TIIE MORXIXG OREGONIA, SAJTJBDAY, JANUARY 29, 1016.
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IS OUT FOR
SCALP
Syndicate Baseball Charges
and Interest in Three
Clubs Are Denied.
AX GROUND FOR BEAVERS
Conference With Judge Proposed
to Clear Up Fuss Directness
of Statements, However,
Held In Doubt.
c V FRAVCtscro. Jan. 28. (Special.)
Walter McCredie, of the Portland
Tt.avara. hna been nominated for mem'
bership in the Ananias lub bCy Henry
Berry, owner ot the Kan Francisco
f-eala. The lie has passed, and with it
the threat that McCredie, jr ne nas dmh
responsible for statements charging
Berry with being: involred in syndicate
haseball In calltorms, must timer ni
his words or suffer the penalty 01 Bet
ting out of baseball for life.
Berry's back is up because of in
sinuations, and finally what he has been
riven to understand are direct charges
from the Beaver manager reflecting on
hi honesty in baseball.
The San Franciscan declares he Is
ready to board a train at once for
Portland to meet Walter lace to lace
and tell him just what he thinks of his
declarations.
McCredie Opposed to Change.
Earlier in the week, when the news
rached Portland that the three Southern
owners bad agreed to call a special
meeting to discuss the salary limit
problem, McCredie, dead opposed to any
increase, went so far as to make some
unkind insinuations.
"That's what comes of interlocking
directorates," he said, referring to the
fan Francisco, Los Angeles and Ver
non clubs.
"Do yoa. mean to charge syndicate
JaseballT" he was asked.
"A rose by any other name would
smell the same." was the response of
McCredie who isn't always prepared to
call a spade a spade.
Word came to Berry otday that Mc
Credie had made some further state
. raenta along the same line and that
he had gone so far as to charge Berry
with being interested In these three
California clubs.
Dtrert Arcoaatloa Doobted.
Right there Berry went up in the air.
KMrEt Af nil T Hnn't believe McCredie
ever made any such direct accusation,"
he declared. "But if he did. or if he
is casting reflections on his partners
in California, the thing will have to
fitop. It is decidedly aaginst baseball
ethics for a man to own an interest in
more than one club.
Virtually, therefore, Walter McCredie
Is accusing me of being crooked. I
have been above board in all my deal
ings and I am not going to stand
for it.
I.le Is Given to Charges.
"If McCredie has made the state
ments with which he is charged I want
to say that they are a pack of lies.
Further. I will go to Portland and
make him eat his words.
"I think -the world and. all of Judge
McCredie. whom I consider is an hon
orable man in baseball, and I will see
him and see if he is coins to let Walter
go along in that same manner; I, for
one, would favor bringing Walter Mc
Credie before the Coast League and
drumming him out of baseball.
"I ran prove in 15 minutes that the
only club I own is the San Francisco
club, and McCredie has no business
making such assertions unless he can
prove them, which will be impossible."
EERKYti THREAT IS SCORXEB
McCredie Jokingly Advises Seal
Magnate to Keep Cool.
"Tell Hen Berry not to (ret too peeved
or he might break a blood vessel,"
remarked Walter McCredie. rather
jokingly, when the San. Francisco
magnate's threat to have him put out
of the league was read to him over
the telephone.
"Anything I have said about inter
locking directorates goes. If Mr. Berry
doesn't look out some day I'll go down
and capture his books and show hira
up. Mr. Berry may put me out of the
league, but I wouldn't advise IJodys
to guarantee it under about 99 99-100
per cent premium."
COCHItAX REFCSED BT BEAVER
McCredie Declares He Decided Not
to Take Charleston Player.
CHARLESTON. W. Vs.. Jan. 18.
Howard (Cole) Cochran, a lpeal base
hall player, who is under call with
the St. Louis Americans, has been trans
ferred to the Portland club of the Pa
cific Coast League, It was learned to
day. "U"h ri shown the above dispatch last
night. Walter McCredie said that, while
Cochran had been offered to him, ht
had decided not to take him. Cochran
is a pitcher. Last year, for Wichita
in the Western League, he won 10 and
lost nine game and allowed four
earned runs per game.
