TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1919.
GEORGE ARMSTRONG
QUITS BEAVER GAMP
Release Presented on Request
of California Man.
WORKOUTS SHOWING "PEP'
ricCrcdie Delays Cutting Down
lortf, as More Practice Games
Arc Wanted for Team.
BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON.
BEAVERS' TRAINING CAMP. Crock
ett. CaL, March 25. (Special) The
second recruit left the training camp
today. George Armstrong, who was
thought to have deserted the club, as
he didn't dhow up for the game at
Alameda Sunday, came back yesterday
afternoon and told Manager McCredie
this morning" that he would like to
have his release as he could see that
he had no chance of r.iaking the club,
lie was given it and left for his home
In San Francisco.
The players showed a lot of "pep in
their workouts today, after their holi
day yesterday, and with the exception
of some of the pitchers, are getting in
the best of shape. The continued cool
weather is hanicapping some of the
nv-n, however, as they have taken cold
and arc finding it hard to get rid of
them.
In the practice game today the
pitchers who worked were required to
put everything they had on the ball.
Regulars like Pennington. Lewis and
Oldham, who are assured of their Jobs
are taking it easy, but the others are
required to show everything they have,
as the batters need the practice hitting
against "hooks.
Manager McCredie knows now which
of his players he is going to let go,
bat is not certain when he will release
them. He expects to cut down to the
It men he will carry to Los Angeles
by the first of the week. One reason
he Is keeping the majority of the boys
who need more seasoning is because
he hates to break up the practice
games, which are being played every
afternoon. He figures that this Is the
best practice his players can get.
Ken Pemier has not yet returned
from San Francisco, where he went
Sunday. He is with Paddy Siglln. It
is believed, and may induce Paddy
to return here wih him although Si
lin seems to be firm in his determina
tion to get the salary he is after or
refuse to report. It is understood
here that Walter Levernx. the Salt Lake
pitcher, who has been holding out. has
capitulated and Is on his way to Join
the Bees. He was on the same club
this winter with Siglin and MaiscU
Portland holdouts.
for by the captains of both aggrega
tions. The probable lineups follow:
Multnomah Club. T. SL C. A.
Bonn;y .......... ...P . Powers
TXCuraan F Goode
Mix C Irlc
lewey . ....... ..G ......... I. ... . Lewis
Toomey O - Dariins
WILLIAMS IS ACTO DEALER
Former Iowa Coach Enters Business
With Hubbard.
AMES. Ia.. March 25. When Clyde
Williams resigned as athletic director!
of Iowa state college here, he termin
ated relations begun in 1908 and which
made him one of the best-known
figures in collegiate circles in the cen
tral west.
It is understood his successor wi
be appointed within a few'weeks, and
among those talked of for the place
are Captain John L. Graffith. forme
athletic director at Drake university,
and now head of the athletic depart
ment of the committee on trainin
camp activities; Sol Metxger, forme
Washington and Jefferson coach, an
Charles W. Mayser, Ames football
coach.
Williams quits to enter the auto
mobile retail business with Homer
Hubbard, former Iowa state footbal
star in the days of the Lambert
brothers, and coach of the Ames foot'
ball team in 1913 and 1914.
For six years Williams has been
memDer- or tne football rules com
mittec, with H. L. Williams of Min
nesota. A. A. Stagg of Chicago. Parke
H. JJavies of Princeton and Walter
camp of ale. He' has nlaved urn
fessional baseball and in 1907 and 1908
he was a member of the Toledo club
oi I lie American association.
lVILLAtMETTE PtAniS
UNUSUAL CONTESTS
Every Man Enrolled to Enter
Each of Events.
BALTIMORE SUIT IS OPENED
CITY TITLE TO BE DECIDED
Multnomah Club and Y. M. C. A.
Tram Meet Tomorrow Night.
The final "big league" basketball
jrame of the season will be played at
Multnomah club tomorrow night when
the Winged M basketball team will
clash with the speedy Y. M. C. A. quin
tet for the championship of the city.
The Multnomah and T. M. C. A. teams
met several weeks ago In the T gym
nasium, resulting in a victory for tho
club hoopers. If the T five should
register a victory, a third game will
be necessary to decide the title.
The teams seem evenly matched, but
of course the Multnomah club team is
the favorite because of its string of
impressive victories this year.
