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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917. BEAVERS AND BEES TO PLAY 7 Past Performances Indicate That Portland Will Cap ture Series. LOCALS' OFFENSIVE BETTER McCredie Is Pleased at Hitting of Slglin Recently and Also With the Improvement in Form Shown by Jack Farmer. Pacific Coast League Standing. W. I. Prt.l W. L. Pet. Pan Fran . .lf2 S3 .sr.-tiPortlnnd. .. SS R.I ..109 I.os Angeles ! 84 .f.3Si Oakland . .. 94 .4H6 6alt Lake.. 80 64 .G17 Vernon ... . 74 111 .400 Yesterday's Results. No games, teams traveling. BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON. Portland will see its last week of Pacific Coast League baseball this sea son when the Portland club entertains the Salt Lake club in a seven-game series., staring today on tne local lot. After one of the most disastrous weeks the Salt Lake club has experi enced this season, when the Oaks trimmed them in six out of seven fames, Bernhard's men will have to battle the Beavers to hang- on to third place and remain in the first division. Eight points separate the two clubs, and If the McCredieites can take the "sting" out of the Bees this week it will give them a chance to make a grandstand finish on the three weeks' road trip which they will start next week. The Beavers have been playing- a wonderful offensive game since their return from the last road trip. The top of the batting order has been banging- out hit after hit, and a num ber of them have been for more than one base. "What has pleased Manager McCredie principally has been the hit ting of Paddy Siglin. The Beavers' thlrd-sacker has been whanging the ball on the nose at opportune times, and his clouts have figured in a number of scores. "Southpaw the Beavers" has been the byword of the Salt Lake players and fans, but it is doubtful if "Rube" Evans and "Lefty" Leverenz can stop the McCredieites. judging by the way they have been slamming the old pill the last two weeks. If the Beavers trimmed Howard's Oaks five out of seven and the Oaks in turn took the Bees down the line six out of seven, it would take a "cross-eyed" locomotive engi neer to see anything else but the Beavers in the series starting today. But you can't tell about it. Portland should have made it six out of seven with the Tigers, but a few costly boots prevented the Beavers annexing the first game in Sunday's double-header. The way the Mackmen have been going the fans are willing to overlook a "kick" or two every now and then, but don't want it to happen too often. Jack Farmer has come to life, ac cording to McCredie. "Farmer is just commencing to show his real form," said the Beaver leader yesterday. "He has the stuff in him, but has been feeling 'out of sorts' all season. The other day he was telling me that he was just rounding to form and I'm be ginning to believe it. His records show him to be a great ballplayer He takes a cut at a ball that ought to knock it out of the lot. He hits more balls on a direct line over the infielders' heads than any man on the club and he can go get them in the outfield as well as circle those bags. I'm glad to see him getting into shape. He'll be a great help to us next year, now that he is acclimated." While the Beaver manager was rest ing at headquarters yesterday he took occasion to remark that he was in favor of having the winners of the In ternational League, American Associa tion and the Southern League come to the Coast after their season is over and play the three first teams in the Pacific Coast League. The Beaver boss seems to think this plan feasible and, while he has not brought the matter officially to the attention of the other Pacific Coast League managers, he says it ought to work out all right. "I would like to see our league open and close with the American and Na tional leagues," said McCredie. "Then we could have a little world series of our own here on the Coast. With weather permitting in California, I think that each one of the clubs could make $10,000. The series could be han dled by the National board, which con sists of the three presidents of the