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12 THE MORNING OREGON IAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST li2, 1920 BEAVERS AGAIN IN THIRD PLACE TIE Rainiers Score Two Homers Off Ross' Delivery. SPRANGER WORKING FAST to 0, and went into a tie with Port land for third place. Agnew brought in the winning- run in the ninth inning-, when he was hit by a pitched ball, sacrificed to second by Walsh and scored on Caveney's it to center. Hasbrook made his debut at first base and made 20 putouts, figured in two double plays and secured one hit. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. L. Angeles.. 0 5 2!San Fran..l 7 0 Batteries Pertica and Bassler; Lewis and Agnew. Wares' Gang Fight Hard and Man age to Even Games on Northern Trip. Pacific Coast Leasoe Standings. W. I.. P.C.I W. L. P.C. Vfrnon... 7.'. r.T .r.S;I. Angeles 84 M .sno a!t Lake 7J .1.". .r.tSTi Seattle . . . 61 B6 .4S0 Portland. .. 02 HI ..1041 Oakland . . 60 72 .4.".5 S. Franc'o 64 63 .504. Sacramen'o 54 74.422 Yesterday's Results. At Seattle :l, Portland 0. At Lo Angeles. Oakland 10. Vernon 2. At Salt Lake tt. Sacramento 7. At a.n Francisco 1, Los Angeles 0. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. U. (Spe cial.) Sam Ross had his home-run ball working beautifully today and Seattle squared matters with the Bea vers by taking the second game of the series. 3 to 0. A long drive from Sara Bohne's bat soared, oyer Biff Schal ler's head in the first inning and dropped into the left-field bleachers. This run was- all that Herb Brenton needed to win. but just to make it sure, Rod Murphy boomed a skier over the fence and far away in the eiehth. the blow, scoring Mlddleton, and the hitter with the only other runs of the afternoon. The long-distance swatting was the spectacular feature of the game, but It was the flossy chucking of Brenton that made Boss Walter fume and fret on the Portland bench. Until a blow from Spranger's bat fell. safe in the sixth, not a hit did Brenton allow. One more single in the seventh, chewed off by Dick Cox after two were out. brought the total number of safe hits to two, which were all the Beavers could garner all day. Spranser Work. Fast. Skipper Wcres turned his batting crder topsy turvy in an effort to shake the McCredie hoodoo, and got the desired effect. The locals were ecampering around the bases at fre- nuent intervals, due to 10 safe hits and a walk or two, and should have von by a larger score. Some nifty work by young Kibby Spranger around second base ruined the chances of the Waresmen. on several occa sions, this young man digging bad throws out of the earth and slapping the ball on the local runner as fast a? they slid into his territory. There was only one inning that the visitors had a ghost of a chance to ecoi-e, and that, was the .sixth, when one of the two hits, a sacrifice and a valk, put two on the paths. There was but one out and Wisterzil, a dan gerous hitter with men on basis, could do no better than hoist a fly to El- dred, and George Maisel, a mere 350 hitter was an easy out, Bohne to Jiurphy. Games Are Now Even. Some pretty fielding marked the contest. Willis Stumpf contributed one or two inspiring plays, his stop and throw on Blue's hit in the second bringing him much applause. Murphy dragged down a high foul from Stranger's bat within a foot of the stands to make the catch with one hand. George Maisel turned in two sparklers in center, while the fielding X fcpranger was very flashy. The Waresmen are now even with the Rose City tribe again, and the boys will try mighty hard to hop into the fore tomorrow by taking the third contest. Score: B F!ln.2 3 Wls xll.3 4 Maisel. m 4 Rlue. 1.. 3 Kch'ler.l 3 Cox.r. . . 3 Koeh'r.c 3 F.pr'g-'r,a 3 Zloss.p. . 2 Portland Beat tie . Error. Stumpf. Stolen base. Bohne. Some runs. Bohne, Murphv. Two-base hit, Brenton. Sacrifice hit. Boss. Bases on talls. off Brenton 1. off Ross 1. Struck out, by Brenton 5. by Boss 1. Double plav, iWistersil to Siglin to Blue. Runs respon sible lor. Boss 3. BEE BATTERS TAME SENATORS "Kopp Slams Homer in Second With Bases Loaded. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 11. Salt take outslugged Sacramento today nd won, 9 to 7. Prough, for the Senators, was hit freely, as was Brom Jey for the Bees, but the locals bunched their wallops to better ad vantage. Kopp, Sacramento outfielder. In the second inning knocked a homer ,Vith the bases loaded. Score: Sacramento Salt Lake BRHOAI BRHOA COLE WINS 22 IN TACOMA DOWNS VANCOUVER BY 2 -RUN MARGIN. I I Seatle RHOA! BRHOA O 0 3 4 Mid'ton.r 4 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bohne..