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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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