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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY I.IORNING, JULY CI, 1012.
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Clever Tennis Players Who Participated in State Championships at Multnomah Club
BlAlfiS-
I OLDEST FLAW
Amateurs Satisfy Fans; Co
quille Seems to Have the
Edge on Others.
LeVine Can't See Very Much
Change in the Game in
' ; Forty Years.
ALLA Hi
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BASEBALL
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: Coquille, Or July i20. Baseball fans
n here ar manifesting much-interest ever
the probable outcome of tomorrow's
games In the Cooa County league. ,
The Cooa County league was organized
May t to play Sunday ball, ho profes-
- stonattsmljelug" allowed, it constitutes
the cities of North Bend, Marshfield,
j Eastslde, Myrtle Point, Bandon and Co
quille. A schedule of 60 games to b
played this season commenced June 3
and will end September 12.' 1 However,
t a "meeting of the league 'Officials Rt
Marshfield last Sunday It was decided
to ,-cUt- the season in half and have a
, championship j for each half, the two
Winners playing the final championship
off at the end ofthe season in a throe
- game ' contest. Charles Baxter, an en
' thusiastlc fan orcodullle, was named
.." president,';?' . .
, h I ; Clubs Put ty loyfsi.
j. To assure the life of the league
deposit of $100' was required of each
I club, to be forfeited to the other teams
I In case any team dropped out before the
full schedule of games had been played.
This fund Is drawn upon also in case of
I failure to pay fines which umpires
have power to assess against players.
4 Each : club was given the privilege of
having an ump.lre and the following
-v wer-selected: Ed Howatt, of .. Marsh-
fleldi Don. Gardiner, of North Bond:. Guy
Rose, of Bandon, and L. A. Llljeqvlst, of
Coquille.
In being a strictly amateur associa
tion the present league differs from
past . seasons, as heretofore imported
players were allowed and were paid a
" regular-salary. While the article of
ball put up by the amateurs may not be
as classy ss that of the semi-pro's,
tans In the county are well pleased with
..: the showing made so far and the season
promises to be a successful one.
Coquille seems to be the real leader,
due l to Its bunch of heavy hltters.-It
has, without a doubt, in Collier and
Byles, the strongest Lattery In the
league. Collier has pitched five games
and won them all, while Byles is hitting
over .400. in their lineup also is How-
- ell, premier batsman of the league, who
is leading with a percentage of .444.
Following are the results of the league
games from June 2 to and including
: July 7: .'..'.
Sunday, June 2. Coquille, 18: East
side, "0. Marshfield. 3: Bandon, 1.
. North Bend, 18; Myrtle Point, 10.
Sunday, June 9. Coquille, S; Marsh
field, 2. Bandon, 2; North Bend, 1.
Myrtle Point, ; Eastslde, 0,
Sunday, June 18. North Bend, 8;
-Maraliflsld, 2, -Marshf ieldr-f -Eastside,
2. Myrtle Point, 13; Coquille, 6. Co
quille, t; Bandon, 3.
Sunday, June 23. Myrtle Point, B;
. Bandon, 8. Coquille, 8; Bandon; 2.
North Bend, 8; Marshfield, 2. North
Bend, -7; Eastslde. . - - -
Sunday; June SO. Coquille, 8; Myrtle
Point, 3. Myrtle Point, 8; Bandon, U.
North Bend, 6; Eastslde, 4. Marshfield,
8; Eastslde, 8.
Sunday, July 7. Coquille, 11; Marsh
field. - s. " North Bend, 2;" Bandon,-' 1.
Myrtle Point, 13; Eastslde, 2.
A handsome trophy has been present
ed to the league by the Spauldlng com
' pany which will be awarded to the win
ner of the, championship. .
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HOLDS TOP PLACE
Hitt -and Leverenz Crowding
"t -Him for Position; Higgin
ibotham Leads Beavers.
