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SOME DOGS TO BE SHOWN TJT COMING BENCH EXHIBIT. WEAK SPOT MINUS WRIGHT NEAR-HERO ON BALL DIAMOND SEALS PICKED TO WIN HARD FIGHT TAMOUS TENNIS EX-CHAMPION. WHOSE FATHER SAVED KOI FROM BEING PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER. 3D II TEW OF 1911 V Vat New Battery Stronger Than That of Last Year's Star Collection. Great Tennis Player, Guest of Portland Last Week, Had Close Call. Harry B. Smith Figures Out Coast League Standing at End of Season. w'.VaJ. HENDERSON COMES BACK FATHER NIPS HOPE IN BUD PORTLAND CLOSE SECOND San IVam-i-oo Sporting Writer Pols Angels Hopelessly Out of Uimr, With Vernon In cYiurth IMare and Senators In I-lfth. tiMiTii nru team. Mom the trains of the Pacific Ccat Lmim are picked by San Tnnritro buM!l writer to finish tae 1011 -fon : Flnrt San Francisco. Frcord Portland. Third Oakland. Kwarth Verona Fifth Sacrammto. ttxth U Ansrlra. PT. 1URRT B. SMITH SAX FRANCISCO. April II. (Spe cial. Korecallnr the finish of a pen nant race that l seven months In ex tent, with the element of luck that Invariably enters Into baseball, is no mean tank. It savors, perhaps, of the fool who rushes In where the ana-el miy fear to tread. For all that, the opportunity to watch every tram In the ! ue In action, with the chances that have come for siilnr up the new men as well as the improvement of the players who have been in the league during the past season, make it less of a ramble than might ordinarily be the case this selection of a winner. Unquestionably more so this yesr than In 11 It would appear that the six clubs are fairly evenly matched, and that If there be weak clubs, that weakness will be less pronounced. This In Itself makes It more difficult to forecast the result, for while last year there were certain teams that stood out as contenders In the race, those other teams that might have been classed, as tallenders were liable to knock any one of the tipper flight out of the race. t have picked San Francisco as the prospective pennant winner, after a careful analysis of the material avail able for the different clubs, and after having; watched them play during this first month In the pennant fight. Opin ion as to the strength of a baseball club Is admittedly more or less an arbi trary matter and a question of Indi vidual opinion, but In the mind of the writer the team, that brats Ian Kran Cisco will land the pennant. Hare Is Apt to Have t'Ie finish. By this I do not mean to srlve out the Impression that San Francisco will make a runaway race. The Seals will be lucky to finish ln front, as they are certain of healthy opposition from practically all of the cluha In the lea rue. The maratn of difference In team strength between, say. San Fran cisco. Portland and Oakland. Is so small, that It would be easy to op set the calculations that have been made. The Seals are certainly stronger than they were In 11. and this, coupled with the assumption that the pennant winner of 11 together with the runner-up have lost considerably, particu larly In their pltchlns: departments. Is larsely what has broimht about the se lection of the home club for the honor. First of all. !n Francisco most cer tainly leads the other clubs of the learue from the standpoint of Inside baseball, which. In this modern ace. Is no sma.l factor In the deciding of games. S.Bnals that mean so much when a team is on the Held as well as when that same team Is at the bat have been hitrhly developed, and It Is not an unfair boast to say that the Seals will probably be able to secure more runs with fewer bits than any of the other Club. The pitching- staff easily might be stronger, but it ran hardly be worse than when the twlrlers were crippled last season. Henley, as before, bids fair to maintain bis position as the leadtns ritcher In the club If not In the leaa-ue. He has only rounded Into his form this week, but Henley has proved before that he Is a consistent worker and with good control rarely In serious trouble. Frank Miller. Harry 8 titer and Wtliard Meikla promise to be the other mainstays. Frowning. I fear, will not show the form that has made him a winning I'ltcher In rre lulls years, and there Is a grave question as to whether East-le- has the physique. Three or four pitchers as good as the first