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- . T . ' ' ' . . i ' I THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, FORI LAND, AUGUST 8. 1915. PLAYERS LEARN 10 STICK TO THING Big Leaguers Find That Con tracts Do Not Protect Against Suspension. CAST IRON CLAUSE NOTHING OUttr" Te!l of KfTect of McLan Incident on Men McGraw Strict T71th Mm and InMi All -Shall Obey HI Rule. r T CHKISTT MATIirwSO.f. The OlAAtx rum Ktehar. KTW TORK. An. T. (Special.) Little sympathy haa bea fait among to hard-woralnr players in the big I l-ues toward IHom woo nave Been aiiwnlta thie ae' son for violation of training rules. Thar bit! been mora cases of auch suspensions than for several years paat I think the breaking of the or. binary rnlaa haa bees due to tha ba llet by ptayera that they hakl contracts that would stand any teat and that a payday could not slip by without It . . . .' t ; i I s -- '..prs ( mm their btlaf pald-Cmriary Jfateewaea. These men did not base their opinions en common sense. Thla condition works against the ballplayer who la making; an honest effort to serve bis employer and earn his salary. Tha fact that a few play ers har ebroken training rules has hurt tha other men and the game. The public naturally thinks there are a great many because so much space Is devoted in the newspapers to the suspension f one. Sataiaiku Are Feared. Suspension has surprised many of the boys who thought their contracts Insured them against this. Now that they have discovered that they can get a vacation without pay. I think it will be found that more of them are paying attention to the regular rules of train ing. The general move on the part of the managers to Jack up the players baa reaolted in better baseball all around, and It will keep up from this point to the end of the season. All players have strange alibis when tbey gat fined or suspended. VI CO raw baa found It necessary to suspend only one player this season, and that was "Larry" McLean, and the supposed castlron contract bad noth ing to do with "Larry's" case because McLean had one of the most fragile document in the league with the reg ular release clause In It. "Larry" made a big mistake by his actions, and all of the bora regret It. He wished himself right out of baseball for good, and McLean might have been one of the great players of the game If he had behaved right. From what I hear, he la having trouble setting even pickup money by playing games here and there, and these games are the last (raft of a ball player. Ctaata ew IlaatllsLX. But "Mac" has fined several of the boys for one thing and another, and be haa made those "plasters" stick, and they hare paid them. It used to be customary to, forget fines, but no more. Now that big "Larry" haa gone, there are practically no men on the GlaRts who do not observe the training rules, and most of the fines have been levied because McGraw did not think this player or that waa hustling quite as much as he should, or because he made some "bone" play. "Mac" believed the man's memory would be refreshed the nest time the same play fame up If be "took some of his dough." Most of the Giants have too much aense to break training rules. They know they only hurt themselves. One player on the rlub ran afoul the fine system out In Chicago, however, on the trip West before thla one. He had a grand alibi, but McGraw la a man who paya little attention to ali bis. "As soon as a guy starts to spring an alibi." declared "Mac." "he makes himself look guilty on the face of It." Mae Staya Is Late. But this player met aome friends and forgot he should-be bark at the hotel before the milkman arrived. Nobody can sit up much later than McGraw. for be likes to play whist, and he can get along on a few hours of Bleep anyway. Whan he is in the Spring training camp McGraw will alt up late, even down In that sleepy town, for he saya be can not go to sleep early, so It la useless for blm to go to bed. But be doesn't listen to any such talk from his play era. "When I was In the game actively and hustling every day," he says, "I had to have my sleep, and that goes for you fellows. When you are aa old as I am. you may stay up forever If you want to." At the Spring training camp, no mat ter how late he goes to bed. "Mac" Is the first one up in the morning and out hustling all day. Frequently he does this right along on two or three hours of sleep. I don't see how he atanda It. -During the season, be goes to bed late and gets up lata He aaya he la trou bled with Insomnia In the early part of the night, but I don't see how he can tell If be never goea to bed. Most anybody would be troubled with in somnia as long aa he stayed out of bed. Fine Taken Shield Others. However, to return to the