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THE SUNDAY" OREGONIAX, "PORTLAND, JUNE 18, 1922 1TICALT0UH fEEK t Regatta and Water Sports v Big Rose Fete Feature. PROGRAMME !S UNUSUAL Races and Other Contests Will Crowd Wednesday Afternoon -'". Full of Excitement. L 0 The annual Rose Festival regatta and water sports carnival 'will begin at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The regatta should not be confused with the marine parade, which offi cially will set the annual Rose Fes tival on its way Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. A programme of 20 events has been arranged for the regatta, which Includes everything from swimming and diving exhibitions by Multno mah club athletes to motor boat races. t The regatta course will be be tween Hawthorne and Burnside bridges so that spectators may have a good view of tne races and water stunts. The committee, of which Fred W. Vogler Is chairman, prom ises something doing every minute from 1 to 6 o'clock. Many Events Arranged. During this time there will be motor boat races, canoe races, motor canoe races, surf-riding contests, single-oared shell races, double oared shell races, swimming races at various distances and fancy div ing contests for men and women. The Portland Rowing club will turn out en masse, incorporating a miniature regatta of its own in con Junction with the Rose Festival programme. They have three shell races scheduled. Vogler Boy IV will be the big attraction in the speedboat races. The speed craft owned by Dustin Farnum and other Los Angeles and San Francisco sportsmen will not be here for the races. It was expected that at least two California boats would be on deck but both entries fell .through. Roy'T. Bishop Admiral. Roy T, Bishop is admiral of the regatta this year. Members of his staff are: Charles T. Early, Dr. M. G. McCor kle, Cornelius T. Crosby, Chris A. Bell, Dr. Charles B. Hill, Thomas M. Trimble, F. L. Tibbetts, Milton R. Klepper, J. H. Joyce, H. L. Hudson, James H. Polherrius, J. J. Burke, Oscar M. Smith, E. Von der "VVerth, T. H. Williams, R. L. Adams, I. Koshland, Philip Neu, Rube W. Fos ter, Linwood B. Cornell, A. W. Nor blad. Pat Foley, Phil Metschan, D. L. Dougherty, C. W. Boost, Wynn Nich olis, George S. Shepherd,, F. H. Hil ton, A. H. Brown, R. A. Spillane, James H. Cassell, William J. Roope, John M. Cronin, K. K. Kubll, Ralph J. Staehll, A. A. Hoover, F. W. JMuikey, Montrose Kingier and Alex ander Toung. The complete programme follows: Details of Programme. ! 1:30 P. M. Hi-foot race, boats of 323 cubic inches displacement and under. 1:45 P. M, Power canoe race. -::ou r. m. io-ioot race, ooats or oou cubic inches displacement and under. 2:45 P. M. 'Fancy diving contest men and women. ! 2:50 P. M. Evhirude engine powered row-boat race. 3 P. M. Runabout handicap race. 3:20 P. M. Rowingr race by crews from visiting war craft and from river ships, in lifeboats or other small boats. 3:20 P. M. Surf boat riding exhibition. 3 5 P. M. Fifty-yard swimming race. 5:45 P. M. Free-for-all boat race. 4 P. M. Canoe-tilting contest. 4:15 P. M. Peterborough canoe race, men's singles. 4:25 P. M. Canvas-covered canoe race, men's singles. 4:40 P. M. Single-oared shell rowing race. ; 4:55 P. M. Canoe race, men's doubles. 5:10 P. M. Double-oared shell rowing race. 5:25 P. M. Canoe race, mixed doubles. 5:40 P. M. Canoe race, four paddles. 5:55 P. M. Four-oared shell rowing race. Motor Boat Events Scheduled. Entries and officials in the motor boat events are as follows: Cruiser handicap Clarice, entered by Jack Heath: Edward E., E. E. Meyers and H. Coffman. Paige, Harry E. Hoff man: Bissie Marquam, Dr. Charles E. Hill; Rowman, B. P. Pierce; O 205, Frank Hoff; Le Roy, George C. Rffther mel; Savina D., George E. Wilhelms; Kiagara. W. T. O'Brien; Elsinore, Ernest Allen and Bill Allen. Runabout handicap tfCeverin, entered by William Parkam; Ree, C. H. and E E Wilkes; Atta Boy, T. D. Butler; Mar cella, Albert Roseland. Marinch, C P Sheney; Gem, I,. M. Myers: Doughnut A. A. Hoover; Viking, Peter Weeks: Bearskin, Fred Everett; Plying Goose Charles Fagan; Mary A., Homer Lee. Sixteen-foot speed boats Vogler girl entered by Frank Vogler; Miss Take Ernest AHen; Baby Bell, Captain, E. w' Spencer; Rosebud, Ort Mathiot. Free-for-all Vogler Boy IV, entered ?7 veler; Baby Bell, ' Captain E. W. Spencer. Vogler Girl, Frank Vog ler: Miss Take, Ernest Allen. Officials Starters; W. H. Curttss, A. A. Hoover; timers, Isaac Staples George Kendall, Martin Schacht; Judges Daniel Pratt. Hal Roasch, Judge Cleland R. C. Hart, H. C. Judges; clerk, Ray rewbergr. , . American Victory in Davis Cup Contests Forecast. International Lineup Displays a Weakness of Entries. BY SOL METZGER. NEW YORK, June 17. (Special.) All signs point to another win by the United States in the Davis cup battle, the testing matches of which will be- played late in the summer. Just what nation will come through as the challenger is a matter of speculation at this writ ing. But the Indications point to Australasia, with Spain as an out Bide posibillty. The Australasians have Patterson sa thi- en. .