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CHfGAN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP Minnesota Loses Great Game in Last Quarter by Six Points. WOLVERINES ARE FASTER ncaatifally Kiec-uted Forward Pas5 rs Prove Undoing of tinphera at Ann Arbor Rork.ke, Wa.Ji tnrton Boy. llcadr riajer. ANN A RBTiR, Mich.. Nov. 1 The Maize and the Blue noiti over the M r"n and Gold tonight for Michigan by to raptured the Wnifrn foot ball championship from Minnesota on Kerry field today In one of the great est football exhibition seen on a West ern gridiron. Two clean-cut forward, passea did It It waa In the last quarter. Neither side had been able to ehatter tha oth er's defense and tha spectators had re signed themselves to a no-ifore, tie same. It was Michigan's ball In the center of the field. Wells ran It out and ent the, ball straight to Horlrska. This was one of the few sucresful forward parses of the game, and it netted 28 yards. Same- Play Works Great. Michigan lined up quickly. Tha same rlay waa hardly to be expected so nng and In exactly the same way. Weils ran to the side as before and threw dtona!!y down the field as before to Horleska. Michigan now had only four yards to go. - Wells waa hurled against center, but the (hole Minnesota team got Into tha defnso and stopped the play al most where It had atarted. The next attack was deceptive. Wells found a hole at left tackle and although the enemy fell upon him furiously, they were too late. He twisted across the line. Cnnklin kicked goal. Minnesota won the toes and choe the west goal. Lawton kicked off for Michi gan. Stevens waa downed on lils 13 ysrd line. McOern punted and It waa Michigan's ball In tha center of the field. Wells made two yards and Magldsohn added six. Ciophrra Forced to Pitnt. lawtnn tried an on-stde kick, but there was a fumble and Minnesota took the ball on her io-yard line. Johnston plunged three yards. McOorem panted and It waa Michigan's ball on htr own 43-yard line. Wells went eight yards through tight guard. Magldsohn went three yards on a trick play and Michi gan was penalised IS yards for holding. Uwtnn punted to Minnesota's four vard Una. where Stevens waa downed. A forward pass netted six yards for Minnesota. Rosenwald mad two yards around right end. Michigan held and tha punt gava tha bait to Michigan on her own 44-yard line. Magldsohn fumbled and Frank 'fell on he ball. McOovern ma.de fla yards through left end. He Immediately took five more through left, guard. Johnston carried tha ball six yards on a trick play through left tackle. Kosenwald made, one yard. Minnesota made first down.' Stevens went through right guard for five yards." An end run netted ftve yards more. Drop-Kick fails Widely. Stevens failed to gain. Michigan held Rosenwald to one-yard gain. McOovern tried to drop-kick a field goal from tha 13-yard Una. but missed by a wide mar gin. Lawton. on a faka kick, ran tha ball to hla own SO-yard line. Lawton's punt was blocked and Stevens grabbed the oval and ran behind the goal pou but the ball wa called back. Minne sota was penalised on this play for off slde. Walker again blocked Lawton's punt, but Bogie caught the ball. Law ton panted to Minnesota's 40-yard Una. where Wells was downed. McOovern fumbled and Johnston punted, and Ma gldsohn returned Zi yards to tha center of tha field. Smith went In for Young and Michigan gained two yard McOovern fumbled but recovered tha ball and Johnston punted. McMillan re turned ten yards to the center of the field. Lawton broke around left end for 18-yard-", here ha waa downed by M'Jovern. During the first period Minnesota's goal waa at no time In danger. Me Uovern'e failure to drop an easy field goal when be waa right In front of tha goal poa waa a great dlsappointnent to the Minnesota supporters. .Michigan Cains Strength, s Michigan nu looking stronger when the three minutes rest waa called. Play mas resumed with tha ball In Michigan's possesion oil her 45-yard line. Michigan lost ten yards on an Illegal forward pass. A double pasa failed. Lawton punted and McOovern waa downed by Welle) on the 13-yard line. McOovern punted to rattengilU who waa downed on Minne sota a 4-yard line. The oval went to Minnesota on her own ii-yard line on an Illegal forward pass. Roeenmald was held and Picker ing kicked out of bound; Michigan's ball on Minnesota's 4&-yard line. McMillan sprinted threa yards around rts-ht end. Time waa taken jout here. McOovern fell on