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TIIE SUNDAY OK EGONI AX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 22, 1914. HARRY SMITH GIVES SEALS ONCE OVER Sporting Writer Says Fans Are ; Not Enthusiastic Over Del Howard's New Squad. TRAINING GRIND BEGINS ight Between Bud Anderson and Tied Watson Not Considered of Any Importance by San Francisco Fistic Followers. BV HARRI B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. (Special.) f All aboard for baseball training j-.quarters! Monday Is the day set by i '.practically all of the clubs In the Coast A. League for real training to commence at the various camps and while there will naturally be some belated arrivals, it will not take more than a day or bo to get affairs running as with the best of regulated families. So far as the Seals' are concerned, they have stolen a march on most of their competitors by getting down to training-, and, not to be at all harsh with .them, most of the fans think they are going- to need all the possible advantage. Four or five of the Heals have been at Boyes Springs for the past 10 days. Boss Del Howard went into camp a week ago and all through the week the men have been arriving. Howard figures that by Sunday night, he will have practically a full squad, not counting two or three who are due on the White Sox special and will hard ly be at Boyes Springs -until Tuesday. The advantage in all this Is plain. Ball players, when they first arrive, are inclined to take things mighty soft for a day or so. Those who have al ready arrived, however, will be fully prepared to settle down to hard grind Monday morning and there will be no loss of time. In fact, a game between the Seals and Cliff Ireland's Independ ents has been scheduled for Monday afternoon. There will be baseball as often as possible. Rain Injures Workouts. Rain has interfered somewhat with preliminary workouts and it may con tinue, but Howard isn't worrying, as he has more than a month in which to , get his men into shape and determine Just what will be the team makeup. Much depends upon the pitchers, and to tell the truth, it doesn't appear that Howard is any too strong. Of course, Benny Henderson may pull a "come back" and Tozer may do something that he has not been able to accom plish in the south. San Francisco fans, long suffering, are inclined to be skep tical as to results and from what has happened in the past, one can't blame them.. . In the backBtopping department, Howard will have practically the same men as in the past Nig Clark, Walter Schmidt, .who came to terms recently, and Louis Sepulveda. - Hit pitchers, as I have remarked, look to be about the ,arat. Whether Spider Baum can pro Jduoe the goods remains to be 'seen. In (reality.-he. has nothing-In the -twirling line that causes enftiusiasmy'-. ;-.- Vr O'Leary will-be added to the infield, but it would appear that Roy Corhan will have to be the mainstay of that department of the game. There is no ..-certainty as yet what will be done around first base. Had Hoffman come , ito the Coast, as he promised, he might have fitted into that Vacant spot, but from now on Howard will have to do some figuring. Hoffman was also rated as a possibil ity in the outfield, but it would appear that Hogan, Schaller, Mundorff and Tobin will do the fighting for those lobs. Sent Outlook Not Bright. :' All in all, it can't be considered the brightest outlook in the world, but per- .haps the situation will improve on ac quaintance. Arthur Devlin. will take the Oaks to Pleasanton for- their training. They will be there continuously for about f'.;.two weeks, and thereafter will be in ''n Oakland a portion of each week in or-,v',.ui- to play Spring games with the " ""White Sox. Devlin is anxious to get Honus Mitze back into the field, and at pres ent writing it appears that he may be successful. Mitze was considerably J.i-c. peeved because he lost his job as man- ager last year and Indicated a desire " to be traded elsewhere. The Oaks need . v. a catcher, and Devlin thinks that the "--'man they ought to have is Mi tie. As a , player the latter Is popular with the "home-'fans and it will be a good thing , all around if he agrees to sign. Doubt less he is not feeling as sore this Spring as he was last Fall, and the chances are that he will be In more , ul uuiiiur vo bi&u up anu come west ; S again. 