THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1906.
SPORTS OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL
Athletes Who Arc in Line for a Trip to Athens.
McCredie's Plans for Baseball Season.
TO SHORTEN SEASON
HIS SLEEPER BE
local Delegates to League
Meeting So Declare.
It Went Uncalled For Duri
Three Years.-
GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
BULLHEAD LUGK AND B00?R1
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Intention of the Portland and Seattle
Baseball Men Also to Demand
Better Division of the
Gate Itcccipts.
President W. W. McCrodle and Man
ager Walter H. McCrodle, of the Portland
Baseball Club, will leave tonight for San
Francisco to participate in the annual
mooting of the Pacific Coast League,
which convenes at the Bay City on Tues
day. Accompanying the McCredies will
bo J. P. Agnew and Russ Hall, of the
Seattle club, who arc expected to roach
this city this afternoon.
Judge McCredie has several Important
issues to present to the delegates of the
league at the meeting, and it is stated
that the -Seattle delegates have even
stronger measures to put before the con
vention than the local men.
Position of Loeal Men.
The local delegate intends to Introduce
resolutions calling for a shorter season, a
better division of the gate receipts and
the re-election of Eugene F. Bert to the
presidency. In the latter contingency, it
is not likely that there will be any oppo
sition, as the president of the league has
given every satisfaction during his Incum
bency, and is rated as one of the most
capable oflicials in baseball. As to the
other two resolutions, Portland will unite
with Seattle In the demand for a shorter
season and the rearrangement of the divi
sion of the gate receipts. This latter
question has been agitated more or less
ever since the Incipiency of the league,
owing to the 30 per cent division extended
to the visiting clubs. It is this rule on
which the light of the Northern clubs
will be centered, for in the case of Seat
tle, that club has lost considerable money
In the past two years, and is anxious for
a better break on the receipts than has
been the custom in the past.
Favor Shorter Season.
The demand for a shorter season seems
to moot favor with all the clubs, and on
that account It seems quite likely that
the season of 190G will be shortened from
one month to six weeks at least
When asked as to his opinion as to the
circuit for the coming season, Manager
McCrodle said: "That is a question that
can't be answered at present, for I do not
"believe that anyone can authoritatively
name the clubs to compose the league. I
do not think that there will be any ma
terial change in the circuit, although it is
certain that a successor to Tacoma will
be chosen. Just where this franchise will
be placed I could not say, but I hope to
see Spokane favored in some manner.
That town is capable of supporting a
good team, and I think that the league
can figure advantageously enough to
transfer the Tacoma franchise to that
place."
Successor to Tacoma.
This question will also be a burning one
at the league meeting, for with Portland
and Seattle united on adding Spokane to
the league, and representatives of Fresno.
Sacramento and San Jose on the ground
seeking to secure admission for their re
spective towns, the placing of the fran
chise will be a many-sided contest.
Mike Fisher, manager of the defunct
Tacoma club. Is the principal advocate
of the Fresno people, and according to
advices from San Francisco, Mike has in
terested several influential business men
of the raisin belt In the backing of a team
at that place.
Just how much influence the former
"King of Tacoma" possesses, now that his
mainstay and relative. Henry Harris, has
retired (at least, so he has announced),
will be shown at the coming meeting. The
fans arc eagerly awaiting the outcome of
the meeting, which has so many vita!
questions to decide to the satisfaction of
the Tarious clubs.
May he 3likc Fisher.
The question of a successor to Henry
Harris Is now agitating the Bay City
sports, and in connection with the man
agerial berth of the Seals many prominent
baseball and sporting men arc mentioned.
The latest to blossom out as possibilities
arc James F. Morlcy, manuger of the Los
Angoles team; Jack Gleason, the well
known San Francisco referee; Mike Fish
- or, manager of the Bengals of homeless
fame, and Charlie Graham, captain of the
Tiger aggregation for several years.
HOW THIS BOWL12KS' STAS1)
Scores for the" Lenders in the
Commercial .League.
