inn Monxixr oreoovtax. ruin ay. pfckmtift 24. ioi5.
If
2 CLUBS HAVE NO
LIMIT OH FLAYERS
Cubs and Browns Excrr.pt Un
til 1917 Under Special
Peace Ruling.
each team holds 50 men
ttcrrenana. .ye II WU IW r-
H lorraj !eIe- of rUre-f of
Aiwt(Mlni Cl tJawl.
May for Othr Trm.
nvrrvNATt. t. :i th nww
Nitt.a..: tn l tn Jit. Lata Ara.f Ic-an
m un(( antlt IS year HIT from
that prii.ia ant.r whl.h ernled
a,.r.a:i i work in, limitm i"
a-aaibwr ef player e en team) oa tM
af Mav of e.-h vane.
Thia I. pttt of Ihe taaeelM'l
ttromant that wa la.t '.
rr4!( to Aag Harrtnann. chair,
n.an ef the Nation! Corn ml a. loft. I.
M-Ttiun aval ti iu'-m 1'
mt ! t'-H Marry iriellr,
iw of t"i- r'Jr' l.J-4 p' or-
r.r. fca4 !. i-i th.. wtM b
p'..rer limn in ta.at:t Best year.
In tha National Leage th samb-r
.f plater limi'e-t 10 t.ern la SI. wtair
l t Amrl-a Lnci la limit U
fn-i at :j
"Owlag . the cainkiiKMnn an -4 amal
r.maCUin of ! ' In th Fd-rl
I. s la a clan In I"1 National B4
la tae Amrl-a Leago
ei4.r..l It anjint to fj- the clue
t atiapAew ef what wat!d BatarellT a
tll.r,J a tare m a rr-b-r ef players."
ai't Mr llirrnuii.
"1 cannot .ay crortty. fr. Iferr
tnaan adde-i, tot I e.tlma.ta that wttl)
he Cti'wa rloa bore.a lh Chicago
'.'Ier: an4 tha I-joi Brown
taking la rh (. I.m Federal. ara
f Um tliiM l have rloa la I
j.lyr at th pra.anl time.
e la a-.
"It wouU oJl to k thera to
aL.apoaa ef such a Una nomaar a
woiiit b Bf4rv to rul d-we la) laa
Imii! ua4t ''a orBit4 babil
t aoar arnrkm Tnarfr. a ia
I -m ant. I I'll lo 4t.po ef lh ar-
Htm k-l If anr it 'l ctaba In
l-i rx:Ar aroitM a minpl
from irtm limii or lha ruta woa4 ba
trD ii.i antil t t r. Mr H-rrrr.fia
ai.J, -ao;utT a" rontiaoiac. Mr.
Jl -rrm aa ai4
"Ta rhr II tam f tfta mar
a4a wtst " aTnnc in irta aam ma n -r
n cb. ra tn limtt. Inanfar a
I IRara la no Bwrmftl on ftxol
la 4 lti lN.a limit rui.
tt irmioi.D' s.rAT:.MrvT
thmmrr of Cabn lo Tak I rola.
(loon fur Traawfrr Jiiur;
rr:rt' rnru.Tl. T. t-'. ir
Jat.:) rrat. of C!n-tnaall. a
inamnar of t!i Tiarta r. Taft aaat-'a
f-artf atkin b4l''Mrlr at tha
Tfl rm-n a'I tiara. tataf rtriat
laai.ae ftiiri4it. l tha
'Mia r!r, at Wr. Tfl fivt.
a f !
fr Taft la annKtina t mill anr
f ir'.ftar ttflmnl racr4inc tna iraaa
f-r af trta ":i.o Nactual Laacu
.t!l!n rilttira l tl t n
i I ba 4 aa nn'.l Mr Ttt ratora tu
fia.-iaat. Jan'tar a."
fe ta pro6-:a tnt lha Taft rtr
wilt : for m. airily oa Jaavarjr I.
UrU Hay nrt-j-r (wlr.
rtxctN'VATt. t-. st T ri'-
rt of rnriwr Ja-t-y r lb t in
tRn.d,t attoaal Laaaa rlua from
)lrrr iir.-.air. of tr Nirk 4r
al.. w anno'ia.-a4 ara to44i. TLa
l ai4 to b tn frit d-at un4r tha
aaa.ra aaraanaaai. W' t r ft 4 form-
r 1 tttt.i tha Hoaton m(kdi l.aacua
rltta, Wtir frurnj ;ir tn lha ':r
I
CiM-TIl: M'Wt' Tt aiihu:
Lrtlrr lr of ahlB)tut lllsh.
Pa tad frr-aa-al. la Iaacv.
Vacaaa an nr 4-n-aa tnd aatar
tatttBiafita ara (oir on T'trtdtv atchC
tlta comrr-ittaa in cbara ot lb Vah
taatan l(tn -bal lattar maa a 4aara
baa cbaca4 lb tim for lha a4 ta
la Ktiool kfymnaatum for Baml UoAtUr
itfbl taa4 of Tuaadar. aa orxtrkaUr
njuiv Claraac John. too. rbair
man af tha rommietan arranairka; tba
tIX baa baa In toi-a ntta maay
f tna 014 noa(rn aaarara. a rvt a
araat larnaut af rraaartt an4 formar
WaaMBftuB vf:sh athlataa la pcta4.
Jobanr Htt. Johanr laraoaa.
r'oatar t-L.rnn, KarSar lirotbara, from
I rttvarattr of Vahta'ora: ARjon Cor
all. Ik ;raat. Tuoh- Krar.
