PI1CHII1G AT PLANK
TEACHES CONTROL
"Doc" White Tells How He
- Learned to Be Good Box
man 14 Years Ago.
FIELDING ALSO PERFECTED
Vernon Manser Shows How by
rln Back-Yard Device He Waa
.Able to Throw nail at All
Time la Eaaot Spot.
. anxrni! TAWCETT.
' O. Herrta ttoc WhIU drew pay n
the big leaguea something Ilka U
years, all bat one year aa a southpaw
p lunar on the taft of the Chicago
Whit Son- Tha now Vernon manager
certainly knows all thera Is to know
about the pltchlnaT game M w
says -control" la the aacret of the
business.
Jus: how the Georgetown Varalty
T.id" acquired the control that mad
Mir. famous la an Interesting and novel
torjr. .
-Control In baseball. murmured
Yi . n . - WKita on the bench th other
Ut. mean th ability to .deliver the
bill to the catcher at the spot In the
manner that he baa ceaignaieu r
ein- 11 la supposed to know th
uknm and peculiarities of a
rtoua baumen. tor h la there working
very day. So II th pltchr baa con
trol he can take advantage of thla
knowledge bene the value of con
trol to a pitcher.
riaak I Wd to Get CaatreU
-Not every man can be a apeed
p'tcher. but every roan who baa con
trol can be a good pitcher.
-When I was a raw recruit I had a
burning ambition to become, a great
pitcher. finally 1 conceived a plan
for aalnlnr control, and thla "shadow
pitching" of mine, which correaponded
to the 'shadow boxing' Indulged In by
successful boxers, did m worlds of
good.
-Mrt I obtained a two-Inch plank,
explained Manager White. "17 Inches
wide. Just th width of th bom plate.
1 cut taia off ao that It waa 1 Inches
Ion, corresponding to th distance
between my shoulders and my knees.
xt 1 went to work on thla plank
17x31x2 and with a hatchet I rounded
It off ao that when nailed to a con
venient fence It showed a convex aur
fs,e On the ground before the dum
my figure 1 laid out a home plate,
measured off feet Inches for my
pitching distance and began experi
menting. Bant Fielding Taagbt. Tea.
"The surface of th plank represent
ed exactly th boundariea for a strike
ball. Every tune 1 hit that plank I
knew I waa pitching a strike. Th
curve! face of the plank naturally
threw the ball back In the imaginary
Infield. Its direction depcadinz upon
where th ball hit it.
-If the ball bit in th very middle of
th plank of course th ball came
straight ba k. If it hit on th curved
aides it would rebound either to my
left or ta my right, depending upon
whether It hit to the left or right aide
f the middle.
-I worked out with this dummy
every time the Philadelphia Nationals
left me at horn during my first year,
in l0l. Not only waa I able to hit
any spot on th board at th end of
my course, but also It taught me more
about fielding bunts than years of ac
tual play would have taught me.
Apparatus Kaally Made.
-Thla apparatua la simple and ever)
youth with pitching aspirations ought
to begin with It."
White was with the Philllea only a
little over one year, for he jumped to
the Chicago Sox in 101 and remained
there on varloua city and world's cham
pionship cluba until 1)14. when he
came West and Joined the Vernona
Last year be won 17 games and loat
IS with a fourth-place team. When
Happy Hogan died a few weeks ago
Wbite waa named to boas the Tigers,
and his leadership has proved entirely
auocesfui. -loc" always bosaaed the
fox -u-wi No. x at Chicago and the
training be gained undoubtedly la
coming In handy now.
DUGDALE'S WOES MANY
f EATTLK ft. OWSF.Il SATS HUD
OF I-EAfcl E PICKS OX II IX.
I aspire Aetlas VaaVr Orders te Fla
Ilia Players la Latest Plata! at
rrrseenteeV Fat Ms.
Usually the fat man experience little
difficulty getting through the world
without bickerings, but not so with
IX E. Dugdale. owner of the Seattle
ball club. Big Dug has a terrible time
trying to escape th persecution of
Northwestern leagu presidents.
If It were only one president things
might be tolerable. Poor Dugdale.
however, la picked onto by every sue
ceedlng preay to hear him tell It
and li e a wonder he doesn't waste away
to a mere 250 pounds.
