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- THIS SUiNDAI OllJitrOJNIAA, PORTaLAISD, JULY S, POETLAND'S 1911 COAST LEAGUE PENNANT, MEN LARGELY IKSTEUMENTAL IN LANDING- IT, AND LIKELY CHAMPION IN 1912. FIERy COLTS TAKE TWO FROM TIGERS tne aecona lararest crowa last wunssBaa a DaseDatl game in York. Score: 13 If f I D II t SENATORS' VICTORY New York., i 9 2:Chicago. . . . ill Archer. SGHWENK DRIVES IN Spitball Artist Starts Rally in Second Inning by Hitting Out Homer. THREE BEAVERS BATTERED Harknese, Sntor and Gregg Occupy Mound Latter Pitches Satisfac torily After Allowing a O'Rourke Two-Bagger. Pacific t oe at League Stasdinge. Ceraon 6 42 .61 lortlend ....44H.(H Los AnfdU 6l47.5S3i5an Fran. . . .44 4 .407 Oakland .. .1 48 .660;iacramento .42 63.404) TcatardaT'a Basalts. At Portland Sacramento. 12; Portland. S. A, Rati EVanelaa-aa TlaltlaJld. lO: V.rnOtl ft. At Los Autiiw San Francisco. 6; Im Angeles, 1. wv pnttrnm riwrirTT - The jinx and the fetish are said to b important elements in baaebalL Per- haps the faot that "Speck" Harkness paid a 30 flne yesterday for speeding his automobile in -no manner Incited the uprising. Perhaps it did. But any way, the Sacramento Senators pounded Harkness out of the box in less than two innings, put Southpaw Suter te the bad in four more and then romped home easy victors over Portland . by the elaborate score or 12 to 3. And once again we ask: "Are the Senator destined to make history re peat, by unloading three losses and then three victories for the second con secutive time? "A victory today will put a carbon copV on their record of May. The series stands three games for Portland, two for bacramento. Game iV'n la Second. The Irish are said to export the most efficient ballplayers and police men. But yesterday the only non Rmerald Islander on the entire team touched the fuse. "Rudy" Schwenk. the big spitballer, went to bat in the second inning with two men on the sacks and poled out a home run over the right wall, scored three, and started a rally that netted six runs, and cinched the game. Harkness was derricked . when Shinn. the next man up, -doubled to left, but singles by Lewis and Sheehan and a double by O'Rourke, shoved three more across on Suter. The visitors added two more in the third Inning on a walk, a double steal home by Irelan, a boot and several other idiosyncrasies of for tune, and after two or three terrific ;louts in the fifth Suter was sent to the showerbaths In favor of Gregg. Two runs already had scampered across on Cheek's single and doubles by Schwenk and Lewis, but Just for sport O'Rourke banged out his second two bagger as first man up against Gregg, and tallied two more. Then they .rested, for Gregg pitched good ball to the finish. Faaa Leave Early. After reading these lines you have likely formed an opinion of just what brand of a "contest" It was. And your opinion undoubtedly coincides with that held by 2000 fans, many of whom left after the fifth stanza. As is quite usual in slugging affrays, miscues were numerous, and Fitzgerald, l recruit outfielder playing In Krueger's place, got so badly balled up aa to try to score from first on a short fly to right field. Only one was out at the time not two as he supposed so of course the youngster was promptly doubled at first. He showed up well with the bat, securing two hits, and partially atonedfor this. Ihe "prize" boner of the season. To register 12 runs on 12 hits Is quite a feat, but to tally three runs on 12 hits is going to the other extreme. Schwenk held the locals at his mercy, and whenever he found the going bumpy, he promptly applied the brake. Timely hits by Rodgers and Chad bourne, both of whom put forth their best endeavors to ward off disaster, gave the Beavers their three tallies, one in the third and two in the sev enth. Hlttlag af Sckwenk Feature. For Sacramento Schwenk and Lewis were the batting cards. This fellow Schwenk was retained by Louisville one season as a pinch hitter and finished with an average of .313. Yes terday he secured a homer, a double and a single and with a little luck would have had another slzzler which