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TIIE MORNING OK EG ONI AN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918. 12 SOMMERS BATTLES ORTEGA TO DRAW I SPEEDY SEATTLE ROVER. WHO IS EAGER TO PLAY AGAINST PORTLAND TOMORROW NIGHT. IN GAME Fight Is One of Fiercest and Fastest Ever Witnessed by Portland Fans. DUFFY OUTFIGHTS TUCKER Billy Macoll Gains Decision In Six-I Hound Dout With Weldon Wins and Ted Hoke Knock Oat Ed Oloa In Third Round. BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON. la out or the fiercest and fastest fights ever staved In a Portland arena Battltag Ortega, of Oakland. CaL. and AI Sommers. of Portland, battled mix rounds to a draw last nltrht at the Kleventh-Street Playhouse. Tho largest crowd that ever witnessed a fistic con test la this city was on hand to greet the gladiators who fought for the mid dleweight championship of the Pacific Coast and Promoter Flanagan turned away too fans who clamored for ad mittance. The "standing room only sign was out before o'clock. Ortega ta a wonderful piece of fight ing machinery, but he more than found his equal In AI Sommn last night. The Mexican was a veritable windmill of punches- Sommeri met the Call- fornian'a rushes with well directed straight lefts and right band upper cuts which temporarily stopped the rushes of Ortega. Most of the six rounds the boys stood shoulder to shoulder and rained blow after blow at each other with telling effect. Battle la Bitter. JSofniners swung a hard right cross to Ortega's Jaw In the fourth round which ent the Californlan spinning, but Or t'ta was quirk to rwotfr and came back trong. In the fifth Ortega placed a well-directed right swing flush on Summers' law and Ihs Portland lad went reeling against the ropes, covered ur and soon regained his fighting poise. Ortega started the fight quickly In tie first round and rained blow after blow at every opening Sommers gave 1 Im. The Battler played a heavy tatoo on Sommers' mid-section. As they broke frtn a clinch Sommtn ripped a hard tight hook to Ortega's Jaw which stopped the Californlan for a second, but the dark-skinned battler was right bai k again and on top of Summers every second. Ortega forced the fight nio.t of the time during the first round. The boys stood shoulder to shoulder In the second round and battled fiercely, rommen poured a fusillade of rights and lefts at Ortega's Jaw and had the Californlan on the defensive. Somraen was entitled to the second round. 9eeasaera Defensive. Sommtn forced the fighting In the arly part of the third round, but a well placed right cross to Sommert Jaw p i ROSEBUDS TO MEET ITS TOMORROW Contest Will Break Three Cornered Tie in Coast Ice Hockey League. HARD BATTLE IS PROMISED 'Moose" Johnson lo Be Ont of Game Because of Injuries Barbour Is Substituted in Lineup Ad vance Sale of Tickets Heavy. STANDINGS ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE. -Goals W. L. P C. For. Art. Portland S 3 ,.V0 in 14 tie 3 3 .Sou 18 21 ancouver .... S 8 1 .500 17 IS f Port Beat Van With all three teams of the Pacific Coast Ice Hockey Association tied In the race for the league championship. tomorrow night's engagement between Seattle and Portland at the lea Pal ace. Twenty-flcst and Marshall streets. promises to be a "slzzler" from start to finish. If Pete Muldoon's septet manages to emerge from the fracas on the long end of the score It will place Portland at the top of the percentage column, while a defeat will force the Rosebuds to take a position in the cellar. The Rosebuds will be minus the serv ices of "Moose" Johnson in tomorrow night's duel with tho "Mets." The sturdy Portland defense player's shoul der is on the mend and the chances are Johnson will be ready to play some time next week. Muldoon has been putting the play ers through their daily workouts with view of getting perfect teamwork out of them, and claims that the Hose buds are now working like a well oiled machine. AI Barbour is holding his own since Johnson was injured, spectacular and hardest-fought ever played on the tatter's floor, which end ed by a score of 23 to 21, the winning basket coming Just before the whistle was blown at the end of the game. A return game will be played on the Parkway floor in the near future. W03IAN SWIMMER IN DEMAND Fanny Durack World's Champion, May Compete at San Diego. Just as soon as Miss Fanny Durack, world's greatest woman swimmer, closes her initial engagement in this country at Neptune Beach. Alameda. CaL, she will