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15 STAGE JILL SET MOTORCYCLtEVEfilTS Three Days' Programme Will Mark Annual Meet. FAST RIDERS TO COMPETE Speed Demons of National Promi nence Already Here Making Preparations for Races. Officials of tho Rose City Motorcycle club promise to present the greatest series of speed vents ever staged in the northwest on the Rose City speedway Friday, .May 30. Saturday. Me.y 31; and Sunday. June 1. In previous years the motorcycle races and northwest championship event, an annual affair in Portland, have all been staged on Decoration day. Friday's programme calls w for 11 races. Saturday will be featured by airplane flights, and passengers will be taken on regular flights. Sunday, 'June 1, the Decoration-day programme of 11 races will be repeated. With the two days' racing scheduled an unsatisfied rider will have a chance to come back. Among America's best track burners who are already in Portland are Ray Creviston, Indianapolis; Irvin Janke, New York; "Red Parkhurst, Columbus, O.; "Shrimp" Burns. Los Angeles; "Red" Cogburn, Seattle; "Dusty" Farnham, La Grande, and Ed Berreth. Portland. Janke and Parkhurst are the special team of riders sent out from the Har-ley-Davidson factory in the east to compete for high honors. Creviston is a factory Indian rider and world's champion at various distances. Burns is riding an Bxcelsior, as is Ed Berreth, the crack Portland racer, and Red Cog burn, the Seattle star. Dusty Farn ham, former northwest champion, is also riding an Indian. Following is the complete iprogramme for Friday and Sunday. Saturday's pro gramme will be announced tomorrow: Ttace 1 2Vi H. P. lightweight. 5 miles. Race 2 4 II. P. stripped stock, 5 miles. Race 3 T H. P. track record, 1 mile. Race 4 7 H. P. stripped stock. 8 miles.. uace v i-i. f. stock. 5 miles novice. Race 0 7 H. P. stripped stock, open, 10 miles. Race 7 7 H. P. stock, 15 miles. Race 8 7 H. P. sidecar, 5 miles. Race 9 7 H. P. stock. L'O miles. Race JO 7 H. P. stripped stock, 13 miles. Race 11 For Cleveland lightweight ma chines. DI.ita.noe to he set. LONG DRIVE CLINCHES GAME PHILADELPHIA WINS FROM CIN CINNATI, 4 TO 2. about showing it. Often, before tho pitcher would throw a. ball in the game, hundreds of fans would be yelling to take him out. If he started by passing a man or being hit safely, it seemed as if everyone in the park was demand ing that he be derricked. As a result the pitcher never stepped on the rubber in the proper mood or spirit to do his best. He was, from the start, waiting for the signal from the manager that would finish him for the afternoon. This pitcher was sold to a major league club in the east and went big for them. In another case a pitcher failed with one of the eastern clubs in the Amer ican league, only to develop into a, star for a western club. Most pitchers thrive on a diet of applause far better than abuse. Some pitchers I have metvl believe were indifferent to the attitude of the crowd. In the American league I think of the Chief Bender, In the National league Christy Mathewson. These two remarkable pitchers have, more or less, passed out of the limelight as regular performers and in their passing the game suffered a great loss. It is too bad that baseball must suffer the loss of men like Mathewson, Lajoie, Wag ner, Bender and others of that type. They help the game maintain its great hold on the public. 'They were players with plenty of color. The greater the stake the wilder the yelling of the mob, the better Mathewson and Bender seemed to pitch. Another equally great factor in mold ing the career of . the player is the press. I often hear players say neither the crowd nor the press means a thing to them. I have heard players say they never read the sporting sheet. To me that has always seemed the thinnest kind of bunk. One day last summer I was discussing this with a star in the American league and what he had to say was interesting to me. - Ninety out of every hundred players are considerably influenced by what is said to them and about them. Nine others are momentarily affected, but soon shake off the sting of criticism of fans or adverse comment of the press. About one in a hundred is more or less indifferent as to the attitude of the fan and the press and it has always seemed such a disposition did not make for success. The players who don't read the papers are those who can't read or won't out loose with the price of same," continued the star player. "As far as I am concerned, when I play my worst game is when I am most anxious to see the papers." COMMISSION PROBE CALLED BY GOVERNOR Frank M. Warren Returns After Eastern Trop. JUNE 6 IS HEARING DATE St. Louis Knocks Mamaux Out of Box in First Inning, Beating Brooklyn, 4 to 1. PHILADELPHIA. May 27. Cravath's drive over the right field wall in the eighth inning with two men on bases save Philadelphia the second gama of the series with Cincinnati. The score: R. IT. fe;. p. H. K. Cincinnati. 