THE MORNING OREGONIAN'. MONDAY, JULY 15. 1918. STANDIFER VIGTOB 111 RIOTOUS GAME Vancouver Team Battles Way into Second Place Tie, h Cornfoot Losing. P1LLETT AND RAPP TWIRL Manager Casey Announces He Will Protest Game on Ground That Pillett Balked; Umpires Unable to Agree. Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders' Leacoe (Standings. W. U P.C.I W. L. P.O. UrCormlck. O lunoiSupple-Bal'n :i 3 -Sriii Etandlfer 5 1 . t 'eninsula 1 S .197 Cornfoot... 5 1 .s::3 Smith-Porter 1 .1.17 foundation .3 3 .SOUiOolumbla. R. O 6 .000 Yesterday's Result. At Vancouver standifer 4. Cornfoot 2. At St. Johns Foundation 6. Grant Smith Porter 2. At St. Helens McCormick 19. Columbia River 1. At Estacada Supple-Ballin 10. Penin sula 5. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 14. (Spe cial.) Standifer battled Its way to a tie for second place in the Columbia Willamette Shipbuilders' League today, defeating Ferle Casey's Cornfoot Bear cats by the score of 4 to 2. The game was a "whiz throughout the nine in nings and was halted several times because of arguments arising over de cisions. Herman Pillett pitched for Standifer, while Frank Rapp, former Buckaroo, worked in the box for Corn foot. Both twirlers allowed seven hits and were wild. Pillett proved to be steadier in the pinches and managed to hold Cornfoot down at the critical times. Standifer made one run in the first inning, one in the second, one in the third and one in the fifth. Cornfoot cored in the third and fifth frames. Lutge's Tons Xiba Teck. Eddie Garrity, for Standifer, and Ferle Casey, for Cornfoot, were the fielding stars of the contest, both play ers performing in tip-top form. Lutge, In center field for Cornfoot, got a hand In the second frame when he threw Eddie Teck out at home on a return or Casey s hit to center. The big argument started in the second inning, when, with Kennedy on first and Teck on third, the Cornfoot team claimed that Pillett made a balk and wanted Umpire Drennan, who was calling balls and strikes, to advance Kennedy to second and let Teck come home. Drennan said that Pillett had not made a balk, but Bill Russell, who was working on bases, said that it was a balk, and it finally ended with Ken nedy going to second but Teck staying on third. Manager Casey said he would protest the game. Casey came up next and rapped out a long hit to center, but Teck was caught coming in by Lutge's perfect peg to Marshall. Kau Go Over Top. Another argument arose in the fourth Inning over the same question as to whether Pillett balked or not, but no fatalities resulted. A large, enthusias tic crowd of baseball fans was on band to witness the gUne and it made itself very evident several times. It is a habit with them to storm the diamond any time an argument comes up and many of the boys go "over the top" on Sunday. Fred Carman, Standifer's recent ad dition from the Seattle team of the 1'. C. I. L., starred at. the bat yester day, garnering two hits in. four trips to the plate. Fitchner played "Dick Merriwell" for Cornfoot. He knocked out three hits and a sacrifice In four times at bat. Casey sent in Sutherland and Bourg as pinch hitters, but neither one managed to get even a piece of a bingle. Cliff Lee and John L. Sullivan, who did noble stick work for the Buckaroos all season, could not find the ball yesterday. Lee made one good hit in three times up, while Sullivan failed to register in four trips to the rubber. Score: Cornfoot I Standifer A El B H O AK 1 o; Johnson.!. 4 O 1 00 :i 1 ; t;arrlty.s. .". t 2 2 O 0; Moorc.2. .. 2 14 10 1 O Carman. r. 4 2 2 00 0 OI.Marshnll.c 4 16 10 0 n Walters.l . 4 110 0 0 OOiroleman.3 2 0 0 10 5 OIl.ulBe.m. . :t 0 2 1 0 0 lirillett.p.. 3 1 0 31 FORMER PORTLAND TWIRLER WITH ST. LOUIS BROWNS WHO MAT RETURN TO PORTLAND IF "WORK OR FIGHT" ORDER IS ENFORCED. . muni... 1.1111,1) iii i m ... i.i "t'1' i.jiim .in au ' 1 vr -J "' :: l:f if - ( ' : ' -:..A T f - ! tk: ft ' W ' yf"7 H " i ' . 'J- I r I -?.