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Newspaper Page Text14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917. MUSSES IIP VAUGHtJ STREET LOT Beavers and Angels, Eager for . Affray, Are Compelled to ( . Take One Day Off. KILLEFER IS OPTIMISTIC Los Angeles Manager Says His Club Is Stronger Than Ever and AVill Get Fcnnant Tom Scaton Going Strong. Faclfic Coast League Standings. W. L. Pet. I W. Ij. Pet. Pan Fran.. !1 7."i .r4SiPortland 78 7 .404 Salt Lakr. S4 71 .430akland 79 K. .4M2 Lot Anir'ea Sri 77 .r.2SVernon 68 93.410 , Yesterday's Result. t At Portland No game, rain. At Sa Francisco San Francisco S, Oak land 4. At Vernon Vernon 3, Salt Lake 6. j BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON". : Chalk up a victory for Jupiter Pluv !us in his battle with King Baseball at the "Vaughn-street lot yesterday. "With oodles of puddles resembling a pocket edition of the Great Lakes, and rain coming down steadily, Umpires Frary and Casey held a conference shortly before 3 o'clock with Managers Mc Credie and Klllefer and in the absence of two full sets of water polo uniforms it was decided to call off the opening ball game of the Portland-Los Angeles series. This action on the part of the select four will not necessitate another flou-ble-header other than those planned for Saturday and Sunday. 'The threatening clouds and drizzling rain which loomed up early yesterday nfternoon put a damper on any inten tion the fans might have had to while away the dull moments at the Vaughn street park and when it was announced there would be no game the 13 fans, two peanut butchers, six traveling salesmen and two gentlementhe um pires filed past the turnstile and ac cepted "rain checks." The Beavers were eager to start the fireworks and found the Angels like wise. That this series promises to be a hotly contested one was evident from the line of chatter handed out by "Red" Killefer, Angel manager, who has in jected a world of "pep" into the players from the southern city. "Don't count us out of this race. Our club was never stronger than it is at present," said Killefer. "With Bassler donning the mask it makes our catch ing staff the best in the league. We do not have to doff our hats to any pair of receivers with Bassler and Boles in uniform. 1 sent Lapan home from San Francisco because with Bassler on the Job we did not need a third catcher. "Brown likely will work against the Beavers in the first game. He is going nicely, and you know the Beavers do not particularly relish facing left handers. They were left-handed to death at Salt Lake, and I think we ought to be able to repeat the dose. In Tom Seaton we will show you a real big league pitcher. He has just started to round to his old-time form, and I look for him to be a big factor in our climb to the top of the first division." That "Walter McCredie figures he has a tough series on his hands was evi dent when he told both Gardner and Houck to be ready to enter the fray this afternoon. Just which one of these pitchers McCredie will start depends on the warmup, with the odds in favor of Houck. The personnel of the Los Angeles team, with the exception of Seaton, is the same as it was on their last visit here. Secretary "Boots" Weber; fell asleep at the gate watching the fans count the raindrops. Weber is a popu lar fellow around the circuit and espe cially in Portland. Ralph Frary, President Baum's new est arbiter, arrived with the Portland team from Salt Lake, end will double up with Pearl Casey during the four week series. This is Frary's first ap pearance in Portland as a Pacific Coast League "umps." Frary is by no means a stranger to Portland fans, having of ficiated as a Northwestern League um pire a number of years ago. A strange coincidence with Casey and Frary is that they were both players in the old Coast League in 1904-5-6. Frary was catching for Seattle when Casey was playing second base for Mike Lynch's Tacoma club. Both were tars - in their positions, and many chewing matches they had over Frary's ability to throw Casey out while at tempting to steal bases. When it came to telling the umpires how blind they were these two same men who are now officiating themselves were hard to beat. Ralph Pinelli was a happy man yes terday. In his vest pocket eafely tucked away was a permanent exemption from war duty issued by the San Francisco board of exemption. Pinelli