4 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 3. 1912. ,
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WAT C H -TOW E R O B S.ERVAT IONS
Material and Immaterial Sport Syl
logisms by Roscoe Fawcett.
GREAT gobs of criticism have been
directed toward the umpire, fol
lowing every football game of tre
Fall. It Is alleged that that officia.
has been lax In his enforcement of th
jnU orohlbiting interference with a
player going down under a forward
pass. Now, lefs take a squint at what
the rules sayetn and then the Joker
will be shown:
"If the slue In possession of the ball
make a forward pass no player of
the side which did not put the ball
In play shall in any-manner mionei-:
. .nnnnnont W h 1 hll CfOSSed the
line of scrimmage until the "ball has
been touched, except in an hciu.i
tempt to catch the ball himself."
There It Is In chilly type. But here's
another: . .,,
-If the side n possesion of- the ball
1. 1 i. - iD -t-. nf the side which did
not put the ball In play may use their
rands and arms to pusn uppgntnu
of the way and their bodies or their
arms close to the body to obstruct op
ponents who are going down the field."
As it stands the captain can shoot
his ends down the field upon the pre
tense of a forward pass, and then,
when opponents have let them go un
molested well down the gridiron, can
kick the ball. In this way the offense
puts one over on the defense. As n
result captains and coaches all over
the Nation have fallen into the habit
.....Intr hfnrp the start of the
games that the forward pass shall
count as sucn only irom in mamm
It leaves the passer's hand.
Because of this Interpretation of the
seeming conflict in the rules the only
tangle that got by the rules commit
tee this year, by the way ends ana
backs who are making bona fide ef
forts to go down the field to receive
parses are ofttimes spilled when the
undoubted purpose of the rules com
mittee was to make the forward pass
more effective than heretofore. The
more players eligible to receive the
pais who can get down the field in
position to receive, the more reason
ably effective the pass. The revised
Interpretation robs the attacking side
of a strategic advantage which could
be utilised either on a delayed forward
pass or a delayed punt, but. If the
coaches and players developing the
game under the denatured rules, think
a curb on the offense fair and proper,
this clarification should be offered In
;he books by another season.
IF Garry Herrmann and certain other
big league moguls have their way,
world's series' Christmas stockings are
going to be limper from now on. Garry
favors a new scheme for splitting the
proceeds, by which members of the
winning club shall draw down $1000
and losers $750, the balance of the
players" share of the 60 per cent of th
rirst four games to be piece-mealed
out to all major league ballplayers.
Coming, as it does, on the heels of
the New York and Boston, demands
for a share- of the fifth game, Herr
man's scheme is bound to stir up
things like a fly in milady's choco
late. To spring a suggestion sure to
be favored by 70 per cent of the mem
bers of the new baseball union Just
as that organization was launching a
demand for a bigger two-club divvy,
was major league headwork, sure
enough. Garry's middle name must be
.Psychological.
But while the clang and clamor Is
at its height, why Is it that every
SPRUNG ON SEALS
Matty Mclntyre, Who Whangs
Ball at .382 Clip, Considers
Quitting Game.
IZZY HOFFMAN SIGNED UP
Hetling "Busts" Prize Automobile
"First Crack Out of the Box."
Cal Ewing Goes to Get Point
ers for Xew Park.
DSAPPO
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 2, (Special.)
A disappointment has been sprung on
the Seals' followers already. Matty
Mclntyre, the veteran big leaguer, an
nounced only a few days ago that he
was considering the advisability of
nuittlng the diamond to engage in some
business enterprise. Now, as Matty
was whanging the ball at a .382 clip
when the season closed, the local fans
will quite naturally regret to see Mc
lntyre leave the team. Matty has a
business project In view In his home
town of Detroit.
Of course, it may be another one of
these numerous diamond Patti fare
wells, but Cal Ewing took enough stocle
in Mclntyre's talk to hustle around and
sign up Izzy Hoffman, the erstwhile
Oakland outfielder. Hoffman Is un
doubtedly a capable all-around ball
player, but his disposition is said to be
bad medicine for a ball team. Izzy
was chagrined at not receiving the
management of the Oaks last Spring,
and caused all sorts of trouble for
Manager Bud Sharpe. It finally reached
such a stage that Hoffman was sus
pended and subsequently released.
