.THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 26, 1905. 23 PORTLAND TEAM SOON TO START TRAINING FOR PENNANT RACE Manager McCredie Goes South Players Soon to Report at Bakers field Xew First Bo&eman Signed Hushes Ordered to Report. MANAGER McCREDIE- -will lead the vanguard of Portland's crop of ball players to their Spring training-camp, IBakersficld. McCredie sails south tonight and on Wednesday the entire crew of baseball players will start for the same California city. Originally It was Intend ed that all the players should report I.larch 1, but owing to a reduced railroad rate, which goes Into effect on March 1. the members of the team were delayed in their start until that date- Most of the players are close enough to reach Bakersfleld by the 4th, "while those who are East and South will not report to McCredie before the 13th. In addition to the men who will report at Bakersfleld is a first baseman that the 3ocal manager has signed from Omaha. He is Charles Coe. McCredie Is also after two more pitchers Bill Morrison, who is signed by the Chicago Americans, land a twlrler named Eliot. These men may come In. case Seattle welches on the Jay Hughes proposition. 5t must have "been the howl of the fans )that caused the Seattle moguls to turn turtle about Hughes. Manager McCredie made the deal through Rubs Hall, and the way the Se attle magnates are backing up would In dicate that Hall, like poor ParKe Wilson, Is only manager in name, r Manager McCredie received a telegram from Russ Hajl saying that he could have Hughes. This telegram binds the deal In. case McCredie wishes to make a league matter of the case. Hughes Ordered to Report. Whether he will or not will depend upon Jhls talk with President Bert when he ar rives ia San Francisco. On the strength bf Hall's telegram, McCredie has ordered ttiughes to report at Bakersfleld, and tc chances are luat he will be on hand when the time comes. Since The Oregonlan printed the story that the Webfooters would have a trainer this year, only one puling voice has peeped a protest. On every hand the fans have complimented Manager McCredie In going to this added expense, for they take this action on the part of the local man ager as a proof positive that he will leave Sothlng undone that will tend to bring the 3205 pennant to Portland. This lone voice Bays that a ballplayer knows all there , is to be known about keeping In condi tion, and that they realize the importance Of it. The truth of the matter Is that the average ballplayer knows about as much about caring for himself, both on and off the field, as a child does about occult science. There isn't a baseball player that will not, on the first practice nay. co out and work his head off. erinnlo himself so that for weeks he Ig bothered rwith sore muscles. But, pshaw! this is Only one little voice, so art explanation Is hardly necessary. Gus Klopf as Umpire. When the local colony of bailplay- fers and fans learned that Gus Klopf uent Bert's umpires, a big laugh went Up. Klopf has been a ball player since J.S8S and has always been one of the worst umpire baiters that ever wore a uniform. When Gus was playing his best ball ho was a holy terror and kirove more than one official of the In dicator to drink by his savage attacks and profanity. The speculation is bow. what will Klopf do as an um pire? In the Pacific Coast League he will bump Into players with whom he has played; players that know him of jld, and when he hands down a de cision that's a bit oft color, the delight of the players will be to sand him some of the rough talk that he, Klopf, has handed diamond officials. "Will he stand for it?" Is the question that the players and fans are asking. It is to be hoped that he will not. for if he does he will be driven to the "timber" early In the season. Klopf knows every crook and turn in baseball, . and If he becomes as good an umpire as he was an umpire baiter he will be a star. Will Sign Catcher Swindell. Manager McCredie yesterday received word from St. Louis stating that his terms for Catcher Swindell had been accepted. McCredie at once notified Swindell to report at Bakersfleld. This gives Mc Credie two good catchers, and if Coe, the Omaha first baseman, does not make good, he will switch McLean to first. Manager McCredie hag not made up his mind what he will do with Morris Steel man, but he expects to sell him to an Eastern club. He has several good offers for Steelman. Coe Has a Fine Record. OMAHA. Feb. 25: (Speclal.)