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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, TORTLASD, MARCH 22, 1908.
LEAGUE SEASON
SOON WILL OPEN
Baseball Fans Look Forward
- With Impatience to Sat
urday, April 11.
i GOSSIP OF, THE DIAMOND
I Manager McCredie's PJaycrs Sliow
Fine Form In rracticeT Games.
True - Test Will Come .
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" Ialer in .Season. .
? . BY w. J. .FETRAI.V.
.;.'Ow week from next Saturday the
Pacific? Coast League -will inaugurate
na baseball season, for. 1908, and from
that date until next November the fans
who dote on the National game-will be
found each morning at the breakfast
table eagerly scanning- the scores of
the different league games.
While so occupied, these same fa
natics will be proof against all assaults
of whatever character. The fan will
absolutely disregard the flight of time
and will calmly announce to anyone.
I whether It be wif. mother, or any
; other member of the household, that
he doesn't give a whoop whether the
t clock says he Is an hour late for his
i office or.,not. The same rule will apply
to'the waiter or waitress at the board
ing place, of the baseball bug who
possesses, such a makeshift home, only
that In the case of the waitress, she
; ; V "kcly tijr be greeted with a pleasant
imile and Mo startled by the ques
tions. "Isn't Google a't'iummer at
. ffliort?" or "Casey slammed one out of
. the lot and wasn't I a chtimp for not
' Kftttn' sick -yesterday?" or "It's Just
my luck to miss every game when
some fellow makes a home run." And
with a look ot extreme disappoint
ment Mr. Fan will amble disgustedly
to the sccno of his daily toil.--
The Idiosyncrasies of the average
fan attain wonderful proportions.
Some of them will talk nothing but
baseball from morning till night, and
it Is even said that some talk of it in
ihelr sleep.
. .
''' If, during the next few weeks, you
' should be quietly walking down the
main street, deliberating over some im
, portant business matter, and in the
midst of some deep problem should re
'r.elve a short-arm Jolt in the ribs, or
a resounding whack between the shoul
der blades, do not call a policeman, for
it may be your best friend. Do not an
nihilate the unfortunate being on Ihj
. spot, for ho may have a family, and
-they are not responsible for his boha
' vior. and when lie springs the usual
. uucry about yesterday's game, or the
home run some follow mado last year.
Invite him to have a drink and forget
It. If necessary, buy him more drinks,
but don't attempt to argue with him
. .. a.bout his pet theory that "Scoopemup"
Is tlio best ballplayer who has ever
worn the epangles.
McCredie and his gang are on their
I -tVHy north from Santa Barbara. They
twlll play several exhibition games
along tho route to San Francisco and
will reach the scene of the openiug of
the season two or three days in ad
vance of the date set.
That McCredie has lined up a capable
bunoh of players seems to have been
demonstrated during the practice
games played to date, hut early-season
games do not always forecast a win
ning club, and before becoming too
confident of the Portland team's
strength, it would bo better to await
seeing them in some of the regular
f-ontests scheduled by the league.
Kvery town in the country possesses
pennant-winning teams during the
practice period prior to the opening of
the race, but winning pennants in the
. "Winter is much easier than doing so in
: ...the Summer. Baseball managers and
..magnates have discovered this on nu
merous ccasions, and in most in
f lances the knowledge thus gleaned
jf'Iias proved most costly.
The Portland baseball team may be
; ! a winner. Let ue hope that it Is, for
last year's club was all to the bad and
i ; the manager has worked hard to rem-
edy those mistakes. He seems to have
I succeeded and all good, loyal fans are
I j willing to boost to the best of their
J: ability If the team lives up to ex-
pectations.
j ; There are some who always' desire a
i i pennant-winning team, but Portland has
J ' frequently shown that it will support a
1 classy team, whether it wins the rag or
I not. Good baseball is all the fans here
. i ask. and. while tho winning of the pen-
, J nant adds seat to the game, it is not
' 1 absolutely essential to the success of the
promoters. A team that is trying all the
! time, and that is composed of players
J : ot intelligence Is all that "any manager
. ; can promise to the patrons and make
I . good. Pennant-winning teams are
j , favored more by luck than by anything
I else, for some of the best baseball teams
, In America have never won a pennant,
j and in some instances have been de-
fcated repeatedly by second-rate aggre-
i Rations.
I . One instance of this was In this cltv.
