THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .SUNDAY, MORNING. JANUARY 17. 1918.
CARTOONIST MURPHY UNSCRAMBLES THE WEEK'S SPORT DOPE
MOOTOtPHtStNMnr
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STARS ONLY MEMORY
.IN ANOTHER 5 YEARS
, r; - 4 I. ' .'
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DOOR FOR MANY DAY
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Cincinnati . Manager, Took tQ
Saving After an Experi
ence and. Is Now Heeled, -
PERC SAYS FOLLOW BALL
Old ! Father Time Has Been
"Lenient-to Some"; but Pa
tience About Exhausted.
3 SEASONS FOR MATTY
Xteaca. Bender. Flank and Other Vat.
Harvard Coach X.etn Publio In on root
kail Secret Which Prove to Be no
ecret at All.
rwn WU1 Sm Finis Written on
'""Careers in Best raw Tears.
unnro i
HULVLO lfUll
AROUND
HEMS
4 I By Prank G. Menke.
NW Tfork, . Jan. 16. Another five
years and most of the present day dia
mond stars will be but memories.
Father Time has been lenient with
ome, but there is a limit to Father
Time's patience, and certain it is that
his' pfttlet.ee will be exhausted In many
cases.!'
4 Iaiole and Wagner, the erand old
guard,' are on the down grade. It 1
possible- that both may stick it out
through 1915. but it's beyond the hope
of fandom that they can go through
in in major league company.
Mathewson, the wonderful Giant
pitcher, enters his fifteenth season in
major league company. Matty Is still
good but Matty Is slipping. Three
years at the most seems to be Matty's
limit as a regular worker on a big
league mound. Matty is only 34 years
old now but his arm isn't as good as
it used to be. It has lost much of
its old time cunning. I.ast season it
was rarely that the opposition didn't
belt him for from seven to 12 htts per
game, and - when the opposition can
jdo thai it means that Matty Is going.
.Tommy Leach probably is good for
two more years in major league so-eltty--but
no more.
Bandar and Plank Wear End.
Chief Bender and Kddic Plank, the
twlrletrs who did so much to bring
fame land glory to Philadelphia, are
near ithe end of their careers. They
may pitch fine r baseball for two or
three! years longer but no longer.
Kd Walsh, .of the White Sox. may
"come' back" in 1910, but If he does,
he ran linger only a year or two
longer. Age has robbel the once
mighty right arm of its power.
Another five years, and It is hardly
likely that t more than three or four
of the present "day New York Giants
till will be in the majors. Merkle.
Doyle. Fletcher, Meyers, Snodgrass,
Beecher, Murray and some of the oth
ers have turned the prime time of
their baseball lives. They are on the
downgrade, and soon they will slip
Into obscurity.
Tris Speaker is 31 years old. . He
till -Is; a wonderful ball player, but
will he be Just as - wonderful at the
age Of 26? Will he then be even won
derful enough to hold a Job In the
major leagues? Maybe yes and maybe
no.
Miller Huggtns, of the Cardinals,
till ranks tie a wonderful second
bmn. But Miller is petting pretty
Well ilonir In venrn .Tohnnv Rvtm
till la a wonderful player but will
league roll call five years pence, when
he will be nearlng the 40 year mark?
Two Athletics Aging.
nuv uiurmp ami jacK ijapp, or me
Athletics, are getting old. They soon
must full bv the wavside. Dick Hoh.
HtZuL now with the Red Sm. in n vr-
ran. Bam Crawford, the old war horse
of the Detroit Tigers, hit like a fiend
'last year and fielded in wonderful
Style..' lie showed no siens of aire.
yjet Sam has passed the turning point
and t freeniH unlikely that wlit-n 1919
romee' around that Sam will be any
thing else than a major league mem
ory. - Jimmy Archer, the Cub catcher, and
Larry McLean, the Giant catcher, are
nearly through. They are still good
but they are skidding. Jake Duubert,
the great, first s.itker of the Brook
lyn Dodgers U pretty well along in
years as ball players go.
; Churl en Dooln. Hans Robert, Orover
Alexander, Sherwood Magee, "Gabby"'
H'ra-vatu and "Ludy" Luderus. who
made up the main strength of the Phil
lies last year, are veterans. They
runk just now as among the best play
ers In the game. But how many Uo
you think will be in the major league
rank five years from now?
