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if . 1 t: SECTION (.THREE ' PAIIT ONE SPORTS, NEWS AND GOSSIP. . FOUR PAGES WANT ADS "IN PART TWO - OP T . THIS SECTION - : : PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1914. WALTER JOHNSON CREATES BASEBALL SENSATION OF YEAR BY FLOPPING BACK TO ORGANIZED LEAGUE RANKS SITUATION AS LIMNED BY CARTOONIST MURPHY 15 TO FIRST IN TENNIS IN THESE UNITEDITATES - TO HIS FIRST LOVE -J Mi- M'LOUGHLIN RACKED r ... -, . J ' FAMOUS PITCHER THE SPORT INDUCED RETURN Speed Marvel Sayb Option in His Contract Is Binding, According io Authorities, WEEGHMAN IS AFTER HIW1 Chios ro Owner of Outlaw Xeagrue Says Contract Sljned With Feds Will Keep Bltf Swede Out. . Kansas City, Mo.. Dec 19. Walter Johnson today flopped back to organ ized baseball .from the Federals, ac cording to a statement signed by Johnson and given, out here by "Man ager, Clark Griffith of the Washing ton club, i Johnson's signed statement follows: "After a conference with Manager Griffith and let'aJ authorities,' I am I convinced that the option in my con tract with the Washington club was binding and I am' going to return to the Washington club and fulfill my agreement and at the terms offered by the club. WALTUR JOHNSON." Johnson In Ms new contract re ceives $ I", 500 a season, which is the same as ho collected in 1914. Griffith tr.Jd Johnson that his con tract with the Chtfods was not bind ing and that if ho dewerted organized baseball ho never would tys allowed to como usw.H intu um major organiza tions. Washington is reported to Have m. agreement with- Johnson tor nis services the coming season. Johnson left late this afternoon. supposedly for his home at Correy ville, Kus. According to Griffith, Johnson signed for three years. Manairer Tinker of the Chicago- ca- rVla three weeks ago journeyed to Coffeyville and signed the tar pitcher of the American league for three years for $17,500 a season, Six . ttiousana dollars advance money was also paiu. which Griffith said Johnson wouia re turn st Weeghman s' cluh. , ? - , WHOLE FED RESOURCES ( BEHIND WEEGHMAN IN HOLDING W.- JOHNSON Chlrairo. Dec. 1 9. President Charles HVeeghman of the Chicago- Federals ladmitted tonight that he had received; word that Walter Johnson, prize hur ler of the Washington Senators, has Jumped back to organized baseball. after signing a contract witu vne m cago Federals. : I am trying to get in commumca- Itlor With Johnson now," said Weegh- lltian. . 1 won t neiieve me siury un til I hear from him.". "Johnson's signed contract is in my safe."-fcald Wceghmun. 'it calls lor $17,500 a year, and 1 paid him tuuu In advance on ills next season's sal- lary. It was not a oonus, dui n oui arid out advance, if it is true mat I Johnson has Jumped, you can rest as sured that we will carry the case to the highest court In the land, jonn- Iwon will play with us or he will not play baseball." President Gilmore or trre i eqerai I league was equally emphatic. "I- don t, believe Johnson is mat I kind of a fellow,' said Gilmore, out If it is true you can take it" from me Mint the wholn resources of the fea- leral -league will be behind Weeghman. I We consulted the best legaj auvice in the eouiitry before signing him, and we are not going to lose him." Ijitr in the evening Ullmore caiiea up,. some of his baseball associates In I Kansas City bm alter a teiepnone conversation was apparently con vinced, of , the trutn of the report. "Regardless or tne teenniraimes that Johnson and tne w astnngton I club- apparently havo availed tnem selves of, the baseball fans of -, the country will not stand for a trick like I that,'' said Gilmore, Willi consiaeraoie beat.