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jHIBTT-EIGHTH YEAB.
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, i AUGUST 28, 1915
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PITCHERS' BATTLE
Keene and Cole To Be On
Edge For Championship
At Fanning Bee
The report from Stayton that Cole,
tlio Stayton strilseout twirler, will en
deavor to futton. up both his average
and his reputation against the Senators
has put the locals on their mettle anil
they even suggested that Kcene would
secure more strikeouts than Cole. It
appears that Stayton heard about this
boast and came back with the state
ment that they were willing to bet a
few cigars that Cole would far out
shine the Salem twirler.
It is entirely possible, however, that
if the Stayton fans would wager their
hard earned coin on the prowess of
Colo against the elusive spitter of
Keene they are likely doomed to dis
appointment, but then some people must
be shown and at- any rate a pitchers'
battle of no mean proportions is cer
tain to start when Baker's melodious
voice announces "Ladees and Gen'lm'n,
the battcrees for today's game are:
etc."
Stayton has secured Bnrtholcmy, an
ex city leaguer who is reported to have
signed up with the coast league, to act
as the buffor for Cole's cnnnonball
delivery. It is said that no local Stay
ton catcher can hold him. Whether it
is-tho smoke or the steam the report
does not stato.
Sunday's game will be the last on
the Salem grounds this year as most
of the players and nearly all of the
fans will bo taken to the country to
help harvest the coming crop of hops
and the Senators are anxious to end
the season with a win as they started
it by dropping tho opening game.
Portland Rowing Club
Is Coming To Salem
The Portland Howing club, 60
strong, will arrive in the city Satur
,i.,r Mnnti.mVmr 4 for their annual la
bor' dav canot trip. The trip will be
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maile troin esuiem to loruuim mm wm
take two days, September 5 and 0.
th city bv train Satur
day afternoon, they wili be met and
entertained by the members of the local
lnti Aa the start will be made
early Sunday morning, September 5,
the rowuig eiuo wiii.caiiip,iicur iu i
KfitnrJiiv niirtit.
Tim Snl..in Cnnna club will hold ft
special meeting next Tuesday evening
to inane arrangcnieniB lor eiiiciinuuug
the visitors. The club has 30 members,
with 15. L. Sehnrf, president, and 0. A,
Yilibert, secretary.
Invitations have been extended to
members of the local canoe club tct ac
company tho Portland club in their voy
age home. They will leave hero early
Sunday morning and spend the night
nt either Nowberg or Wilsonville. The
last leg of tho journey will begin at 7
o'clock Monday morning, September 0,
arriving in Portland that evening nt 7
ti 'dock.
Cannonball Parker Is
Trying To Break Record
Stockton, Cnl., Aug. 27. E. 0.
("CnnnoubaH") Baker, motorcyclist,
who is endeavoring to shatter records
crossing the United StatcH via the Pa
cific Highway from Vancouver, B. -'.,
to Tin .(una, Mexico, snatched four
horns sleep in Stockton last uight, tjie
first he ha'i gained since he left Brit
ish Columbia Tuesday.
He covered the 1107 miles to Stock
ton in two days, six hours and 10 min
utes. He expects to reach Tia Juaua
tonight. The automobile record for
this trip la H(, days.
Haker hoii'm tne transcontinental rec
ord from San Diego to Xew York, 3379
niles, in 11 dnvg 12 hours and 10 min
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BASEBALL PLAYERS "
HAVING GOOD IKS
Hard Times of Which Mag
nate Complains Have Not
Touched Them
By George E. Holmes.
New York, Aug. 2S. Tho hard times
that aro popularly supposed to be haunt'
ing baseball magnates this year np
parently have not reached tho player
crop. More pitchers came up out of the
tall grass at the close of last season
and showed stuff enough to stick than
in years. The Feds undoubtedly are
partly responsible, because 16 big
league managers were indefinitely more
patient with the rookies this year than
heretofore. It also is possible that the
requirements wer.en't so great this year,
but whatever may bo the reason
they're hore.
Out of a dozen classy looking young
workmen, the effervescent Mr. Mam
max of Pittsburg stands out like a
headlight on a dark night. Mnmmax
can be classed as a rookie at tho start
of the present season, as he didn't do
enough work for Fred Clarke last sea
son to get his name in the official list
of pitchers. But he certainly is .mak
ing up for it. By his efforts alone, al
most, the Pirates have earned serious
consideration as flag contenders. Take
the 19 games that he has won, out of
the Pirates won column, and it'll look
rather depleted. Tho Pirates would be
fussing with C. Herzog for the cellar.
