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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 2, 1917. BOWLING ONE SPORT NOT HIT BY HARS Portland Devotees of Game Begin to Get in Shape for Big Season. FORMER LEAGUES TO VIE ScTeral Changes in Schedules to Be Made Some of Teams Will Have Same Personnel as They Had Last Year. Bowling Is one sport that. Judging from present activities, will not feel the hand of war next Winter. One of the reasons probably is tha for the most part me men who play the game are above selective draft age, but what ever the reason, more leagues with more teams in each league, will get away to a good start in the next few weeks. Officially the bowling season opened yesterday, and In spite of the rather warm weather that attracted thousands to the out-of-doors, enough of the reg ulars showed the Itching for the big gest of indoor sports to make an ap pearance at the local alleys, and team captains are rapidly scratching to gether their teams of the former sea sons. Schedules to Be Heavy. Many of the captains have conferred with Manager Blaney, of the Oregon Alleys, and he already has gathered enough teams In each league so that none will get away with less than six quintets, and one is going to plunge Into the schedule with ten teams. Some of the big players were up yes terday and helped polish the alleys with a game or two, but the biggest number will be back in the next two or three weeks, so that the leagues will not really get well under way before the third week in the month or even later in some instances. Several changes in the schedules will be necessary because of the number of teams and leagues, and two of the leagues will play their games in the late afternoon. The Forest Service and the bankers have selected the hours from 4 to 6 for their games, but the others will be scattered throughout the evenings of the week. The personnel of some of the leagues will be altered slightly, but for the most part practically the same teams will start the schedule. One or two captains have left for the war zone, but the leaders in most places are the same as those who led the various ag gregations through the last schedule. Clothiers te Play Again. The first one to get away will be the Clothing League, which has Mon day night. The teams tentatively signed up on that are the Buffum & Pendleton, Ben Selling, R. M. Gray, M. Slchel, Rosenblatt and Lion. The Mercantile League plays on Tues day and among the entrants will be Blumauer-Frank, Standard Oil, Zero lene, Auto Top Co., Meier & Frank, Bergman Shoe, Pacific Paper and Guardian Casualty Co. The league will see some new men In the lineups and in some Instances new leaders at the head of the teams. The Blumauer-Frank will be captained by Brown, while the Standard Oil, which won fifth place In the North west tournament here last Winter, again will be headed by H. B. Walker. Bill Thompson heads the Zerolenes and Charlie Jennings will captain the Auto Tops. Barnes from Meier & Frank is out of the lineup and Herrman is going to lead the team through the schedule. The retailers always have had a pick of a good crowd of bowlers and expect to shine with the front row. Charles Cassell heads the Bergman Shoe team. While Dick Freer heads the Pacific paper. Chetwood again is at the head of the Guardian Casualty. The Commercial League has the al leys on Wednesday, and in that are sure to be the Union Meat, Dooley & Co., Multnomah Woodmen of the World, the Webfoot Camp, Tru-Blu and the Pacific Coast Biscuit Co. Two Alley to Be Used. The City League numbers the