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BEAVER SQUAD PUT
ON OWN RESOURCES
McCredie to Allow Players
Own Judgment Until He
. Sees They Need Driving.
.SUN IMBUES NEW ENERGY
roar or 1'ive of Squad Will Be Sent
to Northwestern League Clubs.
Series With Colored tiianls
Will Open Thursday.
BY rtOSCOE FAWCKTT.
roRTLAND TRAINING CAMP. Sac
ramento. Cal.. March 27. (Special.)
"My players this year bear reputations
for smartness. I do not intend to han
dicap you with specific instructions
every time you go to bat or leach first
base. You will be permitted to use
your own judgment until I am con
vinced you need driving."
Walter McCredie initiated the "ton-ing-week"
exercises in the Portland
ramp this afternoon hy calling the boys
together in the clubhouse for his an
nual pre-season instructions.
Mack emphasized his trtist in the
alertness of his athletes. He told the
pitchers he expected them to bat and
field and run the bases like regular
players. No loafing will be tolerated.
Kven the mildest profanity on the play
ing field is taboo.
All Expected to Tarn Oat.
All players are expected to keep
proper hours at night and to show up
for morning practice when the team is
at home.
After the lecture the boys skirmished
through their usual fielding, hitting
end signal drill like so many colts.
Thirty minutes of sliding practice
rounded out the morning's work. This
afternoon the sun beamed forth bright
ly again and Mack divided his squad
for a five-inning game.
Fisher's regular outfielders, with
Harstad in the box. trimmed Higgin
botham and the regular infield bunch
to the tune of 2 to 1. Guisto poled his
usual line hit. Other bat stars were
Fisher and the two Bigbee boys. Homer
Haworth injured one of his digits and
at idly by with his fingers swathed in
arnica-scented bandages.
Clark Cat Loomc Again.
Jimmy Clark cut loose again today
and Manager McCredie was highly
pleased with his assortment of hooks.
Clark's shoulder had been paining him
for several days and his reversion to
type gives Mack four gunners stripped
for action.
John Lush. Sothoron and Houck are
gradually ironing out the kinks from
their wings. It is hoped that at least
one of the trio will be "right" for pos
sible emergencies in the Seal and Oak
eeries, commencing April 4.
Tomorrow an all-star team from the
Winter league here will combat the
Beavers at Buffalo Park.
orihwpnt LtaKae to Get Five.
On "Wednesday four or five of the
youngsters the Bigbee brothers,
Fartholemy and Cullen will leave for
Portland, to be disposed of to some of
the Northwest League clubs, and on
Thursday the Chicago Colored Giants
will be here to begin their four-game
series.
Walter McCredie has decided to head
squad No. 2 in person next Sunday at
Stockton. Mack will take these boys
directly into San Francisco Sunday
night, and those who remain here for
the Sabbath game against the negroes
will be piloted to the bay by Captain
Vaughn.
YEKXOX HAS FAST WOKKOCT
Infield Is Reins Moulded Into One
fJreat 3Iaehine.
LOS ANGELES. March 27. (Spe
cial.) With the opening of the season
one week away, Manager Patterson, of
the- Bengal tribe, led his charges
through a fast workout today. From
11 o'clock in the morning until after
lunch time the peerless leader had his
pennant chasers working at top speed.
As usual, batting practice was the
main event on the programme. Pat
also had the players working the hit-and-run
play, which he declares is one
of the best offensive plays in baseball.
The Tiger infield slowly is molding
into one great machine. Bates, at
third: McGaffigan, Griggs and Gleich
mann are working together in a man
ner that is pleasing to the eye.
Prexy Maier anxiously is awaiting
to hear from the East about Griggs.
Montreal's claim to Griggs is causing
the Tiger boss some worry and he
would like to get the thing straight
ened out before the season opens.
BEES START OX TRIP HOME
Blankenship Will Put Finishing
Touches to Squad at Salt Lake.
MODESTO. Cal., March 27. (Special.)
Manager Blankenship and 18 players,
making up the Salt Lake squad that
has been training here for the past two
weeks, this morning departed for home.
Blankenship is satisfied with the con
dition of his players.
At Salt Lake the finishing touches to
the training will be applied. Team
work will be perfected. There are no
outside games scheduled. Manager
Blankenship says that there will likely
be some clashes between the regulars
.and yannigans, but that the fans will
not be allowed in the park. There is a
league ruling, so he explains, which
does not permit the charge of ad m fu
sion to the home ball park before the
season opens.
ANGELS BREAK CAMP TODAY
Culling Will Be Started as Soon as
Team Reaches Home.
LAKE EL.NORE, Cal., March 27.
