THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 25, 1914-
3
STALK FINDS
HERO ROLE NOVEL
Boston Manager Declares He
Cannot Realize Yet That
Championship Is Safe.
OTHER HEADS WORRY NOW
Analysis Snows That Bender Has
Been 'Saved, Says Matty, and Re
tirement of Great Pitcher Is
Being Predicted.
BT CHRISTIE MATHBWSOK.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24. (Special.)
After being- banqueted and toasted pro
fusely in Boston for two or three days.
George Stallings stopped over briefly
In New Yerk on his wav to HaddocKB,
Ga, where his plantation Is located and
where he spends the Winter.
"How does it feel to be a winner,
George?" I asked him.
"Fine." replied Stallings. "but I can't
Just realize it yet, and I guess a lot of
the fans can't either, and I don t b
lleve. the Athletics fully realize that
they were beaten. But they will know
belore the Winter Is over.
"How do you feel?" I asked the Bos
ton chief.
"I haven't been able to sleep since
the series," he answered. "I thought
that when it was all over I could make
up for the sleep I lost during the ac
tual playing, but I can't. I know
we've won and that they can't take it
away from us, but still sleep is hard
for me to get."
The strain of achieving his life's am
bition has not worn off. But .Stallings
Is the one manager who should be able
to sleep this Winter, for all the others
will have to be hustling to strengthen
their clubs. McGraw has abandoned all
proposed trips and will settle himself
In an office to keep In close touch with
the baseball situation and to see that
no one else trades him out of any more
of his regulars without giving value
received in return.
Bender May Be LuKt.
"Connie" Mack realizes that he can
not afford .to stand pat for a good
many reasons, and he will experience a
more uncomfortable Winter than he
has been through in many a year.
Since the series I have had it straight
from one of the members of the Athlet
ics that "Chief" Bender believes he is
through for good. If the Indian does
quit, the game will see the passing of
one of the greatest pitchers ever to
step Into the box.
"My arm never felt better than it
did before the game on that opening
day," Bender has said since, "and it
was for this reason that I indulged In
the horse play after I got thoroughly
warmed up. But, once I was in that
box I could not seem to get the 'stuff
on the ball. I just was not there, and
I knew It."
Before the series critics pointed
triumphantly to the fact that Bender
had had one of his best seasons in the
American League, and therefore should
be invincible in the world's series, but
bow many of these critics went .back
through the records to discover the
clubs against which Bender had been
started? The games were picked for
him to win. He was given the "spots."
Going over to Philadelphia on the
train to that first game I met "Trls"
Speaker, and the talk of the group fell
on Bender.
Bender Not Worked Hard.
"I don't know how he Is," declared
Fpeaker. "He hasn't started a game
against the Boston club in three or
four years."
Later. Ty Cobb was talking to me
about Bender.
"Our club can beat him," said Ty.
"Mack hasn't put him In the box against
ns since 1910 that I can recall."
"I'm trying to find out what clubs
In the American League he does pitch
against." I remarked to Cobb. "He
doesn't ever seem to go against De
troit or Boston."
If Bender Is forced to quit for god,
he needs not worry about the financial
end of It. The "Chief" makes a good
living without the money he takes out
of baseball. He is one of the best trap
shots in the country and gets big guar
antees to attend these shoots, since he
Is a great drawing card. He also has a
sporting goods store In Philadelphia,
and is a top-notch pool player. But I
know the "Chief" will hate to retire as
much as "Connie" Mack will hate to
have him. I hope he can stick another
year. Seeing these contemporaries of
mine finishing makes me begin to feel
old myself.
6HOOTIXG MATCHES ARE FREE
Xo Admittance Charged to Event in
Which 600 Persons Contest.
BOSTOJf, Oct. 24. (Special.) While
the baseball fans solemnly declare that
they will forever shun the bleachers at
major league games unless the admis
sion price is reduced to "two-bits" and
then wtlk right up to the ticket win
dow and shell out 60 cents, gun bugs
pursue the "even tenor of their way"
witnessing their favorite sport with
out cost, for be it known, there is
never any charge made for entrance to
& shootfest.
In discussing this phase of trap
shooting, a well-known local man re
marked: "Imagine the baseball barons
announcing that no charge would be
made for admission to the world's
series! Tet, this was precisely what the
Interstate Association said, in effect, at
Dayton, O., last month, when the
Grand American Trapshooting Handi
cap was staged at the grounds of the
N. C R. Gun Club, for to the .400.000
trapshooters In the United States, the
G. A. H. Is the 'world's series', of this
treat American sport.
