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o THE SOME MEMBERS OF BASEBALL ARMY MENTIONED OFTEN IN DISPATCHES FROM FRONT OF JLATE NEITHER MORMONS fe UT JW Harry B. Smith Thinks Both Clubs Will Land in Sec ond Division. SALT LAKE'S POWER LOW Sporting Writer Says Neither Blank-cn.-hip Xor CliriBtian Has Strengthened IVeutnesses ot Clubs of Last Season. BV 1IAKRI B. SMITH. FKANCISCO, March 20. (Spe cial.) Dreaming or a pennant winner U not the oniy pastime of San rancisco baseball scribes these days V-ith a good chance to look over two other clubs soon to be in the Coast League rare, it is almost the unanimous opinion that neither Oakland not - the bait Lake club will be in the first division. Pick ins losers is just about as a"Berous a proposition as naming the contenders in a race. In a way it is more embar rassing. ince the teams themselves and their supporters are not inclined to look with favor upon such a line of inform- t 0l'ast year, for instance, the White Po-, who should have had a good chance to see all the teams of the Coast League, licured Sacramento the club that would make the hardest light for the honors. Alld weil you know for yourself that Sacramento finished away down In the ruck. . Let's take the clubs piecemeal. Here's Salt Lake, which to all in tent and purposes is about the same club that represented Sacramento last season. Blankenship lias several good vH.cb rs leading off, of course, with the Williams boys not brothers no rela tion. Merely Claud and Johnny, the latter of Honolulu. Mormon OutHrld Good. lie ouirht to have a good hifttng out field with Klnier Zacher, Buddy Ryan and Jimmy Shinn. Where he seems to fall down is with his inn. -Id. Tommy Tennant will uu ourstlonKbly be his tirst-sacker; Joe Geileon on second; Billy Orr at short. nd either Barbour, who was with Den ver last season, or laddie Hallinan at third. Gedeon didn't go any great guns when he infiielded with the Los Angeles club, and Billy Orr apparently is no marvel at the shortstopping position, lnless I miss my truess. that infield is bound to lose more or less games on account of fijlding. For that matter, it doesn't appear there is a lot of speed on the eluh. and speed is something that Blankenship will find he needs. Needless to say. the Mormon manager doesn't take kindly to this line of criti cism. "I think the fans will find my club Is iruch stronger than it appears to some of the newspaper boys." he re marked. "So far as Billy Orr is con cerned, he did have a bad day last Monday when the White Sox played here, but if lie measures up to his Spring work I w ill be more than satisfied." Younir Will Br Mlsrd. .ludse for yourselves, however. The Sacramento club certainly didn't come close to winning any pennants last sea son and then they had as good a man ager as a city could want. About the same team remains, with the excep tion of Fep Toung. and the Mormon ville aggregation is going to miss him before the season is fairly under way. Logically that spells a second di vision place for the squad right through the yt-ar. Incidentally. T am afraid . that some of the Salt Lake City fans are going to he extremely disappointed. It isn't the fault of Blankenship. for he lias been particularly conservative. Some of the San Jose newspaper boys, however, who have been sending along the stories to the Salt Lake papers have let their discretion go to the four winds. In short, they have been predicting ail Summer of good thinss about the club. That's all very well, if the team de livers, but if Blank's crew should fail to get off to a good start, there will be some murmuring. Oaki Only Trifle- Stronger. Tyler Christian's Oakland club may be a trifle stronger than last season, although it doesn't look so much bet ter. Of course, there isn't going to b the dissension that was stirred up by Arthur Devlin, the ex-Giant, who didn't know how to manage his men. That ought to help some and doubtless will. For a general criticism. I would say the club is lacking in balance and that is ordinarily a fatal mistake. Christian apparently has one of the best corps of pitchers in the league. At least that is the way they look at the present. Boyd promises to hav a mighty sweet season, while Harry Abies, Prtiitt. Prough and Klawitter have been going well asainst the White Sox, so far. If Rowdy Elliott signs, as will doubtless be the