Evan the great Messcrs, Alexander and
Johnson lose a littlo of their lustre be
side Mammaux.
Dale of the Reds, and Bell of the
Dodgers, are two more chuekcrs who
came up this season and have earned
their spurs.' Both havo been lingering
around between .025 and .6"0 all sea
son, which is a pretty hefty mark for
rookies to mako their first year out,
especially with clubs that haven't been
contenders alll tho time. Dale has been
the steadiest pitcher the Reds have had.
The Dodgers, with Wilbert Robinson
and his well known penchant for de
veloping young pitchers, have been
exceptionally fortunate in getting good
pitching this season. Two more of
Robinson's proteges Appleton and
Smith having been giving him a good
brand of slinging, and it is to this that
Brooklyn fans owe their pennant hopes.
Smith has made good with a vengeance.
Recent averages show he has been pitch
ing .700 ball.
Karl Adams, the long, lanky young
ster who came to the Cubs from Jack
Hendricks' Indianapolis team, also has
shown stuff enough to stick under the
Big Top, though his work hasn't been
of a sensational nature. Boland of the
Tigers is another whose curves have
nuzzled tho sluucers in Ban Johnson's
loop considerably. Eoob and Sisler of
the St. Liouis Browns are aiso wormy
of mention.
Branch Rickey thinks he has a won
der in this Sisler, and the youngster's
work certainly has been of a nature
to justify his suspicions.
Not for years hasi a rookie come up
who had versatnlity enough to piny
three positions and play them all well,
as Sisler lias. The former Michigan
star has pitched some gilt-edged ball
for the Browns, played in the outfield,
and handled first base like a veteran.
And on top of all this, he's been pitch'
ing tho old pill at a rate close to .300
Trulv a remarkable man.
John McOraw has not failed to get
a few likclv looking minors, either.
Hrninnrd, who enme from Texas, has
stolen Fred Merkle's job nt first, and
Bnhhington tho young Brown Universi
ty player in spite of being "the only
Phi Beta Kappa in the big leagues," is
looking good in the outfieM.
FOUR KILLED VX WRECK
Thoenix, Ariz., Aug. 27. Crashing
through a weakened bridge, a north
bound Santa Fo train running from
Phoenix to Prescott, Ariz., was wreck
ed at Date Creek, 70 miles north of
Phoenix todny. Four are reported to
be dead and 12 injured. A cloudburst
and swollen streams weakened tho tres
tle. Tho locomotive passed safely over
but the smoker went down in the debris
while the Pullmans remained on the
track.
MAN FELL TO DEATH
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 27. Joe Woods,
aged 40, married, was killed almost in
stantly today while at work on the new
court house building here by a fall of
20 feet from an elevator. Ho fractured
his skull and died before reaching the
hospital. Wood had started with a
wheelbarrow loaded with stone onto the
elevator when a signal was given by
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mistake to noise h. "k "
tho elevator for about 20 feet then
dropped.
CRUISER TENNESSEE SAILS
Philadelphia, Aug. 27.-T1.0 cruiser
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Tcnnessce saneu nw .. -i
der sealed order, today w, l, wo com
panies or marine . ,
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EXPECTED TO SHINE AT TENNIS; MEET
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Maurice McLauxhlin (photographed
Forest Hills, L. I., August 28.
(Speciul) America's new generation of
tennis players are picked to sweep the '
veterans off their feet in the national ;
championship tournament, which begins!
on the twenty-four clay courts of the j
West Side Tennis club at Forest Hills,
L. I., today. j
The old time stars are rapidly fad-'
ing. Ut the 1SH4 hat s iirst ten, ac
cording to the national ranking, sev-1
on are comparative yonnguters. The ;
only veterans left are Knii H. Bohr, I
V. J. IMotlner and i. is. Alexander.
Four of the other seven are Cnlifor-1
nia "phen'oms." The crnck jdnyers of!
yesteryear have been brushed aside
by the smashing play and dashing i
speed of the youngsters. i
In 1909 Maurice McLoughlin and 11. j
H. Long came out of the west and
forced V. S. N. h. T. A. officials to!
take notice. When the next ranking
list was published they were ulaced
at sixth and. seventh, respectively.
STANDING OF THE LEAGUES
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sjc National League.
W. L. Pet.
Philadelphia (14 5ir .5(12
Brooklyn (53 50 .529
Boston i0 55 .522
Chicago 58 59 .492
St. Louis 58 02 .483
Pittsburg 58 02 .483
New York 53 (10 .409
Cincinnati 54 04 .458
i Ameiican League.
