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Tnn SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD, JANUARY 7, 1912. 3 FIVES FOR PLAY High School Basketball Sea son Will Soon Be In Full Swing. TEAMS' LINEUPS STRONG Early Practice Games Indicate Good Play Will Rule Washington Appear to Have Advantage In Material. Basketball will make ita debut among; the high scboola on January 1, when Allen Preparatory and Jefferson will meet. Tha squads are growing mailer by the process of elimination and taking; definite form. Few trips fcaTS been aimed up by any of the school. Allen's Preparatory has frames with McMlnnvllle and Forest Grove. Neither Lincoln nor Washington havs taken any trips, while Jefferson has but one or two mora In rtew. It bas mads one successful Invasion. Hood River. Washing-ton aa usual will present one of the strongest lineups in the league. Irle and White, of football fame, will rrobably play the guards. Foster will probably be center for tha East Sidera. Ooodall Is another aspirant for honors at the same position. The forwards are the two hardest contested positions at rresont and ara being fougbt for by Grebe and Both, both new men. Wash ington will miss Herbert George and Warren Jackson, who ara now playing with the Hill Military Academy. Tram .ot la Shape Portland Academy's team waa sup posed to meet tha Jefferson team last Friday, but tha game waa called oft because tha academy waa not In trim. The academy baa a formidable squad out on the floor every night. Cardlnall. tha captain, will probably play one of the forwards, while the other Is atlll In dispute between Tucker and Ktlewer. Center haa three strong men compet ing. Schoenberg. Ross and Long. Tha three best guards ara Powell. Town send and Hill. Allen Preparatory School will make a bold front In this one of Its two ports. Grandstrom. Adams. Hlne and Jones are Mrst-squad men, trying for guard. Adolph Harr seems to be about tha beat man for tha middle position at present and haa no opposition. Tha strongest forwards are Clarlna. Flake and King. Llaeola Skawlmjr Cieea. Lincoln la getting Into fine shape tinder the direction of Physical Direc tor Lea. of the Y. M. C A. Tha team made a fine showing In tba game against tha Jewish Boy's team Thurs day eight and Captain Reed Is confi dent that they will not take the cellar championship. Toung or McKay will probably play renter. Cudllpp and Iwls seem to ba tha men for the forwards, but they will hare to beat oat "Kaiser" Tuerck. who Intends to turn out Monday. Patteraon and Reed are the leading guards. Hill has already embarked on an ac tive aeason and will play most of Ita aamea out of town. It met SUverton Friday and lost. 42 to 1J. Hill's squad has two of the best basketball atara of the high school league last season. Warren Jackson and Herbert Ceorge, formerly of Washington. Jefferson will put Into the field vir tually tha hum team that repreaented It last year, with the exception of Wal ler Morgan. Ashworth is taking his place and the team will not be much weakened, losper and West will play1 the forwarda again, while Murphy and Karl will ba the guards. i Columbia ta aomewhat of a "dark horse." YACHT FLEET TO BE LA KG Ell I'onr w Class "B" II oats Will Be Built for Spring Races. Four new class "R" yachta will be ready for the Spring races, according to the plans of the builders of the Ore gon Yacht Club. T. J. Mendenhall la having a 2ft-foot cabin cruiser built by Gus Amonson. The plana for the craft Indicate It will be one of the best sailers and best equipped boats on the river. It will be nine feet beam and seat about Z" outside the cabin. Frank 'rcay Is building a 28-foot boat, which will be something on the style of Mrnilnhall's. with the excep tion of the csbln. Amonson drew the plans for the boat, but It will be built by Portland naval constructors. C Has torf and J. Prldeau are building the other two craft of that class. Mas Merer planned the Hastorf Lark. Besides these vessels of the larger division, there will ba a great number of smaller boats of all stirs from the dinghy upward. A new type will make Its sppesrance on the river when two catamarans, which are being planned, will be turned out for the opening erenta on Decoration day. One of these will ba S3 feet over all and carry 700 square feet of sail. Tony