-;. 4 13 0 4 O 0 2 OlMurphy.l 4 1 2 12 1 0 O 12 HEldred.m 3 0 0 3 0 O 0 1 0 Kenw'y.2 3 0 1 2 1 O 1 2 ClCurai'in.l 3 O 2 2 0 O 0 2 2:Stumpf.s 3 0 115 0 12 5; Adams.c 3 O 0 6 1 0 0 0 2IBren n.D 3 0 112 0 2 24 -jI Totals 30 3 10 27 14 0 O 0 0 0,0 O 0 o o 10000002 3 DEMPSEY AND BRENNAN SIGN Fig-ht to Be This Year, but Length Is Not Specified. NEW YORK. Aug. 11. Jack Demp say. world's champion heavyweight, today signed an agreement to meet K. O. Phil Brennan. Chicago boxer, before January 1, 1921. The date, place and number of rounds to be fought were not specified. The contract was signed by Jack Kearns.. acting for Dempsey, and Leo P. Flynn, Brennan's manager. It was agreed that the contest would be held under Queensbury rules, sub ject to the laws of the .city and state in which it takes place. Thirty days was specified as the time within which bids must be re ceived from clubs or individuals desir ing to promote the event. Victoria Trims Yakima -In 1-Run Shutout and . Seattle-. Is Held Scoreless. Pacific International League Standings. W. J.. Pct.l W: I. Pet. Victoria... 55 3T .5081 Vancouver. 48 42 .533 Tacoma... 54 39 .581 (Spokane... 43 45.489 Yakima... 51 38 .573, Seattle 19 63.218 VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 11. Bert Cole, Tacoma's young southpaw, won his 22d victory here today, when Ta coma defeated Vancouver, 7 to S. The score; R. H. E. R. H. E. Tacoma 7 10 2Vancouver..5 9 2 Batteries Cole and Stevens; Cooper and Hinkle. , DRAFTS ARE FOUND IN BALL BRIBE CASE Los Angeles Bank Cashier Tells of Transactions. BORTON DEMANDS TRIAL McCarthy Admits That Evidence Is .Vital and Asks Managers, for Explanation. Victoria 1, Yakima 0. VICTORIA, B. c!, Aug. 11. Harry Morton won a pitcher's battle here today, Victoria taking the contest from Yakima. 1 to 0. Victoria Bcored the lone run in the eixth, when Leard crossed the plate on three hits and an overthrow by Valencia. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Yakima 0 4 lVictoria 1 5 0 Batteries Morton and Land; Val encia and Cadman. Spokane 4, Seattle 0. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 11. Spo kane shut out Seattle today. 4 to 0, this being the second coat of white wash that Seattle has received this week. Soldier Easter was never in trouble, as he allowed only five scat tered hits and struck out ten men. Bunched hits in two innings accounted for Spokane's total. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Seattle 0 5 2jSpokane 4 9 4 Batteries Reid and Hoffman; Eas ter and Fisher. ROTH IS OUT OF HIE HOME-RCN CHAMP Hl'RT STRETCHING SINGLE. IN McGat.2 2 Kopp.l. 5 Orr.K... 5 Comp.m 5 Mo'lwz.l 4 Kyan.r.. 5 Sheehn.3 3 C-ady.c 4 l-'roug.p. 4 0 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 .Tohnsn.s 5 0 Hosp.r.. 5 .r.Krup.2., 5 0 Rumly.m 4 3 Sheely.l. 4 OSand.8. .. 4 S. Hood.!... 4 IByler.c. 4 I'Bromly.P 3 8 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 0 12 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 Totals 37 7 1124 141 Totals. S8 9 14 27 12 Sacramento 0 50 1 00 1 0 0 7 fcalt Lake 2 4 0 1 2 O o 0 9 Krrores. Mollwitx, Rumler. Home run, Xopp. Two-base hits, Cady, Mollwltz, Knig 2, Hosp. Johnson, Stolen bases, Mc liaffiKan. Compton, Rumler 2, Sheeley Ptruck out, by Bromley 4, by Prough 2. Bases on balls, off Bromley 5, off Prough . 7. Runs responsible for, Bromlev 7, Prough T Double play. Cady to McGafflgan. Urn Vires, Holmes and McOrcw. TIGERS DRAW GREAT LACING Acorns Hand Out 10-2 Defeat in Southern City. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11. Oakland defeated Vernon, 10 to 2. The Oaks made three runs in the third inning on two singles, a double, a wild pitch and an error. Score: Oakland I Vernon BRHOA! BRHOA 13 1 2 1 1 Physicians Unable to' Determine Whether Ligament Is Torn or Sprain Suffered. CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 11. Although suffering from injuries sustained in sliding in the game between New York and - Cleveland today. "Babe" Ruth,, champion home-run hitter, an nounced his hope of being able to play tomorrow. However, physicians declared he probably would not be able to play before Friday. Ruth twisted his right leg while sliding into second base after sin gling in the first inning. He col lapsed when he tried to continue playing and was carried from the field. Physicians were unable to de termine whether he suffered a slight sprain or a torn ligament. After hitting to center Ruth dashed for second. Speaker's throw was prompt and Ruth slid into the base. When he attempted to resume, it was found he was injured. He tried to continue playing, but collapsed and was carried from the field. CONVICTS HAVE FIGHT CARD Four Draws and One Decision Re sult at Salem. SALEM. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) Four draws and one decision were the results of a boxing card at the state penitentiary Tuesday night. In the main event Domingo and D Arcy fought five rounds to a draw. The most entertaining match was that between Dolph Lewis and Jess Jarvis. The latter is a negro, 42 years old and remarkably clever, having fol lowed horse racing and boxing all his life, it is said. There was no de cision. James Ogle and Charles Turner and Kid Lee and Dutch Rhodes fought four-round draws. In the first event August Perry won a decision over Jim Steele. In a bout between Domingo and D'Arcy on July 5 D'Arcy was knocked out in the f.rst round Baseball Summary. Wllie.r.. Prub'r.s " per.m. Mil'.er.l. Knln't.3 Lane. 2. . Gulfto.l Ior'n.c. AUen.p. 4 0'J.Mit'l.s. 5 1 e'Chad e.m 5 4 OLong.r... 4 1 0 Edln'n.l 4 0 2 Hlgh.l... 4 1 0 12 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 Smith. 3. 3 1 13 0lorse.2. 3 0 2 OAlcock.c. 2 3 0 1 Shel'b.p. 1 1 1- rom e.p 2 I Keoa,c. . 2 1 Totals.39 10 15 27 141 Totals.. 33 2 10 27 12 Oakland 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 1) Vernon 0 0 1 1 0000 0 2 fcirrors. Brubaker. Knight. Edington. Al eock, Kena. Throe-base hit. Cooper. Two tase hit. Wilie. Stolen baaes. Wilie. Bru baker 2, Lane 2, Knight, Oulsto. Cooper. Sacrifice hits. Brubaker. Shellemback. Struck out. by SheUenback 2, by Pronum 2. by Alten 1. Bases on balls, off Shellen fcack. 2 Runs responsible for. Shel!nback 4. Alten 2, Fromme :t. Innings pitched, by hellenback 5. Loairrfc pitcher. Snellen', fcack. Liouble play. Smith to J. Mitchell to Kdiagton. Umpires. Csjey and Toman. SEALS TAKE OXE-RCX GAME Portland Again Tied for Third on Ninth-Frame Score. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ,11. San Francisco shut, out Los Angeles, 1 National League Standings. W. L. P.C.I W. L. P C Brooklvn. 61 46 .570Chicaao. . . 53 57 .482 Cincinnati SS 44 ..".!; St. Louis. 4S 5 ,42 New York 57 4 .5."3 Boston 44 53 .454 Pittsburg. 51 49 .510;PhiladeIp'a 40 01.336 American lie tan clings. Cleveland. B3 37 .631 ! Boston 47 57.452 Chicago.. 69 41 ,2i I Washlngt n 46 57.44 New York. 60 42 .6221 Detroit .. . 40 64 .3S4 St. Louis.. 52 53 .45!Phl!adelp'a 33 74 .308 Southern Association Results. At Atlanta 2. Little Rock 1 (called end fifth, rain). At Birmingham 4-3. Chattanooga 3-0. At New Orleans. 6. Nashville 3. At Mobile, rain. No American Association games ached, uled today. Western - League Results. At Omaha 2. Dti Moines o. Sioux City-St. Joseph postponed, rain. At icnua i. uKLanomA u. At Tulsa 3. Joplla 5. ltow the Series Stand. At Seattle one game. Portland one game at Los Angeles. Vernon one game. Oak land one game: at Salt l-ake two games. Sacramento no game: at San Francisco one game, Los Angeles no game. Wbere the Temnw Play Next Week. Oakland at Portland. Vernon at Seattle. Sacramento at Los Angeles. Salt Lake at San Francisco. Beaver Batting Averages. Ab. H. Ay. I Ab. H. Ave. Maisel.. 4r,2 l.0.331)Tobln 154 33 .246 Blue.... 41 14.- .SSliKIngdon. 249 5S .2:12 Suth'l'd. 114 :lo .SO" Slgltn. . . 42S 5W.23I Cox 400 123 .:H Spranger Glazier. : 9 .:wo Koss Wisterzil 475 141 .2S7 Kalllo. . . Brooks.. 27 S .206 Poison .. . Schaller 467 1 37 . 2513 MtMullen Baker. .. 01 24 .263 Muiiua lwochier. 206 63 .2461 344 bS 10 .224 19 .2u9 4 .114 7 .114 1 .10) e .ooo BV HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Sensation followed sensation today in the development of the Pa cific Coast league baseball gambling and pennant-fixing scandal that is threatening the very existence of the organization. In direct corroboration of the charges of Babe Borton that the en tire personnel of the Vernon club em barked in a conspiracy to buy the 1919 Coast league pennant is a stEte mentirora a Los Angeles banker that drafts' for J200 and $500, respectively, were forwarded October 18 of last year to William G. Rumler, Salt Lake outfielder, and to Jean Dale, who pitched for the Salt Lake club last season. These were the amounts that Borton stated previously were to be paid to the men indicated. On top of this declaration that makes it evident there is