class A A leagues Pacific Coast. Inter national and the American Association. I would suggest that the players work on a cut and. believe me. it would put a lot of fight into the race. "Picture such a thing happening a few weeks from now, with the four clubs in the Coast League going the way they are at present. It would make the players battle every game, and the fans would be out there pulling for their favorite team. Such a propo sition is feasible and I'll suggest it at the proper time. The three pennant winning clubs could come to the Coast at the same time and switch about, playing a week in each of the three cities whose teams finished one-two-three In the race." Forest Grove Man Gets Deer. FOREST GROVE. Or., Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) C. L. MOcroft. of this city. U one of the lucky nimrods of this local ity. Mr. Mocroft last week came in with a fine buck deer. Deer are not ro plentiful here as they were last year. Some good baga of China pheasants are reported by sportsmen. Phone your want ads to The Orego- nian. Main 7070. A 6095. 0. R. SMITH CO. aoa-311 JCrerett BU, FerUaad, Or, IUtributra, GAMES 5 CIGAR 1 1 BEST CATCHER IN MAJOR LEAGUES WILL HELP WHITE SOX. - -- wo,--.- i IlAV S CHALK. Ray Schalk is the best catcher in either league. There will be no wild base running on the Giants' part with Ray behind the bat. His whip is deadly. Schalk is a brainy player and a good batter. McCarty. of the Ciants, Is not far behind him and can hit better. McCarty is a fighter and a world of encouragement to any pitcher. The catching in the world series will be good. EVANS SEEKS BOUTS Only One Fight Signed So Far for October 12. PRETENTIOUS CARD IS HOPE Promoter for Pacific Athletic Club Smoker Is Trying to Get Tram bitas and Mltclile, Moy and Mascott for Matches. Bobby Evans, matchmaker of the Pacific Athletic Club, with a handful of contracts ready to be signed, is still on the trail of Alex Trambitaa and Pete Mitchie for his main event October 12. Evans hopes to get a bout between Billy Mascott and Charley Moy for his semi-windup or for a double main event. With Trambitas versus Mitchie, Moy versus Mascott, Wing versus Glvens, Wagner versus Taylor and a curtain raiser, he would have a card of bouts hard to beat, and that is the card he is trying to land. To date he has only signed one match, the Wagner-Taylor bout, but he expects to come to an agreement with the other boys today. He must present his full card to the Portland Boxing Commission Wednesday so that body can O. K. It Wednesday night at the second meet ing of the commission. Billy Mascott and Charley Moy put up one of the prettiest bouts ever wit nessed here Labor day and, but for Mascott's injured hand, they would have been rematched before this. Billy will start light workouts tomorrow. They will fight for the bantamweight championship of the Pacific Coast if they are matched. The Initial boxing show of the Pa cific Athletic Club will be held in the Eleventh-street playhouse. A number of boxing cards have been presented there, and there is room for a large crowd. The ring will be built on the stage as in the past. Harry Greb, the latest middleweight sensation, kept up his winning streak the other night when he stopped Johnny Howard, of New Jersey, in the ninth round of a scheduled 10-round battle in New York. The Elks' Club of Seattle will hold a boxing smoker tonight, with Lloyd Madden featured against George Ingle in the main event of four rounds. Joe vQorman, of Portland, will meet Chet Ashe In the semi-windup, and Tommy Clark, of Portland, will meet Roscoe Taylor In the special event. All of the bouts on the card will go four three minute rounds. It has been announced that Jack Brltton. ex-welterweight champion of the world, will meet Benny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, in New York October 13. Brltton has agreed to make 133 pounds for Leonard. "Irish Patsy" Cline. considered one of Benny Leonard's leading rivals for the lightweight title won from Willie Jackson, another contender for the crown, after 10 fast rounds of milling in New York the other