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L. A. Swimmers Leave for S.F. Despite Restriction CATHOLIC SCHOOLS STIR UP RIVALS Announcement of Indoor Meet Is ' Stimulus to Young Athletes Across the Bay [Special Dispatch to The Call] OAKLAXD. Sept. 23.—Spurred on by the activities of their rivals across the bay, the local schools intending to enter the Indoor track and field meet of the Catholic Schools* Athletic league, to be held in San Francisco October 25, are lining up their candidates for honors. The local parochial school leaders have engaged coaches to train the youngsters for the meet. St. Joseph's academy, enjoying the distinction of being the only boarding school In the league, will have a strong team for the meet. At present Al Forschlund. physical director, and Jack O'Mera, have the academy lads in charge and will enter a full list of candidates for honors. St. Anthony's school of East Oakland, always prominent in the league activi ties, again will enter a strong team, which is to be coached by Ed Hanley, a graduate of the school. Theo Davie of St. Mary's college, who has been in charge of the teams at Sacred Heart school, again will lead the youngsters, and with a small flock to draw from will enter in most of the events. Another St. Mary's student, Louis O'Brien, will have charge of the team from St. Joseph Institute, West Oak land. Bert Hardiman, a former track man of Sacred Heart college and at present at St. Mary's, will look after the Interests of the St. Mary's school team. Other schools on this side of the bay are scheduled to enter, but so far have not announced the men to coach their teams during the preparatory season. Preparations are now being made to have a preliminary track meet of tjie Oakland teams to determine the ma terial. Such a move has met with favor on the part of the athletic di-j rectors of the schools already consulted. The schools probably will meet on the ! St. Mary's college stadium a few weeks j before the indoor contest. TIGERS AND ANGELS AFTER NEW TIMBER Southern Clubs in Mad Rush to Stay Flight of Victorious Oakland Team LOS ANGELES. Sept. 23.—1n prepa ration for the series between the Los ! Angeles and the Vernon teams of the Pacific Coast baseball league that was expected to be begun here tomorrow if the former team arrived %i time from the north, arrangements were made today to obtain new pitchers. "Happy" Hogan, manager of the Vernon team, announced that he had offered a contract to "Jack" Pfeffer, formerly of the Chicago Nationals, but who was traded to the Boston club. Hogan said he hoped to put Pfeffer in the box in this city before the next series began. Henry Berry, president of the LoS Angeles club, announced plans for having a pitcher from the Boston American league join Los Angeles here by Thursday. Berry declined to j name his prospective importation. AMONG THE ATHLETES OF SCHOOLS ABOUT THEBA Scoring 20 points to the sophomores' 16, the senior class yesterday won the interelass swim ming championships of the Mission high at Lur line tank. Marselli of the sophomore el—M was the star of the meet, taking first places in the 50, 100 and 220 yard events, this netting his team 15 out of the 16 points that gave tUe class second place. The results were as follows: 50 yards—Won by Marselli, sophomore class; Tiee. 'senior, second; Morgan, senior, third. 440 yards—Won by Short, freshman; Flaherty, senior, second: Halloran, sophomore, third. 100 yards—Won by Marselli, sophomore; Staf ford, senior, swond: Tice, senior, third. 880 yards—Won by Debenham, senior; Short, freshman, second. 220 yards—Won by Marselli, sophomore; Staf ford, senior, second; Turner, senior, third. * * # TJndsr the coaching of Jack Glasscock, the Belmont Military academy team is showin**; lots of class. Their win over Fremont last Saturday was a creditable one, as last year the Fremont team was one of the strongest afonnd the bay cities and at tbe present time it is able to give all the crack teams a hard run for the honors. * * # Lowell's basket ball team will be reorganized at any early date. The red and white will be represented on the indoor courts by a strong quintet. Of last year's squad Hirsehfelder and Fujlta of the forwards are at school, while Ben der and Conrada, the old guards, also will be In harness once more. * * * In track and field sports Lowell has several men who promise to give stability to the team i for the league meets. Emerson Herrick, who j captained tlie team last year, will step the 100 j and 220. Oliver Field, last year's manager, is I a good half and mile man. while Ernest Wagner j lnoks as if he should be able to score something I in the high jumping department. * X- * All the high school Rugby teams are showing j more knowledge of the Rugby game than in any | previous season. t_e result being that the games so far played have been fast and