.THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNINO. FEBRUARY 16. 1003.
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ROSTER OF US
III COAST LEAGUE
(Members of Four Teams Are
' . Now Nearly All Known
! to Fans.
JLITI?OACIILG SEASON
, BEINGS TERSPIRATION
Ctouthcm Magnates Scurrying Around
In Effort to Giro Fans Satisfactory
; Rascball Aggregation! From the
Start of the Race.
' PERSONNEL OF COAST TEAMS.
" Portland Catchers, Ostdiek, Walsh
' ad Whaling; pitcher, Harmon, Qarrett,
Lakaff, Klnsella, Groom, Pernoll, Califf,
Plnanca, Bloomfleld and Jensen; ln
flelders. Danslg, Casey, Coon ay, Ryan,
Carr, Olaen, Kennedy and Johnson; out
fielders, Basscy. Raftery and McCredle.
' Oakland Catchers, Dash wood, Shin
el and Strlpp; pitchers, Hopkins, John-
Bon, McFarland, Reldy, Wright and
Carnes; lnflelders, Hogan, Haley, Ka
gan, Scrugga and I'uvereaux; outfield
ers. Smith, Van Haltern and Heltmul
ler. San Francisco. Catchers, Eaola and
fllattery; pitchers, Jones, Henley, Hoag,
- Whltredge and Sibley; lnflelders. Wall
Williams, Pendry, Zleder, Mohler and
Jrwln; outfielders, Hlldebrand, Piper
and Melcuolr.
uam Anreiea Catchers, Eager, East
erly and Hogan; pitchers, Randolph, Ni-
. gle; lnflelders, billon, Braahear, Del
mas and Smith; outfielders, Ellis,
Oakes, Bernard and Elston.
' VM.h March and the training; season
. nearly ner the magnates are hustling
to get their numerous players In 11ns
for the coming season. The Coast
' league has spent a bushel of money
. this year, and every team In the league
. Is well fortified In every department,
. .and If paper will tell, every -team but
i Oakland has strengthened wonderfully.
Teams Sot Complete.
Th teams as given above are not
sui complete, ior uanny Liong nas prom
, ised th Frisco fans two big league
bltchers. Berry and Frank Chance have
a deal on by which Berry Is to secure
av coupie or pitcners, ana oawana nas
- been promised some help from a major
league magnate. 'Vision, me outfielder.
Has already been turned over to the
Angels by Chance, but th pitchers
' names have not been announced. -
Berry seems to have made a fine
deal when h secured Elston, for he lad
th Ohio and Pennsylvania league In
, paiung wun an average or .lis. De
ides fielding .961. His record shows
Jum to be an exceptionally fast man.
Berry has mad good In his promises
to give in uom Angeies rans a gooa
team for x08. He has his last sea
son s infield intact, for Boston a draft
ing of JJelmas was nothing but a scheme
: or rosy iienry to covor mm up. Be-
- aides, there Is a good chance of Danny
giuay, the crack New York second base
man, coming to Los Angeles. He has
declared that he will not act as utility
man another year, and ao that he
fwants to play in Los Angeles, so it
would not be surprising to see Danny
sporting an Angel uniform this sum
mer. If he la secured it 1 the plan to
, put Braahear in the outfield. This
would give Berry one of th fastest
outfields In the league. Bernard would
. probably hold down center, Braahear
light, and Ellis, Elston and Oakes
would- fight It out for left Wold
Berry's greatest trouble will b to
. srt a pitching staff capable of. holding
Its own in this league. The only man
he is reasonably sure of at present is
, Nagle. Burns and Gray were sola last
fall and Randolph Is reported to have
Jumped to the state, league. However,
"the uncle" is working hard, and with
k th help of Frank Chance will probably
.succeed in getting two or three twirlers
before the opening of the season.
Danny hong, with his Frisco team,
has also been working hard and has
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E. tf. Bauer Wacs Homing Pigeon, "o. H. C. No. 7, 1907 " Which
.'Captured Two Race ; Lat Sumraer for Young Birds, Flying From
i - Eugene and Roeburg,. Distance a respectively of 100 and' 1B0 Mllei
At the Time of the Performance tb filrd wag Tour Montb Old.
KETCHEL ENTERS
CONFIDENT
Mike Twin Says Thomas'
Conqueror Hasn't Chance
in the World.
By W. TV. Nsughton.
San Francisco, Feb. II. Next Satur
day afternoon Cof froth's Mission-street
arena wlU resound to the ewat of th
padded flat aqd the cheers of a throng
of fight patrons. The occasion will be
a 25-round contest between th all-
conquering young middleweight, Stsn-'
ley Ketchel, and th lighter of that pair
of useful performers known as th
Bulllvan twins.
