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3 CRACK DEFENSE PLAYERS OF PORTLAND COAST HOCKEY TEAM AND DIAGRAMS SHOWING SOME METHODS OF DEFENSE. BASEBALL STORY IS "LOOKING AT THE CLOCK ISNT LIKE OLD ROMANCE GETTING UP" Joe McGinnity Once Scorned as Failure Even With Team of Minor Leaguers. -TO JIMMY DUNN'S UPSTAIRS NEW DELIVERY IS FORTUNE THE SUNDAY OREGOXIATf, . PORTLAND, JANUARY 24, 1915. 1L M I - milmm a..,..,.,. . , 3 0 ... Ytf.:K'-& Ke legated to Semi-Pro Company, IWecoTcry Is Made Wbjch Brings Fame in Majors At 42 He Is Still Active Player. FACTS ABOUT CAREER OF "IB ON MAX" JOE M'CINXITT. R will bo 42 Tears old March 19, but Is till active. He pitched In 46 games of ball la hi 4lst year. Next to Cyrus Young, he has tod mors imi than any pitcher that ever lived. He sigDed the first AmeNiaa League con tract ben the I'M) I outlaw organisation en tered the field. Kansas City released him outright In lb nd Joe went into the saloon business in Prii i'leurlrir himself a failure. While in the nil-pro. game, between JS94 and 189$, he discovered the effective ness of tns "underhand" style or aeuvery. Putting It In practice he made good with rtorta. Western League, in and was drafted br the Baltimore National League dub for 1809. He made friends with Baltimore's catcher. Wfibert Uobinson, explained his discovery to "Robbie" and enlisted the sympathy of the areat catcher. He shut out the New York regulars in his flrct experiment with his underhand deliv ery and was for li years thereafter a star In the major leagues. McGinnity's 16-Year Record. won. uos. lr3 Montgomery (S. A.)... IxW Kanims City (A. A.).. lMi Peoria (W. I IMta Baltimore (N. L 3 HO" Baltimore (V. L- HK'l Baltimore (A. L) J!.2 Baltimore i A. I) 1H02 New York (X. 1 1!03 Nov York ........... Jr.n-I .New Tork lyor. New York 10o New York 3l7 New Tork 1'iiis New York impU Newark 1010 Newark 3!M Newark 1!M2 Newark 2!M3 Tacoma 1114 Tacoma. 6 . 2S . 2S so 24 13 . 9 31 35 21 27 IS 11 29 :m 12 1G 18 ia in 10 19 21 2ii9 .6U7 Totals '...415 Grand percentage .................... BY JOSEPH J. M'GINNITY. Owner Tacoma Tigers.) I was born in Rock Island, 111., March 19. 1873, of honest, so necessarily poor, parent. I played my first baseball of any consequence on a semi-pro team in Van -Buren. Ark., in 1892. The following year was with the fa mous J. J. McCloskey in Montgomery, Ala. 1 was married in the Fall of this year to Mary Redpath, daughter of John Kedpath, who had one of the best Iron factories of the Southeast. Have one daughter, 17 years old. who helps to keep me broke. "Fired" by Jimmy Maaalag. I was playing with Jimmy Manning In Kansas City in 1894, but pitched such poor ball I was released the first of June. I then moved to Spring field. 111., and, like a lot of other am bitious ballplayers, I expected to get rich in the saloon business. I played on a semi-pro team there up to the Sprin of 1898. It was during these semi-pro days that I developed my fa mous underhand delivery. 1 Joined the Peoria club that year. In June I pitched and won a 21-inning Same against St. Joe. 1 was signed by Brooklyn in 1899 at a salary of floO a month, when reporting at training ramp in Savannah, (".a-, I found that McGraw had 14 pitchers there. This did not look very bright for a "rube' just from the bushes. I had made friends with big, good-natured Robinson, who, I think. was one of tho greatest catchers that ever looked through a mask. 3lade Friends With Robiaxoa. After the second day's workout 1 asked him to take a walk after dinner, as I had a question to ask him. I went into details about my specialty and told him I wanted his opinion whether or not it would be successful against bit? leaguers. Xext morning, at his suggestion, we both arrived at the park an hour be tore training time and I had a tlior- ough workout with him. When He Uraw arrived at the park Robinson challenged him for a game. $50 a Bide. Jtobinson to take the second team, bet ter known as the "lannigans," but insisting that I pitch for his team. We started the frame that afternoon and had the Regulars beat 7-0 in the sev. cnth 'nnlng. McGraw broke the gam up bv chafing the reporter, acting as umpire, oir tne grounds, and would not