- I -:-;- X r " J r -1 -; r. f- - T. it I ' -1 i '-'"4 ' ' i i ' 1 hi : VJ h' if . - :-:,jT BASEBALL HELD TO BE NON PRODUCTIVE Brighton, Mass., Draft Officers Rule in Case of Catcher Henry, of Braves. DECISION SETS PRECEDENT Game's Financial Contribution to War Held Xo Larger Than Sacri fices of Many Millions of American Citizens. BOSTON. July 14. Baseball waa classed an a non-productive occupation by the Brighton local draft board to day in deciding a test case brought by John Park Henry, catcher for the Bos ton National League baseball team against Provost Marshal General Crowdert "work or fight" rule. ln board found that the amount of relief from war strain furnished by the game was overestimated by the registrant in his affidavit, and that baseball's financial contribution to the war was no larger materially than the voluntary sacrifices of "many millions of citizens." All three members of the board are agreed in the finding that baseball is a non-productive occupation, but one of them. Justice Thomas H. Connelly, recommends that Catcher Henry be not required to change his occupation on the ground that he could not do so "without substantial financial loss to himself and others." Justice Connelly Interprets "others" as Including his employers. The majority of the board, in dis putlng Henry's claim, believe that the conduct of the business of the regis tram s employers Is secondary to the winning of the war and that they must necessarily expect to make some sacri fice, but the financial welfare of the registrant is amply provided for in a manufacturing business which he con trols, located at Amherst. Mass. Lakes Naval Training Station team, which is now touring the East. Slim Bailee is at present suffering with a lame back, probably resulting from cold contracted 'in the muscles. Benny Kauff reports from Camp Sherman that be 1m enjoying Army life, but wishes some of his friends would write to him. It's a safe bet that Benny knows everybody in the camp by this time. The Reds are getting back Into their stride again at the expense of the Phillies. The treatment to which the Braves have been subjected In Pittsburg prob ably has taken a lot of steam out of the Boston rooters, who just a little while ago were nursing pennant hopes. According to the final averages of the southern league. Ham Hyatt, now with the Yankees, ranked third in hit ting, with a mark of .3S2. He was leading the league In home runs, with five, when the organization was dis banded. Bill Kay, the heavy-hitting outfielder of the Birmingham club, who may be come a member of the Brooklyn team, has been hitting the ball at a .370 clip. f- Chief Meyers is having another big year with the stick. The Indian has been clouting at a .360 clip for George Wlltse's Buffalo club. Hal Chase made a home run at Cin cinnati on Saturday last, and It was something of a novelty in Redland, Hal is the first home player to hit a circuit clout on the home park this year. BRAVES ANNEX TV0 Errors Spoil Cards' Chances to Win Second Game. E. H. KELLAR HIGH GUN score: or oh made: IX SPECIAL lOO-TA RGFT EVEXT. Byron Heaclc. Houck has been dickering with several of the managers in the Columbia Willamette Shipbuilders' League, but of late none of them has heard from him. Under aruling of the Shipbuilders' League no players of leagues above Class B were to be admitted to the league after July 9, but some new arrangmente may be made. OJrant smitn-Porter ana peninsula were ootn alter houck ana ne wrote Eddie Yates, of Smith-Porter that he would soon be in Portland. Yates wrote back to Houck about July 1, but has never received an answer. over and will be back In next bun- day's game. Score: 8mlth-Porter I Foundation li M UA t". M tl UA f. Yates.3. .. Shea.2. . B.Kiaher.X Hogan.l. . Clynea.m . Hargres.I Blanch'd.s Harmon, r. D.Shea.c. . Barham.p O 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 IS 1 0 M'TC'nna.a Vr.nch.3. Kitchncr.r J.ee.c Sullivan, 1. Teck.m. . Kenn'dy.l l'nsey.2. . "Rapp, p. Suther'd Bourgt . .. II O 1 o 0 2 3 0 1 :s 0 1 O. 3 1 14 1 1 o o o 0 o o 4 2 1 3 1 Dinlfls.m 4 4 2 1 OOSigsby.2.. 4 3 0 8 0 O Stumpf.B.. 4 1 0 3 0 OiFlsher.c. . 5 4 0 2 0 0 Peteraon.3 3 4 0 11 O'Felchtl'r.r '4 4 1 4 4 0'Groce.l. . . 4 4 10 1 0 Kdwarrto.t 2 2 0 r 3 o Jamea.p. . . 4 3 1 2 1 01 Totals. 33 7 27 13 11 Totals.. 34 12 27 16 1 Foundation X 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 fl Smith-Porter 0O001010 2 Rum. Hal-graves. J-. bhea, uanlela 2. tumpf. Fisher. Peterson. Groce. Two-base hits. Daniels, G. Fisher, Peterson. Stumpf, Harmon. Stolen bases, J. Shea. Ianlels 2. Edwards. Double play, Blanchard to Fisher. Bases on balls, off James 1. Barham 2. Hit by pitched ball. Peterson. Struck out. James Barham 4. wild pltcn.. jwarnam. lime. :43. Umpire. Kennedy. M'CORMICK ENJOYS BATFEST Columbia River Nine Beaten, 19 to 1, In 7 Innings. ST. HELENS, Or., July 14. (Spe cial.) In a game called at the end of the seventh inning to spare the spec tators further suffering, McCormick defeated te Columbia River S. B. Com pany outfit, 19 to 1. The McCormick team scored in every inning and ran wild on the bases. In the fifth inning Eddie Mensor's gang batted all the way around. Jack Kandail sent in Eriscoll to relieve Gravelle in the fifth nning, but the latter did little better. A small crowd witnessed the game. Following is the box score: St. Helens I Col. River B H O AK B II O Mens'r.s-p 3 1 5 3 0!Tett.r 2 o 3 oo; o o Totals. 