THE SUNDAY QREGONTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 9, 1910.
INDIANA DEFEATS
CHICAGO T B-0
3iaaest Surprise in Middle
West Football Sprung on
Stagg's Men.
FORWARD PASS IS SHUNNED
Rockefeller School Rots Cnable to
olre MyMcrle of Hoolcr for
First Time Mncc Universi
ties Opposed Kach Other.
MARSHALL FIKUD. Chlca". Oct. 8.
For tli hrl t.m vliir th L'nivcr
jtlr of liU.iffo and Iti'liana hrxaa op
poMnir each otlirr at football Indiana
today defeated Coach Maicx athlete.
tn .
The flrnt half was replett with pen
alties, which rnbbed lh contest of
much of Its spectacular Interest.
In th Mfond period the men played
closer to the rules. The Chicago backs
wore able to ro throueh the opposing
l.nrn for irod Rat rut. but never with
mifrtrU-nt i nn.st.in. y to pain a tourh
down. Vlliun and CJiH pilnted br.11.1t U
f.iMy from the o-yard line, feat whl' h
tin v wro :illed upon t perform
t'irnuefiofit the contest. A line rharft
and two forward pit"!"' snt Oil! trrosi
trie line for he only tourhdowp of the
au:e.
Indiana In the second half, used the
forward pn- tTciWrlym but the rhl
rtuoaiis (ottKht sliy of it. Score: Indi
ana 6. I'hliao V. Tlio lineup:
'hicm no. Position. Indians.
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Mll4Ht UH Davis
'r;i ley H. H liill
hu.T KB Winters
'ffirialf I 'mpirt. Kv.irts Wrenn. Harvard.
(.OrHFHS 1KFKAT HAWKEYS
Alinnesotit linns Vp
sain-t Ann's, la..
49 Tolnts
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MINXKAPOMS. MINX. Oct. . Mln
n -? t.i triumphed over the Ames Agri
culturists irom Iowa today by tho
s ore of 40 to 0. Minnesota showed
jrrat form and found the Ames line
for pains on almost every play. This
was .Minnesota's third frame of the t-a-on,
but they did not try half the num
ber of their piays apatnrt Ames,
Captain Johnston, who has been on
the side lines for the last two frames
with a orc shoulder. s:ot into the first
half of today's battle and played a
brilliant came. At the start of the
Itamv. Minnesota started a m-alk-away
of the srame and at the end of the open
ing period held a topheavy lead of 37
to o. A substitutes were sont tn as
the (fame advanred. the scores were not
made with the regularity they were in
the early part of the same. The line
up: M;riwti. fest.i.-n.
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ti--.nan; lieul lineman. K. 1. Harding,
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I'rlnison .HHire 2t Point to Oppo
nent O In Fast Cianie.
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vard was too stronir for W II Hams to
iljr and won. J I to t. The Crimson
made three touchdowns from which
goals were ktrkel. and added three
points bv a pretty field a-oa!.
Penalties were few and Injuries
t: pcht. V t'llaniit was never nearer
Harvard's sroal than the 40-yard line.
The lineup:
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I'lUNCFTOX BF. ATS XKW YOKk
Jly Ntrr of 12 to 0. Orn
It lack Take Game.
and
rniNi'KTOX. X. J. Ct. -Iriroetnn
d e f t -a ; c d NVw York t ' n i v e r w i y til ay by
th svom of li to The New Torkers
frMl th forward pas as- their chief
;pn of offense.
The 12 points irored in te first half
by Prinevton saved H the fame. New 1
York in te third ivrhni adv
r a need the I
Princeton's I
hall to within f-ur fet of
;'hI and tnlMed inaklrg first donn there
by a matter if inci-.eA
I"un!itp vfnri-d for Ir.eeton in the sec
ond peruM after a 4.Vyard run through a
bmken field rendleton Hred Prirce
ton's other touchdown In the first periotl.
iiftr he had received a punt on New
York ' 4o-yard line.
(ALUOKMA WINS AT KlUHY
Olympic flub Taken Into Herkeley
Cainp by 16 In O Score.