However. Izzy was taught a good lesson
and may come back next season and
deliver a high-class article of ball.
Eii( t Pick Vp Points.
Cal Ewing go under way the first
part of the week for an extensive
tour of the East. He will visit a num
ber of ball parks and pick up point
ers to be used In constructing the
feals' new home, which will be opened
In 1914. Ewing will meet the Pacific
Coast League delegation at Chicago on
November 9 and proceed to Milwaukee
for the meeting of the minor league
magnates, president A. T. Baum, Happy
Hogan and Hen Berry have also ex
pressed their Intention of being on hand
at Mliwaukee to represent the inter
ests of the Coast League.
The first rattle out of the box Gus
lletling "busted" that prize Chalmers
automobile which was presented to him
for being the most valuable piayer in
the Coast League. The former Port
land third sacker tried to crank the
machine without turning on the gas
oline, and. failing in the attempt,
thought the gasoline tank needed some
air. He proceeded to do some pump
ing with the result that he blew up
the tank. No one was hurt except the
auto, which had to be carted off to
the hospital. Gus can cheer up. how
ever, for he" will have many similar
experiences before he becomes a full
fledged automobllist.
Fight Game Quiet.
The fight game In San Francisco Is
"No Matter How Boorish a
body has overlooked the fact that the
national Commission's share of the
'polls of the eight games last month
mas I50.000T Why not suggest a crimp
in Garry's bubbling water fund? Or
vhy not organize a holding company
and give each player of the winning
earn stocK In the Institution: Come to
hlnk of it. that looks better still.
Happy idea!
HORACE FOGEL. of Philadelphia,
and Charles Murphy, of Chicago,
are the Siamese twins of baseball.
The National League runs a continual
freak show with these two directors
serving both as the ballyhooes and the
inside attractions. This Fogel funnyman
will have his showdown late In Novem
ber, but Murphy is secure until mid
season of 1913. when we predict the
birth of an anvil chorus that will make
Chicago fans forget that an age of
adolescense once ruled Cubdonj for sev
eral long years.
Fogel really Is a brave and clever,
though peculiar, fellow. For years he
was sporting editor of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger when the late George
Chllds owned the publication. ""Then
he turned his prolific pen to another
newspaper and wrote large and copious
words,carrying self-laudation to laugn
able extremes.
We recall one of his stunts that is a
standing Joke back East. Having ex
hausted schemes for patting himself on
the back he sat down one day and
wrote himself a scurrilous letter, wind
ing up:
"The writer of this abusive attack on
me is a coward who hides under an
assumed name. He cannot be found In
the directory or the telephone book.
But if he has a spark of manhood- in
him he will meet me at Broad and
Chestnut streets at Z o'ciock mis aner-
noon. If he shows up I promise io give
him the chastisement he so richly de
serves." . , ' .
with houtonniere in lapel ana cioines
freshly pressed Horace showed up at
I o'clock, swinging a cane and smok
ing a big cigar. OI course, uan iu
Beersheba didn't appear, so this is what
he wrote:
"I was at the corner of Broad ana
Chestnut streets at 2 o'clock. I waited
45 minutes, but the coward tnat wrote
that scurrilous letter to me had not the
manhood to appear. It Is Just as well
that he didn't."
Three years ago Horace, then 47
years old, secured control of the Phil
lies at the reorganization, and now It
is Horace who has authored the scur
rilous letter. His charge tat the um
pires were fixed to throw games to
New York will come up November 16,
and the odds are 60 to 1, with Fogel
on the short end, that Horace will be
canned" from baseball.
Th Phillle boss is like the parrot In
the cartoon one of the boys back East
dug up lie talks too much.
'HIVALHT Is of several kinds, and so
is the brand of Puritanism on tap
n the Northwestern college conference.
