CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 16 VOL. XXXIV PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY , MORNIXG, JANUARY 10, 1913. NO. 2. SHiEOPS IN COAST LEAGUE NECESSARY Angels Alone Seem Safe From Pruning Knife in Meeting New Salary Limit. BEAVER ROSTER CHANGED w Ca teller, Tlirce Added Pitchers and Several New Infielders on Fortlaod Team AVitli Deal for Outfielders On. BT B.OSCOK FAWCETT. While the various managers are only midway In their shake-ups. It la cer tain that 1915 and its 15000 salary :imit will are the most radical house-cleanlng- In the Pacific Coast League in several years. Los Angeles Is the only team which does not need attention, and Dillon may have to use the prunlng-fcnlfe to lower bis roster from Iu00 to 50U0 a Boles announced some weeks a co that he might quit baseball and ro on a moving picture expedition Into Mexico, but it is believed he will be in the gam at the calL That- wiil leave the Angels wit't Boles. Meek and Brooks behind the wlndpad: Love. Ryan. Hushes. Perrit and Chech as reliable pitchers: Abstein on first, Gedeon or Page on second. that Cowler will be able to give a good Johnson on short, Mrtzger and Terry on I account or himself against any heavy third and Woltcr. Mazgert, t,uis ana I weignt in the world. Leard. Hosp and McDonnell are thought to be due for the discard. Hogan traded Lltschi to the Oaks for Hetling. so Gus will stick, as will Don-Rader, the Medford youth. Hogan's outfield shows Kane. Car lisle. Meleon, Baylees. Wilhoit and Ris-berg. V.MO.V DEFE.TS COVE, Sl-14 Team Works to Vpbold Record of One Loss In Two Years. UNION. Or., Jan. 9. (Special.) The Union High School basketball team won their third consecutive game last night by defeating the Cove High School. 31 to 14. The game was witnessed by a big crowd of en thusiastic fans. Jones and Maxwell starred for Union. while Peck and T. Jones played good game for the Cove team. The Union team has been defeated only once in two years and hopes to hold this record through this season. They will go to Pendleton, Milton and Walla Walla next ' week to play the high school teams in those cities. FOUR CRACK SOUTHPAWS ON 1915 PORTLAND TEAM OF PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. COWLER GETS BIG GAME CORBETT TELLS SNOWY BAKER TO "SIGN HIM VP." Tommy Trmey Agrees With Ex-Cham- ploa That He Haa Found Really Fast Maa la Heavy Division. Tow Cowler. Jlm' Corbett's "white hope." will not waste any time loafing around when he arrives in Australia. Corbett yesterday posted a letter to Snowy Baker, the leading fight pro moter In the land of the kangaroo, telling him to do all the preliminary work and to match Cowler with any of the heavyweights in the Antipodes. I have no fear In giving such in structions to Baker." said Corbett, in talking of the proposed match. "1 know Corbett also wrote several letters to boxing authorities in San Francisco and a whole flock of those who know the boxing game will be on hand to give Cowler the "once over." "Yesterday Corbett took his man up to the Multnomah Club in order to let Tommy Tracy, the veteran boxer and Instructor, have a chance to look h Harper In the outfield. Ehmke Sole Aberatee, Pitcher Ehmke will be the sole ab- soutro and it is probable that Wash ington will consent to his remaining another year in the minors, per his re quest. Portland likely will start the season with a new receiver. Dan Murray, of the Colts, to assist Gus Fisher. A Pitching staff of Veterans Lush. Krause. lligglnbothatn. Martlnoni. Ev ar.a. Itirger and Eastley. augmented by newcomers, covaleskie, of Spokane, and Callahan and I,eonard. or the -olts. Derrick will be the only Infield reg ular, with Rogers. Kores and Bancroft gone to the majors. Some of the new infielders are Reed and Murphy, of the Phillies: Naughton. of the Western Trl- fctate: Davis, last years utility man, and Coltrin. of the Portland Colts. JleCredle Seek Outfielder. Manager McCredle Is trying to put chin, but the clever through a deal for the acquisition of I soon recovered. new outfielders, so there may be Pur- tier itches in the gardens. The prea- rul eiircs shows Ryan, , Doane. Looer and Sneas. Oakland and San Francisco need thorough renovation. At San Francisco the new boss. Har- rr Wolverton, haa declared himself em phatically In favor -of some radical il l " 3 "gf i ' JL ill I Ben Selling 1 Buffum Pendleton . a Commercial C Leaaua Pacific Paper Co vFirestone Tiro Co. -. U. S. Rubber Co Oak Bond Allied Trades Duck Pin 50 SO (ST 231 LEFT TO RIGHT HARRY KHAUSE, PAT CALLAHAX, JOH.VM EVAX EVASiS. STATE SERIES URGED McCredie Offers Substitute for Semi-Pro League. over. The big fellows work astonished 8 TO 10 TEAMS REQUIRED ern League this year, the Coast League park will be available 10 Sundays be sides Labor Day.. was right and that he was one of the fastest big fellows in the boxing game today. Cowler worked out with Earl Miebus. the 165-pound amateur champion of the Pacific Coast. Miebus was too small to give the 215-pound Britisher a thor ough work out, but Cowler showed enough in three rounds of boxing to have Tracy form a good opinion of htm. Near the close of the encounter Cow ler toppled Miebus with a jab on the Multnomah boy Corbett. Mrs. Corbett and Cowler will leave tonight after Corbett has done his turn at the Pantages for Eugene. where the former champion is billed to appear for two days. Tho trip to Australia has been post poned until the middle of February, as Corbett has signed some new theatrical dates, which he will fill In this coun moves. Schmidt, Sepulveda and Clarke try before sailing. However, Cowler are hold-over catchers and Fanning, ltaum. Pernoll and Barham reliable pitchers. Iltcher Standridge waa draft ed by the Cubs and Leifleld will not l aiked to report because he Is too hiKh-oriced. That leaves two or three vacancies In the pitching corps. The Seals are also weak In the In field and outfield. They need a new flrst-sackcr. with Howard off the list Iown is good for second. Shortstop Corhan ha Jumped to the St. Louis Feds and u'Leary and Jones will light It out for third. O'l.rary Not Counted Om. O'Learv is not counted upon, aa Wol verton thinks the Tiger veteran la nearly through. Filzerald likely will be the only survivor in the outfield. Fitz hit .304 last year, but Coy and Schaller poked tie pellet at a .260 clip and may start the season. Oakland will show a new catcher, Rlliott. ' the hard-hlttlnir Venetian, to assist Arbogast; the pitching staff likely will not suffer much alteration as Christian has as veterans Abies. Klawitter. Pruiett. Prough. Klllilay Bromley, besides Geyer, who is said to be slated for a release. Nffs will be on first, but there will and Mrs. Corbett will go on ahead to San Francisco to await Corbett's re turn from his theatrical engagements, which will take him aa far East as Kansas City. SEAL WEDS SECRETLY HOWARD Ml'KDORFF OX HOXEY- JIOO AT BOYES SPRINGS. Scheme Is to Arrange Elimination Games in Several Sections and Have Finals Played at Coast League park. Saa Frasrlaeo Outfielder Wins Santa Rosa Belle, Whom He Met While at Spring Camp la 1910. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 9. (Special.) Howard Mundorff. outfielder of the San Francisco Seals and well known in the Northwest, "put one over" on bis friends a couple of weeks ago when he was married to Miss Borine Goessage. a Santa Rose belle, who has been spending: the last year In San Francisco. "Mundle." not anxious for publicity, amn?,rf that Ihn n ri-w-1 1 t- t o- r t 1 i be new fare at all other Infield posl- cense would be kept secret, and Judge tiona Lindsay, of New Orleans, at sec- Van x05tra.nd agreed to keep secret the ond: Alcock. of the M hite tox. at short. I marri-e,. if he reports, and Lltschi. of Venice, at third. The outfield loses Qulnlan to the Sox. and one new horticulturist ni l he secured to help Middleton. Kay- lor. Zacher, Daniels and Gardner. Trade With Oalu Rumored. There have been rumors that Oak Boyes Instead of having a city baseball league next Summer, Portland semi professional teams may take part In an eight or 10-team competition, cul minating 'In ' a state championship te rles In August of early September. W. W. McCredie. president of the Portland Coast team, la fathering scheme for staie-wide competition. His plan calls for the division of the state Into sections Southern Oregon, ' Coos Bay, Willamette Valley. Lower Colum bla. Upper Columbia, Eastern Oregon and Portland each section to be or ganized and to play out an elimination schedule. Winners then would play the cham pionship series in Portland at Coast League Park. "I think it would be best to organize each section