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Young First Sacker Si : 1 ' DEMPSEY ACCEPTS CONTRACT LEK DEMPSEY, th young left handed first baseman, who was with the Portland team of the Pacific Coast International league in 1918, has at tached hi name to a 1920 Beaver con tract. The "polpers" were received Thursday by Judge McCredle and until Lew Blue signs his contract Dempsey can be considered aa a possibility for the initial corner. If Blue signs. Iemp ney will likely be sold or traded. Iempsey recently put in a'clalm with Secretary Farrell of the National asso ciation that he was a free agent, but when Judge McCredle transmitted a let ter to Farrell his services were awarded to Portland. The youngster Is a brilliant fielder, but laeke hitting ability. He showed some Improvement last year and may come along In good style. The final word to accept or reject the terms offered has been sent to Blue. Should he refuse to sign he will likely find himself on the suspended list. Paul Mustier, the big Bpitball hurler ' obtained from the Des Moines club of the Western league by Seattle, refuses to play ball on the Pacific coast. He wanta to remain In the Middle West, so It Is likely that some sort of a deal will be arranged. Other Seattle players who are balk ing are Brenton. Wolter, Cueto and Bohne. Tub Spencer, the former Salt Lake catcher, Intends to enter ,busln at Kexburg, Idaho. I "Lefty" Schorr, the Seattle south paw, is ticketed for a tryout with the Boston Nationals this spring. Schorr is a promising young hurler. Bill Rodgers Is hustling after players to strengthen his Sacramento lineup. BUI needs a third sacker and another outfielder, in addition to a couple of pitchers. He has a couple of deals pending with major clubs which may give him the needed strength. Carpentier Has Not Put Tip His Forfeit London. Feb. 26. A clash between Charles B. Cochran, the British fight promoter, and Francis Deschamps, manager of Georges Carpentier, Is foreshadowed by Cochran's announce ment Wednesday night that Deschamps has failed to deposit with him 15000 to guarantee Carpentler's appearance in the ring with Dempsey. "My contract with Carpentier called for the posting of this $5000 appearance money not later than Feb. 15," said Cochran, "and I intend to hold Des champs to the terms of that contract. There was no stipulation that I should secure Dempsey's signature in a given time." , f Smoker Planned by Guards The third monthly smoker held in the Multnomah Guards' clubrooms, on the second floor of the Chamber of Com merce building, Is slated for next Tues day night and will be given under the auspices of Company C veterans, 162d United States Infantry, a unit of the Multnomah Guards' club. Wrestlers and boxers from the Multnomath Amateur Athletic club are on the program and Lieutenant Harry Hansen, who Is chair man of the committee in charge. Is con tldnnt that something "unusual" will be offered. The first number will start at 1:15 o'clock. BASKETBALL . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920. - Signs Portland Contract Jack Grant Hustling to Patch Up Ring Card "GIL DOBIE I Bill Knapp Will OFFICIALS bowling ) GRANT IS HErlE CORNELL U. Hill Military Academy tu forced to call off Of scheduled baikatbaO. (am with the Hlh School of Commerce quintet Thursday became of illness la the CsdeU' ranks. Ho data was set for the coo tout. Lincoln Rich and Waahiactoa Hlait will meet in the annual hoop elaab thia afternoon in the Tonne Men s Christian aaaociatlon fnnnaxium. Washington is credited aritb three wins and no defeats, while the Kailsplltters hare been set I bac once tine the openinc of toe 1S1B-20 campaign of the Portland intencholasUe league. Tne ma tea will start at 3:15 o'clock. What's in a name! The Inrincible fire lost t.i the DuniwaT Park Juniors 15 to in the Neighborhood bonne srmnailum Wednesday night. The uumwa? basketsbooters were working in food form, Spivsk and Pnkeles featuring for the winners, while Dick Hahn and Vidgcnl looted reat playing with the Inrinclbles. One more rime was drooped by the Sooth Partway leconds and this time It was to the J. K. Gill ba.sk etball sqnad. The final score wu 17 to IS and the affair was stated in the B rial B'rith gymnasium Wednesday night. Harry Iewia led hi teammates in acorinc. while for the winners Mills and Weiaer featured. Tbe line-ups : Heeonds '17). II. Lewis (7) Hrbwarts ( 6 ) . . . . PniM ( 2 ) Pander (2) M Lewis A. Gurian (19) Gills. (8) Weiser ....