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K K H : K n n 3 , ' t THE SUXD Vr OREGOXIAX: PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 28, 19Io. PORTLAND mAST"cHAMPIONS PACKING GRIPS FOR -LATE TREK TO TRAINING CAMPAT FRESNO , f ' 4U- , x - yW - St " - ' , ' A V - - - A V V . f V..-., f SEALS APPEAR IN SHAPE FOR SEASON Wolverton's Crew Starts Work With Fine Array of Tried Material. PITCHERS ONLY WEAKNESS J'ie Const Clubs Hard at It and Portland AV1H Soon Complete 1.1st Kltchie, Lured by Easy Money, May Have to Pay. SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. Baseball Is the word now. l"lve of the Coast league clubs got into action bo far as training camp stuff is concerned and the McCredies are expected to loin hands later. Of all the crews. Harry Wolvertons Seals arc in the " best shape. Every last man of his 29 contenders had been signed last week and fully 24 of them were on hand Wednesday morning. Several were delayed for cause, but all told, that is a mighty good showing. Generally speaking, the team is well -lined up. Harry lieilmann is a fixture at first. Bill. Leard will be at second, . Koy Corhan at shortstop and probably Uuckey Jones at third. Schmidt. Nig . Clarke and Sepulveda will do the catch ing, although Joe Clark, a lanky young ster from . -upcountry In the Trolley . 1-eacue. is to have a chance to show what he can do. In the outfield the opinion favors Schaller. Bodie and Fitzgerald as regu lars, with one of live men for utility. Chappie Charles is slated, so the talk goes, for utility infield, and the im pression seems to be that Jerry Downs will be looking elsewhere for a Job. Wolverton is in reality irt need of a good pitcher or two. He admits the point and says he is in the market for a couple of good men. He denies that he has expectations irom mo m Sox, but as Clarence Henry Rowland lias 12 on his team, which Is something iiv flv too manv. the Seals may have another Chicagoan before the Spring training season is ended. Tyler Christian in reality got the first start when he took some ten men, in cluding pitchers and catchers, up to rieasanton last Monday. Tyler's Idea is that the pitchers need to get going a few days in advance of the outfielders and infielders. Saturday was set as re porting time for the other men. It doesn't look as if the four-round bouts are going to be a financial suc cess. Four shows have been given al ready, extending over a little more than a month, and no one of them but has lost money. The 'amateurs-' who have appeared thus far at the contests are poor imitations of their brothers who went before them, and the crowds have gone from bad to worse. ' The promoters are in this game, not for the purpose of uplift, but purely from a financial standpoint. If they see there is no money to be made, it is a certainty they will refrain from operating. "Willie Ritchie couldn't resist the lure of more easy money. Although he hau apparently abandoned his intention of doing vaudeville work In the East prior to his Welsh fight, he suddenly accepted a week's engagement in Detroit, begin ning last Monday. His sister. Jose phine, who has acted as his dancing partner, received a rush telegram to leave for Chicago at once. Ritchie sends word that he will reach 'Kew York on March 1 and then com mence active training for the cham pion. It may work out all right, but Ritchie is hardly giving himself enough preparation, according to most of those who are familiar with his style. The San Franciscan, as has been pointed out time and again, has been out of the game for many months. He can't get back his judgment of distance and all that goes-to make up a champion in a moment's time. He jnay find that he is sadly in need of more work. In that event, he will dis cover his week of vaudeville work was purchased at a high price. To make a Koed showing over Welsh would put him up in the front ranks for a num ber of ten-round contests. To lose to Welsh will throw him absolutely out f the running. The weight, apparently, is not going to bother Willie. iHe telegraphed the last of the week that he had stepped on the scales In Chicago, where he showed 138 pounds. If that Is the case, and there is no reason for believing other wise, he is practically down to weight s he stands. The problem of weight, Jiowever, is far from being the all-important one in his coming match, whicU Is slated for March 11. He wants to have his eye right and all that sort of thing. Baseball Brevities. The" Vtlca Club, of the New York State League, is for sale. The owners mvy they haven't time to look after the club, but it is said that the real