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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. APRIL, 13, 1913. SEXTET OF MANAGERS WHO WILL PILOT NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE TEAMS IN PENNANT RACE WHICH STARTS TUESDAY. BftWtaeaWaWavaTaaYaiiaWB. " ' I 1 'ZL rL WM' x V : i -soTT.r-rs' ""'II iMSkl Xx , " lilt ' ' 'tw 'I' .Jl I i 4f iisistea-1 t,,. i- r- ; .,... ,, f- Td rXTr Iff f X ' V i' 1 ill I ' -VX 1 I material available for next Fall. " MRIP M A 11 " i : I III I ' y 1 Iff I I San FranoUoo. For th afvth nnr. RmnnillT Orriln !l;lrd I'""' ".n- " " ,e"m '." ' , , I , - I I ' . J ees8iveyer, Frank Kales, of the Clare- If 'V ;jf '.fill : Jf if , i I mt .'iui miuumm (uu cinmpionsiup, III 1 'Jill I 5 VT I I Only on one occasion was he returned Tfl Mr nil I llnrn prHlmlnarv wek are disposed of. IMi,-- 1 i III I ' sj vl 1 the winner. Sunday he will fight it out III Kr Kill A rJr hll A porsual of the lineups will .how IH' , - I I fgA T 1 with Jack Neville, the California cham- III Fir nH r that the league wi.l have comparative- I K-,. ill I L I I P'' McGinnity Likely to Be Power ful Factor in Bringing the Tigers Up to Par. 3 NEW PARKS INSTALLED Cohs Hated High In All Towns, but Iar Is Expressed That Team Will Develop Lament able Hitting Weakness. BT JAMES H. CASEUU With booster clubs holding fitting ceremonies in two cities and 1(12 champions launched upon the defense of their title In a third, the 12th North western League season opens Tuesday afternoon at Spokane. Tacoma and Se attle. Each year It la customary to dwell upon the unsurpassedly glittering pros pects for a wonderfully successful sea- for, and so things look at the start. But this year, without tear of contra dltlon. it may be fittingly said that the Northwestern League is destined to have Its banner season. The old axiom that a chain Is no stronger than Its weakest link may be swung Into the argument in defense of the declaration that the season Is to be the "best ever." Last year Ta coma was that weak link. This year there no weakness apparent. The com ing of Joe MoGinnity to Tacoma re forged that weak link and the circuit now presents six well-balanced clubs in six good baseball cities. TlBYra Not Formidable. McOlnnity's lineup does not present startling strength to Northwestern League critics. In fact, the present personnel of his team does not appear surrirtent to hoist the Tigers far to wards the top of the percentage col umn. But Joe Is a baseball veteran. determined to achieve success in a new field, and if his opening squad is no able to rope with the situation ha will replace It with one that is. The outstanding fact in the situation Is that UoClnnlty. a popular player yet capable of hurling gilt-edge ball, with money sufficient to feed his ambition, has become a factor in the Northwest rrn League. His personality has lm bued the Tacoma public with confi dence In his ability and that city prom ises to become -what it has never been. a good baseball town. The building of new parks at Ta coma. Victoria and Vancouver Is sure to advance the pastime in popular lavor. tour dyed-in-the-wool fan wants the game, not the scenery, but the sur roundings have an effect on those fans which they do not realise. A good plav Is appreciated more in a first- class house than in a ramshackle struc turc. So with baseball. Prophets All at Sea. As for the outlook for the season as regards the winning of a pennant, he's a nervy chap who will take the six teams, tabulate them and announce "They will finish like this." You may pick winners with impunity in the majors, and perhaps take a chance on the AA boys, whep you drop a peg in the classification you run afoul of the draft and sale cyclone, with the ronse quent rebuilding, and the prophet Is nothing but a guesser. lucky or un lucky. They have been conceding much to Portland in the wsy of superior con anion, sensational infield, etc. As a matter of fact the players say that they might as well have been at home for all the good they