r- 4 ' i - " I n n-r- II 1 ran TALKS OF FIGHT FAVORITES Battler Places Jim Flynn in Class Ahead of Kaufman and McVey. THIRD IN HEAVY DIVISION Thompson IVit In MlddlmPlhlt He DrrUm, and Jimmy Clbby OccBpir Top Polilon Amonc Welters. P T RIWOB rATiTTT. ruttllnc Nlon. Unoui llhtwlfht f!htr. who U oJournto In Portland, haa lla of hla.own about tha r partlTa merit of print-day fljht ra. Tha former champion waa askad to nam off tha bt brulr In tha varloua dlvtalnna yetrday. Hla chotcaa ara bound to o-raalon mora or leia comment In tha boxinc world. In th flrt placa Xt!in p!area Jim Flynn. I"ub:o ftrroan. third In tha lilt of haavlra mil to Johnon and Lnc fird and ahaad of Kaufman. MtVey, Jaannatte. Barry and othera. Mora urprltlng atllt. tha Batt;r ranks "Cy clone" Johnny Tbnpon aa tha cham pion mlddiewaicht of thm all. dcaplta Billy Papka'a world combat In Eng land the other night. Jimmy Cabby la placed at tha pin nacle of tha writera. with Packer lie Farland econd la the aama dlrlalon. where ha hlmaelf admlta he belonsa. Nelson frm chart: Hear? weights Jark Johnson. Fm ijknsforJ. Jim rTynn. Sam McVey. Joa Jeannefte. Carl Morris. Al Kaufman. Middleweight "Cyclone" Johnny Thomr"n. Ill LI v Papke. Hugo Kelly. Frank Klaus. Hurk I'rouee. l-ro Hourk. Welterweights Jimmy Clabby. Parkey Mr farland. Harry Lewis. l.lal-tweigtits Ad Wolgsst. Matt Well. Owen Moran. Knockout Valen tine Brown. Freddie Welsh. Frankle Burns, of Oakland; "One-Bound'- Mo lin. Nelson refused to declare himself as t his ranking. Til show that myself within the nest year.' aays Bat Featherweights Abe Attell. Jem rrte.-o!L Joe Coeter. Fammy Kellar. Frankle Burns, of New Tork; Tommy Hourk Hntamwr!ghta Johnny Coulon. Frankle Conter. rirnfy of Light Material round. "There are dnsena of youngsters eomtn tip In the light, feather and bantam divisions, but tha available t' -Tiber In the heavy, middle and welter raeaea Is remarkably rarre." points out the llegewiarb realty king. Wending bis cholre of Thompson over Papke In tha middle aertloa. Bat tler cites the fact t?vat the former de feated Papke recently la Australia and tnai. moreof er. he etanda ready to meet anv scrapper In the world. "Cyclone" Johnny possesses a most unusual record. A llttlover on year ago he waa a dub among the light weights. In his lightweight days taking severe drubbings at the hands of Bat tling Nelson. Parker McFarlaad. Charley Neary. Peter fulllvan and a s-re cf others. The graduation Into tha higher rlsssiflrstlon seemed to awake new vigor despite Ms nlna rears' servlre In tha ring, lie went to the Antipodes 11 months ago and not only won from Papke. but scored six otter victories by the knockout routs. Thompson halls from Sycamore. I1U where he owna acres- He aaya ha will attend to his JO chickens and do chore as a f.u-mer when he Is through with the ring. Papke Lacks Something. -J always liked Papka as a bruiser, hut he seems to lack the nerve or soma thing." say Nelson. Thl Thompson fellow Is tb supreme punle. however, and you'v got to band It to him. X licked blm twice when he was In my class and he was a cinch, but I think he s the best among the middles now. "Neit to Thompson. Frankle Burns, cf Oakland, probably possesses tha most unique record In tha boxing; game." says Nelson, "for the Oakland lad. who went down before Wolgaat r. rentty. waa a principal at the first boxing show h ever saw. On March 3D. 10. when Barns was a K-year-old student at tha Oakland high school, he sllrped away from home to attend a fight test, with sev eral echool companions When It waa announced from the rlnfr that on of tha knights had failed to put In an appearance Burns' friends suggested that he go In and take a chance. Burns had done a little boxing In the school gvmnastum. so finally yielded and