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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAX. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1918.
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Judge McCredie Uncertain as
to How Lcng lowan Will
Stick as Manager.
'PADDY'S LETTER DELAYED
tprm Regards as Capable Local
Bax-ball Tram Probably Will
Train al Prndlrtoo When
Spring Arrive.
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telegraphed Paddv
Juris MeCredl
fialm al bis noma In Aurrha. la., yes-
terilar. klng ta prospective manager
t t h y be hat not replied to th Judse's
letter. In the afternuon Judge McCr-
i received aa answer from Stalin ad-
-" visln that be bad rlll tb Juda
J tmmed lately upon receipt of the Porl
4 iavn. magnate's letter, but would write
. acain to r the letter wa lost.
'. illn fall-M to mention la hia tele
gram what h:s predicament was with
p-ct to tha draft. The Portland
n-r tlleve that Kitlln will ba
called la tne Mil draft and la thmhlna;
e.riuuely of nerulnc aaatber plarer to
take charae or the team ir Mclln la
drafted. Mioald It finally develop that
f:e!in la not called la tha aext draft
and reprta for aervtca with tha I'ort
Uad el a, tb. player Jada. MeOredta
hu In mind would atill remain with tha
Ink K . . Hnl . maaiMr fihnulat Ate.
lm Join the t-am and be drafted dur -
Inc tha eeaeon. thle paxna player could
at'P Into riialin'e ibori and tha Turt -
land team could tarry alone and noiiouabl. both teama atrtviac nara at an
b. serlooaly weakened from a jruuia-
aerlal etandL!nr.
If J J r icltn Is drafted. Bt:iy
raj. former Pon:anl outfielder.
stanla a (ood chance of landlna the
manatee's .. Jodve Met' red I a r-
J reived
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a letter from fr-eaa yesterday.
la whtrh tha popolar player mad ap
pilratinn for the task or manaainc ine
l'rtlan4-leani ehould Hialln be drafted.
lpa cavorted In a l"ortland uniform
for a aomber ef year and was on of
the wtoet popular playera who ever
drew pay from tha Portland! maneae-
Lail seaenn Ppeaa played with Voa
kea In tha Central Laacu aad bit In
the cleanup position. He had a very
,iM-.e.(ul eeaaiin an.l was on of th
b-et first-aack-re In th le.au.
Kra can play Infi.ld aad outfield
with jual ability, and la a od ba
runaer He wae a Infl weak with
the wtll.w duriaa th last Xar h
wa with Portland, but from bta bat
Itns aera- !! season ha aeem to
b. recovered hi e. When the Cen
tral Leasue hit the ro-k last season
hpeaa became a free aaent-
Mr. peas Is a former I'ortlaad aTlrl.
ar.-l hr relatives Vow reside a lew
vnitee from this city. This haa aoma
b.nn on the fact that Hilly wants
.i return to the son of his former
haunts
Jo1se McTtriit la an aroeni gir
n. i . . and bo ar
a majority of j
th fan, who bhv that ha will
make an exeellenl maoacer for tha
Portland rlnb If Fiaim la drafted.
Whether Paddy wt a draft route
or not. fpeas would fill In nicely at
first baa, and th chances nr. he
will fre aimed np by Jucla McCredie
ta hold down the Initial cushion.
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1 Cries something unforsn happens
It appeara almost a certainty tha th
Portland team will pitch Sprtntt train
ing camp In Pendleton. Judce M.-Credi
I favorable to the plan and th re
ported financial arracsementa ar en
tirely satisfactory. All that awaits
tha final decision to tak th "rooks"
' to th round-up city Is the sianing of
papers. guaranleema th Portland
magnate's expenses for J men for a
Stipulated period.
According to Judaa McCredie. tha
date of Invading Pendleton hinges en
tirely upon the opening dat of th
Pactfie Coast International League. If
th league start April 1. the Port
land team will start training Wednes
day. April J. and remain In Pendleton
ur.lil Sunday night. April S. arriving
In Portland Monday morning, which
would give th playera one day to
out on the finishing touches be for
the opening of th championship race.
If th leagu directors decide to open
one week later. May T. Judge McCredie
will order hi playera to report al
Pendleton April li).
Accordinir to the Pendleton fans, they
want the Portland team to play four
Saturday and Vunday games In the
round-up city. This plan may work
out a'.l right, but It la known that
Juilse McCredt would like to stag
Saturday and innday games In Port
land with tha beet semi"pro team h
could find a few days be for th open
leg of th league season.