likes Port land and has brought his wife and baby here to live. If Pinelli can find work in Portland this Winter he will remain here permanently. Toung Bi" Rodgers, eon of the Beaver captain, hereafter will think twice be fore he claims any luture baseball hon ors for himself. Tom Rodgers, little Bill's younger brother, who is 6 months old, wielded a small-sized tree against young Bill's "think-tank" yes terday and little Bill took the count. Captain Rodgers says that little Tom can hit from both sides of the plat' while sitting In a high-chair and has wondenui prospects for the luture. . Jacques Fournier, Angel first-sacker, wishes the public informed that he does not collect fares on a Tacoma streetcar during the Winter months. Fournier, who is Tom faeaton s brother-in-law, is a gentleman of leisure during the off season. . He is a "motorman," go he cays. OAKS DEFEAT LEADERS, 4 TO 3 Victors Get Early Lead, Which Seals Fail to Overcome SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. Oakland won from San Francisco, 4 to 3, by getting a three-run lead in the fourth Inning on six singles after both teams had scored one run. each in the second Schaller's home run in the fifth scored Pick ahead of him, but Martin held the Seals scoreless throughout the re mainder of the game. Score: Oakland San Francisco B R H O 1 1 O o 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 13 2 8 1 0 ft K H O A L&ne.m .. 0 Fltzg'ld.r. Leard. 2.. Murphy, 3 Ftiimpf.s. Miller. r. . Middle'n.l Uardner.l Murray. c alartin.p. 3!orhan,s.. lPirk,3 2 Schaller.l. 0Calvo,m. 0 Hunter.2. OIKoerner.l, 4 1 0 1 Orend'f.c. Raum.p... Downs. . Oldham, p. Totals 31 4 12 27 101 Totals. 31 3 5 27 17 Downs batted for Baum in fourth. Oakland 01030000 0 4 San Francisco 01002000 0 3 Krror. Oldham. Innlng-s pitched. Baum 4. Home run. Sihaller. Sacrifice hits. Middle tnn. Martin. Bases on balls, off Martin 3, off Oldham 4, Struck, out, by Martin 7, by Oldham 2. Ioubl plays. Corhan to Kofr ner. Leard to stumpf to tiardnnr. Huns re sponsible for. MHrtln 3. Baum 4. ' BEES HIT TIMELY AND WIN Marion Is Pounded Hard, but Slaglc Is Able to Stop Fireworks. LOS AXGELES. Sept. 12. Marion, pitching for Vernon, was patted hard in the first and fifth innings, which, with errors behind him, gave Salt Lake the frame, 6 to 3. Slaglc relieved Marion in the sixth and prevented fur ther scoring. Butler, formerly of the Western League, played a good same at short for the Bees. Score: Salt Lak Vernon B robln.m. r. Rath. 3... 4. rand'll.l 3 Ryan. I... n Hannah. c 5 juinlan.r 5 lslas'n.2 4 Butter.s.. 4 H O J -J O 0 J 3 B It H Olnods's.m .lUHelch n,l. OlDoane.r. . 1luley.l. .. 1 ;Meusel.2 .. dUalloway3 4'McOin'is.s -(Moore. c. iMarion.p. Dubuc.p. 4 IStagle.p.. Totals 39 6 1127 101 Totals. 34 S i 27 17 Batted ror ilarion In fifth . Salt Lake 2OO040O0 0 6 Vernon 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Errors. Rath. Gislason. Dubuc. Meusel. Galloway 2. McGinnls. Two-base hits. Cran- dall, fonodgrass. Ktruck out. by Dubuc 4. by Marlon 3. .Bases on balls, off Marion 3. off Dubuc 3. Kuni responsible for. Marlon 3. Double play, Gislason to Sutler to Cran- dall. Stolen bases. Gislason, Hannah. Daley. 16-lilNG GAME IS TIE RED SOX AXD SENATORS EJfGAGE IX GREAT COXTEST. Indiana and Tigers Divide Denble Bill. Cobb, Up Alne Times,' Goes Hit less aiackmen Beat Tanks. WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. Boston re mained a possible American League pennant contender today as the result of a great 16-inning 1-to-l tie battle with Washington, while the leading Chicago White Sox were idle. The game was a pitching duel between Shore and Ayres, who went the full route, the former allowing only six hits. Both, teams gave a fine fielding exhibition, the work of Shanks and Scott, the opposing shortstops, stand ing out prominently. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. Boston 1 13 II Washington.! 6 2 Batteries Shore and Cady: Ayres and Ainsmith. Detroit 2-4, Cleveland 8-3. DETROIT. Sept. 12. Cleveland and Detroit divided a double-header here today, the visitors winning the first game, 8 to 2, and Detroit taking the second, 4 to 3, in 11 innings. Cobb was up nine times in the two games with out making a hit. Scores: First game R. II. E. R. H. E. Cleveland.. 8 10 OlDetroit 2 9 3 Batteries Bagby and O'Neill; Dauss and Stanage. . Second game R. II. E.l It. H. E. Cleveland..! 