition to the extra kata which h could u easily at o-td Intervals larous-a a cold and clammy Winter, w understand that Colonel li. C Alexander deaire another shot at tb world series stuff to prove that he b-etongs much higher than bla first start Indicated. The big Nebraskaa looked to be a far greater pitcber through tho season taaa be looked to be against tb Ked Jot. Through the long grind ha bad mora stuff, more speed, belter control. a faster break. That ona week found blrn b low normal worth and another hot at tb big October target mUht yield quit a lfferant aawr. e a a A for being unprepared, w ara saf gainst aay army uoder 4.04 strong. Mr. Frvao alono could talk aa Invsl- log fore of that sue to ooe of the most terrible ef alt U'atha. a e e At the recent N. L. meeting wa walked four feet and got Into a golf argumeat. Tea feat further oa wa ran Into Messrs. tavts and Kent, of Pitts burg and Corns.L for a football round ntx It waa a cinch to talk anything you wanted to except baseball. nntiTirR. arm mrkokx. wins Cltarles I "ox Knorks Oat (eotchj After hastalnln Injury. ABErtDEF.V. tVa-h. Dec. II ( Hpa rUi Charley Fox. tnldilewelcht champion of the Pacific-fleet, fought two round her last night with hi left wrist broken and finally knocked out Cy Uotch. cf Lima. Th knock out came in the fourth round. Fox's arm having bee n broken In tba sec ond round. Fox kept bis mishap from everybody xcpt tho In hi corner, not even Gotchy being aware of hi own advantage. It appeared to th crowd that Fox wa txlrg bndly beaten and that ha would be knocked out In a few rounds more. Fox nut Uotchy to th floor three time before Gotchy' second rushed Into th center of th ring and slopped th fight. Billy Roa. of Centralla. waa to bate met the winner In tha near future, but Fox Injury wilt keep him out of th ring several weeks. Kid Holland, of Aberdeen, and Kid Puffy, of Co.mopoli. both feather weights, fought one of tho best atx- round prellntnarlre seen here. Tills match was a draw. About 200 fans aw the smoker. SKI (Xl'fl IIOI.I.S It It. II JfNKS . I. Wakenian la Ite-elrt-trd aa rtrealdenl of Climber. Members of the Portland k! Club held their annual Indoor high Jinka on Tuesday night and re-elected A. l. Wakemaa president. Following a ban- qu.t the klrr. repaired to the t nl- varsity nub. where they wer treated to an Illustrated lecture en th climb ing of Mount I'ebeduk In South America. Among those pre.ent were T. Morris Dunne. Cdsar Frank. A l. Wakeman. Frank Ilarmar. I, K. Wartnner. sm llolrooh. Chre Holmes. . K. Ilol brook. John It. Lalouretl and Itovco ltt. Th club likely will make It annual trip to Mount Hood In January. Tinker. Ilettcr. la Frond I'atlter. riltCAliO, t' i;. Joseph Tinker, manager ef tha Chicago Federal Ieag'je baseball rl-in. wa told by hia phsi nana tclay that h waa out of danger from hi recent operation and could leave the hospital In a few day. The physician verdict did not aeem to ptca.e th veteran baseball player aa muib a did tba announcement that Mrs Tinker bad presented him with an 11-pound son this morning. Tinker Is bow the father of three bos. Pwrk Hunting 'd Near Krl-v KELtiOt. Wash. !. :r Special Huntsmen In tha distrx-t adjacent to Kelso have been reporting uniformly good durb and gees hunting results the past few days Parties hooting oa the fists wei of town have returned with good bage ef birds, and report! bird as plentiful. The first part of the season her there wa pra, ticatty no hunting, but tie ralna of iha pt two months have filied up tha bottoms and mad hunting condition good. Old Foot ha 1 1 lujary I'ruvr-a Fatal. PITTXBrr.'J. Iac. Harry J-hof. a medical student ef th I'nlversity of Pittsburg, died In a ho-spitsl her last night a th result of Injuria received la th football gam batwvea th Pitts burg team aad Washington and Jef ferson College two year ago. I waa carried off th field, and until th time of hi death waa under th car ot a physician. ' Satherlla