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Newspaper Page TextTITE SrmVT ORKGONIAX, PORTLAND. MAY 12, 1912. 2 SAN F HCISCO CLUBS PROPOSED Baseball Magnates Have Plan to Create Eight-Team Coast Circuit. SAN DIEGO ELIMINATED Koran Say Vernon Making Bis Money Seattle Sure to Be In cluded In Time Spokane Too Far Prom Center. BT ROSTOie FAWCETT. Down Frlscoway a "Coast League magnate who wishes not to be quoted. bs devised a really new eight-club rarlfie Coast circuit. This mar sound Improbable In view of the numerous alignments hashed up at odd time. But that's exactly what's happened. Said "unknown" would forget San Diego, which Is not at all surprising, would add Seattle In the. north and nor a second team Into Kan Francisco to be known as the Missions. The pro posed revision, too. would force the Oaks over Into Oakland for seven frames per wek Instead of the Thurs day afternoon and Sunday morning mnteats. which at present constitute the only morvels for the trans-bay fans. Whether or not the plan has ever been rerlously considered by the Ih-Ev1nr-Lon( combination In San Fran cisco is not slated, but the magnates will probably be not at all averse to this milking of the particular Jersey which at prevent constitutes the chief financial backbone of the league. Oakland fmmm Want liassea. Oakland undoubtedly will be able to s'ippnrt Its full quota of games by an other year, and certainly by 1)14 If Fharpe continues his good work and 'has a first dlvlsioner. The fans In Oakland are crying for more baseball, rnd deserve it. whereas an Diego will not be rip for Class .A baseball for another four or five seasons. AS between two teams In San Fran cisco or two in Porland. which latter suggestion plunked down Into our midst a fortnight a no. the former sounds more feasible for more reasons than one. San Francisco has the edge on constituency for one thing, while the McCredie's hostility to the opening of this territory to invasion by another magnate la too well known to need fur ther publicity. The odium of "syn dicate" baseball forestalls any financial Interest the McCredie's might wish to tske In a.second Portland club. As for the two-club system. Los An geles and Vernon are both making big money In the South. "Happy Hogan." Vernon manager, told the writer while In Portland last week, that his club netted IIS. 000 last season and that de spite monthly salary roll of close to So0 he expected to finish better than that next Fall. Hogan hopes to ulti mately discard the name Vernon In fa vor of Los Angeles Athletics. At present Sin Francisco Is support ing two teams the Seals and the Oaks, minus two games per week afore men tioned so there can be little doubt but that two local teams would poll an even larger rote of the upholstered clan. Some time, or sooner, the demand of the Oakland fans for more baseball mill have to be appeased and as said ap peasement will carry a bitter sting of SO per rent of the gross gste receipts, now garnished by Ewlng as ground rent. It is not at all unlikely that the Seal-Mission scheme may ultimately be adopted. Seattle dare- te Jala. Seattle, too. Is destined to land In the All-Coast circuit within another two. three or possibly five years. Per haps you noticed, a while back, that W. W. McCredie was credited with an Interest In the Seattle club? W. W. M'-Credie did help Dugdale secure the "kopecks" for the purchase of his new vslley park, and the reason needs no violent stretching of the Imagination. The Coast League wants Seattle and the magnates are long-headed enough to provide for perpetual baseball acre age before the advances of civilisation push them out to the slopes of HI. Jtuinier. Here In Portland the fans would like to see an equal division of the clubs be tween the North and the South, but the long haul across Washington to Spo kane seems to shut Cohntown off from serious consideration, while Vancouver, a Canadian rtty. with Sunday baseball qualms. Is the only other base of op erations given even the slightest at tention. San Tlego baa about as much chance of securing a franchise during