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THE ; OREGON - SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND' SUNDAY'' MORNING,' "MARCH'!,' 1914; I FORTY -CANDIDATES IN; ; ,r FIELD FOR OREGON NINE MULTNOMAH AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB'S 0FFICIALFAM1LY FOR' 1 91 4-1 5 SEASON a ;. WILL BE STAtfD FOR . ATHLETES AT MEETING ;Seyeri Veterans Will Try,to Retain: Old Positions ort Var ; sity Team but They Will Meet Stiff Competition . From Youngsters From Prep Schools. : : liTWO 880 YARD EVENTS it i 9 t f I. ' University of Oregon, Feb. 28. Near ly 40 baseball candidates are unllmber lng tnetr arms and legs on the varsity , diamond, under the direction of Coach Hugo Bezdik. , ven 14 men have reported so far, nd Captain Fen ton will be In a sulf as" soon as basketball is tucked awayi Portland is .well represented this year. Among the Porttanders who try for positions on Coach Bezdek's nine are; .Johnny Welch, the former Washington high pitcher, and now entering his third year as a moundsrnan for the lemon-colored mil Tuerclc the bis; right handed pitcher from Lincoln high of Portland, who -made rood on last year's team: Johnny Beckett, last .year's Washington high flinger: Ray Bryant, another prospective hurler with , a peed ball "rep"; "Molly" Hughes, the former Whitman college third base . man. and Arthur Runquist, from Wash ington. Olen Dudley, another pitcher from Lincoln high, is in school, and may turn out for the team. - Welch and Tuerck will undoubtedly fill berths on the pitching staff, but among others who will try out for a heaver's Job will be Lyle Bigbee, at present on the basketball team; Toung and Leo Furne'y, the left handed boy from Astoria, who received his base ball training In Mount Angel college. Here's Sard One on Scorers. Motschenbacher, last year's regular catcher. Is out for the 1914 backstop "Job, but,, from ptper dope, will have to travel to beat out Walter White. - a freshman from McMinnvllle. Jim' Causeman. the 18-year-old Junior. In college, has signified his Intention to try for a chance at handling the big Witt ' First base's best bet seems to be the big freshman from Lafayette, Dick Nelson. Nelson tips the scales at 205, and from "rep" and the batting prac tices held on the field shows a decided ability to wallop the ball. Nelson en tered college in September, but had to return home, because of .llnees. Since then . he has been offered contracts with Spokane and Seattle, in the North western league, but has decided , to postpone his deout Into professional ball for awhile. This mesne that Carl Penton will probably be shifted to the outfield. , Chandler's shoes In left field are va cant, and Carl, this year's captain, may direct Oregon's diamond battles from the same garden that Chandler did In 11J. Arthur Runquist, a tall, rangy "Jad. ta also a first baseman, and will try out for this position. Bill Murphy; a senior -in college, who has never had enough time to Indulge his youthful prospects since entering the university, has signified his intention to try for the first base guaMlan's Job. f "Buck" Bigbee will try to convince I , TEAM. WOULD SECURE McKene Wants Mt. Scott Champions and U. ' of 0, to Play Winged M Eleven. Mahager A. E. McKenzIe, of the Multnomah club soccer team, .la mak- ltg an effort to .schedule games with , the Mt Ecott. Beavers and University of Oregon teams. The Mt Scott team : won the Oregon league title, and It Is the plan of McKenzIe to playthat team . for the state title. The Multnomah team will play the Washington high school quintet Sat urday afternoon on the club field, and ' It is likely that the game with. the Beaver team of the Oregon league will bo played Saturday, March 7. The University of Oregon team Is coming to Portland in the near future to play the Columbia university team. and ilt' may be possible to arrange a . game between the "Winged-M" players and . the U. of O. team the following day.