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12 THE CALL'S PAGE OF SPORTS GREAT SERIES WILL OPEN HERE TODAY Two Leading Clubs Claim Services of Monty Pfyl, Stellar Batsman JOSEPH MURPHY THE coming series here, which starts today between Oakland and Port land, will go a long way toward determining which team is the most likely candidate for the pennant. The clubs practically meet on an •even footing, and the interest in the scries is keen.. So far as the San Fran c:sco fans arc concerned, it will give them a line on which is the team for the champions to beat. " c The result of today's game will determine whether Portland is to hold the lead or else be shoved into second place. A victory for Portland will allow then\ to retain first place for a. few days at least. . By sending the Beavers down to defeat this afternoon the Oaks wilPbe in the lead by a narrow margin. The battle in the»- -» opening contest will undoubtedly be a hard fought onf. Th« Portlanders come well fortified. Th* club has been playing faultless ball and the members of the team are in pretty good shape. The eßavers will have another new face in their lineup in Artie Kruger, who was a m»mb«>r of the Oakland club several years ago, but since has had a triel in the big brush. According to telegraphic dispatches Monty Pfyl. who played with the Stock ton club In the defunct State league and who is the property of Johnny Mc- Graw of the New York Giants, will be another member of the Portland team, but according to the officials" of the Oakland baseball club Pfyl will be with the transbay team this afternoon. BOTH CLAIM PFYI/ The following statement comes from the officials of the Oakland baseball club: Manager Wolverton has em braced the opportunity to secure Monty Pfyl. who - has been per mitted by the national commission to finish the season in the coast league. It is not known as yet iust -^-here Pfyl will be played, but as Ou*.ielder Maggart war hurt in Monday's game it is possible that that speedy player will have to take a. short vacation, end In that event PfyJ imy be assigned to the garden, where he has had consid erable experience. It is hoped that th* injury to First Baseman Cam eron's arm will not prove to be serious, but in case that he is not able to resume his position soon Pfvl will be available for first as well as for the outfield. Manager Wolverton, although well satisfied with his team, felt, in view of the : condition of the race, that he could not orerlook the chance to secure a player of the class of Pfyl so as I to be ready for any emergency. | Pfyl has signed with the Oaks, and will be in uniform when they line up for the opening games against Portland. Whether it be Oakland or Portland that secures the services of Pfyl. the successful team will be lucky to get ; a man of Pfyl'e ability. He is one. of: the cleverts men who has played on ; the coast and should prove a tower of etrength to the team he is with, providing he Is in condition.. Pfyi played with the Stockton club of the State Uague and was by far the best batsman in the league. He Is a finished player and uses good judgmont. At first or in the field he plays equally well, but his great strength is with the stick. POUTXAA'D'S WEAK SPOT Portland is in need of a little batting strength in the outfield. This seems to be the only weak spot in the lineup of/ the northerners. The Portlanders are well fortified with pitchers. They have -a corps of twirlere which are about as good as any in any minor league in the coun try. When a club faces Gregg and Krapp it is up against a i.«ard propo sition, unless those heavens should be out of form. BfiM Oakland has. some gooc pitchers, but these stars of the bill seem to be get THEY ALL LOOK GOOD WHEN THEY'RE FAR AWAY ting: a lot of work and some of the wiseacres predict that they will be "in" when the "pinch" comes. It is true that Lively and Moser are being siven a lot of drilling, but the former looks as if he is well able to stand the grind, as he is a giant in stature. While Oakland and Portland will be battling here for the lead, the Seals le?. A little success In the south will will be in the south meeting the Angels. A little success in the south will put the champions right in the going again. Long's men are far from being out of it, and though they had a bad session