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TITE STJXDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1912. i STRATEGY SHOWN PTCHER CHOICE Fielder Jones and Connie Mack Famed for Shrewdness . in Picking. SELECTION IS IMPORTANT Instances of Ilarhni Working- Rnlar Order Regard leas of Op poslnc Club Are Scarce In Modern Baseball. BT BIXXT BTTAJeS. A formidable pitching; tia.lt Is essen tlal to a pennant winning ball club. Picking: the proper spots for Uiat pitching staff Is a very Important task that falls to tbe manager. Cer- taln managers will get twice the re salts others do. oat of the same corps of twlrlers. Thus a manager i jrreatly Increase the strength of bis pitching; staff by exercising good Juds ment In making his selections. Not so many rears ago It was cus tomary for the managers to work their pitchers In turn. Usually four men would get the honor of being se lected as the regulars, while two or three others would be kept as second string men. out of the long list of twlrlers seeking a big league berth. It became the duty of the four regular men to officiate on the rubber every fourth day. Very seldom did a second string man get a chance to start game. Only a complete reversal of form on the part of some of the regu lars. or unexpected Injuries, ever (tare one of the substitute twlrlers a chance to tt'ar the umpire announce his name as the pitcher before the start of the game. Relief duty was about ail that was expected from the second string; heavers. Nowadays very few managers cling to the theory of working the pitchers In regular turn. If a manager happens to bav four great stars on bis stall he naturally glres them the preference, but usually shifts their turn, so that their work will show to the beat pos sible advantage. Winning bail games Is the goal of every club leader, lie always seeks to attain such an end. and a -to-I victory In a sloppy exhl bltlon boosts his managerial stock more than a l-to-6 defeat In an extra Inning game. Defeat In a brilliant ex tra Inning game simply meana a waste of ao much pitching energy of the best grade, a victory In a poor exhi bition simply means that so much poor twirling has been put to the best pos sible use. resale Mirk Big Maeceea. Few managers have been mora suc cessful than Connie Mack, and I know of no leader who juggles his pitching staff more than the silent general of the Athletics. During his highly successful career as loader of the Chicago White Sox. Fielder Jones was constantly forced to depend on strategy rather than strength to return hta club the winner. Much of the strength of his club was In his pitching staff. No manager could have got better results from that staff than did Jones. No manager made so many changes In his twirling arrangement. It was a well known fact that you could never tell who was going to pitch for the Eox. although you always had aa Idea that It would be Walsh. There Is no getting away from the fart that Jones was a wonder when It came to getting every bit of ability possible, not only out of his pitchers,' but out of every other member of the quad. lie always seemed to know when the derrick should be used on a faltering twlrlrr. lie Invariably se lected the proper spot to Insert a pinch l itter, and fortune usually smiled on Mm, for the pinch hitter came through In a great majority of the cases. He never appeared to be caught napping by having some pitcher who had been working fine suddenly blow up. It al ways seemed as If Jones had a pitcher all warmed up ready to take up the burden. Valmh Works Hard far fielder Jeaea. fed Walsh, the great spitball pitcher of the Chicago team. Is an Iron man" when It cornea to standing work. The spitball la suppose to be very weaken ing on the arm. but It never seemed to have any bad effect on Walsh. Klnce Jones left the Chicago team Walsh has done a lot of work for Comlskey, but I seriously doubt If any manager will ever get the work out of hlra that Jones did. It seemed as If Walsh worked a whole or part of every game In 10. when the Sox won the pennant after a bitter struggle. Any time you looked at a box score of a Chicago game you could usually see the name of Walsh at the bottom of the box score. If