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THfc OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MOILING. AUGUST 12, -1SC3. ' Caii and Nelson on the Stag Coxing News Portland CutsOutTigers-Racing New SundayJowrar$3Page pi Sports Portland . Cenlors llzlx Fin Showing Football Out'sok In East Tennis on at Tacoma Everything In Sportdom Edited brJ. A. HORM IDT 'V- PORTLAND, ROWING CLUB'S, SENIOR CREW. BASEBALL HEEDS ELSOfI MID GlillS IRUIUGTON READY V a-iic FOR T ORE VARIETY FOR PIMIAflll 'tujhton Write About the Con- Handicap Affair Will Be Held in Mechanical Work Detracts From Giants Fell Heavily on Fitz geraid ; and It's All Off t - - , With FraenA '" . ditiont Under Which Fighters' , Were Signed! ; ' the 'Latter Part of v.,. i .August.- the Brilliancy .That Should Exist. . " - .' If f g I W MOTHER VICTORY I I T OH ANE WILL RECEIVE BIG END, OF PURSE ltter Day Managers Are So Braxen That ' They Art Wiping Out the Few Remaining Decent Role of ' Prix Ring. jrp., . :v By W. W. Kaughton. riml fttssatr y ImM Win to The Joaniel) saa Francisco. Aug. 11. This la tha ason o( tha jraar whaa tha "Pro Bono ubllcoa". and "Old Subscriber;' or tha ortlng bait taka " thalr pens In -band id ask to he enlightened ' on certain nta wnicn sr ta oispute diiyhd emselves and thalr friend. . Juat now ! tangle which preceded tha matching f Nelaon and Oana.at Goldfleld is re- Kinilbl for tha fogglnes that pre lle In the .bralne of sundry eeekers ter Information. ' " " " ' On a "Old Buborl&er asked : the ' Ex ulnar' sporting departmant to Inform ra bow much Gsns would cat out of . puraa when all demand! were mat. t tha time tha question cam up Nolan. : waa reported, wanted 18.009 for him If and 133,500 for Nelaon. "If thta la I to come out of the $30,000 puraa, rued tha "Old Subacrlbar,'' "it's plain i daylight to ma that Cans will taka wn Justs 12.100." From other -thlnge In the comtnuniea jn It waa avident that aoma ona waa ivlng fun with "Old Subacrlbar." Tha erry wag-, whoever ha waa, wanted to aka him believe that after Nelaon tot e "champion's bit." amounting tot 11.600, d Nolan received Ma bono of 15.000, fiat remained of tha ISO. 000 would nstltur "the puma" and that Nelaon d Gana would fight for It. Thla waa o much for "Old flubeorlber" and ha k hie pen In hand. - It la hoped that everything had been ada clear by thla ttma and that, the adera of ail aportlng column under and - the -situation thoroughly. In x t he-re fa any lingering foggineas It ay bevsa well to mention that Gana nd NeMon are to compote for a $10,000 urse. They are to box for two puree, eleon'a will contain $20,000 and Gana . 10.000. - '. Why aTelsoa Bsaws. ' Nolan says there have been numbers ' t Instances In which ehamplona have rawn down tha long and of tha puraa tough defeated. Ha forgeta that ring istorlans pronounce -. Gana ' the real lampion of the class that Nelson be nga in; but that'a neither, here not lere. Neleon Is the -drawing card In I particular case and that Is what aces hla manarer In a Doaltlon to de an., inful-iaf MWM Uiiii . ' There certainly have bean Instances here a defeated champion has re vived more than bis conqueror the itasimmons-Jeffrlee fight at Coney -land . for one but tha facta did not ak out until long after the contest, j hla thing of looking the whole world tquartly In the. eye and making a de fend for the hog's share of tha plunder, in or lose,' la brasen-faeed, to say the esat of It, and will hasten the deetrue Jon of the few Ideals that are) left In jonneotlon with tha prise ring.. It atanda to reason that where each linclpal la to receive a etated sum for Is services, "win or lose." there Is no nceutlv to endure more fatigue or buf etlng than the law allows. . The records of the ring are sprinkled -with Inatances of pugilists who. with attered ribs and bruised faces, gritted .heir teeth and fought on. and on. and n. In tha hfpes of earning the long and t the purse and lifting the mortgage on he farm. , .everything Picairssgeg. In this caae. though, tha long end of the puree doesn't hang In the balance, -All mortgages sre provided for before he starting bell tinkles, sad such ba ng the caae. there la ample reaaon.for --peculation aa to the effect the plunder will have on the fighters. Say, for