THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA3T, PORTLAND,- FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
SEASON'STRAINING
OPENS NEXT WEEK
McCredie Will Leave Snnday
to Meet His Men at San
Luis Obispo.
THINKS HE WAS WINNERS
On Paper Portland's Pacific Coast
Bunch Compares Favorably With
Any Other Team In the En
tire Organization. -
BT W. J. PETRAIN
Walter McCredie, manager of the Port
land Pacific Coast League team will leave
Portland next Sunday night for San Luis
Obispo to Inaugurate the training season
for his baseball club. He will be accom
panied south by Ote Johnson, the only
member of the Portland team now in the
city, and possibly Harry Gardner, who is
lated for a Northwestern League Job but
who will probably be given a chance to
work out with the coast pitchers during
March.
Twenty-two players including McCredie
and possibly Benny Henderson, will report
at the training grounds. This collection,
on paper, sizes up as the real goods and
on It McCredie is pinning his hopes of
landing the Pacific Coast League pen
nant. The list of players who will report
at San Luis Obispo as given out by Man
ager McCredie himself, follows:
Catchers Armbruster, Foumier and pos
slhly Murray; pitchers Garrett, Carson,
Harkness. Graney, Hartman, Ferraris,
Gray. Seaton. Willett and possibly Hen
derson; lnfielders Ed Kennedy, Breen,
Ivor Oleson and Ote Johnson; outfielders
Ort, Shlnn, Ryan and Garibaldi.
All Beport by March 6.
To this bunch will probably be added
some of the California youngsters Mc
Credie has lined up, and who are likely
to b delegated to the. Northwestern Club.
At any rate there will be nearly 30 base
ball players enrolled at Camp McCredie
when the active work of getting into
shape for the season commences. Mc
Credie expects to have aU of his players
on hand by March 6, with the exception
of Jesse Garrett, who has been excused
until after March IS because he is coach
lnc a Texas college team.
McCredie believes that he has the classy
team in the Pacific Coast League, and If
he should secure the services of Benny
Henderson and Catcher Murray there
will be little room left for doubt of the
club making good. In fact the Cali
fornia scribes are already commencing to
watch McCredie's team, and like last
year, are figuring Portland as one of the
strongest clubs.
McCredie enjoyed a good laugh last
week, and the cause of his mirth was a
letter from J. Cal Ewlng. president of the
league, wherein McCredie is gently In
formed that Ewing has tendered the serv
ices of Jimmy Shlnn to the Vernon club.
"Wouldn't that Jar your nervous sys
tem?" said Mac in commenting on the in
formation. "I wonder if Cal is running
my club or am I? To listen to him you
would think he had the right to dispose
of the Portland players as he saw fit. The
only mystifying thing about it is that he
did not give Vernon and Sacramento the
rest of my club. Jimmy Shinn will play
with Portland and Ewing can set that
down for keeps. I am not developing
baseball players for the California bunch
and don't -intend to. I'd like to help
Hogan or Graham, but you don't hear of
them passing up any live players to Port
land at this stage of the game, and they
can whistle for ballplayers for all I care.
They don't get Shlnn and that goes
double for any other player I have."
Shinn Rated as Comer.
It really seems that McCredie takes
such matters too easily, for J. Cal Is in
line for a good fat roast. Instead of in
forming McCredie that he had turned
Shinn over to another club, the presi
dent of the league might, at least, have
asked McCredlo whether he wanted Shlnn
or not. and acted with the sanction of
the Portland manager. However. Ewing
Imagines himself tho entire Pacific Coast
League and seems to think that what
ever he does Is the right thing and no
one should object
Jimmy Shlnn is tow rated as one- of
the coming baseball players of the coun
try, and last season, against such pitch
ers as "Spider" Baum, Benny Henderson,
Doc Mosklman and Jimmy "Whalen, was
one of the leading batsmen of the Cali
fornia State League. In fact he has
shown so much improvement that he
wishes to get another chance in the Pa
cific Coast League, for h believes that
he can make good and may stand a
chaice of going to the big league. Shlnn
Is now an ambitious ballplayer, and for
that reason, should prove a valuable ad
dition to the Portland team.
