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SECTION TWO Pages 1 to 14 VOL,. XXXVII. 'CfiEOlE OBJECTS TO UNFAIR TACTICS Portland Magnate Asks About Money for Cliff Lee. BALDWIN CASE REVIEWED Members of National Commission Taken to Task for Dealings Avith Minor Clubs. Judge W. W. McCredle, owner of the Portland baseball franchise, enjoyed one of bis pood days yesterday and proceeded to inform by mail the three members of the National Commission Ban Johnson, John Heydler and Garry Herrmann what unfair tactics are being imposed on minor league clubs by the two major leagues with reference to the 1918 drafts. Portland lost two players in the last draft. Clifford Lee. catcher, was pegged by 'Pittsburg during the drafting season but the Firate management has so far failed to pay the draft price. At the close of the drafting period the New Tork Americans had not a draft in for "Red" Baldwin, catcher, now in France with the 91st Division, nor had they paid the draft price. Jn Novem ber, 1!)1S, the Yankees attempted to make a delayed draft of Baldwin from Portland, which delayed draft was al lowed by the National Commission on December 12. Up until yesterday the New Tork Americans had failed to make payment for Baldwin, all of which Judge McCredie contends fails to make the two drafts legal and claims both Lee and Baldwin are still the property of the Portland team. McCredie's letter follows. PORTI,AND. Iec. 21. 1918. To the Na tional Baseball Commission. Cincinnati, O.: The two major leagues are an organiza tion by itself. All other organized leagues professional baseball are associated to K&thrr in another organization, commonly known as the minors. Each organization Is independent of the other. By agreement. however, the two organizations work as nearly aa possible in harmony. In order not to cause discord, disorganization of clubs and demoralization of the great National game, it is agreed between the two organi zations that none of the minora will select or hire any player belonging to a major league club, except by first obtaining the consent of that club, and that is the only method provided for a minor league club to secure a. player from the majors. On the other haad. it is agreed that the majors caji purchase the release of a minor league player at any time, except between 20 days prior to and the beginning of tha drafting period. By agreement between the two organiza tions, the majors each year, for six days in September, have the right to draft play ers from the minors, without, consulting the minor, by naming the player selected and paying the draft price, which varies by the agreement according to the classification of the minor league club. By purchase or by draft are the only methods whereby a major league club can divest the rights of a minor league club to a player without violating Its agreement. Selection of a. player by draft takes a ptayer without the consent of the minor league club. All that club can do is to ac cept the draft price, no matter how Inade quately It may reimburse the club for its loss. However, to thus take & player it is legally necessary for the major league club to fully comply with every detail of the agreement entered into between the two organizations for the forceful drafting of every right of the minor league club to the services of Its star player. If the major. In attempting thus to secure & player, fails in any of the details of the draft, then its draft necessarily fails, and it is not entitled to the player. In drafting there are two essentials: One is to make the selection during the draft period; the other is to pay the draft price at the time of the selection. If the major fails there is no draft, and the minor retains Its man. No wobbling, no blunders, no negli gence, no errors of the majors can excuse them and be charged to the minors, for during this period all 'the minor can do Is to sit still and let the majors go to it. Pittsburg during said drafting period se lected Lee, who, by the way, was not called to the Army before the close of the war Pittsburg at the time failed to pay the draft price, and, therefore, the draft fails as not completed. lelayed Draft Attempted. At the close of the drafting period New iorK naa not a draft in for Baldwin, of r-omano, nor naa it paid, the draft Drice In November. 