19 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1916. OREGON AND PEMM ARRIVE FOR FRAY Both Elevens Do Light Work at Pasadena and Appear Fit for Big Clash. RAIN SIGNS CHEER BEZDEK Experts Kay Wet Field New Year's Day Will Increase Chances or Oregon's Winning Contest by at Least 2 3 Per Cent. PASADENA, Cal., Dec 27. (Special.) The flower-bodeeked ciyi of Pasa dena was turned into a football camp today when two big football elevens arrived for the annual East versus West game New Year's Day. The University of Oregon eleven ar rived at 10 o'clock thiu morning, while Pennsylvania's eleven made its en trance at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Rousing receptions were given both teams by Pasadena officials and citi zens, but it was plainly evident South ern California is loyal to the Western team. The Oregonians were taken to Tour nament Park immediately after lunch, but Coach Bezdek's plans for an after noon of practice were upset by a whole army of photographers. Oregon Stars Pose for Pictures. Bezdek was finally convinced that it was impossible to stage a scrimmage with about 673 snap-shot artists run ning interference for his men, so work was called off for half an hour and the stars of the team were posed for hun dreds of pictures by the camera men. By 2 o'clock the field was cleared and Bezdek raced up and down the field behind his men, goading them on at a furious pace. Fear that the inac tion of the two days' train ride would affect the condition of the men was tpeedily dispelled, as they finished their first tour of the field breathing easily. While Oregon was working, the Pennsylvania team on its special train slipped into the city and was quickly transported to the Hotel Raymond, where the men will stay during the time they are here. Coach Folwell wasted little ceremony in ordering his men into their football suits. Coach 1 "olv ell Worried. The Pennsylvania team has been on the road six days and Folwell was gen uinely alarmed over the effect of the trip. He had expected to reach Pasa dena Tuesday and figured on at least a six-day training period. Now he will have but four. A grin overspread the features of Coach Bezdek when he was asked now his team's chances were against Penn sylvania New Year's Day. The Oregonians arrived 27 strong under the leadership of Coach Bezdek and Trainer Hayward. Mr. Bezdek is filled with optimism; he sees rain in the air for New Year's day and all the experts agree that Or egon's chances will be increased 25 per cent by a wet field. Five minutes after they arrived in Los Angeles the Oregonians were on their way to Pasadena. The Pennsylvania coach put his men through a light practice this afternoon but said lie would give them a hard workout tomorrow. Oregon Team Averages Well. The Oregon team sizes up well. The men are about the same height and weight. The strongest line-up of each team will be in the field, according to an nouncements by the respective coaches and neither one, it was said, will have an alibi to offer after the game next Tuesday. The Pennsylvania team did its work on the golf links of the Hotel Raymond. In a message to a Los Angeles new paper from Boston, Eddie Mahan, for mer Ha.vard star, back from coaching the University X California eleven, said today that i'eupsMU'ania would find Oregon a truujli nWyi. i,t. "It is likely to, rain." he continued, "and on a wet fisld the Oregon team will be more at home than the Penn sylvania player3Jor Bezdek's team has played nearly every game in the rain. The Oregon players are all the same . size and one of the greatest looking squads I have ever seen. The back field men are all husky and as big as ine line, xney are much older than the college players in the East, but the style of play is practically the same." Game No Cinch for Easterners. "If the Pennsylvania team thinks It Is going to have a cinch," he contin ued, "it is likely to receive a big sur prise." Tomorrow the Pennsylvania mentor and his men will go to Tournament Park, where Coach Folwell will send the team throug.i a stiff workout in cluding scrimmage. Like Coach Bezdek, Coach Folwell plans to give his men heavy work to morrow and Friday, taper off with light work Saturday with a complete rest Sunday. At a meeting tonight, the coaches named officials for the big ; ame Mon day. The Eastern players were housed at the Raymond tonight at the formal opening of the hotel for this Winter. The Oregonians were similarly en tertained at the Maryland. BASKETBALL LEAGUE LIKELY Four Towns in Eastern Oregon to Organize for Games January 1. BAKER, Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) According to word received today by C. L. Shaw, secretary of the Baker Y. M. C. A., from J. D. King, secretary of the La Grande Y. M. C. A., an inter city oasKetDaii league. comprising senior