Barblera has presented the club with a cup to be given to the winner In 1912. the first race for which will ba Decoration day. If tha regatta at As toria la given this year a stronger nggresatlon of boata than ever will represent Portland. January 11 the club will give a danca at Cbrlxtenson's Hall as a sort of "rush ing" fsattira for new members. TRAP SHOOTERS WILL TOIR Can Expert to Make Journey to Cities In Four Slates. Starting at Ashland, Or.. January 12. five two-men teams of expert tap- hooters representing different cities of the pacific Out States, will tour the Urates of Oregon. Washlnrton. Idaho and Utah on a demonstration trip cal culated to Increase tha interest In trap shooting. Theao teams of expert marksmen ara being eelected and sent out by the American Shooting Association with a ACADEMIC READY view of organizing shooting clubs throughout this territory, and Interest ing the sportsmen In the preservation and protection of game birds and ant male. The men selected to compete in this shooting tour, which will ba In the nature of a tournament for tha Ameri can Shooting Association pennant, and which will ba given to the team scoring tha highest averag during the trip, ara among the beet trap-shooting ex perts on the Pacific Coast, and four of thm are from Portland. It ta planned to send the competing teams to all places having gun clubs, and also It will be the object to organ ise clubs where there are none. Sport, men's clubs, as now conducted, have for their principal obJct the securing of protective game legislation In the arl ul slates. Tha professional marksmen and the teams they represent, who will assem ble at Ashland for the first shoot of tha tourney ara: Winchester Arma Company. L. R. Barkley, of Seattle, and E. B. Morris, of Portland; Union Me tallic Cartridge. Frank RlehL or Taco ma. and Abner Blair, of Portland: Sel by Army Company, Fred Wlllett. of San Francisco, and Ike Fisher, of Seattle; Peters Cartridge Company, Hugh Pos ton. of San Francisco, and James Reed, of Portland; Dupont Powder Company, P. J. Holohan. fit Portland, and C. A. Halght. of San Francisco. Tha names of the firms represented were selected simply to give Individuality to the teams In tha competition for the Ameri can Shooting Association's trophy. Tha schedule of events as far as de cided, after tha Ahland competition, follows: January 14, Medford; Janu ary IS. Roseburg; January 17, Eugene.; January Is. Salem; January SO. Port land. On January 12 the five trams will be at Seattle, and afterward they will visit Tacoma. Chehalta, Cm trail a. Aberdeen. Olympla. Snohomish. Bel llngham. Everett. Blaine and possibly several British Columbia points on a' schedule to be adopted later. Holladay to Play Oregon City. The football championship of the Willamette Valley Is .to be played for SMITHSON MAY COMPETE FOR LOS ANGELES CLUB Multnomah High Hurdle Champion in California After Backing Sharpe Must Develop New Infield Turk Quits Cold in Chicago. :- - as t aj-v-aweayai BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. FiRREST SMITHSON. Portland's world's champion high hurdler, may not represent the Multnomah Club at the Olympic tryouts after all. for the freckle-faced athlete Is back In Los Angelos In active training and threateulne to desert in favor of Port land unless the Southern California folk dig up the necessary money to send him to San Franctaco within the next two weeks. Donohue. another athlete of unusual veraatllity, winner of the broad Jump, second in the high hurdles, and third In the low hurdles at the Astoria cham pionships last August, is also knock ing at the Stockholm door of oppor- tUThe" news that Smltnaon Is back In Los Angeles will como aa a dketlnct shock to Multnomah officials who have bean figuring on their former love as an Olympic surety. Sinlthson stopped off with his folks here aftor winning th high hurdles at Astoria and wcrked out "at the club for several weeks thereafter. After securing a di vorce ha departed ostensibly for Hono lulu but gave everybody the impression tl.at ho would be back to disport the scsrlet and white. inlthsoB will have to cast his anchor . . . - . 1! i f .... - . V v -V . . , -.N, i ....' . .... 'v.. . 1 U " I A fl : . ' -.. - " ill . . . . j T Th nHfc K IT. rTtMi -i.tt1i aW m iiTii tuvi f ft fi fir w-.