made, a bee '.Ins for the ring. tie knocked his opponent. Charles Ken nedy, out In the first round. Hums lias Met at Ones. "Frankle later won from Kid Scaler. Frankle Edwards. PhU Knight. Harry Trendall and "One-Round" iiogaa. He boxed draws with Owen Moran and with Matty Baldwin, losing a decision to Hogan la addition to hla bout with TVo'gast. "Speaking of peculiar Incidents, tha Coeter-Conley bout at New Orleans two weeks ago Is a most striking example. vouchsafed the Battler. "Both lads ar Italians and both com from th sams rlty In Olive I-and. near Palermo, not far frem the famous ML Ftna. Both rave brothers practically the same age. Joe Con ey and Jack Coster. "Coster Is regarded as on of tha cleverest millers in the East. He ta tail and has a good wallop In either hand. He Is best at 11 pounds ring side. Conley Is Just the reverse, be ing rough and ready to mix It at all times, gaining Ms reputation by put ting Monte Attell to sleep in 43 rounds at Los Angeles. February ::. lslo. the same day I fought Wolgast. "Whom do I consider th best fight saarsger of th dav? -Well, that' a sticker. Put It down, though, that Johnny Coulon' dad know about a much as any of them." rOLOIST PLAY AGAIN" MONDAY F.ncli.h Tram Will Vw American Pontes In Game. NEW TORK. Jun l. Leaving tha In ternational poio cup In America for an other year, po'.o p.ayers from Eng'and. who failed In their eifort to lift It. and ths Meadowrrook four that d-f ended it la two matches, have made plana fjr a third match on Monday. It was Intimated today that th Eng lish p;aera would have the use In Mon day a game of some of th American ponies. who speed was one of th great factors la selUlns ths cup Question. BATTLDTQ KELSON AND A TEW OF HIS FAVORITES IN THE PTJGILISTIO FORM CHART. ljlULilll FilHl a m - v i h ;.- , -i ii ii ii i i ii mi i i m iiiiiii i i - .'" -sat f ji '' "-.:'' f ; V Ti1Tf'rr::ir'itii if-"-- A I L r - : ; . k . ;,v-'s5 l .- ' v v v I 4r:Mr- v.- 8. - I ii- . v I cue nquFR Tumniik: - ,rv 11 v,- -j UUU I IUIIi.ll IIIIIU I iiiiii i iiiiiii i"- 11 - f - Ex-Portland Backstop High in American League. AVERAGE AT BAT IS .WU Roy MUler Tops National Players Wl'tli Perocntatr of .J 71, but Olson and Bodle, ex-Coast ' Men, Deteriorate. Gus Fisher. ex-Portland backstop, who Is now a regular on ths Cleve land American club, stands third In ths Ban Johnson league In batting with an averse of .4 . He has played In 14 games snd haa been getting better every day with th willow. Last aea- son he batted .! for Portland. -Fisher has always been a great batsman." ay Manager McCredie. of th Beavers. "1 look for htm to nnlsh close to .tot with Clsveland." Olson hns fallen slightly, to jo, and Ping Bodle. ex-Seal now with ths Chi cago Whit Sox. is down to .17. Bo dies hitting, however, has been de cidedly of ths timely order. Roy Miller, another ex-San Francisco outfielder. tlll Is topping th National batsmen with an average of .I7J. Th statistics follow: American League rLeadlng Bailor. Tbesa are the averages of th players In the American League who have played In 1 games or more thl year: T ' X r!3 io ft :; 3 2 Iff PLATER. CLIB. -f- U.lnnM Atk.. .i Cnbtk. Let . . ... '.."42 i7i 4: ; 11 4 :il!4i Fisher. Cleve.. IC colllna Ath. Jacksen. Cleve. tiw t Jul L. ..'141 Jot 0 III 1 . ., 114 Ii ii'10 ,.il 140 41 41,11 - l'lI.Jl 1,14 .14 Zi, 41 s 1. 1T M!. Cle... .. ril si u i 11 .t:i 7 .171 tulTt 11.171 Calabaa, Tl... Murphr. Ath.. wM...p Hnm ..llTI II 111 4 ....