case, the Oaks will have one catcher as good as any the league affords. The outfield doesn't strike one as being so much. Middleton, Daniels and Watson seem lined up for the regular berths, while Koerner will do for a utility role, both as an outfielder and first sacker, when he Is needed. Middleton seems to be the best of the outfielders and that entire department hardly measures up to San Francisco or Los Angeles. In the infield Jack Xess is a fixture at first, and Carl Manda has apparently cinched the second base. So far Scotty Alcock will probably be stationed at ! - i short, although the chief trouble with Alcock has been his inability to hit. Bill Lindsav at third will help out the club if he hits as well as he did that last season with Portland. Last year, while with New Orleans, his hit ting fell off and there's no telling what will come during the next few months. Infield Not Impressive. It is not always an easy matter to analyze any department of a team, man by man. but taking the infield as a whole, it certainly has not impressed the critics. The infield looks slow on Its feet, not fast to field and certainly cannot be expected to shine from a slugging standpoint. There is a story going the rounds that Oakland figures on securing a good infielder from the White Sex be fore tne Chicago club leaves for home. Lena Blackburne has been mentioned as a possibility. It is common report that Comiskcy was willing to turn Blackburne over to Los Angeles: hence the idea that ho may eventually land with the Oaks. Should that deal go through it would help the Oakland team considerably. Both the Oaks and the Salt Lakers have been having trouble at their train ing camps this season. The Oakland boys complained bitterly of the food served to them at their Pleasanton ho tel and things came to such a pass this last week that Christian moved to Liv ermore, bag and baggage. The boys are still doing their practice work on the Fleasanton diamond but live and sleep elsewhere. Blankenship's complaint has been the lack of interest displayed by San Jose people. Most of the merchants don't seem to realize there is a baseball club training in their midst and as for pat ronizing the games, they absolutely re fuse to do anything of the kind. Patronage Is Missing. When the Salt Lake club was consid ering San Jose as a training camp they were promised everything. Those prom ises have evaporated into thin air. The club has to pay for its transportation to and from the ball park and the gate at the games doesn't even- pay for the balls that are lost. San Francisco, therefore, has reason to congratulate itself upon being locat ed at Boycs Springs. It's quite true they don't play any games there but they have good accommodations, both at the table and in their cottages and everything is pleasant. There is a lot to that, when a team is getting into shape for a tough season. Judging from the way his young pitchers are coming along, Harry Wol verton will find it no easy task to sepa rate the goats from the Hheep. There are several of the boys who look good and it will take a wizard to determine which shall be held. Colwell. who was here last week, pitched a good game of ball and last week Artie Benham, the young southpaw, went four innings and allowed but four hits. He was scored against for a single tally, but that was by no means his fault. Riff Scfaaller Improves. Biff Schaller is a vastly improved ball player over last season. He was a good ball player in 1914, but he ap peared lazy at times and loafed on the ball. So far this year he is just the contrary. The Chlcagoan is full of life: fields well and hits considerably better. Schaller is a natural ball player and there's no reason why he shouldn't stand out as one of the best outer garden men in the game. "Wol verton is just the chap to get the best out of Schaller there is to be had. Harry McArdle and Hap Smith are Coast League ball players who are looking for jobs. They have been in training: with Salt Lake at San Jose, but have paid their own expenses just to be in condition. Smith, who lives in San Jose and runs a grocery store in the off season, says he has been of fered a berth with the San Antonio club in the Texas League. He is not sure whether he will accept McArdle NEWSBOYS FIVE CLOSE SUCCESSFUL AND VICTORIOUS BASKET BALL SEASON WITH DEFEAT r5 - J- ' - T I"- ' 4 ' I t t-f it riVPVVWtr ; kilt HH'PtUl I LEFT TO RIGHT BEXME COLLINS, HARRY SHERSAS, JOE WEIN- STEIJi, MIKE DOB1XSKEY, JAKE Gl'HIEN AND ARCHIE WEMi STEIN. COACH, ROGOWAY IS NOT IN THE PICTCRE. i The recent victory over the S. P. All-Star basketball quintet closed tne season for the .Newsboys' five. They triumphed over the S. P. contingent. 