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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 17, 1915. t , J. BEAVERS RELY OH YOUTH AND SPEED Team Has No Pitchers Like in 1910 and 1911, Nor Hitters Like in 1913 and 1914. RECRUITS TWAY SAVE DAY Bill Xaugbton, However, Appears to Be Only .New Man With Batting Knack Murphy and Bar bour Are Still Sought. BI BOSCOE FAWCETT. Portland has landed four pennants In the past five years in the Pacific Coast Leiirua. and. wane tnis is no -scoop on any of our contemporaries, there's an unusual angle to it that has bearing on the 1915 asDect. McCredle's ball club for the ensuing year, as it shapes on paper, is as unlike any of Its predecessors as csau was, unlike unto Jacob. Jn 1910 and In 1911 excellent pitching on the part of Gregg, Krapp, Bteen, Beaton and others was responsible for the bringing home of tbe well-known and much-abused breakfast meat, in 191J and 1914 Manager McCredie had some good pitchers, but the bulk of the championing was done . by & sterling corps of bat swingers. Neither Quality Left. Nineteen hundred and fifteen, from all appearances, will find neither heavy bitting nor prairie-fire pitching, but rather a melding of the two. Mack took all the sting out of his offensive line when he disposed of his four heavy hitters Ryan, .294, to Salt Lake, for Moran; Kores, .296, drafted by New York Giants; Rodg-ers. .292, sold to Cleveland, and Bancroft, .277, sold to Philadelphia. (ius Fisher, .355: Walt Doane. .293, "" and Fred Derrick, .288, are left to bear --Vthe bulk of the attack, but the 1915 Beavers do not present the ominous front that prevailed in the two previous ... . camoa Km. Portland will go to Spring camp with the cream of its 1914 pennant-winning nltchlng staff and a couple of new ones. -- Youth and speed will make up for v "loss of the hitting strength, in the ' opinion of Walter McCredie. -,-' Whether the Beavers can navigate without the reliable bludgeons of "" Kores, Rodgers and Ryan remains to be ... seen, but, in any event, there is always the prospect of some other members of the club lumping into the breach and doing a Paul Revere. ' Moran, Speas. Lober, -Davis, any of these experienced men may rise up into ''the .300 class, and there are also a . bunch of youngsters to be figured on. Of the recruits, however. Bill Naugh .rh ton. of Pendleton, appears to be the only one with a real hitting knack in ; his makeup. Naughton pasted the pel - lett at a .318 clip last season in the ".:Vi Western Tri-State League, and, with ,t. , his speed, ought to be able to grab at ", least a utility position. Coltrln, of the Colts; Reed, of the .m. Phillies, and Murphy, of Jersey City, secured from the Phillies with Reed -...,in the Bancroft transaction, do not , , loom up as Lajoles or Wagners with the thumping stick. Coltrln batted .245 In the Northwestern League: Murphy, .235 in the International League, and -Reed, .206, in 44 games in the National -League. Murpky aad Barbour Sought. McCredie is still angling for Mur Phy. of New Orleans, laBt year with " the Oaks, and Barbour, of the Denver .' Club, and both these men are better stick wielders than the trio of recruits - now on deck. . Murray, of the Portland Northwest - -'- "club, who' will assist Gas Fisher be 1 hind the windpad, is not a heavy stick-r.-rs er, yet he clouts them now and again l , in the pinches. Moran, of the erst ni while Sacramento outfield, is not in , .-.o- Buddy Ryan's class, but may help some with his speed. Rodgers will be missed sadly by the Beavers, however, and Dutch Kores ;.","' used to clout them occasionally when " clouts meant counters In the run col i " vmn. Concerning the pitching corps, most notable among the newcomers is Coveleskie. 