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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 25. 1912. SPEED BOAT RACES 10 BE BEST YET Entries Already Made for As toria Regatta Assure High Class Events, Aug. 27-29. TWO CHAMPIONS WILL RUN Oregon Wolf and Wigwam II Ex pected to Show nigh Class Va moose and Bear, Jr., II. Relied On to Do Best In Them. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Although all the entries for the speed boat events of the annual regatta Aug ust 21 to 29 are cot yet in, enough are already In the river and entered to as sure the best motor boat races ever held In the West, for the boats which have signed up Include two champions and a number of new boats which may show their heels to the champions. The Oregon Wolf is one of the cham pions. It won the free-for-all at the last regatta and Incidentally the cham pionship of the Pacific Coast, as the meets are staged under the auspices of the International Power Boat Asso ciation each year. The Oregon Wolf. John E. "Wolff's handiwork, also held a world s record for the 30-mile course for some time last Winter, when It clipped two min utes off the mark set by the Dixie IV at the Huntington Bay international boat races. Wolffs time for the 30 mile course was 40 minutes. 2 1-5 sec onds. The Oregon Wolf is a straight dis placement boat and will be the only speeder of this type at the meet, the others all being of the hydroplane type, The Oregon Wolf is termed old-fashioned among the boatmen, but in the choppy waters of Young's Bay the boat has a good chance to snow tne new flyers that the old style is even superior to the cranky planes. Wltrvram II Other Champloa. The other champion is the Wigwam II. This boat, built by Charles BlnK ley and owned by C. F. Wise, won the 26-foot championship at the last regat ta and then went to Eastern waters, where it beat everything in sight with the exception of the Baby Reliance. There will, in all probability, be three Wigwams in the meet. Ise re cently sold the Wigwam 1 and the new owner has been making fine time with the boat. She will compete in all the races if entered. Then there will be the new Wigwam, the latest thing from the fertile mind of Blnkley, who has deafened and buHt a. Ions list of successful speeders, sucn as the Seattle Spirit, Potlatch Bug and other Northern travelers. The new Wigwam will be put into the river today in all probability and the ideas of the builders will receive the test. This is the boat which has the manv new wrinkles, the most no tlceable ievUtior. being a hollow plane as the rear floating surface. This )s etpected to form a cushion or air upon v.-hich the boat will ride and thus over come the resistance of the water. Another entry of merit and one which is being watched by the different racers, is the Vamoose, owned by Cap tain Milton Smith, of Rainier. The Va moose is a 26-foot boat, equipped with a Van Blerck six-cylinder motor. It was the fastest boat at the Portland Flks' regatta some time ago. leaving the Wild Wolf, a failure built by John E. Wolff, far In the wake until the en gine, which had just been received, got too warm and refused to work prop erly. The big purse for flrst In the 2S-foot class will be fought entirely by the Wigwam and the Vamoose unless some new boats turn up. Beat II la Dark Horse. The Beat It II. of Vancouver, B. C 1s a "dark horse," for no one has heard of the boat nor the class It ranks. It Is owned by Captain H. B. essell and may be one of the surprises. The Vogler Boy, of Portland, owned by A. and E. Vogler, is another boat about which little or nothing Is known. The boat entered the water three or four weeks ago and has turned upwards of 3 miles per hour. The prize money put up for the re gatta Is the best offered ut any of the Northwest meets and this has brought many speeders from long distances. The Red Top III. owned in Belllngham now and formerly the champion of the Mississippi Valley, was originally brought to the Coast just for a chance at the purses offered here and at Bel lingham. Nearly 50 Ashing boats, work boats and others typical of the Lower Colum bia River will be seen in the various races which will be-staged each after noon, after the speeders have left the course. A number of sailers from Portland and points along the Columbia will furnish thrilling races during the af ternoons after the wind picks up. The mornings