agree to any other umpire. This Kame cinched my Job on the club. I Kive all the credit to what success I have had to Wilbert Robinson, now manager of the Brooklyn National Lracrue club, who was open-minded and patient enough to help a youngster work out something new. Brooklraa of 1900 Best Ever. In 1900 the National League was cut down to eight mubs. I was sent to Brooklyn with Jimmy Sheckard and a few others. I think the 3rooklyn club of 1900 was the greatest ever put to gether. It consisted of the following players: Farrell and McGuire, two great catchers; Jennings, first base; Laly, second; Dahlen, short; Cross, third: Kelly, Fielder Jones and Keeler, outfielders; Sheckard and DeMontre ville, utility men; myself. Hughes. Mc Jumes, Kennedy, pitchers. We beat Pittsburg out of the pen-nar-". that year. The newspapers put up a big "fuss" that Pittsburg had tlie best team. Thev put tip a 81000 If mu CtNTifMEN OF THE. JURY KNEW what I KNOW tl REAL TOBACCO CHEW "' "" " bsfS' ' ' : are just l i-':'-'r sv 5 I '4 ' i in ii ifilil'- J 1 I punchbowl for a post-series of five games and insisted that all be played in Pittsburg. We won three out of four games played. I pitched two of the winning games, one against Rube Waddell, who was then In his prime. Rare Holier From His Mates, After the series the Brooklyn boys gave a banquet at the Montevllle Hotel and made me a present of the punch bowl, which I consider one of the greatest honors ever conferred on a player by his fellows. I still retain it and prize It highly. I was the tirst player to sign an American League contract. In other words, I was the "Joe Tinker" of the American League. McGraw used my contract to induce other players to Jump back to. Baltimore with himself and Robinson. -In 1901 John T. Brush bought the controlling Interest in the Baltimore club. In the middle of the season of 1902 four players McGraw, McGann, Bresnahan and myself were trans ferred to New Tork. Won Jiickname of "Iron Man." In the month of August, in 1904. : won three double-headers, one against Boston in Boston, ono against Phila delphia In New York and one against Brooklyn In New York, rrom wnicn derived the nickname. "Iron Man." I was with the New York club until the Spring of 1909. I then obtained my release through the lnnuonce oi aic Graw, who no doubt Is the greatest manager who ever gave an umpire a hattinir order. He has more friends among ballplayers than any other man ager. Mir first National League game was fh nnening game in 1899 In Baltimore against New York. Meekln pitched for New York. We won. 4-u. Jiy weigni at that time was 160 pounds. At the present time it is hard to Keep un dor 200. VAN"COfcVEK DEFEATS CAMAS Van Atta Tosses Last Basket lor Victory in 15-14 Thriller. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) The Vancouver quintet defeated Camas High. 15 to 14 in a innmnggame here last night, when Van Atta in the last minute of play tossed a basket. At the end of the first half the score was it to 8. and was tied twice. Van Atta starred for Vancouver, registering 11 Dolnts. In a preliminary game ine Vancouver High School Midgets won over x ran Klin School 24 to 8. The lineup for Camas and Vancouver follows: romn Poattlon Vancouver Laid S Terrlll Morton fg Ryan Elliott C Hayslip Pickett Bf Shumway Blake tt van Atta Goodeel. of Tacolt. was referee: A. Stan ley, timekeeper, and Winters, scorekeeper. Dcbs to Speak In Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 23 (Spe cial.) Eugene V. Debs, under the aus pices of the National Ripsaw, a social istic publication, will speak in the Rex Theater in this city January 26 at 8 o'clock. Automobile Balmaacans at half price during the last week that R. M. Gray is in his old location at Morrison and Fourth street. Adv. WC ARC USINt, TOBACCO YouRhcnoA. our w. NOTICE. THAT.VOU Afl NOT. J X "A f tr. S -ii. I k so w may ottnAaj 1T? V-V r.Jfc rrU '; 1 Yesmj tscst Juccsn corner Pc ore ?. 'carrca.m Z'snoSi csi.s-tjz.iz.