IVfrnla ICosarbarg five. HfTHEftUS. Or, Dee. (Special.) Tb eWtberlln basketball team de feated the National Guard team of Hoeeourg here last night br a cor of tl lo II. Th "utbvrSit plarr showed i superior speed and teamwork, and maintained a safe lead throughout the gam. Tb teams will meet In a return game at th Koeeburg Armory. Aberdeen Wants Pheasant Farm. APERDEEN. Wash, Dee. ZZ. (Spe cial.) -The Greys Harbor Rod and tiun Club started a campaign her Monday night for the establishment of a gam farm Irs thta county. They want thla to cover close to In re acre and tor th pr-ant to be devoted largely to th propagation of Chines pbaant. J net Ion Fives Training. JCNCTIO CITT. Or, Deo. I?. (Ppecial.) The high school basketball teams are active. There la a large turnout for both) teams. A double header ha bn scheduled with th Monro High mrbool tams for lecem bar :. BASEBALL WAR IS ENDED; PAGT SIGNED Federal League Quits and Al! Players of Outlaws Are Reinstated. TWO CLUBS CHANGE HANDS Wr-rghinan Takra Ovrr Cubs and -a. mil Ball Gets Brown Suit Ilrougtit Again! Organised Ball to B Dismissed. 'ntifjii r'um FT.t ri a having the legitimate right to an International League franchise In haltlroore when peace waa declared. t'unn appeared here today and da manded tbla right and It w reported made an offer for the Federal Ieague grounds. Tb Federal League made counter proposition, but tb difference In the two figure wa so wide that no agreement was reached. A committee will be appointed with I full power to act In eettllng both ot these question. Ma aiaa .Igreesaeat. Those who signed the agreement were: August Herrmann, chairman of the National Commission; President John K. Tener. of tha National League; President B. H. Johnson, of the Amer ican League: President James A. Gil mora, at the Federal League; President , "arie neegaman. or tne i.uicago I ederal league club; Harry Sinclair. " ,-" reuerai league ciuo: Secretary U H. Farrtll. of tha National Association: president Edward Harrow. of tb International League, and Presi dent Thomaa Chivlngton. of the Amer lean Association. When asked what disposition would be made of tha ault or the Federal Leagti against organised baseball charging violation of tho anti-trust law now pending before Judge Landis In Chicago. presiJent Tener. of the Na tional League, acflng aa spokesman. said: "The suit will b withdrawn.1 Mr. A"ghraan. who will become the new owner of th Chicago Cubs. In tm!ed to leave tonight for Teiss 10 make the final transfer, as Mr. Taft on a bunting trip there. He changed his mind at tba last moment, how ever, and will Mr. Taft on Janu ary 4 oa hi return to thl city. All Salt Withdraws. It waa announced lata tonight that all suits pertaining to baseball, pend ing In any court would be withdrawn In the next day or two. Th National Commission Issued a statement tonight praising the attitude taken during the entire negotiations by President ullraore of (lie Federal League. "He has played the game with the cards on the table and ha been fair in very detail.' said the statement. A majority of tho who attended the meeting her departed for their home tonight, following the adjournment of the conference. When asked as to tha future status of Itoger Bresnahan, Mr. M'eegbman ssid: "1 do not know what disposition will be made of Bresnahan. Tinker.' of course, win be our manager, and that I aa far aa I have taken up the question of players.' Jaaea ta Meaaae Brewae. Thll Ball, who galna control of the ft. Louis Americans, stated tonight that Fielder Jones would be the new manager of th team. Inasmuch at Branch Rickey's contrsct as manager of the -t. Louis Americans expired Mt season, nothing definite wss given out officially about him, but rumors had It he would retire from the game. Captain T. U Huston, of the New York Americana, said tonight that It was almost certain h would obtain Lee Mageo. l have several promises and unless soemtnlng absolutely