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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 10, 1917.
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ATHLETIC TRAINING
HELD BIG HEED NOW
Colleges to Be Factor in Mak
ing Youth of Nation
Physically Fit.
STRONG TYPES DEVELOPED
FUTURE TYRUS COBBS OF CITY GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEAGUE, WHO MET IN FINALS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP DURING THE WEEK,
CLINTON-KELLY RETURNING THE VICTOR BY A FOUR-TO-TWO SCORE.
Coaches to Show Patriotism by In
ducing Students to Take Part
In Intramural and In
tercollegiate Sports.
BT X A. PIPAL.
Head Coach Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. To play or not to play during- war
lime seems to be the question. I do not
expect to answer this query once and
for all time nor for all questioners,
for I agree with our friend Hamlet
that there are more things In heaven
and earth than are dreamed of in "my"
philosophy. I will say, however, that
there is considerably more of educa
tional and life preparational in the
play life philosophy than Is dreamed
of by the casual observer of sports.
There was a time when athletics in
our schools and colleges were looked
upon as a sort of a necessary evil safe
ty valve for surplus energy to blow off,
as it were: or, to put it in the more
modern phraseology, it gives the boys
a. chance to work off the "rough -stuff"
in their system.
Athletics Not "Waste Product."
It is those people who still look upon
athletics as a waste product of the
"knowledge factories" who naturally
are the first when the seriousness of
the war situation is forced upon them,
to oppose the continuation of lntercolr
lcgiate athletics. To them athletics
cuggest only a waste of time, for in
their mind play life in the college is a
eort of a loafers' mutual co-operative
association, waste of time, lavish ex
penditures of money, hilaridus stu
dents in the bleachers howling them
selves hoarse at an athletic contest,
when they should bo in sackcloth and
ashes.
Theso same people will be the first
to detect in the war time conditions
the possibility of a loss of a star or two
by enlistment and the ultimate weak
ening of the team and the possibility
of the awful calamity of losing a game.
Yes. and the shrewd young business
manager sees the possibility of lagging
Interest and curtailed gate receipts;
and then, filled with holy patriotic
zeal, inspired by the aforementioned
Ideals and impending calamities, comes
forth to proclaim it our patriotic duty
to play no more, but do that which,
-when indulged in continuously, makes
Jack a dull boy. '
Value of College Sports Great.
If athletics were for stars only, if
Intercollegiate athletics were for cham
pionships and large gate receipts alone,
llf this type of physical training were
simply for sport and the amusement of
the populace, then we certainly would
be justified in throwing athletics on
the scrap heap with other waste prod
ucts of our modern life at this time of
National stress.
Today, however, we are more and
more beginning to recognize the devel
opmental and educational value of col
lege sports, and physical training is
looked upon not as a necessary evil, but
as a positive constructive good in the
echeme of a well-rounded educational
eystem. Educators recognize in the
well-organized physical training:
1. Organic education.
2. In the co-ordination of the visual
and tactual ideas through exercise that
demands agility, alertness, quickness of
action and decision, etc., development
of clear thinking. Herbert Spencer
(ays: "A highly elaborated tactual ap
paratus comes to be the uniform ac
companiment of superior Intelligence."
3. In the strenuous and highly or
ganized games like football and others,
honesty, fair playl courtesy, self-control,
obedience and loyalty are devel
oped in a higher degree than in any
other school activitiy. i
Youth I'rged to Attend College.
This being true, there is little ex
cuse for intercollegiate athletics being
suspended unless the war situation
develops which would force the clos
ing of our educational Institutions al
together. Just now we are far from
that stage and we find our statesmen
and military authorities urging that
tne young men in the schools and col
leges should refrain from promiscuous
enlisting and emphasize that It was
never more important than it is right
now that as many as possible should
bo enrolled In the courses in the col
leges and universities and especially
that the colleges and universities of
our land can best serve the Nation in
this crisis if they will enroll as many
young men as possible In the courses
of applied sciences such as engineer
ing, agriculture and medicine.