W. L. Pet.
Boston 70 40 .055
Detroit 77 42 .047
Chicago 70 40 .003'
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New York 54 58 .482
Cleveland 45 71 .388
St. Louis 45 73 .3K1
Philadelphia 30 80 .310
Federal League.
W. L.
Pittsburg 110 51
Newark 04 52
Kansas City 05 55
Chicago 04 50
St. Louis ., 04 50
Buffalo 58 04
Brooklyn 57 78
Baltimore 40 78
Pet.
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.552
.542
.533
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.475
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Pacific Coast League.
W. L. Pet.
Los Angeles 82 (Hi .554
San Francisco ... 79 07 .541
Vernon 74 71 .511
Salt Lake -497
Portland 04 74 .403
Oakland 07 82 .450
Yesterday's Results.
At Portland Portland 12,
Los Angeles 3.
At Los Angeles Vernon 4,
Sun Francisco 0.
At San Francisco Salt Luke
0, Oakland 2.
WRESTLING MATCH AT ST. PAUL.
The wrestling mrtch pulled off at
St. Paul last Thursday evening between
Jerry Pellund, of St. Pnul, and O. R.
Kolsman, of Montana, proved to be a
long drawn out affair with no falls.
After wrestling for ono hour and eight
minutes the St. Paul man, who was the
aggressor throughout, gave up, and the
referee calld th match a draw and de
clared all bets off. The Montana man
gave Pelland any ml everny hold tn:it
ho wanted i:nd broke eneh one so easily
that there was no chance for Pelland tit
even turn him over. .,,.,.,
At no time during the match did the
Montana man attempt to take the ag
gressive and seemed to be playing a
waiting game, knowing that the other
man could not throw him. Tho referee
stated that a return match would be
pulled off In 30 dnrs, hut 1 it seeing
doubtful whether the St. Pool man will
care to take annthrr chance on such a
hrd proposition. Woodlmrn Independent.
1 i A $K
during present eastern invasion).
Tho next year Tom C. Bundy, of I.os
Angeles, quietly and convincingly went
through the all-comers' tournament and
lost to Bill Lamed in the challenge
round. Bunly was placed secon'd to
Lamed, and MeLouglilin and Long in
fourth and litth places, tlothier, Lit
tle, Behr, K. P. Lamed iand LeRoy, wcro
outside the select circle.
The sevent youngsters who havo
come into prominence iu recent years
and who are now placed among tne
first ten in the land arc McLoughlin,
Yillinms, Murray, Johnston, Church,
Washburn and Fottrell. They have
taken the places of; Lamed, N. W.
Niles, Benls, Wright, II. H. Hnckett,
Holeomb Ward, R. D. Scars, H. W.
Slocuni, O. S. Campbell and Dwight
F. Davis. McLoughlin, the oldest of
the septet, is in hip twenty-eiglitli
year.
Experts figure that Williams and
McLoughlin will fight it out again for
the national title this year.
Watching the Scoreboard
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Ty Cobb struck out with the buses
full.
Detroit snatched two easy ones from
New York, coming right up tho ladder
to within one game of the league lead
ing Red Sox.
Cleveland bunched lilngles on Gregg
and defeated the Red Sox four to three.
Speaker made n spearing catch which
should have been immortalized in the
fillums.
Miller, of St. Louis, tapped out a
home run with the buses full und licked
Brooklyn, 11 to 7.
Reds took another wulloping from
Philadelphia. That makes four
straight.
Christy Muthewson fanned seven nnd
bent the Pirates 2 to L
St. Louis Fed fans got 13 innings for
10 cents, which is certainly bargain
counter baseball.
Beavers rubbed it in on the Angels,
licked them again, and by the horrid
score of 12 to 3, ut that.
Walter Carlisle started the deluge
when he poled one over the fence for
a round trip.
With the assistance of the mud ball,
Vernon kept San Francisco innocent of
runs yesterday.
Art Fromnie handled tho misty pel-
lot so cleverly that nine Souls o.oned
Vernon cot four runs.
Fifterv of the Hits whs found for 10
binges but his assistants held Oakland
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to two runs, while Salt Luke itself
gleaned nine.
BESSE PASSI WINS ANOTHER.
