THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 3. 1908.
BEAVERS FACTOR
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IjFWORIEAN
Team Is Bound to Be Heard
' From, Says San Francis-
co Sporting Writer.
LOSSES DUE TO HARD LUCK
PORTLAND ANNUAL BENCH SHOW CLOSES SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION
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PEIlTiCE
' Pitchers of Opposing Teams Fear
Portland Batters Will Win Bin
String of Games, pneo They
Get Stride, Says Mr. Smith. .
'! BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAX FRAN'CISCO, April 30. (Special
Correspondence.) If ballplayers' opinions
count for anything, and some of the fel
lows you meet In these parts are a wise
bunch of coots, Portland has a ball team
that will be a factor in the Pacific Coast
League pennant race this year, in spite
cf the fact that the team has been drag
King along in its accustomed position at
the bottom of the ladder. And If the
views of the fans, I mean those who
watch baseball closely, who know what
Inside baseball means, are to figure, that
same Portland team will be up among
them long before the finish comes.
Doubtless Portland fans, who are a long
uttering public, will take this with a
grain of salt. They will say that talk Is
cheap and point to the percentage column.
Hut figures sometimes lie, you know, and
' It is the honest opinion of the writer that
; the Beavers are far better than they look
to those of you who have been obliged to
follow the league race so far entirely
through the columns of the newspaper.
There are some good reasons that can
be submitted as to why Portland has not
been more successful. First of all, and
(nor important ."than the other reasons,
undoubtedly, comes the fact that when
the season opened, there was no team so
Jit as the Seals. Mark you, that team Is
etill to be reckoned with, but It was fur
ther advanced on April 4 than the other
three squads. Nor is the cause far to
ecek. The Seals had played for two
weeks against the White Sox, of Chi
cago, with, the finest kind of weather.
Then they went into training camp at
Bakersfield and enjoyed two weeks of the
the same sunshine. Their pitchers, were
on their tiptoes and their regular men
all ready for the harness, with nobody
out of the game.
Seals Were Farther Advanced.
Naturally , enough, they started with a
rush, that would not only have overwhelm
ed Portland, but any other team against
which they might have been pitted. Their
playing for that first scries of 10 games
was marvelously good. That string of
defeats was what hurt the Beaver per
centage column more than anything else.
McCredie's men, some of them were slow
to report, and others had to be taught
many things before they could be con
sidered In the proper shape for this kind
of professional ball. Especially were the
Judge's pitchers in none too good form,
something that would count.
And all this militated against Portland.
When the Beavers went to Los Angeles,
. they showed to far better advantage, and,
although they lost the series with Oak
land last week, there were some tight
fiueraes. It Is to be admitted that the
Beavers made some bonehead plays,
but so did Oakland, and having gotten
that sort of stuff out of their systems,
they should perform much better.
On the return of the San Francisco
club from Los Angeles after the rather
sorry showing of the Seals, I asled Oscar
Jones what he thought of the Southern
team.
"I would much rather play Los Ange
los than Portland." was his reply. "They
eat us in Los Angeles, but they will not
do It very often, and you always have
to be afraid of those stickers on the Port-
. land team."
"Those Beavers will win some games
; when they get started," added Harry
Sutor, the southpaw pitcher from Texas,
who is one of the stars on Danny Long's
aggregation.
And so you see what the other players
, think of the Portland club. As a team.
the Beavers are much better stickers
than fielders, but that is a fault that
will be remedied as the season grows
. older. Now for the men Individually.
The Beaver Outfield.
Tou Portland enthusiasts know that
outfield trio Bassey, Raftery and Wal
ter McCredie, as well as the writer.
They were all on the team last year,
and the fan's of Oregon have had a
Rood chance to size them ud. But it
should be remarked that Bassey has
Improved wonderfully as a sticker.