William Lucas used to pick onto
PugdaJe before hla death, and then
Fielder Jones came along with hie
Simon Legree methods and he nearly
broke Docile Dugdales tender heart.
Now It la Bobby Biewett. the Seattle
attorney, who la nagging at the Seattle
owner. Really be la. Believe it or not.
but here'a what E. IL Hughes aaya
about Tyrant Blawett and his methods
In the Seattle Times, and It sounds rea
sonable almost aa reasonable as aome
of Jules Yerne'a ravings.
Ductal makes ne secret of the fact that
be b Cruplr Krary Is acting under
rders from riflsUltDI U'eweit to perso
cut the Seattle players. He says: 'Biewett
Is sore at me aad is trying to get back at
me by telling his ainptrvs to nne the Seattle
payers. It Is a cowardly way of trying to
get eB. 1 know that Hlewet plastered
aaee ea Seattle players for arsumeota they
aad with Casey, whea Casey blmseif did
aot An them. W bea Seattle got Bonner
trora Victoria Biewett did aot waat htm to
pttca her on Mosday after he had balked
a pltcbisg for in Victoria club In Ta
coma os th previous Sunday. Biewett was
snanastsg the Victoria club then aad waa
paylaa more atteailoa to bis Job as maa
aser than be waa to th dull of prse4at
of the iague. Boaaer did aot waat to
sttcb ea that Saaday. for he was goiag to
Jam as the west day. Blwe.t got sure
aftotit it aod refused 'to pay Bonaer until
It was too late for him to work for Seoul
thai day. lie paid eft everyone ele. but
kept Boaaer walling until nearly t o'clock.
"I told Biewett that he could pay Boa
aer himself for that one day. laasmuch as
be had preveated him from importing te th
Seattle clab la time for werk. B.ewett got
mad aboat It. aa I basest. y belt be has
Instructed hla ampins te Baa the Seattle
player oa the sl:gbtest provocation. Fracy
has always ba strict, bat I sever saw him
so anreasooabl aa he waa la tfpekano afoa
ca aad Tuesday. I think he is acting
cs.- orders from Biewett. If Biewett baa
aa thie be la a mighty raall-ca.lbe maa.
If be baa It in for me. let him take it eat
ea me. and net apn my players, whs have
se part la this qaarrei.
NEW NATIONAL POLE
e. im . i - '
i I " ' ' 'jg
SEAL STOCK POT UP
Berry Wants the Interest of
20,000 Stockholders.
CONTROL NOT TO CHANGE
President of San IVancUico Club
Announce Plan to Put Cp Xew
Stands and Knlargc Field to
Regulation Slxe.
Bf HARRT B. SMITH,
a xr au a vrliD A it ir 1 4. ( SDe e
claL) San Francisco Is going to try
baseball on th communltty plan, a la
cart or a la ssn awav
i i u.nvw n.rr has announced.
after a conference witn nia ""'"'
and by th permiasion i mw
Commissioner cf Corporations, that n
is going to throw open th doors and
all th people who want to own stock
in trie seais win o --
. i. in . wav. an experi
ment, but to start with, it has been de-
. i . . . An.n tnr nubile sub-
scrlptlon 10.000 shares of the treasury
stock at is per snare. ,
aa aaa -w. . r . . at canltal
stock, this doesn't mean the control
of the team Is going to change hands
or that every Tom, Dick and Harry
will be permitted to run the dub. At
the same time, ti win . ;
holders a personal Interest. Every time
the chap who owns one share of stock
.. . ...ii h will have the
vows to av van e."" - .
satisfaction of feeling that he may get
part of his entrance -
profits. He's going to be Interested as
well in seeing that his neighbor goes
to the game. And that primarily. Is
what Henry Berry 1 after.
Salt Lake Glvea Idea.
I rot the Idea after a visit In Salt
una i i l t , . k " - ,
the Seala "1 looked at the nda and
. .i.n. tha owner ok
saw box after oox nuea " '
parties. I commenced to make in-
lulrles ana one""' ,
tockholdera In the club and that a lot
,f people were going to ball -m
rho had never been present before. It
truck me that If aurh a scheme could
work In Salt Lake City, why not in
San Francisco? We hav a ""ger
community, or course, du. mo
s just the same.
