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THE OREGON JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY IJORNING, JANUARY ID, 1313. mm mm mmmm Portland Man to Judge Denver Show ER O'Donneirs Bunch of Pin Smashers P. Ill il fuEl DEATH WiilLE BOXER ID 111 SEAM FIMWEEKOFhIARCH Fl FAT FIGHT I 3R BASEBALL IN 1 91 3 Seattle Champions-Will Be the First Northwestern Club to Billy Inglis Says Event' This Year Will Eclipse All Other Tournaments, 1- Joe, Rivers Rushing Across the 'Continent 'Bedside -of Pa-' rent Who Is Expected to Die tCnltcd Prl4 "Wire.) Xos Angeles, Jan. 'IS. Fighting with death as desperately Ms hard flsted san-ver-Jbattledln Ybarra, fiather 'v6t Joe lightweight 'pugilist, Ms nearing his -end today, and his doctors fear that his determination no live until Joe can reach his side wlll be without 'avail.

Meanwhile 'Rivers Is speeding toward Los Angeles 'from New York, Jwhere he recently 'won na decision 'from Ijeach Cross. He left cthe -Atlantic 'seaboard In i response to an telegram from his "mother; telling' htm' tthat would be at best matter of a few days. Ybarra, who is suffering -from tuberculosis of the Stomach, lies in 'the pretty little home 'rthieh his -son ilSur-chased 'for ihis with "his iflrst ring- winnings. conscious he begs that Joe be brought to his bedside the moment he arrives. Rivers has A Ths Pacific northwest track and field meet will be held' In the University of Washington gymnasium during the first part -of Ao i lam Inglis, superintendent of the, Seattle Athletic club; who wa la Portland last week.

A "The meet this year will be the largest ever held In the northwest and I expect to see a laryre number of entrants from every amateur athletic club In the norths said Inglis, before departing for Seattle Friday night; after seeing hi tlub's representatives wallop Multnomah's stars. 1 "Seattle was also awarded the Paciflo Northwest association boximr and wres tling championships, and this meet will i y. i I-' unuouoteaiy oe one or the largest evo, held In, Seattle. have had promises from ail the clubs in the P. that they would be represented.

We have had some great athletio meets indoors In Seattle, but I 1 think that the 1918 meet will be far andV I away the most Interesting." Elliott The crack Meier Frank teamB of th City and Commercial Bowling 'leagues. City league team, cm-top, la leading the Dwlght-Ed warda team by a margin of three games. The Commercial league team occupies fourth position. The City-league quintet left to right, hack row, are--Barney Baker, J. R.

Frank lln. Front row Captain Tom O'Donnell and Ous Ahrena. The players In the pictures are James Dorgan, Eddie: Teterson, Cherney, Kai Melster and Arthur-Tonsing. Before 'coming to Portland Elliott acted as Judge at several the largest cities 'of the east, such as St Xouls, Kansas City. 'Philadelphia and Boston, besides many mliwr ehows.

He la well qualified to act. He knows 'all the good points and the 'bad points' of the horse and If Is "foregone 'conclusion tliat he -will aatlsfactlon as Judge of "the Denver show, 1 The invitation extended to Elliott la not -the first that has been tendered a Portland xpert 'by an eastern elty. The wretMowwir-aoff fancier was urged to Judpre the bull terrier breeds at the New York Kennel club's bench show this season, but was unable to AVatkins has several times cleaned, up tire 'best dogs In the country with his bull terries and has a reputation that extends from coast to coast as bell terrier expert. mil, that is toepUeMhe-'tPiuaa jst Longwood. This Horse Was Busy.

What was probably the busiest trotter pacer, either of 1913 was the stal lion lleartwood, 1-4, campaigned throuchoat. "the Canadian and 'Pacific times, winnins; eight second five time, third four times, fourth three times, and only three times unplaced. His winnings were $4975. Lincoln Beats Bankers. The Lincoln high school basketball quintet defeated Tllton Bankers five byutbe; score of 8 to 2.

The -lone basket sconfcd by the. Bankers was made in the lasts moment or play, just before the final 'whistle was blown. Gage and Lewis were the stars of 'the game. STOVE BASEBALL FROM HOT cancelled his match wlth 'Frankie Rus sell at New Orleans January SO, accord lng to Teporta. The Bt Johns high school 'basketball team Is soiag after 'tho 1 Columbia "Valley championship -'this 'season.