be in demand for the big Fourth of July events to be held in connection with the Pacific Coast swimming and rowing championships at San Diego. The details for Miss Durack's trip are now shaping them selves so that in the event all goes well, she will be able to defend her laurels in several of the Coronado races. While no elaborate plans are being made for the coming of the Australian favorite, these must, of course, wait upon direct word from her Neptune Beach is known to be counting on her introductory exhibition. If Miss Miaa Wylie, world's breast-stroke champion. accompanies Miss Durack, it will mean that, following a week or two practice. they will be seen in competitions at Miss Durack's favorite distances. Then will most likely come races with Miss Dorothy Burns, Miss Francis Cowells and other crack Caliofrnia swimmers. IS FRANKLIN QUINTET WALLOPS BENSON Quakers Show Speed and Take Techs Into Camp to Tune of 32 to 9. FOOTBALL TACTICS USED Game at Times Resembles Regular Gridiron Scrimmage Thompson, Thomas, Tucker and Brown Shine for Winners. Interscholastic Basketball Standings. dining-room of the Commercial Club building, corner of Fifth and Oak streets, on Friday night, January 25, at 8 P. M. A number of questions of importance to all anglers will be brought up at this meeting. At the December meeting the execu tive committee offered a resolution to the effect that the annual dues of tho club be raised to $2 per year. As this requires a change of the bylaws, this question will be finally settled at Fri day's meeting. Any members that hava anything to say in reference to this proposed change of dues should be sure to be oh hand. The entertainment com mittee will offer a lecture by E. F. Welgle, whose subject will be "Alaska Out of Doors," and he will tell about the wonderful fishing and hunting in the Northern country. HcCREUIE ASKED TO SEND HIS SIDE OF LEE CASE. pieces, but the first round had not progressed far before Houck showed that It wasn't destined tx be a walk away. Farren was clever, as tha advance notices said he was. but be could not fathom the awkward style of the local lightweight. Houck played a malting game, let ting Farren do all the leading, and catching him coming in with a short hook or a right to body and Jaw. The visitor looked better In the second round, but Houck fought back hard, and there was no advantage on either side. Farren tired in the third session while Houck was at top speed, taking the aggressive and landing squarely on many occasions. The pair mixed It merriy up to the TRACK SPORTS LEAD Outdoor Athletic Competition to Be Greatest in 1918. middle of the final round, when both took the steam out of AI and Ortega I showed the strain. Farren's efforts to used every punch In his fight vocahu-1 pile up a lead were to no avail, as lary and had Sommers on the defensive. I Leo refused to give an Inch and held hi hummers cauaht Orteaa a bard right I own until the bell. to the Jaw which rocked the Californ lan for a second. Ortega came back and made a whirlwind finish and took the third round by a shade. Sommtn opened the fourth with a stralaht left to Ortega's mouth which started blood oozing from bis Hps. This evidently put Ortega on the of fensive because be never stopped for a second after that and swung a bard rluht to Sommers Jaw which daaed Sommers for a few moments and the I'urtland lad wobbled. It looked bad for Sommers. but he pulled himself together and weathered the round. Orlfiii round. The fifth round was even. Both boys landed hard punch. Ortega caught Stimmfn flush on the Jaw as they came out of a clinch, but Sommers) held his feet. Stammers came back strong and landed hard rights and lefts to Ortega's midsection and planted a stinging left hook to Ortega's Jaw as the gong sounded. The round was even. Orteaa blft Attack. The sixth roimd found both boys fiKhting fast and furious. Ortega chanced hl tactics somewhat and played for Summer's Jaw. Ortega was bleeding badly from the mouth. Ortega rocked Sommers with a ripping left book. Sommers came bark with a hard left to Ortega' body and they clinched. Sommers sent Ortega to tha ropes with a scratsht left to the Jaw. Som mers had Ortega on the defensive ami rained blow after blow at the Call- Tba draw decision was a god one, but If a verdict roust have been given. Leo was entitled to it. Houck sur prised his most ardent admirers by th way he stood up and met the rushes o the Southerner. He was not the sam awkward Houck who fell