TITTC rmT OREGOXIAX, I'OnTT.AXIJ, .TUTjT 2.". 1915.
(COBB'S MARK IS. 408
BASEBALL HONEST,
DECLARES MATTY
PORTLAND POSTOFFICE EMPLOYES BASEBALL TEAMS SOON WILL
. DECIDE SUPREMACY.
2 CITIES WELCOME
PORTLAND GIRL WHO SWAM ACROSS COLUMBIA RIVER AT THE
DALLES, DISTANCE OF 1100 YARDS IN 16 MINUTES.
Judge McCredie Looks Kindly
on Seattle and Spokane.
Detroit Slugger Has No Rival
in Either Major League.
Veteran Pitcher Defends Evers
. and Says Words Spoken in
Temper Don't Count.
1916 EXPANSION DISCUSSED
DAUBERT TOPS NATIONALS
GAMES ARE NEVER "FIXED"
Giants' Star Twirler Tells of Only
Attempt lie Ever Knew to Throw
Game and lie Relates How It
Was Blocked at Its Outset.
' BY CHRISTY MATHEWSOS.
The Giants" Famous Pitcher.
KEW YORK, July 21. (Special.)
There Is no man In the big leagues who
thinks more of baseball and what base
ball has done for him than John J.
Evers. In a minute of wrath, when
Rigler pulled a raw one on the Boston
club, John Is supposed to have broken
loose recently with a crack: about the
umpires having been instructed to
make the National League race tight
John feels badly to think anyone would
believe he would reflect on the game
which has made him and which he has
done his share to make.
"A fellow is liable to say anything
when he is out there and sore," de
clared Evers afterwards. "But, take it
from me, they couldn't fix the race to
be close no matter how hard they tried,
and they haven't tried, of course. The
rotten baseball which has been played
this season has resulted In this neck-and-neck
going."
Matty Breaks Up Crooked Work.
John Evers is right, as usual, and we
might as well get around and over
these reflections on baseball for good
and all now. They
couldn't fix this
race, or any other
baseball race, and
any sensible man
will recognize that
fact. I have been
in baseball a long
time and have seen
only on crooked
: incident in it. That
; occurred in a minor
league up in Massa-
sy j chuseits when I
? X; was trying to pitch
for the Taunton
J club years ago. If
Carulj lualhewson. 1 made good it
meant thac a, vet
eran pitcher would lose his job, and
the veteran was a. boon companion of
the catcher. The catcher did not like
to lose the twirler's society and take
a chance on mine, so he was tipping
the opposing batsmen off to what 1
was pitching them. He was helping
me not to make good. It did not take
me long to discover what was coming
off and I began to cross the catcher
and the batsmen. If anything wrong
were ever attempted in baseball it
would not take long for the public to
discover what was going on, for the
puouc is quicker ot eye than, a ma-
Kician is or nana when it comes to
detecting crooked work about sports.
The charges against baseball this
season have come from folks with an
ax to grind. There-have been quite a
few rumors of one thing and anothef,
from the White Sox' stealing siernals
with a spyglass to both races being
fixed to make them close and increase
interest, and all these, to my mind, can
be traced to a single source. If the
public is to listen to any of these
things it should consider- the source,
wnicn is not worth considering. Any
eensible man will agree that you can't
tnrow a league race.
"Sure Thine Men" Not Setting
Do you ever play the baseball
games?" I once asked a gambler 1
know when I read in the papers that
some money was being bet on the con
tests daily. I was curious to find out
what he thought about it.
iNot for me," he replied. "The
game s too hard to beat. There is no
advance information out. Give me
something softer for mine."
That is what a gambler thinks of the
pickings in baseball, and his Judgment
should be good on this particular sub
ject. In his mind, the public has too
much of a chance, the percentage is
too strong against him. There is an
old adage, "Don't bet on anything that
can talk." This is supposed to mean
mat a man is sale li ne wagers on a
horse. But not for me. The Jockeys
-can talk and so can the trainers and
they do.
"Fixed" Games Impossible.
Considerable talk resulted from the
fact that the world's series of 1912 be
tween the Boston Red Sox and the
Giants went to eight games with one
a tie. It was hinted by "croakers" that
this was "fixed" to get the money, but
if these men had stopped to analyze
the situation and if they carried any
thing between their collar-bands and
their hatbands In the intelligence zone
they would have crashed into some in
surmountable arguments. In the first
place, practically every man on th
two clubs would have had to have been
let in and would have demanded
piece of the increased profits. With
these cut so many ways little would
have been left for the club owners,
Unless the players were taken care o
the series would not be prolonged, be-
- cause we shared in only the first four
: games. The sooner it was over after
-that the better we were satisfied, es
: pecially the winners, for the victorious
jteam takes the bigger share of th
prize dough. The sooner it is over the
; sooner they are sure of the big end of
' the money.
; The fact that the world's series of
J1913 was settled in five games and-the
'one of 1914 in four sinks this "fixing
jit" theory deeper than a German sub
! marine "does an .ngiisn snip.
Paste this in your Panama. Baseball
is honest. You can't get a player in th
big leagues or the Federal to say
otherwise. I don't believe. Wnen, much
to "Johnny" Evers' surprise", he found
: his outbreak against Rigler published
in the newspapers, he was the first to
! rush into print with a statement that
i it was impossible to fix the race.