tbe name happened to be missing you could rest assured that Walsh spent most of the afternoon warming up, so ss to be ready to take up the burden of any wavering heaver. While it is not generally known. Fielder Jonea waa responsible for the adoption of section S of rule S3, by the men who look after the playing code. That aectlon reads as follows: "In event of the pitcher being taken from his position by either manager or captain, the player substituted for him shall continue to pitch until the bats man then at bat haa been either put out or reached first base." The adoption of this rule) waa mads necessary because of the manner In which the managers abused the old rule. Before the adoption of the rule referred to above, a manager could an nounce a pitcher, let him assume his place on the rubber, throw the regula tion five balls allowed to warm up, and then decide that he wasn't the pitcher wanted. Naturally th pitcher could take his time throwing these five balls. Immediately the manager would announce another pitcher who would go through the same performance enly to be recalled after be had thrown his five practice balls. In the meantime the pitcher really desired would be working his head off. getting properly warmed up. Joaee CeeJd Foresee Reralta. Very often a strong left-handed bat ter would come up In a pinch. A right-handed pitcher would often be working. Instantly as the manager of the team in tbe field saw the hard bitting leU-bander approach the plate he would atop the game and summon his star southpaw to the rubber. The batter known to be weak against left handers would be removed from the game by the manager of the team at bat. and a hard hitting right-handed bitter substituted. Immediately the manager of tbe team In the field re moves the star southpaw, and sends In his crack "pit" ball pitcher. Such tactics while often gaining victory, tended to greatly delay the game. Ha manager ever profited more by the continual shifting of batters and I lienors than Fielder Jonea. Usually White would be sent in when the bard hitting left-hander came up, and In stantly on his removal Walsh would be summoned to the center of the diamond to save the day. Seldom did he fall to deliver the good a. Compelling the pitcher substituted to continue to pitch until the batsman either reaches first or Is retired, has done away with thl feature which was so very common five or six years ago. In selecting the proper spots for bis pitchers Connie Mack la a past master. No manager keeps . a more careful record of the success of his twlrlers against tbe various clubs than Mack. Often be will work a certain pitcher three times Inside of seven days, and then, perhaps, he will not call npon that twirler for another week. It Is not an nnoommon thing for certain Athletlo twlrlers to go through an en tire season without working against certain clubs. Pitchers Are Baperstltleas. It la a well-known fact In baseball that every twirler appears to have cer tain clubs which are easy lor- him. while certain other clubs are hard for him to win over. Very often a star twirler will find a tall-end club his Jonah team to beat. Quite often mediocre member of the pitching staff shows his best form against certain first division clubs. Pitchers are su perstltlous; they know which clubs are their hoodoo teams, and they never work with tbe same confidence against such teams. There are any number of manager who don't take these tilings Into con slderatlon. Knowing the ability of their pitchers, they work them regard less of the 111 luck that usually follows them- against certain teams. Mack caters to every whim of his twlrlers. I once heard a pitcher say to Connie be fore the start of the game. To feeling pretty good today, I would like to work against this club, and see if I can't shoo the llnx." Connie almply smiled and replied: "Why you haven't beaten this club for a couple of years. This team Is always easy for John, so I think I will work him today. The Ked Sox are here tomorrow, and you always make those fellows look foolish, so be pre pared to work against them at least once, and nosslbfV twice during the series." The pitcher smiled, made no further comment and walked