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TTTTS SUNDAY OTtEGOMAN. FOTtTXAXTJ.
JtTLT
11. 1915.
INTENTION TO TEST
FIGHT LAW DENIED
Jimmy Coffroth Thinks That if
People See Mistake, It
Will Be Rectified.
COURT ACTION IS SCORNED
California Fighter Is "Willing to
Walt Results, bat Is Confident In
Discussing- Future of Game.
Welsh Declared Fading.
BT HARRY B. (SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 10
(Special.) In the face of repeated ru
mors that Jimmy Coffroth would at
tempt to test the legality of the anti
fight law that was voted Into being
by the people of California, It will
probably be of Interest to know that
the promoter In question has entered
& complete denial of any such inten
tion. There have been occasions when Jim
Coffroth has made denials with his
fingers crossed. This time, however,
he appears to be in earnest in what he
says on the subject.
"It is so foolish," he declared, "for
I have not even given the subject any
consideration whatever. I know there
has been some gossip along the lines
of a flaw In the anti-fight bill. That
much I have read in the newspapers.
Eut I question whether the fellows who
started these rumors know what they
are talking about.
Law Test Intention Denied.
"One thing is absolutely certain: I
have had no intention and have none
now of testing the present law. JFor
years I spent much of my time hold
ing the boxing game together when it
was threatened at various sessions of
the Legislature. What came of it all?
Nothing, except that I was forced to
divide fight premits with men who had
not raised a finger in its behalf.
"I am tired of all that sort of thing
and. besides, have turned my attention
to other matters. I have business that
requires my attention and for the last
year or so there has been nothing in
the fight game from the standpoint of
the promoter. The boxers wanted all
tlie money and we were forced in a
measure to accede to their demands.
"Added to that, I am satisfied that
It would not be the right way to go
about the subject to seek a test in the
courts. If the people realize later that
a mistake was made in shutting down
entirely on boxing, they are the ones
to look to for the remedy. It would
be only temporary relief, at best, to
fight the matter in the courts, and I
for one have no such intention."
Game's Future Is Discussed.
It is a certainty there is no one else
In San Francisco who is figuring in
the least on testing the law. which
ought to close the incident. Coffroth
has the right idea at that, and the men
who are in hopes that some day there
will be a come-back ought to be con
tented Just now to take things easy.
Coffroth, in his interview, went fur
ther than to make the denial as indi
cated, above. He discussed the future
of the game and declared it to be his
opinion that the game will die unless
some place is provided within easy ac
cess where ZO-round bouts can be
staged and the championship titles
change hands.
"I have always argued." he remarked,
"that we must have the big profes
sional sport with & title at stake to
produce interest even among the ama
teurs. What would amateur baseball
be without the Ty Cobbs. the Walter
Johnsons and the like? The same goes
for pugilism. Unless we can make a
new champion ever so often, interest
languishes.
Welsh Is Declared Fading.
"Freddie Welsh, for example, is fad
ing away as a big card and simply be
cause there does not seem any chance
of his losing In a 10-round, decision
less contest. Of course, the fighters
can go to Patagonia and other far
away points, but the public would not
lollow them because of the cost of
making such trips and the high-class
lighters will not make a trip unless
assured of big guarantees.
"Just keep in mind there will be a
gradual lessening of interest all along
the line, unless there is a change of
some sorts' With the war in Europe,
It is out of the question to consider
either London or Paris a good stamp
ing ground for the fighter.
"Indeed, if you will look back over
history, you will recall that American
fighters have made up most of the big
glove contests across the Atlantic the
last few years. Australia is a bit far
out of reach, so far as keeping Ameri
cans in tune with the sport is con
cerned. No. I am not pessimistic, - but
at the same time I fail to see any
bright outlook for boxing in this coun
try." ' Ritchie Flan Mountain Trip.
Willie Ritchie appears to be doing
anything and everything but thinking
of the lighting game. On the three
holidays that clustered around the
Fourth of July he was away with
some friends on a fishing trip a trip
that infant sleeping out in the open
and rotibing it generally.
He is also figuring on an extended
trip into the mountains of Northern
California during the deer season that
. will take him away from San Fran-
msco lor a fortnight, commencing
August 15. Ritchie was taken into
that section by friends a year ago and
fell in love with the country to the
extent of buying an Interest In a
stretch of land that will mean hunting
as long as there is game in the moun
tains. It is In Tehama County, not far
from Mendocino, and there has always
been good deer hunting, with seme
bear and fishing at a distance.
Next Fight Trip Thought Last.
From a standpoint of relaxation it
Is the best thing in the world for
Ritchie, although, of course, he tends
to put on weight, in spits of the
tramping that is required when after
deer meat.
Without any authority to make the
statement, I venture to say that his
scheduled Kastern trip in the Fall
will be about the last he will make
for fights. As has been said before,
he is naturally a big fellow and time
will pile on weight so that he will
shortly have read himself out of the
133-pound or lightweight division.
