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Portland Browns and Seattle Siwashes Play Tomorrow
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Browns Rate Second to
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local Baseball Writer Pays High
Tribute to the Prowess of
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The Portland Club of the Pacific
Cotet League returned from lti initial
California trip tbla morning, and open
thla afternoon a series of 10 games at
borne.
I am no apologist, but a record of
Ive games out of 20 la not so all-fired
ad There were many extenuating clr
" eumstances, and in the games that were
lost the Webfootera put up a mighty
ood article of ball. Quite a number of
tames were lost In the last liming, and
t still greater number by one run.
Despite the poor showing made In Cali
fornia, I have by no means lost faith in
the Portland Club. To my way of think
ing the Portland Club of the Pacific
Coast League is the greatest aggrega
tion of ball players who have ever rep
resented the City of Portland. John
Barnes had a great team In 189:. and.
I think, you will find that Vlgneaux
kaa got together a stronger and fast
er tounch of players in every respect.
Pete McNab and Willie Mains were great
pitchers in their day, and little Leiper
lelped out greatly: but Engle, 8hields
and Butler are more to my liking. Cer
tainly, Shaffer, Anderson. Andrews and
Bchmeer are more of a Stonewall than
rebeau. Werrlck. Darrah and White. The
Mitfield of Barnes' team Stenzel, Burns
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Governor Chamberlain
to Speed the First
Today's Game With Seattle Was
Postponed on Account
of Rain.
On account of the rain today the
game between the Portland Browns ana
the Sattlw Htwashes wan postponed un
til tomorrow
The local season of the Pacific Coast
League will be Inaugurated tomorrow af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock on the grounds at
Twenty-fourth and VaiiKhn streets, when
(Jovernor (leorge C. C hamberlalii will
speed the firm ball over the plate, start
ing the frame between the Portland j
Browns and the Seattle Siwashes. j
The Browns arrived nome cany un
morning after a two-days' trip from San
Francisco and are In fine condition for j
playing. Every man In the team Is reel
ing In great shape and the outlook for a
great exhibition Is bright. When Preol
dent J. P. Marshall and Manager Samuel
Vlgneaux. followed by the players,
stepped off the train this morning; at
the Union Depot, a deafening shout
went up from the gathering of en
thusiasts welcoming the hoys home In
true Portland style. The men were
driven to the hotel at once where they
were greeted by many fans who have
followed their fortunes while away from
home
In speaking of his men President
Marshall said:
1 feel confident flint we have a wln-
nd George was certainly a crack-a-Jack i nlng team. We were unfortunate dur
bunch, hut the way the California pa
per speak of their work. Nadeau. Van
Buren and Smith are certainly able to
put up an article of ball that will not
make a comparison odious. "Kid" Bald
win did the catching for Portland In '92,
but, good as he was, I don't think he
had much the better of Vlgneaux. Lit
tle Sammy, certainly, was the equal of
any of them prior to his assuming
managerial duties. What deterioration
has occurred. If any. Is due to the ex
acting duties of a manager. However,
he will not be called upon to do so much
work behind the bat this year, for he
has Harlow to help out. and, according
to all accounts, he Is well able to till
the bill.
A study of the scores of the games
played below would Indicate that Port
land's weakness was m base running.
They certainly did swat the ball often
and hard, and frequently outbatted their
opponents, though they did lose the
game. If you tuke Into consideration
the fact that Harlow. Andrews and
. Bchmeer had sprained ankles: Smith, the
"Charley-horse." and Anderson was in
the hospital for several weeks before
and after the opening of the season, poor
base running Is not to be wondered at.
Take my advice and go out to the
Twenty-fourth street grounds this after
noon If you want to see what the real
ffticle of ball Is.
Though Portland Is In last place to--
day, the long home series of games to
open this -afternoon will make quite a
difference In the pennant race. 1 ven
ture to make the prediction that by the
time Portland again leaves home the club
. will not only be in the first division, but
fighting for first place. Having the
home crowd with you Is the greatest
help pqsslble to a ball club. It not only
inspires It to do great things, but gives
the players that confidence which Is
- necessary to win.
