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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.
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i Lou Angles
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.28 IS .COS
.17 Id .515
.18 17 .514
.17 17 .500
.17 18 .488
.12 21 .304
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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
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!! ' 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
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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.