This must have been evidenced by the
fact that he has been moved up from
well down the list to the second man
and to follow Casey Is to have the posi
tion of honor. Casey is reputed a man
,i who gets more free walks than any
player in the league, and McCredie "is
, wise enough to want a timely bitter
immediately after htm.
Raftery and McCredie are probably
, about the same as last year. Raftery
Is just as fast as he was, but doesn't
seem to be hitting the ball any bet
ter. At that, he is a valuable man in
center, one who Is able to cover a
world of ground. The burden of man-
aging a team rests as heavily on the
shoulders of Walter McCredie. as In the
, past It Is certainly nothing new of
McCredie to write that he would be
a much stronger baseball player If
some one else had the reins of govern
. ment.
There are several new faces this
; year on the infield. Babe Danzig at
first and Cooney at shortstop are the
new men, while Casey is a familiar
face at second and Johnson, not a
t new man but a third baseman, fills the
other corner..
Danzig a Promising Player.
Of the new men on the infield. Dan-
rig looks the most promising and the
one who will probably show to the
best advantage when the season is at
a close. Danzig Is still something of
a diamond in the rough, but he can
hit the ball and is willing to be taught
something about the fielding game.
Casey Is an invaluable helpmate to
the six-footer and more. Already it
Is remarked that Danzig knows more
about first base than he did when the
season opened. The inside of base
ball was more or less of a puzzle to
Harold, but he has been carefully
coached. His reach is something of an
advantage to him in covering first. 'He
Is especially strong, however, at the
bat. When he lands on the ball. It
goes bard, and once he learns the
knack of putting it on the ground, in
stead of knocking flies, he will have
the fielders of the league buffaloed.
When the ball does go through the In
field with lightning rapidity, there are
few who care to go after the leather.
Cooney, the shortstop, is one of the
sensational fielders of the league. . He
Is shy on stickwork, however, a fact
that might hold him back from faster
company. Some of the brilliant plays
of the season have been made by this
same Cooney. He has that rare ability
necessary to an In fielder, of never stop-
ping tostralghten up when he picks up
a ball. He Just scoops it over to first
or second, as the case may be. the field
ing of the ball and the throwing being
welded into one motion. Quite fre
quently he has electrified the fans at
Recreation Park by his work in that
regard.
McCredie said the other day that he
was thinking seriously of putting
Buddy Ryan at third base and using
Ote Johnson as a pitcher. Buddy Ryan,
you know, is the infielder who hails
from Pueblo, In the Western League.
My advice to McCredie would be to
let Johnson stay where he is. The fans
are sweet on Ryan, but if McCredie
can get anybody who will handle that
difficult third sack better than John
son does at the present time, he will
be going some. It can't be said of
Johnson that he Is among the -"higher-ups,"
when it comes to batting .aver
ages, but he has got the right kind
of a wing to send the ball across the
diamond to first, and he Is not lazy
when it comes to covering his territory.
Ryan Good In Any Position.
At that, Ryan shouldn't be - over
looked. He has not played In many
games, but he handles himself well, is a
good base runner and evidently an ex
perienced fielder. Probably the, Port
land people, or some of them, under
stand just how close the right field
fence Is at Recreation Park. Fre
quently the ball hits- the fence, and
only a fielder who understands the lay
of the land can judge how that ball
is going to bound off the fence.
The first day that Ryan filled McCre
die's shoes In right field, he was notice
ably a stranger on the Job, 'but he soon
had the balls gauged properly and after
that made some catches that were
worth while. Versatility in a ball
player Is a trait worth while, and Mc
Credie can afford to keep Ryan as an
infielder.
Casey, of course, is playing his usual
ly consistent game at second base. He
does more than field his position, for he
keeps the team together and up to the
top notch that i3 required to win games
this year.
Fans Like Indian Twirler.
Of the new pitchers, Pinnance, the
Indian, has won public favor. He Is a
quiet, unassuming man and while he
apparently hasn't got much on the ball,
depending largely on his speed, he has
gotten away with it so far. One thing
about Pinnance, he is perfectly cool.