some truth at least in tne Norton exposure, pres ident William H. McCarthy tonight made public a statement by Rod Mur phy, first baseman of the Seattle club. Raymond May Be Leader. It further involves Nate Raymond, local sporting character, but at pres ent residing in Seattle, who was with in the past week barred from all parks in the Pacific Coast league by order of the president. Murphy declares that as the result of a conversation during which Ray mond attempted to bribe him to "throw" ball games that Raymond made the declaration that he (Ray mond) was the man who furnished the cash paid as alleged by Borton to ballplayers from other clubs, there by permitting Vernon to make sure of the pennant. The Murphy statement is the an swer of President McCarthy to the evidence that Los Angeles bank drafts were paid to Rumler and Dile . last fall. The league executive contends that gamblers, interested in making sure Vernon won the pennant, were responsible for any propositions that Borton may have made to Rumler, Dale, Maggert and others. McCarthy continues to insist that the original Borton statement was a mass of lies and that he does not believe the man ager of the Vernon club and his 20 players had anything to do with any propositions that may have been made. Rumler will not be suspended pending a hearing or explanation. Pennant Lore Suspected. It is evident that out of all mass of allegations and denials, charges and counter-charges, there is some thing "rotten in Denmark. If the Borton charges are proved it will have been the first time in baseball that an entire club, includ ing the manager, raised a elush fund and "sold out" the game itself to in sure themselves a pennant and the resulting rewards. If Borton has lied on that score, as claimed by McCar thy, the crookedness is confined to gamblers and those players who have been reached. Both Rumler and Dale, who un questionably received drafts from Los Angeles last fall, have explanations to make. It is up to the pair, and particularly Rumler, who is still in the Coast league, to make a clean breast of the entire facts in the case. Rumler. a leading figure, refused this afternoon in Salt Lake to make any statement whatever, or to comment on the developments. He said he would probably make a statement to morrow. President McCarthy declares that he believes Rumler is entitled to hearing, and though the- leading bats man of the Coast league has much to explain, there is no suspension for him. McCarthy declares that he has wired for a statement from Rumler. and meanwhile the outfielder will re. main actively in the game. Statement Well Witnessed. The Murphy statement of his deal ings with Nate Raymond, the manner in which the latter led up to his prop ositions to throw" ball games and Raymond's subsequent disclosures that he financed the deal by which Borton "bought" certain ballplayers, goes into tne tunest details. Murphy repeats not only his own end of the conversation, but what Raymond told him, and how the lat ter acted in his dealings. The state ment was witnessed by W. H. Klep per or Seattle, Charles H. Graham an George A. Putnam of the San Fran Cisco baseball club. Discovery that Los Angeles bank drafts had been made out to Rum le ana i-aie ana forwarded, to the known addresses was one of the lead ing features of the disclosures of to day. A. D. Averill. branch auditor of th Los Angeles Trust & Savings bank testified at the request of Borton that such was the case. Borton dis played the banker's statement and th drafts to support his allegations that o memoers or the Los Angeles club Were involved. Borton, in an interview in Los An geles, predicted that in the lone ru he will have more friends than an present member of the Vernon club, adding that his teammates turned him aown when the jam came. Tlser Dodslng Alleged. He said President Ed Maier of th Vernon club announced last Thursday there was to be a meeting of the club members at his residence Friday morning, out wnen he, Borton, ar rived he discovered the club had held a secret meeting at the ball park. Draft No. 6243 made ?500 payable to W. G. Rumler and was indorsed by Rumler and the Nebraska State bank at Milford. Neb. I Draft No. 5249, making $500 payable to Jean Dale, now with the Dallas club in the Texas league, was indorsed by Dale and the Mercantile Trust company of St. Louis. Mo. Borton reiterated that he is being "made the goat." He says his con science is clear; that he never bet on a ball game in his life and