THE SUNDAY . OREGOXI AX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 6, 1910-
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TENNIS PLAYERS
ARE GIVEN RANK
rVaIIey" .Places Brandt
Wickersham in First
Place.
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OTHER PLAYERS VIEWED
fninn Ts G la nerd at In Retrospect
and Strong and Weak Points of
Gorrlll, Wakeman. Andrews
and Other Pointed Ont.
BT VALLET.
Another month and we'll pack our
tennis bats and give what remaining
balls we have left to the neighbor'
mall boy. The season la over with,
ud all has been said and done except
to appoint a ranking committee, and tn
rroper time and In proper manner make
the usual proper kick and proper con
demnation of a proper ranking.
Br all mean, lets avoid last year's
difficulty, and place men on this com'
rnlttee who can duly qualify.
First They should not be ranking
Havers themselves.
Second They should have a knowl
edge of the game and the principles of
ranking.
Third They should be appointed
, Jointly by President W. A. Holt and
-resident William F. Woodward.
Fourth A committee of three Is
enough five would be better.
There can beno possibility of dls
pule over the ranking of the first four
men. but the last six present a problem
Indeed.
Let me therefore tell you how it
looks to one who hss decorated your
arallerv for manv years past, and pos-
aibly the scores of the last season will
bear out my Discing of the players.
Brandt H. Wickersham has undisputed
title to first place, it is hard to tell
y.ow much he has Improved during the
last year. In one match only he has
showed real championship material.
This was his defeat ot Joe Tyler In
the International in Spokane. Joe was
groins; badly. He made double faults
hy the bushel, he volleyed from the
kase line continually, and was forever
xnaklna- the fancy half volleys which
lear his own private brand and which
pell defeat In a hard match.
There was rm steam, speed or sting
In the game. He could have been beat
en by a dosen men In the Northwest.
On the other hand wickersham was
right on the Job. He hit hard and true,
lie played a safe. sure, winning game
said never has he shown better tennis.
In the same tournament for the East,
ern Washington championship. Tyler
gained even a more decisive victory
later in the week and clearly demon
strated that he was a better man. On
two occasions we have had shown to
Mr Brandt's great weakness and what
will always prevent him from being a
real, champion. When he met Bernle
rVhwengrrs he was lost. In each case
Wickersham was pitted against a general.-
In the ease of Schwengers he
was matched against a powerful ath
lete having all the cunning of a true
champion and a man who pulled off his
hots with absolute precision and
steadiness. Schwengers is Indeed a
champion, and not only acts the gen
eral but possesses skill and prowess
Jar beyond any other player In the
Pacific Northwest with the possible
exception of Kroerson.
When Wickersham played Emerson
It was clearly a matter of head work.
In many departments of the game
Wickersham outranks Emerson but
the match clearly showed Wlcker
ahara's greatest fault.
- Emerson 1 not In any sense a bril
liant player. His service Is not good.
Ills overhead work Is exceedingly poor
and his speed Is not to be compared
with several other Northwest players.
Ills generalship, however, waa superb.
Wickersham ran about the court at a
10-second clip, not having any very
good Idea of where he was or What he
was trying to do. Emerson could tell
yon almost game ahead what he was
truing to do with the ball and where
he was going to send Wick. The way
tie sent Brandt over the course waa one
of the prettiest exhibitions of general
ship ever seen on a tennis court.
As a hard worker. Wickersham Is
par-excellence; but as a general be Is
lost. On his volleys he would do well
to keep the head ot his racket higher
tip than the handle, thns giving him a
vhance to Impart a alight cut to the
ball. A- cut ball is much easier con-
trolled and Its point of direction can
le executed with much greater accu
racy. Wickersham would also do well to
Vry and conceal his game since his
shots and his general maneuvering are
as an open book to a crafty opponent.
Far be It that I should detract Wtck
ersham's good game, for he has brought
it up tremendously and It is not to be
Skshamed of. but It does lack general
ship. Ralph C. tKjrrlll.
