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THE SITXDAYOKEGOXIAX. PORTL,AT, JULY 24. 1910. ERRATIG PLAYING LOSES BAD GAME SNAPSHOTS OF FOUR STABS OF BEAVER TEAM. B00IE IS LEAGUE'S FOREMOST-HITTER FOUR, STARS OF SEALS' TEAM. GRftHlMi OUT FOR San Francisco Accepts Gift When It Is Thrown at Her by 6-to-2 Score. Effective Pitching Reduces Batting Averages All Along the Line. President Indorses McCredte's Idea for Four Clubs in South and Four in North. BEAVERS HAVE OFF DAY ALL FALL SHORT OF .300 NO OPPOSITION IS SEN LEKGDBG1NSI0N Portland Is Able -to Take Two Runs . In Last Inning When Stewart - Becomes Careless Series May Be Won or Lost Today. . t PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. f Yesterday's Result. San Francisco 6. Portland 2. Oakland 2. Los Angeles 1. Vernon 4. Sacramento 1. Standing of the Clubs. Fan Fran. . .1 Portland .. , 6 Loi Angelas15 Vernon .... 7 10 ; 1 4 1 5 8114 4l 12 IS 111 151 9 S 19 131 6 13 13 Oakland Sacramento 14,10 13 91 10 7 6 4 12 -I I ' ,- -I- Lost r.E4755l636S70332 4............ ......... San Francisco made It three out of five from Portland, taking advantage of the decidedly erratic playing of the home team, which piled up at least seven errors, nearly all of which counted, and the unsteadiness and wildness of Tom Seaton who heaved for the home guard. The score was 6 to 2, and the most puzzling feature Is that the Seals did not make 16. For a time it seemed that no matter who the baseman was to whom a ball was tossed, he would politely "salaam" to the Seal runner and quite obligingly drop the throw. It was either a case of "butter-fingers" or strongarm all through the game, for the Seals had runners occupying the sacks in every Inning, and the only two Innings when there were none left on the sacks were the fifth and ninth, and In both these cessions runs were scored by the visitors. Bay City In Running Quickly. S'n Francisco butted Into the scorefest In the first Inning. VI tt was out, but Mohler walked and took second on a P-3',d ball. Lewis flew to Ryan, and 1. nt hit to Olson, beating the throw, v.'l'll was dropped by Rapps, and Mohler l-icii a for the plate. Rapps recovered the ball, but threw too high to Murray, and .Iohler counted one for the Seals. Thl style of play was bad etiough, but It was totally eclipsed by the galaxy Of erratic work 1 ri ice 1 1H Intn tha aortrtnH Inning. Harry Melchlor opened by singling to center. Berry bunted to Shee ha'.i, who tossed to second ahead of Mel chior, but Olson dropped the ball, and both runners were safe. Shaw followed with a bunt to Seaton, who threw to Sheehan, heading off Mel clilor, but Sheehnn also dropped the ball and the sacks were loaded. Double Steal Works. The Seals laid off In the third, though they made two hits, but in the fourth and fifth they scored again. In the fourth, Stewart was safe on another error by Rapps. and stole second, while Seaton was winding up. A passed ball sent him to third, and Vltt walked. Rapps slightly redeemed himself making a star catch of Mohler-s foul, but a single by Lewis scored Stewart. Melchlor was the first man In the sixth and he walked. Berry sacrificed him to second and Shaw heat out an Infield tap to Casey, putting .Melchlor on third. The two then pulled off the double steal, Melchlor scoring and Shaw reaching second. The latter was out a moment later trying to steal third. Stewart became careless in the ninth and Portland collected two runs, which acted as teasers to the fans, who remem bered what had happened earlier In the game. Hits by Ryan and Olson, Vitt's failure to stop Lewis' throw to third, and a sacrifice fly by Rapps brought In the two runs. The game was not very pleasing to the home fans, though the Seal rooters enjoyed It Immensely. It is up to Portland to beat "Slivers" Henley, today or lose the series, for the home team Is nowvone game to the bad and is also in second place once more. Krapp will pitch for Portland. The score: SAX FRANCISCO. AH R H PO A B Vltt. 