THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 1917.
ALL BALL PLAYERS
IN N.W. LEAGUE FREE
President Blewett Brings
Home From Louisville Star
tling Announcement.
PORTLAND ENTRANCE HOPE
Montana Cities Probably Will Not
Be Dropped From .Northwestern
Baseball, at Jjcast Chief Says
lie Will Fight Such Flan.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 24. (Spe
cial.) That every ball player who
played in the Northwestern League in
3 917 is a free agent, and at liberty to
join any club in the country, is the
startling information that Robert L.
Blewett, president of the Northwestern
League, brings back from Louisville,
where the minor leagues met recently
in their annual session.
This, with the announcement that
the Northwestern is pretty sure of a
class A rating if Portland Joins the cir
cuit, is the important news that the
league prexy brings from the southern
conference. No announcement to the
effect that the league had lost its pro
test against the ruling of the National
Board of Arbitration had been made
until Blewetfs return, and baseball
followers everywhere were perplexed
at the unusual situation which the
league finds itself into.
The action hinges on the decision of
the league in closing shop last July,
several months ahead of the date set
for ending the season. At that time
the National commission ruled that any
league which wished to throw up the
sponge could do so and retain its fran
chise and players' rights. And then
along came the arbitration board and
repealed this decision. While nothing
was said about it, one of Blewetfs pur
poses in attending the meeting recently
at Louisville was to argue against this
decision. And Blewett, being a lawyer,
is some arguer. But his protests fell
upon deaf ears at the convention, when
he argued his case before -all of the
delegates. The session voted uphold
ing the verdict, and every player in
the Northwestern League was auto
matically a free agent.
Just what effect this will have on
the clubs is not known, but Blewett
takes an optimistic viewpoint and says
that he is pretty sure that the players
will all be in line again next Spring.
He does not deny, however, that any
player who drew salary from the league
in 1917 does not have to live up to his
contract, but is at liberty to make
negotiations with any club in the coun
try. The rosy side of Blewetfs interview
is in his statements about Portland's
chances to enter the league, and of the
prospects of the limit being raised to
class A.
"Of course, nothing has been done
about taking Portland into the league,"
said the prexy, "as Portland has not
yet been dropped. But I can say that
1 am confident that'the Rose City will
be in with us next Spring. I am pretty
sure that the league will be given a
elass A rating. I put the matter up
with the board back East, and no one
opposed the plan. All that remains to
be done is for the Coast League to take
action and allow Portland to enter the
Northwestern."
Blewett announced that, in order to
give the Coast a chance to take such
action, the annual meeting of the
Northwestern League has been post
poned until several days after the
Coasters meet. If Portland is allowed
to depart, the directors of this circuit
will promptly request the entrance of
the city into the Northwestern.
Another important opinion of Blew
etfs was that the league will not drop
the Montana cities. Blewett favors a
six-club organization, but believes that
Butte and Great Falls, by their excel
lent showing last season, deserve to
be members of the league again. Blew
ett declared that of course no action
had been taken, but said he would op
pose any attempt to drop the Montana
cities.
"In spite of the war," Blewett said
after his return, "things are not In such
a bad way in the Northwestern. If all
things go as we expect them to, the
little league will prosper next season,
and everybody, is expecting a good sea
son." Another pair of Portland pugs will
furnish the main attractions for Seattle
boxing fans this coming week.
Al Sommers, the Rose City middle
' weight, will take on Val Sontag, the
Seattle middle, in the main go of Aus
tin and Salt's smoker Tuesday night,
while Muff Bronson will box Frankie
Tucker in the other big contest on the
bill.
The Sommers-Sontag mill is attract
ing all kinds of attention. Local ring
followers are stuck on Sontag's style,
and the former amateur champion is
very popular here. If he succeeds in
getting by the Portland boy, there is
a move on to get him In a ring with
Willie Ritchie. Ritchie is not far from
the middleweight limit now, and ho
might be tempted to step four rounds
' with Val, if the right Inducements were
offered.
The unexpected showing Coach Hunt's
Washingtonlans made against the Ore
gon Aggies the other Saturday has im
bued the followers of the Purple and
Gold team with hope. Pullman's mlghty
Staters will come here Thanksgiving
with the intention of smearing Hunt's
lads, but while the odds favor the in
vaders, many think that Washington
has a good chance to hold Dietz' aggre
gation even.
The game is attracting great interest
here, and the biggest crowd in many
years is expected when the rival elevens
meet.
BIBLE CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Portland to Raise $10,000 for Fund
to Furnish Book to Soldiers.
Earle A. Rowell. financial represen
tative of the American Bible Society.
will open up headquarters Monday in
the Y. M. C. A. building in prepara
tion for the "Bible for soldiers" cam
paign, which the Bible Society is con
ducting nationally.
Mr. Rowell has charge of the cam
paign on the Pacific Coast. He has
been working the past three months
in California and has come north to
start the work in Oregon and Wash
ington. In Portland. Seattle and Ta
coma preparations have already been
completed to have the offering of the
union Thanksgiving services taken to
supply the soldiers with Bibles. This,
however, is preliminary to the real
campaign which will follow.
In Portland the drive will begin De
cember 3 and culminate on December
9, National "Bibles for soldiers" Sun
day. It is planned to raise $10,000 as
Portland's share of this work
A rowboat for light service has been
Invented which can be taken apart in
three pieces for carting and shipping.
KESULT OF TWO DAYS' HUNTING AND FISHING AT FORBES
LANDING, NEAR CAMPBELL RIVER, VANCOUVER ISLAND.
