A
BASEBALL IS MOST
UNCERTAIN SPORT
Team, Looking Like Pennant
Winner One Day Likely to
Fall Next Day.
PITCHERS SHOW RARE FORM
Bat Jot as Ninth Inning Arrives
Twlrlr Co to Piece Flayer
Accept Hard Chances and MIm
on Easy Ones Oftlmes.
PT FILLY EVANS.
Americas Leasu I'mptrt.
Variety la the spice of lira alo base
balL Tha man who cares nothing: for
tba National pastime cannot understand
1 tha hold tha in has on tna Amen
' can public. To hlm.lt aema tha height
of folly to cloaa shop and Journey out
j to tha ball park day after day. to sea
I II or mora athletea perform. Ha la of
' tha opinion that tha aanlty of such
t men should be Investigated. Yet day
t after day ha aeea the brilliant lawyer.
the eminent doctor, the successful busl
t neaa man. In fact, men In all walks
t of life, forget their work for tha few
hours, and aeek diversion In a ball
' game. Aa a matter of fact, tha aanlty
of this poor creature who haa never
attended a ball game should be Investi
gated. When yoo take a seat In the grand-
atand or bleachers at tha ball park
yoa are always to get a run for your
money. One day you see a slugging
match, the following day a pitchers'
' battle. One day yoa see two teams
perform faultlessly In tha field, the
following day the same two teams may
giro you a town lot exhibition.
' One day a certain umpire may please
vou by his excellent work, tha next
day you will be willing to take an
affidavit that this same umpire Is stone
I blind, and a desperate crook. Perhapa
i yoo may not alwaya get tha brand of
' ball that pleases yoa most, but It la
I a certainty that you will see some
J thing that will make your nerves tln-
trie, and eet your tongue wagging.
! Weald Beta Bets Made aa Brawaot
Would any eane man have bet hie
money that the St. Louis Browns, the
.' American League tallenders. would
hare beaten the St. Louis Cardinals,
considered a pennant contender the
I greater part of the National League
' rampalgn? Well, hardly. Yet , the
J Browna turned the trick In the Fall
. aeries by playing tha very best kind of
4 baseball, and aa a result boomed their
' stock considerably In tha big city of
-t Missouri. While many loyal White Sox
' rooters figured their favorites had a
t good chance to beat the Cuba, because
of the great pitching staff, not eren
the moat partisan would have predicted
honors In four straight games. Yet the
Hox go out and trim the runner up In
the National League In Just such de
; cIsIts fashion. Tha fans In St. Louis
i and Chicago surely had plenty of ac-
tion In their poat-sesson aeries, aoma
that was entirely unexpected.
! Talk about trying to dope out a
1 proposition, to me a baseball game la
the most difficult pusxle of all. Often
' have fana been foolish enough to ask
tne umpire what team waa going to
, wt-j. They hare been doing this since
t:me Immemorial and probably will
J continue as long as the game la
plaved. Just aa If the umpire had the
? el'ghtest Idea aa to who would win. I
alwaya bare to lauga wnen
slips that question to me. and Invari
ably think of the two answers Jack
bherldan gave to such nutty stuff.
Ia a low voice Jack would usually
,ay. "I feel aura It wtll be tha team
that makes the most runs." If he
didn't feel In so Jocular a mood, ha
would answer "If I had the slightest
Mea. I would beg. borrow and steal
i all tha money 1 couiu gei my
on. bet It on that team and then pay
I my debts, return the alma and restore
the atolen money, and still have a fat
t bank roll."
. Raea W lasers Ptrklag Easy.
C When you attempt to pick tha wln-
ner In a horse race you aeldom find
1 more than ten entries, and often there
( are only four horses In the event. In
5 trying to select tha winner you often
I have only four possibilities, and sel-
dotn mora than ten. " When you try to
I decide which of two ball teams will
win you have at least Zw possibilities
- that you must figure on. and often
" more.
There are nine men on each team
' and two umpires who figure In the
running. Any one of these It players
'' may spoil your entire advance line
! ot thought by soma costly mlsplay or
' bonehead exhibition.
J iStar pitchers have often worked
seven or eight Innings without allow
ing a hit. only to be batted out of the
box In the ninth. Inflelders have made
a dosen star plays early In the game,
saving the contest time after time, only
to fall down on the easiest kind of
chance lata in tha game, and sea all
their earlier efforts go for naught.
