THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAN, WED XESDAT, JANUARY 24. 1917. BIG LEAGUERS ABE 1 MAIER MY BACK 1917 BEAVERS ARE SCATTERED OVER ALL PARTS OF, COUNTRY McCredies Face Problem in Assembling Team in Time for Honolulu Trip. Beebe Is Sold and Nixon and Kelly Traded for Brenton. HOLDING TO PLEDGE ON COAST 14 OUTLAWS Only'Five in National and One in American Sign 1917 Contracts. HUSTON' HAS NOVEL PLAN Ifew York Yankee Magnate Would Tear Vp Schedules and Play Gaines Between Nearest Major League Teams. The big league mag-nates may be right in raying that there will be no fctrike of their ballplayers, but. just the Bame, the big league players are keep ing the promise they made to David Fultz and are not signing their con tracts. Although contracts were sent out to all unsigned stars in the National and American leagues some time ago, only five signed parchments have been re turned by National League athletes, and but one by an American leaguer. Claude Williams, the former Coast pitcher, sent in his document to the White Sox, but, fortunately for Claude, he is not a member of the fraternity. The strike ultimatum is rather tough on some of the big league stars who have no grievance and who face a seri ous split with their employers. New York Clubs Well Fixed. The two New York clubs appear to be better fixed than any of the others. The Giants have only two unsigned regtriars and the Yankees four or five. Captain Huston, one of the owners of the New York . Americans, has evolved a novel plan to combat the Strike. Huston's scheme is to throw the reg ular schedules of the two leagues into the wastebasket and have each club play double-headers two or three times a week with its nearest rival. The St. Louis Cards would play the St. Louis Browns: the Chicago Cubs would play the Chicago Sox; the Boston Braves would play the Boston Sox: the New York Yanks would play Brooklyn and the New York Giants; Cleveland would play Detroit; Cincinnati would play Pittsburg, and so on. This plan, Huston argues, would eliminate the vast expenditures now made for Spring training, railroad fares and hotel bills and would make big league baseball profitable, strike or no strike. Duel 91 ot to Be Increased. Kultz denies that the dues of the fraternity will be increased so as to raise a war fund. The present dues are J 18 a year for major leaguers, $5 a yeap- for AA leaguers and $3 a year for Class A players. According to Fultz 1215 members are enrolled in the fraternity. Kid Khmke, who was a sensation In the Coast League a couple of years ago as a busher, thinks he will have a good year with Detroit, owing to the fact that Ty Cobb has taken quite an Interest in him. Ehmke, it will be re called, jumped to the outlaw Federals when Los Angeles sold him to Wash ington. In the Federal League . he proved a flivver, but last year, after a great start in a B league, he was bought by Detroit, and finished the year like a streak. To be exact, he won four games out of five, in one of them defeating Wal ter Johnson. MAYBE VERNON WON IN 1916 League Yet to Decide on Dute ot Crandall-Uavls Deals. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. Baseball followers were indulging in specula tion today as to whether the Vernon club might not yet "win" the 1916 pennant in the Pacific Coast League. One of the charges made two days ago by Eddie Maier, former owner of the Vernon club, that his team had ."been jobbed out of the pennant" has de veloped considerable uncertainty as to the date of the Crandall-Davis trade, which Maier named as one of the fac tors ,of the alleged frame-up. If it develops this trade was made after September 15, the Oakland and Los Angeles clubs are each liable to fines of $100 and the games played by Los Angeles atrer the date of the trade are liable to be thrown out. If this was done, the pennant would fall to Vernon. The date of the transfer will be def initely settled at the annual meeting of the Coast League next montn, it is said. RAINIER ALSO CLAIMS GAME Argument Made That Clatskanie Scored After Whistle. RAINIER, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) The Rainier High-School basketball team contends that it won the recent game from the Clatskanie quintet and as a result the locals claim the 1917 championship of the Lower Columbia. Rainier asserts the score of the dis puted game was 12 to 11 in its favor instead of 13 to 12 in favor of Clats kanie. One of the Clatskanie athletes, it is declared, threw a basket after the final