- in : 14 14 s it 105 :: io 11. Lord. Ath.... Mailer. P.U Talnor. Iet Crawf-ird. let. . . K. o.niner. S. T. Srhaeter. v.h.. Kasierlr. Cleve.. Mclntrra, i'hl. .. H. Lord. Chi. . . . Lapp. Ath I. tMnsstnn. Ath.. Milan. Wssh. Iwusberty. ChL. M.laa. SL L. .. Stephens. - L, . L. trUOtr. Boa. I'iMmM. Atll Nuaaaaak.r. Boa. c'ree. N. T Hooper. Bos risnk. Ath Fr;.. Boa cri.e. i- T. .... Will lama Boa... Lell.eit, Wssa... tewla. Boa uiM. Cl.a. .... K.ker. AID Ttk Hoe Mrera B-e steait Cleve.... . Jl i It JS' ,!l4' 14 1 141 4 :4 x ll li: i .141 li 14 S! 7 01 li 11 5 2i l. e . Jl t' '.J41 I 1 V. 147 Si l llj.343 ' 0 S-.341 ; 4j':m :ri4'io i o; i .i.M 1..J4J .iJ4 137 1 111 I! 41 'lt,.lSl ? i !i !i h l'A .'4I'1H II 71' i .14i 04 1 ;.! 4 ill :;!. :i' T .14. 41 4 ; 1 . It 170 1 471 4 .M 3. 13 1 ..is :, 7 :i' i 'II 114 70 44 I .10 1&4 74 t T I ll l uLn: i i ,i " ii H l .Hi 1; l I HI 1 I- 7M:l I ' 4.I4 1 j 0 .111 T, , ,.J11 I 1 r10 .111 I ' ,.: . " - . . 1 .1 . 1 .1 . . .A. .'J'. 14 t !4' S J Oi 4. .101 14 130 10 17 41 l 01 J .141 .1.1 134.14 -11 Si l! W ).! .1 14 14 4) ' 11 S S.!"t . 14 lit 14 14 H i 4,. 14 . II 144 34 14 I ' 7 111. SOI ..ii 114 i: is ol at l !'.: .11. 17 4 IV 1 l "7 . 41 141 10 4' . 1 i,-7 .'l 01, 1. 2 1 'It' 84' 1 71 ll l;.ll I i. ii i: is 4 o o ,.ji .143 140 14 41 1 I 1 10. .310 . 11 31 1' ' ll Si ; :M .10 14111 4lj ( ; li .3'0 . 30 14 14 30 4, 0 4 .371 44 144 1.1 41 1 0l 1 .577 .114 11 14 14 I ll .777 ? "i ': Ul ii i Irek.. ret. Caldwell. T. T H.rrr. Ath ivitia. t- 1 ilrtr, tlMh. ..... OMr'ng Ata. Ho-le. Chi .- M -H-ld.. Waah. : . Wolter. X. T tifrerfleld. Wash. Hiili'i:. N. T. ... ATnnnh. Wseh.. l:ebsniv. lt.. . Iaprt t. L. . . . J i.m a. N T tilrank. Ath ..... yew..:. St. L.. . . . Hemphill. N. T... li ii: ui' j 1 H 4 14 ! 1, 1 01 I, .374 ,4!'t0 1-1 41i 4j 1 11 .771 '40 li 1 1 11, 41 i 1 .171 13 111 10 IO 1 S. 1 .374 M: i3 141 1 0, 11 4 .140 ll! 3 1' 7 01 01 0' .74 ... ..J -'..I .. . Oi 4. ,44 t u! 1 ij oi !s47 : 37 74 11 31 . 0, I.S4 .,41,U4.1I4 i l l 1" p.nulr.gaara, Cle.. TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. FOltTXANP Oraney. Clec. ... .H4'IT0::M6 7! Tl-I'U Smith. Clevo. T S,!0 4 0 1 .J Thorn. Ath h 11 1! 311 II 01 11. -SJ Blsnriln. Ctere. . 1:1 III 1 01 o .:ti National Lea-rue Leadlnf; natters. These are the averages of th players . In tha National Ieajrue who navs pird ten , games or more this year: y I r : 2 5 : i3 PLATFR. UL.L11. :o,S4li - .. .I 1... .V u. 4. P -I.t-lr. K.ltf. W- 114 ( , . .171 .151 .liO .147 rvoln. Phila. ...Jio 130 13'3 7 Wasoer. I'ltta ... 40 ISO 37 33 11 D.ub.rt. Ilklva. .. 34 13o 3 4 451 t I .111 Masse. Pblla. ... .141 114 lli.'.O 11 Itreenshan. St. L. 40 11 11 17 12 J. Miller. Pitts.. .'34 13'3l 39, 1 c lo'.i;; 51 ?l :!;? 4 a, 4 4 . r Ri K 1 . nil Luderua, Phlla. .141,1.1133 IS t rvivle. V. T IT 147li'.4.44 1 12l l'lO'.HO 1ITI. Boa 41153 3147111 3 1 J. .3Vl I) 01 jl.104 Myers. 3. T...... 31I "j 11-34 ll'34, 1 . 19 117 30'41'10 ll 0 15 .300 Heecaer. cm. 17,71141.11 Ellis. Kt L 141 11..1 34 44 & Shreckard. Cht . .f! 147 35 41 14 S-hull. CM. ..... 40 141 23,11 11 lo!.2l 0 4 .2T 2 7;. 191 4 6 .291 0 11.2X9 ! 2 .249 0 11 .:m :l 2'.3Sl Graham. Boa. ....,3 70; T 23 Tltua Phlia ,1113134 3.'. Zlmmerniaa. ChL .140145 1 41 Konetcay. M 1... 41 iaj.'I" Sweener. Bo. ... .37H3S 1 10 Alexander. Thlla. ..11 19; 4 11 Lobert. Phlla .... 15 113;:i 17 X, 4-.2S! 41.2S1 0.3M !.3S0 4-. 2 10 Si.271 HobllU.1. Cm. ....,10 155:7 11 aiev.in. ....... iv i.v v. iv 1 . T. Ciarfca, Cln 39' 7; 4J3 2 ll HummelL Bklrn.. H 13711S 11 t 4 Hurslna St. L... .(14 12"j31 11 21 0 A. Wllsoo. N. T.. IS. 40l 7 11 1 0j Bofmsn. ChL ;ll 120 11 33 4 0 r aiiiotL Pttta.. 40 143 IS I 7i 1 111.771 1 .271 TtnhrM 127 143 111 fil 6 r.k.rt 1'hlla. ...141 147 27 40 4 Goods. B a ;34 140 3.1 IS . Mrlesn. Cln. S2 J is Baler. ChL H, - .7 t- . st T ..lis 131111113 CnrlL llm 74: 101 1 S T..-nv Oil ;3J 1M 11 1! Ievlln. 34. !.-.. "i " ntircn. Bklrn. ..!. 43, 111 Ttnner.Bos. . '41 14413. 41 J. Korle. Chi 131; , l.