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3 THE SUNDAY OREGONIA??, PORTLAND, MAY 21, 1910. RAIN GIVES BEAVERS THEIR FIRST SERIES Portland Men Take Kindly to Salt Lake Altiude and Swat Ball Hard. BATTING AVERAGES CLIMB JfTxon, Guisto, "Wilie, Stumpff, Ward and Houck All Fatten, Two Go ing to .300 Class and Two Now Hitting Above .290. Pacific Coast league Standings. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. Vernon.... 26 17 .607Salt Lake. . 1H SI .4t2 B.Francisco 28 19 .07S Portland 15 19 .441 LosAngeles 20 21 .4&&;Oakland. . . 19 27 .413 yesterday's Results. At Salt Lake No same with Portland, wet Krounds and rain. At Los Angeles Vernon 5, Oakland 4. At 6an Francisco Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 3. Salt Lake was saved from another beating by rain at the Utah me tropolis yesterday afternoon. This sounds odd doesn't it? It seems espe cially odd when one considers that two weeks ago. Portland fans were ex pressing themselves Just the opposite, when the Beavers were in the midst of their slump. There has been a change, however. Whether the Salt Lake pitchers are woefully weak; or whether some etrange thing has Injected hitting strength in the Portland club, the fact remains that it is sure whanging the pellet for fair. Ballplayers say that pitchers are un able to curve a ball in Salt Lake be cause of the high altitude. The air Is light and there is no resistance, thus the chuckers are forced to steam up and rely on fast balls and control. If WHERE THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE TEAMS PLAY THIS WEEK, MAY 23-28. San Francisco at Salt Lake, ' six games. Los Angeles and Oakland at San Francisco and Oakland, seven games. Portland and Vernon at Los Angeles, seven games. a club gets hitting in Salt Lake, it is Eaid it is hard to stop them. The batters set themselves, take a toe hold and connect for long drives. Beavers Like Altitude. The Portland club has certainly taken to the high altitude. It has won three out of the four games played this week with the Bees and has captured five out of the last six contests in which it has participated. The Beavers have scored 37 runs and made 69 hits in the four games played to date with the Utes. Twelve of the hits have gone for two sacks, two of them for three bags and two have been hit over the hills and far away for home runs by that terrible Italian youth, Louis Guisto. Yesterday's postponement cinched the series for Portland, by the way, the first one which Walt McCredie's Bea vers have taken this season. Incidental ly, the Beavers are out of the cellar. If a game is played today and Salt Lake wins the Bees will lose the ae ries three games to two. Portland Aversees Grow. Six Beavers, including Pitcher Byron Houck, have fattened their batting averages considerably thus far in the Salt Lake series.- Here is what the batting average for those six athletes was before the team departed for the city by the lake last Sunday and what it now is: Nixon, .283, .302; Guisto, .274, .316; Wilie, .252, .268; Stumpf, .227, h24; Ward, .218, .234; Houck, .164, .294. Last Tuesday the Beavers beat Salt Lake 12 to 9, making 17 hits. Roche, Stumpf and Ward made two-base hits; Stumpf a three-bagger and Guisto his first homer of the week. On Wednes day they walloped the Utes 12 to 10, making 18 safe blows. Wilie, Stumpf and Guitos each slammed one for two bags and Houck turned the trick twice. Thursday the Beavers met their only reverse of the week 11 to 4 but not before making 11 safe hits. Wilie got a two-bagger and Guisto connected for his second home-run swat of the week. Friday's game resulted in a 9-to-l win for Walt McCredie's hopefuls. They scored 13 safe hits. Wilie, Guisto and lo'ixon ran to the keystone sack on hits. While Pitcher Noyes tripled. When Rodgers joins Portland, pro viding he hits .300, the Beavers will be formidable, and as soon as the pitchers steady down, Portland fandom will be out rooting for a first-division team. BODIE'S MUFF DEFEATS SEALS Angels Take Advantage of Errors, Both to Tie and Win. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. The dropping of an easy fly by Ping Bodle, followed by a wild heave by Sheehan, allowed Los Angeles to tie San Fran cisco in the sixth frame of today's game after the Seals had piled up a two-run lead. The tie was broken in the first half of the ninth. Bassler received a pass to first and completed the circuit on an error by Coffey and a sacrifice hit from the bat of Johnny Kane, pinch hitting for Hogg. Los Angeles won, 4 to 3. Score: Los Ansfele San Francisco 5 i u a f. B 11 OAK Magg't.m. 0 1 1 . 0 0 Sheehan.r. 4 2 1 01 Kllis.l 4 0 1 0 OlSchaller.l. 11100 Wolter.r.. a 1 a J ".Jrfooie.m. . a o 4 0 1 Koerner.l 4 113 0 1 lm,2... 2 0 1 40 Oar way. 3 4 2 1 0 0 Coffey, s. .. 2 0 2 41 McLarry,2 4 0 3 4 OjAutrey.l.. 4 013 0 0 Bassler.e. 2 0 4 2 0! Jones.8. . . 4 1 1 10 Hutler.s... 3 13 2 QSep'veda.c 3 1 4 00 Hogg. p.. . 3 0 0 6 udteen.p. . . 2 0 0 30 Kane.... 0 O O 00'Oldham.p. 1 0 0 00 Kahler.p. 0 0 0 OOBrown.. 1 0 0 00 Totals, .ai 6 27 14 l! Totals. .27 5 27 12 3 Kane batted for Hogg in ninth. "Brown batted for Sepulveda in ninth, Los Angeles 01000200 14 Hits 01110200 1 8 Ban Francisco 00021000 0 8 . Hits 10111010 0 B Runs, Koerner, Galloway 2, . Bassler, Downs. : Coffey, Steen: 4 runs, a hits off hteen. 30 at bat in 8 1-3 innings, out in t'tli. 2 on, 1 out: 3 runs, s hits off Hogg. 24 at bst in S Innings. Home run, Gal!owe.y. Sacrifice fly. Kane. Sacrifice hits, Schaller, Koc-rner. Butler, Bodie. First base on called bails, off Hogg 7. off Bteen 3. gtrock out, liv Hogg 2. by Steen 4. by Kahlet" 1. Stolen base, t-challer. Double play, Mcl-arry to K"prr.er. Passed ball. Bassler. Runs re sponsible for, Hogg Bteen 2. Left on l-ass. .Lo Angeles 7, ijan Francisco e. 'rdit vlf-t-nry to Hogg. Charge defeat to Hteen. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpires, Klrney and Guthrie. TIGERS TAKE OAKLAND SERIES IMcGurfijruus Hit In Ninth, With Bases Full,-Defeats Commuters. LOS ANGELES, May 20. The Vernon baseball team clinched the week's series with Oakland by winning today's game, 6 to 4. It gave the Tigers four games of the five played. Vernon won in the ninth inning when, with the bases full. 14' - y j f - ij u , , -' w - j , -i-s. . i. tt t-y. Cv4Mfv,; J - n - r , It ' f ; -" : If ' U -.v - - I I IF' -rt4: "r: J I - - r" )' - i nl II' V T - " r -& ' " ' 111 h - ; v. ii'- : -'j-.rfv sill McGaffigan singled. Three pitchers were used by each team. Score: Oakland I Vernon BHOAE BHOAE Mlddle'n.I 5 2 2 0 O'Daley.l. . . 3 2 120 Lane.m... 4 14 0 ooielch'n,l 3 3 11 0 0 Ken'rthy.2 3 2 3 0 l!Rlsbtrs;,2. 8 0 1-6 1 Gard'r,l-r 4 11 0 0 Bates, 3... B 1 O 21 Barry.l... 2 0 7 0 Okirlgis.r. . 3 1 0 00 Klllott.c. 2 0 6 8 0Mattlck.m 4 0 2 1 0 Barheau,3 4 2 2 2 OlM'Garf'an.s 5 2 1 81 Davls.s... 2 0 1 4 Oiwhsllns.c. 8 111 2 0 Klein. p.-. l 0 0 0 llO.John'n.p 2 0 O OO Beer.p 10 0 llHess.pt... 1 0 0 00 Griffith. 0 0 0 OOlDoanet... 1 0 0 00 Kla'itter loo OORaderl... 1 i 0 00 BerBer.s.. 1 0 0 0 0 Spencer.e. 0 0 0 00 Boyd.p... 10 0 1 OiArell'nes.p 0 0 0 10 Zirn-n,r 1 0 II 001 Totals. 82 8 2611 3! Totals.. 34 11 2? 17 S Two out. when winning: run scored. Batted for Davis in seventh. Batted for Beer in seventh. Bitted for Barry In eighth. tBatted for O. Johnson in seventh. rBattetd for Whaling In eighth. Batted for Hess in eighth. Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 4 Hits 2 1 1 000 3 1 0 8 Vernon 0 0 8 0 0 0 O 1 1 n Hits o 0 8 0 1 1 1 2 8 11 Runs, Lane. ' Gardner, Elliott, Bameau, Daley, Gleichmann, McGaffigan, Whaling, G. Johnson. Three-base hit. Lane. Btolen base, McGaffigan. Two-base hits. Barbeau, Daley. Sacrifice hits. Gleichmann. Rlsberg 2, Elliott. Mattlik. Struck out, by Klein 1, Beer Boyd 2, Hess 1, G. Johnson 6. Bases on balls, off Klein 2, Beer 1, G. Johnson 2, Boyd 1. Runs responsible for. Klein 1, G. Johnson 1, Boyd 2. Three hits, 3 runs. -at bat off Klein in 2 innings; two hits, no runs. 12 at bat off Beer In 4 Innings; 1 hit, 1 run, 6 at bat off Hess in 1 Inning: 7 hits, 3 runs. 24 at bat off a. Johnson in 7 in nings. Charge defeat to Boyd; credit victory to Arrellanes. Hit by pitched balls. Ken worthy, Elliott, by G. Johnson; Gleichmann by Boyd. Wild pitch. Beer. Balk, Boyd. Time. 2 no. Umpires. Phyle and Doyle. FOUR HOMERS MA1E AT BUTTE v "Skip" Roberts Leads Attack With Two Four-Ply Smashes. - BUTTE, Mont., May 28. Tacoma de feated Butte today, 16 to 7. in a nine inning slambang affair. Tacoma an nexed J runs in the fourth. "Skipper" Roberts got two homers over the fence and Leard lifted one over the left cen ter fence. The game showed four home runs. The score: - R. H. E. - Jl. H. E. Tacoma.. 