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16 THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1917. PORTLAND WIHS ON RAIN-SOAKED FIELD Oaks' Strategy in Shoving Old Bill Burns Onto Mound ' v Proves Disastrous. 500 SEE MUDDY SEANCE McCredio Tries Out Fitzpatrick for Two and One-Third Frames, but Santa Clara VoutU Soon Is Sent to Bench. raclfio Coat league Standings. W. I,. Pet. I W. L. Pet. tan Fran... 10 12 .371 Vernon 2 5 J 5 "52? KaltLake... 14 12 .S:i I.os Angeles. 13 15.464 Oakland 13 15 .500Portland 12 16.429 Yesterday's Results. At Portland Portland 5. Oakland t. At Los Angeles Vernon 1. Salt Lake 0. At Kan Krancisco Los Angeles 8, . San Francisco 3. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. Krause's success of the day previous caused Del Howard to send another southpaw against the Beavers yester day. Fortunately the Portland boys discovered the foe was only old Bill Burns. ex-Angel, disguised in an Oak land uniform, and so they proceeded o make Howard's strategy look like some of that "Zimmermann to Car ranza to Mikado" stuff. Score, Portland 5, Oakland 2. Wet weather again tried to knock down all the dominoes. A certain amount of moisture is considered neces sary for use under bridges and for Mayorality campaign matter, but the two hours of rain that fell yesterday Just prior to the game didn't fall into the Willamette or into, the Bull Run reservoirs. Some of it pattered down at Twenty fourth and "Vaughn streets. The ball park looked like a quag mire except where it had been protected by the canvas covsrs. Hardly more than 500 fans turned out and Walter McCredie held the game 20 minutes de liberating whether to sick the umpires onto the field 'or to give out rain checks. , Now he is glad he ordered the game played. Fitzpatrick Loses Control. Mack surveyed the anaemia and shiv ering crowd and then thought it would be a good chance to try out his young Santa Clara right-hander, Fitzpatrick. Fitz worked the first two and one-third innings against the Oaks like a cham pion, allowing nary a safe hit. But the strain of a three-run lead gained by his supporters off Burns in the second inning proved too much for his equi librium. In the third inning Fitzpatrick walked three men in a row and filled the bases. McCredie thereupon yanked him to the bench and sent George Helf rich to the mound. It was a wise move. Helfrich brought the Oaks to bay and gave only four hits during the re mainder of the game. They scored one run off Helfrich on an infield out when he went in with the bags loaded in the third, and the other in the fourth inning on a couple of walks and O'Mara's Infield hit to Sig lin. Young Helfrich is beginning to loom up like a. real twirler. He doesn't seem to have much "Bmoke" on the sphere, but he shoots a spitball that breaks like Gene Krapp's. "Pop" Arlett, who succeeded South paw Burns in the third inning with the score 3-1 in Portland's favor, also resorted to the spitter at frequent in tervals. All in all, it was a damp day In the bailiwick of the basehit and the hot-dog. Williams' Hit Helps. A two-base hit swat by Kenneth Williams really salted away the muddy matinee for the Beavers. Jack Farmer opened the second inning with a single to centerfield; Stumpf, playing first base in Borton's place, singled past third base. Williams forthwith belted a screaming two-bagger into left center and scored both runners. Siglin bunted down the third base line and beat it out, sending Williams to third, and the Grants Pass progeny registered on Sepulveda's infield out, making three lor the inning. Krause batted for Burns in the third and Arlett took Bill's Job in the box the last half of the inning. Portland scored the last two runs at Arlett s expense in the fifth by bunch ing three hits. Helfrich beat out an infield hit over second; Hollocher dou bled against the right field fence, and llodgers scored both of them with a hit over second. Portland obtained seven hits off Burns and Arlett and the Oaks four off Helrrich. Score: Oakland I Portland BKHOAI BRHOA w man.. is , tt rf ol IOC r, S 4 113 nuams,l. duo IS 1! Korlsers.2 4 0 1 Lane.m.. 3 0 0 2 WWiliu.r.. 4 0 0 l.ce.l 4 0 0 OIKarmer.l. 4 11 Middl'n.r 3 0 0 0 0 Stumpf.l 3 11 Murphy,.1 3 0 1 0 4!Wlllm's.m 3 11 .Sheehan.s 2 113 llKlglin.S.. 3 0 1 Jlurray.c 3 0 0 5 OlPepuiv'a.c 3 0 0 Burns.p.. O 0 0 1 2!Fitzp'k.p 10 0 5 3 1 o 2 o o o 3 0 3 1 o o o 0' arouse-, i ii II o o Hellrich.D 2 11 Arlett. p. 1 0 0 1 21 iilllerf.. 