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Newspaper Page Text14 THE MORNTXO OREGON! AN, TUTTRSDAY, MARCH 2, 1022 BEAVERS IG1P: UNIFORMS DONNED Turner Delivers First Lecture to Proteges. MANY PLAYERS YET DUE Connie Slack Promises Fulgham for McCann if Shortstop Per- ' sista in Holding Out. BY ' HARRY M. GRAYSON. PASADENA. Cal., March 1. (Spe cial.) Manager Turner and the ad vance guard of the reconstructed Fortland baseball club registered at Hotel Green this morning at 1:30 P. M. Connie Mack's ex-scout had 6everal experienced candidates and the rookies in uniform. The men batted and fielded and ran around the cinder path until 4 o'clock, when Turner stood on a soapbox in the clubhouse and delivered his first lec ture. Turner and several pitchers and catchers. Rip King and Elliott, checked in from Soboba hot springs, the balance of the crew now here coming from Portland and their re spective homes. Those In Camp Listed. Those in camp tonight: Pitchers, Harvey. Sutherland, Ross, Crumpler, Banks, Ellison, Piummer, Strong, Walberg, Tuma, Ardus and Scott. Catchers, King and Harold Elliott.. First baseman, Mike Leonard. Second baseman, Marty Krug. Third baseman, Mervin Connolly. Outfielders, Leroy Gressett, Ralph Hol den and Wolfer. Banks Touted Highly. George Banks is a medium-sized right-handed Detroit seml-profes-Bional who, Sutherland says, will de velop into another Sylvester Johnson. Pitchers Strong, Walberg, Tuma and Ardus, Infielders Leonard and Con nolly and Outfielder Holden are semi professionala picked up all along the coast. Leroy Cressett proved to be a hug-e left-hand hitting outfielder. He throws right-handed and runs 100 yards in 10 seconds. Cressett hit .305 with the Evansville Three-Eye league club last term and unless we miss our first day guess he will break Into the Beaver outfield. Pitcher Sutherland and Catcher El liott were not in uniforms today, both suffering with after-effects of the "flu." Rowdy Elliott, in his store clothes, was good enough to come out ana instruct the young pitchers, bow ever. Sab for McCann Promised. Manager Turner has received word from Connie Mack to the effect that if Shortstop McCann persists 'n his refusal to come west that Jimmy (Dot) Fulgham, last year the ath letics" utility infielder, will be fired out here pronto. Catcher Bruggy will start for Pasa dena just as soon as an important eastern professional basketball series is concluded. Pitchers Middleton, Freeman, Bie-E-iller and Leverenz are en route, as is First Baseman Poole. Joe Sargent left Rochester, N. Y this morning Jim Thorpe will be here Sunday and Hale, High and Ginglardl were ex pected late tonight Dick Cox Holds Out. Dick Cox visited his old cronies, but refused to sign a contract. If Bill Kenworthy is reinstated by Judge Landis, Marty Krug will be traded to Seattle in exchange for the Duke. While Krug ultimately will, go to the Indians, for he likes "Walter McCredie, one may expect a little trouble while the deal is being con summated. "I'll have something to say about It," said Krug today. "They're not going to ship me around without at least consulting me." Weather Is Ideal. W wouldn't be surprised if Krug esks Jim Boldt for a fat contract and Perhaps a little "sugar" on the side on general principles. "Weather is ideal and Turner will have little difficulty in getting the Beavers in shape for their first ex hibition game with the Chicago Cubs here March 10. i Starting tomorrow, workouts will commence at 10:30 A. M. and end at 2:30 P. M. !15 BEES ANSWER ROLLCALIi Ideal Weather Gives Chance for i. Hard Workout. MODESTO, Cal., March 1. Fifteen Bait Lake Bees answered the roll call for oractice todav and Mdnaerpr Lewis, taking advantage of ideal weather conditions, put the squad through the hardest morning and afternoon cessions of the training season. Following a five-mile run into the foot hills, which ended at tho ball park, Lewis lined the a-hletes up for a hard batting and field prac tice. Of the recruits, Stillman Light, from the Canadian league, and Perrj Fouts of Oakland look best. Manager Lewis put both of them through a workout. Blaeholder, Siefert and Trefts, pitchers, also were given a stiff workout. Oscar Vitt, well known to Coast league fans as a member of the Seals some 10 years ago, and last yea. with Boston and Detroit of the American league, was in uniform today. KILDUEP SCANT Seal Infielder Shows Up at Camp in Trim and Surprises Experts. BOYES