four named, ran do much for a club in main taining its position In the race. Vilt Should Make Good. The Infield looks Immeasurably bet ter. Tennant at first Is as good a man for that poeltlon as there Is In tha learue. Vltt shows the Improvement that would be expected of a youngster who did such dashing work his first year out. and McArdle has absolutely no equal. He rovers more ground than tha other shortsops and Is far more steady In fielding and throwing. His one weak point in the past has been Ms hitting, and If he can keep even close to the standard that he has set for himself as a batsman, there will be no one to touch him. Danny Long made a great find when he gathered In George Weaver. A stronif sticker, he has given evidence of late that his fielding Is Improving, and while Kid Wohler's early season form has been remarkable for a vet eran, the chances are that as the Sum mer grows. Weaver will be found mora and more at second base. The outneld can hardly be said to have Improved, althourh in Justice to Powell, the malaria with which tha Southerner hna suffered has unques tionably hampered him. Last year's records show that Sun Francisco led the 11 season In hitting, and with so many of the pitchers drafted from the major clubs, they may easily re peat that performance. McCredle. whose Portland club has been selected as the runner-up. has a far better team than early Impressions would make on believe. He has lost heavily. It Is true, by reason of tha absence of Ores sr. Krapp and Olson, the shortstop, but he has filled In many of his vacancies most acceptably. Just at present, his pitchers have not been going to their best form, but when they grt a good start, look out for the Beavers. Above all. McCredle has an nntfleld that looks to the writer to be the pick of the league, ("hadbourne. in tight. Is the new man of the Irln. but a man well worth while. He Is well fitted for the pout of leading off In batting and has showed himself a good hitter. There Is no more natural outfielder tUa Kroeg-cr la left, and with Rraa : rr- r. f A ? 1 v v ' - "'c r , -- ".-. -. ; . ... ... . , ii t . ,7r. . .-.7 I - " V . ' . C ,. ... .. . J " --:-. ;v." I : -'"'r'-'fy fx I ' : . - - . - - -. .. , f --.'-a s '.. ' - . ' - I . -.v..- . ftrv.i : J : -i. ' 1... -''' -- a.A i'W- " , " " ' ' t ;' n'v-- : v . - ' : J :; . - ' - , ..i.r.. -,s, v ; BKAL9 C WRIGHT. : - ! stationed In center, McCredle could ask for nothing better. In Held Xot So Weak. His Infield also is less weak than one would Imagine. Pecklnpaugh Is not as aggressive as Olson and neither Is he aa good a batsman, but he will cut on many a run with his fielding and the throwing arm that Is as steady as that of any ahort fielder In the Pacific Coast organization. Rogers at short Is a youngster, but a boy who goes after every ball that comes his way. That'a recommendation enough for any man on a ball field. He never shirks, and while he may wind up the year with many an error, he looks more than good to the eyes of the critics. Seaton. Fullerton. Steen and Koest ner promise to do yeoman work for the Bearers when they are going well. All. save Fullerton. have had considerable experience, and the latter has shown so much that It quite overbalances his lack of experience. Portland might be stronger In the backstopplng division as catchers go. but that weakness Is by no means enough to stop the club from being In the race all the way. The uaxs ao not appear aa sirona- as when they made their last year s I gallant nnlsh. Hence their neing piacea , third. Urst of all. the club la lacking 1 in the pitrning staii inai aia so mora 1 for the club. Ton cant replace men I of the tvpe of Lively and Moser In a J hurry. Kitty Knight comes the closest to them and probably will give Wolver- ton the best service of his twlrlers. Pern oil doubtless will rank as second winning pitcher. Wlggs. as always, promises to be an In and outer, while the others have shown nothing over which one could enthuse. Monte Pfyle may be a better fielder than Cameron, but he will hardly hit as did the Scotchman. The balance of the Infield Is practically the same, save that Hetllng likely will play third a good share of the time and make a most acceptable substitute. Hoffman will doubtless add strength to the out field, but Bowser, unless he Is