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PICKS STARS OF
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VV. J. Petrain Chooses Best
Players of Various Posi
tions in League.
SEASON PROVES SURPRISE
Noteworthy Both in Material Devel
oped and In Patronage Afforded.
Chance of Hill Academy '
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LEAGUE TEAM SELECTIONS.
Left end Ludlam, Wfrt Sl1 HUh
School.
Left tackle Edward Leader, Eajit
Eld Hlch School.
Lft guard Ben Hill, Hill Military
Academy.
Center Hare. Columbia University.
Right ruard W. Graham. Hill Mil
itary Academy.
Right tackle Smith. Weet Side
Hlffh SchooU
Right end Cobb. Portland Academy,
Quarterback Cornell. Eaat Side
High School.
Left halfback Ennia, Columbia
University.
Right halfback Walker. Columbia
University.
Fullback Donason. Hill Military
Academy.
Reserve.
Left end Campbell, Columbia Uni
versity. lft tackle Elmer Leader. East
Side High School.
Left guard Ay a, Columbia Uni
versity. .
Center Carruthers, Hill Military
Academy.
Right guard Summers, Portland
Academy.
Right tackle Dooley, Columbia
University.
Right end Dabsey, TVM Side
High School.
Quarterback Voeper, TVst Side
High School.
Left halfback Meier. Hill Military
Academy.
Right halfback Jones. EaM Side
High 6chool.
Fullback Rader. West Side High
School.
BY W. J. PETRAIN.
The Interscholastic League football
Season is well advanced so far as the
playing schedule is concerned, and the
cadet football eleven, representing the
Hill Military Academy, has seemingly
won the championship honors. At least
Hill's defeat of both Columbia Univer
sity and the West Side High School
elevens would seemingly Justify the cadet
claim to superiority, yet. owing to the
closeness of the score In the two vic
tories, it Is still possible that a post
season series of three games may be
played between Hill and the winner of
the Columbia University-West Side High
School game.
The season has been most successful,
not onlv In the attendance, but also In
the splendid football teams developed by
each Institution represented In the
league. Even the Portland Academy
team, which has been the surprise of the
league on account of Its poor showing.
is a football organization of considerable
merit, and the boys who are members
of that sound should not become down
hearted by their failure to win a game
"or so. Portland Academy possesses tal
ent that should really ido much better,
and. In the opinion of the writer, the
reason for Its failure is simjily a case
of cold feet after being defeated In the
first game of the season by the East Side
High School.
Bors Need Encouragement.
Coach Blanchard and Adviser Thome
ahould cheer the boys tip: set them at
hard practice and give them a few new
plays to work on, then send them out to
win a game, and the result will soon be
apparent. Just now they lack concerted
action, and tf they once regain that old
Portland Academy spirit, the other clubs
had best look to their laurels.
The victory of the Hill cadets over Co
lumbia I'niverstty nominally gives the
championship to that Institution, for the
only chance of the title being assailed
successfully would be in the event of
Hill being defeated by either the East
Fide team or the Portland Academy
eleven. It would be a great feather in
the Academy lads' caps If they should
prove successful either in holding Hilt
to a tie or in defeat the crack segrega
tion when these two clubs meet this
week. Of course Hill does not recognize
the possibility of such an occurrance, for
tiie cadets believe they can down the
Academy lads or the East Side High
School with as much ease as did Colum
bia, but then foothall games are not
usually decided until they are played,
and J fill should not become overconfident
of victory.
Vniversity Coaches Rest.
It behooves fach Iatoun-tte and Cap
tain Graham to work their well-balanced
and clever team with Just as much gusto
as though they were to go against Co
lumbia or West Side High, for It would
never do for Hill to lose to either of the
two clubs mentioned at this time.
One feature of the present struggle
for supremacy between the interscholastic
teams is that tile two teams which have
snown up the strongest are each coached
bv a former Vniversity of Oregon player.
Hill Military Academy has been in
structed in football by Jack Latourette,
the former Oregon star quarter-back,
while Columbia University has had the
benefit of tiie tutorship of Gordon
M.Kiros. formerly one of Oregon's best
all-around athletes. The work of these
men as coaches seems to indicate that
the college coach is somewhat superior
to tl;e clubmen who have lecn out of
college for several years. This Is not
mcar.t as a reflection upon the ability of
lr. Paul Rader, Dave Jordan or Percy
lilanchard. for each of those three
coaches deserves considerable credit for
the able manner In which he has drilled
the youngsters at Ms command, but it
merely demonstrates that tiie newer Ideas
prevailing at the University of Oregon
last year have proven of vast beneat to
Hill and. Columbia.