AXGELS SIGN TACOMA PLAYEU
Butler to Join Team, While Ueatty
: Is Unconditionally Released.
f LOS ANGELES, July 24. Johnn
! Butler, shortstop of the Tacoma Club,
Northwestern League, has been signe
;by the Los Angeles Coast team, ac
' cording to an announcement today by
'John Powers, president of tne Angels.
Jack Beatty. first baseman for the
:'Angels. was unconditionally released.
;It was announced he had failed to re
port after having recovered from his
; injuries.
; 40 Acres Cruises 8,000,000 Feet.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. July 24. (Spe
cial.) A 40-acre tract in the Wynoo-
'che Valley has been found by county
cruisers to contain 8,000.000 feet of
"standing timber. Its assessed value is
;$8000, the rate being $1 a thousand.
jThe timber is far from any lugging
' road.
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The Portland Postoffice employes have
two recently formed teams, the Letter
layed for the first time last Sunday at
office employes.
Though the game was a hard-fought
:w Sv: : :-y :.-:'- !,.::.: -:.' Z. . .:. e-. -T' . s. : -.':::...:. -l H
won. It is conceded that the Carriers did. but to decide who really are
the better players they are arranging another game soon to be played at the
Vaughn-street grounds. Challenges will be accepted by either team to play
with other nines.
OAKS HAS TWO OILLS
AUDITORIUM PERFORMANCE WILL
BE STAGED IN GRANDSTAND.
Mnalc by Boston Troubadours, Singing
by Prima Donna and Hawaiian
Among Other Attractions.
While Sousa and his band are de
lighting crowds in the auditorium to
day and tomorrow the care of regular
visitors to the amusement park has
not been forgotten by Manager Cord
ray. The whole usual programme has Just
been lifted, stock and barrel, out of the
auditorium and will be heard from the
grandstand.
There will practically be no differ
ence in the entertainment to be given.
with the exception that the usual fine
lighting equipment which distinguishes
the Oaks stage will be lacking.
A new musical comedy participated
by the 20 members of the Boston
troubadours, orchestral numbers and
songs by Mile. Tryon, prima tionna.
with vocal and Instrumental numbers
by the Oaks' Hawaiians, will round
out the programme to be offered.
Several hundred new bathing suits
on hand cause Manager .Keistner, of
the bathing pavilion, to believe that he
will be able to take care of the Sunday
rush. Skating and all other park at
tractions will be in force.
CHECKERS
Headquarters Portland Chess and Checker
Club, 101 Washington building annex. Kourth
and Washington streets. A welcome for all.
Communications and contributions solicited.
Send to 143 East Thirty-fifth street. Port
land. Information and Instruction free.
E. H. BRYANT, EDITOR.
Phone Tabor 6213.
Problem No. 86.
By Harry Baker, San Quentln. Cal.
White 2.1. 25. 20.
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Black 4. king 21; white to play and win.
Problem No. 37.
By C. L. Burr.
Black 5, 9, 13, king 31; white 17. 18. 19,
2. king 12; white to play and win.
Problem No. 38.
By r. J. Lee.
Black 3. 12. 17. 21. klne IS- white It. Ml.
26. 30, king 23; white to play and win.
The above are three beauties. It wnuM
be very difficult In number of pieces and
play to excel them. Solutions for current
issue must be received by Wednesday morn.
lng. If sent In later will receive attention
and mention in columns.
solution to bridge uroblem No. a:t Riapk
22. 23, 24, king 31; white 30. 32, king 13;
either to play and black to win. Black tc
play
3 1 -2"i
21-22
24-20
31-27
C20-1C
23-2U
lrt-10
2i-:;i
10-16
27- 23
28- 24
31-27
24-20
27-24
16-12
24-19
20-16
19-1S
12- 8
23-10
16-11
15-10
8- 3
22-18
d21-17
1S-14
17-13
1-15
2-1 1- 7
in- 6
7- 2
13-18
la 15-19
24-27
1-.I-21
27-31
b-12-28
22-25
30-21
Black wins.
(a; 15-1S. 24-17. 18-25. 27-31. 32-28. 31-27.
etc. Black wins.
(b If 24-10. 22-25, 30-21. 20-30. black
wins.
(c) 2S-24, 22-18. 21-17. 18-15, 17-14. 23-26,
etc. Blacrf wins by capturing the piece.
(d) 11-7. 18-14. 7-2, 10-23. S-8, 23-18. 8-11.
10-0. etc. Black Bir.s.
Variation 1
15-10 31-27 18-22
24-27 17-14 27-24
10-14 26-31 22-18
27-31 14-1 31-27
14-17 22-26 18-22
26-31
30-25
24- 28
25- 21
21-17
23-26
32-23
31-27
28-24
Black wins.
Variation 2
3-S 11-7
7-
8-15
etc.
10-6 6-1
15-11
14- 8
BIk. wins.
White to play and Black win.
1-15-19 31-27
25-21
27-24
28-19
a-20-Sl
22-26 30-25
10-28 26-30
Variation 1
b-13-18 31-26
24-27 32-28
18-25 27-32
30-26
21-27
etc..
B wins
28-24 26-31
32-27 20-16
-24-20 23-26
Black wins.
