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14 THE MORNING- OREGOMAX, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917. - ' r . . 1 3 BEAVER 60XMEN BATTERED BY BEES Houck, Higbee and Zweifel ; Victims of Onslaught and Portland Loses, 12-3. EVANS HAS FINE FORM fonr Thousand Schoolchildren At tend Contest and Cheer Salt Lake Series Now Stands Even, Two to Two. Pacific Coast Lesg-ae Standing. W. L. PHI W. Li. P.C Vernon 3 1 .750ISa.lt Laks. . . 2 2.500 Loa Angeles 3 1 .750 Oakland 1 3.250 Portland... 2 2 .50OSan Francisco 1 3.250 Yesterday's Results. At Salt Lako Salt Lake 12. Portland 8. At San Francisco Vernon 3, San Fran cisco 2. At Los An seles Los Aneeles 6, Oak land 4. SALT LAKE, Utah, April 6. (Spe cial.) Four thousand school children helped Rubs Evans show Portland the way out today, 12 to 3. Since an error by Sheely killed Rube's chances of a shutout, he let down In the ninth and the Beavers pinned him for three hits and two runs. The children were present as the guests of the ball club. It being , the first application of Jack Cook's plan to spread the gospel of baseball among the future citizens. Those pupils in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades who have high marks In their studies and deportment are to be admitted free of charge every Friday afternoon; one can better Imagine than describe the uproar at the ball park. Ilonck Proves Easy Byron Houck started for Portland but vanished in three innings after seven hard hits, two of them home runs, gave the locals four tallies. The homers were smashed by Evans and Tobin. Higbee followed Houck and he was touched for six hits, netting three runs. Young Zweifel was the last to appear. A climax to the clouting came in the eighth, when Salt Lake pounded the youngster for five hits counting five runs. Evans was In great form, although he didn't look it. He was in the hole once when he had the bases full In the third, but they all were stranded. A dropped throw by Sheely gave Hollocher two bases In the fifth, a sacrifice advanced him and he scored on Wilie's single. In the ninth Stumpf and Williams sin gled and both scored-on Rodgers' double to left. Ronck't Form Poor, Houck appeared to have a kink In his shoulder, belt.;? less free in his motions than he was last year. The day was chilly, however, and maybe have accounted for his lack, of pitch ing form. .The series stands two games to two now. The score: Portland I Salt Lake BRHOA -. BRHOA Wlllo.r... 4 Ftg'.ln.a.. 2 Farmer.l. 4 Ptumptl. 4 Wll'num 3 Ho1sers,2 4 Hol'cher.s 4 O'Brien. c. S O Tobin.ra... 0 Rath.3 6 1 Glal'on.2.. 6 OiRyan.l.... 4 1 Shlnn, r... f Orr.s 3 0 Sheely.l.. 4 1 Hannah, c. 3 2 Evans.p.. 4 1 Houck, p. 0 o Zweifel. p. 1 O Plnelll.. 1 0 o o o o Totals. 31 3 S 24 13 Totals. .89 12 19 27 14 Batted for Higbee In seventh. Portland OOOO10O0 2 3 Kalt Luke 21011205 12 Summary Innings pltahed, by Houck 3 rlus. by Higbpe 3 minus. Errors. Sheely 2. Home runs. Evans, Tobln. "Two-base hits, Rodgers. Ryan, Sheely. Olslason. Stolen bases, "Williams. Shlnn 3, Olslason. Sacrifice hits. Houck, O'Brien, Hannah. Double plays, Shlnn to Olslason, Orr to Glslason to .Sheely. Runs responsible for, off Houck 4, off Higbee 3, off Zweifel 5, off Evans 2. Struck out. by Evans 2. Bases on balls, off Houck 4, off Higbee 3. off Zweifel 1, Evans 3. ANGELS TRIM OAKLAND, 5 TO 4 Chance's Crew Tallies Two Runs in Ninth Inning. LOS ANGELES, April 6. Los An areles defeated Oakland, 5 to 4. here today by scoring two runs in the ninth inning on four singles and a base on balls after Oakland had gained a one run lead in the first half of the ninth on Sehultz' error, a stolen base and Chadbourne's single. Schultz led in the batting, getting five hits Oakland- in five times at bat. Score: I Los Angeles B Tt H O Al B R H rhadb'ne.l. 4 0 1 OlMaggert.r.. 4 11 Mensor,2. . ,r 1 Slid'ton.m. 4 0 Miller.r. ..41 Murphv.l . 4 0 1 2 l!Gardner.2. . 8 0 OISchultz.3. . 5 1 OiMeusel.l. . . 4 1 OIKllllfer.m.. 3 0 miet.-h.nn.l. 4 0 0 5 1 3 1 It 2 1 o Meara.s. Sheehan.3 Murray, c. . Burns.p... 4 0 4 0 3 1 3 0 2Davls.s... 0Boles.c 2tBrown,p. . 