"Think of being admitted free to an
event in which more than 500 amateurs
sind nearly 100 professionals took part!
Or Imagine seeing, without cost, the
champions of 34 states battle for the
TCatlonal amateur title. What other
eport can show such a spirit of liber
ality to its followers and friends? I'll
tell you, trapshooting has It on "em all."
XEWIS RIVER INVITES FISHER
Salmon Trout, Bass and Croppies
Attract Sportsmen Xow.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Salmon trout, bass and cropple
fishing is excellent in the east fork
of Lewis River from the forks up to
X.a Center, and large catches of good
sized fish of these varieties are made
daily by the many anglers, both
sexes, which almost black the banks,
landings and the county bridge at that
place.
The fishing at this time is consid
ered to be the best in many years, and
is thought to be the result of the high
stage of water in the Lewis River
caused from the heavy rains which
fell around the head of this stream
last Sunday and Monday.
This stream with the present high
stage of water can be navigated, espe
cially with small motorboats. from
where Lewis River empties Into the
Columbia up to La Center.
PAIR OP GOLF ENTHUSIASTS AT THE LINKS OP THE NEW
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Members of Portland Club Will
Work on Links Today.
TURNBULL PLAN REJECTED
Harry Lytle ,
Kenneth Hall
COURSE BEING IDE
Portland Golf Clubs Plans Are
v ' Changed Again.
NEW SCHEME PERMANENT
Length for Xine Holes Is to Be Only
2fK5 Yards, hut With Other Xine
Added Frills Will Be Enough
for Anybody.
Flans for the permanent course at
the Portland Golf Club have been, al
tered, again, but work already has be
gun on this .latest course so that it can
be called "permanent" for certain.
George Turnbull, Waverly profes
sional, drew the original chart, but his
course called for the first three holes
off to the east of the present club
house and on virgin soil. Hence the
directors decided to adopt the worthy
suggestions offered1 by William Dick
son, the club professional, and it is
upon, his plan that actual work has
been started. His course is all in the
open.
Its length will be only 2925 yards.
It will be a. much easier nine holes
than those outlined by Twrnbull.
When the other nine holes are added
later, there will be length and frills
enough for anybody. The first nine
will be heavily bunkeren and made
naturally hazardous.
The first tee will be back of the club
house and the first green will be the
present first green off to the northwest.
The green will be enlarged, however.
to 75 feet square. A temporary first
green already has been constructed off
to the left of the original green.
The length of the first permanent
hole will be 280 yards. The second
hole will lie in the same general direc
tion of the present temporary second
hole, but the green will be located in
the fringe of timber, giving a length
of 340 yards.
Move la to Soathweat.
Instead of doubling off eastward, Mr.
Jackson's plan, here calls for a flank
movement off to the southwest toward
the creek. The third hole will be 235
yards in length. The golfer will par
allel "back Into the timber for the
fourth hole, a distance of 460 yards.
It will then be necessary to thread
a path through the woods for 60 or 75
yards to get to the fifth teeing ground,
which will be located just about where
the present fourth Is anchored. The
fifth hole will lie in about the same
direction as the present fourth, except
that instead of being located on the
edge of the timber, near Raleigh sta
tion, it will be set back Into the timber
for what Is known as a "dog's leg" hole.
From that on the course will just
about follow the general lines of the
present course.
Distance to Fifth 280 Yards.
The distance of the fifth hole will
be 280 yards, the short sixth into the
apple trees 150 yards; the long hole
down the hills 480 yards, and then will
come a short pitch shot across the
ditch to the eighth green, located about
100 yards south of the two big oaks In
the center of the fairways. This hole
will be only 200 yards long, but will
be heavily bunkered. At present this
is the seventh hole and the green is
set midway between the oaks.
The ninth teeing ground will be set
in the edge of the timber and the hole
will be 500 yards in length, crossing
the creek and ending in front of the
clubhouse, as at present.
The plowing has been done on nearly
all the permanent greens and a force
of men is at work turning over the
soil and leveling it preparatory to
sowing grass.
"The new course should be ready for
play early In 1915," said Sam Archer,
one of the prime movers In the club,
yesterday. "I think we will have a
beautiful links when completed. Mr.
Dickson Is entitled to a great deal of
credit for his plans."