Heine Zim May Hot Last,
Heine Zimmerman, of the Cubs, may
last rive years longer ana he may
not. Vic Saier, of the Cubs, may last
flte years and he may not. Zach
Wheat, of the Dodgers, who ranks as
a wonderful outfielder, is. nearlng the
turn. "Dodo" Paskert, of the Phll-
,Hes, cannot last much longer. Frank
hchalte. of the Cubs, is due for the
minors in another year. Kddle Grant,
'of the Glaiita: Josh Devore, of the
Braves; Reulbach. of the Dodgers:
Ames, of Cincinnati, and a score of
other present day stars in the Na
floral league, soon must travel the
trail to oblivion.
Terry Turner, of the Naps, ranking
now as the greatest utility man in the
game, is near the end. So are George
Morlarity, of the Tigers, and Bill Car-
rlgan of the Bed Sox. In the Amerl
can league today, where the talent is
'omcwl)at younger than that of the
National league, there are at least 76
players who seem to be in their prime.
But five years hence where will they
br -
Three Pastimers in
3000 Single Class
''The purchase of Larry La'ole by
the Athletics recalls the fact that only
'three ball players in the history of
baseball have made 3000 hits as major
leaguers and Lajole is one of them,
reaohlng the mark In .the last game
that he played with Cleveland on Sep
tember 27 last. The others are Anson,
who was first to reach the mark many
'years ago, and Honus Wagner, of the
Pittsburg Nationals, who made his
8000th safety off Pitcher Mayer at the
Philadelphia ground last, summer.
OWNERS SHARE $2,566,050
; The 1914 English season on the turf
- -running unaer Ktewraaraet rules " re
sulted In winning owners sharing In
purses amounting to $2,568,050. The
record 1818 Tlgurea of $2,8.67,435 would
hava twen tnnn1 bnt fnr' m m,mK
of important meetings which had to be
abandoned after the outbreak of the
war.
-Alfred . GrendC who with - Goullet
hoUs the. six dav bike rhamnlnnahin.
, la recovering' from : an , operation for
appendicitis In New York.
vf ' TH(S HE LL PUT U SmOI
BIG QUESTION OF DAY
IS WHETHER FELLOW
MAGNATES WILL HELP
Charles . Somers, Saviour of
American League, May Be
Passed Up by .Colleagues.
By Frank G. Menke.
New York, Jan. 16. Do you think
that Ben Johnson and his American
league colleagues will answer the "S.
O. S." calls of Charles Somers, owner
of the Naps, and render the aid that
he needs?
If s one of the big questions of the
hour in a baseball way and the odds
seems to be about 10 to 1 against John
son or anyone else in the league slip
ping an oar to Somers who is in flnan
clal difficulties.
Something like 14 years ago when
Johnson was acting as Comiskey's
agent in the organization of a new
league, he found that very few- men
till 1 1 AY 1 1.1. 1
were wining nan incur weaua 111
what looked like a big hazard. One of
the few men that he did find was
Charles Somers, of Cleveland.
Johnson told Somers what he bad
to offer, lie told Somers how much
money was. needed. And Somers went
almost to te limit of his wad in mak
ing the American league possible. He
took a franchise in Cleveland. He
hired high priced talent- He got the
best men he could get and he paid
huge salaries. Johnson- wanted to
place a team la Boston. .He couldn't
Interest Boston capitalists. In the
crisis, Somers came to the fore. He
unstrapped his pocketbook and let Ban
dip in as deep as he wanted to. '
"I've got some left," said Somers,
after Ban had placed a team in Boston
with Somer' money. Its at your
disposal. Cill on me when you need
money. Don't feel embarrassed. I'll
help to, the limit of wealth."
Somers Always Thar.
Often during the early days of the
American league's battle for life, mon
ey was needed. And just as often as
It was needed, Somers was there with
the money. Had the American league
gone to the wall It probably would
have carried Somers with it. But Som
ers was game. He took a chance. And
the American league, more because of
Somers financial backing than any
thing else, won out In Its fight with
the National league.
And now the tide of fortune has
ebbed for Somers. Just a short time
ago a committee of bankers was ' ap
pointed to take charge of his finan
cial affairs. The war and general
business degression put his real estate
and hi coal business temporarily on
the blink. The Naps lost a bale or
money last year for Somers. He had
other baseball Interests. It was a
bad year for baseball ana nearly an
his Investments failed to produce prof
its. '
The one thine that will pull somers
out of the hole quicker than anything
else is a winning ball team in Cleve
land In 1915. But to have a winning
ball team he must have some real nail
players. The Naps are any, or mem.