0Ohancet . . O'Easterlyl . O 4 1 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 i.ee 0 1 Callan.c. .. O 0 0 0 Arlett.p. 0 O Total ..35 4 8 25t 9 Total .. .35 5 11 27 11 Ran for Murray In ninth. tBatted for Pmwn In ninth, titan for Chance in ninth. SOne out when winning run scored. Oakland 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 14 Los Angeles O 0 1 O 0 2 0 0 2 0 Summary Errors, Mlddleton. Schultz. Meusel. lavis 4. Stolen bases, Murray, Mag cert. Three-hose hit. Miller. Two-base hit. Schulta. Sacrifice hit. Burns. Struck out, by Brown 3. by Burns 1. Bases on balls, off Burns 3. off Brown 2. off Arlett 1. Runs re sponsible for. Burns 2. Innings pitched. Burns. 8 1-3. Double plays. Murphy unas sisted, Davis to Gardner to Glelchmann. JOHNSON OVERCOMES SEALS Ten Hits and Three Stolen Bases Not Enough and Vernon Wins, 3-2. SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. Chief Johnson turned back the Seal sluggers today when men were on the paths, and Vernon won, 3 to 2. The Seals got 10 hits and stole three bases,, but could not reach the plate. Score Vernon San Francisco B.R.H.O.A B.R.H.O.A. 6 1 2 1 0 Poane.r, . Daley. 1 . .. ! 0 0 0 0 Fltiger'd.r Plck.3 r o 4 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 3 1 4 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 Gallow'y,3 4 0 3 1 4 1 0;Calvo.m. . . 2ISchaller.l. OiDowns.2. . 21Koerner.I.. OiCorhan.s. 2!Baker.c. .. 3!Steen,p Malsel... 13 0 11.0 0 3 2 2 10 0 0 2 4 17 1 0 0 4 10 0 McLary.-. Stovall.l. 1 0 0 10 1 3 Callahan. s 4 0 Mattlck.m 4 1 Simon.c . . Johnson, p 4 0 4 0 Total.. 84 3 6 27 9 Total.. 85 2 10 27 11 Batted for Steen in ninth. Vernon 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hits 0 2 2 1.0 0 1 0 0 6 San Francisco 10010000 0 2 Hits 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 10 Summary Errors. Callahan, .Fitzgerald, ICoerner, Corhan, Steen.- Stolen base, Daley, Galloway, McLary2, CaJlahan, Pick, Schaller. Maisel. Two-base hits. Baker, Koerner, Fitzgerald. Sacrifice hit, Calvo. Base on balls. Johnson 2, Steen 5.- Struck out, Johnson 7. Steen 6. Hit by pitcher, Doana S. Passed balls. Baker, Simon. Wild pitches. Johnson, Steen. Runs responsible for, Johnson 2, steen 2. Left on bases, Vernon 11, San Francisco 9. Time, 2:0S. Umpires, Brashear and Held. PEXJf - YALE REGATTA TODAY Contest Probably Will Be Last of Col lege Events of 1917. PHILADELPHIA, April 6. Pennsyl vania and Yale will meet tomorrow in the first and probably the last regatta between Eastern colleges of 1917. When he called bis crews together after their final practice late today, Guy Nlckalls. the Yale coach, told them that, because of the war. It was probably the last race some of them would ever row for Yale and that he expected them to put forth their best efforts. Nickalls announced that his varsity boat would be composed of youngsters, the veteran crew having been beaten in trial races. JOE WOOD RECEIVES PARDOX Ex-Red Sox Pitcher's Standing Re stored by National Body. CINCINNATI. April 6. The National Baseball Commission today granted the request of Pitcher Joe Wood, of the Cleveland American League club and restored him to good standing without the infliction of a penalty. Wood was carried on the 1916 In eligible list of the Boston Americans because of his failure to report last Spring and has been released by that club to the Cleveland club, with which he has contracted and is now playing. CHIEF OF CUBS OFFERS PARK Navy Will Use It to Hold Recruiting Service Opening Day. CHICAGO. April 6. Charles Weegh man, president of the Chicago Na tionals, today offered Captain W. A. Moffgtt, commanding the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, the use of his park for any recruiting service during the opening series. Captain Moffett arranged to detail the station band and a company of sailors to drill on the ball grounds Just before the opening game. Eastern Athletics Suspended. NEW YORK. April 6. Representa tives of the athletic associations of V Evan "Robe" Evans, ex-Beaver, Who Won His Initial 1917 Game by Pltchtns: the Bees to at Win Over Portland Yesterday. the leading Eastern universities and colleges met here today and decided to suspend, for the time being at least, all Intercollegiate sport competition as a result of the declaration of war. Rain