Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 08, 1919, Image 13

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., January 08, 1919, Image 13

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1919)

Prev Page of 19 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.4 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 19 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1319. mm ASSURES EXCITE1I11HT California Fighter Arrives in Best of Condition. r BATTLER IS CONFIDENT Kid Herman Ha Announced Inlen lion of Taking Offenlve Wlicn (.onj Sound. I Mi HOLT. lVhp( H.-ilisr Theater. Broad- r at T lor. . Ti.ne S I1 o'clock. I'rDKrBHMr. t M'"arthy vs. Herman, a li:stn v. Mttchie. t--hill vs. ilornmn. I.ux vs. Morrlsry. layers vs. I-oiiuh. " Proceeds to Oregon gency fund. boy- emer- SEBALLINSDL IS the squeeze play In baseball worth while? That question has often oc curred to me. when I have seen the play fail dismally at some critical stage. When the play works success fully the runner who advances and the batsman who bunts look like a million dollars. The opposing in lie Id resem bles 30 cents in counterfeit money. When the play falls, runner and bats man look foolish, while the catcher who has divined the play and called for a pitch out. looks like the last word in squeeze baseball brains. pltchout and kill off the play. The wise batsman is aware that the catcher will probably do that. He doesn't hang out the Sinn for a squeeze right off the reel and before the pitcher realizes it he Is in the hole on the batsman with two balls and no strikes. It behooves him to gegt it over. On the next ball the batsman may pull the squeeze and get away with it, even though the op position knows of his intention. COAST LEAGUE HEADS REACH i DECISION McCredie Announces Portland Favors Joining. MY JAMES J. RICHARDSON'. Tonight' programme of fistic events i rt the liciti? Theater promises to eeU. all previous boxing siiows held in this lty from point of attendance arid exciting moments, according to Commissioner George Henry, who has keen the busiest 132-pound gentleman l.i this city for the past two weeks. Johnny McCarthy, who fights Kid Herman, in the windup bout of to ri v Pit's carnival of "swat." arrived yes terday morning from San Francisco all l.v his "lonesome." Sol Levlnson. Mc Carthy's manager, who usually Is in the Irishman's corner, was unable to gt away from his business and sent Ms protege north to take care of hlm-i self the best way possible. Flakier In Good Coarfltloa. McCarthy is in great shape, accord lag so hi own statement and general Bfpearance. He went out for a run yesterday mnrnimr tbout 10 o'clock to tike a few of the kinks out of his Joints caused by the long ride from CaitrornLi. Starting from the Kits Ho tel, where the Irishman 1 quartered, ).c ran to the end of South Parkway and back witfcoat the slichtest slrn of f.ktKue. In the afternoon he boxed tnr rounds with Larry Madden In the rii-'e gymnasium. "I am in rood shape for the fizht." f-iid MiCartny. "Of course I would hc to have Lcvin.on In piv corner, ;.'l S..I could not possibly set away, ro 1 came alone. Herman has a good refutation In California and has beaten some ;.K,i boys. They say he Intends ti stand up .lift fight me fr.-m the first sound of the Rons'. If he does 1 in here to tell you that there is ro tnc to be some excitement for the fans. If Herman keeps his word you'll ee the fur fly while we are on our 1-ct If he starts running, which I iiun'1 think he ill, I'll be right alter h i pv" .V.Cartliy dies not say he Is going b-.tt H-rman. He realizes the an Jose lad is a tough nut to crack, bat i 'rerthele-'S he carries an air of con-fidn-e. wnieh Indicates that Herman ill have his hands full If he expects t ) beat the Irishman. Miff-tale- In OilUril. I'eter Mitchie Is confident he can repeat his previous stunt of beating Muff Bronson when they step Into the nnc tomghc. Mitchie earned a 10-round verdict over Hronson at Varcoavcr iwui a year and a barf ago. It was a aiambang battle while it lasted and mniirtit's Is exacted to 1 a duplicate f tlielr Vancouver rwatfst. The bout between Johnny Cash!!! and Joe ;orntari is romin; in tor almost mtif-h comment as the two main I'outs. Ijormtn has always been a t-tvvrite with local fight fans, but hise who have watch-d Cashill per form be will beat the Spanish boy nri do It easily. In fart, many wagers be.