THE ' OREGON ' SUNDAY -JOURNAL", PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1010.
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BIIWCHES
DARING FEAT OF. HORSEMANSHIP-
SCHOOL ATHLETES
PITTSBURG'S, CRACK YOUNG CATCHER
VETEBAII BOXERS
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BASEBALL GAMES
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WILL SflOV FANS
Steen Pitches Good Ball but His
Mates Throw Him Down at
Critical Moments Manager
Mac Fails as Pinch Hitter.
. . with a ; man on second and .pne on
third, on man out and the' score 2, to
against Portland, El Chief Walter Mo
Credit bad t chance In tha laat half
of the ninth Inning to tie it up with
a tittle hit somewhere, but the 8aun
terer might Just aa well have reclined
""An, the bench and let Bill Spea take
hi. turn . for all he could do. Tha
' ; big manager haa not yet brightened
his batting , eya and 1 not hitting aa
In tba days of , yore. Time was when a
pitcher would have ; ambled McCredle
without even having to consult bla cap-
tain If the Beaver chief had been eent
to tha obloid at a critical atage. .Smil
ing young" Brackenrldge, however, put
one over for McCredle. and the big fel
low rolled an easy poke into the pitch
",:er'jt' box A'' ' result 1' Fisher ,. waa
" caught off third anl the last oppor
tunity for the locals to break even In
the ninth waa gone."
With we -bases loaded ; In the ninth
Buddy Ryan had a chanoj for the hall
of fame nomination, but tha best tha
Irish lad -could - do waa to -sky out.
Buddy, however, played a nice game In
the field. . --
if bar FUyad' Sonchalantly.
Gua Fisher played carelessly yester
day, and he gave an exhibition or ivory
eraiiitimed throwing to center field that
lias not been duplicated this year on
the home -grounds.' Bill Steen deserved
to win yesterday. . His slab work was
of the first water all the way through
and he. worked all over, tha infield in
a vain effort to instill a little ginger
into hla teammatee. Field Captain Ol
son at short played a brilliant game
also, but ' his ' assistance - waa not
enough. Ous is sick and ought not to
bo worked when he i not feeling' right
Hard working "Hetty" Hetling let in
the first) run when he made a high hurl
to Kappa In the fourth inning and Net-
f I let in the second of the Vernon
cores in the eighth when ha dropped
a line drive to right; . The Beavera
made four errors, and .that tells why
the Haprhen won. .' " '. i, ; '
Twaa tike This. ,. . ,
A somewhat less rambling and more
euccjnrt description of how, the scores
were made would read Jlka this:
In th fourth Carlisle, the first man
up, strolled. On tha hit and run play
Kitty Braahear advanced "Carlisle- to
third and took' second himself on his
own single to left when Speaa" .threw
a low one past third in an endeavor to
head off Carlisle. . Steen waa behind
thai third- corner tc grab'. the -'ball or
tha gunner would . hava scored, . right
there". Martinke rolled one "to ' Hatty,"
and tha third baseman became excited,
lie threw one at Bill Rapps which
would hava gone ever ' tha bleachers'
fence- If , the limber- fellow- had ... not
stabbed it, under the clouds after a
wild upward leap. While BUIjtvaa in
tno air after the sphere , Martinke
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Interscholastic League Shows
Promise of Exciting Race for
Pennant Jhls Season With
Several Teams Bunched.
Mrs. Minnie Thompson, daring woman rider, who without bridle forces
- a crazy mustang to do her bid ilng, make the crazy' steed-waltz
through the same ayolutions as a trained horse. She la now with
, - Buffalo Bill in New T?rk. . - , . , , ,
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reached first, and Carlisle crossed tha
plate with the first run. R. Brashear
for ed Martinke at aecond. Coy skied
to Rapps. Brashear went out trying to
steal second, .. Olson reaching for Flsh-
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FIGURES SHOW JEFF v v -OVER
JACK JOHNSON
"'Vt'-X'-'t' :';..V"!r',." '. -i ij- "xf?l,''i v.: ,v;y'"
4r , When Jeffries and ' Johnson
stand side by aide- the - black
'aeema to loom over the white
man. But the figures show a 4
different tale. . Jeff Is aupposed
to be a quarter of an inch taller
lhan Johnson. , Johnson' shoul- - a
tders are nearly two Inches broad-
er. but Jeffries has the .bigger ,
chest both in normal attitude and
- under expansion. Jeff haa a 31. f
' waist and Johnson 17.- Johnson
has the bigger arms and legs,
' hut all in all they seem to be
-pretty avenly matched in siie.
