GEORGE STALLINGS
SEES 'JINX' IN HAPPY
r
Fancy Cravat With Ml Colors
of Rainbow Thought Re
' sponsible for Losing Streak
MADE PLAYER TAKE FIELD
When a 2s Out of Clatwoom Uan
agar Gives Silk to 0maU Boy
to Take Away.'l""
New Tork, Feb. 2T. "Hap'' Myers,
!ho first based for the Braves In 1913,
wandered into the Boston clubhouse 'in
, 'the middle of the 1913 summer wear
ing a necktie that had all the colors
of the rainbow and 18 additional ones.
Manager George Stalling, the most
r auperttitious man in baseball, saw
J Myers eater, saw the necktie, and
'nwsrly threw a fit. Then he hustled
off into the presence of owner Jim
Gaffney.
"I've fbund the jinx I've found it,"
- gasped Stallings.
"You have?" countered Gaffney, who
was as much interested in finding the
- Jinx as was Stallings. The Braves
wre in the throes of a ' long losing
'Streak and. Gaffney was disgusted with
the team. -
'. "Yes, I've found it; that Hap Myers
Is wearing it- But he's worn it for
the last time."
' -' "What is it?"
"That necktie of his that horrible
' looking sight, that he drapes down
from his collar," snapped Stalling.
"No wonder we can't win. No wonder
we are Jlnxed. That necktie would
.hoodoo anybody. But I'll fix it."
Chlses Him Into "TJnie."
Stalling went back to the club
house. Myers was there alone. The
other players already were on the
field in uniform.
"Why aren't you in uniform?"
.howled Stallings at Myers.
"1 got a sore arm, boss, and I'd like
to be excused from " .
"You Hop into your uniform, and if
you ain't in it in -five minutes I'll bust
your nose!" snarled Stallings.
Myers was in uniform within four
minutes.
"Now get out into the field," was
i Stallings' comment. Hardly had Myers
i; let t the clubhouse when Stallings
nabbed that necktie, rushed out with
It and found a street urchin.
. : "Here kid," said Stallings. "Here's
i a necktie and a $1 bill. Drop the net k
tie into the bag and keep the $1 for
yourself."
Stallings was back on the field a few
minutes later. Myers came up.
"Boss" I'm not trying to soldier
. honest I ain't," he said. "My wing is
on the fritz. Hurts like blazes."
"Oh, all right." said Stallings.
strangely kind and lenient. "You're
' through for the day. Hap. Hope your
arm is all right tomorrow."
Myers hiked for the eluulfouse. Fif
teen minutes later he rushed back to
the field partly dressed in his street
clothes.
Yelled Robbery.
"Hey, you, Stallings; I've been
robbed robbed, 1 tell you:" yelled My-
ers.
: "Quit yelling and tell me what
I you've lost," said Stallings, suppress-
lng a chuckle.
J "Lost? " Who said lost?" wailed My
. ers. "I tell you I have been robbed
- robbed robbed robbed do you get
II!!?"'
"Of what?"
"My necktie the best necktie I ever
', had. There wasn't a necktie in Boston
: to equal it. I thought more of that
necktie "
-."Oh, shut tip," commented Stallings.
"What's the use of yowling about a
; necktie especially such a necktie.
You're lucky, you weren't pinched wear-
ing H."
"That wns a good necktie." retorted
: Myers! "A darned good one, if you
want to know. It cost me $2."
'' "All right, charge it up to the club
X and make the price $3," responded
i Stallings. "It's worth that much to
get rid of it."
f The Braves won the jeame that day
' and Stallings sought out Gaffney and
tald:
"Told you so. didn't I?"
MYERS
NEW
NECKTIE
:nine pastimers added
m k r. in at r. k te
ITHIRD FOR LOS ANGELES
Nine ball tossers, three twirlers,
four Infielders- and two outfielders
were, added to the rosters of, the Pa
cific Coast league teams during the
last two weeks. In the next ten or
IS days it is expected that another
quartet of players, who have been trv
iiig for positions with major league
dubs, will attach their signatures to
Coast League docum'ents.
Manager Frank Dillon of the Los
Angeles team added three players to
his list and Managers McCredie of the
Beavers, and Happy Hogan of the Ti
gers, each signed up two tossers. The
Ban Francisco and Salt Lake teams
each secured one curve artist.
