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SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 14 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SPORTING AND MARKET REPORTS VOL. XXXVI. PORTLAND, OK Eli OX. SUNDAY MORNING: DECEMBER 9, 1917.. NO. 49. i Buy Furniture Gifts Buy Now and Pay Next Year Utility and beauty unite in urging you to buy Furniture for gift purposes; and economy and satisfaction combine to make it worth your while to buy at this big Furniture Store. W e are abundantly prepared to meet all demands of early shoppers for guaranteed furniture at genuine underselling prices and on easy credit terms. Shop early and shop here. i J? v.v. . . . '.v.v .v. r id ere JFe Are Again THIS OVERSTUFFED Arm Rocker $11.75 ' With High Back This Rocker is uphol stered in Spanish brown imitation leather, which is so fine in texture and so tough that in appearanceand in wearing quality it is almost indistinguishable from the genuine. Pedestals and Magazine Stands Ladies' Desks for Christmas Cedar Chests $9.50 Genuine Cedar Chests Mothproof We show a full line. Ask to see them. Buy one now for Christ mas, while we have them and they are cheap. New Tea Wagon $9.95 Sewing Table $12.50 All styles and finishes Pedestals from $3J50 up. Magazine Stands are cheaper this year at Gadsby's than elsewhere, from $20 up. Ladies' Desks in ma hogany, golden oak, Cir cassian walnut and birdseye maple. Finest display we ever had. Desks from $10D0 up to $30.00. Ask to see our special $151)0 Desk Oak Extension Table $14.75 Mahogany tea wagon. One of the many popu lar priced tea wagons that we are now show ing. We want you to see these.-This price is mod erate, $935, Folding Card Tables $2.75 Pips ill 1L ffl Tapestry for Christmas m A big, luxurious overstuffed Davenport, three-pillow effect back, and seat solid comfort. Makes a grand Xmas present. Priced from $49J50 up. Chairs and Rockers to match. WM. GAD Corner Second and Morrison Sts. Member Greater Portland Association Buy her a new Exten sion Table for Xmas. Solid oak, extends six feet, $14.75. Folding Card Tables make practical Xmas gifts. Priced $2.75. Martha Washington de sign Sewing Table. Beautiful mahogany fin ish. Make your Xmas selections now. $12J0. Mahogany Smoker with Crystal Ash Tray $2.25 & SONS RUGS SPECIAL REDUC TIONS FOR XMAS JUDGE EXPECTS TO QUIT COAST LEAGUE McCredie Tells Seattle Fans That He Probably Will Join Northwestern. IT ALL DEPENDS, HOWEVER Beaver Owner Points Out That, of Coarse, if Sacramento or Some Other City Falls Down, Lo cal Club Will Stick. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 8. (Special.) "After looking: over the baseball situation here, X can say that I am almost certain that the Portland club will be in the Northwestern League in 1918." Judge W. W. McCredie. of Portland, thus spoke today and the words, right from the good Judge himself, are music to baseball followers of this city, who have long waited for the return of Portland to the Northwestern League. These utterances were made after th. Portland magnate had gone over every phase of the baseball situation here with D. E. Dugdale and R. L. Blewett. league president. Judge Gives Vlewa. After several years in the Coast, Judge McCredie said that he was con- ivinced that the . Portland club rlght i fully belongs In the Northwestern or- 1 ganization. "Climatically and geographically." Judge McCredie declared, "Portland is a Northwestern League city, I have little doubt but that we will cast our lot with Seattle In 1918, and that our city will be back in Northwestern League baseball." The judge declared that he had heard J nothing from the Sacramento men who were attempting to place a club in that city, but it was gained from his state ments that he didn't care a whole lot whether he heard from them or not. After his heart-to-heart talk with the Northwestern League men Saturday, it is believed that the Portland owner has made up his mind. He said that. while Sacramento was having trouble in raising the amount necessary to in sure a franchise there, he had little doubt but that Sacramento or some other place besides .Portland, would take the Portland franchise. Better Sfaaon Format. Despite the poor season last Sum mer, the Portland visitor said that the Northwestern League, with a Portland , team in the .race has an excellent chance for a prosperous year. He be lieves that the return of the Beavers would add spice to the race and would create a new interest in the game in Seattle and other cities. His mission accomplished. Judge Mo Credie left for home -tonight. However, the Judge admitted tha. unless Sacra mento, or some, other rlty. gets the Portland franchise. Portland will still be In the Coast League. McCredie can not cut lo se and Join the Northwestern without the permission of the Coast organization and unless Sacramento' is successful In raising funds the wjiole plan may fall through. Meanwhile Northwestern- League fans are hoping that somebody gets the Portland franchise and gets It quick, so that Portland may start a club in this league next