Delays Golf Match. Owing to the rain the four-ball match at the Portland Golf Club sched uled for yesterday wwas postponed un til next week. Helnrlch Schmidt, Rus sell Smith and Rudolph Wilhelm three of the best golfers on the Coast were to have been in the competition. Helnrich Schmidt left yesterday for Los Angeles, but expects to return Tuesday night. Pitcher Leake Joins Beavers. SALT LAKE, Utah. April . (Spe cial.) Pitcher Al Leake, a tall, rangy right-hander arrived here tonight to join the Portland Pacific Coast League Club. He was secured by Portland from the Rocky Mount Club of the Virginia League. Leake appeared to be in excellent condition and may start a game against Vernon whom the Beavers play next week. Tono Opens Season April 22. CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 6 (Spe cial.) The Tono baseball team will open its 1917 season at Tenlno on April 22 in a game with a Tacoma semi professional club. The coal miners have arranged to play -all of their home games in Tenlno, where exten sive arrangements are being made for the opening game. Military Drill Supplants Baseball. ST. LOUIS. A4rll 6. All track and baseball schedules of St. Louis Uni versity and Washington University have been suspended as a result of war with Germany. The time ordinarily given over to athletic practice will be devoted to military training. Mayor to Proclaim Half Holiday. At the request of J. E. Werlein. who appeared before the City Council yes terday as head of a baseball commit tee. Mayor Albee agreed to proclaim a half holiday for the opening of the baseball season in Portland April 24. Lehigh Pitcher Allows No Hits. LEXINGTON, Va., April 6. Lehigh today defeated Washington and Lee University, 4 to 0, Pitcher Purley not allowing the Virginians a hit in nine innings. He struck out 11 men. Baseball Summary. Beaver Batting Averaces. Ab. H. Av.l Williams. . 15 8 .400 Stumpf.... 13 5 .385 Fisher . 8 3 .375 Fincher.... 3 1.333 Brenton... 3 1.333 Ab. H. At. Hollocher. . 16 8 .187 O'Brien 6 1.167 Borton 8 1 .167 Rodgers... 14 2.148 Penner. . Higbee. . 3 0 .000 Siglin 14 4.286 1 0 .000 1 0 .010 1 0 .000 Farmer.... 14 4 .288 Zweifel . . Wilis 17 4 .235jPlnelU. How the Series Stand. Pacific Coast League Portland 2 srames. Salt Lake 2 games. Los Angeles 3 games, Oakland 1 gams, Vernon 3 games, San Fran cisco 1 game. Where the Teams Play Today. Pacific Coast League Portland at Salt Lake. Oakland at Los Angeles, Vernon at San Francisco. Where the Teams Play Next Week. Pacific Coast League Los Angeles at Salt Lake. Portland versus Vernon at Los Angeles, Oakland at Saa Francisco. if - i i? P tLhtl. M f 5 sV3 SPOKANE TO OPEN BALL SEASON HERE Northwest League Team Will Play Kirkpatricks in Opening Contest. WILLIAMS' MEN STRONG Leader of Indians Announces That He Has Closed Deal With How ard to Obtain Meusel for First Base. If the weather permits, the Baseball Hot Stove League in Portland will die of strangulation this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Spokane Northwest Leag uers are scheduled to pry the lid off locally with the Kirkpatriclt Inter-city Leaguers as opponents. Barring rain, the game will be played at Coast League Park. Manager Williams' Spokane team will present a strong front in its rejuve nated form. According to word yes terday from the Spokane leader, he has closed the deal with Oakland for First Baseman Meusel, and Meusel will hold down the initial sack here. He Is a big fellow, six feet, 34 inches tall, and should prove a star in the Northwest ern circuit. Manager Williams, too. has signed Charley Schorr, the California south paw, who tried out with the Portland Beavers. This will give the Indians a corps of seven twlrlers for the series, because Williams is bringing along with him Bigbee. Glavenlch, Holling, Schorr and Bloomfield. the last named being a brother of "Parson Bill" Bloom- field. Two others, Webb and Swartz, are to Join him today. Utschig, the shifty centerf lelder Ij. a California semi-professional of great promise, tie appears an exact coun terpart of Bill Speas in his vounirer days. . Nick Williams' Indians hav a trnnH batting front: McGinnis. shortstop: Ut schig center field; Harper, left field; Bob