, During the year lsfi Portland had the
i finest collection of minor league talent
, ever assembled In one club, yet was
, hardly in the pennant race. The roster
of the club is sufficient proof of this,
j for players like Jakey Atz. Harry
; Schlafly. Mike Mitchell. John B. McLean.,
j Kdilie Van Burcn, Eddie Householder,
J "Walter McCredie. Virgil Garvin. Bill
. Kssick and the others are. with one or
I two exceptions, ball players who are to
day either In the fastest company in
America, or In demand in the minor
j leagues denominated as Class A.
. The fans appreciated the class of these
players and turned out well to witness
, the games. Portland did not win the.
, pennant, and yet the fans were not dis-
', heartened, nor did they fail to patronize
' the games.
' By the latter part of the week Man
ager McCredie will have decided upon
' the players with whom he will start the
". season. The pruning knife has already
been applied as to a few of the young-
; sters he has tried out and more will be
l turned loose in the near future. A
youngster named West was the first one
i to get the ax. He was fired shortly after
j the team arrived at the training quar
( ters. Carr. an intielder, was released
j Friday, in order that he might accept a
proposition irom Charlie Haum in the
California State League. Carr promises
to be a good man for some team In the
next year or two. and McCredie may
have had that in view when he allowed
liim to Join the State League club, and
thereby keep the youngster on the Const.
The following paragraphs from the
Seattle Times are on a par with -most of
the disparaging dope handed out by the
friends of that little Class B league. The
Items differ somewhat as to Just how
.much money (probably paper) that is
PROMINENT PLAYERS
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really paid in salaries over there.' ' They
are as follows: ,
Were It not for the fact that Jack Bur
nett Is demanding a big league salary in
a Class B league, he might have been bought
by Khreeder of the Tacoma club yesterday.
Shreeder bad practically accepted terms
with Jack Huston, scout for the tft. louis
team, when Burnett balked at the salary
offered. Negotiations were called off and
now Huston declares he will order Burnett
to report with the t. Louis team or have
htm suspended. Burnett asserts he will not
leave the 'Coast.
Dugtlale is negotiating with Oakland for
Phil Dollar, the big fellow who led the
league-last year In shutouts. For awhile he
waa Tacoma's leadfing pitcher, but Ike But
ler and Slim Nelson came atrong towards
the close and ehared the honors with. him.
Dcllar was. drafted by .Oakland, but as the
salaries in the Coast league are lighter
than they are in this league, he has refused
to report down there. Dugdale would like to
have the big fellow round out his pitching
BtafT and Dellar may wear a Seattle uniform
this year.
It really must Jar the Seattle fans to
suffer tho ignominy of having the best
players of their league drafted by such
"cheap proposition ' as the . Coast
league, when Dugdale is paying $400 a
month to Kmll Frisk and "Pug" Ben
nett. Such inconsistency is a Jewel and
brings forth much hilarity, Dugdale pay
ing f((0 salaries. It is to laugh.
-
I would suggest that Dugdale offer
Dollar $400 a month and pay Oakland
about $S00O for his release, and also that
Tacoma offer the highly-touted Burnett
similar salary. Then the Northwest
League would indeed gain a reputation.
GOOD MEN' IX VARSITY XrXE
Oregon's Ball Players Limber t"D
Under Leonard's Guidance.
L'NIVEItSITT OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., March 21. (Special) With the ex
cellent baseball weather of the past few
days, the varsity nine has taken up reg
ular practice. Over 40 men are out for
positions, and competition promises to be
keen. The team will be coached by Dr.
Leonard, Assistant Professor in ' Math
ematics, who caught for the University of
Wisconsin. Kalamazoo College, the Uni
versity of Michigan, and the University
of Colorado.
Manager Mount -has been corresponding
all Winter with the managers of the
Washington and Inland . Empire college
teams, and has practically arranged- a
trip during the April vacaMon. which will
include games with Idaho. Pullman, Whit
man, Pendleton High School, Colfax and
University of Washington. In addition.
three, games each will be played witti
Multnomah Club and Oregon Agricultural
College. Chemawa and Salem High
School will also be provided for. Mana
ger Mount has placed 20 loads of river
sand on the diamond. When this settles.
it is expected to become smooth and firm,
and to furnish a fast ground. Morgan
Watson, '10, has -been appointed assist
ant manager, and will guide the destinies
of the second team, which will play
various high and normal school teams
throughout the state.
The varsity will have about the same
strength In the pitchers box as last year.