'I By Tuesday at the latest the advance J 2 squad of the White Sox will be down .8 to the grind at Paso Kobles. The Chl j j cagoans made their trip westward by j j way of Los Angeles, so that San Fran- clsco fans will have no opportunity to 'see them until they are here for the 1 scheduled games. The White Sox trip ;3 without the genial Charles A. Comis- key on board will be "Hamlet" with ;; Hamlet left out, and there isn't likely 3 to be as much joy on board as ordinari ;g ly would be the custom. ; I Boxing Gut Slow. tThe boxing game has been slow this ' last month. Tn fant. Ha v a fni t Vi Hr-rHn between Jack O'DonnelL former base- it ball umpire, and Jim Griffin, as to 5 which one is in control of the destinies . of the Humboldt Club, there would '2 have been nothing doing. !i Griffin insisted that the club had no !$ right to name Louis Parente as the of--. $. ficial matchmaker, and declared that S' he would go ahead and do the pro ;j, motlng. He announced a match be tween Gilbert Gallant and John Mo JCarthy for several night before the ;J Bud Anderson-Red Watson show. Mc '; Carthy sprained his ankle, but Griffin, '3 in no wise disturbed, signed up a local i boy named Willie Robinson. IS At the last momentChief of Police ;. White declared that Griffin had no , , right to stage a show and that if he 5; attempted the boxers and promoter '5 would be arrested. Naturally that dispute took the wind ja! out of O'Connell'8 sails, and his show ;r which was held on Friday night re ; ceived little or no advertising- To speak plainly, the local fans did not i ' consider the light between Bud An il) derson and Red Watson as of any im- ;5 portance. Watson, particularly, 's no i' card in these parts. He had hia chance several years ago when he quit to , Krankle Burns, of Oakland, and since :t that time the fans have not had much i use for him. l5 Willie Ritchie is back in the har iC'ness again,- and about the middle of 3 ffk.. ...aaV n.UT 1 .... . I i 1 ... n 1. where he is to box ten rounds against Ad Wolgast on March 12. Ritchie is S) x- to receive $10,000 for. that night's work, and it looks to be comparatively easy money. The champion also had a conference ;i . with Jimmy Coflroth this week at ;'which- he agreed not to accept more than one match in the East prior to his battle with Harlem Tommy Murphy. April 17 was -set as the date for the Ritchie-Murphy 20-round bat tle in San Francisco. According to reports from the North west, Murphy decided to return to New Vork rather than to come back to San. Francisco. It is also said that his health is not the best in the world and he is anxious to see what home looks like. It is not believed that his illness Is at all serious, or that it will inter fere in any way with the Ritchie bat tle for "the championship. Willie has been doing light training for the past two weeks and so far as he is able to determine, his injured liel has not bothered him In the slightest degree. He has golfed and taken long hikes on the road and also has done no little amount of dancing. Unquestionably the hardest task be fore him is to take off the extra weight that piled on with his loafing spell. He looks decidedly fat about the face and is carrying more poundage than he needs, but Harry Foley, who is a mighty capable trainer, says there will be no trouble In reducing. On Monday - afternoon, February 23, Coffroth will stage a middleweight contest at his Colma arena,: between Leo Houck, a' Philadelphia middle weight, and Billy Murray, a Sacra mento boy. who looks to have a good future. Houck has been boxing for several years in and around Phila delphia and New York, and has met all of the good men In his line, lie isn't considered a world beater, so, far as that goes, but all the same has a good record. . His best performance of late has been a newspaper decision in 10 rounds over George Chip, who by virtue of knocking out Frank Klaus, is consid ered some pumpkins in the 158-pound brigade. Murray is more or less of a novice, but If he can win from Houck his stock will go up immensely. UNION CLUB IJEfs BUSY BOISE TO TRAIN AT HOME, A8 WILL THREB OTHERS. Satary Limit or League Fixed at 9 1 OT.O and Fear of , Violation I. Already Being- Expressed. BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 21. (Special.) The rapid approach of March has stirred activity In the new Union Asso ciation, and the owners and managers of the six clubs Boise, Salt Lake, Og den, Murray, Butte and Helena are now signing playerB to report for train ing in April, and soma excellent base ball material will be brought oui Boise will train at home, aa will also Ogden and Murray. Butte will "train at some point in Utah. Helena will train at home ana Salt Lake will train at Fallsade, Colo. The season officially will open April .8, with Boise and Helena probably meeting here. Butte playing at Ogden and Murray and Salt Lake meeting at Salt Lake. The salary limit ' the league 1b fixed at 81660. The claim is now being made that club owners and managers are signing players at such a rate that they will overstep the limit and thereby violate the., most, important of league rules.