M. L. Kline, the St. Nicholas, the "L" Cafe teria, the Cosy Dairy Lunch, the Ore gon Alleys, Portland Alleys and the Hadley & Silver "bunch." These games will be played on both the Portland and the Oregon Alleys and will split the schedule each week. The M. L. Kline team Is the band that last year made the best mark for Portland, winning fourth place in the North Pacific games. Seattle took third and Spokane rolled first and sec ond. Later In the week the Hotel League holds the boards. That probably will number the Imperial, the Oregon, the Portland, Benson, Multnomah and Nor tonla. The Imperial had the ribbon team In that league last year and its members have been out this season brushing up for the Fall play. The Auto Tire League Is growing larger and larger. Ten teams are In now, with prospects of one or two more. The Western Hardware is out of this for the reason that the firm has quit business,- but Coffey & Conway, the successors to the firm, have not yet declared their intention of being in the league. As it stands today, It probably will be: Chanslor & Lyon, Ballou & Wright, Archer & Wiggins, A. J. Winters, Brunswick-Balke, Firestone Tire & Rubber, Stewart Products Station, Fisk Tires, Goodrich Tires and Goodyear Tires. The ' Bankers' League probably will have four teams, the Lumbermen's Na tional, the United States National, the Northwestern National and the Ladd & Tilton. " Over at the Portland Alleys the Auto League and the Printers' League are sure to start and more are being or ganized. The Auto Leaguers will have the A. B. Manley team and the fives from the Covey Motor Car Co., the Northwest Auto Co., the Overland, the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver and others. KANSAS LEADS IN WHEAT Winter Planting Will Amount to Ten Million Acres. TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 26. According to statistics compiled here, Kansas is the greatest Winter wheat state in the Union. Kansas farmers this Fall plan to plant io.uuo.ooo acres in wheat. The acreage last Fall in Kansas was 8,950,000. Oklahoma promises to plant more than 4,000,000 acres this Fall, and Nebraska 7,674,000, all in wheat. Th TCnflrllsh 1 n ell A Bra- Vtam .nnm-w-l. mately 600,000 words, half of which are of a technical nature and rarely used. PARTICIPANTS IX THE CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAY FOR THE PORTLAND TENNIS TITLES BRING I few Os xv -jp TEAM IS GOING WELL Portland Tossers Best Hitting Club in League. WILLIAMS IS SLUGGER Outfielder Has Mark of 21 Some Kuns and Is One of Leading Rnn-Getters WHie and Hollocher Shine. If figures counted for much the Portland Beavers might be leading the league instead of being in second division. The team as a whole is the best fielding club in the league. Of the first five leading run-getters Portland has Hollocher, Wilie and Wil liams. Hollocher and Wllle aro always working to get a run over for the Beavers. San Francisco has the basestealers. but Portland has Williams tied for second in this department. Ken V illiams has no rival for home- run honors, the Beaver outfielder gathering 21 for his collection. Salt Lake proves its hitting strength by having Cheely and Ryan next in order in the home-run hitters. Dennle Willie leads when it comes to banging out triples, with Farmer ranking right behind him. Farmer, Griggs and Williams are among the first five leading two-base sluggers. These three had bagged 100 doubles when the averages were com piled. Salt Lake easily ha9 the leadiner sluggers in the league. Rath is hitting .333 and holding down second place in ine league averages; Tobin is fourth with .325 and Ryan fifth with .314. Iruck Hannah is hittlnsr in seventh place with a mark of .309. Sheelv ia banging away at a .288 clip. The main reason that the Bees are pennant con tenders is that five regulars are hit ting at an average of .314.. The following records ir.clude frames of August 26: .Pitching Records. Pitcher, clnh W. L. Pet. 0 1000 Doane, Vernon Hernhard Salt Lake Erickson, San Francisco Baum, San b'rancisco ........ Crandall, Los Aneeles Kromme. Vernon ........... Evana, Salt Lake ............ Houck, Portland , Dubuc. Salt Lake James, Port'and ............ 1000 .856 ..21 11 ,..19 10 ..18 11 . .15 10 ..18 11 ,..15 11 ..36 12 ..4 3 ..10 13 . .11 9 ..i ia ...19 18 ..15 13 ..IT 15 ..32 31 ..10 10 . . 8 a ..7 7 .. S 5 ..5 S .. S 3 .655 .621 .00 .593 .577 .571 .671 .552 .550 .G4S .543 .5.10 .0.!1 .5'J2 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .5110 .500 .500 .40 .470 .438 .4114 .423 .407 .400 .390 .3H0 .353 .845 .250 .111 .000 Leverenz, Salt Lake Brown, Los An Kelts Prous-h, Oakland Krauue, Oakland . Penner, Portland ........... Quinn, Vernon Goodbred, Oakland Smith San Francisco ........ htandridge, Los Angeles Beer, Oakland .............. Schlnkle. Salt Lake Marlon, Vernon ............. Klrmayer, salt Lake Seaton, Los Angeles ......... 2 1 Gardner, Portland 1 Hogg, Loa Angelea .... Hotr, Salt Lake 12 13 8 9 Oldham, San Francisco- ..... 14 1 a Johnson. San Fran.-Ver. ........14 39 Hrenton, Portland .............11 33 nan, LoaAngelei ............. .11 Arlett, Oakland 4 16 8 IT 1 11 Mitcneu, vernon 11 Hughes, Salt Lake 7 Kremer, Oakland 6 Mncher, Portland 10 19 Decanniere. San Fran.-Vsr. 4 Hovllk. Vernon- ................ 1 12 3 Schorr, Vernon ................ O Released pitchers ........ ..87 87 Total games, 429. Leading runmakers Tobin. Bait r.k 101; Hollocher, Portland. 2; Wllle, Portland, "GOOD-BYE, PORTLAND; HELLO, ALBERT BIDDY BISHOP. (s.m 1. . The Battery A baseball nine this afternoon will make their farewell appearance to the Portland fans before departing- for North Carolina to train. The Battery team will cross bats with the City League All-Stars at the Coast League park at Twenty-fourth and Vaughn streets this afternoon in a benefit earns to raise money for ihe meas fund of both Battery A and Battery B. Nearly 2500 tickets have been sold for the event and the boys see good prospect f enlarging their fund. The members of both batteries will parade the down-town streets before the game, led by the police band. Captain Clayton, of Battery A, will pitch the first ball from the grandstand. Harvey Newell has selected some of the best players in the city to repre sent his all-stars and good game is on schedule. This will be your last chance to help the boys and If you want to see a, good gam of baseball, go out to the game. ENTHUSIASTS IN CONTESTS DURING WEEK ON LAURELHURST CLUB -COURTS. .-jrn ti i&s u - x "" ic twiner -rl -n-S . ''tV .-. ' 4 " PV; Sri- J.iOT 3 if U -2 Y? ' K i A vXV 1 A t.' K iTI I I I "Ss- .0 f4 a ilk-te ib,i r A :' r 7ffssS-Ze7Za. 88; Pick, Pan Francisco, 9; Williams, Port land. 85; Hath, Salt Lake. 4: Killefer, Los Angeles, 83; Fitzgerald, San Francisco, 81; Meusel, Los Angeles. 79; Mensor, Oak land. 78. Leading base stealers Lane, Oakland, 47; Williams, Portland. 45: Pick, San Fran cisco, 45; Mc-usel, Los Anpreles, 41; Vaughn, Vernon-Los Angeles. 41; Murphy, Oakland, 88; Malsel, San Francisco, 30: Corhan. San Francisco, 35: 8challer, San Francisco, 35; Wllle, Portland. 