THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 15, 1912.
charges of favoritism; he erred for both
tides and had the pitchers badly fussed.
MYERS STEALS TO
SENSATIONAL SPOKANE PLAYER WHO HOLES 1912 BASE-STEALING RECORD.
COLTS BUMP
ilP FOUR
HUPPS UNASSISTED
MAKES TRIPLE PLAY
In the secona mnmg Spokane naa tnree
men on. with two strikes and three balls
3n Cooney. At this stage Phil succumbed
to one of Bloomfield a curves.
Twenty-five men were in the fray. 14 tor
PLEASE KODAK UAH'
PITCHERS
Spokane and 11 for the Colta Doty bat-
tea tor r-eterson in tne sixtn ana fesota too a
his place at third thereafter.
The two games today will have much to
do with Spokane'a chances for the pennant
INDIAN
Beaver First Sacker Also
Knocks Home Run in
Thrilling Game.
OAKS WIN, SIX TO FIVE
Hetling Steals Home With Winning
Tally In Last of Ninth, Girlng
His Team Firmer Hold on
First Position.
Pacific Com League Standings.
W. L. Pet I W. L. Pet.
Oakland... 4 67 .5S4 Portland. .. M It .444
Los AngTa 0 .77-an Fran... 71 0 .41
Varnoo.... 18 (7 .667Sacramento 18 95 .878
Yesterday's Basalts.
At San Francisco Oakland 8. Portland K.
At Sacramento Los Ancelee . Sacra
mento 4. .
At Los Angeles San Franciaeo 4. Ver
non 2.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 14. In a
tme replete witn sensational plays,
the greatest of which was the triple'
play, unassisted, made by First Base
man Bill Rapps, of Portland. Oakland
won from the Portland aggregation to
day by a score of 6 to 6. Although bis
team was defeated, Rapps was the hero
of the day.
With the score 4 to 3 against Port
land, the first baseman of the northern
ers put the ball over the fence with a
man on first, giving Portland a 6 to 4
lead. Then, in the eighth, with Chris
tian of Oakland running for Mltze on
second and Killilay. the pitcher on
first. Rapps made his phenomenal play.
Rapps Play Spectacular.
Leard. the Oakland second baseman,
hit a low liner down the first base line.
Rapps scraped it up at his shoetops and
rolled over. Killilay and Christian had
advanced and Rapps ran over and
touched first. Then running for second,
be reached the Keystone sack before
Christian, who had gone down almost
to third on the play, would return.
Only twice before in the Pacific
Coast League has a triple been ac
complished. Walter Carlisle, playing
with Vernon, executed it at Los An
geles last season, and Larry Schlafly.
while with Portland, put three men out
unassisted in 1904. It is the eighth
time in the history of baseball that the
play has been recorded.
Hetling; Steals Home.
Patterson tied the score in the ninth
on a wild pitch. HeUlng stole home
from third and was followed across
the field by a cheering crowd of fans
after his daring play.
Following Is the standing of the
teams in the percentage column:
Oakland, .684; Los Angeles, .577;
Vernon, 667; Portland, .444; San Fran
cisco, .441; Sacramento, .378.
The score:
Portland I Oakland
Ab.H.Po.AE.r Ab.H.PaA.E.
Curne.lf. 4 1 2 0 0Leard.2b 5 0 1 1 1
FTald.rf. 4 12 1 OiPerson.lt 5 2 3 0 0
Rgers.2b 4 14 2 HZacher.cf. 2 2 2 0 0
Doane.cf. 3 2 8 1 OCoy.rf... 4 1100
Bcher.3b 4 12 1 llK'llns.3b. 2 0 2 3 1
Rapps.lb 4 3 8 0 0Cook.sa. 8 2 3 1 0
Bcroft.sa 4 0 3 4 liTTnann.lb 4 1 11 0 0
Flsher.c 4 3 3 1 l'.MUze.c.. 3 0 4 3 0
H'tham.p 3 0 0 3 llKlllilay.p. 4 1 1 .8 0
Rohrer.c. 0 0 0 0 0
Totals. .841228 13 5 Totals. .82 9 27 16 2
Two out when winning run was scored.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Portland 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 5
Hit. ... 0 12 10 4 12 112
Oakland 0 1100020 26
Hits 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 8
SUMMART.
Buns Chadbourne. Rodffers 2), Doane.
Rappa. Leard. Patterson (2). Coy. Hetling
2. Homo run Rappa Two-base hits
Chadbourne, Coy. Sacrifice hits Fltagerald.