""V.a Johnaor. Johnnr TatforaL Hay
Ha 16, tfa4aa. Voora. Mirtln Nat won.
. r'4i. 1.1ot4 T'i.rt. in. I Hi a
Kaftaa, Toaaa, rron Ho'n-a. tha at.
I'fc il4!i'f"a Amrrl. an it' bar. an4 Tom
ormara ara a f-ar of tha o;4-timra
;t-t4 ba la I onian i.
AIIMM ltK M.I.KH (iMI
lriatlaa Itrottarr t'Hrs- ;rad to
I lay (totjratlalr Tonwrnra.
Manaaiar Al ItArtholamr baa arr-rva'a4
t- haa hta "hri.tin tlrothar 'oliwa
.Miirat bat.ill taam opB tba tli
M aaaaoa at ioilan44la. aab tomor
Taw BKhl. !Trat of tba atar from
laat aaaaon'a aua4 bava baar aaa4
t- atart tha praaant rampaiin. and
iir.aar fiartholamy want ta lavutt
aarr-o atora aaraaa.
Vm-mor. Miriar. MvKaarv Vt'lliUtM.
art Moomlaaan, Vl'b.a an4 Maaar
tar.holamy anl maka tha Journajr to
lji j-n-1!a tomorrow. I or rramaa wlta
t'brtattaa f4rthrn 'o'.laa Alimni
wrila to Al K IUrtro.my. i:j Tbir4
Irtrl. roctUnl. JT
Kiinwt: to iFt i.n tiix
1 rnlha-rwriM Cluainp lo Mrrt C'Ha.
Bay la S.Uaat ItowC
"Lrrtt-tNti. a. !. :i joh-iny
KllUna. of thta cttr. fatharw.iM
tlimpwa, a nl i-rfa Oiaav. of Hl
limara. wlM attIa I roufda fr ta
t tla in Haltimnra Var. h I'. Arti---a
far tha mtb ai4tna ton'trht.
Tba waiaTht wi:t ba t:3 roun4a r .na -
1. J a. A foff-ft Of ttX't will b pota4
t r walaht ar4 arpaarao. a.
AC.MIMY Qt'ITI-T riUCTICIXG
X
I'oottMll m Tryla lor Plarw on
IVaaLrtbaill Tana.
r W. l.aa. raarb of to rrttan4
Aradaair baaaalhalt. tr aa4 fialat
team, laft !at a.ttbt for fiaaltt. whar
ka w!tl ramaia aar tha taildtis Coatj
a kaat baan bavin hi aca4arar aala
tat eul fur taa laat two waak and lat
waaa ba plr4 tb Oaaaoa Xacbaalc
ta a :t-o-SI II. n irama oaa callaal
al tba an 4 of tra raculation parioa.
aral of Ife football pUrwi
ar turn in out with lha naakat anooi
r al t- l"rtlo4 Aca4mr. Olatl
aa4 -riM.k- II ck a. tsa a:i-tar latar
arkottatir f-jllbark. ara trftntt to maaa
l firat kaakatball aTaA Coara t
mil sot ratarn to I'ortianJ until oami
r. but oca af:r Ma Brrtal ha l!l
tart arti ramraicnio for tha pan
tr. of tha lla ankatba:i aaaaoa of b
'ortUn4 IntararhoUatls Laua-
i tt II I I VK Tt TAki: VACATION
lloal frortke of Wrr IlclJ !
tlaxrd "M" GjmBl.B.
No Br prartl-a UI k
tha Villnum.-! Amataar Atblatic Club
ba.katb!l pU'ara unt.r after Chrlat
im Certain ll.jr To"r-r !
atMaCra '" troab tbair pacaa laat
iht la lb cUb irmnnluro. Attar
a or act let ama ollh ba v-on4 ara
aalioa t-ia boya lM for lhair bvnwa
ta rotora until Huaday norn.
li.uiir llarrr riach-r baa Bot a-
rur4 a rontaat bafora tha bait! aalBl
trta I'nttaraitr cf Calllorata aiaica ir
tha Wir(4 !"" aacloaura. January
avaral of It oii-rr.tI'ftiic coi
! of th Wlltam-tt Valiay fca
ortttaa la WBaar ribar. bill aa rt
Botblria? firilta haa baan dan.
FIGHT ENDS BASKETBALL
oi:mlook ri- mix-
Una HaMa lib r I to I Calnan-
bla laalraba rvalaaala fork
rtrwt Taaaa S3.
Soactaior al tia l.aakat'aall ama
ia tba I'aataauLk l-ark tl mnaaluro laat
ataht war trala4 lo naral aaaaa-
ttua ottar thaa baakat bootiaar. la
tk firt onlal tha Coiurr.bla intaar-
ity quintal d'faalral lha f irat r
aattoa ef lb I'anlBaul rrk i t S
but tha acos4 affair aod4 I to I
wbaa ail but tbra mloutaa of tba firat
balf ka4 ba pla)4.
A racular botn bout nJ4 tha bo
t::ita. Tb two warrloa- factlona wara
Oiarlook Club aad l aoinauja I ark rat
ond. an4 tba oair orlc oitbar ei4a
tf4 aa to conrl a fo:. Mouck did
IhLa muc! for tha Oirariookm. abllt
l-raacoti tla4 It up for tha l"alnaut
arb; rapraaaatatlvaa.