"Li . rs2
4k
Al'TOMOBILE OF" H. R. STEN'TOX, VICTORIA, B. C WHO WAS
THE LUCKY MAN.
Now that motorists from the south side of the boundary line find
little difficulty in getting their cars across to Vancouver Island, that
attractive portion of British Columbia is receiving more attention by
American sportsmen than it has heretofore received. The sight of cars
from Washington, Oregon and other Northwestern states disrupting
traffic on the streets of Victoria by keeping to the right instead of
to the left is common nowadays and the culprits are generally
sportsmen bound for some of the many beautiful spots where the
partridge drums, the deer are found and the giant Tyhee salmon
measures his strength with the best of fishermen.
The past season has been a remarkably good one for game of all
kinds on Vancouver Island. For birds it has been the best in many
years and the fishing has been exceptionally productive as well.
The bag of deer, grouse, pheasant and trout shown in the accom
panying picture was made in two days last September at Forbes Land
ing. Vancouver Island, by H. R. Stenton, of Victoria, B. C. Forbes
Landing is about nine miles beyond Campbell River In one of the
finest sporting districts of this game paradise. The bag, while good,
is not exceptional.
E
Municipal Golf May Be Started
Early in May.
FIRST NINE HOLES ASSURED
Enough Sheep May Be Run on
Grounds That Expense of Mowing
Fairway Will Be Eliminated J
as lias Been Done in East.
Portland's municipal golf course,
which Is situated in the Eastmoreland
section of the ciiy. in the vicinity of
Reed College, will be ready for play
next May. Such was the announce
ment of Acting Superintendent of
Parks Keyster yesterday.
Only the first nine holes will be
opened to the golfing public next
Spring, but even this will prove a big
boom to the golfing enthusiasts of the
city. The ground has been seeded and
the grass is coming up nicely and it is
planned later to permit enough sheep
to pasture on the grounds in order
that the expense of mowing the fair
way will be eliminated when the
course is ready to open next spring.
This stunt has been tried by a number
of the Eastern golf clubs and always
has proved a success.
All the bunkers for the first nine are
ready and the beautiful lake which
runs through the course affords some
dandy water hazards, which will tend
to make the course a popular one with
the golfing public.
The Ladd estate, on whose property
the course is located, have moved a
small building onto the property, which
will serve as a temporary clubhouse
until such time as the $8000 clubhouse
which the city proposes to build is
available. At the present writing there
is no money in the fund with which
to start construction of the clubhouse
and the matter will go over until the
City Commissioners appropriate the re
quired amount.
It is believed that Portland is the
only city of its size which does not
harbor one or more municipal goli
courses and the announcement of the
opening of' the first nine holes to the
public will be welcome news to those
who have been Instrumental In getting
the city interested in the matter.
Checkers.
K. II. BRYANT. Editor.
Phone Tabor 0213.
Headquarters Portland Chess and Checker
(JluD. 201 Washington Dunning annex, rourtn
and Washington streets. Communications
and contrlbut ions solicited. Send to 14o
East Thirty-fifth street, Portland.
PROBLEM NO. BBS.
This Is right off the griddle from Camp
Kearney, Cal., by one or the soldier boys.
The men are so placed as to avoid an old
position by Payne wherein white draws.
BLACK, 13: KINGS, 0 AND 10.
OUR
READY SOD
: . , v 1 1 1 . . W
?''VS- ''"" Lw-T i's--v. , .. .jjiA'Kii
WHITE. KINGS 21 AND 31.
Black to play and win.
PROBLEM NO. 569.
By Camp Kearney, Cal.
An easy proposition but very Instructive
and useful for beginners. Black, 1, 2. 6:
King. zu. wnite. u, J2, 13, 14. 32. .Black
to play and draw.
PROBLEM NO. 370.
By Harry Baker.
As an end game this would be very diffi
cult to excel. Practical and valuable to all.
Black. 6. 9. 12. White, 20; king 17. Black
to play and draw.
PROBLEM NO. 571.
By Harry Baker, for The Oregonlan.
Black. 4, 19. 27. 28; king. 18. White. .
10. 14, 16; king. 2. White to play and win
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 564 Black. 8, 12, 16, 20 1
White. 14. 15. 27. 2S. 31. White to win. 14-10"
21- 25. 10-7, 25-30. 7-3. 17-14(1. 3-7. 12-16
7-11. 8-12. 27-24. 20-27, .11-24. 16-20, 11-10
20-27. 16-32, white wins. Variation 1 30-25
3-7. 25-22. 15-10. 8-11. 10-6. 11-15. 7-11
22- 18. 7-2. 18-23. 27-18. 15-22. 11-15, 22-25
15-18. 25-30. 2-7. 30-25. 7-11. 25-30. 28-24
20-27, 31-24. 16-20. 18-23, 20-27, 23-32, white
wins.
Problem No. 565 Black. 4 17 18 bi
kings. 2. 26. 29. White. 7. 8. 11. 28; kings'
1.9.10. White to win. 10-14,26-23.9-13 17-'"'
28-24. 22-25. 13-17. 25-30. 17-22. 18-25. 24-15'
23- 16. 7-3. 16-7, 3-10. 4-11. 10-15. white wins
Problem No. 500 Black. 2. 0. 6 8 1"
23. White. 13. 14. 16. 19. 25, 31. 32 Black
to draw. 18-15. This is an ending of an
"Old Fourteenth" game, and If 18-15 sound
corrects Dr. Stayman wherein he plays
32-28, allowing a draw bv 23-27. 12-19 14-10
6-9. 13-6. 2-9. 10-7. 9-14. 7-3 8-12 3-s'
14-17. 25-21. 17-22. 8-1L 23-26. 13-10, 28-30,"
2o-2. ls-o, --22. 10-7. and white wins.