1 0 O 0 01 1 Totals. 81 5 7 27 1 1 Batted for Burns in third. tBatted for Arlett in ninth. Oakland . ...0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 u o o 1 o o 1 2 04 rurLiaiiu o 3 O 0 2 0 0 0 Hits o 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 Error. Helfrich. Struck out. bv Arlett a Helfrich 1. Bases on balls, off Fitzpatrick 6, Helfrich 4. Two-base hits. Williams. Hol locher, O'Mara. Double plays, Hollocher to Koilgers to Stumpf, Hollocher to Stumpf muiivje iiiv. riLi. pioien Dase. o .Mara. Innings pitched, by Burns, 2. runs 3, hits 4 at bat 10; Fitzpatrick 2 1-3. runs 1. hits 0, at liat I., credit victory to Helfrich. charge defeat to Burns. Runs rpHnnn.thta rnw Hums S. Fitzpatrick 1. Time, 1:45. Umpires ANGELS AGAIN DEFEAT SEALS ' Four Runs in Third Inning Enough to Put Game on Ice. OAKLAND. CaU May 3. Los An geles made it three straight from San Francisco, getting four runs In the third inning for a lead that was never threatened. Ryan. Angel hitter, started this frame with a double, and all his team mates went to bat before the Salmon Fishing! is now at its best. Lots of big; fish in the river, and they're striking hard. . But no matter how big they come, we can f urnisH tackle that will hold 'em. Bsckus&Worria 273 Morrison St. near 4 th. side was retired. Oldham stayed in the box until Calvo batted for him in the seventh. Score: ': Salt Lake I Vernon BR If O Al PR IT O A ToMn.m.. 4 u 3 2 II Oh'db'ne.1. 4 1 B O Rath.S SO O O R.Dnane.r SO 1 5 O Sheeley.l. 4 0 fl 12 1 (;allow'y,.t 3 0 112 Ryan.l.... 20 O 1 01 JIcLdirry.2 SO o 1 2 Qulnlan.r. 40 1 fUStovsIM.. 3 0 t SO Crr.s 40 O 1 7' Mattirk.m .". O O 5 O Olslason.2 4 0 1 4 SiiCalldlian.s 3 0 O t 2 Hannah. c. 3 0 O 3 2 Mitze.c 21 O 4 O Evani,p.. 30 1 0 lIKromme.p. 30 1 O 1 Totals. 31 0 3 24 16 Totals. 27 1 5 27 7 Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 O Vernon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Errors. Hannah. McLarry. Mattlck. Two base hit. Oalloway. Sacrifice hit. Rath. Struck out. by Fromme 2, Evans 2. Base on balls,, off Fromme 2, Evans 1. VERXON DEFEATS BEES, 1 TO 0 Tigers Have Narrow Escape in Ninth Due to Errors. LOS ANGELES. May 3. Vernon won from Salt Lake by scoring one run in the sixth inning. In the ninth two er rors by Vernon fielders resulted in the bases being filled, with two out, but an outfield fly was cleanly fielded, end ing the game. Score: Los Angeles San Francisco B R H O Al BRHOA Mairt.m. 4 111 0 Fitzfld.r. 4 112 1 Glel'm'n.l 4 Hchultz.2. 4 Meusel,r.. 4 l 8 oiPick.a t 110 Malsel.m.. S Schaller.l. 4 Koerner.l. 4 Corhan.s.. 3 Hol-wo'd,2 3 12 0 0 Kills. 1 5 Bassler.c. 3 1-2 4 0 13 8 0 C;roehl'g.3 4 0 2. 3 1 Iavls.s. 0 0 2 1 Baker.c. .. 4 Ryan, p. . 111 3 Oldham.p. 2 Calvo . . .. O O'Doul.p.. 0 McKeet.. . 1 Totars..S5 8 13 27 7 Totals... 35 3 5 27 15 Batted for Oldham In seventh Inning. t Batted for Q'Doul in ninth inning. Los Angeles 00400101 2 8 Hits , 01660118 1 13 San Francisco 01000000 2 3 Hits 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Errors, Schultz 2, Groehling, Pick, Koerner, Corhan. Five runs, 9 hits, 27 at bat,- off Oldham in 7 Innings. Charge defeat to Old ham. Runs responsible for, off Ryan 1, off Oldham 3. off O'Doul 3." Stolen base. Meu sel. Fitzgerald 2, Pick, Malsel. Three-base hits, Maggert. Koerner, Bassler. Two-base hit. RvAn. Ma.iael. Meusel- First base on called' balls, off Ryan 4. off Oldham 4. off O'Doul 1. Struck out, Dy Kyan o. ny uia ham 6. Hit bv Ditcher. Schultz bv O'Doul. Double plays. Baker to Corhan, Hollywood to Koerner to .ttaKer. xexi on Dasea, ios Angeles 6. Ban Francisco 9. Wild pitch, Ryan. Passed ball, Baasler. Time of game, 2:10. Umpires, Finney and Guhrle. SPOKANE BEATS GREAT FALLS Indians Score Total of 12 Hits and Also One Dozen Runs. SPOKANE, May 3. Spokane made 12 hits in today's game with Great Falls and made a run for every hit. Great Falls used two sets of batteries. Score: R. H. E.l R. H. E. Great Falls 6 11 2Spokane.. 