Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1917)
THE BIORXrXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 197. AYAU SHOULD MAKE GOOD WITH SEATTLE SCENES AT HONOLULU ATHLETIC PARK, WHERE THE BEAVERS ARE GETTING IN CONDITION. K1L6ANE LIKELY TO MEN GIVE WELSH BATTLE DONT PAT A HIGH-RENT PROFIT OX TOP OF THE EXISTING HIGH COST OF CLOTHING. Come upstairs and see the new mod els for Spring, where the value is high and the price low. Men's New Spring Suits of High Value. If I sold these suits in a high rent ground-floor store I would have to price them $25.00. Chinese Shortstop Amazes Beavers With His Light ning Speed and Batting. Frankie Sanders Thinks Bri ton Will Have No Sine cure in Match. KAN YEN IS GOOD, TOO NEW YORKER AFTER CAMPI 14 Catcher Is Small, but lias Quick Head and Powerful Arm Boys Are Cool Under lire and Play line Ball. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. HONOLULU. Hawaii. Portland Train Ins Camp, March 1. (Special.) If there la no Frame Merriwell for Chi nese dime novel enthusiasts to marvel about, we nominate Vernon Ayau. Ayau is the young Chinese shortstop who gets a trial with the Seattle Northwestern League club this Spring. Incidentally he is the same Ayau who beat the Portland cjub a few days ago In this burg by knocking a home run over the left field fence in the ninth inning, & man on second base and the ecore at the time 8-7 in Portland's favor. Ayau will make good in the North western League with miles to spare If he doesn't lose his nerve and gets the opportunity. There Is another Chi nese player here, Kan Ten, a 6light built young catcher, who is ripe for Northwest League ball. Kan Ten made such a showing against the Beavers that Walter McCredie has Just about made up his mind to sign him and take him to Stockton for a tryout with Nick Williams' club. Kan Ten throws like a rifle bullet, has a quick thinking brain and is one of the best hitters in the Island, al though weighing hardly more than 130 pounds. He plucked Wolfer off third base after a bluff to second in the first game here in Just about as nifty a manner as you will see anywhere. But to get back to Ayau. Ayau Hits 'Em Hard. Ayau bagged three hits off the Heaver f lingers in the aforementioned 9-7 drubbing the Celestials handed Portland. It required a sensational one handed catch by Wolfer to prevent him from ringing up another safe blow that looked like a two-base swat. The bases were full at the time and the runner on third scored after the catch. Helfrich was in the box. Ayau proved himself as sensational In the field as at bat. He owns a cork ing good arm and can throw as well ns any infielder in the Coast League, barring possibly Bobby Davis. Ayau is not a large boy. as he weighs not more than 140 pounds, but he appears stockily built and strong. Moriyama, a Japanese boy at second base for the Orientals, co-operated with Ayan in a play against the Beavers that nearly knocked Walter McCredie off the bench. Plnelll hit a line grounder Just to the right of second base and it looked like a sure base knock. Racine over like a Jackrabbit. Morlvama barely got his hands on it but the ball stuck. He could never have stopped and gotten his man at first, so. without even a momentary pause he tossed the ball to Ayau romine- toward second, and Ayau re layed the ball to first base in time to get Pinelli. Play In Rare One. Some of the old heads on the Port land club had never seen anything like it. Byron Houck saw Eddie Collins and Jack Barry execute a similar coup when he was with the Philadelphia world's ehamDlons. There has only Iikpii one ulav like it in the Coast T.enerue. according to Boss McCredie. Ivan Olson and Ote Johnson pulled it on Haoov Hogan deliberately to show up the late Hogan as punishment for RnmA sarcastic remark. Hogan hit Krounder to Olson: Ivan carefully wined the dust off the sphere, tossed to Johnson at third and Johnson threw to first ahead of the rather Slow footed Hogan. To see these Oriental boys cutting up such didos against "big league" professionals was enough to make one sit up and rub one's eyes in amaze ment. The coolness of these Chinese boys under fire perhaps is accounted for bv the fact that most of them have toured the United States with Chinese teams playing games against all the big colleges and some of the league teams. Portland played one of these barnstormine outfits at Fresno two Tears ago. Kan