-Then 1 determined to talk It over
mwA anma of the
among my - - . .
hu.lneaa men. They have agreed with
me that It appears entirely feasible
The Commissioner oi Vru.v...-
. . i i . . that ana wa have
no ODjecilvua wuu . "
decided to reorganise and Incorporat
as th Pan Franclaco Baaeball Club.
I don't want any inaiviouai i i--.
- . wi l. .lu-a- That, aa TOU
can see for yourself, would defeat the
purposes -or tne scnemf. -
w.immt 20.000 stockholders.
each holding one share. 1 do" 1
pose It will come down to that but the
greater number the better we will be
suited."
New Staaaa ta ate miii.
nounrement. Berry announced more In
. . . . 1.1. nl . n . for erect I n g com-
modlous grandstands and bleacher sec
tions this raiu n
. - 4l.ll. -nrrnlMirBttll DV
neiore anu . -
Berry that such a plan was underfoot.
Now he Is prepared to give the project
another booat.
The great trouoie wun in pirir.
park haa been the crackerbox field and
: . iL.ii.. e kMihlnr nn games
in powiuu'w v ' .... . . , . .
with home runs over th short right-
field fence. Aaaitionai ni..
...... ha. haan ImI that
will permit of a deeper right field by
. . . ..ij . V. . . Ill av.
4t) feet ana a leu --
. . r . en f..t further. o when
term aw -
there are borne runs they will be le
gitimate and not oy any mwn n.j.
. i-... will bo what la
A no a' ....
technically known as a decker ana a
hair.- in otner woroa.
, ... . I. . MhAAaa -a oe will be
oesignateu aa " . .
given over to boxea chiefly reaerved
for clubs, famines nna m ut. -
j .... will tnrartlrallv be at
the same elevation as at present, while
the press men win iae w.-..- -----
. i... win k. K SftO which la
inn uniuj -
slightly better than the 10.000 who can
crowd into tne siaous ...w
today.
Pebtle gapeort deeded.
jjorry suimi- . ... . - -
extent of his new park plans will de
pend upon the success of his stock sub
scription. However. If the public
should fall to take advantage of this
offer to become members of the happy
. 1 1 1 1 . K . . V. .. 4 with
ramliy. Berry win go -a
new park, as he feels that Is what
San Franclrco really needs.
To the writer It seems a question
whether' such a scheme will be aa
much of a auccesa In a city the aise
of San Francisco as It would In a
smaller community where Interests are
more nearly Identical. The theory
seems to be a sound one end It can
surely do no harm to clve It a try out.
Possibly Berry Is a more far-sighted
man that a lot of us Imagine. Perhaps
he can see Into the future and realise
that It will be necessary. If baseball la
to continue, that the public shall take
a direct Interest In what Is going on.
There Is no question to my mind but
that baseball la suffering from a
slump. The general tendency of the
tlmea Is to give the people a look-in at
sny proposition that Is underfoot and
sporting affairs may follow In line.
Sporting writers from the East who
have been here with the track ath
letes ssy there Is a decided change;
that golf and tennis are In a measure
supplanting baseball. That may be
exaggerated to aome extent, but at the
same time there Is no question as to the
truth In th statement.
Oolf and tennis will never he able
to reach as msny people as can base
ball and the National sport Is not going
to the dogs, but It Is unquestionably In
need of some support.
VAULT CHAMPION BOASTS WONDERFUL NETWORK OF BACK AND
r .- ' . : WORLD RECORD GOAL
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Sasa Bellah. Maltaoraah Clab Athlete. tVae Captured First Place ta National
Pole-Vaalt fcveat at the Kxposltloe. With a Leap ef 13 Feet 9 Inches. Bellah
Says the Meat Easewtlsl Heejnlalte of a Vanlter la Shenlder Development,
and the Photograph Shews Hew Bellah Is Able to Raise Hlmaelf Kearly
13 Feet Off Mather Karta.
DOYLE HITS HARDEST
Captain of Giants Averages
.328 by Steady Work.
RUN LEAD ALSO HELD
Cobb Suffers Slump but Vet Ahead
Among; Americans' Batters and
Foster and Mamaux Best
Pitchers of Their Leagues.
Capfaln Larry Doyle, of the New
York Giants, who. by consistent bat
ting, located himself at the head of the
National League batsmen, continues to
hold that position, according to av
erages out yesterday.