(a) This play belongs to the original prob
lem, but do not remember the author who
stages it after the first move of solution.
(b) The white king can be set on square
14 or 16 and tne same conditions prevail.
proTinK the various phases from which this
laea may oecorai uscjui.
(c) If 24-19. then 26-22. etc, Black - .ns.
... I., iiurr.
Solution to problem No. 34 Black 1. 6. 7,
8. 16; king 5: white 13. 14. 21. 26. 27: king 32.
White to play and win. 13-0. 6-13, 21-17.
13-31. 14-0, 5-14. 82-28. White wins.
W. L. Bryant.
Solution to problem S3 Black 11. 22;
kings 5. 7. 8. 14. 18; white 0. 18. 23. 25. 27. 3H;
king 28. White to play and win. 27-24,
22-29. 23-19, 1H-23. 24-19. 2S-16. 28-24. 14-2.4.
30-25. 29-22. 24-19. 5-14. 10-19. Sure.
Leslie Dugran
Below is a same played between Alfred
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mm m '
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joined the baseball ranks. The
Carriers and the Postoffice Clerks,
the second annual picnic of the Post-
one. there is some dispute as to who
Jordon and a visitor In San Francisco last
week. Alfred Jordon. formerly of London.
England, recently played Newel W. Hanks
In Kansas City, Mo.. 40 gamea for tne
world's cnamplonshlp. Banks 2. Jordon '1.
drawn 36 eamea. Curlousiy this Is the same
score In the great match between C. K. Kar
ker Bed Richard Jordon aome yeara ago.
Alfred Jordon will he at home to all players
in Wonderland Market street. San Ir'rancisco,
Cal.. until the following Summer. I under
stand it Is $1 a game. 1. Greenbaum. of
Salem, Or., said before leaving he would
play with Jordon and do his best. We
appreciate the coutrlbution and the help w
are receiving from so many. Editor.
Game No. M. Single Corner.
11- 13 8-11 11-18 I6-'J' 10-14
12- lS 24-li
13- 12 U-13 6-H 4- 7-10
20-18 2i-Tl ls-l."i '.'J-IS a-la-it
(a) 10-lu was Jordon's reply. At one
time he thought lie had lost, but eventually
won. He expressed the thought 12-ly. :M-lu.
lu-19, 18-11. 14-1!3 would win. M. mker
ays nice play on the H-l!. 18-1.. ia-17.
3-7 b-i!7-24. 23-1S. 14-23. would draw.
B. Why not refuse stroke and plav 23-18;
opens a hard defense for black. fcldltor.
Game No. 65, Single Corner.
11- 15 8-12 0-13 2-9 23-
22-18 28-24 30-26 17-13 14-lu
1.1-22 13-17 4-! 3-S 2-31
2..-18 a-22-13 2-18 13- lu-
12- 1 6- 13-22 8-12 31-28
2U-23 13-6 2B-17 6-2 6-2
0-13 1-28 8-11 11-16 26-22
25-22 ?3-ll 1K-16 2-7 11-14
16-20 5- 12-1'J 1U-1D 23-26
18-15 21-17 27-24 7-11
lll-l 7-10 20-27 10-23 12-16
24-15 26-22 31-6 18-14 18-lj
White wins.
V. C. ijalvert.
. (a) Pierces Single Corner, Ketchums' flora
Temple and Scottish Draughts Quarterly all
go 21-14 here and draw.. It the above is
sound it corrects these works.
Game 38 Queries.
will friend Burr Klve us a little more
play on note B at end for a B. win. as
looks like a draw? After 3-8. 21-17. looks
Am sending a rime in continuation of
Note A or game 38. Note B above, also on
game 3s. f. j. x.ee.
Game No. 56. Single Corner.
11-13 11-18 4-11 1-5 S-7-10
22-18 27-24 27-24 18-0 20-18
15-22 16-20 20-27 5-14 11-20
2.1-18 32-27 al-24 26-22 26-3
8-11 3-7- 6-10 10-15 20-4
2K-25 30-13 24-20 23-1!) 22-18
10-14 10-1'J 0-13 15-24 24-7
25-22 24-15 ls-D 28-1U 18-0
7-10 7-11 a-14 2-7 Drawn
24-19 15-8 22-18 So-2 6
(a) The earliest known Instance of fifth
position. Drummond's third var. 25 ta.
1861. . P. J. Lee.
Game No. 87. Single Corner.
11- 15 21-17 14-17 23-14 13-18
22- 18 8-12 32-27 16-30 6-2
13-22 17-13 10-14 25-21 7-10
25-18 7-10 27-24 10-17 2-6
8-11 27-24 3-7 21-14 10-14
20-23 0-14 30-23 30-23 6-0
4-8 , 18-8 6-0 14-H 23-21
23- 22 5-14 ' 13- a-11-15 31-26
12- 16 24-19 1-10 -6 14-17
24- 20 13-24 22-13 2-0 Drawn
10-15 28-10 14-18 13-6
Payne.
Variation A
25-23 2-6 18-22 14-10 27-32
b- 0-6 11-15 10-14 25-22 26-23
2-9 6-2 22-25 10-14 82-25
13-6 7-11 14-17 23-27 23-10
22-18 2-6 25-29 14-10 ' 28-32
c- 6-2 13-13 17-14 22-17 B. wins.
