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TTIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 1914. BEAVERS DEFEATED BY SAN FRANCISCO Seals Tackle Tough Job but With Base Pilfering and Errors They Succeed. RUNNING START HELPS, TOO Eig's Kffort to Put Over One Last Victory or Season Handicapped by Mlocues of Teammates Baum Is Winning Pitcher. Parlfip Coast League Standings. W. L. P.C. V. L. P C. Portland.. 113 82 .67 Venire. . . 112 7 .531 I.o Ange's 115 its .So.'IIMlsstoIls 121 .21 San Kran'o 113 06 -lOakland. . Ta 131 .3'Ji Yesterday's Results. At San Francisco San Francisco s, Port land 6. At Oakland Oakland II. Mission 2 At Los Angeles Venice 3-S, Los Ange les 1-7. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct, 24. (Spe cial.) San Francisco had the toughest time in the world beating the Port landers today. That the Seals accom plished the trick vu due to an early lead, acquired off Erve Higginbotham, j -whose attempt to put over another winning battle before the close of the Reason was a failure. The score was: Portland S. San Francisco S. 'Hig" was handicapped by. five er rors, four of which were bunched in one inning. In addition to the Beaver miscues at critical stages, the Seals stole bases very much at will on Yantz, j Fitzgerald leading the fray, with four thefts of that nature. Incidentally he distinguished himself by stealing sec ond, third and home all in one session that fourth inning, by the way. In which the Seals really won their hon ors. "Spider" Baum was the winning pitcher for the afternoon, thereby ad ding to a good record for the season. Baum pitched good ball for a matter of six innings, but started to fade and nearly tossed away a game that was laid away. One error figured in the run-gathering of the Fortlanders, but there was some heavy hitting in tho seventh and eighth. It was a lucky thing for San Fran cisco that the boys -ot a running start. They bunched three hits in the third for a brace of runs, which put them out in front. In the fourth there Were errors by Yantz, BUI Rodgers, Korea and Doane, together with a triple, three singles, a walk and four stolen bases for five runs. The Beavers, trailing along behind with one run manufactured on two three-baggers, started with plenty of speed in the seventh and came again in the eighth. Baum, however, stemmed the tide. The score: Portland I H it o a re San Francisco pancroft.s 5 11 0 uiFita'd.r. . B H O A E 10 0 Doane. m. 0 16 5 2 2 4 0 10 r. 1 1 all 3 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 0 0 llO'Leary.s. 4 lSchaller.L 1 lDowns,2.. tl lCoy.m.... 3 UJonea,3. .. O 0 Charles. 1. Itolgers,2 Kores,l. . Kelner.r.. Davls.8. . l.ober.l . . . Tantz.c. '. IIlKS-m.p 2 3 1 10 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 5 10 bchmldt,e Ifaura.p. . O 5 0 Joins. 3 13 S 11 o Totals. 83 10 27 9 3 Portland 0 1000028 0 0 Hits 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 4 0 13 6an Francisco 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 8 Hits o Ol3 4 2 0 0 1 10 Huns, Bancroft, Doane, Reiser, Yantz. Hlg-ginbotl-am 2. Fltuerald 2. Coy, Jones. Charles 2, Schmidt, Baum. Stolen bases, J'itgerald 4. Baum. Three-base hits, Relger, Tantz. Charles. Two-base hit. Rodgers Sac rifice hits. Baum, Bancroft. Bases on balls of Higginbotham 4. off Baum 1. Struck out. by Higginbotham 2. Baum 3. Left on bases. Portland 1), San Francisco 5. Runs responsible for, Higginbotham 3, Baum 6. "lid pitch. Baum. Time, 1:40. Umpires Kin ney and Held. OAKLAND DEFEATS MISSIONS Tailenders or League Play Weird Game In Which 2 9 Hits Are Made. OAKLAND, Cal., Oct 24. The tail enders of the Pacific Coast League fought a wild and woolly battle here today, resulting in Oakland converting . 19 hits into 12 runs, while the Mis sions were making two runs from 10 hits. Honolulu Johnny Williams, who mounted the box for the Missions, was knocked out of the game in a little more than two innings, after allowing eight of the 15 men who faced him to get safeties, which were worth seven runs. Oakland 1 Missions B H O A E , Quinlan.r. BHOAK 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0;sh!nn.r... 5 1 0 Young,2.. . 