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1 THE OREGON, DAILY JOURNAL, -PORTLAND, TUESDAY, APRIL 13. 1820. 14 Cleveland Americans and New York Nationals Are Favored to Battle for World's Title i Cleveland Indians And Giants Favored: To Win Major Flags . j Tris' Speaker Has Well Balanced Club Ready for Bell; McGraw's Team Favored Over Moramtes,,Who Are Rather Lhesty; 5t. Louis Browns Dark Horse $ Brooklyn Has Strong Team. By Jack Veiock. TVTEW YORK, Afcrtl 13.(I. N. S.) Where will the pennants ny uus fall? With the baseball season scheduled to open tomorrow, this question held Hie attention of fandom today and many a guess was registered. Picking the winners is quite a gamble, for the "dope book" says that the races in both major leagues will be white hot. But regardless of the fact that this la the "18th," the writer submits the following: American League National League 'Ml 1 i-Cleveland. 2 New York. 3 Detroit. 4 St. Louis. . i A month ago It appeared New York. Cincinnati. Chicago. Brooklyn. that Ohio might count Javelc. Vevoclc. XVnorJno- the "nreaidential" world's series with VIL 1Wa'W0 T - Cleveland and the Red Stockings so Btrong. But today the chances of the world's champions are not so brilliant. .- Pat I Moran's champions come back from Florida In doubtful condition and persistent rumors have II that they are overconfident. Nothing Could be worse for any ball club. The Reds played bril liantly last season and they will enter the race tomorrow with the same line up. But they will face stiffer opposition, for the Giants. Cubs and Dodgers are r stronger this year. And tfcere is no In dication that the Reds of 1920 are as good M the Reds of 1919; despite the fact that they are Intact. YOUNGSTERS SHINE , Of the trio of clubs that must be fig ured as strong opponents f the Reds the Giants look the best. McGraw has a welt balanced team that possesses a terrific punch and McGraw has been blessed with luck. The Giant pitchers ' sre rady a big factor and the club - is la great condition. The players have gained new fighting spirit frodn the bril liant Ishowlngs made by Frisch and Kelly.i They look like a club that can win the pennant The They Reds should figure all the way. will be hard to displace and If young players for the-most part make up a spirited ball club and -will make trouble for everybody. The Red Sox present a question mark They are not as bad as they have been oa In ted. Washington looms up as something of a dark horse. Connie Mack is still ex perimenting with the Athletics. STEP FROM HOME SWEET HOME fZT li J ;t?ArZi.:H Q 'K?F' ?Af HZ&'H I M -z fe- -. ij 'i Jack Johnson, , former world's hear ywelght boxing champion, extending liis hand across the American-M exlcan border line to greet Billy Stiver, deputy sheriff of Imperial county California, forme mana ger of Stanley Ketchel. Standing where he Is Johnson Is as free as the air, but one step more and toe would be placed under arrest for alleged violation of the Mann aet and ball Jumping. This Is the nearest Johnson has come to the U. S. In eight years. G. Francis 1 to Referee Ring Bouts Friday . 1111 Dalton Replaces Schumann on Portland Commission Card; Leonard to Box Dundee. G ROVER FRANCIS former Willam ette university and! Multaomah Am ateur Athletic club football star, has been appointed refereei of the Portland boxing commission smoker Friday night in the Armory. The appointment was made today by Frank El Watkins, chair unan of the commission. W m mt,,w r mucus was luriiic m boxer, and while in th service refereed a number of contests ' at an Eastern army camp and also officiated as the third man in the ring overseas. One change has been announced in the card, Steve Dalton, the San Francisco welterweight, replacing Heinle Schu mann in the aemi-wlndup against Stan ley Willis. Dalton arrived from ban Francisco Sunday to Join his manager, Charley Swinehart, and immediately went into training. . Shannon will start wiork today for his contest with Ever Hammer. He ar rived Monday morning: from Seattle and did not feel disposed to don his pads Monday afternoon. ; Hammer will arrive sthls evening and will start to put on the; finishing touches in his training Wednesday morning. Johnny Ertle. accompanied by his manager, Grpver Nissen, passed through Portland