scientific. * # » Newman, a former Los Angeles high lad. will be a strong contender for a position in the back j tield of the Lick team. lie has been playing a goat game in the three-quarter line, and, be- J sides that, is an asset as a goal kicker. * * •* Ira Johnson is showinsr up well on the Mis sion high team at the breakaway berth. lie <!id not make the team last year, though if he ,p his present speed there will be noth ing to it for the sub league team this year. * * * The displacing of Debenham practically as sures Comstoek of the fullback potion. Com- Stock has played a cool, safe game up to tbe present and is a reliable man for the last line of defense. * * * Tlie switching of Herb Debenham from the fullback position to the scrum has been the ' means of considerably strengthening the pa-*k of the pink and green. Herb is a hard, honest worker and will prove of greater service in the Inose forward work than in the back field, where bla services were thrown away. WIND MARS SHOOTING LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 23.—A heavy wind held down the scores in the annual trap shooting tournament of the Lewi6ton Gun club here to day In the 150 target event A. Troeh of Walla Walla Wash.. D. Holohaa of Portland, Ore.. snd Lee Mattlock of Pomeroy, Wash., tied for ff-st place in the amateur class with 138. Lom bar Clay of Spokane led the professionals with *:>n Frank Riehl of Tacoma was second wirh 138' and C. B Randlette and Fred Bersrer of Spokane were tied for third with 184 ea«Jh. CLARK TO M.NAGE MILWAUKEE MILWAVKEE. s_*t. 23. —Hurry Tlnrk. third baseman, and >>ne <;. the olde-t member* of the Milwaukee baseball club, whs anointed manager of the t<*si*_ today to soeeeed Hugh Duffy, re signed, by Mrs. Agnes Havenor. prosideut and owne- **»f the club. Clark signed a contract for the &e**on of 1913 today. European "Hopes" Shiver at the Very Mention of Fighting the Big Smoke [Special Dispatch to The Call] NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—80b Vernon, friend of former champion James J. Jeffries and well known sporting man, has returned from Europe thoroughly disconsolate. He had not been able to find any white hope abroad, though he combed the camps of the pugilists from Wales to the uttermost confines of France. "I went over on Jeffries' suggestion," said Vernon, "to try to find some boxer who could take away the championship from Johnson. As soon as I landed I heard about a big fellow in Vichy, France, who had a great reputation among the French partisans of'le box.' I dug him up. "He looked all right, but when I put it to him that he come to America and stack up against Jack Johnson that Frenchman nearly passed away. He never got such a scare in his life. He refused point blank. ( "Then I heard of Owen Owens, a Welsh-Irishman, who stands 6 feet 2M- inches in his stockings and weighs 220 pounds in training. I went and found this person, and I tell you he was a magnificent specimen; but he, too, balked on the Johnson stuff. He couldn't see it at all. "I gave it up then. I have written Jeffries that he'll have to look up his own white hopes in the future." Duke Kahanamoku Electrifies Throngs With Swimming World's Champion Will Set Olympic Tank to Boiling Again This Noon WILLIAM UNMACK Duke Kahanamoku yesterday gave a demonstration of the speed that won everlasting fame for him at Stockholm, and again at Hamburg, when he broke the world's record for the 100 meter swim. News of his appearance in the Olympic club tank went over the city like wildfire, and before he was tv.rmt«rb cViftwincr his wonderful style the galleries were packed to their capacity by club members and their friends. Kahanamoku has a crawl style differ ing only in slight essentials from the famous Cavill crawl that set the world at large talking many years ago when Syd, Dick, Arthur and Charlie Cavill, then resident in Australia, won all the championships of the antipodes and incidentally, among them, cracked world's record after record. Duke has made just such a sensa tion as the old school of Cavill did in the heydey of their career, and ex perts who watched the Hawaiian boy yesterday pronounced his style ad not only perfect but the more remarkable j from the fact that he gets more than . 