before Muff Bronson, but a rugged, two-handed miller who. while stilt awkward, showed a world of Improvement ove bis former style. Joe Benjamin and Lloyd Madden principals of the second bout of impor tance on the Moose programme, gav the fans a nlp-and-tuck battle, with lots of punching. The draw decision pleased the friends of the local boy, bu the Portland lightweight had a good edge. SOLDIERS TAKE CP BOXING Willie Ritchie Has Pull Infantries In Action at One Time. CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Wash.. Jan JJ. At 19 o'clock this morning. Willie Ritchie, boxing Instructor at Camp Lewis, bad the entire 3t3d Infantry boxing. Whenever tha weather per mits, he has out-of-door classes and they were out In the fresh air this morning. Yesterday he had the 361st out. He had eight boxing events going along at one time, while he waa instructing class of 30 beginners and then he tornlan's head, but was unable to put ltook on a p.rtncr and boxed two rounds sierp-prooucer. i ney were to ,how how i, should be done. er fighting shoulder to shoulder when tha gong rang. iteferee Jack Ilelser called tho bout a draw and the decision met with tha approval of all the fans. It was one of the greatest ring contests seen in this city in many days. Ortega asserts he sustained a broken left hand in the third round and waa unable to us it much after that. Jimmy Duffy was too fast for Frankie Tucker and won by a mile. Tucker never saw so many gloves at one time as were smashed against hia jie lat nlrht in the six rounds he stayed with Duffy. Duffy danced "mer rily" along, continually Jabbing Tucker with a straight left and ripping a wicked left to Frankie's stomach, and won pulled up. Tucker had the wallop, but the only way be could have hit Duffy last night was with a handful of bird shot. f artt llerklss. Billy Max-ott won a six-round decl !vi over Weldon Wing. The South Portland youngster was fast and used a ratsht left to Wing's Jw. which seemed to puzzle the Albina lad. A rip pin left hook and hard right-hand to Wing's stomach took considerable Jazz out of him. Mascott earned four of the six rounds. In the preliminaries Ted Hoke knocked out Kd Olson at the end of the third round. Sun Hall swung a fast one straicht from the floor, which landed flush on Harry Floater's Jaw Just before the hell sounded at the end of the first round. Krferee Pax stopped the bout and gave the fight to Hall. Joe Hngan and Harry Davis staged a four-round "Comedy of Errors." which stefrree Sax called a draw. Tha Itlst Infantry baa been tha most regular of any in its basketball stuff. Many of the teams and schedules ar ranged for other regiments had to be dropped for various reasons, but tha lilst has kept up Its schedule fairly rell. The following la tha standing of the teams: Co. w. u Pet. I cn. w. L. Pet. R ....2 O loon lleadq'rters. 1 1 .!Wo K 2 0 lo r O 1 .04X1 H 2 O looO'O O 1 .Ono K 1 O lono L. 0 1 .000 Machine ...1 0 IOuOi companies f Ft and I. having lost two and won no games, have been dropped from tne srnvauia. BALL FANS TO PAY WAR TAX Federal Ruling Provides for In crease of Admission Rates. LOCISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. S3. Rulings of the bureau of Internal revenue In connection with the war tax upon ad missions to baseball games, made pub lie here tonight by Thomas M. Chiving ton. business manager of the Louis ville American Association club, place the payment of the tax upon the at tendant at the game. The rulings fur ther declare the exemption clause In the law applies only to employes of the ball club, not even including con cesslonalres, and permit an increase of admission rates to "help defrsy the ex penses of .the club. - These rulings were contained In letter from B. C. Keith, deputy com missioner of Internal revenue, to T. Scott Mayes, collector of internal reve nue at Louisville, to whom Thomas A. Barker, attorney for the Louisville club, had addressed a request for In formation. 1KO HOICK H TTLF.S TO DRAW Frankie Farren Meets With Surprise al Seattle Mooe Iloul. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 13 (Spe cial. ) Leo Houck. who left Seattle a dub fighter, came back one of the niftiest lightweights In these . Pacific Coast states tonight, when he battled to a draw with Frankie Farren. the boy who left sunny California with a bnokful of victories to clean up a few Northwest 131 pounders, as a sort of vacation. Not only did the local lad liold the conqueror of Trambltas even. but he slugged and Jabbed th Invader In the final rounds In a way that con vinced the fana that he waa th better bov. Kreeh from hla knockout of Trambl tas. Farren's supporters thought h would tear. Leo into several sma 1 Jacob Finctis. Veteran Jockey, Dies. NEW YORK. Jan. 23 Jacob Pincua. one of th most famous Jockeys and trainers on the American turf, died of heart disease in the Mount Vernon hos pital today. He was born in Baltimore In l3i. Ptncus wss a turf figure of International reputation. He was the only American trainer to win an Eng lish derby with an American-bred horse. This he did In 1S81 with Pierre Lorillard'a Iroquois. Chess Club to Meet. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 3. (Special.) The Salem Chess and Checker Club has ac cepted a challenge from the Oregon City Chess Club for a tournament be tween th beet six players of the two clubs. The date for the tourney has not been set. but It probably will be, held la balcn. -"' UNCLE SAM IS PROMOTER INDIVIDUAL UOCKE3T SCORES. Gm. Ol. As"t Pts Taylor. Vancouver .... Roberta Seattle Morris. Seattle Tobln. Portland Wilson. Seattle Dunderdale. Portland . Oatman. Portland .... Johnson, Portland ... Mackay. Vancouver .. Patrick. Seattle Harris. Portland McDonald. Vancouver Moynes. Vancouver . . . Riley. Seattle Foyston, Seattle ..... Rickey. Seattle I.ouKhlln. Portland .. Cook. Vancouver .... Clriffls. Vancouver ... Stanley. Vancouver ... Barbour, Portland .... 6 0 1 10 5 8 1 8 8 6 2 8 6 4 2 6 6 2 3 5 6 S 1 4 6 4 0 4 5 2 2 4 6 8 14 5 1 S 4 6 2 2 4 5 12 3 6 112 5 112 1112 6 0 11 8 0 11 4 10 1 2 10 1 6 0 11 10 11 Purpose Is to Train Young Men So They Will Be Physically Fit. Army and Navy Contests to Be Encouraged. and Manager Muldoon Is quite fortu nate in having a player of Barbour's aggressiveness to fill in during Just such an emergency as this. Lester Patrick and his Seattle Mets' will arrive here tomorrow morning and will give the Rosebuds plenty of trou ble during their struggle. The "Mets' have been strengthened by the addi tion of Foyston. who played bis firs than any other time in the history of I game this season with Seattle against The year of 1918 Is going to see more track and other athletic competition Vancouver Tuesday night. Foyston was in the thick of the battle and regis tered a goal, besides aiding in the scor ing with an assist. The advance sale of seats for the game Indicates a packed house. i DUCKY" HOLMES IS IN FRANCE Former Portland "Busher" Wants Local News and Tobacco. O. W. Holmes, known to Portland t'nlted I em'-Pro baseball fans as the country. The United States Gov ernment has become the chief promoter of athletic competition and the thou sands of young men now In the service will ba coached by Uncle Sam to run, Jump, hurdle and throw weights. Company against company, inter- battalion. Inter-reglmental and dlvl slonal work will be had in every camp In tha country and behind the front trenches In France. If athletics have nvthlng to do with nhvsical effi ciency, the soldier from the United semi-pro oaaeoa.t . " ucay . . . in .i. i noimco, is Buiiiownrio in r ranee c- based on the conventional form of Indoor gymnastics. Physical efficiency Is Factor. Much of th fighting on the western front Is in tha form of physical combat. There Is no soldier in the world who likes better to engage in body combat than the American, hence the popular ity of football, basketball, boxing and wrestling. righting an charging with the bayonet over rough ground, in and out of holes-and trenches, over obstacles of all kinds. In body contact with the Ger man soldier, speed, agility, strength and endurance are necessary and these will be developed In the American soldier by practice and competition running, hurdling, leaning, vaulting. climbing and throwing Instead of our biggest competitive games and meets being collegiate and open affairs this coming year, most of these are going to be In connection with Army and Navy camps. College Athletics tried. Army and Navy games and contests w'll be In the limelight and occupy the leading space in the sporting col umns. Nevertheless all collegiate and scholastic meets should be held. The performances may not be as classy, but we will have men to draw on and train yesterday. I suppose an the boys are gone by this time, wrote Holmes. I met Biddy Bishop, Bill Stepp and "Lefty' Schroeder in New York before I left the grand old United States of America. I guess they are over here some place, but I haven't seen them