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THE MORXIXG OREGON! AX, TUESDAY, APR IE 13, 1020
BEAVERS' SHOWING
PLEASING TO FANS
Team Likely to Come Home
in First Division.
40,000 AT OPENING GAMES
Athletes Shape Well, for Most Part,
. During Spring Training and
Initial Week of Race.
OREGON GOLF STAR'S RETURN
MAKES LOCAL LAURELS SHAKY
Russell Smith, Former State Champion, Is Reviving His Game Under
Expert Tutelage of William Hanley on Waverley Links.
DALTON WILL TAKE
PLACEOFSGHOMAN
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BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
Portland's fine showing in the
opening- week of the Pacific Coast
league Reason has urnished one of
the prime surprises of years in local
baseball circles. Salt Lake finished
In third place last fall and entered
the rac? this spring with the old club
practically intact stronger. If any
thing, than the 1919 aggregation. On
the other hand, the Beavers journeyed
to Salt Lake minus a regular second
packer and shy a couple of players
promised by Detroit. Notwithstand
ing, the Beavers defeated the Bees
four times in five starts in the Bees'
own bailiwick.
Commencing tomorrow Portland
plays- a seven-game series at Sacra
mento, before coming home on April
20 to open the season in Portland
against Los Angeles. Sacramento is
not the strongest club in the league,
by any means, and with the fine
string of wins at Salt Lake as a
stimulant the Beavers ought to come
home in first division.
It will be a fine feather in Walter
McCredie's chapeau and will mean a
tremendous outpouring of fans on
opening day. Portland always' has
turned out wonderful opening day
crowds. The record here is 16,126,
which beats anything In the history
of the league with the exception of
one year at San Francisco. Los
Angeles seldom draws in excess of
10,000 on opening day. ' The opening
gate this year at Los Angeles was
9710 and at San Francisco approxi
mately 12,000.
Nearly 40,000 fans witnessed the
opening games in the four cities on
April 6 and the total would have been
larger but for the inclement weather
at Salt. Lake where the Bees and
Beavers played to only 7000.
It would be a great boost for Port
land to establish a season's record
for opening day crowd.
Getting back to the Beavers, Mc
Credie has not announced receipt of
reinforcements from Detroit. The
Tigers are trying out two of the Port
land stars Southpaw Oldham and
Second Baseman Siglin and these
men or capable successors should have
been sent to Portland 10 days ago.
Fortunate it is the Beavers seem to
be doing very well without them.
It is interesting to compare the per
formances of the athletes in the
spring training and for the first week
of the championship race. Dick Cox
out of right field looked very badly
during the training period. Dickey is
young and inexperienced in some o(
the finer departments of the game,
such as playing battlers, hit-and-run
and base running. To be a valuable
outfielder Cox must bat around .300
and in the spring games his average
was only .220 and he didn't look at all
good.
The Pasadena youngster came with
a rush at Salt Lake, however, and his
batting average of .400 will silence
the critics for the time being. Cox
knocked the leather at a .280 clip as
a rookie ast fall and any kid who
can break into the Coast league from
the sand lots and do as well as that
ought to bat well over .300 with added
experience and confidence.
"Tex" Wisterzil and George Maisel
appear due for great seasons. The
captaincy of the Portland club, and
the extra $25 or $50 per month lies
between these two athletes. Both
are brainy, scrappy players of years'
experience. Lew Blue batted like a
Tyrus Cobb in the spring games but
did not strike his stride at Salt Lake.
He is sure to hit around .300.
Arthur Xohler's batting was the
nig ieaiure at salt Lake and it Is a
safe bet that Walter McCredie
wouldn't trade him for any catcher in
the league today. Kohler is still
youngster and McCredie thinks he
will go up to the majors before an
other two seasons. He has a first-
class throwing arm and looks like
good hitter. Kohler drove in four of
Portland's six runs in the Sunday
matinee.
Poison was the only Beaver hurler
who did not win his game last week.
but Mack had to yank two or three
of his flingers and send in substitutes.
Frank Juney threatens to become
valuable member of the slabbing
corps. Mack sent him in to relieve
pitchers on two occasions last week
and Juney stopped the Bees dead. He
is an ideal man for this purpose and
it looks as if Juney may become
fixture with the Beavers.
If Poison's arm Is in shape. Mack
probably will send him back against
sacramento today.
