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TIIE' SUNDAY OltEGONIAX; PORTLAND, MAY 12. 1918, SHIPYARDS TEAMS SOME SCENES SNAPPED AT THE DOUBLE-HEADER AT VANCOUVER LAST SUNDAY, AND THE FIRST PHOTO OF THE PENINSULA SHIPBUILDING BASEBALL TEAM VARIETY IS SOUGHT WHICH WILL PLAY CORNFOOT THIS AFTERNOON AT ST. JOHNS, DIVIDING A DOUBLE-HEADER WITH FOUNDATION AND SUPPLE-BALLIN. s ARE HITTING PAGE Tennis Officials Bewail Set Form of Contest. Turnout at Today? Contests Expected to Create New Records. DOUBLE-HEADER IS BILLED Grant Smith-Porter, Just Xow Lead ins Lea roe, WU1 Tangle With McCormJck at Su Helena. BhihmOdmr Xtmtw MaaaUata. W.I.MI W. I, Prf. S-ntth-frt-T 4 loo' tm1!fr-C . a McComiK-k.. 4 1 ." Huppia-Halo. 1 S .I'M rmuidatiaa. S 1 . pouuiilM 1 .!" Chiim.... a a .iw,nwmw.... a .uuo With tha weather conditions pointing to a great baseball day. tha games In tha Columbia-Willametta Shipbuilders League bid fair to draw tha largest crowd of fana o the season. Although It threatened to rain all morning and In tha early afternoon laat Sunday, tha follower of tha na tional pastime a played In tha ship yards turned out In capacity numbers at all or the three ball paras In wmcn contests were stated. The aun came out laterJn the day and thoaa that wera on hand at tha different fames ware not disappointed In the brand of ball. The double-header In Vancouver drew cloaa to 1S00 fans who packed tha bleacher and grandstand. Tha eon test In St. Helens, featuring; Founda tion and McCormtck. waa witnessed by a crowd of nearly 1000. Well over 00 fans and fanettea Journeyed out to St. Johns and aaw Grant Smith-Porter win tta fourth straight came, trimming tha Korwwe club to 1. Today's double-header I billed for tha St. Johns park and If there Is a vacant seat on the lot It will ba becausa tbera la a nail In It. Real Contest Promise. Com foot and Peninsula will play tha opening name, followed by Foundation and Supple-Ballln. Tha first Kama may iro only seven Innings. Cornfoot and Peninsula should put op a red-hot con teat, as both teams seem to bo about evenly matched, although the Cornfoot team la a little steadier. If Charley Moore's aggregation of Cornfoot ball tossers plays tha best that it Is capabla of It will be hard to beat. "S u d i" Sutherland la ona of tha bast pitching? bets In tha Northwest, and. barring; last Sunday, when ha relaxed a little, has been pitching; great balL "Suds will twirl for Cornfoot today. opposing; "Rubs" Maxmeyer. Maxmeyer had been going Ilka a bis; leaguer up until laat Sunday, when h'.a alants took an upward trend and could not find tb groove. "Rube" la In flna fettle now and bopea to shut out his opponents this afternoon. . Harry Casson looka for his Founda tion team to cop a victory today against Supple-Ballln. and ahould the Eaat Eid ers boot tha ball like they did last week against Cornfoot It wUt not- go any too well for them. Herb Ballln has been shifting; the squad around a good deal tha paat week and has signed several new players. Ballln expects hta new alabmaa BUI Klrwln. former Buckaroo. to deliver tha goods today. "Lefty" Jareea will work for Foundation. Th first game wlil start at 1:30. Tha blar game on tha Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders' circuit today will go to tha St. Helens fans, tha Grant Smith-Porter team being scheduled to clash with Eddla Mensor'a McCormtck (tic In that city. Tha Grant Smith- Partar team, under the leadershi Eddie Tatea, has yet to lose a game tha league, while tha McCormick has lost but ona start In five. Tates will start either Hennlng or Barham In the box. while Mentor will use Dick Mitchell, the young Pasadena pitcher who held Foundation to five hits In 11 Innings last Sunday In St. Helena. The Grant Smith-Porter employes have chartered tha steamer Joseph Kellogg. The Kellogg will leave the foot of Washington street it I A. M. and tha St. Johna city dock at :0 A- M. Standifer-Clarkson will meet the Korweeeo club (Northweat Steel) In Vancouver. Tha Vancouver plant did not have much trouble winning from Peninsula laat Sunday on Ita home grounds, and will try hard to repeat a rain today. Either "Jocko" Krausa or "Lefty" Coleman will heave them over for Standifer-Clarkson. Bill Russell has not yet made hie selection for tha game. rzrTjji faff; t Lc " r-v.:. c&"l&- vrt&fc L I 'I " I i ' ' -- -- of. u. -ri-s- i 3V 1 S f y xT ENGLISH FIND FEATURES 7 -4- J ' A,- .X i . -,-4xw-: r -. "T" v - A - . " t I- ka ! ?i A '' 't -:AN J,- Aft a. a . -r m 3 3 W f 1 JJ T t v.. f it Vfv MsaaeWU?? A.jM-.j.i ! stKa..oiiyr V 0 TENNIS CLUBS TO AID National Association Called On for Equipment. SOLDIERS NEED SUPPLIES'. tain, when they went into a series with any other club, to run into all the left hand pitching; that a manager could turn against them. The answer was that Plpp and Baker, the sluggers of the team, bat left handed. It will be different this season, aa Hug-elna has two alugrgers who can clout southpaw pitching; In the persons of Bodie and Pratt, and he plans to srnd Marians to right field in place of Gilhooley when left handers are working for the other team, with so many right-hand hit ters in tne New York lineup other man agera will not send so many southpaws against the team as they have done In recent seasons. Racqueca, Ball and Xeta Wanted by Men In Camps Here and "Over There" Clubs of Country Are Asked to Collect Material. GIANTS FAIL TO SGOREl- PIRATES H.LXD NfiW YORK FIRST goose ego or SCA SOX. MVKecaale'a Deable Play raaaeiatea' la Praastaeat la Claata Defeat. Bra Tea Beat Chicago PITTSBURG. Pa.. May 11. It was tha first shntout of tha season for the New York team today, when Pitts burg defeated It. t to 0. It waa a left handed pitchers' battle between Cooper and feallee. Three tlmea tha home team bunched two hlta la one Inning, acortng twice. Tha visitors had th basea filled In tha fourth with two out. and again In the eighth they had men an aecond and third. with none out. when Young' lined to McKechnle. the latter making a wonderful catch, atep ping on third, and doubling tha runner. Score: R. H. E. tCh. New Tork.. 1 1 Pittsburg. . .1 1 Batteries Salle and McCarty; Cooper and Schmidt. Boston , Chicago 4. CHICAGO. May 11. Boston, th first ef tb Eastern clnbs to Invade Chicago, defeated th local. ( to 4. today. The visitors hit Weaver opportunely and won easily. f-ore: R. H. E.I R. It. E. Boston ( t 1, Chicago..... T 1 Batteries Hearne and Henry. Wil son: Weaver. Walker, liandriz and Killifrr. O FarrelL Rrooklyn-Clnelnnatl. rain. St. Louts-Phllad!ph!a. wet ground. TWILIGHT GAMES PROPOSED Western League Managers Consider Starting at S o'clock. KANSAS CITT. Mo. May 1J Base ball game during tha twilight hours are being considered by managers of tb Western League. It was said here today by E. W. iJirkarson. league pres ident. The plan, ha said, would ba to start the games at ( o'clock, so that many business men and others who cannot go to games earlier, could at tend. "It will not get dark until t o'clock after June 1. and there would be plenty of tint for a gam,- h said. This call to give men tn tb service chance to enjoy tennia puts It op to us to see that they get what they want. It Is not a call to eo our bit but to do our beat. The appeal of th physical directors show a large need for sup plies which the men want at once. You will help moat rr you act now." la these words Julian S. Myrlck. vice-president of the United Statea Na tional Lawn Tennia Association, closes an appeal addressed to its members for supplies to equip 400 tennis courts. Reports made to the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activi ties by Its athletic directors show that about 100 courts have been built and that four Unci as many ar under way. Some equipment la available but for the most part tha campa ar entirely without adequate supplies of nets, balls and rackets. To meet this need the national association la soliciting gifts. "Every