16 19 5;Butte. . , '. . . 7 11 2 Batteries Bonner, Peterson and Rob erts; Hendrix, Hydorn, Levi., Reuther and Hoffman, Altman. Spokane 7, Great Falls 5. SPOKANE. Wash., May 20. Spo kane's hitting won today's game from Great Falls by a score of 7 to 6. The Electrics spurted in the ninth and scored three runs before the visitors were retired. Browning pitched his first full game tn organized ball. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Great Falls S 7 HSpokane... 7 13 0 Batteries Remneas and Shea; Browning and Murray. Seattle 12, Vancouver 0. SEATTLE, Wash., May 20 Seattle batted Hood hard today, the Vancouver pitcher being wild and permitting 10 runs. Mclvor pitched an excellent gams. Score: R.H. E. R.H. E. Seattle... 12 14 SIVancouver. 0 4 6 Batteries Mclvor and Cadman; Hood, Manouk, Cheek and Folman. Billiard News and Gossip THOUGH the next tilt for the world's pocket billiard championship, in volving' Jay Layton. of Sedalla, Mo., and Frank Taberski, of Schenectady, N.- Y., will not take place until the middle of September. Chicago fandom already is speculating as to the probable outcome of the match. For some reason or other the Windy City devotees of the pocket game took a particular shine t Layton and Taberski during the big' tourna ment rcently held there. Both John and Frank are endowed with pleasing man nerisms and a workmanlike style that appeal to the onlooker when in com petition, and no doubt it was these qualities that caught the crowd and made them favorites. Here is another illustration of the tre mendous growth of bowling: The. 19th renewal of the Illinois State Bowling Association torunament. which closed at Chicago last Sunday night, broke all records for the event in the mat ter of entries as follows: Five-men teams. 488; two-men teams. 1185; in dividuals, 2359. It took three weeks to decide the winners, the experts using zo alleys. . . August Kiockhefer, formerly of Mil waukee, who now makes Chicago his home, has renewed his contract with Louis A. Bepsinger and will again represent th leading Chicago room- keeper 4n the interstate Three-Cushion League next year. The little left-hander, who was the first league champion, had bad luck on the road through the season Just closed, but lost only one game in his 24 on his home table. Char lie Mctourta memorable one-point vic tory after Angle had had him 31 to 9, was the solitary exception. Now Kleck hefer is telling his friends to watch his smoke next year. c7cs-oj iiuuuliiu iu nniiLU SERAPH FANS SAD Need of New Infielders for "Angels Becomes Glaring. VERNON'S SPURT NOT LIKED Homeless Club Looked On With Disfavor for Dragging Frank Chance's Tea m From Lead and Spoiling Publicity. BY WILL G. MAC RAE. LOS ANGELES, May 20. (Special.) While Portland fans are nursing a ball team that Is trying to bulge out of the bottom of the percentage column, and trying to be happy, though cold, the Los Angeles fans are Orlnking in oodles of sunshine and wondering why Frank Leroy Chance still continues to take chances of winning a Paciflo Coast League pennant with his present infield. One nimble Los Angeles newspaper wit began one of his recent bark and bite stories with the following: "If there was as much cheese n Ger many as there- is in this town at the present writing you wouldn't be read ing about those food riots." Ever since Chance and his crew re turned from Portland, just because Los Angeles has been playing pretty rotten baseball, there has been a lot of this pother. Lot Publicity Irkaoiue. The real reason for this is because, for the first time since the Pacific Coast League ceased being an outlaw league, the Eastern newspapers, espe cially those in Chicago, are carrying daily accounts of what the Loa Angeles club is doing under the guidance of Frank Chance. The fans and the writers are not criticising Chance not yet. All the blame so far placed, Is heaped on the shoulders of the hapless players. The truth of the matter is. what Chance needs, and if he knows anything ha knows this, is an infield if not an en tire new infield, the major part of a new