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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3IORMXG OREGONIAX, 3IOXD AY, JANUARY 13, 1919. I result in their football same last sea son. Franklin defeated Columbia, 7 to S. franklin registering- their final score in the last few seconds of the Came after a disputed play. The basketball teams of both schools are composed of men who played on the respective football teams. Thomas. Shryder and Reynolds, three of the Quaker gridiron mainstays, are on the Franklin quintet, while at Columbia j IT HAPPENS IN THE BEST REGULATED FAMILIES BY BRIGGS. MOU) FOR A AOICS. WELL i MOTHER DA 15 OVER AMD I STILL HnG ON To'ths olt job Beueve nve - -l THE LlTTLe OLD PAY ChecTk eveRY vajeeK . LOOi-CS SETTeR AMD SETT6R I HOPE 7h6 HA.PPY LITTLE BE LUCKY To HOLD MY EVerJlNiG- IrMJOY J08 D0AJM The RcS"T OF "THE. VU'0Tt p? (F VAJHILS Y( MAY - J63 WILL LAST 'Till HKLtO Jacobberger, Sweeney, Driscoll and Mc Klel who played on the prep school's football aggregation are now on the Twenty-one Allied Nations Annual Handicap Tournament Draws Large Crowds. AT LEAST basketball five. Asked to Participate. ItSO CUP RACE IS CERTAIN Sir Thomas Lipton Accepts Later FRANCE APPROVES MEET FORTY-THREE ARE ENTERED DUlc, and Will Visit Here. LONDON. Jan. 12. (Special Cable.) 10 INVITATIONS ISSUED FOR ARMY OLYMPIC THREECUSHIOI. PLAY IS PfiOVIAIG POPOLflR 1 Xltrnl lo Bo Staged in Paris in Maj or June Under Direction of Americans. r.RIS. Saturday. Jan. a 1. A mam moth military Olympic meet to be held In Paris In May or June, under the j-UJ-plcrs of the American Army, for "athletes from nil the allied fighting force. t projected In plans announced toiay. General Pershing, who Is taK-l.-ig a keen Interest in the plans. Is send ins a personal letter to the comman-iers-in-chief of the armies of all Na tions with whom the I'nited States nas been associated during the war. in viting the officers and men to partici pate. Twenty-one allied countries will be ked to take part, and ll is planned that the frames mill surpasa any other athletic competition ever conducted in the history of sports. The games will l.e financed entirely by the American Army, in co-operation with the welfare acencies now operating with It. The French government and the French army have given their approval f the plan and have promised their hearty co-operation. latltatl.a M laaneal. General Pershing's letter of Invita tion to the French army, which Is iden tical mith those sent to the comman ders of other armies, follow?: "The officers and men of the Amer ican expeditionary forces, helntt keenly appreciative of the plendid relations which exist among those who have borne arms in the great common cause and which in the present instance have o happily developed Into such deep feelings of mutual respect and admira tion, are most anxious to preserve and Mrenftthen this relationship In every way possible. "Now that active military operations have ceased they believe that nothing -ould be more conducive to this end than to cither in friendly competition on the field of sport representatives of the armifs of each of the nations which have so lorg been associated together in the strucsle for right. "Accordingly, they have decided to organize an inter-allied athletic meet ing, to be held in the Coloinbes Stadium. Paris, during the month of May or June. 1JI. in which officers and men of all these armies shall be eligible to take part. ladivialaal Prlsea Provided. As commander-in-chief of the Amer ican expeditionary forces, I have the hon or, therefore, to invite, through ou, thejr commander-in-chief, the officers and men of the armies of France to partici pate in the con t 'tls. and to express the earnest hope that many of them may do so. that the ties of the much-cherished spirit of comradeship which have pruri! up from the gallant Joint ef forts of our forces on the battlefield may thus be even more closely ce mented. "ISespectf nil v, JOHN J. PERSHING." Individual prizes already have been provld"! for and will be of artistic merit with symbolical designs. It is probable that team trophies also will be presented. TOM MO.VKS NOMINATED FOR , REFEREE. PORTLAND. Or.. Jan. 12. (Sporting Editor. The Orego- a nian.) I noticed Tom Monks' letter In The Sunday Oregonian In which he criticises the deel- sions of Jack Grant and Stanley J MacDonald at the last boxing smoker. I do not know Grant or Mac- Donald, nor do I always agree with their decisions. Neither have I agreed with my old friend George Siler or Eddie Smith in many of their decisions years ago. but after reading Mr. Monks' letter I am firmly convinced that as long as he is eo well versed Jn the fight (tire and can criti cise referees' decisions so keenly. I for one nominate Mr. Monks as one of the referees for the next smoker. Why send out of town, ss Mr. Uonks suggests, when we have so capable a judge of fisti- ana right here in our midst? 