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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, FOItTXAXD, JULY 7, 1918. " FLEAGER'S DEFEAT TALK OF SEATTLE CONSTANCE MEYER, WOMEN'S NATIONAL DIVING CHAMPION, WHO WILL DEFEND HER TITLE AT THE MULTNOMAH CLUB, JULY 20. BOYS' LEAGUE LARGE Recreation Park Clubs In Two Sections This Year. ' Handicappers Made Mistake When They Gave Woman Champion Nine Strokes. EACH PARK HAS TWO TEAMS 2 MRS. GAVIN CLEVER GOLFER Ziittle English Player' Degree of Accuracy and Driving Power Proves Surprise Approach Shots Wonderful. f BT ROTAX BROUGHAM. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 6. (Special.) Portland followers of golf will see a wonderful player In action next week when lira. "W. A. Gavin displays her ability before Rose City folk. The clever little English player defeated the Seattle crack. H. A. "Dixie- Fleag r. here a. couple of days ago and the fans up this way have been talking about it ever since. The spectacle of a woman handing a clean-cut beating to a player of the opposite sex and a Northwest champion at that, was what thrilled the 600 peo ple who aaw the visitor perform at the 6eattle Golf Club on the holiday. Mrs. Gavin waa awarded a handicap of nine strokes before the match toegan. but the handicap! era made a. mistake. It waa Fleager who needed the extra strokes. The visitor won, four and three, with her alloted strokes, but she would have defeated her opponent without -the handicap. Until they saw Mrs. Gavin drive, ap proach, and put, the large crowd who followed the play did not believe It was possible for a woman to attain such a degree of accuracy and driving power. The famous visitor hit every ball straight down the fairway; her ap proach shots were wonderful, and she hardly missed a put. If Mrs. Gavin plays in Portland like ehe played up here, she will give Rudy Wilhelm, or any of the other Portland cracks a hard battle, with or without the handicap. a a Seattle boxing fans are still wonder ing whether their lightweight favorite, George Ingle, was really beaten by Muff Bronson the other night in their title bout at Aberdeen, or given the worst of the verdict. Bronson's victory was a surprise to the friends of Ingle, and many are nursing the hunch that he should have had a draw. However, Flanagan's lightweight showed all kinds of class up here against Willie Robinson, and if he boxed like that down in the Grays Harbor town, it was not surprising that he won over the champion. With a new title-holder crowned, local followers of the game want to see the two men in action up here. There are a couple of thousand fans who will wager the family plate on the smiling ironworker against Muffo, and a return go would draw well in this city. It is possible that the bout will be staged. 'Some real boxing is scheduled for this month. While arrangements are not yet completed, it is rumored that a 10-round bout will feature the week of sports at the big naval carnival. The bout will take place, if staged, on the United States naval training sta tion at tho university. The ball season closes today and no body is sorry. The effort of the league owners to suck out the last couple of weeks has heen a sorry spectacle. The crnwdi have dwindled until the last couple of days have seen more ballplayers than spectators in the Seattle park. Every body realizes up here that the game is dead for the time being, and there was absolutely no Interest in the Giants or me league race. Dugdale dropped a large chunk of coin this Spring, as have the other magnates. It will be some time before the Seattle boss will want to take an other crack at the game, and there are rumors going around that he is through vitn DaseDau lor the rest of his nat Ural life. Despite reports that the recent rlrnn pii.g of Vancouver was a frame-up for e two remaining cities. Seattle and Portland, to be transferred to the Coast League in the future, there is