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TIIE SUNDAY OKEGON1AX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 16, 1906. LOOK FOR LEAGUE TO GO TO PIECES BROWN SHUTS OUT Californians Believe Seattle's Position Will Lead to Disruption. Seals Prove Better Mudpad dlers Than the Beavers, , and Win, 4 to 0. ' PENNANT CHASERS TROUBLES ARE GROWING Impression Prevails That California , Will Have a State League Composed of Six Clubs V '- . Next Vear. f BY HARRY B. SMITH. ' SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Sept. 15. (From appearances in and around San Francisco, it looks very much as if the Pacific Coast League -will come to an lend by the time the last games are tflayed. Although President Bert left lor Seattle, the middle of the week, Jwlth the announced intention of straightening out the tangle, it does iot look as if he can appease the dis satisfied Seattle promoters for all time o come. There is a good deal of talk About the league taking over the Seat tla Club and running it, the same as iwas done with' Los AJigeles. The con ditions are somewhat different, how ever, so that he may have more trcubla n the North. Seattle wants Pugdale and It also jR-ants Northwest baseball. That much lis evident and has been, almost from ?the start of the Coast League. I have talked with a number of local baseball people. They seem to think that Cali fornia will have a league of its own luext year and that it will be composed (nf six clubs, Los Angeles, Fresno, kstockton, San Francisco, Oakland and feacramento. There is also a chance Jthat the league will go outlaw, as bail teems to have prospered more In these Jparts that way. Tex Rickard Is getting the habit. The Goldfield fight promoter has been tin San Francisco for over a week. He Started to electrify the world before his arrival by offering a $25,000 purse Ifor a fight between Britt and liana. (When he reached the city he had cooled perceptibly on any such propo sition and declared that he did not be lleve Jimmy Britt would be a good drawing card. Last Wednesday he came out with a statement that he would offer $30,000 for a battle be tween nans and Nelson, to take place In Goldfield on Christmas day. Rlck ard's offer smacks somewhat of ad vertising for the mining town in which he is interested. A prizefight in Goldfield in the dead of Winter would hardly be much of a drawing ,card and Rickard knows that he will 'not be prepared for any match, at least until next Spring. The moving pictures were shown at private exhibition last Wednesday night to newspapermen of San Fran cisco and to some of those most Inter ested in the fight. They are very good and ought to bring in the pro moters a good sum of money. The pictures opened for the public Satur day night and will be kept on for eight days, after which they will be sent out ' on the road. Neither Gang or Nolan have determined whether they will sell out their interests. Gans would take $15,000, but no one has come forward Iwlth an offer and be will probably take his chance with Nolan and the (club on what can be made. The fight between Eddie Hanlon nd Fighting Dick Hyland that is scheduled to take place in San Fran cisco September 28, is the talk of the town. Both of the boys are Califor nians, well known, and the town Is fight crazy. That will count easily for a $12,(100 house, as much as Dream land pavilion, where the matches are to be held, will contain. Hanlon is training at San Rafael, and has with him Frank McDonald, who trained Joe Gans in all of his California matches, as well as the contest at Goldfield. Tobey Irwin, who will be remembered as a boxer, who worked in Portland when ISiddy Bishop was a manager of fighters and a ready writer on the t typewriter. Hanlon is quite confident of his ability to win and says that after bo lias finished off Hyland he !-ni ask for a chance at Jimmy Britt. 'Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien, who ar rived in San Francisco the middle of the rweek with the Intention of proceeding to Australia for the purpose of fighting Bill Bnuires for the heavyweight title of Kangaroo land, has decided to remain in lAmeric-a. On the eve of his departure, O'Brien received an offer from Lucky (Baldwin, who said he was willing to Rive a $20,000 purse for O'Brien and Burns to bo 40 rounds at Arcadia, a short dis tance from Los Angeles. Inasmuch as Haldwln said he would post forfeit money end Burns said he was ready to put up JKKO to show that he means business, the iPhiladelphian told his valet to unpack ihls trunks and prepare for a stay in the land of sunshine. The Australian trip ihas been indefinitely postponed, and