never acted as a go-between for gamblers and baseball players. The Rod Murphy statement injects an entirely new angle into the situa tion. McCarthy, as has been explained, takes the view that Borton was the tool of an organized gambling ring and that other members of the Ver non team had nothing to do with the transaction. Maggert Demi Revived. Raymond, according to Murphy, ex plained that Maggert had a balance of $300 coming from last year and that he had forwarded the money to Borton to pay Maggert. Also. Ray mond is said to have told ilurphy that Maggert and Borton could vouch for his honesty in going through with any agreement to pay money. All this was in response to Mur phy's desire to know how he could be guaranteed delivery of the. coin in case he promised to take part in the crooked agreement. Vhe statement given out by McCar thy quotes Murphy as saying that Nate Raymond, a Seattle man ordered barred by coast league parks, offered Murphy $3000 to "throw" games and gave the names of Harl Maggert and Borton as "references." , "Remember last year when some of the boys of the Salt Lake club sold out to Vernon?" the statement quotes Raymond as asking Murphy. Con vernation la Repeated. "I replied, 'I remember It was com mon gossip.' He said, P.od, I was the man who put the deal through. It cost me $10,000, and I cleaned up about $50,000.' I asked him what players were involved. He said. 'Rod. to prove my truthfulness to you I will mention two players.' I said. "Who are they?" He replied, 'Ask Maggert and Borton and how I treated them in our .agreement.' "He then explained that the $309 that Borton paid Maggert was a bal ance due Maggert for' his share in throwing games last year for which he was to receive $1000, but had been givert only $700. "But don't mention this to a soul as I was mixed up in that trouble at Los Angeles.' I saia 'in what way?" Herald 'I approached Maggert relative to having games thrown and Maggert told me he would have to have a balance of $300 ue from last year before he would alk business. I was surprised that Maggert had not been paid, so I gave Borton $:i00 to pay him.' Raymond then asked me if I would accept his ffer. I asked for a couple of days to think it over. I took the matter up with Klepper nd on his advice agreed to meet Nate nd to accept money from him in an ffort to trap him. Mr. Klepper had man stationed in the lobby of the otel. I arrived at 6 o'clock and was met outside by Nate Raymond. ie said 'be careful, and told me o go to his room and wait for him. I waited in the room from 6:05 to 6:20 ut Nate did not show up. As I left he hotel I passed Nate on the street talking to some men, but he gave no ign of recognition and I took it for granted he had become suspicious, so I went back to my hotel." McCarthy referred to the statement of Murphy as proof that the "pennant won by Vernon was not bought and that there. was no slush fund." KOEHLER - BAKER SCORNFUL Beaver Manager Has Confidence in Local Men Accused. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 11. (Spe cial. "I'd like to tell this bird Bor on to hia face what I think of him," murmured big Art Koehler, the Port- and catcher, when quizzed concern- ng the report that he had accepted l sum of money from the Vernon players. - - Neither Koehler nor Baker, who was also included in Borton's state ment, would consider the accusation eriously, treating it as a matter-of- fact falsehood. Manager Walter McCredie said there was not a chance in the world of the report being true. "A young fellow "with a future like Koehler is not going to make a fool of himself for a couple of hundred dollars,'.' McCredie said. NEER SURPRISES-SEATTLE CALIFORNIA STAR DEFEATED IN WASHINGTON PLAIT. iTCIiin MAKES GREAT GOLF CARD Western Open Champ Takes Lead in U. S. Tourney. Btyls 9S, tap, for little rsstlimta, comas In sizes 83 to 13 H; copper to tip and double thick half sole. Style 463, bot tom, boys' box calf blnche-r, medium sole, Good year Welt, uses X to 6V. 