fielding far below his average, will hardly do If the Oaks want to keep going. All In all. Oakland seeriis to have a harder row to hoe. They may. how ever, prove a surprise, as the writer admita they surprised hint last season. Wolverton Is a capable leader and a force that must be reckoned with over and beyond the Individual strength of the club. Second Division Pauling. In estimating the strength of the second division, tha task Is even, more hard. Simply because the writer feels that Sacramento may be playing over its head while the Ternon Villagers have been correspondingly taken at too low a value. Vernon, has been placed above the Senators. Hogan apparently has the pitching strength as against Sacramento, which in a long race as the present one. Is quite apt to count In . his favor. He has some good sluggers on the club also, men who are apt to punch the ball at. any time. The Vernon club, however, is not a speedy team on the bases or In fielding. They need speed In all departmenta If they are to win any fair share of their games. Nor ran It be said that the Infield is strengthened to the extent that It should be. Hosp. the made-over short stop, did not show himself to be an ln fielder. at least during those games In which the San Francisco fans had an opportunity to watch him. Patterson la a good man with the stick, but will ' hardly rank with such first basemen ; as Tennant and Rapps of Portland. I Hogan's pitchers do look good, but the 1 veteran leader of the No. S Los Angeles , team needs another catcher to help bim out. ' There Is no question that the Sacra mento team has been strengthened. It Is simply a matter of how much strong er. Graham, who has other business cares, made a good move when lie se- cured Joe O Rourke as his manager and I 1 t , - 1 second baseman. Uanilg. one of th most natural hitters In the lesgue. Is In condition that will enable him to play a great same this year, but with Spider Baum. the star pitcher of the team, on the shelf presumably for some time. O Rourke appears to be weak In that department. It Is hard to see where the Los Angeles club has a chance for the pen ant. It Is quite true that Dillon's pitch ers were In bad shape when he came to San Francisco and that his outneld was badly shaken up. There may be a change for . the better when Bernard. Howard and Torcr are back In the game, but on the surface It doesn't look as If It will make enough differ ence to pull the team Into the first di vision. Eastern Oregon League Ready. ELGIN. Or, April 22. (Special.) The Kastern Oregon State League will open Ita season Sunday, when Union will cross bats with Elgin here and I -a Grande with Baker at Baker. The league this year Is on a solid basis, every team having placed a forfeit In case It XaUs to complete tha season. BERKELEY IS FIRST Pacific Coast Track Meet Won by Californians. OREGON TEAM IS FOURTH GUh, of Washington, Wins Two of Three Hace! McClure, Clay and Hawkins Win Points foe Ore gon Two H coord s Ileateu. BERKELEY, Cat.. April 22. The university of California track team wnn the seCond annual conference raM.t f pacific Coast colleges on th ovai here this afternoon with a score ot co points with a team of 12 men Stanford University took second place wtth a score of 42 points: University of Washington third with 17, and Oregon fourth, with 12 points. Gish, Brokaw. Stoll, Lang. Evans and H. and C. Bowman won the points for Washington. McClure. Clay and Hawkins were the point winners for Oregon. Gish, of Washington, won the 4 40 yard run in &1 seconds flat, was third in the first heat of the 100-yard dash. but was beaten for show In the 1O0 yard finals. Beeson. of California made the most points. With the time of 4 minutes and SO seconds In the mile run. Wood, of Call fornla. clipped one second off last year's record. Smttherum, of Stanford, broke last year's record in the 100- yard dash to win the event, and Beeson. of California. In the 120-yard high hurdles, winning In IS 2-6 seconds, tied last year's record. Dowd. of California, won the 8S0 yard race In I mlnue 58 4-5 seconds. ALL RECORDS BROKEN 'AXDERLIP W INS Y. M. C. A. HACK OF FIVE MILES LOXG. Close Finish Witnessed With Tommy Booth Running Second by Less Than Two Yards. Leading Tommy Booth by less than two yards after a neck-and-neck sprint over