teams from Baker. La Grande, Union and North Powder, will be formed at a meeting to take place Jan uary 1 at La Grande. The Baker basketball five will meet La Grande there next Monday and vol ley ball teams of the two cities will also clash. At that time the plans for the basketball league probably will be completed. M'MINNVILLE TO PLAY SALEM Hard Basketball Contest Anticipated at Capital City. M'MINNYILLE, Or., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) McMinnville High School will play its first game of the 1916-17 bas ketball season when it meets the strong Salem five at Salem tomorrow night. Murray, center; Captain Martin and Mardis, guards, and Arthur, Meade. Eckman and Holmes comprise the squad which will represent McMinnville on the trips away from home. With the exception of Arthur all of these lads were members of the foot ball team which completed a most suc cessful season at Newberg Thanksgiv ing day. Gilbert Five Seeks Games. J. C. Liden manager of the Gilbert Station Athletic Club basketball team, - would like to secure games with Port- 4 land quintets, all games to be played at Gilbert, Or. The squad has been de feated only once, and that was by but one point. Manager Liden can be reached by telephoning to D 61 after 5:45 o'clock each afternoon. The Gil bert boys average about 140 pounds. TENNIS COMPETITION NARROWS Only 16 Are Left in National Junior Championship Singles. NEW YORK, Dec. 27. The record field of 100 competitors for the Nation al Junior lawn tennis championship singles narrowed to 16 survivors hero today. Among the best of the young players under 20 years of age, who re tained places, were: Francis W. Hop kins, Yale, who defeated Richard S. Goldman, Princeton. 4-6. 6-3, 6-4; WU1 ard Botsford, Columbia, who beat Paul Keresey, Fordham, 6-2, 6-2; E. H. Hend rickson, the Amherst star, who defeated F. Dornheim. Philadelphia. Penn State boy champion, 6-1, 6-0; P. B. Boyle, Georgetown, who beat Alvin Filer, 6-.1, 6-0. and C. Warner, Lehigh University, who defeated- W. M. Warner, Hill School, Pottstown. Pa., 6-2, 6-0. The playing of Elliott H. Binzen. Fordham champion, was excellent. He easily outplayed F. Barrett, Newtown High School, 6-2, 6-1. B. M. Arnold, Jr., of Carteret Academy. N. J., worked a surprise by eliminating F. A. Middle ditch. Princeton. 6-4, 6-0. Merritt Cut ler, of Pratt Institute, later defeated Arnold, 6-3. 6-4. SEALS GET NEW TIMBER MANAGER WOLVERTOS PLANS TO STRENGTHEN 9-I'H- BEAVERS GET NEW HURLER FROM EAST Tom Helfrich, of Harrisburg, N. Y., Comes With Ex cellent Record. 27 GAMES WON IN 1916 New Twirler Finishes Season Class B League With Percentage or .63 6 McCredie Forwards Contract East for Signing. in BY HARRY M. GRAYSON. Walter Henry McCredie, manager of the Portland Pacific Coast League club, announced last night that he had landed Pitcher Tom Helfrich. of the Harrisburg team, of the New York State League. From all accounts Hel frich is a good-sized chap. He was one of the best chuckers in the Class B League last season, and is right handed. Howard Ehmke was the only pitcher who won more games in the New York State League last season than did Hel frich. The former Los Angeles youth won 31 games and lost seven, while Helfrich scored 27 triumphs and was set back 12 times. Helfrich allowed 94 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. (Special.) ! runs ana n't eight batsmen. He walked Here are some of the things that 58 and struck out 57. The youngster Manager Wolverton has promised by laced 890 batsmen, allowing 242 hits. ball team at Sllverton. Or., New Year's! afternoon. The Portlanders will leave Portland late next Sunday night, ac cording to present plans. EVANS TO TEACH CTJBS TO BAT Golf Expert Engaged to Show Chi cago Nationals '"Form." CHICAGO. Dec. 27. Charles (Chick) Evans, Jr., National amateur and open golf champion, is going to teach bat ting "form" to members of the Chicago National League club. Evans today ac cepted the invitation of Charles H. Weeghman. president of the club, to make the Spring training trip to Pasa dena, Cal. Evans' amateur standing will not be affected, it was explained, as he will not receive any money for his services. He merely will be a guest of President Weeghman on the trip. Mr. Weeghman believes that Evans will be able to improve the batting of every player on the team. "There is 'form' in trie driving of a golf ball." he said, "but there is none BOUTS ON LAST 1916 BOXING CARD Bronson-Madden Match Main Event of Rose City Ath letic Club Programme. SULLIVAN MEETS NELSON First BaNenian, Catcher and Couple of Other New Players Probably Will Be Obtained. way of a belated Christmas gift to the baseball followers of San Francisco: One new first baseman; one brand new first-string catcher; two other new faces yet to be announced; perhaps an other