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TIIE 3IORXIXG'- OREGOMAX, IUKSDAV, IJIX'IUIISER 30, 1018. SALT LUKE CLUB IS , JILTED BY M'CREDIE AINT IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN? BY BRIGGS. Hank pinned the bee on Ed for fair AJO Tug B05.S irvi HE is- 5ho rt op melt ajo& Ychi'CL haws: To vcm-t- f-ok- AFTR YbO'V(5 WAITS O AMI) WAITED FOR Your. ANNUAL. TAi vteiBKsS VACATION! Ast SLAVE A COUPLE. Of WEEK'S MORt : without ajv erJcovjHAseMioT Walter Henry Says Portland Looks Good to Him. Ed never could see any chew but a big hunk of oversweet tobacco. "You take this plug of Real Gravely'says Hanlc'Take a small chew two or three squares. See how long it holds its pure, rich taste. If you don't admit that Gravely gives you tobacco satisfaction without extra cost, I'll buy your plug for a month." Hanged if Ed didn't walk in- next day, grab off a plug of Gravely and throw down his money just like a little man! OUTLOOK IS PROMISING Eascball in Xorthwest Expected to to Conic Back Strong in , , 1919 Season, l It IM fmrlkmrthmt'i why m mmm ft tkt h4 mim Iki cJmu f fiirw arua- ml axtrm emu 13 M usably) . , . 2eA f V Boas JrZ: I fJOTMA 1 BY JAMES 3. RICHARDSON. One of the biggest assets Walter Henry McCredie possesses is talking at random to, sport writers, and when his chatter later appears in print and the elongated pilot of the Salt Lake Bees starts checking up on himself, he often chalks himself up with a couple of "boots." Yesterday was one of McCredie's talkative days. Might have been the cold weather or a glass of G. T.'s grapejuice started the handsome-looking manager on his wild outburst, but nevertheless he came through with some valuable information concerning his baseball future, only half of which need be true to cause the Salt Lake fans to drape the Mormon town in crepe and Portland baseballists to cry out with glee. Salt Lake Off LUt. "T will not manage the Salt Lake team," said McCredie after perusing a letter sent him by none other than Young "Petah" Jackson, the "chocolate coated" trainer of the Salt Lake Bees, who is at present stationed at Mare Island, where he enlisted as a "gob" and who is quite anxious concerning his position with the Bees for the coming season. "I signed up with Salt Lake for one year," said Walter, -"and I have no strings on them nor they on me. I was treated very cordially by President Lane and Salt Lake fans last season, but I am not going to manage the Bees during 1919. "Portland looks good to me whether we get in the Pacific Coast or Pacific Coast International League, and unless something looms up in the meantime I'll manage the Portland team. "I look for baseball to come back strong here in the Northwest next year. Portland is in a receptive mood for good baseball, and" if we can't break Into the Pacific Coast League, I am of the opinion that the cities which will comprise the Pacific Coast Inter national will be able to support teams equally as strong as the Pacific Coast, now that the war is over and condi tions are slowly righting themselves." Good Team Assured. If only half of what the former Beaver pilot says finally matures, local fans will have cause to look forward to good baseball during 1919. As has so often proven true, the man who won numerous pennants for P.ortland goes off in a whirl every now and then and when he starts checking up on , himself finds he has "fanned with the bases loaded." m If Walter McCredie is sincere in his plan to manage the Portland team in 1919 whether the Rose City casts its lot with the Pacific Coast or Pacific Coast International it is almost a cer tainty that we will have a good ball club irrespective of the classification of the league Lee Dempsey, the left-handed first sacker. who started out with Portland last Spring and was later traded to Seattle, writes that he has just been discharged from the Army. . Dempsey arrived at his home -two days before Christmas from Camp Pike, where he was in the officers' training school and would have received a commission had he remained at Camp