'related to the famous "Giant Killer," and himself a strike out king of some renown. McCredie lias Krause. Lush, Higginbotham and Martinoni as his four chief reliable holdovers, with Eastley. Rieger and Evans sandwiched in. Some May Be Traded. Some of these may be traded off be fore the season opens, as McCredie has deals on for them. The recruits are Coveleskie. of Spokane; Callahan and Leonard, of the ex-Portland Northwest League team. ' and two youngsters Bishop and Barnes. Bishop is a former Kansas football and baseball athlete, who cornea from the Cleveland Naps. Barnes is a soldier fllnger from a fort .ear San Francisco. - Coveleskie' s efficiency rating is not -.Impressive, as he allowed an average U of 3.47 runs per game In the North west circuit last year. His youth and speed and promise hare impressed Big Mack, however, and he thinks Cove leskie is to be the meteor of the 1915 Coast season. Coveleskie stands 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 175, according to the dope furnished by Newton Col ver, baseball statistician on the Spo kane Spokesman-Review. He has a free, swinging, loose delivery, pitches right-handed, has great speed, and, as the ballplayers eay, "has something on -Ws fast one." His curve is sharp and he does not rely much on change of pace and slow balls. Slow Ball to Be Taught, i,,. "No pitcher can expect to get by In , the Coast - League without a good change of pace," remarked McCredie yesterday. "The first thing I intend to do is to put Coveleskie in charge ,T.of Johnny Lush and teach him a slow ball. Coveleski worked in 35 games for Spokane last year, winning 20, and struck out 214 opponents. This is an average of better than six a game. r which is going some. He is a most willing worker, never complains over the "breaks" and never masea irouoie wun ms teammates over support, as was the case with Tom Seatan and some others of a crabbing temperament. He comes from a baseball family. A brother, John, is a hard hitter in the Texas League, and Harry, a big south- paw, is with Detroit. He broke Into baseball in Pennsylvania and his home is in Shamokln. He is about 2S years -old and la unmarried. Jack Dillon Beats Porky Flynn. NEW YORK. Jan. Jack Dillon, of Indianapolis, administered a bad beating to Porky Flynn, of Boston, in a ten-round bout in Brooklyn tonight. Dillon had the better of every round, the Boston heavyweight being knocked through the ropes in the fourth, the bell saving him from being counted out. Dillon weighed USli and Flyna . 13 pounds. Peru ts maklnr its own Portland cement. TTrtAfm-e It has been dpndnt on the United Statee, Belgium and Encland. THREE NEW MEMBERS OF PORTLAND COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND MAP SHOWING ROUTES TO PROSPECTIVE CAMP SITE AND TOWNS ON CIRCUIT. ' Ox O tSJ. ' C r ' -7 ' f ' ' ' Z01 fyzctr&rt WALTER IN DISFAVOR League Head Doesn't Like Comment on Salt Lake. OPINION IS NOT WANTED Attempt to Be Made to Revive Old California State Circuit and Meeting of . Promoters to Make Plans Is Set. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Walter McCredie is in disfavor with the baseoall powers of the Pa cific Coast League and they are not at all backward about saying so. Not long ago Walter was quoted as making the assertion that Salt Lake City will not prove a success in the Coast League. He said it would be the same old story of Sacramento and thaf a change would be forced the following year. President Baum figures that Walter was doing his talk a little out of turn and, furthermore, it was not up to Mc Credie to make any remarks. Judge McCredie. who is the owner of the Portland club and a league di rector as well, expressed himself as satisfied with the switch to Salt Lake City," said President Baum. . "That oueht to be enough. Moreover, wai ter McCredie is simply the manager of the Portland team and isn t supposed to express his opinion- on matters of league policy." Which really ought to noid waiter for a while. An attempt is going to be made to revive the old California State League. It will not be a pretentious affair, how ever. On the contrary, the plan is to keep down the expenses and simply play Sunday games. Richmond, where the Nelson-Wolgast fight took place; Stockton, Sacramento, San Jose, Oak land and San Francisco are named as the localities to have clubs. Oakland and San Francisco would not plajv at home, but would be only traveling clubs. Richmond-is