-r sZiijo or Ocj HOOKEY PLAYS TOLD Defense as Necessary as At tack, Asserts "Moosa." PARALLEL PLAN IS ONE Uncle Sams' Method of Protecting Goalkeeper Requires Point and Coverpoint to Stay in Line Away IYom Goal. BY ERNEST "MOOSE" JOHXSOTs". Cover Point Portland Uncle tianis. While every hockey game is won by some form of an attack, it is Just as essential to have a deadly form of de fense to back up the forwards. The Portland Uncle Sams are no exception and one thing we practice is our method . of protecting Goalkeeper Mitchell from being forced to extend himself too often. . Practically all the defense work falls on the shoulders of the point and coverpoint, and it Is up to them to keep the puck away from the goal as much as possble. There is little dif ference In the defense duties of the two positions. In days gone by it used to be the style to have the cover point meet the attack well out in front of the goal and then place the point almost on top of the net. This has proved ineffective against teams which have sensational combination attack. Parallel Defense Played. We plav what is known as the parallel defense and to -play this with the best results both defense men must play quite a distance from the goal, but on a parallel line. The dis tance between them should be so regulated that no forward of the op position can slip between them with the puck. At times during the game the best thing to do is to have the cover point take the puck up the rink himself and get it out of dangerous territory. That s one reason why I often break away from my teammates and deposit the rubber disc near our opponents' goaL As soon as I do' that my first impulse i to rush back to m v resrular posi THATSWMCne I Foot TOO THE CHW THAT t TAKE. IS SO SMALL .T POCS NOT SH IT SATISFIES ANO LASTS SO IONC, IT ACTUALLY COST LESS THAM THF OLD KINO sa. " I I KFAI ICsUAlTu rHFWf I 1 DKLT BifUJT II I .... w. . -Oa.t . rtr-y r- Pel 1 I r I JTY t rTf X 1 '"V THE JligX aUESMitS THE GOOD JUflff AND CflES JXSWAY. o - r s&ism -1 ' I I orearoniasi Stan c "VP B. W. i i t r J 0:1 i t CP, to- L. W. o- . orSj' Ows7 Comer tion and let the forwards do the work of scoring the points. Although the duties of the point and coverpoint are almost Identical, both players never should attack the same forward. Should this be done It is possible for the man to slip the puck to his teammate, who has nothing but the goalkeeper in the way of a score. When the coverpoint rushes at the oncoming opponent, the duty of the point Is to cover a pass or check the man who receives it. When the puck goes into the corner of the rink it is not wise for both players to rush after it, as this leaves the goal unprotected save for the goalkeeper. In a close contest, when a team is behind and doing all in its power to tie the score, it is always good play ing to place the point and coverpoint well up behind their forward line. By this move it Is possible to aid the fast weakening line, and it is at this time that the point or coverpoint can slip in the winning score. Playing Safe Is Best. When the team is ahead it is best to play dead safe and watch every move made by the opposing forwards. One of the most Important duties placed In the hands of two defense players is to work with the forwards in getting the puck out of the corner into the opponents' territory. If the puck is in the corner, it is then that I generally make the wide sweep be hind my own goal,, for it affords me all the chance In the world to gain ter rific speed. EVEKS MAS CHARGE IX KICK Electricity in Body Stops Watch of Umpire and Protest Goes On. Many baseball fans have noticed that when an umpire pulls his watch onjber ot flignts to announced later by the jonnny .cvers tne uiue secona oase- it lrivi k man does not quit kicking, but goes along Just as If no time limit had been put on his protests. Many have laid this seeming temerity to the bravery of Evers. but there is apparently an other reason, if the following story from a Middle Western newspaper may be believed. This is it: Johnny Evers cannot keep a watch going, because his body is so full of electricity. Evers has been presented with several fine watches and they will not keep time when he carries them because of something in his physical makeup which prevents the timepiece from doing its Job properly." Now. in kicking, Evers gets as close as possible to the umpire and, being more electrical in his moods of protest