The players added to the Portland
roster were Ooutfielder Kircher of the
Altanta team of the Southern league
and Inflelder Stumpf of the Cleve
land. . American Association team.
Stumpf is slated to take Bill Rodg
ers place. Last year . with the Cleve
landers, Stumpf batted .287 in 132
games. He fielded .959 in 52 games
at second base, .863 in 15 games at
shortstop' and .906 in 62 games at third
base.
Kircher. Good Hitter.
- Outfielder Kircher. who comes to
the Beavers in exchange for Outfielder
Roy Moran, played in 144 games with
Atlanta last season, ills batting aver
age was .277 and his fielding average
.968 He scored 79 runs and stole 34
bases. . -
The Portland leader would accept
First Baseman Covtngton and Out
fielder Sloan, who will receive tryouts
with the St. Louis Browns. The 8t.
Louis Americans are anxious to land
First Baseman Fred Derrick of the
Beavers, but Manager McCredie will
not part with the former Toledo player
unless he secures Covington and Sloan.
Covington played with the champion
ship Birmingham club last season. His
. i ; " PORTLAND
Po.
.. 2b
. Of.
O. AB. R. H.
182 478 54 137
.144 541,. 78 150
VENICE
133 459 63 132
27 34 4 7
Rtuiupf, Cleveland A. A..
Klreher, Atlanta S. jU...
CJleichmajin, Baltlnxx. . .
Mitchell. St. Louie A, I...
Mensel. Elmira, N. t. 8..-,
Buemlller, Louisville
.Tannehill, Minne polls......
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..P.
LOS ANGELES
.Ot. JM 483 P 15
.88. 130 4.V g l,
.8B. " 179 609 62 167
SAN. FRANCISCO
EjElth. Chlciiso N. . r. ID 11
5 SALT
Hl Vaaeoarer. V. W. L P. 43 107
WALT i SCHMIDT
TOO SMALL FOE
DETROIT TEAM
Jennings and Navin Find That
Catcher Is Exact Opposite
of Brother,-
Up to the time that Hugh Jennings
came to town a few days' ago, there
was a chance that Walter Schmidt,
brother of Charlie, and a catcher on
the fcan Francisco club, might be add
ed to the Detroit roster, says a De
troit scribe. The local membership
has the privilege of purchase, for i im
mediate -delivery5, and. as ifr can usu
one more - good backstop, : ha .been
holding the matter in abeyance.1-
When Jennings and NaVin went into
conference, the Schtnldt matter came
up. Neither hai ever seen the player,
and neither -fiad ever thought Ao pay
much attention to, th. matter dr,!
and age. .They had the-figures oft hi a
batting mnd fielding, had all sorts of
boosts for the boy. and knew the older
brother was a husky and a horse for
Work.
Looked Up-the Dope.
They sent for the dope sheet, and
It was decided that the man ttiey had
been tipped Off to as a promising young
catcher is, according to his own state
ment. 28 years old. That may mean
30, as ball players, like firemen and
policemen, are economical with the
years after they get up toward the
mark given.
Beyond this, they found that
Hchmldt Is only five feet seven Inches
tall and weighs but IStt pounds. That
gives him but an inch in height and
about ten pounds' weight on Bush,
and explains, probably, why, despite
the showing the youngster had at
ways made In ffie minors, where ha
has been for Six seasons, he has
never made the big grade. Both Cleve
land and the Athletics have owned
him, but neither gave him a trial.
Schmidt, from the dope given, does
not distantly resemble Charlie, who
is of fair height, and of pretty good
bulk, most of it brawn. Also, the
younger Schmidt is something of ' a
speeder, which Charlie is far from
being, and stole 51 bases in 122 games.
He hit but .202. Hitting was one of
the things Charlie did best.
American Canoeists
Invite Canadians
The American Canoe association in
vited the Canadian organization to hold
their annual regatta this year at
Sugar Island, in conjunction with the
fiftieth anniversary of the American
association, instead of holding the Do
minion ol Ohtiucla races in Toronto.
Action will be taken at the annual
meeting of the latter association in
Ottawa next May.
C.Schwab Donates
Field to Lehigh Boys
Charlfs M. S hwab of the Bethlehem
Steel Works, Bethlel'em, Pa., where
Lehifch university is located, has do
nated a plot of eight acres of ground
which will be turned into a modern
athletic field. The land cost $20,000.