- It - will - be im possible to ascertain whether this Is done until after the players' con tract are returned to President Mur phy. Deals have been closed during the past week by which Jan.e Bauer, out fielder, and Artie Schimpf. second base man, were., 60dby..Mauger Hester, of Sale Lake,, to Boise for- 9100 each and the conditional tradec-that Pitcher Pitt-man-, of Boise, be turned over "to Salt Lake. Pittman -Jumped Boise last sea son and went to Valder. He was sus pended. This year Pittman refused to play with Boise, and Maurv R. Kvm the club owner in this city, found an opportunity to trade him and get Bauer a: d Schimpf. Schimpf will fill the hole left in the Boise club through the loss of "Babe" Reams, who was sold to Portland. The Union Association reserve list is as follows: , Salt Lake Morgan, .cClain. Erlck son, Castleton, Hummel, Hungary, Pen dleton, Pittman, Davis, Huelsman. Spencer, Leach. Ogden Glmlln, Perkins, Purrouy, Ballanger. Knight, RustenhaVen, Lyali, AVoolums, Wessler, Risbere, Jones, Morehead, Blausser, Murphy. Butte Kellogg, McCreery, Robinson, Turgeon, Whaling, Duddy, Demaggio, Clynes. Marshall, Johnson. Helena Critenden, Murray, Menges, Cronlin, Quigley, Fowler, Sullivan, Spencer. Ames, GlbBon,- Lussl. Boise Clark, Friene. Gtird. Woods. Jensen. Woods. Oltermatt. Hall, Blaus ser, Winkler, Melter, Nadeau, Schimpf, Bauer, Woodle. ROWERS WILL BE OUT TODAY Portland Club's Fours and Doubles . Prepare for Heavy Schedule. The Portland Rowing Club's fours and doubles will be out on the Wil lamette River today. While practice of a sort has been going on for three or four weeks, the crews will get down to their Spring dig and prepare for the heavy schedule which seems to be facing them. The dates of the North Pacific As sociation's races in the local harbor are still undecided, but the first or second week of July are the alternates. AT PORTLAND March SI. April 1, J, S. 4. 6 A M., P. M. PORTLAND 31 A. M., P. M. Sept. 1, 3. 3. 4. S. A. ; M.. P.M.. 7 A.M.. P.M. - June I. t, 4, 5, fi, T Auff. 11. 12. 13, 14. IS, SACRAMENTO 1. Sept. 23. 23. 24, 26, 5. , , a 7. ; -.. April 14, 15, 16, 17. 18, April 1. 8, 9, 10, 11. 12 19. A. M. P. M . June t, 10, 11, 12, 18, Juna 23. 24. 2S. 26. 27, OAKLAND 14. 28 A. M.. P. M. Auk. IS. 19, 20, 21, 22, Oct. 20, 21, 22, 33, 24, 3. 25 A. M.. P. M. May 5. 6. 7, 8, , 10 A. April 28, 89, 80. May t, M., P. M. 2. 8. . Aus. 4. 5. f, Y. 8. 9, A. SAN FRANCISCO July 7. 8. 9, 19. 11, 12. M.. P. IS. Autr. 25. Z, 27. 28, 29, Oct. 6, 7. 8, 9, 10. 11 A 30. M.. P. IS. May 2. 27, 28, 28. 80 A. May II. 13. 14. 15, 18. M.. P.M.. 81. 17 A.M., P.M. July 14, 15,. 18.. 17. 18, July 21, 22. 23. 24.' 26, LOS ANGELES 1. . 26 A. M.. P. M. SepV 29, 30, Oct. 1, 2, Oct.. 13, 14. 15. 16. 17, J. 18 A. M- P. ' April 21. 22, 23. 24, -36, May-19, 20. 21, 23. 23. It. 24 A. M.. P. M. June 30, Julv 1, 2. S. 4 July 28, 29, 20, 31. Aug. VENICE. A. M.. P. M-. 5. 1. 2 A. M.. P. M. t Sept. 15. 18, 17, 18, 19, Sept. 8, 9 A.M.. P.M.. IB. ' v 20. 11, 12. 13 A. M.. P.-M. I. Mar. Sl-Apr. 5 Po. at Sac. Van. at S. F., Oak. at L. A. . Apr. 7-18 Oak, at Kac, Po. at S. V.. L. A. at Ven. Apr. H-19 Oak. at Po.. L. A. at S. T.. Sac. at Ven. Apr. 21-26 Ven. at Po.. S. P. at Oak., Sac. at L. A. Apr. 2 8. May 3 S. F. at Po.. Sac. at Oak., Ven. at L. A. May 5-10 s. P. at Sao.. Ven. at Oak.. Po. at L. A. VENICE TIGER TWIRLEB CAUGHT WORKING AT THE JOB OF , . DIGGER'S DOCK. T ' Tl ' JZ" tt --"t . . Swj I I- I - - ,--; L b j3- i i x- i. . jt" -Ovi f ' vv' -".A : t I , I Vt-. -k ' :"" -'-' f - - , .. :i v I JV t s . - & f V - 5 i , l ij : X f . ; f. ns I . , h . s ( . i i i : r "5 ! : ,) t J. t I i H ' f r - - " i : p - : , I w - , v 7 i rPA V AT THE LEFT " SPECK" BARKNG8S - FOR DUGDALE GETS TRIO Huhn, Bonner and ' Togneri Send in Signed Contracts. CATCHER'S RECORD GOOD ; . : ' - i Outfielder Strait, Obtained From ' Portland, Will Go to Jersey City Club of International League, Is Statement. - - -BY PORTUS