Pike one more mdnth. "Tell Judge McCredie hello for me," writes Dempsey, "and also wish the bunch a Merry Christmas. Guess I am still the property of Portland, although I played with Seattle the end of the season. I will not go back to Dugdale under any consideration. He still owes me $15, but the monkey can keep that." , Captain James Scott, of the United States Army. formerly Jim Scott, pitcher for the White Sox, intends to return to baseball, now that the war is ended, but he does not intend to go back to the White Sox. It is stated on good authority that he has signed to play with the Fairbanks-Morse team of Beloit, Wis., one of the strongest semi-pro organizations in the Middle West. Unless Scott has more stuff on the ball than he showed while at Camp Lewis last year he wouldn't make good with the Albina Bearcats: DEMPSEY WINS IN SECOND CTTVBOAT SMITH IS KNOCKED DOWN NINE TI3IES IN BOUT. Lett Jolt in First Minute or Fight ing Dazes Utah Man's Opponent. BUFFALO. N. T.. Dee. 30. Jack Dempsey, of Utah, knocked out Gun boat Smith, of New York, in the second round of a scheduled 10-round bout here tonight. Dempsey weighed 190 pounds and Smith 173. Dempsey scored nine knockdowns in the brief bout. He floored Smith with a left jolt in the first minute of fight ing. Smith took the count and was apparently dazed when he recovered his feet. He tried to cover, but after a lew seconds Dempsey knocked him down again. Throughout the rest of the round Smith was on the defensive, trying unsuccessfully to parry the blows which repeatedly sent him to the floor. At the opening of the second round Smith attempted o take the offen sive. Dempsey side-stepped his punches and rushes, knocking Smith down again. As the New York man came up a right swing caught him on the head and he went to the floor for the lull count. 31'GOVEKN INJURED EV FIGHT Britt's Opponent Removed to Hospi tal Following Knockout. BOSTON, Dec. DO. Terry McGovern, of Philadelphia, was taken to ,a hos pital after he had been knocked out by Young Britt. of New Bedford, in the sixth round of a scheduled 12 round bout here tonight. McGovern's head struck the floor and he lay unconscious for 15 minutes. Rube Benton Out of Army. COLUMBIA. R. C, Dec. 30. Rube Benton, the southpaw piteher of the New York Giants, was mustered out of the Army here Saturday. He expects shortly to sign a 1913 contract with the Giants. - amd FffJMJ-r okic day- You ARE ,5yMMOWfip To THS BOSS4. C He ujawtj J 0 .To 6rvT X - AwD hc Teus rbu To Take A THRC6 veeKi rest ok FilL PaY - ArOD TrieREXL BE A SALARY fAjCREASC LUMSM TOO 54ETUfUsJ r"-r - -OH-H-H- BOY, - ! - ! AUJ-TV IT A GR-R-R-RAND AMD OLOR-YUS FESUW?:? PEYTON BRAND Real Gravely Chewing Plug each piece packed in 3 pouch DATE NOT SATISFACTORY MULTNOMAH CLUB PLAIS TO FOIL SOUTH EltXKIlS SCIlLML. OLD-TIME RIVALS SIGNED BROXSOX, MITCH IE TO MEET AT COMING SMOKER. in Commissioner Henry Succeeds Arranging: Six-Round Semi-Wind-Up Bout. George Henry, of the Portland box ins commission, last night accom plished what a., bunch of private box ing ' promoters have been endeavoring to do for many months, when he signed Muff Bronson to meet Peter Mitchie in a six-round semi-windup bout at the smoker to be held at the Heilig Thea ter "Wednesday night, January 8. Bronson and Mitchie engaged in a 10-round bout at Vancouver, Wash., about a year ago, Mitchie winning the decision after a hard fight. There has been considerable rivr-.lry betwetn the two lightweights since that time, but they could not agree on terms. Commissioner Henry cornered repre sentatives of the two boys yesterday and made offers to them. They asked time to consider the terms and agreed to meet with Henry last night, which they did, and signed articles. Both Bronson and Mitchie have already started training. Morris Lux will most likely fight Lee Morrissey in one of the six-round tilts. These two lads met in a 10 round bout at Astoria Bhortly after Lux arrived in this neck of the woods, and they are said to have furnished Lower Columbia River fistic fans with a