ALBANY TO PLAY PACIFIC
Quintets Meet Tonight In Clash of
Non-Conference Circuit.
ALBANY. On. Jan. 18. (Special.)
Albany College will meet the last team
of the non-conference circuit here Sat
urday night, when the defenders of
the orange and black line up against
Pacific College.
The Albany team has been somewhat
disorganised throughout the season,
and is working hard to take their last
contest on the home floor tomorrow
night. Philomath College plays the
Pacific team tonight, which then will
come to Albany for the second contest
of its up-valley trip.
FIVE BOWL Sail. IX 3 GAMES
Hoover at Pendleton Scores 659 In
BulldoRger-Buckaroo Contest.
PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. . . (Spe
cial.) A new Northwest bowling rec
ord for the season is believed to have
been established last night, when the
five-man Bulldogrer team, of the
Pendleton City Bowling League, to
taled SOU for three games in a con
test with the Buckeroos.
Hoover bowled -59 for high aver
age. The members of the wining team
are: Stephens, captain; Ouyll. Slusher.
Hays and Hoover, Guyll was the only
man who failed to bowl mere than
600 for the three games.
I'mpqua Trout Tatehery Indorsed.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. IS. (Special.)
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Tl .K.... r.An,m.tFIl ("Milt, VK H H V
a resolution was adopted indorsing the
BERRY
HTGBEDES
establishment' of an auxiliary plant to
the North- Umpqua hatchery for the
purpose of propagating Eastern brook
trout. Copies of the resolution. will be
sent to Governor Withycombe and the
members of the State Game and. Fish
rnrnmiMlnn Tt i helleved the auxiliary
plant can be established for 500. .
CVBS AND BEAVERS DIVIDE
Two Electric Baseball League Con
tests Are Played."
Xlectrie Baseball Leacoe , Standing.
W. U Pct.l W. L. Pet.
Beavers.... 7 5 .53 Timers S -?;
Cuba 8 -SOOlAil-Stars... 5 8 .4u5
There were two more games played
in the Electric Baseball League at the
Electric Baseball Club, Broadway near
Oak street, Thursday night. The Beav
era beat the Cubs 173 to 170, ana tnen
the Cubs turned around and defeated
the Beavers 171 to 170. Next games
will be clayed Monday night.
Phil "Leapy" Llnd, Flelchtinger and.
Howard made the high scores or tne
night The lineups: Beavers Llnd and
Newell, leadoff: Howard ana moss.
cleanup. Cubs Dinwiddie and Russel
leadoff: Flelchtinger and Hansen,
cleanup.
M'MIXNVILLE FIVE TO PLAY
Pacific University Quintet Will Form
Opposition Tonight.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove,
Or.,--Jan. 28. (Special) The Pacific
University basketball team win meet
McMinnville College tomorrow mgnt.
The ratina- of Pacific is 1000 per Cent so
far this season, as Philomath. Albany
and Pacific Colleges have all been de
feated.
McMinnville has not been beaten on
its own floor for several years. The
Pacific team ia composed entirely of
sophomore and freshman material, w u-
cox, captain, is playing an exception
ally good game at center.
BY BILLY EVANS,
American League Umpire.
rpiIERE is a big league star who sot
i ms start id tne woiion oum
League, when VIcksburg, Miss., was a
member of that circuit. Now if there
s one thing that VIcksburg is noted
for, it is for its hills. The VIcksburg
team bad been going badly and the at
tendance had fallen off sadly. It was
never necessary for the treasurer of
the club to have a bodyguard when he
went back to the city to bank the day's
receipts.
While waiting for a car to go out to
the park, a stranger accosted the present
day big leaguer and askea tnat ne oe
directed as to how he could reach the
ball grounds. The player, seeing a
chance that the attendance might be
boosted one person, was very polite,
told the stranger that he was waiting
for such a car and that he could ride
out with him. When they reached the
park, the player got off the car, but
the stranger said he believed he would
take the same car back, me player
was naturally disappointed.
