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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, XOfEMBER 15, GREATEST GAME EVER SEEN HEflE O. A. C.-Oregon Contest Will Be Great Event in Every Way. 0. A. C. BETTER ON PAPER Has Mot Veterans Bnck Than Xmr- Itjr and Will Not Be Worn Ont by Hard Hamr on Week Pre vious Coaches Working. Unless U Flsns fail. next Saturday's football tm between- Oregon and . A. C. will be the greatest intercollegi ate athletic "vent ever seen In tlio Northwest. The annual frame between the big- schools has always been played either at Eugene or at Corvallis, and. notwithstanding- the meager accommo dations at these places, has been wit nessed by record-breaking crowds of enthusiastic partisans. Saturday's game will mark a new epoch In the history of Northwest ath-" letie.. for it will change the great an nual struggle from a campus game to a metropolitan contest which will be viewed by one of the largest crowds ever assembled In Portland.. Excur sion trains will be run from Eugene. Corvallis and other Valley towns, and the city will be thronged with enthu siastic collegians, and their admiring friends. There will be street parades, brass bands, rooters' clubs, tallyho and automobile parties, and all the other features of the big Intercollegiate games of the East and Middle West. The game will undoubtedly present a rare display of college enthusiasm auch as Portland has never seen. Although the Agricultural College eleven appears stronger on paper, there Is no asssurance that It will defeat lta Eugene rival. I'oach Norcross, who is directing the play of the Agricultural College men for the third time, is a thorough master of the game, and haa developed a seasoned team of veterans. In his line-up will be found eight of last year's championship team, together with a number of new recruits who have won their spurs In the prelimi nary games of the present season. The. l orvallis line Is heavy and Its men know how to play their positions. Keiley at renter Is a shifty, aggres sive man. who can be depended upon to put up an effective game at all times. Kvendon and Wallace, the two guards, although new men on the team, have been showing up splendidly and will not be outclassed by their Oregon ri vals. Jamison. the All-Northwest tackle of 1907. will be found In his old position on the right side of. the line, and If he does as much damage to Ore gon as he did last year ha will be a most dangerous man. The left tackle position will be filled by ex-Captain Pendergrass. the All-Northwest guard if last season. Pendergrass Is an alert player and a thorough master of the game. In Cady. Dobbins, Knburg and Ilrodie. the Agricultural College haa four good ends, and as the open fame Is very trying upon the players who fill these positions, all four men may be needed before the struggle Is over. Ba-k Field Very Strong. " In the pivotal position of quarter back, the Corvallis eleven will have tagnon. who Is playing behind the Una for the third consecutive season. Cagnon did brilliant work in all the games of last year, demonstrating his generalship to a marked degree. He Is a great man In the back field, and Is safe at catching punts and running them in. Wolfe at right half-.ls prob ably the best man In the O. A. C. line up. He weighs about 190 pounds, haa plenty of speed and endurance, and knows the game thoroughly. Hia punting has been the feature of his team of play for the past three seasona and his record as a place-kicker far above the average. Keck, the big fullback, who comes from the second team, is almost as effective as Wolfe for regular formation work, and la also well schooled In the art of punting and place-kicking. For the other half back position Corvallis baa Hastings, formerly of the Portland High School, and Cooper, a veteran of last season. Either of 'these men can be depended upon for substantial yardage behind the interference of Wolfe and Keck. Norcross haa developed a big bunch of aubstitutes and will have men for every position In case of Injury to the play ers of his first line-up. Those who saw the O. A. C.-Whitman prme on Wednesday declare that Cap tain Wolfe haa at his command one of the best football machines ever seen In the Northwest. The men all know their posTtlona and play as a unit. Tlt.-lr physical condition is perfect, and when they line up on Multnomah Field lint Saturday they will be ready for the battle of their lives. The fact th.