a fumbled forward pa on M 30-yard line, but failed to gain through the center. Johnston punted, hut McMillan fumbled the punt and Iick- erlng fell on It. Mlnnesota'a ball In tha center of the field. Time waa taken out for McMillan. Johnston made nine yards around right end. Rosr-nwald failed to gain at left end. McGovern punted out of bounds. Fake Kick Works Cleverly. Michigan ges ball on her 17-yard Una lawton printed yards around left end on a fnke kick. Magldsohn made three yards, but on the next attempt waa tarown for a loaa. McOovern took the punt on hla a-yard line. A smash on tackle netted a yaru. Anomcr punt anu It id Michigan's ball on her 4i-yard I'ne. Lawton punted to McOovern. who mmm downed on Ma avyera line. Hwnwald made three yarda around right end. Pickering took eight yards In the same neighborhood. McOovern made a first down through center. Michigan held anJ Johnston kicked out of bounds at the 35-yard line. Michigan's) ball. Law ton Immediately punted out and McOovern wa downed on hla own su-yara line. Minnesota made only four yards. on two Una bucks and punted Jlicr.igsn a call on her 53-yard line. MagMewhn made four yarda through right guard. Lawton then punted to Minneaota'a 0-yard line, where tana' waa railed on trie nair. wun ine .-ore nothing to nothing, lawton kicked off to Johnston, who re . the ball ten yarda McOovern punted to PattenglU. who aaa downed In of the field. Walker waa Injured but hh efforts reAlted In Msi getting the l-all for hta aide. Magldsohn gained three yarda through left tackle ami Steven on MULTNOMAH WILL AIM Clubmen to Meet University of Oregon TIIR annual Thanksgiving day foot ball game between the elevens rep resenting the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and the University of Ore gon will be played at the grounds at Twenty-fourth and Vaughn streets next Thursday afternoon. This has alwaya been tha big contest f the yenr In Portland and assembles the largest crowds of the. football era son. The Multnomah team this season has rot had much of an opportunity to get Into .first-class working order. Few games have been played by the club men and the last contest was aomewhat of a disappointment- In the recent game with old Willamette. Multnomah felt the loss of the services of two star punters of the .Northwest. Carl Wolff and tmdley Clark. Wilt they will be In the lineup Thanksgiving day. and their playing is llhehr to make material dif ference In the Multnomah team. With ("lark and Wolff playing for Multnomah the clubmen expect to make the varsity team hustle every minute. Manager Latourette. of the Multnomah t'am. Is working the squad every day. The club eleven perfecting a slyle of play to be used against Oregon Is dif ferent from tho eleven which heretofore appeared on the field wearing Mnltnomah uniforms. Its rough, edges are being knocked off rapidly. Kvenden. Rhine- hart. Carlaon. Hare. Calllerate. Schmidt. Ludlam and otheea of the winged "M" players are showing to better advantage, sine Wolff and Clark are assured mem bers of the lineup agalnat Oregon. Every player realizes the big help a good punter ! to a club, and with two men who can hoist the pigskin, the club men's onf Id'-nce has doubled. The I'nlversity of Oregon squad. whipped into championship form by Conch Warner and Trainer Hayward, will come to Portland very aangulne after successes it earned this season. Tri umphant over the winged "M" for the last three seasons. Oregon la out to make Its record four. As Oregon Is deprived of the chance to meet the I'nlversity of Washington in a game whlih would decide the cham pionship of the North eat. the collegians from Eugene are determined to go through the season without permitting a scorn to be registered against them. The Oregon eleven is noted as a scoring machine. It succeeded in piling up the highest score' ever registered in a foot- hall gamo Iti this vicinity when It de feated the I'nlversity of Puget Sound by 111 to 0. OKKGO.V EXPKCTS HARD CiAMK Varsity Mill He Handicapped Thanksgiving hy Ixs of Punter. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Nor. 1. (Special.) Not to he deceived by Multnomah's tolling defeat at the hands- of Willamette I'nlversity In Sa lem last Wednesday, the varsity squad Is working hard In preparation for the big Thanksgiving contest with. the. Portland clubmen. With only two practice days Intervening, and with latourette atill out of the lineup, the Oregon men are worried. Coach Warner and his men fully realise that the team that went against Willamette did not represent the club's full strength and they know full well that tbe eleven which will line up against them Thursday will Include one of the greatest galaxies of gridiron stars ever gathered In Oregon. Oregon Tears the great club back- field and the punting abllltlea of Dud Clarke and "Tubby" Wolfe. On the fast turf of the Vaughn-street field, punting Is bound to be a determining factor and this time Captain Taylor the next play fumbled. It waa Michigan's ball In the center of tbe field. Fake for Goal Fails. Magldsohn bucked renter for eight yarda. PattenglU made a right-end run. but Michigan waa penalised It yarda for holding. Magldsohn made four yarda through left tackle. On a fake formation for goal from field a forward pasa failed to gain. Patten glU added 13 yards by a brilliant right end run behind good Interference. With 11 yards between them and the goal posts, a smash at tackle failed. Magldsohn went to Minnesota a nine- yard line off left tackle. McMillan knelt on the 30-yard line and Lawton missed a field goal by a narrow mar gin. An exchange of punts made It Minne aota'a ball on her own 30-yard line. McOovern gained five yards and Ros enwald three on end rune. Johnston made four yards through center. Law ton'a punt was blocked, but It fell Into Walker'a hands. Mlnnesota'a ball on her" io-yard line. McGovern was tack led for a lose of eight yards. McGovern- punted and It waa Michigan ball on ber 4J-yard line. Michigan reached Minnesota's four yard line and made a desperate buck at center, but the whole Minnesota team got Into position and the ball was stopped on the spot. On the next play Willi twisted through and over the line for a touchdown. The stands went wild. The ball was punted out for the trial at goal, which Conklln placed very nicely. Score: Michigan . Min nesota 0. Minnesota Awakes Too Late. Michigan kicked off and It waa Min nesota's ball on her 30-yard line. Min nesota made 10 yarda on a forward pass Rosenwald made four yards throiigh left tackle. McOovern punted to McMillan on the. latter'a 30-yard line. Erdahl went In for Stevens. The game closed with the ball In Michigan's possession on ber 60-yard line. In weight the Michigan aquad aver aged 177 pounda and Minnesota 183. The Ilneap: Michtran. Position. Minnesota. ... Pickering Wslk-r . . . . Bromley Morrell Robinson Toung. Smitb Frank . . McGovern Horl-ske Conklln pnhrook tCapt. ) .1. T . L f. Corn well ri" ... PMmunda . Wells .... McMillan C . . . . n a K T . . . . H E Q B..... .1. H H. Rosenwald Patlenslll K H B. Stevens. Ertfshl U.ton ' l.api. K-(-re It. II. liackelt. West Point. .- . V Mlnkler. Tale. field judge Kntlsley. Purdue. Mrad lin-m-i K. Siarbui k. I'orncll. Touchdown -Ha ;. l kicked onkjln Time of Bslvee 5 mlnutea Favorite Dabbling Water Wins. OAKLAND. CaX. Nov. 13. Bubbling ater the clever aaugnior i imiit .' . i 1. her cIbm at ViiiKfT- iVneeier. . ... . ', -Hie today by winning the olante bandl- id in a romp trom a ooo nem. i d are waa a heavily supported favorite. .i .unmlnc command- rarir. wav never headed. Chester Knim took Arasee. which had llu the place from stormy journey. Resulia: Five furlonss Pawhuska wot. St. Haller rond. ilr third; time. 1 :0 1-3. . and one-half furlongs Msltondale woo. Zahra second. Nyansa third; time, 1 tViveiaad a half farlooge Bis Stick wen. Mstropoiitaa second. John H. Hheebaa '"if" V ba'adlr.p-Bubb.ln, W.t.r won. Chester Krnra. second. Arasee third; Mile and 2" rsrds Roy Junior won, Roo rsr second, iterteem third; time. 1 :!-. rilx furlonss Prosper won. Twilight Quean second. Bell Kingston thirds tuna 1:14 l-a. Squad on Gridiron Thanksgiving Day Wipe Out ! - 111 1r - r-.7 ' t i( ', Tj-ej '.- jrJV-a aaajjMMtMfch. r Hi 4 "'w-v. :'S ' It U ii 9 & iH'-rr ' . I ti'-i'C .r ;ir.t ' II J t - A Sa i 'i"" ,S1 I v I I S. - ,V' i I ii will not have Latourette to help him run back the punts In the "clock work" faKhlon which haa characterised their open field work all year. Warner has depended upon their skillful handling of punts to offset hla lack of a punter and thua far they have auccessfujly maintained the balance. Right rtuard Fenton will probably do the ijintins; In the coming game. Fenton shows great possibilities as a kicker, but he lacks experience. Ben Chandler, a brother of the famous "Weary" Chandler, a former Oregon captain, or Earle Cobb, a fresh man from Portland Academy, will take