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Al Hartman. former 'Washington
rat College twirler, who received a
trial by tne p.. vers and was sent to
Tjcomi In 11 and latr sold by Ta
coma lo fVnver In the Western League,
wrote Judtre McCre-rfe a letter, saying
he would like to pl.ty with th Port
land team next season.
Hartman Isa southpaw pitcher, but
Ivnver played him In the outfield most
of the eaon on iivounl of his bit
ting. He Is still the property of tha
Western Lea sue. Ivni-r having been
dropped from tb circuit. Judge Mc
Credie may decid to dicker for llarl
anaa a service. -
see
Harry Gardner. former Portland
twirler. who will pitch for faera -aneato
neat season, was In th city
yesterday and dropped In at baseball
headquarters. Harry is anxious for th
season te start. Gardner Is winter
ing at Carby. where he has a amatl
farm. His arm Is In sood shap. and
he expects lo gel a.av goodin the
Pacific Coast Ieague next season. If
som misfortunte should overtake the
Lsnhy hurler and he ehould not make
coo. I to President Ileum's circuit, he
woul-l not re averse to playing with
the Portland team, he said )terday.
Aberdeen t'raxball Mar I Wrd.
IPrr.PKKV Wash Feb . Spe
cial Irvln llnckcy. for four years
s'ar of tha Aberdeen High School foot
ta! -eyn and e-vera! tlmea picked a
all Nrthwt inter, holastlc material,
wa mirrted her. ftunday to Mlse
Irtae i.inn. only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. a. ft Linn. The Ptnckney and
Linn faniiltea are among the oldest in
tie city. Pinrkney Is now employ. In
a local ahlpyard aa a carpenter.
FORMER BEAVER PLATER
PORTLAND TEAM.
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LEADERS ARE TIED
Lincoln and Jefferson Even in
League B.
JAMES. JOHN IS DEFEATED
If Two Conlrndera for First Place
Dow a Hill and Cofamrrcs They
Will Fight for Champion
hip on February 1 1.
Tha Uncolni H'rh Srhool baeketball
am la now tied with Jefferson for
flrat place la Intaraeholaatic Leacu B,
by virtue of their 3t to It victory over
'j.reea John at tha Waehlnitton Hlh
aymaaaium yaaterday aftarnooa. Tha
i same waa faat and wall played throufb-
tlmea to wia tha (em. Lincoln ex
cel led by far la accurate paaalna: and
all around teem work, which won tha
sama for them. '
At tha and of tha flrat half tha Fall
plutere were la the lead with a IS
to acora. Jamea John tried bard to
rally In tha aerood period but were un
able to reenter enoucb baaketa to gtva
them tha lead. Ttcfere Boteford called
neerey foula durlns tha came, about
half of which wcra personal. Thera
wera few loatancea of Intentional foul
In. teurlan. Knudeen and Dubtneky
tarred for Lincoln. Gurtan waa hich
man with eihl polnia to hla cradlt.
while Dublneky cam next with aeven
talltaa. Dublneky played a Kraal came
at a-uard and kept clos taba on tha
Jamea John baekaitoeaera.
Meyer. Da Cumea and Girt played In
tha apotlla-ht for Jamea John. De
Otimen mada 10 of Jama John's le
pointa. It was hla first fame of the
eeaeon with Jsme John and hla play
Inc helped Jamea John. Keveral of
tha Jamea John player hava been
posted. Inrludlrc Kill tfchrader. . and
may not b abl to play any mora In-
terecholastlo a;amea thla aeaaon.
Lincoln Is scheduled to play Hill
Military Academy on next Tueaday.
February 11. aad If Jefferson, who Is
lied with l.ini-otn for first plac. da
feat the Ifiah School of Commerce
on this Thursday. Lincoln and Jeffer
son will be battling for tha champion
ship of League B. when they clash on
Tuesday. February It.
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Tha Christian Brothers' Business
College quintet will play Washington
High thla afternoon at th latter'a
gymnasium. Th Christian Brother'
ilusiness Colleg team must defeat
Washington this afternoon to remain In
the running for th championship of
League A. I p to dat th Christian
brothera hava won one gam and lost
none. Columbia leada th leagu with
two wlna and no defeats.