will take place some time next year, if ever. After he gets through with Burns which, to my mind, will be .a decided:y short encounter O'Brien says that he will go to Philadelphia to box six rounds with Joe Gans. It cannot be much more than a boxing match, as Gans will weigh J 33 pounds, while O'Brien cannot train clown below the middleweight figure. That is too much of a difference to mean a real fight in the ring. Eddie Householder will have a hard time squaring himself with Presi dent Bert, of the Coast League, from all accounts. Bert received a letter from a friend of his shortly before he started for the North Wednesday night, and, on the strength of it, he wired Russ Hall to suspend Householder Indefinitely. If the attack was as aggravated as the writer of the letter says, Eddie will stay cm the blacklist lor a long time. Bert knows the outfielder's tendency to rough things when he gets a chance. Lew Powell and Willie Wolff, both local 123-pound boys, who have been fight ing in the amateur ranks for several years, have been matched as the opening card of the Colma Club Monday night, September 24. It is not considered the highest-class attraction that could be ar ranged, but ought to draw fairly well. The semi-professional or so-called ama teur clubs are the boys that are making the money these days. They give weekly entertainments. The last club that pulled off seven four-round engagements had a JHOflO house, which shows how much the public of this city likes the boxing game. Harvard Oarsmen Coming Home. LONDON. Sept. 15. With the exception of O. D. Filley and D. A. New all the members of the Harvard rowing crew which was defeated by the .Cambridge crew sailed on the St. Louis today for New York. Friends of the oarsmen gathered at the Waterloo station to bid them farewell. XT ' J ' ' - '''' f f&& ' " i jiiipK3-4iiiiiiiPta lilSt- :,fnSA jilllliliil lllll; , :. ' Wfei- . : IIHii . -Xt-xsL .. WV.-c..; v - - &M&r;?, KIT CAKSON. PORTLAND'S Judge McCredie Discusses Los Angeles Forfeited Game. UMPIRE MAHAFFEY RIGHT Portland Baseball Magnate Disputes President of Coast League Also Defines the Player-Umpire's Position Under Rules. During the recent visit of President Bert to this city he is credited with stat ing that he thought Umpire Mahaffey was wrong In forfeiting the Saturday game with Los Angeles to Portland. The opinion among the .well-versed of the local fans is that the league chief Is wrong and that the umpire was right. Umpire Ma haffey, in referring to his ruling, said that he would decide in exactly the same manner were a similar situation to arise tomorrow. He contends that under no other circumstances Is a league pro tected. Should Randolph have left the team on the day following the infliction of the fine, and been allowed to sit on the bench, he could have stirred up trou ble for the official and made his depart ure without liquidating, and the league would have been loser. Judge W. W. McCredie expresses his views on the matter as follows, taking a stand against Bert: "Umpire Mahaffey was right when he forfeited the Los Angeles game to Port land, and he should be upheld by Presi dent Bert. Portland doesn't need the game to win the pennant, nor any of the games that President Bert is reputed to be deciding against us, which includes them all. Mahaffey should be sustained for the good of the game and also be cause he was right. Often the decision of the court is wrong and the losing party is in the right. If Bert decides Mahaf fey was wrong, in my opinion, it 1b Bert's decision and not Mahaffey's that Is wrong. No Logic In Bert's Position. ' "When Mahaffey, on account of offensive language used In the presence and hear ing of the fans, fined the auburn-haired gentleman from the Sunny South $5 and put him oft from the grounds until he paid the penalty, the red-headed pitcher was not in good standing with, the um pire nor with the fans, and he shouldn't have been permitted to appear . before them. "What logic is there in compelling the umpire to permit the offending player to appear in uniform, warm up, and In a thousand little ways offer Insults to the umpire and the fans, and keep it up several days until his .club needs . him, when Mr. Manager, who gloats over the fact that he has well rubbed it. Into the umpire, will now with pleasure pay the fine. Is that for the good of the game? Or is it better to say to-the offending one: 'You are off from the ground, and you are oft until you pay the penalty." "The Los Angeles manager could not bluff Mahaffey, and so good an umpire shouldn't be turned down. "The next day when the offending player appeared at the instance of the manager and flaunted defiance in the face of the umpire, the fans, if in their power, would have given him a double fine and put him out of the game in definitely. Will Ask Pennant Next. "We lost a game we won at Los An geles by Bert's ruling because we were obliged to catch a train. Now Los An TH1NKSBERTWRQNG 4 :x: ::.,,:: .. S &-:J " ' ' ' '0&iii!fii -: i --.