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THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND; FEBRUARY 15, 19 14.
SWEETLAND GOES
MULTNOMAH CLUB'S NEW MEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
PLACED AT ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY. NIGHT.
SAILORS EYE SKIES
FOR SIGH OF SPRING
NEW OFFICERS OF THE OREGON YACHT CLUB AND BOAT WHICH
BECOMES THE FLAGSHIP. . .
RIVER REGATTA MAY
BRING CON N1BEAR
TO COACH HOBART
Willamette University Loses
Portland Water Enthusiasts
Plan New Crafts for
. Coming Season.
Washington Coach's Attend
ance Here in July Is
Not Probable.
Athletic Director Who Has
Made Good Record.
CHANGE BLOW TO SALEM
YACHT CLUB IS AT PEACE
DATES DO NOT CONFLICT
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Mentor Also to Act as Instructor for
Girls at William Smith College,
n Affiliated Institution.
Salary to Be $3000.
BY ROSCOE FAWCETT.
Dr. G. J. Sweetland. Jr.. athletic di
rector at Willamette University. Sa
lem, for four years past, has accepted
a similar position with Hobart College.
Geneva, N. Y., and will take up his new
duties In the Fall. He will also have
charge of the physical training of the
young- women of the affiliated school,
"William Smith College.
Coach Sweetland's salary will be ap
proximately $3000 a year, it is under
stood. "While it has been known for some
time that Eastern institutions have
been trying to attract the veteran men
tor away from the Northwest, the news
of his acceptance of the Hobart offer
will be a severe shock to Salem.
Dispatch. Coitrnu Rumor.
Telegraphic dispatches from Geneva
last night confirmed the rumor, as fol
lows: "Geneva. N. Y., Feb. 1. (Special.)
That Dr. G. J. Sweetland, Jr., of Salem,
Or., has been engaged as physical and
athletic director at Hobart College next
year was the announcement made by
President Lyman R. Powell today. His
salary win be in the neighborhood of
3000.
"Hobart's new head is sparing no" ef
forts to make the college one of the
best in the United States and he is se
lecting on his faculty the strongest
men that can be obtained."
Dr. Sweetland has achieved remark
able success everywhere he has
coached, In the East, Middle West and
Pacific Northwest, and the school on
Seneca Lake is to be congratulated.
For three years Coach Sweetland's
high school eleven at Ishpeming cap
tured the championship of Michigan;
following that his University of North
Dakotans won three state champion
ships in four years, defeating Juneau's
South Dakota n varsity the only time
they met, SC to 6.
Orchards Attract Coach.
The veteran then became interested
In Orchard lands in Oregon and came
"West, coaching Kverett High for one
season and losing only one game.
In four years at Willamette Dr
Sweetland has done wonders. He has
put Willamette on the map in everv
branch of athletics, particularly, foot
hall. During his regime Willamette
has administered defeats to the Uni
versity of Oregon and to the crack
Multnomah Club, while his basketball
and baseball teams have won victories
at various times over all the strong
Northwest colleges.
Willamette's football eleven wal
loped Montana a year ago. 30-9. Last
Fall Willamette exerted a strong claim
on the state championship by virtue
of Its 6-3 defeat of Oregon, which later
tied with the Oregon Aggies, 10-10.
Dr. Sweetland is a hard worker, an
expert in every line of physical train
ing, is a graduate in liberal arts, in
medicine and holds a master arts de
gree. While Hobart is a trifle too small to
successfully cope with Yale, Harvard,
Syracuse and other top-notch Eastern
colleges, its teams can count on the
best handling to be obtained. The
Episcopalians, in fact, will be fortunate
if they hold the Salem wizard more
than one year, for it is known that
some of the big Northwest schools are
after him for 1915.
OI.I GKEEK TESTS REVIVED
Discus Throw and Javelin Hurl to
Be Part or College Athletics.