In Gorrlll we have a puzzle. His
mateh with Emerson would lead one to
think that he was a much stronger
man than Wickersham. In many ways
he does pay a superior game. Em
erson ' was not going so well against
Uorrtll and the match Was the first
real tennis Emerson had played In more
than a year.
However, this difference can be
noted, tiorrlll had his 'own ideas and
proceeded to execute them. He many
times controlled the situation and time
after time was not to be denied.
His service has an excellent bound.
ut It is not well delivered. His body
Is too far Inclined and throws him
out of balsnce which makes It very
hard to get a quick start for the "run
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nis greatest fault Is In his volleying
at the net. In getting at the net he
, is too slow, but when, he does get
there he Is either too timid or he has
not good control over the ball.
Many times the ball will drop flat
to the ground, particularly on his
4ow volleys, which would seem to indi
cate that it was not struck fairly or
perchance did not land In the center
of his racket.. This is bis greatest
'fault and should be easily corrected.
Ills strokes are good and have plenty
of speed. He Is a 'little slow on the
, courts but conceals his game well and
, cannot b led.
His overhead work Is superb and by
' far the best ever seen In Portland. Tak
ing his game straight through It Is
most creditable and should develop Into
, championship tennis.
He Is cool, consistent, unassuming
'and a skillful player.
Albert A. Wakeman He ' mad a
' good showing at the Breakers tourna
ment, which is on of the few times he
has devoted himself undlvidedly to find
ing out how much ten.ils was really In
' htm.
H pessese considerable skill snit !s
' a stxorg volleyer. Few men can thow
the reach he possesses at the net and
his form Is good. He is careless on the
courts and frequently loafs and puts up
a game far below what Is possible for
Sim to play. He needs continual prac
tice and lots of good, hard tennis. His
gsve is up to date and he possesses
sufficient skill and tennis knowledge
13 play In the first class.
Physically he has not proven hlmse'f
a strong player, and if he la to compete
with our best men he will need to con.
serve his strength and be able to tare
more punishment.
Black In Black we find room for
much speculation. He is a tremendous
worker and has bulldog fight of the
first order. His ability to hit hard,
cover court, fight like a tiger and then
keep -on doing it over again. Is ad
mirable. Such players are more often
too erratic and lack the consistency
found In a champion. Whether this be
true of Black remains to be seen. His
judgment is excellent and he will very
shortly add lb atealth and cunning to
hi maneuvers which a champion must
have.
Two years of hard play will smooth
out the rough spots and direct this most
excellent championship prospect in the
right direction.
James F. Ewlng Ewing is about the
same. If he m-ere a better volleyer of
a low ball at the net, his game would
be improved tremendously. Consider
ing his tremendous reach, Ewlng Is a
very easy man to pass at the net. This
should not be. for in his reach he has
his biggest asset. His high volley is
fairly good, but his low volley Is weak.
Like. Wickersham. he should practice
holding the head of his racket higher
than his hand. This will give him a
new Insight Into the sen e me of-a suc
cessful volley. It enables one to hit
the ball harder and at the same time
to gain far greater control over its di
rection.
Remember the Tollies of Schwengers,
Emerson. Freeman and McBurney? "Go
thou and do llkewlse.
F. 1L V. Andrews Andrews made a
good showing this year over any tennis
he has heretofore shown. He showed
no more skill, but considerable more
ludrment. In previous years he waa
erratic. This year he used far better
Judgment In all of his games and played
much more consistent tennis.
James Shires Jim Is entitled to
heap of credit- In the first place he
has studied the game carefully and
conscientiously and has tried hard to
correct his weak spots.
In the next place, he has developed a
fore hand drive that ranks better man
anv single driver played on the Port
land courts. It is low snd full of speed
and sting. The aame stroke could be
used In a volley and a man who could
cover court properly with these two
strokes would be a power to be reck.
oned with.
Slilves Is slow to start and slow to
stop. His greatest fault Is inability to
cover court. He also mazes nis game
very apparent, which fault nearly al
ways accompanies the lack of ability to
move on the court fast enough.