in itanoe. that Battling Nelaon la severely mntsbedVmay not tha thought oeour to him -aa he sniffs - -ammonia between round. "What am I putting up with all thla for? . I am to get tha long end of tha puraa anyhow, and they won't pay me any more if I etand here to be nammered to ahrede. Gueea I'll take a tittle nap In the next round." . - The same line of reasoning may occur to Gana if he happena to be getting the -worst of the milling, and then, again, the rivalry between the men may be such aa to make them forget all sordid considerations and-battle like demons -while strength remain. The only thing 1 that where one man demanda the bigger slice of the purse money before the fight. It Is but natural to suppose that he haa doubts aa to hla ability to Win tha .long and of a purse In a legiti mate, aportamanllke manner, and where a "drawing card" ahowa by hja tactic fee la a victim of a doubt there la every reason why the public should remain in double to the'butcome of the whole j lamed business. f . Baker's Tletory. Harry . Baker's victory over Frankle Nell at Loa Angelea was one of the surprises for which the pugilistic game s famoua.- Baker baa long been known a a shifty, speedy glovetnen. but few unposed he had It In him to lowsr ll'S colors. Of course tha Nells question the fair ieas of the referee. Tommy Burns', ullng, but It Is ever thus when the de bated man has sny fight left in htm at he cloee of a limited bout. It makes no difference to him that bis ice looks like a paper target after a 0er isn shot, while his opponent Is aa fresh nd smooth aa though Juat turned out f a barber's chair. Hs haa been "robbed" and "that'a stl there's to W Baker's leap Into prominence reminds S that San Francisco's new crop of utri is becoming quite an Imposing ittle lino, overlapping, aa It does, -ery elaas from bantam to heavy. In addition to Baker, there are Dick "yland. Bob Lundle, joe Thorn, Al .auffman and Sam Berger quite a vormldable bunch of "spring chickens." Probably a Cbss-plon. ,, Ws ought surely to land on world's hamplon out of that lot. The muddle a the Gana-Nelson fight had Its effect 'n the boxing situation generally. There as no telling what aa . sour would, ring forth, and the Saa Francises pro- Mers lust held aloof from match- -ing entirely, Ne doubt they hoped J WILL BE OPEN TO . ALL TENNIS DEVOTEES Multnomah Club Sura and Other Players Will , Enter for 1 Coming Event Beautiful -Trophy Will Be Given for Scratch Singlet Match. Now that the international and North- western tennla tournaments are over racket wleldera of Oregon and Washing toa -will turn their attention to the open handicap to be given at the Irvlagton club courts nt roruana towara tmm of Auguat. -This tournament will probably be we lt of. tha season In this section, but Irvlngton club -member ere a unit in tha belief thai It will not be the least. Ths club' handicaps, 'held ' llast month were credited with a larger number of entrlea than either ' the Oregon atate, the International or the Pacif io North west, and la the club's open tournament fully aa large a number ' of playera ahould be entered. Quite a number of the Multnomah club enthuaiaate do not belong to the Irvlngton club, and while they could not enter in the July tourna ment many of them are planning to eon teat In the open tournament. ' Beside, it la possible that a number of crack from Seattle and Tacoma will compete. The trophies will be well worth battling for, the $100 perpetual cup being prob ably the flneat prise ever offered in a Faclflo ooast tournament. -. . ' ' Oostly Trophy. ' " It was Intended to present this $100 trophy to the winner of the men'a hand icap alnglea. It la possible, however, that it mar be awltched to another event, a scratch alnglea 'A Borate h sin gles for men. added to the five regular handicap events, would undoubtedly be an additional drawing card for tha tour-1 nament The committee did not con sider a scratch singles until a day or, two ago, and though It haa not yet been definitely decided, it la quite posalbl i that this event will be placed on the card. - . - . The Tacoma tournaments have ahown that there la a goodly bunch of tennis blarsrs here In the northwest of a rath- ar high class. Payne, the atar and the winner of