rHE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTX AND. JULY 7, 1912.
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ATTELL UNSCATHED
AFTER 250 BOUTS
Featherweight Champion in
Portland Shows Not a
Ring Scratch,
FIGHTS MAKE HIM RICH
In 14 Tears Clerer IiltUe Hebrew
Clears $aoo,0-00 Al Falser
"White Hope" Has Little
Chance, Thinks Abe.
BT ROECOE rxWCETT.
r Tt been boxing for 14 rears and I
- r haven't a scratch on my body.
; -. . It was Abraham Attell, famous f eath
v erweight champion ' mltt-wlelder, here
. for Elks' week, who was doing the
, talk to a crowd of admirers yesterday
- at the Portland Hotel.
And, after one peep at the dapper
little Hebrew's makeup, one must ad
mit that he looks for all the world like
. a millionaire broker's pampered son In
1 stead of the sturdy young San Fran-
; .Cisco urchin who has battled himself
Into the ownership of something: like
1200.000 in the 14 years since he took
up boxing as a profession.
' - Candidly speaking:, Attell is a good-
looking: chap. His wife admits it. His
eyes are as bright as points of fire
and his cheeks ruddy and glowing:.
His whole appearance bespeaks condi-
tlon and a sincere desire to regain the
. feather crown lost in a decision to
Johnny Kllbane last Washington's
birthday at Vernon.
Now to Be Fixed.
Abe's only disfigurement is a badly-
oroken nasal appendage. - But I m go
- ing to get that straightened out as soon
. . as I quit boxing, said Attell.
AttelPB broken nose, oddly enough.
came not as a reward of ring virtue,
" but as a result of a joke played by
'one of Stanley Ketchell's seconds.
- -'. "I was visiting Ketchel's camp one
day when be was engaged in one of his
usual cutup capers with nis sparring
'partners. One of them heaved a brick
'at him and I came around the corner
' 'just unexpectedly enough to get that
Irish confetti lump squarely In the
- face." explained the Williams Jennings
- Bryan of the boxing contingent.
Fights K amber 250.
Attell's life story would fill an In
terestlng volume. He has fought up
wards of 250 bouts, has lost only five
- decisions and claims the distinction of
having never gone to dreamland via
the knockout route.
He has boxed more champions than
. any other living fighter, including such.
; stars as Wolgast, Welsh, Forbes. Nel
son. Wells, Driscoll and Ryan; has been
more abused by the fans and press than
almost any boxer; has been called a
"puller." and has boxed oftener than
' any other mitt-wielder during his long
career, yet Abe still holds claim to be-
'' Ing the cleverest and most remarkable
exponent of the Queensberry art now
" living.
; The fact that he held undisputed
' title to the 122-pound championship for
- 11 years proves his remarkable su
premacy.
"I am one of a family of 12," said
Abe when pressed for Information. "The
seven boys are: Monte, Caesar, Joe,
Jake, Caiman. Mayer and myself. Two
others have boxed, Monte, at one time
bantam champion, and Caesar. I was
born on February 22, 1884, Washing
ton's birthday, and was named after
Abraham Lincoln,
j Large Purses Recalled.
"The largest purse I ever fought fort
1 . "Well, I've had four or five fair-sized
- allowances. I got $10,000 for boxing
- Jem Driscoll In New York 10 rounds
.; four years ago; I was given $10,000 for
meeting Kllbane at Vernon recently
and sold my picture privileges' for an
t additional 11500. and I bad $6000 guar
4 . anteed on two other occasions when I
p met Owen Horan in 25 and 21 round
a . exhibitions.
"Smallest purse?
- - "That Is so long ago I have almost
-forgotten. . I guess the $15 I thank
;" ' fully recerved for my first amateur
.,- fight In San Francisco gets that palm.
Sly first 35 amateur matches were all
less than three-round knockouts."
'-'. Attell Is a good explainer, for he had
.'. a plausible answer at his tongue's tip
when queried about his alleged pulled
.1 bouts.
. .. Abe Explains It All.
"Here's the situation a champion
' bucks up against," explained Abe. "He
.-".' is pitted against some strong young
- fellow and if he knocks him out the
s'. critics say: 'Attell picked another
lemon.' If he falls to put him out the
critics howl: 'Attell salts away another
.for a return match.' What is a fellow
'to doT"
Attell says the biggest man he ever
n . fought was "Buddy" Ryan, the former
. welterweight champion, from whom the
." Portland ballplayer got his sobriquet.
