THE SUNDAY OT?EGOIAN, - rORTXAZVD. fEBKUAKr - g, JV13.
OFFICERS OF POBTLAND HtTNT CLUB, WHO ARE PLANNING FOE A BUST SEASON.
THREE CLUBS ILL
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Colts Will Be Only Northwest
em Team to Invade Cali
fornia in Spring.
UMPIRING STAFF SELECTED
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Practice Games Include Trials With
Seals, Oaks, Senators, Medford
Grants Pass, Portland and
Goldendale, Wash.
BY JAMES H. CASSELL.
Unless the lure of the road upsets
carefully laid plans, three of the North
western League Club "drill train at home
thiB Spring, one In California, and two
within a few hours' ride of the scene
of 1913 diamond conflicts.
Victoria, Seattle and Tacoma are
likely to witness tne elimination eon
tests on the home lots, Spokane has
decided on Boise, Idaho, Bob Brown
will take the Vancouver boys to some
near-by British Columbia town for
three weeks, while Nick Williams will
take his Portland Colts to Santa Rosa
on the only California Invasion of the
ante-season days.
Last season Victoria and Portland
trained In the south, the Bees at San
Jose and the Colts at Sacramento.
Owner Wattelet, howeveT, decided
many months ago to eliminate the long
trip to California In favor of the mild
Victoria climate, and Portland will be
the only tourist club of the sextet
unless Mike Lynch, the new manager
of the Bees, persuades "Watt" to
maneuver an eleventh-hour switch. Se
attle trained at home last season and
McGinnity, the Tacoma owner, has de
cided to try the home air.
Williams closed. with the Santa Rosa
people yesterday for the training sea
son. the Californians agreeing to fur
nlsh hotel accommodations at the
Overton or Occidental and a diamond
for the Oregonians. This town, about
40 miles north of San Francisco, and 16
from Boyes Springs, the scene of the
San Francisco preparatory antics.
nestles in the foothills, safe from the
cold Spring winds which play havoc
With athlete.
The Colt manager Is already out
lining a series of practice games which
includes bouts with tne can fTancisco,
Oakland and Sacramento Coasters. He
expects to play the Seals at Boyes
Springs, the Oaks at Oakland, and the
Senators at Sacramento.
The following Is Williams' tentative
training season schedule: San Fran
Cisco at Boyes, Oakland at Oakland,
Sacramento at Sacramento, Willows,
Medford. Grant's Pass. Portland and
Goldendale. The Portland game is to
be on April 13, against the vVeonas,
with the Goldendale, Wash., date the
following day, when the Colts are en
route to Spokane to open the JMortn
western League season on April 16.
While Williams plans to take but 25
men to Santa Rosa, exclusive of him
self and a new trainer, he has 33 men
under contract, with four or five due
from the Beavers and a couple Kid
Mohler has on the string. This squad
Including 16 pitchers, as follows:
Pitchers Right handers, Bloomfleld.
Doty, Eastley, Mays, Agnew, Cooney,
Crespl, Wells. Rhynne, McGregor and
Call IT; left banders, Suter, Callahan,
Steltcer and Girot.
Catchers Hawarth, Harris, Murray
and Burch.
Inflelders Williams, Norton, Mohler,
Guigni. Coltrin, Bancroft, Barker and
Hausman.
Outfielders Mahoney. Crulkshank,
Fries, Varian, Dougherty and "Hap"
Smith.
Nick may get Loan, the catcher In
volved in the muddled-up Howley deal
with Philadelphia, but on the other
hand, has several men on the list who
are certain quantities. Suter may not
play ball next season, and Nick does
not figure much on Califf. Burch is
not expected to return to the North
west, although still under contract to
the Colts, and Agnew is only a prospec
tive member of the training camp
squad.
Agnew sent in a signed contract to
President McCredie, and wrote him a
letter saying he would be sure to re
port, but sent a personal note to Nick
Williams telling him that he was sim
ply protecting himself and does not
plan to play ball if other business mat
ters prove satisfactory.
