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EXHIBITION GAMES
MARGOASTOPENING
Edge Taken Off Fans' Interest
by Chicago White Sox
Training Trip..
"ONCE OVER" GIVEN TEAMS
; Harry B.. Smith Says Venice and San
Francisco Have Better Clnbs Than
Opening Contests Indicate.
- Howard's -Nine Crippled.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
- SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. (Special.)
, King Baseball has held sway this
week in San Francisco, and although
the weather has been none too pro
pitious, the ordinary enthusiasm has
been quite apparent. At the same
I time, there is no question but that the
- month of exhibition baseball, in which
the Seals have been meeting the Chi-
cago white Sox, did much to take the
; edge off the interest.
i Not since the year that the Seals
trained at Paso Kobles and remained
? in their training camp religiously, has
..there been the same spirit manifest.
, To the fans, who have seen the Seals,
or at least had the chance to see them
i in a dozen games, it is quite the most
; natural thing in the world for .them
to feel that the season was already
t under way. It may enrich the coffers
1 of the magnates, but in the long run
? I think they will appreciate that a
. mistake has been made and eventually
I doubt if such games will be allowed
I to continue.
I. E. Sanborn, one of ttie baseball ex
J ports of the Chicago Tribune, has seen
the handwriting on the wall. In a
t recently published story in an Eastern
publication, Sanborn wrote that San
Francisco and Los Angeles people were
' tired from too much baseball. -He par-
' ticularly deprecated the idea of split
ting the major league club Into two
sections as a mistake, declaring that
- the second team was necessarily a bush
affair and that it was wrong to make
people pay for such games.
Coast Fans IVot Blamed.
"And," added Sanborn in closing, "1
don't blame the people for being sore
out in California."
He says also that while the Chicago
Americans will doubtless make the trip
to the Pacific Coast in 1915 on account
of the strangers- who will be here for
the exposition, he doesn't look for
the Windy City aggregation to train in
the West during 1918.
Incidentally, that will be appreciated
by the fans of the Coast. Seven months
of baseball is quite a sufficiency with
out tacking cn an additional month of
games that are nothing more than
training matches for all concerned.
It is a little early to make any pre-
dictions as to the outcome of the race.
At the same time," be it said that Hap
Mogan looks to have an improved club
in his Venice Tigers. Also permit the
remark to be made that San Francisco
is a better club than appeared on the
opening day of the season.
irst of all for San Francisco. How
ard had a crippled team in the field.
Justin Fitzgerald was out of the game
and the manager made an unhappy se
lection when he chose Chappie Charles
for the center field berth. Chappie is
a good ballplayer when he is stationed
with the intield, but the outfield was
more or less guesswork for him. He
made one boot that could be recorded
in the first Inning and many errors of
omission. Also, and what is more im
portant, he sent the entire team up in
the air until the boys didn't know
whether, they were playing baseball or
horseshoes.
As a result, they played about as poor
an article of baseball as you could de
sire to see. everybody joining in. Just
to show the freaks of baseball, the
Seals turned around on the second day
mid won in handy fashion, Venice in
the meantime doing t-e rank end of
the work.
Flrxt Sucker Nrrdrd.
-Howard must get a first sacker. how
ever, and undoubtedly another out
fielder if he wants to make a bid for
. any honors. Cartwright simply will'
11 " a uiai u-ueman. nowara IS
inclined to "be stubborn when his judg
ment is questioned, but the sooner he
makes up his mind that a shift is neces
sary, the better oft will be his club.
Center Held is hardly as weak a
proposition, but the club could be
-strenrthened by the addition of sn
; other man. At least that is the opinion
of a majority of the critics who have
watched the club shaping up for the
! past month. Otherwise, the San Fran
. ciseo team ought to make a fair show
; ing with the other teams in the league.