- . . i THE" rtAfvieS. j STINGY TtilNfr f ' $fp UUUIPmrxw. , AS THE CROW FLIES By 11. A.C. P. MULDOON ASSERTS FOR CHRISTMAS An order for a pair of Clapu Shoes :- Always in good taste, always acceptable to the well-dressed man COMFORT SLIPPERS A large stock to se " lect from at from $2 a pair up. v 1 V Protzman Shoe Cow Alder at Park THE OLD WORLD'S WISE. Man sighs, I l.ove-llght Ilea; Woman's eyes; Blng b. buys; I : Preacher tiesr Doctor files, ' Baby cries. Just See Where lie Lived. (Fossil Journal.) Marshal t)ave Wood fin threw a Frenchman into the city skookum house yesterday, for being drunk and disorderly. The Gaul, who has a home stead in Dry Hollow, was celebrating the return of the French government to Paris, and slightly overdid it. OUR IDEA OF SOMETHING EAY. Being a great ball player simply be cause you happen to look like Eddie Collins in a uniform. Tlw worst knock the Federals ever got was when Zvan Olson con ( eluded to stick with Cincinnati, i Leslie Mann Is posing for 'the mov ing pictures in "Elevating a Hus band." It's a lung laue tliat has no ash can, I'm told, And it's always the air that be long to the bord; Truth crushed to earth can't come bark any more. And there's many a slip between the bar and the door. Radio. So long as these ball plJkyers don't have to talk right out they can get away with a lot of the pose stuff. Muggsy McGraw has signed a new pitcher named Press. If he Is a wine press he ought to get a lot of help from Harry McLean. Many a man hilled foe an after dinner speech h'as become sudden ly afflicted with tonsllitis. - ' AVar Is Xearing End. Count Von Bernstorff has been caught singing "Tipperary." Also he was seen eating Russian caviar and drinking French wine. Turkish coffee was also swallowed, but Brussels sprouts and English roast beef were given the go-by. OUI OUI A young Portland boxer, Monpier, Is a regular terror, Monsier. He cuts and he jabs, He sidesteps and stabs, And swings a hard right to one's ' ier. High Liife in Jail. "Hing ying prisoners dine, then at tend show," says' a New York Tribune headline. 1 Old man Pneumonia has got a crust, I think. .To pick on Johnny Evers. that lively little ginn Who put AicGillieuddy and his gang upon the blink. QUICK, WATSON, THE NEEDLE Jos Day admits that lis Is a better detective than Sherlock Holmes. : i A. BXDDXiE. ' Why do they calf these boxing shows '.'smokers" when ' they don't allow you to smoke? . Grandma Sarah Todd, who died at Walla Walla at the age of 104, was an Inveterate tobacco user. How the se ductive weed does shorten the span of life. ROSEBUDS SHOWING VERY SATISFACTI DRY The Professional Ice Hockey Team Played Good Game in B, C, Rinks, Manager Pete ' Muldoon and his hockey players '. returned yesterday afternoon from their first road trip, which resulted in one victory and -one defeat. The Rosebuds trimmed the Victoria seven Tuesday night, 8 to 4, but lost to the Vancouver Millionaires Friday night by the score of 6 to- 3, two goal lead In the IN THE LOOKING-GLASS ' BY R. A. CRONIN J after getting a first period. The local puck chasers will be seen in action against the Victoria team next Saturday night. Muldoon fig- f ures Victoria is going to make a strong iignt xor tne- title again xnls season, despite the fact that it has lost two games. i The local players will practice every afternoon this weelc Muldoon said :, "I lam well satisfied with the showing of the players in their first games away from home. At Victoria we outplayed Lester Patrick's team easily and I .thought sure we -would even up the score with the Mil lionaires after getting two goals in the first period of Friday night's game, but luck went against us. "Seaborn, the defense player, who joined us in Victoria, has been re leased and in his place I have signed Connie Benson, a member of the Win nipeg team. Benson is a stocky de fense player and was in the Boundary league last year. Vancouver will car ry Seaborn for the remainder of the season." , Muldoon also handed a couple of bouquets to Cook, the big defense play er, and McKay, the classy center of the Vancouver team. These two play ers and Cyclone Taylor form the back bone of the Millionaires- Portland has the leading goal scorer of the league in Harris, the wing player, who was secured from Vancou ver in a trade for Mallen. Harris has scored five goals. i Indianapolis (F lniiaaeipnia iaj Brooklyn (N) . . Teams Philadelphia (A) Pittsburg (N) .. liurraio (t) .... Playing against the orders of his physician the Portland cover point went into Tuesday night's game with a frctured jawbone.) a huge football helmet being used to protect him from further injury, while underneath he wore a bandage to