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14 RAGE FOR PENNANT 'FIXED', SAYS NUUER Deposed Vernon Magnate In sists Angels Were Bolstered to Assure Victory. TRANSFERS ARE RECALLED lcals Sending Davis and Crandall to Ixs Angeles Described as 'Glaring Ilaum Says Charges Are Not Worth Comment. SAJT FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. A charge that last year's pennant race in the Pacific Coast Baseball League was "fixed" bo that the Vernon club could not win, was made today in a state ment by Edward R. Maier, ex-owner of the club, printed here today. Maier 'was expelled from membership in the league last September. At that time the explanation of his departure generally accepted was that ihe did not get along with the directors. "From the start everything was trained against me and against the Vernon club," the statement said. "Two of the glaring things that wera allowed by the league were the Crandall and Davis deals. In the American League last season had Wash ington sold or lent Walter Johnson to the Detroit Club, the latter would have been returned the pennant winner. Think of the uproar this sort of deal would have caused in the American League. Yet here in the Pacific Coast League it was permitted to escape al most unnoticed. 1012 Race "Fixed," la Charge. "It has been brought to my atten tion that as far back as 1912, when the Vernon club was beaten by the fraction of a point in the race for the pennant with Oakland, members of the Los Angeles team, upon its departure Tor San Francisco, the scene of the final series, . declared that Vernon would never win the pennant if they could help it. "In the final game of the season, that upon which hinged the race itself, a certain Loa Angeles pitcher, whose turn It was to work, was told he could pitch the game only on the condition that lie would agree to lose. He indignantly refused to enter into any such agree ment, and he was not permitted to pitch. The rest of the game is his tory." Maier also charged that at least three clubs besides his own ran over the salary limit. "Judge McCredie, of Portland, was the only member of the directorate who voted with me against reducing the salary limit," the state ment said. Disputed Deal Reviewed. , The Davis-Butler and Crandall deals inentioned by Maier refer to acquisi tion by Los Angeles of "Bobbie" Davis, an Oakland outfielder, and Pitcher Crandall late in the season In the heat of the race for the pennant. Butler, Bhortstop for the Los Angeles team, injured a knee and was temporarily in capacitated. He was traded to Oak land for Davis, and later released by Oakland. - Crandall was going strong for Oak land when he was switched to Los ' Angeles. Besides his pitching ability he was considered a good pinch hitter. . Vernon lost the pennant by a narrow luargln. , A. T. Baum, president of the Pacific Coast League, had this to say of Maier's statement: "Mr. Maier's valedictory, if he is correctly quoted. Is characteristic. Such false and unfounded statements and accusations are not worth comment." -Baum said the Davis-Butler and Crandall deals were perfectly legiti mate, as waivers had been asked on both Davis and Crandall previously by Oakland. "Maier must be very Ignorant to in sinuate that baseball games can be fixed,'" said Henry Berry, president of the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League tonight. . J. Cal Ewing, formerly connected with the San Francisco club and now with the Oakland club, said tonight that he deplored the fact that Maier cthould go as far back as 1912 to charge crookedness in the Pacific Coast League. ""This would, appear as If there had keen a conspiracy against the late Happy' Hogan," he said. Referring to last season, Ewing said the Vernon team was not in a fit men tal or physical condition toward the close of the season. He said that the members of the team defied their man ager and lost, in the last series with the Oakland team, six out of seven frames. Oakland being the tail-enders in the league. XOXSEXSE," AVERS SICREDIE Maier's Charges Said to Be Attempt at Retaliation for Ejection. "Ed Maier's charge that the Coast League conspired against Vernon 1 nonsense," said W. W. McCredie last night when a statement from the Ver non owner was read to him. "We kicked Mr. Maier out of the league for lefusing to be square, and this inter view of his is simply his sort of re taliation. "The Vernon ball club is all rlsrht and always has been, but of late not Mr. Maier. He refused to attend our meetings, although a director, and re fused to abide by our rules. Whenever we had salary or player limits Maier would squirm around for some way to break them. He was forever making secret agreements with players for bonuses. Last year when we had a player limit he secretly kept Mitchell end Mitxe on the payroll doing noth ing for many weeks. He was up to the limit without them and previously ha.d announced that both had been released. "We found out his chicanery when ferae