The Sunday Oregonian., February 02, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 6, Image 38

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, . PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, IOOS
FANDOM PLEASED
IHTER-GOLLEGIATE-
WITH NEW TEAM
SMEETING FRIDAY
Have Visions of Pennant Float-
Athletic Conference at Walla
ing Over Local Field
This Year.
: Walla Promises . Far
1 Reaching Results.
NEW MEN IN LIMELIGHT
CALL ISSUED BY WHITMAN!
11 THK RASF.RAI.L KAN nilKINli THIS W1I4 1LK IViUlN 1 tlO l I
1 . "(S3 Mfsnn iSiiHi" lliif tiiftf-lllii .it 1F i
Itilversity of Washington lias Sim
ilar Call Prepared, but Gracefully
Stops Aside Important Sub
I
jects to Be Discussed.
I TtT REFEREE.
College men throughout the Pacific
Northwest are looking forward with no
liftle interest to the conference whlcn
Is! to be hem at walla wana next, r i -
day and Saturday. This conference was
tif.st called by the University of Wash
ington, but before the official invita
tion were sent out Whiteman College
issued a call and asked the different
..nrei to send representatives to
ufall.a Walla as her guests. Washing-
iin nreented the Whitman invitation In
at most graceful and sportsmanlike
airanner and will recognize Whitman
as the host and accept her hospitality.
IPrnsTiecta for a successful conference
ate growing: brighter every day, and as
jill of the leadinc institutions of the
Northwest have elected delegates, a
filll representation Is assured. The dif
ferent colleges seem to be entering Into
tile conference arrangement with the
proper spirit, and if this quality of
spirit continues, good results will fol
l.lw. iln order to facilitate the work of the
r-Anference." Whitman College has sent
te following letter to Idaho. Oregon,
Washington, Pullman ana corvains:
Details of Conference.
it., the universities and colleges invited
t.i be represented in an intercollegiate- con-
I. ircnce February 7 and S, !!: In order
irj have a common basis of agreement and
:m understanding concerning the character
of the proposed conference, we suggest the
lolloping points as essential to a successful
-Klrst Enrh Institution may bo represent
ed lv two delegates who shall be ofrieially
II, -credited by Its faculty and its student
body. These delegates need not be mem
bers of the faculty or of tho student body,
hut must have power to represent their in
stitution and to bind it in honor ,by their
action.
Second Kach Institution shall have one
vote in the conference.
Third The action of the conference shall
l,e hinrilno- nnn the Institutions represented.
Kourth It is suggested that the action of
tlu, -conference shall be allowed to Bland
i (thout change for a period of two years
In order that It may be tested by experi-ciH-
before alteration.
Fifth Kach delegate should be prepared
t.i .-aiilimlt credentials showing that ho of
licjally represents either the faculty or the
student body of his institution, or both.
Sixth The conference; will be called to
order on the morning of Friday, February
7. as soon as possible after the arrival of
the Northern Pacific train, due at ) A. M.
The representatives of. all institutions will
Ve entertained as tho guests of Whitman
t'ollege during the conference. Please let
tis bear from you immediately and definite
ly, concerning ,3'our approval of the sugges
liuPS above. ' .
The sttgestion that the action of the
conference be binding upon tho institu
tions represented is a wise one. Any at
tempt to refer the work of the conference
back to the different colleges for ratiti
cwtion will be disasterous. No two col
li tres will agree upon all minor matters,
and the process pi' holding conferences
and then referring their actions back to
tho different schools for ratification might
continue ad infinitum. When such men
as President Penrose, of Whitman; Pres
ident Campbell, of Oregon: and President
lwrr, of O. A. C, are willing to give
their time and attention to athletic mat
ters, their work should be final and be
yrmd the veto of faculty athletic commit
tees and irresponsible under-graduates.
STlie suggestion that tho action of the
conference be allowed to-stand for two
t-ur is -also a wise one, although there
j-yould be a conference one year hence
iitid autiuaily thereafter. Many questions
ate lircdy to arise during the coming
rjar, and it may be necessary to alter
or amend me constitution ana rutes or
eligibility.
i Year's Residence Kulc.