Somers scouts nave comoea me pusnes
fox good players, but the prospect of
any of the Nap recruits developing
during 1915 are not bright.
It looks very much as If the Napa
will repeat their 1914 performance
l.ndin in last nlace unless Johnson
and the seven other magnates in the
American leaeue come to me assist
ance of Somers and make It possible
for him to buy enough good players
to give the Naps a team that will keep
them m the 1915 fight, and thus In.
sure a prosperous year as far as gate
receipts are concernea. ; ,
RELAY RUNNERS IN ARMY
f- afc. i . -
A. N. S. Jackson. O. M. Sproule and
D: N. Gaussen of Oxford's relay team,
which won the four-mile championship
at the Univeraity of Pennsylvania
relav races' last April, are serving in
th British army. Tha fourth mem-
kt- r the team. Norman S. Taber, the
University of Brpwn graduate is, of
course, an American. , -
i Polo Tourney to Start. ,
Beginning January 23, . the first of
the Pacific Coast polo tournaments
will be started at tha Mldwick Coun
try Club of California. The champion
Bhl matches at San Francisco will be
preceded by contests at Coronado, Riv
erside.- Pasadena. Ban mateo. m wnicn
I many star players not only : of this
I country bnt COada, - South America
I and HawaiL as well, it is stated. -
Willie Hoppe Will
Spot Slosson 1000
Willie Hoppe says he will play
George Slosson, who recently refused
to meet the champion in Minneapolis,
in most any city, but as he has an
agreement to play in Minneapolis and
has a right, as champion, to name the
battleground, he demands that the
game be played in that city. Hoppe
has claimed the cup and Slosson's for
feit. . As an answer to Slosson, Hoppe
has offered to play, the veteran a
match of 5000 points, giving Slosson
a start of 1000 points for a side bet
of $1000. He also agrees to give Slos
son $1000 if the match is played in
Minneapolis and Slosson wins.
ON THE ALLEYS
The standings of the rarkma leagw
foUaw:
till Ld&AUUia-
Won. Last. Pet.
Kellya 24 18 JS71
Uresons 21 21
Rainier Pale 20 23
U. L. Kline 1 23
COMMKICIAIasCCiASS A
Bronawick , 83 . 18
Ei-tea Bar , 31 20
Western Soda , 28 23
Portland Sign... 27 24
helghton'a Lunch , 20 81
Eraeit Wella ..... 14 87
500
476
.452
.647
.608
.549
.529
.392
.275
COMMERCIAL, CLASS B
VcdcouTer Poat 84 14
I
.708
.533
.511
.467
.417
.354
.738
.538
.476
.231
.800
.667
.511
.480
.311
.222
.879
.455
.333
.333
.762
.619
.429
.190
.644
.511
.444
Kleist Printer? 24
21
33
24
23
31
11
18
23
Arcner wiggina Z3
Dooley & Co....... 21
Union Meat Co. 20
Ballou & Wright IT
CLOTHIERS
Rosenblatts 81
R. M. Uray 21
Ben Belling 20
Baffum k Pendleton 9
30
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
George Waabingtan 36 9
Webfoot .4 SO 16
Portland 23 23
Multnomah :. 22 23
Proapect " -. 14 at
Arteta 10 33
COMMERCIAL CLASS C
Pacific Paper Co...., 29 4
Firestone Tire Co. 15 - AS
U. 8. Rubber Co 11 22
Oak Bond ...... 11 22
ALLIED TRADES DCCKPIN
Printer la 5
Bookbinders 13 8
Engravers. S 12
Stereotypers 4
PRINTERS DUCK PIN
Sweeney, Varney A Strmub....29
lilaae & Prudhomme .-Co 23
I rw In-Hod son 20
17
16
22
25
27
Portland Printing Houae. . .. 18
.400
Newspaper Printers Individual standing, no
to and including January 18:
Name Team. G. Plna Ave.
Busan 3. 24 214 90
Norr L.P. 12 1083 90
King J. 12 104O - 87
Gallup UP. 30 2602 87
BlKham 1... L. 27 2351 67
Glen L. SO 2656 85
Bishop 3. SO 2512 84
Knight T. 24 2016 84
Lindauist ..T,.P. 8 252 84
Beicner ............... xi n&ta oa
Dalv. John E.. .. L.P. 27 2247' 83
Dewert, E. V x. 9 7a
Llbby It. SO 2474 82
Vath i 27 2225 82
Torrence T. 18 1467 81
Rabold T. 12 075 81
Willard J- 27 2152 SO
Greene J. 27 21SO 80
Dalv. Will L.P. 27 2142 79
Shinn , J. 24 I860 78
Name of Team- . Won. Lost. Pet.