Chicago Game Possible.
The patronage of the game this season
has been a source of considerable satis
faction to the director of the Interschol
astic League, for it justifies their consid
ering a proposal to bring out a Chicago
Mgh school team for a game In Portland
during the holidays. Snieti a plan Is now
und-r consideration, and If the proper en
couragement is received from the busi
ness men of Portland tiie Chicago team
can be brought here snd an opportunity
afforded the Portland public oX witness- ,
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The football season among the
grammar-school teams has been
on for several weeks, and several
of the teams are now ready to
play In the final games. The ac
companying pictures show the
football squads of fie Brooklyn.
Stephens and Irvington schools.
These lads have proven them
selves capable of putting- up a
strong game.
lng the relative style of the home boys as
compared with that of the Middle West.
K. M. Patterson, manager of the Chi
cago City League, has requested that
Portland arrange for a game between
the champion team of this city and the
victor in the Windy City series. It Is
expected that the Interscholastic League
will take some action on the matter in
the near future.
As far as playing talent Is concerned,
the Portland preparatory schools need
acknowledge no superiority on the part
of the High School or academic teams
of any other locality. This can readily
be seen by a glance at the clever lads
now playing football on the various
teams in the league. For that purpose
the writer has selected an all-star team,
as well as a reserve eleven.
Quarter Most Important.
The most important position on
football eleven is the quarterback, and,
after having witnessed each team In ac
tion and carefully comparing the work
of the lads. Anson Cornell, the clever
little quarter of the East Side High
School, seems to be entitled to the se
lection for the all-star team. He Is a
trifle light when compared to some of
the other lads, but still he has demon
strated that he possesses a cool head
and the ability to run a team In the
most satisfactory manner.
As ground gainers the half backs are
usually selected for their ability in car
rying the ball and for their strength
and speed. In this department Columbia
University possesses two men who have
shown up most brilliantly in the games
so far played. They are Gnnis and
Walker, both of whom have carried the
ball farther and scored more points than
any other players in the league.
At full back Donason. of Hill Mili
tary Academy, is selected because he Is
unquestionably the strongest man In
that position on any of the teams. He
Is a perfect machine when it comes to
carrying the ball, and while he may not
be as accurate a punter as some of the
other players, he makes up for this de
ficiency by his great strength in other
departments.
Strength and Speed In Line.
In the line It l necessary to combine
strength and speed, as well as to have
players of daring and nerve. Therefore
Ben Hill and Captain Graham, of the
Hill Military Academy, are selected for
the position of guards. Hill has been
utilized In the back field, but is a strong
enough man to be selected for the po
sition of guard.
At tackles Ed Leader, of the East Side
High School, and Captain Smith, of the
West Side High School, are selected be
cause each has shown himself to be the
best man In the line at that position.
There can be no question but that
Leader and Smith are well qualified for
the positions.
Now come the ends, or the position
that requires the utmost daring and
cleverness, as well as agility. Kor the
positions of left and right end it will
be hard to find a better qualified pair
than Ludlam. of the West Side High
School, and Cobb, of the Portland Acad
emy. Both are fast and fearless, as
well as being exceptionally good at tack
ling. Both these players have earned
places on the team by the superiority of
their work and the accurate manner in
which they run down on punts or dodge
back of the opposing line and nail the
runner in his tracks.
Center Needs Head Work.
I.ast of all comes the position of cen
ter, la Lais pasiuon a great many make
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the mistake of thinking that any old
kind of football player, providing he
possesses plenty of brawn., can hold
down the job. Such an idea is a mis
take, for a man at center is required to
possess as good a head as any other
member of the team. On this account
Hare, of Columbia University, la se
lected. He haa frequently demonstrated
that he knows the right thing to do at
the right time, and has been exception
ally brilliant at blocking pimts.
The above players possess qualifica
tions that will eventually earn them po
sitions on varsity elevens. The same
might be said of the reserve team, for
manr of these are splendid players and
capable of giving a splendid account
of themselves at any and all times.
