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i . V IP FiId : Diamond iBMIillElDIS I GREAT: PECK FAST Mensor Doing Fine Work at : Second, Ball May Not Have Cinch; Team Fit for Lead -From-the Jump ... By It. A. Oronin. Banta' Maria. .Cal., March 8,Toung ' Fullerton playing on the nine represent rtng HajrW MaTlsrbroughthe-gsme-ta i flose tn the ninth inning yesterday by "lamming the ball over left field fence for a borne run and giving the locale the J fame, three to two. S - The game was-hard fought and -was 5 the beet practice the Portlanders have had since their arrival. - . Santa Maria retained Its Identity' by 1 having three men t participate In the game. All players shoved to food ad- vantage. One thing Is apparent Port-. land fans will forget Olsen ih the great ball Peck In pa ugh will show them. , He I Is far superior to the former Beaver J in handling a ground ball and from the I showing today, his first prseticevhe will cover Just as much ground as the I fleet footed Swede. ,; McCredle says he handles ground ball as nice as any i shortstop he has ever seen and pre- diets nibrilllant future for Wmi,: jHivV. Speedy. ' Another thing Is also apparent, ' and that is the fact that Eddie Mensor will show the fans some speed around second J base if Ball does not show up. In fact, Mensor is showing to such distinct ad f vantage that Ball may not have strangle J hold on the Job. even if . he does put In r an appearance. McCredle said today that Ball would have to show him a lot more than Mensor before he could have permanent guardianship of the bag. Menaor arrived yesterday morning and his batting, etc., was not toned up, but, he fielded. ilk a. big leaguer With - two such fejlowa : at Peckinpaugh jtd Mensor around second, fans . need "not fear that territorywill not be well pro ;, tected. ? i ; - For yesterday's v game, McCredle ee lected the regular Infield for Portland and gave the Santa Marians the cham pions' outfield. Chadbourne, Rodgers, Ryani Krueger, Murray, Fullerton.vMar , tints,' Branca, Archer; Russell and Shee- c by were the locals' eight representatives, while Mensor, Griffith, Kapps, Sheehan, Peckinpaugh, Kuhn, McCredle, Steen, " Benches and Archer performed for Port- Und.i-N." '.';;' , -.; -V-;, Fullerton'a home run was made off Beaton with two out in the ninth frame. Three hits and two runs were made off Sanches In five Innings and four hits, including a home run, were made off ' Beaton in four. , ' ?! For1 "the" winners. hechy. local slab- ster. Allowed three singles, Russell one intwo jnnings and Archer one in three frames, Ryan" Jed' the hitters ': with a Utouble and -4 single. " Fullertori 'got home run, Rapps and McCredle doubles, and Sheehan. Kuhn, Rodgers and Krue w gcr singles. , The rest were made by the J ' locals. , (. '' h '.' M;;v;i .- ; In three trips'4 tdr the plate,- Peckin j paugh walked .one and- sacrificed one, I The regular Infield showed fast work Jfand it looks like the best hat the J Coast league ever had. Prospects are Si brighter every day and Portland looks , good to take the start from the Jump. iiiisTFUN'" Contender for Lightweight Championship ; ft? ."' Jr 'i'vi . 'Lj : . , ; PROM ISED SMOKER It Is J ; - For - real, unadulterated fun 4,mniea mat plenty of. it will be fur g-nlshed when the Portland Giants-Base-J 'ball club, an aggregation of colored men give their smoker at Esehle's hall, 'Second and - Yamhill 'streets, Tuesday m evening, .March 7. There will be sing - Ing. buck and wing dancing, wrestling and boxing. Pipes and tobacco will bs provided for a)l guests. . Among the boxers who hav promised to appear are: Danny O'Brien, Alec, ' Clements, Lew Hubbard. Carl Edwards. Fred Abernathy, Bob Evans.,, George I t 1 J 1 "'V' 'fit ft ' i r y yff -y , . v ; 'ri'TS. ' i .u--t i ' V : & -" :'!" - . v . ' ' i v. I V f A v , 4 KELLY AND SMITH TOG0 10 ROUNDS , 1K' BOYS Middleweights , Will Fight in 1 New York,vOthe6othamr Sporting