whistle. Before a definite claim on the Lower Columbia title can be made by Rainier the Astoria High School team must be met, says Man ager Gallagher, of the Rainier contin gent. DOG RACE WILL START TODAY Twelve Teams Expected to Start 52 2 Mill's From Winnipeg to St. Paul. WINNIPEG. Man., Jan. 23. Arrange ments were being completed tonight for the start at noon tomorrow of the 622-mile dog race over the Pembina trail from Winnipeg to St. Paul. There were seven teams here tonight and five more were expected from the Lake Winnipeg district and Le Pas. making a probable starting list of 12. The drivers are a picturesque, hardy .lot and apjiear capable of enduring the . hardships of the long journey, which will send them through miles of un tracked and drifted snow. .Experts figure that the winning team should arrive at St. Paul before dusk next Tuesday. rHTf A Cin .Ton 9.9 llKart "D." Russell, a pitcher with the Chicago Americans, has signed a 1917 contract, it was announced tonight. Russell ta the 21st member of the club to come to terms. President Comiskey said. "Talk of a strike is not worrying me," be added. . Officials Stop Boxing Bout. SUPERIOR, Wis.. Jan. 23. A bout beteen Patsy McFarland and Billy Whelan. of St. Paul, was stopped after - the third round here tonight by Com - missioner Hart, of the Slate Boxim Commission, with Waelaa holding a wide advantage. HOW would you like to be a base ball magnate? Pretty soft, the average " fan would answer. Right now Judge W. W. McCredie, president of the Portland Baseball Company, differs with, friend fan. Why? Because he is in an awful stew worrying about how a score ot ballplayers are going to report at Van couver, B. C, on February 14 to catch the Niagara, bound for Honolulu, where the Beavers will condition. For you fans who think that being a baseball magnate is a soft job, let it'be said that the tossers who will compose the Portland club this season are scattered to a "fare-you-well." t will cost the McCredies ?1500 to bring their men from their respective homes to Vancouver, B. C. In addition to this it will cost J4000 to take them from Vancouver to Honolulu and return to San Francisco. This makes a total of 35500 before the team starts playing exhibition games in California prior to the opening of the 1917 campaign. Of course, the Mc Credies have a guarantee of $4000 from the Honolulu people with an option of 50 per cent of the entire gate receipts, but tt is not likely that they will find it necessary to exercise their option. To give friend fan an idea of how the Portland players are scattered the address of each is shown: Pitchers George G. Helfrlch, Utica, N. Y. ; L. D. Brenton,- Peoria 111.; Har rington Hill, Detroit, Mich.; Charles V. Schorr, San Francisco; Oscar T. Harstad, Byron S. Houck. John Brandt. and Al Zweif el. Portland ; Alfred Leake, kockjt Mount, r. u. ; Kennetn w. fen ner, Qulin, Mo.: Lyle Bigbee. Waterloo, Or.; Ernest W. Pruitt Merlin, Or.; Will iam Fincher, Holly Grove, Ark.; Herman Schatzlein, Los Angeles; William P. Tuerck, Eugene, Or... and Mark L. Higbee, Duluth, Minn. Catchers Gus Fisher, Portland, and 'CULL DOWN' IS LIKELY THREAT OF UNCLE SAMS TO Ql IT TO BE UP TODAY AT SEATTLE. Letters Received at Vancouver From Portland Deplore Stand of Pro testing Club Officers. VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 23. Spe cial.) Frank A. Patrick, president of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Associa tion, left for Seattle late tonight. He has called a special meeting of the as sociation for tomorrow in the Seattle ice arena, and big things are going to break according to rumors here. "The threat made by the Portland management that the Uncle Sams would be withdrawn from the circuit if certain things did not happen, will be called." said a man here who is- con sidered to be on the inside. "Com munications have been coming North from the Oregon metropolis," said this man, "backing Referee Ion, and all were of the opinion that E. J. Bryan and William F. Scott, press agent, would not deprive Portland of the great Canadian sport. A protest meeting against such action will be made if necessary, one of the letters declared." Hockey followers here feel that a grave mistake would be made if Port land should be taken off the circuit The Uncle Sams won the championship race last Winter, but for some reason or other they have been unable to get going duringvthe 1916-17 season. They are at the bottftfl of the league race. VANCOUVER JS EASY VICTOR Spokane Canaries Are Defeated on Home -Floor, 8 to S. SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 23. The Van couver ice hockey team scored an easy victory over Spokane tonight. 