12 12 2 Batteries Hall, Nettle and Cheek; Byler, Schorr and Maldwin. Tacoma 9, Batte 6. TACOMA, Wash., May 3. In a slow game Tacoma defeated Butte again to day, 9 to 6. Each club used three pitch ers. ' Harper put Tacoma In the lead when he hit a home run with' the bases full in the fourth. Score: , B H. E.l R. H. E. Tacoma.... 9 14 llBut'te 6 9 3 Batteries Bonner, Telford, Suther land and Stevens; Lelfer, Hydron, Mel half and Kafora. ' SEATTLE, May 8. Seattle's ability to hit at opportune moments and Hood's wildness enabled the locals to defeat Vancouver. Score: ' R. H. E.I . . R. H. E. Vancouver. 2 4 01 Seattle 6 7 2 Batteries Mood and Cadman; Strand and Sullivan. COAST SHOOT MAY 28, 29, 30 Handicap Event Will Take Place at . San Jose This Year. SAN JOSE, Cal., May 3. (Special.) O. N. Ford, secretary-treasurer of the San Jose Gun Club, has Just completed sending out Invitations to the 12th an nual Pacific Coast handicap, which is scheduled for the local traps May 28, 29 and 30. Last year the blue ribbon event of the Pacific Coast was shot at Everding Park, Portland,, under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club. The San Jose programme calls for three days of registered targets with May 27 as a practice day for the visit ing nimrods. Quite a number of Ore gon scatter-gun artists are expected to take in th tourney here. The Rose system of division money will be used on ' practice day, wjiile the ' Squier money-back system will be' used to ward the registered target events the three succeeding days. The preliminary handicap is billed for Tuesday afternoon. May 29, while the Pacific Coast handicap will be held Wednesday afternoon. May 30. Both are 100-bird matches. SIX CLtJBS TO SIIOOT SUNDAY Woodburn - Astoria, Albany - Salem, and La Grande-Pendleton Vie. R. C. Parker, president of the Cane- mah Gun Club, of Oregon City, has sent word to the trapshootlng editor or The Oregonian that it will be im possible to shoot off the tie between La Grande Gun Club and Canemah Gun Club next Sunday afternoon. The Co lumbia-Willamette Trapshooters' Asso ciation schedule for next Sunday calls for Oregon City to be idle, while on the following Sunday La Grande will be idle. The contests billed for next Sunday in the competition for The Oregonian trophies are a3 follows: Woodburn versus Astoria, Albany versus Salem La Grande versus Pendleton, Oregon city remaining idle. Baseball Summary. STANDINGS OF TIIK TEAMS. National League. . W. L.Pct. W. L.Fct jsew lorn.. 8 5 .Bl.jiBoston 8 6 .500 i-t. iouis... li 7 .611 Cincinnati.. 10 1 .476 inicago... it o .aiw:f lttsburg. .. 7 13 350 Phlladel... 8 6 .071Brooklyn. .. 4 7 .364 American League. Boston 10 4 .714iCleveland. . 9 10 .474 Chicago.... 11 7 .HlllDetrolt 6 9 .4O0 New York.. n 7 .533. Phlladel 6 9 .4I0 St. Louis... 8 8 .SOOiWasblngton 0 10 .373 American Association. Ind'apolls.. 15 5 -TrWMinneapolls. Kansas City 9 5 .643Columbus. . 7 .462 H 10 .444 Mil waukee." 7 8 ITo"". ."1 .7. ' 4 13 9 .3.17 33 Northwestern Leag-ne. Great Falls. 5 1.833'Butte Tacoma.... 7 2 .7781 Spokane. . . Seattle 3 4 .41'ti Vancouver. Testerday'a Results. 3 5 .37; 3 .1 .3 3 . 