Hlgainbotham. Doane, Zacher. Stolen bases
Rapps, Patterson, Zacher. Hetling (2.
Bases on balls Off HigKinbotham 6. off
Killilay 1. Struck out By Higglnbotham
3. by Killilay 4. Double plays Mltie to
Leard: Bancroft to Rodgers to Rapps; Kll
Jilav to Tledemann. Triple play Rapps. un
assisted. Wild pitches HiEgmbotham.
Time of game 1:53. Umpires Hlldebrand
and Newhouae.
ANGELS WIN UPHILL GAME
Arellanes Weakens After Senators
Have Good Early Lead.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Sept. 14. Sac
ramento hit Perritt hard for the first
three Innings and the Senators played
a listless game, and Los Angeles
pounded Arellanes and Williams for 13
hits and 9 runs in the last five innings,
winning 9 to 4. Howard was the star
of the game, beating out four infield
hits In five times at bat. The Senators
bunched hits oft Perritt in the first and
third for two runs, but the Angels went
them one better in the fifth, when they
pounded Arellanes for five hits , for
three runs.
When Arellanes started the sixth by
walking Dillon he was relieved of the
mound by Williams, who was effective
in that inning, but weakened in the
seventh and ninth. Los Angeles has
won two of the five games played In the
series. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
L. Angeles. 14 S Sacramento 4 13 2
Batteries: Perritt and Boles; Arrel
lanes, Williams and Cheek.
STEWART'S WILDXESS COSTLY
Seals Defeat Vernon by Bunching
Hits In Fifth Inning.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 14. Three hits
in a row in the fifth Inning gave San
Francisco a lead in today's game with
Vernon, and they won in the ninth, 4
to 3. Stewart's wlldness aided the win
ners.
He gave six bases on balls, two of
them at critical moments. Henley
pitched good ball throughout. He
struck out five and anowea more, man
sna hit in but two innings. Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Vernon ... 1 7 l.San Fran -.4 1
Batteries Stewart and Brown; Hen
ley and Berry.
BARKY DAVIS MAY AID MACK
Recent Nap Manager Said to Be
About to Go to Philadelphia.
CLEVELAND. O., Sept. 14. Rumors
that Harry H. Davis, until recently
manager of the Cleveland club, who
resigned Is to rejoin the Philadelphia
Americans as assistant to Connie Mack
wete given credence today when it be
came known that Davis is preparing to
move to Philadelphia.
He refused to discuss his plans.
Maccabees to Play Today.
The Modern Macabees No. 1016 will
play the Sun-Dials at Falrview this
afternoon. The Macabees won from the
Moose lodge last Sunday at crystal
Lake Park 10 to S. This will likely
be the last game of the season for the
lodge team.
Miss Chesebrough Wins at Golf.
DEL MONTE. Sept. 14. Miss Edith
Chesebrough. of the San Francisco Golf
and Country Club, won the women's
Ralnh Mvers .uitnonlv known as
shattered all Northwestern League base
ful 83-base mark of Ty Cobb of last season, and is well on nis way to tne ivv
mark.
On Thursday Myers stole three bases
for the season ud to 86. or over double
weeks more of play, he will undoubtedly
would unauestionably have been added to
menced the season with the Spokane Indians on April 16, the opening day of
the 1912 season, instead of several weeks later.
Mvers is the best all-round player in
and has earned the rittht to have another
the Boston Nationals next year.
"Hap" is hitting around .320 and playing tirst base better tnan any man in
weak throwing arm, which accounted
months. '
Del Monte championship today. She
was the winner of this event last year
and since then has never been beaten
n a tournament. She will leave to
morrow for the East to compete in the
National championships on the Essex
Club links. '
SHERIFF APPROVES OF BOtTTS
Harberger, of New York, Officially
Fpholds Boxing Contests..
NEW YORK, Sept. 14. The seal of
official approval has been placed upon
the sport ot boxing as conducted in
Xew York City by Sheriff Julius Har
berger, who recently had some corres
pondence with Governor Dlx regarding
the suppression or tne proposed woi-
gast-McFarland fight Sheriff Harburg-
er attended tne Atteu-inomas ngnt ia
Madison Square Garden last night and
afterwords made this statement:
"Before the boxing began, I made a
formal statement to the referee. I
said If the affair developed into a brutal
prizefight I would stop it myself, arrest
the Drincioals and the referee. I think
from m observations of what hap
pened that the affair was conducted in
strict accordance with the provisions
of the law.