Suter deflected Just enough to permit of fast fielding by Bancroft. The score: Sacramento I Portland Ab.H.Po.A.E.1 Ab.H.Po.A.E. Shlnn.rf. 2 10 1 0:Doane.cf 4 13 0 0 i ..ari if- 4 3 2 0 0 Chdbrn.lf 3 3 100 ORke.2b 5 2 5 0 lRodgs.2b 4 2 4 2 0 V. B'n.cf. 3 0 1 0 0 Lndsy.3b 4 1111 Shan.3b 5 12 1 OjF'tig'd.rf. 5 J 2 0 0 Hster.lb 4 0 10 1 0 Flaaer.c. 4 0 3 0 0 Irelan.ss. 3 14 1 O.Rapps.lb 4 1 10 1 O Cheek.c. 3 2 11 lBanc'ft.as 4 118 0 Senck.p. 5 3 0 2 0 H'kn'aa.p. 0 0 0 0 0 G'tgan.cC 2 0 1 0 OSuter.p. 2 0 0 2 0 Gregg.p. 2 10 11 Totals. .33 13 27 13 Totals 38 12 27 13 2 SCORE BY INNINGS. Sacramento 06204000 012 Htta 0 6 1 04 1 1 0 0 13 Portland 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Htta 2 1 3 0 0 1 4 J 0 12 SUMMARY. Runs Shinn 3. Lewis 2. O'Rourke, Heis ter, Irelan. Cheek . 2. Schwenk 2. Chad bourne 2. Gregg. Struck out by Harkneaa 1, Suter 2. Gregg 1. Schwenk 1. Baaea on balls off Harkneaa 3. Suter 2, Gregg- 2. Schwenck 2. Two base hits Shinn. Lewis 3. O'Kourke 2. Schwenk. Chadbourne. Three baa hits Gregg. Home runs Schwenk. -Double plays shlnn. Cheek and Helster; Bancroft. Lindsay and Rodgers; Bancroft, Rodgers and Rappa. SacrtAce hits Irelan, Cheek. Lindsay. Stolen bases Shlnn, Lewis. Irelan. lilt by pitched balls Shlnn by Suter. Paaaed balla Flatter. Wild pitches Harkneaa. Three runs, 3 hits off Hark neaa in 1 1-3 Innings; T runs, 7 hlta off Suter in 4 Innings. Time of game 1:50. L'mpiree Caaey and McCarthy. Notes of the Game. Klawltter won from the Senators in the ninth Inning rally Wednesday and likely will be sent back at them today unless Hark ness la given another chance. Gllllgan prob ably will hurl for Van Burets. Krueger was ill eaterday so Doane went over to center and Fltxgerald occupied Doane's place In right. loane pulled off one remarkable catch. Lewis, for the vls't ors. also made a dandy running catch. Tommy Sheehan rerlred Doane in tha sec ond Inning by a nifty one-hand catch and throw. Sheehan has been a moat consistent performer all week. Van Buren tired of the slugging match in the seventh Inning and gave GUligan a chance to gain experience in the outfield. Fitzgerald is a speedy little fellow and appears to be a good sticker. At Cbehalis he secured two hits and rang up a conple yesterday. Schwenk tried to- slip a third strike over on him on one occasion and he promptly Jabbed out a single. Miller waa out of tha game as a result of an Injured ankle, and Heiater held down first base. Dave Gregg finished the afternoon with a batting average of .500. His first effort was a two-bagger up against, the right-field fence. . . , "Speck" Harkness was thoroughly tamed by the courts. He didn't throw a ball over the prescribed 10 miles an hour during his occupancy of the mound. SEALS OITPLAY LOS ANGELES Northerners Fall Cpon. Tozer In Sixth for Three Runs. LOS ANGELES, July 17. San Fran- Cisco easily defeated Los Angeles, and outplayed the home team at every turn. In the sixth Inning the Northerners fell upon Tozer for four hits and three runs, which virtually gave them the game. Baker pitched steady nan and in only two innings was he hit for more than a single. The score: K. H. E. rl: ri. 15. Los Angeles 1 7 3;San Fran.. .6 10 1 Batteries Tozer and Brooks; Baker and Shea. OAKLAND SMOTHERS VERXOX Hogan Looks Dangerous for Moment in Fourth Inning;. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. Oakland retrieved yesterday's defeat by today smothering Vernon, 10 to 4. Oakland took the lead in the first inning with two runs and added five more in the third. Vernon looked dangerous for a moment in ti e fourth, but the batting rally did not last. Litschl's double scored three men. Hill and Klllilay both pitched the fan me out. Score: Vernon 6 9 2Oakland.. 10 12 1 Batteries Hitt and Agnew; Klllilay and Rohrer. HOUGK WHS FOR MAGK PORTLAND LAD STARS WITH WORLD'S CHAMPIONS. " Youngster Who Was Sensation for Washington High Three Years Ago Holds Naps to 3 Hits. rAHHt Hfu tha mat Thiladelnhia baseball wizard, has built up a great team in his Athletics World' Cham- Ions but this year Mack likely win nd himself Just a little out of reach : the American league pennant. The reason deterioration or his great pitching staff. The release or cy Morgan tne otner i . 