On the field will be built a clubhouse
and gymnasium to cost $50,000,
Yale's Crew Captain
Is True Sportsman
4 The Yale 'varsity crew will
4 be without the services of its
captain. Rp.yne Denegre, in its 4)
4 sheH on thi occasion of the race 4
with Harvard npxt -June. " In 4
some ways Denegre is a great
athlete. Tie is very popular
4 and a good executive, but thee
Is some sort of a technical de-
feet in Ms oarsmanship which
O causes him to upset the nice
balance of the boat. Coach
4) Nickalls has done everything
4 he t'D'.lld think of to correct
4 this, but in vain, and Captain
4 honcitre has decided to stay out
rather than risk the weakening
4 of his crew. 4
batting average in 122 games was ,25i
and his fielding mark .990. He was
the best fielding first baseman in the
league. Sloan played with Nashvicile
of the Southern league. He batted .300
and fielded .949.
TannehUl Heads Seraphic Trio.
Lee Tannehill, who played with the
Minneapolis American Association
team, last season, Buemlller, who was
shortstop of the Louisville team of
the same organization, and Outfielder
Meusel of the Elmira, New York State
league team, were the players secured
by Los Angeles. Buemlller will be
griven a tryout against McMullin for
Ernie Johnson's berth. He batted .238
and fielded .934.
Tannehill is an ex-major leaguer.
His batting mark last year was .274
and his fielding mark .946. Meusel
was with Los Angeles a couple of sea
sons ago, but was shipped east. After
seeing him in action in the California
Winter league, Dillon decided to give
him another tryout.
Happy Hogan of Venice believes he
has plugged one of the holes in his
infield by securing First Baseman Jack
Gleichmann of the Baltimore team of
the International league. Gleichmann
hit .288 and fielded .986 last season
The other player signed by Hogan is
Pitcher Roy Mitchell of the St. Louis
Americans.
Veteran Smith, for Seals.
Charles Smith, the veteran twirler
who was released recently by Roger
Bresnahan, manager of the Chicago
Cubs, will be given a tryout with the
ga.n Francisco Seals, and Manager
oiBiiaeuBmp or ine salt -LHKe team has
purchased Pitcher Bert Hall from the
Vancouver team of the Northwestern
league. Hall won 19 and lost 8 games
last year. He Issued 105 bases oh
balls and struck out 135 batters
STL SB. Pet. PO. A- E. Pet.
12 21 .287 106 176 12 .93
23 34 .277 137 12 5 .968
17 .2Ti215 97 IS .986
0 1 .205- 5 32 3 .925
.323 223 8 12- .852
14 9 .28S- 235 897 46 .834
32 7 .274 136 880 32 .946
1 0 .081 1 10 O 1.000
5 0 13 SO 6 .941
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TWO PORTLAND' MEN ON ALL
K t K k r t t
VANCOUVER WINS FOUR POSITIONS AND
Those Selected Whose Wo rk
- Has Been, " Both "Brilliant
and Valuable to Team Play
Joal Hugh Lehman, Van
couver. Left . defense Lester Pat
rick, Victoria. -
Right defense Ernie John
son, Portland.- .
Rover Fred Taylor, Vancou-
r.' ' " 1 . '. .
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Center Mieker 'Mackay, Van
couver. . ;.
v Left wing Fran Ni'ghbor,
Vancouver.
Right wing Eddie; Oatman,
Portland.
Spare forward Albert Kerr, '
Victoria.
'-' Spare defense Charley To
bin, Portland.
liy It. A. Cronin. i
Professional hockey has taken sdeh
a hold in PortlAndthat It ..promises to
become as popular In ivltiter as base
ball is In tumnier. The Canadian game
is, the most exciting that has been in
troduced in Portland, but 1teTceeps one
at such a high pitch that it is doubt
ful if the public, for its own nerve
benefit, would desire to see more than
one or two games a week all season, to
say n jthir.g of the ability of the play
ers to withstand the gruelling scrim
mage more than twice a week. The
thousands of sport loving people of
Portland who have been educated to
the great Canadian game will see the
season close this week with much re
gret - Victoria plays here Thursday
and Saturday nights against the Rose
buds ara then the players will bid
goodbye to the fans until next year,
unless an ,all-star team from the Na
tional KocTcey : association tours the
Pacific coast It lieu of . the cham
pionship of the" world series between
the winners in the two leagues, whica
appear to be Vancouver and Ottawa.