club has at leaat ona net which It can send." saya tha letter, "and a search would doubtless reveal several. And rackets everyone haa a 'bat' that can be atrung up and mad to help. "Bella form one of the main items. Put aSos where your playera can drop th onea they have uaed and arrange to have soma one collect these regu larly and forward them. Even 'dead' bajia are useful as a tip for bayonets I in bayonet .drill, so don't throw any away. "Send only equipment that Is sav- ceaoie. it neea not oe new out it should be ready to use. There Is no chance to have racketa strung at camp and neta cannot be mended, ao attend to these matters before shipment. Sup piles should be shipped only on In structions from the commission or the national association and all Inquiries should be addreseed to Paul B. Will lama. 30 Broad street. New York City.' A system has been devised which will ecable a club to ship to the nearest point where supplies are wanted ao that traffic congestion will be avoided. Tha national association baa already provided equipment for 10 courta In Franca through tha Y. M. C A. With all Ita cluba being urged to provide equipment for campa here It la hoped that the home needs will be quickly met. The physical directors report that officers and men are keen for tennis and that their playing la limited only by the supplies available. It is fairly easy to provide the courts, bat nets, rackets and balls are hard to get bence the appeal 4o tha tennis clubs for supplies. ' Yank Hit Southpaws. Th Tanks of recent yeara were car. Pacific International League Averages. (Compiled by Stub Neleon. Official League oiauxiciau. All games up to Wednesday, May S. in- ciuaeo. Batting Averages. Player and Club. O. Klrwln. Portland....... 1 bhoup. Portland.. ....... S Ulpe. Vancouver........ 5 Arkenbur-. Portland.... S Pembroke. Portland 1 UBouvtia, Seattle.. .. .. a Stevens. Tmcoma ft Zlnkle. Aberdeen B Marehall. Ppokane T Shoot. Spokane. ...... .. 7 Bosart. Aberdeen. ...... a Cook. Vancouver. ...... . 5 Daniels. Tacoma. ....... 8 Bpeaa, Tacotaa. . .. ,. . . S Wrtsht. Tacoma 8 Wolfer. Vancouver. .... . S Efn. Aberdeen a Alexander. Seattle. 1 Roae. Aberdeen. ...... 1 Neighbors. 8pokane. .... T McKulty. Tacoma 8 Roland. Aberdeen a Wlleon, Tacoma. ....... 6 Murphy. Seattle a Carmen. Seattle......... a Lee. Portland T Hartraan. Rpokane 8 Stewart. Vancouver. .... 8 Smith. Portland 8 LeRoy. Seattle 1 Kulman. Aberdeen 3 Brotea. Bpokane... ...... t Hoffman. Tacoma. ... ... S Coi. Portland .......... . 6 Rltter. Portland T Kibble, Portland T Sullivan, Portland T Daubert. Tacoma. ..... 8 I-eak, Tacoma.......... g Coen. Spokane. ......... 1 Leard, Seattle. Cable. Tacoma ........ 8 Beater. Aberdeen 6 Fl.her. Portland T Hollorher. Spokane..... 1 A Itschui. Aberdeen... .. 8 Boelsle. Vancouver. ..... 8 Meeaner. Tacoma 9 Clayton. Tacoma 3 Leading run setters Cable. Wrlsht. Tacoma. T; Daniels. Smale. Seattle. 7: Wll.on. Tacoma, (art. Aberaeen. a: LaBourreau, s Leard. 6atUe. 6; Bpeas, Tacoma. 6. - Leading total base hitters Marshall. Spo kane, 1; WrlKht, Tacoma, 15: Speaa, Ta coma. 14: Danlele. Tacoma. 14: Wolfer, Van couver. 12; LaBourveau. Seattle. 12. Leading home ran hitters McNulty. Ta coma. L Leading three-base hitters Wright. Ta coma 1; Wilson. Tacoma. 2. Leading two-base hitters Zlnkle. Aber deen. 4: Marshall. Spokane. 8: Cable. Ta coma. 8; Daubert. Tacoma, 8; Hoffman. Ta coma. a: epeaa, lacoma, a. Leading base stealers Bosart, Aberdeen, 6; Spaas. Tacoma, 4; Daniels, Tacoma 4; Wilson. Tacoma 4. Leading sacrifice hitters Wright. Tacoma, I; Cartwrtsnt. Aberdeen. 8. Teasa Batting Records. AB. 1 a n 4 4 2S 2" 13 29 2t 24 IT 30 30 2 S2 IS 3 8 26 10 10 24 24 4 24 21 24 21 7 7 7 22 23 23 2T 32 4 4 24 25 25 21 13 23 5 5 Ave. ltwi .7 ..-! .SO0 .6' .4'o .40 .31 .STS .37 .378 .373 .37 .367 .345 .344 .J33 .333 .333 .304 .30 .30 .2112 .202 .282 .28 .20 .2S .21 .2 .2 .27 .273 .21 .21 .259 .20 .250 .230 .250 .242 .240 .240 .239 .231 .200 .20 .200 Tacoma. 