(2) Barton (9) Mills Hood f..... Johnson 8 French ! . .P. . . f. . .c. . .G GILMOUR DOBIE, for mer University of Wash ington coach, who will be at Cornell next fall. Molalla. Or.. Feb. 27. The MoUUa high school basketball team will meet the Willamette tiniTersity freshmen at Salem tonifht. The local quintet lost to the ML Angel college hoopers. 37 to 28, on Wednesday. Multnomah Amatenr Athletic elub and Wfflara- tte uniierjitj will plar a return game March 10 at Salem. The Bearcats lost to the wingea M last Saturday night in the clubmen s gym naaiura by 30 to 29 score and they are ont for revenxe. No other games are on the rhdul of Manager llaymond J. Toonej of the, club. 7 TRAP TOURNAMENT BILLED FOR SUNDAY AT EVERD1NG PARK PRESIDENT HERBERT B. NEW LAND of the Portland Gun club has announced that five prizes will be of fered to the high iruna In Sunday's mer chandise shoot on the Everdingr Park traps. .The event which calls for 60 targets Is the third of the series of 12 arranged for the season. Henry R. Everdlng. former president of the Portland Gun club, who has en tirely recovered from an operation per formed In Los Angeles, returned today and will be the guest of honor at the shoot. Frank Troeh. who annexed the high amateur honors In the San Francisco shoot, will be among the participants. The Olympic Gun club of San Fran cisco plans to make its world's cham pionship tournament an annual event. The shoot, which ended Monday, was a huge success. The Olympic club Is going to make a strong bid for the Pacific Coast handicap scheduled to be held In June. Walla Walla, Wash., Is also bid ding for the event and is likely to get the call over San Francisco. Charles McKean, secretary of the Walla Walla, Wash., Gun club, was a Portland visitor Wednesday. McKean is very enthusiastic over Walla Walla's chances to land the P. C. H. and believes that nearly two hundred shooters from the Northwest will be In attendance. i aV T 'JtfaV 2) i Quit the Saddle After 19 Years After 1 years la the saddle Jockey Bill Knapp, who la enjoying a rata, tioa at Sow Orleans, Lav It abost to forego bin ehosei profession and Joii the ranks of trainers. He has had a good position tendered him. and he says that he may avecept it. "Bednelng aay weight to a defeat flgnre Is not what It ased to be," said Knaps, ti I am getting well np la years, and I feel tbe efferts of It more. I wonld hate to give np riding, as I fairly loie to ride In races, bat I hare seen too many riders break their health down In an effort to stick to the saddle, and I don't Intend to be one of them." Knapp has ridden for many of the leading stables of America and has won numerous stakes daring his Ions; and honorable career. He has one Kentucky Derby to bis credit, that being Exterminator In 1318. when he Mras riding for Willis Shnrpe Kilmer. He started riding at Emeryville, Cul. PLANNING TRYOUTS H. ZIMMERMAN AND HAL CHASE TO PASS OUT OF MAJOR BALL ITHACA, N. T., Feb. 27. Gilmour Dobie. former University of Washing ton football coach and mentor of the United States Naval academy team for the past two years, has been signed to a three-year contract by Cornell univer sity. 'Athletic officials of Cornell, confirmed the report that Dobie had been released from his contract at Annapolis. Dobie turned down a three-year contract with the Navy before accepting the Cornell offer. In addition to the Cornell offer. Dobie had several others under consideration.' MIDDIES MAT LAND 'FOLWELL Annapolis, Md.. Feb. 27. (U. P.) Bob Folwell, lately deposed football tutor of Pennsylvania, was being men tioned here today as a probable succes sor to Gilmour Dobie, coach of the navy for three years, who resigned yesterday to take the football chair at Cornell. The executive committee of the Navy Athletic association relieved Dobie of another year he had to serve under his contract when he refused to name the terms under which he would remain with the midshipmen for three years. Nearly