If under ordinary conditions athletic
ana physical training is deemed essen
tial to the scheme of education, cer
tainly now when the Nation is urging
us w prepare young men lor the
eventualities of war, athletic training
must not do neglected.
Yet at this time when we should do
real constructive thinking on the sub
Ject of physical preparedness, two fal
lacies spring up. The one advocating
eubstitution of military training for
physical training in the hitrh schools
and the other suggesting abolishing in-
xercouegiaie aimetics in colleges dur
ing war time. The first of these is
putting tne cart before the horse and
the latter is Bhooting the horse after
you nave mm properly hitched.
More A thirties Needed.
Instead of giving up athletics and
puuouiuims nuntary xraininir. w
should have more physical training
and athletics In our high schools. In-
steaa or aooiisning intercollegiate th
letics in our colleges, w should have
- more extensive physical training and
athletics in addition to more riarid ajid
practicable military training, such as
i-oionei jaiaweu nas developed at O.
A. C. this year, which has become one
of the most popular activities on the
campus Instead of being a drudgery as
mimary training so often Is.
Is not physical fitness the funda
mental basis of military efficiency?
And yet Judged by this standard, we
- find ourselves most deficient. Accord
ing to Earl H. Lees' article in the
Physical Education Review, "nhvsieal
ly deficient men sent to the Mexican
border cost the United States $300,000,'
and as ho suggests, "it would have
! been much better to have spent that
amount on the right kind of nhvsieal
preparedness, i. e., getting the men in
chape pnysically before they left for
the border. In the Spanish-American
War out of 1000 applications for en
listment among the Journalists 700
were rejected. Out of 1000 lawyers
BOO were rejected, and out of 1000
preachers 900 were rejected.
k Marine Corps Supreme Test.
"Theso men were from the same
types of men as we would look to
today for the defense of our country.
Iast year's figures show no improve
ment la this matter. aa lata statistic
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INTEREST KEEPS UP
Americans Want to See
- Games in War Time.
Ball
MAJORS DRAW CROWDS
Record Turnouts on Decoration
Day Are Xoted Despite Bad
Weather All Spring, At
tendance Is Good.
Shrpard an
d Abe Ettlnger. Second
Row Hollis
rarndlogloa, Morris
Faillnsr School. Left to Rlcht. StandlnK Henrr Thomas. Charles Schwarti, Si
Cohen, Eugene Rosecrants and Sam Welnsteln. Kront Row Max Herlana ana Hilly smoaoon. I union rvrlly, iit to Klgkt. Standing LtwU Simmons.
Max Zimmerman, Robert Hard and Karl Ivl rinses mi lit. Middle Row Richard McDonnell and Pearl Stumpf. Front Row Jamea Blsslo, Clarence Kolkua
XoraiD Johnson and Clarence Dederlch.
The Grammar School League was under the direction of Mr. Wynn Huddleston. of Meier & Frank, and much of the credit for the excellent management
of the league belongs to him. Mr. Huddleston scheduled all games, kept all scores and percentages, looked after the obtaining of grounds and umpired In
the final games. Glen Zimmerman, pitching for the Clinton-Kelly nine, went through the season without a defeat. Against Falling, Zimmerman struck out
11 men. Charles Schwartz, pitching for Failing, lost through poor support. Schwartz is a southpaw and he had to pitch shutout ball In order to win most
of his games. Clinton-Kelly will receive a handsome trophy donated by Meier & Frank emblematic of the grammar school championship of Portland.
from the United States Army recruit
ing station snow that out of 2000 ap
plications for enlistment only 600 were
accepted. During last year out of 11.-
000 applicants for enlistment in the
United States Marine Corps in New
York City only 316 were able to pass
the examination. Out of 18 recruiting
stations from Boston to San Francisco
41,168 applicants for service in the
Marine Corps were received, and out of
that number only 3833 were accepted."
Getting ready for war we should
start the military training at the right
end. If we do this the physical direc
tors and coaches of our schools and
colleges and athletic clubs will have
the biggest Job on hand they ever
tackled, and certainly will have a fine
opportunity to exhibit real patriotism
and serve their country by definite
constructive service. More contests
will be scheduled. Greater effort will
be put forth to interest students in
intramural athletics and all lines of
physical training and development.