Portland Birds Fly Home Today
From LelandGood Time
, ' : .'Expected.
Pigeon racing 'is becoming as popular
as it was two years ago and signs poin
to.a banner season with the fast flying
homers. Last night a number of speedy
birds, were sent to Leland, for' a ?0fl
mue. nignt to Portland ana ir.tne oay
is clear: anU calm soma record : break.
Ing time is expected It is believed that
with favorable weather conditions the
birds will be noma S ft hours after be
ing- UDeratea.
.Last Sunday tha racing-was not so
successful as lias been hoped Tor. The
birds were, turned loose at Albany at
C o clock in the morning and it is bo
lieved fog and moisture intereferd with
tha flight. , .. , ;
Some of" tba birds were unable to
negotiate the diatanca in. ona day. Ed
Lulls won first place and Joe Buckley
took second. Third and fourth went to
P. Yost and fifth to K. H. Bauer.
This morning tha birds will be liber
ated at o'clock in order to avoid possi
bility of having .their wlngs dampened
by fog or 'dew. i ' . -i . :-
. Lillls haa entered eight birds, Buckley
ANGORA FAMILY PUTS
BOATMEN IN QUANDRY
. Just what several lucky or unlucky
members of tha Portland Motor Boat
club, just as you want to look at It. wilt
lo with a pair ot angoras la not at this
moment known. Last Sunday Mrs.
Qufnn of Wllaonville. a sisler of Joe
Mat holt of tha club, presented the .win
Dera of the free for all scratch raca and
the cruiser-race with a couple of mem-
hrrn of tha crimson flannol eating fam
ily. Mrs. 'Nanny was won by.J. E.
Wolff and Mr. Billy by Jo Mathlot. ,
It has beeiv suggested that the goats
tHjrht b ued Id initiatory ceremonies
Tlo kf-p down the grass and eat awy
t c rubbish around tba clubhoos. -
Anj- one who will haad tn a aatlsfae
lory ansarr to 'the cotaraodnra will b
l'rPW with a piece of Mra. Augna
. f in Mutt's pun-kin pic as a reward. .
Tne boya a still talking about the
I -'1 time thfy had at WUwmVllle.
- eeet to aea th new Pacer out
th river In the net few daya. '
Z. Bn7 eipects la Install a new en
t n In Ms cruiser snd then ha .will go
fir i he acalpa af tb other cruiser.
Ii Lew-la, a f river, enthoslast. fa
h'.n tintt averhsuled. Ha ear
f f re la any.imcrt oa tha rtver ha win
e it this S'lm'-er. -. - - -
" ; .1 re Jp Matholt.-JV 'Walff. Her-
' . i I.r-rhr4t. Joe Srbaels and A.
i ' to do with tha goata they
.?. r.vi-h -. Inatallad a aew arark
r-.t !r ' htt and It rT aarh
. -X tt when tha rrrwi atsrte4 Mr.
. ti r.early kickad eut t the
t ' .
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. ir.i i-rt t ft roii' laka
r ret a'e' r w ta tha aid of a
K-r aw'e -
'.it rr,' !'l r-a hel funday.
t r r j-our boat, ao
. - i n i (v. merrymakera.
-v i ? tre Hi rarlTf
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show the other fellow yon can- speed
aneao or htm.
There ia quita 'little talk going
around about a acratcn raceihetween
tha Red Arrow.' Hyack and Neptune, to
take place in. tha -near future. It was
aM caused by the trip to Wliaonvllle.