A mtup batwaa-n th to tram oc
currat .a attar lha pat-to opaoad. but
;afara TfaaoJar lat that fa. but when
aootbar frao-for-all waa ataa-4 th
raniaauU I'ark In.tructor fait that tha
boy hout4 ralir. ao b call4 tba
Bama. Tba taama mar cat loaathar
acaia If Ina dtffaraocaa can ba patcbtd
u I'oilowinc ara tha iloaur.
T-a.r r Ill ITan-ll
t
lloif. .. ...... .. a.. ...a....
Krtm 4k sal. f ....... 'J aoaaaaa
kl . f.raa )rit 'fa-aVlf.
laiuai
i la. aW
rtrata
I-M
Ja-i.
...i. Mar-in
...A. Martin
.... tiraea
ntt '-irla . . . . . a
U-99
a - r. . . .
. . r . a a a
r j . 4iorfr . . a .
l .a4- Ik -V . .
J Mir(T.Ail ...- - a .
Now What W. Real Wei.bt
of Mr. Flihnr, FUh?
Maby Malakaw an tlaarrwaa. alaa
I aal lo I arawr la U loao4a oaj
lar at kink.
DC It I NO lb rcal coriTBloo fcra
of th. Oracon prtmn LauO
Gaor Tatmar luluffl. lha C.oarnor
aaarralarr. who rpraat4 tb
tla al th rntin. lo!4 a o4 "0b
tory oa I N. flaiarhBar. m.mfcar
tba jitata "l.r anJ llama I oromi.ion.
ti thai Mr. I irixhn-r baa a
habit ef carrylajt atone with Mn a
mail pair of avalaa on ry- Bahiatt
Joaraay b tnakaa. Th rauit I that
be can com ba a. lo l'ortian4 and not
only tall ef 'tba blat onaa that cot
away" but the weicbl of lha oaa k
l.al4 Ba w.iL
Ija.l xumraar fr. rt'larbwr aad Mr.
Ilnam war out flahinat toaathar.
wh.a Ihay ware Intarru;tc4 by a you'.fc
who rami runnlnc In tha ancicr from
a houa a abort dt.tanr away.
Th boy da.h.4 UP to Mr. IMInim out
of breath an4 aaatd:
'llaca aithar ou ef Kt a acatea
.Ilk nt "
Tha liotaraar'a nrralary Informed
Mm that Mr. Klalwbnar happan.4 lo
haaa a pair ef ;. aior.
Tb youth thaa to 14 the n.harman
thai a chll4 ha4 J-4l bn bora In th
houaa ant thai Ihroucb aoma oarath
a pair of acalaa had noi baeo obtaln.4.
Mr llai-hnar taiual r l.nt Ma for th
atiihtm of tb Infant.
The boy daatiad of! lo ratura ahortir
ill th aralaa
-flow much did Ihe baby walsb?" la-)uir-.
Mr. Iutaam,
-Tfcirtythre pound." rpti4 the
youia.
lolambla Israel In (Taraal Toarnry.
NrtW YOKK. l-c. :J. Columbia ea
rur.'d a biaf lead la tba IntarrollcClale
cbasa tournamant by dafvatmc tlar
ard by a tv-ora of fo-ir ianra to on
la th accond round Ii4r. lolumbla'a
total la now aavaa polnta I'rlBcetora
d.f.atcd Talo today by thra to one.
iiliinf a total of four point. Colura
bla play tba twc.dfalad Tal tcaa
tomorrow.
Bits of Sport
ArtKAN rlttR-ITf aaja It baa lb
t.i a.l ta-l.a.1 V '" I ,r
l :at aarr la Taroar. and of roura
a:ia4 -Han Tx'a.r m.aajr. a faal
T Irrhaa ta bta aiaktnc and a a iii
Ha la II Tvara aa-a.
wsi.e a't baa baaa :4 aad ea tor ih
paara af UHMil II aaam arobaa.a. acford
ir ta aaa baa.aa.1 ra. l of lb baat,
in. I rl-r llrvatvaaaa, manaa.r af lha Chu
n. .ua at r'-o'. "'-I f-d atmaalf -in
lha -aima !.; all! tha Iia Aaaart
can .laao. ia--i"n I. ara TMa la a lia-olf. tat
aothia a-aaa .aid racard;-. lha aah a
faia. a tAaia U aa baaa ananllooad tuanr
tiawa IMat Joa T'rk.r otU ra.taa bua af
la. aaaaaa.aaaal at ina i.'r-a.
...
lira, ya-icaa Waattia ! to tha froat
a tta fir. I aemta maar f a aali"
c.aak Watoaa nvaavaa.rs al Iraaara mr aal
t a anita coamoa aa . bat II la a aefe aal
tr.t M a Tta.taa ka. tha praaaottaa fia.d
a.l m n.r .R.aana m Baoa4r ef lb
Laaa Acr .iak .Naw ra
aaa
Taraa tnalam ITtl'ai.ipS'a a:f ctnk
al;l rana.-naar laatr c.idia lunefr.. Il.e
dmaara rr taa ciua lolara baaa baaa
p.aaaa4 al Iba i .
aaa
Ha O-araaa baa arrtaad ta NaW Tech.