I don't think there Is any comparison
between the two Portland clubs. Grim
has got together a nice little team,
but I do not believe it equals that
ae gave Portland in l'.ml The gnat
mistake the Pacific Northwest League
! . las made was going into California. The
result has been the Northern teams
have., been sacrificed for the benefit of
the San Francisco and Los Angeles
:iud. Portland gave up Glendon. Seattle
Stone, Spokane Pfeister. and Butte Dow
ling, to say nothing of Zearfoss and
Jthers. The four pitchers mentioned
were unquestionably four of the best the
Bid league had. To fill their places will.
Indeed, be a difficult matter. Had Cali
fornia been left to the Coast League
the Lucus league would have been in a
much better position to carry on the
war whic h Is now In full blast. It could
have put stronger teams In the field,
and as a consequence played better ball.
hlle both leagues have their follow
ing, yet the one putting up the better
ball will draw the crowd. Down in
California It looks as If the people were
with the Coast League. Where the at
tendance has been published the so-called
"outlaws'" have had the greatest crowd.
It is a significant fact that the reports
i sunaays games show only the at
tendance at the Coast League grounds.
Seven thousand turned out in Los An
geles and 5.000 in San Francisco, de
plte the fact that two visiting teams
played in the latter city.
It is too bad tne Portland Nationals
put up such a poor Karne Sunday. It is
always the way. however. The Nation
als could not land, piayed that 14-inning
game Sunday, when the big crowd was
out. The result was many left the
grounds before the game was finWhed.
Today the same people will see Jack
Marshall's men, and, I am much afraid,
that in this instance a comparison will
be odious. Grim, to hold his crowd, will
have to strengthen his team greatly; for
this war will be a survival of the fit
test, and Just at present the two teams
do not stack up at all. Of course, every
one , wants to see the home team win.
but one would much rather put up his
money to see the home team lose a weii
played game than win a poorly played
" EM JAY AKii.
Ina the trip, but not disheartened.
Every man did his utmost to encourage
the others and the best of feeling pre
vailed among the men. I can safely
state now that the complete team is In
condition, that the Browns will take
the dust from no team. The players'
are all confident and will acquit them
selves In a creditable manner." Man
ager Vlgneaux spoke in a similar man
ner regarding the men and expressed
himself , as favorably lir.pre.ised with
every man. The Browns will line up
is follows:
Harlow catcher. Van Buren center
field. Nadeau left field. Andrews third
base, Anderson second base. Smith right
field. Shun'er first base. Bchmeer short
stop. Shields pitcher. I'mplfe McDonald
wttt officiate.
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Decision Was Awarded
On Points,
fill (All
Of iTO 5P0CI
Contest Took Place Before National
- Gab of London and Was
a Fierce Go.
(Journal Special Service.)
LONDON. Eng.. April 21. James
Boyle of Birmingham and "Spike" Sul
livan of New York met last night in a
16-round contest before the National
Sporting Club. The contest, which was
at 134 pounds, went the limit. Boyle
being awarded the decision on points.
Jabex White, the English champion,
has accepted the offer of the Yrtsemlte
Club of San Francisco to meet Jimmy
Brltt in June.
A Star Attraction for
Thursday Night,
BRIDGE CLUB ROW,
Sociej Woman Slapped Her Part
ner's Face.
Published by arrangement with T. A. Dor sn-
"I'M HERE, FELLERS"
FROM FANDOM.
Short Paragraphs About ;he Pacific
Coas, Leaguers.
saluted the
Swecpin? Defi.
MARY8VILLE, Cal., April 21. Louis
Long of Oakland, who recently knocked
Ut "Spider" Welch of San Francisco
In the flfth round of a 2 o-round go. is
Out with a sweeping defi to all men in
hit division. In the preliminary to the
foregoing Young Walcott (colored) was
given the decision in a 10-round go over
Ah Wing, the Chinese boxer, "Rough
bouse" Burns officiating.
The rain did it.
The Browns are home.
A little "Oregon mist
boys.
"Babe" Schock will endeavor to stop
Charlie Shields In nine rounds today.
"Delehanty" Smith und "Lajole" An
derson will have their bats with them
today. i
The. San Francisco "Bulletin'' calls :
Smith by the cognomen of "Lajole" !
Smith. A more appropriate name would
be "Delehanty" Smith, as Andy Anderson
Is entitled to the nickname of "Lajole,"
as he plays Die same position as the big
second baseman of the Cleveland, and
is batting at a .40U clip.
Waller Slagle Is in fine form, and has
fully recovered from the injury received
In San Jose. Slagle will be one of the
star twlrlers of the league this season.
