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BEAVER RESERVES FAIL 10 STEM TIDE Onrush of Enemy Dislodges; Mack Warriors and Game Ends Seal Victory. SERIES MUCH ONE-SIDED Martinonl and "Skeeter" Fanning Twirl Good Ball for 8 Innings, With Fortunes of War Swerv ing Back and Fourth. Coast League Standings. W. 1 Pct.l Vf. L. Pot. Portland.. 7U Bu M Venice 79 70 .530 San Fran. . SS 80 ;i SS So .4.10 .'.i A ; SO (S3 .53TOakland. . . SS ! .34 Yesterday's Results. At Portland San Franeisco 8. Portland 3. At Oakland Sacramento 11. Oakland 1. At J-os Ancelea Venice 1-0. Uoo Angeles BV KOSCOE FAWCETT. Portland summoned in all reserves yesterday, but the smoke went up the chimney jjst the same. With Buddy Ryan and Derrick back at their ac customed places, the Beavers gave San Francisco a severe scare, but the re sult was the same. a San Francisco victory. The score wns li to 4, and four of the San Francisco six. were negotiated in a sensational ninth-inning rally off Martinonl and Lush. Hence, if you are at all mathemati cally Inclined. . ju will be abie to draw from this that Portland was ahead, 3-2. up to the nir.th. Correc. Up to the ninth is good. Don't make the Frenchman's mistake of taking in more territory than that. It was "up to the ninth," strictly and unequivocally. Series Mu-h One-Sided. After the ninth the atmosphere was All San Francisco. The series now stands lour games for Sealdom and a lonesome one for Portland. With only three games separating the two lead ing clubs, it begins to look like a replica of the Boston-iNew York situ ation In our own backyards. Martinonl and "Skeeter" Fanning pitched good ball for eight frames, with the fortunes of war swerving back and forth like a shuttlecock. Marty entered the ninth, as we have emphasized before, with the score 3-2 in his favor. Doubtless the game would have ended that way had Fred Derrick been able to lay his hands on a drive by Corhan that careened between his legs at a mile-per-minute clip in the ninth. Or had Umpire Guthri called a third strike on Corhan that looked as sweet as a hunk of saccharine. Corhan's drive whizzed too fast to handie. however, and that started the rout. Schmidt followed suit by mash ing his third single of the day Into left field. Enter Del Howard. We would like to censor here. Howard had not shown In a box score all week, but this looked like a psychological time for the big Seal boss to nose Ir.to the picture. And enter he did as a pinch batter for Fan- n'cflck, click, click! Business of myriad cogs and wheels working over time in Manager McCredie s cranium. Howard being a southpaw batter and he leading batsman of the league. Mack finally decided to send a south paw against him. Southpaws are sup posed to exercise some mysterious Jinx over southpaw batsmen. L.nah-H Jinx Werklac. Lush's Jinx apparently was not work ing yesterday. Perhaps It was killed in the bloody battle off Coos Bay. At any rate not only did Howard single and ill the bags, out three others trooped up behind him and did the very same .hing. towit: Fitzgerald, Charles and Downs. Four runs scored in the melee ana Ty Lober delivered a death warrant to another at the plate by a sensa tional throw from left center. If it had not been for Tyrus we might have been out there yet praying for rain to end the misery. Fifteen hits was the Seal total off Martonini and Lush, and seven the leavers rung up off Funning. Stand ridge pitched the final frame and was invincible. Singles by Ryan and Kodsers drove in two of Portland's three tallies and a sacrifice fly by Fisher accounted for the third. One game t-oay will end toe series, commencing at 2:30 o'clock, with Hig glnbotham opposing Pernoll. Hig has won our only game from the Seals, and looks like Mack's chief reliance in the box. Score: San Francisco i Portland b )l OAK. B H O A K 3 12 2 0 4 1 10 0 0 4 116 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 110 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 S 1 0 3 14 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 7 27 12 0 0 0 0 4 2 11 6 li 0 0 1 0 3 F"rerald.r Charles.l . Schaller.l. Downs.:.. M'dorft.m trrtrht.3. t:orhan. Schmidt, c Fan'ing.p. Howard . S'dridse.p 1 1,0 0 Bancroft. 