Ketchel will surely enter the ring a
favorite, but from present Indications
the short end will be liberally patron
ised by the bottlng fraternity. After
carefully weighing the chances, th con
census of opinion seems to be that
Ketchel has done nothing to install blm
a very strong choirs over the man from
Boston. Ketchel. aay the Sulllvanttes,
hasn't been tried out yet. He has mere
ly proven that his style Is better than
Joe Thomas' style and there Isn't an
atom of evidence to ahow that Thomas
Is a more formidable opponent than
Mike the Twin.
On the contrary, it is claimed that
Mike outclasses Thomas In everything
that makes for successful boxing. When
all Is said, however. Buiuvan s friend
pin their faith in that straight left
of Mike's as their one best bet. They
say that Thomas fumbled and fiddled
and changed his style In an effort to
get away from Ketchel's double-handed
swinging, but that Mike rellea on his
left and will stay with it through thick
and thin.
Ketchel lat sll confidence. For that
matter, self-reliance is this young man's
chief characteristic. He Is training
faithfully the principal reason being
that he likes that kind of training but
he Is looking clear over Sullivan s head
and planning for the future.
'There will be nothing to this fight."
said Stanley. 'I'll lick Sullivan so
quickly that some one will have to ex
plain lo him how it happened."
"And thenT"
Will Seek the Mbmpl life.
'Well. I suppose 111 be called upon
to fight Papke or Kelly or perhaps both.
but they won t give me much trouble.
Anyhow, after I have a ctvple of fights
I am going in for farm life. I have al
ready spotted a place in Michigan which
I think will suit me. I Intend to put
th old folks on th farm and live with
theni for about six months. Maybe, If
they would like to come to California to
live. 111 chang my plans. Anyhow,
Its farm life for m for half a year.
"And thenT'
"Well, by that time I expect to have
filled out and hardened so that the flesh
I have gained will be of some service to
me."
"And. thenT'
"And then." said Ketchel with a
laus-h. "I will trv my hand with the
heavyweights. Licking welters and mid
dles gives a certain amount of satisfac
tion, out it's my one great ambition to
be the world's champion heavyweight"
"I'm going to iignt tms xeuow care
fully." said Mlk th Twin. "Mind you.
I'm not going to back up. I- never do
that. But I am going to be more care
ful than ever before. I'll study him and
block him and I'll sting him with that
straight left. I have never seen him
fight, but I've listened to so much
about hitn that It's about the same as
If I had watched him in action.
He hasn't a chance in the world to
beat me. If he comes after me I'll tear
htm - to pieces quickly. If he tries to
fight away a worry mm so that he 11
have to' set in ana do something. You
see, I've boxed all kinds of men and
know pretty well , how to handle any
man of my weight, no matter what his
style may be."
Chans-e- In Schedule on O. W. P
Lines. Portland Railway, Light A
Power company, beginning tomorrow,
cars will leave First and Alder streets
for" Oregon City every 80 minutes from
6:30 a. m. to 9 p. m., Inclusive, then 10,
11 p. m., last car 12 midnight: to
Gresham. Boring, Eagle Creek. Ksts
cada, Falrvlew and Troutdale, 7:16, 9:15.
11:18 a. m., 1:18. 1:48, :15, 7:25 p. m.
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By Dennis H. Stovall.
Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 15. Silverslde
salmon are now running in great num
bers in Rogue river. Big catches are
being mad both by sportsmen and pro
fessional fishermen. Shipments ot many
tons are being made from here to north
ern points. The Silverslde is the
"queen" flsh of Rogue river.
Th Silverslde, which is really a
species of salmon, and yet differing
from the Chinook and Quinnat In many
Particulars, is America's largest trout,
t is even larger and prettier than the
famous "Rainbow" trout of Canadian
rivers and streams. The Silverslde Is
so named because of Its silvery, gllsten-
Jng sides. Its scales are small, its body
ong and graceful. Its head well formed.
PIGEON FLIGHTS
ARE SCHEDULED
Eight Regular Eaces Will Be
Held During Summer
Off icers Elected.
Eight races at flights of from 10 to
500 miles comprise the summer sched
ule of th Oregon Homing Pigeon club
for old and young birds, the first con
test to begin May 8 and the last to
close the third Sunday In July. The
first four races will be given over to
the old birds and the last three will
be among the youngsters, their first
struggle being on the first Sunday in
July.
This year the old birds will be asked
to fly from points 100, 200, 300, 400
and 600 miles distant from Portland,
with one week's rest botween each.