I tie poor showing of the Los
Angeles club last week against Oak
land gives the Angels a mighty poor
standing at home. The Angels are
weak in the infield, with Fournier
gone and Shortstop McAuley holding
out ror more Duuion. Fournter was
valuable asset last year, as- was
proved in the deciding series between
the Angela and Vernon. Fournier
didn't hit a lick all that week and
Vernon waltzed away with the pen
nant. Last week was merely a repeti
tion. The Los Angeles club is sup
posed to boast of a corking pitching
staff and for this reason the Angels
can be counted upon to come strong
as soon as Killefer gets his regular
infield going.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
ITH the return to the city of
Russell Smith, former Oregon
and Pacific northwest golf
champion, Jhe niblick swinging
game . perks up hereabouts. There
promises to be more competition in
the state title events this year than
ever, before. For several years only
two players really figured in the golf
ing dope in the state championships
Russell Smith and Rudolph Wilhelm
but this year there will be added the
name of Dr. O. F. Willing.
Forest Watson should also be a
strong contender this year. -The young
University of Oregon star has the
shots and came within an ace of win
ning on one or two occasions in the
last three or four years.
5mltlt Back Ft,bi France.
Ex-Champton Smith has not com
peted in a big tourney since 1917,
when Clyde Graves of Spokane elimi
nated him from the northwest event
in a sterling round of golf. Smith
won the state and northwest title in
1916. . Immediately after the 1917
northwest tourney, which was won
by Rudy Wilhelm, Smith enlisted in
the engineers and sailed for France
a few weeks later. He spent 22
months in France, returning last sum
mer for a shore visit In Portland.
Since then he has been in New York
on a business mission and has not
played golf. Since his return home
last week he has been practicing
assiduously in an effort to revive his
game, and under the expert tutelage
of William Hanley, professional at
Waverley, promises to make a suc
cessful "come-back."
Guy M. Standifer is another of the
Waverley cracks who is attempting
to get back his game. It was only
a few seasons ago that the well
known shipbuilder was rated one of
the most dangerous of the clan at
Waverley. j
Rudolph Wilhelm, the present state
champion, has played very little goif
this winter but with the advent of
the summer months Wilhelm is dust
ing off his clubs and preparing for a
busy year.
On Sunday at the Portland links a
very interesting four-ball match was
staged, Rudolph Wilhelm and J. R.
Straight opposing Dr. Willing and
N. E. Ayer In a best-ball competition.
Forty-five holes were played, each
side winning one 18-hole round and
tying the final nine holes.
What has become of the baseball
boosters?
If Portland is to make any kind of
a showing In the opening day attend
ance. April 21, when the Beavers come
home to tackle Los Angeles, some live
and energetic citizen must get busy
and stir up some enthusiasm.
Old Entkualanin Lacking.
There will be a big crowd, boosters
or no boosters, but a little excitement
would help a great deal. The ball
season opens on Wednesday instead
of Tuesday, owing to the inability of
the Angels to get here Tuesday.
Bombardier Wells almost knocked
Georges Carpentier cold in their cel
ebrated European championship box
ing bout before the war. The French
man in his memoirs wonders how he
survived. The answer Is simply this:
Fighting instinct. Both Herrera and
Young Corbett knocked Battling Nel
son silly, but the Battler kept on
fighting and refused to go down. Fel
lows like Gunboat Smith have the
diving instinct.
Nationalities in Europe are as
scrambled as eggs in an omelette, but
one doesn't have to go that far. Ac
cording to the New York newspapers
Ping Bodie took French leave of the
New York Americans.
Change of Bill Is Announced
for Friday Night.
ERTLE VISITS OLYMPIC
Ever Hammer Expected to Arrive
Sometime Today From Los An
geles to Complete Training.
UMPIRES REMY, TO START
INDICATOR MEN ASSIGNED
FOR BIG LEAGUE OPENERS.
Autocrats of Diamond Instructed to
Observe Uniform Enforcement
of Rules During Season.
NEW YOP-K, April 12. President
Heydler of the National Baseball
league conferred with his staff of
umpires here today and instructed
them so that there will be a uniform
enforcement of the rules during the
coming season. After the session
President Heydler announced the fol
lowing assignments of umpires for
the opening games Wednesday:
At New York, O'Day and Harrison:
at Brooklyn. McCormlck and Hart;
at Cincinnati, Rigler and Moran. and
at St. Louis, Klem and Emslie.
CHICAGO. 111., April 12. President
Ban Johnson of the American League
tonight announced the assignment of
umpires for the opening of the season
w ednesday.
Chill and Owens will officiate at
Chicago; Dineen and Nallln at Phila
delphia; Connelly and Morlarity at
Boston and Evans and HUdebrand at
Cleveland. .
York Americans two to one In an
exhibition game here today and won.
7 to 2. The score:
R. H. E. R. H. E
New York. 2 6 2iBrooklyn.. .7 12 0
Batteries Collins and Smallwood,
Hoffman; Grimes and Miljus, Miller.
Beyers.