the men'a alnglea In both the International and the Northwest, Is but recently from New Orleans. He la a left-handed man. -and galna . some ad vantage from having strokes peculiarly difficult on acoount of this fact. It would be a treat to Portland enthusiasts to see such men ss Psyne, Tyler and McBurney perform in the 'same tourna ment., and an effort may be made to Induce them to enter In the Irvlngton handicaps While In Tacoma Goaa and Wlckersham plsyed good tennla accord ing to report. Goea Is a paatmaater at lobbing and at steady, careful play, and waa only beaten by men with faater stroke and with considerable accuracy to such atrokea. , . The Irvlngton handicaps will begin on Saturday, August 6, snd will prob ably and ths nsxt Saturday. They are opsa to all comers. . S . Sow Womea Stay. ... . The womea tennis plsyers of ths northwest do not 'play as good tennis., aa compared to the men as do their sis ters in other parts of the country. , For that matter, ear- May Button saya, ths womsa tennis players of America gen erally rank behind their British alatera The latter begin the game earlier and keep at It .more earnestly. Moreover, every British girl who learns to swing a racket with some grace, see Wlm-j bleton In the distance, grips her handle tighter, grits her teeth and trlea to play like a man. I A visit of lady experts from England to thia country la protected for -next year, and thla ahould give a new impetus to ; tennis smong the flr sex In this ceuntry. . Mrs. John Jacob Aator haa offered an International . trophy, ' and Mrs. A. W. HUlyard, farmer lady cham pion of England, guarantee that there will be Brltishera a plenty to compete for It. Such players aa Mlsa Douglas, the only woman to defeat May Sutton, Mlsa C M. Wilson, who thrice defeated Mlea Douglas laat year, -and Mies Toupee Lotther, will probably be among thq party. Miss Violet Pltchney. who a few yeara ago won the championship of Germany, haa also been asked to con sider the trip. ' Though It Is admitted that no girl In America would stand a ghost of a show with Msy Sutton, It has been considered ror me past two years, st least, that her atater Florence, waa entitled to second honors. Ths colors of Florence Sutton have . been lowered, however. Mre. Bruce, one of her own sister, best hsr In straight sets in ths southern Cali fornia tournament last week. , peaking about the southern Cali fornia tournament, tt might be remarked that the earthquake must have ehaken tha nerves of the San Francisco play er. Laat year San Francisco won every- ining worm mentioning in California, the atate and the Pactflo ooast cham pionships going to 'Frisco boys. These same lads, however, were taken Into) camp with little trouble laat week, none or tnem reaching even theweml-flnala In the singles event. ; DEER SEASON WILL BE ON NEXT WEDNESDAY Ths deer season Will open In Ore son on Next Wedneeday, and the wood and field will resound with the shots of the huntsmen who love to shoot the feetlve buck. The season will continue until November It, although doe hunting will not be permitted until September 16. - against hop Jhat tha Nelson-Gana plum might fall to them after all. As matters stand. It la believed that Jimmy Brttt and Eddie Hanlon will be signed for the opening card on Septetn- oer le. Again, thsy may not The fric tion In the fight trust, which It waa thought had disappeared In th flames which devoured San Francisco, Is still In evidence, and ths old game pf croaa purpose may begin again with Oraney and Levy at one and of tha aaw and Cof froth and Wlllua Britt at the other. If Britt and Hanlon are metoheA there will be considerable Interest In the mf fair. It la a cae of two native sons who have been rivals for a long time and who saa each boast of a large fol- lswln 'Start Oarsmen; Who Finished Second Men Are Pemberton, A FEW "DONT'S" FOLLOW BOATING FOR SPORT Never stand up In a small boat-. The weight of a load In a boat should be kept a good deal to the bottom. Boating accidents already begin to be recorded and they - will. Increase for a month, or more. They are mostly due to carelessness, and It' will do no harm to impress a few important matters on the attention of our readers, although the subject is by no means new. In going