26 to 6, and annexed the city championship In the 100-pound class for the third consecutive year. , The newsies finished the season with a clean elate, having played and won 11 games. Coach Rogoway, who has had charge of the squad for the past two seasons, says the present one is the best that ever repreaented the Newsboys' Club. list of games played and the results follow: Kenton 5, Newsboys 40; Holladay 15 Newsboys 18: Kenton , Newsboys 10; C. B. B. C. 11, Newsboys 19: United Brethren 5, Newsboys 21: Holladay 8, Newsboys 21: Goldon Rods 12 Newsboys 27; Air-Stars 3, Newsboys SI; United Brethren 18, Newsboys 27; All-Stars 7. Newsboys 2i; S. P. All-Stars 6, Newsboy 26. SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, "1 Sr V' 'P i UA..'rv , ij declares frankly enougn that no prop osition has been made to him. Harry is a mighty good ball player yet and the wonder is some one of the North western League clubs does not seek bis services. CLlVKKE streams rkstockijj Scores of Tliousauds of Trout Fry Are Planted In -County Waters. RIDGE FIELD, Wash., March 20. (Special.) Twenty-five thousand sil ver trout fry were planted in the waters of Whipple Creek, at the Whipple Creek Lumber Company's dam, at Sara, Monday afternoon by Game Warden John M. Hoff, of Clarke County. Seventy-five thousand silver trout fry were planted in the Battle Ground Lake, Biddle's pond and in Lacamas Lake. The fry were taken from the state hatchery on Basket Creek, near Crawford, and were from one and one-half to two fnches long. Fifty thousand more of the same variety of fish wil be available about May 1, and they also will be planted in the different waters of this county. The shipment of Bob White and other Eastern quail, ordered by the game Commission. Is expected to ar rive in a few days. They will be iid erated a dozen in each locality. SEATTLE LINEUP LIKED MANAGER RAYMOND TO CARRY BUT TWO EXTRA FIELDERS. Howard Wasley Extra Outfielder and ' Healey Extra Infielder Three Catchers, Ten Pitchers. SEATTLE, March 20. (Special.) After studying the Seattle lineup care fully yesterday. Manager Tealey Ray mond was so well satisfied that he de cided to start the Spring training sea son with oniy one extra infielder and one extra outfielder. He will have, however, three catchers and 10 pitchers. Howard Wasley is the fourth out fielder. He has been under contract to the club for the past two years, but for one reason or another has not reported until this Spring. He is expected to make Kippert, Kaiser and Killilay fight hard for their place. - A young fellow named Healey, from Southern California, will supply the ex cess baggage for the infield. The infield which Manager Raymond feels sure will live up to expectations consists of Beatty, at first: Bocock, at second: Courtney, at third, and Ray mond at short. The hot fight will be for places on the pitching staff. Those who will re port between next Tuesday and Thurs day are Bonner. Thomas, Martin, Mails. Laird, Rose Springer, Wolfrain, and Hildebrand. Kelly's name is on the list, but it is doubtful if he will make his appearance. Pat Phillips writes President Dugdale that he will be in Seattle later in the season. Manager Raymond has released Out fielders Schilz and Wade and Infielder Callahan: Callahan is undoubtedly a first-class player and he has the un qualified indorsement of Catcher ,mil Huhn, who "jumped" Seattle to sign with the Indianapolis Feds. He would have been retained had not Courtney, of the New -England League, got in ahead of him. President Dugdale is greatly elated over getting Courtney. OF S. P. ALL-STAR QUINTET. HIGGINS ELECTED i - OREGON NINE TO 60 HEAD OF BOOSTERS "Twenty Thousand on Opening Day or Bust" Is Slogan for 1915. MEETING SET TOMORROW 'We Want 4000 Members o Club This Year," Said Presldnet Hlg jrlns Other Officials Are Kos coe Fa wee U, 3. E. Appleby. Portland's baseball boosting was launched with a zip and a bang yes terday noon at the first 1915 session of the Boosters' Club at the Hazel1 wood. "Twenty thousand on opening