latonrette's place at the quarterback position. It Is certain that the Oregon men will excel in team work and In their knowledge of the new game. The question which Is troubling the en thusiasts here Is whether or not these great advantages can be overcome by ATTfiAGT .YOUTHS Reformers May Revise Foot ball, but Strenuous Boys Will Take Chances. HAZARD ALWAYS PRESENT Accidents Continue, l)etiite All Kf forts to Prevent. Tliem Reform ing of Rules Xot Always Re form of Game. I BT W. J. PETRAIN. Agitators and reformers have been ragging at the American Intercollegiate game of football constantly the past 10 years, yet every year rVie rules are modified greatly, and every year acci dents continue to be noted. Is it the fault of football or the fault of those who play It? Naturally the answer of the reformer will be that if one does not play foot ball one Is not apt to be killed In a game. Yet Mr. Agitator does not ad vocate the abolition of streetcars, auto mobiles and other means of convey ance which earti year reap a greater harvest" of human life than doea foot ball. However, thla la not a discussion of the relative dangers of football and rapid transit, but a discussion of the cause and effect of accidents In ath letics. Tendency I Toward Athletics. Take any good, healthy, strong young man or boy or man and 'nis natural tendency Is toward athletics of some kind. In most Instances the young American electa to participate in the most strenuoua contest he can find. Football Is not only a game of acience and strength, but it requires a keen mind and an agile body. Reforming rules governing football never will eliminate the danger of accident, for It doea not matter how many restric tions are placed on athletics of various kinds, any game is a game of the sur vival of the fittest. Advocates of football reform are pleading for the adoption of the Eng lish Rugby game or the association style of football. If such Is adopted will It eliminate fae danger? Will the game be free from accldenta and. deaths on the gridiron? It doea not seem like ly, though at present it must be ad mitted that there are fewer casualties at Rugby and soccer than there are at football, but before passing judg ment It Is also well to remember that fewer athletes, comparatively speaking, play the ottier games. Were as many athletea Involved In Rugby and association' as are enrolled on the Intercollegiate teams of the country, the writer doubts whether the list of casualties would Isaac the pro DANGERS DF GAME TO AVENGE TRIPLE LOSS for Fourth Time Past. rThreo Defeats Spur sr.. - sv 1 t1 the superior punting and the experi ence and individual skill of the Mult nomah men. Aa the season nears Ita close, the Oregon anpportera are beginning to sound their praises of Head Coach Warner, and figure on the prospects ot the team for next season, when a game will be forced upon the Univer sity of Washington. The feat which, "Buffalo Bill" Warn er has accomplished this year la noth ing; ehort of remarkable. With nine of last year'a squad missing- and only one freahman. Fenton. available frar the regular varsity, Warner has de veloped other material about college and whipped Into fighting shape a team which has not been scored upon by any college eleven during; tlje sea son, and which In turn has rolled up posed new games, for an athlete can be hurt playing ping pong under cer tain conditions. Personal Unit Strong. Reforming rYie rules does not re form the game, for the condition of the athlete on entering any competition, no matter whether football or a parlor game, has much to do with the possi bility' of his escaping urftiurt. All the rules In Christendom cannot save an athlete if he Is engaged in a game which tests his strength and endurance, for most of them absolutely refuse to yield when they are on file verge of exhaustion and Insist on playing until utterly unable to control their tired limbs. Almost Invariably accidents re sult from this very cause. Some athletes can stand a greater strain than others, and, unless there Is some means of eliminating such from strenuous con tests, accidents will always form a part of every sport where man Is pit ted against man. Trie old-style game of football, where the players would be piled into heaps was undoubtedly more dangerous than the present game; which Is open in style; yet as many Injuries are reported under the new rules as were fcommon in the old. From this it can be seen that reforms do not