derived from the three weeks at Santa Kosa. where rain and cold conspired against the best of conditioning intentions. Then. Judg ing from exhibition work. Williams' aggregation is not up to the hitting xtandard of 19i:. although far superior In fielding. The pitching strength Is problematical, with the catching doubt ful. True, the possible acquisition of lleilroan. Cunningham and Rlordan from the Beavers, would strengthen the Colts materially, but as they now ltne up. there is no occasion for much elation, although the team as a whole looks better than last year. If performances against the American uiania are a criterion of season strength. Vancouver, which third last season. Is the best team In the league. But Seattle, the pennant winner of last season, and Spokane, the runner-up. look like contenders for the flag, and are almost certain to be after the preliminary weeks are disposed of. A persual of the lineups will show that the league will have comparative ly few players unknown to Coast fans. The following is the way the teams finished last year: w. 1.. P-t. fteattl Irfi tis .HrtO Sp.ikane !t.f T Vancouver v ... . Portland " Tl K Vl.-torla 2 U3 .4:1 Tacoma 62 104 .3.3 The pennant-winners from the or ganization of the league: 1901. Port land: 1902. Butte: 1903. Butte: 1904, Boise; 1905. Everett; 1908. Tacoma; 1907. Aberdeen: 1908. Vancouver; 1909, Seattle: 1010. Spokane; 1911. Vancou ver; 1912, Seattle. The Dalles Elks Have Team. THE DALLES. Or.. April 12. (Spe cial.) The members of the local lodge of Elks have organized a baseball team and expect to have a fast nine In the field soon. There Is much material for the diamond aggregation and a lively scramble for positions is promised. J. A. Mclnerny has been chosen to pilot the squad and F. M. Phillips Is the manager.. New suits, which will be purple and white In colors, have been ordered. The first game will be played soon with the Portland Elks. which has won Its first two matches, will be the opponents of the Portland blue rock experts today. A number of members of the Port land Revolver Club are Indulging in weekly target practice in preparation for the United States Revolver Associa tion Individual championship contests, scheduled to start on April 19. Football Practice Planned. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. April 12. (Special.) The latest thing in athletics at Oregon Agri cultural College is Spring football practice which will begin next Monday on the college field. Twenty men were fitted out with regulation togs Friday and Dr. Stewart will take them In charge at the Initial gathering Mon day. Punting, tackling and the founda tion principles of college football will be taught. This will enable Coach 1 mane i BUT IT 15 ENOUGH Baseball Statistics STANDING OP THE TEAMS. ' National League. W. L. Pet.) yr. u pet Boston 1 0 1000 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 ?si. 'iouie. .. x v iooo u-nicaro o 1 .000 Pittsburg... 1 0 1000 Cincinnati... 6 1 .000 Brooklyn... 1 1 .S0O(Xew York. .. 0 1.000 American League. St. Louis. .. 2 lOOO CMcagro 1 1 .BOO rn oeipnia. z e loouiew York... o 1 .000 Washington 1 0 lOOOiDetrolt 0 2 .000 i;ieveiana.. l l .&ooiioston g .aoq American Association. Kansas city 8 O lOOOfColumbus. . 0 1 .000 Minneapolis 1 0 1000 St Paul 0 1 .000 Indianapolis 1 0 lOOOlToledo 0 1 .000 Milwaukee.. 1 0 lOOOjLoulsvlUe. . .. 0 3 .000 Yesterdays Results. American Association Minneapolis S, Co lumbus 1: Kansas City 7. Louisville 3; Mil waukee 2. Toledo 0; Indianapolis 21. St. Paul 13. Parkin Baffles Beavers and Rarely Is in Danger of Letting In Score. KRUEGER FANS IN PINCH Krapp Starts Game for Portland bnt After Passing One Man Is Re placed by Carson, Who Hurls Well for Seven Innings. SEASON'S PROSPECT BRIGHTER, SAYS PRESIDENT FIELDER JONES. TACOMA NINE CONFIDENT SIX THOUSAND EXPECTED SEE OPEXIXG GAME. TO President McGinnity Says if Present Team Does Not Show Form Changes Will Occnr. Tacoma. April 12. (Special.) After having gone through the training sea son, which