Monday en route to seaiue, where he will battle Bitly Mascott in the main event of the Northwest Athletic club smoker Wednesday night. Ertle appeared to be in good shape in his workout Monday In the Olympic gymnasium. Art Koehler's Stick Aids Beaver .Squad In Opening Battles Portland Catcher Drives in Dght Runs in First Week at Salt Lake; Mackmen Offensive Is Surprise; Oakland Shows Strength Against Angels; Two Shutouts Hurled by Ex-Portlanders. Seiat tie Puck Chasers' Boss Here ! on Visit o By George Berts , , UR little Beavera got away to great style in the opening week of the 1920 Pacific Coast league season, grabbing four of the five games played against the strong Salt Ls,ke team,-but the most amazing part of the surprise was the hitting of Art Koeh- ler. Boss Walter's big second-string catcher. Koehler grabbed eight hits In 15 times at bat and nearly every one of his bingles put a run across the pan. His hitting was responsible for eight of the 24 runs driven In by the Beavers. Following Koehler in runs driven in is "Suds" Suther land, who bad a perfect day at bat in his first game, driving in four runa with his four bingles; Kingdon and Spranger made the few bingles they made during the week count, each putting three runs over. Malsel and Cox each drove in two runs. The offensive strength of the Beavers was a big surprise. During the five games, they landed out a total of 58 hits, for an average of .324, while the Bees' average was .253. Following are the records of the two clubs: O Won Lost AB R H 2b SbHRSBSH. PO A B Portland ... r 6 4 1 179 29 58 14 . . 1 1 4 132 64 13 Salt Lake .. 5 1 4 166 25 42 9 ... 2 7 10 135 70 7 Muldoon Says Injuries Hurt His Team's Chances in Final Game With Ottawa Club. they fait to repeat should iflnlsh no I worse! than second. The Cubs With great pitching and the Dodgers with a fine twirling staff and a persistent punch, look sure of first division berths. Pittsburg or St. I,ouls may upset the "dope' and break Into the first-divlsion, but they don't look equal toi It right now. j The Braves and Phillies seem destined to fight U out for the cellar championship. I5D1AN8 ARE 8TBONG Tris Speaker's Indians look tike 'the class of the American league.! They possess fielding, batting and pitching strength, pjenty of fighting spirit and the best balance of any club ljn their circuit The fact that they have been generally picked to win the pennant may prove a Jinx but thy certainly have tpe earmarks or coming cnampions. The j Yankees have lota of individual brilliancy, great pitching and batting strength and new confidence, j They stack up as sure contenders. But com pared ;to Cleveland from our angle they lack one great characteristic necessary to pennant winnersnamely, teamwork. Furthermore the Yanks have an uncer- - tain infield and are slow on the bases. -TIGERS NEED PITCHING The I Detroit Tigers, provided they get . the kind of pitching they expect, will be tough Jt or all comers. Jennings boys can swat the ball and they can field and run the bases. The S White Sox still retain much indi- vldual class but like the Yanks -they - also lack spirited team work and: there . is much doubt regarding the brand of V pitching they will get. Jimmy Burke's St. Louts Browns DETROIT, Mich., April 13. Jimmy Wilde, the British flyweight cham pion, successfully defended his title at Windsor Monday night in a fast 10 round bout with the Zulu Kid. For five rounds Wilde chased the Italian around the ring, pc unding him almost at will and delight ing the crowd wtth-hla speed and diver sified attack. After this period, the Kid fought back valiantly and Inflicted some real punish ment on the champion. In the closing round he made Wilde miss frequently, and the latter appeared to be tiring. Wilde floored the Kid for a count of eight in the second with a right cross to the ; Jaw. He tried to end it then and there, but the tough Italian held on and weathered the storm. In the sixth the Zulu Kid opened a cut on Jimmy's eye. He rocked the cham pion with hard rights and lefts in the eighth, twice sending him to the ropes. Pittsburg, Pa., April 13. (U. P.) Johnny Tillman, Minneapolis -welter, gave Jack Perry, Pittsburg, a lacing In every round of their 10-round bout here last! night , J WASHINGTON RELAY j CARNIVAL OPEN TO