BAXTER. ,- ; SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) Despite a two T weeks" , struggle with rheumatism, the-most severe at tack he has ever had. President Dug dale was in good spirits today. The cause was that he had received in the afternoon mail the signed contracts of Catcher Huhn, Pitcher Al Bonner and First Baseman Leo Togneri. There is little doubt that the Fed erals have made efforts to sign Huhn. Some of the reports that reached Presi dent Dugdale from the East went so far as to intimate that Huhn was not only considering the advisability of casting" his, lot with the outlaws, but either had signed with them or was about to. In the absence of direct In formation from Huhn, Dug did not know exactly where he stood. Matters were further complicated by the atti tude of Cadmarrr who rejected the con tract offered him, and has not been heard from since. - ' Huhn caught every game for Adrian, in the Southern Michigan Association (.124), .in .1913 and batted .305. His team. finished second in the race. The year before it was a tailender. In fielding he led all the catchers with a percentage of .982. His record indi cates that he is a long-distance clouter, as he had a total of 216 bases on 144 hits. His record .segregated is as fol lows: One-base hits, 96; two-base hits, 33; three-base hits, 7; home runs, 8, Only one player in the league led him in long-distance hitting and . that was Coombs, of the same club, who had 51 hits for . extra bases. Counting In singles' Coombs' total bases was 221. President Dugdale had no trouble coming to. terms with Al Bonner. - ,.-. Dugdale announced today that he had received the signed contracts of Pitch er Al Glpe and Outfielders Martin Kllli lay and Charles Swain. Rumor had It that Gipe Intended to sign with the Federals. - Second Baseman Nig Perrine, signed by Seattle but claimed by the Murray club, of the Union Association, for SCHEDULE OP PACIFIC AT SACRAMENTO .AT OAKLAND May 19, 20, 2 A. at., July 28, 29. J. a A. ai., Oct. 18, 14. IS A. April 28. 29. 2. 8 A M.. July 14, 16. 1 A. M., P. M. Aug. 25, 26. 27, 28, 29, 30 A. M., P. M. April 21. 22. 23, 24. 26 A M.. P. M. June 16, 17, 18. 19. 21 A. M., P. M. Sept. 8. 8 A.M., P.M.. 11. 13, 13 A. M.. P. Juna 2. 3, 4. M.. P. IS. Auk. 4. 5, 6, M., P. M. Oct. .6. 7, 8. M., p. M. May 5. 6. 1. 8, 9, 10 M.. P. M. July 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. - A. M.. P. M. Sept, 22. 23. 34. 25, 37. A. M.. P. M. WEEKLY SCHEDULE, June 23-38 Oak. at Sac. Ven. at S. P., Po. at L A June 88-July 6 Van. at Po., Sac. at K. F.. Oak. at L. A. July 7-12 S. F. at Po., Ven. at Oak., Sao. at L. A. July 14-19 L. A. at Po., Sac. at Oak., s, P. at Ven. July 21-26 L. A at Sac. Po. at 8. P., Oak. at Van. July 28-Aug. 2 Von. at Sac, Po. at Oak., ti. F. at L. A. - May 12-17 L. A. "'at Sac, Oak., at S. F., Po. at Ven. . May 19-84 Van. at Sac, Po. at Oak.. S. F. at L. A. May 26-31 U A. at Po.. Sac. at S. P.. Oak. at Ven. June 8-7 Sao. at Po., L. A. at Oak., S. F. at Ven. June 9-14 Oak at Po., L. A. at S. F.. Sac. at Ven. June 16-31 Po. at Sac, S. . P. at Oak., L. Ai at Van. IS SHOWN HOLDING DOWN MIS JOB. AND AT THE RIGHT HE IS TRtlM.VU THE SUMMER'S WORK ON THE DIAMOND. warded to President Dugdale letters from the ex-president of the Union As sociation, proving that he was released by Missoula last Fall.' m : w Outfielder Leo Strait, who was ob tained by Seattle from Portland in a deal involving Norman Cruikshank, will not be a member of Tealey Ray mond's Giants the coming season. A deal was announced last night by Presi dent Dugdale which lands the fence buster with the Jersey City, club of the International League. Leo batted .299 for Seattle last year in 133 games and fielded .973. - Manager-Raymond may spring a sur prise on the fans in the training sea son, at first base. Spearing around among the semi-pros he has grabbed a young giant named Truckey, who hails from the "Show Me" state. Last sea son he played first for the Tigers, a local team. Opposed to Truckey will be Holderman, Pat Conley, Leo Togneri and possibly Bobby James. ' President "Wattelet of Victoria, has offered Catcher Harry Ostdick, former manager of the Spokane club, more money than any- backstop has pre viously drawn in the Northwestern League. At least this Is the gist of the statement made - In the Victoria newspapers. Should Ostdlek prove physically capable of doing the bulk of the work for Victoria he would make the club strong behind the bat. The Western