1KRKKI.KT. Cal.. (Vt. R. The Cni
verMtjr of California Rugby Varsity de
feated the Olympic Club today is to
in otic of the hardest fought games of
the season.
California scored one In the first
half, converting the try. score S to 0.
In the second half, a spectacular rush
carried the ball over for the second
try. which was converted, score 8 to 0.
A few minutes later. Evans drop-kicked
a field goal from a penalty free kick,
and Jut as tlir. was calied. the col.
le?uns carried the ball across the Una
f r a final try. which waa converted,
si-ore 14 to 0.
V.VLK IIVKK1KS TO WIX GAME
ltnljr Crues liolila UIU Cll 1Hd to
Iozrn Points.
NEW HAVKX. Oct. 8 Yal. bad to
extend lt.elf to beat Holy Croaa 13 to
0 t"itav.
It was the best game under the new
rul aeen here. Both teams uaed th.
f-rrard pas frequently and success.
t :i!y. Yale's toiu-h'lowna were made
b' a fak. r,aT by I'orey through cen--r
and by lemicj ajalost U Una.
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CAN CUBS REPEAT?! W"r
Chance -Has Team Accus- Se'
tomed to Win World Series. ;"te il'
REVENGE SOUGHT FOR 1909
Chicago National Are Tried Men.
Manager Ha Brought Three
rennants to liis Team Abil
ity as - Lr stler Shown.
As the date of the annual ba.se ball
series between the champion clubs of
the American and National Leagues ap
proaches, the fans are naturally Inter
ested In the personnel of the rivaJ clubs.
The Chicago club of the National League
and the Philadelphia club of the Amer
ican Lea sue. will contest for the base
ball honors of the world for 1M0. and
both tenms are comprised of ths finest
baseball talent extant.
The Cubs will rely on the great base
bail mac-hlne. which has been so suc
cessful tn the past.
Krmnk L. Chance, manager of the Chi
easro National League baseball club, who
up to the present season has brought
three pennants and two world's cham
pionships to Chicago. Is S3 years old,
and was born In Ocean Springs. Cal.
He first played baseball on the sand lots
of his native town. Then he went to
collesre. where he was picked for the
baseball so,uad.
BUI I.ange, who was playing center
field with Anson's Colts 13 -years ago.
and who Is himself a rfalffornian, was
the first to take note of Chance's abil
ity as a baseball player. Chance was
brouirht East and signed by the Chicago
Nation;!. He was first put on as a
catcher. He had a good throw, but he
was not rated as a star backstop. How
ever, his seriousness, his thoroughness
and his fighting qua titles, which were no
ticeable tn him at that early date, kept
him to the front right from the begin
ning of his career as a major leaguer,
all of which, by the way. has been spent
with Chicago.
Much against his protest. Chance sub
sequently was placed on first base, and
tsen he rapidly developed Into a star
of the first magnitude.
Chance's ability to pick players early
asserted itself, and. though he never
was made manager under the Selee
regime, his advice was frequently fol
lowed. When Charles Webb Murphy pur
chased control of the team he made
Chance manager and give him 10 per
cent" of the stock In the organization,
lie also gave him abs-ite authority
regarding the players. Chance could
fire the whole club aggregation If he so
chose. '
John J. Kvern.
John J. Evers is the lightweight of
the squad, tipping the beam at 151
pounds. He Is 5 feet. 10 inches in
height, and is 28 years old. Johnny Is
a shoe merchant at Troy. N. Y.. his na-
tive town and began his baseball career
thre n'II years ago. He has been with
nit- .i. 'j i ji riiu nraiuns, ana ia rr- (
garde.: as one of the cleverest second
basemen In the business.
Joseph B. Tinker.
Jeph B. Tinker, the Cubs' aggres
sive shortstop, has gained some local
fame as an actor. He nrst saw the light
of dny In renver. Colo.. 30 years ago.
Joe is & feet. 8 Inches in height, and
when In flrst-cTass playing condition
tips the beam at 170 pounds. Joe has
been In professional baseball 11 years,
and jofned the Cubs 1 years a'go. He
bats and throws light-handed.