the last half-mile of a five-mile course. Fred Vanderllp last night won the third annual T. M. C. A. cross-country run. The time was 31:201-5. break ing all records for the T. M. C. A. dis tance runs. Eleven of 13 starters finished. The race was not run around the Macleay Park course aa was first planned, the trail through the scenic park being too muddy for the runner. A route through the city streets was gone over. It was aa follows: Taylor to Park. Park to Jackson, Jackson to West Park. West Park to Taylor. Taylor to Chapman. Chapman to Washington, Washington to Twenty-third, Twenty- third to Thurman. Thurman to Sixteenth, Sixteenth to Taylor, Taylor to Sixth. It was a pretty race from the otart. the runners being well bunched and going at a strong pace over most of the route. Booth and 1 Vanderllp alternated at leading the runnens. It waat almost continuous sprint between these two men over the whole course. As the men turned into Taylor street at Sixteenth. Booth was leading Van derllp. but the latter began a fast sprint, outdistancing Booth the first block. They ran hard all the way to the tape. Van derllp Just managing to beat Booth in the last SO yardo. Payton was third. 200 yards behind. The runners finished In the order named: Vanderllp. Booth, Payton. Jensbold, Gunther, Scbwabauer, Kurts. Butter. Tabb, Hammark and Fleming. The pace was too hot tor Thompson snd McUroy and they dropped out. Lout night's race was a preliminary to the 8alem-to-Portland relay race with the Chemawa Indians. The first ten men In last night will run against the Indians May IX Vanderllp gets the Jaeger trophy and a gold medal for win ning. Booth and Payton get silver and bronxe medals, respectively. Colfax Defeats Pnllman. COLFAX. Wash.. April 22. (Special.) The Colfax High School defeated Pull man High School today In a dual field meet K3 to 49 at Pullman. Colfax out classed Pullman In every event, shutting them out In the discus. Hart of Colfax won the 60-yard dash In eux seconds. Elder Wright, Noted Ballplayer In Early Days, 'Halts Promised Ca reer of Son by Making Him Famous on Tennis Court. BJ RALPH H. MITCHELL. Auspicious was the opening of the 1911 tennis season here last week when Portland was the host to a former champion in the person of Beals C Wrlght, and his father, George Wrlght. This was the second visit of young Wright, for he still is young. 33. to this city, the previous visit of the fa mous racquet-wlelder being when he made a Western tour as lnterscholastio champion of the United States. This was In 1895, when Malcolm D. Whitman, one of the greatest tennis players the world ever saw, was the National cham pion. Whitman was then in his prime and Wright was Just "beginning to come." Wright was a welcomed gueBt, for it had been years since Portland had en Joyed the honor of so distinguished a guest in the tennis world, though this section always holds out a warm re ception for the National woman cham pion. Haxel Hotchklss, and the Western ex-champion. Nat Emerson, both of whom now hold the Oregon state titles. Wrights Keneev Youth. Both Wrights.'" father and son, en Joyed their short stay in this city, each renewing 'acquaintances made years ago here and in the East. The elder Wright really renewed 111s youtn when he met Colonel McGunnegle. of Vancouver Barracks, who knew George Wright in 1867 when the. latter was one of the noted ball players of his time, and at that time a member of the old Washington, D. C, team when it was winning pennants. It was Joy to the younger Wright and the other guests at the luncheon, given the Wrights at the Arlington Club, when the elder Wright spied Colonel McGunnegle. rushed over to him. greeted him as only two elderly gentlemen can and do, and Immediate ly opened conversation recalling the daya of their youth. One peculiar and interesting feature of the luncheon was the recalling by the Army man of ex citing events of the ball field when George Wright made a home-run with the bases full, or made a double-play unassisted when the bases were full, and an error would have given the game to the opposing team. In those early days George Wright was the hero of the Capital's baseball history, and later at Boston and Providence, R. I. At school Beals Wright followed In the footsteps of his famous father and "took" to