All the leaders bad slight slumps,
k .. rui.i. i. in frnnf with an average
of .328. Others following Doyle In the
first 10 class are: snyaer. su louis,
.J28: Daubert, Brooklyn, .319: Merkle,
New York, .310; Groh. Cincinnati, .304;
Wade Kllllfer, Cincinnati, .303; Saler,
Chicago, .800: Luderus. Philadelphia,
.J98: Long. St. Louis, .293; J. Smith,
Boston. .297.
Cincinnati and St. Louts are tied for
first place In club batting, each hav
ing .254. while New York is next with
.252.
Doyle. iTi addition to leading the
league In batting, holds the honors aa
a run-getter with 69; Cravath. Phila
delphia, who is ltb In batters' col
umn, leada In total baaea with 170, and
also holds the home-run record with
IS. Carey, Pittsburg, leads In stolen
bsses with 29. -
Mam anx. Pittsburg, crept Into the
UNIQUE CONTRIVANCE UTILIZED BY -DOC WHITE TO TEACH
HIM CONTROL, AND HANDLING OF BUNTS DURING CUB
DAYS WITH
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trsJJiUTTia.ilisliilifiiM " I li ' WgqrtgSh35 )
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Diaarraaa fhowlng Convex Plank aUed to Fence aad Dummy Hon
t hief Inarewlrnf. ef "Shadew Pitch lag" Advteed by Versos
Flarare ef Bert Coy, Set la by ArtWt to Show Relative Position of
t"- . Bellah
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srerV
lead among the .600 class pitchers in
the league, with 17 wins and 6 de
feats. The others in the select, class
are: Pierce,' Chicago, 10 and S; Alex
snder. Philadelphia. 20 and 7; & Smith,
Brooklyn. 11 and 4: Rag-an, Boston,
14 and 7; Toney, Cincinnati, S and 3;
Mayer, Philadelphia, 1( and 10; Stroud,
New York, 8 and 8; Dell. Brooklyn, 11
and 7; Dale, Cincinnati, 14 and 9;
Meadows, St. Louis, 9 and 6; Stan
drldge, Chicago, 8 and 2.
Tyrus Cobb continues to lead the
American League In batting, although
he has slumped a few points since last
week. His average is .386. Others who
are batting in the .300 class are: Jack
son, Cleveland, .334; Speaker, Boston.
.332; E. Collins, Chicago, .330; Fournier,
Chicago, .318: Strunk. Philadelphia,
.817; Mclnnls, Philadelphia, and Veach,
Detroit, .314; Crawford, Detroit, .811;
Lewis, Boston, .308; Malsel, New York,
.805; Gainer. Boston, .801. '
Cobb holds the lead in total runs
scored. 104, and also strengthened his
hold on the title of base-stealer. hav
ing a total of 5. He Is tied with his
teammate, Crawford, for the lead In
total bases with 193. Burns, Detroit
leads in home runs with five.
Boston nosed Detroit out? of the lead
In club batting with .268, with Jen
nings' men having .265.
American League pitchers who have
attained the .600 class: Foster, Boston,
15 won, 4 lost; Wood, Boston, 12 and 4;
Scott, Chicago, 17 and 6; Faber, Chi
cago, 18 and 8; Dauss, Detroit, 16 and
8: Fisher, New York, 14 and 7; Ayers,
Washington, 10 and 5; Caldwell, New
York, 16 and 9; Johnson, Washington,
17 and 10; Shore, Boston, 10 and 6;
Coveleskie, Detroit. IB and 10; Boland.
Detroit. 8 and 5; Benx, Chicago, 8 and
5; Gallia. Washington. 11 and 7; Du
buc. Detroit, 14 and 9.
The 10 leading batters in the Fed
eral League are: Magee, Brooklyn,
.338; Flack. Chicago, .335; Kauff,
Brooklyn, .834; Fisher, Chicago, .832;
Easterly. Kansas City. .322; Campbell.
Newark. .317; Konetchy, Pittsburg,
.317; Yerkes, Pittsburg, .317; Rousch.
Newark, and Deal, St. Louis, tied with
.314.
Brooklyn leads In club batting with
.267, and Pittsburg Is next with .265.
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Has Ambition to
New Polevault Mark.
