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SECTION TWO VOL.. XXI HOT DAYS WANTED TO LOOSENMUSCLES Beavers Pray for Broiling Sun to Complete Training. SEVERAL ARMS STRAINED Elks, Hons and Moos in Neigh borhood Bid for Games and They May Be Accommodated. r BY L. H. GEEGORT. PASADENA, Cal., March 25. (Spe cial.) All that the Portland players want now to put them in prime shape for the opening of the season ten flays hence is three or four broiling hot days. That kind of weather has been rather scarce. So far the ath letes have had only thre days of the torrid sunshine that warms their hearts and eases muscle strain. Hot weather is the ballplayers' cure-all for every athletic ailment. When the sun beats down hotly perspiration flows and knotted muscles and strained ligaments beg-in to slide smoothly, ore arms and lame shoulders yield to treatment and a fielder can cut loose with a hard throw without en dangering his career. In the game with the Cubs which the Beavers won a couple of weeks ago Joe Sargent at third base nearly threw his arm off with a hurried toes to the .plate. It was a cold, windy day "and joe hasn't recovered from that wrench yet. He yearns for hot weathar. Thorpe's Arm Hart. Jim Thorpe zipped in. a fast throw from left field before his arm was strong- and he has virtually been wearing his shoulder in a sling ever since. For the last week he has been alternating between the ball park and Doc Spencer's office in Los Ange les. The doc is bringing him around, but it will take hot weather to com plete the cure. Meanwhile, Jim tosses them to the infield underhand and, like Sargent, longs for sizzling sun chine. Emmett McCann at short, also is ailing somewhat from an aching arm and Suds Sutherland's payroll wing isn't quite right yet. Both of them aver they would feel absolutely hunky if they could have a little equatorial boiling out. Even the iron duke bursts Into poetic language when he thinks of the good fry-pan warmth would do him. However, take 'it all in all, the players are coming along nicely. The Duke is down to weight now and has discarded his rubber shirt for good. It appeared to benefit the Duke so much that Jimmy . Middle ton asked him for the loan of it yesterday. But Jimmy isn't built along the lines of rubber shirt architecture. After an hour of trotting around in its clutches he concluded that -was grave danger that he might melt away completely. Had that happened, Portland would have been minus a star flinger and Jimmy would have been minus a snug summer's Job. Middleton avoided the catastrophe by peeling off the shirt and hiding It Food Supply Runs Out. The roystering athletes went through a snappy workout this morn ing acd developed, such an appetite that the usual supply of milk and pie was not sufficient. Inasmuch as they are to play a game tomorrow, the Duke called off the usual Regulars versus Tannigan fray in the after noon and gave the boys a holiday. The duke will take the first team Ho Annaheim tomorrow to play the Annaheim Elks. While that is going on. Ton Turner will be chaperoning the Beaver seconds to Sawtelle to play the Sawtelle Eagles. The Tia Juana Lions and the Mexicalt Moose are said to be seeking games also with the Beavers. The duke favors tak ing them all on. He says if the club can lick the whole animal kingdom, it ought to have an easy time of it opening week against the Angels. Middleton, Biemiller, Grumpier and Freeman of the Hurlers are about ready to work nine innings any time they are called on. Biemiller is the furthest advanced of them all. This youth with the rubber arm can shoot a fast ball over, the pan about as hard "as any living human except Walter Johnson.' Bill Essick of Vernon says Bill James will have the fastest ball In this league this year, but the whole Portland club will rise up and dis pute him. Where Biemiller gets his stuff is a mystery, for he is compara tively a little fellow. But he has it. NEGROES DEFEAT SENATORS Second Straight Is Taken by Score of 4 to 3. SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 25. The negro all-stars, playing the sec ond of a three-game series scheduled against the Senators, made it two straight today by defeating Sacra mento in a hard-fought game of base ball. Score, 4 to 3. George Gibson was on th hill for the locals, in eight of the innings played, and pitched winning ball for seven innings. i Tomorrow's game will wind up the eeries and the Chicago Cubs will meet the Senators Monday. The score: R, H. E.l R. H. E. All-Stars 4 5 l Sac'mento 3 7 1 Batteries Mackay and Pullen; Gib eon, Shea and rtanage. RUTH MARES HO.ME BIXGLE Swat King Wins Exhibition Game Over Brooklyn Dodgers. NEW ORLEANS, March 25. "Babe Ruth smashed out a home run in the sixth inning with two men on, and proved the deciding factor in the Tietory of the New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibi tion game here today. Score: , E.H.EJ R.H.E. New York. 7 13 ljBrooklyn. . 