TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 17, 1915.
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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. '
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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-
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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