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Inter collegia te " Basketball .. Qoln ieis ; to
in Play rpr. toe . Season s ; -litle.iri . aJbortnigii
Collegiate
Hoop Season
Begins Soon
TXAT In tha Five ICl $ Coast ul North-
-- -west :, Intercollegiate : ; conference
the second week la January. - '
None of the team have- been def
initely choeen as yet. bat ' immediately
after the holiday the raeiitor will eat
' their squads down to the bone and
concentrate their efforts on the players
to be need u regrulars.
' Portland basketball fans will see'
nearly all the Northwest oo reference
teams In actldvth'la winter.
The -winning- team la the northern
end of the Pacific. Coast conference
will meet the winners of the title in
the :: southern end In a championship
aeries to determine thav holder of the
j conference championship. The sched-
REG02T AGGIES
. January 22. University of Idaho at
Corvallis : January 27, University of
Washington at Corvallis : February 2
'and J University of -Oregon at Cor
valiis; February , Washington State
college at. Corvallis ; February 8 and
10, University of Oregon at Eugene;
..February 17, University of Washing
ton at . Seattle ; February 19, Wash in g-
ton State college -at Pullman J Febru
ary 21, University1 of Idaho at Full-
' man; February 23, Whitman at Walla
'Walla. - , -
OKEGOIT - " '
Xinnnrrv H. Ttfnrth Paiif1 Ttantal
college and Pacific university at Eu
: gene; January 13, Multnomah club at
Portland ; January 19, Willamette at
.Eugene ; January- 20, Idaho, at Eu
- gene; January 25, University of Waeh
'. Ington at Eugene ; January .27, Wil
' lamette at Sal era ; February "2-3, Ore
gon Agricultural college-at . i Corvallia;
February .- 6, Washington State college
at Eugene; February 9-10, Oregon Ag
ricultural college at Eugene ; February
IT, Whitman at WaUa Walla ; February
19,; Idaho at Moscow; February . 21.
Washington State college at Pullman ;
February 22, Spokane Athletlo club at
Spokane; February 23, Washington at
Seattle. . -
vrxanrsGTOTt - ' .
-' January 12-13, "Whitman at Seattle ;
January 18. Idaho at Seattle ; Janu
ary 13.. Oregon at Eugene ; January
27. OrCKdn Aggies at Corvallis; Feb
ruary f, Washington State at Seattle ;
February 8; Whitman at Walla Walla ;
February 10, Idaho at Moscow ; Febru
ary 12, Washington State at Pullman;
: February 17. Oregon Aggiea at Seat
tle; February 24, Oregon at Seattle.
WHITMAN
January 12-13. Washington at Seat
tle ; January. 15, Oregon at Eugene ;
Jlnnnarv Id Oreeon Aereles at Corvallia r
January 18-19, Willamette at Salem;
-January 20, Multnomah club at Port
land; January 28-27. Gonaaga at Walla
Walla; January 31, February 1, Pa
cifio university at Walla Walla; Feb
ruary : 5-8, Montana at ; Walla . Walla ;
February 8, : Washington - at.;-Walla
Walla; February 9, Washington State
at Walla WaUa; February 12-13, Wil
lamette at Watta. Walla ? February IT,
"Oregon- at Walla-Walla r February 23,
Oregon Agpei. wa wui
" ruary 26, Idaho at Moscow ; February
t ' wnshinrton State at Pullman;
Marjch 1-2. Gonzaga at Spokane.
.Idaho ';:;M':: :p ;: -y:
January 12-13, Montana1 at Moscow;
T,mu ii fidina? at Snokane: Jan
uary 18, Washington at Seattle i Janu-
ary 20, Oregon at Eugene; January, s.
" Oregon Aggies at CorvaUls January
23, Willamette at Salem; January 2S
27, 5 Washington Stats' at Pullman ;
February 10, Washington at Moscow ;
February 14, Willamette at Moscow t
February 19. Oregon at .Moscow; Feb
ruary 21. Oregon Aggiea at Moscow;
February 23-24, Washington State at
: " Moscow ; February - 26. Whitman at
Moaoow j February 27 -March 1. Mon
tana at Missoula. ., .
WABHUrGToar jstatb
January 12-13, onaga at Pullman ;
January ' 16-16, Montana at Pullman ;
January 19-20, Gonaaga at Spokane ?
January 26-27, Idaho. At Pullman; Feb
Tuary J," Washington 'at Seattle,; Feb-
u,.M-nnTvTi -at. . Portland :
February, 6, Oregon at Eugene s Feb
ruary Oregon -aggies- -u' ,
February It Willamette at Salem ;
February .8, Whitman -at WaUa sWalla ;
i xrh!fttnn at Pullman;
February IS, Willamette s iPallmsni
Febraary is, weson,
nyuis Feoruary' 11.. Oregojx.at PuU
man t February 23-24, Idaho At Mos
ew ; March 2-3, Montana at Missoula.
JtOJTTASA - .