night. Cline's victory over Jackson eliminates one more opponent for Benny. Charley White, another bov who sn!i k. championship, received several bumps in nis doui witn jonnny Tillman sev eral weeks ago. The fight was called a draw. Leonard and Welsh were two Inter ested spectators at the Cline-Jackson bout. Tommy Simpson, the Oakland pro moter who puts on the cards at Emeryville, Cal., is trying to get Ted Lewis to come out tn th r-. meet Willie Ritchie at Emeryville in a tuur-rouna oattie lor the welter-weight championship of the world. FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE SET Ten-Mile Enn and Seven-Mile Walk Will Be Held November 3. NEW YORK. Oct. 1. (Special.) The dates for the Fall championships of the Amateur Athletic Union were official ly announced today by Secretary-Treasurer Rubien. Tha National im.miu run and seven-mile walk championships win oe conducted by the Morningside Athletic Club at the City College 1 .T : .-: . t - - ue 4": s stadium Saturday, November 3; the National Junior cross-country cham pionship will be run over the National course at Van Cortlandt Park Satur day, November 10, and the National Senior cross-country race will be held by the New England Association of the Amateur Athletic Union over the Franklin Park course in Boston Sat urday, November 24. The New England Association has been making rapid strides in cross country running during the past few years and their best team, the Dor chester Club Harriers is expected to give the Millrose Athletic Association, present champion, a hard fight for the team championship. TEN ARE VETERANS three: white sox, seven giants l.v former world's series. Eddie Collins, of Chicago, Is Most Expe rienced In Classic Clashes, Ilav- ins; Taken Part In Four. NEW TnRr nr.t 1 -., . v. - tn - - , . . H L. IJ 1 LlitJ HI" odd players of the Chicago Americans and the New York Nationals who are eligible to take part in the coming H'nrlH aprloo H.f in v. . i : . . in these baseball classics in past years. The w i ti n o u . . f u . : r v . nit Yinrri it. LI LI litHgue pennant number three such contenders among the men enrolled upon the club roster, while the New York Giants count seven players who have had their bank accounts increased as a result of their share of one or more such series. Although the Chicago club partici pated in the series of 1906. not one of the present White Sox date back to that neriofi itnH tha K , , . - - - . -..w men who iioiu World Rr P hrailr.t. ... . 1 ; , ' - nn Liicii uunurs while members of other teams. Five of the Giants' world series veterans e -"" experience In these post season contests while wearing the uni forms Of thrt ?Cw 1 . . V. . . -.w.. juw, anu two as members of other National or Amer- In point of world series service Sec ond Baseman Eddie Collins, who made thft M lin.l . . , - uum ine Colum bia University nine to Connie Mack's "lo.ucipjua. oaseoau machine, holds the record, having been an Im portant factor in four such series while With (ha Athl.4lnD . . . . . ----- ...... ...i,. iiimur r .eicner and Charley Herzog, stars of the Giants' . jicjli. n ime, naving played c iorK ciud. Pitcher Tesreau. another Giant, has shared in the prize money of two series while Eddie Murphy also figured in two " ""-" c. lne Ainietics' colors, as did Bobby Byrne in the uniform of the f t Itahll rfr r , Tll. I 1 . J . 1 v. , . - - r-y . .uiaMcjpinn nationals. Thura u -jlm ... 1 OrK C1UO players who have been through one such campaign. Demaree and Burns Wtr.f in..th 1918 er,e ror th Giants, while Zimmerman played for the Chi- -m- o . w,o series or 1910 and George Gibson for the Pittsburg Na- . V. against De troit. Ice Palace May Open October IS. The Portland Ice Palace probably will open Saturday, October 13, accord- ,nfr, t0 JFdKr Bryn. manager of the rink. The managing committee Is to meet today to plan an opening even more elaborate than In previous years. Purdue Practices Forward Pass. LAFAYETTE, Ind.. Oct. 1. Coach ODonnell put the football squad at Purdue University through a hard prac tice today with special emphasis on the forward pass. Baseball Summary. STANDINGS OF TUB TEAMS. American Xsne. w. Lt. pet. w t. -o Chicago. . . Boston Cleveland. Detroit inn i oo S4 . 