1818, it attempted to make a delayed draft of Baldwin from Portland which delayed draft was allowed by your iiuiiurauie uoay on uecemDer 12, 1918. Even then, notwithstanding- vnur . i ing. New York did not complete Its draft by paying the price. Therefore, there can be no legal draft for the two rnwin Bi4i,h I understand that your body modified the agreement Detween the two organizations, so that the majors could select Dlavera dur ing the draft period, but in lieu of nie the stipulated price the drafting cluo was to deposit with you a note for payment when the player reported to the drafting club. In other words, you changed the agreement so 10 iiki u we ouraens and risks from the majors and threw them onto the minors. Is not that rather an elegant monument to your sense of fairness? This year the majors would not purchase a star player at his true value nn account of the war risk, but your honorable body would not permit a minor league club, if It had to assume the risk, to retain its player and later get the benefit if he came out of the war sound Oh. no. If he is sound, the majors get all the benefit. If he Is crippled, then it is the minor's loss. That certainly Is a spirit of magnanimity, and you ought to be proud of it. However, where did you get the authority to change or modify the draft rule? I, am not conscious of the minor leagues ever consenting to any such modification. The minor leagues, as far as I know, have not delegated to any of its officers, nor to any one, the authority to enter Into an agreement with you. as the representatives of the majors, to make such a modification. If I am correct the attempted modification on your part tor the benefit of the majors does not and cannot have any legal effect upon the drafting rules. eiieci Action No Excuse. The fact that New York and Pittsburg may have followed your unlawful modification of a fixed agreement, does not excuse them lor not complying with the conditions of the draft rules as they legally are. They should have selected the players desired within the time provided for drafting and paid the price it that time. Not doing so. their attempted drafts fail, and there fore we ask you to cancel them. There are about 50 Supreme Courts in the United States, and not one of them would hold that one party to .n agreement can change , it without the consent of the other. Since I am making a demand upon you to correct what one might call ultra vires acta on your part, i trust you will pardon me for a little diversion. What Is your authnritv or duty as a National Commission? Why , juu 11 c,vcji'.c j nave ueara it said that you are the court of last resort in h. hall matters. It seems to me that you assume to be the legislative, t-xecutive and judicial cepartment of organized baseball all three in one. As I understand It, you are In the emplov of the major leagues. Your salaries come from the major leagues. These two leagues are your masters. You are not In the em ploy of the minors; you are under no ob ligation to the minors; you have no inter est In them, except as the majors may be interested in having a large field to de- If ' A iiM I---i - " j t Yr;sAj 1 - t v '-:fJl: ' i Lr sy irg . -I : - . ir& li ' ' - ' i 1vI"'V'h lit t . - v A.Ai') -a X:"-' ' i Telop our hoys who have natural latent baseball talent. Supposing- you had a lawsuit. Tour cause was Just. You went into court jwlth your lawyer, primed to fitcht for yourrights. In the court you discovered that the Judfte on the bench, who is to decide your case, is an associate counsel of your opponent. He may be an honorable man, a just and up right judire, and you may know him as such. But such a condition shocks the American idea of fairness. How would you feel? You would feel just as I do when ever I go before you on a dispute between Portland and a major leasue club. The dispute is to be settled by the ser vants of Portland's opponent. Notwith standing that they are men of high charac ter, the idea is un-American. Why would not it be better and more heroic for Port land to submit her dispute to the honesty and fairness of the major league club with whom she Is in dispute. Instead ol to tnelr employes, the members of the National Commission ? Fair play Wanted. From every quarter you hear muttering of discontent over organized baseball. Why this