25-2
Problem No.
67 Black, 2. 15. 19. 24;
White, 5. S. 10. 13, 26. 28.
kings. 11. 18. 25.
- !
81. W. to win. SB-23. 1R-14. 10-6, 25-18. 5-1.
14-S. J3-9, 6-14, 1-5. 2-9, 21-17, 14-21. W.
wins.
Contributions from CaoiD Kearaer. Cal..
come written on V. M. C A. letter nnrjer
with attractive heading. "National War
Work Council." "Armv and Navv" with
the colors. Rex Dalean writes that he re
ceived a full dose from one of the boys. He
it antea to learn the game and Rex ("Old
Scout") was ready to help him over the pit
falls In a game. But the ending the sol
dier stuck to his guns and Rex had to run
up the white flag. The game follows:
oame io.
C Given as a lour At 28-!4 draw, efmilv
It Is where Rex lost his goat. B Bad play.
iiame xso. am.
Here Is where Rex evened the score:
9-14 15-19 7-10 6-29 2-11
23-19 24-15 25-22 8-4 8-15
11-15 10-19 3-7 24-27 12-14
22-17 25-22 32-27 4-8 15-11
5-0 8-11 7-11 27-31 14-18
17-13 31-26 22-18 21-17 - 11- 7
14-18 4-8 15-31 31-26 18-15
19-16 29-25 24-8 17-14 7-2
12-19 11-15 31-24 26-22 15-11
26-23 22-17 28-19 14-10 Black
19-26 8-12 10-14 22-17 wins.
30-5 27-24 17-10 10-7
Game No. 388.
This was the last In a lo-game series for
the chamnlonshlD of the San Oiientln Club.
Cal. By winning this game Mr. Baker writes
that he evened up the score with his op
ponent and considered it a fortunate victory.
Don Q Benson, Black: Harry Baker, white.
11-16
24-19
8-11
19-15
9-13
1
4-8
16-19
23-16
12-19
27-23
7-10
23-16
10-19
18-15
15-11
5-9
32-27
1-5
22-17
13-29
.10-25
29-22
9-13
27-23
19-26
31-22
3-7
I- 6
2-9
II- 2
1U-12
8-1 1
2-7
11- 16
12- 8
10-19
Black
resigns.
22-18
10-14
10-20
29-25
11-16
Gam Nc
389.
Contributed by Paul J. Lee, Tacoma, Wash.
10-14
19-15CA
1-10
24-15
14-18
23-18
11-18
22-15
4-8
30-26
9-13
25-22
6-10
23-19
10-14
22-17
13-22
26-10
7-14
2- 6
29-25
3- 7
31-26
7-11
26-22
11-18
22-15
21-17
8-12
17-13
12-16
25-21
16-19
21-17
14-23
26- 19
11-16
27- 23
16-20
32-27
10-16
12-19
8-11
Drawn
Escyl.
15-
J. Stenhouse
G. Crookston. in
A Corrects Shearer's Handbook, page 201,
Var. 15, at fifth move, where 30-26 is given
and black wins.
Solutions have been received from Ira
Wlthrow. George Lee. Harry Baker. Ira Den
nis, J. Graham, Aaron Hart, (ieorge McDon
ald, A. A. Simmons. A. P. Jones, Rex
'Dalean. L. E. Smith. W. I.. Bryant. J.
Powers, D. R. Davis, A. J. Garver, B. L.
Rawson, G. Campbell, Charles Williams and
C' Rone. C. Rone is an Oregonlan, a good
checker player and acquainted with several
of the experts in the state. The editor re
ceived a second letter from him November
20. dated October 28. 1917. with several con
tributions. Mr. Rone is a private in 116th
Canadian Forestry Company. His address
Is Groomhrldge, Sussex. England. His num
ber, 1048491. A picture enclosed in the let
ter shows Mr. Rone and several American
soldiers holding forestry tools In their
hands. He states that the columns of The
Oregonlan are passed around among the
boys until they are completely worn out. In
the next Issue look for some hard problems
to solve right off the griddle from the war
trenches of Europe. If you have any extra
checker literature send It to the boys, please.
Every player knows what a source of pleas
ure it is to them: how it relieves the monot
ony of camp life or life in the trenches:
brings rest to the weary and to the tortured
nerves proves a blessing: mentally furnishes
the entertainment that brings home nearer
to them in a foreign country, and brings
forgetfulness for a time of those horrors
which, in magnitude, are unparalleled in
the world's history.
Remember the annual checker tournament
of the Oregon State Checker Association is
to be held in the rooms of the Commercial
Club at Salem. New Year's day.
Harry Baker, of San Quentin. played a
six-game series with J. P. Roberts, postmas
ter at San Francisco, by correspondence.
Score. Baker, 1; drawn. 5. Mr. Baker is
now engaged In a six-game match with W.
D. Lane, of New York City, a well-known
expert. The Oregonlan soon will have all
of these games for Its readers.
(lame No. 390.
Played between two of the soldiers at
Camp Kearney, Cal. Contributed by B. B.
