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16 TIUS JioilNLNG UKUUOXIAN, TUESDAY, 3IAY 1. 1917. LEAKE AND O'BRIEN OFF BEAVER ROLL Portland Club Now Is Within 18-PIayer Requirement of Class AA League. TWO PITCHERS MAY GET AX Unless Better Showing Is Made by Some of Bea-rer Fllngcrs 3Iove to Replace Them by Others J Will Soon Result. Pacific Coast League Stan din its. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Pan Fran. ..16 9 . 640 Oakland. . 13 14.481 fcalt Lake. ..13 10 .68S Portland . . . 1114 .440 Vernon 13 14 .481Us Angeles. 10 15 .400 Yesterday's Besults. . No games played, traveling day. Todays Games. ' Oakland at Portland. ' Los Angeles at Ban Francisco. Vernon vs. Salt Lake, at Los Angeles. "In the Blue Rides mountains of Ylr aTinla, on the trail - of the . lonesome pine," Is -where Pitcher Al Leake, of the Portland Pacific Coast League club, will so soon unless Manager Ryan, of the Rocky Mount, N. C, club, of the Virginia League, -makes some kind of a deal whereby his protege can play In some other section of the country. For the McCredies will not exercise their option on the stocky right-handed fllnger, who Is said to have some abil ity to hit , the ball. . Judge McCredie telegraphed Manager Ryan, of Rocky Mount, yesterday advising him that Leake had been turned back branded "not fast enough for Class AA society." The Portland owners reached their decision at a conference yesterday. Catcher Frank O'Brien also received his five days' notice of release. The pruning was done to keep the club within the 18-man player limit, which , becomes effective today. Pitcher Leake made quite a fuss about coming to the Coast, and for a long while en deavored to make a deal for his own sale. The McCredies would have been much better off If he had been success ful. As It Is, they are out the first $200 pa.'d for him, besides his carfare to Salt' Lake, where he Joined the club the first week of the season. Leake did not prove to be tho promising young fllnger he was doped to be. He appears to be about 26 years old, and ought to be enjoying his best days as a pill propeller right now. The final payment on Leake was to have been made today if he made good. Manager Ryan, of Rocky Mount, might possibly be successful in placing his ballplayer with Salt Lake. Pitcher Ollie Kirraayer, of the Bees, Is a great Leake booster and might recommend him to Manager Bernhard. The release of Leake anl O'Brien puts the Portland club down to 18 men. If a couple of the pitchers don't come through better than they have shown to date, Walt McCredie may send out an S. O. S. for two new ones, and in this event some more slicing will take place. m Dauntless Del Howard and his Oak land surprise package will open a week's engagement against the Beavers at 3 o'clock today at "Vaughn street. Southpaw Bill Burns for Oakland vs. Lynn D. Brenton for Portland are the probable pitchers. Eighteen of the following 20 play ers will accompany Howard to Port land : , Pitchers Al Arlett, Sam W. Beer, "William T. Burns, R. H. Goodbred. Harry Krause, Ray Kremer, Clinton Prough and Charles Pruitt. Catchers Danny Murray and Jack Roche. Inflelders Edward Mensor, Rod Murphy, Oliver O'Mara, John Sheehan, Carl E. Zamloch and- Warren Adams. Outfielders William Lane, William J. Lee, R- H. Mlddleton and Lawrence Miller. a Five ex-Portland players will be wel comed by the Portland fans. They are: Pitcher Krause, Catchers Murray and Roche and Infielders Mensor and Murphy. If all nine of them come, the Oak land manager will introduce ten brand new pastlmers to the rabid ones of this city. Pitchers Al Arlett. R. H. Goodbred and Ray Kremer; Outfielders Lee and Miller, and Infielders O'Mara, Sheehan, Zamloch and Adams have never set foot on the turf at Twenty fourth and Vaughn streets. Arlett and Kremer are California youngsters, the latter being with the New York Giants for a while last Spring. Goodbred and Infielder Ollie O'Mara were obtained by the Acorns through Brooklyn. First Baseman Zamloch startled the Northwestern League last year through his hitting while a member of Nick Williams' Spo kane Indians. WELSH MEETS KTLBAKE TODAY Lightweight and Featherweight to Battle Ten Rounds. NEW YORK, April 30. Unusual In terest Is being shown by followers of