1 an that h hal hftn aay mo . . . - calling upon his youngsters with great regularity in me jhujuiwh shows this plainly. But Mack has not been idle. He has been casting about every Fall for new twirling ma terial and 11 Deems to iwa iuuue.t i 1 fl-.n. .aiirnrl a "find" In Bv- II O una mi.' - i " ron Houck, the former Portland high school lad, araitea last ran uuuj -j- kane. Houck did not start off well with the athletics this Spring but he has won the last three or four games and achieved the distinction of holding the Lajole-Jackson Cleveland combi nation down to three hits recently. That alone stamps him as a twlrler of more than ordinary ability. The baseball career of Byron Houck has been most phenomenal for it was but three years ago that he pitched for the Washington High School in the Portland Interscholastlc Baseball League. He picked up his first rudiments of basoball on the" sand lots of Alblna, where he waa known as a terror to all opposing nines. When he went to Washington High School his fame spread all over the Northwest among the high school teams and the season waa one long string of victories for . 1- t,l, ha HnPHAHtail The tne uiue, " - - team wan the championship of the In- terscnoiastic wnguo . """" " graduated and went to .Oregon where he pitched on the first nine dur ing his freshman year. His work on a trip to Seattle caught the eye of Joe Cohn, of the Spokane Indians, who got him when the University season was over. He got inta the game with the Indians after a late start, but Cohn advised Connie Mack to draft him. Below is a clipping from one of the Cleveland papers showing what it thinks of his work: Byron Houck hurled a superb game, allowing the Naps but three hits and hav ing them clanked until the ninth, when he . . . v. n. talllM ht presented aem wiiu " - making two fielding bulls which were fol lowed Dy a Gouoia oy jvy". . -... j,. good ball after the second Inning. Houck was as brilliant and effective as Krapp and Mitchell were wild and weak and the Davis clan only escaped a shutout by scoring twice in the last Inning. Tour hits In aa many . t.. .).. ymt tha Kanlandera could get oil the. Portland fllnger. Racing Boats Are Close. REEDY ISLAND. Del., July 17. The motorboats Kathemma and Dream, which started from Philadelphia at noon today in a race to Bermuda, passed here IS minutes apart this af ternoon. The Kathemma passed the . - Ahtapvara' atatlon at 4:20 P. M. and the Dream at 4:23. Reedy Island is 40 miles from Phliadeipnia. The decadence of the Welsh language Is evidenced by the statement that about s per cent of the people of Walea know some English, while nearly 50 per cent speak ne other language. UMPIRING NOT HARD Perle Casey Says Playing Is More Difficult. QUICK DECISIONS ADVISED Wavering Officials Give Crovrdsanl Players Bad Impression -Fines Should Be Measure) of . Last Resort. BT PKAHI. CARET. (Parlfle Coast Leagae I umpire) Breaking into baseball a an umpire la tint aiinh B difficult loh KS One IDtT imaclna. Ehd vour mouth shut at the start and your eyes open, ana instead of worrying along and trying to make the Job a difficult -one, try to make it easy, and the average man with a good eye, cool head and fair Judgment should succeed. Umpiring is better than playing; at least I have found it so. The average fan looks pityingly at an umpire, and remarks at every opportunity: "Say, you have one Job I wouldn't take for a million dollars." However, I played professional baseball for ten years be fore taking up umpiring this season, and I like umpiring better than playing. If a prospective umpire should ask my advice, in addition to telling him to keep his eyes open and his mouth shut, I should advise definite Judgment on all plays. An umpire, who makes a wavering decision on a close play, lays himself open to contempt by both play ers and -fans. An umpire makes mis takes. Just like a player, but it doesn't do any good to stop and figure awhile before making a decision, for, except tn a few cases, first Judgment