-. i Manoei Alonso the lead-off man for optLiiiau aBEauit. in all prob -j - - .. & j iu v ii i uii na tion will win the finals and the right to clash with our team rests on the ouxcome or. tne argument between OYiAiaj. atara Alonso and Patterson have most erAriltnhlA rpnnrrtn TVia, - . latici was the Wimbledon champ before Tilden got into me running, but on his trip here following that conquest fell be fore the wizadry of Bill Johnston in the American singles champion ship. Patterson, likewise, showed nnnrlv Re-nin.it Jntinatrin nrhn.. v. American team won the Davis cup in new z,eaiana. 'Alonso is best known for hi great match against Tilden and hi last season. - Tilden complimented uim a-s uvmjs star 01 tne contl- Yiaatit "Rntri a ra hip- potio-w nli, Pntrftrsnn has trtA oilcrA An ctrani). with Alonso his master as a stroke artist, we pick Patterson to wi from the Spanish star, as he is th more seasoned of the two. That will a IT M l toss the Anzacs Into the challenge round against the American team.- Tiiden will head the defenders and should be fit for a repeat, as John ston's recent defeats of him in Cali fornia mean little. The latter had the advantage of hard courts. The big title events are played on turf and here Tilden is master. It Is doubtful even if Johnston will make the team in the singles, as young Vincent Richards should strike his stride this year, thus displacing him. Richards seems the main reliance of the future and if a doubles combi nation can be developed to turh aside the redoubtable play of the Austral asian in this event it would seem wise to use this youngster in the singles to season him for the future, as the days of Johnston are draw ing to an end and Tilden has, at best, but a few years of champion ship tennis left in his system. We recall no brother and sister combination which has reached the heights in sport attained by Roger and Joyce Wethered. Roger is the class of British amateur golf, al though he has as yet failed to win the British amateur. As a driver he will outshine our own siege gun, Jesse P. Guilford, -which is. high praise for any man. Had. Wethered come through in the recent British amateur he would be a marked man and his style of play would be known from one end of America to the other. But falling that he has been overlooked. His finest performance to date was his tie' with Jock Hutchison in the British- open a year ago, he being the first amateur to figure in that classic since Harry Hilton won it in 1897. Wethered actually played the course in one stroke less than Jock, but he was penalized into a tie by an unfortunate happening. Before approaching a green he walked forward a few steps to get the lay of the land and in coming back stepped on his ball. He is far and away the most dangerous com-' petitor the British amateur team will bring to America this season. Joyce Wethered, now that she has thoroughly defeated Cecil Leitch for the British women's title, takes rank as the leading women's golfer of the world. As she will be here for the American title event this'season the American public may be able to com pare her with Marion Hollins, Alexa Stirling and Glenna Collett, its tri umvirate of women golfers. Like her brother she is remarkable be cause of the length she gets from tee. ''-. What can be the matter with European women champions, any way? When Molla Bjurstedt was walking away with Suzanne Lenglen at Forest Hills last fall, the French girl certainly gave all signs of quitting- by defaulting that match. And now that Joyce Wethered has taken thehonors of British 'women's golf from Cecil Leitch, the latter has discovered that an arm has been out of commisison -since the start of her American tour last season, which also resulted disastrously. Rather petty stuff, to say the least. . EX-ATHLETICS OX RAMPAGE Men Who Formerly Belonged to June Win Honors. There seems to be something about the name Athletics this season which arouses the ire of all those who wear or have worn the uniform. While those who are at present en cased in Connie Mack's , uniforms havg been losing all control of themselves and peeling the hide off all pitchers "whom they face, estab lishing new daily home run records and creating a new total base record with 20 loud and lusty blows which totalled 42 bases, an ex-Athletic player in New York and two other ex-Athletics out in Milwaukee also rose up in their wrath and perpe trated vicious assaults on opposing pitchers. Whitey Witt has whacked