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Jefferson will tangle with Commirct
on Thursday and Benson Tech will
meet Columbia Prep on Friday. All of
th above gamea will be fought out on
th Washington High floor.
Cp to dat tha lnterscholastlc bas
ketball fans hava been Introduced to
six different referees thla aeason
George Anderson. Dr. Fenstermacher,
Herbert Uoode, Homer Shaver, Lea
Gregg and C & Botsford.
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Today's gam between Washington
and Christian Brothers and Thursday's
contest between Jefferson and Com
merce promise to attract two of th
Largest crowds of th aeaaon. Both
gamea hava a good deal to do with de
ciding th championship In their re
spective leagues.
Left and Rights.
Thla la a new one:
Harry Greb was glvrn a decision over
"Zulu Kid." of New York, at th end
of the 14th round In a bout at Bridge
port. Conn, the other night, when tb
refere. stopped the contest, at 1:3 la
compliance with th fuel administra
tion orders.
"Zulu Kid" can rome back now with
the statement that had the bout been
finished he would have fought Greb
off of hla feet, as h had been laying
off for a sensational finish,
e . e e
Len Powers, former Portland light
weight boxer In the days of tha old
Citumhua Cluh Is now aaalwtanr ram-
I'rimii for 1 Win ar 1 a s'alrbanka. Powara
has had a rapid rise In th moving pic
ture ranks and la making good la every
department,
Mirk King, tha Auatrallaa middle
weight, has been matched to box Steve
Reynolds In ISealtle Friday night. King
arrived from San Francteco aevaral
aay. ango ana is training oara lor ine
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trouble beating Hrynolds If t la balf
as good as they ssy h la
'e e e
Marty Karrell. the classy New Tork
middleweight, who baa been boxing
.round San Francisco ar.d Oakland for
the past three months. Is due to amv
in Portland any ime now.
ess
Willie Meehan ha received an offer
lo box rallor Fd Ptroky In Pan
Diego thla month. Why don't they
top picking on por old Ed.
a a
aflk 0"Dowd middleweight fhara.
ploa of th world, will meet 'Harry
WHO WOULD
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Billy Speaa.
f2K . t. V.-- V, I. I rUtl.K,,, mli4.
I dlewilshU in St. Paul December 22.
I Binnff Innard! nnnularitv la wan-
Ins;. Tha little Hshtaelnht champion
killed off tha promising liKhtaeiichta
ao fast there are no others. Conse
quently public Interest has turned to
some other quarter until the challen
ger bobs up who aeema em-orthy of a
crack at the errand little fighting man
who now holds the title.
SOLDIERS READY FOR MATCH
Losa of Crack Swimmer to Be Felt by
Barracks In M. A. A. C. Meet.
George Cunha. the crack Hawaiian
swimmer who waa expected to be a big
point getter for the Vancouver Bar
racks swimming squad, who will com
pel against Multnomah Club Saturday
night, haa been ordered to Camp Lewis
and will be unable to take part in Sat
urday nlght'a meet. Although his loss
will be greatly felt by the soldier
swinrmers. Lieutenant i;dney, man
ager of the Post squad Is confident that
th soldiers will walk away with th
dual meet. With such stars as Harry
Mullen. K. 9. Hart. Walter Grace. Lieu
tenant Oedney. Charley Hardy, W. K.
Rich, R- Hemington. C. Lowe. George
Kelly and Harold IShaddle and others in
tha Barracks lineup, things look pretty
blue for Multnomah Club.
The Multnomah Club swimmers are
working hard for the meet under the
tVIVES Ml" SIT STAY AT HOUR
THIS iKAR. IS lit! RtL,
CHICAOO, Feb. 6. Wives of
bsllplayers and stockholders of
the club hava been barred from
accompanying the Chicago Na
tlonale on lha Spring training
trip lo Paaadena, Cal.. President
Wreghman said tonight, owing to
limited transportation facilities.
Tha squad will be the smallest
In years. The only persons in th
party will be th players, news
paper men. Manager Fred Mitch
ell and tha business manager.
Th players will be expected to
travel without trunks.
watchful eye of Jack Cody and will be
In tha best of condition for the fray.
Several of th M. A. A. C. swimmers are
doing the sprints In sensational time In
practice and may spring a surprise
agalnat tha Vancouver Barracks entries..
U. S. Airplane Will Cause
Surprise, Is Opinion.