PACIFIC COASTERS Omaha. Nebit April 13. (U. P.) George Lamson. Winnebago Indian light-heavyweight boxer, knocked out Johnny Sudenberg, Omaha, in the fifth round here last night. Aberdeen, Wash., April 13. Stanley Willis, Portland welterweight, won a six round decision over Lloyd Madden of Seattle Monday night. ' Willis sus tained a badly cut eye in the battle. Lewteton, Idaho, April 13. Al Som mers, Portland middleweight, has been matched to box Harry Gillum In a 12 round bout next Monday night. U. S. C, Montana and Wesleyan Colfege of Butte May Enter in Sundodgers' Event. f NIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Seattle, April 18. Originally the first annual relay carnival slated for the local campus, April 24. was sched uled to be a Pacific Coast and North west Intercollegiate conference affair, but Inquiries have come .forth from the University of Southern California, University of Montana and Wesleyan college of Butte, Mont, askisig if they are eligible to compete. Coach "Hec" Edmundson, who Is the originator of the carnival here, sent word to each institution that they could enter, providing they paid their own traveling expenses. Montana has ac cepted these terms, it is Btated, and definite word is expected' from the other two schools within the next few days. The ruling of Coach Edmund- son lays the way open for other teams of the West to enter. Due to the fact that in the nrst plans the Invited colleges and univer sitles were promised certain proporr tlons of the total gate receipts. It was impossible to provide for better finan cial arrangements for the three iat' ter institutions, but some other plan mav be worked out for future carni vals. The crogTam will be fast and snappy, according to the schedule outlined by Coach Edmundson, who says tnat tne first event will start promptly at 2:30 Williams to Face Tigers Chicago, April 13. (U. P.) Claude Williams will hurl the opener for the ! 0ciock, and the final is set for 4 :10 nviopic n m. without an intermission. The relay races will be 400 yards, half ( White Sox against Detroit Wednesday, Manager Gleason has announced. Hay Schalk will be behind the bat "The team that beats the White Sox will win the : pennant," said Gleason. TEAM STANDINGS Won. Lott. . C. Oakland 6 1 .SB7 Portland 4 1 ' .SOO Vernon 4 3 .671 Sacramento S S .600 Seattle 3 3 .600 San Francisco 3 4 . .429 Salt Lake 1 4 .200 Lot Angela 1 .143 Benny Leonard, world's lightweight champion, and Johnny DuYidee will meet in a 10-round contest under the auspices of the Portland boxing commission dur ing the Shriners' convention in June. This announcement was made Monday by the champion's manager, Billy Gib son, in Los Angeles. Grays Want to Meet Reglna Manager William Ferguson is claim ing the first no-hit, no-run game of the 1920 season among the semi-pro teams of Portland for his Peninsula Grays. The Grays won from the American Can company 13 to 0 last Sunday and now they want to tangle witn tsmy speas Regina club of the Canadian league. Manager Ferguson can be reached by calling Woodlawn 4325. Gould Retains Net Title New York,. April -13. (U. , P.) Jay Gould retained his title as world's clay court tennis champion yesterday when he defeated C. Suydam Cutting In straight sets, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1. Gould won the title In 1906 and has successfully de fended It annually until 1916. when championships ended, being resumed this year. Lents Boy to Enter Marine Rifle Shoot Corporal Raymond B. Powers of Lents and attached to -the marine corps recruiting station in the Panama build ing during the past year left last night for the marine rifle range at marine barracks. Mare Island. California, to participate in the western division rifle competition at that place. Powers is an expert rifleman of the i marines and one of the very best shots in the marine corps. His qualification record shows one of the highest scores ever made in that course. While the western division rifle com petition will practically be only repre sentative from the west coast, it is be-, lleved the highest scores will have an opportunity to try out. for the national rifle team, which will represent the United States at the Olympic meet in Europe. DOPE ON THE EATERS rarrwn orwsrafTr r'tj mm m a 'irM-ial"a