Commercial Bowling League standing:
"Won. Lott. P.C
Gld' Ltaf 'M 7 .740
Jose Vilas 1 . S .7021
Orecons it 8 .700
Golden Wefts 21 9 .700
Llpman. Wolfe & Co 13 14 .481
"U'oodlarlss in 14 .481
Portlands VI 17 .433
Montavllla ft y .400
Gold Bonds 10 17 .T.70
American Guilds 18 .3X3
Brunswlcks .. 0 til .300
JJoneyman Hardware Co.... C 15 .2S0
The past wek was a busy one around
tho bowling alleys. In addition- to the
regular league matches, there were special
matches most every afternoon. There
were two individual matches yesterday
afternoon, one between Kruse and Flckens
ten games total pins. Ficken won by 619
pins. They both bowled a good, steady
game. Their scores were:
. Ficken 224, 210, ITS, 196, 193, 202, 1S1, 202,
223. 16G-19J8.
Flcken's average, 191 S-10.
Kruse IDS, 1H, 166. 211. 1S8, 165, 212, 211.
224. 173-1S79.
Kruse's average, 1S7 9-10.
The Ullman-Capen match was close and
exciting, Capen winning by 39 pins. The
scores were:
Capen-133, 207, 164, 169, 399, 3C6, 203, 156,
192173 1764.
' Ca pen's average. 176 4-10.
Ullman 152, 169, 175. 192, 132, 174, 14t, 172,
176. 1791725.
Capeu's average,, 172 5-10.
Ullman's average, 176 4-10.
Ullman and Ficken will bowl a 10-gamc
.match some time this week. The Kruse
iMorse match has been postponed. Ullman
and McMenomy will roll Keating and
Hamilton a five-game match this after
noon. Play will begin at 3 o'clock.
Japanese Study Athletics.
.NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Nagal Michlaklra.
an accredited representative of the Japan
cse government, witnessed a special exhi
bition by the girl athletes or the girls'
branch of the Public Schools Athletic
League. The Japanese has come to this
' country, to study the methods of physical
culture in the public schools, and also the
workings of the athletic club, with the
Idea of adopting Its best features.
PICK ATHENS TEAM
Committee on Selection Soon
to Meet in New York.
WESTERN MEN AVAILABLE
Question Xot Yet Settled Whether
Tryouts Arc to Be Held Spo
kane Boxers Amateurism
Is Questioned.
Many of the athletic fraternity are won-
dcrlng whether or not the Western ath
letes will have a chance to make the
track team that will be sent from America
to participate In the Olympic contests In
old Athens. From the judgment passed
on the ability of the "Western athletes by
Mr. J. E. Sullivan, secretary of the Ameri
can committee of the Olympian game?,
secrotary of the Araatfur Athletic Union,
and author of the new book entitled
"Athletics in the West ami Far West."
the Westerners will be. or should be. !n
the first rank. But whether they arc or
not remains to be seen, and nothing can
be said until after the committee appoint-"
ed to select the toam meets tomorrow or
Tuesday In New York.
As had been said before, the selection
of the team should be determined by try-
outs at some place convenient to the West
or liast. and then Western athletes would
have equal chances with their Eastern
"brothers in anus" of the athletic arena.
If this plan Is adopted by the committee
and decided upon there will still be one
objection from all athletes concerned.
Western or Eastern, and that Is on ac
count of the weather. For no athlete will
be ready to train outside to get Into rbapc
for the tryouts. it being too cold. Taking
it all in all, it will be a puzzling ques
tion for tho committee to decide. Unless
every man trying for the team had a
covered dirt floor to train on and the same
to tryout on. it would bo difficult to sat
isfy all. But this Is vers' near Impos
sible. What arc the Western athletes'
chances on the team? What Western
men are available for the events?
Athletes AVho Arc. Available.
In the 100 yards there is Parsons, of
Wisconsin; Blair, of Chicago: Hahn, of
tho Milwaukee Athletic Club; Abadle. of
Olympic Club, California; Pearson, of the
University of Washington, and Smlthson.
of Multnomah. All of these men arc good
for 10 seconds In the 100 yards. The 440
yards would secure Hogcnson. of Chi
cago; Dunn, of Stanford, and Waller, of
Wisconsin. Those who could go for the
half-mile are few, indeed. There is
LJghtbody, of Chicago; Miller, of Stan
ford; Grecnhaw. of Multnomah, and Glar
ner. of the Olympic Club. Callfornlar" In
the mile run there Is Llghtbody, Glarnor,
Mill. Grconhaw and Matthews.
In the two-mile. Yerncr, of Chicago,
and Yates, of Multnomah, and Corey, of
Chicago. Th Mexican. Garcia, would
also enter. Corey. Hicks and Glarncr
would make good In the 25-mile race.