News! ; - New York, March , This week's puglllstlo calendar In this section Is the lightest of the entire Seasrin. Among thoJew YorkjclubSBOl-ajingle.bout4s listed that promises ; anything out of the ordinary. The Fairmont club will start the ball - rolling tomorrow night With a 10 round go between Hugo Kelly and Dave Smith. The Chicago middle- weight is not the fighter that he was few years back, but he ought to be ablar-ta givcagoodaecount of hljpBelf with Smith as an opponent. A .livelier bout will probably be seen at Tom O'Rourke's club la,ter la the week, when Par Moore and Young Sammy Smltk will mix it up for 10 rounds, .. . ; . . : A match to decide the oft contested world's pool championship takes plac In New York this week, . beginning at Doyle's Academy tomorrow night. The contestants will be Alfred De Ord, the title hplder, ' and Thomas Hueston of St Louis. De pro and Hueston are rec ognised as two of the'greatest pool ex perts In the world and great rivalry ex ists between them. On- the occasion of their last meeting, which- took place three three years ago at St Louis, De Oro lost the title to Hueston, who a short time later dropped it to Jerome Keougb of Rochester. The Annual sportsmen's show opened today in Madison Square Garden, with a setting of outdoor life more elaborate and attractive than was ever attempted at any of the previous exhibitions. One entire halt of the big amphitheatre has been converted into a realistlo represen tation of a mountain forest, with the snowclad peaks of the Rockies showing In the distance, and a flowing mountain torrent leaping from a canyon wall and running across the pictured gorge. OUT TO WIN AGAIN Independent Amateur Jeam Is StrongerThiS-Year;,Chal- lenge Is Issued. ' The Columbia . Hardware , company's Independent amateur: team of 1910 Is again getting ready to repeat -thel? en viable record or last year, when they ptayed SS games, winning 28, losing flvo. This gave them, a percentage of .665. Last year the team traveled 15S0 miles. 'MiU They played three games with the !awt Tlllamnok tea ny: which-Jndyded-4n- he lineup such former big leaguers as roily Druhof,, Howard Guyn and Buster Vrmbrusteiv winning two out of three, and losing one game by the close score of 4 to .:. , Manager Heatea states he will have as fast or faster bunch this seasoaro7" Luckey. the centerflelder who played In. II games and made 11 home runs, will play this year with Helena, of the Intermountain league.' ; 't.' Next season Nelson, outfielder, Slgs- 1ee and Elchenlaub, lnflelders, expect to advanceto big league company, They are all heavy hitters and fast fielders. ' W. B. Stokes, the Oregon City lad, who pitched ,the team to so many vic tories last .year, would today be ,ca pable of . holding his own with any northwest league pitcher. V "i The new catcher", Arnspleger, who sue eeeds 8 holts, .is expected to ably fill thst position.-'" --S A- ; " " 't'; i : Van Northwick will captain the team. Mead, first base last year, has gone to British Columbia for the season. . : Anyone wishing to arrange games with - this - fast' aggregationr-ef-yeung-stere may do so by addressing Manager W. Ri Heales, care Columbia Hardware company, 104 Fourth street, elty. " ; ' I . 1 Ibaseball notes;.. I Want Dolan as Coach. Sam '"Posy" Dolan, a member of the faculty of tbe-Oregon Agricultural col- lege, has been offered the position , of football coach, for the Notre Damev uni versity. Indiana, '. iM Hamilton, a Phoenix college player, ; has been signed by Hal Chase for the outfield of the New York Hish. . landers. - - - - , " OSh ';; V" --;':- ; '.' Jske Bauer of the Western league has been signed by the Tacoma Tigers. Spo. " kane was after him, also.