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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1916.
WITH
BEAVER PACT
CLEVELAND BROKEN
Passing of Somers Leads
Portland to Announce
j4 New Affiliation.
M'CREDIES TIE TO JONES
of
I'nrmrr Naps Still Have Tlirce
Jown or So Big LCHgue Stars
Kent Them by Portland Club.
Dealings Always Tleasant.
BT P.OSCOE FAWCETT.
fortland's long-standing affiliation
In baseball with the Cleveland Ameri
cans is no more. Close on the heels of
the sale of the erstwhile Xaps and the
passing- of Charles isomers from major
-league baseball came this announce
ment from Walter McCredie, of the
Portland Coast team, yesterday.
Cleveland has helped Portland to
four or five pennants, but Walt Mc
Credie believes that hereafter he will
le able to get better results working
with Fielder Jones, of the it. Louis
Brown Sox.
"Portland's historic affiliation with
Cleveland was principally a personal
matter between Charley Somers and
myself." explained Slack yesterday. "In
our many years of business we have
never had a word of trouble. Somers"
word was as good as a gold bond.
Alliance Made With June.
"Now that he is on the outside look
ing in I intend to move to Fielder
Jones' camp, bag and baggage. Fielder
lives In Portland and he and I like the
eame type of players. I think he can
Jo me a lot of good and possibly we
can helD the Jst. Louis club."
Anions the etars sent to Cleveland
ov McCredie and now in the big
leagues are: Vean Gregg. Jack Graney,
llocer Peckinpaush. Ivan Olson, Gene
Krann. Bill Rodgers. Kin Hagerman
and Stanley Coveleskle. Portland also
sent up Quite a number of others like
Buddv Ryan. Gus Fisher. Dave Greet;,
Jack Kibble. Ward McDowell. Bill
fteen and others who failed to weather
the tests and1 ultimately were returned
to the minors.
Oddlv. only three of all this con
tingent are yet with the Clevelands
tiamely Graney. Hagerman and Cove
leskie. Coveleekie was sold to Cleve
land only a few weeks ago, so has not
yet been subjected to his acid test.
Coast fans believe the Pole will make
good.
Five Others With Major.
Vean Grees is now with the Boston
Red eiox: Olson with Brooklyn; Bill
Rodgers with Cincinnati; Gene Krapp
is in the Federal League, while Roger
Peckinpaugh is shortpatching for the
New York ianks.
But, despite the alliance with Port
land, not all the Frank Merriwells of
the Beaver corps went to Cleveland.
Failure to heed Walt McCredie's ad
vice resulted in Tom Seaton's goin;
to the Phillies by the draft route, tfea
ton developed into a star twirler. The
Phillies likewise landed young Dave
B.mcroft. the sensation of the last
world's series. This was not due to
'any misjudgment on Cleveland's part,
however, for Bancroft refused to play
in Cleveland.
Other stars passed up by Cleveland
managers were Bobby Groom and Bill
James. St. Louis drafted James in the
Fall of 1S13 and he had the satisfac
tion of beating his old teammates five
out of six games the following season,
Last Summer St. Louis sold Bill to De
troit for S15.000 and he will twirl lor
Jennings during the coining campaign.
Groom is now at St. Louis under Jones,
hat-ins- jumped to Jones' Federal club
last season.
not financial successes in Chicago, If
the one that closed at the Coliseum
there one week ago last night is taken
as a criterion. Financial backers flg
ured they lost close to $10,000.
Recently at the Clermont Rink, New
York, bantamweight champion Johnny
Ertle handed Terry Martin a nifty lac
ing. Ertle made a chopping- block of
Martin, and had his blows been a little
harder he would have sent Terry into
the land of dreams.
The recent election of Tad Jones as
coach of Yale football recalls a story
told at Kxeter. where he has been In
charge of football for 'the past three
years. This past Fall the Harvard
freshman team was playing Exeter and
held the lead until the end. One of
the freshman, who was fresh, was con
tinually kidding-Jones during the game.
from his place on the substitute bench
about the Yale system going down to
another defeat at the hands of Harvard.