Marshall, catcher; Meusel. first base; Lyle Bigbee, right field; Holling, third base; Bobby Coltrin, second base, pitcher. In his letter here Manager Nick says that Catcher Marshall has been busting the ball hard. Outside of Rill Hpi1i' battery "Speck" Harkness and "Chic" Baker no one seems to know Just who is going to play with the Kirkpatricks. It would take Sherlock Holmes and two or three of his assistants to discover the Kirkpatrick lineup. Tomorrow afternoon, starting at 2:30 o'clock, the West Side team of the In. ter-city League will oppose Spokane at Vaughn . street. Chairman Pntra u - - i ii r u u 1 1 1 hi i i r r i mitten or thb Pn.tl.ni i n ers, has received the booster buttons. ney are on sale at the various down town cigar stores. It Is urged that all stores that wish to sell buttons ask Mr. Peters for them immediately. He can be found at 102 Fifth street. LOU Wacner. chairmen n u . . vl. I IIC V 1 1 II mittee in chare-A of bnvlno. all fh. ex ternal organizations turn out for the uuemns oay parade April 24, has writ ten a letter to each one of them and will speak at one of their meetings. J. Ed Werlein jinrt Tt rtv w tt!.-j- president of the Portland Baseball Boosters, yesterday called on the May or and City Council and got the for mer to promise that he would issue a proclamation that the afternoon of April 24 is to be a half-holiday. The County CommlRRlnnpra ai,n e.t . i . the afternoon of opening day would be iauou &a & naii-noiiaay. TRACK ENTRIES MADE WILLAMETTE! TO SEXD ATHLETES TO COMPETE AT COLUMBIA. Reserred Seats Will Be Put on Sale at A. G. Spalding; A Bros, and at Meier & Frank Store. The first entries for the. annnai r- lumbia University track and field meet scheduled for the Coliseum indoor track next Saturday afternoon were received lasi nignt ty Manager Dominic Cal licrate. They were from fiii-h t? t. Mathews, of Willamette University, mil live u.uueies. Manager Callicrate made arrange ments to have the reserved seats placed on sale at A. G. Spalding & Bros., be ginning Monday, and the Meier & Frank company win handle the rest of the tickets. The Idea of catering-to the grammar school and high school stu dents by making special rates of 15 cents and 25 cents, respectively, met wnn nearty support. Work of completing the conditioning of the track and field practically have been completed. Several of the teams of Portland, including the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club representatives, have found time to work out three or four times In the last three weeks and all reported In fine shape. The entries as received from the Salem institution are as follows: B. Small, F. .Grosvenor, S. Burleigh, A. Byrion, 50-yard dash; S. Burleigh, 50 yard hurdles; B. Small, F. Grosvenor, S. Burleigh, A. Byrion, 200-yard dash; F. Grosvenor, A. Byrion, S. Burleigh, 440-yard dash: T. Southerland. pole vault; A. Burleigh, broad Jump; T. Southerland. 16-pound shot put; F. Grosvenor, S. Burleigh, T. Southerland, high Jump. TWO GO FROM STATE COLLEGE Washington Athletes to Take Exam inations for Commissions. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Pullman. April 6. (Special.) Carl Dletz, assistant to Coach William H. Dietz during the past gridiron cam paign, and a four-year man on state college track and football teams, and Lyman ("Pink") Passmore, regular first baseman on last year s championship baseball team, left yesterday for Bre merton to take military examinations for commissions as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps. If they are suc cessful both will be subject to call any time. Passmore was the slugger of the state nine last Spring and was chosen for the first sack position again last year, but returned this Spring to take special work in mining. FAMINE IN HORSES FORESEEN Kentucky Official Says War Causes Decrease in Thoroughbreds. LOUISVILLE. April 6. General John B. Castleman, of Louisville, "was re elected president at the annual meet ins here today of the American Saddl Horse Breeders' Association. Tha as sociation adopted a rule admitting fe male and gelding progeny of registered thoroughbred mares, sired by registered stallions, to registration. Matt S. Cohen, state commissioner