REGIN A BALL TOSSERS WIN
Close and Snappy Game Featured
by Fast Triple Play.
Bill Speas' Regina club of ball
tossers, who are conditioning at the
Vaughn street park, took an all-star
semi-pro aggregation into camp Sun
day to the tune of 3 to 2. The game
was close and snappy and was fea
tured by a fast triple play by the
All-Stars, Blanchard to Greene to
Gravelle.
Sunny Moeller occupied the mound
for the All-Stars for five innings, let
ting Speas tossers down with four
hits. Smith, who relieved Sunny, was
responsible for two runs, when he lost
control and allowed the Canadians to
hit at will. Evans, Dailey and Zwi
fel twirled for the latter. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
All-Stars. .2 9 4Regina 3 6 1
Batteries Moeller, Smith, Gravelle
and Barr; Evans, Dailey, Zwifel and
Whaling. .
Pirates Win at Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., April . 12. The
Pittsburg Nationals had an easy game
with the local Southern association
team here today, winning 8 to 4.
The score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Pittsburg.. 8 11 2Memphis. . .4 6 4
Batteries Herbst, Blake and Lee;
Goodbred, Thweatt and- Myers.
Giants Beat Fordham.
NEW YORK, April 12. The Newf
York Nationals shut out Fordham here
today in a lopsided ll-to-0 game.
The score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Fordham.. 0 4 BNew York.:il 16 '
Batteries McNamara, Water, Cul
loton and Cousenau: Nehf and Gon
zales, Hubbell. Smith.
Yankees Lose to Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN, April 12. The local
National league team outhit the New
ROBINSON HEADS HILL SQCAD
Cadet Athlete Is Chosen to Pilot
1920 Baseball' Team.
The "H" club, an association of
letter men at Hill Military academy,
held its annual election of officers
yesterday. Dick Ball was chosen
president, Bert Hathaway secretary
and treasurer and Melvln Mattingly
sergeant-at-arms.
At the same meeting Harold Rob
inson was elected captain of the 1920
Hill Military academy baseball team
Robinson played shortstop on Hill's
1919 nine and is popular with all the
players.. He also played on the cadet
football squad.
A meeting will be held again to
night to take in the new members
who gained letters in football and bas
ketball the past season.
Opponent for Reed Wanted.
TACOMA. Wash., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Matchmaker George Shanklin
of the Eagles' boxing club is trying
to line up a suitable adversary for
"Wild Bill" Reed, who is scheduled
to be the topliner in a six-round main
event for the show to be held here
April 22. Reed is training under the
direction of Joe Bonds. Shanklin will
have five other bouts on the card.
Baseball Summary.
" Trout Lake Sport Excellent.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Fishing in Trout lake. Wash.,
is reported fine by a party of local
sportsmen who spent yesterday there
The men caught 50 lake trout, meas
uring from eight to 18 inches. The
fishermen were: E. A. Franz and sons
Earl and Edgar, and George W
Thomson and son Leonard.
Vpperclassmcn Defeat Freshmen
The North Pacific college upper
class baseball team . won from the
freshmen by a 7 to 4 score. Quizzen
berry pitched for the upperclassmen
with Moist catching. This makes the
class series one game each with
tie. 'The deciding game will be played
this week.
Baseball Brevities.
Justin Fitzgerald of the Seals is
practicing for 15 minutes every day
with his left arm. Fits right wing
is weak and that is all that is keep
ing him in the minors. If Fit could
develop a strong left throwing arm
it would mean a barrel of money to
him.
Shellenback has signed with the
Vernon club. He is a product of Hoi
lywood, Cal., and refused to report
to the Oaks.
Ed. Hughes of the San Francisco
Chronicle thinks "Red" Smith will be
more valuable to Vernon than was
Meusel last year.
Clarence Brooks still is holding out
on the Vernon club. Devormer is
doing most oX the catching.
' George Maisel and Lew Blue are
the speed merchants on the Portland
ball club. For a big fellow Maisel
gets around In fine shape.
invade the east this summer. Among
these are William Johnston, national
singles champion; Robert and How
ard Kinsey. Pacific coast doubles
champions; Willis Davis. Roliand
Roberts and Peck Grifrin.
It is hoped here that an interac
tional series for men can be arranged
while these players are In the east.
Wallace Bates and Edmund Levy,
University of California stars, . plan
to tour the east during the early
summer. They are arranging matches
with the Universities of Utah, Michi
gan, Minnesota, Chicago, Harvard,
Cornell, Syracuse and other institu
tions. Miss Helen Baker, Pacific coast
woman champion, whose defeat of
Mrs. Hazel Hotchklss Wlghtman won
the recent intersectlonal matches
here for the west, will go east this
summer for the national events. May
Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles Is re
ported to be playing tennis again
and she may also go, as may Flora
Livingston of Seattle, Wash., Mrs.
