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Newspaper Page TextSr6S 1Kb fcbST XC to wire aw Tao unrrr WV ear COULDAJY TcLU GST TT OCT OP AaV ; MAIMERS T A UE ib SMt, MOUTH ! D ' TRIP tUxr vrwa JOvN - , i . j i 1 IT EVANS "USES : "JUICE" FOR MAIN EVENT Army Benefit Promoter to Come North as Sen as He Signs Jp P irxipals. CORPORAL A. C ARDISS (Bobby Evans) wrlte from Camp Fremont to state that he -will have a fair Idea of the big army i benefit card he will Blare here in September. In a very few days. "I have many wires out," pens Evans and expect to have answers by the mid dle of this -wee. I am especially anxious to hear from the Northwest boys and Mayor Baker about the use of The Auditorium. Will Arrange Top Flnt "Aa soon aa I have arranged the top of the card, I shall start home and ar range the other; details when I ret there." In San Francisco Evans is quoted as saying that he would like to take George Brandon, Jimmy Duffy and Spider Roche, all sailors, to box Northwestern boys. Inasmuch as Brandon is already visiting here, it is likely that his leave will expire before the date of the benefit planned by Evans. Brandon has been going so well that he Is quite a card 'right now In San Francisco's four round game. At any rate thn fahs are waiting for Evans to show up with hla boxers and It Is likely that the crowd which will be -In attendance wUl surpass all records In the line of attendance in the North west. Jim Coffroth may come north for a couple of days to assist Evans. Farrell Boxes Cold Night TJnless Marty Farrell was working on ( a flat guarantee he did not gather In tmuch kale as a result of his recent ex cursion to Emeryville to battle Spud i Murphy. The night was cold and the ' crowd was cold, so Marty didn't make ' the hit that he expected, besides getting ' himself In bad wllth the soldiery of the great Northwest. Taffy Wlsg vs. Pansy Edwards Tuffy Wing, the Alblna mixologist, will participate in this week's boxing show at Dreamlknd. San Francisco. Tuffy will shoot punches at Danny Ed wards, the diminutive chocolate drop. who Is giving away some weight. How ever, Danny is willing to take a chance. Col. Smith to Kace 6. A. R. Relay Today What will most likely be the last time that the veterans jef the Civil War will engaged In athletic competition, will " occur at Multnomah field at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. At all great encamp . ments of the order; since the close of the war, the old boys Have entered with vim ', In these races. At Indianapolis: 368 comrades faced the starter In one five-mile race and it took the whole afternoon to decide the winner. The race today is a one-sided affair. Col. J. L. Smith will attempt to run S miles against 20 of his comrades, each running 440 yards in relay. More than 60 comrades have signified their inten tion of running In a team against Smith, but, of course, only 20 can start. Every comrade that wins his heat wtli receive $25. a check for $500 being posted. Mat Grnppljr-rs Sek Bout Peter Alias, a welterweight wrestler of Salt Lake, is initown seeking a match with John Vledhof or any other local grappler. Alias, has been in the mat game for a period of two years and has participated In a number of ( matches in tho Rocky mountain states. Alias would like to meet some of the graplersMn the shipyards. Telephone Operators WANTED Young Ladies for Permanent Positions Pleasant, -Light! and Clean Work No 'Experience Required Rapid Increase in Wages Call at Telephone Company Room 601 Sixth Floor Park and Oak Streets Between 8:30 A. M. and 5:30 P. M. Plying Sport Is Worth All Risk, Says Hurt Flyer Chicago, An. U -(I. TX, S.) John L. (Laddie) VeXeown, former Uni versity ef Chicago hardier, confer ence champion and Chicago A, A. point winner, lies broken 1b body bat not la spirit today la a base hospital la France. He was injured la aa air plane plunge that hilled a French pilot. "Altnengh III he crippled the rest of my life, I don't regret ever going Into the ram. The sport is worth tho risk, oven thoagh they almost or. dered flower for me," he wrote In a letter to Coach Martin Selanty of the Chicago A. A. v mem Philadelphia 3; St. Louis 0 St. Louis, Aug. 2L Philadelphia gained an even break with tho Cards when they -took tho game, 3 to 0. Jacobs held tho locals to two hits, and as both men were retired on double plays only 27 batsmen, faced him. Pack ard also pitched well. A home run by Williams after