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i V THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. !. PO KTLAND. SATURDAY. " JULY 18. . 1918. EtiWIW TRIP toeu, SCRttO i- Him rCK A lOvdOr ED. U- CflTO. TUB Oft? uho 0M 51S16 kSACeF - UJttV It AM SUTFVvVXJT UUF K WUEN fi IT k G06D TMlWGTD US V0OR TEWVPbrR'1 WHTM trV K th) -VSK, i www MSD DoeSNTkMCU) COGHttfc WSBSA I - - ' - . ' -7'"-- COAST LEAGUE VOTES TO END SEASON SUNDAY j AND LET PLAYERS WORK Four Club League Thought Impossible and Decision Is Quickly . . Reached to Close Down Entirely; Los Angeles and Vernon Will Play Nine Game Series to Decide Championship. LEAGUE LOS ANGELES, July 13. (U. P.) There's just one little grain of comfort here in .the suspension of the Pacific Coast learue after tomorrow's came Los Anceles fans will vet to see at least five more games, as Vernon and the Angels scrap it ,out for the pennant. Patriotism played an important part in the final session of the league magnates here last night, at which the official swan song iwas chanted. With players from the Salt Lake, Vernon and San T7 : -1 1 I i l r i r. i ... x-abi3tu uuus ucing summoned ueiore arau Doaras under tne work or fight order, it was deemed best to end the season and re lease the players for war work, than to fight for them by appeals to higher authorities. " ' "W did the only thing: w could consistently do." atated Allen T. , .Bum, president of the league, to , day. "I know the public Is sUll ln - tereeted In the came, but under ..present condition I feel the fans will commend our efforts and watt In patience until the end of the war - enables resumption of the sport I am sure baseball la due to come back stre-ager than ever." lo was Short The meeting deciding- upon sua- ' Pension after tamorrAw'i rmmm vroa attended by President Baum, Presl- dent Powers of th Ana-els. who also , represented Bait Lake, Cat Ewlng of v Oakland, and President Etraub and Manager Graham of the Seals. Baum also represented Sacramento. Their I,,on WM hort to the Point. - The situation was familiar to each director, so only means of meeting i It were discussed. Powers -and Strub favored an at . tempt to finish the season, With four ; clubs, dropping Salt Lake and Sac . raxnento. It was held by the others that this would be Impossible, so a decision to end the season tomor - row night was quickly reached. . " JUae Games for Title After the suspension had been agreed to, it was decided thatthe league leadership, at iasue between the two southern clubs, be decided by a series of nine games beginning , hers Wednesday. The series ends ... when either team wins flvs games. fHICAQO, July IS (I. N. S.)-r-Wlth th victory of having set a new to lyf t.w,m record ot 29 - conds be Blnd him In Drellminarlea vmffav having won each event in which he competed, Zuke Kahanamoku. Hsnratt... world's champion short distance swim- n-r.eapecis looay to take the honors at ths regular Chicago Athletlo associ ation meet here. The former 10 yard M o Mconas. Im the preliminaries, too, bis team wnmimm, jiaroia Krugsr and Clarence Lane, won la every event In which they to part. hnan?ku swimming was a reve lation to the crowd of members who aw tho contests. Duke used the least effort of any swimmer ever seen in. a vxperrs say. New York , Cleveland 1 New York, July 13. Th Yankees had no 'difficulty in solving Morton's puzzlers Friday and beat Cleveland. S to L Mogrldge, pitching for the Yankees, was hit safely eight times, but he kept them wen scattered. The score : R. H. E. i;ieveiana i g i rew xoric 6 u o Batteries Morton. Enzmann and uiveili; Mogrldge and Hannah. St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3 uiaejphla, July 13. The Browns knocked Oeary out of the box in the fifth yesterday and slapped over four runs, enough to win. Watson pitched runless ball for the Athletics after the imn, out u was too late to retrieve wxe game. . une score: R. H. E. ot. uouis 6 g Philadelphia Batteries Sothoron and Severoid Ceary, Watson and McAvoy. Washington 5, Detroit 4 waanington, July 13. The Senators won a hard fought game from Detroit Friday when they soaked Dauss for lour runs in the fourth inning. The score: R. H. E. Detroit . , . 