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TMENT OF RECENT OFFERS IS NEVYORKAMERlCAN'SWiLLBEINPERFECT THREE PROMINENT YANKEE PITCHERS m rnicMno m onnnniiin u SEASON OPENS hi mum hi oruniinu i rater's: Plrfn. -of. Going Over to;Europe tb; Pick" Up theatri Frankthance Pinning Great Hopes - on Early lead ; His Men ' Will Have After Season of Training in Bermuda) . Getting Good Line on Talent. ' j - cal. Coin When Matches Are ; Waiting ..Him.- Here Raises Query: "Is He Sincere?"- - THE OREGON '.SUNDAY JOURNAL'; PORTLAND, -SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1913. , Losing hi f ." V nn n CONDITION WHEN BASEBALL iuhiu By V, r. Nnughton. .in Francisco. Cal.. March M. If lllo Ritchie is Riven to thinking ai it la high time for him to hunt his siderlng cap. For Willie's friends dHftlngsaway from him in carload and if the desertion continues at present raw U will not be long be- e Ritchie will find himself the most some world's champion that ever rted the laurel wreath.' is 'Ritchie's treatment of recent rs and his attitude aenerally to- rds the. boxing game that has die ted his well ' wishers. He la con ned particularly for the studiously ue way m which he refers to the bable date of his return to the ring. appears to be fencing with the ques- i in fact There Isn't a glimmer of mise in anything ho has toNiay In v connection. He Is playing squarely o the hands of lus enemies who hae ivnueq an aiong msi at wovm mine most of an aceident which enabled to' grab the title from the young- r who won It by dint of hard tight- and who risked it and defended it as en as an opportunity arose. Has Himself to Blame. tltchle has himself to blame if a sub Ion of this kind attaches to him. He hn't accomplished sufficient to war- t htm playing fast and loose with the s of his class and with the sporting Ullc generally in the way he is doing. knows that even those who took his 6 of the argument when a question as to whether Referee Jim Griffin Justified In declaring that the clr nstances called for a return match. the earliest possible opportunity. Ritchie pleaded a right to garner a tie of the footllght harvest as others nijarly situated had done before him d nd one said him nay. He took the lid with the tacit understanding that would face Wolgast or some other rthy lad on the Fourth of July if not yore. He is talking now of continu- anu crossing me ocean xor wirw de theatrical tour and if there la any ing In his treatment of various fight oposals made to him that a promoter n stick a pin. in, the writer for one, I not come across it. .:y.-.-:'-' Is Xe Afraid) Either Ritchie is timorous about fac- 7 this issue or tie overestimated nis n standing in the boxing world. The tjtentious program he has mapped out ruld bo all right for a man who had oved beyond chance or argument that IS the best of his weight in the it ted. States but it smscks of assur- ce in this particular case. The aver g British music hall patron liflg a keen nse of humor and a sarcastic tongue d If Ritchie made a bid for the nix- nee s and shillings or the English ludvlllo circuit and It leaked out tha; was a punca irom ino uiuer limn mui ado him champion and not a punch do- bred by hlmaelf his nightly retep js might lack cordiality. her man that made htm champion and t. a punch delivered by himself his nightly receptions might lack cordial ity. , The chances are the British trip will not be taken, at least until Ritchie's rec ord has been enhanced sufficient to warrant & triumphal tour. This talk Of flattering offers ls buncombe, ef the worst description for the stage earnings vi Ameriran ceieoniies on me uuici side are always ridiculously small. ' A story toia recently oy jinn vwoen Hbs bearing on this matter, seeing as how Jt makes evident that the best ad vertised pugilists of this country are sometimes scarcely known in England. Crowd Kept Calm. . ' Corbctt was billed to 'start his Brit ish stage' whirl at Bristol it may have been Birmingham, and when-he appeared to do his monologue he was visibly dis couraged by the lack of effervescence in the crowd and the calm eyed manner in which he wos' viewed.