THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. TORTLAND. AUGUST 25, 1913.
BEAVERS MAKE IT
5 Fl
11 SENATORS
Sacramento Hands Quintet of
- Victories, Last Being
7-to-2 Affray.
TEAM HAS "COME BACK"
Cbt Chadbonrne and Harkness Due
for Credit of latest Success
Gilligan Has Poor Support.
Kibble Is Fanned.
Fartflr Coat League Standings.
W. L PC W. L. Pc.
Vernon.... 81 55 .391 Portland. .. 55 67 .451
Lot Air. 7T 34 .. an Fran.. 5 78 .42,
Oakland.. 74 61 .J4S,-sarramcnto 50 SO .8S3
Yesterday's Results.
At Portland Portland 7. Sacramento 2.
At Saa Francisco Vernon 8, San Fran-
elara 5
At LOi Angeles Loa Angeles 3. Oakland 2.
BY BOSCOE FAWCETT.
Great Scott! our strenuous Governor
mav yet get tetanus fooling with a
toy pistol: Who knows? Harkness set
Eacramento down yesterday with five
hits, and Portland's 7-to-2 victory made
five straight from the tall-enders. Gil
ligan hurled better ball than the score
Indicates, but he got miserable support
But Imagine five straights for the
Beavers. Heretofore the encyclopedia
has recognized only Beven wonders of
the world:
1. Walls of Babylon.
i. Statue of Zeus at Olympla.
S. Hanging gardens at Babylon,
4. Celossus of Rhodes.
and a couple of other mausoleums
and things not half as mysterious and
Interesting as a recent councilmanlc
boat ride down the Willamette.
Bra vers "Come Back.".
But that was compiled back in the
days when Portland was used to per
centage-table prosperity. Five straights
now gives a diabolical satisfaction with
life. Check up wonder eight for Walt
aicCredie the Beavers have . "came
back.
If there is any one individual aside
from Harkness entitled to mention, that
one Is Chet Chadbourne. It was the
popular outfielder's hit in the sixth in
ning that tied the score for Portland.
2 to 2. and it was his daring steal home.
in collaboration with Bancroft, a fo
ment later that put us to the good.
Chadbourne incidentally hit three
times, walked the other twice up and
purloined three bases off Grletz, who
had a sorry time trying to stop tne
Beavers' wild rushes around the cor
ners. Chadbourne also drove in one of
the four tallies in the eighth Inning,
when Irelan hesitated on his grounder
with second and third occupied.
Freaky Balk Scores One,
Gilligan preceded this by a freaky
balk with the bases full, scoring one.
while Fitxgerald banged out a scream
ing triple into left field a moment lat
er, registering the other duet. Umpire
W heeler called the balk wnen uungan
let the ball slip from his hands wind
ing ud. The sphere rolled almost to
first base and precipitated a heated ar
gument over the. low tariff on balks.
Those who voted in the affirmative
with the arbiter naturally won.
Harkness pitched great ball and de
served victory. He was in serious
trouble In only the third inning, when
Captain Rodgera developed an attack
of St. Vitus' dance and let tne two Sac
ramento tallies filter across. Walks to
Irelan and Gilligan, a sacrifice and
Madden's single helped In the mixup,
but with perfect play, Speck would
have come through unscathed.
Gilligan, on the other hand, was
forced to content himself with this
same brand of support throughout
eight long innings.
Kibble Is Fanned.
Portland filled the bases In the sec
ond inning and drew first blood by
securing one tally. GMigan's error,
Lindsay's single to right and Fisher's
roller to Irelan opened the inning. The
bridegroom pitcher rallied then and
pitched wonderful ball, fanning Kibble
and forcing two men to hit to the in
field. Butcher scoring.
After the sixth, when the Beavers
forged to the front with two runs, there
was no question about the result. The
Jinx was working. Kibble started that
flameup by singling through short. He
was sacrificed to second and scored on
Chadbourne'! drive. Chad going to sec
ond on Lewis' mlsplay. Bancroft land
ed safely on Holster's high throw, and,
as Chadbourne then occupied third, the
two speed merchants executed a double
steal. The score:
Sacramento I Portland
Ab.il. Po.A. E.I AO.H.FO.A.E.
defeated Sam Francisco in a game that
was full of errors, by a score of 8 to 5.
In the middle of the third Inning, after
the visitors had made four runs and
two hits off Jess Baker. Henley was
sent to the mound, but the change did
not help San Francisco.
Six errors by San Francisco con
tributed largely to the final result.
Schmidt was sent to bat for Auer in the
ninth inning and Berry supplanted him.
The score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Vernon.... 8 6 3San Fran... 6 12 6
Batteries Brackenrldge and Agnew;
Baker and Henley, Auer and Berry.
.NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Sew York 3, Pittwburg 2. .
PITTSBURG, Aug. 24. New York
played the last game of the season in
Pittsburg and won. For six Innings
not a visiting player reached first base.
In the seventh, however, they got two
singles and a home run, giving them
three runs and the game. Herzog made
a triple in the last inning, but It was
of no value, as he was left on third.
Doyle's grounder bounded over Miller's
head for a single in the seventh:
Becker went out on a foul to Gibson;
Murray dropped the ball into center
field for a single and then Merkle put
the ball over the wall for a home run.
chasing Doyle and Murray across the
plate ahead of Mm. Pittsburg scored
In the first inning, carey getting a
single, reaching second on a fumble by
Snodgrass and came home on a single
by Miller. Wagner hit for two bases
in the sixth and went to third on
single by Miller. The latter stole sec
ond and then Meyers threw to Her
sog to catch Wagner at third and the
ball went Into lert rteio, wagner gum
home. Score:
' R.H. E. R.H
Pittsburg. 2 7 OiNew Tork. 1 6
Batteries Adams. Camnitz and Gib
son. Simon: wutze. Matnewson ana
Meyers.
Chicago 4, Boston 6.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Chicago was de
feated by Boston and as a result
now sx games behind stw xotk, m
the leaders defeated Pittsburg. Th
visitors bunched their hits off Laven
der and Toney. Tyler pitched in fin
form, striking out six men. The bat
ting of Saier, Kirk and Jackson Tea
tured. Score:
R. H. E. R- H. IS
Chicago... 4 13 OiBoston 6 14
Batteries Lavender. Toney an
Archer; Tyler and Kllng.
St. Lonis 7, Brooklyn 3.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 24. The wildness o
the Brooklyn pitchers, together with
timely extra base hits of the locals,
rave St. Louis this arternoon s game,
With the bases full in the sixth. Phelp
tripled, giving the visitors their scores,
Score:
R. H. E. R- H. E,
St. Louie.. 7 8 "Brooklyn.. 8 10
Batteries Sallee and Wlngo; Stack,
Knetzer, Curtis and Phelps.
Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 0.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 24. Rixey was
Invincible today and Philadelphia shut
out Cincinnati. Fromme was effective
except in the third inning, when Lobert
tripled and Cravath singled auer m
gee struck out, putting over the win
nlng run. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
Cincinnati. 0 5 2Phlla 1 5
Batteries Fromme, Suggs and
Lean; Rixey and Kllliter.
SACRAMENTO TWIRLER AND METHODS OF THROWING
VARIOUS CURVES TO THE BATSMEN.
Mc
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York 7, Chicago 6.
NEW TORK. Aug. 24. New Tork
evened up the series with Chicago by
taking todays game. cnase stole
home in the - seventh. The score:
R. 11. E. K..H. a
New Tork.. 7 11 2!Chicago 6 13
Batteries Ford and Sweeney; White
and Schalk.
Boston 8, Cleveland 4.
BOSTON, Aug. 24. Boston tightened
tft lad for Dennant nonors ana joe
Wood won his 13th straight game in
defeating Cleveland. It was Wood s
8th victory- of the season. Boston
hammered Gregg for seven runs and
he was replaced in the fifth inning by
Kaler. Olsen was put out or tne game
In the first Inning for arguing, uau
was forced to retire in the sixth in
ning and will be out of the game some
time with a broken nnger. ue score.
R. H. E. t
Boston 8 9 5Cleveland. . 4 7 3
Batteries Wood and Cady; Gregg,
Kaler and O'Neil.
"STAR
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Uad'en.cf 4
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Orr.aa . 4
Lewla.lf.. 4
Miller.lb. 4
lrelan.3b. 3
Kreltz.c. 2
Silligan.p 2
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1 0
0 0
3 2
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Total.. 81 6 2112 4t Totals. .o4 12 27 11
8CORE BY INNINGS.
Eacramento 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hlta 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
Portland 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 7
Hits 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4 12
SUMMARY.
Runs Shlnn. Irelan, Chadbourne (2,
Butcher, Flaher. Kibble t2, Harkness.
Struck out By OUIIgan 5. by Harkness 1.
Bases on balls Off Gilligan 4. off Harkness
2. Three-baso hit Fltz-eeraid. Sacrifice
bits Kreltz. Kibble. Harkness. Stolen bases
darkness. Fisher. Chadbourne 3). Ban
croft. Lewis. Balk Gilligan. Time of game
1:35. Lmplres unney and "A heeler.
Philadelphia -2, St. Louis 2-1
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 24. Phlla-
lolnhia defeated St. Louis in a double-
header. In the first game rapier ana
Weilman were hit hard, while Houck
was eneciive. m ino segouu iuwuvb
and Powell had a battle, the former
striking out 11 batsmen. The scores:
First game
R. H. is. I
Phila 9 18 l3t Louis..