"I intend to visit every boxing exhi
bition and will exercise my authority
in such a manner that brutality cannot
occur." '
Six Veterans at Dartmouth.
HANOVER. N. H-. Sept.. 14. Fifty
candidates have thus far reported to
Coach Oavanaugh. of Dartmouth, for
football practice. Six survivors of last
year's varsity are in this season's line
up. Whitney, of last year's freshmen
eleven, who won a place in the shotput
at the Olympic games, is conceded a
olace.
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"Hap" by Northwestern League fans, has
- thieving records, eclipsed the wonder
against Victoria, bringing his total
Cobb's 1913 performance. With tour
purloin 100 sacks, while another ten
nis pnenomenai marK naa ne com
the Northwestern League this season.
chance In the majors. He goes to
for his release by the higher ups, but
PITCHERS LEND AID
Four League Team Managers
Pick Oakland to Win
TWIRLING STAFF STRONG
With Abies, Killilay, Gregory, Par
kin and Malarkey, Head' of Top
Notch Team Has Advantage
of His Rivals.
Answer to Correspondents.
7es. the Oaks hava led the league lor three
whole days.
Which has almost set a record for the year;
When you asked how ions they'd hold it.
Had we known, we'd gladly told It,
But perhaps you'll find the answer to it
here:
Where They Play Neit Week.
Loa Angeles at Portland. '
Oakland at Vernon.
Sacramento at San Francisco.
BT ROSCOtPFAWCETT.
Four ot the six Pacific Coast League
managers have come out within the
past week favoring the Oakland club
to win the 1912 pennant and were it
cot that the other two "have had their
clubs in first place of recent date, we
might expect them to Join the chorus
in light of the events of the past two
days. Aside from the temporary lead
ership there must be something in this
Oakland bunch to inspire the con
fidence of the crafty ones.
What is it? Here's the secret
pitchers. i
Manager Sharpe has a staff of six or
seven men that can be depended upon
nearly every' time they start, even
those who pick Vernon or the Angels
must admit that Sharpe has it on his
rivals in pitching strength this despite
the additon of Baum to the Tigers and
of Vernon, McCafferty. Perritt and one
or two others to the Angels' roster.
Abies, Killilay, Gregory. Malarkey
and Parkin rank with the best in the
Pacific Coast League In reserve the
Oaks have Olmstead, Pernoll and Chris
tian who haven't had any extraordinary
success this year.
Team Now la Good Shape.
The Oaks have been more unfor
tunate than the Angels in the matter
of injuries, but every man is in fine
physical trim now except Manager
Sharpe, whose first sack job is being
sdminlstered by John Tledemann, of
the Wolverton squad. Sharpe will be
back again next week against Vernon
and on that series a great deal de
pends. It may mean the practical
elimination of either team from the
race although that is unlikely.
Aside from the stellar flinging the
work of Gus Hetling has been pre
dominant. Walter McCredie believes
that if the Oaks win the pennant the
former Beaver should be awarded the
automobile, and the suggestion appears
sensible. Hetling, Patterson and Sharpe
all are hitting over .300. For Vernon
Kane, Bayless and R. Brashear are the
demon .300 sluggers, while the Angels
can boast of only two of the rare
species, Heitmuller and Daley.
Here" are some opinions which likely
will not seriously interfere with the
final outcome:
Walt McCredie Oakland for mine.
Cal Ewlng Los Angeles looks the
best balanced.
Patsy O'Rourke Oakland Is my
choice. In Abies. s.milay and Ma
larkey the Oaks have the best trio in
the league.
Judge Graham Happy Hogan will
W V 11--3 ill
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X j4
tne league. He nas oniy one
defect a
past few
that has improved in tne
win. Vernon has the best outfield and
finishes the season at home, too.
Bill Lange Vernon is my selection
because It has the most gingery leader.
His men are seasoned and the schedule
Is favorable.
:r.- Kibble Shows Well.
Baker, the new Portland third
sacker, is built something on the model
of Hank Butcher, say San Francisco
writers, although perhaps not quite so
extensive amidships. Jack Kibble, in
whose uniform he Is attempting to
maneuver. Jumped Into his first game
at Cleveland Tuesday, relieving Turner
when Washington piled up a lead ot
eight runs in three innings. Kibble
handled two putouts and six assists
in faultless style and scored one run.
He was up to bat thrice, but a walk
was the best he could do.