A good ordinance would ba to make
everyone Joining tha Motor Boat club
pass an examination on handling gaso
line.' , .; , 1 ; -
The Motor Boat 'club haa a 'caretaker
who la doing things. ,
Francis Sexton, ona of tha hard work,
era of the rlub, haa taken tha position
aa manager oMha g Power ft Supply
ompany. . ,
Tha prospects . look gloomy .for. races
at Portland during the Rose Festival.
-Ous Fleming, orta'of tha most enthu-
t..aatlc members of the club, has started
a marine and fire- Insurant- agency an
the waterfront- Gua vara ba doesn't
expact to become a w.llUnalr through
nia new- vennire. . t .
Tha Laaralalna: owned fcy Mr; Parka
will be hauled out at Von der Werth'S
Monday far an overhauling.
-The Lonesome, owncd.br Ray Jame
son, waa out Katurday looking neat and
trim after toeing repainted.
Tbe-ertttor -vlwrenca. wned by Mr.
Mclntlre af Taqulwa. and built by Drte-
coll Broa. of Astoria.' has ben paring
a visit to the city. Pb la equipped
with a two rrlladwr,' 1 horsepower
Campbell engine. Tha boat and angina
hava prove highly sat! a factory to her
owner. She will leave for T equina bay
today under . her. own power, .which ,1
considered a long trip for a are all boat
Bets Ereat o BlUlard.
Tha Wll!rdlsta are heavily raking
t!'!r favorttea In th match for the
tiu between Ttamea Hue fori. the
three r-river champion aad Alfred Oe
Ore. the former rfcampton, which will
b- r,"," tn New Terk May It. IT and
la, Ti.a bettc g la ea an even baasa. -
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four. Tost fiva and Bauer nine. " v
Under good conditions, .tha homers
should cover at least 1200 yards a min
ute.
Pigeon fanciers are taking's, great In
terest in the game and no doubt it will
soon become ona of tha established
sports of tha city.-
Too Much Sierra- Marathonins'.
For the first time in the history, of
the classic Marathon race it has been
named as tha 'causa of divofee. Pend
ing in supreme court of Kings county
(Brooklyn) is tha; divorce action of
Mr Victoria Wilson, who aaka a sepa
ration .from her hUBband. William Wil
son, on tba ground that "he became a
fanatlo ; over Marathon running. . Mrs.
Wilson said that her husband acarcely
aver came home he was ao busy run
ning or ttralnlng or discussing future
races with hla. trainers ar backers Wil
son won the Columbia Marathon raca In
Brooklyn when ha ran representing the
Aavier Athletic club. v ,
The interscholastic athletes are now
In the midst of a most successful sea
son. - Students and supporters of . the
various school teams ar taking an tin
usually keen interest in baseball this
spring. " ' ", k '
.- From tha student's point of view
thera are aa many' pennant winners as
there are teams in the league,' for the
student fans believe,, that their respec
tive teams hava the ability to land tha
coveted trophy. . - . - r
, At present the outcome Is about as
uncertain as It was at tha beginning of
tna aeaaorr. Threa teams Jefferson
High; . Lincoln and Columbia are about
on - the same footing, each having lost
and won a game. Portland Academy
la practically out or tha running, hav
Ing lost two games out of three. Their
defeat at the hands of Lincoln belnar de
cisive. Their team aeema to.be com
posed of one man, Karl Cobb, pitcher.
, , coiumua Has Olnrar. v
Columbia. .university lias the srinrer
team that promises to make. a strong
finish in the pennant raca. The v age
and added experience of their players
gives them, a slight advantage. - Al
though tha 'varsity boys lost to Port
land Academy, they still 'have a fight
ing cnancfti
Tha Washington High ' school . still
maintains an average of 1.000 per cent
j. ney nave played but one game. Iiow.
aver, so that it la hard to give anything
aermite about. their chances.it
Tba Waahlngton lads . aeem to- ba
overconfident, and as overconfldence
works against a; team of young play
ers, it is not at all unlikely that they
will - drop a game before the season
closes
Houck of the Washington team bidt
fair to be the star twlrler of the league
again, . Wilson, his Receiver, is doing
about tha best work behind tha bat
Tonne Boys at Jefferson-
Tha Jefferson team is -composed of
a bunch of young boys, who have base
ban ability, and are willing to work,
They have surpriaad the -older . teams
by, running even in the race up to this
time:. Tbeir strength seem to ba in
their pitcher, plus their ability to hit
tha bau. -i ; . '
Irwin, the new "umpire, seems to be
giving satisfaction, although he might
move about more and. view .close plays
ac a oeiier range.