James Shockard.
James T. Sheckard. right flelder. has
been playing the game for a salary for
14 years, and ha been with the Chicago
tcara for six years. He w.as born In
Columbia, Penn.. and began his career
In the neighboring city of Chambers
burg. He is 33 years old. and welghi
l"i pounds. Jimmy also Is married.
Arthur Ilofman.
Arthur Hofmnn. with Johnny Evers. Is
one of the Ilchtweishts on the team.
Artie weighs 133 pounds, and is nearly
six feet tall. Hofman. who Is a native
of Akron. Ohio, first began playing in
Dm Moines. Iowa. Thta waa eight years
ago. He did not get a chance to remain
with the minors long, as Manager Chance
grabbed bim off be for. hla season was
finished. Therefore, ho has been a Cub
for eight years. Hofman Is IS years old
and ia married. He works In a bank
durins the Winter.
Harry Stelnfeldt. I
Harry Steinfeldt ia a native Ken
tuckian. having been born In Newport.
Just across the river from Cincinnati. 34
years ago. He began hla professional
baseball career with the Ft. Worth.
(Ttiasj, team la xeaxa ago, aud baa
SOME EASTERN FOOTBALL STARS OF 1910
rl vi j-s r7 Jfrj
ben a member of Chnc' atirrcsatlon
for six years. Harry weiRhs 1 pounds,
and to & feet S inches In height. "Stelny,"
ai he la known anion k hia team matea.
la married. He bata either right or left
handed, and throws with hla right.
Leonard Cole.
Leonard Cole, pitcher. Is a barber by
trade. He la the youngest member of
the Cub's crew, being Just 24 years old.
He is married and weighs ISO pounds.
Cole is 6 feet lu Indies in height. He
wm born at Toledo. Iowa, and began his
professional career with Bay City. lich..
two years ago. This is his first year
with the Cubs. He is a right-hand
neaver. ana aiso Dais rignt-uanueu.
Kdunrd Reulbach.
Edward M. Reulbach. who Is known as
Big Ed" among his mates and baseball
friends. Is the only native Chiuegoun
on the Cub team. He ia 30 years old,
weighs 195 pounds, and U over 6 feet 1
Inch In height. Ed is married and makes
his home in the Windy City. He played
his first same of professional baseball
with Sedniia. Mo. He showed such nod
form right from the start that his ability i
soon was known to Manager Chance, of
the Cubs, who aecured him. Ed Is a
ritht-hand pitcher, and bats the same !
way.
Frank Schulte.
Frank Schulte. who of kite has gained
a reputation as a home run swatter, is
only -S years old and is single. He has
been grabbing off a salary for nine
years, and ts serving nia eigntn year
with the Cubs. He is a na.tle of Syra
cuse. N. Y.. where he began his career.
Schulte weighs 170 pounds, and hia
height is S feet 9 Inches. He bats left-
handed, but throws with his right.
John Pfelster.
John Pfelster. sldewhee! pitcher, is
finishing his sixth year with the Chicago
team. He Is 33 years old and weighs
180 pounds. Ke stands 5 feet ll1.
Inches In height. Jack has been In pro
fessional baseball 10 years, having begun
in Baltimore. He Is a native of Cincin
nati. He bats right-handed. Jack is
married.
Orval Overall.
Orvall Overall, who Joined the Cubs six
years ago. Is 30 years old and married.
He weighs 2?7 pounds, and stands over
6 feet in height. He is a native of Vis
alla. CaJ . and began his professional
career in Tacoma. Wash., seven years
ago. "Orvie" Is a right-hander., but
bats either right or left-handed.
Henry Zimmerman.
Henry Zimmerman, utility man. Is a
rstive of New York. He la 15 years old.
and got his first Job with Wilkesbarre,
Penn. He has served three years with
the Cube, and has been In professional
baseball but four years. He weighs ISO
pounds, and is 5 feet 10 Inches in height.
He bats and throws right-handed.
.James Archer.