boating never wear high rubber boots,-and It Is better not-to wear any boots whatever.. In case of an accident the nioat powerful swimmer Is liable to drown If he weara boots. Boots are never needed In a boat any way, and If they are to be used on ahore they can be easily put on when re quired. ; Never change seats In a boat unless absolutely necessary. Acts of this kind cause mora drowning accidents than si most ahy other one thing, ., If a change HOW FOOTBALL LOOMS UP IN EASTERN UNIVERSITIES ,; ' . v- : Now that tha aehodalss of ths leading university football teams In the oast have been published the close followers of ths ' gridiron gams are comparing dates In order to discover, whether or not tt will be possible this fall to fig ure out a championship combination. The .outlook la comparatively unsatis factory, and deaplte the two Intersec tions! games of importance there does not appear to be much chance of select ing any one pf the leading eaatera or western teams a a likely winner of the title. The faoulty ruling in tha west which prevents the T)ig three" elevens from meeting and the failure of Penn sylvania to secure a contest with either Harvard or Princeton leaves the east ern situation In rather an Involved con dition. . Tale will play the Tigers and ths Crimson, but ths Quakers will be unable to even base a claim for supremacy over the Blue by comparative scores, owing to the fact that ths Cambridge university team has several football relatione with the Bed and Blue. HONKI HOnXI KOTES .Of INTEREST TO ALL Movements f . of Well-Known Automobillsts In Many Quar ters Told in Brief Space. Barney Oldfleld says no money can In duce hlra to -race in Auguat. He bad several flattering offers to appear on tracks this month, but rejected there Juat because he considers August bis month of 111 luck, and If there la auch a thing as luck, Barney's August .records show hs has a hoodoo, that works only then. In August,. l0i, at Orosse Point track. Detroit, his tire buret on hla Win ton Bullet; the machine crashed through a fence, killing a spectator snd b read ing Barney's collar bone, two ribs ana left arm. In August, 1004, on ths track at the St- Lioula world's fair, while try. Ing to paaa Webb Jay, Barney in the Green Dragon was blinded by a cloud of dust, -struck on ths temple by s a tons thrown up by Jay's machine and lost control of ths wheel. The Green Dragon crashed through the fenoe, kill ing three spsctstors, crushing In Old field's chest, breaking both laga and cutting his face. "Again, In 100S, at Orosse Point track. Detroit, whlls driving ths Green Dragon Barney was run down by Dsn Wurgls, who was blinded by dust Oldfleld went through the fence," waa nearly scalped and hla arm and ahoulder were broken. Barney aaya ths only conditions under which he will race In August ara a duet less track and no fences, and even then be doubts If he would go unless his oar were loaded with rabbits' feet. .. . ' . e , e . ; . John B. Teon and Harry I Keats have returned from Seattle, whence they made the trip In Mr. Teon's Pop Toledo runabout. They went via Kelso, Toledo and Olympls. and found the roads exceedingly dusty, particularly from Portland to. Toledo. - A few days be for thy mad the trip, the troop from Vancouver barracks had gene ovei the road on their, way to the national encampment ar American lake, and bad i - v M in International Event at Worcester. No.' 2; Zimmerman, Na 3; King, Stroke; Smid, Bow. ,' . . i ' FOR THOSE WHO : of seats must be made, do It ear fully and alowly syid sea that the boat Is kept constantly balanced. " ' . v 04 course, the practice of rowing a boat In tha wake of a passing steamer or other large vessel la tdlotlo. Many aceldenta have been caused by this fool ish practice. Some people take a special dsl!ght.!n overloading a boat, or in taking, one out that la either cranky or. leaky. Of course, a boat of thla kind Is never safe, and m 'case ef heavy waves it easily overturns. . , It is dangerous to lean far-over tha aide of a boat. Thla la another prolific cauae of aceldenta If It doea not cause ths boat to overturn. It sometimes re sults In the overturning of the Individ ual. . i . It theee matters be observed It wfll greatly reduce the number of fatalities