T tacl a baaa chroaiciad by Iba praaa
at tha matrapaiia. wnich ear thai fXeiab
ta "aaak aaam aft.r ba.lee paid a alait la
a a baane aa tha far raaai. aad la raady ta
lata aa aay af tb-a larai ialaaihl crap
tiai wt.S f.raiab birn tba aacaaaary eppe
lut. aaa
Tha Ha:tlAra a.:aca!le I th ka.ba1
aa.c. a.'.fin o.a a a4 aad aera rot whaa
ta;ra-..-t lt tha avaa ai.!Vaa and
r. iwpi.r I l.t at .a l far I a l Invora a
a'.rv .a ! taa b- brvar. aaca aa.a afiar
tn.aa taaaf j.a'a ta a mtaer laaaaa.
aaa
Ta anatara baa bnaa aoXvad.
Taaaa aaaai yaa waa lata a laaaia I.
a.a .rw.'.ln .14 la, tw-aa Ivlft aallt
alahta raea- ataal tba "na.kad raivtary.
ran aw ..a.p la a Taa aaakd mat
naa racantiy rant-tad bl Baa aad pro-ad
ta bo M ft tl.adaraaa.
tt.w ar -a aay wtaavr thaa bafar
ttt.il. Il.a4.raaa h.a baaa wraattn
uraa CfitaiMfi. Par. a Iba pa.l yaar
aai aaa ceaaaca4 a)' a.ar lha world 11 1.
fitful aa-aa ta aat tl.B4.raaa. aid ba la
aa4 la ba a 01 I at te araat.ia art.
aaa
The Calaaabia -wa wfl aa-apata ta
thraa r -a. aaat aaaaoa. aocerdtaa aa tb
aaaifktai acbadalo fa Jilt.
SINCLAIR
HAS
ANY
FEDERALS FOR SALE
Retiring Promoter Holds Dis
posal of Men of 3 Clubs
and 3 Stars.
FIELDER JONES SUMMONED
Vat I lo Hut Portland Man In Com.
pit-to Control kanff. Magce and
Andrraon Held by Sinclair.
Who I-aucha al Lao,
HT. tori.o. Mo. Da-r. ii.t hare th
dlnpoelttoa of tha Kauai CUT. PjfTalo
and .Nawarlt Tcdaral laaiua -;ayrn.
and I hold tha contract of Kanny
Kag". L Main and Oaorar Andcraon.
all of the Urooklyn IVdaraia
TMa nalrmani waa tnI by Harry
T. flnrlalr. oil masnal ot Tulaa. Ok la-.
and fctlrlrk banaball marvacar. today.
Mnrialr aald be had no Inlantlon
arouirin any connection with tb BL.
Loula Amerlrana.
ttrtdrr ateaea baanaaaard.
Phil Hall today lalasraphad Pleldrr
Jonaa lo coma la tL Iuia at onr lo
tak up th ta-k of rrornanlsins th
M. luta Americana.
Mr. 1111 aald Jonee would have abso
lute cbaraa.
-Too ran ay." aald MrJ Finrlatr,
That tb ewnar ef th Cincinnati Na
tlonal yaaterday offered m liooo for
Pllchar Moaalcy. of Newark, and that
Ih owner of another National I.au
club oRr4 m IU.OUO for Mas.
Maaaley will 10 lo Cincinnati as soon
aa I l th liOO. alaatec. however, la
worth much mora money than S1S.04)
la my tlraatlon. and be will not to
tor that Bafura. Tbeaa two offer are la
answer to the published report that tha
National Leacue owners have a free 4
not to take any Federal Leacue play
era."
Mr. Sinclair declined to aro Into detail
aa to boar he acquired Kaurf. Uitrr.
Atvlrraon, or how he happened to have
the Kamai City. Newark and Iluftalo
player on hi hands. He denied, how
ever, that he waa the liquidating agent
of Ihe p.drral Lea true.
t. Loala Ileal Clewed.
tilnclair aald th deal whereby the
Kt. Louis Americana will ffo to Phil Ball
and Otto K. fiflfel. owners of the local
"!-rata, hi been closed.
"When all th provisions of th peace
agreement ar carried out. Sinclair
aid. I shall have retired from baaa
ball, so far aa havlnar any financial In
terest In a club la concerned. 1 have
been In the came one year and have
bean ronaidcred the moneybac of the
Federal Uacur. but let me tell you the
money I lost In tb venture Is hardly
worth mentlonlnc. To place th Fed
eral Leacue losses In the millluns Is a
Joke. I am ulnar out of ba-eball t
cauae there doesn't seem to be a place
In II for me and I don't want to break
down any door.
"I am Iratlnar baseball with Ihe Ini
preaaln that orsanlsed baarball ha
bo much fairer to Ih players than
th public aaero to believe, and I think
that in Ihe future Ihe lot of Ihe player
will be better dsn It was before lite
comlnaT of the Federal league."
Itoberl IV Hedges, owner of the St.
Louta Americana ilirownal, announced
lonlghl that b had entered Into a con
tract with Hail and Mtlfcl for the sail
of he lirowns lo Ihrm. He would
not altvulg th purchase price.
Att'r. I' a departure of Mnc'nlr
report publiahed here aald he was ne-gotiatina-
for Ihe purc.'iane of lha New
York National and that he would cac-
ry Mage, and other red.ral stars to
Ih Giants should Ihe deal go through.
J(MJi WII.li ACVh.n COMMAND
I tit leader of Ilrown Say 1I
Woo Id Like to lad Scleral Sla ra.
Fielder Jrna. laat aeaaon manager
f the t. l-ouis Federals, will leave
I'ortland wltbtn the next flay or two
for M. laauia. Jones makea hla home In
Portland and said yesterday tt be
had been in con.tanl touch with Phil
Kail, president of Ih ft. Louis Feds.