ATHLETE TO TRA.N HARD
Multnomah dob National Champion
to Glvo Up WIeghts and Jumps In
supreme Effort to Better
Wright's Leap of 18:2 1-4.
Having won a National championship
for the Multnomah Club, Sam Bellahjs
ambition now is to break .the world's
pole vault record of 13 feet Inches,
held by M. S. Wright. Bellah won the
National vault championship at San
Francisco one week ago with a vault
of 12 feet 9 Inches, or about 6Vi Inches
shy of the record.
Bellah Is 28 years old, and, in light
of this and the little time of practice,
his recent performance was really re
markable. College Training; Valued.
"I am working indoors and have lit
tle time for outdoor exercises or for
practice," remarked Bellah yesterday,
between customers in a local sporting
goods store. "I would like to take a
couple more years of college work, for
my ambition Is to become an expert
agriculturist. I believe that under col
lege training I could break the present
world's record."
Bellah learned to pole vault under
Dad Moulton at Stanford University.
He attended Stanford for three years,
taking an engineering course.-
"Pole vaulting requires great muscu
larity in the arms, shoulders and back,"
explained Bellah, when asked for the
reason for his Buccess. "It likewise re
quires good leg muscles for the primary
spring off the ground. Once In the air,
the shoulders and arms bear the bur
den. Injury la Regretted.
The chief regret of my vaulting
days is that I was unable to do myself
justice at the Stockholm Olympic
games. I was in wonderful form then
and, except for an injury to one of my
legs going over on the boat, I feel
sure I could have won at least second
place. Babcock, the winner, cleared 12
feet 11 inches, or thereabouts, and I
might not have gone that high. Wright,
the world's record holder, went 12 feet
7, and I know I could have bettered
that." ,
Bellah has made his home In Port
land for four years.
Last Winter, in the Columbia indoor
meet. Sam established a world s Indoor
record of 12 feet 7 9 Inches. In addi
tion to being a pole vaulter. Bellah Is
a broad Jumper, a Javelin thrower and
hammer tosser. He intends to cut out
all these side events next year for a
supreme attempt to break Wright's
world's mark.
S'EATTLE POUNDS CALLAHAN
Ex-Beaver Is Ineffective, While Gi
ants Bunch Hits on Spokane. .
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 14. Callahan
i v .. , f tmiav and fieattla had
WB.S IIIBUCW,.. .
..n.i. Hrtlnir Snokane. The
nnal score was 10 to 4. Rose pitched
flne ball until tne sixin wnon ue iui
control and w.as relieved in favor of
Kn. iiuM mmmiind until the
finish. In the seventh Seattle picked off
two singles, a aouDie ana a inpiu num
holla Shuttle nlaved a
lour J"'."L" - .
Aitiriina. crama and sonsationa.1
catches featured the contest. The score:
R. H. K.I .
Seattle. . .10 15 0Spokane. . .4 6 1
u. ., Rose Mails and Cadman:
Callahan and Brenegan, Altman.
Vancou-ver 5, Tacoma 2.
vivpnTTvPR "R r A n c 14. Van
couver defeated Tacoma here today in
a rather raggea game, o iu a. xuo
score was close until the eighth when
the home team made' two. The score:
R.H.E.I R.H. E.
Tacoma. . .2 7 3Vancouver. .5 8 2
Batteries Peterson and Hoffman;
Colwell and Cheek.
TAYLOR TIES FOR JIM
SPOKANE STAR SHARES BATTIXG
HONORS WITH WILLIAMS.
Pat Callahan, Brilliant Carve Pitcher
of Indians, la Leading League In
Winning Percentage.
SPOKANE, Aug. 14. (Special.) By
the terrific batting streak he has ex
hibited since becoming a member of
the Spokane Indians, Ted Taylor, form
erly of Victoria, always among the
leaders In the race for Individual bat
ting honors of the Northwestern
League, has tied Kenneth Williams'
mark and shares with the ex-Indian,
now of the Cincinnati Nationals, the
league leading honors with a .340 mark.
Kaylor secured 16 hits in his first 28
trips to the plate In a Spokane uniform
and pulled, meanwhile, from .324, hla
Victoria average, to .340. Frank
Qulgni, for a few days was the league
leader, with a mark above .340. but his
first two games against Keefe and Cal
lahan cut him down. Jack Smith has
Just about stood his ground during the
week, while Guigni has pulled up a tie
with the fleet outfielder for second
honors of the league.