Flv lug from greater distances Is op
tional with the fanciers, but It Is not
believed many will attempt to have
their pigeons cover greater distances.
Throughout the flying season numer
ous private trials will be held by mem
bers of the club who want to further
develop their birds.
At the annual meeting of the club In
January the following officers were
elected for th present year: President,
E. H. Bauer; vice-president, J. P. Lime
rick; secretary, m. n. urown. K. Ellis,
J. P. Limerick and H. E. Brown were
elected to take charge of the racing
during th summer.
The club also unanimously decided to
loin the national association, whose
headquarters are In Philadelphia. This
action places the pigeon racing sport
In Oregon on .a firm basis and all
flights will be held hereafter under
the national association's supervision
and the records filed with the national
organization.
Oreat Tleasnz Derived.
"If more people realized the amount
of pleasure derived from the care and
training ol a lort or homing pigeons
this Sport would no doubt become very
popular here," said President Bauer
yesterday. "Aside from the wonderful
?erformance of the birds in being able
o find their way home from almost anv
distance, there is probably a still more
interesting reature tne rearing and
training of the youngsters, which is
full swing at the present time.
"Many an Interesting hour can b
spent learning the different habits and
peculiarities of both old and young
birds, which is very essential, as many
races are won by selecting th proper
bird to meet in ainerent conauiens.
It is a well known fact among homer
breeders that soma birds fly better than
others In stormy and unfavorable
weather. It Is also noted that these
birds which are very slow for shorter
distances afterwards prove- to be the
real sprinters when It comes to longer
races. Therefore, it becomes very
necessary to take careful account of
the performance of each bird In every
race, so that on may know which to
select for futur races. i
"Th common idea that a wall-bred
homer will find Its way horn at almost
any distance and without any prelimi
nary training is far from being oorreot
Although the bird may be possessed of
that peculiar . faculty enabling It to
find Its way home from any direction,
It would almost be sure to get bewil
dered and lost If this faculty had not
first been developed and sharpened by
riving th bird numerous short flights,
br which It may gate, th ncesary
BEAUTIFUL SILVERSIDES
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It Is a most highly prised fish among
western fishermen, also it is highly
prized by the United States government
and is protected In certain seasons by
law.
The Silverslde Is similar to the com
mon salmon in that it Is found both In
the sa and in fresh water, making trips
to and fro. It goes out Into the ocean
during the early spring, returning Into
the fresh water streams in late fail and
winter. It is during the upstream
"run," as the fishermen call it, that the
Sllversldes pre caught, a season of two
months being allowed. After then It is
unlawful to catch the fish either with
rod and line or with seine.
Being a trout rather than a salmon,
the Silverslde is taken more generally
with hook and line, this being the most
WHO WINS-CUBS
Manager Frank Chance Says
Team Will Walk Away
. With Championship.
Harken to this th first Intima
tion of Manager Fielder Jones of th
Chicago Whit Sox of th American
league, at present sojourning in Port
land :
"Chance has a cinch on th National
league pennant; In th American league
the race Is from the very start, and we
have to fight until the last man has
been put out.
"If It is our provlnc to battle again
witn me cuds ror tne worms cnam
plonship,' we shall beat them as deci
sively as we did two years ago. We
have a much better team than last
year, and there is no club we can't
beat. For the past four years, or ever
sine I have been manager,1 th White
Sox have finished one, two, three.
"President Comlskey is giving us the
best training Junket any major league
has ever had. Out of the two teams,
the C'oits" and "Regulars," which will
tour the west and south we expect to
whip a wonderful baseball machine. I
have not yet signed, but have told Co
mlskey that I would Join the club in
California about March 1, to tak charge
of the "Regulars," who will go to bat In
the first gam of th next season."
THOMAS "SNOWBIKD"
OX ENDURANCE BUN
A unique endurance run is being made
by the "Snowbird," the 1908, runabout
sent out on a 2,000-mlI tour by th E. !
R. Thomas Detroit company. To in
sure the use of nothing but the direct
drive on tne entire trip, all gears ex
cept the direct drive were removed pre
vious to the start, an affidavit to that
enect naving oeen mad Dy J. J. Juraay,
iaciory manager.
Lee Counselman, sales manager, 1s In
charge, and expects to make an exten
sive tour of the middle west with this
direct driven car. Already 'Michigan,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania hav
been traveled, often through deep snow
ana icy roaas.
confidence to fly hundreds of miles
without any familiar land to guide it
"Condition also plays a very promt
nent part In the longer races, as In
these flights a bird is often called upon
to fly continuously for upwards of 12
hours, making It very necessary that It
ne in tne Dest or neaitn ana strength.
uinerwue ji wouia oe uiudiq 10 unaer
go th severe strain.