yet. Tell the boys-, that the 'bushers' need tobacco at all times." Holmes would like to bear from all the boys and is located with Company M, 164th Infantry. A. E. F. B. C. M., Paris. STATE TITLE CLAIMED SOUTH PAKKWAT QUINTET HCLD BEST IX ITS CLASS. Contenders Are Without Defeat, Evci Against Heavier Teams Juniors Also Are Ranked Best. The South Parkway basketball teams claim the independent championship of the state in their respective classes. who are either under the draft age or The first team, through their wonderful who not as yet have been called on team work and speed, have been rolling for service. In'ramural athletic contests should supplement .the intercollegiate so that every man and boy may be benefited by wholesome athletic participation. Joie W. Ray Indoor Meet Star. NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Joie W. Ray. of the Illinois Athletic Club. Chicago. was the prominent athlete at the big Indoor meeting held by the Millrose Athletic Club at Madison Square Gar den here tonight. He duplicated his victory of 13 months ago In the same arena when he finished the lVj-mile special race half a lap In front of George L. Otis. University of Chicago, nd Clyde J. Stout, from Fort Wayne aviation camp. Ray's time, 6:57 4-5, is exactly 11 seconds behind the record he established a year ago. Handera Defeats Mcrk Willi Cue. Si Sanders defeated A. Merk 30 to 19 at the Waldorf bliiard parlors last night In one of the games in the tour- ament now in progress to decide the professional three-cushion billiard champion of the city. Sanders ran out his 30 billiards in 49 innings, and is one notch nearer the championship. Sanders ran 30 points In 30 Innings in game the other night, and up to date looks like a winner in the tournament. Hla high run last night was four, while Merk made a high run of five. Informal Ski Record Set. TJHICAGO, Jan. 13. Ragnar Omtvedt, professional ski champion, set an in formal record for the Cary slide yes terday while practicing for the Na tional championship meet to be held here on Sunday. He made a Jump of 170 feet. The record Is 1: feet, which h established several years ago. up scores anywhere from 29 to as high as 67, and the best their opponents could get was 19. The only game in which the Parkway quintet was threat ened with defeat was in the Chemawa game. The Chemawa Indians were dazzled by their opponents and are still wondering at the pace set by the Winged "S" champs. The Parkway quintet, which is man aged by Dave Schneiderman. has proved that it is the only independent team entitled to. claim the championship. Manager Schneiderman says: We are the only team which have the right to claim the championship of the state. We have met and de feated the best independent teams In the state. We leave no stone unturned and will and have played any team that doubts our superiority. Vie stepped out of our class In so far as weight is concerned in every game we have played and when we played the Chemawa Indians we went completely beyond imagination, our team averag ing 132 pounds and the Indians average at least 165 or better. We are willing to give any team a crack at our title providing the conditions are anywhere within reason." The crack Parkway team is composed of the following players: A. Gold- stone, captain; M. Rogoway. A. Kanter, H. Hafter, H. Arbuck, M. Lewis and A. Poplck. www Th Parkway seconds claim the 125- pound championship of the state as the result of their record. The w ingea "S" Juniors have met and defeated everv team In this neck of the woods whS are anywhere near their class. The Parkway seconds have played 11 games and won 10. The only team to defeat this quintet are the Penninsula Vickincs. it was one of th most i Letter to President Herrman, Mailed January 13, Held Up on Road, Probably Kow There. Judge McCredi received a letter yes terday from President Garry Herrman of the National Commission, asking the Portland magnate to present his side of the argument In the fight which Cleveland is making for Cliff Lee. out fielder, whom the McCredles signed last season as a free agent. The Portland owner under date of January 15 mailed his evidence U President Herrman, but the traffic con ditions in the East have been such that Judge McCredie's correspondence was held up by the snow storms and blizzards. There is no question but what President Herrman has all the evidence at hand by this time. Jack Farmer sent a letter to Judge McCredie yesterday, in which he com plained