The Ottawa club, it is understood, will
refuse to come to the coast to play for
the Stanley cup.
With the closing week in Portland
it is fitting and proper to pick an all
star hockey team from the' players in
the Pacific Coast league. Whether
this team would be superior to a sim
ilar team from., the eastern major
league oould only be determined by a
eeries of games, but it would easily
beat any other combination selected
from the Pacific Coast league.
Lehman Kingpin x of Goal Men.
Lehman without doubt Is the kingpin
of the goal tenders In the Coast league.
He lias been a tower of strength to
the Vancouver club and had it not
been for his exceptionally good work
in. Grabbing off impossible bhots, the
Vancouver club would bedown in the
cellar position instead of leading the
leagu e.
Both the Portland and the Victoria
clubs have always bombarded the Van
couver net guardian from all angle
tut ho has proved equal to the major
ity of occasions and when his net is in
danger he is like a cat. It is an or
dinary thing for him to leap from one
side of the net to the other and kick
the puck while he is still in the air.
His stops are phenomenal and any
time a shot, gets by him it is usually
one which is well earned and from
close in. All goal tenders have their
off-nights the same as any other ath
lete in different branches of sport,
but Lehman seems to be covered with
horseshoes for luck.
During the present season he has
had one bad night and the locals beat
the Vancouver puck chasers 10-4, but
even at that ecore his goal tending
was remarkable and what would bo
considered a good night for the aver
age net guardian would be a poor one
for him.
Mitchell would be agood substitute
for him. Mitchell has shown rare
form for a youngster Just breaking
into fast company. Portland was very
lucky to secure a player of Mitchell's
ability to defend the flags. lie stops
well and is very cool in action, the
two most important requisites of i
good goal tender. Lehman is, how
ever, the one best bet in the league for
the all-star team.
Z,aater Patrick Hover Quits.
Lester Patrick, at vjeft defense,
is a tower of strength. He is
a big man, weighing 180 pounds and
utilizes his entire weight to defend
his goaL Lester is popular and good
natured. He is a good general and a
capable leader, but somehow luck
broke against ills team throughout
the year, and this was the same septet
that won the championship last- year.
Patrick has been troubled through
out the year by weak underpinning,
but in spite of . that he has played a
wonderful game. It was his great
work that defeated the Portland, team
last Tuesday jiight. He did it prac
tically by himself. If Victoria this
year had had six other men as good
in their positions as Patrick is in his,
there would have been nothing to the
race. He is not a spectacular player
like some of the other defense men,
but his work counts always. He is
game to the core and as long as the
game is going, Lester is there to
urge his men on to victory. ,
joiinson Without Equal.
Johnson, the big defense man of the
Rosebuds, is without equal as a de
fense player in professional hockey.
He has played on the forward line and
starred there; but from his arrival on
the coast in 1911, he has been used con
tinuously on the defense. Since com
ing to the western arena of hockey he
has been picked for the All-Star
team every season, and this year he
has kept up his good work, occupying
the calcium in most of the games.
Johnson is an exceptionally clean
player bn the defense, and very seldom
comes under the ban of the referee. Pie
takes more" bumps and comes up for
more oftener than any other man play
ing hockey J This season he has not
suffered veny much in comparison with
other years. This year he has partici
pated" in everi.game, although he has
had the follcfwing list of injuries: A
broken jaw, two fractured ribs, two
stitches in right leg, two in the left
axkle . and a badly bruised thigh
muscle. These little accidents did not
' stop th6 stalwart defense' man. The
fans are so used to seeing the "Moose
star that when-' he plays an ordinary
man's game they think he is having
an off night. ... -:
"Moose," at his worst. Is far supe
rior to some defense men In the pro
fessional game at their best. The only
game which he di not play last year
was caused from a spike from the
skates of an opponent, which ripped
down(the ront of hlshln bone, neces
sitating 17 stitches to close the gap.
