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Newspaper Page TextV xiJE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 19, 1913. AUSTRALIA AWATS YANKEE BASEBALL Tiny Continent Hungry for American Game, Says Sport News Writer.' SOCIETY STRONG FOR GAME Interest Is Found at High Tension and Leagues Flourishing Wliere Players Play for Love or Pas time, Forgetting Pay. The ordinary Englishman may not care for our bally Yankee game, you know, but the Australian brother does and only awaits an American Invasion to surrender all his other sports, crick et and the like, to the Only Game. So says Charles C. Spink, publisher of the Sporting News of St. Louis, who has recently returned from a sojourn In Australia with plenty of evidence secured first hand to convince him that some day the Island Continent Is going to be Just as enthusiastic over baseball as the United States of America Is to day. In fact he thinks the enthusiasm with which the "National game" has been accepted in Cuba. Japan, the Phil lpplnes or Honolulu will be mild com pared to the boom that awaits it among tne Australians. Mr. Spink had gone to Australia pre pared to return with a story that would not be encouraging to Charles A. Co mlskey or any others who have been considering an Australian Invasion. He had pictured In his mind that the Aus tralians were only transplanted Eng llshmen. anyway, and he was not very hopeful of them. There was also the fact that the much advertised trip planned by J. Cat Ewing of the Pacific Coast League to Australia had been called off at the last minute because the Australians were unable to guarantee Mr. Ewing against financial loss. This failure, argued the Sporting News man. did not indicate that the Australians were keen to see a real exposition of the American game. Interest Not Lack 1 07. Cal Ewing had planned to take two teams to Australia, one made up of Coast League players, the other of play era gathered from the major leagues. It fell through, however, because there was not sufficient time for the Aus tralians Interested to arrange for funds. Fifteen thousand dollars would have been necessary to guaranteo the trip against financial loss, and the venture was suggested on such short notice that the Australians could not meet their part of the arrangement. Mr. Spink had agreed to make the trip with the Ewing party, had already arranged for his transportation, with passage via the Oceanic Steamship Company, and he decided he would go anyway, even If alone, and see for him self Just how the Australians were get ting along with what President Eliot calls a greater dvllizer than a ship load of missionaries bast-ball. A few days In Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, convinced blm that It was not for lack of Interest in "our" game that prevented carrying out arrange ments for Etvlng's invasion. In fact Mr. Spink found Australia much alive baseballlcally and hungry for more of the game, standing with open arms, so to speak, to welcome Americans who can teach them the fine points, for they admit that their game l as yet rather crude compared with ours, though it is the same old game; played in the same old way. with the same old thrills, and a mixture of American baseball expressions and Aus traltanlsma that was Interesting' and often amusing. Game Takes fttrons; Hold. Mr. Spink got no farther than Syd ney, but was assured there that condi tions as be found them were practical ly duplicated In Melbourne, the other big city of the Island Continent, and that over-in Tasmania also he would find the slime, thing baseball taking a wondef tol: twtd.i flayers rapidly devel oping and big. crowds turning out' to cheer -toe m-enl- lo. Sv.iney,. be found a baseball or ganisation, comprising three leagues, capably; rooaducted by enthusiastic sportsmen. The leagues are amateur afTalrw-the ' professional game Is as yet unknown but admissions are cnrjf-a-adf the organization more than pays the) Incidental expenses ol operation. One league has eight clubs. tt:e oilers six. Regular seasons are played under schedules similar to those In operation in American organized baseball. The best players are chosen for the teams after tryouts that might be likened to the training season in America. Mr. Spink was told that in Sydney and suburbs, where the New South Wales Baseball Association for that is the name of the organization Is in operation, there are SuO young men and boys who can play ball. They are "baseballers" to use the Australian term, and to be a "baseballer" of any recognized standing the athlete must be able to put up a game that would not shame him in the ordinary minor league in the States. Players Play for Love. The American visitor got something of a shock when he was told that the Australians bad maintained a baseball organization for 1 years, that the va rious leagues operated had never been -Fourth of July boomers." but that with the exception of one or two bad seasons, the end of the schedule found money in the treasury. He had to ad mit the Australians had something on their American minor league cousins, but he "wised up" to the situation when he learned that the games are played by amateurs, the players getting no pay, but being in it for sheer love of the sport He will be prepared to tell Ban Johnson when he meets him that the American League has over looked something, for the South Wales organization boasts an official patron as well as a president "and a host of committees. The patron Is his excel lency. Lord Chelmsford. K. C. M. U.. and the name of the distinguished gen tleman ou the official score cards is a guarantee to Australian society that baseball is the proper caper. Ia fact, society goes In for baseball strong in Australia the Meacherlte has to take a back seat. Hestotala Already a Hotbed. The impression Mr. Spink got was that Australia is ripe for baseball, hun gry for it. in fact. He believes that the professional game, operated on lines that would not interfere with the am ateur organizations, could be made to go big. The test of his opinion may come if Comlskey takes the contem plated trip next Winter. That he ia not alone ef the opinion is indicated by the fact that the Oceanic Steamship Company and A. O. Spalding A Bros. haTe each subscribed ISOO toward de fraying expenses of the trip if taken. The steamship company operates liners which make the trip from San Francisco in 1 days, the distance be ing 7500 miles. These boats sail every two weeks, via Honolulu, which, incl- WEW BASEBALL HEADQUABTEES AND TJdTBOVEMETTTS AT V AC (JHN-STREET PARK. f-f in.milllllin T I III T 11 ii- nw. w'tw.Jw1 1.H m m. .ui.. 111. 1.. v , ... .1, I I rH ..L "iii ill . 711 I &rjzzrr 'fir''"- ft ii-'t IF $ 4 - I v 1 '.V f) I - f If g ! i Its! S 1 "! ! , ? ; I I 'ill WtfJ'' i V i VzJi'i4 "c - ij f I - tli 3 I - . fi ff i- r. 1 Letf Preset W.W.XcCredte Hf? fl ; 1 dentally is already a hotbed of base ball, as a live American colony should be. The season was stlU in full blast In Honolulu when Mr. Spink landed there, five leagues playing Saturday and Sunday games and all nationalities talking baseball In as many languages as there were leagues, for the Chinese have one. the Portuguese one. the Japs another, the native Hawalians one and the Americans another. Honolulu fans are also eager for vis its from teams of the states, and no Journey to Australia could be contem plated without giving the colonists at least an exhibition. A slight might mean the hauling down of the flag, so strong is the population for the game that is spreading around the world. WARREX RIFLEMEX SCORE 92 Week's Result of Eastern Matches ' Are Announced. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. The Eastern League matches for the International rifle shooting championship of the United States this week resulted as fol lows: Birmingham. Ala., defeated Port land, Me.. 9S3 to 969; Manchester, N. H defeated New Orleans. 974 to 910; Bridgeport. Conn., defeated Bangor. Me.. 989 to 968: Erie, Pa., defeated Phila delphia. 933 to 0, default; Warren, Pa defeated New Haven. Conn., 993 to 0, by default. The first of the Intercollegiate Rifle League matches this week resulted: Eastern League Cornell defeated Clemson. 888 to 786; Columbia defeat 3d Maine. 934 to 829; Dartmouth defeated Rhode Island. 880 to 736; Harvard de feated Princeton. 938 to 916; North Georgia defeated Lehigh. 872 to 748; Massachusetts "Aggies' dereated Nor wich, 953 to 881; Massachusetts Tech nical defeated Vermont. 907 to 883. Western League Michigan "Aggies defeated Oklahoma "Aggies, 897 to 825: Washington defeated Louisiana. 870 to 825: West Virginia defeated Kan sas, 883 to 76o: ruroue ueieatea consin. 891 to SSI ; Minnesota aeieatea Nebraska. 911 to 77; lowa aeieatea California, 930 to 0. default; Lnlted States Veterinary Surgeons defeated Missouri. 