baseball, but the stern parent saw a different future for his son and decried baseball ae a career, and opened a new field for the boy Beals by teach ing him the game of tennis, at which, history of the eport will ever record, he arose to the height of proficiency. Game Played Many Years. So the spectators of the ex-champlon's play last Thursday need little wonder at the marvelous control the player had of his racquet, though he had played but once or twice during the Winter, when they realize that young Wright has been playing the game for cloee to 30 years and he isn't through playing yet, he says. Though Wright was inclined to ecoff at the idea of again becoming champion, the fact nevertheless! came out during con ih.t n-riphi. like others in the sport world, has high hopes of being able to "come baca.-- - Here's hoping he may. for Beals 1i'.il. I - mnut annrfwu-hRblfi fellOW. a viitib ' ' ' ' --,-- , clever conversationalist, one who can and enjoya talking about sometmng otner .v.-,- . ..n,. .t which he le. with few exceptions. In a class by himself; one who Is a student 01 xne game u icimm, at all times ploying aa hard a game as 1 1. Ann.ki. nf nnd hi. deeerves to "come back" If he can, but Wright does not foraet that there are many young sters who are "coming" fast. 'Stag" Smoker PInnned. v-.Hhi nianfl for the entertainment 1 - j.,.inCT th- Kftrth Pacific Interna tional tourney were revealed yesterday when It became known through members of the entertainment committee that a "etag" smoker at the clubhouse would take the place of the proposed evening at the theater, tnis Deing uenevcu uj . v - 1.-1. .f 1 1. a enmmittee as a more enjoyable event for the visiting players than would be a enow which, in some in stances, might have been seen by the visitors on a previous occasion. The .mnicor would i?iv the tennis men more of an opportunity to mingle and get ac quainted, much Detter man wouia oe affair at the theater. This smoker may be given on Thurs- J ... n I n- vhU. It la tlOW Til all Hfll tO hold the invitation dancing party at the clubhouse on Friday evening, which will 4nraA nrevioiwlv announced In The OOregonlan, by the epecial "stag" trip to one or tne Deacn renorm T-Vyo t tliM Arrangements this year will surpass any previous tournament enter tainment IS tne nope 01 mo usi Club. host, as well as President Andrews of the association, who desires to place Portland another notch higher In the eyes of the North Pacific tennis world. ALBANY WINS IX XIXTII IXXIXG Long Drive Brings Victory Over Cor- vallis nigh, 3 to 2. ronVALLIS. Or.. April 22. (Spe cial.) Corvallls and Albany High 1 1 h.uknii Aam met here in a nLIIUVl M owu.. - close and exciting contest this after noon on the college lieia. AiDany won 3 to 2. Corvallls batters showed up espe cially strong and Tltchers Femester and Farmer allowed but few nits, ino ilnth Inning opened witn AiDany at he bat and the standing 2 to 1 In . 11I llhanv hail 1 1 r- - ceeded in getting two men on bases v. . innff Hrivtf. vis made over third base. Thinking it a foul. Cor vallls made no effort to field the ball. but the umpire caiieu n a mi. muing i mn. ,nH irlvlnr Albanv a one- run lead that Corvallls failed to over come. Cbehalls Wins Again. rarull 1 Wiah . Anril i!. Spe cial. ) Chehaiis High School defeated lso at baseball today, 10 to 4. Bat teries Chehaiis, Goff Davis and Wlt-tttiD-- Kelso. s m. Corkle and Lyon. Chehaiis has won every game played this season, fit" W ii A 'll tS ,1 ! -v ' -Ai 1 ' : uv, r ' i I Ki i f 'l I - . - "a-tAO IZSCDL. 2", ' 3aV ' II f1' 3&&Z-JZLJ,JP&-, 1 1 " usiT!v, " I 1 ; . ujisss" ZlLHTtS. TO BE BEST More Entries for Kennel Ex hibit Than Ever Before. 275 DOGS TO BE SHOWN Opening to Be on Wednesday and Judging to Begin at 2 o'Cloek In Afternoon Seventy Cups Are Among Prizes. The 12th annual bench show of the Portland Kennel Club, which will open Wednesday nyorning, will be the largest and best show the club nas .(.. T t I- oynected that 2 dogs will be on the benches when the .1 i -KAn.