THE 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-
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' 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-
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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.