THE SUNDAY OREGONTAX. PORTLAND. SEPTEMBER 7. 1919. CITr GOLF PLAYERS START FIRS! ROUND COAST BOYS IN THE BIG LEAGUES. ARE ON 0PENIIIG BILL riHIMK Mt? AN jessie Jamcs pali TJXSfTrieR. . OH Bill ' Seventy-Five Expected to Tee Off in First Tourney. Mascott-Thompson Tangle to Top Event at Heilig. ALL FISTIC FANS EAGER CLASSY FIELD COMPETES Promising Youngsters Will Vie With Veterans for Honors on Easlmorcland Course. Mitchie and Willis to Furnish Semi Final Competition Under New Boxing Regime. 2 3 4 ROUND XI OJH AT DO m&&i- linn xiitll i if- i, 'vQtiil', .T ,t'-T BOIIVT. CARD FOR SEPTEM BER 10 AT HEILIG THEATER. Main event, ten rounds Billy Mascott vs. Georgia Thompson. 114 pounds. Semi-final, ten rounds Peter Mitchie vs. Stanley Willis. 135 pounds. Special event, eight rounds Freddie Anderson vs. Kid Kxpo sito. 138 pounds. rreliminary. six rounds Sam my Gordon vs. Eddie Gorman, 118 pounds. Thirty-four rounds of battling will te dished up to the fistic fans at the first show of the Portland boxing com mission at the Heilig theater Friday night. September 19. Two ten-round mills, an eight-round special event and a six-round preliminary will round out the card with the best known boxers on the Pacific coast appearing on the ini tial ten-rouna bill. Billy llascoti. claimant of the Pacific coast bantamweisht championship, will try to make good his claim against Georgie Thompson, the sensational Cal ifornia 116-pounder n tne mam event. Thompson has fought all over the coun try and holds decisions over several of Americans leading bantams. Both Mascott and Thompson have taken part in numerous ten-round matches, so the distance will not be new to them. Both boys have agreed to weigh in at 116 pounds on the day of the contest. The semi-final promises to be a hotly contested affair, with the rugged Peter Mitchie and Stanley Willis furnishing the opposition. This brace of light weights met in a great six-round go some time ago that ended in a draw. The go was easily the class of the bill in which they appeared and they should have no trouble in settling their dis pute over the longer route. Freddie Anderson, the hard-bitting Vancouver lightweight, will meet "Kid" Kxposito in the special event carded for eight rounds. Anderson hopes to rise as high in the pugilistic game as did his older brother Bud, and if he suc ceeds in winning from the rugged Ital ian, who has been going like a house afire in San Francisco, he will have made a climb up the ladder of fisti cuffs. Eddie Gorman, brother of Joe Gor man, who has been battling with great success about Oakland and San Fran cisco, will le imported to tangle with Sammy Gordon in the six-round pre liminary. Young Gorman has held his own with such tough bantams as Char ley Moy, Danny Edwards, Georgie Ad ams, and should give Gordon the.-battle of his career. Should Gordon win from the rugged Spanish boy he will be in line for many a good scrap, while if he loses he raus1. remain in the preliminary ranks until he gains more experience. ' Bill (Fat) Larue, the Oakland heavy weight, who recently defeated Willie Mrehan. will meet Tom Cowler, the big heavyweight that Jim Corbett picked up here some years ago at the Oak land auditorium, shortly. Cowler will never be a champion, but he Is a big, fast fellow and should give Larue a real go for four rounds. Willie Meehan is finding it rather hard to obtain matches in the Seal Rock city. Only a short while back Meehan could have named his own price and picked hisown opponents. How things do change In a very short time. Ole Anderson, who was credited with having shaded Meehan at Seattle re cently, proved to be a flash in the pan, as the veteran Frank Farmer gave him a neat lacing at Tacoma the other night. Having recovered from his attack of poison oak in his eyes. Mike Gibbons has decided to go through with his en gagement with Jeff Smith at Minne apolis on September 25. The bout is scheduled to go ten rounds, no deci sion. Georgie Brandon, the battling Port land featherweight, la now in Liverpool, England, but expects to leave for this country soon. Brandon enlisted In the navy several years ago and at the pres ent time is listed on the crew of the U. S. S. Plattsburg. Brandon was a