boxing In the fight here tomorrow night between Freddie Welsh, light weight champion, and Johnny Kilbane, holder of the featherweight title. The pugilists will meet for a bout of 10 rounds. Under the state rules no official de cision can be rendered by Referee White. Each man is considered among the cleverest ring generals and glove artists in his respective class. Kilbane has the credit of being the harder hit ter, but there is little, if any, betting on a knockout. Welsh will enter the ring at about 135 pounds, which will give the light weight champion an advantage of five or six pounds in weight over his op ponent. BRITAIN STOPS HORSE RACEVG Government to Provide for Ration ' lng of Thoroughbreds. LONDON, April 30. All racing will cease in the United Kingdom this week it was announced In the House of Com mons today for the government by Captain Charles Bathurst. He added that an order providing for the rationing of thoroughbreds would be Issued shortly. KALISPELL MARKSMEX WIX Trapshooting Championship of In land Empire Captured. SPOKANE, April 80. Kalispell won Its match yesterday against Paloure In the Inland Empire telegraphic trap shooting tournament, making its tenth straight victory. It cinched the con test in Its last shoot two weeks &vo. Spokane now leads the race for second place, having won in Its shoot against Kellogg. Scores made yesterday were: Kali spell, 123; Palouse, 120; Lewiston, 120; Fotlatch. 104; Sunnyside, 119; Wallace, 116; Pomeroy, 119; Garfield, 115; Wenatchee, 117; Pendleton, 109; Spo kane, 121; Kellogg, 117. PHILLIES DEFEAT BRAVES, 3-2 Contest Is Marked by Wrangling Be tween Opposing Players. PHILADELPHIA, April 30. Phila delphia made four hits off Rudolph Ui the third inning today and won. There was considerable il! feeling shown be tween the teams. Once when Alexan der was at bat. Umpire Quigley had to step in between the former and Ru dolph to stop an argument. Rudolph running all the way to the plate to make his remarks. Score; R. H. E. R. II. E. Boston 2 7 11 Philadelphia 3 6 2 Batteries Rudolph and Gowdy; Alex ander and Killifer. Umpires Quigley and Byron. Chicago at St. Louis postponed; wet grounds. Brooklyn at New York postponed: wet grounds. Pittsburg at Cincinnati postponed: rain. RUTHW1NSFIVESTRAIGHT ATHLETICS SUCCUMB TO BED SOX : BY SCORE OP 0 TO 3. With Sothoron'a Aid St. I .on la Makes It Three in Row From Cleveland. Tsnloi Beat Senators. BOSTON. April 30. Ruth pitched his fifth straight victory for Boston, de feating Philadelphia 6 to 3. He was hit often but received brilliant support. Witt, the visiting shortstop, became In censed atjhls team mate. Elmer Myers, charging him with throwing "bean balls" during practice, and threw his bat at-the pitcher. - Myers was sent to the clubhouse. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Fhlla, 3 10 3Boston 6 12 0 Batteries J. Johnson, Seibold and Schang; Ruth, McCormick and Connol ly, Thomas. St. Louis 4, Cleveland 2. CLEVELAND. April SO. St. Louis made it three straight from Cleveland, winning 4 to 2. Rumlen. a pinch hitter. drove in the winning runs. St. Louis made the first triple-play of the season in the sixth. Speaker was put out of the game by Umpire Hildebrand. the first time since tie joined the Cleve land club a year ago. Score; RILE. R.H.E. St. Louis.... 4 9 llCleveland. .. 2 7 2 Batteries Davenport, Park. Hamil ton. Sothoron and Severeid: Coveleskle, Lambeth. Morton and O'Neill. Umpires Loughlin and Hildebrand. Xew York 4, Washington 3. WASHINGTON. April SO. Nunamaker walked in the tenth, was safe at second on Gallia's wild throw of Shocker's sac rifice, took third on a double-play that retired Shocker and Gilhooley, and scored on High's single, enabling New York to defeat Washington, 4 to 3. Score: R.H.E.1 R.H.E. New York... 4 6 0Washington 3 9 2 Batteries Shocker and Nunamaker; Dumont and Henry. Umpires Owen and Dlneen. Detroit at Chicago, postponed, rain. GOXZAGA QUITS ATHLETICS Students Above 18 Are Drilled In Military Tactics. SPOKANE, Wash.. April 30. fSne- clal.) All athletics have been discon tinued indefinitely at Gonzaga Univer sity, and military training will be done. Father Reidy, S. J., in charge of senior sports at the institution, eald today. J ne remaining games on the Spring baseball schedule will be canceled and no effort made to do work in any other branch of sport. Sergeant Pratt, of Fort George Wright, drills all students above 18 years of age four days each week and will continue the work until the close of the school year. lne boys can't Indulge in varsity sports and drill too," said Father Reldy. 