7 .300 American Association At Columbus n Minneapolis 2; at Indianapolis :;, Milwau- Kee u. at l oieao ivansas city 7; St. Paul at LKjuisviue, no same on account of rain. Northwestern League Seattle 5. Vanvou- ver 2: Spokane 12, Great Falls 6; Tacoma v, Hune . Western League Denver at Kioux Citv no game on account of snow. All the other games were postponed on accouno of rain anu wet srounus. . Where the Teams Play Today. Pacific oCast League Oakland at Tort land, Los Angeles at San Francisco, Salt cane versus v ernon at 1,01 Angeles. How the Series Stand. Pacific Coast League Portland 1 cram Oakland 2 games: Los Angeles 3 games. San Francisco no game; Vernon 2 games, Salt Latta l game. Mh-r the Teams Play Next Week. Pacific coa.-t League Los Angeles at Portlanil, fcalt aae at hin f ranclsco, Ver non versus Oakland at Los Angeles. Series start a uesday. . Beaver Batting Averages. AB. H. Ave. I AB. H. Ave Wllte 114 :tr. .307' Flncher 24 5 ,2S Williams.. 1 14 3:t .2- Slglln 10220.IKB Rodger... llo.u.:MHrentiiD 1 3.1.-, Farmer... 1 1 l 2il ,2tl , Heltrioh. . .. 8 1 .11 Borton.... m J2.:iru nn?n m 2.1 Fisher 73 is .24..: Pinelll r, o .ono Hollocher. 1 18 28 .2371 Fitzpatrick ' 1 0 .000 Stumpf 32 7 .219! Harrington 1 0 .000 Houck.... . 5 1 .200 I'enncr. . . . 17. 0 .000 Sepuiveaa. o .i-.zuui COAST CLUBS WILL . CUT ROSTER TO 16 Necessity of Retrenchment Because of War Seen ' by Managers. . ACTION TO BE TAKEN SOON Walter McCredie and Del Howard Say Reducing Number of P"laj crs Will Come Sure When War Tax Is Operative. Within the next three or four weeks the Pacific Coast League'' likely . will prune its player limit from 18 to 16 players, as a further war measure. Walter McCredie and Del Howard said yesterday that the v matter had been informally discussed and would un doubtedly be put into effect as soon as the proposed Government war tax of 10 per cent of the receipts becomes a law, perhaps before. "We will have to economize all we tan, remarked Manager Howard, of the Oakland club, yesterday. "I un- erstand the American Associatian in tends to cut to 14 men. This is cutting the list rather close, but we caf get along all right with 16 players and manager. All of us old birds. Mc Credie, Wolverton. Stovall, Chance, myself and perhaps Bern hard, can go in there in case of necessity. A limit of 16 players would permit us to carry two catchers six pitchers, four lnfleld ers and three outfielders, besides one general all-around utility player. The present limit of 18 players be came operative on May 1." Manager Howard says the American Association and the Southern Associa tion and the Pacific Coast League are the only minor organizations in the country in a position to weather very many vicissitudes. The Southern League is only of Class A rank, but its mag- ates work in complete harmony, pay ing only a moderate range of salaries. and they usually come out on the profit lde of the ledger in the Fall. Walter McCredie does not believe it would be a good plan to add the pro posed 10 per cent war tax to the admis sion price. : "We tried raising the bleacher ante out here, a few years ago and it didn't work at all," said he. "We had to go back to the 25-cent scale. It looks to me as though we would have- to cut to 16 men for our own salvation." The Oakland club, with three Class D players on its roster Adams, Sheehan and Miller is best prepared of all Coast League clubs, perhaps, for any finan- ial storms. These youngsters naturally are not high-salaried players. oPrUand Is another club burdened with a top heavy salary list. Mack has several youngsters on his roster, including Pinelll, Hollocher, Helfrich, Fitzpatrick, Penner, Flncher and Harrington. Gus Fisher Is authority for the tatement that a large number of Coast League players will be inca pacitated for Army or Navy service be cause of "baseball" fingers. Fisher carries around a couple of - fingers twisted into shapes resembling a Ger man pretzel. Walter McCredie also might run ifeio a snag should he de ire to become a great war lord. Mc Credlo broke one of his fingers on 'Red" Held's bald .pate a couple of years ago and that finger now looks