bantamweight when last in Portland on a furlough, some time ago. but writes that he Is now a full-fledged feather weight, and still growing. He ia one of the most popular boxers ever devel oped here, being a home product, and his return will be welcomed. Since his enlistment in the navy he has had more than 40 bouts, gaining a world of ex perience, and while stationed at Mare island navy-yard won the bantam weight championship of the Pacific roast by defeating Charley Moy in San Francisco. At that time Moy was rec ognized as the title-holder. TUTPOP-POPPERS'TO HACE MOTORCYCLE DEVON'S PLAN MEET NEXT SrUXDAY. Cash Prizes Totaling $700 Bring Out Best Among "Dare-Devils' i of Pacific Coast. a programme or motorcycle races will be staged at the Rose City speed way next Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Rose City motorcycle club and the Speedway association. Kvents ranging from 1 to 15 miles have been carded with the best-known rid ers on the Pacific coast competing. The promoters have put up $700 in rash prizes, something that appeals to the riders more than merchandise prises. These are the biggest stakes put up for motorcycle events in the northwest this year. Among those who have already en tered are Bob Newman, Dusty Farn ham. Ed Berreth, Red Cogburn. Harry Hrandt. H. L. White. Monk McMorran. Zop Eppenstlen. Mick McDonald. Al Williams. Butch Wolslfer. Walter Had fieJd. Chet Figona. B. W. Rice and oth ers. Next Sunday's races will mark the final speed event of the 1919 season. All other meets staged this year on the Rose City speedway have turned out successfully and the last one ia ex pected to be a banner attraction. BY CHRISTY WALSH. The subject of today's treatise Is generally referred to as "Portland" Bill James, whereas his full list of baseball addresses consists of the following: Bluffton. Hannibal. Cleve land, Toledo, Portland, St. Louis, De troit and Boston. But Bill changes his sox every time he changes his mind, and since the above drawing was made he has left the Red Sox and added the White Sox to his list. His hill work In 1913 had a great deal to do with Portland winning the S PASS DETROIT VICTORY OVER CHICAGO PUTS TIGERS IX THIRD PLACE. Washington Breaks Yankees' Win ning Streak Hooper Stars in Two Games Won by Red Sox. CHICAGO. Sept. 6. Ceveland won an easy victory from Chicago and as result the league leaders' lead in the pennant race was cut to 6 4 games. The victory of the visitors, coupled with the defeat of Detreit at the hands of St. Louis, placed Cleveland in sec ond place and Detroit in third. Score P.. H. E.l R. H. E leveland...ll 11 liChicago 2 14 2 Batteries Bagby and O'Neill; Will iams. Lowdermilk, Mayer, Sullivaa and Schalk. Lynn. Washington 4, New- York 1 WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.- -Shaw pitched well in the pinches, and with good support Washington won from New York. It was New York's first defeat after eight straight victories and the second lo.s Mays has sustained since he joined the club. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. New York.. 1 9 2!Wash'gton. .4 6 0 Batteries Mays and Ruel; Shaw and Gharrity. Boston 11-5, Philadelphia 3-3. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. . Hoopef was Boston's star in its double victory over Philadelphia today. He hit a home run. double and single in the first game, and his triple in the 11th inning with Shannon on first base won the second contest. Score : First game R. H. E. n. H. E. Boston 11 20 2!Phlla, 3 7 2 Batteries Pennock and Schang; Mc Keil. Johnson. Geary, Adams and Per kins. Second game R. H. E. R. H. E. Boston 5 11 lPhila 3 5 2 Batteries Russell and Schang; Kin ney and McAvoy. St. Louis 13, Detroit 10. DETROIT. Sept. 6. St. Louis batted LIGHT BAT EXPLAINS RIDDLE OF WILHOIT'S HITTING STUNT Frank Isbell Din covers Joe's Weakness Overlooked by Trio of Big League Managers and fatting Star Is Result. Ma URDER will out, they say, and so e secret of Joe Wilhoit's mur- rous attack on the unoffenslve baseball for some 60 odd games is now known to the world. Frank Isbell, the bald-headed gentle man who controls the destinies of the Wichita Witches, Is the informer. He gave it away at Omaha, and following Is the