80 per cent of his speed out of his I arm action. Naturally long armed, he makes the j best use of this feature of his build I that nature has accorded him. He has a broad expanse of shoulders, and every j inch of his body and limbs show that J muscular development so characteristic - of a thoroughly trained swimmer. TECHNICAL COMPARISONS Kahanamoku's arm action is perhaps the most noticeable variation from the Cavill crawl to the close student of the art of swimming. In the Cavill method the arms are brought over with a snap, bent at the elbow. In the "ducal" style the arms are brought over more slowly and extended to praa tically their limit for the plow through the water. Then he changes his arms with a slower roll than did the Cavills. Once under way the duke rushes through the water at a great clip,' slashing the brine into a turmoil and shoveling it back of him into a con- j glomeration of suds. His leg action j is the Cavill style down to the minutest' detail, though If anything the leg chop i is brought closer to the surface. The j legs are worked fast and he gets about twice as much action out of j them as he does out of the arms. Yesterday the duke went four laps , of the tank at full clip, though no I watch was held on him. He has ac- ; quired the art of turning to a nicety j and sneaks around the ends of the j tank like an eel. WILL DEMONSTRATE TODAY Today at noon'a demonstration of J his speed will be shown the club mem- j bers, when William McWood of the j club team will swim against the duke j for 100 yards. It is not a match race, | but the duke has expressed his willing- j ness to go into the water with Mc- i Wood to help the latter in his final j sprinting work for the Pacific Athletic j association championship meet, which j will be held in the club tank Friday i night. McWood at present holds the coast! record for 50 yards with 26 seconds, j though he has broken that figure j more recently in practice. For the i 100 yards McWood is good for a trifle j over 60 seconds, and though the duke will beat McWood easily, the contest will be one that will go to help the duke show to better advantage than if he swam the distance alone. Tonight, at the request of the direct ors of the Olympic club, the great Ha waiian swimmer will give a special exhibition of his prowess. When asked by the club to give the exhibition the world's champion accepted immedi ately, saying that he would be pleased to do anything the club wished. "SOME TAXK," SAYS DUKE When he first set eyes on the club tank yesterday the swimmer ejacu lated, "Gee, but this is some tank!" In his travels in the east and Europe the duke swam in probably 50 different tanks, but not one of them, he says, comes up to the Olympic club tank for elegance of fittings and decoration. He has been in longer tanks in Eu rope, but not one to compare with the loca-1 tank for beauty. In the east the average tank is about 90 feet long, while the Olympic tank is 100 feet. In Europe several of the tanks he was in are considerably longer. The duke finds It impossible for him to stay over and give an exhibi tion .on the night of the P. A. A. championships Friday. He has already booked his passage and leaves for the land of his birth tomorrow. In the future, however, if a Pacific coast swimming championship meet is to be held, it is possible that he may make the trip to the coast to compete. For a coast championship meet he woold be eligible, as the Hawaiian branch of the A. A. U. is considered as a section | of the west. ANOTHER BRITON SEEKS BOUT [Special Dispatch to The Call] NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—Another English mis die weight boxer. Diamond Thomas, a former holder of the Lard Lonsdale belt, has arrived here looking for action. Thomas acquired the belt by default from Jim Sullivan and then lost it by a knockout at the hands of Jack Harrison. Until me met Harrison, Thomas bad a very successful career on tbe other side. He Is said to be quite clever and a solid puncher. He will begin train ing at once in order to take advantage of any engagement that may offer. 9 RED SOX PLAYER RECOVERING BOSTON. Sept. 2.V-Ofu>lalH of the American league baseball club here were relieved today to le.im from Detroit that Larry Gardner, the Bos ton third baseman, who was hurt there Saturday, Is nor as seriously injured as at first reported. Instead of being broken, bis Injured linger has suffered only a dislocation. He will not only be able to play in tbe world's series, but will get Into the closing series with Philadelphia, bis phy sician expects. * THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1912. MRS. DESCH BESTED BY WISP OF A GIRL (Special by Federal Wireless) HONOLULU, Sept. 23.—Mrs. Tessle Deach of Oakland, cham pion hundred yard swimmer of the Pacific coast, was beaten In the 30 yard ■—rimming contest by 15 year old Ruth W. Stacker. Time: Mtsa Stacker, 17 3-5 sec onds; Mr*. Deich, 20 seconds fiat. Members of the victorious Alameda Boat clnb were the re cipients of many attentions yes terday and today. At the grand annual regatta ball tn the Young hotel they were the lions of the evening. Today they were the gnests of Mayor Fern at lunch at his Waikikl beach grounds. CALL HANDICAP JOE MURPHY The following are the selection* for the Helena races today: FIRST RACE—Five and a half furlongs: Horse — Wt. LADY STALWART ..; 11l HIDDEN HAND 11l SIXTEEN 11l Lady Adelaide 11l Error 105 beorfoot 11l Flying 11l Sam Connor 105 Fort Mahone 11l