of the other clubs tried to sign them and they refused. "Personally, I like Mr. Maier, but not as a business associate. This interview of his shows that he will stoop to any thing to gain a point. It is nonsense "to ray that the league conspired against the Vernon club. He cites an alleged incident in the race In 1912 when a Los Angeles pitcher is said to have received orders to let Oakland win. "I saw that game myself. Portland Was playing Vernon at Los Angeles and Los Angeles was playing Oakland nt San Francisco on the final day of the Reason with the pennant at stake. Portland defeated Vernon and Oakland defeated Los Angeles, giving Oakland the pennant. There is no more reason to suppose that the Los Angeles pitcher laid down to Oakland than there. is to suppose that the Vernon pitches laid down to Portland. "I am sorry that Mr. Maier made any such silly statement, if indeed he did. for it will put him in the class of the ordinary muckraker and ha does not Tightly belong there." "SOCR GRAPES," SAYS POWERS Darmody, New Tiger Owner, Calls Slater's Charge Foolish. ' LOS ANGELES. Jan. 22. Baseball men hero today denied the statement credited to Edward R. Maier, former owner of the Vernon club, that the Pacific Coast League pennant race was "fixed" last season. "It's a case of sour grapes." was the comment of John F. Powers, owner of the pennant-winning Angel club. "It ia a joke," said Frank. Chance, Angel manager. Thomas Darmody, new owner of the Vernon club and named by Maier to succeed him as director of the Pacific Coast League when Maier was expelled, said Maier's charge was "very foolish." DATES WITH SEATTLE ASKED Multnomah Wants to Stage Inter Clnb Boxing and Wrestling. Frank Harmar, chairman of the box ing and wrestling committee of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, wrote to the Seattle Athletic Club yes- '"' ''i'''' ' ' '''' Pitcher Flncher, Rlght-Hand Pitcher Secured by Portland Prom St. Louis Browns, terday asking the Sound City institu tion to name dates for inter-club meets both here and in Portland. The Seattle show was scheduled for January 25, but was postponed, although no future time was set. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club would like to put on an inter-club tangle here on either February 7 or 14. The Seattle club has not stipulated a Portland date either. Chairman Har mar expects to hear from the north erners tomorrow. RAILROAD SEPTET WINS POLICE HOCKEY TEAM URATES FIVE GOALS TO NOTHING. O.-W. R. A 79, Men Show Superior Skill at Back-Checking, while Opponents Weaken as Game Proceeds. Amateur Ice Hockey Standings. Goals "W. L. Pet. For Agst. Multnomah Club 1 0 1.000 2 1 .V. W. Auto Club.... 1 0 1 000 4 2 O.-W. R. & N 1 1 .500 6 2 Police A. & B. Club 0 2 .000 2 9 Last Night's Results. O.-W. R. & X. 5, Police 0. Next Monday Night's Game. Multnomah A. A. Club versus Northwest Auto Hockey Club. Superior back-checking was respon sible in a large measure for the B-to-0 victory of the O.-W. R. &. N. ice hockey team last night over the Portland Po lice Athletic & Benefit Association sep tet in the Ice Palace. The Coppers put up a good game, but the going was too speedy for them and they weakened. The first period ended 2 to 0 and in the second stanza the Railroaders add ed another, while in the final period two more goals were recorded. Cap tain McLoughlin scored twice. McGill Davis and Rilance each sagging the net. Nine penalties were handed out by Referee Clem Loughlin and Judge of Play Frank Pierce. The next game of the league will be M V -.. . Sl ft it. - t . r Ir c -1 j Pitcher Leake, of Richmond, One of the Recent Acquisition!! of the Portland Pacific Coasters. between the two leaders. Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and ,Uie North west Auto Hockey Club teams in the Ice Palace next Monday night. The lineup of last night' battle fol lows : Police 0 O.-W. R. ft X. (5 Adams .......... .Ocal ............. . Gray Nutter . . . . L. I Herman Evans R. D Thomaa Litzenbers C Rilance Cameron R .. Capt. McLoughlin Hearle .......... .L. W. Daria Ryl-tte R. W" McGill tVemmett .......Spares............. Lind MaaM ............Spares............ Green Cavanaugh Spares Smyth Off Iciaia Clem Luighiln. referee: Frank Pierce. Judge of play; Ralph Hemphill, timer; I A. Spangier. penalty timer. Bob Molia and Brown Box Draw. RACIXE. Wis., Jan. 23. "Bob" Moha, of St. Paul, and George (Knockout) Brown, of Chicago, middleweights, fought 10 rounds to a draw here to night, according to sporting writers' decisions. Brown's fast finish in the 10th round evened up Moha's earlier advantage gained by his cleaner punching. THE MORNING WASHINGTON QUINT IS WINNER 37-21 Benson Tech Beaten in Rough . Game, in Which Many Fouls Are Called. BOB SNODGRASS IS STAR James John to Meet School of Com merce Today Newsboys and Boys' Brigade Elves Will Battle Tonight. Intencholaatlc Baseketball Standings. Points W. I Pet. ForAg'nH. Washington HIarh 3 o 1.000 61 34 Columbia University..! 