Hap Hogan looks to have a baseball
i!ub with much more speed than a
i year ago. Unquestionably he has a
great outfield in Kane, Carlisle and
, Bayless. although hardly the same :an
be said for the infield. Borton has
; shown nothing spectacular as yet and
the Portland fans are quite well aware
; of the ability of Bill Learii. who is just
i an ordinary ballplayer.
Le&rd was never much of a sticker,
but early this week he surprised the
crowd by putting the ball into the left
Held bleachers for a home run, doubt
less the longest hit that Bill ever reg
istered, at least on the local grounds.
Hosp. playing shortstop, is a reliable
man and one of the best players in the
game out here. Hogan is better pro
tected from a standpoint of catchers,
and - it all depends upon his pitchers.
IJoc White, who pitched the opener, is
as shrewd an individual as you will
see on the. circuit and he is going to
be of great assistance to the . Venice
club. .
Cal Ewing expects to be In his new
park the middle of May. That is the
understanding at the present time, al
though much depends upon the way
tilings come nlong at the Masonic
fctreet amusement park. There will be
no trouble so far as the stands are con
cerned, but 1t is a healthy undertaking
to put the diamond in the right sort of
shape. Crass has been sown in both
the infield and outfield and now the
only thing the owner can do is to stand
by and await results.
Ftsbf Came latereat IT.
Interest In the fight game the next
two weeks will be directed toward the
Ritchie-Murphy fight, which is to be
held Friday night. April 17. Tommv
-Murphy arrived the fore part of the
week, accompanied by Manager Jim
Buckley and Bert Keyes. a New York
lightweight, who is looking for matches
in the West. Buckley, on behalf of
Murphy, denied that Tommy had ever
l onsidered the possibility of taking on
a match prior to the Ritchie engage
ment. Murphy took up his quarters at Shan
non's and has already started Jlsht
work, with the idea of getting into
boxing on the coming Sunday.
Champion Willie Ritchie, after put
ting in several days at Ulenwood
Springs. Colo., arrived at home the lat
ter part of the week and will open hi
amp Monday, probably at Millet's
place. Ritchie admits that in the event
of winning from Murphy he has agreed
to box Charley White 10 rounds in Mil-w-aukee
on some date early in Mar for
a guarantee of 110.000, with the privi
lege of accepting 40 per cent of the
gross receipts. His share of the bout
with Wolgast was close to $16,000 and
although he will hardly do as well as
that against White, still he figures on
better than the guarantee. After that
he can get a month or so of theatrical
work with a guarantee of $1000 a
week, so that he will have some tidy
cash ahead of him.
The Fourth of July, presuming that
he goes, ahead successfully, ought to
mean a guarantee of iot less than
$1,000 for a fight with some one, very
likely Freddy Welsh, and the year
promises to he a bright one financially
for the San Francisco lad. A year such
as is promised to Ritchie ought to set
him with plenty of capital, even if he
should then want to retire from the
game.
FKAXK CHANCE'S MEN" GOI.VG
Pitchers and Fielders Working in
Great Form Beat Itacker.
BROOKLYN. N. Y.. April 4. The New
York Americans took the lead in the
interborough series with the Brooklyn
Nationals today by winning the third
game. 6 to 1. Frank1- Chance seemed
to have his pitchers going at a great
rate, witn tne team batting and field
ing like champions.
The visitors fell on Rucker in the
eighth for three hits, which, with two
errors and a pass, netted four runs.
Score: f
New York 00001104 0 6 11
Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Batteries Keating, Fisher and Swee
ney; Regan, Rucker and Miller. Um
pires Kmslie and O'Brien. t
ATHLETICS SHUT OCT PHILLIES
Tincnp, Indian Pitcher for Nationals,
Allows Runs Early.
PHILADELPHIA. April 4. The Phila
delphia Americans shut out the local
National League Club today, 3 to 0.
The Americans scored all their runs in
the first inning off Tlncup. the Indian.
The series now stands one victory for
each team. Score:
R. H. E.
Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Americans. 3 0 0 0 00 0 0 3 7 0
Batteries Tincup. Mattison and Burns;
Brown, Bush and Lapp. Schang. Um
pires Connolly and Byron.