7 3DetroIt 4 6 0 Batteries Klepfer and O'Neill; James and Spencer, Stanage. Philadelphia 7, Jfcw York 1. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 12. Philadel phia hit Caldwell's delivery hard to day and easily defeated New York, 7 o 1. Griffin, who played first base for the home team, made a home run and two singles. He scored three runs and drove in two more, besides steal- ng a base. Score: R. H. E. R. IT. E. New Tork..l 9 31Philadelphla.7 10 0 Batteries Caldwell and Nunamaker; Johnson and Meyer. PLAYER ARTICLES TABOO 'EXPERT" STORIES OX WORLD SERIES ARE CALLED ABSURD. Ban Johnson Says One Day Will Elapse Between- Games - Played in Aew York and Chicago. - CHICAGO, Sept. 12. A day will elapse between the world series games played in New York and Chicago, President Johnson, of the American League, an nounced tonight. The railroads of fered a 20-hour schedule, which would permit games to be played in either ty the following day, but President Johnson decided the risk of delay of the special trains, thus causing a re arrangement of the series, was . too great. Players in the American League will be prohibited from writing so-called expert newspaper stories on the series, Johnson said. President John son characterized the practice as absurd. "It's not a ballplayer's business to write," he said, "although some of them are capable of writing their own articles." Major-General Thomas H. Barry, com mander of the 86th division of the new National Army, and his aides, will oc cupy a box at the games to be played in Chicago as the guest of the American League. Major-General Barry assisted in establishing the military training programme in the league last Spring. Grand Rapids Team Wins. PEORIA, 111., Sept. 12. Grand Rap ids, champions of the Central League, evened up the. count in the post-season series with Peoria's Three-Eye League champions today, winning the sixth game of the set, 4 to 1. The deciding game will be played here tomorrow. Ertlc Outboxes Moore. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 12. Johnny Ertle, claimant to the bantamweight championship, defeated Roy Moore, of Minneapolis, here last night in a fast 10-round bout. 1 STANDINGS Or THE TEAMS. American League. W. L. Pct.l "IT. T. Pet. Chicago.... 91 47 .600New York... 63 70.481 Boston 81 52 .BOUIWashlngton. 62 70.470 Cleveland. . 70 ; .o st. Louis. ... 62 87 .374 Detroit 69 69 .S00 Philadelphia 48 So -1 National Less;ue. VewTork.. 86 4S .642 Cincinnati. . ffil TO 497 Philadelphia 73 58 .364! Brooklyn. . . 62 70 .470 St. Louis... 7o t4 .o.Ulioston 58 72 .446 Chicago.... 70 6i .004. Pittsburg 43 8 .333 Yesterday's Results American Association At Columbus 6-12. Milwaukee 0-3: at Toledo 10. Kansas niv a- at Indianapolis 1. Minneapolis 6; at Louis ville e. St. Paul 8. "Western League At Hutchinson 0, Wichi ta 3; at Joplln 12. Denver 3; Omaha for feited to St. Joseph. How the Series Stand. Pacific Coast League Oakland 2 games, San Franeisco no same; Salt Lake 1 same, Vernon 1 same. Where the Teams riay This Week. Pacirio Coast Lacu Los Ang-eles at Portland, Oakland at San Francisco. Salt Lake at Vernon. Where the Teams Play Next Week. Pacific Coast League Oakland at Port land. Salt Lake at San Francisco, Vernon at Los Angeles. Beaver Batting Averages. Ab. H. A v. A b. H. A Gardner.. 21 8. 381 'Fisher 058 83.231 Griggs 271 08 .3821 Baldwin.. J47 33 .22 iaiey s 1 ...l.l nlglln.... Williams. 601 103 .320 Houck . .. Lee 7 2 .3141 Pinelli. . . Wllie IS.-.3 171 .:!0'.Penner.. Borton.. 333 t .2SS Brenton .. Tlollocher 632 177 .2Xii James Rodgers. 43."i 128 .277 Mc(Jredl Farmer. . 342 147 .-7ll . 378 127 .220 B7 21 .217 13 118 98 23 1 33 .202 23 .1!S 17 .17'J 1 .030 0 .000 j Baseball Summary. I SCORES GLEAN KNOCKOUT Sensational Comeback Exe cuted by Local Boy Against . Seattle Billy Williams. END COMES IN SEVENTH Vancouver Card Brings Out Flock of . Sleep-Producers Failure to Start Show on Time Raises Wrath of Eight! Tans. ' . Muff Bronson made a sensational comeback last night in Vancouver when he knocked out Billy Williams, of Seattle, in the seventh round of a sched uled 10-round bout. Bronson started the .first round' like a whirlwind and showered Williams with rights and lefts. He took the round. The second and third rounds found Williams improving, and they were a standoff. In the third Williams closed one of Bronson's eyes. Billy took the fourth round