Ryan weighed 137 pounds at that time,
' eight years ago In Chicago.
"No. I guess Matt Wells was the
beefiest," added Attell, at second
' thought. "When I met him a year ago
" in New York the English champion
u . .lightweight tipped the scales at 142
j pounds ringside. It was a 10-round,
- no-decision bout."
, - Palaer mo "White Hope."'
- Attell has seen Al Palxer, the New
. Tork heavyweight, in action and gives
it as his opinion that Jack Johnson
. could toy with him about as he did
r.- -with Flynn. All of which does, not
'. speak very well of the class of English
: heavyweights, for Falser did Bom
V .- -bardler Wells up in three rounds - the
r ..other night.
The San Francisco Hebrew has never
. appeared In Portland either in real bat
tle or at a showhouse and if he dons
his boxing duds In a 10-round exhibi
tion against the local lad, Bennett, he
will undoubtedly attract a packed house
, at the Gipsy Smith auditorium. The
amphitheater holds close to 6000 per--.
sons.
TOTJCHARD TRI-STATE CHAMP
New Yorker Defeats Palmer In Cin
cinnati Tennis) Play.
CINCINNATI, CX, July 6. Gustave
Touchard, of New Tork. defeated
Richard Palmer, of New Tork, In the
challenge round today of the men's
singles of the trl-state tennis tourna
ment in straight sets, 6-2. 6-1, 7-6. The
ictory gives Touchard his first leg
on the trl-state championship cup,
which must be won three times before
it becomes the . permanent property
of a player.
Owing to rain the championship
round in the. women's singles between
Miss May Sutton, of Los Angeles, and
Miss Marjorie Dodd was carried over
until Monday.
Atlanta Man Southern Champion.
ATLANTA. Ga.. July . Carlton T.
Smith, of Atlanta, won the Southern
singles tennis championship today by
defeating C M. Charest, of Atlanta, in
the finals of the Southern tennis
tournament. Smith defeated Charest
three straight games, $-0, $-, $-2.
MILITARY SPORTS AT VANCOUVER
DRAW THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS
Company Drill, Wall-Scaling, Bayonet Fencing, With Bridge Construction, Form Principal Part of Enjoyable
Spectacular Complimentary Offering by Post Commandant. " "
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1 CJ -V CM Vff ;1 . J
Top Row, Left, Captain Matthew A.
Reaaoner, Im Charge of Meet, and
Captain Armlatead, Anaonncen Right,
First Section Maehlme-Gaa Platoon.
Second Row, Left, Scaling Wall With
Three-Inch Cannon) Right, D Bat
tery, Second Field Artillery, Scaling
Wall With Cmano-rMrd Row, First
Section Mountain Battery From D
Battery, Second Field Artillery.
Fourth Row, Left, Bayonet Fencers
in Actlonj Right, Bayonet Fencers in
I nlform Bottom. Genernl Mans and
Colonel Yonna- Watching Competi-
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ANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
July 6. (Special.) So great was
the success of the military field
meet and maneuvers, held on the post
athletic field Thursday afternoon, when
more than 15,000 people crowded
around to get a glimpse of the spec
tacular events, that It Is proposed by
Captain Matthew A. Reasoner, of the
Medical Corps, who had personal
charge of the affair, to make It an an
nual celebration. It is probable that
the 'Vancouver Commercial Club, in
whose honor the celebration was given,
through the courtesy of Colonel George
S. Toung, commander of the post, will
take up the matter in due time and
make arrangements for next year.
Hours before 1:30, the schedule time
for commencing, hundreds of visitors
from the surrounding country and
Portland began pouring Into the post
and gathered at points of vantage
around the largo field, where the en
tertainment was to be held. Guards
patroled the grounds and kept the
crowd back of the necessary line. At
1 o'clock the grandstands were filled
and automobiles and other vehicles
were being parked behind the crowd.
The bands of the Twenty-first In
fantry and Second Field Artillery
played, during the afternoon. The con
testants, dressed for the occasion, ar
rived In the place reserved for them,
and excitement grew tense. At 1:30
o'clock the trumpet was sounded and
the meet began.
Company Drill la Applaaded.