"TEX" WINS IN "HOME" TOWN
Chicago, With Itussell on Exhibition,
Beats Fort Worth, A to 3.
FORT WORTH. Tex.. April 4. With
one "Tex" Russell on exhibition in the
town where he began his professional
career, the Chicago Americans had no
difficulty today in defeating Fort
Worth, Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Chicago ...6 13 4Fort Worth 3 5 1
Batteries: Russell and Slight. Schalk;
Appleton, Mears and Jordan.
MAHQCARD HOLDS ORLEANS
New York Giants Take Game by
7-to-O Shutout Route.
NEW ORLEANS, April" 4. The New
York Nationals today defeated the New
Orleans Southern Association team in
the first of a series of four games- The
score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
New York 7 10 l New Orl'ns 0 5 0
Batteries Marquard, Hearn and Mc
Lean; Bagby, Peddy and Higgins.
BAOJj PICKS STATE UMPIRES
Van Cleef and Dashwood to Arbitrate
in California League.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 4. President
Baum. of the Pacific Coast Baseball
League, announced today the selection
of the umpires for the California State
League:
E. C. Van Cleef, last year with' the
Pacific Coast League; M. C. Dashwood,
formerly with the " Northwestern
League.
BROWNS DEFEAT CARDINAL
St- Louis City Series Won by Amer
ican League Team, 8 to 1.
ST. LOUIS. April 4. The St Louis
Americans won from the St. Louis Na
tionals today. Score:
R. H. K. R. H. E.
Nationals 1 5 SjAmericana.. .8 16 4
Batteries Perritt, Hooper and Sny
der; Baumgardner and Agnew.
STRAND UNABLE TO SAVE GAME
Boston Nationals Lose, 4 to 3, to
Atlanta Aggregation.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 4. Atlanta's
Southern League Association team to
day won a close game from the Boston
Nationals. Score:
R.H.E.I R.H.E.
Atlanta 4 5 1 Boston 3 7
Batteries: Price and Munch; Rudolph,
Strand and Gowdy.
Brown Seconds Lose, 8-3.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 4. The St,
Louis American League team, seconds,
were beaten here today by the local
American Association team. Score:
R-H. E. R, H. E.
St. Louis. ..2 s 1 Kan. City 6 8 2
Batteries Hoch and Ensenrotb: Alli
son, Willis and Getble.
Pittsburg Nationals Win.
TULSA, Okla., April 4. The Pitts
Burg National League team won here
today in a game with the Sioux City
Western League team. Score:
B-H.E.I R H E.
Pittsburg.... 3 S ViSioux City 0 2 0
Batteries Adams and Branegan;
White and Land.
BILL" ABSTEIN TO WED
LOS ANGELES PIRJTSArKER WINS
MISS HKLKV HUNT. ST. LOUIS.
Romance Beartna la Baseball Game
When as "Pirate Player Shewed
Class Against Cardinal Team.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. April 4. (Spe
cial.) William H. (Bill! Abstain, first
baseman of the Los Angeles ball team,
today obtained a marriage license to
wed Miss Helen Hunt, of St. Louis, to
morrow. Abstein gave his age as S. His
bride-to-be is 19.
Miss Hunt is expected to arrive from
St. Louis early tomorrow - morning.
Their romance dates from the time that
Abstein, playing on the Pittsburg team,
won the heart of the fair Miss Hurt,
while the Pittsburg Club was battling
on the djamond with the St. Louis Car
dinals. CLAFLIN BASEBALL SHOES
Are worn by the headiest players of
baseball. If you want a shoo that will
improve your speed and footwork, use
Claflin shoes. For sale by Honeyman
Hardware Co. Adv.
THE SUNDAY
MANAGES GARRETT OF THE
BAKER 'AND HELENA
PLAY HERE TODAY
Western Tri-State Team Will
Have Regular Lineup in Ac
tion for Last Game.