ike Vimy ridge after the big fight. Johnny Couch has a severe case of blood poisoning in his pitching hand, and this accounts for his failure ' to break into more box scores for the De troit Tigers. All a last season s Seal star has to do when he returns to the game Is to urn in one win. Then Jennings wiM be sure to work him enough to make up for any- time lost during his ail ment. Howard Mundorff's attemr to stage come-back with Nick Williams is not the huge success "Mundy" thought it would be. The little outfielder Joined the In dians in Portland and jumped right into the thick of work as soon as the club reached Spokane, with the re sult that he crippled himself, and is now under the care of a physician Though Williams counted Mundorff as one of his regulars to start the season Nick will be extremely lucky if ne gets his outfielder back in uniform within a month. Rheumatism. coUDled with "charlev horses", galore, account for the ex Portland Colt's presence on the hos pital squad. m Pitcher Rojas, a young right-hander. who was let go by the Oaks, has Joined t.ho Vancouver Northwestern League team ana pitcnea lor tne Brown rep resentatives Wednesday, losing the game to Seattle, 5 to 1. He is said to have a lot of stuff and a season under Bob Brown will help him. m m m Today Is ladies' day. The father of Rollie Zeider. ex-Seal now with the Cubs, died at Auburn, Ind., the other day. Rollie laid off a tew days to attend the funeral. Zeider's case is the star event of the year. Last Winter the North Side stockholders asked waivers on him, but Mitchell recalled them when he became boss, saying that he intended to make Rollie his utility man. Now Zeider has supplanted Chuck Wortman as resruiar shortstop. Bits of Shrapnel MDvnjuj EiriKen nave Droken ou O In Spain, but the situation is i serious. The toreadors have not walked out. Mark Higbee's1 ambition was to be come a catcher, but he had to be satis fied with pitching. Mark couldn't wear a mask. . . . Governor Withycombe is not out after cheap publicity. Nearly all the other Governors have barred Les Darcy from boxing in their states whether he wanted to or not. . Del Howard is lying high nowadays. He should, for Del tips the scales now at 235. . . . In England, France and Canada there is a war tax of 2o cents for every ad mission to the racing meets. If the United States Government taxes base ball 10 per cent, as seems Inevitable, it is probable this 10 per cent will be added to the price of admission. Other wise nearly every minor league would have to close shop. Last week the San Francisco Seals took away not to exceed $2500 from Portland and the Seals' expenses for the week were more than that. . t Bobby Vaughn has been "playing golf all Spring. Pity the poor umpires when Roderick joins the Angels here next week. , ' "Biff Schaller had played 642 straight games .without a layoff up to his enforced benching at Salt Lake a fortnight ago. 'The day Wolverton laid him. off he went out to sea the game. ' Bill Gotelli is selling a new gold driver autographed by the well-known Swiss champion. Fat Pending. Lou Wagner says he can't see Char ley Hollocher. Lou ought to move away from, behind the post. Speaking of fighters, why not re lease George Stovall to the Germans? Or. better still, make him admiral of the Bolivian navy. Albany Gup Club to Be fn Shoot. ALBANY, Or., May . 3. (Special.) The Albany Gun Club will be repre sented by a large delegation of sports men at the state shoot in Salem next X,, , Harry Casey. Seattle Llghtwrlgiht. Who Meets "Mnir1 Bronson at the Broadway Theater Tuesday Mght. t week. The local club has a number of good shots and several of them will enter the competition in the state tour nament. CUBS DEFEAT REDS 1D-3 feature: of games is wolter'S DOUBLE! IX THIRD. Jack Coombs, With Brooklyn, Wins Ills . Eleventh Straight Game) From Nevr York, 4 to I. N CHICAGO. May 8. Ccicago defeated Cincinnati. 