nothing to this line of dope. Vancouver was dropped because the owners saw a chance to save a little transnortn tlr,n fate, and because Bob Brown acted so roughly over the matter. As for the t-oast League, it is thought that the owners did not give the matter of the two cities Joining the southern organ ization a thought when they hitched me -can to Rudy Robert. A new sport is making its debut here that is, new to this town. Every body is getting up a tug-of-war team. The shipyards, the lodges, the soldiers and sailors, and every company which can trot out 10 or 12 husky athletes Is entering the tournamc-nt to be held at the naval carnival here this month. A large crowd saw the Army-Navy vent here on the Fourth, when the sailors lost to the Camp Lewis ten after a tnruiing pulL The fans seemed to liko the sport, and It is possible that ii win do fostered here from a profea sional standpoint. BALL PLAYERS FEARFUL FOLLOWERS OP1 DIAMOND CALLED BEFORE DRAFT BOARDS. DIVING AGES READY Women's National Champion ships Scheduled for July 20. Ks Cited to Skow Cause Way They Should Not Engage la Essential a. War Occupations. SALT LAKE CITY, July . Members or the Salt Lake and Sacramento base ball teama of the Pacific Coast League, who are within the jurisdiction of draft boards here and who are of draft age, were notified before the ODenins- of today'a game to appear before the boards Monday morning at 10 o'clock ana snow cause why they should no engage in an essential occupation or be placed in class 1-A of the aeleotlv draft. FORT WORTH. Tex., July 6. Roger xiornsDy, star snortstop or the St. Loui Cardinals, was today ordered by local jjrart Hoard no. 1 to engage In an essential occupatlno or be placed in class l-A of the draft. He is the firs major league player to receive a work or npht notice under the new ruling of me rrovost aiarsnai-ueneral. This is Hornsby's home. DALLAS, Tex., July S. Pitchers Irving Compere and Sam Le wis, of the Dallas (Tex.) League club, were or dered today by the Dallas exemption board either to engage in a productive occupation or be placed In claas 1 of the selective service. This is the first Instance of the work or fight ruling being instituted against a baupiayer. " . s5 Tp - M " naannnaMi t -..i. ... a W-eO-Sl MRS. MEYER TO COMPETE Miss Thelma Payne Considered Likely to Give Title Holder Clos est Competition In Biff Afult lomah Aquatic Event. Jack Cody, ewtoning instructor at the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, is a real busy man these nights, putting hia women diving "aces" through their stunts ir the club tank in preparation for the women's National diving cham pionships, which take place at Multno mah Club Saturday evening, July 20. Mrs. Constance Meyer, National champion, and a member of the Mult nomah Club, who has been a resident of Tacoma and Olympia for the past six months, arrived in Portland during the week and has been taking her turn with the other mermaids on the 10-foot board. National Champion Practicing. Mrs. Meyer realises that she will have to be at her best in, the coming title meet and is rapidly getting into the best condition possible in order to hold on to her laurels won last year. The Oregonlan is fortunate in securing set of pictures of the National cham pion through the courtesy of the Olympia Woolen Mills, showing the graceful diver in a few of her stunts. Mrs. Meyer has not .been wasting any time during the past few months and has been practicing her difficult dives in order to be at her best during the coming meet. Miss Thelma Payne is the young diver that followers of aquatic sports hereabouts look - to to give the cham pion a tussle for her crown. Miss Payne has developed rapidly during the past year. She is executing her diffi cult dives with more grace and daring and is confident she will make Mrs. Meyer show her best form if she ex pects to retain her title. Excellent Material Plentiful. The Pembroke