604 Washington "1 .70 .473 S9 S9 .eoliNew York. . n SI .460 88 .571ISt. Louis. .. . R7 liT 37:t ry .75 .olo.Philadelphia &4 b6 .J6U National I.eagtie. ewlforK.. 1)5 .15 .B4S Chlcaen. . . . T4 TO 4!T Philadelphia ha 62 .SsliBrooklyn. .. n 7 .4rt st. Louis SS 70 .544 Boston 70 7 470 Cincinnati.. "8 76 .0071Pittsburg. .. 50 106 319 How the Series Ended. Pacific Coast League Oakland six games. Salt Lake one game; Los Angeles, four games, San Francisco three games; Portland liva games, Vernon two games. Where the Teams Play Toenday. Paclflo Coast League Halt Lake at Fort land, Oakland at Los Angeles, Vernon at San Francisco. Beaver Batting Averages. AB. H. Ave.: 330 116 .342 Ftsher. AB. H. Ave. Orirs. . 3M.I SS .2-'S 634 14 J .21:4 Gardner.. ,",0 ID .3:l'J:Sleiln. Williams. 676 214.:i1S Hnurk... Wllle 15 17 .304 PInelll. . .. Borton... 333 16 Bald win. . Hollocher 6W8 198 .'Jb3l Penne.' . . . Farmer.. 610 170 .i-7; Brenton. . Rodgers.. OHO 141 .271 ; Dalley . . ., Lea Si a.27iJms... 1 13 24 .211 33 .li4 171 10 130 104 9 2T 3I .2u5 25 .192 IT .163 1 .111 X.037 FIELDS ECHO WITH HBE ON PHEASANTS Hunters Report That Mongo Jians Are Plentiful In Val ley Counties. MANY NIMRODS GET LIMIT Among Those Experiencing Good Luck Are Dr. Ii. A. Mlelke and J. Reese Aaron Frank's Gun Jams at Crnclal Time. All Portland sportsmen who could possibly leave the city were out yes terday, the opening of the hunting sea son, in the surrounding country on the trail of the Chinese pheasant. Sporting-goods stores report that probably more "first-day" hunters turned out than ever before. The birds are re ported to be plentiful. Dr. L. A. Mielke had exceptional luck yesterday. He began shooting at sun rise, and by 8 A. M. had bagged the limit. W. Huddleston returned to the city at 9 A. M. from Rex with four pheasants to his credit. Aaron Frank was the champion hard luck nlmrod of the day. With a party of friends he set out bright and early, and discovered a territory where the birds were numerous. The very first time he pulled a bead on one. how ever, his gun jammed and refused to shoot again. Later in the day he re turned with one pheasant that some one had given him. . bam B. Archer got four pheasants in the Hillsboro district. J. Reese, of the Yeon Buildino- Barber Shop, bagged the limit yesterday morning. Corvallls Country Visited. C. L. Diven and W. E. Carlon left for Corvallls Sunday night. The for mer will enjoy a day's shooting, while the latter will stay a week. Dr. J. Q. Young and F. Preston will return today from Woodburn. Dr. Zan is near Salem. Jim and Dave Honeyman and Drs. Holbrook. Connell and Short are now somewhere in Oregon," armed with plenty of ammunition and a de termination to bag the limit. Ke"hneth Norris will leave Friday, after the first reports are in, to show where the birds are most plentiful. Art Griggs, star first baseman of the Portland Beavers, is ambling around in the wilds with Bill Rodgers in tow. Walter McCredie says he hopes the two "babes in the woods" return in time for today's game with Salt Lake City. l inn County Dram Hnntera. J. C. Morris. Dr. E. C. MacFarland and R. C. Winter are at Harrisburg. C. J. Spooner, A. K. Downs and E. F. Piatt decided 'to try their luck in the open country around McMlnnville. Archie Parrott and several other sport ing goods salesmen are out, and it is easy to predict that these old-timers will bring back all the pheasants the law allows. No reports on duck hunting are yet In, though it is known that several parties plan to leave this morning. YANKEES TRIM WHITE SOX 4-2 WHliams and Fuber, Pitching for Chicago, Show Up Poorly. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Chicago closed its American League season, losing to New York. Williams and Faber pitched for Chicago and neither showed up particularly well. The score: It. H. E. R. II. E. Chicago 2 7 lNew York. ..4 9 0 Batteries Williams, Faber and Schalk, Lynn; Shocker and Walters. No other American League games scheduled. PIRATES WIN FROM BOSTON Pittsburg Takes Final Game of Sea son After 103 Defeats. PITTSBURG. Pa., Oct. 1. Pittsburg closed a season of 103 defeats with a victory over Boston today. The score: R- H. E. R. H. E. Boston 0 4 2Pittsburg. . .2 9 2 Batteries Scott and Tragresser; Cooper and W. Smith. No other National League games scheduled. 