The best excelsior is made from bass
wood, or linden. Aspen and Cottonwood,
however, supply nearly half of the to
tal amount manufactured.
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CHART SHOWING REVISED PLANS FOR PERMANENT XHE-HOIE
COURSE AT KEW PORTLAND GOLF CLUB.
!few Professional's Sketch Adopted
and Fair Green Is In Process of
Making Cover for Balls in
Stream to Be Removed.
' Between 30 and 40 members of the
Portland Golf Club will turn out this
morning and help In clearing up the
Garden Home course. Work of making
the first nine holes permanent, in ac
cordance with a plan submitted by Wil
liam Dickson, the club's professional,
was started early last week.
The volunteer laborers will work In
dustriously in an effort to telean up
along the creek that traverses the
course. Portions of the stream will
be filled in and the weeds that have
been a haven of refuge for many a
ball will be cleared away.
The members hare declared their in
tention of turning out whether the
weather be fair or fouL "I am going
to take my flshlnc: boots along and
wade In, in real earnest," said R. D.
Hodgkln.
Members who will not be able to
go have promised to provide the others
with tools so that every "workman"
will be properly supplied.
At a recent meeting the plan sub
mitted by George Turnbull, former pro
fessional at the Waverly Club, was
found unsatisfactory and Dickson, who
has had experience In laying out
courses in Scotland, was asked to draw
up a plan for the first half of the
course. The chief objection voiced
against Turnbull's plan was the loca
tion of the third hole. It Is said that
a "sliced" ball would Interfere with
players from an adjoining tee. The
permanent first hole will be located
where the temporary one has been and
a new hole will be provided while the
permanent green is being prepared.
The fair green is being harrowed and
will be sown and rolled.
Luncheon will be served today's
workers at the clubhouse.
Heard on the Links
EATTLE golfers will have to pay
h3 for the maintenance of the munlc
ipal links at Jefferson Park, Beacon
H11L This has been decreed by the
Park board, which has $20,000 less for
Its parks next year than heretofore.
The links will be open for play about
Thanksglvlne day and the board Is be
ing swamped with applications for the
job of professional. It pays $75 per
month and fees for private instruction.
Applicants must be over 30 years of
age and must pass a written examina
tion.
Frank Paris, one of the newest mem
bers of the Portland Golf Club, made
the ninth hole a few days ago in
mashie shot from under the brow of
the hill near the creek. The ball sailed
true to the ninth green, rolled leisurely
up to the cup and plunked down beside
the pin without so much as saying
"Howdydo."
Waverly Club's new professional like,
ly will be - brought to Portland from
across the Atlantic. Richard Wilder,
chairman of the greens committee, is
corresponding with a Scotchman who
has been recommended by "Chick"
Evans for George Turnbull's vacancy.
Turnbull goes to Coronado about No
vember 1.
Christy Mathewson tells a good story
on "Heinle" Zimmerman, the Chicago
inf lelder. Zimmerman is an enthusi
astic golfer, and, according to Matty,
he is showing a remarkable improve
ment in his short game.
"I was playing with "Heinle," says
Mathewson, in a letter to The Orego
nian, "when he slashed his ball Into an
abandoned quarry. I heard him biffing
away, although he was out of sight to
me. and listened to at least six strokes.
When he finally emerged, I asked:
"How many did you play, Heinle?"
"Three," he answered.
"Why, I heard six myself?" I told
him.
"Well, the other three were echoes,"
he replied.
Tou can't beat echo golf.
A Tacoma woman golfer wheels a
baby carriage around the links with
her during play. '
"Preferred lies" Is something new in
golf annals. On first thought it might
be imagined that the expression had
something to do with the tales gone
over at the 19th hole, but then the
word "preferred" Is In itself a bunker.
Preferred lies, however, has nothing
to do with matters of veracity. A new
course was recently opened at Bruns
wick, Me., and as yet it has not reached
a high degree of perfection. Through
the green, where the average tee shot
would land, there is long grass and
rough so that stakes have been driven
into the ground marking an area of
supposed fairway. A ball landing with
in this restricted territory may be
placed by the player for the second shot
and because of this exigency the ex
pression "preferred lie" has come into
use.