3 BIGBEE BROTHERS TO EXLIST Carson and Morris to Try for Re serve, Lyle as Aviator. EUGENE. Or.. April 30. According to "word received here today, two ex University of Oregon baseball stars, Lyle and Carson Bigbee, the former now with the Spokane Northwestern League team, and the latter with the flttsDurg Nationals, will enlist in the United States Army. Lyle will Join the aviation service and Carson will make aDnlication tn Join the officers' reserve, while a third Drotner, juorris Bigbee, of Portland, Or., has been examined for Lieutenant in the reserve. Baseball Summary. STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS. National League. W. C. Pet. I New York.. 8 4 .667! P"delphla. tit. Louis... 9 6 .600! Cincinnati. Chicago.... 9 7 .5731 Brooklyn . . Boston 5 S .5(oi Pittsburg. . Philadelphia 6 6 .500 W. Tj. Pet. 6 10 .500 9 10 .474 3 7 .300 7 11 .389 American League "W. c. Pet. I Boston 9 4 .!' Cleveland W. L. Pet. 8 9 .471 inicai?o... io a .o-JTU P'delphla. . New York.. 7 5 .5a; Detroit. .. . St. Louis... 8 7 .638i Washington American Association 8 .4'-' 6 9 .8S7 4 9 .808 W. C. Pet. I Indlapapolls 13 4 .764' Columbus. Lousvlllo.. 11 e .0471 Mln'apolls. Kan. City.. 8 5 .6151 St. Paul W. L. Pet. 8 8 .S00 4 7 .884 3 9 .230 MUwauk.ee. 6 6 .BOOlHoIedo 4 la .250 Northwestern League. w. C. Pet. I Great Falls 3 0 1.0001 Vancouver Tacoma.... 4 2 .6771 Spokane. . , Butte 3 2 .6001 Seattle.... "W. I Pet. 4 .429 2 8 0 4 .400 .000 Yesterday's Results. American Association At Toledo T Mil- waukee 0: Minneapolis, at Milwaukee: St ii n i. a. l v. oi u in u ub , C ii ii aiis (jity, at Indian apolis, all postponed on account of rain. Western League No games scheduled Monday, traveling dav. Northwestern League At Seattle 5. Van couver 6; all other games postponed on ac count of wet grounds and rain. Southern League At Birmingham 6. Mo bile 8: at Little Rocker 6. Memphis 5 (called end of 12th Inning on account of darkness) -at Chattanooga 6. Nashville 2: New Orleans, at Atlanta, no game, train did not arrive in time with players. Where the Teams Play Today. Pacific Coast League Oakland, at Port land: Los Angeles, at San Kranclsco: Ver non vs. Salt Lake, at Los Angeles. Where the Teams Play Next Week. . racuio oast League Los Angeles at Portland. Fait Lake at San Prannlsco, Oak land versus Vernon at Los Angeles. Series How the Series Ended. Pacific Coast League No games played In new series. Series start today. Beaver Batting Averages. Ab. H. Ave. I Ab, H. Ave Bepnlveda.. 2 1 .fiOOlHouek. . . . . . s 1 200 I-eake 6 2 .3:WlFlneher. . . . 21 4 'l90 Will 103 33 .320Plglln 92 16 .174 n iiiinin. . j") til en ton Rodgers....l04 23 . 279 O" Brteu . 14 3 ,12a 2 ,i: 6 ,00 0 .000 16 6 farmer.... w.i 23 .znii:iinelll . . Fisher. 6S 17 .2r,0 Borton M 20 .241 Hollooher..l05 2li Btumpf.,.. 27 6 .222j Helfrlch. .. Penner Harrington. 6 17 0 ,000 1 13 .000 WAGNER 10 LONGER WITH PIRATE GREW Veteran of 25 Years in Base ball Is Succeeded by Ollie Pickering. RECORD IS UNSURPASSED FamoTis Player Scores More Runs, Steals More Bases and Knocks More Doubles and Homers Than Anyone Else. Although the major league teams are well under way with their 1917 sched ule, John H. Wagner has not yet Joined the Pirates. It is likely that the pre diction made by Carson Bigbee, the Oregon boy with Pittsburg, has come true. "Skeeter" said the night he left Portland for the Callahan training camp at Columbus. Ga, that he did not believe Hans would play much with the Sraoketown brigade this year, if at alL - It seems to be decided that the grand old guy of baseball is through with the game at last. Since Ollie Pickering was banished in a minor league game years ago and Wagner got his chance, the big Dutchman has been the game's greatest player and the greatest idol of the fans. He became so great that Ollie Pickering is known all over the country as the player whose banish ment from a game let down the bars and gave Wagner his opportunity to