Batteries Houck and Lapp
and Krlchell.
Second game
R. H. E.
Phila 2 7 OiSt. Louis...
Batteries Coombs and Egan; Powell
and Alexander.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. Detroit at
Washington advanced and played yes
terday. No game on account of the
funeral of President Noyes, of the
Washington club.
R. H. E.
.2 5 1
; Napier
R. H. E.
.16 2
Baseball Statistics
STANDING OF THE LEAGUES.
American League.
W. L. Pel W. L. Pc.
Boston.... S2 S .6M Detroit. . .. 58 65 .463
Washing'n 74 45 .ti23 C leveland.. 52 66 .441
Philadel... 71 46 .eo7;.- York. 41 75 .63
Chicago... 5tt 58 .5vi,st. Louis.. 37 81 .Jia
Notes of Hie Game.
Portland and Sacramento will play a double-header,
starting at 1:30 today. ' Hlg
ginbotham and Klawitter will be In the
points for Portland and likely Munsell and
Schwenk for the Senators.
Fisher secured a single In the fourth
Inning when Orr and Lewis let an easy fly
drop between them. Shortstop Bancroft, of
Portland, averted a similar tragedy in the
third Inning by racing In and taking a pop
fly that Fisher and Butcher were fluctuat
ing on.
New
National League.
York Rl 33 .711!Cinclnnatl.
Chicago.
Pittsburg
Mlnneap. .
Columbus.
Toledo. . . .
Kan. City.
53 63 .4.17
51 64 .44 !
42 7:1 .3J5
bO .2J2
5 3U .UoSlSt. Louis
67 4S .53 Brooklyn. .
Philadel... 55 57 .4D1, Boston. . . .
American Association.
87 49 .640 Milwaukee 63 OS
83 52 .613 St. Paul... 0.2 75
7S 55 .5H7, Louisville.. 52 S3
64 6t .4S1 Indianap... 4S S3
I'niun Association.
75 42 .641 Ogden 06 62
47 .BOO, Butte 4U 71
4S1
,452
,385
,353
Missoula. .
Salt Lake.
Kibble cut off one Sacramento score by a Great Falls t3 54 .53$lHslena.
beautiful throw to the plate from the out
field on Madden's hit In the third Inning.
Hank Butcher la developing into 'quite a
flrst-sacker. He manipulated a couple of
spectacular plavs yesterday.
Fitzgerald, the pitcher Injured by Butch
er's drive Friday, expects to get back into
harness within a month. He says he doesn't
think the arm Is broken. Just badly bent.
OAKS LOSE PITCHERS' BATTLE
Abies, for Commuters, Makes Show
ing but Succumbs, 3 to 2.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24. The game
between Oakland and Los Angeles was
a pitchers' battle In which, although
he lost the game, Abies made the best
showing, holding the Los Angeles team
to four hits and striking out seven
men.
One of the local team's hits was a
home run by Heltmuller. The score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Oakland... 2 6 ljLos Angeles 3 4 1
Batteries Abies and Rohrer; Halla
and Brooks.
475
oi4
41 78 .344
Seals Lose Game of Errors.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2L-
60 64 .484
59 66 .472
45 7v .363
Western League.
Denver.... 74 53 .583 Des Mines. 61 62 .406
Omaha 71 00 sioux City
St. Joseph.. 67 55 .549Vchlta. ..
Lincoln... 63 62 .5u5,ropeka. . . .
Yesterday's Results.
American Association Milwaukee 4, Co
lupmbus 3: Minneapolis 2-5, Indianapolis
0-4: Louisville 11, St. Paul 4; Kansas City
5. Toledo 2.
Union Association Salt Lake 17. Helena
J: Great Falls 4, Butte 8; Missoula 0, Og
den 3.
Western League St. Joseph 3. Sioux. City
2: Wichita 15. Topeka 1: Omaha 4, Des
Moines ; Lincoln 12. Denver 2.
Portland Bat t ting Averages.
Pacific Coast i Noi'thwestern-
Fltiger'ld
Krueger..
Lindsay..
Suter. . . .
Rodgera. .
Butcher..
Doane. . .
Chadb'ne.
Fisher. . .
Kibble. . .
Rapas. . .
Hifgin'm
How ley. .
Bancroft.
Harkness.
Koestner.
Klawitter
Gregg....
AH. H. AV AB. H. Av.