and have the central or ganization In Portland," explained President McCredie. Funds Could Be Split. Funds from the elimination games, above expenses, or perhaps only a cer tain percentage, might then be turned Into the central committee, to be used or split among the winners. "This ought to give the winning team at least $1000 in cash and the rest might be divided among the first four clubs, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. How over, that is incidental to the general scheme of organization. Perhaps the semi-professional teams of the state may not want to enter, but It looks to me that this plan ought to meet with general approval. "Anyway, I would like to have the various teams throughout the state communicate with the Portland news papers and perhaps we can swing the deal. L. A. Spaugler Will Assist. Ia A. Spangler, a local sportsman, who Is interested in the deal, says a similar elimination tourney was staged at Sacramento several years ago. Mr. The young couple are at Springs on their honeymoon. That the Sonoma County resort should be selected for the honeymoon- Spangler gained considerable experi- ing is appropriate, in that Mundorff ence in that tournament and has veun met Miss Goessage there in 1910. Later ! teered to lend his aid. their acquaintance was renewed when Whether or not Portland teams will land would trade Zacher and Gardner tu Seals took up their Spring train- welcome the new plan in place of the proposed, xour-ieam city league remains to the Seals, but nothing authentic has been announced. Wolverton denies the reports. Oakland is a hard club to build up. as It does not appear particularly xtrono; in any department. Elliott. Middleton and Klawitter will bs the backbone of the outfit. Salt Lake City, the babe of the cir cuit, takes over the Sacramento play ers, but Cliff Blankenship Intends to spend about $i:.u00 buying six or eight new stars. The Mormons catching staff will do. With Kohrer. Hannah and Lynn. With Stroud gone to the Giants, the pitching ,-tatt is weak. Southpaw looked good last year, and Malarkey nnd Arallanes may come back, yet the Mormons need three or four new slab art mis. Heater to Play at First. IT. II. Hester, first-sacker of the Salt Lake club, wrote F. C Farr. of Spo kane the other day that he would not be able to manage Spokane, as Blan kenslitp had promised him Tennant's job at first for. the Mormons. Pep Young is absent from second, having 1-een drafted by Detroit. Orr and Hallinan likely win stick, the latter in a utility role. Two or three new outfielders will be adaed. with Jimmy Shinn rumored to he the only holdover sure of hie Job. S:-.inn hit .IS! last year, Moran .-60 ard Van Furen .243. Hnppy llogan. of Vernon, exploded a bombshell a few days ago by announc :ne: that he would take the field with an entirely new Infield. His rati-hing staff will consist of Veteran Bllf and Mitxe. of the Oaks, and Yantx. of Portland. Tha holdover pitchers are Dx- White. Roy Hitt. Hen. lev. Ku-tner. Darkness and perhaps Decanntere. - III West One- .New Maa. Ill West, of Portland, will be one new face, but Hocan may figure on setting; a new pitcher In the deal, wh-reby his alar. Klepfftr. went to the Chicago Cubs. Borton. at first. J'imped to the St. ing at the camp, and friendship ripened Into love. "We will spend a couple of weeks at the springs," Mundorff said today over the long-distance telephone, "and then we will return to San Francisco. I guess prised.' to be seen. The plan calls for from eight to 10 teams, however, so doubtless would re ceive enthusiastic support from a ma- ; jority of the semi-professional man- lot of the boys will be sur- ' agers, particularly in view ofthe fact that there, will be siooo or more as an incentive at the finish. As Portland Is not in the Northwest- SOCI.Ui SWIM IS TUESDAY Multnomah Club Seniors to Hold Big Monthly Event. The monthly social swim at the Williams I Multnomah Club will be held Tuesday night. The swim is for senior mem bers of the club only. The swims are well attended and have done more to increase the popularity of the swim ming pool than all other efforts com bined. Ted Preble and Eddie Humphreys will furnish part of the evening's entertain ment In a tub race. Preble has been practicing his stunt for a week, as in tie past he has always been the loser. PEXX GETS ASSOCIATION' TITLE Harvard Second and Cornell Third in Intercollegiate League. XEW TORK. Jan. 9. At the annual meeting of the Intercollegiate Associa tion Football League held today at Co lumbus I'niversity. the 1914 title was formally awarded to Pennsylvania. Other teams finished In the follow ing order: Harvard. Cornell. Columbia, Princeton, Yale and Haverford. Lee Magcc's Case Postponed. LEGALIZED BOXlYG SUCCESS Acarly 150,000 Persons Pay to See Wisconsin Bouts in Year. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 9. Boxing In Wisconsin under state regulation has been a success and the commonwealth has profited more than ?12.000, accord ing to a report of the State Athletic Commission, prepared ana issued to day for presentation to the Legisla ture. The report says in part: "There was more or . less oppos tion to the Commission when it was created by those opposed to boxing, but wise and careful administration of the law and total elimination of the evil features of the old-time nrizering have won thousands of friends for the game. "In fact, legalized boxing has met with statewide approval. The general public Interest In the sport Is reflected in tho fact that during the' period covered by this report, including one full W inter season, nearly aoO.OUO per sons have attended boxing exhibitions and have . paid for- admission nearly 1250,000. . " ' , ' -"'The Commission " has been most stringent in enforcing the law and there" have been very few violations.' OREGON IS AFTER GAME MCLT-VOMAH MEX WILLING, BUT DATE SOUGHT IS TAKES. University of Washington May Play Here February 22, According to Request In Letter. Harry Fischer, manager of the Mult nomah Club basketball quintet, yester day received a letter from Graduate Manager Tiffany, of the University of Oregon, asking for a game with Fischer's squad next Saturday in Port land. Although Fischer says he is will ing to play the Oregon squad, It will be necessary to select a new date, as the Winged "M" basket shooters mix on that night with Company M, of the Vancouver Barracks. Manager Fischer also received a let ter from the University of Washington asking for a game here on Washing ton's birthday. - This, probably, will be played if proper arrangements can be made- Nothing; definite has been arranged regarding the playing of the Illinois Athletic Club five on their trip to the Coast," said Fischer. The Winged "M" manager received a letter some time ago from the Illinois Club asking for game. "The trouble with these Eastern teams is that they want a small for tune whenever they play on their tours." said the Multnomah manager. Even at that they will have to stop over a day and night when they return from competing at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in March, and I know that we . can assure them a bigger house than anyone else in town, so we prob- bly will get a game with them. We won't promise them anything, but the club Is willing to give them the gate if they play. This will no doubt amply pay their expenses for their stay here,'' continued Fischer.. LEADER HOLDS 0,1 Labor Press Journal ..... Printers' Sweeney, V Glaes & Pi Duck Pin Leacue .! 4 6" .11 17 4.'!3 .It 14 S7 .10 jo ; .n 5 7:: .11 7 (II . t ion . t IS 147 .: 7 7ii .18 " . IS 333 . 7 : 2it .:s i ia .:s i ms .1 ;3 tj .14 24 3U Individual Average for City Leaarue, January 8, 1015. Slater IBS Hanson Schachtmeyer. Kaymond 3M Abell 181 Howe 170 Ball 17li Christian 1 Kalk 17 Periee 17. Kneyae 171 . . . . 1 iv Ids 89 Kruae 19U38 81) Meyers 197:30 a Webster !." IS 88 Houser 18fl:i6 39 Franklin 189 27 SH Kelly 18921 29 Knauss -. 1S9V4 24 Meek 1873l 21 Melster 187 3- S9 Blaney ltl.itI 89 Hefrron 18813 30 Wood 18ii i Barr 30 Lockhart ....160- 8 c'apen ..... Commereial Bowlinf ATeraa-ea. Name ant team. Games. Anstey, B. W 6 Fore. V. B 42 Peterson. V. B 16 Balrd, K. P 12 Merrick, U. M 42 Nellsen. D. C 19 Nelson. V. B 30 3. K rause, A. W 34 Pooly. U. C 34 Armltage, K. p 21 Moore. K. P Martina. V. B .'....42 Snyder. B. W . 