is best, and It certainly gives out a better im pression.. Arguing with ball players, except in legitimate cases. Is bad for an umpire, and bad for the game. A player is not a stone, condemned to silence in the field, and should be heard and reason ed with. But the player, who likes to "show up" an umpire with useless ar guments, is the fellow who must be disciplined. Fining; i Last Resort Speaking of discipline. I am never in favor of fining or taking a man out of the game, except In extreme circum stances. A ball player myself for so many years, I can sympathize with them. Every time a man Is put out of a game It means a $5 fine, so I try to bring the offender to reason before causing him to lose a, portion of his salary. To me there Is not much difference between umpiring behind the plate and on the bases. The first place calls for a keener eye, but the latter for greater activity, and I have no choice between them. I think the closest play I decided this season was in a 1-0 game at Sacra- . i v. a ft man on third. and one on first. A double steal was started, and O Rourke. seeing mat ne could not get his man at the plate, went after the other fellow. He tag ged him Just as Stinson. the other Ver non runner, crossed the plate, and I called the runner safe. The play gave the game to Vernon. Every day an umpire cianipoiaw .1.- -Iw-Ufnn. which WOUld be jUSt either way. A man always looks safe on first to the crowd on a close play, when nine times in ten. he is out by a good margin. The man on the play is the only one capauw ui juu6.uB Leard la Best Walter After taking a look at all the batters i . i i , . T hava decided that Leard. the Oakland second-baseman. Is the best waneT in me unuav. "u rna-oaa the nttcher to Bret the ball over, and rarely bites at a bad one. Other players are nara to worn wuu on account of a crouch. They double up beeides the plate, and a ball which ..i. , ..out thai. h.ris is often iust above the waist when they stand erect. Of course they raise a nowi, ana m fans Join in tne cnorua, nut h- " - j -h-i. .a tha nitcher would have luau '--' " J . to throw the ball at a space consider ably smaller man mat Kcupnu m plate. . ' no. a- iha,. l the. batter who leans over the plate. Jumps to one side on . . . i I, - n J Jnnl.r., that each piicneu im", - . they are all on the inside. In contrast, i- .w. f.tiA wia atnnds hack so far that he cannot touch the ball with the end of his bat, ana xnen nowis wide CV- The fellow who wades into 1 " CIV6 , J&Gji the diamond to1 get the ball before it breaks, is another one who must be watched closely. BUSY TIME FOR AGGIES Heaviest Football Schedule in Years v Arranged. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls, July 27. (Special.) Con tracts binding both parties to the game have been signed and forwarded to Los Angeles, so the Oregon Aggie vs. Occidental College football contest scheduled for next Thanksgiving day in Los Angeles, is a surety. The cinching of this California con test gives the Oregon Agricultural Col lege the heaviest football schedule in many years, with eight games to be played between October 6 and Novem ber 28. Consequently good material will be at a premium, especially heavy men, for Coach Dolan will likely be nrr.tA tn 11RA n. couDle of men tor every position whenever possible. The calling on or tne uregron uni versity game has naturally caused dis appointment here, for, despite the heavy list of games the coaches were eager for a crack at the university in Port land and could have arranged the game easily enough. Manager Geary, of Oregon, yesterday addressed a letter to Manager Pllking- .uina- "Tha nniv.ars.itv manage ment has no other alternative: it musi assert its right In selecting iugeno au. the place of Molding the game. Turn about is fair play." "It's the same old story," said one of u i .. i r.f in) q 1 n "Kvarrhnflv must bow to the state university. Didn't we. play In Eugene the year preceatns the year following the last game in nA-finl? Taat trail when we benjran dickering for this game no other place than Portland was menuuncn. Including the fine holiday trip to California, the Oregon Agricultural College revised scneauie ioiiowo. A.tnh., RAlnmn1 arame. i ?Pa.ciflc . University, at Corvallls. October 19 Multnomah Club at Port- October 2S Mount Angel College at Corvallls. November 2 Washington State at Pullman. , .. November 9 Washington university . T", . 