January 6. Mount St. Charles at
Mssoula JaflUary 10, Montana Mmes
ak Missoula; January 12-13, Idaho at
Moscow i January : 15-16, Washington
State at Pullman t v January y 25-26,
itontana State at Boseman ; s J anuary
tt, Montana Mines at Boaemam;, Feb
ruary -2.. Mount St. Charlea at Helena ;
February 6-6, Whitmatt rat WWW
Walla-j Jebruaxy 7. Gnaaga at Spo
kane; February 2"8-March 1. Idaho -at
Missoula; Mafcb. : 2-3. Washington
State "at Missoula-; March. 7-8.- Gon
aaga at Missoula i March 9-10, Whit
man at Missoula. : -
GOXZAGA' "
January 12-13. Waahlngton State at
Pullman; January 17. -Idaho-at Spo
kane ; r January 19-20. Washington
State at Spokane: January 26-27.
Whitman at Walla Walla; February X
Paciflar ai Spokane-i February, 7, Mon
tana at Spokane; February 13, Wash
ington at Eposane; turum j ...
lamette at Spokane ; February 22. Ore
gon at Spokane; March 1-X Whitman
at Spokane ; March, 7-8. Montana at
Missoula , -r . - '
Missoula.
January 10, College t the Pacific ;
January 13. Olympic club ; January
16, 1921 varsity ; January 19, Nevada ;
January 20. Nevada; - January 24.
Santa Clara j January 26, St. Marys :
February 2,- University of Southern
California; February . University of
Southern California s - February S. U.
S. C. at Ixs Angeles; FebruarylOi U.
S. C." at Los Angeles ; February 14.
California at Berkeley ; ' February 17,
California - at Stanford ; February 21.
California at Berkeley ; February 23.
California at Stanford.
TttAMP SVIS ADOPTED
There will not be much "tramping
among the athletes of 'the Pacific
Coast Intercollegiate conference tn the
future. At the recerit meeUrvg In Se
attle, the conference-adopted a trans
fer rule to the effect that all athletes
who transfer from one school to an
other will lose a season's play. This
was not much retroactive and as a re
sult Moe Sax will be eligible to play
with the University - of Orcgpa team
next fall. - -
Ball Scribes to
: Have Oak Desks
In Yankee Park
V' Br United Kern)
: Sew i irora, Bee. 83. The ew
-Tankee ban nark win have IS lodi
vldanl oak desks In the prees stand
Insteac of the " customary - aasty
shelf apoa wbleh the classics of
tar gams are written. , - '
Uaemployed - actors, acrobats,
boob rollers,' waiters and barber
who msaally - eeeapy the press box
will '.fee I riled to vote for, their
preferences as to the style of desk
to be lBttalledV
At world series time 60 adalUoaal
desks will be emplaced for the ae
eoujnodatloa of "I-me" aatHors,
wbe desire to ten the world what
they bad fer breakfast. Waste bas
kets will be decorated with maare
'VibboB. Fresh orchids will be dellr
ered to Babe Bath's locker erery
day at moon.
McGraw Seeking
One of Star Mound
Men of Phillies
f By Bavls J. Walsh
TntorasUonsl Nrrrm fierric Sports Editor
TVTEWTORK. Dec. tSr-Mr, John Mo-
Graw of New York and Mr. WU
11am F. Baker, Philadelphia, may be
about to exchange glfta f of holiday
cheer, it was learned today." It is said
that John has made the first advance
in the proffer of a hall player or two
and that William has Beveral tied up
in tasty red ribbons and tissue paper.
It is eaid that, the exchange may have
been effected - already and that only
the delicate taste of the gentlemen In
question has thwarted - an announce
ment. - - '
The only difference between John
and William and other Tuletlde friends
is that no element of surprise is in
vol'ved in the, exchange. , Candid souls
both, they have informed, each other of
what they want in advance;:
. John tried to interest Garry Herr
mann of Cincinnati In a similar enterprise-
some days ago and went bo far
as to signify his preference for Adolfe
Luque, the all-Havana filler. Our Mr.
Tierney denied this, but that ia of no
moment, j Our Mr. Tierney would deny
that Slki is a brunette. r . ; -
- John has informed William that he
wants a nice new pitcher, preferably
Lee Meadows" or Jimmy Ring.- . Just
what he ? will give in return has not
been made known, but it. is understood
that John has offered Jess Barnes and
Ralph Shlnners, the 140,000 outfielder
who now sells at the waiver price. This
offer has been declined with, thanks.
but another will follow. . -
Eegular Schedule
Of Soccer League
To Be Ended Today
The original schedule of the 1922
season ; of the, Portland Soccer Foot
ball association will ba brousrht to a
close "this afternoon" "when ' Kerns
UhifedV will take o: the" Maeleays In
the Franklin high school bowl. .The
contest will start promptly at 2 o'ciock.