1 C lPhila'phia .4 7 0 Eatteries Uque and Wingo; Wood ward and Cady. St. Louis 4, Brooklyn 1. BROOKLYN, May 27. St. Louis knocked Mamaux out of the box in the first inning of the game with Brook lyn and won. Brooklyn today released Miljus to Toledo. The score: P.. H. E.I R.H. E. St. Louis ..4 9 V Brooklyn ..1 1 Batteries Doak and Snyder; Ma maux, Marquard. Cheney and Krueger. Chicago 5, Boston 0. BOSTON, May 27. Chicago batted liard today and defeated Boston. The Boston club announced the sales of Outfielder Wickland to St. 1'aul and Outfielder Joe Kelly to Toledo. The score: Tt. H.E.I K. H. L. Chicago ...5 13 oj Boston ....0 6 2 Batteries Hendrix and Daly; Fillin gim, Demaree,Keating and Tragressor. Sew York' 10, Pittsburg 2. NEW YORK, May 27. New York de feated Pittsburg in an even game until the seventh inning, when New York scored six runs on a three-base hit by Doyle with the bases full and a home run by Kauff with one man on base and a single bv Burns. The score: R. H- E. R. H. E. Pittsburg ..2 7 2New York .10 11 2 Batteries Miller, Evans and Sweeney; Barnes and Uonzales. HOW many ball games are decided in the grandstand? I mean what part docs the rooting of fans play in the result of many games. Concerted rooting usually narrows itself into a battle between the fans and the pitcher, for nine times out of ten the pitcher is the target for verbal volleys. Players, pitcners in particular, will insist they pay no attention to what is being said to them. Players are hu man, although every now and then some fans don't seem to think so Hen ce.it is natural that in many cases concerted rooting by fans will have a bad effect. On recruit pitchers its in fluence is marked. That is one reason why so many youngsters fail to go the route When making their debut. The pressure from every angie is too great. Veterans, in spite of their years of ex perience, which is supposed to take the sting out of the attitude of the crowd, feel keenly the result of adverse criti cism and complimentary applause stirs them to greater deeds. Every player will admit support from the fans, when things are breaking tough, is the greatest tonic in the world. Severe criticism, unless the player has a heart of oak. will make him welcome a trip to the showers. The Influence of concerted cheering is best proven in college athletics. Often a college team apparently beaten will take on new lire because of encourage merit constantly showered on it by the team's supporters and do a come-back that will result in a victory. A desire on the part of the crowd to quit earlv, give up the game as lost, has a similar effect on the team that is trailing. Undoubtedly some players pay more attention to the attitude of the crowd than others. It would be possible to cite a dozen cases of major league players who failed in one city, only to be regarded as stars in another. Why? Because the attitude of the fans was different. I know one major league pitcher in a western city of the Amer ican league who used to shudder every time his manager notified him he would work. The pitcher was game enough but fans of that city had taken a dis like to him ana were not backward COMPARATIVE strength of the held of the left and of the right hand in the grip must not be neglected. There haa been so much confusion and misapprehension on this eubject that few players who have not given it especial thought can tell exactly what their ideas on the subject are. Ail through the books that have been writ ten on golf there are constant refer ences to the left hand as the one that must take charge of the Btroke. You find frequently such remarks as, "now let the left come into play, grip firm ly with the left and allow the right to relax," "in this part of the stroke the left takes the lead, the right acting simply as guide." There are, in fact, so many admoni tions of this kind that it would be hopeless as well as unnecessary to hunt them