Often la the ftrat Inning a pitcher Is
batted for three or four runa and then
settles down and pitches Invincible
bail: quite often the early damage,
however, reaulta In defeat. Then,
again, when things look brightest the
umpire, with a ruling that falls to please
yen. puts an end to a rally that seems
destined to decide the game,
reMsaV Let Dates la Illutrartaa.
Perhapa no game could be cited aa
a better example of the variety of
things that can happen In baseball than
the fifth game of the worlds series.
When Coombs and Marquard are an
nounced aa the opposing pitchers a bat
tle of twlrlera Is expected, in mi mim
Inning Larry Doyle has a chance to
make an easy double play and retire
the side. In bis haste to make the
throw to first he drops the ball and all
hands are safe. Doyle's fumble dis
concerts Marquard slightly and he gets
one In the groove for Kube Oldrlng.
Tha Philadelphia outfielder meeta It on
tha nose and a home run results. Tha
Athletics have a three-run lead. Critics
are conceding the game Is over and
tha Athletics are the Champa At this
stage Mr. Marquard makes his exit
and Mr. Ames, not considered reliable
enough to start ao Important a con
test, la sent In to take up Uia burden
of tha dethroned southpaw.
In the meantime Jack Coombs Is
mowing down the Giants with mo
notonous regularity. Eight of tba first
Is men to face him have gone out on
strikes. Ha has terrlflo speed and a
wonderful curve bail. It doesn't look
him. Ames, who relieved Marquard.
shows lots OI stun
letics at his mercy, la the sixth In
ning Coombs suffers a strain, and. al
though he can scarcely hobble from
the bench to the box. Insists on staying
in nw sauiv.
For the first time In hla life Connie
Slack allows sentiment to get the bet
ter of blm. The Olaats ecore In the
eighth. In the ninth Crajadall la sent
to bat for Ames and doubles. Devore
singles and the Gianta have two runs.
nd the rams Is tied. At this stage
Coombs makes his exit Crsndall takes
up the burden for the Giants, while
Eddie Plank relieves the "Iron man
Just before Devore singled with the
tying run. In the tenth Larry Doyle
hits safely and scores the winning run.
Thus Doyle, the man who made possible
the chance for the Athletics to get the
first Hiree runs, retrieved himself by
making four hits, and scoring the win
ning run for the Giants. Home variety
of baseball In that game, believe me.
EARTHQUAKE "WORLD SHAKER"
victoria Observer Says Disturbance
Mns Have Been Widespread.
VICTORIA. Dec. Is. A severe earth
quake was registered on the govern
ment seismograph here shortly after 11
A. M. today. The maximum or aurface
wave reached the station IS minutes
after tha first small tremor and
caused the pendulum to swing clear
across the photographic paper.
F. Napier Denison. of the meteorolog
ical office, said that the quake prob
ably originated In Mexico or Central
America and must have been recorded
on all the seismographs throughout the
world, and that It waa a -wona-snaa
lng quake."
BASKETBALL SEASON ON
WILLAMETTE, OS NEW FLOOR,
IS TRAINING FAST TEAM.
Schedule Being Arranged With Lead
ing Colleges and Clubs of Pa
elf to Northwest.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem.
Or, Iec 1. (Special.) The different
basketball teams are getting down to
hard work In Willamette's newly en
larged gymnasium. Since the remodel-
nr of the building last summer, tne
basketball floor has been rearranged,
and the baskets placed on the north
and south ends of the structure Instead
of the east and west sides, aa before.
Thla readjustment gives Willamette a
full-atxed regulation basketball floor
space In place of tha small area usea
before. The old gallery haa been torn
out and circus seata erected along the
sides.
Forty students are at work each aft
ernoon, and. while many of these are
not of varsity caliber, enough strong
players are already at work to give
Willamette at least a fairly atrong
team.
The different departments of the uni
versity, and In many instances the
classes in the departments, are to be
represented by teams, and aome more
strong players will be uncovered. The
Inter-class and department games are
to start next week, these contests con
tinuing until the middle of February.
All men thst have ever played on the
varsity team will be kept out of the
Inter-class and department games.
While all of last season's basketball
men are In the university, scholastic
work and other lines of student actlv-
ties. It Is f. ired,- will keep some of
the old men away from the team.