his way into the lead of American league batting averages, while in a game against Indianapolis two- ex-Ath letics now with Milwaukee in the American association, Ivy Griffin and Paul Johnson, banded together and compiled something in the na ture of a hitting record. Griffin thumped out two or more runs and a pair of singles, while Johnson pasted the pellet for five safe blows. which included a triple with the baseg loaded. HAWAliANS HELD WRONG CONTEST OVER RACE IS BE LIEVED TO BE IX ERROR. Winner Expected to Be Confirmed but Question Is Raised as to Whether Judges Are Ample. The Weissmuller-Kealoha wrangle in Honolulu promises to generate considerable heat. The Hawaiian swimming fans are quick on the trigger with their rioting and spirit, and it would seem from this dis tance that they have made an error in kicking up the fuss they have over Warren Kealoha in the 100 yard backstroke. The facts of the matter up for settlement are as follows: Weiss muller and Kealoha finished the 100 yard backstroke event practically a dead heat., A new world's record is made of 1 minute 4 3-5 seconds. Four judges give the race to Weissmuller. Five timers say that they caught Kealoha's, not Weissmuller'a . time. In other words Weissmuller won the race, but Kealoha set the record. This is absolutely impossible under the rules of swimming, for only a winner in a raoe may set a record, excepting only a handicap swim under certain conditions. The fallacy of the Huimakanl club officals' reasoning lies in their'fail ure to recognize this fact, that the. judges are the ones to decide the winner. That is what they are there for. Unless their ruling is reversed by the referee, as it was not, their judgment stands. The timers, never mind how much they may insist that they stopped their watches, on Kea loha, are merely there to ' get the correct time for thfe race. Now it would seem that if the Judges picked Weissmuller, and the timers caught Kealoha in a world's record, Weissmuller may be deemed to' have swum the race faster even than the time given out. Hence, about all the row will result in will be a confirmation of the record for Weissmuller. The whole affair brings to mind the fact that there should be a bet ter method of officiating at the fin ish of a swimming race. In a close race there is splashing, and the of ficials are often ten or 15 yards from the point' at which the finish takes place, and often above the water level, which requires them to look dow.n on the course at an angle. If one swimmer finishes at one end of the tape, and another at the other end of the tape it stands to reason that there must be two separate places at which the judges must be looking at once. It stands to reason that this cannot be done. . Mystery. , The boxing game, though often tame. Is full of mystery. - . I Why people fall for clumsy skates Because the same are heavyweights Is far too deep for me. SPEED AND CRUISER THAT WILL COMPETE IN FESTIVAL REGATTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOP VOGLER BOY IV HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS IN THE - WILLAMETTE. BOTTOM CRUISER ELSI NORE, ENTERED IN THE CRUISER HANDICAP RACE.. T JSISLER LEADS IN ALMOST EVERY BRANCH OF PLAYING 1 First-sacker ; of , St. Louis Browns Seems to Be Trying to Win Pennant Single-handed. GHICAGO, June 17. (By .the As sociated Press.) Writing base ball this season has developed almost ' exclusively into writing about George Sisler, for the incom parable first sacker of the St. Louis Browns is playing such brilliant baseball -that he leads in almost every branch of the sport and seems to.be trying to win a pennant for the Mouhd City single handed. Major league averages- released today, show, that; Sisler not, only stands at, the top of the American league in. most branches -of- the game, but that his figures In most cases are better -than those, made by any National Jeaguers. The statis tics" show that Sisler-is: . - First in batting averages in either league. ., - V First in runs scored - in either league.. - - - " . First in total hits in either league. First In total bases, in either league. ' . "-' ' - First In three-base hits in either league. ., ''. " ; First , In stolen bases in either league.. ; 1 ' First in either league to make 100 hits this season. And close to the top In two bag BASEBALL'S IDOL COMING BACK TO HEALTH, pPvjt Y Photo Underwood & Underwood. ' CHRISTY MATHEWSON i ( This photo was taken at Saranac lake. New York, several weeks ago. ffhe peerless pitcher of a decade ago is up and around enjoying walks.. He baa been & patient for three years. gers and home runs in the American league. . , Sisler wen oh a batting streak last week that brought .his. average to .433 against 419 the previous week. He made, his 100th hit Wed nesday in the game with Washing ton which he virtually won with a home run with the bases full. Sis ler's. 