Portland Linotype 21 9 .700
Labor Press 21 9 .700
Journal 11 19 .367
Telegram 7 . 23 .233
Individual average City League:
Name.
Ave.
O.
Name.
Ave.
Krase
199
42
Hanson
Abel ..
Raymond
Barr ...
Christina
Row ...
Kalk ...
..182
..180
..180
..177
..175
..174
12 Webster
.....188
30
42 Meyers .
42 Franklin
.....196
190
139
9
Honser .
W n . ti ..
...i.189
.....188
.....186
.....186
...184
39
24'
rr Meek ...
..173
48 . Blaney .
42 Hetfron
33
39
Kneyse
171
Perlea .
Capen ,
Sbeckley
171
33 Woods . .
.182
.182
11
170
89 Slater
8
159
18 Scbachtmeyer . .182
Cltr league team ' standing January 15:
Name G. VT. L. Per. Pins Ave.
3. E. Kelly's . .'. 42 24 18 .671 88.798 926
Oregon Alleys . . 42 21 21 JS00 37.869 902
Brand's R. Pale. 42 - 20 22. .476 88.547 918
M. U Kline's .-. 42- 19 23 ' .432 B8.43S 913
Hirh team records: High single game M.
L. KUne's, 1051. High three games M L.
Kline's. 8028. J.
. kiixa lnaiviauai reeoraa: aiza eingie game
3. II. Heffron. 277. High three games
Ai Meyers,
Commercial class '
bowling, league av-
eragea:-
Name w. Ave.
" Name-
Hedmaa ..
Merrick
Snyder . . .
! G. Ave.
Heath ..... 39 185
Case 83 182
.... 36 169
.... 43 169
Pembrooke . 24 182
,...44 169
Finck ..... 45 1KC
Wilkinson
61 169
Eldon CI ISO
McMahon ,.45 179
MeConnaughey 48 168
Gavin 51 167
Anstey ....49 178
Free boron rbr 51 178
UcPhenea .... 42 167
Kern ......... 36 166
Eckerlein .. 6 177
Cochran ... 9 176
Battle ...... 48 165
Nielsen ...... 51 164
McGlnnls .... 11 163
Eatea 51 176
Krause .... 42 I7
Harbert ... 43 174
Bracher ,... 35 172
Woldt ...f.. 45.172
Richardson . 10 163
Moore ........ 9 162
Deppe ........ 40 161
Fisher ....... 24 160
Arena
... 39 171
Simmons. ..... 4 159
Chltry 87 170
BoholU ...... 43 158
We us - f liv
Hoock :...t... 13 157
Hla-h . Indlvldaal Kame Cochran. 268. Hieh
individual series Freeborough.632. High team
game Portland wgn vo., ses. hlign team
aerles--western fcoda worka, zsza.
Roller Polo League Formed.
- The , recently organized ' National
Roller, Polo league is made up of
five cities, - providence. Worcester,
Taunton, New Bedford and. Fall River.
' Journal Want Ads bring results.
m
4 .A u
IN
LEAGUE
Federal... , .
National.;
Pacific Coast
American Aas'n..
International
Western
Southern.....'.,..
Northwestern. . . .
IlL-Mlasonri.....
PITCHER
Ford
J time
.Ryan.....
HoTllk
..'....Mars
Oaspar
jC. Brown
Ulpe
Baichley
, .
Virginia..
ramie . .......
Northern Asa'n .Eaells..
I
So. Atlantic.! 8m 11 wood.
Wretern Canada Beer
Texaa-Okla Kerr .
Eastern Aas'a...
Powers. .
Colonial
Kaaaaa State....
Canadian. .......
So. Michigan .
Union Ass'd.....
Kitty League...
Texas
No. Carolina....
Central
Wl.-Illinol
Tri-State
So. Atlantic
. Golden
. Lambeth...
. Kubat
.Jenkins....
.Morgan....
. French
. Donalds
. .Id better. .
..Fittery....
.Smith
I
LEAGUE LEADERS
1
.....Cairo
. .i . . .Waco
.....Charlotte ...
.. . . . ETansTille ..
..... Apple ton
.....Harris burr ..