sisters, Helen Hicks and Edith Goodwin are all practicing on Monday. Wednesday and Friday nights in the club tank and will be in excellent fettle for the big champion ship meet. It has been whispered about that a half dozen or more of San Franciaco'a expert amateur woman divers contem plate springing a surprise on the local mermaids and will be on the loo July 20 with a nice little surprise in store for the Wlnged-M mermaids. Outside competition is welcomed by the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, and nothing would please the local en trants more than to have a large list of outside divers entered In the big National event. PORTLAND BOXER AT SEA and tells about them in the following letter to The Oregonlan: "I bought a copy of The Oregonlan of June 2 and was surprised to sea the pictures of so many Portland boxers who have enlisted in Uncle Sam's Navy and Army. I have not done any box ing In the East yet, but expect to in the near future. While I was In Cali fornia I had three matches and was a winner in all of them. I have made two trips to France, both of which were very peaceful. We were threat ened by a submarine one night on the first trip, but the sub soon beat it when it aaw our torpedo boats com ing. "I sure would like to sea the old Rose City again, and I will say that It sure has got it on Broadway's White Lights. I am sure that if some of the boxers on the West Coast could come here that they would make good in the game, as the Eastern boys are nothing to rave over as boxers. "I boxed for the T. M. C. A. at St. Nazaine, France, meeting Ed Kennedy, of Chicago, in a six-round bout. We fought to a draw. Kennedy is In the Army. I also met a soldier by the name of Campbell and cut him away in three rounds. There are quite a number of colored boxors in Franca and they have bouts every night, but I draw the color line, so did not take any of them on. The only Portland boxer I met in France was Ping Bodie, the old punch absorber. ... "I thank you for the picture of June 2 and I cud best regards to Judge Flanigan. Fred Merrill, Muff Bronson and all the other pugs." Mail will reacn Johnny addressed: Johnny Boscovitch, U. S. N., 108S Ber gen Btreet, Brooklyn, N. Y. Who said so? (From the Inter Plant of June 25. Peninsula section.) We are glad to say that the Penin sula is in first place in the shipyard baseball league, starting off the sec ond half of the season, having won the first three games. We hope we can stay in the first place and will cer tainly try to. They will have to go some to beat us. P. S. : Peninsula lost three games, having won only one. 1 Swan Dive. -mm Back Dive. 3 Jack Knife I'oae. HEINIE GROH LEADS ALL NATIONAL LEAGrER DEPOSES FRED MERKLE AT TOP. Chleag at Tap la Batting, Glaats la Fielding Ty Cehh Jinpi Frem Seventh ta Second Flac. Volaplaa. B Jaat a Dainty MORE MEETS LIKELY First Vancouver Field Carni val Huge Success. BIG BLEACHERS TOO SMALL FORMER WELL-KXOWK SEMI PRO BALLPLAYER NOW A LIEUTENANT DKNTAL SURGEON IN NAVY. WW If t Jt JOHNNY BOSCOVITCH IS HOW IN 17. S. SATT ACTIVE SERVICE. Former Amateur Welterweight Cham pion of Northwest Still Put on the Glove Occasionally. Johnny Boscovitch, the Portland wel terweight boxer, who enlisted in the Navy some time ago. Is now In Brook lyn, N. Y.. and has been across the Atlantic to France twice on convoys. Jchnny started- boxing here about six years ago as an amateur at Multno mah Club. He fought his way to the amateur welterweight championship of the Northwest and later turned pro fessional. ' In his last fight in Port land he was defeated by Fred Gilbert. Johnny enlisted In the Navy shortly afterwards and has had some great experiences since that time. H baa bad several bcuU In, Franca ; V. ' -aew, if ? JiT . ' i !L : i St n-rjJ '- " '"" Dr. Charlea Bleeg. Charley Bleeg. former crack Inter-City. baaeball player, is now Lieutenant Charlea Bleeg, dental surgeon. United States Navy. Bleeg