Chicago incident and the player who was fined. As near aa I can get it. be waa attend ing one of those "round table" partlea at which two or three of the other boys n the club were present, but tbey were more fortunate than their com panion and were not caught. Aa a mat. ter of fact, hla contention la that he cam In early and went to bed. Then he got to figuring that the other boys might get In bad when hla roommate did not show up, so he dressed and went out to round up the rest and bring them back. They all got in safe ly except the hero, and McGraw got him. "Tou're fined tlOO." aald "Mac" And the player was. "I bad to take It," declared this member of the team, "or tip off the rest of the bunch, and I did not want to do that. I couldn't tell htm I had come home and gone to bed and then jrone out again to bring back the gang So It cost me one hundred." That was his alibi which he could not use with McGraw; but be need it with the rest of the playera However, be ia the sort of man who would to Just thla tti rng if the occasion arose cover up the other and, I believe lils story- CLEAR LAKE FISHTXO IS GOOD Portland Men Take Xearlv 49 Trout ia SO annate With Flies. Clear Lake, in ZJnn County, ia rapidly becoming known as a fishermen's para, dlse, V. S. Wen aerates and Albert M. Epperly. of Lebanon, recently caught nearly 40 fish In minutes with rod and fly, the fish being the regular lake trout variety, of uniform length, weighing from two to three pounds, and varying between It and IS Inches. . The lake is located In the southeast ern corner of Linn County, In the Na tional Forest Reserve on the Santlara Pass, and In the center of the mountain district. It covers 11 acres area, the depth being. almost fathomless. The water la clear and Ice cold. It la sup plied by several immense springs at the head of the lake. At the lower end of the lake the water flows out swiftly through a narrow channel. In all prob ability at about the same rata as It Is supplied by the springs at the bead of the lake, the level of the lake remain ing at practically 1000 feet above aea level the year around. Thla outlet Is the beadwatera of the McKensle River, and the water rushes forward down the gorge with consider able fall. Tha river falls three times after It leaves the lake, within a die. lance of two miles. The first falla are the largest, being 74 feet. It Is here In this near vicinity that the Oregon Electric Railroad has picked Us site for the erection of a large power plant. M'LU0HLIN WINS BOVL XATTOXAL CHASriOV DEFEATED ET LOSTGWOOD SI3CLES. TWO FAIR WATER NYMPHS WHO ARB TRAINING ASSIDUOUSLY FOR WILLAMETTE MARATHON . . , m e. . imrnn 4 V W.U1 Xr-Al DaiuniAi. California Teamls Star Master Over R. Harris WUIiaaaa II Threes beet Play a Sloppy Boston Cosurt, BOSTON, Aug. T Maurice E. Me- Loughltn. of San Francisco, yesterday defeated R. Norrls Williams II. of this city, the National lawn tennis cham pion. In the challenge matcb of tne Longwood singles, the oldest tennis tournament under club rules in the United States. The score waa , f-3, 2-f. C-2. It waa the first time that the players bad met since the National champion ship tournament at Newport a year ago. when Williams won the title from tne Californian. By today'a victory 14c Loughlin secures permanent possession of the Longwood bowl, having; pre viously won two legs of It. ESTACADA WANTS 500,000 ITO? Request Made to Stock Clackamas and Tributaries With Young Trout. ESTACADA. Or- Aug. 7. (Special.) The - Estacada Rod and Gun Club, through it secretary, has asked the State Fish and Game Commission for SOO.OvO . rainbow and Easter brook trout fry for liberation In this part of the county. Last year this organisation bandied and bore the expense for the libera tion of more than 400,000 fry. These were placed In tha Clackamas. Eagle creek. Deep creek and Clackamas trib utary streams In the mountains above and several lakes. The work of thia organization is re sponsible for the good fishing enjoyed, especially by Portland fishermen, in this part of the mountains. There are at present not less than 00 Portland persons camping and fishing In the mountain streams above Estacada. iv"- Vda rrf y-rY - 1- 4 XJ r 6 'y&02&&s&x?s'&& Wi ENTRIES MANY Several Women to Compete in Willamette Marathon. Amateur Athletics V HE Brooklyn cine with Bill Pollock and I Gurdon at its bsttery points is having one of the best eeaeons of its career, The two players, with the help of the others in tha lineup, wbo are reputed to oe strong slussera, have been meaung the beat of them and wltb much auccaaa. Bill Pol lock, the pitcher, is without doubt one of the best taru-iers In the buahea for hla slsa sad to him la due much of tha credit for tAe team's