54 20 .370 McDowell. 251 S3 .331
402 126 .313 Burch 60 18.317
316 80 .310iCrulksh'k. 323 00 .2H7
13 4 . 308 Doty 77 22.283
470 13S .2tM Speas 427 119 .278
121 34 .2SlFrles 521 137 .26J
:::.2 01 .274 Eaathty.. . 113 29.257
443 11S .266 rt llllams. 38 90.255
160 42 .263 Callahan. 12 8.230
23 6 .261 Stelger. .. 43 10.233
417 10 .234 Coltrln. .. 423 99.231
56 14 .250 Hausman. 48 11 .229
230 50 .22 Wahoney. 177 40.226
S63 82 .223 Harris 321 66 .2D5
54 12 .222 Bloomfrid 61 10.164
10O 20 .DurtGlrot 31 3.181
4 IS .191 Agnew... 1 0.000
27 4 .1481
FRANK AREL LANES.
' Basing the calculations upon Christy Mathewson's proposed system of de
termining the worth of a pitcher, Frank Arellanes Is the best pitcher In the
Pacific Coast League.
When a flinger is with a leading club his club ofttlmes carries him along,
but when a tall-ender twirler shows a winning average, you can put it down
that he is doing the carrying if any Is being done.
Arellanes' loss of a beautiful five- hit game against Hlgglnbotham Thurs
day gives the Sacramento righthander a reason's record of 18 wins and' nine
defeats. Remarkable twirling is It not? with a team in the cellar? Arel
lanes has pitched two shutouts, one three-hit game, four fourhit and three
flve-hlt encounters.
When one considers that Ttfiller of the Seals. Delhi, Abies of the Oaks, and
such classy mounders as these are. far below him, then one begins to realize
what Arellanes has accomplished. Ho Is one of the steadiest men In the league.
Arellanes had his trial in fast company, being with the Boston Americans
for over three years. An attack of sickness sent him back to the Pacific
Coast last Summer after a brilliant start.
His name is pronounced with the accent on the third syllable Ar-el-lao-es,
the "a" being sounded as In "can."
The San Jose wonder laughed when azked nla national! ;jr
"Pure Castilian," said he. "I don't know where they get that Mexican
talk. My mother and father are bota Spaniards, the latter hailing direct
from Spain."
His wife accompanied him on bis trip to Y ortoaua.
GUT IS UNUSUAL
Northwestern League . Pre
sents Peculiar Situation.
SPOKANE NOW IS LEADING
Joe Chn 3f ay Flaunt His Second
Pennant In Three) Season Is
Opinion of Follower of Fielder
Jones Circuit Doings.
BY JAMES H. CASSELL.
The Northwestern League schedule
presents a peculiar' situation lor tne
next two weeks, with three first divi
sion teams clashing with the second
division clubs in 16-game series which
will go far towards determining the
1912 championship.
riuhn have met on long series tnis
season, but the spectacle of three 15-
garhe series is one seldom seen in base
ball and Is a novelty in tne normwest-
ern League.
Under ordinary circumstances, ngur-
ing the merits of the respective teams
on their percentage positions, a broad
statement that the clashes of the two
weeks would result in little change in
the aspect of the championship race,
might be in order. But, remembering
the surprise handed Bob Brown's Bea
vers last week, and the uncertain and
disconcerting strength of tne tnree
trailing clubs. It would not De suiciaai
for a nroDhet to venture a guess mat
the team which leads on September 8
will be in that position when the finale
is sounded on September is.
Coining Game Scheduled.
The coming games are scheduled in
this sfashion: Portland vs. Vancouver,
lght games at Vancouver, one at se
ttle and six at Portland: Seattle vs.
Tacoma, ten games at Seattle, live at
Tacoma: Spokane vs. Victoria, three at
Victoria, three at Seattle and nine at
Spokane.
Spokane now nas a lair ieaa tor tne
in the coming marathon series it Is
probable that Joe Cohn will flaunt bis
second pennant in three seasons.
At this moment Spokane looks like
the first choice for the championship,
but a reverse of one series, such as
Vancouver encountered last week,
would shove the Indians back with the
field.
Things Differ In Coast.
The uncertainty of the situation is
more pronounced than in the Pacific
Coast League, where Vernon and Los
Angeles are generally figured the pen
nant contenders. In the Coast League
the second division clubs can be - de
pended upon to advance so far upon
the leaders in every series and rarely
surprise. But in the Fielder Jones cir
cuit there is always the possibility of
an unexpected bracing of the second
divisloners, and a consequent upsetting
of carefully-studied-out "dope."
Take last week, for instance. Van
couver figured to administer a sound
trouncing to Tacoma, and with Seattle
and Spokane playing a nip-and-tuck
series, emerge tonight with a margin
of from one to two full games over the
nearest contender. But instead Taco
ma, which lost six straight games to
Portland recently, took the first four
from Vancouver, and Spokane, by vir
tue of a margin over Seattle, Jumped
well into the lead.