Chabek.
.Clinton
Western TH ......Osborne
........
Michigan State Lr Iff era.
New England.. Thompson...
Atlilete
t H at
Jim Cossman,
hree Years on Field and In
Gym Makes Boy Grow!
130 to 230 Pounds i
University of Oregon, Kugene, i Or.,
Jan. 16. When a man makes good on
an ideal - he is to be congratulated.
When a college freshman, 15 years
old, weighing 130 pounds and spread
ing those pounds over a puny pair of
legs and a narrow chest, on the day
of his matriculation makes the ac
quaintance of the gymnasium and in
three years is center of his college
football team, tipping the beam at 192
at the end. of a strenuous season, he
may be regarded as a wonder.
James Cossmann, alias "Gunpowder,
alias "Blacksmith," alias "Slim," alias
Iowa, at- 18 a Junior in the Univer
sity of Oregon, with a high school rec
ord in De Witt, Iowa, of but one grade
below 95 during his college preparatory
days, has done just this. Jim, or
Jlmmle, as Cossmann is Known on
the campus, has another distinction at
the University of Oregon. He belongs
to the students who are working their
way through school.
Jimmy Cossmann has not confined
his attention to football but has turned
out the past two years and made some
other fellow beat him for weight man
on the university track team and has
roughed Carl Fenton and the candi
dates for Center on the 1915 basket
bail team around the center of the
floor. Jim didn't make the basket
ball team nor the track team, but he
made some other fellow work to get
there and that is 1 an honor here. In
1913 he made first substitute on thei
football team and the past season.
when Jack Risely, the regular center,
was- quarantined with the mumps a
few days before the biggest event on
Oregon's ' sport calendar, the annual
struggle with O. A. C for the football
championship of the state. Coach Bez-
dek gave Jim his chance, and, consider
ing it was his first game on the var-,
sity, Jim delivered.
Cossmann weighed 167 pounds at tne
beginning of the football season in
1913 and after two and a half months
of the hardest kind of work be showed
192. He seemed to thrive on bard
work. Jim then took things easy and
before spring ; training for track
weighed 230. One wouldn't have known
the 130 pound, 15-year-old freshman
of two years before.
Nineteen years and 14 days old, coss
mann is the youngest member of the
class that entered Oregon in the fall
of 1911. Jim grew too fast to keep
up his 95" prep record and during
one semester staid In his home In
Creswell, Or., -where John H. Coss
mann. father of Jim. bad set up bis
blacksmith shop after he left Iowa
and came west. Because of this ab
sence from the university Jim will not
be graduated until 1916, but even then
ne Will gel away wuu an .'a. a. in
education two years earlier than the
average student. Next year he will be
H0LMER MAKES A RECORD
Hans Homer has made quite a rec
ord in the Powderhall Marathon, the in
ternational race meet pulled off an
nually at Edinburgh, Scotland, on New
Tear's day. Holmer won the prof es
sional classic in 19 11 when it was the
full distance marathon; was second in
1912. -first again -in ; 1914 at the 16
mile distance andv this , year finished
third. - Q. . McCrea, who won the 1915
race, was fourth in - 1913. the - year
that George . Dinning beat -"Bllljr"
QueaL . - , j
&t& ieA&oe o?".tue
BASEBALL BATTING
TEAM
. .Buffalo ........ ..
..Boston
. .Los Angelea ......
, . .Milwaukee
. . Providence ......
Won.
... 21
...28
v. 24
... 24
24
Loot.
S
7
11
13
8
7
7
7
2
3
0
7
.7
6
3
5
&
4
5
6
4
12
7
' 3
3
1
6
Pet.
.778
.788
-6S6
.632
.750
.781
.750
.731
.832
.775
.842
.739
.767
.759
.769
.786
.737
.773
.852
.761
.792
.82
.684
.759
.850
.903
.938
.714
.758
.674
fiionx City
25
Birmingham 21
..flattie 19
..Champaign 15
.Jlorfolk 31
Dnlnth 16
.Savannah 17
Saskatoon v' 23
ParU 22
New London
20
11
14
17
29
11
1
30
26
22
17
28,
15
fall River...
..Emporia ....
.Ottawa
..Bay Cltr ...
..Salt Lake ..
Poaghkeepsle
.Pendleton ..