away. Sure enough Coombs won his game with ease, and the other twirler worked twice against the Red Sox. and won both games. How often have you seen your home team bit the ball all over the field and still get beat 13 to 11. because of In ferior pitching. Perhaps the following day the home team pitcher holds the visitors to two runs, yet Is beaten S to - How often have you said under auch conditions that it was a shame. such and such a pitcher didn't work yesterday, then those 11 runs .wouldn't have been wasted. Fans often wonder why managers seldom use the pitcher they select In advance. Usually it la because conditions arise, which con vince them It Is not tbe proper spot to work that twirler. Women' Polo Team Practice. Members of the Ladles Polo Club are Improving Immensely In their practice games at the Kramer Riding Academy, so that the tournament which they plan to bold In April promises to bo an Interesting affair. All the women have their own outfits, and made some xcellent scores yesterday. Among the riders were Miss K. Russell. Miss H. Farrell. Miss M. Lewis. Miss M. Kyer. Miss E. Jones, Miss M. Blddle and Mies Mears. Tbe members meet every wea- eeday and Saturday at Kramer tor practice games. PUN IS IDEAL TRAINER MERE WORD TO ATHLETE AND RESULT IS XEW RECORD. Harvard University Track and Field Coach Practical as Well aa Theoretical. NEW TORK. Jan. JO. (Special.) "Push your elbow Into the body more and balance the weight In the palm of the band." aald "Billy" Qulnn, one of the track and field coaches at Harvard Untverelty. to "Pat" McDonald aa he was about to put the M-pound weight In the Amateur Athletlo Union' indoor namplonshtpemeet held In this city re cently. McDonald followed his advice nd aa a result "Pat tossed the sphere two feet further than aver before. In the estimation of the athletes. Qulnn Is one of the best tralnera In- the ranks. He baa made a study or track and field games for the last 10 years, tie is aoie to uon running trunks and shirt and snow tne Begin ners Just what he meana He La not a coach who tries to explain verbally what be desired, but one who Is able physically to demonstrate proper meth ods. . Standing slightly over five xeet signt Inches and weighing lesa than loo pounds, Qulnn has more physical abil ity than many who are drawing sal- rles from tbe colleges ana universi ties as coaches and tralnera He has specialised In the field events. but thla doea not deter him from show- tne- the Jumpers, hurdlers and sprint ers at Cambridge bow to get the best results from their work. Every dsy that the athlete are on Soldiers' Field preparing for coming meeta or conditioning themselves, finds ulnn on the spot In running noppers and "gymn" shirt, ready to snow any beginner anything be wisnes to Know bout outdoor sport. AT PORTXaASTO. , TAXCOUVtR. July S. S. 4-4. September S, Y1CTOKIA. Xir S. T. I. . July 29. H, 1. Z. S. - Hi; J. 21. lL 2ft. gPOKAXkV Saptamber . IS. 14. 14. Jane IT. IS. 22. 23. TAOOMA. Ausuat 5. X 11. Hit IX 14. IX IS. BKATTLK. June 2. 2X 2. to. July At Tacoroa. At atue. PORTLAND BILLIAEDIST MAT I i. - . it i 4 ' '.l . . ;. - r - V. - . . . ... .v;..-- j Team Built Around Hardest Place on Field. EYE, ARM AND SPEED NEED In Modern Baseball, Inside Ball Re quires Alert Player Who Can Cover Wide Territory Poor Batting Is Excused. NEW TORK. Jan. 20. (Special) The question often Is asked by base ball fans, which Is the hardest posi tion on the infield Becau f It is whol. ly a matter of opinion It never has been answered OS tbe satisfaction of every body. It never will be, for argument and discussion are endless in baseball and the game thrives on them. Third base used to be considered tbe toughest position to play successfully, and this belief was strengthened by the difficulty of obtaining good third base men. In late years, however, the majority of the players who are not personally prejudiced In favor of their own posi tions will tell you that shortstop Is the most difficult spot to fill on the Infield. Barney Dreyfuss, president and own er of the Pittsburg olub. I of the opin ion that a manager who has a star shortstop and centerflelder has the best possible foundation for a championship team. position Is