prevent-any jar ring. Few, if any of the spectators, were aware of Johnson's condition and the remarkable Fame that he played is one of tho greatest Instances of nerve that lias ever been flisplayej in Can adian hockey, says the Victoria 'Times. Johnson sustained the In jury, at practice last Thursday in Portland, but the matter was kept dark for a few days, j He' has been or dered to rest by his medical advisers, but states that he will keep on play ing, his brilliant defense work being a big factor of Portland's victory last night. WOULD HAVE BOYS ROW The Sheepshead Bay (N. T.) Row ing club is about to start a movement to interest Brooklyn school boys In rowing. It is hoped to develop eights to compete in an annual race to be rowed on the Harlem river. The Schuylkill navy of Philadelphia start ed a similar plan last summer and also plan to develop- crews for the Olympic regatta. So satisfactorily did they handle the game here on Friday night between the Rosebuds and the local septette, that Mickey Ion and Tommy Phillips will probably take charge of all the games in the Coast league series this season. With the exception of one or two little mlscues oh off-sides these officials did splendid! work. The new rule allowing off-side plays in center ice. makes it difficult for a referee to get away from calling one or two bad ones In the course of a game. By the way, the inew rule, which was Introduced by the Patricks last season, allowing an j off-side play in center Ice, speeds up the game won derfully. The Portland players are taking full advantage of it as was shown In their game In the Capital City on Tuesday night. They played the best combination; of any team In the league so far, i as th Victoria critics say, 'and it was this rule that helped them to do itr $400 Purses at Toronto. Toronto will give $400 purses for Its ice meeting In which prominent light harness horses will race begin ning December 24 and closing Janu ary S. - - , "The Coast league has agreed to ac cept an eastern arbitrator for .- the Smith-MacDonald trade and they will insist that a western hockey enthu siast give i the final decision In Ahe Ronan case,' , was the statemenf 'df Frank Patrick, president of the P. C. II. A., with regard to the controversy between the leading profesional "hockey organizations." 'James Smith, of Montreal, will look Into the Smith MacDonald trade on December- 19 at Montreal and as this case vitally con cerns the Coast league, we feel -that we are entitled to . a westerner to a 157 158 154 .... 2B. 29 165 172 3B. 89 80 90 PO. 4213 4211 4155 3B. 11 12 II R. 32 28 31 A. 1937 2035 2036 IIR. SH. 223 217 190 E. 213 233 243 SH. f If. 33 AMATEUR SB. 287 2:9 173 DP. 125 107 SB. 35 75 .284 .273 .269 PC. .?67 .966 .962 PC. .368 .366 .329 VARIOUS BIG SHOW LEADERS ARE COMPARED The Indianapolis team, winners of the championship of the Federal league, was the best hittingaggregation of players in the major circuits. The Hoosiers, although they played in one less game than Connie Mack's collection of sluggers, batted 12 points better than the American leagui champions. The average of the Indianapolis team was .284, according to the official averages. The Brooklyn Dodgers the best hitting team in the National league, batted .269. The official averages of the three higher leagues show that the twirl ers of the American league were the most effective during the season. Leon ard, the big twirler of the Boston Red Sox, topped the twirlers of the three leagues with the average of 1.01 runs per game. Seven pitchers of the American league allowed less than two runs per game during the season and six Federal leaguers followed suit. Only three National league twirlers allowed less than two runs per game. The Philadelphia Athletics, the leading fielding team of the Ameri can league, and the Pittsburg Pirates, the best fielders in the National league, topped the Buffalo team, the fielding leaders of the Federal league, by a margin of 5 and 4 points, respectively. j i Tyrus Cobb, of the Detroit Tigers, was the: top notch hitter with the percentage of .368. Benny Kauff, of the champion Indianapolis team, bat ted .366 and Jake Daubert, Brooklyn's hard hitting first sacker, hit for an average of .329. ! ; . , The leaders in the various departments of the game, according to the official averages, are as follows: Team Batting', AB. R. H. 2B. 3B. IIR. SH. SB. P.C. of Ol (CJ 1111 6123 749 1393 6152 622 1386 Team Fielding-. O. 158 158 155 individual Batting. Players. Team. League- ; AB. H.'