Jrhe conference -ought to adopt the
"gear's residence" rule for all men who
Itjive played on other college teams. This
l jiio should apply not only 'to men who
Imve played at .colleges within the con
ference, but also to men who have played
any college team whatsoever. If it
i WIT
tijii tv
long for Oregon, Idaho, or Washing-
' to play on . their teams ' men who
iBpve represented Pullman, Whitman or
(Oi vallis during the preceding year, why
i$ it not wrong for these institutions to
1 .! men from other parts of the coun
try before they have complied with the
year's residence requirement? The most
ui'torious ringers that have played in
ije Pacific Northwest have come from
ujher sections of tho country.
Jl'l'lie "four-year" requirement should be
:fiopted by the conference. Cor four years
if college football are enough for any
ljiin. Experience has shown that most
ih"n who play beyond this limit begin to
leXn toward the "has been" class, al
though' there are a few notable exceptions.
Questions of scholarship, amateur stand
ing, Sunday and "brush", league baseball
and other general matters should receive
serious consideration.
The conference will make a grave mis
take if it attempts to arrange football,
baseball, basketball or track schedules.
These matters should be left to the col
leges themselves. The Paeilic Northwest
institution is strong enough to meet all
other members of tne conference in foot
ball. Five hard games are altogether too
many, especially in small colleges where
the supply of material is limited and
training facilities are inadequate. Two
or three hard games, together with four
or five preliminary matches, are all tha,t
a team can stand.
In the Esast. Yale plays two big foot
hall games the matuiies with Harvard
ami Princeton. Harvard's one big game
is. the one with Yale, while Princeton's
schedule includes a big game with Yale
and a game of secondary importance with
Cornell.
A general conference track meet might
be a success under proper conditions.
The general athletic situation here in
the Northwest ought to show a marked
improvement if the Walla Walla Confer
ence does its duty and if the colleges live
up to the letter aid spirit of the confer
ence. MAS V HIT; B1XLSEYE IS 1907
Sixty-one Marksmen Make 90 Per
Cent or More.
There was a close race during 1907
among the trupshooters for the leader
ship of the premier sport of target shoot
ing. In all. there were 61 hooters wlp
brnkn 90 per cent or over on more than
3000 targets. OF -these -23 are in the ama
teur class and 38 are professionals. Four
teen others averaged "90 'per cent or more.
but tucy .Bliot -t Usa thau 3(W0 targets.
Of these all are amateurs except one.
These figures show to what a high plar.e
the steady followers of trapshooting have
developed their skill.
Fred Gilbert, of Spirit I,ake, Iowa, led
in percentage, with the fine average of
.958, shooting at yiW targets during 1007
and scoring 8817. J. I.,. D. Morrison, of
St. Paul, ranks second with .554 per cent,
scored on 3370 targets shot at. C. G.
Spencer, of St. Louis: 'W. R. Crosby, of
O'Fallon. 111., and B. O'Brien, of Florence,
Kas., follow close behind with .!4'.l. -94
and .047 per cent, respectively. Spencer
shot at 16.20 targets, Crosby at 12,070 and
O'Brien at 10,360. J. M. Hawkins, of Bal
timore, shot at 14.275 and broke 13,4!2,
making the same percentage .1145 as Mr.
Chauncey M. Powers, of Decatur, III., in
a far less number, Mr. Powers, who Is
the only amateur of those mentioned, shot
47) targets and broke 4470.
J. R. Taylor, of Newark, Ohio, with
13.180 targets, shot at, averaged .943 per
cent: L. R. Barclay, of Chicago, with 13,
945 shot at, averaged .942; W. 11. Hcer, of
Concordia, Kan., with 119,960 targets, av
eraged .929 per cent. Harold Money, of
Colorado Springs, has the same percent
age as Heer, with 10.760 targets shot at.
Lester German, of Aberdeen, Md.. ex
pitcher for the New York Giants, looms
up with .936 per cent. He shot at 12,15
targets and broke 11.412. George Maxwell,
of Hastings, Neb., the one-armed expert,
made .933 per cent out of 13.1S5 targets.