all out and to quote them with their context. In summing them all up, however, in rather an indefinite way, they give one to understand that. t certain times and in certain places. the right hand gives up Its natural mastery and is superseded by the left. The curious fact about all of this is that when the great players who have written these books come down to say ing what they themselves do, they never admit that in their own game they force the left hand into the place of supremacy. They will preface their advice by saying, "The theory is . . .," or you should do . . . ," but when it comes to this question of giv ing up their own strong right hands they never say, "I do it." This notion of advancing the left hand into unnatural leadership has, in a more or less confused form, been clouding players' minds for' a long time. Thft only man to face the ques tion and to clear it away a & question once for till has been P. A. Vftile. In "The Soul of Golf he argued the point exhaustively, and has completely rout ed those persons who had advocated for others the favoring of the left hand. Executive Invites All Persons Inter ested in Controversy to At tend Sessions. SALEM, Or., May 27. (Special.) Frank M. Warren, fish and game com missioner, returned to Portland today after- an enforced absence In the east, and immediately upon being notified of his return Governor Olcott an nounced he would call a special meet ing of the flsii and game commission for Friday, June 6. at 9 A. M., in the offices of the commission in the Ore gon building at Portland. At that time the governor will personally near all of the statements that may, be made in connection with the fish and game controversy, which has been aired for tome little time. The governor first called the meeting to be held April 1ST, and sent out invi tations to all who had expressed to the office an interest in the controversy, as well as to the members of the commis sion and employes whose names have been drawn into the complaints. Meeting; la Delayed. After the meeting had been called and the invitations sent out. Commis sioner Warren was suddenly called to the east on important business. The executive immediately announced that he would postpone the meeting pend ing Warren's return. However, he made arrangements at that time to be immediately notified at once upon Mr. Warren getting back into the state. As at the time the previous meeting was called Governor Olcott is sending out invitations to all of those who have expressed to his office an inter est in the matter at issue with a sup plemental statement that If there are any others who have information- to impart that may throw light on the controversy he will be pleased to hear them at the coming meeting. Probe to Be Thorough. "It is my wish to get at the heart of this fish and game situation," said Governor Olcott today In announcing that a second meeting has been called. "1 wish to hear every side of the con troversy and to ascertain definitely as to whether or not the fish and game laws are being properly administered, and whether or not the fish and game of the state are being conserved to the greatest possible degree. "The matter will be gone Into thor oughly. If any complaints are to be made, I wish to hear them. If any de fense is to be made, I wish to hear that. This hearing will be free, open and aboveboard and is to be held with the hope that It will redound to the best interests of all concerned. CLUB BDYS IN MEET TODAY V ENTRANTS ARE GROCPKD INTO THREE CLASSES. Sounding the Sport Reveille. THAT headline, "Congress Splits Over Beer," would make it appear that our staid lawmakers back In Washing ton, D. C, are addicted to the vile practice. "Jess doesn't liKe the rough etuff." says Jack Dempsey. Now we know both his likes and dislikes. His likes look uke fmmms. And there are a thousand reasons why he is willing to put up with the latter. Bobby Meusel has returned to the fold of the Vernon club. Bobby was recently ordered to report to the navy and finish out his enlistment. "Fatty" Arbuckle lost a lot of weight worrying over his departure. "Red" Oldham won two games from the Seals last week. It seems like "Red" and his former teammates can't agree. Germany never would pay .a debt of gratitude. Now she seems quite as unwilling to pay the larger debt for in gratitude that she owes the world. If anyone really looked for them, they'd find the petty larceny gamblers at tli? ball