Manager Bellinger Is arranging ona
of the best schedules ever offered a
Vt illamette basketball team. Two
games will be booked with the Mult
nomah Athletic Club team, of Portland,
besldea meeting several other Portland
teams. The Oregon Agricultural Col
lege will It played both at Corvallla
and Salem, and at least ona game will
take place with tha University ot
Washington.
All .of tha leading Northwest col
leges have been communicated with
and asked for games. Of last year's
varsity squad, tba following players are
attending the university: Schramm
(CapL). Steelhammer. Mclntlre. McKae.
Gibson, lloman and Mlnton.
Tha first tames will be played next
week, when the teams from tha Salem
High School and the Chemawa Indian
School will be met on the Willamette
floors. One other game will take place
In the next few days and then there
will be a let-up In contests until after
the holiday vacation.
Last year the Willamette Basketball
Team made, an enviable record, winning
all games played and having ona of the
strongest teams In tha Northwest. The
teama met and scores made were: v il
lamette. University IS. Mount Aogel Col
lege 11: Multnomah Athletic Club is.
Willamette. 10: Willamette S3, aouni
Angel College 1: Willamette 15. Ore
gon Agricultural College IS: Willam
ette Z-. Oregon Agricultural College
Is: Willamette 47. aahington btate
College ; total. Willamette la. oppo
nents S3.
Notes of the Bowlers.
City League.
Won. Lost. P
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Dltworth Derbies
Jarretta i
Kvcelalors
Uniie crews
Tha Dilworth Derbies, leaders of the
league, and the Jarretts. will -clash In
a three-game match Tuesday night.
Thla ought to prove the most exciting
aarlea of gamea aeen In some time.
Oaterhold and Rush doubled up in
the "ragtime" tourney held last week,
and by rolling a score 'of 18S4 their
flrst night, easily won the competition.
vi l. .hln. aurh a lively
disposition In knocking down the pins,
that ha promises to bs a formidable
competitor at the Western Bowling
Congress at Los Angeles next Spring.
eh, iin atandlne challenge of A rent
haa peen accepted by Krusa. and these
two bowlers will compete at the Sara
toga alleya next Friday night.
vw- rtiiwArth rierhlea have tha alley
record for three games with a mark of
17T pins, which so far stands as the
high mark not only In the City League.
but among ail tne oowiera aa
The highest single game for flve-
. v.n -1 .l a, far thla aeason Is
men idi, -
the mark set by the Jarrett team two
weeks ago when mat quiuiei o""'""
over 5 pins In one game. Baker, of
this team haa the high game ot the
aeriea with Hi pins.
Osterholt. with an average of 191 for
tha gamea ha haa played In the City
League la aettlng a pace that will re
quire some- tall hustling by nis nvaae
lo take the leadership away .from him
lull awM.
The bowling team from Hood River
will visit Portlana tooay ana iw
... . i I K . V. PnptlBiiit bOWl-
wlll oe i i a v ni .1.. -
ere. A picked team of ForUand knights
of the pins win meet me -
... - -t.il tha Foreatars Of
Kiver team,
America quintet will meet the sscond
team from up tne toiurao.-. "'"""--picked
team will comprise the follow
ing: Henry. Kneyse. ODonnell, Al
Ahrens and Raymond, while the For
esters' five will be as follows: Krauaa.
Aaron, Goldsmiin. rise
w-n-f. Haa M loi.Power Cat.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 1 Ralph Da-
- v-.-r Turk antered a to-
ratni . " " .
horsepower foreign-made car today in
the SOO-mlle International iwpi.
race to be held at tha motor speedway
next Memorial day. The car owned
by E. J. Bchroeder. of New York, Is the
eame one In which DePalma won sec
ond prise In the Vanderbllt cup race at
Savannah last mocio.
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IS ANYBODY LOOKUTO
"n Trin nnrminuin
u it rnuiiiioiHu
BASKETBALL SQUAD IS WELL
HEALED" FOR 112 SEASON.
Captain Jamison, With Aid of Fen-
ton, Slmms, Walker, Moore, Fish
er, Roberts, Rice, Brooks, Busy.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Dec 1. The 191J captain chosen and
tha complexion of the future coaching
staff practically determined, the resi
dence of football upon the athletlo
throne at the University of Oregon Is
about to be usurped by basketball, the
king of American Indoor sports.