O. A. C. Encourage Athletics.
At O. A. C. President Kerr is urging
greater activity and more thorough
ness in all lines of physical training.
The president of the board of control,
Dr.-Dubach, announced at the close of
the college that all student activities
including intercollegiate and intra
mural athletics would be carried on
the same as usual, and It is my belief
that throughout the country there will
be greater activity in all lines of ath
letic and physical training. We may
not have as many people in the bleach
ers, but we should have more men in
the contests.
There may have to be certain read
justments. Some of the colleges in the
tsig jNine conference are suggesting.
ince large numbers of upper classmen
have enlisted, and more probably will
be drafted, that during the period of
wartime the freshmen rule should be
suspended. Though I strongly favor
the freshmen rule. I believe the Pa-
if ic Coast conference may find it
necessary to suspend it during the
wartime.
B. H. BRYANT, Editor.
Contributions of srames. endings. nrnblTna
or Items of Interest, criticism and club
notes soncitea. send direct to 143 East
Thirty-fifth street.
ITne Oreg-onian. June 10. 191T.)
PROBLEM NO. 256.
By C. K. Putney, Corvallls, Or.
The editor believes that Mr. Putnev Is
the oldest composer of chess problems on
the Coast, being 80 years of age. He was
born in Lake County, Illinois, has been play
ing chess for more than 60 years, and has
contributed to the Illustrated News, Lit
erary Digest. Burlington Hawkeye, the Post
and other publications. His first problems
were composed in Independence, la. The
following Is one of his first compositions
and some exceptions may be taken as to
tne Key move, out tne editor Is confident it
will please ail solvers.
JJla-ck Six Pieces.
foot. This boy, only IS years of age. can
certainly be proud of this, his first compo
sition. Problem No. Wt We have received only
one correct solution out of a dozen that
have been sent in to this problem, and
therefore withhold the key to give our
solvers another trial. This problem has a
key that is a beauty.
Problem No. Key, P-B8(B. K-B.
P(Qs)ch. K-B2. B mates. L. E. Smith, C.
O. Uivens, P. B. Plants, R. S. Rumley, C.
Crawford. K. Wldmer.
Problem No. -J53 Place a biacK pawn on
KBS. then Key K-B4. P-B4, P-Kt5,
P-Q4ch. K-BS. P-Q5. PxP, mate.
Others sending in solutions this week
are: Mrs. Harrlette Ehrlcks. Mrs. Constance
Svendsen. Oregus. P. Claudlanos. A. Rada
maker, O. .W. Lenlz. Harry Baker. Hum
phrey and Robert Svendsen. S. Dickens, H.
Pyerltz. S. T. Adams. B. B. Alexander, Rex
Dalen. J. Fraer, Howard Johnson and Roy
Croker.
David Mitchell, in the Public Ledger, of
Philadelphia, remarks that some parties
seem to doubt the fact that Marshall, the
American champion, played 144 games of
chess simultaneously recently In Buffalo,
without any assistance, concluding them all
In eight hours, winning 131. losing one and
drawing the balance. December 26 he played
129 in the great chess drive In Philadelphia,
winning 97. losing It and drawing 23, after
seven hours' play. How can he do It 7
Well, It requires mental energy and physical
endurance developed to the highest power.
Marshall uses no stimulants, but smokes In
cessantly, only stopping long enough to
partake of food. The stooping and moving
at each board during the walk of 18 miles
is much In evidence that the man is de
veloped far beyond the average.
GAME NO. 204.
Played In the annual chess tournament be
tween Stanford University and the Univer
sity of California. White, Adams, or Stan
ford. Black. Taylor, of the University of
California. .... ,
White. iiacK. wnite.
1 P-Q4 P-K:l(25 HlB
2 Kt-KB3 P-Q4i2 R-Q4
( r.bi Kt-KB3l27 BxP
28 P-WK3
29 PxB
30 PxP
31 KR-QR
32 P-R6
33 R-Q8
34 R-R5
33 R-Kte
36 R-Kt7
37 PxR
38 R-R8
39 R-QB8
40 R-O.8
KtxKt41 RxKtch
B-K4I42 f-KtBlVi
Chess.