'Who'll second the nomination of Mr. Monks? (Signed.) FIGHT FAN. HOTPE AXI ANDERSON SIGNED fccatilr light fans lo See Real light . in Pele-Ilouck Go. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Willie lloppe. the butcher-town HQ- pounder who on many friends in Se attle on his last invasion of the North west, will box a return match here Tuesday when he opposes Harry An dcrson. Seattle a new ring sensation. The bout is the main event of a card of five mills. Harry Milium, the popular Salt Lake middleweight, win oppose a new man from Philadelphia, Frankie McKeehan. In the srml-windup. Saturday Match Maker Caruso Dan Salt arranged a scrap which will catch the eye of the fans who like to see a real battle. Mike Pete, who celebrated his retarn to the ring by a knockout victory over clever Harry Schuster In Tacoma Thursday, will meet l-ro Hourk. In the other bouts Steve Reynolds, who knocked out Jack Martin at the Elks" show, will box Harry Williams, and Jack Roy will oppose Roy Mc--Jonald, the sailor miller. Sir Thomas Lipton has accepted the New Tork Tacht Club's suggestion that his latest challenge for the America's cup should call for a series of races being sailed in 1920 and not this year. He will visit New Tork in the near future, sailing from England, late this month or early In February, to Inspect his Shamrock IV, and decide for him self whether she is in condition to serve as a challenger or whether it will be necessary for him to build a new yacht. CLATSKANIE DEFEATS RAINIER i Score of 25 lo 10 Recorded in Fast Basketball Contest. CLATSKANIE. Or., Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) The Clatskanie High School basketball team, playing In mldseason form, trimmed Rainier High last night on the latter's floor. 25 to 10. The game was marked by brilliant playing on both sides, but the excel lent teamwork of Clatskanie was too much for Rainier, and they clearly out classed their opponents. Fred Baird. the fighting "Ex-Gob." was in the limelight for Clatskanie as was his lanky brother Phil, the pair winning three-fourths of the winners' points, while Uulker and Miller showed up well for Rainier. After the game, the Clatskanie coach, W. T. Ellertsen, boarded a train for O. a. C, where he will try out for the Aggie's team in answer to a call from Coach Hargiss. The lineup for Clatskanie was Phil Baird, forward, C points: Krickson, forward. 7 points; Fred Baird, center. 10 points: Geary. guard, 2 points; McGillvary, guard, none. For Rainier, Russell, forward. 2: "Womick. forward none; Miller, center. 6; Gulkcr, guard, none: Ellis, guard, 2. Referee, J. Eilertsen. MALCOLM XoU IW'T LOOK VueLL-- X-ISV DOMT TRSnT Y0l RIGHT AT TH'Vr OFFICf m i. it i I 1 II 111 Voo Go R6ht itJ To The MANAGERS OFFlCe AMD TCLL. HIM Y0U JAOT MORE PAY AOD BETTER HOURS o - You Quit! J J 7 -M You KisJOwJ jY VAJSLL I HAT'LL , Brinjs 'cm To TneiR seMC3sr- ThY ouo A LOT To YOO AMD TriSY KhJOAJ IT- George Hart Runs 35 Billiards In 4 7 Innings Title Match Being Arranged. CATHEY IEDS IN SHOOT FIRST ROCS D OP DIRECTORS' CUP EVENT DISPOSED OF. VANCOUVER, SEATTLE TIE ICE HOCKEY FANS WATCH NORTHERN SERIES. SEATTLE BILLIARD FAXS AGOG Augic Klcvklirfcr, World's Thrcc- 1 u-hion Champ. May Meet Ie Oro. SEATTLE. 'Wash.. Jan. II. (Special.) Seattle may he given the opportunity f seeing the great Augie Kleckhefer. three-cushion champion. defend his championship against Alfred Ie Oro, for many years holder of the honors. Saturday. Charles llulen. of the Brown A ituler. Billiard I'arlors. telegraphed to Chicago for the match and the local billiard authority hopes to land the big contest for tins city. Should Hulrn be successful in getting the two men to play their title match here local cue fans will have the op portunity of witnessing the two best three-cuhton artists in action. The match will be played sometime within the next 35 days. Kieckhrffer la re quired to defend his emblem every AO days and Ie Oro has challenged and will be his next