With Shlnn. Buddy Ryan, Frank Ort
and Garibaldi to hold down the garden
patches McCredie, with himself to fall
back on, will have a set of fly-chasers
who will hold their own anywhere in
the league.
Infield Is Also. Strong.
.The Portland infield also looks like the
best combination the Coast League has
seen since the days of Hal Chase and the
crack Angeleno quartet that played in
the days of Tim Flood. Ed Kennedy,
who is already known to the fans
of Portland, is said to have im
proved wonderfully, and when he was
with Portland before he was not a bad
first sacker by any means. Breen, the
speedy Akron, O., youngster, whom Mc
Credie secured from Cleveland, is booked
for the position at 6econd base, succeed
ing Pearl Casey on the Coast team. Breen
Is touted as a comer, and Cleveland will
retain an option on the player by agree
ment with Manager McCredie. who is so
vastly impressed with the fair dealing of
the "Naps" that he intends to give that
club the preference in the future. Ivor
Oleson, the new shortstop, was secured
by McCredie last year, but having Phil
Cooney for the position McCredie did not
insist on Oleson reporting and allowed
him to play with Jay Andrews' Hutchin
son team. Oleson performed so well
with Hutchinson last season that several
clubs are after him, but McCredie re
fuses to sell or trade him.
Ote Johnson will be at third base. That
statement is enough for the fans who
believe that Johnson is the king-pin base
ball player of any Portland team that
ever happened. The "Terrible Swede"
and his trusty bat will ring out the baso
hits again this season, and the fans are
contented.
McCredie's pitching staff is the most
talked branch of the club. The fans al
ready know Garrett and Graney, and are
expecting great things of Harkness and
Carson, while one or two of the young
sters may develop into sensations. Mc
Credie himself expects Seaton and Willett
to prove league timber, and will not be
greatly surprlued to see Gray and Fer
raris show high class. In respect to the
latter two it is quite probable that they
will be turned over to Casey, as will be
"Cholly" Hartman.
FIGHT PROMOTERS GET ROAST
Packey McFarland Has Little Use
for California Methods.
Packey McFarland arrived at his home
at Chicago last week and started roast
ing the San Francisco sports and pro
moters. The little stock-yards fighter
said he would give up boxing altogether
if he had to put up with the robbing,
bulldozing methods of the California
promoters. Just because Packey saw fit
to leave the California shores when he
learned that his mother was critically
ill he says he has been roundly censured
by the Golden State boxing writers and
promoters.
"To prove that I did not run away
from Hyland," declared Packey on his
arrival, "I am going to take the first
train back to California Just as soon as
I see my mother and attend to some
business deals here. The highway rob
bing and bulldozing tactics of the Cali
fornia promoters and writers have sim
ply disgusted me beyond the limit and I
do not care if I never put a glove on my
hand in the State of California again.
"The whole scheme of the California
promoters is to boost Freddie Welch into
the lightweight championship and give
him the first shot at Nelson. I am going
out West Just as soon as I can arrange
matters and proceed to talk business with
the whole bunch. Money talks, and I am
positive that my friends here stand ready
to give me aU the backing that the Cali
fornia friends of Welch can put up. They
are -trying their hardest to read me out
of the lightweight class, but I want to
vindicate myself and will not let them
put over anything on me."
Western Golf Tournament .Date.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Secretary Hig
gins, of the Western Golf Association,
today announced the Western open
tournament will be held September 1
and 17 at the Skotie Country Club of
Chicago.
TR1-G1TY TO START
Lesser League Plans for Suc
cessful Season.
GROUNDS TO BE IN ALBINA
Whitemore Again Chosen President
and Five Teams Are Xow Under
Way With Another Town
Coming In Later.