-Charles Cofc is a big youngster, 22 years of age, and played ball with fast semi-professional teams for several years, mostly with Lee Glass and Reesen, original champions of Missouri Valley. Last sea son he was a member of Hot Springs team, managed by Buck Keith, who Is now in Portland. Coe plays catcher or first base. He Is fast, a good man behind the bat. throws well and -hits well. His local reputation is first-class. Young Corbett Trains to Win Denver Xujnret Is Eajrer to Regain Lost Laurels by Defeating Battling Posing for a Snap Shot. Down In St. Louis one day. Just as La Jole came to bat for Cleveland, a camera man ran out and set his machine for a snapshot of the big fellow's swing. "That fellow work for you?" a noisy partisan In the granustand shouted. "Sure," said Larry- "He always takes my picture when I make a home run." Saying which, he waljoped the ball into the center-field bleachers and went all the way round unmolested. IF half of the stories about Toung Cor bett's splendid condition are true, there Is a chance that he will dispose of Bat tling Nelson. Eddie Graney, who has ref ereed all of the fights In which Young Corbett has taken part In San Francisco, Is authority for tho statement that the Denver Nugget Is in ,tne same superb condition as he was when he fought Terry McGovern the last time. If this Is true, then the "Battling Dane" from Chicago Is In for "the battle of his ring career. It is hard to believe that a fighter, espe cially one thai, has gone the route that the Denver lad has gone, will come back. If Corbett does, ho will be the first boxer to do so. As a boxer and ring gpneral Corbett has only one equal among the light or featherweight division, Jimmy Britt . Britt Outgeneraled Corbett. Britt won from Corbett because he out generaled him. Jimmy made no attempt to stand up and slug with the Dcnverlte and by his careful work was able to se cure a decision over Corbett by a narrow margin. Britt's fight with Nelson was different. Jimmy's footwork and all around ring generalship made Nelson look like a novice, for all that Nelson knows Is to stand up and wallop and hook. Corbett, until he met the Dane, was mas ter of all sluggers. In the Chlcagoan he butted Into a rugged, healthy young kid, that had not abused himself much, and one that was in the pink of condi tion. Nelson not only ouUlugged Corbett, but outgamed Corbett's second, who threw up the sponge in order to save his man from further beating. This beating was a terrific jolt to Corbett. It not only sent him toppling from the top of the fistic gameln his division but it .practi cally made a pauper outpf Jilm. It was the best thing that ever happened to the youngster. It punctured the inflated Idea he had of his own Importance and made him think harder than he ever did before. Corbett Takes a Brace. Old ring followers, when they saw Cor bett beaten down by the young Dane, shook their heads and said that Corbett was. When the Denverlte came out with the statement that If he could secure a match with either Brit or Nelson, both of whom had defeated him, he would get down and work as he never had before, the ring wiseacres laughed. "He's done for." It was Alex Greggalns. the San Francisco fight promoter, who believed that Corbett was in earnest, and It was Greggalns that promised Corbett a fight If he would leave town and train. That was over two months ago. To the sur prise of the fight fans, the Denver lad' took Greggalns at his word, and he pulled out for San Rafael, where he has been working like a Digger Indian. Corbett knew that he had lost prestige, and found that the fair weather friends who had followed his wake while he was on top had suddenly passed away. He made up his mind that he must fight and win. and in order to do that he must get oack to the corbett of former days. Corbett's determination to get back to his former self has won for him a host of friends. They have watched carefully the newspaper accounts that have been coming. from his training camp. Some of the stories they believed, but In order to satisfy themselves they have watched the little fellow at work with Joe Garis. They are convinced that he has 'been honest In all of. his statements. To these expert observers he appears to be In perfect con dition. Up to Corbett to Win. "I realize exactly the position I am In," said the picturesque little fellow the other day. "If I lose this fight to Nelson, I am a dead one. I'll have to quit the I ring. If I win from him I will get a chance at Britt, and that's what I want. Leave it to me." In addition to being a great ring gen eral himself. Corbett will have "Spider" Kelly and Tim McGrath In his corner. As a matter of fact, he has gathered around him the greatest counsellors and rubbers in the business. Besides Kelly and Mc Grath, there are at San Rafael with him Frank Rafael, who has rubbed Britt and sparred with him In all of his preliminary work, and Joe Gans, who has sparred with Britt and has fought him. While doing his earlier work, Corbett sparred with Frankle Nell, and the Denver lad had (more to do. with getting Nell Into shape for his battle with Dick Hyland than any one else. Battling Nelson has also been working hard for his second fight with Corbett. The Dane made Corbett come to his terms before he would consent