At present his sister and her chil
dren are here from Portland and he is
passing much time with them, "doing"
the exposition and showing them the
country around san Francisco.
F1mb Flynn Yet In Game.
Fireman Jim Flynn. the Colorado
chap who once had a crack at Jack
Johnson for the heavyweight title of
the world, has been doing San Fran
cisco the past few days. He has been
here with, his wife to see the exposi
tion and. what is more, has stopped
at the St. Francis Hotel. Just to prove
that he likes class and can afford it.
Flynn is still in the game, so he as
sured me the other day. and he is
frank enough to admit that he pro-
poses to stick as long as it is worth J
wnue.
"I am not a pretty boxer." he said.
In tones not at all boastful, "but I al
ways give the people a run tor their
money and that is what still makes
me a drawing card. Had I been a
little bigger man I might now be the
world's champion, but that's something
that couldn't be helped. On th whole
the fighting game has treated me
fairly and I have no complaints to
make. No. I haven't retired and a
defeat now and then doesn't discourage
me. As long as I can make more
money as a fighter than doing some
thing else, what's the use of switch
ing V
Perhaps Jim has the right Idea.
Trout Fry Released Xear Wallace.
WALLACE, Idaho. July 10. (Spe
cial.) Game Warden Keana arrived
here Thursday with 75 cans of 110,000
trout fry taken from the state hatchery
at Coeur d'Alene. He turned over- the
entire charge to Dr. L. J. Kt Jean, who
represents the Wallace Rod and Gun
Club. The fish were taken at once to
local trout streams. There was not one
dead fry In the entire number.
WILLIAMS 15 LIKE COBB
HOMER It A WORTH YET "LEADS
SOHTIfvreJT LEAGUE,
Herbert Murphy, Teammate of Will
iams, Killing Celtrin's Shoe. Holds
Third Place on List.
Homer Haworth holds bis lead over
Kenneth Williams, by a gnat's eye
brow, In the race for the Northwestern
batting honors, the figures being
to .335 on the last reckoning. Herbert
Murphy, a teammate of Williams', who
is now filling Bobby Coltrln's shoes,
holds a reasonably close third, with
Ted Kaylor. of Victoria, coming up fast.
Williams is doing the Ty Cobb stunt
to perfection, since he not only leads
the league In long hitting, but also
id base stealing. In the former he is
closely pressed by George Kelly, of
Victoria; In the latter department two
teammates. Wufflt and J. Lewis, are his
nearest rivals.
Johnny Butler, Tacoma shortstop, is
leading in run-getting, with 68 circuits.
The batting averages follow:
Ab. R
Hunt, Vancouver. ....... . o7 -
H. Ave.
2 14 .4112
lu as .a:i
d is .34
24 75 .Sil
53 lot , ..lots
31 bS .li-'
S3 Ho .U21!
Keulher, Vancouver 71
O. Lewis, Aberdeen 52
Haworth, Victoria ....... 220
K. William. Spokane Sul
11. Murphy, Spokane...... 2.V2
ivayior. victoria 2l
W. Butler, Victoria.
211 47 Hi .Jil
Kelly. Victoria 2-3 .-, M
J. tjmlth. Seattle 2XO 33 b7
Stokke. Tacoma........... 2i7 44 b
Hreneran, Spokane. . . . . . . 217 1:3 04
Williams, Victoria ....... 13 3 4
Brlr.kr. Vancouver....... SP'7 41 94
312
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15 .3utf
Callahan, Spokane 4U 3
Bennett. Aberdeen........ 2bti 33
.1104
Johnson, Tacoma....
315 & 1-5
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Kippert. Aoeraeen...
Neighbors, Spokane.
Stevens, TJteumt.,..
Doty, Vancouver....
Sheely. Spokane.....
Leonard, Victoria.. .,
(rover, Tacoma....,
M. Nye. Victoria
Klsk. Spokane.......
BoMCOck, Seattle....
Tobin. Victoria
McKenry, Victoria..
Gialason. .Vancouver.
Coleman. Vancouver.
... 244
or. .3
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... 272
4I bl
... 2J.0 33
... 17 3
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44 82
3 7
43 77
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20! 40 74
t7 8 IV
OS 17 .&l .204
1SI1 32 &4 .23
Rrottem. Vancouver....... 104
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Boeckel. Tacoma. ........ . 4tl
Fappa, Vancouver.
Mences. Victoria...
224 38 03 .-'M
102 IS 43 .213
Melchoir. Aberdeen 2 80
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Guleni. Seattle 4
J. Butler. Tacoma
Kaufman, Tacoma
Woteil, Vancouver
McCarl. Vancouver
Moore, Vancouver
Barth, Seattle
Roy Brown. Vancouver. -Hnean.
Tacoma..........
