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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1010.
OREGON TO START
E
Lemon-Yellow Squad Off To
day for Pasadena.
25 GRIDDERS TAKE TRIP
Double Dally Workouts Planned to
Prepare Tor Combat With
Cambridge Warriors.
UNIVERSITY OF OUKGON, Eugene.
Dec. J 7. (Special.) The University
of Oregon football team will leave I
Kueenc tomorrow for Pasadena. Cal.. i
where the team will spend nine or ten
"lays of preliminary practice before !
the siime with Harvard on New Years
nay.
Coach "Shir."' Huntington was uncer
tain tonight how many men he would
tHke vithhim on the southern trip,
but it is likely that at least 25 mem
bers of the varsity squad will be
taken. The contract received today
by Graduate Manager Marion Mc
clain called for only 25 men. includ
ing coaches, to make the trip, but ar
rangements are being made with the
Pasadena committee to increase this
number to allow at least 25 men urid
the coaches. !
No practice was held by the varsity
tonight, as the melting snow, which
covers Kincaid field made any work
there practically impossible. Train
ing table will be held as usual to
nie;ht, but the men spent the after
noon in preparing for the trip to
morrow. The members of the team spent this
afternoon studying for examinations,
which come tomorrow, or at light
workouts in the gym, at handball and
on the gym floor.
Special Car to Be Ufied.
When the team and coaches leave
for the south tomorrow they will have
a special car on which to make the
tip- Trainer Hill Hayward is also
making arrangements to - secure a
special dining car for the men, and
every effort will be made to keep
the players in the best condition pos
sible. Some form of exercise prob
ably will be given the men en route
to keep them in condition until they
reach Movieland, and a plan is being
worked out by Hayward to have a
Bpecial supply of water along, which
will prevent the men from suffering
any probable effects of a change.
Followers of the little god Luck
will b'e pleased to hear that the Ore
gon squad will be quartered in the
Maryland hotel at Pasadena.
In the past the team which had
its quarters in this hotel has always
been the victor in the tournament of
roses contest. Whether Harvard is
strong enough to change the omen Is
not known, but the fact that Oregon
is to be quartered at the good luck
hotel is at least encouraging.
Practice Stnrt on Arrival.
Once in Pasadena the team will
buckle down to real work, according
to the plans formulated by the
coaches. Practice in the snow in Eu
gene has done but little in either
way of conditioning or bringing out
any new football. At Pasadena it is
fhe plan of the coaches to have as
much practice as is possible to crowd
into a day.
What will amount to practically
two workouts a day will be given the
men under the instruction of the
coaches. At one session they will be
given indoor work, running and gen
eral conditioning exercises. Later they
may stage real scrimmage on one
of the two turf fields which are to
be provided by the Pasadena commit
tee and will try to develop new plays
away from the watchful eye of the
Harvard supporters.
Owing to the fact that he is as yet
uncertain as to the nember of men be
will be permitted to take to Pasa
dena, Coach Huntington could not
announce the names of the men who
will go. It is practically certain,
however, that the following members
of the training table will make the
trip:
Captain Everett Brandenburg, half;
Bill Steers, quarter; Vincent Jacob
berger, half; Francis Jacobberger,
half; Hollis Huntington, full; Nish
Chapman, half; Clifford Manerud.
quarter; Stan Anderson, end; Mart
Howard, end: Ran William (aplrlA-
Earl Leslie, tackle; Al Harding,
guard: Carl Mautz, guard: Ken Bart
lett, tackle; Neill Morfitt. tackle;
Ward McKinney, guard; Ed Ward,
guard; Keith Leslie and Prince Cal
. lison, center; Bob Cosgriff, guard, and
Si Starr, tackle.
More May Be Added.
More men probably will be added
to the list tomorrow and a few shifts
in the others may be made. The
. coaching staff will comprise Coach
"Shy" Huntington, Assistant Bart
, Spellman and Trainer Bill Hayward.
Graduate Manager Marion McClane
and Managet Bill Hollebeck will also
make the trip. Professor H. C. Howe.
chairman of the athletic council at
. tiie university, may also go.
It is not considered likely by yell
leaders thatt any big student dem-
nnnlrnttnn urill Vi t u,hA K
team leaves tomorrow. The depart
ure, coming in the midst of exams
as it does, a big rally would
interfere more or less with the , work.
It is more than probable, however.
that some sort of sendoff will be
given the men before they leave for
what is considered here the biggest
game an Oregon team has ever
played.
St.VTTLE ACQUIRES WOLTERS
Siwasl.es Add Senator to Fill Out
192 0 Baseball Material.
"SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 17. (Spe
- cial.) Harry Wolters, star outfielder
of the Sacramento team of last sea
. son. will be a member of Seattle's
outfield this season.
Wolters was obtained this morn'
ing in a trade even up for Pete Comp
ion '
Seattle has a first string catcher,
two high-class pitchers, a first base
man, a shortstop and an outfielder
- coming from the big leagues in addi
tion to Kopp, Geary and Bates who
were obtained from the Philadelphia
Americans.