William McGwire, la Navy. Writes ta
Hood stiver Athlete.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Feb. 5 (Spe
cial.) William McOulre. formerly
manager of the athletics of the Hood
River Commercial Club. In a letter to
Edward Thornton declares that he pins
hla faith to the airplanes that America
will soon launch In the battle against
th Hun. Young McGuire, who recently
transferred from rating as musician to
tha aviation, section of the Navy, aays:
"I could tell you lots of thinps, but
it would not bo good policy and
against ths rules, but take it .from me,
the world la going to get a surprise
when th Navy gets her big aeroplanes
to working.
Toung MrOuIr says that there Is
all th difference in the world In the
temperament of tha Eastern and West
ern boys in the service.
"Tha Raatem boya" he writes, "are
always kicking, but never a grumble is
heard from th lads of the Pacific
Coast region.
"The other day we had canned sal
raon at a tnraL I remarked that I
cam from where they caught salmon.
A messmate, a lad from the Eastern
United States, wanted to know If I
had ever eaten any fresh salmon, and
how It tasted."
CE'TRAL1A VAXTS DOG TRIALS
Committee Named to Bring Western
Meet to Washington City.
CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Feb. 5. (Spe
cial.) A committee recently appointed
by the Commercial Club, composty of
Dr. C E. Day, R. W. Kdineer and J.
H. Roberta, to secure next Kail's field
triala of tha Western Field Trial Asso
ciation, met last night with the Lewis
County Game Commission, which ap
proved the plan.
Centralia and Chehalis will work to
gether. A committee of the association
will be asked to come here and look
over the ground.
About 4000 acres are needed for the
trials, in which dogs from th entire
Pacific Coaat will be entered.
SALMON" CLVB WILL KLECT
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Officers for Year to Be Named al
Annual Meeting Tonight.
Th Salmon Club of Orrron will hold
ita annual meeting and election of of.
fleera In room 19 Imperial Hotel, to
night, starting at I o'clock.
W. E. Cralon Is chairman of tha club
at present and Ray Winter secretary
treasurer. O. II. Rooed. who fllles the
position of honorary president on ac
count .f having caught the largest but
ton fish during th 191 season, will
relinquish th honor to F. W. Hmlth,
who caught tha banner salmon of th
1117 season.
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FANS PRIMED FOR
BATTLES TOUIGH
Northwest Athletic Club Card
Eagerly Anticipated by
Fight Enthusiasts.
MAIN EVENTS TO BE FAS
Farren-Bronson Boat Destined to Be
Hard-Fought, as Both Battlers
Have Mnrh to Gain Tucker
Substituted for Sullivan.
TONIGHT'S BOXING PRO-
GRAMMK.
Bronson Ta Farren, 133 pounds,
Duffy ys. Tucker, 140 pounds.
Benjamin vs. Laball, 133 pounds,
Hunefeld vs. Williams, 135 pound.
Ryan va. McCarty, 115 pounds.
Tonight la th night.
Portland fight enthusiasts are all
primed for tonlght'a fistic carnival
to ba staged at tha Eleventh-Street
Playhouse under the auspices of tha
Northwest Athletic Club.
Muff Bronson and Frankls Farren
will battle for the Pacific Coast light
weight title, and both boxers are re
ported in the best possible physical
condition. Tonight's fight means much
to both fighters. Farren, who came
nto prominence In th Northwest by
virtue of his quick defeat of Alex
Trambltaa, la mora than anxious to
topple Bronson off the pugilistic lad
der via tha knockout route, and to
listen to th San Franciscan rave yes
terday after he finished his light work
out, one would gain the Impression Usat
there Is no need of Bronson going Into
tha ring tonight just collect hia train-
ng expenses at th door and return
home eo confident Is tha San Fran
clscan of his ability to wallop said
Bronson In the vicinity of the proboscis
which would have the awful effect of
stretching Portland's lightweight boxer
prone on th floor.- '
But Bronson doea not agree with
Farren at all.' Muff never worked
harder for a bout than he has for to
nlght'a encounter with Farren. Muff
realises that thla la his opportunity to
hake off the Jinx which has been fol-
owing him for th last six months.
Branson ta Wear New Toga.
Bronson destroyed all hla old fight
Ing paraphernalia yesterday, and will
nler th ring tonight bedecked In gala
attire. Bright red lighting trunks will
help MulT scare Farren to that point
where tha Portlander hopes he will be
ble to bang one on Farren s "point
which Is very apt to spell "curtains
for the Californlan' provided Muff s
wallop lands square.