5 0O,Orr.m s 2 111 i s ai Juest.3. ., MKt'tuHtft . Ness.2.. . . Oardner.l. y.acher.m . Menges.s. AleVder.c Ables.p. . . . Daniels, m. 0 3 0 0 10 4 0 1 12 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 13 1 0 4 1 o ". tialllnan.s. 00 Tennant.l. 0 0'Gav.j 2 OiV.Buren.l. 0 0 Lvnn.c. . . . 7 0J.wtrma,p 0 0 Kremer.p . iKempson.s Hohrer,. . u 3 1 2 0 0 0 l 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 Totals. .44 19 27 13 Oi Totals. .30 10 27 14 3 Baited for Kremer in ninth. Oakland. . . . 124O0000 5 12 . 24301202 5 10 . 00100001 0 t 00120123 1 10 Middleton. Gardner e. Hits Missions Hits Runs. Qulnlan. . Metier. Menses Alexander 3, Abies. Dan- lels oninn. pn Huren. Seven runs. 8 hits. 1 i SI Dat OtC Williams l ( "'5."i viiiiama, rnree-base hit, Qulnlan. Two-base hits, Qulnlan. Zacher. iei w,,rlflc;-"y- Menses. First base on called balls, off Kremer 1. off Abies 2 Struck out, by Williams 1. by Abies 7. Hit by pitcher. Van Buren. Double plavs. Abies to oardner. Lett on bases, Oakland a Missions s. Runs responsible for Williams ': Abl" ,2: Kremer 4. Passed bail. Alexan der. W lid pitch. Kremer. Time of game. 1 hour and 30 minutes. Umpires, McCarthy and Phyle. TIGERS BEAT AXGELS TWICE Tom Hughes' Who Needed Game to Win Anto Ponnded Hard by Venice. LOS ANGELES. Cel.. OcL 24 Venice had a batting streak today and cleaned up a double-header from Los Angeles 3 to 1 and 8 to 7. In the second contest Tom Hughes, who has won 24 games and needed only one more to win an automobile, was pounded for 16 hits and seven runs. "Ironman' McGlnnity .for Venice, was good for six innings and then allowed seven runs in the seventh. Scores: First game: Venice I Los Angeles B H O A E Wllhoit.r. 4 1 uiWolter.r.. 0 0 3 0 Leard.2.. 4 Meloan.l.. 4 Baylesa.m 4 -McDon'll.l 3 l.ltschl.S. 4 McArdle.s 4 Elllott.c. 1 Henley. D. . 2 1 0iMetiger.3. 0 0' E'.Us.I.,.. 2 01 Abateln.l. 0 0;Maggert.m 1 0 Terry, 2 7 0:Johnsoas. 1 0 Meek.c. .. 1 2 1 2 2 12 1 1 0 1 2 2 O 4 O 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 1 v o. Muser,p. Hogan.c. 1 3 0 0 0 10 OOjRyan 1 1 o 0 Totala 30 ai 27 13 0! Totals. 32 10 27 17 1 Batted tor Terry In ninth. Venice 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 Hits . 1 l 8 1 0 1 1 2 111 Los Angeles 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 1 1 Hits 2 1 o 2 0 0 1 1 3 10 Runs. Wilhoit 2. Elliot. Ellis. Three-base hit, Bayless. Two-base hits, Elliott. Wilhoit. Maggert. Sacrifice hits, McDonnell 2. Struck out. by Henley 2, by Musser 4 Bases on balls, off Henley 1. Runs responsible for. Musser 3, Henley 1. Double play. Bayless to Litschi. Stolen bases, Abstein 2. Hit by MANAGER WALTER JTCREDIE P'ther. Meek. Time. 1:33. Umpires. Guthrie tiecond game Venice Los Angeles B H O A CI BHOAK 4 4 0 0 0;Wolter,r. . 4 1100 Wllhoit.r. Leard.2. . . Meloan.l. . Bayless.m M'D'nell.1. Lltschl,3.. M'Ardle.s. Elliott. c. . M'G'nity,p l l 4 U.letzger,3. 3 3 0 4 3 0 OOiUllis.i 4 3 3 4 2 2 0 OiAbatein.l. 4 14 2 15 0 liMaKgert,m. 4 12 3 2 0 2 0Terry.2. . . 3 12 4 2 4 o UiJohnson.s. 4 15 4 1 3 0 0Brooks,c. 4 13 3 0 0 1 0 Hughes, p. 3 O 1 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 2 2 0 5 2 1 3 2 0 1-3 0 IMeek" 0 0 iMoore.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals. .32 16 21 7 11 Totals. . .33 12 21 1( 4 Batted for Terry in seventh. Rao for in seventn. Venice 0 2 1 0 8 1 1 S . "its 1 3 4 0 4 1 3 10 Los Angeles 0 0 0 O 0 0 7 7 Hits l o 1 0 0 2 H 12 Runs. Wilhoit 2, Leard. Meloan 3. Litschl. McArdle. Wolter, Metzger. Ellis, Absteln, Terry, Johnson, Brooks. Home run, Wil hoit. Three-base hits. Lilschi. McArdle, Leard. Two-base hits, Bayless. Ellis, Mag gert. Sacrifice hits, McDonnell 2. Struck out, McGinnity 2, Hughes S. Bases on balls, off McGinnity 1, off Hughes l. Runs re sponsible for. Hughes 5, McGinnity 7. Seven runs, 11 hits, 30 st