In the last few minutes of the came
Kempton. the Exeter quarterback, who
will be heard from at .New Haven in
a few years, caught a punt and ran
through the Harvard team for the win
ning score. After the tumult was over
the fresh Harvard youngster said to
Jones:
"Where is that kid going to college?"
"He's going to Yale," replied Jones.
"Well, by gad, they need him," came
the reply.
Kempton, so they say at Kxeter, will
be one of the greatest players Yale
ever had. He enters college this Fall.
LIST IS ILL BALANCED
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS SHARK
EVESXY O.V SCHEUCI.K.
Baseball, Football, Boxing,
Persona! Touches in Sport
W
"ITH a tine plunge through the
center, scattering his opponents
thitherward and playing havoc with
the entire ticld. Jose It. Capablanca won
the international chess title without
eo much as stirring from his chair.
"Gentlemen," said William Howard
Taft, ex-President of the United States,
to the members of the National League
and their guests, assembled at the 40lh
anniversary dinner in the aldort
Astoria recently, "I am very fond of
'baseball. I am glad of this opportunity
to speak before this gathering on this
occasion.
"I am particularly happy because
you have ceased your bickerings and
are at peace. For, gentlemen, I must
tell you that I was growing sick of
3-our controversies, and. if you will
pardon me, of your bluffs.
"Baseball is the National game. The
public is intensely interested in the
feats and skill of the players. It was
rapidly sickening of your squabbles.
They did nothing to enhance the keen
ness of competiion between your clubs.
It is this competition which gives the
game its hold on the American people."
' Everyone is placing the laurel on the
brow of Lee Magee. Since George
Stallings came out and said the blonde
"boy who formerly played with Seattle
and who will play with the Y'anks this
year was the closest approach to Tyrus
Raymond Cobb he had ever seen, sport
'writers have vied with each other in
chronicling his worth.
It is a long- time since New York
nas developed a champion boxer. Terry
' McGovern was their last titleholder.
and Terry came from Brooklyn. It
looks much now as if they might have
one in the lightweight division in the
near future. Bennie Leonard, Billy
Gibson's protege. Is the New York lad
'who may annex the champion's crown.
Benny is only a youngster of 22.
Until recently he was regarded as only
a flashy youngster without a punch.
However, he knocked out Joe Alandot
a month or so ago, and the other night
at Boston he stopped Phil Bloom, of
Ilrooklyn. He has fought them all
nd made a creditable showing, and
New York fans are clamoring to have
him matched with Freddie Welsh.
Baseball was not so gosh darned
different back in 1876, when the Na
tional League started, as many may
think. In that year Cincinnati won
cine games, lost S6, and finished last
with a percentage of .135.
Mike Finn, veteran player and scout.
Is ill, and will be out of the game for
the season. He has been long promi
nent in baseball. Physicians told him
recently that lie must stay out of the
game for at least a year. He is in
the hospital at Little Rock. Afk. Ac
cordingly. Finn announced that he had
asked Jim Delehanty, ex-American
League second baseman, to assume his
contract to manage the Beaumont team
of the Texas League during the coming
season. Finn last year was scout for
the Detroit Americans.
'
Fred T. Merrill, manager of the Rose
City Athletic Club, has been hinting
-that he may stage a six-day bicycle
race at the club soon. Hero is a tip
for Fred: Six-day bicycle races are
Earn Tram Has 25 Saturday Games,
About Kvenly Divided, and Holiday
Contest Apportioned 3 F.arh.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Baseball
schedule experts are almost unanimous
in expressing: the opinion that the
National League' echedule, considered
as a whole, is one of the best balanced
lists prepared In years. So far as the
allotment of Saturoay, Sunday and hol
iday dates Is concerned, the eight clubs
of the organization share evenly. Every
club secures 25 Saturdays, about
eaually divided oetween home and
abroad. All receive three holidays,
with the exception of Boston, which
secures four, owing to the Bunker Hill
day date. The four Eastern clubs
play from five to six Sunday games;
Pittsburg 11 and the other Western
teams 18 or 19.
The final day's play In the National
League is set for Thursday, October 6
and in the American League a day
earlier, which will, in all probability
bring the opening game of the 1916
world's series on iSaturday, October 7.
