The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 12, 1908, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Text- A " 'THE'- OREGON DAILY ( JOURNAL,' POPfTLAND. WEDNESDAY, t EVENING. FEBRUARY ' 12. 1003. v -10 an .Ring field . Track Diamond 0 I UIV1 111 jt ,i 11 i- Vv O WORLD THi sBBsaasBa ill SIX TEAMS SURE jo ijnum . Tri-Qitj Directors Transact C Business as Smoothly as :-. Well Oiled Machine. : Six team Vancouver, Wood burn, Oregon City, St. Johns and 4V East and West Portland will ba In tha Trt-Clty league. All old officers of league ra alccted to respective positions for 1908. Baseball season will open about April 15 and closa about first of September. Alex Cheyne Is first empire appointed to call balls and strikes on the batsmen. An effort will be made to add two more clubs to the city league from Astoria, .Albany or Salem. 'X , .- , ' 'The annual meeting of the Trl-Clty Baseball league occurred last evening, " the stockholders and directors conven ing In the office of Secretary H. K. ' Bmitn on the east side. Contrary to . expectations, tha convention proceeded as smoothly as a well-oiled and per fectly adjusted machine, the directors getting down to business and working rapuy until the big pile of accumulated matter was disposed of. All the stork was represented and considerable en thusiasm was manifested, the directors all pulling together to make the ISO ' season a greater success than 1807. T. N. Kennedy headed the delegation from Woodburn In the interests of that place and presented an application for a franchise, which was granted. Wood burn promises a better team and bigger attendance this season than last. Telegrams from Astoria received dur- - lng the meeting Indicated a great up heaval In Canneryville in -the interest of league ball for next year, and possibly Astoria will be back in the circuit. It " depend entirely upon the conditions there. - If grounds are obtained In the cily or In ft more accessible place than In. the past, ,nd sufficient support Is given a team, the league will entertain the proposition and hold Astoria upon i the circuit, - Albany and Salem Disappointed. . Considerable) '. disappointment was manifest upon the silence of both Al bany and Salem, no representatives from these places being present. 8t. Johns bobbed up serenely with a delegation, representing a new organis ation and a big bunch of enthusiasm, the delegation carried off one of the offices, Fred Valentine being elected to the vice presidency f the league. The St, Johns team- will , ba under new management and will bo backed by some of the best citizens or tne little town. The committee on constitution , ....... .: , ; . ,. A -o'l - rmmm 4 , r V . . . -er""" I' &n'Ui I ' A , v l. , ..;i- f V. -j' :-;';; X . II T ATT f II : ). 4 . f, t Ifl i - nM III 1 s ' 1 u . - ' ',',( 5 V ' They are first to feci the effects of finan cial depression and are first to recover Metal nroduction is at a minimum now u'.- :ii 1 - - ' . I he demand will soon be tremendous and dividends correspondingly large WIT WII I : '-MA if IT A nlf l!fr iriFf WW - W ASftaW S A A? A fill Bmf V A" . i& n n 1 PPL IN While this demand is gathering momentum. If you hav6 lost anything by the recent financial stringency, the best and quickest way to recoup is to invest immediately in stock of IE This picture shows Battling Nelson and Boer Unholz as ihey appeared in their Los Angeles 10-round and1)att'e' the" othfer night. Although there was no referee, none being permitted under municipal ordinance. bylawa submitted their revision of the J the sporting writers with but one exception credited Unholz with having the better of the bout. The other ZtiSEit chiner?einacUuegSvern! scribe thought it should have been a draw. Note the great muscular development of the South African scrapper. lng tha bad practice of last season of hiring professional playera from other leagues for certain games. The man agers are now allowed to sign players and a big bustling for talent Is going on at all hours of the day and night. The retiring league officers handed In their reports and were immediately reelected to serve the league another jear, being, as follows; ' Chester A. Whitemore, president; Fred