account carried in the Omaha dailies on the expose: "How did Joe Wilhoit the lanky Wichita outfielder who was canned summarily by four clubs because he couldn't hit. suddenly compound a .200 battlnar average into an average of .460 and achieve the most sensational slugging streak In the history of base ball by cracking out hits in 63 con secutive games? "That is a question hundreds of Western league fans and at least three big league managers are cogitating over these days. What Is the secret of Wilhoit's success? "After giving it considerable thought the only decision the average fan prob ably will reach is that be started hit ting 'em. And. with one modification, that about sums it up. "Frank If bell, owner of the Wichita club, explained his Wilhoit suddenly developed into the sensation of the league when Wichita was here Thurs day. And as Wilhoit is working for Ixiy" the bald eagle ought to know. Here's how It happened: "When Wilhoit came to Wichita from Seattle last spring he gave little promise of burning up the league. He was a wizard fielder, but that let him out. His hitting was mediocre to say the least. "Isbell watched Wilhoit and came to the conclusion that Joe ought to be a first-class hitter. So after watching old cheesecloth. Forty-four times his name was recited to the grandstand through a megaphone, and in only 16 engagements was he trimmed. His pitching average of .600 attract ed major-league sleuths and the fol lowing season found poor Bill in St. Louis. Awful. In 1916 he put on a Tiger kimono and twirled for Jennings up until his army debut last year. When Uncle Sam called for grenade artists Bill hopped Into khaki and joined the 40th infantry at Camp Custer, Mich. After the kaiser was driven to the four Detroit pitchers hard and won. The hitting of Heilmann and Tobin was the only redeeming feature of the loose play. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. St. Louis. .12 18 2;Detroit 10 15 3 Batteries Leifield, Ayers. Tuero and Severeid; Boland, Kallio, Cunningham and Alnsmith. ABERDEEN GOLF TOCRXEY ON Only Qualifying Rounds for Title In Grays Harbor Are Played. ABERDEEN. Wash... Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) Play for the golf- championship of the Grays Harbor country club started today. Only qualifying rounds were played, the 16 players with the lowest scores qualifying. Following the play dinner was served. The annual meeting of the club followed the din ner, the remainder of the evening being given over to dancing. The greens committee of the club at a meeting held during the week decid ed upon several improvements of the course. Among the matters discussed was a small playground and putting green for the children. YANKS CLEAN DP ANZACS AMERICANS W1X ALL THREE "NET MATCHES SCHEDULED. Johnston Outplays Brookes While Patterson Falls Before Tilden in Forest Hills Play. FOREST HILLS. N. Y.. Sept. 6. The United States scored a complete vic tory over Australia in the international lawn tennis match today, the Americans repeating their success of yesterday in winning all three events. William M. Johnston of California. American champion, today defeated Norman E. Brookes. 6-4. 7-9, 6-2. 6-2 and William T. Tilden II, of Philadel phia. American runner-up, outplayed Gerald L. Patterson, who won the world's title at Wimbledon, winning by 3-6. 6-3. 6-4. 9-7. In the doubles R. Norris Williams II of Boston, and Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia, were carried to five sets by Randolph Lycett and R. V. Tlfbmas. The score was 6-2, 6-4. 2-5, 3-6. 6-0. Joe a bit more he finally made the suggestion which made Wilhoit the sensation of the year. " 'Why do you use such a heavy war club with such a thick grip?" asked Isbell. "Try a light stick with a thin grip around which you can wrap your fingers, and you'll hit better." "So Wilhoit got a light bat. a bat that looked more like a billiard cue than a club with which to swat a base' balL The grip was very, very thin and Wilhoit wrapped his hands clear around it. "That was the start. The finish is yet to come. Wilhoit began hitting the pill all over the park. He's still doing It.' " "He's the greatest hitter I ever saw, said Isbell. 