the next couple of years as Vancouver. Wash. So that, scanning the field thor oughly, the Seal-Mission scheme looks more feasible than any of Its numerous predecessors. With another team in Ban Francisco It would help the teams on both geo graphic extremities. It would break that lone Jump from Portland to Los Angeles and from Los Angei?a to Port land. Portland could play on series In fan Francisco. Jump down to Los Angeles, back to San Francisco for another week, and then home. And to be of major caliber the Pacific Coast League should be an eight-club circuit. KXCLAVD LIKES SOCCER GAME nig Contest Draws ISO. 000 Specta tor; Receipts) $40,000. In the history of football there Is nctMng mora noteworthy than the ad vance In public interest of the soccer game. Schools and colleges all over the United States have adopted the same, and In practically every casa with extraordinary enthusiasm. As yet. of course, tte large crowds drawn In Kngland are not to be expected, for It Is the professional game on the other side that everybody flocks to see .s an Instance of this, a perusal of the account of the last International match between England and (Scotland t.layed at Glasgow. Scotland. "glvea on furiously to tnlnk." as the French men save, for all records for attendance rd gate receipt went by the board. No less than 130.000 spectators wlt nsrrd the game, while the gate re .rlpts were 110.000. In 1ST, the first game between Eng land an.l Scotland, the two great rival scrr rotintrles took place. On that occasion the gate receipts were 1J40. Tw.i rears later the receipts were tlSOO. ,.,11,' the 12000 mark was passed In t; The amounts grew steadily until foc was taken In In 10. Four years Jco more than 110.009 paid for admis sion Slirridau to I'lay Wrong. xHF.RIPAN. r- M,y U- SpeclaI. The x'herKlsn Colts will plsy the Port i n.i'weonas here Hundsy In the third ,. of the season Ieonard will pitch QUARTET Or WONDERFUL NORTHWESTERN TRACK STARS WHO HAVE PERFORMED ' NOTABLY DURING SEASON AT VARIOUS PACIFIC COAST MEETS.. c - Coast Athletes May Set Better Marks This Year. - FEW SPRINTERS IN WEST Thoue' -Vorthwcct Has Experts in Folcvault. Hnrdlex and Distance Runs Fast Men In Short Dashes Are Lacking. BT HERBKKT J. CAMPBELL. With three Important track meets to be held soon Pacific Coast followers of track and Held athletics may expect to see more records go in this year of marvelous athletic performances. First will be the Western trials for the Olym pic games team at Stanford oval May 18 and these hardly will be over be fore the time arrives for the Pacific Northwest College Conference meet on Multnomah fleld. June 1. when Port land will have Its first and only real chance to see a galaxy of stars as sembled. The Northwestern amateur championships are June 15. While Kdmundson. of Seattle, and Fellah, and possibly Hawkins, the Ore gon hurdler, representing the Multno mah Club, will be the only aspirants for the American squad which jour neys to Stockholm In June, the North west can boast of half a dosen stellar performers of National reputation. Bellah la perhaps the most versatile athlete of the entire fleld and looks to be a certainty as an American entry In the Olympic pole vault event with a half dozen companions chosen from such renowned vaulters as Gardner and Wagoner, of Tale. Murphy, of Ill inois. Wright, of Dartmouth. Babcock. of Columbia, and Dray, the former Tale crack. Hrllab After Keeorc. Bellah. who Is captain of the winged "M crew. Is an all-around athlete of exceptional ability, but he will confine himself exclusively to the pole vault and broad Jump at the Stanford trials on May 13. He has given especial at tention to the pole vault and will make a real try for a record when the eyes of the athletic world will be upon him next Saturday. Karly this year, at the Columbia University indoor games. Bel lah bettered the Pacific Coast Indoor record. At Eugene two weeks ago he created a new Northwest vaulting rec ord with an upward leap of 12 feet 2.S Inches, and a week later at Corval lls. . he cleared the bar at II feet S Inches. One Oregon man who Is attracting wide attention Is McClure. the Uni versity of Oregon mller. McClure, al most unheard of except In his own col lege up to the start of this season, got away this year to a bad start when. at the Columbia games he was beaten by Ilugglns on the ll-lap Indoor track In 3:3: i-i. McClure. however, prompt ly switched to a vegetable diet and when the Oregon-Multnomah meet was called he gave an Inkling as to what he could do by tearing around the track In t:2T. within a fifth second of c& s&u?7prc? ' fc'bVtji . ..'