-... Multnomah has won from all Inter ' scholastic teams it has played, with the exception of Columbia, and a tie - game was played against Bach's eleven. Soccer at the club has been practical ly dead for nearly a whole year, but under the guidance of McKenzIe a good, strong ream has been secured 'FED' MAGS AGREE ON I . PLAYING SCHEDULE ' , FOR 1914 SEASON Continued from Pais 1, This Section.) Federal contracts and returned to the majors until the season opens. Then the Federal league will take one of two courses, he said bring damage suits against the players or their clubs or seek Injunctions. The new .league, Gilmore said, haa Signed contracts with the Western Union ' by which the Federal league scores will be carried on tickers this season. ;, , .', ' " - . . ( ''Chase May Jump Sox. Ban Jose, Cal., Feb. 28. Hal Chase, first baseman for the Chicago White . Box, announced here today that he is seriously considering an offer to Jump to the Federal league. He has refused to Join his teammates at the training camp at Paao Robls. and says he will not go unless he Is given a substantial Increase over last years contract ENGLISH LACROSSE : . TEAM TO PLAY CANADA ' lacrosse team to Canada this summer - V to meet the Canadians in their national game. The tour . will extend over 10 weeks, the Englishmen arriving In Ma v.- Vancouver' magnates will flu It NOMAH SOCCER GAMES WNH OTHERS r ance the trip. Another idea being talked of In Canadian soccer Circles ' Is the bringing cfver Of the finalists In the English cup j match next year, for ' a series or game. .... - 1 Pitcher Jeff fTesreau, the : Giants' spltter,' has; pitched -all winter for the uan uiego mm in tjauiornia. ": If Jeff doesn't jsfiow class fhts season McGraw will bat Inclined - to cuss Jeff, , . i Ban Diego ana "winter nasenau. .U. , , , , jj Coach Bezdek that he is entitled to his Old berth at second. He may have a rfiard time in -convincing, for there are rscaos : ior men who have signed up for shortstop and third base positions who may be shifted for a try at sec ond, among them "Skeets" Bigbee, the midget, who was good enough to at tract; the attention of the Chicago White Sox manager lastf year, and re ported to have been offered a chance to try out with that team this spring; Molly Hughes, . who looked 'mighty sweet last year, but was Ineligible to play; Anson Cornell- last year's regular rat the station between : second and : third; Lester Williams, of Independ ence; johnny Coshow, of Hood River; Paul Chesebro. of Cottage Grove, and Dutch Ahnunson, last year's regular at third..'' .1 ' ' -;X ,,....;.-.-. ; . "Josh' Billings, one of last year's regular gardeners, Js In college for the second ; semester, and has turned out for his old berth. Besides Billings and Fenton ' for the outfield, there are: Hollis Huntington, a freshman from The Dalles; Molly Hughes, who may go out for a garden position instead of third base, and Walter Kirk, of Salem. Practice for the first few weeks will consist la gym work during the rainy weather and light, batting and fielding .practice onthe field during the sun shiny days. . Coach Bezdek will take no chances on not working his men enough. - Bea Vast Be Shown, When seen today Oregon's Instructor In the national game said: "I don't know what we have. On paper. It looks good; and they tell me we have the best chances that we have had for some time. However, my football and. basketball rule goes here also. Some thing besides paper dope will have to be shown by Oregon's candidates for baseball honors this spring, our first games come with our northern trip the middle of April, and between now and then I expect to see some work done. Then I'll tell you whether the spring sun has faded the paper on which these supposed pedigrees were written. That's miy crucible, and the crucible is pretty reliable". Dean; Walker, Oregon graduate manager, said,- when seen today: 'Tm not particularly strong on .baseball dope, and. don't believe much in any dope myself; but. from what I have been able to find out, our chances look better than for a number of years past" Oregon's baseball schedule this year Is: . April IT and 18 Washington, at Se attle. May and T Washington, at Eu gene. ' May 15 and 16 O. A. CX. at Eugene. May 22 