were chosen for the speed races, as the rather cranky hy droplanes have a better chance in the morning, while the other boats can work as well in the afternoon, when tne bay becomes a little rough, as in the smootuer waters earlier In the day. Baseball to Be Played. Astoria wil also see some real live baseball during regatta week, as the A.storians, the champions of the Lower Columbia, have signed for three games, one with Fort Stevens and two with Cathlamet. Cathlamet is the cham pion of the Lower Columbia Baseball league. This series pf games wil be about the last time that Rudolph Kallio, the sprucy pitcher of the Astorians, will be with the team, as he has been offered lucrative terms by one of the North western teams. m'DLETOX WIXS 5 STRAIGHT I.a Grande looses, 9 to 4 Walla Walla Falls Before Boise. Pendleton made it five straight from La Grande yesterday at Pendleton by a 9-to-4 score, but. the game was not won until the seventh, when the Bucks bunched hits and scored four. Up till tlnat time it was a good contest. With only one score against them, the Pip pins fell upon Berger hard in the third and put three over, but they could not maintain their lead when Pugsley weakened. Score: R. H. TE-! R. H. E. Pendleton ..9 13 l.La Grande. .4 11 4 Batteries Berger and Pembrook; Fugsley and McBride. Boise Is still "doing it" to Walla Walla. The league leaders yesterday dropped their fourth straight game to the Irrigators at Boise. Leonard failed t have the foolers up his sleeve, and was pounded hard at times. Walla Walla had several opportunities to even up the race, but failed utterly. The Stars need only one more game to inch the pennant. Last week the Hears acquired a cub bear, and since then luck has been against them, core : R. H. E-! R. H. E. Poise 8 11 3, Walla W'lla.4 8 3 Batteries rope and Taylor; Leonard nd Brown. SPEEDY HYDROPLANES AND YACHTS WHICH WILL FEATURE " v J if 4 i MEEK AGAIN LEADS McDowell Only Threfi Points Behind Bee Slugger. SPOKANE BEST BATTERS Indians Also Hold First Place In Team Fielding, Portland Being Last Colts Second in League With Willow. ThA Hat IflQ.Icr.Viln nf th 'nrthWMt. T n-i , a 40 haw a M.uiir affair. Last week 'Ward McDowell, the sensa tional Colt lnnelder, led tne sluggers, but in trie figures of this week "Dad" Meek, the Victoria backstop, is once igaln at tne top. siee. s margin j Kaa nninlB t V A tnt(Ktlo Rh()W Ing him batting '.338 against .33S for the Portlander. Tk. waaV vpk oln ahnVMl 4he Colts from first place In team batting, Spokane assuming tne iwaenuiii, . ..n o. hniiiinc t n that of the best fielding squad. The Colts rank second in batting and last in neicing. Th battinar averages and team nz- ures follow: AB. B. H. Ave. ..367 52 124 .838 Meeh. Victoria .' McDowell. Portland . ym an 7H .335 445 84 342 .819 Myers, beanie Wilson, Seattle .... Uiirh Ppllanil .... 19 .316 ..39 7 ..304 52 12 .308 93 .306 Schneider. Seattle 59 a IS .305 Bennett. Vancouver Kennedy. Victoria . 1Q1 no 149 .303 '. 414 71 125 .30 ityram, Vancouver . ....40 . 1. 4Kt R 1 137 12 .800 Neighbors, Tacoroa .299 ,299 ..437 61 ISO t lrt7 22 48 287 vr 4.".3 St 129 .2SS ort. nokane ..... .as J 81 .280 .403 66 114 .283 ppeM, ruruiuu - ....- - - - Strait. Seattle - 430 T2 120 279 Altman. Spokana . . Kibble. Portland ... 176 12 49 ""433 53 119 .275 433 58 119 .275 elchlor, Hpoaane 111, Tacoma - ikson. Seattle . . . I -in m r suit victoria a'iti 70 108 .275 ....ICS 26 1 65 29 ,274 273 Brashear, Vancouver ....462 64 1 !73 int. Tacoma llion. Tacoma ... botl. tacoma .. tiinrn. Tacoma . .1S1 10 49 .271 271 . 107 13 29 48 100 .270 ..185 26 . .18 15 .. 71 7 50 .270 29 .289 Eastley. Portland . Dot tv par inn . . 19 .268 H usman. Portland 2tt T 269 ames. "nrau.it - --- n- Seattle ann. Seattle Arti. tt 11 .265 rote.' Victoria 477 66 161- .264 Zli..merman. Spokane 43S 61 114 e. victoria . rf vni-tlanrl 38 Tonr meson. Portland . npl Vancouver .. 61 10 ..440 71 .. 92 14 ..166 18 ..133 17 ..358 43 . .64 27. ..324 44 16 .262 115 .261 24 .261 43 .259 84 .256 91 .256 KIM Jen Ostdleic. Spokane Ful lenon acaure . . -.arney. Vancouver Lewi i Vancouver . . . . 72 Mc titlltn Tacoma 82 Wi Iti.ma TirtlanO ..8SO 47 UA .253 Chick, Seattle Cartwrignt. Spokane . 1 nh Tacoma . 3J5 47 - 87 .252 404 44 . 102 .252 ,T1 KB 110 .251 .!l04 9 26 .250 ...436 75 109 .250 Goodman. Tscoma . . Coonev, Spokane James. Seattle 8S 12 .250 3 .250 Cl Uahan. Portland . . 