The Sporting News this week is au
thority for the prediction that Peck
inpaugh will not be with Cleveland
long.
"Manager Birmingham likely will
stick next year and he and Topsy
Hartsell, of Toledo conferred a few
days ago on prospective talent for the
Toledos," says the News. "The Naps
are close to the 35 limit and Out
fielders Hunter and Haugher, Catchers
Naegleson and Adams and Shortstop
Peckinpaugh will likely be sold or
traded."
Wolverton of New York admits that
he will not permit either Peck or
Olson to get beyond the league so
Peck may land with the Tanks after
all.
Check Enjoying Ran.
When Sacramento lit upon Pitcher
Chech, of the Angels, in Tuesday's
game they threatened to disrupt a fine
string of consecutive wins, but, as
Pitcher Perritt, who relieved him, had
four innings with the score tied, he
will be charged with tne deieat.
Chech has won seven and tied one
in the last eight games pitched. In 12
games he has won ten, tted one and
lost one. His record since July 14
follows:
July 14 At Vernon against Carson, score
3-Z, won.
July 19 With Saoramento against Fitz
gerald, score 7-0, won.
July 26 With San Francisco against Mil
Imp ai-nr 7.4 WOn.
July SO At Sacramento against Williams,
score 5-4, lost.
August 1 At Sacramento against Schwenck,
August 7 With Vernon against Gray,
score 8-6. won.
August 11 With Vernon against Gray,
acore 9-7, won.
August 18 At Portland against Higgln
botham. score 4-4. tie 6.
August 23 With Oakland against Greg
nrv ,nnM H-4. WOD.
August 28 With Sacramento against Arel
lanes, score 2-0, won. '
September 1 With Sacramento against
ArUanea. score 4-0. won.
September 7 With San Francisco against
McCorry. score - won.
September 10 At Sacramento, knocked
out of box m elxtn, score tiea.
Believed Leverenz. score tied, pitched
one Inning: "pitched five innings, relieved
by Slagle; pitched seven Innings, relieved
by Slagle.
Mundorffs broken bone has caused
Del Howard to go to right field, Mc
Ardle Jumping in at first base for San
Francisco. Mclntyre Is on the way to
Join the Seals and when he arrives
Howard will return to the initial sta
tion.
"Bill" Doyle Visits Portland.,
"Bill" Doyle, famous first baseman
of the old Baltimore Orioles, was In
-It,, lOihBrnnir nn hifl wav to Call
fornia. Doyle is still a baseball player
or merit, dui iuas cuuiiauimg m k,-
tin mnrA remunerative than the Na
tional game. "Bill" was some hero
when at his prime and was a member
of the Big Four" in the times or jnc
ing the other members of the stellar
. . , vhn omi'ii Miitlil not he found
anywhere then. Doyle was at his best
15 or 20 years ago.
West Point Material Promising.
wvst point, v v.. Sent. 14. Cap
tain Graves, who again is coaching the
cadet football aspirants, declares that
never before in his experience has he
seen such a promising array of ma
terial. More than a hundred candidates
are out
Bloomfield Worries Through
Slow Game and Wins.
It, 9 to 5.
ERRORS ARE PROMINENT
Hurler Are Wild Spokane Uses 1 4
Players In Effort to Regain
Place at Top of Race, but .
Luck Swings Wrong.
Northwestern League Standings.
W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet.
Seattle.... 85 65 .568'Portland. .. 70 78 .473
Spokane... 84 68- .660'Victorla. . .. 67 83 .447
Vancouver 84 88 .6S3iracoma. ... SO 80 .400
Yesterday's Results.
At Portland Portland 9. Spokane 5.
At Vancouver Tacoma 10, Vancouver 1.
At Seattle Victoria . Seattle 8.
BT JAMES H. CASSSLU
Fourteen Spokane players, including
four pitchers, reeled through two hours
and 20 minutes of painful baseball yes
terday afternoon in a vain effort to re
sume their place at the top of the
Northwestern League percentage col
umn. The result of their efforts was
a 9-5 Portland victory, tying up the
clubs for the series with three games
each.
"Parson" Bloomfield, the gentleman"
from Antioch, Cal.. was credited with
his second victory of the week over the
Spokane Indians. However, it was more
tne lnemciency of three Spokane twirl
era Gordon, Cadreau and Noyes than
the heaving merit of Bloomfield which
enabled the Colts to come out on top
in the windy combat. "Parson" was hit
safely 11 times, walked seven men and
hit another, while his supporters made
four errors. .This was against 10 hits,
seven walks, two erratic heaves and
two errors sprinkled over the eight in
nings, allotted to four opponents, with
"Uncle Dave" Kraft appearing on the
scene in the final inning.