Spring. pected some sort of a tentative de cision would be reached. Portland still holds the trump card, and unless some thing unforeseen materializes between now and December 17 the McCredies will be at the helm of the Portland club in the Pacific Coast League next season. No official action on the futuv status of Portland In the Pacific Coa-' circuit can be taken before the da? set . for the annual meeting of th directors. If Sacramento Is left oil in the cold and the class AA magnates still refuse to consider Portland as being worthy of a place In the circutt. the moguls will have real difficulty in solving the Coast League puzzle. If Portland Is left out and Sacramento Is unable to perform in a manner satis factory to the Pacific Coast League owners, either Salt Lake or Vernon are due to hit the greased slide into oblivion. Judge McCredie was In Seattle yes terday and was closeted with Presi dent Blewett, of the Northwestern League, and Owner Dugdale. of the Se attle club. The Portland club owner was anxious to meet with the northern YOUTH IN A CLASS BY HIM SELF AT SHORT. tie'- - " -C.l! H "- 'fit if - j j if ; - - f i: Charlie Hollocher. Hollocher. Beaver shortstop, who goes to the Chicago Cubs next Spring, was the peer of Coast League shortstops. In 200 games Hollocher handled 495 putouts and 686 assists and was charged with 62 errors for an average of .950. representatives in order to get their Ideas of the proposed circuit should Portland be forced to enter the North western League. The Northwestern League will have to be reorganized if Portland enters the circuit, and the personnel of the new circuit undoubtedly -ccupied the attention of the three executives yes terday. It remains to be seen whether or not the Montana cities are willing to enter- the -league. In case of re organization, the league undoubtedly will include Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane j and Portland. If Vancouver wants to- be Included the moguls will have to grab another city somewhere "close to home." Tacoma ought to be a winner, from a boxoffice standpoint, with the thou sands of soldiers who will be stationed at Camp Lewis. Russ Hall, manager of the Tacoma clyb. is anxious to start the season, and Tacoma writers say Hall has plenty of material lined up for the coming season. Seattle and Spokane are signing players, and the owners are anxious for some definite action on the part of the Pacific Coast League directors regarding Portland's fate. BILLIARD PLAY FAST Multnomah Club Rooms Are Crowded With Players. EXHIBITION GAMES GOOD Best Billiardists in Portland in Contests Which Take Place on Wednesday Nights Tourney Now One of Attractions. The billiard-room of the Multnomah Club is now one of the busiest depart ments of the club. The room and equip ment have been so greatly improved that members who have not seen it in the last month would not recognize it as the same place. The present in structor has infused new life and cre ated so mucn interest in the games that the room is crowded with players every night. On Saturday and Sunday, In fact, it's a case of "come early and avoid the rush." 'Exhibition games, played by the best billiardists in the city, are given every Wednesday night at 8 o clock, and af ford much pleasure and enlightenment as to the possibilities and finer points of the game. These exhibition games have drawn large audiences, and the members are warm in their applause of the performances of the experts, and in their appreciation of Instructor Set bert's efforts to give them, free of all cost, exhibitions such as are not given in any other room in the city. It is an innovation that is reaping Just re ward and praise from the management as well as from the members; The next exhibition Is slated for Wednesday, December 12, at 8. o'clock. Ashton Clarke and J. .A. Stuart will play to 125 points at 18-2 balkllne. On the following Wednesday, December 19, the exhibition will be a pool game be tween H. N Lawrle, of the Oregon Bu- reaii of Mines, and R. W. Pickard, of I the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Rail way. These two will play 50 points of line up pool, 10 points bank pool and 15 points cribbage pool, making up a night s entertainment that . will, no doubt, be well attended and much en Joyed, as both men are recognized as very expert at these game-. A club billiard tournament is also being held by the department, 'partici pated in by 30 members, divided into five classes. The winner in each class will go intc the finals and decide by play between themselves the respec tive winners of the five prizes offered, in addition to the Dr. A. D. Walker cup, which the winner of first place In the finals will be entitled to hold for one year, and which becomes the per manent property of the member win ning it twice in succession, or three times not in succession. The fl-e prizes are as follows: First, gold medal; second, silver medal; third, handsome Jointed silk-wrapped cue, donated by. the Brunswlck-Balke-Col-lander Company; fourth, a scarf pin, composed of three small ivory balls and two gold cues, donated by the in structor, W. R. Selbert: fifth,, a fancy prong-wrapped cue. donated by the club president, W. W. Banks. Basketball Games Arranged. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis. Dec. 8. (Special.) The sec ond annual series of inter-mural bas ketball games will open next week when 1 the Beaver club will play the Cambridge club. All of the men's clubs will be represented this season. The fraternities also will have a series of games between themselves, the first to be played. December 11 between Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Lambda Chi Alpha. The following day the Aztecs will play Sigma Nu.i GOLF LURES MANY First Wet Week of Season Un able to' Kill Enthusiasm. IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOTED Stamps Being Blasted Out of 18th Fairway and Rudolph Wilhelm Says New Course Will Be Most Difficult on Pacific Coast. Despite the inclement weather last week, the' Portland Golf Club's course was invaded by an unusually large number of swatters of the gutta percha pellet and some good scores were turned In. The Portland course is in wonderful playlg shape and many improvements have been made which have added to the attractiveness of the course. The bunker across the sixth fairway has been completed, and the members of the club say this Is a very much-needed Improvement in front of this green. ... Dr Thomas W. Watts, chairman of the house committee. Is planning many improvements pertaining to the club house and has asked for suggestions for the betterment of the service of the club. James A. Beckett, of the new mem bership committee, says he has many new prospects lined up and car not see why the Portland Golf Club will not double its membership . inside of one year's time if the members of the club will give him the support he asks for. He says there are to be no "slackers" on his committee. Ex-President Raley, now that some of the duties of the club are off of his mind, bas again taken an active in terest in golf and seems to take par ticular delight in Inviting other mem bers out to the club to play for the luncheons and then pay for them him self. The blasting of stumps on the 18th fairway has been completed and mem bers of other clubs who have visited the course and seen this hole say. when it is completed, no more attractive fairway for the home hole will be found on the Pacific Coast. . Many of the members who hereto fore have found no use for a mashle are now taking lessons from Profes sional Pratt, anticipating in advance the use of this club on the new nine. Northwest Champion Wilhelm, who visited the course Friday, made the statement, after walking over the new nine, that he was as tired as if he had played a full 36-hole match, which will elve some of the members who have not been over the new part an Idea of what this means, as Mr. Wilhelm has played all the courses in the North west and predicts this will be the hardest course to play under 90 for the average player west of Chicago. NEW COURTS RUSHED MULTNOMAH CLUB SOON TO HAVE AMPLE ROOM FOR 10 PLAYERS. Competition Between Various Teams Becomes Keen and Challenges Ap pear in Newspaper. Multnomah Club Events. The two new handball courts now under construction at the Multnomah Club will be finished in the course of the next two weeks, and these. In addi tion to the courts already In operation, will afford ample accommodations for the hundred-odd handball enthusiasts. The Portland Railway. Light &"Power Company Is well represented on the Multnomah courts. O. It. Coldwell. of the traction corporation, has developed into one of the best back-wall men In the' club, while Charlie Osborne, the club's "Exhibit A of good nature . per sonified, ' also is a Portland Railway, Light & Power man. J The competition between the Bud J James-Dave Atkinson and the Bill Banks Art Jones handball teams has aroused much interest and mirth throughout the club. A few weeks ago Messrs. James and Atkinson Inserted a classified ad in The Oregonian under the "Wanted, Miscellaneous" head, to the effect that they were in need of a team in their own class with which to battle. This cruel blow to Banks and GRAHAM FAILS TO KEEP DATE Sacramento Deal Will Come Up for Adjustment Today, It Is, Said. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 8. (Special.) Charley Graham did not come here today to confer with President Baum and Cal Ewlng on the Sacramento sltu- ation, as had been expected, since it be came known that the Coast League of ficials had determined to call upon Graham for a "showdown" in regard to his home town. ' Graham telephoned that he was de tained in Sacramento on important business and would not be able to come then will hold a conference and Graham I will be asked to explain Just what is I being done at the capital city. Henry Berry Is a member of the spe cial committee, along with Baum and Ewlng, but he takes baseball so seri ously that he is going duck hunting again to settle his nerves. At any rate Baum and Ewlng will listen to Graham land then get ready to report to the