It has already defeated the -St. Helens team and -played the 'Clatskants team lasV. night Clatskante team has defeated all Columbia valley high schools With the exception of The Clats kante -defeated the "Portland cad emy five by the score of SB to 21, "While St. Johns defeated Lee's -players 4 -w ftt lahnm -TcarA for -the season is: I Bt! Johns 10, Jefferson -JL tBU J6hns "31, 'Beaverten "82. 8t.TJohns J8.

Beaverton 17 St. Johns Zi, Trade school 7. St. Johns :46, academy S2. The -St.

Helens team wlll In Bt. Johns next Saturdarntsilt. fihnrt and' Nelson, both 'Students Of 'lumKhWwslty-Tteitnsenieiter. "Short and Keison are ooin xraea ana sooidbu -r- who olayed left rusfd sn the Columbia team last season, has enrolled at the Oregon Agricultural college. -Ksllahss and jritsgerald, both asm er students at eolumbia -nnl-versity, -aTs trying for forward positions "the Notre Dame basketball team.

Basil Smith, who vera elected track, captain the Lincoln team for tlie season of 1913, will not return to school and It is likely that Carr "will 'be -ap pointed. Moese" Muirhead 'Is makrne a sirood shewing -at center i position On t'the Columbia university basketball team. Mulr- "What seems to be the matter out there, tBobertr they satd'ln tmison. "you fellows eanall go to shot back tho Infuriated slabster. bleachers guyed him mnmrol-ly as he strode past.

The club house In San Franeiseq Is 'situated beyond center field. 'Bob talke'd into the building and began to disrobe. "I'm through with you 3 forever, you big rstiff," he roared at In 'rfght field, and one by. one his cap, shirt, pants and belt of his uniform were flung out on the field. Placing his glove and shoes In his suitcase, he started back through the field to the players' gate.

Just about that time a rally placed the Beavers near 'the 'Seals. Groom stopped to pour -some ihot verbal shot mto the tningods. Portland needed two runs to tie In the ninth. Somebody came up and got a hit and McCredle-sent him around to third with a single, ffiroom stood there and cussed McCredle, pointing to his discarded 'uniform In derision. Just then Ota "Johnson earns up.

Ote fouled off a couple and' Groom found himself encouraging the big Swede. Suddenly one came sizzling down the groove and Ote lifted It lover the fence for a home run. Up into the air went Groom's hat and suitcase and he. let out a mighty cheer, as he danced around -like a Comanche in his glee. He forgot all-about hie when the Beavers took the field for the last half inning, he yelled across the field to.

McCredie: Mac''m going to slga all over again," ana he went out awk gathered up the dusty uniform. They tell some great -stories of the baseball fan encountered -south of the Mason and Dixon line, and that genus must eligible to the tnsseum if half tlie tales are true. Here are a couple of good saTrtples -from Bhudy Kllng and Steve Evans: Bhudy tells this: "One day we were playing an exhibition 'game with 'an independent team At TACOMA At High School Notes i i REVOLVER CLUB IS OUT Hope to Have.Range Installed in Basement' of New City Jail, The Portland Revolver club, winners of the United States Indoor champion- out aftvT the championship for the season of 191S-1914, according to several of the prominent members of the club. 'It is expected that the local club will have a new range in the hew police station, which will be completed some time during the summer. Captain Moore Js very much In favor of having a range fhjjhe new station, so that all of -the officers fan practice, Just as they are doing in the range which Is located In the basement.

of the present Jail. The local club Is making an excellent showing Jo tho league, but a quartet of Its cracks have not been shopting this year; and It is a great handicap. The club has many new members who are becoming excellent shooters, and with a centrally located range, the membership would no doubt Increase. -Most -of the big eastern-elubs boast of a fnemberahlp of over 100, and it is believed that nearly every officer In the 'local police force would Join the club and seek honors with the rest for the championship of the United States if a range was erected in the new Jail. The cost is nominal and it is likely that this plan will be carried through.