The Oakland crowd tried to rattle him
a couple of times, but they found they
couldn't do it and then they stopped.
Bloomfield, the boy McCredie picked
up from the State League, has had hard
luck, as the opposing batters have been
locating his delivery. Pernoll won a
couple of games, chiefly because the
Beavers were hitting like fiends behind
him and Harmon hasn't worked enough
to give much of a line on his ability.
Garrett, the Texas twirler, broke the
hoodoo that has been following, him,
when he won from Oakland last Sun
day morning. All the way through
Garrett has been pitching steady ball,
but he lost five before a victory was
finally credited to him. His work last
Sunday morning was good. He has a
curve that kept the Commuters guess
ing and they were shut out. Eagan,
the old reliable eticker, was twice
fanned and when Garrett beat little
Johnny Hopkins, he did something that
was worth while.
Groom and Klnsella, of the last
year's squad, are rounding into shape.
Klnsella pitched good ball last Tuesday
and gives indication of being fit. If he
is, he will give the balance of the
teams something to think about. Groom
Is not carrying as much weight as he
ought to pack and doesn't appear to
be in the best of health. Of the twirl
ing staff he seems the one who will
round into form the most slowly.
All in all, it Is hard to see just where
Judge McCredie' could make any im
provements at the present time by
changes. Once his team gets to work
ing nicely together, and there ought to
be- long stretches of games won.
But the boys will be at home next
Tuesday, and then you will be able to
judge for yourselves.
STILL HAS TWO MILLIONS
Morse Planning to Pay Every Dol
lar He Owes.
NEW TORK, May 2. That Charles W.
Morse, the former banker and steamship
promoter, was about to pay every dollar
of his Indebtedness resulting .from the
collapse of his business, was a statement
made today by his counsel. Counsel said
Air. Morse's settlement of the claims of
the National Bank of North America yes
terday was only a beginning and that he
planned to settle all claims as rapidly as
possible. He declared that Mr. Morse's
friends have loyally stood by him and
that when all Indebtedness Is settled Mr.
Morse will have a 'substantial fortune of
at least $2,000,000 left.
Six Xutmeggers for Bryan.
HARTFORD CONN., May 2. At a
meeting of the Connecticut delegation to
the Denver convention this afternoon
Alexander Troup secured a poll as to
the personal preference of the delegation.
The result showed six were for Bryan,
two for Johnson and six non-commlttaL
The delegation is uninstructed.
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IT IS back to the backyards and kennels
with the dogs and puppies for .another
year, for the Portland Kennel Club's
ninth annual bench show wound up in
a blaze of glory last night and the fortu
nate owners of prize winning canines
are rejoicing today in their several
homes while alternately caressing the
victorious animal or . the beautiful cup
accompanying the decision of Judge
George S. Thomas, who passed so ably
upon the galaxy of dog talent present
for his judgment.
The show which closed last night was
the biggest and best exposition of the
kind held, since the organization of the
club nine years ago, and the Portland
Kennel Club and Its Indefatigable
members who labored so faithfully for
Its success are deserving of considerable
praise for their efforts In this instance.
DOG "DO PESTERS" DIFFER AS
TO REASONS.
Some Say "Faking" Pays Others
Hold That Show Canines Are Dis-
played "to Be In Style."
What Is the chief attraction of the
dog show? Is it as owners, potential
owners, sellers, buyers, students of
breeds or mere onlookers that the crowds
come? Or do the greater number attend
merely to be in fashion?
There was a group about a table talk
ing this over on Friday night at the
Garden, says the New York Sun. De
clared the Westminster committeeman
who had the call: "What's the use of
such an analysis of motives or impulses?
The dog's the thing, and the chief charm
of a bench show, lies In the beholder's
eye."