Pt Xrctas, tali hump, .with, ,
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SEASON.
known to base stealers aJl around the cir
cuit, is 28 years old. He has been with
the Cubs three years. Chance having
grabbed him up when Hughey Jennings,
of Detroit, cast him adrift. This is Jim
my's seventh fear tn professional base
ball. He began playing in Fargo, N. D.
Archer la married, and Is a native of Buf
falo, N. T. He bats and throws right
handed. Harry Mclntyre.
Harry Mclntyre, known among his
mates as "Handsosje Harry," Is the only
side-arm spit-ball artist In the league.
He ts 29 years old, and has been in the
game for nine years, beginning with
Dnyton. Ohio. Tetter he was grabbed
off by Memphis. In the Southern League,
and by the Brooklyn Nationals, from
which taam he came to Chicago at the
beginning of the present season. Mcln
tyre Is single. He weighs 390 pounds,
and is 5 feet 10?i Inches in height.
John Klln.
Johnny Kling, the famous hold-out
catcher, killer of would-be base stealers
and pool sharks, is 34 years old, and has
been with the Cubs for 11 years. John
began his professional career 15 years
ago with St. Joseph, Mo. Hia home Is
In Kansas City. Mo., where in the Win
ter time and while holding out for more
salary he conducts a billiard hall. John
weighs ITS pounds, and Is t feet 9 Inches
In height. He bats and throws right
handed, and has gained a reputation as
a slugger. Johnny Is married.
Mordecal Brown.
Mordecai Brown, he of the three-finger
fame and pitcher of renown, is 32 years
old and started his career 10 years ago.
After four years in the tall and uncut
and a short time with SL Louis he
Joined the Cubs. His native town Is
Rosttlale. Ind.. where the Dinger at one
time worked In the coal mines. Morde
cal weighs 17s pounds, and is & feet 11
Inches high. He Is married. He began
his career with Terre Hante, In the
Central League. He bats on either side
of the plate, and delivers the ball to the
opposing batters with his right.
WASHINGTON TJNTVEESITY STRIVES HARD TO DEVELOP
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tTNIVERSITT OF WASHINGTON, Seattle. Oct. 8. (Special.) The accompanying illustrations are the liketMsses
of the football squad of the university from which Coach Gilraour Dobie must pick a team to win championship
honors of the Northwest. The first shows the entire, first squad, numbering 28 in all, while the men1 out for the
team at this institution number more than The second shows the team that may be picked from the University of
Washington. They are: Left end, W. O. Grimm: left tackle. H. E. Grimm: left guard. John Sherrlck; center. B.
Presley; right guard, R. Fallen: right tackle, M, aktns; right end, P. Husby; quarterback. Will Coyle; left half,
William Cook; right fullback. T. Sparger; right half, H. Pike.
Coach Dobie, expresses considerable anxiety regarding the Oregon Agricultural College game, and his men are
jro kitt-t ittHSt -b,Ux tola xactioes to develop material that will fee ble to defeat the husky Oregonians.
BULL SLEASON HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFUL
Coast League Games Have
Pleased and Interested :
Local Fans.
ZCLUBS HERE NEXT YEAR
Prospects Bright for - Portland to
Secure Continuous Ball McC re
Hie Has Enough Men on His
Payroll to Form Teams.
BY TV". J. PETRAIN.
Commencing; Tuesday afternoon the
Portland and Los Angeles baseball
teams will play the final series of the
season of 1910. for after next Sunday's
dauble-header between the Beavers and
the Angels, both clubs will leave for
the south and no more baseball will
be seen in Portland this year.
It has been a most successful year.
and Walter McCredie has given the
fans of Portland a team of which they
may well feel proud. While the
Beavers are leading the race, at pres
ent, the club has only one more week
at home, and must close the season
with three weeks of play on foreign
soil. In the past, however, the Port
land team has displayed great versatil
ity on the road, and has managed to
hold its own with the other clubs In
alien backyards. Because of these
past performances .the Beavers are
looked upon .as possible winners,
though the closeness of the race makes
the pennant a gamble between at least
two- clubs Portland and Oakland.