Jacobs had singled in the third counted" two runs, while a single and a sacrifice scored one more in tho ninth. The score : R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 5 ON St. Louis 0 2 1 Batteries Jacobs and Adams ; Pack ard and Goniales. Chicago 7; Boston 6 Chicago, Aug. 21. iH an eleven in ning game marked by a deluge of hits by both teams, the Cubs were victors Tuesday over the- Boston National with a score of 7 to 8. Three twlrlers were used by each team, and both sides connected freely, respectively with op positions hurling establishments. The score : R. H. E. Boston 6 12 4 Chicago : 7 12 3 Batteries Rudolph, Ragan, George and Wilson : Carter, Walker, Hendrix and O'Farrell. Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati, Aug. 21. Brooklyn won yesterday's game from the locals, 2 to 1. One in the first and another In the six were enough for victory. Grimes, for the visitors, was effective, despite use by the locals of Ring and Mitchell on tho mound. The score : R. H. E. Brooklyn 2 ,1 Cincinnati 1 4 0 Batteries Grimes and . Archer ; Ring, Mitchell and Wingo. Pittsburg 10, New York 2 Pittsburg, Aug. 21i The local team slaughtered New York yesterday and piled up a 10 to 2 score. Steele's delivery was easy for the Plttsburgers, and though the Giants found Mayer nine times they failed to make them count. ' The rtcore : R. H. E. New. York ... t 9 4 Pittsburg 10 8 2 Batteries Steele and Rariden, Gib son ; Mayer and Schmidt. Circus Men Seized; Draft Status Is Up Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 21. Depart ment of Justice agents swooped down on Rlngllng Bros.' circus here today, and 35 brawny canvas men and other em ployes are in Jail pending settlement of their etatus In tho draft. FAMOUS YALE ATHLETE KILLED 7 IP o ifv,; Lieutenant John W. Overton, who France, being killed in action af ! set Hi? according to word received by his fatheri at Nashville, Tenn. Johnny Overton was the famous Yale quarter miler and was one or the first to enter Uncle Sam's service, and one of the first of Yale's great athletes to- fall fighting the Germans. Baseball Dope AMERICAN LEAGUE . Won. Lost. Pet. Boston . 67 46 .603 Oleveand 67 BO .673 Washington 63 61 .663 New York 63 66 .628 Chicago 65 67 .491 81 Lou It 62 66 .4S1 Detroit 41 62 .396 Philadelphia 46 68 .396 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 74 89 .666 New York , 63 46 .666 Pittsburg 60 63 .631 Olnclnnatl 66 65 .606 Brooklyn 62 60 .484 Philadelphia 48 63 .432 8U Loula . .-. 46 68' .404 Boston 46 71 .388 FOEESTRY PAKE WINS FOURTH OF . TRACK'CONTESTS BNorth Park Boys Spring Sur prise in Evening Meet; Races Closely Contested. The fourth track and field meet of the Portland Public Playground prelimina ries was held at Forestry park Monday afternoon and evening between John son Creek, North Park and Forestry Parks. In the afternoon meet the Forestry boys had it all their ownway. Results of Races The results of the events : Running 'broad jump Fred Kalm- bach, first ; John Smith, second, and Leo Thayer, third. Running high jump Emll Berg, first; John Smith, second, and Tom McClean, third.. ; Shot put Fred Kalmbach, first; Emil Berf, eeond, and Leo Thayer, third. Pole vault Emll Berg, first; Orville Craig, second, and Dale Eastman, third. Fifty-yard dash Fred Kalmbach, first; Leo Thayer, second, and Orville Craig, third. Shuttle broad jump team Fred Kalm bach, Emil Berg, Orville Craig, Dale Eastman and Leo Thayer. Relay team Fred Kalmbach, Emll Berg, Orville Craig, Leo Thayer and Hartman Schuelein. Surprise Is Sprung In the evening meet North Park sprang a surprise by taking first in the 50-yard dash and third ,ln the high jump. Results : Running broad jump Lester Milan, Forestry, first ; Ray Bennett, Forestry, second ; Edd Fry, Forestry, third. Running high Jump Victor Milan, Forestry, first; Lester Milan, Forestry, second, and James. Carr, North Park, third. Shot put Dick Lackney. Forestry. iirsi; ranK Bavarian, forestry, sec ond, and Laurence Fry, Forestry, third. Pole vault" Frank Bavarian. Forestry, first; Ray Bennett, Forestry, second, and Alfred Neumeister, Forestry, third. Fifty-yard dash Julius Sax. North Park, first; Mellville Williams, Forest ry, second, and Victor Milan, Forestry, inira. Shuttle broad jump team Mell-vrflle Williams, Lester Milan, Frank Araett, frame Bavarian and Ray Bennett. Keiay team Lester Milan, Victor Milan, Ralph- Del aah mitt. John Bacsany ana Mejviiie