28 Li. ivraukS, a. w l.) WiBgers, A. W ..42 Slttmer. K. P 30 Scholln. A. W 13 Miller. B. W 3J Stetson, V. B 1 CHANGES BRIGHTEN BASEBALL OUTLOOK Sale of Seals Important Fac tor in Winning Back Lost Support of Public. WOLVERTON WELL LIKED w. City League First Place Kept by Kelly Team. Is SECOND HONORS CHANGED Xew Year Finds Bowlers Well Bunched, AVitli Kruse in Lead In Average, Though Meyers Gains. Kline's Team Active. Ko change was made "in the leader ship of the' City League bowlers, the J. E. Kelly five being able to hold the lead with 22 victories and 17 defeats. Second honors changed since last week, the Oregon Alleys representatives hav ing replaced the Rainier Pale quintet. In the Commercial Class A League the Brunswick Balke Company are showing the best form, while the Van couver Post is having little trouble keeping In the lead of the class B bowl ers. The George Washington camp pin smashers of the Woodmen of the World League were taken ,down a couple of games last veek, but they still are the best in the circuit. The new year found all the teams well bunched and almost every night's play shows some change In the various league standings. Kruse still holds the lead in the average, although Meyers is pressing him close. Meyers' score of 6S3 In three games last week gives him high series for the season. High single game in the City League goes to M. L. Kline's team at 1053. and the same organization has 3026 for high three-game series. J. H. Heffron with 277 pins to his credit has high individual game and Al Meyers has record of 683 for high three-game series. The J. B. Kelly League lead ers have knocked down 36,16 pins for an average of 927. Following are the standings of the various leagues, individual averages of the City League and class B averages: City Leairue standing J. B. Kelly 22 Oregon Alleys Volker. A. W mpgiey. K.. f..., Bailey. B. W Ross. V. B Aaron, K. P Law. K. P Humphreys. B. Morssin, U. M. . Reed. V. B Hergert, B. W Kea. L'. 31 ... Peterson. U. M Pender, TJ. M Ferry Smith. D. C... Fred Smith. D. O. . . . Dater. K. I Berry. A. W Shroyer, D. C Douglas. B. W Griswold, I. C Byrne, u. Al Howatt, A. W 42 3 27 39 33 21 41 28 21 ia 40 33 . ..3 . . .33 . . ..t . . . 35 .. .S3 ...24 . . .31 ...12 Are. m 173 173 173 17M 17H 101) Itis loa ltts ls IM7 17 17 ItW Hlti ltt4 UlS ll!2 1H1 .101 Hit Itiu Iu0 K.U 1ST lf.7 lo7 IM 1.-.S ir.5 1.-..-. 1."3 l.'J ir.o J, "m 140 V 1 1; 138 Appointment of ex Sat-rnnictiio Magnate Helps Make ncrry Pop ular and All Ho Has to lo 1 to Have Club In Kunning. DOG vSHOYV IX APRIIi CEUTAIX Kennel Club to Make Plans After Election Duo This Week. The annual meeting and election of officers of the Portland Kennel Club wjll be held before January 14, accord ing to the club's bylaws, and it Is said that Frank E. Watkins probably will be elected president to succeed Alma D. Katz. J. J. McCarthy Is the prob able choice for secretary to succeed himself. Members of the club say it Is cer tain that the club will hold a dog show in April. Last year was the only season since the club was organized In 1900 In which it failed to hold its annual show. This was on account of the fact that the club had lost money the season previous on account of not having had a good location, while last year no central spot could be had In which the show could have succeded financially. Two or three sites will be available for the show this year. It Is said, and plans will be made shortly after the election to make the event a success. INJURED FIGHTER DIES MAX WHO COLLAPSES AFTER SE. ATTLE BOUT NEVER RALLIES. Ike Cohen, Winner of Contest, and One of Seconds In Jail as Reault of Jack Newton's Death. 20 Rainier Pale ". .19 M. L. Kline 17 Commercial Class A standing Brunswick-Balke Co 31 Kstes Bar 5S Portland Sign Co 26 Western Soda Works 2fi Lelghton'a Dairy Lunch 20 Ernest WelJs Realty Co 13 . Commercial B standing Vancouver Post 33 Klelst Prlntery 23 Archer & Wiggins 23 Dooly & Co 19 Union Meat Co 17 Ballou & Wright ..17 Woodmen of the World Washington 33 Webfoot 23 Portland 21 Multnomah ....21 PrOBpect ......13 Arleta 1" Clothing League Rosenblatt &. Co ....59 R. M. Gray SI 17 19 20 22 17 20 23 22 28 S5 13 It 22 23 28 5(1 513 487 438 638 583 542 542 417 271 711 548 611 452 78 S7S 7S 667 500 500 310 238 741 538 PORTLAND BOWLERS WHO TOOK THREE STRAIGHT FROM THE CORVALLIS PINSMASHERS ON THE OREGON ALLEYS LAST WEEK. CINCINNATI. Jan. 9. After hearing preliminary arguments in the suit filed by the American Baseball and Athletic Exhibition Company, seeking to re strain Lee Hoernschemeyer, known In baseball circles as Lee Magee. from managing any or playing with any other team than the t. Louis Na tionals, United fitatea District Judge liln Ke.is. and there Is tslk of Ioc I Holllster today postponed the case Willi holding down th initial sack. 