w'WWaiaii HereS a by-product oP 2for25andl5cdfii:s The same hidh drade nua navana looaccQ but short filler No soaps in your month though-Thg Beads Reinforced. A real quality mile, mile, two miles and four miles, j with runners fOr each team in eacn contest Although the relays will stop at 4:10 o'clock, the University of Wash ington freshmen will run against the Broadway high I school squad of Se attle and other plans are being made to hold interclass affairs on the frack and field between some of the other races. The totals give the beavers a big I margin on the offensive, averaging aj run on every two hits, while the Bees were deecldedely better on the defen sive, making but seven boots. The Beavers made nearly twice that num ber. The Bees stole six more bases than the Beavers, and used the old army game oftener. TWO FAIL TO HIT Individually, ths; Reavers, except Koehler and Sutherland, hit as follows: Wlstersil. .428; Cox, .400; Maisel, .363; Baker, .400 ; Kingdon, .250; Schaller, .238; Spranger, .211, and Blue, .183. The failure of Schaller and Blue to hit better than they did was a big dis appointment Both these players hit like a house afire in the training camp. Portland pitchers were very wild dur ing the week. In the five games, they issued 41 bases on balls. When they strike warmer weather it is expected that their work will Improve. It Is almost a certainty that .the Mackmen will come home in the first division. They are scheduled to play a seven-game series with the Sacra mento team, which made the pooreit offensive average during the opening week. 'The Beavert need to win but two games to finish with to start home with a .500 percentage. ACOR58 BRASCH OUT Del Howard's Oaks branched out strongly and won six out of seven games played with the Los Angeles club, runners-up in the 1919 pennant race The Oaks are a strong offensive club and owe their first week's success to good teamwork, a factor which Howard Is a oast master at developing. The Antrels grabbed, as many bits as Oak land, but were unable to bunch them op portunely, while Killifer's pitching staff did not live up to expectations. The week's record of the teams : Team AB. R. H. Pet PO. A: E, Oakland 227 38 63 .277 192 84 10 Los Angeles ...247 28 63 .255 195 104 9 TIGERS ARE OtTTHIT Although San Francisco outhit Bill Fssick's Vernon team by a good margin, the Seals drop the odd game of the series. Inability to bunch Its bingles resulted In tha loss of a couple of rames for the Seals, as "they had more men left en the sacks than any other club. The Tigers fielded in great style. handling 182 putouts and 88 assists with but six boots. The record for the week: Team. AB. R. H. Pet Po. A- E. Vernon 223 33 R8 .246 182 88 6 San Fran.. 231 35 61 .264 186 99 13 SOLOS 8 WEAK WITH BAT Seattle and Sacramento divided hon ors, each winning three games. The Ralniers had the breaks against them, losing two of the games on home run wallops. Seattle outhit the Solons, but were fully weak on the defensive. Ken Penner, who was sold to Sacra mento by Portland after being knocked out of the box in his first start came back and won his second, a 14-lnnlngs affair, when Mlddleton homed. Following are the figures for the week : Team. Ab. R. H. Pet Eo. A. K. Seattle 211 29 54 .256 168 85 14 Sacram'nto 200 21 43 .215 176 87 9 Only two shutout games were pitched during the week, and both of them by former Portland southpaws, Walter Malls and Harry Krause. Malls let Se attle down with but four hits and no runs on opening day. while Krause du plicated the feat against the Angels in one of the Sunday contests. . AFTKR having all their expenses paid 'wnu . 1 . r-. . . . . i . X r ' uuui wj iHHwecu oaiue una taw a, Canada, and a nice "vacation," each Seattle Ice hockey player had the neat fuin of $339 placed In his pocket book as a resutt of the world's chain- pionshtp series- In Baatem Canada. This is the information brousht to Portland by the genial Pfete Muldoon. manager of the Mets and eat -leader of the Portland Rosebuds of the Pacific Coast los Hockey association. The Seattle septet won the 1919-tO championship of the West In one of the hottest campaigns In the history of the circuit, and the world's title was lost by one game. Aftr dropping the first two in the East tha Westerners came