(Special.) Manager Chance and his
band of Seraph diamond performers
will brak camp tomorrow noon and
leave for Los Angeles, where they will
practice on the grass turf the remain
der of the week, in order to be in th
best of shape for the coming series of
the season with the Tigers, startin
one week from tomorrow.
Chance is well pleased with the work
of his men here, and believes that with
a few days' practice on the grass at
Washington Park his men will be ready
for the season s grind.
The "'peerless leader" announced to
day that he would start cutting the
snuad as soon as he arrives in the City
of the Angels. Chance says that he
will carry only 22 men at the start of
the season.
SE
IALS PRACTICE HARD IX SCX
Wolverton Takes Squad to Better
Diamond at Santa. Clara.
SAN JOSE. Cal.. March 27. (Spe
cial.) -Wolverton carted his men lo
Santa Clara today for a. workout us
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the university grass diamond, which is
in much better shape than Luna Park.
The Seals worked two solid hours
with a warm sun beating down on the
field, and they had to hustle. Bunting
practice, with the pitchers ordered to
put everything on the ball and given
instructions to do the field, occupied
most of the time.
Joe Corbett. Johnny Couch, Skeet
Fanning, Ad Machold. Steen and Poll
Perritt each went in to pitch and field,
and at the close Wolverton expressed
himself as more than pleased with the
day's performance.
Bobby Jones, third-sacker, received
a telegram from Ogden today that an
operation has been necessary upon his
wife and that her condition is consid
ered serious. Bobby left late this aft
ernoon, but will rejoin the Seals as
soon as possible. Meanwhile Frank
Gay, the Sacramento boy, is scheduled
to hold down third In the rest of the
games here.
WILLARD WON T RETIRE
CHAMPIO.V HOLDS C1S0.0OO CIRCUS
CONTRACT.
Heavyweight Declares He Didn't Knock
Out Moran Because He Feared
Effect on Boxing.
CHICAGO. March 27 Jess Willard,
heavyweight champion of the world,
arrived here today from New York,
showing no: ill effects of Saturday
night's fight other than that his right
hand was in bandages.
According to announcement, Willard
will remain in Chicago several weeks,
getting his hand back in shape. He has
a contract to give exhibition bouts with
a circus during the Summer. It is re
ported, his end of the Summer's purse
will amount to approximately $150,000.
Before taking a taxicab to his home.
Willard answered many questions.
"I did not knock out Moran because
a knockout would have a bad effect on
the fighting game in New York, and
there is enough feeling against It now,"
said Willard. "I won all the way.
Moran got in my path several times
and I would have stumbled over him if
he had not moved out of the way.
"I do not intend to retire. I am not
that much of a fool."
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TTTE arOTSXIXG OREGONTAX. TUESDAY. 3IARCII 28, 1916.
SITUATION OVER WITH CAPTAIN
SMOKER IS TONIGHT
Tex Vernon Is Confident That
He Will Beat Mascott.
BENJAMIN TO BOX FORBES
Abie Gordon and Toughcy Wing
Will Clash George Sommera
at 150 Pounds Will Fight
"Fluffy" Fletcher.
Featherweights galore will be on ex
hibition tonight at the Rose City Ath
letic Club, East First and East Morri
son streets. Billy Mascott, champion
featherweight of the Northwest, will
attempt to show Portland fandom that
he is the master of "Tex" Vernon.
Mascott beat the Texas fighter las
November before the Moose Club, but
the decision was close, and many
sportsmen are dubious as to whether
or not the South Portland phenomenon
is really a better boy tnan Vernon.
It is a well-known fact that Tex
boxed Billy last November with the
thumb of his right hand swollen up to
twice its normal size. He is in fine
shape for tonight's engagement, and
said yesterday that he intended to
prove that he is still the featherweight
titleholder of the Northwest.
Benjamin to Meet Forbrn.
Of really more importance than the
main event is the go between Joe Ben
jamin and Bert Forbes. Benjamin is
recognized in this section of the coun
try as the featherweight champion of
the Coast. He and his friends claim
the title by virtue of his victory over
Jimmy Fox.
Abie Gordon, the crack Portland fly
weight, again will swap punches with
"Toughy'1 Wing. Wing is making 108
pounds for the little Hebrew, who will
crawl through the hemp weighing
about 103 pounds.
George Sommers, the rangy 150-pound
brother of Al Sommers, is determined
to make "Fluffy" Fletcher taste defeat.
Sommers appeared at the club across
the river a few months ago.
Clifford to Box Ike Coben.
Joe Clifford, another 190,rpound
"white hope," will attempt to make
Ike Cohen quit sticking out his mug
for more punches. Ike is as fat as
ever, but insists that there is no one
in the game who cab stop him. Clifford
is equally insistent that he can turn
the trick.
There will be only five bouts on the
bill instead of the usual six. Jack
Grant will referee the three main
events while Danny O'Brien will offi
ciate in the two preliminaries.