Thisi was the news hrmio-Vit hank tn
Seattle this morning by W. H. Klep-
NO MATTER WHERE YOU
BUY
BUY EARLY
IN THE MORNINGS
THEN
A MERRY XMAS
HARVAKD
; per, president of the club. Klepper
i is mighty proud of the achievements
of Manager Wares and himself in
t inc eani. iiiey puL. over, in mc
i Philadelphia deal, the only big deal
j recorded during the meetings of the
big leagues, although "Peacock Al
ley' in the Waldorf hotel. New York
City, was jammed with, baseball
David HaTum's.
TETT LEAVES WITH OREGON
Football Authority Goes South for
Xew Year's Day Game.
Porter Yett, well known football au
thority, left last night for Eugene
where he will join the Oregon foot
ball special which leaves today at
1:50 for California. Mr. Yett has
been a close follower of football in
the northwest for the past several
regon team during tne past reason
and also during the lemon-yellow's
training activities for the clash with
Harvard. New Year's day.
Mr. Yett will keep the fans well in
formed through The Oregonian on
the condition of the Oregon players
while on their way to Pasadena and
also during the week of training in
California before the big game. y
JOHNSON RETURNS ' FIRE
NEW YORK TOLD PROBE OR
DER IS RESCINDED.
Yankee Owners Instruct Lawyers
lo Go Ahead With Prepara
tions for Court Warfare.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. An official
bulletin from Ban Johnson, president
of the American league, announcing
that resolutions adopted by the old
board of directors of the league last
Wednesday moVning had been re
scinded by the newly-elected board
Wednesday evening, was received
yesterday by the New York American
league club. ,
The resolutions which were adopt
ed by the majority members of the
old board asked for an investigation
of Johnson's conduct as president-secretary-treasurer
of the league, the
nature of his conduct with the league
and also awarded third-place money
to New York in the league pennant
race.
The new board was elected at the
league's annual meeting. -. .
Counsel for the New York club
has been instructed immediately to
take such steps as in their opinion
are warranted by this illegal action,"
said a statement issued by the New
York club. The statement said the
action was contrary to that part' of
the league constitution which says:
"The finding of the board shall be
final and under no circumstances shall
be reconsidered, reopened oc, Inquired
into, either by the league or any. sub
sequent board."
According to the attorneys of the
New York club, it puts Johnson and
Philip Ball, one of the new directors,
In contempt of the injunction orders
of Supreme Court Justices Luce and
Wagner, both of whom- permitted
Pitcher Mays to pitch. .
CUSHION PLAY HAS UPSET
w.
J. DAVIS SCORES VICTORY
OVER GEORGE IJART.
Jake Weinstein Surprises Gallery
by Defeating Billy Bryan
in Close Match.
Billiard fans who witnessed last
night's matches in the annual three
cushion tournament at the Rialto bil
liard parlors were treated to sensa
tions galore.
The big surprise of the evening was
registered when W. J. Davis defeated
George Hart, 30 to 27, in one of the
best games ever played at the Rialto.
Hart was the winner of last year's
tournament and up until last night
had not lost more than two tourna
ment games in two years' play. Davis
was in wonderful form and had Hart
tn K Hofn-& 1. 1 . ! I ,. J . 1 .
the game was on. Hart came back
strong and threatened to overcome
the big lead but failed. Both players
turned in a high run of four bil
liards. Hart regained his stride against M.
Ruven. whom he tackled after Davis
and defeated his second opponent in
class A, 30 to 28. The strain of the
first match told on Hart and he had
to bring all of bis skill into play
to score a win over Ruven. Hart had
Ruven 20 to 12 at 'one time when the
latter recovered himself and keDt
Hart guessing.
The other upset last night was the
defeat suffered by Billy Bryan at the
nanas ot jacK weinstein, 25 to 22,
after winning four straight games.
Bryan registered a high run of 3 in
the match. Other games decided last
night were: W. E. White defeated Dr.
A. Gardner, 20 to 13; Dr. A. Gard
ner won from E. E. Filelnger, 20 to
13; W. E. White beat W. H. Waring,
20 to 17, and W. R. Phillips won
from H. P. Bowles, 15 to 14.
Tuesday night's results were: E.
Roth beat J. Finney, 20 to-14; B. S.
Wilson defeated W. A. Walling, 15 to
11; W. R. Phillips beat B. S. Wilson.
15 to 8; Bob Fennell defeated N. T.
Erickson. 15 to 7. and Bob Fennell
won from H. P. Bowles, 15 to 12.
OLD RIVALS-TO MEET FRIDAY
Mt. Angel and Christian Brothers
Annual Game Scheduled
Friday night the Mount Angel col
lege hoopers and the.-; Christian
Brothers, business college five will
meet in their annual contest on! the
Christian Brothers floor at Grand
avenue and Clackamas street. A pre
liminary game between the Christian
Brothers Midgets and the Triumphs
will start at 7:30. The lineup follows:
Mount Angel: Christian Bros.
p-. Aropp F Funderhlde
Steufel
, Bettendorf
.C Gottsacker
Reld
...G Breen
Terheyden
J. Kropp .
Rieser
Triumphs
W. La n Kan
Amell ....
J. Krall ..
H. Kay . . .
Bennett
- C. B. Midgets:
? Fttipatrick
....F....A Fisher
jt. Gagnon
.. . .-. . Home
Q- McBride
REED DORM FIVE' IS VICTOR
Women Defeat Daj dodgers 12 to 5
in Fast Contest.