The competitive company drill was
taken part in. by the three battalions
of the Twenty-first Infantry. This
showed military calisthenics and for
mations of company and battalion
maneuvering to good advantage. Round
after round of applause from the thou
sands greeted the marching body of
men. The contest was won by the
First Battalion, In command of Lieu
tenant Fairfax; second. Third Battalion,
under command of Captain McLaugh
lin. The wall-scaling was one of the
most spectacular events of the after
noon. A squad with a three-Inch can
non started 60 yards from a ten-foot
wall. At the signal the men started
for the wall, dragging the cannon. It
was quickly taken apart and several
W JSLM tW 1
soldiers pushed to the top of the wail,
who, with ropes, moved the parts of the
gun to the other side, where it was
assembled. A run of B0 yards with
the cannon was then made and a shot
was fired. Company F, Engineers, won,
with the First Battalion of the Twen
tyfirst Infantry, second.
The. bayonet fencers made picturesque
figures on the field with their heavily
padded uniforms, rubber-tipped bay
onets - and head shield of wire. So
fiercely did they fence that three bay
onets were broken on the breasts of
opponents in less than two minutes.
Bridge Construction Unique.
The big event of the day was the
destruction of the military bridge,
built across the field In a very few
minutes. At a given signal the field
was cleared and . two double mule
teams drove on the field with wagons
containing the material for the bridge.
A squad of soldiers in advance of the
teams kept . up a continual fire at an
Imaginary enemy, while their com
rades were building the bridge. The
structure grew rapidly and it . was
speedily completed. The mule teams
were swung around by skillful drivers
and driven over the bridge, followed
by two squads of armed men. Two re
mained and placed a quantity of dyna
mite under the bridge, which was set
off by an electric wire several hundred
feet away. The demolished structure
was hidden by a big cloud . of smoke
which hung over that part of the field
for several minutes.
Moving pictures of the events were
taken by an expert operator and will
be shown throughout the world.
General Maus and his staff were
present In the grandstand and enjoyed
the entertainment as thoroughly as
any. Following the bridge explosion
Silas Christofferson, an aviator, wno
was in readiness on the artillery drill
grounds, rose in his aeroplane and cir
cled the parade grounds in view of
thousands.
Ten minutes after the last event, the
field, which had been a mass of hu
manity, was as quiet as a pasture and
in sole possession of a few boys search
ing In the grass for empty shells.
Shockley Quits Colnmbns Clnb.
Finding more pleasure and profit in
Raising Hood River apples than In be
ing an athletic Instructor, Edgar Shock
ley has resigned from the Columbus
Club and purchased a 10-acre plat In
the famous fruit district. Shockley
figures on taking personal charge of
the place in the Summers. He probably
will be with some other club as ath
letic director next Winter.
Cornelius 6, Orenco 0.
CORNELIUS, Or., July 6. (Special.)
The. local team defeated Orenco be
fore the largest crowd of the .season,
on the Fourth. Martin was invincible,
striking out IS batters and only allow
ing three hits. The local boys all put
up first class ball and were never In
danger of losing the game. Batteries
Orenco, Bettis and Murray; Corne
lius, Martin and Behrman.
American Loses French Honors.
PARIS, July 6. The Hon. Michael
Scott, an Englishman, won today the
amateur golf championship of France
on the Laboulie links. Mr. Scott de
feated the American, J. J. Anderson,
yesterday in the semi-finals by I up
and 2 to play.
HEUMULLER KING
OF LEAGUE BATTER
Portland Has Three Men
.300 Ranks in Krueger,
Lindsay and Rodgers.
in
SEALS HAVE TWO IN CLASS
In Home Runs, Heitmnller Has Nine
to His Credit With Coy, Howard
' and Swain Six Each In Race
for Second Honors.
Fourteen regulars are batting above
the coveted .300 mark In the Pacific
Coast League. Heltmuller is the king
pin of the squad, with a grand slam of
.378, John Kane, of Vernon, standing
second. Portland has three men in
the .300 ranks in Krueger, Lindsay and
Rodgers, including the figures up to
the present Incompleted series.
Mundorff and Hartley are the only
Seals in the select class, while Los An
gales has Berger, Daley and Heltmul
ler; Vernon, Kane, Bayless and Burrell;
Oakland, Hetling; Sacramento, Van Bu
ren and Swain.
' Howard is gradually pulling away
In the race for base-stealing honors.
The Angel second-sacker has 38 stolen
bases and his nearest competitor, Da
ley, 23. Doane and Rodgers, of Port
land, are also among the leaders.
Rodgers la also high up in sacrificing
circles, bearing out McCredle's conten
tion that he is a good all-around man.
'Heitmnller Leads League.
Heltmuller leads the league in home
runs with nine, Coy, Howard and Swain
having six each In the race for second
honors.