717 to 0, default. SOCCER GAMES ARE POSTPONED Contests Will Be Played lter in Season, Is Announced. Bad weather conditions have caused the postponement of the first two scheduled soccer football games of the Oregon Soccer League, which were to have taken place on the Columbus Club grounds today. Portland Heights eleven and Mount Scott were scheduled to meet today, and the South Portland and Cricketers were to have engaged in a game. I P. Chappclle Browne, president ot tne Oregon Soccer League, says the Colum bus field Is not fit to play on, and de- cided to call the games off until a later date. Horgan May Play Here. If the efforts of Henry Solomon, Portland, three-cushion billiard expert. are not in vain, John Horgan, cham pion three-cushion player of tne world, will give several exhibitions in Port land In the near future. Horgan is in San Francisco at present. Mr. Solo mon leaves for the south February 1, and when in San Francisco will try to arrange for Horgan s coming to Portland. It is also the intention ot rh. InrAl cua -cnert to encare in sev- eral three-cushion matches with Call- fornia cue wielders. I : at victoria at Portland: at tacoua. 1 at sbattlb. . at spokane. at Vancouver. M 12, 13, 14. 15. 16. Mar 11. May 2. Vic April 15, 18. IT. 18. 19. April 51. 22. 23, 24, 25, June. 16, 17. 18, 30. 20. - Jutf z'l Si. 23. 24. 2-5. Msy'Vt 30. M , Vancouver va June 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. July 23. 29. 30, 31, Aug. VICTORIA July-3J.T4N. 6. JnnTwS. 14. 15, M. ' at VICTORIA Aug. 11, 12. 17. July 7. 8, l. 10, 1L 12, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. , -' Aug. "24. Portland vn. 13. Victoria. Auc 3, Vancouver vs. Sept. S. 9. 10. 11. 12, 13, Victoria, ' 14. 21. 2S. Aug. 4. s, 6, 10. inn. 3 4 5 6. 7 7 ' ' April 23. 2. SO. April 27. April 15. 18. 17. 18. 19. April 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. June 3. 9. t i a v o 7 c o 30, 20. Aug. IS, 1. 20. 21, 22. M-jr. J; t.t. ju'e 1 ' June SO. July 1, 2. 8. 4. June 9. 10. 11. 12. 13, - 13. July 14. 15, 16, 17, 18, t U . , PORTLAND Aucust 31. J, g 18. 14. 15, it " g L Sept. 15,' 16. 17. 18, 19. 20, 21. ' ' May 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. May 19, 20. 21. 22, 23. ApHI 21. 22. 23, 24. 25. Jon. 9 10. 11. IS, . ' April IT 19. g ? June 30. July 1, 1. 2. 24. 25. , i? l9 J( 21, 22. July 21. 22. 23.. 24, 25. TACOMA Aug. 13, J4. 15 IS. July 28. 20. 0, 31. Aug- -T(f 2D ' st It Sepu 10. 16. 17. IS, 19. 1. 2, 3. -A M jj 23 Sept. 2. S. 4. 5, 6. l0' . 24, 25, 26, 27. . . , Jun. 9. 10. 11. I Mar 5, , 7. 8, 9. 10. 1L June 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. . April 28. 29. SO. May 1. May 19. 20. 2L 22. 23. Aug. T. 8. 9. Sept. 2, 3, 4.- 5, , 7. 21. 29 - JuTy 28. 29, SO. 31. Aug- June 30. July L 1. 2. SEATTLE X- -1' 8' Z8' LAS., Aug. 20, 21. 22. 23. 8eptl LAM . May 19. SO. 21. 22. 23. June 17. IS. 19. 20. Ma, 12. 13. 14, 13. 16. June 84. ,5. ij... Ju- 7. 8. 9. V' l"' 12. SPOKANE . Aug.' 85: 26. 8T..8S. 29, Aug.' V. 9. 7. 8. 9, 10. Jul 15. 18. IT. It. la fieptl 15. 16. IT. 18. 19. " April 28. 29. 30. May t. Jue . 24. 25. 26. 27. Apr.. 15. !. 20. 2T. Ma, 11. pokan. va aj . 2 28, 29. 30. VANCOrvX VA " l7' 6-4 U W- lS' JUfadV"jT SVt ;.Y An' 4.''S. 6. T. 8. 9. 10. Aug. 18, 19. 24, M. Sept. T. Sept. 28. . f 1 r I r '""jiff. '11 v ; . - 7ii & Give (Sasy j4cce,s,& tcr CRACK SHOTS RETURN WILSOX AND SANDERS, OF RE VOLVER CICB, EX ROUTE. Portland Average Likely to Get Boost When Dno Enter Shoot Again, Says Governor. M. Abrahams, governor of the Port land Revolver Club, was elated yester day when he received word that Wil son and Sanders, two of his regular crack shots, 'will try to be back to morrow night to take part in the 17th and 18th matches. Both men sho on the Portland team when the league first opened in No vember and both had high averages. Their return should boost the Portland team's average considerably. "If Wil son and Sanders show up for the shoot tomorrow night. 1 believe beyond a doubt that the Portland revolver aver age will be hoisted by a good roar gin." said Mr. Abrahams yesterday. Hanson, another member of the Port land regular team, is likely to return within the next few weeks, and his services would be a great help, for be is one of the crack shots that repre sented the Portland revolver men early in the season. Sickness has greatly interfered with their presence at the shoots. The Portland Revolver Club member- ship numbers 50 and rapidly is grow- SCHEDULE OF NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE FOR 1913 Ganrej?. ing larger. H. C Moore and J. Tyrell have sent In applications for member ship cards, and the officials will act on the matter at the next meeting. The Portland Revolver Club would like to meet the