Indiana Score First.
The game opened with Spokane scor
ing a run on Myers' hit, a sacrifice, a
stolen base, and Peterson's error at
third.
The Colts made it 2-1 in their half of
the opener, during which brief period
Blaine Gordon attempted to mystify the
Colt sluggers. Mahoney opened with a
double to center. Speas was hit by a
pitched ball. Fries walked, filling the
bases. WitJ two balls on McDowell,
Cadreau replaced Gordon. Mahoney
scored on a passed ball and McDowell
walked. Williams hit into a coume
play, Cooney to Cartwright to Myers,
Spies scoring.
Cadreau gave way to Noyes In the
fourth inning, but not before he had
witnessed two more Colts trotting
around the paths in the second on two
walks. Mahoney's single and a douoie
steal. Cadreau gave Coltrin three wide
ones and Noyes was then called upon
to stem the tide. He finished the Job
Cadreau had started, passing coltrin.
Bobby was sacrificed to second and
scored on Bloomfield a single to right.
f'tiltm Rat In nunrh
XII HID Ullll, HILil t " L. svuw, 1
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uoitrin ana iuty, tne mnoi seui i
bat for Peterson, the recruit third-
nQ-.n';i aiugicu .u .vn, " r
The seventh gave Portland three runs
and enaea 'noyes twining reellllv
-j n r.nm Af
Dowell's bat. Williams bunted to My
ers, who unwisely tried to force Mc
Dowell at secona, Dotn men oeing
Both advanced on Devogt's wild peg to
nnrt Rurrh arratched a hit over sec
ond, scoring both runners. He took
second on a walk, was sacrificed to
third and scored on a single by Speas
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The inaians loumea uy uaugoiuuoij
in the fourth, scoring two runs. De
vogt opened by walking, was sacrificed
to second and scored on Cooney's double
to center. Powell's single to left scored
Cooney. In the sixth Myers singled,
went to third on Hartley's single and
scored on an attempted double steel,
Hartley being run down by Coltrin and
titi t . I. th tti e.h t h Mvers scored
u iiiiamo. l " -
again, beating out a bunt to Bloomfield,
taking secona on a wnu ium w mov,
third on a sacrifice, and home on Pow
ell's sacrifice ny.
Indian Team Switched.
n.rriiek replaced Hartley In the
eighth, going in to run for the slow
i - k.iiiiMiniT i-nlpr nalfier. and
Johnson, who batted for Myers In the
eighth, was sent to center in the last
of that period. Kraft pitched in the
eighth, walked the first man, but he
was-caught trying to steal and the next
two were easy outs.
"Hap" Myers, the lanky Indian first
sacker, celebrated by scoringl his 100th
stolen base of the season, a new record
for the Northwestern League.
The series will be ended with a double-header,
the last Northwestern
League games here, today, starting at
2 o'clock. Batteries will be Kraft, Cad-
j T." 9rw Qyinlion. O Tl H A IT
reau ana wjcb w . .
new, Girot and Steiger for Portland.
The score:
Bpoaane- . I . .
Mvr-lb
a 11
OiM'ftnnv.ef
a 1
Coney, ss 4
Powell. If S
H'tley.cf 5
M'holr.rf S
'man.3b 5
C'lght,2b 3
DevoKt.c 3
Gordon.p 0
C'reau.p. 1
Noyeap. 1
rnson.lf. 2
Ostdlek 0
Kxaft,p.. 0
1 1
6 llSpeaa.lf..
0 OlFries.rf...
0 0;McD'll,2b
1 OWams.lb
0 0Biirch,c.v
3 OlColtrin.ss
1 lP'rson.3b.
0 OlB'fleld.p.
0 ODoty..
2 l!Esola,3b.
1 2
0 8
0 1
011
2 6
Totala..S5 112414 31 Totals. .30 10 27 14 4
Bofor Hartley in the ninth.
Batted for Peterson in the fifth.
RCORE BY INNINGS.
Snokan .....1 0020101 05
Hi,. 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 O 11
Portland 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 8
Hita ........... .... 1 1 0 2 8 1 2 0 10
SUMMARY.
Buna Myers oj. -&11"-"--'B,.h
honey, epeaa, intAyuwa,,, -
(2) Coltrin, Bloomfield, Peterson. Struck
field 5. Bases on balls Off Gordon 1. off
Cadreau 3, on -?ye . ?