18-23 6-10 20-25 31-26
Sturaca.
(b) 9-3 W. wins. Stances.
c) 31-26 B. wins. Stuigea.
This is the first instance of one author
correcting another. P. J. Lee.
Game No. 68, Kingle Corner.
Played at the Tacoma Chess and Checker
Club between the suitor and unknown.
11-15
31-27
5-0
2J-13
2-7
5-2'
7-Io
21-17
14-21
2J-17
W-18
22-18
15-22
25-18
9-13
-19-15
1U-19
24-15
7-1 0
23-19
4-8
25- 22
3-7
26- 23
7-11
30-23
10-14
2-24
23-7
16-23
27-18
2-2J
32-23
6-9
Editor
won.
13-17.
12-16
24-19
S-12
27-2
11-16
18-14
16-20
29-23
13-17
ta
If 29-23. 12-16. 19-12. 3-S. 12-3,
B. wins.
Answers to Correspondents.
W. L. Bryant Send your play to sustain
draw In problem.
1. Greenbaum anc game wnn jnnn,
V A. Bengtason. Newport. Or. oOc J. K.
Gill's, Third and Alder, city.
C. L. Burr H. Olbbs" address: fortiana.
Montsvllla district, will reach him.
H. Irvine. Albanv Keep at It.
A. A Simmons Thanks.
P. J. Lee Yes. help comes from players
outside city. You will bear Irom club mem
bers soon
Leslie Duggan Davis Was pleased wltn
voiip oliitlon
H. Baker, Ban (jucntin. tai. tiewara ot
artful Alf.
The nri&oners of San Quentln. tal., nave
organized a chess and checker club- and
among them are some oi tne dpji piayers
and analysts in the world. They have plenty
of time to study tne silent games. Any com
municatlon from outside La Joyfully received
by them. The expert chess players of San
Francisco on or alout August 1, will visit
the orison and engage the players across ths
board. Success to the boys in San Quentln.
Telegraphic Sport Briefs
LOS ANGELES, Cal. "Bill" Burns, left
handed pitcher, recently released b the
Los Angeles Coast League ciub. was
slzned Saturday by the Oakland club.
Los Angeles. Cal. Tom Workman, a Los
Angiiles boy. who was captain and first
baseman of the ' Stanford University base-
ball team of 1915. will leave Tuesday to
Join the New York National League learn.
Baltimore. "Kid" Williams, bantam
weight champion of this city, got a 13-
round decision hers Saturday over Jimmy
Taylor, of New i ork.
Aberdeen May Do' Own Paving.
ABERDEEN, Wash, July 24. (Spe
ciaL) This city may attempt perma
nent Improvement of Washington
street by having the work done by
the engineering department and as
sessing the exact cost to property
owners. Equipment has been ordered.
Wben Washington Cities "Come
Knocking at Door of Coast
League It Will Open,"
Says Beaver Owner.
SPOKANE. Wash.. July 14. (Spe
cial.) "On the day that Seattle and
Spokane would come knocking at the
door of the Pacific Coast Lcacue it
would surely be opened to them." said
Judge V. W. McCredie, in Portland's
Coast League ball park, one day last
week.
"With Salt Lake in the Coast League
circuit, Spokane Is the most logical ac
companying northern city with Seattle
in case of expansion in 191S." the Judge
continued. "In the problem of schedule
making we pair cities off together as.
for example, San Franclaco and Los
Angeles on the road together. Vernon
and Oakland, Salt Lake and Portland.
Spokane and Salt Lake would be logi
cal mates for schedule purposes, Port
land going with Seattle."
(hsise Only Possible.
The Portland mogul did not permit
himself to be drawn into any definite
promulgation of the plans of the Coast
League towards Northern territorial
movements. lie carefully omitted any
explanation of how it might be pos
sible for Spokane and Seattle, now be
longing to the Northwestern League,
which is still in operation under the
protection of organized baseball, to
"come knocking" at the Coast League
door, but he Inferred that the and other
Coast magnates had a notion such an
evolution In baseball on the Pacific
slope might, in the light of recent
straightened financial circumstance,
come about. .
"The I'aciftc Coast League would not
take Just Seattle alone and drop off
one of its present clubs." continued the
Judge. "as some have suggested.
Every franchise in the Coast League
at present is worth money and could
not be arbitrarily taken away. No,
we would have to add two cities to
keep the circuit even.
McCredie Favors Spokane.
"Personally, I would favor Spokane.
Portland folks want other northern
cities in with them to help swing the
balance of power in our league more
evenly between northern and southern
ends of th circuit- I do not know
what the California directors would
do. They might favor Sacramento. I
imagine that everything would depend
upon Spokane's showing, and that if
your business men came to the front
strongly you would carry the day, since
it is a matter of record that Sacra
mento had cne chance in the Coast
League an.l failed.
"The success of the Coast League
club in Salt Lake should be an in
spiration to your folks. If Salt Lake
can. in one year, make itself the second
best drawing city on the circuit, why
can't Spokane?
"Your weather is a critical matter.
Can you play over a stretch of 28
weeks? Tou might have to open and
close at home. We have only three
ball parks in California, you know, and
our weather won't stand for 28 weeks.