2 10 OOlDerrick.l. 1 3 0 Rodgers,2. ; 2 1 u'Doane.r. .. 13 0 0iKores.3. . . 1 0 2 0Ryan.m... 3 3 1 OiFisher.c... t ! 0 Lot.er.1 0 0 0 0 0 Lush. p.... 0 0 0 Totals. 36 15 37 7 d Totals. Batted for Fanning in ninth Kan Francisco 0 1 0 1 0 Hit. J 2 J 2 0 ruiv.Miu ........ - - - - - - Hits u - o 1 o - ' Runs. Fitzgerald. Charles, Downs. Mun dortf. Corhan, Howard. Bancroft. Doane. Kores Struck out, by Fanning . Martinonl 4 Bases on ball, off Fanning- L. Marti nonl 1 Doublo plays. Bancroft to Kores. Sacrifice hits. Cartwrlght. Fisher. Mundorff, Fanning. Downs. Stolen base. Mundorff. Hit by pitched 6a!!. By Fanning. Bancroft. '. ball. Fisher Innings pitched, by Martinonl s. runa 2, hits 11, at bat SO: banning S. runs 3. hits 1. at bat 2S. Runs esponslble for. Fanning 3. Martinonl 3. Lush 3. Credit victory to Fanning. Charge nefeat to Lush. Time. 1:0. Umpires. Uuthrle and Hayes. ANGEL TAKE DOCBLEHEADEK Shntout Handed Venice by Hen Berry's Boys In Second Game. LOS ANGJCUSS, Aug. 28. Los An geles took two games from Venice to day S to 1 and 2 to 0. Hughes held Venice to three- hits In the first game. Four hits off Koestner in the tenth IZUMttg brought In two runs for the Angels. In the mcoiu game Love was effective and shut out the Tigers with out a run. The score: I.os Angeles I Venice B H OAK B H O A B Wolter.r.. Metzger.3. 3 Maggert.m 4 2 1 o "iLariisie.i . 0 0 2 0Hop,2. .. 2 3 0 0 Meloan. r. o u o o 0 ( 3 0 O 3 1 0 0 0 1 u 1 16 O O 12 5 0 4 2 0 1 4 3 l .vl.stcir-.i . Lllls.1 Moore. 2 . . Johnson, s Brooks, r. Uugher p. S 16 o 0 h.ane.m 4 2 3 1 I 1 4 0 3 1 J 0 t, Borton.l . . 2 llLlttchl.3... 0 7 0 McArdle.c. 4 1 0jE!liotl.c. .. 0 4 OjKoestner.p "Bayless.'r. !J4'Donn'!.2 IRader". . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 Totals. 36 11-0 16 11 Tjtals. - 11 3 20 17 9 Maggert out. nit oy uM.ir,, Batted for Hosp in eighth. "Batted for Koestner. In tenth. I os Anseles 0 UO0O100O 2 :, Sl- 1 00103020 411 Verlco 00000001 00 1 :8Jg ; ; ; o o o o 1 o 1 1 o o Hue. Haggert, Absteia, Hughe, UUiott. I BRADFORD NINE, WHICH WILL PLAY IN SEMI-FINALS CRACK :rmsm i ? ss? i mro asmi wm ! ill m, i .ter v ik t wmai i r .impt vDrr a ' - :?-,3a:imt. a mw m wsr xs . mmm-. m?mt mt ; , : :w :: riimi -i LKk . s u . w .0. . ? w --ar . iHj&t--, -mm i ' ill i i mm 4mm sm&mmsmmr mm:.. m- ,?&W-iamf -wvmmm - -m-msm , mr' -:w iVae? m Tmm now. Left to Illtfnt Anamun, .luuinurrt - . . . . su .. u ZrMv7l'ZL Ho,me.. infielder, Kone. rill .Mascot Three-base hiu Wolter. Sacrifice hits. Metz ger. McArdle. Koestner Struck out. by Hughes 4. by Koestner S. Base, on balls, off Hughes 4, off Koestner .1. Runs responJi ble for Hughes I. Stolen bases. Ellis. John son. Kane. Double play. Meloan to Bor.on. Hit by pitched ball. Rader. Yihd Pltch; Koestner 2. Hughes. Umpires, Finney and Phyla, Time. 2:10. Second game: Los Angeles i Venice B H O A E Vt'olter.r. 1 0 0 0 o: Carlisle. I . Meuger.3. 4 I 1 1 OjHosp.2 Maggert.ni 4 1 1 0 OjMeloan.r. . B H O AE 3 1 1 00 3 14 2 0 S 1 2 0 0 3 14 0 0 4 2 8 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 20 3 1 7 00 8 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 00 31 7 27 8 0 aoax.in.1 . s in yga.w EIUs.1 4 Moore,2. . 4 Johnson, s. 4 Boles.c... 4 Love.p. ... 4 Gedeon.r. 3 2 0 u Borton.l . . 0 5 0,Litschi,3.. 3 4 OjMcvArdle.i S 3 0;Hogan.c 1 4 O'Decann'e.p 0 0 OlElllott... IRarter.r. .. IM'Don'!' Batted for Meloan in eighth. Batted for Decatinlere in ninth. VS ::::::::;:::::::S?S5?J2MS Runs Johnson. Qedeon. Two-base hit. MagKort. Kaoriflic hits. Lltschi. Metzger, SeMon. Struck out. Decanniere 4. Love jr. Bases on bal off Decanniere 2, off Love : Runs responsible for, Decanniere 1. Double plavs. Boles to Metzgei ; Love to Boles to Abe!n Stolen base. Johnson. Hit by pitched ball. Kane. Hosp. Wild pitch Decanniere. empires. Phyle and Finney. Time. 1:68. K LA WITTER FADES IX SMOKE When Battle Is Over Wolves Had Garnered 1 4 Hits and 1 1 Runs. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29 Klawit ter. pitching for Oakland, was landed on today by his former teammates of the Sacramento club, and when the smoke of battle cleared away the Wolves had gathered 14 hits off his de livery, winning by the score of 11 to L The Oaks supplemented Klawltter's weakness by making six errors. " Stew art, in the fifth Inning, was hit by a pitched ball while at bat and was forced to retire. Gregory succeeded him. Score: Sacramento I Oakland B H O AEJ B H O AK r... m ail o OiOuinlan.r. I l1-! 91 v-"'" . . , . ,1 i i 4 i r 6 14 Shlun'.r'.".". 6 10 OUlFelts.I.. .4 1 -i o u .10 13 1 Teniiant.l 4 2 10 l li.Ness.. VnRur'n.l 4 1 o lllGardner.l. 4 0 14 0 0 Hllinan.3 5 2 0 1 OZaclier.m.. 2 3 0 0 0 13 1 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 01 0 1 01 VamtsrlSl . . 5 2 6 2 0Hetllng,3.. 4 4 3 2 1 OlMltze.c 3 1111 0 KlawlttT.p 4 10 13 0 Menges.s... 3 Rohrer.c.. 4 Stewart.p. 1 Uregory.p. 1 Scoit.ru... jones.c .. 1 r.i. 4J 14 27 16 2 Totals. 34 7 2,13 6 nt0 :::2H08i?toiJ nr-::r:.v::::nS??S2SS:J Runs. Tennant 2, Van Buren 2. Hallinaii 3 Young 2. Rohrer 2, Stewart. QUnlan. Stolen bfses. Quinlan. Hallinan 2 Scott 1 bat ted for Zacher In sixth. One run J hits, 14 at bat. off Stewart In four Innings. Two Sas. hits. Young. Hallinan . Credit vic tory to Stewart. Sacrifice hits. Stewart. Guest Gregory. First base on called balls, Stewart 1 Klawltter 3. Struck out Qreg "ry 1 Klawitter L Hit by pitcher Stewart. Runs responsible for. Stewart 1. b Left on bases. Sacramento 9 Oakland 8. Tlma of game. 1:38. Umpires. Held and Mc Carthy. Baseball Statistics STANDINGS OF THB TEAMS. National League W. L. Pct.l 61 49 .uSlClnclnnatl. 62 51 Pittsburg.. 61 56 .r.33!Brooklyn. . ti 56 .:.;lPhlladeip'a American League. W. L. Pet. 54 60 .474 52 62 .456 52 62 .456 51 61 .455 55 63 .479 55 68 .1S6 55 G4 .462 29 83 .320 67 57 .600 54 63 .462 53 65 .449 4S 64 .429 68 65 .511 64 70 .477 61 76 .445 4S 86 .353 61 70 .466 50 70 .458 51 78 .393 50 SO .382 ikee 2-0. New York. Boston. St. Louis.. Chicago. .. Phlladelp'a SI 38 .681'Chicago. . . Ttnstoil 60 l .tlWV 61 .526iNew York. 60 60 .jOO Cleveland.. Federal League. W'shlngt'n Detroit Ind'apolis. Chicago. . v Baltimore. Brooklyn. Louisville. Milwaukee Indl'apolls Columbus. Slouz City. St. Joseph. Denver.. . . Des Moines C6 50 ..'.691Buffalo. C4 52 .55-' Kan. City.. 60 53 .5H!St. l.ouis... 58 56 .5081 Pittsburg.. American Association. 79 5" .581Cleveland.. 74 57 .565 Kan. City.. 74 62 .644Mln'apolis. 69 64 .5I91St. Paul. . . Western League. S2 48 .G.",lLincoln 70 ,'4 .085Omaha. . . . 75 56 .3731 Wichita. .. . 67 67 .500 Topcka Yesterday's Results i....l.,lnn 41l Indianapolis 10-p: Columbus 7-9 Minneap olis 0-1; Louisville 11. Kansas City C; fat. Paul vs. Cleveland postponed on account Western League Br. Joseph 5. Denver 4: Eioux city C, Topcka 4: Des Moines S-j. Llnco'ii 1-3; Omaha 4. Wichita J. Slow the Series Stands. PSbvitfe Coast League San Francisco 4 gaii.es.' Portland 1 game; Oakland 4 games. BMcameate I game.; Vcnlcs 2 game., Los AIVorthwteni league Seattl... 3 games. Victoria 4 games: Spokane 4 gimes. Tacoma I am; Vancouver 4 games. Bal.nrd -games. , When the Teams Play. Pacific Coast League San Francisco at Portland. Venice at Los Angeles. Sacramento Northwestern League Seattle at Victoria, Spokane at Tacoma. Vancouver at Ballard. Beavers Batting Ateruges o r.. Pet W. L. Pet. 54 14 .2.",7 .-,3 13 .2411 Fisher. . Ryan. . . . Derrick Rodgcrs. Kores. . . Doanc . . . Bancroft Lush Lober. . . Davis. . . Speas. . . stu in:i .331 Kraus. . . rtierer. . . . 382 11 .30 ;ti3 110 538 161 407 146 464 t:;t 44d 125 25 7 4411 117 ::iiJ'Brenftgaii. 