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MEET OCCURS THIS MONTH
Six Days of Trotting and Running
August 28-31 Meeting Bids
Fair to Be Best Ever
Held In Northwest.
BY JAMES H. CASSELL.
Grand Circuit racing on the fastest
track In the Northwest is what tne
Portland Fair and Livestock Associa
tion promises harness horse enthus
iasts during Its six-day meeting. Aug
ust 26-S1. For the lovers of thorough
bred speeding the best programme on
the Northwest fair circuit. Including a
derhv. Is the glittering lure.
rntri for the early closing stakes.
representing 70 stables, prospects for
the late stakes, wnose eniry iij-i u
August 10. and the unparalleled In
terest of running horse owners, presage
the quartering of 150 stables at the
Countrv Club track. Numerically, with
out question, the 1912 meeting will be
the greatest In history.
As for the quality of the performers,
the appearance of Earl Junior, the
2:02H pacer of -the Grand Circuit,
alone would give a high-class tone to
the programme. Earl Junior will be the
fastest horse to ever start in a Port
land meet and probably the fastest In
the Northwest. In addition the pick
of the stables from California. Canada,
the Northwest and several states east
of the Rockies will combine to give the
gathering of standard breds a distinct
ly Grand Circuit flavor.
Itannrra Will Race Six DT.
As for the runners, a six-day pro
gramme of from two to three races
daily, with the association and owners
working together to insure a splendid
representation. Insures lovers of the
thoroughbred a banner meeting. l'i
addition to the regulation purses, an
effort is being made to offer a mile
and one-eighth derby, for a purse of
from 1500 to 11000. and this alone is
expected to add a number of stables to
the meeting.
"Where the turf of the West first
meet" Is the sloean Hdopted by the
management of the Portland speed
carnival and it Is an apt one. Many
California horsemen will ship direct to
Portland, instead of starting their
horses at Vancouver, while the infljx
of Western Canadians, the initial start.
Ing of the Oreron-owned horses and
the arrival of strings from Central Can
ada and Middle Western t'nlted States
points will make the Portland meeting
the biggest of the early season in the
West.
The splendid condition of the track
will draw many wavering horsemen to
Portland. A few weeks ago King
Seal, an Oregon-owned pacer, nego
tiated a mile in 2:11. a wonderful mati
nee record for the early season. Other
performers have rounded the mile
course in 2:12 and 2:13 consistently,
which speaks volumes for the speed of
the five-year-old track.
Traffic Condition Improved.
- Then., too, improved traffic conditions
.will assist materially in the sueces. of
the meeting. The streetcar system
promises to complete double tracking
to the course by the opening of the
meeting, insuring a 25-mlnute service
from the heart of the city, with a ca
pacity of between 5000 and 6000 people
per hour.
Another feature which will appeal to
racepoers will be the prompt starting
of the races at 2 or 2:30 o'clock each
afternoon. The exact hour of sending
the horses away for the first race has
not been determined, but every effort
will be made to do away with tiresome
delays, both in opening the afternoon's
programme and starting the various
heats. '
Portland Day at the meeting will
be Thursday, and in addition to a
J2S00 2:12 trot and two $1000 harness
races, the running derby will probably
be staged on thts day.
Among the noted grand circuit peo
ple who will have horses entered at
Portland will be the McKenzle stable.
George Spencer will have charge of a
string comprising Peter Preston, Star
Brino and Manitoba, pacers, and
Breenbaum. trotter. George Haag, a
well-known grand circuit driver, will
be in charge of the sensational Earl
Junior, the seven-year-old pacer with
the mark of 2:02Vi- George C. Loomls.
of Minneapolis, will start Susie Gentry
and Gay Americus, pacers, and Delma
K.. Johnny G., Densmore and O. K. Sta.
gle, trotters.
Noted Hnrsemew Coming.
Among the other out-of-town horse
men who will be here are: Joe McGulre.
of Denver; J. C. Leggett, of Ogden. with
Francis J.. 2:08, the pacer who defeated
Blanche, the sensational Childs' per
former of last season; Charles Spencer,
with Bemlce R.. 2:11 Vi: Al Russell,
with Auto Zombro and Hellenes Jun
ior, pacers, and Judge Dillon, trotter;
Lou Childs. with Slrtus Pointer, a pros
pective 1912 Phenom, Allerdaw, 2:08,
and Henry Clayton and Complete, green
' trotters.