unforeseen at this ,. happ.ns. I will be able to get Ma fron, lh, Brooklyn Federate wltbli a few days.'' cms sot t on s ai.k, says taft treglintan IVoubla Interrle. In lik-h Deal Is Ienird. corpi-s CIIRISTI. Tex, Dec. ZZ. harle p. Taft. principal sto. khoMer In the Chicago National League club, when told tonight of the peace terms signed In Cincinnati by representatives of the I ederal Lagu and organised baseball. Issued a statement declaring lb Cubs were not for sale. According to the peace term. It was announced Charle Weeshman. presi dent of th Chicago Federals, was to lake over tha Cubs. "There Is absolutely nothing to the report that President Weeglmian. of the Chi. aso Federals, will htiy the Chi cago Cubs." he declared. "No proposi tion for the purchas of th Cub ha bee n mde. nor hire I mart any pro posal lo sell, trad or otherwise dis pose of my hoMinga. Th Cuba are not for sale." a CINCINNATI. O.. Per. : doubt the BUlhentl.ltc of that Interview." said Charles Weeshman her tonight wri en hon th -1tpat-h from Corpus Christl quoting C. I. Taft a saying thst th Chlcaso Cub are' not for sale. l cannot go Into detail on this." Weeclin'.an continued, "and I will not discus It other than to say Mr. Taft's word to m I goo-d enough for me re. gardlesa of anything else. I likewise believe my word to Mr. Taft la good enough for him. That Is all I care lo sar. II Al.TIMOUK MY BLOCK PF.ACK Federal League Cluh lo (oe Withdrawal of Baae-fusll Suit. BALTIMORE. Dee. SI. It was learned from an authoritative source tonlgt that official of th Battimor Federal league !ub would attempt to block iris baseball peace plana by opposing the withdrawal of the Federal league anti-trust suit before Judge Landis. Baltimore official are said to be ils satisfied with th terms of th set tlement as they apply to th Baltimore club. An Influential atockhotder of th Federal League previously mad th statement that It wa Improbable that the present corporation eould take over the International League franchise. CINCINNATI. O.. lee. Chairman Herrmann, of the National Commission, when shown tne story from Baltimore relative to the Federal League ault In Chicago, said: "1 do not believe tha Baltimore peo ple should take this view. Inasmuch as the Baltimore question Is still pend ing. We have done nothing regarding Baltimore and the final outcome may te very advantageous to the Baltimore Federal l.essue owners. Thst question la still In the hand of the committee appointed to setli that question. Th Bltnor people rosy get mure than they bava expected, iSgj A'A-- y (Set tMt I J ' cf JF Jlllllll,,,, - . At dealers' all over the City i,,,ilP - " "" "I w 00 ' WT. OIETZ HAS OFFERS Nebraska, Wisconsin and Cal- ifornfa Want Coach. PULLMAN ELEVEN VISITS Waolilogton Slate IMlot Fears Jinx ! Pntnialna Team Men to IV Outweighed, but Eleven Will Bo In Condition. William IL "Lonestar" DleU. tha fa ous WashlnRton State College Indian football coach, has received offers to coach at Wisconsin. Nebraska and Cali fornia, during the 11 season. Diets and his Washington State Col lege football huskies were In Portland esterdsy for several nours en roun to Pasadena for their New Tieara game Ith Brown University. i-'iei. now- ver. was reticent aooui nia piano ivi 1. , . "Yes. It Is true that I nave receivcu th offers from the Miaaie in in stitutions, but there Is little cnance for me to go to Nebrsska," said the Washington State mentor Just before he boarded the train lor me ooum night. "It doesn t pay to step into in shoe of a coach who Is leaving a won derful record behind him. Stlelim Is leaving Nebraska with a great record an I don't care to go there. As for tha other Institutions. California. Wis consin and Washington State College. I won't say now Just where I will be. On Jsnuary 1. I shall -notify my present school where and what 1 Intend to do this next aeason. Jink Pnsslra Diets. "I don't Just exactly know how to take the 'breaka' that