Tiie Belle I'a.isi ball team took In
tho picnic at Monitor Sunday and in
K ..ft.,-... f, ii tii-Vf-rl tlx 13th iiinie
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Mil: HJ u miii'iii - r.
to their string of victories. Lucn'r was
on the mound f'tr Hello Pnssi and
struck out 14 men nnd at no time was
he in danger of loMiig the game. Mnte,
t'n. ft.;t..r ti'ftitiMu'd in thn fifth in
ning and pitched a good brand of ball
the remainder of the game.
Belle Passi Lucicr, p; Lnvine, lb;
Norton, ss; I'urcell, T; Woltnrd, e;
Holmes, 2b; City, I'i bouncy, rf; Brock,
;iti.
Monitor W. Hinti". SM; O. Rye, ss
!., ll.. Ililn hct. M. While
p; ('. Olson, L'b; II. Hye, cf; Hansen, rf;
.1. Olson, If; O. Jlnstie, If.
Monitor " " i i i o i u i
Belle I'assi 1 14 3 0 2 2 0 0-13
Summary; Twn-bnso hits, Lnvine,
I'urcell, Wolfnrd, Holmes. Three-base
iiits, l.avine, I'urcell, W.. llustie. Stolen
bne. Lucicr, Norton i, J'urvine, Wol
fard 2. Holmes. Bouncy, W. Ilnstie, A.
Olsun, V. OKon. II. K.ve, Hansen. Unses
on balls, off White, 1. Struck out, by
Lucier, 14; bv White. 15. Hit by pitch
ed bnvy, A. Olson. Double play, Pur
cell to' Lavine. Lett on bases, Belle
Passi 3, Monitor . Woodburn Inde
pendent. Always cheap and always
dependable a Journal
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MOST POPULAR MAN
Simon Benson.
Simon Benson of Fortlaml, Oregon,
wns recently selected as the most
popular man in Oregon' nnd tho man
who has accomplished tho most for
his state. He is one of the wealthiest
men of Portland and has freely de
voted his wealth to the advancement
of his city and stute. Mr. Benson will
be guest of honor on Oregon day at
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
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Mass., arrived at the Business Men's
Military Trulnitig camp in Piattsburg,
N. V., he had the time of his life be-
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his age, which is sixty-three, he was
turned down three tunes. He was
finally accepted when a physical ex
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men'. Mr. Pickering is a vegetarian.
HARPER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Kdwnrd Harper, a laborer, living lit
(1804 Fortieth avenuo Southeast, com
mitted suicide at. an early hour yes
terday by swallowing enrbu'.ie acid.
The body was taken to tho morgue.
Harper had frequently quarreled
Co on N ( I Forgot nf opeec
Fifty-Fourth Annual
Oregon S
Salem, Oregon, September 27th to October 2, 1915
$20,000 Offered in Premiums
for Agricultural, Livestock, Poultry, Textile, Oregon
Made Goods and Other Exhibits.
Come and Stay Seven Full Days
Free Camp Grounds in a shady oak park right at
the Main Entrance.
Reduced Rates on all railroads. Free transporta
tion for all exhibits except racing stock.
Features
Trials of Speed
Shooting Tournament
Band Concerts
Two Aviation Flights
Daily
Boys' Camp
Girls' Camp
Everybody's Camp
Free Sheds for Camp
ers' Teams
Moving Pictures
Social Center Tent for
Campers
Dancing Pavilion
Children's Playground
Bee Demonstrations
Animal Circus
Amateur Dshlia Show
Paved Streets
For Premium Lists, Entry Blanks or Any Informa
tion Desired, write to
A. AL JONES, Secretary, Salem, Ore.
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(LtElWtLUCKCfcRS
with his wife of lute, neighbors snid,
and Thursday night there was a par
ticularly serious quarrel, which ended
in with the determination of husband
and wife to secure a divorce. Later in
tho evening tho disagreement was par
tially patched up, but Mrs. Harper
spent the night at neighbor's with
her two children.
Harper died nt St. Vincent's Hos
pital. Portland Oregoninu, August 21.
Kdwnrd Harper wua a l'ltrmer resident
of Woodburn.
If it's for tale, a Journal
Want Ad will tell it.
Itate Fair
Special Days
Monday
"Children's Day"
Tuesday
"Woman's Day"
"Good Roads Day"
Wednesday
"Salem Day"
"Woodmen's Day"
"State Societies Day"
Thursday
"Portland Day"
"Transportation Day"
"Elks Night"
Friday
"Press Day"
"Oregon Manufactur
ers' Day"
"Scandinavian Day"
Saturday
"Shriners' Day"
"Grange Day"
"Pioneer Day"
"Carnival Night"
to be en rouie io -
thence to Haiti.