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15 TIGERS 'ARE RATED AS HIGH AS ANGELS Spring on the Beavers' first trip home the Judge has many mental battles with J. Pluvius. V From what was regarded as a cinch for Marty McGaffigan, the position of short on the Vernon club is silently developing into a fight between him and Don Rader. There has been no sug gestion of this from the management, but it seems to be coming plain to the casual Los Angeles and Vernon fans. Rader showed unexpected strength at the bat in the last few practice games of the training season, although handicapped in the field by a. sore arm. He is bigger, stronger and faster than he was last season. If Rader continues the present pace in fielding he will, by his work, force recognition as a candi We Uiouse of Uuppenheimer Will G. Mac Rae Thinks Frank Chance Will Find Compe v tition in League. Biiiiil date for the place. He had been slated mmM solely for thy utility role. McGaffigan played short the first two games of the season. , It is said that the Vernon club has a string attached to Joe Berger and can recall him from Wichita if needed. T1TE MORNING OREGONIAIf. TnURSDAT, APRTIi 6, 1916. igs., . -iaKiniimumuj)tj SERAPH FANS ARE SURE Ball Birds Refuse to Admit That Race Will Even Be Close, but Analysis of Teams Shows Others Seem as Strong. BY WILL G. M' RAE. LOS AXGELES, Aprir 5. (Special.) Everybody knows there are no free passes over the road of success. So loe every one know that has taken passage over that route that it takes a firm, seat and a steady grip to reach the top, and the 'hardest part of the Journey Is not traveling up, but stay ing put after one has once reached the height. Frank Leroy Chance is trying to defy the Interstate Commerce Com mission and get a pass over this line. Here in Los Angeles I have had the opportunity of seeing both the Tigers and the Angels in action, and in spite of the columns of dope written about the new manager of the Seraphs, Frank Leroy Chance, a once-over judgment on his crew is that Chance's crew hasn't anything to speak of over the Tigers. Angrl Fani See No Other. Of course every fan In Lob Angeles Is Interested In Frank Chance and. hia 1916 come-back. Around the smoke shops, and even under the shade of the grandstand at "Washington Park, from vocal expressions overheard, it's the Angels off In front and the other five teams nowhere. Once more, if memory serves, there was another prominent citizen of Los AncreleA who tried a. come-back stunt. Chance Is traveling over the eame come-back route, with the stage set tings arranged a tiit differently. The old boy, with a few added wrinkles around the eyes, and a generous sprinkling of gray atop the conning tower, while piloting his striving boys through their baseball practice, romped around the initial sack, and while the super showed unmistakable sins of wear and tear and his foot movement was a bit shortened in stride. Chance proved that he hadn't forgotten how that Important station should be guarded. Vernon Appears) Stronger. Without doubt the Tigers will pre sent a stiffer front than they did in 1915, yet meanwhile the hopeful boys down here are picturing in their mind's eye Frank Chance and hie ex pert ballplayers, headed ty a brass band, gaily marching on the field at Washington Park, where the 1916 pen nant is being raised. This is the job they have picked out for Mr. Chance. You hear no talk of the Angels' trail ing along In second or third place. Blurr such a picture. Why, haven't they the services of the peerless leader? Sure! Hasn't he written largely on the pages of baseball history? Yes again. But it has taken years of whole-hearted endeavor to do this writing, and by the same token It may take a year or two for- Mr. Chance to win a Pacific Coast League pennant. They are a modest lot, these Los An geles sporting writers and the fane. To hear them, or to read their patter, one would almost come to the conclu sion that modesty had gone out of fashion In this sun-kissed land of or anges and heart-balm suits. One writer, after gently hinting to Mr. Chance that nothing short of the 1916 pennant will satisfy, said that, after the gathering of much information from the other training camps., he must give the iSeraphs an edge on every other team in the league. In other words, he confesses, without even a blush, that Chance has a crew that la all class. Yet. I surmise, before the mason ends there will be wee bits of class scattered through the other teams. Cbsnce Is Guarded. Chance himself Is too wise a bird to take a census of the outcome before the season of Incubation has run. Right now he Is casting his eye Tinkerward and has sent out the 8. O. S. for an out fielder. He hasn't been Idle. He has come through the short training sea son with but one or two minor injuries. He has a mighty