wuilams. Red Star Shows Way To the Others in Trot Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 21. Red Star won three heats of the 2:19 trot, the feature race of the programs, yesterday, with cavalier uaii, second; Complete, intra ; uregonta, tourtn, and Tom Ken ney, fifth. The time for the heats was : 2:15, 2:16 and 2:18. Cavalier Gail showed some fast work In the second heat, when the horse broke and had to stop almost to a walk before recovering stride. Woodcock gave Cav alier Gall a good drive and the horse had speed enough to finish fourth in the heat, These horses will pace against each other today: Hal Stuart Robert Bruce. Helen Mis Ueton. Ruth Hall, Sir Archibald. Sister Wort, Daisy O.i Alfreada, Iva Zinn and 3 has paid the supreme sacrifice in at the battle of the Slarne July 19, llRS. GRACE KADDERLT'S swim " ing pupils at Peninsula park will stage a program of races and diving at Peninsula park swimming school in con- Junction with her Sellwood park pupils next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Kadderly says that attendance has been good at the two parks this season, but that many of the girls are employed, which has cut down the size of the former classes, and the better swimmers will not be In competition. However, this will give a better chance for the newer swimmers to perfect them selves in competition. Miss DoYothy Burns, the clever San Francisco short distance swimmer, may take part in Eastern events within the next few weeks. The Divorcee First In National Event Of Grand Circuit Poughkeepsie. N. Y.t Aug. 21. Win ning the first and third heats, The Di vorcee won the National 2:17 class trotting event for three-year-olds, the feature event of the local Grand Cir cuit race meeting. The Divorcee de feated Tommy Murphy's mount. Chest nut Peter, by a full length In the first heat, establishing a new track record lor herself. Chestnut Peter won the second heat, and The Divorcee came back strong in the third and, although the finish was close, she won handily. The winners in this race were paid in Liberty bonds. Murphy's Oro Flno won the Vassar 2 :14 class pacing in straight heats. The results : Th National. 2:17 okus, 8-rr-old trotter. pane 12000. two in tare Th Divorcee (BeriU) 1 2 Chestnut Peter (Murpbj) 2 1 Hollyrood Bob (Dodfe) A 8 Miriam Guy (Hyde) 3 4 1 2 8 4 r rater Vonia (Cox) 4 S Forbes Boberteon. Iteren Black and Dr. El- more also started. Time 2:064. 2:054. 2:07. The Vassar. 2:14 paclnc. parse $3000, three heats Ore Flno (Murphy) 1 i 1 Abbe Bored (Snow) 2 2 2 Billj Coehato (B. Walker) 4 3 S Kentucky Marque (Leese) S 5 B William Patch (PoweU) 6 4 4 Time 2:09. 2 :08 , 2:09?4. 2:14 trottina, pun $1000, three heats BoQuita Girl (Groan man) ...... 7 4 1 1 Allan Watt (Murphjr) 1 3 8 2 Basks Stout (Stout) 8 1 6 3 Oscar Watts (Hyde) 2 2 6 r Dr. Dell (Berry) 6 10 2 r Baron Frisco. Sarah Douglas, Somldotto, Minnie Arthur, Brione. Walnut Maid and IJiato alao started. Time 2 09V4, 2:08, 2.09. 2:10. 2:28 trotting, puna IL000, three heta Misa Dewey Watt (McDonald) 1 2 1 Pet re (Murphj) 2 1 4 Anna Maloney (Deceaon) 4 3 2 Truxton (Cox) 3 4 3 Harvest Duchess (Goode) 7 0 S May Boy and Salina Guy also started. Time 2:10. 2:08. 2:10. ... MM j hi m When a man gets to wanting real tobacco comfort and lasting quality he can go straight to Real Gravely Chewing Plug every time. P. B. VAUGHN ST. TO GET BIQ BALL GAME Contest Will Decide Last Half Title If Standifers Beat Cornx foot Team Saturday. ARRANGEMENTS are bin ma.de by President FYed Bay of the Columbia Willamette Shipbuilders' Baseball league whereby the Standifer-McCormick con test, scheduled to be played In St, Helens September 1. will . be staged on the Vaughn street grounds. This contest, provided Standifer trims Cornfoot next Saturday afternoon, will decide the championship of the second half of the season. Manager Perle Casey of the Cornfoot team will pitch "Suds" Sutherland against the Standifer team, while either Krause or Plllette will work jor the Vancouver aggregation. The loss of Ed Kennedy, the big first baseman of the Cornfoot team, has weakened the Alblna nine to some ex tent, but despite this Casey is hopeful of & victory. "Lefty" Swartz, former twlrler of the Grant Smith-Porter team of the Columbia-Willamette Shipbuilders' Baseball league, who went to Fort McDowell August 5 with a contingent of local selective service men, aided the Fort McDowell baseball team In defeating the Nationals of San Francisco Sunday by the score of 7 to 4. Swartz struck out 12 men and allowed four hits. 