Valentine, vice-president; Harry K. Smith, secretary; C. A. Partlow, treas urer; directors, C. A. Whitemore, Fred Valentine, II. K. Smith, C. A. Partlow, M. J. Helser. G. N. Preble, H. H. Porae roy and T. N. . Kennedy. Trancblses Are Placed. Franchises were definitely placed In Vancouver, Woodburn, Oregon City, St Johns and West and East Portland. The season will open about April 15 and close the first of September. Ef forts will be made to complete, the cir cuit of eight teams, but in the meantime the six teams now represented will form the league and commence the schedule. president Whitemore will issue his schedule sometime this month. Alex Cheyne has the honor of being the first league umpire appointed, his application being presented at last even ing's meeting. ATHLETES COME OUT FAR BEHIND Regulars Win by Big JIa jority in Multnomah Club Election. SPORTING VOTES Local and Otherwise. There were all kinds of fireworks ai the annual election of the board of di rectors of the Multnomah Amateur Ath letic club 'ast night. The reeular ticket, with the exception of Frank E. Watkins, was elected, very much to the surprise of those who had enthusiastic ally supported the athletic ticket. This la a decided victory for the more con servative members of the club and in dicates that the straight business prin ciples 01 me administration are ap proved In every particular. The board as elected last night was as ionows: ev. a. a. Morrison. J Ewing, Irving Rohr, B. D. Slgler, Hal von ti. i.ascn ana ueornre v simmn These men are all well fitted to carry out tne pians 01 tne ciuo or completely cnangmg me atnieiic iieia and of bu Id mg the nig new grandstand, for each one or mem is a prominent business YOrk nian. me- conservative members won aw oiner victory when E. E. Morgan' proposition giving athletes special prlv lieges was voted down. A standing vote was taken early in the meeting and the measure decisively votea down That this has been a successful year ior me ciud nnanciany was shown when me reports or the different standing committees were ; read. The member ship committee reported a gain in memoersnip or ZS6 members over 1907 with a total of 2,004 members, while that of the indoor athletic committee Next to his own team Jimmr Collins expenses. This Is a big' boost for the active building will be undertaken at once. Eighty new members were wel comed. A lunch was served. It is ex pected that the bringing of so much new life into the club will 'again en thuse old members and make the club one of the best patronized institutions In the valley. All sorts of athletic sports are to be encouraged and Albanv will hereafter have to be reckoned with an a factor in determining the football, basketball and possibly track championships of the state. TROTTING RULES MAY BE CHANGED Horsemen Want to Race Two-Year-01ds? During Coming Season?- BOB FOR IS COACH JIT OREGON MM ITMrTIT TfM When the demand is at its height,.metal is commanding a big price and divi dends are large and certain; when people all over the United States are clamor ing for reliable mining stock investments, no my wun Stock will be purchasable at any price. There is only a limited quantity of this stock 6n sale; just enough to install a little more machinery. This, then, is about your last chance at the price of TEN CENTS mmE m Information Given Several Weeks Ago Exclusively by The Journal Is Verified. University of Oregon, Eugene, Feb. 12 Robert W. Forbes, Tale '07, command lng the highest salary ever paid a foot ball man In the northwest, will coach the University of Oregon football squad next fall, this announcement having maun uy tne atnieiic council yes terday. Forbes nlnvorl tanUa onH n, vii xh.! ana last season was head coach 01 me vyesi roiot team. youngsters, is York today for ' John A. McCarthy, the former Chl ' eago-Brooklyn player, has signed to manage the Springfield team in the Three-I league. ' TheUrst detachment of New Giants, made up of scheduled to leave New the training quarters at Marlln Springs, Dan Gallegos, one of the best-known pitchers who ever performed in the southwest, was shot and killed recently . at Fort Worth. - Walter Wilmot the former Chicago - player, will coach the baseball squad