was marked by cold and iny weather, the opening game of the 1913 Northwestern League baseball season will find the Tacoma Tigers confident, yet wlsning that their pre paratory course had been under better conditions. Never in Tacoma. since the old days of Mtfque Fisher and his team, has there been such Interest In baseball. It is estimated that at least (000 persons will witness the first game If the weather Is good. Business men will close their stores and civic organizations will pa rade with a number of baseball booster clubs, organized In various parts of the city, the whole under direction of the Tacoma Ad Club, which has offtcisl charge of opening day. and expects to have at least 40 automobiles In the line of march with brass bands and all the other opening day frills. The Ad Club has reserved a section of the grand stand for its members. Regarding the outlook. President Mc Ginnity Is saying little. He hopes to have a club that will be up In the run nlng and says If the present aggrega tion of talent cannot show the neces sary form, he will get players that can, ne nas spent more man stu.uvu ana is not going to play to empty benches if he can help himself. I am new to this section of the coun try and have never seen a game in the Northwestern League," said the former New York star today. "I may have misjudged the speed of this circuit, as some have said, but I do not belieue so. as x nave been guided almost altogether by Lou Nordyke. who tnoroughly un derstands conditions on this circuit. have tried to build up a club that would make a good showing in any minor league, but weather conditions have been such that I have not had opportu nity to put them to a real test. Rest assured of one thing: Tacoma will not be down in the ruck if I have to pitch every other game myself. I have not earned the title of 'Iron Man' by sitting on the bench, and I can still pitch ball. If necessary, I am going to do the major part of the pitching for the Ttcers.- Of the players given In the lineup. all but two are known In the North western League. Cox. left field. Is from the Southern League, where he hit .363 last season, and Kurfess Is a promising young pitcher. B. g DVCDAta S Hi i.s j. i Mccnmrrr. mm u losrnt p. comm. s nid h a at mm. w. W. tlcCRSDIE Maa.MM . Oa, sonar p. mows, iwaw ranl: c, ai L. A. WATTELXT. m Mart. C CM NORTH! FlKI.DER A. JONES m - a, I X.X..' League OREGON April 18.1912. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STAND INGS. W.L. Pel W.L. Pc Los A... 8 4 .67San Fran 5 8 .4.S Oakland 6 3 ." Sacram'o 3 .333 Portland 6 S .545; Venice ..4 8 .333 Yesterday's Results. At San Francisco Oakland 1, Portland 0. At Sacramento Loa Angeles 8, Sacramento 3. At Los Angeles San Francisco 7, Venice 3. and Rohrer thrown out at third, but the mischief had been done. According to a physician Mitse's injury consists of a fracture of the second Joint of the forefinger of the right hand, and the Oakland leader will be out of the game for a few months. Score: Portland Oakland ab. h. po. a. ab. h. po. a. Ch'db'ne.lf 3 0 1 0 Leard, 2b 3 117 Fitzg'ld.rf 4 0 2' O Sohlrm, if 6 '.acner, ci HCoy, rf lHetling.3b 0 Ness, lb BlCook, ss 3Ronrer, 0 5 Linds'y.Sb 3 R'dg'rs.2b 4 Krueg'r.cf 4 Der'lck.lb 4 M'C'm'k.ss 3 Fisher, c 3 Krapp, p 0 Carson, p - 2 Doane 1 Hignb'm.p 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals. 31 5 24 21 Parkin, p Totals, 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 16 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 27 13 0 0 1 5 1 6 NORTHWEST SHOOT rLAVXED Troutdale Team to Have Match With Portland Club Todaj. Final plans for holding the North west shoot under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club on May 11 and 12 will be outlined at a meeting of the directors Tuesday night. J, A. Addle- man, secretary and treasurer of the organization, will make his monthly report at that time. Th. TrnnMal f rm n h nnt 4 w finished I the Oregon State Trap-shooting League, Sporting Iditor Oregonian; With everything In readiness lor the