pitcher of big league caliber, and a couple of trades that will permit the club to get down to the limit. So far as mentioning names and tell ing us just what's what. Manager Wol verton is an absolute blank. "Now, the acquisition of new men for the places I have named doesn't nec essarily mean the old players will be missing," said Manager Wolverton to day. "For instance. Bill Speas will re port to the club in the Spring, and so will Sepulveda and Clarence Brooks. "Our pitching staff looks good to me. There will be Stroud, Baum, Erickson, Oldham, Dougherty, whom we drafted from the New York State League; Brown. Steen and Kallio from whom to pick a staff. "My reports have It that Dougherty is already big-league timber. Kallio, I think, was all pitched out when he joined the team, and you didn't see his curve. "Baum will spring a surprise on the fans. Charlie has picked up 12 pounds this Winter, and never before has he gained weight in the Winter months. He has been pitching in leisurely fash ion twice a week ever since he has been in the mountains, as he thinks that it will aid him in getting into shape faster in the Spring. "Downs and Corhan look like fixtures around the keystone sack. At third we can use Maisel, or, for that matter, he will be available for the outfield. Maisel is a .300 hitter and ought to help the team on the aggressive. "Our outfielders at present include Fitzgerald, Schaller and Calvo." MAGGERT BATS WELL ANGEL, OUTFIELDER'S RECORD FOR THREE YEARS SCANNED. During Past Season 'Veteran Hits .350 Against Salt Lake and .303 Against Portland Beavers. Sacramento In 1914 and Its successor, Salt Lake, have been the best boosters for Maggert, veteran Los Angeles out fielder, when it has come to keeping his batting record up for the last three years. Maggert has batted more than .300 each year against Sacramento and Salt Lake, running as high as .389 in 1915 and only as low as .329 in 1914. Portland has also been much to Mag-gei-t'tj liking, for he has never batted below .300 for a year in the last three seasons against the Beavers. But his record against Portland has not been up to the high figures of his record against Sacramento and Salt Lake. Maggert's batting for three years against Sacramento In 1914 and Salt Lake in 1915 and 1916 follows: Ab. R. H. P.C. 1014 140 28 44 .329 1915 144 32 56 .389 1910 137 35 48 .3o0 Maggert's batting for three years against Portland follows: Ab. R. H. 1C. 1914 130 23 39 .30 1915 143 32 4S .336 1916 11U 22 36 .303 Maggert's batting for three years against Venice and Vernon follows: Ab. R. H. P.C. 1914 170 34 56 .329 1915 143 29 36 .2uj 1916 127 23 36 .284 FIREMEN TO PLAY CLUB FIVE MeMinnvile and Multnomah Teams Will Clash Saturday. M'MINNVILLE. Or.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial) Local followers of basketball are enthused over the coming game with the Multnomah Club of Portland. The Wingt'if "M" will oppose the local fire men's five Saturday night. The McMinnville firemen have lost only one game this season. Silverton defeated the quintet by one point mar gin. Captain White has selected his lineup as follows: Pearson, center; Captain v hite and Eckman, forwards Martin and Wauggatnan, guards. DILLON WILL BATTLE DARCY Indianapolis Fighter and Australian Will Meet in Brooklyn. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 27. Jack Dil Pitchers in the New York State League are ranked according to the batting average of their opponents. No account is taken of runs earned per nine-inning game, as In the major leagues. Pacific Coast League and many other organizations. Helfrlch's op ponents averaged .272 against him, ranking him 40th in a field of 50 pitch ers. His batting average was .133. That would not indicate that he was the most efficient twirler in the world when it comes to holding the opposi tion down to low-hit affairs, but the fact that he finished with a percentage of .636 in victories and losses with a clirb that ranked seventh In team bat ting and fifth in team fielding and fin ished deep in the second division 'eads to the belief that he must be one of those nervy pill propellers who are mighty hard to connect with In the pinches. Walter McCredie says that Helfrich has accepted terms and that he has closed with the Harrisburg manage ment. A contract is on its way now to the young pitcher. Helfrich has ad vised the McCredies that he wishes to play on the Coast. He has relatives in this vicinity. The fact that Pitcher Helfrich was overlooked in the draft by major league clubs, despite his great record with Harrisburg, tends to make one believe that he must have some pe culiarity about his pitching. He may be a duplicate In some re spects of Pitcher Harvey "Suds" Suth erland, the Portland boy who won 16 straight games for the Tacoma North western League club and finished