A prominent San Francisco newspa
per man says that Charlie Shields is
the best pitcher In the Coast League.
Shields is a left-hander, while Corhett,
Newton, llicrg and Hughes are right
handed. Since the opening day of the "Lucas
League'' note the inci eased attendance
at the Coast League games and the de
crease at the National Park's
The "old reliable" Van Buren was
there with the willow during the Oak
land series this week. We'll surely lose
Van next season if he keeps up this
work, for some big league manager will
sign him. 1
Carlo Smitn, the tall Mlsslsslplan, B
hitting along with the leaders.
Charley Zlnssar Is daily In receipt pf
two or more offers by Association mijn
agers of flattering inducements to Jut'P
Sammy igneaux s Browns. He paes
them all up.
George Engel Is as foxy as ever, llnoe
the team lias been playing In San Fran
clsco, Los Angeles and Sacramento he
lias caught the stars of those clifus by
his "quick return." which invarlsrily re
sults in a strike being called, on the
batter. Nice work, George; kefp It up.
Grant Thatcher, who was rejpused by
Portland and later signed with: Los An
geles Nationals, lost his first Jrame for
the latter team on Wednesday, .being pit
ted against the Helena team.
Speaking of contract-Jumping, there Is
one man on the Los Angela team who
differs from the "out-for-tlV-stufT" class
of ball players. Young Gravath is the
man. The opposition made him an offer
to go'1 with them, but Clfevath's answer
gave n3 encouragement. I He said he had
been treated splendidly ,'hy Mr. Morley.
and wouldn't desert ism for $500 a
month.
Parke Wilson does.riot miss Bill Hur
ley, as Young Kennedy Is fielding and
hitting a great dea better than Hurley
did. J
In Jay Hugheg Seattle has secured a
man of national reputation. Like Joe
Corhett. "Doc" Newton, Frank Kltson
and "Wild Bllf Pupovan. he is a pupil
"f Ned Hanlois. and 'nurT scd." Jesse
Stovull. Denn McCarthy and their Ilk
never bJ missed. !
The Portland Browns have not lost a I
man by way of the "grasshopper route."
Two of thtforlglnal team have been re
leased for good and sufficient reasons.
Hi the Browns will present the same
line-up they did the opening day In
S.in FraPeisoo, Portland Is the only
team lrthe Coast League that can claim
this djitltt'tlon.
Losf Angeles eventually did lose a
game "Jimmy der Whale," of Harris"
staffof twlrlers. did the trick. Jimmy
noteSnly beat Morley s men, but sort of
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Browns Are Heme.
Portland, extended a warm
greeting to the incmHeis of the
Portland Browns ihls morning
upon their arrival home from
California, where they have been
engage in early practice and
playl ig for two months. While
the Browns' standing in the per
centage column Is not so high as
the friends of the club had hoped
for, or the playing of the team
deserved, yet, it is well known in
local fandom mid also throughout
California, where the Browns
have played, that the Browns are
as clever a collection of ball
players, capable, gentlemanly and
conscientious, as ever represented
a city on the Pacific Coast. The
boys have done well excellent
ly. In the face of defeat after de
feat and the most alluring offers
from the opposition league, not
one man Jumped his contract or
deserted the Portland Club. This
splendid display of manhood Is to
be highly commended, and may It
be said to the everlasting credit
of the Portland team that they
have done nobly. May their vic
tories continue.
Wn4 Will Attempt to Stop "Young" Oor-
bett in Four Bounds.
rifobed it In, by shutting them out Next.
B.ily Murdock is the star batter of the
kland team, and has helped materially
It defeating the Browns. i""
Jack llickey of the Seattle team la
evidently sore about something, as he
has made two exhibitions of himself by
pitching us it' he did not care how the
game came out. Hlckey is one of the
best pitchers in the business, and should
remember that many people know his
ability and some risk a few bets on the
ball games now and then.
"Kid" Schmccr is back in the game
again, and will be sure to play a great
game. The "Kid" can play with any
company, ami Ills many admirers are
very well pleased to know that he will
play today.
DESERTS THE RING
FOR SALVATION
Billy Smith, the Featherweight,
Joins Army Singing Pra s .s.
SAMMY VIOKZAUX,
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BCanager of the Portland Browns, That
Arrived Home This Morning.
Runni.ig Meeting.