HIGHBALLS TO PRACTICE
Opening Day Rivals for Beavers to
Have Tryouts This Morning. Man
ager O'Bryan Adopting- Un
usual Selection Metliod.
BY RALPH J. STAEHLL
Baker and Helena failed to play yes
terday afternoon on the Vaughn-street
grounds because a little too much aqua
pura had been dealt out to Portland.
It will not hinder them from playing
this afternoon, however, if no more
falls.
Helena took Baker in nw frin..
afternoon, 6 to 1, but It was no partic
ular glory for the Union . Association
club, as Karl King had the Baker line
up plastered with his s-cond-team ma
terial Today he will shoot In the
best he has and the .lineup will be es
sentially that which starts the season
at Baker on Tuesday.
Melle, the Northwest tryout. will be
on Uie mound. Melle has pitched some
good ball since Baker started the train
ing season. The battery is one part of
the team which Is not
and his smiles would not indicate that
a.nH Darticular Part of the lineup wor-
-v Him niuLil, . .
This opening-day lineup 1 still some
what, liable to chanere. kin- ki.n
w catch. McKeen. the handy man,
will play first; Watts, second; French,
short; Prltchard, third; Llnd. left; Mo
Lln. center, and McDonald, right.
The lineup In today's rama win k.
essentially the same. Parvi may take
at tnira case. It Is possible
that he make take third on n.n.
day of the Western Trl-state.
The training season for Pnniinj'.
real baseball team opens this morning
at the Vaughn-street nark. Uun.r
Harvey O Bryan, of the High Balls.
.. ... una me iirst practice and
roll call. Nearly 20 at th m.n
will oppose the Beavers in that fateful
opening day. April 14, will be on hand
to try on their suits and see if they
still are able to stoop low enough to'
pick up grounders.
This has been tb most troublesome
phase of picklna- the nnxnti...
Many an aspirant has come to Manager
O'Bryan with a pedigree that was al
most as long as tne "brief" In the land
grant cases.
Harvey would look this over, then
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HELENA CLUB AND SOME OF THE
scrutinize the prospective player. While
he thus was looking him over, the man
uscript dropped to the floor. Natur
ally, it was the aspiring "busher" that
immediately tried to pick up the paper,
and this was where the wisdom of the
manager was shown.
If the player was able to get thnt
paper he was told to report at Vaughn
street. If he could not reach over he
was refused, and this will be the first
light to some of the local ex-stars on
why they were sent back to the
"bushes" by O'Bryan.
The suits of the High Balls will be
the old Braver road uniforms, which
President McCredie dragged out and
loaned to the players. He had to go
over three lots Qf them before he could
get any big enough to fit Bill Strand
borg and Gus Moser. two of the ex
pected stars.
TW baseball booster buttons are still
on sale at Ray Barkhurst's. Si Rich's
and at the McCredie billiard palace.
They are going fast, and some of the
places were almost cleaned out last
night.
The civic organizations are coming In
line and the booster parade will be as
large or larger than that of last year.
e e
The schedule for the Kelo Univer
sity's stop In Portland was fixed up
yesterday and the Japanese college
baseball players will play Columbia
University on Vaughn street April 1.
A double-header has been arranged
for the local fans. The first gams will
start at 1:30 o'clock. The Mikado club,
the Portland Jspanese baseball team,
will play the Columbia University seo
onds. At Z o'clock the touring Nipponese
and the Columbia first team will give
Portland its second glance at the Jap
anese team. The college from across
the sea played here two years ago on
Multnomah Kield.
Manager S. Oka and President Mc
Credie or the Portland baseball club,
met yesterday afternoon and arranged
the finals, so this plan la not expected
to be upset again.
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GANG THAT'S ALWAYS WELCOME.
APRIL 5, 1914.
MAINSTAYS OF THE TEAM.
TITLE IS IN DOUBT
Few Willing to Concede Hay
ward's Men 1914 Victory.