Pat Callahan, the brilliant curve ball
pitcher of the Indians, is leading in
winning percentage, with 12 wins in 17
games. Considering the fact that Pat
has played the outfield In some IS or
20 games, acted as pinch hitter and
emergency base runner on aivers oc
casions, and has banged the ball at a
.276-.300 clip all Summer long, he has
been quite a handy man for Bob
Wicker to have around.
Young Ira Colwell Is shading Wynn
Noyes in the race for secondary hon
ors at this writing. Colwell has pitched
splendid ball for Brown and it will be
surprising if he isn't called to the ma
jors before the year Is out.
Walter Mails has won the largest
number of game, but, oddly enough,
has lost the second largest total, his
score Deing 22 and 14. Meikle, of Aber
deen, has lost 15. and Harkness, of Ab
erdeen " lost the same number. Mails
has worked in about 20 per cent, more
games than any pitcher in the league.
He Is also out after Kentlehner's
strikeout record of 1513, which was .253.
These figures are not given this morn
ing, but, including his Monday ex
hibition against the Indians, he had
totaled 212. Raymond will have plenty
of time to work him enough games to
easily pass 253. ,
The week's figures:
Pitching Records.
W. T- Pet.
Keefe. Spokane 2 0 1000
Callahan. Spokane . . li 5 .706
Col veil, Vancouver IS 9 .o7
Vovaa. ftDnkana .. IT 9 .654
Eaetley. Seattle 13- S .652
Kaufman, Tacoma IS 11 -oil
Malls, Seattle , .... 23 14 .011
Wicker, Spokane 12 8 .600
Salveson, Spokane 6 4 .600
Reutber. Vanconver. ........ . 6 4 .t0o
Peterson, Tacoma 13 9 .5!1
McUlnnlty, Tacoma 14 10 .5s"
Bonner, Seattle IS 13 .3
Barhani, Vancouver 4 3 .571
Kromer, Vancouver 7 5 . 683
Rose, Seattle IS 10 .545
Fish. Spokane 10 0 .528
Hughes, Aberdeen-Vancouver.. 14 13 .519
Ariett. Vancouver 6 .500
Peet. Tacoma S 9 .471
Kelly, Spokane-Vancouver 11 32 .478
Mclvor, Seattls 4 5 .ll
Melkle, Aberdeen-Tacoma 11 15 .423
Hunt. Vancouver 4 - .400
Clark. Aberdeen-Van.-Spo 6 13 ..I6S
W. Smith, Vancouver 7 12 .300
Frambach Tacoma 3 -333
Letter. Spokane ,. 1 4 .200
Dranl. Vancouver 1 5 .167
Individual Batting.
AB. K. H. Ave.
Hunt, Vancouver 37 2 16 .432)
Reuther. Vancouver .... 71 10 25 .32
Kavlor. Spokane 423 73 144 .340
K. Williams. Spokane ... 30 54 1U5 .840
J. Smith. Seattle 421 72 142 .337
Guiuni, Seattle 175 21 58 .3o7
H Murphy Spokane .... 391 50 1.0 .oOt
Kippert: Aber.-Spokane... 879 5 U 306
Brookl, Seattle 13S 21 43 ..04
Brotte.n. Vancouver 302 3S 90 -2i8
Neighbors. Spokane 3S0 61 113 -2l7
Brlnker. Vancouver 439 61 129 .294
Doty, Vancouver 17 I 5
Frisk, Vancouver 259 43 8
Johnson. Tacoma 445 bl 130 .292
Brenegan. Spokano 33S 40 S .-'90
J. Butler, Tacoma 3ii2 i4 10., .20
Flsk. Spokane 78 7 23 .289
Sheely. Spokane ......... 404 62 117 .29
Stevens, Tacoma 364 51 1
Wilson. Tacoma 444 li5 12S ..JS
Roy Brown. Vancouver... Ii7 IS 61
Grovjr, Tacoma 300 61 112 .2S7
Bowcock, Seattle S7 8 - 2o .287
Glslason, Vancouver .... 20S li 59 .284
Coleman, Vancouver .... 191 32 v .-3
Boeck.il. Tacoma 46 6 13 ..8:,
Stokke, Tacoma 421 11! .288
Shaw. "Seattle 3-,5 63 100 .282
pappa. Vancouver 224 ;,S 3 .-M
Barth. Seattle 433 05 122 .280
Calla.ian. Spokane 123 It 34 .-i
Wotell, Vancouver 204 3S 58 .a
STAR SOUTHPAW SIGHED
BEAVER SCOUT GETS CONTRACT OF
AL HARTMAN FOR 1016.