-t:::-a -" . - ? i-- vtt-;i':- : ': ;.- ,. r mmmmw NEW CHANGE CATCHER. geles wants the president to save it an other game, lost this time by the stub bornness of its own manager. What will they ask next? Probably the pennant. "Again, Van Haltern's protest shouldn't be allowed. , The ruling relating to um pires, under which VanHaltren protested, la intended for the umpires appointed by the league president, and not accommo dation umpires taken from the players. Our players belong to Portland and are there to render whatever assistance may be required of them as ballplayers. If the regular umpire does not appear, the clubs generally agree each to furnish a player. After the player Is furnished, the game goes on, and if it develops that either side needs its player,- why Isn't it entitled to him? "All the club agrees to do is to fur nish one of the player-umpires, not any particular player. Th.ere is no question but what one player is and will be as fair as another. It is simply a question, has the club a right to its player, if it needs him, by substituting another? As to Player Umpires. "In this case Donohue was umpiring. Supposing McLean had broken his finger or leg and was out of the game, would we have been obliged to have lost the game by forfeit .for want of a catcher, unless Mr. Van Haltren cbnsented to the change? In this case if we had the right to call upon Donohue to catch we would likewise have the right to call upon him for any other services as a player for which he was needed. We receive noth ing for furnishing one of the two player-umpires. "Hence, wkere Is there' any considera tion for us losing the services of a good man when we- need him? It is simply a question of accommodation, and the club shows its courtesy to the president of the league when it furnishes and keeps furnished as an umpire a ballplayer while not needed." HOLDS SUCCESSFUL RACES. Oregon Homing Club Closes Inter esting Speed Contests. The Oregon Homing Club has Just fin ished one of the most successful racing seasons of which official record has been kept on the Pacific Coast. It was held in connection with the Oregon State Fair at Salem, Or. Much credit Is due to Frank Lee, superintendent of the poul try division, for the manner in whicu this new attraction has been handled, for it was largely through his efforts that arrangements were made with the pigeon fanciers whereby it was agreed to liberate a certain number of birds each day of the fair. The prizes offered consisted of ribbons and two silver cups, which were given for the best speed average during the week's races and also for the best Indi vidual time record, the ribbons being won by a number of the members of tne Homing Club. The cups were won by J. P. Limerick, the first of which he se cured on "Little Robin," which made the distance between Salem and Port land In something less than one hour and four minutes last Tuesday, while the second cup was won by "Irish Lad" on Wednesday, through a driving rain in one hour and 14 minutes. In Saturday's race, which was a free-for-all, and in which many of the best homing pigeons on the coast competed, the race was won by E. H. Bauer, with "Bauer's Lizzie," the time being one hour and two minutes, winning the Gib son silver cup and highest honors for the season. FeRady for Another Match. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) Tex Ricard has offered a purse of $30,000 for another match be tween Gans and Nelson at Goldfield In February and received the following from Billy Nolan. "I accept behalf Nelson, same condi tions governing last battle, except Slier. Purse, winner take all or cut money to suit Gans." Gans has yet to be heard from, but Ben Sclig, his manager, says that he thinks Guns would rather fight Britt first and then, if successful, take, on Nelson later. NINETEEN MEN STRIKE OUT Brown Lands Ten of Beavers, While Xine Seals Are Fanned by Gum. S'cw Catcher Makes His Little Bow. PACIFIC COAST. LEAGUE. lfeterday's Results. San Francisco. 4; Portland. 0. Seattle, 10: Fresno, 4. Oakland, 2: Los Angeles. 0. Stan dine of the Clubs. Won. Lost. P. C. Portland 89 43 .674 San Francisco .... 