12 oral.. Seattle ...413 63 102 147 hnson. Spokane ... 66 .247 47 .247 77 .244 19 .244 07 .243 Joti ...267 31 M rrltt. Victoria .... hn'lnr Seattle .... ..187 23 W 816 38 78 11 407 38 Gordon. Feattie .... Itrln. Portland . . 1 honey. Portland MHmin Tacoma 1 62 2 12 39 ,241 12T 20 SO .236 rq 5a . tt .2.5 Brinker. Vancouver .'.442 62 105 .233 ..463 65 108 .233 ler. victoria .... mond. Seattle . Hall. Tacoma . .. 87 14 2 Coicannon. eattl 7f 4 a 16 .229 19 .229 64 .227 Wilson, victoria . . Brooks. Victoria . - ss 81 Pre nnan. Tacoma ..213 2 ..63 .1 ..64 11 .. 08 13 ..441 50 48 14 14 M-ikle. Tacoma Clark. Vancouver .219 .214 Wally. Pattle Rav. llngj, Victoria . . . 21 92 .209 49 .209 Cat-m. Vancouver Crittenden. Tacoma . . Strand, Fpokane ..234 2S 212 14 3 44 S 6 64 .208 ..24 .. 29 .208 .207 .201 Beaton, a ancouveT .... Harris, Portland, 8 . .318 SO I . - ' .. AT ASTORIA, AUGUST 27-29. ... . ' r - Thompson. Seattle 80 4 16 .200 Sepulveda. Vancouver ...1S7 18 37 .200 3 ha toim records: BATTING. AB. R. H. Ave. Spokane 4036 547 1032 .256 Portland 4121 546 1053 .255 Seattle 406:1 562 1031 .234 Vancouver 4188 560 1058 .253 Tacoma 41169 507 1017 .2"iU Victoria 4117 531 1010 .245 SUMMARY. 2B 8B HR TEB PH SB Spokane 148 86 16 268 143 279 Portland 158 44 29 333 137 158 Seattle 148 22 69 394 125 174 Vancouver 142 33 34 314 146 178 Tacoma 141 39 43 354 154 148 Victoria 131 29 57 360 131 162 FIELDING. PO. A. TJ. Ave. DP. fipekane :328 16SO 215 .959 72 Vancouver 3344 1618 247 .952 89 Seattle , 3X98 1629 253 .951 85 V'ctorla , 8002 1370 235 .950 73 Tacoma 3304 1 660 265 .948 91 Portland 3279 153S 256 .947 99 - Leading- Pitchers. Won. Lost. P.C. James, Seattle 20 5 .800 Noyes. Spokane 17 5 .773 Clark, Vancouver 16 6 .727 Cadreau. Spokane 19 H .704 Callahan. Portland 2 1 .667 Doty, Portland J2 7 .632 Smith. Victoria 5 3 .625 Wilson. Victoria 16 10 .615 Stelger, Portland 3 2 .1100 Thompson. Seattle 16 11 .597 Willis, Vancouver 11 8 .578 Fullerton. Seattle 16 12 .571 Gervais, Vancouver 16 12 .571 Leading Baaorunucrs. 32, Strait 82, Cartwrignt 81. Speas 31. Zim merman 30, Shaw z&, James 2o. Yohe 24. Kennedy 23. Neighbors 22, Mensor 22, Ray mond 21. Keller 20. leading Sacrifice Hitters. Rawllngs 34. Cooney 26, McMullen 24, Nlll 23. Bennett 22; James 22, Frisk 13. Speas 19, Harris 19, Raymond 19, Mann IS, Fries IS, Cartwrignt 17. Johnson 17, Weed 16, Yohe 15. Leading Lone-Distance Hitters. 2B. 3B. HR. TB. Strait, Seattle SI 8 13 82 Mann. Seattle ....16 6 17 79 Frisk. Vancouver 26 7 8 64 Kennedy. Victoria 23 6 8 69 Meek. Victoria 15 3 12 57 Nlll, Tacoma 21 6 .7 54 Neighbors. Tacoma 20 7 52 Bennett, Vancouver 24 3 5 49 Lynoh. Tacoma 16 6 6 46 Moran, Seattle 13 3 9 46 Speas, Portland 17 8 . 4 45 Brashear, Vancouver 19 2 7 44 Weed. Victoria 23 4 , 4 - 43 KlDcart. Vancouver .......24 2 6 43 Cartwrignt, Spokane 16 3 4 84 GORRILli SHIVES AT BREAKERS Ewlntr Gives Opponent Four -Set Fight for Honors. BREAKERS, Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) Ralph Gorrill won the men's singles championship in the annual Breakers tennis championship, which came to a successful conclusion this afternoon. Holbrook and Latourette won the doubles, Miss Lucile Parker the wom en's singles and Miss Parker and Miss Parker the doubles. The scores follow: Men's singles Gorrill beat Ewlng, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3. Men's doubles Holbrook and Lat- ourette beat Dunne and Mersoreau, 6-1, 6-0, 4-6. 6-0. Women's singles Miss Lucile Parker beat Mrs. F. G. Harrigan, 6-7, 8-6, 3-1, default. Women's doubles Miss Parker and Miss Parker beat Miss Kelly and Miss Kelljr. 6-1, 6-2. Mixed doubles Miss Bess Kelly and Holbrook beat Mrs. Irwin and McAlpln, 6-4, 4-6, 14-12. Efforts made in European countries to In troduce American Improvements In the rail way service are handicapped by lack of appreciation, the public preferring what it is used to, even though it be less convenient. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REGATTA ' , - ; ' ' - n i ' - - 3 FITZGERALD ON WAY Portland's Rightfielder Coming Rapidly Up List. HEINIE HAS TO HURRY Heltmuller, of Angels, Being Given Hard Rub for Coast Lieague Hit ting Premiership and Is Only One Point Ahead. Justin Fitzgerald, the Portland out field speed" merchant, promises to give Heinle Heltmuller, of the Angels, a hard rub for the Coast League hitting premiership. When the youngster started off at a terrific streak every body took it as an incipient spurt, but the California College lad has kept on whanging the ball out of the lot and beating out bunts when necessary. Heitmuller's average up to this week is .351 while Fitzgerald, in only 40 times at bat, is one point in arrears. Del Howard, Bayless and Daley are all now ahead of Gus Hetling, of the Oaks. Bill Lindsay, of Portland, is well up with the leaders. Orr. the Sacramento recruit, is also high in the figures. Klllilay, Hitt, Lverenz and Arrel lanes are the leading pitchers. The averages up to August 13 are as follows: Batting. Player, club AB R . H BA Heltmuller, Los Angeles.. 387 55 136 .351 Fitzgerald, Portland 40 6 14 .350 Delhi, San Francisco 33 3 11 .333 D. Howard, San Fran... ..162 19 53 .327 Bayless, Vernon 448 67 146 .326 Daley. Los Angeles 433 63 145 .320 Hetling, Oakland 453 36 -43 .320 Kane, Vernon SSI 76 122 .320 Lindsay. Portland 303 33 96 .317 Van Buren. Sacramento. .236 23 74 .314 Nagle, Los Angeles 35 6 11 .314 Krueger. Portland 394 50 123 .312 Berger. Los Angeles 440 76 1.17 .311 Orr, Sacramento 74 9 23 .311 Tiedemann. Oakland 184 21 57 .309 Brashear. Vernon 446 70, 135 .303 Sharpe. Oakland 342 28 102 .299 Wulfli, San Francisco.... 184 20 54 .299 Coy, Oakland 378 72 111 .293 Irelan. Sacramento 208 25 61 .293 Moore, Los Angeles 1SI 26 33 .293 Rodgers, Portland 448 40 130 .290 O'Rourke, Sacramento 446 50 130 .290 C Patterson. Oakland ...352 57 102 .290 Felts. San Francisco .... 45 5 13 .2S9 Zacher. Oakland 396 56, 113 .285 Swain. Sacramento :.260 39 74 .285 Lewis, Sacramento 400 50 113 .283 Dillon. Los Angeles 254 35 72 .283 I. Howard. Los Angeles.. 491 96 138 .281 Butcher, Portland 103 11 2 .281 Agnew. Vornon 216 21 60 .270 R. Williams. San Fran. 18 2 5 .278 1 " w S 3 Lltschl, Vernon 340 44 94 .277 Corhan, San Francisco. ..448 52 124 .276 Shlnn, Sacramento 359 59 99 .276 Slagle. Los Angeles 51 6 14 .275 Mundorff, San Francisco. .363 48 100 .274 Carlisle. Vernon 483 106 132 .273 Doane. Portland 328 36 89 .271 Hitt. Verenon 71 7 19 .268 Mohler. San Francisco. .. .316 .31 84 .266 Madden. Sacramento 267 44 71 .266 Jo Williams, Sacramento. 64 6 17 .266 Chadbourne, Portland ....425 53 112 .264 Hosp. Vernon 382 34 95 .262 Burrell. Vernon 458 48 119 .2611 Gilllgan. Port. & Sac 77 11 20 .260 Grav. Vernon 54 6 14 .260 Hoffman. Oakland 3S3 65 9!) .259 Sheehan. Sacramento ....301 24 78 .239 Fisher. Portland 151 IS 89 .258 Rapps. Portland 417 39 106 .253 Lober. Los Angeles 352 86 SO .253 i 20 Jin p.-. P3 53 42 3 114 o 71 32 44 13 A3 37 81 39 29 12 60 19 11 45 16 r.s 4S 2 35 11 13 IS 48 10 6 2 .253 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .250 .249 .249 244 .244 .242 .241 .23$ .233 .232 .232 .227 .227 .223 .224 .224 .221 .210 .216 .216 .216 .213 .213 .210 202 .200 .200 .200 .2IM .200 5.1 4A 7 14 26 2 5S IX 28 18 23 6 o 20 34 28 17 4 11 10 25 14 in 13 4- 5 8 23 & I 0 (August 18 incluslv e.) m I 2 i o r PITCHT5RS. CLUB. 3 ICIIlllav. O .! 91 8. 0J.8S9 11.737 0'. 69i3 o! r.o II 0 0 1 0 Hitt, V. .120 14 Leverenz. L. A. Arrelanes. S. itsjiel 1 0 1 0 1 1 0'.66fl 0l.SS7 0 1 . 6 4 7J Raleigh. V ... Nasrle. I A. ... .118112 .i:l s 0 0 0 till l14l , 19ll2 IS'11 I:si6 (II Ol II Castleton. V. . . . . .843' .633 .611 .593 .583 .3S3 556i 0' ol 0 Parkin. O Stewart. V. 1 1 0 01 Check. L. A. . . . 21 01 Klawitter. P. .. . 24114 24 14 IS 10 Toxer. L. . . . . Malarker. O. .. 1 0 ol a Carson, V. ...... .550 Miller, e. r 536! H'srlnhotham. P. .533 .520 l Halla.L. A. Abies. O o 0 13 9 6 3i n 10 9 n 10 13 17 11 .5184 .500 . 50O! .500: .476' .474; .47ll .421! .412! .400 .393 .39 MCCorry, S. F... Fannin. S. F.. . 0 0 1 0 Gregg. P Harkness. P. . . , 10 Gregorj', O Gray. V o Baum. S.-V. . . . Baker. S. T 0 1 01 Williams, S Koestner. P Gilllgan. P.-S. . . Slagle. L. A Schwenk. S 2S 11 18 7 ol 0! 121 U1.3H8 - l 14 5 9! 21: 18 12! 