4 13 3 Jones, Mays and Schang; Smith, Gardinier and Deberry, Taylor. CHICAGO LOSES BY 12 TO 6 lios Angeles Knocks Martin Out of Box With 8 Runs In 1 Inning. LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 25. The Los Angeles Pacific coast team de feated the Chicago Nationals 12 to IS jtConcJuded on fajce a. Column !. . '! T ' ' '- ' 1 THESE BEAVERS LOOK READY FOR THE OPENING GONG OF THE COAST LEAGUE SEASON ON APRIL 4 AA x fcl. 'fNv ir-"". - -A A'' V -rv'-'Svi ,'v. !i K 1 .r 'A r 'I'AWWjtfcA a v'V- stV-" " . 1 a: . r- j - . iy h J i l4 hK-A , tV w AA . 1 jAff V- I V:i 4Vi f r!fi J fife : . -rx ; ' t-C H . ' ' -" ; . "v- ' .: inas-ysr,"' ,; ftT . V.' , U I tey'-"' " trr:rJSSg?5taiaftrg?gfi-' WlWl : I I H' M i r-lr -?A X'-'l I v-v i -f H s I ;-? -.- -fi- -x : - J.: i rvv i i it - s' " si . iSi 1 Al a- i 1 i n H: . v,; i''' - 'vs p,,,;. n-wT'T1! i'V 1 II practice sessions at East Twelfth and - , t n fc. I Pl! fi M SM&MiaUMiaa , ' 4 t, I II East Davis streets. f I ' V -i U 1 9 1 H II I Etui's A. 1 v4 J I Drawings for the opening Bfrnes g s 4 si s . i w $. . i . ,1 nf tho ritv league were made at the I " fes I JUNIOR PAPER USE RUN . ,ATh A H &5SwSSS . (Af i v W , . Alberta Park; Nicolai Door will play C M -s - J - j- I 1 'tB- . it! 'w the Woodmen of the World at Co- I il H ", J.Ml 12 RIDERS PARTICIPATK GARDEN HOME EVENT. IN Dugall McGregor, Gertrude Ire land, and Jack McGregor Cap ture Three Ribbons. Tho junior closed paper chase of the Portland Hunt club, which was postponed Saturday on account of rain, was run yesterday afternoon- ty 12 riders near Garden Home. Dugall McGregor, riding Bluebird, won the blue ribbon; Miss Gertrude Ireland,' on Edgwood Girl, took .the red, and Jack Mcrougall, on Daisy Deane, took the white. - .' -' The finish of the chase was divided into three trails leading off the main course, and at the end of each a rib bon - was pinned. When the field reached the triple forks it divided into small groups and each raca to the end of the fork. The first rider to the tree where the ribbon was placed won that ribbon. . , ' v All three of the winning horses have been consistent ribbon winners all through the winter season, al though Bluebird, owned by- Harry Kerron, has not taken as many honors as either Edgewood Girl or Daisy Deane. - The course for the paper chase was laid by Harry Kerron, master of fox hounds, and Miss Frances Cornell.' It was between five and six miles in imeth and provided a number of con fusing blinds and several water and I obstacle jumps. The trail led through both open country and brush and was alternately fast and slow, according to the condition of the ground. Yesterday was the original date set for the point-to-point steeplechase, which was postponed on account of the heavy condition of the country due to the rains early in the week. While the ground is still too muddy for steeplechase going, it was pro nounced excellent for the paper chase yesterday. The steeplechase will be run Saturday, April 8. . . CENTRAIilA BASEBALL NEAR Southwest - Washington Season to . Be Opened on April 1. . . CENTRALIA, Wash, March 25. (Special.) The Gentralia high school baseball team will open Its Southwest Washington league season here on April, 7 against Oakville. The balance of the locals" league schedule is as follows: "April 14, Centralia at Roch ester; April 19, Chehalis at Centralia; April 21, Centralia at Oakville; April 26, Centralia at Chehalis; April 28, Rochester, at Centralia; May 5, Cen tralia at Olympia; May 12, Olympia at Centralia. . . The league schedule was adopted at a meeting in Olympia yesterday, at which the schools were divided into two divisions, with Centralia, Chehalis, Oakville, Rochtesr and Olympia in one, and Abjerdeen, Ho quiam, Montesano, Elma and Shelton in the other. The winners in each division will play a series for the league chamiuunshjp PORTLAND, OEEGOJf, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH SEMI-PRO TURNOUT TODAY CITY LEAGUE TEAMS HOLD PRACTICE. WILL Portland Colts and North Pacific Dental Nines to Cross Bats; New Players in Lineups. Many semi-pro ballplayers : will turn out for practice today if the weather permits. Continuous rains have handicapped the clubs." The Portland Colts will .tussle, with the North , Pacific . D'ental college team on East Twelfth and East Davis streets at; 2 P. M. today. Manager Lowry of the "Colts jvill use several new players. , ' t - Ben Feetham, manager of the Nico lai Door, team, has ordered his men out on Columbia vyark at 2 P. M. The Alberta Commercial club .-will practice at Alberta park. The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks will be out at Sellwood park begin ning at 1 P. M. and Montavilla will report for practice on the Montavilla school grounds. The Woodnlen of the World and South Parkway will stage morniiiS practice sessions at East Twelfth and East Davis streets. Drawings for the opening games of the City league were .made at the last session of league managers. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks will play the Alberta Commercial club on Alberta Park; Nicolai Door will play the Woodmen of the World at Co lumbia park and South Parkway will meet Montavilla club at Montavilla. The opening day is April 16. ; AGGIE M ATM EN GET LETTERS Seven. Members of Championship Team Win Campus Honors. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, March 25. (Special.) Seven wrestlers of the Aggie varsity squad were awarded letters for -their work the last season. The Aggie team. went through the season without defeat, winning- the pacific northwest col legiate champsionship. This makes the second successive championship for the wrestling team." The men who made their letters are Captain Patchin, Captain-elect Fish, Hubbard, Fulton, McBride, Coyner and Stenstrom. "Only .one man will be graduated this year, which gives the Aggies a strong team for next year. Several promising men will be avail able for the team from this, year's freshmen squad. ' i ' . 9 FOOTBALL MEN TO RETURN Aberdeen High School Has Bright .' Hopes for Next Season. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 25 (Special.) Prospects for the Aber deen high school football team of next fall are unusually bright. Nine letter men from last fall, including the veteran all-round athlete, Mel Ingram, will answer Coach Walter iierr.eid's call " for gridiron material - 3 lumtia pant ena muul rsinr m 8 ' k" I meet Montavilla club at Montavilla. fV j " " s i 1 The opening day is April 16. I ifcl-OjisJ. 14 2. J&Jii f 26, 1933 lCharley Ilifrh, the sIujtRlng out fielder. 2 Duke Keaworthy and - Tom Turner giving the ltuatioj &e once over. 3 Rowdy Elliott appears fit a the- proverbial fiddle nere. 4 Jim Thorpe natcking a high one. S l.eroy Gresaett, one of the llke.ly loofcins outfield pronpeets. 6 RP King; behind the rubber and Duke Kenn orthy poling- one -out. 7 Em mett "MeMann, , mhUtr shortstop. when the season starts. The squad willf lose only three . men, Stockwell, Cameron and Mayfield, from last year. Those returning will include Ingram, O'Connor, McCrimmon, . Goehrend, Shutt, Eddy, Nocula, Kolts, Swift and a string of good sus who did not make their letter last fall. ' . - For .basketball, Coach Herreid will have six lettermeh back next year, in cluding Swift, . Hartley, O'Connor, Little, Larkin and Bower. Ingram has finished four years, of play with the hoop team. Opponent for O'Dowd Sought. ABERDEEN, Wash., March 25. (Special.) Young O'Dowd, Aberdeen lightweight who has won all of his last six starts here, will be starred in Bob tjiiver's April smoker in ; the Aberdeen Athletic club arena. Oliver is trying to sign Jimmy Rivers of Ta coma. or Joe Black of Denver for the bout. HOCKEY TO RULE PACIFIC COAST BODY REJECTS J.MAN GAME. , Change AVill Serve to Complete Standardization of Sport Throughout Country. VANCOUVER, B. C, March 25. Six-man hockey will be played the length and breadth of the dominion next season, the Pacific Coast Hockey association having practically decided to toss the seven-man game into the discard, according to reports going the rounds today in coast circles. The coast association leaders have not officially announced a change, but it is understood that one is contemplat ed, and will be made ere another season rolls around. -J The bobtalled game at present Is played in all leagues, amateur and professional, with the exception of the coast circuit. The association ad hered to the old style, believing that ccaat patrons preferred it to the six man game, but it is now understood that a change is deemed advisable, thus standardizing the game through out the country, and unless the unex pected happens a uniform code will govern the game in all leagues next season. ' The coast league moguls are plan ning drastic changes in the personnel of the teams next year. Seattle hears that several of the veterans are likely to go, while Hap Holmes, 'veteran Se attle goalie, has signified his inten- tion 0( retir'ing from the sport. Frank Patrick, president Of the circuit, has confirmed reports of the contemplated changes, but beyond stating that there will be many new faces in the lineups of the various squads, de-1 clines to enter into details, , Classified Advertising and. Sporting News NO. 13 0 BASEBALL PLAYER Risk Is Too Great, Declare Company Officials. POLICIES ARE LIMITED Highest Paid Stars or Diamond Are Insured but Not Against In Jury While Playing. BT GEORGE CHADWICK. (Copyrlcht, 1B22. by Th Oregonlan.) NEW YORK, March 25. (Special.) Large amount have been invested for Insurance on ballplayers this year, for the prlca of expert flesh on the foot has risen. There Is Ruth, the highest paid , ballplayer; Hornsby. who qualifies among the highest paid in hia own league: O'Connell, the highest paid