discord? There are no people In the world that udapt themselves to right and fair-play like the American people. They want fair-play. That thing is instinctive in them. Baseball must be and should be kept on the level of fairness, or deteriorate To do that, I think the so-called Na tional Commission, with all its authority granted or assumed, should be wiped off the state. There are many good substitute plana Here Is one Have the minors select a man. a lawyer. The minors have several men whose legal attainments would not suffer from comparison with the legal lights in the major leagues. Have the majors like wise select a lawyer of good repute, and the two to constitute the National Commislon to pass upon all disputes. In case, after consultation, these two cannot agree upon the merits of a dispute between two minor league clubs, or players, or player and club, then the major league man Is to be simply an advisory member, and the decision of the minor league member becomes final. Likewise, when they cannot agree upon a dispute between two major league clubs, or players, etc then the decision of the man selected by the majors becomes final. In case thay .cannot agree upon a dispute between a major and minor club, then there Is to be selected an Impartial lawyer of good repute to whom all such cases are to be referred, and his decision is to he final. Such a man as the Honorable William H. Taft would be ideal- He would be taxed only with the cases on which the two law yers could not agree. If these two lawyers were men of good integrity, and reasonably capable, there would be few cases on which they could not agree. In some method like this, the American idea of fairness would prevail, and there would be less mutterings of discontent and threats of rebellion In the air. Big Ten Grid Games for the 1919 Season. Chicago. Oct. J Purdue at Chicago. Oct. 25 Northwestern at Chicago. ' Nov. 1 Illinois at Illinois. Nov. 8 Michigan at Chicago. Nov. lo Iowa at Chicago. Nov. 22 Wisconsin at Chicago. Iowa. Oct. 11 Nebraska at Iowa. Oct. 18 Illinois at Illinois. Oct. 25 Minnesota at Minnesota. Nov. 8 Northwestern (place not set). Nov. 13 Chicago at Chicago. Nov. 22 Indiana at Iowa. , Minnesota. Oct. 18 Indiana at Indianapolis. Oct. 25 Iowa at Minnesota. Nov. 1 Wisconsin at Wisconsin. Nov. 8 Illinois at Minnesota. Nov. -'- Michigan -at Michigan. 1 Ohio State. Oct. 18 Northwestern at Ohio State. Oct. 25 Michigan at Michigan. Nov. 15 Wisconsin at Wisconsin. Nov. 22 Illinois at Ohio State. Vlinois. Oct. 11 Purdue at Purdue. Oct. 18 Iowa art Illinois. Oct. 25 Wisconsin at Illinois. Nov. 1 Chicago at Illinois. Nov. 8 Illinois at Minnesota. Nov. 15 Michigan at Illinois. Nov. 22 Illinois at Ohio State. Michigan. Oct. A Case at Michigan. Oct. 18 Michigan Aggies at Michigan. Oct. 25 Ohio State at Michigan. Nov. 1 Northwestern at Michigan. Nov. S" Chicago at Chicago. Nov. 15 Illinois at Illinois. Nov. 22 Minnesota at Michigan. Wisconsin. Oct. 25 Illinois at Illinois. Nov. 1 Minnesota at Wisconsin. Nov. 15 Ohio State at Wisconsin. Nov. 22 Chicago at Chicago. Northwestern. Oct. 18 Ohio State at Ohio State. Oct. 25 Chicago at Chicago. Nov. 1 Michigan at Michigan. Nov. 8 Iowa (place not set). Purdue. Oct. 11 Illinois at Purdue. Oct. 18 Chicago at Chicago. Nov. 22 Notre Dame at Purdue. Indiana. Oct. 38 Minnesota at Indianapolis. Nov. 1 Notre Dame at Indianapolis. Nov. 22 Iowa at low-. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, PORTLAND HUNT CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED FOR BOWLINE PLAY IS POPULAR . N W:.. ; CAMP LEWIS WINS, 7 TO G LEAGUES MAKE EXCELLENT j I PROGRESS OX SCHEDULES. - f ' ' I - h Celebrated M. Xj. KHlne Team to 1 ' s 'liC " 1 ' Orgnniie in January and ir- - Vf- . j-, " ,; . - J $ 1 Start Practice. ' t i J 1 1 V ' V " Bowling continues to pick up as each week: passes, and all of the various leag-ues are booming- along- nicely. The Oregon Alleys have had Its 1 alleys going full blast the past two weeks, and all of the leagues are now well organized and following their schedules. The Rotary Club League Is doing nicely and some good games are being contested. The players in the Rotary Club League are all business men, and although in the game mostly for the exercise gained, there is plenty of com petition. The famous M. L. Kline bowling team, which