TITE STJXDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 1912.
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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.
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July S. S. 4-4.
September S,
Y1CTOKIA.
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22. 23.
TAOOMA.
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BKATTLK.
June 2. 2X
2. to. July
At Tacoroa.
At atue.
PORTLAND BILLIAEDIST MAT
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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.
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May 80-8O.
3. .
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Jim a a. a . T. s-l.
Ausuat 1.
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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.
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September
GET ' CHANCE AT WORLD'S THREE-CUSHION BILLIARD TITLE
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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.
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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.
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July 28. 29. 80, 81. Aa-
July IX
Auruat 25.
2ft.
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Beptember
April IX IT. IX IX SO.
July S. 9. 10, 11. IX IX
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June 10.
IS. IX
Julr 21.
September 1. S-X X 4.
Auruat
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beptember zu.
May IX
May 18,
May 16.
Jun. 24.'
t. 9.
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June 27.
April 29. SO. May 1. X
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beptember IX 17, IX 19.
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May ST. 28. 29. SO-80.
June 8, T, 8. .
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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