HOT SPRINGS. Cal., March 1. (Special.) There are no ball players here who have to take off weight to get into condition. The ex perts who are here with the Seals -bad an idea that Kilduff might show up with excess baggage and they were surprised when the infielder put in an appearance today with every Indication that he is in trim. Kilduff announced that he has been doing a certain amount of exercising. At all events, he is as fit as the young pitchers and catchers. There Is so much talent here that Manager Miller announced this after noon he will chose sides (tomorrow end let the regulars and yannigans play their first training season con test. By Monday the entire squad will be on deck and training camp days will be a part of the regular schedule. ' ANGELS FIRST DRILL TODAY Champions of Last Year Register at Lake Elslnore Camp. LAKE ELSINORE. Cal.. March 1.- (Special.) What's left of last year's championship Los Angeles team and SO more players pitched camp here this afternoon. The first drill is scheduled fox tomorrow afternoon, ln- eluded in the party that registered today are: Catchers Wheat Phillies), Baldwin ul Rego (Victoria). Pitchers Soria, Dumovich, Douglas (Ed monton), Hall (Kansas City). Wallace. Hushes. Lyons and Barnett, Robertson and Heuston. the laBt three named bushers. First basemen Briggs and Cook (Hono lulu busher). Shortstops Beck, Scott and Winterton (bushers). Third baseman-vLlndimore. " Catcher Daly. Pitchers Elmer and Bud Ponder, Shortstop McAuley. Outfielders Twombly and Sullivan are eo route from their respective homes. Jvlllezer and Mack are In camp. TWO TIGERS ' HOLDING OUT Dell and Schneider Refuse to Come to Terms With Vernon. LOS ANGELES, March 1. (Special.) Essick brought his Vernon Tigers in from Maier Park, Vernon, this morning for the boys to have their first workout of the spring at Wash ington Park. Rain and wet grounds have kept the pitchers and catchers in Vernon the last few days. The entire squad was to have re ported today, but up until late to night only Shortstop French and Out fielder Chadbourne had put in an ap pearance. Outside of the batterymen. Ham Hyatt and Outfielder Nelson, . R. (Chicken) Hawks, obtained from the Yankees, French and Chadbourne are the only "regulars on deck. Essick sent the men through two stiff workouts, winding up the after noon session at 3 o'clock. Pitcher' Dell is holding out. Dell has met with considerable success as a moving picture' funny man. Outfielder Schneider Is another holdout. SCIIULTE JOINS SEATTLE Ex-Pride of Chicago Cubs Says He Is Fit for Work. STOCKTON, Cal.. March 1. (Spe cial.) Wildfire Schulte, once pride of the Chicago Cubs, and a member of the Seattle Indians this year, arrived at camp tonight and expressed himself as being in fine shape. Schulte was one of three arrivals today, Hunky Schorr, pitcher last season, and Bro' void, an infielder from Minnesota, being the others. Manager McCredie surprised some of the veterans today by hanging up the "two workouts a day" sign. The athletes will hike two miles to the park in the morning. come back for a lunch, and then take another workout in the afternoon. Some of . McCredie's young players are looking good. Spencer Adams and Lefty Bell, bushers, are attracting much attention. Vean Gregg and Harry Gardner are still at the Hot Springs. SQUAD OF OAKS NUMBER 2 Six Players Missing, but Are Ex pected to Report Soon. MYRTLEDALE SPRINGS, Cal. Mar. 1. .(Special.) With ten members of the Oakland baseball team arriving today the squad, under charge of Manager Ivan Howard, tonight num bered 27. There are six missing but these men are expected to report soon. Claude Cooper, center fielder last season, is still a holdout, but there is to be a conference with him this week and Howard thinks he will come to terms. The men in camp had a workout at the ball park this afternoon with the bushers doing the hard work in the infield. Most of the pitchers have reported in good shape. GIRLS ARE TO FLAY HOCKEY Equipment Is Donated and Teams Are Eager to Begin Play. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., March 1. (Special.) Girls' hockey, a sport never before played at Pacific university, will be started this week as a regular gymnasium class for girls, under the direction of Miss Hulda Luechauer, director of athletics for women. Equipment for two teams was given to the athletic department by .Will iam Wilson of Portland and consists of, 22 hockey sticks, balls and shin guaids. Girls are showing great in terest and are eager to start. A class tournament will be played later in the spring on the football field, where practice also will be held. Miller Added to Braves. BOSTON, March 1. Frank L. Mil ler, a pitcher bought by the Boston Nationals from Pittsburgh In 1920, but who never reported, has been added to the Braves' battery staff. He has been working on his farm in Michigan since 1920. wnen he sus tained an injury to his pitching hand Last season he failed to report and was automatically suspended. His petition for reinstatement has been acted upon favorably by Judge Lan dis. Midwicks Defeat Cavalry. LOS ANGELES, March 1. The Mid wick Country club polo team defeated the Eleventh Cavalry team of the Presidio of Monterey, 8 to 7, at the Midwick grounds near here today. An extra chukker was necessary. H67mV Dear VOlSM You'D Give me Your UNDIVIDED AT TEMTI Of FOB. A FBW MINUTE S WANT TO TslK 800T CTttMNue 1 'MILITARY SCHOOL A r-y r r MS, rMTve. You Say fAND i Toi-C him ") Tm1 SLad You 9 op course ajih. I 1 we1 talk rr ( came home fCy BC5 AlL fXlSHT WITH I OR ToMlffHT ArJO I OaJi,SHT vSo WJE T J SPEAK -Xb YOU f-J f J AMD .r ( uHST toO .OvBOLTT IT J 1. XN. V SAID . V ' , y -fife I -V . .... . J. voj ' . .1 A f r ' Iiy ,.. ; , ..iv, mi.- - jni,.lll.u.iui...iii i-.iu.ii. i i AGGIES TAINT SPORTSMANSHIP WITH CLAIM TO HOOP TITLE Really Big Thing la for College to Concede Championship to Idaho, Congratulate Her and Let It Go at That. BY L. H. GREGORY. TOO BAD the fine little race for the basketball championship of the Pacific coast conference should be marred by the squabble that has come up between Oregon Ag ricultural college and Idaho. Idaho is likely to win the confer ensce championship by a slim per centage margin over the Aggies, so Dick Rutherford, the Aggie coach, comes out and claims the champion ship for his team anyhow. He bases his claim on the ground that even if Idaho wins its final two games, or the one of them she requires to maintain her lead, and finishes the season with a higher percentage than O. A. C. why the Aggies are entitled to the championship despite all that because they have played more games. Rutherford really believes in the justice of his claim, nevertheless the impression conveyed by the manner of its making will not help the Aggies acquire a reputation for sportsman ship. Both teams have played the full schedules adopted at the coast conference meeting here last Decem ber, and if Idaho ends the season with a higher percentage than the Aggies, even with fewer games played, why the really sportsmanlike thing to do is to concede her the championship, congratulate her and let it go at that. Until all the conference colleges get together and standardize their schedules, not alone in basketball but in football, in baseball and in all other sports as well, heart-burnings similar to this, one will occur when ever a college with a small schedule wins on percentage from one with a big schedule. This happens to be the first time the question has come up in basketball, but It has been peril ously near it in football several .times. For example, Stanford university ever since returning to American foot ball has played only a three-game schedule, whereas other conference colleges have had either four or five games. Had Stanford gone through a season undefeated, naturally she would have claimed the championship, and what a dissenting chorus would have arisen from rival colleges with a record of, say, four victories and one defeat for the season. Yet on percentage Stanford in such case clearly would be the conference cham pion provided no other team had tied her. Rutherford says he will carry his basketball plaint right up to the conference itself and demand a rul ing, and he asserts confidently that the conference is sure to bear him out. Perhaps that is so, yet, even then, the thing will leave a bad taste. It is hard on the Aggies for the season to end this way, for that Dig team Rutherford has got together at Corvallis has been going fast. It has lost only two games all season, those beiner its first two conference strug gles of the season, both against Wash ington at Corvallis. since tnen. How ever, the Aggies have wiped out the momory of those lickings by beating Washington severely on Washington's own home floor. What ought to happen would be for Idaho and O. A. C. to be matched and fight it out. Idaho tried to sched ule a couple