bat off McUinnlty In 0 1-3 innings. Credit victory to McGinnity. Stolen buses, Bayless, Ellis. Terry, Johnson. Time, 1:17. Umpires. Guthrie and Hayes. AUSTRALIA BASEBALL BOOSTED Summer Association Plans to Make Sport Commercial Success. SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 12. (Cor respondence of the Associated Press.) The Summer Baseball Association proposes to make a commercial success of the great American game in Aus tralia during the Summer here. Until last Summer, baseball in Australia was regarded as a Winter sport, Indulged In only in an amateurish manner from July to September. Some Sydney peo ple privately backed the idea of Sum mer baseball last year and four clubs were organized for "first-grade com petition." The games attracted from a thousand to two thousand spectators each Saturday afternoon. This Summer the enthusiasts believe the time is ripe for professional base ball. The company they are organizing will have a nominal capital of (25,000 and the general public and the play ers will be Invited to buy shares at $1 each. The prospectus states that a major ity of the board of directors of the company shall be appointed - by the players Irrespective of whether they hold shares. The players will receive payment for their services, says the prospectus, as soon as the gate re ceipts warrant It is already suggested that some players may be induced to come from America to coach the teams here while Winter weather prevents playing In the United States. The board of directors as first con -stituted will include, R. L. ("Snowy") Baker; W. J. C Kelly, an American; H. U. Morton, a member of the New South Wales Legislature; and C. Franks, who is one of the best play ers in the Commonwealth. As flrst-sacker for the Reds Dick batted .308 in 1909, his first full sea son in fast company. The next year he slumped to .278 and in 1911 his aver age was .389. He fattened this to .294 in 1912, but went down to .285 in 1913. Baseball Statistics Beavers' Battings Averages. ah. h. A.ye.1 . ab. H. Ave. Salveson Fisher. . Kores. . . Rodgers. Ryan.. .. 1 1.000 Lush. . 31 13 .2-33 3IIUI44 .253 338 Kit .248 4:tu ir, .:ir5 L,ober. 70.1 21.1 700 223 529 lr7 521 154 18 5 Cl',0 1 S4 .3l2 Davis. . . .2H7 Brenegan .27. Evans... .2'J;Hlgg . . .2.8 Rleger. . .278 rami. . . 276 West ,2f,7:Martinoni .26tSiMurray. . 30 7 48 11 i"3 30 70 13 ll!2 33 59 12 37 U 2 0 233 .220 .223 .2i4 .204 .2113 Derrick. Kastley. Doane. . Bancroft C4 183 Krause. . 142 38 Speas. . . 425 113 13S 000 j CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS TOR PREVIOUS YEARS IN THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Year. Team. pct. 1903 Los Angeles , 630 1904 Tacoma. 589 1905 Tacoma (first series). .683 Los Angeles (s e c o nd series) 604 In play off Los An geles won. 1906 Portland. 657 1907 Los Angeles 608 1908 Los Angeles. 585 AND HIS BTJNCH OF CHAMPION BALL TOSSERS, WHO HAVE CAP f URT ,'SV .1 ' Aa saVW J SEOy , COAST LEAGUE CHRONOLOGY FOR 1914 March 31 Beavers opened at Sacra mento, winning, 8-L April 1 Kores' homer won for Beavers in ninth. April 3 Roy Brown won first game for Beavers. t April 4 Kid Mohler signed by Sacra mento. April 11 Recruit Peet relieved Hig ginbotham and Beavers lost. sVpril 14 Rain postponed opening game in Portland. April IS Beavers opened in Port land, winning from Oaks. April 21 Venice opened at Portland. April 24 Doc White shut out Beav ers. April 29 Martinoni won first game in Beaver uniform. May 1 Larry Pape accepted Beaver offer. May 7 Beavers got Catcher Brene gan from Pittsburg. May 8 Elmer Rieger purchased from St. Paul May 11 Evan Evans Joined Beavers. May 16 Catcher Haworth released to Colts. May 24 Pitcher Brown released to Colts. May 26 Catcher Yantz joined Beav ers. June 3 Sacramento secured Claude Williams from Detroit June 4 Hailstones the size of marbles stopped game at Vaughn street. June 6 Roy Brashear'a homer won game for Beavers. June 7 Tyler Christian replaced Art Devlin as manager of