4 5 C Washington ' ' ' e a s Batteries Dauss and Stanage ; Shaw, ucBun ana fierce.. Boston 6, Chicago 3 ooBion, juiy is. xne Red Sox took anouier game rronj the chhmpion Sox Friday, 6 to 3. The game was called at the end of the seventh because of rain. The Chicagoans aided and abetted defeat with four errors. The score: R. H. E. Chicago , 3 g 4 Boston . :' ." . . . 6 8 2 Batteries Bens and Jacobs; Jones and Agnew. DA BE RUTH Uyed first base for th - Red Sox Friflav and hammered out two triples and a double off Jo Bens. Jones held the White Sox to six hits and Boston tightened her hold on the lead. Lefty Mogrldge was at bis best aad to Yaxike climbed back into second place by OefeaUng Cleveland., With two out and two on the bases. Cedeon delivered with a triple that won lor the Browns against Philadelphia. i ii Cobb garnered a homer and a doable but failed to beat Washington single nanaea. Ed Konetchy tried his hand at pitching for the Boston Braves and th Cubs added another victory to their growing 1181. Fisher, Fauletter Cruse and Balrd hammered everything Jacobs had to of fer, winning a verdict for the Cards, over the Phillies. The "work or fight" order has put the quietus on the. Pacific Coast league. CORNFOOT TO BATTLE STANDIFER Vancouver Grounds Gets Feature Contest of .Day in Shipyards Baseball League. GREAT interest is centered on the games scheduled to be played in the Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders' Base ball league Sunday. The crack Cornfoot team, with Le and Sullivan playing in the outfield, will lineup against the Standifer team on the Vancouver grounds. This contest prom ises to be one of the hardest-fought of the seeond half of the league season. Sutherland will do the hurling for the Cornfoot team and Plllette will probably occupy the mound for Standifer. Man' ager uasey win noia Kapp m reserve. while Pat Eastley will be ready to step onto me mouna lor standifer. The Foundation club, which has been nosed out of two victories by a one-run margin, win tackle tho Grant Smith roller club on the St. Johns around.1 Barham will hurl for Grant Smith and James or Evans for Foundation. The St. Helens club will tackle the Columbia River team at St. Helens and rHjnnm wiu piay supple & ttallln on the grounds at Estacada. WILL RECRUIT SPORT COACHES $ f 1t"TT m rrmwiiimiiin mwiwmmwmin ' Mf' n n 7 f ' " WJ"11 ' iiwihwi 3 - ; '11 tv 1 Y-;'& f -if";' o - J'f , ' f 1 ? i ... M " df Piatt Adams, who was a double winner in the Olympic games at Stock holm in 1912, is in New York recruiting 100 men to take with him to France as athletic directors with the American expeditionary forces. Baseball Dope pactno coast Liaauc Mtae. leal. Verne .'. M 4S Last jeie M 44 Salt Lake AS 47 ! 