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16 LATEST NEWS IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD Portland and San Francisco Play a Second Tie Game. Cricket Games to Be Played at Exposition. m AND GUTS PLAY TIE GAME It Goes for Fifteen Innings, When Darkness Puts a Stop to Play. SCORE SEVEN TO SEVEN San Francisco Leads for Six Innings, Than Portland Overtakes and Gets Lead, but Is Tied in the Ninth. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. . Yesterday's ReMilta, Portland. 7; San Franoisoo. OS Inning"). Oakland. 4-4; Les Angles. 0 Saaltle. ; Tacoma, 1. Standing of the Clubs. - "Won. Last. P.C. J I Oakftaad i Lou Angles JTfMDOtOa ....... 8n FiwkMw.. .28 IS .COS .17 Id .515 .18 17 .514 .17 17 .500 .17 18 .488 .12 21 .304 I Fifteen innings of all kinds of baseball and no result is the brief summary of yesterday's matinee at the Vaughn-street grottnds. for With the score a tie af tor the nfctth the 'dubs battled for six more In nings when Umpire Perrine called the game on account of darkness. The Soala started off as though they wore to make A runaway race of the af fair aad at the fifth inning they had ac 4Mrea a lead of six rune, while "Wheeler was holding the locals to but few hlt aad everything pointed to a Seal victory. Corfeett wa on the Mub at the start of the game and in the first Inning was found for two rune on a pass, an error and a two-bagger by Hlldebrand. He set tled down for two innings, but in the fourth he allowed three hits, which, coup, led with errors by himself and Conrad, netted the visitors three runs. Jones re lieved Corfeett in the lifth and a double by M ohler, a sacrifice and Irwin's single gave the Seals a lead of six run?. With this big handicap against them the local got busy and in two innings batted "Wheeler in such a lively fashion that Parke "Wilson Switched him to the right garden and substituted "Whalen, tak ing Shea out of the game and went be ktnd the bat himself. Portland found "Whalen for enough runs to secure a load of one tally in the seventh and eighth innings, and had the game apparently won. for the first two men up in the ninth wore easy outs. At this stage Atz threw "Wheeler's bounder rather low to first and Mitchell failed to hold the ball, al lowing the Seal life on the initial sack. 'He stole second and scored the tic run on "Waldron's drive to left. Then the crowd settled down to watch the itnlsh. which It expected would come about the tenth or eleventh, but Porrlne thought otherwise and kept the players at It until the fifteenth Inning was oon--otadod. and called the contest at that stage only because it was too dark to see beyond sooond base. The ssere follows: PORTLAND. AB It IB TO A E Alz. (. . G 2 2 8 S 1 Van Bwrea if S 1 4 5 0 0 MtteheU, 1 7 0 1 17 1 1 ScfcfctAr. 21' 5 8 0 2 H 0 HoMMhoMer. rf 0 12 3 0 0 MoHate. cX 7 0 0 2 0 0 y, So '. 7 10 2 11 Conrad, c '3 1 0 4 2 S Culm' 1 0 0 0 0 0 ..CorlfU. p l 0 0 0 0 t Jonee, p 5 1 3 2 3 0 Totals SB 7 12 45 21 7 BaU for ConrAfl. f SAN FRANCISCO. AB R IB PO A K Watdroa. cf 6 1-1 4 0 1 Motttar. 2b 0 2 1 8 5 0 HtMebrand. If 0 0 1 3 0 0 Irwta. Sb 5 12 12 1 Noalos lb 6 1 2 10 0 0 Wttoa. rf and c 4 1 0 8 2 0 Geotonauer. 5 0 0 4 3 0 I-RVINGTON'S NEW TENMIS CLUBHOUSE COMPLETED HY has Portland no representa tive Tennis Club? The question hao bocn many times asked, but never satisfactorily answered until now. It has remained for a band of enthusi ast to organize and fill this long-felt want, and to the people of Irvlngton and Hoiladay Park addition goes this honor. Tennis as a means of exercise and en tertainment can hardly be surpassed by any out-of-door sport. It is a slow game to watch, hat all can play, young and old, and quite as much enjoyment comes to the man of fifty, who plays his slow, deliberate easy game, as does to the young athlete, who goes into active training early in the Spring so that he may make a good showing In the August tournaments. The people of Irvlngton have always been Interested in tennis. It was on the flrst Irvlngton court that tho finals were played la the tournament which was given