Never In all History nas an-vregon
'!? team seemed better "healed" to
win Intercollegiate honors than In the
instance of the 1912 basketball five, for.
as embryo. It has the entire 1911 squad
wlnnera minus Elliott, a guard, tne
rack Interclass and Interlraternity
Icarus throwers developed last year
and a wealth of new material fresh
from preparatory careers.
The 1911 quintet outscorea every con
ference contended but. at that. It lost
three close games to Washington, drop
ping tho championship to the Seattle
toaaera In the final game by a single
point registered on the throw of a foul
called Just as the closing whistle blew.
Of the provisional squad picked for
regular practice at the Inception of the
1811 season. Captain Jamison. all
Northwest forward: Fenton. all-North
west center; Slmms. walker, Moore,
Fisher. Roberts, Rice and Irwin Brooks
are again on the toe-line. Harry Stlne,
captain of the 1910 team. Is again In
suit after a aeason wun tne varsity
glee club management.
Several of these men are a trifle
llaht for nlay under the present Inter
collegiate rules which permit the drib
ble and give the goal aeienaers wiae
prerogatives In the use of their arms,
but their skill, in aome cases, compen-
tes for their lack or duik.
In recent practice tests these men
also have displayed qualities of varsity
prowess; Bradshaw, oenter of tne iresn
raan team, which finished the 1911
schedule undefeated: Vlerlck. a clever
guard of the same team; William Nell,
a well-muscled atudent ot the game;
Radar, of Medford; Boylen. of Pendle
ton; Broughton, of Portland; Service, of
Baker, and Gould, of Portland.
If Russell Brooks, tna rormer uregon
Agricultural College forward, turns out
for the team and wins first squad knee
pads, an Interesting question of confer,
ence eligibility will srlse. After his
service at the Corvallts Institution,
Brooks returned to finish his high
school course at the Salem High School,
DreDaratory to registry at tne unlver-
alty thla Fall aa a freshman.
Tha sophomore class team, witn K on
er ts. Irwin Brooks, Bradshaw, Vlerlck
and Rice, took the cup In the Inter
class series held this week, winning
handily from each of the other three
class trams.
Directly after the holiday recess the
annual lnter-club and Inter-fraternity
league series will be launched by
1912 AH
POSITION.
PORTLAND.
II an agar.
W. 11. McCredle.
Dan
Walter K u h n.
Dan Howley,
Tom Murray.
Karkneas. Koeit
ner. uamllne.
H id rl on.
Pltcha
oriinwell.
Byrd. Hirsca.
First Base.
W. H. Rappa
W.
gaeond Baaa.
W.lCRodgera(C)
Third Base.
Harry Peters.
Bill Undiay.
Outfielders. . .
W. McDowell. J.
Bancroft.
Watt
Chet Chadbourne,
Jack Strait.
Krueer. -Latter
win likely
Shortstop.
be tradeo.
FOR THE Bia SMOKE?
league president Latourette and the ex.
ecutlve staff. Twelve club organiza
tions will enter the round robin com
petition for possession of the Hayward
cup. now held by the Beta Theta PI
fraternity. These leagues were formed
to develop latent basketball talent and
to promote a wide participation of ath
letic gamea in keeping with the cam
paign for lntra-colleglate athletics.
With thla same end in view, classes
In boxing and wrestling are to be In
stltuted after the holidays.
KEHOE SIGNS ' WITH SEATTLE
Former Dakota Player, Will Play First
Base Next Season.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 1. (Special.)
Seattle has signed two new playera.
The first Is Ed Kehoe. a first baseman,
and. second. Outfielder Stradelll.
The receipt of Kehoe's contract seta
at rest any question there may have
been as to the possibility of Ort play
ing first base for the Seattle team.
Those on the Inside knew very well
that Ort broke hla pick with President
Dugdale when he struck Umpire Baum-
KaKehoe was born and raised In Mln
neapolia. Last seaaon he accepted a
Job with a team In Dakota and did
so well that he finally accepted the
terms offered him by President Dug
dale. He U 6 feet 11 Inches In height
and weighs 185 pounda.
"The best looking young ballplayer
I have ever aeen." Is the way Manager
Raymond describes Outfielder Stradelll,
of California. Thla description from
Tealey waa sufficient to make Dugdale
aettle the matter right off the reeL
It now looks as if Seattle would lose
Pitcher Hamilton, who waa drafted
from Lynchburg. Va- He had no fault
to find with the salary offered, but
wrote that ha waa In business and did
not want to coma to Seattle.