82 7 24 30 21 Totals. : Batted for Teck in eighth. tBatted tor Rapp in ninth. Cornfoot 0 0 10 10 Hits 1 t 1 O 0 0 Standifer 1 110 10 Htrs O O S 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 Runs. McKenna. Rapp. Garrity. Moore Coloman. Slrnck out. by Rapp ;t. by Pillett i. tjase on nails, orr liapp 4. off Pillett Two-base Mis. Marshall, rarman. nouble riay. rrench to Casey. Sacrifice hits. Aloore. i'oleman. .McKenna. Fitchner. Stolen bases. McKenna 2, Kltcliner. l.ee. Teck, Moore. Hit by pitched ball. Pillett by Rapp. Passed ball, Marshall. Balks. Pillett 2. Innings piti hed. by pillett t. by Rapp 9. Time of game, ...:. t mplres. Drennan and Russell. SMITH-PORTER BEATEN, 6 TO 2 Foundation Grabs Lead In Sixth and Adds Three in Eighth. ' Before a large Sunday crowd. Man aster Bill Fishers Smith-Porter nine lost to Foundation yesterday afternoon at St. Johns by a score of 6-2. It was a pitchers battle for the first five in nings, the score being tied, 1-1. In the sixth Foundation took the lead by shov ing a runner across the pan. and duDli cated the feat in the seventh, scoring ifiii'i. aii me eigntn, mree runs scored on a walk, two singles and a double cinched the game for Foundation. The West Slders started the scoring in the first frame, when Daniels, the first batter to face Barham, doubled to right. He was sacrificed to third on Sigsby"s out and scored on Stumpf's tungie to center. Lefty Bill James breezed along nicely until the seventh, when Hargreaves walked and scored on "Shine" Har mon's double over the left field fence. Harmon and Gus Fisher made the lone est hits of the day, each putting the pin over me ience for two bases. "Shine" celebrated his return to the game by making a beautiful peg and knocking the only extra base hit his teammates made off Bill James. Har mon has a peculiar sense of humor. Last week he got angry over some thing, which he only himself knows. and refused to play against Columbia River. He soon changed his mind nowever, ana reiurnea to the game. this is aooui tne tnira time that Har inon played "hookey from the ball lield this year, so Manager Fisher isn' worrying if his star takes a notion to go on a vacation again. Blanchard. Young Yates and Edward were the fielding stars of the game, the latter making a beautiful running catch ot a roul ball. Manager Bill Fisher, of Smith-Porter, cot a kink in his shoulder while stoop ing after a low one and was forced out of the game in the second. He is likely to recover before the week is 0 o 3 o 4 o 2 0 2 l 1 0 o o 0 o 4 0 BRANDON DOES WELL Ex-Portland Bantam Making Good Record in Navy. MANY OPPONENTS BEATEN Plke.c. I.ocker.1. Keurb n.3 W.Carft,2 arst a.m Ksmm.1. . S.Cart't.r. Houel d.p M'lnt'sh.c 4 2 4 2 O Ol I.eary.2. . . 0 OlDris'll.s-p. 1 1 I.a Rau.l. 6 0 Boyt'na.m 0 01 Alllson.l.. 0 O' Harper.c. . 0 O.MrHale.r. 1 0Gra'Ile.p- 0 0 2 110 l o o o AE 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 00 2 0 Totals. 3113 211111 Totals. 22 5 18 SI Columbia River 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 St. Helens 2 4 1 6 6 1 IB Runs. Meusor 3. pike 2, Locker o. Feuer- born 2. W. Cartwrlght 2. Harstad 2. 3. Cartwright 2. Mcintosh. Leary. Two-base hits. W. Cartwright, Leary. Drlscoll. tou ble plnys. w. vartwrisnt to .tensor to Locker: Hougland to W. Cartwright Locker: W. Cartwright to Locker; Mensor to Cartwright to Locker. Base on balls, off Gravelle 6, off Erlscoll'3. Hit by pitched ball. Yett. struck out. by llougland 4, oy Gravelle 1. Wild pitch, Drlscoll. Time of game, 1:30. I mpire Rankin. Clever Battler Makes Short Work of Bobby I.andon on July 4 and La ter Knocks Out Shell McCool In Three East Rounds. KIRKS WIN FIRST PLAGE JOlRALS LOSE IX 10 IXXIXGS AT VAUGHX STREET. Bolaada Battery for Wi nnr r Naecahtea Take Two Games From Hiber nians; Stelger Star. Standing of the Teams. W. L Pet. I W. L Pet. Kirkpatrieka 8 2 .Kn(VMaroona. 4 7 .444 Maccabees.. 8 S .7-'7l.!oopers 3 8.333 Journals.... 9 3 .727 Squadron ... . 4 7 .3B4 Boil'makers 7 a .S83;Hibernians. . 