of games with Oregon Agricultural college at the confer ence meeting, but Rutherford declined because at the time Idaho had not yet been voted into the conference! When she was voted in, most of the good conference basketball dates had been filled, which is why Idaho's schedule has been relatively smaller than those of the other colleges. But to get the two teams together appears impossible, inasmuch as Idaho has bt en invited and has. accepted the invitation to represent the northwest in the national intercollegiate basket ball tournament at Indianapolis, which opens next week. Speaking of collegiate sportsman ship, do you remember that most wonderful of all sportsmanlike ac tions by Washington State college in the winter of 1918, when the Pasa dena Tournament of Roses commit tee was undecided between the Uni versity of Oregon and Washington State college as the opponent for Harvard's great football team? Washington State really had a little better of the argument on a basis of straight figures, for, while ardent partisans of the Oregon team as serted it was the better ol the two especially at the end of the season, Washington State had defeated Ore gon, 7 to 0. That was the lone spot on the Oregon record, but it was a hard spot to explain away. Washington State might have made an issue of the championship and stirred up hard feelings about it, but in place of that the Pullman boys came out with a statement volun tarily conceding the championship to Oregon and urging her selection to play Harvard. That was a wonderful thing to do, and J. Fred Bohler and Coach Gus Welch won for Washjng- OH, MAN! ton State by it a name for sports manship that has gone all over the country. Too bad some of these other dis putes about championships can't be settled on the same basis of good sportsmanship. ' Idaho might stub her toe against Washington State in her two finai games and lose the championship after all, even on the percentage Dasis wnicn. Rutnerrord disputes Should Idaho win both these games her coast conference standing and that of Oregon Agricultural college, California and Washington, the four leaders, would be: W. L. Pet Idaho 8 0 1000 Oregon Aggies 10 2 .833 California 9 3 .750 Washington 11 6 .733 Should Idaho win one of the two games and lose the other one her standing and that of the other three leaders would be: W. L. Pet. Idaho 7 1 .875 Oregon Aggies 10 2 .833 California 9 3 ,750 Washington 11 6 .733 But if Idaho should lose both games that would end the dispute and auto matically put Oregon Agricultural college on top. Percentages in such case would be: w. L, Pet. Oregon Aggiea 10 2 .833 Idaho 6 2 .750 California , 9 3 .750 Washington , 11 6 .733 at Marty Krug will be Tom Turner's chief lieutenant in running the Port land ball club tWs season, unless Duke Kenworthy is reinstated by Judge Landis, in which case an even' trade of Kenworthy for Krug between Seattle and Portland is certain. ' Word came from the Beavers' train ing camp at Pasadena yesterday that Turner has appointed Krug captain of the team. That means Marty will be in charge on the field. Turner couldn't have selected a better man, for Krug knows baseball and how it should be played, and with efficient support around the second bag he will see that it is played right. Krug is a great man for executing smart plays that require the best kind of team work. LEONARD HAS INJURED PAW Champion May Not Be Able to En ter Ring for Six Weeks. NEW YORK, March 1. Benny Leonard, world's lightweight boxing champion, may not be .able to enter the ring for at least six weeks be cause of an injury on the back of his right hand. This information was given late to day by Billy Gibson, the champion's manager, to Frank .Flournor, match maker for the Madison Square Garden Sporting club, who had tentatively arranged to match Leonard and Char ley White of Chicago in a title bout her on March 17. The doctors who already have ex amined Leonard, his manager said, be lieved that the injury is due to a paralyzed nerve. There is a large lump near the wrist on the back of the champion's hand, he added, and pressure on the knuckles causes the fighter extreme pain. White Sox in Camp. SEGUIN, Tex., March 1. The van guard of the Chicago White Sox, 25 strong, arrived at their training quar ters here today from Marlin Springs, where they have been taking light workouts for a week. Other members of the team were expected late today and tomorrow, and trainins