"Megaphone" Parkin appears to be
the Rube Marquard of the circuit, for
the Oakland fllnger now has a record
of 11 wins and only two defeats. Cas
tleton, Raleigh, Brackenrldge and Hltt.
of Vernon, are also at the top. Lever
ens leads the Angel mounders, Arre
lanes the Sacramento men and Kla wit
ter the Portland staff.
This fellow Klawitter bids fair to
prove the class of the league. Counting
the present week he has a winning
percentage of well over .600 with a club
that is considerably below the half
way station. Hlgglnbotham, the much
panned, leads Koestner. The Toledo
hurler made a poor showing in Port
land, but seems to have picked up
wonderfully on the road.
Statistic Tell Tales.
The statistics up to Tuesday are:
Qit' d n
PITCHERS. 3 o r a 2 j s ; S :
club. 8 : : : f : f :
Oregff. P. 8 2 0 1 1000 0 0 0 01 0
Flater, O. 8 2 O 1 1000 0 0 0 0 0
Parkin, O. 13 11 2 0 .S4B 8 0 1 0 2
Castiecon, V. ...972 0 .778 0 0 O 0 0
Raleigh. V 12 9 3 0 .750 0 0 0 0 0
Brtckenridge, V. 11 8 3 O .727 10 0 11
Hltt, V 14 9 4 1 .692 2 1 1 0 1
Loverenx. L. A. 16 11 5 0 .0.98 2 1 0 0 2
Abies, 0 1611 6 0 . 688 2 2 2 0
Tozer, L. A. .... 15 10 6 0.667 2 1 1 1 1
Arre lanes, S. ...13 10 G 0.667 0 0 1 2 2
Klawitter, P. ... 15 9 6 0 . 600 2 0 0 0 2
Nagle, L. A. ... 6 8 2 1 .600 0 0 0 0 0
Stewart. V. ..... 7 4 3 0 . 571 1 1 0 1 0
Schwenk, S. ... 7 4 3 0.571 0 2 0 0 1
Christian. O. ... 11 6 0 0.545 2 0 0 O 0
Careon. V 15 8 7 0 .33 0 0 0 0 5
Malarkey, 0.V. 17 8 8 1.600 0 0 0 0 0
Halla, I A.". .-IS 7 7 1 .B00 2 0 0 0 0
Baiter. S. F 10 5 5 0 . 000 1 0 1 0 1
Gray. 0 10 5 5 O .800 0 0 0 0 0
Durbin, 0 8 4 4 0 .500 0 0 0 0 1
Hlgg-lnb'th'm. P. 6 3 3 0 . 500 0 0 0 0 0
Delhi, 8. F 6 8 8 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Fanning, S. F. . . 5 2 2 1 .500 0 0 1 0 0
Pope, 0 2 1 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Pernoll, 0 2 1 1 0 .500 O 0 0 O 0
Miller, S. F 17 8 9 0 .471 8 1 2 0 3
Chdck, L. A 17 8 9 0 .471 0 0 0 0 2
Toner, 6. F. 11 6 6 0 .455 1 0 0 0 1
Baum, S 14 6 8 0 .429 1 0 0 2 1
Williams. 8. ... 14 6 8 0 .429 1 0 0 O 0
Koestner. P. ... 19 8 11 0.421 2 0 0 2 2
MoCorry, S. F... 10 4 6 0 . 400 0 0 0 1 1
Harkne3S, p. ... 13 5 8 0 .3S3 1110 0
Slagle, L. A 12 4 8 0 .333 2 0 1 1 2
Temple, P.-V. ... 6 2 4 0.833 1 0 0 0 0
Stelrer, P. 4 1 2 1 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Henley, S. F 20 6 14 0 . 300 1 1 2 2 2
Fltsgerald, S 10 8 7 0 .300 1 0 0 0 1
Gregory, 0 11 8 8 0 . 273 0 O 0 0 0
Gllllgan. P.-S. .. 8260. 260 O0000
Whalen V 6 1 6 0 .167 0 0 0 0 0
Henderion. P. . . S 0 6 0 . 000 0 0 0 0 0
Gaddy, 8. 1 0 1 O .000 0 0 0 0 0
Players Club. A.B. B. B.H. B.A.