Under this arrangement the competing
clubs will be certain of one Saturday
game and if Western clubs are engaged
in the title battle, one Sunday con
test. If the series extended beyond
four games, Columbus day will be in
cluded and should it go seven games,
a second Saturday might be added to
the list, making an excellent outlook
for the gate receipts. The care with
which the major league schedules have
been prepared is further arrested by
the fact that there are but three con
flicting dates.
The accompanying tabulation shows
the number of Saturday, Sunday and
holiday games for the National League
clubs, both at home and abroad dur
ing the coming season:
At hom. Abroad
FOG SPOILS HOCKEY
Players Lucky to Escape Un
injured in Seattle.
HAZE HIDES PUCK AND MEN
Cncle Sams to Meet Victoria in
Jieturn Contest -Here Tomorrow
and Result Is Iinpor
in Pennant Race.
-ight
tant
Boston
Brooklyn . .1:1
New York. . U
Hillndelp'la
PHtsburK ..!"
Cincinnati .It
Chit-aRO ... 1 1
St. Louis ..13
Sa. Su. H
IS
Sa. Su. li.
Total.
Pa. Su. H
O 3 12 6 1 i'5 6 4
o i i:t 5 2 n :
it l 1-2 r, t, :i
O 2 13 5 1 2.- .". 3
O 3 1i 11 0 25 11 3
i- o 14 2 :i 2.-, a
14 2 14 4 1 23 18 X
15 1 12 6 2 25 1! 3
SCORES AT TRAPS HIGH
J. IIOI.OIIA.V TOPS FIELD WITH
MIRK OP 94 OUT OF 100.
II. R. Kvrrdlng, Dennis Holohan, E. H.
Keller, J. W. Seavey, Frank Temple
ton, H. A. Derrick In Spotlieht.
When E. L. Matthews, manager of
he Portland Gun Club, near Jenne
station, called for his squads yester
day afternoon he found nearly a dozen
enthusiasts out for the regular mid
week trap shoot.
I. J. Holohan, the well-known Du
Pont clay bird murderer, led the field
with 94 kills in 100 targets, while
Dennis Holohan was second with 90
victims.
Close behind came H. R. Everding,
prime booster ot this sport aemocrauc,
with 86; K. H. Keller, with So; J. W.
Seavey. with 83; Frank Templeton,
with 81; H. A. Derrick, with 80, and
J. G. Clemson. with between 60 and 70
kills.
At or around the halfway station
were it. t awcett, ueorge tseriz ana
S. C. Moser.
Shooting against Frank Templeton,
H. It. Everding broke 24 out of 25 tar
gets, which was the best mark of the
day. J. W. Seavey also broke into the
near-straight class with a 24. Frank
Templeton. Dennis Holohan and the
mysterious stranger. Mr. Derrick,
bagged 19 out of 20 birds as members
of one squad. ,
V. M. C. A. ATHLETE IS WINNER
Paul J. McGary, of Chicago, Scores
Highest in International Trials.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Paul J. McGary,
of the Chicago Central Young Mens
Christian Association athletic team,
won the International Amateur Ath-
etic Federation track meet, it was an
nounced today. His score was 366 5-6
points and he was 30 points ahead of
his nearest competitor.
McGary headed a field of athletes
numbering thousands. The competi
tions have been going on for months
n all parts of the civilized world not
embraced in the zonee of war.
The scores were kept in accordance
with a uniform chart arranged two
ears ago for athletic competitions
around the world. Scores from all over
the world where competition took place
were forwarded to a central point for
tabulation, and the result of that tabu
lation was announced today.
McGary has shown that he has all
around athletic ability by making 1154
points out of a possible 1200 in the Y.
M. C. A. medal tests. He is 19 years
old, started his career in athletics when
13 years old, and was captain of the
North Division High School basket
ball team in 191a.
"San Francisco's famous fog had
nothing on that seen in the Seattle
Ice Arena last night during the. Portland-Victoria
ico hockey game of the
Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association,"
said J. George Keller, assistant mana
ger of the Portland Uncle Sams. Mr.
Keller attended the contest in me
Sound City and returned home yesterday.