show. Wagner is the most famous player who ever played, and many of the rec ords created by the -flying Dutchman in his 25 years In the game will never be equaled. Old Honua made more hits, scored more runs, stole more bases and drove out more doubles and homers than any player who ever lived. An Interesting feature about the re tirement of Wagner is the fact that "Chuck." Ward, last season's Beaver shortstop, has taken over the Job of filling his shoes. And to those who had Ward branded as a shortstop who could not make good under the big tent. "Chuck" is handing a big surprise. He In doubling and singling frequently and his fielding is the talk of the towns where he has been this season. Honus Wagner is 42 years old and has played 19 consecutive years in the big leagues. He was married recently and makes his home at Carnegie. Pa. It is reported that he will accept the nomination for Sheriff of his county. . Word was received yesterday that Outfielder Chadbourne has been -aarrrA hv Vm Oaks to Vernon. This means that Portland fans won't see their old favorite until the uigers come here May 29. Chadbourne. by the way. is going to worx ror nis om uu .. I nn.ffa Ktnvoll led the KflTlSHS City Feds when Chad pastimed there and is the same maivmuai wno causeu Chad and other Coasters to Jump. Manager McCredie, of the Portland club, believes that Catcher Sepulveda will do better as soon as he rounds into shape. The Seals stole 13 bases on their ex-teammate Sunday after noon, but Louis had Just completed a trip here from San Francisco and had not been working for a fortnight. Sepulveda was a cracking good catcher for San Francisco in 1915 when Wolverton won the "peanut," and Man ager McCredie hopes that the change of pasture will bring back the catch er's old-time stride. e Del Howard's team took five games out of seven from Vernon last week, losing but one. as Sunday morning's game resulted in a tie. The trans-bay warriors captured four out of seven from the Beavers at San Francisco the week previous. Howard's gang is go ing like a house-afire, and as the Beavers are out for revenge, a red hot series should result. Frank Le Roy Chance must be a rav ing maniac His team is wallowing in the cellar and Is forced to battle the league-leading Seals this week at San Francisco. Salt Lake plays Vernon at Los Angeles. Al Sothoron pulled another game out of the fire for the St. Louis Browns yesterday at Cleveland, when he fin ished a contest against the Indians in which Fielder Jones' men won 4 to 2. Stanley Coveleskle started for Fohl, but was relieved by Lambeth, who was followed by Guy Morton. Another Interesting story heard yes terday was the sale of Pitcher Tom Seaton by the Cubs to Columbus, of the American Association. Seaton goes to his old boss. Joe Tinker. Manager McCredie grabbed Tom in California serai-professional circles back in 1909, and he starred with the Beavers in 1910 and 1911. He has been with the Philadelphia Nationals, the Brooklyn Feds, Newark, Indianapolis, of the American Association, and the Cubs since. Seaton won 12 and lost 8 games with Chicago and Indianapolis last year. He always winters in Tacoma, ash., where his wife's folks reside. Seaton married a sister of Jacques Fournier, of the White Sox. Sports of All Sorts. TTIRED FULTON settled two lawsuits i. hanging over his head on April 28 without allowing the cases to go to court. The Minneapolis heavyweight agreed to pay to Carey & Phelps, a Minneapolis law firm, $1000. The money" goes to settle a suit brought by the attorneys to cover fees. To settle the suit which Frank Force brought against Fulton, which charged that Force had not received ail the moneys due him for services as Fulton's man ager. Force and Fulton got together. The release of Catcher Charles Don nelly and Pitcher Clarence Llllpop to Bridgeport of the Eastern League was announced by Manager Bresnaban, of Toledo. Although Buck Herzog, Giant second baseman, is in shape to play again he disturbed the nervous system of his spinet, his physician has said, by his recent laii in New York. a The Wrong Direction. All that prevents most of the Beav ers from hitting .300 is the fact that they are smashing all of their blows into the catchers mitts. Subtle "Stuff. A Coast sporting writer describes