'stolen bases number 23 with Kenneth Williams, his team mate, second in the American league, with 21. The averages include games of Wednesday. Bing Miller of Philadelphia is run aer. up to Sisler on the Amefican league averages with a mark of .376. Ken Williams brought his home run mark to 16 and leads Miller by three and Rogers Hornsby, the National league pace setter, by one. Other leading batters of the -American league for 35 or more games: Cobb, Detroit, .375; Speaker, Cleve land, .369; O'Neill, Cleveland,' .367; Schang, New York, .355; Heilmann, Detroit, .351; Blue, Detroit, 349; Bassler, Detroit, .339. ; . ' ' ' "; ' Rogers Hornsby; the St. Louis star, is the whole show in the Na tional league' battle of figures this week. .Hornsby, by slamming out 14 hits in his last six games, batted his way from fourth place to the top of the heap with an average of .399, with Hank Gowdy of Boston, the leader a week ago, and ,B. Griffith of Brooklyn, tied for second place with .385. Th St. Louis ' slugger, besides leading the league In batting, is tied with Young of New York and Carey of Pittsburg for honors in base stealing with 11 apiece. Horjisby is setting the pace for the home run hitters with 15. His closest rivals are Zack Wheat of Brooklyn and Eddie Ainsmith also of St. Louis, who have knocked out eight apiece. Other leading batters for 35 ow more games: Bigbee, Pittsburg,' .371; Daubert, Cincinnati, .364; Kelly, New York, (.355; Grimes, - Chicago, .354; J. Johnston, Brooklyn, .345; Bancroft, New York, .342; Snyder, New York, .339; Duncan, Cincinnati, .335. The return into the line-up of Manager Tris Speaker after two weeks', absence because of Illness failed to check the Boston Red Sox yesterday, although the Indians did not blow up until the ninth, when Boston put over the winning mark-' ers, 8 to 6. Speaker celebrated his return to the game by smashing out three hits in five times at bat and two of the hits were doubles. . Fre'die Schupp of the White Sox, pitcher obtained from the Kansas City club of the American associa tion, has a hard time trying to get over his wildness. Apparently he "ha3 everything," but he doesn't seem to be able to get the ball over the corners to suit the um pires. He was yanked again yes terday when he started a parade in the second. . . . - Every player on the Brooklyn Dodgers made one or more hits against St. Louis yesterday, JoBn ston. Wheat and Mitchell getting three each. . ST. LOUIS. Mo.. June- 17. Hubert T'Shucks" Pruett, 21-year-old Uni versity of Missouri pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, possesses the fa mous "fade-away" ball that made Christy Mathewson the world's greatest pitcher, according to Lee Fohl manager of the Browns. Manager Fohl said he believed that Pruett's "fade-away seemed superior to that of the "old master," because "Shucks" throws with his left hand "Matty" was a right hander which gives the ball a peculiar-reverse twist. ' J Pruett's "fade-away" has been highly successful this year against the heavy-hitting New York Yank ees. "Shucks" has fanned Babe Ruth five times and walked . him once in six times at bat. He de feated the Yankees here in one game of the last series, holding them to six hits. Two years ago "Shucks" applied 19 the Browns for a tryout, but he received this answer: "We can't use kids." He was ent to the Tulsa team of the Western lague.and this spring the Browns gave him the coveted trial. Now, Fohl says, he is one of the "finds" of the season. . "The kid's got the fade-away which pitchers since Matty's time have been trying to perfect and have failed." Fohl continued, "The 'fade-away' is the rarest gift a pitcher can possess. It .is thrown from a position, well back in the palm of the hand, travels to the plate with fair speed and then, true ty its name, fades away." The young hurling star declared he would finish his medical course at the University of Missouri this winter. Pirates Get Veteran Infleldur. The Pirates have purchased Wal ter Hammond, second iaseman, who last year managed .the Pittsfield team in the Eastern league pennant race, from the Cleveland American league club. In the Eastern league last season Hammond batted .351 in 151 games. 