Reed dormitory women, by fast
playing defeated tne uaydodgers yes
terday afternoon, 12 to 5. Opal
Weimer starred for the dormitory.
making tne entire iz points by con
sistent foul shooting and long field
goals. Madeline Steffen made the
five points for the dodgers. Fran
ces Kling kept the spectators in
terested by falllngr on thye ball at
critical moments and by aggressive
passing for the uaydodgers.
The lineup follows:
Dormitory (12) aydodgera f5
Weimer R Steffen
Cooper F... Thompson
Pierce
t Peterson
T.inklater
P;i ttersoil
C.
Pulln
. (i
Kling, Paytoii
White ..
Uhlman
Referee. Miss Elliott.
SWIMMING CENTER
MAY VANCOUVER
Norman Cox Engaged as In
structor m Natation.
WATER LAURELS HIS AIM
More and Faster Competition in
Pacific Northwest Events Ex
pected to Be Result.
BY HARRY EDDAS.
Pacific northwest swimmers will
welcome the announcement from Van
couver. B. C, that they have secured
the services of Norman Cox, former
coach of Columbia university athletic
clubs, as their instructor in the art
of natation.
Cox is introducing to the swimming
enthusiasts the "six-beat double
glide crawl" as the latest in swim
ming strokes. .This is his name for
the stroke which is used by Norman
Ross, Duke Kahanamoku, Perry Mc
Gillivray and othe'r famous swim
mers of this country. Every Friday
night members of the Vancouver
Amateur A. S. C. are turning out in
force ;at Chalmers tank for a course
of instruction and they are : already
showing wonderful improvement.
Vancouver Dphrtidrimm.
In an interview with Mr. Cox he
stated that Vancouver was 20 years
behind the times when it comes to
swimming. He will center his atten
tion unon the proposed new swim
ming baths and work for having a
tank built along international stan
dardized lines. Vancouver then will
be able to stage International swim
ming meets and it is the intention to
make British Columbia the swimming
center of the dominion.
Portland swimmers welcome the
coming of the new coach to Vancou
ver, inasmuch as it will mean more
and faster competition in the Pacific
Northwest swimming world. Vancou
ver's swimmers heretofore have been
nil in any of the P. N. A. meets, al
though they have always been en
tered. Portland will have to shake
itself out of the rut into which it has
fallen or in a short space of time
Vancouver will be leaving them be
hind, as has Seattle in its return to
aquatic sports after several years'
absence.
Indoor Event! Divided.
The P. N. A. indoor events this year
are divided between. Portland and
Seattle and altho.ugh It is likely that
Vancouver will enter swimmers in
these events, the effects of the new
coach will not be felt until the out
door events are held in July at Victo
ria. -,
,
That Duke Kahanamoku, who of
late has been the subject of much
unfavorable comment on account of
his failing to participute In the re
cent fall swimming meet, has been
given the butt end of the argument
is just dawning upon many of the
critics.
It is true that the duke was not in
condition for the events on account
of his taking up rowing. Norman
Ross agrees that he would not care
to have met the duke in his present
condition and that when he does meet
the duke "he wants him to be at his
best, so that the ability ot both may
be fairly measured. That the duke
has always proven to be a sport in
every meet he ever entered is too well
known to be gone into.
Duke In Fine Form.
- Duke Kahanamoku will return to
the game, going perhaps faster than
ever before, is the common belief
among those who know him. That he
means business and is not yet ready
to retire is shown in the intensive
training which he is undergoing at
the direction of that famous Honolulu
coach of the Outrigger club, George
(Dad) Center.
Tedford Cann, former national
swimming champion of the New York
Athletic club, staged a come-back in
the New York pool last week by win
ning the Metropolitan winter swim
ming championship, 100 yards, in
56 4-5 seconds.
Members of the Los Angeles Ath
letic club swimming team are devot
ing their time to handball, wrestling
and ' klnprecr exercises. This was
done ' upon the recommendation of
Coach, Vieth, who told them to "lay
off" the swimming game for at least
two months. This will prevent them
from going "stale." The mermaids
of the club are basking in the sun
shine at the nearby beach resorts, but
all will return to active training soon
after the first of the year. In the
meantime Vieth is on a jaunt through
the east looking for pointers for the
coining year's work.
The Multnomah club basketball
season is holding up the announce
ment of the date that the Oregon
state swimming and diving meet wil
be staged. Dates for basketball must
be arranged so as not to conflict with
the swimming as in the past. The
swimmers of the state are hard at
work and will be in the pink of con
dition when the meet is called. En
trants this year will be mostly from
local clubs and schools, with a few
unattached. Divers are in practic
Wednesday and Saturday nights at
the club, while the swimming tea
turns out Monday, Wednesday and
Friday nights. Mike Wilsey, Albert
Enegrene, Frank Lindstrom, O. J.
Kosford and possibly Frank Kiernan
will take care of the free style events,
while Jack Popochanka will care for
the backstroke. Couch and Shattuck
schools will more than likely have a
relay team entered in the Junior
events. Helen Lang- of the Turn
Vereln, last year's "dark horse" in the
breast stroke for women, will not be
entered. Miss Lang's recent illness
will not permit of her conditioning for
the meet.