Forest Grove Team Playa Tonight.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Dec 16. (Spe-
olal.) The Forest Grove Athletio Club.
which waa recently organised In this
citv will play the first basketball
game of the season next Saturday
night, in the college gymnasium,
against the Multnomah Athletlo Club
of Portland, the team Is composed of
several ex-college men of experience,
and a speedy aggregation Is the result.
This Is the first town basketball team
to have been organised In thla city.
. Paper Chase Postponed.
The regular weekly paper chase of
the Portland Hunt Club scheduled for
vesterday was postponed because of
th" heavy rain The next chas. will
likely be held Christmas morning. The
member, of the club will m,,t on Wed
nesday night to select a president to
Succeed Chester G. Murphy, who was
chosen at the annual meeting, but who
flnda himself unable to serve.
Woodbarn Players Win Game.
WOODBURN. Or- Dec 1. (Special.)
The basketball season opened here
tonight with a game between the Cap
Ka Bualneaa College, of Salem, and a
lTied team of Woodburn illgh School
Snd town plsyers. The bom. team was
too much for the visitor. In a well
Payeo game and won by the .core of
12 to 22.
RAY OF PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
BAN FRAN
CISCO. ACRAMSNTO.
OAKLAND.
Charlae Graham.
Bayard Sharps.
W. Long.
M 1 1 s a. Pearce,
TledemaniK
Schmidt. Berry.
Price.
Cheek.
Fltseerald, Ar
rellanes. Holm.
Knlsht. Koh
ner, Williams.
Mahoney.
Ore.ory. Chris
tian. Durbln.
Flater. Martl
Henley. Miller.
Sutor. Melkle.
Toner.
"Bud" Sharp
(Mar.). Don
Cameron.
Jackson.
"Dutch" Miller.
K. Mohler. C).
P. O'Rourke, C.)
Leard.
1 v r from Boa-
Tohe. French.
ton. probably
Gus Hatllns.
Shinn-
Harry MeArdla,
Larchen, Ollles-
Jimmy Fllek,
Nebinrer.
ple.
Powell.
Royal Shaw
H. M u n dorff
T n m Rafterv
VanBuren, Lewis.
Madden, mi
Zarher. Hoffman,
Coy. C Patter,
aon.
lter, C artisan.
Mclvor. Hart
ley. Johnion
DUBIOUS "DOPE" IS
BETTORS' SORROW
Sometimes Even Frame-Ups in
Prize Ring Go Wrong and
There Follows Wails.
WELLS TO JOIN WELTERS
More Flesh Causes British Light
weight to Abandon Present Rank.
Boat With Wolgat Expected,
to Take Place Soon.
'BT TOM S. ANDREWS.
MILWAUKEE, Wis- Dec IS. There
la no sport In which surprises are fur
nished more rapidly than in duxiub
bouts. Those who follow the "dope" ,
sheet In boxing matches are liable to
be fooled at any time and upsets come
when least expected. You sometimes
hear about boxing matches being
"fixed," but when you get right down
to cold facts It will be found that few
of them go through, even though there
might be an understanding. In 1895
two well-known boxers were supposed
to box a prearranged, affair In Chicago,
but when it came to hostilities one of
them hit a little harder than the oher
thought was on the cards and a gen
uine fight resulted, there being a real
knockout, and by the unexpected one.
When Jack McCormick knocked out
Kid McCoy he upset all the "dope."
and when Young Corbett defeated the
Terrible Terry McGovern at Hartford.
Conn., he tore big holes in the bank
rolla of Terry's backers.
Pictures Are Part of Game,
When Jimmy Clabby waa In Austra
lia last year he was matched to box
Gus Devltt for the welterweight cham
pionship of Australasia. Devitt hailed
from New Zealand, and had a good
reputation, especially as to his hitting
ability. They were matched at Bris
bane on Christmas morning and Clabby
was anxious to get moving pictures to
take back to the States with him.
The writer made arrangements for
the moving pictures, and it was under
stood that Jimmy would not try to stop
the other xeiiow insiuo ui m 'u""ua'
wnlch would ie ample to have a good
showing from the pictures. There was
. v. i wAn. ahnnt thA affair at all.