2S4 39
2
2D4 3
307 3
2U7 2tf
2MO 33
.273
.270
.2811
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..314 43 84
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Flak. Vancouver 13ft 'J3
31 .201
Altman, Spokane li 31
Coltrln. Spokane ins 1
J. Lewis, Spokane 31u ..1
Harmon. Victoria 7tJ 10
R. Murphv. Aberdeen 18 2ti
Shaw, Seattle 21 o
Giddlnirs. Aberdeen 2-3 1
Mclvor, Seattle 40 3
DIU. 105 5
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Abste'ln. Seattle 71 8 1"
Kill Snakes and Save Fish,
Is Appeal to Anglers.
Superintendent of Eagle Creek
Trant-Feedlnc Station Tells How
Reptiles Eat Many Fry.
BT PERRY KITZMILLER.
(Superintendent Eagle Creek Trout Feeding
Station.)
BOW many anglers realize the
amount of damage done to fish by
common water snakes, those seen erery
day by the fisherman on tha stream?
I myself have fished the streams of
Oregon as much as any one. but until
recently did not know that the snakes
were the best fishermen. We have
killed more than 100 snakes recently
on Eagle Creek. Many were killed
near the feeding ponds.
July 3. at 6 A. M.. I found a snake
in one of the ponds. Upon investiga
tion I found 42 rainbow trout fry In
its stomach and also a quantity of
partly digested fish. I have also ex
amined several other snakes and have
found fish in their stomachs, with but
two exceptions. In one I killed on the
main stream on July 5 I found a four
Inch silverside salmon fry. This shows
that not only the smaller fish, but fish
of fair size, are caught.
This one snake caught more trout In
one morning than half the men who
buy anglers' licenses will catch In an
entire season.
Why not every angler be a follower
of the good St. Patrick and do all be
can to kill every snake seen when out
fishing? In this way you will not only
protect the fish, but will assist in in
creasing your catch next season.
One man who saw the original of
a picture made on the morning of July
4 told me the next day that he was no
fisherman, but he had killed seven
snakes while out on his trip. Can you
do as well?
There is one other thing that causes
the death of many small fish. I have
noticed several fishermen when a small
fish is caught Tull the fish from the
hook with dry hands and throw it back
in the stream.
I believe that far more fish are
killed by handling with dry hands than
were ever killed by being hooked. Wet
your hands before handling fish and
you will cause no fungus growth on
the fish. Do not tear the little fish
from the hooks, but slip the hooks out
gently and place the fish back in the
water without throwing and you will
do much toward increasing your catch
next season. ir every angler would
do what he could to protect small fry
in the streams there would be more
and better catches made. Try it.
TWO GIRLS ARE KIDNAPED
Conflicting; Descriptions of All-Xlgbt
' Captors Are Given.
PHILOMATH. Or., July 10. (Special.)
May and Stella Goss. 13 and 16 years
old. respectively, after being kidnaped
near Corvallis and kept out all night,
today gave conflicting descriptions of
the panics accused of being involved
in the attack. Liquor had been given
the girls.
Charles Follet, of Philomath, mar
ried. was taken before the grand Jury
today, but the identification was dis
puted. Charles Poff. also of this city,
was not identified. Other arrests are
expected momentarily.
Nevada has fewer automobiles than any
outer aiaio ixis union
DISCIPLES OF IZAAK WALTON. WHO COMPETED IN MULTNOMAH ANGLERS' FLY AND BAIT-CASTING
TOURNAMENT DURING THE PAST WEEK AT THE OAKS.
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CASTING SCORES HIGH
3IILTSOM.AU A.XGLER9 SAME MEN
TO COMPETE AT TACOMA.
A. E. Bnrghdnff and Walter F. Dncknn
" Win Right to Represent Clnb by
Work In Tourney at the Oaks.
Good scores were made In the recent
fly-casting and bait-casting tournament
of the Multnomah Anglers' Club, held off
the boatlandgtng of the Oaks. Two men
bers of the club. A.- E. Burghduff and
Walter K. Backus, because of their
records, were selected to represent the
Portland organization at the big gath
ering in Tacoma the latter part of next
month.
The international fly and bait-casting
lng tourney, which will be held In con
nection with the Panama-Pacific In
ternational, Exposition at . Ban r'ran
oisco next month, will attract some of
the best casters known, and efforts are
being made to have many of them
present at the Tacoma show.
Although the scores made last week
by the Portlanders were good, some
of the marks were hampered because
of the light drizzle, which fell dur
ing the lat part of the first night's
casting. Walter F. Backus made a
perfect score in the dry fly accuracy
event.
Mr. Backus was first in the dry fly
accuracy, distance fly-casting with a
six-ounce rod or Wednesday, and the
following day ho captured the highest
honors in the accuracy fly-casting. A
E. Burghduff. the other Portland cast
er to be sent north, made first in the
one-fourth ounce bait-casting event
Wednesday, and he proved to be the
best caster In the distance one-half
ounce bait-casting event Thursday.