10 to 3, In a batting bee. The feature of tha game was Wolter'S double in the third inning. Cueto stood in left field with his hands on Ills knees and Wolter'S long fly came with in a few feet of him. Neale ran from center and fielded the ball. Score: R. H. K.I R. H. FJ. Cincinnati.. 3 12 3j?htcago 10 14 3 Batteries Ring, Perry and Wingo, Huhn;' Prendergast. Wilson, Dllhoefer. Umpires Rigler and Orth. St. Louis 4, Pittsburg 3. PITTSBURG. May 3. Each team bunching its runs in one Inning, St. Louis defeated Pittsburg, 4 to 3, today. The home team did its scoring In the sixth. St. Louis got its men through in the ninth. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. St. Louis... 7 4 0 Pittsburg. . . 3 6 4 Batteries Steel, Pierce and Snyder; Mamaux, Miller and Schmidt. Umpires Klein and Emslle. Philadelphia 7, Boston 2. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. May 3. Phil adelphia won from Boston, 7 to 2. Cravath made a home run and two sin gles -In four times at bat. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Boston 2 10 lPhlladelphia 7 9 2 Batteries Ragan, rfehf and Gowdy; Mayer and Killlfer. Umpires Uuigley and Byron. Brooklyn 4r Xew.York 1. NEW YORK, May 3. Pitcher Jack Coombs, Brooklyn, won his 11th straight' game from isew York here today in ten Innings, 4 to 1. Coombs first beat the Giants In the 1911 world's series and since Joining Brooklyn In 1915 he has won ten games from McUraw's team. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Brooklyn... 4 7 lNew York ..193 Batteries Coombs and Miller. Myer; Benton and McCarty. Umpires O'Day and Bransfield. CLEVELAND 2, CHICAG0 1 SHAW BESTS CALDWELL. AND DE FEATS YANKEES, 3 TO 1. Red Sox Win From Athletics, 2 to O, In Pltchlnff Duel Between Bnsh and Leonard. CLEVELAND, May 3. Cleveland won In the ninth from Chicago, 2 to 1. CI cotte replaced Scott with the bases filled and passed Chapman. forcing Evans across ' with the winning run. Score: R. H. E.l R. H. E. Chicago 1 6 2-leveland. . . 2 11 1 Batteries Scott, Cicotte and Schalk; Klepfer. Lambeth and O'Neill. Umpires Loughlin and HI lde D ranch Washington 3, New York 1. WASHINGTON. May 3 Shaw bested Caldwell In a pitching duel and na&h ington defeated New York. 3 to 1. Score: R. H. E.l s- R. H. E. New York.. 1 S Oj Washington . 3 5 Batteries Caldwell and Walters; Shaw and Ainsmith. Umpires Dlneen and Owens. Boston 2, Philadelphia 0. BOSTON. May 3. Boston won from Philadelphia. 2 to 0. It was a pitching duel between Bush and Leonard. Two of Boston's five hits figured in runs. Score: - R. H. E. It. H. E. Philadelphia 7" 3iBoston. .'. . . . 2 G Batteries Bush and Haley; Leonard and Thomas. Umpires McCormick and Connolly. . - At St. Louis Detrolt-St. Louis game postponed; rain. Harold K. Goodrich, of Benson. Vt.. recently killed in one tree five coons, whose combined weight was 60 pounds. : -, n . : W ij K GIBBONS RING CAREER BRILLIANT St. Paul Phantom Has Record of Having Met Best Men in Country. BOXING BEGUN 9 YEARS AGO In Tills Time Famous Middleweight Has Fought Olteuer Than Any Other Battler of His Class and Won Success. Although much has been said of Mike Gibbons, world's middleweight cham pion, who exhibits his wares against Al Sommers at ' the Broad wav Tluii.r Tuesday night, nothing particular about nis orunant ring career has een said. Mike Gibbons has fought oftener than any of the middlewelghts, and hts rec ord is one of the best. The St. Paul phantom will be 29 years old July 20. He was born in St. Paul, of Irish-American parentage, and is d zeet 9 inches hitrh. Mike h hn boxing nine years, starting in 1908. then iv years oia. Last year he got the popular decision over Jack D.llon and Jeff Smith in ten-round contests and KnocKea out Young Ahern In n minor. Ted Lewis fought him to a standstill in New York and the newspapers were split in their decisions, which would in- aicate tnat it was a eood draw. In 1915 Gibbons beat Jimmy Clabby, cuuia