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TIIE STJXDxVT OliEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 23, 1917,
PACIFIC
ND1ANS
OPEN SHOOT TODAY
Tenth Annual Slaughter of
Clay Birds to Be Staged
at Jenne Station.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED
Tourney Will Conclude Wednesday,
Costume Day, When Shooters
Will Appear In Fancy
and Unique Attire.
BUSINESS MEETIXO TO BEJ
HELD TOMORROW RIGHT.
The business meeting' of the
Pacific Indians will be held at
the Imperial Hotel tomorrow
night Instead of Tuesday night
as was first published. ,
The dinner and dance at the
Portland Automobile Club will
be held Tuesday night at 7
o'clock. This affair will be given
by the Portland Indians and will
be open to all members of the
Indians and their ladies, members
of the Portland Gun Club and
their ladies and visiting shooters
and their ladies.
Atlah Mltllte Chinook.
Tahtlum kol Mahmood Tum-rum,
Kokumel pee Mlmaloose Illihe Kula-kula.
In the language of the Chinook In
dians the Pacific Indians' 10th annual
leathering and slaughter of clay birds
will take place this morning and last
until Wednesday afternoon.
The big Indian shoot will be held at
the Portland Gun Club traps at Jenne
Station from 9 A. JL until 3 P. M. daily.
A fine hot lunch will be served dally
at the club. The club can be reached
by auto on the Powell Valley road. 11
miles east of the city. Streetcars
marked "Bull Run." "Gresham" or Es
tacada" leave First and Alder streets
at 15 minutes to the hour.
Informal Shoot Today.
Forty seta of silver will be given in
prizes and also money prizes will be
awarded. The Indians are donating 30
of the silver set and the Portland Gun
Club the other 10.
Today will be an Informal shoot of
100 targets for practice and any spe
cial prizes that may be offered. "Colo
nel High Chief Everding will offer
four prizes to the four high guns.
Wednesday will be costume day,
when all the shooters will try to out
do each other in fancy dressing. Cow
boys, hula-hula girls, Indians, Mexi
cans, hodcarriers and just plain good
shots will be seen In action. An In
dian blanket will be given for the
best Indian makeup. The -judges will
be F. C. Jackson, chairman: George
Bertz, H. B. Newland, A. K. Downs. F.
J. Sewell, Jacob Kamm, Lloyd Bates
and Charles B. Preston.
Bis; Committee Named.
The following members of the Port
land Gun Club are on the committee
to help entertain the shooters and vis
itors: Benjamin E. Boone. W. J. Derth
ick, W. A. Lelth, F. J. Sewell, T. J. Ma
honey. Frank Van Atta, J. S. Grane,
W. B. Honeyman, Charles Leith. J K.
Simpson. Mrs. Ada Schilling, W. E. Car
Ion, F. O. Joy, J. C. Morris, Dr. O D.
Thornton, Ray C. Winter, C. L. Diven,
R. P Knight, Miss Gladys Reid, Felix
Frledlander and A. L. Zacrisson.
The programme for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday follows:
Jki?n?ay' July 23150 targets In 15 and
20-blrd events: division of moneys arranged
on the HI Kverdine system. Kxplalning the
latter, the target charge being 4.50. total
entry for the day will be J7. thus leav
ing J2.50 over for money contributed by
the contestants In other words. every
shooter will put 25 cents In each pot to
bo shot for. and this with our added money
In each event will make a more worth
while consideration than the usual "money
back" programme. Division of purses class
system ratio of 40, 30. 20 and 10 per cent.
The Indians always like to tackle some
thing new If It looks promising, and here's
the latest.
Tuesday, July 24 Registered programme
of lr.O targojs In 15 and 20-blrd events
Jackrabblt system of division: $1.10 added
by the Indians, and $100 additional do
nated by High Chief H. It. Everding
Jackrabblt purse will pay 7 cents for each
target broken In every event. Over money
for targets missed will be added to the
added money in each event, and the total
apportioned to the high guns in each event
in the ratio of 40. 3u, 20 and 10 per cent
class system. Thus the cost ought not ex
ceed the price of targets at 3 cents each
to any contestant, and the "over money"
purses are sure to be worth while.
Wednesday, July 23. big special Indian
tourney (not registered) This day Is to be
devoted to a series of special Indian events.
Using the four automatic traps. In charge
of Chiefs Sling-em-far. Little-throw, Cut-em-grass
and Ketch-em-star, we will throw
outlaw targets anything goes , 10 and
4 15-blrd events. All Indian trophies will
be awarded on this day's shooting. There
will be 40 sets of sterling silver spoons,
these to be divided into four classes. A, B,
C and D. Classification will be based on
the Indian handicap system and figured
from the totals made on the first two days'
programme. Those averaging 03 or better
will be assigned to class A. those between
60 and 93 to class B, those between 85 and
9 to class C. those under 85 to class D.
There win also be three ladles' prizes for
programme this day. three prizes for con
solation of those who do not win on the
regular programme, and & prize each for
the long run and the high gun of the day.
Any ties for this day's trophies will be de
cided immediately after the regular pro
gramme by mlss-and-out contests at targets
thrown about 60 yards.