are following us." said Diets, after a workout on Multnomah Field. . "First we had a landslide on the O-W K. Ic S. track which delayed us. and then we were switched over to the 8. P a S. line, where wa met another delay due to a washout. All this caused us more thsn six hours of extra time, and taking football players under these conditions Is not favorable. As It wa we did not have a thing to eat until after the workout on Multnomah Field. "We all piled into an Oregon Hotel bua to take us to the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic Club, and Just before we got thera w were bit by a streetcar. I don't know whether w hit It or It hit u. but. anyway. we atopped abruptly. Outside of a broken window pane and a few Jars we passed the occasion nicely. Coach I apertl(laa. "Now. I expect tnat we will have a great time trying to get Over the Siski you Mountains, but Just so long as we are not In a wreck I'll be satisfied. I'm naturally superstitious, but I can't fig ure out Just how to lake our past ex perience. From all accounts we are in for a good lacing. -Perhaps so. but I am going lo see to it Ihsl the bos give all they have. The team average Just a little bit better than 110 pounds and as a result we are going to be severely handl-iA-led. I can tell you one thlnn. the core won't be o one lded axalnst us aa many are prone to Imagine." The visitors worked out on Multno mah Field yeaterdav afternoon for about an hour and by the time they quit It was almost loo dark to see. Scrimmage waa Indulged in ana even Tom Tyrer. assistant coach and all Northwest end last year, was out In a suit to give opposition to the first teamera. Practice la Deferred. There will he no official practice to day although Coach Diets told the boys Just before they left the Ore-ron Hotel that If arrangements can be maae tney would get out of the rsr along the way between Portland and Sacramento. They expect to be In Pasadena by Sat urday so that practice can be scheduled. Bar Still Too Fat. The bova are loo fat to suit Coach Diets and he plana on making them dig when they strike land for a week's tar. Captain Clark and Applerjuist may be In tha game. Both have been In jured practically all tha 115 season. The way the first team lined up on Multnomah Field waa Zimmerman and Loomls. ends: Captain Clark and Brooks, tackles: Finhback and Finney, guards: Langdon. center; Durham, quarterback; Banga and R. R. Boone, halves: Carl Dletz. fullback. According tr Coach Dletz thene likely will not be the first eleven players. These player make the team average 170 10-11 poumls, figuring tho weights given out by Coach Dietz and Captain Clark. Just who the officials will.be for (he game Is not known. Following are those in the Washing ton State College party who left for California last night: Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kreugel and two children. Dr. and Mrs. J. Frederick Bohler and son John. Coach William H. Dletz, As sistant Coach Tom Tyrer, Captain Clark. Zimmerman, Fishback. Langdon, Finney, Brooks. Applequlst, Loomls, Bangs. Carl Dielx, R. A. Boone, Han ley. Donne, D. Boone. Michael, King, Stltes, Herried and Barto. AGGIE QUINT IS OX HOLIDAY Kvcrett Slay Coaching Team In Ab fence of l)r. Stewart. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. Dec. SI. -(Special.) The last basketball practice before the Christ mas holidays for the Oregon Agricul tural Collefre tossers was held last night. The first game of the season Is slated for January 10 with the Univer sity of California. During the absence of Dr. Stewart the team is in charge of Assistant Coach May. From present Indications the team will be selected from Blags. FViedman and Jvathan. forwards, arvi .uamo, -ui. Ray. Lowe and Johns guards. Benjamin Goes to Tacoma. Joe Benjamin, the Spokane feather weight who has been sojourning here for the past week or so, left last night for Tacoma. He is scheduled to ciasn in a four-round bout with Leo Houck In thst city on December 2". The gro between the two featherweights will be the semi-wlndup to the Joe Bonds Frank Farmer bout. Leo Houck Is a claimant to th Northwest feather weight title held by-Billy Mascott, of Portland. Doersch Is Centralla Captain. ' CENTRALLA, Wash, Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) Members of the Centralla High School football team met Monday and elected Floyd Doersch captain for 1916. Doersch played fullback this year. Sweaters were preiiented to the mem bers of this year's eleven.