10: Tacoma. T: 1: Bo ttle. 6: 8 4 4 a o s 10 5 4 S 1 2 0 o H. 1 4 7 2 10 8 11 9 S 11 11 10 It 6 1 1 8 8 3 7 7 7 7 8 6 2 1 2 8 a e 7 8 1 1 8 8 8 6 a 3 5 1 1 COURT STARS READY Multnomah Club Tennis Will Start May 15. Play ENTRY LIST FILLS RAPIDLY Walter Cross to Battle for Alma D Kuta Cup Women's Annex Tourney Expected to Show ' Fine Playing. Clnb O. PO A B TC DP Ave. Tacoma ........ 8 24 53 78 10T It 18 .28 Portland 7 210 24 B e 7 5 .27 Spokane 7 223 SJ S3 SS 8 7 .247 Aberdeen 8 lt4 22 44 SI 4 11 .237 Vancouver S 270 28 S3 74 8 a .233 Seattle 8 1S 38 43 61 8 12 .218 Teass Heldlng Records. Clob O. PO A E TC DP Ave Vaaooavar ....... 8 204 no 12 329 7 .WJ Tacoma S 2'.' 124 13 36S 7 .059 Portland T 12 103 1 311 1 . Seattle 8 1"7 HO 21 23 7 .R-'O Spokane 7 ITS T2 24 272 0 .(!- Alwdeea ......... g lij 81 4 242 8 .vs The 1918 tennis season will get for mally under way when the play tn the annual Spring handicap and women's aVinez tennis tournament at the Mult nomah Club starts on Wednesday, May 15, for the Alma D. Kata cup. All ar rangementa have been completed for the tournament by Percy W. Lewis, who is handling the tennis activities at Multnomah Club since the resignation of J. H. Mackie, chairman of the tennis committee. The entry list for the tomament will close tomorrow and up to Saturday 14 of the best tennis players of the Winged "M" institution had signed up for this year's annual tennis event. The Alma D. Kati cup becomes the perma nent property of any player who wins It for three years. Walter A. gobs, one of the best tennis players in the Northwest and divisional head of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, has won the beautiful trophy twice and has entered this year's competition. Following are the players who bave signed for the meet up to date: ciaire snannon, jvl u. Frohman, Deo Mallett, W. A. Goss, F. Harrlgan, James V. Say re. A. S. Frohman, Max Wood, Paul Steffen, Harry Paulback, S. A. Bingham, B. C. Condlt and Bartlett Cole. The women's annex tourney Is being ataged under the direction of Miss Irene Campbell, former atate champion. who started the first tournament last year. Miss Campbell is looking for a large entry list and some close play. Singles and doubles will be played and handsome prizes will go to the winners. The women players that show up best this week will be picked by Miss Camp bell to represent Multnomah Club against the University of Oregon co-eds here at Multnomah Club on May 17. On May 18. the following day, the college girls will meet the Irvington Club women tn singlea and doubles matches. Return dates will be played by both clubs with the collegians at Eugene, June 1 and S. e e e The Interclub matches will start on June 1. Tha courta all over the city are humming with activity and the swish of the racquet can be heard from early morning to late at night at the tennis clubs. The increasing warmth of the weather haa brought out the tennis fiends In flocks and the season will soon be in full swing. The follow ing clubs will take part in the inter club tournaments The Irvington Club, tha Laurelhurst Club, the Multnomah. Amateur Athletic Club and the Waver- 1- Country Club. McCART PUZZLES OREGON" 5IEX Aggie Freshman Pitcher Gives hut Two Hits, Winning, 6-0. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, May 11. (Special.) The Oregon Agri cultural College rooks made it two straight from the Oregon freshmen here this morning when they took Frosh into camp by a score of 8 to 0. The lemon-yellow first-year men were unable to solve the delivery of McCart, the Aggie twirler, getting only two safe swats during the contest. Jacobberger. pitching for the Oregon freshmen, twirled a fairly good game, but the rooks found him for nine hits. which, combined with some loose play ing, gave them the game. The playing of Johnny Houstan, for the Eugene team, was easily the feature of the game. He made several difficult stops at third that brought the crowd to their feet. McCart fanned 12 of tha Oregon bat ters and passed only one, while Jacob berger passed four and whiffed seven. The score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. O. Fresh... 