Centralia W. C. T. TJ. Elects.
CENTRALIA, Wash., July 21. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting yesterday of the
Willard Women's Christian Temperance
Union, of this city. It was decided to
hold a picnic on August 3 at the new
City Park, Just west of the city lim
its. Women's Christian Temperance
Union members and their families of
Centralia, Chehalls and Ford's Prairie
will be invited. New officers were
elected by the union yesterday'as fol
lows: Mrs. C. Ekengren, president;
Miss Myrtle Cotrlll, vice-president; Mrs.
Allie Griner, secretary, and Mrs. Wal
ter Abbott, treasurer.
Roseburg Boy in Aviation Corps.
HOSEBURG, Or., July 21. (Special.)
Word was received here today to the
effect that Jess Hodges, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Hodges, of this city, had
Joined the aviation corps and was lo
cated at Pensacola, Fla. The young
man formerly lived in F-oseburg and Is
a graduate of the engineering depart
ment of a Kansas City college.
Lebanon Swimming Pool Is Open.
LEBANON, Or., July 21. (Special.)
The swimming pool which was bo popu
lar last Summer in this city was again
opened to the public under the super
vision of the Lebanon Women's Civic
Improvement Club, of which Mrs. Wllma
Waggoner is president. The pool Is at
the northern limits of the city, between
the new and old dams of the Lebanon
and Albany canal.
During a recent period of the mass
movement toward Christianity In India,
the Christian population increased at
the rate of 6000 a month.
Tfl J PACIFIC INDIANS WHO WILL SHOOT THROUGH THE INDIAN SHOOT, STARTING TODAY-
irn Sj . fV4 v r ,ssvfr T
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I 1 f' v , ness of "thpaw pitching, especially TitA T)rn f-An r fk
, , ' against left-hander batsmen and In TUffl 11111 LlHl I I II 11
. "I ' y every major league training camp this I U'J I I I I f" I I rllrl I P 11 I I
v -' $ i - Spring it was noticed that thore was I iU IILU I Ull LLnU
N . ' S'-iii s i " pi;;W;" t.- a big representation of left-handed
'"V; ' SN: -v -mi,!i-'Sif ' 5w:fJryv. b- pitchers among the host of youngsters
- , s a r - who are being tried out for regular
, t g . positions.
1 Left to Right, E. II. Keller, F. O. Joy, J. E.'Re!d, Lame Morris, P. J.
Holohnn, llnghle Poiton, Colonel Ily It. Kverdine, A. L. Kstes and W. J.
Derthlck. 2 12. II. Keller and K. O. Joy Doing Sentinel Duty. 3 Lined
I'p Ueady to Slaughter the Clay Birds, Poston, the California Crack, Shoot
ing. All the Above Shooters Are Members of the Pacific Indians and Will
Shoot During; the Indian Shoot, StartlnK Today and Finishing Wednesday
Afternoon, '
PILLETT IS PITCHER
Husky Boy From St. Paul, Or.,
Promises to "Show 'Em."
HALL GIVES HIGH PRAISE
Trade of Former Seattle Favorite,
Lee Slagee, by New York Tanks
to Fielder Jones' St. Louis
Club Is No Surprise.
BY PORTUS BAXTER.
SEATTLE, July 21. (Special.) St.
Paul, Or., stands a good chance of im
pressing itself In red letters on the
baseball map. At least that is what
Russ Hall, owner of the Tacoma Tigers'
franchise, and Bob Brown, the Vancou
ver, B. C, magnate, think. Personal
ly, I am unable to Jump in with both
feet and make a strong prediction, be
cause I was so unfortunate as to be
absent when the subject of the prog
nostications was getting In his good
licks.
Pitcher Pillett is the name of the lad
that Hall and Brown figure has a fine
chance of eventually stirring up things
jn the National League. Hall tells me
that he was raised in St.' Paul, Or., and
that although he is not yet entitled to
vote he has a very good chance of mak
ing good in the big game despite lack
of experience.
In the closing hours of the North
western League race, J. Newton Colver,
of Spokane, put over a deal by which
Russ Hall turns Pillett over to Cin
cinnati. The announcement that the former
Seattle favorite, Lee Magee, had been
traded by the New York Americans to
Fielder Jones' St. Louis club for Out
fielder Marsans was not exactly a sur
prise. Only a short time ago M was
pointed out In these columns that Ma
gee had not been going well this sea
son. He had fallen down so decidedly
in his batting from the high-water
mark he set in the Federal League that
the Yankees benched him despite the
fact that they paid a fancy price for
his contract when the Federal League
wreck was being cleaned up by Harry
Sinclair, the oil millionaire.
The trouble with Magee as an out
fielder, and the Yankees were contin
ually trying him in one of the pas
tures, was that his arm did not quite
come up to .the requirements of the po
sition. At first base he was handi
capped by his size. In the big leagues
they like a good mark to fire at, be
cause it is a case of get the ball and
let it go. The best work Magee did
for New York was at second base, but
somehow or other no one satisfies them
in this position. In recent time they
have had Gedeon, of the Coast League;
Charlie Mullen, the former University
of Washington star, and Boone. None
of them became a fixture.