(n- iVanpailnv afternoon. All dogs must be on their benches by 11 A. M. Wednesday and Judging will begin promptly at z o ciock. v.uanc: G. Hopton. of New York and London who will Judge the show, will arriv Tn-dav nn.i will be ready to begir work at that hour. Mr. Hopton haa af th. i,jt(iinfir shows in th East , and also in London, Edinburgh and Paris, and is considered one of the best Judges In the business. He has owned the famous Rodney Kennels of English bulldogs for years and has bred some of the best-specimens of that breed extant. Tl,.!.. arA ahnnt 7(1 cilver cuos to b given by the club as special prizes for . . , . i. i i tu- tae varioue Dreeas, aim ima ia handsomest and most costly array o rn.nni. h- lith hna ever offered. Thi .. t.,. .iii h- holri on the second and : third floors of the old Olds, Wortman & King building, at Fifth and Wash ington streets, ant wui oe open unj from 10 A. M. to iu f. Local Entries Xumerous. Among the Portland dogs to be shown are the handsome English set ters of Dr. Alan Welch smnn, presi n ,h. .inh fnrltidlns- ChamDlon Handsome Dan II. that won everything In his classes at the Tacoma show last week, and the newly Imported bulldog . k r t Mernrthv. the club sec retary. Frank Creasey will also show several fine bulldogs and the lacoma winner, Champion Monopoie .iionarcn, .rtll Ka w vhlhi-lOTl In fox terriers, W. B. Fechhelmer will show a pair of young dogs that swept all before them at Tacoma last week, and several good ones irom Seat tle and Vancouver, B. C, will be there. Among the bull terriers to be shown are those owned by Frank E. Watkins. Including Willamette Dazzler for ex hibition only: Willamette Brilliant, the young dog that defeated ail the Cali r..i.. Antra ot thA Southern shows last Summer and Fall; Champion Stiletto and the bitch that won an ursis at the New York show last February, Willamette Sensation. With the excep tion of Willamette Sensation, these bull terriers will be shown for exhibition only. In Irish terriers, the Portland fancy will be represented by H. XI. Papst's crack terriers, last year's winners, and competition in this breed will be keen, as the winners at Vancouver, B. C, and Tacoma will be on decK to dispute the prizes with the. local dogs. Ilunter Classes Strong. As usual, Portland will be strongly represented in setters, pointers and spaniels. Charles R. Campion, a Port land "professional handler, will show his own string of cocker spaniels, which have been winning at Seattle and Tacoma this month. C. B. May's handsome Irish setter. Champion Bow, that easily defeated all the Northern setters, will be seen at the show, and Is expected to repeat his winning performances, as he is one of the finest specimens of the breed living. All of the "circuit chasers," Including nearly all of the winners over the Northwestern circuit of Victoria, Van couver, Seattle and Tacoma, will be at the Portland show, as will also sev eral prizewinners from Butte and Hel ena, Mont.; San Francisco' and Pasa dena, Cal., and Spokane. Boxing Smoker Arranged. Under the auspices of the Arleta Amateur Athletic Club, a boxing smoker will be held Wednesday night at T..l,.i.nnj Trail on the Mount Scott line. Five bouts will be staged, four SHOW of which will be boxing and the other a grappling contest. There are some clever mitt wielders to appear, one of whom is Fred Monsor. the Y. M. C. A. youth who has appeared in the Co lumbus Club smokers. He- will appear in the squared circle with Boody Bush, another youngster who has appeared in public before. The other bouts will be the following: 135 pounds, HeGrew and Dustan: 115 pounds, Larln and Wittmer; 125 pounds. Calhoun and Starkey. The wrestling match will be between Earl Wittner at loo and W. Parker at 175 pounds. It will be hnndicflp affair. Semi-Prefessional Gossip LtriZW RUPERT has strengthened K his Eschles team greatly. As a result, the nine piled up a score of 21 to St. Helens' 4 last Sunday. God dard is now doing the twirling for the former "Rubes." - Calef Brothers' nine Is to contest with the fast Yacolt team on the Yacolt grounds. The Clark County town is a baseball town for fair and a fine crowd is exoected today, inasmuch as It is the first game of the year there. - Under the leadership of Lou Hub bard, the Portland Giants are due to battle with the Camas Blues on Camas territory today. "Windy" Winterboth am. a Portland youth of considerable promise, is the mainstay In the box for the Blues. Rudle Kallio and Billie Steep, form erly with the Calefs, have gone to As toria, and will wear Hammond Lumber Company "unies this year. m Jack