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2 BEAVERS WIN 10-2, SPEAS IS LAID OUT Hot Inshoot Hits Bill on Head and He Drops Like Dead at Los Angeles. TEAM HITS BEHIND HI WEST TortIanT Batters Hughes at Will Af ter Inning: In Which. Fielder Is Hurt Angels Never Have Ghost of Show for Victory. Paclfifl Coat League Standings. W. J.. Pct. W. L. Pet. Venice.... 22 14 .nil I.. Angeles. 10 10 .457 San Fran., 21 16 .5liSPortland. . 14 17 .433 Sacrani'nto Is 17 .014,Oakland. . . 14 SI .400 Yesterday's Results. At Los Anleit-.Loa Anlei 2. Port land 10. At Sacramento San Francisco 2, Sacra mento 1. At Oakland Venice 7, Oakland 2. LOS ANGELES, May 9. (Special.) As far a3 today's baseball game, if it could be called a game, was concerned, the Beavers won in one inning, the fifth, when two singles, a hit batsman, a. triple and an error netted them four runs, two more than the muscle-bound Angels could score in nine innings. After the bats had been collected at 6 o'clock, the final score stood around 10 to 3. and a pretty sore bunch it was that tiled out of the turnstiles. But though they scored an easy victory, it was not without a sting for Mc Credie's hustling team, as they have probably lost the services of Left Fielder peas for a few days at least, if not . longer. Coming up In the fifth with Weot on first, through his own single, Speas stepped into a fast inshoot, the , ball striking him squarely on the side of the head. He fell like one dead. Players of both teams immediately began working on the prostrate form and after five minutes of rubbing and the administration of strong revivifiers, Speas recovered sufficiently to be car ried to the clubhouse. It was a wonder that he was not killed outright. The impact of the ball on his head . could bo plainly heard all over the Held. It Is hardly likely he will be able to play for some days. Doane replaced Speas. taking first. West going to second. Derrick's short single to left filled the bags and then Bill Rodgers nearly tore Sawyer's legs oft with a sizzler that didn't stop till it hit the fence. Rodgers winding up on third, the other three scoring. When Abstein mussed up Ryan's grounder. Kodirers came in. The Beavers simply hit Hughes whenever they wanted to from the fifth on, and from the viewpoint of a Los Angelean made the game monotonous. The Angels never had a ghost of chance, for West was working like Swiss watch and the field work behind him was perfect. Fisher in front of him making the only error. The series now stands two-all and two to go. The score: Portland Los Ancelei B H O A E BHOAE SpeaB.r. . . Derriuk.l. UoUjrera.S. Ryan.m. . . Korea, 3. .. Lober.l. . Davis.s. . . Flsher.c. . st,p. . . Doane . . 0 1 0 OjWolter.rf 4 1 3 0 0 1 11 1 0Pnse,2 3 2 II 3 O.Muifgert.m 4 0 0 2 1 110 1 l i!ADstoin,l. . 4 111 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 O 3 O'Kllln.l. . 1 3 O 0 0 0(Sawyr,3. . 2 1 jJohnnon.e. 2 0Brook8,c. . 1 O 2 0 0 0 4 0 10 10 u;nugnes,p .. 0 i0 1 1 0 0 roer.. 0 O O 0 10 0 0 ICalvo,.. Totals. 38 1127 14 11 Totals.. 32 7 27 10 5 Kan ior peas in nrtn. ".Batted for Brooks In ninth. Batted fbr Hughes in liiuiii. Portland 1 O 0 O 4 1 2 2 0 10 mis 1 1 u o a 1 2 3 0 1 Los Angeles 0 O 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Hits 00111101 2 7 Huns. Derrick 2. KodRers 2. Ryan, Fisher, est 2. Doane 2, Page, Oalvo. Three-base nits, Koapers, Eisner. Two-base hit, Ryan, nuruiiLu nils, nupnes, uoane, Davis. ier- tick. nuns responsiDie tor, Hughes 7. Wea 2. Basra on balls, off Hushes 2. West 3. Struck out. Hughes 0, "West 2. Stolen bases, 1 tod g;rs. Davis, Calvo. Wild pitch. Hughes. -tmatu own. nrooKS. tin oy ptlCiied bal brooks by west, is peas by Hughes. Umpires, r inney ana rnyie. VITVICK HETURXS TO FORM Oakland Goes Down to " -to-'i Defeat Before Tiser Batters. SAN FRANCISCO. May 9. Venice re turned to form today and won easily from Oakland 7 to 2. The Venice bats men pounded Malarkey out of the bo in the fourth Inning, getting four hits and three runs. Venice rsrltsle.l.. l.eard, . . . Mt-loan.m Hayless.r, I.itschl.3.. Horlon.l . McArdle.s BliB9.C .... Klepter.p Oakland BHOAE B H O A 5 1 a 0 UQuinlan.l.. 5 - 7 S 0 Middle'n.r 2 0 0 00 3 0 o o 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 y zacher.m.. 0 OiMurphy.3. 1 Oi.Ncss.l 0 ;i,.litia.c. .. 