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0 Mohler. 2b . 2 1 0 2 4 0 Lewis. , cf 5 0 3 0 0 1 Tennant. 3b 5 0 2 13 1 0 Bodle. If 4 1 0 1 0 0 Melchoir, rf 3 2 2 2 0 0 Berry, c 2 1 1 1 1 Shaw, as 4 0 2 2 4 0 Stewart, p 4 1 0 0 3 0 Total 32 6 9 27 14 2 : ' PORTLAND. AB R H PO A E . Hyan. If 4 1 1 3 0 0 Olson, ss 3 1 2 6 2 1 . Rapps, lb 3 0 1 9 3 3 tsheehan. 3b .4 0 2 1 4 1 Vasey. 2b 3 0 0 3 2 1 Martinke. rf 3 o o 1 0 0 Speas. cf 3 0 0 3 0 0 Murray, c 3 0 0 1 2 0 Seaton, p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Total 28 2 S 27 16 SCORE BY INNINGS. San Francisco 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Hits 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 Portland .-.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 S SUMMARY. Struck out By Seaton 1. by Stewart 2. Rases on balls Off Beaton 6, Stewart 2. louble plays Berry to Mohler. Tennant to Mohler to Tennant, Shaw to Tennant. Sac rifice hits Berry 2. Shaw. Mohler. Mel chlor, Rapps. Stolen bases Stewart. Mel chlor. Shaw. Hit by pitched ball Olson. Vltt. Passed ball Murray. First base on errors San Francisco 5. Wild pitch Seaton. Left on bases San Francisco 11. Portland 3. Time of frame 1 hour 45 minutes. Um pire HIMebrand. VEKXO.N WINS IX FIRST INXIXG Sacramento's Pitcher, Hunt. Falls Down Hard. LOS ANGELES. July 23. Vernon won the game from Sacramento this after noon In the first Inning, when four runs were made off Hunt He was replaced by Nourse. who proved more efrectlve, holding his opponents down to two hits for . the . remaining tght innings. The one run scored by Sacramento was the only home run of the game, by Perry. In the fourth. Score: R-H.H.I R.H.E. ernon 4 6 OjSacramento ...I 2 3 Batteries Schafer and Hogan; Hunt, Nourse and LaLonge. Oakland 2 ; Los Angeles 1 . SAN FRANCISCO. July 23. Follow ing eight innings of mediocre ball, the 62 .544 55 .539 0 .522 67) .51S S9 .518 39 .358 ' - & i . i - J 1 x 4- r m ' . : v X x WSi$iTif I. -Ail i 1 ' J r , V' --- , . -wri I - ' I i t 4 . s ' H S f ; - f ; It 4 fFS". km c , ' , a i rs i J I fi r- 111 " 4?l ' , -- r- ( '.;. ' Oaks and the Angels braced up in the ninth today and for one inning the contest was exciting, Oakland finally winning, 2 to 1. The score: R. H. E.i R. H. E. Oakland... 2 7 lLos Angeles 1 9 2 Batteries Nelson and Mltze, Nagle and Smith. AMERICAN LEAGVE. Won. Lost. Pet. Philadelphia 36 2rt .R3 Boston rl 34 -(2 New York f.o S:t ,02 Detroit ; 4 41 .529 Cleveland K" 4:t .449 Washington 3r 4M .417 Chicago 33 no .3!8 St. Louis ur 53 .312 COBB'S BATTIXG AIDS VICTORY Voting Russ Ford Goes Down to De feat Before Tigers. NEW YORK. July 23. Detroit won the second game of the series from New York today. 