ThaTJnlveraity of. Washington has
Mexican to Race, Eut. ;
Max Hirsch will r train the atrina of
thoroughbreda which Senor r; Alberto
Terrazas, the wealthy Mexican.' will race
upon the eastern tracks this year. The
Mexican secured his 2-year-olds from
A. B. Spreckels in California and ha is
sura to nave succeaa with them. -
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Mysterious Billy Smith anrj Al.
Sling Padded Mitts at
Each Qther for Delight of
Fans In Portland May 20. ;,.
Bridges,' the youngr receiver, who has been having good euccesa with the
champion baseball team. ,
SWIGEfiT WINNER
v Y -J. . . ' ' "
OFGOLFTROPHY
over a week ago and 'which' caused a
postponement' last Saturday:-, ' . '
Taa ' green ; was t crowded - yesterday
and tha atmosphere took on the air of
a big toumamonf. However, - the next
tournament will not ba held 'until, the
middle 'of next month.-whpn tha atata
-cliamplonshlpa will ba played off in an
open "meeting. . ,,,
While no out-of-town entries have yet
been made, it -is understood... that seve
ral Californiana of prominence in ' the
golf world wilt take part in tba tourney.
' Tha victory- of Swigert ha caused
tka snhnnla t Snril.aJ Mu DuAtbll Ui ' CnnnlnU DtMAfel t TIlO VlCtOrV- O
. "Yt .nZ A tnii; 7 D,cwa n,-waiwi,ncwiu much confidence among the mora dif
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to: 8eattle for their big interscholastic
track meet May 21. Thtrack boys will
have their, try out May 13, juat after the I
Lincoln-Columbia game.
.Defeating Bennett for the,
President's Cup.
fident players and it is likely that mora
of them will enter tha handicap matches
in the future. . ,
FIGHT PROMOTER GETS
. DECORATED IN FRANCE
Cans nunting. Health.'
Jnm nana' baa ' dvpti nn the '-Idea. Af i
fiahtlna Just now. and ha rone ito mends of unaries r. swigert ara con
the coast on a hunt for health. .Tha sratulating him on winning tha opening
ex-llghtwelght champion left for his I golf trophy of the season, the Prsl
home In Baltimore Saturday and said he dent's ,up,' on the Waverly : Jinks ,yeS'
BM, f " "tarday. from;. John Bennett, three up la,t getting aome proper 'recognition
possible. f i . I and two to day. , Mr. : Swixert hw k..i.r u.f..M.i, . ...... T
played a consletent game throughout jeannette . Billy Lewis and Jim Stewart
' The ' French government has 'caught
tha boxing fever. .Tha mighty gladia
tors whose faces are marred with dust
and .sweat and blood In. the. ring are at
n.Aij. "if a , . j . j IT. - ... . -. .
ouniue vi invuiii juin lias joinoo i tne. nmamn ournimeni ana ma vie-1 . .k- , - ....
... w. w. -..u ou.iuijr is, legaivra .inn wm. vf ie boxe ' famous in Paria haa been
outfield position. -He is, reputed to be V In wlnriin tha President's cup. Swig-1 JLLt.S ,k.XS2I'm. I fi ""-IwH
Z. 1W Vi. " ' - " T" . '4 "T I rv- ..r . l , u .. "; i m order of the palm.' ' Mr. McKetrlck
hand fllngera. v ; ? I going around the 18 holes in t strokes. nftw W?vinie i-im. :.. hi.
n ' 'T . "J ',2 ' ' S H1" beit L Pvloiis record waa 6. buttonhole' aa an Insignia, of the Ka-
Tha Catholic club baseball team la be-1 r Mr. Bennett played an excellent game, tinhat rtee 1 . . -
ing managea jointly oy ttay nenneay l out no was oaoiy nanaicappea oy a e-
and ward uincn. ., . i vera cut: wnicn. nappenea -to nis nana
YOUNGEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD
"It la e one ? grand honaire,"': is; the
phrase Which Daniel la now learning to
aay, assorting to a rrench correspond
ent
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s XU1 We Pise. ,( .