and 23 O. A. C, at Corval lis. . BIDS MULTNOMAH'S COMMITTEES MONDAY Wants Them to Get Acquaint ed and Familiarize Selves With .Working Plan. To outline the year's work. President Ralph W. Wilbur ofHhe Multnomah Amateur' Athletic club has Invited the board of' trustees and the chairmen of the club committees to be his guests at a dinner tomorrow evening in the club dining room at 6:15 o'clock. It is President Wilbur's plfin to have every committee chairman . present so that all may become acquainted with each other and with the members of the board of trustees. The board of trustees ratified the appointments made by President Wil bur at Us weekly meeting last Wed nesday night and the prospects for a successful season in club circles are very bright New blood has been cho sen to head the various committees and some of the chairmen have already begun to lay plans for the year. Only seven of last year's chairmen were. selected to head committees this year, 13 new men being named. Two new committees, finance and property leasing, were formed by - the trustees. Edgar Frank and Frank E. Watklns will be unable to be present at the dinner as they are both out of town. Frank left Portland last week on his annual business trip east : and Frank Watklns Is In Los Angeles, where be witnessed the Vanderbilt cup race yes terday afternoon. The committee chairmen will meet once a month with the board of trus tees at a dinner in the club- dintng room. WORLD'S TOURISTS SET SAIL FOR HOME LAND London, Feb. 28. With a commit tee from. -the American colony and a sprinkling of Englishmen on hand, the Giants and White Sox sailed from Liverpool today for New Tork aboard the Cunard liner Lusltanla. When they arrive next Thursday they will have completed one of the most triumph ant trips of history. When the baseball players boarded the boatrtraln for Liverpool they were surrounded by an admiring crowd, who cheered them again and again. John J. McGraw, hoarse with a cold, made a short speech of appreciation from a. car step. He thanked both his coun trymen ana the Englishmen for the cordial treatment the two teams re ceived In London. , fcjrb to Meet Aberg. Stanislaus - Zbyssko, the Polish heavyweight wrestler, will 'make his reappearance in this country In a fin ish match against Aberg, the Finnish expert at Boston, on February 26. It will be to a finish, best two falls out of three. JUg Shoot at Dajton Again, The Grand American handicap, the blue ribbon event among the trap shooters of this country, will for the second time lnr succession, be shot at Dayton, Ohio, beginning: September 7, ana will continue live days. . Howard Fahey, whe was sent to tha- Coast by Connie Mack, may be sent to the "Victoria team In place of Cart Bawyer, - j PRESENT WILBUR r tKi , . j. ; Harness Horse - Notes v & . Only winning race i records count now. The half mile track circuit is as sured. Holyoke is to have a new half mile track. . The trotters are racing In. J:15 at the Los Angeles matinees. There will be a lot of racing 3 In New England this year. The racing season In Austria opens March 15 at Vienna. A mile track Is being built on C K. G. Billings' Virginia estate. . . ' Cleveland has passed up Its race for amateur drivers. The Grand -Circuit will probably be allowed only . three days at Syracuse! - Ira Ryerson has had a handsome offer to return to. Austria. Tte racing life of many a horse Is to be renewed by the new rules. . It looks like "good night" for - the every-heat-a-race system. . ; J. R. McCune of Pittsburg fcas bought the ! pacets Belle - . Pointer, 2:11, and Princess Margaret, 2:06 , The early closing classes at Cleve land are: 5000 2:14 trot, J3000 2:10 They are: 1 Edgar B. Prank, house. 2 Frank -EL' Watklns" swimming. . 8 Ralph W. Wilbur, . . ; president. 4 Albert H. ' Allen, - entertainment. 5 O. K. Jeffery, squash and racquets. 6 George I Bertz, records. 7 Frank E. Harmar, boxing and wrestling. 8- Harry Fischer, basketball, 9 Alma D. Katz, Turkish baths. 1 0 Martin T. . Pratt, football. 11 Dr. A. D. , Walker, . billiards."5 12 C P. Osborne, handball. 18 Olmar Dranga, 'Kymnaslum. 