eliminate accidents. And it Is Impracticable to deprive the young man of some form of arnletlc exercise. Prejudice la Excessive. Prejudice against football Is exces sive. No great howl is made when an athlete Is killed or Injured In another branch of amateur sports, and for that reason the writer maintains that It is prejudice. Because of this existing prejudice against football it cannot expect to sur vive, for most parents are beset with the fear mat their' young hopeful is going to have something happen to him. and are therefore prejudiced agalnat the boy engaging in football. The boy, to whom the privilege of play ing football fs denied is -often permit ted to drive an automobile. If his par ents, own one, and tnls la far more dangerous than ever was football. Yet this attitude on the part of parents is quite as common as it is inexplicable. The reformers may eliminate foot ball, but they will never eliminate the possible accident to the healthy, strong young athlete who seeks strenuous exercise as a vent for 'nis surplus energy. Independent Tennis to Play.. The rtedmont Sters and East Port land fodiball teams, rivals for the ama teur championship of the city among the independent teams, will meet this afternoon on the Catholic Young Men's Club Held, Williams avenue and Stan ton street, beginning at S o'clock. The game will follow a soccer contest be tween the Cricketers and Nationals, which will begin at 1 o'clock. The teams la both gamea are evenly matched, both In weight -and clever ness. .Sawdust has been spread upon the field to eliminate as much mud as possible. Bennett to Fight at Tbe Dalles. Jockey Bennett, bantamweight boxer, la working out every day for his'com Ing bout with Bert Lynam at The Dalles December . Bennett Is a candymaker here and Is taking on Lynam to keep his hand in the fistic game. Promoters at The Dalles made him such a liberal offer to meet Lynam, a favorite there, that the former Jockey accepted readily. Last Winter Bennett appeared before fight fans of Portland on several occa-ai&e- V y: v; y&is' v"-i! rl f.! -jr n ft Local Eleven to Great Efforts to ,a W z larger scores than any other team In Mia Vnrlhwpst. William J. Warner la praised by plavers and "rooters" alike. ana n seems certain that he will have a chance to reserve an offer for his serv ices for another year. Warner haa Kn assisted this year by Sanford B. Hunt, an old team mate of his at Cor nell, and by Louis H. Pinkham and Gordon C. Moores, ex-Oregon stars. .- this vpur'ii team, but two. Captain Taylor and Ben Grout, are seniors and neither of these players has been played the regulation four years on tho varsity. Both of them would be eligible to play in case they returned next year for post graduate work and the general im pression here is that Taylor Intends to return next Fall to raice up work along engineering lines. ABOUT DECISION Appeal May Be Made to Na tional Commission for Final Ruling. FINE COMES AS SURPRISE Walter Now Coming Home From East and May Bring News of Players Secured for Two Teams to Play 1911 Season. "Truly, the ethics of baseball law work out most peculiarly," said W. W. McCredle, president of the Portland Baseball Club, after having read the account of the action of the board of arbitration of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. "They say we did not transfer Hetling to Spokane, and then they follow this up by fining us 100, which to me seems like a peculiar decision, but I do not want to go into details about It until after I have read the full re port of the matter. tChlch will likely reach me this week." . President McCredle announced that, after reading the findings of the board of arbitration, which is comprised of J. Cal Ewlng. Portland's old-time "friend." and the presidents of the various leagues. he would decide whether or not to appeal to the Na tional Commission, the highest tribunal of baseball. Representative McCredie declines to discuss the situation at length, until after he lias read the full text of the arbitration board's ruling. Walter McCredle, manager of . the Portland team. Is expected home to morrow, and when he arrives there should be an abundance of baseball news, providing "talkative" Walter can be persuaded to loosen up. Aa a rule Walt is about as voluble on baseball topics as a stone 'wall, and everything he baa to say for publication has to be wormed out of him. However, the tall manager has undoubtedly put over some baseball deals, and the fans are mightily Interested in what he will have to say when he gets home. With two teams to recruit he must have been Quite busy during his East ern trip, and it is likely that he win not be able to announce all the play ers secured because It will be neces sary to -secure waivers on some of them from the big leagues. W. W. McCredle expects to leave for Washington one week from tomorrow to attend the session of Congress. "Jimmy" Sheldon Quits Football. BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Nov. 18 "Jimmy" Sheldon finished up his career as a faotball coach today ; at Lafayette. 