Paramount. He believes It 1 easier to build up a strong defense If those two positions are well filled than It Is to construct a winning team around any other two star. His opinion Is hared by many men whose business it has been to build up ball teams. Tbe shortstop used to have much less work to do than is required by the modern system of team play. It always has been necessary for a man playing ahort to be able to go far after ground balls either to his right or his left. ' He must be able to go to the right far enough after hit which are too fast for the third base man to rt in front of, and he must have the speed to meet the second baseman half way in taking balls that are hit over or clone to second base, not too fast to be reached. The shortstop must be able to come in fast on a ball hit slowly past the pitch, er or one bounding slowly out of reach over the pitcher's head. He must pos sess, above all things, a strong throw ing arm and an accurate aim, of course. Strang Arm Required. Without the strong arm the short stop must play closer to the plate, for a man who has a weak arm or cannot get tbe ball away quickly will find the fast runners beating the bail to first NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE AT VANCOUVER. AT VICTORIA. April 29. SO, May 1. z. . r o A . J - 1 1 May 80-8O. 3. . Mav 6. Jim a a. a . T. s-l. Ausuat 1. Ausuat 22. August , Zl, -s. 80. SI. PDtember September Soptember eptgmbtr -S. May 18. 14. May lrt. 17, Juna 2J. B. . T. 4, I, , T, i. June 24. 25, lAuruat 11. June IT, 18. II, SO. SI 22. 10. 11. 12- Ijune IT, 28. 29. SO". Auruat 8. . 7. ft. 8, 10. September IS. IT. 18, 18, St, Ausuati 20. !L September 22. Mar 1 T. L 1 10. 11. June S, 4, 5. IX 28. 84. Jul I"1- Julr 2X 28. 24. 28. 2ft. June ft. T. 10, 11. IX 27. lAuruat 26. September 28. 24. 28. 2S..Ausuat 29. May 20. 21". Aertl 14. IT. If. IS. SO. May 22. 23. 24-24. IX 20, 31., May 27. 28. 2P". May 25 July X X 10. 11. IX IX July 1-L T. S. X IX Auruat is. zu, si. sz. July is, is. 8. 24. July IX 1. September 9. IX 11. Aua-uat 12, IX IX IT. Mav 20. 21. 22. 2X 24. 'April IX 23, IX IT. IX lXnuly 22. 23. 2S. Ju!- IB. so. 2X XT. 28. i. '1 September GET ' CHANCE AT WORLD'S THREE-CUSHION BILLIARD TITLE On B t I - r ! '"' - ' X I - ' itJ- , . I i ' 1 j -; v-'M'iV-'V--- j ft ' ""fiS : ": IS Henry Solomon, ready to illustrate difficult shots to billiardists at the Acme parlors. Nl. Hitting the side rail three times before making billiard and completing three-cushion shot. 2. Most difficult force follow shot on the table, red ball ard cue ball being only one-sixteenth of an inch apart. The cue ball la forced around the table, making four cushions before counting. 3. Following the red ball to cushion, then aids rail and back to cushion, com pleting three-cushion shot. whenever a grounder is fielded from back on the grass. To play short successfully a man must be good on tall flies, for be is in position to get more of them than the third baseman and has a wide field of territory to cover between the third baseman and the left fielder on these popup hits near the left field foul line. Besides all this, the shortstop has to cover second base on attempted steals at least half the time, when a runner Is on first, and, as a rule, he has farther to go and a poorer line on the ball as It comes to him than the second base man has. When there is a runner on second the shortstop is expected to hold him as close to that bag as possible, so as to keep him from scoring on a single and give the outfielder a better chance to throw the runner out at the plate if he tries to go home on a hit. It Is no easy task to keen on eye on the pitcher to see when he Is goinf" to deliver the-ball, another on tne run ner to watch how far he la leading off second, and at the same time watch for the catcher' signal so that be will know whst kind of a ball is going to be pitched. Ail this and more the shortstop must do in a successful major league team. In those team which play the most up-to-date baseball tbe shortstop Is ex pected not only to get the catcher signal himself, but to repeat It by some slight motion so that the other in flelders and the outfielder aa well will know whether the pitcher