SOUTHPAWS FINDING FAVOR
Managers Often Consider Iieft-
Ilanded Pitching Weakens Heart.
CHICAGO, July 15. As a rule right
handers have always been hailed as the
greatest pitchers, but the southpaw has
developed In the major leagues in the
last few seasons to a place of promt
nence. A left-handed pitcher has al
ways been regarded as more or less er
ratic
No less a Judge than Frank Chance
had little faith in southpaws, for he
always insisted that the constant
strain on the left side of the body
weakened the heart and for this rea
son they all had overtaxed hearts and
were never normal.
In spite of all the talk about un
reliable southpaws, the fact remains
that nine out of the first 14 flingers in
the National League last season were
left-handers.
Ferdie Schupp, of the Giants, was
rated in the averages as the most ef
fective pitcher In the league, with
Grpver Alexander, a right-hander, sec
riV - " n - , - H H 11 -
-i
ond. Next came three southpaws In a
row, Marquard, Rixey and Cooper.
Next came the three Boston south
paws. Nehf, Tyler and Allen. Slim
Sallee and Jim Vaughn, also south
paws, were high up In the ranking.
Managers are realizing the effective-
$20,000 FOR RED CROSS IS MARK
SET BY COAST AMATEUR BOXERS
Banner Patriotic Tourney to Be Held m San Francisco in September.
Seattle's Entry Into Coast League Is' Still Indefinite.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. (Spe
cial.) Twenty thousand dollars is
the mark set by amateur boxers
up and down the Coast as their con
tribution to the American Red Cross.
This sum will be raised at a banner
patriotic amateur tournament to be
held here In September, according to
officials of the Olympic Club, who are
behind the movement.
It is pleasing to see that the ama
teurs are taking the Initiative in "do
ing their bit" for such a worthy cause.
Several times In the past the promot
ers of the four-round game have pro
posed shows for the Red Cross, but
have gone no further than the an
nouncements. The trouble has been
that they wanted to give the Red Cross
Just a percentage of the receipts. The
society makes it a point that all the
receipts must be turned over when a
show Is advertised for the Red Cross,
and that was where the shoe pinched.
It looked as If the promoters were try
ing to create interest by tacking on
some charitable cause and putting
some money in their own pockets.
Boxers all over the country have cer
tainly been backward with their pa
triotism In comparison with other
sports. No sooner did the Red Cross
call for funds than the National golf,
tennis and trapshooting associations
came forward with suggestions for pa
triotic events to raise money. They
asked for no percentage, but generous
ly donated all. In that way thousands
have been raised. In the meanwhile,
boxing shows have been staged with
never a worM or penny for the great
humane society.
It Is the fault of the Individual pro
moter. Unfortunate, there is no
governing National body to take the
lead -and there are no Jim Coff roths to
set out and do something that will
bring credit and popularity to the
game. The boxers seem wilMng
enough. ' Willie Ritchie and Joe Riv
ers volunteered to give their services
free, but still the promoters hemmed
and hawed without going ahead.
The amateur boxers accordingly will
set an example In September. Phil M.
Wand, the former referee and well
known sportsman, is making arrange
ments for the big tournament that
will run three nights at the Civic Audi
torium. He will make an effort to
bring the amateur champions from
Portland, Seattle, Spokane and other
Northwest points along with those
from California. The affair will be
boomed and he Is confident $20,000 or
more will be realized.
Revival of the story of the possibil
ity of Seattle breaking back Into the
Coast League has failed to stir up any
startling developments at league head
quarters here. President Baum admits
that the addition of the Puget Sound
metropolis would add much strength
to the circuit, but declares that he
does not deem It wise at this time to
make the attempt. Furthermore, no
direct word has been received from
Seattle and it is quite necessary to get
the permission of the Northwesl
League directors, as their territory la
protected by organized baseball.
Another problem would be to find
someone who would finance the Seattle
team. Lugdale, so It Is reported here,
has lost money for the past three sea
sons and perhaps would not like to
take a flyer. He likely would enter
tain a proposition to sell out, but with
baseball conditions so unsettled be
cause of the war a buyer would be hard
to find.
Little stock is accordingly taken in
the chances of ..Seattle being repre
sented In the league this season, any
how. Perhaps in 1918, when the Coast
Fythlans Want Portland Named.
EOSEBHRG, Or., July 21. (Special.)
At a meeting of the local lodge of
Knights of Pythias held here last
night a resolution was adopted ask
ing that the Grand Lodge sessions be
held in Portland next year instead of
at Marshfield. as planned at the pres-
i ent time. By holding the meeting at
Portland, the members say, the lodge
men from Eastern Oregon and other
distant points will be able to save a
total of several hundred dollars.
Centralia Reserves Ordered to Duty.
CENTRALIA, July 21. (Special.)
Reserves of Company M, Second Regi
ment, National Guard of Washington,
are ordered to report for duty-July 23,
to Captain G. J. Benoit, Chehalis. or to
Captain B. C. Ross at American Lake.