peppery scrap which ended in a draw. LEONARD WILL MEET DUNDEE Bout Scheduled at Newark Club January 13. For the first time since Benny Leon ard annexed the lightweight cham pionship he will box Johnny Dundee, the clever Italian fighter. It was re cently announced that Leonard and Dundee will clash before the Sports xiicii a umu, in icwitrn, on ine night of January 13. Dundee's last fight with Leonard in Philadelphia was staged a few months before Benny knocked out Welsh foi the title. Often a match had been pro posed between the two, but nothing ever developed. Their meeting in Phil adelphia was a sensational one. The majority of the critics gave the deci sion to Dundee. A few weeks after the Kilbane triumph Leonard was in Philadelphia. He was asked if he cared to meet Dundee and replied: "I'll meet Dundee any time. I want you to mark this. I'll knock Dundee out the next time I face him. He's one iellow I'm going to get." Leonard is much heavier than Dun dee, but the Italian wonder never did pay much attention to weight. Dundee always gave Leonard a great fight, ac cording to press reports of their fracas. Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager, has an elaborate campaign mapped out foi his protege. He eventually expects to take Leonard to Europe, but wants to give him a chance to clean up all op position in this country first. Leonard fights Paul Doyle at Philadelphia to morrow. Boston Nationals, returned from France on the Baltic. Haughton had been abroad several months, and in France met a. number of the baseball celebrities. Dibble Now a Benedict. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Robert J. Dibble, for four years American single sculls champion, and his bride of two days arrived here from their home in Toronto yesterday. Dibble served for two years with the Canadian expedi tionary forces in France and went through some of the bloodiest battles. He several times was wounded and finally invalided home. Hendricks Held Free to Act. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30 Jack Hendricks, under agreement to manage the St. Louis Nationals next season, will not be forced to fulfill the contract if he does not desire, according to an opin ion by Major Branch Rickey, of the Chemical Warfare Service, and Presi dent of the club, who arrived in St. Louis today. YANK BOXERS HANDICAPPED UNFAIR DECISION CHARGED IX INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY. BOXING SAILORS' MAJOR SPORT Weekly Shows at Great Lakes Naval Training Station Attractive. GREAT LAKES, 111., Dec. 30. Box ins has been one of the big factors in preparing Uncle Sam's sailors for their battles on the seas with the Hun U-boats. Since Lieutenant Jack Kennedy took hold of the sport at Great Lakes and made boxing shows the big weekly feature in the life of the gobs, boxing has become the major sport of the station. At each weekly show many officers and visitors are present, including wo men. Those who attended a boxing show for the first time up here were pleasantly surprised when they learned that boxing was not the brutal, man killing sport they had been led to think. Great Lakes sailors would as soon have the week-end liberty taken away as to lose their boxing show. If they took a, vote among Illinois sailors' on the proposed Illinois boxing bill, the gobs would indorse it unanimously. J. J. Delaney, sporting editor Great Lakes Bulletin. v AVisconsin Plays Northwestern. CHICAGO, Dec. 30. A shakeup in the 1919 football schedule of North western University was announced yesterday. The game with Ohio State University, scheduled to be played at Columbus on October 18, was canceled. and a game with Wisconsin, to be played at Evanston, was arranged instead. Haughton Returns From France. NEW TORK, Dec. 30. Major Percy D. UauslLton, Xormer president or the Harry Greb, Pittsburg Middleweight, Blames Lack of Training and Thinks V. S. Could Have Won. NEW YORK. Dee. 30. (Special.) Harry Greb, the Pittsburg middle weight, who was a member of the American boxing team which partici pated