Irving Rohr Rohr made an excellent
showing against Wakeman at the
Breakers tournament. He has devel
oped his game far beyond the expec
tations of 90 per cent of the tennis
fans. It I an all-around gams played
with good Judgment, but rather poor
execution. His form 1 very poor In
deed and we find him many times in
awkward positions and untenable sit
uations. Rohr Is In a class of those who can
win with their brains and not with
physical skill.
Cook Cook Is a good all-round play
er. He Is entitled to mucn crean De
cause ot the great amount of tennis
tiirtit he possesses. He hss no one
stroke or qualification which stamp
him as a player of note, but he can
stand lots of punishment and manages
to get a "lot of 'em" back.
Walter Rosenfeld la Rasenfeld we
find considerable talent. Had he start
ed to play five years earlier he would
doubtless be amongst the Portland
leaders.
He Is a great "getter 'and covers
his court beautifully. His volleys are
uncertain and kis overhead work Is
very poor.
As a steady, consistent w oncer ne
ranks far above the average and there
Is no reason why he should not con-
tinue to Improve bis rank among the
Portland men.
Much regret is felt because of the
absence of three good men In our
present ranking Wells, Wilder and
Goes. With these three men playing.
our standard would be greatly ad
vanced. Wells, an old Tale champion,
plays a beautiful game and would fit
In olose to the top. Wilder s game is
well known and it Is to be hoped that
lie will play next year.
Goes was prevented from play be
cause of 111 health and It Is doubtful
If he plays next season.
More exchange of play should be
nrged by the different clubs, as there
are three strong and many lesser or
ganizations In this city. Members of
these smaller clubs should also make
a point of entering all tne open tour.
naments and particularly the Oregon
State Championship.
Militiamen Go to State Shoot.
ORHGON CITY. Nov. 5. Captain
Charles Hidy. Sergeant J. C. Spagle,
Corporal U. G. Kellogg and Private Wil
liam Shannon, who compose the rifle
tram of Company O. Third Infantry. O.
X. G.. go to Clackamas range tomorrow
to participate In the two final matches
of the state shoot, which were postponed
last Summer. The regimental trophy
win be shot for by the team, and all
of the members will participate In the
Individual championship match, the win
ner of which receives a gold medal. There
is always a large number of entries in
this match, and there is considerable
rivalry among the guardsmen . for the
coveted honor.
ONLY ONES OF PENNSYLVANIA
Bltl'lD ESCAPE! THE
COACH'S AX.
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Captala E. Ceaeaa.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 5.
(Special.) Captain F- Coxens. ot
the University of Pennsylvania
football team, is the only one of
the eleven left When the roor
ganlxed team rlared Its last
game." All the other members of
the varsity eleven have been sent
back to the scrubs and a new
team picked.
MEN WHO FOUGHT FIFTEEN BOUNDS TO A DRAW
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Oregon Believes Corvallis Ath
lete Ineligible.
FOUR-YEAR RULE GOVERNS
Eugene Athletic Authorities Would
Know If ex-Willamette Player
Will Be Allowed to Be In
Coming Football Game.
VNIVERSTTT OF OREGON, Eugene,
Nor. 6. (Special.) The athletic authori
ties of the university have Just mailed a
letter to the athletic council at the Ore
gon Agricultural College inquiring If
May, the star right tackle on the college
football team, will be allowed to parti
cipate In the coming game with Oregon.
It is quite evident that the management
here does not believe May Is eligible to
play under the rules of the Northwest
conference.
The settlement is left entirely with the
faculty of the home Institution and the
decision of the college leaders will be
accepted as final. The letter was meant
merely to call their attention to the
The question In dispute Is whether or
not a "prep" student playing on a col
lege team lei to be regarded as a col
lege man. May was a "prep' student at
Willamette, . two years ago, where ha
played on the university team. Lest year
he was a member of the Multnomah
Club team of Portland.
Conference Role Covers.
There is a conference rule which de
clares that no college athlete can change
his. college residence and represent an
other college tn athletics until after he
has) lived there for one year. This rule
was originally
aimed at the professional I
." so familiar a few years
"tramp athlete
ago But a proper Interpretation of this
rule has resulted in a far broader ap
plication.