a bases-filled situation by saying that the "paths were Intoxicated." It is a common fault of the pastor to shoot over the heads of the pew rent ers. This writer should preserve this subtle finesse for the more refined circle In which he doubtless spends his leisure hours. It's deep stuff, Heotor, deep stuff. Bnllcktmest In light of the sensational golf scores coming out of Atlanta, Ga., on the part of some of the Junior players it might not be out of the way to ship a few golf guides down that way. An application of the rules might have yeastful influence on some of those scores. Abandoning of competitive athletics at Harvard will result In a saving of approximately ISO, 000 to the Crimson's athletic association this Spring. This amount of money, set aside for the de fraying of expenses in staging base ball games, paying coaches and train ers and pulling off other sports, will be Invested in .Government bonds or otherwise added to the Nation's resources. WESTERN MEET TO BE HELD "Big Nine" Schools May Xot All Be Represented at Chicago June 9. CHICAGO, April SO. Although many teams will be weakened through the If 4 a .if- a4. Harry Kranse. ex-Portland Pitcher, Who Will Return Here as an . Oak Today, and Photograph of Ilia Left Hand. Showing; How Me llolda One of Hta Aenorlmrnt of Carves. enlistment of athletes for military Bervice. officials of the Western lnter collegiute conference decided tonight to hold the outdoor championships meet here June 9. Three of the nine universities In the conference, however, probably will not be represented. Iowa has definitely decided not to enter a team and Minnesota- and Wisconsin are considered doubtful. VANCOUVER DEFEATS SEATTLE Rock Weakens In Sixth and Three Rnns Are Scored VANCOUVER. B. C. April 30. Van couver won from Seattle. 6 to S, here today when Rock weakened In the sixth. He walked two men and allowed hit. Vancouver scoring three runs. Score: R. H. E.l R H. a Seattle.... 5 12 0 Vancouver.. 6 7 0 Batteries Rock. Strand and Cun ningham; GIpe, Russell and Cadman. At Spokane. Great Falls-Spokane game postponed, rain. At Tacoma, no game, wet grounds. Schulte, of Pirates, Injnred in Rib. CINCINNATI. April 30. Frank Schulte. richt fielder nf th ri,t. bursr National Iieirna liaishiii sustained a fractured rib while In dulging in a playful wrestling match. He will be out of the game about two weeks. St. Joseph Club for Sale. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. AdtII 30 John Holland, owner of the St. Joseph West ern League baseball club, announced today that the club is for sale. Hol land said he was discouraered as a re sult of the unfavorable weather. IMP0STER WARNING ISSUER American Russian Chamber Says Ir responsible Agencies Are Bosy. Warnlner against fake fl.fr ATI P. I sVs to aid in the exchange of commerce be tween .Kussia and America is Issued from the American Russian Chamber of Commerce, In New York, and the Portland Chamber was notified yester day that a number of such irresponsi ble agencies nave sprung up. The Chamber issued a statement at once In part as follows: Attention Is called to the fact that the new Kueaian government has designated the America.!! Kuaslan Chamber of Commerce a something of an official body that will aid in the development of trade between tbeae two countries, and the American Russian Chamber has agreed to furnish information to any parties that may be Interested as to the reliability of agencies and concerns that enter the field. Kmphasls Is given this statement because of the fear of those best informed that the Irresponsible people will mislead many meritorious dealers into the expenditure of money along foolish lines. 