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l HE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 12, 1913.
THREE PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SQUADS WHICH WILL BATTLE FOR PENNANT IN SIX-CORNERED INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE.
REABY FOR FRAY
" Many of Last Year's Scholas
tic Stars Will Be in Line
Again This Season.
Official by Banishing Players
From Field Can Crip
ple Team.
SUBSTITUTES LOSE GAMES
CHAMPIONSHIP IS COVETED
KICKS" AGAINST
UMPIRES COSTLY
BASKETBALL
S
Coaches Admit Strength of Oppos
ing Teams, hut Question of Supe
riority Is Xot Expected to Be
Settled Before March 5.
7 Phophecies made by interscholastic
basketball coaches Indicate that the
coming season will witness one of the
. keenest struggles for the ' champion-
- ship in the history of the game here.
j, The 1913 interscholastic basketball
season opens Wednesday, when the
. Lincoln High School quintet meets the
: -Hill Military five. The game will Iike-
ly be played on the Lincoln gymnastic
floor.
Coach Dake. of the Jefferson High
. School basketball five, believes the
,,. Lincoln boys will have one of the
strongest teams in the league. The
fact that a number of' last year's men
,.are with the team this year is one of
,. the reasons why Coach Dake thinks the
... West Side High School quintet should
not he overlooked when predicting the
possible winners of the championship
this year. Cudlipp, Lewis and Gage are
last year men who will, in all probabil
ity, represent the team this year. The
. boys have began working under the
directions of Coach Borleske. who is
in charge for the first time. Coach
'Lee, who is now drilling the Portland
Academy team, looked after the Lin
coln five last year.
Washington Believed Strong.
The Washington basket throwers,
- who won. the interscholastic champion
' ship last year, will have a strong team
this year. Dr.' Fenstermacher, who
' coached them last year, is on the job
..again and says when March 6, which
' marks the end of the interscholastic
. basketball season of 1913, arrives the
''Washington boys will be well up in
the percentage column.
The Washington team plays its first
game on January 22 with the Port
- land Academy team, the lightest in the
league. Dr. Fenstermacher says he will
carry a large squad, sending in new
material when he deems it necessary
until he finds he has his best five on
the team. Foster, captain; Knoufr,
Crebe and Martin, who played on last
' year's team, are with the Washington
' team this year and are showing up
well in practice.
Barring accidents to his players,
Coach Borleske believes the Lincoln
" boys will give a good account of them
selves when the league gets under way
The Lincoln five has engaged in more
. practice games than any
other team
. in the league.
" Jefferson Has Old Men.
Hendrickson. captain; Earl and List-
'er. who all played on the crack Jer
" ferson five last year, are with the
team this year. Coach Dake believes
his men will do as well if not better
." when the 1913 season ends. Last year
the Jefferson basketball team finished
' ;the season with only two defeats
' charged against them. These games
were lost to the Washington team.
The regular members of the coming
interscholastic teams have not been
' picked by the coaches yet.
The coaches of nearly all the teams
' believe that Caliicrates Columbia Lni
,' versity quintet will be a dark horse in
the race. Only 12 men turned out to
make the Columbia t'nlversity team,
Despite this fact, Calllcrate Is fortu-
nate in having one of the heaviest fives
in the league.
"The Portland Academy team will be
outweighed about 10 pounds to a man
but I believe the boys will make the
other teams work hard for victory Just
'', the same," said Coach Lee, of that in
stitution. '1 Hill Boy Are Training-
Captain St. Martin, of the Hill Mil
itary team, predicts that his men will
have something to sav about the cham
pionship. Ft. Martin has had his men1
out for hard practice regularly for the
last few weeks and will have a strong
'"i five.
The 1913 interscholastic schedule
does not say where the games are to
take place, as it did last year. This
season it has been left to the managers
of the teams. The game between the
Washington anil Jefferson High
., Schools, which Is scheduled to take
. place February 21. will be played on
neutral floor, either at the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club or Y. M.
C. A.
A. M. Grilley. physical work direc
tor of the Y. M. C A., probably will
' referee all the games.
. VANCOUVER TO LOSE TOl'RXEY
Denver rroliably Will Be Chosen for
Western Meet.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 11. (Special.)
Official announcement will be made by
the officials of the Western Bowling
Congress Monday that the annual
tournament awarded to Vancouver at
the tournament held here last Febru
ary has been called off and that unless
some city makes a bid and satisfactory
evidence that it can pull off the tourna
ment in good shape there will be no
annual tournament this year.