0 2 6IO. A. C 9 Batteries Oregon, Jacobberger and Durno; O. A. C, McCart and Stuart. Umpire, Sheehy. aW 1 The Shipbuilders' Baseball Park, In Vancouver. Wash.. Built Especially for the Shipbuilders' League by the frtandlfer-Clarltson Corporation. G. Osterson tiettlng Ready to Click" One of "Rube" Maxmeyer's Kast Ones, bene Murphy Behind the Bat. 3 Rlepl Swinging on One. 4 The Penin sula Teamt (Top Row, Left to Right) Dlepl, lllock. Powers. 'Ruck' Keith, Manager) Murphy, Dooley, Maxmeyert (Bottom Row. Left to Right) bold Maison, Kinsley, Schnlts, Xelson. YANKS GET TO JAMES FIVE RUNS SCORED I IV SEVENTH TOO MUCH FOR TIGERS. Walter Johnson Blanka League Lead ers) White Sox Get Only One Hit Boston Beaten. NEW TORK. May II. A five-run rally in the seventh inning enabled New York to win the second game of Its series with Detroit today, 6 to 5. The Yankees knocked James out of tha box in this inning, scoring their five runs on a base on balls, three singles and Baker's triple. Vitt, of XJetrolt, doubled ' with the bases full in the fourth Inning, sending in three runs. Score: , R. H. E. R. H. E. Detroit S 9 lNewYork... 6 9 2 Batteries James. C. Jonea and Yelle; Love, Russell and Hannah, Walters. St. Lonis 4, Boston 2. BOSTON. May 11. Singles by Tobin, Austin and Uedeon, together with a dropped ball by Catcher Suhang at the plate and Hendryx' sacrifice fly, gave St. Louis three runs in the eighth inning this afternoon, enabling that team to defeat Boston, with Leonard pitching, 4 to 2. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. St Louis... 4 8 lj Boston 2 9 2 Batteries Gailia and Nunamaker; Leonard and Schang. held the Athletics hltless for four in nings. Score: R. H. E. . R. H. E. Chicago 0 1 0 Philadelphia 1 5 Batteries Shellenbach and Schalk; Perry and Perkins. Washington 1, Cleveland 0. WASHINGTON, May 11. Walter Johnson had the better of Bagby in a pitch'ng duel today and Washington defeated Cleveland, 1 to 0. Johnson scored the only run on his triple and Shank's slnple. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Cleveland.. 0 5 6 Washington. 14 0 Batteries Bagby and O'Neill; John son and Ainsmith. The total population of the Philip pine Islands Is estimated by Professor H. Otley Beyer, of the University of the Philippines, at "about 9,503,271," of whom 9,427,905 are native born. The number of Christians is about 8,413, 347: of Mohammedans, 315,930, and of Pagans, 618.687. Handicap Tournaments Prove Popu lar With British Players, but.! Have Not Vet Been Adopted Extensively In V. S. NEW YORK, May 11. Lamentations on the part of several lawn tennis offi c(als because the game was so Inflexi ble as to prevent any great variety In the way of tournaments are scarcely, borne out by the facts. It was only the other day that an officer and prominent playing member of a representative club remarked: "It's1 the same old story each season In try-, ing to arrange the programme for tha star open tournament which is on the list of the United States Rational Lawn Tennis Association. At this club It la the same orS men's singles and dou bles, the consolations; and upon several miraculous occasions there has been a limited mixed doubles. So far as I can' see, American lawn tennis Is deep down in a rut. "Anyone who suggests a revolutionary novelty is either frowned upon or left' all by his lonesome with the idea. How did the women get away with the shuf fled doubles, and the progressive sln- gles ideas last season? That's what I' would like to know. The game needs more variety in this country. As the. tournaments now stand, they are as much alike as peas from the same pod. Being named for the tournament com-' mittee does not fill me with enthusiasm as it used to do." English Find Features. Some time after listening to th4 plaintive criticisms that the proper amount of imagination was sadly want-. ing for the upbuilding, development and progress of the American game a file of English Lawn Tennis, the off!