has been In the service some time now and ia stationed at the Great Lakea Naval Training Station. I1L He has charge of the dental work at Camp Peary and Is greatly pleased with his lot. Bleeg played on several different teama in the old Inter-City League and is known to hundreds of the old Jnter-City circuit fol lowers. He graduated from the North Pacific Dental College and practiced In Portland several years before becoming an officer In the Navy. IJHI Conduct of Field and Track Event, Baseball Games and Boxing Smoker Reflects Great Credit on Boldier-Managers. There has never been so much Inter est shown In an athletic carnival in this city as In tha Vanoouver military track meet which waa - run off on Fourth of July. It was Major . rtear- don'a plan to pull off tha carnival and the success of the Initial meet means that other carnivals are soon to follow. This was the first time that uncie Sam's fighting men had a chance oi competing in public with their friends and families on hand to cheer them up. and it has made a great nit wun me old! era. When tha grandstand and bleachers were built it was thought that there wnnld be inouch room to hold the crowd, as the authorities never dreamed that there would be more than ui.vuu neonla there. Now. however, it looks aa if the bleachers will have to bs en lrd if all the DeoDl who are inter ested in tha carnivals are to be ac commodated. Had it not been for the mrii. which tied us tha service in Portland thara would, undoubtedly, have been mora than 20.000 paople present. Boxing Smoker Make Bit. T.litiitenanta Doane. Torlsy and Phee hey have charge of the athletica of the Firat Provialonal Regiment and they are largely responsible for the good showing the First Regiment made. Mr. Sheehev also had charge of the boxing mnknr which was held Thursday even ing and it proved to be one of tha most Trlllnr ever held in this Vicinity. Both th. civilians and tha soldiers who took nart in the bouts were In first-class condition and nut UP a flno battle. Major Reardon and Lieutenant Reed had charge of the athletics of the Seo- ond Provisional Regiment. Munsitr Sterret. of the Second Pro visional baseball team, had a big Fourth of July day. He entered In the races in the morning, piloted his team ta a chamoionship in the afternoon. and walloped tha tar out of a chap named Davia in the evening. In three mil n Ha- WOH tha First Provisional baseball team proved to be In rather poor condition,-the Second Provisional, which won the championship of the barracks, had team composed of real ballplayera. Pitcher Moran, the crack aouthpaw. may not have been a big leaguer, but he had more on the ball than moat of the big leaguers have. His carve ball was a wis and it kept the First Provisional on the Jump all the time. Team Has Real Class. Renfrew, the shortstop, and Brook, tha first Backer, are fine fielders. The two soldiers made some wonderful catches, ones that would be a credit to Maranville or Hal Chase. The whole team is made up of former professional and semi-professional players. The following Is tha First Provi sional officers' team, champions of the officers' teams of the cantonment: Lieutenant Burroughs, catcher; Lieu tenant Tost, pitcher; Lieutenant Ben jamin, first base; Lieutenant Torley, second base; Lieutenant Cooper, third, base; Lieutenant Wheeler, shortstop; Colonel Hubbard. left field; lieutenant McLaughlin, center field, and Lieuten ant Williams. rlKht field. Following la the Second Provisional team, champions of Vancouver Bar racks: Privates O'Green, catcher; Mo ran, pitcher; Brook, first base; Reyn olds, second base; Murray, third base Renfrow. shortstop; Wash, center field; Kulgun, right field: Altman, left field. CHICAGO, July . Heine Groh. of Cincinnati. Is the new batting leader of the National League, deposing Fred Merkle, the Chicago first baseman. Averages released yesterday give Groh mark of .3a0. with Merkle and Jake