Hamilton, San Francisco... 10 1 1.000
Williams, San Francisco.. 2 0 1 .500
Olmstead, Oakland 2 1 1 .500
Heltmuller, Los Angeles ..242 S3 91 .376
Delhi, San Francisco 16 2 6 .375
Pope. Oakland 11 1 4 .364
Nagle, Los Angeles 20 5 T .350
Ka'eTvornon " ' 217 43 75 .346
Hetling, Oakland 277 81 94 .339
Van Buren, Sacramento ...155 21 52 .336
Durbin, Oakland 33 6 11 .333
Berger. Los Angeles 282 51 93 .330
Daley, Los Angeles 318 40 103 .329
Krueger. Portland 265 82 85 .821
Lindsay, Portland 201 19 3 .313
Bayless, Vernon 279 35 86. .308
Hartley. San Francisco. 271 23 S3 .306
Mundorff, San Francisco. .196 24 60 .306
Burrell, Vernon 294 36 90 .303
Swain. Sacramento 206 33 62 .301
Rodgers. Portland 288 28 86 .3O0
Tiedemann, Oakland 129 14 38 .209
Howard, Los Angeles ....301 60 89 .296
Lober, Los Angeles ill 23 64 .295
O'Rourke, Saeraraento ....296 34 87 .294
Coy. Oakland 2 3 79 .294
Zaiher. Oakland 242 37 71 .293
Utsohi. Vernon ' 178 20 52 .292
Hotp. Vernon 20 19 58 .280
Dillon. Los Angeles 249 33 70 .285
Lewis, Sacramento 2.-.1 28 71 .2S3
Brashear. Vernon 280 36 79 .282
Club
Games. Ab.
R.
870
T in.alM
.84 27T
Sacramento ............ -.78
Vernon ........ ........S4
Portland 77
Oakland
8an Francisco .s
2614 270
2725 842
2588 260
2768 I 864
2652
261
Total
16126
1867
'League batting average.
SPOET CALENDAR ELK CONVENTION WEEK IN PORTLAND.
Sunday,
2:80 P M. Motorcycle races Portland
.2:80 P. M.-
-Baseball, Portland vs. Vancouver,
Monday, July 8.
1:50 P. M. Roman 'chariot races at Country Club.
Tuesday, July 8.
2:00 P. M. Motor boat and yacht racing In St Johns harbor.
"2-30 P. M. Automobile races, Tetslaff and other famous drivers, at
Club.
. d w Ru.halL Portland vs. San
tlon Park.
weanesaay,
"2:30 P. M. Automobile races, Tetslaff and
uuv,
8:00 P. M. Baseball, Portland vs. Ban
Park. Thursday.
8:00 P. MLBaasball. Portland va san
uon rsr.
8-00 P. M. Basketball. Multnomah Club vs. Billings Triple B. Elks, at Mult
nomah Athletic Club.
8 30 P. M. Wrestling and boxing entertertainment with. Abe Attell and Jockey
Bennett as the baavdUners In a 10-round. no-declslon exhibition.
j. 00 p M Baseball, Portland va San Francisco. Coast Leaguers, at Recrea
tion Park. ; ',
Saturday, Jnly 13.
2-00 P. M. Horse races. Riverside, Driving Club, at Country Club.
S 0O P. M. Baseball. Portland va Ban Francisco,, Coast Leaguers, at Recrea
tion Park. r ' . ,
Sunday, July 14.
4-oo P. M. Horse races. Riverside Driving
2:30 P. M. Baseball, Portland vs. San
tlon . Park.
Butler. Portland 153 15 .21
Doane, Portland 1 2? -
Gray, Vernon 86 4 10 .278
Sheehan. Sacramento 13 IS 45 .276
Sharps, Oakland 225 16 62 .275
ShlnfT. Sacramento 199 25 63 .266
C. Patterson, Oakland ....12 W 43 .26.'
Helster. Sacramento 179 15 47
Stewart, Vernon ...19 1 5
Rapps. Portland 285 26 74 .2h0
Irelan, Sacramento 100 18 26 ..0
C. Brooks, Los Angeles.... 97 16 25 .28
Gllligan. Port, and Sao. 85 6 .257
H. Miller. Sacramento 273 3 70 .25S
Madden. Sacramento 215 81 54 .251
Mohler. San Francisco 180 19 4j .250
Hamilton. Oakland 12 3 8 .2n0
Gregory, Oakland 32 3 8 .2.0
Henley, San Francisco 5 4 16 .248
Cheek, Sacramento 175 16 48 .246
Cook. Oakland 319 30 78 .246
Loverens. Los Angeles .... 53 11 13 .245
Chadbourne. Portland ....304 85 74 .243
Corhan. San FranclsoO 289 28 70 .242
Brown. Vernon 182 23 44 .242
Leard. Oakland 213 40 51 .241
Carlisle, Vernon 300 55 2
scnmiai, ean rrncico ...im . - .Vo
F. Miller, San Francisco .. 46 4 11 .239
Metsger. Los Angeles 802 34 72 .2.18
Fisher. Portland 68 4 16 .233
Hoffman, Oakland 278 47 J5 .2
H. Patterson, Vernon ii
McDonnell. Vernon Ill 6 26 .234
Raleigh. Vernon 80 5 7 .213
Hltt. Vernon 40 4 10 .233
Bancroft. Portland S46 28 57 .23?