"Guv'ner, th" fakln' Is wot catches
'em," broke in a roughly clad handler
over the heads of the circle. "Say, it's
all a bloke kin do to make a livin' wot
with th" way they keep a-lookin' out for
dyed spots, clips on ears or tails that
fix th' shape right, or if a patch of red
blood shows under th' coat th' callin'
down a respectable man gets for being
cruel with th' rasp Is a caution. More'n
half th' show visitors are cappers fur
th' society."
"And a very good thing, too," declared
the committeeman. "There was never
a time when there was so little over
trimming or pernicious pointing up of
dogs. Owners, Judges and officials are
united in stamping out the practices, and
they now only exist among unscrupulous
dealers. The benching of the dogs in
their natural state is taught by the
jaj - z. CsvrsUXs
Mr. Thomas, who has Judged shows in
many sections of the country, praised
the Portland show most highly, and in
this he was joined by John Bradshaw of
Pasadena, Cal., himself a judge of many
shows, who commended the efforts , of
the Portland dog fanciers in no meas
ured terms. Mr. Bradshaw was an ex
hibitor and succeeded In ' capturing sev
eral prizes with his famous California
kennels.
That the show has served its purpose
well it testified by the number of per
sons hitherto not owning dogs of better
than medfocre breed who have come for
ward with offers for the purchase of fine
dogs of different breeds shown at the
exposition. Frank Watkin's bull terrlors,
C. D. Nairn's collies, and numerous ex
hibits of both winning and other setters
and pointers being the objects of public
favor.
shows and forms one of their attrac
tions to many."
All Like the Show Dogs.
"Yet the show dog Is the attraction
and brings the visitors, besides it
would sell for far more money than
any working dog of the same breed."
broke in a ring judge. "The drafts of
foxhounds and beagles in the pack
classes are always the real thing, how
ever, but the hunt uniforms and liver
ies give distinction to these classes,
not the accident that they are work
ing dogs. The show beagles, bred to
the bench show purple, are as popur
lar; field spaniels are better loved as
parlor pets than rough-coated work
ers, while with pointers and setters
the picture sort attract more visitors
than the field trial winners."
"That Is true, and I can prove it,"
a Westminster governor added. "Two
shows ago we went to much expense
to gather In a special class the win
ners at the year's field trials, from Mis
souri to Manitoba, and we gave cups
to the professional breakers who
brought therd on. It was the ' beet
collection of bird dogs ever brought
to New York. Yet the crowd passed
by to enthuse over the sleek and
shiny setters and pointers that would
be gun shy and bird fazed if brought
to a shooting preserve."
Americans Spend the Money.
"May not the chief attraction be that
Americans pay more money for dogs
than other people?" Inquired the ama
teur fancier. "In New York alone has
$10,000 been paid for St. Bernards, col
lies and bulldogs; half that much for
Airedale terriers, while the record
figures for fox terriers and Irish ter
riers is also held In New York. The
public knows that all the highest
priced dogs are benched at the West
minster show, and they crowd in to
Bee a four-footed curiosity no better
to look at than Old Dog Tray that has
cost more than their house."
Englishmen of Mid-Devon have org-anlzed
to wage a. war on wood plceons.
GREATEST INTEREST SHOWN
IN BASEBALL BY SCHOOLBOYS
Game Played on Back Lot Between Grammar League Teams Means Much
to Players and Host of Admirers.
BY WILL. G. MAC RAH
SHATTUCK SCHOOL, H.
Atkinson School, 8.
Throughout the length and
breadth of this happy lajid many ball
games were played Friday, and like the
lines In. "Casey at the Bat," somewhere
bands were playing and somewhere
hearts were light. But the greatest ball
same, greatest because It meant much
to a thousand little hearts, was played
up In the hills back of the City ' Park.