Brownie Webster, captain of Stan
ford university water polo team, will
arrive in town this week to spend the
holidays with his folks. Brownie's
visit at this time is of especial inter
est, as he will be able to tell the local
boys how water polo is. won in the
south and what may be expected from
the southerners in the national cham
pionships. SEATTLE SEPTET ROUNDS TO
Jack Walker Arrives for Season
With Sound Team.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 17. Seattle's
club in the Pacific coast hockey asso
ciation is being - rounded into form
for the season which opens late this
month. First practice will be held
Monday.
Jack Walker, star rover, arrived to-
I day from Port Arthur, OTltario. where
I ne worked in a shipyard all summer.
Roy Rickey, right defense, has signed
his contract and has wired that he
will be here Saturday.
"Slbby" Nichols, who was a forward
i on the Spokane team in 1918 and 1917,
signed a Seattle contract today. Nich
ols will play wing or center. He Is a
Canadian war veteran.
U. OF W. DECLINES GRID GA5IE
Sound Squad Wants Only Eastern
Teams for Late Contests.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 17. Univer
sity of Washington student officials
today telegraphed Los Angeles de
clining an invitation sent the univer
sity for a football game January 4
in Los Angeles against the University
of Southern California.
Washington recently decided to
play no post-season games excepting
with eastern teams.
.., Angels Camp Selected.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17. President
John F.- Powers of the Los Angeles
club of the Pacific Coast Baceball
league announced today that his team
would train at Urbita Springs, near
San Bernardino, this spring.
C0RVALL1S LAUDS COACH
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD CRED-
ITED TO A. D. SHAGREN.
Elmer Williams Is Elected Captain
of 192 0 Eleven Five Old
Flayers Remain.
CORVALLIS. Or.. Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) Alvin D. Shagren of Portland,
formerly student assistant in physi
cal work at Reed college and physi
cal director of the municipal gym
nasium, was termed the best foot
ball coach in the valley by W. H.
McMaster. principal of the Corvallis
high school, at a chicken dinner,
whltjh was given to the football men
and their girl friends in honor of the
successful football season.
"The boys recognized that team
work was necessary to win," said
Coach Shagren, "and that is why they
succeeded. Five of this year's men
will be on the team next fall and the
outlook is good for another cham
pionship squad."
. Elmer Williams of Corvallis. right
tackle, will be next year's captain,
and La Verne Martin of Portland,
formerly tackle on the Benson Poly
technic team, will play guard.
Corvallis defeated Lebanon, Ore
gon City, Salem, Albany and tied Mc
Mirwiville this season, losing only one
game to Eugene. The game with
Grants Pass scheduled for December
12 was cancelled because of weather
conditions. Jefferson high was chal
lenged to play, but no game could
be arranged.
The team has disbanded, and many
of the men are now out for basket
ball. Coach Shagren formerly was con
nected with playground work in
Portland.
Y. M. C. A. PLANS TOURNEY
BUSINESS MEN'S CLASSES
TO
. PLAY VOLLEY BALL.
Elimination Contests Start Satur
day Secretaries Forfeit Game
in House Leag-ue.
T. H. Gawley. director of physical
education at the local Y. M. C. A.
announced last night that an inter
class volley ball tournament for all
business men s gymnasium classes
will get under way next Saturday
noon, with 18 teams entered in the
elimination play. This will be one
of the biggest things pulled off in
the way of a . volley" ball tournament
at the local Y. M. C. A.
All teams must haye at least five
men to play in the tournament. In
the elimination play the losers will
drop out while the winners will wait
their turn to play the winners of
other contests.
m m m
Although the Secretaries ran up 45
points to the Swastikas 17, in the
scheduled gam.e of the Y. M. C. A.
nouse DasKetoau league last night
the former forfeited to the latter be
cause of using ineligible players.
In the second game of the even'
ing the Pirates were defeated by th
Y students by the score of 25 to 9.
The lineup follows:
Y. Students 125). Pirates (0).
Hoffman (10) ... F (8) Hood
Peek (.) F (J) Ryder
Mace (6) :...0 McChesney
Rlngler 2) Q LoIhI
Pearlman G (2) O'Conner
ALEX TRAMBITAS GETS DRAW
Speed and Cleverness of Portlander
Hold Davis Even Up.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 17. Travie
Davis northwest welterweight cham
pion of Everett. Wash., and Alex
Trambitas of Portland, boxed six fas
rounds to a draw here tonight. Davis
rough, tearing style won him points
in the oout, while Trambitas ex
hibited speed and cleverness in th
opinion of critics.
In the semi-windup, Billy WTigh
of Seattle, welterweight, won a de
cision over Jimmy Storey in eix
rounds.
Lloyd Madden, Seattle welterweight
and Soldier Woods, San Francisco,
fought a sensational draw in the spe
cial event and Harry Casey Seattle
won a close decision from Leo Houck
Seattle.
In the preliminaries, George Etcell
U. S. S.-Arkansas, won from Jimmy
Harris, Colorado bantamweight cham
pion, and Curry Valencourt. Seattle,
and Herb Taylor, Mare Island, boxed
to a draw.
TRAPS NET $670 IN MONTH
Eastern Oregon Man Gets Good Re
turns From Furs Taken.