Alexander, San Diego. Cal:
J 1 27-23 13-22 'rt-2 22-26
2.1-18 6-10 2.1-21 . 8-11 27-24
10-1S 2:i-16 4-8 13-9 26-31
21-17 10-17 16-12 18-22 24-19
12-16 2.-.-21 11-15 H-r 31-27
24-211 9-14 21-17 2.-.-30 A)t-1S
16- 19 38-9 22-25 5-1 17-22
17- 14 K-14 29-22 30-26 15-8
6-9 22-18 18-25 1-5 7-10
27-23 15-22 17-13 28-23 6-15
8-12 30-25 6-10 5-9 18-4
2.1-16 14-18 14-9(B 14-17 Black
12-19 21-14 10-14 2-6 wins.
32-27 2-6 9-6 23-18
1-6(C 26-17 15-18 31-22
11-15 26-23 18-27 25-22 15-18
23- 19 6-10 32-2.5 14-18 22-6
8-11 13-6 8-11 23-14 1-10
22-17 2-9 22-18 10-26 19-15
4-8 30-26 15-22 31-22 10-19
17-13 9-13 25-9 7-10 24-15
15-18 26-22 5-14 20-16 13-22
24- 20 11-15 29-25 3-7 15-11
10-14(A 27-24 11-15 21-17 Drawn.
George R. Slocum. Capital Bank building,
St. Paul. Minn. Solutions to Nos. 560 and
561 correct.
CAREY CASE UP TOMORROW
Case Against Other Members of Kil
burn's Crew Due Tuesday.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 24. (Special.)
Circuit Court, trial jury will be con
vened on Monday morning to hear
the case against Captain Carey, for
merly master of the steamer F. A. Kill
burn. ' This Is an appeal from the Justice
Court, where the defendant was lined
$250 on a charge of violating the pro
hibition law.
The case grew out of the finding
of a quantity of contraband liquor on
board the Kilburn. The authorities did
not contend that Captain Carey had
the liquor, or even knew that it was
on the steamer, but the lower court
held that Captain Carey, as master of
the steamer, was responsible for what
occurred on board.
On Tuesday the cases against sev
eral members of the Kilburn's crew,
also convicted In the Justice Court on
charges of violating the prohibition
laws, will be called.
There are over 6,000,000 country girls
in the United States and Uncle Sam
and the state colleges are helping a lot
of them to make better country homes.
CHIEFS
FUTURE
Second Draft, It Is Feared, Will
Take Majority of Best
Players.
SUSPENSION MAY ENSUE
Major Leagues and Also Class AA
and A Organizations Foresee
Stormy Times With Opening
of Next Season.
With the second draft looming on the
baseball horizon it Is a question wheth
er or not the major leagues and class
AA and A circuits will be able to sur
vive the havoc which the next draft
is expected to play with them.
It is a problem that cannot be an
swered until after the second draft is
made. Most of the players subject to
draft on the next call are not watting
for the "hook," but are enlisting in
whatever branch of the service appeals
to them.
If the star players y of the major
leagues are annexed by Uncle Sam in
the next draft it will be a question of
whether or not the big leagues will
venture to open next season. Only a
few of the real stars were drafted in
the first call, but the next draw in the
big National lottery is expected to
make a clean sweep of the ranks of
organized baseball.
Rales Will Be Stricter.
Many of the big-league players who
obtained exemption in the first draft
on the ground of having dependents
and also the married men undoubtedly
will have to answer the second call.
Rumors straight from Washington give
the tip that leniency will give. way to
severity on the second call and that
those players who escaped the first
call via the dependency and married
men route will be drawn in the next
draft.
The Pacific Coast League was hit
fairly hard by the first draft, but the
second draft promises to wreck it. The
Portland club has lost by draft Bill
Fincher, pitcher, and "Red" Baldwin,
catcher. These players are in service.
Others have been drafted, but not yet
called. A number were exempted, but
rumor has It that these boys will be
called on the next draft.
The big-league magnates are the
most worried when the draft question
is discussed. The experts who drew
up the 16-page draft document gave an
Inkling of what the next draft is going
to be. A thorough search into the life
of each person will be made. An at
tempt will be made to permit no eligi
ble man to escape and chances are that
most of the baseball star eliglbles will
be wearing khaki after the next call,
which will eliminate them from the
game for an indefinite period.
Many Will Be Gout.
With these conditions staring the
baseball magnates in the face, is it any
wonder the Impresarios who hold the
purse strings are a bit skeptical re
garding the 1918 baseball situation.
Not only will the baseball players of
the draft age be taken, but thousands
of baseball patrons who are dally at
tendants at the games wtll be dotng
their bit in a khaki uniform. With the
ballplayers gone and hordes of regu
lars, who daily pay their 25 and 50
cent pieces at the gate missing, the
question of "what's what" in baseball
next year Is mighty perplexing, to say
the least.
If 22 minor leagues hit the rocks In
1917 the outlook for those who will
try to run the gauntlet in 1918 appears
very "dubious."
There seems to be no question but
that the Pacific Coast and Northwest
ern leagues will start, but on how
large a scale will have to be determined
at the annual meeting of these organ
izations to be held next month. It's a
safe bet that ballplayers' salaries are
due for a "shave" and that the mag
nates are going to fortify themselves
against a financial deficit at the con
clusion of the 1918 season.
Chess.
E. H. BRYANT. Editor.
Phone Tabor 6213.
Contributions of games endings, problems
or items of interest, criticisms and club
notes solicited. Send direct to 143 East
Thirty-fifth street, Portland. Or.
PROBLEM NO. 306.
By C. Mansfield. Wlthrldge. England.
This problem took first prize. Hampshire.
Telegraph and Post, 1915. The theme will
grip you from the very start and furnish
you with several thrills at the end.
BLACK 12 PIECES.
DASEDALL
SEE DARK
wm
-r &
WHITE lo PIECES.