opponent. The last championship billiard match played In Seattle was the pocket bil liard contest between Champion Allen, of Kansas Ciy. and Maturo. of Denver. Smokj" Harris Leads Portland Men Playing In League; Vic toria in Third Place. Even though Tortland is not a mem ber of the Pacific Coast Hockey Asso elation this season, there are many Ice hockey enthusiasts who are paying close attention to the three-team cir cuit which Is composed of Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. At the present writing Vancouver and Seattle are tied for first place, each team having won two games and lost one for a percentage of .667. Victoria brings up the rear guard with one game In the win column and three lost which gives them a .250 standing. "fyclone" Taylor, of the Vancouver club, heads the list of players in the points-scored column with five goals and one assist in three games played. Of the former Portland players now members of teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, "Smoky" Harris tops the list of point-getters with two goals and one assist. Records of players to date, follow: Name and Club G. G. A. Pts. WILLAMETTE COACH RETURNS It. L. Matthew Will Resume Work in Allilctic at Salem. R. L. Matthews, well known athletic director and head coach at Willamette University. Salem, was a Portland visl tor yesterday, enroute to Salem, where he again will coach the athletic teams of that institution. Matthews did not return to Willam ette last semester, accepting a posiion with the county engineer at Sunnyside, Wash., and was placed in charge of road construction. While here yesterday Matthews expressed hones that ath letics would come back strong this Spring. He expects to round out a good basketball team in about two weeks. BASKETBALL RIVALRY IS KEEN FrunMln-Wa-liiiitun Content Is Ex-pet-ted Vwlcnc Football Feeling. Columbia University basketball team will tanitle with Franklin High School at the Washington High gymnasium this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in lhefirsl game of the interscholastic league. Both teams are on edge for the open ing battle and a hard game Is looked for. There Is a lot of hard feeling between the two teams because of the Taylor. Van Rowe. Seattle .. Mai-hay. Van. ... Kotjiior, Seattle . Harria. Van. .... Morrlm fealtle .. Wllyon. Satt!e .. Stanley. Van. ... Barbour. Vic. ... Tobln. Vic Kirkey. beattle .. Johnaon. Vic ... Dun1rdae. Vic Loushlin. Vic .. 3 S 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 'Black List" Held Unjust. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Because, he alleges, his name Is being unjustly held on the "blacklist" of the Lane County Credit association and because his wife refuses to live with him until this "stigma" is removed from his name. R. Papenfus has entered suit In the Circuit Court to clear his name and to collect damages to the ex tent of $4000 and costs of the suit. Pa penful alleges that he was "blacklisted" because of a "pretended claim" of a lo cal physician for $15, which Papenfus refused to pay and which he was ex cused from paying as the result of a suit brought to collect it by the physi cian. Everding, Hololian and Kcllar Are Tied for Second Place; Spe cial Events Shot. Dr. Collie F. Cathey won the first round on the' directors' cup shoot, which was held yesterday at Everding Park, the home of the, Portland Gun Club, breaking 48 out of 90 targets. The directors' cup will be shot for all year, the first 50 targets shot at on teach Sunday to count "for score on the trophy. The final shoot wiil be held in 1920. H. R. 'Hi- Everding, Dennis Holohan and E. II. Kellar, tied for sec ond honors in the 50-target event, each i shooter scattering 47 targets out of 50. A. U Zachrisson. Charley LeiUi and W. F. Carey each bagged 46 out of 50 targets apiece, while E. G. Hawman and 11. H. Veatch each brought down 45 flying clays out of 50. Twenty-six scattergun men wre at the traps yesterday an as a whole, the scores were the best mat nave Decn turned in on any practice, targets for some time. The trapshots busted t'te tar hawks with equal ease from any angle. G. B. Wylick. president of the Ten dleton Gun Club: V. Pawley, of Seattle; Frank Riehl. of Tacoma, and J. S. Hines. of San Francisco, all well known trapshooters. were visitors at the Portland Gun Club yesterday and spent an enjoyable day. At the completion of the 50-target event, several of the shooters con tinued to blaze away at the clay pigeons. Among these were C. B. Pres ton. Preston shot 75 more targets. He nailed 23 out of his first 25. 