The Washington-Idaho game at e
attle. October 26. was delayed many
minutes because of a discovery by
Doble that Lockhard, Moscow quarter
back, had played the last two years
with the South Dakota Agricultural
College at Brookings. Manager Larson,
of Idaho, maintained it was a case of
mistaken Identity, but admitted he. had
played a boy named Johnson at end
very much at a standstill right now.
Promoter Jimmy Coffroth, who has
prospects of an attractive card for
Thanksgiving day with Champion Ad
Wolgast as the head line, is up in the
air to find an opponent who would
make a card against the champion. A
deal of uncertainty also centers around
Wolgast, who has an Important meet
ing with Joe Mandot in New Orleans on
Sunday, November 3. which may change
the complexion of affairs publlistically.
if Wolgast should happen to be licked
then Coffroth's plans are all off. If
Wolgast does win decisively, the only
logical opponent seems to be Willie
Ritchie, and the latter's manage will
not do business with Coffroth. "It Is
a fine state of affairs, and has pro
vided little If anything for local fight
fans to enthuse over.
Perhaps the best pugilistic news of
the week was the starting of an elim
ination contest of "white hopes" to
find a successor to Jack Johnson, the
negro champion, who has been such a
disgrace to the game by his actions in
Chicago. Tom McCarey, of Los An
geles, started the ball rolling by
matching Jim Flynn and Luther Mc
carty for December 10 with the an
nouncement that he would set up a
j. , -v.l.l nf th. irnrM'a
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championship, to go to the white heavy
weight snowing tne mosi ciass.
Flynn and Palmer Matched
Jim Coffroth has followed the good
move by signing Jim Flynn for a bout
kam nn KTaw V.nr'ii riftV. and he is
angling with Al Palzer to go up against
the ilreman. ine purpose ui mt
matches is to find some opponent wor
thy of championship consideration, and
then Jack Johnson will be eliminated
from the pugilistic map. It Is a move
in the right direction, and the Coast
promoters are entitled to a word of
commendation. V
rTKA annual Dll.K 00 m A Ht WPPT1 Pal.
Ifornla and Stanford is attracting a
deal oi attention. a no nvi wiiesc
teams are finishing up their training
season and getting primed for the big
contest on Saturday, November 9. Stan
ford Is favored by the dopesters. but
California has been playing such a
strong eame against the crack Aus
tralian footballers that their admirers
have taken hope.
BRESXAHAX GETS S OFFERS
Pltsburg and Chicago Nationals and
St. Louis Browns Bid.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3. Roger Bresna
han, recently released as manager of
the St. Louis National League base
ball club departed tonight for bis home
In Toledo, O. Before leaving Bresna
haoi said he bad received offers frortl
two National clubs and one American
team for his services as catcher.
Brcsnahan said be will not consider
any offer at present as he Intends to
fight for his Ncontract with the St.
Louis Nationals. Pittsburg and Chi
cago, according to a telegram from
President Lynch, have made offers for
Bresnahan's services. If Bresnahan
can get away from the National League
he probably will be with the St Louis
American League Club, as a formal
offer has been made.
Races End at Mineral Springs.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. The management
of the Mineral Springs racetrack at
Porter, Ind., put on five races today,
and then declared the meeting at an
end for this session. Today originally
was scheduled to conclude the an
nounced 15 days of racing. The man
agement said it would give 45 days of
racing net year, beginning about
Jane 15.
KING'S TURKISH BATHS..
Imperial Hotel. 330 Stark st. Finest
and largest baths In the city. s
Man May Be in Everyday
PACOTC COAST LEAGUE STARS
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against Pullman, who was captain of
his team at Lawrence, Wis.,; last year,
and was thus ineligible, according to
the rules.
In view of Idaho's protest against
Hauser, of the Oregon College a team
which GrifTs men don't even meet
and the namby-pamby pique at Bill
Hayward, of Oregon, for coaxing Purdy
and Cook to attend school at Eugene,
Manager Larson's position might be de
fined as an inverse pose of the man who
had a stroke of apoplexy Just as he
was about to commit suicide. It's poor
policy to hunt a leak in the gas main
with a lighted match.