one. With this hole plugged up, these Angel birds would be flopping their wings around the ears of the league leaders. There has been a lot of talk about Chance's getting an an swer to the S. O. S. he sent Joe Tinker before the season began. Chance, so the story goes, will not confirm nor deny 'this talk. He maintains that as yet his boys haven't hit their stride. Vernon Victories! Galling. With the result of last week's play, Vernon and Los Angeles are even steven on the games played to date this season, each with six wins. Los An geles fans are bearing up well under the severe blow to their chested pride and sang froid. Had it have been any other team in the league that kicked the Angels out of their position in the percentage column, that much-vaunted pride for which the city of Los Angeles is noted would not have been jarred so cruelly, but to have the kick admin istered by the locally despised Tigers, Is liko pouring large quantities of gall down the throats of the Los Angeles fans, nere is tne waning cry that can be 'heard around the street-corner smoke shops, billiard and pool halls where fans are wont to gather: "Here is Los Angeles with a chance to break into the sporting pages of the Eastern papers and get no end of free advertising, being humbled daily by Vernon. No one knows where Vernon Is! Vernon!" (How disgustedly the Los Angeles, yes, and even the sporting writers, spit the word out of their col lective mouths, as if it were gall and wormwood.) hy no one knows whether that place Is down in the cac tus belt or somewhere in the Never Never land. It won't be of any interest If Vernon wins the pennant, but if Los Anaeles should win well, everybody that knows anything knows where Los Angeles is. Junor Will Not Make Trip. Owing to an operation for append! cltis Johnny Junor, golf professional at THREE SWATSMITHS WHO ARE HOME-RUN HONORS IN THE the Tualatin. Country Club, will not be able to make the trip to Spokane for the Northwest open championships next month. He was operated upon by Dr. Joseph D. Sternberg, and is resting easy. ESTACADA HIGH WINS MEET Kelso Takes Grammar School Track Games at Canby. CAN BY, Or., May 20. (Special) Two of the most important and largest track and field meets in the history of the county were staged here this afternoon under the auspices of the Clackamas County School Masters. One of the meets was for high, schools and the other for grammar schools. Estacada High with 38 ppints won the main event, Canby High was sec ond and Milwaukee High third with 26 points. Just 8 points behind the locals. Kelso won the grammar school meet with 35 points. Other institutions fin ished as follows: Estacada 32; Canby 8; Barlow S; Willamette 1; Teasel Creek 1. . MISS BJURSTEDT KEEPS TITLE Woman's Tennis Champion Retains Metropolitan Championship. NEW YORK, May 20 Miss Molla Bjurstedt retained her title in the women's metropolitan singles cham pionship here today. In the final Miss Bjurstedt who .also is National cham pion, beat Miss Martha Guthrie, Pitts burg, 6-2, 6-0. Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Bjur stedt lost the doubles championship. They were beaten by Mrs. Rawson Wood and Mrs. S. F. Weaver, New York, 6-1. 4-6. 6-4. What the Box Scores Show About Players You Know. D' AVE BANCROFT. ex-Beaver, broke back in the game with the Phils after a lay-off from injury. Dave didn't hit, but accepted his chances at short. Roy Corhan, ex-Seal shortstop, made costly error for the Cards, but ac cepted nine other chances. He failed to hit. Roger Peckinpaugh, ex-Beaver shortstop, hit once for the Yanks, started a double play and booted two of nine chances. Rollie Zeider, ex-Seal, broke In with the Cubs at second. He scored one run and made no errors. Ivan Howard, ex-Angel, playing sec ond with Cleveland, made a two-bagger, scored two of Cleveland's three runs and fielded without mishap. Joe Gedeon, ex-Bee second-sacker. failed to bit in two times up for the Yanks. He figured in two double plays and went through without error. 