John Williams, Sacramento 52 7 1Z .1
Burch. Portland 44 3 10 .227
Halla, Los Angeles 45 S 10 .222
Gideon. San Francisco. .. .145 11 32 .221
Slagle, Los Angele 32 3 7 .219
Kbestner, Portland 69 5 15 .21T
Page. Los Angeles ?' ' i
Toser. Los Angeles 01 1 "
Mltze. Oakland 224 19 48 .214
Frlck. Oakland 100 J " -JJ
Driscoll. Los Angeles "
Parken, Oakland 44 3 9 .205
Klawitter. Portland 5 4 11 .J"0
Moore. Los Angeles 20 J
Whalen. Vernon i 15 8 .
Gregg. Portland i a "
(June 3U. inclusive.;
One no-hit game: one one-hit game.
, Summary.
t ..in .tri. hitters Berger 23, Helt
muller IS. Metzger 17. Rodgers, Bancroft,
Lewis, Hosp and Hetling to eacn.
Leading base stealers Howard 38, Daley
28. Carlisle 27. Kane 23. Leara a.
19, Doane 18, Rodgers 16. Chadbourne, Helt
muller and Shlnn 13 each.
Leading run getters Howard 60. Coy and
Carlisle 56 each, Berger 51. Hoffman 47,
Kane 43. Daley and Leara. u ":" Z
37. Brashear, Burrell and ri. Miner o ;..
Chadbourne and Balyess 35 each. Metfger
and O'Rourke 84 each, Heltmuller Dillon
and Swain S3 each. Krueger 82, Hetling and
Madden 81 each. Cook du.
Leading two-base hitters Hetling 24,
Krueger. Cook and Coy 18 each, Daley. How
ard. Kane and LltscSI IT eacn. ntmi
Zacher 18 each, Rodgers, kpi.
Heltmuller. O'Rourke, H. Miller and Bra
shear 15 each.
Leading three-case nuiere "
croft 6, Rodgers ana Doane o eatn.
Swain and Coy 4 each. Chadbourne, Daley.
Howard. O'Rourke. Lewis, Brown ana gun
man 3 each. . . -
Leading horns run nmers n"i
Coy. Howard and Bwain o eacn. f .
Berger, Carlisle, H.ane ana xji .
Rapps, Mundorff and Tiedemann 3 eacn.
RECORD OF SEATTLE TWIRLER
IS PHENOMENAL.
If Victory Crowns His Efforts To
morrow, Eight Successive Wins
Will Be to His Credit.
BT PORTUS BAXTER.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 6. (Special.)
Big "Will James, recently sold to Bos
ton. Is working up something oi a
record himself out here at the . same
time Rube Marquard is mowing down
everything before him In the National
League.
In the last nine- games in wnicn
James has taken part he has either
won, been a willing rescuer or been
obliged to bow to the decision of the
umpire that the atmosphere contained
too much moisture for little boys to
be outside the sheltering roof. '
If Bill can steer his way to victory
against Victoria tomorrow afternoon
he will have a record of eight consec
utive wins. .. -
James commenced his winning ca
reer on June 10, the score-being 3 to 2.
Two days later he went in the box in
the ninth Inning and finished a 3-2
victory that counted for Thompson.
June 15 he won for himself, 7 to 2, and
three days later "copped" a 6-3 vic
tory. June 23 he was on the right end
of a 4-1 score and then came the fa
mous battle that was called in Port
land on account of "rain," with James
ahead, 1 to 0. The following Sunday,
June 30, he pitched and won both
games of a double-header against
Portland, the scores being 2-0 and 4-1.
July 4 he pitched his last game,
starting and finishing in a fine rain,
and winning by a score of 1 to 0.