FORMER STARS MISSING
Varsity Coach Says He Has Likely
Material but Curtailment ot
Training cahon Pointed To
as Handicap in . Contest.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene.
April 4. (Special.) To the question
whether "Bill" Hayward will succeed
in preserving his unbroken succession
of victories la the Columbia Indoor
track and field meet this year be an
swers that he doesn't know, and his
camp followers only concede him a
fighting chance.
Each year since Hayward accepted
the chair of cinder-pathology at this
university his pupils have brought back
a new purple banner from the Port
land meet. Kach year the other col
leges and clubs have tried In vain to
break Oregon's winning habit
When the curtain la rung up on the
1914 season in the Columbia stadium
two weeks from today thp responsibil
ity ot maintaining Oregon's reputa
tion will fall largely on new shoulders.
Wlndnagle. McClure. Huggins. Neill and
most ot the other athletes who helped
win last year's victory are gone and In
their place Hayward has a detachment
or veterans who have never been con
spicuous as point-winners, and a bevy
af untried freshmen. '
!.--iirr Cans Abseare.
Hayward admits that he has some
excellent material, but he says he has
had no opportunity to test It out. So
popular have the Oregon trainer's mov
ing. picture lectures en athletic topics
become that he has been kept busy all
the early part of the season filling
his engagements throughout the state.
The result has been that "Bill" has
been compelled to leave the coaching
of his charges largely to lieutenants.
During the past two weeks the squad
has worked intermittently. There have
been plenty of fine days, but the track
has never had a chance to dry out
completely.
On this account the Oregon trainer
fears the Oregon Agricultural College
delegation in the coming meet. Stew
art's string, he says, has had the ad
vantage of an Indoor track. The pro
gramme of events' In the Columbia
meet, featuring the shorter sprints at
the expense of the long runs, also
favors the Aggies, who are strong in
the dashes.
Mtan Are Iirktag.
The 10-recond sprinter for whom
Hsywsrd has been looking ever since
Oliver Huston shed the spikes five sea
tons ago has not put In an appearance.
There are plenty ef short-distance spe
cialists in Hayward's squad, but none
of them has shown startling momentum.
sr.eehan. from Oregon City; Lake, from
Columbia, and Hamstreet, from Jeffer
son, ail freshmen, and Boylen. a con
verted middle-distance man. are most
conspicuous In the group.
From all Indications. Hayward will
have enough quarter-rollers for a
speedy relay team, with something to
s re-re. loucks. the tsll Junior from
Reed College, continues to figure as the
find of the season.
With Cook- putting the shot past the
4!-foot mark, Heidenrich heaving the
discus almost ISO feet. Telford exceed
ing the ICS-foot mark with the Jave
lin and Fee vaulting 11 feet, the outlay
In the field events looks promising.
A tryout for the Columbia team Is
scheduled for Thursday. About IS men
will be chosen for the team and they
will train In Eugene during the week
of Spring vacation, which starts April
13. until they leave for ti.e meet the
next Saturday.
rim,AUELPIIIA WOl'I.D HE NO. 1
Cltv AtlvUcs It Wants to Enter First
Ulrdman in Morli! Flight.
NEW YORK. April 4. The officials
of the Aero Club of America were ad
vised today that Philadelphia wishes
to have the distinction of furnishing
the first entrant in the Panama-Paclhc
Exposition round-the-world aeroplane
race.
The Philadelphia men who communi
cated with the Aero Club of America
are Charles p. Wynne and Joseph A.
Stelnmetx. president and vice-president,
respectively, of the Aero Club of
Pennsylvania. They said Philadelphia
would raise the $50,000 necessary for
the entry if It could be arranged to
make Philadelphia a stopping place,
which the officials believe can be done.
Alan R. Hawley. president of the
Aero Club of America, assured Messrs.
Wynne and Stelnmets that they would
have the hearty co-operation of the
Aero Club of America.