42 of his 206 hits being two-baggers, 17 triples and two home runs. -Hammond is- no "youngster," as has been stated. He was in theold Ohio and Pennsyl vania league in 1911. tVhat Erratic Fellow 'Stuffy' Isl "Stuffy" Mclnnis, the star first baseman with Cleveland, is con tinuing the remarkable . pace he started last year in consecutive er rorless games. Finishing the 1921 season with 119 perfect fielding games, he has added 29 to the string this season, bringing his total up to 148, the longest sustained stretch of perfect play known to major league history. ' II HUT 01 CONTEST Team Considered Contender in Poughkeepsie Regatta. NAVY STILL FAVORITE Seattle Boys Cheered by Vlctorj Over Wisconsin and Keen for Race June 26. The collegiate rowing classic of the United States will be decided at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Monday, June 26. Six crews have been announced as contenders for the title Annap olis, last year's winner and . the Olympic games- world's champion eight; Cornell, Columbia, Pennsyl vania, Syracuse and the University of Washington from Seattle, Wash. The Washingtonians' victory fver the University of California last April gave the Seattle eight the right to represent the Pacific coast in the regatta. It will be the third time that Washington has- rowed in the event, its other, starts being in 1913, when the crew took third, and in 1914, when it took fourth. Washington Crew Good, The Washington crew this year Is superior to the 1913 and 1914 crewo. Its victory over California was well earned. Then last Monday its vic tory over Wisconsin at Madison, Wis., showed that the crew is at its besi. Annapolis goes into the race the favorite. Its easy victory over Cali fornia last year showed the power of the crew and to date this- year the navy boys have not suffered a defeat. The defeat of Wisconsin by Washington caused the former to withdraw this year and the same easy victory by the coaat crew has the effect of causing the coast eight to ' be considered a dangerous con tender. West Considered Contender. oach Leader of Washington, has developed probably the fastest crew over three miles that the Pacific northwest has ever produced. True, Its time of 16:23 for 'three miles at Madison, Wis., last Monday, was not so favorable as compared with the Navy record of 14:07 In last year's Poughkeepsie's race, but there is a difference in the waters of the two courses and if pressed Washington could have cut down its time against Wisconsin considerably. The Wash ington eight is a strapping orew, averaging around six feet in height and 174 pounds in weight. Like all previous Pacific coast crews it will be the giant crew of the Pough keepsie regatta. The eight men who will represent the Pacific coast are: George Mur ohy. captain and stroke: Fred Spuhn, No. 7; Virgil Murphy, No. 6; Bob Ingram, No. 5; Floyd Mason, jno. 4; Ed Cushman, No. 3; Wright Parkins, No. 2; Pat Tidmarsh, bow and Don Grant, coxswain. - - - ' Results Are Given. Results of previous Poughkeepsie races follow: Year. Winner. Second. ' Time. 1895 Columbia ....Cornell 21:25 1896 Cornell ......Harvard 19:59 10W i lorilCil uuiuiuma. . . . .. , . 1898 Penn Cornell 15:51.1 1SU9 renn .wisoonoin ....:u:w . 1900 Penn .Wisconsin ....19:44.3 1901 Cornell Columbia ....18:53.1 ...ri - m ii ii,-;aAnnc,tn m-n ft i.tU UrXiCll niowiue-u .. . . v 1903 Cornell Georgetown 18:57 1W04 Syracuse ionieu u.-.o 1905 Cornell Syraouse 20:29 1909 Cornell Penn 19:36.4 . t.i.-r 11 Pnlnmhls 1 ft - 94 1 1908 Syracuse Columbia ...18:02 Uorneu i-enn v;-&.x 1910 Cornell Columbia- ...20:10.4 1911 Cornell Wisconsin ...19:31.2 -an Pft-nAii 1913 Syracuse .Penn .19:37.4 114 Columbia Stanford 19:38.3 1915 Cornell Cornell 20:15.2 1918 Syracuse Cornell 11:02.2 1920 Syracuse Calif 14:07 1921 u. s. navy.... Price Paid for Kamm Tops List for Minor Leagues. Hnth In Most Expensive Player Taken by Big Teams. Here are the highest prices ever paid for minor league players In the history of baseball: Willie Kamm! San Francisco. Pnlfln Coast, lf.fl.srue. bought bv Chicago White 8ox. 1922 $125,000 James O'Connell, San Francisco, Pavifi,. Cnnnt leasrue. boueht by New York Giants, 1921 75,000 Marty O'Toole, St. faul. Ameri can association, bouffht by Pittsburg Pirates. 1912 22.500 Larry cnappene. AiuwauKee American association. bouRht by Chicago White Sox. 1913.. 18.000 Lotty Kussell, Haiumore inter national league, boturht by Philadelphia Athletics, 1913.. 12,000 rltz Malsei, Baltimore, interna tional leacrue. boueht by New York Yankees, 1913 i . . 12.000 Rube Marquard, Indianapolis. American association, bought bv New York Giants, 1908 11.000 Here are the highest prices ever paid for major league players: George H. (Babe) Ruth. Boston , Red Sox. bought by New York Yankees, 1920 $187,500 Heinle Groh. Cincinnati, bought by New York Giants, 1921 135.000 Willie Kamm, Ban Francisco. Pa cific Coast leaaue. -bouKht by Chicago White Sox, 1922 125.000 Carl Mays, -Boston Red sox, bought by New York Yankees, 1919. Price over 55.000 Tris Speaker, Boston Red Sox. bought by Cleveland. 1916. Price over 50,000 Grover Alexander, Philadelphia, bought bv Chicago Cubs. 1918. Price over 50.000 Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Ath letics, bought by Chicago White Sox. 1915 50.000 Frank Baker, Philadelphia Ath letics, bought by New York . Yankees, 1918 35,000 Benny Kauff. Brooklyn Federals, bought by New York Giants. 