-. clal publication of the Lawn Tennis Association of Great Britain and her colonies, was encountered. No great amount of study was neces sary to at once discover that the sad lamentations of the committeeman could have swiftly turned to Joy, as there was variety with a vengeance to suit every whim. The most remarkable feature in the perusal of this file of June, 1913, the year before the out-' break of the great war, when English' lawn tennis was at the crest of Its popJ, ularity, was that the usual tournament programme included 12 competitive events. Throughout the entire list of English' tournaments, as reviewed in the offi cial records, it is the provision made for competitors of every shade of skill and classification by the handicaps that caused them to be popular. It is one of the strange anomalies of the game in this country that the handicap has never met with the favorable reception that It deserved. For many years the old New York Tennis Club was thoonly: one that attempted a handicap singles each season In connection with its open tournament in this section of the couu-. try. , U, S. May Adopt Handicap Game. At the recent annual meeting the. National Association decided to make an effort to hold a Nationally support-' ed handicap tournament this season. No date for such competition appeared upon the fixture list Issued several weeks ago. Golf, polo, track athletics and other sports have prospered under' proper handicapping, which has in many Instances provided some notable bat-' ties. There is no mystery about lawn tenr nis handicapping. It is making a Iso lated beginning in this country. The. club officials who have the courage to make an attempt at conducting handi-. cap competitions at this time are sure t r kn tn H.manJ aa that t Ana r t m T1 1 of. the game spreads, as it is bound to do. Tournament innovations entirely new to the American courts appear in . every English programme. The special event for late-arriving players, listed as "gentlemen's 5 o'clock singles handi cap," is the sort of event that appeads to every committeeman who has man-, aged a tournament. It provides some thing for the player who never appears until the groundsman has gotten ready to take down the nets for the day. Tito father-and-son tournaments about to be attempted in this country have for' many years been successfully conduct ed in England. Tournaments limited to veterans of more than 60 years of age have also found favor, and also pro duced some remarkably high-class per formances on the courts. The great tournament on the Epsom turf, in its lengthy programme, lists an event. brothers' doubles handicap, entrance fee 10s each couple." Whitman's Schedule Lasts Week. WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla?- Wash., May 11. (Special.) Whitman" College will have its entire baseball season for the present year when it plays five games next week. On Mon day and Tuesday it will meet tha Washington State College on its own ' grounds; the last three days of the week it will spend on the road playing two games with Idaho and another with Pullman. Captain Be Grief, tha only veteran, will do most of the pitch ing for Whitman. Philadelphia 1, Chicago 0. PHILADELPHIA, May 11. Jamie son's double, an out and Burns' single scored the only run of today's Chicago- Philadelphia game, the Athletics win ning, 1 to 0. Risberg's single was the only, hit Perry allowed. Shellenbach guiiiixizsiuij nil PONT AMERICAN INBUSTRIES, Go Gunning When You Wish There's plenty of game the year round any place any time, for the man who owns a hand trap. Not "pot-shot" game, but "whizzing" clay birds, that put you on your mettle make you, do your best every time you pull the trigger. 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