0 1.0O0 47 10 Lincoln High 1 0 l.ooo .13 10 Jefreison HlRli 1 O 1.0OO 33 5 Benson Tecb 1 1 .&O0 41 38 James John High 0 1 .000 5 33 uommeree iign u i .uou in 41 Franklin High 0 1 .000 13 30 Hill Military Academy 0 2 .00O 17 53 Thirty-seven to 21 was the victory scored by the Washington High School basketball team over the Benson Tech quintet in the Washington High gym nasium yesterday. As a result of the win, the East Slders are now a.t tne top of the Portland Interscholastic League, with two wins and no defeats. The game was the roughest yet played in the circuit, but Referee A. M. Grilley had the contest well in hand. Mr. Grilley called quite a number of fouls on both sides. The star was Bob Snodgrass, of Washington, who was good for 18 points. Four referee's points were awarded to Washington because of per sonal fonls by the Tollers. Captain Herbert Leonard, of Benson, scored all but four of his team's 21 markers and was easily the feature man for his ag gregation. The line-ups follow: Washington. Pos. Season. Loder F. Scott Graves .......... F ............ . Stanton Snodgrass C Clifford Beckwitb. O Arct Mautz G (Capt.) Leonard Spare Sophy Kereree A. M. Grilley, 01 x. il. J. A. V James John High School and the High School of Commerce will meet at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Jefferson High School gymnasium. Manager Louis Pruss has had his stenographers working overtime in hopes of havtng them ready to break into the win column. Both contingents have been trimmed in their only start of the season. Manager Dave Schneider, of the Port land Newsboys, has arranged a game with the Boys' Brigade quintet to be played tonight in the Neighborhood House gymnasium. Second and Woods streets. The Newsboys' Seconds and Manager Pander's Eagles will tangle in the first match, which will start at 7:30 o'clock. On Saturday night the News boys' first team will go to Sandy, Or.. to play the Sandy tossers. The Oregon City Athletic Association basketballers will be the attraction at 8:15 o'clock tomorrow night in the B'nal B'rith gymnasium against the B nal B rith representatives. The B. B. seconds will play a preliminary match. The George Washington Camp Wows" kept in condition last night by taking on Coach George Dewey's fast Franklin High side. The "Wows' were without two of their stars, but the game was fast throughout. The Mc- Minnville Firemen will form the op position against the Wows in the Chris tian Brothers Business College gym nasium next Saturday night. ... Franklin High and Columbia TJni verslty are scheduled to tangle on the Washington floor tomorrow afternoon, and on Thursday afternoon Lincoln High and Jefferson High will play one of the games that will have a bearing on the title of the league. Another practice has been called for the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club athletes to be held tonight. Captain Sharp's proteges play Willamette Uni versity here Saturday night in the winged "M" gymnasium in a return game. A preliminary game may be arranged. OXE HOCKEY GAME SCHEDCXED Vancouver to Play at Spokane To night, While Uncle Sams Rest. VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 22. (Spe clal.) Manager Frank Patrick and his Vancouver Millionaires left here to night for Spokane, Wash., where they tangle with the Spokane Canaries to morrow night in the only game of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association slated for that night. President Pat rick, of the circuit, announced that be fore he returned home a special meet ing of the association will have been told. It has been called for Seattle Wednesday, manly through the effort of the Portland management. The Uncle Sams and Seattle are rest ing tomorrow night. On FTlday night the Canaries will be at Portland, while on Saturday night Vancouver will be entertaining the Metropolitans. RIP HAGERMAN TRADED PITCHER GOES TQ ST. PAIX FOR CATCHER MARSHALL, O'Brien Likely to Be Sent to Second string Squad, Which Will Get In Condition at Stockton. Another prospective poi-eater was added to the . fast-growing Portland ball club yesterday a young catcher named Marshall, last year with Omaha In the Western League. Portland se cured him from the St. Paul club of the American Association. He came In a swap for Zera Zekial Hagerman, big right-hand pitcher, who returned from Cleveland last year minus considerable of his cunning. Marshall originated in the Three-Eye League with Peoria, where he hit .300 in 1915. St. Paul drafted or purchased him and "farmed" him to Omaha last year for seasoning. He batted .276 In 81 games. This latest deal will cause about as much joy in the household of a certain O'Brien, family in San Francisco as would a case of bubonic plague. It vlr tually means that Frank O'Brien, the young catcher who finished the season with Portland last year, will not be taken on the trip to Honolulu. Gus Fisher and Marshall likely will do all the receiving in the islands and young O'Brien will do his conditioning at Stockton. Several of the late com ers will be asked to report at Stockton about March 16 to await the return of the Wai-kiki wanderers. Ail told, about 18 players will board OREGON! AX, TUESDAY. 