than at any other time, he naturally throws the watch of the official out of kilter. In consequence the umpire does not know whether he is fast or slow and cannot go by his watch even when he takes it out. Dick Warner, at one time cacher on the New York Giants, has been engaged to coach the Fordham baseball team for the next six -months. Dick Rudolph, of the Braves, will assist Warner with the pitchers until time to leave for the South. gT, T IS PORE. RICH ToOACCO I IM O0ER TO CVlVE. Ar4 i I CjEXTLEMEN Of THE I fW C!i ' 1 f "ixjr honor will You I f , . r II uNfVASto vERn.CT we viFFn" 1 I I JuRY VxjR REQUEST! I i- 'xrr-yXh WMTU I I I n ntuww I 1 . III . I CI.- W M .... I I in - J I PUT US wise. To THE. 1 Sweetened ANO SEASONED I I THE REAL TOBACCO CHE.W. ) WF.fsKZTAl'ti r" ' "'".-. . 1 llf - til BKLHJU " W r W.sT'.trafK r-L f I 1 Tl' u J1L .. S GOLF CARD IS FIXED Panama-Pacific Fair Schedule Is Announced. APRIL 19 IS FIRST DATE Plan as Given Out by Committee Chairman Is Only Tentative and. Will Be Changed to Meet Con venience of Players. The golf committee of the Panama' Pacific International Exposition, through its chairman, Charles Temple ton-Crocker, recently announced the principal event of the 1915. schedule. Most of the championships under the auspices - of the- exposition committee will be played between April 19 and May 8. on the links of tne Ban ran Cisco Golf and Country Club, the Pre sidio Golf Club and the Sequoya Coun try Club. The schedule, as arranged. Is only tentative, subject to change as neces sity may arise. It calls for the co oneration of all the clubs on the Pa cific Coast. The committee hopes to make the coming tourney one of tho greatest ever held west of the Rocky Mountains, and already plans are be ing made to have some of the best Eastern amateurs and professionals at tend in full force. Following is the preliminary sched ule: Men's Amateur Championship. On the Ingleside links Monday. April 19 Qualifying rouna. over 36 holes; 6 to qualify. Tuesday, April zu rirsi mn .1 . l.v. nlav nvi- lit fifties. second Wednesday, April 21 -Third round over 36 holes. . Thursday, April 22 irourtn rouna over o boles. . , v-inv inHi -. Nm i -Tini over nuia. Saturday, April 24 Final round over f holes. P. P. I. E. Men's Foursomes. On the Presidio Links Sunday, April 25 Two-ball foursome (amateur ana piuiw sional) scratch, over 86 holes. I r. T v.. Team Matches. On the Ingleside Links Monday, April 20 -Interclub team matctt (five men io a isu. over 36 boles; medal play. P. P. I, . Open Championship. i .v.. CMomTih Link. Oakland Wednes day. April 28 to Friday. April au bpeciai Saturday, May 1 Open championship, Mnnl -I... ...TOP 3A HftlH Sunday. May 2 Open championship. medal play over 86 holes. ,r. P. I. . Women's Championship. On the Ingleside Links Monday, May 8 Qualifying round over is notes; as to quamy. Tuesday, May 4 -r- irat rouna maicu pi?, 1ft ViolfR. Wednesday, May 5 Second round, IS holes. Thursday, May 6 '.Third round, 18 holes. Frldav. Uav 7 Semi-finals over 36 holes. Saturday. May 8 Final round over au holes. Men's Handicap Tournament, On the Presidio Links Sunday. May tt (A. M. Qualifying- round over 18 holes. medal play, to qualify In flights of 16, nura- i executive committee ot me ibjwhu. ! Sunday. May 9 (P. M.) First round mnth ninv nver 18 boles, handicap. Monday, May 10 (P. M.) Second round over 18 holes. Tuesday, May II (P. M.) Semi-finals over IS holes. Wednesday, May 12 Final round over holes. P. s. There will be "defeauo eight" tro phies for each flight. ' Women's Tonrnament. (Handicap.) On the Burllngame links Tuesday, May 11 Qualifying round over 18 holes, medal play, flights of eight, number of flights to be determined later Dy tne committee. Wednesday, May 12 First round. match play over 13 holes, handicap. Thursday, May 13 Semi-finals over 18 holes. Friday, May 14 Finals over 36 holes. Northern Championship. (California Men's.) On the Claremont links Saturday, May 15, Sunday, May 16, Saturday, May 22, Sun. day. May 23 Qualifying round and match play rounds to be arranged by the Northern California executive committee. Kortbern Championship. (California Women's.) On the Claremont links Monday, May 17, Tuesday. May