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jSlll Mu3 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS - SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 14 PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1916. NO. 5. VOL. XXXV. JUDGE IEBEDIE .EXPLAINS HIS VIEW President of Portland Club Takes Issue With Nephew in League Furore. 'SYNDICATE BALL' DUBIOUS What Does Look Bad to Elder Mo Credie Is Action of Los Angeles In Grabbing Big Players, Tben i TryiK Raise Salary. W. W. McCredie, president of the Portland Coast ball club, does - not entertain his nephew's views of the alleged "interlocking' directorates" meaning the San Francisco and Los Angeles clubs. "If there really was any syndicate hail In the league you would hear from me." said Judge McCredie yesterday. "Henry Berry formerly owned the Los Angeles club. The Los Angeles and Vernon teams, both located In Los An geles, combined In the leasing of a ball park, but their franchises were en tirely separate. "When Henry Berry had a chance to purchase the San Francisco club he sold his Interests In Los Angeles to John Powers and Tom Darmody. If he still has any interest In the Los An geles club it is only whatever remains to be paid to him from the sale of the An sreli:. . "When Darmody let go of his stock to Frank Chance recently Berry prob ably had to be there to be a party to the transfer of his secured interests. But that Is not syndicate ball merely straight business. "Walter McCredie was angered some what by the apparent combination against us on the salary limit ques tion and I guess that Is why he "passed the buck" over to Henry Berry. Both Walter and myself think a great deal of Mr. Berry, and Walter raear. noth ing personal. He simply '.ook that means to let the Souther-.' California directors know that he did not approve of their intentions. "Nor do I approve of this new combination on the sa.'ary question. When the salary limit matter was brought up at the league meeting and Mr. Powers proposed a 14500 monthv limit, I said to him: "Why not make It 14000 with a $500 leeway, because some of you will be sure to jro beyond the limit again? "No." Mr. Powers replied, 'let's make it a straight J4o00 and everybody hold to it.' "All right, then. So far so good. Portland went ahead and drew its plans on a $4500 baBls. We were of-I fered several good men like McLarry. Fisher and others, but had to reject them because they would have put us above the limit. "Los Angeles thereupon turned around and signed them and now wants to have the limit moved up to $5000. "Is there anything fair In such a procedure? Neither is it fair nor is it good business. I am not one bit in sympathy with Walter McCredie In this syndicate ball furore, but the Southern California directors in a small measure brought trouble upon themselves.': WIIXAMIXA WINS JS OUT OP 4 Quintet Scheduled to Play Mon month and McMinnvlIle Soon. WILLAMINA. Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) The Willamlna High School basket ball team has played Jour games, win ning three. The first was with Sheri dan High, 12 to 10. The McMinnville Juniors lost, 31 to 8. The Grande Ronde Giants were defeated, 30 to 8. and Sher idan fell, 30 to 8. Games with Monmouth and McMinn ville are scheduled for the next two weeks and also the Portland "Meteors" and the Oregon City Highs have sent challenges. COAST INFIELDS NEARLY COMPLETE Angels Seem to Have Classiest Innerworks Yet Lined Up in Pacific Circuit. 2 JOBS YET TO BE FILLED Will Coat League Enter Combine on Feds? If Directors Back Move. Portland May Lose Bobby Vaufcbn, Seeond Karker. but MeCredles Promise Fight far Star. , r T") LANS for the formation of a corn- XT bine to "cold-shoulder" all Federal League ball stars who jumped any of the three AA leagues were revealed yesterday in a letter received by W. W. McCredie from President A. T. Baum, of the Pacific Coast League. If the Pacific Coast League directors vote to Join the combine It will mean the loss of Bobby Vaughn, the St. Louis second-Backer, by the Portland club. Inasmuch as Vaughn Is rated as the classiest Inflelder entering the league this year, the McCredies are vitally concerned and will put forth every ef fort to retain their new star. Edward Barrows, president of the In ternational League, and J. H. Farrell, secretary of the minor leagues asso ciation, are leading the fight. Thomas Chivington, president of the American Association, the other AA league, is also working in