Oaks. June 11 Coast clubs ordered to keep within 20-player limit. June IS Sacramento released Kid Mohler. June .17 McCredle suspended for ar guing with umpire. June 20 President Baum started war on baseball bettors. July 2 Higginbotham shut out Ven ice, allowing but three hits. July Oaks traded Cook and Ma larkey to Sacramento for Pitcher Kla witter. July 7 Rleger won, putting Beavers In third place. July 10 Higginbotham won sixth straight. July 14 Washington returned Joe Gedeon to Los Angeles. July 15 Portland moved Into second place. July 17 Portland took first place. July 22 Beavers dropped to second place. July 23 Beavers dropped to third place. July 27 Umpire Held accused by Los Angeles players of betting on game. July 29 Johnny Lush joined Bear ers, July 30 Beavers regained leader ship of league. August 2 Beavers and Oaks played 15-inning tie. August 16 Roy Brashear released. August 20 Doane cut third and Beavers lost. August 26 Bill Rodgers sold to Cleveland. August 27 Pat Eastley Joined Beav ers. August 29 Beavers released Larry Pape. - - September 1 Rodgers spoiled Stan ley's chances for no-hit game- September 5 Sacramento club trans ferred to San Francisco. . September 7 Sacramento club be came Missions. September 8 Beavers bought three Tri-State Leaguers for Spring delivery. September Beavers won double- header from Los Angeles. September 15 Ciiants secured Kores in secret draft. Year. Team. , 1909 San Francisco. 1910 Portland 1911 Portland. 1912 Oakland 1913 Portland. 1914 Portland. Pct. . .622 . .567 . .589 . .591 . .559 . .??? LAND. September 16 "Speck' Harkness married Portland girL September 16 Kores turned down offer of Giants. September 18 Giants wanted Ban croft. 0 September 19 Klepfer won double header from Beavers. September 20 Joe McGinnity signed with Venice. September 21 Lush lost no-hit game. September 22 Kores accepted Giants' offer. September 27 Gus Fisher given trophy as most valuable Beaver. September 28 Federals reported aft er Bancroft and Rodgers. September 30 Beavers opened last series at home. October 3 Portland held lead by margin of 1-2 game. October 4 Higginbotham settled with Beavers and went south with team. October 11 Beavers made 25 runs In double-header against Venice. October 17 Lush left for home In New York. October 18 Evans pitched no-hit-no-run game. October 19 Major league clubs after Bancroft. October 22 Beavers cinched pennant. Duck Hunter, In Power Boat, Fined. It cost Joe Ciechy, of Portland. $2i yesterday afternoon for hunting ducks with a power boat in the Multnomah channel of the Willamette River. GUESS "DUTCH" KORES, PORTLAID THIRD-SACK ER W HO WILL TRY Oi l l l'H EW YORK G1A.MS SiEIT 5PBlu. TUBED ANOTHER PENNANT FOR , i Deputy Game Warden E. H. Clark and Special Deputy Lonkur made the ar rest. The prisoner was taken before juage Williams, of St. Johns, and fined. BUSH Wixs MISSOULA GAME American League Star Performs at Town 'Where He Used to Play. MISSOULA, Mont, OcL 24. "Joe Bui let" Bush, whose development Into a big league star commenced when he first joined the Missoula team of the Union Association, performed for his admirers here this afternoon In the all star game, shutting out the Nationals Dy a score or s to 0. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Americans - Batteriei 9 14 0 Nationals.. .0 3 Bush and Henry; Vaughn, Alexander and Clarke. TRAP SHOOTS DRAW CltOWDS Cities Advertise Meets on Par 'Willi Balloon Ascensions. CHICAGO. OcL 24. (Special.) Just as balloon ascensions, baseball games and a midway have In the past been advertised as the features of city cele brartions. no trapshooting is now taking its place as one of the star attractions in many affairs throughout the country. A present instance is the old home week held at Wilmington, Del., this month. In the official programme, window cards and posters, trapshooting is Kiven a piace ot equal importance with the other attractions to provide WHO' 'ifT:h.v j&fS 9 TSkN:. I'AiAfV-' ii&fcjxi amusement