4j. . ..managa. -- .utt shrd etao eta etaooo CARL LORENZ ASKS $7500 Damages Sought for Death of Mrs. Lorenz From Anto Injuries. Iamasres of 7500 for the death of Mrs. Wilhelmlne Lorenz, who was run down by an automobile truck which Ooon Wu, Chinese, was learning to op erate, was asked In a suit filed in the Circuit Court yesterday by Carl Lor enz, administrator of the dead woman's estate, against the -Roberts Motor Car Company, Ray E. Henderson, Goon Wu, and the Wah Lee Tuen Company. Hen derson is the youngr man who was teaching- Goon Wu how to operate the truck the Wah Lee Company had bought from the Roberts Motor Car Company. The accident occurred at Third and Morrison streets, Augrust 19, 1916. I ' Tono 8, Centralia O. CENTRAL! A,' Wash.. April SO. (Spe clal.) The newly organized Centralia team was shut out by Tono yesterday 8 to 0. Davis let the locals down with one bit. A feature of the ruma was a home run by Henselman, Tono, out fielder. The Lyceum theater with a statins; capacity of three thousand, is the big gest in London, but the London opera house has the largest stage. Gsl ?LU . TOEDIES RUSH CHECK TO GRIFFITH Endless Chain System to Fur nish Baseball Parapher nalia to Soldier Boys. 25 CENTS GOES IN LETTER Washington Manager's Plan Is to Equip Every Camp Where En listed Men Are Sent AVith Bats and Balls for Contests. In response to the call of Minar.r Clark Griffith, of the Washington American. League baseball club. Judge viuiam Wallace McCredie and Mana ger Walter Henry McCredie, of the" Portland Pacttio Coaat League team, enclosed a donation to the fund which Griffith is raising with which to sup ply balls, bats and oth er enulnmn as sociated with the National pastime that f rsseo into every military camp of the country. eotn or the Portland macrnate's sent out four letters to their friends re questing them to do likewise, which Is also a request of Manager Griffith. Clark Griffith has started to forge an endless chain which, when com pleted, is expected to keep a steady stream of baseball paraphernalia going to the soldiers. In his original letters. Manaa-er Grif fith asks that the recipient send 25 cents to hla office in Washington and In addition send out four other letters to his friends asking them to do the same thing. The money received will be used to buy baseball equipment, not only for the boys at tho front, should this be come a reality, but it is primarily In tended to supply every camp where en listed men are sent, with bats and balls and everything else which goes with the game. Money already has started to flow toward the Nation's capital for the purpose Indicated, and as every cent will be used in purchasing supplies, the thud against the horsehlde coon may be heard around the world. There Is ample precedent for Grif fith's scheme. During the Spanish- American War many of the camps were suplied with baseball stuff, and at the outbreak of the Kuropean con flict President Johnson, of the Amer ican League, headed a campaign to equip the Canadian soldiers In Inlan ders with baseball outfits. Practically a carload of balls, bats, protectors and masks were for warded to the Canadian camps, where the soldiers made full use of the gifts whenever they had a chance to get out of the trenches. One of the "umplratlcal" characters of baseball is big Bill Guthrie, now handling the indicator with Ed Finney at Han Francisco. Although Guthrie was not assigned to Portland for the first home stand of the season, J. Ed. Werleln and two or three of the other rabid Portlanders will undoubtedly get chance to have a lot of fun with Bill the next time the Beavers come home. For Al Baum usually keeps switching bis Indicator men and Port land will get its occasional view of portly Bill. Add to 200 pounds and six reet or Jovial nature a brusque manner, and you have a fairly good idea or Bin. He gives em as he sees em and re bukes recalcitrant athletes with a choice and original line of Chicago Southside patter always productive of a laugh. Among the players ne is among the best-liked umpires in the business. Khortston George McGlnnls, of Spo kane, whom McCredie tried to get this Spring, is going well with the Indians and Is being hailed as a future big league star. Chief Le Roy. a pitcher, formerly with Salt Lake, was given his uncon ditional release by Joplin, of the West ern League. JACK JODXSOX NOW IX SPAIN Ex-Champion Said to Be In Motion Picture Industry. Jack Johnson, ex-champion heavy weight fighter of the world, has en tered the motion-picture industry in Spain as an independent territorial salesman. His headquarters are at Barcelona, where he is now making his residence. The first subject to be handled by the ex-puglllst are the releases of the Lincoln Motion-Picture Company, which consist of two two-reel subjects. in both of these productions negroes play all roles. The stories pertain to