.-4 ! ' RECORDS IN DANGER v Jni'7'' . . : t -I'm' the Coast record.. Then, at the Coast Conference games at Berkeley a week ago, the lithe vegetarian showed fur ther what he was capable of by run ning away from a hlg and fast field In 4:24, not only establishing a Coast record, but running one of the fastest miles which has been done In . the Lnlted States this season. He Is also a wonderful two-mller. Hawkins Fast Maa. The State University has one oth er athlete also claimed by the Mult nomah Club who Is of Olympic team caliber. Tola is Martin Haw kins, high hurdler, a protege of Bill Hay ward's, who has been Improving at a wonderful rate. He ran over the high sticks In 15 1-5 at Eugene two weeks ago and followed this with a mark only a shade slower at the Coast conference meet where he had an easy victory against a fast field There Is In the Pacific Northwest this season a paucity of sprinters of real ability and there are but two men In ' with those of former days. These are I Baker, the speed marvel at Corvallts. and Courtney, the great University of Washington sprinter. While neither Is regarded as even a possibility for the Olympic team they doubtless will fur nish a beautiful race when they clash In Portland at the conference games. Baker, quick as a flash off the mark and game as a thoroughbred In the finish, will have a worthy rival In Ira Courtney, who has year by year been developing until he Is now gaining some National prominence. Courtney took third place in the Junior games at the National championships last year and won hie trial heat In the senior hundred. Of the two men Courtney seems to have the advantage In the 100-yard event while Baker undoubtedly Is bet ter fitted for the gruelling furlong than the heavier Washington man. The I only other sprinter of any note In the isonnwesi is n i m v . .. 0 . . . , who certainly is not a 100-yard man, but who gets better and better the fur ther he goes. Johns can and doea do the century In 10 2-6 but when he gets to the 220-yard event he begins to develop speed and when the 440 Is reached he Is probably the fastest man in the Northwest colleges. OLYMPIC TEXXIS IS -WON French Tram Take Finals English Woman Win. STOCKHOLM. Swedn." May 11. The first event in this yeara Olympic games was decided today when Andre H. Gobert and Max Germol. representing- France, won the final of the men's doubles In the lawn tennis matches, beating Hetterwall and Kempe. the Swedtah players, by -. 12-14. 6-1. 6-4. Mrs. E. M- Hannam. Great Britain, was victorious In the final of the ladies' singles at lawn tennis, defeating Miss Castenschiold. of Denmark,- -4, -S. nidgcflcld to Meet Kelso. R1DQEFIELD, Wash- May 1L (Spe cial.) A double track meet will be held on the biRta school athletic fleld at Rldgefteld May Is. The Kelso High School athletic team and their grammar achool team will meet the Ridgetleld High School and grammar school teams. The Rldgefleld team carried off most of the prises at the Clark-County field meet at Vancouver last week. ' ' k (x f WEEK BRINGS GIANTS SEATTLE PLAXS TO WHIP COLTS OX HOJIE GROUNDS. Poor Pitching Said by Dugdale to Be Cause for Tail End Position In League Standing. BY PORTVS BAXTER. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 11. (Special.) Portland fans will have a chance this coming week to decide for . themselves whether . Nick Williams Is - right or wrong in calling the . Seattle Giants, alias Potlatch Bugs, the weakest team he has seen this season. President Dugdale does not agree with Nick's slxe-up of the situation but candidly admits that there have been certain deficiencies In the factors which go to make a winning club. There Is no getting around the fact that the Giants adorn the wrong end of the per centage column, all of whloh makes the Seattle fans sore and gives Presi dent Dugdale much anguish of spirits. "We are going down to Portland and beat them on their own grounds" said the portly owner of -the Seattle team, described by one greatly peeved anony mous correspondent as "puerile misfits." "The boys have played some bad ball but they are getting together now and will soon be making-all the other clubs hustle'. I am satisfied -with the pitch ing staff and feel confident that when Slner plays a few games at second the Infield will be greatly changed for the better. ... . "Portland has a - fine-machine, but when our pitchers are working good we have a better club, and we are go ing to Portland with a determination to beat them." Barry Is getting along all right at first and will be among friends when he reaches Portland. He was very popular there as a member of Walter McCredle'a Coast League pennant winners. Moran. In left:' Mann, In center, and Crulckshank In right, give Seattle an outfield that does not require any apol ogies. Dugdale Insists that it Is the best in the league and he is not far from right. Certainly none. Is better. Seattle Is" willing to let Portland judge Catcher Bert Whaling. He played there several years ago and now comes back on an opposing club. Personally I would rather see Whaling catch than anv other backstop Seattle has ever had. A study of the record of the Seattle team shows that with average pitch ing and fair fielding the team should have been .well up In. the race..: . . NEW MARK SET BY WINDNAGLE 111 HALF Washington High Runner Goes Distance in 1:564-5 Break ing World's Record. 200 ATHLETES COMPETE Champion Portland School Wins Meet, L Grand High Is Second and Jefferson High Third. Other Records Made. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, May 11. (Special.) One world's in terscholastlc record, one Northwest ln terscholastlc record and at least two other Oregon lnterscholastlc- marks were broken in the all-Oregon High School track and field meet held, on Klncald Field today. Nearly 200 athletes from more than 30 preparatory schools contributed to the success of the meeting. The crack team from Washington High School of Portland won first honors with ease by a registry of 40 points. La Grande was second, with 17 points and Jefferson High School of Portland third, with 16. 'Wladaagle Finishes Stroll. The hero of the day was Vere Wind nag'.e. of Washington, who bettered the world's time for lnterscholastlc half-mllers by running the 80 yard event in the remarkable time of 1:66 4-6. The previous mark was 1:67 2-6, set last year et Andover, Mass.. by Bing ham of Phillips Exeter Academy. This time also excels the Northwest colle giate record of 1:59 1-5, negotiated yes terday in the Oregon Agricultural College-University of Oregon dual meet by McClure of Oregon. Only once has this time been outdone In the Pacific Northwest states and that record, 1:55 1-5, does not hold as a collegiate record, as It was made by Edmundson, the great Idaho runner, at the games at the Alasl:a-Yukon-Paclflc Exposi tion. The world's record, open, is held by Lunghl, of Italy who did 1:62 4-6. Wlndnagle finished today In full vigor and prefaced the timers' an nouncement with: "I didn't go It fast enough." He did the first quarter In :57 1-5. His teammate Martin Nelson finished only a few yards in- his wake. Coach Veatch, of Washington High School, and other Portland enthusiasts tonight are considering the advisa bility of sending Windnagle to the try outs for the Olympic games team at San Francisco, next week. Javelin Mark Bettered. Nelson, of Lafayette, set a new Northwestern lnterscholastlc mark in the Javelin by hurling the Grecian spear 138 feet 1 inch. Wilson, of Washington High, estab lished a new Oregon lnterscholastlc record for the mile, 4:29; and Law rence, of Jefferson High, lifted the high jump mark to 5 feet 8 Vt inches. Bibee, of Jefferson, Grant of Wash ington, and Johnson, of Washington, were the highest individual point win ners of the meet. Two first places or 10 points were annexed by each of them. The remarkable feature of the meet was that Coach Veatch's Waahington High men captured every running race from the 100-yard dash to and through the mile. The men who held the watches at the races today were' Instructor William Kletzer. of Portland Academy; Dr. Leonard, George Hug and William Hayward, of the University of Oregon. Summary. 