22 out of the second 25 and 24 out of the third 25. Four shooters, Charley Leith, W. C. Bristol, E. G. Hawman and W. F. Carey entered a doubles shoot, which resulted in Leith winning with a score of 23. Carey registered 21; Bristol shooting with a 20-gauge gun, 12, and Hawman 15. A SDCcial match between Dr. C. Cathey and Charley Leith was the in dividual feature or the afternoon They decided to shoot C0 targets, bu at the end of the 50 they were dead locked, with 47 down apiece. The shot another 2o targets and Cathey on out. breaking 24 out of 25 Leath's 23. . Jim Reid. professional, broke 4$ ou of 50 targets in the first event, an p. J. Holohan also shattered 47 out o 50. Following are the scores ;o MODEST EVERETT SCOTT RATED AS GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER American League Boasts Least Talked About Star in Major Baseball, but He Can Be Relied Upon in Pinches Does Not Play to Grandstand. S' to Wrestler Asks Return Match. BEND. Or., Jan. II. (Special.) In an endeavor to regain his title of mid dleweight champion of the Northwest. Charlie Olson, of Butte, is negotiating for a return match with Ad Gustavo, of Bend, to b held the layer part of be month. Gustavo, took two straight falls from Olson here Friday night in 51 minutes, using the toe-hold for both. O'Brien Outpoint' Burn!. CHARLESTON. W. VA.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Dick O'Brien. Cincinnati heavyweight, easily outpointed Dummy Burns, of Buffalo. In a 10-round con test here last night. Burns fought gamely but was nearly out in th eighth. Dundee Fights lo Draw. COLUMBUS, X. M.. Jan. IS. Toung Dundee, of Chicago, aJaiming the featherweight boxing championship of the Army, fought a draw here Saturday with Nick Gundy. Dundee represented Camp Travis. San Antonio, and Gundy ort Bliss, El Paso. 13 13 c. n. Prmon .. it 15 'm E. H. Keller 14 II IS K. ;. Hawman t i:: 10 C. D. flank It li -0 pawlfT il i. n P. J. Holohan 13 14 L'O Dennla Holohan 14 1", IS A. Zachrlanon 12 13 1 Frank Itlctil 14 13 IK F. O. Joy 11 11 1 J. Iteid 14 14 -jn H. H. Yrati'h 14 IS 1!l W. F. Cany 12 1.1 1 Clcmunn 13 13 J- Char! l-eith 14 14 H C. K. Cfcthey 14 13 IS H. R. Kverdine 14 14 !! W. C. Eristol 13 13 17 H. II. Peterson 12 12 14 C. E. S-oIte 2 3 6 , A. A. Hoover 10 IS W. Hasenbuah R 1 K.d Pierre T 10 J. S. fl-nr 3 6 7 U H. Kennedy 10 14 O. B. Wylick 12 13 17 17 is 17 'Professionals. SEASON ON ELK MAY OPEN Animals Becoming Too Numerous on Olympic Peninsula. HOQUIAM. Wash.. Jan. 12 (Spe cial. ) Forest Supervisor R. L. Fromme will recommend to the coming session of the State Legislature limited opening of the season on el : for the Olympic Peninsula, according to an nouncement. Under his proposal the number to be killed would be limited to about 400 for the year and would be only bulls. The reason for making the recom mendation, Mr. Fromme states, is tthe fact that the elk herds have increased to such numbers that In certain sec tions there is not sufficient forage to maintain them. The hunters would be required to take licensed guides whw also would be game wardens, and see that the pro visions of the permits were carried out. James and Buudy Win Doubles. PINEHURST. X. C, Jan. 12. R. L. James. Saratoga, and Nathan Bundy. Norfolk, defeated Georges Aranyi and Count Otto Salm 1-6. 6-1. 6-2 in the final men's doubles today of the mid- Winter tennis toumaiyent. In the final mixed doubles Miss Marjorie Lake, Hartford, and Count Salm won from Miss Caroline Bogart. Moore County, and X. A. Rose, Longwood. BT BILLY EVANS. TAR ballplayers are not necessarily those who recerve the most pub licity. To break constantly into PSint, one, of course, must be a trifle out of the ordinary. Some players are constantly in the spotlight because of natural abilUy in the field, at the bat, on the bases or in the pitcher's box. Others come in for publicity more through eccentricities than because of natural ability. Every now and then you strike an individual who does the most difficult things, apparently with out effort. He goes about his work in a mechanical sort of way, -with an air of indifference that detracts rather than attracts attention. He makes the difficult plays look easy. The American League, I believe, boasts of the least-talked-about star player in the history of the game. I refer to Shortstop Everett