Jack Fahie and Dave Anderson will
watch the clock and Leo "Frisco" Ed
wards will tell the crowd what's going
on. Manager Merrill says that the
first bout will be started at 8:30
o'clock.
THE Oaks seem boupd to make the
following pruning: Dave Griffith
will be returned to Wichita, while Bill
Lane will be sent back to the St. Boni
face team of the Northern League.
KalHo. the Portland boy, seems cer
tain to be released outright. Catcher
Drolette may be released also.
Morris Rath, former White Sox and
American Association infielder. may
: ioia las fealt Lake club after all. Ac
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cording to Manager Cliff Blankenship,
word has been received that Secretary
Farrell, of the Minor Baseball League
Association, may set down a new rul
ing awarding Rath to the Bees. If the
former White Sox player comes into the
fold he will undoubtedly play second
base. It appears that the huge salary
Hath has coming to him has been set
tled in some way.
Harwood, the catcher breaking in
with San Francisco, may need more
seasoning, but he is showing the goods.
He is turning the runners back who are
trying to steal second, and Wolverton
likes him.
George Hildebrand. American League
umpire, and his family are in San Jose,
Cal. He has agreed to stay over for
a while and umpire some of the Seal
exhibition games. He came from XUo
Grande, where he wintered.
Today the Seals play Agnew. They
meet St. Mary's at San Jose on Thurs
day, and the following Saturday and
Sunday will wind up their training sea
son by taking on Santa Clara. Clarence
and Henry Berry, Frank Stephens, Tom
Stephens and Andy Ferguson were
among the week-end visitors at San Jose
to see the San Francisco club train.
.
Here is the Seals' batting order when
they face the Beavers next Tuesday:
Fitzgerald, rf.; Schaller, If.; Bodie, cf.;
Downs, 2 b.; Jones, 3b.; Autrey, lb.;
Bohne, ss.; Sepulveda, c.; pitcher.
"With the exception of Infielder
Murphy, formerly with Portland, who
is nursing a sprained finger, all of the
Salt Lake Bees are in tip-top shape.
Blank expects to start the season with
20 men, expecting this number to tide
him along nicely. Buddy Ryan and
Tommy Quintan are working out daily
at Salt Lake and expect soon to report
in prime condition.
Manager Cliff Blankenship said re
cently that he expects great things of
Thompson, former Arizona League star,
and young Eldred, who is scooping 'em
up In the infield.
Here is the way the Vernon Tigers
will take the field for the opening
game with Los Angeles: Spencer and
Whaling, catchers; Gleichmann, first
base; Griggs, second base; McGaffigan,
shortstop; . Bates, third base; Daley,
Doane and Mattick, outfielders.
Harry Wolverton says that he is well
satisfied, and he ought to know what
he is talking about, for he has been
looking them over for the - past two
weeks. Harry has not found fault with
any of the boys as yet. Each and
every one of them has obeyed instruc
tions to the letter.
Walter McCredie announced tonight
that Lyle and Carson Bigbee, University
of Oregon athletes; Al Bartholemy and
Neil Cullen would be sent north with
in a day or two for transfer to some
Northwest League club. W. W. Mc
Credie will make the deals. Manager
McCredie has advised Lyle Bigbee to
forsake the box for the outfield, owing
to his lame arm. Carson Bigbee is an
Infielder; Bartholemy a catcher, and
Cullen an outfielder.
Byron Houck. former Philadelphia
Athletic pitcher, likely will be dent to
Portland at the end of the week because
of a sore arm.
Mac has told him to get himself in
condition and report when he is ripe
for actual service. Houck says his arm
13 better than it has been for three
years and he hopes to be ready within
a fortnight.
Inter-City Teams Itest.
None of the Inter-City Baseball
League teams were out practicing Sun
day owing to the rain. If it gets
warm this week all of the clubs will
be out a couple of evenings in an ef
fort to get in ghape for he start of the
official season next Sunday. President
Bay will assign his umpires this week.
Junction City Ball Team Busy.
JUNCTION CITY, Or.. March 27.
(Special.) Practice has been started
by the high school baseball team. A
meeting wag held recently when Luther
Jensen was elected captain and Francis
Pitney manager. F. McKee, coach, ex
pecta to turn out a winning team.
BASEBALL DATES MIXED
MUDDLE CAUSED BY STANFORD.
CALIFORNIA AGREEMENT.
Berkeley Nine, aa Result of Peace Pact,
Annonnces It Can't Flay Gamea
Scheduled In North.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
March 27. (Special.) The baseball
schedules of the college in the North
west in the Pacific Coast Conference
are in a muddle as the result of Stan
ford and the University of California
patching up their athletic relations.
