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14 TIIE MORNING O It EG O NI AW. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16. 1917. AmERICAN BREAKS WITH FRATERNITY No Changes Offered for Play ing Rules for Next Season. AGREEMENT' IS ABROGATED Schedule Is Drafted for Usual 154 Games With Start April 11 and Close October 4 Only Three Conflicts Are Noted. KEW YORK, Feb. 15. Relations with the Baseball Players' Fraternity were severed by the American League at Its schedule meeting here today when similar action taken by the Na tional League yesterday was Indorsed by the folio wing resolutions: "Whereas, The Players' Fraternity has repeatedly violated the letter and eplrlt of an agreement entered into with them on January 6, 1914; therefore be it "Resolved, By the American League unsigned, and will join the hold-out colony until he gets more money. Ken worthy Is wintering here. OPEN GOLF PLAY SHORTENED Whole Field to Compete for Two Days and 64 on Final 3 6 Holes. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. The conditions of play for the open championship as recommended by the executive commit tee of the United States Golf Associa tion have been adopted by the Profes sional Golfers' Association of America and are as follows: First day The whole field to play 18 holes medal play. Second day The same. Third day Sixty-four best scores and ties 36 holes medal play, the win ner to be the one making the lowest score for the 72 holes played. This will shorten the tournament by one day and eliminate the old condi tion of splitting the field and playing two days" qualifying rounds. The dates of the open championship are July 11 to 13, inclusive, and it will be played at the Brae-Burn Country Club, Massachusetts. DEAL FOR WADE KILIiEFER OFF Louisville Sends Players to Colum bus Instead of to Angels. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 15 The deal to trade Wade Killefer, utility player of the Louisville American As sociation baseball club, for Arthur But ler, shortstop of the Los Angeles club, was called off today in a telegram Frank Chance, manager of the Angels, received from the Louisville club man agement. The telegram announced Killefer had been traded to Columbus, of the Amer- ORPHANED CANARIES PLAY HERE TONIGHT Spokane Hockey Team Will Make Final Appearance on Portland Ice. UNCLE SAMS CONFIDENT Locals Must Win Tonight to Have Chance to Escape CellarTrans fer of Franchise to Tacoma Regarded as Possible. Pacific Coast Ice Hacker Standings- Goals W. L. Pc. For. A Seattle ". .13 7 ..'.0 103 80 Vancouver, B. C. ...11 8 .5711 107 107 Spokane 8 11 .421 78 107 Portland 7 13 .350 02 U8 Next OtniM, Toniffht Spokarre at Portland, 8:30 P. M. Tomorrow Seattle at Vancouver, B. C. Tuesday Vancouver at Portland. Tuesday Spokane at Seattle. Lester Patrick's Spokane Canaries franchise may be taken to Victoria or' New Westminster, B. C. or maybe Ta coma may be included in the league in the 1917-18 season. - . , The Portlanders took their final workout yesterday afternoon in the Ice Palace end retired ready for the game tonight. L. A- Spangler, president of the Port land Amateur Hockey Association, is in receipt of several inquiries asking for games with the Portland amateur champions some time next month. The schedule of the league Is such that it does not end until March 26 and if any post-season contests are to be staged with out-of-town aggregations the local season will have to be shortened a few weeks. Vancouver, B. C. is the last one to ask for games at Vancouver for the Portland amateurs.. LEAGUE TO "MEET MARCH S Northwestern Session to lie "Held at Spokane to Frame Schedule. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Magnates of the Northwestern League will meet in Spokane Saturday afternoon. March 3. to frame the 1917 playing schedule, according to an nouncement made today by Robert L. Blewett. president of the league. The session will be held la the Davenport Hotel. Besides the playing schedule, the magnates will have before them the draft of a new constitution and by laws prepared by President Blewett. Blewett has been - working for some time on a new constitution better iitted to the present needs of the league, and now has the document completed. The league president declared that no radical changes In the constitution i have been made, but that the new docu- CHAMP TO BOX HERE Pinkman to Defend Coast Lightweight Title. BRONSON TO MEET ItfVADER Real Batlte Is In Store for Feb ruary 2 3 Seattle Mixer Is Known as "Best-Dressed Man In Kingdom. Eddie Brewster Pinkman. Seattle 133-pounder. who meets "Muff Bron- son at the Rose City Athletic Club February 23, la scheduled to arrive In Portland this morning, along with Bernie Dillon, a crack flyweight, who will appear against some local boy on the same card. Pinkman won the Coast lightweight title from Frankie Sullivan at Seattle Wednesday night. The title was claimed by Sullivan by virtue ofhls win over Chet Neff, of Seattle, at tKe Rose City Athletic Club February 1. The decision was given to Sullivan as a result of Neff's hitting low. If "Muff" Bronson retains his title In OFFICIAL AMERICAN. LEAGUE SCHEDULE, 1917. AT CHICAGO. AT ST. LOUIS. AT DETROIT. AT CLEVELAND. ' AT WASHINGTON. AT PHILADELPHIA. AT NEW YORK. AT BOSTON. ABROAD. " April 11. 12. 13. 14. April 15. 16, 17, 18. May 2, 3. 4. June 6. 7. 8. 9. June 1.2. 4, 5. June 11. 12, 13, 14. June 16, 16.( 18). (18). Tl, .... Ro.tnn Chlcaeo .... May 0. 6, 7. 8, 9. July 3, (4), (4). 6. 6. June 29, 30, July 1. 2. August 8. 9. 10. 11. August 3, 4, 6, 7. July 25, 26. 27. 28. July 30, 31. Aug. 1. 2. triiv lt Iipolt 6 September 4, 5. September 14. 15. August 12. 13. 14, 15. September 25. 26, 27. September 18. 19. 20. Sept. 28. 29. Oct. 1. September 21. 22. 24. July " "eIro1- 6prlll9V?2'.2A-2- April 24, 25. 26, 27. f,1! 28, 29, 30, June 1. 2. 4. 5. June 6. 7, 8, 9. June 15. 16, 18. 19. Tune 11. 12, 13. 14. Decor atlon day at St. Louis. ay2o9 ,310)e(3)i June 21, 22, 23. 24. 'i,Vm !S !7 !(l August 3. 4, 6. 7. August 8. 9. 10. 11. July 80, 81. Aug. 1, 2. July 25, 26. 27. 28. Chicago. Seftemberl! August 12, 13. 14. September "3).(S) September 18, 19; 20. September 25, 26, 27. September 21. 22. 24. .Sept. 28. 29. Oct. 1. Labor day, CleveVd. April 28, 29. 30, May 2 3 4. April 19, 20, 21, 22. June 15, 16, 18. 1. June 11. 12. 13. 14. May 31. June 1, 2, 4.5. June 6, 7. 8, 9. D e c o ration day at Detroit Say . n. June 29. 30, Jular 1, 3. May 29. (30), (30). July 30, 31, Aug. 1. 2. July 25, 26. 27. 28. August 3, 4, 6. 7. August 8, 9, 10, 11. Cleveland. June 25, 26, 27, 28. September 6, 7, 8. 9. Aug.29,30, 31, Sept. 1. September 21, 22, 24. Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 1. September 25, 26. September 18, 19. 20. Labor day, Chicago. bept. yo)f April 24. 25. 26. 27. April 16, 16, 17, 18. April 11, 12, 13, 14. June 11. 12. 13. 14. June 15, 16, 18. June 6, 7. 8, 9. May 31. June 1.2, 4, 6 ' . Cleveland June 20 21, 22, 23, 24. July 3, (4), (4), 5, 6. May 6, 6,7,8. July. 25, 26, 27. 28. July 30, 81, Aug! L 2. August 8, 9. 10, 11. AugUBt 3, 4, 6, 7. July 4 at St. Louts. September 8. 9. September 14. 15. Sept. 11. l ; Sept. 16. Sept. 28. 29. Oct. 1. Sept. 21. 23. 22. 24. September 18. 19. 20. September 25. 26. - May 23 24 25. 26. 27. May 18, 19, 20, 21. May 14. 15. 16. 17. May 10. 11. 12. 13. . April 11, 12, 13. 14. April 16, 17, 18, 19. April 25. 26. 27. 28. July 4 at New York. Washington July 15 16 17. 18. July 19. 20, 21, 22. July 7, 8, 9, 10. July 11, 12, 13. 14. June 28. 29. 30. J ly 2. July 3. (4). (4), 5. June 23. 25. 26. 27. Labor day-at Phlla- mii8ioii..duu,2j,2., August 20, 21. 22. August 17. 18, 19. August 26. 27. 28. Sept. (3). (3). 4. Aug. 30. 31. Sept. 1. October 2. 3. 4. delphla, Mav 14 15 16 17 May 10. 11. 12. 