Thought you intended seeing tne
game," said the player.
No. I haven t any desire to see tne
VIcksburg . team play," replied the
stranger. simply wanted to see if
there was really enough level ground
in Vicksburg to build a ball park."
X
Taking long chances seems to be the
favorite diversion ot owner unaries
Comiskey. of the Chicago Americans.
Whenever a rival club owner has a
player he desires to offer for trade or
sale, he never falls to let the owner ot
the White Sox in on the fact. He is
-certain that Comiskey will go the limit
to get the player, provided tho Chicago
magnate figures said player will
strengthen his club. Every club in the
American league was anxious to secure
Joe Jackson when the Cleveland club
made it known that player was for
sale. Comiskey secured him because no
other magnate was willing to pay any
thing like the price placed on the
Cleveland star. It takes a lot of nerve
to part with 131,500 and three pretty
good ballplayers, which Comiskey was
forced to do when he got Jackson.
It was a long chance and. as events
proved, didn't prove profitable, but had
Jackson turned the trick which Comis
key figured he could with a break in
luck, it would have proved a great piece
of baseball maneuvering on the part of
the Chicago magnate. When Mr. Co
miskey secured Jackson, the Chicago
club was in the pennant hunt strongly.
At the time it seemed that the acqui
sition ot a slugging outfielder would
Just about round out the club by add
ing that much-needed and desired hit
ting strength. A good many experts
fi cured if Comiskey had an outfielder
like Cobb, Speaker or Jackson, he would
Just about win. or course, tne rirsi iw
named were out of the question, but
the condition of the Cleveland club
made it possible to secure Jackson, and
Mr. Comiskey put over the deal. It
was a corking sale lor owner bomers
and at the time looked as though it
might prove an equally beneficial one
for Mr. Comiskey.
,
Jackson fell into a batting slump Just
. . . . j. a . .
aDOUt le lime no jutueu iuo irnu biiu
ne reo-iiy ucvu, . .
during the remainder of the season.
JOe Xauea to come inrouyn. ns r.
mlskey hoped he would, thereby com
pletely upsetting the dope. Had Jack
son's batting strength enabled Chicago
to win the pennant. It would hav
proved a master stroke on the part of
in l ...... -- - -
and the money that he would have real
ised In a big series would have several
times over paia lor ins onumiu cusi
or puruioac w . ...... H4 . - - --
at the time he was secured might be
able to ao idd nBuig-mcwuuu fcumsa,
i tatiA .. nf mil,,, nn the
surface it looks as though Chicago got
a on me wuia. vi tjc
18 possible mat jicxboq win nave av nig
vear the coming season, turn the trick
it was hoped he would in 1915, and
make the deal still look good from a
Chicago standpoint.
e
Owner Comiskey always has been
strong for taking long chances. Marty
O'Toole is one of the few big minor
league stars Comiskey failed to get.
He was hot after the spltball wlsard
when O'Toole was the star of the
American Association, and forced Own
er Dreyfus, of Pittsburg, to pay a fabu
lous price. Only two of the many high,
priced stars secured by Mr. Comiskey
have Justified the sum expended. No
matter what Comiskey paid for Eddie
Collins, he is worth It a couple of
times. -No matter what Comiskey paid
for Catcher Ray Schalk. he got a bar
gain. These two stare played a won
derful part in keeping Chicago in the
race last season and thereby paved the
way for big receipts at the gate. Col
lins and Schalk are big attractions,
both are young, and, for years, barring
accidents of course, should be mighty
valuable to the Comiskey forces.
On California company found Itself with
H00 ton of peach seeds on its bands last
vear. They vera cracked up and the meat-a
sent to Germany, where tliey were made Into
pruuic acid. The shells acre sola lor tusL
3
KAHLER AND LOBER
SOLD TO LINCOLN
Derrick JVill Be Disposed Of
by Beavers and Krause
Also Is Likely to Go.