in the recent International tour nament in London, won by the Britons, declares the Englishmen had the bet ter of it all the way through, but added that the boys from this country would have won hands down if they had not labored under such severe handicaps. "In the first place," Greb said, "we had to go into the tourney without a bit of training. Richie Mitchell, the clever Milwaukee boxer, who was our first lad to perform, was given a rank de cision, which seemed to take the heart out of all our boys. "If the bouts had taken place in this country under proper auspices, our boys wouia nave won every bout. Jimmie Wilde is a great boy, considering his low poundage, around 105 pounds, but Joe Lynch and Pal Moore can beat him any day in the week. Moore had no trouble beating Wilde, as he had the last round in his favor by a large mar gin, while the first two rounds were even. "I knocked out my first man. and I thought that Ring, my opponent , in the final, lost to me, but the referee didn't think so. 'The Britons made trure they'd get the championship trophy, for when their man lost they gave him an extra point for sameness. This all counted in the point total and insured victory." TEAMS FINISH "PRACTICE GREAT LAKES . MARE ISLAND CONTENDERS ARE READY. PAPER CHASE SCHEDULED NEW YEAR'S EVENT ANNOUNCED BY PORTLAND HUNT CLUB. Women Are Invited, and Entries In dlcate Keen. Interest In Out door Sport. The New Tear's open paper chase annually held by the Portland Hunt Club will be run tomorrow morning, starting from the club grounds at Gar den Home at 11. As in the Thanksgiving-day open chase, the 'ladies have again been Invited to enter and, judg ing from the good represenatlon they had before and the fine accounting they gave of themselves, their entries will be a strong factor In the race. Natt Mc Dougail. master of foxhounds, also ex tends an invitation to all Army officers to take part in this chase. The winner will receive the R.-W. Wilbur trophy. It is expected a large number will be lined up ready for the starter's signal Wedneday morning, as this chase is one of the most keenly contested of the year, and it is likely some of the club's members home from service will ride. With every indication for a continua tion of this clear, crisp weather and with secure footing for the horses, all conditions seem favorable for a race that will be thrilling and spectacular alike to contestants and the gallery. Following the chase, open house will be held at the clubhouse from 11:30 till 1 o'clock and all members and their friends are cordially invited as the guests of the board of directors. Powell. R.. Boa 53 Smyth. J. T.. St. L.. 40 Brock. J. R.. Ft. L. 1'7 Smith. Jack. 6t. L. .. -42 Wilson. A. E Bos... t8 Tyler. Chi 3S Archer Pitta 41 Burn. Phil tSS Rawlins. Boston.. .lit Henry. Boston 4.1 Kllduff. Chicago 0 McGaffiiran. Phil.... 54 Toney. X. Y S. Crimea, Blyn 41 Boone. Pitta 27 Nlehoff. N.Y.7. ELL. 22 29 Shaw. Pitta 21 l.each. Pitta .10 Miller. O.. Brooklyn.. 75 t'omatock. Pitta 15 Mayer. Pit. 1.1. Phl.13. 2S Kudolph. Boitoa.... 21 Kaftan. Boaton 30 Doak. St. L 31 Doolan. Brooklyn.... w2 Jacobs. Phi. 18. Plt.8. 2rt McOabe. Chtcaa-o -' Hearne. Boston...... 17 Adama. Phils. ....... 84 Perrltt. K. Y 3(5 Packard. St. L 30 Marquard. Brooklyn. 34 Coombs. Brooklyn... 44 Nehf. Boaton.. Smith. Pitta Rodriguez. X. T. . . . Eller. Cln A men. St. L Wallace. Pt. L Sanders, pitta Harmon. Pitts Kliam. Pitta ,.. Demaree. N . Y..... Meadows. St. L. .... Cauaey. X. Y....... Smith. W Y s-allee, N. T Kin. Cln 21 ft'ortmin, Chicago... 17 Miller. Pltlsburn 23 Canavan. Boston.... ltt I Oeachrer. Phila ....... HO I Prendergaat. Phil.... 33 nation. 1'hlia 2:1 May. St. I.ouis 2 Davis. Phtla 18 Anderson. N. Y 13 nr. 1.". 27 32 2S IS 2U 2 31 23 23 IS Official Batting Averages of National League Given. War Year's Results Show South worth, of the Pirates Leading;, With .341. is 11:1 lrt 2s mo lort 14 410 102 40 1!"2 74 10 !1 107 36 72 22S 20 7 r4 71 rt 30S 45 4.- 45 22 7 SO HO 70 11:1 24 125 70 4 !S M 77 47 55 48 40 41 50 17 57 21 BO ttH 40 45 0 19 3t 1 24 15 10 10 32 T 17 . 