As for Washington's sportsmanship
In delaying a protest until the hour of
the game, that must be the stufT they
teach "the budding Lincolns and Henry
Clays, who occupy the frat houses now
adays" same paste-pot kids who de
claim bo seriously upon the crooked
ness of professional sports--Jor slipping
over the shrill contralto protest at the
last moment has become a firmly-cemented
custom In our college athletic
curriculums of today.
To those of us who had been taught
to look upon the college sportsman
as the embodiment of all that's high
and holy, such pestiferousness
tarnishes pleasant recollections like
the discovery that you left the gas
burning in the bathroom when you
went, a way on your vacation two
weeks ago.
I
I referred to Captain Bill Rodgers, of
the Portland Beavers, as the" "Oregon
Bear Grabber," but a biased llnotyper
made it "beer grabber." Was he
ALL-STARS PICKED
San Francisco Writer Takes
Hand in Merry Game.
ONE BEAVER GETS PLACE
Klawitter Chosen as One of Five
Pitchers Doane and Krueger
Draw Honorable Mention as
Does Captain Rodgers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. (Special.)
'Tls a brave man indeed who attempts
to pick an all-star team. Opinions of
players are so ' varied and prejudiced
that a writer can readily get Into the
"In-Bad Club'' without an Initiation fee
when he selects someone other than a
fan's favorite. Still, other writers have
attempted the feat and escaped unin
jured, so here goes for picking what
appears to be the strongest team that
could have performed in the Coast
League during the season of 1912. Of
course, this Is Just one person's opinion
of the players and it is given solely for
what it is worth.
Right off the reel trouble is encoun
tered in segregating five pitchers from
the corps of star slabsters that did such
excellent work. It would be easy se
lecting ten pitchers, but when limited
to five you are bound to leave out some
one who has a claim for consideration
I have picked Bill Malarkey, of Oak
land; Al Klawltter, of Portland: Roy
Hltt, of Vernon; Walter Leverenz, of
Los Angeles, and Frank Arrelanes, of
Sacramento, not because they came from
the different clubs, but because they
proved they were high-class pitchers.
The pitching records were not con
sfdered altogether for fellows like
Klawltter and Arrelanes were greatly
handicapped by having inferior teams
at their backs.
Leaving out such good pitchers as
Jack Killlay, Abies and Chech might
prove somewhat of a surprise, but what
could we do when there are such a
number of first-string men. It might
seem that Killilay should be plckod
because he was leading the league in
games won and lost, but the writer be
lieves that he was pitching over his
head, though I believe Killilay is a good
pitcher. If Killilay Js the great pitcher
that bis record shows, then why wasn't
he used by Sharpe in one of the Impor
tant games against the Seals? This
argument can be used to give some of
the other boys preference over him.
Luckily, the writer does not believe
the other positions will be so hard to
fill. Undoubtedly Honus Mltze. of Oak
land, will meet with popular favor as
choice for the best catcher In the league.
Boles, of Los Angeles, has shown up
well during the intervals he was not
on the hospital list and might fill the
role of second catcher. The catchers
as a whole were not of such a class to
set the fans raving.
High-class first basemen were also
scarce' since Frank Dillon and Bud
Sharpe Cast aside their gloves and took
to the bench. Dillon Is the finished
article of a first 'Backer, but since he
was not playing at the close of the
season he cannot be reckoned. I have
named Del Howard for the post solely
on bis ability to hit the ball. The
Seals' captain is not a good fielding
first baseman by any means, but any
old time a man can hit the ball at a
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Life, When He Goes Fishing
WHO FINISHED SEASON Or 1912
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thinking of Rodgers or Henderson? If
the former, a gross Injustice has been
done to the best second baseman the
Portland Coasters had all last season.
On the alcoholic subject Ty Cobb
had his picture taken a few days apo,
shaking hands with Eugene Chafln,
Prohibition candidate for ' President.
Linotypers attention! Make that Cobb
not Larry McLean.