He is ail grit, and to quit does not
exist in 'his makeup. He specializes in
his famous poke check, which, breaks
up many a, combination play. , A fa
vorite stunt of his is to get up speed
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The selected players, from left to right, are: Top row Ed Oatmaii, Portland; Lester Patrick, Vic
toria; Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, Vancouver. Middle row -Mickey Mackay, Vancouver; Dubbie Kerr,
Victoria; Hugh Lehman, Vancouver. Bottom row Ernie (Mooso) Johnson, Portland; Charley
Tobin, Portland, and Frank Nighbor, Vancouver.
and, when approaching . an opponent,
slam the puck to the boards and skate
around the man and recover it. This
is a common trick with hockey players,
but the average player plays the
puck close. Not so with the "Moose."
He has the distance judged to a nicety,
and will often shoot the puck againet
the fence when he is fully 30 feet
away. Instead of following the puck,
he will continue his course straight
down the ice, receiving the puck as it
conies back, toward the center of the
ice; The "Moose," when checking a
man, usually skates backwards, mean
while continually poking at the puck,
and the chances are that he will cap
ture it
Taylor a Whirling Berrlsn,
Fred "Cyclone" Taylor is the choice
of the league for rover. Too much
canpot be said about this whirling,
turning. Jumping puck chaser. He is
simply in a class by himself. He can
maneuver the puck In and out and
dodge with all the speed of a Jackrab
bit. For the last three years Taylor
has. always been near the top in the
goal getting column. He handles the
puck about twice as much as an ordi
nary player, not only in a game but
in practice. It is not uncommon to
see Taylor's teammates resting on the
handles of their sticks watching Tay
lor circle with some fellow who does
not know him, trying to take the rub
ber disc out of his possession. Tay
lor, besides being a grand hockey play
er, is the idol of the small boy. One
junior hockey player said he had a
dream, and the dream was to the effect
that he "was playing hockey ai eH the
Cyclone was trying to catch him, but
the Cyclone did not. have enough
speed," so that youngster must have
been traveling some. Taylor Is at the
head of the Boy Scouts in Vancouver,
B. C. At a recent game Taylor In
vited all the Boy Scouts to attend the
game free gratis, if in uniform. Fully
2000 turned out in full regalia, and it
was certainly a Taylor night. Von
couver defeated Victoria by a large
score, and by all accounts, the rooting
of Taylor's scouts got the Victoria
team's goat.
Maclkay Jumps Into Calcium.
Mackay, the youngest player In the
Pacific Coast league, has certainly
earned a position on the All-Star or
ganization. He has jumped into the
limelight, and right from the start of
the season has made good He is a
very tricky player around the -net, a
grand little stick handler, and, what is
more, is not afraid to take chances.
When he gets, roughed up too much
he has the grit to go back and give as
good as he has received, but be plays
a clean game, and, as one of his oppo
nents stated, "It was a shame to hit
him, as he is such a clean player." No
matter how clean a player is, though,
he will often come in for a lot of pum
melling,' and a man who oomes back
for more is the player who will prove
successful.
Against the Portland team Mackay
has not shown up to the advantage he
has against the Victoria seven, but
any man who has Captain Oatman of
the Rosebuds watching him will "have
to be mighty fast to get away. Mac
kay has not yet been able to cast a
ballot, and will not be of age until
1917. If he keeps oh Improving as
he has done since joining the Vancou
ver squad, he will be the same sensa
tion to hockey as the leading baseball
star to the national game. Ha is
about 5 foot 8 Inches in height, and
weighs 145 pounds. He Is very fast
on skates, and his bet asset is that
he has not allowed hs head to grow
- STAR COAST
k
with Ms success. This makes him a 1
popular man with his teammates. The
enly oiher player who can be recalled
s. making an All-Star aggregation thi
first year in fast company is Ran Mc
Donald of the Rosebuds. Ran in hit
first year 6n the Coast was the speed
ball of the league.
Oatman Best Playing Hockey.
Eddie Oatman, the sturdy captain
of the Portland seven, is the unani
mous choice for the right wing
position. He is considered by many
the most valuable forward playing
hockey. A short time ago President
Patrick of the Coast league Stated
that In his estimation Oatman waa the
best man playing the game today. He
is of the aggressive type. He never
knows when he is beaten, and keeps
boring in all the time. The right wing
has been his regular position, but he
has been used in the center Ice on ac
count of his goal getting ability.