13. May 23, 24, 25, 26. 27. May 18, 19, 20. 21. April 20, 21, 23, 24. April 25. 26, 27, 28. April 30. May 1, 2. 3. Philadelphia July 7 8 9 10. July 11, 12. 13, 14. July 15. 16. 17. 18. July 19, 20, 21, 22. June 20. 21, 22. June 23. 25, 26, 27. July 3. (4), (4), 5. July 4 at Boston. p AuguBti7.18. 19. August 26, 27, 28. August 23. 25. August 20, 21. 22. Sept. 13. 14. 15. 17. October 2. 3. 4. Aug. 30. 31. Sept. 1. Mav 10 11 12 13 Mav 14 15. 16. 17. May 18, 1 9, 20, 21. May 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. April 30. May 1, 2, 3. May 4. 5. 7, 8. April 20. 21. 23, 24. D e c o ration day at New York Julv 11 12 13 14 July 7. 8. 9, 10. July 19. 20. 21, 22. July 15, 16, 17, 18. August 13, 14, 15. May 28. 29. ( 30;. (30) June 28. 29, 30, July2. Philadelphia. August 26,' 27,' 28. August 17, 18. 19. August 20. 21, 22. August 23. 25. September 5. 6. 7. 8. September 10. 11, 12. , September ( 3). (3 ). 4. Labor day at Boston. May 18. 19. 20. 21. May 23. 24, 25, 26, 27. May 10, 11, 12, 13. May 14. 15. 16. 17. May 4. 5. 7, 8, 9. April 16. 17. 18, 19. April 11. 12, 13, 14. n c oration' dav at Boston Julv 19. 20, 21. 22 July 15. 16. 17. 18. July 11. 12, 13. 14. July 7, 8. 9. 10. May 29, (30). (30). August 13. 14. 15. June 20. 21. 22. W?ashlnKton "OB August 20. 21. 22. August 23. 25. August 26. 27, 28. August 17. 18. 19. September 10. 11. 12. September 5. 6. 7. 8. Sept. 13. 1 j. 15. 17. Washington. 13 Saturdays; 14 , , . . , . . Sundays-Decoration Twelve Saturdays. Thirteen Saturdays. At Home day : Labor day; con- Thirteen Saturdays. Twelve Saturdays. Thirteen Sundays. ' . Twelve Saturdays. June 18th. flicting dates June Twelve Sundays. Thirteen Sundays. Decoration day. Twelve Saturdays. Decoration day. Thirteen Saturdays. July 4th. 24, Sept. 9, Sept. 16. July 4th. July 4th. Labor day. Decoratlon day. Labor day. July 4th. Labor day. of Professional Baseball Clubs, that all relations with said fraternity be and the same hereby are terminated." Rales Not Changed. The playing schedule for the coming reason was adopted, the action of the National commission in reference to the requests of the National Association of Minor Leagues was approved and, while the playing rules were discussed, no changes were recommended. Indorsing the assertion that baseball should do Its part In a movement look ing toward the country's protection, the league adopted a. resolution sug gesting that the players have an op portunity to become civilian soldiers. The National commission! also meet ing here today, approved the action taken by the National and American leagues abrogating the "Cincinnati Bgreement" with the Players' Frater- ,i ( i - fiavAra 1 rmi.ata TTi :l o Viv the National Association of Minor Baseball leagues were Krauicn uy iiio tuiiini.o sion, but the principal one, which was to eliminate the draft from clase AA and A clubs, was denied. Three Pitchers Sign. Three pitchers signed contracts for 1917 today. They were Bob Shawkey, with the New York Americans; Harry Harper, with the Washington club, and Dick Rudolph, with the Boston Na tionals. The 17th season of the American League will open April 11. The 1917 chart calls for the usual 154 games and three trips around the circuit, the season closing October 4, with Washington at Boston. The other six clubs are scheduled to end hostili- ties on October 1 with Chicago at New York, St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Wash ington. It may be possible, however, to advance the three games which Bos ton has scheduled for the tail end of the season. There are only three conflicting dates wtih the National League. All are on Sunday. In Chicago. They are June 24 and September 9 and 16. ri'LLMAX DKFEATS MONTANA AVasliiujrton State's Team AVork Too Much for Opposing Five's Power.- WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE. Pullman, Feb. 15. (Special.) Montana 1'niversity's basketball team tonight lost to the fast Washington State five 33 to 22. The contest was listless. Mon tana started strongly, her superior weight and size offsetting .for a time the team work of the staters. Copeland guarded well and 'aptain Bohler led in the scoring for Washington State College, although the latter showed poor form on foul shooting. Sanderson and Newman starred for the Bruins The lineup: Montana. tV. S. C. Newman F Price Johnson K Moss McQuarrie C Bohler Handerson ....... ..fl Copeland i Jones borenson Sailor .. Spare Glover-King TOK HOLD CAUSE OF ARREST Wrestler Accused of "Wilfully Maim ing Opponent in Match. BELL1NGHAM. Wash., Feb. 15. Owen Daley, of Axtell, Neb., former lightweight wrestling champion, was arrested today on a charge of willfully maiming Milton Harnden. of this city, to whom he forfeited the wrestling championship in a match here last night. Daley is accused of injuring his oppo nent by twisting his foot with a "to hold." He was arraigned today and went to ja(l rather than post a $1000 bond required by the court. lean Association League. Chance said he would endeavor to make a deal with Columbus for Killefer, who said he would "quit basebalL before he would return to the East and play an other season." WALT MILLER'S NOSE BROKEN Kenwortliy Demands More Coin. OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 15. Bill Ken worthy, the infielder drafted from Oak land by the St. Louis Americans, has returned his contract to Fielder Jones, Wrestler 1'ails to Throw Berg In 15 Minutes and Loses $50. Walter Miller, world's middleweight wrestling champion, broke his nose in his 15-mlnute match with John Berg, light-heavyweight, at the Lyric Thea ter Wednesday night. Miller is meet ing all comers and agreeing to throw them in 15 minutes or forfeit JoO. Berg stayed. Miller's week's engagement will end tomorrow night, after which he will have his nose re-set. It is not likely that the injury will interfere with his coming match with Chris Gesek at Spokane, which is sched uled within a few days. The champion. who is meeting all comers every aft ernoon and evening, will wrestle Aa Garlock, a welterweight, who is the wrestling instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association, at 9 o'clock i tonight. CHECKER CHAMPION TO PLAY Newel W. Banks to Give Blindfold and Simultaneous Game Tests. Newel W. Banks, world's champion checker player, will arrive in Portland Monday, according to word received yesterday by E. H. Bryant, chess and checker editor of The Oregonian. Mr. Banks will give an exhibition of simul taneous and blindfold playing at both chess and checkers next Tuesday night under the auspices of the Portland Chess and Checker Club in the Elks' building. Mr. Banks' performances have been such as to herald him as the greatest player the world has ever known. To defray some of the expense, boards have been placed at SI each exhibition. COAST SCOUTS AFTER BUSIIER Frank Oeschgcr, Collegian, Twirls 2-Ilit Game and Eans 17. OAKLAND. Cal.. Feb. 15. Several Coast League scouts today are on the trail of Frank Oeschger. St. Mary's College pitcher, who yesterday out- pitched his brother, Joe, member of the Philadelphia Nationals. The latter hurled for an independent club, fanned ten and was touched for four hits. Joe's kid brother allowed but two hits, fanned 17. and struck out his brother, Joe, the firet time up. IjoDiic Runs 154 With Cue. Roy' LeDue, claimant to the Pacific Coast billiard championship, last night defeated Fred Edwards,, of San Fran cisco, in a match game at the White House, billiard parlors, 150 to 11. In the last of -the three innings LeDue made a sensational run of 154. LeDue is meeting all comers. Bike Riders Behind Record. CHICAGO, Feb. 15. Seven teams of the 10 contesting in the six-day bicycle race, have traveled 1663 miles and seven laps, with Piercy-Smith and Lawrence-Carman one lap behind and Ohrt-GYimm two laps behind. The riders have been going 95 hours, the record for which is 1884 miles and two laps. Sommers and Burns Draw. ECHO. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Al Sommers boxed a draw with Farmer Burns here tonight. Sommers seemed to have an advantage over the conqueror of the Idaho Bear Cat, Billy George and Joe Bouck. Referee Thompson's draw decision was not pleasing to Sommer's backers. .......". .................. Walter t MILLER Ad will. r.ADtnnv AT LYRIC THEATRE TONIGHT Forfeits S50 If he fails to throw him in 15 minutes. Extra added attraction. No "advance in prices. will arrive early this morning to take their final fling of the season at the Portland Uncle Sams in the Ice Palace at 8:30 o'clock tonight. The visitors from now on will be homeless, as the Spokane management announced that no more games would be played in Spo kane the remainder of the year. With the Orphans cornea Ran McDon ald, a former Portlander, who Is one of the star forwards on the Inland Empire squad. He was with the Uncle Sams the first year ice hockey was played here, but last year he was with Lester Patrick's Victorians. He was transferred to Spo kane along with the other Victoria rep resentatives at the beginning of the i present campaign. So far the visitors have been able to hang the Indian sign on T!ie Orego- nians six out of Ran McDonald. seven starts. Captain "Moose" Johnson, of the Uncle Sams, Is confident that his aggregation will not finish at the bottom of the heap and he must win tonight to avert this. George Irvine will be the referee and James Seaborn the judge of play. ... George Fowler, the Spokane goalie, has been receiving some wonderful lac ings the last two times, losing to Van couver, 8 to 12 and 1 to 8. When he "on" he is a hard man to get through. Bob Genge and Manager Lester Pat rick will be present tonight to defend him. ' . . . After tonight's game with Spokane two more games will be played In Port- ment provides a more workable set of laws for the. league. WASHINGTON IS VICTOR r . v J: X tOWfe,""" S . . Jf . Jl. 11-.-. .., ,J JAMES JOH.V IS DEFEATED BASKETBALL, AT Jeffs and Benson and Lincoln and Franklin to Tanarle Today. Jnterscbolastic Basketball Standings. Columbia Vniversity. Jeftsrson High...... v aihlngton High... Hflnion Tech Lincoln Hlnh Commerce High II- "'"'" 'V ii I - vf - ; i : Xn - ;t S Eddie Ilrewnter I'lnkman, Who t Will Arrive Here Thin Morning I 4 to Prepare for Bout With "Muff I I Bronnon Fcbrnirf 23. I ...............4 Nebraska Quintet Defeated. MANHATTAN, Kan., Feb. 15. The Nebraska University basketball five met its second defeat at the hands of the Kansas State Arricultural College team here tonight, 37 to 10, in a Mis souri Valley conference game. ' England's paper box trade employs 30,000 workers. land. Next Tuesday night" the Vancou ver Millionaires, who are fast trying to overtake the league-leading Seattle Mets, will be.in Portland for their final appearance here and then on March 2 two weeks from today, the curtain will be rolled down all over the circuit with Portland meeting Seattle here and Spokane playing at Vancouver, B. C. ... President Frank A. Patrick was right when he said there was going to be a big shake-up in the league before an other campaign was scheduled. ... The action of the Spokane manage ment in placing the home games else where did not cause much surprise here as the Portland puckchasers had said sometime ago that the crowds did not number on an average more than 700 or 800. One or two of the contests were witnessed by less than half that many, they say. William F. Scott, of the Portland club, says that about 250 were there the time before the last ap pearance of the Uncle Sams. The rink is built in an out-of-the-way place and it is hard for the Spokane populace to get out there. It is rumored that the Points r. L. P.H. For. Agt. 5 O lOOO 159 61 5 O lOOO 1.VJ 7J 4 2 .S7 20 11 a 2 .oo jos i:u i ! .Will !S 71 2 4 .s: J1! Hi.", I 3 .H.