IZZY HOFFMAN, the little Oakland
outfielder whose shoulders remind
one of the top-sail yard of a brig, is
going from bad to worse. Hoffman
was one of Bud Sharpe's greatest
boosters last Spring, and when the
petulous one came west to be high
chipmunk among the Oaks, Izzy took
him around to the sporting editors, and
all that stuff showing paternal regard.
Later the two had a falling out and
Hoffman was fired In mid-season. Hoff
man, according to report, has been
glommed by Cal Ewing and is to wear
a San Francisco uniform next season.
Now, all together: "Izzy?" Yes,
He is.
F RANK CHANCE'S case at Chicago
Is worth a separate paragraph.
In these strenuous days a "gink"
must make good or drop by the way
side, and nobody sympathizes with the
once peerless leader of the Chicago
Nationals. In' his seven years, the
best he could do was to win four
pennants, two world's championships,
second twice and a close third this
year. Who can blame Murphy for cut.
ting Chance adrift. Had he been a
.862 clip he doesn't have to qualify with
such a big percentage in the other de
partments of the game.
There are several classy second base
men, but It would seem that Ivan How
ard's all around work would land him
the berth. Bill Leard of Oakland is a
;lose contender but he hardly sticks
urong enough to compare him with
an Howard. Rodgers of Portland and
itoy Brashear are two valuable players.
At short Joe Berger stands out all by
himself. He has played head and
shoulders over all his rivals with Roy
Corhan, the only fielder who could
some near him.
It Is Just as simple to put Gus Het
ling at third. The star Oaklander was
selected as the most valyuable player
in the Coast League and he has proven
his worth all season. Next to Gus
would come Metzger of Los Angeles.
Two or three all-star outfields could
be picked without digging Into the rec
ord books. The teams were well for
tified with outer gardeners but Vernon
looked to have led the way with Kane,
Carlisle and Bayless. The first two
have been named on my all-star ag
gregation and 1 do not think their se
lection will be questioned. .For the po
sition in center Pete Daley stands out
easily. All three are fast fielders, cork
ing good hitters and first-class base
runners, which seems to be all that
could be asked of them.
Other outfielders who -stand out
prominently are Bert Coy and Claire
Patterson of Oakland, Bayless of Ver
non, Doane and Krueger of Portland,
and Mundorf" of San Francisco.
For the utility role in the infield Bill
Leard could fill in nicely and Dick Bay
less or Coy could be used in the out
YOUTHFUL BUT EFFICIENT MANAGER-ELECT OF THE OAK
LAND COASTEES.
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He Is Always a Reel Gentleman" Abe's Philosophy.
AT HEADS OF VARIOUS DIVISIUX1&
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high-class manager sentiment might
have been favorable to Chance, but he
has been dragging down $8000 every
12 months for doing nothing but fin
ish at the top, whereas Muggsy Mc
8raw, of New York, is satisfied with
a mere $18,000.
Verily, the man whofell in, going
from Jerusalem to Jericho or to Da
mascus orvvice versa we've forgotten
which enjoyed an ice cream debauch
compared with the fellow who fell in
with Murphy. In view of this clean
cut sportsmanship we sincerely hope
that Murphy's team doesn't finish any
lower than eighth next year. .
DE. WITT VAN COURT, the veteran
boxing instructor who Is writing
space dope for the Los Angeles 'fymes,
bewails the decadence of boxing.
"The boxing game is surely on the
wane and has been going to the bad
for several years," says he. "Young
fellows breaking Into the professional
game usually try tq. Imitate the style
of some cleve.- boxer who has met suc
cess. When there are none of them
around there is nothing for them to do
but go at it hammer and tongs. . .
. It is the men with the brute strength
who are w;orklng their way to the top
nowadays. The rules are constantly
broken In every fight. . . . 5o to
any contest these days and as soon as
a couple of boxers get Into close
quarters they immediately drop their
heads and pull and maul each other
around the ring without any knowl
edge of boxing."