Harold Dobyns, well-known hunte
and trapper of the northwest, arrived
in Portland yesterday after several
months spent in eastern Oregon. Mr.
Dobyns has been hunting and trap
ping on the range of several promt
nent stockmen of Butter creek, about
50 miles south of Pendleton. He ha
been covering a trap line of 100 mile
In length and during the past mont
has trapped 25 coyotes, 3 wildcats. 1
badgers, 50 muskrates and 11 mink,
For his work of the last month Mr.
Dobyns will receive $70 In bounties,
and the sale of the fur will net hi
approximately $600. In addition he
receives a salary of $100 per month
from the. stockmen of Butter creek
and all living and outfitting expenses.
Championship Claim Unfounded.
Boston college has laid claim to the
Catholic university championship of
the country because of its win over
Georgetown, 10 to 7. This claim seems
to be a little bit wide of the mark
because of the fact that Boston col
lege was .defeated by the Army eleven
and the Cadets in turn were trimmed
by Notr Dame. This seemingly gives
the South Bend huskies the cham
pionship their Boston rivals are
claiming.
M'CHDIE GOES 0
WITH 920 PLANS
Judge Signs Carl Tuma, Lo
cal First Baseman.
COAST MEETING LOOMS
Flaying Season Likely to Be Made
28 Weeks Spring Training May
Start ,in February.
The fact that the world was billed
to slip a few notches yesterday did
not hinder Judge William Wallace
McCrcdie from going ahead with
plans for the 1920 Beaver team and
he found time to sign up another
busher in the person of Carl Tuma. a
Portland youngster, who starred at
first base in local circles last sea
son on the United Artisan team.
Judge McCrcdie evidently has es
tablished a working agreement with
,the Artisans, as he signed their
stellar pitcher. 'Sylvester Johnson,
last week. Both boys will be given
a chance to make good and if they
show, anthjnjf at all will likely he
"farmed" for a stretch in Canada.
The next thing of importance in
Pacific Coast league baseball circles
will be the annual "hot session meet
ing of the circuit directors in San
Francisco on January 6. The play
ing schedule for 1920 will be one of
the little details to be looked after.
It is a foregone conclusion that the
eason will be lengthened to 28 weeks.
It is planned to open at least two
weeks earlier than last season, when
play started on April 8, and to close
that much sooner, thus giving plenty
of time for the playing off of the
minor league championship, it such
series comes to pass. An early
opening means that the clubs will
have to entrain for spring training
camps some time in February, in
pluce of waiting until March.
The magnates will also discuss the
minor league situation in its relation
to ftis majors, and will instruct J."
Cal Ewing. a member of the ad
visory board of the national associa-
lon, as to Us attitude In that matter
and what action it desires.
It is expected that just as soon
as peace is restored in the big leagues
a meeting will be held between the
representatives of the minors and
ajors to decide on tne relations tnat
will govern them in future disputes,
much dissatisfaction being rampant
over the present system, which leaves
it entirely up to the national com
mission to settle all differences be
tween the major and minor league
clubs, and also to determine the
status of the draft rule and to in
corporate new rules and regulations
for the guidance of all concerned.
Sentiment among the majority of
the minor league club owners is en
tirely in favor of the draft.
Other business to be taken up at
the meeting will consist mostly of
routine affairs, such as naming the
umpires and the like.
Wade Killefer, boss of the Angels,
will leave next month for a tour of
the east in quest of certain players
to bolster up a few weak spots in
his club. The Borrel top has hopes
of landing two or three, more pitchers,
a third baseman and a seasoned back
stop. Gavvy" Cravath has offered Kille
fer "Lena" Blackburne. lnfielder. and
Lee Callahan, outfielder, in exchange
for either Curley Brown or Bill
Pertica. Killefer is said to be giving
the deal serious consideration.
George Cunningham, the pitcher
turned over to Portland by Detroit
will probably be used in the Beaver
outfield If he reports. Cunningham
is said to be a fast man in the gar
dens and capable of holding his own
with the best of them.
One of those little hot-stove league
rumors floating around tins winter
has it that Manager Charley Graham
of the Seals hopes to get Sam Agnew
from Washington. Graham is well
acquainted with the backstop work
of Agnew and would like to land
him from Griffith along with Olaf
Erickson.
Agnew was a member of the Ver
non club under nappy llogan s
management back in 1912. He went
to the Boston ited hox In the spring
of 1913, and ever since has ranked
as a pretty fair major league catcher.
There is a tale abroad that Sam
might stay in the majors for a long
long time yet. if It were not that he
isn't loved any t6o ardently by Clark
Griffith, the Washington manager.
Two or three years ago a row broke
out during a game between Wash
ington and the Red Sox. Agnew was
catching and Carl Mays was pitching
for the Sox, and Mays chucked up a
"bean ball" that roused the wrath of
the batter. The batter started for
Mays, threatening him with the war
club. Griffith joined in and said a
number of things concerning Mays
and the whole Boston club that stirred
Agnew's ire, and Sam threatened to
puch Mr. Griffith in the nose.
Soon afterward almost the same
thing happened, and this time Agnew
made good on his threat. He smote
Mr. Griffith mightily, and from that
time on he and Griffith were none too
friendly.