and draw visitors from dis tant points. In a number of cities, chambers of commerce are encouraging the organi sation of trapshooting clubs because of mewiae puoucity given through the" publication of the scores of local shoot ers in magazines with national circu lation. As every trapshooter in the country, shooting In registered tournaments, is pitted against every other shooter for yearly average honors, trapshooting publications have big circulations and are carefully read by every follower of the game. It is this fact that makes a transhooting club a publicity-getter for its nome town. OLD RIVALS TO CLASH TUESDAY Centralist and Chehalis Appear to Be Matched Evenly This Year. LtNTRAUA, Wash.. Oct. 24. (Spe cial.) Central High School football team yesterday put on the finishing touches for its annual clash next Tues day with its old rival. Chehalis. when it oeieatea a team of alumni by BASEBALL CHAMPIONS FOR SEA SON OF 1914. League Club World's champion. .... Boston National Boston American Philadelphia Federal Indianapolis Pacific Coast Portland International Providence American Association.. Milwaukee Western Association. ..Oklahoma City Western .siouxCity Central Association. ..Waterloo Eastern Association. .. New London Western Canada. Saskatoon Canadian Ottawa Texas Houston Kitty v Cairo Atlantie - Poug-hkeepsls Trl-Stato Harrieburg Nebraska Grand Island Colonial Fall River New England ....Lawrence New York State Elmlra Northern ......Duluth Northwestern Vancouver Three Eye Davenport Mlchla-an state Muskcson Wisconsin-Illinois Oehkoah North Carolina Winston-Salem Central Dayton Georgia-Alabama Saline score of 50 to , the former stars not scoring until the last few minutes of play. Centralia and Chehalis seem to be evenly matched, and a warm gridiron argument is expected. Centralia de feated the State Training School, 57 to ti, and Chehalis was only able to aown the same team 12 to 0, but against Hoquiam the showing was more even. Central losing, 37 to , and Chehalis 35 to 0. Bill Grimm, a brother to Warren and Huber, who made the family name famous on the gridiron at the state university, is captain of the local eleven. FAN PRAISES RODGERS BILL IS CALLED HOST VALUABLE BEAVER PLAYER. Arsruaneat la Made to Shew Portland M" Carries Out Orders Just Right and la Best Csslsls Coast. Bill Rodgers was the most valuable member of the 1914 Beaver team, in the opinion of a fan who sets forth in the following letter the reasons he be lieves should have won the recent award for Bill: Portland, OcL 24. (To the Sport ing Editor.) If the question as to who was the most valuable Beaver player had been left to the players of all the Pacific Coast League teams the result without doubt would have been Bill Rodgers. Rodgers put into practice Walter Mc- reaie s orders in Just the right way, He Is the best captain seen on the Pa- cmc woast league grounds In years. He never quits and Is never off his toes wnen alertness Is needed. He is seldom out of a game for injuries and has every player in action in his mind every minute, besides playing the best second base In the league and hitting in aoove teatures are not by any means all in Bill's makeun. Bill says the dope's this.- "If a fellow wants 10 piay nan rignt he cannot go into a game chuck full of grub, with a lot ot coffee, beer, or even water mixed with it. rne glands of the mouth and stom ach furnish enough moisture to assim ilate food properly. "Drink nothinar with mfln Hi-inir from three to five glasses of medium cold water 30 minutes before each meal, especially before breakfasL This cleanses the system and Is out of the stomach before the food reaches it. "You will have no Indigestion or con stipation and will not feel like a poi soned pup for two hours after a game," and the Beaver baseball team practices Rodgers" dope. Rodgers and itvan rot the shove from a noted German doctor whom they met on the train on one of their trips. Bill is a student far more nainstak- ing than the average