5 7 8 5 14 8 9 2 4 5 14 1 P 1 10 S 3 ' 8 1 15 4 1 3 7 1 1) S 5 1 3 6 4 4 40 24 11 35 BO 21 - 55 85 21 10 3S 15 18 18 21 7 14 44 5 15 IO 13 12 55 8 8 8 40 14 12 13 l!l ltt 4 SO It 10 15 8 4 10 6 7 e 5 s e .211 .212 .212 .21 1 .211 .210 .2P.. .207 .207 .2W .2'"! .203 .203 .2'M) .lli .1!C .14 .1! .103 .192 .1!KI .185 .1X3 .182 .170 .178 .178 .178 .1T .175 .174 .171 .108 .108 .107 .li'.O .157 .156 .153 .151 .148 .l:tO .128 .127 .125 .125 .122 .120 .118 .105 .on:. .083 .082 .075 .007 .OOO .000 Easterners, With . Weight Advan tage, Appear to Be Fa-vorites. PASADENA. Cal.. Dec. 30. The un defeated Great Lakes Naval Training Station football team and the Mare Island Marine team, winners of an elim ination contest among the service teams of the Pacific Coast, which are scheduled to meet here New Year's day as a feature of the annual Tournament of Roses, concluded their heavy prac tice today. Coaches of the rival squads said tonight they would put their men through only light exercises tomorrow. The Great Lakes players have had a week here in which to become accus tomed to climatic conditions and the Marines have been here since Friday. Both have practiced daily. The Great Lakes team, with a considerable ad vantage in weight, appeared tonight to be the favorite. Reynolds Throws TComanoff. CKDAK. RAPIDS, la.. Dec. 30. Jack Reynolds, a local favorite, won in a welter-weight wrestling match here to night from "Billy" Romanoff, of Oma ha, Neb. The first fall came in 45 min utes with a bar hammerlock. and the second in 14 minutes and 30 seconds with a, head scissors. Zbyszko Defeats Savage. CHICAGO. Dee. 30. Wladeck Zbysrko defeated Steve Savage in two straight falls in a wrestling match here tonight. The first fall was secured in 54:32, the second in 31 minutes, both by toe- Individual B Name and club O. South worth. Pitta. .. 64 Wheat. Brooklyn 103 Roush. Cln 113 Tasgert. Boa. 35 Pick. Chi 29 Groh. Cin J26 Fisher. St. L . 63 Hollocher. Chi 131 Kauff. X. Y 67 Daubert. Bklyn 10S Schmandt. Bklyn 34 Terry. Boston ss Young. N. Y 121 Chase. Cln 74 Smith. Bos 11 Miifee. Cin 115 Merkle. Chi 12 Regan, Cln 23 Cueto. Cln 47 Anderson, St. 35 Fitzgerald. Phil 66 Masse y. Boa......... 66 Burns. X. Y 119 Magee. Cin 119 Schneider. Cln 36 Luderus. Phil 125 Mann. Chi ...129 Kruegcr. Bklyn...... 30 Paakert. Cht 127 Cutshaw, Pitts 126 O'Farre'.l. R.. Chi 52 Johnston. J. H., Bkn.123 Hornsby. R., St. L....115 Meusel. E.. Phlla 124 Williams. F.. Phil... 84 Stock. M. J., Phil. ...123 Breasler. R.. Cln 23 Carey. M. O.. Pitta.. .126 Wilhoit. J.. X. Y.... 64 Paulette. B. E.. St. L..123 Zim'erm'n. H X. Y.121 Cruise. W. E.. St. L. 70 Xeal. E., Cin 107 McCarty. L., N. Y. .. 86 Mollwltz. F., Pitts... 119 Bancrolu t.. Phlla. .125 Griffith. T. H., Cln. ..118 Hendrix. C. P.. Chi.. 35 Fletcher. A.. X. Y...124 Wlckland. A., Boa l5 McHenry. A.. St, I,... SO IJoyle. I... X-. Y 75 Allen. X.. Cin 37 Chadb'ne. C. J . Bos 27 Heathcote, C St. L. . 88 Flack. M.. Chi 123 Meyers. H.. Bklyn 107 Douglas, P. L) Chi.. 25 BlBbce. C. L.. Pitta.. 02 McKertanle. W.. Pitts. 126 Wlnso. I. B., Cln 10O Gonzalez. M.. St. L..117 Holke. V.. X". Y 88 Snyder. V.. St. L 39 Kirke. J.. X. Y 17 SlckiiiK, E. J.. N. Y. 46 Thorpe. J.. N. Y 58 Balrd. II. D St. L... 82 Stengel, C. E.. Pitta.. SO Pearce. H.. Phlla 60 Whltted. (1. B., Phil. 24 Sherdel. W., St. U... 35 Cheney, L. R-. Bklyn .".3 Cooper, A. W.. Pitts. S8 Rehg... W. P.. Boston. 40 Carter. P.. Chi 21 Vaughn. J. L... Chi.. 35 Olson, I.. Bklyn 126 Deal. C. A.. Chi 119 Schmidt. W.. Pitts.. .105 Konetchy. E. J, Bos. 110 Barber. T.. Chi 55 Hickman. E. J.. Bkn. r-3 Caton. J. H.. Pitts.. 80 Hinchman. W.. Pitts. 50 Klllefer. W.. Chi 104 Cravath. C. C. Phila.121 Kelly, J. 11.. Bos 47 King. Lee, Pittsburg. 36 Blackbournc. R.. Cin..125 Herzog. C. L. B0S...II8 Hour. B.. Plilla 39 Smith. J. L... Boston. 34 Beall. J.. St. L, 19 Rarlden. W. A.. X. Y. 6 Zeider. R.. Chi 82 Kelzel. A.. St. L 76 Bronkie. II., St. L.... 18 Grimm. C St. i,.... 50 Compton. P.. X. Y... 21 Wheat. M. P.. Bklyn. 