Jiumber of Surprises Sprung.
The past few weeks in. baseball in
this section of the country have been
fraught with a number of surprises and
disputes. The surprise has been caused
principally by the showing made by
the Sacramento Club, which has created
havoc with several of the would-be
contenders for the honors, and a dis
pute has cropped out between Portland
and Oakland over the eligibility of one
of McCredie's players.
The Intention of this article is not
to discuss the merits of the Hetlinj
case, for that will be told elsewhere.
At present the fans are more interested
in the prospects for next season, which.
If all signs develop into facts, means
that Portland will once more have two
teams in the field. In addition to the
regular Pacific Coast League Club,
Portland will once more have a berth
In the Northwestern League, (which
organization will schedule games here
when the "Coasters" are en route. Just
as was the case In 1909.
1909 Experiment Unsuccessful.
Portland's experiment with continu
ous baseball In 1909 cannot be said to
have been a success, but this was more
because the Portland team that year
was of the Joke variety more than
anything else, and its poor showing
was responsible, in a great measure.
for the falling off In the attendance.
The fans plainly showed a preference
for thej Pacific Coast League brand.
as McCredie's team In the Class A
League played as rimners-up to the
champion Seals.
In the event that Portland does -get
two clubs next year, W. W. McCredie,
president of the 'Portland Club, in
tends to see that a first-class (earn is
placed In the field, and it is more than
probable that a high-class baseball
manager will be Imported from the
East to handle this club. W. W. Mc
Credie, despite the objections- of his
nephew. Walter McCredie. says that
Portland will have a first-class club to
give battle to the Northwesterners dur
ing the coming season. Right now the
team has the nucleus bt a rattling club
in the surplus players drawing sala
ries from the Portland Club. Walter
McCredie has 21 men In uniform and
drawing pay regularly. At least six
of these will be transferred to the
Northwestern League, if Portland is
once more taken into the fold by that
circuit- Walter McCredie has at least
20 more players in view, and several
of them are already candidates for
the Coast club. ,
For years the Portland - magnates
have been fighting for expansion of
the Pacific Coast League on a basis
of four clubs north and a similar
number south, but each year brings the
same result. The California magnates
will not concede the least margin
whereby they stand a chance of losing
the balance of power in their' own ter
ritory. The Pacific Coast League, which or
ganization has the first claim to the
Portland territory under the existing
baseball conditions, will undoubtedly
agree - to permit the Northwestern
League to enter this city once more.
In view of their attitude on the ex
pansion proposition the California
magnates cannot do otherwise than
make this concession. From a geo
graphical point of view Portland log
ically belongs in a league with Seattle.
Tacoma and Spokane, and on ' this ac
count the Pacific Coast magnates will
be forced to make concessions in al
lowing the other league to again enter
baseball during a whole
season should be successful here pro
viding both Portland teams are show
ing good baseball to the fans. TWo
clubs winning at least half their games
ought to prove an attractive proposi
tion here, and W. W. McCredie figures
that he will have two winners in the
field next season perhaps not pennant
winners, but clubs that will not be
altogether out of the running when the
final showdown Is called.
The two-team proposition will be
definitely decided at the meeting of the
Pacific Coast League directors at San
Francisco next month.
WI1TA,METTE MEX TO GET "W"
Fifteen Salem Athletes Entitled to
Society Membership.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) An
organization to be composed of only
those entitled to wear the "W" is be
ing perfected at Willamette University
among the athletes. At present only
football and basket ball men will be
eligible to the society, but later in the
year track and baseball men will be
admitted to membership.
In the near future a banquet will be
held at which President. Homan and
Dean W. H. Byrd of the Medical Col
lege will be the principal speakers.
Following are those who are now eligi
ble for membership: Blackwell, Booth
Reader, McMahcn, Cummins, McKnight
AVestley, Ballinger, Lowe. Homan, Zim
merman, Mclntire, Schramm, Mlnton
and Bellinger.
CASE GIVES YOST SURPRISE
Michigan Able to Score but Three
Points in Tie-Game.