Hall ta slated lo have a controlling In-la-rest
In Ihe Ml. Lou I Americana under
the pearo asrecment between the Fed
rral and organised baseball forces.
l ara awaiting word now that may
come at any minute for ma to depart
for Ihe Ileal. aald Jones. "1 am ready
tu go as soon aa I gel Ihe word from
lialL Yes. 1 am considering; Ihe man-aa-emem
of lha St. louls Americans and
will In all probability accept the posi
tion Hall has to offer ma."
Further than this Jonrs refused to
discus the subject. He said, although
he had been In almost constant touch
with Hall, that ha waa not at liberty
to talk on ti matter. Jones was asked
If he would not take Ihe pick of his
Federal La-ague club, hut replied that
ha couldn't tell aa he did not know as
yet what arrangements bad been made
regarding the restoring of .he players
further than that set forth In the news
papers. -of course I have several men In
view that I would sign if 1 coulJ." he
said.
-Who are they?" was asked.
-Can't tell you now." lie replied.
A telegraphic dispatch from the Last
said thai Rail had telegraphed for Jones
to leave Portland Immediately for St.
Louts, but Jonaa said he had not re
ceived any such word, although ha bad
been effecting It
Jones then waa asked to name a list
of men In Ihe Federal League that he
thought would make good with the
major. Ha mentioned Bennle Kaufr.
who has been reported signed with the
New York Ulanls. but otherwise re
mained silent.
Throughout the Interview he waa In.
cllnd to be non-comniuntcatlve.
? Orwttmnd fiire I
VTOU will hear It echoed In polite (If
X there are any) baseball circles that
the Fed have whipped the National
League.
For this the Feds deserve as much
rredlt aa Jess Wlllard would get for
knocking out Kid Broad. - The National
League whipped Itself, and It began
Ihe whipping process at least four
years ago. wben It refused to stand by
many of Ita best ballplayers and let
two or three cutthroats, yeggmen and
tbuga dictate tba policy of the league.
A Clack Battle.
In beating lha National League the
Fads won th softest battle ever
fought. They were up against an In
stitution that bad begun lo rot both
at the top and at th ba.e some years
ago. They were op against, an In
stitution that had two or three high
claaa Cub owner, but that. In the
main, outside of these two or three,
dldn t a taa y enough sporting blood to
keep a gnat from growing anaemic.
Otker Ceaata.
There were other counts agilnat the
old league which we have brought out
Irm lime to time.
Their yearly tustlafs, oa Dior thaa
on occasion, were but little above
barroom brawla. They were fightlnir
a mo nit themselves yc.tr after year with
a selfish disregard of tk best Interest
of sports that waa unbelievable.
The two or three sportsmen In the
laagu who had a voice of protest to
raise once In a while were howled
down br th clamor of th wine open
ers, the tricksters and the aecond
story sports.
Marled Ihe Veda.
It was through this decaylnff wall In
the National League that the Feds got
started. The National Leacue put the
Feds on the map by showing what a
wonderful opening there was for any
body who cared to break Into the game
by shoving a tick man off the side
walk But for this Inside National League
weakness, this eoul-corrupllcn of the
older circuit, the Feds would never
have Luted out tha year.
They were poorly organlsa-d. poorly
handled ami their cauie didn't d-serve
any particular success. They gave out
the reason for their entrance aa rush
ing to the help of the downtrodden
ballplayer, whereas they were merely
a collection of cold-blooded, cagy busl
ness men. who sunk a lot of foolish
money on this occasion through Igno
rance and for the roost part because of
greed. '
Tb I pllflf Wbrref
The Fed out to uplift tha came?
Where do ou get that layout? dive
Ihtm rredlt for hanging on where they
couldn't turn loose, but when peace
waa first mentioned, whst was the
first quoted statement of Mr. Sinclair,
their main backer? He probably took
tip the ethics of a case for a brief
debate? Yes Ilka Keeley did. "I'm
not In the game." he said, "for glory
or my health. Where do I get offT
Give him credit anyway for not aub
penslng the bull.
Thai much belongs hla way.
Flae aaear.
Yes. It waa a fine little smear, this
bajteball war. It waa almost a fra
grant as a mixture of garlic and
Cheese.
Neither the Feds nor organised ball
had any thought of ihe ultimate good
of Ihe game. The Feda would have
wrecked th sport for an extra SS bllL
And ao would O. il. Don't get that
part of It twisted. Hughey Keoujh
called the turn before he died:
"Sins a song of dollar marks reaching
to the skies:
When they talk or millions now It
cause no surprise.
Magnates on the Inside, counting; up
their tin.
Graftera on the outside, hoping to
get In.
Ptorlea of the big- wads backing other
leagues;
Darkly hinting- treachery, treason and
Intrigues.
Guessers that are eraxy. atatements
that mislead:
Just an ounce of sportsmanship to
twenty tons of greed.
Money money money, till yoa can
not rest:
Reaching for the kale aeed; fell with
all the rest"
The Gaaae Itself.
Only the proven honesty of the play
ers and the Inherent strength of the
game itself have kept baseball on the
map. Any other sport, football, box
ins, etc.. under similar conditions
would have been throttled years ago.
Baneball floundered and struggled on
In spite of those running it- it lived
In spate of its National Commission,
worse than a Joke. That was a fine
sprctaclo that Governor Tcner pre
sented, when he waa Issuing denials
right and left of truths that he knew
to be truths. There have been enough
Ilea spllird around the Waldorr In the
last month to make Munchausen and
Anantt, semi-pro or only fjummer-
playlng liars. The truth? hy most of
those guys wouldn't tell the truth If
II mesnt more money and that a the
acid test.