for Major Walter L. Fisk Just be fore he was ordered away from Portland. The Major will always be remembered by the tonnls players of Oregon. The Fisk Challenge Cup, which Is an nually contested for at the time of the Orogon State Championship Tournament, already bears the names of those who have made tennis history In Oregon and who have fought many good fights for Its possession. r Tennis Headquarters lor City. Notwithstanding the fact that Irvlng ton Is the homo of the club, it is not at all the Intention to localize the Interest or onembershlp. Indeed, quite the oppo site, for those who have Interested them selves in the project have done so with the idea of building up a strong organiza Hon whose Interests shall be tennis and the further development of the game In Portland at large. Much credit is due to the public-spirited gentlemen who, with supreme confidence in th success of their undertaking, carried tho organiza tion through, the discouraging period of obtaining the financial support neces , sary to pay for the costly land and build ing. In all, $10,005 was raised and dis bursed for this purpose by the Irvlngton Improvement Association, and whose of ficial."" ar W. F. Woodward, President; C. H. Prescott (deceased), Vice-President: Welter M. Cook. Secretary and Treasurer. Above all others gratitude is due the late. C. H. Prescott, whose gen erous dealings and strong personality lonned a substantial ' basis oa which 4 Shea, c 3 0 0 0 0 0 "Whalen, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 Henley,, rf l 0 0 0 0 0 Wheoler, rf and p C 1 11 6 0 Totals , 50 7. 8 45 21 2 JBCORE BY INNINGS. S&n Fran. .2 0081000 1 0000007 Hit 1 0032060 10690108 Portland ..0 00032 1 1000000 07 Hits 10003221 101016 012 SUMMARY. Struek out By Corbett. 1; br Jenes, 2; by Wheeler. 1; by Whalen. 3. Bates on bills Off Corbett. 1; off Jones, 2: off Wheeler. 2; ff "Whalw. 2. Two-base hits Heuse holder. Jones. Hllde brand and Mohlor. Three-base bits Van Buren (2) and Irwin. Deuble plays Atz te Mitchell; Schlafly to Atz to MltchelL IWt on bases Portland, 11; San Fran cisco, S. Baarlflee hits Mohler, Hlldebrand. "Wilson (2). Gechnauer. Van Baron (2) and Conrad. Hit by pitched balls Schlafly and Cenrad by Wheeler; Conrad by Whales. Passed balls Wilson, 1; Cenrad. 1. Stolen bases Mitchell, Schlafly. NeaJon and Wheeler. Innings pitched By Corbett. 4; by Jenes, 11; by Wheeler. 8; by Whalen. 7. Base hits Off Whoeler, 7; off Whalen. 3: off Corbett. 4; off Jenes, 4. Time ef rarae Throe hours. Umpire Perrine. OAKLAND WINS - TWO. Loo Loos Put Up Miserable Fielding Gam c. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.-Oakland put a double twist on Los Angeles today. In the foronoon.'Morley's man were given a string of ciphers, the pitching of Iberg being the main obstacle ' to run-getting. In the afternoon, the first Inning: gave Indications of a Southern victory when three hits resulted in a couple of runs, but in the sixth, three Oaklanders made the circuit on a combination in which only ono ran figured, and Los Angeles could not recover the lead. The losers put up a miserable flehllng gam a, Scores: Morning game R.H.E. Los Angeles 60900960 06 4 2 Oakland 03018 4 C 1 Batteries Gray and Eagan; Iborg and Byrne. f Afternoon game R.H.E. Los Angelas 2fi0SS08 02 S 7 Oakland 0ia0-4 S 4 i Batteries Hall and Spies; Schmidt and Stanley. Umpire Christie. SEATTLE DOWNS TIGERS. Nordyke Up in Air During . the Whole Game. REATTLE. Sunt- 9. Soattl ouiMt the Tigers today and won the game. Fisher's men not only could not hit but their field ing was very bad. McLaughlin dropped a fly in lefL Truck Eagan was uncertain on ground balls, and Nordyke was up in the air during the whole game. Score: R.H.E. Seattle 1 1 6 1 2 0 - 11 1 Tacoma 6166i6d 1 i 3 Batteries C. Hall and BJaakenshla; Brown and Graham. Umpires Frary and Hogan. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston 8, Washington 7. BOSTON. SepL 9. Townsend was sub stituted for Hughes In the ninth today, after the latter had been hit Tor two three-baggers, and his wiklness enabiod Boston to score. Score: R.H.B.J R.H.E. Boston 8 12 2Wahingtot ...7 11 2 Batteries Tannehlll. Winter and Arm bruster; Hughos, Townsend and Heydon. Chicago 5, Cleveland 2. CHICAGO, SepL By opportune hit ting, Chicago defeated Cleveland today. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Chicago S S IfCiovotand 2 S 2 Batteries Walsh and Sullivan; Joss and Clark. Philndolplila 0-7, New York 2-7. PHILADELPHIA. SopL Philadelphia won the first game and tied in the second. The scoros: First game R.H.E.J R.H.E. New York ....2 11 Philadelphia ..6 16 2 Batteries Griffith and Kloinow; Plank and Powers. Second game R.H.E.1 R.H.E. New York ....7 9 34Phlladoiphla ..7 10 0 Batteries Hegg. Puttman and McGuire; Bender, Henley and Schreck. Detroit 8, St. Louis 1. DETROIT, SepL 9. Donovan's pitching was too much for St. Louis and he would r , !! ' NEW 1RYIXGTON TENNIS CLUBHOUSE AND COURTS. I 1 ; ' - the success of the enterprise was as sured.. Irvlngton will V long bear the impress of his efforts for its Improve menL and In years to come not the least effective of these will prove to have been the successful development of the ni home for tennis. fce stockholders of the Irvlngton Im provement Association are composed al most entirely of the tennis players of Portland, and are all members and en thusiastic workers In the Irvlngton Ten nis Club. The Clubhouse and grounds 'are owned by the Association and leaped to the Tennis Club, which Is the active or ganisation. Jts officers are: Walter A. have shut them out but for an error. Dotrolt knocked Buchanan out in one in ning. Attendance, 35000. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.B. Detroit 8 9 4SL Louis . 1 1 3 Batteries Donovan and Warner; Bu chanan, Able and Roth. NATIONAL LEAGUE. " Pittsburg 12, Cincinnati 5. PITTSBURG, SepL 9. Pittsburg, with a heavy batting streak, held Cincinnati down today. Lecver did not give a hit until the fifth Inning. Attendance. 4500, Score: R.H.B.I R.H.EL Pittsburg ....1219 ltClneinnatl 5 S 2 Batteries Leever and Gibson; Ewlng and Schlei. Philadelphia i-8, Boston 2-2. PHILADELPHIA. SepL 9. Philadelphia took both gamos of a double-header from Boston. Umpire Johnstone was too 111 to officiate in the second game, and -Abbott for Philadelphia, and Wllhelm for Boston took his place. The attendance was W. The scores: First game R.H.E.J ' R.H.E. Philadelphia ..4. fi Z.Boston 2 4 3 Battoriesr-Nlcholas and Dooin; Wll helm and Neodham. Second game Philadelphia ..S 12 MBosion - 2 6 1 Batteries Plttingor and Deoin; Young and Moran. Umpires Abbott and Wll helm. New York 4-5, Brooklyn 2-6. NEW YORK, SepL 9. By batting Mc Glnntty freely in the eighth the Brook, lyns won the second game of a double header with New York today. New York won the first game by a batting rally In the eighth. The attendance was 19,000. The scores: First game R.H.E.I R.H.E. Brooklyn 2 9 2jNew York ...A 9 2 Batteries Eason and Ritter; Taylor and Brosnahan. Umpire O'Day. Second game Brooklyn 6 11 2JNew York S 10 1 Batteries Striaklett and Bergen: Ames. McGtnnlty and Bowerman. Umpire O'Day. PIG1IT WITH MITCHELL IS OFF v Sullivan Says Crowd Could Not Be Collected at Tacoma. SEATTLE. Wash.. SepL 9. (Special.) John L. Sullivan says his proposed fight with Mitchell at Tacoma September IS is off. He declare? that Willie Green, the Tacoma promoter who got the signatures of the two old heavy-weights to articles of agreemonL has done nothing- towards preparing for the mill, and Mitchell is in New York with no Intention of coming WesL SulUvan and Mitchell demanded all pic ture rights, which would have let Green down without enough to keep even on the affair. Sullivan does not believe a crowd could ever be collected at Tacoma, but he yoarns for a. meeting at San Fran cisoo. "We could draw J40,0&! In that town," he sighed regretfully today. England Wins International Golf. DBAL, England. SepL 9. The final score of the International foursome for J10 a side, between Harry Yard on and John H. Taykff. the English golf professionals, and James Braid and Alexander Herd. Scotland's leading champions, was played on the links of the Royal Cinque Ports Club here today, and resulted in a victory for England by 13 up and 12 to play. Portland Dog the Winner. Champion Edgecote Peer, owned by Frank Watkins of Portland, won two prizes at the bench show in San Mateo, Cal., yesterday. After defeating all en tries in the male clas?, Mr. Watkins dog was matched against Meg Merilles II, owned by Mr. Thorburn of San Francisco, winner in the female cla., and won the award, a beautiful silver cop. There were 30 bullterrlers entered In the competition. Not in the Cellar. OREGON CITY, Oc. Sept. 9. 