BERKELEY. Cal.. Feb. 14. The an
Ment Greek athletic tt sts were revived
today by the Bib C Society of the Uni
versity of California, which has the
direction of the Pacific Coast Inter
scholastic field day that will be held
here in April. The two events are the
discus throw and hurling the Javelin.
Although both are recognized Olympic
game events, they have not been at
tempted heretofore by preparatory
school athletes in the West.
One reason' given foe introducing
these events aside from the possibility
of developing Olympic material, Is that
they will be included In the 1915 pro
gramme at the Panama-Pacific games.
For the first time in these inter
Bcholastlc meets, the fourth place man
will score a point this year. He also
will receive a bronze medal.
Centmlia Bowler Breaks Record.
CENTRAL1A. Wash., Feb. 14. (Spe
cial.) William Leftwich. a Centralia
, bowler, performed an unusual feat last
night, when twice he broke the city
record for a single game. Early in the
evening Leftwich hung up a mark r
-77, and a little later came back with
2T-,. Leftwich is a member of the team
that will b-; sent from Centralia to the
coming Northwest tournament In Port
land. Boston Signs Ray .Collins.
BURLINGTON, Vt.. Feb. 14. Ray
Collins, pitcher of the Boston Ameri
cans, signed a 1914 contract tonight
after a meeting with Manager "Bill"
Carrlgan. Both Carrlgan and Collins
said the terms were satisfactory. With
the exception of Tris Speaker, who is
with the world baseball tourists, Col
lins was the only reserved player un
signed by the Red Sox.
Gruman to Meet Kendall.
Word from Ralph Gruman, the Port
land featherweight who has invaded
the South, says that he will meet Dick
Kendall on Friday night before Nell
Duffey's Club in San Francisco. Gru
man has been sparring with Al Kauf
man, and Gruman thinks that the for
mer aspirant to the world's heavy title
is a "dub." Sloose Tausig will be in
Gruman's corner on Friday night.
Centralia Defeats Rainier.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Spa
tial.) in a one-sided game of basket
ball In the High School gymnasium
yesterday, the Centralia High School
five defeated Rainier by a score of
38 to 11. Grimm, playing at center for
the locals, was the ttar of the game,
throwing nine field sroals.
Delhi's Claim Allowed.
AUBURN. N. Y., Feb. 14 The Na
tional Board of Baseball Arbitration
today allowed the claim of L. W. Delhi
against Great Falls.
Norway compels rclati-atlon and oT;ell
examination of all moving picture lma IB
tended fur public exhibition.
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Prediction Is Made He Will
Head Multnomah Club.
BANQUETS ARE PROPOSED
Move on Foot to Have Monthly Win
ners in Order to Arouse Renewed
Interest in Club Work Di
rectors Meet Tomorrow.
R. W. Wilbur, vice-president of the
Multnomah Club, will in all probability
be elected president at tomorrow
night's meeting of the new board of di
rectors. Mr. Wilbur has in the oast years
been one of the club's most active
members. He is one of the men who
helped pull the club through its finan
cial difficulties and has at all times
carried Ills executive duties in a capa
ble manner.
Upon the departure of George Simons
on his tour of the world. Mr. Wilbur
became the real head of the club.
T he first meeting of the new board
may decide some matters of importance
to Multnomah Olub. The question of
having an athletic director, a general
orpanizer of the club's activities will
probably be settled.
The question of having monthly ban-
nuets to create more interest in the
club is another matter which will re
ceive consideration.
The appointment of the many com
mittees for the ensuing year willfol-
low the election of the president.
in nis annual report. Vice-President
Wilbur made the statement that he
hoped to see the club make some more
practical use of the property on Chap
man street
There is a strone sentiment aaainst
the club selling any of It. Mr. Wilbur,
believes, however, that' the club should
do something: with It. The matter of
rhansins the fiscal year from January
i to uecemoer s, is a detail which
will be discussed.