the uplift of the negro. Personal Touches in Sport. AT BOISE. Idaho, next Friday night Pete Visser. of Ogden. and II. Chrlstensen of Copenhagen. Denmark, heavyweights, will wrestle to a finish. Catcher Walter Schang is assisting Connie Mack to get out of the trenches. Jim Thorpe is a baseball mystery. The Jinx that so persistently trailed the Yankees last season appears to have attached Itself to the Chicago Cubs this year. Del Howard's gang took the series at San Francisco from the Beavers, but Walt McCredie's gang will get even this week. . a Cleveland is not so confident now that Guy Morton can engineer a sue cessful comeback. s If the Cincinnati Reds do nothing more all season, they have at least es tablished one record that will be hard to beat. In a game against the Car dinals the other day they made 13 hits, drew four walks, sent one man to first oH an error, and suffered one of their men to be beaned. yet in spite of every thing scored only one run. The Middle West may not be over whelming the recruiting service In its unbridled haste to get into war, but its populace is certainly doing Itself proud in a baseball way. The opening game at Cleveland drew 21.739 paid admis sions, en opening day record for the sixth city. Philadelphia golfers probably will follow the action of the Metropolitan Golf Association of New Tork and de clare all tournaments off for the dura tion of war. In the game on April 14 at Nash ville, Second Baseman Clyde ("Rabbit") Wares, ex-Coaster, missed his first inning of play in 151 games with the Little Rock Southern League club as a result of a sprained ankle, received while sliding to a base, which will keep him out several days yet. Wares never missed an inning last season. This Is a record in the Southern League. you had the benefit of that bet ter quality long before you were asked to pay for it Gordon Hats $32 5c 286 Washington GIBBONS BOOT MM 8 St. Paul Pugilists to Appear at Local Theater. OTHER FIGHTERS ON CARD Main Scrap Will Be Between Mike Gibbons and Al Sommers Men Will Be Attraction Tonight For Seattle Fans. Mike and Tom Gibbons, of St. Paul. Minn., are absorbing all the rays cast off by Portland's fistic spotlight these days and will continue to hold the cen ter of the glare until after Mike's ap pearance here May 8. Mike will exhib it his prowess against Al Sommers in the main event of an all-star card to be presented by the Western Athletic Club at the Broadway Theater. The middleweight champion has nev er lost a bout. Although Tom uio bons Is not slated to appear here, he will accompany Brother Mike and Trainer Kddie Kane, and Portland fans will get a peep at him in Mike s corner while he is acting as chief second to his brother. Like Mike. Tom Gibbons never has lost a battle In a career that Includes bouts with some of the real topnotch ers of the fistic game. Mike is a boxer who Is said to know all the tricks of the trade. He is known as the "St. Paul phantom." He never backs away from an opponent In a mixup, knows how to keep away from danger and is marvelously clever with his fists and feet. Tommy Is a little more robust, in his style of mixing, but Is also fast and shifty. When Mike battled his way to the top of the middleweight class, the rest of the Gibbons folks and the fans of St. Paul thought that Tom would have to be satisfied with the laurels gained by his brother. But Tom surprised everybody by improving with such rapidity that he beat all contenders and is now generally recognized as the light-heavyweight champion. In Al Sommers. Mike Gibbons meets one of the best mlddlewelghts in this Western country. Sommers' recent vic tories over Mexican Jack Torres and his draws with Dick Wells at Wallace, Idaho, over the 15-round route stamp him as a formidable battler. m Mike and Tommy Gibbons will ap pear In Seattle tonight. Mike will meet Dick Wells, of Cincinnati, and Tommy will take on Chet Mclntyre, heavyweight champion of the Pacific Coast. "Muff Bronson will box Harry Anderson on the same card while Eddie Brewster Plnkman will be an attraction against Henry Gleason. The curtain raiser will be between Bernie Dillon and Meade Manning at 105 pounds. The show will be staged in the Arena. . Carl Martin has left for San Fran cisco in search of bouts. m Weldon