Kinfolks 11l Elgin 11l Originator .4.114 Leda Lake 105 Zia 11l Salvage 11l Lady Stalwart the speed to make rnnaway race. Hidden Hand right on edge for best efforts. Close for third. _ SECOND RACE— Five furlongs: • Horse — Wt. CHANTICLER 103 LETITIA 103 LA CAZADORA I<*o Sadie Shapiro 97 Swagerlator 110 Mtiaorloso 97 King Earl 93 Clara W 104 Chantleler In the height of form; been racing consistently. Letitla won clever race last out and is showing steady improvement. La Casa dora the surprise; has tbe early foot. THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Horse — wt. ORLIN KRIPP 121 PAN ZARETA 119 PAT GANNON no Okonite 108 Envy 115 Mollle Richard* 108 Coeur d'Alene 107 Ancestors 105 Forge 97 Sierra 94 A hard race. Stable thinks highly of Orlin Kripp. If let down, can beat this field. For place and show any of the contenders have royal chance. FOCRTH RACE—One mile: Horse— Wt. ONATASSA H5 C. W. KENNON ns CABIN 115 Big Claim 112 Stoneman 115 Onatassa will find track made to order; will be hard to beat. C. W. Kennon won fair race at Anaconda. Cabin and Claim figure close for third. FIFTH RACE—One mile: Horse — wt. MADELINE MUSGBAVE 11l HAMMERAWAY 116 PATRIOTIC ns Star Blue 114 M isprislon 114 Wicket lie Littleton m Force 114 Hal m Madeline Musgrave ran clever second yester day; is now on edge. Hammers war finished second to Miss Kom and appears the contender. Open for show. HELENA RESULTS FIRST RACE—Six furlongs: Horse, Weight, Jockey. St. Str. Fin. (SJTREMABGO, 122 (Rooney) 2 2 1 x-, Madeline Musgrave, 119 (lines) 5 4 23 (DPASSENGER. 118 (Cavanaugh). 113 2 Time, 1:17 3-5. Five dollar mutuel paid— Tremargo $9.75 straight. $7.65 place, $5.90 show: Musgrave $26.80 place $7.35 show; Passenger 56.70 show. Ferrona, Dorian Prince. Clara W, 2) Butter Ball. Burnell. also ran. Scratched— Angelus, Tim Judge, Flying. Gene Wood, Sam Connor. i SECOND RACE—Five furlongs: Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. Str. Fin. (3)PAY STREAK, 108 (Cavanaugh) 1 1 1 1 (1)J. F, CROWLEY, 117 (Corey)... 4 3 28 Balronla, 96 (Hill) 5 4 3h Time, 1:02*. Five dollar mutuel paid—Pay Streak $15 straight. $9.30 place. $6.40 show'; Crowley $11 place, $7 show; Balronl* $10.85 show. Definite, Lady Panchita. (2)Nap* Nick, also ran. Scratched—Lady Tendl, Passenger, Tremargo, Mlmorioso. THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. Str. Fin. (B)Tn?HIOHT, 107 (Pauley) 3 112 flnnigln. 106 (Hill) 1 3 2h (I)CLOSER, 118 (Roonev) 2 2 34 Time, 1:02. Five dollar mutuel paid—Uprt-ght $63.75 straight. $14.40 place; Finnlgln $7.55 place.. No show betting. (8)N«tlo and Manda dero also ran. Scratched—Vtlh*L FOURTH RACE—One mile: B J£Xi. J?£Sl? llt v«. Joe i Ec - F * st * str * Fin (I)STARTLER, 108 1 Cavanaugh)... 1118 (S)MTO_MAE, 104 (Hi 11)...,. 3 2 24 Milt Jones, 105 (Cotton) 2 8 8 10 Time, I:4S. Five dollar mutuel paid—Startler $10.60 straight. $7.90 place; Mycenae $15.80 place.. No show betting. First Star and (2>Jack o' Lantern also ran. FIFTH RACE—One mile: Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. Str. Fin. (I)MISS XORM, 112 (Cavanaugh). 4 115 (S)HAjrMERAWAY, 10» (Corey)... 6 4 2 2 (B)FORCE. 107 (FrankUa> 2 2 36 Time. 1:40 1-5. Five dollar mutuel paid—Miss Korn $9.10 straight. $16.25 place, $8.30 show; Msmmeraway $16.20 place, $8.30 show: Force $21.60 abow. Patriotic. Cabin, Aftermath. Stoneman, also ran. Scratched—Gretchen G, Hancock, Oacuro, Edna Stewart, Lew Bill. Wicket, Osslan, Misprision. LADS WANT TO ENTER MEET Eligibility Question Causes a Deal of Discussion The committee In charge of the P. A. A. swlmmHhg championships, which will be held in the Olympic club tank Friday night, yesterday an nounced the order in which the races will be run off. The first event on the program will be the 50 yard dash, fol lowed by the 220 yard event. Then the longer distance men will be given their chance in the quarter mile. Fol lowing this the dash men will again take the tank in the 100 yard affair! The fancy diving will follow, and then the half mile will be pulled off. The last event on the program will be the relay race, in which the competing teams will swim six men. Each man will have to cover one lap. There has been considerable specula tion as to whether or not swimmers from Portland and Los Angeles will be allowed to enter the meet, which is distinctly a local P. A. A. or district championship meet of the A. A. U. In these meets it is customary for only registered athletes of this district to take part, though for the last two years the Y. M. C. A. swimmers of this city have been invited and have competed in the championships of the southern California branch of the A. A. U. LOCAL "V" MEN EXCEL As a matter of fact, the local "V" men were so successful that only one championship of the southern Califor nia association—the half mile—is now held by a southern man. The Los Angeles men entered the meet, but