20 6 .231 2U'JiHlgg 204 1 West 2031 Pape... . SSWTants. . . . li'.". 2! o: a . 16 3 103 19 :f:i .224 Mi .17 .184 .20 Evans. . . . .181 25 Llnd 6 1 .166 41 7 .195 J44 62 .234 Maniacal. bl ti .240 THE SUNDAY OREGOIYIAN, PORTLAND. - ... ...... .----- li . i i. w . 1 t iiiitinrrr: II t,, ri.,r a ... Mr niit ManaKer. Lower WAR HITS BASEBALL Northwestern League Head Cuts Schedule 15 Days. AL ARLETT IN HOSPITAL Pitcher of Spokane Team Hit In Forehead by Liine Drive and Knocked FnconsciousSkull Mav Be Fractured. Northwest League Standings. W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. Vancouver. 89 54 .812 Tacoma. . . . 60 82 .423 Seattle 84 57 .506 Victoria. . . SS 81 .41S Spokane... 77 60 .362Ballard 54 84 .391 SEATTLE, Wash., Aug;. 29. Presi dent Hughes, of the Northwestern League, today made official announce ment of curtailment of the league base ball season, which will close Sunday, September 13, instead of September 28, as scheduled. The early closing Is due to the war situation in British Colum bia, which has reduced attendance at games and all amusements to an un profitable point. Ballard and Vancouver played an ex cellent game today. Ballard might at least have tied the score In the eighth but for bad base-running. Score: B. H. E. B, H. E. Ballard ....2 6 4Vancouver .3 7 2 Batteries Callahan and Haworth; Harstad and Cheek. Victoria 6, Seattle 2. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 29. The Bees gave a beautiful display of finished baseball behind Narveson'a good pitch ing on getaway day, and Victoria tied up the series with Seattle by winning 6 to 2. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Victoria ...6 12 OlSeattle 2 5 0 Batteries Narveson and Hoffman; Glpe and Cadman. Tacoma 14-1, Spokane 3-42. TACOMA, Aug. 29. Al Arlett, pitcher of the Spokane baseball team, was hit in the forehead by a line drive struck by McClellan In the third inning of the game with Tacoma today, and was knocked unconscious. He was removed GREAT SWATTING KINGS OF THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN DUEL FOR SUPREMACY. : jjf ft, 1 ..Jr NEXT STJND AY AT COAST LEAGUE PARK FOR THE lticht Fielder; Kennedy, Center . irntrflrn. virt 1 4' III Mil. ni.-'it i ThtrU B-se IJriihot nnd Welch Not to St. Joseph's Hospital. It Is feared his skull is fractured. Tacoma had no trouble taking the game with 14 runs to Spokane's 3. and scoring 15 hits to the Indians' 7. Spo kane took the second game 2 to L Score: TT R. H. E. R- H. E. Spokane ...3 7 i Tacoma ...14 15 2 Batteries Noyes, Arlett, Hughes and Shea, Altman; McGinnity, Jones and Stevens. AMERICAN JjEAGCE. Chicago 2, Washington 1. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Walter Johnson suffered another defeat today when, with Wolfgang in the box. Chi cago beat Washington 2 to L In the seventh inning Weaver's single, Four nler's triple and Schalk's single scored two runs. Shanks brought In Wash ington's run in the ninth when he sin gled, took third on Williams' hit and scored on an out. Wolfgang also starred in fielding, accepting 11 chances. Score Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02 7 0 Washington .,..0 0000000 1-1 ! 0 Batteries Wolfgang and Schalk; Johnson and Williams. Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 29. Bush and luriehoii had a twirling duel here thiB afternoon. Philadelphia defeating Cleve land 2 to 1. ine winnuiB iu.. scored in the ninth inning on Collins single, Baker's sacrifice and Mclnnis' single. Score: R' ,' Cleveland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 8 1 Philadelphia ... .