- Bits of Sport SHERWOOD MAGER. who Is bark In Brooklyn after having paid a visit to the Coast, has much to say In praise of Pint, en Mullen h. with shanks and Schinc. formed lhe Infield of the American Les(ua tesiu that msile the uarnsiornunis trip out thla way laat !!. 31re urnar- thst slsllln playeo line an r.uuio v ""iii'. H- declares ihsl the f.mr made up one of the greatest Infields he has even seen. Those prlseflght rules cerlalnly are niialnt things. lo- It : I. Kid Williams ass disqualified for foul ing Johnnv Knle and technically loet the championship et he f-.nilniled lo hold It. Krankle Burns fuu'hl Wllllsms to a I'l-rnund draw detnonslr-itin that he Is as aood as Williams but Williams remains the chain- plen. " Willie Ritchie. lharlv While and ni hers hsve rlesrly outpointed Freddie Wel-h. but Welsh retains the llile. due to the fart that the houts were stai-ed In sial.s where decl-.lnns were not Mowed. X. Jim Coffey knocked out ijunhoat Smith nd fmlh won on points from Jess Wlllsrd In 20 rounds. CofTey wants to box Wlllard. but Jess urges Mm to g-t a reputation. ess Five thousands persona Including most of the m.mhere of the Cuban caMnet and other soxernment and irm officials, aiiended the opening of Hi raring s ason In llsvana re cently. s e Another fresk hssehall sltusiion hss mm to llsht In one of the Southern league. An umpire who had Jnt sraduated from the plavlng ranks ws officiating behind the Plirher. with a man off serond base, the betsman drove a liner that Just passed ovrr tha pitcher's head. Tho umpire, thinking: he was stilt a shortstop, caught the hall threw to second base, and completed a double play. Someone wants to know what th rule Is In esse like this. The only on. thnt eeems te touch it Is resrdln Inter ference with the ball by an umpire, hut thai Is supposed to apply to unintentional In terfer. nee. which waa th contrary condition In thl instance. s s A meeting of powerboat offlrlals and th interested In the eport will be held In Chicago th second week in January lo form a orsanlsatioa for tli control of speed boat racing on the frmt lakes. ess In an effort to provide Interest In Intra mural port ml the I'nlversity cf Wis consin, A. P. Nelson has placed hi compe tition a trophy valued at "h. It ulll be presented annually to the department scor ing f-a Isrsest lumwr ot poinis. am branches of athletics ars Included lu the eligibility list. ROOT TO BOX AT BUTTE HEAVYWEIGHT MATCHED TO MEET M'CAHTHV JANUARY 17 OR 18. O'Brien Return From Losing; Bout at Seattle; Billy Smith Ex. plalna Draw Deelalon. Jack Root, the promising local heavy weight, who has improved considerably of late, has been matched with Tommy McCarthy, the Montana heavyweight, now in New York. The bout will be staged in Butte January 17 or IS. ac cording to present plans. Ted Long has taken over the management of the for mer wrestler, and is lining up several bouts for him in the East. Long- de clares that he believes Root has the making of a topnotch heavyweight. The big fellow is going through his paces for his bout next Wednesday night with "Mysterious" Billy Smith. Danny 'Brien, the local lightweight, returned home yesterday from Seattle, where he was defeated in four rounds Tuesday night by Ed Pinkham. the clever Seattle lightweight. e "I am against hairline decisions, said Billy Smith, who refereed the Jockey Bennett-Billy Mascott mix Tuesday night at the Rose City Club. "Possibly Mascott had a shade the bet ter, but not enough to merit a deci sion in my opinion." said the old gladiator. e a e Al Somers, the middleweight, is now under the management of Bobby Evans, who also has Billy Mascott under his guidance. He wants a match with Les Darcy. LA CENTER HIGH QUINT WINS Yacolt Team Beaten, 2 1 to 9, Mak ing Honors for Fives Even. LA CENTER. Wa.sh.. Dec. 22. (Spe cial.) in a fast and interesting game Yacolt High School basketball team was defeated. 