' The result of the clash means rimch
to the Maeleays . for they Have their
backs against the wall and must win
to ; order to .tie up the leadership of
the circuit. ' The.; Camerons finished
their "part Of thejprogram two weeks
ago and ; at present lead the Macleaya
by two victories, but in order to equal
lze things Manager Bragg of Kesna
kand Manager Smeaton of the Mac-
leys have agreed that four - points
should go to the winner of this aftex
noon's setto. -.o Vs"', ;-' ' "-r--"-'-
The two- elevens were scheduled to
meet last Sunday at the Franklin field.
and while both sides-were on hand It was
Impossible to stage the tangle because
of therf roxeii condition - of the grid-
iron. The-postponement was agreed on
mutually and then came the proposi
tion that a doubleheader in one should
be the result. ; . -
; Practically very member of the-
Camerons f and the Honeyman Hard
ward company aauada will be on band
this afternoon to witness what prom'
lses.to be as hard fought as any soc
cer game yet played in the Portland
Soccer Football association. The Mac
leaya realise that they are up against.
one -of the strongest eomblnatiomi tn
the 'circuit- despite the fact that Kerns
was .anlv .table to break Into the 'win
column ofi. three, occasions, aw majority 1
of the losses being onhw goal and two
goal affair a i r , 'V"
the directors- of the association at laatM
Monday's meeting -voted to postponaJ
the weekly session until rtext Wednes
day night in the Central library, an
it wilt b a very important gathering.
Details for the Cup series, should one
be necessary, wiU take up a great deal
of the attention and should .Maeleays
win from Kerns today the directors
will have to settle the details of the
three-game series between the Camer
ons and : Maeleays for the 1922-23
championship of the league. :
Racing
T TORVICH wia race again in the
XX spring. He is expected to start
training: -about May 1 and . the New
York tracks. Empire City or Saratoga
will see the great 3-year-old , son of
Runnymede-Hymir - In action again.
Morvich. has won $165,909 in the last
two years' campaign. " v. . ,--i'-. v
Windsor (Conn.) is first of the New
England Short Ship, circuit light har
ness tracks to announce next year's
classes, i For its July meeting Sage
park will feature a 2 :10 trot and 32000
purses for both 2 and 3-year-old v trot-
terS..-f:;vTi;-6--mftS?'. ..5WX j:-'i:.tvis: 5
Tale has 200 students In its boxing
squad. Dual bouts will be held with
the University of Virginia at Char
lottesville March 24.
The famous French racehorse Ksar.
winner of 11 races valued at 600.000
francs, has gone to the stud. - - .
The growth of baseball is IlliisrrLtei
by the fact that 32.056.246.33 was in
volved, in various player - deals last
season.'
Canadian amateur athletes want Im
hockey games at the Paris Olympic
games- tn 1924. played some other time
than tn January, which is unsuitable
for them to participate.
Tale !and Princeton have rinks" of
their own to stage hockey games this
season..
The Middle Atlantic Skatinsr nsrv-ia-
tlon win hold its outdoor skating
championships at Downing par, ,JCew-
"ursu, -... a January j. ia3.
Nev Beaver .
Hurler vileal
Promising
INTRODUCmo 'Charles Eckert,' new
member of the . Portland ' Beaver
pitching staff. . . . L
Eckert was turned over to" Portland
in the Hale deal by Connie Mack, of
the, Philadelphia Americans, and ac
cording t? reports concerning: his abil
ity, will add strength: to the Beavers
where It was most needed , last year,
The newcomer Is a Philadelphia by
birth. . He Is 24 years old.- and 5 feet
It Inches tall. -2 He weighs . 175 pounda
Eckert began his professional career
with the Suffolk club of the Virginia
league In 1919,' He remained with Suf-
fol two years and . then : joined the
Norfolk. . club. " i :
WAS BJELIEF TWIKIxEK :
la 1922 he was sT relief pitcher: on
tne Ataieucs. -
: In his first year la professional base
ball he won 11 and lost 20-games; The
following season -bis record was not so
good, winning nine and losing 2a con
"jsi-s. in ivzi na xinisnea - witb a per
centage of .600.. winning 17 and losing.
17 witn .Norfolk. t - , ; v
According to reports. ' Eckert '' Is
pitcher e- the -Yarrison type. If 'be's
as good as. Yarrison he certainly will
fill a-big hole in the Beaver hurling
corps. - j.
SIX RIGHT HA3TDEES
With Eckert," Yarrison, Sullivan,
Middlemen and . Sutherland, Portland
has a quintet of good right banders,
who will undoubtedly turn in their
chare f victories. Rachac, a big right
bander,,; who comes on option to the
Portland club from the New York
Giants.; may give fight for a regular
uerm as a. rignt nanaer.
.in. addition ; to these hurlera. th
Beavers have three southpaws Lever-
ens, wompter and Schwartz. Leverens
was one of the steadiest performers
on tne pitching taff in 1923, and he
will be ; as valuable tthU season.
urumpier was . an in sfad oute 1 and
aenwart is of unknown abUity. al
though, be did look good In hi two
emirs on tne mound last:falL ;
With the exception of several nrnm.