Bloomfield T. Two-base hits Devogt.
r. Rioomfleld. Cartwright. Double
play Cooney to Cartwright to Myera. Sac-
rlficB fly Powell. Sacrifice hits Cooney
Cadreau, Peterson. Mahoney. Williams, Col-
'-Sid. SBpear HpUcned baUMeiSoir
md Speas. by Gordon; Mahoney. by Noyes.
Paesed ball DevogU Balk Noyes. In
nings pitched by Cadreau 3. by Noyes 4
q.A hit. off Gordon 1. runs none: off
Cadreau 1. runs 4: off Noyes 8, runs S.
Time ot game a:v. vniyn -
Notes of the Game.
Phil Cooney robbed McDowell of a hit by
a nhenomenal one-hand stab in the third
inning. He placed Mac In a position to acora
in the seventh Dy arpius an w.
Five two-baggers were scored in the after-
Bill Bloomfield led the hitting squad with
1000 He walked twice and scored one
single and ene double. After that the major
leagurea couldn't have defeated him. Be
fore that, he waa lucky to be permitted to
remain in tne trai.
u-h tlia Indiana watched the scoreboard
ltory of the Victoria victory at Seattle they
ilid n"t feel so badly about the loas of the
game. One game separates the two clubs.
Van Haltren waa badly bothered by the
dust In the air. His Judgment on balls and
strikes was atrocious, but there were no
BUGS CLING TO FIRST PLACE
Seattle Loses to Victoria but Stays in
Lead Through Indians' Defeat.
SEATTLE. Sept. 14. Seattle main
tained its posit. on in the lead in the
race for the Northwestern League pen
nant today, although the Bugs lost to
Victoria 9 to 8, Portland's Victory over
Spokane and Vancouver's defeat by Ta
coma leaving the relative positions of
the first division teams uncnangea.
Victoria knocked James out of the box.
obtaining a lead of eight runs in five
innings. Schneider, who relieved James,
pitched good ball. The Bugs rallied n
the latter part of, the game, and were
within one of tying the score when
Kaufman relieved Smith and the game
ended. Score:
R. H. E.I R. H. E.
Victoria .. S 11 4;Seattle 8 JO 2
Batteries Smith, Kaufman and
Meek; James, Schneider and. Wally,
Whaling.
TIGERS POUND TWO PITCHERS
Vancouver, Unable to Locate Hunt,
Loses, 10 to 1, to Tacoma.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Sept. 14. Van
couver was unable to do anything with
Hunt today, while Tacoma secured 18
hits for a total of ten runs off Gervais
and Clark and Tacoma won, 10 to 1.
James was chased from the f.eld by
Umpire Moran for disputing decisions.
The teams will play at Tacoma tomor
row. Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Tacoma... 10 18 3Vancouver. 17 4
Batteries Hunt and Crittenden; Ger
vais, Clark and Sepulveda,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit S, Washington 2.
. DETROIT, Sept. 14. Two bases on
balls, two singles and two errors gave
Detroit three runs in the first tnnlng,
enough to defeat Washington. Score:
R. H.E.I . R. H. E.
Detroit.... 3 9 lWash. . ... 2 5 2
Batteries Covington and Onslow,
Cashlon and Williams.
Chicago 4, New York 1.
CHICAGO. Sept. 14. Keating weak,
ened in the sixth and seventh and al
lowed Chicago to bunch enough hits to
win from New Tork. Score:
Chicago ... 4 8 0New Tork.. 1 5
Batteries White and Easterly, Keat
ing and Sweeney.
Cleveland 9-4, Philadelphia 8-3.
CLEVELAND. O., Sept 14. Cleveland
completely outplayed Philadelphia and
won a doubleheader. The second game
was called at the end of the fifth be
cause of darkness. Scores:
First game:
Cleveland . S IS llPMla. 3 11 3
Batteries Steen and Carisch
Coombs, Houck and Lapp.
Second game:
Cleveland . 4 4 UPhlla. 2 2
Batteries Baskette and O'Neill;
Crabb, Brown and Egan, Lapp.
At St. Louis St. Louis-Boston game
postponed; wet grounds.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New Tork. 5, Chicago 0.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14. Tesreau, who
won his seventh straight game, held
Chicago to three hits, one of them be
ing a fluke double by Downs. Only one
Chicago player reached third Tinker
in the ninth. He opened with a single
and stole second and third unmolested.