100-yard dash Grant, Washington, won; Flthian. Portland Academy, sec ond; Klser, Salem, third. Time, 10 1-5 sec6nds. Half mile run Wlndnagle, Wash ington, won: Nelson, Washington, sec ond; Reynolds, La Grande, third. Time, 1:56 4-6 seconds. (World's lnterscholas tlc record). Shotput Johnson, Washington, won; Nelson. Lafayette, second: Jordan, Pendleton, third; distance, 46 feet, (12 pound shot). 120 high hurdles Bibee, Jefferson, won; Fee, Pendleton, second; Moses, Corvallls. third. Time, 16 1-5 seconds. 220-yard dash Grant. Washington, won: Goreszeky. Columbia University. second: Small, Salem, third. Time, 23 seconds. 440-yard dash Nelson, Washington, won; Cross, Oregon City, second; Ma larkey, Columbia University, third. Time, 63 seconds. High Jump-rLawrence, Jefferson, won; Woodworth, Lincoln, second; Ma gone. St. Johns, third. Height, 5 feet y. Inches. (State lnterscholastlc rec ord). Hammer throw Davis, La Grande, first; A. Foster. Dayton, second; Pef fer, Webfoot, third; distance, 128 feet. Mile run Wilson, Washington, first; Payne. Athena, second; Hyde, Baker, third; time, 4:29. (State lnterscholastlc record. Believed to be Coast record.) Pole vault Mlllering and Roberts, both of La Grande, tied for first place; Krohn, Washington, third; height. 10 feet. inches. Discus throw Johnson. Washington, first; Davis. La Grande, second: Fee, Pendleton, third; distance. 102.05 feet. 220-yard low hurdles Bibee, Jeffer son, first; Klrkland, Columbia Univer sity, second; Moses, Corvallls, third; time. 0:36 1-6. Broad Jump Bounds, Eugene, first; Smith, Lincoln, second; Bailey, Jeffer son, third; distance, 21 feet, V, Inch. Javelin throw Nelson, Lafayette, first: Fee, Pendleton, second; Hedges, Washington, third; distance. 138 feet. 1 inch. (Northwest interscholastic record.) , Half mile relay Won by Columbia University. Jefferson second. Baker third; time. 1:33 S-6. (Believed to be state record.) WHITMAX WIXS FIELD MEET When BIoomqui6t Takes Relay Idaho ' Loses Chance. MOSCOW, Idaho, May 11. (Special.) With the result of the track meet . nrt.it-... folium or WjLllfl. oeiween -o- ... . Walla and the University of Idaho so close that It depended on the outcome of the relay race to decide, Bloom qulst spurted ahead of Denning in a close finish, winning the meet for Whit man with 74 points to 66 points for Idaho. There were no heart pangs over the result, for it seemed to be one of the cleanest and closest meets ever wit nessed on Idaho's fleld. The 440-yard dash resulted in a dead heat between Loux. of Idaho, and Bloomquist, of Walla Walla, for first nlace. Summary: 100-yard dash Kinder, Whitman, won: Watts. Idaho, second; Loux, Idaho, third. Time. 10 seconds. Hammer throw Phillips, Idaho, won; McNeill. Whitman, second: Harris, Ida ho, third. Distance, 126 feet. Mile run Barrett. Whitman, won; Myrlck.' Idaho, second; Warren, Idaho, third. Time, doubtful. High jump Scott. Idaho, won; Hill. Whitman, second; Harris, Idaho, third. Height. 5 feet 7 Inches. 120-yard hurdles Watts, Idaho, won; Barrett. Whitman, second; Davis, Idaho, third. Time, 17 seconds. Broad Jump Harris, Idaho, won; Botts, Whitman, second; Thompson, Whitman, third. Distance, 22 feet. 220-yard dash Bloomquist, Whitman, won; Kinder, Whitman. ' second: Thompson. Whitman, third. Time, 21 4-5 seconds. Pole vault Bowers. Whitman, won; Scott, Idaho, second; Hill, Idaho, third. Height. 10 feet. 880-yard run Barrett, Whitman, won; Denning, Idaho, second; Jessup. Idaho, third. Time, 2 minutes 7 sec onds. Discus throw McKay. Whitman, won: Neill, Whitman, second; Phillips, Idaho, third. Distance not given. 