Many of Portland's best' basketball
tossers are lined up with the T. M. C. A. i the summer of 1917. The association
team and a hnrd-fouerht e-sme Is lookeirwas composed mainly of Iowa cities.
hum of 9900.000 Aked of National
and American Leagues.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Trial be
fore a Jury of the Baltimore federal
league club's 1900.000 damage suit
against National and American league
clubs and certain officials of the de
funct federal league, began today in
he supreme court of the District of
Columbia.
In his opening statement William L,
Marbury. counsel for the plaintiff, re
cited the contention that his client lost
JjOO.000 through the breaking up of
he federal league and In support of
the claim for triple damages under the
Sherman anti-trust law, attacked or
ganized baseball as a monopoly.
Through the reserve clause of, their
contracts, he declared, the leagues
mane slaves or their players.
ALBANY PLAYERS Tl'ItX OCT
Baseball Prospects Improved by Re
turn of Old Men..
ARRANT. Or.. Match 23. (Special.)
-With prospects for a favorable sea
son, because of the presence of several
of last year's players, the Albany high
school has begun baseball practice.
Professor O. D. Byers will coach the
team. Among the players turning out
for practice are some former students
who have returned recently from the
service and taken up their school work.
Jesse Kills, a returned soldier, has
been elected manager of the team. A
captain will be chosen later. It is
planned to have a series of inter-class
games early In April.
Jenkins to Return April 1.
FIELD SPORTS INCLUDED
Discovery of Good Batcrial for
Varsity Meet Later In Season
Expected to Result.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem,
Or., March 25. (Special.) What prom
ises to be the first meet of Its kind
ever stared bv a university in this
country is being planned by Coach
Mathews to take place at Willamette
during the greater part of next week.
A track and field meet win oe neia.
in which every man enrolled in tne
university will compete, each man en
tering everv event on the schedule.
The different events comprising the
will be the half mile, 100-yard
dash, 60-yard dash high Jump, broad
Jump, Javelin and shot put, and will
be staged at times convenient for every
man to appear.
Interclass track meets were regular
spring events at the university Deiore
war conditions interfered, but never
hefore bus it been planned to have
every man entered. The idea was car
ried out to. a great extent during the
basketball season just closed, when a
arge majority of the men were out ior
the varsity and class teams.
Some promising material is expected
o be uncovered during the meet for
the varsitv meets which win louow
inter in the spring. ' Several men who
showed up well in the Chemawa dual
meet last year are back in school. and
are turning out regularly.
John Medler and Harold jJimicK run
close race in the- sprints, while
ntmick Is also a high jumper; John
Sutherland is exhibiting his old form
n the weight events; Homer lasner
nd Harold Nichols are showing up wen
n the high Jump; John Medler Is ex
pected to show some fast work In the
hurdles: Keith Lyman seems to be the
best bid in the pole vault event to date,
and some good material is expected
from the 40 or more freshmen repre
sentatives who are working out each
afternoon.
Thus far four dual track meets nave
been secured for Willamette, according
o an announcement late today by Man
ager Sparks. McMinnville college win
met both at Mcaiinnvuie ana on
weetland field, and two contests also
will be engaged in with the Chemawa
Indiana. At least one more dual meet
doubtless will be arranged, but no defi
ne announcement of it has been made
as yet.
meeting of those interested will be
held in Tacoma within a short time.
MORRIS HEAREVG IS, RESUMED
Seattle Hockey Player Charged With
Desertion in War Time.
TACOMA. March 25. Charged with
desretion in time of war, the general
courtmartial of Bernard Patrick Mor
ris, professional hockey player and
member of the Seattle hockey team.
was resumed in Camp Lewis this morn
ing.
A writ of habeas corpus by which his
attorney sought to have him released
was denied by Federal Judge E. E.
Cu6hman Saturday. Morris, it is con
tended by the defense, is a citizen of
Canada and was subject to orders from
the military authorities there. . The
judge advocates department in Cam
Lewis asserts that Morris was a rest.
dent of Seattle? and as such came
within the provisions of the British
American treaty making alien residents
of either country subject to military
dut yin the one where they reside.
Right Off the Bat.
JACINTO CALVO, the Cuban outfield
star, who came to terms with Man
ager Graham of the San Francisco
Seals the other day. is expected to ar
rive just in time for the opening ol
the season from Havana.