Kid Mohler. the San Francisco second
Backer and captain of many years, has
telegraphed acceptance of Colts' terms
and will be a member of the North
western League-player roll next sea
son. McCredie and Williams are much
elated over the acquisition, as the vet
eran, with his experience and know
ledge of the game. Is expected to add
materially to the strength of the In
field.
In addition to bolstering up the
team, Mohler will add considerable
prestige to the club. He Is well known
throughout the West. is a popular
player, and is far from a has-been.
Mohler batted .256 In 110 games In
the Coast League last season, stole 12
bases and scored 18 sacrifice hits and
37 runs.
Williams and Mohler were teammates
on the San Francisco club.
The Northwestern League umpire
staff was rounded out yesterday, when
Pearl Casey, former Northwestern
League and Coast League player, who
umpired In the Coast circuit last sea
son, affixed his signature to a con
tract. The corps, which looks like an ex
ceptionally good one, is now composed
of Jerry Eddlnger, Jimmy Toman and
Pearl Casey.
Nick Williams plans to go to Santa
Rosa In March to look over the train
ing camp site. From there he will go
to Visalia. to take a peep at the pros
pective Beaver castoffs. then to Los
Angeles for a visit, and return to Santa
Rosa In time to meet his recruits about
March 17.
Kid Mohler has two top-notch young-
eters for the Colts, one a player from
Ventura. Cal.. and the other from the.
Cruiser Denver.
"Spot" McMurdo, the Califomian who
played first base and the outfield in
the Northwestern League for several
rears. Is after a job with the Colts.
The list boasts of too many names to
permit "Spot" to sign a contract.
En-ing Has S-t Contracts.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1. J. Cal !
Ewing ha 24 signed contracts on hand
today and lacks but six to make up the
full strength of the San Francisco base
bail Spring squad. Training won't be- j
Bin for a month. The latest contract
to arrive I? that of Willie Hogan. one
time of Oakland, and later of th St.
Louis Americana Hogan can plsy any
position on th diamond, and led the
Coast Leagu en year as a pitcher.
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UNIVERSITY GAZES
Of "PREP" STARS
Football Coaches at Eugene
to Have Wealth of Good
Material.
LOCALS SEND GOOD MEN
Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington and
Hill Crack Flayers Likely to Ma
triculate, a9 Will Eastern Ore
gon Pigskin Artists.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Feb. 1. (Special.) If preparatory
school records count for anything, Ore
gon will be "well heeled" with foot
ball material when the 1913 season
opens. Altnougn tne triumvirate
which is entrusted with the selection
of a coach still refuses to announce its
decision, the man who Is appointed is
assured a wealth of material witn
which to build the hoped-for cham
pionship eleven. v
Numbered among tne men wno nave
declared their Intention of entering the
freshmen class of next Fall are high
school stars from all sections of the
state.
Portland, as usual, furnishes the
largest number, and naturally the lads
from the metropolis come with the
greatest reputations. The players from
the smaller schools, however, are not
to be overlooked, for frequently they
elbow those whose fame has been her
alded out of their positions. '
Beckett Goes to Eugene.
Johnny Beckett, the much-discussed
and much-desired Washington High
High School star, will, according to the
latest rumor, cast his lot with Oregon
next Fall. Beckett paid a visit to Eu
gene a few days ago, and was well
pleased. According to newspaper re
ports, he had aeciaea to attend tne
Oregon Agricultural College, but this
was because he believed he could not
comply with the entrance requirements
here. However, he has found that by
a recent faoulty ruling he may offer
four commercial credits which he
earned in business college. These, with
the work done In Washington High
School and other work which he will
make up thts Spring, will entitle him
to freshman standing in the univer
sity.
The news of Beckett s Intention to
matriculate here is welcome to Ore
gon's supporters, for he was accounted
one of the best interscholastic tackles
ever turned out In Portland. He '
heavy enough for a college line, and
shiftiness is one of his assets. Nor
mandin. Beckett's team mate, will also
be an Oregon student next Fall. His
work for Washington High School at
the halfback position presages a foot
ball career for him.