Oregon National Guard revolver men in a match game in the near future. The match can be ar ranged with R. H. Craddock. The Port land gunmen are willing to shoot with a team of five or ten men. S. J. Clifford, member of the Port land Revolver Club, made a 50 possible score while engaging in practice a few days ago. Very few perfect scores have been made during the present season. Western Golfers Elect. CHICAGO. Jan. 18. Officers of the Western Golf Association were elected at its annual meeting here today as follows: John p. Cady. Rock Island. (111.) Golf Club, president; Frank W. Woodward, Denver Country Club, vice president: Bruce Smith, Onwentsia Club Chicago, treasurer; Charles E. Willard. Homewood (111.) Country Club, secretary. Brashear Quits Baseball. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. IS. Nor man "Kitty" Brashear, for years prom inent as a Coast League player and Northwestern League manager, an nounced today his retirement from baseball. He will devote his attention to business. He was with the Vernon Coast Leaguers last year. . Chief Myers was a notable visitor in Denver last week, beirfg a guest at the University Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He vied with a college president as the center of attraction. SPEED AND BRAINS . ARE BIG FACTORS Excellent Work on Bases Big Factor in Success of Washington Team. GIANTS WIN ON DARING Clyde Milan's Feat In Breaking American League Record Shows What Can Be Done by Am bitious Athletes. BT BILLY EVANS, American League Umpire. CLEVELAND, Jan. 18. (Special.) Baseball fans like clever pitching, de light In plenty of slugging, enthuse over sensational fielding, but enjoy no feature of the game more than the art of base running. Nothing excites the fan more than some bit ef daring on the base lines. What could be more thrilling than a cleverly executed steal of home, with the winning run of the game? What angers the rooter more than to hear the umpire call out the base runner who has apparently stolen a base In safety? I often hear veteran players remark that the base-running end of the game is deteriorating; that the present play ers do not compare with the old-timers in the art of base pilfering. Never hav ing seen any of the old-time stars in action. I do not care to dispute the oft-reDeated assertion that the mod ern runners do not compare with them. On the other hand. It is indeed ami cult for me to see how the old war horses could possibly have anything on such base -runners , as Cobb, Wagner. Bescher, Milan and many of the other speed merchants of the present aay. Stepping: 100 yards in the neighbor hood of 10 seconds is moving some, and all the major league stars at the base-running end can do close to that time. Surely the old fellows could not have possessed much more speed. While speed is a mighty valuable asset in the art of getting over the ground, before going any further I must confess that there are other requisites as Impor tant, if not jnore so. There are any number of ball players who can step fast, yet cannot be numbered among the really classy base runners. On the other hand, there are some players of lust ordinary speed who are in the front ranks. Speed Properly Converted Required. Speed. .properly converted, is the main asset of every successful team, and the crying need of every club that is in the rut. A team that always needs a bunch of hits to get only a few runs, is a club that will not be at all dan gerous in the long run. It is the team that is always taking chances on the bases, the club that makes its oppor tunities, that generally cuts la on the world's series melon. When a baseball club is going badly, inject a little speed Into the aggregation, and it will irsuallv take on renewed life and en ergy at once. The Cleveland club of tha American League was an illustra tion of this point last year. After get ting away to a bad start, faltering at the half, and going Into the stretch a rank outsider, the team came unaer the wire with flying colors. The add! tion of two Dialers. Johnston and Chap man, both with plenty of speed, and the clever catching of Carlsch. helped make the Naps look like a auiereni ciud. For the last two years one has con tinually heard the assertion that the Giants were not the best team in the National League, yet the New Torkers have cut in on the last two world's series. Naturally, a club that can twice win the honors from alleged strongei clubs must be strong in some depart- ment to be able to turn the trick. Ask any National Leaguer how the Giants .von the pennant in tne last two years, and the Immediate reply will be. by their work on the bases.