75 57 ' .58 Los Angeles 71 73 .4I3 Seattle 68 70 .493 Oakland 65 80 .448 Fresno 49 83 .371 "Brown's In town" was thoroughly demonstrated to the Portland pennant as pirants and the fair-sized crowd of faith ful fans who braved the threatening weather to witness their favorite sport at Recreation Park yesterday afternoon. The Seal twirler was the candy kid at a baby show matinee, and had the locals "buffaloed" at every point of the engage ment. Final score, San Francisco 4 Port land 0. The Seals proved better mud paddle than the Beavers. Brown was practically invincible, and although he allowed seven hits these were scattered through as ' many innings and failed to come when they might have scored a run or two. Incidentally the former disciple 'of Mike Fisher sent ten of McCredie's hirelings to the bench by the strike-out route. Frank Gum was on the hill for the home talent and had one bad inning which was his, undoing, for in this chap ter the Seals banged the horsehlde for four clouts after two were in pickle, which, with a pass issued to the "Sauer kraut" catching automaton known as Hank Spies, who was first up, netted the visiting bunch a trio of clangs by Sexton Freddie. It came about thusly. The aforemen tioned Spies proved a strong waiter and took advantage of Gum's lack of control by ambling on four wide ones. Brown and Spencer fanned and two were down. Mohler singled to left and Wheeler fol lowed by a safe one to right, on which Spies registered, Mohler taking third and Weelher second on the throw to catch the "Dutchman" at the plate. Chubby George Hildebrand put a padlock on the game by lacing one to left for a couple of cushions which chased two more runs over the pan. After this Irwin singled and Williams was hit with a pitched ball, which filled the sacks, but Walthour was unable to do any more damage and they were left when he struck out. Gum pitched something of a game him self, for he fanned nine of the visitors and In the sixth inning retired the side on five pitched balls, one of the batsmen. Brown, fanning on three balls pitched, and the other two batters being retired on the first ball. Catcher Pat Donohue was disabled In the eighth inning by being hit on the knee with a foul tip from Walthour's bat, and was succeeded by the new catcher, Car son. The new man is a big husky fellow. He throws to second nicely, and Im pressed the fans as being a good man. His one time at bat was in a pinch, with two out and men on second and third. and he disappointed the fans by striking out. He stands up to the plate like a batter and will get his share of hits in time. The Seals' fourth run came in the eighth on Irwin's double, a fielder's choice and a wild pitch. Two games will be played this after noon commencing at 2 o'clock sharp. Yes terday's score follows: PORTLAND. AB R IB PO A E McHale. cf 4 O 0 0 0 0 Sweeney, ss 3 0 1 0 5 I Mitchell. If 3 0 2 2 0 0 Smith, 3b 4 0 12 10 Donahue, c 3 0 18 10 Henderson, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 Kane, 2b 4 0 1 3 4 0 Ulster, lb 4 0 0 10 0 0 Gum. p 4 0 0 0 3 0 Carson, o 1 J 0 2 J 0 Totals 34 0 7 27 14 1 SAN FRANCISCO. AB R IB PO A E Spencer, cf 5 0 1 2 1.0 Mohler. 2b 5 1 3 3 1 1 Wheeler, ss 4 1 2 0 4 0 Hildebrand, If 4 0 1 2 0 0 Irwin, 3b 4 12 0 10 Williams, lb 3 0 0 9 0 0 Walthour, rf 4 0.0 1 0 0 Spies, c 2 1 0 10 0 0 Brown, p 0 0 J 4 0 Totals 35 4- 9 2T 11 1 SCORE BY INNINGS. San FrancUco.O 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Hits 1 O410O1119 Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hits 1 1 1 0 110 1 17 , SUMMARY.' Struck out By Gum, 9; by Brown. 10. Bases on balls Oft Gum, 2. Two-base hits Hildebrand and Irwin. Double play Spen cer to Williams. Stolen base Wheeler. Hit by -pitched ball Williams. First base on errorB Portland, 1; San Francisco. 1. Wild pitches Brown and Gum. Left on bases Portland. 9; San Francisco. 8. Time of game One hour and 40 minutes. Umpire Mahaffey. Devereaux Wins for Oakland. OAKLAND,. Cal., Sept. Ij. Devereaux won the game for Oakland with a three base hit in the second. Cates and Burns each pitched championship ball. Both sides started out with two hits and one run in the first inning. The score: Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 7 1 Oakland 1 1000000 2 6 1 Batteries Burns and Buckley; Cates and Hackett. Umpire Perrine. Seattle Finds the Ball. SEATTLE, Sept. 15. It was a hard fought battle up to the seventh, when Fresno went to pieces and Seattle did some hard hitting. The score: Seattle 0 0200170 10 12 2 Fresno 0 1200000 14 6 S Batteries Vlckers and Blankenshlp; Fitzgerald and Dashwood. Umpire Derrick. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Sept. 16. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 1824c; dairies, 1720Hc Eggs Strong; at mark, cases included, 13 17c; firsts, 10c; prime firsts, 21c; extras, 23c. ' . Cheeae Firm. ll12ttc Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Sept. 15. Wheat Unchanged. BlueBtem, 67c; cluft, 64c; red, 61c A Word to OUR DISPLAY OF FALL, 1906, CARPETS AND RUGS Is now complete, and awaits your inspection. Critical Housef urnishers will be pleased by the harmony and coloring, the grace and beauty in design of the new patterns, while the price will appeal to the thriftiest shopper. There are many bargains of surpassing interest. Suppose you visit this display tomorrow ntiM Windsor Chair This is a reproduction made from a chair used in Old Plymouth Colony. Is made . of solid mahogany with polished or dull fin ish. Price $13:50 ACCOUNTANT WINS STAKES AHEAD BY TWO LENGTHS I?f AJf- AUAL 925,000 RACK. Srawell, After Hard Backing Dron In Betting;, Takes 97500 Great Eastern Handicap. NEW YORK, Sept 15. James Bra dy's $45,000 colt, Accountant, at 6 to 5, won the $25,000 annual championship stakes, two and a quarter miles, at Sheepshead Bay, today. H. P. Whit ney's Ironsides was second. The time was 3:55 2-5. Only four went to the post, with Ac countant favorite. ' Fine Cloth and Ironsides closed equal second choices at 3 to 1, while Bedouin was 8 to 1. The start was good. Garner sent Fine Cloth out in front. At the half mile he was leading by three lengths. Martin meanwhile placed Accountant in second place and took a $?ood hold of the favorite's head. Passing the stand the first time. Fine Cloth was still leading by three lengths. At the end of one and a half miles Fine Cloth began to tire and Martin took Accountant to the front, where he soon had a commanding lead. Hil debrand attempted to come through on the rail with Bedouin, but was shut off and lost a couple of lengths. The Brady colt, as he swung into the stretch, had an advantage of three lengths and flashed under the wire a winner by two lengths. Ironsides and Bedouin were both under a hard drive, the former gaining (he place by a head. Seawell, backed down from 14 to 1 to 5 to 1, easily won the $7500 Great Eastern handicap, six furlongs, futur ity course, and made a new track rec ord, 1:10 3-5. Demund was always a favorite at 2 to 1, but was denied the services of his regular jockey, Radtke, who has. been suspended. Results: Six furlongs Roseben won. Suf frage second. Far West third; time, 1:12 3-5. Westbury steeplechase, about two and a half miles Balzac won; Paul Jones second. Pioneer third; time,' 5:12. Great Eastern handicap, five and half furlongs Seawell won, Ballot second; Arcit third; time, 1:10 3-5. Annual champion stakes, two and one-fourth miles Accountant,- 115 (Martain), 6 to 5, won; Ironsides, 99 (Miller), 3 to 1, second; Bedouin, 124 (Hildebrand), 7 to 1, third; time, 3:55 2-5. Fine Cloth also ran. ". One mile They're Off won, Annetta Lady second, Water Dog third; time, 1:40 4-5. Mile and a furlong, on turf Miss Crawford won. Ostrich second, Grazl allo third; time, 1:53 2-5. Week's Races at Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Sept. 13. The racing at Douglas Park closed today for one week on account of the Kentucky State Careful Buyers Fittings for the Den Hundreds of new conceptions in weathered oak. Mission patterns predominate for this room and we are showing a most complete line of cellarettes, combination and stationary, tables, wall racks and a line of chairs and rock ers that cannot but please the most fastidious. Library Tables We cannot speak too highly of our Library Tables. They pos sess every quality that go to make up a satisfactory table. The one portrayed above is in weathered finish and is built of selected quartered stocky The top is 42 inches long and 28 inches wide. Price $10.50 Jewel Ranges Fuel Savers Fair. It will be resumed September 24. Results: About six furlongs Lady Ethel won, Nona W. second, Yo San third; time, 1:10 3-5. Four and half furlongs Bitter Miss won. Voting second, Sir Mincemeat third; time, 0:34. ' Six furlongs Platoon won, Hanni bal Bey second, Lady Esther third; time, 1:13 2-5. Mile and 70 yards Elotreos won, Old Stone second. Coruscate third; time, 1:44 1-5. About six furlongs Mansard won, J. W. O'Neil second, French Nun third; time, 1:10 2-5. Mile Celeres won, Whippoorwlll sec ond. Bitter Hand third; time, 1:41. Mile and a sixteenth Shining Star won, Missouri Lad second, Ternus third; time, 1:47 3-5. JOYS OF OUT-OF-TOWN BALL- Manager Tells of Troubles of Play ing Where Umpires Are Unkind. Here is the way one of the Seattle man agers describes the average out-of-town trip. "You pile out of bed early Sunday morning to catch a boat or train. After a long ride you