Compt Starts Training. (United Press Leased tV'lre.) Los Angeles. Jan. Eddie Campl of San Francisco, began preparation today for his scheduled 20-round battle with Kid Williams of Baltimore at Vernon February 13. Campl will bos with Bud Anderson and a couple of trial boys who will be engaged.

Williams Is due here next Sunday. He will train at Yenics. Promoter McOarey has received no re-plyto his offer tc Johnny Couloa to come to Los Angeles for a championship meeting with the winner of the Campl-Williams affair, 1 Covered Stadium at Syracuse. The New York State Fair oomaiisBion has passed upon plans far a covered, stadium to be erected in Spracuse, adjacent to the fair grounds of that cly, which will' cost about An eighth of a mils ellipse will be ot of the features of tha new bulldi'jg, in which all kinds of athletic games, military tournaments, and the like will be held, and which is to have a salting capacity of 15,000. Shipley to.

Race Abroad. country club 'roller skating champion, who holds two world's rewrds. is about to leave- or a tour of England and He will try for the International i rhamnlonF-J-iln In r.A.,i.. Shipley won this race Vftst year, "covering the mile- in mlnu'a and 60 4-6 seconds, which was oryo-f if th of a second below his world's Mark. At VANCOUVER 26.

87. 28, 29. June 18, 17, 18, 39, 20. 2L July 28, 29, 30, 81. august z.

-pt 22. 23, 24. 25, 28, 27. 20. April 21, 22, 23, 24, 26.

28. June 10. 11. 12. 18.

14 Aug. 25( 26, 27, 28, 29, 80. 27, US. Sept 1-hA. M.

M. AjJrll 17. 18, 19.. 14.11. ii.

U. June 2, 3. 4, 6, 7, July 21. 43, 25. 24, 25, 21.

Sept 2. 3. 4, C. 6. May 19, 20, 21, 22.

24, June 30, July 1, 2. August 20. 21, 22, 23. May 6, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10.

July 7, 8, 9.0, 11, Sept. 15. 16, li 18. 19. 15.

1(1. 17. 14 CHAMPIONSHIP Play in Portland. Fielder A. Jones, annual schedule ei the Northwestern league la released for publication 'this morning and the tabib la easily cojuprennarTttn th, involved layout of Imt yer.

It 1ok Just like any ordinary schedule now because the league has cut out the unlit am-les at Tacoma And Teal Raymond, Dave Dugaale and their Seattle champion wtll open, up the weapon in Portland, Monday, May 5. to followed by Victoria May 13 ana men "Iron Man" Joe McOlnnity thoroughly renovated and newly upholstered Tigers from Tacoma will make their annual appearance," 50, vvS-T Nicholas and hi Colts will then say au revoir until June when they return simultaneously with the Spokane In dlut and the Irrepressible Joey Cohn. Vancouver wtll follow the Indians; thus the fans a chance to see every club In tlie league in the first five weeks of the local Northwestern sea' The Coast league will entertain the fans until July 21, when the Victorians will descend upon ns, to be followed the next Monday by the Tigers. v-v Portland will play Labor day in Van couver and then beat It down to Portland along with the Seattle club to open the last two weeks ox the NorthwcBt-em's local season. Vancouver has bon selected for the final home lot opponents.

"Aside from Labor day at Vancouver, the Colts will tUl the other holidays in Uils manner; June 7. Canadian vent, at Victoria, May SO at Seattle, and July 4 at Spokane. The season 4nv the Jones circuit will open April IS. with Portland at Spo kane, Victoria at Seattle and Vancouver Tacoma and will close with Portland again at Spokane, Victoria at Tacoma and Vancouver at Seattle. President Jones enjoys tho nnlauo distinction of being the first president in the United States to announce his schedule.

He doesn't believe In making it up and letting it lie around in the errirq to get musty before the season really opens ummwm 834 PiNS iN 3 GAMES JUlcycco for 1 kU-g-Afa Compiled "for Ten Pin Fandom. Following are bowling records established in the United States during 1912: January 24, Rochester, Relsty and Kondolf established two-man record by totalling 633 in one game. February 13, fit Paul-rSt Paul made new five-men team record by totalling February 23, Lawrenceberg. lad. George W.