day or bust" will be the 1915 slogan. Buttons will be sold for 25 cents this year and these will entitle the holder to membership in the club and a guar antee of a reserved seat on April 13. C Tlio-o-inu lf YlC -Pttrifil! Tel- uugai . . J'r-n - - v. .. r . T.l.crra.4, frmnanv. was elected president. Mr. Higgins served two terms as aecreiary-ireasurei ui the Boosters Club ana was in a grea v.Ho-n- S. Hlarirlns. New President Portland Baseball Booaer t Club. J measure responsible for the past suc cesses. The complete officiary chosen for 1915 follows: Sixteen Directors on Board. President Edear S. Higgrins. " Vice-President Roscoe Fawcett. Secretary-Treasurer James hi. Ap nlnhi' Directors Melvin G. Winstock, J. Ed meyer, Grant Carder, Miles Standish TV TJ Stmnflhnr?. YV T. PaillC A. W Jones, Thomas Hislop, T. R. Conlonf Roy W. Edwards, james j. .rviciiaru son, I. J. Barber. Ray Barkhurst and H. B. urxtcniow. Another meeting of the entire mem-v-i th TtoriRtprs Club, as well as those who desire to join, will be held at the Portland iOtei tomorrow nr. nrnn- Attftn mmhrn for the club 4.1,1a iraav" CUlH PrPKl li fint TJififffiltS. t,....i,j,r la itf tn eAt rn the band-wagon. We intend to make the opening day this year a nummer. xueic will be a huge parade, band and stunts. xx7a ot'tr Ran FranolHco's attend ance record of about 18,000. Last year we would have nung up -u.vvu n. j. hadn t rained. Film to Cover Inaugural. Melvin Winfitock, of the National Theater, gave a stirring talk and inci dentally announced that he would have a motion-picture operator at Monday's meeting to snap the Boosters. inese films will be part of a film covering the entire inaugural. Oeorsre L. Baker was named director- e-ATieral of the whole affair: W. T. Pan gle, manager of the Heilig Theater, was chosen grand marshal, with Ed Lyons as assistant, and Ray Barkhurst was given cnarge or tne paraae. J. Ed Werlein will boss the member- shin committee, with Miles Standish, Roy W. Edwards and O. C. Bortzmeyer as lieutenants. James J. Richardson was delegated to the publicity chair- iTianehin and Harvey O'Bryan and AiarK Woodruff will look after the special stunts- - Inasmuch as the northwest league is not represented In Portland this wear, a new emblem will be necessi tated and "Tige" Reynolds, cartoonist n The Oregonian. has consented to submit another design. Thft old but ton was a combination Beaver-Colt. A. w. Jones, formerly secretary or i ' - i MARCH 21, 19Io. th Spokane Boosters, was among the new faces at" yesterday's meeting. Mr. Jones is a Portland resident now and expects to boost a full eisht-cylinder boost for the Coast champions. How ever, he still maintains that the Spo kane Boosters Club antedates Port land's about three montha. PASTOR M3SSKS BEAVER CAMP Rev. O. 1j. Kennedy, of Santa Maria. Writes Regrets to Walter Doane. PORTLAND TRAINING CAMP, Fresno, Cal., March HQ. (Special.) The Rev. Charles Lee Ktnnedy, pastor of the First Christian Church of Santa Maria, one of the most pnthusiastic fans on the Pacific CoasL, Has written Walter Doane an interesting letter in which he expressed regret that the team Is not training in Santa Maria and thanks Doane for services ren dered at a special meeting. The letter follows: Mr. Waiter Doane. Fresno, Cal. Friend Walt: I write to express my disappoint ment that the Portland boys are not with us this season. 1 had hopes tliat we would b together again-, but it swms that fate or some other fellow lias decreed different. Billy Meade (clothier) and myself bad a chat the othfr 1ay. Chats were the ordi nary thincr during the entire season last year. Toother we watched fand prayed) with intense interest us the sfason wore on. That is, of course, Billy watched while I prayed und I rather think the combination worked pretty weil. Meade and T planned for a hlgr "blowout" this year if the boys come over our way, but the "blowout." busted. We note many new names in the tryout I this vear. and many old ones. too. I "jp rself, Jxbef and the good-natured ier I can him now. snake in hand. 9 Captain Rodpers has gone right hack tny old home territory. 