HOLMES STOCKS UP TEAM
Western Leaguers Have S Players
From Fielder Jones -Kores Is
Fourth Man in St. Louis Deal,
but McCredie Balks.
Portland yesterday disposed of two
more of the "pork-and-beans bunch
that Walter McCredie hauled around
the Coast circuit last year" to quote
the words of the Los Angeles Exam
iner.
These two athletes with the alleged
lunchroom pedigrees are Elmer Lober,
outfielder, and George Kahler, pitcher,
and both were sold outright to the Lin
coln club of the Western League.
Fred Derrick also will be sold to
some team in this league within the
next few days, and there is some chance
that Harry Krause may be peddled to
the same locality. Mccreaie onerea
Krause in place of Kahler, but "Ducky
Holmes chose Kahler.
When these two last named players
are bartered away McCredie s house
cleaning will be completed. Earlier in
the-Wlnter he sold Bobby Davis to Oak
land and Rube Evans to Spokane.
"Ducky" Holmes seems to have
stocked up his Lincoln team in great
shape during the past few days. Holmes
used to play under Fielder Jones at
Chicago and Jones sent his erstwhile
friend three players Pitchers Crowley
and East and First Baseman bchmandt.
Crowley is the Cleveland amateur
pitcher who twirled against the T aco
rn a team at San Francisco last a)l in
the alleged amateur championships.
Walter McCredie predicts a great fu
ture for him. v
According to the current issue of the
St. Louis Sporting News, "one of the
players that Jones would gladly have
given to Portland was Arthur .Kores,
lnfielder."
Mack admitted as much yesterday
and said he wouldn't give Vaughn for
six like Kores.
"I haven't any room for Kores on my
club." said he. "Vaughn is a z-i bet
ter ballplayer than Kores and is better
than Rodgers. Kores couldn't beat out
Ward at short and Stump is a more
valuable third baseman than Korea."
...
Although he didn't say so in plain
etymology. McCredie inferred also that
he could have obtained Ivan Howard
from St. Louis. Howard played 48
games for the Browns last year at
first base and fielded .392; played 23
games at third base and fielded .923;
played 17 games in- the outfield and
fielded .957. In his 113 games he
batted .278 and stole 29 bases, four of
them, being thefts of the home plate.
From this showing It Is doubtful if
Jones could get the former Angel out
of- the big leagues. The St. Louts
Cardinals, for one tnmg, are said to
be extremely sweet on Howard.
. .
Arthur Bues, former Northwestern
League third baseman, and last year
with Jersey City, will guard the torrid
corner for the Kansas City Blues in
the American Association this season.
IS there any such thing as an or
ganisation having such an ab
normal vital spark aflame in its sys
tem that an explosion .is sure to fol-
i T. th. Rnnlnn RrATfil are in
low: J.I . -. .. -
grave danger of detonating while
fragments strew mo noiu.
history, barring possibly the old
. a i aa-aajW 4vriamiTA itr
Orioles, ever oaa u "" uuom.w
j it imhariari in its frame
as the Braves have. Percy Hausrhton
j8 3, vital SparK poroumiicu. ww .
n rt.ii:.na KJr wrt mnn of
greater force ever traveled together in
sport. They are nvins -auB. "
tner(rv is abounding and apparently
eternal.
The Brave Cast.
w.. ,han atYiA 1nnft. The Vital
spark in Johnny Evers' breast is al-
. A-imann B1nW .TflhnnV ts S
WaB vumowa B " .
wonderful force: and there Is, only to a
fairly lesser degree, a bale of force to
Tir i , MnMnviiin. Sherrv Magee.
Dutch Schmidt and Dick Rudolph.
We have never seen a ir. "nw
esting combination than the Braves
v. -.... rrhav are far bevond the
hwyt ua,.. mw
ordinary, and their career this season
is sure to be one ot tne most inicnjoi-
lng features or tne year.
Club Colors.
c t,oit iiit mitv an unusual
OUIllo uc.a ......... .