4 P-K3 P-QB4
B P-B4 Kt-B3
6 Kt-B3 B-K2
7 Kt-QKt5 Q-R4ch
R 0-02 QxQch
9 KtxQ O-O
10 B-K2 BPxQP
11 KPxP P-R3
12 PxP
13 Kt-BT
14 K-txR '
15 B-Q
16 K-KB
17 Kt-KB3
18 BxKt
19 P-KK13
20 R-QKt
21 P-QKt4
22 K-Kt2
23 R-t2
24 R-Q3
KKtxP
KtxB
QKtxP
Kt-Q7ch
B-QKt5
Kt-B4
B-Q2
B-Kt4ch
B-Q8
Kt-R3
BxP
GAME
RxKt
P-QR4
R-QKt
RxB
P-Kt3
Kt-B4
K-Kt2
R-R2
K-B3
K-K2
Kt-Q2
RxR
Kt-Kt
KI-Q2
K-Q3
K-K2
KxR
K-K2
K-B
K-K
P-R3
P-R4
K-B
PORTLAND MEN ADEPT
STUDENTS ATTENDING MOUNT AN
GEL MAKE GOOD RECORDS.
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Black.
CixB
K-R
QKt-K'2
P-KB5
P-R3
K-R2
Kt-B4
t-K6
PxR
QxB
and wins
Black.
Q-Q3
PxB
P-QR3
QxQ
P-R31G
QR-B
K-BJ
B-K7
P-KR4
R-K
K-R3
P-R4
RxKt
K-Kt4
K-Kt5
K-R6
Resigns
White Four Pieces.
White mates In two moves.
White king on OKU. oueen on GR7.
knight on QBU, pawn on K7.
J3iacic King on u.i. rooks on usa ana KB2.
pawns on K3. Q2 and Q4.
PKOBLKM NO. 2r.7.
Comnosed for The Oreiconlan bv IT.
Pyerltz. 406 East Tenth street. Oakland.
Cal. There are some pretty variations in
this composition.
Black Eight pieces.
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White Eight Pieces.
White mates in two moves.
White king on K2. queen on K8. rook on
QB5. knights on KBsq and QR4, pawns on
K3. K5 and KKt2.
Black king on K5, knight on QKt8. pawns
on Q2. QBo. KKt3, KKt4. KR2 and KR5.
PROBLEM NO. 258.
By George Griffith, Oregon City. Or.
This Is a very easy one with no variations
and forced plays. Another Oregon composer
enrolled for future work. Mr. Griffith Is
Just a beginner. His solutions, as well as
R. S. Rumley's, of all problems are splendid.
Black, four pieces. White, four pieces.
White mates in three moves. White king
on Q3, rook on QBR. pawns on K4 and
KKt5. Black king on Q8, bishop on KR3.
pawns on Q5 and K4.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 250 Key. P-KB4. l.Kt-KB6,
2.R-QB2. 2,Kt-Q7, S.RxKt mate. 1.P-KR4,
2.R-Q2, 2.P-KR5. 3.RxKt. mate. l.Kt-KBU.
2.R-QB2. 2, Kt-QS. 3. BxKt. mate. It Is a
good one. C. F. Putney writes that Hum
phrey Svendsaa is starting off on the right
43 Q-KB4
44 Q-KB6
45 K-B3
46 K-R4
47 K-K5
48 K -Ofl
I mates In 4 moves
NO. 205.
ti-. v,A,Aon r.Bn,r who had tne
white, and Whlttaker, who handled the black
men. Contributed by Oregus. It is a little
dandy. Editor.
White. Black. White.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 13 RxB
2 Kt-KB3 P-QB414 QxQPch
3 PxBP P-K3I13 R-K
4 P-K4 BxBrl 1 6 y-JK.T
5 PxQP PxQPl7 Kt-KKt5
6 B-QKt5ch Kt-QBIli 18 t-KB7ch
7 O-O KKt-K219 Kt-K4
8 Kt-QB3 O-O120 B-QB4
9 B-KKt5 P-KI33i21 RxKt
10 B-KB4 Kt-KKt3l22 QxKP
11 B-KKt3 P-KB4I23 Kt-K.B6ch
12 B-QB7 BxBPchl
UAjlei isu. xuo.