When Archie M. Reld won the famous
John Reid medal, offered by his father,
and emblematic of the championship of
the St. Andrews Golf Club, it was the
sixth year in succession that the young
man achieved the distinction. As a
matter of fact. Archie first won the
medal In 1905 and outside of the time
that John Reld, Jr., came forward In
1908, Archie has been a continual per
former. Archie, therefore, has actu
ally won the championship nine times
out of 10 years' play. The medal has
been in the Reld family since 1903.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, caretakers at
the Portland Golf Club, expect to leave
for San Diego within the next week,
and the directors are casting about for
a suitable couple as successors. Two or
three applications have been filed, but
the directors will not make a decision
until they have looked into the qualifi
cations of all the candidates.
A monster membership campaign has
been launched by the Portland Club,
and it is expected that upwards of 100
new members will be added to the
roster before another month.
The campaign is in the hands of a
committee composed of Tom Rochester,
H. H. Pearce. Gerald Eastham, R. H.
Baldwin, Sam Archer and Rockey
Hodgkin.
Sam Archer has Just returned from a
four months' trip in Eastern Oregon
and is out on the links again as often
as time permits.
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HIS STORE has never
yet tolerated merchandise
which we could not com
mend whole-heartedly
without qualification, limi
tation or reservation.
Still, we surmise, there
are individuals who as they
read this advertisement will
discount what we say about
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reasoning that a natural bias toward our own
wares would lead us to magnify their merits.
Compliment Turned Sour.
(Washington Star.)
"The young people at my house all
say that I ought to have been a pro
fessional dancer," said Uncle Flopsole.
"Yes," replied the wire-haired young
man; "a professional dancer has the
whole place to- himself and Isn't con
stantly getting in other people's way."
But while, perhaps,
our pen may be charged
with partiality, our mir
ror assuredly cannot. We
make the suggestion, therefore,
that by trying on a few garments
. and standing before our mirror
you can judge whether it is a mere
sugar coating of flattery or the
solid unvarnished truth when we
say these Kuppenheimer values
are absolutely unapproachable.
Half-Minute
Store Talk
A oustomer recently
asked us If we would
exchange his purchase
In case his wife was not
pleased. We were rather
surprised at the ques
tion, for we thought
every one In Portland
knew that we gladly ex
change a n y t h i ng you
get here that doesn't
prove to be exactly
what you wanted. Please
feel tree to come back
again and again until
you're entirely satisfied.
You're really doing LTS
a favor when you let us
prove that 100 service
here is a tact and not
simply an advertising
claim.
Suits $18 Up to $40
Balmacaans $15 Up to $30
GUS KUHN, Pres
Successor to
Steinbach & Co.
Morrison
at Fourth
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE AVERAGES
CLCB BATTING RECORDS.
Includrac same, of October 18.)
Club
Portland
Los Angeles. . . .
Venlc .........
Oakland
San Francisco. .
Missions ......
G. Ab . R. H. 2b. 3b. Hr. Sh. Sb. P.C.
.163 631)9 810 1780 275 00 83 24 87 .178
.20 673 897 1SS2 241 103 2S 322 345 .273
.210 - 6855 813 1792 223 OS 89 2S4 254 .281
.208 7D1B 6b0 1801 1T 71 15 277 255 .258
.205 664 748 189S 210 70 29 289 292 .253
.205 686U 040 1CS8 241 66 12 272 218 .252
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Individual Batting Records,
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Portland
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Player, club
Dillon, 1 A
Fisher, P.
Howard, S. F.
Wolter, A.
Martin. O
Ryan, I A -
Wilholt, V.
Hogan. V.
Elliott, V
Risberg, V
Fitzgerald, 8. F. .
Absteln, L. A.
Ellis. U. A.
Borton. V
Korea, P. .......
Gardner, O.
Meloan, V. ......
Gregory. M. .....
Ryan, P. .........
Derrick, P
Orr, M
Meek, U A.
Ness, O
Bod gars. P
Doane, P. .......
Corhan, S. F. ...
Bayless, V
Quinlan, O. .....
Johnson, L. A. .
Maggert. 1. A. . .
LltschU V
Mlddleton, O.
Kane, V
Alexander. O.
Hannah. M
Coy. S. F.-M.-O. .
Zacher. O
Bancroft. P
Schaller, S. F. . .
h.iImii. T A. - - -
Lpowns. S. F
Jones, &. r . . . . -
Pennant. Ai. ....
a pn., T . A . . . ,
Young. M. .......
Kaylor, J. ......
Krause,P. ......
Leard, V. .......
Lynn, M. .......
Eastley. P. .....
Speas, P.
rgrtl. V. ......
Chech. L. A. ....