After the runs and sprints coma tho
hurdles. In the 120 hurdlo and 220 them
arc Catlln, of Chicago; Garrels. of the
same, and Friend; Coates. of Multnomah,
and Freeman, of Stanford, and then the
field events would bring out in the
weights Rose, of California; Plaw. of Cal
ifornia; Parry and Tobln. of Chicago;
Hyde, of California, and McDonald, of tho
University of Washington, and Hartncy.
of British Columbia. Following this are
the jumps, pole-vault, high jump .and
broad jump, with Patterson, of Chicago,
and Barker, too; Dole. Hall, Moullen,
Kelly. Frissell. Sneldegar. Bell, Coates
and Heater, of California and Oregon,
and Friend, of Chicago. In the field
events the West would perhaps bo
stronger than the East, taken it all in all.
Those "Who Can Go If Chosen.
Tho men who would actually go if a
team were chosen to go in the tryout,
and who could get away, are: Hahn.
Blair and Smlthson in the 100 and 230
yards, every one good for the 10 and un
der; 440 yards, Groman. of Chicago; half
mile. Glarner of Olympic Edmunson and
Mathews of Idaho; one mile. Edmunson.
Glarncr and Greenhaw, the latter In the
half as well; two mile. Gates of Multno
mah, Corey of Chicago and Verner; five
mile. Verner and Corey of Chicago; 120
hurdle. Heater of Multnomah. Coates of
the same and Friend and Catlln. ef Chi
cago; 220 hurdle. Cpatcs and Catlln; IG-,
pound shot. Rose and Plaw of Olympic
Club. California; lG-pound hammer. Parry
of Chicago and Plaw of California; Im
pound weight, Plaw, Rose: discus, Garrels
of Chicago and Ros,e of Olympic; high
Jump. Hall of Olympic and Kerrigan of
Multnomah: pole vault, Dole of Stanford.
Glover of Chicago and Heater, of Mult
nomah: broad Jump. Friend of Chlcaso
and Friseel and Kelly of Multnomah.
And those who would possibly get a
place in the tryouts of these cligjbles are:
Smlthson in the 100, and Hahn; Hahn
and Blair In the 220: half mile, Llghtbody
of Chicago; mile, Bdmunson asd light
body: two mile, Corey of Chicago, also
in the five mile and 25 mile; 25 mile.
GROUP OF ASSOCLVTION FOOTBALL PI.AYRRS, 1'HOTOCILVriIED AT
Morsthon: 120 hurdles. Catlln of Chicago;
220, Garrels of Michigan; Rose In the shot
and Plaw in the hammer; Plaw In the 55
pound; Garrels in the discus; high jump.
Hall and Kerrigan; broad Jump, Friend
and Sneldegar; pole vault. Heater and
Dole.
But thinking of the Inconveniences at
tached to the tryouts at this time of the
year. It is barely possible that thore will
bo tryouts at all. So the selection of
the team will have to be loft to the re
sults of the conference and National
championship meets.
Spokane Boxers in Trouble.
Will Douglas and Hammond, of the
Spokane Athletic Club, who participated
in a boxing match with Multnomah last
November, be found guilty of profession
alism? For the sake of amateur athlet
ics in the Northwest, and the Spokane
Athletic Tlub. we hope not. If the boys
are found guilty they should be disquali
fied, as they will be If found out. But
for their sakes we hope not.
It just gties to show that if the man
agement of amateur athletics is left
entirely to" professionals who are in
structors and trainers in athletic in
stitutions, which has bocn done In
many, cases in the Northwest, demor
alization of the ethics of amateurism
follows. Not because a professional
intentionally teaches professionalism,
but mostly on account of his little
knowledge of the rules of nmatcut
athletics. Nor is this ignorance ox
rules confined to professionals only, j
but to men who are in charge of ath- J
letics throughout the country. Tho
fact is, there are- really very few men
who are thoroughly up in the rules of
clean sport. But when we do And
some who have a thorough knowledge
of athletic ethics and intentionally
perpetrates a broach of athletic princi
ples, they should be disqualified from
further management of athletic af
fairs, as well as the active participant
who breaks a rule. There are a few
exceptions in the ease when it comos
to professional instructors. A very
good suggestion comes from President
J. B. Maccabe in his addross at the an
nual meeting" of the Amateur Athletic
Union last November, in relation to
competent oflicials, and touches close
ly on this subject. It roads as fol
lows: Incompetent Offlcluls.