May the Interscholastic League con
tinue' to prosper and develop football
plavers galore, for these youngsters' of
today are the college stars of tomorrow.
STANFORD IS PICKED TO WIN
Annual Kugby Game With Califor
nia Set for Next Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7. (Special.)
One week from Saturday, on No
vember 14, the annual intercollegiate
game of Rugby football will be played
between Stanford and the University
of California, on the eenteiey ovai.
Although the game Is some days off,
the football experts have already
formed their opinions, and a major
ity are picking Stanford to win. Both
varsity teams have played againBt the
Vancouver fifteen, and although com
parative scores show In favor of Cali
fornia, the experts say they can ex
plain It away.
In the first Vancouver-California
game there was a 3-to-3 tie. The
second time they came together, Van
couver won by a score of 3 to 0. At
Stanford, last Wednesday. Vancouver
won from the Cardinal fifteen. 11 to
3. But it Is said that Vancouver has
been rapidly improving, whereas the
Stanford team took an unexpected
slump. It Is said to have been largely
due to overconf idence. and Coach
George Pressley Is said to be some
what pleased that the slump cama
when it did and not a week later.
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MILL NOW CERTAIN
Papke and Ketchell Preparing
for Meeting November 25.
SMALL DETAILS SETTLED
O'Conner Recedes From His De
mands and Principals Are Train
ing Hard Betting .Odds Fa
vor Papke Gossip of Ring.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. (Special.)
The tangles of the Papke-Ketohel fight
have finally been straightened out and
now there is no question that the match
will take place as . scheduled, on
Thanksgiving eve in the Coliseum
building, San Francisco. Joe O'Connor
came down from his high Jiorse, after
discovering that he couldn't get better
terms than he had at first agreed upon.
Since his mission failed, O'Connor has
endeavored to lay it on the local news
papers. He says that he never made a
kick and that it was all Imagination.
However, as long as he Is good, it does
,not make much difference why.
The main point is that all the email
details have been settled and that the
flgit will be held. Papke and Ketchel
both arrived in the city last Sunday
and are now settled at their respective
training camps. Ketchel Is at Croll's
gardens in Alameda, where Jim Corbett
and other potables trained, while Papke
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has gone across the hay to Billy Shan
non's San Rafael establishment.
Papke, so report has it, is already
below the prescribed weight of 158
pounds, while Ketchel has something
like la or 14 pounds to take off, and
says that he is glad of it.
Betting has already started and at
the Jump Papke has been made a 10 to
S fayorlte, with the chances that it will
go to 19 to 6 before the fight is on. Most
of the form experts figure that Ketchel
will never be able to forget that awful
clouting that he -ooik at Los Angeles
and that Papke will have the sign on
him.
There isn't- anything worth saying
about that Thompson-Boer Unholz fias
co of more than a week ago. Thomp
son, never a classy fighter, did the best
he could and the Boer, who may be all
right as a dishwasher, never could fight.
He bounded around the ring until he
found a soft spot to light and then per
mitted himself to be shot through the
ropes. When he came back, the cap
tain of police stopped the affair, for
which Rudie was undoubtedly grateful.
Unholz was toasted to a turn by every
fight critic in San Francisco and he has
hardly been able to show himself since.
Thompson didn't gain a lot of credit
and is trying desperately to get back
into the affections of the people. In
fact, he is trying so hard that he made
a somewhat startling and dazzling
proposition. He wants a fight with Bat
tling Nelson and said that if he didnt
make a good showing he would be will
ing to turn his end of the purse over
to charity.
Although Willis Brltt has returned
from The East, there is still no sign of
an immediate matching of Nelson and
McFarland. Britt at first talked of a
fight in January, -but Nelson, who is do
ing some talking on his own account in
New York City, said the other night
that he would not fight before the latter
part of February and that McFarland
would have to wait.
BILLIARDS.
The Waldorf, 7th and Washington."
We make the bes suit in the city to
order for $2r; let us prove it. Unlqua
Tailoring Company, 309 Stark, between
Fifth, and Sixth.
AMERICAN TEAM
OFF FOR ORIENT
San Francisco Fans Give
Fisher and His Players
. Rousing Farewell.
WILL TRAVEL 10,000 MILES
Team Is Defeated In First Practice
Game, but Turns Tables Just
Before the Men Leave
for the Ship.