by a shade. By this time Bronson's eye was closed. In the fifth round Muff came back strong and held Williams even. The sixth round found them standing toe to toe. In the seventh Bronson came out of his corner with a rush and shot a left and then a right across to Williams' jaw. Muff stepped in ahd shot over another rlghtcross and ended the fight. It caught Williams square on the jaw. Up until the seventh round the fight was nearly even, Bronson entered the ring with a bad eye, received In train ing. In the eeml-windup George Brandon knocked out Sammy Gordon in two rounds. Brandon carried too many guns for Toung Gordon and floored him three times during the two cantos. George showed a lot of class and made a big hit with the crowd by his wil lingness to mix things. Gordon put up a game fight, but was too far out classed by the fast-coming Brandon. Johnny Boscovltch hit too hard and had too much of a weight advantage over Soldier McDonald, whom he bat tered down in five rounds. Johnny knocked McDonald down six times In the five rounds, but the Soldier kept coming up for more. McDonald got a big hand for his gameness. Ed Zaharla, a Vancouver 125-pounder, put the skids under Charley Beeson after three rounds of battling. Beeson did not like the rough sailing and de cided that he had enough in the third round, so Referee Joe Benjamin gave the bout to Zaharis. The 600 fans present got their fill of knockouts, as none of the bouts went the limit. A long delay in starting the show evoked much deserved criticism. Bud Smith refereed the main event, James J. Rfchardson handled the semi windup and Joe Benjamin looked after the preliminaries. LOOS LEADS FIELD OF 12 0 Philadelphia Golfer Makes Score of 146 on Chicago Course. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Edward Loos, of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, re cent winner of the Sewanee open golf tournament, today topped a field of 120 professionals in the 36-hole prelim inary of the Western open golf cham pionship at the Westmoreland Country, Club, with an evenly balanced 146. only two over par. Bob McDonald, of Indian Hill Club, Chicago, was only one stroke behind, taking 73 for the second round, while Loos needed only 72.. Leo Dlegel. of Detroit, and ' Jack Hutchinson, of Glenview, who shot par. on the first round, finished in a tie at 148 for third place. Walter Hagen. title holder, in his first round, scored par 72 and scored par 36 on the third nine, but he got tangled up on the last lap for 41 and finished with 149. tying at that figure with Otto Hackbarth, of Cincinnati; Gil Nicholls, of New York; M. J. Brady, of Boston, and J. J. O'Brien, of Beaver Falls. C. A. Rewe, of Pittsburg, and "Willie Kidd. of St. Louis, with 150, and George Sargent, of Minneapolis, with 151, also won prizes. More entries for the championship. which is open to the world, came in todav. swelling the starters to lib ana compelling the officers of the Western Golf Association to extend .the contest Saturday. Instead of playing 86 holes on Thursday and Friday, only I 18 holes will be played eacn aay. ana the best 6 will play 36 holes on Sat urday. ASSOCIATION" RACE IS CLOSE Indianapolis and St. Paul Teams Are Tied for First Place. CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Indianapolis is tied by St. Paul for the leadership in the American Association, the Indians havine: lost to Minneapolis today, while St. Paul was defeating Louisville. The tie for second place was Dro Ken ana Louisville is now one game behind the two leaders. St. Paul fought valiantly for her victory today, and won only in the ninth inning, after the score had been tied three times. The season will end one week from todtfy. The official standing of the three leaders, including the games played to day, are:- Won . . 84 . . 4 .. 