auceeaa. Manager Jake Haa. of the Ooldenrod baae ball nine, ha gatnared tosather what look l:k one of tne trenrxat aquada In the ally. The hitting of bis atar catcher, Shea, baa txn aa Important factor la the Mai rise. The aaatatance of itippla, Sullivan and a fear otber stars woo have bea cloutlns tha ball at lively cap haa put tha team ia the race for the etty Independent champion, hip. It baa woa three ieasua gamea and loal one. Manager Barr, ef the Kenton club, will borrow flicker Claude Rlsca, who went up to tha West Side Monarch, Rials will ba In a Kentoa uniform thia Sunuay aeainet the Rainier nine. Mia loaa waa fait keenly by tha club bora aad Manarer Barr waa forced to borrow His atar siabatar. Roy Howard, who cavorts la the enter garden for the Mrookljm nine, la baring one if hla beat aeaeoua, lie baa been hitting tha bail ea the nuwe often and eaaady aad hla timelr -ewattlnc haa been aa important factor In the teams riae. e Xutrrr Joe Barr. of the Kenton club Bine, will take bta protersa to Rainier this Sunday to play asajnal aha team from that place. Manaser toarr baa alined up a few new men and aiu their addition etpecta te trim the Rainier team. Rissa and Powera will constitute the Kenton battery. e "Monk" Praacott. who used to heaee 'em far the Piedmont Art leans, ia wearing a Ooldenrod uniform. Slate the leeln of Lea Crete, the Usui's atar twlrler, tha club waa handicapped for a while, but since the star-lac ef Preseott, the team has found the man (or tha Job. "Monk" slnoe joining tha etoldenroda baa wen three gamea, two of them being of the low-hit variety, ena a no-hit and a one-hit same. a e Dayton played Mcaflaaellle last Sunday and won, -t. a a The Osweero ewcoad team defeated tha Oak hurst Orars Sunday, to S. See and Andaraoa worked' tcr Oswego, oppoelng Mo PonaJd. Laser and Kearna of tha Grays Dave Schnelderraan, who won fame whlu playinc wltb the Kewabora nine teat year, will asala be seen cavorting around the Ini tial sack since hla return to form. Dave baa been practicing daily to gat la condi tion and he haa been rewarded for his ef forts. While In a uniform last year wltn the Newel ee Dave waa reputed te be strong wltb the willow, and If ba hasn't lost any of hla atlcklac ability he abould be a strong addition to the squad. Reinforced to the limit, the Kewaboya nine will meet tba Hawthorne Merchanta thla afternoon en the Fulton grounds. Tba gams will start at S o'clock. Mas Swerdllck. strtke-oat king among tha smateur twlrlem. baa been signed by the Newsies and will make hla Initial appearance la a uniform. Rudy Wax, bis star battery mat will do tbe receiving. Manager whetstone, ef tba Union Dentists, aaya be haa strengthened bla teem consid erably be aiming Billy M ascot t and Cum ratngs, Inflaldera. and Morgan, catcher. With the addition of these playera Whetstone ex pacta to give the Ooldenrods a drubbing In both of their games today, when thay meet to play ort a double-header. Whetstone and Lewis wilt alternate la tha games ia tba twirling department. Baseball Brevities. Little Reck, of tha southern Leagnt. has released George Marritt, the ex-major league pitcher. ... Eugene Corehem. a former pitcher tor the Boston Bravea. baa been given bla re lease by tha Toronto club ef tbe Interna tional League. ... Walter Leverens, former Cardinal twlrler. Is now serving twisters for the Indianapolis club of the American Association. e . Lea Meadows Is not ths only bsil player In 8U Leu la who wears glaaaea on the mound. The 8t. Loola Feds have signed Frank Bl lerman, a l-year-old wond.r who la near sighted and wears speea while twirling. He could aee good enough te aulke out Iv batsmen in a game recently. Billy Murray, former manager of th. Phillies sad now secretary of the Newark ytda, s doing scent duty for tbst club at the present time. Re Is due out West shortly. . . . The Loolsvllle club has secured pitcher Harry Hoca from the 8t- Louis Americana Pitcher Bob Ingersoil has been sold to tha Omaha Weetera Leasee elub by tbe Mlo aeapeUs Association uta.