"Properly conducted athletic meets
arc a misnomer unless thd officials arc
competent. In other words, an official
should be intelligent, courageous and
absolutely impartial. The A. A. U.
unifies the methods and rules for com
petition throughout the country,
creates and maintains the standards
of conducting- each event, makes the
comparisons of records of dUerent
sections possible, registers all records j
'made according to the rules and re- ,
Jects those unfairly made protects its
members and punishes the tricksters,
promotes amateur sports and discrim
inates between the amateur and the
professional.
"Now, why not i?o farther, and give
added protection to the competing ath
lete by requiring that all officials shall
be competent? I was greatly impressed
with an article by Mr. V. V. Roseboro,
the physical director of the Syracuse
Y. M. C A., who in a vory commenda
tory article of the A- A. T .. among
other good things, said: 'Wc have
normal class in which young men are.
among- other things, trained to act a
officials. Ave win at any time gladly
furnish any number of helpers for an
amateur athletic meet.'"
Bowling Club AVIII Give Dance.
Tho Gold Icaf Bowling Club, which is
leading the Portland Ten Pin Commercial
League at present, is planning to hold a
reception and dance In the near future."
which will bo the first of several events
of tho kind to be given by the club. This
club is to represent Portland at the West
ern Bowling Congress, which is scheduled
for Salt Lake City In February- Tho
members of the Gold Leaf team are
known as veteran bowlers of the city,
and arc rated as one of tho best teams
on the Coast. Part of the receipts of the
dance will go toward defraying a portion
of the team's expenses in making the trip
to Salt Lake. The affair will take place
at the East -Side Woodman HalI onFeb
ruary L 1
Police Hald Sharkey's Club.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. The Sharkey
Athletic Club, In which a British sailor
knocked out an American sailor at the
tlm6 of the visit of Prince Louis, was
raided by the police last night. Six men
were arrested pn the charge of adding or
abetting boxing exhibitions with a charged
admission. Tom Sharkey, the sailor pu
gilist, was not present.
New Zealand Football Team Coming.
SOUTHAMPTON. England. Jan. 30. Tho
American line steamer New York sailed
from here today, having on board tho
New Zealand football team. It is report
ed that it will probably play an exhibi
tion game at New York against an all
Canadian team and another at San Fran
cisco against the Vancouver players.
Monmouth Has Uhs Margin.
SALEM, Or- Jan. 20. Special.) -In a
hotly contested basket-ball game tonight,
Monmouth Normal defeated the Salem
Y. M. C. A. tonight by a scare of 24 to 22.
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CAREER OF TW1RLER
Hugh
Fullerton Tells of Clarke
Griffith.
SOME NOVEL ANECDOTES
Xilttlc Pitcher, Who litis Karncd a
National Reputation With New
York Team, Once IMnycd
for Tnconui.
A story by Hugh Fullerton in an East
ern exchange tells of some of the happen
ings In the career of Clarke Griffith, man
ager of the New York American team,
white a member of the Tacoma team, in
the old Northwest League of the paimy
days of 15JO-91. The little twlrler. who has
earned a National reputation since play
ing out here. Is well known to many of
the old-time fans, who have seen him in
action, and the younger generation know
the Highlander's manager by reputation.
The following anecdotes are related by
Fullerton:
Clarke Griffith, of Normal. 111., and New
York, now manager of the Highlanders, is
the greatest pitcher I ever met, superior
to his Instructor, Radbourne.
Rusia was faster. Dad Clarke had a bet
ter slow one In fact, almost every pitcher
could beat Grlf at some style of twirling
but for brains, cunning, and ability to mix
them all up, Grif was the best and be
sides, he lasted long because he took pret
ty good care of himself.
Old Hoss Radbourne. who alo came
from Normal, schooled Grif to the jumps,
and when he started in baseball he was a
little, black-faced fellow, wjth two little
bulbs hanging down from the ends of his
cars. He was about 16 years old. and his
guardian signed Ids contracts, but he
could pitch then Jusas well as he ever
could. He had the know how.