Roy Hitt and LeverenzA two south
- Paws." "fe pressing Cy Parkins for the
honor of being the leading pitcher of
-theCoast league; Parkin has won 12
:FnKs nLhaa dropped, but-thrsawhlle
Hitt has won 11 and lost 4.
. Castleton and Raleigh are also well
up In the averages. Arrelanes of the
Senators has won 13 games this season
"and lost 8.
. , AbUs, Klawltter and Toxer have won
11 and lost 7 games.
-"-HlgTtirbothanr tr the ladtng pitcher
of the Portland Beavers. He haa the
percentage of .667.
Abies, Klawltter and Toter have won
11 and lost 7 games.
The averages of the pitchers above
.600 .mark are:
Pitcher Club. Won.
Killalay, Oakland 3
Parkin. Oakland 12
Hitt, Vernon 11
Lverens, Los Angeles. .12
Cast It ton, Vernon .... 7
Raleigh. Vernon 9
Arellanes, Sacramento .13
Htggtnbotham, Portland 6
Lost.
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4
6
3
4
6
3
6
6
7
7
7
3
7
5
6
10
6
10
11
4
7
8
P. C.
1.000
.800
.733
.706
.700
.692
.4
.667
.643
.615
.611
.(11
.611
-.671
.663
.646
.&88
.624
.600
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.600
.600
.600
.600
Christian. Oakland . .
Brackenridge. Vernon
Abies. Oakland
Toser. Los Angeles . .
Klawltter. Fortlund . .
NaglS. Los Angeles . .
Carson, Vernon
Stewart, Vrnon ....
Gray, Veinon
Chech. Los Angeles .
McCorry, Sin Francisco
Gregj. Portland :
Miller, San l-ranrloeo 10
K'oestner. Portland 11
Kchwenck. Sacramento . 4
Halla, Los Angeles .... 7
Malarkey, Oakland . . x
' - Ritchie After' Rivers.
, San Francisco. July 20. Determined
to secure a match with Joe Rivers in
1 the near future. Willie Ritchie, the lo
cal lightweight, will leav for Los An
geles tomorrow, whert he will dog the
footsteps of Promoter McCarey and
Manager Levy, he says, until he ha8
bis wsy.
Ritchie was offered first chance at
Rivers in tin event of a Rivra.w..i.
gast match falling through, and now
mat wojgasi nas aeciared his retire
ment from the.rlnc for sir mnnm.
Ritchie claims the time has come to
tne mat promise good.
Lamllne Pitches Good Game.
"i Fred Lamllne. former Port
er, U twirling for the American Bridge
nan team ot yon Huron, Mich., and
flva Innings he allowed one nm .
one hit to the Tin Plate team of t
same city. Lamllne fanned batters
the five frames. The Bridge team w
.by the score of 13 to 3.
Ths game between the Irvlngton and
Iloneyman teams of the Twilight league
scheduled v Friday evening ended in 1
row in ins segtnning of the seventh Inn
wsv Tws sw wss lsl 's( tws ttnic
Vmpire Orayson quit after an argument
roncsrnlng a dead ball. Ths game will
be replayed.
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LONGEEACHCALrv
Sidelights on Oregon Tennis Tournament of Past Week
William Johnston and Ella FotterelL
the two brilliant young ' tennis players
of San Francisco, will make a tour of
the northwest and will compete in all
tournaments scheduled.
The dates of the northwestern tourna
ments are Vancouver, B. C, July 22-27;
Victoria, July 29-August 8; Tacoma,
August 6-10; Seattle, August 12-17, and
Everett, August 12-24.
Johnston and Fottrell have been play
ing wonderful tennis this season and ex
pect to make a great showing in the
northem-towBaments. .
Johnston holds the OJal valley cham
pionship and the bay counties champion
ships. Hs held the Pacific states junior
title for two years but was unable to
defend it last season because he played
in and won an open crmmplonshlp. He
won the central California doubles
Championship with Gardner as his part
ner. Brandt Wickersham and Thomas Mc-
Cormlck, the high school champion of
Los Angeles, will play in the doubles at
Tacoma in the Pacific northwest cham
pionship. Wickersham Is also figuring
on playing in the Pacific international
championship tournament, which will be
held the week beginning July 29.