Ten. the catcher, par ticlpated in four continental tours, we are told and Ayau three. Akana With Chinese. Another China boy whom Walter McCredie and the Portland war cor respondents watched with interest was T.ang Akana, the outfielder signed by McCredie two years ago and released Just before training time. Akana played left field and did not show up particularly well, owing, it is said, to the fact that he had played little ball for several months. Akana is a trim, sturdy fellow weighing 184 pounds. Very few of these Celestial athletes over here are full bloods. Most of them are the result of intermixture of native Hawaiian with Chinese or Japanese or Chinese and Japanese or a mixing of Portuguese and Hawaiian, The marriage statistics show that out of 210 American men married in one particular year when the records were accurately kept in 1914 we be lieve it was only 53.3 per cent mar ried American women; 11.9 per cent married Caucasian-Hawaiian women 11.9 per cent married Portuguese women; 5.2 per cent married full-blood Hawaiian women; 1.9 per cent married Chinese-Hawaiian women and 1.4 per cent married pure Chinese women, None of these Chinese boys on the team that beat the Beavers have American blood in them, but the fore going figures are cited merely to show how cosmopolitan Cupid is in the islands. Vernon Ayau, the shortstop who goes to Seattle, is part Chinese and part Hawaiian, and the same is true of Kan Ten. J II JASPER TO JOIX ANGELS Vaughn and Jackson Remain in Ranks of Mystery Holdouts. LOS ANGELES. Cal., March 8. (Spe cial.) Hi Jasper, big right hander, will arrive to Join the Angels Saturday, but nothing has been heard of Vaughn or Jackson, mystery holdouts. The P. L. will start weeding out his players next week. None of the regulars are in Jeopardy, but several youngsters are to go. It is expected veteran Jack Ryan will be sent against the Cubs tomor row. Second baseman Groeling is laid up with a cold and did not work out to day. Maccabee Xlne Wants Game. Any baseball team wishing a prac tice game Sunday call Jackson Walker, manager of the Maccabees' ball team of the Fraternal League. Mr. Walker's nine represents Mount Hood Tent No. 17. He can be reached at Broadway 1658. 306 Oak street. n--i-wywy1'M",fcli - kt a in 4 mprr jfl Kip . m AiMJ?m r&' f sra il MA l-AiW: ) Iff -. lJ UJ rrHoY V't-JAY ' - V: X i- IfcvX kbS 4Y J ' 4 1 :i I '1 (1) Pitcher Mark Hlgbee'a (Qiilncy) Wlndnp. (1) Left to Right Catcher Gas Fisher, Pitcner Johnny William. Who la Trying to Obtain His Release From St. Joseph to Play With Portion a, and Captain Bill Rodgrn. 3 Pitch er Johnny Brando (Inter-City League) Receiving Instructions From Barney Joy. ex-San Francisco Heaver. TRADE NOT PLEASING McCredie Refuses to Swap Southworth for Killefer. BEAVERS BLANK CHINESE Blgbee Doesn't Iiet a Runner Get to First In Four Innings and Zwelfel Gives Only On Hit In Five) Innings. HONOLULU. Hawaii. Portland Train ing Camp. March 8. (Special.) Mana ger "Walter McCredie, of the Portland Pacific Coast League club, announced tonight that Outfielder Billy South worth will not be traded even up to the Columbus American Association team for Outfielder Killefer. Southworth is at his home in Co lumbus and as per Instructions is en deavoring to arrange a deal for him self which will be satisfactory to all concerned. Killefer. without another ballplayer or two or a cash considera tion, is not deemed the equal of South worth by the McCredles. Blgbee Pitches Hltleas Ball. Portland defeated the Thirty-second United States Infantry team yesterday, 6 toO. The Beavers made 11 hits and three errors as against one blow and two boots for the soldier laddies. Al Zwel fel (Inter-City League) and Lyle Blg bee worked for Portland, with Gjs Fisher catching the former and Bob Marshall (Omaha) the latter. Buck- lasd twirled for Uncle Sam's men. Zweifel used a crossfire and a curve ball for the first five Innings which he pitched and the Thirty-second Infan try team made but one hit, its only base knock off him. With his spitter working beautifully, no one reached first base while Bigbee was serving 'em up in four innings. Zweifel and Bigbee dis played the best pitching which has been, seen thus far on the' trip. Beavers Hit "Well. Inflelders Charley Hollocher (Rock Island) and Bill Rodgers, Outfielder Kenneth "Williams and Fisher each scored two hits, while Outfielders Merle Wolfer and Dennis