Hetllng. o
Daniels. O
Moran, M. ......
wolverton, M. . .
Shlnn. M.
Schmidt, S. P. -.
Lush, P
Lober, P
Mundorff, 8. F.
Rader, V
Bromley, O
O'Leary, S. F. ...
Davis, P
Bliss. V
Boles. L. A. .....
Dowllng. O. . ... .
Brooks, L. A.
Colllgan, S. F.-M.
Hallinan. M
Van Buren. M.
Moore. L. A
Charles, S. F.
Metsger. L. A.
Page. L. A
Tobln, S. F
Mltze. O
Klawltter, O.-M. .
Brenegan, P. . .
McArdle. V
Rohrer, M.
Pernoll. 8. F.
Terry, L. A.
Rleger. P
Hughes. L. A.
Guest, O
Arbogast, O
Clarke. S. F
Christian. O
Cartwright, S. F.
Harkness. V
Pruiett, O
Merges, O.
McDonnell. V.
Sepulveda, S. F. .
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.297
.298
.287
.805
.294
.298
.294
.297
.291
.292
.282
.284
.288
.282
.265
.291
.281
.271
.280
.276
.278
.282
.275
.2US
.273
.268
.272
.270
.256
.263
.261
.333
.269
.259
.272
.262
.258
.251
.261
.263
.257
.265
.247
.251
174
.111
.254
.250
.248
.240
.246
.247
.247
.245
.242
.240
.239
.2K6
.2:17
.239
.235
.236
.233
.234
.225
.224
.167
.207
.2O0
.226
.211
.221
.200
.196
.216
.213
232
.20O
.181
.209
.213
Last
Wk.
.279
.270
.200
.259
.252
.253
West, P 28 59 6 12 .203 .203
Love, L. A. 3 63 2 13 .200 .206
Gay, M 14 45 2 U .20O .203
Following players have hit safely at least
once, but are not batting .200: Leifleld, San
; TTanclsco, .jyu; Koestner, Venice, .im.
! Whit V-ntro IDS- Ktrmirl MiMloni. .190:
Tantz, Portland, .190; Arellanes, Missions,
.190; Evans, Portland. .188; McClaln,
Venice, .187: Hitt, Venice, .186: Blum, San
Franolsco. .184: Ehmke. Los Angeles, .179;
Henley, Venice. .171; Geyer. Oakland, .170;
Martlnonl, Portland, .167; Klllllay. Oakland,
.160; Standrldge, San Francisco. .136;
Prough, Oakland, .136; Malarkey, Missions
Oakland, .136; Abies, Oakland, .125; Perrltt.
Los Angeles. .125: Fanning. San Francisco,
.120: Klepfer, Venice, .119: Kremer. Mis
sions, .111 J. Williams. Missions. .111; Wil
liams. Missions, .100; Decannier, Venice.
.093; Musser, Los Angeles, .089; Barnaul,
San Francisco, .053.
Leading run-makers Maggert. Los Ange
les, 11; Wolter, Los Angeles, 119; Carlisle.
Venice, 118; Young, Missions. 109; Leard,
Venice,, 108; Rodgers, Portland 1U5; Schal
ler. San Francisco, 104; Korea, Portland.
101; Absteln. Los Angeles. 98; Fitzgerald.
San Francisco, 90; Bancroft. Portland, 95.
Leading base stealers Rodgers. Portland,
69; tichmldt, San Francisco. 50: Young, Mis
sions, 49; Leard. Venice, 49: Schaller, San
Francisco, 46: Maggert, Los Angeles, 45;
Wolter. Los Angeles. 42; Quinlan, Oakland.
42; Ellis. Los Angeles, 41; Fitzgerald. San
Francisco, 88; Mlddleton. Oakland, 88.
Leading home-run hitters Lober, Port
land, 9; Wolter, Los Angeles. 8; Bayless.
Venice. 8; Schaller, San Francisco, 7; Me
loan, Venice, 6.
Leading three-base hitters Wolter. Los
Angeles, 20; Bayless, Venice, 20: Ellis, Los
Angeles, 17; Maggert. Los Angeles, 17:
Carlisle, Venice, 17: Absteln. Los Angeles,
14: Fitzgerald. Ban Francisco. 13; Ness,
Oakland. 13: Bancroft. Portland. 13.