Frank E. Alley, of Roseburg. will
have the largest Oregon string at the
track, a squad of six horses. Including
Bonaday. who trotted a quarter In :29
recently. Bonaday is a son of Bon
Voyage, 2:0. out of Welladay. 2:14.
Porter Brothers will bring Zom
bronut. 2:084. one of the fastest trot
ters ever bred here, up from California,
together with Dr. Wayo. eligible for
2:2 company, but capable of much
better time. Maurice S, who won the
big Pleasanton pace In 2:08, will be
started here by George Jaeger. Ruby
Light. A. S. Shreve's four-year-old
pacer, will also start in Portland.
A number of Oregon horses now
quartered on the Country Club track
will make their first start here. King
Seal, the 2:11 matinee pacer, owned by
E. C. Keyt, Is the most sensational of
the squad, with Bonnie Antrim, owned
by C. W. Todd, a contender for the
honors. Todd has Aldlne, another
pacer, while Keyt has Silver Maid, en
tered for the 4:25 pace. Harold Wel
come, who took a mark of 2:11 at
Spokane last year. Is here in charge
of W. B. Knouff. the owner. Among
others are Hal Boy. owned by J. . S.
Crane; Jerry Zombro. owned by J. J.
Kadderly; Oregon Patch, owned by
George Westgate; Hal Norte, owned
by Ed Dennison. 4
That the West Is ripe for the best
pacing season In history was proved
at Calgary, which had an attendance
of 97.000 in four days, and Winnipeg,
where 36.000 people saw a harness pro
gramme one afternoon.
Harvard and Cornell May Meet.
BOSTON. Aug. S. If the suggestion
meets with the approval of the college
authorities. Harvard and Cornell will
hold dual track and cross country
meets during the next two years, ac
cording to statements made today. In
the event of an athletic agreement with
Cornell, it is expected the annual dual
meet with Dartmouth will be dropped.
NOTED
HOSES
PORTLAND
A FEW OF THE OREGON HORSES
it---.- o t iff .v ill a'S" iV"r'M.' .
EWING'S HOPE GONE
Seal Chief Says He Will Begin
to Plan for 1913.
HOWARD MAY BE MANAGER
Indications Are That Ridy Was Put
in Just for Time Discontent Is
Said to Bo Rife Sow in
San Francisco Team.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
cav FBivnsro. Aug. 3. (Special.)
Officially, for the first time since
the Seals commenceo to suae u .
J Cal Ewlng admitted this week that
he didn't have much hopes for the rest
of the season but that he Intended to
build up a club for the coming year.
His admission was made the fore part
of the week, when he announced that
. . . i j nmmw Rreen. a Mil
ne n BiRnw .. ..
waukee, American Association infleld-
er. who will join inn emu
Of course." said Ewlng, "we want
to make as good a showing as possible
during the balance of the season, but
m mln idea is to get hold of men
so that we can build up a club to put
up a hard flgnt tor nunui. w.
ing year."
t r0i hfLK let it be un
derstood that he figured, with a little
strengthening, the Seals woqld be able
,-. KnnVB thin vpar.
to mane a tirisi.
v i... A r that surh a pretense
cvenuuu jwiidw -
was a joke, but Cal didn't see fit to
admit that such was the case.
Cal also says tnat nrew. ...
dope, seems to be a capable sort of
fellow, will play an infield position for
throea this mean that Kid Mohler is
to be shelved? It looks so. for Breen
is more of a second sacker than any
.wi -i MAhtAf tins riven the lo-
cal club good service, but there can be
no question of his losing his speed.
He has been in the game for a long
time and perhaps he is quite ready to
call it quits.
I happen to know that the Kid has
been looking around for some sort of
i ; .nur aither here or in
Los Angeles. He would prefer Log
Angeles since ne na eBioui.out-
home there ana is wen
Report down here is to the effect
that Del Howard, who is now cavort
ing around first base for the Seals,
was in reality purchased so as to be
made manager of the club in the year
to come. It is said that Bill Reidy had
the Job thrust upon him because a
change had to be made In a hurry and
Bill was the available candidate.
Howard, it is said, is a student of
the game, and they think that he will
be a good handler of men.
Dollars to peanuts there will Le
some sort of a change before next
Spring rolls around.
There has been a world of gossip
TRAINING ON THE COUNTRY CLUB TRACK IN PREPARATION FOR
1 "jlflfei "17 7"iW:
jf-roi reaps!' ; : j
from Los Angeles to the effect that the
Seals are not going well and that dis
content is still to be found in the
ranks. It has been Intimated that the
boys are not putting forth their best
efforts. Reidy and Ewing deny this,
but there must be something wrong
with a club that can't average more
than two games out of every series.