New York defeated Lew Ritchie in the
first inning, when they scored a bitless
run on passes to Devore and Doyle,
Snodgrass' sacrifice and Murray's infield
out Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
IewTork ..( 7 OlChicago ....0 3 1
Batteries Tesreau and Wilson
Richie and Archer.
Pittsburg 6, Brooklyn 2. ,
BROOKLYN. Sept 14. Pittsburg won
from Brooklyn and registered its 11th
straight victory. Both sides hit the ball
hard, but uooper.iannea eignimen in
.v. ni.h.. hAilifea Koine eavpH hv bril
liant fielding, in which Donlln took the
lead. Score: y
Brooklyn ..2 10 JlPittsburg ..6 14 2
Batteries Allen, stacic ana jaiiier;
Cooper and Gioson.
v Boston 2-11, St. Louis 3-2.
BOSTON, Sept 14. Boston divided a
4nhia.hiAP fit T.miift winnins thfe
first game. Dickson's error of judgmei v
in throwing the ball to first base in
stead of home in the eighth inning of
the first game cost the locals the con
test The second game fell to Boston,
the locals hitting Redding, St. Louis'
recruit pitcher, hard. Scores:
First game
Boston . 2 7 23t. Louis ...3 8 0
Batteries Dickson and Rariden;
Greiner and Wingo.
Second game
3oston 11 16 l3t- Louis ...2 8 1
Batteries Brown and Rariden; Red
ding and Snyder.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14. The Cincinnati-Philadelphia
game was post
poned today because of rain. Two
games will be played Monday.
BERKELEY ELEVEN WINS
CALIFORNIA - RUGBY , TEAM IS
VICTOR OVER OLYMPICS.
Varsity Captain Crosses Line One
Minute Before Game Ends and
Overcomes 3-0 Lead.
BERKELEY, Cal., Sept 14. The var
sity Rugby team of the University of
California defeated the San Francisco
Olympic Club's team today, S to 3, in
a sensational flnHsh. The Olympics led
by a score of 3 to 0 a minute before
the game was to end. "Big Bill" King
at this moment crossed the line for a
try, tying the score, and Captain Stroud
converted the try with a perfect goal
kick, scoring two more points and win
ning the game.
Yale Squad Largest Ever.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Sept 14. Foot
ball has apparently not lost any of its
grip on the college student The Yale
squad Is the largest in football history
and the coaches declare that the qual
ity of work shown is better than ever
before. Double daily practice is to be
the rule for the next few weeks. The
squad, which numbers about 80 men, is
still shy veterans, who are expected to
report early next week.
Princeton gquad at Work.
PRINCETON, N. J., Sept. 14. The
Princeton football squad is already at
work on a number of formations which
are expected to be a feature of the
year's play A special squad of coaches
is directing kicking practice, which
will occupy an hour each day.
Spokane Player Pilfers Third
Merely to Accommodate
Photographer.
HOPES TO BREAK RECORD
Sensational First Sacker Goes to
Boston Nationals Noi He Also
Leads Northwestern League
as Run-Getter.
BY JAMES H. CASSELL.
"I'd like to get a picture of you steal.
Ing a base; will you pose for me?"
inquired an Oregonian photographer of
"Hap" Myers, sensational Spokane
ftrst-sacker who has shattered all
Northwestern League base-stealing rec
ords, before last Monday s game.
"What's the use of posing for itr
was the comeback.' "Wait until I get
on and I'll steal third for you, so you
can get a good-action picture."
Considering the supreme confidence
of the man who inspires more terror in
rival infields than any other man the
league has ever boasted, or deplored,
could you imagine failure following
simple assertion?
Not at all. "Hap" walked in t?e sixth
inning, promptly stole second with all
Colt hands alive to the situation, and
then sped to third. The result was the
addition of two more points to his rec
ord, bringing the total to 97 for the
season, and the photograph on this
page.
Bis Lead Great Help.
The secret of the base-stealing suc
cess of Myers lies not in his straight
away speed, although he is capable of
running the 100 yards in little over 10
seconds, but in the enormous lead he
gets on all pitchers, and the manner
in which he goes into the bag.
The lanky San Francisco lad he Is
6 foot 3 Inches tall and weighs only
175 pounds Is a master of the fall
away slide, or, if you choose, the hook
slide. He is away three strides the
moment the pitcher loosens the ball,
and even on a perfect peg the baseman
must beware lest the Myers feet slip
under the waiting ball, hook them
selves to the bag, and cling to the
point of safety while the body Is swung
away from the would-be "tagger."