1 . 1 November" 16 Whitman College at Corvallls. November 28 Occidental College at Los Angeles. Jury Convicts for Wife Murder. CHEYENNE. Wyo., July 27. Murder In the first degree was the finding to night of the Jury in the case of J. Warren Jenkins, who was charged with killing his wife, Jessie Jk.T April 14 last. It was alleged that Jen kins killed her to get possession of her estate, valued at eou.uuu . w aje-i-93 Byron Houek, Ex - Waahlnaton Hlirh School Pitcher, Who la Winning Games for Philadel phia Athletic". 6. 1 , - i t - nv , - . 5 f 1 fc JZ.r- ". ft. V - S k n IE HITTING .362 Victoria Slugger Still Leads Northwestern League. CRUIKSHANK DROPS BACK Portland Outfielder Tied With Ben nett of Vancouver at .311 Strait, of Seattle, Real Slugger, Leads Players In Extra-Base Hits.--- Norman Cruikshank, the Portland outfielder, has been shunted to fourth place in the list of the leading bats men of the Northwestern League, fall ing to .Ml during the past 10 days of play. Meek, of Victoria, still leads, .362; with Myers, of Spokane, second, .319, Kennedy of Victoria, third, .312. and Bennett of Vancouver tied with Cruikshank for fourth place. The .300 batters have been decreased to five, with another quintet batting better than .290. . Leo Strait, the Seattle outfielder who figured in the Cruikshank deal, is the real slugger of the circuit, based on extra base clouts. He has slammed out 14 homers, seven triples and 15 doubles for 71 bases. Kibble ranks highest of the Colts, with six homers, six triples and 13 doubles. NilL Frisk and Bennett lead in doubles, with 21 each. Strait is a valuable base-atealer as well as extra-base clouter, purloining 28 cushions. - - Myers, of Bpokane, leads with 62, with Phil Cooney, of the same club, bis nearest rival, with 34. The leading batters, with figures, in cluding games of Wednesday: AB. Games. Hits. Pc. Meek. Victoria 284 44 104 .382 Myers, Spokane ....389 eg 108 .819 Kennedv. Victoria . .343 6A 107 .31 Bennett. Vancouver. 886 78 120 .811 Cruikshank. Port... 244 31 78 .811 Powell, Spokane ... 67 4 17 .298 Jensen, Tacoma .... 37 6 11 .27 Frisk, Vancouver.... 855 64 . 105 .28 Neighbors. Tacoma. 350 . 51 105 . .292 Nordyke, Victoria .. 72 12 21 .292 Strait, Seattle 832 62 95 .286 McDowell. Port 135 20 38 .281 Schneider, Seattle... 50 8 14 .280 Weed, Victoria 830 46 2 .279 Melchlor, Spokane.. 335 44 92 .278 Nlll, Taccma 871 67 103 .278 Devoct, Spokane ...206 31 57 .277 Eaatley. Portland... 87 11 24 .276 Byrara, Vancouver.. 11 13 .273 Hunt, Tacoma 162 ' 18 . 44 .272 Speas, Portland ....842 58 93 .272 Doty, Portland 59 6 16 .271 Abbott, Tacoma ....371 48 - 100 .269 Fries, Portland ....888 45 104 .288 Altman, Rpekane ... 82 V 22 . .267 James. Vancouver. ..846 40 82 .267 Mahoney. Portland.. 60 16 .267 Williams, Portland.. 807 41 . 81 .284 Kippert. Vancouver. 841 09 90 .284 Tone. Tac-Vic 385 62 96 .283 Lewis, Vancouver . .283 23 61 .282 Brashear, Van 352 49 . 82 - .261 Cartwright, Spok...827 38 85 - .260 Mcran, Seattle 850 66 91 .260 Kibble. Portland ...847 41 90 .259 McMullen. So.-Tac. .236 32 61 .258 Holderman. Tac. ... 35 4 9 .2.')7 Lalonge. Tacoma .. .183 20 34 .256 Zimmerman, Spok...3'-'9 40 .84 .255 Ostdiek. Spokane. . .142 16 S6 .254 Shaw. Seattle. :335 45 85 .254 Mann. .Seattle 878 65 100 .264 Bnnker. Vane 222 35 56 .252 Merrltt, Victoria ...187 23 47 .251 Chick. Seattle 271 41 68 .251 Jackson, Seattle. ... 84 7 16 .250 Parsons, van.-tac. is o i .-ju Tonneson. Portland.. 56 10 14 - .250 Cooney. Spokane ...337 53 84 .249 Clomentson, Vic. ... 78 14 . 18 .247 lames. Seattle 65 .1 16 .246 Johnson, Spokane. . .229 25 55 .240 The Leading Extra-Base Hitters. - 2B. 3B. H.R. Tot. Strait ..: 15 7 14 71 Mann 13 13 ,64 Kennedy ..21 5 8 35 Vill 21 6 7 54 Miek I 3 , 11 52 Neighbor! 20 - 2 T . Frl.lt 21 5.4 43 Kibble 3 ' Speaa 14 7 : 4 fO Mran 9 2 S 87 Bennett a. ......... 