League will have three players this season from the Pacific Northwest In whom there Is more than average Interest. Charlie Mullen, the former University of Washington first baseman, will manage the Lincoln club. Pappa, who played in the outfield for Spokane and was sent green to the big league, will land with St. Joseph. First Baseman Chase, of the Spokane club, will be with Omaha. . Willie Fortier, who is well known in the Northwestern League, may take a change of venue- the coming season from Moose Jaw, in the Western Can ada League, to Edmonton. Should the deal go through, it looks as If Pitcher and Outfielder - Whisman "would have his desire to play in Mopse Jaw grati fled. Canadian Curlers Win. MONTREAL, Feb. 21. Canadian curlers successfully defended the Gor don international medal . In the 18 games played last night against the United States rinks, winning by 141 points. Champion Swimmer Beaten. - HONOLULU, Feb. 21. Robert Small, of the Olympic Club, San Francisco, de feated the world's champion short-distance swimmer, Duke - Kabanamoku, here today at 60 yards, tying the cham pion's world record of 23 3-5 -seconds. Senator's Cousin to Pitch. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 21. (Special.) Wesley Jones, of Grand View, a cousin of Senator Jones, was signed today as pitcher for the Yakima Tri-State League team. COAST LEAGUE FOE 1914. AT BAN FRANCISCO AT 21, 22, 23, April 7. 8, 9. 10. 11, 13 A. M.. P. M. May 6. 1. M. M.. I. 89. 81. Aug-. July 21. 22. 28. 24. 25, S A. M.. P. M. Juna 23. f. h. 16, 16. 17, 28 A. Oct. 20, 21, 22. 23, 24, Sept. 8. M. 25 A. M.. P. M. 80, May 1, P. M. May 26, 27. 28, 29, 30 A. M.. P.M.. 31 A.M.. P.M. 14. 17, 18, June SO, July 1, 2, S, 4, A. July 7. 8. 9. 10. A. M.. P. M. Aug-. 18. 16. 20. 3 A. M., P. M. Sept, 15.- ie, 17, 18, i. May 12, 18.' 14,15, 16, 3 7 A. M.. P.' M. AtJIT. 11. 18. 13. 14. 15, 16 A. M.. P. M. Sept; 29. 30. Oct. 1, 2, 8. 4 A M., P. M. March 4. 6 June SO. 5. 6, 7 7, 6, 9 9, 10. 11 April 14, 15. 16. 17, 18 19 A. M-, P. M. Juna 9. 10. 11, 13, IS, 14 A. M... P. M. - Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4; 5, A. M-. P-M-T A.M.. P.M. March 31. April rl. 2, 3, April 2. 3 Aug-. 16, Oct. 25 , o A. 2.. 1". 31. June 38. 24." 28. 26, 27, 28 A. M. P. M. Aug-. 18. 19.- 90. 31, 2S, 23 A. M.. P. M. Aug. 4-9 S. F. at Sac, L. A. at Oak., Po. at Ven. Aug.. 11-16 Sao. at Po., Oak. at S. P.. Ven. at L. A. Aug. 18-23 Oak. at Po., Ven. at S. P.. Sac at L A. Aug. 25-30 s. F. at Po., Sac at Oak.. L. A. at Ven. - Sept. 1-7 Po. at Sac, L. A. at S. P.. Oak. at Ven. Sept. 8-13 Ven. at Sac. 8. F. at Oak., Po. at L. A. WHARFINGER AT THE COLUMBIA SPECK HARD WORKER By Pitching Gravel Harkness Keeps in Trim. D0ANE QUITS AS BAILIFF Winter In Portland for Ballplayers Proves Beneficial From Finan-- cial Point or View Xick ' Williams Dock Foreman. . That a ballplayer does, nothing but "loaf" all Winter is not applicable to the crowd which has been passing the off season in Portland. All of the half dozen or more Coast League stars who chose Portland for their hiberna tion held good positions. . "Speck" Harkness Is an example. Three years ago he decided that the gravel business looked good to him. He started as a fourth mate on a river stearaer." - The next season he was boosted a few knots ' along the nautloal ladder and, though he never became river captain, . he was tra. Bf erred to the docks and now he directs the destinl.s of the gravel business of the Columbia Digger Company, -7hich controls a steamship fleet and a string of docks. That's the reason Speck was in no hurry to sign up with Venice. As it is, he will not leave Portland until after the first of the month. Just by way of keeping in shape. Speck has been pitching gravel and, though he maintains that his contract does not call for so much exertion, his shovel has been swinging quite con tinuously through the Winter. Walter Doane gives up a position as Bailiff in Judge Gatens' 'court; Irve Hlgginbotham held a position as a stock salesman; Fisher held a good position in a mercantile line, and Korea held several paying Jobs. Nick Williams is a dock foreman and with him are several Northwestern Leaguers. . Professional Rules Are Rigid. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Besides barring entirely any players considered as pro fessional, the National Amateur Base ball Association today - adopted rules prohibiting the players in its contests from receiving any compensation for their participation. Rigid regulations regarding professionalism were Incor porated in the association's eligibility I code. LOS ANGELES AT VENICE 6, 7. 