Miss Stella Fording, holder of the W.
J. Ladd cup and Oregon state ladles'
singles championships will play in the
Seattle and Everett tournaments this
season. 'Miss Fording also plans to see
the finals in the Tacoma and Victoria,
tournaments.
Thomas McCormlck, the Long Beach
player, who played In the Oregon state
tournament, which ended yesterday, has
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N. J., who won third place In
Marathon at Stockholm. "Stroblno
1 but i"3 years old. Right H. K.
of the Marathon. He covered the.
25 miles in 2 hours. 36 minutes
and J4.45 geconda, breaking tu. record get by
been playing tennis but one lull .season
and as soon as he dsvelopes speed and
accuracy hs will be one of the stars of
the coast. Last season, his first year
in tennis, he won the Los Angeles high
school championship. Before becoming
a tennis player McCormick devoted his
time to amateur baseball, but now he
has given that sport up.
Francis H. GUI, who was defeated in
the first round by Elia Fottrell, Is hold
er of the Jacobs cup, which Is played for
by-4he player s-of- the Minneapolis Lawn
Tennis association. Gill has won two
legs on the eastern cup and may possi
bly go1 east this fall to defend the tro
phy. Gill has not had time and op
portunity to practice and get in shape
this season, but by next season he ex
pects to be a runner up in' the state
tournaments. Last season GUI was a
member of the Detroit Tennis club team
which Is picked from over 200 players.
A close watch Is kept on all players of
the Detroit club for several months and
at the end of that time, four of the play,
ers with the best ranking. are picked.
Gill played with the team last year
against the Cleveland, Toledo and other
clubs.
Miss Bean, who took part in the Ore
gon state tournament, Is the champion
lady player of the Spokane club. Miss
Bean has held the title for several sea
sons. According to Miss Bean, there Is
a scarcity of women tennis players In
Spokane. There are, however, a few
promising Junior girls who will be stars
in a couple of seasons.
The Spokane Lawn Tennis club will be
represented by two teams in the Pacific
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international tennis championships which
will be played In Victoria the week of
July 29. Joe Tyler and Phil Brain will
form the first team and George Sieler
and B. C. Preston will form the second
team.
Miss Bryon, another player In the
ladies' events of the Oregon state tour
ney, is at the head of the children's play
grounds In Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. Northrup may compete in one
or. two of the . northern, tournaments.
Mrs. Northrup is playing a great game
this season.
Miss Irene Campbell is undecided
whether she will play in any of thd
northern tournaments. At present sne
thinks that she will be unable to par
ticipate. Miss Myrtle Schaefer, who left for the
north before the start of the Oregon
tourney, plana to play in all northern
tournaments.
Florence Sutton will play In the Ta
coma tournament. M. Long may also
play In the Tiger city.
Chairman . Wakeman was pleased with
the way the tournament was handled
last week.
Miss Emily Valleau will likely be
seen In the Oregon state tournament
next season. Miss Valleau likes Port
land very much.
Miss Blanche Byron will return to
Boise and has hopes of being able to
play hers again next season.
WHO RAN THIRD
London in 1903.
CALIFORNIA S REPRESENTATIVES FOR
SECOND TIME
Seventeen-Year-Old, Lad Takes Men's Single Championship
and Fiske Challenge Bowl Miss Campbell Surprises
NativesGreat Rally in Men's Doubles Wins for John
son and Fottrell McCormick Wins Consolation.
By George Berts.
California's representatives for the
second time carried away a majority of
the state tennis titles ror the season of
1912. The tournament, which has been
one of the best ever held from the spec
tator's standpoint, ended yesterday af
ternoon with three excellent matches.
William Johnston, who is but 17
years old, won the men's singles cham
pionship, and the Fiske challenge bowl.