2 10.167 The Kirkpatricks won from the Jour nals in a 10-inning game yesterday aft ernoon at Vaughn-street grounds by the score of 3-2. thereby capturing first place in the Inter-City League. The score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Kirkpat'ks. 3 8 3jJournals 2 S 4 Batteries Boland and Boland; Scott and Barr. First game: R. H. E ! R. H. E. Maccabees. 7 9 3Hibernians . 5 4 Batteries Sunderlief, Stelger and Saub: Helm and Wax. Second game: R. H. E. R H. E. Maccabees. 9 7 4Hibernians. 4 3 4 Batteries Steiger and Saub; Erick son. Helm and Ferry. Frederick Hyskell Scores. - Frederick Hyskell won the Kickers' Tournament at the Portland Golf Club yesterday with a score of S6 net. A large number of golfers turned out at the links yesterday, many of them tak ing part in the Kickers Tournament. Leaders Will Fight for Title. LOS ANGELES, July 14. Vernon and Los Angeles, leaders in the Pacific Coast League race when it closed to day, will begin a nine-game series for the championship here, Wednesday. George Brandon, the Portland ban tamweight who recently enlisted in the Navy, is boxing in sensational form in Oakland and San Francisco, and the clever Portland battler may set up a bantamweight record that the Port land fistic fans can point to with pride. Brandon in stationed at the Radio School on Mare Island and in his spare time assists as boxing instructor of his company. On July 4, he obtained a day off and fought a boy by the name of Bobby Landon, who Is well thought of around Oakland. George beat Landon from pillar to post, win ning an easy decision. Landon weighed 123 pounds, while Brandon tipped the beams at 118 pounds. On the follow ing night, July S. he met Larry Jones, at Dreamland Rink. San Francisco. What Brandon did to Jones was a shame, winning by a mile. But here is the best of it. Last Friday night Brandon, who is now known around the bay section as "Sailor" George Brandon. Journeyed over from Mare Island to San Fran cisco and knocked out the well-known Portland featherweight, Shel McCool, in three rounds. McCool is Beaten. McCool left Portland over a year ago and has been fighting with great suc cess in California, and has been hailed after several of his bouts as a likely looking featherweight contender. Bran don and McCool put up a hot fight for several rounds, when all of a sudden George ripped in a smashing left, fol lowed by a right uppercut that put McCool out for the count. While in Portland McCool met and defeated such boys as Sammy Morris, Joe' Gorman and others, and the news of Brandon's knocking him out came as a surprise to his friends here, although it is known .that Brandon has been coming along in championship style of late. Before he enlisted in the Navy sev eral months ago. Brandon showed ex ceptional form in his boxing in local gymnasiums. While here he had a lot of bad luck in the way of sickness. Brandon always was one of the most popular boys at his weight here and never failed to put up a battle. Hie fighting weight is from 116 to 120 and he Is always in condition. He was not of draft age, being only 19 years. Bromeo to Meet Wing. Brandon has plenty of time to train at Mare Island and has a number of classy boxers to work out with. His career is still young and when the war is over and he steps out In civilian life again, he will be ready to take on the best boys at his weight in the country. Claire Bromeo, the flashy San Fran Cisco featherweight, and Weldon Will ing Wing will likely put-up the next main event at the Vancouver Barracks. Wing got in strong with the soldiers and Vancouver fans when he lifted decision over Joe Gorman, while Bro meo polished off Eddie Hagerty, a sol dier boxer of note, on the same bill- Billy Mlske was forced to call off his match with "Kid" Norfolk in Boston be cause of an attack of ptomaine poison ing. The tt. Paul heavyweight re ceived $254 for training expenses, but had no forfeit up for his appearance. The match will take place later in the month. Jack Doyle, who promotes the boxing shows at Vernon, Cal., has announced hat he Is going to do away with the udge syBtem at all Vernon bouts. Hereafter he will let the referee de cide the winner, and if he is wrong the fans will know who to blame. Harry Case-, the Seattle lightweight who was called In the first draft, is now In France and doing well. He takes part in a boxing match often and has won every start. There are many boxers at the Foun dation Shipyards now. Look them over Alex Trambitas, Bob McAllister, Frank Kendall, Joe Gorman, Weldon Wing. Ted Hoke. Abe and Sammy Gordon, Eddie Herman. Claire Bromeo. Joe Levy, Muff Bronson. lightweight cham plon of the Pacific Coast, and several