one hundred shooters attonded the weekly shoot of the Tacoma, Wash., Gun club last Sunday. Sacramento Lands First Itaseman Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 27. Fred Moll wltz, who played first base for the Pitts burg Nationals and the St. Louis Cardi nals, has been released to Sacramento by Branch Rickey, according to an an nouncement made by Manager Rodgers. Mollwltz batted .191 last year. Hunt to Leave V. of V. Next Week Seattle, Wnsh., Feb. 27. Claude Hunt, athletic director of the University of Washington, will leave March 1 for Carleton. Minn., to assume a similar position. Hesse-Martin Nine Being Organized "We're going to start In where we left off last fall." says Manager Lowry of the Hesse-Martin Iron works baseball tfiam. The ' Hesse-Martin aggregation had a lineup In 1919 that was hard to beat and already efforts are being made t secure stronger talent if possible. If the present weather keeps up Manager Lowry announces that he will have his proteges, working out to be In good con dition for an early start. He wants games with In or out of town representatives. Lew Edwards Beaten By Milwaukee Boxer Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 27. Lew Ed- warrds, lightweight champion of Aus tralia, took a terrible beating from Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee here Thursday night. Just before the bell sounded for the seventh toutJ, George Ballleu, manager for Edwards, hoisted the distress signal. The Australian was knocked down five times, twice for the count of nine. Once, in the second, after being floored, ha KOt up and then santc to his knees again purposely to got the benefit of the. count, for which action he could have been disqualified. Cliff Thomas also fram Australia, was knocked out in the ninth round by young Bochme. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. Hal Chase, first basemen, and Heinle Zim merman, third basemen of the Giants, are said to be slated for retirement from the major leagues in a few days. It is understood that waivers are to be asked on these two players, and none of the ciubs In either of the b.g leagues will claim them. Zimmerman was suspended last fall by McGraw, who announced shortly afterwards that Zimmerman would never play another game with the Giants. , Chase was on the carpet bsfjre John A. Heydler last winter on a charge of gambling, but was given a clean bill of health. At tho meeting of the two leagues in Chicago two weeks ago it was reported that Magee was to be sidetracked by mutual consent of the club owners. About that time he was luoted as say ing : "If they pull such a trick on me. I guarantee I won't be the goat alone. At least one other player will go with me." Definite reasons for the plan to drop the three players are shrouded In mystery. By Henry L. Farrell EW YORK. Feb. 27. (U, P.) Combination of the final trials for the Olympic games and the national championship meet at Harvard statMum July 3. is the latest plan of the Ameri can Olympic committee. Selection of the Cambridge stadium over Franklin field, Philadelphia, is favored for a purely financial reason. Members of the committee expect to realize at least $10,000 out of the all star event, which will be a nice lump in the purse needed to finance the 1920 invasion of Belgium. WILL BE CUT SHORT The American team will be trimmed to the very core, officials said here today No man that ,he coaches believe hasn't a good chance to place In an event will be taken along, as the expenses are fig ured to run about $1000 per capita. According to the present plan the Americans will sail about July 24 on the Lapland or Kroonland, or perhaps on the old Finland, which carried the vic torious Yankees to Stockholm in 1912. ' The early plans to flave sectional trials have not been changed. Chicago in the middle wept and San Francisco on the Pacific coast are almost sure to be se lected as places for the first combing out of the candidates. The place for the southern trials Is a matter of conjecture. AWAITING TRANSLATION As soon as the lengthy answer of the Belgian committee to the question naire submitted by the Americans is translated In full, the committee will meet and take the first definite