CITY HOLDS BEER RECORD
Munich Folk Consume 70 Gallons
Each in Year.
MUNICH, Aug. 17. (Special.) That
this city still holds the beer-drinking
record for the world is one of the news
Items that has interested Germans most
during the heat wave.
The official report shows that the
citizens of this famous city consumed
during the past 12 months more than
70 gallons apiece of their favorite lager.
In England, which Is proud of its brew
eries, the average was only 26 gallons.
During the same time the Munich
breweries produced 81,752,000 gallons
of beer. Just a little over a half of it
was used to lubricate local throats and
the rest was poured out to grateful
consumers in other parts of Germany
and the rest of Europe.
' Clearly the liquor is not without hon
or in its own country, for Munich drank
2,310,000 gallons more of it in 1911
than in 1910.
PITCHING
LIES i
SUCCESS
C
L
Arellanes, Sacramento Twirl
er, Writes About Some of
Game's Fine Points.
BAY CITY WEATHER IS BAD
Chilly Atmosphere and Boisterous
Winds Trouble Flinger Spit
ball Llttlo Resorted To ' by
Senator Monndman.
BY FRANK ARELLANES.
( Pitcher Sacramento Baseball Team.)
I have often been asked about the
fine points of pitching. Invariably my
answer has been "control.- control
spells a lot for the successful mound
man: in fact, it Is everything. still.
no p'tcher always has control. Some
rlRvn nna. ran hit a nail head 60 reel
awav. while at other times climate
and conditions different one ca
hit th hackstoD's big mitt.
Personally. I do not like to pitch In
San Francisco. The weather is too
chilly and the winds too boisterous. A
week ago, . in the series against San
Francisco, I twirled the Thursday and
Sunday morning games, which are
played on the Oakland grounds, and
won them both.
A nitnher. however, may have con
trol nnrl t!ll not be successful, be
r-oi! control doesn't do one any good
nnl rmt knows how to Use It. A'
pitcher must know the weakness of
every batsman. Keep tne Dan uncio
thf.v rion't hit It is the formula. a
pitcher must know how to mix his of
ferlngs.
Spltball Little I'aed.
A iara- number of fans wonder
ahn.it th. anltball. I use It occasion
niiv waii aav six or seven times in
boitia tiarht games, but as I am
r tirva-liail nltcher. I keep away from
the saliva delivery as much as possible,
r nx- it solelv against southpaw bat
ters, for I seem to control it better, but
never with men on bases. The moist
ball Is awfully slippery, and the Infield
or mav throw it awav any time. Con
sequently the spitter Is too risky with
mp An thA hAers.
Hrtwormnn thp. nlrf Giant catcher, is
said to have first delivered tne spit
ball, but he didn't know it until Elmer
Stricklett caine along and put it to a
pitching use. Bowerman had a naDit
of wetting his fingers when throwing
to second.' and, as he had a powerful
arm thA hnll took weird breaks. His
second baseman muffed so many
throws that Bowerman was at one time
laid off from the catching job.
In the days of Stricklett the pitchers
wet tlie ball all over, but now the
flingers have discovered that the same
results can be accomplished by merely
wetting a spot for the fingers to -rest
upon. Let the ball shoot off the fing
ers with the grip on the wet area, and
it goes practically dead, with little or
no spinning motion, until It gets al
most to the batter. Then it takes a
freakish turn calculated to fool most
any batter.
:' Two Spltball Muster.
Russ Ford, of the New Tork Tanks,
and Ed Walsh, of the Chicago Sox, are
two pitchers who have mastered the
spitball. They can control its breaks
and cause the ball to shoot one of sev
eral ways by putting the thumb on the
unbathed portion of the leather. This
gives the sphere a small spinning mo
tion away from the direction that the
curve should break.
I throw the ball for all my repertoire
from the same grip. I hold 1t between
the thumb and the first two fingers.
Curves, side-arm fast ball, slow ban
and spitter all go out between the
thumb and Index finger, only with a
different spin for each assortment,
F.lmer Stricklett used to throw the
A,arlv-dav sDitter from between the In
dex and little finger. Jack-knifing the
second and fourth digits under the
leather.
ThA, slow ball Is accomplished by
holding the pellet loosely In the hand
and then letting It go with air the con
tortions of the speed ball so that the
batter is not prepared to swing late
at it.
A number of people have asked me
what batters I dread the most. This
question I do not care to answer Just
now, maybe later. I will say, tnougn.
that I cannot see why the Portland
team is not farther up the percentage
column. The club leads the league in
fielding, and Is surely a hard-hitting
aereresration. at least It always hits
against us,
Coaat League Improving.