head and shoulders over any other young pitcher in that league at the close of the 1916 campaign. The writer saw Sutherland pitch a game against Spokane at Tacoma last July. He threw "em by the Indians so fast, looked so great perched out on the hillock and finished so strong that afternoon that he would have sent the most pessimistic foxy forager repre senting a big league into ecstacies. He looked good that day because the pennant-winning tribe was not getting on first base and won his game, 7 to 1. But those who have followed "Suds" since he was a youngster on the sand lots at Lents know his great fault, which has perhaps kept him out of the majors this season. His freak wifld-up does not allow him to keep men on first base and the catchers cuss every time a runner reaches the initial cor ner. They know that they must throw accurate and true or the hated rivals will steal their gloves. M 4 IIP : I 1 I a : - ' t mm m t v I I -: j I i "Back" Smith. Astoria Greek, Who Another Clash Will Take Place Be tween "Buck" Smith, of Astoria, and Mike Hogan, Who Halls From Stockton, Cal. month at the meeting between Seattle and Multnomah. O'Connell and possibly Frank Harmar, chairman of the Winged "M" boxing and wrestling committee, will accompany the Portland lads. DAWSON WINS, 2 7; SWINNEY, 21 Ingles Defeats Mctcalf In Billiard Tournament, 2 0 to 11. R. H. Dawson defeated C. M. Swln ney. 27 to 21, last night In the handi cap three-cushion billiard tournament of the Waldorf billiard parlors. At the same time E. E. Ingles won from M. W. Metcalfe, 20 to 11. The Ingles- Metcalfe ptfair was one of the lonsest yet staged In the tourney, for It re quired 116 Innings to decide the winner, both contestants playing to 20 points. Although he scored one more point than his opponent, J. R. Monroe lost to L. E. Albright, 23 to 22. Monroe was playing to 25, while Albright was out for 22. Each made a high run of three. The high run of the tourney is held by Fred L. Boalt. who made six billiards in one frame. Games will be played today at 2:15 o'clock and again tonight at 8:15 o'clock. WelKht. i "Muff" Broiison 133 . i i j Frank Kendall 200 . Weldon Wins 118 , "Buck" Smith .' 122 Ben Borrtaen .... She! McCool ..Lloyd Madden . . . .Billy Nelson Jack Sjmmi .Jockey Bennett . . . .Mike HoKan 190 Jack Graham ISO . . . .Jimmy Moscow Seven bouts are on the programme which will be presented by the Rose City Athletic Club at the organization's headquarters. East First and East Mor rison streets, commencing at 8:30 Kx TO NIGHT BOXING Llg-htwetght Championship Northwest. LLOYD MADDEN Amateur American Champion. Present Northwest Champion. Who Risks His Title to MUFF BRONSON Portland's Pride. iii" v ONE COAST MAN WINS LES H. RE1D, OF SEATTLE, GETS TRAPS HOOTER'S MEDAL. Interest In Trapshootlng: Is Declared to Be Steadily Increasing In United States and Canada. BALTIMORE. Md Dec. -(Spe- o'clock tonight. Despite the snowfall , emi. Fifty-three medals were award of yesterday the largest crowd of the I od In the medal contest conducted by "Bnek" Smith. Astoria Greek, Who Will Make Ills Debut in Port land Tonight, Meeting Mike Ho 15 on at Rose City Athletic Clnb. year is expected to witness the closing boxing bill of fare of 1916. The main event is bound to prove a treat to the fans. Seattle's best light weight, Lloyd Madden, champion of the Northwest, will be pitted against "Muff" Bronson. the best boy that the abrevlated round game has developed hereabouts. To win means everything to both boys. Neither will be satisfied with a draw. Chet Mclntyre, handler of Madden, says that about 100 Seattle fans left the Sound City at midnight last night I to Eee their Idol in action. Chet Is confident that his boy will be returned the winner. As he is an expert in the boxing game his opinion should count for something. Lloyd Madden has only been boxing two years and Is a legitimate light weight. He won the coast amateur championship when representing the Seattle Athletic Club at Los Angeles in the Spring of last year. He defeated Vincent Monpier, of the Multnomah Amateu. Athletic Club. and Jack Barker, of Los Angeles, each In three rounds. Last April In Seattle he captured the Far Western amateur championship by trimming Barker again and a couple of In driving a baseball. Applying the form of golf to baseball was respon sible for the wonderful driving power or rranK &cnuue ana neinie Zimmer man. It may be argued that Schulte knew nothing about golf, but he un consciously used the same swing." Mr. Evans Is one of the few expert golfers who can drive a ball high or low, as he may desire. He Is ranked among the longest drivers tn the world, although he confesses that ho never practice with his wooden clubs, as the swing is so easy when the iron clubs have been mastered. CLUB HEATED 42 ROUNDS OF BOXING 43 