0. A. C. SQUAD DEPLETED ONLY FOUR MEX APPEAR FOR INITIAL. FOOTBALL PRACTICE Cole, Selnh and Bisftett, of Last Year's Team, and Reardon of Roolca Don Moleskins. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallls. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Coach Plpal's dream of a full squad ror tne start oi tne pre-season football training, was unrealized today when four men appeared on the gridiron In suits. Coach Plpal was unable to be present, -and the men were under the care of ex-Captain BleaetU Three of the four men out were of last year's first team, Harry Cole. Raymond Selph and Lee Blssett. Butts Reardon. last year's signal caller on the "rook" team, was the fourth man. All men are In the best of phys ical condition. A real start in any scrimmage practice is not expected be fore next week, unless the men re turn before the time signified by them in their letters to the coach. COX' FILLY IS NELLA DILLON TAKES KENTUCKY FUTURITY AT LEXINGTON. World's Record for Two Heats by Two. Year-Old Trotter, Made In 1013, Is Equalled. LEXINGTON, Ky.. Oct. 1. Albert B. Cox' bay filly, Nella Dillon, driven by Joseph Serrill, won the twenty-fourth renewal of the $5000 two-year-old Ken tucky Futurity today in spectacular style, equalling the world's record for two heats by a two-year-old) trotter of Peter Volo, made at Columbus, Ohio, in 1913. She also in each heat lowered the record by trotting in 2:07 and 2:0H. Peter June, the favorite, driven by Geers, was second In each heat, but was beaten decisively. The Walnut Hall cup. a $3000 event, was won ' In straight heats by Early Dreams. In tha first heat he was foroed to equal the track record of 2:04 Vi. Baxter Lou won th 2:07. pact after losing the first heat to Barllght in 2:04. The 2:14 pace was unfinished with George E. Button and Blngen Direct each with a heat to their credit. Summaries: 2:QS pace, three In five. 1000 Baxter Lou. ch. g.. by Kinney Lou (Valentine) 2 111 Barllght. br. g. (Mann and Floyd)... 1 2 4 4 Peter Nash. ch. h. (Russell) 3 8 3 2 Burt K., Tramp-a-blt, Spy Direct also ran. Time, 2:044. 2:03H. 2:115. 2:05. The Walnut Hall Cup, 2:11 trot, three In five. $3000 Early Dreams, b. g., by Richard Earle (McDonald) 1 1 I Busy's Lassie, b. m. (Cox) 4 2 2 Alma f orbei, br. m. (Ackerman) 2 3 4 UacelU. I ma Jay, Mlgnola, Peter Chenault also ran. Time. 2:04K. 2:044, 2:0514. Kentucky Futurity, 2-year-olds, two In three, ."ic)00 Nella Dillon, b. f., by Dillon Axworthy x (Serrill) 1 1 Peter June. ch. c. (Oeers) 2 2 Time, 2:07, 2:06. 2:14 pace, two in three, S1000 (unfin ished) Blngen Direct, blk. h., by Baron Direct (Egan) 2 1 George K. Hulton. br. g., by Marble Grit (Erwin) 1 2 Neva Souders. b. m., by Palln 3 4 The Squawman. b. g. (Nuckols) ......6 3 H. M.. Uhlan Simmons, Mabel T., Bernie Patchen. Lady Aubrey. Rich Alerton. A P. G. also ran. Time. 2:0S. 2:OD4. CYCLISTS RIDE 102 MILES Trip Is Made Sunday Over Highway to Cascade Locks. The regular Sunday run of the Mult nomah amateur cyclists was taken on the Columbia River Highway, to Cas cade Locksf The trip covered 102 miles and took the riders nine hours, 40 minutes. The riders making the run were: J. G. Garrettson, W. P. Jack son, L. A. Smith and G. P. Russell, the latter's age is 54 years and he is one of the best trainers as well as a fine rider. An invitation is extended to all who wish to go on these trips. Owing to the construction work on the Highway near Cascade Locks much time was lost, as the trip was ex pected to take much less time. J. C. McDonald Goes to O. A. C. The appointment of J. C. McDonald to be an assistant professor in the men's physical education department at Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls, was announced by the faculty yesterday. Mr. McDonald will report at Corvallis today. He has been physical director at