57 Steele. N.Y. 12. Pitt 10 22 HcmingTvny, K.. Phil. 33 O'iUta. C JOOsia..Ul attlng. Ab. R. H. . P.C. 246 37 84 .341 4U9 39 137 .335 435 HI 145 .833 144 19 4S .329 89 13 29 .326 403 .88 158 .320 246 38 78 .317 509 72 161 .316 170 41 85 .315 369 50 122 .308 114 11 35 .307 103 17 32 .305 474 70 14:1 .302 259 30 7S .301 429 05 128 .2U8 400 44 110 .207 42 55 143 .297 27 7 8 .200 108 14 32 .206 132 20 39 .205 133 21 89 .203 203 20 59 .291 465 80 135 .200 459 62 133 .00 83 11 24 .2S9 4B8 54 135 .288 489 69 141 .288 K7 4 25 .287 461 69 132 .286 463 66 132 .285 113 9 32 .2SS 484 54 134 .1 416 51 117 .281 473 48 132 .270 351 40 07 .270 481 62 132 .274 62 10 17 .274 468 70 128 .274 135 13 37 .274 461 S3 128 .275 463 43 126 .272 240 34 65 .271 371 30 100 .270 257 16 69 .260 432 43 116 .260 489 69 132 .265 327 47 113 .265 01 14 24 .264 468 51 123 .263 332 55 87 .262 272 32 71 .261 257 38 67 .261 6 6 25 .260 109 9 27 .260 348 37 00 .250 478 74 123 .257 407 36 104 .256 05 2 14 .253 310 47 79 .255 435 34 lit .255 123 34 82 .254 340 33 88 .252 326 38 82 .252 112 5 28 .250 5tS 1 14 .250 132 S3 .250 113 15 2.8 1 .248 316 41 78 .247 122 IS 30 .240 164 16 40 .244 86 7 21 .244 62 7 15 .242 64 7 16 .242 P5 . 8 23 .242 133 6 32 .241 25 2 6 .2 40 06 13 23 .240 506 63 121 .2.! 414 43 f .23M 323 31 77 .23 437 33 103 .236 123 11 2 .236 167 14 39 .234 .""I 37 71 .234 111 10 26 .234 331 30 77 233 426 43 DO .232 153 20 36 .232 112 9 24 232 435 35 B .228 473 67 108 .22S 79 7 18 .228 102 8 23 .225 49 2 11 .224 183 15 41 .224 251 31 56 .223 230 18 .M .222 68 7 15 .221 141 11 31 .220 0 5 13 .217 157 11 34 .217 37 4 8 .216 10S 7 ?3 .213 s0 a 8a JtU New York. ...124 Brooklyn ....124 Pittsburg ...124 Boston ...... 124 Philadelphia .125 St. Louis 131 Players in Leaa Than IS Came. Philadelphia William Devlne. W. M. DIM hoefer. Gary Fortune. Mllea Main. Clarence Pickup. Ben Tlncup. V. R. Woodward. St. I.ouis Tony Brottem. George Dlatel. Oscar Iloratman. Earl Howard. A. Rankin Johnson. Martv Kavanaugh. Robert M. Lar. more. W. J. Mattlck. Richard W. Maynard. Ten Menze. Oscar Tuero. New York J. C. Benton. Jeaae Ifc Barnes. George Gibson. Walte c. Hoyt. John M. Og den. Sidney Rosa. Ferd M. Scliupu. Charles M. Teareau. Cincinnati J. P. Conley. Jesse Haines. S. L.. Jacobus. Adolph Luque. A. R, Mitchell. W. H. Ruether. J. Harry Smith. Brooklyn Baachar.g. Leon Cadore. R K, Doming. Dan Griner. Herman Hehl. Harry Heltman. Hermann. Al Mamaux. Clarence Mitchell. Albert Xlxon. Frank J. O'Rourke. E. J. Pfcffer. Norir.an Plitt. R. J. Robert son, John Russell, E. A. Sheridan. Charles W. Ward. Chicago 3. C. Alexander. V. Aldrldge. T. A- Clarke. Thomas D. Daly. H. Elliott. Fred Lear. E. G. Martin. S. L. Xapler. Jamea R. Walker. H. A. Weaver. Bobton Bass. Fred M. Bailey. R. D. Con way. C. CovinKton. Otis Crandall. Cal Crum. Dana Phtninglm. Thojnas E. George. Thomas Hughes. Johnson, W. Maranvllle. T. It. Mil ler. McQuillan. Robert Murphy. George Xorthrop. Walter Tragessor. William L. I'p. ham. William Wagner. Pittsburg Charles B. Adams. Fred W. Blackwell. Harold Carlson. Guatave Getz, Earl Hamilton. Carmen Hill. Jaka Filler. C. C. Slapnlcks. Club Batting. Club G. AB. R. H. HR, PC. Cincinnati ...129 4265 538 11.8J 15 278 Chicago 131 4325 538 1147 20 .265 4164 480 108! 13 .260 4212 S6) 1052 IO .250 4091 466 1016 15 .248 4162 424 1014 13 .244 4102 430 1022 25 .244 4369 454 1066 27 .244 Zark Wheat, of Brooklyn, batted safely In 26 consecutive games, starting July 11 and ending August S. making 48 base hits In 108 timea at bat. with nine two-base hits, with a batting average of .444. Batsmen making five base hit in five times at bat during the season were Lee Mages. Cincinnati. April 1; J. Raw-lings. Boston, May 7: Max Carey. Pittsburg. May IS; W. B. McKechnle. Pittsburg. June 23; M. Gonzalez. St. Louis. June 21; E. Neale. Cincinnati. September 1. The leading run-acorer was Henrr Groh. Cincinnati, with SS: Max Carey. Pittsburg, again leads in stolen bases with 5S. E. J. Rouiili, Cincinnati, had moat sacri fice hits. 33. C. Hollocher. Chicago, had the greatest number of single safe hits. 130. H. Groh. Cincinnati, duplicated his 1117 work bv again leading In two-base hits with 28. J. Daubert. of Brooklyn, leads In three base hits with a total of 13. C. C. Cravath. Philadelphia, had eight home runs: he aIo leads all In extra, bases made oil long tills with a total of 61. In team aggregates. Chicago and Cin cinnati tie in runs scored with 538 each. Cin cinnati made the most single hits, 121: moat two-base hlta. 165. and moat three-base hits. 84. St. Louis, the tall-ender, had the most home runs. 27. Pittsburg leads In stolen bases. 