(Journal Special Service.)
BALTIMORE, Md.. April 21. Old Plro
llco was reopened today for the spring
running meeting of the Maryland Steep
lechase Association. The meeting will
last five days, with steeplechases and
hurdle races making up the program, ..
Billy Smith, the former famous
featherweight fighter of Philadelphia,
has given up his career in the prize
ring and has gone to the furthest possi
ble extreme.
He Is now n high private In the ranks
of the Salvation Army, wears the army
uniform and. side by side, with him.
inarches his pretty and accomplished
wife, once ah attractive figure upon the
stage.
As the War Cry, the official organ of
the Salvation Army, quaintly puts it in
describing "Billy's" change of life:
"The open-air ring of the Salvation
Army Is the ring that 'Billy' likes to
fight In now; Instead of fighting for the
devil in the prize ring, he is fighting
ngainst the devil In the open-air ring.
Glory to God'"
According to the War Cry, Mrs. Smith,
upon tnterlng the Army, gave up all
her fine clothes and diamonds, and now,
rlad In an Army gown and poke bonnet,
marehes. side by side with her once
I fighting husband.
During the vys of the old Arena at
Broad and Cherry streets, Billy Smith
attained considerable prominence as a
featherweight pugilist and for over two
kears he engaged in six-round battles
nearly every week.
During this time Smith met all the
i noted ring stars, among them being
Tim Callahan. Billy Berger. Billy Pllm-
i mer, Barnev Relllv and others.
Shortly after the Arena closed. Smith
! went to Chicago, where he shone prom
11 Inently in the pugilistic firmament. His
rnost notable battle In the "Windy City
was with the then "Terrible Terry"
McOovern with whom he stayed three
rounds. Smith belng one of two men
to oppose iicOovern In the same ring.
It waln Chicago, in 1899, that Smith
met hlswlfe. then an actress. She
I was two yMrs hit genior, and had ran
away from YiMme to go upon the stage.
Soon after tft marriage they returned
io uniy s est .fniiaaeipmu iioine, aim
the conversion te the Army followed.
Full description of all sporting events.
Memphis and' California races received
by direct wire from the tracks. New
York telgraph tips posted. Commissions
received for all sporting events in any
part of the world. Firet betting Cali
fornia races. 1:45 p. m. Memphis races
commence Monday, March 28, first bet
ting 11:45 a m. PORTLAND CLUB, ISO
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Who Will Appear at the Exposition
Building Thursday Klght.
Great Boxer Dead.
(Journal Special Service.)
LONDON, April 21. William Morrill,
one of England's best old-time knuckle
fighters, passed away at Nottingham,
aged 103 years.
One bridge club has recently gone out
of existence and Its last meeting Is
scarcely mentioned by the members to
the outside world. The list of ta mem
bers red ' llk . oae out of the social
re.,ier. Even that fact, however,
could not save It from disruption after
the exciting Incidents that marked the
last meeting.
One of the players was a woman
' whose social position Is as well es
tablished as the fact that she has a
! violent temper, which she has never
; found It necessary to control. Her part-
: ner was a much younger woman, who
thought she was doing as well as she
I rould with her cards.
Her high-tempered partner did not
i agree with her. She repeatedly showed
her disapproval of the other's plays.
ftcr one that especially displeased her
: she lost all self-control and leaning for
ward she slapped the offending partner
on the cheek.
On Their reet.
All the women Jumped to thplr feet.
The astonished hostess rushed across
the room. The irate player had Just
raised her hand to apply another slap
to her unfortunate partner when the
hostess attempted to separate the two. j
Tho hostess got the blow. Her sur
prise at the force of the blow was such
that she fell under the table. She dis
creetly remained there until the fleeing
guests escaped from the room.
One woman got wedged behind a sofa
and had to stay there until the row
had altogether abated. This happened
only after the woman first attacked had
burst into tears, her antagonist had
sailed out of the room in unrepentant
scorn and the hostess, not damaged but
shocked, had clambered to her feet.
Naturally that bridge club met no
more to play cards. All but the belliger
ent member had a series of informal
discussions looking to the suppression
of all talk about the affair. They all
swore secrecy.
But there were sixteen women con
cerned and the affair leaked out. It has
been a sensation of the winter. Natural
ly the accounts uf It have grown. Some
of the exaggerations are grotesque. But
they are no more remarkable than the
original incident.