Xs Chaao for Frand.
"There is probably less opportunity
for fraud In thlr sport than " In anv
other. From the time the birds ar
liberated until they arrive at home no
one can either helo or hinder them.
Barring accidents the best bird Is sure
to win. This cannot always be said of
those sports over wnicn man has dirct
control. . 1
"The system of timing the arrival of
a bird is also a safeguard against fraud,
as a sealed watch made especially for
this purpose is Issued to each member
before any race. This watch registers
the exact time of arrival of all birds.
"The club members extend a hearty
Invitation to all who are interested to
attend the next club meeting, the date
o which jriU t announced, latac"! : . -' ..
RUNNING) IN; ROGUE RIVER
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humane way. Sllversldes are not
slaughtered by the ton for canning pur
poses as are Chinook salmon, and their
presence In the streams, as well ss the
rigid laws that are enforced regarding
the taking of them, has led to an in
creased sympathy for the beautiful fish
of American streams. They are found
In greater abundance on Pacific coast
streams, running as far south ss Cali
fornia and ss far north as Alaska.
The real anglers take the Silverslde
with hook and line, and It 1s the purpose
of the fish wardens to restrict the tak
ing of the beautiful trout to this one
method. And the real angler cares to
take the Silverslde in no other way. A
long rod and reel Is used with flv hook.
The line Is cast well out over the
stream and the Silverslde. if he is in a
biting mood at all, takes It eagerly.
OR SOX?
Manager Fielder Jones Says
Chicago Americans Will
Beat the Winners.
Chicago, Feb. 16. Who said the
Cubs were modest? Lend your ears to
this th first ante-season prediction
of Manager Frank Chance, of the Chi
cago Nationals:
"The Cubs will win the world's cham-
plonship, and do it as easily as tbejU
did last year. By this I don't mean
they will take the world's championship
series In straight games, but the cam
paign in th National league will be
Just as easy as it was last year, and
there will- be no question about th win
ner of the world's series.
"It looks like a pretty, safe prediction
right now to say that the Sox and Cubs
will fight it out next season, although
baseball Is so uncertain that It Is
rither dangerous to venture any sort
of prediction.
"The Cubs will take th field just as
they did last year. We have not mad
any changes of importance In fact, we
may make none at all.
"The possibility of shifts in the team
Is deoendent unon the showlna- muin
by some of the new material, and it
win have to te a pnenomenal youngster
who shows enough caliber to dlsolace
any of the worlds champions, as they,
now stand." 1
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Then begins a battle royal, for the
Silverslde Is no sluggard. Th fish
makes a dart for midstream, making the
reel hum. The angler must then work
patiently for a half hour or longer, tak
ing up and giving out of th line on the
reel, seeping up tin tne nsn is drawn
close in shore, and either flipped out
quicaiy or inxea wiia scoop net.
attains a weight of from 10 to 14
pounds -It la frequently necessary to
use a net, otnerwise th line will snap
under the strain. When the Silverslde
is caught by rod and line from th
snor in angler is provided with high
topped rubber boots, that he may wad
far out for a long, midstream cast. On
streams that are not too rough, a favor
ite method is that of angling from a
Doai.
Auto Pnlls Great Load.
"Th reading public has become ao
customed to descriptions of motor cars
pressed Into servic for sawing wood,
turning butter churns, pumping water,
hoisting building material, working con
crete mixers, and many other stunt,
but a feat Involving real work was ac
complished by th Maxwell-Brlsoo Mot
or company in using one of their auto
mobiles in ihovlng a load approximately
thirty times as great as the weight of
the automobile." states Fred J. Lin.
manager of the Maxwll-Brisco Pacific
company.
"Th company had ordered a large
milling machine to be used in the man
ufacturing of their 1901 models. When
It reached Tarrytown, New York, the
Question aros as to how to get this
fifteen .ton engine to th factory, a
half mile away. A Maxwell touring car
was weighted down with pig-iron, th
"tha -utomobil to the fictorv. kit
men and the touring car accomplished
mis real in rour nours ana tnirteen
minutes, notwithstanding a ten per cent
grad had to b negotiated.
This Day In Sport Annals.
'1178 At London, Edward Payson
Weston defeated A. L. Clark in walking
match, doing 180 miles, 668 yards, in ii
hours. '
1883 At Ban Francisco,. Pacific Coast
Rowing association organized.
1891 At Minneapolis, Tommy Ryan
knocked out Danny Needham in seventy-sixth
round. .