Ed Corrlgan'a horses at Churchill
I Downs are- in charge vof a man bearing
I tha euphonious name of , Billy Biscuit.
Corrlgan retired from the turf recently
but th lure was too strong. He didn't
have enough money to enter again, on a
grand acale, ao he acquired a faw likely
horses, and .hopes to. recoup his fallen
I fortunes ..and then some mora during
the preaent year., ..... ; . ..v..
Ever since tha announcement to tha
world that Jim Jeffries would try and
put 1 himself in condition whereby ' ha
may wrest tha laurels gathered by that
elephantine black. Jack Johnson, It haa
been consistently argued - among th
aged-ln-tha-wool fans, that it would ba
impossible ' for Jeff riea to get . back to
anything like his own time fighting con-,
dltlon.- Hla condition today simply exv
pela all Ideas bordering -along .those
Jlncs and Jthe big white champion ia at
tha present time in condition to travel '
those 45 rounds just as fait aa in thope
bygone days.
. The same argument ) U 'now . being "
threshed out by the lovers of tba wanly
art of self defense, who inhabit this
large northern city, aver since it 'was'
heralded that "Mysterlous'' Billy Smith,
who at one time startled the World with V
hla prowess, who fousht all the treat
men of hia day, whose reputation ex
tends from one. continent, to the other V
and. who has never failed to give the
fans a run for their money. 'would be
one of tha principals In a 10 round box-v
ing. exhibition with that sterling boxer
Al Nelll of Ban Francisco before ona of
the local clubs, May 20. ' , -
Kaa Worked for Tear.
Smith haa been in Quiet preparation"
for hla re-entry Into the roped arena
for the laat year: and hia condition at
this time haa marveled those fans who,
have been fortunate 'enough - to. watch
him In his dally workouts. Ha seems to :
have regained all those, foxv , tricks '
which in day gone by baffled th best
men .of his weight .in the-world. ' Ills
encounters with men' like Joe Walcott,-
Danny Creedon, George Green- and many
others -who hava won fame for them
selves in the pugilistic world, serve to
make Smith a. formidable opponent for'
any of the men at bis weight' who ar -,
now seeking honors in the middleweight .
division. ;
Smith haa made Portland " Ills " res!-v
dence for years and now claims , It-a;
his home city. f He has bean, in business
here fors a number of years, but Vver
since he decided to reenter the ring he
haa hut everything aside and gone into
his training with a- "free C from an -worry
spirit hlch ha 'worked; won
ders With him. ? He haa- put all f his v.
energy into his, training and tha way
ha wallons Larry Madden and his five
other sparring partners indicates that the
once famous boxer has aiippea one over on,
those gossiping fas who claimed It was',
Impossible for any man to . get back
Into t condition after being eut , f ? the
mixing for" a number of years.) Under
the watchful .aye of Trainer Tom
Tracey, Smith has been doing his road
work and gymnasium exercise with a
vim that snella success and when the
gong Cans him to the center of tha ring
he will ba in tna oest possioia conamon.
, ' HelU. Well taoiraUv'VWv : ' ,
' Al Nelll la well known to all the fans
on the Pacific coast by his ;clevarness
and punching ability., Hia bouta with
Joe Thomas, Kid Carter, Jack Moffat,.