to substitute for Fresno, as it is thought that will lop off some of the expenses. The promot ers are to foregather in Richmond a week from Sunday, when they will at tempt to get together on some sort of a basis. Cy Morelng. who was the foundation of the old State League that was known as an outlaw body, ts not to be con nected witlu-the new league, it is said. Cy has retired to his ranch and, accord ing to reports, never wants to look a baseball in the face in the future. Two deaths of more than passing in terest to baseball fans of San Fran cisco and the Pacific Coast took place this week. "Hank" Harris, who was the guiding spirit of the one-time Cali fornia League, later merged into the Pacific Coast League, and owner of the Seals, w-as found dead .in his bed last Sunday morning. It is supposed that Harris died from heart failure, al though apparently he was in good health. The other death was that of Jimmy Whalen, more familiarly known as "Jimmy de Whale," which occurred on an operating table in a Sacramento hos pital. ' Wbalen's name was associated with that of Harris, for it was Jim ray, along with Ham Iburg. who gave the pennant-winning baseball club to San Francisco in 190L -Whalen's health the last two years had been poor. He had been working as a State Capitol guard. Henry Harris quit baseball in 1905. when he sold his interests in the San Francisco club to P. J. Clunie, who in turn sold to Ewing and Ish. Later Harris was in the cigar business, but two years back retired absolutely from business. He still enjoyed baseball and on good days was to be seen at the lo cal park. SALT LAKE CLCB OKGAXIZES F. S. Murphy President and Blank enship's Selection Tpheld. SALT LAKE, Utah. Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) At a meeting attended by virtually every stockholder of the Salt Like Coast League club last night the permanent organization of the club was effected, officers and directors elected and the club launched on its career. F. S. Murphy was elected president. Rev. Elmer I. Goshen vice-president, Lawrence Green secretary, Rodney T. Badger secretary and F. S. Murphy, Rev. Elmer I. Goshen. Lawrence Green. George Relf, M. R. Evans, H. W. Lane and George F. Wesson members of the board of directors. ' The tentative appointment of Cliff Blankenship as manager of the club by A the temporary board of directors was sustained, and "Blank," now holds the reins. The executive committee and the club president will be the real power in the handling of the club affairs. MULTNOMAH DEFEATS BEAVERS Club Soccer-Team Wins, 9 to 2, and Clinches League Leadership. The Multnomah Club soccer team started scoring in the second half of the game against the Beavers yester day and when Referee Billlngton blew his whistle to end the fray the score read 9 to 2 for the club men. This is the largest score run up in the Port land Soccer Football Association, and it gives the undisputed leadership of the league to Multnomah. . . At half time the score was 1 to 1, but the club players were not going good until the final period. Captain George Nixon, of the Columbia Uni versity, put across three scores, Grier scored the same number, and Grey, Mc Kenzie and Shevlin each added a point to the club's total. The Archer & Wiggins Weonas will play Columbia University on the cam pus at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Following are the Multnomah-Beaver lineups: Multnomah (9) Ray Leonard G . . . Paget RB.. Mackle ;L B. . Conway 5S5- Wright .. C H B. Morris I, B B. Beavers 2) , .... Johneon Adams ilansly King . . . . . Graham . ... Fleming MacKensla, Cpt..ORl.. Fasqull Nixon .... Grier r. ... IBP Stevenson tl.CF louns f.-v ........ i 1j 1. .......... . oainoa Shevlin OLF InKster Officials: Billlngton, referee: Sam Duncan and Billle, linesmen. WIXXIXG CLASS GETS TROPHY Loving Cup at Stake in Willamette Basketball Series. SALEM. Or., Jan. 16. (Special.) The winner of the interclass basketball tournament at Willamette University will receive a beautiful silver loving cup, according to the announcement of o. ThomDson today. The four r-liusaea have organized fast, snappy Each Friday is set aside for three match srames. Each team gets one day's practice a week against the first squad. une seniors and freshmen are both on top with a percentage of 1000, while the other three teams are holding down intermediate positions. Since their defeat at the hands of Oregon Friday night the varsity men . ,, n- V, wlll maa th nave iiveiieu uy. a j ..v Oregon Aggies at Corvallis Wednesday evening. 'We have no hope of winning," says the varsity coach. "The Aggies are a fast and consistent bunch, but we will give them a rub for their victory." BERGER OFFERED TO M'CREDIE Man Venice Bought and Two Others Tendered for Bancroft. Portland could have obtained. Joe Berber from the Chicago Sox for 1915 had Walter McCredie so desired. - The Portland manager, commenting upon Berger's purchase by Venice, said that Comiskey had ottered aerger ana two others to Portland in trade for Dave Bancroft. Instead. McCredie sold "Bancroft to the Phillies for a hunk of coin and Plavers Murphy and Reed. "What do you think of Berger?" Mac was asked. "Well, he played fairly good ball with Los Angeles a couple of years ago." replied McCredie. 'But he ts getting too heavy. I wouldn't trade my young infielder, Naughton, for Berger, if Hogan offered the trade to day." ' -WAVERLY CLUB BOARD NAMED Nine New Directors Will Select Of ficers of Organization. Nine directors for the ensuing year were chosen last night at a banquet given at the Waverly Golf Club.' There were 136 members present, the largest number ever attending a club meeting. Members of the new board of directors r; -Hamilton Corbett. Rudolph Prael, Herbert Strong, James G. Wilson, David Honeyman, Gay Lombard, Victor John son. D. W. L. Macgregor and Richard wilder. It has been the custom for the new hoard of directors to appoint tne oi finr for the next year. This, how- nraj not done last night. It is probable that the appointments will be made during tneweeu. Baird Heads Federal CItib. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 16. Charles Kairri was elected president of the Kansas City Federal League elub at a meeting of the board of dtrectors here tonight to succeed C. C Madison, who resigned early in the week. Mr. Balrd is at the head of a local bank and was athletic director at the Uni versity of Michigan for several years. Two years ago he was mentioned wide ly as a possible purchaser of the Boston Americans. i ABERDEEN TO BUY TEAM NEW OFFER OF BALLARD FRAN ' CHISB MADE BY BARNES. Proposition for Seattle Faae to Take Part of Stock Practically Result tn Agreement to Purchase ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) Aberdeen fans practically agreed tonight to buy the Ballard franchise In the Northwest League under a new offer made this afternoon from Seattle by John Barnes. The new offer cuts down by nearly one-half the amount originally asked for the franchise.' Barnes says Aberdeen fans will be allowed to take the controlling inter est in the stock of the Aberdeen club and that Seattle fans have agreed to take the rest. Aberdeen- fans believe that under the new arrangement they will be able to finance a team which will finish, in the first division. Offers to take stock in the club have come in from all sides today and al most the, amount needed originally for the purchase has been pledged. The company will be organized at a greater capitalization than 'originally planned so as to leave Aberdeen plenty of money on which to purchase new play ers. The enthusiasm' being shown is greater than that displayed at any time since the baseball deal was first dis cussed. Upon the closing of the deal Barnes will leave Immediately for te East, where, he says, be will sign up I several fast men. There is no opposl- I . T - . i, 1 . . v. which fans feel should be again called the Black Cats. PRINCETON 'ROWING RACES SET Schedule Is Most Pretentious Ever Attempted by University. ( PRINCETON. N. J., Jan. 16. The most pretentious rowing schedule that Princeton has attempted has been an nounced, subject to faculty approval, by Manager John B. Paull. Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell will row on Lake Carnegie, while Yale will also compete here. A race with Annapolis over the Severn race course will open the season. The schedule is as follows: -April 17 Annapolis on the Severn River. May S Child's cup race on Lake Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Columbia and Princeton. May 15 Triangular regatta, Cornell, Yale and Princeton on Lake Carnegie. SETTER WIN'S ALL-AGE STAKE First Place in Derby at Rogers ' Spring Goes to Pointer. ROGERS SPRINGS. Tenn., Jan. 16. The setter, Joe Blackburn, owned by J. K. Smith, of Eminence. Ky and FIELDER JONES OFF FOR THE EAST TO TAKE CHARGE OF ST. LOUIS FEDERALS FOR 1915 PENNANT RACE. t 1 JOT " if ' ! -ml i lb ' - M t f - l' r1 ilr If Hp W" t i A 4 it- I v-if- i I fVVA " 4- ' : ! I - wYl j' i i - ' f ;"MeiawwaiiJ" " ;r- - ,k V -,t - . 3 :: f v $ , : I ... , A , fzsxzx:it?:xiapx-x I- . - y . j I f . " -"v i! " ! f ' - i t ... ' " -V 'Hf ;: A i .-t .v ... .... ' , A - " iil w af , l " f " i., i r -itslii iUfmnrAHftk . , Amu-,,2 t ED. LYOXS LEFT PROMIJfEST L ER, BIDDING JOE EAST. TRAINING handled by J. D. Mask, yesterday won the all-age stake in the amateur races of the ail-American field trial club and was awarded the title of amateur field trial champion of America. The pointer, Jack Davis, Jr., owned and handled by D. C. White, Courtland, Ala., won first place in the derby; Sil versides, a pointer, entered by Regin ald Halliday, of New York, was second. WALTER GRTJETTER W INS CHASE C. V. Bowman, on Tamarack, Sec ond In Hunt Club Event. Walter Gruetter, on' Lady Myrtle, won the closed paper chase held yes terday by the Portland Hunt Club. The start was made from a point near the clubhouse at Garden Home station, on the Oregon Electric Railway, and the finish was near Nesbitt station, on the Garden Home road. The day. was ideal and a large gal lery turned out. Not an accident marred the event. C. V. Bowman, riding Tamarack, and Chester G. Murphy, on Rubo, were second and third, respectively. C. A. Campbell was the hare. Those who made the start were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ker ron, Chester G. Murphy, Walter Gruet ter -C. V. Bowman. Miss Carrie Flan ders. Miss Gladys Ross. Mrs. James Nicol, Miss Louise Flanders, A. H. Hunt, Miss C. Philbin, Mr. and Mrs. Matt McDougall, Miss Ella Campbell, Mrs. Ralph Wilbur, Miss Mabel Law rence and Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cronin. TACOMA WTVS RIFLE MATCH Cleveland and Bridgeport Tie at 905 for Week's High Mark. WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Cleveland and Bridgeport each scored 995, out of a possible 1000 in class A in the fourth week's matches for the interclub gal lery rifle championship of the United ttates. Class B scores: Madison. 960, vs. Youngstown, os. Marion, 974, vs. Hopkins, 964. Tacoma, 959, vs. Watertown, N. Y,- Milwaukee,, 9o4, vs. tnoianapons, an. Des Moines, 959, vs. Louisville (Swiss), 953. Bangor, 976, vs. St. Louis, 971.. BABY DEMON MAKES RECORD New York Boat at Florida Regatta Makes SO Miles In 39:51. MTAMI. Fla.. -Jan. 16. Baby Speed rrnnn. owned by J. Stuart Blackton, of New York, established yesterday a new Florida record for hydroplanes when it circled a 30-mile water course in. 39:51, mi won the feature event of the open ing programme in the annual midwinter power-boat regatta. moy .neuauo. Also Blackton's property, was second. and Miami, owned by Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis, was third. Other events resulted: Fifteen miles for open displacement power-boats Marls, owned by George j T. Lipplncott, .fnuaaeipnia, nrat; uor; PORTLAND BASEBALL BOOST- AS XI r. siu.wus ....... othy Downer, owned by C. P. Ryman, Palm Beach, second; time, 44 minutes. Fifteen miles for cabin cruisers Sayanora, owned by James Deering, Chicago, first; Shadow, owned by Carl G. Fisher, Indianapolis, second; time, 43:20. AGGIE COACH IX PORTLAND Dr. Stewart Praises Playing of Teams in Basketball League. Dr. E. J. Stewart, athletic director of the Oregon Agricultural