1 rv r.rCTvT uj iiii c j - . 1 11 nrn irrr 1 ri n fur wit - r 'in t--o 111 1 Till l'n fit ' 1 Pi I 1 1T1 ' - - -r . jr i i n I , II 1111 LNl 4"Z " fl '.NNKi-.rj PI I t ti r"Jv rfy tin ' I uJlll ttt ffi ll!f:l inn n n Xr WM yf. 11 I I I I I 1 -. . w, fl. a& f r; SHS'''--'JJ. yr the steamship Xiagara when It leaves Vancouver. B. C, on February 14 for the Hawaiian Islands. The bunch will reach Honolulu Just two days before the annual carnival and It Is probable that the boys will have to Jump directly into a few ball games. Under the terms of the 14000 guarantee the Beavers must play nine games against any teams selected by the Honolulu Athletic Association and on dates chosen by them. 9 RED SOX UXDER CONTRACT List Includes Barry, Rath, Shore and Agnew, Nearly All In Frat. BOSTOX, Jan. 22. Harry H. Frazee, president of the Boston American League baseball club, announced to night he had nine players under con tract, including Manager John Barry, who signed a few weeks ago, and Huth. Shore and Agnew, whose contracts held over from last season. At the club's offices it was stated that nearly all members of the team are members of the Baseball Players Fraternity. FRATERSTTY OPEN TO MINORS Class B and Class C Leagues to Be Admitted to Membership. NEW YORK. Jan. 22-The bars of the Baseball Players' Fraternity have been lowered to admit Class B and C leagues, it was announced here -today by David Fultz. president of the or ganization. Hitherto only Class A leagues have been admissible, he said. President Fultz said that the appl cation for admission of a Class B league had been received and accepted. Monnt Angel Star Catcher Returns. ST. BENEDICT. Or, Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) with the return of Guy Chapel, star catcher. Mount Angel College has I brighter hopes for & winnlns baseball JANTJART 23, "1917. The principal difference be tween Murad and most 25 Cent cigarettes is Quality in favor of ' Murad. This fact has given Murad a standing in Society, m Business, m dubs, amonj Connoisseurs, such as no cigarette ever before. The greatest selling high-grade cigarette in the world because it is so full of goodness. udge comftaMltluhad arit&amy25Gfit REMEMBER Turkish tobacco is the world" most famous tobacco for cigarettes. - : team. As pitchers, Kasberger and Sohler returned last Fall, the battery for the coming season is well balanced. Chapel last Summer played stellar bill ror Camas, Wash., in the lnter-city League. Washougal Five Keeps Tp Pace. WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Jan. 22. (Spe cial.) Washougal High School defeat ed another contender for the county basketball championship Saturday night when the Battleground lUh quintet lost, 19 to 6. Battleground threw but one field basket. This is the fourth straight victory for the local team. The two -teams lined up as follows: Washougal (18) Poslilon. (B B'tleground. L. Kiaer IS) F (2) Anderson Goot () F Vi) Alexander Wager 2 C (2) Heiaaen C. Strong G W. Kiato A. Jones j v. .tusio Wisconsin I) e reals Illinois. MADISOX, Wis.. Jan. 22. The Wls--gp niT?3i TI'gqi33isi30, Airg.iaATnfi ntguoo TOSIGUT Golden West Club BOXING Featuring PELSINGER BRONSON Five Other Fast Bouts. TICKETS RICH'S, STILLER'S. feated the University of Illinois team. 25 to 14, in a Western conference game here last night. Cowlitz Waters to Be Stocked. CHEHALIS, VashH Jan. 22 (Spe cial.) Cowlitz County is to have 150.000 silver trout fry for planting in the lakes of that county. These fry are being reared at the state's expense at the Ka lam a River hatchery. The Game t THE GOOD PUDGE SE.E5 1U06E. THERE'S THE TOBACCO HOG ON EARTH ASKIMG FOR A CHEW AND PUTS HALF A POUCH FACE THEN SAYS BIGGEST TH. ALWAV6 I OF W-B CUT f UCH IN HIS j IT'S TOO SOME call these face-stuffers hogs, some call them gophers. But they are gettingscarcerand scarcer since gentlemen found out about W-B CUT Chewing. There is no excuse for a man making a monkey of himself today. The fine rich tobacco flavor was put into W-B by nature, the touch of salt brings it out nice and tranquil like, without your worrying your jaw around continually. W;B is getting to be pretty nearly as popular as sun shine these happy days. Had It WETMAN-BECTOIf COMPANY, SO Cm Sqosn. Rev Tork City miff a CTTTJ ha( Commission appropriated 81000 toward the support of the hatchery and these fry will be the first return from this investment. Minnesota Wins at liaskctball. MIXXEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 22. The University of Minnesota defeated the University of Illinois. 20 to 11, in a Western conference basketball game here tonight. A HOG ON TWO LEGS ) WHY MAN I THAT'S A WUTt OF GOOD TOBACCO. W-B IS RICH TOBACCO AND A SMALL. 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