White mates In two moves.
White king on QK, queen on Q. rooks on
KR4 and QKt5. bishops on KM and QR5
knight on QB, pawns on QKt2, QK17 and
QK2.
Black king on QR5, queen on K8, rooks
on K7 and QB7. hlahops on QKt5 and Qit,
knights on KB2 and Q5, pawns ou KB4,
KB6, K3 and Q3.
PROBLEM NO. .107.
By T. C. Henrickson.
First prise. Jubilee tourney of the Copen
hagen Chess Association, 1916. This and the
one above have been tried in the fire and
found not wanting in every feature that
goes into a successful chess competition.
BLACK 10 PIECES.
ft.-.:-.,:.:- J..:.. . ,, , . -. ' '
WHITE 8 PIECES.
White mates In three moves.
White king on K7. queen on KR8, rooks
on Q2 and QKto, bishops on QR4, knights
on K3 and KB, pawns 'on QKt.1.
Black king on QBft. rooks on KB3 and
KM, bishop on KB6, knight on KKt4.
pawns on KB2. KB4, KR2. KR5 and QR4.
SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 302 Key, K-K.
Problem No. 303 Key. P-B4.
H. Dobrin, of the Portland Gas Ml Coke
j Co.. sent in very neat solutions to both of
the above, also C. K. Putney, A. J. Garver.
George Griffith. C. G. Glvens, L. E. f mith,
S. Adams. L. T. Leonard, H. A. Davis,
George Ue, Mrs. Hariette Ehrlcks. Miss
Sadie Itoblnson. Robert and Humphrey
Stcndsen. J. B. Bridgeford. Harry Baker,
C. F. Reed. S. H. Dickens. Charles Benson.
Williams. W. R Deatrlck. Ralph Mar
tin. Raymond Lewis, G. R. Campbell. J. S.
Smith. J. Kane and D. Fren-h.
End game fro n La Strategic. By A.
Mouterde.
This plfased the editor and undoubtedly
will please you. Try it. Che&s News.
Black, three pieces. White, three pieces.
White to play and draw. White king on
QR. bishop on QKt7. pawn on KR7. Black
king on QR0, rook on QKt. pawn on QR".
William P. Hlckok. Mt. Vernon. N. Y sec
retary of the Correspondence Chess League
of America Thanks for praise accorded the
editor in your letter to P. Claudianoa Octo
ber 29. 1917.
Charles Williams, of San Quentin, Cal.,
wants an opponent at correspondence chess.
Mr. Williams is a member of the very large
San Quentin Chess club, which is associ
ated with the Correspondence Lesgue of
America. A goodly number of California's
expert players make semi-annual visits to
the prison and give exhibitions at simul
taneous play. Mr. Williams' number is
27177. Write to him. Two Oregonians are
sent to the boys every week, and it is m
source of gratification to be able to con
tribute something to relieve the monotony
of their lives.
c. F. Putney, Corvallis Have mailed so
lutions. The following games were played by cor
respondence n?" the San Quentin boys. Peter
t'laudtanos contributor. The Inmates pub
lish a monthly called the San Quentin Bul
letin. 50 cents a year. P. C. is chess edi
tor of that department, but if everyone
outside could read tne articles the editor
is confident that a surprise would be in
store for you. 1te editor has a few copies
that he wtll send gratis.
GAME NO 263.
San Quentin, white; S E. Sllvius. San
rrancisco, Cal., black.
White. Black.1 White.
1 P-K4 P-K4M7 B-K
2 P-KB4 B-B41S QXQ
Black
Q-B6.-H
KtXQ
P-KK14
KR-B
PXP
KXB
KI-B3
Kt-Kt3
KtXR
Kt-B3
Kt-KB3 P-Q3I19 B-QB3
4 B-B4
B-KKt5l20 K-B2
Q-KJI21 P-B5
BXKt! 22 P-K6
B-Kl3'23 B- K Kt7
PXP'24 BXR
Q-Kt5chl25 PXP
QXKtP2rt QR-Q
Q-Q5127 RXR
Kt-QB31 28 R-Q
Q-B0ch' 2! R-Q7
Kt-Q" SO R-B7ch
RPXKl ! 3 1 RXP
R-Q! 32 B-R4ch
5 PX P
fl P-QJ4
7 PXQB
S B-B4
9 ?XP
lo Kt-Q2
1 1 B-QKt3
12 B-Kt3
13 KI-B4
14 K-B
l.r KtXB
16 P-B4
Resigns
GAME NO 264.
E. L. Berrv. Vallelo. Cal.. white: San
Quentin, black.
White. Black. I White.
Black.
Kt-Q2
P-QKI3
Kt-KB
B-Kt2
B-Q3
R-Q4
R-Kt4
BXKtP
RXP
Kt-K.1
B-R3
R-K5
Kt-Q5
KI-K7
RXB
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 16 R-Q2
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3!17 O-O
3 P-QB4
P-K.T1S R-QB2
P-QB4I19 KR-QB
BXPI20 P-QK14
KtXPI21 Kt-K
0-0122 P-K4
Q-R4chl23 Kt-B4
R-Q!24 PX B
Kt-Kt5'25 P-B3
P-B.1i2rt Kt-Q6
Kt-Q6rh!27 B-R3
QXQI2S R-B.t
RXB;29 K-B-'
P-K4I3K R-B7
Resigns
GAME NO 265.
4 P- K 3
.1 PXBP
6 PXP
7 P-QKt3
8 B-KI2
9 QKt-j2
10 Q- R2
11 o-H:i
12 P-QR3
13 BXKt
14 BXQ
13 B-Kt2
San Quentin. white; E. L. Berry.
black.