While the attention of fandom is
tnoBtly centered in the coming race
of- the Portland teams of the North
western and the Pacific Coast Leagues,
the Tri-City and semi-professional
leaguers are not feazed in the least
over the prospects -ot continuous base
ball in the city.
The lesser lights of baseball are go
ing ahead preparing to stage their dia
mond attractions with every bit as
much gusto as marked their perfor
mances last season. The prospects are
bright and if enthusiasm will help
their cause in any way, their season
should be a successful one. The Tri
City League season will be Inaugurated
In April and will continue until Sep
tember. At present the circuit is com
prised of two teams In Portland one
representing the East Side and the
other the West Side, St. John. Van
couver and Forest Grove, while one
more town is to be admitted at a later
date. A number of towns have al
ready made overtures to the Tri-City
promoters, among which are Sherwood,
La Camas, Stevenson and other Colum
bia and Willamette Valley towns.
Whitemore Again at Head.
Chester A. Whitemore, the moving
spirit of the Tri-City League, who was
re-elected to the presidency of the cir
cuit, Is a thorough baseball fan and de
votes his time to promoting this "young"
league simply because he realizes that it
affords the younger baseball players a
chance to play in a regularly organized
league. Associated actively with Presi
dent Whitemore are Harry K. Smith,
Fred Valentine and Clarence Partlow,
each of whom has been Interested in the
welfare of the "semi-pros" for several
seasons. During the time the "big"
leaguers were planning the continuous
baseball idea for Portland, the Tri-City
players were kept in a state of suspense
for fear they would not be able to enjoy
a series during the coming season. While
the invasion of the Northwestern League
prevents the Tri-City from using the
Vaughn-street grounds, they believe the
Alblna grounds of the Catholic Young
Men's Club will answer their needs and
will depend upon their drawing ability
at St. John, Vancouver and other places
for their success.
Fred Gardner is busily engaged in
signing up a team for the West Side. He
anticipates a good season and expects
to have a successful team in the field.
Gardner has signed several promising
players and is not overlooking any of
the local stars of last year's team. .
' Charley Pembroke, who is to guide the
destinies of the St. John cliub, will prove
a dangerous competitor to the other
teams, for he has a line out for many
first-class players and expects to place
a winner in the field for the home of the
"Apostles." Pembroke .expects to land
Jack Olney, the southpaw twlrler,
"Baron" Jasman and Elmer Stone,
three of the stars of the league last sea
son. East Portland Expects Much.
Jack Helser, who announced his retire
ment at the conclusion of List season,
has been persuaded to reconsider his In
tention and will try to give East Port
land a winning team. Jack has signed
Archie Parfott as field captain for his
club and from these two baseball artists
the fans across the river expect much.
The admission of Forest Grove into the
league probably indicates that the fa
mous "Forest Grove Colts," which en
Joyed a successful series during the past
two seasons, will be entered in the Tri
City race.
Vancouver is promising much this sea
son. The long-wished-for streetcar line
has been completed to the baseball park
and the city across the Columbia Is ex
pected to prove a prosperous addition to
the league. The fans of Vancouver, the
home town of Judge W. W. McCredie,
owner of the Portland franchise in the
two regular leagues, are enthusiastic
over the game and will patronize its own
team liberally during the coming sea
son. E. Troeh, a pitcher of last sea
son's "Pioneer" team, will probably be
made manager this season.
The Tri-City League is far from being
dead and the coming season will see
some good games and some fine players
developed among the speedy youngsters
who will play for the teams in this circuit.
T. M. C. A. Takes Up Fencing.
The Portland T. M. C. A. has added
a new feature to the variety of its gym
nasium work in securing a fencing in
structor. Professor Charles Lampert, an
expert swordsman from Chicago, has been
added to the association's staff of in
structors and has opened fencing classes
at the "gym." The classes at present
are small, but enthusiasm in this art
is being gradually worked up among the
membership and in a short time the in
structor is likely to have his hands full
demonstrating the art of handling the
foils. Professor Lampert is desirous of
securing friendly bouts with any expert
swordsman who may reside in Portland in
order that both may profit by their
engagements. He is an adept at all man
ner of fencing.