reason they are anxloms to get rid of the franchise is that the club is a los ing proposition. Manager Jack Hayden. of the Louis ville Colonels, has yielded to Pitcher Dave Danforth's plea that he be al lowed to finish his course in dentistry at the University of Maryland and Din forth will not be required to report un til the first of June. In the mean time he will manage and pitch for the university team and has agreed to re port In good condition. Players or the defunct Kalamazoo club, of the Southern Michigan league, are being disposed of to other clubs in the league, the clubs taking them agreeing- to- pay back salaries due the athletes. Battle Creek announces that it has taken on three former Kala mazoo men in Fulton. Curtis and Pay, and believes it has secured the cream of the lot. Second Baseman Charles Gurtz, of the Bloomington Three-I club, who recent ly was reported as suffering from men tal trouble, due to excessive religious real, has been declared Insane and com mitted to an asylum in Indiana. Phy sicians say that he should respond to treatment and become normal again if his mind can be kept off religion. President Dugdale. of the Seattle Northwestern League club, has signed a pitcher on the word of a volunteer friend that he ldoks like Bill James. "Anyway who looks like Bill James is good enough for a tryout." says Dug dale. The youngster who looks like the Boston star is named Hayes, age 21, weight 198 and height 8 feet IVi inches. He hails from Dayton, Wash. Secretary Herman Nickerson, of the Braves, denies the story that Johnny Evers is in poor physical shape. m m Miss Mary Thomas, teacher of the Warren School, made a week-ena visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. Watt, of 1169 Mal- lory avenue. Piedmont. Roger Bresnahan has been living the peaceful life all Winter. He has been careful not to take on much weight. HrfsThan does not intend to De bench manager in any sense of the word. Hugh Duffy, owner of the Portland New England League club, has closed the lease on the only available ball ground in the Maine town, which is sufficient evidence that the talk of the Federal minor league promoters about having a team In Portland is Dunk. The Denver Western League club has traded Pitcher Barney Schreiber to Lincoln for Fitcher Jordan. Outfielder Eisel and Third Baseman Parmerlee, who played last year with the Chillicothe Ohio State League club. and who are now attending a business college in Columbus, have signed with the Rocky Mount Club, that is to re place Richmond in the Virginia League. Dave Shean having shown a disposi tion to be reasonable. Owner Lsnnin, of the Providence International League club, has concluded to give him the management of the team. Shean wanted the job all along, but thought he stood a chance to pry loose a bigger salary than It warranted. CRAWL STROKE SUPPLANTED "Kahanamoku Kick" Adopted In An tipodes for Speed In Swimming. General interest in swimming has re ceived a biff impetus in Australasia as a result of the tour of competition by Duke Paca Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian swimmer, who won several events for the United States in 1912 Olympic games. The Antipodes has been looked upon as the center of speed swimming for some years, but the visit of Kahan amoku entirely upset the principles and traditions of the sport in Australasia. Many of the "Down Under" swimming experts were skeptical regarding the Hawaiian's speed as reported from Europe and the United States. Since his victories and record-reducing feats, however, it is admitted that his tour will result in revolutionary changes in aquatics. It Is reported that the "Kahanamoku Kick" -wTtl sup plant the famous Australian Crawl Stroke" since lis originator demon strated that it gives faster pace with less ex'ertlon and effort than the meth od now in general UBe In Australian swimming races. FOXHC-rXD TEAM WIXS DERBY Fred Ayer Drives Dogs to Victory Over 64-Mile Alaskan Course. NOME, Alaska, Feb. 27. Fred Ayer. driving a team of 14 foxhounds, won the 64-mile Solomon derby for dog teams Friday. His time was 6 hours and 23 minutes. Percy Blatchford. driving the Down-Ing-Blatchford team, was second In 6 hours and 38 minutes. Leonard Seppala had a small lead for third place ever "Scotty" Allan, driving the Allan-Darling team of Malamutes. Junction City Beats Harrisburg. JUNCTION CITY. Or.. Feb. 27. (Spe cial.) The Junction City High School BUSY DAYS A. : - - ' - l -srN "V-NX- ' - i J , ' .,.-W I - . , - . ... -LmmMmiimiammmamtammtam' l I ..... -r.1 i- v e-i.Mv Mamrrr ttaat Portland Redineni H. f . - n(.ti , K Rrano-L BfiuiaKer niamoDi tnrt, . " . .. ....