-o; M.I ... - ... WOMEN'S TEAM OF THE PORTLAND SOCIAL TURN VEREIN. WHICH WILL COMPETE AT THE LOS ANGELES TURNERBUND. . ' n V.) V LEFT TO RIGHT THEY ARB. RICHARD GEEROWSKl. ITBCCTO R, CHARLOTTE ULUI, R17TH BILLIV, ROSE KI.KI74. ANME REISCH, LOUSE BOH.A, CUB A HABIKOST, AJIB ' HOCHILI, HAIslVAH BU'K, AID . HAZEL HENDRICKS, American Leagae Leading Pitchers. t. ) . , y, . rm -1 , , k O.W.LSO.BB. H. Av. 11 S 0 11 10 56 1000 4 J 7 2 11 1000 11 i 1 7 1000 III 4 C 10 1"00 si 30 1000 11 7 1 41 18 70 .175 Worka Letrolt ..... I. Youn. Chlcsso ... Hummera Detroit ... Pel., ciev.lsnd .... Tlrsllng. Cleveland -1'Uir.k. Athletlra .... Iintte. Detroit rnvlnftnn Detroit ..7512210 63 ..15114 21 CI .III ..10 41 27 44 .800 ..11 7 1 44 24 J .77 .. 4 t 1 14 t 14 .750 ..11 I I 11 11 105 .727 .. 8 4 I IS 13 1 .447 .. I 4 1 14 11 44 .447 .. 4 1 14 1 55 .447 ..S21 IS 14 (0 .t47 .. 4 1 1 24 61 .425 ,.111 :i 41 .60 . .1 l li If 10 .400 Ford. 3Vrw Tork Oresr. Clevelana I'ape. onsion ....... Mullln. Ietrolt ..... White. Chlcaso Pelty. 6L Iiuls Krsuse. Athletics ... 41arkness. Cleveland Johnson. Washington Bendur. Athletics .... HalL Boston . National Iaxoo Leadlnr Pitchers. Pitchers-Clubs O.W.UBO.BB.H. Kj. Cole. Chlcs.ro 4 4 11 JJ 1000 Keefe. ClnclnnaU 4 4 20 11 18 loo lUrnusrd N. Y 10 4 0 45 19 IS 1100 Hphrwa Philsdelphia i t 11 2J ljoo "homers. PhllaJelphla.. 5 1 J 11 IT II 1000 Oeyer. 8u Louis 7 J "JO Mclntlre. -Chicago 1 22 12 A Sii Alexander, phlladelphlall 1 70 40 .1 Mathewson. New York..l 7 1 Jl 14 7; .7.1 Reulbach. Chlco J I l is i M Wilts. New York J 1 1 JJ J 20 .76 Nasi. Pittsburg T I 1 10 3 ..SO Sslle. St. Louis........ 11 5 J Jl 'J .750 Kaymond. New Tork... I J M J .714 Adams. Pittsburg 11 I " IS PfetTer. Boton 1 J J Jl 62 .667 Scanlon. Brooklyn 4 1 1 14 IS 23 .667 Brennan, Philadelphia. . J J 1 JJ 13 23 .667 Druck. New York J J 1 41 .667 Harmon. Pt. LouU 13 " 'i " aussa Cincinnati 5 J 21 27 SI ..t Camnltx. Pltttibur. 4 41 21 60 .600 Beebs. Philadelphia 1 15 15 30 .400 Stewart Southern Golf Champion. NASHVILLE.. Tenn.. June 10. W. P. Stewart. New Orleans, won ths South ern golf championship at the tenth an nual tournament of tho Southern Golf Association today at the links of the Nashville Golf and Country Club, de feating: R. G. Bush, New Orleans, in tho tflnals. 6-4. The match was 36 holes. Stewart finishing- the morning round 1 up. Both players turned in unusually good scores of 73 and 75. f1 000 of It to Methodist Institutions and iSubo to a brother. David W. Galas. - .-;Cx ' ' r"" bl f fx V . JUN-E 11, 1911. ' 1911. Californians Worry Over Re sult of Melee Between Dixon and Rivers. SPECTATOR BADLY BEATEN Tommy Dixon Severely Punished, Protests Award on Foul and BattllSeT Crowds Make Much Trouble for Police. . IXg ANGELES. Cal.. Juns 10. (Spe cial.) Disgraceful scene marked the close of the Dixon-Rlvers fight here this afternoon. The mob in tho gallery broke up ta a free-for-all fight after Dixon was disqualified by the referee for fouling the. Mexican boy. The foul and the near-riot that followed, which waa quelled by tho police, will have seri ous results for the boxing game In the state assert prominent sporting men and attorneys, who have been engaged by both factions to watch developments. It Is prsctically certain that Governor ... in i - ,.., the authorities of San Francisco stop the proposed fight between Ad -vVolgaet and Owen Moran. the little English fighter. Thte has been whispered for some time and tonight even fight fans admitted that all hope for the future of tho ama here was slim. Attorney Is Pessimistic. Earl Rogers, a prominent attorney, who has been engaged to -watch the de velopments in the fight game for the local fight promoters. wa at the rlng sids snd Just before the referee gave the fight to Rivera, made the following statement: "This Is too rough: it's hurting us. If Eyton don"t stop the fight, I'll have to speak to him