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GRANDSTAND
FASIIOUG FINISH
Trusses for Roof of Structure
at Baseball Park Are
Being Placed.
M'CREDIES WELL PLEASED
Chairs for Reserved Section Expect
ed to Arrive Before LongWork
of Installing Drainage
Trench Is On.
Workmen yesterday began plaolng
the trusses for the roof of ths bugs new
grandstand of the Portland baseball
park, and President W. W. McCredle
and Manager Walter McCredle wore
aatlafled smiles all afternoon. as they
watched the progress of the work.
"Few people realize the magnitude or
the operation..- said the Vancouver
lawyer, aa fce atepped off a car. "This
grandstand runs out to the street on
both wing, an-1 from Bret base away
around to the left Held fence: nothing
like It on the Coaet for yeara. If we
hare that filled a couple of time a
week we 11 hare major ball out here In
TMr or t""
The new eland will b much deeper
but the Incline will not.be nearly aa
teep. The chalrt for the reserved auc
tions hare been shipped and Pob01.
will fce stored In the vacant building
acroK from the park, which. In season
time, doee duty as a thlrat emporium.
The work of Installing the drainage
trenches under all sectlone of the field
Is processing nicely, and as the dia
mond l being moved ten feet f a rther
east and raised six or eight Inches, the
entire covering of and has already been
-skinned- and will be applied when the
renovating been completed. The
tile trenches will undermine all the
base lines, the pitchers' box. the fielders-
positions, and In fact every portion
sf the Inclosure.
Dressing rooms for the players and
the umpires will be under the stand.
The Portland Northwestern Laruera
will dedicate the new park Sunday.
April 14. It was definitely decided last
night. Manager, Williams- opponents
wlil be the leading semi-professional
team of the city, the Colts working on.
drr a handicap, making; four outs In
every Inning; against three for the
youngsters.
After playing the Sacramento Coast
,rt a few games at the California capi
tal the Colts will move northward to
Chi co. Journeying from there to Bed
ding, then Medford. Ashland and on
north. Arthur Geary, manager of ath
letics at the University of Oregon, con
ferred with Kick Williams yesterday
relatlv to securing a game at Eugene
Thursday. April 11. Geary likely will
be given another contest Friday at
Salem or some other Intervening town
taken on to nil In before the Sunday
date here.
The Northwestern season opens April
It with Portland at Seattle.
"No Scotchman ever burled his head
In his hands and acknowledged de
feat. Well fight for -Red" Kuhn aa
long as we have a claim."
So declared Walter McCredle yester
day, commenting on the reinstatement
of the former outlaw, which reinstate
ment automatically awards him to the
CM-go White Sox.
"If I remember rightly, one clause of
the banishment carried the provision
that the club which develops these for
mer outlaws gets one-half of the draft
ing price when the men are turned over
to the former owners, and the Judge is
going to write Secretary Farrell at
once."
A telegram received yesterday by
Walter McCredle reads: "Kuhn rein
stated January 14. to take effect Imme
diately. J. II. Farrell. secretary. Au
burn. N. V."
President McCredle U worrying ever
the enforced silence of Pitcher Green
wall, whose draft last Fall coat the
Portland club approxlmaetly $600.
Greenwall suffered a gunshot Injury
while hunting after the season, and may
not be In shape to report. In which case
the Portland association is I00 shy.
Catcher Hurch. a Texan. Is another
draft who may not report, as nothing?
has been heard from him for weeks.
TWO GAMES SET FOR TODAT
31 1. Scott and North Bank and In
dependent and O.-W. K. X.
Oregaa -ie Imiw.