It was one of the almost countless
games that Is being played In the Gram
mar School League and from the point
of heart Interest and enthusiasm noth
ing that I have seen since my sandlot
days compared with the game I saw Fri
day afternoon. Fancy runs riot as I try
to tell of that I saw, for there on that
uneven ground Just a semblance of a
diamond I saw a mixture of the real
article of baseball and plays that no ball
player that ever wore a uniform ever
dreamed of executing. And if there is
any old dyed-in-the-wool fan in the City
of Portland, maybe a crank on the game
or just a true lover of the sport for the
sport's sake, let him climb the long hill
after he alights from a Jefferson-street
car and spend an afternoon with the
kiddles who play ball.
Of course Shattuck School won. It
was the day of the week, the time of
the month and It was written in the
book, for didn't little L. Schilt. 7 years
old, tell me that "Dey can't beat de
Shattucks even If dey tried. Say," he
broke in after imparting this bit of in
formation, "Fellow, what school does you
go ter?" Then before answer could be
made, he asked, "Which side Is youse
goin' ter stick wid?"
When assured that I thought pretty
well of the Shattucks, he launched Into
a discussion of the weaknesses of the
Atkinson "fellers," as he called the op
posing team, and of the heroes who wore
the red uniforms and carried the hopes
of the Shattuck rooters.
My pal told me of the prowess of Hum
mel as a batter before the game started
and when that hero made two home
runs, he looked at me through eyes that
spoke volumes and around the corners
of his childish mouth there twitched a
smile that said very clearly, "Just what
I told you." Then when Prldeaux tore
the cover off the ball for another homer,
my guide could not restrain himself
longer. He grabbed his little cap and
flew for the third base, waited with
prancing and eager steps for the on
ward rushing player and, as he rounded
the base tor the home plate, my pal
joined him In his mad race to the plate,
his short legs making a heroic effort
to keep stride with the lucky batsman.
Perched high on the embankment were
the lassies of the Shattuck School. They
screamed when Shattuck made four runs
in the opening inning, shouted taunts and
shrill cries of disdain at the demoralized
lads from Atkiitson School and waved the
Shattuck pennants of brown and yellow.
It seemed as If each lassie had a sweet
heart on the diamond below. One did, I
know, for after he had made a circle of
the bases and had scored the first run,
one little miss, with cheeks the hue of a
beautiful Oregon rose, signaled him as he
crossed the plate. The' sly ras
cal must have had his eyes on
the spot where she sat, for he
scampered up the steep embankment with
thq agility of a mountain goat and took
from her trembling hand a luscious bon
bon. Nor did he blush or care when
the rest of the chatterboxes Jibed and
laughed at him. And when they called
him "deary, darling" and a host of pet
names, he only smiled as "Mighty Casey"
did and hurried back into the game.
While this game was being, fought out,
across the field and on the same plot of
ground, the Ainsworth School and the
Sellwood School were In deadly combat.
Strung along the base lines and high up
on the embankments was the same sort
of eager youngsters, both lads and las
sies.. By the time I had wandered over to
watch this great game, a gentle rain was
falling. On the Ainsworth School team
were two youngsters that attracted my
attention. One was the pitcher, Deggio.
He wore a uniform of screaming blue,
and never was there a. National Leaguer
with such confidence and self-poise. He
wound up and delivered the ball like
Bobby Groom., wore his cap Jauntily on
the side of bis head and fielded his posi
tion like a professional. When he came to
bat he took his chewing gum and care
fully stuck it on the button on the top of
his cap, and before taking his position at
the plate he swung two bats, back and
forth. Just as you have seen McCredie do.
Both games were called In the aeventh in
ning on account of the rain.
There is a seat on the golden throne for
the man who planned the ball- grounds
back of the park and to the man or men
who organized and perfected the Gram
mar School League, every mother and
father In the city will forever be under
obligation.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shattuck Walter Hummell, pitcher;
Henry Pf tester, catcher: Nicholas Ber
covitch, first base; Willie Balrd, second
base; Reginald Predeaux, shortstop; Al
fred Schulz, third base; Elvin Condit,
right field;. Roland Jones, center field;
Harry Christensen, left field.