College, was a Portland visitor last night, making arrangements for the basketball game against the Archer & Wiggins Weonas at Corvallis next Tuesday night Dr. Stewart saw the two contests of the Portland Basketball League in the Multnomah Club gymnasium last night and he waa high in his praise of the brand of ball being played in the local circuit. - , The Oregon Aggies will play Willam ette University next Wednesday night, and the following night the first con ference affair of the season will be played in Seattle against the Univer sity of Washington. The . Corvallis boys will pass through Portland on their way north next Thursday morn ing. KELLYS STAY IN LEAD OREGON ALLEYS' BOWLERS FOI-R FULL GAMES BEHIND, Labor Press and Llnotypers Are Tied for First Hmn la Newapaav - Printer)' Dack Pin Leasee. The J. E. Kelly bowlers still hold the leadership of the City League, with tbe Oregon Alleys three full games behind. The Kellys and the M. L. Klines will tackle each other on the Oregon Alleys next Thursday night. The Klines are the tallenders, but they have been com ing up strong for the past two weeks. High single game as well as high three-game aeries are held by the M. L. Kline bowlers. High- game was won with 1051 pins, and the three-game set was won by smashing 8026 pins. J. H. Heffron, with 277 pins, is credited with high individual game, while Al Meyers still has 683 pins to his credit for high three-game set. In 42 games Kruse has established an average of 199, but he is having a hard time keeping the lead from Web ster, who has averaged 198 in only 13 affairs. Al Meyers has rolled the same number of games as Kruse and he has averaged 196. Tbe Labor Press and the Llnotypers are tied for first honors in the News paper Printers" Duck Pin League, with 21 victories and nine defeats for an average of even .700. Buzan, of the Journal, is leading the circuit in the individual standings, with an average of 90 In 21 games. The greatest num ber of pins to fall before the onslaughts of a- duck pin bowler tumbled for Gallup, of the Labor Press. His record is 2602 in 30 games, for an average of 87. Following are the standings of the City League clubs and individual aver ages of each up to Friday, and the standing of the Printers' League clubs and players up to Wednesday: City League. Name. O W. I.. P.C. Pins. At. J. B. Kellys VI 24 18 .1S71 38.7B8 9irt Oregon Alley.. 42 21 21 .S'K 802 Rainier Pale. ..42 20 22 .4711 3N.547 HIS M. T. Klines... 42 la 2 J .452 SS.438 tu High team records High single game, M. U Klines, lujli high three lamni, M. U Klines. 302(1. High Individual records High single game, J. H. Heffron, 2j7; high thrige games, Al Meyers, Out. Individual Averagear City League. Name. Oames. Av.,Schachtm'yer 18 182 182 ISO ISO 177 lro 174 173 171 lil 170 105 Kruse . .42 189. Hanson ...4a Webster Meyers . Franklin Houser . Knausa . Meek ... Olaney .. Heffron : . .12 . .42 . .43 ..30 ..29 ..27 ..42 ..42 . .33 108 Aball ... lHti Raymond 190Barr l!H);Chrlstian I89!Rowe ... lSDKalk ... 188Kneysa . ISO, Perl .. 182,Capen .. 182 Shockley ..30 . .39 .. e . .39 . .24 . .88 ..33 . .39 ..11 .. 3 woods Slater 39 Newspaper Printer. Won. L. PC. Linotype . . . Labor Press Journal 21 0 .700 21 .700 11 1 ..'167 7 23 .233 Telegram Individual Standings. Plaver and Team Oames. Pins. Av Buean, Journal 24 Norr, Labor Press 12 Gallup, Labor Preos : 30 BU-ham, Linotype 27 Glen, Linotype 30 King, Journal 12 Bishop, Journal 30 Knight. Telegram 24 Lindqulst. Labor Press 3 K149 J0N2 2002 2351 2.V.0 1040 2.112 201 5 2o2 1248 2217 7.12 2474 222.". 14l',7 B75 21 r.2 21W 2142 90 HIrher. T.lnotVDe 27 Daly. John E., Linotype 27 DeWert, B. D.. Telegram 0 Llbby, Linotype ........30 Vath. Linotype 27 Torrence, Telegram ...... .. .18 Rabold, Telegram 12 Bishop, Journal 27 Greene. Journal 27 Daly. Will, Labor Press 27 Khlnn .Tournnl 24 18i0 In the games bet-ween the Portland Lino type and the Journal the latter took two out of three. High game. Journal, 474; high individual soore. Bishop, 1U9; high average, Glen. 92. . , The Labor Press made It three straight from the Telegram. High game. Labor Press. 