-n laid that Cashill gets the tit-, l -ion at the end of the sixth round. Morns I,ux Is making hia first ap ; . ir.in. e here since Johnny McCarthy :.uiiir a, "hard one" on his Jaw and .ant him ! tho mat some months ago. I. n will rlglit Lea Morrisey. These two tors went 1" rounoa to a draw at As t'iii ahtiul five months aico and put n a good fitit. If Lux wins tonight h - is going to challenge the winner vi tne M-Crtuy-JI--rmn fi.ht. Al ner and Freddie lxush will r--en toiiic'jfs show. Lough Is best re itiembvred f"r bis two fights with Ci.w- f'.romeo. both at the lee Palace. !trs is a fo.-m -r Multnomah Amateur .Athletic Club boxer who gained his It has always seemed to me that the squeeze was a play for specialists. Teams who use it working along thut theory seldom get less than a 60-60 break In the matter of success. Teams who resort to the play, at any old time with a runner on third, without regard as to who is the runner and even less as to who is the batsman, fail more often than they -succeed. The squeeze Play, considered from any angle, is a precarious undertaking. The runner must not tip off the play by his action on tho lines. Kven more necessary is that the batsman connect with the ball. Kven as necessary as connecting with the ball is the fact that it must be on the ground, to enhance the chances of success and eliminate opportunities for double plays. This line of reasoning brings me back to my statement that the squeeze Is a plsy for specialists. When a run Is needed and u clever man is at bat, the squeeze play has many features that commend it. Perhaps you may think it is easy for the opposition to guard against the play, when they are aware that the man at tho plate is notorious for the way in which he gets away with it. That is an erroneous impression. You no doubt think all, that is neces sary is for tb catcher to call for a I regard Shortstoo Scott, of the Bos ton club, as one of the few high-class specialists in the American League. Scott is anything but a cracK batsman, vet he is dangerous. He is a past master at bunting. Give Scott a ball anywhere near the plate and he will lay it down for you. With a run ner on third and Scott at the bat, op posing players invariably get set for the squeeze. All manner of means is used to offset Scott's propensity for successfully pulling the play. Tet time and again last year I saw Scott get away with it. often under the most adverse conditions. Scott is a special ist at the squeeze. With him at bat the odds are in favor of the play going over, but with the average man up the squeeze is a so-so play and the greatest discretion should be resorted to In Its use. ' The squeeze 1s -especially ridiculous when the third base runner starts wildly for home as the pitcher starts for his windup. That system means sure death, unless the batsman delivers, which Is asking a great deal of the man at the plate. I much prefer the squeeze which calls for a late start on the part of the runner on third. He makes It a Doint to get a goad lead, is already for the 6print, but doesn't go Into high unless the batsman connects with the ball. The flying start is un necessary if the batsman does his part, for usually the runner can easily score with a late getaway. TRAVEL IS BUS PROBLEM Seattle Magnate Wants Larger Cir cuit if Transportation Can Be Arranged. ' SEATTLE, Jan. 7. No formal action was- taken at today's meeting here of the Pacific Coast International Baseball League directors regarding a proposal that Seattle and Portlan jdin the Pa cific Baseball League. Walter McCredie, former manager of the Portland club, said Portland fa vored the move to join the southern league. D. E. Dougdale president of the Se attle club, declared he would consider the move a wise one if transportation and financial difficulties would be overcome.' DEHPSET BUSY IfJ I9I8 21 COXTICSTS FOCGIIT, AND RECOI1D IS MAINTAINED. 1 ir.-t knowledce of the ring Kamc uniie Tmniy Trarey. Th? firot bout starts at $:30 o'clock IS Hut tics Won ty Knockouts, anil 12 Are Settled In First Hound. Jack Dempicy was the busiest of the top-notchers in pugilism during the year 1918. He took part in no less than 1 contests, winning II by the knock out route. 1Z of them ending In the first round. Only three bouts in which he took part went the limit, two 1n which Billy Miske was his opponent. Dempsey was declared the winner on points in bouts with Miske by the majority of the rltics. The other bout that went the limit was against Willie Meehan, In San Francisco, Meehan winning the decision at the nd of four rounds of boxing. This Is a remarkable record, but still there are some who declare the ma- ority of his opponents were "dead ones" fighters who have paV;d their usefulness In the ring, or dubs, which Is true to a certain extent. But the other fighters in the ring today also are meeting their share of "set-ups," so Dempsey can be forgiven. The contests, dates and results of Devpsey'a bouts during the past year follow: KnockAuts January 2.'