Oatman is not what would be called
a speedy skater, but he can travel at
a fast clip, and, coupled with the weight
he packs, is a hard man to stop out
side the defense. Oatman shines
around the net. He will set himself
in front of the basket, and if the puck
gets anywhere near the net Oatman
has the power In his arms and shoul
ders to force himself into a position
where he will be able to have a little
fun by making the goal tender keep
on the move in guarding the net.
Backchecking is also another forte.
He is a tireless worker, and keeps
traveling up and down the ice through
out the full 60 minutes of play.
Oatman played with Quebec before
coming to the coast, and that club's
motto, hung high in the clubhouse, is
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MINOR BASEBALL
- 65
Representatives of the Christian
Brothers Business college, Homes Bus
iness college. North Pacific Dental
college, and the law department of the
University of Oregon, will meet in the
near future for the purpose of organ
izing a baseball league. It is expected
that the Behnke-Walker Business col
lege and the medical department of
the University of. Oregon will join the
league.
The sporting department of The Jour
nal is desirous of securing the names,
addresses and telephone numbers of
the managers of the local baseball
teams. Information regarding the
lineups of the teams is also desired.
The West End baseball team defeat
ed the North Portland team at Twenty
fifth and Raleigh streets yesterday
morning by the score of 8 to 6. Mc
Donald, pitching for the winners, al
lowed three hits and struck out 10
men, but errors were responsible for
most of the runs made by the North
Portland team. The game was stopped
on account of rain. The batteries
North Portland, Cobb and Hoggett;
West End, McDonald, and C BicknelL
West End will play tha Portland
Heights team next-Sunday. .
The West End baseball team, form
erly called the Pirates, has reorgan
ized for th 1916 season. Only four
members of last season's team, have
been retained. Several new players
have been secured and the team
should make & strong showing. Some
of the players who will try out with
the team are McDonald, Smith, E.
Schulz, Freeman, Keeler, -Weber, Da
vis, Ooldstone, Dahl and Endlcott.
Cordy and Wildman may possibly ap
HOCKEY TEAM
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VICTORIA ONE
"safety first." Eddie secured a good
irlv training ft nd nnhodv ver ac
cused him nf belne backward in taking
care of himself.
KigUbor Hits Tast Clip.
Prank Niphhor has been hittinaT UP
a fast clip In the last few games, and
this Vancouveriie seems to nave earueu
a position on the All-Stars chiefly
. una of tha hook, which is
a check used by forward men in
checking back and intercepting a pass,
r. linnnlilnc tVi mirk out of the con
trol of an opposition player. This is
dangerous for a player to use, as no
has to skate low to the ice, and has
rv tako th chances of 'eettlng bumped
in the face or bowled over. Nighbor
and Harris use this more man me
mh niavsra in th foaflt leaerue. and
Kii-i ,fo it tr ndvantaire. hut
Nighbor is head and shoulders above
any of the others as an intercepter of
noaaM lit rhfrki back well all the
time, and when luck is breaking his
way spoils many a gooa cummimnuii
which would often mean a goal if the
Kerr, the Victoria wing, would be a
good substitute. He is a good stick
horvrfior a wrnnA shot and very steady.
Charley Tobin of the Rosebuds, a
. . . . .t.i,,.j .
natural iorwa.ro. man, wu.a bhulcu .
defense, Vwhen Rochon's injury kept
him out of the gams throughout the
season, and until he had mastered
the position did not show to particular
advantage. However, he came like a
flash toward the end and played bril
liantly enough to win a position as
substitute defense man on the all
star team. Another year, and he will
be crowding one of the others for
first position.
pear in the West End lineup. For
games telephone or write M. McDon
ald Main 7279. 284 Nartilla street.
Out of town games are especially
wanted.
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
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Mike Gibbons and Eddie McOoorty
are training hard for their bout at
Hudson, Wis., on March 2. Both boys
are seeking a decision.
Buck Crouse has a one-legged
brother in Pittsburg who challenges
any one-legged boxer 'or wrestler for
a match.
The fan must carry the load of ex
pense of the baseball war. According
to President Lannln of the Red Sox,
12 admission may yet be asked.
The aKhletic world loses a fast
eprinter in Mel Sheppard, who retires
on account of injury. He holds eight
world's championships and has woo
over 600 medals.
Reports from Germany state that
the sport men there are still hoping
to pull off the 1916 Olympic at Berlin.