35. - Leading home-run hitters Williams, Port land, 21; Sheeley, Ealt Lake, 12; Ryan, Salt Lake 8. Leading three-base hitters Wllle, Port land, 10; Miller, Oakland, 9; Farmer, Port land, 8. , Leading two-base hitters Echaller, San Francisco, 38; Tobin, Salt Lake. 37; Farmer, Portland, 35; Grlitgs. Portland-Vernon. 83; Williams. Portland, 32. Leading sacrifice hitters P.ath, Salt Lake, 85; Mlddleton, Oakland, 31; Wilie, Portland, 30; Terry, Los Angeles, 29. Club Fielding Records. Club Ci. PO. A. 192 1912 3SBI 1SO0 2014 2002 K. 217 218 218 223 2S2 2U0 P-t. .984 .1)03 .02 .!H11 .954 .951 Portland Los Angeles . . . Ran Francisco Salt Lake Vernon ....... ..134 . .145 ..347 . .140 . .147 ..140 3843 H0 8 :!!! 3J00 Oakland Club Club Batting Records. Q. ...140 ...147 143 3 34 . . .148 .. .147 AB. 4702 4749 4.T52 4787 4703 48H9 R. H. 1303 1259 3 199 1232 11S2 12oU Pet. .277 .285 .259 .238 .251 .251 Salt Lake San Francisco Los Angeles . Portland .... Oakland .... Vernon ..... 591 0110 814 553 433 Cowlitz Receives Game Birds. KELSO, Wash., Sept. 1. (Special.) A shipment of 50 young Chinese pheas ants was received this week by J. S. Robb, of the Cowlitz County Game Commission, from the state game farm at Walla Walla, where the state ts propagating young game birds for lib eration in the counties of the state. Mr. Robb has arranged for these birds to be kept in pens and fed until after the close of the hunting season, Octo ber 15, when they will be liberated in the best parts of the county for hunt ing purposes. Fossil fish, from which the much used lchthyol oil may be obtained, have been discovered in Texas. FRANCE V WITH THIS AS THEIR STARS "BILLY" ITEPP, S. WALTER. KRACHE THEM AT Stxi - TRACK STAR WRITES "Bring Spikes and Tobacco," Is Message From France. VV. R. M'CLURE AT FRONT Former Oregon Student, Who Is Of ficer Under General Pershing, Says Food Is Good and Supply Plentiful. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) "Tell the boys to bring their spikes and lots of tobacco," Is, the message sent to Oregon by Walter R. McClure, for mer University of Oregon track star, now a Lieutenant in General Pershing's expeditionary force In France. McClure, when a student at the uni versity, beat every contender on the Coast in the mile and two-mile. He made the American team which went to Stockholm , in 1913. Martin Hawkins, the other University of Oregon athlete who went with the Americans ' to Sweden that year, recently received a commission in the United States Army, after a period of training at the Pre sidio. McClure won his commission in the Army by examination less than a year ago and was in service on the border until he was sent to France with one of the first contingents under General Pershing. His mother, Mrs. O. Bennett, lives on the river near Eugene, and his sister. Miss Nellie McClure, is a student at the university. aaie of Places) Kept Dark. McClure sends ms suggestion of pre paredness to Oregon boys through Karl W. Onthank, secretary to President Campbell, of the University of Oregon. His letter reveals that soldiers are not permitted to mention names of their companions or places in the United States where they were stationed be fore -their departure for France. "1 may get to the gay city and play baseball, and may run If I can get in shape," he states in one paragraph. A part of his letter follows: "I am so hard up for reading mate rial that I memorize everything writ ten in English, even the ads and labels on tomato cans. "I can't tell you very much about our circumstances, location and surround ings. 'Samuel' is doing his best and eats SLOGAN, THE BATTERY A BOYS TODAY. KNOCKING OUT A TRIPLE. 