Helling Hits Well.
The way this boy Gus Hetllng is
coming along, he will have to be fig
ured a strong contender for the Chal
mers automobile that is to be given
away.' Hetllng is hitting well up the
line, which, of course. Is a strong rec
ommendation. More than that, he is
an aggressive ball player without be
ing distasteful. He Is a good man to
drive In runs and pitchers don't like
to face him in a crisis.
Members of the Oakland team also
will tell you that they rank Mltze as
one of the moat valuable men on the
club. And it certainly looks that way,
judging from the way Rohrer has been
working since Mitae broke his thumb.
Rohrer threw away two games for
Oakland against Vernon with wild
throws and he started the week against
Portland with the same sort of a stunt.
Rohrer looks to be good material for
the future, but he isn't up to the stand
ard at present.
Happy Is Warned. .
One Happy Hogan got an awful slam
this week at the hands of President
Baum. All during the Oakland series,
Hogan was trying to tantalize the Oaks
so they .would commit an overt act,
lose thefr heads and be driven from
the game. Finally, last Sunday morn
ing, he succeeded in getting the goat
of one Bill Leard, of Oakland. Bill took
a slap at Hogan and the pair had to
be separated.
In Investigating. President Baum had
to fine both men, but he gave Hogan
a dressing down that was coming to
him for some time.
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BIO MESS OF TROUT CAUGHT ON EOGUE RIVER BY PORT
LAND MEN.
mitoiim 1 1
Of the Sixteen Klmh, the Smallest Weighed Two Pounds, While the
Largest Welahril a few Ounce Over Eight Pounds A Xnmber Were
Om Twenty-Kour Inches Long They Were Caught Jnly 2: by G.
Ilitnam, E. K. Kelly and Frank Isaacs They Were Caught on a
Kly .Made by a Portland Firm.
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JOHNSON TO QUIT
Heavyweight Champion Says
He Will Retire From Ring.
BURNS WOULD COME BACK
Tommy Tracey Says Mark O'Donnell
Will Make Debut in Professional
Game Dan O'Brien Makes
. Good Impression.
Jack Johnson, world's heavyweight
fistic champion, has retired from the
ring. At least so Johnson announced In
Chicago a "few days ago, and while
the majority of boxing fans will smile
at the news and brand the retirement
as one of the Pattl brand, the tight
world, eager to rid itself of the GaJ
vestonian with the aldermanic ambi
tions, la hoDlntr for the best. That
"best" places Johnson in the record
books as the retired and nndefeited
champion of the world.
"Let Jeanette. Langford and McVey
fight it out for the championship," de
clared Johnson when a friend ap
proacned with an Inquiry if he Intended
to turn the belt over to someone as
Jeffries did to Marvin Hart.
Johnson did not greatly exaggerate
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when he said that no white fighter
can give any one of the three a good
battle, but Jack also voiced his belief
that McVey will thrash the' other two,
a remark which will meet with a far
different reception. Probably the ma
jority of fans rate Sam Langford at
the top of the triumvirate.
Coincident with Johnson's announce
ment comes the reincarnation of
Tommy Burns. Burns has been talk
ing a great deal but doing no fight
ing for the past year or two. Reports
say, however, that he has been knuckl
ing down to training-table require
ments, is only 20 pounds heavier than
when he lost the crown to Johnson in
Australia, and that he is In first-class
condition.
Burns is confident, or professes to be,
that he is more than a match for the
Palzers, Kennedys, McCarty and men of
that ilk, and talks largely of $10,000
bets for bouts with any heavyweight
in the world barring Jack Johnson.
It is not likely that Burns will re
ceive more than passing considera
tion, for there is not one fight critic
in ten who believes that be is good
enough to regain the title.
Tommy Tracey's protege. Mark
CDonnell, will soon make his debut in
the professional game at San Fran
Cisco unless something unforeseen
arises to upset calculations. The
Northwest heavyweight champion Is
scheduled to indulge in a four-round
bout August 23, and another of the
same distance in September.
Tommy has written to California
critics, declaring that O'Donnell is a
comer, and quoting Otto Berg as say
Ing that the big fellow is better than
anything in San Francisco.