220-yard hurdles Hunter, Idaho, won: Bowers, Whitman, second: Davis, Ida ho, third. Time, 26 seconds. Shotput Neill. Whitman, won; Loux, Idaho, second; Phillips, Idaho, third. Distance, 37 feet 11 Inches. 440-yard run Loux, Idaho. and Bloomquist. Whitman, tie; Kinder, Whitman, third. Time, 57 seconds. Javelin throw Phillips. Idaho, won; Bowers. Whitman, second; Buffington, Idaho. ' third. No distance given. Two-mile run Redeker, Idaho, first; Barrett, Whitman, second; Myrlck. Ida ho, third. - Time, 11 minutes 1 second. Relay McCoy, Thompson. Kinder and Bloomquist. for Whitman., first: Loux, Jessup, Stone and Denning, for Idaho, second. Time, 3:03. PUXLMAX 81, WASHIXGTOX 59 State College Athletes Furnish Big Surprise by Victory. PULLMAN. Wash., May 11. Wash ington State College, 81; University of Washington, 69. This tells the story of the first track meet held here between. the two col leges. The result was a complete sur prise to everybody, especially Wash ington State College. The weather and track were perfect, but no records were broken or tied. "Sappy" Powell, of the Pullman team, was the individual point winner, get ting 18 points with three firsts and one second. Ed Love, of Pullman, was sec ond with 12 points, one first, two sec onds and one third, and Courtney, the university crack sprinter, was third, with two firsts. The mile run was spectacular, the four men finishing In a bunch. Stookey, who was relied upon by Washington State College to win the race, made a wonderful sprint in the' last two rods, and crept from fourth to second, finish ing less than a foot behind Hilton. Had he started to sprint 10 feet further back he would have won first place. Both Stookey and Nleman, who took third, fell exhausted at tho tape. At the close of the meet it was an nounced by Manager Anderson that Bartlett, the distance runner, had been elected captain of the track team for the . remainder of the year, to fill out the term of Dallquist, who resigned two weeks ago to take the management of a dairy near Bellingham. Summary: 100-yard dash Courtney, U. of W.. first; Turrene, U. of W., second: Cooke, W. S. C, third. Time, 10 seconds. 220-yard dash Courtney, U. of W.. first; Turrene, U. of W.. second; Cooke, W. S. C, third. Time. 21 seconds. 440-yard run Ritter. W. S. C. first: Wright. U. of W., second; Diets, W. S. C third. Time, :51 2-6. - 880-yard run Bartlett. W. S. C, first: Schultz. W. S. C, second: Waite, U. of W., third. Time. 2:02 2-6. One-mile run Hilton, U. of W.. first; Stookey, W. a O, second; Nleman, U. of W third. Time. 4:414-5. Two-mile run Williams. W. S. C. first: Nleman. U. of W., second; Schultz, W. S. C, third. Time, 10:27. Pole vault Bowman. U. of W., first; Rowland, W. S. C. second; Williams. U. of W third. Height, 10:9. Javelin throw Deitz, W. S. C, first; Bowman. U. of W., second; E. Love, W. S. C third. Distance, 14S feet. Shot out Edmunds, U. of W., first; E. Love, W. S. C, second; W. Love, W. S. C. third. Distance. 38:8. Discus throw E. Love, W, S. C. first; W. Love, W. S. C second; Williams, U. of W third. Distance, 120:7. Hammer throw Sherrlck. U. of W., won; E. Love, W. S. C, second: W. Love. W. S. C. third. Distance. 141:7. 120-yard hurdles Powell. W. S. C first: McFee. U. of W., second; Thomas, U. of W third. Time, 17 seconds. 220-yard hurdles Beckman, W. S. C, won: Powell, W. S. C, second; McFee, U. of W., third. Time, :27. Broad Jump Powell, W. S. C. first; Rowland. W. S. C, second; Williams, U. of W., third. Distance, 21 feet 4 Inches. High Jump Powell. W. & C, won: Thomason. U. of W.. second; Bowman. U. of W third. Height. 5 feet 8 inches. Relav race Forfeited to W. S. C. by U. of W. STUDENTS STOP CHEMAWA Willamette. Wins Out in Tenth In ! nlng, 5 to WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, Or.. May 11. (Special.) Tho Willam ette University baseball team stopped Chemawa's winning streak in a game here this afternoon, the collegians win ning out in the tenth inning by a score of 5 to 4. Chemawa playad splendid baseball and led Willamette at the beginning of the eighth inning. 