1(08 At Boston, In a match game of
18.2 billiards Albert Cutler made a run
of 197, unfinished.
1906 At Grand Rapids. W. A. Tewes
of Jersey City broke the world's record
for Indoor snooting with a 22-callbre
rifle at 25 vards. soorlne- 2.481 out of a
possible 2,500 points.
1907 Harry Corbett, well-known
sportsman, died at Ban Francisco. i
1008 MODEL "MOON."
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BLOOMING PUGS
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New Class Fighters Want
More Than Real Scrap
pers Ever Received.
LONG AND BITTER
WAR PENDING
Players Drafted by Major Leaftttfl
Fear That Class D Organization!
Lfw Yawning (or Them, Believing
They Have) Been Gold-Bricked. .
By WlU J. Blattery.
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MMUUIUUUIII
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San Prsnaisco, Feb. 15. Th Baal
Francisco promoters hav discovered
that dealing with th fighters of th
present hour Is a Job that ranks with
signing up theatrical Star of the first
magnitude. No scrapper with a reputa
tion wants to show here unless he gets
a guarantee tnat wouia pracuoauyi
swamp th manager about to put him
on. Though th public is looKing ror-l
ward to witnessing a battle between a I
pair of the many aspiring lightweights.
the chances are that it will have to con
tent Itself with a couple of "steam beer
fighters.
When Boer Unhols bstd Battling
Nlon in Los Angeles a couple of weeks
ago all Ban Francisco was talking anoui
him and everybody thought that h
would slrtlply Jump at a chanc to meet
some live one her this month. But
ther was nothing stirring. The Boer
Immediately developed a theatrical
Streak and began crying for an oppor
tunity to tread the boards. Nobody
could talk to him. flom of his friend
told him that he had a grand chance to
succeed Richard Mansfield as America's
foremost actor and so th Boer Imme
diately hied himself east, where he 1s
now doing a turn with a 10 and 20-cent
layout. '
raokf Comes Xlgh.
Pakv McFarland will not com t
Ban Francisco unless he is guaranteed
65 per cent of the house as the fighters'
share. This Is about 16 per cent bettor
than such men as Jim Jeffries, Jo
Gans, Jo Welcott and other great per
formers used to receive when in their
prim. How McFarland ever got th
idea that he Is such a wonderful draw
ing card no logical fight follower can
fiiuM out,. But at Jl events, he has
given his present ultimatum and ac
cordingly has been passed up for th
limn ixinr hv the iocs.1 taieni.
Aha Attell wants a guarantee of I
tt nni u M a- draw tn mMt little
Eddie Keliv. th Buffalo feather, who
Las bMn valnlv seaklna a match in this
city for th past thre month a That
Kelly Is a tough on is attested by th
stand taaen Dy Alien, ion isiier warn
to have an ace in the hoi if h go
against th lad from th cast.
Kelly is reputed to be a wonder. la
workouts with other fishter In and
around this city, he has shown wonder
ful elaao. Ha has a kick In either mitt
and fights very muoh after the order of
th 1st lamented Oeorge Dixon, the
greatest man In his class that th world
ver saw.
With th Mlk (Twin) Sullivan
Toung Kctchell fight still a week off,
the latter rules a pronounced 1 to 16
choice over the twin. And at that,
ther are plenty of wis follower of th
game who firmly believe that Sullivan
win ftang it on tn terror rrom uicni
ran. The fight is to be a 25-round ef
fair and will take nlace at the Mission
street arena on tne afternoon or was,
lngton's birthday.
outran Tar With Mitts.
Sullivan Is a marvelous! y clever man.
ana ror mis reason nis rrienos ar con
fident, that he will be able to keep
away from Ketchel and outpoint him
handily. Ketchel has no solenc with
the mitts. All he knows Is to wade
in and swing with either hand. He has
a wonderful kick, and every time ha,
lands uraaA and atrnrnr ha althai ntiaa)
his man away or sends him to the car-l
pet for th count He has never fought'
anybody save Joe Thomas here, and,
therefore the public is anxiously walt-4
Ing to pee what he ran do against at
man of Sullivan's ability as a boxer.l
If Ketchel beats Sullivan decisively h
will hav a chance to make a lot of.
money around the country. -1
The discussion as to tha relative mer-f
its of Sullivan and Ketchel brlmrn thaf
old master, Joe dans, into th limelight
again. It will be remembered that an!
attempt was made to match Ketch;
ana uans last summer, but the propo
Binon iinauy ren tnrouen. Ketcncr
admirers went around town telllntr hot
their man would murder the llghtweigh
champion if they ever met They for-
(Continued on Page Four.)
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