-ti a f FORREST C. SMITHSOX. 1 j : . ? SOME EL EVATION. today, provided tha weather permits, by Holladay, chanrplon of the city, and Oregon City, which - claims the championship of the Willamette Val ley. Holladay has defeated a long string of teams which have been play ing Independently. Columbus Club waa tha only team that defeated It. Holla day claims the city championship be cause it defeated the McLaughlin Club. CHITIXGTOX AT LEAGUE'S HEAD Expected Contest In American Asso ciation Falls to Derelop. 'CHICAOO, Jan. 6. Thomas M. Chlv ington was today re-elected president of the American Association. The ex peoted contest did not materialize, Chlvlngton's term being extended from one to five years. The appearance of Connie Mack, of the Philadelphia Americans, at the meeting today, caused much discussion. Mack declared that there was no sig nificance in his presence, but rumor at once credited him with a desire, to sign some of the minor league players. The opening day of the 1912 aeason will be between April s'and April 16. and the first game will be played in the East. The 164-game schedule was adopted. . - ' soon for,by January 20 every athlete who will bo eligible for a place on the American team ' that will compete at Stockholm must have become affiliated with soma club. Smithson's records might Interest a few of the fans who know him almply as a former Multnomah athlete and winner of the world's high hurdle title at the London Olympic games In IS seconds flat. Hera they are, as near as we can make out: Fifty-yard dash. 0:5 1-5; 96-yard dash. 0: 1-5: 100-yard dash. 0:3 4-5; 200-yard dash. 0:21 2-5; 410-yard dash. 0:49 4-5; 40-yard low hurdles. 0:5; 40-yard high hurdles, 0:5 2-5; 60-yard low hurdles, 0:6 4-5: 50-yard high hurdles, 0:4; CO-yard low hurdles 0:7 2-5; 60-yard high hurdles. 0:8; 70-yard low hurdles, O S 2-5; 70-yard high hurdles, 0:8 4-6; b0-yard low hurdles. 0:9 3-5; 100-yard low hurdles, 0:12; 120-yard high hur dles. 0:15 1-5; 110-meter high hurdles, 0:16; 220-yard low hurdles, 0:25. "Bud" Sharpe. the new Oakland man ager, will have quite a Job cut out for him this season, for to develop a win ner out of the transbay crew tha ex Buffalo first sacker will have to pro vide an entirely new Infield. Sharpe will play first base himself, of course. supplanting John Tledmann. who Is expected to develop into an outfielder or catcher. Bill Leard, of Seattle, will fill Cutshaw'a shoes at second, Cutshaw having gone up to Brooklyn. Jimmy Flick, of Baltimore, Is being relied upon to do the short -stopping in place of Wares, who went to St. Louis, but the third-base situation Is still "up In the air." Sharpe will still have Gus Hetllng. who substituted for Harry Wolverton at the difficult corner, but Is reported to bo angling for a new man. George 8talllngs, former New York manager, who sold Sharpe to Oakland, is out with a substantial boost for his ex-first sacker. Sharpe, In fact, is run ning a cotton farm for Stalllnga down in Georgia, so must be held as a clever sort of fellow by his boss. According to Chicago papers at hand, Coordrelll, the giant Turk, quit like a dog In his elimination wrestling bout with Jess Pederson before the Kmpire Club in the Windy City on New Year's day. The saffron streak was so notice able that Eddie Smith, well-known referee, awarded the bout to the Dane after the first falL Coordrelll was not given a penny for his work and about all he did get was a storm of hisses and a dislocated finger. Mehmut Bux, the East Indian, and Ha Vincent, the Cuban wonder, furnished the good attraction on the card, going for 90 minutes to a draw. Harry Ostdlek will again manage the Spokane Indians. Joe Cohn proffered the Minneapolis diamond king a 1912 contract yesterday and the two-time leader affixed his signature forthwith. Cohn also explained tho "Nordyke to Victoria" rumor by stating that Watte let had approached him and he had given the Victorian freedom to ap proach Nordyke with an offer. "They'll have to give me as much or more than 1 now receive," Nordyke declared with a tinge of bitterness when Informed of the turn of events. "I am past that stage where the glory of managing a club would offset any financial loss. Victoria's first offer Is beneath con sideration." I Ostdlek announces that Cartwrlght ! probably will be switched to