sweet Ditchinir staff. one that is sure to be heard from be fore the season Is months old. The Tiger pitching Btaff appears to me to be better than that wearing the Angel uniform. T hen, too, I like the Tiger infield. If anything, they have a decided edge over Mr. Chance's in ner gardeners, especially around third base arm short. Coast League Gossip. MANAGERS and magnates of the Coast League are optimistic for a successful season. The new system of shortening training-camp periods seems to be working out satisfactorily. Salt Lake is the only club that kicked this Spring. It has caused the managers to lay their plans more carefully and has had the effect of making the players go at their work with more vigor, realizing that the training grind is shorter and that they must make each day count. Seeing Frank Chance in uniform is reminding Los Angeles fans of the old Cub days. Chance has reached the stage in training where he believes he will be able to occupy the first bag with his old-time skill. While it is not likely Chance will do much active playing, he doesn't like-to remain on the bench all the time, and it Is probable he will get into play now and then. The Salt Lake clubbers are now having a course of spirited lectures given by Manager Cliff Blankenshtp, who is try ing to urge his men to show the same spirit and speed that made them such close contenders for the flag last sea ton. And along with the lectures an other question is being agitated in the Utah town. It is a selection of a definite name for the club. They are now variously known as Bees, Saints, Utes and Mormons. Jerry Downs has been selected to act as field captain for the iSan Fran cisco Seals. The aaptaincy of the Seals with Harry Wolverton as manager is about as important as the role of cap tain of the Beavers with McCredie on the bench. The captain of a club with a boss like Wolverton or McCredie has little to do. Eleven more days and the Beavers will be home. "Twenty thousand or bust!" Judge McCredie had his initial duel with the weather man yesterday. The Colored Giants are billed to play the Baby Beavers this afternoon, and it was rather cloudy yesterday afternoon. The Portland magnate sat in his office on the eighth floor of the Yeon build ing studying weather conditions. Every "The Los Angeles club has gone stale all in a bunch." This was the announce ment of Frank Chance two days be fore the season opened. Still the An gels have walloped the Tigers two straight. All of which will make some of the other Coast League clubs hope that they will never meet Chance's crew when they are very stale. Dr. Flnley, trainer of the Angels, has not as yet recovered from an attack of ptomaine poisoning which he con tracted last Thursday night while eat ing canned asparagus. It is thought that he will be all right within a day or so. RECRUITS JOIN TACOMA TEAM Bartholemy and Bigbee Boys Expect Regular Berths. TACOMA. April 6. (Special.) Catcher Bartholemy, who played with the Portland club at the tail end of last season. Joined Russ Hall's Tiger squad here today. He limbered up a bit and will get in and attempt to land, the first-string assignment. Carson and Lyle Bigbee, University of Oregon players, who were recommended to the Pittsburg National club by Scout Bez dek, came in tonight. They did not look over-strong to Manager McCredle, of Portland, and it is said that he released them just as the Pittsburg manage ment reached out for them. Carson plays in the infield and Lyle Is an out fielder and pitcher. Hall announced tonight that he had signed Pitcher Sutherland,- of the Kan sas City American Association team, and that transportation had been sent to him. Sutherland comes highly touted from the American Association. Two teams, picked haphazard from the recruits, played 15 innings today. No score was kept, and Hall shifted the rookies about just to see what they had on the ball. AGGIES TO START TOCR TODAY Team to Play Seven or Eight Games " In Inland Empire. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 5. (Special.) The Ore gon Agricultural College baseball team will leave Thursday for a ten days' trip into the Inland Empire where a series of seven games will be played with the strongest teams of the East ern Oregon and Washington districts. The first two games will be played with the College of Idaho at Caldwell. April 7 and 8. Monday the team will open a three-game series with Nick Williams Northwestern League fapo kane aggregation. It is probable that a fourth game may be played with the leaguers on Thursday. Washington State College will be met Friday, April 14 and the following day the University of Idaho team will furnish the oppo sition. Neither of the two games with W. S. C. and the University of Idaho will figure in the final conference standing of the teams. MIKK II. BUTLER TO