toured California last year and represented Portland at all of the big tournaments in the South and North west last season, will organize in Janu ary, and J. w. Blaney, manager and member of the quintet, looks for a 100 per cent better team this season. As soon as the team's lineup is settled and practice gets under way, special matches will be arranged to be rolled at the Oregon Alleys. The M. L. Kline team will enter the Pacific-Northwest championship tournament in Vancou ver, B. C, in April, and at the big Coast tournament in San Francisco In May. During the holiday week all league games will be postponed, except the United States forestry Service League of six teams. The six teams of the Forest Service League will roll their games tomorrow for special prises put up by the members. A turkey will go to the high man and other prizes will be up. Dater, of the Forest Service outfit, rolled a high game of 248 last week. The new Liberty League of four teams will start Its schedule January 9. and play for 20 weeks. . The Commercial League starts a 20 weeks schedule January 8. Four or six teams will be in the lineup. The Plumbers' League will g-et under way for 20 weeks of play January 20. . Barnes and Elsasser. of the Rose Citv League, have issued a challenge to any two men in that league. The Ballou & Wright team has also issued a challenge to the Pacific Paper Company five for a special match. COROXADO POLO DATES FIXED Midwinter Tournament "Will Open Early in January. SAN7 DIEGO. Cal.. Dec 21. Dates for the Coronado mid-Winter polo tourna ment, under the auspices of the Coro nado Country Club, were announced this afternoon. The regular mid Winter polo tournament opens the first week in January and continues through February, with weekly matches for cups presented by the club. In addition to special cup matches between mili tary teams. The Pacific Coast junior championship trophy play Is to begin March 2; the California challenge tro phy, open to teams without handicap, begins March 9, Hotel Del Coronado handicap cup March 16. and the Pacific Coast all-American polo trophy March 23. FRED HARRIS SIGNS "WITH VANCOUVER HOCKEY TEAM. According to word received In Portland yesterday, Fred "Smokey" Harris, former Port land ice hockey player, who joined! the Army and has been stationed in one of the Eastern cantonments, has received his 'honorable discharge and has signed to play with Vancouver during the coming season. He is now visiting relatives In Canada with Mrs. Harris. THE COMING YEAR AND SCENES rW-- . s , . f I : '-.ft.' i IS I Wjjel'aiW-Ati; .. -i '2' - J 1 Busy Scene Near Main Llate of Club. 2 Chester Msrphr. PVroitnent Member of C'Inb. Now In I'Vanrf W ith T. M. V. A. 3 Natt McDohkiII, Master Koxboundn. 4 Dr. J. N. Coa-hlan. Vice-President. !i Halph Wilbur. I'resi- dent. 41 Claude V. Bowman. Secretary. 7 William K. Prudhommr. Treasurer, ts Jamea Augustus) Beckett, Trustee. 9 Ambrose M. t'ronln. Trustee. BASKETBALL MEM RESTING PRACTICE WILL BE RESUMED UPOX REOPEXIXG SCHOOLS. Franklin and Columbia to Meet Jan nary 13 In First Intcr scholastic Game. Interscholaetlc basketball practice will let up for the Christmas holidays, but will resume with a bang the first day school takes up again in January. The 1919 Interscholastic basketball sea son will open January 13, with Frank lin meeting Columbia, probably on the Washington High floor. There will be five high school games a week until February 26, when the season will come to an end and base ball will hold the boards. Lincoln and Hill will tangle in the final game of the season. . It Is not expected anything as bad as the influenza ban will interfere with the basketball schedule, as it did with football, and a great season is looked for by all of the followers of the vari ous quintets. Each school has a spattering of let ter men back from previous seasons or experienced men to take the place of those who have graduated or are in the service. On the Alleys. FOLLOWING is the dope, to date, on the Mercantile Bowling League rolling on the Oregon Alleys: ' Games. Robinson-Smith Co ......30 Pacific Paper Co 30 Honeyman Hardware Co. ....... .30 Bevoi 30 High single game Robinson-Smith Pins. 24.