fan or eritin la apt to notice. , McCredle and Rodgers believe to hit effectively one must swing, and to hit accurately the bat must be rlghL With this end in view the well-known Rodgers model bat was dvnirntii v Rodgers, McCredle and other Beavers. very player on the team uses thi model bat in some of the various weights, the bats ranrine in weight from 30 to 50 ounces. Fisher was the last man on the team to discard the old heavy-grip cumbersome modl that a number of batters used at the begin ning Ui uiu season, i ne result is well known by every baseball fan on the Coast. Rodgers made his design with the same care as that of a golf club, with perfect shape and balance, the weight, power and- fulcrum being carefully placed; the ball being the weight, the player the fulcrum and the end of the oai me power. Every player on the Paclfln Cot as well as a number of the leading hit lers in tne Eastern leagues use this inooei uai, which has been introduced by Coast players who have gone East. n lermic sitting of the Beavers mo cause OI tne 1914 nennsnt ram. ing to Portland. Many more thlnirs could ha sritt.n about Rodgers and his interesting per sonality. One more thing only will 1 mention, and that Is that Bill Rodirsrs the ball player on the field, does not know William Rodgers, that fellow the bleachers, and many times the sporting writers, have panned. He has attained valuable characteristics, a thin a- few attain, that of being entirely void of self -consciousness. I hore McCreiiie will find another Rodgers. but I think he will look long. Here's luck to Bill in -Cleveland. A FAN. Illllsboro Defeats Jefferson, 13-0. HILLSBORO. Or. OcL 24. (Special.) The Hlllsboro Hieh School team to day defeated the Jefferson High School. of Portland. 13 to 0. in one of the greatest fofitbell games ever seen here, i'lillhack Fisher, of the Hilisiioro team, was the etar cf the day. Howard Clydt. of tiie Jeffervon team, suffered a dis- lucuted collarbone. POOR STARTS FAIL TO BEAT H'GREDIE Portland Victories Won De spite Almost Annual Wreck ing of Machine. RIGHT MEN ARE OBTAINED Angels Make Showing Next to Beav ers, Thanks to Umike and Hughes Season Unprofitable Even for Pennant Winners. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. Well, the frost goes on the pumpkin today by unanimous approval. Football has been trying hard to horn in on baseball, but King Baseball has refused to budge an Inch off the flrsL, column. But this afternoon the 1914 V Pacific Coast League season closes its 12th campaign and even the inveterate fan will gladiy yield to a more autum nal spore Portland again is entitled to go through the Winter tagged as "cham pion." McCredle won his fifth rag when he clinched the gonfalon last Thursday against the Seals. It was his hfth since i05, when he assumed control, but it was his fourth in the past five years. Mack began to show the fruits of his experience in 1910, when he piloted a weak-hitting crew, that was strong in pitchers, to the flag. Vean Gregg, Gene Krapp and Bill Steen were stars of that year's flinging corns, and no Hnnn James-Tyler-Rudolph had anything on mem. Buddy Ryan Helps In 1911. In 1911 Steen. Seaton. Koestner nrt Benny Henderson were the pitching sensations, and they were ably assisted by Buddy Ryan, with a bat average of .333 and 23 home runs to his credit. Portland won the pennant after a hard finish battle with Venice. The majors wrecked Mack's machlnn that Kali and he had a poor season In 191J, experimenting with pitchers and other fill-ins. But. unlike the speech in Da Wolf Hopper's "Mikado." virtue does some times have its own reward outside of theatrical productions. Walter Mc Credle demonstrated as much last year by leading an altogether new bunch down pennant turnpike to another gon- laion. Two of last year's nitchers. Jams and Hagerman, went to the American league, Krapp Jumped to the Feds and Catcher Berry and Outfielder Chad- bourne followed suit. Notwithstanding, the Portland man ager