BEAVKU GUAR I J IS DISABLED
Asgie Trainer Gives Up Hope of
Using May Against Seattle.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Keb. 14. (Special.) Thu
Beaver basketball team has been sent
through a series of fast practices this
week In preparation for the Washing
ton University game scheduled for Sat
urday nlgrht here, and the wnistle - will
find all of the members of the team,
with the exception of Captain May, in
prime condition. May injured 1:1s knee
tn the Multnomah scrap last Saturday
and has been out of a suit all week.
!r. Stewart lias about given up hope
of uslntr the big guard against the
Seattle five.
Wiisliougal Teams Victorious.
WASHOUGAL. Wash.. Feb. 14.
(Special.) In two of the fastest bas
ketball games played on the home floor
this year the local teams wn last
night. The Cape Horn Athletic Club
whs defeated by the Washougal "Hat
beene" by the score of 13 to 9. The
Washougal High School team won from
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the Red field High School quintet, 22 to
15. This game was hard fought
throughout, the first half ending 12 to
8 "in the local's favor. Weber, at cen
ter for Ridgefield, and Goot, forward,
and Clarke, center, for Washougal,
were the stars of the match. AVood,
University of Oregon, refereed.
TEXXIS. MEETS ARE AWARDED
Pacific Coast Championships Are
Left to Executive Committee.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 Awarding of
the National championship tournaments
was taken up by the United States Na
tional Lawn Tennis Association at its
session tonight. The men's singles
Went to the Casino at Newport, R. I.,
the women's tournament to the Phila
delphia Cricket Club and the men's
and women's indoor tournament to the
Seventh Regiment Armory in this city.
The National doubles championship,
except the Eastern and Pacific Coast,
action on which was deferred for a
time, were awarded as follows: South
ern, to New Orleans Lawn Tennis
Club; Western to Onwentsia, Chicago;
Pacific Coast to the disposition of the
executive committee: the sectional dou
bles final, to Onwentsia and the chal
lenge match to Newport.
The proposed amateur rule by which
it was intended to prohibit the pay
ment of expenses to players in all but
a few lawn tennis tournaments in this
country was defeated at the annual
meeting of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association tonight.
The vote favored the amendment, but
as it was carried by only 82 votes to 79
and a two-thirds majority was required
for its adoption, the proposition was
lost.
P.ELLAH GOIXG BACK TO SCHOOL
Famous Olympic Pole Vaulter Will
Not Assist In Coaching Aggies.
Sam Bellah, famous Olympic pole
vaulter. will not assist in the coaching
of the track squad at the Oregon Agri
cultural College this Spring, but he
may enter college next Fall to finish
out his engineering course.
The former Stanford star arrived in
Portland yesterday for a brief visit.
He is employed on an engineering
corps near Clatskannie, Or.
"Several months ago I contemplated
entering the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, but gave that up until next Fall,"
said he last night. "1 have two years
to go. Whether or not 1 shall turn
professional and assist in the coach
ing or whether I shall retain my ama
teur status is problematical. I would
have to be there one year before I
could participate, under the conference
rules."
Bellah formerly starred for Stanford
and was a member of two American
Olympic teams. He competed for the
Olympic Club at London In 1908 and
for the Multnomah Club at Stockholm
In 1912. He is now a member of the
Wlr-ped M track squad.
II. E. 'Smith Defeats Roy Brlggs.
H. E. Smith had little trouble in de
feating Roy Brlggs 100 to 68 in the
only scheduled pocket billiard match
of the McCredle House League Friday
night. Briggs made runs of 13 and 14
bulls before missing, while the best the
winner could do was 12 at one time.
The next and last match of the schedule
will be played tomorrow night with
Carl Mays opposing Tave Bancroft.
Should Bancroft win the leadership of
the league he will be in the three-cornered
tie with Bancroft. Smith and
Bi-isgs, the cream of the league.
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Answers to Qneriea.
Let r Buck. Pendleton If you will
send In your name you will be given
the desired Information.
Line Officers Xow In Control or Or
ganization J 2-Meter Boat to
Race at Panama Pair in 19 15
Is TTnder Consideration.
BY RALPH J. 8TAEHLI.