iicvjooriy ana Leo Houck In ten rounds, while Soldier Barifield anri Packey McFarland gave him stiff bat tles. Bartfleld was given a draw by the New York newspapers. Gibbons made a low weight for McFarland and the critics were divided, 60-50 as to who was the winner. When both Willie ititcnie and Tommy Burns were in Port land they said that Gibbons won a ma Jority of the rounds. The St. Paul Irishman's best scraps in 1914 were a knockout in seven rounds of Bob McAllister and newspaper de cisions over Al McCoy, Gus Christie and George "Knockout" Brown. He won from Bob Moha In two rounds on a foul. in the taneie with Brown ha irnwir.H the Chicago Greek, out In the third round, but as the battle was staged .n tsenton naroor, where the bouts are supposed to be exhibitions. Brown was given time to recuperate and then Gib- Dons let him stay. Young Ahern was first knocked out by Mike Gibbons in four rounds in New .York in 1913. That sr.me year Mike stopped Clarence Ferns in two cantos and beat Gus Christie in ten. In 1912 Mike knocked out Willis Lewis in two rout. 1s and beat Jeff Smith and Eddie McGoorty. The year previous brought victories over Gus Christie twice, Jimmy Clabby twice, Willie Lewis and Walter Coffey. Jimmy Clabby got a newspaper decision over Mike Gibbons in 1910. Mike Gibbons met many other clever. tough and fast fellows and surely looms up to be the greatest middleweight in tne wpria today. Five preliminaries to the Gibbons- Sommers bout will be presented by the Western Athletic Club at the Broadway Theater Tuesday night. In the semi windup Harry Casey will be pitted against "Muff Bronson. Casey halls from Seattle and wiU be accompanied here by Dan Salt. He is a lightweight who never stops mixing from gong to gong. Where he shows once he ni stantly becomes a big favorite. Casey has draws to his credit with George Ingle and Chet Neff, has won from Nick Sugar and knocked out Ted Meredith In four rounds. Shel McCool and Joe Gorman will upply another mill. Ed Strangler Lewis' 2-hour-and-37- minute victory over John Olin at ChU cago ..ednesday night puts him in line for a world s championship match with Earl Oaddock. Frank Gotch, ex-wres tling king, will hand over his champion ship belt to the winner of the Lewis Caddock match. There 'was no fall in the Lewis-Olin fuss, the latter giving up because of an Injured shoulder. Abe Attell says that when Freddie Welsh loses his championship he will be listed among the cleverest boxers who ever lived. "I boxed Freddie when he was at his best," says Abe, "and, take it from me, it was &ome job to get my gloves past his arms." Georges Carpentier, who has been con valescing in a hospital at Nice, arrived in Paris from the war front a few days ago. Carpentier at last reports was much worried about his mother and sister, who have been at Lens during its occupation by the Germans. He feared that they had been killed. Woodstock Wins, 13 to I. The Woodstock baseball team won from Capitol Hill, 13 to 4. The bat teries for Woodstock were Varmeth and Petrle. Manager H. Grohs, of the winners, would like to j secure some games for his aggregation. H can not a question of making it bet ter impossible! but of holding its old perfection. Gordon Hats $3 Jo u u v 5c 286 Washington-Street t Meier & Frank's Announces sr 0 An Important and Timely 2 Days' Sale Fishing Tackle t Fishermen who appreciate the benefit of securing; the best of tackle at good savings will be sure to take advan tage of these excellent reductions : Salmon Rods at One-Fourth Off Spoons, all finishes, 20 gauge metal, hung on double extra stout hollow-point hooks, dozen at S1.25. $1.00 Canvas Folding Creels at65.