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Jack - Burke of St. Paul nlshing second with 7o-71-146 and Gene Sarazen of Fort Wayne, third ith 74-73-147. Invaders Are "Low. Frank Adams of Winnipeg, who was fourth with 74-74-148, led the i vaders. as Harry Vardon of Ensrland required 75-78-153. and Kdward Kay 80-75-155. L. D. Armour, a Scotch; man, amateur, with 75 today had 157. Aside from the four, leaders- only three others got under 150. Leo Diegel, ho led the scoring yesterday, with 1, tying with Louis Tellier of Bos on. Lovrie Ayton of Chicago and William Mehlhorn of Tulsa at 149. Chick vans of ... Chicago, former champion, led the amateurs with 150 scoring 74 today, while Bobby Jones, southern champion, with 76 today I had 151, two strokes better than Vardon, his partner, -who taok IS today. Tltleholder la Way. Back. .. James Barnes of -St. Louis, cut five trokes off his Tuesday score, to- ay"s 74 giving him 153, while Harry Hampton of Richmond, added nine strokes to his 72 of yesterday for he same total. 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He is rougher. His needs must be understood before they can be met. We know his re quirements. And Billy Buster shoes are built up to them. Shoes thus made could hardly do other than wear exceptionally well. - ; Ruth Campbell Defeats Miss Long- ley aud Also Wins in Dou bles Match. SEATTLE. Ausr. 11. Soecial. Phil Neer, the brilliant young Port- lander, came through his important match with Elmer Griffin of Cali fornia with flyingr colors today. Neer's defeat of the southerner was the sur prise of the Washington state cham pionship tournament to date. The scores were 4-6, 8-6, 6-1- Another Portland entry to win to day was .Kuth Janvpbell, who won from Miss Longley in straight sets with the loss of but one game. Miss Campbell, paired with Vander Las of this city, won her mixed doubles match, as did Miss Fording, who playing with Bruce Heeketh of this city. The Neer-Griffin match was the hardest -fought of the day and sensa tional rallies which swayed the bal ance of the contest from one side to the other kept the audience in con tinuous applause. The Portland phenom started out like a whirlwind and ran the score to four games to one before the southerner braced. Here Griffin warmed into his game and by dint of accurate placing- and fine driving tied the score, four-all, and then cap tured the following two games for the set. Neer lived up to his reputation of playing better after losing the first set, and the second set brought forth the best playing of the match. The games alternated, with both players putting everything they had in their serves and drives, until Griffin led 6-4. Here the- Calif ornian scored three points and was within one poin of game, set and match when Neer staged a brilliant rally and finally took the game. The contestan fought hard for the next game, bu Neer's superior accuracy won out and in rapid succession the Rose City player captured three straight games and the set. 8-6. The third and deciding set found Griffin practically spent, and with much of his accuracy gone, he proved an easy victim to Neer's flashy work and the latter took six games to Grif fin one. In the Roped Arena. An offer of 110,000 for Joe Beckett. Enjr lish heavyweight champion, to box Tony Mel choir or Chicago, has been cabled Charles Cochran, London promoter, who has Beckett under contract, by the Chi cago boxer's manager, The bout. If Beck ett accepts, probably will be staged in East Chicago or Milwaukee. New England is to have a 153-pound champion' ox its own and if the referee ; decision means anything the eastern fan: will recognize the winner of a 12-round bout between Lew Tendler of Phlladelohi; and Frank. e Callahan of Brooklyn as the world s tltleholder of the division They win clash, at Lawrence. Alas., on Labor day. Eddie Hogan, a tough 140-pounder wh hails from Seattle, is a Portland visitor and is planning on remaining here until the game opens up September 1, when he hopes to get on with some of the local boys at h is weight. Hogan has met sue well-known boxers as Mike Pete, Charley McCarthy, Frankle Rogers and others in northwestern rings. The opening card of the season at th MUwaukie arena will be he id Wednesday night, September 1. Matchmaker Kendal and George Moore, manager of the arena. will hold a conference within the next few days and start lining up their open ing card. Moore la out of the city on vacation at present and the meeting will be held m-ith the Milwaukle commission upon his return. Muff Branson, Portland's lightweight who has been going at a. merry clip late, will meet Bobby Harper of SeattI in the main event of Austin and Salt card In the Puget sound city next Wednei day night. August 1. V- For Your Boy JW . Note how they wear. The first pair will J7 SsP your lasting preference that we are V Vk certain. Thousands have come to them in y-lllil . Vv ' this way. No other shoes are now accepta- 4Wsl - . ble for their bo ; . . . 