Engle broke Indiana record fey rolling and, 300 in three straight games. March" 12, Chicago American Bowl-lac Congress tournament closed. Larry button of Rochester, N. won singles with Phil Sutten and Kelson Owen. IuinviUe, won doubles with X35J and PUl Sutton wen all event prise with March JO, Patterson, N.

J. Grand Centrals, of Rochester, N. TH broke world's five-man team record with J3S7 December 4, Philadelphia Louis rexui maae perrect score of 300 in 'match game. Deeembt-r IS PlHslnrrar (h broke world's duckpln record with 237. Uftkt SPORTING 'WRITERS ARE BASEBALL MAGNATES William Locke, who bought the Philadelphia Rational league team, is not the first member the newspaper profession' to occupy the executive chair of a baseball club, Baa Johnson, president of the American league, was, a baseball writer in Cincinnati 20 years ago.

Harry Pulliam Louisville eity editor before be- coming secretary of roe LoulsviUe club, nd later became" president of the Na- tlonal league. Ernest Barnard, vice president of the Cleveland club, was a baseball writer la Columbus. President Charley Murphy of the Chicago Cabs, once WTOte baseball for a Cincinnati dally, and ex-President Horace FogeL deposed from the Philadelphia Nationals was a Philadelphia baseball reporter. Barney Dreyfuss engaged Locke, then 5 working on a Pittsburg newspaper, after Pulliam was elected president of the National league, Herman Nicker-son 'was sporting editor of a Boston newspaper before accepting the secretaryship of the- Boston Nationals and J. B.

Foster wrote baseball in New York bfore becoming secretary of the New York Nationals. Trackmen tan't Play BasketbalK Walla Walla, Jan. IS. After having agreed to enter a team in the proposed -olty baaSetball the Whitman college aggregation has announced that, owing to the lack of among the college men, no team could be secured, ana the plans for the league have gone into the air. Coach Archie Hahn, of the college, has ruled that no man intending to try for the track next spring can play basketball, and this Is given as tlie reason no basketball enthusiasts can be found at the oollege.

lluifey Likes One Standard. Ex-spristlng champion Arthur Duffey says it is a good idea to have one standard set of athletic rules fyr the couduct-ing of.athletic meets ihi country over, as proposed by the National Collegiate Athletic essooiatkm. The trouble- is in this country, he says, that there is no etandard way of conducting an athletic meet Each section of the country has a way of Us own, and while such all right in Hi way, It la not the best for the athletic Kngiish national pigeon race promoters offer I20.2CO- in stakvs to fanciers race this year. The chief events are: riournemouth, June 7, $000; Jersey, une ze ana nr 12000; Perth, June 27 ttSOfl; JorsM'. Julv IS and 5fi iir.fto- iludedrtfieM.

August 16, $7t0: si, sou, anu Bournemouth. Au-juet JO, I30PO. htmA ucecs to have things hfs own wsy in the hurdles In the local interscholas- tlcitrack meet. 'TtiAk tht crack' local snrlnter. expects to lower the time for the 100 vard dash to 10 seconas tins season: Grant has already started training.

Omtb niaen. one of ths best Players of the Hill basketball team, did not ap- pear in the game against Lincoln, do- cause oc eiUKneas. rantaln BillVXewis rlaved One Of the best games ever witnessed on tht Portland academy floor. fORMER PORTLAND BALL Cal Black, who played third base for the Multnomah baseball nines during the late was appointed chief of police at Bremerton, last week. Black was a very popular member of the club, and when he was in Portland six weeks ago he paid several of hla old friends a visit.

Alex Oliver, H. H. IC, an old team mate of Black, received this news yesterday. LEAGUE In one of the little mountain towns of Tennessee. "In the ninth the other fellows got two men on and the next batsman boosted an infield-fly in front of second base.

Our second. baseman allowed the ball to drop safely. The base runners advanced and -one man was tagged out. The bats man ran to first and got there in safety. A riot broks loose when ths umpire declared two men "The batsman was out, according to the rules, for hitting an infield fly with first base 'But the second sacker never caught the roared a hill billy, who was sadly la need of a haircut.