UUkUlllg I. . U uw v ...v. .
except that Clabby figured he would
take no chances until tne biiiu ruuuu,
when he would win whenever the
chance offered.
It was a beautiful morning, with a
bright sun and very warm. Just right
for moving pictures, and a big crowd
waa in attendance. Devitt had a for
mer American boxer for a second, and
this chap Instructed Devitt to throw all
science to the wlnda and rush Clabby
from the call of time. They started at
10:30 A. M., and In 40 seconds it was
all over.
Clabby Dodgea Haymakera."
Devitt rushed like a young bull and
began swinging his arms In all direc
tions. Clabby caught him a right cross
on the chin as he rushed in, and down
went Devitt. He was up at the count
of nine and started rushing again and
swinging. As he came in Clabby side
stepped and shot another to tho chin
and Mr. Devitt went down for the ten
count. The picture man had Just start
ed as the men ahook hands, and had
only the 40 aeconds of boxing. I asked
Clabby afterwards why he uldn't wait
a round or two before ending the battle.
"Gee, that guy was liable to put me
away If he landed one ot those hay
makers." said Jimmy, "and then the
pictures would be no good at all."
Wella Gains Weight.
There 1. a prdbablllty that Matt
Wella, the British lightweight cham
pion, will forsake the ranks of the 133
pounder. before long and become a full
fledged welterweight and later perhaps
a middleweight. It has been the won
der of many boxing Judges that Wells
has been able to make the lightweight
limit at all. although he has posted big
forfeit, to make 153 at S o'clock the
day of a contest.
When Matt returned to -London a
couple of weeks ago he was broached
on the subject of meeting heavier men
and gave it out that he would not be
backward la taking on any of the good
welters, and he would match up with
Billy Papke at ten stone ten' pounds,
which would be 160 pounda
Probably Matt meant 11 stone ten
pounds, which would be ISO pounds,
for surely he knows that Papke could
not make less than 160 If he cut off a
leg. It shows, however, that the British
lightweight champion will, soon out
grow the class he- Is now In and the
title will no doubt fall back to Freddy
Welsh or Owen Moran. although Jack
Ward Is a promising lightweight com
ing to the front, and Billy Marchant is
another 126-pounder who Is fast de
veloping into a lightweight and a good
one. Walls would have a cinch at the
British welterweight title, for Johnny
Summers Is out of It and Young Joseph,
the former champion, lost the title to
George Carpentler, who Is also too
heavy now to defend It at the weight.
Wells classes ahead of Joseph and
would have an easy time In that divi
sion, although the Dixie Kid, who Is
now In England, looks like a danger
ous man for any of the welters.
Coaler Holds Popularity.
Frankie Conley. the Kenosha feath
erweight, I. very much like Bat Nelson
as regards his drawing power, that Is,
before the Battler became champion.
Frankie has had several contests of
late most of them defeats but be re
mains a big card Just the same, due to
his aggressive tactics and willingness
TALENT.
VERNON.
1XS ANGELES.
Wallace L. Ho
.an. Henry Berry.
Ho can. Brown.
8 u 1 1 1 v a n.
Hatty.
Boles. Brooks,
. Smith. -
O v 1 1 s. Ctnon.
B r ackenrldge,
Hltt, Raleigh.
Stewart C a s
tleton. Cheek. Halla.
Sla.le. Lever
en a, Toier. Pal
mer. .Villi,
Crlger.
"Ham"
on.
Patter-
Frank Dillon, Dal
Howard.
Roy Braahear.
Paige.
Len Burrell. Jack
McDonnell.
Metzger, Dulln.
Frans Hosp,
Robertson. .
Ivan Howard,
Bert Pel mas.
Kane. Roes. Car
lisle, gtlnaon,
Albright.
Heitmuller. Da
ley. Lobar.
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When We Purchased the
PERRY GRAVES
BANKRUPT STOCK
we were not equipped to handle their small instruments,
and so we piled them tip in our store room and locked
the door. Our new SMALL GOODS Department is
now in position to taks care of trade and we are going
to sell all of the Perry Graves Bankrupt Stock, small
instruments, at the same exceedingly low price for
which we purchased them to get them out of our way,
so that we can display the fine new stock which is
beginning to arrive from the East.