'Pep Young, ex-Sacramento, playing second with Detroit, failed to hit in two times up, but scored a run. Pep had seven assists. McMullen. ex-Angel, bagged two sin gles for a .500 mark wth the White Sox. He had only once chance at third. Oscar Vitt, ex-Seal, failed to hit for Detroit. His work at third was fault less. Jack Smith, ex-Seattle, hft once in three times UP for the Cardinals. . He had two flies his way in the outfield Jimmy Johnston, ex-Oak speed mar vel, made one hit for the Dodgers. He didn't have a chance in right. Jack Graney. ex-Beaver, made one of Cleveland s hits. He threw out a runner, handled three flies and made an error in left. Harry Heilman, ex-Seal slugger failed to hit for Detroit. He had only one chance in right, where be is still being used. Weiser Dell, ex-Seattle, pitched Brooklyn to victory over the Cubs, giv ing four walks, nine hits and three earned runs. He fanned six men, hit one and scored once and made a sac rifice. Tom Seaton, ex-Beaver, failed to stop the Dodgers for the Cubs, going in as a relief pitcher. He allowed one hit and one earned run in two innings, walking two and fanning none. He also contributed an error. Ed Klepfer, ex-Venice, lost for Cleveland when he was batted out of the box in the seventh. In his 6 1-3 Innings he allowed 14 hits and eight earned runs, walking three men and fanning five. Carl Mays, ex-Colt, gave two hits and no runs In 3 1-3 innings, walking two and fanning one for the Red Sox He singled once and scored once. Slim Love, ex-Angel, broke in for the Yanks long enough to pass at man and fan a man. STAGING A PRETTY RACE FOR COAST LEAGUE THIS SEASON. Bill May Be in Salt Lake for Game Today. SOUTHWORTH IS IMPROVING Walter McCredle Declares Guisto Is Greatest Ballplayer In World. Heeville Fans Are Ready to Agree With Him. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 20. (Special.) The Beavers are still Bill Kodgerless ball club. Bill was slated to put in an appearance today, but he failed to show. There are yet some trains before morning, however, and the much-heraMeJi Bill still has a chance to get here. Both the Portland and fait Lake players took a rest today. They need ed it after the .strenuous days of long distance running they have seen the last four days. Indications are that game will be played tomorrow if the sun Joes its vluty. The Bees have lost their chance of tleing the count with the Beavers. Even if they should win, they can get no better than a three-to-two break. Billy Southworth, . who underwent an operation for an abscess of the knee. reported himself happy today. He does not think he will be kept from the game long. Gossiping with a crowd of baseball fans at the Hotel Utah, Walter Mo Credle came out flatfooted with the an nouneement that Louie Guisto is the best ballplayer in the world. Walt said it In so many words. "There never was a ballplayer In the world like that boy," he said, "and by the time he gets ready to go up, we will forget about Cobb and the rest of them. I'm not kidding when I say that this uuisto is the best, ballplayer in tne world toaay. Those who saw Guisto out at 1 the park this wee"k are just about ready to agree with Walter, for the sensa tlonal' youngster certainly has the local fans with him. Ills fielding, so grace ful and so easy and so accurate, has been a revelation here. The two errors charged against him here should have been given to Stumpf and Ward for their bum throwing. Interscholustic Mile Record Broken PORT DEPOSIT. Md.. May 20. A world's Interscholastie record for the mile dash was made by Shields, of Mer cersburg (Pa.) Academy, at Tome Schools' annual interscholastio track and field meet here today. Shields ran the mile tn 4:23 3-5, three seconds fast er than the record of H. Berry, of Red land (Cal.) High School. Harvard 9, Princeton 5. PRINCETON, N. J.. May 20. Harvard defeated Princeton in their first base ball game of the Spring series today by a score of 9 to a. bcore: R. H. E.l R. H. E Harvard 9 3! Princeton... 6 12 6 Batteries Mahan and Hart; Link, Thompson and Douglas. Northwest League Averages Team Batting. Club Fpokane . . . Vancouver . Tacoma Great Falls . Butte Seattle Club . Groat Falls Erattlo .... Tacoma ... gpokane Vancouver . Butte A B, K. H. EB. 02 4S BS 2l 4.1 16 EB. 27 30 40 24 14 17 BA . . . .57l . . . .t47 B7S . . E0 1 7 7 61 US 154 l.'i 13o 123 111 .236 .2-iS .2117 .21.1 .aim .07 '4 .1S3 Team Fielding po. ni4 050 .....47S 4M ,M 470 A. K. Ave. DP. 2i 2.