440; high Individual score, Norr, 104; high average, John Daly and Norr, 02 each. STANDINGS OF THIS LEAGUES. Woodmen-of tbe World. W. L. P.C .800 .087 .! .488 .311 .222 .878 .4.'.f. .338 .333 ,72 .tlltt .42 ... George Washington 8 Webtoot " o Portland 23 22 Multnomah 22 23 Prospect si Arleta " Commercial Claot' C. Pacific Paper Co 2 Firestone Tire Co IS 18 U. S. Rubber Co 1 22 Oak Bond " Allied Trades Dock Fla. Printers 1 J Bookbinders 1 j Engravers ..- 12 Stereotypers Printers Duck Pin. Varnev and fitaub.... 29 IS .644 .811 .444 .400 .S71 .OHO .4'itf r.in,. a- vrudhome Co ..23 Irwin-Hodson 20 Portland Printing House 18 2o 27 City League. Kellys 2 J Oregons -1 21 Rainier I'ate ...u a M. L. Kline Is 2J .4 Commercial Class A. Brunswick 83 IS Estes Bar 31 2l Western Soda 28 28 .4T .W)S ,04W Portland sign .u2U Lelghton's Lunch ....20 31 Ernest Wells H 37 .3112 .27J .708 Commercial Clam B. Vancouver Post 84 14 Klelat pnntery at zi .583 .511 .47 .417 .304 Archer & Wiggins 23 22 Dooley & Co 21 24 Union Meat Co 20 28 Ballou & Wrlcht.. 17 31 Clothiers' League. Rosenblatts 81 51 R. M. Gray.. 21 18 Benn Belling 20 22 Butfum & Pendleton 9 30 .738 .MS .476 .231 ADAMS CASE It CLING DELAYED Amateur Committee Keberves Deci sion After Hearing Evidence. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. After having all the evidence and listening; to the summing: up by legal representatives of the accused and the men who preferred the charges, the registration com mittee of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union an nounced tonight that no decision would be rendered until next - week In the case of Piatt Adams, of the New York Athletic Club. Adams, one of the most prominent American athletes and holder of the Olympic standing nlgn jump cnam nionshlt). is accused of having sold one or more ofthe many prises he has won. These charges, according to his counsel, J. T. Mahoney. are the out come of a conspiracy concocted by former business associates. - 0L0 LEAGUES DENY FEDS' ACCUSATIONS Affidavits Are Filed Charging Accusers Wanted to Join Alleged Trust. 10-DAY CLAUSE DEFENDED August Herrmann A vera Organisa tion Was termed to Benefit Players as Well as Promotrr. Raids Complained About. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Organised base ball took an inning today in the legal fight on it begun by the Federal League and denied, through affidavits of Its leading representatives, that It vio lates the anti-trust laws, declared Its purposes and workings are for the ben efit of the ballplayer and charged Its acuser with doing some of the things complained of in the anti-trust suit Emphasis was laid on the allegation that, though the federal League con sidered its rivals as forming a trust and oppressing players, some of the Federal League's most prominent mem bers appeared willing to ally them selves with It. The 24 affidavits filed In the Fed eral Court here Include statement by August Herrmann, Joseph J. Lannln, M. E. Cantlllon and Charles Homers relat ing to the various proposed plana for peace based on alliances which some of the Federal magnates. It Is averred, were mora than willing to agree to. llerrmana Makes Denial. The burden of a general denial of the Federal League's charges and tha statement of the case In general is left to August Herrmann, us chairman of the National Commission. His affidavit nd those of B. n. John son, president of tha American League, and John Heydler, secretary of the National League, describes the organi zation of the "professional game" and defends as legal and necessary tho 18 day and reserve clauses in players' con tracts. The avowed purpose of the National League, at its organization in 1 8 i , Herrmann says, was as follows: "To immortalize baseball ss tho Na tional game of tho United States. "To surround It with surh safeguards as to warrant absolute confidence In its integrity and methods. "To protect and promote the mutual interest of professional baseball clubs and professional baseball pluyers. "To establiBh and regulate the pro fesalonal