83 Lout 3 62 63 Tndlanapolls St. Paul .... Louisville . . GRESHAM RACES ON" TODAY Rcd-Rot Programme Is Promised to Visitors to County Fair. , A red-hot programme of races will be offered to visitors to the Multnomah County Fair at Gresham this afternoon. Five events are on the card: A Shet land pony race with a purse of S10; a 2:20 trot, purse, S150; an automobile slow race between Charles King and David Larkin, purse, 825; a 2:15 pace, purse, S175, a half-mile dash, purse, $75. Hernion A. Lewis, president of the fair, was in Portland last night and as sured all inquirers that the races will be held this afternoon regardless of the weather. He also advises that the livestock and agricultural exhibitions this year are the best ever presented in the county. TENNIS STARS KEEP CP PLAY Two Singles and One Doubles Match Seen at Cincinnati. CINCINNATL Sept. 12. Two singles and a doubles match marked the final exhibition play here today of the tennis stars who are touring the country in the interest or tne war ambulance fund The players left tonight for Detroit, where they play tomorrow and Friday. In his match John Strachan, Califor nia, was compelled to default to Harold Throckmorton. Elizabeth, N. J., in the third get because of an injured ghoul RROMSDN der. Strachan had won the f irst ' set by the score of 6-3 and Throckmorton captured the second. The other singles match was be tween Miss Mary Brown, California, and Miss Molla Bjurstedt, Norway, the lat ter winning by scores of 3-6. 6-3. 6-1. In the doubles match Lieutenant George M. Church, an officer at the aviation school at Dayton, O., was paired with Frederick B. Alexander, New Tork. They . were defeated by Sam Hardy, California, and C. S. Gar land. Pittsburg, in the first et by the score of 11-9, and won the second set by 6-4. The deciding set could not be played owing to d.irkness. UAL WINS $5 0 00 STAKE Feature Race at Milwaukee Is Nego tiated in 2:014. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Sept. 12. The 2:12 pace stake of 85000. . with 12 starters.featured today's Great West ern races at the State Fair, Hal J. cap turing the event after lino heats had been run off. Results: 2:12 pace, stake 83000 Hal X, br. g.. by Hal Carr. first: Loyal W second: The Pointer Queen, third.-. Best time 2:04. 2:13 trot, purse 81O00 Eva Bihar, br. m.. by Marvel Bahur,. first; Peter Kingston, sec ond: Eva Bingen. third. Best time. 2:104. 2:23 pace, purse 810t0 George V br. - g by Searchlight, first: - H. T. C. second; Wood Hatch, third. Best time 2:10. 2:18 trot, purse 10O0 Richard Hunter, br. g.. by Golden Hunter, first; Direct Patch, second; Mary B., third. Best timo 2:10U. GIANTS ANNEX 2 GAMES LEADERS CLOSE SEASON AT HOME BY WINNING DOUBLE BILL. Reds COiecIc Cubs and Win, 6 to 4 Pi rates Beat Cards, 2 to 1, and Phils Trim Boston, 6 to 3. NEW TORK, Sept. 12. Net- Tork closed Its home National League sea son today with two victories over Brooklyn, the scores being 9 to. 0 and 2 to 1. the second game going 11 In nings. In the first game the Giants hit Smith hard. Cheney and Tesreau had an exciting pitchers' battle in the sec ond game. Scores: R. H. E. R. TT. E. Brooklyn.. 0 2 3J New Tork.. 9 11 1 First game Batteries Smith, Miljus and M. Wheat: Schupp and ilcCarty, Gibson. Second game R. H. E-t R. H. E. Brooklyn.. 1 8 1 New Tork. . 2 8 0 Batteries Cheney and Miller; Tesreau and Rariden. Chicago 4, Cincinnati 6.' CHICAGO. Sept. 12. Cincinnati hit Douglas opportunely today and won the final game of the series. 6 to 4. Schneider pitched in fine form and al lowed the locals to bunch hits in only one inning. The features of the game were the home runs by Schneider and Williams: Score: R. H. E.J R.IT. E. Cincinnati. 6 II 2Chicago... 4 8 3 Batteries Schneider and Wingo; Douglas, Hendrix and Wilson. Dil hoefer. St. Louis 1, Pittsburg 2. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 12 Miller out pitched Watson today and Pittsburg beat St. Louis, 2 to 1. Cruise was the only local player to get beyond first base. Pittsburg got its two runs in the second. Carey singled, stole second and scored on Boeckel's two-base hit. Boeckel scored on a single by Schmidt. Score: R. H. 3. R. H. E. Pittsburg. 2 7 0St. Louis.. 16 1 Batteries Miller and Schmidt; Wat son, liorstman and Gonzales. Boston 3, Philadelphia 6., BOSTON, Sept. 12. By winning, 6 to 3, the playoff today of the successfully protested game' of April 17. Philadel phia broke even with Boston on the season's games, each team winning 11. Mayer outpitched Hughes in the early innings and held his own with Scott, the Boston recruit pitcher, who shut out the visitors for the last four in nings. The game of April 17 was won by Boston in 11 innings, 6 to S. Moran protested a decision by Umpire Brans field. Score: - R. II. E. R. IT. E. Phila...... 6 8 lBoston.... S 8 1 Batterie s Mayer and Killefer; Hughes, Scott and Tragresser. HUNTERS SEEKING BIG GAME Hood River Sportsmen IiCavo in Quest of Deer and Bear. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) Following a telephone message from W. O. Hadley, deputy game war den, of The Dalles, who announced that the ban recently placed on hunting in the forests of the state by Governor Wlthyoombe had been lifted as a re sult of general rains, many Hood River hunters have left for the mountains for deer and bear. Several hunters will go also into the remote brush land points after grouse. Sportsmen of Hood River are await ing eagerly the opening of the Chinese pheasant season, which will last from October 1 to the 10th, inclusive. Many ranchers who never have hunted be fore are preparing for the opening of the season. The law permitting the killing of the pheasants is resulting in a materially increased sale of hunting licenses. Grcb Outpoints Jefr Smith. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Sept. 12. Harry Greb, of Pittsburg, last night outboxed Jeff Smith, of Bayonne, N. J.. in a 10- round. no-iecision boxing contest, ac cording to a majority of the sporting writers at the ringside. . - Game Forfeited to St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 12. Umpire Dailey forfeited today's Western League game to St. Joseph, 9 to 0, when the Omaha team failed to appear by 3:45 P. M. What Ex-Coasters Did in the Majors Yesterday. WOLTER. ex-Angel, hit in the pinch for the Cuba. Grancy, ex-Beaver, hit and ecored three runs for Cleveland. Toung. ex-Sacramento player, singled for the Dodgers. Olson, ex-Beaver, made two hits for the Dodgers. Jimmy Johnston, ex-Oak, got one hit in two games for the Dodgers. "Chuck" Ward, ex-Beaver, singled and fielded perfectly for the Pirates. Cravath. ex-Angel, doubled and got two singles for the Phillies. Oscar Vitt. ex-Seal, made four hits in two games for Detroit. Heilmann, ex-Seal and ex-Colt, got a two-bagger and a single for Detroit "Tub" Spencer, ex-Vernon Tiger, made no hits for the Tigers. War Orders Halted by- Big Fire. DETROIT. Sept. 12. The plant of the Standard Screw Company was de stroyed by fire this morning. The loss, estimated at $300,000, is said to be covered by insurance. The plant was working on war orders. It is said crossed wires seemingly were responsible. C3 d E3 E3 ta E3 E3 COMING and GOING I have my costumers coming and going they buy and go away satisfied. They come again, because they're convinced that my . LOW RENT - LITTLE PROF IT PLAN is a money-saver for them. a E3 a 5 NEW GOAGH ON JOB Robert Earl to. Whip Lincoln High Team Into Shape. CAREER IS SUCCESSFUL Gridiron Mentor Is Product of Bezdek's System and Knows How to Handle Boys Fast Team to Be Developed. Robert Earl, brother of Virgil Earl, Washington High School coach. has been obtained to coach the Lincoln High School eleven. He is a product of Coacn Bezdek's football system and should make a valuable man for the Cardinal and White students. Earl i. a Portland boy, getting his education at the Jefferso.i High School, where he turned out for football and basketball. He played with the Jef ferson eleven during 1909-1911, and v as a member of the basketball quin tet two tcasons. After" leaving Jefferson Earl hied himself to Cottage Grove to make a reputation as a football coach and suc ceeded. He coached the Cottage Grove High School eleven and turned out a team that won all its games, beating Eugene, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon and Drain High schools, and also the Ore gon "Aggie" rookies. Earl's cohorts piled up 127 points to their opponents' 6, Albany High School being the only team to cross Cottage Grove's goal line. In 1914 Earl coached the .Drain High School and turned out a winning com bination. He entered Oregon in 1915 and played on the squad under Bezdek. although he was never able to break into the varsity line-up. In 1916 Earl returned to the coach ing berth at the Cottage Grove High School and took hold of the team a few days before the first scheduled game and succeeded in winning two out of four. Coach Earl had the Lincoln High football aspirants out for the first time last night and sent his men through some light preliminary Trork. He has learned the art of handling boys and should be able to turn out a winning combination with the ma terial on hand. Enough men turned out last night for two full squads and Earl is optimistic over his chances. Since becoming coach. . "Bob" Earl. as he is more familiarly known, has