- ' . . '-ITrnm tha lnnk on their fCS I think some of them were wondering whether I was, a ventriloquist or waa gome give imitations of famous actors. It wasn't lin til I told them I was tha fel low Fltzsimmons licked that they took a mild Interest in me."', said Jim. Now if Corbett, conqueror of John L. Sullivan and Charlie Mitchell, had to go to such extremes to make himself known win nnnr Utilfl one fleht Willie - . . ' . Ritchie fare in mat strange mum . One of -the things that is putting Ritchie "in bad" with practical sporting men Is the apparently Insincere man ner in which Manager Nolan keeps harp ing on the prospect of a contest with Packey McFarland to the exclusion of oflier and more legitimate matches. . "We want McFarland and we will sign with him the moment he agrees to do 1?5 pounds a few hours before, as he agreed to do at Milwaukee." This Is Nolan's battle cry. So Ethics in pugilism. Now the. veriest Ignoramus In sport ing matters knows that McFarland can notrnmko 1S5 pounds for boxing pur poses at any time of day. If Packey agreed Mo any such thing the match would be one to view with suspicion. Jimmy Brltt once declared that there are no ethics in pugilism snd ilc chances are he" was right. It Is to. each boxer to lay out the course lie thinks best und Judge of the correctness of lils Judgment by the measure of suc cess met with. It is in Willie Ritchie's power to dodge a Fourth of Julyfmeetlng with one of our willing American light weights and go Junketing . across the pond If he feels that way about it But it would h as wall for him to remem ber that so far as be has done noth ing to perpetuate, his rairo as a pugilist. When a fighter with a wiak record yanks himself out of the limelight he htfs a deuce of a tl.ne working back to the place where the glaro is. IX Fr to advertise and the best kind of adver tising for a man Ilka Willie Ritchie If to be up and doing In his particular field of endeavor. It V BASEBALL NOTES George Magoon, the old major league fielder, has signed to coach the Vnl- erslty ot Maine baseball team.- Larry Doyle of the Giants has found Is batting eye "early this season, and whaling the pill to all corners of xas. Owner Frank Farrejl is with his New orkers In Bermuda, and "Chubby harles Murphy is watching his Cubs erform In Florida. Sylvester, the youngster who Is play- right field for the White Sox sec- nd team, led the Wisconsin-Illinois eagua in batting last season. The new Huntington, W. Va., team in he Ohio Slate league will be managed Sam Wright, a farmer Kansas City nd IjOuisvllle pitcher. With Pitcher Ray Collins contract ilgncd and In the strong box, President IcAleer has all of his Boston Champi ons lined up for the season. Pitcher "Dixie" Walker, formerly 6f he Washington team, and later with laitlmore and Wllkes-Barre, has signed .vim urn nei s et. raui team. Tha Danville club, of the Three-I eague, has signed Pitcher Hkanavltch ind Catcher Bossaloughnl. Nice bat tery for the Three-Lamp umpires to announce. find while waiting for the Detroit club jto 'come across with an increase In sal try. Ty will tour the southern states jwitn bis aggregation of ball tossers. f. Pittsburg fans figure that the Fl- , rates' chances to cop the cambrlo de pend largely upon Butler's ability to tililne In the infield, and Pitcher Han- drlclc coming to terms and Joining the team. . I A few years make a blg difference in ibaseball. Tim Murnane. the veteran ! scribe, says that several of the Red Sox Youngsters had never heard of "Duke" iFarrell until they arrived at Hot Springs, Ark. The "Duk,e" who was a star for a dosen years with Chicago, Brooklyn and New York, is now coach ing the Red Sox. The New York Highlanders and the Jersey City Skeeters have been playing clever games with close scores In their practice games in Bermuda. Manager Hugh Jennings ' is pretty sweet on the work being done by Churn Deal, who is out to land the third sack lob with the Detroit Tigers. John Pendry, formerly manager of the Youngstown, Ohio, team, has been signed to pilot the Traverse City team in the Michigan State league. "Hack" Schmidt, the former Detroit backstop, tacked a wallop on a cltlsen of Fort Smith, Ark., theother day, nd now has to defend a suit for $2000 dam ages for his rudeness. Louis (Hetty) ' Green, the Dennlson. Tex., pitcher, has signed with the In dianapolis club. It is said that he Is the originator in the use of the slip pery elm as an aid In shooting the "spltball.,, The Wisconsin-Illinois league will open the season earlier than at first an nounced. The recently accepted W.