Tauscher, who held down third base for "Bart" Bartholomew's Gresh- am Giants last season, is guarding the keystone bag for the Spokane Indians in the Northwestern League during Cartwrlght's Incapacitation. His base running excels that of Phil Cooney, the former Portland speed marvel. Al though a bit erratic in flielding, Tauscher is "making good" and hits fairly well. "Chick" Laird, first baseman and out fielder for the Pop Corn King3, left a week ago for Missoula, Mont., where he will act as a gardener lor that club In the Union League. Manacer Fletcher, of the Pop Corn Kings, has retired from the game for the rest of the season. He was operat ed upon for appendicitis not long ago and is fearful or results it ne con tinues under the strain of baseball. George Grayson will take his Colum bus Club Grays to Hillsboro today to meet the Cardinals of that place. "Cubby" Arthur will probably pitch for the Grays. ' Games In the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Sunday Morning League are to begin this morning. Charles Barton will lead the "Champs" against Parke Myers" Little Bo-Peeps. In the second game Harry Fischer and his "Mutts" are to meet Dell O'Hanlon's "lnsurrectos." The game will be five Innings long. For popularity Buckman's Field, East Thirteenth and Everett streets, rivals Recreation Park. Each bunday morn ing dawns with a monster crowd of baseball "bugs" present watching the several amateur and semi-professional tames under way. The west .una is a favorite ball ground, too. The Nlnnon team, composed of Jap anese, is doing nicely under the coach ing of Joe Addleman. The Japanese are fast on the bases and hit pretty well. Jack Harlow is back with the Meier & Frank team, and pitched his club to victory over the Hood River team on the Hood River diamond last sunaay. He signed with Rupert's Eschles team, but was glad to get back with his old team mates. . . Cliff Harrison has rounded up a first- rate ball club and Is playing it under name of the Dilworth Derbies. Last Sunday the Derbies defeated the fast Camas Blues 4 to 2 in a great game. "Kle" Herschler. who began the sea son as manager of the Portland Ma roons, is now with the North Bank team. The Portland Maroons have been re-organlezd under the name of the Pickwicks with Harry Grayson as man ager. "Dutch" Armbruster, ex-Portland player, has stirred up the baseball bug in TillamooK, ana is maxing prepara tions for importing Portland clubs for the Summer season. Calel Brothers is one of the clubs going into Tillamook for a series of games. Extensive improvement have been made on the Gresham grounds. Man ager Bartholomew has arranged a good many games for the Gresham fans.. Portland Club Fortified in Every Department With Men Whom It Will Bo Hard to Keep In West in 1912. BY W. J. PETRAIN. Walter McCredie's ' crack Portland Coast League team of 1911 came home for the Inaugural series on its own lot last Tuesday, and since arrival it has demonstrated that it is fit successors to the diamond stars who brought the pennant to this city last season. In every department the 1911 Beav ers are the equal of, if not the super iors, of the team which captured the flag in such a strenuous battle as was fought last season. This year the Portland team is fortified in every de partment and to date there is not one weak spot in the club. This particu larly applies to the pitching staff, for the 1911 staff of twlrlers is better than the 1910 bunch for the reason that there are several reliable heavers whereas McCredie boasted of but three last season. While the club lacks a Vean Gregg, the 1911 Beavers have several high class men and Benny Henderson, who "came back," will amply make up for the star southpaw of the champion ag gregation. Bill Steen is the same old reliable twirler. though even better as his work amply demonstrates, for in. seven starts. Big Six has won five bat tles, tied one, and lost one, which is some record. Steen Sets High Mark. In the seven games pitched Steen has allowed less than five hits in six ot them, which Is a mark for any pitcher in the league to beat. He is better than last year, and that means a great deal to the Portland team. Tom Seaton is also going so good this year that he can be lined up in the star class this season. The big twirler has been decidedly unlucky