to the match, a thing which must rankle In Young Cor bett's heart. Nelson gave it out that he had about 20 pounds to take off In as many days. If this were true. It was a tremendous undertaking, but stories from his training camp seem to point to the fact that the Dane was not as heavy as he gave out ho was. for within the past ten days It was given out that he was almost at weight. One thing Is sure. Nel son when he faces .Corbett on the night of March 28 will find before him a differ ent Corbett. He may again whip Corbett. then again he may not. At any rate, the battle promises to be a whirlwind and one well worth seeing. Rusie Would Have Prayed. Amos Rusie was sitting out In front of the Mononghahcla House one night when the New York team was In Pittsburg sev eral years ago. says 'an exchange, when an East End "fan" approached him with this question: "Suppose you were pitching -against the Phillies; suppose there were three men on the bases: suppose big Ed Delehanty was at bat, and suppose two strikes and three balls had been called. What would you do?" "Well." said Rusie. "I'd put a low ball over the outside corner, about up to Del's knees, shut my eyes and pray." MANAGERS OF POPULAR SPORTS AT MULTNOMAH CLUB SURE men were picked to manage the two most prominent lines of athletics by the Multnomah Club for the Fair year. Both Frank Watklns and Dave Honey man have had considerable experience. Watklns has been very successful with the football team, and Honcyman with the baseball nine. Their election at the annual meeting of the club the other night was merely a reward for services well performed In the past. Watklns, being the older man, has had 6omewhat more experience than Honey man, extending over a greater number of years. His last and best success was as manager of the football team last year. Although the expenses were high during the last season, he pulled out at the end with considerable money left over. Ten years ago Watklns was taking part In the sports himself, and It was not until 189S that he managed a team. That year he was captain and manager of the track team, and held the same positions the following year. During both those years he was also chairman of the outdoor com mittee. In 1500 he was taking more in terest In indoor work and was chairman of the committee that had that sport in charge. In 1901 he was captain of the baseball team and In 1902 both captain and man ager. Since then he has become more In terested in football and has proved him self well able to handle the business end of the sport. Dave Honeyman's career as a manager has not been so varied, but he has al ways been successful in the one sport he has been interested In. baseball. This is the fourth time that he has held the position of manager, and he -has usually been a playing manager, -y n jK PRANK E. WATK1NS, FOR FOOTBALL. DAVE HONEYSIAN. FOR BASEBALL. Portland an Excellent Horse Market Breeders and Buyer From All Over tlie Xorthwest Attracted to April Auction Sales. PORTLAND Is becoming one of the best horse-market cities on the Coast. The state has for many years been famous for its fine horses, but it is only within recent years that annual sales were held In Portland. The task of making Port land a horse market has not been an easy one, but from year to year a bet ter class of horses have been shipped here, until now the Spring sales are looked forward to with considerable In terest. Breeders and owners who, In tho past, have shipped their animals to Port land in order to sell them, In a measure conducted their own sales or turned them over to Eome well-known liveryman to sell. There was also the old distrust of public auctions. This was the greatest drawback that McCarthy & Sons had to contend with when they announced their first sale three years ago. Breeders and owners looked upon the announced public auction of horses as a daring attempt to accomplish a thing which was sadly needed, but one that would not be a success. In Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho. Montana and California were horses for sale, some of the best that ever looked through a bridle or were ever hitched to a bike, but selling them was another story. The first sale was In a measure a success. Horses that were sold, considering the class, brought good prices. Old, conservative horsemen saw at once there was money In selling horses in Portland, and when the 1904 sale came around the class of horses offered was" better and the buyers were more liberal. These two sales were advertised In the East, and several times last year ship ments of horses came from Kansas and Kentucky. Some of these shipments were made up of light harness a-d driving horses, while a couple of shipments con sisted of heavy draft horses and French ,coach animals. As strange as It may seem, these shippers found buyers who were willing to pay the prices. Portland has a host