-.O ! H'.t I 4 .!!' 1J4 0 ti .OOO 3Vi -UK Hill Military Acudc-my 0 Yeaterdf&y'g Result). Washington High, 37; James John High, Jl. Today's t.ames. Franklin versus Lincoln. Benson Tch. versus Jefferson. . Boiti games at Washington High gym nasium. ' Led by Captain "Lanky Bob" Snod- grass, the Washington High School basketball team walked on the James John High aggregation, 37 to 11, in the Young Men's Christian Association gymnasium yesterday afternoon. The Washington captain was the big star of the game, with h'm 22 points, and although he had opportunity to break the 1917 Individual scoring record of the Portland Interscholastlc League, he let it go by "feeding" his team mates in the last half. lie scored five field baskets and converted five fouls for a total of 15 points, and in the last 20 minutes he took but three field baskets and con verted one fouL Referee A. M. Grll- ley handled the game in grand style and kept the playenn well in hancl without having to call a large number of fouls. Coach Strong, of the James John contingent, made Beveral changes in his lineup, but to no avail. Coach Fenstermacher, of the Washingtonians, put in Graves for Secord soon after the first half opened. Locke Webster played In place of Carl "Mob" Mautz, who will be out or the game for the remainder of the year. The summary follows: Washington (37). James John (11). I.Oder (.') F... .Meyer. Schroeder Secord 4 P (2) Jower Snodgrass (22) C Duumore, Toole Beckwlth O (2) Capt. Wrinkle Webster (4) -0 H.Smith Uraves 2 Sp Wulf Referee, A. M. Urllley. Two games are slated for this after noon and both will be pjayed in the Washington High -gymnasium with the first to start promptly at 3:15 o'clock. Jefferson High and Benson Tech will tangle today, having postponed their match the early part of the week, Lincoln High and Franklin High will play their regularly scheduled basket ball contest today. The B'nai B'rith first basketball team has established a Portland scor ing record for the 1917 season so far. The Hoopers registered 100 points while the Sellwood Community House first basket tossers made eight. The second B. B. aggregation won from the second Sellwood string 31 to 11, Both games were played in the B. B. gym nasium Wednesday night. Manager Abe Poplck. of the George Washington Camp "Wows." is trying to arrange games for his contingent. Manager Cohn. of the B'nai B'rith, has hopes of landing a match with the "Wows" next Wednesday night In the Toung Men's Christian Association gymnasium. . . Coaach Everett May and his Oregon Aggies will arrive from Seattle tomor row morning and after remaining here for less than an hour they will de part for Berkeley. Cal., where they take on the University of California quintet Monday and Tuesday nights of next week. The Aggies will play Stan ford University at Palo Alto before re turning to their homes in Corvallis. They play the University of Washing ton the last game of the two-match series at Seattle tonight. After April 1st the price of the Gordon hat will be $3.50. The manufacturers of 'the Gor- t don hat are determined to main tain its perfect quality, believing those familiar with the Gordon hat would prefer to pay more rather than to get a poorer hat. New Spring Styles of Gordon Hats now on display for $3.00 . TT 286 Washington Street i 1 w f URJMI5HERS Sc MATTERS STAR'S DAYS OVER Great , Larry Lajoie Finally Ends. Career With Majors. NO PLAYER MORE NOTABLE his bout at Seattle tonight with Lloyd Madden, the Pinknian-Broneon boui will determine the Northwest light weight championship, as well as the Coast. The Plnkman-Bronson tilt ought to be a "bear." No one can stall with this fellow Pinkman. He mixes things always. Ho also promises to knock the folks here for a goal with his dres. ideas and ways. His folks