But last spring Griffith put over
a deal that made Agnew a member
of his club. And the whisper now Is
that Grif is planning sweet revenge
for that two-year-old blow by ship
ping the catcher back to the minors.
Agnew should be a strong addition
to the San Francisco club. He has
always wanted to come back to the
coast.
HERRMANN ALL READY, BUT
t
August Does Not Believe His Suc
cessor Ls Discovered.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17. August
Herrmann, chairman of the national
baseball commission, today said he
did not believee John B. Foster.-former
secretary of the New York Na
tionals, would be selected as his suc
cessor as chairman.
"I am ready to step out of the
chairmanship whenever a successor ls
found and selected." Herrmann said.
"I don't think, however, that Foster
will be chosen for the office. He Is a
good - baseball man, but lacks suffi
cient backing."
RICKARD EDGES INTO BOUT
"Tex" Reported Wiling to Go
"Halves" on Dempsey Mill.
PARIS, Dec. 17. (By the Associated
Press.) "Sparrow" Robertson of New
York, representing "Tex" Rickard.
is conferring with M. Decoln with
the object of having Decoin Join with
Rickard in promoting a Dempsey-
Carpentier fight.
Rickard, according to Robertson,
would be willing to advance half the
capital required and share equally
with the French promoter in the
. profit or loss. Negotiations are said
; to be progressing rapidly, owing to
the expected arrival in New York
I within a few days of C. B. Cochrane
of London, who promoted the recent
fight between Joe Beckett and Car
pentier. YALE DROPS WALTER CAMP
Veteran Football Coach Passes as
Active Athletic Adviser.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Dec. 17.
Noted figures in Yale's football his
tory passed out of active participa
tion in gridiron activities at the uni
versity tonight, when the executive
committee of the board of control ap
proved the football committee for
1920, as appointed by Captain John
T. Callahan. .
Three members of the committee
were not reappointed. They are
Walter Camp. '80, regarded for years
as Yale's leading advisory football
coach and himself a gridiron star
in 3 878-79: Vance O-McCormick. '93.
former chairman of the democratic
national committee and one of Amer
ica's economic delegates at the peace
conference and Joseph R. Swan, '02.
GUARD FIVE ADDS 2 WINS
STANDI FKR AND NORTH PA
CIFIC COLLEGE BEATEN.
Multnomah Quintet May Meet Col
lege Teams Large Crowd
Sees Contests.
The fast Multnomah Guard basket
ball team added two more wirjs to its
long string of victories by defeat
ing the North l'aciftc college team by
a score of 57 to 12 and the Standifer
Shipbuilding corporation five of Van
couver by the score .of 40 to 7. Both
games weny played on the Washing
ton nign scnooi gymnasium noor.
The Multnomah Guard quintet has
developed into one of the strongest
teams in the northwest and probably
will be seen in action against some
of the college teams before the sea
son is over. A large crowd was pres
ent at the games last night
The lineups follow:
Multnomah Guards 5T
Fearnley 13 F....
Billv Lcwin 14 F
Darlinit C
Cole O ...
Irle 1 G
Toomey S. . . .
(itlman S. . . .
Kdlund 10 S
N P Colleen 12
2 Estey
. . o Nayb-r;er
2 Mi-rt
2 Ward
Rice
ThompHon
Uuller
Multnomah Guards 0 Standifer 7
Fearnley 15 F Phillip
Billy Lewis 11 F 2 0bui ne
Darling C 2 Campbell
Cole a Palmer
Irle 2 G 3 Hartman
Hill H s Watson
W. A. Fenstermacher, referee.
Ti Juana Meet Set.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Dec. 17. James
W. Coffroth. president of the Lower
California Jockey club, announced to
day that the Tia Juana track would
reopen January 24 for a meeting of at
least 100 days.
OREGON PLAYS "TIPPED"
HARVARD GETS POINTERS ON
EUGENE FORMATIONS.
Crimson Squad, Accompanied by
Scribes, Leaves for Pasadena
Saturday Afternoon.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 17. (Spe
cial.) Tick, tick. tick, went the busy
little telegraph wires at Cambridge
this afternoon, spelling out the point
of origin as Portland, Or., aiid its
objective coach. Bob Fisher. The
lengthy message which followed con
tained information as to the type of
formation "Shy" Huntington has been
teaching his squad at Eugene, the
plays which have brought Bill Steers
and his mates over .many a chalk line
on their way to victory.
The details of Oregon's plays were
said to have been furnished by Ham
Corbett. an Old-time Harvard half
back, whose home is in Portland, and
some of them were gained by per
sonal observation.
Eddie Casey was ill today with a
heavy cold and his place was taken
by Swede Nelson. Jack Desmond wa
back at left end after a two days'
layoff, but the squad was disheart
ened by the fact that Mitch Gratwick
of the backfield and Phil Philbin will
be unable to make the trip, the former
being ill and the latter failing to lift
his probation.
The squad divided their time be
tween the baseball cage and the Bos
ton armory. The customary routine
drill was followed out. The second
team will try the Oregon formations
against the varsity Friday.
The squad of 32 men. accompanied
by an additional party of ten, includ
ing several reporters. leave Boston
Saturday afternoon, reaching Chicago
the following afternoon. San ' Fran
Cisco will be reached Christmas eve
and after 'a 27 hours' stay the team
will start for Los Angeles, landing
there the morning of December 26.