The fly and bait-casting tourney
held on the Willamette Iilver last week
is the first of a aoil.-s of monthly
gatherings. The next one will . be
scheduled a week or so prior to the
Tacoma meeting.
ttnaebnll Brerltiea.
According to reports tere is s movement
under may to transfer the Buffalo Interna
tlonal League nub u Allentotrn. Pa. This
will leave the Fe no competition In But
falo. Last season the Fe4s won Baltimore
over from the Intrnatlonala,
The Pittsburg Feds have handed Eddl
Holly his release. Holly played short for
the Beaia before the fire, lie refused to be
f Armed out to the Colonial Le pru and
Manager Oakes gava him hla freedom.
Not orly has Cleveland refused to pay
Joe Birmingham his salary, but the man-
agemerit has refused to allow blm entrance
to the ball park.
Buck Weaver, the Chicago Pnx shortpatch
star, is reported as having sharFsned Ms
spikes recently In preparation for a mortal
combat. According to a Chicago scrlte the
former Coal leaguer had heard reports
that several of his fellow players In the
American League had Intended to "gel"
him before the end of the season. '
Danny Shay, now piloting the Kansas
City Blues in the American Aesorlatlon. Is
stlil up to his old tricks. Recently Danny
asked thn umpire to call a game on account
of darkness. The umpire replied that he
could stlli see and that the game would
continue. Shay retired to the bench an'l.
securing a lighted lamp, sent It out to the
ump.
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Jean Public, the Detroit slab artist, en
Joys a distinction that It ,1s unlikely any
other twirler would care to own up to.
Dubue has passed more players than he hes
struck out durlug his sojourn In the
majors.
4 e s
Johnny Clarke, second catcher of the
Milwaukee club, recently went Into the box
s tvd pltchsd a game when the twlrlers were
going bad. Reports do not state whether or
not tha game was won or lost.
s
Him tvamer received a lot of publicity
recently when he made his lcoth home run.
No ons mentioned the fact, however, that
It was the first one Hans had made this
season.
ess
Old John Titus, who wore a Phlllle uni
form for so many years, has been ctven the
blue ticket by the Kansas City Association
club.
George Flailing aa that timid batter
can cure themieTves by stepping Into a
fast one and fl:idlnr that titer do not hnrt.
Anv player with nerve enoush to do this
could hardly be called timid 'tis true.
Walt McCredle ebon Ms return from e
stile td. amorr otner tMnga. tha Homer
Haworth. the Port'and hov catching for
Victoria, bed licked fbree men In the :sgue
who hud tried to huilv him. This recalls sn
Incident ben ITtw orth was p!syl' g witV
Pendlron In the Trl-8tate i.eamie. Hswerth
bad nrooped a throw to the play and lost
the gam for tha Buckarooa. ?n fans wars
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duff. W. C llloetc 4 Canting ). Dr. Karl
C. McFarland. J. I. Caldwell. C. A.
Allen. X Dick Carlo. Casting Fly.
Charlie Desamler, About Make
Caat.
tannine him unmercifully. Aftr th la-t
out fce turned tJ the (r-ndftand aii.
throw In c off his nuk and protect or, chi
lne3 to tmk on tta whole ftttendanc on
at a Lima.
ZIMMERMAN USING BAT
1IKIE, WITH GREAT STREAK OP
HITS. CLIMOS TO -2H.
Ckk Asnla Afcir -eOO Mark, Wltk
Krrlarrfalag Leas! In Base-
teallaa; nn4 Rnn-Gettlnar.
CHICAGO. July 10. Btnilnf out SI
safe hits In his last S times at bat.
Helnla Zimmerman, of the Chicago
Cubs, raised himself last week from
about 40th place, to i:th imoni lh
National League batters, and threatens,
with his average of .298. to break Into
tha first ten. Last week his average
was .154. According; to averages pub
llahed here today, which Include the
records of last Wednesday, the leading
batter In the Nationals la Laubert.
Brooklyn. .327. Jtobertson. New York,
has attained the leadership In stolen
bases with 17, but aler still holds the
lead in total bases, with 141. and In
runs scored, with 4 4.
Ty Cobb, of Detroit, ones more baa
established a .400 class In tha blK
leagues. Today's averages show him
leading: the batters of the American
Uigur, with .404: the pace for the
base-stealers. with 61 steals, and In
runs scored, with
Lee Magee. me Brooklyn manager,
still sets the batting pace In the Fed
eral League, with .15!. Kauff leads In
stolen bsses. with 2?. and In runs
scored, with 42. Walsh has most total
bases. 12S.
"NIGHT RIDER" CASE OVER
Ilomtr F. Blaine Acqultttd and To
tal CoM to County Is S 10,000.
SOUTH BEND. Wash.. July 10.
(Special.) Homer F. Blaine, one of the
alleged "night riders" of the North
River district, was acquitted of a
charge of assault by a Jury In Su
perior Judge Alston's court today.