. . n, miAF nthers are as drab
as a faded sponge. The old Cubs were
always aglOW.. X neir color m;uouc
crimson and purple. They attracted
the eager fanatic through the turn
stile at all stages. There was plenty
of colof to the Giants, largely through
the dynamic personality of McGraw
and the popularity of Mathewson. The
Tigers, with Jennings and Cobb, were
rich in color effect. They still are.
...I , v. a olnha that have always
gotten the money. They have ap
pealed to the populace wild. Bomcuiiut
more than ability to play ball.
. i nnnADita nav the. Mackmen.
uj, vjfiiuo... i
as great as any of thoSe mentioned, if
not greater, were neren oi an coiur.
They had the game's greatest second
...i waj n.. nf th, e-nme's
most monumental sluggers in John
Franklin Baker. They naa tnree or me
game's greatest pitchers in Bender,
Coombs and Plank. In Schang they
had the rame's best young catcher. In
Barry and Mclnnis they had two of
the leading stars of the field. In
Amna strunk they had the fastest
sprinter in baseball.
But wltn ail tnis wj
enough glow, multiplied by 32, to light
up a thimble. They lacked the draw
ing quality at the gate. At the end
of five campaigns, four of which were
flag-winning seasons ana uu v
t.,w .....u.. in vnrld'a rhamnlon-
WUlui (lounvu - --
ships, they had hardly drawn in
enough money to pay runrans ex
penses. They had no great appeal for
v.aii lun wnH ever more
LIl c i a ii. a.v ' ....
sportsmanlike or businesslike. Their
efficiency was oeyono. uenac
when they appeared in a hostile town
1 1 . t rr that fan vurninr to
storm the turnstiles and watch them
play. They lacKea ine personal ap
peal. They were more like machines
.i vmn noinc-R. Thev couldn't get
the crowds, through no fault of their
own or the very line manager who ku
them. -
Another Entry,
Another modern club of unusual col
or was the White Sox array of 190.
There was an appeal in the personali
ties of Frank Isbell, Jiggs Donahue,
Pportligh.1r
ASy Gmntond Rice.
Nick Altrock. Doc 'White, Billy Sulli
van. Ed Walsh.
Fielder Jones was even more soznb.er
than Connie Mack one of the game's
greatest living crabs but for all that
Mr. Jones had far more of that per
sonal outlay that either made you like
him or hate him.
Thousands come to see the Giants
play largely because they want to see
McGraw beaten.
Through the West especially John J.
has always had the knack of arousing
the fan. His walk to third base was a
challenge to the multitude. They
yearned to see his clan overwhelmed
eS they have always tilled the parks to
root against his men.
There are things in baseball as
baseball is a business and an amuse
ment that count as well as ability to
bat, field, run and throw.
The Star Cards of Baseball,
The leading cards of baseball have
nearly always been the star players.
But not all star players have been at
tractions at the gate. Ten years ago
Mathewson, Wagner and Lajoie were
the three who drew In the largest
crowds. For the last few years Ty
Cobb has been the main attraction, not
only because he is a great ballplayer,
but also because his system teems with
the personal appeal.
Who in the present era is next to
Cobb? Walter Johnson. Eddie Collins.
Tris Speaker, Grover Alexander? Last
season there was but little choice
among Alexander, Speaker and John
son. But none of these had the appeal
that Mathewson, Wagner, Waddell and
others carried years ago.
Tom ShevIIn aa Professor,
An opinion of a member of the Tale
faculty on Tom Shevltn's skill as a
teacher may be found on page ou oi
Professor William Lyon Phelps' "Teach
ins: in School and College," published
in 1912. He wrote: "Every teacher
and professor In the country ought to
go at least once to football practice
and watch the patient, energetic ana
efficient coaching. It is real teaching.
I learned a great deal watching a Yale
graduate who had come all the way
from Minnesota to New Haven to give
instruction to a few football candidates.