third base this season, Hunky Shaw meandering to Carty's station at the keystone. This will give Spokane a good infield with Nordyke at first, Shaw at second. Cooney at short and Carey at third. In the outfield Spokane will have Zim merman, Xetsel, Melchoir and several recruits. What a change a fortnight will bring In the boxing business. Two weks ago Fritz Holland would have nothing to do with Bailor Petroskey with whom he has drawn two and won a decision In three attempts. Since then Holland haa suffered a reverse to "Knockout" Brown, who immediately went down to Ignominy before Petroskey, and the Northwestern middleweight is clamor ing for a fourth crack at the Oakland tar. San Francisco fans had expected to see Frank Klaus In action against the winner of the Brown bouts on tho Coast, but Holland's elimination and Petrockey's defeat of Brown puts a new physiognomy on affairs, for tho sailor declares he wants none of 'the Plttsburger's game for a while yet. Klaus fought or.ee before In Oakland and would make a good card if matched with Bob Mo ha, the chap who whipped Billy Papke, or with Frank Dillon, con queror of Leo Houck or with Petroskey or Holland. The University of Washington Is sort of up a stump over track and field prospects for next Spring with three meets; thesextangular at Portland, the dual with Oregon at Seattle and the Paclflo Coast championships on tap. Some of the stellar performers who will be missing are Brailey Glsh, one of tha best known sprinters in the West, Hugh Bowman, polo vaulter and last year's captain; and Frank Brokaw, a fast hurdler. Ira Courtney is being groomed for Glsh's shoes and Frank Bowman is expected to duplicate his brother's work with the" stick. Jack King, Portland sport follower, voices the opinion that Sam McVey Is tha cleverest big man in the world to day, barring not even Jack Johnson. King watched McVey closely when the I negro worked out In Portland five years ago and declares that he predicted then that McVey would land at the top of the heavy division. "I bet my money that McVey would beat Langford in Australia the other day and several of my friends laughed at me.' said King yesterday. "But I won and I'm going to back him again. He'll give Johnson" an awful scare IT they aver tueeW BOGS" OFTEH I - Hi WINNING GUIS Queer Enthusiasts Follow in Wake of Big League Pen nant Contenders. MANAGERS ARE PESTERED Charley Faust Played Important Tart in Helping Xew York Giants and Detroit Tigers Had Sim ilar Experience. BT BILLY EVANS. "Bugs I Have Met," would he an ex cellent title for a book on the freak characters connected with baseball. It is really surprising the effect the great National game has on some of the en thusiasts. To Charley Faust goes the undisputed honor of being the cham pion bug of 1911. There have been other bugs who greatly rivaled Char ley Faust. Faust, it will be remembered. Joined the New York Giants in St. Louis one day. He Informed McGraw that a clairvoyant had told him he was to become a member of the Giants, and help pitch them to the National League pennant. , When McGraw asked him what he could predict about the outcome of the world's series, Faust replied he was a little doubtful, but thought It would be best to win the pennant first To this McGraw agreed. Faust Insisted that such a happening was out of the question unless he was signed. Mc Graw had Faust sized up at the first meeting, and told him he wanted to see him work out before signing him. He appeared at the park in the after noon, was given a suit and worked out during the four-game series with the Cardinals. Faust Is Persevering. Just before train timj for the de parture east F'aust came to M:Graw. and questioned him relative to his contract. McGraw replied that Faust appeared to be out of condition. That he would advise that he stay in St. Louis, work out for a month or so and then Join the Giants on the next trip west. McGraw thought that was the easiest way to get rid of Matty's pitching rival. Faust was crestfallen at the news. McGraw believed tho in cident closed. Two or three days later, when Mo Graw went around to the clubhouse at the polo grounds, the first man to greet him was Charley Faust. He re peated to McGraw what the famous clairvoyant had told him. and Insisted that the New York manager was mak ing the