To me it seems the Coast League is
getting faster all the time. I began
pitching for Stockton in the outlaw
lA.-is-uA In 1906. being bought by the
Boston Americans in the Fall of 1907,
hut I saw a good many coast games.
and the present-day ball 1s far superior
to my way of thinking. This is a poor
league, though, for youngsters to break
in. The managers want veterans witn
experience.
So far this season 1 nave Deen re
markably fortunate in winning games,
but one cannot tell how long the good
luck will stick. Last season I started
out with seven straight victories, when
I had my index finger split open while
batting against "Bullett" Miller, of the
Seals.
That nut me on the shelf for several
weeks, and I never regained the use of
the digit again during the season.
Maybe that partially explains my fin
ishing record of seven wins and eignt
losses In 1911-
weeks of the season we will be at
home six and on the road just one.
That one exception is a week with
the Sacramento club and the Senators
are so weak that it will be the same
as being at home. That will give the
club a tremendous advantage and we
will be right on top at the finish. 1
realize that Los Angeles is coming fast
and will make a hard fight of it, but
I know what the Vernon team can do
under a strain. We have the hitters,
and we never know what it is to be
licked."
Happy has said a mouthful there,
and his statement has a lot of argu
ment connected with it
The troubles of a tail end club have
been put forth in figures. Somebody
with an eye to statistics has figured
it out that since the first of the year
tne seals nave had 45 different players
on the list and in uniform at one time
or another. Out of this grand assort
ment, which would make five full base
ball clubs, 24 players have been re
leased and one manager has resigned.
Counting Zimmerman, who arrived
the middle of the week, the Seals are
Just 20 strong at the present time
Outside of the battery men, Corhan Is
the only chap now playing 1 regularly
who was in the game the opening
series against the Oaks. The others
have mostly disappeared. Kid Mohler
Is here, of course, but he Is not in
the lineup all the time. There Is a
new outfield and practically a new In
field, unless you figure McArdle and
Mohler.
Shifts have to be made when a club
is continually losing and you can't al
together blame the management. The
fans holler and if their quarters and
halves are to be expected at the gate
they must be appeased.
It seems to be settled that the Chi
cago White Sox will pick out Frank
Miller. hen Delhi was turned over
to the Seals It was with the under
standing that Comiskey In return was
to have the pick of the San Francisco
club for $500. He has announced
through Ted Sullivan, who is out here
on a visit, that Miller looks good to
him. That isn't strange, since Miller
is apparently the best pitcher In the
league today and Is doing the most
effective work.
Billy Reidv had a chance to trade
Miller for Hogan, and Hallinan of the
St. Louis team, but Comiskey refused
to give up his option. He has waived
his option of Corhan and Jess Baker,
which means this pair Can stay with
the club unless one of them happens to
be drafted.
Artlett. the pitcher who was formerly
with the Beavers, has been signed up
bv San Francisco. Artlett has been
pitching for Gait in the State League,
and last Sunday pitched a one-hit game
against the strong Stockton club. Reidy
heard that Hap Hogan was on tne quiet
hunt for Artlett and stole a march on
the Tiger leader last Tuesday night.
In the place of Breen. the Milwaukee
infielder. who refused to come to the
Coast, the Seals have a new Infielder
started westward. His name Is Wag
ner and he has been playing ball witn
the York, Pa team in the Tri-State
League. Wagner, according to his last
year's figures, Is more or less or
demon. He played In over SS games
Rnd batted better than .310. He made
eight home runs and 20 two-baggers
which shows he is something of a slug
ger, and stole 21 bases, which is not
uad percentage.
Reidv thinks what the San Francisco
rinh needs is more EDeed and he is
working to that end. That Is the rea-
VICTORIA IIS 6Y
HOI RUH ROUTE
Bees Take Third Straight From
Portland in Unusually
. Fast Game.
COLTS' RALLIES THWARTED
Xick Williams Starts Things Several
Times With Willow but Players
Are Unable to Keep Cp
Against Canadians.
Northwestern Leagtie Standings.
W. L. P-t.i W. L. Prt.
Spokane... Tl M .559 Portland. .. -' M .4'
Vancouver. "2 61 ..Mi nctnrla.... r9 fis .4S
Seattle.... 71 SO .341. Tacoma. ... 53 7S .405
Yesterday's Results.
At Seattle Victoria 5. Portland 1.
At Vancouver Vancoirver 4-9. Tacoma
3-0.
At Spokane Seattle 33, Spokane 3.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 24. (Spe
cial.) A penchant for home runs gave
Victoria their third straight victory
over Portland. Vp to the eighth in
ning when the Bees managed to sneak
over one run on four hits the only
runs scored against Portland were on
four-base drives by Yohe. Keller. Ken
nedy and Smith. Portland was on the
short end of the luck as In the pre
vious two battles, t'.icir Incipent up
risings being nipped before reaching
the danger point. Final score. Vic
toria, 5: Portland, 1.