with, which tha press teems during the hot weather. - - . V ','- Michigan ts to Invade Franklin, field for a gams With Pennsylvania, but a the Wolverines do not tackle, either Chi cago or Minnesota ths status ef . f he westerner will be undetermined ' and they cannot pose aa western ehamplona i Ths ona thread upon which such a claim - could be hung Is the Carlisle Indian team. The red men have en tered the arena more boldly than ever this year and 4lay against some of the strongest of the eaatera and western elevens. Carlisle la scheduled to meet both Pennsylvania and - Harvard dur ing tha eaatera play and also Minne sota in the west. Aa Harvard op poses Tale and the Ells oppose Prtnoo ton, a roundabout comparison may be possible - under certain winning combi nations, Minnesota plays Chicago, which may allow a Una to be gathered on; the ability of the Maroon, but taken aa a whole, however, the football situa tion appears to be so Involved that ths question of which eleven is ths strong est Is likely to be -unsolved during the season of 1100, svsn by ths most ox pert of the paper and pencil brigade. Increased the . dust several tnehee, the going wss so bad that Mr. Keats and Mr. Teon decided to return by train. Thsy could have saved aeveral hours if tney nan gons direct to Seattle, but to escape the duat they went around by Olympla, and found the roads In much better condition In that section. The run was made in about It hours. e e Dr. Baker ef Vancouver, British Co lumbia, came to Portland in his Olds touring car. He stopped at Seattle .and Tacoma, and reports the roads in goon running condition generally, except at some points, particularly between To ledo and Portland, where the dust Is very thick. Dr. Baker, expects to start Tor home today. , " - . 1 .. ' a . e ' . ', Don't allow your ear to etand In tha glare of ths sun. Not only will it be uncomfortably warm when you want to use It, but aunllght wni harden the tires and cause them to lose thslr elas ticity. . . Bemember, old tires - ean not be pumped so hard as new ones. Tlrs pump should have a pressure gauge, and th compression should be tested every two or three days. . ' Although rubber is acid proof, do not allow Sold or oils of any naturs to re main on the ttrea, as thsy esuss ths rubber to harden end loss Its slastlclty If left on for any length of tlraa " f- s - Don't allow your car to etand In a wet r even damp garage. Dampness will penetrate the outer rubber cover ings through ths small holes and gashss that can not be avoided and rot the can vas. , GRAND CIRCUIT ENDS RUNNING AT BUFFALO (BeerWI Pwsetek by Leeetd Wire t Tfce ors0 Buffalo, N. T., Aug. 11 The grand circuit meeting ended ' today with th defeat of two favorite. The only win ning favorite, was Th Phantom la the 1:17 trot! , 1:17 trot, puree 110,000 The Phan tom won, O. H. W. second, Welssy Ba ron third; time, 1:11. 1:10- pace,, purse 11.000 Rndy Kip won. Alfalfa second, Argol Boy third; beet time. 1:01. . . 1:11-pace, puree 11.000 Wilson Al dington won. Darkey Hal second. Crys tal a. third; best time, I:07 , Vv:v Reading From Left to Right, the CLIFFORD AKD MM IM SOOH BATTLE ' r ; ' - . - .' .,' y. V1. .. . -.' v - ..'.': Clever Youngsters In - Various - Classes Ar -Looking - for - ; Fistic Engagements. (Speetel Dispatch by teassO Wire m The JearaaD - New York. Aug. 11. Jack Clifford and Eddie Hanlon .have been -mentioned aa the principals for th fights which ar likely to take place at Goldfteld preliminary to the fight for the light weight championship. - Clifford's reox ord Is sufficiently good ta lead to the belief that he will at leaat make a good showing sgalnat any of the llghtwstghts who may com forward, " The moat recant of th western fighters to make a mark In the east Is big Al Keufmann, on of Bam Bargee's old ' tims rival. Xauf menu's victory over Fred Bradley, the heavyweight, boosted "bis stock sufficiently to make him an attraction to Tommy Burns. Ths two are practically matched. ' Sammy McCllntle, manager of fight ing Dick Hyland. has arranged a matoh between Hyland and Hook Keyea, ths Australian fighter, to take place at Ogden, Utah. Auguat IT. Hyland will then go Into training for a match with Maurice). Thompson at Butt, Montana, Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan, boxing