21-9. on the local floor by La Center High School. Both teams played a clear game. This game makes a tie between Yacolt and La Cen ter, Yacolt winning a game on their home floor. A return game will be plaved at Yacolt January 21. li. Borst and Shelhart starred for La Center, while Murphy and Christy showed up well for Yacolt. The lineup: Yarolt. i La Center.. Shelhart Borst (Captatnl H-delley Banzer Christy C. Murphy r . . Johnson p.. Mulder T. . Hat-can Y.. Tl riiibMllutes. Ilauffman and Peckman: rer- etee. K. Hughes; umpire, Professor Goddell. GnMeiKlale Team Bests The Dulles. GOLD EN DALE. Wash.. Dec. 22. Special.) In a fast game of b.'iskct lia II here the Firemen's, Athletic Associa tion team defeated the .Manhattan team from The Dalles, So to X. Hinshaw's (TWt 1HK AOVAHTS.6S CeDSHI HOPE IFIND HOT IN THE OUOuE'S VEST. J AGOOO PERFECTOl ( A POUCH OF W-B Ciaan I WHAT 1 WANT. ( ) , TS l3 -C'l S"- VafteRTM.S swims. 1 S$ yrr. S I I.ITTLE BIT OF THE HEW f 1lT-. I 5" I IcUTREALTOBACCOCHCWl XT "HEN you run across men who ire search- ing for better chewing tobacco tell them to get W-B GUT Chewing the Real Tobacco Chew, new cut, long shred. It tastes better and lasts longer than the ordinary kind. It cuts down the grinding. A small chew is plenty it is rich tobacco. "Notice bow the salt brinars out the rich tobacco tasto M.de It WETMAN-BRUT0N COMPANY, 50 Uaioa Sonar, New TerV Of and Spalding's spectacular basket shooting was good. Tyler was the star for The Dalles team. The firemen want games with Portland teams. Address Collin C. Camplan, Goldendale, Wash., manager. AMATEUR ICE PLAY IS NEAR O.-W. R. & X. and Waverley Hockey Teams to Meet Wednesday. Amateur ice hockey followers of Portland will have an opportunity to watch their teams of the Portland. Amateur Hockey Association in action in the Portland Ice Hippodrome com mencing with the O.-W. R. & N. Waverly Country Club game next Wednesday night. This is tle opening contest of the 1915-16 season among the amateurs and as a result II. ID. Judge, president of the organization, will face the puck. The second match of the campaign will be the following week with the Multnomah Amateur Athletic. Club and the Portland Rowing Club fighting 1t out for honors. Last year the winged "M" representatives won the perpetual J. D. Farrell trophy and it is still in their possession. HONOLULU WANTS TITLE SWIM Application Made to Stage 100-Yard Outdoor Race in Harbor. NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Application for permission to hold a 100-yard out door National championship swim In Honolulu harbor next July was filed tolay with Secretary Rubien, of the Amateur Athletic Union, by Lorrin Andrews, secretary of the Hawaiian Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. He was told that because this partic ular event was not listed as an outdoor standard, it would be necessary to take a mail vote of the governors of the union on the subject after gaining the consent of the championship committee. Aggie Seniors Win Title. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec. 2J. (Special.) Tho senior basketball team last night won the deciding game of the interclass championship series, when they toolc the long end of a 12-9 score after a scrappy game with the freshmen. The seniors had previously defeated the juniors, and the freshmen had takert a spirited game from the sophomores. 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