will begin as soon as the cloudy and freezing weather moderates.' Franchise Transferred to Denver. DENVER, March 1. Formal trans fer of the Joplin, Mo., franchise in the Western Baseball league to Den ver was effected here late today. The league sason, it was announced, will open April 12. I J I TODAY'S SPORTS CALENDAR. Portland. James John high vs. Wash ington high, basketball, Wash ington 'high schol gym. 3:15 P. M. South Parkway vs. Multno mah, basketball, Multnomah club gym, 8:15 P. M. National. Harry Wills fights Kid Nor folk, Madison Square Garden, New York. Coming Events. Washington State vs. Idaho at Moscow, Idaho, first game of decisive coast conference bas ketball championship series, Friday night. Boxing card at armory, Port land, Saturday night. Turn Verein exhibition, Port land auditorium, Saturday night. F0URTf5lsJ mouJ moo we ( -WT. ' 1 A OUGHT To BEQIlO ,T i7T.ef TH.kJK ASOUT MORE FOR. Tb.O ) . -Hi3 CAlfceR.- J Tc JJECtOe- jS I Should LiKe W To SeiMD Hirv I J ii ,sriM ( uocu ii AGGJES ROW CLAIM BASKETBALL TITLE Coach Rutherford Says Idaho Not Recognized. RULING TO BE REQUESTED Matter, If Need Be, to Be Carried to Officials of Coast Confer ence, Declares Mentor. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, March l.: (Special.) Dick Rutherford, football and bas ketball coach at Oregon Agricultural college, says the Aggies do not recog nize Idaho s claim to the basketball championship of the Pacific coast conference, and will officially claim it themselves. He says Idaho has played too few games, as compared with the Aggie schedule, to be considered, even though they lead In percentage, and declares he will carry the matter if necessary to officials of the coast conference for a ruling. Idaho to date has won six games and lost none for a percentage of 1000 and has two more games to play, both with Washington State. By winning one and losing one, she will retain the lead in percentage. The standing of the Aggies, who have finished their season, is ten games won and two lost for a percentage of .833. Idaho has not played any ef the leading conference teams off her home floor, which is of peculiar de sign," said Rutherford, "and that ac counts -in part for. her high percent age. She defeated Washington State by only two points, while we won by a big margin. We are entitled to the championship'- and will fight for it." IDAHO WILL SIT TIGHT Little Attention to Be Paid to Rutherford's Attack. MOSCOW. Idaho. March 1. (Spe cial.) The University of Idaho will pay little attention to the attack of Coach Rutherford of the Oregon Agri cultural college as to the right of Idaho to take the coast conference championship this season, so declares Thomas Kelley, physical director and head coach, who represented the uni versity at the coast conference meet ing in Portland, at which Idaho was admitted to the conference. i The University of Idaho has been an active member of the coast con ference since the hour she was ad mitted," said Kelley. "The greater part of the season s basketball sched ule was not arranged prior to the time of Idaho's admittance. All I care to say about the claim of the Aggies is o call attention to the fact that the Idaho team has been selected to repr resent the Pacific northwest In the national basketball tournament at In dianapolis. The team will leave here either Saturday or Sunday, and hopes to represent this section satisfactorily." At present the Oregon Aggies have won ten games and lost two, while Idaho has won eix and lost none, but has two more games to play. The only team met by O. A. C. that Idaho did not play is Stanford. Coach Kelley recognizes the excellent record made by the Aggie team and expresses re gret that the Aggies declined to meet Idaho when the matter of arranging games between the two schools was taken up at the conference meeting. As to the peculiar design of the Idaho floor, as charged by Coach Rutherford, no complaints like this have been heard in the past. Idaho's chances for Pacific coast conference championship really de- pend upon the outcome of tomorrow night's game with Washington State college, which the Vandals must win in order to retain their strong hold on the conference pennant. The two game series with the Cougars ends the conference schedule for both teams. Idaho needs but one game of the. pair to take the race, but a loss of both would automatically revert it to the Oregon Aggies. The Vandals will enter the first game with all men. Thompson, cen ter, and Edwards, guard, will prob ably start, but are likely to be taken out before the end of the first pe riod. Neither is physically able to Stan . the strain of a full game. Coach MacMillan is cartain that the Vandals will defeat the Cpugars in at least the first game, but expects a hard battle at Pullman on the following night. Rickard's Request Refused. NEW' YORK, March 1. Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel today de nied a motion of Tex Rickard, sports promoter, for permission to inspect the minutes of the grand Jury which Indicted him on charges of criminally assaulting four minor girls The first of the cases probably will go to trial before Justice Wasservogel next week. ROSEBURG TO PLAY ASHLAND High School Basketball Teams to "' ' Settle Championship. ROSEBURG, Or., March 1. (Spe cial.) A basketball game to deter mine the high schoo championship of southern Oregon will be played at Medford soon between teams of the Roseburg and Ashland high schools. Roseburg defeated Ashland here and was defeated on Ashland's floor, so a third game on a neutral floor must be played to determine the champion ship. Roseburg has played 15 games and lost only one. Ashland has played five games and has four vic tories to her credit. Roseburg has de feated Medford twice, while Ashland has four games to play with Medford. The date of the Ashland-Roseburg clash has not been set, but it will be within the next two weeks, so as to dee'de the championship before the state tournament at Salem the mid dle of the month. IS MAGNET EVENT MARCH 1 1 PROMISES REAL COMPETITION. Entry Blanks Sent Out and One Organization Already Has Ar ranged Several Entries. The state swimming and diving championships to be held at the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club Satur day night, March 11, promise Bonn real competition. The event will not be a repetition of the recent city championships, at which there were no outside entries and the Multnomah swimmers had the meet all to them selves. Frank E. Watklns, chairman of aquatic sports at the club, has sent out entry blanks and one organiza tion, the Douglas Aquatic school at the Broadway natatoriu,m, already has arranged to have several entries. There was much complaint by out side swimmers over the city cham pionships, on the ground that the programme was arranged in such manner as to give little chance to the outsiders. For the state meet five events have been added to the programme of the city swim. These events are the 50 stnd 100-yard races for senior women, 200-yard senior relay for men, fancy diving for women, and a 200-yard relay for junior girls. George Douglas, swimming instruc tor at the Broadway natatorium, will enter Jimmle Egan, Louis Jolley and Duke Walker in the men's events and Ethel Knowles, Bertha Schnase and Irvaleta Smith in the women's events. Egan will swim the distance events and compete in the 200-yard relay. Jolley will enter the junior boys' races and Walker will splash through the sprints. Bertha Schnase, who is only 13 years old, is coming iike champion and should do well in the state meet. . The complete list of events for the state meet follows: Men 50-yard senior, 100-yard senior, 220-yard senior, oil-yard Junior, 16 years ana under; luu-yara Junior, IB years and under; fancy diving, senior relay 200 yards. Women 50-yard senior, 100-yard senior, 200-yard relay junior girls, 12 years and under; rancy diving. POST-SEASON PLAY OPPOSED Idaho Coach Against Fans Who Would See Team in Action. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, March 1. (Special.) Appearance of the University of Idaho basketball team in a post-season series in south era Idaho is considered as not fea sible and the athletic department has announced it3e:? as opposed to any plans being proposed by southern Idaho alumni and sport fans for a series between the Vandals and any other team which they might choose. Upon his return to Moscow from southern Idaho Coach Kelley said the fans were eager to see the Idaho squad in action, but declared that as far as the university was concerned the only post-season games that would be considered would be the trip to the national tournament, un der the auspices of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, providing Idaho takes the conference cham pionship. RUGGED BAHLES IN STORE TWO TEN-ROUND SWATFESTS AT ARMORY SATURDAY. i Battling Ortega to Fight West