HUNT CLU3 HAS TXCEXTIVE FOR
PAPER CHASE TOMORROW.
Coffman Cup Is Object of Long and
Hard Course Laid Out by
Three Hares.
Members of the Portland Hunt Club
have been grooming up their mounts dur
ing the past week, for the majority of
them- anticipate competing in the big
Washington's Birthday paper chase to be
run off tomorrow morning.
This event is one of the classics of
the season, and all who can possibly
spare the time will do there, either as
riders or as spectators. The members
of the club are enthusiastic over this
event, for the honor of winning is not
only a mark of distinction, but it means
the permanent possession of the hand
some cup put up for the event by A. J.
Coffman, one of the club's members.
This handsome cup has been admired
by all who have seen it, and those who
are to ride will drive their mounts harder
in the effort to win this trophy.
W. M. Davis, one of the most enthusi
astic members of the club, who has been
prevented from riding in the last two
chases because of urgent business, is
preparing to get into the fray tomorrow
with the intention of winning the Coff
man trophy if his mount can possibly
make the pace. Professor H. H. Herd
man. E. T. Chase, Ambrose Cronin, Wal
ter Skuse, James Alexander and several
others are also ambitious to win.
The hares tomorrow will be Miss Mabel
Lawrence, Miss Sallie Leadbetter and
Hary Kerron. They have mapped out
the course and it is rumored they have
selected one that will test the horseman
ship of all the riders. It will be some
thing over eight miles long and 20 stiff
Jumps have been provided. The trail
will not be spread until Just before the
start.
The riders are cautioned to be on hand i
at East Fourteenth and Thompson
streets promptly at 10:30 o'clock tomor
row morning, for Master of Hounds Will
iam F. Cumming will start them off
promptly.
DEBUT OF "MONTANA JACK."
. i
What Bulletin Says About Sullivan's
Introduction at San Francisco.
The San Francisco Bulletin has the fol
lowing on "Montana Jack" Sullivan'e de
but in the fistic arena at the Bay City,
and as he and his brothers. Gene and
Dan, are well known to the Portland
fans the Item is printed:
"Montana Jack" Sullivan found "Brick"
Burgess to be one of the toughest propo
sitions he has ever run up against in the
ring last night at the West Oakland Club,
wh-sre the middleweight met in the wind-up
to a show that was up to the high-water
mark throughout. While Sullivan only is
credited with winning over the local lad
by the decision route at the end of six
rounds, he should have been awarded the
fight on a knockout on threa different oc
casions, aB the timekeeper was one of the
slowest tollers off of seconds that ever held
a watch over a prostrate boxer. The
first that Sullivan clipped "Brick" on the
point of the law it looked as though he
would never get up. but after 15 seconds'
rest on the mat, he struggled to his feet
PLAGE YOUR ORDER NOW
FOR MAY DELIVERY
'Thirty'
All the Cadillac "Thirty" Touring Cars that we can
deliver between now and May 1st are sold we
haveafew Demi-Tonneaus. and roadsters for earlier
delivery, but very few. Here's a list of our sales; it
ought to prove a pretty convincing argument to
those who have been delaying placing their order.
It is an unquestionable fact that our allotment of 100
cars is going to prove insufficient to meet the demand
Cadillac "Thirty" Purchasers
E. R. Edmundson
Blaine R. Smith
Harry Turtle
H. B. Kincaid
D. 0. Lewis
Russell Smith
Abe Tichner
"W. A. Avery, Jr.