Intends to deliver a curve or a fast ball. There are other sign for which th shortstop must watch. Whenever there is a runner on second, the catcher is likely at any moment to call for a pitch out, which means that tbe pltchar will try to deliver the ball too high or wide for the batter to hit and Just right for a quick snap throw to second to catch the base runner napping. On that play the shortstop must be alert and sneak to th base while the runner Is watching th flight of the ball. These are some of the reasons why the shortstop has his band full all through a game. If it were an easier position to fill one would not find so many weak batsmen filling It. The defensive end of the position Is of such Importance that poor batting is overlooked in the man who cornea up to all the other requirements, and that is true of only two other position on the team pitcher and catcher. Morlarity Going to Senators T NEW TORK, Jan. 10. It is declared on good authority In baseball circles here that the Detroit Americans have a deal under way whereby Captain George Morlarity will wear a Washing ton uniform next season. The Wash ington player for whom Manager Jen nings Is negotiating Is not known, though believed to be a catcher. The deal probably will be arranged at the schedule meeting next month. SCHEDULE FOR 1912. AT SPOKANB. AT M " 81. June 1, June 10. 11. IX IS. 14. 13. IS. July 15. IB. IT, IS. 19, SO SI. April 23. April 25. July 22, July 2X 20. 21. 23. 24. W. 23, 24. 25. 2S. ST, 2S. lAusuat 12. 18. 14. 15, 1ft. April XL May 80-80, 15. 18. 19" April 29. 23, 24, 25, 28. "7. 2S. z. July 28. 29. 80, 81. Aa- July IX Auruat 25. 2ft. cuat i, z, a. . Beptember April IX IT. IX IX SO. July S. 9. 10, 11. IX IX 14 Mav (X June 10. IS. IX Julr 21. September 1. S-X X 4. Auruat 0. X T. X beptember zu. May IX May 18, May 16. Jun. 24.' t. 9. 2T. 2S. 30. 31. June 27. April 29. SO. May 1. X X 4. 5. it. Julv 1. 8. 4-4. X 8. T. SO". beptember IX 17, IX 19. n j n Itt. l. 24. 24. May ST. 28. 29. SO-80. June 8, T, 8. . Auruat 29. 80, 81, Bep tember 1. 2 (A. M. September 20, 27. 2S. 1. June l. z. Aueuat 1. 20, 21, 2X v. 10. ii. Z3. z. 29. PORTLAND HAS HOPE Solomon Anxious to Land Billiard Title Now. CARNEY'S WORD AWAITED World's Champion Bllllardlst Is JUfb-Sennding Title to Pacific Coaat' Best Who I Confident ' He Can Defeat Holder. ' Portland may be able to boast of a world's champion bllllardlst If the plans of Henry Solomon come out aa scheduled. Solomon, who holds the Pa cific Coast championship at the three cushion game, is trying to arrange a match with Joe Carney, the Ban Fran cisco cue artist who relieved Alfred De Oro of the world's title In Denver January IS. That the Portland man has a good chance to win in a match with the new champion is shown by the fact that he conquered Carney, 100 to 93, in a game here last year. Solomon has posted his $250 side bet, as required by the rules governing competition for the Lambert tropay, which goes to the world' champion. , "I expect an answer from Carney in a few days," said Solomon In discussing the probability of securing a match for tbe title. "I think that he will give me first chance because I have already defeated him. If the match is ar ranged. I believe it will be played In Portland. "Having won from Carney once, I feel absolutely confident of repeating should we play again." Solomon has been recognised as the most expert three-cushion blllard player In the Northwest for several years. Carney's victory over the great Cuban player was one of the- most sensational In the annals of blllards. De Oro had little difficulty keeping the lead in the first half of the game, but Carney's brilliant work in the last frame gave him the title. At the end of the second block the score stood 100 to 88 In favor of Da Oro. The final score was: Carney, 150; De Oro, 148. The new champion ran the last 63 points while his opponent was making 48. TACOMA. AT 6EATTLBJ. April 18. IT, IS, 19. SO, 21. 28. 44". 26, 27. 2X 23, 24". 24. 27, 2X July 8. 9, IX 11. IX 13. 14. September lft, IT, .IX 19. 20. 21. 22. September 29. May 12. SI, June X May 26. June II, IS, IS. IX 15. 16. July 21. Auruat 12. IS, IX 18. IX 15, IX IX 16, IT, 18. April 25, 28, 27. 