sequestered ballplayer; Mays and Hoyt. the highest priced bridegrooms; Jimmy Gingley, the highest salaried batter, and Chick Graney, the highest salaried peanut peddler, and a lot of other baseball notables, the loss of whose services would be more keenly felt by their employers this year than ever be- l0Yet with all this outlay for Insur ance, not one single honest-to-good-ness ballplayer, a real thrower, field er or batter of the ball has been In sured one cent's worth against any risk encountered on the playing field. Insurance men announced hers to day that no company Insuring against accident or Injury would write a policy providing against ths risks of the diamond. Many Claims Fosatble. -If we insured a ball club against injury to its players on ths field, said one big insurance jnan today, "we'd lose on every policy. Someone would turn up every morning with a sprained ankle or a broken thumb and we would have to settle. Toward the end of the season. If the club had not had a good year. I would shud der to think how many accident claims might be made against us. -.i.rth., ,t o mUKcle Out Ot commission, or the catcher sprained his glove or tne iirsi uw-ium his disposition the assets of the In surance company might get a rude shock. An unscrupulous club mlKtit try to make up a deficit by drawing damages for ballplayers with nothing much more the matter with them than the loss of sleep. All In all. the business is not worth the trouble. Therefore, if Babe Ruth gets M head In the way of a faxt Inshoot this seasen he and his employers will have to stand the consequences with out the aid of a money recompense. glSO.OOO Wanted on Hutn. The American league club would h delighted to carry 1150.000 on Ruth if he could be protected against In jury on the ball field. It wou d co.t 1 miif-ae but if ne a lot oi i n v. ii v j - - Is responsible for the attendance of a million persons a - -claimed, there is nothing about a pol icy for $150,000 which should cause the club to hesitate. In fact. It would be a good investment for the league because all the clubs are supposed to benefit by the fact that he is the at traction. , - . , If 150,000 insurance Is a good in vestment on Ruth It is an equally good Investment for the National league to carry a policy for that amount on Hornsby Rogers is not the drawing card that Ruth Is. His personality is less appealing to the fans. He may prove to be the br.t drawing card the league ever had. for his skill may make the race In the National league this year the most exciting it has had for many Seifan' accident were to put him out of the game for half the season and a tame race resulted, $150 000 would scarcely recompense either his club or the league. Name Applies o her. The same applies In lesser degree to a score of other players In the a 1or leagues whose cluhs would Insure them against injury If they could. But It cannot be done. ,., i,wv,.r can be Insured against injury off the diamond and his has been extenmveiy u.,., . .nma hlirh-nrlc.'d vear. - inero ' " - - Players who have been refused su.-U r.surance, nut it he fact that insurance companie ifter investigation derided the play r drove their $5000 cars too fast afif.r, ' everv club (. taken out a blanket policy to cover ts players against acciuen. " .. v ; i. ritv A nnlicv or Cling irorn yity " . .. that character lasts throughout tlm ,eason, but ballplayers are ..,. -, ... ...v...n it rnmpM to rati- ousiy iucrj - - road travel, and few have ben ik- ims of railroad aociaems. .. .mount of these blanket policies this ear Is for $100,000. A policy for hat sum is considered a good invoxi nent for while $100,000 does not r -esen't the total value of a team i.,iMhn thcue days, it would give a manager something to go on. An accident wiucn rive him or live ur ,.,.--n.iid ruin him unleBS he wire well fixed financially. Colts to Meet Dentists. Thn Portland Colts are to meet ths Pacific Dental college on the ent ;th and Davis street grounds thin Mernoon at 2 o'cloc Tho tram have made several efforts to get to- ether this sprlig. out rain rtervened. The college tossers have ....uint, fftf AAveral weeks, and uccii i.n..'"r - . Manager Miller reports them in good shape. Several well-known stars ap pear In their lineup. The Colts have been taking their workouts Indoors, and are to make their first appear arce outdoors today. Manager Low ry of the Colts in searching for a hard-hitting outfielder. . Chehalis Defeats WlnlorW. CENTRALIA, Wash., March 2.".. (Special.) The Chehalis IMkIi school basketball team, playing here on a neutral floor, defeated Wlnlock last night. 4 to 21. Louis Tesreau. Che halis forward, scored 27 of his team total, while Harklns ..counted 15 of Wlnlock's points. It was Wlnlock s first defeat of the season. Chehalis having finished In first place In Class A of the Southwest Washington league, and Wlnlock at the top In Class B. INSURED IN GAMES