Wilie and Infielder Stumpf bagged one each. Zweifel is looking better every day and may stick in Coast League com pany. It looks today as if Pitcher Johnny Brandt, who came along with Zweifel from "Red" Rupert's Baby Bea vers, of the Inter-City League, will be shifted to Spokane. Three catchers will be carried by Portland until May 1, and then Manager McCredie will dispose of one. The prun ing will be done to conform with the Coast League player limit of 18 men. for Boss McCredie has announced that he will carry seven pitchers through out the season, two catchers, five jn- fielders and four gardeners. The declaration of the big Scot por tends a merry race among the pitchers. SEALS HAVE TROUBLE WINNING Sacramento Semi-Pros Beaten, 2-1, Kallio and Odonl Starring. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. March 8. (Spe cial.) Sacramento's best 6emi-pro team, the Kimball and Upsons, held the Seals to no more than a 2-to-l victory this afternoon. It was inability to land on Snook that made the going ra.her hard for the Seals. Snook was backed up by a capable infield, and had the right fielder been as good as the re mainder of the squad there might have been a different story to relate. From a Seal standpoint it was once more a case of admiring the work of the pitchers. Rudy Kallio and Lefty Odoul had their baptism of fire and the pair acquitted themselves nobly. Phil Koerner took a nasty swipe on his left hand during early practice that mangled his little finger. The injury may keep him out of the first game with the Cubs. Wolverton received word today that Lefty Dougherty will leave for Sacra mento the lirst of next week. Score: R. H. E-l R. H. E. Sacramento 1 7 0S. Francisco 2 7 1 Batteries Snook and Palm; Kallio, Odoul and Baker. OAKS WIN GAME, 13 TO 1 Beer and Meusel Hold Kirby Giants to Four Hits. BOYES SPRINGS. Cal., March 8. (Special.) The Kirby Giants were chased all over the lot this afternoon. The score was 13 to 1 and that is not a starter when it comes to the srame itself. The day was cold and so were the Giants, as their scoring activities were not enough to keep a 10-year-old boy warm. As long as Speed Martin occupied the box things went smoothly. but after Litchenburg took up the mound, it was all over. In practice after the game Rod Mur phy was hit in the eye by a batted ball, but nothing more serious than a shiner will be the outcome. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Giants 1 4 2Oaks 13 19 2 Batteries Martin, Litchenburg, Priest and Marriott; Beer, Meusel and Callan, Murray. BEES SUSPEND BUNNY BRIEF Klawltter Asks Bernhard to Send Him to American Association. PORTERVTLLE, Cal., March 8. (Special.) Skipper Bill Bernhard has telegraphed to Bunny Brief, who has been spending the Winter at Traverse City, Mich., informing the hard-cloat-ing first Backer of last year's team that he has been put on the suspended list. Klawltter has also asked for his sus pension and will seek release to the American Association. Earl Sheely, who starred at the first station in the Northwestern League last season, is be ing groomed for Brief's place on the first hassock, and Skipper Bill declares tie is losing no sleep over this corner of the inner garden. Cress, with the Northwestern League last season for a short time, has been notified at his home near Spokane to Join the backstop division. Sounding; the Sport Reveille. PASTIMERS in the Oakland camp are getting down to business, as is shown by the appearance of a barber shop quartet, a feature ot every well- regulated training site. Vocal opera tions are conducted on the front porch of the hotel at Boyes Springs every evening despite all protests. www Bill Prough, -Oaklarfd pitcher, has so far defended his checker title at Boyes Springs against the several new knights who have appeared - on the horizon. "i'ou're worth more money," is the latest battle cry of the diamond, used doubtlessly as a gentle reminder of the Players' Fraternity. www Del Howard has got a number of basketballs out of his trunk and his athletes toss them around as a part of the warming up process. w w Pete Boccoli, the Sonoma hurler with the Oaks, is showing up well in the afternoon workouts and may be re tained. Howard will make his first cut within a day or two If the six-day riders come up here Portland will consider such as an overt act" and declare war on San Francisco. James J. Hichardson suggests