Beck being the only twlrler lost by grad
uation. Hurd and Clifford will be Ore
gon's mainstays In this department. Clif
ford played at Hill Military Academy.
Among the new aspirants are: Henkle.
who pitched last year on the Bunker Hill
team of Portland; Dixon, of Pendleton
High; and Nelson, last year's Tegular
second team twirler. A new man will
have to be developed for catcher.
Chuck" Taylor, who caught for Hill
Military Academy last year, is the most
prominent candidate. CharMe Crskine,
who officiated behind the bat for last
year's ' second team, is showing much
Improvement. Other men trying for
catcher are Kennedy, of Oregon City:
Jamison, of Portland High - and Noon.
Dudley Clarke will probably be shifted
from shortstop. to the- Held. -Captain
Hathaway will probably move from third
base to shortstop, third being filled by
Curtis Coleman, a . fast intielder .from
Willamette.' Elmer Paine-will-play first
base. "Sltarkey" Houston .will-prabably
again be found guarding the second bag.
it has not been definitely settled whether
Clarke or Houston -will ' be moved to the
outfield. Other. men for the outfield are,
Kestley, Ramp, McKenzie, Vinton, Walsh,
Hayes. Starbuck. Susie McKenzie,
Stackpele. of H. M. A., Brbwnen.
Otten. Williams. and Whittles-. At
present the varsity's prospects on the dia
mond appear brighter than on the track.
Fewer stars were - lost from the nine.
than from the track. '
COKBETT MAY BE REFEREE
Will Be Asked to Officiate at Build
ing Trades Smoker.
The Building Trades Amateur Ath
letic Association -will hold its regular
monthly smoker at Merrill's Hall next
Friday night, March 2T, when several
interesting boxing and wrestling bouts
are scheduled to be held. Shafer and
Duberg, two heavyweight wrestlers,
will compete on the mat at 170 pounds.
The boxing programme Is as "follows:
Eddie Anderson, of Portland , against
Kid .Bailey, of Vancouver,-- at 128
pounds; ' Young Parkinson, f.of La
Grande against Kid Hurst, .of The
Dalles, at 10t pounds: Jack Spana, of
Portland, against Soldier Donohue, of
Vancouver Barracks, at 13S pounds.
and Gene Sullivan against Bob Chase
at 135 pounds.-
An effort will be made to have James
J. Corbett referee the last bout. Cor-
bett appears at the Heilig Theater
Thursday and Friday nights and it is
believed that he will consent to offi
ciate after the play.
WHO WILL BE SEEN WITH THE TRI-CITY LEAGUE
EIGHT CLUBS JOIN
Prospects of Tri-City League
for Season Bright.
PLAY BEGINS APRIL . 11
Two l'orllantl Clnbs M ill Meet
lirst Game on Local Grounds.
Good Men Secured by the -Minor'
Organization.
The Oregon City players have been
ordered to report to Manager W. J.
Telford, of that team, at Oregon City
this afternoon for the first practice of
the season. The players of the other
clubs will also report to their managers
today. Manager Helser of the Van
couver team will have his men at prac
tice at the Vaughn-street grounds,
whiie the East and West Portland
teams will practice at Hawthorne Park.
The St. John players will play a match
game with a picked nine at the St.
John Park.
On Saturday, April 11, the Tri-City
League schedule for 1908 will be opened
with games in Portland, Oregon City,
St. John and Woodburri. Prospects for
a most successful season are greater
than ever before in the history of semi
professional baseball in Oregon. The
two Portland teams, representing the
East and the West Sides, will meet at
Uie Vaughn-street ground; Astoria will
meet the Oregon City team at the latter
place; Salem Is scheduled to visit
Woodburn, and Vancouver will open
the season at St. John.
The eight clubs affiliated in the league
have entered into the contest with as
much zest as -would be displayed by- a
big league aggregation. The respective
managers are busy signing up players,
and with the exception of Salem and
Astoria, each has announced practically
a complete line-up. The clubs have
secured some splendid young players
and a large percentage of these may
yet win fame on the diamond. It was
in a league of . similar pretensions to
this that the-famous captain and man
ager . of the White Sox of Chicago,
Fielder A. Jones, secured his start in
the baseball world. Today he has few
peers in the profession, and what he
has accomplished can also be accom-
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plished by other ambitiqus young ath
letes. One ot the Tri-City League clubs
stands an excellent chance of securing
the services of Andy Anderson, the
crack second baseman of Bob Brown's
champion Aberdeen club .of last season.