accord, judging from quotes from a letter he wrote to Allan T. Baum some time ago. Ch'vins-ton's contention is that if the three AA leagues refuse to buy any of the players who Jumped these leagues, said players will have to be released outright by the majors if not wanted In the big leagues. Then the original AA clubs from which said players hurdled to the out law league could stetp in and sign their old stars and save some purchase money. Judge McCredie says that Buffalo had as much chance to buy Vaughn from St. Louis as did Portland. Portland Is not asking for the return of any of its three contract jumpers and is not willing to relinquish Vaughn to Buffalo. From Speed Viewpoint, However, Portland Leads by Several Fur-' longs Oaks' Inside Pasture to Be Entirely Rebuilt, BY BOSCOE FAWCETT. With the exception of two vacancies yet to be filled. Pacific Coast League Infields are ready for the gong sound ing forth the start of the 1916 race. Dope is a capricious and untruat worthy little imp, but so far as dope Is concerned,' the Los Angeles club seems to have the classiest innerworks in the circuit. Frank Chance has four .300 hitters to mann his infield. This does not include Butler, the youngster who broke In from the Northwestern League last year at a 2:30 clip. The Angels are a trifle shy on speed. Butler is fast and is a good fielder, but the wiseacres down South are picking Galloway, of the Denver club, as first-string third sacker. Galloway's 1915 Record .347. Galloway batted .347 last year for Denver, but stole only 12 bags all season. In 1914 he played with Indian apolis in the American Association, batted .290 and stole four bases. Judging from this record, Galloway will have a task beating Butler out of his job. Koerner, at first for the Angels, is a holdover. Like McLarry, Fisher and Ga'ioway, he Is not at all built on the lines of the gazelle. He hit .318 in the Coast League last year. McLarry at second batted .316 for Louisville in the American Association in 1914 and was grabbed by the Chi cago Cubs last year. He was used In only 68 games and his batting av erage was .197, yet he is a good hitter. Fisher to Be Angels' Short. Fisher, another Cub, will hold down shortstop for Frank Chance's Angels. Fisher batted .287 in the National League last year and likely would still be in the big show were it not for the consolidation of the Chicago Feds and Cubs. Butler, last year's regular third sacker, completes the lineup. From the speed viewpoint, the new Portland infield has it over the Angels by several furlongs. And, for all- around efficiency, the Beaver Inner-1 works does not suffer by comparison with rival clubs. Quinn, of Syracuse, at first base, is somewhat of an experiment. McCredie thinks this youngster will prove the best first baseman in the league. In 54 games last year he stole 24 bases and batted .287. Vugta at Second ex-Fed Star. Vaughn, at second, was a star in the Federal League last year, and ought to hit .300 out here. Ward, at short. is a shifty fielder and a .270 hitter, while Stumpf, at third, is a ,300 batter and a fairly good base-runner, noi- lacher. of Keokuk, and Bigbee. of Ore- eon, are two promising utility in- fielders. Oakland will have an entirely new infield, judging- from appearances. Barry, of Jersey City, a 290 batter. will play first; Berg, of Milwaukee, will compete against Stow lor second; Bobby Davis, of Portland, will be at snort, and ttameau, a MiiwauK.ee vet eran, who is a good stick swinger, will be on third. Salt Lake will hold over with the ex ception of a new second baseman and a utility infielder, Herb Murphy, last year of the Portland and Spokane clubs. Vernon Has Two Xew Infielder. Vernon will show two new infielders In Kay Bates, last year the star third sacker of1 the Portland club, and Mc Gaffigan, of Lincoln, of the Western League. Gleichmann will hold over at first; Bates will play second, McGaf figan short and Purtell and Rader will be at third. McGaffigan is fast and Is one of the most promising new men In the cir cuit. The only infields in the league still unfinished are the Salt Lake and San Francisco. Salt Lake had figured on Morris Rath, of Kansas City, for sec ond base, succeeding Joe Gedeon, but Rath refused to report and this leaves Blankenshlp In the lurch. The Seal vacancy is at shotstop, where Roy Corhan cavorted for sev eral Summers. Corhan went up to the St. Louis Cards. Doubtless the Cardi nals will send Wolverton a capabl substitute before