- Thus It is evident that base running .plays quite a prominent part In the game when a -earn said to be weaKer tnan several others can. by Its excellence in this department of the game, triumph dur ing the long season or la games. Waahlngtoa Surprised Fans. The surprise of the baseball world last Summer was the showing of the Washington club of the American League. This club, not given an out side chance to finish in.he first division, came under the wire second, and was a pennant contender all the way. The general all-around excellence of the club made this fine showing possible, but no one feature played a more prom inent part than the work of the men on the bases. The Washingtonians were always doing something when thev got on the sacks. They were con tinually pulling stuff, always willing and eager to take chances, not always depending on ba6e hits alone to proauce runs. The work of no one man on the bases for the Washington club stood out more prominently than that of Clyde Milan. This wonderful outfielder made it pos sible for the Nationals to win many a game by his deeds on the base lines. When the season opened it is doubtful If Milan for a moment thought about breaking any records, he was simply working for the best interests of his club. His willingness to take chances on the bases often threw the opposition in the air. and before the season was half over it was common gossip that Milan had a great chance to break the stolen base record of the American League. He accomplished the feat by pilfering 83 bases during the season of 1912. Milan la Muck Improved. The game Milan broke into the big leagues as a player. I happened to be the umpire. I marveled at his speed the first time I saw him step down to first. One day last Summer I happened to be making a long trip west on the same train as the Washingtonians. I reminded Milan of his debut, and re marked what" a wonderfully improved ballplayer he was in every department of the game, base running in particular. "Not until I realized that there are other things to do besides simply run ning wild, did I begin to get results on the bases," said Milan. "When I broke in, I thought all a man with speed had to do was get on in some way, and then throw in the speed clutch. I noted that I was getting thrown out, at second with regularity, and that every now and then the pitcher or catcher would pick me off some base. I watched with disgust other players much slower than me, steal with ease on the same catcher that had thrown me out. It finally got through my cranium that a fellow had to do a lot of things beside run wild, to be a good base runner. When I get on now, I try to outguess the men who are trying to outguess me. the pitcher and catcher. Battery Cloaelr Watched. "Just as soon as I hit first base I be. gin paying a little attention to the battery men.- I pay particular attention to the feet and the shoulder of the man pitching. There are fewpitchers who do not give away their intention of pitching or throwing to first by some peculiar movement. When the base runner gets wise to these little move ments, the chances of stealing are bet. tered, and the possibility of being caught napping lessened. Some pitch ers invariably bend the knee a trifle when about to pitch, yet never do this when Intending to throw to first. Other pitchers always strike a certain atti tude before delivering the balL These little bits of knowledge are of inval uable aid to the runner. "I used to have a habit of going down on the second pitch. The catchers soon got wise to it, and never failed to waste that second ball, much to my disad vantage. I soon got over that habit. Now I try to fool the catcher by going down any old time. I try to steal when, ever the opportunity looks best to me. usually disregarding other conditions." Milan's advancement from an ordi nary base runner to the champion base stealer of the league shows what a player who seeks to advance can do. It is proof positive that brains must be coupled with the speed to get the best results. Speed alone will not suffice. (Copyright. 