200. and In aacrlflce hlta. 10O. Chicago and St. Louis, the champions and the tall-endcra. each played 121 games. Cincinnati leads the l-anue with 378 extra bases scored on long hi is. Players who participated In all the games played by their clubs numbered nine: Cut shaw, Carey and McKechnle. Pittsburg. 126 each: l.udcrus and Bancroft. Philadelphia 12.Veach; Fletcher. New York. 124: Olson Brooklyn. 126: ?. Hollocher, Chicago, lead ing them all with 131. Based solely on the season's averages the strongest batting club would consist of Breasler. Cincinnati, pitcher; O'Farrell. Chi cago, catcher; Daubert. Brooklyn, first base: Fisher. St. Louis, second base: Clmh clnnati. third bane; Hollocher. Chicago, short- ptop; Mtutnwonn. fitisourg. Y.. W h-at. Brooklyn, Roush. Cincinnati, outfielders. Goetr to Lead Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 30. Angus Goctz. Sault Ste Marie, Mich., left tackle on the Michigan football teani this year. was eieciea captain or ilia varsity. Ranchers Go on Cougrar Hunt. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec. 30 (Spe cial.) Responding to a call from Dee, Fiat ranchers who fear for their live stock, snd sportsmen gathered from all parts of the valley today to hunt a .huge cougar. The animal reached the set- Ueuiout ia. uruit X deer. Thclma Tayne and Other Divers Will Go Sonili to lintcr Championships. The Los Angeles Athletic Club, which institution was awarded the women's National fancy diving cham pionships event to be held during 1919, recently announced that the event would be held in February, which is three months earlier than the event was ever staged by the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. In 1916. when the Los Angeles Athletic Club last staged the big National diving meet for the mermaids, the event was held during the Summer months. Acceding to thoe best informed on diving and swimming events at Mult nomah Club, the southerners have a reason for putting the women's fancy diving championship over in Febru ary, but are going to be foiled in their plans by the local athletic Institution if what Frank Watkins. of the Winged M institution. Bays is correct. "! Co not believe the Los Angeles Athletic Club i acting quite rig'11. tn announcimr the women's fancy diving meet for February," said Watkins yes terday, "but it that is their plan we will have The. ma Payne, the prevent National champion, and our other div er! ready to go south and -nter. l'lie event has nevti been held earlier than June in previous years and if they think they arc going to catch us un awares they are very api to be fool"1. "Two years ago. when their candi date, Aile?n Allen, was champion, wi were not notified that the event wis to be held urril five days before the night set for the meet. Norman Uoks was In the south at that time swim ming for the Olympic Club and ad vised us of the Los Angeles Club's pians. We never received en'ry blanks and weie forced to send Cjnmaiiee Meyer's entry in by wire. The time was so short that the local champion, who was defeated for National honors by Alleen Allen, was give 1 her ex penses by a member of the olun until such time as the trustees met and took care of the expense. "Portland was awarded the women's National fancy diving meet In 1917 and held the event in June. Miss Allen did not appear here and forfeited her title to Constance Meyers, who proved herself the peer of the local mermaids at that time. Last year