Black.
P-KR4
Q-R3
Q-K3
PXQ
B-K5ch
P-K4
R-B2
KR-QB
K-Kt2
B-B4
RXB
P-Q4
RXP
RXRch
R-B4
R-Q4
RXQP
R-K3
Resigns.
White.
Black. White.
P-K4I2I P-KR.1
Kt-QB3 22 R-KB2
PXPI23 Q-KB5
P-Ql 24 QXQ
Q-B3 25 R-QB2
B-Kt520 K-Kt2
Kt-K4i 27 P-H5
0-0-OI2S P-Kt5
BXKt:2'.l R-R4
KtXB.10 B-R3
P-KKI4I31 BXB
Kt-K2 32 K-B2
Q-KI3I33 KPXP
B -K 1 2 34 PXR
KtXP: 35 K-K
P-QB3I.10 P-Q6
PXKtl.17 R-B4
K-K13S R-B5
R-QBI39 K-Q2
1 P-K4
2 P-K B4
3 Kt-KB3
4 B-B4
!S P-Q4
6 O-O
7 P-Q5
8 Kt-U.2
9 P-QR4
10 PXB
11 KlXKt
12 Q-Q3
13 P-QKt4
14 Kt-R3
is r-k:i
1 QXKt
17 KtXBP
18 yXPch
19 P-B4
20 D-Kt5ch
K-RI
BeDsrdo Smith Wins Championship.
The Mechanics Institute chess tourney at
San Francisco closed last week with Be
nardo Smith In the lead of all competitors.
E. J. Clark, who In 1911 won the pacific
Coast championship, and former champion
of the Queens County Chess Club, of New
i ork. came out second best. Mr. Dickinson
was a close third. Two of the withdrawals
from the tourney on account of the war
were Mr. Will Tevls, who is well known
as a polo player, and Dr. Haber, who la
considered a strong player. The champion.
Benardo Smith, has the reputation of being
one of the best simultaneous players on
this coast. In his last exhibition he played
against 20. winning 19 games and losing 1.
Portland will give him & hearty welcome
one of these days.
L. C. Relnholt and J. B. Bridgeford. city
Your solution to problem No. 302 correct.
Thanks.
Henry Dobrln, of the Portland Gas &
Coke Company Solutions correct. Tackle
o. JOO.
WALLOWA Gl'X CLUB TO SHOOT
Trapshooting Tournament Will Be
Held at Enterprise Nov. 2 8, 2 9.
The Wallowa County Rod and Gun
Club will hold its first annual trap
shooting tournament at Enterprise,
Or., on Wednesday and Thursday. No
vember 28 and 29. Portland marksmen
are invited to attend.
Besides the regular prizes, added
money amounting to 150 is offered.
The first 10 events consist of an open
shoot of 15 targets each, with $15 In
prize money to each event. Event No.
11 is a 25-target handicap, with a $50
liberty bond as first prize. Second
prize is 60 per cent .of the purse, third
pr'ze 30 per cent and fourth prize 20
per cent. Entrance fee is $2.50. Event
No. 12 is a duplicate of the 11th, with
the capital prize donated by the busi
ness men of Enterprise.
Preliminary rifle and pistol shooting
will be held on the club's traps No
vember 28, with prizes of turkeys and
geese thrown in Just to make things
Interesting.
An extra stunt for the entertainment
of the visiting sportsmen will be a box
ing match for the bantam title of the
Pacific Coast, to be fought between
Billy Mascott. of Portland, and Bud
Riley, of Seattle. A wrestling match
between professionals who .have not
yet been selected also will be staged.
A dance will be held on. both days.
Luncheon will be served on the grounds
by the Girls' Honor . Guard of Enter
prise. Excellent hotel accommodations
are offered visitors.
Complete information regarding the
tourney may be had by addressing R.
. McCIallen, secretary of the Gun
Club, at Enterprise. '
FARMER -LOGGER BURIED
I). A. Basich Was to Earn Christmas
Money; Six Children Survive.
HTLLSBORO, Or.. Nov. 24. (Special.)
The funeral of D. A. Basich. who
was killed Monday in a collision of
logging trains near Hood River, was
held yesterday from the North Plains
Catholic Church.
Basich owned a small farm In the
Helvetia district and before leaving
home told his wife that he would go to
one of the logging camps and earn $100
for Christmas money. He was killed
while on his way to a camp of the
Oregon Lumber Company, where he had
secured employment. Identification of
the body was by means of sales alips
of a Portland firm, of which he had
purchased clothing which he sent to
his children.
He was 37 years old and leaves a wife
and six children, the oldest 11 years
and the youngest an Infant of a few
months.
ORIENTAL OILS TO COME
Four Tanks at Tacoma to Have Ca
pacity of 108,000 Gallons.
TACOMA. Wash., Nov. 24. (Special.)
Preparations to handle large ship
ments of vegetable oil from the Orient
have been made by the Milwaukee
Railroad, which has started work on
four tanks to be built at a cost of
$30,000. it is expected that the con
tract will be finished within 60 days.
Three tanks will have a capacity of
100.000 gallons and the fourth will hold
8000 gallons. The oils from the Philip
pines are used in making up paints and
varnishes.
Work has been resumed at the Mil
waukee shops here on the last 600 cars
of an order for 1500 carriers placed
some time ago.
CLASSES ARE LARGE
Boys Flock to Reed College
Gymnasium for Lessons.