8 goals to 5. The play was fairly even during- tne iirst period, each team scoring two goals, but in the second Spokane's de fense crumbled and Vancouver scored five times while Spokane was held scoreless. In the third period Van couver scored again, and then Spokane rallied and scored three goals, but was unable to overcome Vancouver's lead. The playing of Roberts, left wing for Vancouver, was a feature of the game. The lineup and summary: Spokane (5) Position (8) Vancouver Fowler ' O Lehman Ve"Be : p F. Patrick h p2t'llck C" p Griffis Lloyd Cook R McKay Nichols C Stanley McDonald R. W Moynes Kt!T - - L. W Roberts Officials Referee. George Irvine; Koal judR.js, L). F. Wallace and H. M. Rendle: timr. R. Haggard; penalty timer, Charles Robertson. Scores by Periods. I'irst period 1. Vancouver, Roberts from Moynes. :30: 2. SDokane. Xtrhnla from Cook. 2:57; 3. Spokane. Kerr from Lloyd Cook. 0:4fl: 4, Vancouver. Roberts from F. i airicK, o Second period 15, Vancouver, F. Patrick' irom mcivay, :m; o, Vancouver. Roberts from F. Patrick. 5:25; 7. Vancouver, McKay from Stanley, 0:54: 8. Vancouver. Roberts from F. Patrick. 4:42; 0, Vancouver. Stan ley from Moynes. 5:30.. Third period 10, Vancouver, Griffis. 1:23; 11. SPOkane. LlOVd V?Ook frnm- 1. Patrick 6:20; 12. Spokane. McDonald from L. Pat- ricK. tt:i: la, spoKane. iverr, 5:12. Substitutions First period, Mallrn for L. Patrick; second period, Leo Cook for Kerr. L. Patrick for Leo Cook, Kerr for Mallen. Leo Cook for Kichols; third period, Nichols for McDonald. Penalties First period. McKay. Nichols and Stanley. 3 minutes each; second period, Leo Cook. 10 minutes; Nichols. Moynes and Roberts. 3 minutes each-, third period. Moynes. McDonald, Griffis and Nichols. 3 minutes each. UNCLE SAMS HAVE WORKOUTS Practice Held at Ice Palace Prepar atory to Spokane Game. A strenuous practice was held last night by the Portland Uncle Sams in the Ice Palace. The Portland team is scheduled to meet the Spokane Canaries here Friday night. "Moose" Johnson, the big defense man of the locals, showed considerable speed in the work out last night. The Northwest Auto Hockey Club team, of the Portland Amateur Ice Hockey Association, took advantage of the practice of professionals, and all combined into a strong squad. The amateur line worked with the Port land defense, while the professional j lorwara line went over wuii me au toists defense. A good game was played. Captain Tobin was in oharge of the ice. Dr. Earl Smith, the club physician, is still attending William F. Scott, who was overcome with ammonia fumes at Seat tle last week. Scott is at his home a great part of the time. The game Friday night in the local Ice Palace will tfce the only one of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association. The game will be called at 8:30 P. M. HOCKEY MEETING IS CALLED Ion May Be Re-employed, but Not to Work in Portland Games. SPOKANE, Jan. 23. A special meet ing of the Pacific Coast Hockey League will be held in Seattle Thurs day, it was annonncea Here today. The Marshall, who is somewhere In Ne braska. Infielders A. M. Smeaton, Medicine Hat. Alberta, Canada; William K. Rodgers, Cincinnati; William Stumpf, Pittsburg, W. P. Siglin, Aurelia, Ia; Charles J. Hollacher. St. Louis; Will iam Borton, Springfield, Mo., and Rich ard Nelson, Eugene, Or. Outfielders-William H. Southworth. Columbus. O.: Kenneth Williams. Grants Pass, Or.; D. E. Wllie. Waco, Tex.,"" and Floyd Farmer, Lebanon, Tenn. Some of the "bushers" listed will be instructed to report at Stockton when the club returns from the islands. As the McCredies could not line up a suitable trade for Pitcher Fred Beebe, secured from Cleveland- in exchange for Pitcher Grover Lowdermilk. the veteran- was sold yesterday to the Louisville club, of the American As sociation. Beebe did not want to re port to Portland. The sale was for cash, but the McCredies refused to di vulge the price. Walter McCredie has also washed his hands of two more ballplayers with whom he was not too much in love. " has announced the trading of Pitcher Herb "Lefty" Kelly and Out fielder Billy Nixon for Pitcher Bren ton. of New Orleans. Kelly will re port to the Southern club at the con clusion of his school term at Notre Dame next June. The deal was put across with the aid of Charley Somers, former presi dent