4 8' 338 833 333 3831 S! Ol S! J! Henley. S. F. Delhi. S. F Munsell. S. .... Pernoll. O Fitzgerald. S.... Suter. P II 6 3111 0 3 01.2601 01.214 0 .0001 Also one 1-hlt game. August 18 inclusive. Summary. Leading sacrifice hitters Berger 33. Metz-a-er 3S. Corhan 24. Heltmuller and Hosp 23 each. Daley and Hetling 22 each. Lewis and Lltschl 20 each, uancrori j. moiiist ij, Rodgers 16, Rapps 15. Leading base stealers Howard 52, Car lisle 47, Kane 42. Leard 41, Daley 39. Doane 30. Xewis Shinn 24. Chadbourne 23. Heltmuller. Moore. Berger and Hoffman 21 each. Rodgers. Gideon and H. Miller 20 each. Leading run getters Carlisle 106. Howard 96, Berger. Leard and Kane 76 each. Coy 73 Brashear 70, Bayless 67. Daley and Hoff man 65 each. Shlnn 39. C. Patterson 57, Zacher and Hetling 6 each. Heltmuller, MpizEnr and Cook 55 each. Chadbourne 53. Corhan 52, Krueger, O'Rourke and Lewis 60 each. Leading two-base hitters 1. Howard and Hetling 34 each. Coy 2S. Lltschl and Hoff man 27 each, Krueger ana irasnear 2t eacn. Kane anil Zacher 25 each. Cook 24. Rapps, Daley and C. Patterson 23 each. O'Rourke 22. Rodgers. Corhan. Heltmuller, Berger and Carlisle 20 each. Leading three-base hitters I. Howard and Kane 9 each. Rodgers and uoane 1 eacn Bancroft and Shinn 6 each. Chadbourne, Krueger, Mundorff. Daley, O'Rourke, Swain, Lewis and Coy 5 each. ATHLETES IRE HONORED OLYMPIC HEROES ROYALLY FETED BY XEW YORK. Army Troops Head Parade Joined in by 10,000 Mayor Gajnor Pays Tribute to American Man. "NEW YORK. Aug. 24. New York tendered honors today to the Ameri can athletes who returned from abroad bearing- the honors of the Olympic games at Stockholm. The American winners of the Olym pio games were escorted In a monster parade through Fifth avenue and Broadway to the City Hall, where they were welcomed by Mayor Gaynor and the reception committee. Thousands of persons along the line of march cheered the athletes. Many of the Olympic team members reached here early today from various parts or the country. Led by a detachment of mounted po lice, the 10,000 or more paraders, made ud in 10 divisions, moved down Fiftn avenue from Forty-first street. A Dai tallon of Coast Artillery, commanded by Brigadier-General George F. Dyer, led the troops who formed the first division of the parade. The second 01 vision consisted of Spanish War Vet erans and Boy Scouts, while the third division was headed by an automobile containing members of the Olympic committee, followed by the citizens committee, the school children's guard of honor, the American Olympic team and the Swedish societies. Other divisions of the parade in cluded former champions and athletes of the American Athletic Union, the T. M. C. A. and the members of other athletes, together with members of the New York and Chicago American League clubs. One division was made ud of school children. Fluttering from a noat preceoing tne automobiles bearing the Olympic win ners were the American nags which were used to announce the victories of the Americans in the stadium. Jim Thorpe, the big Carlisle Indian and champion all-around athlete of the world, sat alone in an automobile in embarrassed silence. He was, pernaps. the chief attraction in line, but he pulled his panama hat over his eyes, chewed crum. pinched his knees and sel dom lifted his gaze. Piled in front of him in the machine were his trophies, above which fluttered the Carlisle pen nant. In addressing the athletes at the City Hall, Mayor Gaynor spoke briefly, chiefly in praise of the American stomach. "We have shown the whole world. he said, "what the American stomach, the American heart, the American mus cle and the American man can do." CHICAGO GOLF CLrB Bl'RXS Millionaires, Judges, Bankers and Athletes Fight $75,000 Blaze. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Millionaires, judges, bankers and athletes formed a volunteer bucket brigade that maae an ineffectual attempt today to save the clubhouse of the Chicago Golf Club, which is to be the scene of tha National tournament next month. Only one wing of the structure escaped the flames. The loss was $75,000. The cause is unknown. Among those who fought the flames were John Barton Payne, Charles ("Chick") Evans, Jr.. V estern golf champion, and S. M. Felton. It was announced that the Are would not interfere with the National ama teur championship play, which begins on September 2. More than J 25,000 was raised before sunset toward building a new clubhouse. Temporary quarters will be arranged at once for the play ers who will take part In the National tournament. There is a "Mvtval Vnlted Insvranee" building in Philadelphia, a "Tevtonia" build ing In New Orleans, a. 'Tribvne, building in Chicago and several "clvb" buildings in New York and Boston, but the fact is due rather to affected scholarshlo than to wrong-font stonecutters. Christian Science Monitor. Toier. Angeles 79 Cook. Oakland 47 H. Miller. Sacramento SS2 Lard. Oakland 378 ftohrer, Oakland J.4 Brooks. Los An sales 16S McAvoy. San Francisco.. -O Metzger, Ios Angeles ...458 Schmidt. San F rancisco. .244 Gideon. San Francisco 291 Core, Los Angeles 131 Brown. Vernon 152 Gregory, Oakland 34 Helster. Sacramento ....Stl'i Frick. Oakland ....! 