2S. 29. 80. Mav 1. 2. S. 4. 6. 11, 12. IS. 14. July X X 4-4. 0, X 7. July 25. 26, 27, 28. September IX 13, 14. 15.. 15. 141. IT, IX June 17, IX 19. 20. X T. X X 21. 10, 14. 35". 17, 18. 19. 25. 26". 22. 28. Auruat 5, 11. 28. J9. 80. May ft. 7. X X 10. 11. June X 4. 5. July 29. 80. 81, August 1. X X X Auruat 28, 27. 23. September 2 (P. M.). S, 4. 5. 6. T. S September 23. 24, 28. FATE OF OUTLAWS" SPECULATED UPON Progress of Columbian and United States Leagues Are , Eyed With Interest. DISASTER IS PREDICTED Xatlonal and American Magnates Freely Fbrecast Failure for In ' vaders Season Too Early for Real Information. Mid-Winter ' dullness in baseball realm haa been enlivened by the for mation of two- "outlaw" leagues In the KasX The invasion of the territory "controlled" by the majors and Ameri can Association has caused no end of comment. Opinion seems to be divided as to whether they shall go the route of other "outlaw" organizations or have the auocess that followed the creation of the American League. "There is, of course, a 'great chance that both the organizations will die be fore they can secure their ends," re marks J. C. Ewlng in discussing the effect the United States and Columbian Leagues will have on organized base ball. "Yet it Is better to allow such a catastrophe to arrive before predict ing their downfall." National and American League mag nates, naturally, are emphatic In their predictions that disaster awaits the baby organizations. Public sentiment, aa expressed by Eastern baseball writ ers. Is far from unanimous for or against the new move. This early stage makes It nigh Impossible to make an authentic prognostication regarding the fate that lurks In their pathways. Cy Morelng, Jr., of Stockton,- Cal, whose hobby for several years has been "outlaw baseball, thinks both leagues have an even break with their com petltors. Morelng has tried to run an outlaw league in California on various occasions and knows Just what the in dependent" haa to buck. "Let them have a fight at the out set," advises the Stockton County As sessor, "and they'll soon find out where they stand. Personally, I think their chances would be better if war Is de dared. Publlo sentiment Is not any too strong for the National or American Leagues, and If the new organizations can get the players, the fans will flock to them. "Take, for Instance, the work done by those who formed the American League. As soon as it was announced that their organization had broken away from the old order of things, thousands predicted that the risk was too great. After one year of war, at the end of which the new league said it didn't care so much whether It re turned to the fold or not. its magnates were recognized and the peace agree ment was signed. "Starting a new league in organized territory la no child's play; there must be brains as well as money back of th scheme. If the organizations are bead ed by the right men, there Is every chance that they may succeed." - Debonair Harry Suter will have to look to his laurels if he wanta to con tinue to hold the distinction of the Seals' premier southpaw. Alert Danny Long has signed a trio of lefthanders. Walk. Norman and Taylor. The latter comes from Texas, the same state that Suter hails from. Taylor hurled for the Brownsville club. Southwest Texas League, last season and performed so brilliantly that C. Webb Murphy wanted to clothe him In a Cub uniiorm, Through a clerical error. Murphy failed to land the Texas whale. Taylor was recommended to Long by "Spec" Hurl burt. former Angel catcher, who urn' plred In the Southwest Texas League last year. After emphatically declaring for the third time that he would direct tne team from the bench next season. "Pop" Dillon announced that he will be back on first base again. While Dillon really needs no excuse for informing the fans that he will guard the Initial stake again, the "Silver Fox" maintains that since he has quit smoking his old tlgje health has returned. He says his heart was not working in apple-pie order last season and that was the cause of him slowing up. BEES WILL OPEN HERE POKTLAXD HAS SIX STRAIGHT SERIES AT HOME. Many of Vancouver and Victoria Sunday Matches Transferred to Seattle