1 1 SI 4 - - , - U- lM to .w,m. a J M'GREDIE MIFFED INTEREST HIGH-IN -M Notwithstanding Both Men Have Seen Their Best Days, Fans Are on Edge. M0RAN IS STILL CLEVER Prospect Is He Should Rave No Trouble In Keeping Out of Way of Pane rhen Pair Meet In Coff roth'a Ring November 2 6. BT HARRY B. SMITH. BAV FRANCISCO. Cal.. Nov. 13. (Special.) Battling Nelson is to be given another chance next Saturday sfternoon. -Mvremher 26. to show whether ho can come back. Judging from the Interest that la being shown, the public Is not yet convinced as to the Battler and wants to see more of him. In his coming match. b -held nnder the auspices of Jimmy Coffroth'a Club, to an open-air arena. Nelson la to be matched with Owen Moran. It Is quite true. In the mind of the writer, that neither Nelson nor Moran is as good as formerly, but at the same time It should be a card worth watching. Nelson certainly has deteriorated. It he swings as wildly as he did when In the ring with Antoine Le Grave, he ought never to hit Moran. Moran Is still clever, whatever else be baa lost, and should have no great amount of difficuty keeping out of the wav of the Dane. That leaves It all up to a problem of whether Moran has the stamina to knock Nelson about and wind up his career. The Dane was unquestionably tired when he had finished with La Grave, but it must bo remembered there Is a world of difference in weight. La Grave went Into the ring weighing from 140 to 142 pounds. Morau cannot be over 1-8 pounds and be in good condition. For that matter, it looks as if Nelson. Is drying out with age. and so he will hardly have an advantage of more than four or five pounds at the outside. When he came here to fight I:e .Grave, the Dane weighed 135V pounds, and he hadn't up to that time done a tap of work. Both Men Train Hard. One thing Is sure, that In this com ing match the two men are going at their training hammer and tongs. Moran realizes what It means to him to win this bout, and he thinks he has a good chance. And if the even-money betting is any indication, the Britisher must be conceded more than an outside chance. It looked for a time as if tha winner would be matched with Ad Wolgast for the December date, but Wolgast has ii nrnmlse. Promoter Louis Blot has telegrams from Wolgast In which the Michigan ngniweigni. ac cepted terms and agreed to fight in De cember. AU of a sudden Manager Tom Jones waa heard from. He said that he had never been consulted aa to a Decem ber contest, that he knew nothing about it until he read the San Francisco papers, and furthermore, that Wolgast could not fight at that time. Messages were rushed to Wolgast and he sent back a weak excuse. He said that Jones was not to be blamed: that he thought perhaps ha could fight, but had discovered that his arm would not permit. From the Atlantic to the Pa cific the fight critics have been roast ing Wolgast, and he deserves It. He did the "same thing when he agreed to box Packey McFarland, and then ha to call It off when Jones Interfered. Now Nelson has declared that if he cannot fight Wolgast in December that he will not fight at all. He says that he needs a long rest more than any thing else, and the only thing that would make him change his mind would be for Wolgast to agree to a bout. Otherwise, according to a statement he has issued this week, he will wait until Wolgast Is ready to box. But perhaps, after Moran gets through with N?lson there will be no further demand for the Dane to get Into the ring. Gossip of Fighters. Jimmy Carroll, the San Francisco bantam-weight, who boxed In Portland, Is now In the East. Carroll has had two fights, both with the same man, Charlie Harvey, of Albany. N. T. In the first bout that took place at Albany, the newspaper decision went against Car roll. He got. a return engagement, however, in New York this week and beat his man. A letter Just to hand from, Carroll says that he was given the worst of It in Albany and the way the return fight turned out. It looks very much as if he told the truth. Harry Foley Is In the East with Monte Attell and Johnny McCarthy, a brother of the pugilist. Tommy McCar thy, who was killed In a ring contest in San Francisco some months ago. So far nothing has been heard from either of .them. Al Kaufman was to have fought with Jim Stewart on November 11, but for some reason the match was called off. Lew Powell, another Californlan, is not keepln very busy, as he has not had any matches of late. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to see this flock of California lighters starting for the West If the game shows a revival, aa has been indicated. , California Accepts Rugby. That crowd of 22.000 people who saw the Stanford-California intercollegiate game is the best proof that Rugby has been accepted In California Personally. 1 favor the old style football, but there Is no getting around facts &s they exist. For better or for worse, Rugby has come to stay and I am inclined to think that it will spread eventually not only to other parts of the Pacific Coast but East. Rugby unquestionably lacks the tense situation that come from the man to man struggle. At the same time, it Is a far safer and saner game for the college man to play and In some respects its openness gives the big crowd a better chance to watch what is happening. There was never a bigger crowd at an intercollegiate game than at Berk eley the other day and while It did not have .that same intense rivalry, there was plenty of enthusiasm. Of course, the one-Bided game was largely respon sible. Stanford didn't have a look-in and never should have scored those two tries that netted their six points. The California team was nervous either from facing the big crowd or from overconf idence and the Cardinal boys fairly rushed them off their feet. But the Blue and Gold got down to their work and when they commenced go ing, there was nothing to hold them back. It was a Joyful scene for the Cali fornia supporters. For the first time In six years and the first time on their . 1-1.4 ihor had a chance to rin the serpentine on their own field and those NELSON 0K0 college boys did not miss the opportu. nity that come to them. In rooting, as well as in playing, the California men excelled their op ponents. California, of course, always has a larger rooting section, but their stunts wore more original and better handled. The hit of the day was the Stanford ax that was made by tho California rooters, who, .after a shower of confetti, formed themselves Into the ax with a "C" in the center. It was symbolical ,of the famous ax that was stolen by some Berkeley rooters a number of years ago. Nor a person In the crowds but could appre ciate the pe!nt of the joke and the Ftands let themselves out. Kenny Fenlon of Portland was one of the intere-ted spectators. "They are coming to Rugby In the Northwest." he declared, "and sooner or later we will see the ,-nm3 intro duced ther.V George Presley, the Stanford coach, who was minself a fauiou Stanford player, has announced positively that he will not remain another year as coach. Presley wanted to retVre last year, but was presuaded to remain. Now, however, he wants to get into biisinosr and has concluded that his college days are over. Presley was engaged as an assistant to Jim Lan-ag-!.n. and when the latter retired o enter the practice of law in San Fran cisco, Presley was made the chief coach. BASKETBALL OUTLOOK BRIGHT Good Players Respond to Call at Washington University. I-VTVfDCITT ni TV A 5H1'RT(1N. PV- attle. Wash.. Nov. 19. (Special.) The basketball situation ai me univernnj . 11".. (.( m.tnn i nriim i lit n 17 CaDtain Williams, of the last year's squad, called tha first practice for try-out last nlgnt ana more man ou omuo.i. nf cnileire. as well as high school ex perience, turned out. All of the men or lasi year mm i--turn. They are: Centers, Williams, captain, and S. John; lorwarns, i up per. Cook. Sugg: guards, Keler, Clem enson, Rabie. Th. a ..nointofi fUudcnta of the Unl- versity of Washington have not con sented to provide a coaco ror me iooih. . i fn. thA teams is aViund- ..w 1,1 ' ' ant. High school stars from every part of the state are scheduled in the try- outs, among more prominent mies iw- lng Hosely, wann. nmrop aim i -1 of Lincoln High School, Seattle: Goetx, Spokane; Staati, Tacoma, and Olson, New York City. Two games nave Deen scneuuiea mus far for this season, with Goniaga Col lege of Spokane, and the Spokane Y. M. C. A. It will be planned to have most of the inter-collegiate games at home. A large part of last year's games were played at other places. ILLINOIS PUTS IX CLAIM NOW Champion Boys Defeat Syracuse 3 to 0 ; Season Score Free. CHAMPAIGN. 