"Portland wants to be In the same
league with Seattle and Spokane. The
Portland fans want it. but the Port
land clubowner wants it worse than
they."
Roy Bat Star Pinch Hitter
on Portland Baseball Team.
Late Arrival In MeCredle's Aggrega
tion Bats Well Wl:h :en on Bases,
Driving la 41 Kuns.
PORTLAND fans have been well
aware of Ray Bates' value to the
team as a pinch hitter and the figures
prove it. Although Bates Joined the
team several weeks after the start of
the year, he has batted in 41 runs.
Stump! ranks second on the club, with
35, and Fred Derrick third, wtih 32.
despite his batting slump.
Jack Ness Is the real pinch. hitter of
the league, leading all rivals with 75
runs driven home. Joe Gedeon, of Salt
Lake, is second with 64; Buddy Ryan,
of Salt Lake, and Ping Bodic, of the
Seals, are next with 66. Bayless. of
Venice, who finished second to Kills
last year with 103 runs, is fifth on the
list this year with 50 runs driven in.
Walter Carlisle, the new Portland
outfielder, has driven in 37 runs, and
Doane. who went to enice. ln ex
change, has a list of 2..
Following is the number of runs
driven in by players on the various
clubs for the first 15 weeks of the sea
son up to and including games of
July 11
Los Angeles Wolter 43. McMullen 43. h-IIia
34. Terry 31. Maggert 30. Uolrs Mii;
Br 25. Korner jaK.) -u. iiuemmer
16.
Brooks 13. Kyan 1". Heatty i. Love
bcog
gins 4. Perrllt 3, Dillon 3. Hughes 1.
Oakland Ness 75. Johnston 37, tlardner
33 Lllschl 30. H Kllloit 2;:. Kuhn 2. Mid
dleton 18. C.uest 17. Mumlorf 14. Mirrsn 14.
Klawitter 8. Boyd 4. Iteea iruruj , i rumii
Prulelt 2. A Dies 1.
l-ortlxnd Hates 41. Carlisle 37, Ptumpf
35 Derrick 32. Davis 31. Lober 30. lllllyard
2-'. Speas 23. Fisher 10. Carlc-h 11. Lush 7.
Higgiiibothnm o. Ivrause . cvaua -. -oo-
leskle 1. Kalilrr 1. Ke re 1.
bait Lake liedeon 01. Kyon 53. Zscher
46. Shlnn 46. Tennani 38. Orr 37. Barbour 33,
Hannah 25. Mall 11. raye j i. riamuan
Williams o. Ureiory 5. Kohror 3. Finery 2.
Lynn 1. Ji , m
tan rancisco rtome ncmniun
Srhaller 44. Downs 39. Jones 39. Melon 26,
Fitzgerald 21. Cornan i. Learu 10. rrnmin
12 Block 8. Fanning . Kesigl 3. Sepulveda
2. Brown 2, mlth 2. Baum 1. Wolverlon I.
Vernon Bayless .'.O. U:sbers 43. Purtell
32. HergT 28. tileichmsnn loane
Wllholt 2D, r-pencer 18, Kane 15, iiixe i -.
Mitchell 3. Henl'-y 3. Hitt 2. Fromms 1.
Chech I I- A.) 1. Derrannlere 1.
Heard on the Links
R1
EPORTS are point? around that the
Massachusetts open champion.
Walter C. HaRcn. may be seen Boon
with Michael J. Brady, holder of the
title last year. They are planning: a
tour of exhibitions that will embrace
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
courses.
Rudolph Willi elm, the state cham
pion, says that he thinks he made the
two best itiots or nis lire wnne piaym?
for the title recently at the Waverley
Club. Uslnsr a jigger, he drove the
pellet twice from a bunker to the
green, once at the 12th and once at the
14th hole.
Many golfers In this country will
learn with sorrow that Norman W.
Hunter, the English golfer, well known
In this country. In among the mlstting
at the front. Hunter came to the
United States In company with Harold
H. Hilton, when the former British
champion tried for American honors
the second year at Wheaton.
After playing In several tourna
ments here without getting in the
finals, he returned home, but was back
again ln 1913 and played ut Ekwanok.
but was unsuccessful ln his quest
He was a Lieutenant ar:d wt. lend
ing a charge of uts company when last
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MISS ALMA K. WATT IV SWIMMIXO COKTl'MK.
illss Alma K. Watt, of Portland. Is the first woman to defy the danger
ous undercurrents of the Columbia River at The Palles, swimming entirely
across and back again. Miss Watt made the record swim Friday. The dis
tance is better than three-fifths of a mile, she was accompanied by rowboats
for safety. The first trip across was made In 28 minutes, but the return trip
was accomplished n 16 minutes. Dr. t. I.. Couslneau, formerly of Portland,
wus In charge of the feat. Miss Watt is a nurse and lives at 275 Twenty
fourth street North.
reported. Late reports say that he
probably has been taken prisoner.
Raymond. Wash., is the latest of the
smaller cities to come to the fore with
a golf club. The Rnymond golfers ex
pect to commence construction of their
links late ln the Summer or early this
Fall. The site chosen Is but three
miles from the business center of
town.