6 to 2. The visitors' first two runs were due to Ford's base on balls and Mitchell's wild throw, but the last four were earned by heavy batting by Cobb, Crawford and Jones, Busch and Schmidt. Score. R-H.B-1 R.H.E. Detroit 6 6 3jNew York 2 6 3 Batteries Summers and Schmidt; Ford and Mitchell. Philadelphia C ; Cleveland 0. CLEVELAND. July 23. Philadelphia shut out Cleveland today, 2 to 0, In a pitchers' battle between Coombs and Fanwell. Fanwell held Philadelphia down, to five singles and both of the runs were due to errors. Cleveland went out In order In eight innings and only 29 batsmen faced Coombs. Score: R.H.B.I R.H.E. Cleveland 0 3 3, Philadelphia ..2 5 1 Batteries Fanwell and Bemls;- Coombs and Lapp. St. Louis 3: Boston 0. BOSTON, July 23. Cicotte held St. Louis to four scattered hits today, but three of them counted for rnn Pftwall . pitched shutout ball, the visitors win ning. 3 to 0. Score: R.H.B.I R.H.E. St. Louis 3 4 1; Boston 0 6 2 Batteries Powell and Stephens; Ci cotte and Carrlgan. Washington 4; Chicago 1. WASHINGTON, July 23. Johnson was in fine form today, and Washington won handily, 4 to 1. Johnson struck out 11 of the vlstors. The score: R.H.E-1 R.H.E. Washington ..4 6 0) Chicago 1 i 2 Batteries Johnson and Beckendorf Lang, Scott and Sullivan, Block. CHEHALIS BEATS' ABERDEEN Fielder Jones Aids In Victory by Score of 10 to O. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 23. (Special.) Chehalis outbatled and outplayed Aber deen in today's State League game, shut ting out the visitors. 10 to 0. Lw went Into the box for Aberdeen and was batted out in the first two Innings. Levy sue- ceeded him. Calllhan, Chehalis High School southpaw, was a mystery for the visitors, allowing them but five scattering hits. Fielder Jones was up five times, got three hits, walked once and 'went "out once on a fly. The score: R.H.Ev R.H.E. Chehalis 10 13 2;Aberdeen .:...0 5 S Batteries Callihan and McBride: Law, Levy and Hust. First base on balls Oft t-auiiian, 0: off Law, 1; off Levy, 3. Hit by pitcner callinan. Stolen bases Chehalis. 6: Aberdeen. 2. Three-base hits Boettinger, 2. Two-base hits McBride and Jones. XATIOXAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. 52 211 .642 4.1 .14 .570 4 .561 43 41 .512 3! 41 .4S7 .37 46 .446 34 4; .410 32 53 .376 Chicago . . . Pittsburg . New York . Cincinnati . Philadelphia St. Louis ,. Brooklyn Boston .... CHRISTY MATHEWSOX VICTOR Famous Pitcher Again Carries Off Honors Against St. Louis. ST. LOL"ia July 23. New York won its final game of the season here from the local National League team today by a score of 9 to 2. Zmich, a recent addition to the St. Louis team. In his tryout was effective. The score: RH.E. R.H.E. New York 9 12 2; St. Louis 2 10 2, Batteries Mathewson and Meyers. Schlei; Zmich, Willis and Bresnahan. Chicago 7; Boston 6. CHICAGO. July 23. Chicago won a slug ging match from Boston, 7 to 6, in ten innings today. Abbattachlo's wide throw to first letting in the deciding run. Reul bach and Mattern were batted out of the box in the sixth inning. The score: R-H.E-I R.H.E. Chicago 7 10 1 Boston 6 12 2 .Batteries Reulbach. Mclntyre and Kling; Mattern. Brown and Graham. Um pires Iv 1 e m and Kane. Pittsburg 7 ; Brooklyn 2. PITTSBURG. July 23. Pittsburg hit Scanlon freely today and won from Brooklyn, 7 to 2. The score: -R-H.E.i R.H.E. ruisuurg I 14 VjrjroOKlyn 2 7 0 Batteries Maddox, Leifield and Gibson bcanlon and lirwin. Umpires Eas son and Johnstone. Philadelphia 3; Cincinnati 2. CINCINNATI. July 23, McQuillian held Cincinnati safe until the last two innings when the locals managed to escape a shutout, Philadelphia winning 3 to 2. The score : v Philadelphia .3 5 2 Cincinnati 2 5 4 Batteries McQuillian and Dooin: Suggs, Fromme, Gaspar, Burns and McLean Clarke. LACROSSE PLAYED ROUGHLY Westminster Champions Dereat Mon treal and Hold Title. VANCOUVER, B. C July 23. (Special.) The Westminster lacrosse champions today retained their hold on the famous Minto cup by defeating the challeng ing Montreal team at New Westminster In the last of the two games plaved bv 13 goals to 5, giving the Salmon Bellies a total of 23 