are wealthy people In the Sound City and besides being a boxer, Kddie is a bank clerk, cigar merchant and a politician. Pinkman Is known all along the Coast ns being the best-dressed boxer in the world. He invaded Los Angeles ome few months ago under the name of Eddie Brewster, where he boxed several sensational matches. . Walte- Miller, world's middleweight wrestling rhamplon, yesterday re ceived a letter from the Vancouver, Wash, Lodge No. 823. B. P. O. Klks, thanking him for the wrestling exhi bition which he gave at their clubrooms last Friday night. The letter was writ ten b" Louis H. James, chairman of the smoker committee, and in it he calls Miller "the world's champion good fel low. I ' In a letter to his friend Don Thomp son heie. Tommy Burns, ex-heavyweight champion of the world, says that he is contemplating a come-back. He will b-ix Willie Meehan of jgfan Francisco in Seattle around Marc a 6. Burns Is now in Butte. ... rinhnrnt nnater. rr.lt or, n h r.- moter Frank Schulcr of San Francisco announcing the Joe Stetrher-Ad Santel wresenng maicn next J nursuay night reached Portland yesterday. Jlmni;- Clabby Is said to be 'winning on the Sydney races. There are few. however, who can go all the way to Australia to play the ponies. PIXKMAX WILIi TKAIX 1IKRK Seattle Crack Ilo.xer to tonic to Portland to Prepare for limit. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 15. (Special.) Eddie Pinkman. the local lightweight, who came Into his own by beating Frankie Sullivan In one of the best goes in the history of the local game Wednesday, embarked for Portland to night to train for his bout with Muff Bronson, the Northwest lightweight champion. Pinkman. better known in the south as Eddie Brewster, as a re sult of a victorious Invasion some time ago, tackles the Portland crack a week from tomorrow night in the Hose City, and Seattle friends of the chatty light weight look for him to beat Bronson If he fights like he did against Sul livan. "I'm going to beat your champion be fore the six rounds are up." Pinkman told Bronson's manager. Flanigan, to day before leaving for the south. "I'll knock him out with my good right hand." Seattle fans are waiting the outcome of the tltl battle here tomorrow night, when Lloyd Madden boxes a return go with Bronson for the Northwest title, Madden's friends think he will beat the Portland wonder and a great go is looked for. Ray Campbell. Eddie Miller and Frankie Sullivan, as well as Hue- lat. a Portland boy, are on the pro gramme which Is being given by the Seattle Athletic Club at a big down town theater. Oak Bushcrs Called Early. OAKLAND, Cal.. Feb. 15. Manager Del Howard, of the Oakland baseball club, today Issued a call for all young sters signed by the Oaks to report here February 22 for a week of grading out. Fifteen players will work out behind closed gates and under the eye of the Oak manager. Those who show the beat form will be taken to Boyes Springs. Fix That Rod! Put it in good shape now, for the sea son is not far off. Our repair shop is equipped to do good work at reason able rates. Backus &Worria 273 Morrison St., near Fourth. Twenty-One Years Servk-e in Rig Leagues Xevcr Marred by 'Boner.' Ambition to- Play in World Scries Xever Achieved. - BY FRANK G. MEN KB. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. (Special.) Larry Lajoie is trekking the long, long trail that leads to baseball oblivion after SI years of stardom. Never again will the big league parks echo with the crack of his powerful bat against the whirling horsehlde; never again .will he electrify by his uncanny feats of fielding. His day is done; his star has set; Larry Lajoie has passed beyond the big horixon never to return. The passing of the wonderful French man must come to us all as a sudden realization that time is flitting and that we are growing old. Somehow or other, Lajoie seemed to belong to our