A letter has been received by Man
ager A. It. Tiffany, of Oregon, from
California announcing that California
would be able to play only one north
ern team this year, and for that rea
son would have to call off the games
previously scheduled. Manager Tiffany
announced today that Manager Young
er, of the University of Washington,
and Manager May, of Oregon Agricul
tural College, and he would try and get
together next Saturday at Corvallis and
rearrange the schedule.
If this meeting is not possible a
meeting of the three managers will be
called in Portland.
NIGHT TRAP SHOOT TOMORROW
Unique Event Will Be Held at
Everding Park Grounds.
Something new to Western nimrods
will be attempted tomorrow night at
the Everding Park traps of the Port
land Gun Club, when the first regular
night shoot will be held on the Jenne
Station grounds tomorrow night at
8:15 o'clock, according to A. W. Strow
ger, president of the club. President
Strowger and H. R. Everding. ex-president,
have been working on the play
for almost a year.
Superintendent E. L. Matthews has
installed four huge lights to illumi
nate the trap house. Six RcaUer-gun
artists visited the traps last Thursday
night.
OAKS BEGIN ELIMINATION
Danzig, Hosp and Decollette Are
Released Unconditionally.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28. (Spe
cial.) The Oakland team indulged in
some healthy practice this afternoon
on the home ball orchard. After it was
over. Manager Rowdy Elliott, brought
out the ax and did some lopping off
of heads. The squad was a little bit
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too large for comfortable handling and,
inasmuch as the team will leave Friday
night for Salt Lake to open the season,
the trans-Bay skipper decided the time
opportune for the reduction.
"Babe" Danzig, the f irst-sacker, and
Francis Hosp, the infielder, received
outright releases. Catcher Decolette, a
youngster, was also turned loose.
Rowdy is now at work to effect a
working agreement with the Great
Falls club in the Northwestern League
so that he can turn over some young
talent for development. He wants to
place Frank Elliott, the catcher, and
Pitchers Kallio and White. The other
transaction today was the turning back
of Outfielder Lane to the Northern
League.
MULTNOMAH ATHLETES READY
First Outdoor Workout Is Scheduled
to Be Held Tonight.
Captain Walter Hummel, of the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club track
and field squad, expects to have the
first outdoor workout of the Winged
"M" athletes on' Multnomah Field to
night. The warm sun yesterday afternoon
caused the track to harden consider
ably, but not enough to permit a work
out last night. Although they will be
unable to get outdoors more than three
times" before next Saturday, Captain
Hummel expects to have his athletes in
condition to take some points at the
Far Western indoor track and field
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Union at Corvallis. Or., Saturday.
Captain Hummel. Cyril Magone and
Victor Johnson were working out in
the Multnomah Club gymnasium Sun
day. Magone and Johnson are high
jumpers. Captain Hummel was a lit
tle stiff yesterday, but he managed to
get around all right.
The workout tonight will start at
6:30 o'clock and last until almost 8
o'clock.
HOCKEY RECEIPTS ARE BIG
Uncle Sams to Share in Total Ex
pected to Reach $20,0 00.
MONTREAL, March 27. (Special.)
The receipts from the series of hockey
games being played between the Port
land Uncle Sams and the Canadiens for
the world championship are expected
to reach $20,000. The games so far
have been well attended.
The Uncle Sams have won the first
of the series but were defeated by the
northern team in the two following
contests. The Portland team has an
exhibition game scheduled with the
Ottawa players.
Wilde Knocks Out Sid Smith.
LONDON. March 27. Jimmy Wilde,
Qualify p&rfaci
Gordon
Hats
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the English flyweight champion,
knocked out Sid Smith, former fly
weight champion, in the third round of
a 15-round match here this afternoon.
WOMEN'S PAPER CHASE IS SET
Annual Hunt Club Event Will Be
Held Next Saturday.
The annual women's paper chase of
the Portland Hunt Club will be held
next Saturday afternoon, announced
Harry M. Kerron. master of fox hounds,
yesterday. The winner will receive the
Ralph W. "Wilbur silver trophy.
Sheldon A. Volkman, Howard Charl
ton and Eugene K. Oppenheimer have
been selected to lay the trail and the
start will be made from the Portland
Hunt Clubhouse at Garden Home at 3
o'clock Saturday. The riders will leave
the Portland Riding Academy, Twenty
first and Johnson streets, at 1:30
o'clock.
School Consolidation Defeated.
ELMA. Wash., March 27. (Special.)
Consolidation of the Green Cedar dis
trict with the Elma schools was de
feated yesterday by 11 votes. Elma
voters favored the consolidation, but
the Green Cedar count showed 24 for
consolidation and 35 against. In order
to pass the consolidation measure both
districts had to give a winning ma
jority. World's championship hockey game,
Portland vs. Montreal. Returns by
periods after 6:30 P. M. tonight. Colum
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