-t O. A. C lins not been scored on for two years warrants the prediction that her men will fight desperately to main tain their splendid record. Oregon's Line-up Unknown. The exact line-up of the Oregon elcve-i is unknown, but it Is safe to sa that" It will appear substantially as It did against Washington. Coach Forbes has had a difficult task cut uit for him at Euirene. but he haa met the ntuatlon manfully -and haa de veloped a most creditable team under t lie circumstances. With only four old men .is a nucleus around which to build up his eleven. Forbes haa had to depend uoon a squad of untried freshmen, six or seven of whom will face O. A. C. w lien the wnlstle blows next Saturday. Tne veterans In the Oregon line-up are Cnptaln MouKen and Plnkham. at ta-kles: Mclntyre. right guard, and Clark. fulil'acK. Moullen Is a danger ous man In any game, owing to his abi'lty to execute goals from place ment, while Clark's ability to punt haa a tendency to keep the ball In the op posed s territory, thus giving Moullen frequent opportunities. It was this combination that enabled Oregon to de feat Idaho two weeks ago. and who knows but what it may win the com ing game for the Eugene men? riukham at left tackle la one of the greatest nin that ever wore an Ore gen suit, while Mclntyre plays a con sistent game at guard. The center po sition wi.l be filled by Means, a fresh mm. who won fame at the Pendleton linn sc hool. There is some doubt about the eiact Une-up for the position of left guard, as there are several can didates of almost equal ability. New ton, a big freshman, haa been showing up splendidly, and Volgt and Sweek. two old second-team men, have also demonstrated their worth. Forbes evi dently b ilevea In having a good supply of er-ds. for he has trained fotir men for these positions. With Michael, Klltr. po-ison and Hlckson to choose from, be Is certain of having two alert ctf's d'lrlng the entire game. Chandler and Latouratte, tha fresh- .. - v"" e---w- . - -wr j : t I 1 .w-. - J " f - vV rf t . . , v - lev v . s - -v 1 1 t LipAJk,-,.-r-,.t..--J-. -jk-pJ- "".tlCS-. ,Vi-ir2ia..! . - ' WHITMAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM.. Top row Wt to rlffbO Blanohard. coach: Brainard, Cushman. Martin, Borlesk. raptain; Morton, manager. Huarhard. Lyman, Belt. Lower row Oldiiyht, Bassett, Mathews; Clemens, Morrow, Wilson, Lewis. - men Quarterbacks, will probably alter nale at the initial position in the back field, while Clark. Main and McKlnley seem 10 be certain of the other places. It is said that Coach Forbes will brinjr 20 men to the gam and wIM have good substitutes for every position. O. A. C. In Better Condition.' On a straight, II ne-smashlnar game, O. A. C. appears much stronger than Oregon, but these qualities may not be the ones thr.t will bring victory to Cor vallis. The modem game of football In so uncertain and so full of chance that where teams of almost equal strength are fighting for supremacy, no game can ever be claimed until the final whistle blows. The CorvalH? team will probably be In better condition than its rival on account of the long rest after the Whit man game, whereas Oregon's men will have Juf5t emerged from their hard game with Washington and may not be In the best of shape next Snturday. There are more veterans In the Cor- Uis line-up than there are at Ku- gene, and the team is somewhat heavier, especially in tha back field. Notwithstanding the fact that there are only a handful of veterans on the Oregon eleven, the team Is composed of men who know the game thorough ly and who will fight to the last ditch. This was demonstrated In the Moscow game, when the Oregon men, with only ten players, pulled victory out of de feat by scoring ten points In ten min utes, thus branding themselves the greatest bunch of fighters that ever wore Oregon colors. If the Oregon men play as they did during the last half at Moscow, they will win next Sat urday's game, but if they put up the miserable exhibition that they dis played against Whitworth, O. A- C. will win by a substantial score. Automobile Saves a Horse. "Ever since the automobile made Its appearance a few years iuio It has been regarded as the natural and unquestioned enemy of the horse, taking away the lat ter's occupation and often throwing It Into a fright That was the popular idea. It has remained for a 2K-horse-power Franklin car to unsettle this belief and became the rescuer of the horse In dls trens. It was down In Marshall, Texts, that the tables were turned. A horse with time to spare In which to get Into trouble, managed to fall into a well. It was powerless to get out. and people nearby could provide no relief. Getting & horse out of a well presented a prob lem without precedent, and It was not until someone thought of the automobile that any relief measures were possible. With the machine to provide the neces sary