With the Portland Rowing Club out
and drilling for the ' Northwestern Re
gatta, the Portland Motoboat Club dis
banded and reorganized as a purely
sporting incorporation, and now the
election of the Oregon Yacht Club
past and with a set of live yachtsmen
in control, the sailors of every type
of boat are watching the skies for the
first break of real Spring so that they
can begin the painting and over-hauling
of their crafts.
The Yacht Club elected a week
ago T. J. Mendenhall, owner of the
Virginia, the new type of sail boat
which has become popular the-. last few
years, is the commodore.
Other officers of the club were
elected In opposition to the ticket put
up by the nominating committee, ap
pointed by ex-Commodore Jack Yates.
Chauncy Hastorf is the new vice
commodore; Dr. R. M.. Emerson, sec
retary; J. J. McCarthy, treasurer, and
Duncan Irwin, port captain. Captain
H. F. Todd, C. W. Raynor, A. G. Ram
sey and Lou West were elected di
rectors. '
Hatchet Burring Season Open.
This is looked upon as the time to
bury the hatchet in the Yacht Club, an
implement which has been flaunted
once or twice in the past years.
The year 1911 will be one of con
struction. The range of the boats to
be built v.ill be wide. The smallest
will be combination power and ' sail
dories, being talked of by several, and
the larger will be successors to some
of the present day sail champions.
C. Hastorf is talking of a boat to
succeed the Spendthrift, the hand
some 30-footer of which he is now
the owner. The new boat will be of
the Bear Lake type, which Is also the
model of Mendenhall'a Virginia and
H. F. Todd's boat.
Whether or not Astoria makes a
place for sail boats will have little
or no effect on the Portland builders'
plans. Portland - will have the best
season ever, regardless of the fish
metropolis.
A 12-meter contender for -the 1915
races at the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion is another possibility which may
result from the rejuvenation Portland
is experiencing.
That ' would indeed be an advertise
ment for Portland and the state. San
Francisco is now building several of
the type of boats called for In the
challenge which Sir Thomas Lipton
issued on his visit to the Pacific a
year ago.
lU-Meter Boat Poaxible.
A 12-meter boat is not beyond the
seppe of the Portland builders. It
would probably be too small for much
use on the Willamette, but would serve
well as a Columbia River cruiser.
Several Portland men are now talk
ing of building better boats than have
been in vogue before. If several of
them get together they could give
Portland a new place on the map. .
Tacoma on the Puget Sound is build
ing a contender for the annual' San
Diego-Honolulu race.
Portland has had big cruisers in for
mer days. Some of them may still be
seen on the Lower Columbia, converted
to fish packets or serving freight
barges. Yacht building did not keep up at
the pace it started in this country.
Now there is a chance for It to make
its "come-back."
The tendency to put more money
into boats was shown in the few ex
pensive motor craft built since 1910.
The Portland Motorboat Club will
have its adjourned meeting on Wednes
day night. This will be followed by
a special social session in the nature
of the -monthly" Indoor cruises.
Ring and Mat
WALTER MILLER, welterweight
wrestling champion of the world,
writes from Vancouver, B. C, that he
would welcome a match in Portland
with any local or outside wrestler. Mil
ler will wrestle Hatch, a brother to the
Vancouver amateur, February 27. Mill
er is not particular regarding weights
and will accept any mrddle or welter.
He is beipg managed by Art Moeller
and telegrams or letters addressed to
theHbtel Strathcona, Vancouver, B. C,
will reach- him.
Hudson, Wis., seems to be suffering
no dearth of boxing under Btate legisla
tion. Promoters are about to erect an
auditorium seating 6000 and costing
$5000.
The Wisconsin Commission has the
right idea. The men are capable judges
of boxing and ring affairs and any
time the management of a show does
not suit them, order the money refund
ed to spectators. One bunch recently
over-sold the seating, capacity of the
house and the "Cornish" decided It was
good form to return .the cash paid
for "S. R. O."