that inasmuch as the Beavers have been the U-boat of the Coast League navy for two seasons, maybe they re due to sink something besides themselves this season. Never can tell. Columbia's varsity eight-oared crew will row Harvard in a mile and seven eighths race on the Charles River Basin in Cambridge, May 19. Jack Dalton, formerly of the Brook lyn National League Club and last year with San Francisco, has been signed to manage the Joplin team in the West ern League. Jack Ness, "White Sox - holdout and ex-Oak, who announced his retirement from the game unless President Oom iskey met his salary demands, has been sold to Columbus. "Where Are Theyf Somehow it does not seem like Spring Though warm winds show the way. For Langford hasn't fought a draw ' With brother Sam McVey. www JaMt One Chance. These wrestling monarchs get our goat With talk of toe and crotch. There's Just one match that could be made. And that Is Joe and Gotch. The "Visalia Pirates of the California Trolley League treated good old Cy Parkin shamefully at Tulare a couple Sundays ago. The Pirates hammered Cy all over the lot. Had he not been relieved the Pirates might have been forced to get an adding machine to total up their runs and hits. Parkin was formerly with Oakland. . Cub Vannigans Beat Modesto. MODESTO, CaL. March 8. The Chi cago National baseball team No. 2 de feated the Modesto Reds here today, to 2. The score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago.... 7 12 llModesto . . . . 2 10 6 Batteries Seaton, Stanridge. Aid ridge and Elliott; Benton. , Owen and Kuan. (WEST DEFEATS EAST Davis Takes Tennis Match in Four Sets From Doyle. MRS. MAY BUNDY VICTOR Throckmorton and Cliurcb., for East, Play Johnston and Strachan Until Darkness Causes Postponement. LOS ANGELES, March 8. Honors went to the West again today In the second day's play of the East vs. West tennis tournament, as they did yester day. Willis E. Davis (West) defeated Con rad B. Doyle (East), 6-1, 4-6. 8-6, 6-1 in a match that showed erratic play. Harold Throckmorton paired with George M. Church, for the East, fur nished the feature playing of the day. The doubles match with -William M. Johnston and John R. Strachan (West) ended in darkness and was called when the score was 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-7. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy (West) de feated Miss Mary K. Browne (West) 11-9. -3. Both are former National champions. BOWLING MEDALS AWARDED Ka r lice k and Houscr Get Prizes for 3 00 Scores. URAND RAPIDS, Mich.. March 8. second places were landed by the Chi cago players in the minor events or the American Bowling Congress tourn ament nere today. The new marks are obj. oy jnarley Hlava, and 1089, by ana j. Jordan in the singles and uouuies. respectively Awards for high scores made during the past year throughout the country were made by the executive committee. Gus Stern's tailors, of Cleveland, won the congress gold medals for high team game with 1155. The silver medals were taken by Dick and brothers, of Kansas City, with 114 4, and the bronze medals went to Lash's Bitters, of Mil waukee, with 1141. Individual awards saw Tony Karlicek, of Chicago, and Charles Houser, of De troit, winning the gold medals with 300 counts. J. G. Locke, of Denver, and John Stachowski. of Chicago, received the silver medals for 299, and the bronze medals will go to Vic" Davis, of Chicago; John Heim, of Milwaukee. and Fred Grossman, of Milwaukee, for 297. AliLWORTII HEADS O.A.C. SQUAD Crack Grappler Elected Wrestling Captain to Succeed Waters. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, March 8. (Special.) Ed All- worth, varsity wrestler at 1S5 pounds, was today elected captain of the Ore gon Aggie grapplers for this season. Allworth hails from Crawford, Wash., and is putting in his fourth season on the Aggie mats this year. The election of Allworth as captain will fill the vacancy left by Waters, who failed to return this season. The Aggie team of five men, accom panied by Coach. Arbuthnot, left to night for Pullman, where they will meet Washington State Saturday night in the meet which decides the North west wrestling championship. CUBS DEFEAT ANGELS, 3 TO 2 Vaughn and Crandall Each Pi toll O Innings of Shutout Ball. LOS ANGELES, March 8. The Chi cago National League first team de feated the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League club today, 3 to 2, in a game that furnished six inningts of shutout ball, with "Vaughn and Crandall pitch ing. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Chicago ....3 6 0Los Angeles. 2 8 2 Batteries Vaughn. Hendrix and Dillhoefer; Crandall. Hall and Le Pan, Bassler. Woodburn to Have Horse Show. WOODBURN, Or.. March 8. (Spe cial.) At a largely . attended meeting and banquet of the Woodburn Retail Merchants' Association in this city to night it was decided to have a horse show here on Saturday. April 14. Prominent horsemen were present at the meeting. A large sum was raised for the purpose and more was promised. Boxer, Here to Meet Duffy, "Wants Chance at Callfornian Over 1 5 -Round Route at Wallace. Tuesday's Card Made. "Johnny KUbane will force Freddie Welsh to extend himself and may beat him in a contest of any length." Frankie Sanders. The 25-year-old New York bantam weight ought to know for he has seen the featherweight champion and the lightweight king box many times, and boxed the latter an exhibition, in Chi cago two years ago. Sanders meets Jimmy Duffy in the main event of the card to be presented by the Western Club at the Rose City Athletic Club next Tuesday night. "KUbane Is Just as fast as Welsh and can hit like a mule kicks." said San ders yesterday afternoon after a stiff workout with Joe tiorman, whom ne has selected as his chief sparring part nerr "The only advantage Welsh would have is a little beef. They are both wonderful fellows and I would go miles to see the contest. 'Tes, I think that they will eventu ally meet for it's too big a boxoffice attraction to be passed up by both fighters and promoters. I'm under the impression that they will get together soon In a six-round conflict at Phi la delphia. Too bad that it seems im possible to match them. In a 20-round scrap. Sanders announced yesterday that he came this far West for a crack at Eddie Campi and still hopes to get it over the lo-round route at Wallace, Idaho, soon. He will go from Portland to Wallace after the Duffy conflict. "I remember the day a few months back when Campi met Matt Brock.' went on Sanders. "I was after a match with him then and Jack Kanner, the Denver promoter, told me before the Campi-Brock mix that I could stop Campi and he said that Eddie ran whenever he was stung." Sanders is much put out over the fact that Campi has announced that he will leave Portland for San Francisco tomorrow, whence he will go East. If he does not get Campi at Wallace, he probably will take on Roy Moore, also of ban rancisco. . Following is the complete card to be presented at the Rose City Athletic Club next Tuesday night by the West ern Club: 118 pounds Frankie Sanders, of New Tork, vb. Jimmy Duffy. 130 pounds Eddie Miller, of San Fran Cisco, vs. Billy Nelson. 190 pounds Joe Clifford vs. Frank Ken dall. 1S5 pounds Pete Mitchle vs. Tommy ClarK. 130 pounds Huns Low vs. Frankie War ren. 330 pounds Sammy Bloom vs. Ray Leon ard. Too much credit cannot be given Weldon Wing for the manner in which he performed against Joe Richmond at Tacoma Wednesday night. From the accounts of the battle received here Wing won all the way and the crowd did not like the verdict. Richmond is a good boy. Wing was seconded by "Muff Bron son. Coast lightweight champion, and Jimmy Duffy. Bronson came from van' couver, B. C, to go behind the Alblna youth. Some bouts which will hold the in terest of Portland boxing fans will take place on the six-bout card at Seat tie tonight. Here are the ones Orego nians are concerned in: 135 pounds," Eddie Brewster Pinkman vs. Archie Wyard; 118 pounds, Jimmy Duffy vs. Bert Forbes; 135 pounds. Ted Mere dith vs. Harry Casey; 125 pounds, Fritz iMlingson of Spokane vs. Lonnie JIc In tosh. Joe Flanlgan left at midnight las night for Seattle, where he. "Muff Bronson and Weldon Wing will second Jimmy Duffy against Bert Forbes to night. The quartet will, return after the scraps to Portland, arriving here tomorrow morning.. Immediately afte the Sanders-Duffy bout here next Tues day night Flanlgan. Bronson and Duffy will leave for San Francisco, where Joe's two prizes will both appear few times. HALL WINS BILLIARD TITLE Clarkson Beaten, 4 00 to ti l, in De "cislve Amateur Contest. BOSTON. March 8. Nathan Hall, of this citv. todav won the Nntlnnal nma- teur billiard championship at 18-2 balk- line. - His defeat of T. Henry ClarkBon. also of Boston, by a score of 400 to 224, made it Impossible for any of the six other championship contenders to defeat or tie him in the remaining matches of the round-robin tourna ment. The new champion, who is playing in his first Class A championship tourna ment, has won all five matches played to date. Tomorrow he meets Edward F. Gardner, of New York, five times champion, who loses his title as a re sult of Hall's success. Hall won in 31 innings with a re markable display of draw shots, al though his opponent led the first 10 innings. His average was 12 28-31. Clarkson averaged 7 14-30. The latter's high run was 51. while Hall's 64 was the high run of the game. -f Vancouver 39. James John 2 7. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 8. (Special.) The Vancouver High School basketball team tonight won from the James John High quintet of Portland 89 to 27. The high point getters were Captain Muner, of the winners, with 21 markers while Wulf at center for James John made 20 points. Vancouver will play Tacolt (Wash.) High aggre gation within a short time for the championship of the county. Wrestlers Going to Hood River. Two Lincoln High School wrestlers will journey to Hood River, Or., to morrow with Coach Leon Fabre, Jr. George Conway, at 158 pounds, and Wallace McTarnahan, at 145 pounds, will compete against the wrestlers of the same weight at the Hood River High School. Bikers Stay Ahead of Record. SAN FRANCISCO. March 8 Percy LaWence and F. Thomas, San Francisco riders, were in the lead tonight at the end of the 94th hour of the six-day bicycle race which started Sunday night. They had made 1891 miles and three laps, which was 25 miles and one lap ahead of the record. ALTERATIONS FREE Open Saturday until 10 P. M. SOMETHING SPECIAL A RUBBERIZED RAINCOAT. Suitable for Spring wear worth $15.00. 4mm DUHH BBS ORIGINAL UPSTAIRS CLOTHIER OPEN SATURDAYS UNTIL JO PM. JENNINGS IS BLATtlED Failure to Develop Pitchers of Real Class Criticised. ONLY OFFENSE POWERFUL Fans Think Detroit Tilot Doesn't Exercise Enough Patience With , Youngsters and That lie Does ' Xot Recognize Ability. " BT FRANK G. MENKE. NEW YORK. March 8. (Special.) "What's the matter with Hughle Jen nings?" is now the moot question of baseball. , For seven years he has piloted the greatest offensive team in baseball. For seven years he has had under his leadership an outfield second to none in the National game; the greatest in dividual star baseball has produced; a fine fielding club. Yet until last year he never has come more than fairly close to winning a pennant since 1909 "The Tigers haven't won because they haven't had the' pitchers," is the alibi for Jennings. But the rebuttal testimony is this: "Whose fault is It other than Hughie Jennings that he hasn't had a good pitching staff? He has an unlimited bankroll back of bjm; he has scouts combing the bushes for phenoms all the time. Since 1909. when the Tigers won their last, pennant, Jennings has han dled a hundred pitchers. But he hasn't developed one real star out of the lot." Fans Blame Jennings. And so the folks are beginning to blame.'Jennings for the failure of the Tigers, saying he hasn't the knack of developing pitchers; that he doesn't know a real "find" when he has one. They contend that Jennings, instead of laboring patiently with a promising flinger, loses patience with him if he doesn't show something right at the outset and shoves him back to the bushes. "Every other manager In the big leagues other than Jennings, has de veloped oe or more star moundsmen in the past six or seven years." the folks point out. "McGraw brought Marquard. Tesreau and Schupp to the fore by patient, painstaking handling. Alexander was rough and wild when he joined the Phillies, but he gave promise and they handled him care fully. Doak of the Cardinals. Toney of the Reds, Pfeffer of the Dodgers. Ma maux of the Pirates, Morton of Cleve land, Shore, Ruth and Leonard of the Red Sox all of them were rather poor performers when they first .came up. "But their managers saw something in them. They didn't chase them back to the minors when they failed to star in Jhelr first year out. They nursed them along, put them in charge of com petent coaches and permitted them gradually to round into major league form. No Stars Developed. "But whom has Jennings developed"? Since the stars faded that he found on his roster when he took charge, no real youngster has flashed in a Tiger uni