SULLIVAN SELSON 133 lbs. SIMMS KENDALL WINGER BENNETT 118 lbs. McCOOL MOSCOW SMITH HOGAN 122 lbs. GRAHAM BORDSEN 190 lbs. 50c (250 Seats Only) si. SlJWt 2 Box Seats rTTr,Lri7"TO Rinis -- xva.j M ILLER'S the American Amateur Trapshooters Association during the month of No vember, according to figures given out today bjf Stanley F. Withe, secretary treasurer. Les H. Reld, prominent Se attle professional, was the only nim rod from the Pacific Northwest who was success'ul In attaining a medal. His was a gold medal for the 90 per cent class. The rapid Increase in the number of gun clubs affiliated with the American Amateur Trapshooters' Association gives some idea of the Increasing popu larity of medal shooting. There are now 1282 organizations connected with the National association. Distance or nationality Is no barrier to the growth of the American Amateur Trapshootlng Association, for the last census shows that 55 clubs In Canada, two in Alaska and one in Hawaii have joined the association. The wide dis tribution of clubs belonging to the American Amateur Trapshootlng As sociation Is shown by the following statistics issued today, which includes November, 1916: Pennsylvania 169. Illinois 126. New York 114. Canada 55. New Jersey 54, Indiana 52, Wisconsin 51, Michigan 46, Minnesota 36. Missouri 35, Kansas 31, Maryland 29, Massachu setts 29. Nebraska 27, California -o, ed Bob Moha. of Milwaukee, in a 10 round bout here tonight. Greb carried the fighting to Moha throughout and the Milwaukee man did not show his best form until the last two rounds. Greb weighed 160 pounds: Moha. 167. Billy Sullivan to Stay on Farm. Billy Sullivan, who Is now a pros perous farmer near Newberg. accom panied by Mrs. Sullivan and Billy. Jr. arrived in Portland yesterday to remain until after New Year's day. Sullivan and his old boss. Fielder Jones, passed the alternoon talking over old times. Billy says that ho will stick to the farm. others. He turned professional right ! Connecticut 23, Montana 23, Kentucky after this meet. His best bouts since i 21. Virginia 16, Oklahoma 16, Wash that time have been with Willie Hoppe, Ington 14. Delaware 14. Oregon 13. of San Francisco; George Ingle and ; Colorado 13, North Carolina 12. West Harry Anderson. He was only given j Virginia 12, Ohio 11, New Hampshire a draw with Ingle, but won the light 10, Vermont 10. Arkansas 10. Idaho 9. weight championship of the Northwest I Mississippi 8. Alabama 8. Maine 7. North from Anderson. j Dakota 7, Florida 7, Louisiana 6. Arl- One of the surprise packages on the zona 5. Utah 5, Georgia 5, Tennessee 5. card will be the tilt between "Buck" : Nevada 4, Texas 4. Rhode Island 4, Smith, the fhrhtlnir Greek from Astoria. I Alaska 2, South Carolina 2. Hawaii 1 SANTEL AND LEWIS TO MEET Return Match Between Wrestlers Is Set for Jannary 2. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Terms for a return wrestling match here Jan uary 2, between Ad Santel, the cham pion heavyweight of the Pacific Coast, and "Strangler" Lewis, of Kentucky, have been arranged. The men will wrestle two and one-half hours, best two falls out of three, or to a decision If neither man obtains a fall. Lewis recently defeated Santel in a similar match. Joe Stecher, of Nebraska, will wrestle the winner of the "Strangler" Lewis Ad Santell match here February 22, ac cording to a telegram which Frank Schuler, promoter of the Lewis-Santel match, announced today he had received from Joe Hetmanek, Stecher's manager. Stecher is in Dodge City, Neb. Schuler said no contract had been signed yet, Sutherlaand gets by nicely In a class i but the match was certain to take B league, even with this fault, but could 1 place. he do It in a class AA or major league outfit? Helfrich may have no fault. He may be one of those young pitchers who was merely overlooked or did not ap peal to major scouts as a "diamond In the rough." But the fact that he was passed up despite his record with Har risburg last season rather forces one to believe that there is some little pe culiarity which will have to bt Ironed out by Boss Walter If he wishes to convert Mr. Helfrich Into a winner in this great Western circuit. Despite the story from Los Angeles Tuesday night to the effect that Los Angeles was In the market for Pitcher Herbert Kelly, of Portland, the McCre dlee have heard nothing from Johnny 1'owers. It does not seem that the An gels could trade Pitcher Lynn Scoggins for the Notre Dame lad, because Scog gins already has been swapped by Frank Le Roy Chance to Denver for Pitcher Harrington. 