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 1 Batteries Mitchell and O'Neill; Bush and Schang. New York 6, Detroit 5. NKW YORK. Aug. 29. In a game pro lific of extra-base hitting. New York defeated Detroit today 6 to 5. The locals batted Covehsskle hard. Warhop was driven from the box in the eighth inning. Fisher, who relieved him, pitched good ball. Score: R. H. L. Detroit 00100103 05 3 New York...l 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 10 1 Batteries Coveleskie and Stanage; Warhop, Fisher and Nunamaker. Boston-St. Louis double-header post poned on account of rain. Grappler Seeking Match at 147. Dan Carll, an Independence, Or., grappler, is In Portland looking for a match at 147 pounds. Brickbats and Bouquet. Atchis-.n Globe. There is consolation in the thought that brickbats may help you as much as the bouquets, assuming that both are hurled In your direction. 0s fcfv&r-e AUGUST 30. 1fft4. CITY 2 Kleius .nine, , ... ... . li,!. I I II, I nicies. frbortatop, uimih-.. ..... in Photograph. In Center Mer- FISHER HAS SLUMP Howard Takes Lead as Best" Batsman of League. LIGHT BAT HELPS GUS Klepfer, of Venice, Declared by Fisher to Be Tough Bird and Fanning, Also, Is Stumbling Block to Portland Slugger. Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson may be waging, a strenuous game of tag for the batting leadership of the American League, but out here where the surf booms on the Pacific interest just now is centered in a keen duel between Gus Fisher, of Portland, and Del How ard, of San Francisco, for the Coast League bat championship. Fisher led his San Francisco rival up to the present week, but Gus has slumped two or three points In the past five games, and Howard has taken the lead. Del had been on the bench all week, but he waddled to the plate yesterday in time to thump out a pinch single, and the rankings of th.e two great portside pitcher-murderers are now as follows: AB. H. Av. Howard 217 77 .354 Fisher 313 100 .351 Lighter Bat Helps Average. "To what do you attribute your comeback with the willow'.'" Fisher was asked yesterday before the game. "I am using a lighter bat," was Fisher's ready response. "Formerly 1 used a heavy stick, but Bill Rodgers persuaded me to switch over to one of his models." "What pitchers do you find the most troublesome?" his questioner continued. "Well," replied Gus. "Klepfer, of Ven ice, Is a tough bird, and I find Fanning, of the Seals, one of my chief stumbling blocks. I haven't hit against southpaws much, but have not been bothered In my few experiences. The only game In which I batted against Pernoll netted me a home run." Fisher Has One Regret. Fisher's chief regret Is that he was not retained in the major league long enough. "When I was up with New York and Cleveland rheumatism had me in its grip and I was unable to do myself justice," he added. "The rheumatics have left me for good now and I think I could make good in the major leagues." Gus admitted having received a ten tative offer from a Federal League club for next year, but said he was wary of making any changes. Like Fisher. Del Howard seldom shows against southpaws. He at tributes the efficiency of the Coast League topnotchers to the low-ball habit. tilfji-Bnii Arttata 9mm. "A few years ago all the big-league managers were crying for high-ball pitchers, but now the reverse is true," explained Dell. "Klepfer, of Venice, keeps the ball around your knees and that Is why he baffles the best of them. Ehmke, of the Angels, also Is & low-ball twlrler." Once before Howard led Pacific Coast League batters. That was In 1912, when he came West from Chicago to play first base for the Seals. His av erage was .358 and he was hard pressed by Fitzgerald, of Portland, who, cu riously enough. Is now under Howard's wlnsr. League batting kings In the past t ! In the AB. H. .219 7 . 1592 206 .52b 146 .231 05 .300 103 .741 24" .344 123 .155 55 .709 230 .11S 3S few years are as follows: Ave. .347 .298 .281 .281 .34.1 .333 .358 .355 .824 .322 1910 1911 1912 -Shaw, San F. Krueger. Po Ryan. Portland.. Howard. San F. . . PMtzeerald. Port. 1913 Baylesa, Veil Davis, Portland. . nOS'K'BCKG TEAM IS YVIXNKK Fourth Company COftSt Artillery Gets Honors. The state team match was the first contest on the programmo yesterday at the range at Clackamas during the state tournament. It was not con cluded the day hefore. The winner In Class A was the Fourth Company. Coast Artillery, from -hurg, and the second team was l..