. Ralph K 3 ward Myers, as "Hap"
sometimes signs himself on hotel reg
isters, or read the fag end of the vis
iting cards his wife passes around,
will break no world's base-thieving
records this season even if he passes
the 106 mark, the goal he has set for
his speeding endeavor. "Hap" figured
that by purloining 106 cushions, one '
more than that achieved by Zimmer
man, of the New York State League, a
few -years ago, he would establish a
world's record.
However, OUie Nicholson, outfleldei
of the Salem (Ind.) club of the Frank
fort Blue Grass League, stole 108 bases
in 115 games, and that was up to two
weeks ago, so "Hap" must say, or his
friends will say if he is too modest,
"He holds the record for all leagues
above the C classification in modern
baseball."
With approximately 16 more games
to play, Myers seems likely to set a
record of 110 stolen bases which will
stand for many years in the Northwest
ern League. This, combined with the
knowledge that he has far exceeded Ty
Cobb's mark of 83 bases In 1911, should
be sufficient glory, despite Nicholson's
superior performance.
Rnn.Gettlng Also His Forte.
In addition to leading the base-steal-ers,
Myers is the ranking run-getter ol
the league, with 107, is hitting around
.320, playing a fine fielding game, and
altogether is without question the best :
all-around player in the league this
season.
Myers was sold to the Boston Na
tionals a few weeks ago by Joe Cohn,
of Spokane, and next season will be
on his third Major League roster in
five years of professional baseball.
Briefly, Myers was born 25 years ago,
In San Francisco. He played ball on
the sand lots, at high school 1909 found
him captain of the University of Cali
fornia baseball team. He left school
In mldseason to Join the San Jose Cluh
of the California Outlaw League, batted
.335 and stole nearly 75 bases in 100
games. He finished the year with Sac
ramento of the Pacific Coast League,
hitting. .290.
At the end of the 1909 season the
Boston Americans secured the player.
He was laid up with scarlet fever for
three months, soon after the season'!
opening, and finished with Louisville,
playing with that American Association
club for two months.
Good Record Made at Boston.
At the close of the 1910 season thi
St Louis Americans drafted Myers, bui
Boston bought him during the Winter.
He played In 35 games with BosKon last
season, hitting over .300, but contracted
watSr on the elbow from a strain and
was soon unfit for duty. He was sent
to Jersey City, where he finished the
season.
Last Fall Myers was declared a free
agent by the National Commission after
much correspondence regarding his In
ability to play for the Jersey .ity sal
ary, bad health in the East,' etc. Ha
went to his home In San Diego, but
this season, with his arm in better
shape, decided to take one more whirl
at the National sport.
"Hap" passed up several American
Association offers and decided to come
North, accepting terms offered by Joe
Cohn. He planned to try out his arm
and quit for good if it bothered htm.
He found that the member was good,
although not as strong as of old, and
the result is a season of play branding
him as the star performer of the cir
cuit "Hap" is a nickname given Myers
from his old playing days with a San
Francisco team called the Happy Hoo
ligans, after the famous Opper comla
drawings. When he left the Hooligans
"Hap" was prefixed to his name and
it has stuck ever since.
Whaling Hardest Catcher.
"Bert Whaling, of Seattle, is the
hardest catcher In the league to steal
on." says Myers. "He Is as good a
pegger as I've seen anywhere. If he
were up there with Cleveland now, the
Naps would be up higher in the race."
The following are the base-stealing
records of the Northwest:
Games. SB. Ave.
1901 Tinker. Portland 0 37 .35
lf02 Ward. Butte HH SI .43
1903 Hurley, Seattle 18 81 .5H
-,90-i McHale. Butte 129 47 .3
l0r Hulen, Everett 60 28 -A-
lIKia W. Campbell. Grays Har. S4 32 .3S
lf)7 Rowan. Spokane 120 68 .oj
11,08 H-. att. Vancouver 14ft in .ol
l00 Campbell, Aberdeen 158 72 .4a
IftlO Breen. Vancouver 148 69 .47
1011 Bennett, Vancouver 1B5 64 .88
Harvard May Play Penn.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 14. The
possible renewal of football relations
between Harvard and the University
of Pennsylvania is being discussed
here. It is admitted that negotiations
to this end are under way, although
doubts are expressed as to whether It
will be possible to arrange a satisfac
tory date for the present season.,