get to your desUnation, hunt up the local manager, usually at some saloon, eat dinner and dress, hurry out to the grounds, followed by a gang of small and large boys, who persistently tell you what a bunch of dubs you are, then the game proceeds and the crowd jeers your every slip and fails to recog nize your good plays. "The umpire hands you a large-sized package when necessary, and the crowd takes possession of the diamond If occa sion demands, and unless you are capable of beating the whole combination you usually lose the game. You sneak back to the hotel and dress, then kick your heels around some saloon until train time, ar riving home late that night, sore and weary, worn out and disgusted." The above is far-fetched in some re spects, and yet there are many familiar features of it which are of weekly occur rence, and the sooner those conditions are remedied the better. NEW YORK WINS WATER POLO Daniels Has Walkaway in 440-Yard Swimming Match. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15. The water polo match between teams from the New York Athletic Club and the Chicago Athletic Association was the feature of the closing day's programme of -the Na tional swimming championship contests at Laughlin's Lake. The New York Ath letic Club won the event, 3 to 2. M. J. Nandy's withdrawal from the 440 yards left C. M. Daniels without any serious opposition and he loafed home, 20 yards ahead of M. Schwarz, in the slow time of 6:25 1-5. P. O. Bartels, of the Denver Athletic Club, beat A. M. Goessllng, of the M. A. C, less than a yard In the 220-yard intermediate swim, after one of the most stubbornly-contested races of the T. P. Martin. A. A. C, won the 220 yard swim. Juniors. Time, 3:17 4-5. Thomas O. Gallahan, New York Ath letic Club, with 205 points, was first in fancy diving. VP 1 Reed and Rattan Rockers We carry the Heywood Wakefield lines and have just received the samples for Fall. They consist of easy chairs in full reed and leather upholstered, also some suites for the bedroom. The price of Rocker shown above is ..Sj55.00 FOOTBALL AT OUTLOOK BRIGHT AT EASTERV WASHINGTON COLLEGE. Balrd, the New Coach, Exprrted to De velop Slronff Team Krom Ma terial on Hand. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 15. Although it is yet early In the season, football prospects are looking very bright at Whitman College. Baird, the new coach, has already won the confidence of the men. Baird got his training at Northwestern Univer sity, where in 1902 ho made the all Western team. Since 1303 he has been coaching at Carlton College, ' Minnesota, where he trained up one of the most successful teams in the state. Punting Is his strong point, which is especially fortunate for the Missionaries this year on account of the new rule requiring a team to make ten yards in three downs. There has not been time yet to pick out all the good material among the new men, but several prospective players have already appeared. Borleski is a husky man who played half for the Spokane High School last year. Crockett is an other half who comes from a Kentucky college. Brainard was a class team play er at Oberlin last year. Practically all the old, men of last year's successful team are out again this year. Gilbreath, the center who grad uated last year, is back again taking post-graduate work and will probably play his old position. Schmidt is here, the man who displayed such good gen eralship as quarter last year, and Cap tain Spagle, the end who never missed his man in recovering a punt. Perlnger, Dimmick, Philbrook and Rigsby are the biggest men of the team and all star players. Cox did not play last year, but he Is out practicing this Fall. If he plays he will be the swiftest man on the team, as he is the man who has won the sprints for the Missionaries for the last three years. According to ex-Captain Perlnger the prospects for a winning team were never brighter. Condition of Maintenance Fund. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 15. (Special.) Following is a statement of the condition of the maintenance funds of the various state Institutions at the close of business on August 31, 190tt: Expenditures. Balances. Western Washington , Hospital 160,248.89 $69,751.11 Eastern Washington Hospital 94.933.75 52.066.25 State Penitentiary ..... llH,!f5.s:i 71 074.17 State Reform School.... 32.03X.19 12.9til.Sl State Soldiers' Home... 35,469.55 9,530.45 School for Deaf and Blind 23,234.48 21,765.52 Institution for Feeble- Minded 22.235.RR 22.7K4 1. Transportation of insane 10,773.40 9,226.60 ira importation or con victs 14,674.69 10,325.31 Transportation of incor- rlgibles 3,008.07 991.93