. Homer Smith, one rounn; roniry . t an jiorna, six rounds: February 14. Jim Fiynn. one round; rVbruary .. Bill Bnnnin, mix rounds: Mircli 111. Jack milh. one mund: M-trcti rr. Tom Riley, one round: Mar 22. Pan Ketcheii. two rounds: May 28. Arthur I'el- ker. one round: July I. Tommy McCarthy. onn round: Ju;y 4. Mob Devere. one round Ju.r e. -Porky" Flynn. one round: July 27 Fred Fulton, one round: August 24. Terry Keller. Xie rounds: September II. Jark Mo ran. one round: October 18. "Porky" Flnn one round: Norimbr a. "Mattlins" lvin- pky. three rounds: Ueccmber 11. i'srl Xorris. one round: Iecember oh. "Gunboat Smith, two rounds. No delloa He won newspaper awards! May 3. Billy Miske. 10 rounoa; uctober -3. Hiliy Miske. six rounds. Ial decision September 13. Willie Mee han, four rounds. year President, Frank P. furry; vice president. Leo McNamara; financial sec re tar y, Joseph Tiernan; corresponding secretary, Jamea McRngee; recording secretary. Frank Curley: sergeant-at arms, Walter Gardner; track captain Thomas Clowry; cross country captain Al Hulscboseh: chairman of the ath letio committee, J. G. Schwab. - The Brooklyn Athletic Association depended upon the team composed o the following runners to earn glory and prizes for it in the big Marathon race in Philadelphia New Year's day Kdward Mayo, Louis Kaufman, Andy Craw. J. Herzig, J. Cohen. Frank Ruddy, Benjamin Finkelstein, Edward Muller and Bert Moore. ADAMS, BEE MATCHED LOS AAGEXES BANTAMWEIGHT TO SfEET OAKLAXD BOY. O. A. rn.VCTICE CALLED Start 11: I(1I.LIRI EXPERT IS COMINt AVrlkcr 1'm-liran, Eastern llinuipion Plans Tour of Country. Welktr Cochran. Eastern balkline r:lliar.l phenom. Is planning a tour of the United States. Cochran has Issued a rhallennff to Willie H"ppe for the world's champion- il. but the latter has refused to even . .-n.-ider the ilcfi until after his present t-nr. However. Cochran figures that by f-rllowtn- IHpt! throughout the coun try he will finally compel the till' li-l-ler t defend bis championship. lli-ppo is billed to play here Ht lUwie Jk Caldwell's billiard parlors some time in M.trrh. MMK III. If I l.l1Ti OF PORT MOKI.M OF U:tH ISIS. Some of the niecc notable per formance of the year 11S In sports follow: ,nirew Miller's Hoamer estab lished a new- worlds mark of 1.31 l-J fijr the classic mile at S.i r.i t o a iprinus. Charles Fores ct a new world's tn irk of 1:34-5 for the fivc m'le run in Chicago. Jot.- Jtav made a new Indoor r-, or. of for three-quarters f a n-.l-- in Madison Square Gar den. FdMw- Collins played In 471 straliit cBies over a stretch of Itiree r four tears and so set a new- baseball record. Ka1ilt I e r.ilmi broke his own re.-oe-l for ten miles In an auto mootlc and put the mark at r-.v Ty Col.p lej the .Vnierlean I-eac-.if iii Kitting for the 11th tiro,- in I- ?ear. Turrit -seven new sw-imming records were established by men and women;. Willie Hoi'pe set a new world's recorl f points at three-cushion billiards. Kob-rt iJiidley Murray won the National lawn tennis champion ship, whilo Miss Molbi PJurstedt once acatn was virtually In a class by herself among the women. Ra-kctball Team Will Training Today. ORKGOX AflRICCLTCRAI, COl.UCGE. Corvallis. Jan. S. (Special.) The new term at O. A. C, which opened this morning, wl'l ace the opening of bas ketball practice for boih varsity and freshmen men. Coach Hftrgis is round ing up available material and called the (lrst practice today. C.V. Kobinson is tho only varsity man thus- far to re port, but it Is hoped Gurley, or last year's team, will be released from serv ice and return to college. Several men of the freshman team of last yer are out for basketball. In rinding "Habe" McCart. Bob Kincail, "Skcel" Reynolds, George Powell. Bad ger. Denny Williams and Sleberts. Barron Will Be on Hand. NKW YORK. Jan. T (Special.) Harold K. Barron. National Indoor and outdoor high hurdle champion of 1917 who sailed for France with his regi ment on tn day Tie was xpected to defend his outdoor championship title expects to be back in the good old I. S. A. in time to get in thapc to de fend his Indoor title in March Bout Scheduled to Be Fought in Dreamland Rink, San Fran cisco, Friday. Georgie Adams, the sensational Los Angeles bantamweight, who is contem plating a trip