I'laye.l. W-u. Lost. P C
Jlnunt Scott 1 ."T
N.TtO Hank 2
Jmlt-pendnts 7 3 4 .4iS
O.-W. H. N -"OO
In the Oregon soccer league this
morning the North Bank team will
tneet the league leaders at Mount Scott,
while the Independent are battling
with the O.-W. H. A X. n the Colum
bus field. Wells, who broke his wrist
In the last game, will be missing; from
the Independents' forward line. Flint
taking his place, Twe new men also
will figure In the line-up for the first
time, which should be considerably
strengthened by their Inclusion. The
probable line-up:
Mount Scott. pweltloB. North Hank.
n .-trader O ft. M. Karr
Hun'ly R B T. Karr
Xor-.holomew L B Bpellraan
Ounn R H H Kpooner
R Ho ion 0 II H Ba.nmail
j" y St ider ....L, H H Webster
M-G.lven O R F IcDe-tt
W I R F Frances
-W . KobeoB C T Manning
; lirinti I L r Croebie
J. Hnti..a O L F 1'atrlck
l--ke. of Multnomah, referee.
Independents. 1'o.ition. O.-W. R. N.
Titter O I. Voaa
J ron H H J- Gavin
Jit,:. V B 8. Brown
lnvi R II H Ktrubie
li-i - C H H Chamberlain
Tuff. I. H H h!
Wenier O R T Unit
T-rgeson I R T Morria
Flint C F Johnson
H-artb I L F Magiua
liner O L F W. Gavin
Islington, of Natlonala. referee.
Fx-hlea line Chance) to Win.
The Portland Indoor Baseball
League will have Its last game of the
season at the Armory today, when
llnneyman and Eschlea nines, and the
Marshall-Wells and the Archer and
Wiggins trams will play. This gives
the Ex. hies their last chance to take
the pennant away from the Honeyroan
team. which Is at present leading; the
league. If the Honeyrr.ans lose the
niat'-k the two teams will be tied.
Ks.hlei will have his star pitcher,
J-i-Lset. from Albany, here again. In an
attempt to take the championship from
iloneyman. If the former can manage
to take this game and also get the de
riding game the Eschles team will
play a collection of stars under the di
rection of Bill Steen. If the Honey
mans win the game today they may
also take up his challenge. Last year
a team which boasted of such men as
Itrtn was defeated by the winners of
the league I hamplonshlp.
NEW GRANDSTAND RISING IN
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VORLO IRK GOES
San Francisco and Spokane
Trapshooters Score.
TEAMS BREAK 194 EACH
Hugh Po-rton. Shoots 8 Per Cent In
Century Ran and Sam In De
ciding Tic) Portland Team
Third ItobeTtson Falls.
VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) Before an enthusiastic crowd of
trap shooters of the Vancouver Oun
Club here this afternoon the Spokane
and Sn Francisco teams of the trio
now touring the Northwest broke the
world's trap shooting record for teams
by scoring 14 breaks each, which re
sulted In a tie. In the shoot-off the
San Francisco pair. Wlllet and Fisher,
won out by the narrow margin of one
bird, scoring 4 against 4S for Spo
kane. Some highly remarkable scores were
made today. In addition to breaking
the team records, the teams also broke
ail marks for the tour. Hugh Poston.
of the Spokane team, was high roan
for the day. He not only scored the
greatest number of breaks In the cen
tury run. but he also tallied high man
In the shoot-off.
Poston's record for the day wa SS In
the regular event, and In the shoot-off
of the tie be broke 24 of IS targets. Hla
teammate, Reld, made the fine score
of In the regular event, but missed
four right-angle targets In the shoot
off. As Wlllet and Fisher, both ef whom.
registered 7 breaks In the 100 event,
missed but two targets each In the ex
tra string required, the Spokane gun
ners lost out by one point.