in the north, at the same time they have been fairly ) successful considering their long stretch* on the road. . TBffBHH&lMml The Seals figure to beat the Angels but Berry's men seem to be able to play I when they are at home. * Vernon looks to be out of it. The villagers appear to have struck a rut and the leading three teams seem to have too big an advantage for (Hogan's club to overcome. Unless dope goes wrong, Vernon will about land where it is or below Los Angeles. It is hardly likely that 'Vernon will finish in the fi#st division. MITCHELL LOOKS A FIXD It looks as if Danny Long has picked up a worthy man in his new pitcher. Mitchell, who has showed, good form in the two games in which he has worked. The young collegian received some good notices in the south" where he worked against Vernon, and he is re ported to be a find. Ping Bodie seems to be killing the ball, and Madden also seems to ha\-e hit his stride. In fact the champions seem to be going better now than they were a few weeks ago. | Northwestern League | SEATTLE. Sept. 6.— Seattle had a lead of ons run until the ninth inning.' when Aklns' fumble, a sacrifice. Swain's tingle - aud ;\u25a0 Brown's double scored two runs. Score: , R H-E Seattle i- z 2 Vancouver ...".."i.V.i'.. ....\u25a0..-....;... 2 4 ; 0 Batteries— Zackert and Lebrend; Miller and Lewis. v - . . . ,- : . ..,--. TACOMA. Sept. 6.— The already weak Tigers were further weakened today by the absence of. Rockenfeld and \u25a0 Bassey > from the lineup " and Spokane .won easily, 6 to O.^.Claflln held the locals to .two. hits and was steady, i Between them Maston'and Geehan. . Tacoma's . pitchers : issued 10 bases on balls and were also bit freely' The wore: tfSflflßßSHßte?' B, H. E* Tacoma :...-." 0- 242 4 1 Spokane ..:....,............ 6 9 3 . Batteries— Maston. Geehan and Blankeoshin- Clanln and Ostdiek. . - Western League 1 | At Omaha — DesMoloes 2, Omaha 1. •At Wichita— Wichita 6. St. Joseph 5•5 • (10 inn: in its). \u25a0~<Hsßts~ < HsBts At DenTer — Denver 6, Topcka 5. At Lincoln — Sioux dty 1,. Lincoln P. | American Association \ \ At r I/ouisTille — Colnmbns '7, LooisTllle 1. At Toledo — Indianapolis 2, .T01ed0 3. ~" At Mllwauk**— St. Paul S.- Mllwankee 5. \u25a0 At Kansas City— Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 6. .THE :S^INT CALL; W^ SENATORS ON HOME SOIL WIN A GAME Graham's Men Bunch Hits on Vernonites at the Right Moments STANDIA'G OP THE CLUBS (Pacific Coast League) ':-">K Club*. w. L. Pet. Portland ......... SO 61 R67 Oakland . 88 > 60 561 Sna Francisco ... 83 ,73 532 Vernon 79 '70 / 500 Lou Angeles) ..... 78 81 4»0 Sacramento ......" 50 08 358 RESULT OF_ GAMES Sacramento 3. Vernon 2. GAMES TODAY Oakland \m. Portland at Re creation park. . San Francisco at; Losj Aneeles. Vernon a t Sacramento. . SACRAMENTO. Sept. €.— After a dis astrous trip on the road, the Senators returned home this morning and at Buffalo park this afternoon scored a win over Vernon, 3 to 2. Graham's bunch made hits at opportune mo ments, which /gave them . th«s game. Snappy fielding: by both. teams featured the game, three lightning Vloubles be ing moved into/ Brackenri^ge and Nourse both pitched good ball. Score: VBENON AB. R. BH. PO. A. E. Carliiile, 'c f .....4 -021 00 Burrell, Sb. ..... ...... 4 0 0 0 3\o Ross, 1. f 4 0 1 2'.:0 : vl Willett, 20. ..4 12 8- 2 1 Cojvr. I. . ........... r. 4, 0 1 0 .0 0 Lindsay, ss. 3 0 0 0 : I .•- 0 rißher.lb. ............. 8 0 0 8* 2 0 Browne, c. 2 0 0 10 10 Bracleenrldpe, p.. ....... 3 1 2 0 11 •StOTall, .. 1 0 0 0 0 0 ••R. Brashear .......... 1 0 0 0 0 "0 - Totals .......;.. S3 2 • S 24 10 3 •StOTall batted for Lin<i«»r In ninth. . •*R. Brashear batted for Flaher In ninth. V . SACRAMENTO AB. R. BH. PO.'A. E. Shinn. 2b.. ........4 0 0 0 2 1 Van Buren, lb .....4 010 1 - 0 12 10 Helster, c.f... .......... 2 0] ."•] 0 Perry, 1. f....... 3 0 2 2 0 0 Boardman, 3b.... ...3 1 1 2 2 0 Briggs, r. f 4 12 2 10 Burns, es... 3 12 13 1 La L0nge.' c.."..... ...... 3 0 .1 .Til Kourse, p............ 4 0 12 3 0 . Totals.... .........30 3102714 ~3 '."• RUNS AND HITS BT INNINQS , Vernon .. ... ..... 0 0 000 10 ft 1— 2 Basebits........ 11110 2 0 0 2—B (Sacramento 0101 0 !0 ' O 1 .. x— " 3 8a5eh1t5........ 