The enthusiasts here contend that May
i clearly Ineligible under the rule, even
though Ae were a preparatory exudent at
Salem, and they cite two precedents, one
of which wss established
In the Dtmralck-Phllbrook
Middle 8tates.
Following a protest entered
by the University of California, the con
ference arbitrator of the Intercollegiate
Association, after an Investigation, barred
Dlmmick and Plillbrook from further
participation In athletics at Notre Dame
and declared forfeited the big conference
track meet, won by Notre Dame last
Spring through the aid of the two Ore
gon boys.
Notre Dame Men Barred. .
Dimmlck and Philbrook had taken tlielr
preparatory work at Pacific University,
Forest Grove, Or., and at Whitman Col
lege, Walla Walla, Wash., where they
played on the college teams and they
were thrown out tn the East on these
ground, having violated the "four year"
rule.
The other precedent is found in the case
of Oliver B. Huston, ex-athlete at the
University of Oregon. Huston was ruled
out of athletics and deprived of the
track captaincy after only three years of
service because while a student at the
Tualatin Academy he had run In track
meets one season under the colors of
Pacific University.
A defense of May which appeared In a
Portland evening paper this week ignores
this identical precedent and prophesies
that the college authorities will stand
back of May on the ground that "he
was not a regular student" while m at
tendance at Willamette. Authorities here
contend -that this makes the violation
all the more flagrant.
There is a disposition here on the part
of some of the xealous fans to .urge
Louis Plnkham to re-enter the game If
May Is permitted to appear in the college
line-up November 13 at Corvallis. Pink
ham has played four years on the Ore
gon varsity and under the conference
rules Is ineligible thia year. But he is
In college and haa helped with the coach
ing all Fall.
THIRD BIG LEAGUE PREDICTED
Fielder Jones Says Some Man With
Money Will Make Success.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 5. A third
major baseball league Is not only a pos
sibility, but will be a decided success
when organized, believes Fielder Jones,
formerly manager of the Chicago Amer
icans. He la here visiting John U. Kline,
the Chicago Nationals' catcher, on his
way to Inspect his oil lands in i3r
eastern Kansas.
"While I do not think that D. A.
Fletcher's proposed league will be a suc
cess." ssid Jones, "one Is bound to come
In h near future. By obtaining the
signatures of more than a hundred
baseball players. Fletcher has shown
that the men sre willing to break away
from the old organisation. Some man
.with money will back such a scheme and
make It a success."
Jones says be will never accept th
MAY
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AMD BEHIND HIM IS ANNOUNCER JORDAN.
THE RIGHT.
management of any team unless ha owns
at least half of the stock of the club.
Meter & Frank Sell Tickets.
Commencing tomorrow afternoon,- a
booth will be provided by the Meier &
Frank Co.. in their big department
store, where tickets will be sold for
the benefit baseball game for the Port
land champions. This offer was made
to the committee yesterday by Julius
L. Meier, who became enthusiastic
when informed that Portland had
cinched the pennant. Mr. Meier was
one of the first subscribers to the fund,
and he has proven one of the best
boosters of the cause. The ticket booth
will be In charge of one ot Meier &
Frank's clerks, and that firm will con
duct the sale gratis. The benefit
fund Is now well over the tlOOO mark.
Washington Wins at Soccer.
The Washington High School "soc
cer" team defeated Cricketers No. ,2
yesterday afternoon, 2 to 1. It was the
first game of "soccer" played by the
High School lads, and they maneu
vered well against their more experi-l
enced rivals. The Cricketers played
the better game, but the Washington
lads were favored by the luck ot 'the
game. Brown, for Washington, was
the principal player for his club, while
all the Cricketers played good football.
BIG GAR TEST IS MADE
MODERN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
SHOWS MOST SERVICEABLE.
One-Ton Grabcmsky Power Wagon
Running 1000 Miles Makes Rec
ord Time in East.