of men and women who love the thoroughbred. Few cities of Its size can boast of so many roadsters with splendid records, made not only oa the trotting circuits of Oregon, but in Washington, Montana, British Columbia. Idaho and California. The racer has also his friends, and owing to the large mem bership of the Portland Hunt Club there are over 100 thoroughbred racers under the saddle In Portland. Several years ago there was a saying among breeders that they could not even give a horse away In Portland, without attempting to sell him for anywhere near what he was worth. This might have been the case when the Riverside Driving Club was struggling along In swaddling clothes. It Is surely not the case now, for last year during the McCarthy sale Portland's horse-lovers made the fancy bids for .the trotters and pacers. Ben Bolt, 2:1S, consigned by the Thomas B. Tongue estate, was bought by Miss Hud son. Several others brought fancy" prices and they aro being driven on the streets today. Other horses that were thought to have been well sold at a Portland sale have since proved bargains. Mack-Mack, 2:12, who was bought by Helman for $1150, was a splendid investment. He won sev eral races last year and Mr. Helman Is said to have refused 57000 for him. Bryan Lac brought 4900 at tho 1904 sale. Since then he has made a mark of $2:14U and won several races on the North Pacific circuit last year. An offer of 42500 was refused for him during the Salem fair. There will be the usual McCarthy & Son i.sale is April, and amons the first con signments is that of C. X. Larrabee, one of the best-known breeders in Montana. This is the first time that Mr. Larrabee has sold his horses on the Coast. In pre vious years he has shipped them to East ern horse sales, where he has gained a reputation for himself as a breeder ol note. Mr. Larrabee will ship about 65 head to the Portland sale, and they wiU be carefully selected. The Larrabee stud. Brook-Nook, is located at Home raxx, -Tr.nt near Yellowstone Park. The Chi cago Horse Review, In Its Christmas num ber, calls Mr. Larrabee s stud the finest breeding establishment for roadsters in tho rnnntrv. He has 200 brood mares and" they are an even lot both as to Individual merit and pedigree. The blood of Black Hawk 5 crops out In the maternal lines nt snr-h wnrld-beaters as Lou Dillon. 1:5S&; Major Delmar, l:59?i. and Sweet Marie. 2:04. Besides mares rich in iiiacK Hawk and Morgan blood. Brook-Nook hno ifmirhtprs of Altamont. Electioneer. Joe Patchen. 2:01 (sire of the- champion Dan Patch. 1:56), Robert .Mcuregor isira f irrpat freseeus. 2:02) and many other sires of champions. Many of thesa mares are speed-producers, which Is pure ly incidental, as Mr. Larrabee's first requi site is that they shall be supero animau of good disposition. RUSIE'S SPEED IS UNEQUAJ.ED Rube Waddell Has Worlds of It, but Cannot Compare With Him. "No, slree. Waddell's speed don!t com pare with that of Rusie," said Malachi Klttrldge at a session of the Detroit Fan club. "The Rube has speed, worlds of it, but there's none of them these days who've got it on Rusie. Vic Willis has speed at times, and his curve is the near est to Rusie's that I know of. but he hasn't the strength. But speaking of Waddell. you've all heard bunches of tales about the eccentric boy, and they're all true half of them has never been told but did you hear about him when Barney Dreyfuss had him in the Na tionals at Pittsburg? "Rube was cutting up didoes. When ha did. Barney always said to him that Loftus wanted him down at Columbus In the minor league. That threat made Rube sore. After being taunted about It one day, he rushed for Barney's of fice, and said: " 'See here, Loftus must have- something on you. Now. I want to tell you that if I'm sold to Columbus. I won't move a step unless I get half . the purchase money.' " 'That'll be all right,' said Dreyfuss, 'I sold you for a box of stogies." " EASTERN RACING DATES. Season of 1905 Promises Well for Horsemen. Queen's County Jockey Club Spring meeting, April 15 to 24. Metropolitan Jbckey Club Spring meet ing, April 25 to May 3. Westchester Racing Association Spring meeting. May 4 to 24. Brooklyn Jockey Club Spring meeting, May 25 to June 14. Coney Island Jockey Club Summer meet ing, June 15 to July 4. Brighton Beach Racing Association Summer meeting, July 5 to 25. Saratoga Association, July 31 to August 25. Coney Island Jockey Club Autumn meet ing, August 26 to September 9. Brighton Beach Racing Association Au tumn meeting. September 25 to 30. Brooklyn Jockey Club Autumn, meet ing, September 11 to 23. Westchester Racing Association Autumn- meeting, October 2 to 14. Metropolitan Jockey Club Autumn meeting, October IS to November 16. Queen's County Jockey Club Autumn meeting, November 2 to 15. Washington Jockey Club Autumn meet ing, November 16 to December 2. Maryland Jockey Club, April 19 to 23 In clusive. ' i