others. Pete Mitchle. the Battling Dane, will start training again this week. Pete has not had a bout in some time and wants to get In shape for the coming Fall and Winter campaign. Mitchle is working at the Cornfoot shipyard. George Chip, the Newcastle, Pa., mid dleweight who has met every good middleweight in the world, fought 10-round bout against Ieo Benz in Butte, Mont., the other night. Si Marty Farrell has been offered match with Battling Ortega In Oak land next week. He does not know whether he will accept Tommy Simp son's offer or not. There Is a telegram at the sporting editor's desk for Marty Farrell. Carl Martin, a 125-pounder who had number of bouts here, is with the Third Oregon in France. His last match before the local fans was a six round affair against Weldon Wing at Vancouver Barracks. Baseball Summary. American Leagne. W. L. P.C.I W. L. P.f. Boston 47 S3 .5.. 8 St. Louis... 38 40.404 New York. 4:1 3."i .3.-.1 Chlcag-o. . :8 40.4SO leveiana.. idis.tn" Leiroit :i.T 4.. .4 Washington 41 40 .SOtiiPhll'delphla 3147.3U7 National League. Chicago.... BS 23 .JOS' Cincinnati.. 34 40.459 New Tort 7 30 .BIO' Boston 35 44 .44 Pittsburg;.. 38 37 .SOS Brooklyn. .. SO 44 .4U.1 PmXdelp'la a4 38 .46l St. Louis.. 3147.337 t oast League. W. Li. P.C.I W. L P.C. Vernon S8 45 .S3 Sacramento 48 48 .500 T.os Anireles :,7 47 ..llS'Saa Franc'o M .M ..V Salt Lake.. 4K 4U .S00, Oakland. .. 40 S3 .358 Lefts and Rights. Eugene Marksaiu Second and Tnt Tie for Third; 50-Blrd Event Uora to It. E. Markell. E. H. Kellar won the special 100- target event at the Portland Gun Club yesterday, breaking 98 flying clays out of his hundred. Kellar has been shoot ing in sensational form of late and knocked the "tar hawks" dead yester day. W. McCornack, of Eugene, won second place, shattering 96 targets. J. B. Troeh and II. R. Everding tied for third high gun. each shooter bringing down 88 birds. J. W. Seavy was fourth scoring 87. H. R. Everding. E. H. Kellar. J. W Seavy and W. McCornack left for Lake Crescent. Wash., last night, where they will compete in the annual Pacific In dians shoot, which starts Tuesday. In all, 15 nimrods turned out at the traps at Everding Park yesterday to take advantage of the great trapshoot ing weather. Eight shooters competed In the 100-blrd event. A SO-bird even was also staged. R. E. Markell, high gun, scoring 41 out of 60 birds. Harry Lyons, the demon automobile dealer, took a fling at the clay pigeon esterday for the first time and made an excellent score, bagging 32 bird out of 50 in his first attempt. Lyons is well known among all Portland portsmen, and is hereafter going in for the trapshooting game strong. Fol lowing are the scores registered yes- erday : BOXING MATCH BLOCKED FIl.TON-DEMPSEY CO APPEARS TO HAVE HARD SLIODDIXG. After Bring Prevented From Fighting In Several Places, Even New Jer sey Refuge Falls. Fred Fulton and Jack Dempsey have lighted their lanterns again and are looking fof another place to box for a lot of money. Unless Governor Edge of New Jersey intervenes, their sched uled eight-round bout will not be held at Newark Saturday night, July 20. John Smith, chairman of the New Jersey Boxing Commission, revoked the permit he issued to Alexander Archibald, director of finance of the city of Newark, to hold a boxing show for the benefit of the Clark Griffith bat and ball fund. It was at this show that Fulton and Dempsey were to have boxed. Archibald is said to be greatly incensed over the decision or Chair man Smith and says that he will appeal to Governor Edge. Smith declared in as many words that the intention to bring Fulton and Dempsey together was comouflaged He said: "This is jugglery pure and simple, and the commission will stand for no such cloak for this fight. The Fulton-Dempsey match is more or less of a homeless wanderer. It was stopped in Connecticut by the Gover nor of the state. The police authorl ties in Baltimore turned their thumbs down on It. Now the New Jersey Com mission makes a comeback and says "r.sy." Right Off the Bat. The Giants have yet to win a game on the Cubs field this season. Chicago fans, who early In the sea son were reputed to be hostile to Larry Doyle, have, on the contrary, been ver generous In their applause for the Giant veteran. The Cubs certainly will miss Bill Klllefer when he goes Into the Army. He has been the prime factor in th success of the team. Ben Dyer, former New Tork and De trolt player, is the star of the Great CUB HITTERS ON RAMPAGE Demarce Swatted Hard by Cincles. Cleveland Works Squeeze Play Twice; Tigers Take Sena tors Into Camp, 7 to 0. H. R. Everding . . 