1816 35.000 PLAYER IS SENT TO STICKS Brooklyn First Baseman Punished s for Disobeying Rules. President Kbbets of the Dodgers announced that he had sent Sam Post, the tall first baseman, to the Portsmouth club of the Virginia league, under an optional agree ment. Post joined the Brooklyns last year, and in the spring training camp showed promise of develop ing into a classy ball player. The athlete, however, did not show any -great desire to take his profession seriously, and as a result of his actions off the field he has been cast adrift. Young ball players breaking into major leagues would do well to re call Post's experience as a Dodger, if they contemplate straying from the straight and narrow. Post broke several of the training rules of the Brooklyn club since the sea son, opened, but the end came when he missed the train that took the Dodgers to Cincinnati from Pitts burg. Sam caught a later train and arrived in time for the opening game of the series with the Reds, but Manager Robbie refused to pay any attention to him. The young player covered first base in the series against the Pirates, but when he got to Cincinnati he was benched and Bert Griffith, former Pelican outfielder, was shifted to the in field. Post hung around unnoticed by Manager Robbie until he was told to catch a train for Portsmouth. He did not miss it. SPOKAXE TO PLAY ISLANDERS Honolulu Basketball Players to Tour Mainland. SPOKANE, - Wash., June 17. A two-game series between the bas ketball teams of the Outrigger Ca noe club of Honolulu and the Spo kane Amateur Athletio club will be played in Spokane during the 1923 season, according to an announce ment here following completion of arrangements between Manager Bain of the athletio club and Sec retary Nottage of the Honolulu or ganization. The games will probably be played about the middlo of Jan uary. The Honolulu club developed a high-caliber team last year, accord ing to Mr. Nottage, and as a result has decided to tour the western seo tlon of the United States this year. The trip will be the first ever taken to the mainland by the island club team. The Honolulu team plans to play games against the leading teams of the Pacific coast and northwest collegiate conferences besides meeting a number of north west club teams. The trip is planned to consume January and February. Forty-eight Coast Players Bat .300 or Better. O'Connell of San Franclaco Lends With .410 In 6B Games. EARLY in the Beasjpn some of the Paclflo Coast league' sluggers complained bitterly that the new baseball in the Coast league wasn't as lively as the one in use last year. But inasmuch as no fewer than 48 players are ax present batting .200 or better, there couldat havo bean much ground for the plaint. Not only that, but 18 player are hitting .85 or better and one regu lar is batting higher than .400, He is O'Connell of San Francisco, who is leading the league with .410 In 69 games. Ellison of San Francisco, who led in the early weeks, has dropped to i379, which wouldn't be considered a crop in any otner league. Maurice Schick of Salt Lake- and Charley High of Portland are still tied for home-run honors with nine each, neither of them having hit the ball over the fence for almost two weeks. Cooper of Oakland leads in stolen bases wtih 2D, and McCann of Port land in sacrifice hits with 23. The batting averages follow: . g ab bh hr sb Pet Shea Sacr. 13 27 13 1 0 .481 O'Connell. S. F 69 244 100 8 19 .410 K.B1IV. a. P. . .- A'l 14H BH 2 .3'J: Schorr. Seat. 17 31. 12 1 9 .387 Braalll. Port. 24 96 87 6 S .3S5 Mack, Seat. ...IS 13 5 O 0.384 Smith. Vera. 67 207 79 6- .381 Jones, Oaks 19 21 8 O 1 .381 Ellison, S. F. 69 219 88 T T .879 Hale. Port 57 224 84 5 10 .375 Strand, S. I 51 225 83 6 5 .369 Moiwitz, sacr. S 207 92 O lo Siglin, S. L fli 282 94 8 -4 .358 Griggs, U A .71 21 98 3 .356 G. Lewis, S. L, 57 194 69 5 1 .355 Vitt, S,U 64 264 93 2 4 .352 Ross, Port. 14 20 T 0 1 .360 Gardner, Seat 11 20 7 1 O .860 Valla, S. F. ...44 161 55 1 2 .342 Eldred, Seat 68 264 89 4 6 .337 P. Murphy. Vera. ....23 83 28 1 0 .337 Aflnson, S. la. . 