at the University of Minnesota this of ; the Philadelphia Athletics thinks the I New York Highlanders look the best to win - tha American league pennant this season. . , , - . - Manager Watkins of Indianapolis ays the so-called Indian player signed by him is a -negro and will not be al lowed to play In the American associa tion Watkins is out 1500 by the deal. amateur boxing and wrestling game. ' Shafts Aimed at Watkins, When the reeular ticket wan ' ntarml before the members by C. F. Swigert, A. B. McAlpIn and H. H. Herdmann In lit tle speeches opposed the candidacy of nan vvaiKins ana- movea mat Ur. A, A. Morrison s nam be substituted. watkins promptly answered , these speecnes ana defended tne policy he had chosen. Martin Pratt was nominated Dy Mr. lonergan, but declined the noml nation, .ne, nowever, received quite a numper or complimentary votes. After a numoer or otner speeches bv nrnml Bernln MWnv i -tlnent members of the club a ballot wh a wemie last season and will pilot the laKen- wnicn resulted in the complete uunuiaii vl mo awiieuo ucaei ana ine election or ail tne regular ticket but Frank Watkins, whose place was . s,e- curea oy ur. .Morrison. When seen relative to the outcome of the election, Frank E. Watkins, the de feated candidate, said: "This election Will have no effect on me as a club ".'The owners of.-the Erie club would like to gl-e uy" their fanchlse In the inierstato lejstgue and join the Ohio and . y tsinsylvanfa organization. MeKeesport (Pennsylvania) team this eoIlWofTtfan. Ml8S Anp,e Hot eprlngs. Pine Bluff. Texarkana. iaragouia, tort,Bmith and Jonesboro rfj"Pfeted to send representatives to H Tn;ti&g -at-- Little Rock todkt It. oiaw liageball organise th league. Arkansas- ui i irr p inn will ri th. . . . i . i w - ... . : genius of tha SSTlSK- "a'ZnJ ; i . tMik. i 'H r: mJ enrle to the cause of the -sfralle. "sth' fh ZJ&! rfver they are needed." th way, that Chinee resciing.Tunt K HMTlffi n. D "iffl? J?Whema ha, the ritjni iaoc torn press agent Duslness. ;Marttn Pratt. T T..T -alniZLl. Some weeks acrn Th innn.,1 ciusiveiy announced that Bob Forbes wuuiu coacn me state university foot ball team and the news wan vaaIva with surprise among football men all over the northwest. It was considered reiiiarnaoio xnai a college or Orejron size would reach out for a player of Forbers' reputation and the man whn last fall coached one of the greatest. cirrveiiB in inv country. However, the information given by The Journal at that time Is verified in the report emanating from the univer sity yesieraay. wnne the exact sal (United Press Leased Wire.) New York, Feb. 12. The regular bi ennial congress of the National Trot ting association met at the Murray Hill hotel today, with the wise men of the harness racing world gathered to dis cuss the laws of that sport. The meet ing is looked upon in racing circles as one of more than ordinary interest. It is the .twenty-fourth meeting In the history of the association, and all changes made jn tne present rules and ary to be received bv Pnrh tnr hi. all new legislation enacted will be in three months' work has not hn rivn force for the next two years. , out, it is understood to be close to II,- Most important Of the nrooosed I 500. Last naaann flnnrra R Vfa.i ih. I il. I A V, . I T , . iL . . - . ' - - t., .no vjnaiiRca in mo i mo uue rvgura-1 uariinouin man, received fvuu and addl ing the giving of a matinee where ad- tlonal coaching services Including that mission is charged. It is probable that of Dr. Chase, brought the bill- ud to img ajwouiBiiuu mai year win oe ioi-1 nut me money paid out in securing lowed.. This will permit anv club In tha servfcea nf tha Vol a man. i. ofi iiieiiiuerBmy wiiu uie national 1 rotting I spent, not only rrom the work 'be Will uBsui-iuiiuu iu sivo ii iinee uuys mat-i uo wun tne team out tne prestige given inee meeting and cnarge admission with- the Oregon university in the east by vui. ntv iwi yw, ,i,iS i cwi us. i mg icpuiaiiun. rurueH was cnosen rrom in moiiier m rnuuiK two ana mree- i a lontr use or candidate. n rhnin. Ka. year-oias win on unen up Dy ine as-1 ing unanimous. soclatlon. Many or tne members be-1 Forbes began his football earner tn neve inai a ruie