Johnston defeated Portland's crack
player. Brandt Wlskershaf. in a fine
match. He holds the Fiske trophy be
cause Charles K Foley was unable to
defend the cup this season. N
Johnston, with his partner, Elia Tot-
trell, defeated Wlskersham and Goss in
the men's doubles and become holders
of the Multnomah cups. Foley and
Lewis won the cups last season.
The whole aurnrlsa of this year s
tournament waa the victory of Miss
Irene Campbell In the ladles' singles
and over Miss Stella Fordhig, last sea
son a champion. Miss Cahmpbell is now
the holder of the J. Wesley Ladd cup.
Miss Campbell won the tournament
Friday by beating Miss Emily Valleau
of Alameda, Cal, in a three set match
and today she was in great form and
defeated the title holder. Miss Ford
ing, in straight sets, 6 love and 6-2.
Xakts Difficult .fie turns.
Miss Campbell never played a stead
ier" game" than- shs "did - against the
champion. Her, serving was fine and
her returns were as accurate as could
be, ,
Her "brilliant playing"" Inline' first'
set brought forth applause from the
large gallery several times. Many
times during this set she made several
difficult returns.
In the second set. Miss Campbell won
ths four games, after losing the first
gams, which was deuce. She dropped
the fifth game but won the next two
games and the championship. One of
the first to congratulate Miss Camp
bell upon her success was Miss Brnlly
Valleau, whom Miss Campbell defeated
Friday.
After the mach was ftnlshed, players
and spectators 'swarmed about the new
champion and showered words of praise
upon her.
Miss Fording showed lack of prac
tice In the match and was entirely out
of form. Only three of four times dur
ing the entire two sets did she show
her true form.
William Johnston put up a great
game against Brandt Wickersham, de
feating him in straight sets. ' Wicker
sham played a very unsteady game and
was not In the form that he has been
during the early part of the tournament.
During the match he made IS double
faults, while Johnston was charged
with six of them. Wlskersham also lot
several games because of his hard
drives.
Wins Three Straight.
In the first se(, Johnston won three
straight games. The second game of
the set went deuce four times and the
fourth game went deuce six times. Dur
ing the second snd fourth games sev
eral sensational rallies took place. The
fourth set was won by Wickersham.
Johnston won the next two games and
Wickersham waa brought Into the
game column for the second time. With
Wickersham serving, Johnston won the
set. Wick being able to score but IS
points.
In the second set, Wlckershsm at the
start, got his nerve back and won two
of the first four. Johnston won the
fifth snd sixth games and Wickersham
won the seventh. "Johnston won the
eighth and ninth, giving him ths sec
ond set by the score of 6-S.
In the third set, the youthful, Cali
fornia youngster again duplicated by
Pork Baseball Game Kesulls.
Columbia Park girls beat ths Lincoln
Park girls, 39 to 38.
Lincoln Park boys beat ths Columbia
Park boys, 9 to 0.
Brooklyn girls and Midgets beat Kan
llworth, 9 to 0.
Peninsula Park Midgets beat Wash
ington Park. 4 to 8. 10 Innings.
North Park girls beat Sellwood Park.
Sellwood Park MJdgets beat North
Park. 33 tp8.
Lincoln Park second team beat Wash
ington Park t to 7,
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V1N TENNIS TITLES
taking ths first three games. He lost
ths fourth but won ths fifth and sixth.
After dropping ths seventh game, John
ston made several of his hard driving
shots and won the game by the score of
43-16.
Tabls of Matches.
Following is the table of the match,
wnicn decided the men s championship
JOHNSTON.
D.
Nets Passes Faults
First set 11 n
"3
Bucuna BBl ...10 6
Third set 10 t
Totals ...-. 5T - HI
WICKERSHAM.
First set 13 li
Second set 10 2
Third set 11 6
1
2
Total as
19
IS
In the Johnston-Wickersham
Johnston's chon and imiih mhr
match
hots com'
pletely nuzzled the local chamnlon aev
oat nines, rsom piayers made sensa
tional rets and returns or difficult
snots.