Atkinson Milton GIddlngs. catcher;
Lloyd Hays, pitcher; George Penson, sec
ond base: Owen Carr. center field; Her
bert Drake, left field: Gay Fox, third
base: Ralph Jacobs, first base; Frank
Nugent, right field; Albert Wilson, shortstop.
THE DAY'S HORSE RACES
At Oakland.
OAKLAND, Cal., May 2. Results of
races:
Six furlongs Belmere won. Preen
second, Ray Bennett third; time,
1:14 4-5.
Four furlongs Tom Hayward won.
Captain John second, New Jram third;
time, 0:48 4-5.
Mile and half Loglstilla won; Nadza
second; Edwin T. Fryer third; time,
2:36 4-5.
Mile and sixteenth, Claremont handi
cap Frank Fllttner won, J. C. Clem
second, Marster third; time, 1:46 3-5.
Mile and 70 yards Tavora won;
Martinmas second, Montclair third;
time, 1:45 3-5.
Futurity course, "Linda Vista Handi
cap" Center Shot won, Cloudlight sec
ond. The Mist third; time, 1:10 2-5.
At Jamaica.
JAMAICA, May 2. Results of races:
Four and a half furlongs Ramble
"ON EVERY TONGUE'
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arper
Old, 'mellow and frag
rant; for three gen
erations) the choice of
discriminating Judges
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By Leading Dealers
won, Madrllene second, Arlonette third;
time. 0:54 3-5.
Six furlongs Masquerade won, Ale
theuo second. Black Oak third; time,
1:13.
Five furlongs Fitzherbert won.
Trance second, Erbert third; time, 1
minute. Dead heat between Fitzherbert
and Trance.
Mile and a sixteenth Old Honesty
won. Rifleman second. Spoon er third;
time. 1:47.
Mile and a sixteenth Saylor won.
At Iexlngton,
LEXINGTON, Ky.,
May
1. Results
of races:
Five furlongs Direct won, Tony W.
second, Anderson third; time 1:07 1-5.
Six furlongs Terah won. Moquette
second, Maclas third; Time 1:19 1-5.
Five furlongs Lady Hawthorne won,
Alice Baird second, Raba third; ' time
1:07 3-5.
Seven furlongs Lady Vie won, Lafay
ette second. Hazel Patch third; time
(later).
Fourth race, seven furlongs Sam Clay
won, Gibson second. Artist third; time
1:36 2-6.
Mile and eighth Thomas Calhoun won.
Bucket Brigade second, Katie Powers
third; time 2:02 4-6.
FIXE BILIIARD PARLORS OPEX
Anderson & Powers' Resort Under
the Perkins Splendidly Equipped.
Andy Anderson, formerly second base
man for the Portland Club and with the
Aberdeen champions of the Northwestern
League last season, and Jerry Powers,
the well-known smoke impressarlo for Ed
Schiller, have opened up the handsomest
pool and billiard parlors in Portland under
the Hotel Perkins, at 291V4 Washington
street.
The new resort Is fitted up in the "Mis
sion" style, and the 12 large new tables
were built in the East by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender
Company expressly for
Powers & Anderson, and are bound to
make a hit with the disciples of Hoppe,
Sutton, Schaefer and the other wizards of
the cue.
The doors were formally thrown open
to the public last night, but owing to the
fact that the repairs to the hotel upstairs
have not been finished. It will be a week
or two before the second entrance, which
will be from the hotel lobby, will be
ready.
All the lights and fixtures are of the
latest Improved pattern, and the cue racks
contain an appliance fitted with lock and
kfy whereby any player having a private
cue can keep the same free from the use
of the general run of patrons. When
completly furnished and decorated the
new parlors wili. have cost the owners
something like $15,0uo, and as they expect
to cater only to the best element they
hope to realize nicely on their investment.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metmeri.
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