Ethel Sutton Bruce and Mary Browne
of Los Angeles.
Semi-Pro Programme
Include Northwest.
SEASON LOOKS BEST EVER
BY RICHARD R. SHARP.
Steve Dalton. the San Francisco
Iron Man. will meet Stanley Willis,
the clever Portland welterweight in
the eight-round semi-windup of the
Portland boxing commission's card at
the Armory Friday night in place of
Harry Schuman. Charley Swinehart,
Dalton's manager, closed with ftiatcn
maker JBobby Evans yesterday, after
Evans received word from Tacoma
that Schuman-would be unable to box
here Friday night and wanted to
rest out after his gruelling fight with
Allie Nack last week.
Dalton is one of the few men In tne
world that have ever had the priv
ilege to knock down Benny Leonard,
lightweight champion of the world.
No. dear fan. you never read of
Dalton knocking Benny for a goal but
you ma v have the opportunity to see
it. Dalton turned the little trick in
the movie serial. "The Evil Eye,"
which Leonard is now completing.
Dalton worked for several weeks with
Leonard in Los Angeles taking the
part as a tough guy. and later was
billed to meet Benny in a battle. The
plot had it that Leonard was to drop
the first round under tne tougn
guy's wallop" and then get up ana
clean house on said tough bird. Dal
ton liked the part where Leonard
went down, but when It eame time
for Leonard to get up and finish like
a hero, that was different.
Dalton finished his picture work
several weeks ago and beat Joe Fer
ro in San Francisco last Thursday
night. Steve, who is a battling
Wop, has rougnt an oi ine sooa
welterweights on the Pacific coast,
including Frankie Haynie, George
Shade," Billy Shade, Young George,
Mike Doll, Joe Rivers, Sal Carlo, and
has never been knocked off or ns
feet. Dalton is one of the biggest
drawing cards in California and has
been battling several times a week
in San Franc sco and Oakland. w nen
Jack Grant was matchmaker of the
Portland boxing commission he tried
several times to get Dalton to box
here, but something always happened
to prevent the completion of arrange
ments
Ever Hammer is expected to arrive
some time today from Los Angeles to
pnmnlett training for Eddie Shannon.
Charlie Swinehart. who is here with
several boxers and who saw snannon
trim Freddie Anderson, is of the
opinion that Hammer will defeat
Shannon when they meet Friday
night. "Hammer is one of the rough
tf and toughest mitimen now ap
pearing before the public," said the
visiting fight manager at a fanning
bee last night, "and unless I am Daa
ly mistaken Shannon will be seeking
cover before the tenth round."
Eddie Shannon disappointed a num-
hr of fans who gathered at the Lon
don club to watch him go tnrougn
his paces, but the harp was indis
Dosed and figured that he needed i
day's rest, as he claims to have been
hitting the grand ramer steaauy dur
ing the past ten days.
Mike Ertle. the St. Paul bantam
weight, who meets Billy Mascott in
Seattle next Wednesday night
stopped off here long enough yester
day to show his wares to a gathering
of fans at the uiympic gymnasium
The rugged St. Paul bantam took
on Carl Martin for three rounds and
appeared to good advantage. Those
who saw Mike go through his paces
are of ,the opinion -that Mascott Is
in for the hardest battle of his career.
Grover Nissen of St. Paul is handling
Ertle.
When Mascott steps into the ring
with Ertle it will not be the first
time Billy will have faced an eastern
star. It was only a few years ago
that Johnny Couaon attempted his
first come baclt and he picked, on
Portland and . lascoti to stage it.
Though but a youngster in those days,
Billy gave the former bantam champ
a nifty trimming. Shortly after that
he parted company with Bobby Evans
and sort of dropped out of sight. The
fighter and present matchmaker re
sumed their partnership with the
signing of the armistice and under
the direction of Evans he has again
regained the top of the ladder.
Evans will not directly handle the
affairs-of the little bantam from now
on. but it is not likely that Mascott
will tie up with any other manager,
for he is known to have unlimited
confidence in the promoter and will
go to him for advice when making
future matches.
Charley Swinehart will leave for
Seattle this morning accompanied by
Frankie Malone. Danny Edwards and
Joe Mandot. Malone will meet Eddie
Jackson in Seattle next Wednesday
night, where Edwards will tangle
with Harry Mansell.
BAKER TO STAGE WRESTLING
MITCHIE LOSES STARTER
PORTLAND BOXER DROPS BE-
. . FORE BEING HIT.
r-lfir Coaxt League Standings.