The Jury battled with the case for
18 hours, the vote standing nine to
three moat of the time. Blaine Is one
of 11 defendants. Two other charges
of arson and burglary are still pend
ing. It Is probable that no further at
tempts will be made to try other de
fendants, as this Is the fifth acquittal
In the night-rider rases.
These troubles already have cost the
county about 110,000.
Echo Itcbekahs Install Officers.
ECHO. Or.. July 10. (Special.) Hen
rietta Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. it.
held Ita regular reml-annuai Installa
tion here Wednesday. The officers In
stalled ere: Mrs. Nancy Carden, no
ble grand: Mrs. Ciaretta Wilder, vice
grand: Miss Ruth Coburn. secretary:
Mrs. Grace Smith, treasurer: Mrs. Ado
lside Hewitt, warden; Miss Ilene. inside
cuardlan; Mrs. Flora Malcolm, outside
guardian; Joe Bailey, rleht supporter
noble grand: Mrs. Nellie Kenlenn. left
supporter noble grand: Mrs. Klla R.il
ley. rlxnt supporter vics-srano; linj
Annie Sailing, left supporter vica-
gvand.
JEW CLUB PROJECTED
hose: city athletic ohgama
tio.v plax5 activities,
Twe-lorr Bnlldiaar at East Merrlaon
and East Water Streets Is
Being Remodeled.
Another athletic club has poked Its
head In the Portland horizon the
Rose City Athletic Club and a force
of carpenters Is already at work re
modeling the old Frlncess skating rink,
at Last Morrison and East Water
streets, preparatory to staging a box
ing and wrestling show within 80 days.
Articles of Incorporation are to be
filed this week by Gus Moeer. attor
ney for the club. Some of the prime
movers are: J. M. Wright. Fred T.
Merrill. Dr. V. A. Fitzgerald. Fred
Clark. Frank Raymond. Dave Ander
son. Jack Fahle, Harry Grayson. F. B.
McClelland, ti. H. Oruman. J. J. Parker.
K. Milton Carrlgan and Ben Jagger.
Fred Merrill. Imperial Hotel, will be
manager of the new rlub. and he plana
to hold all sorts of athletic exhibitions,
from running and swimming to boxing
and wrestling matches. The building
Is a two-story structure. lOoxSOO feet,
and with a seating capacity on the
main floor of S000. An Indoor running
track. 18 laps to the mile, will also be
Installed, along with swimming tanks,
shower baths, gymnasium apparatus,
wrestling and boxing mala and billiard
and lunch facilities.
The ring will be set in the middle of
the room, with theater seats sloping
upward on all four sides, and there wlil
be boxes for the more fastidious fans.
I Intend to have as many of the
board of trustees as possible on band
for every show." said Mr. Merrill yes
terday. "If at any time It appears as
It there has been any stalling or
fakery. the board will act Immediately
and will not only refuse to give the
prizes, but will also put the offenders
on a blacklist.
"We want good, clean sport, not only
wrestling and boxing, but short and
long-distance running. WreMtlnr has
Mack eve here, because of alleged
shady work, hut there wilt be none of
that tolerated in the new organiza
tion. "The best available Instructors will
be engaged Immediately to teach be
ginners and to improve other members.
Athletes will be given the same finan
cial assistance for training and de
velopment as those turned out by the
purely amateur clubs throughout the
country.
"None but well-trained members and
others will be allowed to compete In
contests, even in the running races. It
is the lntentlotrof the promoters to
have weekly tryouta and monthly or
semi-monthly meets and smokers'. In
door and outdoor, both Winter and
Summer.
Answers to Qurrirs.
Q. Please satisfy the curiosity of a
number of local fans ss to the method
of scoring hits and errors In local ball
games. In a number of games we have
discussed an error on such and such a
play and have been astonished the next
morning to learn that the official
scorer has given him a hit. They have
been so palpable aa to make us won
der at the method used in scoring and
the "idea back of It.
BEWILDERED FAN.
A. The most intricate part of scor
ing is this bit or error question, and.
so long as baseball Is played, the fans
will demand errors where the scorers,
who make a special study of the game,
core hits. Of course, in numberless
cases the dividing line Is so close that
the scorers themselves differ, and In
such cases the fans on the other side
wonder at the scorer's decision.
Generally speaking, an error la when
a batsman or baserunner te allowed to
go safe by reason of a mechanical fail
ure on the part of the fielder, who
might reasonably have been expected
to make or assls In making an out.
The most popular misconception of
scoring Is that a fielder who "gets hla
hands" on t.ie bnll should be given an
error for falling to hold it. Neither
the fact that he got both hands on It.
nor only one hand, re.ulates whether
it shall be scored a hit or an error. For
instance, if an outfielder bas time to
"set himself for a catch and drops the
ball he should be given an error, but
if he barely manages to get both hands
on it after a hard run. then the batter
is entitled to a hit.
In all cases where the fielder makes
an extraordinary effort and misses, the
batter should get a hit.