( Baa may be placed oe Sunday baseball In Canada, according to reports from tha North ern. International aad Canadian Lea goea -. . OFFICIALS ARE CHOSEN Blanclec and Marlon Fisher Among Latest to Send In Names; 1.1st Includes Constance Merer and Other Stars. Entries continue to pour in for the Willamette River marathon swim to be held next Saturday afternoon by the Multnomah Amateur. Athletic Club. The latest women entries are Blanche and Marlon Fisher, daughters of O. P. fisher, and well known in local athletic circles. The younger dane-hter. Marlon, has already gained fame as a long - distance swimmer. while her sister Blanche favors diving. Officials for the race, which starts at 1:30 o'clock from the Portland Motorboat Club and will finish at the foot of Salmon street, have been chosen. Art Allen, chairman of the swimming committee at the Multno mah Club, will act as referee. In structor Jack Cody will start the race. C. S. Taylor will act aa clerk of the course, and Dr. L. Manlon will assist him in keeping the way clear. The veteran atop-watch man. Frank E. Watklns, Edgar Frank and F. Har rtgan will time the swimmers. Th. iiwteHnir will ha dona by three local sport writers. George BerU, H. B. Crltchlow ana Mwtra nm. v. . .nlrl, received Vester- Ainunt . " " . day and Friday were Constance Meyer, the champion diver; Mrs. Burrows, who was second In the swira last year; j. ,w tba Christmas ll'UUI " v. . swim and. 100-yard champion of Ire- m m,n Piiurun. Toule Saun ders,' Browning Webster, G. 8. Taylor. Lee Ryan. Earl crow ana is. r-oner. , ..... i-nA i m husv linlnsr up the prlxes for the finishers, and prom ises a list well worth competing for. Entries for the race should be ad dressed to Jack Cody, Multnomah Club. The lists close Thursday. August 12. CKXTItALIA AWAITS RACES Track Is In Fine Condition and Fast Time Is Expected. , ,r- TT , T T fc TXT . i A 110 7 f Rnft- clal.) Some of the fastest racing in . i - . . . w - anhwee Welhlnr- lon Fair Association Is expected at the seventn snnuu ruwi. , Aufrust is. ine iair in- .". considered the fastest half-mile track in the Northwest and the local fair being the first In the North Pacific Circuit, horsemen are anxious to com pete here. The bookings tor tne tsie nni are already in the barns and working out on me traca, wmou i owing to recent good weather. Pendleton to Hae Tennis Tourney. PENDLETON. Or- Aug. 1. (Special.) Plans have been laid for a tourna ment to bo atarted by tne renaieion. Tennis Club in the near future. A spe cial committee composed of C. O. Rlne hart. W. C McKlnney, Ernest Crockett. Brooke Dickson and R. II. Horn has been appointed to arrange for the tournament. Crowd at Canadian Ree-atta Small. ST. CATHARINES. OnU Auft". 7. Scattered ahowers again kept the at tendance down at the Royal Canadian u.ri.e eeestta today. The senior singles event waa won by Bob Dibble of the Dons. Toronto, with Butler of the Argoa. Toronto, second, and Bhee- han of the Celtic ciuo, ouiiaio, tniru. Time 1:23 t-S. Auto-Balloon Chase Scheduled. NEW TORK, Aug. 7. Announcement of an automobile-balloon chase to be h.lit Kentember 10 at Plttsfield. Mass., was made today by Leo Stevens. The contest will oe uko mat 01 last year when Stevens' balloon led the other entries in a chase over the Berkshire Hills pursued by automobiles. Ball Club Benefit Planned. wB-Tjriirjrv. Wesh.. A 11 r. T. (Spe cial.) A street dance will be held here Friday evening as a benefit affair for tha Aberdeen baseball club. At least ..a - i.. - - - ..nuteil tn nartlclrjata. BW cuuirw " - X large orchestra Is to famish music. and there will be several special vauue villa features. - BEES' HEAVY SLUGGING EXPLAINS EARLY SPURT Salt Lake Team in First 17 Weeks Scored More Runs Thsn Any Opponent and Won Games by Larger Scores. , . THAT the chief aim of the Salt Lake Bees in the first half of the season lay in their ability to slam out bits for big scores and that this relieved them from the necessity of holding opponenta to low scores is shown from records of the first 17 weeks of the Coast League race, which show that Salt Lake not only scored more runs than any other club In-the league, but was also scored against more than any other club. As further evidence In support- of this theory of explaining Salt Lake's spurt in the first half of the season is the fact that the Bees figured in less tight games than any other club. Salt Lake won lesa shutout games than any other club: lost more gamea by. one run than any other club; played less extra-inning games than any other club, and also figured In less games than any other club which were won and lost In the ninth Inning. Vernon la the only club that can boast a rec- 1 ... I . -. .hat r,f amlt Taks in the smallest number of games won by one run margins,-in the ninth inning, or in extra innings. In the records of runs scored by each club against each other club. San Fran cisco is the only club that has not scored more than 100 runa aalnst Salt Lake, and the Seals and Bees have met In only two series this being one of the vagaries of the 1915 schedule. Port land in four series haa scored a total of 129 runs against Salt Lake, thia be ing more runs than any other club has made against any one team to date. Two thousand eight hundred runs have been scored In the Coast League this year up to July 26. Of these Salt Lake has scored the most with a total of 608; next comes San Francisco, 485; Oakland. 