-, .llrtO 8 271 S4 .!') IS 240 3.1 .1.3 JT 2Ttt 4.1 .$ 17 2M !( .44 2 2::3 4 .043 a Butting. AH. K. H. Ave. 2 2 2 10O0 ....1 2 . 5 .500 8 2 3 .875 14 1 5 .837 ....71 12 25 .3S2 41 ' 14 .341 ....6.. 18 23 .38 . ...r.S 9 IS .321 M 12 27 .:i21 ,.... 11 21 .318 . ...SS 11 20 .3"8 ....5I JO 21 .304 ....69 14 21 .804 ,....73 13 22 .yoi ,....74 7 22 .207 . ...4J lO 14 .2!2 .....t 6. 17 .27H ,....5S 18 -.276 11 1 I .273 ....4 -T 17 .25 . .....V 4 13 .2-!0 5.1 14 -25S ,....:: 7 18 .234 . 72 I , ."no fil 20 18 .2,M 20 6 .2.-o 8 11 17 .250 r ...M 6 14 .230 .;...44 S 11 .230 SOS .250 Flayer, club N Williams. Spokane. Callahan, Vancouver . Leonard, Hpoktno .... Peterson. Tacoma .... Fries. Groat Falls Wolfer, Tacoma Glslason, Fpokane - - - Harper, Spokane Murphy, Vancouver .. Sheely, stpokane Leerd, Tacoma Fhaw. Seattle Grover, Butte ....... Bonne, Tacoma ...... Calvo. Vancouver ..... Klllllay. Great Falls... Hillyard. Butte j-ennett. Great Falls.. Kussell. Vancouver ... Wuffll Tacoma Fmlth, Butte Haworth. Great Palls. Healey, Great Falls... Johnson, Butte McGinnls. Knokane . . . Williams. Spokane .... Hamilton. Vancouver . Fl'.zslmmons, Vancouvf Cheek. Vancouver .... Acosta, Vancouvor .... GUISTO AND BRIEF LEAD IN HOFI HUNS Beaver and Bee First Basemen Haye 10 Swats Each So Far This Season. BODIE IS FOLLOWING CLOSE Former St. Mary's College Flayer Has Fino Ilecord in Many Branches of Athletics and Appears Moc-t Promising. Just at present there are two broad- shouldered huskies tied for the leader ship of the Pacific Coast League in the art of knocking home runs. One is Louis Guisto, the Portland phenom, and the other "Bunny" Brief, star first baseman of the Sale Lake Bees. Right at their heels and pressing them hard is Ping Bodle, portly middle gardener for the Seals. Guisto and Brief have clicked ten spheres out of the various Coast League pastures and then sauntered around the bases gently. while Bodie has turned the trick nine times. Strange to relate, two of the leaders are Italians. Funny how the terrible sons of Italy predominate in this cir cuit. It can t be recalled where they ever shone out brightly in the majors. Gnisto la Greatest Pro. pec t- Guisto is the greatest prospect who ever broke Into a minor league. Bodie is a veteran who has seen service with the Chicago White Sox and has been in the coast circuit for several years. Brief came tn Salt Lake from the same team tnid is a seasoned warrior. Bodie established the home-run record of the coast league during the season of 1910. cracking out 3J home-run drives, which sent him tb the majors the next fecjion. During the year of 1909. Bodie made 10 circuit clouts; Bill Hogan got 11 and Ote Johnson topped the bunch with 13. According to the pace they are going. Guisto, Brief and Bodie are all likely to smash the latter's 1910 record to smithereens. Gnisto Weighs SOS Pounds. This boy Guisto is not yet able to vote and weighs 205 pounds and can run 110 yards in 10:2 seconds. Nearly 11 his home-run drives this season have spilled the beans for the opposition.- Louis is hitting well over 300 right now and more than half of his hits have been for extra bags. He broke into baseball sensationally, getting a home run his first time up against Bill Steen in San Francisco and his good work has continued. His fielding Is of the classiest variety im aginable and he is labeled straight for the majors. Breaking into organized baseball with a string of home runs isn't the first sensational thing Guisto has done in athletics. Since entering St. Mary's College four years ago he has been quietly but consistently sensational. Century Daik Record Made. Three years ago, for Instance, he put on a pair of track spikes, sauntered into an inter-class meet, and tore off the century dash In a sweet 10:3. He weighed 200 pounds at the time. Later on. In the same meet, he ran a furlong in 23 even, on a curved track, and heaved the shot, without knowing a thing about "form," hop or put, around the 40-foot mark. Experts said then that if he continued Louis would soon become a champion as either a sprinter or a weight man. Louis, how ever, had different ambitions. His mind was set on a baseball career and other forms of athletics were merely by-play and relaxation. Then two years ago in the last