9ncroft. Portland 349 H. Patterson. Vernon .... 1 S DTlscoll. Los Angeles 12 Higglnbotham. Portland.. 53 Cheek. Sacramento 267 Henley, San Franefsco 85 Baker. San Francisco.... 4! Page. Los Angeles 68 John Williams. Sac"mento 73 Mitie. Oakland 254 Howley. Portland 222 McDonnell. Vernon .. 14S Boles, Los Angeles 1B3 Harkness. Portland SI Halla. Los Angeles 62 Smith. Los Angeles D McArdle. San Francisco. .24' Malarkey. Oakland SO" Klllilay, Oakland SO Kibble. Portland lo Martinlce. Vernon 10 FAST M0T0RB0ATS TO VIE FOR HONORS Ccoper's Charmalle and Ken dall's Sylph Start for Astoria Tuesday. 100-MILE RECORD SOUGHT Belief Is That Unknown Water Speed Demon May Spring Sur prise at Regatta Bob Cos Has Designs on Trophy. On Tuesday morning a question of motor boat supremacy which has agi tated Portland aquatic circles for many months will be settled, at least to the satisfaction of the owner and his following. Around 1 o'clock on that morning C. V. Cooper's Charmalee and George W. Kendall's Sylph, two of the fastest boats in -the Willamette River, will leave the Steel bridge on a 100-mile record-seeking trip to As toria. The contest, open to any boat on the river. Is for the purpose of establishing an official record between the two points. A feature of the Astoria Re gatta, the management of that aquatic festK-al- has hung up a trophy for the winner. However, it is not likely that the two will have other competition for no other owner has signified his intention of entering the contest. Boat Show Speed. The Sylph, a 37 foot boat, with a 100-horsepower engine, capable of a speed of between 25 and -i miles an hour, made an unofficial run to As toria last Fall, negotiating the distance of a trifle over 100 miles in three hours 57 minutes. The Charmalee, built in Portland this Spring, is 36 feet loner, has a. 120-horsepower engine, and is believed to be capable of reeling off between 26 and 30 miles an hour. Friends of the two men have made several efforts to match the boats but all proved unavailing, at least offi cially. They appeared to be rather afraid of the venture, to the discom fiture of the Sylph and her owner, and therebv hantrs a tale. Not long ago the two men took a lttla triD UD to Multnoman .tans, at riving at their destination, anchors were tossed out and the parties landed for a nlcnic. However. Cooper started to pay out his anchor line before his boat had stopped and had 200 feet of rope In the river when he landed. Time came for departure and the Sylph was soon under way. Not so tne Charmalee. and by the time Cooper had his water dog In action the Sylph was several miles away and not slow ing nh for company. Immediately all speed was called Into play and before long the Charmalee was alongside. It was time for Cooper tn .lr,.. nn. hut instead of doing so he forged ahead, despite the efforts of his rival, and arrived at tne oock udoui six minutes ahead of the Sylph. Kendall la Reticent. "I am not so sure about entering the race." said Mr. Kendall l riaay oetai-nnnn "Mv boat needs considera ble work on it and I may not be able to get it into shape." However, a friend confesses that Kendall has been working on the boat for the past two weeks, putting it into the best racing trim, and that he is determined to show his heels to the Charmalee, win tne tropny, anu ba the official holder of the Portland tn.ilnri9 record. "I think I can reach Astoria in a little over three hours. says air. Cooper. "At least that time established . last season is cure w m m Is there a motorboat in Portland, kept under cover by an unknown own er, which is to prove the surprise at Astoria? That question is worrying a number of people, for an unknown speed devil has been working out during the quiet hours on the "river and no one knows Its owner. The boat, a gray cnaminon. Is seen occasionally cutting through the water at a terrific clip, and when curious ones seek -the owner and its dock, they are baffled. Thm lo st rumor that Bob Cox, who has made several ineffectual efforts to defeat Johnny Wolf and his water morvols. has imported a Doai lor me express purpose of taking the measure of his rival. He has naa nine i