4 TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 19, 1913. : - ' ' .
1913 PENNANT IS FOURTH WON BY PORTLAND SINCE 1,905
; ' Players Who Helped Win in Past Now Starring in Fast Company and Those on Present Victorious Lineup Are Baseball Men of Merit and Future.
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WALTER ITCREDIB, manager of
tho Portland club of the Pacific
Coast League, has had wonder
ful success as a manager. This year
will make four pennants McCredie has
given Portland since 1905. when he and
his uncle. W. W. McCredie. purchased
control of the Portland franchise.
McCredie won his first pennaqt in
1906 with Larry McLean, Ben Hender
son, Sweeney, Mike Mitchell and all
that hard-hitting bunch.'
His next pennants followed in 1910
and 1911 when Vean Gregg. Gene
Krapp, Bill Steen, Tom Seaton, Peckin.
paugh, Buddy Ryan and that assort
ment of constellations were on Mac's
payroll.
The Beavers had an off season In
1912 but Mac scurried around during
the Winter, and, by devious trades and
purchases, rounded together another
great team. The boys got "off badly
and trailed along near the tail end for
weeks. Then McCredie negotiated his
celebrated Krueger for Lober trade
and yanked Bill Speas over from the
Colts, and that settled It.
Matrimony Tames Flckter.
Before turning to the managerial
field McCredie was an outfielder, and
a wonderful batsman. He always has
been known as a fighter, but. somehow
or other, since Mac trotted to the mar
riage altar, more than a year ago, he
has not been his same fierce Felf on
the ball field. Not once, in fact, has
the big fellow been fined for umpire
baiting this season.
McCredie started out in 1S96 at Des
Moines as a pitcher and shortstop. He
was 18 years old then, making him
close to 35 now. In 1898 he was trans
ferred to Qulncy. and when the league
went bump, landed at Youngstown in
the Interstate League. He broke a
leg that year, but in 1900 bobbed lip
with Sioux City.' The next season
Minneapolis purchased him, and after
a year the Millers traded Mac to Louis
ville. Then came- the break. McCredie
balked and Jumped to Oakland in the
outlaw league with Rube Waddell, Fred
Kaymer. Danny Shay and others.
In 1903 Mac signed with Brooklyn
and next year Jumped out to Portland
Just before the Coast League quit the
outlaw ranks. In 1905 Mac came Into
the management, and Portland has had
contending teams ever since.
William K. Rodgers, captain of the
Portland club, and the universal choice
Tor all-star honors around tile circuit
is one of the greatest major lsague
prospects in tho minor leagues. He Is
Just 24 years old, and has been playing
ball about five years, so is good for
eight or nine years 5'et.
Bill began with Rochester in 1909.
and was farmed out to Waterbury, of
the Connecticut State League. .Mc
Credie drafted .hint from there in the
Fall of 1910, and Bill made good with
the Beavers the next Spring. ' This
mskes his third reason with Portland.
He was made captain in 1913.
Rodgers is onu of the greatest pinch
hitters Portland has ever boasted.
Chester Chadbourne, outfielder, is
20 years old, and has been playing ball
since 1906, when he broke in with Wor.
cester as a shortstop. The Boston
Americans drafted him that Fall. In
1907 he was farmed to Providence, and
in 1908 was switched to Baltimore.
Indianapolis secured -him- in 1909, and
he was released in the Fall of 1910 be
cause an injured foot prevented him
from playing. McCredie signed him
as a tree agent, and he has been a
pillar of strength the past three sea
sons. ' Derrick Comes From Dixie.
Fred Derrick, first baseman, is 24
years old and one of the new men on
McCredie's roster. He broke In with
Greenville in 1910, after three years of
school at Atlanta. Toledo drafted Fred
that Fall and he was farmed to Osh
kosh. Last year he was the regular
Mud Hen first-sacker. McCredie purT
chased him. during the Winter.
Arthur Kores. shortstop, is 24 years
old and is a Milwaukee boy. McCredie
drafted him from Des Moines last Fall.
Kores has had an unusual diamond ca
reer, in that he started out as a pitcher
In 1908 at Edwards College, Austin,
Texas, and-, has played nearly every
other position since. In 1910 he was
with Racine, Wis., and In 1911 was
sinned by Des Moines. He is a heavy
hitter.
Bill Lindsay, third baseman, Is 28
years old and a North Carolinan. Bill
has played ball six years, Portland se
curing him from New Orleans through
Cleveland late In 1911 to fill the hole
made vacant by Rodgers' broken foot.