A certain reputable man relates the
following incident, with considerable
indignation:
Not long ago when playing "over a
certain Philadelphia course he sliced
his tee shot, and thinktng that it had
gone out of bounds. he tentatively
drove another ball. When he had de
scended from the elevated teeing
ground to the fairway, far below, his
caddie informed him that his first ball
was lying Just within bounds. The
player was greatly surprised. but
played the ball which his caddie had
indicated, but. hooking it badly, he
was quite t-ure it had gone into a
water hazard. Aftr a short search his
diligent caddie informed him thnt he
had round a ball lying ln the rough
beyond the hazard.
After holing out the player became
more and more mystified. As he
thought of his uncanny good fortune
and as his mind was possessed of a
conviction, he hazarded this remark to
the caddie:
"Boy. you dropped a ball for me back
there, didn't you?"
"Sure I did." replied the boy without
hesitation.
"But," was tis indignant exclama
tion, "what right have you to do a
thing like that?"
The caddie regarded his employer In
amazement, and then said, with some
heat:
"What's biting you? Sure 1 dropped
another ball, but It's nothing to me.
and I done it for your sake. I always
do that for the man I caddies for reg
ular. He expects me to."
Records Indicate Little Hope
for Northwest Track Team.
As Compared With Middle- West and
Kant, Performances Here Are Sec
ond Kate.
HILE records do not always fore
cast the results of athletic com
petition, a squint at the winning per
formances In the fc-astern and Middle
Western track and field tryouts shows
conclusively that the Northwest team
stands little show in the National
Junior and senior meets.
Of course, the Pacific Northwest is
only a small section compared to the
Atlantic seaboard and the Middle West.
and nobody could expect the marks to
equal those in the larger tryouts East
ward. Had there been an All-Pacific
Coast try out meet undoubtedly the
marks would have been up to the
standard on the other aid of the
Iiockles.
FoIIowHl are the records In the 1915
tryouts of the Paciiic Northwest. Mid
dle West and East:
Event Pac N. W. Mid. W. liasU
(Tim.)
10 yards ... :10 1-a :10 :1o
JJO yards :-S t " 1-3 1-3
4 yards . :.M 3 :: 2-3
8-n yards 1 M - l .M 1-5 1 1-5
Mil. 4 ai 2-i 4:l2-3 4:13 1-3
Klv. miles 28:3a 2J:;tl 3-3 !i:l:lW
liO hurdles :1' 1-3 : Irt
-. hurdles... :1'0 2-3 :-'44-3 :23
4 hurdlrs :S 2- :34 4-S
3-mll. walk S4:212-i Sl:3j2-S
Distance
llleh Jump 3.11 - tz oa
Br. .ad Jump... 21 140.114 '.'.t 04 '4
Pol vault 12 1J0J" L;io4s
Hammer 121 OOV4 170 172 W1
.l.rul 140 1I4j 144 OS j:ln
Shot put 42.01 S 47 OJH 4T.10
.-.H-poiind shot. SrtOov, so SH.02
Jav.lln 17W.U3W 17J.07
Hop. skip and
jump 4amn 43 07 j
Amateur Athletic
H
AHRY M. fiKAVSOX. secretary or .n.
I'ortlattd city uritiue. nas none so
in.bly while umi'innic at MeMlnnvlll.
th.it he has been seeured to handle the
Yelnhan-Scnator fame at McMlnnviile this
aftertionn. Th. Salem team has a lon
recorti of tns. as has th. Yehitsns. and
both are eaer for the fray. As s.xm as th.
(-aiem-McMlnnvlilo series h he.-n com
l.leted Harry Is solnn to retnaln In Portland
and wal'-h over the Ilnances of th. t-tty
L-easua tames for lh directors
The Indoor baseball team of th. Tall
Ins; playgrounds defvsted th. Kenllsrorth
I'ark sis't-reitatlon, 21 to 2. Sm Welnsteln
ma.le a home run. a double and to singles
In four trips to the pUle for th. u inner..
Wllsonvlll. Or., has a team which la
credited with five straight Metonea. as a
result oi the 8-to-R defeat of the Vnlon
Meat Company baseball team, of Portland.
The features of the am were th. field
li. It ot Red Ahem and Nale. of the Port
landers, and the three-base l of Catcher
Baker ot th. Wllsonvlll. bo a. which started
th. rill. ...
fner th. auspices of the Murrymesd
Amal.ur Lawn Tennis Assoclatlom and th.,
Past Side Tennis Leatie. a toumment will
b. h-ld In the oesr future. Besides the
usual trophies to th. winners, a handsome
cup Kill be given to th. club making th.
"C 4&t
best howln In the tourney. Lei and H lus
ter, secretary of the Murryme&d organiza-
t ion. has received word from even tennis
clubs, which m ill send from 8 to 12 en
tries each. For further InformaUuu call
Broadway
The construction department of the Pa
cific Telephone iiurt-il Uf u had tne
winning taeLail u-hiii uurtn. the ltli sea
son. A hard rate run by the com m tr
et I nine, hici f inlhed second. after
ha Ins remained In the ri.tr tor the flrt
half the ritaon. The traffic men wvnt to
third, the East )ide fourth. Installation was
firth and the mam office landed last.