4 to 1, then the collegians came back strong and by good stick work and clever baserun ning tied the score in the ninth, win ning out In the tenth by Lund's single over second. v For Willamette Drake, Erskine, Ross and Lund led In batting, while Har rison. Oakes and Homan played a stel lar fielding game. Pitching honors were even from the point of hits, but Drake had the better of It at critical stages. For Chemawa, Dunbar, short stop, and 'Adams, light field, got two each of the Indians' five hits, Dunbar getting the first home run made on Willamette Field this year. Score: - R. H. E. R. H. E. Willamette 6 6 3Chemawa.. 4 5 3 Batteries Drake. Erskine: Scowole. Lane. Umpire Kay. OREGON' FRANK LEADS FIELD E. K. Oppenhcimcr's Horse Winner in Hunt Club's Paper Chase. E. K. Oppenheimer. astride Oregon Frank, won the Portland Hunt Club's paper chase yesterday afternoon from a field of 25 contestants. William Walter, on Rocket, wa second; Joe Cronon. on Mike Wisdom, third, and Miss Georglanna Leadbetter, on Little Rocket, fourth. Mrs. W. L Wood laid the trail, which started at the Hunt Club's quarters, went around the half mile track with a number of high jumps, and ended at Metzger station. A large gallery of en thusiasts witnessed an exciting race. K. P. Grand Lodge Officers Coming. ALBANY, Or., May 11. (Special.) Frank T. Wrlghtman. of Salem, grand chancellor, and Louis R. Stanson. of Salem, grand keeper of record and seal of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of Oregon, will make an offi cial visit to Laurel Lodge, No. 7, of this city, next Monday evening. Arrange ments are being roads to give them a big - reception. - WEED HEADS LIST Popular Seattle Player Now Leads in Batting Race. MEEK IS CLOSE SECOND Fat" Year Promised for North western League Hitters Statis tics Xow Show 10 Above .300 Mark and Average High. BY J. NEWTON COLVER. SPOKANE, Wash., May 11. (Special.) Fred Weed, Seattle's popular veteran player. Is leading Jerry Meek by a nose in the race for the Northwestern League batting honors this week, .392 to .381. Two other Seattle men, Crulkshank and Mann, are nearest rivals to these two powerful sluggers. The work of the latter. In particular, is the real sensation of the league season to date. Mann leads the league in tho greatest number of hits, 31, and his nearest rival has only 27. Mensor, of Portland, still leads In total runs, and his nearest rival Is a team mate, Billy Speas. It would appear that this is promis ing to be a "fatter" year for North western batsmen even than last, when the records shot up from 35 to 50 points on the average. The second week's statistics show 19 men banging the ball at better than .300, and a dozen or more that are so close to the charmed mark that a single day's extraordinary stick efforts would put them, on the safe side. Twenty more are hitting better than .250. and the grand average of tha league Is nearer .250 than .240. Little Wuffli, second baseman, is leading the Spokane team with a .351 average. Rex Devogt has batted bet ter than .500 since Joining the team, and his average right now is .417. Ost dlelc and Myers are also hitting' over .300 for Spckane, and Cooney and Melehlor are close to tSie coveted mark. The week s averages: AB. R. H. Ave. Whaling. Seattle .... Pevogt. Ppokane ... Schneider. Seattle Weed. Seattle ...... Meek. Victoria .,...19 4 8 .4J1 . 24 2 10 .417 12 S 5 .411 s. ...31 10 20 .8H3 ,....4 9 23 ..'IUll , 37 14 .:i7 ..,..8 2 3 .:;. 86 17 ol .360 57 14 20 .3.M 0 2 8 .333 15 2 5 84 21 27 .321 ....25 1 8 .320 2ti 4 8 .3D8 13 4 4 ,:(I8 75 18 23 .307 23 8 7 .304 so i n .3o .....rt4 11 19 .2H7 .....17 2 5 .-V4 ,....r 8 31) .2t 28 6 18 .27 .....63 7 18 ,2S 67 8 19 .2t 3l 8 11 .22 ....71 26 17 .2X0 ....47 4 13 .277 65 13 IS .277 58 7 16 .274 73 u 20 .2M 73 20 .274 74 6 20 .270 ....75 11 2 :207 3S 4 10 .2HS ,.....-.4 7 14 .2511 78 13 20 .257 . .. .511 8 IB .253 72 8 18 .250 ....45 ti 11 .244 74 13 IS .243 6 6 1 .243 ....66 7 16 .242 75 0 18 .240 50 4 12 .240 ....50 12 12 .24(1 46 7 11 .2:t! 39 5 9 .231 ....7S 1(1 IS .231 13 1 3 .2.11 62 5 14 .226 18 2 4 .222 ....51 6 11 .216 ....7(1 a 15 .215 ....76 11 16 .211 78 10 18 .2t7 68 1() 14 .21)6 ....