He took two men to a corner of the
Held and for over an hour drilled them
on one minute point of the game. He
went over this experiment at least a
hundred times, with absolutely unflag
ging energy and enthusiasm. I saw a
great light, and taught English litera
ture better the next morning."
DOBIE IXVITED TO WISCONSIN
Conference With University Regents
to Be Over Coaching Job.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 28. (Special)
Gllmour Doble, former football coach
at the University of Washington, has
been Invited to go to Madison, Wis.,
to meet some of the regents of the
University of Wisconsin whose duty it
is to select a football coach to succeed
Bill Juneau.
A few days ago word was sent out
from Madison that Paul Wlthington, a
Harvard man, who has been acting as
one of the assistants of Percy Haugh
ton, had been practically agreed upon
for the job at Wisconsin. He was
recommended by the president - of the
University of Wisconsin, who takes so
much Interest in football that he sat
in a box, absorbed in a book, during the
game between Wisconsin and Perdue.
But some of the regents hearkened to
the demand of the students, who want
Dobie, and they hung up the appoint
ment. The fact that Dobie has been asked
to go to Madison shows that there, is
a strong sentiment there in favor of
him. Some of the regents oppose him
because he is a Minnesota graduate, and
as Wisconsin and Minnesota are natural
rivals; they think it would be poor busi
ness to have a Minnesota man coaching
the team. " " "
Something definite will be done about
the matter in a few days.
VANCOUVER FTVE . WINS, 10-17
Oregon City High School Quintet
Loses Fast, Rough Game.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe
cial.) Vancouver High School basket
ball team last night won a hard game
from the Oregon City High team here,
19 to 17. The game was fast and rough.
In the first half Vancouver took -the
lead and maintained it throughout.
Blevans. for Vancouver, was the
bright light, scoring 7 points on two
field baskets and three free throws.
The lineup follows:
Vancouver. OreRon City.
Van Atta (6) P (3) Mllllken
Hunger ) P (4) Miller
Blevans T) C (2) Green
Custard a ,....(6) Kins
Price O Farr
HOCKEY IS POSTPONED
SEATTLE - VANCOUVER GAME TO
BE PLAYED TONIGHT.
Contest Delayed Beeanse ot Benefit
of Patriotic Fund TJnde
Sams Play Tuesday.
Word was received in Portland yes
terday from President Patrick, of the
Pacific Coast lee Hockey Association,
stating that the Seattle-Vancouver con
test scheduled for last night in tne
British Columbia city was postponed
until tonight.
The business men of Vancouver asked
President Patrick to set aside the
match because last night was tne nig
nisrht for the patriotic fund perform
ances in Vancouver, B. C. As a result
both aggregations were idle and will
not get Into the arena in the northern
city until tonight at 8:30 o'clock.
Victoria and Portland, too, are iaie,
but will not play until Tuesday night,
Victoria meeting Vancouver and Seat
tle visiting the Uncle Sams In the Port
land Ice Hippodrome.
'I sruess it is up to us to put a crimp
in Vancouver," said Captain Eddie Oit
man a Portland eacrue leaders.
last night "Seattle had a swell chance
of helping us out by defeating the Mil
lionaires last Tuesday night, but -they
were not equal to the occasion.
"If Seattle can win tomorrow night
our lead over Vancouver will be in
creased to two full matches, and then
we will have a better chance to wind
up the 191s-16 season at -the- head- of
the list. All the Uncle Sams are keyed
uo to a high pitch and are working
overtime to get a 'crack' at the Seat
tle Metropolitans In the local rink
Tuesday night.
"We are going to take a couple more
light workouts before the contest Tues
day In an effort to be in the best pos
sible condition after a week's rest."
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Members Portland Oiteopathie Ann.
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Phono Main 429.
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rhones KarsbaU 1SS8. Tabor 42TS.
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Pbonaa alaln OS. A 1T0S.
Levcaox. Dr. Virrlnia .. 613 Morraa Bids.
Phones Main 14U7. Marshall 40 S3.
Moor. Urn. F. E. and H. C. P, 108 SelUnx
Bids. Mala 6101. 26.