Ising looking bushera, Portland will
depend upon these hurlers at the start
ox ; me season, if strength is needed
the Beaver officials will call
Graw for help. Just ttow strong this
staff will be cannot ba determined tm
tll about the first of JUay, at which
time McGraw may be able to lend a
helping band.. . y
. The Giants owe Portland two players
In the Walberg deal, and it Is under
stood mat these players will not be
requested untu such a time as it Is
known where the Beavers need
au-engmening.' '
04 Butler Signs
. To Meet Kennedy
Condon, Or, Dea 23, Oscar Butler,
the Portland middlewele-ht -
has been signed to meet Jack KenniiT
of Condon in a handicap match here
New, Years day afternoon. The Rose
grappier nas agreed, to- pin Ken
nedy's shoulders to" the mat twice In
90 -minutes and there are man v hsr
who feel 'that Butler will be - lucky
w socompusn tne xeat once let alone
two tlmea , - ..-r.-i,; '
Kennedy has been Working hard for
tne oout ana jus handlers say that he
wiU be In great condition for the one
hour and. a half -of throwing. Butler
will come here one day prior to the
contest, - according to present plans,
for It is known that, h ta trainfno-
at his- home in Portland and ununiaM
m o reaay ror .uie bell. i , ;
B. B. Club Notes I
The final ereata of cbe B'nsl R'rltK w
ney in now beiiur nut off tk n
ummx wx m u xouowsr - .
Blah school rirl Hm .kin -.
KJccn; cond. Abo Sebwarts;
fifth, ArnaSs Binea. 20 y3i dash, 1,-iret Frvni
Wood: UflABlt Inn. AnlMv&vt. . . i.-
aaiuuiia ljoudj innrrji Mniiw " -
Hiraehj fourth. Mildwd i Cpbnt fifth, Hlaa
BosbMas wamenla cUik n J .Vh. f
Jnmp,- nt, Fszrnis Kecia; saaoBd. fasia
lAehtgto; third, Mmy MiisImuub: fourth, Lotti
ii, T"H.' o ruv no yard Uate
Firrt, fumio . Ksnin; esooad, Esia 4.iohtamj
third. .Anil Blum; fourth. Gertrude Bosamw:
fifth. Mildred Uehtesra. - Bop climbing. First.
Faanie Kenia; sseond. Mis. N. Nswkirk; third,
gsfesoc Hsym. Swiiamms. JTlrst. Katemsry
IJchtearn; tourth, ilis. f sduxu; fifth, sjuna
a nn i is - t - ,
Xht Disa tchae! tbh nrinmh. t m
run ff en Friday. Deoember 22.. and
S 2HS!'-f S icm fUx Wor
mmu u iwunoi wees. . . .
ra ue jarcoss. women "s cirimmins tooraa
menta which will hm hw wrini. , t..
mrr 10. , . . "
Xw!? already bars beea a coed - number
"t """v- u. w Kpea to seiec Ram among
wiimeia a team wtuoh win represent
the women's department. .
The ensnts will nrin.I nt A.-h j
ezhibitiona, swimming audsr the -waUr, end
1 am sseotMt l,n tn .Via.. 1 r.
tonrnament tx-inw esBdootad at the B"nai i'rith
rtr mKr qmo consists of the tol-
w . wwser s. Hoehfeldi A.
t. Koaenbers m. D. Matin; Xe afatia s.
Uoctos Wollia? IX Gnenhers a Zuis Goad
V5Turx ,s...J. iertnsan; K. lmi-
iisa s. Mean BmK! flnimun . iw
xwu iis rm aome prues wui . be alTea
the wuuicnv
by the H nal S'nth Amateur Athleoa dub.
jooordms to its newly elected president Hit.
Mae lxTim. , To this end he has appointed
some o the most able tnrn he cooid find
t head the vanoas committee. -Chairmen ot
tnav committees an a. . . .
W. Hetzcn-: boxing. Simon Oohn; so
f " 'L "nd." basketball, Kate Laka-
V"' -"w"u. Ab. Kosenbers; cymnaaium.
J. Irmaon, and Leo Settser; membership, Si
mon Cohen and Arthur Strauaa. Plans are
now heme laid for .an extensive 'mn.i,if
dnTe, which wul be baid in ji,.n,T
i-JISt b"ektiH . teams represenURS the
B nal 11 nth Oommanft, hn,u
,J?' Wedneadsjr. December SO, at
the H nai B nth hniMirx, Tk. . oL.l
Jtmlors defeated the Crestons to the score of
"y -a o-nu iiamblers ' defeated
tha Frankhna Ia fi- i .u.
2r iftjA:'Aj. Oswe to 'the soon
" ah toenpa wanes follows: ,
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romerants ,
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Jacobeoa sf-.
Seltser ...
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Weider ......... ..S..fc, ,
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Broughton (9 ...,rO....,
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Cbarles Eckert, rlgUt-lianded pitcher, turned over to Portland by the
Philadelphia- Americans in
AJ1 Coast GluLs
Faces to Lineups for 1923
t By G. B.
S THE time approaches for the
. Coast league managers and owners
to send out the "sign on the -dotted
line" papers, indications are that there
win be more new faces In the linen ns
for the teams in 1323. than there was In
1322. and the fans will admit that they
saw a lor ox new men in action last
summer, . t
By the time the season onens no less
Khan two dozen players of major league
experience win te on the squads of the
various teams. ? When - the call for
spring training is issued more than 0
new players will be on the dub rosters.