form. Coveleskie, his best pitcher last year, is a veteran. Leave him off your list and what lo you find? A few youngsters who are lair ana noining more. "Jennings hasn't a real pitcher today that he has developed himself and he ever had one. He has brought to the front a number of pitchers, but all of them have been little more than medi ocre. Not one can be placed in the Alexander. Schupp, Ruth, Shore;, Leon ard, Faber, Morton, Pfeffer class not one' really made an indelible impression upon baseball." Is the indictment true? Have the Tiger failures of 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915 and 1916 been due to Jen nings' inability to realize a pitching diamond in the rough? Certain it is that if Jennings had a pitching' staff in any of. those years he probably would have won a pennant. But he always has lacked a real flock of pitch ers since the- Donovan-Killian-Mullin-Willett regime passed along. And why? Because Hughie- doesn't know a real pitcher when he sees one? Or is it because Fortune has refused to allot to him in all those years a few youngsters who could be developed into pennant-winning stars.' GREGG SIGNS WITH RED SOX Ex-Beaver Accepts Terms With World's Champions. BOSTON, March 8. Sylvan us A Gregg,, a pitcher- who had not been MY $ UPSTAIRS PRICE $10 MY UPSTAIRS PRICE TRADE UPSTAIRS SAVE $10.00 Salmon Fishing! It will be here very soon. When the river clears the big Chinooks will be gin striking. Better get your tackle in shape while we still have a com plete etock. Backus&Morria 273 Morrison St, Near Fourth. heard from since a contract calling for a reduction in salary was sent him several weeks ago, telegraphed the Boston American League club today from Millet, Alberta, that he had signed at the club's terms. Gregg was obtained from the Cleve land club In 1915. but took part in com paratively few games because of trou ble with his arm. STOVALIi FIRES 6 YOUNGSTERS Salazar Among Vernon Castoff.s and More Are to Go Today. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 8. (Spe cial.) Stovall sent his bunch of Tigers through a fast two-hour workout to day, which developed proof of so much "pep" that Firebrand wore a grin of satisfaction. The managerial mood changed, however, and the ax was ap plied to the necks of six of the young players in the process of cutting down the squad. "More will go tomorrow." commented Stovall after the decapita tions wefe performed. Among those released was Salazar. who alone was worth the price of ad mittance in the game yesterday with the Cubs. Callahan, missing infielder. arrived today, and will report tomorrow. Gal loway worked out today for the first time, and in performing around third looked good. Catcher Mitze today asked permission to make a deal with the St. Paul American Association club. Darmody turned him down. DARCT TO BOX AT MILWAUKEE Match With Mike Gibbons May Be Within Three Weeks. CHICAGO. March 8. Les Darcy, Aus tralian middleweight champion, will fight his first bout in this country in Milwaukee, according to Frank Mul kern, Milwaukee fight promoter. Mulkern said Les Darcy would come West in a few days to accept a match with Mike Gibbons before the Milwau kee promoter's club. Reports were current here that the bout would take place within three weeks. ALBANY, N. Y March 8. A personal plea by Les Darcy, the Australian boxer, that Governor Whitman recon sider his decision not to permit the fighter to appear in the ring in New York State because he had evaded mil itary duty in his own country was refused by the executive today. Wallowa Girls Challenge. The Wallowa girls' basketball team has been undefeated this year, having 115 net points in their favor. The girls would like a chance at the Eastern Oregon championship. They are now champions of Union and Wallowa coun ties and would like to play the Pendle ton girls, who are also champions of two counties. Foster Signs With Red Sox. HOT SPRINGS, Ark.. March 8. Pitch er George Foster, of the Boston Ameri cans, signed his contract tonight. Pitcher Drake also signed. Final Hockey Game of the Season MULTNOIMAH CLUB "VS VANCOUVER For the Coast Amatenr Cnampion - ahlp A Red Hot Battle Get Out and Boost TONIGHT AT 8:15 Skating After the Game. Tickets on sale at Meter & Frank's, all sporting and cigar stores. . DON'T FORGKT THE BIO MASdlK CARMVAL Cloning Night. Saturday, S Till Midnight. Big Caah Prises for Fancy and Comic Coatamea.