'V, WASHINGTON SHOE MFG.-CO. iW FOB iliaCHlAMTE Our proposition on Billy Buster Shoes is nnnsu. ally attractive. Ziet ns send you full information catalog- and prices. BIB VALUE SHOES FOR, day by scattering 95 of the 100 blue rocks. J. C.- Morris, Walter McCor mack and K. B. Morris were tied for second with 92. and K. H. Keller. Jesse B. Troeh and H. R. "Hi" Everd injr tied for third with 91. The scores follow: 25 25 25 25 (Copyright by the New York World. lisnea Dy Arrangement.) TOLEDO, O., Aug. 11. Last nigrht was. worried, I had fears that polled1 my chances to qualify In yo pen championship tourney. The poor SO I had made was not encouraging. did better today, well enough to qualify. My score was 75. Jack Hutchison leads the list with most .extraordinary qualifying score, 141. From all accounts he layed a lovely driving game, got to the greens gracefully without fail. nd after he got there he played with an accuracy approximating perrec- ion. He Beems to be tn fit condition fit enough to carry away honors in the tourney. Louis Tellier. on his usual consist- nt game, has turned in 149 for the two days, as have Larry Ayton. Bob McDonald and several others. If the form displayed until now is to be reated with great seriousness and t should be, for it shows who is play- nsr normally and who. is not quite up to normal there is going to De nara work for "Walter Hagen, who had 55: Jim Barnes, whose score was 153 Harry Vardon and a few others who are favored above the rest. - Vardon went out again with Bobbie Jones, and this time the youthful am Walter McCormack E H. Keller B. Troeh 'Arnold Troeh.... B. B. Morris H. R. Everdlng . . . . K. W. CJibson J C. Morris C. B. Preston B. L. Oeaton A. A. Hoover r. A. Peterson " Professional. - :4 SI 24 02x100 ...22 24 24 21 91x100 ..24 23 24 20 SlxlOO ..25 24 24 22 05x100 ..2.1 2t 23 23 02x100 ...22 21 23 25 01x100 , . .22 23 t5x SO ...24 25 21 22 1(2x100 . . .13 19 S2x 50 ...lO 19 18 7x 75 . ..20 21 20 61x 75 21 21x 2o GIANTS WORKING TP TOP PIRATES DROP DOUBLE-HEADER BT OOOD MARGINS. SB TIGERS ARE YANK PREY Rl'TH;IXJTRED AXD MECSEL IS WIXXER IV TEXTH. Robins and Cubs Split Games and Cards Knoclt Meadows ., i'rom Box. Browns Checked ; Chicago Takes Fourth Straight and Athletics Whip Indians. CLEVELAND, Aug. 11. New York won from Cleveland today, 7 to 4, In ten innings. Cleveland scored its four runs on a home run by Smith with the bases full in the third. Bagby weakened in the fifth and sixth and misjudged fly by,Wambs ganss let New York tie the score. Mays drove in one run in the fifth with a double and started the win ning rally in the tenth with another base hit. Ruth dislocated hi ngnt knee In the first inning sliding into second stone iniuheri with two strokes less 1 base and had to be carried off the than the veteran did. .Vardon says field. Meusei, wno look nis pises, scored tne tying run ana arove in the winning run. Score: R. H. E.I R. H. K. New York.. 7 12 1 Cleveland.. .4 8 Batteries Mays--and Rue); Bagby that neither he nor his opponent were quite up to their putting gamea. but he favors Jones the more the oftener he sees him play. Vardon has a 163. Jones a 151. I have known one of the finest 1 and O Neill. nlirers in the history of golf to fail I to qualify because. I believe, he did I gt. Louis 3, Boston 5." . i - . 1 ne V. np.lim. HOI jmvo . c .......... , . A 11 U... nary play that he should have had. si "'" Co thing of an insult to golf, although today, while Boeton mixed timely hit it vfry probably Is never thought of ting with fon?s" in such a light. I would rather think rors to defeat St. Louis. 5 to 3. Pen that the time ha3 arrived in the game n'-k replaced Harper in the eighth NEW YORK, Aug. 11. New York continued its dash toward first place today.' winning a double-header from Pittsburg, 5 to 1 and 6 to 3. Benton and Douglas pitched fine ball for the Giants, but in the sixth f the second game Douglas was touched for five hits. Scores: Kirst game R. H. E. R. H. E Pittburg..l 8 SIXew Tork.,5 9 2 Batteries Hamilton and. Lee; Ben ton and Snyder. Second game R. H. E. R. H. E. Pittsburg.. 3 8 0INewYork..6 8 1 Batteries Carlson, v isner ana Haeffner; Douglas and Smith. Philadelphia 9, St. Louis 18. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11. St. Louis knocked Meadows from the box and hit Enzmann freely today, win ning its third straight victory of the series, 18 to 9. Haines eased up in the closing innings. Williams nit a home run. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. St- Louis. . .18 25 3;Phila.. . i . . .9 3 4 Batteries Haines ana unnoerer; Meadows, Enzmann and heat, V ith erow. Brooklyn 0-S, Chicago 3-4. BROOKLYN.Aug.il. Brooklyn and Chicago divided a double-header to av. trie Dortpern hammeriner tnree Cub pitchers and winning the first, i 9 to 3, and losing the second, 4 to 3. Fans threw pop bottles at Umpire IQuigley in the second game when be decided against the Dodgers in a close decision at the plate. Brooklyn today purchased Outfielder Bert Grif fith from the Birmingham club of the Southern association. Scores: First garner R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago 3 8 TIBrooklyn. . .9 15 0 Batteries Tyler. Martin, Bailey and Daly; Pfeffer and Elliott. iSecond game R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago 4 8 IIBrooklyn. . .3. 13 1 Batteries Hendrix, Carter, Alexan der and O'Farrell, Daly; Cadore, Mamaux and Krueger, Elliott. At Boston Cincinnati-Boston gamV. postponed: threatening weather. when the standard Is such that tour- anjj stopped a St Louis rally. Sco nament players must always be at maximum keenness. No longer are there a few who predominate and scorn the vast majority of plodders. There are now many who" -vary in their ability so little that the fight ing spirit must be maintained con- tinuallv In every one of them. For these two days I nave driven normally, or a bit . better. My ap proach shots have not "been as nice ly executed as I like to see tnem, ana my putting nas Deen iitiui witiv a losing trend. The Inverness course Is in excellent condition ana is very fine course, but it doeiS not suit me any too welL l am somewnat too short for the drives I have been accustomed to doing. I confess I have a tendency to wildness. And because of the tendency the course s slightly narrow for me. It Is per fectly adapted to the play of Vardon and for that reason I am Inclined to think he will show welh'.He drives with a narrow area and his aptitude at getting to the green is sure to Atand him in fine stead when so many others are finding difficulty In that very endeavor. - 1 ;'. The -high qualifying score, is 157. I am truly thankful for that. I played' again paired with John Burgess, who showed brilliant streaks, but lacked steadiness. The cards of Vardon,.".; Ray and Bobbie Jones are :appended'. Vardon Out 5 4 S In 455 R. H. E.I R. H. E. Boston 5 7 l!St. Lsuis.t.3 7 ' Batteries Harper,. Pennock and Schang; Sothoron, Weilman, Shocker and Severeid, Billings. Chicago 2, Washington I. CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Chicago made it four straight from Washington to day by winning, 2 to 1. Erickson weakened in the seventh and had to retire for Zacharv. Score: . R. H. E.I R- H. E Wash'aton-.t 7 HChlcago 2 5 Batteries Erickson. Zachary and Gharrity; Kerr and Schalk. Detroit 4, Philadelphia 13. DETROIT. Aug. 11. Philadelphia hit Dauss hard today and. wonirom rtroit- 13 tn 4. In the seventh tn visitors Tnade nine hits, which, with four errors, netted ten runs-i-Score: R. H. E.I K. il. -t. Phila. .. . 13 16 0 Detroit. .. ..4 8 Batteries Rommel and PerKiis Dauss and Stanage. 4 5 5 3 5 4 4 4 5 ."!0 5 4 4 39 78 153 Ray Out 4 43 4S4 44 4 .IS In 4 45 355 54 536 75 155 j Phone your want ads to The Orego- nian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT Unfurnished flat, five rooms and 'sleeping porch. walkinK distance; three blocks from east end of Broadway bridse. 4015 Ross et. ; 25. IBplll sT V J J Mild Havana Short MerQJar.Mth the Brfrabrcedrfead XiH Smoke The Hart Clear Co. muni? I'in. Kt rortland. Or. J s ft? 1 No metal con touch you Get the genuine every time Imitations, at any price, cost you too much A STEIN Chlcacro New York Stt thU fraJemarlt en the Pari box (fem) GARTERS I lSY No metal M r"flgkcn touch yoor Vaar vaaraniee of garter quality I Jones Out ... la 4 54 4 5 5 4 4 4 S3 3 5 4 4 4 -151 SCATTER SHOTS HOLD DAY Practice Resumed at Portland Traps by Local Experts. After a layoff of several weeks the members of the Portland Gun club gathered at the Everding park range yesterday for the resumption of the regular weekly practice shoots. Four strings" of 25 targets each were thrown and J. Arnold Troeh captured the high gun honors of the RACES and WILD WEST SHOW Today 2 P. M. 2 TRACKS 1 ARENA Change of Programme Running Harness Races Big Wild West Feats IDEMOMT "a modish Zephqr-tDeight COL-LAB. .All the flexibilitq. comfort and coolness of a soft collar, combined rath the smart appearance of IDE starched snjles. '