Demonstrating the serviceability of
the modern commercial vehicle for
emergency work of a most extreme na
ture, a one-ton Grabowsky power wag
on. In charge of Sidney J. West of De
troit, has just completed the first high
speed run by a commercial car from
Detroit to New York, a distance of 1000
-miles, finishing at the Motor Car Main
tenance Cnmnsnv's headauarters. 7
West Sixty-first street.
The car not oniy carried its full
load capacity and three men, but had
a considerable overload. It was driven
by William Mulstay of New York, and
was under the observance of William
Baker of the Detroit Automobile Club.
Every phase of the trip was of an ex
treme character in order tnat tne re-
any means, and the roads, with the ex
ception of 100 miles, were either very
muddy or entirely submerged by the
recent downpour.
The deep mud of Canada's Inferior
roads made the car rock and plunge
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Niagara Falls they were held up by
Uncle Sams Customs officers for an
Inspection of the cargo, and although
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Mr. west assurea ine orxicers mat tne
bags anil boxes ot sand contained no.
diamonds, nothing but an examination
would satisfy the officials. Consider
able time was lost on this account and
It was 8:30 Wednesday night when the
Grabowsky pulled into Buffalo.
The route book fixes the total distance-
at 987 miles, but the detours
forced the Grabowsky to cover an even
one thousand miles. The running time
was SS hours and E minutes, which is
an average of .18.6 miles per hour. The
trip was made" on 99 gallons of gaso
line, 19 pints of oil and seven pounds
of grease. No repairs were made, and
the only replacement waa a defective
spark plug. Altogether it is regarded
as a noteworthy performance In -view
of the fact that the cat had been as
sembled only two days prior to Its
start and was sent on the 1000-mile
run without the slightest preliminary
test.
it will remain in New York to com
pete In the commercial vehicle test to
be held under the auspices of a New
York newspaper.
First Baseman Becomes Banker.
CHICAGO.' Nov. 6. J. Garland Stahl,
better known in baseball circles as
"Jake," the Boston American first
baseman, has quit baseball and gone
Into the banking business. He has ac
cepted a responsible position with a
South Side National Bank and today
took up his new duties. His father-in-law
has been connected with the insti
tution for several years.
Army Invites Hunt Club.
The Portland Hunt Club has been In
vited to participate in -the ride to be
held under the auspices of officers of
Vancouver Barracks this afternoon. The
Army officers have arranged the ride
as an event complimentary to the Port
land Hunt Club for past favors.
Rain Postpones Auto Races.
- ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 6. Today's pro
gramme of automobile races at the speed
way track here was called off on ac
count of rain. There will be racing on
Monday, weather permitting.
The steel production of the United State
during 1619 was nearly 10.760.OO0 ton. This
Is afeout S.ooo.000 ton m eace of Great
Britain total
oniy mis weeg . 8ulu mt;ht show how the Grabowsky y "" P"" , H""
incident In the l8 adapted for unusual requirements as i scarcity of good pout' is due to the
1 well Jm normal business service. The ' crushing blow fisticuffs received at
last Spring test waa not a aood roads affair by ! Reno on July 4, and it will t axe some
MONDAY NIGHT.
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ANTONE LA GRAVE IS AT
Nelson-La Grave Bout Boosts
Game in Bay City.
MORE MATCHES IN STORE
Wolgast and Xelson to Fl&ht on
December 24 Battler Is Far
From Being Man He Was In
Past Lacks Endurance.
BT W. J. PETRAIN.
Antone La Grave, a hitherto com
paratively unknown boxer, sprang in
to the limelight last Monday by stay
ing IS rounds with the redoubtable
though not now quite so widely wor
shipped. Battling Nelson.