Both rarren and Bronson ar conn
dent of the outcome, and the winner
will be In big demand for future
smokers. Jack Helser will referee.
The matchmaker of tha Northwest
club made a switch In his card yeater-
ay which will help rather than de
tract from the evening's entertainment.
According to the club oillciuls Frankie
ulllvan. who wtflr carded to meet
Immy Duffy, attempted to atage a
last-minute demand for a larger medal.
nd aa a result he wna tincanned to
tho scrap heap. Frankie Tucker, who
as been loudly proclaiming his desire
o again tangle with Jimmy Iiuffy ever
ince the latter beat him last month.
111 be accommodated tonight, aub-
stltutlng for Sullivan.
Tucker claims he waa suffering from
bad cold when he fought Duffy at the
ast smoker which prohibited him from
displaying his real fighting talents.
Duffy Is In great shape, and will try
nd knock Tucker out of the limelight
via tha knockout route.
Frankie Hulllvan's action ought to be
taken up by the boxing commission.
nd. If his tactlca warrant It, be barred
from further participation In a Port
land ring. There la always two sides
to a story, and we haven't heard Sulli
van's aa yet.
Benjamin Has Hard Job.
Jos Benjamin and Jack Label! ar
down for a aetto at th lightweight
limit. Labell Is a newcomer, and la
said to carry a wicked punch In either
hand. Benjamin will have to put up a
good ngnt if he expects to regain some
of the prestige ha lost because of his
dismal showing with Joe Rivers. Ben
Jamln was stepping along In mighty
lively fashion until he ran amuck of
River's right hand In the first 16 sec
onds of their bout. Benjamin's friends
claimed It was a lucky punch, and
those who watched the Spokane lad
previous bouts were of the same opin
ion, but fight fans like a winner, and
Benjamin will have to fight hard to
night if he expects to return to the
good graces or Portland fight fans.
When you mention Willie Hunefeld's
name to Jimmy Duffy he shudders.
Duffy fought Hunefeld In Seattle last
week, and the best the speedy Duffy
could get away with was a draw.
Hunefeld will fight Billy Williams to
night, and if he is anything like the
advanc dope Portland ringstera have
on him. he ought to give Williams all
that the law will allow, but you can't
always sometimes telL It ought to be
a fast bout.
Ryan and McCarty, two local boxers,
will stage the curtain-raiser and put
the fans on edge for the four star
bouts.
The first bout starts promptly at
8:30 o'clock.
PENDLETON GUNNERS COMPETE
Tournament to Decide Members of
State Team Is Begun.
PENDLETON, Or., Feb. 5. (Special.)
Fifteen members of th Pendleton
Oun Club turned out at the traps Sun
day for the first shoot of the club in
the tournament that is to determine
what two members shall represent Pen-
dleton at the state shoot in Portland i
next Spring. Enough have
I announced ,
their intentions to compet to add sev
eral more squads. The shoot lasts for
six weeks. 25 birds to be shot each
weeks. The two high men will attend
the shoot.
In addition to the men competing
for the team, there were fully aa many
at the traps yesterday, who still hold
themselves in the novice class, but who
ar progressing rapidly in th sport,
BOWLERS TO GIVE BIG DANCE
Oregon Alleys to Be Host at Informal
Scheduled for February 19.
On Tuesday night, February 19. the
Oregon Bowling Alleys will give an in
formal dance at one of the large ball
rooma in the Multnomah Hotel. The
money derived from the dance will go
towards sending a five-man bowling
team to compete in the Pacific Coast
B. C bowling tournament, which Is
to he staged In Los Angeles next
month.
All of thr ramlnent pin smasher In
th etty will lay aside the balls and
tak to Canelng fny a fw hours next
j Tuesday . Bight. Th danee promises
to be one of the biggest events of the
season in local bowling circlea and all
th bowling fans and their friends
invited to attend.
SHOCKLEY BACK AT IT. OF O.
Former Wrestling Instructor Takes!
Charge of Tarslty Team.
TJNTVERSITT OF OREGON. Eugene,
Feb. 5. (Special.) Ed Shockley, for
mer wrestling and swimming coach at
the university, who gave up athletics
to enter the automobile business at
Wasco last Fall, has returned to the
campus and assumed charge of the
work Vf putting the varsity mat men
Into shape for their match with the
University of Washington grapplers
February 16.