one great ambition in life to develop team that can trim his brother Virgil's eleven. When Washington and Lincoln tangle this season it will be worth while to see these two brothers matching their wits to take advantage of each other. With the addition of "Bob" Earl to the interscholastic ranks the University of Oregon has more than its share of pupils. Virgil Earl, of Washington; Homer Jamison, of Jefferson: "Tick" Malarkey. of Columbia, and "Bob" Earl are all former football men from the state institution. SYRACUSE RACES THRILL LITTLE FRANK D. WINS SPECIAL FACE IN STRAIGHT HEATS. Recerd for New Track Hade When Mile Is Covered in 2:04Vi. La Princeton Is Winner. SYRACUSE, N. T., Sept. 12. Little Frank D. won the Chamber of Com merce stake for 2:05 pacers, the feature event of today's Grand Circuit' pro gramme, in straight heats and estab lished a record for the new State Fair track, negotiating the mile in 2:04 The Savoy and General Todd furnished the thrills by a pretty fight for place in two of the three heats while Peter Pointer gave Cox'a entry a tussle in the final heat. Fayre Rosamond had little opposition In the 2:05 trot, winning in straight heats, with Minnie Arthur in second place. Lu Princeton won the Kamival $2000 stake for 2:19 trotters, with Mack ! Forbes pressing the leader hard in I every heat. I The 2:12 trot for the Lee cup, witb f krl VcORNERFBOM ' -'""'" j TMFATEI? I ; I t rl0f-rJI V PANT AGES J I .mCMICK J innnnnnncnnnncnnnn D "W r. s" I ts-s PSTfllRS CLOTHIER amateurs driving, developed neck-and-neck finishes. Ed Geers was called to the stand after the third race and presented with an oil painting by William G. Van Sandt, of New Albany, depicting Napoleon Direct, with Gcers up, mak ing the mile in 1:59 "k. .Summaries: The Chamber of Commerce. 2:03 pacing, three-heat plan, purse $-000 Little Frank D.. b. .. by T.lttle Frank-Daughter of Sultan (Valen tine! I 1 1 The Savoy, b. jj. (Cox) .'5 - - General Todd. b. h. tKeonard) - o B Texas Jim. Jones flentry, Peter rointer and Ben All also started. Time aiO.Hj, 2:i4'i. 5:0511. 2:13 trottins. $li'O0. three heats Fayre Rosamond, br. m., by Apuillin- .lolly Bird (Cox) 1 1 1 Minnie Arthur, b. in. (Show) 2 2 - L,olto Vt'atts. b. m. (Stout) J i Lord Talbot, Paty P., Blrdsong-. Libya, W. A. Snyder. Sir Todd II also started. Time U.OS. 2:08'i, 2:0S. The kamival. 2:19 class trottins. three heats, purse $2000. Lu Princeton, b. h.. by San Franclsco- Lucimla Princeton (Cov 2 1 1 Mae Forbes blk. c. (McDevItt) 1 2 2 1'eter Schuyler, br. h. ( Lyman) . . . .3 : : Judge Jones. Eulinacaan also started: added starter. Time 2:11x14. 2:oii. 2:o'i. Lee Cup. 2:12 trotting, two in three heats, to wajron Blngola, by Blngen Cecilia (McDon ald) 2 1 1 Fudora Spier, blk. m. ( E. I. Whitt)..! 2 2 Smoke. blU. g. (Devereaux) :i : o Morris Blngen. Prince Loree also started. Time 2:14. 2:134. 2:11 'i. To beat 2:1Sl trotting First Virginian, b. c. by The Harvester (tickerson) : time. 2:17. HIGH TEAMS TURN OUT preliminary; PRACTICE STARTS AT VAItlOUS SCHOOLS. Squad of 40 Seen on Jefferson Grid- iron Wash in Kton and Columbia Players Begin Drilling. With the rain lending a helping hand to the beginners, football practice in all the high schools started yesterday. Falling on the ball and tackling the dummy will prove easy for tr.e team aspirants if the wet weather keeps up and loosens the terra firma. Jefferson turned out with 40 men seeking places on the first team. Coach Jamison is fortunate in having two letter men. Roger Plummer, last year's all-star guard, and George Thompson, halfback and 1817 captain. Washington had its team out for the first time, and if size counts for any thing Washington should have a moose of a team. While most of the men are green at football. Coach Earl, has done miracles before at the maroon and gold school and again may be able to tarn out a winner. Columbia turned out and as usual this institution will be the dark horse. "Tick" Malarkey is going to work his men hard, and as most of the aspir ants have been working at Sand Island at Astoria all summer they are in fairly good condition. There is a rumor that a schedule has not been made for the coming season. A schedule was drawn up last year calling for the first game October 25, without the Hill Military Academy be ing entered. Now that the military school will enter a team there is a probability that the different