and . Tacoma. Portland and Victoria will be the first Northwestern League teams seen in ac tion here next season. The Bees open in Portland May 6, winding up their first Oregon series May 12. The PiP- nins have six straight series at home, Victoria being followed by Seattle, Spo kane, Tacoma, Seattle and Vancouver, In the order named. Victoria will open the next set of series to be played here. the date being July 29. Portland winds up the season at Seattle, September 29. Seattle fans will not nave to kick at not having enough games. faunday games that would be played by Vancou ver and Victoria at home, if Sunday ball were permitted in British Colum bia, will be played in Seattle and a few In Tacoma, when the Seattle team la at home. The Northwestern League season will open April 16 with Portland at Seattle, Vancouver at Tacoma and Victoria at Spokane. September 29 is the closing date, Portland playing at Seattle and Tacoma at Victoria. Vancouver and Spokane close with a double-header at the former city, September 2S. j BASKETBALL REVIVES AT "TJ." Prospects Good for Fast Quintet. Interfraternlty Finals Wednesday. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Jan. 20. Never, in any athletic activity, have early season prospects been more flattering than with the 1912 basket ball team here. The near-champions of the 1911 season are again in uniform daily with the exception of "Doc" El liott, a regular guard, who has entered professional school in the East. It is not thought that his loss will be keenly felt, for there are many ex- I perienced men on the practice squad. In the recent games Bradshaw, of The Dalles; Moore, of Portland; Rader. a live wire freshman from Medford; Fisher, of Roseburg; Vierick, of Tilla mook; RoberU, of Portland; Irwin Brooks, of Portland; Tom Boylen. a clever first-year man from Pendleton, and Stlne. who captained the 1910 varsity, have shown Intercollegiate Qualities. Of the veteran "O" men Captain Jami son and Walker are being used at for ward, the giant Fenton at center and Slmms at guard. Unless Coaoh Hay ward decides to dispatch Walker to fill Elliott's vacancy at guard the new regular will have to be a defensive man. As soon as the inter-fraternity league series culminates Wednesday, Hayward will pick a provisional squad of 12 to 14 players who will occupy the pract'ee floor at the dally scrambles between the first and second quintets. The 1913 schedule will open next Wedneday with a practice game be tween Hayward's chosen five and the Harrisburg, Or., team. As an exciting preliminary, the concluding game of the inter-fraternlty finals will be played between the teamB of the Beta Theta Pi and Kappa Sigma fraternities. Of the 12 club entries, three Sigma Chi, Beta Theta PI and Kappa Sigma sur vived the preliminary and semi-final round robins. These three team are now playing a series of games, each to meet the other two contenders, the Hayward championship cup to be awarded the team that emerge with the highest percentage. One match has been decided. Kappa Sigma 31. Sigma Chi 11. If the Beta Theta PI men lower the Sigma Chi oolors In the next games, the Beta Kappa game Wednesday will definitely determine who lg to have the coveted trophy. The inter-club games have aroused a surprising interest in basketball, which has affected townspeople as well as collegians. Each night several hun dred persons have crowded the gallery railings of the varsity gymnasium, where the matches have been contested. CALIFORNIA TEAM BUSY BERKELEY BASEBALL 3fEX TO START PLAY JANUARY 27. Games AVith Universities of Oregon and Washington Still Unsettled. 68 Men Try for Place. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley, Jan. 20. The baseball season at California will open on Saturday, January 27, on California Field. The schedule for the season consists of 13 games. Including the three games of the annual series with Stanford. Ar rangements for games with the Uni versities of Washington and Oregon are pending. California is anxious to get games with both of the northern col leges, but at the present time It seems extremely doubtful as to whether or not the northern colleges will be in cluded in the schedule. Washington wants to make the trip south in the Spring vacation In April, but this Is at the same time that the annual Stanford-California seriea is usually played. The following is the California schedule to date: January 27. Heltmuller's- All Stars. February 8, College All Btara. February 10, Santa Clara Colleca at Santa Clara. February IT. Heltmuller's Independents. February 27, Colleg- All Stars. March 2, Santa Clara, March 9, Heltmuller's Independents. March 1, St. Mary'a College. March 2S, University of Southern Cali fornia. March 80. Stanford Cnlveralty. April 6. Stanford Unlveralty. April 10, Stanford University. Fifty-eight candidates have signed up for varsity baseball at Stanford, but this number will be considerably in creased before the season is far ad vanced. Seven veterans and three sub stitutes of last year's team will form the nucleus around which this year's team will be built The Initial practice of the season was held last Monday aft ernoon under the direction of Captain Gllfillan and J. D. Peters, coach. The latter's services will be gratuitous, as the graduate coaching system was abol ished "by a recent ruling of the faculty. Only 12 freshmen have signed up for work with the varsity. The following men have signed np for the season: Seniors Gllflllan, Sanborn. HenahaW. Ken nedy, Shattuck, Cooper, Knderle, VIckers, Jones, Van Dyke, Qoode, Waterman. Obear, OraRg, Coates nad Noble. Juniors Dunham, Worswiek. McKnlght, Vrang-. Argabrlte, Vlckery. Chllda, Beech er, Beeger, Ambrose, McN'eely, Bralnerd, Dool lns. Jack, Hagerman. Sophomores Kaufman. Barnatt, Til ton. Henderson, Terry. Workman. Brown, Gamble, Grant. Standlsh. Freshmen Anderson. MeCloskey. Orb. Price, Klatler, Cook son, Wtlllama. Wlcker sham, Choystal, Gates, Couch, Wynne. STAFFORD CREW IS STROXG Cardinal Ha Bright Prospect for Big: Triangular Race". TTWTVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Ber keley, Jan. 20. (Special.) Both at Cal ifornia aDd Stanford the boating men are preparing for an active season. The big race this year will not be the an nual meet between the Stanford and California crews, but a triangular race between the crews of Stanford, Cali fornia and Washington. Managers Bur hank, of Stanford, and Farmer, of Cal ifornia, are arranging for this big car nival, which will determine tne col legiate boating championship of the Pacific Coast. The race will probably be held on the Oakland Estuary, a Mursa three miles long with excel lent accommodations for the spectators. Four veterans of former crews will form the nucleus for the boat at Stan ford. Besides Captain Seward the Card inals will have the services oriwo row ers who maue meir uib California last year. These men are R. W. Olmstead, bow, and R. F. Duryea, who pulled oar No. a. j. r. ran- ridge, who stroked tne ism crew out whn was not registered in college last year, will be out for his old position in the boat again ims sons. ci,a,mn last vears varsity captain. and R. R. Hails, who pulled oar No. 3 in last year's boat, are registered In college this year and are eligible for the crew, but they -have definitely an nounced that they would not try out for places in the boat this year. Shaupp was counted on to occupy a seat in the boat this year but he has announced ih,i ho will not row again. Hails de cided early last semester that he would not be a candidate lor crew Honors tins rpr snn. The same system of coaching will be employed this season as has been In vogue since the paid coaches were aTjol ished two year3 ago. The coaching this year will be done by Captain Sew ard, aided by ex-captain Schaupp and J. W. Howell, coxswain of the fresh man eight three years ago. COULOX READY FOR FORBES Bantamweight Title Claimant Fin- ishes Training for Match. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. Johnny Coulon. claimant of the bantamweight cham pionship, today ended training for his 10-round contest with Harry Forbes, ex-champlon, which will be decided De- r.. Kenoaha. Wis., club, Monday. Tney nave agreed to weigh in at 116 pounds at 6 o'clock. The Gatun dam at Panama Is 20 tlm thicker than It la hlg-i. being about a halt mile through at the bajie. Moreover. Us crest la 116 feet above ea level. A