465; Los Angeles. 463; Port land, 444, and Vernon, 435. Loa Angeles and Vernon share honors when it comes A l..,nl.ir Annnnent. to low SCOreS. only 423 runs having been- scored against eaen or mese ciuos. neuu has been sred against 460 times; San v.. ...lonA jci- Oakland. 497. and Salt Lake has" seen 538 opponents scamper across the plate. Following table shows runs scored by each club against each club; read ing across shows the runs scored by each club; reading down snows vne runs scored against each club. of hanging: up a new league record In total strikeouts. Salt Lake pitchers . 4K1 hatters of the 2521 men who struck out in the first 17 weeks of the race. Oakland pitchers come next in line with a total of 475 victims; Los Angeles pitchers have fanned 433 opponents. Vernon, 384; Portland, 376. and the league-leading San Francisco team has seen only S72 .tpiv. mit Vernon batters have fanned more times than any other club, a total of 450 striKeouts ueinB recorded against Vernon. Los Angeles batters have fanned 445 times; Salt Lake. 420; Oakland. 413; San Fran cisco, 399, and Portland, 393. Following table shows the number of strikeouts made by eacn ciuo againsi. each other club; reading across shows the number of times batters on each club have fanned; reading down shows the total number of strikeouts credited to pitchers of each club. - TEAMS 3 Los Angeles .... Oakland Portland Bait Lake Ban Francisco . . Vernon Tot'l by p'ehers. 84 6 97 84 10 433 1071 691 85! 9 o MU 1UO t. IU lOSi 97 93 77) 931 54 88jl28i 82 475!876M81!8T2!884 446 413 Sl3 420 SDR 450 Salt Lake'a distinction of having been rrm inat mnrm titan SDV Other club Is despite the fact that the Bees have made more double plays than any other club In the league, which should account for holding down opponents' scores to a considerable degree. Los Angeles batters have bit into more dou ble plays than any other club, 99 dou ble killings having been recorded against the Angela San Francisco and Portland have eacn nil into ieaa uou 1.1. h.n the nthar clubs, each having only 82 double plays recorded against them. Of the 637 double plays recorded in the first 17 weeks of the season, the following table shows the numbers made by each club against each club; reading across shows the numbers made by each club against each club; reading across shows total by each club; reading down shows to tal against each club: p O 1 " TEAMS o a g, fc 3 ; el. era. rw a , , a r I a ' a Loa Angelea .... 711 621 83 87 70 373 Oakland 48 73 73 33 63 2S Portland 41 97 69 71 23 302 Kal Lake 52 4-' 71 28 5 2..2 Ban Francleco ... 80 S4 7 40 72 819 Vernon 88 78 31) 89 78 SCO Total by p'chera. 91lla87!310.36812W;27B) a a a Cttlt ntK nnlnl ft (noAnslstftllCT In the performance of the Salt Lake elub arises in the fact that, despite that more runs have been scored other club. Salt Lake pitchers have struck out more opposing oautrj inig have the pitchers of any other club. mwl. la 1 . r.n! v hMeiiee nf tha DreS. ence on the Salt Lake club of Lefty Williams, tne man wno sianas a cuanye r O 1 ? 6 o E, a " 2 B 3 2 3 3 5 2 " TEAMS 5 o. g, a- 5 : ft 2.;-ao.. Los Angelas I 821 83;il3;il6 SO 483 Oakland 7 12a;118 81 68 4t8 Portland 43 110 1130 110 42 444 Salt Lake lCW12llllll 57 114 508 San Francisco . . . 117 KOjloRi 52 118 48j Vernon 8l 94j SllOjlOS 435 Tot. runs against 4 4740'338461 422 Salt Lake has scored more runs than any other club In the league and yet Salt Lake batters have drawn the smallest number of bases on balls. In the records of their opponents in this department comes about the first point . .n.i.ta,.v in Kalt lake's Derform- ance, for Salt Lako pitchers have is sued more free passes man tne juiA;icia of any other club, which may help to account for the fact that more runs have been scored against the Bees than against any other club. th.n.mii airht hundred and nine ty-four bases on balls were issued by Coast League pitcners in me iirsi r- u . nf tha aeason. Of these Vernon pitchers showed the best con trol record. Issuing only 279 walks; San Francisco pitcners waiaea uni . n . i etA T rm Anflrelen. 311; men, rwui.u., .... ' ' - 1. itt . t tj.it laka. 358. South ern California developed the best wait ers In the league. Los Angeies oanera drawing a total of 375 walks, and Ver- 1. 1 tK hnflt ahowinsr for sec- ond honors with a total of 360 passes drawn, tsan rrancisco uruclj opposing pitchers for a total of 319 A hattere draw 202 walks; Oakland, 286; and Salt Lake, 262. Following table shows the bases on balls for each club against each other club: .reading across shows the total bases on balls drawn by batters of each . ... rinwt, nhnwa tha total Ciuo; I caui" i - bases on balls Issued by pitchers of each club: . TEAMS Los Angeles ... Oakland Portland Bait Lake Ban Francisco . Vernon Tot. runs against. 