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BREAK'VITALTQ WIN
Unexpected Play Often Proves
. Critical Point in Game.
EVANS CITES WORLD SERIES
Whole Team Camght Napping When
Scott . Lands,. Out for Bant on
" "Third Strike and Advances' -Man
Who Is on First."
BY BILLY EVANS. '
American League Umpire. 1
CLEVELAND, O., Jan.' 28. (Special.)
Getting the break, means everything
in baseball. When a team is winning
the breaks Invariably come its way. . In
a good many cases the ' break relates
only to the luck of the game. In other
cases a winning team often creates the
break by doing the unexpected, which
often -puts- the opposition in. the air
and becomes the turning point In the
ball game.
Just to Illustrate how doing the un
expected often creates the break, I am
going back to the third game of the
1915 world s series. When Boston went
to bat in the last half of the ninth
the score was a tie at 1 to 1. Hooper
the first man up led off with a clean
singlet a low liner over second base.
It was up to Scott . to bunt and get
Hooper to second If possibleIor a run
at this stage meant the ball game. Na
tional League batters insist it is al
most impossible to bunt Alexander
safely in a pinch.
On his first two attempts Scott failed
to connect, and with two strikes on
him. it seemed certain that he would
swing at the next good offering. The
Fhilly lniield, which bad been dashing
in on each pitch, -moved back a trifle,
evidently figuring that there was no
chance that Scott would essay a bunt
on the third strike:
AU Caaght Napping; by Play.
Scott caught everybody napping. I
was among those who never looked for
the play, when he laid down a perfect
bunt between first and the pitcher's
box on the next ball Alexander de
livered. Only, a great play on the part
of Niehoff enabled him to get a de
cidedly close decision at first over
Scotty. Hooper, ot course, moved to
second on the play.
I still recall the gasp of surprise
that -came from all over, the field, as
Scotty pulled a play, that is rarely at
tempted during the season, and seldom
pulled successfully. It was a daring
play to take, but Scott is one of those
easy-going chaps, who is willing to
take any kind of a chance on the field,
when from his indifferent style of play
one would expect just the opposite
methods.
Had Scott bunted foul, he would have
been declared out and a lot of people
would have probably classed the play
as a prize bone. No doubt many others
would have insisted that Scott must
have forgotten that he already had two
strikes on him. ....
Another break of the game in which
Scotty figured, enabled the Phillies to
win their only game of the series. This
play came up In the eighth inning of
the first game with the score a tie, a
Philly runner.. on first and one out
Play by Barry Amasea.
With the hit Vind run play called for.
Bancroft hit a fast grounder through
the box, on which Shore had no chance.
to make a play. It looked like the
surest kind of a base hit, for the ball
was hit so fast it seemed there was no
chance in the world to make a play on
it. Stock on first base at the time was
off with the start of the pitch. Scott
decided there was no chance for a
play at second, even though he saw
Barry, dashing after the ball.
It seemed that stock would surely
try to go to third on the hit, and Scott
started to move in the direction of third
to do his part in a play at that bag.
As he started in that direction, to his
great surprise, as well as that of every
other person in the park, Barry was
seen to stop the ball with his ungloved
hand. Immediately he made a move to
toss it to second, but found the bag un
covered. Scott hastily retreated his steps, but
reached the bag a trifle late and both
runners were safe. The break of the
game had put runners on first and
second with oVly one out. '
CALLAHAN MAT QUIT GAME
Oaks' New Player Much Traded and
Sold During 1915.
CHEHALIS.' Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe
cial.) Pat Callahan, who has Just been
sold to Oakland, has be"en the subject of
considerable business in the baseball
world in the past two years. Starting
in with Portland last season he was
sent to Spokane, purchased later by
Cincinnati, returned to Spokane, traded
to Vancouver, and In turn sold to the
California club.
"Pat" may not play baseball again.
according to his announcement recent
ly made here. A- short time ago he
married Miss Mary Coleman, daughter
of Mayor J. T. Coleman, of Chehalis,
and a happy home life may end his
baseball career.