Andy is engaged'in business here and
does not care to absent, himself from
the city, which would be'required if he
returned to the Grays Harbor city. As
lie and his partner, "Jerry Powers, are
about to expend -something like $15,000
In firtinr un a billiard narlnr in Port
land, It can--readily be 'seen why he
has determined to remain here. Andy
is one of the cleanest baseball players
evex seen here, and his present success
In businesses testimony to his atten
tion to duty and abstinence from ca
rousals, which have proven the down
fall of numerous fellow players. There
has been some question as to his eligi
bility to play In the Tri-City League,
as that organization contemplates .af-
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filiation with the National Association
as a Class D league, but Aberdeen will
probably grant him a conditional re
lease, providing that, should he return
to a league playing other than Satur
day and Sunday ball, that club would
have first call on his services. The Tri
City club that secures this player will
have one of the best players on the
Coast.
George Dalrlmple. one of the -old-time
favorites of the Pacific Northwest
League, is desirous of playing with the
Tri-City League. "Dal" is living at
Santa' Barbara, Cal., and Manager Mc
Credie, of the Portland "Sailors," who
have been doing their preliminary work
at that place, has written President
Wrhitemore, of the local league, to se
cure him a berth. Dalrimple formerly
played with Seattle and Portland. He
was with Seattle in the Pacific North
western League, and was a member of
Jack Grimm's Portland club ' in the
Pacific National League during the year
of the war. His experience should
render him a valuable man for any one
of the Tri-City clubs.
The-Salem fans are delighted with
the news that that city is to be repre
sented by a team in the Tri-City
League. - The Salem fans have been
hungering for a regular series of
games for two or three years, and
now that the prospects of being repre
sented by a fast team are bright they
are rejoicing. Generous offers of
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JBSimca. - 'r
financial -aid in . securing convenient
grounds and for the erection of grandstand'-,
and bleachers have , been re
ceived in "the most flattering numbers.
H.. 5.-Meyer, who will have charge of
the - Salem .team, announced - reeentlv
that the support extended by the Capi
tol Pitv .n. -.)... .4. .: ..T-!
w.vj .mid muirs- i. UCI iaHI inai
Salem' will - be represented by a team
that will make-a. good showing in the
league games this season.
The manager has received a-number
of applications -from players who desire-,
to try for positions on the team,
but so far has not closed with any of
them. ' He-will look over-.thefleld care
fully and endeavor to secure as. high-class-players
as possible.
The practical kitchen committee 'or the
Domestic Science Club, of Livingston, Mo.,
has prepared blue prints and specifications
of a moden kitchen which will cost no more
than a piano. These plans have been sent by
request all over Missouri, Minnesota. New
Jersey, Arkansa, Kaosu, Indiana and Illinois.
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BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS
VANCOUVER, B. C, AXU SEATTLE
TIED FOR FIRST.
Portland Falls Kelow Expectations
t and Takes Fourth Place
in League.
Probably never before nas basketball
taken such a strong hold on the Pacific
Northwest as during the season just
closing, and it was, therefore, a wise
plan for the Northwest V. M. C. A.'s
when their physical directors decided to
make the basketball team an association
sport in every one of the more important
cities. Previously teams representing
the different associations had made tours
from one town ' to another, . playing
wherever they could get an expense
guarantee, but this year the various T.
M. C. A.'s decided to abolish this sys
tem. Under the new plan each associa
tion agreed to pay the expenses of its
team, while previously Individual players
had to pay the excess of expenditures
over receipts. Wrhat this means to the
personnel of a team- may be realized
when it is explained that this year the
local T. M. C. A. had to make up a
deficit of over $200 In the season's games.
Apart from tho financial end, the Y.
M. C. A. Northwest League has been an
unqualified success. The members of the
various associations have been brought
in much closer touch through their kin
dred Interest in the league. It has done
much to alleviate the jealousy that
usually exists between organizations of
the- various cities. , The league has stood
for cleaner ball playing and for this
Portland spectators, have welcomed it as
a desirable Influence. In this respect the
visit of the Vancouver; B. C, basketball
five was a revelation, as it was one of
comparatively few teams to visit the city
to give a perfectly clean exhioitton.