Ail-Amerlcan-All-Brltlsh rugby game, Guisto again performed sensationally. He was a star at track, weights, rugby, football, and bids fair to be one of the greatest stars in the diamond game. Johnnie Porie to Return in June. Johnnie Dorie. the welterweight champion of Oklahoma. Kansas and Mi&souri, and a Portland boy, will re turn noma June o ne nas noxea tne best boys around Kansas City, and has helped train Jack Dillon, Charley White. Ad Wolgast and Oakland Frankle Burns. Dorie will rest up here until September, and then will go back to the squared circle Dorie may box Frank Barrieau at Burke, Idaho, May 26. Dorle's real name Is George B. Doremyer. Checkers Headquarters Portland "Chess and Checker Club. 101 Washington building annex. Fourth and w asnington streets, a welcome Tor all. Communications and contributions solicited. Bend to 113 East Thirty-fifth street, fort- land. Information and Instruction free, E. II BRYANT. EDITOR. Phone Tabor 6213. PROBLEM NO. 217. By II. t. Lyman. Black men on 5. 6. 8 and 9. OR White men on 17. in. 21 and 30. Black ta play and win. tiplendld for students of the game. PROBLEM NO. 218. By Harry Baker for Orcgonlaii. A leapfrog combination. Black men on 2, 5, 11. 13. IS. 22. 2.1. king 31. White men on 7, 13 14. 24. 27. 20, king 32. White to play and win, PROBLEM NO. 219. By J. O'Hare (selected!. Black men on 13. kinss on 29 and 32. White men on 30. 31, king on 22. White to play and win. . PROBLEM NO. 220. Bv P. 11. Joyce (orlginan. Black men on 15, 28. 21, king on 29. White men on 23, 26. king on 22. Black to play and win. SOLUTIONS. Problem 213 B. 7, 12. 13. 14: W. 6. 21. 22. 24: B to play and draw. a7-ll 6-2 11-15 2-7 B114-18 7-11 1-23 11-1S 25-XO 18-22 12-16 22-18 16-20 18-23 20-27 23-32 80-26 82-27 26-22 27-23 13-17 21-14 22-18 Drawn. A 12-16 6-2 7-10, etc. w wins. B 15-19 24-13 14-18 7-11 leads to a white win. Problem 214 B. 9. 10. 13 ks 25. 29; W, 17 18. 22. 26, k 82. W to play and win. 17-1-1 10-17 26-23 17-28 18-14 9-27 82-21 W wins. Problem 216 B. 12. 19. 23. 14. 10. 6 2. k 22; W. 20. 2S, 32. SO, 21. 13. k 13; B to move and win. 19-24 28-10 23-27 S2-U3 14-17 21-7 2-27. B wins. Problem 216 B. 13. 20, 2: W, ks n. 21. R2; B to play 26-81 9-14 31-26 14-1S 20-24 S121-25 26-22 32-28 22-29 28-19 13-17 18-14 17-21 19-23 21-23 14-17 25-30. C. L. Burr. Solutions have been received from A A. Plmmons. Eugene, Or.: N. Sanfleld. cen tralla. Wash.: C. L. Burr. Goldr-ndale. Wash.; W. L. Bryant, nlm. Dr.; Roy Crocker As toria: Freeman Elliott, Seattle; Robert Mun. ly, Vancouver: E. F. Funk. J. Grthtm G. Blanchard. J. Wark. C. F. Berg. city. C. i.. Burr. Freeman Llliott problem, received. Pee next Issue. Introduce Oregonlan to the players every place in Seattle. tikrAAtn a) 11-13 20-1 1 b) 10-18 C )-:;- 24-S 14-23 Draw n. A In same No. 3 vol 4. American Checker Review, this Is played for black win and to correct reporter problem No. 63 and garors 726, where 24-10 23-1S was plaed with a drawn result. t Black wine. C Wl!l not this continuation draw? (Ed-). UA.M NO 1310 "SiNiJLE I'URXEK." Arranged fy Jasier F. mirh. "Edinburgh" (Clubrooins. 9-13 27-24 11-1S 25-18 22- 1S S-12 20-11 1S-2S 10-13 24-ltt 7-l t-5 28-22 13-24 3-25 24-2S 8-10 2-l S-ll 6-1 21-17 3-8 24-20 . 2b-32 6-0 32-27 13-24 1-5 24-20 9-14 22-1 S S2-2& 1-5 ISO 13-22 5-9 23- 21 3-14 1S-9 2-24 12-18 27-24 -10-15 9-14 11.13 4-S 10-17 2-rt lrt-15 22- 18 19-13 21-14 28-22 17-1.". 15- 22 10-19 1-S 17-28 15-22 23- 18 23-18 25-21 31-22 27-23 12-18 8-10 -ln s-ll 22-2 2K-2.V 18-12 422-1 r.-----T 23-18 16- 20 1)11-18 10-17 18-3! 26-31 X3-22 SW-2 21-14 2.S-18 la- S-ll 9-13 13-17 ' ti-10 S1-26 24- 19 S)18-14 27-21 22-17 B wins. VARIATION 1. 22-17 l- 32-27 0-10 1 8- S-11 30-23 2-6 2-2.l 11-15 17- 14 0-13 2S-24 W-13 B wins. lt-17 27-23 13-17 14-9 21-14 6-0 25-21 0-14 VARIATION 2. Uenvir vs. Mltche'1. 28-23 2-7 22-6 7-11 32-2S 8- 11 a3-25 1-10 18-9 11-15 28-24 H-H 23-22 5-24 B wins. 9- 13 18-13 9-14 Denvlr vs. Mitchell 24-19 11-18 22-18 10-13. 10-19. 32-2. 19-24. 1-10. 7-10. 27-24. 16-20. B wins. Denvlr. VARIATION 3- 27- 23 32-27 18-15 28-24 24-1P 5-9 10-14 1-6 7-10 14-18 B wins. tenvir. VARIATION 4. 