Mrk prt.
Baseball Is still living, but It Is a
Ick sport. It is sick of its National
Commission, of Its Jim lallmorea. ot
Its record crop of cheap sports.
a There are still high-class men left In
the frame, but Ihey nre deep In the mi
nority. The only basic strength ot the
game still left Is the tradition of the
players the public regard lor sucn
a M.thewon. banner, jonnson.
Cobb. Hrxog. Ever, I'lank. Collins
and doxt-ns of others. The player has
always ben square. In the last two
years be was led off the right track
by the money-lust of those above him.
tut after all the player has been the
one savin- feature of tl.e game In late
years.
Ba.eball to be carried Dark to us
old height needs more than any peace
declaration. It needs cleaning out
from top lo bottom, from roof to cellar.
It needa a man at th? head like John
Heydler. Jual a plain honest cltixen
who would have the beat Interests of
the game at heart.
The day of the prise atew and the
political trick stuff In baseball is over
if baseball In tn live.
IS
(.KKMAX -III MAMTV LEACriT D&
MIM) END OF WAR.
Manifeal Declare Nation la Belag
Dlnbenered aad Desaaada bepoal
II a aad K.xecatlon.
LONDON. Dec 11. The German
Humanity League, says the Exchange
Telegraph's correspondent at Rotter
dam, has Issued a manifesto containing
a violent Indictment of "the Prussian
rnnnflratora. bitterly attacking the
mpertal German Chancellor, accusing
Germany of "barbarous cruelties anu
Insatiable lust- and concluding wnn
ih demand that Emperor William be
deposed from his dishonored throne."
Our homes are being desoiaiea. me
correspondent reporte the manifesto as
saying, "in a campaign waged not In
lawful defense of German territory, out
to satisfy the Insatiable savagery and
greed of Prussian conspirators. We
again appeal to every wage-earner not
yet stirred to the heart py ines awiui
holocausts to register a vow no longer
to remain silent spectator of the stu
pendous crimes which have robbed us
of our sons and brothers and left upon
the truthful pages of history an indeli
ble stain.
"We have examined through trusted
sources the economic condition of every
state and province. Irom all cornea tn
cry. Pellver o ironi tnis aerrioi eui-
ferlnc.
In July, 1M. we were nonorea ana
respected throughout the world. To
day the German nam Is the acorn of
civilization and the German flag a
badge of Infamy. For our Crimea we
are loathed by all honest men.
'Napoleon failed and the Kaiser must
fall. There can be no peace until he
Is deposed from the throne he lias
fouled and hla fellow conspirators meet
their fat.e at tbe banda ot an execu
tioner. EQUAL RIGHTS FORECAST
Manitoba Women Applicants En-
con-raged by Premier.
WINNIPEG. Man, Dec J J. A. peti
tion aaklng for th enfranchisement of
Manitoba women and signed by 39.534
women of ine province, waa presented
to Premier Norrla today by a deputa
tion from tha Political Equality League.
The Premier assured tbe women that
the government hoped for tb early
passage at th coming seaslon of the
Leglsiatur uaf Lb equal suffrage bill.
L
Stanford Alumni Urge Return
to Old Game and New Rule.
COLLEGE GETS NO GAMES
miverttlty of Southern California
refuse, to Meet Palo Alto In Any
SKrt Vnleas Frehhmen Are
Barred From Competition.
STANFORD CNTVKRSITT, Palo Alto.
Cel.. Dec SS. (Special.) The latest
development In the anti-freshman rule
that la upsetting- all the Stanford
athletic relations la the failure of
Graduate Manager . C Behrens, of
Stanford, to complete negotiations with
the University of Southern California
for the coming Spring season in either
track or baseball. The disagreement
is said to have been caused by the
firm Idea that the Cardinal institu
tion holds with regard to freshmen
competition In varsity athletlce. The
University of Southern California has
taken the same stand that the majority
of the other Coast colleges have taken
with regard to the elesibllity of fresh
men. Just before the Christina holidays
tha effect of the graduate and alumni
aentlment began to be felt, and there
la every reason to believe that the
Cardinals will be playing; American
football during- the 1916 season, and
that freshmen will be excluded from
intercollegiate participation. Daily let
ters are being received from various
prominent alumni throughout the
country urging; that Stanford drop the
idea of Rug-by football and freshmen
competition.
These letter, are beginning to have
weight, and it la probable that the
undergraduate Idea will be changed
and a new attitude will be taken up
after the first of next semester.
XEWSBOTS WIN' FIKST GAME
Lincoln Juniors Beaten. 2 6 to 12, In
riay Halted Before End.
Th Portland newsboys started the
1915-1 basketball season with a rush
by defeating the Lincoln Juniors, 26 to
12. in the Neighborhood House eones
day night. o decisive waa the score
that the losers refused to go on with
the contest at the beginning of the
second half.
Referee -Scotty" Conn awarded the
match to the newsboys. Morris Kogo-
way and Abe Popick were the big stars
for the newsboys, while Aurbach and
Mesher were the features for tne losers.
The lineups:
Newsboys (Id)
Popick It)
Hooway 14 K. .
Abe Velnateln (S)..C.
H.Wctnatetn .
Lewis iil u-.
Jteferee. Scott:- rnhn.