. , K. H. ZB. Cobb. Detroit (A : 97 345 69 127 22 Kauff. Indianapolis (F) 154 674 118 210 45 12 8 Daubert. Brooklyn (N) ....il26 474 89 150 17 , 7 6 Leading Pitchers. Players. Team. "League 1 G. IP. ABO. HO. E.R.O. Leonard. Boston (A) s. 35 221 2-3 778 140 25 Ford, Buffalo (F) . 35 249 889 388 43 Doak, St. Louis (N) ...!. 36 256 1016 193 49 As an instance of the way money ha3 been tossed around by the Fed erals, "Stonewall" Jackson, who jumped the Seattle club for the Chicago club of the outlaw circuits is cited. He was signed to a two-year con tract without the 10-day clause, which makes it mandatory upon Chicago to pay him in full for another year. L,ast year; Jackson took part in only 17 games and batted .040 in 2o times up. lhat lone binglc doubtless cost the Federal league $2000. Sf if V IF if if f X f X V if if X'X Charley Comiskey is said to have paid out $125,000 for baseball stars in the past few years. A good many of these dollars have gone in what may be termed crazy purchases, as, for instance, Larry Chappell for $18,000, and Etussell Blackburne for $11,000. He only paid $8000 for Ray Schalk, the best young catcher in the American league. The $50,000 he gave for Eddie Collins is the best money Comiskey has spent in many a day. T i . if if if if if if if if if if f if if if if if if Amateur .boxing has reached high tide in Portland. The last show of the Western Athletic club Friday night was one of the best that has been staged in recent years. If the amateurs continue to put up such good bouts and the clubs continue to handle their smokers so effectively, there will probably be little cry tor the professionals. VVVV if if if if Henry Berry, the old Los? Angeles and new San Francisco oroorietor. is due for "a big surprise if the entries to do business with the Cleveland Naps. Henry is figuring that he will terminate his alliance with the Washington club and form one with Charley i Sbmers, basing his action upon the rumored breaking off of relations between Cleveland and Port land after several years of close friendship. Walter M'Credie and Char ley Somers are just as friendly now as before, and their pact is just as strong as it ever was. If i Cleveland sends any players out to the coast, they will -come to Portland. Berry probably got the idea that the Nans and Beavers were not working together because Bancroft was sent to the Philadelphia Nationals instead of Cleveland. Cleveland did not consider tsancrott alter--learning ms exorpitant salary demands, ana that was the reason he was sent to the Phillies. raw ATTRACT OF LOCAL SCRAPPERS The Panama-Pacific and Far Western Championships to ,- Get Big Entry, BB.' 60 41 87 SO. A.E.R. 174 1.01 126 1.56 118 1.73 With four championship tourna ments scheduled , for the spring months, Portland's amateur boxers face the busiest season1 In the history of. the local simon-pure mitt game. The most important of -the champion ships is the Panama-Pacific exposi tion meet In San Francisco May 6 to 8. Hundreds of boxers, from all sec tions of the United States will be entered. .. The Far Western tournament, which will also be held in San"Franclsco. will bring together the best mitt wielders the Rocky Mountain, Intermourt- taln. Pacific, Southern Pacific and Pacific Northwest associations of the Amateur Athletic union. This tdur nament will be staged April 14 and 15. The Pacifie Northwest association championship events which will be held under the auspices of the Spo kane Amateur Athletic club on March 18 and 19, will be the biggest tourna ment held In the northwest. Athletes representing the Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle. Spokane, Multnomah; Western and Armory clubs will contest for honors in this meet. The proposed city championship tournament will be the greatest ever staged between the representatives of the local