Van's hard-luck story is true, every
word of It. Referees in this country
make no attempt to enforce Rule 2 of
MITZE HAS RECORD
New Oakland Manager Will Be
Youngest in League.
AGE IS ONLY 25 YEARS
Player Finishes Eighth Season Or
ganized Baseball and Filled
Breach With Glory During
"Bud" Sharp's Illness.
The youngest manager in the Pa
cific Coast League, and probably the
most youthful In the history of the
Coaster baseball organization, 1b Carl
"Honus" Mltze, the Oakland backstop
just named as boss of th 1912 cham
pions forxthe 1913 season.
Mitze is only 25 years old, according
to the figures he gave out in Portland
when the Oaks were here on their
final trip of the season. This is a few
vears quite a few behind Pop Dil
lon, the ancient member of the
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the Queensberry code which prohibits
clinching and wrestling, and some of
the stuff you see at San Francisco and
Los Angeles that's the closest we get
to It, now that the professional reform
ers have Jumped into the saddle of
command up here would not have been
permitted In the old prlzering aitrays
on the turf.
Some referees argue that If the rules
are strictly enforced the patrons of the
club will be displeased. But the men
who pay their coin for admission un
derstand from the advertisements that
they are to see boxing contests, and one
or two disqualifications would quickly
put the quietus on the ough-and-tumble
tactics of some of our alleged
high-class boxing exponents.
San Francisco, one of the oldest box
ing cities in America, finus neiseli up
against it for clever boxers today, and
Los Angeles is in the same boat. Just
as Van Court remarks. "Take the sci
ence out of any sport and you have
nothing left after awhile."
Perhaps, if referees were to insist on
clean breaks, the erowd might take to
It. Who knows? It would be a novel
ty, at least.
TRIPPING trials of life, meals, rent,
the slurs of the grocery man, of
fice hours, editorial page all these
were forgotten hile the world's series
lived and throbbed. This is" now ancient
history, but every so often the dregs
of chagrin or heights of happyland
whichever way you doped it are dis
turbed by echoes from the splurge.
The Associated Press thought enough
of Christy Mathewson's deepest re
morse to squeeze in notice, between Bal
kan war clouds and "Gyp the Blood,"
that the great Matty -would never, .no
never, pitch in a world's series again.
Poor Chris was broken hearted at
his two losses to Boston. And we hard
ly blame him. In his last six world's
series games of 1911 and 1912 Matty has
won but one, yet in five of the six
games he allowed but four earned
runs, or four-fifths of a tally to the
setto, while In the sixth he was touched
for four earned runs. This may be go
ing back, but it doesn't place him In
the morbid position of having nothing
to live for.
And as for making his final worlds
series stand, how much are you hold
ing back from the Yulettde's trinkets
that Mathewson will not be one of the
first two pitchers, if the Giants win
the cheese gingham in 1913? New ad
jectives are instructive, but Matty's
1912 obitary can be stored away in
the attic and it will never be missed.
Howe'er it be it seems to me,' the
dope is ever on the blight: when some
keen guy, upon the sly, attempts to
guess bum guess" is right.
WHEN a learned European scientist
rose to predict that eggs would
some day be manufactured from air,
people were amazed, yet not credulous.
One paragrapher, however, rose to the
emergency, declaring that, come to
think of it, he had already run across
eggs that smelled like marsh gas.
This wide margin between the real
thespian decoration and tule hydro-gen-sulplde,
can, by the stretching of
poetic license, be Jacked over and used
to fill In the gap between the radical
and conservative estimates on Pacific
Coast League earnings. And that is
some gap.
When . Cal Ewing Jumped down to
San Antonio last Fall to argue for his
Class AA rating, he proclaimed the
profits of the Seals for 1911 at some
managerial crew, and is even one year
less than the modest 26 "claimed by
Patsy O'Rourke.
Although only 23 years old, Mltze has
been in professional baseball since
1905, Just finishing his eighth year of
diamond service. He started with Col
orado Springs of the Western League
.in 1905, was in the Central Association
.n 1906 and 1907, returned to the West
ern League, this time with' Pueblo, in
1908, and was bought by Oakland from
Pueblo whep Harry Wolverton took
command in the Winter of l0.