REFEREE Veteran Athletic Man to Conduct Vance-O'Connc-n Match. Mike H. Butler was last night chosen to referee the wrestling match between Eddie O'Connell and Frank Vance to morrow night at the Rose City Athletic Club. Butler has been in Portland con ducting the Butler School of Physical Culture for the past several years, and is a competent official. He officiated in. the Miller-O'Connell match Febru ary 29, and got away with it to the satisfaction of the large crowd present. Vance will arrive here this morning. He wUl work cit at the Rose City Athletic Club this afternoon, his final workout before the match. Several Seattle clubmen will accompany him and more will arrive tomorrow. WHITNEY AND CRANE VICTORS Court Tennis Finalists lo Play To day, Victor Meeting Gould. NEW YORK, April 5. Payne Whit ney, of the New York Racquet and Tennis Club, . defeated the veteran, Charles E. Sands, his clubmate. in the lirst match of today's semi-final round for the National court tennis cham pionship. The match, which went the full five sets, was one of the hardest ever seen at the- local club. In the other match Joshua Crane, of Boston, outplayed C. S. Cutting, of this city, three sets to one. Whitney and Crane will meet in the finals tomorrow, and the winner will play against the titleholder. Jay Gould. Wells and White to Box Tomorrow. KANSAS CITY. April 5. Matt Wells, of England, and Charley White, of Chicago, finished training today for their bout here tomorrow night, when they will box 15 rounds to a decision. They have agreed to make 135 pounds at 3 o'clock. They have met three times, Wells gaining a 12-round ref eree's decision and a 10-round news paper verdict, while White has a close 10-round newspaper victory to his credit. Reds Defeat Columbus. CINCINNATI, O., April 5. The Cin cinnati National League club defeated the Columbus American Association team today, 7 to 5. Score: R. IT. E.l R. H. E. Columbus ..6 12 2C'incinnati ..7 6 2 Batteries Curti.s, Vance, Blodgett and Coleman, Murphy. Fratt; Mitchell, Schulz and Wlngo, Clarke. Fielder Jones' Team Wins. ST. LOUIS. April 5. The St. Louis Americans defeated the St. Louis Na tionals here today, 4 to 2.. Score: R, H. E. R. H. E. Nationals 2 8 2 Americans. .4 4 2 Batteries Groom. Davenport. Fincher and Hartley, Severeid; Steele, Ames and Snyder. Danny Shea Joins Great Falls. SPOKANE, April 5. Daniel Shea, ex catcher of the Spokane and Tacoma clubs, signed a contract today to catch for the Great Falls, Mont., Northwest ern League club. He departed today for Everett, where he will join the Great Falls training squad. Braves Get Title to Compton. CINCINNATI. April 5. The National Baseball Commission today awarded the services of player Bash Compton to the Boston National League Club. Compton deserted the Kansas City club and signed with- the St. Louis Federals. HI You'll see all the new Kuppenheimer models in our windows today Morrison BLACKS SWAMP AGGIES CHICAGO GIANTS WIN. 11 TO 3, IN GAME AT CORVALLIS. College fitcbesr Arc Hit Hard, Bat They Get Poor Support From Infield Men, Who Seem Slok. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COI LEGE, Corvallis. Or.. April 0. (Spe cial.) Rube Foster's dusky Chicago Giants had little trouble in defeating the O. A. C. team here this afternoon, 11 to 2. It was the first game of the season for the Aggies and lack of fin ish was displayed both when facing Dixon, the G iants' pitcher, and In handling of infield hits, many of which should have been easy outs. The -visitors found Willoughby. freshman pitcher, and "Bicky" Williams for a total of 13 hits, while four safe bingles were all that the Aggies could amass. Both Asn?:le tallies were registered In the final stanza, following hits by Mor gan, Sieberts and Baldwin and errors by Petway. who was playing right field, and Bauchman, second baseman. Willoughby, the freshman, who was first sent after the Giants, gave one of the best exhibitions of pitching ever displayed here by a first-year man. Al though touchedup for 11 hits In the seven Innings he worked, many should have been easy outs. Williams worked the last two innings and helvl the ne gros to two hits. Grartdvlew Tennis Club Reorganized. ORAKDVIEW, Wash., April 5. (Spe YOU will find a new sort of Value in these Kuppenheimer suits Style, a bit more distinguished Fabrics, all the new and wanted things, scarce this Spring Workmanship, inside and out, that you will be proud to own. Your exact size and fit is waiting for you at the Kuppenheimer dealer's. Prices, $20 to $40. Our new book, "Styles for Men," sent on request. THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER, CHICAGO , Originators of Fractional Sixes in Men's Clothing at Fourth cial.) The Tennis Club was reorgan ized Monday evening for the coming season with D. G. Cragg as president and George K. GifHn secretarjitreas urer. The club has two courts. One of these is being graveled this week and the other will be improved later If needed. Ilraves Lose to Senators. WASHINGTON, April 5. The Boston Braves were defeated 7 to 4 today by the Washington Americans in an ex hibition game here. With the score tied in the sixth the locals counted five runs on two hits, four errors and a base on ballf. Score: B II. E.I R. II. B. Boston 4 7 6Wash 7 10 1 Batteries Nehf, Knetzer and. Black burn; Gallia, Harper and Henry. lied Sox Blank Baltimore. BALTIMORE, April 5. The Boston Americans defeated the Baltimore In ternational League team here today by a score of 5 to 0. Score: R. H. E.1 R. H. E. Boston 6 10 0BaltImore. . 