14-S. M. Ludera, library. 15 A, E.. . McKenzIe. 16V-A. E., Shearer, baseball. ' " 1 7 F. , W. Hfld, f lna nee. 18-AJames F. Ewing, tennls.1 Below, at the left, Martin Hawkins, track and field, and at ..the right George Scharpff. bowling.; trot, 18000 8:20 trot, $3000 2:10 pace and S : 1 2 -1 year old trot, sweepstakes. with $1000 added. Mile" track records have been offi cially fixed as four seconds faster than those of the twlce-arounda. C. W.' Washburn has sent :. Baron Aberdeen, 2:114, to the Indiana train er, Harris Jones. That 3 per cent entrance on every horse named apparently is making, for fewer early closing events on the grand circuit. The latest reports ..mention Ha vis James as the man who will strain Grand Opera, 2:124, this year. James is training at Indianapolis. ; Rhvthmlll. 2:06 is eligible to the 2:30 class, but: if she? still 'has that habit -of jumping off the new; ruls will not be of benefit to her. . Walter Cox is of the belief that he has about as good an M. &.M. candi date as any trainer . In Peter Johnson, owned by James Boutwell of . Mont- peller, Vt. ; ! ,;. . - , .... . " Detroit's early closing events are $10,000 M. & M.2:141 trot; $5000 C. of C 2:13 pace; $2600 free for all pace, $2500 2:09 trot and a sweepstakes for 2:15 3 year old trotters, $800 added. ; ... - . vc - Sillko, 2:08, Is tne nrstl?:!-trotter of 1914. Ha" becomes such by vir tue of his winning .- performances In Austria some years ago, which until last Wednesdays was not officially rec ognized in this country. ; ' .-. -.- m . . ,. . ... . . ' Lydia Thompson, ' dam of "the 'Ken tucky Futurity winner. Peter -Thompson, 2:07 died recently t at Klles, Mich.; the property of T. W. Ready. She was one of the three famous Thompson sisters, each! of : which ; pro duced a 2:10 trotter by 'Peter the Gceat, 2:07. - They were by Guy Wilkes, 2:15, out 'of Eva, 2:23,. by Sultan. ."- - ., t ', : . -Will Meet JIarch 14. . Georges Carpenter and Kid - McCoy i?&rk, Paris, on March 14. ; Th -winner win meet sam itauiora b-isq i uuna Dm -lr itt thA leaf Batnpilav . In. Tnnn the eve of the Grand Prix race. . Car- penier win noi iu mo prupusea np to Australia. " A,W. LEAGUE ILL HOLD MEETING FOR BUSHERS SATURDAY J I . - ' .... i-i '-. -. Milwaukee Club After Com petent . Manager; , . White Caps In Field Again, Baseball talk Is becoming a lively topio among the independent tossera of the city. Arrangements for the organ isation of at least one dozen teams are under -way at the present and It Is ex pected that' at. least twice that num ber will be organized In the next few weeks. L ' i - " ri "; The first meeting vof the Archer- Wiggins league will be held next Sat urday evening at 8 o'clock at 75 Sixth street. Some of 1 the fastest teams in the city last season contemplate enter ing the league this year and a faster brand of ball will' be dished up to the league followers., i . . .. . j - : Mike DeCicco, i who managed the White Cap team last season, has gath ered together a classy bunch of toss- ers, but as yet Is undetermined Whether the team will carry the name of some business firm or play under the name of White Caps again. " . T " , It Is the plan of DeCicco to have his players turn out for practice as soon as the weather permits. Henry Wank, who played with the South Portland Colts and later with the Lents Giants, will be on a of i DeCicco's - lnfielders. Bush, who twirled for the Fulton team last season, will tryout for one of the pitching- positions. 1 f j . IThe Milwaukle baseball iclub la look ing for" the services of a competent manager for v the 1914 i season; ... - For further information communicate with E. Fisher, Mllwaukle, Black 363 ' after 6:30 o'clock. . . - ,;:s ''" "Nap-Mascot, the clever little short stop, . who formerly played with the Tribunes and Portland Colts, la counted on holding down the short patch posi tion for the Lenta Giants this season." HIGH SCHOOL NOTES ' s . - . . - a John Veatoh, former Tjnlveralty of Oregon quarter- mller, will again coach the Washington high school athletics. Veatch announced at the close of the 1913 season ' that ha would devote all Ot his time -to. law practice, -but he has found" the call of the track too strong and will resume coacking to morrow afternoon, when the W. H. S. boys -will have their first turnout. The Hill Military 'Academy Is going to make" an effort to' have - Martin Hawkins of the Multnomah: club assist In ' getting its 1914 track and i field team in shape. " Some of the students who have signified their - Intentisns of trying out for the Cadet team, are Stlnson, McNeill,- Brlggs, - Graham, Robinson, Mulr, , Woodland and Welch. The Hill cadets are taking a great deal of Interest in wreaUlnr a.nd ef forts are being made to arrange dual meets with the high school teams. Moore, who coached the football tteam last season, a handling the grapplera As vet no on timm coach of the. Hill Academy baseball team for the 1914' season,' i Mulr- and Welch are candidates for the twirling' UU1, 5 No arrangement h Mn ' nmAm for tha playing of tha ' post-season series for -r tha championship of, the basketball league between tha Colum bia, Washington and Lincoln teams." Interest in . baseball in tha (various schools Is commencing to liven) up, and It is expected that several of the teams will start working out within tha next weaker 10 daya.; ? i . .-..fr. m m -Ti.- Cotumbla will depend on-. Southpaw. Beranoner no , twirl i tnem . q- th league championship this season; '371th Lewis, of Lincoln, Telford of -Washing-, ton, and WUUams of Jefferson," out' of school' this Season,vBershof f era-ceord- lng to last season's figures, should be the league's best twlrler, unless some new phenom Is developed. s r - ; 1' Tha Jefferson : baseball team wul hav It over" the other" school teams, because it ' has retained - Ward Irvlna . .. .... for.thsbackstpp .position this season. Schjldneckt will likely do the catching for Lincoln. . .. ' . . - again: have tfie serviciesrof OStf ielder Don Keyes.whO' played -with th ast Slder.teamar couple of 'seasons ago. Icyeai intends, to finish ,up his high schobLlwprk,' .nd then enter-the Oregon Agrlcuitural college. ? . - . ' "Moose"'. Johnion,'. the crack ( weight mari- of Washington -hlfch's itrack and field .team for thepast thtee'MJeasona, is "registered "at. the "t Oregon Agricul tural college, according to reports. . i . McTarnihan,1 yie three-fingered art is,t,twhofiwlrledtforithe' championship wlU-t'llkelyj be'LlBcolh's ; mainstay on the mound thl s season.' ", V i BERTiWHALINGnFAMILY -n-rMOJlPOfJCEMORE oLos Angeles FebZSwrsSlarjal peace descended toIaytupon jAlbert J. Whal ing 'ca&hfcr for ,the Boston Nationals, and hlswlfe Kthel, an actress. -Whaling ,'had sued for divorce on groujrds'of desertion. It had been ad mitted that the inexorable schedule, of Gov; Te'ner's circulCatfa the divergent 'bookings of Mrs. Whaling's agent were LbontrlbUtlng causes. ,r- . iv- z The .big, catcher's lawyer' appeared In icourt-today and called off the suit. They refused, further explanation, and Whaling .himself " was ; not . visible about the- building. - - Clubmen and Collefeians Will y Be Confined to pen Event ; ': at Columbia Trick Meet. ANNUAL: AFFAIR tWILl ; . - GET AvA. U, SANCTION : I. ... S- Runners Must Jakl -Standing - biart in'tieiay hce I his V ' Year J.. .... tt: - . . - On account of the large number-of - " runners that -have been ; entered in the -880-yard run. one of thfeature events of its annual Indoor UfaTtc and. field met., which wUl be staged this year on April jSj-tha Colurtibia university -athletio committee has decided to add. an 880-yard axademlo rjn to the Hat oi events.