-I. schedule calls for 126 games, the season opening on April 14 and closing Labor Day. Armando Marsans, the Cuban out fielder of the Cincinnati Reds, showed up at the Reds' training camp at Mo bile in fine condition. He has been playing with the Havana team during the past winter. The swell fllnglnr pitcher Jimmy Lav ender, has been doing for the Cubs has caused Manager "Keystone King" Evers to declare that James will make the National League batters curl up and wither when the big show starts. Quite a number of baseball stars have been injured In practice games this spring. Otto Knabe, of the Phillies, Is nursing an injured foot caused by being spiked; "Sub" Hauser, of the Cardinals, Is suffering from an injury to his right knee sustained in sliding to second, and Hal Chase, of the Highlanders, and Trls Speaker, of the Red Sox, have each a bad ankle, the result of practicing the art of sliding. - 4f K w V I Froln left to right are Jack Warhop, Russ Ford and Ray Caldwell. This trio of mound artists represent the main hope of Frank Chance .in his ambition lo boost the New York Americana, into the first column this season. All three of 'these men have been doing some great twirling at Bermuda and according to the reports from the Yankee camp, .Russ Ford is showing his old 1910 form. If that is the case he can -be-depended upon to jiltch his team into the first division single Banded, for at top form Ford is- practically invincible. The fine showing of the other pitchers has filled the Yankee athletes with more confidence thali they have felt for several seasons. By' W. J. Macbeth. Hamilton, Bermuda, March 22. Frank Chance's. New York Americans will be In perfect physical condition for the opening of the season. Upon this happy circumstance the Peerless Leader banks heavily for an Impressive start in his new field. "I feel," says Chance ."that the trip here has .added about five years to my life. Before I came I was viry dubious about my playing future. I thought it would take a lot of jheer force and grit to enable me to eUrk out through the training campaign. But I foifnd It was far caaler for me to reduce than at any time 'since I first assumed the management of the Cubs. , "This !s a wcndorful condition I must say for I was n,t any too sure of my legs. I never worried about the head aches. They stopped with tha operation last fall. It was my legs that had bothered me mostly the" past several years. When I returned to California last fall they were so far Improved that I felt a well man for the first time In three seasons. I came .to Bermuda hope ful but uncertain. I have satisfied my self that I shall be able to get at top speed all season if I meet with -no acci dent. Bays He's Delighted. "It becomes more and more difficult year by year for a veteran to round out to shape. I do not believe that I should have been able to accomplish such won ders with myself at any other training camp I have ever' visited. I Judge the merits of Bermuda simply by what this climate has done for me. There need be no apprehension about my physical condition. I am as sound as a dollar. What I have accomplished here I shall be able to continue when we return to the . north. The secret lay In the possibility of working Into shape. That has been accomplished." Chance is so delighted with his own condition that he cannot possibly see why his team will not face the barrier In better shape than any he ever be fore managed. "If the climate and cricket grounds have done so. much for me," said be, "what would it not accom plish for the rest of the boys. I am the only veteran, you might .say, on the whole aouad. My team is composed en tirely of youngsters. Why I haven't been forced to drive them a bit ahd they are all as far advanced as most teams are after they break training. . I expect -to take the club back to New York In midseason form, v - . . - Good Start Means Jfttcn. "I realise that a good start will mean, a lot to us. Take the Giants last year. They got off winging, hung onto Cin cinnati and once having shaken off O'Day'g Reds were never headed. Th team showed up toward the end