1 understand tha Buddy Kyan has taken unto himself a vT.fi There are several of the boys 1 would like to call bv name and send them my re gards, but I cannot for the life of me recall their names nmv, but their fares are before me as 1 pound the keys of this old type writer. You tell 'em you heard from the L.lttIe Scotch preacher and that he sends his best In stock and that best is not "20-year-old Wilson, bottled in bond." either but good luck, fried chicken, plenty of money, good health ana the pennant How's that? But, old boy. getting serious for a mo ment. I am still exateful to you and "Doc" for tho assistance you gave me in pulling off our church stunt while you were here. Is "Doc" still with you this year? it o, hand him this letter. Tell "Mac" I hav not forgotten the cold feet he turned toward heaven when it came to going to church. Mind. I'll get that fel low yet. Pshaw, baseball magnates have no terrors for me. I wonder if you fellows could collate enough old clothes to ttt me ot again ana put me on the field to display my "skill" if I were in your midst again. I would give a good 10-cent stogey to have a pic ture of that outfit. If you, or any of th: bunch, ever get down into this part of the state remember that the latchstring hangs out. and you wili always find a welcome. Here's hoping you'll end at tho top again tins year. Meade sends his regards. Cordially, your friend. CHARLES I KENNEDY ' Krapii Wins for Buff Feds. ATHENS. Ga..' March 20. The Buf falo Federal baseball team defeated the University of Georgia 9 to 1 here today. Krapp and Ehmke pitched for Buffalo. AI Bartholemy, Catcher of Pied mvnt Jlarooaa in His Kcxr Outfit. 4 V .' - - W & I "' : "4 ON VACATION TRIP Invasion to Mark Windup of Pre-Season Practice for Conference Schedule. SCRIMMAGES HARD FOUGHT Nelson Shows Up Xvl at But and Is Likely to Ptlck at Initial Sack. 1yle Btgbeo QuitH as Second rate Ttvirler for Infield Job. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, March 20. (Special.) Manager Tif fany has announced that the Oregon baseball team would take an extended trip during- the Spring vacation, which will commence April 9. The invasion will mark the final wind-up of the pre-scason work before the varsity launcheH into its heavy conference schedule. Just 10 days from today the Oregon campus wiil be the scene of the great game between the Colored Giants and the Bezdek collegians. Fans are gos slplng of this game with an interest that never before has been displayed in the baseball world at Eugene. Tills contest ushers in the season for the Oregon team. Each afternoon of the past week has witnessed a hot practice battle between the varsity and scrubs." These nun iature games have given Bezdek an ODDortunitv to size up his material. Now the outfield i the only problem of sneculation to the bleacher tans. Nelson at first continues to clout the leather at a furious pace and be yond all shadow of a doubt he has his position at the initial sack assured. Lyle Bigbee, tired as serving as a second-rate pitcher, and possessing an ability for the scooping in of groun balls, went out for an infield berth and cinched the second sack position after one week of practice. This huskv athlete can slam the ball nil around the lot and bids well to rank up in the list of Oregon's strong men with the willow. To enable Bigbee to serve at second Anse Cornell, who for two years held down the keystone sack, was shlfti-d to third base, left vacant by Annuson's rraduation. "Skeeler" Bigbee. without opposition. is cavorting around in the short pas ture. "Skeeter" Ib the , classiest ball nlaver Bezdek has on his roster. tn the outfield there is only one man that has a position cinched. Morris Bigbee has served time on varsity ball teams for the past three years and Ib a polished veteran in every aense of the word. Fighting for the outfield vacancies are McL.ean, winsnip. wnneim. rn mnrri Sheehv. Grebbe. Hendricks and Elliot. Bezdek will make no comments upon the ability of these men other than to say mai mey an jit: w l8Tht nilchiiiE- staff. Captain Welch, Tiiorck and Beckett are smoking the bail over in mldseason style. There is no better staff in the conference. Last year Tuerck and weicn aione pucneu Oregon Into a ixorinwent ciiaiinjivii"K There is no glimmer of hope In Bei Hoir'. .kv for another championship. However, the little mentor would not admit that be already Is beaten and with his old sly smile he added: "The boys are fighters and this alone will go a long ways in piling us up on top of the neap. RETRENCHMENT TO BE OKDKR Tip O'Neill Criticises Aspirations of Coast to Be Major iengue. FRESNO. Cal., March 20. (Special.) -r-. .