11. Kellar C, P. Preston .... J. V. Seavy Morns w. McCornack ... I. B. Troeh L. Deaton Mrs. K. U. Young K. E. Young- R. K. Markell ... W. C. Carey K. O. Joy Harry Lyons .... A. Parrott , 25 25 25 2S 22 21 22 23 23 2.1 SB 23 23 22 22 23 24 2.1 23 21 21 ill 22 23 22 2S 25 24 24 22 IK 24 IS 20 IS IS 21 19 .. .. IS 21 .. .. 21 2i .. .. 22 IB .. .. 1H 21 .. .. 15 17 .. .. 1 20 .. .. SWIM IS STAMINA TEST FRANCES COW ELLS' CROSSING UOLDEX GATE NOTABLE. OF Absence of Faaar Durark Deplored by Kansi Weather aad Sea Prove Almost Too Formidable. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 14. When Miss Francea Cowells repeated her victory of last year recently by winning the second annual girls' swim ming race across the Golden Gate, it generally was deplored that mlsunder standings which have arisen since her arrival here prevented Miss ranny Du rack, the Australian champion, from being a competitor. While Miss Durack holds world s championships in practically all dis tances, she specializes in the longer races and the recent test of endurance would have given swimming enthusi asts a real opportunity to view the relative merits of local swimmers when compared to the champion. As It turned out. the Independence day swimming race across the famous entrance Into San Francisco Bay. was an endurance test in every sense of the word. Old-time watermen stated that conditions never were worse for a swim, owing to the strong wind, heavy seas, and cold, and advised against the attempt- Nineteen of the 25 girls en tered made the start. Of these eight only were able to battle their way to the finish through the waves and tides. and to combat the chill of both air and water. According to swimming authorities conditions were such as to daunt even a man and the pluck shown by the girls who finished has been recognized In all accounts of the race. Wonder is ex pressed that any of them were able to Btick to the task to the end. Some idea of the fight may be gleaned from the fact that while Miss Cowells time last year was 41 minutes and 15 seconds. It took her one hour. 14 minutes and 10 seconds to cover the distance this year. It was nearly three-quarters of hour later before the second girl to finish fought her way across the line. It took the eighth girl to finish two hours. 26 minutes and 50 seconds to cover the distance, which Is approxi mately one and one-quarter miles. .With normal conditions last year the 14th to finish made the distance in one hour, 15 minutes and 7 seconds. Of the eight who finished this year. all were in good condition when they came out of the water, although more or less exhausted by their efforts. Jersey City to Stage Mill. MINNEAPOLIS. July 14. Arrange ments have been completed to hold the Jack Dempsey-Fred Fulton fight at Jersey City, N. J., on July 27, accord Ing to a telegram received here to night by Fulton from Mike Collins, who is in New York. Fultqn left to night for the East to complete train ing for the fight, which will be eight rounds. ST. LOUIS. July 14. Boston won two games from St. Louis today, the first 8 to 4. and the second 4 to 3. Murphy' hitting won the first. An error by Mc Henry In the third inning of ths sec ond game permitted Boston to scors two runs. Score: First game R. H. E.I R. H. E. Boston ...8 10 SI St. Louis ..4 3 Batteries Nehlf and Henry: Ames ana uonsaies. Second game R H. E.I R. H. E. Boston ...4 14 l;st. Louis... 10 1 Batteries Rudolnh and Wilson: uoik, snerdell and Gonzales. Chicago , Philadelphia 5. CHICAGO. July 14. Chicago went on a batting rampage today and pounded ouc a a to a victory over Philadelphia. Snappy fielding held Philadelphia's score down. Score: R H. E.; R. H. E. Phlla 5 13 l'Chlcaco ... 13 3 Batteries Oeschger and Burns: Ty ler and Klllifer. O'Farrell. Cincinnati , Xtw York 5. CINCINNATI, July 14. Cincinnati hit Demaree hard in the first game of the series today, winning 9 to . Groh, Roush and Chase each made four hits out of five times up. Ring pitched well except in two innings- Score: R. R. E. R. H. E. New Tork. 6 8 S'CinclnnaU .9 16 3 Batteries Demaree and McCarty; Ring and Wlngo. SQUEEZE PLAY WORKED TWICE Indians Beat Yanks; Detroit Holds Washington Scoreless. CLEVELAND. July 14. Cleveland won from - New Tork 7 to 1. The squeeze play was worked successfully twice in the fourth by Cleveland. New York's only run was made in the ninth when Hyatt, batting for Keating, dou bled and scored on Baker's single. Score: R H. E.I R. H. E. New York.l 6 2. Cleveland .7 12 2 Batteries Russell. Keating and Hannah: Bagby and O'Neill. Detroit 7, Washington 0. WASHINGTON. July 14. Detroit made it three out of four from Wash ington by winning ths final came of ne series today. 