8. 9, 10 A. May 12 la. 14, 15. 17 A. M., P. M. Aug. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 M.. P. M. 16. A. A T8. 14 . 3. M. 24. 25. 26, 27, M.. P. M. 9 A.M.. P.M., 10, Oct. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 11. 13, 13 A. M.. P. M. , April 21. 22, 23, 24. 'ft. 26 A. M-. P. M. M.. P. M. April 14. 15. 16, 17, 19 A. M.. P. M. June 9, 10. 11. 12. 13, A. M.. P. M. Sept. 29. 30. Oct. 1. 2, 4 A. M.. P. M. 81, April 1, 2, 3, A. M.. P. M. May 26. 27, 2S. 29, 30 M P.M.. 31 A.M. .P. Julv 21. 22, 23. 24. 26 A. M., P. M. Sept. . , 3. 4, 5, 6 M-. P.M.. 7 A.M., P. A. M. 25. A. M. . A. July 1. 2, 3, 4 A. 11. 12 21, 22, M.. y. M-. A.M., Jr. M, Sept. 15. 16, 17. 18, 19, 20 A. M.. P. M. May 19, 20. 21. 22. 23, 84 A. M. P. M. July 28. 29. 30. 31, Aug, 1. 2 A. M., P. M. Sept. 32. 23, 24. 25, 6 27 A. M.. P. M. Juna 2. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7 M... P. M. July 14, 15. 16. 17, 19 A. M.. P. M. Oct. 13, 14. 15. 16. ISA. M., P. M. 18. 17. "12 20, . 29, April 7. 8. 9. 10, 11. A. M., P. M. June 16. 17. IS. 19. 21 A. M.. P. M. Aw. 25. 26. 27. 28. ' 30 A. M... P. M. 28. 29. 30. May 1. A. M., P. M. 11. 12, 13. 14. 15 A. M.. ?, M. 20, 21, 2!. 23. 24, A. M.. P. M. Sept. 15-20 Ven. at Po., Sac. at S. F., Oak. at L. A. Sept. 22-27 Sac at Po., Ven. at Oak.. S. P. at L. Aj Sept. 29-Oct. 4 L. A." at Po., Oak. at S. P.. Sac. at Ven. Oct. 6-11 S. F. at Sac, L. A. at Oak.. Po. at Ven. Oct. 13-18 L. A. at Sac, Po. at Oak.. S. F. ft Ven. Oct. 20-25 Oak. at Sac, Po. at S. F., Ven. at L. A. PICKING SPOTS" IS HARD JOB QN CLUB Stiffest Task Before Manager Is Right Use of Pitch- v ing Staff. TRIBUTE PAID TO M'GRAW Connie Mack Is Wizard at Devel oping Youngsters Billy Kvans DlscusRes Varlutloiis and liver Preseul Luck of Game. BY BILLY EVANS. Baseball managers, big and bush league, have their share of trouble in the good old Summer time. Whon a team la winning, tfce manager usually gets very little consideration. Most of the credit for the team's showing is attributed to the superb work of the pitching staff, the hard hitting of the sluggers, the excellent all-around work In the field, and a willingness to take a chance on the bases. In trutli mucii of the credit belongs to these different assets. When a team is slipping, get ting trimmed with regularity, the poor pitching, weak fielding, light hitting and bad work on the ' bases Is lost sight of. The failure to win is Inva riably placed at the doors of the man ager, who is charged freely with all kinds of errors. Worrie Are Many. While the manager plays a big part In baseball, often he is criticised un juBtly, because of the failure of his club to win. No manager, no matter how famous, could win a big league pen nant with a bush league team. Of course certain managers could get bet ter results with the same team, but a manager to deliver must have the stuff to work with. Managers cannot make base hits In a pinch, fan bats men -when a hit means a run and the game or make a sensational catch of a fly ball in the outfield that will save the game. The managerial job may look soft from a seat in the grand stand, but it is a lot different from the bench. Picking the spots. ' was- the terse reply made to me one day last Sum mer, when I asked a famous big league manager what part of the Job gave mm the most trouble. Perhaps to the average layman picking the spots is a rather ambiguous expres sion. To the baseball man, it means selecting pitchers so as to get the best ' possible results, substituting pitchers at the right time to save twirler who is faltering, calling on a pinch hitter when the use of such a man may turn the tide of the game These are just a few of the situations when the manager is forced to rely on his judgment in picking the spots. He lays himself open to criticism and ridicule every time he makes a shift. If he makes the change, and the player substituted comes through with the needed assistance. little credit Is given the proper display of judgment. If he fails to make a change, and the player he fails to re move does not deliver, then all kinds of criticism is directed at him for his failure to shift. If a change la made and the substituted player falls down another opportunity is offered to flay the manager. It is pointed out that the regular player was going pretty well, and at the very werst could have