Two Washington High School line
men who will also be included In the
delegation from that institution are
Moore, tackle, and Hedges, center.
They are both considered likely candi
dates for varsity positions. Another
Washington High School product who
will be on hand is Martin Nelson, who
played fullback for the East Side ag
gregation two years ago. Last season
Nelson went to Astoria and scintillated
as a high school player In the city of
salmon.
Lincoln Sends Stan.
Washington, however, has no mo
nopoly of the Portland material which
Is expected for next FalL Tuerck, the
Lincoln half of two seasons ago, will
enter college in a few days, at the be
ginning of next semester, while Rlsley,
the center, will be on hand next FalL
Tyson, this season's center, will like
w.se apply for a squad uniform next
FalL Jack Day, the Hill Military
Academy fullback. Is conceded an ex
cellent chance for a varsity position.
From Jefferson High School comes
Bibee, the end of two seasons ago. He
has been playing the same position on
the strong Eugene High School this
season, and will enter th university
next semester. Larson and Lake, two
ends, wlH be included In the delega.
tion furnished by Columbia
There is an equal number of promis
ing men outside of Portland whose at
tendance at Oregon next r an is prac
tically assured. Many of these will
come from Eastern Oregon, which has
furnished more than its share of Ore
gon letter players in the past.
A man who may fill the void which
will be left by the departure of Right
Tackle Bailey, the biggest player who
ever wore an Oregon uniform, is Finch,
of Baker. He tips the beam at 22s
pounds, which is only two or three
pounds shy of Bailey's weight Finch
was all-star selection for tackle in
Eastern Oregon this season. A team
mate of Finch's and another all-star
player Is Herbert, who captained the
Baker eleven, and who is touted as an
exceptionally fast quarter.
Other Stars In Prospect.
Still another all-star man from east
of the mountains is Huntington, half
back, from The Dalles. A couple of
Pendleton players, whose names art
withheld, are almost certainties.
The strongest preparatory teams of
the Willamette Valley win be drawn on
heavily to build the Oregon eleven for
1913. One man whose college football
career Is expected to prove brilliant is
Abraham, the Albany captain ana iuii
back. Football fans from the Linn
County seat say he is the peer of any
back-field man in state preparaiuu
nl,M0a at line-bucking.
Hendricks, captain and fullback of
,v, soin, eleven, will likewise be a
mmhpr nf next Fall's freshman class.
Th- f,in Hlsrh School team, which
was undefeated this season and claimed
the state championship, lurnisnes sev
eral stars.
In addition to Bibee, Blgbee, his run'
nn, mate at end. will enter college
next semester. Blgbee passed the first
three years of his high scnooi career in
Albany, where he starred at quarter.
Ross, the Eugene quarter. Is another
player who will bear watching. He is
the man who came down from We
natchee. Wash, where he shone as a
"prep" quarter, but who was unable to
meet th university entrant
ments.
Strona Competition Expected.
Gray, fullback and captain of the Eu
gene team the past season, is a good
line-plunger. The best man in the Eu
gene line for several seasons has been
Powrie, a tackle, and he will try out
- ,r,lt honors in the Fall.
M,inrkiv the Astoria halfback, will
come down with Nelson, as will one or
two others of his teammates, xiiere
are, of course, rumors of the coming
of other player who have broken Into
the "who's who" column in vv
school football, but their names are
withheld. Those who have been men-
ion are a. nearly certain of snow
ing up next Fall as Is possible at this
time, most of them having opened ne
gotiations with Registrar imany.
Thi is the array of material which
Is causing the Oregon supporters satis
faction these days. When the men who
have already won varsity letters are
Included, the outlook is bright. They
are Caufield, Fenton, Grout, HalL Brad-
shaw Anunsen, Jones, uoraeu, o"
u..,.T. Piraoiu and Cook, and pos
sibly McClelland. The only players who
will be missea, accuruing w m
.,.,n,rt r Right Tackle Bailey,
Left Guard Farias. Left Half Walker
and Right Half unoeweii.