mistake of his life in not signing him. He had paid his ex penses front St. Louis to New York. McGraw was amused. He couldn't quite understand this tig six-foot- three Westerner, wbo had the success 1 of the Giants so much at heart that he would pay his own expenses to see the New Yorkers cop the pennant. He decided that such persistence should be rewarded. Faust was signed and the part be played in keeping the Giants in good humor In that strenu ous battle for the pennant is now baseball history. That Faust was pretty wise was proved by his state ment to McGraw that he was In doubt about the outcome of the world's series, but positive about winning the pennant. It seems that these mascots, wno insist they possess some Inside infor mation from a fortune teller or clair voyant, usually pfsk out a pennant winner. The Detroit Tigers had sev eral funny experiences with destroyers of hoodoos when tbey were battling for the American League pennant honors. In 1907 the Tigers arrived in Phila delphia for a very Important series with the Athletics. On the morning of the opening game a fellow, rather shabbily dressed and a trifle under the weather, put in an appearance at the Tigers' hotel. He confided to several of the players that he had decided to Join the team on the home Btretch in its battle for the pennant. None of the boys took him seriously and all of them referred CRACK SHOTS WHO WILL LEAD 4 COMING s 3 4 him to Jennings relative to traveling with the team. ' i The players put Hughey wise to the I pest, as the stranger was dubbed, and 1 1 .A r Kin. 1 until Just before time to start for the grounds. He grabbed Hughey Just as hn was about to get Into the bus, and Jennings thought the best way to get rid of him was to give him a ride to the park, take him into the game and lose him. Ordinarily Jennings would have paid no attention to the fellow, but he had an Irish face, and Irish brogue, and better yet, red hair. Hughey said he just couldn't resist such a combination. The game that afternoon was a very important one, the players were on edge, and Hughey also figured that in kidding the hug, the players might for a time get their mind off the approaching battle. The stranger Informed the Tigers that ha felt sure they would win the pennant, if they could induce Jennings that he ought to be carried with the club. Naturally they all wanted to know what influence he expected to exert over the enemy. He had previously ad mitted that he couldn't play much ball, also that he was neither a clairvoyant, fortune teller nor hypnotist. He finally aid he expected . to make tha going e . -i i. ... '1 I ... Jit' - 9 III 1 - 1 T s s t .-III 1 ; .V - . . . . '.: t 8 I III- If Jm i.fc a, tmt t iia..-' -...-f I 111 I easy, for the Tigers through the me dium of music. Reaching into an inside pocket he pulled forth a musical instru ment called "the sweet potato " Tho players couldn't hardly fathom how muslo would have any different effect on the enemy than them Dut they were amused. The good-natured red-headed Irishman had kept the Tigers from giv ing tho game a moment's considera tion. When the contest began the musical mascot started hiB programme for tho afternoon. He certainly could play that instrument, and he had the crowd and players In good humor all afternoon. He had a repertory a mile long, and al ways selected a tune appropriate for the occasion. Usually he tried to make the Athletics the object of laughter as a result of the tune he played. When the Athletics came In from the field, or took their places on the diamond, he always played, "They Walked P-ight In, Turned Around, and Walked Right Out Again." When the Tigers did some base running or scored a run it was, "Didn't They Ramble?" that he played. The Tigers made a great showing In the series, and the players left Phila delphia bound to win the bunting. At every game the pleasant-faced son of Erin and his "sweet potato" were very much, in evidence. The players took a liking to him. and ho was slipped enough money to make the going easy. He followed the Tigers from city to city. No one knew Just how he made the trips or where he lived. The Tigers finished in St. Louis that year. The winning of one game of the St. Louis series meant the pennant. Tho Detrolters cinched it In the open ing struggle. That evening the