When it was announced that Nelson
wss to meet La , Grave, most fight
fans wondered what kind of a lemon
the Hegewlsch demon had selected to
pluck, or whether there was any sig
nificance In the name of his prospect
ive opponent, but after Monday night's
setto It was apparent that . a new
youngster of championship poesiom
ties had alighted upon the flstle firma
ment. Antone La Grave is now a can
didate for championship honors. From
a "meal ticket" scrapper of a few
weeks back, this San Francisco young
ster is now figured - - a possible cham
pion. Lucky to get on in a preliminary
engagement a few weeks ago. La Grave
is now sought after by managers in
all parts of the country. He is in line
to meet Ad Wolgast, the chap who put
the quietus on the Dane, but will hard
ly be likely to secure the match until
after Nelson and the champion have
met for the second time, which event
is scheduled to take place about
Thanksgiving day.
Nelson and Wolgast, having been re
matched, will now occupy the center
of stage, for there are -no other scrap
pers of prominence likely to embroil
themselves in the immediate future,
and this will also be the only match
resembling a championship scrap like-
time before the Interest can be. revived.
However, Nelson and Wolgast will
likely draw a big house In San Fran
cisco, tor that town has been without
a first-class mill so long, that the bugs
there are hungry for anything in the
fistic line. Wolgast, for a champion.
is hardly a popular idol, for one scarce
IT ar. of him through the dally press
reports, while the man he conquered
recenny -
a i c a m t i looked UDon mo
Wolzast is looked upon more as a
freak of fortune than as a champion,
while Nelson represents the rugged
fighting type of pugilist who is idol
ized by the patrons ot the sport. Like
all defeated champions. Nelson has lost
more or less caste with the fans, but
even now there are quite a few. who
really believe the Dane can do the
hitherto impossible thing of coming
back.
Can Xelson Come Back?
He thinks so himself, yet he was one
of the most emphatic of those who
prophesied that Jeffries would not be
able to do so. Bat attributes his own
ability to do so to the fact that he has
not been out of the game for any great
period, as Jeffries had been, and also
claims that youth is still in his favor.
It must be admitted that Nelson has
a fair chance to regain the laurels he
lost last February, but In order for him
to do so he must show to better-advantage
than he did in his fight with
La Grave, or else be favored by meet
ing a Woolgast of considerably im
paired ability. Whether 'Wolgast has
maintained himself in first-class physi
cal condition, which bis long idleness
would seem to disprove, is a matter of
conjecture. '
ALBANY DEFEATS CORVALLIS
Fast High School Eleven Piles Up
62 Points Against Opponents.
ALBANY, Or., Not. 5. (Special.) By
a score of 2 to 0. the Albany High
School football team overwhelmed the
team from the Corvallis. High School
hers this afternoon. The Albany lads
ran the Corvallis ends and bucked
their line for big gains. They also
tried every trick play In their reper
toire and every one worked.
They used the forward pass success
fully 14 times, 10 of which were in
the third quarter. Corvallis never
made yardage and in their three at
tempts to use the forward pass Albany
broke up the plays. Albany scored 11
touchdowns, four of which were made
by Fullback Archibald, four by Half
back Bain and three by Halfback
Abrahams. Myers kicked seven goals.
Abrahams made one 50-yard run for a
touchdown and !5 and 80 yard runs by
the Albany backs and ends were fre-que.-
BOXING IS REVIVED
WASHINGTON
COLUMBIA
K IS
Interscholastic Championship
to Go to One or Other
of Two Teams.
VANCOUVER INCIDENT MARS
Local Football Season Brings Ont
Fast Players Coach Earl Has
Great Record of Develop
ing Raw Material.
With only two more weeks of Inter
scholastic League football to be played,
the race for the pennant seems to lie be
tween Washington, High School, winner
last . year, and Columbia University.
These teams will clash Wednesday af
ternoon and much depends upon the out
come of the game, for If .Washington
wins It gains the pennant, but if Colum
bia triumphs extra games may be called
for.
So far this season no real sensations
have been sprung, . although some . fast
football, clever formations and some
bright individual players have presented
themselves. One thing has come up
which rather dampens the ardor of the
league spirit and that was the withdrawal
from the field of the Vancouver High
School team during its game with Colum
bia University last Wednesday. The cause
riven by th Vancouver coach for taking
jils men off the field was that that they
were being slugged and maltreated. If
such was the case it was without the
knowledge of the officials, who declare
they saw no dirty play.