Of the total sum 186.000 is to be spent
in aeroplane ar.d equipment and 115.000
tp be offered as prize money to go to
the first three aviators to reach Phila
delphia in the race. This entry will
not change materlaly the route of the
race as already announced, tha Aero
Club explained.
Nearly 40 aviators and others have
dvii the club of their intention to
enter the race.
DATES FOR GAMES SET
JESS GARRETT COMPLETES LIST
FOR.flMSHIMi TRAINING SEASON.
Fellowtaa; Series Wltk Port I a ed Celts
This Week Helena Clnb Starts
oa Heaaeward Beaad Tnr.
Jess Garrett has now practically
made up his list of games previous to
the start In the Union Association
April 28. Following the series with
Nick Williams on the local field this
week. Jess will move his team to Al
bany, where he will play the team of
that city April IS. "That is the date
that the Colored Giants play Nick here.
April 12, 14 and 15 will find Uarrett
stacked up ugalnst the University of
Oregon. The next two days. Garrett i
win piey in urjon Aggies apd Sun
day, April 19, he asain will be at Al
bsny to pl:iy the Albany town team.
Ho will move as far as Hood River
n April 10 and Zl. The Dallea will be
played on April 2S. Ontario. April 15.
and Boise April 28. the opening date of
(he league.
Carl King's club is now about ready
for the call in the Western Tri-State.
The game today with Garrett is the
only one previous to the opening on
Tuesday.
Several years ago the Portland Bea
vers had a trainer named B. N. iJoe. Ha
disappeared and nary a word was heard
from him when the next Spring came
around He is in the Washington State
Penitentiary, where he was sent after
having been found guilty of sending
forbidden matter through the mails.
President ilcCredle of the Portland
Beavers received word .yesterday in
which Moe tells that he has still to
serve six months of a two-year sen
tence. This bit of news from Inside the
walls Is the ftrt light en Moe's where
abouts, whose disappearance was some
what of a mystery.
Moe declares that he Is innocent of
the crime attributed to him.
He was up In Taconia and while there
visited some friends. Shortly after his
departure, the husband of the family
received some forbidden mall matter.
While he did not bring tha matter to
the attention of the eourts, ha did blame !
It en Moe.
Moe immediately took the matter to
the postal authorities, with a view of
clearing himself. The wife of the man
who received the mall deulared that
she had sent it. but the postal authori
ties blamed it on Moe and sentenced
him to two years, aeeordlng to the
letter.
Tnillyht League Proponed.
AJBANT. Or., April 4 (Special.)
Albany probably win have a twilight
baseball league this season. Aeeord
lng to embryonic plans, the league will
be composed of teams representing Al
bany College. Albany High tlchool, the
Young Men a Christian Association and
a team of. business men. Games will
be played twice or three times each
week. Tha custom proved so success
ful in the past that active plana are
under way for its revival.
Albany Association Plans fcport.
AtBANT, Or., April 4. Special.)
The Young Men's Christian Association
of this city is planning an agKressive
season In outdoor epurts during the
coming months. The aso-iatlon pro
poses to have a baseball team and a
track team and will arrange lo rot
ome tennis tournaments. Its teams
will engage largely In loal competi
tion, but some contests may be ar
ranged with the Y. M. C. A. teams of
tii ge lie and Salem.
TEAM WORKS OUT
LUG RAIN Ai ID
Seattle Baseball Players Yet
Remain Free From Aches
and Pains as Result.
GROUNDS WELL DRAINED
lteports From Vancouver, Victoria
and Taconia Indicate Luck Is
Even Worse in Those Oties.
Bees In Oood Shape.
BT PORTVS BAXTER.
PEATTUli, Wash.. April 4. iSpecisl.)