goals for the two games to nine Tor the visitor?. L. Turnbull. of Westminster, made a world's record at the start of the game by scoring the first goal in 50 seconds. The play today was decidedly rough, many players on both sides being sent to the fence on time penalties, but the Montreal team was outclassed. Hon. Mr. Eberts, Speaker of the Pro vincial House, faced off the ball. Gus Fisher, of Portland, Is Good Third Nagle Leads in Number of Winning Games Pitched. . Howard Steals Best. So effective were the pitchers of the Pacific Coast League during the week ended with the postponed Los Angeles Vernon contest last Monday, July 18. that none of the swatsmen of the cir cuit has an average of .300 or better. "Ping" Bpdie, the hard-hitting San Francisco outfielder. Is the stellar hit ter of the circuit, with an average of .292 for 88 games, while Jimmy Lewis, his teammate, leads him one point in Just a trifle over half as many con tests, which virtually gives Bodle the premiership. Gus Fisher, Portland's star catcher, is third man in the league with a mark of .283. Tennant, Cam eron, Hogan and Martinke have slumped slightly, though not materially, for a few successful games would' put them again in the lead of the proces sion. - Walter Nagle, the crack pitcher of the Lob Angeles club, is the leading pitchier in number of victories accom plished, for Nagle has won 15 out of 19 games. His nearest rival is Moser, of Oakland, who has won 18 out of 25 trials on the hill. Bill Steen is Port land's leading pitcher, with 11 victories out of 18 decisions and three tie games. Del Howard, of Los Angeles, con tinues to head the league in purloined sacks, for he has 31 steals to his cred't thus far. Vitt, of San Francisco, is sec ond with 27, and this speedy youngster promises to be a- second Roily Zelder. The averages up to and including the games of July 18 are as follows: IiattLnar Averages. Player and club AB. I.evis, Fan Francisco. . . .SOS Bodle, San Francisco. .. .304 Fisher, O., Portland 307 Hogan, v., Oakland 305 Stewart, San Francisco.. 64 Howard. Los Angeles. .. .3-'4 Tennant, San Francisco. 434 Waring. Los Angeles. .. . 74 Daley. Los Angeles 411 Cameron, Oakland 365 Danzig, Sacramento ....300 Perry. Sacramento- 367 Murphy. Los Angeles .... 37 Thomas. Oakland 8! Ross, Los Angeles 144 Nagle, Los Angeles 74 Melchlor. San Francisco. 343 Tozier. Los Angeles 67 Carlisle. Vernon R!2 Hunt. Sacramento H2 Eastley, San Francisco. . 40 Swander. Oakland 413 Rapp, Portland 342 Van Buren, Sacramento. 325 Casey. Portland 23M Maggart. Oakland 328 Vltt, San Francisco 316 Dillon. Los Angeles ....370 Shaw, San- .Francisco. .. .253 Brashear. R., Vernon ...378 Briggs. Sacramento 40S Martinke. Portland .125 Wolverton, Oakland 302 Eoardman, Sacramento. .2ft5 Cutshaw. Oakland 407 Ryan. Portland 34S Brashear. N.. Vernon. .. .292 Bernard. Los Angeles. . .21M Heister, Sacramento .... 64 Stovall, Vernon ll5 Roth. Los Angeles 3S3 Hetllng. Portland 272 Wares. Oakland 302 Delmas. Los Angeles .... 361 McCredle. Portland 15S Coy, Vernon 402 Speas, Portland ..321 Shlnn. Sacramento 321 Moser. Oakland S3 Burrell. Vernon .237 Pearson. Sacramento .... 1 12 Olsm. Portland 386 Burns, Sacramento 81 Fisher, w., Vernon 249 Hitt. Vernon 1)2 Brown. Vernon 190 Carroll. Oakland 211 LaLongre, Sacramento ...152 Mitze. Oakland 236 Wlllett, Vernon 74 Henley, San Francisco. . 