and Morgan Jones and Eddie Gor man Will Mix, Two rugged ten-round battles are in store for ringside customers at the armory Saturday night. Battling Or tega, once pride of the Pacific coast, will try to hammer Jimmy West into dreamland in one of the ten-round swatfests, while in the other Morgan Jones, Tacoma, and Eddie Gorman will do their best to commit gentlemanly manslaughter. Ortega was headed on the down grade a couple of months ago and had slipped so far that the experts all said he was clear through. But he fooled them all by starting a come back. The battler gave up the bright lights and settled down to strenuous training. He got his first chance at an ar mory card a month ago, in which he pounded one Jack Davis so hard he was out on his feet. Then Bat fought a six-round draw at Milwaukie against Jimmy West. Now he and West have been re-matched for ten rounds Saturday night. "I am Just beginning to feel myself again and after the bout with West will be ready for any middleweight in the country," declared Bat yester day. "If I beat West decisively I have been promised a match with Heinie Sohuman and I certainly will not miss any chances at further bouts for it has been a hard winter." The Morgan Jones-Eddie Gorman affair will give Eddie a chance to take up 'the quarrel with Jones where his brother Joe left off. Joe fought Jones twice in Tacoma, both oouts being called draws. Jones has never appeared in Portland before, although he has fought main events regularly in Tacoma and Seattle. There are three other bouts on the card one six-rounder between Ad Macke and Dick Farley and two four- rounders, one between Eddie Kich- ards and Neal Campbell, the other between Brick Coyle and Puggy Walters. GAME BIRDS ARE NEAR DEATH Buildings of County Farm Saved From Destruction by Fire. MONTESANO. Wash.. March 1. (Special.) Many valuable game birds that are being raised at the Grays Reduced to FOR The quality has never changed only the selling price A SUGGESTION: Compare the exceptional mildness and flavor of Optimo Standards with other brands selling at the same price LANG & CO. Distributors Harbor county game farm, near Mon tesano, came near extermination yes terday when fire threatened the buildings of the farm. Jack Winslow, county game warden, and Floyd True man, his deputy, happened to be at the farm when they saw a spark from a passing train ignite the dry grass surrounding the buildings. Only by the hardest work were they able to keep the buildings from igniting. In the bird house at the time of the fire were 0 Hungarian partridges, 30 mountain quail, 20 mallard ducks, 50 Chinese pheasants, six silver phea sants, six golden pheasants and 24 bantam hens that are used for hatch ing the eggs of quail and pheasants. FIST TOURNEY PREDICTED HIGH GRADE OF BASKETBALL TO BE SEEN AT IDAHO. Coacli Kelley Will Slip Team Away From Boise In Order to Dodge Round of Dinners. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, March 1. (Special.) "The all-state high school basketball tournament. to be held at the university March 10 and 11 will be featured by some of the best high school ball ever played in Idaho," said Coach Kelley of the university upon his return from a three weeks' tour of southern Idaho high schools. roach Kellev addressed the stu dents of the larger schools and held conferences with athletic directors regarding interscholastic athletics. paying particular attention to me coming basketball tourney. While in Pocatello Loacn veney tentatively made arrangements for a two-day layover ot tne taano iooi ball squad after the Boise game No vember 11. On account of the south ern California game on November 11 It would not be feasible to bring the squad back to Moscow, and Kelley announced he had arranged with the Trtaho Technical institute aumori- ties for a practice game at Pocatello during the layover. "The main reason ror tne rocaieim stnnnvpr." said Uoacn n.euey. mm I intend 'to present it to the faculty Ih this way, is that tnere are i many friends of varsity football men in Boise and alter tne armimice uaj game next year I want to hustle them out of town before they are enter tained too much." RIDGEFIELD SEASON CLOSED Both Boys' and Girls' Basketball Teams Do Well. mnnnWELD. Wash., March 1, (Special.) Both boys' and girls' bas ketball teams of Kiageneia nign school have closed their season after having made excellent showings. The boys played seven games 'n all. winning five and