(13 6 13 .206 15 1 3 .2iK ,....20 1 4 .2(i ....71 7 14 .197 ....16 4 3 .187 ....16 2 3 .187 ....71 8 13 .ls.1 ....11 0 2 .182 11 O 2 .12 ....17 0 3 .176 ....70 7 12 .171 ....40 3 8 .174 ....34 0 ! .17 ,....12 2 2 .167 12 1 2 .167 67 6 11 .164 13 1 2 .164 14 2 2 .143 14 2 2 .143 44 11 6 .136 ....22 I 3 .136 37 5 5 .13., 67 4 9 .134 11 0 1 .mil ....12 O 1 .083 .....12 2 1 ."83 .... 1 4 0 1 .07 L 15 O 1 -067 Cruikahank. Seattle . "Wilson. Victoria Mann. Seattle Wuffli. Spokane . . . Concannon. Victoria Tonneson. Portland . Speas, Portland .... LuOwfK. TacomR ... Ostnlek. Spokane ... Barrenkamp. Seattle Bennett. Vancouver Myers, Spokane Scharney, Vancouver rordyke. lctorta Frtene.Vlctorla Neighbors. Tacoma Chick. Seattle Melehlor, Spokane . Cooney, Spokane .... Barry, Seattle Mensor, Portland ... Brennan. Victoria ... Klppert. Vancouver . Kennedy. Victoria .. Kibble, Portland ... roltrln. Portland ... Pries. Portland Abtott, Vancouver ., Daniels. Victoria ... Dulln, Vancouver ... Frisk. Vancouver Cameron, Tacoma .., Williams. Portland . Davis, Spokane Shaw. Spokane ..... NUI, Vancouver ..... Brashcar. Vancouver Lewis, Vancouver .... Clementson. Victoria . McMullln. Seattle. Crittenden, Tacoma Strait. Portland Bloomfleld. Portland Cartright. Spokane . . Moore. Portland Deir.aggio, Vancouver James Vancouver . ... Moran, Seattle Mathes, Portland ... Keller. Victoria y.immerman. Spokane Ryan. Spokane Gervais. Vancouver . . Lynch. Tacoma Adams. Victoria ..... Walley, Seattle Raymond. Seattle '..., Schmutz. Tacoma . . -Merrett. Victoria Sepulveda. Vancouver Yohe, Tacoma Shea. Vancouver .... SRdofsky, Seattle .... Doty, Portland Narveson, Victoria ... Rawllngs, Victoria ... Kngle. Vancouver Cochrane. Spokane .. Fullerton. Seattle .... Stan I lie. Victoria ShceJey. Vancouver . Cates, Vancouver Morse, Tacoma Seaton. Vancouver . . . Kaufman. Victoria ... Tngersoll. Seattle .... Kasterley. Portland . . Brown. Vancouver ... TEX-TO-OXK ' SHOT W1X.VEU Six Furlong Event at Alan Taken by Abe Slupsfcey. ALAN'. Idaho, May 11. Abe Slupskey (Grosup). at 10 to 1, won the six fur long event today. Summary: First race, six furlongs Abe Slup skey 109 (Gross) 10 to 1, won: Galene Gale 104 (Seldon) 25 to 1. second: Bells nicker 111 (Radtke) 9 to 2, third. Time 1:15 2-5. Alchemist, Dahlgren, Hooray. Nebraska Lass, My Boquet, Lomond. Roy T. Sir Barry and Ilex finished as named. Second race, six .furlongs Susan F. 105 (Anderson) 5 to 1, won; Hope So 111 (Leeds) 12 to 1, second: Elgin 108 (Frach) 10 to 1, third. Time l:-lo. Icar ian, Lillian Ray, Hammeraway, Tony Faust, Bucolio, Risky, Dublin Minstrel. Mike Donlin and La Taranta finished as named. Third race. Wallace handicap, five furlongs Terns Trick 110 (Gross) 11 to 20. won; Delaney lOi (Buxton) 5 to 1, second: Florence Roberts 94 (Benzn son) 20 to 1. Time 1:00 3-5. Madman. Flying Footsteps, Mona Concannon fin ished as named. Fourth race. Juvenile Apple Blossom stakes, five furlongs El Falomar 111 (Gross) 9 to 5 , won: Negrligee 108 (Keoehl 3 to 5. second: Mother Ketch- am 108 (Buxton) 8 to 1, third. Time 1:04 4-5. Stout Heart also ran. Fifth race, seven furlongs Carlton G. 117 (Schweblg) 11 to 2, won: Koote- nay 111 (Traplln) 4 to 1, second; Nim bus 112 (Buxton) 9 to 5. third. Time 1:26 1-5- Sticker, Star Blue and Henry Walbank finished as named. Sixth race, one mile Sigurd 112 (Bo. rel) 3 to 2. won; Figent 111 (Burltn game) 7 to 5, second; Chilla 106 (Car ter) 5 to 1. third. Time 1:41 1-5. Sam Barber, Discontent. Agare, Sinn Felnn and F. L. Proctor finished as named. Harrison After Walking Itccord. Within a month or two George D. Harrison, formerly a mountain mail carrier, will attempt to set up a record for walking from Portland to Seattle. He Intends to hoof it both ways. Union Association Results. Helena Helena 6. Great Falls 3. Salt Lake City Butte 12, Salt Lake . City 8. Ogden Missoula 13, Ogden 9. lor t iicrldan ana iifiiflm.u w men.