194. (Sporting Editor Orcgonian.) Has the Portland team at any tlmo during the second series of games this season, been In the cellar? Your reply will settle a dispute as to a wager on the subject. A FAN. Answer No. Dan Patch In 1:57 1-2. ST. PAUL, SepL 9. Dan Patch went a mile In lSTij at the State Fair grounds this afternoon In an effort to lower his world's record of 1:66. Goss, President; A. B. McAlpIn. Vice President; C. B. Altchlson, Treasurer; F. J. Raley. Secretary: Tney. with Karl B: Lively and E. W. Morse comprise the board of directors. The first result of their activity is evidenced by the fine handicap tournament now In prprreas at the courts. The entire list reached the grand total of 122, The largest numbei ever entered In a tennis tournament in the' Northwest. Among them are ail of tho best local players, as well as num bers of ambitious youngsters, whose tennis experience Is In It infancy. Tho resulto of yesterday's matches will be found In another column. T FIELD One Hundred and Fifty Sol diers Will Compete. SPORTS AT THE EXPOSITION Games Will Be Held at Stadium 3ronday and- Tuesday and Will Include Mnny Inter esting Events. About ISO soldiers of the United States Army have entered for the United States Regular Army field day. to be held at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Stadium Monday and Tuesday afternoons at 2 o'clock. This event Is looked forward to with much Interest by local athletes, as well as the soldiers themselves, as the contests promise to be very close and spirited. Soldier athletes from all parts of the Northwest will- take part, many of those who wlshtxl to participate having been granted leave of absence from their mili tary duties so that they could attend. A large number of the soldiers of the Tenth United States Infantry, stationed on Gov ernment Island, at the Exposition, have entered, as have many of the soldiers of the Vancouver Barracks. All forms of athletics are becoming more popular anions the soldiers year by year. Secretary of War TafL General Corbln and General Chaffee, of the Unit ed States Army, arc strong advocates of athletics, and have done much in mak ing sports more popular among the sol diers. The soldiers who will compete have been training long and systematically, and promise to spring a surprise by their splendid showing. There will be many events peculiar to Army life, such as the blank cartridge race, equipment race, sad dle race, bayonet race, etc. The Amateur Athletic Union rules will govern In all events. SYSONBY 1 EASY WINNER RAISES KEEXE'S TOTAL WINNINGS to $211,000. Grent Three-Year-Old Captures Annual Chnmplon Stakes in Race nt Sheepshcnd Bay. NEW YORK. SepL 9. Amid rousing cheers of 2&,00 persons James R. Keene'a champion 3-year-old oolt Sy sonby oaslly captured the annual champion "Lake of 2,640 at Sheeps head Bay today. Sysanby was held at 1 to 6 and galloped over his field In the first mile and a quarter. His time for the distance, two and a quarter miles, was 3:54 flaL which is Just two fifths of a second slower than the track record maCo by Ignitor in 1903. By the victory of Sysonby today the winnings this year of James R. Keene amount to a little over 9211.009. Olseau was second, 30 lengths before Broomstick. Results: Six furlongs Merry England won. Dreamer' second. Dl'bedlent third; time. 1:14 3-3. Westbury steeplechase, about two and a half miles Jimmy Lane won. Dick Roberts second. Pcgan Boy third; time. 3:10. The Great Eistern handicap, six furlenics. purse $7500r-BurR'n3asttr won. Whlmsieat second. Jupcler third: time. 1:12 4-3. The anntal champion of 125.000. two and .ne-quarlfr miles Sysonby. 