steps toward the organization of the team. Selection of a coach or a staff of coaches and trainers will not be con sidered for some time. Thres teams In th Cltr leata rolled bet ter than 1000 for one caaia on ths Portland bowline alleys Thonds7 night The Vocan Candy company went to 1015 In their second contest, the Wells Realty quintet smashed 1030 for one came whils Hsdley as SUrers repre sentatives were food for 1020. "Buss" Ham mond of Hadley at SilTera was fotnf at top speed. Be mad 703 for the three games, had high mark of 243 and srerated 284. The Vogans took two oat of three from the Board of Trade barber shop. St- Nicholas cafe teria tout the aame Dumber from the Wefts Realty company and the Rialto billiard palace dropped all three to Hadley sV Silrers. The scores: llialto. 920, 24. 84. total 2728; Hadley gilters, 957. 984. 1020. total 2050: Wells, 1020, 9S7. 805. total 2882: Bu Nicho las. 028, 952. 963. total, 2843: Vogan. 906, 1015, 987. total 2908; Barbers, 47, 808, 058, total 2813. Kamm Signs With Seals San Francisco, Feb. 27. (U. P.) Wil lie Kamm has signed his contract to play with the Seals. It is understood he will get $300 a month, which is $100 more than the sensational third sacker got last year. Kamm decided he didn't want to leave the big circuit, despite golden offers received from small town managers. Detroit U Seeks Harvard Game Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 27. (I. X. S.) Detroit university. It was stated today, has applied for the date on the Harvard football schedule abandoned by Notre Dame. IDAHO QUINTET IS EASY WINNER OVER WILLAMETTE TEAM WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, Or., Feb. 27. Unable tq cope with the excellent team work and the shoot ing ability of the Idaho quintet the Willamette "Bearcats" were defeated by a 50 to 23 score Thursday night. The Idaho five were greatly strengthened by the work of Squinty Hunter, who did not play in Tuesday night's game. The game was hard fought, but the fight of the "Bearcats" was not effective against the smooth passing machine of the visitors. Shooting from all parts of the floor, the Idaho five proved to be marvels at finding the basket, while the local varsity men were not up to par either in their passing or shooting. After the first few minutes of play It was obvious that the "Bearcats" were outclassed. The close guarding of the local men could not hold the visitors who repeatedly sifted through and scored. The first half ended 28 to 9. The second half proved to be a better exhibition of basketball, the "Bearcats' holding the half's score to 22 to 14. Hunter was the big gun for Idaho, making nine field baskets and 10 fouls. I Wapato, the "Bearcat captain, made i seven baskets. The line-up : WiUsmetta (28). (60) Idaho. ' Wapato 114) F (28) Hunter ; McKittrii-h (3) F (14) Campbell Jarknon (2)... V (4) Perrine Rarey G (2) Carder Diinick G Croiier ;illi.tte (4) B. (2) Fox Fifher S Referee Hargiss of O. A. C Majors Harken to Plea of Fans More Hitting to Enliven Game major Trimble Hats for Spring CLOTHES express person ality. The man of affairs cannot afford to impress his associates as being shoddy and incorrectly groomed. HART SCHAFFNER & MARX "ready" clothes not only give the most favorable first impression, but are enduring in tailoring and appear ance. You'll find the authentic styles now on display for early spring. Suits and Overcoats for the young fellow, the business or professional man; suits and overcoats for the most conservative. Priced from f $45 to $100 Manhattan Shirts JKd si" -11 Copyright 1919, Hart Schjffncr&Man Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Gasco Building Fifth and Alder By Jack Velock International News Sporting Editor. TVTEW YORK, Feb. 28. Fandom's plea -- ' for more hitting In the leagues has been heard at last. The "powers that be" In baseball lent their ears to the cry of the fan some time ago and took heed. They have paved the way for freer hitting by curbing the pitchers. The decision of both big leagues to abolish the various freak deliveries by means of which the pitchers kept the hitting down was hailed with satisfac tion by the fans In general. It was bad news for many of the moundsmen, but