Kelly Offers Near-Trade.
The St. Paul club of the American
association has offered to trade Out
fielder Duncan to Portland for Out
fielder Fred Walker. Of course, there
is a nigger in the woodpile. Mike
Kelly proposes to make the trade only
on condition that Portland gets
Duncan if Walker reports. Nothing
doing.
ROBBER GETS POLICE AID
Clever ' Frenchman Uses Germans
In Looting Bank.
A IX LA CHAPELLE. Dec. 16. A
French soldier wearing a Belgian
army captain's uniform today called
on the German chief of police and
demanded that he loan him three po
licemen to search a local bank. His
request was complied with, and the
soldier posted one policeman at the
outside door of the bank. Then he
assembled the staff of the bank in a
room and locked the door. He then
ordered the other policemen to stand
watch over the prisoners.
The soldier entered the vault, took
1.000.000 marks and walked away.
One of the policemen became suspi
cious and shadowed the supposed Bel
gian and watched him enter a cafe,
from which he emerged later in civil
ian clothes. He was arrested and
turned over td the Belgian police.
FRUIT IMPROVEMENT ' AIM
Nurserymen of California Organ
ize New Association.
I SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17. Califor
nia nurserymen, headed by George C.
Roeding. president of the state board
of agriculture, filed articles of incor
poration here today for the Nursery
men's Bud Selection association of
California.
The aim of the association is to im
prove the quality of fruit grown in
the state by the propagation and dis
tribution of selected "bud wood."
TDMMYGIBBDNSHAS
El. MARTIN ON BRAIN
St. Paul Boy Thinks He Can
Trounce A. E. F. Boxer.
MATCH NOW SIMMERING
Eddie Kane Harbors Expectations
of Closing With Akron Miller
Before Many Moons.
BY RICHARD R. SHARP.
Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul, who
still bears an unscarred record by vlr-
ue t hln ten-round victorv over
Jimmy Iarcy in Milwaukee Tuesday
night, may be the man selected to
put Bob Martin, the A. E. F. heavy
weight champion, to the test. Martin
has been bombing over his opponents
with regularity of late, and is paid
to be the one man that in time will
relieve Jack Dempsey of his crown.
Martin's handlers are taking him
along easily and have been content
to match him against such dead ones
as Joe Bonds, and others, proving
their smartness.
Martin is an exceedingly popular
fighter and up to date has displayed
ll the earmarks of a real boxer. He
hits the beams between 180 and 190
pounds and stands about 6 feet tall.
He is a natural fighter and set up an
enviable record in France.
Neither Martin nor his manager has
been sendin'g challenges right and
left at Jack Dempsey and it is admit
ted that it will take at least a year
to put him in shape for a mill with
the champion. But evidently Bob's
boosters are getting ready to ease
him up a notch, as negotiations are
now under way for a 20-round match
between Martin and Tommy Gibbons
In Denver on Washington's birthday.
Gibbons and his dapper manager, Ed
die Kane, departed for St. Paul last
night and upon his arrival. Kane
hopes to close for the match. Gibbons
is eager for a crack at Martin and
is confident that he can defeat the
fast-coming young heavyweight.
Some of the "reds" are still arguing
that Jimmy Darcy was entitled to a
draw with Gibbons Tuesday night, but
how they figure is more than one can
telL Darcy fought his fight, the only
fight that he could, considering the
situation he was in. Darcy was
signed last week to meet Battling
Ortega in Portland December 23. If
he had gone in and mixed with Gib
bons he would have probably received
a fine lacing, which would, of course
have cut him out of a nice piece of
change to meet Ortega. Figuring that
way, the only business-like thing to
do was to go in and cover up and
take them on top of the head instead
of the chin. His burst of speed in
the tenth round was well planned by
his seconds, and established him aa a
card against Ortega. All Is fine, as
far as Darcy and his family are con
cerned. Taking it on the other hand, did he
do Justice to the fans who paid their
good money to see him get in and mix
with Gibbons? As one well-known
boxing follower stated yesterday. "If
Darcy had not been signed up to
meet Ortega and had nothing in view.
It Is a dead sure cinch he would have
waded Into Gibbons and either beat
Tommy or got a beating trying it."
The signing up of boxers when
they have a tough bout on their hands
is risky business and cannot be said
to be advisable. Of course everything
turned out fine in this case, but it
might be otherwise another time. If
some Seattle or San Francisco pro
moter had had Darcy signed to box
next week it would have been a horse
of another color. What he did or did
not do here would not matter in Seat
tle or San Francisco, as the fans in
those cities would hear little of the
bout.
This by one of the San Francisco
scribes on the Harry Pelsinger-Jimmy
Dundee exhibition in the Seal Rocks
city last Friday night should be in
teresting to some of the local fans
who witnessed the act in question
here several months ago.
"Harry Pelslnger and Jimmy Dun
dee drew another carbon copy of
their act out of the desk and put it
on for the fans. The result, of course
was a draw. No matter how many
times these two midgets get together.
it's usually a draw, unless the referee
carcB to split hairs in giving his de
cision. Last night's bout was crowded
with action. Pelsinger boxed btter
than he has done for a long time, but
for that matter, so did Dundee, and
between the two of them they kept
the fans on' edge every second they
were In the ring."