He started with Winston-Salem in
1908, was at Memphis' in 1909 and New
Orleans in 1910.- Lindsay is a heavy
hitter, and, despite ill health, has done
valiant service for McCredie.
Majors Are After Donne.
Walter Doane, outfielder, is 25 years
old and hails from Coatesville, Pa. He
started out with Roanoke in the Vir
ginia State -in 1909 as a pitcher and was
bought by Cleveland for 3000. In 1910
after going back to his little league,
Walt was recalled by the Naps and
tried as an outfielder. Next Spring he
was sent to New Orleans as part pay
ment for the sensational Joe Jackson,
and, after batting close to .800 all sea
son, was sold to Portland during the
Winter of 1912. Here again he was
called upon to fill a difficult position,
namely, the garden job vacated by
Buddy Ryan. Doane batted well over
.300 last season and has been doing
such sensational work this year as to
attract the attention of major league
clubs in the drafts. James outdrew
him.
Elmer Lober, outfielder, broke In
with Kewanee in 1910 and was bought
by Los Angeles the next year. After
two seasons with the Angels, Dillon
traded him to Portland in mid-Summer
this season for Krueger. He is hardly
more than 21 years old and has been
batting like a Wagner since joining the
Beavers.
Bill Speas, outfielder, had his try
out with the Beavers two or three sea
sons back, coming here from Cleveland.
Bill's eyes went back on him and when
Portland put a club .in the Northwest
ern League in 1911 Speas was turned
over to Nick Williams. - He went so
well the next two years that St. Louis
tried him last Spring but returned him
without sufficient trial. In mid-season
Speas was conscripted by the
Beavers again and is batting well over
.300. He is a Toledo boy.
Fisher Is All-Star Choice.
Gus Fisher, catcher, is 27 years old
and has been with Portland three
years. He began playing with Waco,
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Tex.' Fisher did such great service
for McCredie's pennant winners in 1910
that the Cleveland Naps purchased him
and he was up in the big show with
the Naps and New York for a year and
a half. Gus was returned to Portland
last Summer. He is another of Mac's
.300 hitters and the almost unanimous
choice for all-star honors.
Claude Berry, catcher, is 29 years old
and lives at Muncle, Ind., where he
will hibernate, again this Winter. Mc
Credie picked him up a free agent last
Spring, after Claude had drawn an un
conditional release from San Francisco.
Berry, began at Dallas, Tex., in 1904,
went- to the Chicago Americans in
1904, to Indianapolis in 1905, Cedar
Rapids in 1906 and 1907, Philadelphia
Athletics last half of 1907, and was
sold to San Francisco in 1908. Claude
caught for the Seals for five straight
seasons. v
icerah Hagerman, pitcher, was bought
by McCredie last Winter from Lincoln,
Mac paying 250 for the six-foot right
hander. . "Rip" is 24 years old and is a
St. Paul boy. He started pitching in
1907 in New Mexico, and caught on with
Topcka in 1908. The Chicago Cubs
bought him that Fall and he was with
the Cubs until early In 1910, when he
was sold to Louisville and later in the
same year transferred to Lincoln.
James May ot Come Back
Bill James, pitcher, 25 years old, came
to Portland in trade for Ben Hender
son, Toledo being the goat, although
James Was the property of Cleveland
at the time. This Is James' first sea
son in the West and may be his last, as
he was drafted by the St. Louis Browns
a few weeks ago. James stands 6 feet
4H inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
He is a Michigan boy and started out
with Jackson in 1910. During 1911 and
1912 he alternated between Toledo and
Cleveland.
Irve Higginbotham. pitcher, started
out on the back lots around Portland
and broke in at Aberdeen about 1907,
where he was a sensation. Irve then
went to the majors, St. Louis and the
Chicago Cubs, later landing at Louis
ville in 1909. Louisville traded him to
Toledo and Portland bought him from
Toledo last year after the start of the
season. Hejias been a winning pitcher I
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ever since. Hig is 31 years old and
stands an inch over six feet in height.
Hi West, pitcher, is another of Port
land's new crop of heaving stars. West
started with Burlington in 1905 and
was bought by Cleveland that Fall. In
1906 the Naps sent Hi to Wllkesbarre
and recalled him in 3 907, Bill Armour
taking him over to Toledo, when he
quit the management. West pitched
for Toledo 1n 1907. 1908. 1909 and 1910
and part of 1911, after having another
trial with the Naps. In 1912 he was
with Nashville and was then recalled
by the Naps and sold to Portland dur
ing the last Winter.
Eugene Krapp, pitcher, is a Detroit
boy. McCredie got him in 1910 and he
led the Coast pitchers that year. The
next two years Gere was with Cleve
land, but lack of control brought him
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back to Portland last Spring. Gene is
a spitball heaver and is doing fine work.