Hap Morse is showing plenty of class
in bingling the old apple for Oakland
this season.
Del Howard is credited with the
statement that the Pacific Const league
will be 50 per cent faster this year
than last season.
Bill Doak is no longer a Cardinal
holdout. After having a long confer
ence with Manager Branch Rickey the
twirler affixed his signature to a 1919
contract.
The chances of Rhode Island having
Sunday baseball next summer is ex
ceedingly bright. The lower branch of
the legislature lias passed the bill by a
vote of 71 to 19.
Manager Hugo Bezdek of the Pirates
does not favor a long schedule of ex
hibition contests. His club will take
part In only four pre-season practice
games.
The Central baseball league is going
to be reorganized before the season
opens. It may be known as the Mid
west league next summer.-
m m m
Al Demaree bids fair to have a whirl
at playing in every city in the National
eague circuit before he retires from
baseball. He has been with the Giants
twice, with the Cubs and the Phillies,
and in the coming season will be with
the Braves.
The Giants announce the release of
Jim Middleton to the Toledo club of the
American association.
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Game Law Violation Charged.
EUGENE. Or., March 15. (Special.)
That Eugene and other Lane county
fishermen are violating the law passec
by the last legislature prohibiting fish-
c- in the upper Willamette and Mc-
CHICAGO. March 25. Lieutenant Kenzie rivers during January, feDru-
Je Jenkins, catcher with the Chicago ary and March, was the statement yes
Americans, who has been in Germany
with the army of occupation, expects
to return to America April 1, according
to latest word received by Charles A.
Comiskey, president of the club. He
will miss the start of the training trip,
but will join the team in Texas.
Basketball Revival Unlikely.
DES MOINES, Ia. March 23. There
will be no effort this year to revive
the central association of basketball
clubs, according to John F. Ford of
Fort Dodge, la., who was president of
the organization when it disbanded In
terdav of Representative L. E. Bean,
but he said it is not probable that it
will be enforced as It is now so near
the end of the closed season. Some big
catches have been made by Eugene
anglers during the past few days.
Washington May Have League.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 23.
(Special.) Wayne Francis Lewis, well
known in local athletic circles, says
thaat there may be a baseball league
organized in southwestern Washington,
taking in -Vancouver, Centralia, Che
halts. Raymond, South Bend, and an
other city yet to be chosen. Plans for
It is reported that the Phillies are
about to release Chief Bender and Ben
Tincup. Looks like a tough spring for
Indians.
land, gave promise of developing into
a big leaguer.
The coast league "holdouts' are fast
diminishing in number as opening day
approaches.
"Hap" Morse, last season with Aber
deen, seems to have landed a regular
infield berth with Oakland, according
to dope from the training camp. He
is a mighty nifty fielder, but a bit
weak with the willow.
Bill Killefer Is expected in Los An
geles soon to visit with his brother
Wade. Bill is with the Cubs again
this year.
'
Harry Covaleskie, former Detroit star
and brother of Stanley, who went to
the big show from Portland, expects to
do a "comeback" with the Little Rock
club the coming season.
D. E. Dugdale seems to have really
stepped out at Seattle the way Prexy
Jim Brewster Is taking the reins in
handling the business affairs of the
club.
AI Bonner, former Tacoma and Seat
tle Northwestern league pitcher, has
been sigred for a t.-ial by Oakland.
their hand. The mute players are very
quick to perceive anything amiss and
as soon as the referee makes a motion
or the opposing players slow up they
follow suit.
(2) The M stands for middle orjen
terfield and is used in place of cf.
With the Swimmers.
Roger Bresnahan is busy rounding
up players for his Toledo club for the
coming season. The other day he got
Middleton and he may get Bert Niehoff.
Japk Gillespie, who will be given a
tnrout with the Giants, is onlv ahnut
as tall as Kid Gaton, the Pirates' I
midget shortstop.
Bobby Coltrin, formerly with the
Portland Colts and Heavers and more
recently with Nick Williams' Spokane
club, has been signed by San Antonio.
With Ted Easterly and Gus Fisher
doing the backstopping Bill Rodgers
is not worrying about Sacramento's
catching department..
Sacramento Is planning a big page
ant when Oakland opens the season
there on April 8.