Mrs. Ad- Topperwein, of San Antonio,
Tex., the champion woman trapshooter,
made the fine average o .910 per cent,
shooting at 80S0 targets and breaking 7353.
TLtAY CRICKET TEAMS ABROAD
Pennsylvania Men Will Invade Eng
land and Irclnad.
It is now certain that Philadelphia will
send a team of cricketers this year to
Hngland, the home of the old game. It
has been five years since the famous
Quaker players have played abroad and
the visit of an eleven from that city no
doubt will bo appreciated by the Britons.
Although the team has not yet been
chosen, all those whose selection is as
sured have been approached and have
signified their willingness to go.
Aschcdule of games for the Philadel
phians was drawn up at the last meeting
of the county secretaries, held in London
on December 9. It embroces 15 matches,
of which 13 will take place in Kngland
and two in Ireland. The opening match
will be played on July 6, and the con
cluding contest on August 27. The fol
lowing U the schedule: .
July6. South Wales, at Cardiff; 9th,
Worcestershire, at Worcester; 13th
Hampshire, . at Southhampton; 17th, ,
at Folkeston, to bo arranged (two days):
20th. Middlesex, at Lord's, London: 24th,
Royal Artillery, at Wollwich (two days);
27th. Northamptonshire, at Northampton;
30th. Surrey, at the Oval London; Au
gust 3. Gentlemen of Ireland, at Dublin
7th, Northern Counties Union, at Belfast
(two days): 13th. Marylebono C. C. at
Lord's London: 17th, Derbyshire, at Der
by: 20th, Notts, at Nottingham; 24th,
Durham County, srt Durham; ,27th, Kent,.
at Canterbury. Unless otherwise stated,
all games are for three days.
SAME OF HORSE SACRILEGIOUS
Holy' Mass AVill Hereafter Race as
Pinion. :
The two-year-old filly by Buck Mashle
Holy Bird has had her name changed
from Holy Mass to Pinion. And -there
on hang's a tale of a shocked religious
community of New Orelans,. who thought
the former more sacrlhgous.
The name ;Ho!y Mass was selected by
Johnny Mayberry, the trainer, of the
filly, because it - combined part of - the
names of the sire and dam and tended
to retain - in the minds of racegoers
her pedigree. It was. not in good taste,
and' Mayberry was soon brought to . a
realization of his mistake- by the pro
test that was made soon after the Oily
started. She finished second to Irfaneh
in her first start, and a few days later
ran second to Annie McGee. Her promi
nence attracted the attention of religious
societies, and F. Seeley, the- filly's
owner, was asked to select another name.
lie was willing, and by request. Algernon
OahiKertlehl. secretary of the Jockey Club,
suggested the name Pinion.
FINDS
NEWWUNDER
Tacoma Sporting Writer Has
Second Jeffries.
OTHER NEWS OF THE RING
James J. Corbctt Launches Plan' to
Name S'ational Commission That
Shall Supervise fighting as
Baseball Is Sow Ruled.
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
Biddy Bishop, the former pilot of the
fortunes "of Aurelio Herrera, and now
a sporting writer for a Tacoma paper.
is reported to have picked up a sec
ond edition of James J. Jeffries in the
burg that needs watching. .Bid gives
the phenom's name as Victor McLag-
len. The surname is not- so- bad for
a scrapper, but who ever heard of a
champ who was christened Victor? Get
In .the game. Bid, -and change the mit
artist's handle to James J. McLaglen.
Victor will never do.
With the persistence that marked the
decline of "Young Corbett," Frankie
Neil, once a stellar light in San Fran
cisco scrapping circles, insists on get
ting licked at certain intervals. Some
few years ago.it became apparent that
the Neil chap was in the has-been
class,, but unfortunately he is blessed
by a fond papa, who cannot get the
idea out of his head that fcis son is a
champion. As the elder Neil does not
enter the ring as a fighter, his son Is
required to. undergo the process of
having his features bombarded every
pow and then in order to get change
for father. If some one could induce
Jim Neil to enter the ring and his op
ponent should .mercifully ring in a
horseshoe on him, fistic enthusiasts
would gladly welcome the relief.