Leaguers talk over starting, they may
try and figure in Seattle.
Once again James W. Coffroth Is
forced to step forward and explain
that he has permanently retired from
the promotion of boxing bouts. The
fact that his right-hand man, Gregory
Mitchell, has leased the bull ring in
Tia Juana, Just across the border from
San Diego, and Is planning on staging
20-round bouts, led to the story that
"Sunshine Jim" was going to get back
Into the game.
"Why, I handle more money every
day at the Tia Juana racetrack than I
did for my biggest fights," says Cof
froth. "I haven't the time or the de
sire to wrangle with boxers over guar
antees and all the other worries. I
have always said that I was through
with the game. In this case Mitchell
Is going in for himself and I have ab
solutely nothing to do with it."
Coffroth leaves on August 1 to ob
tain horses and Jockeys for the next
meeting at Tia Juana, which opens on
Thanksgiving day. He expects to have
more success this season than last,
when he was credited with cleaning -up
$125,000 during the 120 days of the
sport. He believes in promoting the
turf sport on the same scale as he did
boxing. Statistics show that he dis
tributed more than $300,000 in stakes
and purses at the last meeting, and he
if figuring on giving 10 fixed stakes
with four or six added for the coming
season.
Norman Ross is the big fish In local
swimming circles. His feat of winning
seven races In a day and incidentally
breaking 12 A. A. U. outdoor records
on July Fourth recommended him for
the title of a swimmer of merit. Ross
holds a position of athletlo director at
one of the Alameda beaches and Is en
abled to be constantly In training.
Swimming fans are hoping that Duke
Kahamamoku, the great Hawaiian mer
man, will accept the invitation to swim
against Ross in the National quarter
mile championship that will be con
tested here on August 11. The Duke
has been slipping a bit In the last year
or so but h is still rated good enough
to tell whether or not Ross is going to
develop into the world's champion his
friends believe he is.
Hen Berry, the San Francisco mag
nate. Is an ambitious man. After 'an
nouncing himself as the manager of the
Seals and boasting over their showing
the first couple weeks. Hen now as
pires to put Pop Geers, Tommy Mur
phy. Billy Durfee and the other stars
of the sulky in the shade. At the open
ing meeting of the sulky circuit at
Salinas last week, Berry was present
and got all dolled up to drive Brother
Clarence's fast pacing mare. White
Sox, in a big race.
Hen had it all figured out that he
could handle the ribbons and he was
seriously preparing to hop into the cir
cuit. Billy Durfee was taking no
chances, however, of having any mis
fortune happen to White -Sox, that was
good enough to win the $20,000 pacing
stake at the Exposition, and Hen did
not have his wish gratified.
Next we hear he will be trying to
put the gloves on with Jess Willard or
going to the mat with Earl Caddock.
San Francisco enjoys the unique dls
tlnctlonln the golf world of having a
course that Is for the exclusive use of
men players. The new Lakeside Club,
out by the ocean beach, was officially
opened last Sunday for Inspection and
one of the orders given out was that
women would not be allowed to play.
The fair sex were out for the inspec
tion and looked with envious eyes as
their male escorts pounded the balls
around. It may come to pass that the
women will band together and build a
links of their own In retaliation.
Cruise otSt. Louis Nationals
and Roush Each Hit .331.
SPEAKER REGAINS PLACE
Sister Is Deposed in Americans as
Holder of Second Place Ty Cobb
Is Still Showing Way With
Stick Average of .3 7 3.
Walter Cruise, of St. Louis, batted
into a tie with Edward Roush, of Cin
cinnati, for National League honors,
unofficial averages released yesterday
showing them hitting .331. Roush.
playing In 73 games five less than
his rival has driven out 99 hits for
bases, while Cruise has stretched
9S hits for a total of 131 bases. The
averages include games of Wednesday.
Leading batters for half of- their
club's games:
Roush, Cincinnati, .331; Cruise, St.
Louis. .331; Hornsby, St. Louis, .323;
Fischer, Pittsburg. .321; Griffin. Cin
cinnati, .317; Rariden, New York, .316;
Rawlins. Boston, .313; Neale, Cincin
nati, .311; Burns, New York, .302;
Groh, Cincinnati, .299.
Tris Speaker regained second place
In the American League, deposing Sis
ler, with an average of .343. Sisler is
five points behind. Ty Cobb fell "off
two points, but is showing the way
with .373. -
Amos Strunk. of Philadelphia, Is giv
ing Cobb a race for scoring honors,
however, the Georgian, with a total of
59, having a lead of one run. Cobb has
bagged 120 hits for a total of 187 bases.
In 85 games he has driven out 24 dou
bles, 17 triples and three home runs.
Leading batters for half of their
club's games:
Cobb, Detroit, .373; Speaker, Cleve
land,'. 343; Sisler, St. Louis. .338; Rum
ler, St. Louis, .327; Mclnnis, Philadel
phia, .315; Baker, New York. .314;
Chapman, Cleveland, .310; Heilman, De
troit, .293; C. Milan, Washington. .293;
Veach, Detroit. .292.