8EALS TO MISS PAIB - ,
More or less rebuilding: Is in prog
ress new.. un Ban Kraneisco team
faces tb irecessity of filling the 'pracea
vacaxed by Willie Jamm and Jimmy
cruonneiLt MulUgan. who clayed with
the White Sox last year; 1s billed to
fill Kamm's shoes. but he will fan
short of the job and the--aame is true
of Henryx, the big outfielder, "pur
chased from St. Paul, is not going to
be the. same . valuable player to the
seals as was O Connell.
These two players were a tower of
offensive ' strength for the Seals last
year and Kamm was one of the main
cogs or the infield.
Red' KUlefer plana to do a lot of
revamping. He has secured Golvln,
a new rirst sacker. - it la expected that
Golvin. wilt alternate at first base with
Art Griggs, who ranked as one of the
top notch hitters of tha league last
OUTFIILB P1VA3TS CHaJ7GT r
Marty Krug will play second base
and with MoAuley, shortstop, and Deal,
uura case man, complete, the- infield
combination, "Cbier Lindlmora msv
be disposed of and McCabe will be re
tained as utility .lnfielder. The Angel
boss plans to make some changes in
his outfield. Twombly will be retained
for, right field. Maieel will play cen
ter and Turner Barber is expected to
fill Carroll's shoes In left field. The
Angel pitching staff will seed some
strengthening and - the catching stafi
will remain the same. .,
Seattle, will have a new club, so to
speak. Jim Boldt and Harry Wolver-
ton have disposed of lots of the mem
bers of last ., year's . squad. - Everett
Caryan of the White Sox will be the
first string catcher. There'll be sev
eral new faces on the' pitching staff
and an entirely new infield is likely,
with Johnston r Philadelphia) ; first
base; Janvrin- (Brooklyn) second base;
Crane Seattle) short, and a new third
sacker. - In addition the Indians have
a bunch of rookies. for infield bertha,
but Wolverton is a bear for experi
enced players. - - ,
The outfield will be composed of
Rowher Pittsburg), Eldred and Jane,
holdovers, t
BEES' NETT fFTIP ' , '
Salt Lake will introduce a new in
field. Leslie of Philadelnhla. a-in he
eft f h-st rSigrlia at second and Vitt at
third. - The Bees expect a shortpatcher
from the Browns in the Thurston 3eat
Strand, Lewis and Schick will com
pose the outfield, althOEsa Lewis will
have one or two other Cy chasers on
lbs sauad.
BEAVER STAFF
the deal for Sammy Hale. ,
Adding Ne
The catching and pitching staffs are
being revamped.- ,
Manager Howard of ' Oakland will
present soma new. faces to the fans.
The same is true of Vernon and Sac
ramento. ",!;-,' -5'..: Z-3r x'':. i
Oakland will have a couple of new
faces on its infield and the pitching
stau Wiu : be ; much ' stronger,: New
faces " may appear . in the - outfield.
Sacramento plans to strengthen its In-
neia ana outfield combination, -which
were wrecked last year, by injuries. -
Bill Essick plans to build un a new
club, -but Just what players he will get
naa not been determined.
ALL LOOK STB03TOEB
Indications point to a bunched race
in the poast -league next year, pro-
vtaea f au clubs go through with, thetr
present ; plans. There'll i- be r no run-
away ; race, t ; Portland and : Seattle win
be, stronger and the earns is true of
uaiuand and Sacramento.
San Francisco will not be offensively
as strong as it was last season, - but
nevertheless the Seals will be a club
that wul be hard to beat. . .
The strength added to the Los An
geles club indicates that It is mine
to te a hard one to beat this coming
season. The Tigers rebuilding depends
upon i the ability of Essick to get a
pitcher to replace Jakey May.
ITICK BOOSTS OrKOTJIJJEE
" Ban into ; Nick Williams, secretary
of the Seattle, club, on tha street the
other night. Nick was playing the
role or Santa daue. Vi.- - i;
The blonde la looking forward to a
great racb in the Pacific Coast league
next season. He is of the opinion that
th teams jWill be bunched, in the pen
nant race. . - --.
Nick, by the way, saw O'Bourke.the
new- Beaver lnfielder, perform in two
series last season and declares that the
Beavers landed a prize in him, "He
played the sweetest shortstop game for
the Bed Sox of any ha saw la action.
Portland came within one minute of
landing "Doc" Johnston, who is billed
to play first base for Seattle next sea
son... Connie Mack Bet a time limit fa
his agreement to sell Johnston his re
lease: and one minute before, the limit
expired Johnston kicked through with
the money. . The. Beavers) plan to trade
Johnston to - Salt Lake for catcher
Byler. ...
EX'COASTXBS SHXFTE1V - .
A number of former Pacific coast
players figured in deals completed at
Louisville. Following are some of "the
deals made: .- -" "
Joe Berger. former Vernon shortstop. 1
soia to wicnita .tails ty Wichita.
"Chuck" Leathers, former Seattle
shortstop, sold to Chattanooga by JVIo-
bDe.