115 (Nleol. 1 to 6. won; Olseau. 118 (O'Nell). 12 to 1, sec tnd: Broomstick. 114 (Martin), 6 to 1, third; time. 3:51. Three starters. Mile Israelite won. D. SprullI second. Helscher third; time. 1:40. Mile and an elchth Homo n-on. Miss Craw ford second. Right Royal third; time. 1:53 2-5. Results at Hartford. HARTFORD, Conn.. SepL 9. Summary of races: 2:05 pace, purse $1000 King Direct won third, fourth and fifth heatn In 2:05. 2:07H. 2:09. The Friend won first and second heats In 2:07U, 2:05i. Free-for-all trot, purse J20CO Swc?t Ma The equipment of the courts is sec ond to none on the Coast, and is suffi cient to accommodate all of the numer ous, matches with ease. They are six In number, with ample side and end spaces, and are la fine condition for fast Play. Fqur courts are oiled aad all would have ! bn in llkw nnr!IHnn Tr.tit fny , tn ability to obtain drums for handling the oil last week. The work of oiling the retrial nder" Is progressing rapidly, how ever, now. and all "will bo In perfect shape within a day or two. This tournament Inaugurates a new era for the aport In Portland; the Mult nomah Athletic Club - i heretofore rie won two straight heats In 2:07. 2.-0SU. . 2:1S pace, purse Inter Ocean won second, third and fourthhcats In 2:11V. 2:13. 2a3;. Albula wo"h first heat in 2:12. OHIO 3LARKSMAN CHAMPION Wins the President's Match at Mil itary Klflc Shoot. SEAGIRT. N. J.. SepL 9. The Presi dent's match for the military champion ship of the United States was won this, afternoon by Sergeant Orr, of Ohio, whose score was 292;.j3ivate Wayne Frye, of Ohio, second, 231; Sergcant-Major Evans New Jersey, third. 2W; Captain Winder1. Ohio, fourth. 280; Sergeant Doyle, New York, fifth. 2SS. The finish was sensational, for not un till Orrs last shot at ljW0jards was the match decided. The lo-yard test. With which the match and tournament ended, attracted many visitors. Scores of the ten leaders: Sergeant Orr, Ohio 202 Private Frye. Ohio 231 Sergeant Evans, New Jersey 230 Captain Winder. Ohio 200 Sergeant Doyle. "New York ,2Stf Lieutenant Pearson, cavalry 2S3 Captain Sweenr. Ohio 2S4 Lieutenant Richard. Ohio 2S4 Boatswain Hamilton. Navy 2S0 Lieutenant Ranney. New York 2S0 The extra prize for the competitor mak ing the highest non-qualifying score of the first stage Friday was awarded to Corporal Schriver. United States Marine Corps, and the extra prize for the com petitor making the best score on the skir mish run went to Sergeant Major Evans, of New Jersey. Footbull Kickers In Action. The Portland Association Football Club had a rousing practice game last night on the athletic grounds at the foot of Lincoln street. Strong play was exhib ited, and Dyment. by his superb work In goal, shows that he' will be one of the strongest. If not the strongest, player In that position of any club taking part at the football tournament. Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds, at the latter end of this month. Coruscate Ttecelves Black Eye. CINCINNATI. SepL 9. The Judges at Latonla tonight decided that Coruscate, the winner of the sixth race today, owned by H. Perry & Co.. would not be accepted In the future as an entry on any American Turf Association track. This action was taken because of Corus cate's "In-and-out" performances re cently. PICKING NEAR CHEMAWA Indians From the School Work In Hopyards. ' CHEMAWA. Or.. SepL 9. (Special.) Hoppicklng islfdw.in full blast In this vicinity. The quality of the hops Is good, but the yield will not be up to last year. The Indian School has furnished more than 4C0 pickers this year, all that could be spared from the routine work of the school. These boys and girls are much sought after by the hopgrowers. This year more than 1GC0 were requested as pickers. They are sent out under the care of teachers and Instructors, and are very oiean and rapid pickers. Their earnings this year will aggregate many thousand dollars. This is placed on deposit 'to their credit and they are taught to