north soon, will get a real test of his ability in San Fran cisco Friday night at Dreamland Rink, when he will meet Jimmy Dundee, the battling Oakland featherweight. Dun dee fought Adams twice in Los Angeles nearly a year a so, and neither boy got anything the best of the matches. Both men have improved and are traveling at top'speed at the present time. Adams weighs about 119 pounds while Dundee will scale about 12S pounds, but both men have been going out of their class of late in order to obtain bouts. Art ims has been meeting featherweights and Dundee taking in the 133-pounders and, strangely, both have been having great suocess. The San Francisco fans are warming up to the match and a big house is ex pected, although the heavyweights are the ones who draw best. Claire ("Kid") Bromeo will tangle with Johnny Conde, the Oakland feath erweight, on the same bill. Conde is one! of the best men at his weight in the Bay section. Charley Moy, also well known in Portland, will meet a boy by the name of Young Terry. Mike Doll won a decision over Mike Colindo In Los Angeles the other night The men are welterweights. Dick Don ald, former manager of Bud Anderson, refereed all of the bouts except the main event. FIVE LETTEIl WINNERS REPORT FOR BASKETBALL PRACTICE. Ide, Hoi brook and Jamieson, of 1918 Team Will Bo in This Vear's Line-Up. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se attle, Jan. 7. rFIve letter winners in basketball reported for practice Mon day afternoon for the first intensive workout of the 1919 season. The men are Captain Ervin Cook, guard; Wilson Ide, Ralph Smith and Paul Holbrook, forwards, and Cecil Jamieson, center. All except Smith are members of the 1918 five. Smith having played in 1917. Clint Sohns, Dick Munson and Don Frye, of last year's freshmen, will fight for a forward position on the varsity. Jamieson will be opposed for the center position by Sielk, the big sophomore who was the backbone of the 1918 freshmen. Douglas Cairns, who cap tained the fresh, and Dick Clarke, his running mate at guard, will fight for the position opposite Captain Cook. With a whole first team of letter winners and virtually the whole of last year's freshmen on hand. Coach Hunt has a line-up that makes Washington's chances look promising. Only three weeks of practice remain until the opennig of the season against W. S. C. and the squad which will work out under Hunt will have its work cut out. Several practice gam3 will be played locally before the season opens January 24f a,ter which series will be played virtually every week-end until early in March. Pierce-Arrows Ready Now for Peace Needs f i HE needs of war required no change in the X- design of Pierce-Arrovv trucks. The same models that solved transportation problems in 148 different lines of business before the war solved also the more difficult problems of war transportation. This uninterrupted succession of Pierce-Arrow Trucks is available now to continue your high speed production and carry your product to wait ing markets. Our experience and the records of Pierce-Arrow performance, complete and convincing, are at your service. With trucks for immediate delivery, we are ready' to assist in the reconstruction of Amer ican business along peace lines. KLINE ACCEPTS CHALLENGE Oregon Bowling Alley Team Must Defend Title. The M. L. Kline bowling team was not slow in taking up the gauntlet thrown down by the Portland Bowling Alley quintet, and a special match of three games may be rolled between the two stellar bowling teams Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The alleys on which the match will take place will probably be neutral ones although nothing has been decided upon as to that phase of the question. Last year the two teams rolled nine three on the Portland alleys. and tossed up to see on which alleys the third set of games would be rolled on. With only three games, it would hardly bo advisable to split them, so neutral al- eys may be brought in the play. These wo teams are considered the best in the city and a three-game match would be a welcome affair among the local bowling fraternity. .afterthef 2-TON, $4160 " 5-TON, $3032 Delivers more work in a given time ; Loses less time on the job and off the job; Costs less to operate and less to maintain ; Lasts longer, depreciates less and commands a higher resale price at all times. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Chas.C.FaganCo.Jnc. .23D AT WASHINGTON ST. PORTLAND Phone Main 4693 War End9 Too Soon for Mike. The war ended only too soon for Ser geant Mike Dorissas. former Penn strong man. Intercollegiate wrestling cham pion and all-around athlete. The big son of Greece had been recommended for a Captaincy and would have been commissioned in a short time. Dorizas went to Prance with University of Pennsylvania Base Hospital No. 20. in charge of I-icntenant-Colonel J. B. Car nett, an old I'enn football star. Mike was the life of the organization, its in terpreter, provost of military police, custodian of French kiddies, etc. He finally became so valuable he was called to Lyons for other' importan work. He is still stationed there. Sports of All Sorts. D" AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? BY BRIGGS. L'RING the outdoor season athletes of the Mohawk Athletic Club, of New York, rolled up a total of 217 Itoints. David Politxer, champion broad jumper, led. with 37 points and three championships to. hl.4 credit. James Tighc. sprinter, gathered 23; Paul Courtols. a Jumper, and Hob Kl neth, a boxer. 20 each, and Fred Trcva- lena. dixlam-e runner. IS. The title vents won by Politser were the senior metropolitan A. A. U. for broad jump ing and the junior and senior National championships for distance leaping. The Mohawk's team in the Marathon race run in Philadelphia New Year's lay was composed of Fred Trevalcna. James Brooks. James McUuinesF. harle.x Holi and Frank WiKon. This team finished second in the junior Na tional A. A. V. championship race at Van Cortlandt I'ark last month. Carl rarlwn, of the Now York Ath letic Club, one-time metropolitan A. A. t". weltcrW-lght champion wrestler, ha turned in his registration to the A. A. and announced his Intention of en tering the professional ranks. . At the annual meeting of tie New York Alhlrtlc Club January II the l-oard of governors will pai-s a resolu tion permitting all athletes of the or ganization to compete tn rnampioilMilp rents. Wnre the 1 nlted Mtntcs rn- d the world war no member of tho Mercury Foot Club has taken part in a title event. The Paullst Athletic Club of New York has elected the fol lowing officer for tha ensuing ( r AFTER SPE"mDini.G no England " Will You wave Tea With mc -Today ?"''- -AMD - . " vou Le z voo s MADAME Duster? 5oi R - And - "LETS Go To 5ee A PLAY IONIGHT"? THerJ. - AFTER MONTHS OF , Tuts IN FRAriCE" "VqULEZ VOU-S OMEvvA AreRtCAIN Si oR , MAD EMOI5ELLE ?" AND "V0UL(Z VOOS MAD6M01 5LLe ' To get Sack To ArwRiCA AND HUG YbuR. OVJUN GIRL -QH-H-H- BOY! Ain't IT A 3R-R-R-TrMMT AMD GLOR-R-RiouS FE'ELiM'? 2 (fVAvif WYH- fleave-5T) I X TKKXATIO X A I ; ('O)I I is i voi;i:n. mi . I'ranco, ilclfiiiini and America lj'i pcctetl to Knlcr When fleets Arc Kcstiiiictl. International tennis competition next Summer is predicted in tho report thai tho All-England Club has applied for sanction to hold the chanipionshlii at Wimbledon. This event was abandoned during tho war and plans fur il.s re vival show that Knglit.li tennis players re preparing to resume activity. The executive committee, will recom mend to the aimuiil meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, February 7. that arrniige- nlents be undertaken to re-establish the Davis cup contests in The Knsj- Iish championship of the eoming sea son will have something of an interna tional flavor, however, fT in describ ing the plans the London Field, says that players representing the allies are expected to take part. Commenting on the outlook, the Field says: 'Our Kuropeun allies, .espcolally Franco and Belgium, are likely to be fully represented; and if Jllle. L.eiitrlen 'Dines over to compote in the ladies' championship that event in Itself would give distinction to any meeting." WESTERNKHS 'JUKI LI; tVILSOX I-'rcd Kelly Avialoi and Jimmy Donoliue, s Wlio Cut Cupcrs. 'COPYRIGHT IM8. NEW YORK TRIBUNE INC. According to advices from I.os An geles, Fred Kelly, champion hurdler. with Jimmy nonahuc, ootn or wium competed in the Olympic games in Stockholm In 19K", and who arc well known throughout the country, were wo of the aviators who thrilled Presi dent Wilson when he whs sailing for Kurope on the transport George Wash ington. Kelly rturned several loops and wen, through dips, dives ,nnd slides for the amusement of the President and his party. He is stationed at a New York avia tion grounds, commissioned as a First. Lieutenant.. Checker Authority Dies. MAXCHESTKR, N. II., Jan. 7. Lyman N. Stearns, known as an authority on the game of checkers. Is dead. He was president of tho World's Corresponding Checker Club and was credited with being the originator of more than SOOd intricate checker problems.