2 OiCooH.s 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 0 1 0 0 2 0Oust.2. . . o u Malark'y.p Gardner,! crabb.p. . . Ka lor. . Kamey.p. . Hetlin 0 o 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 00 0 o o o l Totals. U5 11 27 SO; Totals.. 34 S 27 13 3 (.Hrdner batted for Malarkey in fourth., Kaylor batted for Crabb In eighth. Helling batted for Ramey In ninth. Venk-e 0 O 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 Hits 1 1 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 11 Oakland 0 0000001 1 2 Hits 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 S Huns Carlisle, Leard, Meloan 2, Bayless, t.itschi. Borton. Qutnlan, Murphy. Three runs and 4 hits off Malarkey. IT at bat. In 4 innings. Four runs. 3 hits off t'rabb, 13 at bal, in 4 Innings. Home ruus. Bayless, Me loun. Two-base hits, Leard. McArdle, Qutn lan. rharre defeat to Malarkey. Sacrifice bits. McArdle J. First base on called balls. Klepfer r. Crabb 1. Strut-k out. Klepfer 8. Maiurkey '2. Crabb 2. Ramey 2. Hit by pitcher. Eorton. by Crabb; Gardner. Double tuays. toox to uuest to ,ess. stolen bases. Leard. Murphy. Passed balls, Mitze. Left on bases, Venice 5. Oakland 12. Runs re sponsible for, Crabb 4, Klepfer 2. Time of Kame. i!:0vi. Vmplrei, Hayes and Guthrie. .VCIIMIDT'S SINGLE IS HOME RUN Krrors Knable San Francisco to Win, ty 1 , From Sucramento. SACRAMENTO. Cal., May 9. Errors by Coy and Young allowed Walter Schmidt to make the circuit on his third-inning single today, and in the sixth Schmidt singled again, stole sec ond and scored on Tobin's single with the winning run of a 2-to-l score for Pan Francisco's first victory over Sac ramento. San Francisco I Sacrament BHOAB BHOAE Tobln.m . . 0 OiShlnn.r. . .. 1 OiVanbu'n.m 0 0 Forest.3 1 OK'oy.l 0 :Tennant.l. 0 O'Tounft.s. .. 5 l;Mohler.2. . 0 0 Hftr.nah,c. 0 0.rell'nes.p 2 0Lynn. . . . S 1 1 0 0 "tw'ght.3 Sehaller.l. !wns. 2 . . HoKan.r. -l'h.arles.1. t'orhan.s.. Schmidt. c. t'larke.c. Toser.p. .. 0 4 0 0 0 O O 0 0 3 O 1 2 lo 0 0 10 6 1 O 3 20 0 20 0 0 S 1 0 0 0 O 00 Totals. .2T 3 27 Oil Totals... 30 4 27 12 3 Lyiin batlea (or Arellanes In ninth. San Francisco 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 lilts 001 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 Sacramento OlOOOOOO 0 1 Hits oiiiooej 04 Runs. Schmidt 2, Tennant. Stolen base. Schmidt. fcHcririce hit, Younar. struck out. by Tozer 4, by Arellanes 5. Bases on balls. otf Tozer a. orr Arellanes a. Hit by pitcher. Cartwrtght. Huns responsible Cor, Arellanes 1. Lett on bases. San Francisco 2. Sacra- . mtnto $. Double play, Corhan to Downs to Charles. Time, Umpires, Heid and McCarthy. SOME OF THE GLASS D PROPOSED udge McCredie Has Plan for Innovation Next Year. COAST MAY BE APPEASED If Formation of Present Western Trl. State and Old Washington State In New Organization Wins, Deal May Be Self-Supportlng. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. ' How does this strike you? Class T ball In Portland next year, subsidiary to the Pacific Coast, instead of Class B. the present Northwestern League. W. W. McCredie. president of the Portland ball clubs, is working on scheme for the formation of a league combining the present Western Tri Btate and the old Washington State, with Portland as a connecting link. In view of the antipathy of the Coast League moguls relative to giving the Northwest League another year in Portland, and the apathy of the fans here a3 evidenced by the small crowds which turn out. President McCredie be lieves Class L ball the logical con clusion. Here is his scheme in a nutshell. Plan Told in Nutshell. Form an eight club league with four clubs in the east North Yakima, Walla Walla, Pendleton and Baker and four in the west, Portland, Bell- ingham, Everett and a Centralia-Che halls combination. Aberdeen, too, being considered, but Aberdeen likely will get the Portland Northwest fran chise if it is removed from this city. A 20- weeks' schedule is "Judge" Mc Credie's idea. - "To keep down the railroad expenses I would have the Western teams play two series each in every other town, but only one in each of the Eastern cities," explained the local magnate. "Similarly the Eastern quartet would make but one swing around this cir cuit over here, but two swings around their own." Whereas the present Northwestern League venture is very much a finan cial bubble, both for the Portland owners and the rival teams which come here. President McCredie believes the Class E arrangement would be self supporting and