The match for th men's rinnhlaa
championship was full of love games in
mo ursi set, jonnston and Fottrell
winning the first games, all love. Dur
lnc the first L thn rrulut rallv ,r.
seen in the mn's doubles in recent years
t". wiiiieouea, loos, nan volleys an
lunar anvfes anil ennn mtmlt nlavln
a Dart In th. rallv Tnhnatnn and TTnt-
tt-eir-wTmnng xnr pomT.
in me second set. Johnston anil Fnt
trell won four trairht ma ! Oa.,
'.fin fl Wtplrnrczhfam Ka1 , 9 T . 1
- -. i.m. ,itciu V . 111 fcilw
.mi u oki, vne lamorma quo won the
nrsT inree games and then dropped ths
fourth Thou tunn .... tw-
.... . vj v. in, vii t BJue,
giving them the match by the scores
vi o-s, 0-1.
Play Tina fftt bams.
Ths driving shots of Johnston and
the -puzzling and curbing service of
Fottrell won them many points in thl
match. Johnston, it seemed, put all his
strength In the drive, while Fottrell
tried his hardest to elude his opponent
while serving.
; Wickersham and Ooss In ttv ,-nnit
set played a wonderful net same. Sev
eral nines tney were forced back wh
en
me auiorniaii comemnced to lob
ball over the net.
ths
This match was not onesided and was
thrilling; from th start in ih. nid.
Walter Goss played a wonderful game
and was not a bit tired at the end of the
third set
'Miss Fox and Mrs. Northrup won the
ladles' doubles championship by defeat
ing juibs roraing and Miss Vallea
The scores of this match were -3 6-
Miss FOX and Mrs Nnrih,.,. .
doubt tho best pair of double players in
the city. Their victory yesterday gives
ii iiinnipionsnip or 1(12.
Wins Consolation.
Miss Fox also won in ths ladles con
solations. She defeated Mrs. Judge by
the scores of 6-3, 8-3. This match was
well played.
Thomas MeCormlrW e r
1 v . Abulia ueicu,
Cal., carried awsy one cup by winning
.... ...... vuiiouhiuik irom jr jaj--
rlgan The scores of the match were
Mrs. James F. Ewlng served yesterday
andwas assisted by several young
The cups were presented to the cham
pions and runners-up at a dance, which
mk ne'd lMt nlght ln the Multnomah
club house.
t.-.JSk ' F; Ewln' B- MeAlpIn and
Klrkham hmlth were referees in the
championship matches of yesterday af.
ternoon. '
Tsterdsra esnlts.
Men's singles final Johnston, San
Francisco, beat Wickersham, Portland.
8-2, 6-3, ,8-8.
Challenge round Ladles' singles
Miss Campbell beat Miss Stella Ford
ing, 8-0, 6-2. o
Ladles' doubles final Miss Fox and
Mrs. Northrup beat Miss Fording snd
Miss Valleau, 6-3, 6-3.
Men's doubles finals Johnston and
FottrelJ, San Francisco, beat Goes and
Wickersham. Portland, 6-4. 8-3, 6-1.
Men's consolations final McCor
mick, Long Beach, beat Harrlgan, Port
land. 6-3. 6-1.
Ladles consolstlons final Miss
fv tt Mrs."1 Jtiflgf,-?-l7J-l! '
. J9ia Orsgoa Tennis, Champions.
Men's slngFes William Johnston,
San Francisco
Men's doubles William . Johnston
fSpeelal te Tba Joaraalk ;
WaUaWaaia, Wash., July 20. Fort
years -g-A.-Lr-Vins-f'-"thiscitr
played ball in New York, and ha Is un
doubtedly the oldest baseball player in -this
part of the country. He was cap- '
tain of the first nine in ths -"Whole
salers league" of New York city, a "
league which has sines been playing ball .
every season. . . : r ';:C::l
On May 24. 1873. he as captain, and
3. W. McGeorge as secretary of ths
Paton & Co.: team pf Hi Broadway, is- -sued
a challenge to the Eldrldge Dun
ham company, across the street. The
challenge was promptly accepted, and
the game was played June 8, the chal
lengers losing, within three weeks there
were 30 teams In the wholesale dis
trict,- and schedules -were -quickly - ar - -
ranged.