The lot includes the most excellent and complete
line of the following instruments at prices which it
will be found impossible to duplicate: Cornets, $8;
Violins, $3; 21-ribbed Butterfly Kosewood Mandolins,
$3, ordinarily $15 ; Guitars from $3 up ; Accordions, $2 ;
Boys' Professional Drums, $6; and Music Rolls, 75c, $1
and $1.50, and the following instruments at corre
spondingly low prices: Altos, Baritones, Trombones,
Basses, Piccolos, Flutes, Clarinets, Banjos, Snare
Drums and Bass Drums and a lot of Violin Cases,
Violin Bow,s and Drummers Traps. v
It is needless to state that these prices can never
again be duplicated and that you will not dare delay
one day, as this stock of small instruments, which waa
admirably selected and very complete, will not last
long at these prices.
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WE WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION
to the fact that we carry a complete line of the worli
famous
CONN BAND INSTRUMENTS
which we will include in this sale.
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The Nation's Largest
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to mix at all times. It was tha same
style of boxing that made Charlie
Neary such a lavorite with Milwaukee
followers several years ag-o. Conley
lost to Johnny Conlon, Joe Coster and
Johnny Ktlbane, and got a draw re
cently with Joe Rivers at Los Angeles,
but Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles pro
moter, thinks well enough of him to
match him for another bout with Riv
ers for New Tear's day, rather than
take one of the Eastern feathers.
Conley gave Rivers a aevere battle
when they met In a 20-round bout, get
ting home with many hard blows, the
latter part of the contest, but In the
earlier rounds he had all the better of
the argument.
Harry Gllmore, Jr.. manager for Con
ley, thinks that the Wisconsin boy will
bring home the bacon this time,' stat
ing that Frankie will set the pace from
the tap of the gong when next they
meet, instead of permitting the Mexi
can to take a lead at the start. It will
be another whirlwind fight and Tom
McCarey will doubtless have a capacity
house to witnesa it.
How to Play Soccer Football
For Portland Schoolboy.
the: goalkeeper.
Na
N ORDER to encel as a goal-keeper,
hov needs a good eye, a safe pair
of hands, ability to kick with either
foot, as much height as -Tossioe, ana
above all an entire absence, of "nerves."
for there are many occasions on which
a goal can be prevented simply and
solely by the brilliancy of the man be
tween the uprights. .
Before discussing the best ways and
means of keeping goal, there are two
or three points of general Information,
which will be of great assistance- to tnb
novice. , , ,
First of all, the goal-keeper Is pro
tected by rules and regulations when he
is In his own "area," that area be ng
the rectangle x20 yards surrounding
his goal. Inside that area he may not
be charged or tackled in any way, un
less he is actually holding the baU; nor
may anyone deliberately obstruct his
view of the play.
If he advance outside his own little
plot, he Is to be treated exactly as any
other player In all respects save one.
namely, that he still has the right to
handle the ball as far as the half-way
line. Now handling the ball does not
mean carrying It indefinitely. The
rules allow of the goal-keeper taking
two full steps, and no more, after
which he must drop the ball, though
by bouncing It every two steps he is
fulfilling the law.
Now for some tips, many of them
given the writer when In England by
Koal-keepers of International fama.
Whenever possible, pick the ball up
in your- hands, and punt It away; a
irround kick is never so safe, especially
Zn a wet field, nor does it carry so far
As a general rule, clear the ball at
once, the only occasion when anyth ng
may be gained by bouncing it, being
When two opponents are rushing down
on the goal-keeper, who can then dodge
one with two steps, bounce the bait
and side-step the other fellow with a
couple more. . . .
To save a low ground shot, get down
onto the knees, because In stooping
down, the legs must bend outwards
thereby presenting an opening for the
baU. if not gathered In the hands, while
in the kneeling position there Is still
the body as a guard. In the event of the
ball slipping through the fingers.
Only leave the goal if absolutely nec
essary, a. g., when an opponent Is clear
of everyone else, and get back as
quickly as possible. Many a "soft
goal has been scored through the goal
keeper not recovering his position at
once.
Remember, also. In the case of a mix
up in front of goal, or when otherwise
hard pressed, that the ball can be
cleared by punching It away. Spendiff,
of Bradford City, the winners of the
English cup last year, can send the
ball half-way up the field with his
punch, which he uses extensively.
The best position in which to stand,
when a corner kick Is being taken, is
not, as one might suppose, close to the
nearer post, but to the farther one.