7 to 0. Boland iltched a strong game, while Avers and Shaw both were hit opportunely. Score: R H. E.I R. H. E. Detroit ...7 ( liWash 0 S 1 Batteries Boland and Stanace: Ayers, Shaw. Hovlik and Picinich. GOLFERS GET FIRST DEFEAT Hutchinson and McDonald Lose to - Evans and Bazen. CHICAGO. July 14. Chick Evans. National golf champion, and Walter Hagen. of Rochester, formerly open champion, today won a Red Cross match from Jock Hutchinson and Rob ert McDonald, professionals, of the Glenview and the Indian Hill Clubs. Chicago, who heretofore have remained unbeaten In the aeries of Red Cross exhibitions given by the Western Golf Association at the Edgewater Golf Club. The score was 2 up and one to play will assume charge of the new union ticket office in Tacoma. which will open tomorrow. Separate railroad tick- ' et offices closed Saturday. C. B. Fos ter, of the Northern Pacific city offlcs here, will be his assistant. F. A. Val entine, city passenger agent of the Milwaukee, will be chief clerk: Norman Hall, cashier of the I'nlon Pacific of fice here, will be cashier of the new office. F. P. Herbert, of the Great Northern: W. A. Toller, of the Northern Pacific, and F. W. Kenneston. of the Milwaukee, will be ticket sellers. Dis trict offices will be maintained her as usual. Announcement of new officials of th Milwaukee was made. also. Frank C , Dow, who has teen trainmaster, has been named superintendent to succeed Major Mott Sawyer, granted leave of absence during the war. W. H. Win- gate, chief dispatcher here, has been sent to the Idaho division, relieving 11. L. Wiltrout, who comes to be train master of the Coast division and the Tacoma Eastern. T. J. Hamilton, for merly of Tacoma. but recently assistant superintendent at Deer Lodge. Mont., has been relieved to enter the service. They will take up their new duties July 22. Milwaukee trains will be handled from the Union station after July 2. The Milwaukee will abandon Its own station. FINE SPIRIT IS SHOWN CO'EERK.CE OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AT TIRXER BEST. Montana Golf Champs Keep Title. BUTTE. Mont., July 14. E. J. Barker and Mrs. I. M. heeler retained their titles of state golf champions in the finals of the state tournament which were finished here today in a steady drizzle of rain. It was voted to hold next year's tournament here. The victory scored by Reb Russell, o the White Sox, over the Yankees Sat urday last was Russell's second victory this season. '-operation With Government aad ia. suraacea of Support of Administra tion Embodied la Resolutions. The conference of Christian Churches held at Turner. Or., last week waa one of the best that the denomination has held, according to reports of Rev. J. O. Ghormley. pastor ot the Rodney Avenue Christian Church, who re turned from the convention yesterday. The . whole meeting was marked by a fine spirit of co-operation with the Government and assurances of support ot the Administration. Resolutions were adopted expressing the belief In the justification of the present war and pledging the support of the churches of the Christian denomination In Western Oregon. The churches also declared themselves in favor of nation wide prohibition. These resolutions were telegraphed to members of Con gress and to the President. "The churches will stand by the Government, urge enlistment in the Army and Navy and work for the best moral interests of the- Nation now as always," said. Dr. Ghormley. Especially interesting were the lec tures and readings of H. O. Breeden. who interpreted Riley and Dunbar and other dialect poets. His readings of Browning were said to be most il luminating. Service flags representing 1059 men of the denomination now in the service were hung up in the convention head quarters. This did not represent all the men who are in the service from the Christian Churches of Western Oregon. Portland ministers who attended ths conference were Rev. J. O. Ghormley. Rev. S. M. Conner. Rev. H. 11. Grlffls . and Rev. N. Boyd. STRIKE TIES UP GARS COAST LEAGUERS SPLIT EACH CLUB WINS GAME OX DAY OF 118 SEASON. LAST Seven Errors) Help Venn Defeat Brest Oaka Wlu la One Iaalnci Seala Heavy With Hits. SALT LAKE CITY. July 14. Vernon and Salt Lake split the final double- header of the 1H18 season. Seven er rors gave Vernon a big score In the first game, while Chech was holding the locals to four hits. In the second game, called in the eighth inning to allow Vernon to catch a train. Willet outpitched Reiger. Scores: First game RHE RHE Vernon 9 14 OJSalt Lake 2 4 Batteries Chech and Devormer; Penny and Dunn. Second game RHE) RHE Vernon 3 8.0SaltLake 5 9 Batteries Reiger and Alcock; Wil lett and Dunn. Oakland 3-0, Sacramento 0-2. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. Oakland and Sacramento split even In their doubleheader. the visitors winning the final game of the abbreviated baseball season by hitting R Arlett hard, al though they scored only in the first inning. Scores: Morning game RHE RHE Sacramento.. 0 7 spakland 3 9 1 Batteries West and McNulty Prough and Mltze. Afternoon game R H Et RHE Sacramento.. 2 9 Opakland 0 5 Batteries Leake and McNulty: R. Arlett and Murray. Los Angeles S-S, San Francisco 2-9. LOS ANGELES. July 14. Los An geles won four of the seven games of the series by defeating San Francisco in the morning game, and the Seals won the contest In the afternoon, which brought the Pacific Coast League season to an end officially. Morning game RHE ' San Franc'o. 2 12 0Los Angeles. Batteries Baura and Brooks; dall and Boles. Afternoon sm RHE! SanFran'co. 9 15 OILos Angeles. Batteries O'Doul and McKee; Valen els, Pertlca. Fittery and Lapan. VAXCOCVER WORKERS WALK OIT TO ENFORCE DEMANDS. Representatives of British Columbia Electric Co. Confer with Mayor and Settlemeat la Expected. VANCOUVER B. C. July 14. Van couver and the surrounding munici palities have had no street cars since early this morning and at a lata hour tonight it looks aa IT tne cars will not be running until Tuesday at tha earliest. All this morning, afternoon and eve ning, representatives of the British Columbia Electric Company and its employes have been In conference with Mayor R H. Gale. J. W. Deb Farrls. Attorney-General of the Province, and City Aldermen, acting as mediators. Tonight proposals for a settlement are being discussed with the executive committee of the Electricians' Union, and a r-roposal accepted by the com mittee will have to be voted on by the Union tomorrow. The grievances of the electricians were that they were given no frea transportation or special rates on lighting which they enjoyed prior to the strike of two weeks ago. and that some 25 union men had been discharged by the electrical superintendent, whila non-union men were retained. They also demand the discharge of the electrical superintendent who had discharged the men and who. they al leged, used harsh language when they quit work at midnight Saturday. The company has conceded the free trans portation and offered a half rate on light charges and offered to arbitrate the taking back of the discharged men and the retention of the superintendent. Victoria is not affected by the strike. MONTANA HAS DOWNPOUR Soaking Rain of Great Benefit to Parched Ground. GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 14. Cen tral Montana today experienced the first real soak in a: rain in months, a dashing downpour starting here at 9:30 A. M. and later subsided into a steady drizzle which soaked the parched ground, con tinuing until well into the night. The precipitation in this city up to 9 o'clock this evening amounted to one inch. The rain will prove of some benefit to flax, pasture and to lata wheat fields. RHE 3 9 0 Cran- RHE 5 10 2 Tacoma Offices Merge. TACOMA. Wash., July 14. (Special.) j. o. McMullen. formerly Northern Pacific city passenger agent in Seattle, FINNS ACT TO BAR FEVER - Russian Frontier Closed to Keep Cholera From Spreading. STOCKHOLM. July 14. The Finnish Senate, according to a telegram from Helslngfors. has closed the frontier between Finland and Russia, owing to the prevalence of cholera at Petro-grad- Xon-Partlsan Meeting Held. YAKIMA, Wash.. July 14. (Special.) Mrs. Ina Phillips Williams. Yakima representative in the state legislature, spoke for two hours and a half FrldaT night at a Non-Partisan League meet ing held in the open at the McKinley school, about three miles west of Top penlsh. Several hundred persons from various parts of the valley attended. Rev. Robert McOullough. a Presbyter tan pastor of Wapato, offered prayer at the opening of the programme. Reno to Oust Idlers. xtENO. Nev. July 14. Mayor Bylng ton last night announced the adoption by Reno of the slogan "work, fight or walk." All Idlers will be given their choice, get a Job, Join ths Army or leave town.