- i mm or uincion - ' - , . .ii-a WMteltend, Pre.ldt of. I-e.grur, Willi R. HU, Hnwer SeUwood basketball' team won their eighth game last night when they defeated the Har risburg team in Harrisbuag, 39 to 23. Thompson and Hays starred for Junc tion City, while Shisler, of Harrisburg, played an excellent ime. The Junc tion City girls' team iU play the Mon roe team in Monr'ffe on March 5. HOUSEMEN EXPECT NEW 3IARKS Big Purses at San Francisco Likely to Result in Record Races. Northwest horsemen are beginning to liven ud about the programme u harness events scheduled for the expo sition programme at San Francisco. The first meeting will be held from June 5, to June 16, with $o racing on Sunday. The feature events win o the J20.000 pace and the J20.000 trot. All told 113,000 will be distributed at the June session. "The East will be representee uj some famous performers," said George Parker, well-known Portland horse man, yesterday. "Some of the horses have been kept unmarked for three years simply to compete in these 120.000 events. "It wouldn't surprise me to see some new world's records established at San Francisco." Th troll meeting will be held from October 25 to' November 6, a matter ol 13 days, and during this seance 140, 000 will be scattered among the horse owners. There will be two 20.000 events in this meeting also. Westover Juniors Win Ball Game. In one of the first ball games of the season played rrmay uuv,.. . Twentieth and Maple streets, the West over Juniors defeated Portland Heights 8 to 6. Drlscoll, Shea and Cobb started for the victors. AHEAD FOR PORTLAND CITY LEAGUE OFFICIALS DURING COMING AGGIES PICK UP BAT Huge Cage in Gym Is Aid for Early Baseball Practice. SEVERAL POSITIONS OPEN Regular Work to Begin That Coacb May Form Plans Ability of Cul ver to Take Place on Mound Is Uncertain. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Cdrvallis, Feb. 27. (Special.) The in stallation of a huge batting cage on the main floor of the new Oregon Agri cultural College gymnasium, the arrival of Coach "Nick" W'ilUams and the is suing of aformal call for early prac tice marks 'the opening of another Aggie baseball eeason. From this time until the last man has been put out in the last conference game, the thud of horsehlde hitting leather and the crack of hickory hitting horsehide will echo across the Aggie campus each day. The batting cage will permit batting Wmi om Clyde J. Knpert, rrenioen . , nractice every afternoon, rain or shine. The huge gymnasium floor is ample in size, and is so well lighted that there la nn nnssibilitv of an accident. The players will wear rubber shoea while working on the tioor, Heitular Practice to lie Kin. Regular practice will be held the first of the week. At that time Coach v 111- iams will have an opportunity to look over the new men and last year's bench-warmers to find men to fill va cancies left by the non-appearance of last year's regulars. Robbins and Sinclair, outfielders, and Moreland, pitcher, are among those who will not appear in suits. On the list of those who will be available are the names ot Captain Goble, first baae; Hutt and Smith, second base; Selberts and Morgan, shortstops; Pryor, third base; Loof. outfielder; Supple and Weller. catchers, and Williams and Cul ver, pitchers. The appearance of "Slick" Hutt on the campus has boosted baseball stock. Hutt will play his fourth year of col lege ball this Spring. He is a steady man on the keystone cushion, and a good batter, as well as a man who uses his head. - Some tight competition is expected between Hutt, Morgan. Sel berts and Smith for infield positions; Playing of Culver Uncertain. Only time will tell whether or not Ben Culver's arm will be in working shape this year. "It feels pretty good," is the way the ex-captain diagnoses the ease, "but I haven't attempted to put anything on the ball, and will not know for sure until a little later." "Bicky" Williams will be the first choice on the list of Aggie heavers, should Culver be unable to play. Other pitchers will be drafted from the ranks of the freshmen, or from Seiberts and Doolittle, Seiberts probably will be CAMPAIGN. shifted from second base to the mound this year. In Supple and Weller. Coach Williams will have a pair of good catchers, but at the same time there will be on the bench a string of several other back stops whose aspirations are toward a chance with the big mitt- Among these will be Markham, an Eastern player who was not eligible last year; Hayes, and possibly Lutz. 20 IN DOBIE'S BALL SQUAD Half Letter 3Ien and Only Three of Last Year's Players Are Absent. Coach