It 1 likely that one or two others will
n i. .how un. but at that there will
be a strenuous competition for every
position between uie )uu5"
the veterans.
PERKIXS' OFFER IS REFUSED
Oregon Wants Football Coach Who
Will Stay Year Round. ,
nimtpra. or Feb. 1. The Univer
sity of Oregon athletic council, after a
.o o-ht between two divisions over
the selection of the 1913 football coach,
turned down the proposition or
Perkins, of Seattle. ex-Cornell star,
who offered to coach for the lov of
the game and whose offer made no
mention of a salary.
..kl.tl. .s.nm.n will hib th
resolution recently passed by its coach
commitee to employ a coach who will
remain at the university the year round.
The graduate system will be continued.
ChehaHs 4 7, Tenlno 14.
rnir.TTAIia. Wash. Feb. 1. (SpeciaLl
Chehalis 47, Tenino 14, was the score
In a basketball same here tonight. Ine
local teamwork was a feature.
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PAPER CHASE FIXED
Portland Hunt Club to Have
Sport on February 22.
HANDSOME TROPHY GIVEN
Keenest of Competition for Annual
Championship Expected on Wash
lngton's Birthday Event Offi
cials of 1913 Are Active.
The next big feature of the Portland
Hunt Club, and one which will initiate
the regime of the new officials of the
organization, Is the open paper chase
on February 22. Following this will
come a series of mlnon chases, culmi
nating in a race meet on the Garden
Home track in June.
The February 22 chase is always
rated as one of the features of the sea
son, with the winner awarded a band
some trophy donated by one of the club
members. A record number of riders is
expected to turn out for the Washing
ton's birthday meet, with the keenest
of competition for the trophy and an
nual championship.
The club held a most successful speed
and jump programme early last Sum
mer, and this year's meet, with more
entries, is expected to establish a high
water mark for the Hunt Club com
petitions. The officials of the club for 1913 are:
Dr. E. F. Tucker, president; S. S. Mon
tague, vice-president; Eugene Oppen
heimer, secretary; W. E. Prudhomme,
treasurer; W. S. Walter, master for the
hounds; Dr. W. L. Wood and Rodney L.
Glisan, directors.
The retiring officers: Oskar Huber,
vice-president; W. S. Walter, secretary;
James Nicol, Samuel Kerr and F. O.
Downing, directors.
DALLAS HOLDS ON TO FAME
(Continued From Page 9, ' This Section.
players in this city. "Pebo" Shaw,
center, is acknowledged to be the
greatest center playing the game to
day. He has been playing with Dal
las teams continuously since 1903. Carl
Fenton, the University of Oregon star,
is also a product of the Dallas combin
ation. Morton, now playing guards
though out of the game in this city
for two seasons, was on of the famous
Oregon quintet that toured the East,
and though small, he is deemed one
of the fastest guards in the West.
Ballantyne. forward for the locals, has
been playing for five seasons. He
weighs but 120 pounds, but is very
active. He is the spectacular player
of the team, and Is an expert at foul
throwing. In all the games witnessed
on the local floor, he has yet to meet
his peer at this position. Gates and
Boydston, forward and guard respect
ively, are playing their tnrd year
with the team. Both are fast players
and good basket throwers and are of
championship materlaL Of tne two.
Gates is possibly the faster player this
season, though Boydston Is an adept at
signal work. By those who have fol-j
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Is said that the present team Is the
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and that Is saying much for each Indi
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However, though much Is said of the
"Dallas System," and though much
credit for the success of the Dallas
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the real secret of the success of the
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MULTNOMAH CLUBLDSES
OREGON' AGGIES TAKE BASKET
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Portland Boys' Defeat.
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work on both sides, the Oregon Agri
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The game was played on the O. A. C.
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The first half of the game ended H
to 7 with the home team on the long
end of the score. Keck, at center, and
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McMlnnvllle Fives Winners.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Feb. 1. (Spe
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here last night McMlnnvllle College
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game played between McMinnvllle and
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