the Los An geles Athletic Club was awarded the National event, but said Miss Allen would be unable to compete and asked the Multnomah Club to stage the event, which it did. Miss Thelma Payne, of the Winged M Club, winning the Na tional championship." Frank Watkins said that Miss Payne would be ready for the National meet at Los Angeles and expressed his opin ion that she would retain her title un less Miss Allen has considerably im proved. A large number of swimming and diving entries are expected for the Oregon state meet to be held at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club January 18. The University of Ore gon has a number of swimming cham pions who are expected to enter the big meet. Eastern sporting wi iters are giving the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club women fancy divers considerable space in their columns. The announced in tention of the Winged M Club sending their best men and women divers and swimmers on a tour of the country has made a big hit in the East and an nouncement of complete plans and itinerary is being awaited. Bowling Schedules. FARMER. Henry and Wood won first prize in the initial set of doubles at the Portland Bowling Alleys Sunday afternoon. Krusa and Franklin annexed firse prize in the second set. Krusc was high score of the day with '.'iO. Eldore was first in the free-for-all singles Sunday night, while Lund, who was second, also won the prize for high score with Sil in his last game. Scores: First set of doubles- Wood 13 210 19 170 205 215 1 15: Henry 15U 217 212 16S 178 178 111: Totals 342 427 3S1 :;3S S: 3'." De Haven.... l'.'J 215 1..7 177 ISO IS Austey. . .. . ... 214 lot 166 103 2n3 184 Totals 3S3 406 323 .'!70 502 373 Kruse 1S1 250 IS:; 2il 1S1 177 Franklin 193 160 153 1S2 ISO 1S4- Totals E74 410 336 3S6 ::rtl 361- Jones 1SI 15.1 205 l!o lis lso Stenstrom. ... 201 10'J 174 15S 184 182- Totals 388 352 379 34 8 362 362 2101 Second set of doubles Kruse 211 212 13 t6 Franklin 204 201 2uo 614 415 413 302 1220 im 203 200 tioi 200 150 155 51 I sos ::2 ::.".o 111.-. 127 ISO 2i o ,-,n7 161 1V1 ISO 032 226 1 lM'.Mi 1151 224 7 1176 -Hitll 223T I'lOO 11 VI Totals. . . De Hovun Austey Totals Wood ........ Henry ...... . . Totals Free-for-all Eldon Lund ......... t-ut to Merrick Kruee I-:. House. - - - - Kstea Crisp De Haven. . . . Wood Austey Moffett Day Mlkel C Jons. . . . . PresKCll Bender Moore. ....... singles 25 218 H:t 175 175 201 176 23 4 ! 2ii2 1 so 1S8 225 1S5 l'.5 213 1!H 175 1S1 175 173 11 15 155 1!t 168 1 76 176 lOO 141 1 86 147 1 16 i:;o !.; 137 157 275 106 170 1S4 103 181 1S2 165 12 176 101 156 172 17S 17 231 157 2SS 161 161 216 IDS 214 1 172 156 110 2"7 11 I .". 176 153 1 47 168 120 100 71 3S0 1033 100 209 118 214 247 1165 176 177 1141 167 1751130 171 161 1110 176 Hl 1112 101 151 llci.-. 11 167 loot I60 lo loss 150 102 1117 10O lot 1M4 ,,., , ,7 I 15 177 lo.M 1o7 156 li::o 10 1ST 102 174 161 lii2 11 14S OSO 143 157 1)32 PLAYERS' TRADE DISCUSSED Jack Marry and Harold Janvrin May Go for Outfielder. NEW "YORK. Dec 30.' Exchange of "Jack" Barry, former manager of the Eostou AmeritJJl League baseball team, or lnfielder Harold Janvrin, for an out fielder from the Washington club was discussed at a conference here today between President H:rry Fraxee. of the Hoston club, and .Manairor Clark Grif fith, of AVashinston. The deal was left In abeyance. Manager Griffitli returned to Washington tonight. Griffith proposed to trade Outfielder Bert Shot ten for cither Barry or Janvrin. it was reported, but Frareo wa,s unwilling to accept Sliotten. He did express his willingness to exchange one of the inflol.Iers for Clyde Milan. Manager Griffith also called on Lieu tenant John Lavan. former Washington shortstop and now surgeon on the bat tleship Mississippi, and said Lavan promised to gie a definite reply by January 13 as to whether he would play professional baseball again or re main in the Navy. Squirrel Food. The Drat Way. When "Smokey" Harris heard they were suing the Ico. 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