park about as hard to lo cate as a lump of coal in a glass of milk, or a calliope In a circus parade. Any time a German feels like knock ing wood all he has to do is to thump his head. One of the troubles with the demo cratic party is that it never seems to go democratic. Germany continues to be a holdout on the league of nations. Were Ger many wise, which she never was, she would know the fate of the ball players who hold out on "baseball clubs, and even of the- barboys Jrho hold out on Winged "M" to Present Pin to High Point "Winner Five Events Aro Scheduled. After training and practicing faith fully under the direction of Professor Otto Mauthe for several months, the junior boys at Multnomah Amateur Athletic club are ready for their an nual outdoor track and field meet .on Multnomah field this afternoon. The meet will start at 4 o'clock, with nearly 150 members of Professor Mauthe's junior classes taking part. The meet for junior girls of the Winged-M Institution held last Satur day morning was a great success from every standpoint. Interest of the boys is at high pitch and some very closely contested events are expected. Professor Mauthe has grouped tho entrants into three classes, according to their age. In class, or section, one will be grouped boys from 8 to 10 years old. Inclusive. Next will be the boys from 11 years to 13 years and 3 ninths of age, and, third, the boys from 13 years and S months to 18 years. A special section will be formed for boys under eight years of age. Each group of athletes will com pete in five events and ribbons will be presented to the first, second and third-place winners. The boys scoring the most number of points in all-round competition will receive a Multnomah club pin. The events will be 50-yard dash. 100 yard dash, broad jump, high jump and pole climbing. LEG INSURANCE NOW SOUGHT McCredie Much Worried Over Siglin and Baker's Future. Get in line, insurance men! Walter McCredie is looking for some kind of a policy whereby the legs of Patrick Siglin, second baseman extraordinary, can be insured. Paddy did not play in the exhibition game yesterday, as Walter Henry desired that he be per mitted to rest up a bit. Paddy's legs have been bothering him all season and they appeared to be worse on the road trip just closed. "I wish I could find some insurance coripany that would take a chance on the legs of both Siglin and Baker." said Manager McCredie before grab bing the rattler last night. "It's Charley horse after Charley horse with both Paddy and Del." Douglas Pioneer Passes. ROSEBURO, Or, May 27. (Special.) Mrs. W. H. Wilson, aged 88. pioneera of Douglas county, died todav at her i home in Drain. ENTRY BLANK FOR THE ROLLER MARATHON JUNE 12, 1919. I hereby make application for entry In The Oregonian Roller Mara- xnon to De neia in conjunction with the Victory Rose Festival gramme on me morning oi June 12. pro- Full name. Address Year of birth Month. Age Years Day Weight pounds. I am a pupil of the.-. school. I. the undersigned parent or guardian of the above boy, give my per mission for him to participate in The Oregonian Roller Skate marathon (Fill this blank out and mail to The Oregonian Roller Marathon Editor, The Oregonian, at earliest possible date.) Race will start at 11 A. M.. June 12. Entries close 1 o'clock P M June 10. Restricted to boys from 9 to 14 years of age weighing 125 pounds or under. Parent's signature. t'.'A'J.' Si. '-VV-,: Ifs V ... "r ; - w v : . k - v? . vjU z v f rST like your buttered toast Lucky Strike, the real Burley cigarette lias the most appetizing quality because it's toasted. Toasting develops the Burley flavor. package In two " years the Lucky Strike cigarette has become famous because it's toasted. For pipe smokers the same toasted flavor in Lucky Strike tobacco. Guaranteed try iMsaiicaBiLTiv WILLARD URGED TO REPORT RICKARD ASKS CHAMPION TO START FOR TOLEDO. "Promoter Need Not Worry About Me Being on Hand," !Says Boxer at Lios Angeles Home. TOLEDO. O., May 27. Failing to re ceive any official word from Jess Will ard concerning his departure from Los Angeles, Tex Rickard, promoter of the heavyweight championship battle be tween Willard and Jack Dempsey here July 4 today telegraphed the cham pion requesting him to -start for Toledo Immediately. Rickard asked Willard to abandon his proposed stop for a day at his home in Lawrence, Kan. "Willard agreed to be here six weeks In advaf.ee of the contest," Rickard