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SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERs

:, Willie Meehan. a 2Do-pound heavyweight and
EIdic Miller. hantamweght, are In PhllS,
delphla from the coast with Moose TauJSE Of
San. Francisco. as their manager. 'rausslg 4
confident his proteges can hold their own 10
matches with the best in their rospsC,y,
classes. Four years ago. Moose SAYS Meehal
was a bantamWeight and fought a draw on
the coast with Eddie CampI Since beconI
inE heavywciEht Mcehnn has had II conse.
H,iye kn12G!k9ute 1! He is called The fat boyI,
around his hlps. Despite this handicap TauE
sig, is. confident Meehan is the hest heavya
weight in the country, barring Jess Willard.
The Jess Willard-Fred Fulton 2O-rouni aEti
March I'm New Orleans Is TO be Cancelled
because local papers would not lend their sipa
port. Tommy Burns promoter, declared the
bout OF. Frank Norm, who Is matched IN Z
return fray with Jim Coffey. January !. in New
York, Will substitute for Fulton against Wis
lard. according to rumOr.
Bobby Gunnis has brought Joe Welsh to the
top, The clever Southwark boxer will get an
opportunity, to make couniry.w!de reputatoa,
New Years Day afternoon when he meeu
Benny Leonard, who knocked out Joe Mandoi
in the wind-up of the Olympia's special show.
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Brown Playing Far Below Form


has been much
we'll according
below his of
other team the league
o Skeeter
Jasper showing has also been disappointing
4 a in
The
but
o n mas D
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Veterans Have Been Out of Game

Of all en-
ably wit" any in the league The and
not Greysock
$ to be in
field
inspired the other
Of of
which enabled
with
howng
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RACING DATES ANNOUNCED
British Steeplechasing Season viii
Begin This Week

LONDON. Dec. 27.-The important dates
of the British steeplechasing season have
Just been announced, and despite the
war most of the big fixtures will be held.
The season will open at Gatwick on Jan
uarv / and the stewards have sanctioned
further meetings during the month at
I.ingfield on January { and s, Windsor
January II and IL and Gatwick on Janu-
ary q and %. The results of these meet
ings will guide the authorities as to ar
ranging further fixtures.
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Disston Boys Club, present holders Of
the Philadelphia League championship,
slipped further from the top by losing
to Christ Church, Wissinoming, a new
conner in the league ranks at the open
ing of the season, gained n firmer hold
on the lead by defeating the Boys Club
of the Church Club.
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SUMMER BALL"
WILL BE THEME
AT CONVENTION
College Men Will Discuss
This Important Affair at
Gathering in New York
AN AMATEUR DEFINED
By EDWARD R. BUSHNELL

The National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation, when 1t holds it's annual conven-
ton in New York this week, will ConCen-
trate most of its time through the me-
dium of papers, speeches and debates on
the poor summer baseball" player. This
troublesome individual has resisted all
the efforts of associations FACULTY men
and college presidents for Il generation
or more. He will have another inning
this week and perhaps before tho college
baseball season opens in the spring there
will be some agreement as to what shall
be done with him
1 am convinced, however. that no per-
manent cure will be provided by the ~ c.
A A. unless II changes its rules and
makes them mandatory on all members
Of the association, Under it's present con-
stitution and bylaws this body, which
represents nearly all the leading univer-
stiles and colleges Of the country, can do
nothing but recommend. II has no power
to enforce it's suggestions.
The Two Methods
There are just two ways 10 deal effec-
lively with this problem. one is for the
association to agree upon certain leEisla-
tion which shall be binding upon all its
members. The other is for the associa-
uon TO split up into groups, form their
own intercollegiate baseball associations
and agree upon uniform rules to govern
under what conditions students NAV play
baseball during the summer for other
than their own colleges.
1t is not likely that the big universities
would consent TO be bound by a majority
vote of such a big organization If they
did they would be at the mercy of a
group of small colleges. Legislation suit
able to the majority might be extremely
distasteful to some of the big institu-
tions OF course, the delegates TO the as
sociation do not have authority to vote
for legislation which shall be binding.
Thus the n. c. A. A. can never be any
thing more than a big conference to
discuss matters pertaining to college
sports.
The Solution
The second suggestion is the more ap-
plicable. College baseball has never had
an association as other sports have, and
OF them all IT needs one the most The
simplest solution would be for a group
of half dozen or more universities in the
East as near uniform in size and eligibil-
ity requirements as possible TO organize
the usual definition OF an amateur, and
then draw up certain regulations for the
absolute control OF the sport during the
summer
1t seems to me that the best way TO do
this is to permit college students to play
during the summer under certain condi-
tions. The practice now most prevalent
is for college men to accept positions for
the summer with industrial establish
ments or hotels and 10 play for the base
ball teams OF such organizations once or /
twice week IN this city, for example. /
nearly all the big department stores and |
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Difference Between Eastern and Western Football

Buck oNei
n is OF
school
FORCED to drill their
school
The Eastern coach
of
coast VIII
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Spanish Red Tape Longer
Than Prevailing American
Styles For This Year