"That several of the players were
not seriously hurt," he continued, "is a
wonder to me. for It was impossible to
distinguish one player from the other.
let alone see the puck. The only way
we could tell that a goal was scored
wii when a player shot and the puck
failed to hit anything. It either hit
the back wall or the goalkeeper's pro
tectors and if there was no sound we
knew it was time to put up a score.
'The first period was bad enough.
but it got worse as the game pro
gressed, and as a result Manager Mul
doon was forced to announce that the
game would be played again tonight.
All thoee who attended received 'rain
checks' and they will be admitted to
night. Both teams started out in
great fashion in the opening stanza
and it looked like a great affair. The
first period was 2 to 1, the second
period ended 3 to 2 in favor of the
Portlanders and the final count was 4
to 4."
The Portland Uncle Sams played oir
the match with Victoria last night in
Seattle and both teams will meet again
in the Portland Ice Hippodrome to
morrow night. Manager Savage and
his Uncle Sams are due in Portland
early this morning, while Manage
Lester Patrick is figuring on arriving
in Oregon some time tomorrow.
The Oregonians are still leading th
circuit. Manager Savage feels rather
grave about the puck chasing match in
the Portland Ice Hippodrome tomorrow
nicrht. Victoria always has been
stumbling block to the Portlanders.
Injuries -and hard luck have followed
Lester Patrick and his Aristocrats all
season and it is for this reason that
his septet rests at the bottom of the
heaD.
The game tomorrow night will start
promptly at 8:30 o clock.
Eighteen goals in one game is sup
nosed to be the world's record in i
hockey game, and Jack Darragh, of the
Ottawa septet of the National JtiocKey
Association, holds that distinction,
Frank McGee registered 12 goals in
Stanley Cup game against the Dawson
City aggregation, one time, out u&r-
ragh put through 18 points for his team
several seasons ago.
This is the 24th year of competition
for the Stanley Cup. It was put up in
1893. At present it is in the posses
sion of the Vancouver Athletes of the
Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association,
pound class, sophomore, gained two
decisions over O'Neill, a freshman.
Watson, also a sophomore, disposed of
Rlsley with ease by a fall, and then
threw Reichart twice, in the 125-pound
class. Stromet sophomore, got two
falls on Woods' in the 115-pound competition.
Harry Patton. junior, won a fall and
decision from Radcliff at 145 pounds.
Cramer, freshman, won two decisions
over Hilton, a sophomore. Porter, '16,
won at 158 pounds from Tanner.
END OF WINTER SEASON NEAR
Meetings of American League and
National Commission on Card.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16. With meet
ings of the American League and the
National Commission in this city to
morrow and Friday and a special ses
sion called by President Gilmore to wind
up the affairs of the Federal League
at Chicago on Saturday, the annual
Winter season devoted to major league
baseball legislation probably will close
this week.
As was the case when the National
League had its session here last week,
American League club owners will Do
called upon to welcome new repre
sentatives of two clubs.
W1LLARD REALLY ILL
M'CARTHY SEEKS TITLE
WINGED M WRESTLER TO BE EN
TERED IX NATIONAL MEET.
All
Agree to Postponement
Until March 25.
DELAY COSTS JESS $10,000
"STR ANGLER" SMITH BUSY, TOO
Winner of O'Coiinell-Mlllcr Bout to
Get Challenge From Suter.
Charles "Strangler" Smith, who wres
tled in Portland several years ago,
wishes to issue a challenge to the. win
ner of the O'Connell-Miller match
which will be held here February 29
in behalf of Otto Suter, welterweight.
of Glendale, Mont.
In a letter from Suter, he discloses a
little information on how he got $100
of Jim Londos' money at Billings,
Mont., last month. Londos and Young
Santell, his partner, came into Glendale
and the Greek agreed to throw Suter
twice in one hour and bet J100 that he
could do so. Londos secured the first
fall in 38 minutes, but was unable to
get the second and lost the money
Londos and Y'oung Santell operate this
way all over the country. They were
in Portland last December and came
here under assumed names at first.
.
Charley Cutler and Walter Miller are
engaged in getting in condition at San-
Francisco. They are doing road work
and working out at the Olympic Club.
Cutler is preparing himself for a
prospective match with the winner of
the Gotch-bantell affair at San Jran
cisco next Tuesday night and Miller is
working harder than ever before for
his match with Eddie O'Connell here
February 29.