said, "and that time is past. He asked for a few days in which to attend to personal affairs on the coast, and i consented: but I think he has delayed his departure long enough. It is time thai he should be on the ground and In training'. I have requested him to bo hero Saturday." LOS ANGELES, May 27. "Tex Rick ard nead not-worry about my being on hand," commented Jess Willard, cham pion heavyweight boxer, here today when he learned of a statement in To ledo, D.. by Rickard, promoter of the championship fight to be held there July 4 between Willard and Jack Dempsey. to 'he effect Willard had not left here as soon as he should. Willard said he would leave for Toledo, O., to morrow morning. BOXING AT COLLEGE REVIVED Corvallis Students to Witness Fast Bouts at Newport. CORVALLIS. Or., May 27. (Special.) Boxing is being revived at Oregon Agricultural college and intercollegiate boxing may be taken up next falL Upon the annual senior excursion to New port Saturday followers of the squared circle will have the opportunity of wit nessing a number of exhibition matches by the different classes with some of the best amateur boxers of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California tak ing part. Wrestling, baseball and swimming contests will also be on the programme. Fonr Games On for Today. No games were played In the pram mar school league yesterday afternoon. Today there will be four games on the boards, Arleta will meet Kellwood, Holladay vs. Ockley Green, Chapman vs. Kerns, and Ladd vs. Highland. In the final game of the Class B league this afternoon, Woodmere will meet Elliot. There is a large silver cup up for the winner and a good game is looked forward to. The game will be playe I on the Vaughn-street grounds. Sfliroeder May Join Beavers. Manager Walter McCredie, of the Beavers announced last night that he had talked with Lefty Schroeder, Port land boy who has three or four sea sons of professional ball under his belt, and that Schroeder would, prob ably report to the Portland club when it returns from Seattle next week. Schroeder returned to tho -ity yester day with the 147th l-'ield Artillery and will pitch for Hattery A here next Sun day against the. All-Nations nine. Wnshougal Nino Clarke Clianipion. WASHOUOAU Wash.. Slav 27. (Spe cial.) TTie Washougal high school basketball team has just closed a vic torious season, having played eight games, losing only one during the sea eon. This gives them the championship of Clarke county. POLICEMEH RULES BOXERS SAN FRANCISCO PITS GAME . IN HANDS OF LAW. Captain Dan O'Brien Placed in Su preme Power and Reads Riot Act to Promoters. The fight game In San Francisco fi nally has been straightened out for good. Captain Dan O'Brien of the San Francisco police department, who has been the overseer of the game, has been out in supreme power and has laid the law down to the promoters. . Squabbles between the promoters brought about the stringent action and hereafter everything will have to be on the straight and narrow. Those known as the allied promoters, who control Dreamland rink, and Louis Parente. who recently opened up the Coliseum independent, have been going at It hot and heavy. Excessive bidding for fights and the stealing of head liners in the fistic game from one an other upset the game for good. In the future the fighters will get a regular medal after each bout. The next, time a boxer goes on he must pre sent his medal or go without work. Last but not least. Captain O'Brien has decided that men weighing over 145 pounds will have to wear eight-ounce gloves while those below that weight may use the six-ounce. From now on there will be no big purses for the boxers, as Captain O'Brien figures that It has been carried too far. Every promoter will be re quired to present his tentative card to the captain in due time before a show nad all the battlers will undergo a thorough once-over. Salescman Held for Assault. ROSEBURG, Or., May 27. (Special.) W. Obbenhause of Portland, who was yesterday fined 150 for having In his possession Intoxicating liquor, was today indicted by the grand jury for assault on It. S. Weaver, day clerk of the Umpqua hotel. The complaint alleges that Obbenhause drew a knife and threatened Mr. Weaver. Portland Choral Chapter to Meet. Arrangements for partlcipatioin In the Rose Festival will be made at the regular fortnightly community sing of the National Choral league, Portland chapter. No. 1, at the