"'He didn't, have to catch The batsman was out automatically, with only one down and two bags said the MHe was out automatically, was he' declared the mountaineer. "Well, I guess it's time for you; to go and with that he slammed the ump' on the jaw and knocked htm senseless." This is Eeve's offering. It Is about as umpire who accepted a job la tho Southern league: The umpire's friends told him to be very careful how he called them in the south, for the fans were a Wild crowd, and that one riot a day was nothing out of the ordinary. "The hew ump' opened in Atlanta, and from the very start of the; i game he looked as though he was favoring the visiting club, but he afterward stated that he called them Just as he saw then. 'The fans went right after him from the first decision that they did not like, and by the time the sixth Inning came around he was being called names that were unusual, even'in Georgia, Finally the arbitrator got mad and, after celling time, turnedjto the grand stand and yelled: 'There are Just two real men that ever struck the town.

'Who are they, neighbor? caHed out a fan. 'Myself and General "Sherman," replied the umpire. Needless to "eay they chased him from under hla hat." W. Stanton' Denver's 'horsey set" has reached across the IJockies to Portland for an expert to judge the annuar norse snow of the mountain metropolis, which will open February 20. He Is Stanton Elliott, who for the past two years has acted as instructor in Kramer's Riding -school, and who Is considered one of the most finished horsemen in America, -V; Dwiver has paid Portland a signal hon or by asklnff Mr.

Elliott to act as sole judge of all the classes to be exhibited ati their annual show. The Denver show Is recognized as- the besFln the western states, and horses are exhibited from New York, Philadelphia, Chi St. Louis, Kansas City and other large towns. It promises-, to have the largest entry list in its and there wtll be plenty of work for the Portland official during the entire week that it is la progress. First Games Will Be Played Thursday; All-Stars Now Columbus, The schedule of the Independent Bas ketball league, was redrafted yesterday afternoon by Secretary George Bertz.

The hew schedule calls to nine mere games for each team. Under this arrangement the league season will terminate one week earlier. Two games, both to be played Tues day night, will be the last of the old schedule, which hud to be changed because the Lents team quit the Icairue, declaring Itself top to continue The frames under the new sched ule will be played Thursday night, January 34. The AU-Star team will be known as the Columbus club tiulntet hereafter, Manager KOhler to allow the boys-to Join the club and use the gymnasium. The scheduler, fallows: January 2 4 Weonas vs.

Columbus club; C. B. C. vs. McLoughlin.

January 27 Weonas vs. C. B. B. Columbus club McLoughlin.

January 31 eonas vs. McLoughlin; Columbus club vs. C. B. B.

February 4 C. B. B. C. vs.

McLoughlin: Columbus club Vs. Weonas. February 1 C. B. B.

C. vs. Weonas; McLoughlin vs. Columbus club. February 11 C.

B. B. C. vs. Columbus club; McLoughlin vs.

Weonas. February 14 McLoughlin vs. C. B. B.

Weonas Columbus club. February IS McLoughlin vs. C. B. B.

C. vs. Weonas. February 21 McLoughlin vs. Weonas; C.

B. C. vs. Columbus xluh. FIRST INDOOR LAWN TENNIS FOR BOSTON The Longwood Cricket club near Boston has plans drawn ror the first indoor lawn tennis courts.ever constructed in this country.

The building will be 102 feet wide by 120 long, with height of between 3nd 35 feet. It will cover two full 'Sized double courts and will' be built of.steei and stucco on terracotta blocks. The most approved methods of artificial lighting will be Installed which will allow evening, as well as daylight playing. The playing surface will be a wood floor covered with a cork carpet, of a thickness of of an inch, and of green- color. It is the oldest lawn' tern, nis club in the United the first courts being1 built in 1S77.

The new structure will be! located "ati Chestnut Ati VICTORIA VICTORIA June 2, I. 7. August 18, 19, 20, 21, PORTLAND May 6. 7, 8. 10.

June 30, July 1, 2. August 13, 14, IS, is. Sept 15. 16, IJ, 18. 19, TACOMA Jane 10, 11.