Leading two-base hitters Absteln, Los
Angeles. 38; Kores Portland, 33; Downs, San
Francisco, 85; Ness. Oakland. 34: Carlisle
Venlcj, 84: Wolter. Los Angeles, 33; Ban
croft, Portland, 33 Tennant, Missions 32;
Moran. Missions. 32.
Pitching Records.
(Including games of October 18).
i-itener, viub
Barham. San Francisco
Smith. Venice ,
Martlnonl. Portland ......
Eastley, Portland ..,
Ryan, Los Angeles ,
Harkness, Venice .........
Lush. Portland
Hlgglnbothara. Portland ....
Klepfer. Venice
Baum. San Francisco ......
Hughes. Los Angeles ......
Hilt. Venice
Fanning, ban Francisco ....
Perritt, Los Angeles .......
Chech, Los Angeles ........
Krause. Portland ..........
White. Venice
Ehmke. Los Angeles .......
Lelfield. San Francisco ....
Henley. Venlc
Decannier. Venice .........
Love, Los Angeles .........
West. Portland
Rleger, Portland
Stroud, Missions ...........
Standrldge. San Francisco .
Christian. Oakland
Pernoll, San Francisco
Evans, Portland
Gregory. Missions
Klawltter. Oakland-Missions
Musser. Los Angeles .......
C. Williams. Missions
Malarkey, Missions-Oakland
Abies. Oakland ..........
Pruiett. Oakland .'
Klllllay, Oakland
Prough, Oakland ..........
Geyer, Oakland
Arellanes. Missions ........
J. Williams. Missions
Koestner, Venice ..........
Bromley, Oakland .........
Kremer, Missions ..........
Martin. Oakland
Grimes, Oakland ..........
McGinnlty. Venice
Released pitchers .........
Total games, 604.
Onr Sport Letter Box.
OP.EGOX CITY. Or., Oct. 24. (Sport
ing Editor Oreconian.) Dear Sir: .Will
W. L. Pet.
. 8 0 1.00O
. 1 O 1.O00
. 9 3 .818
. 5 2 .714
.22 11 .U..7
. 3 .667
. 7 4 .636
..U 18 .633
.23 14 .622
.19 12 .613
.23 15 .603
.25 17 .595
.23 17 .573
.17 15 .567
.20 16 .556
.21 17 .553
.16 18 .052
.12 10 .545
.21 18 .538
.16 14 .533
. 9 8 .529
.10 9 .526
.11 10 .524
.12 11 .522
.18 IS .500
.18 18 .500
.1 IS .500
.21 23 .48S
.9 10 .474
.12 14 .462
.2" J 25 .444
. 8 10 .444
.13 IS .419
.12 IT .44
.13 17 .414
. 9 13 .409
-11 17 .393
.14 2S .378
. 9 17 .346
.9 18 .333
.2 3 .286
.3 8 .273
. 1 3 .250
. 2 8 .200
. 0 1 .000
. 0 3 .000
. 0 4 .000
.36 56 ....
you kindly run these few lines and
satiate the curiosity of a fan? Mv
curiosity lies in the fact that a lover
of baseball and of a good, clean, tried
and true player will sit In a game and
roast, vilify and abuse a player for no
apparent reason. I refer to Bill Rodg
ers. Here Is a sterling player, without
whom Portland would have had harder
sledding than a lot of fans imagine.
I sat in the first base bleachers dur
ing a recent series at Recreation Park,
and every time Rodgers came up a fan
directly behind me proceeded to call
him everything of which he could
think. I "called" the fan. and we had
& wordy war. Here's to Bill Rodgers.
a gentleman, a great second baseman,
and one of the' very best players that
has ever graced a Portland uniform.
May he make good higher up 1b the
wish of one consistent fan.
One thing is sure, the memory of
such a player will always linger with
many a fan, and they will be pleasant
memories. Yours truly.
FREDERICK Xm. CLARK.
BOXING BRIEFS
The passing of Leach Cross, for
merly New York's one best bet in the
lightweight division. Is now being
predicted freely In Gotham as the re
sult of his poor showing recently.
Jack "Dillon says he is going to sue
the promoters of the Brown-Dillon
match, which was stopped, for 950,000
damages for alleged injury to his repu
tation. The bout was stopped when
the boxers continually refused to mix.
m
Joe Walcott. styled by some the
greatest welterweight that ever wore
a glove, was born at Barbados, West
Indies. April 7, 1872. He arrived in
Boston as a cabin boy in 18S7 and four
years later besrnn bis rin- career.
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