econo mize. In the hopyards north of Chamawa are between 40 and SO Warm Spring Indians, who annually come Into the Willamette Valley to pick hops. They started to come into mis unmeaiaie neignoornooa last year In order to visit their children who are in the Chemawa Indian School. OWNER GAVE ORDER FOR FIRE Abandoned Mill at Ocostn Was Built In Boom Days. ABERDEEN, Wash., SepL 9. (Special.) A few days ago an abandoned mill built during the boom days of Ocosta was set on fire by George Hoffman. Charles Mey ers and F. G. Demlng and burned. The men were arrested by Assistant Prosecut ing Attorney O'Neill on the charge of ar son. At their trial It developed that the owner of the property. F. G. Demlng. of this city, had sent the men to destroy tho mill, as it was partially on land owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Company, who desired Its use for other purposes. The men were released on this statemenL The destruction of the mill leaves an other vacant place In Ocosta. which was ten years ago one of the liveliest towns on the Coast, but which has fast gone to ruin. been the backbone of tennis In Oregon, as also In most other sports. Its ef forts to foster the-growth of Interest In tennis have met with great success, and its courts have been kept fully up to the needs of the players, but a club with such a diversity of Interests can hardly be expected to do as much for any particular sport as one organized solely In its InteresL With the large initial membership and fine equipment, the Irvlngton Tennis Cluh should step to toe front and help to make the game more and more popular a time goes on. MEET ST GRIGKET Portland, Washington and Ca ' nadjan Clubs- to Play. TOURNAMENT AT THE FAIR Games for Prize Cup Begin Wednes day and End.' Friday Medals for Best Players Will. Be Awarded at Close. Wednesday will see the opening of the three days' cricket tournament at Recre ation Park. Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds, when four teams, representing this city, Washington. Vancouver and Victoria. B. C. will compete for prize medals. The games will finish Friday, September li. Wickets will be pitched each morning at 10 o'clock, and drawn at 6:30 o'clock P. M. All games will be de cided by the first inning. The general plan is that all teams will meet one an other, and that the teams winning the most victories will be presented with the prize cup. There Is also a batting medal for the man who gets the highest score in any individual match, and a bowling medal for the man with the highest aver age in any one game. A committee con sisting of the captains of the contesting teams will decide the winners of the field ing and wicket-keeping medals. In this section of the country although cricket may be called an English rather than an American game the sport has mainly been kept alive by the Portland Cricket Club and "Father" Charles W. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence has been ab sent from the filty for a few months on a business trip, but Is again a Portlander and will be one of the principal figures In the approaching tournament. The Port land team will likely consist of W. G. Smith. A. Smith. Lawrence, Sisley. Hen derson. Mallett. Fenwlck, Rylance. Bourke, Atkinson and Warren. This list Is, of course, subject to change. The Washington team consists of players from Seattle and Tacoma. while Vancouver and Victoria, B. C. are considered strong clubs. Modern cricket Is a duel between the bowler and the batsman, although the latter Is alone and the former has ten men to help him. Of late years the bowl er the pitcher In baseball has made bowling a real science and has nearly as many "shoots" and "twists" In the de livery and control of the ball as his base ball brother, the pitcher. The origin of the game of cricket is obscure. In 1S11 Cotgrave's "Dictionary" translates French "Crosse" a3 "a cricket staffe, or the crooked staffe wherewith boles play at cricket." In Queen Elizabeth's reign tho boys at the free school at Guilford played the game, and the latter is mentioned on all sides In the ISth