of agriculture, in an address asserted the world Is facing the greatest thorough bred horse famine in Its history. He estimated that approximately one mil lion fine horses had been sent from the United States to Europe since the war began. CARDINALS WIN CITY. HONORS St. Louis Americans Lose Three and Tie One Game In Series. ST. LOUIS, April 6. The St. Louis Nationals won the city championship by taking today's game from the St. Louis Americans, 6 to 1. Of the four games already played, the Nationals have won three. One resulted In a tie. Two more are to be played. Today Watson allowed the Americans .. but two hits until the ninth. Score: FL H.E. R. H. E. Americans 1 4 3NatlonaIs. . 6 11 1 Batteries Kerr, Rogers and Sever oid; Watson and Snyder. TIGERS BEATEN BY GIANTS New Yorkers Get Jump on Detroit in First and Keep Lead. MANHATTAN. Kan.. April 6 The New York Nationals got one run in the first inning of a game here today with the Detroit Americans and never were headed, winning 3 to 1. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. New York.. 8 7 2Detrolt 1 6 2 Batteries Tesreau. Sallee and Rari den, McCarty; Couch, Mitchell and Telle. SPOKANE 10, AGGIES 3 PEP REMOVED FROM CONTEST BY DELUGE OF RAIN. Bigbee Twirls Nine Innings for In dians Wllloagnby and Bragg Pitch for Collegians. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. Or., April 6. (Spe cial.) The Oregon Aggie nine was de feated by the Spokane team of the Northwest League here today, by a score of 10 to 3. Rain, which began to fall at the start of the contest, put the damper on things early In the game, and after the fifth inning the contest put on was the appearance of a work out. The game started off. with a rush in the first inning when, with the first ball pitched, McGinnis. for the Indians, pounded out a three-bagger. With Marshall and Menzel on bases, Bigbee connected with the ball for a home run. In the last half Baldwin and Williams brought in a run each for the Aggies. Another home run was annexed in the fourth by McGinnis. The other Aggie score came in the fifth, when Baldwin made a three-base hit and came home on Supple's high infield fly, which See ley muffed. Willoughby and Blagg went on the mound for the Aggies, while Bigbee stayed in the box nine innings for the Indians. Supple, behind the home plate, played the most consistent game for the Aggies. Errors on both sides were frequent because of the wbt condition of the field. IhITYRE wins bout MEERAX LOSES DECISION IK COX TEST AT SEATTLE. Earl Connors, of Tacoma. and Shell Me. Cool, of Portland, Entertain Crowd With Fast Draw. SEATTLE. Wash.. April 6. (Special.) Willie Meehan lost a decision to Chet Mclntyre tonight. Meehan kept stick ing his face into Mclntyre's left hand and varying it with slamming Chet somewhere In the vicinity of the belt, but Mclntyre suprised his admirers by Jabbing the visitor throughout the ses sion. Meehan. however, got in some powerful wallops. The mere difference of 20 years In ages didn't worry Chet In the least, and he mixed and held his own with the Californian. Unintentionally. Mee han plaintly hit low. Several times he was warned by Referee Schacht for fouling. The boys were mixing it right merrily, with Mclntyre pushing the fat boy to the ropes, when the ropes, worn by many a battle, snapped and 375 pojnds of heavyweights plunged to the floor. They climbed back Into the ring and started to renew the fray, while the ringside fans ducked for shelter. Referee Schacht interfered and the Judges gave the decision to Mc lntyre. Then Sammy Good's manager, peeved at the Judge's verdict on the Meehan bout, refused to let his boy box unless jnder a no-decision rule. Good and Ingle boxed a fast contest from bell to bell, with neither having any decided advantage. Good Bhowed much Improve ment over his form when he last boxed here, but he could not score heavily on the shifty Ingle. Earl Cannors, of Tacoma, boxed a fast draw with Shell McCool. of Port land Connors had the advantage, get ting a knockdown to his credit, but the Judges thought McCool showed enough in the final round to give him a draw. Both boys worked hard all the way. Eft EN ROUTE HOME FRANK PATRICK ALSO STOPS