'There was little difference In. ths
playing then and now," says the veteran
player, who performed behind the- bat.;
"Sometimes we took the first two strikes
on rths- bounc,-hut - this - was - quickly '
dispensed with. The gloves were about
ths same; although some of ths in -fielders
had no tips on the fingers of
their mitts." . i
Mr. LeVine is still an ardent fan. and i
enjoys me game most nearuiy.
Amateur Baseball"
.-., a
William Tuerck, the star pltoher of
Ue Lincoln high school team, is pitching
for -th-Tillamook, Qrninew- Tuerck
is ths second Lincoln player with the
Tillamook squad, Peterson being the
other. With "Dutch" Annbruster as a
coach, William should bs able to devel
op some control
The Modern Maccabees will slay the i
Crystal Lake park team today. Hyronl- i
mous will pitch for the Maccabees and
Earl will do the catching.
The Brooklyn Grays broke the Port
land hoodoo at Hood River. For two
years every Portland team that has
played in Hood River has been defeated
except the Grays, who played a tie game
with the Heights team.
Young Herby Concannon outpitohed
his brother John in a game last Sunday
between the Eagles and the Maccabees.!
Herb Concannon pitched for th North I
Portland Cubs last season.
Ths K O. .T. M. team Tent -1, would, 1
like to arrange games with out of town
teams. For dates write J, W, Brown,
871 Kelley street.
Alec Poland, manager of the Lents :
(earn, would like to hear from local or
out of town teams. The Giants last
Sunday defeated the Tlmms-Cress team
in a 15 Inning game by the score of 6
to 4.
The Lents (Junior) team would like to
hear from teams desiring Sunday games.
T. GUnn la manager of the team at
Lents, Or.
Manager Long of the Western Hard
ware company teams, is looking for out
of town games. Long's address is 843
Sacramento street.
Ernst Lone, manarer of the Westrn
Hardware comcanv's ball team. Lonor
has managed teams for several seasons.
starting out wun tne uuu uogs over
four years sgo. He managed the White
Caps In 1910, and then changed to the
Tribunes. This yesr he has handled the
Western Hardware team, which played 1
ln ths Archer-Wiggins league.
Messenger, who played with . the j
Greenfield Blues last season. Is now
with the Western Hardware company's!
team. Messenger Is doing ths catching!
this season.
Hart established a new semi-pro strike i
out record at Hood River last Sunday,)
when he fanned 20 of ths Brooklyn
Grays ot Portland ln 11 Innings.
Earl Eaola. the son of Chief Bsola,
former San Francisco catcher, who waa !
picked up by McCredle, Is playing third
base for Jack Barry's La Grands team
of the Western Trl-State league.
George Pembrooke, Portland boy, Is
rated as being one of the most consis
tent strikers of the Western Trl-State
league. Pembrooke Is hitting the ball
very day. He formerly played with the
Gresham Giants.
Ths Irvlngton team has Collins -snd
St. Marie of the Columbia University
team in Its line up. Phillips, who has
been playing with Holladay, is holding
down first bass for Irvlngton. He leads
off ths batting ordsr.
The Arbor "Lodge ball club defeated
the Falrvlew team last Sunday by the
score of I to 1. Arens, formerly of ths
Greenfield team, pitched for the Arbor
Lodge tears. For games with ths vlo
tors write or telephone Louis Larson,
1374 Greeley street, Woodlawn 600.
and Ella Fottrell, San Francisco.
Ladles' singles Miss Irene Campbell,
Portland. , i
Ladles' doubles Miss Fox and Mrs.
Northrup, Portland.
Mixed foursomes Miss Valleau, Al
ameda, Cal, and Ella rottrslL Baa
Francisco, . , . . 1
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