The following brilliant game was plsyed
between Jose R. Capablanca and A. A. Ale
chin, the young Russian master, in Russia
In 1914. Notes by tiunsoerg.
White. Black.l White.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4!l9 K R-K
2 P-QB4 ' P-QB3I20 BxKt
3 P-K3 Kt-B321 Q-R.VF
4 KI-KB3 P-K3I22 Q-B7
5 Q-Kt-Q2(A 23 RxQ
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6 B-Q3 B-K2(H':!! P-Kt3
7 O-O 0-026 P-QR4
8 Q-B2CC PxPI27 Kt-R4(H
9 KtxP P-B428 Kt(R4)xP
10 QKt-K5 PxP 29 RxPca
11 PxP Kt-Kt3'S0 P-B4
12 Kt-Kt.lI'D P-Kt331 Kt-R4
13 Kt(KtO)-B3(E (32 BPxR
K-Kt233 P-Kt3
14 B-KKt5 QKt-Q4i34 R-Kt7ch
15 QR-B b-Q2;35 Kt-Kt2
16 Q-02 Kt-Kt
17 BxB QxBl
18 B-K4 B-Kt4
A CaDablanca often plays queens open
ings In an original way. Here If B-Q3 black
gains a move by PxP, and as sooner or
later black must take the pawn, this is
provided against. The QKt has a good fu-
t ii rm a 1 ICS.
B The usual practice ' is for black to
open by F-K4.
( P-K4 also avaiia-oie.
t With the view of losing the kings side
pawns.
E Not exactly loss of time for B-R8 Is
the aim.
F The attack on the unsupported bishop
gives Just sufficient time to occupy QB7.
n Black must give up either the QKt's
or KB'i pawn. If R-Kt, Kt-Kt5 threatening
Kt-K6ch. also tne or.
w Decisive. Not only is the KKtP lost,
but the BP follows. If K-B3: 2. Kt-Q7ch.
and If B-R4: 2S. P-KKt4. P-Kt4: 29. Kt-
Bich. If K-R. 28. KtxPch. Public Ledger.)
VIEWS OX ATHLETICS DIFFER
College - Professor Says Spectators
Have More Serions Work to Do.
NEW YORK, June 9. (Special.) An
eminent college professor on sport in
war time said:
"We do not object to sport in this
time of crisis. Our cancellation of
schedules does not mean the abandon
ment of sport. But we do object to
the spectacle of 15,000 or 20,000 per
sons sitting around and watching our
athletic sports while there is mor
serious work to do."
In regard to the professor's view of
the question, the following has been
established: That without the zest of
competition there is very little incen
tive for athletics among college stu
dents. This may be deplored, but for
its development the colleges have
themselves to blame. As to 16,000 or
20,000 persons looking on, the more the
merrier, if their presence Is going to
prove more beneficial to any war fund
That such assistance is to be afforded
at football games next season already
has been determined.
lietter Here for Jack Allen.
There is a letter addressed to Jack
Allen, the local boxer, at-tba sporting
colters eeBtt
Active Part Taken In Athletic Activities
and Literary Work Showing
In Dramatics Creditable.
" MOUNT ANGEL COLLEGE, St. Ben
edict, Or.. June, 9. (Special.) Many"
Portland students- took active part in
every sport and literary work at Mount
Angel College during the past school
year. In football and baseball Charles
Coghlan was one of the stars. Classic
and Brost are two other students from
Portland who made the first team in
basketball.
The Portland students did not con
fine their attention to athletics alone,
but showed themselves adept in all
their classes. Vincent Ryan received
the gold medal given by Archbishop
Christie for general excellence. In
dramatics . Charles Coghlan, Ralph
Classic and Bernard Brost took a lead
ing part.