Since Shockley s departure In Octo
ber the wrestlers have been working
under the direction of Captain Harold
Grey, who will probably be the Oregon
representative In the 14o-pound class.
Final tryouta for positions on the team
are scheduled for Friday, February s.
CHICAGO PRIEST ON FRONT
Rev. W. R. L nil ford Carries Cross
Into Jerusalem.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. To a man who
was raised . in Chicago and who spent
last Summer here fell ' the honor of
being the chsplain of the forces which
have just entered Jerusalem, accord
ing to dispatches received yesterday. He
the Rev. William Raphael Ludford,
Order of St. Benedict, and Jie Is the
chief holy man of the, first Christian
army to enter the Holy City in cen
turies. Father Ludford'a father and mother
are Mr. and Mrs. William Ludford, 23
Bellevue Place, and with them lives
his sister, Lillian. Jerusalem, as his
tory shows, was the object of the Cru- j
saaers wno oaiiiea inu uicu iu iscuu"
uer It for Christianity for centuries.
The Crusades came to an inglorious
end in the 13th century.
It is an interesting coincidence that
the Order of St. Benedict, according to
the Catholic encyclopedia. In 1254,
launched a holy war "against the Prus.
sians and Mohammedans." Thus, It sp
ears, the same 'order to which this
young Chicago pastor belongs was bat.
tllng the same foes nearly 700 years
ago.
Furthermore, the flame authority
says, the name Crusades appllea to
wars undertaken In pursuance of a
vow directed against Infidels, Moham
medans, pagans and heretics. The war
was waged from the 11th to the lfrth
centuries in Northern Europe against
the Prussians."
Father Ludford, when a boy. attended
St Mary's Academy in Chicago. He
went abroad to be educated and en.
tered his majesty'a service: For- six
yeara he was vicar-general of the ca
thedral at Port Louis, the capital of
tha Island of Mauritius, an English
colony in the Indian Ocean.
Since the beginning of the war he
haa been attached to the Egyptian ex
peditionary forces aa chaplain. Last
Spring he was sent on a special mis
sion lo Russia and Japan. Hla work
done, he was granted a furlough and
pent July and August with hla people
here. In September he sailed to rejoin
the army in Egypt.
And that is how it comes that a Chi
cago boy waa the chaplain ot tne
forces which entered Jerusalem, re
cently.
WILLIS TELLS OF CAPTURE
Lafayette Escadrille Aviator Writes
From Prison Camp. '
NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 1. Tha first
direct communication from Lieutenant
Harold B. Willis, of the Lafayette
Escadrille, who disappeared while fly-
ng over the German lines August 18,
as been received by his parents here.
The Red Cross had discovered the misB-
ng aviator in a German prison camp,
ut W nils' letter revealed for the first
me the story of his capture.
My last flight was some distance
within the lines," he wrote. "One of the
boys in front of me attacked, and I
waa able to put away my assailant, but
mmediately was Jumped on by two
thers, later by a third. To avoid be
ing riddled from the rear I had to turn
nd engsge, and was thus separated
from friends on my level. French -ma
chines above me evidently did not see
y situation.
'Almost immediately my motor waa
hit and only run intermittently, so that
they could always keep above ma My
efforts became the avoidance of fire on
line of flight, and to regain the
group or lines. I did not succeed, how
ever, in any of these on account of loss
of the motor and the odds against me.
I landed 20 kilometers In the rear. An
adversary landed beside me and proved
very courteous and sympathetic My
machine was hit SO times, In body, mo
tor, and windshield. Half the cables
were cut, tire shot away and many
holes in the wings.
"They took me to lunch and later to
the rear. The treatment since contin
ues courteous.
"My chief distress has been my-inability
to tell you of my safety and
further my exile from the front and the
fighting. Am with splendid French offi
cers. Am studying German, doing
sketching and wood carving."
The letter was three and a' half
months on the way.
HOUSE MEMBERS DOCKED
Two Serving Their Country Are Not
' . otr Congressional Payroll.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. l.w-Com-
plaints have ' reached Champ Clark
Speaker of the House, that two mem
bers of the House, Representatives La
Suardia, of New York, and Victor
Heintx, of Ohio. both Republicans, are
drawing two salaries from the Govern
ment at the same time. The complaints
are not justified, the Speaker said to
day. The Congressional salaries of
both were suspended when they went
into the Army.