4. CAPTAIJT FIRST. FORTH A GOODLY NUMBER OF are good and plentiful. Incidentally, we need the fuel, as there's lota of daylight here and those higher think it Is wrong for a soldier to rest. I guess they want to save out bunks for those who will come later. New Words Are Tackled. "I want to become familiar with new words, so ponder over the meaning or duties of "barrage," "grenadier," "salient. "chasseurs." "Tell our boys to bring their spikes. I forgot mine. And lots of tobacco. The price here is now (after payday) 20 times its correct price. My nose gets cold if thrust into the open between 3 and 6 A. M." McClure, in concluding his letter, urges "the old-timers" to write the boys they know in France, or send "a clipping or two." Bits of Shrapnel. SURGEONS operated on a gent the other day who was said to be with out a heart. They found one and the victim was acquitted of being a base ball fan. Newell Banks, of Detroit, won the checker championship the other- day. Now that you know, you can sleep In peace o' nights. Pointlag a Saving. "Wasted energy," says an economist, "is the bane of America." Down with the National League pennant race! "Boxing," writes a college professor, "makes students more self-reliant and fits them for business battles when they leave college," He has probably been comparing Jess Willard's income with his own. . There Is a story going the rounds that a player in the American Associa tion, who was fined T10, by His Royal Highness, the, Ump, went back to the bench and secured the money in pen nies. He stalked merrily over to the umpire and dumped the pennies at his feet. The umpire caught the baleful gleam of the player's eye and noted the amused laugh of the spectators. After a moment's reflection he said: "'The rule expressly states that all fines be delivered to the umpire, so kindly pick up the pennies and hand them to me or I'll slip another fine on you." After the player had gathered the coins he had another conception of thehumor of the situation. Peace aad War. The fltrhter who is paid to fifth t Is cool and calm and tame; Be seldom swings his trusty right Upon his foeman's frame. The baseball player, paid to chase The ball athwart the lea, Delights to bust another's face Or spike him on the Knee. Our The athletes have peculiar ways; player fights, the fighter plays. WILL CLASH WITH THE ALL- V. CLAYTOJI CALL1XQ SEMI-FINALS ARE HOTLY GONTESTED Munger and Ewing to Settle Postponed Match To morrow Morning. WINNER TO PLAY GOSS Veteran Easily Disposes of Ferd Smith Miss Eiclier Wins Right to Meet Miss Fording for Women's Title. The finals of the city tennis tourna ment at Laurelhurst will include Walter A. Goss on one side and either A. Munger or J. K. Kwing, depending on who gets the deciding games in the playoff tomorrow morning. Darkness ended their contests last night, Ewing and Munger being one all on the fourth set. The first went to Ewing fairly easy, but Munger came" back in the next two with a few well placed shots to the corners that netted him the next two sets, 6-1 and 6-4. Then started the last game, but dark ness gathered too fast for them, and it had to be called with the score 1-1. They will finish their tussle tomorrow morning, and the winner then will go up against the veteran who seemingly never will outgrow -the game." Goss had no trouble at' all with Ferd Smith and took him into camp in three straight sets, with scores of 61, 6-1 and 7-5. In a previous match. Andy Munger had defeated A. D. Norris, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. Hunger's game was brilliant and he won out against