'IJe made two hits in three times up. The score : R. H. E. Nationals 4 4 2 Fort McDowell 7 9 2 Batteries Brown, Smith and Ginson ; Swartz and Woodward. Art Bourg. the local player who was given a tryout with the Portland Bucks and 'later played in the outfield for the Cornfoot team, will leave for Camp Lewis with the next contingent of local selective service men. Jack Clynes, who has been playing outfield for the Grant Smith-Porter team. has quit the St. Johns yard and is now working at the Foundation yards. BUI Daniels, former outfielder of the Portland Bucks, has left the Foun dation team. Daniels was called to his home In Los Angeles on business. His loss Is going to hurt Foundation's chance in the final series to determine the league championship. LIEUT. NOEMAN ROSS, FAMOUS SWIMMER, HOME Flight Officer Awaits Orders for France or as Rockwell Field Instructor. Lieutenant Norman Ross, recently commissioned as an army flyer, after a long course of training at Rockwell Field, San Diego, has arrived home on a short furlough before being sent to France or returned to Rockwell Field as an instructor. Ross is the middle distance swim ming champion of the world and Is a product of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club and the Olympic club of San Francisco. He is known to aquatic sport followers as "The Moose" on account of his slie, aa he weighs around 200- pounds. Lieutenant Ross "is a graduate of Portland Academy and an all-round athlete, having played football and participated in track and field events. One of the first things. Ross did yes terday was to hie himself to Winde muth for a swim and 'he expressed regret that he was not able to get home in time to take part In the annual modified marathon swim held a couple of weeks ago. c k it, ' Cleveland's, Boston 4 Boston, Aug. 21. Cleveland defeated Boston, 8 to 4, here yesterday. The visitors hit plentifully, piling up 1J swats. They used Bagby and Coumbe in the box against Ruth and Kinney. Boston managed to connect seven times with opposing deliveries. The score : R. H. E. Cleveland 8 IS 2 Boston 4 7 2 Batteries Bagby, Coumbe and O' Neill ; Ruth, Kinney and Mayer, Schang. All other games scheduled for yes terday will be played Sunday. 3 Peyton Brand Real Gravely Chewing Plug 10c a pouch and worth it Cravly lattu macA eigcr it coot more t m chmw thmn ordinary plug Gravely Tobacco Company Danville, Virginia None Could ex Bunted Into pHARLES WEBB MURPHY, who rose from a sporting desk on a Cincinnati newspaper to become one of the most influential men in base ball, but who now has . no interest beyond a fan's in the national past time, was watching "Cactus" Cra vath. manufacturer of more than 100' home runs, hitting the ball In practice at Chicago recently. "None of them could swat the ball like Ed Delehanty when he was with the Quakers," said Murphy. "And he had some teammates who could hit, too," continued the effervescent Murphy. Had Earle messlBg "I once heard how Billy Earl e caught his first game against Dele-' hanty," said Murphy. "It seems that Delehanty cracked the first ball, a high one. way on the out side for a double. Next time up 'Earle gave a sign for a low one on the Inside, and Del cracked it for a triple. On Delehanty's next trip to the plate the pitcher threw one that hit In front of the plate. Del caught it on the rebound, as though he was playing cricket, and hit it for a single. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. T.. Aug. 21. (U. P.) Weather conditions here promised to be ideal this afternoon when Roamer, seven year old geld ing, was to take a fling at the Ameri can record for a mile on the Saratoga track. Salvator holds the present record at l:35Vi. established on a straight track. The world's record at 1 :33 1-5, estab lished years ago In England, was ex pected by a few to fall. Roamer was said to be in superb condition He was to run the first half mile without aid, and was to be picked up at the half mile post by Snap Dragon, a stable mate, who was to pace to the finish. Roamer was fb carry 110 pounds and Jockey Schut tlnger was expected to pilot him. Georges Carpentier Versatile Georges Carpentier, the French heavy weight pugilist and aviator at a recent all-round athletic ability at a recent meet In France by finishing second In a 100 yard race and clearing 5 feet 7 