of the Cleveland American League club and a friend of the McCredies. Brenton won 17 and lost 12 contests with New Orleans last season. He whiffed 93, walked 105. fielded .937 and batted .080. He is a medium-sized chap and right-handed. He was one of the best pitchers in the American Association in 1915. With the Cleve land club of this league tie won 11 and lost 11 with a second-division team. Late, in' the season he was. taken over by the Indians and in 11 games allowed 3.35 runs per nine innings. meeting will consider the re-employment of Fred Ion as referee with the understanding that he will not be asked to referee games In which Portland is a contender. PrXLMAN QUINTET WINS AGAIN Whitman Beaten, 3 7 to 19, in. Sec ond Clash at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 3. Washington State College made it two straight victories in basketball over Whitman College here ton'rht. 37 to 19. The game was a bit slower and not so rough as Monday night. Oregon Agri cultural College is the only conference team now standing between Washing' ton State and the Northwest chanfi pionship and the right to play the Cal ifornia five for the Coast champion ship. The lineup: W. S. C. . Position Whitman Moss R. F Clerin Prince ;...L.F Cutler Bonier C Cement Copeland R. G. Hotts Sorenson L.G. ... Peterson Field goals By W. S. C. iloss 1 Prince, 7; Bonier, G: Copeland. 2: Sorenson 1. By Whitman. Dement. 5: Cutler. 2. Foul throwi By Bohler. 5 out of 6; by Dement, 1 out of 3; by Clerin, 4. out of 4. ijmpire, Olossop. . JOHNSTON WINS AT 3-CUSHION Portland Player Takes First Block of 150-Point Match. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Billiard fans were treated to a pretty display of three-cushion bil liards tonight when Walter Johnston of Portland, the ex-Northw.est cham pion, won the first block of a 150 point match from Charles Jordan, the present champion. Johnson won by a score of 50 to 41 in 69 innings. Johnston's high run was five, while Jordan gathered a cluster of seven. The match will go down as one of the prettiest ever played in the city Both players were in the best of form. Johnston took the lead from the half way point, and from then on never was headed. His safety play was very strong throughout. The second block will, be played to morrow. Perrect Score Is Bowled. ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Julius" Berggren, of this city bowled his second perfect score of the 1917 season here yesterday in a match game. He defeated Edwin Phelps four games out of five on the Shafer Bowl ing Alleys. Berggren made his 300 In the first game and followed with 223 225, 211 and 176, for a total of 1136 and an average of 227. Phelps rolled 172, 192, 201, 161 and 211 for a total of 937 and an average of 187. Mr. Berggren is out to chal lenge any bowler in the Northwest in a series of games. He has ambitions of competing in the annual bowling congress tournament at Portland late in April. Mitchell Wants Postponement. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23. As a result of injuring his hand while boxing yes terday. Ritchie Mitchell last night telegraphed the promoters at Cleve land. O., who had arranged a bout be tween him and Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight championship, asking that the date of the match be post poned at least a week. The fight was scheduled for January 30 at Cleveland, Chappelle Signs With Braves. BOSTON, Jan. 23. The signed con tract of Larry Chappelle, an outfielder was received at headquarters of th Boston National League baseball club today. Business Manager Walter E. Hapgood said that six members of the team were now under contract for nex season. Zbyszko Wins on Mat. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Jan. 23. Wladek Zbyszko won from Yussif Hussane in a wrestling bout here tonight, two fall out of three. Zbyszko took the firs fall after one hour and 21 minutes of wrestling, and the third fall in two minutes and 20 seconds. Hussane took the second fall in 34 minutes and 30 seconds. Canby 3 5, Woodburn 32. WOODBURN. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Canby High School basketball team defeated ithe Woodburn High School quintet. 35 to 32. A disagreeable fea ture of the contest was the officiating, according to those present. Both the referee and the judge of play-are said to have been unfamiliar with the rules. Open Golf Tourney Set. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. The National open championship golf tournament ngct season will be played at Braeburn Country. -Club on June 27, 28 and 29. it was announced here tonight by Herbert Strong, secretary of the Professional Golfers' Association. Cornell Five Defeats Penn. ITHACA, N. Y-, Jan 23. The Cornell University basketball team defeated the Pennsylvania five by a score of 24 to 11 in an intercollegiate league game here tonight. Baseball Fight in California Is Rumored on Heels of ex Magnate's "Expose." REPORT IS DISCOUNTED Cliff Blankenship Mentioned -as One of Possible Club Owners, but He Says No Proposal Has Been Made to Him. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. (Spe cial.): Outla-if baseball In California, with .the millions of Ed Maier and his Southern California brewery to bak up the sport. Is the latest of the day dreams that has broken in connection with Maier's so-called expose of the baseball situation on the Coast. . It Is hinted, more than asserted, that Maier will be willing to throw his support to an - independent organization, with a view to emhirrassing his former as sociates, and the name of Cliff Blanken ship has been, drawn Into the con troversy as one of the possible club owners in the event of forming such a circuit. As the builder of this, the latest of the ball leagues, has it, the scheme would be for the clubs to be placed in Sacramento, Fre'sno, San Jose and Stockton, with a possible Invasion of San Francisco and Oakland. Blankenship Discount Plan. Blankenship does believe that inde pendent baseball twice a week, on Saturdays and Sundays would be fea sible for the interior cities in Northern California, as he has said before, but he has never argued for a new league of larger proportions and said quite frankly today that he didn't believe It would be possible for such an arrange ment to be brought about. Also, according to Blankenship, he has not discussed the subject with Maier and has no information which would lead him to believe the Southern Californian has any such scheme in view. "When I read the statement made by Maier," explained Blankenship, "I remarked casually that it would be a good time for Alaler to start an outlaw league. -1 have not any information on the subject and don't suppose any such scheme is being arranged." Though Maier would unquestionably like to be at the head and front of a scheme to cause confusion to his ene mies on the Coast, it is quite likely that even a chap possessed of the financial backing of Ed R. would hesitate be fore jumping Into such a fight. A fight in baseball is an expensive proposition for all parties concerned, and especially is this the case with the fellow who is breaking Into such a bat tle. State Lragie Not Enough. . A state league made up of Interior cities to play but two games a week is hardly big enough to suit the caliber of Maier. He could hurt the Coasters, of course, but not in the fashion that he would desire. If Maier is to be associated with suoh a proposition he will go-, the whole route and want teams in the larger cities, including San Francisco, Oak land and Los Angeles. That would mean a small fortune simply for the leasing of suitable parks and the building of grandstands, to say nothing of the gathering of baseball teams. Furthermore, it is too late In the present season to think of such a stu pendous task. Coast League officials are apparently not disturbed over the prospects of opposition of this sort. VERNON MAY LOSE FRANCHISE Transfer to Pasadena Is Rumored at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23. (Special.) It was reported1 today thsit the Vernon franchise will be switched at the next meeting of the league, scheduled to take place in San Francisco next month. When the Vernon club was sold by Edward Maier, the former owner re tained his Vernon ball park, repre senting an investment of $50,000. Darmody obtained a lease on the park for one Sunday morning game a week. Baseball men higlk in the confidence of the magnates say the league will not use Maier's park, now that he has made charges of crooked baseball. Pasadena, a city of 60,000 population, has been mentioned by league directors in the past year, and it may be that the franchise will be transferred there. . Maier. it is believed, will start an outlaw league If the Coast League at tempts to play politics with him. The former owner of the Tigers Is firmly convinced that he did not get a square deal in recent years and it is said he is willing to. "go the limit" if the Coast League wants to do battle with him. The