-.04 24373 24:!C8 240D3 Co.. 9oT. High score, three games. Pacific Paper Co.. tHO. High individual game Armltage-Padfic Paper Co.. 242. High score, three games Woe m-Honey-man Hardware Co., Armitage-Pacif ic Paper Co., 5.S7; Fore-Koblnson-temlth. Co., 5t5; Becore-Robinson-Hmith Co., 578. Bevos won from Pacific Paper. 6. lost 6. Won from Honeyman Hardware Co. 3. lost 6. Won from Robinaon-Smitlr Co., 6. lost 3. Pacific Paper Co., won from Bevos, 6, lost 0. Won from Honeyman Hardware Co., tf. lost 3. Won from Robinson-Smith Co., 5, lost 4. Honeyman Hardware Co. won from Bevos. 8, lost 3. Won from Pacific Paper Co, 3, lost 6. Won from Kobinson-Smith Co., 7, lost 6. Roblnson-Smlth Co. won from Bevos. 3. lost 6. Won from Pacific Paper Co., 4. lost 3. Won from Honeyman Hardware Co., 0, lost 7. Individual Scores and Averages. Total High Name Teams Games Pins Ave Game Secore. R-S Co 12 2Itl Munson, Pac. Paper.. ..13 21."7 Fernea, R-S Co 6 lo.'.o Armltage. Pac. Paper.. 30 aiii5 Stiff ler. Pac. Paper 1034 Hoch. Bevos 30 fi07!l Woelm. Honeyman 30 G022 Barnes, Honeyman 30 0020 lso4 17H 224 205 242 1H4 220 235 214 1 172 172 Jfl9 187 DECE3IBER 22, 1918. AT nUNT CLUB GROUNDS, NEAR GARDEN HOME. Blaslch. Bevos 12 20O2 367 202 Ceary. Pac. Paper 30 4!i!l"J 1(17 . 212 Beckett. It-S Co 3 4117 15 177 Fore. R-S Co 27 4443 104 217 Roblnnon, R-S Co 26 4L't! 14 220 Windeler. Honeyman 30 4919 104 214 Diller. R-S Co 24 325 164 204 Cassel. Bevos 15 2452 TR3 2i4 Springer, Bevos 80 4S3!i 161 224 Tollefsen. R-S Co 16 2.172 ItM 231 Dolphin. R-S Co 12 1H2.1 160 1S7 Hyde. R-S Co 3 476 lr.U HIS Shankland. Pac Paper. .30 4761 l.vj 225 Parrott. Honeyman 27 42nA 159 y'6 McPherson. Pac. Paper. 12 1S7T 157 14 Zachrisson. Honeyman.. 27 42n 1.1 6 192 Adams. Pac. Paper 12 1SHT 156 178 Vetsburg. Bevos 30 4645 IDS 1W Oraper. Honeyman 8 455 152 1V4 Burges. It-S Co 13 1S17 152 17 Russell. Bevos 27 4U79 151 12 Jones. R-S Co 8 441 147 157 Kllnker. Pac. Paper 15 2154 144 161 Stiles. Pac Paper 8 260 120 143 Orecon Alleys Team Standings. IT. S. Forest Service W. L. P n White Pin 7 0 .77S Cedar 7 2 778 Spruce 5 4 Larch 4 n .444 Hemlock 3 j 333 Firs 1 g .in Rose City League Pacific Outfitting .........19 8 .704 Vancouver 19 n .s3 Tru Blu 11 16 .407 Union Meat 8 1'J .216 Orant Smith Co. Office Force IS 3 N. Fasteners - ...13 , i7-'3 N. Carpenters 12 C .667 S. Fasteners 9 9 .500 Mechanics 9 II .500 S.- Carpenters .................. 7 31 .:(H7 Yard Helpers 6 12 33.1 Painters 1 17 .Oj0 Mercantile League Pacific Paper Company- 17 13 .S67 Honeyman Hardware. .......... 16" 34 .533 Bevo's 15 15 .500 Roblnson-Smtth ............... .12 18 .400 Rotary Club No. Three 7 2 .778 No. One ........................ 7 2 1778 No. Two 8 6 .833 No. Four .1 8 .111 Multnomah Prospects Good. Prospects for a top notch basketball quintet at Multnomah Club this year are very promising. Coach Ad Dewey has a world of material to pick his first team five from and practice will start this morning. The basketball quintet, headed by Joe Riesch. won the championship of the Multnomah House League for the second consecutive year by going through the schedule without a loss. A number of classy players have been uncovered in the annual house league games and Dewey will start thinning them out this week. With three of last year's men on deck, and a flock of former high school and college stars to pick from, no wonder "Ad" is en thusiastic. Coach Dewey has tentative games with the University of Oregon, O. A. C. Washington State College. Univer sity of Washington, University of California, and a possible trip to Cali fornia is on the schedule. If the Winged M hoopers go South they will tangle with the University of California. Stan ford and the Olympic Club. The Uni versity of California may possibly ap pear here the coming- season against the clubmen. make islam) sailors fail to kick m;kii:i ;oal. Contest I'caturetl by OUI-StjIe Eoot- ball Navy Scores in Last Quarter. BY SKROEANT EARL R. GOODWI.V. BERKELEY. Cal.. Dec 21. (Special.) With three minutes left to play, the score 7 to 0 in favor of the Camp Lewis All-Stars, and the ball resting on their own 20-yard line, the Mare Island sailors started ait attack which netted a touchdown in two plays. Two for ward passes, Mann to Hcvens. good for 25 yards, and Mann to Buck to Hixon, good for the rest of the way to the goal, made it look as though a tie score wiu coming. Gus Hixon, a Port land boy, after racing his 55 yards, at tempted