Scott, who. I think, is one of the most valuabl infielders in the game. There isn' much color to Scotty. Clever Protests Eatered. He Is aggressive, -yet not of the sdrt that plays to the fans. There is no show or alibi about his" kicks to the umpire, yet Scott perhaps enters as many a protest in a clever manner as some player who is regarded as scrappy athlete. When he makes a remarkable play he strikes no pose that will call your attention' to the fact that the star shortstop of the Boston club was the man who made the play possible. Rath er, he trots back to his position with head down, more after the manner of some player who had just pulled a bone and was ashamed of it. There is no player who takes the game more se rlously than he, yet his air of apparent indifference makes you think he hasn't a care in the world. In a way, that true, because I have often heard op posing players refer to Scott as a player who seemed coolest when the most was at stake. Perhaps no members of the Boston club appreciate the value of Scott quite so much as the pitchers. Scott is one of those unusual infielders who ran go to the right or left with equal celerity. In many cases you will find shortstops are particularly strong in handling balls hit In certain directions. On shortstop might be regarded as deadly accurate on balls hit to .his right, while on balls hit to his left only fair would be a proper estimate of his ability. Some other shortstop might be a star on balls hit to the left and only fair on balls to the right. Scott is one of those rare exceptions. He can go in either direction and get them. He can throw from any position, another valuable asset, if you seek4o be reckoned among the top-notchers as a shortstop. Jn handling throws Scott is almost uncan ny. Let him get the ball, no matter what kind of a throw it happens to be. and he will. In some way, get that ball on the runner, often using a flying tackle as a last resort. Scott at Best In Pinch. At bat Scott has been generally re garded as a weak hitter. While Scott has never seriously threatened the .300 mark as a batsman, yet he is a good man to be up in a pinch. My idea of a worth-while batsman is not the fel low who can hit safely when nothing is t stake when the bases are empty. when the pitcher is easing up, but rath er the fellow prone to come through with the timely swat when a couple of men are on, and when a base hit nearly means the ball parae. For my part, I will take the fellow who hits around 225, but is always eager to come up in the pinch, in preference to the .300 swatter, who tppears scared when much depends on his efforts. Scott is of greater value as a batsman than he is given credit for, because it is in the pinch that he is at his best. ScoU didn t boast "or a neaitny pat ting average last year, and perhaps it is exaggeration for me to make such a statement, but it seemed to me that any time Scott made a base hit in games in which I officiated with Boston last year said baso hit always sent one or more runs across the plate. I know that In at least a half dozen cases in 1918 I have seen pitchers pass up some other batsman to take a chance at Scott only to see him break up the ball game. From my observations of Scott, he would command great respect from me if I was a major-league pitcher. Leonard Pay Tribute. Just how much Boston pitchers ap preciate the worth of Scott as a fielder was forcibly brought to my attention in a game at Boston a couple of years ago. I don't recall the opposing team, but I do know it was a club that had n imposing array of hard-hitting. right-handed batters. It was suicide for the ordinary left-hander to try to beat tha,t club. Now, "Dutch' Leonard is no ordinary left-hander. He is rated as one of the star southpaws. Ordinarily it doesn't worry Leonard if all the oppos ing hitters are right-handers, but on this occasion he showed some concern, when it was certain Scott, who had been spiked the day before, would be unable to play. Just before the game started one of the Boston players asked Leonard how he felt. "Never felt better in my life," he responded, "but I will be working un der a slight handicap, I won't be able to use all my stuff." "What do you mean?" asked his teammate. "Well, I won't be able to use tha shortstop ball today, as they tell me Scott won't be able tq. play." Leonard meant he would have to pass up his curve most of the time, because, as a rule, right-handers hit such a