The is no denying the fact now .that
James has a "spltter" which leaves a
moist trail and bends tn a most dis
concerting manner. He has 'also de
veloned an out that is not to be
sneezed at and on July 4 he Introduced
a species of the "Jump 'ball" that was
nearly as good as that shown by Bob
bv Robinson, who pitched for the
Moore's revealed remedy team in Seat'
tie years ago. In his present form
James Is certainly hard to beat.
Tealey Raymond has a problem on
hir hands at first base. For a time It
did not look as if Brooks would hit
hard enough to hold down the Job.
President Dugdale was taking no
chances and completed" a deal by which
he got Jackson, a hard-hitting left
hander from San 'Francisco. There Is
no question apparently about Jackson's
ability to clout the ball, but Brooks
aimnlv will not give him a chance to
show his hand. Candidly, Brooks has
been playing a first base that suggests
the rivalry In fielding to the best in
the business and hla hitting has Im
proved to a marked degree. Since
coming here he has picked up five or
six pounds in weight and as he has the
slate to carry consiaeraDie more pouna
age, he may develop Into a real sensa
tion both in fielding and hitting.
lBh.
763
690
707
670
717
636
Ba.
371
264
260
259
259
240
Sh.
124
84
119
108
90
107
Sb. 2Bh. 8Bh. Hr. Dp. So.
143 183 20 21 60 t
114 119 15 18 54 8
128 124 20 20 62 4
93 114 82 13 SO 6
100 143 14 22 55 7
US 109 13 15 71 8
93 742 114 111 tt 34
4183 250 (XT
July 7.
Motorcycle Club at Country Club.
Korthwestern Leaguers, at Re-
Francisco, Coast Leaguers, at
Recreav
, ,
u n.
other
famous drivers, at Country
Francisco,
July lL
Franiisco,
Coast Leaguers, at Hecras-
Coast Leaguers, at Kecrea-
Club,
at Country Club.
Francisco.
Coast Leaguers.
at Recrea-
MEEK TOPS LEAGUE
Victoria's Premier Batsman Is
Best in Northwestern.
SLOWNESS ONLY HANDICAP
Hap Myers, of Spokane, Claims Title
as Base-Stealing King; Averages
Present Queer Angles Van
couver Is Well Balanced.
"Dad" Meek, of Victoria, the slowest
man in the Northwestern League, is Its
premier Datsman. Meek is drawing
away from his field, the figures of
games up to and including those of last
Wednesday giving him a mark of .381.
against .329 for Norman Cruikshank, of
Portland, the next man in the list.
If Meek had the speed of Eddie Men
sor, it is probable .that he would es
tablish a batting record in the league
that would stand for all time. A mark
of .381 for virtually one-half ot the
season is spectacular, but fleetnesa
would undoubtedly boost his average
from 50 to 100 points.'
Hap Myers, of Spokane, is at present
the base-stealing king of the league,
and it is not likely that his place will
be usurped. He has purloined 42 bases,
against 26 for the daring Phil Cooney.
of the same club, and 20 for Mensor, of
Portland, and at his present clip will
establish a new record for the league.
It seems likely that he will lead all
base stealers of the country this sea
son. In addition, he is hitting at a .316
clip and fielding well.
The team averages, as usual, present,
several peculiar angles, as compared
with the percentage table showing.
Spokane and Seattle are at the top of
the percentage column, but Spokane Is
last in team batting and Seattle Is
fifth. Spokane Is first in fielding,
however, but Seattle Is tied with Ta
coma for fourtli place.
Victoria, fifth in the percentage
table, is first in batting, the mark ot
.263 being 12 points better than any
other club. Victoria la also third in
fielding.
Vancouver is the best-balanced team,
ranking third in fielding and tied for
second place In batting.
Portland Is third in batting and last
in fielding.
Individual Batting.
w is
PLATER.
CLUB.
a 3 a !
Roche. P 1 8 2 4 1
Schneider, 6.. 31 7 12 2
Meek. V 2318.8811
01 1
Schwenk. Epo.l 3 0 11 0
Cruikshank. P. 16713V 53 ft
Mvers. 8do. . . 147 47 78i 8
Williams, T...
Kennedy, V...
Mensur, P. .
Bennett. Van.
James, S. . . .
53 S
Neignoors, t
Nordyke. Vic
. 273 86
72 12
Scharney, Van.
,192 22
Frisk. Van,
Abbott. T.
Fries, P...
NU1. T
Yohe. Vic.
Weed. Vic.