Indianapolis Gets Catcher Stevens. 1
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 28. Man
ager Jack Hendricks, of the Indianapo
lis American Association club, an
nounced tonight the acquisition of
FIRST
AUTOMOBILE
SALON
Multnomah Hotel
January 24th to 29 th
: 2 to 10:30 P.M. .
'PACKARD : CADILLAC
., DODGE JEFFERY
DETROIT ELECTRIC
No Admission Fee
COVEY MOTOR CAR CO.
FRANK C. RIGGS COMPANY
DDB& Brothers
VIMTER CAR
Warmth and protec
tion and comfort are,
of course, their chief
attributes but these
Winter- Cars are built
with an eye to con
venience as well.
For instance, the doors are as
high as those of a limousine.
They open readily from
within or without. Their wide
swing makes entrance and
exit easy. Ventilation is pro
vided by means of adjustable
windows. There is clear
vision on all sides, for driver
and passenger.
The gasoline consumption Is unusually low.
The price of the Winter Touring Car or
Roadster complete, including regular mohair
top, is 950 (f. o. b. Detroit).
Canadian price, 31335 (add freight from
Detroit).
The price of Touring Car or Roadster com
plete is S785 (f. o. b. Detroit).
Canadian price $1100 (add freight from Detroit).
COVEY MOTOR CAR CO.
Washington St at 21st
First Annual Auto Salon, Multnomah Hotel, January 24-29,
2 to 10:30 P. M. No Admission Fee,
C. B. Stevens, a catcher, who played
with the Tacoma Northwestern League
team last season.
AUiAN'Y INVITES STATE SHOOT
Gun Club Seeks to Entertain 1916
Tournament at Traps.
ALB ANT, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.)
W G Ballack, a prominent member of
the Albany Gun Club, is In Portland
making an effort to obtain the next
state trap shooting tournament at Al-
baTh'e next state shoot is scheduled for
April, and as the Albany club's grounds
are well equipped for handling big
shoots, the members have high hopes
of bringing the trapshooters here for
the April event. '
White to Box Thorpe February 10.
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. Jan. 28. Charley
White, ot cnicago. ana nrj v
ANNUAL
of Kansas City, lightweights, were
matched today for a 10-round bout here
on February 10, according to announce
ment of the promoters. The lighters
will weigh in at 135 pounds at 6
o'clock.
AMUSEMENTS.
I heilig"!
Broadway at Taylor
Slain 1, A 1122.
BARtiAIN-rRICE
MAT. TODAY 2:15
$1.00, ISA, see.
3 Tonight 8:15
FaYotite Drama,
"TheBird of Paradise"
Eve Floor 11,50, 1. Bal. fl, T5o. 60a
Gallery. 50c. SEATS NOW SELLING.
6 Next Monday
Bargain-prica matinee Wed. and bat,
Popular distinguished playert
Walker Whiteside
In the brilliant drama,
"THE TYPHOON."
Bve.: Tloor, 11.50. H. Bal. II, 75e. r.0o.
Gal. BOo. Both Wed. and Bat. Man.:
Floor II. Bal. 75c, 50c, Gal. 33c. :sc
BOX OFFICE SALE MOW OPEN
BAKER Mala . A Hf
The Baker playera score anothar bis winner
7 KEYS TO BALDPATE ""j
Geo. M. Cohan's (Teat myit.ry play. Bvorr-
body la taiKing aoout il.
Mat today Last tima tonight.
Evanlng, Mo. 50c. Next week, tartlnr to
morrow mat., "In Wyomuur by Ward
Mack.
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To. Bett ot Vaud.vUia,
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C?nanfc Snyder. Kurtis- Educated
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nishta, JOC. mc. oog.
V ry . wm a MtlA
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RICHARD HAVEMANN,
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Lions, Tlctrs and Leopard" la n Amln
Demonstration r "fln'. might.
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Pboue. Curtain;". ? sad It.
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