de- ivery hard in the direction of left field. With Scott out of the game, Leonard wasn't fully satisfied his substitute would handle those balls hit between short and third as he knew only Scott could. It seemed to me that Leonard could have paid no greater tribute to Scott s ability and do it in such an un usual manner. TWO OFF OREGON SQUAD BASKETBALL TEAM HANDI CAPPE BV DOCTOR'S ORDERS. Dow Wilson, Last Year's Guard, May Be Barred When Given Phys ical Examination. Hard Test Passed. One needs only to go to the world's series to get a line on Scott's real value and to bear out the contention that Scott is at his best when most is at stake. In 1914 the Rex Sox played the Phillies. Opposed to Scott at shortstop was Bancroft, who had been a sensation in National League circles. The dope on the series had Bancroft outplaying Scott. He did outhit him S to 1 and then some, but in the field Scott was superb, and he pulled a play which I think was the turning point. The play didn't receive much attention, but it was a play that required nerve, because fail ure to have pulled it would have prob ably resulted In hi) effort being classed as a "bone." It was the ninth inning of the third game, with 1 to 1. Hopper, first up, singled. It was Scott s duty to bunt. Alexander was pitching, and he is hard to bunt on when he Epeeds up. Scott fouled off the first two and with two strikes and no ball on him the Philly infield moved back, regard ing the possibility of a bunt out of th question. Scott crossed everybody by laying down a perfect bunt, on which Hooper easily advanced to second, wlill Scott was thrown out by an eyelash That play put Hooper -in position to score the winning run when Lewis h safely. In the 1916 series with . .Brooklyn, Scout's remarkable work in the field was" the deciding factor in several games. In the 1918 series with Chicago acott was opposeu to me iNaitonai League find of the year, Hollocher, and once more Scott showed to advantage. I repeat. In the history of baseball, no player with the ability of Scott ha re ceived so little publicity. (Copyright. 1919, by W. G. Evans.) DUGDALE TO STAY IN GAME Reported Proposal to Sell Seultle Team Denied by Magnate. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 12. (Special.) D. E. Dugdale, for many years leader of Seattle baseball, is not going to quit the game. Dug came ' out flat footed Saturday and denied the re ports that he was '.hinking of selling his franchise and retiring from base ball. I look for a big revival of the game, in Seattle's -entrance into the Coast League." the magnate said. "I m going to step out and give Seattle team which will compare favorably with San Francisco or any of the oth er clubs. We are going to cut some figure in our Coast League debut, and I assure the fans that we will have a real ball team." Regarding the sale of his club. Dug said that, if some millionaire with more money than he knew what to do with wanted the Seattle club worse than he did. he would sell, of course. But the big fellow is not looking for a buyer, and from all appearances in tends to stay right where he is as head of the Seattle Baseball Club. DUGDALE TO STAY ON JOB Seattle Baseball Magnate Denies He Plans-to Sell Club. SEATTLE, Jan. 12. Emphatic denial was made here today by D. E. Dugdale, owner of the Seattle baseball club, to persistent reports that he planned to sell the club and retire from baseball. He said a reorganization of the club's stockholders would be made at once, however, but that he would remain at the head of the club.' UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Jan. 12. With the season's basketball opening but two weeks away, Oregon's hopes for a championship team on the floor were considerably jarred 'ester day when it was learned that "Chuck" Comfort, last year's varsity center, will be unable to play this season. The doc tor has ordered Comfort to stay out of basketball on account of a weak heart. While Comfort was anxious to get into the play, Dean Walker, who is coaching the varsity basketball team this year, decided it was for the best that he lay off. Walker explained his position this morning, saying: "I do not care to have men on th team who, by playing, may injure themselves. Every man representing the university this year in any athletic work must pass a physical examina tion. We are out to give the men some hard work, which I think will be of benefit to them, and not to win games alone. The