is neeaea 10 permit ine nign scnool or Ualton, Massachu two ana iiir-or-uiu m race two in I sens, nis native town, tie is now a three heat races, Instead of three in I resident of Ballard, Washington, where rive, , as tne ruies ui tne organization l ne is tearing tne timber business. noor rAo1. Another matter that movl Tn tha fall rf Rnh nr.tr.A Txr. be brought up at the meeting is the pro-1 leyan university, playing guard and posai io iiceno-aii-arivers or ine XMa-iiacHie on me varsity ror two years tional Trotting association. This rule Although he was elected cantaln fnr was In effect some years ago, but was 1904 he did not return, concluding that FULLY PAID AND NON ASSESSABLE Officers and Directors ALEX SWEEK, President. I. ARONSON, Vice-President. GEORGE T. MURTON, Secretary- . Treasurer. DR. SANFORD WHITING, Director. J. H. YATES, Director. FIVE PER CENT DISCOUNT ON 1000 SHARES A Few Stockholders L. E. SHIELDS, Contractor. ALBERT E. GRANT, Contractor. " E. F. BURNS, Contractor. DAN M'GILIVRAY, Capitalist, Walla Walla, Washington. B. A. RAILTON, Spokane. OEfflY DDUN MINING COMPANY 31 MALL0RY BUILDING, 268 STARK STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON but did not play that fall owing to In. eligibility on account of the residence rule. However, he played a brilliant tackle on the 'varsity in 1905, winning waiter i amp, who recognition placed him from on the theoretical . second later repealed. Those In favor of re viving the rules argue that the system of running tracKs in licensing every ockey and trainer nas proved 01 much enent. laie university orrered- better nnnnr. tunities. He practiced . with the team BIG HERD OF ELK SEEX NEAR BINGHAM BAD BREATH eleven. Many newspaper critics picked him for the first team. In 1808 he was generally considered the greatest end of the field. havtnS Deen swiicnea to mat position early in the season when his merits were rec ognized. Camp, Whitney and other football experts chose him for the All- America team as being without an equal. Last fall Forbes had a swing at the coaching game at West Point and brought his eleven up to a high state of efficiency early In the season, his ca dets holding his alma mater down to a scoreless game. Later in the season the team slumped some and the Navy was able to win the annual contest. Forbes will be the first Tale coach to train a northwest football team and one of the few All-America men to come to this section for that purpose. Other All-America coaches, secured In the northwest were Dick Smith, the Co lumbia lulibacK, wno coached Oregon, and Wright, the Columbia guard, and Oliver Cutts, the Harvard guard, who coached the university or Washington several years ago. FIELDERii DROPS 10 TOWf KETCHEL CAN MAKE WEIGHT WITH EASE Middleweight Proves He Will Have No Trouble on Scales. Tor month ma asa 8mc11 DUrottch to The Journal.) Pendleton, Or., Feb. 12. A herd of U elk. nerhaDS the largest herd seen to gether, in tne Blue mountains ior many rears, was uuscrvcu un jncauiam ncrn j ast - evening by a foothill stockman eight miles from Bingham Springs station on the O. R. & N. The laws protecting elk and the work of the local rtsmen s association nave nau tne i Jth I had mat troabla with any atoniactf all kind, of m.dlnln. a -Uw i . . iT j j i i . 'm,!:mT. prawn nainf . bad odor. Two waaka aco frland recommended "' ana ;r o.in .nam i eaa willingly aud neerfullr aav that the have entirely nrTn f iterator let yoa know that I ahall reedmtnaad " wwi wuv ,uu,i . ii tiDiq .oca troaoiea. naipara, u t na i .'baa. H. iBt., KtrTork,M.T. Great Manager of Comiskey's White Sox Pays Port land Short Visit. .j Amateur Skating-Ouunplo'tashlps. . : (United Press Lraapd Wire.) Aewburgn. - n. 1., Feb. 1J. Many "of ine speediest men pn tne loo Rat lie red at Orangw lake today to participate In the enaual eastern, amateur skating cham j ionshlps. The program of events In chiilfS a pne-mlle novice, quarter-mile -hnrlonhip, half-mile .. championship, c.'if-!i (!(. orismplonship, and livt-mife vi.wi.if .unship.. . ; " . . it:-1 ? lna?X- ,97: Pan Bellinger, mann, 17 ' ' - ' erd EIGHTY NEW MEMBERS 1 IN ALBANY ALCO CLUB new members received In tS h. a i club. xa .tti.ucU.r5i afjia feet of largely Increasing the number The elk in this herd were very of these animals In the Blue moun tains. tame. They were in excellent condi tion owing to the mild winter. Whitman Gets Splinter. Whitman College. Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 12. Th track team at Whitman Is smiling now over - ine arrival of Percy Knapp from Oakesdale.; . Knann is a sprinter and- the middle eMsta nee run ner, .and in the - Interscholastlc meet here last spring was on of the most conspicuous point winners. .He has reg iBtereu in w niimsn, airenaar a llglbl. for track this spring, J Thet3fAv!s ji 'I Fielder Jones, the great manager of I tha Chicago-American league baseball teBktn and fftrmwtv n re.alflAnt at Ore gon, is visiting in i'ortiana tor a rew days w(tb relatives. Jones Is on his way leisurely to Los Angeles, where h. will join his men for the spring train ing about March 1 . President Comiskey ha. given Jones an ine opportunity in ine world to de velop a championship team this year ana mciaenuaiy nxea things up with the Windy City fans to ths envy of tha Chicago management nf th Natlnnal V league. - ' T . - , . i uui tun juubd announcea nis mien- baseball, on the ground m ....... b.i..aW1a t3... n -. . . m . ram in on i a. a ne aennine aaoia iimpm u gq, uun ui quimn juaranieeaaoeuraoryoarmooeybaek, -r that he desired to come to Portland to . . A i - - - - wiwea v a. v vviug a,v Ui t,aCl ottrunc Kemedy Co.. Chicaco of N.Y. aS : engage In the real estata busineaa. Tt Efttftfti? wm b 1 B SALE, TEM KILU03 BOXES J ilSSStT . vevuw eiifcii&. v ( a . .t; .'.j .'.v (United Preas Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Feb. 12. Stanley Ketchel can do a little better weight than has been credited to him. He proved It yesterday when he stepped on the scales and weighed 1ES pounds, just one pound more than the articles call for In his match with Mike Twin Sulli van: With 10 days more for his train ing there Is no haste necessary In re ducing, and Ketchel prefers to be a few pounds over at this stage. Cyclone Johnny. Thompson Is hanging around In the hope that lightning will strike him and that Jack Oleason will match him with George Memsic. Bill Nolan, who Is representing Memsic by special request, but says he Is not man ager of the Los Angeles fighter, talked over the situation with Gregory Mltchel, manager for Thompson, last night. Nolan said he did not know biat what Memsic wanted, and It was agreed to iaiK 10 mm over tne .long distance tele. pnone. Willamette Takes Two. Two games were won hv thA wm. lamette team on the Oregon alleys last uigui, vy mt iuuowing scores: OREGON. Players 1st 2nd. 8rd. Total. v Ambs .....168 193 17S 636 178 ndres ...,188 16S 185 639 180 eleen ....168 132 14? Uf. lit Jttaymona ..isz iti 175 fiss 17a Barbour .,.177 188 148 $11 170 Total .. Players OlLStt Peter. . . Madden . Kees .... Row. . , . ..893 860 82S WILLAMETTE. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. ..179 148 233 ..161 171 161 ..162 , 162 150 ,.178 192 186 ,,217 2-14 143 Total. 669 493 464 666 693 Av. 186 164 166 186 193 Total ...887 887' 891 Ready Now. Greatest sales Portland .ver wit nessed. Men's, women's and children's wearing apparel at far below- coat. Rp display ad In today's Journal. ' v . . TEETH EXTRACTED FREE WhenPlates or Bridges Are Ordered All Work at Half Price for a short time to introduce the "Electro Painless System" Full Set, that fit 85.00 Gold Crowns. 22-k 83.50 Bridge Teeth. 22-k. . . .83.50 Gold Fillings 81.00 Silver Fillings 50) Guaranteed for 10 Years. Open Evenings. THE ELECTRO DENTAL PARLORS 303 Washington St, cor. 5th, Opposite Olds & KingV , New Notaries. (Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.) Salem. Or.: Feb IS The fnTlnwln II. Of noratf les public were appointed for th. state of Oregon! F. M. Russell, North xjbiiu; vv. wopqen, rortiana; M. S. Levy. Union. Frank W. Smith. Mnh. field; Sam E. Van Vactor, Heppner: James M. Sweltser, Beulah; W. s. field: G. W. White. Klamath Fafls: Am.l O. Hooton. Bridge; T. T. HiU. Placer. A lair liver leads to chronlri Avnmn. sla and constipation weakens the whole system. -Doan's Regulots S cents per box) corracr the liver, tone tha atom. ach, our. constipation, v - ...