possibly a money maker. "The Northwestern League monthly salary limit is $3500," he continued, by way of explanations. "Most of us are right up there, too, and I suspect at least one club of being, if anything. a trifle over the limit. Class D, on the other hand, is made up of hustling youngsters right off the lots and out of college and the salary limit is only ,1200 a year, I believe. "See the difference, Portland fans would see a lot of youngsters like Perkins,' Peet, Salveson, Murray, Guigni, Hausman. Framback and Han son instead of teams composed half and half of youngsters and of old stagers like Frisk, Bennett, Lynch, Scharn weber and others who are drawing big pay. Of course, we would have a high priced manager, but the low salary limit would permit us to cut the grand stand admission price to 25 cents and I think that would make the venture a great success. I don't think the Coast League would object to Class D op position here. Richardson May Be Promoter. James J. Richardson, former secre tary to President Sweet, of the Western Trl-State League, and an umpire in that circuit last year, believes the scheme entirely feasible. In fact, the Spaldiner emissary admitted that W. W. McCredie had approached him and outlined plans for his taking hold of tne promotion. "I have been working quietly for some time on the scheme," said be, "for I thought possibly it might be bet ter to wait and Bee how the North west League patronage here goes later on in the summer. "Personally I believe Portland fans would hail with delight just such league. it wouia be practically as good a training camp for the surplus Beaver players as the present Colt club. And it would give encourage ment to hundreds of young fellows aspiring to baseball careers." BASEBALL IJEAGCE PERFECTED Uar-riman Club Will Open Ita Season May 2 3. The baseball league of the Harriman Club will open its season' May 23. with a double-header to be played at the' grounds of the league, Uast Fortieth and Sandy road. Six teams, composed of employes of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, the Southern Pacific Company and the Portland. Eugene & Eastern Railway Company, will make up the league. Twenty games will be played during the season, extending over a period of about two months. Prsident Bottler, of the league, has arranged for appropriate medals to be given to the winning team. Names have been selected tor the teams which will represent various departments ef the roads or the roads themselves, such as Traffic Men. Auditors and Car Serv ice Men. The formal opening cf tha league, in which several official will ' " ' V , r f. V v I t nt ' HSfl 4r Ax ? a. if- ' - s s i 4v : I ' . f i VANCOUVER HUSTLERS WHO I r,l. "4- participate, will be preceded by a dance to be given by the baseball men of the club on Friday, May 22. BEAVERS MAY SIGX O. JOXES LI Famous "Outlaw" Released by Van couver May Hang On In Coast. Oscar Jones, famous throughout baseball circles as one of the early-day outlaws" mixed up in the defunct Cal ifornia State League, is the latest pros pective addition to Walt McCredie's Portland Coast champions. Jones was released by Owner Brown, of the Vancouver Northwest League champs yesterday. 'He has won all three games pitched lor the uanucKs. but Brown is forced to cut down to six WHERE THE PACIFIC COAST AND NORTHWESTERN LEAGtE TEAMS PLAT THIS WEEK, MAY 11-17. Pacific Coast Lraeue. Portland Beavers at Venice, seven games. Oakland Oaks at San Francisco, seven games. Los Angeles Angels at Sacramento, seven games. Northwestern League. Victoria Bees at Portland, seven games. ' Tacoma Tigers at Seattle, seven games. Spokane Indians at Vancouver, seven games. pitchers by the league rules and 30 youth was served. Age had to give way to the young sters. Doty. Clark. Ruether, Hunt, Hall and Harstad and the Fresno twlr- ler were notified to look for another lob. . W. W. McCredie telegraphed to his nephew, Walter, manager of the Bea vers, last night at Los Angeles, asking him if he wouldn t prefer Jones to Kel ger, his latest St. Paul recruit. Bob Brown. Vancouver magnate, be lieves Jones would win in the Pacific Coast League. He says he has a won derful slow ball and good speed de spite his age. Two of the Portland Colt pitcners are due to get the hook also within a- day or to make room for the Beaver cqulsltions. feet ana sarveson. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS SHOW STRONG IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST Survey of Attainments in Various Sports Gives Evidence of Improving Tone Throughout District Interesting Data on Coast League Pitchers Presented Beaver Hurlers Fail to Hold Up So Far. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. I I NTERCOLLEGIATE athletics are rid ing atop the waves of popularity in the Pacific Northwest. A survey of the last year impresses tne oDserver with two things: First, that the gen eral tone has been raised, and, second, that the University of Washington, with its larger student body, has de veloped teams consistently stronger in all departments. Washlngotn won the football cnam- plonship for the sixth time last Fall, with an eleven coached by Gllmour Dobie, the old Minnesota quarter. This team was not much inferior to the lead ing Middle Western elevens. In track the Northwest athletes nave shown themselves particularly strong. Last Spring five Northwest recoros were shattered. John BaKer, oi tne Oregon Aggies, did the lOu in 4-5 sec onds; Windnagle, of Oregon, the 880 in 1:67; Clyde, of Washington, negotiated the mile in 4:20; McClelland, or. Wash ington, the two-mile in 9:50. and Phil lips, of Idaho, tossed the javelin I8S feet, a National record wnicn was not recorded through official lackadalsy. HE Northwest's strength is shown by the accomplishments of the few representatives in the Coast meet at Berkeley every Spring. This year Hobgood, of the Oregon Aggies, estab lished a new Coast two-mile record of 9:J8:1, within 12 seconds of the Na tional record. The Northwest captured 20 ponts at this meet, with only a few athletes en tered. Washington. 1913 winner of the Northwest conference title, appears to have dangerous rivals in the two Ore gon schools thlsyear. Wrestling entered a new era last Winter via conference meet held in Portland. Washington State and the University of Washington tied with three first. ' Tennis, too. is enjoying boom, mainly because the court game has been raised to major ranks among conference athletes. Eugene will en tertain a conference meet within fortnight. Baseoall. also, is flourishing in an the colleges. Basketball during the W inter proved disappointing because of the slicing into two sections of play. All three Western teams appeared stronger than the Idaho-Washington State corobina tion, judging from the ease with which Washington defeated Idaho. Under an equitable system the Oregon Aggies likely would have finished second. ASHINGTON is the only North west college with rowing advan tages. but the" Seattleites enter into the shell sport just as intently as they do in all ohers. Last year at Poughkeepsie. Coni bear's crew finished one length behind the winning Syracuse shell, and. only one-half length behind the famou Courtney's Cornell crew. On April 11 ARE TRYING TO GIVE BRITISH E REPLETE Vancouver-Victoria 19-lnning Contest Rare Baseball. LINEUPS NOT CHANGED ANY Portus Baxter Says Tilt May Have Been Tt'ecord One for Length With Batting Order Unaltered. Ex-Colt in Star Role. BT PORTUS BAXTER. SEATTLE, Wash., May 9. (Special.) Facts and figures are not available to settle the question, but it would be Interesting to know how close Van couver and Victoria came to a world's record in their 19-lnnlng same recently played in Seattle. There was not change in the lineup of either team and it is on this point that there has been much discussion. No one has been found who can say positively that an other game of that number of Innings has been played without & change of some kind in the personnel of the teams. Narveson pitched a grand game for Victoria and the one run scored by Vancouver was on an error, very doubtful at that, as a majority of the fans thought the man out at first In stead of safe on a momentary fumble by Second Baseman Nye, but a close analysis of the play convinces one tha Dotv. formerly of the Portland Colts, was entitled to victory. He had a world off "Btuff" and In addition to pitching maa-ntflcently. played like' a demon in all other departments. It is really amazing how this fellow has come to the front since Portland let him go to Vancouver. Victoria gathered nine hits off Doty, 1914 Conibear's crew made a wam- away of the Coast title race against California and Stanford at Oakland. On the whole we have reason to teei well satisfied with ourselves out in