the goal kick, but he failed. The pigskin hit one of the goal posts, thereby giving Camp Lewis a hard earned 7-to-6 victory on California Field this arternoon. It was a thrilling match from start to finish. From the standpoint of the few scattering natrons, both teams showed up in wonderful style at times. The American Lakers had a line that was practically impregnable, but it took three quarters and a half for the "gobs" to realize that they had to play an open game if they wanted to get anywhere near the winners' goal. The doughboys worked the sphere to the one-yard line in the first period, but could not gain any points. Again they rushed themselves to the Navy five-yard marker, but "nothing doing" as far as a touchdown was concerned. On four different occasions the soldiers were within the 10-yard line, only to fall back or lose the ball. But on the fifth try, Oberle brushed his way three yards for a touchdown, Ira Blackwell scoring what proved to be the win ning point by converting the goal. This in the final quarter, too. t The sailors put up a wonderful brand of defense, but the Camp Lewis line was too much for them. Time after time. Leader. Dunlop, Orgers. Selph Noggle, Jumbo Hunter and Schultze spilled the opposition before they could advance to the line of scrimmage. There was only once that the sailors attempted anything dangerous and that occurred in the third period when four successive first downs brought the blue Jerseyed athletes within reckoning distance. An intercepted pass by Oberle halted the proceedings. The playing of Huyck. Blackwell. Oberle and Towell, along with Alber, Bryant and kadan. before they were relieved, was enough to satisfy all concerned- For the sailors. Lingman, Mann, Hixon. Buck and Bevans, with Gregory, worked hard to put across a victory. Immediately after the game a crowd swarmed around Referee Kerns, alleg ing he showed partiality, but nothing serious happened. The Washingtonians will play on Wing Field. San Francisco, against the Olympic Olub Christmas day, but un less a monster crowd turns out. the invasion of California will be forced to the "lost" column. Today's turnout was estimated at less than 1000 paid admissions here. Following Is the summary: Camp Lewis (7). Position. Sailors (6) Noggle LKII.. Iefl leader Rogers Selph Dunlop .. . . Hunter .. . . . Schultze ... Bryant . . . . Hlackwell .. Harris L. T R LOR C R ti L. . . . . . . . R T L. . . . ....R K L.... Q B I. H R... . . . R H L FB . .. Codd . . Bngue Oregory (IraiiBm . lngnian .. Hixon .. Mann . Revana . Brooks ... Buck Towell Score by periods Camp Lewis 0 0 0 77 Mare Island 0 0 0 6 6 Officials Kerne. referee; Andy Fmlth. umpire: Walter Christie, linesman; Kava naugh and Lieutenant R. W. Reed, timers. Substitutions Alber for Bryant, Oberle for Harris. Skadan for Blackwell, Huyck for Alber, Blackwell for Rkadan. Harris for Oberle. Oberle for Towell. Hollimter for Hunter. Sullivan for Bkickwell. Can for Noggle. Fwunk for Ingman. Touchdowns Oberle, Camp Lewis; Hixon, Sailors. Ooal kicks Blackwell, Camp Lewis. Tims of quarters, 15 minutes. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING, SPORTING NEWS AND MARKET REPORTS NO. 31. Oil TWENTIETH YEAR Coming Season Is to Be Mada Noteworthy One. PAPER CHASES POPULAR Officer Kloctcd for 19 19 Are Kr thasiastlc Over Prospects for Xcw Year, The Portland Hunt Club U rntertntf on Its 20th year with every Indication, of a most prosperous season. The mem bership has been steadily increasing, until now the club has an active en rollment of 250. all full of enthusiasm for its well being and success. Many plans are being formulated to make the coming season a noteworthy one. both from the standpoint of pa-orr chases, rides, mee-ts. etc.. and from tho hospitable Informal affairs for whlcH the duhhnuse has become fo well known. letters received from jeany members In the service attest te th popularity of the club's paper chatrs and they all seem to be looking for- ward to the time when they erne again Join in the sport, even those wtio havo experienced the thrills of avla'.lon. The first social affair of th current year was riven December 13 when the, Junior members of the club Weld a most successful dinner dance. Ijjst night the. club members were hosts for a Victory dinner dance which was pronounced by the large number In attendance 'as re flecting great credit on the committer in charge. The ofrioers elected at the annual meeting of the club December 7. 