20) 11 20 26i 12 89 IS 24 20 15 17 94 11 22 1 18 12 84 23 22 17 9 28 9 24 11 24 Of 23 91 21 19 6 23 14 83 "ft9 94 821 981 82) 87 ww, ..ui. 1n,r. ware recorded In the first seventeen weeks of the Coast t . . mnr nrywi h v Vernon against Oakland In the morning game of May 81 at Oakland: and the other by Los Angeles against Salt Lake on July 3 at Los Angeles. - , . o-i. t ok. mi San e'ranelseo played . . , .wAivA-imninfl. emmA at Oakland on the morning of May 2. the only tie game played In tne ursi weeks of the season. - -t.i J Ren FrSnclaCO. 6 tO 0. June 12 In one hour and twenty mln- utes for the fastest game 01 me k . t a ...1., h.et Salt Lake. 13 -to 12. on May 15 at Salt Lake In two hours and an minutes, tne inSi nlne-lnnlng game of the first seven- , a, ii btiH, k tn 4 win over teen " - , - - " ,. Venice In seventeen Innings was the longest game of me season, """'"a three hours and twenty-five minutes. Men chain Creek Stocked With Trout. - -n-.r ww Sn...l 1 Eiirhty thousand trout fry were llb- ' - . . ii 1. .....Avft.v f nr erated in meacnam w propagation by. the State Fish and Game Commission from the fish dis- trlDuiting w -local game officials and sportsmen ac- companieu ino Lyu.js"'v... i ...... rrlr to assist. In the distribution. -I.,lu1 in tha nartv ware W. C Pruitt, district deputy Game Warden; G. L La Dow. president of the Umatila Pnnnt. finnrfam.n'o A Hanrlatlnn : W. D. Humphrey. Dean Shuli, Sam Paine and A. xv. xiumpnrey. COBB HAS 62 STOIiEX BASES Ty Is Leading- League With Batting Average of .401 and 98 Runs. CHICAGO, Aug. 7. American League veterans hold a big majority of the batting honors, according to averages published here today. Cobb. Detroit leads with 401. Cobb has made the greatest number of runs, 98, and also leads In' stolen bases with 62. Larry Doyle, captain of the Giants, has hammered his way to the front in the National, leading with .330. The leading run getter is Cravath. Philadelphia, who has scored 67 timea In the Federal League Magee. Brooklyn, leids the batte j with .344. Vincent Astor Ofrers Auto Cup. NEW YORK, Aug. 7. When the Sheepshead Bay Speedway opens Octo ber 2, the 360-mile Inaugural race will be for a perpetual automobile trophy which was offered today for cars capable of 85 miles an hour by Vincent Astor, the event to be known as the Vincent Astor cup race. In addition to the trophy, the Speedway management offers $50,000 in cash prizes for this event. TALK IS OF FOOTBALL CALIFOHNIA I'XIVERSITY WILL RE TURN TO OLD GAME. Northwest Colleges Are Conceded to Have Everything Their Way Thia Tear. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley. Aug. 7. (Special.) With the return of Coach James Garfield Schaeffer from an extended tour of the Middle West, and the formation of a new Paciflo Coast Conference Inter collegiate Association, embracing the leading institutions of Oregon. Wash Ington, California and Nevada, early arrivals for the regular session at the University of California which opens next week, are already speculating on the prospects for the coming reason. That the California varsity will not have a chance in football with the well trained institutions of the Northwest, especially Washington, with which two games are already scheduled, ana Ore gon., with which a game will prob ably be arranged, is the consensus of student opinion. Ten years of Rugby have given that game a strong hold, so strong. In fact, that the leading pre paratory schools of the bay region have decided to stay with it for another year at least. However, Schaeffer does expect to develop a fast freshman team, and thinks that his yearlings will be hard to beat. A fast aggregation of tyros will also bode well for the fu ture varsities. Jack Smith, a front-ranker on the Rugby team, who played the old game at Astoria, Or., and William Kussell, his partner In the Rugby scrum, who played at Eugene, Or., both have an excellent chance of coming through for a place in tbe line. They are heavy fast on their feet and have a knowledge of the game which will aid materially. Liversedge, the world'a record-holder with the javelin. Is one Rugby man upon whom California banks. His su perlor strength and stature would make him a formidable contender for any college team, according to critics. GERRIGK TO GET TRIAL LA GRANDE YOUTH TO PITCH IN GAME AGAIXST COLLEGIANS. Judge McCredle Signs Fred JlcKeen, Former Baker Player, to Try Out aa First Baseman. David Gerrlck, the sensational young sagebrusher wbo is coming to try out for a pitching job on the Portland Coast League Club with -two no-hit games on his gun handle, will not have to wait until Spring for an opportunity to display