Today's scores of two teams, each
with better than it per cent, la claimed
to be a world's record, and bad Robert
son, of the Portland team, been able
to uphold his general average In his
last frame, all six of the touring marks
men would have finished the day bet
ter than 90 per cent. Pete Holohan
broke 5 Lee Berkley. Jack Forbes,
Charley Mink and Jim IIlllls. who at
tended the shoot today, congratulated
the tourists on their fine work, which
Is to be claimed as a trap-shooting rec
ord. The scores today were:
Pan Francluro (Wlllet ST. Fliher 971....1M
Spokane tPnatnn VS. Reld P6i 1!H
Portland tHoiohan 93, Kobertaoa 83....1S3
The teams shoot at Wenatchee Tues
day, the Aberdeen date having been
cancelled. Guy Holohan succeeds Rob
ertson as Pete Holohan's partner on the
Portland team at Wenatchee.
TRACK PROSPECTS PROMISING
Pacific Cnlverslty Expects to Have
Winning 191 3 Team.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove,
Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.) "Cinder path"
enthusiasts of Pacific University met
yesterday for the opening "Jolly up" of
the approaching track season. Captain
Ferrln presided and called on a number
of men who discussed the outlook for
PLACE OF DECREPIT STRUCTURE
rA tin.
the season. At present Paclflo Is minus
a coach, but within a short time con
tracts will be closed.
Track manager Austin, veteran half
mller. was elected captain of the cross
country team. . He has planned a relay
race against the Portland Y. M. C. A.,
to take place next month. Negotiations
are also on with the Portland Y. M. C.
A, for Indoor meets In February. The
annual Inter-class cross-country run Is
creating much Interest, and after a pre
liminary paper chase the final run for
the pennant will be held.'
Prospects for a winning track team
are brighter for Paclflo thla year than
for several years. Every man on the
team last year, which won from Wil
lamette University, Is again In school.
There Is an abundance of new material.
Coach Hahn. of Whitman College, has
asked for a meet with Paclflo Immedi
ately after the conference meet In Port
land next June. Besides two meets
with Willamette University, the team
will go to Corvallls te meet the Oregon
"Aggies."
Harvard Marksmen Beaten.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. At the end
of the fourth week's matches of the
Eastern Intercollegiate Rifle Shooting
League, the Massachusetts Agricultural
College led by defeating Harvard Uni
versity 945 to 933. Iowa State Uni
versity la in the lead In the Western
League.
Mount Angel 28, Forest Grove 26.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) The Forest Grove High School
basketball team i let Its second defeat
of the season when It lost to the Mount
Angel College basketball team by a
core of 28 to 2. The first half ended
10 to IS In favor of Mount Angel.
CX-tTB. 1NFIBLDERS. ' OUTFIELDERS. CATCHERS. PITCHERS. MANAGER.
" Ilohnhorac. lb Htovall. lb Jackaon Qrancjr Llvlncaton Gregg Mitchell
Lajole. 2b Hall. 2h Birmingham Butcher u'Nell Krapp Balr
Olaon. as Pecklapaugb, aa Ryan Barr Eaeterly Kaler Swindell . ,
CXjEVXLAND.. Turner. 8b Ftanebury. ib Adams Blandlng Steen HAKKX uavio
Hendryx, Sb Maauah. 8b Whaling James De Mott
, ' rithr
1 Mclnnea. lb Calllnn. -b Murphy Strunk Thomas Bender Salmon
" Harry, as Derrick, aa Lord Emereoa t.app Coomba Hike
Haker. 3b Piper, as Oldrlng Mag-cart Ktan Plank McCleary
Chaae. lb Klllbnlan MorKan Jensen .nvrrn xr A
i ATHLSTXCfl. . Krause Homier COXXIH MACK
Danforth Gipe
Martin liourk
, l-n ' Husaell
" " Stan), lb Greere. lb Speaker ewla i.'arnran Wood Bumhelman
r Gunning, lb K. Lewla. Sb Hooper Henrlksen Nunamaker I'ape Clcotte
Waitner. aa Yerkea. aa Bradley. Cady Kariter Dickinson
iBOSTOI Gardner. 3b Engla. 8b Fournler O'Hrlen HnReman jAlt- oiAn-
, Wuffll. 3b fchlnn. Sb Thomaa eolllne Klllllay
, Krur. aa Kellg. as Tonneman Hall Byraiu
, Goodman. 2b Wll llama
i Galnor. lb Bauman. 2b Cobb Crawford .stanage Donovan Reynolds .