youth, perhaps because it was so long, long ago that he became a glorious part of the National game. Others came and went over the sweep of 21 years, but Lajoie remained. And, while he was with us it seemed that we still were young that the stream of life was not flowing on to Its end. But now Lajoie Is gone and all of us come to know that we are 21 years older than the day when first he amazed major league baseball by his skill. The Frenchman stood alone as a fielder over the span of two decades. Big, heavy, almost awkward in his street appearance, he was the poetry of motion on a ball field. No more grace ful athlete ever tore the turf with Ills spikes. Some sixth sense enabled him through all the years of his big league life to move Just far enough and Just fast enough to spear drives that would have zipped away for hits from any other second baseman. Lajoie was the synonym of coolness on. a ballfield. he never seemed nervous, never in a hurry; never flustered, always calm, steady, rhythmic a human machine. Lajoie never was heralded as a brainy player but whoever saw him make a "boner"? For more than two decades he mingled in the fiercest duelling of the baseball diamonds; fought in 300O battles and more yet never once did he make a mental error that brought defeat to liift club. And that's a little more than can be paid of Johnny Evers, of Eddie Collins, of Joe Tinker, of Ty Cobb and all the others who are billed as men of brains. ' Many . men and more claimed the "discovery" of Lajoie. Just who it was that "tipped" him to the big leagues seems to be almost as much of a mys tery as the . Identity of the author of "Casey at the Bat." But no matter! La joie found his way Into the majors back in 1896 and has written his name in indelible letters in baseball's history; has left an enduring impress upon the memory of fandom. The Frenchman was born in Woon socket, R. I. When he was 15 or so he got a Job as a hack driver. At odd. moments he played amateur baseball. At 19 a semi-pro team In Fall River. Mass.. lured him from his "cab sir!" seat. The following Spring. 1896. found him a member of the Fall River League club. In 80 games he clubbed for a .42:t mark and then the Phillies grabbed him. Lajoie played as a first baseman in 3s games for the Phillies in the fag-end of 1S96 and faced the big league offer ings for .31'S. That won him a regular job in 1897, during which season he alternated at first and in the outfield. Incidentally, lie clubbed for .363 in 128 combats and became batting sensa tion. The next year he was converted Into a second baseman perhaps the most remarkable, all-round keystoner of all time. Lajoie jumped the Phillies during the war of 1902 and Joined the Cleveland club. His advent helped make the American League. The Frenchman waa one of the stars of the game in that particular era perhaps the most bril liant of them all. And when he cast his lot with the new organization fandom. lukewarm toward Ban Johnson's circuit up to that time, decided that the Amer ican League really was going to amount, to something. Year after year Lajoie drew thousands through the turnstiles. The Frenchman had two ambitions; one was to become a big league man ager; the other to play in a world series. The first he realized: the sec- I ond never came true. Lajoie piloted the Cleveland club for four seasons. In 190S It seemed almost a certainty that he would carry his team through to the goal of-every pennant fighting ma chine. But on the last day of the year the Naps lost to the Brownies and tho pennant went to the Tigers by the nar row margin of a half game. Read The Oregonian classified ads. r)ONT BE satisfied with a tobacco you can get along with. Find the tobacco you can't get along without. re M J 103 VELVET is a nat m urallv mild tobacco its mildness improved by natural ageing. 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