14 80 10 2 0.333 Deal. L. A 60 248 82 2 1 .331 Wilholt, S. Ij. 47 172 67 2 6 .831 Daly. L.A. .07 1WSJ O 0.329 Compton, S. F .69 218 71 2 6.826 Agnew, S. F. ..40 135 44 7 1 .326 See, S. F 53 224 72 1 7 .321 Schneider, Vera. 35 88 28 4 1.318 Bodie. Vera 27 88 28 O 1 .318 McCabe, L. A. 68 272 86 1 10 .316 Henke, Seat. 12 19 6 0 0 .316 High, Port 63 238 75 9 4 .316 i-itzgeraid, sacr 42 121 88 1 4 .314 Crane, Seat 31 118 87 O 2 .814 Kamm, S. F; 54 198 62 6 11 .313 Kopp, Sacr. 24 93 29 0 10 .312 Wlsterzil, Seat. 88 87 27 0 1 .310 Jenkins, S. h. 39 120 87 2 1 .308 Ryan, Sacr 63 241 74 2 7 .307 Sheehan, Sacr. ....86 261 SO 7 6 .306 Barney, Seat. 52 144 47 4 4 .306 Gressett, Port. 27 72 22 1 2 .308 Cox, Port 65 236 72 1 7 .305 Sawyer, Vern 64 240 73 4 9 .304 High, Vera 60 240 73 1 1 .304 Brown, Oaks. 6fi 245 74 3 14 .302 K.rause, oak. 1 46 14 O 0.802 Twombley, I A. ....58 214 64 O 7.299 Poole, Port 65 259 78 7 2 .297 Rhyne, S. F. 7 258 78 0 6 .295 Hood, Seat 27 95 28 2 3 .295 Schick, S. L. 64 288 79 9 8 .294 Chadbourne, Vera. ..64 269 79 8 8 .293 King, Port 23 65 19 4 O .293 Murphy, Seat 61 241 70 5 14 .290 Marriott, Oaks. 02 121 35 2 2 .2S9 Walsh, S. F 37 121 35 0 3 .289 Will?, Oaks 71 262 75 2 5 .286 Geary, S. P 17 85 10 1 0.286 Sutherland, Port ....14 42 12 0 0 .2S6 Lafayette, Oaks. ...69 257 74 1 '1.285 Lindlmore, L. A ....6ft 239 68 1 4 .285 Baldwin, L. A. 31 109 31 0 0 .284 Light, S. L. 18 53 15 O 4 .283 Cather, Oaks 61 209 68 O 7 .282 Cueto, Seat B8 192 54 O 7 .281 tonang. sacr 43 142 40 2 10 .281 Howard. Oaks. 35 103 29 1 1 .281 Cooper. Oaks 72 289 81 2 29 .280 Pick, Sacr. ....56 209 58 O 15 .277 Stanage, sacr. 41 144 40 O 2 .277 Kllduff, S. F 57 200 8 5 4 .275 Pearce, Sacr 62 193 62 1 0 274 S. Adams, Seat .'....47 168 46 1 1 .274 Arlett, Oaks 25 82 17 1 0 274 Carroll, L. A 69 275 75 O 12 .273 Lane, Seat 62 238 65 , 4 12 273 Sergeant, Port 46 162 44 1 3 272 Hanner, Vera. 45-136 37 2 0 .272 nawKs, vern 43 121 33 1 2 .272 J. Adams, Seat . 2 6 89 24 2 0 270 nanu, o. u. ......... ,t 2-o;i 6S 7 7 :i Hyatt, Vern 4 253 68 7 7 .268 Mcuamgan, oacr. ...83 134 36 O 4 .26! Gregg, Seat ...15 45 12 1 0.26 Dumovich, L. A 15 30 8 O 0 .26' Byler, S. L. 32 !)4 25 1 2 .285 French, Vern ,64 248 65 3 IS .264 Brubaker, Oaks 72 263 69 O 5 26'' Elliott, Port 44 139 36 1 1 .239 Schulte, Oaks 38 132 34 2 1 .258 Connoly, Seat 28 105 27 O 0 .257 woiier, fort 40 164 42 2 Cook, Sacr 29 87 22 0 3 .253 Mctjann, t-ort 7 204 52 2 R 9r,n Tobln, Seat 33 104 26 2 O .250 Loumoe, a. p- ii a2 a o O ,2.i0 Leverenz, Port 14 36 9 1 0 .250 Relger, S. U 12 24 8 O o .250 waiDerg, -ort. li 24 6 0 0.250 Kohler. Oaks 67 217 4 0 1.248 Yelle, S. F 39 126 31 0 O .246 James, vera. i:: 7 0 .241 Kunz, sacr 17 42 10 O O .240 Kller, Oaks.- 13 25 6 O O 240 Hughes, L. A 12 25 6 0 O .240 McrMeeiey, aacr. . ,...ai 64 10 0 4 234 Crumpler. Port. .....14 26 6 0 0 !231 Scott, S. F. 14 39 9 ft O .231 MCAuley, L. A 66 235 54 O 6 .230 Crandal, L. A 21 48 11 0 0 .229 Miller, S. F 10 22 5 0 0 2nl Thurston. S. L. 25 31 7 0 0 .226 Zeider, Vern. . . .. 14 31 7 0 1 .226 urenton. uaKs irt 27 6 o 0 : Mitchell, S. F 14 36 8 0 o .222 iiauey, CLPat. a z o o Read, oaks 12 23 6 O O 217 Orr, Saof. .x ...32 116 25 0 4 .215 ljyons, I., a. 14 4a h o o .214 Stumpf, Seat 44 144 SO 1 2 .208 COBB IS AFTER AliTEVBERG Detroit Manager Wants to Send 1 Suspended Player South. Manager Cobb of the Detroit American league team has made an offer to the Toronto club for Out fielder Altenburg, now under sus pension. Cobb does not want the outfielder for the Detroit team, but would send him to the Augusta, Ga., team in the South Atlantic league, of which he is a shareholder. The Augusta' team is managed by Neal Ball, former Toronto and Cleveland shortstop and afterwards manager of the Bridgeport team of the East ern association. Altenburg, who led the hitters of the Toronto team last season with an average of .346, declined to re port to Toronto in the spring, pre f erring to remain at the University of Michigan, where he will be graduated in law on the first of next month. In spite of his fine batting average, every club in the International league has waived claim to the player. He will be sold. BIG STADIUM UNDER WAY LOS ANGELES PREPARES FOR 1925 EVENTS. Many Countries to Bo Represent ed at International Game; Lib eral Expenses Itkely. The award try the tetemational Olympic committee of a special sana tion to Los Angeles for a series otf international games next year has started the Los Angeles athletio au thorities oa one of the .greatest or ganization, plana undertaken, by a Pacific coast city. . The games will tx the feature of the dedication of an immense stadium which is now under con struction! and which, will be com pleted by March next year. The date of the games has not yet been set and will not be until William Garland returns to Los Angeles from Europe. Garland recently was named a member of the American Olympic committee and was in Paris to put forth the claims of the south em California city if France failed to appropriate, the necessary funds. Paris rals-ed the funds and Garland did not go further on the Olympic games plana, but did procure from the Olympic committee the sanction to hold international games under auspices of the Olympic oommlttee. The first thhrg Los Angeles will do will .be to apply to the Amateur Athletio union of th United States for the national track and field championships