i Delahanty. 9b Hush, aa Jones Drake Casey Wlllett Mullin
. Lathers, aa O'Leary, as Tltweiler Duncan Schmidt Works Sum .mere .-wtvnn
.DETROIT Morlartx. 8b Louden. 8b Wilson Covington Mitchell H. JIUBiaua
, Vltt. 3b Westariat, 8b Kocher McCorey Taylor
Flick. 2b Onslow Dubuo Ramneaa
( Henfer Maroney
, """ " Collins, lb Jones, lb Dougherty Bodle Sullivan Walsh Hovllk
, Mullen, lb porton. lb Callahan Barrowa Blook White Mogxidge
, Zelder. 2b Hath. 2b Genest Kelly Carney Scott Peters ,
CHICAGO Herghammer.SbCorhan. aa Mattick Powell Clemens I.ange Olmstead J. tAilAM ,
Tannehlll. sa Blackburn, ss Mclntyr Krelta Haker Delhi ,
Berger. as Weaver, as Mayer . Bens
Lord. 8b Paddock. 3b - -- 1
, Kutlna, lb ' Tennant. lb Hosan Shotten Clarke lke Powell
Danslg. lb Graham, lb Comptoa Schwaitxar Stephens Pelty Hamilton
Laporte. 2b Pratt. 2b Honnln Bries Krltchell Georjre Mitchell . .- '
ST. IXJUTS Moulton. 2b Wallace, ss Mage Rlggs Allison Hawk R. WA.A.C ,
Halllnan. aa 'Wares, aa B. Brown Wolfgang"
' Auatln 3b Bawley Haumgardner (
1 C. Brown Frill i
1 rhae. Ib Frhard. aa Cree Daniels Sweeney Caldwell Ford
Gardner. Sb Knight, as Osborne Wolter Williams Clark. Cann Fisher
Herts.11. aa Dolan. Sh Zlnn Kauff Appleby Martin McConnall ..,
'VST W TORK... Priest. 3b Flllott. 8b , shears Quinn WOLVEHTON ,
Coleman Simmons, Vaughn T.pham
' Stump. 2h Curry ; Hoff Warhop ,
1 Hrhaeftr. lb Speer, as Milan Gessler Street W. Johnsun G. Johnaon i
' Spencer, lb Flynn. lh Shank Mattls Henry Walker Groom i
Cunningham. SbFoster. aa Moelier C.Walker Ainsmlth Huchea Akers ,
WASHINGTON McHrlde. sa Scott. 8b Long ' Cashion Becker C.CRIfriTH ,
Morgan. 8b Ganlar, 8b Musser Alnsworth ,
' - Kngle BoehUne ,
AT VAUGHN-STREET BASEBALL
FLANAGAN TO AID JAPS
1 LAM MER-THRO WER TO TRAIN
TEAM FOR OLTMPLAD.
Irish Giant Refuses - Offer
England Salary Will
That of Ambassador.
From
Be
DUBLIN, Jan. 27. (Special.) John
J. Flanagan, the famoua athlete and
hammer thrower of the Irish-American
Club of New York, who has now
made hla home In Ireland, has accepted
an offer from the Japanese government
to go out to the East for the purpose
of training a contingent of Japanese
athletes who have been mustered to
go to Stockholm this year to compete
In the great Olympiad.
The big Irishman has refused re
munerative offers to train the English
contingent, who feel they could learn
much from a man with such American
experience, and though he has not di
vulged the reason It la 'understood he
Is not sufficiently enamored of the
British to deelre to aid them. It la
presumed that the friction which was
such an unpleasant feature of the Eng
lish Olympiad in 1908 when the Eng
lish and the Americans came Into con
flict has had much to do with Flana
gan's attitude.