Why Because. If a high dropping shot
Is put In. the goal-keeper will not have
to run backwards to get to the ball, a
difficult thing to do afany time.
If there seems no possibility of clear
ing a fast high shot from close quar
ters, try to tip it over the cross-bar, for
by so doing a goal Is prevented at the
expense of a corner. " .
Use a pair of gloi'es with rubber
facings If possible, to gather the ball
cleanly, and wear a warm sweater:
standing in the goal is cold work, and
the muscles cannot respond quickly
when numbed.
TY COBB PICKS DETROIT
JUTTING KIXG CAN'T SEE MACK'S
TEAM IN 1912 RACE.
Tlger'a Prophesy Is That Teams 'Will
Finish Detroit, Athletics, Boston,
Sox, Cleveland, New York.
NEW YORK. Dec 16. (Special.)
Tyrus Cobb, who Is now back In Geor
gia, says that the Detroit Tigers will
win the American League pennant
next year. The open season for base
ball forecasts is at hand, and the king
of hitters is the first to turn prophet.
In the course of his remarks he places
the New York Highlanders a poor sixth
next year In spite of the fact that re
organization of the club is imminent.
Ty cannot Bee the Philadelphia Ath
letics from any angle whatsoever.
Since Detroit has been the only team
to give the Athletics a fight, it Is nat
ural for Ty to pick the Tigers to fin
ish first His rating of the teams next
year is as follows: Detroit, Philadel
phia, Boston, Chicago. Cleveland, New
York, Washington and St Louis.
Cobb says luck was against the Ti
gers last year, but with the brilliant
Del Gainor back at first the way ia
paved for a triumph over Connie
Mack's outfit. The Philadelphia pitch
ers, he believes, have now stood up
well in three hard campaigns, and the
time Is ripe for one of the great trio
of Bender, Coombs and Plank to fall
by the wayside. If any one of the
three falls to come up to expectations
the chances of the Athletics will be
seriously Impaired.
Boston may be the dark horse in the
race, in Ty's opinion. The Red Sox are
sure to finish better than they did last
season, and they will probably be in
the thick of the pennant fight up to
the end of next season. Accidents to
star players and the lack of a good
first baseman handicapped the team in
the last campaign.
With Jake Stahl, a fine first base
man and a hard hitter, back, Boston
looms up as a formidable flag conten
der, says Cobb. O'Brien, a brilliant
young pitcher, who was pronounced a
find after pitching a few games toward
the end of last season, will be on hand
to help Joe Wood. With these two
stars in the box, who can win the ma
jority of their games, the chances of
the Red Sox are better than In some
time. ,,,
While the Chicago White Sox will
be a hard team to beat, and may im
prove a trifle over last year's form,
they cannot be considered seriously aa
pennant hopes, says Ty. The selec
tion of Jimmy Callahan as manager Is
a step forward, he admits, but the
whole team ia too much unsettled to
be developed into a winning machine
without a full season's experience.
Ty picks Harry Davis to do well as
manager of the Cleveland Naps, but
he selects the team as occupants oi
fifth place, nevertheless. Brilliant
pitching with a demoralized catching
staff and Infield kept the nine out ol
the race last year, although it proved
strong enough to forge ahead of Chi
cago and Boston. Cobb looks for th
Red Sox and White Sox to show an Im
provement next year which the Napi
cannot checkmate.
The- Highlanders, he declares, will
not finish better than sixth, and even
then wnl be hard pushed by the Sena
tors With Clark .Griffith at the helm
and a few Important changes in lbs
lineup, Washingtou ought to make a
better showing. Cobb says that Grif
fith is due for a change In the hari
luck which has followed him in his
career as a manager, and fortune will
smile on him next season.
Rice Defeats Johnny Thompson.
SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16. The
American middleweight boxer, "Cy
clone" Johnny Thompson, was defeated
today on points in a contest of 20
rounds at the stadium here by a mid
dleweight boxer named Rice.
Dixon to Sleet Kllbane.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16. Tommy Dix
on, the "fighting tar." has accepted a
proposition to meet Johnny Kllbane in
a 12-round match at Cleveland on New
Year's night. They will fight at 121
pounds.
Potatoes and rice re cheaper In tendon
now tha?- they were In 1900. but almct
l7rr other article of diet now cost, a
(Tat deal mors than thin.
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