back and grabbed the next two, sending the series into the fifth and final setto. Bobby Rowe, captain of the Meta, was hit across the nose, cutting a big gash and knocking htm unconscious. This happened In the second period of the deciding fracas when the count stood 1 to 1. He was; removed to the hospital. Ill LEY HAD BROKEN RIB , Riley hud a collision with one of the Ottawans and the- result was a broken rib. .but he managed to stick It out In the last period the Mets, with a substi tute defense man, tried vainly to stave off a defeat but it wasn't In the cards. The Ottawa aggregation won six goals to one, but Muidoon says it does not do Justice to Uie stand put up by the Pa cific roast titleholders. The players only figured In the first three games when it came to getting a "cut" of the ' proceeds, but capacity ' houses featured each performance, with the result that the losers received 833 as each share, with the Ottawa boys each getting around S490. GREAT TEAR, ON COAST "Hockey In the Pacific Coast league experienced a great year last season," says Muldoon. -who arrived In Portland Monday and will remain here a few days visiting old friends, "and the former Portland players for the most part went like a house a-flre. "Mooae" Johnson never played better In his life, and Eddie Oatman, along with Tommy Dunderdale, were stars of the highest order. "When the last game of the Pacific coast schedule came around it found the three teams aa bunched that a victory for Victoria, wblch was In third place, would tie up the circuit. We won some thing like 5 to 1, and the win 'cost something like $25,000, for with a. tie on more games would have had to be played and more money would be forthcoming. But It was only another stab at the 'aces' who continually make assertions about professional athletics being swayed to suit the occasion." Caddoek Downs Zbyszko Des Moines, Iowa, April 13. (U. P.) Earl Caddock, former heavyweight wrestling champion of the world, demon strated he is still entitled to be classed among the best In the game when he defeated Wladek Zbyszko in two straight falls here last night. The first fall came in 10 :56 :10 and the second in 1 :56. Both falls were secured with a head scissors and wrlatlock, the Iowan's favorite hold. . THE intercollegiate golf tourney at the Nassau County club (Long Is land), June 22 to June 26, will have as contestants representatives of Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgia Tech, Har vard, Illinois,! Pennsylvania, Princeton, Williams and Tale. Exldbltlon Result At Memphis Pit tsburg 8, Memphis 4. M Brooklyn Brooklyn 7. New York I. At New York QJanta 11. Fordham 0. UNIFORMS FOR LESS See us before ordering that new UNIFORM we will save you money on any style of uniform desired. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AT ROCHESTER CLOTHING SHOP 148 FOURTH STREET - Reinforced HeadJhafs theSecret! WMprcDfltronw KJA1N THE AROMA SANITARY, TQ0 Fifty Thousand Trout Planted in Willapa South Bend, Wash., April 13. Fifty thousand eastern . spotted trout from eggs from Bond creek, Massachusetts, have been received by County Game Warden Mossman and planted in Wil lapa river, 40,000 being planted In the headwaters and 10,000 in the Middle Palyx. Three hundred thousand sliver trout from thepryad hatchery are ex pected this week; Brinker to Coach at XJ. of W. Seattle, April1 13. "Dode" Br'inker, former Northwestern league player, has been named to coach the 1920 freshmen baseball team according to an announce ment made by Head Coach "Stub" Alli son. Brinker captained the Purple and Gold aggregation which made .the tour of Japan about i eight or 10 years ago. As .coach of the varsity last spring, Brinker has made a record of not al lowing his , team to be defeated once. and as a result cinched the Pacific coast intercollegiate conference title. The freshmen have been turning out for a week when the; weather peqmitted. Heinaowji Bros, Bahimora, Md. Makars mm. m. sussijajajsji m j js i m m anrvanm-w- rrw THE HART CIGAR CO. 305-307 Pine Street, Portland, Oregon Ladd-Couch Game Called Off The Ladd and Couch schools at tempted to play their game of Section 4 (west side) of the Portland Grammar School league Monday afternoon but at the end of . the first half of the fourth inning Umpire