in the five games he has pitched so far, for in every game he has held the opposing team to five hits or less, yet he has lost three of them. This sort of luck will not hold out against him all season and he will yet come Into his own in the shape of victories. The "coming back" of Benny Hender son is the most flattering news to the fans, for the rank and file of the pat rons ofthe game in Portland are ready to idolize the big fellow once more, Just as they did in 1906, and he is Just as anxious to win as the fans are to having him do so. In the two games Henderson has worked as substituto for twlrlers taken out, he has shown himself to be fit to rely on as a regu lar. He will pitch for McCredle this afternoon, unless Mac decides to send Bill Steen against the Angels. How ever, it is reasonably certain that Hen derson will twirl today, as the big fel low is anxious to make his bow before the big; crowd expected and McCredia is likely to allow him to do so. Charley Fullerton, Elmer Koestner and Harry Fanwell round out Mc Credie's staff to a nicety and with this bunch of heavers the 1911 Beavers cannot be said to be weak in this de partment. Infield Is Strong. As for the balance of the team. It Is far superior in all departments to any of the other clubs. With Peckinpaugh, Rodgers. Sheehan and Rapps on that infield, not a single weak point is no ticeable and the. first two named ara easily an Improvement over the play ers of last year's champion aggrega tion. Peckinpaugh has won a home in Portland, and the only regrettable feature of his coming is that he will hardly be with us more than this one season, for a player of his ability can- . v i. . . . st tha tnnlnr leagues not uc nr-yi J " ' and the Cleveland Club will undoubted ly take this player away irom ruuumu in the Fall. It really seems a shame, but it is to the clever player's benefit and, while the fans will regret his de parture, they will look forward eagerly to a successful career for him in the big league. a mil -Rnrlc-ers. this cleancitt. energetic young fellow has won him self a home under the hardest of con ditions, for it has been his portion t supplant one of the most popular ball players who ever stepped on the Port land diamond. In filling Casey's shoes . v v. ,. .. sluiivu hern most ex- tlie lana ,ic. - - . - acting and that Rodgers has earned, popularity here so soon stamps him as a high-class player, for filling Casey's place was something Dick Breen failed utterly to do in a whole season in 1909. There is nothing of the "grandstander about Rodgers. He is an earnest play er and out to win all the time. His a na a haA runner makes great i t- - , him an Invaluable man to the club, and Walter McCredie is justly proud of this young man who not only has supplanted Casey, but has demon strated that the ciuo can !, "'""'; without the famous Neal Ball, and that is quite a feat for any young athlete to accomplish in a league like this or ganization. Outfield Is Vnequaled. t nn nnifinH the Portland 11 CUf3 " " team possesses three men whose equal. ollectively, cannot oe name" circuit, or any other class A circuit for that matter. Artie Krueger, Buddy Ryan and Chat Chadbourne form as fine a trio of outfielders of all around ability as the Portland team has been able to boast since the days of Mike Mitchell. Jimmy McHale and Walter McCredle of 1906 pennant-winning fame. . . In the backstopping department .--j ii,nJ than any of the other clubs, for McCredie has three first-class catchers in Walter Kuhn, Jack Bradley and Tommy Mur ray, any one of whom is the equal of the star backstop of the other clubs. Taking the team as a whole it looks much better and stronger than did the i . i. tho npntisnt last sea- team VV 11 . . i .. i...,inr- fnr nnther -Pen- son, SO nere is ...n -- : , nant and the celebration ot McCredle s ambition to fly the cnampiuiibnn. "-s over his new baseball park in 1912. Ladd & Tilton Team Wins. The Ladd & Tilton Bank team won the schedulea seven-minus, snu,, yed on the Portlan 1 Academy dia- pU mor j h.r in tn l The Merchants National avoided a shut-out in the seventh inning. me Daiienes wcio Meyers and Griguire for Ladd & Tilton and Kehoe, Ferguson and Hurd for the Merchants' National. ' College Baseball Scores. At Chicago University of Chicago, Indian University, -i. i