The local quintet did-not make as good
a showing as expected, taking fourth
place among the eight associations com
peting . for the pennant; While in
their earlier games on the home floor
the local men had shown the form of
champions, they went to pieces in their
games at other places. Members of the
association criticized the work of the
team somewhat harshly, although Cap
tain Hartjnan and Manager Toung kept
up the average- of the players. Many
fears are. entertained that Hartman will
make good his threat to resign, which
will- also mean the loss of Young. . For
over six years Hartman has worn the
Portland association colors.
Gates. Pugh anu he Gorden brothers
are the other members of the team.
Gates was one of the fastest players,
while Pugh made a very fair, guard, al
though not a successful forward. The
two-Gordons were frequently criticized
for roughness, costing penalties in sev
eral games.. .
Vancouver undoubtedly deserved first I
honors in the league, but this position Is
now to be shared by Seattle, which has
finished the season in good style. "Well
behind the leaders comes Tacoma, which,
besides possessing a strong team, has
been .' favored by its "gym" floor. Dotted
with posts, the Tacoma floor is a handi
cap to ; all visiting teams, and almost
without exception they manage to lose
there; Seattle being the only- team to I
win a game played there. Portland . Is a
good fourth In position and the balance
of the list is made up by Victoria, Ever
ett. Bellingham . and Hoqnlam.
The
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standing of the teams follows:
Team Won. I.ot
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Seattle
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Taoma
Portland
Victoria.
SLIGHT PROSPECT
FOR JEW RECORDS
Marks Set by Pacific North
west Collegians in 1907
Will Probably Stand.'
REASONS FOR PREDICTION
"Well-Known Sporting Writer Lays
Stress on Fact That Many of
. Best Men Will Be Out
ol the Race.
4 IXTERCOI.I.KGIATE RECORDS OP
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
100-yard dash Kelly .(Oregon),
9 4-5 seconds. (190G.)
220-yard dash Kelly (Oregon),
21 S-6 seconds. (1907).
440-vard dash Williams (O. A.
C). 80 3-5 seconds. (1905).
SSO-yard run Bdmunson (Idaho),"
3 minutes 1-5 second. fl905). .
Mile run Merritt (Whitman), 4
minutes 32 seconds. (1904). 4
Two-mile run Gte (Pacific), 10
minutes ,26 2-5 seconds. (lOOol.
Mile relay Whitman College, 3
minutes 30 seconds (10O7).
120-yard hurdle Smithson "(O. A.
C). IS 4-5 seconds. (1906).. '
220-yard hurdle Moores (Oregon),
35 2-5 second. (1007).
Shot-put McKinney (Oregon), - 46
feet. (1H07).
Haromer-thrsiw Zacharia (Ore
gon). 155.7 feet. (1W07).
DlsciLS-throw McKinney (Oregon),
120 feet 8"4 inches. (1907).
Broad jump Kelly (Oregon), 24
feet 2 Inches. (4906).
High jump Grant (Washington),
6 feet 14 inch. (1904).
Pole vault Gilbert (Pacific), 11
feet T Inches. (190a).
BT REFEREE. 1
. Unless all signs fall, there will be little
record-breaking among -the college ath
letes of the Pacific Northwest during
the coming season. , The excellent list
of records now recognized in this sec
tion, together with the absence of many
of the old record-breaking athletes,- leads
one to this conclusion. Oregon's cham
pion track aggregation of last season con
tained a number of men who distinguished-
themselves by clever work.
New Northwest records were made by
Hayward's proteges in the 220-yard dash,
2130-yard hurdle- and in all three of the
weight events. The graduation of Hug
and -McKinney and tlie absence of Kelly
has not only broken the backbone of
Oregon's point-winning machine, but has
removed three record-breakers. It is true
that Moores and Zacharias are still at
Kugene and they will, no doubt, do credit
able work on the track this year, but a
duplication of the work of last season's
Oregon team is beyond the realm of pos
sibilities. None Equal to Kelly.
The Northwest has no sprinter that will
come up to Kelly's class this year. -Moores
and Huston, of Oregon; Martin, of Whit
man, and Green, a Washington freshman,
are the most likely sprinters, but they are
not in Kelly's class. Moores has a fight
ing chance to better his own record, in
the 220-yard hurdle race, but Smlthson's
time In the high hurdle event will not
be equoled in Northwest college circles
this year. Reed, of Oregon, and Green
haw, of O. A. C, are the most likely
quarter-mile men, but neither of them
can. hope to break the record for that
event, which is held by Williams, an
O. A. C. graduate.
Greenhaw and IDdmonson, of Idaho, are
excellent half-mile men, and either one of
them stands a reasonable chance of low
ering the recti 'd made by ISdmonson at
the Lewis ami Clark Exposition games
three years ago. Johnson, Cooil and
Welch, the famous trio of long-distance
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men from Washington State College, will
come dangerously close to Merritt s mil"
record, and Da Volt, of O. H. C. and
Iowell, of Oregon, must be reckoned with
in this event. . -.