-i.tlnna fnv retrenchment urasuu resu'."""- in all minor leagues are to be Intro duced at the annual meeting of the National Association of Minor Leagues in San Francisco next Fall, according . ... i 3 a a 6 A- out. to Tip uiseni, presiuem. i - . v. ... , r rinrlnf the ern leae"", " " ----- . recent games between Portland and the White box. . . . , . irT h. fllnnir two eirenciiuicui " - - lines, salary limit and the number of games to be played next year. O Nelll maintains that practically all of the minor leagues now have too high a rat i ort if hKaaball is going to live the salary limit must be cut. "When tr.e annual meeiiu . i.. i, -i nv -poll r western uast "- - - -intend to bring in a schedule for 140 games insteaa oi m. i "c ihwik schedule is mut-u iw iwsi " of baseball and as a result the attend ance dwindles and you lose money. Play becomes slower in a measure. If you have a snort stowii ;a , . i. .Aan,B nn th.lr tnu. all t H . to Keep ... v.. time and give the fans good baseball. 1 am aosoiutciy owenri mi II I. i hl.k present salary jiuiji. io mv i.-u will introduce a resolution at the i,i ... A iqfAA n meeting caiiins i" monin. it lJ l' " ' bring down the price baseball Is costing him, otherwise there will be no base ball. "The Pacific Coast League ana tne American Association are making the worst mistake of their lives when lliey begin to put up the talk about being a major league. If it continues this talk will be the means of bringing nbout the disruption of these two organ! tions. "All this tnlk about a malor league on the I'aclrto Coiisl is absolute fool ishness. In the first place you have got to have ballplayers to mske a ma jor league ami right now there Is not the supply for another major lesuiie "By making all this big talk. whK-1 is empty, the Pacific Coast league and the American Aswoclatlon are hurling themselves. The talk has Its effect on all the Kastern players. Men who would ordinarily ask for 1200 a mnntu Immediately decide to set $400 when they hear about the major league business. As a result the Pacific 'oat league right now Is paying salaries far beyond lis means. A long arason and good support, made possible by good business conditions, lias held up the league but when you get a ha.! year, like last seuson, tile Icoirue can not stand up under the salary .t is paying. One or two. years like I-t season and the league will go on the rocks. The same thing Is practically true of the American Association. "Ritfht now I can go Into any or th major leagues ami buy a ballplayer for about one-third lss than the Coast league, for the reason that we are a Class A club snd the ballplayer that come to us are not holding us up and we get Just as good players as the Coast. They hear the Const Lrspno talking this major stuff and immedi ately the price goes up. The old hold up gag. The Pacific Coast League Is hurting Itself to a much greater ex tent than it realises by the talk of ma jor leagues and the sooner the officials ot this league lnd it out the better for the organization. "Consider for a moment condition that would exist if the Pacific Coast and the American Association were major leagues. What Incentive would ball players on the Pacific Coast have in attemeptlng to climb? Nope at all. They would be in a big league and would be getting big league salaries. As a re sult the same men would play on the Coast year In and year out and season after season the fans would sec the same old players In action. "The Pacific Coast league wants te reduce its class instead of petting it raised. Fans will putronize fast base ball, no matter what the class, and the clubowner can never expect to make Interest on his Investment as long as he is piiylng fancy prl.es fur players' PREPARE YOURSELF WITH OCR HIGH-GRADE FISHING TACKLE FOR Til H OPEN1.VO OF THE FISHING fiKAISON. APKII, 1st. WE ARE BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER TO TAKE CARE OF VOI'H N K E I S IN THE FISHING TACKLE LINE REACH BASEBALL SUPPLIES ARE TUB It EST. SO SAYS "CONNIE MACE." ANI HE rsCAI.LY KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING AHOI T. WE CARRY A COMPLETE STOCK OF REACH GOODS IN BATS, GIOVHS. MITS. MASKS. PROTECTORS. ETC. TENNIS RACKETS SLAZENGER AMI WRIGHT AND PITSON TENNIS SHOES AND BALLS. HONEYMAN HARDWARE CO. FOURTH AT ALDER. fjf X