Lincoln Jrs. (12)
(5) Aurbsch
(6) Cherrick
Meaner
Schneider
(4) Kerns
ATTACK OS 8ALOMKI WITH 180,000
MKX EXPECTED.
Aaatl
i-Geraaaa Element Not Counted
tn Take Large Part la New
Deaelopmeata la Balkan.
LONDON. Dec. it. Dispatches from
Greece to the London morning news
papers add to the mystery surrounding
the next move of the central powers.
Correspondents of the Times both in
Salonlkl and in Athens and the Morn
Inir Post's Athens correspondent sug
gest that the Bulgarians will be in the
vanguard of tbe Teutonic advance to
ward Salonikl.
"AH pretended German guarantees,
says the Morning Post's Athens corre
spondent, "are mere sedatives, intended
to induce public opinion to take the
bitter dose as quickly as possible."
The correspondent adds that there Is
a rumor in circulation mat uie utr-
mans are preparing to clothe the Bul
garians in German uniforms so that
Greece cannot object to their entry.
The Times Athena correspondent
says:
"During the last few days the Bul
garians have been filling gaps in their
ranks and occupying poaitions all along
their fronL Their forces now number
10,000. Reinforcements are arriving
and It Is said that the attack will be
gin when 140,000 men have been con
centrated." . ,
The Times Saloniki correspondent
says:
"So far It seems certain that the Bul
garian army has not been Joined by
any Austro-German element. Moreover,
the prediction may be hazarded that
with or without Greek consent the
army launched against Saloniki will be
largely, if not entirely. Bulgarian and
with perhaps some Turkieh auxiliaries.
"The-Bulgarians are so elated over
their recent triumph that even Germany
finds it impossible to restrain their
.martial ardor caused by the prac
ticability of realizing immediately their
complete national programme, which
includes the acquisition of the whole
of Southern Macedonia."
QUARRELINGWOMAN IS CUT
C. A. 1'oe Is Accused or Stabbing; Ills
Wife, Who Is In Serious State.
Mrs. Elizabeth Poe. 464 hi Union av
enue, was stabbed at 9:45 o'clock last
night while quarrelling with her hus
band. C A. Poe. and is now in a serious
condition in tho Good Samaritan Hos
pital. Poe was arrested by Detectives
Price. Mallet and Smith, and Patrol
men Gouldntone. Crane and Litzen
berg. and is held on a charge of at
tempting to kill his wifa.
Poe told the police that his wife had
stabbed hernelf. He is the son of Mrs.
Josephine Poe. of Mcdford. The Poes
have a son 9 years old.
City Physician Zlegler says she has
a good chance to recover, although
the knife severed a large vein in her
throat.
Insane Man Would Slay Brother.
To kill his brother. Peter Hite, an in
sane man; came to Portland from Se
attle and Is now searching the city for
his relative, according to a report to
the police last night by Dr. Earl Smith.
Dr. Smith had Hite confined in St. Vin
cent's Hospital for treatment, but the
man escaped Wednesday night.
Horse Tied Up All Day.
From 9 A. M. yesterday and until 6
P. M. a horse and buggy stood tied In
front of the home of G. L. Lovell, 1140
Gay street. Then Mr. Lovell reported
the animal's condition to the police, and
Patrolman Clark turned the horse over
to the Oregon Humane Society. The
owner did not appear last night.
. Th forest fires
Dumbarad 1234.
la California last year
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LABOR NAMES BOARD
Conciliation of Meatcutters'
Strike Is Intended.
ACTION IS UP TO UNION
Matter to Be Offered for Approval
Monday Xlght Letter Writing
Week Indorsed Delegates
to Convention Chosen.
The recommendation of the executive
committee from the Central Labor
Council that the meat cutters' strike
be placed In the hands of the concilia
tion board, composed of members of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Central Labor Council, for settlement
received unanimous indorsement last
nieht by the Labor Council.
The recommendation has been sent
to the meat cutters' local for action at
its meeting next Monday.
From the Chamber of Commerce tho
following men have been appointed to
serve on the board of arbitration: J.
B. Kerr. O. M. Clark. C. C. Colt, H. H.
Insley and George Lawrence. Jr. The
Labor Council members are E. E. Smith,
William MacKenzie, J. I. Tucker, V.
Petersen and C. H. Kelly.
The statement regarding the meat
cutters' lockout that the Labor Coun
cil Issued declares that the meat deal
ers have hot answered a letter request
ing consideration of a proposed resolu
tion calling for a 10-hour day for the
employes, and 'that the council's at
tempt for a conference with the em
ployers has failed.
The council indorsed the plans of
the Chamber of Commerce for a letter
writing week. January 17-22.
A number of communications were
read from labor men and organizations,
asking far a reconwideration of the
withdrawal of the Central Labor Coun
cil from membership in the Chamber
of Commerce. Such letters were re
ceived and read from Charles Coopey.
George Jeffery and the Building Trades
Cornell.
Mrs. D. Gee and O. E. Hibbs were
elected to represent the Portland coun
cil at the convention of the State Fed
eration of Labor, and the executive
committee from the Labor Council was
appointed to act as an entertainment
committee for visiting delegates.
A report was made that the Heillg
Theater trouble had been settled.
Secretary E. J. Stack reported that
the people's land and loan measure
whs ready to send to the Secretary
of State for official indorsement, hav
Ing been signed by members of the
State Federation of Labor and .tne
Portland Labor Council. A per capita
tax on the local unions for payment
of the cost of soliciting signatures
was adopted.