1 3 0 13 0 1 1 . x— lo SUMMARY ; Three base hit— Carlisle". . Two base hits— Boardman, Brlggs. ' Coy. : Sacrifice hits— Helster, La . Longe, ', Boardman,' Perry. - '\u25a0-• Sacrifice •• fly Boss. - Stolen bases — Carlisle, Wlllett. Fisher (2t. Browne. Brackenridjre. ; First base on called balls— Off Brack enrldge 4. off Nourse \u25a0t. - Struck oat— By \u25a0 Brackenrldge : 6,- by Nourse • 2r '\u25a0'\u25a0' Double plays— Brings to La Longe; -. WHlett to Brown to Fisher to Brown; Burns to Van Burpn. : Time of jtame— l hour and 65 minutes. Umpire — Hilde ; brand. , ,-\u25a0 '\u25a0:'• \u25a0; \u25a0.• " .. \u25a0. . . / - \u25a0\u25a0 -; -\u0084 Athenian Footballers Down Smilers .The Athenian football ; team of ' Oa kland won a hard fought; game "of s foot ball "from the Smilers Sunday, at the stadium' grounds^ by., the score-of 6 to 6. .'. The; features lot the game were. the kicking iof Hunter ''and > the; running in bf i kicks" byXQuarter; Back . Bro wn.%Vz: ;';_ • .The ••; Athenians :'-- would v^Hke' games from" 'any, ; 140 ; pound? team; : - Following ? is :the> Athenian : lineup: .Right end. Dow:?Right' tackle^vMoif; .left:- guard.CMulholland^ vcenter,\ Ander son;-, -right' < guard; ;.rMcCaullffe;.;left tackle, \u25a0 -Green ; \ left; end. t Smith; ] quarter back. Brown; aright half.^Hunter;,full back,' Moore, left half, I. Dow. CARDINAL LACKS EXPERIENCED MEN Only Eight Veterans of Big Games Out, but Babies ' Are Promising ' Lot [Special Dispatch to The Call] : STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 6.— The. Rugby season for 1910 was form ally opened yesterday afternoon when Coach G. J. Presley called the waiting squ/id of 175 men to order on,the.saw dust field to the north of Stanford field. Of the men on the field 98 were fresh men and 78 were men with previous; experience at Rugby in college. The practice of the day, after a short ex planation of the game for the benefit of the new men, was devoted prin cipally to setting: op exercises and to familiarizing the new men with, some of v the'simpler/, things about the Eng lish game. . For the men \u25a0who were already familiar with Rugby, dribbling and scrimmage . practice : took up the i largest part of the tinie. Coach Presley was assisted in han dling the men, who were divided, up into four squads, by some ; of the men who have' recently returned from; the Australian trip wlthUhe, All American team. K. 1* Dole, captain of the var sity fifteen for: this year, and ; B. E. Erb' took charge of theVold, men; .while A. E. Roth gave instruction 'to the freshman backs, and . Coach Presley had charge of "the freshman: forwards. The cardinal begins the season _ with comparatively few veterans, ; when It -Is considered that the blue and gold; will have practically^ a full team 'of veterans on the field." But eight ; men who have had ( ; former experience In a varsity game against :.the University of Cali fornia were on the field yesterday, and only one '-\u25a0 more is expected to return early in the 7 season. ;\u25a0• . Fitting, Horton, Dole and . Cheda ar« the veteran who will be In cardinal uniform' this year, and San born, Erb, Cass . and Brawn will ; be in the backfield. _ ' : Stan - Mitchell, i who made such a. good showing as a.freshf man last year, v is expected . back .within a few days, and with ~ him the total of old varsity men" wlllr'bo raised ., to nine. • # ; ; Although lit is .still too early to tell anything definite ; about the "* freshman squad, .they : presented ; a7h~usky appear ance last nightand were on tHeir r toes every minute during- the. practice. If preparatory school" records, count; for anything, the record that some of these boys have behind Hhem f makes it seem* as -if they ; should ?be ? . able ; to" make things warm for the California babies on ' October " 15. The^Stanfordfifresh men' will play, their 'first, game "against -the"; fifteen /of the'.Lowell . high school on Stanford'; field " Saturday, Septem ber 10. .'\u25a0: - ' . '\u25a0 Ws£ JJnde Sam Is Out of Davis Gup ;Race i-PHILiADBLPHIA,'' Sept. 6.— Owing -^o inability to get together ; a"; represent ative tennis team, the United States has withdrawn its challenge f or.the . Davis cup this \ year; r This v information', ', was received here today by. Ar; Hosklns, sec retary ; of ¥theT;United4 States /national lawn tennis ' association; 'froni> Dwight S.":. Davis,"- president- of the -association. *\u25a0— — '— - — — — '''""." '"' ' ' ' .',. — ———-\u25a0\u2666•.. | I Anaconda Selections ;|i ' ; First ' race— Keene * entry, * Great \u25a0 Ca«sar , ' Prac titioner. .'