Tommy McFarland, the lad who lost
a 16-round decision to One Round
Hogan at San Francisco Wednesday
night, is the lad who sported a Spo
kane Athletic Club emblem in amateur
bouts a few years ago. He went East,
fought Ad Wolgast a 10-round draw
when the champion had a bad arm, and
finally worked his way to California.
He had all the better of the first seven
rounds with Hogan, but was unable to
husband his strength for the final
rounds.
Danny O'Brien made a good impres
slon in his 10-round preliminary bout
to the Hogan-McFarland affair. Danny
beat Louis Reese, of Los Angeles,
easily outboxing the Southern Cali
fornia lad.
WHITE SOX GET ED CARR1GAN
Chehalis Outfielder Will Report to
Chicago Early Xext Season.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Aug. 3. Ed Car
rigan and Chehalis scored Friday when
the former signed a contract to report
at training quarters of the Chicago
White Sox in the Spring of 1913.
Carrigan played left field for the
Chehalis champions this year until the
Washington State League was broken
up by the action of Centralis and Ab
erdeen. He was then given a try-out
with the Seattle Northwestern club.
The management in Seattle did not
hold him, for which Carrigan is now
most thankful.
T. P. Sullivan, scout for the White
Sox, came West to see an outfielder,
on whom he had been given a tip, play
in Seattle. The game Air. Sullivan wit
nessed was the first played b Carri
gan in the Northwest League. He got
three hits in four times up. The re
sult was that Sullivan did not look any
further than the Chehalis player.
OREGON VARSITY
HOLDS GOOD JEI
Athletes Returning Next Term
Promise Winning Teams in
All Lines of Sport.
YEAR'S RECORD GRATIFYING
Martin Hawkins, Bob Kellogg, Jim
Johns and Earl Latourette Are
Lost by Graduation but Xpw
Talent Is Coming.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., Aug. 3. (Special.) A summary of
the athletic situation for the coming
school year at the University of Ore
gon shows that five men who won
their "O" at football last Fall, six
members of last Spring's track team,,
four of the basket ball quintet and
nine of the baseball Varsity squad will
be back In college next Fall.
Last year was a successful one for
the University of Oregon in athletics.
Oregon teams won in every series of
contests with other colleges except the
football game with University of
Washington and the all-coast track
meet in which Berkeley won first
honors.
On the track Bill Hayward s team
defeated the University of Washington
team in throe meets. Oregon Agricul
tural College in two, and the following
colleges in one: Washington State
College, Whitman: University of Ne
vada, Stanford University, Pomona
College, University of Idaho, Univer
sity of Southern California, St. Mary's
College and Santa Clara College.
Except for the wonderful team of the
University of California, which won in
the meet of the Middle Western uni
versities as well as on the Coast, the
University of Oregon grasped victories
from approximately all of the Institu
tions west of the Rockf Mountains,
and by scores that generally gave her
a margin of 30 or 40 points.
Basketball Title Held.
In basketball the University of Ore
gon quit the season with the largest
percentage of victories among the col
leges of the Northwest. Barring the
. . . i i i 1..,-... f thA conference.
L e: i 1 1 1 1 i-.i i i in ii' . . ..... .
which did not recognize the sturdy
little tionzaga college team m oif
kane, it had a clean title to the North
west intercollegiate championship.
The University quintet defeated the
University of Washington and Wash
ington State College, the University of
trtahn and Goniaca College. The nearest
rival to intercollegiate championship
honors was the Oregon Agricultural
College, which lost to vjonzaga ..unt-K:,
but through having a larger schedule,
won more regular conference college
games.
In baseball the University of Oregon
nine, without the help of a coacn.
closed with a phenomenal record of
nine victories and no defeats, winning
the undisputed championship of the
Northwest. The team defeated the
Agricultural College in four successive
games.
The members of last year's football
team who are expected back this Fall
Pari ppntrtn or lianas Ttxu
-Walker, of Independence: Robert Brad-
shaw. of The Dalles; William nueiei.
of Portland; Joe Jones, of Tortland:
Bob Fariss. of Eugene; Elmer Man. oi
Baker; Ben Chandler, of Marshfield,
and Ed Bailey, of Eugene.
As it is customary for the university
first team squad to consist of 18 to 19
men. Coach Pinkham expects the fresh
men class to furnish eight or nine re
cruits In addition to material for the
freshman team.
Trackmen Will Come.