There is a contest on now over Mr.
Heintz' place. David Baumgartner, of
Cincinnati, ran for re-election in the
Heintz district last fall and received
1000 votes and has instituted legal pro
ceeding to declare the seat vacant-
Speaker Clark said if the Supreme Court
tVw. th
jh. ha t-nllort unnn to derlnrA Mr
might be called upon to declare Mr.
La Guardla's seat vacant also,
NATION'S NEED IGNORED
Wheatless and Meatless Days Virtual
Failure at Oklahoma City.
OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla. Feb. 1.
Reports to Dr. Stratton D. Brooks, state
food administrator, and Mayor Overhol
ser, of Oklahoma City, indicate that
wheatless and meatlesa days here vir
tually are a failure.
The failure of wheatless day reached
such proportions, it was said, that bak
ers appealed to Dr. Brooks, who issued
this statement:
"Washington has advised me that we
must tighten up cn food. Conditions
are such that even the baking of gra
ham bread, which calls for wheat flour,
on wheatless day, may have to be
eliminated.
"If some people want to lose the war
by eating wheat bread on wheatless
day, they should be Interned in camps
with German apiea and other enemies
of th Government.'.' j
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Portland Determined to Beat
Seattle to Stay in Race.
CONTEST IS CRUCIAL ONE
By Defeating Metropolitans, Who
Are Now Tied With Vgncouver for
Second Place In Hockey Race,
Locals Will Shorten Gap.
Hockey .League Staadlngm.
-Goals-
r. L. Pet. For.Art.
Seattle B 4 .555 31
13
Vancouver ....... fi 4 .ftf5 80
Portland S 5 .375 23
Where They Play This Week.
Tonight Portland at Seattle.
Friday Seattle at Portland.
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Manager Muldoon and the members
of the Portland ice hockey septet will
leave today for Seattle, where they
are scheduled to clash with Lester
Patrick'a "Mats."
Winning tonight's game means much
to the Portland Rosebuds, who are
at this writing in the cellar position.
A victory over Seattle tonight will
place the Rosebuds vSlthin a step of
again tielng up the' race.
Vancouver greased the skids for the
"Mets " slide out of first place last
Monday night at Vancouver, thereby
tielng Vancouver and Seattle for first
place.
Muldoon promises1 to send the Rose
buds "over the top" n tonight's game
with Seattle. If the Rosebuds want to
remain contenders in the struggle for
supremacy they must gather tonight s
game.
Marplea May Play.
According to information Muldoon
received yesterday, Stanley Marples
ahould have arrived in Seattle late last
night, which will give him a chance to
loosen up the stiffness In his joints and
Individual Hockey Scores.
Player, clut)
Taylor, Vancouver......
Roberts. Seattle s
Morris, Seattle
Tobin. Portland
Dunderdale. Portland...
Foyaton, Seattle
McDonald, Vancouver...
Wilson, Seattle
Oatman, Portland. .....
Harris, Portland
Mackay, Vancouver.....
Johnson, Portland
Stanley, Vancouver
Moynes, Vancouver
Riley, Seattle
Barbour, Portland
Grtffis, Vancouver
Cook, Vancouver
Rickey, Seattle
LouiUlin, Portland
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ROSEBUDS MUST WIN
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8 5 3 T
4 4 3 7
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5 3 3 6
8 4 15
6 3 2 5
9 5 1
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be ready to don tha spangles in to
night's game against Seattle. Muldoon
plans on playing Marples in place of
"Moose" Johnson so as to give John
son a few more days' rest.
Muldoon -will switch his lineup in
tonights game. Eddie Oatman will
play left wing, Charlie Tobin will play
rover and Tommy Dunderdale win oe
back in his old job at center. Mul
doon figures this switch in the lineup
will give the Rosebuds added strength
and. enable them to again break into
the win column,
"Cyclone" Taylor, Vancouver's star
center, is leading the' league in total
points registered. The bald-headed
veteran, who is mainly responsible for
Vancouver's present high standing In
the percentage column, has scored 12
goals and registered five assists for a
total of 17 points.
Roberts la Second.
"Doc" Roberts, of Seattle, is a close
second with 13 goals and one assist.
for a total of 13 points. Bernie Mor
ris, the peppery Seattle center. Is tnira
in the scoring column with 12 points
Morris netted the puck nine times and
assisted on three other occasions.