ANN ARBOR,- Mich., Oct. 8. Case
sprang a surprise on Michigan today
at Ferry Field, holding Yost's men to
one field goal and scoring one themselves.-
La w to n for Michigan booted
the first In 8 minutes of play from the
Case 25-yard line. Final score 3-3.
Then Case evened it up when Heller
put the leather between the posts at
the start of the second quarter after
Twitchell had made a fair catch on
the 33-yard line. Michigan did not
attempt the open style of play until
the last period and could not gain
consistently. '
Other Football Results.
At Burlington, Vt University of Ver
mont 0: University of Maine 0.
At Middletown, Conn. Amherst 3;
Wesleyan "0.
At Hartford Trinity IS; Amherst Ag
gies 3.
Ac Durham, N. H. New Hampshire
State 0: Bowdoin 23.
At Ithaca, N. Y. Cornell 0; Oberlln 0.
At St. Louis St. Louis University 18:
Dmry College 6. Washington University
5; ShurtlefT 12.
At Chicago Northwestern 10; Iowa 5.
At Champaign Illinois 29; Drake 0.
At Syracuse Syracuse 6; Rocbester 0.
" At West Point AV est Point 24; Tufts 0.
At Cleveland Western Reserve 9; Ohio
Wesleyan J.
At MilwaukeeMarquette University 32;
Monmouth n.
t Lincoln Nebraska. 13; South Da
kota, 9.
At Madison'-Wisconsln, 6; Lawrence, 6.
At Kirksvllle, Mo. Kirksville State
Normal, 6, Iowa Wesleyan Univer
sity, 3.
At South Bend Ind. Notre Dame, 18;
Oliver. 0.
At Denver Denver University, 17;
University of Wyoming. .3.
At Seattle University of Washington,
20; Lincoln High (Seattle), ft
At Madison, Wis. Lawrence, y Wis
consin, 6.
At Omaha Creighton University, 5:
South Dakota School of Mines, 0.
At Lawrence, Kan. Kansas University
9; St. Marys, 5.
At Lexington Kentucky State Univer
sity. 11; University of North Carolina, 0.
At Pittsburg University of Pittsburg,
18; AV estminster, .
At Hanover Dartmouth, 18; Colby, 0.
At Annapolis Navy, 0: Rutgers, ft.
At Manhattan. Kan. State Agricultur
al College 22, State Normal 0.
At Columbus. Ohio State 23, Cincin
nati 0.
At Columbia, Mo. Missouri University
0, Polls School of Mines 0.
STRONG FOOTBALL TEAM.
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QUARREL
STIRS ALL COAST
Oakland Fans Will Demand 3
Games if Decision Is
Favorable.
SEAL TEAM GOING DOWN
Lonj; Strengthens for Xext Year.
Vf'ijon May Overhaul San Fran
cisco in Closing Weeks of Race.
Alleged Compact Scouted.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 8. Th
Hetling case, more than any other sub
ject, has been interesting the California
fans, as well as those of Portland. What
the outcome will be, no one knows, but
I do know that Judge Graham, in giv
ins any decision that he may reach, will
not be swayed by partiality or any im
plied threats that may come from Port
land. Judging the question wholly on the
newspaper evidence, which of course, is
not official, it looks as if McCredie is In
grave danger of forfeiting the games
he played with Oakland. McCredie's
argument seems to be that if Hetling
Lsigned w-ith Spokane, that he did so
without any authority or knowledge of
the Portland Club. McCredie probably
understands that ignorance -is not a
good defense and if Hetling signed such
a contract when he was tied up to Port
land," he Is a contract jumper.
( Very likely McCredie did not under
stand conditions but his attitude in go
ing ahead to play Hetling in spite of
the advice of President Graham does
not look good. Speaking calmly. It
looks very much as if McCredie wants
to have a good excuse in case he loses
the pennant.
Naturally, the Oakland fans want to
see their club win and while they would
prefer not to win by default, they are
going to insist upon going by the rule
and taking the games if the decision
is rendered in their favor. They are
just as dippy" over baseball In Oak.
land as they ever were in Portland.