6'NAI B'RITH TEAMS WIN FIRSTS WALLOP ST. ANDREWS AND SECONDS BEAT SUNNYSIDE. Score in Opener Is 37 to 13, While Main Event Results In 57-to-13 Drubbing. The B'nai B'rith first and second basketball teams scored two victories last night In their own gymnasium be fore the largest crowd of the 1916 sea son. The first contest resulted in a 37-to-13 win for the B. B. seconds over the Sunnyside quintet, while the main event was a 57-to-13 walloping handed the St. Andrews aggregation. The star of the first match was Cap tain Lou Herns, who not only scored the most points for his team, but also PAPER CHASE ON NEW YEAR'S Portland Hunt Club Expects to Have More Than 2 5 Entries. Announcements for the annual New Year's day men's open paper chase of the Portland Hunt Club were Issued yesterday by Harry M. Kerron, master of fox hounds. Plans have been mado to make it the biggest event of the 1916-17 season, and more than 25 en tries are expected. The start will be made from the Portland Hunt Club grounds at Garden Home at 10:30 o'clock next Monday morning, and all riders will leave the Portland Riding Academy, Twenty- first and Johnson streets, at 9:15 A. M., so that a rest can he had at the club grounds prior to the start of the chase. The winner will receive tne' Beauti ful Mrs. Henry R Everding trophy. Mrs. A. M. Cronin has been selected by Mr. Kerron to lay the trail. CLATSKANIE FIVE IS WINNER High School Basketball Team De feats Alumni, 17 to 16. CLATSKANIE, Or., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The Clatskanle High School basketball team defeated the alumni five here Christmas night by a 17-to-16 score. With the "grads" one point in the lead and but two seconds to play "Shad" Austin netted the ball from the center of the hall, winning the contest. The alumni team was composed of some of the fastest players ever de veloped In the local school. More than 250 persons saw the game. "Hap" Elert sen was the star of the game. Larsen W. Elertsen and Conyers also showed up welL Lewis and Mclntyre per formed brilliantly for the high school. ion, local ngnt' Heavyweight fighter, kept them from going to pieces at today accepted an offer to meet Les I critical stages of the contest. Captain Darcy, the Australian champion, be fore' a Brooklyn, N. Y., sporting club, according to an announcement made by Dillon's manager. The purse to be given was not announced and the date of the fight has not been set, it was said. Kansas City Club May Be Sold. CHICAGO, Dec. 27. John Ganzel, re cently appointed manager of the Kan sas City Club of the American Associa tion, has opened negotiations for the purchase of the club, Thomas J. Hick ey, president of the association, an nounced here today. Mr. Ganzel has of fered George Tebeau. owner of the franchise, $175,000, it is understood. Peoria Buys Second Saeker Rapp. PEORIA. 111., Dec. 27. President Ryan, of the Peoria club, announced today the purchase of Second Baseman Goldie Rapp from the St. Joseph club of the Western League. Harry Shenker, of the first B. B. squad, was good for 12 markers against the St. Andrews representatives. The lineups follow. Seconds (37 Position. Snnnytide (13). ('apt. Herns (1D....F (1) McLouBh Nusbaum (S) F 6) Clough Abrams (8) C (2) Mullen M. MarButis (4) O Pollock Parness O (4) Rogers Perlman (4) Spare Blombtrg J. Herns (2) Spare Referee Dudy Wax. Firsts (57) Position. St. Andrews (13) N. Conn (13) ' (5) Fordnay Capt. Shenker (12..F (6) Cosgrove Welser (12) . . .C (2) Schlacter Aurbach (8) G Copp B. Conn (2) G McEwan W. Krause (8) ....Spare Brown Lou Herns (2) Spare Martin Referee K. W. Prltchard. "Wows" to Play at Silverton. Manager Abe Popick last night an nounced that he had completed ar rangements whereby the George Wash ington Camp "Wows" would be the at traction against the Silverton basket- OREGON CITY TO PLAY ARMY Two Elevens Will Clash at Vancou ver, Wash., Sunday. OREGON CITY. Or., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) Harry Smith, manager of the football team of the Oregon City Ath letic Association, tonight announced that his team would play the Van couver barracks eleven Sunday at Van couver. The game win prooaDiy De the last one of the season for the locals. The Oregon City team will play Van couver with several of its best men in jured. Kellogg, left tackle, has bruises, and Bob Green, halfback, has a strained shoulder, which probably will keep them out of the game. Each team will go onto the field weighing about 155 pounds. Mapleton Five Defeats Marcola. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) The Mapleton High School basketball team defeated the Marcola team, at Marcola, last night, by a score of 26 to 11. A return game will be played at Mapleton in February, and Mike Hogan, a new boy from Stockton, Cal. The heating plant, which has been several weeks being installed, will be in operation tonight and Manager Merrill announces that the Rose City Club will be one of the warmest and most com fortable places In the city. Jack Grant will referee the three main bouts. Jack Fahie will hold the watch while Leo "Frisco" Edwards will an nounce. When Billy Sandow arrived In Pan Francisco with "Strangler" Lewis for the first match with Santel he told the newspaper men that Lewis had not lost a fall In the last two years and a half. Mr. Sandow may have been speaking the truth. One doesn't like to say that he was not. Did, or did not, Lewis lose a fall to Gus Korvoras In Wheeling, W. Va., either late In February or early In March of 1915? The question Is asked In all serious ness. The information we have is that in the Wheeling match, 1915. Lewis took the first and third falls from Korvoras and lost the second. Mr. Lewis can tell us If we have been misinformed. a The efforts of Tom Jones and Jack Curley to dig up a man for Jess Wil lard to beat up are becoming rather amusing. First Jones and Curley proposed Fred Fulton as the lamb to be led to slaughter. The public refused to stand for Fulton. Then they proposed Frank Mo ran. But Moran was worse than Fulton. Moran was whipped by little Jack Dillon. And now Jones and Curley. In their desperation, are trying to make peo ple think that Tom Cowler would be a good match for Wtllard. One year ago Cowler was said to be dying of consumption. Jim Corbett gave up trying to teach him how to hold up his hands. Cowler. if he has Improved 1000 per cent since that awkward amateur. Rudy Peterson, showed him up in San Francisco, would make a good match with Willie Meehan. Heinle Miller, sporting editor of the Navy Magazine, entertained the other day in San Francisco the first man who ever whipped Jess Willard. The man's name Is L. E. Doxtator. a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, a fire man of first-class rating on the U. S. S. Chattanooga, which dropped anchor In San Francisco bay on a cruise up the coast. Doxtator, a Carlisle graduate and crack football player, was punching cattle with Willard in Kansas, long before Willard ever thought of be coming a fighter. One day Doxtator. who Is a tre mendous ohunk of a man. an all round athlete, induced Willard to put on the gloves for a friendly tiff. Within a few minutes Willard, who was very good at "rassllng," but knew nothing of boxing, said he had enough and took off the gloves. Doxtator. a short while after, en listed In the Navy, and Willard did not hear of him again until he showed up to see Jess tralnlg for his fight with Gunboat Smith In San Francisco. Willard at first did not recognise Doxtator in his uniform, but. after taking a good look at him was en thusiastic in his greeting. "Tell me." exclaimed Jess, as he led Doxtator aside, "tell me; how long have you been sallorizIngT CLTJBS TO CLASH AT SEATTLE Multnomah Will Send Three Boxers and One Wrestler. The 'Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club athletes will participate In the third Seattle Athletic Club-Winged "M" meet at Seattle January 25. Three boxers and one wrestler from the Port land Institution will make the tr'p. Instructor O'Connell has named the fol lowing boxers: 175-pounds, Tom Lout tit; 145 pounds, Harry Hansen: r35 pounds, Kelleher. Carl Frelllnger. of Multnomah, will take part in the only wrestling event. It will be at 145 pounds and Walter Taylor, of Seattle, will undoubtedly be his opponent. Louttit will meet Bill Pearce. Earl Baird may tangle with Kelleher. while Hansen Is scheduled to meet Claude Scott, whom he defeated here last District of Columbia 1, Wyoming 1 and New Mexico 1. The Portland (Or.) Gun Club, of which John G. Clemson is president and Henry R. Everding is serretary-treas urer. Is a member of the American Amateur Trapshooters' Association Work of compiling statistics for the entire year are up to date and efforts are being made to announce them lm mediately after January 1. 1917. SOCCEK TEAMS TO BE CHOSEN I'liml- From Contest Will t.'o to Brit- iali Red Cr. The selection of players who will compose the two soccer football teams which will battle on Multnomah Field New Year's day Is still being made by the committee in charge of the game The money derived from the game will go toward the British red cross fund. Some of the old-time players have signified their intention of getting out once more. Captains for the teams will be named by the committee soon. "Scotty" Duncan, who for several years has been an interesting figure in soccer football circles of the North west, will miss his first game New Year's day. He Is "somewhere In France." Injury Puts Wilson Ont of Game. SEATTLE. Wash.. Deo. 27. (Special.) "Cully" Wilson. Seattle forward, will not play hookey for a month as a result of an injury receiyed in the game with ancouver Tuesday, when he tore a ligament in the left knee. His kn'ee will be put in a cast. Riley will prob ably take his place at wing. KITCHEN RANGE EXPLODES Pasco Man Starts Fire While Water Pipes Are Frozen. PASCO, Wash.. Dec. 27. (Special.) When