clubs. Frank Harmer, chair man of the boxing and wrestling committee of the Multnomah club, has not definitely decided upon . the date of the events, but It is likely that they will be held before the P. N. A. meet. The last Inter-club smoker of the Multnomah club this season is sched uled for March 6, and as the P. N. A. championships will be held on March 18 and 19. It is likely that the tourney will be held on March 11 and 12 or March 25 and 26. Portland has at present more ama- give the final decision on the Ro-; nan case." i i There Is little fear of the 1 Coast league backing down on the Ronan deal for he is needed at Portland. The N. L A. through President Qulnn, have notified the Coast league Pres ident Patrick states that the Coast league did not receive any imor.ey for either Prodgers or MacDonald until they had reported to Quebec and On tario. He therefore takes i this as a precedent and says that the Coast league will pay for Ronan when he reports to the P. C. H. f A. team. Ronan has asked for a higher con tract from the Coast league, but the latter officials are determined i that this player shall be suspended if he does not report before the end of this month to the Portland club. With regard to tho Smith-MacDon-ald trade, Frank Patrick says that his blocked the P. C. 114 A. i draft on the Quebec club and he will push this case ' to the utmost as I (he Coast league would very much like to se cure, the services of Smith. ! The lat ter led the N. IL In .scoring for two seasons in a row and! would be a valuable drawing card for' this cir cuit. . , i Michigan university hasi organized a rifle club with. 88 members. ; Salt Lake Ready to Take Over Senator Team of Coasters Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 19. Th Salt Lake baseball fans are ready to take over the franchise of the Sacra mento team of the Pacific Coast league. The money is in slg.it and it Is expected that the transfer will be made tomorrow when President Al ien t. Baum, of the Pacific Coast league, ana Henry Berry, owner of tne tan Francisco team, arrive here. Cardinal Beats Y. M. C. A. The Lincoln high school basketball quintet beat the Young Men's Chris tian Association five last night on the m. Cj A. floor by the score of 3 to 21. Ceaser was the Cardinal's best point maicer. bchiidknecht was put out of the game for roughness. j " : Harvester's Get For Sale. C: K. O. Billings will sell the pro duce of iThe Harvester,, 2.01, in the spring of their yearling form at auc tion in New York. The first lot will be offered next March. . teur boxers of championship , calibre than any other town on the Pacffio coast and will undoubtedly make a great showing In the two meets to be held In San Francisco during the fair next year. I The followers ofk the game are be ginning to get interested In the com ing events and are especially anxious to get a chance to witness the events of the city championship tournament. The card iof the Western Amateur Athletic club staged last Friday night proved to be one of the best smokers held irt Portland In a number of sea sons, but It would form only a part of the big City -championship affair. Manager Harmar will definitely an nounce the date ' of the city tourna ment after the first of the year. The boxers are taking a great. deal of In terest in the city meet and practically every amateur will enter. On account of the danger of Injuries, It Is likely' that the Multnomah club will request j etery boxer to undergo a physical examination. Third Time in Short Career That Famous ; Ualiforniah Has Held Coveted Position ROLE OF-RATINGflROKEN The Committee Cant C&Mcieatloasl? "m premier Jiomocs - to Wil liams, Rational Chajsploa. i 3 Willamette Stars to Bowl Locals Today . The first Intercity howling tourna ment of the season will be held at the Oregon alleys, 86 Broadway, this af ternoon, when the Rainbows of Eu gene bowl a picked team from Port land. The Rainbows are the leaders of the Willamette valley ' bowling league. Kruse, Meyers, Harry Meek and two others will roll against the visitors. The game will start at 2:30 o'clock. New York. Dec. ' 19. .