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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.
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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.
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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
. .
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1
7
7
61
US
154
l.'i
13o
123
111
.236
.2-iS
.2117
.21.1
.aim
.07
'4
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Team Fielding
po.
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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.
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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.
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