J. E. Ferguson, employed as a conductor on the Northern Pacific Railway, kindled a fire In the kitchen range at his home yesterday morning at eight o'clock, an explosion followed which entirely wrecked the stove, blew a hole through the wall between the kitchen and dining room. blew four windows out of the building and other wise damaged the house and furniture. Mrs. Ferguson was spending the hol idays In Spokano, and during the con tinued cold weather the water pipes had frozen. Mr. Ferguson came in from his regular run and without ex amining the pipes, started the fire and then left the room to bring In more fuel. The explosion occurred while he was absent from the room. WILD LIFE I'irTlRKS SHOWN Multnomah Anglers' Club Holds Session In Oregon Building. A well-attended meeting was held by the Multnomah Anglers' Club on the eighth floor of the Oregon building last niarht. It was 'ladies' night" and there were many women present. The mov ing pictures of Oregon wild life dis played by William L. Flnley. State Bi ologist, was the big attraction of the session. R. E. Clanton, state superintendent of fish hatcheries, gave a brief talk on how the fish were planted In this state during the year Just closing. Alumni Want Loomls Case Probed. About 40 members of the Oregon Alumni Association of Washington State College in Portland will meet to day at luncheon at the Hazelwood. The orifef object of the meeting, called by M. R Klepper. president. Is to circulate a petition asking the officials of Wash ington State College to Investigate the charge against Ray Loomis. end on the Washington State College football team, of giving information to the Uni versity of Pennsylvania team at Phila delphia regarding the University ot Oregon eleven. Seattle Newspaper Man Hero. Sid B rutin. Seattle newspaper man. arrived In Portland yesterday to see the "Muff" Bronson-Lloyd Madden bout for the lightweight championship of the Northwest at the Rose City Athletic Club tonight. Goldendalc Trims Peninsula Park. GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The Goldendale fire department basketball team defeated the Peninsula Park quintet of Portland easily In the Christmas day game hero by a score of 44 to 15. Greb Wallops Bob Moha. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Dec. 26. Harry Greb, of Pittsburg, decisively outpoint- HEIR TAX BRINGS $175,000 None of Accumulated Fund Spent in Two-Vear Administration. SALEM, Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) State Treasurer Kay's biennial report, now in course of compilation, will show that the inheritance tax fund, during the past two years, has accumulated for the treasury general fund in excess of $175,000. and that of this amount none has been expended for the cost of administration. Under the law provision is made that the Treasurer may draw from the fundi Itself to pay the cos of administering the law. Administration expenses ag gregate about $4000 for the bienniuni, but all have been paid from the regu lar appropriation. AMERICAN LAKE PLAN LIKED Northern Pacific Offers Pierce Coun ty Lands for Site at Low Figure.- TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Special ) George T. Reld. of Tacoma. assistant to the president of the Northern Pa cific Railway Company. In a statement issued today declares himself In favor of the American Lake Army project. He says that the company, perhaps the largest taxpayer In Pierce County, Is quite willing to pay whatever In crease there may be in ite taxes, and is also willing to turn in at this mini mum figure 2800 acres of land it owns that will be needed for the site. EDWARD C. KING MARRIES Portland Electrical Engineer Weds Mrs. Inez Lang In Spokane. SPOKANE. Deo. 27. (Special.) Th home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hodgins, 311 Providence avenue, was the scene of a pretty wedding this afternoon when their daughter. Mrs. Inez Lang, became the bride of Edward C King, of Portland. The marriage service was read by Rev. O. J. Gift, with a group of relatives and friends present. Mr. King and his bride left tonight for Portland, where they will reside. Mr. King is an electrical engineer. P. Beecher Van Trump Dies. B1NGHAMPTON. N. Y.. Dec. 27. I'. Beecher van Trump, of Kettelville. for merly of Seattle. Wash., died today. With General Stephens he made, in 1870. the first ascent of Mount Rainier, and his repeated ascents of that peak made him famous throughout the Northwest. The James Broadway Theater" says Dedman "has wqnderful musicians. They create perfect harmony in their work, as do the artists who make the Juan de Fuca from bonded Havana. The Commodore size is an after dinner symphony." Notice the pipe craft shop in the window as you come from the theatre. ueaman Ctsar Co 0 111 Broadway leven steps from Washington St. Owl opposite;