dona no worse than the substituted player. Perhaps no one feature has con tributed more to the success of Connie Mack as a manager, than hi ability to pick the spots. His Judg ment In the handling of players, youngsters in particular, is Indeed marvelous. He gets results in his own particular way, and makes others wonder how he turns the trick. He seeks to inspire confidence in his re cruits. Instead of sticking them into a game as soon as they arrive from some bush league, as many leaders are wont to do. Mack as a rule adopts Just the opposite tactics. He lets the young player indulge in batting prac tice, take part in the fielding, but when the game starts, his work for the day is usually ended. For the rest of the 'afternoon he plays and ab sorbs baseball from a seat on the bench. In fact so quietly does Mack develop his players, that often he springs some athlete on the public and players, who few knew was actually in the league, Connie Mack'a Success. . It took Mack some time to discover that in Eddie Collins he had the mak ing of one of the greatest bail play era in the world. I can well remem ber how Mack tried Collins at short stop, third base and the outfield be fore deciding that his position was second base. Mack needed a short stop and a third Backer when Collins joined the club. for Lave Cross and Jimmy Collins were about through and Monte Cross was slipping fast- Harry Davis and Danny Murphy were taking care of first and second in the most approved fashion, so Mack had no worries over those poeitions. A trial covering- a few weeks convinced Mack that Eddie Collins was destined to shine as a second sacker. Through faith and persistence, the great leader of the Athletics had finally discovered the position at which Collins .is now rated as supreme. Many managers discouraged at the early failures of Collins to show, would have turned the youngster adrift, but not Connie Mack. The tall tactician looks the recruit over slowly and carefully, and if he has a chance to show. Mack will bring out that chance. That ie one reason why other managers are loath to pick up a player who has been turned adrift by the foxy Connie. In the making of a great second baseman of Collins, Mack also dis played his versatility in -making a crack outfielder of a classy second Backer. Collins was favored over Danny (Murphy because of his ability to cover more ground, his greater speed on the bases and his ability to hit, for Collins early showed that he could wallop the ball. Danny Murphy has always been noted for his slug ging ability. When Mack decided Collins was to play second, he also decided that Murphy should be kept in the game as a regular. What Mack would do with Murphy was, a puzzling question to many people. Mack had perhaps decided the aues tion, even before Collins made it ap parent that he was the man for second. Always a sure man on a fiy ball. Mack shifted Murphy to right field, the very day Collins was given a berth at second base. As an out fielder Danny Murphy was as big success as he had been as a second baseman. Alack had picked two. spots ana ooin correctly. Pitchers Vary In Work. Using pitchers In their regular turn is a system followed by many managers, regaroiess of the success twirler8 have against certain clubs. It is a well known fact that some pitchers beat certain clubs with ease. while other teams give them constant trouble. Very often some star pitcher is up against a tougher proposition when facing a tall end club, lhan when opposing one of the leaders. Since the advent of Walter Johnson into the American League, the St. Louis club has been the hardest team for him to beat, yet most of that time the St. Louis club has held undisputed possession of last place. Recruit pitchers and old timers on the Wash ington staff got away with the Browns with ease but the great Johnson was always given the toughest kind of u battle. Every fan -has attended some 'game in which the home pitcher hn twirled the most "remarkable kind of ball, allowed a very few hits, yet been beaten in a small score game by the margin of a run. Johnson Hard Opponent. Perhaps the following day the home club piles up eight or nine runs, but through poor Work on the part of the home pitchers, the visitors made three or four runs more. One often thinks what a soft game it would liave been to win had the pitcher of the day before been doing the twirl ing", and showing a brand of pitching ;ht netted him nothing more than a defv-at the day previous. The nian att'.T had been unfortunate enough to k thf wrong spot. Managers as a rule always regard Valter Johnson the wrong spot for imy pitcher. t ' know several man asers who figure the odds of victory greatly against them any time John son is announced as the opposing Pitcher. 