Charlie Tobin and Tommy Dunder
dale are leading the Portland point
getters, both being tied for honors with
seven points each. Harris and Oatman
ar credited with five points each.
CLUB PRACTICING HARD
HCLT.VOMAH BASKETBALJ, TEAM
- READY FOB W. S. C.
Northerner Have Defeated Locals for
limut Twa Seasons, but Winged
"M Optimistic
The Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club basketball team is practicing bard
for its game with Washington State
College at Multnomah Club Saturday
night. The Winged "M" basket tossers
journeyed down to Salem last Saturday
and took the Willamette University
quintet into camp by a score of 33 to
10. Willamette has defeated the Uni
versity of Oregon and lost by only one
point to the Oregon Aggie hoopera
Coach Mathews; of Willamette, after
the game with Multnomah, stated that
the M. A. A. C. team was the best one
that had ever invaded Salem from that
Institution.
Washington State has a crackerjack
squad this year and is crowding Idaho
for the championship in the eastern
division of the Northwest conference.
Washington State has trimmed the
Multnomah team two years straight,
but it is doubtful if they will repeat
this year. The Washington quintet is
the only team that has been able to
defeat Multnomah Club here in two
years.
Manager Clayton Sharp, who also
plays a stellar game at guard for tha
club, is confident that things will he
different this year and that his team
will reverse the results of the past
seasons.
Sharp expects to line up a game with
tho University of Washington for a
week from this Friday and is busy try
ing to land the Puget Sound aggrega
tion for a game here. He is also on
the trail of the Oregon Aggies and
hopes to persuade them into a game
before the season Is over.
The following' lineup will start for
Multnomah Saturday night: Stinson
and Duniway, forwards; Sharp and
Toomey, guards, and Mix, center.
Order of "O" Reorganized.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Feb. 5. (Special.) The Order of the
"O." an organisation of university men
who have won their letter in some
branch of Intercollegiate athletics, has
been reorganized for the year, with
James Sheehy. of Portland, president.
The other officers are: Oscar Goreczky,
vice-president; Walter Grebe, secre
tary; Harold Slaison, treasurer. At Its
next meeting the men who have made
their letters on the football and bas
ketball teams this year will be for
mally initiated into the order.
ANTI-FIGHT LAW IS 0. K.
NEW TORK JUDGE DECLARES BAX
OX FUGILISM TO BE LEGAL
Supreme Court Dec In Ion Asserts That
Exhibitions for Mosey Are Pro
hibited Tend to Corrupt.
' NEW TORK, Feb. 5. Judge Hendrick
In the Supreme Court nere today de
clared the New York state anti-prizefighting'
law constitutional when he
dismissed a writ of habeas corpus ob
tained by a boxer who had been ar
rested for taking part In a bout to
which an admission fee had been
charged. It was alleged that the
boxer did not know that the audience
had paid to see the exhibition.
"When a man participates in a spar
ring match it seems to me quite rea
sonable to presume that he must know
wnetner ne is giving tne exhibition
gratis or whether he receives compen
sation," declared Justice Hendrick. "If
the latter, it Is only a step to the pre
sumption that he must know the
sources from which the money is re
ceived. If there is no admission fee,
no offense is committed. If there Is
fee it is so nearly a part of the ex
hibition as to render the participant
amenable to the penalty prescribed.
"Sparring in itself is not inherently
wrong. The Legislature has not un
dertaken to declare it so. Nor is spar
ring as an exhibition for money evil
in itself. But in the judgment of tho
Legislature it tends to corrupt the
public morals and for that reason It is
prohibited."
FATHER HELD FOR SLAYING
Son's Murder Charged to John J.
Dooms at Ava, Mo.
AVA, Mo., Feb. 2. John J. Dooms,
58 yeans old, charged with the murder
of his -son, William Dooms, waived a
preliminary examination here and was
held for trial In January. No applica
tion for bond was made and the pris
oner was remanded to the County Jail.
William Dooms, who waa 2 S years
old, was sitting at home with his
mother, near Topas, the evening of De
cember 3, when an assassin fired a
bullet through a window, killing him
instantly.
A trail followed by bloodhound led
to the arrest of the father at the home
of a neighbor, where he had lived for
two years following domestic diffi
culties. TONIGHT
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BOXING
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Duffy vs. Tucker
Benjamin vs. Labell
Hunefeld vs. Williams
McCarthy vs. Ryan
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