Many times balls will be hit to the
Infleldera and will take bad hops lust
before reaching them. Moat fans will
rave and rant and charge an error, but
if It is not due to a mechanical m'.scue
on the part of the fielder this properly
should be recorded as a scratch hit.
Another variety of doubtful hit la the
slow grounder. On bunts It is safs to
credit a hit in all cases even though
poor throws and fumbles are made by
the lnrlelders and batterymen. unless
the ball la rolled directly at the fielder,
so as to make the failure to handle it a
palpably poor play.
The good official scorer will always
score a base hit In preference to charg
ing the fielder with an error In all le
gitimately doubtful cases.
CHECKERS
H9qurir 1rtltd Ch and Cr.ckr
Cut. lot vftPhinfioa building nn.st. rourm
ntl Washington irta. A f lcm for mil.
Communication- an 4 contribution oUcitsu.
Fn4 to 143 Et Thtrty -fifth atrvt. Port
land. I nfarm ailon and latrucMon fra.
tl. H. BRYANT. FHITOR.
Phon Ttvbor
rrbteam Nw SI,
Contributed br Harry Baker..
Fan Qun:n, Cat.
lilac 7. K 1.
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While b. !
White to pla
and in.
rroblra s.
Hera is another ntt!e g
frem the sarre
Player
!n TV"
titers, 11. SO. rJ. White su. kings :v
V hlte to l it ana in.
aolution to problem 2 Black a, is. .
kings 7. 13; srhtte 1. kings n. I L
tj is, 1 1 s:. rj 14. Ti ai, l. ai s.
S . white s hi O L Burr.
Solution to problem 2v Black 3. kings
S3. 3t: nhlta 12. SO. king 4. Ulack to p
and nls. I 24. a. T. (in 1. 7 11
12 V it ;o. S . SO SI. lilacs wins.
i ii I. 7 11. 18 , ai au, a. so -
Black wins. It'a n tact Oeorge B;anchart
bolutloQ te problem so Black 3. 12. J:.
srhlte II. 1. SO. XT. I 11. 2, Si.
11 s. 2.. la, 8 I. 3 7. 1J a. 1 1. 8 I.
SZ 17. IV.ack wins. W. L Brum.
C 1 Burr rites: Os me as left la a
neat arroke of tuslncsa. 22 17. 13 22.
2J 1. s 11. 11. White wins.
Osme XS. N'ate u st second move: poe
fibly text wlil draw, but 23 IS gives al
son.c game. At teentjr-third move, same
game, a" 3. strong plsy. Note M same
game, neat porltloa. White to plae tnj
draw. If S 23. 1 17. 5114. 10
l'J 1. '11 13. black wins; or If 21 1 .'.
14 S:. Ti la. 11 17. b'.ack wins; or IS Id.
S 1J, 12 1. 14 i. ;l 10, 11 13. black
wins. C. L Burr.
llimi 37. If S S2 Instead of 31 27.
10 13 would then lose tor black. It 1
drawn. Kdiior.
A. A. Mmmoni sends same plar as above
on ending of Dundee same. 3d.
Game N. 43 Kclso.
10 13 C IS 1 11 17 S 22
S.i IS 27 1 32 27 22 1 1 2 21
7 ID 12 It U 13 13 22 4 5
15 2J 21 17b)24 SO 2.117 24 20
in 14 a" 1 1" 23 S II
10 17 14 S3 21 S7 1 31 27
14 23 Z 7 1" 17(S)ll IS 11 13
ID 10 SO 2rf 3114 2U 11 C)27 24
V hlte a. Ins.
(at Left aa drawn. British Draughts
Player. At end ef Var. s. page li'S. ssme l
s.tlon at end. Note D. pse 2:2. fiom toe
cross.
lb Votlee the counterpart poaltlons.
c The continuation la by the late Stack
r rog an.
Gnaae Na. 44 Fife. '
11 IS SI 2 11 22 IS
21 II 13 24 2322 S 11
is It 2 19 II 13 IS 13
22 17 13 2J ::2 24 II 1
a 2 : 13 24 2i It
--i S3 H 2 11 10 17
1 3
31 2-1
2
3 S3
It 17
832 1
la) 7 11
v 13 2U I". 4 a 21 14
ia 27 SI draws, O. K. 2723 waa p
2723 waa pub.
llshed by J. Lres aa a problem. liiifk
llsv and win. black on 3. 3. e. 11. 12, 1
white on 14. IP. 2o. 21. 23 2
r,.y and white to flraw. aa toll
black
. . w
14 3
e it
2114
1 21 2
11 20
IS 13
Hi 14
13 10
14 1.1
drawn.
27 II 3 (s)14 10
21 . 17 2-i 1
31 2d 3 a
1 ix)17 14 ZD 1
Stephen Terry
13 IS 4 .
711 24 2 ' J 7
1824 3 823
w, w In.