opening ox tao 1913 northwestern league season on Tues4ey,Aprll 15, prospects vera. never brighter for the league than they are at. the present time. Hew grounds at Vancouver. Viotorla and Tacoma mean much for baseball In those cities and the' league. The taking hold of the Tacoma franchise hy Joe McGinnity a praotioal baseball man of years experience. is really the best thing that has happended to the league in many years. Joe has had years of experience from a player to owning a ball club In the International League. and Tacoma will have a team that the faas will be proud of. The addition of KidnMohler will make a vast difference in the playing strength of the Portland team and 1 look for it to be one of the contenders from the start. Victoria has strengthened its infield and with its pltohera working right will give every olub a battle from the start. Seattle. Spokane and Vancouver, with Dugdale.Cohn and Brown in charge of baseball affairs. leave nothing to worry over as they rw praotioal baseball men and will give their respeotlve towns the best . talent 'possible. Although their teams were badly dieorganited by sales and drafts, they have replaced each player with one equally as good". I look for the race to be very olose and Interesting from the start aw the league is very well balanced ,and the team that wins will be the one that is best managed. with all other things equal. SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. (Spe claL) Portland lost a 1 to 0 game to the Oaks this afternoon, and Cy Parkin can truthfully be said to have won his own game, since It was his single to center Held that scored Cook with the only rnn that was tallied. It threat ened rain when the clubs lined ud. and about the fifth inning the water was coming down so fast that Flnley had to call a halt until the clouds broke away. After that the Commuters put across their one run that rooked as big as a nouse. Krapp pitched to one man for the BATTING LINEUPS OF NORTH WESTERN LEAGUE TEAMS FOR OPENING GAMES. Portland Spokane Bancroft, 3b. Melcholr, rf. Mobler, 2b. Tone, Sb. Fortler, If. Million, cf. Fries, rf. Powell, if. Mahoney, cf. Redmond or Williams, lb. Altman. 2b. Coltrin. 68. Johnson, lb. Harris or Bliss, c Morse, as. Eastley, p. Auer, c Kraft or Gordon, p. Victoria Morse, if. Seattle Rawllngs, ss. Shaw, 3b. Brooks, lb. Jackson, lb. Weed. rf. NIU, 2b. Lynch, cf. Wilson, rf. Delmas, 2b. Strait, If. Burrell, 3b. Klllllay, cf. Shea or Meek, e, Raymond, ss. Smith, p. Cadman or Wally, c. Melkle, Schneider or Fullerton, p. Tacoma Stadllle, cf. Vancouver Keller, 2b. . Bennett, 2b. Cox. If. Helster. If. Neighbors, rf. Klppert, cf. Nordyke, lb. Frisk, rf. Chick. Sb. Walsh, lb. , k McMullen, sg. McMurdo. 3b. Byrnes, c. Scharnweber, ss. Kurfess, , Lewis, c Concannon or Hall, Schmuts or Crlger, p. Ingersoll, p. Batted for Carson in eighth. Score by Innings. Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hits ..' 01020001 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hits 00 11I0Z1 Summary. Run !ook. No run no hit off Krapp. taken out in first with 1 on and no outs. One run. 5 hits off Carson in 7 innincrs. Charge defeat to Carson, Krror Parkin. iwo-oase nits iara. tvrueger. look. Sacrifice hits Schirm, Chadbourne, Bases on balls Off Krapp 1, off Carson 1, off Parkin 1. Struck out-By Carson 2, by Parkin 3. Time of game I hour 23 minutes. Umpires Finney and Phyle. ANGELS PUT WOLVES TO ROUT Schnltz Treated Badly by Dlllonites. Brooks Ejected From Game. SACRAMENTO, April 12. Los An geles batted "Toots" Schultz out of the box in the second inning today and aided by two Sacramento errors put over six runs in that frame. Ryan and Perrltt held the Wolves safe and th Southerners had no trouble in getting away with an 8-to-S victory. In the third Inning catcher Brooks was put out of the game by Umpire Newhouse, who said that the Los geles batterymen were discoloring baTTs with licorice. Newhouse had previous ly changed balls with Pitcher Ryan three times while Shinn was at bst The score: Los Angeles I Sacramento ao. n. po. a. i ab. n. po. a. Page, 2b 4 Bills. If 5 Moore, 3b 2 Mag'ert.cf 4 Howard, rf 5 Gill, lb 1 Johns'n.ss E Brooks, c i Boles, c 3 Ryan, p 3 Perrltt, p 1 0 Moran, cf 3 ip'Ro'ke,3b 5 0 Kenw'y, 2b 6 OlTen'ant, lb 4 0;U!WlS, If 1 1 Stark, ss 3 0 Bliss, c 4 0Schultz,p 0 OSHarden, p 4 0'VanBur'n 1 Totals. 