1J18, are all experienced and capable of ef ficiently managing the club's affairs, as proved by their former services. Ralph W. Wilbur, president, was vice president for the past two vears. and. j has shown exceptional ability in all clubs with which he has been con nected, having been president of th Multnomah Club two years and Rowing Club two years; vi.-e-president of th- lrvington flub several years, and di rector of the Wnverley tSolf Club onn year. lr. J. X. t'oghlan. vice-president, has been one of the club's influential members for many years, and during that time seon service on the board tC directors. Claude V. Bowman is entering on hi fourth year as .secretary, and Willian K. Prtidhommc cm his ninth year :n treasurer. Natt McDuiigall. M. F. H . was vice-president for one year ant president for two years, during which, time the new clubhouse was built, and, added impetus given to the life of thn club. Ambrose M. Cronln. trustee, whs one of the charter members of tho Portland Hunt Club. He has filled prac tically every office during the past 17 years, being president for three years. At the time of the large horse shows, which were held in the Oriental build ing, he managed four very successful ones. These were the largest hor shows ever held on the Pacific Coast. Many entries were from Vancouver, B. C. Seattle. Taeoma and California James A. Beckett is now acting as) trustee for the second year, and is alsoi vice-president of the I'ortiand tiolf Club. Although one of the newer mem bers. Mr. Beckett's ability has been manifest from the first and many of the successful affairs of the club iiave. been due to his co-operation and management. JIM FLYNN WANTS MATCH BENNY i:. DOBKKT, MANAGKK, HEltn TO SIGN CONTRACT. Portland Boxing Commissioner- Give Little Encouragement to Old-Time Fighter. Benny E. Dobert, manager of Jim Flynn, heavyweight boxer, arrived in Portland yesterday, looking for en gagements for his protege. One of the best things Flynn does when in the) ring is to get knocked out in the first or second round. Last Tuesday night at Tulsa, Okla.. Billy Miske sent Flynn. into dreamland in the second round. Of course, if the Boxing Commission, wants to stage an elimination contest they should not lose sight of the fact that "Mysterious" Billy Smith. Tommy Burns and Charlie Miller still are in. the land of the living, and that Jake) Kilrain. who sparred with John L. Sullivan still is among those present on earth. Dobert is said to have conferred with, some of the commissioners and Match maker Tracey regarding a bout at the coming smoker to be held at the Heilig Theater next month, but auside from welcoming Mr. Dobert to Port land it is said he was not given much, encouragement. The suggestion that new faces be secured to appear at future smokers was not meant that fighters of the vintage of 1879 be se cured to box here. Flynn, whose real name is Andrew Haynes, was born in Hoboken. X. J.. December 24. 1879. nearly 40 years ago. He has been fighting professionally since 1901 almost 18 . years in rhe roped arena. Willie Bernstein, well known in loxal fight circles is at present in San Fran cisco and in a letter received from him yesterday states that Jimmy Dun dee, who fought a terrific four-round bout with Weldon Wing in Los An geles some months ago is anxious to come to Portland and fight Wing again. Dundee beat Battling Vierra at Oak land last Wednesday night on the same card with Joe Benjamin, who won a decision from Phil Salvador. Bernstein writes that he is repre senting Morris Lux in the Bay City and expects to match him up with Johnny McCarthy over the four-round route. England May Have Baseball League It is proposed in sporting circles in England to organize a baseball league to be operated next Spring and Sum mer. The game lias made rapid strides since the war, and especially since the coming of the Americans. It Js pointed out that there will be many Canadian and American soldiers in England dur ing the coming Spring and Summer, unable to return to their homes In Can ada and the United States. It is felt that the presence of those players will give the game a tremendous "boost" here. HUNT CLUB ENTERIi t