Bob Edgrcn, the New York scrap
critic, has discovered an Apollo among
the bunch of pugilistic talent recently
developed in the East. Kdgren uses
adjectives recklessly in" exploiting the
fine points of this listic -exponent. Billy
Papke is the name of the individual
who-has made Such a hit with Edgren,
and. he is said to. be a most clever
boxer. According to the New York
critic, he is possessed of more fine
points than any boxer of recent years.
Papke is only 21 years of age, and
has been. engaged in the tistic game
for about two years. He is known In
the East as the "HlinoiB Thunderbolt,"
and, according to Edgren, can hit hard
er than any other middle-weight in the
world. Ho has demonstrated that he
possesses great power at hitting, for
in most of the battles in which he has
participated he has knocked his man
out.
James J. Corbett, in spite of the fact
that he ie classified as an actor at
present, ' has again butted into print,
acknowledging his allegiance to the
fistic game. The pompadour knight
of the padded glove is not out with a
challenge to any one, for James J.
Jeffries effectually chased all such
Ideas from "Gentleman Jim's" anat
omy some four years ago. Corbett is
an Actor, and intends to remain as
such. However, he still retains fond
recollections of the days when he was
tlje premier of them all, .and accord
ingly desires to do something for the
present-day exponents of the fistic art.
With this idea in view. Corbett has
come out with a proposition to have
a National , ptigilivtic commission ap
pointed, or selected, and to Invest in it
I the same powers over the boxers as
does the National baseball commission
over the balltossers.
Corbett says that' the fistic game at
present is practically down : and out,
and that it is only a matter of a few
years when it will take the count. He.
believes thai the only way to stave off
the inevitable result is to organize
the game just as baseball is organized.
"If some of the really clever fistic
promoters who are now in the game
'would only get wise and organize a
National commission to supervise the
fighting game, it would be a grand
thing for the, sport as well as for the
patrons." Such is the way Gentleman
Jim looks at the situation, and it may
not be such a bad idea at that. At any
rate, some of the impressarios- might
try it on, or at least discuss its pos
sibilities. Morningstar to Play Gallagher.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. A" series of
matches . between billiard experts will
begin Monday night when Ora Morning
star and Thomas J. Gallagher will start
play, at 1S.2 balk line billiards, five
games of 500 points each, to be played
on successive evenings.
MAIL CHESS TOURNAMENT
CONTESTS TO BE CONDUCTED
BY CORRESPOXDEXCE.'
Pillsbury National Association An
nounces Its Twelfth Annual
1 Competition for Medals.
: The Pillsbury National Correspond
ence Chess Association announces its
twelfth annual tournament, which be
gan yesterday, will be conducted under
the playing rules of " the association.
Entries will be received until the 15th.
For the purposes of this association
the territory .covered by it is set off
into ' eight geographical divisions
New England, Atlantic, Eastern, Cen
tral, Midland, Southern, Western, arid
Northern. In each division the players
will be grouped in sections, rjsually in
fives, and the winners of such sections
will receive the association bronze
medals. . In case of a tie for first place
1n a section, the result of the individ
ual game or games shall determine the
winner. If this test ' proves incon
clusive, . then" all the players engaged
in the tie may enter the semi-tinal
round.
t In each division, the players winning
their sections will play then for semi
final honors. The number of players
In division sections In this round de
pends upon the ties, etc., preceding,
and may range anywiere from two to
a dozen, or more. If five or more tiual
ify,. tleri one game each will be' played,
and ties in the score must be played
off. If fewer than five players qualify
for the semi-finals in any division, then
two or more games each may be as
signed them. The winner of a division
section becomes champion' of his di
vision, and holds. .the title, subject to
the rules of the association, until his
successor be declared in an open tour
nament held for the purpose. The
champions of divisions, so determined,
will receive the association silver med
als.' In -the finals, the eight champions of
divisions will compete for highest hon
ors. One game with every other player
will be assigned to each competitor,
and the player with the best sqore will
be declared the winner of the tourna
ment. A tie for first place in the final
result'must be played off in a match, or
series of matches, between the players
engaged in the tie.