WILLIE IIOPPE IS COMING
Vamado. Japanese Billiard Wizard,
Also to Play in Portland.
Willie Hoppe. world's champion bil-
liardist, and Yamado. the Japanese wiz
ard, will play 18.2 balk-line exhibition
matches in Portland for two days be
tween March 5 and 10. They play in
Salt Lake. February 24, and will come
here from there.
R. B. Benjamin, who is booking dates
for them, will arrive here four or five
days ahead of the two crack shots. The
matches here will be housed by Bowie
& Caldwell, in the Pittock block.
OLYMPIC FIVE NOT TO VISIT
Chance for Games in Northwest
Fails and Schedule Is Changed.
WAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. (Spe
cial.) It has been decided by Al Stad
feldt, manager of the Olympic un
limited basketball five, to abandon the
proposed trip of his charges to the Pa
cific Northwest. It had been originally
planned to play games in Portland,
but a chain of circumstances has
brought an end to this.
After the Multnomah Athletic Club
game was canceled, Stadfeldt com
municated with the tossers of the Ore
gon Agricultural College for a contest.
The Aggies suggested March 6 for a
date, but Stadfeldt telegraphed Tues
day that this would be out of the ques
tion, for the Winged O outfit will be
well on their way to the Middle West
by that time. Dallas, Or., telegraphed
Stadfeldt for a game today, but the
rival managers could not come to
terms.
EX-CUB FROZEN TO DEATH
Thomas Seymour, One-Time Ball
player, Loses Life Near Boise.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 16. (Special.)
Thomas Seymour, ex-National League
ballplayer, was found dead today in
the mountains near Cascade, in Long
Valley. He was frozen to death. Sey
mour had some mining property on
West Mountain. He went to Cascade
several weeks ago from Payette and
outfitted for the mines, intending to
do some prospect .work. It is supposed
that he became lost in one of the fre
quent storms in that section and was
exposed to the bitter cold weather.
His frozen body was found along
side the mountain trail.
Seymour was 43 years old. He is
Id to have been a member of the
Chicago club for some years.
Crack l.V-i-I'o unil Grappler to Compete
In Amateur Games at Newark,
X. J., May 4 and 6.
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club is
in line to have a representative at the
Amateur Athletic Union wrestling
championships at Newark, N. J., May 4
and 6. Edgar E. Frank, chaiman of the
registration cemmittee of the Pacific
Northwest Association, leaves for New
York next Monday afternoon, and -while
he is in the East he plans to enter
George McCarthy, the 158-pound wearer
of the Winged "M."
Both Mr. Frank and T. Morris Dunne,
secretary-treasurer of the Pacific
Northwest Association, yesterday re
ceived the official list of Amateur Ath
letic Union championships up to May
15. The first athletic event will be the
settlement of the National basketball
title in Chicago. 111., March 15, 16 and
17. On March 18 the indoor track and
field games will be staked in New York
City, while the boxing matches have
been arranged for April 3 and 4 in
Boston Mass.
Wrestling will be contested in
Newark, N. J., May 4 and 6, and on May
13 the gymnastic events will be held
the same location. The National track
and field championships have been
given to Newark, N. J., mainly because
the city will be celebrating its 2o0th
anniversary this year.
As for the swimming titles, the 100
yard dash will be held in Pittsburg
April 8; 220-yard dash and fancy divin
April 10 in New York; 500-yard and
plunge for distance, on April 22 at St.
Louis; 220-yard breast stroke and 50-
yard in Chicago. April 26; 440-yard re
lay. 150-yard back stroke, on April 27
In Chicago, while the water polo will
be held under the auspices of the 111 l
nols Athletic Club in Chicago, April 27.
Three American wrestlers were in
vited to participate in the international
wrestling championships under the
auspices of the Idraetsforeningen
Sparta, of Copenhagen. Denmark. Will
lam R. Spangler, of New York, at 175
pounds; John Karpinski, 145 pounds, of
Cleveland. O.. and John Maioney, isu
pounds, of Philadelphia, will leave the
United States today on the steamer
Oscar II, from New York, to represent
this country in the world's amateur
wrestling championships.