long. Bohne, youngster, is the only candidate on tho Seal roster at present. DALLAS 24, CHEMAWA Quintet Xearly Loses on Own Floor for First Time in 10 Years, DALLAS, Or., Jan. 29. The Dallas basketball team beat the five represent ing the Chemawa Indian School last night by the score of 24 to 23. It was the nearest the locals came to being "defeated on their own floor for the past 10 years. The guarding of Math eney, of Dallas, was the greatest seen since the best days of Al Morton. The Indians play the Oregon Agri cultural College freshmen at Chemawa tonight. The lineups: Dallas (24) Chemawa (23) Balentlne P Dowlle Boydstone F Adams Hayes Matheney .... Gooch HEAVIEST BATTING SHORTSTOP OF NATIONAL LEAGUE WHO AVILL BE ON LOS ANGELES INFIELD THIS YEAR. ' .C Byrd .C Kellerly G Chamberlain Wasliougal Beats Mutes' Quintet. WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe cial.) The basketball team of the State School for the Deaf, of Vancouver, went down to defeat before the Washougal High School team under a score of 18 to 1L Kelly starred for the visitors and Brock for the home team. Jenning's the Store for Reliable Furniture We offer you the largest selection of Furniture, Rugs and House Furnishings. Our prices are moderate, and our merchandise is known throughout the Northwest States for its uniform reliability and excellent quality. We invite your patronage, knowing that you can find here a variety that will meet any and every requirement. This Handsome Bedroom Suite for $225 We show this suite as illustrated (except writing, desk) in Adams' Brown mahogany finish. The suite consists of a Dresser, with large French plate mirror; a Chiffonier, with French plate mirror; a Triple-Mirror Dressing Table, a Dressing Table Bench, a Bed, a Bedroom Chair, and a Bedroom Rocker. A suite of great beauty and very moderately priced at 225. Draperies --Special 25c Regular 50c to $1 Drapery Ma terials, in artistic designs, some with fancy colored stripes, width 50 inches, offered this week, very special, yard, 25 We show the very latest and handsomest designs in old ivory, enameled and decor ated Bedroom Suites. An immense exhibit, which ranges from the most inex pensive suites up to the very finest that skilled craftsmen can produce. Second and Morrison Streets, Branch Store Sale of Buffets and Odd Dining Chairs ! Many fine pieces offered at less than One-half Regular Prices! Dining Chairs Fine Buffets Six only Dining Chairs; quartered $16.50 Pacific Oak Buffet, large oval oak, with box seats, golden finish, mirror. Priced special 1" f fjf Regular price $4.50 each.(JO ff at only pAU. I U Closing out at p4isW Regular $22.50 Quartered Oak Buf- $65 Wilton Rugs $49.25 Eight separate patterns in genuine Wilton Rugs, 9x12 size. Rugs of extreme beauty and utility offered this week, special, $19.25 $2 Axminster Rugs at $1.45 Regular $2 Mottled Axminster Rugs in 27x54 sizes, with or with out fancy borders the patterns are most artistic Specially priced this week at $1.45 $9 Blankets $6.10 All-Wool White Oregon Blan kets, with blue or pink bor ders, made of pure soft wool. 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Special Offer "Leader" Grafonola an up right, full-cabinet instru ment, as illustrated, in ma hogany or quartered oak, in golden, fumed or Early- Eng lish finishes or in satin wal nut, with 20 delightful se lections. $5 down, $5 a month. . $81.50 enry Jenning & Sons Washington at Fifth H Branch Store Morrison at Second. I Ml! : ' LEADER I I i -:.v -i . I fry , 1 , . " 1 ANTICS OF WWk E HIT 111 EAST IK Comic Fighter Sets All Laugh ing and Has No Difficulty - in Obtaining Matches. R. T. Fisher, Chicago Cub8. Fisher topped all the National League short stops ' with the stick last year, batting .287 in 147 games. Fisher fielded .833, which was five points better than Dave Bancroft, but he handled over 100 fewer chances than "Our Dave," showing that he was not covering as much ground. COACH RATING RISES Otto Klum, of Medford High, Pifch Team to Front. ASHLAND FINALLY BEATEN New Proteges Are lied to Victory Over His Own Former Team for First Time . in Five Years. 23 of 24r Games Won. MEDFORD. Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) With a record of 23 victories out of 24 starts in the last three years. Otto Klum. coach of the Medrora tiign School football team, has made a name for himself. In basketball he has won 25 victories and lost five games since 1913, and in baseball his teams have been credited, with nine wins and two setbacks. The 1915 football season was ms firsf attempt to handle the local high sck-jol squad, be having coached Ash land during 1913 and 1914. Medford High and Ashland High have been bit ter yet friendly rivals, and It has been five years ine the locals scored a victory on the gridiron over Ashland." Mr. Klum, as instructor at Asniana High, took two straight games rrom Medford and last season after coming to Medford he hande his former team 7-to-0 walloping. iis teams in uie last three football campaigns nave scored 522 points to their opponents' 93. Fifty-six of the markers against Klum were made by The Dalles High in the memorable 56-to-0 defeat of Ash land for the championship or Oregon in 1914. Klum was an Oregon Agricultural College student and is a native of Ash land. Or. He is 23 years old and quite an athlete himself. Following is the football record he has made in the last three years: 1S13. Ashland 6 Alumni Z Ashland 3 Grants Pass.. Ashland 0 Klamath Falls o Ashland 44 Medford 0 Ashland 6 Grants pass b Ashland Ashland 17 Medford 0 19 Klamath f alls.... u 1914. Ashland ...45 Alarnnl 8 Ashland "2 Grants Pass O Ashland 15 Klamath FaUs.... 0 Ashland 40 Grants Pass 0 Ashland 84 Klamath Falls.... 0 Ashland 13 Medford 0 Ashland 1- Meaiora v Ashlnd 0 The Dalles 56 1315. Medford O Alumni O Medford is uranis rs" i Medford ..........23 Klamath Falls.... 6 Medford .......... 38 Grants Pass. ...... O Medford ......... Mamau t aain. . . . 10 Medford O Ashland O Medford 7 Ashland .......... 0 Caldwell Five Beats Payette, 34-17. CALDWELL. Idaho, Jan. 29. (Spe cial.) Caldwell High celebrated the opening of the Southern ldano Inter scbolastic Basketball League by de featine Payette 31 to 17. The Caldwell quintet excelled in every department, taking an early lead and maintaining It throughout the game. The stellar work of Breshears and Connors for Caldwell was a feature. PACIFIC DEFEATS PHILOMATH College Game Results With One sided Score of 72 to 21. ALBANY. Or., Jan. 29. (Special.) The Philomath College basketball team was defeated last night at Philomath by ,the fast Pacific College team by a score of 72 to 21. The game was fast and comparatively free from rough playing. The Pacific team was too fast for the home quintet, and could score at will. Philomath played the same men who last week held McMinnvlIle College to a 26-13 score. The lineups: Philomath. Pacific. Sharp F Hlnshaw Kllpatrick F (Capt.) Replogle Baldwin C Gulley Wright G Colcard Johns G Guyer Parker G Miles McDonald, of Albany Y. M. C. A., referee. .O. A. C. Girls Play Basketball. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Jan. 29. (Special.) The first MILLER WINS FIRST BOUT Newspaper Decision Is Obtained From Moose Taussig Hard Luck Continues to Follow on Willie Ritchie's Heels. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. (Special.) Willie Meehan, the heavyweight clown of the San Francisco four-round game, is making good with a vengeance, according to a letter just received. Willie Ritchie writes that Meehan met with favor from the time of his first frght in Philadelphia, and that tho New Yorkers like his slapstick style so much he can get all the fights he wants'. Now, this isn't as much of a surprise to the writer as it will be to a lot of people. We have grown eo accustomed to the antics of Meehan that we have not considered him as seriously as he has been entitled to be considered, and, therefore, we haven't appreciated him for his full worth. And at the same time it must be re membered that, while not instructive, perhaps, or scientific in any degree, "still he has given the fans many a laugh. There's exactly the reason they like him in New York. Comle Boats Appreelated. When you go to a series of boxing matches you don't want them all clever sessions, and you wouldn't care to have them altogether mauling matches. In the same way, while you want to ba instructed at times, there are other moments when you prefer to sit back in your seats and iaugh unreservedly. That's the sort of a diet that Meehan furnishes. When you see him in the ring he doesn't impress you as being the fellow who could ever win the title or come close" thereto. All the game, you can get a few minutes of fun out of what he is doing, and when you see his name attached to a pro gramme a week later you instantly de cide you want to see what clown stuff he is going to pull. And if Meehan is wise, he will keep right on with the same sort of stuff. He isn't" clever