OVER ON WAY NORTH. v Pnckchasers Leave Boat and Entrain For Seattle Lester Patrick Is Still In Los Ancelea. Frank A. Patrick, president of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association, was in Portland long enough yester day afternoon to change trains and depart for his home In Vancouver, B. C. after having spent the last ten days in California. He accompanied Les Canadlens of Montreal, and the world's . championship Seattle ice hockey team to San Francisco, where three exhibition games were played. The Canadiens won the first match, 4 to 3, in an overtime clash, the Mets came back with a 5-to-2 victory tHe second game, but lost the third to the Canadiens, 2 to 6. Seven-men style hockey was played in all the clashes. The Canadiens, along with Manager Kennedy and a majority of the Seattle puckchasers. came north by boat and took a late train from Portland to Seattle last night. Manager Pete Mul doon, of the Mets, and Bernie Morris, leading scorer of the Paciflo Coast Cir cuit during the 1916-17 season, did not return with the rest. Lester Patrick, manager of the Spo kane septet, is in Los Angeles. He is managing the ice rink there, but now that warm weather has Bet in he Is thinking seriously of closing the ice skating season within the next two or three weeks. COLLEGES SUSPEND GA1S FOR DRILL Regatta at Poughkeepsie on June 21 Declared Off by Rowing Association. MILITARY TRAINING GAINS Colonel Wood Advises Students to Continue Studies Until Call for Men Follows Announcement of War Plans. NEW YORK, .pril 6. The board Of stewards of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association by a telegraphic vote to day declared off the intercollegiate regatta, set for Poughkeepsie, Thurs day, June 21, on account of the war. Inasmuch as many of the universi ties already had announced discontinu ance of athletics In the event of war. a letter was sent to Major-General Leonard Wood asking for his advice in the matter, to which he sent the following reply through Major M. J. Pickering, graduate athletic manager of the University of Pennsylvania "Tell your young men to stick to their present duties until such time as the Government calls for men. This it undoubtedly will do when its plans are announced. You have at Pennsylvania a training corps and an officer of the regular Army assigned as instructor. The most important service men can render 'their country now Is to stay at their university and put in all the time possible under a military in structor in preparing themselves for probable service. There is no reason whatever for the men discontinuing their college work until the Govern ment plans are definitely announced. Sincerely yours, "LEONARD WOOD." At the conclusion of today's con ference it was announced that military training in the institutions represented had received such an Impulse through the National emergency that' most of the athletes were taking Instruction to such an tent as to Interfere with In tercollegiate competition. For the present Yale, Princeton. Cornell. Har vard and Columbia have suspended all intercollegiate competition. WE3T POINT, N. Y April 6. Not withstanding the war declaration, the Army baseball and other athletic teams will fulfill their schedules, unless un able to find opponents, it was an nounced tonight. CHICAGO, April S. Although sev eral of the Middle West colleges have suspended intercollegiate athletics as a result of the war situation, neither the University of Chicago nor North western University contemplate can celling their schedules, it was an nounced tonight. The Illinois Athletic Club, one of the largest in Chicago, will cancel Its ath letic programme, April 14, after the National Amateur Athletic Union 400 yard relay and water polo champion ships are decided. The Western Golf Association will not drop its championship fixtures, the amateur and open tournaments; al though it Is regarded likely that sev eral of the clubs will not schedule the usual invitation tournaments. HANOVER, N. H.. April 6. Dart mouth College canceled its Spring ath letic programme today. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 6. De pauw University athletes will take no part In inter-collegiate competition this year because of the war. It was an nounced today. The sports affected are baseball, track and tennis. George (Knockout) Brown Beaten. DAVENPORT. Ia-. April 6. Joe Mer rick, of Kewanee. beat George (Knock out) Brown in eight out of 10 rounds here last night. LEAGUE OPENING LATE MULTNOMAH BASEBALL GAMES TO START APRIL 15. Season Openlnar Postponed Week Be cause of Rain Contests This Year to Begin on Time. Because of the inclement weather and the poor condition of the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club base ball grounds, the opening games of the Sunday morning league have been postponed one week. Carl Huston, chairman of the baseball committee of the "Winged M," has enlisted in the Army and William R. Smyth is the acting mangaer of the club squad. The opening contests of the Sunday morning circuit were billed for tomor row, but arrangements have been made to start them a week from tomorrow. William R. Smyth's nine will battle Joe De Boest's team, starting at 10 o'clock, and Milt Penfield's nine will play A. H. "Bert" Allen's team, starting at 12 o'clock. Heretofore the games have consumed more than five or six hours each Sun day during the playing season, mainly because of the dilatory tactics of some of the contestants in not reporting on the scheduled time. Acting Manager Smyth says this season all contests must start on time or else be for feited to the team ready to play. 1500 WOODMEN WATCH BOUTS Gorman-Martin and Schoels-Bern-stein Battles Are Draws. Joe Gorman boxed Carl Martin a four-round draw and "Muggsy" Schoels and Willie Bernstein also drew even honors in a similar bout last night be fore more than 1500 spectators at the Woodmen Temple. Tenth and Alder streets. The events were in celebra tion of the annual smoker of Webfoot Camp No. 65, Woodmen of the World. "Buck" Smith, of Vancouver, Wash., refereed the fights and Henry Pander was timekeeper. Boxer Neff to Re-enlist. LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 6. (Spe cial.) Ready to ' answer the Presi dent's call, Chet Neff Seattle, light weight boxer, left here today for Port land, where he plans to enlist in the Naval Militia. Neff received his honor able discharge two months ago. Chicago Protests Car Shortage. WASHINGTON. April 6. The Chicago Board of Trade has filed with the In terstate Commerce Commission a com plaint against virtually every railroad In the East charging failure to supply Chicago shippers with an adequate number of boxcars and reauestinsr the 1' Commission to prescribe the new rules to prevent discrimination against the city. We Are Headquarters for All Fishing Tackle elsewhere and here are a few specials that many will take advantage of today: Salmon Rods Today' 25 Off The number is limited. All are dependable quality. 20-gauge Salmon Spoons, all finishes, 2 for 25 20-gauge Salmon Spoon Blades, all finishes, dozen. .50d Line Dividers, 3 for 25 d Wire Leader, Nos. 7-9, dz. 40 Fly Rods Split Bamboo $1.25 grades S1.05 $2.00 grades SI. 75 2.50 grades S2.20 $3.50 grades S3.00 $5.00 grades $4.25 Fly Hooks Large Assortment 50c grades, doz 355 ?1-$1.50 grades 75 We Issue Fishing Licenses Phone us at any time for any desired information in regard to fishing conditions, where to go and how to get there, etc. Sporting Goods, Basement Balcony ftiOloj &dlr J&J&a 1 Kim.- EtaMUh4l Trie- Quality Sto FAST BOUTS FORECAST GOLDEN WEST ATHLETIC LEAGUE CARD SET FOR TUESDAY. In Two of Preliminaries Charley Carter Will Box Kid Ball and Ed Olson, Joe Kmrrell. WelBht. La Johnson .......1-5... Joe Gorman ..125... Frankle tiandera ...122... Frank Kendall 1H0... Charles Carter 130... Ed Olson 125... "Eddie Oampl Billy -V ascot t , Weldon Wing . Pinky Lewia Kid Hall . . Joe Farrell When one more bout has been ar ranged today, the Golden West Athletic League's programme to be presented at the Rose City Athletic Club Tues day night will be completed. Two preliminaries were arranged yesterday. In one Charley Carter, Mike Butler's 130-pounder. will be pitted against Kid Hall, who is said to hall from Seattle. Ed Olson tangles with -Joe Farrell. of Oregon City, in the other. Eddie Campl will arrive from Seat tle Sunday with Dan Salt, who