22-17 31-27 1S-9 9-3 17-13 13-22 13-19 16-19 23-26 22-1 28- 17 23-1S 27-1 S 1-5 5-9 S-ll 19-23 10-14 81-26 2"-24 27-23 14- 17-10 21-27 B. wins. H-15 5-14 7-23 26-22 J. F. Smith. Hello, you. Friend Burr, g-Iad to hear from Souter pa I did not claim a win br -21. A player of Your abllltv would draw easily 2.--.'l I mine) Is as aoxI as the tet move riven, nevertheless. Am willing- to con cede everything- to you on the same. How about checkers and chess In the railwaymen's headquarters? Eastern R. R. centers are headquarters for experts In the games. GAME NO. 20S. This pretty game waa played In the recent tourney at Chicago between J. Scott and Westerhotf. Notes by Professor H. C. Hartshorn. Black Scott. White tvesterhoff. 9-14 c)22-17 14-18 22- 18 dl-13 23-14 5-9 23-22 19-24 23- 22 18-20 2S-19 11-16 24-19 f)10-32 :i-17 19-23 2-7 30- 23 31- 26 25- 21 26- 22 13-10 7-14 17-10 12-18 9-6 16-19 23-26 21-17 28-30 7-11 3D-26 17-14 a)2 23 e)li-ia 31- 8-11 1U-1S 32-23 26-19 20-24 18-13 in-19 24-8 b)4-lt 28-24 10-1U 17-10 7-14 32-2 13-17 14-9 12-16 11-9 24-27 9-6 22-18 19-15 16-19 g9-6 27-31 8-2 B w4r.s. 0-1 ' 22-13 a The regular move Is 18-15 at this stage, b The game Is now away from the dope, c 22-18 is much better, d This move cramps the whites, e This Is a star move, f The stroke wins. g An Interesting end game won br Scott thusly: 1S-14. 11-7. 23-27, 6-2, 27-24. 2-. 4-2U. 8-2. l4-. l.l-. zn-itt. r wins. Coast League Gossip IN the last two games in which Al Hartman has worked he has struck out 24 men, walked three and hit for an average of .6 IS. Captain Hartman. of the Washington State College team, will report to the Beavers on their next trip home. Manager Blankenship, of the Salt Lake club, has decided to retain Catcher Jack Vann, whom he Intended to turn back to the Terra Haute club previous to last Sunday's game, when Jack showed his class. For the pres ent, at least. "Brick" Eldred will be retained, as Blank has two infielders who are not in the best of condition. Billy Orr is suffering from an injured finger, while Eddie Hallinan has rheu matism in his throwing arm. The addition of Bill Rodgers will give the Beavers one of the sweetest Infields in minor league baseball. Vaughn will be shifted to short, Rodg ers placed on second and Ward will be released. Tyler Christian, ex-Oaklander, has or ganized a league in Jerome, Idaho, and Is on the hunt for some ballplayers in California. Christian is eager to make connections with McArdle, who is play ing with the Fort Bragg team in Men docino County, Cal. Ed Schorr, one-time Cub heaver, who was recently released by the Angels, has been offered a chance by Manager Walter McCredle, of the Beavers. The Beaver boss telegraphed Schorr from Salt Lake to Los Angeles not to ac cept any offers from other clubs, but to wait until the Portland team ar rived in Los Angeles next Tuesday; that he would look Schorr over and give him a berth If he showed any class. Perhaps Walter figures that Schorr can fill Harstad's shoes. The "Fltchburg. Cal.. Social and Im provement Club has reserved two boxes for the Oaks' ball to be held at the Oakland auditorium, the night of June 1, and will have as honored guests Mr. and Mrs. Martin, father and mother of Elwood "Speed" Martin. s Roy Corhan, ex-Seal. Is winning his way into the hearts of St. Louis Car dinal fans andManager Miller lltiggins by his sensational fielding. The Phillies' chances for the Nation al League pennant had a severe jolt the other day when Davey Bancroft crushed a finger of his right hand, which will necessitate hi being out of the game for two weeks. . McGaffigan. the youngster . horn Ham Patterson picked out of the West ern League, is more than living up to expectations. He connects for many safe hits and Is fielding sensationally. Clint Prough, of Oakland, co-operating with the Los Angeles police, is looking for his watch. $18 and a prise medal which were stolen from him Tuesday at the Los Angele ball park. SHOOT FOR FUN sport equals shooting for ' pleasure ana health. It appeals to both sexes and all ages. Clay target shooting is the school for crack shots. Call at the Nearest Trapshooting Club You will be heartily welcomed, and every shooter will be clad to loan you a gun and show you how to use it. Ask your sporting goods dealer about the local dub. Write tuferfn trapshooHng booklet. 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