by a long shot, and never will be. At the same time, he knows enough about the art of self defense to take care of himself, and he can lay out many a chap he will meet. Eddie Miller Wins la East. New York likes to laugh just as much as do the fight fans In San Francisco, and, therefore, I say there is no reason, for being surprised that Meehan has caught on. Eddie Miller, who went East with Moose Taussig, won his first fight the other night. Matched with a boy named Willie Jackson for six rounds In Phila delphia, , Eddie telegraphed home this week that he was handed the news paper decision, and the New York pro- moters had agreed to give him a chance in Gotham. Hard luck that has been following Willie Ritchie the rounds ever sine he started in the fighting game has taken another crack at the lightweight. While training for a return match against Kid Ted Lewis in New York fight that was to nave Deen nem on January zs tne aan rranciscan fractured one of his ribs. According to reports received here, the injury, while not a serious one, will likely keep Willie out of the ring for a month to come. Matck With Lewis Cancelled. It has forced him to cancel his match with Lewis, which would have prob ably netted him in the vicinity of S3500. and in addition It nas cost mm other engagements he had at St. Louis as well as Memphis. Ritchie was laid up witn an injury for several months before he won the championship, and after he annexed the title he had' trouble with his nose and heel which necessitated his postponing his bout with Tommy Murphy several times. The latest injury may prove more disastrous than the others. Inasmuch as the indications are that Ritchie is going heavy, and the layoff will mean game of the girls' interclass basketball I the piling on of weight that is by no I means easy to take off when he has ' f " i i I I i r7 , -i A : : Si,. ,JtmHrf K W ''wjl f Otto Klum, JHedford Coach. Whs Has Made Remarkable Record With Teams. series at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege was played this week, the freshmen- and sophomores battling to a 4-4 score. Another lull game win oe played to decide the underclass cham pionship. Miss Winona Palmer, of Sil- verton, playing forward on the iresn- man team, was the star. Italy Gives Pledge for Liner. WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Italy has given assurances that the guns mount ed on the liner Verona are for de fensive purposes and the New York customs authorities were Instructed to day to clear the ship. The liner Amer ica also was permuted to clear.. to make anv stipulated poundage. For all these minor afflictions, Ritchie is hardly to be called unlucky. To tha contrary, he has had more than his share of good fortune in many ways, and even though he should be forced, to quit the ring tomorrow, he will have done nicely, so far as this world's goods are concerned. Lewis Plumer, a theatrical man who arrived from Australia the middle of this week, confirms the report that Les Darcy will not be permitted to come to this country while the war is on. but he adds that the fighter will not be sent to the front because he is too young. Darcy's Life Told In Film. ' Plumer has with him a film depict ing the life story of Darcy, and it is expected that, since this is not a light film. Uncle Sam will permit it to be shown. Because of the widespread interest in Darcy throughout the United States, and the feeling that he is the legiti mate middleweight champion of the world, the film ought to be a hit on almost any circuit. I have seen In some of the Eastern exchanges the belief advanced that Darcy was not allowed to come to this country because of the Jealousy of bis would-be managers. The tip is out that had Darcy signed with an Aus tralian as his manager he might have been permitted to leave the courvUr without let or hindnance. That doesn't sound all right, and I don't believe it should be charged against Australia. The truth is that, having passed a law to keep the young men at home in time of war. it wouldn't look right for so prominent an athlete as Darcy to be allowed to go as ha might please. Pendleton Girls Defeated. PENDLETON. Or, Jan. 29. (Special.) In one of the best played games of the season the Pendleton girls' bas ketball team went down to defeat be fore the larger and stronger Walla Walla girls" aggregation last night, by a score of 34 to 27. The feature of the game was the basket-shooting of Vera Temple apd Grace Rugs, of Pendleton.