Tigers were In a Joyous and generous mood. A collection was taken up for "Red" that was the only name anyone ever knew him by. A nice sum of money was realized. A couple of the players took him in tow, and outfitted him in fine style, and gave him a nice piece of money on the side. He accompanied the Tigers in style to Chicago, where the series between the two teams for the world's championship was to start. Like Charley Faust, Red lost his rep utation in the big series. The Tigers were trimmed, as was Red. He had sublime confidence In Bill Donovan, had staked his bankroll on the first game, and was getting ready to spend it, when Bill apparently had tho game won as he struck out Howard. A passed ball resulted instead of the batter being re tired, a run crossed the plate, and the score was a tie- The game ended that way. Red was sure the Tigers wouia have won- with a break in luck. He let the bet stand for the next game, which the Tigers lost, and Red was again broke. The game ended his career as a b!g leaguer. GUN GlilT BUILD SPORTSMEN PLAVNIXG FOR SEW AXD LARGER QUARTERS. Four Additional Traps Will Be In stalled at Kenton Members Are Preparing for Big. Shoot. The Portland Gun Club, which re cently incorporated and elected officers, Is making plans for a new clubhouse, which will be discussed at the next meeting Tuesday night at the Portland Billiard Parlors. J. E. Culllson, the newly-elected president, said yesterday that nothing definite as to size or style of the proposed building was known as yet. but that undoubtedly it wouia do one of which any organisation might be proud. The property at Jienton, where are the present quarters, be longs to the Union Meat Company, but the terms of tho lease are reasonable and tho new structure will be built there. The reorganized club Is embarking on a plan of activity that will be mostly preparation for the big Pacific Coast handicap to be held here next Summer after the Elks' convention. The new officers are: J. E. Culllson, president; P. J. Holohan. vice-president; J. A. Ad dletnan. secretary and treasurer. The board of directors consists of the above officers and R. A. Tyler and W. A. Car ter. Another step will be the clearing of the ground for four additional traps. Gun experts who have seen most of the ranges on the Paclflo Coast, declare this one to be absolutely the best. The one at Seattle is on the sand. The object of the new club, as pro claimed by its constitution, is to pro mote and encourage all field and other sports; to encourage " reasonable and proper protection of wild game and fish and to promote and arrange shooting contests. THE PORTLAND GUN CLUB FOR YEAR. .-V - 5. .'- 4-- X.,. rtt.y :?&im&-: t -2 ? - i-. 1 1 4 r - - -i- . i. ? i '.At - J - v 4 f hi TENNIS FOLK GASP Surprise of Surprises in New Zealand Causes Worry. HOW DID IT ALL HAPPEN? Portland Fans Unable to Tnder stand Why American Champions Made Such Poor Showing In Matches for Davis Cup. BT RALPH II. MITCHELL. Probably no greater surprise could have been sprung on the tennis world than that which happened last week, when the pick of America's best waa decisively defeated at Christchurch. New Zealand, by the Australian team, defenders in the Davis trophy matches. What could have happened, is the question uppermost in the mouths of everyone from West to East and back again. "Unable to become acclimated," is the nearest guess anyone has been able to make so far, and it will not be defi nitely known what really was the cause of the defeat until Lamed, Wright and McLoughlln return and tell It them selves. True it Is that Larned met with an accident through the announced strain ing of a tendon. This undoubtedly in capacitated the American champion and made his showing, the securing of but one set out of four, the worst of the trio. McLaughlin Proves Best. It was another surprise to see that of the visitors McLoughlln, the young Callfornlan, made far the best showing, taking two sets out of the five played from Brooks. The defeat of Larned by Heath was without exception the sur prise of surprises of tho entire play. It seems that Heath Is a greater man than the tennis world has given him credit for being. Be that as it may, the American ten nis world will watch and wait for the returning of the conquered heroes, and will listen attentively when