Baseball Balks and Bunts.
Charley Arbogast, discarded Los An
geles and Oakland catcher, is stirring
up no litle fuss in Los Angeles and
San Francisco by attempting to sign
Coast League stars to contracts in the
independent Arizona Copper League.
Just why Arbogast is enaeavonng to
have e-ood ballplayers jump contracts
during these days when he could eas
ily pick up youngsters wno win oe
squeezed out of getting a chance in
organized ball by the recent peace
compact is beyond comprehension.
The Arizona League agent nas al
ready signed Art Guest, lormer uaK
land shortstop, and has practically
reached terms with Harry Harper, the
outfielder, who finished the season
with Los Angeles. It is reported that
he is also after Bill Leard, who is a
free agent.
The George Stovall of the West tried
to snare Jack Ryan, without success,
but he announces that he hopes to be
more successful in getting Rube Gard
ner from the uaKS. in me jvnaun.
CoDDer League it is said that only
three or 'four games a week will be
nlaved. but the boys are promised good
Jobs all Winter as an extra inducement.
Nearly every year some proposition
of this kind rises up to give the Coast
I.eae-iin managers a little trouble, iney
usually blow up. however, in the mid
dle of the season, only to have some
thing else bob up the next Spring.
President Baum proresses ne is not
afraid of the recent raid, and no bar
will be placed in front of Arbogast s
getting in touch witn piayers.
Reports from Washington indicate
that Chick Gandil, former Sacramento
first-sacker, will have to hustle to hold
his job this season. Chick did not do
over well at the initial sack last sea
son for the Senators.
Joe Judge is the young fellow that
will be hot after Gandil s place. He
was easily the best first-sacker in the
International League last season. He
played in 144 games with the Buffalo
Bisons and ranked sixth in batting at
the season's close with a mark of .320
Champion to Lose by Failure to
Fulfill Theatrical Engagements.
Cold Interferes With Breath
ing and Prevents Training.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Postponement of
the JVillard-Moran bout at Madison
Square Garden, New York, to March
25 was .agreed upon today by all the
principals involved except Moran, and
it was said he would offer no objection.
A brief visit to the champion's home
in Rogers Park today convinced Dave
Lewisohn, representative of Tex Rick
ard, the promoter, that Willard could
not get in shape by March 8, the orig
inal date, and over the long-distance
telephone he obtained Mr. Rickard's
consent to the delay.
AVith Tom Jones, Willard's manager,
Lewisohn interviewed Jess, and found
him suffering from a cold which inter
fered too much with his breathing to
allow him to train consistently. Jones
agreed to remain with Willard until
he recovered sufficiently to begin work
and then to take him to New York.
Physicians were not sure when Wil
lard would be able to work, but it is
expected it will be in two weeks or
less.
Willard has been confined to his bed
most of the time for several days, it
was given out.
Jones said he would remain in Chi
cago until Willard was about ready to
begin work, and then take him to
New York, where he would do all his
training. This, it is expected, will be
in a few days.
Willard stands to lose $10,000 by the
postponement, it was said, because it
interferes with theatrical engagements.
I AM PORTLAND'S
ORIGINAL UPSTAIRS
CLOTHIER
I SELL STANDARD MAKES IN
MEN'S CLOTHES
ALL READY TO WEAR
ZZZ3
I pay $55 a month upstairs instead of $300 to $1500 a
month downstairs on the ground floor.
I SAVE MEN OF PORTLAND $10,000 A YEAR BE
CAUSE I SAVE $10,000 A YEAR IN RENT MYSELF.
Buy your Suit where the high rent profit is eliminated.
MEN'S $20.00
SUITS
MEN'S $25.00
SUITS
The
Clothier
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3
$14.75 REDY
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JIMMY DUNN
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Jake Stahl Heads Amateur Body.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Garland Jake)
Stahl, former manager of the Boston
American League club, was chosen
president of the Chicago Association of
Amateur Baseball Leagues at a meet
ing of the assocation last night, ac
cording to an announcement today.
Pirates Buy Art Wilson.
" CHICAGO. Feb. 16. Art ("Home
Run") Wilson, catcher, was sold today
to the Pittsburg Nationals, Manager
Tinker, of the Cubs, announced. The
terms of the sale were not given out.