The .mile, relay race is an uncertain
even?.
Whitman still has her quartette of
sprinters who lowered the relay record
last year, and there is a possibility of
their clipping a little time from their own
figurcl.
Shot Record Will Stafiid.
It is safe to predict that McKinney '
mark of 46 feet In the shotput will not be
equaled for some time, Wolff,- of O. A.
C, and Zacharias, of Oregon, are both
good for 43 feet or more in this event,
but there is a vast difference between 43
feet and the McKinney record. Zacharias
will have to work If he beats his hammer
throwing record, although predictions are
freely made that he will throw the leaden
sphere 100 feet this season.
The discus throw is always an uncer
tain event. McKinney's record . of 131
feet 8 inches is oniy a foot ahead of a
throw made last year by . Thayer, ol
Washington State College. Thayer is
still at Pullman and may be heard from
this season.
Kelly's record for. the broad jump is In
a class by Itself, as far as the Northwest
is concerned, and Grant's high jump rec
ord will probably not be molested tail
year.
Gilbert's pole vaulting record also
looks good. Holdman, the Washington
freshman of last season, was a high
elasso aulter but he has gone to' liart
mouth, where he recently cleared 11
feet g inches. Had he remained at
Washington, the Evergreen varsity
might have added a record to her list
All in all, the coming season prom
ises little In the way of record-break,
lng. It is my prediction that the 220
yard hurdle race, the hammer throw
the discus throw and possibly the long.'
distance runs present the only ave--nues
through which record-breaking"
fame can bo attained this year
From all this talk about records 11
must not be Inferred that the cominn
season will be a dull one. There wllf
be plenty of good sport and compete
tlon will be keen. Kor the past tirf
years the Oregon team has won all itl
meets with comparative ease. Thing
will be different this year, however.
Oregon's aggregation is admittedly
weaker, while O. A. C. is stronger. Th
struggle for the championship will un.
doubtedly lie between these two team
Pullman and Whitman will be fairly
strong, but I do not figure either ot
them as winners.
It looks like a toss-up between Or'
gon and her Corvallls rival. The team
seem evenly balanced as far as old men
are concerned, so the question of su
periority will no . doubt be determine
by the freshmen that Trainers Heatei
and Hayward are now developing.
PACIFIC ATHLETICS TRAI.MXO
Coach Halin Has Likely Bunch ol
Trackmen at Forest Grove.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grov,
Or., March 21. (Special.) Track train
ing, has begun in earnest, - under tlit
direction of Coach Archie Hahn. the
famous sprinter of the University of
Michigan. Prospects are encouraging
for a number of new men are sliowina
good form and the older members of
last year's team, are doing good work.
Manager JI. Arnston has definite sched
ules arranged with M'-Minnville. Wit
lamctte and the Oregon Agricultural
College. . It is thought probable that
a meet will be arranged with Vie Uni
versity of Washington at Seattle.
Mr. Mayfield. a new man " in tlis
weights, is showing excellent form in
all three events, and especially so In
the discus throw. Waterman, football
captain 'last year, is a coming hammer
man. D. L Aller and H. P. Humph
reys can do the 100-yard dash In 10:03.
There are several mile men who w-ill
make a good showing. G. Brown has
a record of 5 minutes in this event.
Other men who will stand a good show"
for places are Alexander, Robinson and
C. B'ranklin Koch.
Captain C. D. Mason has taken th
hurdle races in former competitions.
Wifham, Gwynn and Robinson are
some of the promising material for the
half mile. The 220 and 440 will be
taken care of by Aller Humphreys. J.
R. Walsh, R. Robinson and Mason. Mc
Coy, Hill and Berkmier are scheduled
for the high jump. McCoy is a Port
land High School lad, and is showing
excellent form. .
Competitors for the pole vault are H.
E. Ferrln. H. Ferrin, Alex Robinson
and Knight. In . the broad jump,
Humphreys, an all-around' athlete, is
doing 20 feet 6 Inches.
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