If Ritchie meets Wolgast in Mil
waukee, the weight -will be 133 pounds
at S o'clock. Three weeks ago Wolgast
was claiming the title because he was
the only man making 1S3.
Charley White, a promising light
weight of the East, will go over the
ten-round route at Buffajo on Fcbraury
17. His dancing partner will be Kid
Kansas. White was first matched with
Jimmy Duffy, but Duffy's digestion is
out of training.
RITCHIE-MCRPHV DATE SET
April 1 1 Is Day Chosen and Cham
pion Will Meet Wolgast March 12.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Willie
Ritchie, lightweight champion, and
Harlem Tommy Murphy will fight 20
rounds here the night of Friday, April
17. This decision was reached tonight
following a conference between Ritchie,
his manager and a prize-fight promo
ter. The champion has reserved the right
to engage in one ten-round contest in
the meantime and suys he will go
through with the contract to meet Wol
tcust in Milwaukee on March 12.
Marfchfield 2, Riverton 8.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Feb. 14 (Special.-)
The Riverton High School bas
ketball team was defeated here last
night by the Marsbfleld High School
five, 26 to 8. - . -
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OAKS TO BE STRONG
Devlin Expects Team to Be 50
Per Cent Better Than 1913.
AL COOK .CHOSEN CAPTAIN
Only 18" Players Have Signed but
25 Are Counted On at Training
Quarters Manager to Play
Third Part of Season.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14. (Special.)
Arthur Devlin, manager of the Oak
land club, just off the train from a
long journey, across tho continent, put
his shoulder to the wheel today in
whipping- baseball affairs into shape
across the bay. He went over the play
ers on the club roster and found that
he had 18 men signed, with seven still
out of the fold.
Devlin expects to have 25 players at
the training camp, eight of them being
pitchers, four catchers, seven infielders
and live outfielders.
"I believe the team will improve at
least 60 per cent over last season's
form," said Devlin today. "The new
spirit of the men alone will make a
big difference, and there will be im
provement in the outfield and the pitch
ing staff that will be noticeable. I was
disappointed in not getting many of
the players I was after, but I feel that
we will have a good fighting team.
"Our infield and outfield is com
pleted and I expect to have the battery
men lined up In a few days. Malarkey,
Christian and Geyer have practically
agreed on terms. Alexander is the only
catcher signed, but If we can get Mitze
to return it will mean a. lot to the
team. Roberts is a peculiar holdout. In
that we do not know what he wants.
They tell me the pitchers were away
off form last season, and I am looking
for them to come back in 1914 and
show the stuff they did in 1912.
"On first will be Jack Ness: at sec
ond, Murphy or Guest; short. Cook,
and third. Hetllng or myself. In the
outfeld Middleton. Zacher, Coy. Kaylor
and Quinlan will have to fight for
berths."
Al Cook, the shortstop, has been ap
pointed field captain, and will act as
first lieutenant to Devlin.
"I was after an old catcher in the
Kast to assist the Oaks in the capacity
of coach, but I was not successful. In
Cook I have a player who Is always
In the game fighting for victory, and
he will make an .deal captain," said
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MOTORCYCLE CUB RENAMED
Kose City Organization Elects and
Becomes "Portland" Organization.
At the annual election of the Rose
City ' Motorcycle Club In the Union
block Thursday night It was decided to
change the name of the club from Rose
City to the Portland Motorcycle Club.
New by-laws and a constitution were
drawn up and it was sanctioned to
take part In the Rose Festival parade
next June.
A hill-climbing and road race was
suggested. to take place some time
around the middle of March, but final
settlement will not be made until the
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next meeting. Twelve new members
were taken in, bringing the total of
membership to about 200.
Following Is tlie result of the elec
tion: Charles W. Howard, president;
C N. Luck, vice-president; A. C.
Knight, re-elected secretary; A. G.
Ounnlsan, re-elected treasurer, and P.
1 Erwln, sergeant-at-arms. Board of
directors. P. L. Abbott. U. C. Marks. H.