The release of Catcher Dan Murray
by the Oaks surprised a good many
organizing are now under way and a t Portland fans. Dan, while with Port
Billy Speas, former Portland favorite,
is expected to line up a good club for
Bob Brown's Vancouver international
northwest outfit.
"Rube" Gardner, veteran coast league
flrst-sacker, has been unconditionally
released by Oakland.
Marty McGaffigan, the new Senator
shortpatcher, is a better ground -coverer
than Billy Orr, whom Rodgers was
after.
Marty Kavanaugh has thrown a
wrench Into the Seattle club's running
gear with his holdout tactics.
Answers to Queries.
PORTLAND, March 25. Sixirtins Editor
The Oreeonian. (1 How did the referee
call touts or held ball in g-ames in which
the "Silent Five" (deaf mutes) played?
Evidently a whistle would not be satisfac
tory. (2) In a report of a ball game, what
does the "M" signify when placed after
the centerfielder"s name? M. L. WAUKIE.
(1) The referees of games in which
the Silent Five took part were forced
to keep on the ball at all times, and
when they decided to call held ball or
a foul would grab the ball or raise
THE recent defeat of Michael McDer
mott of the Illinois Athletic club by
Herbert -Taylor of the Chicago Athletic
association in the 220-yard national
A. A. U. championship was one of the
most unexpected surprises of the sea
son. Lack of condition on the part of
the former holder explains the outcome,
however. The fact that he is officially
credited with a national standard of
2 minutes 38 2-5 seconds, while Taylor
beat him for the title in 2 minutes
44 2-5 seconds, demonstrates that he
was not adequately prepared for the
distance.
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey of the New
York Women's Swimming association,
swam 40 yards with the back stroke in
30 4-5 seconds in an exhibition meet
given at the City Athletic club on Sun
day for the benefit of the wounded sol
diers. This time beats her own na
tional record of 31 seconds and, while
the new mark cannot be accepted ow
ing to its being made in an exhibition,
it is interesting to see this 16-year-old
star improving so steadily.
Vcith of Los Angeles is going to send
Dorothy Burns east this year for the
ladies' three-mile race to be held in
Philadelphia and Ludy Langer will also
go east to meet Ross in the 10-mile na
tional event. California will indeed
be well represented by these two cham
pions. A recent letter from Billy Williams,
national high-diving champion, tells of
his making 1600 feet of modern picture
film. The title of the picture is "Amer
ican Soldiers Crossing the Rhine." He
also made a scene showing the marines
ferrying across the river and about 800
feet of the 32d division crossing the
bridge at Coblenz, which, he states, will
be shown soon. Billy is about as good
with the camera as he is at diving.
Miss Ruth Allison, Alice Dunbar and
Miss Elizabeth Rutherford, all of the
Los Angeles Athletic club, have just
passed the American Red Cross test and
are now instructors in swimming and
life saving at the Y. W. C. A. In Los
Angeles.
Ludy Langer has been renting upon a
ranch just outside of Los Angeles ami
has just returned to his training once
again. Vance Veith writes that they
are working out like a couple of wild
men and that when he comes to Ala
meda to compete in April or May of this
season the men in the swimming gutno
here will see some "stepper" in Ludy.
The east claims that more than usual
interest is being manifested in the Inter-club
meets so far held this season,
over 100 mermaids having competed in
the three meets held since the opening
of the Indoor swimming season, whilo
the competition has been so keen that
40 girls have scored one or more points.
Lefts and Rights.
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AY, the former Reno promoter.
figuring on breaking into tho
game in San Francisco. He will find
plenty of competition.
Johnny Dundee, the Italian light
weight, may not be able to box for'some
time. Word from New York lias It that
he is suffering from mastoiditis, as a
result of a cold.
Harry Anderson will meet Johnny
Noye of St. Paul in Calgary on March
27.
Willie Jackson, the New York light
weight who has been boxing around
San Francisco the past month and a
half, has returned to New York. He
will remain there several weeks and
then leave for Seattle, where he will
box on April 11.
Portland still remains a great fight
town for fighters.
Mary Plckford picked Willie Meehan
as the next heavyweight champion of
the world, which only goes to prove
that as a prognosticator of pugilistiu
destinies Mary Is still a great little
actress.
Benny Leonard will meet Harvey
Thorpe in a ten-round bout in Joplin,
Mo., tonight.
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