Na. 43 6 enter.
S 13 27 21 11
2l 2S 1 .-f 13
IS 122 1 10 -S
14 li
2- IS
17 21
2122
3123
22 17
2 3 -ia
3 1
2217
1 4
a 1714
a. c r.
I
2 23
A. M
17 11
A earns soTi:sa as prooitn iwti ' ia
critical stage. 17-14 at a. f. J. Ui-t-
At loth mte solution te erd game 1414
drawa at once c L. Burr-Ool. At the
a 1 mote game ISO! S-. lo or -ll draw.
The move 4-9 seeras lo have been selected u
conduct the colored forcee lo their doom.
Variation (II same game, seems lo be a
sound win. Musi go tack of It to find ths
error. At Slt moe ot trunk plar lu-4 and
wliltee 3o-23 will not be so nueerfuL HI
le show a win against this line of de
fense, tarlailen 1 at fourtn move. 7-lo.
InsKsd ef 7-11 eud avoid confusion later 7
(inane av 4 WUrnr vm. trwi4.
Played
In
Scotland one
ear ago.
conirtb.
utd by II
rrr Baser.
II 13
?l 17
a I
2424
1 1
2 34
1
-is
-it
-lrt
-2A
1
y 73
IS 14
17 14
lO 17
SI 14
S !
14
3 2 '.
2412
1 1
7 1
IS
14
is
'
j
j,-,
13
IS II f'
2 4 IS 2 4
1! 2 4 S"V 21
27 2.1 24 27
T4 2 21 21
21 1 Z2 27
13 1 24 1
2321
1 4
23 11
1423
20
B. win.
tiasne Ne. 47 Hooter.
Plsyed at cliif-rooms between J. TVsrk snd
Editor White Werfc
t 14
13
It Tc2
23
M
21
8 11
23 1
1421
21 14
21 27
14 10
27 Jl
li 7
31 21
7 3
bras n.
22 la
3
7 lO
27 24
lO 11
2 413
14 IS
23 IS
21 1
7 II
It T
3
s: 27
U lO
2312
W 13
24 IS
IS 24
1 1 l-l
2 23
s II
Is 13
11 14
2213
1 IS
1 IS
S2 27ts)
1 S
22 1
II 17
It
1 1
7 24
IT 24f HO 13
A -I2 given s-11 near to aa,
r 24-20 draws,
B--On!y moe.
r In another game Mr. Wark
varied
22-17. Drawn.
X 27-2.1. 11-14. 22-1. 1-41. 13-13. l-20
snd the ar.alvsis Is lull of nest problems.
Correct solutions to r-rcbtems 2 1 and 2i
were received from H. Bsker. C. Pei. A.
A. t-lmmona. C 1.. Burr, ijeorge Blanchard.
F. Sweeney and l. Haker.
.. I. Burr Urlit;e problem neat week.
. Ia!s, t'ltv Thar.ks for problem.
H. Baker. Cal. Send namee of piavera.
1. J. Ieo Will post them aa to value of
diagrams.
a. Jordan. Baa Francisco Send me some-thtng-
soon.
Dallas fins 11 me hear from you.
I. Oreerbaum What Is the trouble?
les.le Dmgjn eoiutlon correct.
". Olvens Am the happy recipient ef
man lettera like your. only praise for
column.
Checkerletlca'te EDITOR.
Alleged Thief Cangbt at Monroe.
CORVALLIS. Or.. July 10. (Special.)
An alleged thief, giving bis name as
Jack Cllne. then aa Jack Ryan, was
arrested by Sheriff Gellalty at Monroe.
It miles south of Corvallis. and waa
brought here for a hearing. It Is
charged that under the name of Matt
Iwugherir he robbed stores at Philo
math, and he l wanted at Eugene,
where. It Is said, under the name of
Mike Warkle. he Is charged with com
mitting a robbery. He says his home
Is In Kansas City and that he Is from
Brooklyn.. N. T. He Is 1 years old. he
ays. and brags about escaping the of
ficials. A eenturys supply of peat nar M-om
has been acouired bv a Kuee!an eompsnv.
which will ersct a plant and convert it lute
s.strlnliy to Utat aad hast tue city.
3 27
M 1 1113
14 1 20 4
11 IS 24 2"
23 IS 1324
l 14 2 1
22 IT 11 13 2413
S SI 24 i
17 13 14 II 14 S
2 21 1 I SS
31 27 7 11
10 14 SS 13
in lo 11 is
PORTLAND SHOTS
EXPECTED TO WIN
Records Made in Practice for
Pacific Indians' Shoot Are
Promising.
MANY TO GO TO TACOMA
Bis Blucrock Smashing Invent "Will
lie July lt-2 2 Mm. Topjxrvrtln.
Notcil Iznrr Sliooter, to
Give Kxhiblllon Here.
BT EARL. R. GOODWIN.