1 know some managers who invariably work one of the weaker members, of the staff against John son, figuring to use up one of the stars in a pitcher's battle that brings defeat, a great waste of pitching tal ent. I saw Connie Mack use hree re cruits in a game against Johnson last year, yanking each recruit as ha was about to falter his judgment in this respect being almost uncannv. Then when the Athletics by a batting rally evened up the score, he rushed the veteran Plank into the breach, and won the game. when in th eleventh inning the Athletics by sheer hitting, drove the winning run across the plate. Picking tlio spots is matter of luck and bralnx. A sunn. in which a pitcher allows eight runs and manages to win 9 to 8. counts a great deal more toward the iipjmant than a f if teen-innine- c am f in tvlil.-l. the home pitcher allows only seven nita, but loses 1 to 0. It's the games won that count when the n.nuii, goes down. tCopyrlght. 1914. by W. G. Evans.) AGNEW TO LOSE SALARY CLAIM AUAINST POH.TI.AKI rill. DISALLOWED BV COMMISSION. Player Injured In Game June 10, 19J3. Not to Receive 9741.50 Unlesa He Is Held on Reserve Lint. CINCINNATI. Feb. 21. The National Baseball Commission refused today the appeal of J. W. Agnew, of the Port land, Or., club, from a decision of the National board, which declined to al low his claim of $741.50 against that ciud. Agnew said he had been in jured In a game June 16, 1913. and asked for his salary to the end of the season. The Portland club asserted that he was not injured in a game, but paid him two weeks' full pay and two weeks half pay, according to a pro vision in his contract. If the Port land club keeps the player on its re serve list, however, it must pay Ag new his full salary for the season. If it does not so elect the player becomes a free agent. TRAPSHOOTIXG SHOWS GROWTH National Association's Report Shows 2 674 Clubs in Existence. The Trapshooters' National Bureau, Philadelphia, has just finished the com pilation of data showing the extent and remarkable growth of trapshoot lng as one of the foremost of Ameri can sports. The figures are to Novem ber 15, last. Inclusive. The bureau s report shows that there were 2674 trapshooting clubs distrib uted as follows: Alabama, 43; Arizona. 14; Arkansas. 23; California, 111; Colo rado, 41; Connecticut, 85; Delaware, 11; Florida, 13; Georgia. 23; Idaho. 9; Illi nois, 181; Indiana, 65; Iowa, 118; Kan sas, 67; Kentucky, 57; Louisiana, 13; Maine, IS; Maryland, 33; Massachusetts, 49: Michigan, 70; Minnesota, 98; Miss issippi, 7; Missouri, 134; Montana, 32; Nebraska, 63; Nevada, 7; New Hamp shire, 13: New Jersey 86; New Mexico, 9; New York. 214; North Carolina, 25; North Dakota, 21; Ohio, 155: Oklahoma. 64; Oregon, 34; Pennsylvania, 312: Rhode Island, 5; South Carolina, 10; South Dakota, 34; Tennessee, 29; Tex as, 77; Jjtah, 7; Vermont, 15: Virginia, 41; Washington. 36; West Virginia, 34; Wisconsin, 98; AVyoming, 13. The 10 states with the largest num ber of clubs were Pennsylvania, 312: New Tork, 214; Illinois. 181; Ohio, 155: Missouri, 134; Iowa, 118; California, 111; Wisconsin, 99; Minnesota, 98; New Jersey, 86. Delaware has' the largest trapshooting club in the world, the membership being in excess of 600. The average rate of increase of clubs during 1913 was 77 a month. It is estimated that an average of 100 clubs will be organized monthly during 1911. CLUB KEEPS JACK KIXO OCT Madden's Trainer Is Refused Admit tance to Multnomah Bout. Jack King, trainer of Larry Madden. Portland police heavyweight champion, was barred from the portals of the Multnomah Club Friday night when ho entered with a ticket for admission to witness the boxing contests. Patrolmen Dougherty and . Madden were appealed to and ordered the club authorities to admit King or return the price of his ticket. The money waj refunded. AMERICAN'S HEADQUARTERS- In the heart of the retail district. Abso lutely fireproof and modern in every respect. Cuisine unexcelled. European plan, $1.00 to 83.00 per day. FREE AUTO 'BUS MEETS ALL BOATS ANU TRAINS. Owned and operated by the Provincial Hotels Company, Limited. Howard J. Kheehan. 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