The winner of this, the twelfth an-,
nual tournament, open to all comers,
will be champion of the association,
1908. and will so stand in the records
of the association. In addition, the
champion will receive the association
gold medal, properly engraved! souve
nir ' of the tournament.
HAS FINE COMMAND
Christy Mathewson Master of
Fade-Away Curve.
ALWAYS FOOLS THE BATTER
Addie Joss Says New Tork Giant
Pitcher Is Only Man Who Uses
tho' Celebrated Delivery
With Surety.
"In this day of advanced baseball some
one is springing some new sort of a ball
most every day. We hear a good deal
about the "fade-away" or "fajl-away"
ball, and for the benefit of the uninitiated
a few words in explanation may npt be
amiss," says Addie Joss.
"There seems to be only one man who
has really mastered this style of deliv
ery and he is Christy Mathewson. tho
great twirler" of the New York Nationals.
The beauty of this ball of Christy's is
the fact that it is pitched with identically
the same' sort of a delivery as is his fas!
ball.
"But it is difereht from his fast one
in that it seems to come up to the batter
with the same sort of speed as does the
fast bill until It just about caches the
batter and then, besides losing its speed,
it falls away. By that I mean it seems
to float down and out.
"It is not very often that one has the
opportunity of seeing a right-hand pitch
er make a left-hand batter look bad at.
the plate, for the reason that k right
hander's curve ball breaks in toward the
hitter and. therefore, he can pull away
from it and still be able to meet it fair.
"With the fall-away ball it is a dif
ferent matter, as by the time the bat
ter realizes that it is not a fast ball he is
hitting against, and therefore, sets him
self accordingly, the ball takes this outward-down
break and instead of- meeting
the ball with a good swing he finds him
self reaching for it, and thus only gets
a little force to the swing.
'.'While Matty has all the other things
at his command that go to make up the
repertory of -the first-class pitcher, still,
no doubt, the use of this fall-away ball
in a good measure accounts for the fact
that he is one of the grandest twirlers
the game has ever produced.
"The successful mastery of this particu
lar style of delivery is in itself some
thing of which to be proud. Most every
pitcher in organized baseball has, at
some time or other, tried to perfect it,
but to my knowledge Mathewson is the
only one of that great army of compe
tent men who has really perfected it to
that degree where he can use it with ab
solute freedom and surety."
WOULD HAVE TO BEAT PISTOL
Dan Kelly Says 100 Yards in Nine
Seconds Is Impossible. .
Dan Kelly, the Oregon sprinter., who
is credited with running 100 yards in
9 3-5 seconds, after considerable argu
ment as to the authenticity of the fig
ures, makes the statement that no man
will ever be able to run the 100 yards
in nine seconds flat unless the runner-
can beat the starter's gun in getting
away from the mark. Kelly first
made this statement when Arthur Duf
fey made the prediction that 100 yards
could and would be stepped off in that
time.
Kelly, in a recent letter to a friend
said: "The only way the nine-second
mark could -be reached would be to
beat tho gun. To legitimately do the
100 yards' in nine seconds is Impossible.
The sped limit will have bnen-reached
. wueu the sprinter is developed who can
do the distance In nine and two-fifths
seconds."
Men well posted in the sprinting
game think Kelly is right, and point
to the fact that it is well known that
several records now on the books were
made by "beating the -gun." Possibly
Kelly's 9 3-5 was made in that way.
New York World.
AMERICAN AUTOISTS ABROAD
Eight Thousand Parties Toured
Europe in 100 7.
Some facts about the number of
Americans who have put the automo
bile to use in seeing foreign lands
have been gathered by Yl. K. Mansfield.