his foolers. W. W. McCredie announced yester day that tbe La Grande youngster would be given his first trial in a Portland uniform against the touring University of Chicago team on Monday, August 16. n-wifir mttit hntr anmethina.' or else the batsmen in vhe bushes around Eastern Oregon are losing tneir pep. Beside his two no-hit games, the right hand tyro has a batch of two and four-hit matinees to his credit. If he shows ability to fool the Chl cagoans, he may get a chance to start . ...nia. l.aviie nnntf-mt the week fol lowing. Another brush sensation like Vean Gregg or Steen or Seaton would look rather good on tne fornana twin ing corps Just at present. The Chicago team is on the1 way to r.n. who a aeries of times will be pla'yed against the leading colleges on the Island. A.ntti., vntinirBleT who mav get a chance to play in Beaver livery against te Chicagoans is x rea moiweeii, & League first-sacker of renown. Mc Keen has signed a Portland contract tendered him by Judge McCredie. He is a big fellow and is saia to do a i ..tiiieriat. McKeen tried out with Baker in the Western Tri-State League, last year. SPOKAXE WLXS FROM) TIGERS Sheely Hits and Starts Batfest Which Turns Tide. csTx-iir a iinr. Wash., jtusr. 7. SDokane won from Tacoma today by a score of 4 to 2. Sheely s hit and steal ana nits by Kaylor and Brennegan put over the winning runs tor opoRane. ocorc. . M. iu. n. n. rj. Tacoma ..2 liokane .... 4 10 3 Batteries Melkle and Stevens; Wicker and Brenegan. Vancouver 1, Seattle 0. SEATTLE. Aug. 7. A fumble . by Morse gave to Vancouver the single run that won today's game. Effective Dictbing held down the score. Score: ju Ji- a. J- ancouver .. i o utseattie .. . . v a Batteries Arieil ana uneea; Conner and Cadman. CRACKS MEET IX FIRST ROCXD Williams and Washburn to Play Griffin and Johnson Tuesday. titi . nn Alio 7 rira win ara for the national elimination doubles, held today In connection with the Western championships, will throw R. N. Will iams and Watson Washburn, the East natr aealnnt Clarence Griffin and William Johnston, Pacific Coast chain-1 plons. In the opening matcn next rues- day. ... On Wednesday, the winning team ,m telrA nn Genrere M. Church and Dean Mathey, representing the North west, and B. M. Grant and Nat Thorn ton, the Southern champions, will play the winners of the Western title. Finals are scheduled for Thursday. WALTER GAINS NESS AND HEILMANN Bates, Ryan, Fisher, Stumpf and Speas All Well Up in Batting List. SMITH TOPS ALL BOXMEN Stanley Coveleskie Far Ahead of Other Beaver Pitchers, While He and Higjrinbotham, of Port land Staff, Alone Over .500. Harry Heilmann, the demon slugger of the Seals, Is still crowding Jack Ness for first place honors in the Pa cific Coast League batting list. Both of the first sackeri have held their averages even for the two weeks cov ered by these statistics. The series of the past week are not included be low. Both players have been out with IntitrlAa Kbm1 ovorao-A U oeft fn. lift games and Heilmann's ,365 for 98 con- testa iarry woner, ot tne Angeis. hopped up six points over his average r. f , Vi . ,,.1. nravlAtla onH la llstAjl novt to the Seal firet baseman, with .559. Kay .Bates, xne weaver imra 8&c.er, t. ...Tn.ti in t K . 1 1 . . nf .Aenlom with .334. Buddy Ryan, former Beaver now wltn Bait iaxe, nas an eoge or. one point on the Portlander. Fisher. Stumpf and Speas, of Portland, are all well up in the UsL, The averages fnllnw: Individual Batting. Last Wk. AB. 5 11 21 412 Ptayera. Club. O. Wolvert'n, S. F. 5 Butler L. A... 8 Hammond. Port s -T .-. n.ir 11ft Heilmann." S. F. 08 870 Wolter, L. A... 122 482 Gardner, Oak... 64 230 Johnston, Oak.. 121 473 Ryan. S. L Ill 432 Bates, Port S. 841 Brief, S. L 2 F. Elliott, Oak. 4 9 Fisher. Port 84 268 Fitzgerald, S. F. 83 842 Ryan. L. A 59 10!) Maggert, L. A. .115 4US Gedeon. S. L...110 438 Stumpf, Port... 115 469 Bodle. S. F 10T 8S8 Wllholt, Ver. .. 2 344 Speas. Port 04 8B2 Schaller. S. F..121 447 Meloan. S. F. . . 85 271 McMullen, L. A. 110 81)8 Ko'rnT. L.A-Ok 72 238 H. Elliott, Oak. fc3 236 Orr. S. L 112 470 Cartsch, Port... 58 192 Mlddleton. Oak. 119 480 Bayleas. Ver 110 382 Shlnn, S. L 111 435 Mitchell. Var... 17 39 J Wl'maLA-SL 28 32 Barbour. S. L. 83 28 Hillyard. port.. 82 272 r, V. . T lift 4 '"' Doana.'ve'r-p'o'rt 67 282 83 T .hap lftet . Brooks, L. A. Kane, Ver... Hannah; S L. Terry, L. A.. .Inn,, IT Gorharo. S. F..108 340 841 145 207 249 xsrt .110 888 102 47 78 82 .112 Davis, Port Vutt R r 15 88 330 100 338 7S .281 36 138 I.ueh. Port Downs, S. F. Schmidt, S F Cot. G T. Glelc'hm'n Ver.. 91 801 C'rl'le, P't-Ver.112 439 Boles, L. A S J -'76 Rlsh'ber'g. Ver.. 112 3S Reea, oaK-roru j Brown. S. F... 10 McDonnell, L. A 9 Bl'k'n-sh'p, S.L B Cavet. S. F . Gipe, 6. L 2 Reuther, S. L. . 