That Tortland again will be placed
on the trapehoollng map aa far as win
ners In the annual I'aclflo Indiana
gathering scheduled for the Tacomn,
Gun Club grounds July 19. 20. 21 and
23 is concerned Is a foregone conclu
sion as a result of some vf the marks
made by Tortland nltnrods recently.
All the prominent members of flic
Portland Gun Club are preparnlg ta
pack their guns for the northern meet
ing, but not until they have altendvl
the merchandise shoot at the Jcnno
Station grounds next Sumlay. Fmctlco
day at Ttcomt has been set for Mon
day. July 1. and for this reason th
l'ortlandera will have the opportunlt y
of "horning" In on some of the prlies
donated by the 1'ortl.inJ Gun Club.
1L K. Krerding. president of the
Portland Gun Club, and A. W. Strow
ger. vice-president. Lave been workir.c
strenuously lo have a record-breaker
crowd out to the Portland traps Sun
day, as well na at the Tacoma club's
grounds the first of next week. Wit.
crmelons. the kind that made Oregon
famous, have been ordered and will be
served to the members of the Portland
Gun Club and their friends st the mer
chandise shoot.
W. A. mills 5bowa Ferns.
W. A. IIlllls. who has bei-n out of
the blue rock game for more than a,
year, has been ehowing great form
lately. Two weeks aao he smashrvl
S out of 100 at Jenne station and last
Sunday he led all comer with a mark
of S9 out of a possible 100. Hillis wmji
a professional, but he now has been
reinstated to the amateur ranks by the
Interstate Association.
Frnnk Temr-lt-ton and Pete O'Brien
are two other PortlandVrs who are be
ing flitured In the money at Tncoma If
they shoot anywhere near their present
stride. Templeton let one pigeon out of
100 get by him without being smashed
during the Fred Gilbert trophy shoot.
Incidentally, this wsa the largest score,
made throughout the Cnl'.ed Stales
during the Gilbert shoots this Spring.
Lou Ilayburn. winner of the main
event at the Oregon slate shoot held
under the auspices of President Kver
dtng's Portland Gun Club last April,
will be on the firing line at the Ta
coma conclave. Because of his wlnninir
the Oregon state championship. Lou
will go to the Grand American Handi
cap tournament at Chicago the middle
of next month. He expects to leave
here a couple of weeks before the big
event Is called In order to become ac
climated at Chicago.
Frank Trsek Faverlte Here.
H. F. Wlhlon does not roiko much of
a "hub-bub" about his shooting at the
various tourneys, but he always man
ages lo get In tho running when the
money is divided. Last year he was
Oregon's delegate to the Grand Ameri
can handicap at Dayton. O.
Frank Troth, of Vancouver. Wtsli.
while not a member of the Portland
Gun Club. Is a favorite arcunJ tlit.o
parts. Frank, according to lue last,
reports of the Interstate Association
showing the averages up to the first
half of the present season, was leading
the amateurs of the United States lit
registered tournaments. In the recent
Northwest shoot he broke 392 out of a
possible 4oo. winning high average
money.
Practice day at Tacoma has been
placed for a week from tomorrow, with
the first regular event being called at
o'clock Tuesday morning. July 2o.
Shooting will last then until late
Thursday and arrangements have been
made whereby the conteatanla can
finish up on the following day If neces
sary. The Pacific Indisns shoot practically
is the last big bluerock mihing esca
pade in the Northwest until the regis
tered shoot of the Portland Gun Club.
President Everdlr.g wrote Kat to the
Interstate Association acklr.K for a
tlate, but as yet no definite word hss
been received. It will bo held the lat
part of next month or the first week
in September.
Mrs. Adolph Topperweln. of S-in An
tonio. Tex., considered to be the great
est woman fancy shot and traps.'iootrr
In the world, who will be at Tacoma
next week, has made plans to ctve a
demonstration at the Jenne station
traps of the Portland Gun Club. In
l:P"Slll I w . t . ' - - . ...... - ' '
l to with her remarkable shots.
ill Next Sunday the Portland Gun C1ut
1 ' will hold Us ICO bird merchandise
J! shoot, which has been divided Into five
;i Iu-blrd events There also will be five
4 'classes. A, C C. I and K. and the nlm-
i ro4a aa aeeresaled that the beginners
will have Just as much opportunity of
winning a prise as tho old-experienced
contest an t .
T TNLLKE, most royal sports
tropshooting is one of the
least, expensive.
For leas than a elollar a
week you can shoot every
week in the year at the local
trapahooting club.
Cost less per year, club
membership included, than
Coif, baseball or any other
popular sport. Appeals to
both sexes and all agea.
Benefits mind and body.
Fairest, most democratic
sport of all the favorite with
business and professional
men. It makes MEN.
Ft mdJma of neareaf cuo end frmm
rratnsAoetr'ruT soosU. acrr.'a
DU PONT POWDER CO.
FstshlUked 1S0S Wusnisartaaa. Dei.
The Sport
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