- trom the Naval Reserve In Portland. In Class 3 the staff of the Coast Ar tillery held the highest score, runners up being the Eighth Company of Coast Vrtillery from Portland. The Class A teams were composed of the four leadina teams in me uo". ut last year. . . .. I 1 JthnntlLa for the O: on m; r ircpiy caine nest, this being a contest be i tweet leiims from UM Third Infantry I anel Ul ot Aillllery, won by the The BlKRth Coast Artillery cariicd off the sl:lrrnihr' trophy and this was followed by the shooting for the MR V 's WlnTDieaon iropnjr - Vidua marksmen. Fur this there were 13 entries. Sergeant F. W. Pearson, of the Fourth i Roseburg) Coast Artillery, was the winner with the magnificent score of 97 out of a possible 100, his nearest competitor beintt Seargeat J. M. Wollor.l. also of the Fourth company, with a total of S5 to his credit. The Oregon State revolver match be gan at 4:30. but It will not be concluded until today, wnen. with two other matches, the programme will come to a close. The light during the day was fair, there still being a certain amount of haze and smoke to bother the marks men at the long-distance range, making Sergeant Pearson's score at 1000 yards all the more remarkable. Failing Wins Cup. The Falling playground ball team riafeated the Washington team by a score of 13 to 11 for the championship of the city. The game was one of the lost excitlncr and uphill struggles ever ! witnessed on the Sellwood grounds, in the first Inning Washington secured eight runs and then scored only once throughout the game. The Falling players kept climbing until they tied the score in the eighth inning. In the ninth Inning the captain of the Fall ings knocked a homer with the banes full, "putting the game on ice. mis gives Falling the silver cup. POLICE HALT CONTEST CHltAGO-XKW YOBte GAME CROWD BECOMES UNRULY. Jimmy Johnson's Errors Cost Chicago Second Contest, Though Msthew son la In (.rent l'orus. CHICAGO, Aug. 29. Chicago and New York divided a double-header here today, the locals winning the first. 1 to 0, and losing the second, S to 7. Jimmy Johnson, the utility second baseman of the locals, was largely re sponsible for Chicago losing the second combat. His three errors all aided the visitors, who bunched their hits be hind the mlspluys. Mathewson. on the other hand, pitched in fine form with the excep tion of the seventh Innlns. when Chi cago threatened to tie the count In thie Inning three sharp singles In a row, a double, an error and a sacrifice fly put Chicago but one run behind the league leaders. Chicago scored their first run In the fourth, when Saier hit the signboard in right field fcr a homer, his sixteenth of tho season. ' The second game was one of the hardest fought and most exciting seen on the West Side this season. The crowd also was one of the largest of the season and became so unmanage able during the second game that It was necessary to stop the game Tor IS minutes when police reserves were summoned. During the excitement some specta tor In the crowd hurled a bottle and a young man was hit on the head. In flicting a deep cut. Scores: First game: R. H. K. New York. .. 0 0000000 00 4 0 Chicago 00010000 1 4 0 Batteries Marquard and Meyers; Vaughn and Archer. Second game R. H. E. New York. ..10131001 07 1 1 1 Chicago 00010040 05 8 4 Batteries Mathewson and Meyers; Humphries and Bresnahan. Cincinnati S, Philadelphia 2. CINCINNATI, Aug. 29. Cincinnati won from Philadelphia today by bunch ing hits. The score was 6 to 2. Mayer pitched good ball except la the seventh inning, when Cincinnati made three hits, one of them a two-bagger by Ames, which were good for two runs. Oeschger was hit hard, three singles off him, with a sacrifice hit and a sac rifice fly. being good for three runs. Mollencamp. a local amateur, played first base for Philadelphia. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia 00000001 0 2 9 1 Cincinnati.. 0010000J 3 6 9 1 Batteries Mayer. Oeschger and Dooln; Ames and Gonzales. Boston 4-6, St. Louis 0-4!. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 29. St. Louis dropped to third place in the race for the National League pennant by losing two games to Boston today. In the first game Inability to hit James and timely hits by Boston gave the visit ors the contest, 4 to 0. Bases on balls, errors and a triple in the eighth in ning, for the second game, gave Bos ton a 6-to-4 victory. Scores: First game R. H. E. Boston 00010001 2 4 5 1 St. Louis 0 0 ( 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Batteries James and Gowdy; Por rltt, Grlner and Wingo. Second game R. H. E. Boston 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 5 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 04 7 5 Called: darkness. Batteries Hess, Crutoher, Strand and Gowdy; Deak, Sallee and Snyder. Pittsburg 1-4, Brooklyn 0-6. PITTSBURG, Aug. 29. Egans fum ble of Wagner's grounder, Waguer's steal of second and McCarthy's single gave Pittsburg a l-to-0 victory In the 13th Inning tff the first game of a douhle-he.ider today. Brooklyn won the second game, 5 to 4, by making long hits at opportune time. The first game was a pitchers' dml be tween Mammaux and Pfeffer. with the youngster having the better of It. Catcher Gibson was put out of the game for disputing a decision in the sixth inning of the first game. Scores: First game R- H. E. Brooklyn ..000000000000 00 10 1 Pittsburg .000000000000 1 1 12 0 Batteries Pfeffer and McCarthy; Mammaux and Gibson. Coleman. Ka fora. Second game R. H. E. Brooklyn ...120002 0 0 05 9 3 Pittsburg ...lO.lOOool 0 4 1 Batteries Ragan and McCarthy; Adams, Cooper and Coleman. John Perry KeKrted Convalescent. John Perry, ex-member of the execu tive board with Mayor Rushlight, and well known In Portland, is reported as convalescing from a severe attack of obstructed Jaundice. He was recently brought from his country home at Hillsdale to his home at 224 Carruthers street, Portland. Until he retired last November. Perry waj a pioneer baker of the city, having established himself in that business in 1890. L. V. Hylaiirf Has Hemorrhage, Dlea. L. W. Hyland, 57 years old. died from a hemorrhage of the lungs in his apartments at the Albion Hotel. Third and Salmon streets, Friday night. Mr. Hyland and his brother, Edward, for years conducted bookstores, one In the Goodnough building and anotner ui , 211 Second street. inc runerai win be held at 2 P. M. from the Dunning & Mclntee chapel, and interment will be made at Rivervlew Cemetery. Calcutta now has an omnibus conpany capitalised at J2.30O.OO0, mostly owned by Londoners. SEMI-PROS WILL PLAY NEXT WEEK Weonas to Meet Piedmont Ma roons and Meier & Frank Against Bradfords. CITY CHAMPIONSHIP IS UP High-Class Basebull Murks Work ol Various Sipiads and Big Crowd Is Expected One-Armed Man Is Among Best Plajers. After a three weeks' intermission, tho series for the semi-professional baseball championship of Portland wll! be continued next Sunday and Monday at the Pacific Coast League park. The following teams are to play each other In the semi-finals: Weonas va Piedmont Maroons; Meier & Frank vs. Bradfords. Judging from the Interest shown In the games many fans will be on hand. All the teams will be out today for s strenuous practice, and It Is likely that the players will have a weekday workout before entering t!.e crucial test. Gloom prevailed in the camp of the Weonas team, owing to the fact thai the star catcher. Wentworth. Injured a finger. The accident may keep him from playing. Tmo Pitchers Out of tieme. McClurc. second choice pitcher of the Piedmont Maroons, suddenly left for the East, leaving the tesm with only two twlrlers. Moeller and Donaldson. Today the Piedmont Maroons will play the Stiletto