soon. We may have to go Into court with,that Memsio-Wol-gast affair yet. I am afraid of this. The antl-flght faotlon In the stats Is very busy now and I know that they are sure of being able to force the au thorities to stop the Wolgast-Moran go In 8an Francisco next month." Hardly were the words out of his mouth when the referee stopped the fight and gave the decision to the Mex ican. The scene in the gallery when Dixon struck Rivers on ths leg In tha six teenth round was indescribable. One burly rm Jumped to his feet, howling curses on tho Massachusetts boys In stantly two others sprang upon him, bore him to the ground and began beat ing his fsce with the heels ,pf their shoes. - Assailants Are. Worsted. A rescue party was formed of the first man's friends and plunged into the fight. The attacking pair were thrown bodily from the upper seats of the gal lery to the lower section of the amphi theater, being bumped against the backs of ths seats ts they descended. From the gallery the riot spread and when ths police appeared in answer to the summons tbs whole place was in up roar. "It looks like the finish of tho game In California." said Referee Eyton tonight. Promoter McGary refused to discuss the situation. Dixon Badly Beaten. It was a vicious battle and the Mas sachusetts lad was badly beaten. Twice he was on the verge of a knockout, but managed to stay the round. Dixon had the better of but one or two rounds, notably the 15th, when, an swering the urgings of those who had taken his end of the betting, he ral lied and carried the fight to Rivers. In the previous two rounds he had to stall" to save himself and was unmer cifully beaten in nearly all ths rest. Jn the 12th round Rivers had Dixon nearly out and in the 13th and 14th the New England boy suffered from a rain of blows to the stomach, face and kid neys. His face was a gory mask when he stepped to the ropes at the end and protested against the decision of the referee. Rivers was unmarked. FIGHT WITH BLACKSNAKE In "Which- a Rattler Is Crushed to Death. Kansas City JournaL In Adair County, Missouri, August, 1866, I witnessed a battle between a rat tlesnake and a blacksnake. I was riding on horseback along a dim road on a prairie ride, when my attention was at tracted by the well-known noffie of a rattler a few feet from the road. It was colled on a small anthill with head raised four or five Inches and swaying back and forth with eyes steadily fixed on a blue racer blacksnake which was gliding very rapidly around the anthill. h. v.trv JTw a w rt ? , Jz v , (Y1 L I. i WeJU-V;.T4V but far enough away to keep the rattler from Biting it. I sat on my horse and watched the maneuvers of both reptiles -for five or , - I .n.4 In .Via m.BTltlTnt the rattler had tried to strike the blacksnake several times, but the latter was too quick for him and was always out i reach.. Each wanted to get the advsnt- .v. - ... v. Tin t the rattler nnder the tantalising actiona of his wily antag onist became furious, wild and vicious H on... .u a - . i. . to... . V-...-U nut at a good length .v. .vimi.hinv went on. finally. and wildly, and before he could recover. the blacksnake had seutea in raimi by the neck close to the head, so close w, . v. H.tis. nra.M not turn its head and bite. The floundering In the grass waa terrific, ana now Degan mo omra i. - .,-,.. .io.,,). . The hlacksnake In the hurly-burly commenced wrapping itself around the body of tho rattler till finally the body of the rattler, which was about feet in length, looked like a great spotted snake swelled up with streaks of Clack, twisiea jengiuvwao around it. tk). . t .