pull, however, an arrangement was rigged whereby the animal was again put on Its feet above gronnd. Though machinery may have sometimes put a horse In a bole this time It pulled him out. Meet at Roseburg November 20. ROSFBUKG. Or., Nov. 14. (Special.) The Commercial Club has decided to hold n good roads meeting- In this city on Friday, November 20. J. H. Scott, of Salem, addressed the club members last night, promising to be In attend ance at the coming" meeting and to see to the securing of prominent speakers from different sectlona of the state. Automobile; How It Became Worldwide Factor Utilized as Means of Rapid Conveyance in Practically Every Land la Whole Universe. The automobile, after all. Is simply a manifestation of.the forces of evolution that are working out the -world's des tiny, and its appearance is no more re markable than was the advent of dis coveries In other lines of endeavor. That there la foundation for the be lief, now so prevalent, that the perma nency of the automobile Is assured is evident from its world-wide utilisation. Vehicle of Commerce. There can be no doubt that the auto mobile is to play a permanent part In the affairs of mankind. If it had noth ing else to recommend it but Its time saving and health-giving attributes, it would be a permanent Institution. But It Is as a vehicle of commerce that It is to figure more prominently in the fu ture. Its commercial phases are prac tlcallv unlimited. What the world wants is labor-savln devices, and the automobile Is one. Manufacturing plants are hauling their product with motor cars In lieu of horses. They find the Innovation an economical one from every standpoint. Municipal I'se. Then again the automobile is to be come a part of every well-regulated municipality. In many of the large cit ies of the country today motor cars are utilised with great success In the health and fire branches of the public service. They are found to be Inval uable to hospitals, where a minute's delay sometimes means losa or lire, l no same can be said 01 tne nre acin ment.'ln which branch of the municipal government they l.ave served to advan tage. The Federal Government, too, has become converted to their .utility, and has Installed motor cars in tha postofflce service of the principal cities. Minor and Farmer. But It Is not alone in the large cities thit thr labor and tlmesavlng proper ties of tit automobile are appreciated. In the isolated sections, far from the beaten oaths, the miner and farmer have Indorsed the horseless vehicle by using it. This apparent popularity of WHITMAN FOOTBALL TEAM, WHICH WENT MAKEHARDJOUHNEY Los Angeles Man and Wife - Take Long Auto Trip. AMERICAN CAR FOR SWEDEN Swedish Antolst Thinks It Is Best Fitted to Compete In Winter En durance1 Test (iossip of Automobile World. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hoover, of Los Angelea, reached New York a short time ago after traveling overland by auto from Tlajuana, a small town which marks the boundary line between the United Statcs and Mexico. The route taken was by way of San Francisco, Portland, Spokane. Omaha, Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo to New York. They left Tiajuana on April 11 and both Mr. and Mrs. Hoover declare that they enjoyed the trip and that they are going to continue it In Europe until they have covered fo.OOO miles. The trip was not taken, declares Mr. Hoover, as an endurance test or for the purpose of making any new records for long distance, but waa gotten up at the advica of hia doctor. He was taken ill from overwork, he said, and had bsen ordered to take a long reat and to get as much outdoor life as possible. The idea of a long automobile trip waa sug gested and that It baa been the best pos sible cure has been proven by the rugged countenance and sterling health whicn both Mr. and Mrs. Hoover now possess. Occupants of the grandstand at the last Vanderbilt cup race witnessed some interesting exhibitions of lightning changes of tires by the different drivers In tine raxe, and also were able to see the crewa take on oil. and gasoline at their different pits. Robertson and hia assistant were special favorites with the crowd and eMrlted applause each time they stopped for supplies. Bourque and his mechanic were another pair whose work attracted notice. After the track had begun to dry out Bourque stopped to replace his non-kid tires with plain treads and both rear tlrea were changed and the car under way again In a little under two minutes. That, an American car Is the one best fitted to win the great Winter reliability tour held In Sweden each year is the opinion of Pantua IJndetrom, who Is now In this country. Mr. Lindstrom