The Seattle baseball team enters
upon the last week of Spring training
In fairly good condition despite un
favorable weather. When only four
or five of the squad were on hand we
had three cays ot the most beautiful
weather Imaginable, and were foolish
enough to -believe that the Weather
Man would hand out a reasonable
amount of the same stuff richt along
until the opening of the season. Any
way, Manager Raymond has worked
the squad more or less nearly every
day. and one live-inning practice game
was pulled off with the rain coming
down in torrents. Fortunately. Trainer
George Paris. who had spent the
Winter in Kurope. arrived a few days
ahead of his schedule, and kept the
athletes remarkably free fro:n aches
and pains. It is really surprising how
little complaint there has be. u about
lame muscles when the . iirl:tb
weather and wet. slippery -r; s.s me
taken into consideration.
If Manager Raymond had faced th.i
problem of training on the old Yesler
Way grounds the Seattle squad would
still be In the formative period, be
cause the surface mud would have
made playing almost impossible. The
work done by the team this Spring is
an object lesson of the value of under
ground drainage for a ball Held.
Seattle Fare Beat.
If reports from Vancouver. Victoria
and Tacoma may be relied upon, how
ever. Seattle has fsred a little better
than they in the training to date. There
is no doubt that Bob Brown will have
the champions in the runnin although
he may make a wry face and say that
things are not progressing climatically
to hts satisfaction. He knew two
months ago Just where he stood In
reference to strength and was not wor
rying, lie commenced dlugine around
a little when he heard Catcher Cheek
would not report, but before he got a
new man Cheek came to the conclusion
that the Northwestern league looked
good enough for a trial.
Owing to the talk about the transfer .
of the Victoria franchise to Aberdeen
sight has been lost to a certain extent
of the status of the club itself. Infor
mation reaching Seattle in onu way and
another varies so much that It Is dif
ncult to get a reliable llr.c on what
President Wattelet and Manager
Delmas have gathered.
Victoria Tkonarht 1 drmtlaalei.
Presided UuaJalc rtiiinrked while
discussing the kubject; "i think you
win find when the season uprns that
Victoria, has a belter club than you.
Imagine. Delmas is well known among
the baseball fraternity in California,
and he wus very busy l;lst Winter.
President Wattelet has al.-o cot some
aood new men from different purts of
the Kaat. The refusal of Charlie Krooks
to report leaves the tlrM bue problem
unsettled. It can be taken for granted
that Victoria will fall below last sea
son's batting trensth owinu to the
loss of Swain. Me.-U iinJ Item lings.
Manager Iiunias tlgures additional
speed will more thaa "compensate. In
practice games the lesulars have
batted hard against t'.eir own best
pitchers, and Helnfrt well.''
Charlie Swam hm been .-.t of the
game since thi first of the we.!: owing
to u seveie attack uf ptuniauie poison
ing. TKlAMil I.Alt Ml-.KT l'liO.HJf'TKIl
IIIIi St lKMil. Coll. -c uiitl V. M. C A.
May Compote at Alhun).
ALK.iNY. Or.. April 4. . Special. I
l'or tne first time in many years Al
bany will experience a lively seaou in
track an, field sports. '1 he old tra.k
at Albany Colloe, on wliK-li ue.e
-tuge.l some of tne bigRest mods l.i
the t-late nine or 10 .veins a, w;i-n
Alhany won state cham;.i.n;iip ::on
ors In this" line of spoi ls. B boiu (,:
1'ared for the loval meet.
The city probably wiil have inta
track trams this j ear. Thi: Ah.aii.v
Hlsh School, preparing for i. his
county meet and an inter-couaty meet
with the schools of He.n.on County
later. Is developing a team. All.any
Collrge will have the flrn track team
it has had for several years, ii present
Plans develop. The Young Men's Chris
tian Association will have a track team
also W hila the college team is not a
certainty yet. It probably will lie
formed, and If so a triangular meet
may be arranged.
Colts-Grants Pass Gamr Delated.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. April 4. The
ball game scheduled for this afternoon
between the Portland Cults and the
Grants Pass locals was called off on
aewiunt of a heavy rain. The boys
held a pructice game with the inten
tion of playing a hard game tomorrow
at :50 at the looal groun.la
Pacifia
jr Coast League
ae-ss.
Goldsmith
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