MANY RECEIVE BENEFIT
Each Evening Youngsters Receive
Instruction in Wrestling, Box
ing ana Oilier Sports Under
Competent Teachers.
A visitor to the need College gym
nasium on almost any evening would
be willing to take oath that there are
at least 500 small boys boxing, wres
tling, tumbling and playing about the
place. In reality there are only a
few in excess of 100 present on any
one eiening. but these are only a small
ti i oi inose wno come each week t
join in tne free classes. The classes
have grown to tax the capacity of the
gymnasium equipment, and it prob
ably will soon be neressarv to obtain
the use of other buildings. A plan
is already afoot to open branch classes
in the Albina Peoples Institute and
in several churches.
On Monday and Wednesday evenings
from 7 till 8 the gymnasium Ik piren
over to
under id, who receive
I instruction in games, wrestling and
bar work. The Red
men
who have charge of instruction take
care to see that fair play is observed
and that no one is hurt. Then from S
till 9 o'clock the boys over 15 have
the use of the building. In these older
classes a number of expert boxers,
wrestlers and bar men have been de
veloped, and they now act as in
structors for the younger boys. The
competition between the basketball
and handball teams formed in this
group brings out some fast, hard
fought games. The fall handball tour
nament is now being held.
Advanced Classen Meet.
Wednesday evening the special ad
vanced classes, made up of experienced
gymnasts who are preparing as play
ground Instructors and teachers have
the gymnasium. These men do excel
lent exhibition work . and are much
in demand as assistants in the other
groups who are short of the needed
number of leaders and instructors.
Another group of older men is the
business men's class that meets Sun
day morning. This class is formed of
former clubmen, who find that they
obtain much more personal Instruction
and attention from the Reed physical
education faculty than they obtained
In their clubs, where instructors were
more interested in developing the al
ready competent athletes than in train
ing new and unpromising men.
The most interesting of all classes
Is the group of some 40 boys under
12 years, who meet Saturday morning
to box. wrestle, tumble and build
pyramids. Many of these little fellows
know nothing of fair play or the rights
of property and a very Important part
of their class work is the series of
talks on honor and honesty and play
ing the game square that Mr. Bots
ford is giving thetrf.
To get the classes all together and
encourage competition between groups
Physical Instructor Botsford has ar
ranged for a series of three pow-wows
where selected teams and individuals
from the different groups will meet
and decide the championship. The first
of these meetings has already been
pulled off before several hundred en
thusiastic spectators. In spite of bloody
noses and thumping falls the boys
thoroughly enjoyed the affair and are
already preparing for the next one.
Poor IIojr Benefited.
A great part of the boys are urchins
who come from poor homes or from
no homes at all. and this substitution
of clean sport under able leaders for
their ordinary evenings spent on the
streets is sure to prove valuable.
Most of them are too poor to buy
gvmnaslum suits or shoes and many
play in their already footless stock
ings. But they enjoy their games Just
as much and are coming in ever
increasing numbers. Gymnasium As
sistants Rex Chamberlain and Rowan
I Whealdon have prepared a card ad
mittance system oy wnicn ,eatn uu
attendance and development can be
tabulated.
TUBERCULOSIS WEEK SET
HBD CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS TO
BE SOLD NEXT MONTH.
'Medical Examination,' 'Modern Health
Crusade Days and 'Tuberculosis
Sunday' to Be Observed.
The sale of Red: Cross Christmas
seals fpr the Oregon Association for
the Prevention of Tuberculosis will be
held from December I until Christmas.
The business men of the city, the
housewives, civic and women's organ
izations, the school children and the
churches will all have a part in the
sale. .
The week of December 3 to 9 has
been named as "Tuberculosis week." In
which an effort will be made to In
form everyone In the state of the cam
paign and of the absolute necessity of
carrying it on as a means of increas
ing the efficiency both of the soldiers
and those who are at home.
Three special days will be observed
Medical Examination day. on December
6; Modern Health Crusade day. on De
cember 7, and Tuberculosis Sunday, De
cember 9, which is an undenominational
and non-sectarian observance and has
received the indorsement of leading
church dignitaries of almost every
creed and' denomination.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, secretary of
the Oregon Association for the Preven
tion of Tuberculosis, will be manager of
the campaign and will have headquar
ters in the Corbett building.
PERSON ALJVIENTION.
F. L. Houghton and Mrs. Houghton
of The Dalles, are at the Nortonia.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wisner, of Se
attle, are at the Nortonia.
M. R. Manson. of Seattle, is at the
Nortonia.
J. L. Ramsey, of Olympia, is at the
Nortonia.
B. W. Cooney. of Goldendale, is reg
istered at the Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Parker, of As
toria. are at the Washington.
C. L. Hubbard, of Cherry Grove, Is
at the vashington.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tribble. of San
Francisco, are at the ashington.
Maurice Cohen and D. B. Cohen, of
San Francisco, are at the Palace.
Mrs. A. . Dahlberg and daughter.
or tirants rass, are at tne Palace.
M. Hickey, of Cashmere, Wash., is
registered at the Palace.
L. Tullock and Mrs. Tullock, of St
Helens, are at the Palace.
O. S. Nelson, a merchant of Astoria
is at the Carlton with Mrs. Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Clark and Mr. and
Mrs. M. s. Thomas, of Sedalia. Mo., are
at the Carlton.
James C. Walker. Hoquiam lumber
man, is at the Carlton.
Captain H. C. Abrahamson. V. S. A..
bound for American Lake, is at the
Carlton.
Mrs. G. S. Young, of Newberg. is at
the Perkins.