came back this season after a shaky start and has won another burgee. May 7 Marks Turning Point. The 1914 Pacific Coast race onened March 31, but from a Portland stand point we would point to the first week of May as the rush at the barrier. May 7, to be exact, marked the turn ing point in the scramble. On that date McCredie signalized an intention to reinforce his cohorts by nurchasinsr Catcher Brenegan from the Pirates. crenegan was not utilized much hut his reporting was the spark that start ed the unanimous rush to the fronL rtieger came from St. Paul May 8 and began winning right when he was needed. Evan Evans came alonir Mav 11 and Catcher Yanta May 26. these two latter via Cleveland: Immediately the Beavers began for. ing to the front from their lowly niche n tne second division, and when El mer Martinoni was yanked from v the Northwestern League Colts. Mack possessed the necessary pitching and catching strength. Martinoni is a much better pitcher than most fans imagine. Team Is Never Headed. Otherwise the team was a winning combination. It was never headed. Portland first went into first place July 17, and while subsequently it was dislodged for a day or two at a time, there never was much question about the resulL Outside the Beavers Los Angeles made the best showing. The Angels finished fifth last year and can thank Pitchers "Kid" Ehmke and "Long Tom'1 Hughes for their improvement Ehmke was picked up off the lots in Los Angeles and did not figure in the pennant doping prior to the season. Sacramento, on the other hand, fin ished second last year, but dropped to fifth in 1914, due mainly to the de sertion of Kenworthy to the Federals The off year for the team and for Coast finances hit Harry Wolverton na iioyd Jacobs, the new Sacramento owners, a terrific Jolt in the vitals. Kens Withdraw Support. The fans refused to support a second- division team, and in desperation the owners were forced to transfer their games to San Francisco, where the team has been playing under the name Missions. Wolverton and Jacobs are more than 120,000 in debt and likely will not be at the helm next year, as Sacramento fans have refused to stand for them again. Oakland was the 1913 cellar chamns. and. although strenuous efforts were made by Frank Leavltt and "Jack" Cook to bolster the club, it rern.-.i io budge. Art- Devlin. ex-Utatn. lasted only a portion of the season and then he quit in disgust. Devlin possessed the wrong sort of a temperament to handle reverses and Tyler Christian, veteran pitcher, was named as successor. Whether Tyler will remain another year is prob lematical. Seals Make Strong Fight. San Francisco made a strong fight for the flag and was in second place most of the year, only to blow up when the cooling winds of the Fall began tying up the muscles and cartilages of the Seal Methuselahs. Next year Del Howard likely will Inject more young blood into his team. Veterans are all right back at Minneapolis, but not In San Francisco's wind and fog. From a financial standpoint the 1914 race was a fizzle. Every club lost money, even the Portland pennant win ners. Think of it. a pennant club show ing red ink. A. T. Baum, president, handled every situation with rare Judgment, but his umpiring staff was not quite up to past standards, according to the managers. Each Boss Picks Worst Arbiter. .However, managers are always com plaining about umpires, so their kicks need not be accepted as gospel. Illus trating: At a recent Coast League ses sion President Baum asked each man ager separately for a choice of the worst umpire in the circuit. Each boss picked a different arbiter, so you can make your own conclusions. Just what disposition will be made of the Mission team will be decided to morrow at the annual league meeting. Portland may get iw teams and con tinuous ball: Sacramento may get an other chance to show Us loyalty, or '.battle may be taken into the fold. We await the curtain. ' Mouts Carlo has had s profitable ssmollag .-car.