Daubert. Brooklyn, batting .29. The Cincinnati infielder, fourth In the list a week ago, drove out 10 hits In his last six games. The averagea in clude gamea of Wednesday. Max Carey, of Pittsburg, who Is lead- ng the basestealers, added seven to his credit, bringing his total to 34. Wick- land of Boston, and Cruise of St. Louis, are tied in home run hitting with five. Chicago leads in club batting with an average of .273. The Giant are on top n fielding with .971. Loading batters for 30 or more games: Groh. Cincinnati. .350: Merkle, Chi cago. .349; Daubert. Brooklyn. .349; Smith, Boston, .141; Mann. Chicago, 322; Williams. Philadelphia, .320; I'as'- kert. Chicago. .317; Hollocher. Chicago, 311; Bigbee. Pittsburg, .302; Schmandt. Brooklyn. .299. Tyrus Cobb is setting a merry clip In the American League. The Detroit out fielder has jumped from seventh to sec ond place among the battera and haa advanced into a tie for second place with Bobby Itoth of Cleveland for stolen bases. He is eix bases behind George Slsler. St. Louis, who is leading that department. Cobb also- is within one run of Harry Hooper, of Boston, who with 47, leads in runs scored. 'Babe" Ruth. Boston, leads the home run hitters with il. sew xoric leads In team hitting with an average of .269. Leading battera in 30 or more games: Staler, St. Louie. .348; Cobb, Detroit, 342; Baker, New Tork, .339; Ruth, Boa- ton, .335: Burns. Philadelphia, .S32: Milan, Washington, .323; Hooper. Bos ton. .322; Plpp, New Tork. .31; Walker. Philadelphia, .313; Murphy, Chicago, 299; Pratt. New York. .298. Smaller Boys to Play In Afternoons and- Larger Ones After Supper Hours Schedule for Entire Season Haa Been Arranged. The Portland Playground Baseball League will start lta season tomorrow. Last year's schedule proved a big suc cess and the playground directors look for a highly successful season again this year. Because of the added num ber of the recreation parks that have entered the league this year, the city has been divided north and south. Co lumbia. Peninsula. Vernon. Lincoln. Laurelhurat. Mt. Tabor and Washing ton parks make up the north seetlon. while Lents. Mount Scott. Sell wood. Kcnilworth. Brooklyn. North Park. Foreatry and Terwilliger parks conv plttte the south section. Each park will be represented hy two teams. One of boys under 4 feet 10 Inches In height and the other of boys under S feet C inches In height. Tha smaller boys will play their games early In the afternoon, while the teama of larger boya will plav after sunner hours. The regular achedued time for the start of the gamea is 1:30 and 7 P. M. An official umpire will be se lected for each league who will handla all of the gamea or aa many aa poast ble. Following ax tha schedules Ion both sections: Son'.h gsrtlon. Bcheduia for uuth section July 8. ! wood Ta Brook, rn. at Brooklyn; July . Konllworth rm. Mount Scotl. at Mount Scott ( July 10. Lenta vs. North Psrk. at North Park: July II. Forestry vs. Tervllllger. at Terwllllrar: July 12. sellwood va. Mount Scott, at Sell wood ; July 15. Brooklyn va. K.enllworth. at Kenllaorth; July 1. Lauta . TerwIHlaer. at Lntfl; July IT. Foroatry va North Park, at Forest rv; July 18. Brook lyn vs. Terwllllzer. at Brookln: July 1. Si:wod va North Park, at North l'srkj July J, Lents va Mount Scott, at Mount Pcott; July 2J. Foraairy va Kenllworth. as Kenilworth; July 24. Sellwood vs. Terwllll. Sr. at Terwllllirer; July 23. Brooklyn vs. Lenta, at Lents: Jnly 26, Kenilworth vs. Nurh Park, at North Park: July 2V. Mount Seott va Forastry. at Forestry; July SUt Brooklyn va North Park, at Brooklyn: Juiy ai. Sellwood va. Forestry. at Sellwooas Ausust 1. Mount Scott vs. TerwlUlser. at Mount Scott: Ausust 2. Lents vs. Keallwortll. at Kenllwonh: Ausust 5. Brooklyn vs. For estry, at Forestry; Ausust . Sellwood vs. Lenta, at Lents: Ausust 7. North Pack vs. Kenilworth. at North Park: Autrust S. Mount Scott va Brooklyn, at Brooklyn; Ausust I. Sellwood