about going to the Detroit Club if he is to be farmed out later to the Southern League. Farmer, whose home Is at Lebanon Tenn., has already played in the South and wants no more of the torrid heat. It seems that Farmer was talking to a Detroit ballplayer who was to manage one of the clubs in the Southern League next season, and if Jack has to go from Detroit to tne Southern League, he says he "will strenuously object. The Pacific Coast looks awful ly appetltizing to Farmer and the fleet footed outfielder would like to stick out here if he can't catch on with the Detroit Tigers. Arthur S. Bourg, the semi-pro first baseman whom Judge McCredie has heard so much about, will affix his name to a Portland contract this after noon. McCredie has seen the youngster and was much impressed with his abll lty, but did not figure at the time that he would be In need of a f lrst-sacker. but. now that Babe Borton and Art Griggs will hold forth in Sacramento, tho Portland magnate wants to land a number of players who will show Paddy Siglin their skill In maneuver lng around the initial cushion. NOKMAX ROSS AFTER RECORD Swimmer Hopes to Beat World's Time at Olympic Club Sleet. Norman Ross will make a heroic effort to smash the world's record for the 500 yards Saturday night at the Olympic Club, when the aviators sta tioned at Stanford University will com pete against the Olympic Club. J. G. Hatfield, or England, is the present holder. His time Is 6:02 4-5. Ross did" 6:05 at Detroit last year when not so violently pressed. It la calcu lated that if Carby Walker, of Hono lulu, goes out full tilt he ought to drive the "Big Moose" to do something sensational. Sid Cavlll, of the winged "O," is try ing to limit Ross to two events, as he is evidently afraid that the world beater, helped by "Shark" Saunders, the sprint swimmer of the University of Washington, who played football quarter last year; Hawkes, the diving star, and Cary, a breast-stroke expert, is going to give the clubmen a lot of trouble. The military authorities are taking a great .interest in the meet and there will be an Imposing array of officers present. SOXOMA BOY WINS DERBY LEAGUE A. Won. Lost. Pet. Franklin 1 0 .1000 Benson 0 1 .000 Columbia 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 .000 Christian Brothers 0 0 .U00 LEAGUE B. Won. Lost. Pet. Commerce 1 0 .1000 Hill 0 1 .000 Jefferson 0 0 .000 Lincoln 0 0 .000 James John 0 0 .000 The Franklin High School basket ball team won the opening game of League A yesterday afternoon, defeat ing Benson Tech, 32 to 9, at the Wash ington High gymnasium. The Quakers showed that they have a fast aggre gation of basket tossers and It is not unlikely that they will be well up to ward the top of th percentage col umn during th 1918 season. They put up a high-class brand of basketball, playing the Benson team off Its feet In both halves. Tha Ben son quintet managed to make onlj one field basket. Franklin nearly white washing them as far as field sroals were concerned. The losers scored tneir seven other points on fouls, which were registered by Bennis and Scott by free throws. At times during the first half the ball was not even in Franklin terri tory, much loss their basket. The Quaker hoopers shot from all angles and there was always someone In the right place to receive the passes when it came to advancing the call down the floor into Benson ground. The score stood 12 to 6 at the end of the first session. Captain "Pudge" Brown, who did not start in the first half because of a bad leg receHd In the Franklin-La Grande game Tues day night, went In in the second period and with a little football "pep" soon had his squad traveling In great style, the teamerolling up a tally of 20 points, making the final score 32. Thompson, Tucker and Thomas, along with Brown, played a great game for the winners, while Captain Scott, Bennis and Alar- tin tried hard to uphold tho honor of Benson Tech. Benson has a fast team, .but the players were unable to get started for some reason or other. Coach Goldman, of Benson, uses two sets of players on his team, or rather two sets of tor- wards and centers. In the first half Gregg, Bennis and Baker played, whil in the second half Scott. Foster an McKinney took their places. The only mar on the game was th football tactics used at times by th members of both teams. Almost every player on both squads played football in the Interscholastic League and they have not got quite all of the gridiron game out of their systems yet. Tucke made several brilliant tackles fo Franklin and scored a couple of touch downs, but they were not allowed by the referee. Scott, the diminutive Tech school captain, tried several end runs, but was either downed by Tucker or Brown before he had circled many yards. ' . Franklin, kept tne ball on Benson 5-yard Una most of the time. The lineup All Stars. (2) Duan ...