some stiff play that kept him covering the court against the. inroads of fast low ones. Monday afternoon will see the title play in the men's and women's singles, the men's doubles and mixed doubles, but first another semi-final in the match between Norris and Winch and Goes and Rupert will have to be set tled. Miss Eicher won her way Into the finals and will meet Miss Stella Ford ing Monday afternoon. Miss Kicher defeated Miss Sinclair, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. This was another match that fairly bristled with "ginger." Ewing and Mackie had no trouble with Lewis and Lewis and made away with the match, 6-1, -2, 6-2. This places the winners in the finals of the men's doubles, where they will meet either Goss and Rupert or Norris and Winch. Mrs. Northup and Percy Lewis won in a hard-fought match from Miss Fording and Olin Lewis, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 This gives the winners a chance to meet Mrs. H. Wentworth and Walter Goss. Mr. Goss is getting to be one of the remarkable men of tennis. He appears in every final and the brightness of his tennis is seemingly the same year after year. His playing in three champion ship matches probably will bring out a good gallery of spectators. The semi-finals yet to be played will be staged in the morning and the finals after 1 P. M. Checkers. E. H. BRYANT. Editor. Phone Tabor 6213. Headquarters Portland Chess and Checker Club, 201 Washington building- annex. Fourth and Washington streets. Communications and contributions solicited. Send to 143 ait Thirty-fifth street. Portland. PROBLEM NO. B20. By Oregus. for The Oregonlan. Now, do be careful and win for black if possible. It would please several if one of the problems of the problem-buster could be busted. BLACK, 3. 7. 13. 17, 20. i .iou: i tit) pin . - s - ...... (ttoh- .vjv, i'tl" ' " ';' . V 3 -, m , , U. iL rT" "'- '"i'-vy ' 'v"r"i sro-' White. 1, 23. 25. 2i, ax V.'hlte to play and draw. PKOBLBM NO. 521. Contributed by Oregus. 5. !. t. 10. 13. White. 15. 19. 21. Black. 22. 23. Black to play and draw. PHOBLE.M NO. 522. Contributed by Oregus. Black, 2. 10. 12. 21. 27: kini?. 19. White. 1A. 28. 26. 30: kings, 4. 17. White to play and win. PROBLEM NO. 523. Contributed by Oregus. Black. 2, 13; kings. 19. 25. 29. White, 10. 16. 18, 20, 31; king, 14. White to play and win. POLTTTIONS. Problem No. 516. Black. 13. 14. 27. White, 10. 22, 2; king, 8. White to play and win: 3-7. 27-31. 7-2. 31-20. 2-6. 26-17, 6-9. White Problem No. 517. Black, 1. 5, IB. 20. White, la, 22, 23, 81. Black to play and draw: 5-9. 13-6. 1-10. 22-17, 20-24. 81-28, 24-27. 26-22, 27-31. 23-1S. 15-19, 18-15, 10-19. 17-10. 31-26. 22-17, 26-22, 17-13. 22-18, 15-11. Drawn. Problem No. 518. Black. 2, 4, 8. 9. 11. White. IS. 19. 23. 21. 29. Black to play and win: 9-14. 18-9. 5-14. 29-25. 2-6, 25-22, 4-8. 22-17. 0-9. 17-13. 8-12. 13-9. 11-15. -6. 15-24. 23-10(1, 24-27. 6-2, 27-81, 2-6. 31-27. 6-15, 27-24. Black wins. Variation 1. rt-2. 10-15, 23-19, 15-18, S-6. 24-27, 6-10, 27-31. 10-17. 18-22. black wins. Problem No. .r19. Black. 6. 10. 12. 14. 1. 23; kinss. 13, 21. White, 5, 16. 17. 26. 30. 82; kings, 7. 13. Black to play and win. We consider this one of the neatest stroke problems we have published, and we are pleased that so many solved it: 19-24. 26-19. 6- 9. 13-0. 24-27. 32-23. 15-24. 6-15. 12-20. 17- 10. 