W. U Prt.l AB. H. Av
Oakland., t l .ssiiseattle 3 3 .500
Portland. 4 1 .MMVSan Fran. 3 4 ,4L'9
xernon... 4 it .SBT'Salt Lake. 1 4 .200
Sac mollto 3 3 .olIUIUs Ann... 1 6 .143
How the Herlrft Knded.
At Satt I.al-1 camp. Portland 4 oamu:
at San Kranoievo 3 games, Vernon 4 games;
at Los Angeles 1 game, Oakland 6 games:
at Sacramento 3 games, Seattle 3 games.
Where the Teams May Thla Week. -Portland
at Sacramento, Seattle at Salt
Lake. l.os Anffcles at Vernon, San Fran
cisco at Oakland.
Where the Trains Flay Next Week.
Los Angeles at Portland, San Francisco
at Seattle, Salt Lake versus Oakland at
an Kranclsco. Sacramento versus Vernon
at Los Angeles.
Bearer Batting Averages.
AB. H. A v.l AB. H. Av.
Sutherland 4 4 lOOO'Kingdon. . . 18 4 .MO
Koehler... 13 8 .S.1.tl8challer. .. 21 5 .238
Wisterzil.. 21 9 .42H!spranger. .. 19 4 .lilt
junev 2 t .."! Blue 22 4 .IS:;
Cos 20 8 .4IM-Poison- 1 0 .00(1
Taker 5 2 .400i Barnabe. . . 1 O .000
Malsd '-'- 8 .aa'S. Johnson. 1 0 .000
Scbroeder. 3 1 .333f.Iones 3 0 .000
I Kalllo. 3 0 . 000
Bill Leard is en route to Victoria.
B. C, with the team of California
semi-pros that will represent that
city in the new Pacific Interna
league.
IF YOU WANT A SEASON TICKET TO THE BALL GAMES
GET . BUSY.
With The Oregonian's baseball contest only under way two days,
the answers .have already been pouring in by the thousands. Yester
day's mail brought in more than a dozen guesses from the Good
Samaritan hospital, as well as hundreds from all over the city and
surrounding towns. -
Many of the fans are proving themselves to be decided optimists,,
or maybe Just plain' boosters, and the guesses are ranging anywhere
from 17,356 to 3057.
The official attendances at opening games here since 1910 follow:
1910. 6601; 1911. 9200; 1912, 12.000; 1913, 16,126; 1914, 10,000; 1915.
10,000; 1916, 8709; 1917. 4051; 1919. 6127.
The Oregonlan will present to the person making the closest
guess a season pass to all Coast league games played in Portland
this year.
The' man. -woman or child coming second In the contest wilt' get a
thrill and a grandstand ticket for a single game. So will the next
14 near guessers, except-that the thrill feature will be slightly more
moderate in Intensity. i
Nobody is entitled to more than one vote and in case more than
one vote is filed by the same person none shall count. Nobody
barred.. Clip out the accompanying coupon and mail or send to the
sport's editor.
THE OREGOMAN BASEBALL CONTEST.
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(This coupon must be in the hands of the sports editor before
6 o'clock April 19.)
d Gustavo, Argentine Champion
to Meet George Western.
BAKER. Or.. April 12. (Special.)
Ad Gustavo, the Argentine middle
weight wrestling title holder, will
grapple Thursday night with Georg
Western, who is after the Pacific
coast light heavyweight champion
hip, in a finish match in which the
victor must win the best two e-ut
three falls.
Western is considered one of th
best stayers and cleverest wrestlers
in Idaho, his home state, and is well
liked.
The Idaho man leaves shortly for a
tour of the Pacific coast and south
west country, where he will wrestle
for the coast title. He has lost but
two matches within the last year, and
one of these losses was due to a
severe injury.
Western is 10 pounds heavier than
Gustavo, but the Argentinian is con
sidered far more speedy in all his
actions, and is said by some followers
of the mat game to be much more
scientific than the Idaho athlete.
eal and Earl Zimmerman Signed
to Appear on Same Card
With Bud Ridley.
The second invasion of California by
Portland mittmen is now on. The
irst one, which was highly success
ful, occurred . several months ago
when Bobby Evans took Joe Gorman
and Billy Mascott under his wing and
led himself off to Oakland, where his
pair polished off fight after fight.
Two weeks ago Pete Mitchle and
the two Zimmerman boys. Neal and
Earl, went south. Mitchle made his
irst start last Thursday in San Fran
cisco against Eddie Mahoney and lost
n the fourth round, when he dronned
to his knees without being hit.
Here is the story of the battle by
one of San Francisco s well-known
scribes:
Eddie Mahoney, referred to by his
manager. Jack K earns, as 'the Irish
lightweight champion of the world.'
scored a technical knockout over Pete
Mitchle. the northwestern lightweight,
at the Coliseum last night.