He will start his duties with the
Japanese early In April, and for his ser
vices will receive the salary of an am
bassador. AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER, 1912.
QUEER BASEBALL
PLAYS PUZZLERS
Even Umpires Are Sometimes
Mystified by Unusual
Occurrences.
ARGUMENT CHANCES GREAT
Germany Sohaefer Gives Players,
Officials and Fans Something to
Ponder Over In Game at
Washington Last Year.
BT BIUCY EVANS.
American Laafue. Umpire.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 27. (SpeolaL)
"I'll bet you a ten-spot the run
counted."
"You're on, but really I hate to take
such soft money. I'll only take four
ninety; you can buy a rule book with
the other dime."
"I suppose you think you are an au
thority on baseball 7"
"No, I don't, but If I didn't know
more than you I would never get Into
an argument and offer to bet real
money." .
"Who will we have to settle the dis
bute?" "Any reliable authority suits me; let
ua write Sporting Editor Smith about
it,"
Argument Often Heard.
How often have you heard such an
argument on your way home from the
ball grounds? Hundreds of times. I
will wager. Something is always hap
pening In baseball. Things out of the
ordinary are always cropping out to
stir up arguments. The baseball fans
are a mighty wise lot, but things are
continually bobbing up that puzzle
them. That is the reason sporting edi
tors the country over are kept busy
during the Winter, as well as Summer
months, answering Inquiries to disputed
points. No wonder some of the sport
ing editors sprout gray hairs early.
Some of the questions that are put up
to them must make them feel like sail
ing for a foreign country and cabling
back their decision.
I overheard Just such an argument
last Summer at the close of a game be
tween two Eastern league teams, at
which I happened to be a spectator. A
rather peculiar play came up. Objec
tion was taken to the ruling of the um
pires, and a long wrangle followed that
threatened to break up the game.
Finally play was resumed, one of the
managers finishing the contest under
protest. A big crowd saw the game
and. of course, a thousatid arguments
resulted over the play.
Late In the game, after two men had
been retired, the side at bat had base
runners on third and first. It was up
to the next batter to drive the winning
run over the plate. He responded
with a line drive to left that was ap
parently good for a single at least. The
man on third ambled home, while the
runner on first sprinted to third, and
the batter reached first. The player
who had scored was sitting on the
bench by the time the ball was got
back lntp the Infield.
Second Base Untouched.
Unfortunately for everyone con
cerned, especially the team at bat and
the umpires, the base runner who went
from first to third on the hit carelessly
neglected to touch second base. Both
tho shortstop and second baseman of
the team In the field observed the
failure to touch second, and called the
attention of the field umpire to the
fact. The Ball was thrown to second
and held on the bag. The field umpire
at once declared the base runner who
had gone from first to third on the
play out. This, of course, retired the
side, there being two down when the
ball was hit.
Immediately the question arose as to
the legality of the run. The field um
pire was a youngster and he conferred
with the man behind the bat. The vet
eran decided that the run counted. The
manager of the team in the field pro
tested, but evidently was unable to put
up a defense that would change the
veteran umpire's opinion, for he de
clared the run legal. I happened to
be sitting In the grandstand, and never
in my life have I heard so many people
arguing, each one trying to either ex
plain the play or get an explanation
from his neighbor. I saw a dozen wag
ers made relative to the decision.
While on the surface the play ap
pears to be a very puzzling one. yet it
Is simply another Merkle affair. In
the New York-Chicago game Merkle
went from first to the club house with
out touching- second. In the game un
der consideration the base runner went
from first to third, and failed to touch
second. The play narrowed itself down
to a force third out, and rule 59 spe
cifically says a run shall not be count
ed If the base runner reach home on or
during a play in which the third man
be forced out or put out before reach
ing first base. In this case the runner
was forced at second, making the third
out. and naturally the run should not
have been allowed.
Baseball Argumentative Subject.