this section of the universe, wnere tne wolves howl around the stockades, and, where the ApacheB lurk in shady nooks ready to pounce out upon the unsus pecting strangers. a T is a matter of comment In baseball circles that some pitchers get better support from their teammates than others, and that some are luckier in drawing mora runs behind hem than others. The decision. of President Baum. of the Pacific Coast League, therefore, to publish official pitching averages howing what the twiners tnemseives actually do. Is a decided improvement over the old" svstem. A review for the first five weeks or the 1914 campaign, for instance, fur nishes uuccinct reason for Pernoll's winning streak. Hub in 10 starts for the Seals, has allowed an average of only .97 runs per game, or seven runs in nine full games. Fleharty and Ryan, of Venice ana Los Angeles, respectively, lead the league in effectiveness, with .62 and .67 run averages, but, neither nas partici Dated in more than three full games. Here is the list of leaders In tneir order of merit: Ryan. .62: Fleharty, 67 Pernoll. .97: Leifleld, 1.20; Stroud, 1.82; White, 1.44; Bhmke, 1.48; Slagle, 1 84: Perrltt. 1.81: Brown. 1.95; Ramey, 2.03: Fanning. 2.15; Klawitter, 2.17; Barrenkamp. 2.19; Hughes, 2.25; Prough, 2.27: Geyer, 2.27; Prulett, J.41; Martlnoni. 2.45: Tozer, 2. 50; Arellanes, 2.81: Gregory. 2.90: Krause, 2.94; Pow ell, S.09; Hlssrinbotham, 3.15; Hitt, 8.25; Malarkev. 8.40: Klepfer. 3.42; Chech, 3.63; Decannler. 8.75: West, 8.81; Killi- lav. 1.91: 8mith. 3.99: Kremer, 4.03 Christian. 4.05; Henley, 4.15; Hughes, 4.16: Arlett. 4.59: Btandrldge, 4.80 Crabb. 6.52: Hanson, : Love. 7.71; Kil- roy, 8:30, and Harkness. 16. el. A N Inspection of the records shows that McCredie's pitchers have not been holding up their end of the show, just as has been whispered gently on one or two occasions. Krause leads our three veterans, and yet the 'south paw's efficiency is measured almost at three runs per game. Hlgginbothun is next with 3.15 runs per nine innings, and then West with 8 81. Last year at this time West was leading the league in effectiveness. Hiram has been pitching far better ball, however, than his record of one victory and six defeats indicate. He is one artrUieriest who has a valid kick about the weak hitting behind him. Seldom do the Beavers amass more than two runs for HL Take the first Seal licking of the jear away, and that 12-0 rout by Ven ice, and West's average would be down around the 2.6 mark. Judged by effectiveness Oakland has the steadiest gunning corps, with five COLUMBIA METROPOLIS ANOTHER In comparison to eight off Narveaon by Vancouver, but Doty passed, only three men, as compared with nine for Narve aon. It Is worth remarking that in the 19 innings neither club got two hits an inning. Doty pitched six con secutive innings, 13th to tha lth. without a hit or run o flhls delivery, while Narveson exactly duplicated the feat, ninth to 15th. Another game that Is entitled to a place in Pacific Northwest Marathon battles, but which appears to have been overlooked, is that 21-inning af fair in which Fort Casey defeated Joe Schlumpf's Web8ters, of Seattle, 1 to 0. The game was played at Fort Casey about nve years ago. "Toots Agnew, formerly of the Portland Colts, pitched for SchlumDf'a team and Johnny Mc- Manus, the old-time University of Washington sprinter and ballplayer, did the catching. Byrd and Clark were the battery for the soldiers. Each pitcher struck out 21 and each Issued three bases on balls. The Webstera got eight hits off Byrd and the Soldiers got seven hits off Agnew. At his best. Rube Waddell had more on the ball than any other pitcher I ever faced," said Fielder Jones, presi dent of the Northwestern League, while discussing great flingers. and the death of the eccentric Rube. "Bed" Mason, who is still a prominent figure in Pittsburg sporting affairs, claimed the honor of discovering Waddell. He told me story after story about ube a good majiy years ago when he was out here with a boxer who .was sched uled to meet Charlie Singer, the "Iron Man." Complications arose and the fight was never pulled off. Mason said . that it was actually true that Waddell quit a game to follow a fire engine, and that he delighted in get ting out in the street and showing the kids what he could do with a ball. Irrespective of whether he was praised or roasted Waddell was always good