school spirit of these men is commendable, but we are aim ing to build men up and not to tea them down, through the athletic work. Si Starr is in the same position as Com fort, and I have told him that he had best' turn in his suit." Starr Also to Quit. Starr, who played center on the freshman five last year, has been both ered with bad eyes and the first night of practice showed that he could con tinue only at a great disadvantage. The loss of Starr will be felt this year as he is a tall, rangy fellow, and while ho had not cinched a posUion on the ar- sity squad, he was one of the best Bets. Dow Wilson, who played guard on the varsity team last year, was unable to .get into the service on account of his heart and may be forced to turn In his suit. Wilson has not had his phys cal examination as yet and is still turning out for practice. " Walker- is putting his men through I some stitr practice. At center, nerm (fiiind and Francis Jacobberger are op posing each other at present. Carter Brandon also may try to land the cen ter job, ut he is a good guard and may be used there. Lind was second string center last season while Jacobberger and Brandon both played on the fresh men team. Ned Fowler and Dot Medley, both of last year's team are vieing with Eddie Durno and Clyde Heniiger, who played on the first year team last season, for the forward positions. There should be a great fight among these candidates for a place on the varsity as they are all "whizzes" in this department. Guards Are Plentifnl. At guards, Wilson, last year varsity; Chapman, Brandon and Houston are contending for the two positions. The latter three were members of the fresh team last season. The lemon-yellow representatives are anxious to grab off' the Northwest championship in order to get to journey into the Southland, to settle the cham pionship of the Pacific Coast. The first contest on the programme is with the Washington State College five, which will be met on the local floor in two games, January 27 and 28. , Walker, who is graduate manager of the university, as well as coach of bas ketball, is trying to arrange a couple of games with Willamette, Chemawa or Multnomah Club, to be played here next Friday and Saturday evenings. The lo cal team will have to do some great work in order to get into shape for the start of the season, but if they keep going as they have during the past week they should be in fair shape for the first contest. '' The popularity of the three-cushion billiard game was clearly demonstrated in the first week of the first annual three-cushion handicap billiard tourna ment on at the Rialto Billiard Parlors. Despite the "flu" scare and the "fire side" weather, capacity crowds turned out to each nights matches and were treated to some real three-cushion 4 games, n me rest or play is on par 4 with the past week's, the billiard fans are in for some great games in the coming matches of the tournament. When the time came for the first match last Monday night 43 cueists were on Manager Harry Green's entry list and were divided into three classes, according to their ability. The feature of the week's play was the performance of George Hart, who ran 35 billiards in 47 innings against C. W. Peterson Friday night. Thirty five billiards in 47 innings is cham pionship form, and if Hart can con tinue that pace he will be a hard man to beat by the best of them. Manager Green, of the Rialto Billiard. Parlors, already has began to figure on a Hart-Condon match for the three cushion championship of the city a soon as the present tournament is over. Condon won the championship of Portland -the first part of last year w-hen he defeated Si Sanders, winning at the same time a trophy emblematic of the title. The championship cup has to be won three times before it be comes the permanent property of any player. Condon won his first leg on t when he defeated Sanders. Later In the season Condon defended his titlo and the cup, and ,won again, securing two notches on the trophy. The time is now rolling near for the city championship battle and without doubt Hart will be the man to take on Condon. If the latter succeeds inr defeating Hart when they meet, he will become the permanent holder of the trophy. Joe McClusky is also playing a sen sational game, and ran 30 points in 69 innings Thursday night when he de feated J. Warren, 30 to 3 6. The honor of scoring the highest run up to date in the tournament goes to G. Miles, who