89 Berry. San Francisco. .. .249 Ort, Portland 195 Murray, Portland 50 R. H. Ave. 19 61 .293 58 115 .22 42 X7 .283 50 86 .2S2 7 IS .2S1 61 fl! .2R0 41 120 .276 7 20 .270 69 110 .268 37 96 .263 29 79 - .263 52 96 .262 40 1O0 .258 3 23 .23 S 16 37 .257 5 19 .257 36 87 .254 8 17 .254 67 99 .253 8 23 .250 3 lO .250 33 103 .249 39 85 .249 33 81 .249 19 37 .249 31 SI .247 45 78 .247 46 01 .246 28 62 .245 51 92 .244 30 99 .243 36 79 .243 30 73 .242 21 70 .237 48 96 .236 36 82 .236 28 69 .236 39 68 .234 9 15 .234 20 45 .231 21 88 -.230 24 62 .228 37 88 .224 50 St .224 16 35 .222 40 89 .221 26 70 .218 40 70 .218 5 IS .217 16 31 .215 10 24 .214 51 82 .212 1 17 .210 23 52 .209 5 19 .207 11 39 .205 21 43 .204 7 31 .204 20 48 .203 6 15 .203 8 18 .202 23 SO .201 18 39 .200 2 10 .200 Records of the 1'ltchers. ajir-H "d v f f r 3 55 5 5 I I I I pitcher. r 9- g lasses' : : : a F F r r ST - - Heister. S 1! II 0 oliooo 0 0 0 0 0 Nagle. I A.... 19,15 4 0 .789 5 0 1 2 0 Moser. 0 25 17 8 0 -6S0 3 0 1 4 2 Carson. V 12 7! 4 1 .636 0 0 . 0 1 1 Henley. S. F.. . .;2 17!l0 1 .630 5 0 1 2 4 Steen. P 21 11 7 3 .611 2 1112 Lively. 0 18 11 7 0 .611 2 1 0 2 3 Seaton. P 23 14 9 0 .609 5 0 1 2 2 Toiler. L. J 20 12 8 0 .600 1 0 0 0 1 Schaefer. V lO 6 4 0 .600 2 0 0 0 1 Krapp. P 24 14 10 0 .583 3 1 2 4 5 Castleton, L. A . 7 4! 3 0 .571 2 1 0 0 3 Hitt. V 2413:10 1 .665 4 1 0 1 4 Nelson. 0 23 13110 0 .565 3 0 2 1 5 Miller. S. F.... 25 13 11 1 .542 0 0 0-0 1 Stewart. S. F... 13 1 7 6 0 .53S 110 0 0 Willis. 0 1" 9 S 0 .529 3 0 2 0 0 Wlllett, V 22 10 10 2 .500 1 0 1 3 2 Gregg. P 18 9 9 0 .500 5 1 1 1 1 Hensling, V 14 7 7 0 .500 3 0 0 1 4 Kastley. S. F. .. 12 6 6 0 .500 1 0 1 1 0 Suton. S. F 8 4 4 0 .500 2 0 0 1 0 Wheeler. L. A. . 4 2 2 0 .500 0 0 0 1 0 Baum,. S. 25 1213 0 .480 4 0 1 2 0 Thorsen. L. A. . 21 9ill 1 .450 3 0 2 O 2 Delhi, L. A 7 3 4 0 .429 0 0 0 0 1 Hunt. S 25H0 14 1 .417 0 0 0 0 0 Browning, S. F. 5 2 3 0 .400 1 0 0 1 0 Kline. L. A 5 2 3 0 .400 0 0 0 0 0 Breckenridge. V 23 9114 0 .391 1 0 0 0 0 Whalen, S 18 7111 0 .389 1 0 1 1 2 Criger. L. A... 12 4 7 1 .364 0 0 0 0 1 Garrett. P 14 5l 9 0 .357 2 0 0 1 1 Harklns. Oj 15 5!10 0 .333 3 0 0 2 3 Christian. O 15 5 10 0 .333 1 0 0 0 0 Nourse. S 9 3 6 0 .333 0 0 0 0 1 Fitzgerald. S 20 r,;i5 0 .350 2 0 0 2 1 Stovall, V 4 1 3 01.250 0 0 0 0 0 . Miscellaneous Records. Leading Sacramento hitters (Individual) Wares. 38; Murphy. 29; Olson Dillon and N. Brashear. 24 each: &psia. 23; ttapp. Mohler and Howard. 21 each: Vitt and Roth, 20 each: Ryan, 18; Daley and Burrell. 17 each: Melchoir. Bernard. Van Buren and Carlisle. 16 each; Raymer and Carrol. 14 each: Lewis. Swander and Wolverton, 13 each: Bodie, 12. Stolen bases Howard 31. Vltt 27, Daley 25. Shlnn 24. Wares, Cutshaw and Brashear- 23 each; Maggart and Carlisle 22. Ol son 21. Martinke. Tennant, Dillon and Perry IS each; Melchoir. Murphy and Cameron 17 each: Mohler and W. Hogan 1 each. Ryan and Speas 15 each. Rapp. Coy and Lindsay 14 each: Lewis, Bernard and Briggs 13 each. Home runs Bodle 20. R. Brashear 14, Perry and Swander 7, Tennant o. G. Fisher 5, Ryan. Howard and Coy 4 each; Rapp. Berry. Delmas. Briggs. Maggart. Carlisle. Cutshaw and N. Brashear 3 each; Henley. Williams. Nelson. Lindsay. Lewis. Bernard. Cameron, Dillon and Daley 2 each; Olson. Martinke. Melchoir. Shaw. Nagle. Shinn. Peaice. Murphy. Van Buren, Hunt. Brack enrldge, W. Fisher. Danzig, Carrolulu. Mltze W. Hogan. 1 each. Team Averages. Clubs Games AB . Los Angeles 112 Oakland ...110 San Fran ..112 Sacramento 1 06 Vernon 109 Portland ..101 Totals .... 