Officials See Kb Slugging.
"Several of the Vancouver boys com
plained to me about being slugged,"
said Referee " Hockenberry. "I then
kept a close watch to see if such was
the case and I could see none of it.- I
cautioned the other officials to keep an
eye on the players and they did not de
tect it either. I really think the game
was the cleanest of the season In re
gards to slugging. Columbia plays a
hard game but I think they are clean
sportsmen and play clean ball."
Paul V. Lynch, the former Syracuse
man, who umpired the game, also said
he saw none of the alleged foul play.
"I have always been on the alert for
slugging when officiating in a game,"
said Mr. Lynch, "and I couldn't see any
thing out of the way In the game Wed
nesday. Columbia has been taught the
use of the 'stiff arm' and they make
good use of it. But that is legitimate,
according to the rules. I had to warn
the Vancouver men for dirty play, so
they surely have no complaint to
make."
At the time they withdrew Vancouver
had the small end of a 20 to 0 score.
The game was stopped at the begin
ning ot the third quarter and at the
rate in which Columbia was scoring
the score would probably have been
much larger. . .
. Earl Has Fast Team.
Washington, despite the fact that she
lost many good men by graduation, has
turned out a crack eleven. Coach Eaxl
having- developed some new men that
look like promising players. Cason,
who played two years ago, has re
turned and with the addition of Par
sons, formerly of Seattle, strengthens
the team considerably. Coach Karl has
the advantage of a very large squad
to choose his men from. His line is
husky and fast. Moreland, at center.
alternates with Hedges, Holden and
Beckett, at guards and Frazier and
Captain Flahery have distinguished
themselves. Cornell, Parsons, totert-
son, Sax, Cason and Degan have all
played good ball this year.
Columbia has tne advantage oi many
last year men and has a good team as
the result. Captain Flnnegan. Fitz-
jerald. Sharp, Cook, Sarsfield, Quinn,
Perkins, and Kellaher are some ot the
men on the team that have helped win
the games thus far. A broken collar
bone, sustained by Malarkey, injured
tha team for the Portland Academy
game when the score was 0 to 0. Coach
Schmidt is a capable player and has de
veloped a first-class machine.
Lincoln Gains Strength.
Lincoln though weak at the start of
the season is now going good and bids
fair to make it interesting for the oth
er teams. Their teamwork and play
was never better demonstrated than
when it triumphed over Portland Acad
emy by the score ot 24 to 0. Jefferson
High School made its debut in tne
league this year and although beaten 1
in several games has made a hard .fight
in all the games. Portland Academy
has a light but gritty eleven, prooaoiy
the lightest eleven in the city. Port
land Academy has had bad luck by in
juries. Vancouver High School has a '
heavy team but it seems to laca tne
concentrated efforts f all tha players
striving for the same object. Some ,
YALE'S NEW CAPTAIN OF THE
SWIMMING SQUAD IS A
PRIZE-WINNER. .
John C. Stoddart.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Not. S.
(Special.) The new captain of
the Yale swimming team la John
C. Stoddart, of the class of 1912.
The team has never had a better
qualified or more popular captain.
Stoddart aided materially in win
ning for his college the intercol
legiate team titles for 1910. He
was the most prolific winner of
individual events in the entire
league and scored most points in
the championship meet.
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promising players are among those on
the last four named teams.
Friday Portland Academy will meet
Jefferson High. As these teams are
small an even game should result.
Next week Vancouver will play Lincoln
and Jefferson will play Washington.
The following week the season will end
with a game between Columbia Uni
versity and Lincoln High School.
So far this year the games have been
well supported and some interesting
rooting has been heard. All the games
but one or two have been played on
tne Recreation Park field.
BROADWAY 1XSES TO TACOMA
Lighter Eleven Wins by Small Mar
gin on Field Goal.
TACOMA. Nov. 5. Tacoma High
School eliminated Broadway, of Seat
tle, from the Northwest interscholastic
running here today, by winning a hard
fought game, 3 to 0. A fumble by Klop
fer, Seattle's halfback, led to the score.