The members of last Spring's cham
pionship track team who will appear
again on the cinder path for Oregon
are: Walter McClure. Eugene; Tom
Doylen. Pendleton; Chester Huggtns,
Hood River; Ercel Kay, Salem; William
Nelll La Grande; Ed Bailey, Eugene,
and Everett Stuller, Baker. The team
will be captained by the gritty little
Olympic runner, Walter McClure. In
losing by graduation Martin Hawkins,
who won third place in the hurdles at
the Olympic' games: Bob Kellogg. In
the weights: Jim Johns, in the 440
yard dash, and Earl Latourette, In the
Havward will have
some important places to fill on his
team. However, ne always uevmnpn
.i. n fr.ciiman riAss three or four
new stars each year, and, considering
that the university team won us n"
in such one-sided contests last Spring,
it is extremely doubtful if any other
Northwest Institution can. within the
coming year, develop a team which will
take away from the university the
laurels held continuously, with but one
exception, during the last eight years.
Talent Is Kxpeeted.
A number of the most brilliant high
school runners of last Spring have sig
nified their intention of entering the
university this Fall. Among them a-e
Kiser, of Salem; Kirkland. of Columbia
University: Fithian, of Portland Acad
emy: McEwen, of Athena; Fee, of Pen
dleton; Nelson, of Layfayette: McKay,
of Lincoln High School, and Wilson, of
Washington High School. However,
many of Bill Hayward's fast men never
saw a pair of "spikes" until after en
tering college.
The big loss by graduation to the
basketball team was Homer Jameson,
captain of last year's quintet and star
forward of the Northwest. The other
four members of the 1912 team, all of
whom will return to college, are Clif
ford Sims, of Eugene, captain: Dean
Walker, of Independence; Carl Fenton,
of Dallas, and Robert Bradshaw, of The
Dalles.
In baseball, as well as in basketball,
the main loss is Homer Jameson, who
pitched and played first base for last
year's championship team. Herbert Bar
bour, of last Spring, who played right
field and second base. Is the only other
player who was lost by graduation.
The plavers who are expected to re
turn are: Ben Chandler, of Marshfield,
captain; Fred Anunsen, of Portland;
Carl Fenton. of Dallas: Odin Roberts,
of Salem: Wallace Mount, of Olympla;
John Welch, of Portland, and Harold
Peet of Sumpter. With these men as
.' i . v. a nwientfrtit of the uni-
a nuviuuB, ' '
verslty's baseball team for 1913 seem
bright.
CHAMPION' ANGLER COMES WEST
In the Klickitat He Kinds Anglers'
Paradise of America.
WAHKIACUS, Wash., Aug. 3. (Spe-
.Thnmaa Ttiirk h older, a busi
ness man connected with the $1,000,000
firm of Baker-Vawter Company, of Chi
cago, accompanied by a party of Middle
M- 1 I A a hai til c t finlftheH ft VPTV
successful fishing bout on the Klicki
tat.
Among those prominent In the party
....... !.,, . 1 T Wrtncmf nrnnrlornr nnrl
editor for years of the Tama Herald,
or lowa, aiso Known at uuuie s
political campaigner, having frequently
stumped the state for the Republicans.
.flam lom rturanoiaer, u ne ib ueai
known to his associates, is classed
without challenge, the champion fly
fisherman of America. He Is president
of the Fly Casting Association of Amer
ica and today he possesses the loving
cup of that association, which was
awarded him for the most scientific
casting.
The Burkholder party, fishing solely
with flies, astonished Klickitat fisher
men In the performance of new stunts.
One day of good fishing they were ob
served to throw back every fish caught
under 12 Inches in length. Mr. Burk
holder has no time for the unsports
manlike fisherman who baits the holes
and pulls out many fish with a most
luring bait. He believes the practice
should be prohibited by law.
America's great fly-caster, in speak
ing of the trip, said: "Charley suggest
ed In Chicago we try the Klickitat, and
as I was coming West I thought I
would see my companion of the Rocky
Mountains and Canada through the trip.
I am glad 1 came. My return is sure.
Klickitat trout are festive, fat and
hard, with a delicious flavor peculiarly
their own when cooked. Here Is the
trout angler's paradise. Such a stream
with wasting power and the natural
home of the trout, near Chicago, would
be worth millions of dollars to the
State of Illinois."
SPORTING SPARKS
WELL, I beat Jones, anyway." was
the first thing Abel Klviat, fa
mous United States 1500-meter runner,
said after finishing second to Jackson,
of England, in that event at Stock
holf. The remark explains to a large
extent why the United States lost Its
first 1500-meter Olympic race since the
Paris Olympic games of. lflno.