Jim Morley. president of the Western
Bowling Congress, says that the Van
couver, tournament association has not
'been able to organize properly and pra
K pare for the tournament and has re
r fused to conduct it under the rules and
J supervision of the Western Bowling
fCungress. hence that the city will not
get the sanction required before the
tournament can be held. It is under
stood that the Vancouver association
"refused to recognise the Western Bowl.
rng Congress officials and wanted to
''' name the officials to conduct the
i tourney.
? Several cities, aware of the situation.
have been telegraphing bids to Morley.
'urging him to order the transfer of
the tournament.
: Denver is the most enthusiastic city
In the running and it is likely that the
Rocky Mountain metropolis will get the
tournament.
Portland bowling people would like to
handle the 1913 Western Bowling Con
gress tournament, but the city has so
alley accommodations for a big gather
ing of Western tenpin cracks.
There is talk of installing another
et of alleys, but with only one parlor
in the center of th city it would be
impossible to stage a big meet without
additional quarters.
The proposed Vancouver tourney was
to have from two to four team entries
" from Portland, but this number will
be cut to two if the meet is 'held at
Denver, which is farther away than
Vancouver. ' ,
B C i VhH- r-A. i fern AW - '
FAST MOM BOATS
TO COMPETE TODAY
Oregon Wolf Favorite Over
Swastika and Vamoose in
Free-for-AII Race.
RIVER TO BE KEPT CLEAR
Twenty-Foot Class Contest to Follow
With Swastika Counted as Likely
Winner; Itlg Prize Event to
Bo Called at 2:80 P. M.
The Portland Motorboat Club's third
annual Winter championships, post,
poned from New Years Day, on ac
count of high water and an accident to
K. F. Cox's Swastika, will be staged
on the Willamette River this after
noon. Two splendid races, a free-for-all
and a 20-foot class contest, will be
the aquatic card.
Portland has never been so enthusias
tic over a motorboat speed contest as
over the 20-mile free-for-all between
the O '-on Wolf, Coast champion,
Swaslil. ' end the Vamoose. Thousands
of dollars, in addition to the 500 purse
hung up by the owners of the Oregon
Wolf and Swastika, have been wagered
on the outcome, with the Oregon Wolf
a favorite against the field. -
Thousands Expected to See Race.
Thousands of people gathered along
the docks and bridges, to witness the
January 1 clash between these -speedy-craft
and an even larger representa
tion of enthusiasts is expected to be
spectators of the postponed meeting of
the water champs.
But the free-for-all is not to be the
only attraction this afternoon, for the
id-foot class competition, with Its four
entries, promises to be a "sizzler. The
Swastika, which is entered in both
races, is the favorite in the smaller
boat race, but the owners of the other
speeders are confident that Cox's boat
cannot negotiate the free-for-all and
then do its best in the succeeding race.
j ne course win be rive miles long.
with the start at a point near the foot
of Salmon street, taking the boats to
Montgomery Dock No. 2. and then back
up the river to tire foot of Market
street, above the Hawthorne-street
bridge. Commodore Boost's boat, the
Artisan, will act as stake boat for the
race, and will accommodate the of
ficials. Main Race la at 2O0.
The free-for-all, the 20-mile race.
will start promptly at 2:30 o'clock, with
the second race following about 3:2o.
The second race will be 10 miles. The
five-mile course is expected to give the
Swastika and the Vamoose an ad
vantage over the Oregon Wolf, which
is a longer craft and cannot negotiate
the turns so easily. In this respect the
Swastika, which is a 20-foot boat. Is
superior to its opponents.
The Artisan will meet the officials
and newspapermen at the Stark-street
docic at 2 o clock and convey them to
the scene of the start.
The entries In the 20-foot class are
the Spear II, Chehalis 11. Volger's Boy
and the Swastika. The Mee.Too and
the Kiack, prospective entries, will not
be in trim for racing.
The winner of the free-for-all will
receive a handsome silver trophy cup
and the second-place boat a smalie
cup. The trophy for the free-for-all
will be given by the motorboat club.
The officials of the regatta: Judge
A. G. Rushlight, George L. Baker, H.
N. Scott, J. H. Stevenson and H. B.
Eubank, Jr.; starter. Dr. F. Pammasch;
timers. J. C. Beck, J. P. Jaeger,. P. W.