va Kenilworth. at Seliwood: Ausust 12. North Park va Mount Scott, at Mount ftcott: Ausust 13. Forestry va Lsnts. at Lenta; Ausust 14. North Park va Tar wlllltsr. at Terwllllser. North Sertlan. July . Peninsula va. Columbia, at Colum bia ; July 10. Lincoln va Washington, at Washington; July 11. Laurel hurat va Mount Tabor, at Mount Tabor; July 12. Vernon vs. Peninsula, at Peninsula; July Is. Washing ton va Columbia, at Columbia: July 17, Laurelhurat va Lincoln, at Lincoln; July lift. Mount Tabor va Vernon, at Vernon: July 19. Peninsula vs. Laurel hurat. at Laurelhurat; July 23. Columbia va Lincoln, at Lincoln! July 14. Mount Tabor va Washington, at Washington: July 25, Laurelhurat va Ver non, at Laurelhurat; July 2tl Washington, va Panlnsula, at Peninsula: July 30. Colum bia va Mount Tabor, at Mount Tabor; July 31. Lincoln va Vernon, at Vernon: Ausust 1. Laurelhurat va Columbia, at Columbia; August 2, Peninsula va. Mount Tabor. at Peninsula: Ansust 7. Laarelhurat va Wash ington, st laurelhurat; August 7. Lincoln vs. Mount Tabor, at Mount Tabor: August 8. Vernon vs. Columbia, at Vernon; August Panlnsula n. Lincoln, at Lincoln; Auguat 13, Washington va Vernon, at WMninilos. Charlea Mabry drove the 18-year-old areldlnir Startle. 2:05. a mile in 1:11 over the half-mile track at Goahen, N. V.. last Friday. He mad his record at Columbus, O.. in 1910. a a a s a aa a ! f ';'iy ' -;V J ! ''-: 'v " x- f- - -!i t ( . : - . . '" ' Mta Mabel Dee. Physical Direct or far Waaaea at Coe College, Ckosrs by Oregon Agricultural College t Head Department. GIRLS MUST BE STRONG NOTED PHYSICAL GAGED FOR O. A. DIRECTOR Elf C. STL DENTS. Large Whale Ia Utilized. BAWDSEV, Suf fold, England, June 10. A whale weighing 14 tons recently washed up on the shore is being utilised for war purposes by the National Sal vage CounclL Glycerine obtained will provide the propellant lor 130 18-pound shells, while the bones will be used to Increase the supply of phosphatlc ma nures for the land. Miss Hahel Le Saeeeeds Sirs. Seelay la Phyaleal Culture Department Kw ta Be Specialised. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallia, Or., July 6. iSpeciaL) Phy aical training for young women, to in clude track, basketball, tennis, base ball, archery, swimming and other1 sports, together with corrective worlt and gymnastic exercises, will be givea special attention at Oregon Agricultu ral College during the next school year. Miss Mabel Lee, for the last eight years physical director for women at Coa College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, haa been elected to a similar position In. O. A. C, to aucceed Mrs. Miriam Thayer Seeley, who was with the college six years and who built up a strong phy sical culture department. - Miss Lee has had wide and successful experience. She is a graduate of Co and Wellesley. a student of the Boston Normal School of Gymnastics, has per formed corrective and orthopedic gym nastics in the Children's Hospital, Boa ton, under Dr. It- W. Lovett. of Har vard, and haa made numerous other special studies of physical training for women. Physical work for women Is compul sory In Oregon Agricultural College, where the girl students have thel choice of activities, such aa awimming, tennla, archery, etc Corrective work next Fall will be der the direction of Miss Charlotte Mo Dougall. This feature proved highly successful in the laat school year, es pecially with thoae students afflicted with "nerves." Miss Laura Campbell, who tntrodueed track work last year, will be in charge of swimming and field sports. Dancing and basketball will ba au pervlaed by Mlsa Eva BrunnelL Even a small chew of Real Gravely Chewing Plug satis fies. It gives more real to bacco comfort than abig chew of ordinary tobacco. Peyton Brand Real Gravely Chewing Plug 10c a pouch and worth it k 0 Cravmly last aowmcAf oaftr it coats no mora to chw tham ordinary plug P. B. Gravnly Tobacco Company Danvilla, Virginia