One day In Washington. Griffith was
pitching. It was in the ninth inning, with
Chicago one run to the good, two Senators
on bases, and Kip Sclbach at the bat. And
Kip could hit a few. One man was out.
and it looked like a sure tie score, if not
a defeat. Grif wasted one. then sneaked
one over: wasted another, dropped a slow
one across, and then commenced kidding
Selbach. Grit's system Is to worry the
batter, especially in crises. He always Is
cool and aggravating, and he usually has
perfect command. This day he stopped,
hesitated, hit the ball on his shoe, and
all the time kept talking to Selbach to
.get him nervous.
"Put her upTiere. Dago, and I'll knock
the cover ofT it said Kip.
"Why. you big, bowl egged Dutch slob,
you couldn't hit the grandstand with a
cricket bat."
That sort of repartee kept up for a min
ute. Selbach was waving his bat wjldly.
setting himself, pulling up his trousers
and perking- down his cap.
Finally Grif remarked:
"Here, you big tlfT. lilt this." And he
deliberately pitched the ball up as if toss
ing it across a room, straight arm. and
without any speed. Selbach drew back
for a mighty blow, but the ball hadn't ar
rived, and. before It did reach the plate.
Selbach got overbalanced, almost fell
down, and the ball crossed the plate waist
high. The umpire called him out. and
Selbach threatened to wntp Grif for show
ing him up.
After trying Milwaukee and Chicago,
Grlf was out in the old Northwest League
on the Pacific, pitching for Tacoma. One
afternoon Tacoma was playing Seattle,
and a generous clothier In the town, who
also wanted advertising, had placed a 40
foot sign on the center-field fence. The
sign announced that the clothier would
present a $j0 suit to any player who hit
the ball against IL
It was one of Grifs-bad days, when his
slow ball refused to work, and right at
the outset Seattle commenced hammering
his curves. Grlf perspired and fumed, and
the harder he pitched, the harder the vis
itors lambasted the ball.
In the middle of the Inning, when about
half a doccn men had clouted the ball to
the fences, a great yell went from the
stands, and Grlf. turning to see what the
matter was. discovered the clothier fever
ishly tearing down the canvas sign.
"That's the toughest roast I ever got in
baseball." says Grif.
It was up in that same league, at the
same lime that Dad Clarke was pitching.
The close of the season came, and Dad
pitched the final game for Seattle. He had
saved no xrione-y. and was thinking of he
long walk home. Homer Davenport, now
the cartoonist, was umpiring the game,
which went to 11 innings.
In the 11th Dad floated a slow one up,
and the Portland batter caught it square
ly between the seams. The ball went like
a flash far out over the center-fielder's
head, cleared the fence, and was still go
ing. Dad had turned and was standing
watching It. sadly. Then, while the crowd
was cheering. Dad turned to Davenport
and remarked sadly:
"I wish I was on that, going East."
The story oa game that was played
up ia that league came to mc in a round
HAWTHORNE PARK YESTERDAY.
about way. One night Dad Clarke and 1
were sitting- In front of the Old Louisville
Hotel, when Griffith came sauntering
down the street.
"Hello. Dad." greeted Grlf. "when are
you going- to pay me that T'
"Right now," said 'Dad, and he did.
Then I got the story-
It was a game between Seattle and Ta
come. with Griffith and Clarke pitching
The score was 1 to 1 when the Hth inning
started, and Spokane secured one. The
first three men for Seattle reached bases.
"Dad was out on the lines, jumping up
and down and yelling." said Grif. "He
made me hot. so I walked over to the line
and bet him 55 I would strike out tho next
three men." 1
"And he did." added Dad.
Jimmy Callahan, while at Kansas City,
turned one of the most spectacular tricks
over worked by a pitcher. The game was
close, and In one of the close innings one
of the Minneapolis team reached second,
with no one out. The batter was prepar
ing to sacrifice, and the runner was play
ing up the line. Callahan signaled the
slfortstop and the second basemen to pull
la close, encouraging the runner to take
a big lead, and then, whirling like a flash
In the box. he tore back to second, actual
ly outrunning the base runner and tag
ging him out before he could reach the
base. The play is declared by veteran
managers and players to be the only one
ever made In that way.
IS
OREGON MAY NOT MAKE CALIFOR
NIA TRIPS HE HE AFTER.
Plan to .Meet Idaho nt Home aad
Stanford on Mtiltnoiuah
Field in Portland.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Jan. 20.