3.503 3,493 '3.6S4 3.461 3.495 I 3.21 20,857 pm J ; . . j v 1 v --;2: pjiipiiSte J, j, yr i , A mmmm tmaam X'" V " (it . :W I 'I,'- ut,f.:i . i B ' -- f ' T-tt f.j -, t I muni m " BUTTER IS NEEDED By Strengthening Hitting De partment Team Has Chance. PITCHERS DO GREAT WORK T."nless Speas Recovers Batting Eye - Soon, McCredie Will Bench Him and Play Himself-r Manager Negotiating for Players.' BT W. X PETRAIX. Walter McCredie and his balltossers wind up a four weeks' stretch at home with the last garqe of the San Fran cisco series this afternoon, and to night the two teams leave for San Francisco, where they play another series in the Seals' back yard. Manager McCredie is trying hard to secure added hitting strength to his club, for the pacific Coast League race is such a strenuous-one that any one of five clubs is to be considered fn the fight. By strengthening the batting department McCredie believes he can win the flag. His pitching staff Is as good as any in the league, and it has be,en the .great work of the twirlers which has kept the Portland team -up In the race. " To secure a first-class hitter is Mc Credie's -ambition, but Just at present this task is not an easy one. The great trouble is that good hitters are . so scarce that any club securing such., a player refuses to part with his serv ices, especially at this stage of the sea son. The scarcity of hitters is one of the contingences of modern baseball, for the pitchers have developed such a puzzling and tantalizing assortment of curves that the batters are seriously handicapped. Pitchers can be devel oped, but hitters must be natural bats men to develop an average worthy of note. Speas to Be Benched. . The Portland manager ann6unced that unless Billy Speas gets to hitting soon, he will bench him and get into the game himself, sending Martinke to left field and Ryan back to center. Big Mac does not relish the idea of re turning actively to the game, but he knows that he can hit the ball and on this account figures that he will add strength to' the club, which is otherwise R BH BA PH SB 2BH 3BH HR DP TP SO 3ST 825 .235 186 147 133 12 14 80 0 13 343 813 .233 138 143 127' S 21 91' 1 14 376 822 .233 104 134 132 14 37 86 0 12 288 . 753 .218 117 11o 151 'is 14 OS 0 12 343 -755 .216- J40 136 127 16 2 84 0 11 310 694 .216 150 114 124 19 14 63 0 17 S04S 4084 ' . 871 784 7B6 87 129 47S 1 78 denied it with a weak batsman in the lineup. Speas' case is an unusual one, for Billy formerly had the reputation of being a first-class batsman. When he was bought by Cleveland in the Fall of 1908, Speas was the leading hitter of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League, and Mc Credie believed he had secured a star when he put a deal through with Cleve land for the player. ' When Speas came to Portland he was troubled with an eye affection which kept him out of the game for some time, but he was unable to get to hitting at any time during the sea son, and finished with the lowest ave rage -by over 70 points he ever had in his career. His failure to hit is a source of as much worry to him as it is to the manager, for Billy is a con scientious player, and a valuable man to a club, except for his batting weak ness. He is a sure outfielder, a fast and speedy "man on the bases, and were he able to hit as he did formerly, a big league berth would be his quite speed ily. Good Hitter Hard to Get. McCredie is negotiating with several clubs for hard hitting outfielders, but he wants to be positive that the player he gets will live up to his reputation. McCredie does not care to get stung as San Francisco was with Madden. Danny Long bought Madden from the Utica Club for J1200. He played some thing like eight games with the Seals without, getting a hit, and Long left him home, taking Jimmy Lewjs aLong instead. Madden was the leading bats man of the New York State League, and his is a repetition of Speas' case, showing