'until January 1. i V X' r- iS - ' f : f) As f ? ' r r - s ty- v .. fLriit-r until ii iiiii i WrMM.siiMj.wBmiMiii immiitmrm-'mim ,' SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 9. L. Ander son, a light-heavyweight prizefighter, known in the ring as Jack Newton, who collapsed last r.iht after being beaten by Ike Cohen in a boxing bout before the Pacific Athletic Club, an organization composed of city police men and firemen, died today without regaining consciousness. Cohen and F. M. Mitchell, a second in the fight, are in tne city jail In de fault of ball. Lonnte Austin, referee; Dan Salt, master of ceremonies, and Sammy Good and J. J. McQinley, sec onds, were arrested after the fight and released on $100 ball, pending the out come of Anderson's injuries. Dr. E. T. Hanley, the club physician, examined the men before they entered the ring and pronounced them fit Anderson showed poor form in the tight, and in the third round went down from a right swing on the jaw. He staggered to his feet after nine had been counted, and Cohen stepped for' ward to knock out his helpless an tagonist, but the referee interfered and saved Anderson by declaring Cchen the winner. Officials in the Prosecuting Attor ney's office Intimated tonight that there was little likelihood of the defendants being prosecuted. An autopsy disclosed that death was caused by a ruptured blood vessel on the right side of Anderson's head. The Coroner said Anderson should not have entered the ring. Anderson's death, said to be the first boxing fatality In this state, put damper on the proposal to ask the Legislature, which will convene Mon day, to authorize 20-round bouts In Washington. LEFT TO RIGHT! HESRY KNAlfS, A. R. JTCOHI AV4JHEY. J. BAIRD AND FRED RAYMOND: DIBRKlli, KALK, TOM SHOOT FOR MEDAL IS TODAY Event at Gun Club Grounds Expect' ed to Draw Iarge Crowd. The Portland Gun Club grounds a Jenne Station will be the scene of much activity today, for the third shoot for the Imperial Hotel diamond medal will be held. The second 2i birds shot at will go toward the score on th medal. 1 Superintendent Matthews of the club has made arrangements to handle a large crowd. Shooting will start promptly at 9:30 o'clock this morning and will last throughout tne day. More women shooters are taking 'up the scatter gun sport and with each Sun day their scores are getting better and better. A special shoot and trap Is devoted to the women and special prizes will be put up. A merchandise shoot Is to be scheduled soon, according to the direc tors. A meeting of the directors will be held this week. Ban. on Burns and C'llnc Lifted. COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 9. The Colum bus Boxing Commission tonight lifted the indefinite suspension of Toung Patsy Cline, of New York, and Frankie Burns, of New Orleans, for alleged violation of contracts. An investiga tion showed that the fighters had vio later the Commission's rule as the re sult of a misunderstanding. BY HARRY H. SMITH. ' SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 9. Unless (II signs fall, there Is a healthier outlook for baseball on the Taciflo Coast for 1915 than lias been the rase in many a day. There has been a great deal of shifting, it la true. nd these changes, for the most part, seem to augur well for the future. The advent of Henry Kerry as owner of the Fan Francisco club waa a mighty clever move, so far as the National spurt is concerned, and Berry has allied ami abetted that feeling by the selection of Harry Wolverton as manager of the Seals. There Is no question but that tho public demanded a change In local ren ditions and no question, n veil, but that a change was neecsoury. hlla I. Cal Kwlng had done a great deal for weetcrn baseball, and, f urthcrmor. had been a big man. so far ns the sport Is concerned, he had run Ills rare. A few good years and the ran Francisco club-owners had come to fuel that suc cess must, perforce, follow them. Park Employee Indifferent. This created a general atmosphere that was anything hut heall!;y. Tharn was too much a sentiment of tho "pub lic will take care of Itself." That feeling permeated to the einplojen of the park, and there was a general dis