aggregation on the Penin sula grounds. This game will give the players a stiff workout. Eight teams originally started in (he competition for the championship. In the preliminary games played on Au gust 2 the Bradfords defeated Llpman, Wolfe & Co. 3 to 2. and tho Meier A Frank players scored a close victory over the Knights of Columbus team. 7 to 6. On August 9 tho Weonas defeated the Bankers 3 to 2. while the Piedmont Maroons won over the Randall All Stars 4 to 3. The remarkable feature of the preliminary games was the fact that all contests were won by a mar gin of one score, showing how closely tho games were contested. Oar-Armed Man to Play. Fans Sunday will be convinced that It Is possible for a man with one hand to bat and catch flies on a par with any fielder not so handicapped. The player mentioned la Powers, outfielder for the Meier & Frank team. He knocked out a two-bagger In the game against the Knights of Columbus and fielded everything thst came his way In great shape.. The following are the lineups of the teams: Mtler Frank. - Bradford HMtl . .p. Jorgenspn, Boianu. . .c. . . hfcGuire lb. , Bartell 2b. Mascot Freeman 3b. . Powers rb. (lody, Greer of.. . . . McDonald M wares ,,i ..en Inizlei Kolis Hatrmau ,.7T Kennn Bell Maroons Leard I Wenonae P. Moons. Ucott. ... ... .p Moeller. lonms " 1 , -ir, , Orlmm Dety Hornby i-iillias . Ness Lelpohl, Koimsellet Ilenkl Bchults, Wtnthw'h. .o. . . L Dickson lh. Mulkey . Nelson Hargruves McHall J. Dickson Uurdon . . . .2b. . . .sa. ...3b. . . .rf. . . .cf . .. .If. IS M'C'HliDIM'N DANDER IT OVcIN' ' A R HIT-KITS ACTION I inplrrs Plajlng to Seals, Is Maaaarr'a llrllcf. and lie (ilvea Inatnarea of Kavorltlun. Waller McCredle has been a r.ilher tiactnble Individual the past two or three seasons, but Walt s dander Is up now. He says the Pacific Coast League umpires are not observing their prorer neutrality in 1914 engagements. "We haven't been ahlu to get a square deal all season In our games Willi San Francisco." declared the Portland man ager bitterly after yesterday s game. "I don't understand It. unless the arbiters are playing to the Seals. To day Umplro Guthrie practically gave the game away when he missed a beau tiful third strike on Corhan In the ninth Inning. "He missed half a dosep during the game, and Gerald Hayes was no better. He railed Kodgcra out at second base In the midst of our eighth Inning rslly. yet called Mundorff safe on a similar plav ut third. "On our last trip to San Francisco we got M awful raw deal from tho umpires. :md I am good and sore. I'm not askiim- more than a square deal, but I want that. Hayes called O'Leary aafe at tho plate In Wednesday's gamO when Fisher had him tagged by a foot at least. "She score was o-O at the time, and I candidly bellevo that the decision bad as much to do with Lush's toboggan ing a moment later as the Seal butters GORiLr wins Trophy TK.-NMS CUP LOST TO WUM AT COAST. M, onhup U lna In .imen'N Megl-a and lioublc. Main and WeVe inan Are leMMMh BREAKERS, Wash.. Aug. !. (bpe cBlj in the Breakers tennis play to day Ralph Qorrlll beat Ewlng, -4. T-S, -a Gorrlll winning the Breakers cup for the third time and keeping It per manently. In the men s handicap sin gles Rosenfelt beat Gregg. !, 6-3 '- In the men'a doubles Qrecf and Latourette beat Main and Wake man 6-7. 6-1. 6-2. 6-3. The women's handicap single for the Mrs. Walter M. Cook challenge cup went to Mrs. Northup. who defeated Mrs lr.vin. 6-3. 6-1. Thla gives Mra Northup two wins on that cup. In tho women's doubles. Mrs. Northup and partner beut Mrs. Irwin and Mm. Gregg, 6-0 1-6, 7-S. In the mixed doubles. Mrs. Buih and Gorrlll beat Mis. ICOTthtrf and Rosenfelt. G-4. 6-2. 6-4. Painter's Fall Breaks Leu Lester F. Koonts. a painter, was moved to Good Samarltsu Hospital with a broken leg by the Ambulanc Service Company yesterday. Koont was working on a scaffold while painting the schoolhouse at Holbroofc. Tte scaflold broke.