since his last defeat, but those who know him say that he will leave no stone unturned in an effort to avenge himself, and that the new boat is the answer. a Admiral Beall and his staff leave Portland in a special train from the North Bank depot at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, bound for the scene of the Astoria- regatta. The officers of his staff and their friends are expected to be at the station at Jiuu otiw. Among the boats expected to make the trip to Astoria are Dr. C. B. Brown in his Betsy B., W. H E. Von Der Werth tn his Naughty Girl, George . Kendall in the Sylph. C. V. Cooper in the Charmalee. w. a. ... Sarah Jane. Henry Dixon In the Swas tika. Vogler Brothers in their new i,n,t Milton Smith, of Rainier; John Wolff in the Oregon Wolf, to be towed down by Elbert Wiles In his Sea WoTf. v,; .,nn irlr of the Port- i ri.,K will he held on Sep- tember 1 and 3. 40 members of the club shipping about 26 canoes io '.. tht citv to Portland, a distance of 72 miles, in the two-day r'jJ i.-At 1 token in the affair. which promises to be the biggest thing ever staged by ie emu. ... i.fnnmi Hance of the Port land Rowing Club will be In the club quarters on Friday night. - - . i ii thA annual regatta of the Portland Rowing Club will be held The affair will be limited to mem bers', with a large number of races on the programme. 3ICREDIE SEEKING AVIXXERS L'wo More Pitchers and One Fielder Xeedcd for 1913 Team. BY ROSCOB FAWCETT. with nraetically no hope for any thing better than the second division, Walter McCredle, manager or tne norl and Coast Beavers innce cnampions. lon't forget that Jias already begun to string: wires for another pennant win ner in 1913. iv.io nssn't need to have anybody tell him that the present personnel will never win a coast league Sunia.ioii. The tall manager has drunk the dregs ' hitter experience. x 11 the astute Portland driver of men, last night, "give me two more Class AA pitchers, one hard hit ting shortstop and possibly one other fielder and 1" snow mem an mai le Beavers belong to the 'comeback' clase." McCredle does not expect to lose a single one of his 1912 squad to the Cleveland Naps, whose options have been exercised on the Portland clasi B team, nor does he anticipate any J250A drafts on his be-clouded stars. According to all the laws of prece dence and politics, McCredle belongs at one and the same time to the "stand patters" and to the "progressives,'' as well. Greenwell, the big southpaw "hold out" drafted from the Connecticut State league In 1911. is expected to be one of the two new pitchers. Greenwell has been pitching semi professional ball around Philadelphia this summer. After striking out 18 men a few days ago, a Connie Mack scout approached him with a contract, only to learn that Portland owned him. McCredie gays 'he will not let go of the former Springfield star, so It looks like the Beavers for him next spring or another year of the bushes. Two new twtrlers will give Portland eight on the staff. Klawltter, Hlggln .botham and Harkness are bearing the brunt of the battle Just now. Koestner went great guns early In the year but seems to have overworked the salary wing, although he does not complain. Suter hasn't struck his stride yet. and as for Dave Gregg, McCredle is expect ing great things from Bean's brother by another season. Gregg's chief trou ble in the past has been lack of con trol, but his effort Wednesday, when he walked only two men is most en couraging. Manager McCredie has several infUMd combinations in prospects. First of all he Is grooming Dave Bancroft for a utility role and will invade the majors and the class A circuits for a hard hitting shortstop. Lindsay will remain at third base. Mac Is naturally reticent about the other Infield shakeup but admits that he may do either one of two things: Convert Captain Rodgers Into an out fielder, or Supplant Bill Rapps by a faster, ani heavier hitting first -baseman. "Of course, no minor leaguer Is per fect. All have some paftlcular weak ness." explained McCredle. "If I can secure a good fielding, and good hit ting second baseman I will switch Rod gers Into the outfield because I con sider him the best pinch hitter in the league. I would be strengthened in two spots by such an arrangement. "Rapps played grand ball for me last year but If I en get this man John son, of New Orleans, recently taken by Cleveland, I