following statement was issued today by Maier: ' "I expected them to yell. ' That Is natural. That 1912 series has been a joke among the ballplayers of the league for all these years. Losing that pennant or any other pennant means nothing to" me now. "I carried these things on my chest all this time and read their statements all last year and now that I' got it off my chest, they don t seem to like it. Isn't that too bad? "I do not know whether anybody in the . league except Mr. Darmody is alive or not. J. nave nobody to account to but him and want to assure him that I did not make this statement to hurt him in any way because I think former conditions will not continue. I told Mr. Darmody a' month ago that I had promised a statement. He did not enter -any real objection outside of-saying, 'What's the use of stirring things up again.' "I like Tom and would not knowing ly hurt him in any way. He Is a good square fellow and deserves all the sup port the fans can possibly give him, and I hope he makes his team a hundred times as popular as mine was that's how much harm I wish him. "So far as prohibiting games at Ver non is concerned, it means nothing to me one way or another. Just so it does not hurt Darmody. If they fix up mat ters to suit him. I do not care what their decision. "I have cleared my chest now. Bring on your training season. Maier refused to answer the state ments of Henry Berry, Johnny Powers and otner Pacific Coast League mag nates, saying he did not care to enter into a controversy with them. Anglers Club to Meet. The January meeting of the Multno mah Anglers' Club will be held next Friday night at the fifth floor of the Oregon building at 8:15 o'clock. The legislative committee will report on the progress of the anglers bills now before the State Legislature. R. E. Clanton, superintendent of state fish hatcheries, will give a tafk on the out lining of hatchery work for the coming season. tobacco is nut up ii it like other kinds. price. 10c Tin 5c Metal-lined ,Bags JAMES JOHN LOSES High School , of Commerce Wins Its First Contest, 25.9. STEN0GS MUCH. IMPROVED Franklin to Play Columbia Today. Champion Oregon Aggies May y Meet Multnomali JluD in Portland Saturday. Interscholastle Basketball Standings. Points W. L. Pc. For. At. Washing-ton High 2 O 10O0 61 S4 Jefferson Hlfrh 1 0 1000 83 6 Columbia University ..1 0 looo 47 10 Lincoln High 1 0 1000 83 10 rommei-ce HIH ....... 1 1 .f0 41 Bl Benson Tech 1 1 .500 41 SS Franklin High 0 1 .0O0 13 80 Hill Military Academy, o i . u ; James John High 0 2 . 000 It M The first athletic victory scored by the High School of Commerce since Its admission to the Portland Inter-scholastic- League was registered yes terday afternoon when the Stenogra phers walked on the mei John High School basketball team. 25 to 9, In the Jefferson High gymnasium. The game put up by the Pencil pushers was far different from that exhibited when the Columbia Univer sity trimmed them 47 to 16 early last week. The Commerce boys ham been laboring under difficulties of late, as they have no regular coach, although Hymen Sch warts, former star on the Jewish Boys' Athletic Club quintet, and Abe Kanter, of the "Wows," have been doing as much as they could in theix spare momenta. The feature of yesterday's clash was the work of Morris Rogoway. of Com merce. He alone was responsible for 13 points, while hia teammate, August Belch, was good' for six more. - The score at the end of the first half was 17 to 3. The summary for yesterday's game follows: Commerce (25) James John (9) Zalkkurtx 2) W Myers RoKowiy (13) ........ JT bcoroeaer (4) Belch 6 C Wulf (SI Capt. Margulia 2 ..O Fpackman Soy. an (2 (J.... Capt. Wrinkle (2) Troutman Spare Tools Officials iL. A. Gaaue, JIxersoa High, A NUMBER 8 hat may Vi cover a mighty in tellect or it rriay.cover a plain case of big head. They're the same yet different. ( They're both hats-on-heads. Don't judge by externals. Several kinds of tobacco come in tins. VELVET in tins. But that The finest selected leaf from Kentucky's richest Burley fields is only the beginning of VELVET. , Then a full two years' ageing in wooden hogsheads a matter of large storage and investment expense. Then a careful manufacturing method employing the widest experience of life -long tobacco men. What goes into the tin governs the pipe satisfaction that comes out of it. And we believe you will .prefer VELVET to any other pipe tobacco at any referee; Norman Men her, timer; Sam Pruss, scorer. . The Washington High School