Consul to Lucerne.- Switzerland, Tron
this country, who says that S"00 Anicr
ican parties toured Europe last Sum
mer. Each car carried on an average of
five persons, he addsv making a total
of 4J.000 Americans motoring on the
Continent. The expense averaged $10
per day for each person, making a
daily expenditure of $400,000 by this
class of American travelers in Kuropc
The American motorist uximlly spends
two months on the Continent, which
brings the aggregate expenditure up to
$24,000,000 for the season, rio great is
tlie number of American automobiles
there that the transport of motors
across the Atlantic has become a regit
lar and specialized business. A prop
erly equipped touring car is a private
train and yacht combined. The traveler
can go north, south, east or west, when
he wishes, stqp as many days as li
wishes at one point, and has no need
to worry about tickets or luggage.
Motor tourists also are brought much
more into touch with national life than
the railway traveler, who, passing
through Europe' on a train from one
hotel to another, sees lTttlo of national
costumes or habits.
The great interest in motoring In all
parts of the world, and especially, in
Europe, will furnish an incentive' to
American manufacturers to compet;
with the Continental makers in tin
world's markets for high-grade touring
cars. The increasing number of Ameri
can automobiles in Europe will also c en
courage the establishment of much
needed central European agencies
where repairs and supplies for Ameri
can machines can bi5 promptly procured.
FAVORITES NOT ALWAYS STARS
Connie Mack Says Few of the Fans
Know a Real Ballplayer.
"It is strange that ball players who
are great favorites with tho crowds
are not always the best men for a ball
club," Connie Mack remarked one day.
"It only goes to show that there are
really few people who see ball games
who know the value of a real ball play
er or who recognize one when they see
him. I make It a point to watch the
player who Is always applauded when
he goes to the plate, and I find that
nine times out of ten he Is not as good
a player as the fellow who is never
heard of, but goes pegging along day
in and day out, doing things for his
team in an easy, unostentatious way.
"There are entirely too many players
who give too much attention to the
crowd's wishes and applause, and they
are the fellows who never help you win
a pennant. The player who pays at
tention to the stands is apt to sacri
fice his team's Interests for the sake
of a little applause. He will try to make
a star play out of an easy one. and
the public is often fooled into believing
such a player a star when he is really
constantly jeopardizing his team's in
terests for his own benefit.
"I have witnessed many games from
the grandstand and listened to the com
ments of those about me which have
thoroughly convinced me that while
every one thinks they know the game,
they really have but a superficial
knowledge and- overlook the most es
sential points." Washington Post.
Kxperlment.1 made by Father Joseph Mur
gas, of Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Indicate that
wireless telegraphy can be carried on
through the ground as well an through the
air. if deep charts or wells arc Munk for
the sending aod receiving aciaratus
Jake Thielman, Former Beaver, Who
Is Visiting in City, Brings Good
News of Performances by
en-Portland Players.
EY W. J. PETHAI.V.
In spite of the wintry atmosphere the
spirits of fandom mauage to keep suffi
ciently thawed out to gather daily at the
d'ferent haunts of the bugs. Wherever
the genus fan congregates there is gos
sip along the established lines wherein
this, that and the other knight of the
diamond is lauded or disparaged accord
ing to the status in which he is held
by those who put up tho coin to witness
the sport. .
At present the Portland bugs are scan
ning the annual baseball bulletins and
rule books for information on McCre
die's collection of colls and tho probable
new rules to be enforced.
In singling out tho players, the fans
take particular delight in dwelling, and
at times enlarging upon, the past per
formances of cacli of the new men named
as probable members of the Portland
team. If it were left to fandom to de
cide, Walter Mot.'redle would be com
pelled to commence the regular season
with every player whose name lie has
announced as being the properly of the
Portland Club, for each individual player
has his admirers, and they insist that
he is tho "greatest ever."
During the Winter months the fans
seem to have had time to forget tho ml4
erable exhibitions of some of last year's
aggregation, '('he very men who ycHed
"Rotten." ."Tic a can to him.'" "You're
a never was," "Back to tho mines," "T.
the tall and uncut." "Busher" and other
similar sentiment, are the most loyal
supporters of these players.