Does this give a clue to their ideas
as to how long the war will last?
The coast 'baseball magnates do not
fear that the exposition will hurt base
ball this summer. A real fan win not
let a little thing like a world's fair
Interfere with his enjoyment.
Honus Wagner, . the famous old
Dutchman of the Pirates, was a guest
Wednesday night of the Stove league
of Pittsburg, on the occasion of his
forty-first birthday. . The old war
horse made a speech.
ON THE ALLEYS
Albany, Or., Feb. t7. Wlnntnaj three
Straight games, the Albany team in the
Valley bowling league defeated the
Salem team here -Thursday night by
scores of 837. 8ZS and 809 to 807, 788
and 713. . Adams, Albany, land Gllroy.
Salem, each made SOS, the highest In
dividual scores for a single game. - The
line-ups were: Salem Pearce, "Price,
Wilson. Bur t, 'Glllroy.. Albany Lafler,
Stilson, Eactburn. Adams and Lepr.
- .
The following tnin ware rolled aa the
Oregon alter lst niirht:
COMMRRG1AL CLASS B.
KLEI8T PRINTKaT.
; 1st. 2iC M. To. At.
Dlttmsr .....,.,t.i.,15H 151 i49 4S7 152
Armltage ..170,174 lt COS A4
Moor 141 Ji ITfl fl WJ
Pater ........178 141 165 S4 ll
Satrd ...
Totals
Flavin . ,
Douglas
Atwvntee
Bfcyder ..
............ 1U2 17t 14fr 672 171
. . . i ..I. . .V.909 gti S28 2444
BALLOTJ A WKlunT.
....173 1!V4 ltS 612 171
.......146 lia 152 4M 17
,. .135 l!t lJli 445 155
...... ......17B 18t IrtS 47S 15R
Uumpherya
...159 Ua 1W 447 149
TotsU TS1 8I-: 766 2238
High score. Flavin 18.4; high avers. Flavin
171 ; Balrd 171, Klelst Printer won tbreo
fames.
COMMERCIAL CLASS .
ARCHER WIUUIN8.
Kraose .130 r.SS 145 423 141
llouok ....1S.1 14 174 C41 10
Abrans .............. 1 1?W 101 404 155
Voelker ...,1.162 1:12 l:l 457 152
Wiggins 158 144 102 455 152
Totals SOS 736 705 2MB
UNION MEAT CO.
Morlts 131) 14 rC5 488 163
Mdrgan 1S9 173 11M 4U1 lfVi
Hem (1) (S), Pimbrooli 2)
140 172 448 140
Wascher 153 l.V) 1K 42 101
Merrick , 25 215 173 6U.t liiH
Total 811 M2 R40 2502
IVgh acora, Merrirk 215; hlt!i st,T)r.
Merrick 196. Lulon Meat Co. wou Uirc
games.
Special
match between teams reprcscntlnit
the Fscifi
e statea xeiepuoua co. or i-ort-
land. Or
ENGINEERING IEPT.
221 140 214 675
132 i:0 144 40rt
.....177 140 242 5W
ll!l 115 148 R8
1U1 159 164 4SM
1!2
135
IN!)
lHt
li3
153
118
13S
141)
83
BairU ...
Buck . . .
Joiinson
Imrston .
Clark ...
134 14fl 181
i:ia us 103
4tM)
Moore
Evans . .
851
148 l:i ISM 41.1
Shepard
CUayuiaa
....151 137 132 420
74
64 112 250
143 123(1 136S 4327
MAIN OFFICE.
Marshall 170 Ian 147 442
147
155
123
(Her '35 141 151 4fll
Praka KB 103 1MI 370
Metrltt I91 lr,,) J-4
Loan 01 108 13S SS2
Wdcririn 12 1M 141 457
Larson 1M l.W 1W 4!
15.1 1
127 j
1K3
137
J3tt
134
Harbour 107 1IB 12 410
Nelson 145 151 12U 418
Scott 147 133 124 403
Totals 1521 1389 1381 4300
HiKh scw. Buck 242: high sersge. Bishop
102. Engineering Dept. wun by 27 pins.
BUFFUM PENDLETON.