(Special.) At a special meeting of
the athletic council hold this morning,
Guy Mount was elected football man
ager for the season of 1906. Mount is
a member or the Junior class and a res
ident of Sllverton. He served as as
sistant football manager during- the
season Just closed and is nt present
managing- the. varsity basket-ball
toam. His election was unanimous.
The athletic council adopted a res
olution prohibiting- managers of the
j various" teams from arranging" games.
ur cumusia. iimu it-quuv uu auscntu
of more -than three daysfrom recita
tion work. Heretofore the annual
football trip to California has occu
pied about ten days but" no such pro
longed absences from collogc work will
be permitted in the future. The ath
letic council Is opposed to the pro
longed trip to California and it is
quite aosslblc that the trip will not
be taken. If even for a single game
with Berkeley or Stanford.
There Is a general feeling among
the student that athletic relations
should be established and maintained
with the University of Idaho and it is
quite likely that Oregon will meet
Coui?h Griffith's eleven at Moscow next
soaaon. There Is also a possibility of
a game en Multnomah Field between
Oregon and Stanford.
The matter of the recommendation of
a football coach was left toka commit
tee consisting of President P. L. Camp
bell. Manager Guy Mount and Captain
William G. Chandler.
The election or William G. Chan
dler as football captain, G. W. Hug as
track captain, and Director C. II. Bur
den as baseball manager, was con
firmed by the council.
BOXING MAT BE ALLOWED
Xcw York Sports Take Hope From
Stclncrt's Decision.
NEW YORK. Jan. 20. (Special.) Mag
istrate Henry Steinert. In the West Side
Police Court today. In discharging the
principals in a boxing bout in Tom Shar
key's athletic club, rendered a decision
that leads to the belief that sparring may
again become general here. Commenting
upon the arrest of the prizefighters and
members of the athletic club, the magis
trate said:
"It seems to me that the law in this
case has been strictly complied with."
It was thought tho death of Nathan
Rosenberg, an 18-year-old boy. caused by
a knockout blow In the McFadden Club
two days ago, would cast a damper on
club bouts, but In view of magistrate
Steincrt's decision It Is probable such con
tests will be more frequent hereafter.
Austin Is New Town.
CANYON CITY. Or.. Jan. 20. The Whit
ney Townslto Company has filed with the
County Clerk of Grant County the plat
of tho" new townslte of Austin. The site
was originally donated to the Stinipter
Valley Railway Company as a terminal
ror the line, by Walter FIsk. The railroad
company has now sold to the Whitney
Company, which will from now oa pro
mntn thA Interests of theresent termi
nal. While the postal authorities at Wash-
IngtDn have orocrea mat ine name ot the
postoffice be FIsk Station, the towasitc
will continue, according to the" plat oa file
here, to bear the name of Austin. This i j
not the only Instance of the kind in the
county, as the town of Quartxfeurg haa
Comer for Its postoffice.
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PORTLAND TBAM PItOVKS TOO
STRONG FOR THEM.
Landlubbers Wla From British Tars
by a Score of Eight
to Zero.
A game of association, or as it Is
commonly called, socker football, was
played between a team representing
the British-ships in the harbor and one
of local players at the . East Side
grounds yesterday. The jack tars were
outclassed by their livelier opponents,
the landlubbers, who easily defeated
them by the score of S to 0.
Socker -football is interesting at this
time owing to the agitation now preva
lent against the American college
game, which is being repudiated by
many of the large educational insti
tutions In the country, and while there
is hardly any possibility of it supplant
ing the American game, it Is. or rather
should be an Interesting game If played
by teams thoroughly understanding the
fine points of the game. Yesterday's
contest could not be used as a crite
rion for the reason that fully half the
players competing had hardly any
knowledge of the scientific part of the
game, and therefore were not capable
of demonstrating the finesse expected
from well-executed plays.
Association is essentially an English
game, having been one of the principal
sports ot the mother country for the
past six centuries. In recent yours the
game has been revised and Improved
upon In many ways, but still possesses
many of the characteristics of the
original game.
In the game of socker football, the
handling of the ball with the hands Is
not permissible, except by .the goal
tender, and he Is not permitted to run
beyond a certain distance with it. The
players pass the ball back and forth
by kicking or butting It, and to touch
the ball with the hands constitutes a
toul.