24-27. Black wins. Solutions have been received from IT. Ut ley. W. L. Bryant. H. Henley. B. Bain bridge. H. Baker, Ira W'lthrow. N. E. Farm worth, O. W. Lents. Oregus, George Mc Donald. B. B. Alexander, O. Lee, J. Gra ham, L. K. Smith, A. P. Jones, L. J. Vair. W. D. Scheff, of Stayton. Or., sends a com plete set. He failed to solve 310. Harry Glbbs, ths noted critic, solves every one. H. TJtley, city In reply to your phone call we give George McDonald's solution to No. 512: 7-3, 8-12, 31-26. 12-19. 10-7. 1-17. 26-22. 25-18. 3-8. 4-11. etc. White wins. Messrs. Banks and Jordan had an 18 game set-to at Cedar Point during the tournament. Banks 5, Jordan 2. H. C. Hartshorn, of Chicago, won the Cedar Point trophy, formerly held by I. c. Goldsmith, of Columbus, Ohio. Notwith standing the war draft, the attendance was nearly as large as usual. This was tha an nual meeting of the American Checker As sociation. Editor In August 19 issue, game No. 264. "Switcher," at the 40th move, ths position Is: Black, 1. 4. 12. IS. 21: king. 29. White. 5, 19. 20. 24, 26. 30. White to play. Ir. Hutzler pTaved 19-15. but play 26-22. 18-25. 19-15. 1-0. 5-1. 6-9. 1-6. 9-14. 6-9, 14-18. 9-14. 18-23. 14-18. 23-27. 15-1KA. 27-3KB. 24- 19. 31-27(C, 11-7, 27-24. 19-15, 24-19. 15-10. 19-24 tD, 18-15, 24-28, T-3. etc White A 23-26. SO-23. 25-30. 18-22. 80-25, 23-18. 25- 30. 24-19, 30-25. 15-10 25-30, 10-7, 30-25, 7- 3. 25-30, 3-7. .10-25. 7-11. 25-30. 11-15. S0-25. 20-16, 25-30, 18-10, 80-25, 15-18, and crowning white win. B 27-32 makes a neat win by 20-16, 12-28. 18- 23. C 31-26, 30-23, 25-30, 18-22. 30-2S, 23-18. White wins. D 4-8. 7-3. 8-11, S-8, 19-15. 18 23. 15-6. 8- 15. . White wins. By throwing ths msn white can do mueh batter than 19-15 as played by Mr, Hutiler. GAMB NO. 29. Corrections of "Shearer's Hand Book," by Paul J. Lee. of Tacoma, Wash. These con tributions are valuable to the student and helpful to all. 1-18 24-1.1 4- s 3'J-29 1S-19 28-16 11"-19 2-23(C l-2 30-23 2- 7 81-27 7-1KB 27-24 5- 9(A 1- 5 19-15 11-1S 24-19 18- 22 19- 15 io-ia 17- L 0-14 11-25 2i-22 S-ll 17-13 11-lti 211-1 1 7-11 22-17 8-12 2S-24 0-1-t 22-17 3- 8 25-'ja 8-12 23-16 12-19 16-10 23-18 ml 1-6. White wins. Dixon A 11-13. 24-19. 15-24, 2S-19. 5-9, 19-16. 10- 15, J7-10. 15-19. 10-7, 19-lti. 7-2. 26-oU. 16-11 and no draw. B 5-9. 23-19. 7-11. 27-24. White wins. C Corrects Shearer's Hand Book, page 209. variation 33. at eighth move, where 31-27 is given and only draws. George W. Bass in Salt Lake Tribune. GAME NO. 270. Contributed by Paul J. Lee. 12-16 7-16 15-19 10-15 19-24 24- 20 24-20 10- 7 14-10 A)22-17 "-12 5- 9 2-11 4- 8 24-31 25- 24 20-11 22-18 10- 7 7-11 9-14 15-1S 12-16 li-20 13-22 22-17 22-1.-. .il-17 7-3 11 -JI 3- 8 10-26 9-13 8-12 16-19 26- 22 ;;l-2 25-22 17-14 80-26 11- 15 3-13 6-10 11-16 81-22 -L. 17-1" . 1S"14 S- 7 25-18 White wins J. Finn in Lynn Item. A Corrects "Shearer's Hand Book." page 210. variation 42. at 30th move, where 27-23 Is given and only draws. The above correc tion was given by M. Burnt In Melbourne Times. GAME NO. 271. Contributed bv P. J. Lee. 12- 16 28-19 12-16 27-23tA 2- 24-20 16-23 32-28 4- 8 21-17 8- 12 27- 9 6-10 23-16 6-10 28-24 6-13 21-17 8-12 14-9 9- 14 26-23 16-19 17-14 10-14 22-18 10-15 23-16 12-19 9- 3- 8 31-27 8-12 29-23 14-18 18- 9 1-6 3U-26 10-17 26-23 5-14 23-22 12-19 25-21 19-26 Drawn. J. Thurlow vs. J. Watklns. A Corrects "Shearer's Hand Book." 