"Mitchie was disqualified by the
referee. Toby Irwin, when he went
own to his knees without being hit
"The crowd did not quite under
tand what had happened and was in
clined to take issue with Irwin, who.
however, was thoroughly Justified in
what he did.
"Mitchie, Just a second or two be
fore he was disqualified, had been
knocked down with a right hook to
the chin. He started to get up and
did get up got clear off the floor-
and then apparently he changed his
mind about getting up, decided to take
the nine seconds he thought he was
entitled to and went back to his knee.
"Irwin promptly stepped up and
raised the hand of Mahoney, much to
the surprise of Mitchie. and then Jack
Kearns, who was seconding Mahoney
crawled through the ropes and shoved
his boy out of the ring."
Freddie Anderson was to have
fought Jimmy Duffy in Oakland to
morrow night, but called the bout off
to go to Grants Pass and take on
Carl Martin this week.
Bud Ridley and Battling Vierra will
furnish the main event of Tommy
Simpson's card tomorrow night in
place of Duffy and Anderson. Neal
Zimmerman will battle Frankie Gar
cia, one of the toughest feather
weights around Oakland, while Earl
Zimmerman will take on a boy named
Mickey Derney. Frankie Jones, well
known here, meets Lee Anderson on
the same bill.
Claire Bromeo will stack up a gains
Willie' Robinson in the main event o
a fistic card in San Francisco tonight.
Tee Tales for Golfers.
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EAST VS. WEST TENNIS PLAN
Movement Under AVay for Women's
Match on Atlantic Seaboard.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. Dr.
Sumner Hardy, president of the Cali
fornia Lawn Tennis association, is
leading a movement for a second east
versus west terrhis match for women
to be held in an Atlantic seaboard
city this summer. In the first match
at Berkeley, Cal., recently the west
ern women won.
A number of the leading tennis
! players of California are planning to
"DUSSELL SMITH, several times
XTW Oregon state champion and Cham
pion of the Pacific northwest in 1916,
has returned to Portland after an ex
tended sojourn In the east. He has
not played golf for more than two
years, as he spent 22 months in th
engineering corps In France.
Since his return home the forme
cnampion nas peen exercising-tils bag
or clubs at the Waverley Countr
club and he hopes to be back in form
by the time the Pacific international
championships roll around In Van
couver. B. C, July 5.
The making of holes In one is some
thing all golfers cherish a hope for.
Some do and some don t. It is claime
that Alex Smith holds the record fo
holes-in-one, having 11 auch shots to
his credit. Mike Brady is a close
second, as he has holed his tee eho
nine times.
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It Is reported that S. Davidson Her
ron, national amateur champion, an
Bobbie Jones, the runner-up, have de
cided not to play In the British ama
teur championship at Mulrfield
June. Both were invited to be on an
American team of five to compet
against the British cracks, and both
declined the invitation.
Walter Hagen, paired with Ale
Smith, defeated Jim Karnes and Dave
Robertson of Detroit. 2 up 1, in a four
ball match at Bellealr, Fla.
Leo Diegel, who was second In th
western open championship at May
field last summer, won the open tour
nament at Boca Grande. Fla. Th
young Chicago professional led th
field by five strokes, with 146 for
36 holes.
Jock Hutchison. Glen View, won
first money in the professional event
it Tampa, Fla.. with the total score
of1 147. Tom McNamara. New York,
was second with 152.
While the Western Golf associa
tion selected throe days for its open
championship at the Olympia Fields
Country club Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. August 4. 5 and 6 the
championship may be confined to two
days. With two 18-hole courses avail
able, it Is possible to have the entire
field play two rounds of 18 holes each
dally, one-half the field playing over
course No. 1 and the other over course
No. 2 in the morning, reversing the
play in the afternoon. The last pair
in the afternoon could get away by
3:30 and; be able to finish In strong
daylight.
- Leonard to Show on Bay.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 12. Benny
Leonard, lightweight champion of the
world, left tonight for San Francisco,
where he will appear In a boxing ex
hibition for newsboys similar to one
in which he recently appeared here.
ramus flock -into .
CITY ASSOCIATION
Will
Multnomah Guard and Kirkpatrick
Clash Sunday to Be Big Game.
Entries Close Thursday.
With Thursday of this week Bet as
the final date for entry into the Port
land Baseball association the Influx
of teams who are desirous of getting
into the fold bids fair to be fast and
furious. Yesterday three teans asked
for entry and word from at least
three more Is expected before the
closing hour.