When scientifically played, socker
football requires considerable endur
ance on tho part of the contestants,
for. like lacrosse, it is an open, run
ning game, and requires speed and agil
ity in players. Instead of brawn and
strength asexacted in theAmerlcan
college garael An alert brain and quick
eye Is essential to both games, for In
the former, the player who "dribbles"
or keeps tho ball In motion by short
kicks, until surrounded by opposing
players must exhibit great care In pre
venting the opposition from interfer
ing and preventing a kick pass to one
of his own side. Just us does the col
lege player in the American game, who
must be careful to learn his signals
and handle the ball accordingly.
Scarcely 2J persons were in attend
ance at the game yesterday which Is
testimony to the drawing qualities of
the game, for at thi3 contest no admis
sion was charged, the game being
played on an open lot. The winning
team was made tip of local talent, while
its opponents were sailors from the
British ships Blythswood. Afon Alan
and Mlltonburn. Tho following players
composed tho teams:
. Portlands J. A. Motherwell, J. E.
MacMastcr. R. Rylance. S. Mills W. 11.
Steel, T. Dean, II. Matthews, J. Dick
son and F. Cooke.
Sailors J. Lawson, E, Robinson. R.
J. Perchard. C D Llndsey. J. S. Reed.
N. McDonald, J. BInney. S. Owens, G.
If. Thornley, D. B. JIHIngs and A.
Kcrrjck.
Railroad Desires the Old" Site.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 20. (SpeciaL)
Officials of Union arid Wallowa Coun
ties have- come to an agreement in re-.
gard to the replacing of the bridge
over Wallowa River, to take the place
ot the one which collapsed last Fall.
The new structure will be located a
short distance" below the junction of
the Wallbwaand Minam Rivers.
This Is the place favored by the
railroad company for the reason that
Its line will cross the river at the
place where the old bridge stood!
Zero Weather in Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Jan. 20.
(Special.) Zero weather is prevailing In
the Yakima Valley. Friday night the
thermometer went to 2 above. There Is
about six Inches of snqw covering the
ground in the valley and sleighing has
been good all week. The snow is also
heavy In the mountains, which is wel
comed by the people of Yakima on ac
count of tho extra supply of water it will
leave there for next years Irrigation.
Harvard Graduates to Combine.
BOSTON. Mass., Jan. 20.-(SpeciaL)
President Elliott and the alumni directors
are working out a plan for a vast federa
tion of Harvard graduate clubs honey
combing the entire United States, and
embracing every city and town where
there arc a few graduates. The central
offices will be in Boston, and the branches
will reach from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific X
El Paw. Tex. Tbe ancient Catholic Church
at TemesMhic. watch waa built by mlsslotr:
Mta workleR with the Indians, and was. 1S6
years qU. feu collapsed and to a. oosmiele
wrecV.
Bookie Tells the Story of FIft
Hundred Dollars Waiting to Btf
Culled For as Kcsult or
Track AVinnlns.
"I had a sleeper bet of three yei
standing turn up on me at the A
track in Los Angeles last Winter, ani---hurt
some to have to unshuck whajr
called for." remarked a man who usetvr$
lay at Bennings. who books on the St
4
during the Winter meetings.
"I was putting up a slate anund
Chicago tracks three years ago. anlt
picked up there a clientele of hard beti
who didn't know much about the hort3
but who had several different brand;!
bullhead luck probably because
weren't so dead wise.
"One of them especially, a young
low who owned a fine hardware store
the West Side of Chicago, handed
several pastes that hurt mv feeling a!
He didn't know a race horse fronfi
bucket ot whitewash, and. In adduio:!';
that, he was generally about three pj?H
to the worse on the rum thing wherfS
reached the track, and yet he had
an linprrinf? nnr! nnnni"if.ln t--i.- yJ.Js-"
rr --- -"B(j"o " v k "
Int. AM .... i t. . 1. . . r S 1 1 . . . I
lllfc, GUI U1I JJUIL- I1U11LI1 UIUl I ItU IIUO
habit of unconsciously rubbing the
against the lfve 'ones every time I
him heave close to my book. He dea",
me for a good many thousands In
course of that Summer. He made
practice to play in my book alone. It
peared as If he couldn't get wrung!?
anything that he slapped on m srK
and I don t believe that I raked d
more than half a dozen of his bets du
that. racing wason in Chicago. I've
an idea It may be a fool one, ai tl
that the only way to beat a hoodoo In
buck it, and so I kept right on tdkin;
kale, feeling confident that I'd get
and his hardware store if he kep
playing them with his eyea shut and -I
the red-eye trickling through his fi.
for bullhead .luck and booz don t
with percentage, notwithstanding
those pretty stories you read.