'The only reason he didn't hit before this year was the style of bat he used. He hits anything, curve baH. fast ball or slow ball it makes no difference. He hits "em any place the pitcher puts 'em. Sail one alongside or his ear and he U hit that. Put one by his shoestrings and he'll hit that. Put one in the groove and it's goodby balL He's the greatest hitter I ever saw, and I've seen a number in my time.' "Omaha fans who watched Wilhoit Wednesday and Thursday will agree that Isbell must be right when he de clares Wilhoit can hit any kind of a pitched ball. When Wilhoit went to the plate he swung at anything within reach. He hit the first ball pitched several times and not once looked over one that was near the plate. "Why George Stalllngs, Hugo Bezdek and Muggsy McGraw, the three major league managers who looked over Wilhoit and pronounced him a punk h titer, failed to correct Wilhoit'a fault is a mystery. But from now on prob ably they'll inspect the bats their proteges use as a result of Isbell's dis covery regarding Wilhoit." showers Bill resumed his place In the ranks of the Tigers, but early in the season, was sold to Boston through baseball etiquette still re ferred to as the world champions. His major-league twirling has never been sensational, as far as averages go, but had William been a member of the pennant-winning team the story may have been dif ferent. As things stand, he ranks well with many other reliable, will ing, heavers who are liable to be shoved into a nasty climax on a moment's notice. REDS OUTHIT ST. LOUISj XEALE'S TWO TIMELY BIXGLES PUT GAME OX ICE. - Dodgers Defeat Giants in Final Game of Season Pirates Use Brush on Cubs, 1 1 to 0. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6. Neale's hitting featured Cincinnati's victory over St. Louis. Neale's single in the first scored a run and his double in the fifth drove in two more. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Cincinnati.. 5 10 2St. Louis. ...2 8 2 Batteries Sallee and Wingo; Schupp, Woodward. May, Sothoron and Clemons, Dilhoefer. Brooklyn 6, Xew York 5. NEW YORK. Sept. 6. Brooklyn de feated New York in the last game these clubs are scheduled to play with each other this season. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Brooklyn. .6 12 HXew York... 5 7 1 Batteries Smith, Mamaux and Krue ger, Miller; Nehf. Dubuc and Snyder. Pittsburg 11, Chicago 0. PITTSBURG. Sept 6. Pittsburg de feated Chicago in what was the vis itors' last appearance here this season. The Pirates drove Hendrix from the box in the third inning after scoring four runs. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Chicago 0 5 2Pittsburg. .11 18 1 Batteries Hendrix, Carter and Kil lefer; Cooper and Schmidt Philadelphia 4, Boston 1. BOSTON. Sept. 6. Philadelphia took its last game of the season here. Luderus' batting and fielding featured. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Phila 4 13 llBoston 1 7 0 Batteries Hogg and Adams; Ru dolph, Fillingim and Wilson. Big League Gossip. AMONG those who have filed orders for world's series reservations in Cincinnati is Napoleon Lajoie and al though the Cincinnati club is not mak ing any reservations as yet. It is pos sible an exception may be made In Lajoie's case. The Chicago Cubs during their home stand had to compete against a street car strike. Tnen when they landed in New York for a series they ran into another one. The Cubs also lost two Sunday games in New York on account of rain. Looks like the jinx was on the club in more ways than one. With the usual tendency to exagger ate the New York scribes boosted the attendance in the recent Giants-Reds series a bit. For instance, one scribe said the "official paid" for the first day was 38,800. The Cincinnati club officials say it was 31.785, or at least that was all Cincinnati got paid for. President Charles H. Ebbets of Brooklyn, who has many wise ideas in his bonnet, - declares his belief that baseball grand stands should be re built to accomodate 60,000 or 70,000 people, with popular prices charged five days a week and extra admission taxed for Saturdays and Sundays. He thinks the fans "would show such in- John McGraw is not waiting for the season to end Derore he begins re building of