It Is the. same old story of fickle fan
dom. One day a player is a star and
the patrons are most generous in their
demonstrations of applause, whilc ou the
'ensuing day. the same halltosser is lucky
if he escapes being mobbed.
The average fan is prone to forget' that
all players, no matter how great they
may be, are likely to make errors, anil
many a high-salaried player has been re
sponsible for the loss of a crucial game
in a pennant race. If the game goes
against the home team, or the team to
which the hopes of Mr. Fan are attached,
the player whose iniscne costs the game
is all kinds of ail imbecile, a porch
climber or a foreign fortune-hunting
Count, and all his previous splendid per
formances are forgotten. Yet tills un
fortunate knight of the diamond tuny
have batted out a home run or other
wise distinguished . himself previous to
cutting In with the costly foozle.
With the arrival of February, the fun
is putting in extra licks at boosting his
favorite balltosscr. All the members of
the team are stars, Hnd Portland will
surely grab the flag. That is the status
of random's opinion today, and so It will
remain until the opening of the season.
Even after the barrier lias been lifted
and the race well on, the pennant will
continue to be the bothersome specter in
fandom's dreams. Not until the season
is well advanced, and the favorite team
deposited hopelessly last does the en
ergetic baseball enthusiast give up hope
of an eventual victory.
While it has not been definitely decided,-
the Portland balltossers will
probably train at Tucson, Ariz. Man
ager MeCredio is waiting upon the an
swer to his letter from the Tucson
fans, and he believes that they will
accept his proposition. The fact that
tlie Chicago American League team is
scheduled to visit Arizona on its Spring
training tour is one of tho principal
reasons why McCredle is anxious to
have his men report at Tucson, for it
will be possible for the Portland play
ers to meet the big leaguers in a try
out game early in March.
If satisfactory arrangements are
made with the Tucson fans. Manager
McCredie and his players will be act
ively at work by March 1, and will
meet the Chicago teams about March
10. There- are also several teams In
the vicinity of Tucson which are
figured as excellent material for the
leaguers to. engage with In" practice
games, and McC'redie's men should have
no trouble getting into shape if taken
there for early practice.
After leaving Tucson, and whHe on
the way to -open the season at San
Francisco, Manager McCredie plans to
play games at Salinas, San Pedro. San
Bernardino. Monterey and other places
between Los Angeles and tho Bay City.
The manager expects to know def
initely within a few days where tlie
team will train. As soon as this is de
cided he will notify his men when to
report.
The visit of Jake Thielman, the for
mer Portland pitcher, who is spending
several days here, lias given tlie fans
an opportunity that seldom comes their
way during the Winter months. Jake
is a big leaguer, and as such is thor
oughly conversant witii the doings or
the old-time Portland favorites In the
big brush. On that account he is Being
besieged on every hand with queries
as to how McLean, Hal Chase, Mike
Mitchell. Bob ("Sanlcy, Tommy Shechan
and other Pacific Coast Leaguers are
getting along. Jake says they are all
doing well, and when asked as to his
own career generally replies, "Loin"
pretty near as well as when I was
with Portland."
After an over-inquisitive fan had
been disposed of, Jake "became con II
dential. "You can bet I am glad to
get a chance to visit Portland again.
This is surely the best town 1 ever
played ball in, and would welcome an
other chance here, that is, providing I
should lose out with Cleveland. Lajole
is the best fellow In the world, and is
the greatest manager in either of the
big leagues. We had a little bird luck
last season, or we would have won out
easily. Keep your eye on the Cleve
land club this season."
Pearl Casey, the popular littli, sec
ond baseman of the Portland team. ac-.
knowledges Denver as his home, ex
cept when he Win.ter8 in Portland A
trio of singers who appeared al a
vaudeville theater during the past
week is also from the Colorado me
tropolis. One night last week they
were informed that Casey was in the
audience. One of their songs relates
to a politician named Horrlgan. and in
stead of using that name in the lines
of tlie song they substituted Casey.
Several friends of the balltosscr in the
audience were "on" in a moment, but
the majority was none the wiser. ,