Central library tomorrow evening under the direction of Professor Thomas G. Taylor. MORE YANK STARS CHOSEN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES TO COMPETE OVERSEAS. Almost Every Section of United States to Be Represented In Intcr Allied Contents Abroad. NEW YORK. May 27. More than 70 of the most prominent track and field athletes of the United States, with a sprinkling of boxers, wrestlers, swim mers and tennis players, were selected to augment the team which will rep resent this country In the Inter-allled games at Paris next month at a. meet ing of the Amateur Athletic union of ficials tonight. The list includes several world-rec ord holders and a number with either A. A. U. or intercollegiate champion ships to their credit. Every section of the country, ns well as the leading colleges, universities and athletic clubs, is represented and the team is the nearest approach to an American Olympic squad that has been sent abroad since the Olympio at Stock holm In 1912. Among the outstanding stars named are Sol Butler, the negro sprinter and broad Jumper from Dubuque college: Joe Loomis. Chicago A. A., and Robert Simpson. Missouri university hurdlers; Ted Meredith. Pennsylvania. and C Shaw, Columbia, middle-distance run ners; Clinton Larson. high Jumper, Brigham Young university: W. T. Til- den, Jr.. of Philadelphia, runner-up in the 1918 national tennis championship: Norman Ross, swimmer, Chicago, and many others of equal athletic fame. Although th eteam will consist of about 50 members when It sails from here next Tuesday, the list was en larged in order to provide for shbsti- tutes should some of the nominees be unable to make the trip on short no tice. All selected will receive telegrams to report here not later than Tuesday morning, and every member will don army uniforms before embarking at noon. In France the team will meet the best of the American overseas contin ginent in trial games, from which three men will be named to face the entrants from the other, allied nations in each of the Industrial events. previously of vagrancy and on the two -ounts drfv 270 days in the county jail. Dorothy Adams, also colored, must servo 60 days in Jail. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Phone Mala 7070, A 6095. DAY'S COURT DOCKET HEAVY Offenders Enrich City CoTfers by Sum or $818.50. Following Monday's strenuous ses sion. Municipal Judge Rossman and court attendants enjoyed a brief breathing spell yesterday, comparative ly few offenders being brougght to the bar of justice, and these charged with i minor offenses. Monday's docket was one of the heaviest in weeks .and con tained cases involving opium dealers. drunken auto drivers and confidence men, as well as colored women charged with indecorous conduct. As a result of the session Portland coffers were enriched by the sum of $318.50 and a total of 70S days' im prisonment meted out to those con victed. Among themore severe sen tences lmDosed was that in the m ha of j Lottie Slaughter, colored, charged with drunkenness, filie had been convicted SOLDIER'S STORY STANDS Priate"s Tale uf Capture by Hun Sailors Is Not Refuted. A Y Kit, Mass., May 27. E. K. Pond, agent of the department of justice, testified today at he courtmartia! of Private Paul J,. Nacc, for desertion, that representatives of the department opu-atiim in I'ennsy Ivania. had been unable to disprovo any of his state ments. Nnce has maintained that he was abducted from Camp Devcns and kept on board a German submarine to cumpcl him to divulge airplane plans. The judge advocate Introduced as an exhibit an alwanac that showed that the tide was high at Cape Henry, Va., at 2::is A. M., October 15 last. On that day, according to Nace's story, he was thrown off the German undersea boat and swam two miles to shore. Ser geant Robert J. Nagle, of Fort Strong, Va., testified that if Nace landed at Cape Henry at 4 o'clock A. M., the tide would have been in his favor. Two Women Seek Divorces. OltEGOX CITY. May 27. (Special.) Mary E. Cochran, who was married at Sigawry, Iowa. November 19, 1901, and has resided in Portland for the past three years, filed suit for divorce, charging cruelty. She asks the cus tody of the child. Anna Myers and S. G. Myers were married at Klama, Wash., June 26, '1913. Mrs. Myers in her di vorce suit filed today alleges her hus band treated her cruelly and inhuman ly. She asks the custody of their only child. jSJ-U ' -jji.. Jfc , rr tW'