losing two. one to Benson Polytechnic school of Port land, 23 to 19, and one to Goldendale high, 29 to 27. They have defeated the following teams: La Centec, 47 to 12: Lincoln high of Portland, 36 to 28; Kelso high, 61 to 19; Washougal high, 36 to 13, and Columbia university of Portland, 28 to 20. Onlv three contests were piayea by the girls and only one defeat suf fered. RUTH COMES TO TERMS Three-Hour Conference Held With Hugglns and Huston. HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. March 1. As the result of a three-hour conference here late yesterday between Babe Ruth, home-run king; Manager Hug gins and Colonel Huston of the New York Americans, colonel Huston saia today that contract terms for Ruth virtually had been agreed upon which were satisfactory to all concerned. It was not divulged what salary Ruth will receive, for 1922, but the b:g slugger had been holding out tot $50,000. Colonel Huston said that th amount of the contract was so largi that it would be necessary to submit it to Jacob Ruppert, the other par. owner of the club. Badgers End Season This Week. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove, Or., March 1. (Special.) The Badger basketball team will finish its season this week . with two games, completing the non-confercnoe echtd- ule. It will play Albany college on Thursday and Monmouth normal school on Saturday. At the Monmouth game the all-star girls' teams of the ' school will play for the champion ship. The teams are called the Crim sons and the Blacks and are made up of the best player appearing throughout the year in the Kills interclass tournament. Gardner Loses in Billiards. George Weber Is the only player competing In the annual thrre-cu&h Ion billiard tournament at the RIalto who has not yet lost a match. In the feature game Tuesday nlnht he on feated Harry Gardner, 32 to 26. R. H. Wanlesa won from C. Fairbanks, to 26. Sport News in Brief. The Hawaiian Inlands nftrd have no far of not having- onoutch. awlmmera to carry on the natatorial irlnry of tha Inlaiula when Puko Kahanamnku atpa out of competition. At a recent infet at tha Honolulu T. M. C. A. the brothers I'm and Warren Keiilaolia plainly ahow'! they are amonr the fanteat aprlnt men In the world. Neither broka any recorda. but their performancea would comiuaud respect In any part of tha world. Warren Kealaoha won the hundred In M W and the llHO yards In 2:2S 8-S. while hla brother Pua won tha 50 yarda In 24 8-J seconds. Truly remarkable swimming. Then to finish up a day's work tha broth era participated in the four-man 40-yards-earh relay and clocked the ciiatanca In 1:16, two-flftha of a aecond better than the official record, but lacking one aec ond of the record of 1:1.1 made at Chicago last July but not yet accepted. In the 50-yard back stroke Warren was aaain an entrant. He won thia In XI seconds, establishing a world record for the back-stroke distance and obi Iterating hla own 20 8o seconds made in tha ama tank April 80. 11120. Such swimming as that is remarkable. The meet was a "radio" meet between Y. M. C. A. teams in the United Mates and the Hawaiian Islands. As such It was a closed meet so It Is doubtful If the A. A. U. under Ita rules will reoosntxa the record. Swimming In central California la atlll a peck of trouble for the l'aciflo asso ciation branch of the A. A. U. To data the new athletic leaxues hava not coma to an understanding wlrh the district A. A. U. branch, due prlnclpllly to tha ab sence In Kurope of President Goodman. Until his return tha A. A. IT. branch Is marking time. In the meantime tha vari ous leagues are going ahead and holding their awlmmlng competitions and trust ing that all will be alralghlened out when Ooodman gets back. The Protestsnt Church Athletic league has already held a auccesnfui meet, run off under atrict amateur rules, but not undor sanction of tho A. A. U. On tha other hand the A. A. V. at present la concentrating Ita efforts en meets promoted by the Olympic club In which swimmers from the Universities of California and Stanford ara competitors. No unattached awimmera ara competing aa all other awlmmlng clubs ara in tha fight for greater recognition of swimming by the A. A. U., these clubs naturally ara not entering their stars In competition. Read The Oregonian classified a da. IIIPWOOD with points you can sea but not feel 20c each 4 for 75c (ARC S WILSON TROV, N.V. CARABANA The best Cigar yu have smoked in fcux years. I af 1 H