- Inflelder Baker of the Tigers has been turned back. , , ' -jt-y; ";': '. j'ye-i '; -:i : ',--h: Roy Arnold, a Belllngham ' lad,' will get a tryout with the Seattle club. - 1 " R. J. Taylor has been released Mike Lynch to the Boise club. ' Thursday night the prospective Tig ers will f leave for Fresno,' California, where they will start In tralnlngrLyncii has been working his men out In Tacoma every day for a week. . - - The rain put; the crimp on Amateur baseball bugs yesterday.' . A number f teams had planned practice games bnt ew were played. ..- -. by The Lincoln high baseball squad ' Is ' busy ; now and they expect to have a great team this year, v , T BOWL NG TOURNAMENT Latest photograph of "Knockout" Brown. Recent performances of "Knockout" Brown Indicate that he Is a serious and formidable contended, fof the light weight championship. His victory over champion ' Ad. Wolgaet, the conqueror of "Battling" Nelson, in a 10 round no decision bout In New York, makes this lad a logical opponent for Wolgast in a longer match. An effort will be made It is said, to bring the men together again, Friends of the champion say that In a short fight Wolgast, like Nel son, can not show to hts best advantage. They declare that in the last fight In New York Wolgast was getting stronger at the close of the bout, and that had the fighting gone 20 rounds, he would have beaten his antagonist. Be that as It may, sporting men -declare, Wolgast has had two chances at this tough cus tomer and' In both instances he has failed to get It on him. Ellston and Kid Exporlto. , ' - Other' entertainers will be: Bob Moore of Seattle, Billy Webb, Charlie Falr . A'Uie Curtis, Carl Edwards, Al Dupe, roe Garfield and Al Bishop, a , The proceeds of the entertainment will go toward buying uniforms for the baseball club. - -- . l Old IUvals Meet Toniit Multnomah and the Y. M. C A. Spar tan team will meet in the last game of the season In ths Columbia Basketball league tonight The - game will -be played In ..the Portland academy gym nasium at Thirteenth and Montgomery StreptS.'5:t"i:: Mil'rWfl "nv. - f f -r RUGBY TEAM TO mm M iL A Hat With Character STYLE, QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP ARE UNEXCELLED i".-'v CI ''iJS THE NAME IS A GUARANTY Ben. Selling 4 LEADING CLOTHIER !pRRiMLAND.EOURTH- Barbarians, of San Francisco, Are on a Tour of the Uni ted States. Portland will be visited tn the near future by an aggregation of crack Rugby and socoer players representing the Bar barian Athletic olub of San Francisco, who are oa a tour of the west, middle west and east Daring the extensive trip Rugby as It is played In England will be taught to the students of the various universities. Games will be played with opposing teams In order that the practical side of the sport may be fully . demonstrated, A number of expert soccer players will accompany me Kugoy team, and special attention will also be given to this game. - The Multnomah Athletic club has re ceived a communication from the mana ger of the Barbarian Athletic club, re questing the Portland boys to arrange xor a lew games with them. While the local club lads would be willing ; to grant the San Franciscan's request, It is said, conditions at the M. A. A. C. lust now are said to be impracticable for such an, arrangement The club, will, however, cooperate In any way that seems best In an effort to get some other athletic organisation or school here to meet the invaders. Among the prominent eduoators who 4tavo indorsed the enterprise under taken by th Barbarians are: Dr. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford unl. versity. and Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of ; the University of Call-fornla. "WHITE HOPE" SETS OUT TO CONQUER THE WOBflj Seattle, - March 6. Jack Lester, " the heavyweight- white man's hope and protege of Tommy Burns, prolonged his farewell to the home town over Sunday, but starts this afternoon for San Fran cisco, sailing for Bydney, Australia, on March 8. He. willmeet Bill Lang under the auspices pf one of the Hugh Mc intosh sporting clubs in Sydney In April. If Lester succeeds in disposing ot .Lang JjaffUl., go . aUrJohsesi in hot style. .. .v. . . .... .