IS, Wednesday, May 19, Thursday, May 20, Friday, May 21 Quali fying round and match play rounds to be arranged by tho Northern California ex ecutive committee In addition to other spe cial events to be announced later. Oth3r tournaments will be arranged by the I I I Youft honor we FEEL WAT I L I Af CLOTHES SHOP. -ion't you think It's high time that you "wakeup" to your opportu- if you've got a little "get-up" in you. take the elevator In the ore gonlan building and "get-up" to my ready. made clothes shop. I'll show you a complete line of men's and young men's readv. made suits, overcoats and balmacaans at 014.73 that will agreeably surprise you i really give values. new names are being added daily to my long list of satisfied customers are you going to be one of thein? "get up." mr. mag I'm ready to serve you. i - jimmy dunn "the clothier you oaa-ht knew." various clubs, to be played subsequently on the links of thj Marin Oolf and Country Clubs, Beresford Country Club, Menlo Oolf and Country Club. Burllnaame Country Club. ban Jose country Club, Santa Crus Golf and country club and Del Monte Golf and coun. try Club. BRIDGEPORT MARKSMEN" LEAD Tacoma Rifle Club Defeated by Mar ionn Fifth Week's Match. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Bridgeport passed Cleveland and reached first -:i...-s;.,..i.:.,..... ... . ::,;;; Kick Rand! tern. place in the fifth week's class A matches for the Inter-club gallery shooting championship, according to official figures made publlo here to day by the National Rife Association. Warren made the highest score, 997 out of a possible 1000. The scores: Class B Bangor, 989, vs. Watertown, N. Y 967.; Madison, 970, vs. Milwaukee, 957; Marion. 974, vs. Tacoma, 942; St Louis, 972, vs. Des Moines, 952; Youngs town, 970, -vs. Hopkins, 952; Louis- Ille (Swiss), 941, vs. Indianapolis, 924. ! ! ' , . ! - yA ' 1 I ICE HOCKEY! PROFESSIONAL .......... Portland vs. Vancouver, B. C. Tuesday, January 26, 8:15 P. M. AT ICE HIPPODROME Fancy Skating:, Music Tickets 50c, $1.00, $1.50 ON SALE AT HUNTLEY DRUG CO., SCHILLER CIGAR STORE, Fourth and Washington Sts. Elaventh and Washington tits. ICE HIPPODROME, Twenty-first and Marshall Sts. elevatar tktrd lloer. AUSTRIA DRAFTS BOXER ABERDEKX MIDDLEWEIGHT ET TO PRO XT WHILE OX VISIT. Mck Ranaltck Writes Drilling Han Broken Him Down and Be Never Expects to See Friend Aaala. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. t.t. (Spe cial.) Nick Randltch. an Aberdeen middleweight boxer who appeared at at least a dozen smokers here last Win ter, was drafted by his country Into the army while visiting In Austria last Summer and Is now fighting on tho Russian frontier If not doad. Randltch 'had been a resident of Aberdeen for 14 years and with hia sav ings left for Europe to help his father clear his farm of a mortgage The war shut off a possibility of his return to Aberdeen and eventually forced him Into the army. Randltch had Intended to take out naturalization papers upon his return from Europe, the fact that he was under age having prevented him from doing so before. Itanditch wrote to friends here under date of December 1, saying; "I leave today for the Russian front. After three months' frilling, I am broken down. Civilians are suffertna; from food shortage and conditions are awful. "God bless the Aberdeen boys! I cannot think of them without crying. for I do not hope ever to see them again." CLm HEADS TO BE NAMED Waverly Directors Likely to Make Selections Thursday Night. The new officers of tho Waverly Golt Club for the year probably will be ap pointed Thursday night, when the new directors recently chosen call a niectins: t the club. It has been the custom for the new directors on taking over the duties to appoint new officers, but this was not done thin year. The dtrectors are Hamilton Corbetl. Rudolph Prael, Herbert Wtronff, James G. Wilson, David Honeyman. Gay Lom bard, Victor Johnson, Richard w ildcr and P. W. L. MaeOres-or. "Aquascutum" "Burberry or "Toga" OVERCOATS, AUTO COATS, RAINCOATS For Men and Women Regular Values flj "J V 35 to $55, now -P OVERSTOCKED K. S. ERVIN & CO, LTD. Second Floor, Selling Bldg. yotttm I eiruT.rirr rurwMf KPfS AM I TOBACCO CHEW