has been handling Campi's affairs there. All of the boys on the card are In the best of condition and eager for the fray. "Muff Bronson will not battle Billy Nelson at Vancouver next Thursday night. The bout was called off yes terday when It developed that Bron son has a fractured rib. The crack Portland lightweight has been com plaining about pains in his side since before his scrap with Dick Kendall at San Francisco three weeks ago. After working out at the Rose City Athletic Club yesterday afternoon he consulted Dr. Ernest A. Sommer who ordered him to quit boxing for at least a fortnight. Pete Mitchle has been substituted for Bronson. There will be' three six-round preliminaries. Jack Wagner will battle Charley Rooney in one of them. Baseball Brevities. JOE BERGER, last year with the Ver non Tigers and previously with the Chicago White Sox. signed a Rock Is land contract last month. He refused to join the Vernon squad because he was asked to pay his own expenses, so he says. Joe Evers, brother of the famous Johnny Evers, of the Boston Braves, has signed with the Peoria club of the Three-I League. Evers halls from Troy, N. Y. Manager Hamilton, of the Muskegon team ' in the Central League, will not take his players to Newport to train because of the poor training facilities. He has planned to go to Lexington. William Welgel, of the St. Louis Na tionals, has been purchased by James H. Clarkin. owner of the Hartford team In the Eastern circuit. Welgel, who is a shortstop, was drafted last "Fall by the Cardinals, but there Is not room in the St. Louis Infield for him, hence his sale. No strings were left on the young player. Pitcher Norman Plltt is a holdout on the Portland, Me., aggregation in the Eastern League. ass Pitchers Norman and Lyons, of the White Sox, have been sold to Wichita of the Western circuit. Norman is a former Chicago semi-pro with much promise, while Lyons came from the Northwest bushes. Both are husky righthanders. . Chic Hartmon, manager of Blngham ton. New York State League team, an nounces having signed Eugene Foley, a promising recruit. Fred Hunter, last year with Lincoln, has signed to play first bae for Joplln during the 1917 engagements. College baseball teams throughout the East are suspending operations due to the war between Germany and the United States. In many instances the teams are not practicing, even among the class organizations. ' The Spokane Indians and Bill Heales' Inter-City baseball team will tangle this afternoon on the Vaughn-street grounds, weather permitting. . President Mike Cantillon, of the ' .-I I We have complete lines of all standard lines fishing; tackle the best made, at low est prices. We are agents for Leonard & Divine Hand-Made Rods. Our experts will gladly advise you on anything that pertains to jrour fishing trip. Our prices on all tackle will be found uniformly lower than 15c-25c Oil Silk Line 10d 25c Rubber Insects' and Minnows 15 Ring Hooks, assorted sizes, 2 dozen 5 Pennel Eyed Gut Hooks, dozen 255 30c Single Action Reels at 20d Double Action Reels, 40 yds 50d Spinners, doz., assorted, on card 35 Minneapolis club, denies the report that Ray Massey has deserted the team. The nickname "Bears" officially has has been adopted for the Newark In ternational League team, with the ap proval of the club owners and man agers. The players will wear a small bear emblem on tbe sleeves of both the traveling and "at home" suits. The Pacific Coast League schedule for 1917 calls for 91 games In Port land and 105 for Portland on the road: Salt Lake has 94 at home and 103 on foreign soli, with Vernon having 109 on its own lot, Los Angeles having 107 at home and Oakland and San Fran cisco each with 10-8 on their own prop erty. CHECKER EXPERT WILL- PLAY Harry Lieberman, of St. Louis, to Give Exhibition Thursday. Harry Lieberman, of St. Louis, Mo., one of the most noted checker players in America, will give simultaneous and blindfold checker exhibitions in the clubrooms of the Portland Chess and Checker Club, 201 Washington build ing. Fouith and Washington streets, next Thursday night, Mr. Lieberman while In Portland will be the guest of E. H. 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