"So topic under the sun has oreated
so many arguments aa baseball. This
fact was brought forcibly to my atten
tion during the world's series. In or
der to accommodate the crowds In
Philadelphia a number of people were
allowed to stand In right and left fields
at Shlbe Park. Instead of using the
ropes to keep them within certain
limits, a temporary fence about three
feet high was constructed. This fence
was probably 30 feet from the wall
which surrounds the park. A ground
rule was made that a hit into the crowd
behind the temporary fence should be
good for two bases. A number of fans,
unable ,to see the game from their po
sition In the crowd, climbed on top of
the concrete wall that surrounds the
park.
In the sixth Inning of the second
game of the series Frank Baker met
a fast one on the Inside as pitched by
Rube Marquard and drove It over the
right-field wall. This hit was a
homer and decided the game, the score
at that time being a tie at 1 to 1. As
the ball passed over the crowd sit
ting on the wall one of the fans made
a vicious lunge at the ball, hoping to
catch It. He didn't miss it very far
at that. I had & seat In the press box
and instantly someone remarked:
"Well, I wonder what the umpires
would have decided had that fan hit
the ball with h. hand and caused It
to drop in the crowd, which was cov
ered by a rule granting the batter two
bases."
Believe me, there was some gossip
ing on that point for a few minutes.
It was finally agreed that the umpire
could have done nothing else than al
lowed a home run. A few still dis
sented after the matter had been dis
cussed pro and con. Although admit
ting the ball would have cleared the
fence, had It not been Interfered with
by the fan on the wall, still they in
sisted that the fan was technically a
part of the crowd, a hit into which
meant two bases according to the
ground rules.
Naturally the crowd was Jammed up
tight against this fence. When the
argument relative to the home run had
died down someone remarked what
would the umpire do If a ball bounded
tip, hit someone in the first row and
then fell back into playing territory.
While a big majority decided two bases
should be allowed and the ball be out
of play, some steadfastly insisted that
the ground rule called for the ball to
be hit in the crowd. They declared
that such a ball was simply against
the crowd, and, according to a strict
Interpretation of the rules, should be
made to remain In play. While the
umpires would have allowed two bases
and a home run had either play come
up, still the two arguments serve to
show both sides of the question.
Sohaefer Laugh Producer.
Herman Schaefer never misses an
opportunity to do something out of the
ordinary. Be It known his efforts are
not always confined to comedy stunts,
although he is best known for his
laugh-producing qualities. . Schaefer's
latest stunt was pulled on the Wash
ington grounds last Summer and
caused all kinds of trouble for the
opposing team and also Umpires Con
nolly and Parker, who were in charge
of the game. The score was a. tie,
one man was out, Milan on third and
Schaefer on first. Schaefer essayed a
steal of second, with a hope that Milan
might score if a play was made on
him. The catcher, instead, snapped
the ball back to the pitcher, hoping to
trick Milan. Schaefer reached second
In safety. The next batter was an
easy out. With two men out and two
strikes on the batter, Schaefer decided
It was time for him to do something.
Just as the pitcher started to deliver
the ball to the batter. Schaefer dashed
back to first base. It was again his
hone to draw a throw that would give
Milan a chance to score. The catcher
made no throw, but ran out In front of
the elate, keeping his eye all the time
on Milan. Manager Duffy rushed out
on the field and argued with Umpire
Parker that Schaefer should be oe
clared out for running the bases in a
manner contrary to the rules, bcnaeier
remained on first during the argument,
wearing a happy smile. Someone finally
threw the ball to Collins at rirst ana
Schaefer Immediately advanced some
distance toward second. At this mo
ment Milan dashed for home, but the
throw beat him.
It was evident that Milan was out.
but Umpire Connolly did not render any
decision. He walked out to confer with
Field Umpire Parker. The Washington
players immediately entered a protest
that the run should be allowed, since
Chicago had violated a rule by having
tan men in uniform in the field. Dur
ing all the proceedings Manager Duffy
was standing In the center or me neiu,
arguing with Umpire Parker. Milan
was finally declared out at the plate.