position to treat the paying funa In rather an Indifferent manner, Thm sort of thing will latt for a short tlni-. but It rnnnot go on forever. The peo ple will tire of their treatment, and when the chance comes there la bound to be rebellion. Tho time, so fur as San Francisco la concerned, canto when Cal Kwtnii opened his new park, near Lone Moun tain. It was unfortunate that the weather conditions were the. worst in many a year and unfortunate that thn people who attended the games bail to freeze. They rehelled, and in no uncertain fashion. They reeant-d the fact that Kwlng was trying to crsni the new park down their throats, ami they simply quit attending games. Sale to Berry Shrewd Met. Now, when San Fram-lsro does not draw, the balance of the league is bound to be In bad shape. It was a disastrous season for all concerned and there was bound to bo an awakening. Ewlng certainly made a shrewd move when he determined to sell his Inter ests. Berry made Just as shrewd a move In his purchase. San Franciscans have already taken the new owner to their hearts, and all he hue to do is tu give them a club up In the running. Berry proved his good Judgment in settling the Sacramento affair with out any odium. There ia little Ques tion but that a bad taste would have been left in the mouths of the fans had Wolverton remained without the fold. There was a feeling that Wol verton was getting something the worst of the deal. All that has been straightened around. Harry and his business part ner, Lloyd Jacobs, say they are fully satisfied with the state of affairs. Fans Like VI elvertoau So far as the management of the Id eal team is concerned, the appointment of Wolverton has been ratified by the votes of the fans. Lverywhere you so you find some chap who speaks highly of the new boss. Wolverton has been popular hereabouts, ever since he did so well with the Oakland team. He has the fighting spirit, arid that is what Callfornlans want. Del Howard, while he doubtless Is a good student of baseball, has not been sufficiently aggressive. He stayed cut of the game where his hitting might have counted, and he failed to Inspire his men with the do-or-dle spirit. I notice from the southland t lie t Del has been quoted as being prepared to retire from the game. He haa large land holdings at Paso Koblea. or near tho springs, and says he will be a rancher from now on. Ivan Howard thinks that when Spring comes Del will find it difficult to resist the call. AH the same, Howard Is getting along for active baseball and he may be satisfied to call It quits. Jack Cook, of the Oakland team, haa expresesd himself strongly In favor of having no Spring ball games of any consequence for the Pacific Coast League teams. The custom has been for the clubs to start training- a month In advance of the season. Then, well along, toward the close of narh week, the Seals and Oaks, for Instance, would be brought to San Francisco, for games with the White Sox. Naturally the same sort of action will be followed out this year. Inas much as the White Sox are tj make the trip West. At the same tlni). the Oak land magnate would curtail all audi games In the future. He hollrves, ami tiiere is a lot of logic In what he aaya, that it would be far better If the Fan Francisco public never saw the Seau until the opening of the season. The same goes for the Oaks and the oths- clubs. The present arrangement naturally helps out In paying the rather heav training expenses of the Coast League clubs, but In the long run It. looks as If Cook's scheme would work out well. When the fans have a chance to see their clubs against outside talent. It takes off the edge. Further, there aru a lot of the players who are really not in shape for hard work so early In the Spring and the fans get a had Idea of whst they can really . lis an impo sition on the players, inasmuch aa you let a man get off to a bad start In baseball ami it Is difficult for film regain favor. It doesn't look as If there would I.: any great changes In train in if camp". The SealE will likely return to mr., Springs, which has proved an l-leal lo cation for them. The oaks are to p to rieasanton, which Is handy fur their own grounds. Los Angeles will do lis raining on tho home ground. n under an agreement with Krt Mxlcr. the Vernon Tigers will be away from Los Angeles this year.