but al ready an overwhelming lead had been established. "Now let me get out like the Giants did and the rest of the American league clubs will have to go some to beat us. If -I knew the rival elubs better I should not be so anxious to Jump out Into the lead. But I realize that I will be han dicapped until my club has played at least the series with every opponent. A good start would tide me ovr this treacherous stretch of games." One of the least of Chance's worries-" but a worry nevertheless is the wealth of material on hand. The Peerless Leader has practically made up his mind as to the lineup at the beginning of the season but he realizes that he will have to turn down a number of mighty good baseball players in . order to -comply nrl h tliA rr..ln. limit ' Thai. ..-.a. ...u .vw.ki ...... t i u v ..e,. ... will be placed to the best advantage; where they may be called upon read ily in the hour of need. Sometimes play ers come slowly, and flashiest spring players are forced to give way to the plcdders who hit their proper stride along towards June. It Is up to Chance to make the proper selections In time, advanced conditions of the players. New iori; will establish a permanent training camp on the Island, iir. Farrell has closed for a site for a new- hotel for the club. The cricket grounds have been leased for a long term of years. Thus, Now York gets in on the ground floor. No other major league club may come here without Mr. Farrell's per mission because he controls the only grounds adaptable to baseball purposes. It is likely that Jersey City, of the In ternational league, will continue to train here bo long as the club Is under its present management. It was, thev pioneer that paved th way to the most popular camp almong the big league athletes. Joe Rivers has arrived In New York and has started training for his second bout with Leach Cross. WATER WALKERS GIVE EXHIBITION PORTLAND BASEBALL BOOSTERS CLUB TU BE FORMED T IP Monster Auto Parade Will Be Held Just Before First Game of the Season. t j v tfv rf eKei(i..j VwT .) J.jMi rrt, M 4t it; 1 wik-: i Li ijj W 5! .,.... ..-., .... , 2 Ws::: T i n Rupert Mertl and J. Gross.' Inventors of ttie water walking shoes. Vho ywlll give an exhibition this afternoon at the rortland Swimming ' ;l baths.... Thesa two mon walked across the San Francisco lay In two hours and fifteen minutes. , The organization of the Portland Baseball Booster club will be perfected tomorrow noon when the committeemen and club representatives meet at the Portland hotel with Chairman J. X Dunne of the Boosters. Dunne Is very enthusiastic over the opening day plans and expects the open ing day td be the biggest and best one ever held on the Pacific coast. "We want 1500 members in the Boost er club, and ill accommodate 2500. If we can secure tnem, sam Dunne. Rep resentatives of all the civic and com mercial bodies of the city will be pres ent and final plans for the parade will be completed. "We want to get busy and name the selling places of tho Initiation cardB. The cards will be placed on sale at the various cigar and drug stores Wednes day morning." The Boosters club plans to hold tho largest auto parade ever held In this city before the game. The players of both teams will ride in antes at the head of the parade, and the city and possibly the state officials will be In cars also. An effort is being made to. have May- j or Rushlight declare a half holiday April 15. It is likely that the mayor will d this, in order to help make the affair a grand success. The members of tho committee ap pointed are J. E. Dunne, chairman, Dr. Oeorge Parrlsh, Melvln Winstock, O. J Baker, Will Llpman. H. B. Clarke, l F. Wright C. F. Berg, Bill Panglo, Hen ry Feldman, Leo Merrick, L. M. Lepper. Edgar S. Iligglns, James rt. Cassell, De Witt L. Harry and George Berts. The time for organizing the club la short and the committeemen, will be kept busy for the next couple of weeks getting all arrangements for the open ing completed. PENDLETON SIGNS A NUMBER OF EX-COLTS Pendleton, Or., March 22. Pendleton has eight men signed for the team that Will represent it In the" Western Trl State league for the season of 1913. Four pitchers, two catchers, a first baseman and, a second baseman comprise the nu cleus of the team. The second baseman. Terry McKune, Is also manager and he Is now in Port land keeping his weather eye open for more recruits. ' Thepitchers whom he has signed are Wheeler Osborne star twtrler of last seasos's - team, Ralph Rn rrwar"f ef er W A. it- Haaltenf ai. der, of Elgin renown, anoNUbert Wells, a Boise lad, who waswltlONick Wll- Hams tor a while. - v A TTia ratqhera sre J. A.