44 44 M09 ! rraneln 4 SO .4M 04len4 SS S2 .SSO MATIONAL LCUK wiuese as ta .S7 mmm Vf 44 M tt msuswrfl ST at 314 ClwelHsstl 4S 44 Alt Mllaselshla S4 SS 7S asten a 44 .44 rMklys SO 4S 17 BU Luta SI 4B OS AMERICAN LCAUK 47 St JH OlevelenS 4S ' 47 Ml New 7arS 41 44 .847 twawilsfun 41 ss 314 tMA ss SS A9 CMce ST 40 4S1 BrH ai 4B aa PhllaSalphle SO 4S .S9S MISS HARRIS M. STEPS FASTEST MILE OF SEASON Meeting at North Randall Track of Grand Circuit Comes to End . Cleveland, Obi. July 13 The closing day of the meeting at North Randall track saw Miss Harris M win the free-for-all pace in the fastest time of the year for the second heat. 2:024. The seasonal record was made because Rus sell Boy forced the mare to step her fastest in order to take the heat. Single O won the first heat. Pop Geers drove Jun Red to victory in the 2:10 trot. Bertha McOuire. ""iw ninmog secona money by a nose. Dangstan. the favorite, had no irouDi winning the 2:1 trot. tie urana won the closing race of me meet wim two neats. 2:10 data trntliM itnn. cinrwi. June Bed. b. m. (Ucn) ' .1 i Bertna iidiuire, fc. m. (Aektnatn. . . . 2 8 Btnvill. blk. h. (TipVnc) 4 a ei.wsi NATIONAL LEAGUE MEN TO STAY BEHIND JOHN IN BOUT AGAINST BAN " They Think Junior Major League Cannot Well Afford a Contest With Older Crowd, Which Owns All Ball Parks in Greater New York; Will Await Disposal of the Perry Case. N EV YORK, July 13. (I. N. S.) The board of directors of the National league has !ecided to stand firmly behind Presi dent John K. Tencr in his fieht against Ban 'Johnson. This was the belief aniong baseball men hepe today, following an announcement by President Charles Ebbetts of the Brooklyn clivb, in which he has taken a personal stand beside Tener. Though few expressions have come from National league club owners since President Tener announced his intention to have nothing more to do with affairs of the National com mission in which the American league is concerned, it is believed the direc tors have conferred with the result that Tener will have the unanimous backing of the league. Will Await Perry Case Developments in the cas are ex pected, to come slowly, and not until the Perry cas is definitely disposed of will the im arrive for a com plete showdown. That th American league could ill-afford th break with the Na tional. Is the belief in baseball circles here, for even though the Junior major may be better off in some re spects. It has no ball park In Greater New York and a baseball war of any length between the majors would be serious for the OLIVE AND BLUE WILL BATTLE IN DUGDALE'S PARK Camp Lewis and Bremerton Navy Yard Teams Are at It Again. . American league without in the Metropolis. foothold Cardinal Pitcher Is Called St. Louis, July 13. Pitcher William Sherrel of the St Louis National league elub was notified to hold himself Jn readiness to Join, the national army. Sherrel will report for physical exam ination next week. CAN FRANCISCO, July 13. (I. N. S.) Muscle merchants today have three knockouts added to their collection as a result of last night's fights at Dream land arena. Kayo Kruvosky, George Brandono and Sailor Daniels knocked out Jim Barry, Shell McCool and Eddl Smith, respectively. Other results were : Pinky Lewis, who is not pink but black, drew with Henry Hendricks ; Sailor Wil son won from Jimmy Staff, Joe Coffey drew with Eddie Shafer. and pv.vi. jones won a decision over George Drew. Carson Bigbee Goes Into National Army Eugene, Or.. July II. Carson Bigbee, former University of Oregon athlete, who has been playing outfield for the Pittsburg Pirates for the past two sea sons, has been called in the national army draft. Orders were sent Friday by the Lane county local board for his induction into th army July 24. Ar rangements will probably b made for his induction in Pittsburg. Last October, Bigbee married Miss Grace Bingham, daughter of the late Stat Senator Isaac Bingham. Japanese Star Arrives Seattle, July 13. (I.' N. S.) Ichlya Kumagae, th Japanese tennis player who created a sensation in the net world two years ago, Is in Seattle today from Japan announcing v he is in America to win the