Charles Grassman, delegate lor tbe
past 13 years from the Bartenders
Union, reported that his union had
voted to retain its charter even through
the dry months.
MB. WH1TL0CK IS GUEST
MINISTER TO BELGIUM AVOIDS
WAR TOPICS I.V ADDRESS.
Diplomat Takes Lincoln Penny as Text,
and Saya Emancipator Exemplified
Greatest Quality of People.
NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Brand eWhit-
lock. United States Minister to Belgium,
was greeted cordially by more than 400
friends and former associates at a din
ner in his honor at the Lotus Club to
night, at which Chester S. Lord pre
sided. The guests and speakers in
cluded many men prominent in public
life, journalism and letters.
In his own address Mr. w hitlocK
made no reference to the political sit
uation ia the United Statees, to Bel
gium or the war. He discussed briefly
th American ideal, declaring it was
best exemplified by Lincoin.
'Once in a foreign city," he said, "by
some strange little chance I happened
to pick up a penny in the street, and it
proved to be one of those pennies that
bear Lincoln's head. It seemed to me
that no more significant medallion
could have been in Lincoln's honor.
And, looking at it and thinking of its
implication,, the thought of home and
all that it brought up. the thoughts of
all the hands through which it had
passed it seemed to me to have been
made precious by the patina of democ
racy, and I thought nothing could have
been more significant or beautitful
than that Lincoln's noble head should
have been engraved on our smallest
coin.
"That head, to me. somewhat palpa
bly wore the people's love like purple
bays the love of all those common
people whom he so wisely loved and
bore in sorrow in his mighty heart.
"In him the American ideal was most
perfectly exemplified because, after the
illusions of life had gone, he retained
his Ideals and his faith in them. It
was thus exemplified in him because
in addition to his wisdom, his gentle
ness, his patience, his hope and his
faith, he had that other great Ameri
can quality of humor which saved him
in every situation, and by American ,
humor I mean that instinctive sense of
human values that enables one to see
all things, or most things, in their
proper relations and so becomes an in
tegral part of the American ideal."
CANNERIES TAX IS UPHELD
Federal Court in Alaska Sustains
Legislative Act.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 23. United
States District Judge Jennings today
upheld the acts of the Territorial Leg
islature in 1913 and 191.5. imposing
taxes on all salmon canneries in Alaska,
and assessed judgment against tha
Alaska Salmon Company amounting to
35000. The company will appeal to the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Jennings ruled that "compli
ance with all the conditions and pay
ment of license fees imposed by Con
gress does not release the defendant
from payment of license taxes imposed
by acts of the Alaska Legislature."
If Judge Jennings' decision is upheld
the territory will realize a large sum
of money in back taxes from salmon
canners. j
The act of the Alaska Legislature
upheld by Judge Jennings today was
severely criticised by Secretary of
Commerce Redfield in his annual re
port recently issued.
SWEDEN GETS APOLOGY
German Submarines, However, Said
Again to Have Violated Neutrality.
LONDON. Dec. 24. The Stockholm
correspondent of Keuter's Telegram
Comoany sends the following dispatch
relative to the steamship Argo, which,
was captured recently by the Germans
and taken into a German port:
"The Swedish legatfon at Berlin re
ports that the Argo has been released
because the capture took place In
Swedish territorial waters. The Ger
man Admiralty expressed regret for
the violation of Swedish territory."
The Stockholm correspondent of the
Morning Post reports that two Swedish
steamers and one Norwegian steamship
have been captured by submarines and
taken into a German port. He states
that the Hildur, one of the Swedish
steamers, was seized off Sand-Hamma-ren
lightship within Swedish territorial
limits.
RECRUITS NOTALL WANTED
Only Small Percentage of Newly
Knlisted Britons Available.
LONDON, Dec. 24. The repeated post
ponements of Premier Asquith's an
nouncement of the figures of the Ear!
of Derby's recruiting campaign are
now said to be due to pressure brought
to bear on the ministers by anti-con-scriptionists.
It is also alleged that
the Premier can only hold his min
istry intact by introducing some form
of conscription, although he himself
is not in favor of that course.
According to parliamentary gossip,
the number of single men attested
under the recruiting scheme was only
a quarter of the total of single men.
on the national registry and it is as
serted that when men unfit for service
or engaged in munitions work are
eliminated only a very few will be
available for the army.
JOFFRE WEEDS LEADERS
Five French Generals Ketired and
Ten Put on Reserve List.
PARIS. Dec. 24. General .Toffre.
commander-in-chief of the French
army, continues relentlessly his policy
of eliminating from the higher com
mands all officers not maintaining the
highest standard of efficiency, both
technically and physically. The latest
official statement, contains the names
of five Generals of divisions retired,
three placed on the reserve and sev
eral Brigadiers placed on the reserve.
Men who have distinguisheded them
selves in the recent operations are be
ing promoted to their places.
Thirty Hurt in Runaway Car.
SYRACUSE, X. Y.. Dec. 23. Thirty
persons were injured, some probably
fatally, when an interurban car, run
ning wild after the motorman had
fallen out on a sharp curve, left the
rails and struck atree here late toj
Ot the 100 passengers aboard the
car, the majority were workmen.
Jitney Upsets Mail Wagon.
A United States mail delivery wagon
was knocked on the curbing at East
Sixth street and Hawthorne avenue
last night by a collision with a jitney
bus driven by X. C. Hall. The damage
was small.
McCREDIE
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turning out
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