(2) Brosorius (Capt.) Murnana . ...5) Murdoclc Copo scorer, Kelly ; Franklin fS2. Amburn (6) ... Thompson (10).. Dudley Thomas (2) Tucker (8) Brown (6)...... Borrelll Benson f9). ...(6) Bennl Bake UreKg Marti (3) Scot Buoy Foate San Francisco Event In Dog First In Field Trials. Big BAKERSFIELD, Cal., Jan. 23.-Sono- ma Boy. owned by J. A. Chanslor, of San Francisco, won the final in the Derby of the second day of tho field trials of tho Pacific Coast Field Trials Club here today. The all-age stake started this after noon. It WUi De iinisneu wiuurruw afternoon and the members' stake probably will go over until Thursday The Pacific Coast Field Trials Club held an executive session at a local hotel late tonight. While an Impromptu og show was sched-uled for today, the affair was called off. and there wiU not be any dog show at the present trials. long Trips to Be Eliminated. PITTSBURG. Jan. 23. Elimination of long trips by the baseball clubs of the National and American Leagues as patriotic measure to relieve tne rail roads insofar as possible, was agreed non by the schedule drafting commit tee of the two leagues which held its first session here today. It is expected the drafting of the two schedules will be completed at tomorrow s meeting. . .F ..F ..C . .G ..a .Spare. .Snare. Snare McKinney Referee. Herbert Cootie. Substitutions: Franklin. Brown for Am burn. Borrelll for Thomas: Benson. Scott for Baker, Foster for . Bennis. McKinney for GregK. GreKK for McKinney. McKinney for Baker. .Bennis lor roster. There will be a game in League this afternoon at the Washington gym nasium. Jefferson High School will make Its debut against James John. Herbert Goods will referee. www Two of Benson Tech's best men left school last week to join the Aviation Corps and will start for Texas soon. They are Perkett and William Camp bell. Both starred in football and bas ketball for Benson. VODJAXSKl WILIi GO SOUTU Value of Carrier Pigeons in War Proved. Letter Frtm "Overseas" Tells f Service of Messengers. JIMMY DUNNE, the Portland pigeon fancier, has received a report from "overseas" regarding the value of car rier pigeons. Here it is: "As an In stance of the value of pigeons as mes sengers the following story is told: At the battle of Verdun a battalion commander was in an observation post connected with the trenches by an un derground telephone. "In half an hour after the bombard ment commenced the telephone line was severed and all means of communi cation were cut off save by three pig eons which the French officer had with him. At a time when help was most urgently needed the pigeons were re leased with messages, and within 20 minutes relief was afforded. Because of the opportune delivery of the mes sage the livca of many men were I &aved." Crack Eugene Swimmer to Be In st rue tor at Los Banos Del Mar. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Emil Vodjansky, who won the Indoor Northwest championship at Portland last year, will leave Eugene in a few days lor Santa Barbara, Cal., to become swimming instructor at J-.os Banos Del Mar. a swimming resort. Vodjansky was swimming instructor at Newport last Summer. He has taught swimming in the Y. M. C. A. in Eugene for five years, and has assisted more than 500 grammar school boys here in learning to swim. He also has given swimming instructions at the University of Oregon. He expects to try for professional world's swimming records for 200 and 225 yards at Los Angeles next Spring. ANGLERS' CLUB MEETS FRIDAY Question of Raising Annual Dues to Be Discussed. The regular January meeting of the Multnomah Anglers' Club will be held at the usual meeting place. In the main LIVE WIRES BEAT ALL-STARS St. Francis Quintet to Play at Silver- ton Saturday Night. The St. Francis "Live Wire" added another win to their string of victories when they walloped Sully's All Stars, Tuesday night, 30 to 9. Th game was fast throughout and was marked by the excellent teamwork of the victors. Murdock, the stellar guard of the losers, pulled off soma sensational shots. Block and Flynn were the shining lights for th winners while Murdock and