' While the play looks very funny, all
that would have been necessary to nave
retired Schaefer would have been for
some player to walk over to rirst Dase
and touch him with the ball, even
though he was standing on the bag.
Hla lpe-iil base was second. It seemed
the players thought he could not be
retired when standing on the bag, or
. -inro than likely believed Schaefer
should have been declared out for run
nin- in the wrong direction.
Fnnnv things certainly happen on
the diamond. They still talk of that
Dlav in Washington, so does i-iugney
Duffy, who argues it was not even nec
essary to touch Germany.
Rldffefield Freshmen Win Run.
RIDGKFIELD. Wash.. Jan. 27. (Spe
cial.) The Ridgefiold school held Its
final class cross-country run nere yes
terday. Teams representing the fresh,
men, sophomores, sixth, seventh, eighth
-Tfth c-rades comDeted for the
prize, which was a six-foot pennant,
with the lettering, "Cross-Country,
1912." The freshmen won, scoring IS
points; sophomores made 15 points,
seventh grade made 14 points, eighth
grade made 13 points, twelfth grade 10
points and sixth grade 7 points. The
run was 2?i miles.
Brief Sporting Notes.
The proposed boxing match between
Jack Leon and Denver Ed Martin in
Tacoma has been placed under theban
by the police and the promoters are
looking for some town in Oregon in
which to stage the match.
see
Perle Casey has signed his contract
as an umpire in the Coast League,
leaving only McGreevy on the outer
wall. Mac seems to be taking his time
In signing.
e
Joe Carney, the new three-cushion
billiard champion of the world. Is a
brother of Bill Carney, former North
western League ball player and later
umpire.
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Dode Brinker, of the Vancouver club,
seems not at all anxious to report to
the Philadelphia Nationals. Some one
back there had printed in the national
sporting weeklies that Dode led the
Northwestern League in hitting and
base running and Dode immediately
wrote Fogel and told him that the dope
was all wrong. Bues led in hitting,
Bennett in base running and Brinker
was seventh in fielding.
Hans Wagner, Pittsburg shortstop,
bounces to his feet in the defense of
baseball, refusing to admit that foot
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FIGHT PERMITS If
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ARE
AWARDED
Coffroth, O'Connell, 'Graney
and Rafferty to Rotate
Month by Month in Year.
HOGAN READY FOR MURPHY
Battling Nelson Seeks Match In San
Francisco Knockout Brown
May Be Brought West for
Elimination Contest.
BT HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Jan. 27
(Special.) The squabble over fight per
mits in San Francisco has flnallx. been
settled and boxing enthusiasts who
feared that the upheaval might result
In a closed town so far as pugilism
was concerned heaved a sigh of relief
when the issue was closed.
As matters stand at the present, the
permits will be granted in tho follow
ing order:
January, James W. Coffroth's Shasta
Club.
February, Jaok 0"Connell"s Hum
boldt Club.
March, Eddie Graney's Tuxedo Club.
April, John J. Rafferty'B Canal Club.
The trouble started because of the
charge that the Shasta and the Canal
clubs were one and the same thing and
that John J. Rafferty was nothing
more nor less than a dummy for Jimmy
Coffroth. This charge had some
grounds apparently, but back of It all
was R. E. Baines. a disgruntled appli
cant for a fight permit, of the "rule or
ruin" type, who was determined if he
didn't get a permit to see that others
were also barred.
Baines, aided and abetted by Alex
Greggains. likewise a disappointed permit-seeker,
and Jim Neil, whose com
plaint was that his son Frankle had
been refused a pass to one of Coffroth's
fights, started a campaign. He filed
affidavits and made all sorts of
charges, with the result that a week
ago the Board of Supervisors re-referred
the entire matter to the police com
mittee. Committee Session Stormy.