0 8 2 Batteries Shore, Ruth and Agnew; Thormahlen and McAyoy. Reno Race Meet to Open Jnly J. RENO. Nev., April 5. The Reno Fair and Racing Association's Summer meet will be opened on July 1, and -will con tinue for 19 days, according to an an nouncement made here today. The pari mutuel system of betting will prevail. Portland Angler Out for Trout. John H. Crane, prominent Portland angler, left to Join trends yesterday on the McKenzie River, where they will enjoy fishing lor trout tor the next few days. y Exclusive Representatives for TDvp'l q -n rl 2 The House of KuDDenheimer in I Ul Llctlld JL -L. CAPA6LICA ON. VISIT CHESS EXPERT TO START THREE BAY EXHIBITION TONIGHT. Forty of City's Bent Players to Be Met In Simultaneous Games at Cham ber of Commerce. Joee R. Capablanca, the Pan-American chess champion, will arrive in Portland this morning from Seattle for a three days' sojourn among Portland's chess players. He will encounter 40 of the city's best chess players In simultaneous play at the Chamber of Commerce tonight, play beginning at 7:30. Capablanca is one of the greatest experts at simulta neous play and has made several tours, wherein he only lost one or two games, although, he played in a dozen or more cities. Capablanca is probably the most In teresting chess personality since Paul Morphy. and his brilliancy of play Is recognized everywhere. His decisive defeat of Frank Mar shall, the American chess champion. In 1909 and his succession of victories over every European master encoun tered in 1914 have rendered him the only dangerous opponent of Laaker, the present champion. A match was vir tually arranged for at the outbreak of the present war. but the conflict brought all negotiations to an abrupt end. The match was to be held in Europe. Capablanca will give another exhibi tion Friday afternoon before Portland's Copyright 1916, TAe business men who will face the great est chess player living. Capablanca will give his final exhi bition Saturday evening at the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club, and will leave Sunday for San Francisco. WHITK SOX TO MEKT IIAU BOY Two Famous Coast Racers Are to Be Matched for $5000. Two pacers, famous along the Pa cific Coast, will meet In a $5000 match race during the Summer. They are Hal Boy, a gelding, owned by Stough ton Fletcher, and. White Sox, a famous mare, owned by Clarence Berry, the Los Angeles horseman. . Both horses have a large following and It is certain that when they meet in their turf battle they will be backed heavily by their supporters. The pair have met, twice before and honors are even. Their first battle was fought out last June in San Fran cisco In the J20.000 stake race for 2:06 pacers. " Each horse won two of the five heats, but White Sox beat Hal Boy in the summary. They met again in November in an other $20,000 stake race for 2:06 pacers and this time Hal Boy won in straight heats 2:03. 2:06 and 2:06Vi- Since then there has been much de bate as to which horse is the better and as a result the pair will be called upon to fight it out. White Sox Drub Wichita. WICHITA. Kan., April 5. The Chi cago Americans won from Wichita (Western League) team here today. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago... 15 19 lWichita 18 2 Batteries Williams, Danforth and r-rfr rtte-- i8H Hou& of Kvppenheimcr Lynp, Schalk; Pate, Davis, Geist and Gray. Giant Pitchers Batted Hard. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 5. The New York National League pitchers were hit hard by the Chattanooga Southern Association club here today, the home team winning 7 to 1. Pcore: R. II. E. li. 11. K. Cbattan'ga 7 13 2jNew York...l 4 2 Batteries Allan. Karr, Herbert, Mar tina and Peters. Kitchens; Perrttt, Ben ton and Wendell. Belroit Sends Pitcher to Seals. DETROIT, April 6. Th Detroit baseball club has released Pitcher "Red" Oldham to San Francisco under an optional Agreement. To morrow April 7 Frank Vance Seattle Athletic Club vs. Ed. O'Connell of Port I a-iid. WRESTLING Championship Contest. BIG BOXING CARD Tlekets on Sale. Multnomah Clab, Hudson Arms Co., Rich's Two Stores. f . - i msm N