The Hardware Boy.
"One afternoon, when Umdlej s ;
horse, Robert Waddell. was a 4-to-l
with a swell field, this hardware
edged along to me and handed me $30
that one. Waddell made his tic Id
funny and came home In a breezi
his mouth open.
"The hardware boy didn't turn up li
the race for his $1500. He didn't makiS
appearance during the remainder offi
afternoon's racing, so I concluded thafa
had tanked up totally and forgot to
lect his win. I drove by his hardlg
store on my way back to the hotel.
his clerks told me that he hndn t got
from the track. I, of course, felt
that he'd show up at the track the
afternoon; but he didn't. Agai:., onSJs
way home. I drove by his place of taKSS
ness. but "the clerks azaln informedlffilfe
that he hadn't made his appearanci
the store. He didn't turn up at the tl
for the rest of the meeting, nor dui
make his appearance at his home ot
the hardware store. The Chicago pal
printed a lot of stuff about his cxtnw
nary disappearance. Ha had not
seen by relative or friends since tLatj
he walloped me for $lo00 on the Wat
horse.
wnen i was puning up siaKs 10
Chicago I went to his head man atlgt!
hardware store and torn nim mat I4
boss turned up he could get his Jl3ftJg
writing me at my New ork addro"!
figured it out that the young fellow na
have gone off on a protracted toot
that I'd hear from him all right In
But I didn't.
"Well, shortly after the meeting at!
Angeles began last Winter I was
handling the chlckonfeed on a mile
a quarter race In which Heather III
was the even-money favorite, whfi
speedy-looking chap nudged up to a if
in front of me. He had a sort of
over bun on.
" 'Well, pal. he said to me with
familiarity that got me a bit on the r
pnnclTopInff lite IrvoVc T Tirnnfl?. if I
get by with a little hurry touch for a5
bones say 51500r
"Then I looked the man over I ha
vaguest possible memory that I had
his face bef6rc somewhere, but I cou
place him for the life of me. He co
ued smiling in my teeth. I though:
perhaps he might bo 'too much under
cochineal stuff to understand what hr
talking about, and so I went ahead ta
the other bettors' coin.
Recognized at Last.
" 'Just give me 51C0O worth of llz
Honey, will your remarked the shaj
looking chap, continuing to regard!
amiably.
" 'Sure thing. said It 'Send along!
stuff.
"Oh. just charge it to mj account
said, with perfect good nature.
" 'Went away, Happy,' said I
busy.
" 'Or,' said he, still regarding mi
his baffling grin, you can just slip an
$1500. and I'll get It down on He;i
Honey In another book.
"Then the greac white light brokl
me. He was the Chicago hardware!
to whom I was indebted to the tui
51500.
" 'Oh." you're the lost one. hey?
and he saw I recognized him. Dje
a nice time when you strolled oft
dayr
" 'Pretty fair, thanks. he rea
'D'you want that $1500 on Heather Hoi
"Yes. 111 handle it, said I. and I mil
him down even money Heather Honel
the $1500 that I owed hjm.
"Then Heather Honey pranced out!
smothered her field, romping honl
lengths to the nice.
"Kgues.-i that wasn't enough to g-j
guileless layer the lid-buzz. I slipped
shabby young fellow his $3000 whel
strolled around for It. I told him.
ever, that he had too much of the!
eye on him for any more play otl
sheets I was atraid ot nls way of sh
lng them. I was justified in my fearj
for ho slid -In from that time and cU
up about $20,000 inside of two weeks.
he quit. He dropped around to my
to shake hands before he blew, ar
told me he was going back to Chlcaj
start another hardware shack and fl
the ponies.
"Digging up on any kind of a dead
U bad enough, but these sleepers of j
standing are sure racking to the ner
Oregon City Y. M. C. A. AVIuJ
WOODBURN, Or.. Jan. 20.-(SpecJ
The. Y. M. C. A. team of Oregon Cltyi
in a hotly-contested game of bastkJ
against Woodburn buslnes men's
here tonight. The score was 19 to 11
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