FARNII SPEED DEMON
rORTLAXD YOUTH WIXXER AT LA
GRANDE MOTORCYCLE RACES.
Fifty-Mile Event In Negotiated In 30:17.
Williams, of Boise, Take 12
M lie Race In 9:02 4-5.
LA GFANDE. Or, July 2L (Special.)
Dustin Farnum, Portland, won the
Far Western grand prix at the opening
day of the motorcycle races here to
day. It was a spectacular race In
which the little Portlander took an
early lead, but at no time until the
very last did he have a lap the lead
over Albert Williams, of Boise, who
finished second, 49 seconds after the
winner. The SO-mlle event was ne
gotiated In 39:17.
Williams shared In the glories of the
day by capturing the 12-mile event
from Farnum after a see-saw event
that has to be put down as the best
ever run here. It was a wonderful
event. The mile and a half track was
thoroughly oiled and the audience en
Joyed the races better than heretofore.
The auto division of today's pro
gramme was only mediocre. The day
was ideal and the crowd large. To
night the visitors and townsfolk are
dancing a Joyous mardl gras on the
streets.
The summary:
Six miles for autos. free for all Farnum.
Portland, first: Kpenstein, Harley, Portland,
second; Cogburn, Portland. Merkle, third;
Swam, Walla Walla. Karley. fourth
Six miles for autos under 250 cubic
Inch displacement Red Williams, La
Grande, Maxwell, first; McGulre, Ford, Port
land, second.
Trlats for track records Williams. Boise,
1:05 3-5: Farnum, Portland, 1:05 4-5; Ber
rlth. Portland. 1:16.
Twelve miles for motorcycles Williams,
Harley, Bols. first; Farnum, Portland, In
dian, second: Swartz, Walla Walla. Harley,
third; Cogburn, Portland, Merkel. fourth.
Time. 0:02 4-3.
Twelve miles for autos under 300 cubic
inch displacement Hollister, driving; Mitch
ell, first; Campbell, Walla Walla, driving
Velle. second; Quinland. Island City, driving
Packard, third. Average time, 62 miles an
hour.
Far Western championship for motorcycles.
GO miles Farnum, Portland. Indian, first;
Williams. Boise. Harley, second; Swartz,
Walla Walla, Harley. thlr; CoRburn, Port-
land, Merkle. fourth; Campbell, Walla
Walla. Harley. fifth; Red Williams, La
Grande, Harley, sixth. Time, 89:17.
Waller Scott has not many recorded
fights at school, but. in spite of his
lameness, he was always In the thick
of the "bickers," or street fights, with
the boys of the town.
TRAP CHAMPION IS
REAL T1TLEH0LDER
Clay-Bird Shooters Must Van
quish All-Comers, Says
Peter P. Carney.
STATE TITLES ARE FIRST
National Honors Are Won Only
After Trapmen Establish Su
premacy at Home Chicago
Gets Big Event This Year.
BY PETER P. -.CARNEY,
Editor National Sports Syndicate.
. Why Is a' champion? Speaking gen
erally, we don't know.
Now, if you will change the ques
tion to a specific one and ask, "why is
the National amateur trapshooting
champion?" you'll start something. But
before the something gets going and
monopolizes all of the allotted space,
it is but fair that we explain why we
cannot tell Just why is a, for instance,
golf or tennis champion, though we
are strong for these games as well as
for all other outdoor sports. ,
However unneutral you may be with
reference to any particular recreation
you will admit that "facts la facts"
Just the' same as "pigs is pigs," and
it is a toss up as to which is the more
pig-headed at times, so not being re
sponsible for either pigs or facts, we
must ask you to put the blame where
it belongs if you don't approve of pigs
or don't like the way facts affect a
phase of your favorite sport.
Some Are "Pot-Shot" Champion.
To resump. the winning of a golf or
tennis championship is simply a mat
ter of an aspirant taking a pot shot at
the "champion" who has won the honor
by taking a pot-shot at the "champ"
who, in turn, had wrested the title
from a preceding "champion" much on
the order of the endless story that de
pended for its endlessness on a repe
tition of the words, "then another lo
cust went in and took out another
grain of corn, then another locust, etc.,
etc., etc."
Certainly it Is true that our best
friends are those who gently and
kindly (and privately) tell us our
faults, therefore, golfers and tennisers
will drink heartily from our proffered
loving cup. Incidentally, it is to be
remarked that if Great Britain ever
tried to take golf back home to Scot
land, some half-million American trap
shooters would rally in defense of the
game, and instead of "Hoot, mon!" it
would be "Shoot, mon!" Ditto for ten
nis in event of an attempt to suppress
it.
Real Champion Defined.
Penning the pigs and again trotting
out the facts, the National amateur
trapshooting championship is a cham
pionship, and the shooter who wins it
is a champion a champion of cham
pions, in fact, for in order to qualify
to compete for the National title con
testants must first win the champion
ship of their respective states by out
shooting all comers at tournaments,
having the official sanction of the In
terstate Association.