Mltze was unquestionably the best
catcher in the Coast League during the
1912 season. His managerial ability
was evidenced when Bud Sharpe was
forced to retire with Illness In mid
season. The backstop Jumped Into the
breach and handled the squad like a
veteran, and really continued at the
head when Sharpe was fit for bench
duty again. During the final series in
Portland Sharpe spent his time in
a remote' corner of the grandstand,
permitting Mitze to use his Judgment
in handling the team, despite he close
ness of the pennant struggle.
"I don't see how they could have
given the management to any other
player," said Walter McCredie. Beaver
manager, last night. "He handled the
team successfully during a part of the
season and was the logical man for the
place. I am glad that he Js to be one
of the 1913 sextet of managers.
"There were three men on the Oak
land team available for manager, and
there was no reason why Oakland
should import-an outsider to handle the
club. Hetltng and . Christian both are
able enough to pilot a team."
Byron Houck, the Portland High
School and Oregon University lad who
proved one of the finds of the major
league season, pitching splendid ball
for the- Philadelphia Athletics, is in
Spokane. He will be in Portland soon,
but will spend a week or two with
relatives in Auburn, Wash., before vis
iting schoolmates here.
"You've got to keep your eyes open
all the time up there," says Byron in
discussing bis experience in the majors.
"Once you let up the batters commence
on you, and the bench Is soon your rest
ing place."
Houck found Lajoie his worst enemy,
the great Clevelander finding his curves
more frequently than any other player.
Cobb had no weakness that the Port
land lad could discover, but he man
aged to hold Trls Speaker at his mercy.
Houck beat Boston and Ray Collins
the only time the Athletics beat the
Red Sox southpaw all season. He fin
ished the season like a whirlwind, and
figured prominently in the Philadelphia
city series.
Rumors of the return of Gavvy
Cravatb, the old Coaster player, to
Minneapolis, have been denied by Presi
dent Fogel, of the Phillies. Cravath
hit the ball hard during the past season.
but was slow in the outfield. Fogel
says that he has not considered the
move, as several National League clubs
would refuse to waive.
v
- Harry Griffin, a member of the Rich
mond pitching staff the latter part of
the season, pitching in IS games, and
28 games in 1911, without a fielding
error. Forty-six games without a mis-
cue is a splendid record.
Fielder A. Jones, president of the
Northwestern League, leaves with Mrs.
Jones, Tuesday night, for' his Eastern
trip of one month. Fielder thought of
going Sunday, but decided to stay over
and vote. He will be at the National
Association meeting at Milwaukee and
at the Chicago arbitration meeting.
New York and Pennsylvania will also
be visited on the trip.
MEN'S RAINCOATS.
Big values, little prices. Than is my
motto. Jimmy Dunn, room S15 Orego
nlan bul'd'ng. Also Majestic Theater
builcing.
thing like $150,000. . Now cometh W.
W. McCredie, a. canny. Scot, with the
assertion that the combined earnings
of the six clubs in 1912 was not more
than $30,000, or an average of $5000
per club, if, the velvet were to be pro
rated.
-Money Is a curious critter. tou
think you have your hands on It and it
is not there. Or you have your hands
on it and it is gone. Ild you ever see
the boy try to pick up a globule of
quicksilver? That is the way Pacific
Coast League magnates get after the
money. Cal thought he had it roped
and baled, but there was a temporary
dam in the money stream which went
out in a freshet of fizi water.
One weakness in the baseball mag
nates' chain today Is the lack of uni
formity In estimates on the money
subject. Most of the talk about the
poor, poverty-stricken baseball man Is
pure pose. Baseball is a business like
the show business. It's either make
big in a short space of tfme or lose big. i :
If it is make, the magnate Is entitled
to it. He takes the chances. Usually
the baseball magnate, like the sporting
editor, is a man so financially fatuous
rtiat he occupies the costliest suite at
the expensive hotel, drives hts own mo
tor car, lives on his own yacht and en
joys, life.