Lee, George Kinnear, A. Molln and Dr.
C. B. Brown: clerk of course, J. L.
Scarth.
The course will be patrolled by har
bor police and all obstructing craft
removed.
i HE University of Michigan boasts
of 1837 students who are getting
some form of physical training. Of
this number football claims 2S0; tennis,
100; track, 170; baseball, 172; soccer.
5: hockey,. 0; basketball, 0, and
fencing, shooting, wrestling and box
ing are favorites of 9o. About SaO take
part in gym work.
Billy Selbt, the soldier-catcher, has
signed a contract with Tacoma. His
release from the army was purchased
by George Schreeder several years ago,
but he quit soon after, not liking the
financial terms of a" contract. He has
a better pffer from McGinnlty and will
join the Tigera for Spring training.
Crittenden and Elliott are the other
Tacoma receivers to date.
Manager Dooln, of the Phillies, has
wealth of outfield materia in Don-
lin. Magee, Paskert, Cravatp, Miller
and Mc.Manus. Paskert Is 111 with ty
phoid fever, but is expected to be In
trim by February.
-
Boston may stage a 15-mile two-man
team race in FebruarV.
Here's a baseball team of managers:
Stovall. first base; Evers. second base;
Tinker, shortstop; Hugglns, third base;
SPORTING SPARKS j
1 i A if ' II -was; sJh. hs 11- -. . ' r
: W '-:hv- :.34k BOWLERS ACHIEVE
(1;-.. V NOTABLE SCORES
la:-! - tM' rBM 4 ' Urn Foresters' Team Tallies 2737
? rf - 1 ff y 1 W$ ' Pins in Series of Con"
h , . llUJwr 1 1 ! .' IW; ' tests Upon Alleys.
Clarke, Birmingham and Jake Stahl.
outfield: Dooin, catcher; Callahan and
Griffith, pitchers.
Jim Baskette, Cleveland pitcher, may
play ball no more. While using fire
works during a Christmas - celebration
he Injured an eye.
Ballplayers are bum actors, says
Hughie Jennings. But any gink who
will refuse an offer to go on the stage
and pick up some of the soft junk
ought to be - put into a padded cell,
avers Hughie. This is some slam at
Roger Bresnahan, who scorns the foot
lights as unworthy of a diamond lum
inary. Evers, Schulte, Sheckard and Reul
bach are the only Cubs left who par
ticipated in that record season of 1906,
when 116 games were won.
.
Jack Warhop. the midget twlrler of
the Highlanders, has gained over 30
pounds in less than two months. He
is picked to be a sensation during the
coming campaign.
By changing the location of the
lawn tennis courts at Newport, 20ui
more people will witness the champion
ships next Summer. The courts are
to be increased from 10 to 18.
-
Michael Dorlzas, a Greek student at
the University of Pennsylvania, heads
the list of strong men at the Phila
delphia institution. He exceeds in to
tal strength his closest competitor ny
22S kilos. In 9000 examinations since
the system was Installed, he has won
the greatest number of points. He is
also a crack wrestler.
Joe Tinker's " troubles have com
menced. Cuban Marsans has become
a holdout. He does not have to play
ball, as he comes of a wealthy family,
but It hurts his pride to think that
ills services are rated too cheaply.
J
Christy Mathewson is a champion
of college baseball. He says that the
diamond games will thrive in colleges
despite all eltorts to Kin it.
m
Sigma Delta .Psi is a new athletic
fraternity founded at the University
of Indiana. For admission to full mem.
bership a student must attain the fol
lowing marks in the various events:
100-yard dash, 0:11 3-5; 120-yard high
hurdles. 0:20; running high jump, 5
feet; running broad jump, 17 feet;
shotput. 16 pounds, 30 feet; pole vault.
S feet 9 inches; throwing baseball. 250
feet on fly; punting football. 40 yards
.-in f!v th,.eA-m-.lA run. 17-.S0: 10-mile
walk. 230; tumbling, front and back
handspring and front dive. For ad
mission to Junior membership a student
must attain the following marks: 100
yard dash, 0:12: 120-yard high hurdles.
u:20; running high jump. 4 feet 6
inches; running broad jump, 16 feet;
shotput, 16 pounds, 25 feet; pole vault,
8 feet: throwing baseball. 200 feet on
fly: punting football, 30 yards on fly;
three-mile run, 20 minutes; 10-mile
walk, 3 hours.