The orchestra and band held the
names of John Engertsberger, Ralph
Classic. Aloysius Koppert and Guy
Mattucci. '
Frank P. Llepzig, John Engertsber
ger, John Schroth and Charles Cogh
lan were on ths staff of 'the Pacific
aiar, tne Mgunt Anfii v.uiies luuu-Linjr j
magazine. '
Among the Junior students Relschel,
enenza Reichard and R. Wolff were
among the more prominent ones.
Reichel easily defeated all comers in
handball, while Wolff was among the
best in basketball and baseball.
MUGGSY" M'GRAW SCSPEXDED
Giants' Manager Punished for At
tacking Umpire Byron.
NEW YORK, June 9. President John
K. Tener, of the National League, an
nounced today that he had suspended
John J. McGraw, manager of the New
Yoak Nationals, for attacking Umpire
Byron In Cincinnati yesterday after the
game and as the result of an argument.
Previously McGraw had been ordered
from the contest as a result of disput
ing a decision.
DtFUB TO HOLD COLT SHOW
Auction Sale to Be Given on Last
Day of Annual Event.
DUFCR, Or.. June 9. (Special.)
The second annual Dufur colt show
will be held June IS and 16. with an
auction sale open to all on the con
eluding day of the ehow. It is ex
pected that the latter feature will at
tract many buyers.
The 1916 show was the largest ever
held in Eastern Oregon with one ex
ception, and Indications point to a
larger number of entries this year than
in 1916. R. E. Reynolds, of Cheyenne.
Wy., has been obtained as Judge of all
classes of livestock. He officiated in
this capacity last year and his work
was of sach a high order that it was
deemed advisable to obtain his serv
ices this year. Governor Withycombe
and other prominent Oregonlans will
be present.
During the show there will be free
band concerts; at the close of each day
there will be a baseball game and
each evening dancing and also an en
tertainment at the Oddfellows' hall.
"CHICK" EVAXS IX GREAT FORM
Course Record at Kansas City Low
ered by Score of Even 70.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9. Charles
resulted in great crowds at Philadel
phia and New York. The Cubs played
to 105,100 in the East, the Reds drew
74.300, the Pirates drew 68,100 and the'
Cardinals 63.000.
The great crowds that witnessed the
major league games on Decoration day
put an end to the talk about the poor
success of baseball this year," said
President John K. Tener. of the Na
tional League. "The game Is more
popular than for several seasons, and
all that is necessary is warm weather.
We have passed through six weeks of
unusual weather conditions, yet the
clubs in both leagues have done re
markably well financially. The Na
tional League race is interesting many
thousands, chiefly for the reason that
the Cubs and Cardinals are in the first
division. I hope that Matty will im
prove the Reds, and that the Pirates
also will win more frequently, for then
the Giants, Phillies, and Brooklyns will
have to fight much harder for their
victories."
Portland Motor Boat Club
Notes.
Chick" Evans, followed by a gallery
f about BOO persons, today lowered
both the amateur and professional
course records of the Blue Hills Coun
try Club, when, with Alden Swift, of
Chicago, as a partner, they defeated
Ned Sawyer, also of Chicago, and Tom
Clark, a local professional, 4 up and 3
to go. The match was played for the
benefit of the Red Cross Society.
Evan's medal score for the 18 holes
was an even 70. par for tne course
is 72 and bogey 83. Swift's score was
87, Clark's 75 and Sawyer had 83. The
amateur record is 73 and the profes
sional 72.
LAST OF" OREGON'S FOOTBALL MA
CHINE TO ESTER U.N CLE
SAM'S FORCES.
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Shy Huntington. Oregon's star quar
terback, has Joined the Marines. Ken
neth Bartlett, another of Bezdek's war
riors, recently Joined the Hospital
Corps. With these two enlistments, the
entire football squad haa entered the
service.
NEW YORK, June 9. (Special.) The
idea advanced in some quarters that
sports are neither necessary nor de
sirable in time of war has not been
borne out by the attendance In the
various cities of the two major leagues
up to date. Record turnouts on Deco
ration day were no surprise, in view
of the fact that crowds had been un
expectedly large during the first six
weeks of the campaign and the
weather unusually poor for baseball.