2tSHl47l77ll-.il 6 i 31 W
106142 'KTlial 41 2,271.11.;
..3i
.. ass'sslsi
,. i83,50Ufc
.. SS4 I3;78'
. . 244 32l6
Melrhlor. SdO
261127 69
I.fli Van. .. 188I18 S1
Strait. Seattle. 234i47 6l
Klbble.F
.)iii)itTnliV
Eastley. P
IB A
Mann, Seattle.
Johnson, Spo..
Daniels, Vlo. ..
Moran. Seattle.
Brinker, Van..
Altman, Hpo. .
Friene, Vic...
Cooney, Hpo...
Keller, Vic...
Merrett, Vic. . .
Klppert, Van. .
James, Van...
Hunt. T
4I10
44 71
IS 82
1 s
11 22
45 701
47 67
'.1 4fl
:fioUl!4'll
8l22'132ll
:A4l28'67ll2i
1UU UI25I a
Speas, P....
McDowell.P.
Tonneson. P.
282 40:71 12
641 6(16 81
Zlmmer'n, Sp..
260 31 65 11
136 18'89 6
Devogt. CPK.
Brashear, Van
288l36l7t;13
Chick, Seattle.
Williams. P..
Lynch, Tac. . .
Wilson, Vic...
fin
250 34152
254I331B3
277156 60
4!) 4 1
2522461
4 23lu 16!
Ostdiek. Spo.l 51123 81
1 10 0
Rawungs. v ic. uuiioi "''J"
Clemenfn. Va ouii-
Barry. ' Seattle 110il7l2
fjoyei. Spo. . . 34 4
McMullen,
Sea!l62
20138'
0 7
Raymond.
Seal
88i63l 6
817 4!
Smith, P
LaLonge, T...
11 21
Shaw. Seattle.
33' 56
Conconnan, Va
2 11
Narveson. Vic.
8 12!
Morse. T . .
Oordon. T
Crittenden, T.
Rrnnan. T. .
Thompson, 8el
Fullertoa, peat
Wally, Seattle.
Stsdiue, vie
Drlndle. Vic
17'19 2
Whaling, Seat.
Harris. 1'
Hall, Tacoma.
Clark. Van
Ryan, Spokane
Cates, van....
Barrenk'mp, 61
Melkle, T
Doty, P
Moore. P
Bloomfleld.P..
Kaufman, Vic
Brooks, Seattle
Csdreau. Spo.
Sepulveda, Vn.
Kraft. Spo
Gervals. Van..
Relford. Van..
McCreery. .Vic
Engle. Van...
Leonard, Spo.
Rrown ' Van . . .
Cochrane. Spo
Veazey. F
Schmuts. T. . .
Willis. Van...
Agnew, van. .
Crlger. T
Team Batting.
CLUB.
j: 1 f
.224 91147
.2112 7711"!!
24S,8Sl""
.243lS!l;lll7
.24(1831106
.248 Mi 1'2
Spokans .
.1242418081591191121
. 2412358'63;7g 14
. . 2499 837 020 77 7
.2369'338'38076 16
. 2463lS19!V07 93:21'
. 245liS036088427
victoria . .
Vancouver
Seattle ...
Portland .
Tacoma .
Team Fielding.
PO.
A.
K.
180
149
158
149
145
132
Ave. DP.
,!H8 60
.b:.o so
.930 IM
.932 55
.U.M 4rt
.006 44
Portland ...
Seattle
.1978
.1942
.1937
.1995
.1949
.1981
71
965
1041
867
914
977
Tacoma ....
Vancouver
Victoria ....
Spokane
BOISE DEFEATS LA GRANDE
Bears Overcome Pippins' Early l ead
at Walla Walla.
e.i.. tnnir her exnected brace yes
terday and won from La Grande at
G.I.. Vi v th decisive score of to '..
while Walla Walla continued to down
the Pendletonlans, score 5 to 4. By
nAnr the ball, coupled with La
Grande's seven misplays, Boise experi
enced little difficulty, wnue uiu8"
lln kept them mixed and La Grande
failed to connect.
Pendleton started off by scoring two
in the first and again one in the fourth,
in the, fourth the Bears pulled up two
and won in the ninth, when two runs
were scored.
At Boloo 'RHE R.H.B.
Boise 10 4La Grande.. . 2
Batteries O'Loughlin and Fox; Max-
myer and King.
At Walla Walla-
Walla Walla 5 11 4Pendleton.. . 4 9 1
, Batteries Shrader and Brown; Etch-
andy and Pembroke.