August 7, I. SEATTLH BASKETBALL SCHEDULE FOR LEAGOE REDRAFTED 22, College Athletic Notes Princeton's football captain of last fall, is said to have changed his regarding entering professional baseball, and will Join the New York Highlanders at the close of his college Princeton begun its swimming season by a win over C. C. T. by the score of 36 to The captured all but one, first' place, The team also wont the water polo game by the score of 85 to 0.

tha HarVard track team. Is seriously ill at his home in J'or the first tlms In seven years a Princeton basketball five has succeeded in turning the trick and beating Columbia at the floor sport. The score was 35 to 24 In favor of the Tigers oveX, the Blue and White. The Prlijcetoi Athletio-association -has obtained the services of Trainer Keens Fltcpatrlck and Willlajp Clarke for several years to come, according to an announcement of the athletio association. A report that no one in authorit would deny yesterday Is that a former' hgckfloldmsrrnt rooiDaii team to succeed Andy Smith.

Robert T. Pi Storer of this city was elected' captain of the Harvard university football team for 1913. Storer baa played left tackle for two years. P. J.

O'Dea, Wisconsin crew man and All-America football player of days gone by, has been officially named as rowing coach for Stanford crews of 1913. Ellis A. Ward, the veteran coach of the University of Pennsylvania, will not be retained by the rowing committed after Aug, 1,. when his contract expires. With practically 300 men on the athletio fields for the coming season Stanford's spring sports promise to be more successful than in the past few The resignation of the University of California from nhe California Rugby union has been unanimously accepted.

This action was taken at a meeting of the i Rugby union, held1 last night at the Olympic club, and means that, save for the intercollegiate game between the University of California and Stanford university, over which the union has no none of tha teams in theMinlon will play any Rugby games with California during (the coming season, Walla Walla, The track team has begun its work In preparation of spring training', starting In last week In the gymnasium under the direction of Physical Director Archie Hahn. Much good material has shown up. Berkeley. The varsity baseball schedule, as announced today by Graduate Manairti, Donald will Vi itni tt th hm lest ever entered by the blue and OA KtuneB cuusLiLULinBT inn nrnpm inr the varsity's preparatory season on the aiamuna. Philadelphia, Penn One hundred and sixty-one candidates the University of Pennsylvania track team reported last week.

Races at 'Juarez. Juares, Jan. 13. Results today: First race Manganese. 7 to 5,1 to 1 to 4, Hykl.

even, 1 to 2, second; Brevity, Time, 0:36 3-5. Second race Sadie Shapiro, 4 to 1, 8 to 5, 4 to 5, won; Bredwell, 8 to 1. 3 to 3 to 2, second; Free Will, 10 to 1, 4 to 1, 2 to 1, third. Tinws, Debutante, King Radford, Jolly Tar, King tarl, Baden; Argoneser. Descendant, S.

V. Hough also ran. Third race King Stalwart, 5 to 2, even, 1 to 2, won; Jack Ellis, 2 to 1, 4 to 5, 1 to 6, second; Bobby 0 to 1, 2 to 1, even, third. Time, 1:16 3-5. chief, Crex, Oscuro, Ramsey, also ran.

Fourth race Swede Sam, 8 to 1, 3 to 1, 8 to 2,, won Maiurka, 6 to 2 to even, second; Geilco, 10 to 1, 4 to 1, 2 to 1. third. Time. 1:16 I.H. finM Pninf Rio Pecos, Lady Willie, Acumen, OrbflLI Lad alan ran i Fifth race Oakland, 7 to 2, to 2, won parlor Boy, 4 to' G.

3 to 6, second; Miss Jean, 4 to-5, third, time, 1:19 3-5. -Vr Sixth Tace Eye White, 7 to 8 to 8 to 6, won; Shorty Northcut, 2 to 1, even, second; Gift, 6 to Time, 1:42 2-5. Scratch Ledlgh, Princess. In. oustry, Slack.

Mate ai.d Lescar, Gothamiteg Another" Match Nw tetied Wire.) New Tork, Jan, 18j The Garden Athletic club today Is negotiating for a return match between jo Rivers iSnd Ieach the oast side dentist, Kvho fought a thrilling ten-round battle here a few nights ago. Both fighters- fcre said to be anxious for another meeting. In their last match- a majority of the New York-. sport' writers' gave Rivers a shade over Cross. 'Te-enitgm lntercolteglterTowtnr faces at Poughkeepsle on the Hudson Ifl.vf be held on June 21, nearly a week, earlier than last year, and a day after the Yale-Harvard contest, on the Thames at New London.