baseball championship of this league.' "Anrrlraia' I'urpoaea tilmllor." Similar purposes are declared In til constitution of the American League, according to Mr. Herrmann. The proposed terms of peace which would have resulted, it Is ayerred, In the union of the Federals and their rivals are discussed In an affidavit filed by Joseph J. Lannln. of the Bos ton Americans. lie relates that the Wards, owners of tha Brooklyn Feder als, sought a peace pact under which they would have purchased the New Xork Americana, and Charles Weegh man. of the Chicago Federals, would have taken over the Chicago Cubs. The affidavit of Han Johnson, presi dent of the American League, traces the history of the American League and states that he agrees with a por tion of the plaintiff's bill, which reads: "That now and at all times hereto fore, tho supply of expert baseball play ers of special fitness and unique and extraordinary skill has beer, unequal to the demand of tha various major leagues." Johnson says that In 1913 there were 43 minor leagues, embracing more than 300 clubs, employing 6000 or more play ers, and having a mommy expenanure of approximately 1600,000 In salaries; these clubs all being vncmoers ot tne National Association of Professional Clubs. Leaa-aea Held Necessary. Competitive contests," says the affi davit, "can not be constantly and regu larly maintained In professional base ball without the formation of a group of competitors which we call 'league.'" Johnson says that with a ilmileu number of players permitted by the National agreement, there can be no such thing as cornering the market against a rival. He says rurtner mat ne nao never authorized any club of the American League to seek to obtain players under contract with the Federal League. The affidavit closed wun a general denial of any Illegal acts charged in the bill of complaint. Charles A. Comiskey, giving ni hlatorv as a ballplayer since he entered the professional game at Milwaukee In 187, at a salary or iw a montn, De clares he never broke a contrsct ana never objected to the ten-day clause In any of tha contracts he had elgned. Loaa of Mea Compulsed Or. He complains of tha loss of Hal rh... and Ted Easterly, wno leu ins club for the Federals, and alxo of the effect that Federal bidding had on the minds of others of the players. Raids on their clubs for players and negotiations which preceded the "Jump ing" of certain men are told of by Herrmann, Clark Griffith. Homer-. Robert Hedges. W. F. Baker. Barney Dreyfuss and Fred Clarke. Portions of the Federal League by laws are quoted In the nfTluevlt of Steve Cusack, formerly on its staff of umpires, to show that the ter-day clause and the reserve rule are also part or the new league a That the minor leagues paid to ball players In 1914. 3,0SS.860 In salarlcj Is one Item of interest In a brief affidavit made out by J. II. "rrell. secretary of the National Association. SEALS LAND NKW Ol'THElDElt Announcement ot Signing of Ilu.-r-waltl Bares Policy of Secrecy. SAN FRANCISCO, Ja"n. Is. (Special.) Henry Berry tipped the Information today that the San Francisco club has adopted a policy of secrecy relative to the receiving of contracts from players. This la In order to compete against any moves that might be made by lha Federal League. The Seal owner would not go into particulars about the plan, and It may be that all the Coast mag nates agreed to the protective plan. "Why we've got several contrai ts In our strong box that the fane do not know about." volunteered Berry. "Fact Is, do you know that we have had a new outfielder for several weeks. Well, its true. Tho new player re ferred to la Rudolph naerwaiu. . landed him in tne imperial Judging from his record ana wnav i" boys tell me, he is a good one." The acuisltlon ol uaerwum piece of good news, toast wk" Ilka Dickie Baylees. Jack Ryan and the-like have been touting Baerwald to the skies. Arthur Wardwell. ef Baowhegan, Ms., .a said to have the largssl ir. in ran ot the county. It mMiurn IS (-t la r . ..... ...... ih.H 7.1 fust In bsiaht. and the branches spread asarly AO (aeu