Fred Beck, former Seattle first sack
er, sold to Memphis by -Wichita Falls.
Walter- SmaUwood, former Vernon
pitcher, sold to-Beading by Mianeaps.
lia
'.Jimmy 0Neil, shortstop, who was
to come to Seattle In the Ray Francis
deal but who was taken sick .and could
not report, released to Beading by
Washington. .
rick Niehaus, former Sacramento
southpaw, sold tQ Atlanta by Beading.
Trade of Catcher waiter Tragesser,
Beading catcher, to Oklahoma City for
Ball Stars
Of Old Days
i Were Cheap
'i By Thomas L. Cmmatlskey,
' TJslTemal Serrioe Spoctins fcdttor. -TVTEW
YOitK. Dec S3. -A young
Jl sporting .writer told an oldtlmer
at the Newspaper club the other day
that Jils white hair reminded him of
Judge Landis" 'snowy mane, and then
followed up with the information that
the news- and "dope" 'market was flat,
and hinted at a story as a Christmas
present, ''
- The ; oldtlmer. settled , himself more
comfortably in the soft, spacious
lounge, and we were soon on our way
for a yarn: . , -
"I notice , that ball players, - minor
league stara gambled on to make good
in the big time, come awful high these
days,' the oldtitmer opened up. "Back
In the old days, when I was young,
you could buy real, proven, assayed
stars for a song. JTes, a song, and not
a "bit bit song, either.
KEElEB SOLB FOB 80t
-"Do you" know what Wee Willie
Keeler was sold to "Brooklyn for In
1893 T Just 800 I They don't and never
will come, much -better than Keeler.
For 14 years be batted .800 or bet
ter for Brooklyn,' Baltimore and New
York, Was switched -. around, you
know.. He 'retired from the game with
a lifetime average of .544. . I happen to
know; too, "that he batted through the
season of ' 98 without once fanning.
Look it up, and you'll find, also, that
he holds the record today for hitting
safely in 43 consecutive games." ?
"No need of looking it up," said the
youngster. ;-They say you've got a
memory tat that stuff like that hotel
manager who ' remembers names of
guests years afterward.". ....i.-''"."
"Lay off that stuff." earns back the
oldtlmer. "First you tell me I remind
you of Judge Landis, You should have
said Santa Claus. . I'm helplngv you
outv young fellow, so go easy, t so
happens I was looking up the stuff the
other day. . I began to wronder where
all this high finance stuff la going to
wind up." -ODDS
AOAI3TST KAMM
His audience steered him back with
Tt'a 1000 to 1 or better that Willie
Kamm, the 1100,000 buy of the White
Sox, will never come anywhere . near
Willie Keeler. ehf
"1 wish the youngster all the luck in
the world,"- was the response, "but the
odds are surely against, it- . Chances
are all that Is alike about them is
their Initials." - ?h
We piled him for more oldtUme stuff.
"There was Larry LaJole. for In
stance. Some star, and low priced.
Now .wait a minute, and I'll get a
book here about h!mv - :
"LaJole played his first prffesslonal
game with Fall River tn the Old New
England learua back in 1896. Three
months later he was In tne National
league. He had batted for .420. and
every scout in the country was writing
tne boss about him.
HALE VS. LAJOIE
"Manager Maston said that the. Na
tional league club willing to pay 91500
could have him.' Boston, a baseball
mad town then as now but not Frazee
mad as now thought It too steep,
pniiadeiphla bought him, ana papers
talked about the high price. He made
good with that well known bag.. In
10- games with, the Phils that year
he fielded a. perfect 1000 and batted for
.208. It was the first year of a mar
velous career of 21 seasons in the big
time." .'. -. ....:..,.,. - .;.-..,.::...
"ConnW Mack's $75,000 Sammy Hale,
Portland. Or., third sacker, will have
to step some to tie old Lajoie, eh?"
"Yah!"' said tha oldtlmer. And then:
"Uon't overlook Honus - Wagner if
you're going to write this ud. He was
bought by Louisville in the old Na
tional league from. Paterson, N. J for
?2000 In 1897.. Get that. $20001 Man
and boy. what figures for Honus!"
: Then our font of information told us
what Cobb cost, $700. He was bought
oy uetrolt from Augusta-In the South
Atlanuo league, for that price In 1905,
Jimmy O'ConnelL the. Giants 75..
000 outfielder, from San Francisco-"
we- -had started. . .-'v v
"Yes, v you, bet," i said the oldtlmer,
continuing: .:
"And there's Homsby. leadtna- home
run maker - and National league lead
ing hitter last season. Only $500 from
Dennison, Texas, in the Western asso
ciation in 1915. BalUmore sold Babe
Ruth for $2900 to the Red. S6x in 1914.
Walter Johnson came on trial and a
free agent to Washington in 1907 from
Weiser, Idaho. George Staler, wonder
of the Browns and leading hitter of an
of "em last season, was picked up by
the Browns after", belnar eraduated
L rrom fincnigan university.
HLGH PILICES TO BLAME
Same thing for Eddie Collins when
he left Columbia, Frank Frlsch of 'the
Giants when ha got throuerh Pordham.