They are now talking of barring
Charley Brlckley, the Harvard foot
ball hero, from competition in amateur
sports. He has S'cured several jobs
through his notoriety as an athlete.
Based ' on the actlen In the recent
Wlthington case, this would prove suf
ficient to bar Brlckley.
Adolph Gotch. a brotber of the wrest
ling champion, broke bis neck by fall
ing out of a bathtub at his home In
New York. Had he the neck of a wrest
ler, such a death would have been prac
tically impossible.
Ralph Slate, of the Albion soccer
team of Jersey City, established what is
believed to be an American record when
he scored ten goals in one game.
Clark Griffith says that Chick Gan
dil. former Sacramento player, is the
best first baseman in the ga.me.
Basketball on roller skates is the
latest sport in Cincinnati. However,
the game was played In Spokane and
other Northwestern cities a year or
two ago.
Every time a bustier breaks Into the
majors he is called a youngster. But
here Is Carisch, the new Nap catcher
a youngster of 32
1. Jefferson High, I'pper Row, left to
RiCht, Hendrickson, manager) U. Lis
ter, Flesel. 1m Lister and Klynn Low
er Row, Karl, Bonnery, Seety and
Williams.
2. Washington High, Upper Row, Left
to Right, Harmon, Foster, Jewel,
Martin and Noren Lower Row,
Knoff, Gorman, Wolley, Fenrniey and
Grebe. .
3, Lincoln High, Upper Row, Left to
Right, Holt. McTarnahn, Mnlkey,
Block. Manager (Standing), Llilard
and Waldron Lower Row, Dudley,
drear, Lewis, Cudlipp and Clerin.
"RIP" STAR IN CUB
New Beaver Hurler Loved by
Spanish Danseuse.
HURLING HONORS ALSO WON
Hagerman, Who Cinched Champion
ship of Island for Havana Reds,
Defeating Mendez, Known
There as "Chelito."
The speed and benders of Pacific
Coast League twlrlers hold no terrors
for "Rip" Hagerman, Portland's hurl
ing star secured from Lincoln, of the
Western League, for "Chelito," as he
is known in Havana, won a Cuban
championship for the Havana Reds in
1908, and won it in pitching duels with
Mendez, the erstwhile mound hero of
Cuba.
Sergeant Hunter, of Vancouver Bar
racks, coach and captain of the soldier
football eleven, vouches for the pitch
ing ability of Hagerman, for he saw
the 1913 Beaver pitch the Havana Reds
to , victory over King Mendez at Ha
vana. "Hagerman was almost as popular
with Havana fans as Mendez, and the
latter owned the town," said the sol
dier, who was in Cuba In 1908. "They
all called him "Chelito' down there, not
because Hagerman is converted into
that name in Spanish, but because a
Havana danseuse named Chelito was
madly In love with the pitcher and oc
cupied a box in the grandstands every
time Hagerman pitched.
"Hagerman must be a better pitcher
now than he was then, but even in
those days he would have been a valu
able man on any AA club In the coun
try." Oscar Jones, the former Brooklyn
and San Francisco pitcher who was re
instated at the last meeting of the Na
tional Commission, was given his un
conditional release by the Seal man
agement last week. Nick Williams, Bob
Brown and other Northwestern League
people were after Jones two years ago
and now that he is again on the mar
ket Williams is investigating hla con
dition with the idea of offering him a
1913 job with the Colts if reports on
him are satisfactory.
"Jones was a great pitcher at San
Francisco, and a year or two ago was
winning over strong teams down in
Central California." said Williams. "If
be is in condition for pitching next
season I would like to have him with:
the Colts. He had wonderful control In
those days and had all kinds of 'stuff' i
on the ball. He has been pitching for 12
years, but may still have a couple of
good seasons in his arm.
Louis Lockart, an Indian pitcher. Is
the latest applicant for a job with the
Beavers. Ho writes from Los Angeles
that he would like a tryout for 1913. He
had a chance with Los Angeles in 1911
but says that Dillon did not give him
much of a workout. He Is 2.1 vears old
stands five feet seven inches in height
and weighs 167 pounds.
McCredle practically has decided on
Vlsalia, Cal., as the scene of the 1913
Beaver training camp. He has turned
down Fresno on account of poor park
accommodations.