E. Meeds and J. P. Schantin; H. Eppen
stein, road captain; H. Meyer, tirst lieu
tenant; P. B. Erwin, second lieutenant;
hall board, a new office just created,
John Carlson, Herbert Yost. M. K.
Kuhns and Archie Rife. The hall board
will have charge of the clubrooma In
the Union block.
AMICUS CLUB WINS, 22 TO 19
Zephyr Basketball Team l'alls In
Closely Played Game.
The Amicus Club basketball team
downed the Zephyrs 22 to 19 in the
winner's gymnasium Thursday night.
Van Hoomisen and Sharkey starred
for the winners. while Heinschmidt
and Anderson were the best players on
the losing Quintet.
Following are the lineups:
Amicus ?2). Position. Zephyrs (10).
Van Hoomisen F Hon
Karly P Heinschmidt
Sharkey C Anderson
l-e?b G MacKenzie
O'Leary G Driver
TENNIS SEEN IN ISLANDS
BRILLIANT (JAMES PLAYED BY TWO
STARS FROM VISITED STATES.
Kottrell and Johnston Defeat Cracks of
Orient Japanese ut Finished
Product of Court Game.
"The most brilliant tennis ever seen
in the Philippines"; "a treat to the lov
ere of real sport and society of Manila,"
were but a few of the phrases applied
to the visit of Elia Vottretl and John
ston, the latter of whom won the ten
nis championship of the Orient in Jan
uary. Some interesting facts of the
games were received by Fred Andrews,
the local expert, -in a letter from Lieu
tenant Vincent Merer, a Phil innlno fol
lower of the game. Lieutenant Meyer!
writes:
"One of the greatest matches ever
seen here was the one in which Ella
Fottrell defeated Kumagae, the wizard
racket wlelder of Japan, for the title
of the Orient.
"Play in this match started on Jan
uary 7 but had to be called before the
sets were all over. When darkness in
terfered, Fottrell had the set 2-1. and
Kumagae had the games of the fourth
set. 5-2.
"That match was wonderful, but ac
cording to previous agreement, was to
be played over. The next day Fottrell
kept the big gallery on the alert with
the many and devious shots which he
used so skillfully in defeating Kuma
gae. 6-2."
Johnston's defeat of Fottrell brought
out the bisgest tennis crowd ever gath
ered in the islands. The Governor
General and other prominent citizens
were interested spectators.
The playing- of the Japanese students
from Keio Kumagae. Nomura, Ichi
kawa and Misuhashi was another treat.
The Japanese are not finished masters
of tennis.
Joola! Swim Is Tuesday Xight.
Multnomah Club's February social
swim will be held on. Tuesday night.
The next appointment on the water
calendar will be the Gearhart dly.
probably the first week of March.
PacHic Northwest Association or
Amateur Oarsmen to Stage Event
on Willamette in July Col
lege Sixirt Ciossip.-
It is not improbable that Coach Con
n I bear, of the University of Washing
ton will take a hand in the coming re
gatta of the Pacific Northwest Asso
ciation of Amateur Oarsmen on the
Willamette River in tlic first two weeks
of July.
The annual trip East of the Washing
ton rowers would not conflict with tlie
Portland date and the collegiate re
gatta on Puget Sound will be held ear
lier in the season.
Four-oared boats are a little out of
the college's sty!e. but four of the men
from an eight-oared boat could easily
be trained to use the four oars with
credit to themselves.
Washington's crew Is said to be as .
strong as the one that ran away from
Stanford and California and made such
a sensational mark against the boats
of the big circle back East.
While Yale is having columns print
ed regarding the change of stroke, and
all that, Washington is quietly practic
In gon with the stroke so successful
last year. There is no real name for
It. Connibear says its only name is the
"get there." The name seems filltins
enough, and it would seem foolish to
let the stroke agitation get the best of
anything like that.
Yale took the English system as its
standard in 1913. It had the English
stroke, English boats, by style and
build, and had the English rigging.