7 Ellis. L. A HT Halllnan, S. L. 62 Tennant. B. L..116 Guest. Oak 78 Purtell. Ver.... 107 Derrick. Port.. Its r.v H. 1.. . Berser, Ver. . Kuhn Oak... Evans, Port.. Lltschl, Oak.. . Block. S. F... Leard, S. F.. Mitze, Ver.... Rader. Ver Mundorff. Oak. Spencer, Ver. . Marcan, Oak.. Krause. Port. . Qulnlaii, S. L. Schmutz. S. L 14 40 20 18 4 4 4 8 398 181 438 241 31)1 433 33 .118 447 79 280 , 30 117 87 72 AS 24 86 43 869 109 236 J01 80 74 224 84 S16 .87 J2 8 9 7 Henley. Ver. I . . 29 Klawltter. Oak. 4'- Dcannler, Ver. 20 Hltt. ver. . . C. Wl'ms. S. L. SS Dillon L. A 15 67 96 4S 39 04 9S 35 . R. H. Pet. Pet. 0 3 .600 .600 5 ' 6 .545 .000 4 10 .476 .000 73 159 .386 .3(tt 57 135 .865 .863 77 166 .359 .853 27 83 .847 .340 92 163 .345 ,349 78 149 .845 .340 02 114 .334 .340 8 3 .333 .0110 0 '3 .333 .333 23 88 .331 .323 66 113. .330 .333 IS 36 .330 .340 89 130 .319 .313 73 140 .819 .318 65 149 .318 .3111 55 123 .317 .330 , 53 108 .314 .314 63 110 .304 .306 84 134 .300 .209 44 81 .298 .279 47 117 .294 .294 , 26 68 .288 .273 20 68 .298 .197 65 135 .287 .2SA : 20 55 .29 .277 53 131 .25 .287 ! 38 109 .2hj .2b 1. 69 129 -2S3 .274 i 5 11 .282 .297 4 .281 .26 i 32 80 . 2S0 .2K0 39 76 .279 .2S0 61 117 .277 .201) 83 78 .277 .292 37 94 .278 .2J3 15 40 .:76 .21 34 56 .271 .2 V 34 87 .289 .269 i 42 US .267 .211 39 103 .285 .2i'0 30 90 . 285 . 234 i 311 87 .284 .264 i i 0 .283 .278 3 18 .282 .222 i 48 8S .261 .284 28 08 .261 .270 111 38 .261 .291 S3 78 .2.19 .258 . 34 113 .237 .257 SO 71 .237 .251 4 19 .237 .268 65 CI .258 .239 6 10 .250 .it33 3 5 .250 .294 1 4 .250 .267 0 1 .250 .250 0 1 .250 .000 1 1 .230 .000 1 2 .250 .143 48 89 .249 .245 16 45 .240 .251 53 108 .248 .249 21 39 .245 .2M 30 95 .243 .248 48 110 ..243 .243 If. 8 .242 .318 92 106 .237 .283 i 23 64 .233 .229 2 10 .233 .233 i 43 84 .228 .22ft 9 24 .227 .237 27 53 .225 .223 1.8 43 .223 .22 11 18 .225 .ISO i 40 64 .223 .214 18 50 .223 .233 32 70 .222 .2 9 16 .222 .:-' 2 2 222 .000 1 222 .143 31 50 .217 .210 3 14 .209 .200 .1 20 .!08 .201 8 10 .208 .208 4 8 .205 .216 2 11 .204 .204 14 20 .204 .19 4 7 .200 .200 Seal curve server, ers. He hae won tops lim 1101. v. ' ... . 15 and dropped five contests. HI Jasper, - . . . . 1 ...kn 1 rnnrtd to have Jumped to the Feds is credited with one win In tne recoras. leskle is leading the Beaver twlrlers by many points. The records follow. Fitching Becorda. Pitcher. Club. laanitr. T.. A.......... Smith. S. F Brown, s. IT Beor. Oak.... Klawltter. Oak rnVMkiti. Port Scogglns, L. A. C. Williams, o. vi Hughes. L.. A Fanning.' S. F Hltt, ver ri.,,nnUrl. Ver.,..... Fittery, S. L Love, L. A . Boyd, Oak Plercey. ver Hlgglnbotham. Port HU.n 1. A ... Gregory. S. L Lush, port ir.hl.. Pnrl Johnson, Ver Krause, Port.... Burns, Oak.-L.A Oall, a. L. Perrltt. L. A W...K.H Var........... Chech, Ver.-L. A Prough, u Fromme, Ver Henley, Ver. Prulett. us Eli-an. Port Abies. Oak.. Schmuts, 8. L. .. . Remnees, oa-. . Relslgll. P. F. J. Williams L. A.-B. u. Reuther, t. u Glpe, S. L Cavet. S. F White, Ver... Released nltchers. Total games, t.w. W. ... 1 ...15 ... 6 ... Z ...II ...13 ...10 ...16 ...16 ...16 ...14 9 ... 7 .. .11 ...11 ... .6 ...10 ...11 ...14 ... 8 ... 8 ... 6 ... 5 ... 8 ... e ... 9 ... 8 ... 4 ..."I ...10 ... 8 ...11 ...10 ... 6 ... 8 ... 1 ... 1 ... 4 ... ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 L. Pet. 0 1.0"0 5 .730 2 .750 1 .68 11 .636 7 .850 6 .82j 10 .613 10 .615 10 .615 9 .8i0 8 .600 5 .53 g .679 9 .330 6 .645 9 .628 10 .624 14 .500 8 .600 8 .50U 9 .300 5 .600 9 .470 7 .482 11 .450 10 .444 5 .444 9 .43 1 15 .433 4 .429 15 .423 14 .417 9 .400 13 .381 2 .333 2 .333 9 .3'' 7 .222 1 .000 1 .000 2 .000 3 .000 50 Spalding's Bookings. Salem vs. McMlnnvllle. at Salem, 8:S0. N.wTboy. v" Ben Hur. at Arleta 10 Kendall va. Rose City Park, at Kendall Station. :. . ... 2rV; frSivlTi' at a.r Tw.Trth and Davis streets, :S0. , , .... Camas vs. coiorea uiwi. . . - Slfar. of America vs. Beavrton, at Beaverton, J:30. v. , Hawthorne Merenanos --"'-. Fulton, . ... . -.hin Hawthorns aircosun ... - Bo.WiUUlr-BrlckIayer.. at Capitol Hranltol Hll! va Peninsula Juniors, at Cap itol Hill. 1- -.,,.. ..in Kenton ciuo vs. naiuici. - wnodiawn Cubs va Oakhurst Greys, at Montgomery. 12:10. oardsn Home va Ben Hur, at Garden Union Meat Company va 8. P. Company, at Peninsula Park. 1J:J0. Olds. Wortman & King va Oswego Jun iors, at Oswego. 1:30. ... . Piedmont Artisans vs. Pacific Coast Bis cuit Company, at Peninsula Park. 3:30. . . .. .(.... . r.it In . ... ,.r. V X n-a . Pna tmn tne eaiine touaijr " C , iV.Ih wanteo a youns rrl"J"; an excellent education, including, writing. geography, mimtnwuo. muiw " " - - would ilka to enter a respectable family to do washing and Ironing. r r