natured. I recall reading a state ment by some Eastern newspaperman relative to Waddell's popularity with the scribes. He said that one day he wrote an article that was anything but flattering to the great fllnger. The day of publication he met Rube, who rushed up. and instead or Kicking vig orously about the "injustice done him, slapped him on the back, shook - his hand and congratulated him on turn ing out a masterpiece. "It made no difference what Rube did." aald this writer, "you could not help but like him." men under 2.5 runs per game Ramey, Barrenkamp, Prough, Geyer and Prul ett. Counting the Glendale kid. Ehmke, the Angels have four gilt-edged pitch ers, San irranclsco tour, Sacramento three, Venice two, namely Fleharty and White, and Portland only one, Martln oni. Bring on your Papes and your Reis ers. - WHEN Sam Kramer announced his retirement from the business in Portland one day last week, tha horse game lost one of its grandest little boosters. Impresairo Kramer has sold perhaps 60 per cent of all the prize winning horses on the Pacific Coast within the last five years. Further than that, Sam claims to have been the papa of polo here in the Lewis and Clark country. Away back in the dusty days of 1908 Sam took it upon himself to call to gether a coterie of Portland's most en thusiastic outdoor sportsmen to discuss the matter. There went in the party Ambrose Crontn, T. S. McGratb. F. W. Leadbetter, Captain Gordon Voorhiea and Dr. George Whitesldes, besides the humble Samuel. As a result of the conclave telegrams were dispatched New lorkward for mallets, and the initial polo game was played in the Oriental building under electric light. From this obscure be ginning polo has prospered until today Portland has the nest polo neld on the Coast and the championship team of the Northwest. a HEDIVE KRAMER'S retirement will I 1 be received most keenly of all in royal circles abroad, for Sam Is the great great papa of all the papas when it comes to employing nobility. We've had Duke de Ketchup and Vizier Vamoose and Count von Meyer and last but not the lesser, the Baron George von Woolworth, leading the Maypoles around on the Kramer tanbark. Some of them are in Sing Sing and some at Salem, but Sam has gone on losing money iust the same. "There is not room here for two high- class stables, remarked Sam regret fully as he signed away his huge stadi um for garage purposes. "I guess : have dropped $25,000 in the last five years and now I'm through with the horse same forever. "Automobiles are pushing poor' dob bib off the' map. Hard-surface roads in the city and country make It unsafe for the horse and uncomfortablt for the rider. So there you are." Sam's sweet mosquito tenor reaching for upper H will be sadly missed along the rlalto. TO the Sporting Editor: As a wife held in involuntary servitude how does it benefit me to have a vote? White Slave. (Tou can go out May 15 and vote to end the Intolerable tyranny and then go back and put the potatoes on for dinner Ed.) PENNANT US' ., Jf GOOD START IS MADE Union Association Clubs Are Bunched for Close Race. BOISE WINS 5 OF 6 GAMES Salt Lake Takes Three of Five From Butte, and Murray and! Ogdcn Split Even" on IM Series. Helena Aloae ' Weak. BOISE, Idaho, May 9. (Special.) The Union Association of Baseball Clubs made an excellent start for a successful season financially and from the standpoint of good ball during the past two weeks. With the exception of Helena the clubs are bunched early tor a close race, and the Vigilantes can by no moans be counted out of it. Helena opened at Boise, Butte at Salt Lake City and Murray at Ogden. Thl week Butte played at Boise, Helena at Ogden and Murray at Salt Lake City. The Irrigators, of this city, took five of the first six gme, from H-I.t Bait won from Butte, one being postponed on ac count of rain, and Murray and ogden sulit even on the series. Some idea of the strength of the six clubs can be ascertained from their batting and fielding averages during the first series. The clubs stood as fol lows: Batting. Salt Lake 325 Boise 29." Butte 247 Murray .246 OKden 245 Helena 22S Fielding, Ogden 865 Boise 9S Murray ............................... AKil Helena 44 Butt U0S Salt Lake 002 The lead batter of the league for the opening series was "Whispering" Phil Nadeau, of the Boise club, with the Western Trl-State League last season. He batted .44. Nadeau was In