Only a few real baseball days have
been experienced this Spring, yet the
attendance has been better, averaged
day by day. than In recent years under
better conditions.
About 60,000 fans saw the Giants and
Phillies in their double-header at the
Polo Grounds and thousands more were
turned away In the afternoon. It was
perhaps the greatest crowd that ever
gathered here for a baseball game, ex
cept for.-a world's series contest. The
Yankees and Athletics played to the
largest crowd that Shibe Park has held
since 1914. At Cleveland the Indians
and Tigers played to great crowds
morning and afternoon, and in other
cities the same conditions prevailed.
The aggregate attendance for Memo
rial day games probably outnumbered
any previous total for this holiday in
the history of the game.
During the recent lntersectlonal
clashes, which showed the American
league teams operating along the
Western trail and the National
Leaguers in the East, the crowds were
remarkably large for such poor
weather. The Yankees trip was the
best Spring Jaunt the club has had
through the West In years. Four
games in Chicago drew 36,000 fans and
there was not a good baseball day while
the Yankees were there. At St. Louis
the weather was fine and the attend
ance for four games from Monday to
Thursday was 12,000, an average of
3000 per day. Then came three days
of poor weather at Detroit, where 26.
000 fans saw the Yankees and Tigers
play. In Cleveland four games were
played with the weather always threat
ening and at times very cold and 36.000
fans turned out. The entire Western
trip of the Yanks Bhowed an aggregate
attendance of 110.000 for 15 games.
According to figures compiled by a
Boston writer the Red Sox did even
better from an attendance standpoint,
playing to 112,900 people in the four
Western cities. The Athletics played
to 86.000 fans in the West and the Sen
ators to 81.200. Chicago led the other
Western cities in home crowds during
the series with the Eastern clubs. Close
to 125,000 people paid toll at Comiskey
Park. In Cleveland the crowds reached
the 100.000 mark. In Detroit about 90.-
000 and In St. Louis more than 50,000.
In the Eastern section the Giants did
the greatest business with close to
140,000 fans turning out to see Mc-
Graw's team play the Westerners. The
big crowds of Memorial day are not
considered In this total. At Philadel
phia the ' games with the Western
teams drew 85,500 fans and in Boston
and Brooklyn the attendance has been
estimated at 43.500. Bad weather and
the poor playing of these two clubs,
made a big difference in the total at
tendance. The Chicago Cubs did the
best business of the Western clubs
while in the East. The successes of
Mitchell's men in Brooklyn and Boston
MICHIGAN
INVITED BACK
Ann Harbor May Resume Athletic
Relations With Big Nine.
CHICAGO, June 9. Invitation to the
University of Michigan to resume ath
letic relations with the Big Nine was
unanimously voted here today by the
faculty representatives of the Western
Intercollegiate Conference.
Michigan, which withdrew in 1905 be
cause of certain training restrictions,
is expected to accept the invitation.
The faculty committee also unan
imously voted to continue athletics in
spite of war conditions.
Wagner Starts Training.
Jack Wagner, the Portland light
weight, has started training for his
four-round bout with Harry Casey in
Seattle on June 15. Wagner wants
to be In the best of condition, as he
realizes that if he beats or makes
good showing against Casey he will be
card In the Northwest Casey re
cently fought Muff Bronson to a fast
six-round draw, some of the fans
thinking that Harry should have had
the decision. Wagner will leave for
the Sound city next Thursday.
Fans "Rush" Umpire.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., June 9. Spectators
at the St. Joseph-Des Moines Western
League game here today disagreed with
a decision of Umpire Miller, rushed on
the field and shoved and pushed the
arbiter about. Only by the combined
efforts of players and the managers of
both teams and the police was a threat
ened riot prevented and the field
cleared for further play.
Former "Oregon Kid" Sinks.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. (Special.)
The former "Oregon Kid, now racing
under the name of the "Del H-," is now
resting on the bottom of an Fran
cisco bay. hlle Carlton E. Miller, her
new owner, was putting her through
her paces at a high rite of speed she
overturned, catching Miller underneath.