It was the fastest game of the sea
son, taking up only one hour and 13
minutes of time and the peculiar part
of it was that neither Smith nor Girot
pitched strike-out ball. Only one whlft
was credited to each pitcher, but they
were remarkably steady each pnssinii
only one. Girot got an awful break on
one bender and scraped itawiings
enough to give him a base.
In each of three inntngs rortland
gathered two hits yet they could not
score while the only run that did come
over for them was in the sixth on
Speas' double and two lniicld outs.
Nick Williams was back in the game
and although he placed himself next
to last on Portland's batting order he
led the team with three clean singles.
each of which afforded his followurs a
chance to start something, but the am
munition gave out. The score:
Victoria Portland
Ab.H.Pn.A.E. Ab.H.Po.A.I
HOGAN SAYS HE'LL WIN
SIX OF SEVEN" FIXAL WEEKS AT
HOME TRUMP CARD.
bunting, and should the Bees fall down I menu
Japan Is not yet disposed to follow In the
fnntsteos of China In enfranchising women.
Japanese women are prohibited from Join
ing political associations ana auenainit po
litical meetings, and a proposal to lift the
prohibition has been voted down in Darlia-
Seals Continue Effort to Brace Up
by New Additions Team Has
Had 4 5 Men Since Opening.
BY HARRY S. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24. (Special.)
Happy Hogan, leader of the Vernon
Tigers, Is in no way discomforted be
cause the Angels are close to his heels.
He admits cheerfully that the race Is
close, but says Just the same that he
thinks his team will be found the win
ner, when the curtain is rung down on
October 27.
"The Vernon club has been under a
handicap that few people outside of
those who play baseball really appre
ciate," he declared the other day.
"For most of. the time we have been
the leaders in' the league race, with a
bare margin of just a few games. That
means a good deal of tension, and it Is
hard on a club. It will account for
some of the slumps we have had. Then,
too, we haven't been playing at our
standard all the time.
"But and here is where we have a
decided advantage of the last seven
son he traded Chick Hartley to Spo
kann for Zimmerman.
Kid Mohler Is Dreparing for what he
sees must come sooner or later his re
tirement from baseball. He has pur
chaser! a half interest in a moving-pic-
tnrn show out in the Mission district.
It is a combined show, with pictures
and vaudeville stunts, and the Kid says
he is doing right well with it. He has
had a hankering lor tne last.
months to get Into business and this
appears to be his opening.
It doesn't seem probable that he will
be with the Seals next year, although
if the Coast League fathers a State
League organization, he will have
charge of the team financed by San
Francisco and used as a farm for the
Seals.
NAPS CALL Oil KIBBLE
METEORIC IXFIELDER GOES TO
CLEVELAND TUESDAY.
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Peppery Player With Many Ups and
Downs Goes to Recruit Crippled
American League Team.
Jack Kibble. Portland infielder,
whose ups and downs on the baseball
acain this season remind one Of those
weather charts, has been hurriedly
called to Cleveland. He leaves Portland
T,..av ami' will likelv be shoved in
at third base immediately by the crip
pled Naps.
This Intelligence, given out by W. W.
McCredle last night, will come as
surprise to local fans. Kibble was sold
to the Naps a few days ago for 2"00,
hut wa not to go East until next
Spring.
"Cleveland telegraphed us today, ap
pealing for aid. and as the Beavers are
In pretty good shape again, or will be
by Tuesday. I guess we might as well
let the kid have his chance,-' said Walt
McCredle.
K-ihhle was in Class D ball last sea.-
son. was tried bv Class AA Coasters
this Spring, reduced to the Class B
Portland Colts, recalled to the local
Class AAs and now goes to the majors.
If pepper is the essential quality, rou
ble will make a great hit with the dis
organized Davis crew.
President McCredle says the full ten
games will be played against Vernon
Totals 33 1. 127 3:1 2 Totals S.t S 21 ltt 0
Farted for Hausman In seventh.
"Batted for Girot in ninth.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Victoria 1 1 n 0 0 0 2 1 5
Portland 0 0 0 O 0 1 O 0 0 1
St'MMARY.
Runs Yohe. Clemenrson. Keller. Ken
nedy, Smith. Ppeas. Two-base hits Meek.
peas. Home runs Yohe. Keller. Kennedy,
Smith. Stolen bases Kennedy, Smith.
Struck out By Smith 1. bv (iirot 1. Pases
on balls Oft Smith 1. off Olrot 1. Hit by
pitched ball Rawllngs. bv Gtrot. Passed
ball Burch. Double plays McDowell to
Williams to Coltnn to Williams: roltrln to
McDowell to Williams. Time 1:13. Um
pire Toman.