their entries were refused. William Thomas of the Multnomah club of Portland entered and arrived here yesterday, unaware of the local tinge Ho the meet. He is willing to compete if the local officials can ar range to allow him to enter. While the meet Is strictly for local swimmers, it is to be hoped for the good of the sport that the Portland man will be allowed to enter. His club has gone to considerable expense in sending him down, and his appearance would lend added attraction to the affair. SWIMMERS ARE WILLING All the competing clubs are willing for him to enter, and the swimmers themselves would like to see the south- I crn men come in as well. This situation has brought out the question of organizing a Pacific coast championship meet, in which swim mers from any part of the coast and the Hawaiian islands would be eligible to compete. It is possible that some move will be made by one or the other of the local swimming clubs to or ganize such a meet for this fall. Thomas said yesterday that he would enter the swim across the bay next Sunday and would attempt to keep Walter Pomeroy company In his at tempt to break his own record. The swimmers will leave either the Vallejo street or Lombard street wharf on Sun day about noon. Southrons Complain [Special Dispatch to The Call] LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23.—1n spite of the fact that the swimming officials up to date have declared they would not permit southern* entries in what they term strictly a northern meet, three of the local stars will leave on the Owl tonight for the bay city. Ludy Langer, "Cliff" Bowes and George Freeth are the trio who are determined to get a chance at the northern cracks and capture some of the handsome ! trophies that will be awarded the win | ners. Wallace Robb, president of the South Pacific branch of the P. A. A«, received letters from Howard Strickler, physi cal director, of the Ran Francisco Y. M. C. A., and William Coffman, swim ming director, who said that inasmuch as none of the southern swimmers would be allowed to compete in the swimming races held this week at the Olympic club, a Y. M. C A. champion ship meet would be staged the first week in November, in which all coast swimmers would be given a chance to compete. The local boys, who are going north tonight, insist that not only should northern men compete in this week's events, but that they should be given a chance, because the northern boys accepted the invitation of the south erners last month and also their ex pense money. Freeth and his friends will pay their own expenses. It is hoped that the northern powers will allow the local men to compete and thus' avoid any hard -feelings. Twirler Killilay Can't Be Dislodged Jack Killilay of the Oakland club continues to hold a firm grip on first place among the heavers. The trans bay twirler has a record of 13 wins out of 15 starts, which Is an excellent showing. Leverenz of the Angels is next in line. Klawitter of the Port land club has a record that compares favorably with the leaders, holding a record of 21 victories out of 31 games with a club that is fifth in the race. The standings of the pitchers follow: Player and Clvb — Won. Lost. Pet. Olmstead, Oakland 1 0 1000 Killilay, Oakland 13 2 867 Leverenz, Los Angeles 19 8 704 Klawitter, Portland 21 10 677 Perrltt, Los Angeles 2 1 667 Vernon. Los Augele* 2 1 667 Alberts. Sacramento 2 1 667 Christian, Oakland 15 8 652 Hitt, Vernon 18 10 643 Chech, Los Angeles 21 12 636 Parkin, Onkland 13 8 619 Raleigh, Vernon 14 9 600 Naele. Los Angeles 9 « 600 Arlett. San Francisco 3 "2 600 Bracfcenrldgc. Vernon 18 9 591 Malarkey. Oakland 14 10 583 Toaser, Los Angele* 14 10 583 Castleton. Vernon 11-8 579 Abies. Oakland 20 15 671 Stewart, Vernon 12 9 571 Higginbotham, Portland 13 10 565 Gregory, Oakland -.14 n 560 Gray, Vernon 10 8 656 Areilanes, Sacramento 18 15 57i McCorry, San Francisco 12 11 522 Miller, San Francisco ...19 18 514 Carson. Vernon 11 11 500 Fanning, San Francisco 9 9 500 Pope Oakland 1 1 500 Hardin, Sacramento 1 1 500 Halla. Los Angelea 11 12 478 Slagle. Los Angelea 12 14 462 Mnosell, Sacramento 5 6 455 Baker, San Francisco 9 11 450 Gregg. Portland 4 5 444 Harkntss, Portland 11 15 .423 Baum. Sacramento-Vernon 8 n 421 Henley. San Francisco 12 19 387 Delhi, Sao Francisco 5 8 385 Koestner, Portland 13 21 382 Williams, Sacramento 8 13 381 Scbwenk, Sacramento 5 n 313 Gilligan Portland-Sacramento... 