Miller was picked up unconscious by
sailors from a united states warship.
Chip Shakes Tp Brown.
RACINE. Wis.. June 9 George Chin
mlddlewelgnt, or jewcastie. Pa., de
feated George "Knockout" Brown, of
Chicago, in a 10-round bout here to
night. The match was hard fought
but Chip was master of the situation
at all stages, and repeatedly shook
Brown with lefts and rights to the
Jaw. Brown fought gamely, but landed
tew effective blows.
Jockey Anthony Neylon Recovering.
Anthony Neylon. well-known Jockey,
who won the Kentucky handicap on
Luke McLuke and nearly everything
else of importance in 1914, is Just re
covering from an attack of pneumonia.
Young Neylon Joined the Navy at th
first call to the colors and Is located
at San Diego temporarily. His family
lives in Portland at 531 lioeelawn I
avenue,
CAPTAIN MARTIN SHEA. JR., held
a little regatta all his own last
week, taking the office employes of
the Crane Company on a picnic above
Oswego. Martin couldn't get them all
in the Comet, so borrowed or stole, or
did something, to two more of the
club's fleet, and sailed away with the
crowd. They all report a splendid time,
and it is now up to Martin to repeat
the offense.
Commodore S. W. Boost announces
the appointment of Captain William -Parham
to the house and grounds com
mittee. Just as though the house and
grounds crowd didn't have enough on
their hands without having to keep
Bill in the "straight and narrow way.'
Lou Woodward, of Windemuth fame.
Is now running a first-class menagerie. .
The high water made it necessary to
remove his chickens and livestock from .
Ross Island, and one can now hear
cackles and "moo-s" and all kinds of
noises from the Woodward houseboat
colony.
It's wonderful to what lengths some
of these fishermen will go to bring
home the fish. For instance, there's
Henderson. Milton B. went up to
Magone's Park a few Sundays ago for
fishing purposes, and came back ex
hibiting a fine specimen of salmon.
The fish was all right, except for some
tell-tale rings around his body, prov
ing he had been caught in a net, in
stead of the conventional hook and lino
method.
Captain Hcrron is the latest convert
to tho speed fever, having purchased a
two-cylinder, four-cycle ten horse
power motor to take the place of the
old engine in the Heron. This boat is
a comfortable type of family runabout,
and is constantly In use during the
season.
At the trustees' meeting, Wednesday
evcuiiiK, inq xuiiowing inree applica
tions for membership were passed: W.
Oettinger. L. W. Rudolph and Merrill
A. Reed. Mr. Rudolph has purchased
the fast runabout Nip, and plans to
have her overhauled at once. Captain
Reed is the owner of the cruiser
Rowmar, winner of the special cruiser
event at the Decoration day races.
A welcome addition to the express
truiaer licet un in river is lue cruiser
Maui, owned by Captain Thomas Aut
zen, which had her trial trip last Sun
day. She is a V-bottom craft of 33
feet length, with a six cylinder Scripps
motor, and shows a speed in the neigh-
borhood of 16 M. P. H.
Something new in the way of novel
ties is to oe sprung during- the Rose
Festival regatta by the committee, in
the way of a spectacular event. While
not at liberty to disclose the actual de
tails, it promises to be an event worth
while.' Captain George Kendall and
"Lcn" Myers have been working hard
and deserve success.
Camas Planning Home Guard.
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Plans are now under way for a Home
Guard in Camas. The matter was tak
en up at the meeting of the Commer
cial Club this week and Sergeant
Proebstel. of the Third Oregon, ad
dressed the club, explaining the neces
sity of such organizations in assisting
the civil authorities after the regular
Army and the militia have been sent
abroad.
The Game Season Is Open
Hundreds of feather! ess birds are
being shot. Oil up your gun. Hop
on the car and hie yourself out to '
the nearest gun club. Clay pigeons
are plentiful They're flying fast.
Match your eye and aim against
these speedy targets that slip out of
gunsight in less than three second.
You'll get your share of excite
ment, fun and valuable experience.
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