Oilman Doble's first call for baseball candidates at the University of Washington brought out only 20 as pirants. Half were letter men. All but three of last season's monogram play ers were on hand. Merle Kousseilot. all-star player of the Lincoln High School nine last sea son, is attending the Northern Institu tion and he answered the call.wli.t the other freshmen. Rousselot is a pitcher of no mean ability and he may try out for a berth as a nioundman. While there are several loft-handed batters turning out with the squad, Rousselot has the distinction of being the only left-handed thrower, l'at Sweeney, who has been on the baseball squad of the university for the past five years without making his letter. Is out again, and Coach Doble Is In clined to favor the veteran because of the lack of good material. OfiEGfliLEftOSleVJlfiD STRONGEST MA OF F-AVTKR IN STITUTION IS SURPASSED. To Men la Agricultural fllre rorvallla Hav Better Records and Hope to Kual Yale Soon. OREGON AGRICULTURAL f OL LEGE Corvallis, Feb. 27. (Special. ) The announcement that the strongest man in Harvard University recently hung up a score of 14.17 points accord ling to the intercollegiate strength test causes "Jim" Arbuthnot in-truct. or in physical education at the Oregon Agricultural College, to point with pride to the fact that at leant two local students have exceeded the Harvard record Paul Amort, captain of the wrestling team, and Earl C. Wllley ot Coquille. a freshman, have U Wrt records ot liii.e anu -m.. k . specLlveij. . . . .-. ... ii.,lat Htrenarth test IK so planned as to give no advantage to the heavy man. Every freshman at Oregon Agricultural College Is required to take the test, and other student, are :.rH to do so. The scores made by th ows: iir.nirth of lunKS, Atnori 4t0 Wllley 400; push up. Amort 13. Wll.ey 10 pull up. Amort IB. Wllley SI: b. k. Amort 17U. Wllley 200; leg... Amort 610. iin.- irhl forearm Amort 60, ,'. i f,,.. Amort 0. Wll. ley 70; chest and upper arm, Amort 187.6. Wllley 26U.77. Richard Werner, of Los Angeles, has tied the Harvard record with a score of 1437 The local strong men are working out in the hope of bringing T their scores even lurinrr. not expects that the Yale record of 1486 will be approached by some of the Aggie huskies. THREE ASK F CITY LEAGUE SCHEDUlE-MAKIXG POSTPONED BY SECRETARY. Settlns of w Awalta Action on E panslon. and Vancouver. Montavllla and St. Johna Want In. The preparations of a schedule for the Portland City League baaeball teams has been postponed by Secre ,tary Grayson, of the league, until the mat ter of taking in more clubs has been settled. Teams representing v an eouver. St. Johns and Montavllla have applied for franchises. The St. Johns and Montavllla clubs were to report in the past week as to what arrangements had been made concerning playing grounds, but they were not heard from There is a large amount of bus ness to come before the league officials at the meeting to be held this week. Manager Claude Schmeer. of the East Portland Redmen. and George Grayson, of the Piedmont Maroons, are busy looking up suitable uniforms for their squads. More than 150 toward the outfitting of the Redmen was donated by the merchants of the fc-ast Side. The Maroons also raised considerable by popular subscription. Piedmont fans will have an advan tage over other followers of the league. As the Peninsula Park, where the M roon will play on Sundays when the Beavers occupy the baiiiemrn- i Vaughn street, is public property, no collection will be taaen. when the Beavers are away two games will be played at Recreation Park each Sunday, and when the Coasters are here the teams will play at Sellwood and at Peninsula Park. The diamond at Sellwood Is owned by pri vate persons, and each time the team play there a subscription will be taken up to help derray tne letwsu-a -:. Moscow Team Wins Laurels. MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 27. (Special.) The Moscow High School basketball team has ended a successful season and claims the championship of North ern Idaho. Among the teams defeated are Lewlston, Winchester, Kamlah, Troy, Pullman. Idaho Scrubs, Wash ington State College Preps, and Nei Perce. Jim Lockhart. the Idaho ath lete, coached the team, which was com posed of Hunter, Hartman, Cornellson. Whltcher, Romlgr and Campbell. The team playa at Lewlston, Kamlah and Winchester this week. The team Is trying to arrange games with the championship Coeur d'Aleno High School and Walla Walla. BASEBALL BEGINS AT OREGON TOMORROW First Practice of Season to Bo in Gymnasium if Weather Threatens. LOSS OF STARS IS HEAVY Beadrk PouM Ability K Old Mit Worn New .Mutorliil. Return r rlon Vrlconiril as KIrIiHi of lU-gulnr. UNIVERSITY OK OKKUcN. Eucctic. Feb. 27. (Special.) Coach 11UK" Hca dek and Captain Johnny Welch ll Issue the firol call fir lshclnll " Monday. If tlm weuthcr l uiif ivi ,M to outdoor prai-th-o Iho luilltoi-ocis warm up in the gymnasium. Coach Rradek. whil- KIK 1'" I.Hf - ball sltuiitlon a hiiMy ulance. in lt that OrcB"n vu.l il.