1913, by TV. a. Evana.) SETTER WIXS FIELD TRIALS Xaomi Jane, Oklahoma Dog, All- American Derby Victor. ROGERS SPRINGS, Tenn.. Jan. 18. Naomi Jane, a setter, owned by Judge W. H. L. Campbell, of Oklahoma City, won the derby of the All-American Field Trial Club here today. Charlie P., owned by F. M. Stephenson, of Chi cago, received second prize, while the third was awarded to Babble Brook Bob, property of Louis McGrew, of Pittsburg This concluded the professional trials. The first brace of amateur all-age stakes will be put down Monday morn ing and after that is concluded, a derby will be run. The winner of this stake will receive. In addition to the purse, a cup and the title of amateur cham pion of America. Amateur Athletics. The Oregon Law Department basket ball team will play a practice game with the Weonas. of the City Basketball League, Monday night on the McLough lin floor. Captain Dwyer, of the law team, will use the following men dur ing the game: Rossman, McKenzie. Bunkerhaft and Hess, forwards; Allen and Jenson, center; Borleske and Nord ling, guards. Manager Gillard would like to meet the Woodburn and St. James Athletic Club teams. Address all communications to T. W. Gillard, care of University of Oregon, Central building. A bankers' basketball league has been organized and the election of of ficers was held last week. H. A White was elected president; R. Gibbs, vice president, and L F. Gleason,. treasurer. United States National, Ladd & Tllton and the Hibernian Banks are In the league. All games will be played on the Portland Academy floor. will present a silver loving cup to the best all-around atnieie at tne roniano Academy. The Portland Academy ath letes will compete for the cup next March. There will be 10 events shot put, high Jump, pole vault, broad Jump, discus throw, 100, 220, 440, 880-yard and mile runs. Ty, a TtArHnnrf A(VidAmv basketball team wll have to play without the serv ices of their star player, A. Kingsley, who is ill and will be out for the rest of the season. Kingsley piayea torwara and center on the team. Brlx is an- UlHUi llltlll ..l-l w. - v. J team out of the game because of sick ness. The Portland Academy quintet wi-. first crime with . e Waahlns:- JJ i CL J II" - - " - o - ton High School quintet next Wednes day on the T- M. c. A. tioor. The Jefferson High School track team -m ff,tiv miss thA services of Harold Fitzgibbon, who graduates with the 1913 February class. Fltzgibbon-won inB llliei Bi;iii"aoL.u m - - - - Columbia University last year, and was one of the Fortlana atnietes wnn maae a showing at Berkeley, CaL Fitzglb i - whila nttendlne the Jefferson school, always took an active Interest in all school activities. - schedule will call for two games to be played. The Lincoln High and tne r. xt.aAt.r v tpams will play on Tuesday, and on Thursday Washington and Jefferson will . meet The West ou. nrnhnhiv will olav on the Portland Academy grounds. Washing ton and Jeireraon win pjj n m ter school's grounds. Fifteen Washington cross-country aspirants turnea out rriaay iur tice. Reilley and Lapman, two ot jasi ... af w at the school anu turned out for the first practice. Coach Veatch expects to have a strong cross country team when the run is held in April. titi..- ihs 'wuhlnirton Hleh School , .1 1, .-am imcu 11 n ae-ainst Port- osneLuiui -- land Academy ne t Wednesday. Jewel, Fearnley and ureoe prooao.iy wui ijiay the forward positions, Foster at center and Martin and Knoutr at guaras. Coach Lee, of Portland Academy, is un decided whom he win use. Ski Record May Fall. VIRGINIA, Minn., Jan. 18. The slide of the Virginia Ski Club Is all ready for tomorrow's two-state contests. The Ice and other conditions are first-class. Some records are expected to be shat tered. COLTS TO PLAY 69 GAMESINPORTLAND Victoria and Tacoma Have 65 and 82 Contests Respec tively at Home. SEATTLE STILL HAS MOST Each of Other Five Clubs to Appear at Vaughn-Street Park Twice During Season; New sched ule Financial Blessing. SCKKDCLK SIM. HART Or 1913 NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. 4 Gamas at home J Portland a Victoria w a Tac:.ma J'- Spokane ........................ "7 I Vancouver 03 T Seattle HI I Largest home serlea Portland at Seattle. 