annual .meeting at Los Angeles De cember 17. If it is decided that Sacramento will not do, the league will hold onto the Portland franchise and will expect Judge McCredie and Walter to back a club there again. They are perfectly willing to' do this, according to Presi dent Baum, but at the same time the league president explains that it is hardly fair to withhold a definite de cision from the McCredies, who natur ally must want to know something def inite soon, for if they are to be ousted from the Coast League they should have plenty of time to make their arrange ments with the Northwestern League. It is a foregone conclusion that all the club owners will be in a frame of mind to reduce expenses at the annual meeting, for the outlook is anything but bright for baseball next year. Cal Ewlng will come to the front with his furbisher rule again, and this time the other fellows will listen, undoubtedly. CAMP LEWIS GETS GAME ELEVEN WILL MEET MARINES AT PASADENA NEW YEAR'S DAY. MONDAY Water polo. 8:30 P. M. Tuesday Basketball. 8:30 P. M. : bowling. Multnomah vs. Rose City Park Club. 8 P. M. Wednesday Exhibition balk lino bil liards match. 8:30 P. M. Thursday Intermediate hop. club sor ctal rooms. 8:30 P. M.; basketball. 8:30 P. M. Friday Water polo. 8:30 P. M. Saturday Members' social night. Every night Playing, in the billiards I tournament. BEAVERS' FUTURE IN BALANCE What Sacramento Ultimately Will Do Hard to Predict. BY JAMES J. RICHARDSON. On again, off again that's Sacra mento's plight In its present effort again to break into the ranks of or ganized baseball. .But regardless of the final outcome of the perplexing Jones was not fatal, as evidenced by 1 situation. Sacramento has accumulated an ad which appeared in The Oregonian ! columns of free . publicity on the dif the nert morning over their signature, j ferent sport pages of the country. It was under the "Lost and Found" I which, had the Consolidated Chamber head, and was to the effect that a team ' of Commerce or Sacramento been had been discovered that could wallop j forced to purchase would have the everlasting daylights out of James i amounted to as much as the franchise and Atkinson. The signers modestly itself is worth. admitted that they were the team that i Charlie Graham and his co-workers had been "discovered.." of Sacramento were expected at San Ray Watklns, one of the prominent Francisco yesterday by President members of the handball fraternity, Baum, Cal Ewing and Henry Berry, at has gone to Los Angeles for a Winter which time the Sacramento contingent vacation. While there he is scheduled was to lay Its cards on the table and to meet some of the best players in I after "Prexy" Baum' had shuffled the Southern -California. J deck. . two or three times, it -was ex- Team la Substituted for Alltntown Team and Soldier Rejoice at - Chance for Revenge. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.) The 91st Division football team and the Mare Island Marines will clash at Pasadena on New Year's day for the second time this season. The . lone sought wish of the 91st to. meet the soldier-sailors who trimmed them in the Tacoma Stadium has been ful filled. "The Tournament of Roses directors cordially extend an Invitation to the Camp Lewis football team to meet tho Mare Island Marines at Pasadena New Year's day," was the message sent by W. S. Kienholz, manager of the asso caition and uncle of Ecd!e Kienholz. now of Camp Lewis, who formerly was coach of the Long Beacn High School eleven. The Division team will do nothintr else from now until Christmas but practice for the game. It is unlikely that the offer received today from John R. Case. Camp Kearney athletic ' director, for a game at San Diego, will j be accepted. Captain T. G. Cook, can tonment athletic director, and his men ' believe the one game of games is sufficient. The Invitation to Camp Lewis to play the Marines means that the offer of a. game to the Allentown. Pa., Ambulance team Is canceled. Monteith. Kenny Bartlett and all tho rest of the old University of Oreston eleven will be in tile Camp Lewis line up. . From now on the sotdiers will go on the training table and will devoto their entire time to conditioning them selves for the event of the football year. WILLAMETTE FIVE STRONG Basketball Team Has Good Outlook With Veterans In Lineup. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Coach- Mathews has had his basketball aspirants out for the last week, and it looks as if Willamette will have an "xcellent team this season. Only two of last year's team are back, but the new material Is promising. Nichols, who played backguard last year is in school, and Coach Mathews will have an excellent man around which to build his team. Sparks, who played forward part of the time last year, is out for that position again. LMmick, another veteran, will be a con tender for one of the guards. Wapato will be a candidate for center or on of the forward positions. Other aspirants are: Rary. Davies. Medlcr, Olson, Lawson, Williams. Fisher. Story, Spless, Brown, Hickman and Stewart. FT! 1 05.2