Ordinarily, shooters with high aver
ages are handicapped from one to
seven yards shooting from the 17 to
23-yard line according to their rec
ords, but in the event to determine a
state championship, all contestants,
from novices to experts, fire from 16
yards back of the trap, thereby making
each a scratch man and leaving skill
alone to be the determining factor in
the scores registered. The 16-yard rule
is in effect also when the champions
of the different states meet to try con
clusions in the National competition
at the grand American handicap trap
shooting tournament.
lllK Shoot to Be Held.
Last year at St. Louis, Mo., 37 states
were represented in the National ama
teur championship race, the title going
to Washington via Frank Troeh, a Van
couver gunman. This year the affair
will be staged in Chicago, 111., during
the grand American handicap week,
at the South Shore Country Club, Au
gust 20, 21, 22. 23, 24 and the indica
tions are that every state in the Union
will be represented and possibly the
Atlantic Fleet. U. S. N.
The grand American handicap tourna
ment we might add is the classic event
of American sportdom. It will attract
In the neighborhood of 1000 trap
shooters and a gallery of from 25,000
to 50,000 persons each day.
Checkers.
E. H. BRYANT. Editor.
Headquarters Portland Chess and Checker
Club, 101 Washington building annex. Fourth
and Washington syeets. A welcome for all.
Corr.muniCHttons and contributions solicited.
Send to 1-43 East Thirty-fifth street, .Port
land. Th Oresonlan. July 22. 1917.)
PROBLEM NO. 4U0.
By L. J. Valr, 478(1 Tennyson street, Denver.
Colorado.
BLACK. 5. 11. 14; KINGS. 1. 15. SI.
,,- . - -':'-- - . t 'L . S-i
WHITE. 13. 20. 22: KINGS. 4, 7. 24.
Black to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 4!)7.
BY K. HUGHES.
Contributed by B. B. Alexander, Eaa Dieso,
California.
Black, 21. 22; kini?. 26. White, 29; kings.
14, 31. White to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 4'JS.
liv E. L. Sides.
Black. 9, 10. 12. 13. 14. 20. White. 21, 22.
23. 20. 8, 80. White to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 409.
By 1i J. R. Simson.
Black. S. G, 12, 13. 16; kins. 23. 29. White.
11, 21, 2S, 30, 31; kings, 6, 10. White to play
and win. ,
POLCTIOXS.
Problem No. 491. Blade, 13. 21: king, 10.
White, 18: kings. 1. 30. Biack to play and
draw. This was a prize problem. The editor
has received only two solutions and both
were wrong. One solution gave this as a
white win: 13-17(1. 18-14. 10-7. 1-6. 17-22f2.
6-10. r. 7-2. 14-9(4. 22-2S. 9-5(5, 25-2D, S-Kti.
29-23(7. 1-5. 25-22. 10-0. 2-9, fi-14. 22-17.
14-lt. 17-22(8. 9-6. 22-18. 30-20. 18-15. 26-23.
21- 2.". 6-9, 2S-29, 9-13. 29-25. Drawn.
Var. 1. 10-7. 18-15. 7-2c9, 1-5, 2-8. 5-9,
6-1. 9-14. 1-6, 15-11. 6-1(10. 11-7, 1-6. 7-2.
6-1 2-7. 1-6. 7-11, 13-17. 30-26, 6-1, 11-15.
White wins.
Var.-2. 7-2. 6-9, 2-7(11. 9-1S, 17-22. 13-17
22- 25. 14-10. 7-14. 17-10. 25-29. 10-15. 29-25.
ir.-lH. White wins.
Var. 3. 14-9, 7-2(12, 6-1.
6-10 22-25. 3-2C, 6-1, 14-9,
Var. 4. 10-15. 2-6. 15-18,
25-29. 30-26. 6-1. -14-9. 21-25.
2-7, 1-6. T-2.
21-25. Drawn.
22-25. 1S-22.
Drawn.
Var. 5. 10-14. 25-29. 14-18(13. 29-25.
30-26. 25-29, 18-22. 2-7. 9-5. 7-10. 22-18. 10-.
5- 1. 6-10 (14. 20-30, 29-25. 1-5. 10-6, 30-26,
6- 1. 5-9. 1-5. 18-14. 5-1. Drawn.
Var. 0. 30-26, 20 25, 10-14. 2-6, 14-13, 6-1.
26-30. 25-29. 18-22, 1-6. 5-1. 6-9. 30-26, 9-5,
1-6. 1-15. Drawn.
Var. 7. 2-6, 10-14. 6-2. 14-18. 29-25. 30-26.
23-29. 1S-22. 2-7. 1-6. 21-25. 6-10. 7-14. 22-17.
14-21. 20-o0, 21-17. 30-14. 29-23. 14-18. White
wins.
Variation S 17-13. 9-6, 13-17, 80-26, 21-25.
26-30. 25-29, 6-9. 17-21, 9rl4. 29-25, 14-lS.
2X-l! ls-22. White wins.
Variation 0. 13-17, 1-5. 17-22. 5-9.
fi-14 White wins.
-25.
Var. 10. 13-17(16. 30-26. 6-2. 14-10,
21-25.
30-20.
