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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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' 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.
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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.
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Cleveland is not so confident now
that Guy Morton can engineer a sue
cessful comeback.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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