the Vancouver. Wash., Barracks. The appointment of Mr. McDonald fills the vacancy caused by the resig nation of James Arbuthnot, who now is physical director of the Seattle high schools. Mr. McDonald was in charge of the Albany, Or.. Y. M. C. A. until he was appointed physical director at the Vancouver Barracks. He will assist Dr. A. D. Browne, who is head of the men's physical education department at Corvallis. BENSON TO MAKE DEBUT POLYTECHJilO ELEVEN TO. HAVE CONTEST WITH WASHINGTON. TTvo Interscholaattc Aggregations Will Clash. Today on Multnomah Club Gridiron. The Benson Polytechnic School eleven will make its debut in the Interscho lastlc League tomorrow on Multnomah Field, playing Washington High School. Several years ago the Boys' Trade School, which was the predecessor of the Benson Polytechnic School, en tered a team in the league, but there is not a single player from the old Trade team now with the Benson boys. Benson is now one of the greatest high schools in Portland, as far as equipment is concerned. Washington High School claims more football championship cups than any of its rivals. The school has a repu tation throughout the Northwest for putting "beefy" teams on the field, and always has preferred the line-bucking style of'football to the open style. This year the coach has had even huskier material than usual with which to work. The two teams will line up today as follows: Washington Benson Johnson C Pick Lindsay R. G. L. Ray Beamer I O. K Green Newton R.V. L...... Schwlnd Bauer L. T. R .- Gresg dough R. 1- L C'otty Hitchcock L. E. R Buoy Dalton Q Campbell Ritchie R. H. L Scott Glass L. H. R Pingle Thompson F. Grafton Lewis and LaRocha also are candidates for this position. m A husky 165-pound lad named Crow is the latest recruit to the High School of Commerce eleven. He is at center. Henry "Peanuts" Pander may not play with Commerce this year, as ne nas been posted for Irregular attendance. Bowling; Notes. PORTLAND ALLEYS. League Schedule. Wednesday evening Printing Trades League. Thursday evening uiiy league. Friday evening Printers' Duck Pin League. . l.t.iu 1 r- 91.1U1.-1VI9. Printing Trades. W. Pet. lniio .667 .667 .333 .333 .000 Modern Printing Company 3 ...Andn PrABiraam ............ .'2 Journal pressroom 2 Schmld Linotype company i Journal Compositors 1 Talegram 0 City Leasrae. (Season opens Thursday) Hartley Sliver Tailors. i fit. Nicholas Cafeteria. Walkover Boot Shop. Portland Alleys. Wells Realty Co. Henry Building Barber Shop. Job Printers' Duck Pin. (Season opens Friday) Glass & Prudhomme. Portland Linotyping Company. Portland Electro & Stereo Company. Portland Printing House Company. Ewaeney. Varney & Gtraub. Labor Press. OREGON ALLEYS. League Schedule. Monday evenings Rose City League. Wednesday- evening Mercantile League. Thursday vsnlng Commercial League. Friday evenings Auto Tire League. Rose City League. (Season opened last night; statistics not yet In.) Tru-BIU Biscuit company. Pftclflc Coast Biscuit Company. W. P. Fuller & Co. Rhelngold Jewelry Company. United States Forest Service. Imperial Hotel. Mercantile Leagne. W. L. Pet. Zerolene 3 0 100 Blumauer-Frank Drug Company .. .3 0 lnoo Krause Chocolates 3 o looo Standard Oil 2 1 .667 McLean Auto Trimmers 1 2 .333 Melsr & Frank Co o 3 .000 Union Meat Company 0 3 .000 Bergman Shos Company 0 3 .000 Commercial League. (Season opsna Thursday) Webfoot Camp. Multnomah Camp. Paclflo Outfitting Company. Cosy Dairy Lunch. Oregon Alleys. L Cafeteria. Auto Tire League. W. L. Pet Edwards Tire shop 3 o looo Archer & Wiggins S O 1OO0 Ballou at Wright .....3 1 .667 Chansior St Lyon 1 2 .333 Brunswick Tire Company 0 S .noO Marshall-Well Wi.mlmm .0 k ,000 CALIFORNIA III HOPE With Oregon and Washington Weakened, Bears May Win. COAST ELEVENS AT WORK Interest in College Football Is as Great as Ever Before and Big Crowds at Contests Are Seemingly Assured. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. College football coaches have come upon evil days as a result of the great war and are being put to lt to find material available with which to mould some kind of a gridiron machine. With the transfer of all the stars from the ranks of the colleges into the rank and file of the Army and Navy, the former have been getting some first-class drubbings at the hands of the latter in their early practice games. The United States Marines' unit located near here, which has recruited some of the brightest stars in the Pa cific Coast football firmament, recent ly gave the University of California a severe trouncing, and other college teams which are scheduling games with the various arms of Uncle Sam's serv ice find that they are lining up against players who in the natural course of events would have been the main sup port of the college elevens. Football Interest Keen. In view of the fact, however, that practically all o,f the collegiate teams are struggling under the same disad vantages, they will be on even terms when they meet, and Interest in the schedules announced apparently has not abated. Especially is this so. Inasmuch as championships will be Involved as in normal years. Thus the annual contests between the University of California and the University of Washington and the Uni versity of Oregon are expected to draw quite as large a crowd as in past years. With the veterans of the last two in stitutions named out of the running. California, without any veterans of the American game due to its recent return to the intercollegiate game from the Rugby ranks, is considered to have a better chance of winning. Lacking a captain and with but three veterans and one substitute of last year's team returning, the University of Colorado's football machine this year faces some of the heaviest sched ules in the Rocky Mountain conference. Eddie Evans, who last year led Colo rado's eleven, now is in France. His successor probably will be selected from among the limited field of return ing former players. Games with the universities of New Mexico, October 6, at Albuquerque; Sep tember 29, at Boulder, and Utah, No vember 10; also at Boulder, are on the schedule, which includes: October 13, University of Denver, at Denver; Octo ber 20, Colorado School of Mines, at Denver; November 3, Colorado College, at Boulder; November 17. Utah Agri cultural College, at Logan; November 29, Colorado Agricultural College, at Fort Collins. Colorado College Fortunate. With five veterans returning, four of them to play their second year on the eleven and one his third. Colorado Col lege has a more extensive nucleus for her football machine this year than any other members of the Rocky Moun tain conference. The schedule follows: October 20, University of New Mexico, at Colorado Springs; October 27, University of Utah, at Colorado Springs; November 3, Uni versity of Colorado, at Boulder: Novem ber 10, Colorado School of Mines, at Denver; November 17. Colorado Agri cultural College, at Colorado Springs; November 29, University of Denver, at Denver. JCNIORS HOLD STARS TO TIE Scoreless Game Played by Elevens on Franklin Field. The Quaker Juniors and the Mount Scott All-Stars played a scoreless tie football game Saturday afternoon on the Franklin platter. The All-Stars, who outweighed the Juniors, were sub stituting for the South Parkway eleven, which forfeited the game to the Juniors by non-appearance. Captain Goeti featured for the Mount Scott boys. Henry Pander, the High School of Commerce star, and Bob Garf, the Lents player, were the most consistent yardage makers. Byres and Gallo furnished the features for the Fifty Years of Splendid Results Behind This Grand Old Blood Remedy S. S. S. Is Sold By Every Druggist in the Land. When a medicine has been on the market for more than half a century and la more popular today than ever you may be sure it has genuine merit. For over fifty years S. S. S. has been sold In drug stores. . It Is free from any dangerous drugs or chemicals, and Is made from roots and herbs of the forest, from a formula handed down by the Indians. Its reputation as a blood purifier has become so wide spread that today there is hardly a druggist anywhere who has not sold S. S. S. ever since he has been in busi ness. 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