century. Laws were drawn up for the game In 1744. and con temporary pictures show a small wicket (two stumps and one bat) with a bat combining the characteristics at a base ball bat and a modern shinny stick. The best cricket clubs in this country are those of Philadelphia. Pa who have often, on equal terms, met the best clubs of England. Canada and Australia. Murder Follows Drunken How. VANCOUVER. B. C. Sept. 9.A spe cial dispatch from Spences Bridge, 160 miles from Vancouver, says: A man named Olsen shot and killed Arthur Hopcroft here about 6 o'clock last nighL The men had been drinking, and it is said the shooting was the re sult of a drunken row. The men were fighting and were parted. Olsen went to his tent and the other men followed him, threatening to kill him. The former grabbed a double-barreled shotgun and shot Hopcroft In tho face, killing him in stantly. Conflicting Reports on Hops. SALEM. Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) Re ports from growers who have begun pick ing hops are so meager and varying that It Is difficult to form an estimate of the yield. Though a few growers In this vi cinity began picking Wednesday and many more later In the week, picking will not be general until Monday. Some growers report a heavier yield than last year, while others say the early picking shows a lighter yield. A number 7 Headquarters for Portland Players Provided at Cost of $10,000, With Finest Courts in the City. . The now club house Just completed Is a substantial one-story building, pre senting a. handsome exterior, with a broad porch facing the courts. It is surmounted by a roof garden 20 feet In width and extending the full length of the building, which feature has been accomplished at no small expense, and the result is most satisfactory. It is planned, to cover and equip this roof after the plan of a Japanese tea gar den, and since7 there will be a compe tent chef in attendance, It will be pos sible to have refreshments served there, and it is a moat advantageous of growers report a slight shortage of pickers, though no trouble from this cause is anticipated. FINE TIMBER IS DESTROYED Ffre Is Still Raging on North. Fork of the Santinm. OREGON CITY. Or.. SepL 9. (Special.) A fire that has already destroyed 1000 acres of valuable green timber, is still raging on the north fork of the Santlam River above FJikhorn, according to the re port of Dee WrighL of this county, who returned today from that section, whither he piloted a company of huckleberry pick ers from this city. Mr. Wright also found a forest fire In the Molalla country, the blaze being locat ed between the north and the southTfork3 of the Molalla River. There Is a smaller fire on the banks of the Molalla River below the forks. These fires are confined to brush and dead timber and are proving of more benefit in assisting to prepare an unculti vated acreage for the plow. SAID HE WOULD KILL HI3ISELF Remittance Man Is Missing From Seattle Haunts. SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 9. (Special.) James Hamilton, who received quarterly remittances from England, and who con fided to a friend that he was a son of a titled family, banished to America be--cause of indiscretions, is missing, and friends fear he may have carried out a determination to commit suicide. Hamilton went to Dawson some time ago to try to make an independent for tune. He prospered for a time, but lost practically everything in the end. He came to Seattle with Arthur Game, to whom he repeatedly made threats of committing suicide by drowning. Hamil ton was discouraged over what he de clared was the refusal of his folks to re ceive him again, and his own failures. LEWISTON PEOPLE KEEP FAITH Cheerfully Pay Up Subscriptions Made for Portage Road. LEWISTON, Idaho. SepL 9. (Special.) Within a few hours today, the committee from the Lewlston Commercial Club col lected from citizens of Lawlston 54C00, the amount pledged some months ago for the portage road movement. At the time the calNwas made the people here responded liberally, subscribing during one after noon the amount asked for by the Port age Road Commission. Checks were placed In escrow for a portion of the amount, and the work today of securing the full quota suggests the faithfulness of the citizens here in the portage road movement. UP GOES PRICE OF MEAt Packers Advance Scale at Season When Decline Is Usual. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 9. (Special.) While strenuously denying that any agreement exists, the nine big packing plants have advanced the prices of pork and beef from to 24 cents a pound. The price of each house is the same in all classes and the advance was made simultaneously. This Is the season for pork and beef to decline, but instead prices are climbing higher each week. The packers explain that the hog and cattle market is unusually high for this season of the year, but quotations from the stockyards show no advance suf ficient to warrant the increase by the packers. Dynamite Cap Maims Three. HOUGHTON, Mich.; Sept. 9. Peter Rouello, Highway commissioner, while dynamiting rocks in the rear of his rosldence today, suffered the loss of three fingers on his right hand, beside receiving other injuries about the head and body. Two children, a son and a daughter, were seriously though not fatally Injured. The accident re sulted from Rouelle examining a cap that had failed to explode. LOW EXCURSION RATES EAST. On September 16. 17, the Great Northern Railway will sell excursion tickets to Chi cago and return. J71.50: SL Louis and re turn. JS7.50; St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth and return, $60.00. tickets good for going passage for 10 days; final return limit. 90 days; good going -via Great Northern Railway, returning same or any dlrect route; stop-overs allowed going and returning. ' For tickets and additional Information 1 T. A.. Great Northern Railway. 122 Third position from which to watch the play In the courts. The main hall Is 60 feet In length by 40 feet In breadth. At one end is a monumental rustic fireplace of brick, large enough to take a yule log of old fashioned dimensions. There are also large dressing rooms, fitted with show er baths and all modern conveniences. In the rear of these a kitchen and care taker's room. It Is the Idea of the association to make the club house a general rendez vous for the members during the long Winter evenings, as well as during tho tennis season proper. Every effort will be made to advance this feature of the club's usefulness. The club house will be formally opened Friday evening, September 15. A reception will be ten dered the friends of tennl3 by the of flcrs of the club and their wives, after which there will be dancing. The finals in the tournament will bo held the next day, Saturday the 16th. after which the players will have "no especial' plea to offer providence for the continuance of .dry weather, until another tournament season shall roll around. Tennis Tournament Results. The tournament, of the Irvlngton Ten nis Club started yesterday afternoon with a good attendance and good play. In the men's singles the notable eventa were the defeat of Goss (owe 40 2-6) by Rohr (owe 2-6); the win of Gamma (receive 15 2-S) over R. Wilder (owo 13 4-6), and the long match played by Wlllet (re ceive 20 2-6) and Bellinger (owe 30). Mr. Leadbetter and Miss Morrison, (re ceive 15 4-6) won over Mr. Herdman and MIsaRobertson (owe 30). The results follow: Ewing beat Forbes 6-3, 6-3; Gammlnl beat R. Wilder 6-3, 6-3; Bellinger beat Wlllet 9-11, 6-4, 8-6"; Fisher beat Durham 6-4, 6-2; K. McAlpIn beat McFarland 6-3, 6-4; Herdman beat Stow 6-1, 6-1; Rohr beat Goss 7-5, 6-3; West beat F. Wilder 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Morse beat Munn 7-5. 6-4. In men's doubles, Scott and Cook beat Kerr and F. Wilder 6-1. 6-3; Herdman and Ewing beat Riley and Stow"-4. 6-1. In mixed doubles. Mr. Leadbetter and Miss Morrison beat Mr. Herdman and Miss Robertson 7-5. 6-3. In ladles' singles Miss Schaefec beat Mls3 Woodward ff-4, 6-3; MiS3 Leadbetter beat Misa Fox 4-6, 6-1. 6-L The schedule for Monday's play will appear in The Ore gonlan for that day.