tnches in the high jump. Between 1906 and 1918 Wisconsin paid out in bounties for wolves, lynx and wildcats $480,428. r ""V VAIWMCTOn JlMLi. Jf MlinKTM A great feature of the beginning of the war of '61, "The Son of Democracy," in which is thrillingly pictured ABRAHAM LINCOLN issuing hi call for 75,000 volunteer "to save the Union," and the response by the Nation, "We Are Coming, Father Abraham." ack Pickf ord D in the Red, White and Blue Story of Today "The Spirit off in which the popular star join with G. A. R. VETERANS .in a great story of Boy Scouts and German Secret Agents, GIRLS ! Hit Like Dell Fourbaggers "Earle was plainly amazed, so the next time Delehanty came to the plate he asked him : 'Don't you ever wait till the ball cornea over the plater " "Naw," replied Delehanty, 'only the poor batters wait for, that kind.' Wu Ordered to Bast "Another time, when Shettsline, now secretary of tha, Phils, was manager of the Quakers, an' import ant Rtage came In a game where runs were badly needed. Philadel phia got runners on first and sec ond before any one was out It wa then Delehanty's turn to bat "Shettsline called Delehanty to one side and said. Tou lay down a sacrifice bunt now and I'll have the next fellow up clout one out and score both men.' Delehanty nod ned, 'alright,' he answered. Dlda,n Know Hew "Shettsline was surprised when Delehanty laid on the first ball pitched and lammed It out for a home run. As he rounded third. Shettsline called out : 'How waa U you didn't bunt? " Oh, I never bunt,' laughed Dele hanty ; 'I don't even know how." " Baseball Must Be Played, New Order for Poilu Farts, Atg. tl. (I. X. S.) The French war ministry kas ordered baseball lnclnded as a part of tka general army training, believing ath letics a great aid to the average sol dier and baseball partlcnlaxly helpfnl In hand grenade p.aetlee. General Tlnal today asked Johnny Ever of Braves fame to lastract his corps and Evers left Immediately npon his mission, taking with him two well known players. U.S. Seizes Wheat Gluten of Germans New Tork, Aug. 21. (I. N. S.) Selx ure by the government of 1.057.000 pounds of devitalised wheat gluten, which was to have found Its way to Germany through Switzerland, waa an nounced today by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian. The grain, worth in pre-war times approximately $200,000, was discovered In June In a New York warehouse, Yeady for ship ment overseas. It will be sold at public auction August 28. Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties "THOSE ATHLETIC GIRLS" Fairly Gurgling With Gleeful Giggles SPACE LEFT IN DRAWING FOR "BOYS" "Itchy" and Lin May Have Com petition After All in the i National Tennis. NEW TORK. Aug. 21. (U. P.) Rob ert Llndley Murray, who won the patriotic singles tournament staged last rear by the United States National' Lawn Tennis association In lieu of the amateur tennis championship, will meet : Jack Dudley, of the Princeton Tennis club, in his first match this year In the championship contests. The draw, announced today, also places Ichlya Kumagae, the Japanese star, against Walter I Pate of the Nassau Country club. Spaces were left . In the draw to be filled by men now in the service, pro vided they can get furloughs. Among these is expected to be William M. John ston, former national champion. Kumagae and Murray are In opposite halves of the draw, so will not meet. un less In the final match. '; FLEET OF STEAMERS H IS BOUGHT BY PACIFI6 President, Governor, Senator and Other Well Known Vessels Are , Sold by Owners. Seattle. Aug. 20 (I. N. The Pacific Steamship company has com pleted negotiations for the purchase of the entire fleet of vessels of the Paciflo Coast company, it became known here today. The deal involves 84.0O0.0OO and Its consummation only awalta formal ratification. The vessels of the "PaHfle Coast com pany have since November I. 191&V been operated by the Pacific. Steamship com pany, which is the name of the concern formed by the merging of the Pactfio Coast Steamship company and the, Pa cific Alaska Navigation company. ' ) The deal will be completed in New Tork. by the officers of the Pacific Coast company. The veseela involved in. the purchase are the President, Governor, Senator. City of Seattle, ktpokane. Queen. City of Topeka. Curacao, Ravalli and the Homer. STEAMSHIP COMPANY WITH BENJAMIN . GHAPIN AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN 17" GIRLS Joe Wsjfc