2tl-:lo. 17-21. 11-8. 25-20. 8-4, 2U-25,
White wins.
Vr 11 17-2" 14-10. 22-25. 9-13.
20-2
10-6, 2-0, 13-6. 20-23. 30-2G. White wins.
Var. 12. 22-25, U-5. 7-11. 6-10. 11-16,
10-1.-.. 16-20. 15-19, 23-29. 5-1. 29-25. 1-6.
Dr:iwn.
Var. 13. 30-2C. 29-25. 26-22,
21-25. Drawn.
25-13. 14-23.
Var. 14. 6-9, 18-22, 8-8,
Drawn.
Var. 13. 21-25. 6-9, 5-14,
26-30. White wins.
Variation 16. ti-2. 14-10.
1-6, 6-KB.
22-17, 14-21,
13-17. 11-8,
17-22, ,s-4. White wins.
B 21-25. 6-9. 5-14. 22-17. 14-21.
26-30.
White wins. The above has been
taken
from an old copy of the American Checker
Board." The problems within problem are
very valuable in this exhaustive analysis.
Problem No. 492. Blac k. 12: kings. 15. 31.
White, 20, 24: kings. 2. 3. Either to play
and black to draw. These are Mr. Pursell's
twins. Black, although a man down can
draw with or without the move. A unique
position: 3-8. 21-26. 2-7. 26-22. 7-11. 22-1S,
8-4. 15-8. 4-11. 12-16, 24-19. 16-23. Drawn.
Black to play first, same position: 31-27(A.
3-8, 15-10, S-ll, 27-23. 11-8. 23-27. 8-3. 10-15.
2-6. 27-23. Drawn.
A 15-11. 24-19. 31-27, 3-7. 27-24. 7-16.
24-15, 16-19. 15-24. 2-6, 24-19, 6-10. and black
wiffcs first position.
Problem No. 493. Black, 12. 20. 28: king.
31. White 6. 14. 23. 32. Black plays and
white draws. 31-26. 23-18. 26-22. 14-lii.
22-15. 6-1. 15-6. 1-10. 12-10. 10-15. 20-24.
15-11, 16-19, 11-16. 19-23, 10-19, 23-26 19-16.
26-31, 16-20. Drawn.
Problem No. 494. Black. 6. 8. 10. 12. 13.
14. 18. White 19. 21. 22, 24. 25, 27. Black
to play and draw; 13-17, 22-15. 6-0. 15-6,
17-22. Drawn.
Solutions have been received from H. G.
Utley, Aaron Hart, J. Graham. A. P. Jones.
Harry Baker, W. L. Bryant, C. Best, Rex
Dalean. T. Graham, N. E. Parnsworth. A. A.
Simmons, B. B. Alexander, oregus. L. .1.
Vair. Ira Withrow, George McDonald and
P. J. Lee.
L. E. Smith, of Slsson. Ca!.. writes that
the checker, as well as the chess columns,
are among his home studies. The columns
are finding their way into hundreds of
homes and affording entertainment tor the
old as well as the young. Mr. Smith passes
them on to K. M.-Douglits, champion rliecKff
player of Tehama County, lied Bluff. Cal.,
who wishes to be listed as aa Oregoniua
reader.
GAME NO. 25.
"Ktiinboro."
Contributed by Paul J. Lee, Tacoma,, Wash.
-13
15-22
25-18
13-22 3- 7 13-23
22-18
12-16
24- 20
K-12
25- 24
J 6-15
20-17 2:t-18 14- I
10-14 7-10 2-26
17-10 27-23 7- 3
7-14 2- 6 211-31
29-25 24-19 23-1S
14-17 6- U 10-2.1
25-22 22-17 3- 8
17-2ii ll-l:t 11-1.
31-22 18-14 20-1 1
6-10
30-2(.(A
5- a
17-13
10-1.1
1-17(I.C 13-
13-22 l-li
26-17 32-2S
Drawn.
Nelson versus Whaler In the third Ameri
can tourney.
A 30-25. 11-15. 20-11 (B. 7-16, 18-11. 2-7.
11-2, 1-0. Drawn. H. Henderson.
B 18-11. 2-6. 11-2. 10-19. 2-9. 19-20.
31- 22. 5-30 and black position much lua
best.
C At one time considered strong enough
to win. Hugh Henderson in the Pittsburg;
dispatch.
Variation I.
32- 28 3- 7 20-22(3 22-25 23-l
15-22 25-22 2- 6 20-22(2 15-24
25-18 6-10 30-26 25-30 28-19
7-KKZ 22-18(6 10-15 10- 7 26-17
18-1517 5- 9 19-10 1- ft 21-14
10-19 27-24(5 6-15 7- 3 9-18
22- 8 10-14 22-17 11-15 Drawn.
4-11 24-19(4 13-22 20-11 Hender-
29-25 7-10 17-10 30-20 son.
Vur. 2. 21-17. 13-22. 20-17, H-13. 17-14.
25-JO, 14-U, 13-17, -H. 17-22. 31-27. 22-2i.
6-2. 26-31. 10-
31-24. 2S-19. r.o-26. 7-3.