21 J -. 4 Lynch 13 4 ) .4 42 Brashear 15 o .- 30 Cartwright J2 ? i Kippert 16 1 3 - -7 Cooney .1.8 1 -6 Melchlor J . S 1 J The leading base stealers! Myers. b2: Cooney, 34; Bennett, 33: Speaa, 29; Kippert, 28- Strait. 28; Cartwright, 25; Zimmerman, 23; Shaw, 21: Kennedy. 20; James, 20; Mann, . . ' .-.ii i - The leaning sacniice am"- r d ii--. -M- nannptt. 21- Coonev. 20: Har ris. 18; Shaw'. 17: Raymond. 17; Abbott. 17; Cartwrigbt, is; rfonnsoa. aa, Tone, 13. - With Easttey Going Finely in First Contest, Portland ' Lands on Hunt. SECOND VICTORY SURPRISE Xick Williams' Men Come From Be hind In Eighth With Rush Cap turing Game Easily When Meikle 5oes to Pieces. Northwestern Leacue Standings. -aar t e . XV" I . P Vancouver. 61 44 .681 Portland.. . 47 5J .4.0 Spokane... r. 45 .554lvictorla. . . 4 68 .440 Seattle 66 47 .644lTacoma 42 61 .408 Yesterday's Results. At Tacoma Portland 6-8. Tacoma 1-8. At Vancouver Snokane 10-8. Vancouver 2-. .. . At Seattle Victoria 5, Seattle l. - . . m.n-ra -rrr i. vl wr imit Snaa-la I . lAWloa, naau., au.aa v The Tacoma Tigers had a relapse this afternoon in AXhletic Park, when they permitted xhick wiuiams ajiu. ... . . land Colts to get away with a pair of games. The, first was won by a score of 6 to 1, while the second was put in the visitors' game bag with the count of 8 to 3 stamped upon It. The nrst game was larseiy TT-..... 1 Avavthfna- hia nWn W H V i:,tvn , - r au -J .-----o - - -- and Ben Hunt did not have anything, unless it was the sympathy, of the crowd. That he should have ever been allowed to start Is one mystery,, but why he was permitted to remain is an other, which is even puzzling President wat Kins. Hmt Hit Hard. The Portland Colts Just naturally played .hobo with the Tigers in that firt e-ame. The first Inning goes to show what Hunt had. Kibble led off with a single. Fries laid oown a Duni, ik. ...nar mini, to second. Mahony singled and so did Cruikshank. Hunt tightened up then, out no wu trouble In the next inning and the next. t a nllAaa whan he is rifctht. ora la e"" . . -- - but he was so far wrong today that it was a sin to start mm. Pat Eastley, oh the other hand, was in great form. The four hits which were garnered by the home talent were well scattered so the Colts were never in danger. The lone run made by the Tigers came in the fourth, while the Colts confined their scoring to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth in nings. The second game showed what a team can do when It comes from behind with a rush. The Tigers thought they had the contest on Ice after the third inning, three runs having been harvest ed In the fifth Portland shoved one across, but did not look dangerous. The eighth, however, saw Meikle go to pieces and when the the carnage was over the Colts had a good lead,whtch was cinched into a victory in the en suing inning. Two Games Today. The victories of the Colts today were both clean cut, but the first might have at least been made an interesting con test had Hunt retired earlier in the con test. .President Watklns was consider ably peeved over the strategy used by Mike Lynch and he was not bashful in saying so. - . i ' " . .. The teams will meet in two contests tomorrow. The score: First game Portland Ati.aT.Pa.A-B. Tacoma Ah TT Pal.R aw . ') 1 n IMilllon.If 4 0 3 0 0 n.1 DiD,av " , , v , , --- EVI. rl .41210 a u a o v 3 13 0 0 .4 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 4 16 0 0 8 2 0 1 1 3 0 11 3 0 ,10 13 0 Mahy.cf 6 4 3 0 1 iNghbri.rf Lynch,cf M'D'll.Sb 4 3 2 4 0 W U 11, O O " ' ' ' Wms.lb 4 0 0 0Hldmn.lb IHlmn.zD ,t i. - a n a a a r.n.ib C'ltrn.ss 4 2 6 8 0 Eastley. p 4 10 10 I.aLo'ge,o tlunt.p . Totals 37 14 27 10 T( ' Totals 29 4 27 13 1 BOOR 15 BY INNINGS. Portland 1 1! S 1 1 J J t? Tacoma w v w a " " - - - SUMMARY. Runs liiooie, f nea, aai.uucj -' Coltrln, Lynch. Stolen bases Harris. Double plays Coltrln to Williams. Two baae hlta Mahoney. Holderman. hree- baas hits tkasuey. oawi"-a , T ; ' Cruikshank. Struck out Eastley 2, Hunt 6. Bases on Dan. j.d-, j by pitched ball Hunt, Jansen. Time 1:30. Umpire Moran. Second game Portland Tacoma Kt hie ft D X 1 X M .Ullliun -x ta av v Friei r 4 S 1 0 OlMcMl n.ss 3 114 2 Mnny.ci o v vul b " .'