Is one of Sweden's best-known sportsmen and has driven his own car In all the Winter re liability runa since the first one was held. Mr. Lindstrom haa heretofore used nothing but the highest-grade French cars, but has never met with much suc the automobile, however, Is not con fined to one section or nation. It . Is worldwide In 'its scope. It is as pro nounced In the Orient as it is in Amer ica. . Cars Abound in the Orient. In Japan and China automobiles are used in large numbers. In China, espe cially, it is a familiar sight to see a speeder darting in and out of the traf tic, causing consternation in the sub urbs, and speeding like a meteor in the night across wild and arid terri tory, much to the astonishment and bewilderment of the natives. In some sections of the great walled empire, with its centuries of tradition, an auto mobile is still an' object of curiosity and wonder. The roads in Japan are narrow and heavy, and" there is room for Improvement. Worldwide Good Roads Movement. Automoblllsts In Japan are recognis ing this fact, and good roads all over the empire no doubt will soon be seen. The government should send several emissaries to Massachusetts, which state. I believe, has the finest roads in the world. That Is another phase of the motor car that must not be overlooked. The good roads movement is now worldwide. Its agitation was begun by the advent of the automobile, and the great benefits that are derived today by the construction of good roads must be credited to the motor car. In this country. Ohio and Iowa possess the poorest roads. In certain seasons of ths year the highways of the latter state are well-nigh Impassable, the black loam apparently having no bottom. But there Is nothing unusual about this, as America, on the whole, is fa mous for hard road conditions. That is why the American manufacturer gives his product liberal clearance, and why the domestic car. typified In the prod uct of the Licensed Association, is abla to endure difficult going. Turkey. In Turkey the roads are rough, but DOWN BEFORE MULTNOMAH cess in the runs. He has watched the J results of the American endurance runa and on the splendid showing made by Pierce Arrow car has decided to pur chase one of the six-cylinder nr.odela of this make to enter in the run in Sweden this year. His attention ws first at tracted to the Pierce Arrow when a car of that make won the Herkimer tour in Germaily in 1906. At the meeting of the International Congress of Automobile Clubs, whlca held Its annual meeting In Paris on Oc tober a. it was decided to make the max imum bore of fi.118 Inches for all racing cars whtoh competed under the interna tional laws: pounds was decided upon to be the maximum wetelit. George Heath and W. S. Hogan represented the Automobile Club of America at the meet ing. The list of entries received for the grand prize race at Savannah on Thanks giving day comprises six cars each from Italy, Germany,. France and America. The .American entries are a Locomobile, Acme, Lozier, Simplex, National and Chadwlck. Italy is a strong favorite- in the race and is represented by three Itala cars and three Fiats. With such famous drivers as Nazza.ro and Wagner the Fiats are picked by many to win the race. That a pig is capable of a speed of 23 miles an hour on a straight road was demonstrated last week by a party of autoifits. who were making, a run to Salem. While proceeding ' along at 22 miles an hour a fat pig was suddenly seen to Jump up from the road in front of the car. He made such a fast get away that he was able to keep several feet In front of the machine. Thinking that he would immediately turn to one side the driver kept on at the same speed and it was fully half a mile before Mr. Pig reached his home and turned off.' He had made the run so beautifully that It was a ehame It had to have a dis astrous ending. Just as he got to the point where he turned off It waa seen that hia differential wasn't working and over he went on his side. H. M. Covey, the Cadillac and Pierce Arrow dealer, has ' been busy the past week showing the 190 Cadillac 30. The car has been a aource of wonderment to a large number of people who thought the only good cars were those ranging upward of $3000 In price. A carload ship ment is expected to arrive In Portland December 11. at which time the first deliveries will be made. Will Make Carload Exhibits. 'NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Nov. 14. (Special.) Applegrowers fof this sec tion are planning a large representa tion at rthe National Apple Show in Spokane in December. E. L. Stewart, of Prosser; H. M. Gilbert, of Nob Hill, president of the State Horticultural So ciety; W. L. Wright, of Fruitvale, and others, are planning to make carload exhibits. Pope Strives for Peace. ROME, Nov. 14. The Pope has instruct ed the Vatican representatives accredited to the powers that probably will take part in the expected congress to settle the Balkan situation to use their influ ence In favor of peace. they are made so by the mountainous formation of the country. Turkey, it might be stated, was the last nation In the world to admit the automobile. In fact, it -was only during the last six months that the prejudices of the Sul tan was overcome and the empire opened to horseless vehicles. It was the Sultan's fear of assuming the re sponsibility for anything new that might afterwards be used against him that had retarded the introduction of the automobile into the Ottoman Em pire. The members of the new and vig orous political party, however, now in control to all intents and purposes, overruled his objections, and in conse quence a fertile and profitable field was made accessible to the motor mer chants of the world. As it Is, the prin cipal European productions are well represented there, though only In the cheaper types. The Balkan States boast of no fine touring conditions, the coun try boing among the most mountain ous In urope. , Asia. In tha Asiatic countries the automo bile haa taken hold. In Slam, India and the Straits Settlements the Industry has dona an enormous business. In the last year members of the A. L. A. M. have doubled their regular annual shipment to Siam. The King is a great believer in the motor car, and during his recent visit to Europe rode continuously in an automobile. Many Cars In South America. The Central and South American countries are strong supporters of the Industry. In Ecuador and Perij the motor car has performed wonders In strengthening the lines of communica tion between coast towns and the in terior. At Punta Arenas, the southern most point of habitation on the West ern Hemisphere, the honk-honk of the auto horn is a familiar sound. Indeed, it would be difficult to find a spot where the automobile haa not pene-trat- YESTERDAY Middle row Fletcher Schmidt TEAM IRK TELLS Sunnyside Downs Highland in Grammar School League. FINAL SCORE , IS 10 TO 4 Victors Are Now In Line for Cham pionship of Lighter Division and Back Field Makes Espe-. daily Strong Showing. Sunnyside took a step toward the Cham nlonshlp of the lighter division In the Grammar School League yesterday by de feating the Highland School 10-4 at Bast Thirteenth and East Davis streets. The two teams were not so evenly matched as the score would Indicate. Highland was unable to make any material gains, and at no time were they dangerously near the Sunnyside line. Their play was marked by star individual work In some Instances, and with better Interference on end runs and better team work they would probably have given the Sunny side boys a closer game. Quarterback Bateman was perhaps the best player on the team, and it was mostly due to him that tha score was not bigger. Gray at left was another player on the Highland team who did good work. The Sunnyside team showed Itself to be one of the best In the lighter division, and, as in the case of the Highland elev en, its play waa characteized by star In dividual work. The difference in the two teams, however, was more e. matter of coaching and team work than anything else, and, as Is always tha ease, the men who played well together won. The four back-field men on the Sunnyside team formed interference on the end runs which was difficult for the opposing ends to break up. and usually productive of long gains. V. Shipley and Newton gained most of the ground for Sunnyside on long end runs, and Stevens made several good plunges through the line. Peck at right end was a good defensive player, fre quently tackling the runner for a loss. Sunnyside started the game by scoring a touchdown three minutes after tha whistle blew. Getting possession of the ball on Highland's 40-yard line, V. Ship ley made a long run around end to the 10-yard line. Newton In one rush took the ball over. The goal waa lost on a technicality, the ball being touched to the ground. Highland made Its only score after an other three minutea of play, when Bate man kicked a pretty goal from the 25-yard line. The naif ended 6-4 in 8unnyside's favor, neither side being able to score. Tha second half was productive of an other touchdown for Sunnyside on a long run from- mid-field by Newton on a for ward pass. The goal failed, and the game ended 10-4. The Une-up follows: Sunnnyslde Position. Highland. Hililer L E Romlg Williamson L T Baty Walker L G Savage Hunter ... .O Holdman l.c Tourneau It Q Davidson Nowlln R T Marshall Peck R E Heinil A. Shipley Q B Bateman V. Shipley LH B Gray .LH B. Newton . . . -R H G. P B. Bartell Stevens Beaver FACE' SUIT F0R MILLION Indicted President Served 'With Pa pers While on Train.. RENO, Nev., Nov. 14. Passing through Reno on hia return from Independence, Cal., where he was defendant in a suit to recover mining stock, to San Francis co, T. B. Rickey, indicted president of the State Bank & Trust Company, was served on the train with papers In a suit for an accounting of State Bank funds amounting to $1,062,000, last night by a Deputy Sheriff and attorney. Included with Rickey in the suit are eight promi nent bankers, all of whom are named as directors of the defunct bank. The ac tion is brought by Receiver 'Wildes, of the bank, who filed the complaint In Car son City last Monday and who asked for' an accounting of the bank funds alleged by him to have been lost by the State Bank & Trust Company through mis feasance and malfeasance of the directors of the bank. The complaint was sealed and not made public until after the pa pers had been served on. Rickey last night. In event that Judgment is secured by Wildes against Rickey and his associates, Wildes will Immediately proceed to col lect this amount from the -directors Indi vidually to reimburse the depositors who suffered when the bank closed Its doors, October 23, 1907. Wife Charges Xonsupport. Mrs. Henry A. Rldgeway filed a complaint with the County Court, yes terday, charging her husband with failing to support her. She sets out that for several weeks he has contrib uted nothing to her support, although able to do so. BASEBALL WAR IS PROBABLE IN EAST Disgruntled Clubs Are Expect ed to Break- Into Big League Territory. ANNUAL MEETING STORMY Privilege of Draft Sought by Ameri can and Eastern Teams Would Work Great Injury to the Other Organizations. BT VT. J. PETRA1N The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues has met and adjourned at Chicago without having accomplished very much except to sir up a big base ball row. In fact, a war between the National Association, on one side, and the Eastern League and American Asso ciation, on the other, is extremely prob able. , The two leagues mentioned have been contending for nearly two years for a higher rating in the classification ot tne different minor leagues and during the meetlns of 1907 threatened to withdraw from the organization unless th'eir claims were recogniied. This year they fol lowed their threats by action that left no doubt of. heir intention of severing their connection with the organization. Want Privilege of Draft. The entire proceeding leading to the disagreement developed from the desire of the disgruntled organizations to De accorded a class higher than the Southern and Western Leagues in order that they would enjoy the privilege of drafting from those organizations. When the latter leagues objected they were backed up by the other members of the Association. President O'Brien, of the American Association, who acted spokesman for the dissatisfied faction, an nounced the withdrawal of the. two leagues from the fold. Since that event occurred there have been numerous threats of invasion of big league territory by the "outlaws. In fact, it is announced as the intention of the two leagues to form an Independent circuit and place teams in Chicago, Cin cinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburg and St, Louis, and organize a league on a par with the major circuits. If they carry out their threat they will not hurt any one materially unless they are able to Induce some of the big league stars to Jump their contracts, in which event a merry war may be expected. In fact, a repeti tion of the battle between the American and National Leagues ot 1900, 1901 and 1902 can be looked forward to. Demands Are Unreasonable. The one thing that has brought on the present crisis in baseball is the hoggish ness of the clubowners of the American Association and Eastern League. These men. ensconced as they are in big cities In the centers of the Eastern population, are seemingly dissatisfied with having large attendance to draw from, and plentiful supply of baseball talent being developed in their Immediate vicinity, and must be accorded the privilege of taking the players developed by other clubowners situated at places remote from the most thickly populated district If the National Commission, consisting of the ruling powers of the two major leagues, before whom the quarrel now lies for adjustment, should see fit to grant the two back-sliding leagues their wish it would be well for the Western and Southern