-.. Trout Spinners, assorted, 6 on card 25S 5 Split Willow No. 1. S1.15 No.2 SL35 5 Tut q.uALitV Store or- Portland rOTNjaoty Look for These Markings On the Golf-Irons You Buy No golfer who desires to excel in play should overlook these distinctive markings stamped on every head of these unusual irons. p hammer THE HAMMER Exemplifying the highest grade of BRAND ACCURATE tTALOIW, , brand careful workmanship. THE ARROW Absolute, scientific accuracy in every angle and detail of finish. . SPALDING GOLD MEDAL Recognition by expert judges of superiority in closest competition. Spalding's Gold Medal Hammer golfers. A. G. SPALDING & BROS., Broadway at Alder St. be reached by calling Pell wood 114 or writing to him at 6609 Forty-eighth street Southeast. 15 ATTEND MTD-1VEEK SIIOOT Annual State Moot Will Be Held at Salem Sunday. A mid-week practice shoot was held, at the Everding Park traps of the Portland Gun Club grounds Wednesday and 15 scatter-gun artists were on hand to blaze away at the bluerocks. Practically all those who were out yes terday will take in the annual state shoot at Salem, Or., next Sunday. Mon day, and Tuesday. Following are the. scores made Wed nesday: To- l!l 10 20 25 23 tal. 12 13 19 .. .. 3 13 9 17 18 57 12 12 15 IS .. T.7 8 11 11 . . . . 3 14 13 19 20 . . Crt 15 14 1 22 23 Kl 13 10 16 .. .. .'ill 12 14 1H 22 .. 1!4 14 15 17 22 23 Ul 10 11 15 .. .. 3 rt 8 HI .. .. 24 12 14 H) 24 24 !13 13 13 JO .. 45 13 13 111 . . . . ." .Tames E. Reld J oh iv G. Clemson.... K. O." Joy :.. Robert A. Tyl-r Ir. O. F. Cathey... A. W. Scripture.... H. A. Pollock H. H. Riiklefson... Henry R. Kverdlns.. K. C. Jackson...... J. G. Kamm James V. -Se-avey . . . ". J. SchlllinK Mrs. Ada Schilling.. K. H. Keller Professionals. STATE SHOOT TO BE IX SALEM Portland .Marksmen Will Attend Event Beginning Sunday. . Members of the Portland Gun .Club will attend the annual Oregon state shoot at Salem next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, under the auspices of the Capital City Gun Club. Eight Portland marksmen attended th Washington HATTERS Wire Leaders, Nos. 7 and 9, with split ring and swiv els attached, doz. 40. 40c Leaders reduced, 25. Multiplying Reels priced at 50. 50c Flies reduced to, the doz. 25d. $1.00-$1.50 Flies doz. 75. Fish Baskets No. 3 I No. 4 I No. 6 S1.80 I S2.25 I S3.15 Sporting Goods, Basement Balcony. - MuiiiulasFSXa. SPALDING'S Gold Medal 'HammerBrancP Irons are first choice of all leading state shoot at Seattle the first part of this week. The shoot at Salem next week will b the first registered tourney of 1917 in Oregon and the winner of the main event will be entitled to represent tha state at the Grand American Handicap. Answer to Query. ASTORIA. Or.. May 2. (To the Sport ing Editor.) Please tell me how many Pacific Coast League pennants Portland has won. VINCENT KEARNEY. 1671 Harrison avenue. Answer Five. WHERE TO FISH Deschutes Redsides Are Ready! Week-end fares every Saturday return limit Monday follow ing. Round trip from Portland to Sherar Tuscan Maupin .Frieda . . .$3.80 . . . 5.95 ... 6.15 ... 6.60 N. Junction 6.95 Mecca .... 7.75 TOURIST SLEEPING CAR Berths. $1.00. Leave North Bank sta tion 7:10 I. M. Arrive, 8:00 A. M. Tickets and information at . FIFTH AXP STARK. What About YOUR Spring Clothes, Sir? Why Not Buy Them on Credit? When a man pays cash for his wear ing apparel, h gets new. clothes when he can afford them not when he nreH them which is an entirely wrong sys tem, as you will agree. But when a man uses his Credit, as any responsible man may do, he simply takes what money he can spare to CHERRY'S and pays It as the first in stallment on a handsome suit. In case you haven't already been fit ted In a natty Spring suit, here's your cue: 5o and see CHKRKrs handsome) showing of new suits for Spring and Summer. Select one, pay part of its price down and arrange installments for the remainder. This is a big company, with stores ill Los Angeles. San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento. Portland and Tacoma. The Portland stor is conveniently located at 3S9-91 Washington street, in the I'ittor-k block, and right in the shopping district. Open till 10 P. M. Saturday tveulnfis. rV: .