schools will make Arrangements to play the academy and not molest the schedule. FORFEITED GAME PROTESTED Cleveland "Prexy" Says Umpire Owens' Action Is Too Sweeping. CHICAGO. Sept. 12. James C. Dunn. preKident of the Cleveland Americans, today protested the game which Um pire Owens forfeited to Chicago last Sunday with the score tied in the 10th inning. Owens forfeited the game be cause he believed the Cleveland play ers were making a burlesque out of the contest. Dunn contends that Umpire Owens should have expelled the offending players from the game instead of for feiting it. as there was no concerted attempt of the team aa a whole to de lay the game. Atlanta Wins Pennant. ATLANTA, Ga.. Sept. 12. Atlanta won the Southern Association baseball pennant by defeating Mobile here yes terday and, although the season does not end until Saturday, the team already has established three league records, according to unofficial statistics an nounced here. These show that the team has won more games, scored nearly 100 more runs and made some 200 hits more than any other club in the 17 years of the league. Corfey-Levinsky Bout Is Draw. BOSTON', Sept. 12. Jim Coffey, the Irish heavyweight, fought 12 rounds to a draw with Battling Lcvinsky last inisht, . 1 O E3 a a (52 $ SUITS RAINCOATS OVERCOATS Bra ss a GAME WARDENS OUT Discharge of 21 Deputies Due to Lack of Funds. LICENSE SALES SLUMP, Appeal Made by Stato "Warden Shoe maker to Sportsmen to Assist Commissioner in Protecting Fish and Game. Twenty-two deputy game wardens in service throughout the state were, discharged by letter going out from the office of State Game Warden Shoema ker yesterday, by order of the Stato Fish and Game Commission. The order is due to lack of funds for continued patrol duty and means that all deputies now in service will be discharged. Later it is hoped to redistrict the state and a number of district wardens will be named to look after the fish and game interests. State Game Warden Shoemaker will call upon all good sportsmen of the state to come to the aid of the com mission and do their utmost to protect fish and game from unlawful sxiglers and hunters. He will begin a speakinsc tour on October 1 that will cover mucli of the Willamet-o Valley, and he will appeal for volunteer assistance at that time. In his letter yesterday Mr. Shoemaker calls attention to the fact that con tinued decrease in the sale of licenses has been one of the causes for the or der. The fact that the duck season will close December 31, instead of Jan uary 15, as usual, has deterred many hunters from taking out licenses, whila the departure of approximately 8000 men to the military training camps ami to France also has caused a clump in license sales. The closing of the deep season because of the drought also shut off the sale of licenses to a great ex tent to thoHe who usually take their vacations during the first two weeks oC the hunting season. Mr. Shoemaker says the order will b effective for an indefinite period and that special cases will be cared for aa they arise, while every effort will b made to provide for the constructive work of hatching fish and propagating pheasants as usual. All rod and gun clubs and similar or ganizations in the state will be asked to aid in every way possible to enforce the fish and game laws and carry on more protective work than ever beforo in view of the present crisis. Mr. Shoemaker takes occasion to thank the wardens for their effective work in the past, and he ascribes the. present good conditions largely to their work. FLY CASTER GETS TROPHIES V. C. Block Rewarded for Expert Work at Seattle Tourney. William C. Block, who won nearly everything but the pond he cast -In at the second annual casting tournament of the Northwest Association of Sci entific Angling Clubs held recently at Seattle, received his trophies yester oay. He won first in the one-fourth-ounce accuracy bait, first in the one-fourth-ounce distance bait, first in the one-half-ounce distance ' bait, f irst in the one-halt-ounee .accuracy bait, sec ond in the distance fiy and fifth in the accuracy fly event. The trophies in clude a beautiful traveling bag. fiva gold medals and one silver medal. Block's record has never been equaled In the Northwest and he bids fair to hold his own in competition with the best casters on the Pacific Coast. 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