8 18 308 Fltagers'ld, Sacramento 5 13 278 Pernoll, Oakland 3 8 273 McCafferty, Lo* Angele* 1 3 260 Bonner, San Francisco 1 4 200 Suter, Portland 1 4 143 Peters, Sacramento 0 1 000 Umps to Play Ball for Aid Of "Bull" Perrine, Who Is III in San Francisco [Special Dispatch to The Call] CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—The most unique field day ever planned is being arranged between the umpires of the National and American leagues to be held on the day before the opening game of the world's series. The proceeds will be given to "Bull"' Perrine, the former American league umpire, now ill in San Francisco. A baseball game, footraces, etc., are to be the features. John McGraw and Clark Griffith, notorious "crabs," are to umpire behind the bat and on the bases, and Johnny Evers and Jimmy Austin, another pair of kickers, on the foul lines. Griffith readily fell into the plan, the idea umpiring a game between umpires making a big hit with him. ' "They'll have to call all the umpires in the United States to the bench if they want to play nine innings," he says. "Just one word of protest, and out goes the protester. "If Johnny McGraw is the same old Johnny, I'm sure he'll accept the assignment to act with me in showing the umpires what brutes they are from the standpoint of the hard working players and manager." "Perrine is a favorite with umpires and players in both leagues," says Umpire Jack Egan of the American league. "If we can turn over a few thousand dollars to him it will be a great pleasure." Nothing in Sight to Stop Oaks In Gallant Fight for Pennant Study It, Dream on It, Ask the Soothsayers; It All Points to the Transbay Team Iv'hile the dope does no* work as well in getting results in baseball iocs in other branches of sports, at the same time it is the only means edicting fut_re happenings, and lovers of sport will go to past per mces to reach a conclusion. The fans up and down the state are figuring out the winner in the pennant baseball race of the Pacific Coast league, and about seven out of I are of the opinion that the Oaks land on top when the season » five weeks hence. Those that >r the Oaks have good, sound ons for their conclusions. Every STANDING OF CLUBS IN COAST LEAGUE •W. L. Pet. Oakland 101 69 504 Los Angeles 94 70 573 Vernon 92 71 564 San Francisco 76 94 447 Portland 67 84 444 Sacramento 60 101 273 GAMES TODAY Oakland vs. Sacramento at Recreation park. San Francisco at Portland. Vemon at Los Angeles. Heinie Steps Down For Pete Daley Del Howard of the Reals is still lead ing the swatsmen with a batting aver age of 363. Pete Daley of the Los An geles club has displaced Heine Heit muller for second place. Daley increased his average two points during tlie week "an(J is now swatting the hide at a 340 clip. Justin Fitzgerald of the Beavers took a big jump during the week, in creasing his average 24 points. The batting records' of the players follow: I c a 9 Player— S > S ■ IV 91* 1 a m 4S '• • _ 3. • t: : !* reters. bacramento Pope, Oakland I). Howard. San Francisco. Daley, Los Angeles Heitmuller. Los Angoles.. Justin Fitzgerald. Portland Pelhl. San Francisco Zimmerman, San Francisco Van Buren. Sacramento Bayless. Vernon R. Braxhear, Vernon Lindsay. Portland Nagle, Los Angeles Hetlinsr, Oakland Doane, Portland C. Patterson. Oakland Munsell. Sacramento Ka ne, Vernon Sharpe, Oakland Bonner, San Francisco K rueger Portland Suter, Snn Francisco-Port. Lewis. Sacramento Swain, Sacramento Dillon, Los Angeles Wuffli, San Francisco Rodgers. Portland , . Berger. Los Angeles.....'.. Moore, Los Angeles O'Rourke. Sacramento I Coy. Oakland Core, Los Angeles TledemaBB, Oakland I. Howard. Los Angeles...! Zacher Oakland.... I Chadbourne. Portland | Brooks. Los Angeles Shiun. Sacramento Agnew, Vernon Gregory. Oakland Mundorff, San Francisco... Madden. Sacramento Page. Los Angeles Irelan. Sacramento Carlisle. Vernon Litschi. Vernou Felts, San Francisco Corhan, Sau Francisco Gedeon San Francisco Baker, Portland Brown. Vernon Sheehan. Sacramento Fisher, Portland Butcher, Portland H. Miller, Sacramento Hosp, Vernon Orr. Sacramento Gray. Vernon Drlscoll. Los Angeles Cheek, Sacramento Schmidt, San Francisco... Tozer, Los Angeles Wagner. San Francisco Barrell, Vernon Cook, Oakland Rapps. Portland Lober, Los Angeles Rohrer, Oakland J. Baker. Sau Francisco... Higginbotiiam, Portland... Metzger. Los Angeles..... Leard. Oakland Frick, Oakland Heister, Sacramento Boies, Los Angeles Killilay, Oakland Halla. Los Angeles Mclntyre, San Francisco.. Golvin. San Francisco McCafferty, Los Angeles... McDonnell. Vernon H. Patterson, Vernon Slagle, Los Angeles Gilligan. Portland-Sac Mltze, Oakland : Stewart. Vernon i Hitt. Vernon Howley, Portland j Schwenk. Sacramento '.in !i: i '.'>.* 107 81 1' ! 581 1 I 491 61 1 961168 2861268 29! 5812861288 70ll60!285;2M> 93il47!28.")l29i) 25! 51!285!2*0 361 96 281277 10»!160!278!280 78] 186)2781274 76ll55l278!280 301 02! 277! 270 80|138!275!278 241 Tl 275 276 6! 211273 204 471101 "2721272 531 89!272!272 29! 47(2721270 38! 85|271i271 13fijl63|270'270 62120 2701279 61 1712701279 67'15712681273 1(150 >!107: ■ a : !V ilOl 1 ! 12! 17-, ■ 1187318 U6i816 ; 131313 U1306 :n: il: 1 1 T. ', I: 2i; fozer, L Vagner. !240 u 111! 