Murn&ne showed to best advantage for the All Stars. Manage- Duffy has added "Mike" Bloch to his aggregation. With Jacob berger and Bloch holding down th guard positions, opposing forwards will have some time registering baskets. Saturday the "Live Wires" will Jour ney to Silverton to meet the Silverton Athletic Club In a return match. Man ager Smith of the Silverton Club will have his two stars, Cooley and Voyne, who were unable to make the trip to Portland, In his line-up, so it should be a fast game. The line-up of Tuesday night's gam is as follows: Live Wires. Flynn 8) F. .. . Duffy (Capt.) (8)...F Kropp (6) C... Cannlnir O.... Bloch (8) G Referee, Mlka Murnane timer. Flynn. Jacobberger waa unable to play in Tuesday's game but will be in th line-up when th "Live Wires" tangla with Silverton. FRESHMEN TO MEET LA GRANDE University First-Year Men Look for Hard Game With Preppers. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Jan. 23. (Special.) Oregon's fresh man basketball team will make its sea son's debut on the Hayward Hall floor Thursday afternoon, when it will meet the fast quintet of the La Grande High School, which is touring the Wil lamette Valley. Coach Dean Walker is looking for the visitors to give his babes, who have not yet had enough practice to smooth off the rough edges, a close rub. Besides being the first game of the season, this will probably be the last one for the first-year men before they meet the O. A. C. rooks at Corvallis in two weeks. Who the five men are that will open Thursday's game for Oregon has not been definitely decided, but it will probably rest between Durno, Blake, Jacobberger, Brandon. Chapman, Hous ton and Star. Any of these men look good enough for a berth. IT WILL BE "KNITTING DAY" Chicago Club Proposes Substitute for "Ladies' Day." CHICAGO. Jan. 23. "Knitting day" once a week may be established at the National League parks this season. If plans under way here today are car ried to completion. The Chicago club formerly admitted women free one day a week, but a year ago the Na tional League passed a rule abolish ing "Ladies' day." Officials of the local team now pro pose to ask a renewal of the custom at the next meeting of the league, but instead of calling It "Ladies' day" it will be known as "Knitting day." Few Out for Harvard Crew. Informal varsity rowing is in th dumps at Harvard. So far only threa men have reported for ihe crew which started practice last week. As there Is chance of a race with Yale this spring, the poor snowing Is creating consternation in Harvard athletic cir cles. The Crimson has undertaken a campaign to get more upper classmen out for Coach Haines' squad. Squirrel Food. Walter Johnson's salary has been cut In half. Last yeaj he received $15,000. Poor Walter, and think of all the "drives" coming up! If the big league mandate goes through ordering the players to carry their own baggage it's going to ba some come-down for Ty Cobb and otht- big league stars to travel around with their "uni's" under their arms tied up with a red bandana handkerchief this coming season. Jack Helser, the well-known referee. was telling about some of his experi ences in the ring the other day Vhen a friend butted in with this query: "If a mule broke his back, would his vertebrae?" a I was sitting in the kitchen and saw he kitchen sink," said Harry Circle. Then I asked, "Why did the salt haker?" He sobblngly replied it was because he saw the spoon holder. Then the stove got hot and the potatoes were boiling at the confusion. Just then I saw a horsefly alter the water, which was still running. A'ter which I noticed cowslip under the fence. I became so excited I started Just in time to see the stone step and as I turned to walk p one side of the street I saw tha other sidewalk." Help, Harry, help! Judge McCredie is entitled to tho onors in his first battle with Presi- ent Baum. The rotund magnate is a bear at delivering a counter attack. Bill Rodgers is "rarin' to go" in Cali fornia. The peppery Sacramento man ager is eager to start the battle and romises to take the series from Walter McCredie's Salt Lakers the first time hey hook up. Make your reservations now Championship Hockey SEATTLE VS. PORTLAND FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 8:30 P. M., SHARP Ice Palace, 21st and Marshall. Reserved Seats $1.00, 75c, 50c Tickets on sale at Spalding's, corner Broadway and Alder. Phone Marshall 215 ICE SKATING Open Every Afternoon and Evening (Including Sundays). -J