ICE
OCKEY
W
The raSHinr of John Mnrmy.
(Jack Murray, former Giant outfielder.
whr, ninvml lust vear with the CuDS. nas
been reli-ase-l to Kansas City in the Ameri
can Association.)
Back' to th hush, old pal.
Back where the dream grows pale:
Where the call Ol lame in tne grana oiu
game.
That sptu th Youthful heart aflame.
Mingles with voices o those who fad.
Back to the bush, old pal.
weary and sick or it aw;
With only dreams of what used to be.
When the eye was keen and the swinr was
frpe.
To comfort you where the shadows fall.
Chicago is, or was, the cradle of
baseball managers. A demon statisti-
ian of the Windy City has figured
out that 16 men who played on the Cubs
and White Sox in the years of their
greatest glory, from 1905 to 1910, have
ince managed teams with better than
Class A rating.
AGGIE SOPH GRAPPLERS WIN
Seeond-Vear Men Take Three Out of
Six Events at Corvallis.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Feb. 16. (Special.)
The. sophomore class won the interclass
wrestling meet held today at the Ore
gon Agricultural College. The second
year men were successful in three out
of six matches, the remaining three go
ing one each to the three other classes.
"Darkhorse" Newman, in the 17a-
Koseburg Beats Ashland, 23-11.
ROSEBURG. Or., Feb. 16. (Special.)
In the fastest game of basketball
played here this season the Roseburg
igh school team last night defeated
the Ashland high school team, 23 to 11.
By winning this game the Roseburg
team claims the championship of
Southern Oregon. The Roseburg and
Corvallis high school teams will play
here Saturday night.
Schoolmasters' Club Will Meet.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Feb. 16. (Special.)
At the meeting of the Douglas Coun
ty Schoolmasters' Club to be held here
Saturday Professor J. H. Ackerman,
president of the State Normal School,
will be the principal speaker. Another
address will be delivered by Alfred
Powers, superintendent of the Oakland
schools.
BY BILLY EVANS,
American League Umpire.
HEN does a substitute batter le
gally enter into a ball game?
That question came up twice in ama
teur circles last season and In both
cases was the cause of a big mixup. It
first happened in a game at Washing
ton, D. C, for the district champion
ship. It came up again in a game
between the White Autos, of Cleveland.
and the leading amateur club of Johns
town. Pa., In the eliminations for
the right to play for the world's ama
teur championship. The White Autos,
by the way, carried off this honor, al
though it looked for a time as If the
play in question might possibly be the
cause of putting that team out or tne
race.
In the game at Washington, if I
recall the circumstances correctly, the
hianager of the team at bat decided
to substitute a pinch hitter for one of
his players He selected the pinch hit
ter and sent him up to the plate. The
pinch hitter neglected to inform the
umpire of the change. The substitute
batter then proceeded to crack out a
hit that sent a run over the plate, the
run . that would have won the game
for his team had not the umpire in
charge ruled against allowing of same.
The moment the substitute batter
singled, the manager of the team in
the field rushed up to the umpire and
asked why the change had not been
announced. The umpire in turn ad
mittted that the player had neglected
to inform him that he "had been sent
up to bat for such and such a player.
The manager of the team in the field
then claimed that since the player had
not informed the umpire that he had
been substituted, that technically he
was not in the game when he made the
hit and hence was the improper bats
man and should be declared out. The
umpire upheld that view of the play
and the governing body of the ama
teur circles took a similar view.
PORTLAND
vs.
VICTORIA, B. C.
Tomorrow Night, 8:30 o'Clock
Seat sale now on at
Portland Ice Hippodrome, 21st and Marshall
Huntley Drug Store, 4th and Washington
Schiller Cigar Store, 11th and Washington
Prices, 50c, 75c, $1.00. Box Seats, $1.25
Seats ordered and not paid for will not be held after
7:30 the night of the game.
Portland Ice Hippodrome
21st and Marshall
Take W, 23d, 16th or Lovejoy Cars
JOHNSTON HAS SUPPORT
I'tAVKRS' FHATERXITY Sl'STAISS
EX-OAK I-V REFUSAL TO MfiX.
some other Portland boy will furnish
the semi-windup. There will bo four
bouts on the card.