his fading Giants. Frank Frisch Is being used quite regularly MOTORCYCLE RACES Next Sunday SPEEDWAY S700 PURSE Admission 55c .Grandstand and Autos Free Despite the fact that Bill James is a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., like many other ballplayers and bankers, he hits for the far west with the first flakes of winter. Bear hunting in New Mexico has occupied several weeks of his annual vacation for the past few winters. Last year he was accompanied by Bill Burns and Bill Rodgers, and the result of this expedition still re mains embarrassing. Loaded down with enough artillery to level a for tified city, the three hiked for the at second base now under the excuse that Larry Doyle's injured leg pre vents the veteran from playing, and even Mike Gonzales is being experi mented with on first base in place of Hal Chase, who has not caste with New York fans. Frisch is the young ster from Fordham college and he looks like an awfully good bet. He is fast can hit and keeps his head up. The Pittsburg club has purchased First Baseman Charley Grimm from the Little Rock Southern league club. He reported to the Pirates September 1. President Bob Allen of the Little Rock club made the sale two weeks ago, but left it to President Dreyfus to an nounce at his pleasure. Grimm has had trials with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Athletics, but was a raw kid off the lots then. He has had a big year in the Southern league this season. He is a southpaw thrower and batter. Aberdeen to See Bouts. ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) Harry Casey and Lloyd Madden, the coast's two fastest welterweights, are scheduled to meet here Friday night, September 12, at a Moose smoker. The bout will go six rounds. Casey has just returned from overseas, where he won the championship in the 142-pouna cla3s. Some good preliminaries are be ing arranged. Bowwling Teams to Confer. Bowling teams playing in leagues on the Portland alleys will hold a meet ing Wednesday night to talk over plans for the coming season. J. W. Blaney. manager of the Oregon alleys, has al ready lined up numerous leagues, which will start their first games the latter part of this month. Ames Sent to Phillies. ST. LOUrs, Sept. 6. Leon Ames, vet eran pitcher, has been released by the St. Louis Nationals to the Philadelphia Nationals, it was announced here today. He has been pitching major league ball for 16 years. lf3' CAm - sw WlUtrl 1 srBi M pali LJP&)TT 7VXr rirr ..iff4 w jug wildest sections of the border state. At length bruin's footprints were discovered and the brave trio lay In ambush awaiting his appearance. One look at the poor thing was enough to excite compassion even lrom a motor cop. He was bent over with the worry of years and It is said was included as part of New Mexico when Villa's forefathers made their first famous deal with Uncle Sam. And yet the three Bills James, Rodgers and Burns never fired a shot! Not through pity or benevo lence, but for the same reason that many a visiting brother in the lodge room gets up, looks foolish and sits down. OIY IN CAME 3D YEARS XATIOXAL LEAGUE UMPIRE IX BOX FOR XEW YORK IX 189 0. Part Also Taken in Memorable Game Between Giants and Cubs In Polo Park in 1908. Hank O'Day, one of the National league's veteran umpires, has been identified with the sport for more than 30 years. Back in 1889 O'Day pitched for the Giants, who won the pennant and the world's champion ship that season. He was a sturdy righthander and took a turn in the box with Tim Keefe, Mickey Welch and Ed Crane. O'Day also pitched for the New York Players' league team in 1890, also for the Washingtons and other big league outfits. As a National league umpire, O'Day figured in the memorable game be tween the Giants and the Cubs at the Polo grounds in 1908, in which he al lowed the visitors' claim that Fred Merkle had failed to touch second base. Six years later Charles Webb Murphy, owner of the Cubs, suddenly released Johrtny Evers from the management and appointed O'Day, who had had a previous experience as leader of the Reds. O'Day withdrew from the Cubs' management after one year and re turned to the National league's umpire staff. He is doing excellent