CHAMPS TAKE DOUBLE-HEADER
Byram and Schmntz at Best Whip
Tigers Twice In Day.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. 24. By-
ram and Schmutz were at their best
today.
That, with timely hitting, gave the
Champs both games of the double-
header. The scores:
First game
Tacoma... 3 6 3Vancouver. 4 10 J
Batteries Belford and Lalonge; By-
ram and Lewis.
Second game
Vancouver. 9 12 .iTacoma 0 5 5
Batteries Schmutz and Sepulveda;
Meikle and Crittenden.
Mayor In Diamond Squabble.
SPOKANE. Aug.- 25. Seattle pre
sented Spokane with an unmerciful
beating today in a game featured by
Umpire Moran's squabbles with the
spectators in which Mayor W. J.
Hindley took a; vigorous part. Ful
lerton made a home run, a triple and
two singles in five times at bat. The
score:
Seattle... 13 18 2Spokane... 3 9 3
Batteries Thompson and Whaling;
Kraft, Cadreau and Devogt.
MAXV WITXESS CLOSE MATCHES
thi comine week. Counting the Labor
day double-header, a week from Mon
dav deht are regularly scheduled,
while two postponed games remain to
be disposed of.
The Rsavers are going at top speed
now and may give the Tigers a run for
the!,- mnnev. It WOU1Q De a l-uriuiu
circumstance of fate should the Bea
vers again deprive Hogan of his covtt
ed pennant.
Few fans, though, realize what an
advantage Hogan has on the downward
t..o,.h After he finishes this road
frir, nn'sentember 10. the Vernons play
,1. e the last seven at home. The
odd week. too. will be against the weak
Sacramento club, so you can put It
down as good as seven weeks at home.
Xew Jersey Infantry Wins.
urtrt BAXRE. Seagirt. N. J., Aug.
0i The winner of the Columbia trophy
match, the principal event today, of the
22d annual Seagirt snooting lounia-
ent, was won py six men repi eseui-
Xewport Xow Betting 3 to 2 on
McLoughlin.
NEWPORT. Aug. 24. Maurice E. Mc.
Loughlin and W. F. Johnson won the
semi-final matches in the all-comers
tournament for the National lawn ten
nis championship In singles today and
will meet on Monday in the nnais for
the championship.
McLoughlin defeated William j.
Clothier, of Philadelphia. 8-6. 6-2. 3-6.
6-4. Johnson won over Karl H. Brhr,
of New York. 4-6. 6-3. 6-0, 6-2.
The two matches were witnessed by
3000 spectators. The two Phila-
delphians played with steadiness and
coolness. While Jonnson was ennbled
by this method to win against Behr,
the dashing game of McLoughlin
crushed through the steadiness of
Clothier. Neither contest was parti
cularly brilliant, but the McLoughlln
Clothler match developed many long
rallies and numerous spectacular shots.
Clothier was some time in finding his
game and the nrst set stood three
games to one in favor of McLoughlin
before the Phlladelphlan began to
speed up his strokes. Clothier had tho
set 5 games to 4 and 6 to 5, when four
beautifully placed shots by McLoughlin
squared the set. Then Clothier's er
rors gave the set to McLoughlin.
McLoughlin made short work of the
second set. After Clothier had won two
games the Californian ran it out on
ing the Second Regiment of Infantry. brinlant playlns and two service
National Guard of New Jersey, with a
total score of 763. Seventy-one com-
etftnr fired in the Gould trophy indi
vidual rapid-fire match, the only other
contest today. The result wm do an
nounced later.
;
General' Staff Action Approved.
Arms and the Man. a military publi
cation Issued In Washington, D. C, con
tains an editorial in the current issue
commenting on the recent mutiny of
the second battalion of the Oregon Na
tional Guard at the maneuver cam
paign near Gate, Wash. The paper up
holds the action of the general staff
of the Guard in disbanding the bat
talion, declaring that such action was
necessary to preserve the dignity of
the National Guard of the country.
Clothier played the best tennis of
the match In the third set. His rallies
were good and McLoughlin had dif
ficulty in passing Him. The Californian
drove frequently into the net. The
set went to Clothier through his taking
the last five games in succession.'
Clothier held McLoughlin In the
fourth and what proved to be the final
set until the ninth game. In that game
deuce was called eight times before
McLoughlin won through two hard
drives down the side lines. Only one
more game was necessary to give the
match to the Californian.
In the Johnson-Behr contest Behr
became nervous and excited and practi
cally defeated himself by frequent er
rors. After the match today Mc
Loughlin was a 3-to-2 favorite for the
championship
-Vernon
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