Bill Speas, the most prolific letter
Writer of the Portland baseball players,
writes from Toledo that he would like
to be with the boys in the Northwest
next season, but is sure to make good
with the St. Louis Nationals, so won't
be in this section of the country.
Speas plan's to pass several weeks at
a Michigan bath resort before the open
ing of the Cards' training season. He
is a busy chap these days, bowling in
three Toledo leagues and taking care of
his billiard and bowling parlors.
COIXEGIAXS WIN" HARD GAME
Corvallis Militiamen's Five Is De
feated, 15 to 13.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 11. (Special.)
The Corvallis National Guard basketball
team, composed of the Cate brothers,
Tripp brothers' combination, assisted by
"Skeeter" Swan, gave the college quin
tet a close race in a 15-13 game played
last night. In the second half the
militiamen substituted Huber and Col
bert. , The college used but six inen during
the game Darling and Jernstedt both
receiving a workout at center. Captain
Burdlck, Cooper, Jordan and Dewey
completed the list of men who were in
condition for last night's contest. May
was kept out of the game by an injured
foot and prospects do not look bright
for his being able to round into shape
for the Idaho games next week.
The permanent loss of Walker, due to
an injury, and the temporary inability
of May and King to appear for prac
tice leaves Coach Stewart for the pres
ent with practically a one-team squad.
ALL - STARS ARE PICKED
Best Players in Archer-Wiggins
League Selected.
All-Sta.
Ends Tead, Lents
Tackles Ed wards,
son. .Albina.
: Eleven.
Crowe, Mohawks.
East Portland; Ben-
ip-rai Toomey. McLaughlin; Bercovltch
Watkins.
c :er Hlebce. Watkins.
Quarterback McKenna, Albina.
Halves Newman, Watkins; Barbagilato.
Fullback Nelson, Albina.
The champion Albina eleven. In the
Archer-Wiggins Football League, get
only two men on the composite all
star eleven selected by the officials
and the managers of the F. E. Watkins,
Jlohawks, South Portland and Lents
eams. The Watkins eleven 1b awarded
three all-star places.
Nelson, better known as "Hooligan,"
fullback of the Albinas, proved the sen
sation of the schedule, which comes to
a close today, when the Albina and
Watkins teams clash on the South Port
land grounds. Nedson's ground-gaining
abilities helped his team wonderfully
in its march to victory.
Halfback Newman, of the Watkins
eleven, was another plunging back who
was -hard te stop. Newman made the
Lincoln High team in 1911, but did not
attend school last Fall. The two other
Watkins stars honored were Hieberg,
at center, and Bercovitch, at guard.
Day Bercovitch. manager of the F:
E. Watkins team, in selecting an all
star eleven, picked four of his men
three Albina players and three Mo
hawks. - His choices are as follows:
Ends, Sboewiller, Mohawks: Crowe, Mo
hawks. Tackles. Benson, Albina; Pow
ers. Watkins. Guards. Block, Albina;
McDonald. South Portland. Center.
Hieberg. Watkins. Halves. Flecklnger,
Watkins; Newman, Watkins. Quarter
back. Hurley, Mohawks. Fullback, Nel
son, Albina.
KRAUSE'S RECORD NOTABLE
Leading Man on Team Makes 223,
248 and 23 4, Which Mark Is by
Far Best One Made This
Season in Any League.
The East Side Bowling League made
its debut last week. The new' ten-pin
organization, composed of four teams
rolling on the Imperial alleys, com
menced operations Friday night, the
Tigers taking two games from the
Mystics, 2134-2153.
The league, which has games sched
uled for Tuesday and Wednesday of
each week, is composed of. the following
teams, with the captains named in each
Instance: Tigers, S. Patterson; Im
perial Juniors. V. Johnson: Echo Thea
ter, Joe Bradt; Mystics, J. S. Welling
ton. . . .
The officers of the league are: George
Neil, president; Frank Johnson, treas
urer: W. P. Cooper, secretary. The
schedule of games' for next week is
Echo vs. Mystics, Tuesday night; Im
perials vs. Tigers, Wednesday night.
The score of the Friday game:
Mystics.
Ganloa
Players 1st. 2d. 2d. T'al.
Smith 97 lit) 142 369
Brooks 107 124 175 466
Cunningham IRC, 108 62 3-6
Wellington 201 93 147 441
White ITS 170 183 531
Total 829 613 709 2153
Tigers.