-Maurice Mo. LougMln, of California, tttjlay was of ficially placed at the toJ of tho na tional tennis list for tfi season of ' 1914. It is the third consecutive tims In his brief career that sthe famous player has held that pfeaitlon. . The . ranking committee announced - that . ' they Relieve the object oJ the rating ' Is to name the players in the relative ' order of their skill lrrWeUve - of " what " titles and champio nships they . , may, have won and that A why they ' favored McLoughlln. .-. -.,:v , ' ' McLoughUn, by taking the place of . ' number one on the national list ahead :. of Richard N. Wllliaths II. Is . the first American in 35 years of tennis in this country who lias broken - the : v rule of fating the .holder of the play- , crs, failed to find any. decision which ; -arbitrarily awarded thtsi most honored ; position to tho national ' chtmplon. Their finding In tills relyect smashed one of . tho flimsy ' traditions of ' the courts, but tt Hinoothen ;the way for merit and other committees In'; years ; to come. . f l ' 4 The committee recommends ( that .provision for the rule tdr the future f be made as to rating); -ibe national .. champion and coniderih Davis cup ... matches' and results. ' V ; As tho ranking tand; the players from the Pacific roast efrd in all dl visions. . McLoughlln Heads the sin- ! gles. - McLoughlln and j Thomas C. IKundy stand at he tofcpof .the dou tiles list, while , Miss lry Browne, the unbeatable California girl, who r holds the national tltle,?;(ops ".he-wo - Mans ranking. Mrs. ; Barger W'al lach, Mrs. Thomas C.Bundy and Mrs. B. F. Brigga worked out lhe woman's ranking. - ' 5 McLoughlln. Williams! and ? Karl Behr, in the order namiid,. the trio' of the Davis cup team, lead -the men's singles list. Robert Lindley Murray, the youngster who In five flrat sea- ; son now lea over the v-(eransk takes the place of number.: for anead of NOMINATORS ARE NAMED .Commodore W. H. Gray of the Port land Motor Boat club announced yes terday that he had named George' Ken dall, Ray Jamison ahd J. S. Smith as the club's nominating committee. Un der the amendments adopted at a re cent special meeting of the club mem bers, the nominating committee wiK select two or more members for each place on the board of trustees. The committee will report .about a week before the election, which will be held on January 11. (Concluded on Page' 3, fj!his .Section) ON THE ALtif S Lehigh Builds' Board Track. Lehigh university at South Bethle hem. Pa., has built a circular board track outdoors where the athletes will train this winter. This method is ex pected to develop sprinters and run ners for the spring events. ine rare in th rif iBn- i. .vi... tlbJr ewr werk. the Ho top Um changing place with the botfrsu ttatua. The Ralnlera fan to nlgii.J E. Wtf'WT -of gitll and wrm to ha rttrd mi Strong -ansa, as Ma acore of (134 this week ImfteatM. He tops the city league but' Kruae fcri still-" the real leader for .Ta same. ..j - City league atandlng December 18 in aa fol Iowa; frot., T . O. W. ji, Pet. Fin. A. J. E. Kelly'a !. X3 17 W ,510 30.-.22 ! Brnnn'a IU Inter Tale.. S3 IT I .'.15 aonyo Kl rcgon Alleya ,.B3 IS S7 .4K 30i72 ll M'..VV 33 1 7 .4S5 m? 14 - High ImllTldual re-orda: High ilnrle game J. It. Heffron. 27T. Hlh three game ae rleBobrt Kranklin.- Ml. if - . . ..Hirtx,!r,ni llieli iainl game M L. Kline. lt5l. High three, g amef il. U Kline, ai2S. i . id- intiiTiauai averages: G. Name- 3 Wenater Xi Krase . 83 Mevera u'l Kranklla 21 Knauak H-l KeUy Are. 211 104 1 100 ISV 33 Blaoey HH t Houer r lM IS Meek 10 24 Wond 1M 33 Heffron ..... lss O. Sise- . ao. 30 Loeklmrt ..... J5 il Slaer. ........ 184 8.1 Hanatm 14 15 Kliai'htmeyer ... S.1 Barmond 12 21 Abel: ........ 1 IS RowA 1T-5 SO Kalli; ..,J7S 30 Chrlrilaa ..... 175 80 l-erl ....... 17 33 Knc&i ....... 171 Winter Qotlies Let's Keep Our Tailors Busy Ah Xitias Special Suit. Overcoat or Balmacaan to Order Made on Short Notice. Suits Ordered Monday Will Be Finished Christmas if Necessar - Build up Home Industry. Why support East ern tailors? Every garment , made in my own sanitary Workshop by expert tailors who . live among you and spend ' their money with you. RAY BARKHURST Portland's Leading Tailor Corner Sixth and Stark