work in this capacity and is perfectly happy. Auto Driver Claims Record. HAM LINE, Minn., Sept. 6. A new world's automobile record for five miles on a one-mile dirt track is claimed for Sig Haughdahl. who made the distance today in 4 minutes 1 2-5 seconds, in an exhibition at the auto mobile races at the close of the Minne sota state fair. The "$alifying round of the first tournament to be staged over the Eaut moreland municipal golf course will be held today and Professional Johnny Junor expects at least 75 entrants. As the entrance fee is but 2 cents, players will be permitted to enter right up to the opening of play. Prizes go to the winner, the runner up. the winner of the beaten eights and to those who come out triumphant in the different flights. A big field of golfers who have been playing over the municipal links have entered along with not a few of the best players of the Portland clubs. Dr. O. F. Willing, Portland Golf club, who won the ninth annual champion ship at Gearhart-by-the-sea and who recently established a new course record for the Waverley Country club links, has filed his entry blank, as has Forest C. Watson, the brilliant young Waverley player. Noticeable on the list of entrants is the name of Johnny Ribstock and other young players who have been developed by Professional Junor at Eastmoreland. Victor A. Johnson, chairman in charge of tournament play at the mu nicipal links, and his aides have spared no trouble in arranging a classy tourn ament. Play will continue for at least a month, the competitors playing when most convenient. The entry list up until last night follows: Dr. O. F. Willing. Forest C. Watson, Johnny Ribstock, Gerald Sooysmlth. A. A. Knowlton, A. Haas. Georse olk. Axel Drown, A. Kyle, D. Kyle, K. Kyle, Thomas Burns, Kov Hassett, William Cooney, S. Catlin, William Daly. A. C. Dolp. K. Dolp, George Dukehart, Carl ErI-kson, A. 11. Ern shaw. Earl Fitzwater. Phillip Fry. W. F. Hart, Georjce Herman, Georpe Irvine, Louis Larson, A. E. Loesselman, Hoy Miller, Wal ter Makle, Russell Meade, Hoy ilimrc, Carl Mark. Kay Owen. Walter Prlnsle, Dr. E. T. Parker. Walter Rinp;sred, Vlrtor Rolson, J. C. Smith, W. D. Seaman, Francis Simp son, T. B. Upshaw, R. J. Wood. A. W. Wille, John Weist, Tony Soppovla, E. M. Todd, II. E. Ulshoesser, S. u. Warren, M. M. May and J. D. Zucher. Continuation of play in the second round for the Dr. John H. Tuttle trophy will be the feature at the Port land Gold club today. This tourney will be brought to a conclusion the latter part of the month. The Raleigh sta tion links has been the scene of much acitivity of late. The new nine holes are in great shupa. No tournament play is scheduled for either the Waverley Country club or the Tualatin Country club . today. Walter E. Pearson, chairman of the handicap committee at Waverley, Is on business trip to La Grande, Or., and will not be home until tomorrow or Tuesday. Edward C. Sammons. who is chalre man or the committee arranging tne first annual bankers' tournament, hss set Saturday, September 20, as the date. Seven banks have already agreed to enter. Teams will compete from the Northwestern national, the United States national, Ladd & Tilton, First national, Hibemia and from the Bank of California and the Canadian Bank of Commerce combination. Play will be over 18 holes, aggregate medal scores to determine the winner. The Waverley Country club will be the scene of the activities. Rudolph Wilhelm. Oregon state cham pion, is back from a pleasure trip to the Grays Harbor country, where he played over the course of the Grays Harbor Country club with Walter G. Fovargue. William J. Patterson, Homer Brown and H. W. McPhail. the chnm pion of Willapa Harbor who hails from Raymond, Wash. Champion Wilhelm reports the fact that Heinie Schmidt has been so busy in the construction business in the north that he has played little golf for the past three months. Texan Heads Army Eleven. WEST POINT, N. Y., Sept. 6. Cadet Alexander George of Texas, a memoer of the senior class, has been elected captain of the army football eleven, it was announced today. George whs sub stitute quarterback on the army team last year. i 4 till 4 14 1 III 11 111 f 'f ' -1 1 1 I " 11 ', lOt V-