G. W. Slaker. of Albany, is at the
Perkins.
J. P. Walker, of Corvallis. is at the
Perkins.
C. R, Brown, of Toronto, is at the
Multnomah.
L. V. Ross Paget, of Washington, D.
C. is at the Multnomah.
V. E. Calllster, bank cashier of Sil
vcrton. is at the Multnomah.
Captain W. W. Babbidge. of Astoria,
is at the Multnomah.
F. M. Potter, of Astoria, is at the Ore
gon. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Smith, of Albany,
are at the Oregon.
H. B. Watson, of Chehalis. is at the
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Bidwell. of Astoria,
are at the Imperial.
C. L. Putman, of Sherwood, is at the
Imperial.
W. A. Gibbons, of Pomeroy. Wash., is
at the Imperial.
W. H. Gore and Mrs. Gore, of Med
ford. are at the Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Huston, of Salem,
are at the Cornelius.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Herman, of Rai
nier, are at the Cornelius.
X. R. Moore, of Corvallis. is at the
Cornelius.
J. r. Hartwell. of Salem, is at the
Cornelius.
F. G. Will, of Albany, is at the Sew
ard. Miss Irene Applegate, of Eugene, is
at the Seward.
W. G. Scofield, of Salem, is at the
Seward.
Mrs. J. R. Judy, of Heppner, is at the
Ritz.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindon,
Louis. Mo., are at the Ritz.
of St.
J. S. Schetzky, of Hood River, is at
the Ritz.
Mrs. A. Beck, of Albany, is at the
Portland.
C. M. Bishop, of Tcndleton, is at the
Portland.
A. C. Stevenson, of Washington, D. C.
is at the Portland.
INJURED BOY SCOUT DIES
lOIIO.VKlt STARTS IWKSTIGATIOV
OF ACCIDENT,
Charles hltrnldes. Brought to Hospi
tal Wffk Ago With Broken
Neck, Hurt While I'laylng.
Charles Whitesides, lfi-year-old son
of A. E. Whitesides, of 680 Quimby
street, who was taken to the Good
Samaritan Hospital a week ago, suffer
ing from a broken neck as the result
of an accident incurred while playing,
died yesterday afternoon.
Ed Love, also 16. who was arrested
shortly after young Whitesides was
found lying unconscious on the side
walk, was released a few days ago
from the County Jail, where he had
been held during an investigation by
officers of the Juvenile Court. There
was no evidence to show that he was
responsible for the Whitesides boy's
death.
It is believed that a number of Boy
Scouts, including Edward Love and
Charles Whitesides. were playing In a
garage, and that the Whitesides boy
ran out without looking where he was
going, and hit his head against a tele
phone pole. None of the boys was
able to tell how the accident hap
pened.
Coroner Earl Smith has started a
second investigation.
WOMAN MADE WEALTHY
MRS. KILA HKIM AWARDED INTER
EST IN" PROFITS OF t.OLU MINES.
Wilson T. Hume. Portland Attorney.
Saya His Client' Share of Returns
Probably Will Total f 12,300.000.
Word was received yesterday by Wil
son T. Hume, a Portland attorney, that
Superior Judge Trout, of California,
handed down a decision in favor or Mrs.
Ella M. Helm, a client of Mr. Hume, and
against Jeremiah Wilson, the Kimball
Steamship Company, the Pioneer Mining
Company and the Alaska Commercial
Company, in a suit involving mining
property said to be valued at several
million dollars.
Under Judge Trout's decision, Mrs.
Heim is awarded a one-half interest in
all profits in the gold mines which these
corporations purchased from Jeremiah
Wilson years ago. Her division of
these profits includes all which have
been received since 1S99.
Records in the case, which has been
fought in the California courts during
the past seven years, show that Mrs.
Helm "grubstaked" Jeremiah Wilson
during the gold rush to Alaska in 1898
to the extent of $5000. Fortune favored
the "grubstaked" prospector and he be
came owner of valuable gold mines. It
is alleged, however, he neglected to in
form Mrs. Heim of his success, and that
the latter failed to learn of his wealth
until he had sold his interest in the
mining property.
Although the profits of this property
are problematical, Mr. Hume said yester
day an estimate of about $25,000,000
would be a fair one. The decision of
Superior Judge Trout decrees his client,
Mrs. Helm, a half Interest in this profit.
The case was fought out through the
lower court: of California and in the
Superior Court, where Mrs. Heim was
given a Judgment in 1914, only to have
the court grant the defendants a new
trial.
SOLDIER IS HIT BY AUTO
Andrew It. Cliappell, Fourth Knr,i
neers, Slightly Injured.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 24. (Spe
cial.) Private Andrew R. Chappell,
Fourth Regiment Engineers, was in
jured in a collision between the motor
cycle which he and a companion were
riding and an automobile driven by
C. L. McKlnley, late last night.
Chappell was taken to the post hos
pital, where his injuries were found
to consist of cuts and bruises about
the head and shoulders. McKlnley says
he was blinded by the glare of the
headlight of the motorcycle, while the
soldiers say that McKinley was on the
wrong side of the street.
Paroled Convicts Held.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe
cial.) Fred Turner, alleged to be a
p. role violator from the Oregon State
Penitentiary, was taken into custody
by the thief of police here yesterday
aad is bei.tg held fcr the Oregon au
thorities. Turner had been in the city
for several weeks ,cl was recognised
from a picture ser.t bv the Oregon offi
cers to Chief of Police McCurdy recent
ly. He had been employed several
places In this city.
Phone your want ads to The Ore
gonian. Main 7070. A 6095.
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