national championship this year. Ha hold th rank of fifth best player in this country by his showing in the national championship events two years ago. ONE-DELIVERY -A DAY To the PATRIOTIC PUBLIC The Orfgon State Council of Defense Committee on ONE DELIVERY A DAY remiesta everv .ESms&efi&&' ol Port,and to 3L.j3ss l'- NJJr?; fH?"1 deUveries, except for medicinal and sickroom requirements, transient hotel jtrade, stahons and docks. All special deliveries, except as herehinoted shall be charged to the purchaser at prevailing messenger rates. wran nuieu, i 2 j .Not. "0,re than n? delivery per route per day, or in any part of the citv. exceot S?f3 delivery in the same territory; also excepting one. or. more deliveries re. awdaw excepting such articies wWch U from dSrf'Sry! merchandi8e for CTedit " exchange be limited to three days' merchSs'e puSSid? Purchasere requested to pay for and carry away ' 5. That purchasers be requested to anticipate their future needs. Every merchant, without exception, must live up to the above rules SO nONT nl your dealer if you feel.that you have been discriminated S f?:.1???! ice secretary. lmmated against, but take it up with the commit- USZ mTtS& wS'lTft6 8!?n5 of Industries Board. INFORJVTTHE SlfETARYg Industries B oard, does not live up to the rules, lOYr0" attCmptS to coerce any merchant into more than one delivery a day, WE WANT TO WSS Secretary State Council of Defense Committee on One Delivery, Da? . . . r- - - ' Phone Marshall 220 oaics hits not lucky; sacs wi;n Fourth Consecutive Game Falls to Sacramento, 4 to 3y Martin's Offerings Freely Touched. SAN FRANCISCO. July 13. The Sacs beat the Oaks Friday for the fourth consecutive time, by a score of 4 to 3. Speed Martin was hit safely 11 times, but sot out lucky In the matter of runs. In the seventh, Sacramento made three safe hits, but couldn't score. Brenton twirled for the Sacs and was never too certain of himself, but the Oaks proved unable to pile up their hits at opportune times. .The score : R. H. E. Sacramento . . 4 u j Oakland j 9 j Batteries Brenton. Bromley and Mc Nulty; Mastin and Mltze. Los Angeles 2, San Franeiseo Los Angeles. July II. With Paul Fit. tery In big- league form and the Angels "there" at the bat, the Seals weft again walloped, this time a shutout. Tom Beaton pitched nice ball, but waa a bit wild In the first inning, when a hit bat ter, a sacrifice and Crawford's double scored KlUifer with the first Angel run. Three singles In a row and an error by xiunier in ue lourtn gave the game away to the locals. Flttery kept San Francisco's five hits well scattered. Score R. H. E San Francisco 0 6 1 Los Angeles 2 S l Batteries Seaton and Brooks: Fitterr and Boles. Salt Lake 4, Vernon 0 Salt Lake, July 13. The Bees evened up the series today when Smith and McCabe held Vernon to two hits and no runs while the home guard wa smash ing Mitchell for 10 hits and four runs. Sheely and Crandall each registered a homer, the only extra base hits of the day, while Miller got three safeties In four times up. The score : R. H. E. Vernon a 2 1 Salt Lake , 4 10 1 Batteries R. Mitchell and Devormer ; Smith, McCabe and Dunn. - Konetchy Pitches for Braves Chicago, July 13. (I. N. 8.) Ed Konetchy, who usually plays first base or the outfield, pitched for the Braves yesterday afternoon against the Cubs. W.. Tedd T.iU W.F"7, ff all die swdDC pan 12060: Hia HtnW iL. br. m. (Murphy)... 2 1 emeu u.. m n. (Jtnimon) 1 g 3 SumU Boy. b. h, E4mB s 2 S Baxter Urn. eh. g Vljtin) 4 4 4 J" 2:01 2:02 hi. 2 0. 