Some of you Portland fans, for in
stance, think that the California end
of the circuit is giving you all the
worst of It. The Oakland fans think
they are getting the worst of it. They
point to the fact that Charlie Graham
took the Senators to Portland minus the
services of Charlie Baum and Jimmy
Whalen as a suspicious point.
Naturally, the Hetling case is going
to cause a lot of feeling whichever way
it is decided. The Portland people will
feel injured if the games are forfeited
and on the other hand, the supporters
of the Oaks will let out an awful howl
if their protest is turned down. It
doesn't look as if there will be any
haste in giving a decision. McCredie
has been called upon for his evidence
and Judge Graham remarked the other
day that there was no necessity for
haste in deciding Just what to do.
Outlaw Threat Laughed At.
So far as the implied threat from
Portland that the Beavers will tourn
outlaws in case things don't go their
own way, the Callfornian end of the
circuit does not seem to be worried.
Of course it would mean a fight on
their hands but they figure that Mc
Credie knows on which side his bread
is buttered. He has always made monev
in the Coast League and with a new
park on his hands for next year, he
will not be wanting to make anv
changes.
The San Francisco club continues to
slip, slip, slip. Everybody has a dif
ferent reason for the way the cham
pions are slumping, but that isn't helping-
the club to win games. The various
players have been blamed, Kid Mohler
has come in for his share of the crit
icism, and the letter writers are also
attacking Danny Long and declaring
that the club should have a new leader.
When a team hits the toboggan every
body is given a slam.
As things stand now, it looks as if
San Francesco will hae to go some to
keep out of the way of the Vernon
club. It certainly will be hard luck if
a team that has been a contender would
settle back into the second division in
the next four weeks.
Long announces the signing of two
new players for next season, men who
have been purchased outright. One of
them is AV'eaver, a shortstop from York,
Pa., in the Tri-State League. Weaver
batted ,286 for the season and .340 for
the last two months. The other new
man is a chap named McDonald, an
outfielder who halls from Terra Haute
Central League. McDonald is said to
be a .270 batter.
Bill Heltmnller, the ex-Oakland out
fielder, who went to the Philadelphia
Athletics and finished up the season
with the Baltimore Orioles, has re
turned to San Francisco to spend the
Winter here. Heitmuller had a slump
his batting, which was hard luck.
as otherwise, he would have come In
for a chunk of the money the Ath
letics will make In the series for the
world's championship against the Chi
cago Cubs.
Heitmuller brings some news of the
world's series that is quite interest
ing". He says that the Cubs are bound
to be heavy favorite in the bettinx ,
and that the pri'8 may be as good as
to 1. On hisway back Heitmuller
stopped off in Chicago, where some of
the ballDlavers told him that Overall
was back in shape and Shat he "would
be able to pitch against the Athletics.
Although Heitmuller hit well for Bal
timore and was quite a favorite, he
has expressed a desire to go to some
other club. It is probably a good guess
that Bill would not object if some
Coast League organization could take
him off the hands of Baltimore, and as
Heitmuller is w-ell liked here a trade
may be decided upon some time in the
Bummer.
Graham-McCredle Compact Scouted.
With all due respeel to the agree
ment that Charlie Graham is reported ..
to have entered into by which the Mc
Credies can finance a Northwestern
League club next season if they so
desire, I doubt if the necessary permis
sion will be granted by the California
magnates. , I had a talk with Cal
Ewing the other day and while he re
fused to commit himself he did rernark
that the league' refused to grant such
perm'sslon last year. The Inference
that he left is that such- permission
would be granted again.
Ewing also has something to say
on this subject of the Portland people
turning outlaws.
"I know that Judge McCredie does
not intend to do anything of the kind,"
remarked Ewing, "and he knows that I
know it. That Portland franchise Is
worth 350.000 I guess and it would
take about 20 minutes to finance a new
club, and I would be willing to hazard
an opinion that Fielder Jones "backed
up by Comiskey would be willing to
take over such a club. But there Is
no danger of anything of the sort hap-
penlng."