a slump. owever. this week and his average will drop off considerably. Jake Bauer, center fielder for the Irrigators, came ext in the stick department, with an average of .471. Bauer was with Salt Lake last season. Both he and Nadeau are considered two of the strongest fielders in the association. Boise claims the strongest pitching department of any club in the league. On the Irrigators twirling stair are Red" Toner, Erve Jensen, "Big Steve Melter and "Smoky" Joe Woods. Helena seems to be the weakest in the hitting department, although the Vigilantes are fast fielders. Jess Gar rett is not worrying, however. He is confident that his club will rapidly develop and that he will have the other five ciubs stepping lively to Keep tne Vigilantes from winning the pennant. FEDERAL LEAGtTE. St. Louis 2, Pittsburg 5 ST. LOUIS, May 9. St, Louis lost to k w-. whr, Tnnn-r Pittsburg, drove a single 'to left and scored Savage and Oakes. In the last inning W. Miller scored on rl. Miller s sacrifice fly and Drake scored on Hartley s single. The score: R. H. E. Pittsburg. ..1000101 0 5 11 2 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 Batteries Walker and Berry; Groom and Simon. Kansas City S, Buffalo 2. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 9. A single in the 11th inning by Perring after Kenworthy had tripled, enabled Kan sas City to defeat Buffalo today. 8 to 2. The score: n- . Buffalo. 1000000010 0 2 2.. K.C. ...0 000020000 1 3 8 1 Batteries Anderson and Blair, Allen; Harris and Easterly. y Chicago 3, Brooklyn 1. CHICAGO. May 9. Timely hitting en. abled Chicago to beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 today after a bitter pitchers' battle be tween Brennan for the locals and La Fitte. The score: R. H. E. Brooklyn. ..00000160 0 1 6 0 Chicago. ...0 0001002 3 8 0 Batteries LaFitte and. Land; Bren nan and Wilson. Indianapolis S, Baltimore 0. INDIANAPOLIS, May 9. Mullln kept hits well scattered and Indianapolis won today from Baltimore by 3 to 0 The score: R. H. E. Baltimore. ..0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Indianapolis 00001101 3 8 1 Batteries Suggs ana Jacklltsch; Mullln and Rarlden. PITCHER ED KELLY RETIRSED Seattle to Get Hurler Bought by Boston Americans Last Year. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 9. (Special.) Pitcher Ed Kelly sold to Boston Americans last Fall, will be returned to Seattle. Transportation was tele graphed him today. Outfielder Schweitzer, formerly of Sacramento, joined Seattle today. COLTS ARE BEATEN BY CASTOFF DOTY Nick Williams Has RunIn With Umpire Shuster, Is Ban ished and Fined $5. PEET GETS POOR SUPPORT Kquines Bally on Bases and Tom Away Chances, Allowing Browns to Win, 2 to 0 "His Vmps" Makes Comic Decision. Northwestern League Stcmdlag. W. L. Prt.l V. L. Pet. Vancouver. IT 7 .TOSiTacoma. . ., IS 14 .4a Spokane.. 17 9 .tf.vt Portlana... 17 .. Ssattls 1 A JO .013; Victoria. .. 13 .!W Yesterday's Results. At Portland Vancouver 2, Portland 0. At Seattle Victoria 4, Seattle 2. At Tacoma Tacoma o, Spokane 2. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. Vancouver blanked the Portland Colts again yesterday in a tempestuous matinee, featured by Nick Williams' run-in with Umpire Shuster and a re sultant banishment from tha grounds aboard a 1 5 plaster. Score, X to 0. "Spltball" Doty, an ex-Colt, pitched good ball, as did Harold Feet, maklntr his debut for Portland, but the differ ence in their work was not any I-to-0 count by any means. With any sort of co-operation be tween head and limb, the Colts should have pushed in at least enough runs to have tied the count. But they dal lied and fooled around on the bases and tossed away their chances. Umpire Shuster incited a young re- belllon in the fifth inning by a really aughabie decision at first base on a double play. Murray was on third and Peet on first, with nobody out, when McKuno hit to short, forcing Peet and drawing throw to first. It pulled McCarl off the base two feet, but the ump eald Out." Shuster's decision started a row that was only curbed by kicking Man ager Williams off the field. Decision t'osls Tli-. The decision, of course, cost a tying run, but as a matter or fact the Colts didn't deserve Murray's tally. ' Dan should have scored two runs during the game, tossing them off. In the third inning Peet and Melchior singled behind Daniel, and yet he didn t get around far enough