3-8. 11-10. Drawn. Hen-
20-31. 23-18, 16-23
derson.
Var. 6. 27-24. R-9 24-19. 1-5, 22-18, 11-15.
20-11. 15-22, 26-17, 7-10. 28-24. 13-22. 24-20.
10-14. Drawn. It. H.
Var. 7. 18-14. 10-17. 21-14. 3-7. 20-25. R-10
25-21. 10-17. 21-14. 1-6. 30-25. 13-17. 25-21,
0-9(U, 23-i 8. 17-22. 26-17. 9-13. 27-23, 17-22.
24-19, 2-rt. 31-27, 22-26. Drawn. 11. 1 1.
D 0-10, 24-19, 2-0, 19-15 and white wins.
H. H.
ZShearers Handbook, page 133. Var. 74.
at fifth move, gives 0-10 here and white
wins. In note (E), 6-9 and 7-10 are given
ns draws, but the play is not convincing.
Mr. 1 1, seems to shun a draw by 7-10.
GAME NO. 253.
"Denny."
By W. B. Mundelle.
Submitted to correct trunk game, Robertson's
Guide.
10-14
22-18
1 l-lO
24-19
8-11
28-24
J0-2O
26-22
4- S
22-17
6-10
SO-26
1 l-lii
8-Il
1S-1.-,(A
11-1S
2- 6
1-10
17-13
14-17(B
13- C
2- 9 22-1S
21-14 lcl-14
10-17 IS- u
25-22 5-14
17-20 111-15
31-22 lci-lil
11-13 23-111
9-25 12-2S
7-1 O 10-1O
25-21 13-17
3- 8 10- 7
17-22
7- 3
S-12
3- 7
22-26
7-10
2'-.-3 t
10-1T
31-24
17-22
12-10
Black wins.
A This Is an absolute loss; 17-13 draws.
B Lee's Guide, Pailey note. J. Var., H,
continues as follows: 2-6, 25-22. 14-17,
21-14, 9-25(C, 29-22. 5-9. 22-18. 3-8, 31-20,
30-14. 26-22. 7-10(D. 1S-15. 14-17. 22-18,
10-14. Black wins.
C Corrects Robertson's Bristol. I II, Var.
105. at ISth move.
D -Corrects Robertson's Denny Trunk
at 33.
Board 61 wih Frank Marshall problem
No. 200 Key, Kt-B3. 270 B-lt5.
Games like 21.8 nhouM bo excluded.
DETROIT WINS 2 GAMES
TIGERS OCTIHT YANKS. COBB GET
TING FOCIl BIXGLF.S.
Klepfer Beats oytn and Indians De
feat Athletics Harper, Pitching
for Senators, Blanks Bronnss.
DETROIT, Jflch.. July 21.-Detroit
won both games from New York, tak
ing the first in 10 innings and hammer
ing three pitchers to win the second.
In the first contest Bush scored th-ee
runs and drove in the deciding tally
with a single. In the second contest
Detroit piled up a seven-run lead in the
second inning and Alitchell was never
In danger. Cobb made four hits r.nd a
sacrifice in five times up. Scores:
IMrst game:
R. H. E.! R. II. E.
New York.. 3 7 OlDetroit 4 8 0
Batteries Love and Wt-lters; James,
Cunningham and Stanage.
Second game:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
New York.. 2 6 2,Detrolt 11 IS 2
Batteries Russell. Shawkey, Monroe
and Nunamaker; Mitchell and Stanage.
Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 1.
CLEVELAND, July 21. Cleveland
defeated Philadelphia In a pitchers'
battle in which Klepfer excelled Noyes.
Philadelphia's only run .was scored on
two errors. Klepfer made his first
hit since the first time up on April 19,
1916. Score:
R. II. E. R. H. E.
Philadelphia 1 5 lCleveland . . 2 4 3
Batteries Noyes and Schang; Klep
fer and Billings.
St. Louis O, Washington 5.
ST. LOUIS, July 21. Harper held St.
Louis to five hits today, while his
teammates drove Rogers from the box
in the fifth inning, and Washington de
feated St. Louis. Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Washington 5 8 i;St. Louis. . . 0 5 2
Batteries Harper ana Alnsmltn;
Rogers, Hamilton, koob and Eevereid.
Chicago 5, Boston 5.
CHICAGO. July 21. Chicago and
Boston battled 15 Innings to a 5-to-5
tie here today, the game being called
because of darkness. Both sides scored
one in the fourteenth. Agnew walked.
forcinsr Ruth to second. Ituth then
came home on Walsh's triple to right
field. Chicago tied the score on a
triple by RIsberg and a high throw on
Lynn's grounder to get Risberg at the
plate. Score:
R. H. E ! R. H. E.
Boston 5 9 0Chicago. . . . 5 11 7
Batteries Leonard, Agnew, Ruth and
Thomas; Faber, Danforth, Williams
and Schalk.
Censor Guards Irish Meeting.
LONDON, July 20. An order in coun
cil issued today prohibits, either by
publication or by 6peech, the giving of
any report of the proceedings of th
coming Irish convention, excepting
such as has been, officially authorized.