BT H. B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7. (Special.)
The playing of two exhibition games
and the departure on the steamer
China of the Reach All-Americans for
the long trip to the Orient, were the
last shots sounded in California so far
as professional baseball is concerned.
When the last game had been .played
and the good-byes said on the steamer
dock, the fans quit talking of baseball
and started in on other subjects.
And while Mike Fisher has been
subjected to more or less joshing on
all sides, the .undertaking which he has
fathered and which is so successfully
under way at the present time, is a
big proposition. With the single ex
ception of the around-the-world trip
of the A. G. Snaldlngs years ago, noth
ing on as big a scale as this has ever
been attempted. To take a team of
American baseball players over a Jour
ney that will total 10.000 miles before
they return, to play games in China,
Japan, Manila and Honolulu is some
thing that two or three years ago
would have been laughed at as an im
possibility. Play First at Hongkong.
But after much talk, after discour
agements that would have stopped
many another man. Mike and his play
ers are on the briny deep and In 18
days from the time they started, will
step off the boat at Hongkong and be
ready to get down to business.
Prior to the departure of the Ail
Americans on election day, two games
were played against a team that was
captained by George Van Haltren and
included several Portland players,
Pearl Casey and Ote Johnson among
the rest. The first game was a walk
over for the picked team. The All
Americans couldn't get together and
their pitchers, Flaherty, of the Boston
Nationals; Bill Burns, of the Washing
ton Americans, and Gladstone Graney,
of Portland, were as wild a lot of
March hares as you would care to
meet.
Of course, when you consider that
Burns had been out of the game for
a long session and Flaherty had had
something of a rest, you cant alto
gether blame the pitchers. Then, too,
Harry' Sutor, who was pitching for
Van Haltren, twirled as fine an article
of ball as he has at any time during
the year. But the crowd didn't take
that into consideration, and it guyed
the Americans and kidded Fisher until
he was almost ready to call it quits.
Win on Election Day.
The second game, played on election
morning before the steamer sailed at 1
o'clock, was better. It started well,
for Pete Grant, who acted as master
of ceremonies, presented, on behalf of
some friends, a handsome floral horse
shoe to the players. Then came the
game, which the travelers captured by
a 4-to-2 score, making their necessary
winning- runs in the last of the eighth.
It meant a quick getaway, as the
game was not through until after the
noon hour, but several big automobiles
took the team, still decked out in red,
white and blue costumes, with the
newspapermen, down to the water
front. And the cheering for Fisher and the
team and the more sedate farewells be
tween relatives took up the balance of
the time until the warning was sound
ed and the big boat left its dock. But
even then, all the fans didn't quit.
Through the courtesy of Collector' of
Port William Hamilton, about 100
boarded the United States boat Golden
States and stayed with the China until
almost near the beads, where came
the last waving of flags and the
shouting of good luck.
All and all, It was a decidedly suc
cessful departure and If the boys do
half as well on the trip, they ought
to be satisfied. George Hildebrand,
of the San Francisco team, was the
only player to take his family, Mrs.
Hildebrand and little 2-year-old Albert
being members of the party.
In addition, also, to Mrs. Mike
Fisher and H. L. Eagerly, sporting
editor of the Bulletin, the party In
WORLD'S NON-STOP RECORD
IS HELD BY
THE
4992 Miles Without a Stop of the Moter 12 Days'
Continuous Running, averaging 415 miles per day,
18 miles per hour for the 12 days.
You can buy a car like this, which will carry five
people anywhere, for. $1150, F. 0. B. Portland,
equipped with top, gas lamps and generator, com
plete. Compare this with the price of any other five
passenger car, fully equipped, F. O. B. Portland.
In the 24-hour race held at Los Angeles, a few
davs ago, the Reo Runabout ran 494 miles in 24
hours. You can buy this car for $550, F. O. B. Port;
land.
Everybody knows the Reo. You can see them all
around you. They have been standing up and doing
their work year after year; nothing new or freaky;
just, good, straight automobile. The lowest-priced
five-passenger car in the world.
FRED A. BENNETT,
NORTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTOR
REO STODDARD-DAYTON MITCHELL
Seattle, Wash.
1416 Broadway.
Portland, Or.