that a hitter may prove a bloomer in a change of company. The coming trip away from home will confine the Beavers to San Francisco, for the two weeks they are away will be spent in the Bay, City play ing the San Francisco and Oakland Clubs, consecutively. The schedule does not take Portland to Los Angeles this trip. Manager McCredie says that he hopes to do better than break even with the Seals at San Francisco, and fully ex pects to take revenge on the Oakland team during the following week's se ries. As the Portland pitchers are go ing the team seems likely to maintain its high percentage, though to. keep first or second place in this league is a terrible struggle, so closely are the first five clubs bunched. HONORARY MEMBERS TO HELP Multnomah Men Make Plans for Re building of "Clubhouse. For the purpose of "starting something" for the rebuilding of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, the Honorary Members' Association of the institution will meet at a dinner at the Portland Commercial Club early next week. Since the death of George H. Williams, the grand old man of the club, only nine honorary members are left, but these plan to devote their collective energy toward the rebuilding of the clubhouse. The Honorary Members' Association of the Multnomah Club is composed of the following: A. B. McAlpin, president; Herbert Greenland, vice-president; Frank E. Watklns, secretary and treasurer; George McMillan. Charles E. McDonell. Joseph Smith, Bert Kerrigan, Martin Pratt and Edgar Frank Coast Executive May Bring About End of Dugdalc-i Ewlng Dispute in Interest of Enlargement of Baseball Organization. BY W. J. PETRAIN. Judge Thomas F. Graham, president of the Pacific Coast League, before leav ing for California last night, announced himself as heartily in favor of the ex pansion of the league to eight clubs next season, and Indorses W. W. Mc Credle's idea of four clubs North and four South. Graham has been erroneously report ed .as being in favor of an eight-club league, but with five clubs in California and three North. This he denies abso lutely. Graham asserted that he was in favor of the policy that would best suit the league and form a successful circuit. After conferring with Repre sentative McCredie. president of the Portland baseball club, lie believes the Portland magnate has the right idea as to the proper expansion of the league. McCredie's Idea Favored. "I am positively in favor of Judge McCredie's idea of expansion,"' said Graham, "and I must also announce that I am delighted with .my stay in Portland. The Pacific Coast League is enjoying a most successful season this year, for all of the clubs, with the ex ception of Sacramento, are drawing well at home. However, if the Sen ators were higher In the race, this would be different, though they have proved strong cards on the road. "Since visiting Portland this time, I have been pleased not only at the en thusiasm displayed for baseball, but also at the wonderful growth and many improvements noticeable here. This is certainly a great city, and will be one of the greatest in the country within a few years. "Getting back to baseball, I must say that Portland is one of the most loyal and. enthusiastic cities I was ever in. It is a credit to the league, and Walter McCredie iias a fine team, which will be in the fight . all the way. As for next year's circuit you can quote me as being heartily in favor of Judge McCredie's plan, and I shall Indorse his motion for an expansion to eight clubs as much as 1 can as president of the league. As I have no interest in any club. I am not in