Marts 127 127
CoolEy 138 08 133 370
Patterson 164 139 369 472
Stevens 160 93 121 374
Clate 151 113 166 430
Christian 173 ITS 351
Total 740 617 7B7 2124
Many .bowling records toppled before
the onslaught of the ten-pin artists last
week, the Foresters, of the Commercial
League, breaking four records: the
Honeyman team, of the same league, es
tablishing two new marks, and the
Dwight - Edwards five, of the City
League, also figuring In the sensational
performances.
The Foresters shattered all Commer
cial League figures on Wednesday nlght-
The team rolled 951 for high single
game, 2737 for high three games, and
Krause, a member of the five, rolled 24S
in one game and 705 for three. The
nfark of Krause is by far the best of
the season for any league, and the
record for several years of league roll
ing. His scores were 223, 24S and 234
for the three games.
The Honeyman Hardware Company
quintet reduced the Foresters' mark to
974 for one game and 2893 for three.
while the Dwight-Edwards five lowered
the City League record for single game
of the season to 1034, and came within
nine pins of the Powers' mark of 2839
for high three games.
The following are the standings of
the City Commercial and the Big Four
Leagues to date:
City League.'
W.
L.
11
13
13
17
19
Pet.
.667
.592
.555
.519
.370
.296
Meier & Frank 18
Powers Furniture Co .......16
Dwieht-Edwards 13
Telegraphers 14
Pacific 10
Weonas - 8
Commercial League.
Honeyman 19
White Crows 14
Foresters IK
Meier & Frank 13
Wright & Dltson 12
Lang & Co. 10
City Hall 10
Dooley ft Co 3
Big Four.
Imperials 21
Telegram ... .......... 14
I. X. L. 10
7
9
11
15
14
17
21
i
10
.667
.66T
.541
.444
.416
.3 70
.123
Shoe Doss 3 21 .125
1 Captain Heath, of the Weonas, the
tail-end team of the City League, is
after several men to strengthen his
line-up. He has signed It. H. Hemphill,
a Pittsburg bowler, and has one or two
more on the string.
Amateur Athletics.
More than 100 amateur baseball
teams of Portland and vicinity will be
eligible to compete for the Beaman
silver trophy. The first nine that suc
ceeds in winning the championship
three different seasons will become
owner of the trophy. In 1912 the
Weonas won the championship and the
trophy is now temporarily In the hands
of William Hillis, manager of the
team last year. ,
The Lincoln High .School basketball
hrst and second teams met defeat Fri
day night. The Washougal five had
little trouble in defeating the first team
24 to IS. Camas defeated the second
team 23 to 4.
The Portland Academy basket tos
sers were defeated Friday by Clats
kanie 25 to 21. The game was played
at Clatskanie.
The first . Interscholastic Soccer
League game will take place next
Tuesday when the Washington High
School team meets Portland Academy.
The 6cene of the game has not been
decided.
Occasional Mistakes in Decisions
Admitted by "Billy" Evans but
Says They Arc Vnnvoldnblc
and Beyond Remedy.
BY B1I.LY EVANS.
American Ieacue t'ropirc.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Jan. 11. (Spe
cial.) "If It hadn't been for that poor
ldecislon by the umpire, we would have
won today." is a remark that is often
heard as the crowd files out of the park
after the home team has been defeat
ed. On the other hand, vou seldom it
lever hear the fans say. "If it hadn'f
been for that favorable decision by the
umpire we would have lost." Such Is
the case, however, just as often as the
other, but the far.s sec only the rulings
that go against them never the close
verdicts that are given In their favor.
Umpires are human, all statements
to the contrary, and belnsr human they
err. Umpires give the pluys just as
they see them. When they render a
ruling, tiiey always at that particular
moment believe such a decision is the
only correct' one. A moment later it
may be evident to them that they have
erred, but there is no way to correct
the incorrect verdicts. They must
stand on the books forever.
Naturally these mistakes that are
made by tho umpires play a prominent
part in the different games. Unfortu
nately for the umpires, they are seldom
given credit for ihe countless correct
decisions they render. They are always
discredited, though, for any apparent
mistakes they seem to have made. One
team must benefit by every ruling,
right or wrong: the other club must
suffer. One club Is pleased the umpire
so rendered the play; tho other team Is
willing to make affidavit that the of
ficial Is stone blind.
Complaints Are Cvatly.