Richardson Enthusiastic About Wash
ington State College Player, Who
-Has Record of 28 Wlna In Row.
Another young pitching prodigy was
added to the Portland Coast League
fm. 191(5 ronsiimntlon yesterday when
James J. Richardson, scout, received the
signed contract of Al uartman. oi
Washington State College.
Hartman, a' southpaw, has been the
star of the Northwest College confer
ence for the Dast three years, and sev-
te
ral scouts have been angling tor mm.
la haa loat onlv one college game in
hla three vears. that being a 13-inning
affair two years ago, in which Oregon
won the championship.
Hartman has one more year at Wash
ington State, but will Join the Portland
club next Spring after the baseball
season at Pullman.
Scout Richardson umpired several
college championship games behind
Hartman and is highly enthusiastic
about him.
"Another Gene Krapp turned around,
and with great control," said he yes
terday. "This year he won 28 straight
games before losing one."
Scout Richardson's other pitching
find, Dave Gerrick, of La Grande, looks
so good to Manager McCredie that he
intends to carry him the rest of the
J
Al Hartman. Waablngton State
College Southpaw, Whose Slened"
Contract Waa Received Yes
terday. year. Gerrick will pitch tomorrow
against the visiting University of Chi
cago players, who are en route to Ja
pan. If he shows much form he may
draw a regular game next week against
Salt Lake.
HCXDREDS GO DEER HO'TIXG
Game Said to Be Plentiful In and
Around Lane County.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.)
The big game season will open tomor
row with hundreds of hunters in the
woods of Lane County. All day today
there was a rush for licenses at the
office of the County Clerk and a part
of the day two deputies were engaged
in making them out while three and
four applicants would be waiting their
turn. Yesterday a total of 77 licenses
was issued, today more than 100 had
been signed. During the last few days
between 200 and 300 were issued in
addition to several hundred previously
in force.
Men familiar with the woods say that
deer are plentiful this year and that
in some sections they are more plenti
ful than at any time within the last
five years. '
Many of the local sportsmen will go
into the Cascades and some are now
In the Siusjaw, prepared to start oper
ations A number of them are plan
ning to hunt in the country back of
Spencer's Butte, only a few miles from
Eugene, where a number of deer were
bagged last year.
About $500,000,000 a year Is being spent
on education in the United States.
IF' . j
CONTESTS AT FAIR
flATl'S GREATEST
Remarkable Performances at
San Francisco Satisfy
Those at Gathering.
HUMPHREY MAY HEAD UNION
Olympic Club President Most Likely
Candidate to Succeed President
Till Norman Taber Popu
lar Despite Defeat.
BY EARL R. GOODWIN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 14
(Special.) Regardless of the fact that
the records will not stand, the recent
.Far Western, junior and senior Na
tional track and field championships,
which were brought to a close on the
Panama-Pacific International Exposl-
. i m h,rn lnat TllpRflAV. Will STO
down in history as the greatest ever
held under me Amateur auocuu
Union in the United States.
Performances such as were given
freely each day do not come often, and
for this reason those who attended the
gatherings are perfectly satisfied with
-aanita Tt is too bad. from the
athletes' end of the game, that their
efforts were pracucauy uacicoa wwn a.
record standpoint. Even though there
i hinwlnf continually
at their backs in the straightaway
races, it Isn't everyone wno can wvc
the furlong in 21 seconds or get over
the 120-yard high hurdles in 15 seconds
flat, or do some of the stunts those
boys staged here during the meetings.
s
William F. Humphrey, president of
the Olympic Club of San Francisco,
looks like the likeliest candidate for
the 1916 position of president of the
Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States. At the meetings of the di
rectors here Mr. Humphreys was
heartily indorsed by those present, in
cluding President Lill and Secretary
Rubien.