MIT WEIGHT IS POPULAR
ELIMINATION OF 115-POUND
CLASS HELD BENEFIT.
Corvallis Athletes Will Try for
Places on Team in 148 and
165-Pound Classes.
OREGON' STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE. Corvallis, Dec. 17. (Spe
cial. )wThe change of weights for the
wrestling meets to be held in the
northwest conference this season is
considered by the Corvallis institu
tion as a good move. The change was
in doing away with the 115-pound j
weight entirely and substituting in its
place a 158-pound class. '
There has been a lack of competi
tion for the 115-pound weight ever
since it was made a conference divi
sion four years ago. And there have
been many aspirants for mat honors
that were between the 148 and 165
pound classes. It is expected con
siderable ri'alry for a position on the
team at the new weight will be
shown
Two meets already have been sched
uled for the Aggie grapplers. with
prospects of two more. The first of
these will be at Corvallis, March 6.
against the veteran. University of
Washington team and the second mix
will be a week later against the
Washington Staters at Pullman. The
winner of the championship among
the three schools will go south to
meet with the matmen of Leland
Stanford university, late in March.
Dempsey 31 a y Meet Median .
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17. Jack
Dempsey. world's heavyweight cham
pion, will box Willie Meehan before
meeting Georges Carpentier. the
French champion, provided Meehan
meanwhile defeats "Gunboat" Smith,
it was announced tonight by Demp
sey's manager. Jack Kearns. before
his departure for Los Angeles.
Hunters Petition Governor.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
On account of hunting in the lower
Columbia river district having been
seriously interfered with by the con
tinued cold weather and the frozen
marshes, a petition signed by about
40 local sportsmen has been forwarded
to Governor Olcott asking that the
duck hunting season be extended to
January 15.
DUFFY BEATS MONK FOWLER
Left Hooks and Jabs Win Verdict
Over Boxing Cleverness,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. Spe
cial.) Jimmy Duffy left-handed hi
way to an easy win over Monk Fow
ler at Oakland tonight. Jimmy was
much too clever for Fowler and
Jabbed and hooked with his left at
will. He won off by himself.
Last week Jerry O'Keefe knockei
out Lee Johnson, but Lee got reveng
tonight by giving Jerry a fine past
ing and winning the verdict.
Jack Davis and Teddy O'Hara put
up a slugging contest that was called
a draw; Bud Ridley beat Bobby Ertle;
Frankio Denny beat Rex Morris: Sal
Carlo and Jim Fortney boxed a draw;
Eddie Gorman, subbing for Smiley
Bricker. beat Jimmy Roach.
The house was a big one and Bob
Shand was the referee.
BLANK GOUT CASE OPENS
DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING.
Witness Says Garment Not of Value
Represented; Cost Bill Sub
mitted as Evidence.
Hearing of charges of decepti-e ad
vertising made against F. Blajik, pro
prietor of the Advance Apparel shop.
293 Morrison street, was begun in
the" municipal court yesterday in the
case brought by Charles W. English,
secretary-manager of the better busi
ness bureau of the Portland Ad club.
The case will be completed today.
Witnesses were presented to show
that a coat had been advertised in
the window of the shop as a $37.59
value marked down to $14.95. This
coat was declared to not be of the
value advertised.
E. M. Evans of Roberts Brothers
testified that coats of a similar grade
were selling in that store for $17.50.
which he considered a good value for
them.
Mr. Blank on the stand declared
that the coat advertised had actually
been offered for sale at $37.50 and
that there was consequently no de
ception in the advertising. He intro
duced a bill to show that he paid
$24.50 each for the coats. He said he
figured generally a profit of about
33 1-3 per cent.
Other witnesses will be presented
when the case conies up this after
noon. GHEY'S RETURN UNLIKELY
VISCOUNT GOING HOME, IS EX
PECTED TO STAY.
Wusliington Speculates on Possible
Successor to Ambassador; Lord
Reading's Name Mentioned.
LONDON, Dec. 17. The belief is
growing in diplomatic circles that
Viscount Grey will not return to
Washington as British ambassador,
although there is no intimation of this
officially. Speculation is beginning
as to who will be next ambassador
and Lord Reading's name is men
tioned. It is not known whether Lord
Reading would abandon the chief jus
ticeship for the ambassadorship, hut
it is well known that he ts partic
ularly fond f America and of Amer
icans, and there are some who believe
that he would like the post.
Viscount Grey, whose early return
to England has been announced, has
never formally presented his creden
tials at Washington and it is as
sumed, therefore, th:it he never
turned over Lord Reading's 'letters of
recall.
The possible retirement of Sir Roh-
ert Borden from the premiership of
Canada recalls that during the peace
conference it was reported he might
be the next ambassador to the United
States. This was when the subject
was discussed whether the British
dominions, notably Canada. should
have separate ambassadors at Wash
ington. Prison Reform Drive Scouted.
PORTSMOUTH. N. II.. . Dec. 17.
Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Mott
Osborne, 'in charge of the United
States naval prison here. In a state
ment tonight disclaimed knowledge of
plans for a nation-wide drive for
prison reform. He characterized as
"false and silly" a report accrediting
such plans to him.
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