30 games. f Smallest home serlea Seattle at Victoria, six games. I Gamea played on neutral ground I Seven, four al Tacoma. three at Sa- a attic. Neutral ground schedule At Ta- coma: Viotorla vl Spokane, May 11. May 25; Portland v. Victoria, Auguat 24; Portland vs. Vancouver, T June 15 At Seattle: Vancouver v. 4 Victoria. May 4. August 3; Vancou- var vs. Spokane. May 11. a The Northwestern League's 170-game 1913 schedule introduces Victoria and Tacoma as potent factors In the organ ization. Last season the two clubs were relegated to the road-team class, with Portland taking its place among the "higher ups" of schedule favoritism, but In 1913 Victoria will have only four less games than Portland and Tacoma will have 82 games, and four more between foreign teams, ranking only one game behind Spokane. Portland fans will see 9 Northwest ern League games at Vaughn-street Park next season, one less than in 1912. n-lth each of the other five clubs ap pearing here twice to contribute to wards the 10 weeks of baseball. Seattle plays 13 games In Portland, against 14 each for the remaining clubs. Seattle, as usual, tops the cities of the league In schedule allotment, with 111 appearances of the champions on the Seattle lot. In addition to this, three foreign games will be staged at Seattle, .making 114 for the season. This is far below tho 1912 figure, when many series between the other five clubs of the league were played in the Dugdale park. Spokane ranks fourth tn the number of home games, but loses In comparison with the 191i mark, getting 87 games, or 12 weeks, a trifle more than half of the 171 tussles of the season. Van couver, the most consistent town in the league, with the possible exception ot Seattle, gets 93 games for Bob Brown's new park. Victoria is the most favored city in the circuit, although, the home games fall 17 below Tacoma. Last season Vic toria was almost exclusively a road team, while Tacoma lost many of its games when the management trans ferred series to more promising finan cial places. A peculiarity of the schedule is that Seattle plays only six games at Vic toria. In direct contrast to this is Port land's 30 games at Seattle. This means dollars to the Portland club and will do much towards netting W. W. Mc Credie a nice profit for the coming campaign. With a team fighting up in the first division the SO games tn Se attle will prove a financial blessing, even though the visiting tesm in the diminutive park figures to lose more than half of the games played there. BUGS ACQUIRE NEW PLAYERS Seven Men of 1913 Club Never With Seattle Before. bit jttt.r Wash.. Jan. 18. (Spe cial.) Despite the indications that the Seattle club for 1913 would be prac tically a "standpat" organization the iici nV 11 nii4vers Kiirned to date reveals seven thst have never been seen in Seattle, and two that were nero ior only a few days toward the latter end of the season. Following are those who have signed contracts: hefore Catcher Cad man. First Baseman Muird. Outfielder Wasley. Pitcher Peterson, Pitcher urownins. Pitcher Llnd. Pitcher Maloney. u,- tnr minute Third Basemsn Brown, of Port Blakeley; Pitcher Kile, of Wenatchee. Reguars Manager Raymond, short stop; First Baseman Jackson, Second Baseman Nil, Third Baseman Shaw, Pitcher Mclvor. Kohlemainen Easy Winner. NEW YORK. Jan. 18. Hannes Kohle mainen. of Finland, the Olympic dis tance champion, easily won the 10-mlie handicap road race of the Mlllrose Ath letic Club here tonight, the first and final laps cf which were run on a board floor in the Seventy-first Regiment Armory. The time was 51:io- E. C Jordan (two minutes) of the Xavier Athletic Club. New York, was second; F. M. Heller (three and a half minutes), of the Knights of St. Anthony. Brook lyn, third. Harry Smith. 10-mile Na tional champion, finished eighth. Lincoln Manager Released. LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 18. President Jones, of the Lincoln baseball club, of the Western League, announced today that he had granted an unconditional release to William Dwyer, last year's manager, permitting him to become a free agent. Pitcher Dessau. who played with Lincoln a short time to ward the end of last season on an op tional agreement, today became the property of the Lincoln Club by pur chase from the Kansas City Associa tion team. Wolgast Postpones Trip. Ad Wolgast and his party did not take the proposed trip to Kelso, Wash., yesterday on account of snowbound roads. The ex-llghtwelght boxing champion loafed about town visiting with friends and real estate men and will go to Kelso tomorrow. He may buy a stock ranch of several thousand acres in that section. McMinnTille Five Win. FOREST GROVE, Or.. Jan. 18. (See. claL) The McMinnville first team de feated the Pacific University basket ball quintet here tonight. 26-13. The second team of the university beat the second McMlnnvllle team, 16-15. John Foster, the New York sport writer, was recently appointed secre tary of the New York Giants, and a few days later George Price, snother writer, was named a member of the New York State Boxing Commission. Foster Is the editor of Spalding's Baseball guide. t