Leagues to withdraw from the organization and become oulaws them selves. Majority Should Rule Baseball. If there is to be organized baseball it should be conducted on a plan of ma jority rule. For many years the two dis gruntled leagues have been nothing more or less than a farming ground for the major leagues. In this respect they have always been able to recruit their teams at any time of the season, to the detriment of the other leagues as well as to the Pacific Coast League. The fans of this circuit know that once a clever player developed on the Coast .is drafted by a major league club, he is never re turned to this circuit, and In the event that he does not prove a world-beater on hia inaugural with the big fellows, he is sent to either an Eastern League or American Association club. No thought is ever given to the Pacific Coast League clubs. The Portland, San Francisco. Oakland and Los Angeles clubs might Just as well be off the earth as far as ever getting a square deal from the baseball organization Is concerned. It Is impossible for the Eastern moguls to see this far at any stage of the game. and the only mystifying part of the re cent Imbroglio Is the fact that the Na tional Association did not raise the Southern and Western leagues, together, with the Eastern League and American Association, to a class higher than the Pacific Coast League. However, the fact Is that this league has an Ironclad agreement with the as sociation to the effect that it shall, dur ing the term its contract runs, never be rated lower than one grade below the major leagues. Tear after year the Pa cific Coast League sends more players who are actually developed In this league to the big circuits than do the Eastern League and American Association com bined. It is possible tnat tnose two cir cuits, both of which are eignt-team leagues, may send more players to the big leagues, but the vart majority of these players are the major league cast- offs of the season, before, players who have been "farmed out by the big lel lows during the season. Drafts Hurt Minor Leagues. As a matter of fact the practice of widespread use of the draft is an abso lute injustice to the lesser leagues. Of course, being a class A league, the Pa- No Man is Stronger 11- ZJ' Cj..t i nan jiis luniau) A strong man is strong all over. No man can be strong who is suffering from weak stomach with its consequent indigestion, or from some other disease of the stomach and its cssociated organs, which im pairs digestion and nutrition. For when the stomach is weak or diseased there is a loss of the nutrition contained in food, which is the source of all physical - .u Wh.n man "doesn't feel iust riht." llGligUI, ' ' " " - ' when he doesn't sleep well, has an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach after eating, is languid, nertous, irritable and despond ent, he is losing the nutrition needed to make strength. SocA a man ahoald use Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery. It cares diseases ot the stomach and other organs ot digestion and nutrition. It enriches the blood. Invigorates the liter, strengthens the kidneys, nourishes the nerves, and so GIVES HEALTH 1XD STRENGTH TO THE WHOLE BODY. I . You can't afford to accept a tecrtt nostrum as a substitute for this non alcoholic medicine op inovn composition, not even though the urgent dealer may thereby make a little bigger profit. Ingredients printed on wrapper. cific Coast League has not much of kick coming at this practice, for It ben efits more than It loses by the use of the draft. But the fact remains that this practice is the most unjust opera tion existing in the organized baseball of today. This is so because the teams of the lower class leagues are riddled by the other organizations each season, and once a manager of a team in a lower class league develops a first-cliiss team, ail of the leagues possessing a rating above the organization are privileged to select a certain number of men. Thl results In the manager being left with his baseball park as about his only asset at the end of the drafting period. Take the case of the Vancouver team in the Northwestern League for instance. Manager Dickson, at the start of the season of 1908, ' gathered together a bunch of players that won the North wiast League pennant handily. What is tho result? He loses the benefit of his work, because the drafting period wit nesses the riddling of his team by the major leagues as well as the minors. The Pacitlo Coast League has benefited hugely at the expense of Vancouver. The writer believes in the advancement of baseball players, yet when a manager goes to the trouble to expend his