Jones 147 162 100 473
159
154
inn
17
175
134
lfi4
163
167
150
&ndr 17 -140 148 4!1
Stewart 154
152 -508
Bolal Wi 173
Neal ..! 170
16fl 501
178 626
HAWTHORNS.
Sutherland 151 J 59 154 4fl1
Rc-otty 179 170 132 4HO
SmitB 14 154 1 4S7
Alder ...loo ISO ir4 4!H
Cooper 176 ! 139 467
Eemarkable Speed
By racers Since 66
4 The recent sale of Directum 4
4 I, the pacing champion, for a
sum said to be close to $45,-
000, brings to mind the remark- 4
4 able gain in speed made by the
elde-action racer in . recent
4 years. A study of the records 4
from 1866 to 1916 shows that
in this period of 4 years the 4
4 mil records made either in
4 competition or against time has 4
been reduced rrom z:zi to w
1:55, a gain of 26'4 seconds. 4
Directum I holds race record
of 1:58 made at Columbus, 4
4 Ohio, on September 30, 1914.
4 and Dan Patch, the against-
time record of 1:65 made at St. 4
Paul, Minn., on September S,
4 1906.
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money will buy in the old kind.
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tobacco taste comes,
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ILtiNOIS BASKETERS r
ILL PLAYs WINGED
M THURSDAY NIGHT
Three Times Winners of Am
ateur Athletic Union Title
Stop Off in Portland, ; j :
FISCHER ANNOUNCES MEN
Gam Will Start Xromptly at , 8i30
O'Clock, and There Will Ba Wo
Preliminary Contest.
ball quintet, llireo times winners .of
the Amateur Athletic union champion
ships, will lo Hi-en in action on the
Multnomah club floor fet Thursday
night in a contest with the "Winged
M five Manager Harry. Fischer Of
the Multnomah team announced yes
terday that the gme would .tart
promptly at 8:30 o'ciork and .that"
there would be no preliminary con
test.
Coach J. R. Klawans of the I. ;'A.
C. five is of the opinion that It !
team combination thnt hns brought"
the Illinois players through the-past
inreo years as a. n. u. cimmpioui..
The team Is composed of Individual
stars, but the players depend on com
bination play for thflr victories.
The personnel of the I. A..C. team Is.
i aptain, aihoi i u. .t-ressier, rorwa-ru,
former University ef llUnola Star, , r:
w. L. Johnson, rorwurd, played a
number of years lnthe small parks
of Chicago and later starred with the!
Dartmouth college team. .
vv n" n annat; oaninr aTnni rm i im m m
University-player.
11. E. Frlellng, guard, former New
Tork University nlaver.
W. C. Pressler, guard, former Chi
cago high school player. .
r . C. Kohfeldt, torward snd guaru,
former Cornell player. j-
J. J. Tlerney, forward, formerly
played at,Holy Cross college. ".':"-"
I. M. Cochrane, center and guard, ex
Northwestern I'nlvernity star.
P. B. Neraland, guard, gained experi
ence with ChicuKO bible' classes.
Coach Klawans is a star basketball
player. He was a member of the Uni
..!... . . m 't.l.... .... . whlnh I t .
the Intercollegiate championships a
number ofs seasons ago. After the com
pletion of thipresent trip, Klawans
will accept a position with the La
Aiineiea aiuioiiu iiuo, '
On Its road trip, the I. A. C, . team
has won seven guinea and tied one, the
Utah University team holding the east
erners to a 20 to Slti score.
The lineup of the local team will be
Captain Masters and Lewis, forwards;
Lawrence Edward, center; Clarence
TwininK and Hay Toomey, guards." '
Manager Fischer of the local club
team li dickering with the Fon du Lac,
Wis., quintet for a contest to be played
here during March. s i ?
MELBOURNE HAS STADIUM
The new stadium at Melhourhe, Aus-
r1l(. nitt. a Hair, a A
The structure la to be used for boxing
and Is up to date in every particular,
and while not as large as the Sydney
arena, will hold a bis crowd. Box in a
in Australia is drawing well despite
the war.
AUCKLAND RACES GOOD
The Auckland, Australia, horse rac
ing season, under the direction of the
Auckland Racing club, was run under
glorious weather conditions lat sum
mer, and the meeting eclipsed all pre
vious re-forda, from a financial stand
point. The totalls.itor took 13,228,07.)
in the four days, which beats all pre
vious records. :
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