Rabbit Maranville, a sweet shortstop
if there ever was one, was sold to the
Braves by New Bedford for a thousand
bon bona and a pitcher fe wanted In
1912. .-: There's a flock of other; stars
and good ones that came-cheap and
maae good. .-. --,.:-
"The opposition to the draft by most
of the leagues since 1920 is mostly to
blame for the high prices," put in the
young sporting writer. "The Pacific
uoast league. American association,
International, .league.,; Three-I r and
Western association get the big jack
for their stars." '., ..-x. v.-
Yes, of course, the draft is mostly
to mame,- eaia our oracle,--but these
are : nign-priced times anyway, The
publio has been educated to if, and
pays. ' Big parks, too. you know. - But
high-priced toys ain't always the best
entertainers. ' That reminds me of
Chris tut aa."
White Too Slow to
Figure With. Benny
New York. Dec -23. Fie-ht exnerts
who saw -Charlie White slammed on
the . chin. In the second round of hi
fight with Richie Mitchell at the Gar
den last Friday night are almoat unanl
mous fn eliminating White from con
sideration as the man to whip Benny
Leonard, It is conceded that Whita
deserves ; a bout - with Leonard for
knocking out Mitchell,- after, being In
a bad way himself for four rounds.
But White was so drowsy and slow
with his punches that none of the ex
perts can sea him defeating tha champ.
Ray Bates, former Seattle first sacker.
Tex McDonald, former Los Angeles
third Backer, who broke his . leg in the
Seattle, park tw years ago sold : to.
Omaha by Wichita Falls. i 5 -V-
Hazon Fa ton, Everett boy with Port-
lam! last year, sold- to Blooraington. ;
Guy Wolfram bought ; ', from Dee)
Moines by Bloomington, -. --'
Roy Brown, Seattle second sacker of
several years ago, , bought from Des
Moines by Beaumont. .
Jim Thorpe Made
70-Yard Drop Kick
In Gridiron Contest
: DoBt let anybody tell yea that
Jim Thorpe Is net a great football
player rlg-!tt bow, declared "Rip"
Klag, the big catcher of the Port,
land baseball - elub, who " returned
from Akren, Ohio, where be played
professional-fbotball daring the fall.
. "la a gam airainst the Brooklyn
srofessloaals, Ifaorpe made a SI
yard drop kick," said King. "It sat
a perfect kick., The big Indian beat
the Breoklyas slnglaiiaded, seor
ing M pohtn. pKvery time he car
ried the ball he made big galaa
Thorpe eontemiIatet brlurlrg hU
team' to Callforiila fer a series of
games daring the winter months. -
Wills Keeping hi
Shape for Battle
With Jack Dempscy
-.By Falrplay .... ,
TVTEW YORK. Dec. 23. The writer rai
ll into Harry Wills today. The big
dings was all dressed to kill, going to
a . party or something up In Harlem,'
Asked how he Vwas feeling, he said
fine. He was keeping himself in shape,
he said, because it looks , to him as
though the dream of his life will -be
realized" next' summer. . In other words,
he Will face Demnsey in the ring. He
has had the tip-off to keep himself in
condition and not do anything that
would make him unpopular with any
body. - ;
' Harry may be getting older. Of
course he la. The fact that he doesn't
look - tt and. '; he doesn't . means noth
ing, because slackened sinews and. a
little stiffness in a Joint or a lack of
snap in a punch don't show in a man's
face, nor do they figure in his bodily
appearance. The best Judgeav figure
that Wills will not be so good by next
summer as he was last summer or the
summer .before that.' '-But even so,
they hold that Harry will be the best
man Dempsey has ever faced. -";
Jack Britton says that t Wills can
stand any amount of punishment about
the body, but that he has a weak jaw.
Jack's observations are based upon
several years of work In the same
gymnasium with Wills. The former,
welterweight king ' thinks also that
Harry is much better against a man
he knows he can lick than against
one of whom he has reason to be
aoDutiuu - ,
With the Wlllafd bout on the rocks
so far as 'the attitude of the present
New York state commission Is con
cerned a Dempsey-WUls scrap is about
the only outlook fans have for a real
battle . for ,; the championship. The
writer some 10 days ago. by the way,
called attention to the fact that Jess
WiUard was beyond tha age limit at
which fighters are permitted to box
In the Emptrer state. And as we have
said before and now repeat, it is not
certain that the authorities will find
a mixed bout feasible for this state. -
Would Establish
Public: Preserves
During the ninth annual session of
the National Game conference recently
in New York a resolution asking con
gress to pass ? a - bill providing for
public shooting grounds and game
refuges protecting migratory birds was
passed. The object of the bUl, which
is before the house as "II. B.' 5823." is
to provide hunting ground for the in
dividual who is not ablet to belong to
an exclusive club or purchase land of
his own bn which to hunt and fish.
The bill also provides an annual license
tax of $1 for shooting migratory birds
and it Is anticipated this will establish
a yearly fund of more' than $2,000,000
for the purchase of suttahlM land ant
waters for the purposes of the act. v
Scotland Pro to Be.