A delegation of V0 followers of the
MutitavlUa asetftll t-am w tii U- on hnnd
at the Vaus; hn-s:reet b rounds thla af t-r-uoon
i see their favorite twirler. "Ma-ic"
Yeast, start hi carver aa a Portland City
Li;uer. "Magic" la ex. pec ted to bo one
of the m3lnui In the iok for the ISeii
w ood 1 'inn bats, accord tin; to Munu.er
Van y. Lewi.
mm
Merle Rouffsellot. the former Lincoln Hlri
and University of Washington basebai.
laer. at present is In i'he emit-. V... and
will play in the outfield of the Outlaws
tn the cl'.y leigue of that place toia.
Merle will remain there for the next week
or so and then will so to Denver. Colo.
Clayton s. Patterson, former Lincoln Mich
School all-around athlete, mude quite a
record for himself while pitch ttts; tor the
Bay City. Or., taaeba l team against Tilla
mook In the Til aniok County leaitue la. I
Sunday. "Pat" struck out 17. allowed oniy
three hlta, but errors behind him permitted
tx runs to aoore. Bay City mon, 8 to ti
Oudley Clarke played third base for Bay
Oity and l:nd out two douMes and a triple.
This a'ternoon Bay City and TIHamook, play
for tre championship of the league, each
having defeated the other once,
O. R. Grayson, owner - manacer of the
Piedmont Maroons, Is spending two or three
weeks at .ew port, or. After reaaiiii? thai
his team won the game tat Sunday. Geo i ice
write to friends In Port land that he ai
going to keep them In the winning streak.
"KkI" Ruprt. president -manacer of the
W et Side Monarch, la sojourning at tli
senroaM. too. "Ked" 1 peeling off no
with sunburn and looks Like a regular
Indian.
e
In the first game for the city champion
ship of Clatskanie. Or, the Cables won frm
the Tigers. 11 to The feature of the game
w as a long home run over the rl:ht-f ie:d
fence by 'Chuck'' Colvin, of the winners.
This drive was the first hit over this fen
nl It was one of the longest homers ever
made on the flat ska nie diamond, according
to those present. H. II. K
i:sg;es f Hudson. Moeller and PofM . . 1 1 1J
Tigers (D. Toops. Johnson. C. Toops, 3 7 .
Norman Ros. Bill Blbee, K. R. HMt
Johnny Mr Murray, Frank Klernsn. Ted
Preble, Lewis Thomas. Uouis J, Halhach
and I .eon Pa Sre, all Multnomah Amateur
Athletic flub members, now at the Panuma-Pat-ific
InternatiatiHt Expoi.uin. are think
ing seriously of entering the National water
polo tojrnament at tan rranrii.ro. l ne roys
have been working out regularly at Ssutro
Hatha, near the i luff House.
Plaveround baseball Is coming Into Its own
now thiti the good weather has set In. The
Columbia Park defeated the Reed College
playground team, 44 to 0.
Al Bloom, the Portland semi-pro who tried
out with th Aberdeen HlstK 1st or mi
North w estern Ieaeue. has been In Reno,
New. for the past two w eeks. The local boy
la visiting in S.n Kranci-o and will not re
turn home until about Kail
FAIR'S CARNIVAL OBTAINED
Cities and Club Prepare Large K
liibits to Scntl to Centralla.
CKNTRALIA. Wash, July 54. Spe
cial.! The carnival attraction for the
Southwest Washington fair, to be held
the last week in Aucust. has been ar
ranged, for by Secretary George Walker.
The secretary has moved his office
to the fair grounds, where he can so
lively supervise preparations for the
seventh annual exhibit. Wednesday
Mr. Walker visited the State Tralnmti
School to urue a larger exhibit from
there, but found unusual preparations
had been made.
Wlnlock has announced It will have
an extensive exhibit. A room has
been rented ln the town, where entries
will he assembled. The Wlnlock Squab
and Poultry Club, which, at a special
meeting this week, decided to add poul
try and e?ss to Its activities, will
have an exhibit, while the Wlnlock
schools will also be well represented.
STATIONS' WORK REVIEWED
Kluntatli falls ljitcrtalns Party
Visiting Kxperlmettt Plants.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, July 24.
(Special.) President Kerr, of the Ore
con Agricultural College; Mr. and Mrs.
Jefferson Myers, of Portland, and Ad
dison Bennett, of The Orejtonian. ar
rived In this city Tuesday night from
Lakeview. The party Is visitlnK the
various experiment stations In a re
view of the work being; accomplished
by the various county agriculturists.
The party was driven over as much
of the Klamath Basin Wednesday
morning as time would permit and In
the afternoon was taken to Pelican
May Lodtrc, where they passed Wednes
day night as the guests of Captain J.
W. Siemens, manager of the Klamath
Development Company. From Harri
man Lodge the party visited Crater
Ijike and went on to Mcdfor. from
there.
Tigers as Team Lead Americans at
Bat With .272, While Cubs Head
Older Circuit With .256.
Ma see Rest IVd Hitter.
CHICAGO. July 21. Eddie Co!lin.
Chicago, has climbed into second place
anions the American League batters
with an merjiri- of .3.1S. but Ty Cobb
is far in front of all with a percentage
of .40S for the season, according to
averages published here today, includ
ing record of Wednesday.