ran six straight billiards Wednesday night, although he lost his match. There were no scheduled games yes terday. The following matches will be played tonight. C lass A, B. K. Thayer vs. O. A. Kirby, 30 points: Class C, G. Parsons vs. H. Rosenthal, 5 points, and Class C, Oscar Keys vs. T. F. Pierce, 20 points. J. J. Parker, president of the Rialto Billiard Company, is on a tour of Cali fornia at the present time, and while in San Francisco will endeavor to ar- range for some of the best thrce-cusli- ion players In that state to play either Chase Sibley or Henry Soloman In Port land this Winter. Among the well known San Francisco billiardlsts with, whom Parker will talk arc: Joe Carney, Harry Wakefield, Horgen and Daly. A match between any one of these four and either Sibley or Solo man would be a ten strike in local bil liard circles. Pal; Moriaty, well-known local pocket billiard artist, recently made a run of S2 balls in a game at the Rialto Bil liard Parlors. A run of 82 points is a fast enough gait for Taberski, and is seldom witnessed in even big matches. REPRESENTATION ON NATION A Ij COMMISSION DESIRED. Abolition of Optional Agreement Will Be Recommended to Major Leagues. N Yanks May Train in Jackosnville. NEW ' YORK, Jan. 12. Manager Miller Huggins, of the Yankees, has gone South to look over several train ing camps. He will visit Jacksonville, and it is likely the Yankees will choose this place. Some of the other major league clubs will also train there, CHICAGO. Jan. 12. Minor league representation on the National Base ball Commission, abolition of the op tional agreement and modification of the draft will be the chief demands of Western minor leaguers, who left hero tonight for New York to attend tho meeting of the National Association of Minor Leagues, Tuesday and the ji'lnt session of the major leagues. The party included A. R. Tearny. president of the Three I. League, and chairman of a minor league cemmittee that presented suggested changes in the draft to the National Commission; Thomas J. Hiokey. president of tho American Association; Edward Hanlon. of Sioux City, la., acting president of the Western League, and John M. Pow ers, president of the Los Angeles club. who will represent the Pacitlc coast League. President Hickey said the entire per sonnel of the American Association would attend the meetings. Fred Mitchell, president and man ager of the Chicago Nationals, and Wll- iam Veeck, vice-preaident of the cluu. also departed for New York tonight. Mitchell plans to sign a coach to suc ceed Otto Knabe, who asked to be re- eased so that his business partner, Kid" Gleason, could manage the Chi cago Americans. Mitchell said a trade nvolving a new outfielder for the cuds was a possibility. There was an unconfirmed report here tonight that Clarence Rowland, former manager of the White Sox. was being considered to succeed Christy Mathewson a3 manager of the Cincin nati Nationals. Rowland plans to con fur with August Hermann, president oC the Cincinnati club, in New York, but he declined to say whether the man agement had been offered him. Row land denied, however, that he contem plated the purchase of the Indianapolis club of the American Association. INDIANAPOLIS TO REORGANIZE) there are two baseball parks available I .. . ..,. nH .rood hotel accommodations. !cw Company Proposed, With Cap- and good hotel accommodations. Milwaukee Signs Phillies' Scout. MILWAUKEE, WTis.. Jan. 12. Billy Doyle, of Philadelphia, has signed a two-year contract to scout for the Mil waukee team of the American Asso ciation. In getting Doyle Milwaukee had to enter a hot bidding contest against Hughey Jennings, and also the Louisville team, of the American Asso ciation, both clubs wanting the Philly veteran.. The Czar of Russia, before his depo ition, possessed a single estate cover- ng more than 101,000,000 acres. italizatlon of $350,000. CINCINNATI, Jan. 12. At a meeting here today of the stockholders of tha Cincinnati Exhibition Company, which controls the Cincinnati National League baseball club, the plan of leorganiza tion presented by the directors was unanimously approved. Under this action a new company will be formed, the capitalization re duced from JjOO.OUO to $350,000; a re funding of outstanding bonds will be effected, thereby reducing the original amount from $200,000 to $125,000, and a good working capital will be avail able, with j. practical viping out of alt uucrtiU. iiiaoiiudneaa.