Klopfer fell back for a punt In mid
field in the last quarter, but the ball
slipped through his fingers and Cap
tain Hill, of Tacoma, carried it to the
15-yard line. He was downed by a
flying tackle, for which Broadway was
penalized five yards. After two futile
attempts to gain, on line smashes, Ta
coma booted the ball between the up
rights. Broadway made yardage and had the
ball in Tacoma's territory much of the
time, though never inside the 25-yard
line. Tacoma twice had ' the ball on
Broadway's 10-yard line. The game
was played on a muddy field and in a
constant rain, which gave the heavy
Broadway team the advantage. Four
thousand people witnessed the game.
DESERT kM RAGE ON
FOFRTEEK CARS AT I.CXS AK
GELES IS PERILOUS TRIP.
Winner of Last Year's Contest Tries
Again Coarse Ends at
Phoenix, uriz.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 5. The crack of
a pistol at 10:55 o'clock tonight sent
the first ot 14 automobiles away on
the 450-mile race across the desert to
Phoenix, Ariz. The first starter was
a Pope-Hartford, stripped down to lit
tle more than wheels, engines and
framework. W. D. Tremaine is the
driver.
The last of the 14 starters got away
at midnight. This was a Knox car
with Joe Nikrent, winner of last years'
race across the desert, at the wheel.
The first of the racers is expected to
reach the Colorado River early tomor
row. The roads are said to be the most
trying and dangerous for motor cars of
any course ever attempted. The route
to be followed by the machines lies al
most directly east from Los Angeles
for 100 miles, then south and east
across the -great Sierra Madre Moun
tain range and thence through the des
olate sand wastes of the Colorado Des
ert to the Colorado River, where, at
Ehrenburg, the machines are to be fer
ried across on rafts by Indians.
The cars entered and their drivers
are:
Pope-Hartford. W. D. Tremaine; Ap
person. Harris Hanshue; Durocar, Clif
ford Keogue; Parry, A. W. Horine; Kis
selcar, Harvey Herrick; Rambler, Will
Sheriff; Ohio-Rose, Henwood; Maxwell,
Clarence Smith; Mercer, C. H. Bigelow;
Abbott-Detroit, Robert Spelgel: Ford,
E. Roger Sterns; Velle, J. H. Stickney;
Franklin, Ralph Hamlin; Knox, Joe
Nikrent. " ,
Last year the race was won by a
Knox car driven by Joe Nikrent. in the
fast time of 19 hours, 13 minutes and
30 seconds. Wagers have been posted
against heavy odds that the time will
be lowered this year to 15 or IS hours.
KRAMER - MORAS CHAMPIOSS
Sew Team Covers IS 4s 5 Miles In
Six-Day Bicycle Race.
BOSTON, Nov. 5. Frank Kramer, of
East Orange, N. J., and James Moran,
of Chelsea, won the six day bicycle race.
which closed- tonight, their mileage of
1345 miles, eight laps, marking a new
American record for ten hours a day in
a enx-day race.
The previous record made by Lawson
and Anderson in 1908, was 1320 miles and
one lap.
When the race was rinisned tonignt
there were five teams tied for first place
And a bunch of four other teams but one
lap behind, while Jokus and Schiller were
two laps" behind tne leaaers.
In order to settle the contest, a one-
mile special was run on tor eacn uivi
sion, giving the teams the positions in
dicated in the following table. The" first
named in each team participated In the
sprint:
1, Kramer and Moran; 2. rosier ana Col
lins; 3, Hehlr ana Goulette; 4. Palmer and
Wright; 6, Lawrence and Wiley; 8. Bedsll
brothers; T, Demara and Williams; 8, Nit
ten and Walker; . Thomas and McCarthy;
10, joaus ana scnuier.
Oregon People in Chicago.
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today as iouows: At me uus reao, jyn.
and Mrs. J- B. Askew; at the Great
Northern. Oeorge Royer.
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Auto repair work and wheels
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