money, time and energy in building up a team, he should not be subject to the loss of his entire nine at one time. Vancouver has lost FlanHgan, Hyatt, Mundorff, Nordyke and Sugden, five of the regular players. The baseball moguls of the country are becoming altogether too hoggish in their desire to Improve their teams at the ex pense of the lesser lights, and the time is likely to arrive when the ball players will have a voice in the guidance and maintenance of the. National commission. The baseball organization was perfected for protection from outlawry, yet In pro tecting from the contract-Jumpers, it should also protect the managers of base ball teams In the smaller circuits. The American Association and Eastern League do not deserve recognition In their present fight. They have enough privileges now and should be satisfied. O'COIELLTELLS OF PUNS WKESTXiEB HAS NUMBER OB MATCHES IX SIGHT. . Conqueror of Strangler Smith Tells Local Aspirants) to Get Reputation. "I think I have shown the people that I can wrestle and now I am ready to meet anybody the people want me to." Says Ed O'Connell, the Multnomah Club instructor, who defeated Strangle!-" Smith Thursday night. "I am not look ing for any easy marks," lie contin ued, "and am not going to foist any kind of a match onto the public with some dub who cannot wrestle. As long as the people are i-eady to support the game as they showed Thursday night, I will get matches with the topnotchers in every class that I can. "I knew that I could throw Smith before I met him. But I was a new man in Portland and I did not propose for anyone to sav that I sidestepped the best man in town and then brought outsiders In to meet. "I am ready to meet men of all weights who can wrestle. Dan Sulll van and these other fellows who are ' challenging tne have got to show that they can wrestle before I will ask the people to pay money to see us on the mat. Fellows looking for the short end of the receipts are not going to find me assisting their game that way. I have worked in preliminaries lota of times to show the people that I had something, and if they want to get a chance they will have to go on in some legitimate match to get consid eration. Let them throw "Strangler" Smith and then if they are ready to bef $260 on the! chances with me, there may be something doing. "My plans, as near as I know them, are to wrestle Mclntyre of Oakland. Do.-" Roller, of Seattle, Joe Helnrichs, of Spokane, and George Bothner, the world's lightweight and welterweight champion. I have never seen the first three, but heard of them In the East. The fellows here talk them up strong, and I am ready to meet them with proper handicaps for our difference in weight. "I weigh between 145 and 160 pounds. Mclntyre, who Is the instruc tor of tha Reliance Athletic Club, of Oakland, Cal., weighs about ISO pounds. He has beaten everything in California. He brought a clever bunch up here to the Pacific Coast Amateur champion ships Last Spring. At that time he made a special trip to Seattle to get a match with Roller, but failed. tie thinks he can throw me three times in an hour and I don't believe It. We have already opened negotiations, and if we can come to terms I will meet him here with that handicap some time next month. "They tell me that Heinrleh is a cracking good man. He wrestled Bai ley to a draw in the championships at the Lewis' and Clark Fair here in 19u5. Bailey later went East and cleaned up several good men. Heinrich has been following the game ail tne time since and if he is as good as reported I am willing tr take a chance with him. I expect to meet Roller with the same handicap as Mclntyre, provided I coma out successfully In the preceding ones. I cannot have matches very often es pecially If I meet such heavy and clasBy men. It is no snap for a 145-pounder to go Into the match for" an hour's tussle with Roller, who weighs 200 pounds. 'George Bothner is tne man l warn. io get at. He Is the world b champion. 1 had a match arranged with him once and he backed out leaving the forfelc money in my hands. I have already asked him to meet me here, and he is evasive. He says ho cannot zet away from engagements in the Eust until Spring, and refuses to consider the proposition at all without a guarantee of $2000, win or lose. I would hate to give him that and lose, but I Just naturally believe I can beat htm, and I am willing to give him $2000 for th privilege." A protest has been rafRed In Hamburg apalnst the new method of teaching draw Ins in German schools by using dead birds as models. Great damage has already been done, the most beautiful birds also butter flies being frilled Inr that purpose.