- -a. v Crk"hk.lf 3 2 0 0 0Lynch.cf Jl Wllms'.lb 6 8 14 0 OIH'dm n.lb 3 0 12 0 0 Moore.c 4 0 2 2 OlJana'n.Sb 3 0 12 0 I Oil n.8l U X V V-1 . U. US1 m V V " Stelger.p 6 2 0 4 0Melkle,p 8 10 10 Totals 40 13 27 19 l Totals 32 7 27 12 2 Batted for Meikle In ninth. SCORE BT INNINGS. Portland ....000001 043 8 Tacoma 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 03 , SUMMARY. Runs Maneney, ciuiaeuaua, , 7 , (2), Williams tl, t-oitrin, dioiiot, aiuiTiu. len. Lynch, Janaen. Stolen baaea McMul- len, crutKsnana. wiramao, base hits Williams. 6teiger, Kibble. Three- nase nita rrwa, " , . , , . , . Goodman. Struck out Steie-er 2, Meikle 6. l.k. c. -1 O A tATItrf sases on nana -'rl." , "1&'D,T" , pitch Meikle. Time 1:40: Umpire oigtAu. SPOKANE IXDIAXS WtV TWICE Vancouver Succumbs, Making Four for Canadians In Seven. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 27. After slaughtering three Vancouver twirlers In the afternoon game Dpuaaiie ftiiiflna stemmed the offerings of Jimmy Clark in the second game and thereby made It tnree out ot seven on the series. The score:. First game R. H. E. R. H. E. Spokane.. 10 11 oivancouver.. its Batteries cadreau ana uevogt; Schmutz Gervais and Lewis. Second game . R. H. E. R. H. E. Vancouver. 2 8 ispokane.... s i Batteries Clark and tewis; Strand, Noyes and De Vogt. KILE'S TRYOUT IS DISASTROUS Seattle- Loses, 5 to 1, to Victoria. Nine Hits (Gathered. Btr.iTTT.'K Wash.. July 27. Seattle tried out Kile, a young pitcher, today. He lasted three innings and in that time Victoria 'had obtained a lead that could not be overcome. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Victoria... 6 lSeattle 16 1 n.,..l.. MPraarv nfii. lafaak: IClle. Schneider and Wally. Whaling. . , NATION Ala LEAGUE. , Chicago 7, New York www YOTiK'. Jnlv 27. Chlcaao made ta . I, ! rr h t nvar New York, defeat ing McGraw's champions in an excit ing game. Kline Marquara waa knocked out of the box in the seventh inning, it being the first defeat he has sustained 0j tne. pojo grounas this season. Jimmy Lavender pitched brilliantly Brooklyn S, Cincinnati 4. I)irtM7-T x t . . i .. av va i. , Jt feated Cincinnati. The locals batted ouRKs ana joenton nara in ma lira visitors were - unable to overcome. Score: n n . i z. xl. ,. Brooklyn.. S 13 HClncinnatl. . 4 3 0 Batteries Allen and Miller: Suggs. Benton and Fromme and McLean. Boston S-S, St. Louis 7-1. BOSTON. July 27. Boston and St. Louis split even In a double header. The visitors won the first 7 to t by battlnsr Perdue hard in the sixth and seventh. Tylers pitching was a fea ture in the second and the locals won. Score: First trame: H. H. E.I R. H. F.. Boston 3 O.St. Louis... 7 IS 2 Batteries Perdue, Dickson and KHng: Sallee and Bresnahan. Second a-ame: R. H. E.I R. H. B. Boston. .a.. I 9 list. Louis.... 14 2 Batteries Taylor and Rarlden; Wil lis and Bliss. Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg S. PHILADELPHIA, July 27. All of Pittsburg's errors figured In the home team'a scoring and Philadelphia won. Brennan was effective. Only 31 Bats men faced him and the visitors did not have a man left on the bases until the ninth inning: Score: R. H. F-i R- H. E. Phlla. 6 3 liPlttsburg... I 5 S Batteries Brennan and Klllifer; Hendrix and Olbson. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago 3, Boston 5. CHICAGO. Julv 27. Sneaker's home- run drive, which cleared the left field fence in the tenth, gave Boston victory over Chicago. O Brlen was In fine form, allowing: the locals five scattered hits. only two of which figured In tlie run making. A triple and a sacrifice fly enabled the visitors to tie the score In the ninth. Manager Callahan received word that he had drawn an Indefinite suspension as a result of his failure to leave the field promptly when ordered 6ft by Um pire Sheridan in New York Thursday. Score: . R.H. E. R. H. E. Chicago... 3 S 0Boston.... 