-I. .tri. mmt have continued four or five minute, possibly longer. When the blacksnake had wound itself around the body of the rattler, tnen tne hiakftnake stretched itself out and squeesed the rattler to death. When It straightened out Its Doay, tne rios oi the rattler were crushed in. The rat tling soon died sway. But tho black snake made sure by giving additional aqueexes till the rattler ceased to move. Then began the unwinding process. The blacksnake commenced unwrapping it self at the talL It would unwind a little bit and then stop, and so on till Its body was almost entirely unwrapped. But it never let loose of the rattler's neck till the very last moment. When its body was entirely unwound it, by a sudden muscular movement, threw Itself between two and three feet away from jthe body of the dead rattlesnake. There It lay on the ground quite still a minute or two and then crawled away. The time thus occupied must have been fully a half hour, perhaps longer. E IS SEATTLE MAXAGER EAGKK TO GET NEW MEX. Series of Defeats at Hands of In dians Arouses Him to Need of Strengthening Lineup. SEATTLE. Wash... June 9. (Special.) All but crushed under the series of defeats at the hands of the Spokane Indians In the last week and cheered only a little by yesterday's victory, David E. Dugdale Is seeking players. The Seattle team-owner has not quite given up the fight, and he has started to reuvenate his team and promises to have a bunch of ballplayers on the cir cuit in the immediate future which will resemble anything except the present aggregation of losers. Dugdale has started the weeding out In earnest. He let pitcher Furchner go gave him an- unconditional release but told him that If his arm ever gets right again he will take him on. Furchner is a good man, but his arm has been sore this season, and he has been almost dead weight to the team. Jimmy Wiggs seems to be making good with Seattle, and Dugdale is more than pleased with the work of Wolver ton's castoff. He has already won two games. . Dugdale was so pleased with the work of Wtggs that he has taken his recommendation- anent the merits of another Oakland twirler and has purchased Kitty Knight outright. He had a good record in the Spring training camp with Philadelphia and Dug thinks he was crowded out of a chance to show what he really could do for Oakland this year. Dugdale is seeking another hard hitting outfielder. He could even use two other men. He is sending out tele grams to the major leagues asking for such a man. He says he Is willing to pay almost any price for a man who can be depended upon to maintain a high batting average. -- INSURANCE AGAINST RAIN Lloyd's New Scheme to Please Dis appointed Holiday Blakers. London Standard. The insurance which holiday makers will now be able to effect against rain, although not actually a novel idea, is in one or two essentials a new departure. The scheme is the inception of an insur ance broker at Lloyd's and is being un dertaken by a company connected with Iioyd's, tho object being to indemnify i . i anH itfennnnlnrjnent const? - quent on wet weather, so tnat in future it will be possioie ic uw. v ---- nual holiday any time between the be ginning of May and the end of Septem ber with the comfortable recollection that, having paid tho necessary premium, should "the wet" spoil the anticipated enjoyment there will at least be a pe cuniary compensation to be drawn on return to work. Although the policies are not yet act ually Issued, Inquiries from the company elicited the fact that they will be as sim ple as it is possible to make them, nor will the onus of proof of rain rest with the assured. The area of operations will at first be limited to the seaside resorts on the east and south coasts of Eng land from Scarborough to the Lizard and the measurements or rain falling will either be accepted from the town clerk or taken from the meteorological office: any rain falling