There verlwas another pitcher since lie liaa bsen- manager of the Portland team that ihoids the Bamerpriee the regard of Manager Walter McCredle, than Bobby Qroom, the tall heaver Who was with Portland In 1907 and but who has been one of Washington's star pitchers since he was drafted In the fall of 1908. They had many a on the ball field but it was all forgotten once they were on the street. Groom, who is a graduate of the St. Louis Med-' ical college, told Walter McCredle on his trip -east' last fall, that he intended tq come out to Portland when his pitching; days were over and faaug up his shingle, As mentioned McCredle and Groom had many a mental brawl on the diamond, but none approached the occurrence at San Francisco In Groom's last year as a Beaver. Bob -was one fellow; that a manager couldn't take out of the game, no matter how hard he was getting beat.

Its a pity 'there are Jiot more pitchers who want to keep 'the white flag down when the base hits are flying thickest Whenever McCredie wanted to relieve Long Bob of mound duty, he bad to call on the umpire to case him out ef the game. On Uils occasion in San Francisco, Groom was getting an unmerciful beating. He refused to get out of the box until finally fn thorough disgust McCredle walked in from right field nand ordered him out. "Groom refused to budge, and appealed Ho Bull Perrine, the umps, 'to can It made 'Bobby so angry that he Talsed the ball up to the length of his long arm, and hurled It with all his speed right at MeCredle's feet. It "missed Mac's right -hoof by an inch.

It would Have TaTrted the pethil clear through to China ff it had ducked just In time to hiisa a ponderous right swing, and tlien Perrine put a stop to hostilities. gathered up his glove and started for the bench. The gang attempted to kid Mm." Official Schedule of Northwestern League for the Season of 1913 vs. Spokane, May 11, 25. Anril 15.

18. jo, zi, ja, -g-o, ii. jwne it V4, 6, Aug. 11, 12, '17. Van.

vs. June 12. 18. Victoria, May 4, Aug. t.

July 7, 8. 9. August 4, 6, 9, 13, SEATTLE At SPOKANE 17. 18. 19.

20. April 21, 22, 28, 24, June 23, 24, 25, 28, August 31. Sept .2. 4, 8, 14, IS, 23. 10, 11, 12.

6, 10. 29, 30, 81. June 1 IS. 17, 18, 19. 20.

13, 14. 15. 18. 17. .17 18, 19.

2Q. 21. April 15. 18. 17.

18. June 30. Julv 1. 2. 8.

4. R. pt 22, 24, Jo; 23,: 24. 25, 25. 25, 26, i7t-H, 29.

-P. ne A June 10.. llf 12, IS. Aug. II, ,20, 21, 2 4, 27.

9,1. 19. 2i, JS, 29. 30. 1, 2, 3.

4. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 13. 31. April 27.

May 26, 27. 28, July 14. 15, Aug. 11, 12. Sept.

15. 16, April 21, 22, June 23, 24, September 1 t. an ocyv. 1 mi At. PORTLAND May 12.

13. 18, 17. 18. July 21, 23, -23. 24, 25, 2.

27. may July 22. 20. May 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

July 28, 31. AUgUSt 1. 3. May 8. lq.

It Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. June 18, 17, ir, 22. August 'i 5. 7, 9, 10.

May July 2, 8. 19. June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. Sept, 8, 9. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

tloublu-iieailcra will be' Victoria Sept. April' May July August June August juiy August 16. 17, 18, 19, "20, 21. 25, 26, 27, 28. 2, 10; September 1 A.

M. April 28, 29. 80. May 4. July 23.

29. 10. II, 7 August 2. 3. May 1.

20, 21, 22. 23, 24. August 25, June 4, 5, 8, 7, July 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28. IT. 8, 8, 10.

11. 13. isi 12. li, 18, 18, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, i SPOKANE April 28, 29, 0. May 1.

July It. 13, 16, 17, 18, VANCOUVER Upon daus which carry astei IeIi, Mav 12. 13.14. May 12, 13, 14, Vancouver vs. Port.June -18.

22. Vancouver vs. Port. JunS -15. 22.

15, 18, 17, 18, 25, 15. 1. IT. 1. 25.

June Any. 11.I2. 13, 14. 27. 4, 8, 7, 8, 9, 10 September 7.

juiy 9, -August 18, 19. 24. 81. September 28. i.

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Years Available:
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