for 1923. Tha appli cation will be backed hr full finan cial ability to handle the games and " athletic clubs throiigho-ut the oomrv try will be given liberal expenses to sead their teams to Los Angelas for the championships. The Los Angeles Athl-etio-dKb inU be the guiding spirit in th organ lz&tion and operation ox the games. Just how many foreign athletes will be brought to California for the games is not settled at present. Oa the return of Mr. Garland to Los Angeles the matter of foreign, par ticipation will be talcon up in det&U. Th great strides made ta tetlcs by the peoplo of South Amer ica will be .given due consideration by the committee and It Is prafcahis that Brazil, Argentina and other southern American .countries wlQ be invited to participate. Australia. China, Japan and the Fhilinolnoi are also -to have consideration. If tho plans go through as contem plated, Los? Angeles will entertain as many International representa tives and nations as took part In-the lat Olympic games. The idea is to have as many oorrn tries represented as possible. Euro pean foreign countries will he In vited to send small teams, hut rep resentation of all countries will be aimed at Naturally a large repre sentation of nations will mean a tremendous financial undertaking and for thLs reason small teams will probably be invited. This will mean the best athletes of the world will participate. VICTORIOUS SEASONENDS WHTTMAIf WETS TWO NORTH WEST CHAMPION SHIPS. Missionary Athlete9 Win Laurels on Tennis Courts and on Football Field. WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla, Wash., June 17. (Special.) Having won two northwest confer ence championships, football and tennis, in the eastern half of the conference, one of Whitman's most successful athletic seasons has Just ended. A good showing also was made in basketball and track, but a midseason slump and injuries wrecked the basketball team. The football championship was the first gridiron pennant the Missiona ries have won, and the biggest ath letic victory the little college has taken in years. The University of Idaho, University of Montana, Wil lamette university and College of Idaho elevens were defeated, and only a fumble lost a 7-to-0 game to the University of Washington. In the final championship game with the University of Idaho at Whitman Thanksgiving day the title seemed lost with the Vandals hold ing a 3-to-0 lead and only three minutes to play. Bvrt a sudden 40 yard pass by Captain Comrada to Holmes, substitute end. saved the day. Holmes charging 36 yards for a touchdown. A minute later Eoe, quarterback, broke loose for a sec ond score and the game was over with the championship Whitman's. Playing with the lightest team in the conference, and hampered by in juries, the Whitman basketball quintet kept plugging, and finished in fourth place, the title goinar to Idaho, with Oregon and O. A. C second and third. Lack of funds made it possible for Whitman to participate in hut one track meet. Playing in much, better form than earlier In the season against Wash ington State, the Missionary tennis players won the triangular meet be tween Washington State, University of Idaho and Whitman, played at Pullman two weeks ago. Football prospects for next fall look good. At least seven or eight lettermen should be on hand. PRINCE REGEVT IS GOLFER Ruler of Japan Takes Up Sport to Amazement of Natives. HAKONB, Japan, May 20. (By Mail.) Many departures from the usual activities of the Imperial fam ily are being made by the prince regent, but none more noticeable than his interest in sport. During his visit to Europe he was attract ed by- golf and on Ms return here started taking lessons from mem bers of the different golf clubs, which are increasing in Japan. He put in some practice for his game with the Prince of Wales and while it was noticed he had a good 6tyle, his efficiency in the game was not marked, due largely to nervous ness caused by the clicking of cameras as he came, to the tee to drive off. After his match with the English prince the prince regent came to Hakone and practiced daily on the links of the hotel, which was also contrary to precedent. Another sur prise for the Japanese people was that the prince regent. In going to and returning from the course, in stead of saluting formally, took off his golf cap and nodded in the most informal manner. Sam Lewis Could Make Good. Big league scouts looking for pitchers can evidently save money by keeping away from the West Texas league. According to figures compiled at league headquarters the Amarillo team of the West Texas circuit has created a new modern scoring record by scoring 120 runs in one week, their final game in this stretch being a 2S to 20 victory over Clovls. In two other successive games they scored almost 50 runs.