IS
25
jlnskegon
. jChiUieothe
13
increases 100 rounas
si st S H 9t
u.of o;is Freak
swpmtvV u n" V,Tf,J?3?''t"a
f-ArVS -f Iv
James Cossman
out for football and whether .he gets
on steady or not he'll fight through
until the end of the season and then
turn out for basketball and track.
Next fall the sophomores will have
to organize to handle one freshman
who will come to the University of
Oregon. He Is Leo Cossmann from
Creswell, Or, brother of Jim. He is
six feet, five and a half inches up
(Jim didn't say whether the measure
ment was taken in brother's stock
ing feet), weighs 185 pounds and on
next September 1 it will be 17 years.
seven months and five days, since
Jim's prayer for a brother was an
swered back in Clinton county, Iowa,
one cold January night.
Under Jim's , tutelage Leo has been
practicing with -a javelin in the Coss
mann' s -back yard in Creswell. ' Hay-
v ard has made world beaters out of
less promising material.
DUNCAN STRENGTHENER
By signing William Duncan of Scot
land, as goalkeeper, the , Bethlehem,
Pa soccer football team, representin g
the Schwab steel works, have gotten
together probably the strongest eleven
ever formed in this country." The team
holds the American Football associa
tion challenge - cup and is entered In
the same competition as well as the
National Cup series this season. They
will play their third round match with
the Victor F. C. of Philadelphia at
Philadelphia on February 13 next. ,
future
BALL CLUBS!
Tattersalls Disnose
Of Noted Sceptre
- - ; ,
The Tattersalls of England have
sold the famous mare Sceptre, in foal
to Swynford, and Curia (2 years), by
Cicero-Scepter, privately for $35,000 to
Mr. Musker for the Melton Studs. Mr.
Tattersall is retaining the yearling
colt by Cicero-Sceptre, now in training
at Menton. As a yearling Sceptre was
sold to R. S. Siever for $50,000, being
subsequently purchased by Sir W. Bass
for $125,000. At the disposal of Sir
W. Bass' stud in 1911 the famous
mare passed into the possession of
Messrs. Tattersall. the purchase price
being $35,000. The above facts are
from an English source.
BASKETBALL
-a
In a close and -exciting game Wed
nesday evening, January 13, at the
Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The Journal
carriers' basketball team defeated the
O. N. O. team. The score was 20 to
18. The winning team was greatly
outweighed, but was able to win by
good team work and fast playing.
Brosy and Pearce starred for the win
ners.
The lineup:
Brosy .V . . Martin
Insrram . .V .... Harris
Pearce, H C. ........ Oeraldine
Matin 0.... Tate
Akers , G Toble
Oregon City, Or., Jan. 1C. Oregon
City high school basketball team de
feated Molalla high school at Molalla
Friday evening by the score of 22 to
21. A number of new plays which
the team has been practicing for some
time worked effectively.
The following games are scheduled
to be played In the Portland Amateur
Basketball league this week:
Tuesday night Armory vs. Penin
sula at C B. B. C
Thursday night Company M vs.
Christian Brothers at C. B. B. C
Saturday night-T-Multnomah vs. We-
onas at Multnomah.
The second contest of the Inter-
scholastic Basketball league will be
played on the Washington high school
kymnasium on Friday afternoon be
tween the Washington and Portland
academy teams. The referee win be
selected during the first part of . the
week. The Washington team opened
the season last Tuesday with a 80 to
22 victory over the Franklin high quin
tet. BpaldtngB Basketball bookings for
the week or January it:
Sunday Brooklyn vs. coiumma uni
versity Jrs. at Columbia university at
2:30 o. m.
Monday Holy Grail vs. Newsboys at
Second and Wood streets at 1:30 p. m.
Monday Sellwood Midgets vs.
Newsboys Seconds at Second and Wood
streets. -
Tuesday Weonas vs.0. A. C at
Corvallls at 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday Portland Trade school vs.
Berean club at Vancouver high gym'
nasium at 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday Jefferson Juniors vs.
Brooklyn at Peninsula park at V.
Tuesday Gresham Giants vs. Stll
letos at Gresham at 8 p. in.
Wednesday uresbam Giants vs.
Newsboys at Gresham at V p. m.
Wednesday Multnomab Seconds vs.
Lincoln high at M. A. A. C. at 8 p. m.
Wednesday B nai B nth vs. Co
lumbia university at B'nai Britn hall.
Thursday Weonas vs. Washington
high school at Washington high at $
p. m.
Thursday swastikas vs. c ts. a. c
at C. B. B. C. hall at 7:30 p. m.