Young Corbett and Dick Fitzpat-
rick to Meet in a Whirl
wind Contest.
The local and out-of-town sport fat
lowers are Indulging in much spece-
latlon as to the winners In the grand
athletic carnival to be held under the
auspices uf the Pastime Athletic Club
at the Exposition Building on Thurs
day night, and the advance sales pre
dict a large attendance.
"Young Corbett." the world's feather
weight champion, and Dick Fitipatrlclc,
of Chicago, are listed to meet In the
wind-up (a four-round contest), the
champion undertaking to stop the Chl
cagoan in the prescribed limit or forfeit
$1U0. Fltzpatrlck. fully realizing the
herculean task 'before him, has done
much preparatory work, and will be 1j
the best of condition when he enter
the squared circle.
"Kid" McFadden of San Francisco
and Bert Sullivan, two boxers of well
known reputation, meet under similar
conditions as Corbett and Fltzpatrlck,
and the local followers of Sullivan have
already staked considerable coin that
Corbett's sparring partner will fall to
stop their favorite In the prescribed
distance.
Jimmy Rellly of San Francisco and
Fred Wyatt of Canada will also liven up
things In a lU-round contest to a de
cision. Mike Kinney of Portland and Frank
Freeman of Spokane are listed to meet
In the 10-round curtain raiser to a de
cision. Taken altogether, the followers of fisti
cuffs are promised a rare fistic menu
for their approval on next Thursday
evening.
FROM SEATTLE.
Baseball in the Limelight on Puget
Sound.
Matthews and Daffy.
(Journal Special Service.)
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Apf"ll 21. The box
ing game Is to be revived here tonight
with a 10-round contest between Matty
Matthews and Martin Duffy of Chicago.
The two fighters have been in training
for the event and appear in shape to put
up an Interesting bout.
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JO KIT T. MABSKAX.X.,
President of the Portland Baseball Club, Who Spent Two Months With the
'Browne oa Their Southern Tour.
SEATTLE, April 21. The Scattle-Tn-eonui
Pacific National ball players have
been monopolizing the lime light for
the past few days to tho almost total
exclusion of other forms of sport.
Those who have witnessed the games
have certainly been forced to acknowl
edge that the sport afforded was well
worth the price of admission. More,
different phases of the groat National
game are to be seen during one after
noon at Dugdale's ball park than would
be witnessed during half a season's
attendance on National League games.
It Is a wild and woolly circus from the
call of "Play Ball" to the end of the
game.
Thursday's game was a fair sample
of the unexpected that may be expected.
One would scarcely suppose that a game
that had produced a score of IS to 0
would have afforded much amusement
for the spectators. But it did, though
the amusement was something on the
order of that one demands from a cir
cus when all three rings are in full
operation, to say nothing of the clowns
who are paid to work the side lines.
But It is a long cry from the open
ing to the close of the season, and
better things may be expected when
Matt Starley's heel jets better and
Hurley gets a new pair of shoes.
Hurley lost his shoes on the open
ing day, or rather on tho ni;jht fol
lowing the opening day. An enterpris
ing burglar broke into the club house
and carried away all that Dugdale had
overlooked, which waa not 'much.
Among other things he took Dugdale'
overcoat, the one that was made for
him Just before the Pacific National
League became a reality, it Is large
enough to cover a multitude of sins,
therefore It Is probable that the burglar
will attempt to sell It to Mayor Humes.
Hurley appeared on the field the fol
lowing day In a pair of shoes that have
done duty for more than one hard sea
son and which, for the sake of de
cency, should have been retired a year
ago.
Now that they have blunted the keen
edge of their desire the fans will await
the return of Purke Wilson's Siwashes
that they may gaze upon a real ball
game.
BOUT A DRAW.
O'Brien and Walcott Divide Hon
ors at Cultured City.
BOSTON, Mdss., April 21. Before the
Physical Culture Club of this city last
night, Joe Walcott (colored) and Jack
O'Brien of Philadelphia met In a 10
round contest. O'Brien, though handi
capped by a broken i knuckle on the le.fl
hand, gave Walcott a severe pounding,
compelling him to clinch frequently. Th
exciting contest was declared a draw.
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and vicinity are Invited to use
the sporting columns of The
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challenges, results of games
played and any other amateur
baseball news of interest. Copy
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a. m. of the. day of publication.
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