Jim Hornbuckle and the rest Of the '
celebrities of his division have stamped
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JOCKEY REDUCES 18 '
'' POUNOSvIN SIX DAYSX
. Jockey Joe Notter balievei-that e
ha - holds the recora ror im w
e Tapld ellm'lnatiori of flesh. Not y.
e ter lost .11 pounds or meat in e
six days at tne Aqueauci iraca. w ,
He had been told that he was too ' e
heavy for good mounts,: ao ha -e
e asked leave of absence for alx.. .
e daya. He got it ana came paca a .
looking a living skeleton. Notter
refuses to divulge the secret of ;
quick flesh reduction, hut sayer a
he gets out of a Job.ha will set
himself up as a doctor "of fat
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SOLDIERS
OFTHEJ
TAKE PDACE
VANCOUVERS
Standiaf of the Tri-City X.aru
Won. Lost. P.C
Salem . ; . ..A....;.'... ' f '- ,.7
Peninsula. .. ..:.... - t '- a v .e7
Pell wood-.. , f. 3 1 -V iS67
Dilwortha . v., ......... I ,1 ',".!
Vancouver 4 . . . "1 ' v ..' J .I3S
West Side . 0 S .SOD
Where the teams play today: -1 J
West Side at Salem.
Dilwortha .vs.;. Peninsula,; at : Ports
mouth. - I T' r ; A-;.-'..';---, '
, Sell wood at Vancouver.; - .
'Glancing over tha percentage list one
will readily note that four of the teams
are bunched for. first place and the race
will no 'doubt -be hotly .contested. The
I Went Blders got .off badly.' but Manager
Rupert haa strengthened up hialaggre-
gatloo and Mann en first is considered
a player who la dangroua with the
atlck and ,1a apt to break up most' any
game. .. ',. . -'...-.'.., .." - !
The .Vsneouver franchise 1 ' heli g
filled hy the Plrat infantry teem, ss the
eTpane for malatalnlng a aalary team
waa too heavy t meet.
Clarence Ff flow's peninsula team is
playing consistent baseball and Jack
Olaey haa woo tha twa vletoriee for
the club. Mcrarland at first la re
puted to be plarlrg a rleasy exhibition,
aa la Pnss Griffith at th key ton sta
tion. Walter lv Is at third and Todd
at ehort. "Nig" Herachler i a by and
ambitious ywirrstr and Rogers la a
capable outfielder. Mornlnastar, al
though a rltcher, understande bow te
garner the Hies.
The Portland Maroons hava a heavy
read eehedol ant are being manared
Ky Earl Wlnterbotham. the rangy
twfrler.' - '
ernonn. t te dateleacheread grand
stand are In poaltloa and the rains have
assisted In putting tha field In feed ;
shape. Tha Dll worth Derbies are Slated
te meet tha Peninsula team.
Alex McDonald haa caught ' en with'
the Hoqulam club of tha Waahlngton .
8 late league, and had transportation .
forwarded to him.- at Houlton. Ha ,
played short for St. Helens last Sunday, t
. The Trl-Cltr leaguer will soon bold
sway on tha Vsughn street lot and no .
doubt the fans will greet tha boya with
old t!ma enthusiasm. Early season rains
played havoe with tha young leaguers,
but wltrr any kind of weather soma,
classy ball ahould be preaented.
Csmaa, Greabam. St. Helens and Hills-
bore are represented by fast teams and
have been handing packages to the Port '
land amateura. ?
E;k-f, -7far-o:4 sea
r, lit c V a r-j ! -n g
ArMe Ar,-m 1 1 Vf t i m ry f- T' 111.
I Men, on the ft J--hn or !:- t aft-
Pltchar Van Hoinlon of the Iil-orth
Derbloa greeted the Vancouver tana last
Sunday by-aUpr'na hn ball o,ot of th
m-loeure. . Chick Hughe la proving a
t-rllng pl.iyer. hitting like a fiend' a4
throwing from the outfield with reau
lartty. He Is one of the Trl-Chy finds.
Pert Fetehner and "Whltey" Mo
Bride, former Trl-Clty lad unJer Hel
ser, si msklrg a gl impralon with
the Chehalts elub. "Whiter s" name ap
pears natural In print when glancing
over the aummary In th score sheet.
Tillamook will be represented by a
first elaes amateur team this summer
and Is reputed te hav hooked tw ef
Portlands fastest teams for a series ef
game. - r t -
a winning siabater and r.aa wo hla
jm ior tna i e"ir.uia riuo. 1 sin.
J ritC-ea to Georfa rj-t roe. r is
c:-t t.T.e catrher on the 6L Johns te.uL