. -.- \u25a0 •.'\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0•' .\u25a0 ;A'..'"r r*-"';:';'r *-" ';:';' '\u25a0 ' ; ';'. Second : race— McCall, ;,WiU \ JCorris, ; Kary »c««; '..;, Third - race— GenoTa; r^'Warf axe,'.- Philliatina. -* *: '/, Fourth race— Harlem ! Maid, Miles, ; Roserale. . \ Z- Fifth , race— Sink 'C' Spring ," '. Charlie •". Doherty, Youny. Belle. ' . --.j' \u25a0•, - ; >._ V^r. \u0084'>*:. \u0084-.\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0' \u25a0•.- - -\u25a0. Sixth ; race-i-Sugann«id,^ Flying, Bwido": Sam. " : VARSITY SQUAD IS OUT AT CALIFORNIA Veteran Team Members That Took Australia Trip Lead Candidates WILLIAM UNMACK _ The fact that the veteran squad of last year and the returned players from the Australian tour were to make their first' apearance on the football field at California university yesterday, was Inducement enough to bring the stu dents to the bleachers in large num bers. Coaches Schaeffer and Cerf spoke to the large squa'J that came out" for varsity honors and .outlined the policy for the present season. % More than 100 men turned out and this squad was divided Into sections and the players who have* returned from Australia took charge, of the dif ferent squads under the supervision of the coaches. "No hard practice was in dulged In, but each squad was in structed in -dribbling, passing, falling on. the ball and cross kicking. Coach Schaeffer has added one of the most promising freshmen to the var sity squad. This player is Roy McNeill and:heshas caught the eye of all. fol lowers of : the game by his wonderful accuracy an J ability in the two fresh men games he has playedjin. McNeill comes from* the St. Mary's college team and played on that Mam for two years. j The f rashman squad has also under gone Its firet trimming process and yesterday 57 men ;, were dropped from the lists. . The squad ' has now : been re duced to 95 men and more ' heads jire expected to fall in the basket after today's game with Mission: high school. The game will be called at 4 o'clock. D.- Butler, captain of the 1908 varsity team and full back of that year and , J. Glaecock, a ; forward on the same team, were out f or ; practice yesterday with the varaity squad and the bleacherites gave : the old warriors a hearty welcome.-..' •- .<• ."...; ', • -< '\u25a0-,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' rx. In ".the; squad- that was out yesterday there were 11 of last year's victorious team - besides several others who were on % the; reserve list. ' Among.the veter ans' out were Captain elect . Dwigglns, C. A. Allen,: A; Elliott. J. G: Markwart, R. S. v Jordan; X- M. Morriss, C. A. Phleger, ; D. ,P. : ; Hardy, fH. Ashley, .J. A. StrouJ,* X Watts, : C. W. Pauly,- B. A. - • Swartz \u25a0 and •G. Hansen. Besides these men; there' were large numbers of ! last i year's freshman team who will again try "for varsity; honors. \u25a0 Traveling Men Are to Meet on Diamond The . Pacific coast . commercial '.trave lers will : play \ the San Francisco • com njercialitravelers at baseball at St. < Ig natius grounds' next : Sunday 'afternoon at -; 2 O'clock. '-, \u25a0.' ;'\u25a0'\u25a0: \u25a0-\u25a0\u0084;.;.\u25a0 . , \u25a0...,.' ; -. ; The game is ;to l'replenishtthe charity fund ! > f ori both ''\u25a0' associations. - A > big crowd Is expected,' as r over 5,000 tickets at^2s cents-each '; have-; been sold. • Arthur,' Glass* is ", manager of the Pa ci fie i coast 'team*; and J Emmet v Dunn : . for the Sail Francisco commercial! travelers' Bill Lange is slated for umpire. - . -MEMPHIS, Sept. 6.— Mayor "Crump stnday. through the chief -of police. "v notified the owners of steamboats plying. out of this port that their wharflng • priyilege would be .revoked should tbej display tha Jeffries-Johnson" fights pictures -. on board \u0084 their Teasels.- :v: v One *of \u25a0\u25a0 the ' owners •of > a steamer ' had •- advertised that ; the pictures > would be ; exhibited: on i bis ; craft. _ - - SAN,-I>EANDRO. . Sept. i 6.