Amorlrnii rommerrlal lnlret In riri'rn
lnnfl rests wholly in obtaining nuppl!- 'f
cryull'.e from therv The q'lurrica nt Ivl
Kut. Ht the poulhtru extremity ut tht' IuikI,
supply nearly all tho cryollttj um1 In hu
world.
The White Autos, of Cleveland", fig
ured in a very much similar play at
Johnstown, except that the. Johnstown
manager protested a.t a different stage
of the proceedings and was wrongly
upheld by the official in the conten
tion he made. Near the close of the
game, with the Johnstown club lead
ing by a one-run margin, the manager
of the White Auto team sent one of
his timely hitters up to substitute for
one of the weaker batsmen. -As in
the case at Washington, the Cleveland
player reelected to inform the umpire
that he was being substituted for one
of the players in the regular lineup.
The umpire having never seen any of
the Cleveland players before, was nat
urally not aware that a change had
been made. After the pitcher had de- i
livered several balls to the batter, the
count being two balls and one strike,
someone wised up the Johnstown man
ager to the fact that the batter was a
substituted player. Had he waited
until the batsman had finished his time
at bat, he might have had a leg to
stand on, but Instead he protested at
once.
The umpire in charge of the game
admittted that the player had not in
formed him of his entrance into the
game. The manager of the home team
then contended that, not being In the
game, he was the improper batsman
and should be declared out. This rul
ing, which was In error, practically
kiiled the chances of the Cleveland
team to score in that inning. Since
Johnstown won the game with a run
to spare, the decision played a promi
nent cart ir the outcome of the game.
tlad the ruling been correct it would
have eliminated the Cleveland team.
Since the mistake was discovered be
fore the substitute was retired or be
came a base runner, the umpire had
no right to declare lfim out, the reg
ular piayer in the lineup could again
have been suDstitutea ana tne two
balls and strike would have been
counted on him. The game was thrown
out and when the two clubs met again
Johnstown was decisively defeated.
Outfielder lllulntalnH He Has Krd Con
tract for Two Years nnd That
Brooklyn Should Assume It.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Refusal of
"Jimmy" Johnston, of the Newark Fed
eral League Club, to sign a contract
with the Brooklyn Nationals, to which
he was sold, has been sustained by the
Baseball Players' Fraternity, according
to a statement issued tonight by Presi
dent David A. Fultz.
It is contended by Fultz that John
ston signed a contract with the Newark
Federals for 1S16 and 11)17. in which
his salary was guaranteed for that
period. President Kbbets, of the
Brooklyn club, offered him a contract
containing a 10 days' release clause
and naming a salary lower than ho
was to receive under his Federal con
tract. Johnston insists that the Brook
lyn club should assume his existing
contract.
President Fultz declared the pro
posal made to Johnston violated the
"peace agreement," and expressed the
belief that the National Commission
will sustain the player in his stand.
STANLEY IjAPHAM IS KLKJIBLK
Amateur Cnrds Still Denied Tour
Interscliolastlc Athletes.
Stanley Lapham. the Washington
High School athlete whose eligibility
to compete in the Portland Interschol
astic League has been questioned he-
cause nf alleged professionalism, yes
terday received an Amateur Athletic
Union card from Kdgar E. Frank, chair
man of the registration committee of
the Pacific Northwest Association, lie
will work out immediately with Coach
Fensterniacher and his basketball
players.
So far Mr. Frank nas aeniea amateur
cards to four athletes of the Portland
Interscholastic League, whose eligibil
ity has been questioned regard
ne- alleged proiessionansm. r.ugene
Murphy, Mike Bloch and "Curl Murphy,
all of Columbia University, are still
under protest and "Spec" Burke, of
Jefferson, has been unable to obtain a
card as vet. Irving Niles, of Columbia
University, and Carl Knudson, or Lin
coln, received pasteDoaras last weeit.
Parslow to Box Slurphy February 24
Frank Parslow and Eddie Murphy
will box at Camas, Wash., on February
24. This will serve as the main event
for a boxing show to be staged by the
Camas Athletic Club. Jack Wagner and
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