even to draw a throw to the plate. And in the fifth our classy young backstop looked as if he was anchored fast with iron tongs. Personally, we hardly blame Shuster for the Joke decision at first base. No doubt he was expecting the play to be made at home plate, and Murray's fail ure even to pull a throw and prevent double play caught htm off guard. It must have been that, for a blind man bag. Heister and Brinker were the pinch hitters for the champions. In the fourth Heister's single to center belted McCarl across for the first run after a walk and Frisk's single. Not untiT the eighth did the Vancouvers score again. Bennett drove a liner between Gulgnl's legs at first. Frisk hit to cen ter (his third safety) and Brinker brought Bennett in with a liner to right field, Callahan making a nice play. Wot ell Fielding- Star. Callahan cut Frisk down at home plate in the fourth Inning and saved another Canadian tally. Wotell. for the invaders, was the fielding star. He ended the fifth-inning excitement, with Murray on third, by stabbing a hot liner near the foul line off Callahan's hickory. Score: Vancouver 1 Portland B H OAEJ BH OAK 4 t 4 S 8 Wotell. 0 0';McKune.S. 4 oCallahan.r O 0 Melcholr.l. 0 0MiIllKan.m 0 0l?ulKnl.l.3. 1 0Wllliams.l 4 OlColtrln.s... 1 O'Murray.c 1 OlPeet.p. . . . Hausman,3 IKastley.. Bennett, 2. 4 0 1 3 12 4 0 0 3 111 2 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 McCarl, 1. Frisk, r. . . 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Brinker.m 7-TlKtfr.2. S'wefjer.s. Cheek. c. . . Ioty,p Totals. 33 27 110 Totals. 33 27 It 1 Batted tor Peet In ninth. Vancouver 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hits O 1 1 S 0 1 1 3 0 Portland 0 0 0 O 0 0 o 0 Hits I 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 t Runs. McCarl 2. Struck out. by Peet 1. by Doty 3. Bases on balls, off Peet 3. Two-bas hit, Murray. Double plays, schamweber to Bennett to McCarl 2. Sacrifice hit, Brinker. Stolen base. Cheek. Time, 1:4a. Umpirs. Shuster. M'GIVXITY DEFEATS SPOKAXE Triple Play Figures In Sensational Fielding by Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., May S. Sensational outfield support featured "Ironman" McGinnltys victory over Spokane by a score of 6 to 2 today. Spokane ! Tacoma ' B H O A eI B H O A H Powell. 1. . 4 0 1 0 l Mi!Hon.l. . 3 0 10 0 W.B' ller.s 4 1 2 4 0:McMuUln.! 4 0 3 1 2 4 0 Z 2 OjYohe.3 4 2 0 60 4 2 4 1 0 Abbott. m.. 4 2 3 0 0 4 110 0, J. Butler. s. 4 2 14 1 4 18 1 l:N'lghbora.r 4 110 0 4 10 0 lBIoomer.l. 3 0 8 1 4 0 4 1 liBrottem..c 3 12 20 4 0 11 OjMcG'ntty.p 2 0 0 0 0 Wasner.2. Keliy.r. . . Lynch.m. . Holke.l... WuMli.3.. Shea.c. ... C'eleski.p. Totals. 1( C 24 10 4, Totals. 31 27 11 t Spokane 0 0 0 2 0 0 O 0 0 2 Tacoma 110 10 0 Runs. W. Butler. Warner. Million. Mc- Mullln. Tolls 2. Neighbors. Brottem. Stolen bases. Million. Neighbors. Brottem. Double playa, Yoha to tirottem to wioomer. irlpie play, Kelly to Waftner to Shea. Two-basa-hlts. Yohe, J. Butler, Kelly. Sacrifice hit, W. Butler. Struck out. by McGlnmty 1. by Cnveleskl 1. Base on balls, off McGlnnltv 1. off Coveleskl 1. wild pitch, McGlnnlty. Tim or same. empire, rrary. D-HISCOLL WINS FOrt BEES, 4-2 Victoria Pitcher Serves Ip Superb Ball, Defeating Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., May S. Driscoll pitched superb ball today and Victoria defeated Seattle 4 to 2. Seattle Klllllaym R'ymond.s James.l .. Huhn.c. . Bwaln.r. . F!lerton.2 Perrlne.3.. Schw'fr.l. Bonner.p.. Martini.. Reardon.p I Victoria H O AE! B H O ATS 0 3 1 OiNetxel.r... 0 1 7 v Scs.nlon,2. 0 10 0 0 Z m'm n.m 1 2 JO WtibotLl.. 0 10 1 10 10 1 1 0 t 2 4 0 0 2 3 2 U 0 lt 2 0 0 1 4 O 0 7 10 0 0 2 0 1 1 o ulm&M. 9 5 " Brooks. I.. 0 3 1' Lamb. a. .. 1 O O'C'r.'s'm.c. 0 1 0 Driscoll. p. 0 O 0' 0 00, Totals.. 31 8 27 2111 Totals.. 20 6 27 12 1 Martini batted for Bonner in eighth in ning. Seattle 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 03 Victoria 0 1210000 04 Runs. Huhn. Swain. Scanlon. WUholt U. Driscoll. Two - base hits, Perrlne. Wilholt. Zimmerman, Delmas. Sacrifice hit. Delmii. Stolen bases, Hcanlon. struck out, by Bon. ner 1, by Drlccoll 6. Bases on balls, off Bonner 4: off Driscoll 2. Double play. Ray mond to Fullet-.on to James, mtcl-.ers sum mary: Five hits and 4 runs off Bonner in g innings: 1 hit and no runs off Reardon in 1 inning. Credit victory to Driscoll; charge de:eat to Bonner. Time, 1 :U5. Um pire, Casey.