-. . r . , , Journal Want Ads bring results. ' Spokane, Wash.,' March (.Surface in dications are that Los Angeles will cap ture the Western Bowling congress tour nament for 181J, "Jim" Morley, head ef a delegation of 17 boosters from that city, will have the united support of Spokane and San Francisco at the fifth annual convention in this city, March $ to 19, thus practically cinching Los An geles' claim on next year's meeting. , The tentative program for the next five years looks something like this to those who have been following the bowling game: , ' . Los Angeles, 1912; Vancouver, B. C 1913; Portland. . 1914; San Francisco, 1915; Tacoma. Seattle or Spokane. 1916. H. B. Johnson, who headed a Spokane team at San Francisco last spring, when Spokane was awarded the fifth congress. pledged the support of this city to Los Angeles for 1912 and that promise is held binding by the local delegates. Vancouver is favored for 1913, if it cannot get next years congress, with Portland the following year. The Pan ama exposition ,wiu give the congress an opportunity to stage the most Am bitious tourney in its history in 1918,; The coming tournament in Spokane gives the promise of attracting 'many prominent bowlers from all parts of the Pacific slope country. Th total yjiue of the premiums is $5500,. of which T1590 win gq as a prise to the best five-men team, f y PEARSONS ACADEMY Tof HAVE GOOD TRACK TEAM Pearson's Academy, Walla Walla, Wash.. March 9. Prospects for a. good track team for 'Pearson's academy are very bright this .year, Most of . the point winners of last year's team are back and there are several very promis ing new men.. Valentine Hoffman of Walla Walla, who made a good showing last year in the high Jump at the high and low hurdles, Is captain of this year's team. Jack Dwyer and Charles Yenney are on hand again to try for honors In the dashes and quarters. Allen Drum heller will be out for a record in th Dole vault. John Ludwiffa will aealn try In the hurdles and Lewis Davis of Wallula will compete in the mile. Davie Is a very promising distance man. Among the new men are Frank Dement of Walla Walla, high Jump and discus; Wilson Brian of Prescott Wash., the shotput hammer and pole vault; Preston Hanson of Touchet, Wash., the sprints, shotput and . hammer throw; Andley Hanson, Toucnet, wash., the sprints and quarter; Tallman of West Lake, Idaho, toe distance run. , ( ' 0 JOY, IF THIS WAN . HAD BEEN REAL EDITOR Tacoma, March 0. John Riley is a waiter. Two days ago he thought he was a fighter as well; today he Isn't sure. When a mild mannered young man Saturday night entered the local cafe where KUey was employed, the waiter thought he recognised In him the editor of a local evening paper, wh recently had seen fit to criticise lit Ills paper the conduct, or the restaurant The young man denied being an edi tor; then he blocked a right swing. Ad journment was taken to the sidewalk and three minutes , later the pugilistic serving man was carried into a drug store and physicians summoned. He had ielvedjhebeatlng of his itfa.-. e mild mannered young man proved to be Rolla Simmons, a crack boxer and athlete. His brother - is physical di rector of the Belllngham Athletic club. CALEF BROTHERS' TEAM STRONGER THIS REASON Bldldy Bishop, manager of the Calef Brothers team, has enough talent signed up to make four teams and. yet-he will only carry 12 players the greater part pf the season, j. -A.i -.y-tA y:A Forty-two players are under his wink. Bishop plans to have them; all weeded out by the end of next week. Ha m. pects that hts team will be faster than last season's nine.. t,jA A--f Bishop has arranged for auite a few games along the Willamette valley. vThe tfflnrad1tfttwokbur at "East Twelfth and Davis streets yesterday, but on accout.t of the cold rain some of .the players didn't show tip. 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