Kiviat was out to beat Jones, re
gardless of whether he won the race
or not. and he succeeded, but at the
same time permitted the Englishman
to cross the tape In front. Instead of
sending McClure or Madera out in front
to kill off Jackson. Kiviat Jockeyed
back and forth with an eye on Jones,
and the Englishman, exhausted, won
the event. The Americans scarcely
breathed hard after the race.
The Swedes used a novel timing de
vice for the Olympic competitions. They
had three watches, showing a tenth of
a second, mounted on a stand under a
magnifying glass. The firing of the
starter's pistol started the watches
automatically, while three men at the
finish pressed bulbs to stop the time
pieces. Rarely did they differ one
tenth of a second, and generally tho
three were even.
Fielder A. Jones, president of the
Northwestern League, received a wire
from Ogden not long ago, with Ralph
Frary's name attached, boosting a can
didate for an umpire's Job. Jones wrote
Frary, thanking him for his interest In
the league, and received a letter from
Frary in answer, saying that the ex
Northwcstern league arbitrator had.
not sent the wire.
Hugh Fullerton. Chicago Tribune
writer, criticizes Frank Chance, man
ager of the Chicago Cubs, for failing to
pay enough attention to his youngsters
in the following words:
"He is earnest, honest, high-minded
and 'on the square." but he has never
had enough patience with the young
fellows. He hns turned loose too many
young fellows who would have devel
oped had they remained under his guid
ance and Instruction. Off-hand, I will
say that Weaver, Toney. Cooney, Pierce.
Perdue and perhaps others would have
been strong elements in Cub success if
Chance had possessed the patience to
keep them and develop them."
The Cooney whom Fullerton mentions
Is Phil Cooney. of the Spokane club. He
was drafted by the Cubs at the end of
the 1910 season, but permitted to conm
back to the Northwest before the 1911
National League season opened.
Are the Athletes through? This
question has boon bandied about for
the past month by writers all over the
East, and the consensus of opinion is
that Connie Mack's team, universally
picked to win the American League
flag in 1912. is destined to be num
bered among the "has-beens."
The Athletics are nearly a dozen full
games behind the Boston Red Sox.- and
not only will they fail to finish first,
but many writers eontehd that the
world's champions will wind up no bet
ter than third, the position they now
occupy.
The failure of the pitchers, with a.
weakened outfield, promises to be the
cause of the most gigantic dope-upset
in modern baseball.
Cliff Blankenship. the former Tacoma
manager, and before that Washington
backstop and California outlaw boss, is
having much success as a manager this
season. Cliff is handling the Missoula
club of the Union Association, and un
til recently had his team in first place.
Salt Lake City now holds top position.'
but "Blank" expects to be there within
another week.
Here are a few quotations from the
betting chart of the American and Na
tional Leagues. What changes would
you suggest. Mr. Fan?
American League Philadelphia. 7 to
2; Detroit, 5 to 2; Boston, 7 to 2; Chi
cago, 20 to 1; Washington. ."0 to 1.
National League New York, 2 to 1;
Philadelphia, 3 to 1; Chicago. 7 to 2;
Pittsburg, 4 to 1.
"Baseball on the Coast was much
faster back in 1904 and 1905 than It is
now." declares Mike Lynch. Seattln
dance-hall king, who formerly piloted
the famous Tacoma Tigers.
"I believe that the team I had back
in those years was as fust as any team
in the American or National League of
today," adds the irrepressible "Mique."
t
Fisher Is a strong admirer of Hap
Hogan. the Vernon boss, and his policy
of refusing to sell his players. "Why.
I never sold a player in the five years
I was in baseball until 1905, and then,
with a pennant-winner. I was forced
to sell Nordyke. Keefe. Overall and
Graham In order to break even on the
JHke says he lost all of his baseball
profits in the disastrous 1906 season,
when he had the Fresno franchise in
tho Pacific Coast League.
Polo Tourney Opens.
VANCOIWER BARRACKS, Wash..
Aug. 3. (Special.) A series of polo
games will be played on the artillery
drill ground here beginning tomorrow,
and lasting until Thursday of next
week. The teams competing will he
the Wffverly polo team, of Portland:
the Second Field Artillery team, of this
post, and a mixed team from Boise.
The Boise men are Harry C. Chapman,
civilian: Captain George Thomas (cap
tain). Lieutenant C. M. Haverkamp.
and Lieutenant C. n.. rinmenari. l no
two teams winning will play each other
for the championship.
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