The committee had a stormy session,
in which the protestants were allowed
to make all the remarks they desired.
At the close the committee declared
that the charges had not been sus
tained and decided to award the per
mits as previously determined. There
was one change. The Tuxedo Club,
belonging to Graney. was given the
March Instead of April permit, which
means that In the ordinary course of
rotation Graney will have the choice
Fourth of July match, which Is the
biggest holiday In the entire year.
The danger of all this howling was
that a number of the members of the
Board of Supervisors who are none too
strong for pugilism might determine
to bar all clubs during the year. Even
conservative fight followers thought
that this might come about and there
was much relief when R. E. Baines,
who appeared at the Monday meeting
of the Board, was barred from speak
ing his mind. With Baines muzzled,
the permits were voted without the
slightest trouble.
All the promoters with the exception
of Rafferty are well known. O'Connell
was formerly an umpire known in Port
land as well as in San Francisco. He
has been running a saloon here for
several years and, while he might be
better acquainted with the pugilistic
game, ought to get along without any
great amount of trouble.
Rafferty must have some one back of
him. He is a salaried man fn. San
Francisco, hardly able to handle the
financial affairs of a tight club of him
self. There must be someone backing
him up in that proposition and Just
who the men are Is something that will
likely come out within the next few
days.
Hogan-Mnrpby Next.
Promoter Jimmy Coffroth will start
the ball rolling with the bout between
One-Round Hogan and Tommy Murphy.
The pair of lightweights will make
133 pounds at 3 o'clock In the after
noon of January 31. Hogan has been
declaring all along that it would be
no trick for him to do 133 ringside, but
when it came to cases, he wanted to
put that weight as far away from ring
side time as possible. Buckley, mana
ger of Murphy, is a good-natured Irish
man and although Tommy is a light
bov, finally agreed to a compromise
and the toss of a coin settled the ques
tion. No referee has been named as yet,
although the chances are that Harry
Foley will land the berth. Foley was
promised when he drew a blank in the
fight club line that he would be given
the referee Jobs and here is an oppor
tunity to see if his friends will make
good.
Battling Nelson has been heard from
again. The Dane read what Gil Boag
had to say about Hogan fighting Nel
son and this week he telegraphed to
San Francisco a tart message. He de
clared that he was willing to allow
Hogan $-000 for his end and post the
money at once, he (Nelson) to take his
chances on percentage, gambling with
the club. The Dane said also that ha
would be quite willing to fight for a
side bet and wanted to know whether
Hogan was stalling or really meant
business.
It is now up to Hogan to make an
swer. Nelson, of course, is trying to
work up a match, but I doubt very
much if the fight promoters will con
sider him a big enough card.
It looks very much as if Knockout
Brown will be brought West to fight
the Hogan-Murphy winner. Gil Boag
has promised Coffroth that if Hogan
wins he will box the New Yorker here,
and Tommy Murphy says K. O. would
be the easiest man in the world for him
to whip. Murphy, you will remember,
was knocked out by Brown but there
were charges that his erstwhile mana
ger, George Oliver, doped him and bet
money on the other fellow. All the
New York people who have been out
this way think there is a lot in the
story.
Australian Charlie Griffin, the light
weight, whose proposed match with
Johnny Frayne fell through, has had
trouble with Doc Wilson, a manager
he picked up in Vancouver, B. C. Wil
son played Griffin for his transporta
tion to California and hotel bills and
finally dug out, leaving the fighter dis
credited and sminus several trophies
that he had won.
Griffin is more perturbed at his
.standing in the community than be
cause of the disturnance of his mana
ger. He has always fought on the
square and doesn't like the public to
believe that he would do anything
wrong. Griffin informed the police of
the hasty exit of Wilson, but up to
date has not heard from him. Griffin
has a chance for a bout before the
West Oakland Club with Ray Temple,
an Indianapolis lightweight, and may
take that match before going to Now
York.