J. 0. Olds
C. W. King
J. H. Cook
S. J. Storey
Dr. J. W. Morrow
'Kenneth Beets
W. J. Fullam
A. J. Winters
W. J. Zimmerman
A. Neppach
M. L. Holbrook
C. F. Swigert
Lou Baldwin
F. E. McEldowney
Lewis Montgomery
Dr. J. 0. Zan
Ed Holmes
Newell Bernard
W. P. Hawley
Dr. A. H. Johnson
Mrs. J. R. Wyatt
Geo. H. George
Geo. Warren
H. B. Thielson
L. H. Tarpley
Wm. Killingsworth
J. W. Perkins
J. B. O'Shea
W. W. Coldwell
Louis Gerlinger
Besides these 38 cars sold at retail, we have 40 cars sold
to agents in the various towns of this state
COVEY MOTOR GAR GO.
Pierce Arrow, Cadillac, Babcock Electric ,
SEVENTH AND COUCH STREETS
and managed to stall out the round. On
two other occasinons he was benefited by a
slow count. However, the spectators were
treated to a slashing exhibition, and Sul
livan didn't come out of the battle un
marked, as both of his eyes were closed
bv the hard wallops of Burgess. The many
torrid mix-ups brought the fans to their
feet on more than on-a occasion and when
the final gong sounded Burgess was given
a rousing reception for managing to weather
the storm of blows.
Sullivan was visibly nervous In the open
ing rounds, but when he got into his stride
showed that h possessed a corking good left
hook and an awful kick in his right hand.
He is a long, slim fellow with a big- reach,
but will have to show a little more class
than he did last night to defeat Hugo
Kelly, Billy Papke and other topnotchera.
The battle took place at Oakland
Wednesday night.
Indianapolis. The Chicago tea
leave for Hot Springs, Ark., March
is planned to bring the team together at
Shreveport. La., March 16 to give it a
day's practice before the opening game
on the following day.
m will I games of football. On the strength of
;h 1. It ' this. Coach Sta.gg. of the University of
Chicago, announced that his team wouia
play games with Northwestern, Purdue.
Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
and Cornell.
MARSHALL SOID BY CHICAGO
Chance's Team Will Start for Train
ing March 1.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Manager Frank
Chance, of the Chicago National League
team, today announced the sale of
Catcher -Doc" Marshall to Brooklyn and
the releasing of Outfielder Hayden to
HARRY MURPHY CARTOONS A FEW PERSONAGES OF THE SPORTING WORLD
I ARRANGE FOOTBAMj SCHEDULE
Chicago University AVill Play Seven
Varsity Elevens.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. The Western col
lege conference has decided by mail vote
to allow its members to play seven
Drlscoll Sails for Wales.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Jem Drlscoll,
the English featherweight champion,
who last night outfought Abe Attell,
holder of the world's championship,
sailed today for Southampton, bound
for his home In Cardiff. He said that
after a ehort stay in Wales, he expected
to return to America.
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GREATLY REDUCED
WITH EACH MACHINE MENTIONED BELOW WE GIVE SIX RECORDS FREE
We have decided to close out at reduced prices a number of odd styles
of Taiking Machines, accumulated ourins the past few months. We re
quire the room these Instruments now occupy, and. rather than hold
th.n 0 y,a r.crniai nrirny anrt run tii risk of havinsr them on hand
indefinitely, we have marked them away below what they are actually
WTo1'make them go more rapidly, six records will be given with each
machine purchased from the list mentioned below a more liberal offer
has never been made in Portland.
Regular TS Machine, now 960. OO
Krgulnr 60 Machine, now $49. OO
Regular 50 Machine, now $39. OO
Regular 40 Machine, now 820. OO
Regular -'8 Machine, now. $20.00
Regular 23 Machine, now. $17. 50
Regular H0 Machine, now. $35. OO
Regular $:13 Machine, now $24. OO
Regular f- Machine, now. $15.00
Regular 925 Machine, now. ....... $16. OO
Cash or easy payments will be accept
ed, and we reserve the right to withdraw
(bis offer aa noon the limited number of
nacblnea Is disposed of..
Regular 10-Inch 60c Disc Talking Ma
chine Records reduced to 33c while they
last no demonstration.
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