Harry Krause, southpaw pitcher, is
only 24 years old, but has had a re
markable career. Connie Mack picked
him up as a California College student
in 1908. Harry was 17 years old that
Spring. After a year at Harrisburg,
Connie Mack yanked Mm back and he
pitched sensational ball for the cham
pions in 1903. In 1911 Harry's arm be
gan going back on him and he landed
at Toledo In 1912. After a trial with
the Naps he was traded to Portland for
Dave Gregg.
Lou Stanley, pitcher, is the other
southpaw on the Portland corps. Stan
ley is 24- years old and began at Nor
folk in 1906. Since then he has been
with the New York Americans, the
Montreal and Baltimore clubs in the
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CATCHER DRAFTED BY SEATTLE
HAS FINE PAPER RECORD,
Cliff Blankensblp, Who Found Walter
Johnson, Also Credited With De
veloping; Tioxw Famous Bush,
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct, 18. (Special.)
The official averages of the Southern
Michigan League speak highly of
Catcher Huhn, drafted by the Seattle
club from Adrian, Mich. In 124 games
for the season just closed he batted .305,
and stole 23 bases. He popped the ball
safe 144 times out of 472 times at bat.
and as his total bases figure up 215, he
must be something of a long-distance
hitter. Coombs, of Adrian, is the only
man on the list that leads Huhn in
total bases and he had a margin of only
six.
In the fielding department of the
game Huhn stood first with a percent
age of .982. There must have been a
misprint in the stolen base column, be
cause Huhn Is credited with 169 pilfers,
which. If true, would make the records
of "Hap" Myers and Jimmy Johnston
look sick.
With the exception of the time he was
In the big leagues Cliff Blankenshlp
has been a prominent figure in Pacific
Northwpxt baseball, dating back to 1904.
He came to Seattle, then in the Coast
League as a catcher, and he was a good
one, but his best work was done on the
bases and with the club. If Blanken
shlp had broken into the game as an
outfielder he would have been one of
the prominent figures in big league
baseball.
Like Pat Moran, formerly of the Se
attle club, Blankenship's judgment was
quick and so accurate that he seldom
made a mistake on the running paths.
He was the kind of a player to enthuse
a crowd. Constant bending of the knees
In catching finally decreased his speed
and an unfortunate accident to his hand
In Washington, D. C, affected his ac
curacy in throwing. It was after he
hurt his hand that Blankenshlp took a
trip to Weiser, Idaho, for the Washing
ton club and looked over Walter John,
son. One look and Blankenshlp got
busy with the contract, the best day's
work ever done by a Washington scout.
Blankenshlp is also entitled to credit
for developing at Missoula, Mont., the
19-year-old pitcher who defeated the
New York Giants in one game of the re
oent world's series, and Bohen, who
pitched a sensational game for the
International League: Philadelphia Na
tionals, Cleveland, Boston and then
Johnstown and Atlantic City, in the
Trl-State League. McCredie got him
from the Phillies last Winter in the
deal by which Dan Howley went to
Philadelphia. He was sent to the Port
land Colts after a short trial In the
Spring and later recalled.
Bobby Davla is the infant of the
Beaver squad. This 21-year-old lad
was brought Weet from Auburn, N. Y.,
by San Francisco two years ago. He
was too Inexperienced for the AA
League. anJ after being tried out by
Spokane, was sentenced to the West
ern Tri-State League. This year he
held down second for Walla Walla and
was bought a few wpeks ago for 8400
by Portland. He looks like a real In
Oeld And.
Philadelphia Athletics at the close of
the American League season. It is to
be regretted that Hiankenshlp's health
makes him feel the advisability of lo
cating next season in California. He
was not well last Summer in Missoula.
He will Winter in or near San Fran
cisco and probably associate himself
with some club in that section for 1914.
DICK KGAX MAY JOIN" GIANTS
San Francl.sco Boy Wants to See
Foreign Countries.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. (Special.)
When the New York Giants and Chi
cago White Sox come through San
Francisco next month on the first leg
of their tour around the world Dick
Egan, the local boy who for the past
six years has been with the Cincinnati
Reds, probably will join the New York
squad for the trip.
Last Summer McGraw told Eean that
he would like to have him go along if
possible.
Egan Is more than anxious to accom
pany the Giants. Ho has never been
outside of America and would welcome
the chance to take In some of the for -
eign countries.
Cotton formed nlmost $11,000,000 S4?
Ecypt's exports to Germany laat year.
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