214 C1m trottinc. pun $1000: Jta, b. f. (Mwpfar) 1 1 s Lra Btncea, b, av (MeMaboo) 8 T 1 John SpeiMwr. br. a. (Squirm) 4 10 2 Abo started Dil JolU. Gay Pateh. Vrtrr Brow. Mr. Dd. Lord Stoat. Pter Col.y, J. W Talbot. rrinc Viacea. TeUr PoctM. Lord Tim. 2:0SU. 278, t:TH. 2:0S class padnc. pursa $1000: Cnsnd. b. h. (8turseon) 1 1 j Flo Stateley. b. m. (Vslenttnt) 8 8 1 Bty Hamlin blk. m (Cox) 3 a Ala surtsd Alexander th Great. Harrey K. PoormaB. Tramp a Bit. Solomon Boy. Tim :0BS4. 24. 2 :0 . Mons. Ettiger Dies; Was Kaiser's Cousin 1 jfa. 1 Chlraf o Chicago. July 8, Boston 9 13. Hendrix pitched Rome. Italy, July 13. (U. P.) Monslg nor EUlger. abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cavay and cousin of the kaiser, is dead at Mondcassino. runless ball against Boston Friday and the Cubs won. S to 0. Konetchy. Bos ton's boxman. was slammed for 14 hits. His team mates erred three times. The score : R. H. E. Boston 0 6 I Chicago , S 14 0 Batteries Konetchy and Henry; Hen drix and KlUifer O'FarrelL a St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 2 St! Louis. July 13. The Cardinals and Phillies staged a close one Friday "until the seventh, when the Cards hammered Jacobs for two runs, with three more in the following Inning. The final score was I to 2. Jacobs was hit It times. The score: R. H. E. Philadelphia. 3 0 St. Louis t 15 1 Batteries Jacobs and Burns; May. Doak and Oonsales. Seattle, Wash.. July 13. L N. & Five thousand bluejackets and olive drabs have staked their freedom (or life on getting into Dugdale's bail park here this afternoon. It's the return bat tle between ball teams front the- Puget Sound navy yard and Camp Lewis. That should be enough said. The navy trimmed tho soldiers when they met on the Fourth of July and the land fighters are determined to oven the count. Del Baker, former Detroit American catcher and "Dutch" Reutber, ex-Clnclnnatt National twirl er, are tho opposing captains and "Dutch" will pitch for the array. Al Bonner will twtrl for the sailors. They are teams of big league caliber all the way through. Instance Charlie Mullen, former New York star, playing first for the army. Here's the lineup: Camp Lewis Kraft. If; Riggs, 2b.; Lamarra. ss. ; Reuther, p.; Mullen, lb.; Altermatt. 3b.; Arnspiger. c ; Judd, cf. ; Sullivan, rf. Bremen ton Navyyard Knapp, ss. ; Duffy. 2b.: D. Baker, c ; O. L. Baker, 3b. ; Purcell, cf. ; Brown, lb. ; Bonner, p. ; Johnson, rf. ; Forbes. If. New rain. York, at Pittsburg; postponed. Brooklyn, at wet grounds. Cincinnati ; postponed. Interclub Tennis m v w -4 4 v . 10 Be Held July The Portland Lawn Tennis association interclub. matches scheduled for today were poerponed until next Saturday on account of the fact that the Laurelhurst club would bo unable to sec are a team. The events will be staged next Saturday. The tourney will close Saturday, Au gust 3. Bill Steers Goes Into II. S. Marines Bill Steers of The Dalles, Or, Ore gon's greatest football player last year, and all-Northwest quarterback, enlisted Friday In the marines and will be sent to Mare Island for training. In view of the fact that baseball may ot start next season and that Hugo Besdek.has practically asserted that he will return to tho coaching, the enlist ment of Steers will not be the calamity It otherwise might have been to Ore gon football. Tom McCoy, also of The Danes and a football player, also enlisted hi the marines. Jimmy Sheehy, Oregon base ball player, who has been enlisted for several months in tho aviation corps, received his call yesterday to report to the Berkeley school of aviation July 20. Convincing Proof, "Is It true that women lack a sense of humor r' Certainly not" ; "Way are you so positive?" - . "owwi young woman ot my ac- qauniaDct to a motion picture com dy tho other day." - Tom .- "... 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