'page -6. variation 4. at seventh move, where 9-25 is given and black wins. Oregus writes that from the play In Switcher" game No. 264. Mr. Hutzler. n doubt, thougnt he had the winning hand against the blacks, but that Mr. Sanderson, realizing his predicament, cleverly extricated himself by sacrif icinK a man. Had the play been followed as given above, probablv :i would have been called for time at every move. This form of Switcher was during; Wyllie and Martin's time considered weak. Wyllie played many a game on the 1-6 and the 2-6 l-.ne. after white had plaved 29-25. In the ending white for choice every time. . GARDSTROUNCE PIRATES BEZDEK'S MEN SHUT OUT TWICE ON THEIR HOME GROUNDS. Matty's Men Take Two Games Front Chicago Cabs Giants Increase Lead by Beating Dodgera. PITTSBURG. Sept. 1. St. Louis won two games from Pittsburg today. Both contests were brightened with splendid pitching. Scores: First game R. H. E. R. II. E. St. Louis.. 1 5 OlPitts-burg. . 0 5 1 Batteries Horstman and Gonzales; Cooper and W. Wagner. Second game R. 11. K. R. H. E. St. Louis.. 1 4 lPittsburg. . 0 13 Batteries Watson and Snyder; Carl son and Schmidt. Cincinnati 2-3, Chicago 1-1. CINCINNATI, Sept. 1. Cincinnati took both games of a double-header from Chlcasro here today, coming from be hind in each game to win out. In the sixth inning of the first game four successive singles netted the Reds two runs, which proved enough to win. In the second game Hendrix pitched fine ball, but threw the game away himself in the seventh. Scores: first game R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago... 1 7 4ICincinnati. 2 9 8 Batteries Vaughn and Elliott; Toney and Wingo. Second game R. II. E. R. H. K. Chicago... 1 5 2Cincinnati. 3 3 1 Batteries Hendrix and Wilson; Eller and Wlngo. Brooklyn 2, New York 3. BROOKLYN, Sept. 1. New York de feated Brooklyn in the final game of the series today. Myers' muff of a throw in the seventh was responsible for the winning run. The morning game scheduled with Philadelphia Labor day will be played in the after noon as a part of a double-header. Brooklyn had games scheduled with. Philadelphia tomorrow and New York next Sunday, but cancelled them pend ing a court decision in regard to the legality of a Sunday game played at Ehbets Field. First game called off; wet grounds. Second game R. H. E. R. H. E. New York. 3 12 0Brooklyn.. 2 8 1 Batteries Sallee and Rariden; Ca dore. Smith and Krueger. Boston at Philadelphia Botli games postponed; rain. FLAX PROSPECTS GOOD Federal Expert Accounts for Crop Failure Around Salem. SALEM, Or., Sept. 1. (Special.) Re gardless of the fact that the Willam ette Valley flax crop this year is prac tically a failure. Robert L. Davis, of Washington, D. C, expert in the flax fiber investigation bureau of the De partment of Agriculture, declared here today that Oregon has as good if not better prospects for the development of the fiber flax industry of any district in the country of the same humidity where flax growing has been tried out. He accounted for the flax crop fail ure this year because of rains up to the first of June delaying seeding way past the normal time, between ilay 1 and Slay 10, coupled with the almost unbroken drouth since then. Mr. Davis will make an inspection of all the fiber flax fields in this vicinity. Faravlclnl in Swiss Office. BERNE, Sept. 1. Karl Paravicint. of Basle, has been appointed chief of the division of foreign affairs of the political department. He succeeds Dr. Alphonse Dunart Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Mnin 7070, A 6095. To-Morrow Night PATRIOTIC LABOR DAY Baker Theater Moy vs. Mascott WILLIAMS vs. NELSON GEO. ABE BRANDON vs. GORDON BOSCOYITCH vs. MAHONEY DICK SAMMY HEWITT vs. GORDON LEONARD vs. F. WING Unreserved, nailery, after S P. M. ROa Rfserved, (Gallery ................ 75 Rnrrrrd, Main Floor 91.00 Raised Stacr Seats (Soldier Boys) 75e Raised Stage Seats K1.64 Ringside and Box Seats $2.09 On Pale Rtoh's, tiller's FRED T. MERRILL, Mgr. BOXING