5 10 1 Batteries Walsh and Sullivan; O'Brien and Carrlgan. Detroit 5, Philadelphia 9. DETROIT. July 27 Detroit mads five runs on four singles, a base on balls and two errors in the first inning. After that Plank was invincible. Phil adelphia tied the score In the fifth and won when Willett weakened Jn the tenth and they scored four runs. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Detroit... S 9 2Philadel. . . 9 14 3 Batteries Willett and Stanage, Ons low; Plank and Lapp. St. Louis 5-6, New York 7-1. ST. LOUIS. July 27. St. Louis and New York divided a double-header here today, the visitors winning the first In a game in which errors by the locals in the first two Innings gave New York a safe lead of five runs. Two relief pitchers failed to stop the visitors, who were hitting hard. The locals came back strong In the second game, hitting Fisher hard and win ning. Score: First game: R. H. E. R. H. E. St. Louis.. 5 3 6New York. 7 8 3 Batteries Baumsardner, Brown, Adams, Steele and Stephens; Ford and Sweeney. Second game: R. H. E. R. H. E. St. Louis.. 6 12 2New York.. 17 3 Batteries Allison and Alexander; Fisher and Sweeney. Washington 4-9, Cleveland 8-6. CLEVELAND, July 27. Washington captured both games of today's double header. A home run by Miller in the seventh with one man on base won the first game. In the second game. Krause was driven from the box In the second inning with none out. Thtn Baskette fared but little better, while Cleveland got only one hit off Groom after the fourth. Score: First game: R. H. E-! R. II. E. Cleveland. 3 8 lWashln'ton 4 9 1 Batteries Blanding and O'Neill; Cashion and Ainsmith. Second game: R. H. E.I Jt. H. E. Cleveland. 6 9 4Washin'ton 9 IS 3 Batteries Krause, Baskette and Livingstone: Groom and Williams. North Yakima Laborer Killed. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., July 27. John L Druse, a farm hand, was killed today when lie lifted a high voltage power wire with a pitchfork, to allow a load of hay to pass under it. James Bunnell, his employer, caught Druse as he fell and received a shock which may cause his death. Baseball Statistics . STANDING OF THE LEAGUES. American League. W. L. Av.l m u ufifiira-frfnlfr W. L. Av. .45 40 .4711 .45 Ml .474 ,28 S0.H-J .27 63.3011 Washington 58 36 .617 1 Cleveland phlladel'l F4 X9 .SSI New York. . Chicago .47 43 .0221 St- Louis.. National League. .65 23 .73j Cincinnati.. kk -JU A-.", fit l.miia.. W. L. Av.l New York, 44 47.4M 36 53 ,4i' 34 B7 .34 24 65.270 Chicago PltUburg'"!oO 381, Brooklyn .. Phiiaaera .wti-a'-iu"." American Aaeoclation. W. L. AV.I Minneapolis 66 38 .Milwaukee. Toledo ....64 38.628 St. Pau ... Columbus ..65 39 .6a5!LouIsville . Kan. City.. .51 62 .4951 Indianapolis Union Association. W. L. Av. Kalt Lake. .60 34 .63S';Ogden ..... Missoula. ..56 33 -6-'9 Butte Great Kalis. 48 4 .52nHelena .... Western League. , W. L. AV. Bt Joseph. .53 43.552 Des Moines Denver .,..54 45 .543 Wichita ... Omaha 63 45 .541 Lincoln ... Sioux City. .60 45 .528,Topeka W. L. Av. 47 87 .453 47 59.44a 89 63 .SM 37 70.344 W. la. AV. 44 52 .4 .1 3H 57 .4IK1 83 SO.ooJ W. L. Av. 50 4tt .1.-1 48 50 .47 44 52 .4.-1 35 61.36 yesterday's Results. American Association Indianapolis 0-T, Louisville 6-2: Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 4; Paul 2, Minneapolis 1; Toledo 4, Colum, ""union Association Salt Lake !. MJ?""1?. 9- Ogden 6, Butte 2; Helena 2. Great fallsl. Western TLeague Des Moines 2. Topeka 0 WUhlta 10. Omaha 5; St. Joseph 7, Lincoln 4; Denver 6, Sioux City 3. Portland Batting Averages. Pacific Coaat- I Northwest.- lntaeerald 6 2.833Crulk'k ...250 82.311 Kru ..347 1H. 33 McDowell 151 4S.2BJ Lindsay !.292 114 .822,Malion.y . 7 22.2.8 L&ane ...-29 77 .27Eaatley ... M 26.2.7 Soogers ..381118.297'Doty M .U 'i-i Fisher . . . 137 36 .262:Frie 408 111 .2.3 Chadb'ne 860 83 .258iSpeas 342 93-273 Win ..358 90 .261Wllllams .317 84 trto Slneroft .283 66.234 Kibble ....862 03 .2;7 I5?ch .... 53 U.207.Tonneson . 57 14 .24a Koesmer . 88 18 .2l5!Coltrln . . .348 81.-1 1 Gregg ... 18 4 .2221 Harrl 2i 61.211 Howley 163 il3.22,Moor 96 19 . Butcher .. 33 6.171 Stelg-r ... 17 3.1.6 Klawltter 71 12 .16 Bloomfield 5 8.10 Harkness . 41 6 .146 Qlrot 1 2 -l-' Hlgglnb'm 42 e.WJtjVeasey ... 47 8 OtaJ iutr O.OO0I