- BlniWn. form- arly with 'a soldier team in' tho Phil- lines, and released by Nick Williams to Pendleton, and Homer Haworfh1Ja,hother Portland backstop. Captain Al Lodell, who held down the Initial bag last year, has again signed a Contract and McKune now wants two more inf lcldcrs and a set of outfielders. There Is a possibility that Augustus may again be secured for short, and if satisfactory terms can be made, Rader, now a holdout, will be back at third. McKune will arrive .in Pendleton on April 2, with his recruits. To Try English Channel. Henry F. Sullivan of Lowell, Mass., one of the best long distance swimmers in New Kngland, and Joseph M. Calla han of Pittsburg are among tho latest to announce their Intention to try and swim the English channel this summer. Chet Laird, who formerly kicked around In the Union association, has de. cllned several league offers and will probably play Independent this year. jj - . , - , j Mr. Barber ana Mr. Private Shaver- We pre having the biggest annual sale o! RAZORS and BARBERS' SUPPLIES ever held in Portland: Genuine "Solinger" Hollow Ground Razor.... .90 Genuine "Wade & Butcher" Razors .OOl Genuine "I. X. L." Wostenholm $2.50 and $3.00 kind for 95 I. A. Henkels Twin Brand $3.00 Razors for. ... .. .$1.00 "Manganese Steel," Regular $2.50 for. .$1.50 35c g;.35c To advertise the $5.00 Durham Duplex Razor, we will give you a razor for only the distributing expense of 35 cents. Only one to a customer. RAZOR STROPS Regular $1.00 for 50 Regular $2.00. $2.50 and $3.00 for .90 "SWARTY" DRY HONES Regular $1.00 for 25 RUBBERSET LATHER BRUSHES Regular 50c for 25 90cr 90c HAIR AND BEARD CLIPPERS Regular $2.00 for 90 SHAVING SOAP-A11 kinds, 3 cakes for. ,10 BARBER SHEARS Solid steel, French and German. Reg- uiar tor .r.vr. .......,. 75 Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention All Kinds of Safety Blades Sharpened 30 ; per : dozen. We also sharpen manicure scissors, knives;; tailor scissors, axes and tools. - -f- ' PORTLAND-CUTLERYJCOMPANY , paUi Steinmetz, Prpp. . , -! t 86 Sixth St., Between Stark and Oak. Opp. Wells Fargo Bldg. u s E T H E S P A L D I N G C 0 R K C E N T E R B A L L FOLLOWING OUR ANNUAL CUSTOM WE AGAIN OFFER 13 HANDSOME TROPHY CUPS TO BE CONTESTED FOR AND AWARDED THE WINNERS IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING THE SEASON OF 1313: XVTEBSCKO&AgTXO BASB1XJEi lEAGUI. ' OKAMMAJl BCHOOZ. BA8EBAJLX, XEAOVS. CATKOXJO SOKOOIi BASEBAXJb LEAGUE. TWXLIQKT BASEBJXZ) ZJ3AOUX. K. A. A. C. UTTZXCXtrB BASEBAXX X.EAOUS. BEST raATEB K. A. A. O. BASEBALL LBAOTTZ. POBT. ACAD EOT XVTEXCLUB B. B. LEAOUB BEES COLLEOB ZBTEXCXX7B B. B. LEAGUE. T. SC. 0. A. SALEM POBTLABS ML AT BACX. T. X. C. A. PEHTATBXOB. ZBTEBCOLLE GZAT8 TZXLS MEET. ZVTEX8CH0LA8TZ0 FXELS XBET. CKXLBBEH'S BOSE FESTIVAL PABABB THE CUPS ARE ON EXHIBITION IN OUR SPORTING GOODS WINDOW; : WE BELIEVE THE OFFERING OF TROPHIES CREATES HEALTHFUL COMPETITION IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. TO HAVE WON A CUP IS 7 INDEED AN HONOR: NOT ONLY TO BE CHERISHED AS A SCHOOL TROPHT, BUT AN EVENT TO BE SHARED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF A WINNING TEAM. BASEBALL THE GREATEST OF " . ALL OUTDOOR SPORTS -IS MADE ALL THE -MORE ENJOYABLE, ' IF A SPALDING CORK . CENTER BASEBALL IS USES. IT MEANS BETTER . BATTING) AVERAGES. ; BECAUSE IT GIVES i THE BATTER AN " EVEN BREAK WITH . THE PITCHER. .' AFTER A SEVERE TEST OF TWO YEARS . IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY , THE NATIONAL fc AND AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGU ES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEAR?. (S -J , " FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE. BIG LEAGUERS AND YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE. " ' L OfMat Wationalj9apa VBITOBMS, BATS, MASKS, GLOTES. MITTS, SHOES, XTO. ' . "HOEYMAirHARDWARE'CO:- rOUKTH 8TBEET AT ALSE31 if i! t j