in structor at ths Missouri Athlstlo club, St. Louis, says he has Signed. atitoles to meet Abe Attell for the feather weight championship at Hi pounds at O'clock. The club offering the best Inducements will get the matoh. . Among the weetern fighters who were driven east by th earthquake In San .Francisco, not ths least famoua Is Joe Thomas. Hs defeated Tommy . Sulli van of Lawrence, Massachusetts, rather easily and waa Immediately matched with Bill Rhodes ef Kansas City to ap pear before the Davenport (Iowa) Ath lstlo club . to bos II rounds en Au gust 14. ; - . . x LATUM AUD' FORT ERIE RACE TRACK RESULTS Favorites More Than Hold Their Own; at Buffalo and . - -,. Cincinnati. xjl jL. - (Seeelsl msy by t easel Wire s Th Seaman - Buffalo, Aug, 11. Fort Sri rase re sults: .-.' . . Five furlongs Alegra (Swain), te 1, won; Limited, second; Moreland, third. Tim, 1:01 4-1. . Six . furlongs Charlie - Boatman (Dealy), I to I,, won; Tickle, seoond; La Londe, third. .. Time, 1:14 1-. Grand Canadian steeplechase, full course Gold Run (McHenry), 4 to 1, won;. Dr. - Newlln, seoond; i Plcktlms, third. Time, 4:11. . , .. . Mile and a sixteenth Solon Shingle (Fisher), to t, won; Gold Enamel, sec ond;' Crowshsde, third. Time, 1:47 I-t. Six furlongs La Gloria (Mountain), 4 to (, won; Fair Calypso, second; Han nibal Bey. third. Time, 1:11 l-. Five end a half furlongs Glimmer (Kelly) 10 to 1, won; Tanbark, second; Moonvine. third. Time, 1:01 i-t. MllDoltnda (Hunter),' I to 1, won; Ingolthrtrt, second; Jungle Imp, third. Time, 1:41..- ' . - , ": ' At teeonla rsak."--(Speelel Mtoateh r Leased Wire The 9earaalt Cincinnati, Aug. 11. Latonla racing reaultst - - Five and a half furlongs Dame (Per rett), ( to I, won; Bonart, seoond; Camp, third. Tims, 1:01 -. ' Mils and a quarter Loo Bright (Oregar), 11 to 1, won; Swift Wing, second; Hussah, third. Tims, I:0 4-4. Six furlongs Airship -(Nlool), ( to 1, won; Ths Thrall, second; Black Cat, third. Tims, 1:1. - Mile Th Minks (Treubsl), 4 'to 1. won; , Wee Lass, second; .Miss Doyle, third. Time, 1:40 I-t. Five - and - a half furlongs Lens (Nlool), 1 to 4, won; Lexollne, second; Lady Arton, third. Tims, 1:01 1-4. Seven ' furlongs Search M , (Aubu ehon), 10 to t, won; Carthage, seoond; Queen Caroline, third. 'Time. 1:11 1-4. Seven furlongs Freebooter (NIcoO, even, won; Terns Rod. second; La fayette, third. Time, 1:11 l-l. . The mIUm'm,. la I- k.uk.11 . I'As competition In college bail become keener year after year, so correspond ingly Is ths average ef college baseball raised and the college player, entering th professional ranks today haa greater chances of making good than, hi pre- aecesser oc a Iw years pace, , SACRIFICE HITTERS V. V SHOULD VARY TACTICS National, Pastime Would Be Im proved Somewhat If Batamen Did Not Follow the Sams Rule Every Time VyhenjAjtemptingjtoBut. , What Is needed In baseball ta a varied style of play. With the team, game haa come the mechanical game, - ana toe many teame are playing ball .of the stereotyped . stylev Older baseball ran too much to the individual and therefore It waa more speotasular. but less effec tive than the modern style of eloser team work.. Where there were half a doaea Individual heroee en the older teams there are but one or- two now. and they do not atand out like the old one. Bom of the teams are playing perfect bail, but with th Important slement of life left out.- ' Team play la the most valuable thing there Is to a .nine, but to make a oharn nlonahln club it must not only have va riety but be backed up by individuality on the part oz tne piayers. no team system in the world can provide I or in conditions that eonfront a nine or aa Individual player, and It la hare that Individuality counted Possibly two thirds of the playe during the game ar routine ones, or possibly an even greater percentage than that, but- tn remaining percentage la the on that decide tn games as a rule, it is nere mat goon headwork In management comes Into play la team play and Individuality makss or mare the player. Possibly one ef the most abased points of the game, both from a team and Individual standpoint, la the bunt One of the moat useful means of .attack, much of Its usefulnees has been rulnea by the uee