Under the plan of the managers
who constitute the Portland Base
ball association some great ball is in
prospect this year. Two leagues will
be formed: the lnter-city circuit to
be composed of four or more out-of-town
squads and as many from this
city and the Portland City league to
be composed of three divisions classi
fied as to strength and to be known
as class AA, A and B. The winner
of the inter-city flag will battle with
the winner of the class AA city league
team and the winner of this contest
will cross bats with the Puget sound
winners of the northwest champion
ship. The winners In the other two
dlvisons of the city league will be
awarded handsome trophies or Indivi
dual medals. This Is the biggest
thing that has ever been attempted in
semi-pro circles in all the northwest.
Oaly Oae Team Oat.
To date only one team In the city
Is out of the fold and be It said that
there Is a good possibility of this
team being represented at the next
meeting of the association which will
be held Thursday "night. Each team
111 be allowed to carry 15 players
throughout the season and can only
add another -to the roll by dropping
one name and submitting the new
name to the board of managers at
least seven days previous to the time
it is planned to use him in a game.
Players are prohibited from Jumping
from one club to another, thus elimi
nating the "ringer" bugbear.
At present two outside clubs have
been admitted to membership, they to
tackle the inter-city league. They
are Astoria and Hlllsboro. Wood-burn,
St. Paul and Camas are considering
the advisability of playing league
ball.
Nine teams are 'contesting for the
berths to be allotted in the city.
Astoria's team has the united backing
of the commercial interests of the
town. Fred J. Brown is manager and
Roy Gorman team captain. They will
stage their contests on the grounds
being constructed at the end of
Youngs Bay and aside from playing
In the league will run off a number
of twilight games with Warrenton,
Seaside and Youngs Bay.
Learton Bark Hillaboro.
Hillsboro's team is backed by the
American Legion and is said to be
one of the fastest that ever repre
sented that city.
The Portland Iron Works team de
feated the Forrestry Park team by
the score of 12 to 4 in a practice game
Sunday. Moore, Poffenberger and
Fagan worked for the Iron Workers.
with Noonan and Clow doing the
heavy duty for the . Forestry lads.
Fourteen bingles were annexed by
the former as against three for the
latter
The Arleta team, managed by R. F.
Brookes, will apply for membership
in the Portland Baseball association
as will also the team being assembled
by Dave Wright. The S. Ban and the
Mlkados will also come In according
to the best information obtainable.
The big game for next Sunday will
be the Multnomah Guard-Kirkpatrlck
clash which is scheduled for Vaughn
street at 2 P. M. These two represent
some of the city's strongest and will
endeavor to send the fans home with
a "good taste in their mouth." Ed
Rankin will umpire.
Ideals
Lewis Union Suits
for men are still made
as though each gar
ment were made to
measure. It is pleasing
to know, in these
times, that Quality is
still paramount and
never sacrificed to tem
porary gain. Lewis
Union Suits for men
will always be- thought
of in terms of character.
Vow Protection
Oar Gustuim1
Lewis Knitting Company
Janesville Wisconsin
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THELMA PAYHE SUCCEEDS
NATIONAL DIVING TITLE AVON'
FOR THIRD TI5LE.
Multnomah Champion Placed I-Mrst
by Four Out of Five Judges
In Detroit Contest.
TRIANGLE MEET PLANKED
MULTNOMAH. OREGON AND
AGGIES MAY COMPETE.
Johnny Baker to Ask Sanction of
Trustees for Staging Outdoor
- Sports Next Saturday.
DETROIT, Mich., April 12. (Spe
cial.) Thelma Payne. Multnomah
Amateur Athletic club, Portland. Or.,
successfully defended her title of
woman's national fancy diving cham
pion at the Detroit Athletic club Sat
urday evening. Four of the five pre
siding judges awarded first place to
Miss Payne, and the othef placed her
second. ,
Mrs. Vonnle M. Malcomson, runner-
up to Miss Payne for the title in 1019,
again finished second, but her per
formance was not Quite so good as
the one she made a year ago. Mrs. Mal
comson was a bit "fussed by the ap
pearance of her husband, a comman
der In the navy, who received his fur
lough in time to see Mrs. Malcomson
In action. One of the judges placed
Mrs. Malcomson first, three gave her
second, and one placed her third.
Helen Walnright of the New York
Women's Swimming association went
into the diving competition directly
after she had helped win the national
Junior 400-yard relay for the 14-year-oid
New York team, and placed third
Just as she did a year ago
CHASE WANTS COAST BERTH
Giant First Baseman Seeks Release
From New York.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 12. Hal
Chase, first baseman of the New
York Nationals, arrived here today
and announced he would like to play j
ball in the Pacific Coast league if he i
could obtain -permission from the
owners of the Giants. He Is still on
their reserve list.
Chase said he planned to enter busi
ness.