Friday Holmes Business college vs.
Portland academy at Portland academy
gymnasium at 3:30.
Friday Rose City Boys" club vs.
Jefferson Juniors at Washington high
gymnasium at 8.
Saturday Swastikas vs. Bt. Helens
Athletic club at St Helens at 8 p. m
Saturday StlUetos vs, Hillsboro
Athletic club at Hillsboro at 8 p. m.
Saturday Peninsula Park vs. Be-
reans at Peninsula parkvat 8. .
Saturday Columbia University Jun
iors vs. Peninsula Park Juniors at Pen
insula park at 7:30 p. m.
Saturday Company M. Twenty-first
infantry, vs. Holmes Business college
at Vancouver barracks, 8:30 p. m.
Saturday Kalama bigb scnool , vs.
Portland academy at Kalama at S p. m.
Saturday Newsboys vs. T. M. C. A.
at T. M. C A. gymnasium at 7 p. m.
Saturday North Pacific Dental col
lege vs. Pacific university at C. B. B,
C. gymnasium at 8 p. m. -
. Friday Baracas club vs. Holmes
Business college at Second and Wood
streets. -; ;-:-..,vi: "-.
; . V? Boatmen t Arrange Race.?
vs The Delaware River ' Tachtsmen's
league of Philadelphia will arrange a
motorboat race to - avannan ' in July
next, starting irom Piniiadeiphia. .
(3AT aefets FlHteRS
sometimes
. league sums
HAD IT ON SWATTERS
Ninety-Seven Games of Four
Hits and Under Were Re
corded During Season
Ninety-seven games of four hits and
under were twirled by Federal league
pitchers during the 1914 season, ac
cording to the fifth set of special sta
tistical articles Issued by the outlaw
circuit. The only no-bit game of the
season was twirled against the Kansas
City team by Lafltte of the Brooklyn
team on September 19.
Pitchers Kalserling and Falkenberg
of the Indianapolis champions and
Morae of the Buffalo team pitched
one-hit games. Fifteen two-hit con
tests. Hendrlx of the Chicago team
Itgured in three of these - games,
pitching two against St Louis and one
against Buffalo. .
Thirty three-hit and 4$ four-hit con
tests were recorded.
Crandall of St. Louis and - Falken
berg established a league strike-out
record of 18. In an IS Inning game
between St. Louis and Brooklyn,
"Miner Brown and Davenport fanned
18 batters, each twirler whiffing nine
men.
The offerings of the various twirl-
em were slammed to all corners of the
lot during 114 games of the schedule.
In all of these games over 12 base
hits were registered. The Indianapolis
champions took part in 23 slugging
contests and also bung up the high
score of the season, 21. In the game
which they bung up the record score.
the Hooslers made two dozen blngles.
F. WATKINS IS
PLANNING TRIP
FOR SEA CROWD
Multnomah Club Set. May
Dip in Oceaan Next .
Month.
Frank E. Watklns. chairman of the
swimming committee of the Multno
mah Amateur Athletlo club, is plan
ning to bold another midwinter jaunt
to the seacoast next month. He is in
communication with the various ho
tel owners at the summer resorts and
hopes to be able to arrange for a three
day trip February 20, 21 and 22.
It is tbe jlan of Chairman Watklns
to appoint a committee of 10 club
members to assist in arranging for
the trip. Mr. Watklns himself will
not be here to handle the event, as he
is planning to go to California in tbe
near future.
There is a great deal of Interest in
the midwinter trip this season, and It
is expected that tbe committee . will
have no trouble in securing 100 peo
ple to make tne excursion.
Frisco Track First
To Be Measured
The San Francisco Panama-Paeifle
exposition athletic track- is the only
track In this country, and tbe first to
be measured correctly 12 inches from
the pole. It was laid out under tbe
direction of Dad Moulton, ex-Stan
ford university track coach. Moulton
Is to have charge of the track daring
the meets this summer. Competing
athletes will , be assigned rubbing
tables. Moulton has a device to set
hurdles quickly; another is a system
whereby the two feet, six Inches hur
dles may be increased to three feet for
the new 400 yard hurdle event. An
other new: apparatus will be a portabe
safety cage for hammer throwing, and
movable press stands for the accom
modation of newspaper men. Dressing
rooms i for . 300 athletes will be built
wltn every convenience. ,
NO SOCCER MATCH WAR
In the International soccer -records
of 1915 in England, Ireland. Scotland
to ..European, war- ; win
Never; before has : any
be rtaTtt
tntrartnr,i1
soccer contest been abandoned for any
reason, and thus the recent decision by
the .representatives. , or. tbe four
tions is momentous..