495 Alder St.
cluded the following: Pitchers. Flah
erty, of the Boston Nationals; Bill
Burns, of Washington, and Graney, of
Portland; catchers. Jack Bliss, of the
SL Louis Nationals, and Nick Will
iams, of San Francisco; lnflelders.
Babe Danzig, of Portland; Ed Dele
hanty, of the Washington club; Roy
McArdle, San Francisco, and Brick
Devereaux, Santa Cruz; outfielders.
Bill Heltmuiler, Oakland; Curtis and
Hildebrand.
Barns Issues Ultimatum.
Bill Burns created a small sensation
before he took his departure by an
nouncing that he has written the
Washington club to the effect that If
Bob Ganley is to remain on the team
that he must either ask for a transfer
or he will play with the outlaws.
Burns said that he was not afraid of
Ganley, but did not care to be on Uie
same team. The trouble between the
pair started last Summer. Ganley called
Burns down and the twirler retorted.
Finally, Ganley, who is a smaller man.
took a baseball bat and went at Burns.
The later was badly cut up and was
almost out of the game for good. Con
sequently he cannot forgive Ganley,
and says there must be a change.
Burns, who proved the star pitcher
of the Senators, is in dead earnest, and
probably Washington will look u-bout
during the Winter months to make
some kind of a change.
According to reports from State
League circles. Harry Wolters, the
well-known pitcher who is with the
San Jose club, is about to sign a con
tract with the Boston Americans for
next season. It is said that Arrellanes.
who comes from San Jose and belongs
to the Boston Americans, has put the
deal through. Wolters at one time
belonged to Fisher when he had the
Fresno club, and was rated one of the
good pitchers of the league.
PREPARES FOR HARD GAME
OREGON ELEVEN READY
TO
MEET WASHINGTON.
Former Stars Assisting Coach Forbes
in Getting Men Into Trim Team
Is Doing Fine Work.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugenia.
Or., Nov. 7. (Special.) Local football
enthusiasts are looking forward with
great interest to the Oregon-Wrash ina
ton game, which is to be played on
Klncald Field next Saturday.
The victory over Idaho has dispelled
the gloom that hung over the football
situation here, and there la a general
feeling of confidence on the campus.
Nobody believes that Oregon is abso
lutely certain of victory ever the Ever
green men, but the opinion 'is ventured
on every hand that the pupils of Coach
Forbes have at least an even chance.
The Idaho victory was especially grat
ifying to Oregon students, for it not
only maintained Oregon's unbroken rec
ord of successful games against the
Moscow men, but it demonstrated the
fact that Coach Forbes has taken a
green bunch ofimen and whipped them
into a team.
Since their return from Moscow the
varsity men have buckled down to work
with renewed vigor, and the Improve
ment in their offense Is noticeable. By
next Saturday Coach Forbes will have
developed a system of attack that
ought to gain good yardage over Wash
ington. The defense of the team Is im
proving, and Clark and Moullen are do
ing their customary work in the kick
ing department.
There have been some lively scrim
mages with the second team during the
past few afternoons and both squads
have shown up splendidly. The second
team Is almost as heavy as the varsity
and its ranks contain a number of good
men. Assistant Coach Arnspiger has
been doing creditable work with the sec
ond team and Manager McEwen is ar
ranging for a few more games.
Jack Latourette, captain of the Oregon
team of 1905, Joined the coaching squad
on Thursday and other veterans will come
next week. Half a dozen stars of for
mer days have already assisted Coach
Forbes from time to time and their pres
ence on the field has filled the players
with confidence. Forbes Is the first. Ore
gon coach that has shown a willingness
to invite the co-operation of the old play
ers and consult with them about mat
ters of importance. Forbes is master of
the situation, however, and his word is
law with the football men.
Every student in college Is looking for
ward to the big game at Portland on
November 21, and It indications count for
anything, tnere will be a record-breaking
crowd on the excursion from Eugene. The
University band will aocompany the
rooters to Portland and several hundred
townspeople will Join the excursion.
Cheney Leaves Library.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7. John Vance Cheney
has resigned as librarian of the Newberry 1
Library, and the resignation has been
accepted by the board of trustees to take
effect next July. Mr. Cheney became li
brarian at the new library 14 years ago.
In a letter to the board Mr. Cheney saya
the reason for his resigning is the poor
health of his wife, who must leave Chi
cago. Spokane, Wash.
814 Second Ave.
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