would be getting a faster man and a better batsman." Mac is eminently satisfied with his backstopplng staff, in fact, says he has the best In the league in Dan Howley and Gus Fisher. But, one new pros pect is "Red" Kuhn, a brother and sec ond edition of the 1911 Beaver star now with the Chicago White Sox. The new red-thatched prodigy Is playing ball in the San Joaquin Valley League in Cali fornia. Four of the present outfield squad Butcher, Krueger, Chadbourne and Doane will report at Santa Maria next spring and young Fitzgerald will round out the gardeners if his throwing arm strengthens up. Fitz Is as fast as a bullet, bats ex ceedingly well and covers the outfield like a veteran, but an injury to his arm, sustained in a basketball game, hns been a severe handicap to the youngster. One thing sure, Portland will not wait until the last moment In 1913, re lying upon reinforcements from the Naps. McCredle had his experience last spring. Every time the Naps tried to swing him a player some other major league club refused to waive. As a result the Beavers had to wade through one of the worst slumps that every struck a Portland team, losing llof the first 13 games, without a bit of secondary strength to call in to the rescue. PARIS IS AFTER NEGRO VICTOR BltEYEIl SEEKS JACK JOHXSOX AT $30,000. Fight With Joe Jeannette There or at Monte Carlo, 30 Rounds, Asked by Promoter. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Victor Breyer, promoter of prizefights In France, ar rived here todaj- prepared, he said, to offer Jack Johnson 130,000 to meet Joe Jeannette In a 30-round fight for the world's championship, the fight to take place in Paris or Monte Carlo. According to Breyer's proposal. John son would receive $30,000 and Jeannette would battle on a percentage basis. The fight promoter is doubtful whether Johnson will accept.,, JOHXSOX SAYS, "I'M THROUGH" Xogro Champion Declares Business Will Receive His Time. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Jack Johnson spread all his fingers wide apart today and gave his friends a "cross-my-heart, hope-t5-dle-lf-I-don't promise,'" that he never would enter the ring again. This promise so closely resembles one John son gave a. few days before he ar ranged his match with Joe Jeannette that there exists some suspicion re garding his sincerity. But he says it goes. "I am going to devote my time to business and rest as much as I can," he said. "I'll make Chicago my home with the exception of a few months each year, when I will travel abroad." Johnson added that he might accept a few offers for boxing exhibitions with sparring partners. As for the offer to fight Jeanette In Philadelphia, he said there was no chance for him to accept it. TRAP SHOOT OPEN'S TUESDAY Pacific Const Meet In Portland Has $6500 in Prizes Hans Vp. The seventh annual Pacific Coast Handicap, the big Coast trap-shooting feature of the year, will open on the Kenton traps of the Portland Gun Club on Tuesday, ending on Thursday with the Pacific Coast Handicap, the cham pionship event of the meeting. The tourney really opens tomorrow. as practice shooting will occupy the ttentlon of the loo shotgun artists expected to participate in the blue rock shattering. The Pacific Coast Handicap, the 100- bird feature of the competition, will be leld on Thursday, the final day. In this event, worth more than 5250 to the winner, the shooters are handi capped by a committee on the work of the three first days' target shooting. Among the leading Northwest shoot ers here who are prominent candidates for the highest honors of the meeting are: Li. J. uningren, xom ware ano R. T. Steinke, of Spokane; Pete O Brien and Fred Dryden. Walla Walla: Fred Moullen, James Seavey, Walter McCor- nack. Bud Kompp and Dr. M. M. Bull, of Eugene: J. E. Cooper, Ted Cooper, Tacoma and "Stub" Williams. E. E. Ellis and Ralph Miller, of Seattle. Portland likely will be represented . by eight or ten crack shots, while the number from other points, mostly Northwestern, will bring the total up to 150 or 175 experts. The total prize list will approximate $6500, consisting of $5000 in entrance fees and about $1500 in added money. 'Hydraulic cartridges" msy be used for blasting, with much greater safety to sur rounding buildings, passersby and workmen than tn the use of explosives. This method of loosening rock. coal, etc., is coming lata general use in England.