35 13 27 8) Totals. 36 S 27 13 Batted for Stark In eighth. Score by Innings. Los Angeles 06000101 0 3 nits o & l u o z l 2 2 x Sacramento 00003000 0 3 Hits 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 8 Summary. Runs Page. Ellis. Jtfaeeert. GUI. Johnson. Brooks, Ryan 2. Shlnn. Moran. Stark. Five hits, five runs off Shultz in 1 1-3 innings. Taken out with men on first and third. Seven hits, three runs off Ryan in seven innings Two-base hits O'Rourke, Shlnn, Maggert. Sacri fice hits Page, Gill. Errors Page, Howard. Brooks. Shlnn. Kenworthy 2, Stark. Stolen bases Eilis, Maggert. Howard, Gill. Sacrifice fly Moore. Struck out By Ryan 7, by Shultz 1. by Harden 3. hv Perritt 1. Bases on balls Off Ryan 2. off Perrltt 1. off Shultz 1. off Harden 3. Hit by pitcher Lewis bv Rvan. Gill by Shultz. Ryan by Har den. Double play Bliss to O'Rourke. Credit victory to Ryan; charge dereat to Shultz. Time of game 2 hours 35 minutes. Umpires Newhouse and Held. SEALS POUND BAUM OFF HILL San Francisco by 7-3 Victory Makes It Three Straight From Venice. LOS ANGELES, April 12. San Fran cisco made it three straight today by winning from Venice in a free-hitting game, scoring 7 to 3. Pitcher Baum. who started for Venice, was taken out at the end of the fourth inning after San Francisco had scored five runs on two triplets, three singles and a base on balls. He was relieved by Hitt. Sham fleldlns- bv the visitors and poor base running on the part of Ventre -contributed to the defeat of the south erners. The score: San Francisco I Venice ab. h. po. a. ao. n. po. a. Beavers and walked him. All along it had been intended to work Carson. but the pitcher needed more warming p, wmcn was. the reason for bis rather late appearance. He pitched good ball save in the seventh, when two hits that were bunched caused a run. and he was only taken out because In the eighth inning Doane was sent in as pinch hitter. Parkin was in great form. He al lowed but five hits, of which two came to Lindsay and Rodgers In the fourth. With one down the Beavers had men on second and third. Then Krueger struck out. and Derrick rolled a grounder to Bill Leard that called for the runner's retirement at first. In the ninth Krueger doubled to cen ter, but there were two down at the time and his long drive didn't count for anything. The Oakland score happened in the seventh. With Hetllng and Ness out. Cook singled to short and stole second. Rohrer drew a walk and Parkin hit harply to center, scoring Cook. The ball was relayed by Krueger to Fisher Mund'ff.rf 4 McArd., 2b 5 Mcf-arl. Ih 5 Johns'n, If 5 Zlm'r'n.,cf 5 Corhan. ss 4 Cartw't,3b 3 Schmidt, c 4 Hanley, p 3 Totals. 38 14 27 9 0 Carlisle, If 4 ll.McLean, cf 3 llBayless. rf 4 01McDon'l,2b 4 OjPatter'n.lb 4 Utschi, 3b 4 Hallin'n.ss 4 Ton'man, c 4 Baum. p 1 Stewart 1 Hitt, p 1 Totals, 34 9 27 12 Batted for Baum In fourth Inning. Score by Innings. San Francisco ....00080101 0 7 Hits . 1 0 2 6 1 2 0 2 014 Venice 001 200000 3 Hits : 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 09 Summary. Runs McCarl. Johnston, Corhiin. Cartwrlght 2. Schmidt, Henley, Litscht. Halllnan. Tonneman. Hits made off Baum 9 and 5 runs. In 4 innings. Three base hit McCarl, Johnston, Halllnan. Two-base hit Litschi. Errors Mnn dorff. Cartwrlght, Hitt. Stolen bases Cartwrlght, Patterson. Bases on balls Off Baum 1, off Hitt i'. off Henley 1. Struck out By Baum 3, by Henley 4. Double play Cartwrlght to McCarl. Hit by pitched ball McLean. Time oi ame 1 hour 38 minutes, umpires lush and McCarthy. TO BASEBALL FANS. Get your swell Norfolk suit from Jimmy Dunn. No need to pay S25. H sells them at J1J.75 and J14.75 without the high rent profit Room" 31a Ore- gonlan bldg.