Vernon McGill was forced to call a halt in the proceedings because of ths heavy rain. The score stood 3 to 0 in favor of Ladd when the postponement came and as the fifth frame had not been reached the match will have to be played over at a later date. Weather permitting, the teams of tha four sections will play today. w Hermlston Beats Echo Hermiston, April 13. The opening ball game of the season here Sunday resulted In a 10-to-9 victory for Her mlston over Echo. In the last half of tha ninth, after two men were retired, with two men on bases, Gunn sent out a- lornr fly I to center, which Stanneld, the - Echo fielder, missed and let in the winning runa The battery for 'Hermlston ! was Morris , and Phelps, Hunt: for' Echo, Galloway and HoS' kins. ' Next Sunday the local team meets Umatilla, which . defeated - Irrt- gon Sunday. .. GEORGE J. (TEX) WISTERZIL is the oldest player on the Beaver payroll. He was born in Detroit Mich., March 7. 1888. Twenty years later he played his first professional ball with the San Antonio team-of the Texas league. Tex has been In service each sea son, except in 1911 when he was forced Into Idleness as the result of Injuring his leg. He has moved from one part of the country to " another and was with the Federal league both seasons of its existence. He also played in the Arizona Copper league, being a member of the cham pionship team under Fred Carisch, ex-Portland catcher, in 1917. LEADS THIRD SACKERS He has had the honor of leading the third Backers in three different years. In 1914, when he was with the Brooklyn Feds, he turned in an average of .956 for 149 games. Two years later, with San Antonio, he fielded .946 in 150 games, and last year, with Portland his mark was .972 in 149 games. He has had one trial. In the majors, being tried out wth the Detroit Americans in 1911, after a very suc cessful season with 1 Wichita In the Western league. ; His lowest batting figure In 12 years was .245, the; year following his injury. YES, HE'S MARRIED Tex is a married man and makes his home In San Antonio during the off season.' He Is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 155 -pounds. His batting and fielding marks: Year. Team. Gamm. Batting. Fielding. 1008 San Antonio.. 38 .801 .897 1909 K C.-Wiebita 185 .266 " .901 1910 Wichita 145 .SOB 1912 St. Joe-Wiehlt 100 .246 1913 St. Joe 19 .805 1914 Brooklyn F. 149 .258 1915 B.. Chi., St. Tl 9 .266 1916 Ban Antonio.. 150 .605 1917 Copper Laague 32 .259 1918 Vernon 90 .272 1910 Portland 140 .271 .919 .915 .924 .956 .956 .946 .982 BROOKLYN MADE A GREAT SHOWING IN EXHIBITION GAMES Dodgers Won 10 Out of 16 Games From Yanks; National Leaguers Ahead. By Henry I.. Farrell NEW YORK. April 13.--(U. P.) Na tional league clubs took the honors in the several series of inter-league pre season gamea The total score in games for the series which ended yesterday is 42 to 40, with three tied games, the American league trailing. The world's champion Reds made the poorest showing of the National Rague. Pat Moran's men won only five out of 11 games with the Washington Sena tors and got only one decision out of four with the Yankees. 1 This rather lamentable showing some what confirms the report that the Reds derived 'very little benefit' from an un disciplined stay at Miami and are In poor condition to start the race. The St. Louis Cardinals, by losing the city series to the Browns, four games to two, cut down the lead piled up by the Giants and Brooklyn Robins. Brooklyn's feat in winning 10 out of 16 from the Yankees can be classed as a real surprise, and the Braves' six to five victory over the Tigers' comes a close second. - The Giant ran true to form in taking eight out of 15 from the Athletics. . - ' 'f - -t 4 ' ' BOXING Friday, April 16th ARMORY Eddie Shannon vs. Ever Hammer . 10 Rounds Heinie Schuman vs. Stanley Willis 10 Rounds Joe Gorman vs. Eddie Jackson 8 Rounds Sammy Gordon vs. ' Harry Mansell 6. Rounds And one good 4-round preliminary SEAT SALE Stiller' Cigar Store Rich's Cigar Store Prices: $1.10 to $3.30 Which includes war tax. "Let's top it off with a good smoke" Chesterfield VTOTHING touches the spot like a good IX ftmnke and nothing can touch Chesterfields for genuinely "satisfying" body and flavor. 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