There will be protests against this
statement, but they will come only
from the baseball men, who fear a rise
in advertising rates, or from the sport
ing editors who wear the mask of pov
erty to shield against rush touches
from the newspaper proprietors.
NOW this essay doesn't mean you,
but did you ever meet up with the
perfect mutt? The perfect mutt rep
resents intellectual density. The word
is, probably, a condensation of the
word "mutton head," which was a pop
ular term of endearment in Army
times.
The perfect mutt not only has to be
shown, but he has to have the picture
driven in with a mallet. All Jokes have
to be laboriously explained, driven In
and dovetailed by brain carpentry.
Then after everybody is perspiring and
longing to be dead, or on the Sacra
mento ball club, the perfect mutt sud
denly exploded:
"Ha, ha! Pretty good. That reminds
me of a story I heard "
Then you know what you get. The
Perfect Mutt! When you see him do a
Daniel Kelly for 100 yards and then
don't stop.
DR. FERNST, of the French Academy
of Medicine, after a thorough re
search of the mortality of Paris, an
nounced that 33 per cent of all deaths
coming under the observation of the
medical and surgical authorities were
caused by the use of alcohol, or rather,
the misuse of the Joy stuff. Dr. Fernst
stated that alcohol Is neither good nor
bad food but a narcotic poison. Gay
old Paris! Nowhere are the boys hav
ing more fun poisoning themselves to
death than there. ,
SQUASH tennis is forging to popular
ity's front pew. A brief synopsis
of the rules will be edifying. To be a
good squash player, beginners should
have a large Income, say, $50,000 per
year, and 2000 Bond-street torches. A
key to the Arlington Club is also help
ful, while, unless you have a torpedo
body automobile and a limousine in
your stable, you might as well give up;
you are not fitted to learn the sport.
NOTED TEAMS 10
ENTER FOR POLO
Great Interest Is Manifested in
Coming Tournament at
Coronado Beach.
PARTICIPANTS COME FAR
Hawaiian Players Working Strenu
ously to Raise Xecessary Funds
to Make Trip Across the
Ocean for Occasion.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2. (Special.)
The coming polo tournament at Coro
nado, Cal., in February, is assuming an
international complexion, as .there will
be on the ground several American
teams, an English and a Canadian
team. Kansas City. Denver and Port
land, Or., will be represented by
teams, besides a number of local ag
gregations. The famous team of Lord
Tweedmount will also be entertained.
The team, however, which Is putting
forth the greatest efforts to be pres
ent is the Hawaii team. Seven thou
sand dollars Is needed to bring the
players and 20 ponies across the water
to Coronado, and they are working
night and day to raise the amount.
Judge A. A. Wilder, one of the best
sportsmen on the islands, has taken
this huge task upon his own shoulders
and is now calling upon those gentle
men interested In sports with the
avowed purpose of collecting the
amount; and he will succeed, as he
always does whenever he undertakes
anything, no matter how big or small
the proposition.
That Hawaii has a good polo team,
the recent lnter-island tournament
more than proved, and It Is felt that
the time has now arrived when a team
should sally forth from the shores of
the islands and cross the ocean on a
tour of conquest.
The team . Is already practically
picked and will, In all probability, con
sist of the following players: Arthur
Rice, No. 1; Harold Castle, No. 2;
Walter Dillingham. No. 3; Frank Bald
win, No. 4. Harold Rice will be one of
the substitutes.
As the matches will be played the
latter part of February and the first
of March, the Hawaiian team will most
probably leave there some time during
January. The ponies, however, will be
sent ahead early in November. This
will give the animals time to become
acclimated and fit for the games when
they come on.
Yachtsmen Honor Lipton.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Two hundred
yachtsmen bade farewell to Sir Thomas
Lipton at a banquet here last night.
His parting statement was to the ef
fect that if the New York Yacht Club
would agree to race under the Univer
sity rules he would -start preparations
at once for an International contest.
Sir Thomas leaves for Winnipeg today
and from there will go to San Francisco.