-i lliw. I f.'IC I well this irason hs UkI. "The absence or Kenton. Annui.ou, Molchenbacher ami Hrynnt." H" "has put a blir crimp In 'm.-in 't Is doubtful whether or not I ' l 1' able to replace those old l.ir '' Dick Nelson1 recent return to !' campus canoed Jy among f-n' 1 "' remember how the hiihUy I'rrt law man Klamnicd the t..ill all m'r t I"' in of the .-nmeM with ti' bkIc lant Spring. Nelson. ho bud been working at the Legislature In Sal. m. declart-M he feels better tlmn lie h for a long lille. Rrgulara aw -umhrr l:lat. N'clKon's honiccomltig I'tlnu-. tlictot.,1 of rcRUlara up to HKhl. All will re port for the Inltlnl practice. 'You mny nay for tne that I ill right on deck when lh baseball -son starts." said Top Cornell a l' walked along without the ulip litest semblance of a limp. For a loiiir nlill t was feared thnt the little football captain and bm.eb.ill star would nev. r don the uniforms again. . "This knee has bothered me for years." remnrlcetl Cornell, "atid n that It is better than It ever , f expect to make my l"t two yci.ru of baseball and my final ue.-i.on of foot ball the bext." New niaterial appears to be In abun dance. Johnny lteckett. who never h turned out for the varsity, l aimed t" do so this Spring. The big football star has a Ktrone wln and Coach He dek. after watching him work In ona of the scrub games last year, said that Beckett. If he would report for prac tice, had the- makings of a wonderful pitcher. Freak mun la I'romlalna l'Mchcr. Bob Haker. n graduate df WaBbliiB ton HiKh School, la one of the fresh man candidates who la wild to be a pitcher of no mean ability. l'owrle. Urownell and Dudley Bin Other mound men who will answer. The old reliables. Captain Welch an. I Bill Tuerck. are taking out the klnKa in easy tossing In the gymnasium. Thl pair of tosaera pitched Oregon Into the championship laat Spring and with the help of new material they should bo better than ever this season. Welch and Tuerck represent two type.i of pitchers. The former depends upon a curve ball and splendid control to pull him out of the pinches, while the lat ter stands up on tho mound and heuves them down the alley with tb speed and "hop" to tho ball which makes him formidable to the hot of hitters. Motchenbacher's graduation rnbbc.t Oregon of her regular catcher. Lleti allen, who worked In two aaniea againxt Washington, la In colleito an. I will scrap for the position nnln-t Huntington. Rossini. n and Bob Karl. Kern Mm Oat for I'ateher. Lleuallen's threo contenders for tb" receiving berth ore nil men of merit und competition la exceedlnaly keen. Huntington played ball around Tb Dalles, his home town, and la reputed to be a strong man with tho bat. Ross man, formerly of the Multnomah Club, acted as a catcher on Kastein amateur nines. Rossman stole n march on the other men and recently worked out with Welch. To start the year lWdek will liave but one man of the infield nilssln-. Cornell again will romp an.un.l the second station. "Skecter" Blub.-, lb best shortstop In the Conference la-t season will pranco In the short pas ture. Nelson will be seen a flrt baseman. Competing with the reKUlan will be Joe McLean, of Spokane, who cornea to Kuaone with a lull reputa tion as a flrst-sacker; Jimmy Khe'-hv. a third baaeman from Jefferson HIkH: Jack KlUott. who looked good on the "scrubs" of a year ago, and finally L1 Blgbee. who baa given up pitching and will try for a place In the Inileld. Ill the outer gardens one lono vci -eran remains. He la Morris Blgbc-. Oregon's schedule, to dsto, follows: March 00. Cliuaso Culorc.l (limits st Ka- Aprll M. Waslilm.on at fv-sttl. April 17. Waslilnmon at feattls. April S4, Willamstl at Kalein. A'rlt 0. Oron Alt at I 'TH'I", IaT 1, Orriun Alrs at CnrHil.l. Vsy T. Wtllamnts a. VTi:"e May 1?, Washlnirten at KntfW. Msy Is, Washliif'on al :'" Var 21, Ores on A(lM at Km"". Mar K!. Orijon Assies at Kufsat Tex Vernon Ulna J roin Omlry. MARINKTTE. Wis. Keb. 27 (po clal.) Tex Vernon, of Aberdeen. Wash., won on a foul here last night In the seventh round of his bout with Krankte Coniav. ex - bantamweight champion. Tbe fight was Vernon all the way, Vernon scoring a knockdown In the second round. Vernon's left Jt.a baffled Conley.