gym nasium will house the Franklin High Columbia University basketball game of the Portland Interscholastle League at 3:15 o'clock this- afternoon. Co lumbia University won its only start last week, while Coach Dewey's pro teges dropped their first game. Coach Conway, of the collegians, is confident that his aggregation will win today's olasb. Lincoln High School and Jef?erson High School will send their basketball teams against each' other at 3:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Young Men's Christian Association gymnasium. . ... Manager Masters, of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, is not certain who will form the opposition against his aggregation in the club gymnasium next Saturday night. Arrangements had been made whereby the Willam ette University athletes would meet in a return game, but Coach Everett May, of the Oregon Aggies, wants to have his champions in Portland Saturday night. ... Coach Mflv vnnta tn rilon Willam ette later In the season and Manager Masters Is willing- tn iiihatftnta ha Aggies for next Saturday and play " uiauiisLio later. in cluDmen trimmed Coach Mathews' quintet at Salem last odiuroay nigm, 2u to 11. and it is up to Coach Mathews, nt u-iii allow the switch to be made. Com plete arrangements will be made today over the long-distance telephone. ... The High School of Commerce bas ket tossers will meet the Washington School for the Deaf at Vancouver. Wash., next Saturday afternoon. Man ager Pruss made the plans yesterday. - Because of the- hard game the High School of Commerce athletes went through yesterday. Manager "Peanuts" Pander, of the Commerce Eagles, was forced to call off the proposed Eagles Portland Newsboys Seconds slated for last night. It will be played the latter part of this month. ... Several hard practices will be in dulged in by the George Washington Camp "Wows" in preparation for the battle against the McMinnvtlle Fire men basketball team in the Christian Brothers' Business College gymnasium next Saturday night. A preliminary contest will be staged to start at 7:15 o'clock, while the main event will be called at 8:15 o'clock. - . Homer -Shaver will referee the Columbia-Frankin game in the. Washing ton High School gymnasium this afternoon. doesn t make 3 One Pound Glass Humidors GLASS D' RATING ASKED INTER-CITY LEAGUE WANTS TO GET IX ORGANIZED BASEBALL. First Meetlns; Called TonlBht by J're.i dent Bay McCredie to" Be Asked tA f-r n t Permit. President Fred.Xormandy Bay, of tha Inter-City Baseball League, will gath er his forces tonight at 7:30 o'clock; in his office, 270 Fourth street, to ar range for the 1917 campaign. Election of officers is the most important item. The present officers are: Fred N. Bay. president; George Roberts Grayson, vice-president; Wayne Francis Lewis, secretary; June S. Jones, treasurer. It is thought that President Bay will be re-elected. The Inter-City League will seek a Class D rating and the president will write Judge William Wallace McCredie. president of the Portland Baseball Com pany, tomorrow asking him to gain the Pacific Coast League's permission for the Inter-City League to ask classi fication from the National Association of Baseball Leagues. If the rating Is given the young circuit It will afford towns around Portland excellent opportunity to se cure a lot of publicity through base ball by applying for and securing a franchise. The league consists at pres ent of the following clubs: Baby Bea vers (Clyde J. Rupert), Montavilla (Ed Jessup). Camas (E. E. Dale). St. Helens-Rainier (Ed I. Ballagh). Brad fords (vj. R. Grayson), Kirkpatricks (William R. Heales). Salem. Is Is expected that all the magnates will be present at tonight's gathering and it is thought that all these clubs will be represented the coming season. ' McMInnville 25, Tigard 16. TIGARD. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) After playing four games without a defeat, the Tigard public school bas ketball team lost, 25 to 16, to McMInn ville Junior High here last nigpht. Reh berg and BonejUeele shone for Tigard and Trent and Shipley for the McMinn villes. A return match id probable before February 1. Central Point Fives Win. CENTRAL POINT. Or., Jn. 23. (Special.) The Central Point girls basketball team last night won from the Gold Hill girls' quintet. 17 to 13, and the Central Point boys' team de feated the Gold Hill boys, 68 to 2. The two points recorded ly the visiting boys came from converted fonls. Cap tain Hurley scored 12 field baskets.