It Is possible for every decision ren
dered to play a prominent part In tho
outcome of every game. A miscalled
ball or strike oflen changes the entire
complexion cf a contest. A base deci
sion rendered either way, can ultimate
ly make a big difference in the score.
All sensible teams realize that the
breaks on the season are even up, and
accept the rulings in a sane manner.
Other clubs have players, who not con
tent with losing a close play. Insist on
kii'king until a couple of their stars are
removed from the game. Thus they
cripple their chances coming and going.
It Is then apparent that the' umpiro
can affect the score other than by his
rulings on balls, strikes and the bases.
Every now and then It becomes his
painful duty to remove, one or more
players from the field for certain rea
sons. It is really surprising what o
part such moves often have on the out
come, of the game. It is a good bet
that every time an umpire puts a man
out of the game, the chap selected ti
take the place of the hanlehed athlete,
either wins or loses the contest. This
may seem a bit surprising at first read
.ng. but aak any umpire, and he will be
able to relate a dozen such instances t
you. In this connection I recall sev
eral Incidents that happened In the
American League last Summer.
Donie Bush, of the Tigers, is a won
derful ball player; he can cover a world
of ground, and when he is absented
from his place at short, the T'gers
usually suffer. While Donie often dif
fers with my Judgment, he does it in
such a way that as a rule we get alont
famously. There are exceptions to all
rules, and one of them cropped out in
a game at Washington last Summer.
With the Nationals a run to the good.
Bush on third and one out, Donie tried
to score on a slow hit ball to McBrtde.
who made a wonderful play and man
aged to get Bush at the plate.
"I suppose I'm out." said Bush as he
lay flat on the ground, a foot or so
from the plate.
"You have rendered the correct deci
sion," I responded. At the same time I
smiled and started to dust off the plate.
Donie was in no mood for smiles: he
had tried his best to tie up the game,
and he was a bit peevish at being de
clared out. Picking up some dirt in his
hand, he threw it down, nowhere in
particular; he merely wanted to ex
press his disgust at the break in luck.
Unfortunately for Bush and myseit.
there was just enough wind that day
to carry all the dust in my direction.
What I didn't take down my throat I
inhaled through my nose. Just as soon
as I could clear my throat enough to
speak, I had Bush going In the direc
tion of the cluonouse. lie iriea to ex
plain that it was all an accident, but I
was in no mood to listen.
Substitute Loses Contest.
There was no kick on the play. It
was evident that Donie was out Bush
knew It. but he ,just couldn't refrain
from showing his feelings. Jennings
sent Red Corridon to snort, it was
ju3t Red's luck to make a couple of
boots, which gave w asliington enougn
runs to win the game, or course tsusn
might have played both balls the same
vray, but I seriously doubt it. Ihe
;act remains that Bush s banishment.
and Corridon's entrance into the con
test, made it possible for Washington
o win In extra Innings when a Detroit
victory had looked certain. The De-
roit club figured in two other plays
that I recall. In each instance the de
cision was In favor of the Tigers, each
verdict ultimately ending in the ban-
shment of the pitcher on the opposing
team.
Washington came into Detroit on its
nvasion of the West last Summer with
nine straight wins to its credit. The
club had won the last game in Boston,
and cleaned up four straight at Chicago
and St. Louis. The first game in De
troit resulted In a victory, making 10
wins.
Jean Dubuc and Bob Groome were
the pitchers in the second game of the
Tiger series. Both pitchers had been
going at top speed, and a great contest
was looked for. Groome got away to a
bad start In the first inning, but es
caped with only one run scored, and
that on a disputed decision. Bob cov
ered the plate on the play at the plate,
and it was my opinion that Groome
had failed to touch Gainor. I so ruled.
Bob thought otherwise, and kicked so
strenuously that I was forced to put
him out of the game. A couple of men
were on the bases at the time, and It
looked as if the Tigers would cinch It
in the opener and break the winning
streak of the Nationals. Cashion, who
took Groome's place, succeeded in re
tiring the side without further scoring.
Detroit scored another run in the sixth,
through no fault of Casblon's pitching.
When Washington went to bat In the
first of the ninth the score was 2 to 0
against them; when the inning was
over it was 3 to 2 in their favor, the
score by' which they won. Groome
wasn't himself that day, and I doubt if
he would have been able to hold the
Tigers. Our argument saved his bacon.
and Cashion, who took his place,
pitched masterly ball.