Now it will have the American stroke
and will row the American stroke in
Arnerlcan-built and rigged boats.
The University of California tried the
English stroke last year, but its posi
tion in the big race told with what suc
cess. It probably will make a change,
along with the others which took on
the important method.
Spring baseball practice has been un
der way at the University of Virginia
for several weeks. A squad of more
than 40 candidates are in training daily
on the varelty field under the direction
of Coach Jack Kyan. of the Washing
ton American League club.
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The colleges and universities of tlie
Pacific Northwest are planning the
formation of an Intercollegiate soccer
league.
A movement has been started at Har
vard University the object of which is
to award suitable letters or emblems
to the substitutes of the various varsity
teams who do not succeed in winning
varsity letters by being sent into the
big contests as relief players for the
fir string men. It is pointed out that
these substitutes are of great value in
tlie development of tlie teams, acting
both as trial squads and substitutes as
the occasion may demand. The Har
vard Crimson In an editorial on the
subject states:
"The rules governing athletic sports
at Harvard contain the following pro
vision: 'Such substitutes on the base
ball and football teams or crew as
shall be designated by the captain of
the team or crew, and approved by
the graduate treasurer, may use the
letters H. A. A.' So far as we know no
insignia has been granted under this
rule. At present the baseball or foot
ball substitute clauses neither with the
first team nor the second, though of
more ability than the second team man
who wins an 'H2d.' receives no recog
nition; the member of the second four
oared crew, in spite of working down
to the eve of the race with Yale, re
ceives none a condition very evidently
unfair. We beg. then, to suggest that
separate insignia for substitutes be es
tablished in each sport perhaps H.
F." in football, H. B.' In baseball. 'H.
U. B. C as formerly In crew and 'H.
H. T.,' for since hockey has ascended
to a seat among the majors It should
be included. The form of Insignia 13 a
detail, however; of real importance Is
a material recognition of some sort for
the substitute."
The recent agitation relative to the
college student playing "Summer"
baseball has led to many Interesting
proposals offered as a solution of the
so-called evil. A number of the leading
Eastern college team captains have an
nounced that they are in favor of the
collegian being permitted to play for
money or other Inducements during the
vacation months without affecting his
amateur status In college sports. Fac
ulty opposition Is likely to prevent the
adoption of any such rule, but Dr.
Young, of Cornell, has advanced .an
idea which may receive more consider
ation. It is to grade the college teams
according to the degree of the strict
ness with which they observe the ama
teur rule in baseball.
"The remedy for the present unsat
isfactory state of affairs." writes Dr.
Young, "lies in the hands of the Na
tional Collegiate Association. Let It
appoint a baseball committee, which
will get a positive (tatement from each
of the institutions represented in its
body as to the question, and publish .
the list, classifying the colleges per
haps as A. B, C. Then when an Insti
tution belonging to class A. which
stands for a rigid adherence to ama
teur principles, plays an institution in
another class, the conditions of com
petition are known to everybody and
the result judged accordingly. In de
termining the final rating of the va
rious teams, of course only those col
leges could be considered for the in
tercollegiate championship which com
pete on a strictly amateur basis, their
games with the Summer hotel and semi -professional
players being in the na
ture of praettce games, the same as
games with out-and-out professional
teams."
AUTO SERVICE PROMISED
West Stayton to Have Truck for Car.
rying Crops to Market.
WEST STAYTON, Or.. Feb. 1 4.
(Special.) The regular meeting of the
Weejt Stayton Commercial Club Thurs
day evening was one of the largest
ever held here, fully 75 attending. John
H. Hartog, from Portland, was the
speaker of the evening, and on behalf
of the Willamette Valley Irrigated
Iand Company promised to install an
auto truck daily service next Summer
to take their produce from the receiv
ing warehouse of the West Stayton
Canning Company to the Salem canner
ies at a special rate, thus placing the
Irrigation project virtually alongside of
the canneries.
Another subject discussed was good
roads, and the new plan of bonding the
county for 850,000.