50! i. «i ! i :"?;: na . ] 17/- ■Ti : Ii Abbott Oakland Henley. San Francisco Harkness. Portland Bancroft, Portland Malarkey. Oakland Pernoll, Oakland McAvoy. San Francisco McArdle, San Francisco... Koestner, Portland........ Smith. Los Angeles Parkin. Oakland Hardin. Sacramento Klawitter, Portland....... Chech. Los Angeles N. Brashear Vernon Kreltz. Sacramento Lcverenz. Los Angeles Gregg. Portland F. Miller, San Francisco... Christian, Oakland McCorry. San Francisco... Raleigh. Vernon.. Arellanos. Sacramento Brnckejiridge, Vernon Carson. Vernon.. >» Ol instead. Oakland FiUsiiuinons, Vernon...... Martinke. Vernon Berry, San Francisco John Fitzgerald Sacra.... Hogan, Vernon....%...... *' •! d \ ,' i ' 7 i ■>. ■ i; : !< !-; 1 s N f 1' l7" • ■ 1 3 -! 1 1 •7' 1 ■ ti: h . . : ; il : "i *t I "I* m :^- i: :;> JOE MURPHY condition favors the trans-bay ball club, and unless it meets with a spell of bad luck there is hardly a reason to offer why it should not finish on top. Five weeks of the season remain, and Oakland will spend three of them at home. The Oaks are favored by meet ing weak teams, for the only hard series ahead of them appears to be with the Angels, whom they play on the local diamond the last week of the season. Oakland has a lead of three games and a half on Los Angeles, its nearest rival. Vernon, the next nearest con tender, is 30 points behind the transbay club. Both of the southern clubs are going bad at present, while Oakland is going great guns. This week's series should allow Sharpe's club to increase its lead, as the Senators can not be figured to check the present spurt. Oakland figures to gain at least a game on Los Angeles during the present series, and when the club departs for Portland next week it should be close to five games to the good over its nearest rival. The Angels and Tigers meet in the south and probably will be seesawing while the Oaks are beating the Sena tors. If the Angels or Tigers expect to win the pennant, one of the teams will have to win a string of victories during the week. LOOK OUT FOR BEAVERS The Oaks meet the Senators, this week, and the following week Sharpe's men go to Portland to try their hands against the Beavers. Tlie latter club is pretty strong at home and usually gives visiting clubs considerable misery. Portland's work against the Oaks will have a great bearing on the final out- The northern club has a couple of strong pitchers, who are going well and might beat any team. Klawitter has a record as good as that of any heaver in the league. Higginbotham Is a bear, and is extra good Just now. Following the Portland series the Oaks meet the Senators at Sacramento, and again the leaders will have the best of it. From Sacramento Oakland comes home to play the Seals, and the concluding week of the season sees the Oaks and Angels come together. When all the angles are considered the Oakland club has the better of it. Either Los Angeles or Vernon will be eliminated from the running this week, unless Oakland merits with a severe setback at the hands of the Senators. This is hardly probable, but the unex pected is likely to happen in baseball at any time. VICTORS RETURN ELATED The Oaks are better fortified with pitchers than the other clubs. In fact, every man on the team is in great shape. They arrived from the south yesterday, and it was a jolly bunch of ball tossers that stepped oft the train, sure that the pennant is within their grasp. Captain Carl Mitze, whose work has done so much to keep the Oaks up In the race, was elated over the work of the club in the south. "The club is going great," said Mitze yesterday. "I believe that we'll cinch the pennant during the next couple of weeks. I can not see anything to stop us." Jimmy Frick. the little utility In fielder, suddenly disappeared and has not been heard of since last Tuesday. The Los Angeles police were notified of his disappearance. Frick was a great favorite with the members of the team. Some of the players seem to think that he was dissatisfied with his berth, as he was unable to get into the game often enough. They are inclined to think that he jumped the club. Fans Appreciate The World Series Plans [Special Dispatch to The Call] ! NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—That notion lof cutting out the speculators when j the tickets for the postseason series are I put on sale will be appreciated by the ! baseball fans. The baseball commis- I sion. It was generally agreed here, has i struck the right way to do It in cutting out mall orders for tickets. If there aye enough ticket offices to accommodate the crowds without too i much delay and confusion, the arrange j ment will make It possible for the regular fans to see the games. And much as many would like to be able to buy the pasteboards In advance and go ; out comfortably at the last moment, all admit that the "regular fans"—the en thusiastic fellows who support the jgame throughout the long season—are entitled to at least