Wing was around town yes terday for the first time since he re covered from the mumps. Weldon looks fine and may appear on the same card with Mike Gibbons and Al Som mers May 8. a a To see his boyhood friends, Mike and Tom Gibbons. Walter Miller, wovld's middleweight wrestling cham pion, will arrive In Portland Saturday. The Gibbons boys will be tn Portland then and they will renew old ac quaintances. Miller has signed to ap pear a week at a local theater meet t FATHER AND SQM MEET SAY fATNCRI YOU' Li. OCT A WARM C A XrCUCOME, IF YOU omn the bovs w-B cot INSTEAD Of 0R0IMARY CHEWING. SWEET STUFF DOMT GO THESE DAYS. I V 7 S. YOU find men who are proud of themselves are mighty ready to learn about the little nibble oE W-B GUT that does away with sgmuch grinding and spitting. As soon as they learn to tuck away a little of the shreds in their cheeks and to let it alone, they find out the difference there is between rich tobacco and the excess-flavored stuff. The touch of salt in W-B helps to bring out the tobacco satisfaction. Hade ky WTTMAN-BRUTON C0MPANT, 1107 Broadway. New Tork Gry V7 MATTERS Street ing all comers. His engagement will start Sunday afternoon. NEW GOLF SCIIEDVLE IS MADE Match Play for Heitkemper "Cen tury Cup" Rearranged. Owing to the request of Frank A. Heitkemper to have his name with drawn from the match play competition for the Heitkemper "Century Cup" at the Portland Golf Club, a redrawing has been made necessary. R. M. Miller qualified ninth in the list last Satur day and Sunday, so takes the plaoe vacated by Mr. Heitkemper. The new schedule for the match play follows: William Steufler, 3 up. vs. Sam B. Archer. K. Merseroau vs. E. E. Shaw. W. A. Howe. 2 up, vs. R. M. Miller. J. J. Gravely, 1 up. vs. George Wash burn. Handicaps are baed on one-half the difference between the medal handicaps in holes up. Angels to llclease Gardner. LOS ANGELES. April 30. Earl Gardner, second baseman for the Los Angeles." Pacific Coast League team, sent to tho bench because of a weak arm. left for the East today, according to fellow players and will not retut-n to the team. Manager Chance said Gardner probably would receive his un conditional release. Bits of Shrapnel "E VER heard of a pitcher coachlns "Well, there was such a guy in the Coast league some years ago. He would keep saying to himself as he twirled. 'Nice work, old boy. you're going great, kid.' and things like that. "One day I lined one straight back at him and he Just did manage to sidestep It. He yelled himself: 'Swell ducking, old boy." "Some bird, I claim," concluded Fisher. The Oaks are doing a little cleaning up on their own account. Aniatr to Query. Hank Not a chance in the world. Tom Jones says there is more money in the circus gag. m Manager Mitchell has bright enough prospects with the Cubs, but the whole club smells of arnica and iodine. Answer to Query. ' Elgin No, Frankle Sullivan is not making faces. That's the way he looks. There are a lot of schools abandon ing athletics nowadays that no one ever knew did anything in an athletic way. Michigan has announced that it has abandoned football and Coach Yost has urged the students to do a man's work. Football was abandoned at Michigan when that school withdrew from the conference. Since then only practice has been Indulged In with Eastern col lege elevens. ripe Yarn. At a $5-a-plate banquet for Harry Frazee In Boston 12 sporting writers showed up. Fays a dispatch from the Hub. Out West the people are credu lous but refuse to believe 13 sporting writers had 35 each to spend for a meal. Call for Jack Lelghton. Of course, it is barely possible these gen tlemen were taken to the feed. Such things have been known to happen. The police have been busy lately rounding up the city's Idlers, which, looks like a slap at the wrestling game. Another German Plot. What person suggested that Presi dent Wilson play a game of golf with, Mr. Balfour at a time when every ef fort ts being made to establish friendly relations between the United States of America and England? If either wins the other will get sore and refuse t co-operate. Fore! Bal-fnre! IN MILITARy CMp") I'LL. AO YOU, BOY. I'VC BEKN WArrriNia acmiw that hot all. FLAVORING AMD I'VE BECH HEAB3M ABOUT THE RICH, SAPPY LEAF THAT W-Et 13 HADE OF. I