- 4 r . j Last year 82 runners! were entered in the 880-yard run, anj it is. planned . this season to . have sl the college ' 1 and club mlddle-distanej men entered In the open event and cenfine the- high " " sohool runners to- tha aademlo event. " Invltatlona to this year's meet were -mailed to all high schools', clubs and -colleges in tha northwest, and also to , tne Young Men's Christian associations , in Victoria, Vancouve Seattle, Ta ooma, Spokane. Everett Portland and ' . -other 'cities. The antryj list this year will be recognized : by th8 Amateur , Athletio Union of America, and will ba held In strict conformity! with the rules "f that organization. ;The entry list this year will close oe week before " the meet. April 11. g It -was decided thaf in the ' relay . races each consecutive Junner will ra celve his relay from tAe scratcrt and will not be given a flying start. Gold medals will beJjriven the win ners of first place in each of the open events. The second "ad third place winners win receive siryer ana oronse j medals, respectively, ij Silver medals wni be awarded first p?ace winners in - , th acndemio events and. tha second . :: r place men win get broze medals. A . J cup will be given the tem winning tha academic relay. . ,: 3 ; A.11 athletes entered must be reg- , istered. If they are ' not registered blanks can ba secured! by writing T. ' M. Dunne, secretary ff , tha Paclfio' Northwest association. 2 The list of events will be: . open 16 pound shot put; 440 yard run, 60 yard dash, poler vault, 220 yard dash, SO yard high: hurdles, running -high Jump, 880 yard run, running broad jump, one mile run, half mile relay. Acadsmlo 60 yard dash, 60 yard high hurdles, S30 yard dash, 440 yard ! run, 880 yard run; half mil relay. , - HAWTHOifCLUB TO ' : STAGE SMOKE R FRIDAY Schuld and Nelson Will Meeti Again; JVIascot Boxes ; Billington, Several amateur . bdxers will make their first appearance at the monthly, boxing tournament ' of: the Hawthorne club In its club rooms at East Water street and Hawthorne avenue, .The first event will start promptly at 8:30 The go between. Blljle Mascot and Billington Is expected - to be the best event of the evening. , Th.ese two youngsters are new to the local fans and should put up a lively go. A -return event between Peter Schuld of the Armory and Nelson, .unattached, is also scheduled. In he first meeting between these two middlewelghts, Schuld won in the firt round. . Joe Stutt will referee the program, which will consist ol eight bouts as follows: 11? pound Mascot,' Hawthorne club, vs.. Billington, unattached. 1 . 185 pound,-Moscow, Hawthorne club,' s. Holland, unattached.-. - .- 185 pound, Butner unattached, , vs. Derbyshire, South Portland club. 185 pound,- Schwartz, Sellwood club, vs. Kelt. Woodlawn elub. ' . , 146 pound, Wagner, unattached, vs. Amos, Sellwood cjub. . r ' 145 pound, Monaghan, Sellwood club, vs. Chapman, unattached. 146 pound, Duncan J Hawthorne elub, vs. Sommers, WoodlJFwn club. 168 pound. Nelson, unattached, vs. Schuld, Armory. - v ATHLETIC MEETING AT ) . J PARIS IMPORTANT ONE .Many Interesting Items are" to come before the meeting of . 4he Interna tional Federation at Paris on Febru ary 27 and 2S.; The rules of the cov- ered courts championship, of the world will be dealt with by the meeting and the position of the international Fed eration in reference ! to the champion -ships of the world pa grass and to the r rule's of - the Davis ; cup- and their amendment willj be discussed. Oer- ? . many will propose fixing the dates by tbet International , Federation for the . champlonahlps of -world and the pav4s cup, and sWiUs also propose the -election of the committee td deal wi th : the bail question. Australia Is to pro pose that the challenge round , in the v championship -of," the world be eliminated-;;. fe 4.,;.v:'nCcHi;- YALE'S "BOWL" WILL .' f iT$ r orood m q r e Tale, unlvefsftiy's S new" stadium or-" bowl when completed will cost 1 278, 000. - ThUis $100,000 more than the original contract called for. -This is exclusive of, the cost of putting in the . seats.;; The seating; with a few minor ' expenses will bring the total cost of the bowl up to $400,000. The cost of the Harvard university stadium was ' $260,000 The bowl will hold 81.500 people. 7 Taxed to it - capacity, the . Harvard stadium can only hold about . 40,00 people. , . , . U The National Associatiojn tf Pro- r fesslonal Baseball clubs ha sustained the objections of .President O'ftourke -" of, the Eastern association against the action of the New Tork-New Jersey league In : changing , Its name to the Eastern league. , , V .'yi r . if';; J I 1 . J -