an even break. Under the new arrangement they will have as good a chance to see the games as any millionaire who could pay a speculator's price or buy a block of the best seats by mail order under the old I order of things. At times the baseball people show \ traces of almost human Intelligence. i LOGAN WILL FACE ANOTHER BRUNETTE j Manila Champ Has Downed Two; Third Chance Arrives Friday Night Promoter Frank Schuler of the Dreamland club has arranged an at tractive card of four round bouts which he will stage next Friday night at Dreamland pavilion. The event of the evening will be the meeting of the Manila middle weight champion, Frank Logan, and "One Round" Andrews, who is considered the boss of the middle weights in the local four round division. Logan was brought here from Manila by Jack Sharkey, where he was looked upon as a champion. So far as he has gone, Logan has made good. In fact, he has been somewhat of a sen sation in the four round game, as he has won his fights here by knockouts. It looks as though Logan were being used to clean up the colored contin gent, as t»oth his fights in the local field have been against brunettes. Several weeks ago he was pitted against Rufus Williams, a seasoned middle weight who has been a con sistent winner. Williams proved easy game for Logan, as the latter won a decisive victory by a knockout. Last Friday night Logan put Montana John Thomas, a colored middle weight, to sleep after an exciting scrap that ended in the third round. "One Round" Andrews, who is to be Logan's next opponent, is regarded as being one of the best in the four round game. Andrews, who is a colored fighter, has won many of his battles by knockouts. In the event that Logan is a winner, he will seek a professional date. Mark O'Donnell, the northwestern heavy weight, will try his hand against Tad Riordan, the Olympic club heavy weight, who was such a familiar figure in the four round game a couple of years ago. Riordan is an aggressive fellow, while O'Donnell is fast. Sailor Grande, the middle weight from Mare island, will try his hand against Montana Dan Sullivan. Jimmy Regan and Percy Cove, a couple of shifty feather weights, are carded to go four rounds. Ike Cohen will op pose Knockout Solomon, a middle weight from Los Angeles, The other bouts on the card are as follows: Sally Salvator vs. Hans Wagner, lightweights; Tony Joseph vs. Kay Baughman, feather weights; Grovei* Knepp vs. Joe Greggains, welter Mysterious Mitchell vs. Bert Seeley, heavy weights, and Dick Ken dall vs. Willie Ben, lightweights. Big League Stars at Bat And on Mound [Special Dispatch to The Call] CHICAGO. Sept. 23.—Ty Cobb still i leads Tris Speaker of the newly made j champions of the American league in the race for batting honors for the year by 20 points. Here are the 10 leading sluggers of the American league: Name. Club. G. AB. H. SB. Pet. Cobb, Detroit ISO 519 213 55 410 Speaker, Boston 140 53t> 209 48 390 Jackson, Cleveland 139 530 199 27 375 Lelivelt, New York 22 88 82 2 364 Borton, Chicago 15 49 18 1 361 Schalk, Chicago 16 46 16 34S Lajoie, Cleveland 104 892 136 16 347 Baker, Philadelphia 140 330 182 38 33* K. Murphy, Philadelphia. 23 95 32 2 337 D. Murphy. Philadelphia. 36 130 43 7 331 Collins, Philadelphia 140 495 164 50 331 The 10 leading sluggers In the Na tional league are: Name. Club. • O. AB. H. SB. Pet. ! Zimm-Tißan. Chicago 130 535 154 22 377 Sweeney, Boston 139 633 192 26 360 Uf.veis. -New York 113 352 124 10 S5-* Evers. Chicago 128 431 144 13 B*4 I McCormlck. New York... 30 33 11 1 333 Doyle, New York 128 502 167 84 333 Simon, Pittsburg 34 98 32 1 327 Knn»tchy. St. Louie 136 612 162 29 826 Wiltae," New York 21 46 15 1 826 Wagner, Pittsburg 131 503 163 25 324 I The 10 leading pitchers In the Na- I tional league are: Name. Club. W. L. Pet. Ferry, Pittsburg —.a 0 1000 Cooper, Pittsburg 2 0 1000 Gregory, Cincinnati ..». 1 O 1000 Frill, Cincinnati 1 0 1000 Nelson. Philadelphia 1 0 1000 McGraynor, Cincinnati 1 O 1000 Xesreau, New York 16 5 762 Cheney, Chicago ..24 8 750 Marquard. New York 28 9 743 Richie. Chicago — ....16 6 727 Leineld, Chicago 7 3 700 The 10 leading pitchers of the Ameri can league follow. Name. Club. W". L. Pet. Musser, Washington ■- - -- m ■_ n- 1 0 1000 Jensen, Detroit ..*.. 2 0 1000 Wood, Boston 32 4 889 Plank. Philadelphia 24 5 828 Bedient, Boston ....17 7 708 Johnson. Washington ...29 12 707 Ray Collins, 805t0n...... 13 6 684 Coombs, Philadelphia 21 10 677 Dubuc. Detroit 18 9 667 Hull. Boston 16 3 667 When You Run Across a good cigar, the desire is immedi ately to smoke another one. People who smoke all black Havanas are not so enthusiastic. Why? Too strong! A cigar made of domestic and Havana tobaccos is toned down, mild and pleasant. Such pleasure is mild and harmless. You can get the finest blend in the Gen! Arthur -_£_i Cigar 10c and 3 for 25c if. A. Gunst <3_ Co_ Inc. 11