they get ready to talk and "tell how it really did happen." There seems little likelihood of Amer ica again challenging the Australians for a couple of years and the question might arise, who will America send next time? For who can defeat those who have defeated America's best? Probably no one was more greatly surprised at the outcome, and the show ing the American team made than Colonel S. E. Tucker, a -tennis enthusi ast who was most confident that Larned, Wright and McLughlin would win. "STothln" to It" Felt. Brandt Wlckersham, was another Portland tennis player and enthusiast who felt sure that "there'll be nothln" to It,"- but his hopes almost vanished when it was announced in the first singles play that Wright and Larned had been so decisively defeated, tbe former by Brooks, whom he had thrica previously defeated, and tho latter by young Heath. F. H. V. Andrews, ex-president of th North Pacific International, who has done much for tennis in Portland and the Northwest, could not understand what could possibly have happened to Wright and McLoughlln, though ho is satisfied that Larned could not have been expected to have made a better showing than he did, since he appar ently was injured early in the singles match with Heath. The injury might at first have seemed tdb Larned nothing but a mere turning of the ankle, which proves more serious ofttimes on further ex amination. More Surprises Expected. At least two more surprises, it ii rumored, will be sprung on the unsus pecting tennis public before the next year is out, for It is said now that Miss May Sutton bas almost decided to retire from the court, for domestic reasons, though it is not given out that she. is contemplating "darning socks." Then again it has been rumored In the East and In California that the woman's National champion. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss. may decide not to be "a bachelor maid" all ner life. Though Miss Hotchkiss has refused to comment on tho matter, either ta affirm or deny the rumor, she says she "had the time of her life" last Summer while at Newport, Philadelphia and Boston, and it is said a young Boston millionaire, well known in the tennis world, paid many compliments and much attention to the young tennis champion while she played and won many beautiful trophies against all comers. Portland friends of both women are anxiously awaiting the expected wel come news that, if there is truth be hind the rumor, they may offer their best wishes to America's best of the fair sex tennis players. Amatenr Athletics. The Nob Hill football team, which is practically the Lincoln High aggre gation undor a different name, will meet the Holladay club a week from Sunday at the Columbus Field. This will mean the city championship to the winner, although Nob Hill has not played many of the independent elevens, It is generally recognized as having a right to contest the city championship. The Y. M. C. A. Billkens basketball team is encouraged considerably by the showing the team is making. One of the best men this Winter is Hart- man, who undoubtedly will play for ward for the team in its fights with other teams of the city basketball league, which is now composed of two teams from the Multnomah Club, the Y. M. C. A. and the North Pacific Den tal College. Hartman will be a mem ber of the organization for the third year if lie lands a position this season. The Lincoln basketball team has been strengthened by two new men. Clayton Tatterson and William Tuerck. Patterson played his first game a week ago and likes tho game so well that he has decided to try out for the first five. Tuerck has had some experience in basketball and has decided to give up soccer, at which he has been making such a splendid showing, in favor of the indoor game. Rldgefield Postofflce Advanced. RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Postmaster J. N. Blackburn re ceived official notice this week that the Rldgefleld postofflce had shown such an increase in business during the past year that this week It would be ad vanced from a fourth-class office to a third-class, with a fixed salary. Mr. Blackburn also received notice that beginning with the new year the Ridgefteld office will be made an in ternational money order office. 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