By Prank Q. Menke. - .
iora, jan. id. The wolves
wouldn't do any bowling around Char
ley Herzog's front door even If Garry
Herrmann decided today to chase
Charles out of his Job as manager of
unmanageable Zlniinnadt Redlegs. - '
Hersog is well fixed financially .
very well fixed. If he quit baseball
ing. today he could retire to his Mary
land farm and live happily ever after
ward. .
Sight years or so ago, when Herxog
o ww.u wt f IB I A XI 11 IB HUK
and a minor-league baseball Job, he
tok a plunge into 'the matrimonial
sea. Right away, like most grooms, :
he proceeded to spend his wad on the
honeymoon. When he returned to the -old
town with his bride he was broke
extremely broke..
"It wasn't a very comfortable feel
ing," says Herzog. "Right then and
there I decided to save my coin and.
et to a point where I could afford
to lose ray Job and not worry much
about it" v
Herzog did and now he 1s Independ
ent. His farm of 300 acres raises
enough crops each year to support '
Herzog and his family without the aid
of his baseball savings. His home is
one of the finest farm houses in Mary
land. He has a benzine chariot, money'
in the bank and he owns gilt edged
stocks. ...
"Got it all in baseball." says Hersog.
Herzog was lucky enough to be in
the Giant's roster while the club sin
gled in three world Merle eomhata
Ills divvy for the three series ;was :
SDOUt 18000. ;
Herzogs new contract with the
Reds, which runs fq two years, is :
said to call for 880003a year,- so that .
means that Herzog. Before 1917 will
add another 816.000 to his bank roll,
provided, of course, that Garry Herr
mann and the fellow directors don't get
obstreperous In the meantime.
- Perc Haughton. a coaching fellow,
tells ns that the success of the Har
vard elevens In the past has been ilue
very largely to the fact that be has ..
ordered his men to follow the. ball.
Perc made those remarks recently -when
asked to explain the great work
accomplished by Harvard. But - Perc '
as you will notice, didn't reveal the -secret
of how he gets his men to carry
oat his orders.
The fundamental principle of foot-
ball coaching is "Follow the ball.'
Kvery coach in the country tries 'to
drill It into his men, But few suc
ceed. Haughton succeeded where oth
ers have failed. - ,
If Houghton would unbosom himself
to the point where he will tell bow he
handles his men so that they will
follow the ball every minute during
the game, he will be conferring a targe
favor upon Francis Hlnkney, of Yale,
and other coaches. They instructed
their men to follow the bait - But It
didn't do much good. About the only
tnmg the Yale fellows did against
Harvard was to follow the Harvard
ball toter two jumps in the rear.
How did yoa do it. Mister Haue-h.
ton? Did you club the boys on the
knob and threaten to club 'em some
more if they didn't follow the ball?
Or did Vrtll thrMfpn tn jf.nvtif. tti.,. -
of breakfast? Or did you promise them
all a flobert air rifle and 31 for spend
ing money?
Woodland Gets
Good Early Start
Woodland, Wash.. Jan. 16. With the
outlook for good weather looming up
favorably the athletic students of tha
Woodland school have organized and
commenced training for tbe annual
track meet of the Cowlit county
schools, and the following are thote
in active training at the present fJme:
High school department. Clifford and
Linton Bozorth. Gunner Berg, Reuben
Powell, Charley Powell; Cecil Lamb
and Eugene Blue; Grammar school,
Jim Rawls, Elmer Taube. Alen Towlr,
Lemuel hobs, Kan hui, Harvey Lur.d
gren, Leslie Bennett, John Griffith,
Vincent Behymer, Lloyd Swart and
Louis Powell. Captains and managers
will be chosen for both teams soon; The
date and place of the annual tract
meet of the associated schools has dot
yet been named. . ; . ;
26 GAELIC TEAMS FORMED
Twenty-six Gaelic football and hurl
ing teams representing New York and
vicinity, Newark and . Philadelphia.
have organized a t national 1 organiza
tion known as the Gaelic Athletlo as
sociation of the United States and will
play a series of games, v
Checker Tonmey in Boston.
Boston . Checker club will' bold Its
annual tournament for ' New Kngland
players on next ' Washington's birth
day.. --,1 1,
Information for
Lung aunerers
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