during the 2 . k, Hinnted. and in towns where there is no rain gauge the reading of the nearest win oo acrapieu. policies, which will only be issued be tween May 1 and September 30, will be of four kinds: Policy A.' Providing for payment for each separate week in which rain (0.20 of an inch) falls on more than two days. The payment for each week to be eight times the premium of one week: thus 10s premium insures 4 for a week, and so on. , " Policy B. Providing for payment for every day on which rain (0.20 of an inch) falls, the premium per week equaling 1V4 times the payment for each day's rain. Policy C Providing for payment lor the second and each subsequent day in each week on which rain (0.20 of an Inch), falls, the payment for each day to be equal to the premium for tfce week. Policy D. Proviidng for the lnauratce of four consecutive days, with payment for every day's rain (0.20 of an Inch); the payment for each day to equal the premium paid for the four; so 10s pre mium Insures 10a payment for each rainy day. Inquiries on the possibilities of the scheme elicited the fact that, except for day excursions, wet weather does not keep the majority of holiday makers at home. It was pointed out that they have usually made arrangements well in advance for a holiday at a fixed time, and are obliged to chance the elements. A 'Woman axi a Newspaper. Hartford (Ky.) Herald. The Boston Trlbtsne-Democrat offered ... .h...i..,An fnr a correct Bk ) ra, 9 Du.ip... - - answer to the conundrum, "Why is a newspaper like a woman?" The prize was won by Mrs. Mary Roberts, of Springfield. Mo., and the answer was: "Every man should have onS of his own and not be running after his nelgh-bofs. BEAVERS DUE FOR Tl McCredie's Team Must Do Better Than Break Even ' While Absent. . THREE TWJRLERS GOOD BUI Steen In Bad Form, bnt May Round to Before End of Three Weeks' Battle With Vernon, Oakland and Sacramento. BY W. J. PBTBAIK. This afternoon's game with Los An geles winds up the second home stay of Walter McCredie's league leaders and after engaging the Angels in to day's affray both teams will depart for the south. Ths Beavers Will be absent three weeks, during which time they will play Vernon, Pakland and Sacramento, in the order named. This road trip means a strenuous tour for McCredie's braves, as they must do better than break even to retain the lead, for they have not much of a margin on the win- . nlng side to retain the top-notch posi tion In the event of possible reverses always possible to any ball club while playing on foreign territory. Beavers Have Good Opportunity. Wednesday afternoon tho Beavers will meet Happicus Hogan's village squadron at Los 'Angeles and if they can come out of that series with the odd game of the seven to be played, they will be in arst-class shape to meet the Oaks at San Francisco, can afford to drop the odd contest in that series of seven games and still retain the top position, providing San Francisco does not find altogether too easy picking in the Sacramento and Vernon clubs. When the club leaves tonight Mc Credie will have three twirlers. Hen derson, Seaton and Koestner, who ar going along In lino form, but BUI Steen is still In the "slump" which has fol lowed him since that slugfest at Sac ramento several weeks ago. If Steen rounds to, as he -is expected to do, tho Beavers can lay claim to precedence easily, as McCredie's club has demon strated itself to bo a first-class road organisation. Just now Happicus Hogan s vil lagers, representing Vernon, have been going at a fairly lively pace, and when McCredie and his braves reach the An gel City they will have to be at their best to down Hogan's shifty warriors In the majority of the games to bo played. The brunt of the work on the road will depend