it will act like a tonic for the good of the game. FBKAKS ELIMINATED No more shine ball, no more licorice ball, no more emery or talcum powder ball ! And no more spitter after this season. The National league's decision to permit veteran spltball pitchers to continue the use of the moist delivery as long as they could hold out was re versed at Chicago. Young pitchers who have learned the use of freak deliveries must drop them if they hope to break into the big show. Major league owners will neither buy nor draft them providing the draft privilege is used again. Pitchers like Eddie Cicotte and Harold Carlson, who have gained reputations for the use of the "shiner" or other freaks, will have to get along without them next summer. STABS PASS 1.M TTF "And why shouldn't they?" asks a veteran baseball man. "Some of the great pitchers of other days may have used freaks," he continued, "but by no means a majority. Cy Young, Matty and Nap Rucker, of the pitching school that has passed along, won fame with out tampering with the ball. Walter Johnson and Grover Alexander, two of our greatest hurlers today, do not use freak deliveries. And there are many other good pitchers In the big show now who do not have to depend on them. To my way of thinking the ban of freak deliveries Is one of the best thlngB that could have happened to the game." Despite the contention of a number of baseball experts that the so-called freak deliveries, for the most part, are myths more than anything else, it Is the belief of the big majority that the ban on freaks will result in Increased hitting in both big leagues. It should also encourage pitchers to greater ef forts. CONTROL BEST ASSET The pitcher with control and a knowl edge of the batsmen he faces will be Just as effective as ever. And he will be in great demand. The American association was the first league to try out the plan of banning freak deliveries and It worked so well that the A. A. magnates stuck with It. What works to the advantage of the game in one league will certainly work in another, and the association Is only a step down from the majors ; not a long step at that. So the crack of the bat will be heard more frequently in the big show next season. The tense, thrilling moment a? bat meets ball with a resounding crash and runners go scurrying around the bases will be enjoyed more often by the fans. PHILLIPS rSED EMERT Free hitting and plenty of it will never hurt baseball. Batting is, after all, the very backbone of the game.' The fan gets a thrill as he witnesses some player make a great running catch or a sensational fielding play; he responds with enthusiasm when a pitcher slips tbe third strike past a batsman In a pinch ; but the lusty hit, whether It starts or ends a rally, is the thing. The belief in some quarters that pitch ers of the old days did not use freak? save the spitter is a mistaken one. For proof apply to Bill Phillips, Charlerol. Pa. "Whoa Bill," who used to be a mighty nifty pitcher when he wore the uniform of the Cincinnati Reds years ago. says the emery ball was used In his day. "I used the emery ball," Phillips con fessed to the writer, "several years ago, and a good many pitchers of my time knew about it Why, the umpires used to frisk me for emery paper nearly every time I went into the box. And there's no doubt that a rough spot on the side of a ball makes it do queer tricks. But don't let 'em tell you the emery ball is Advance Guard of Robins Start South New York. Feb. 26. (L N. S.) The advance guard of the Brooklyn Dodgers sailed for Jacksonville, Fla., today aboard the steamer Arapahoe. Al Mam maux, Chuck Ward and Clarence Mitchell were the players to head for the training camp via the water route. The other players will go from their homes by rail. Manager Wllbert Rob inson will arrive in Jacksonville Sun day. Active training will start on Monday. HOT AFTER GOOD BOYS ALTHOUGH "Kid" Carson, the Brooklyn welterweight. Is reported as being ill with Influensa, Jack Grant, matchmaker of the Portland Boxing commission, believes that he will be in shape to go against Fred Gilbert next Wednesday night In one of the prelim inaries to the Benjamin-Anderson bat tle. MAY LAXD SCHUMASX Grant is preparing