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:
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