111.. Nov. 13. The Uni versity of Illinois defeated Syracuse to day. 3 to 0, completing the final link in a chain of victories. Incidentally. Illinois has not been scored on this season, and the linal triumph today has given the Illlnoisans a strong claim to share with Michigan the Western championship. Evers to Coach Middles. CHICAGO, Nov. 19. John Evers. sec ond baseman of the Chicago National team, will coach the Naval Academy baseball squad at Annapolis next Winter and Spring, whether he has the consent of Manager Frank Chance or not. This was the announcement he made yesterday, after he had looked over the terms of the contract received from . the Navy athletic board. "I can't afford to turn down the Navy people," Evers said.- "Their offer is a most liberal one, and I am going to ac cept It. I will go to Annapolis in Feb ruary and remain until I am through work, and that probably will be soma time in May. I thinlt Chance will see my end of It and that' there won't be any trouble. But I would rather lay off all season than pass up my Annapolis op portunity." Big Leagues to Cut Ball Season. NEW YORK. Nov. 19. Barney Drey fuss of Pittsburg has come out flat footed for a 140-game schedule for tho National League next season. Ban Johnson has announced that the American League will play only 14'J games next season, and Dreyfuss has fallen in line. This would mean that the season would close about October 1. President Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Club, declined to commit himself to any particular number of games. He said he would be ruled by the majority, al though he might have his own personal opinion. He will not fight if he is in the minority- when the question of a schedule is voted' on next Spring. If 140 games are played it will mean Id with each club at home and away. Local Team to Play Oregon City. Greatly strengthened since its last game the McLaughlin Club football team Is to play the Oregon City eleven today on the tatter's field. Tlu game will be played at Chautauqua Park beginning at 2:30. Streibig, the star punter and fullback, Who has been out of the game with an Injured ankle, will resume his old position behind the line. Tom Crowley, of the Catholic Young Men's Club team. will pluy quarterback. Dueber. .Kelly, Gillespie, Twitchell, O'Hanlon and O'Hare are some of the other members of the team. The McLaughlin Club has not lost a game this season. Oregon City has a fast aggregation. x Vabush Eleven Goes to Hood River. The Wabasli Independents will leave this morning for Hood-Rlver where they will play a game of football. The Wabash players have won four straight games, and Manager Grayson predicts a fifth victory today. Tom Jackson, tha coach, says his men are in good condi tion for a gruelling game. The follow ing men will make the trip: Schiih, Watts. Dowllng. Brill, Spady. Bateman, Folwer. Fennlng. Dotson, Granfel, De buhr. Yeager and Helnel. Coach Jack son and Manager Grayson will accom pany the team. Portland Academy Beats Astoria. .-- - . - -v- to rCnAplnl The Portland Academy football team defeated tbe Astoria High School eleven on the local field today, 2 to 0. in one of the t . i ..i,. ontctpH (rnniPH of the sea- son The score was made by a safety In the second half. The game was played In a anvinfs ru.ni -- - - muddy, but the play was fast and furious from tne mm v. the heavier, but the two elevens were about evenly matcneu. in Carlisle Indians Win, ie to 0. BALTIMORE. Md.. Nov. 19. in a hard fought game the Carlisle Indian football team today defeated the Johns Hopkins . ( ... .lAv.n. 12 to 0. on Homewood Field. In the second period Carlisle forced Its way tnrougn nopains lines for a touchdown. Powell kicked a beau ...... i in the lnjxt few minutes of play a fumble by Hopkins aided the In dians In making gains aim nicy uuuo their second touchdown. Powell again kicked goal. ' , - ... - ii i . .. 1 . T i t. 1 1 .f Ijinal Which hflS been practically barren for several years. ... . ii k.. n u st.r .un.pri-ilinn Will UK rei:iiiiicu a " ' ' system and devoted to sugar beet culture. A l