made ef It. With the seore doe and a, man on first, with ne out. the Inflelder eomes in. th batter dumpa the bail and goes out at first, satisfied that he has dons his duty. Wtth a good base runner on first, and a good battat up there le every- reason why It should not be played that vway. la the first plane any kind of a sharp placed blv will get through, the Infield nine time out of ten If it come when not ex pected, and If the batter can mislead the inflelder Into believing that he is going to bunt, and then put some weight a hind his bat his chances ror being sax and putting; the base runner en third ara bright. In the second plaoa, even If the batter bunts, he should do it aa, though he were placing ths bail for a hit and beat It out If there Is any pos sibility of doing; so. There ts too much loafing oa sacrifice nits, and this eotnee from the certainty with whloh the In flelder crawl almost on top of a batter, knowing that he will bunt. The batter haa no ehanoe under these -eendltlone and considers it ef little use te run out bunts, a little variety bare might re sult ta k double play now and than, but the advantage gained would mere than offset this. .. Bunting as a means ef feall ng th op posing players out and keeping thee guessing-Is, oa the ether band, tee much neglected. It unssttlse aa in flelder as much aa anything that eaa be pulled off te have a perfect bunt dumped and beaten out, when be ts waiting for a harder drive, and a well placed bunt will sometimes start things 1CM m Mm: If Invested In two of these ' hlgh-grocle &C.OO suits that we are selling at i32.GO. " This may seem to you a very strong: statement.but . Sve have got the aroodsM to prove It. They are going: fast though, and when they1 ar e g o n e' we will handle no more boyst 'v' 'v': clothing: v ;- r J BETTER COMB MONDaV P KD TTJTT 87THIRD Fisher appears and !v pays his hundred The ; Great Magnate Pleads With President Bert, bat Talk I Un availing McCredle'a ' Men Play Like Chamoioaa - ' . ' (Special rnspateh ay Leased Wire te Tk Jesfsafr los Angeiea. -Aug. 11. Portland S. Fresno 0, l There was a deaf and dumb man oa the Fresno benoh today. . He wore a toupee, some speckled oletbee and a omber air of Impenetrable gloom. Said the fans: Tt looks like Flshsrj It shews tobaooo like him, but It don't maka a noise. It can't be Fisher." But It was. Just before the game waa called Mike approached President Bert and gavs that august personage a tearful talk. it waa about that 1100 fine. Mike wanted to know whsthar Presi dent Bert would accent hla left or his right Isg or semsthiag els a' vMiRiim tor am emturr saara. "Notbin- dam.- said th president. "Borne In." So Mike earn In, under protest, of course, but h earns ta nevertheless. Hs shook down his garment and after much tearful argument, produced the ooln of th realm. And that waa why there waa ne noise ea the Fresno bench. Mike waa mourning hla hundred bucks. Portland put It en the Twrka ease more. Really this sort of thing le becoming monotonous. Twelve hits eft Fltscer- aid, that tells the story. The eoeret : PORTLAXIX ' -. ajl n. a poul x. KeHaJs, ef , Of.itf I l - 1 - I ' ss. ,,. a- . if........ 4 e I Sweeney, Mitchell. a rx. ......... s o e Smith, lb............ 4 0 I Moors, lb I 1 1 I MaLiean, ........... e 1 Lister, lb I a I II 0 I Calif f. p...... 4 t Totals- 14 I II IT It FRX8XO. Doyle, of... 4 Wolters,rf. .......... 4 Casey,, lb.... I Eagan, s. ........... I 0 McLaughlin. 6 10 Del mas, lb..... f Dashwood, e I ' 0 wnaitng. JO. ......... s Fltsgwraid, p... I Totala ...........II II 1 0WMVlJf Cttrt tfff etatssrrfwTesfBOeV SCORJB BT INNINQSj ' ' liiiiii tZtl e e o e e e e s. uniii-i Fresno Kits uajiivni. Smith. Three-base hit Woltar. Two bas hits McHale, McLean. Saerlfloa bits Moore, Casey, Ltstar. First baa, on erroro Portland, 1. Left on bases Portland. : Fresno. I. Bases ea balls Off Fltseersid. 1: off Callff. L Struck Out By jriisgeraio, . voarn piays MoCredl to MeLeea: Sweeney to Moor to Lister. Passed bail Dashwood. Tim 1 hour and minutes. Umpire Per rtne. - going whoa a pttcher 1 antng ra saoh form ae te be all but unhittabie, Aa a ' means of putting a bad fl aiding pitcher up la th air It sncossda aa nothing else. .IlIdDIP f t S S In-: nil i e - e I e www T