upon the pitchers and if Koestner, Henderson and Seaton can maintain tho pace they set during tho recent home stay and Steen can come back, the Beavers should capture tho odd game from the Village crew. Thht it will be a red-hot series Is practi cally certain, for Hogan's braves have always had a happy faculty of play ing great ball against Portland, yet falling down woefully against San Francisco. Manager McCredie Sanguine, Should the Villagers gain the decision over Portland 'and then follow prece dent by dropping regularly before San Francisco, the Beaver lead will be shattered considerably. Manager Mc Credie looks for more favorable results against Vernon this trip, for he Is san guine that his club will trim Vernon handily and give the Oaks a hard bat tle at San Francisco. In this event the team is reasonably certain of com ing home in first place, as Portland continues to maintain the superiority of last season over the Sacramento team, which club will battle the Bea vers during tho final week on this trip. The Sacramento club likewise will be the first club to appear in Portland the next time McCredie's team comes homo on the morning of July for another Btay of three weeks. While tho team has played good ball during the past few weeks at home, tho pitchers have not been going as well as might be.- It was especially unfortunate that Steen got into his present slump, for had he been able to win with any degree of regularity, sev eral games which went by the board would have been dangling at McCre die's belt instead and the winning of these games naturally would have boosted the lead now held by the team, thereby giving them a greater margin on which to play while away from tho home lot. 1 Team This Tear Compares Favorably. However, the fans appreciate the fact that Walter McCredie's team is a fine road club, for the team has played even better baseball on the road than it has at home and it takes a first-class road - club to win a pennant in this Ut "is this road-playing ability which has always made McCredie's team a contender in the races of the Pacific Coast League and this year's team seems to compare favorably with those of the past in this respect. Tho abil ity displayed by the Portlanders on tha road likewise has increased the box office receipts at each town where the Beavers play and in California tho Portland team is heralded as tho most popular card of each series. McCredie is trying out Ferd Hlnkle. the University of Oregon left-hander, who belongs to Dugdale's Seattle club, but who Is under suspension by the "fat" magnate, and in the event that Hinklo appears to havo enough of the goSds to satslfy McCredie. the Beaver leader may add him to his staff. Right now Portland, in the Pacific Coast League, is without the services of a loft-rfanded pitcher and McCredie would bo delighted to land a capable one who might partially usurp . the. nlace of Vean Gregg. McCredie rather likes the action of Hinkle. but has not 1 made up his mind whether tho young collegian is worth the experi ment or Q4t. 400 ATHLETES I "TRACK MEET Two Records Broken In Interscho lastic Games at Chicago. CHICAGO, June 10. Two '""'f" were broken in the teth annual inter Tcholastlc meet held by the Lnlverslty of Chicago today and which was won by Oak Park High School with 17 points. Central High, of Toledo, was second with 16 points; Oshkosh, Wis. was third, with 11. and Kalamazoo Mich., fourth, with 10. Four hundred athletes, representing 102 schools in the Central West, competed. A. M Mitchks, of Oshkosh, broke the interscholastic discus throw record, hurling the discus 136 feet E inches. Eugene Schobinger, of Harvard High School, lifted his own record in the polo vaule from 11 feet 714 inches to 11 feet 11 7 inofcfat: SlaAage, Wfc w i