a position to act as summarily as I otherwise would,, after having investigated the condi tions. Still, it is my opinion that the club owners of the other five clubs are seriously thinking of McCredie's -plan for an eight-club league, and I do not believe it will meet with any opposi tion when it is broached in the Fall." Expansion Agitated Before. Expansion is a matter that has been agitated in this city for the last three years, and has hitherto been balked at both ends of the Coast.. Dugdale, in the North, and Cal Ewing. in the South, have been at swords' points for several .seasons, and as neither .would concede anything to the other, negotiations; for expansion have fallen through. Judge Graham, in his official capacity as president of the league, is able to act as intermediary in the Ewing-Dug-dale dispute, and it is more than likely that his endeavors will be fruitful of much good when the Fall conferences are made necessary to secure the con sent of the Northern magnates to em brace the fold of a greater Coast League. . Spokane is known to be quite anxious to get into the greater league, and the fans of" Seattle are also clamoring for the expanded circuit. Dugdale is also said to have relented in his opposition to expansion, and the Seattle writers are also awakening , to the advantage of a greater Pacific Coast League. A.11 that is necessary to create favor for a bigger and better league is to have but a four-club circuit one season, and the expansion idea will take root. Such is Seattle and Spokane's experience this season. H1XKLE PROVES EFFECTIVE Taooma Goes Down to Defeat Before Oregon "17" Boys. SEATTLE, Wash., July 23. Seattle won again from Tacoma by getting hits when they counted. Hinkle was effective at critical points. Score: R-H.H-I R.H.E. Seattle 7 7 2Tacoma .......2 10 0 Batteries Hinkle and Custer; Hall, Maston and Blankenship. ' Spokane 6; Vancouver 0. SPOKANE, July- 23 Jess Baker proved too much for Vancouver today, and managed to apply a liberal coat of whitewash. The Vancouver hits were not bunched and until the ninth it was impossible to get more than one in each inning. Spokane managed to hit with men on bases. The score: Vancouver ..0 8 ljSpokane 6 6 1 BatteriesEngle and Lewis; Baker and Shea. THEFT OF SIGNALS DOUBTED Ban Johnson Offers $500 Reward, but. Disbelieves Story. - CHICAGO, July 23. Five hundred dollars reward is offered by the Amer ican League for evidence tending to show that any player or club in the League is using or countenancing the tipping of signals of an opposing team. The player involved will be blacklisted from organized baseball Tor all time to come. This bit of information, in ad dition to the fact that Jack Sheridan' may become manager of umpires in the American League or given some other exalted position, was handed out by President Ban Johnson on his return to Chicago from the East yesterday. 'I made a thorough investigation while in the East in regard to the tipping bureau of the New York American Club," said President John son, "but I could not discover any evi dence to support the talk that Has1 been going the rounds. Neither could I find that Pitcher Ed Walsh off-trie Chicago American League CluB had'tver said he believed there was. a System of signal stealing. "There is .no.o.nQ. , more concerned about it than myself and I will pay $600 to .any, man. who produces proof that any--improper signals were used. The -fact tf -the matter is that the New York players -.have been batting Just as strongly .when away from home as on-their.owa grounds, and this in itself shouldY-disprove the charges." .-