On Chicago Club
" Another British nrnf.Mfnn.1 m
pfls homeland for a more lucrative field
wn mis country. K'orbes Lelth of Aber-
rdeenshirej Scotland, considered by fol
lowers or tne game to oe one of the
best of the youngeV players, has signed
a Contract Wlth tho exclunlva Rrlnrnf.
Golf club of Chicago and will assume
ma uuues on January L . .. T ; ( ,
Hod se Broth
U5ED
; , Sufcstioa to prospective Used
' Car buyers : ' Come in and give
us an idea of what you would
- like and how much " you wish
to 'pay. If the. car isn't on the
floor we will give you first
5: option' on ' it when , it 'comes.
": v- v 1 'Jy-n :: '':'."'.',-,;
r . -"'-''. " V'- i :'v'
' Remember:: A- used car is only as . j
v . good as the firm with which you deal J
BRALEY, GRAHAM & CIIDLD, Inc.,
11th and Burnside Sts. Broadway 32S1
Major Teams
WorryAboiii
,B.B.'s Unioi
By Tiodney Datckec
ffnlti-d Kmrs Staff nxwlmit)
IIUCAGO, Dec 23. Big leaKue ba
V all : magnates are beginning t-
lose sleep as they realize that U;
baseball players' union has material
ized out of a sweet dream Into an act
uality. .
-Santa Claus. ; they feel, ts brlnrlr-r
them a jrreat big package which tlu y
pever asked for at all. . .
tit ix trsioa"
Ray Cannon, the enterprising your
Mllwaukee attorney who organized
the union, has suddenly assumed to
the magnates the proportions of a
bogey man. following his ' announce
ment that 223 big league players hn !
signed up for membership, and report
as to Just who these members aro
don't lend any encouragement. " A l"t
of world champions are Included, it
is said, and at any rate 221 players
comes mighty near being a quorum.
Thus farthe union hasn't laid down
any definite platform, but when it
does the squawk of the club owners
is expected to be heart rending.
Tnole Charlie Ebbeta recently
sounded the first note of what may l a
looked for, and left hastily for Eu
rope. Holdouts may be numerous it
the union can control Its members, as
It Is said to have requestea players to
refrain from signing (contracts until
further progress Is made In organisa
tion. v,,r ..-v. :: ,.',
TWO HOLDOUTS BEPOBTED
y Two holdouts have already been re
ported, pitcher Dutch Reuther of Un
cle Charlie's club, and First Baseman
Jake Daubert of the Cincinnati Rod
being the most notable. Reuther want.
a raise,-which he will get, over Eb
bet's prostrate corpse.. He has de
clared' that he Just won't sign until
he hears from the union, but a chaiiKa
of heart on Ebbeta' part might -mak
him relent. Daubert also Is connected
With the union. Reported to have been
offered a two-year contract at $lo;ooo
tw-r season by Garry Herrmann. Dau
bert can't see it. nermann thinks he
ought. to congratulate himself on tho
offer, "'.v."':'., - '" ' ' ; '": ''
WUh rumors flying from one major
league city to another of the war that
may be expected after the union gets
Into the field, a flock of other play
ersmay hold out rather than take a
chance of signing for a lower salary
than that which mlffht later fall to
their. lot. .. v,'. .
why the rmoxt.
Somebody told Ebbeta that the union
was going to demand a $5000 minimum
salary for - ballplayers, . and Ebbeta,
seeing no reason to disbelieve It. de
nounced, the union on that basis, at
once." v . 1 .' . '
. Cannon, however, denied to the
United News, that $5000 or any salary
had been set as a minimum as yet.
Other leaders even say that the sal
ary matter won't be given a though t.
However, it may be conceded by tn
sporting publlot as by the club owners,
that Mister Cannon of Mllwauk.o
v,.,n't nrralledr 22 players Into h.-
bunion -Just on -the promise to teao
them fancy -emnroiaerins r
sake of establishing circulating libra
ries in major league cities. . 4
Ring Game Popular
in ijuenos iiiru
rt
Buenos Aires (By Mail ' to jUnlted
preaB.) This town is fight crarja
. The Firpo-Tracey match, the f Irt
real prizefight which has ever taken
place in . the Argentine, excited the
lower classes of the population. One
can hear discussing in very comical
"pidgin" English lingo, the chances ot
their favorite to knock out Dempsey.
"Uppercut" ' and "swings," rilt
hook" and "rabbit punch" pronounce 1
In an unrecognisable war, but with a
worldwlse . "suffisance," have been
incorporated to the popular language,
... I. im v.rv A an aer Otis to look at ar V
man from the ouUylng districts. Thry
are all carrying nice, lusiy cnips ii
thetr shoulders and they are all boil
in n tn fhelr variety of newly din-
covered blows on your unoffending
person. , : - , - .
. BUBITS BEFT7SK9 JOB
New York, Dec. 23. -U P,)- Geory
Burns, Cincinnati, outfielder, said
have been .elected president of ti
Baseball Flayers association, w-.
mads a candidate without his permis
sion and will not serve, according to
John McGraw, manager of the Giant-.
CARS