Detroit l.ds ln club batting with
.172 and Chicago Is second with .265.
Cobb still retKns as leading base
stealer with 60 and ns run getter with
93. Crawford leads in total bases with
170.
Jake Daubert, the Brooklyn slugirer.
continues at the head of the batters
in the National Invue, with a per
centaKe of .337. Vick Saier. Chicago.
who was injured early this week, while
on the Eastern trip. Is the leading run
getter with 54. lie also holds the
honors for total bases with 164. and is
leading the leacue with stolen bases,
having 12 to his credit.
Chicago leads in club bait ins with
.156. while New York and St. Imis are
second and third with 255 and 253.
Filbert Pierce. Chicago, is the lead
ing pitcher, with a record of nine wins
and one defeat-
Magee, Brooklyn, leads the Federal
league batters with .352. Evans. Balti
more, leads as a run getter with 5S.
while KjOnetchy. Pitts-burg. has Iho
greatest number of total bases. 15S.
and is also with Flack, of Chicago,
for home run honors with eight apiece.
Ksuff. Brooklyn, continues at the head
of the base stealers with 2S. Brooklyn,
with 274 leads In club battins. with
Pittsburg second with 26S.
Harl Ma ggert Gaining
Johnson in Scoring.
on
Aaarl Outtlrldrr Itnnnlnsr llssrs
I.Ik Wlldllrr llrlliuuaa aad
rhsllrr Ilrst Slagtrn.
HAR
RL. MAGGERT. of the Los Art
ies team ot t!-. iSolflc Coast
U.isut. jtradually Is cllmbins up on
Jimmy JoluiKton. lie, Uemou Oakland
base runner. Johnston Is lta.'.ms tl-.o
circuit in run netllns: with a mark or
scores, .lust 7 points better than the
AnKcl swatter. Mancrrl is also second
to Johnston In base sle&lintf statistic,
with 30 ha, the same number with
which ltlff Sohslier, of San Francisco.
is credited. Johnston lias 12 stolen
bases.
Harry Heilmann and IJlff Schaller,
bith tt the league-leading cals, have
put the ball so fur away from tne home
plate that tl ey circled the bases with
out any opposition on 12 occasions,
while Jack Ness, holder of the world s
record of continuous hitting, 'a next in
line with leu home runs.
SCHOOL FACULTY IS NAMED
Kiglil New I'ersoifs Wilt Tcucli at
Klitniutli County Hlj:li.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 14.
(Special.) The Klamath County High
School Hoard has announced the selec
tion of a complete faculty for the next
year. rJltihl members have been known
for some time, but the last two to be
added were decided upon only yesterday.-
Kltcht of the members succeed
old members who resinned as a pro
test asj.iinsi the dismistul of princi
pal Willis li. Faught. The two old
members who have been retained are
Vernon T. Motcher.bacher and Misa
Hazel A. North. The new members ot
the faculty arc: C. It- Bowman, of
Medford. principal: Miss Luclle Mar
shall. Miss Mabel Mears. O. C Urtf R.
Miss Rachel Applesalo. J. S. lloc and
Miss Marlon S. Taj lor.
10 IN CIVIL SERVICE TEST
Kxamlnutioii for Postal Appoint
ments Held at Marsltfleld.
MAUSHF1LLD. Or.. July 14. (Spe
cial.) The civil service examination
for postoffice appointments In Marsh
field III the clerical and currier ie
partments wus held here today by Lx
anuner ':iizabelli LMdy. Ten applicants
took the tests. There are no vacancies
here rnd l".e aspirants will bo piuced
on the wailing list.
Stale Forester F. A. lilliolt is In the
city consulting with the secretary of
the Coos County Fire Patrol Associa
tion and planning the protection of
timber in Coos County for IMS. There
has been u late rain here and the sit
uation la said li be fine at present. Mr.
Llllott leaves tomorrow for .Bedford
and Klamiith Fulls.
CITIZENS' DINNER PLANNED
Klainulli Palls People to Work iur
Public Spirit Unit).
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July 24.
(Special.) President K. 1. Johnson, of
the Klamath Commercial Club, yester
day mailed to residents of Klamath
County a circular letter explaining the
plans of reorganization of the old
Klamath Chamber of Commerce. Willi
the letter was an Invitation readme
as follows: "The board of directors
and reorganisation committee of thu
Klamath Commercial Club invite you
to a citixens' get-together oinncr at
the White Telican Hotel Monday
evening, July 2t. 115. at 6:30 o'clock.
Programme. Captain J. V. Siemens
and 1L Van Rensselaer Chase," Tho
dinner will be informal.
KNIGHTS' SESSION NEAR
Columbus Delecates to Leave for
Seattle Next Sunday.
A special train carrying the Ormon
detestation to" the National convention.
Knights of Columbus, at Seattle, will
leava the Union iJepot. next Sunday.
August 1. at I o'clock. It is proposed
to nd several hundred delegates from
Portland arid other points in Oregon
and reservations are being made by. the
secretary of the Portland order, and at
the Kninhts f Columbus clubhouse at
C64 Taylor street-
The Seattle convention continues
from August - to 7. The lodge has
obtained a special round-trip rate for
the trip.
BelMrerent nations have m4e to dat.
ssi luans totaling mors than ..cuO,uf n.vju.