to protect his card In a 10-round bout at Pendleton Satur day night may land the match. Krleger has been training faithfully for ths past several weeKS in hopes or landing a place on a local card. No opponent has been secured from Puggy Morton, but It la likely that Heinle Schumann may be pitted against him. Billy Nelson and Herb Taylor art also being considered, although Taylor is a bit heavy. STEVENS OFF Bud Stevens, who was to meet Hoke," has asked to be dropped from the oard, but Grant expects no trouble In lining up an opponent for Ted Hoke. Tommy Itarone. who fought Karl Baird at Milwaukle last week, lost out in his effort to Ret a battle with Kddl Shannon at Tacoma, Promoter Shank lin grabbing Baird in his place. KB 2 The Proof NLY a few years ago at Lie hotels and clubs, the demand was mostly for expensive, straight Turkish cigarettes. Today,men base their choice on taste rather than price and so Fatima, with its common-seuse'just-enough Turkish" blend, is the steady leader at these and most other such placet. Boston, Mats. Hotel Touraina Chicago, III Hotel La Salle AVtv Orleans, La. St Charles Hottl AVtv York City Biltmore Hotel Delmonico's Hippodrome McAlpin Hotel Hotel Vanderbilt Waldorf-Astoria Philadelphia, Pa. Ritx-Carlton Hotel BelleYue-Stratford Hotel Si. Louis, Mo. Hotel Jefferson Wathington, D. C Capitol Building The Shoreham The New Willard Rumler Signs Bee Contract Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 27. Wlllian Rumler, right fielder of the Salt Lake team and leading hitter In the Pacific Coast league last year, has returned his signed contract for the 1920 season. FATIMA A Sensible CiOarette u 20 for 25 cents mm E Cleveland Likely To Be League Head Directors of the Portland Inter- scholastic league will meet next week In the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. C. E. Cleveland, prin cipal of Benson Tech, who Is the present secretary, will succeed William T. Fletcher, principal of the James John high, aa president The officers rotate each year, and J. F. Elton, principal of the High School of Commerce, is ex pected to be the next secretary- The 1920 baseball season will be discussed as well as the track and fiefd prospects. Gawley Off for Corvallis Tom Gawley. physical director of the Portland Y. M. C. A., has been selected to referee the Stanford university-Oregon Agricultural college two-game bas ketball series at Corvallis. The first match Is slated for tonight and the sec ond Saturday night Gawley also ref ereed the University of Oregon-Stanford clashes at Eugene, early in the week. Braves Sign Former Portlander John Sullivan, the outfilder turned over to the New Orleans club by Portland last year, has signed to play with the Bos ton Nationals this year. White Wins Another K. O. Bout Youngstown, Ohio, Feb. 27. Charley White. Chicago, knocked out Don Cur ley, Toledo, In the eighth round of a scheduled 12 round bout last night GOLDEN GATE park tennis courts, one of the largest of San Francisco's public playgrounds, is equipped with electric lights, permitting night tennis play. Pendleton to Play La Grande Pendleton, Or., Feb. 87. Pendleton high school will meet La Grande at bas ketball In La Grande tonight It will be the first game for the reorganized local team. A return game will be played here next week. Jack Sharkey K. O.'s Conway Lowell, Mass., Feb. 27. (U. P.) Jack Sharkey of New York knocked out Jimmy Conway, Little Rock. Ark., in the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout here last aisht SalmonFishing The 635011 is just around the corner. Good rods and reels will be scarce. Just now we have a good assort ment. Better drop in. BockusWorrirf 273 MORRISON. NEAR FOURTH E9 5 Snappy Styles for Men and Young Men Who Always Stay Young Suits that bring the message of spring are now on display at the Brownsville Woolen Mills.. Prices Are Cut at Our Special Advertising Sale 500 Men's Suits at $40 i Regular Prices Up to $50 To induce 500 men to be Oregon Boosters and to wear Oregon pure wool suits, stylishly tail ored, all colors and patterns, we have made these special prices. Time to Get Your New Easter Suit Now Brownsville Woolen Mill Sto re Mill-to-Man Clothiers THIRD AND MORRISON