-r-Principal Crane of ,the i San Leandro srammart school : is- plannlns \u25a0 to organize i ant athletic league - among . the - grammar schools ' of i this 6Tlclnlty.iViTl»e6 Tlclnlty.iViTl»e '\u25a0• league -is to be composed of , the San Leandro. \u25a0Hayward,*; San • Lo rpnio,; Elmhurst : and X Lockxrood I schools, and I field and . ' track * meets ; and .' baseball V and . basket ball games will be ' held under/ the league's auspices. Goldberg OLYMPIANS ELECT REGULAR SLATE William F. Humphrey Returned to Presidency of Big Or' ganjzation At' the annual election of officers of the Olympic club held- yesterday after noon there was no opposition to the regular ticket and the following: were elected: President. William F. Hum phrey; vice president. Louis M. Hoefler; treasurer, Frank G. Drum; secretary, Fred M. Fenwlck; directors, Andrew Carrisan, William H. Crocker and Ed ward G. McConnell. The football elevens of the Alameda high school, academic champions of last season, will meet-the Century ath letic club oext Thursday afternoon at 2:30/ o'clock af Alameda recreation park. -This will be the first game that either team has played under the new rules,, but nevertheless is expected to be. a good exhibition of American foot ball. \u25a0 . The registration committee of the Pacific Athletic association intends to investigate the reason why a number of the entries for the "championship field day at Sacramento last Saturday afternoon, did not materialize. The matter-will be brought up at Thurs day's meeting and a thorough Investi gation held. ' It seems that some of the most prominent members 'of the Olympic club team are. among the of fenders. The semiannual interclass field day of Lowell high school will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon on the Presidio athletic grounds. Captain Harold Pot ter and Manager Clarence Wakeman have arranged quite a large list of en tries and will give all a thorough try ing out. The regular list of events will be run off. — HARTTOHD. Onn.. S^pt. ft. — A farther post ponement of the Grand Circuit races tt Charter Oak park. In connection with the Connecticut fair, was announced today. . -v.;. B Home and Office Edition m biggest surprise 'to our |8 cS^^'-^^V; / Cobs were popular among B |/\H ¥;' ,<":, < " : '••• ' ; >J body likes to save money, Jg pgffi^^^p^^ but with the majority of Jg W^^P^l re( s uisite - Cols an J B Uok for Yi ßoT^^iv^Svi Qj^^y a^e twins. MM the green r |,'|'..t - 1 ! \u25a0..<"•'•\u25a0 •'\u25a0,'.' \u25a0•***" \T '••"\u25a0** !".**"*•*• -"""'\u25a0 \u25a0 L^A 'm •• 3T OXX t '\u25a0 . : --^yjj^^^^^TT*3"' S. Bachman & Co., Inc. f fig pro te^- ; WILLIAM J. SLATTERY BERKELEY HIGH'S TEAM BEATS BABES California Freshmen Defeated by Scholastics, Who Put Up Flashy Game [Special Dispatch to The Call] , BERKELEY. Sept. 6. — The freshman team again went down to defeat, t'ila time the squad from the Berkeley hish .school securing 1 the decision. The game •was largely on the order of scrub prac tice, though both teams put consider able "pepper" into their play. On tha day's play the Berkeley lads had all the best of the argument and most of the time had the Californians plnned in their own territory. The Berkeley high team showed flashes- of considerable ability and many of the runs started by half back Corgiat wer© admirably continued by the back division. Through orer eager ness the Berkeley team lost one sur» score. Howard of the Berkeley team had dodged and beaten all his op ! ponents and ran behind the line, but in attempting to get theleather be hind the posts he lost it and the Call fornians saved. . Berkeley attacked very strongly after this and Hardy eventually went over for a try. Austin added tha extra points for the goal. Berkeley 5. Call fornia 0. California then livened "up and after several attempts the California for wards took the play to the Berkeley line and Ellery scored. The kick at goal was a failure. The game from this on was all in favor of the Berkeley school team an<! before full time was' called Forbes scored for the school boys and Austin again converted the goal. >»o further score was registered, and Berkeley won by 10 points to 3. CHICAGO. Sept. «. — Ed-ward BurY». ms?9g»t cf the Consress hot»l rnmpauy. wa» armful by order of Chief of Police Steward to«tay f->r al lowing \n exhibition of the Johnson-Jeffries flyht picture* in the hotel on th» night of Ansu-'t 2fi. Th* pictures were exhibited -to a party of 300 cses during the course of a banquet.