The annual games will be held next
year In Newark. N. J.. If the talk that
was going the rounds here last week
is taken into consideration. Booster
buttons have been distributed asking
that the contests be taken to New
Jersey next season. No other city has
made abid for them, so the Easterners
are almost assured of handling tae
business end of the transaction,
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Defeat does not always deprive a
man of his former popularity. Norman
Taber, the world's greatest miler. who
lost the race here, is the one re
ferred to.
At the big banquet given by the
Olympic Club last Saturday night in
the club gymnasium each first-place
man in the senior championships was
required to go to the platform, and,
after receiving his handsome gold
medal from President Lill, of the
Amateur Athletic Union, he had to
make a'"speech." The second and third
medal winners were excused from
"talking," but had to go to the front
just the same.
When the name of Norman Taber
was called the burst of enthusiasm
that came forth from the more than
200 present waa enough to "rock the
rafters," and. what's more, it was gen
uine. As he Bhook hands with Presi
dent Lill and other officials, a call for
"speech" went up, and although he
backed away, he was held until ready
to speak.
When he managed to secure his com
posure, it could be seen that his emo
tions were heartfelt. Not a sound was
heard, other than his voice, and the
few words that be spoke made most of
the hearers wish that he had ended his
great athletic career by a victory. He
said later to some of his friends that
be intended to settle down in business
and give up track work. In so doing,
the United States loses another famous
distance man. Here's hoping that next
Spring Norman again: is wearing the
spikes.
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With due credit to Young. Ray, who
won the mile race from Norman Taber,
it should be said Taber misjudged him
self because of the wind. The next
day after the race we were on Mount
Tamalpais as guests of the Olympic
Club. While there, I was talking to
him, and after a time the race was
mentioned.
He offered no unfounded alibi. He
said that the first half mile was run
too slow, and when he tried to make up
the lost time it was too much for him.
All that he made coming down the
straightaway he lost, .ith more, too,
while bucking tho "young" gale on the
back stretch. It was lils first real
test of running into the wind this year,
and he was not able to Judge himself.
He finished about eight yards behind
Kay and almost the same distance
ahead of his first follower.
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The greatest distance, race ever wit
nessed in this country was the con
sensus of opinion of those who have
seen some famous runs, concerning the
five-mile run. From the time the run
ners started until the tape was broken
not four yards separated Hannes Ko
lehmalnen. Oliver Millard and Guy
Hobgood. the first three place winners,
in the order named.
The entire last lap, a third of a mile,
was sprinted, and when tho home
stretch was reached the three runners
.. Bk...,t Tt wa not until the
announcement from the judges that the
spectators were aDie 10 Know wuicn
was which. The famous Finn beat the
a i?...ni.nn imv hv about six inches.
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and that was about all that separated
the Oregon Aggie atniete irom retuuu
honors. John Elliott, known as the
"father of athletics on the Pacific
f ...- " c rna nf tria timers, and he
said that the last mile was clipped off
in the remarkable time of 4:26 3-5, just
a little more than three seconds slow
er than the time for the mile run. of
the aay.
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TA Afararilth CAftfllnlV OlaVCd in
hard luck. The world's champion quar-ter-miler
was given a chance to break
or equal Maxey Long's mark of 47 sec
onds flat Tuesday morning, but he
didn't. Everything was set and the
. ,- ... n Tha timprs. who Wfm 440
, . i a owa-i' f a 1 fH tn firftt the flash of
Starter McHugh's gun, and after trav
ersing 220 yards, jnereaitn saw mat
something was wrong. He stopped and
had to go back for another trial.
One timer had caught It just as Meredith-left
the mark, and he announced
that the 220 yards had been done in
9 rK sprnnflfl. makinsr it DOSslbla to
believe that Meredith would have ful
filled one of his greatest exnimtlons
had he been allowed to complete his
. .... Whan ha fart tha rna Avar
he made it in a little more than 48
seconds.
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To "Dad" Moulton, famous as the ath
letic trainer or the Stanford Univer
sity, goes the honor of constructing
the best track and field west of the
Mississippi River, If not In the United
States. Every one of the visiting ath
letes was loud In his praise for the
condition of the track, but most of this
was lost when the wind was taken Into
consideration.