GOULD AGAIN DEFENDS TITLE
National Amateur Tennis Cham
pion Defeats Challenger.
NEW YORK, April 1!. Jay Gould of
the. Philadelphia Tennis and Racquet
club, who has held the national ama
teur court tennis championship sev
eral years, successfully defended his
title in the challenge round of this
year's . tournament today.
He defeated the challenger, J. S.
Cutting, in three straight sets. 6-3,
6-0, 6-1.
rider, won first place; Frank Bucklin
of Oregon City placed second, and J.
Frazier of Salem third.
In the open contest F. Gilbert of
Portland won first prize, and W. Had
field, Portland, took second money.
Other contests are being planned by
the local club and it is probable that
a racing card will be next.
Lewis-ton to Sec Sommcrs.
LEWISTON. Idaho, AprH 12. (Spe
cial.) Al Sommers and Harry Gillum
will meet in a twelve-round bout un
der the auspices of the Lewis-Clarke
Athletic club, on April 19. Sommers
and Gillum will reach Lewiston to
morrow to begin training for the
event, and fight fans of this section
are all agog over the impending bat
tie.
Read The Oregonlan classifier! ads.
BOXING
Friday, April 16th
ARMORY
Eddie Shannon vs.
Ever Hammer
10 Rounds
Heinie Schuman vs.
Stanley Willis
10 Rounds
Joe Gorman vs.
Eddie Jackson
8 Rounds
Sammy Gordon vs.
Harry Mansell
6 Rounds
Arid one good 4-round
preliminary.
SEAT SALE
JStiller's Cigar Store
Rich's Cigar Store
Prices: $1.10 to $3.30
Which includes war tax.
A triangular track meet with ath
letes from the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic club, Oregon Agricultural
college and tha University of Oregon
entered, may be staged next Saturday
afternoon on the Multnomah field If
the plans - of John O. Baker, chair
man of .outdoor athletics at the club,
carry , through. Baker has not yet
received the sanction of the board
of trustees for staging the meet but
the matter will be taken up at the
regular weekly meeting tonight.
It was originally planned by Baker
to stage a dual meet between the
University of Oregon and the clubmen
next Saturday, but after talking to
James J. Richardson, manager of
student activities at the Agricultural I
college, who was in town with the j
team that carried off the Columbia
indoor meet Saturday, it Is possible
that the meet may be run off as a
triangular affair.
Ralph Coleman, former Oregon Ag
gie distance man who in recent years
has been competing under Multnomah
colors, will not be eligible to run for
the club any longer as he has been
declared professional by the Amateur
Athletic union. Coleman has been
coaching at the Oregon Agricultural
college and the Corvallls high school.
The absence of Coleman was notice,
able in. the annual Columbia indoor
meet Saturday as he could have been
depended upon to annex several
points in the distance events for the
clubmen.
GILBERT WINS HILL CLIMB
Portland Entries Clean Up in
Oregon City Contest.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 12.
(Special.) The first hill-climbing
contest put on by the Oregon City
Motorcycle club was' staged Sunday
at Fourth and Monroe streets, where
there Is a 50 per cent grade. F. Gil
bert won first prize and F. Newman
took second money. Both are from
Portland.
In the novice class Smith, a Salem
Ce Shirt With
Comfort Points
Correctly cut yoke)
gives that tailored
effect across tha
shoulders.
There's class t
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A KEALCOHBINATIONOF STYLE AND 0ORI
1 fhirte
Prelate Appeals for Mexicans.
MEXICO CITY. The archbishop of
Mexico has directed an appeal for
charity to all Catholics in the re
public. This was in response to a let
ter from Pope Benediet asking that
contributions be made toward allevi
ating the sufferings of the children
of central Europe. '
I'hone your want ad.- to The Oretjo
nian. Main 7070, A 6095.
White Mule Used as Bait.
DURANGO. Colo. A mule was used
by a wily dealer in Illicit liquor near
here, according to officials. The ani
mal is wtiite. In front of the owner's I
home a sign was placed reading: j
"White mule for sale." If the pros- i
pectlve customer was able to prove j
he was "all right" the dealer showed j
him a liquid with a real kick In It. I
If the visitor was not known, he
was shown an animal with a - real
kick. The price of the animal was
set at a figure which insured i:- re
tention by the moonshine dealer. ,
"Here's An Eye-Opener"
says the Good Judge ,
The man who used to chew
the old kinds will tell you
that it costs him less to use
the Real Tobacco Chew.
The rich tobacco taste lasts
so much longer. Smaller
chews, and you don't need
a fresh chew so often. .
Any man who uses the Real
Tobacco Chew will tell you
that.
Put Up In Two Styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
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