The Spanard s affinity for red pep
pers evidently extends TO red tape, ac'
cording to n list of legal documents re-
ceived at the offices of the state in.
dustrial accident commission today
Ylario Berazalreze was killed in q saw.
mill at White Pine some time ago and
was buried and as promptly forgotten
but over in Spain his record was kept
officially from the time he first said
"da da" or whatever the Spanisd
youngsters call it in Castlian.
At the offices of the commission to
day are seven sets of legal documents
bearing $l4 worth Of American consu
lar stamps and 2S pages of dispositions
to prove that the deceased had widow
living in Spain. Three Spanish judge
signed three sets Of papers, one, de
position from the widow, one a record
on the births of both the deceased and
his widow and their marriage record
signed by the Judge, and one the de
position Of the Judge who affirms that
the records are official and all are
written in Spanish and must be trans
lated before the commissioners are able
to accept them.
Ylerio Berazalrezc, who caused all Of
the trouble had his arm torn off in th'
conveyer from the edger in a sawmil
of the White Pine Lumber company anC
died from the shock leaving widow
and three children in Spain. Th'
amounts have not been estimated by
the commission because the records
have not vet been translated and re
duced TO plain "United States. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Los ANGELES MURDER
TRIAL MOVES SLOWLY
Only Five Jurors Passed and
These Will Be Challenged
PeremptOrily Tomorrow

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct l2.--Per,
emptory challenges will be exercised
tomorrow against the five jurors tenn
porarily passed for cause in the mur'
der trial of NJ. A. Schmidt, alleged Nc
Namara accomplice, All five are sub
iect to removal by these peremptory
challenges. The prosecution first
move will probably be against John II
Dean of Los Angeles, who said after
being questioned that he believed the
Times building was blown up by gas
and not dynamited, despite the Me
Namara confession
Questioning of talesmen by botf
sides at the present time seems direct
ed largely toward ascertaining The
prospective jurors beliefs regarding tho
guilt or innocence Of the McNamaras
Several veniremen who declared they
believed the McNamaras guilty, ant
that it would take positive evidence tt
the contrary to convince them th'
Times building was not dynamited
were ousted by the defense.
No session Of the trial was held to
day. as this is Columbus Day. Nin'
more jurors must be sworn before TN
first witness is called.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
BODY OF LIEUTENANT
TAL|AFERRO IS FOUND
Divers From Warship Run
Across Wrecked AerOpIane
Half Buried In the Mud

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 12.-The body
of Lieutenant W. r. Taliaferro, army
aviator, and his military biplane in
which he fell 1900 feet into the bay
yesterday after a spectacular flight,
were discovered late today and towed
to North Island where the body of the
young army man was removed from
the mass Of wreckage and transported
to an undertaking establishment on
this side Of the bay.
Divers from the warship ran across
the aeroplane bent and twisted out OF
all semblance and buried deep in the
ooze Of the bay bottom, about noon to-
day Lines were Immediately made
fast to the wreckage it was lifted and
towed ashore.
Funeral services will be arranged
later.
The body was not marred.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
BIG PORTLAND BANK
SWALLOWS ANOTHER
Northwestern National Bank
Plans To Absorb the Mer-
chants Natl Tomorrow

Portland, Ore, Oct, l2.-Plans for
the absorption of the Merchants Ma
tional bank by the Northwestern Ma
tional bank are announced here to-
day. The change win take place to-
morrow.
With the addition Of the resources of
the Merchants National, the North
western will have deposits of approx.
mately $S,2O0,0O0, and reserve of
$2,9l0,OOO, according to figures sub
mitted to the comptroller of currency
at the time of his last call in Septem-
ber.'
The organization Of the Northwest
ern National win remain the same, and
some officers of the Merchants Ma
tional will become. officers of the
Northwestern.
II. l.. Pittock is president of the
Northwestern National bank.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
BULGARIA ATTACKS
SERB|ANS AT LAST
After Months Of DOdging Bul.
garia Is AT Last Forced to
Take Decisive Action

London, Oct. l2--After days of doubt
as to Ynat Bulgaria actually intended
in the Balkan tangle, her forces have
delivered a blow against Serbia at Gar
.boghaz near Serbian Kniazheyatz,
about 30 miles from Nish, according to
dispatches from Athens today. This
is on the railroad the allies must ira
verse from Salonika if they help the
>erbians resist the Teuton advance. The
iispatcn declared two Bulgarian divi-
sIons crossed the frontier at Garibog'
haZ.
Meantime, on the northern frontier,
Field Marshal Won Mackensen S l50,'
900 Teutoas are still advancing south
eastward, AID also toward Nish Tor
junction with the Bulgarians.
The Serbians are reported resisting
this advance, but it is. believed they are
only trying to delay the Teuton drive
tong enough to give tho allies hme 70
come to their rescue.
While the Teuton crossing Of the
Danube has been successful. the Serb
ians claim the eaemy has not managed
10 reach the Serbian banks Of the Save
md Drina. Hard fighting is reported
at both rivers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
COMMISSIONER DOES
NOT LIKE NAT|ONALISM
Iowa Railroad Commissioner
Says States Have Originat-
ed Most Regulations

San Francisco, Oct. l2.-Holding
that too much "nationalism - is Just as
wrong as too much Estates rights"
President Clifford Thorne, of the Iowa
railroad commission today told the
National Association of Railway Com
missioners there is happy medium,
and contended for maintenance Of the
system of state railroad regulation in
conjunction with federal regulation.
Calling attention to growing tend
ency toward nationahsm, with abolition
of state lines, Thorne declared:
"If the national government is per
mitted to gradually absorb these func-
tions formerly exercised by the states
it will only be question of time un-
til some great evil will demand some
great remedy. Agitation will follow
agitation. There will be no opportuni-
ty to try out the new proposal; the ma
tion as whole must adopt it or reject
it. Those will be trying times when
the foresight of the best Of us will diff
fer and the future Of this American
system will be at stake. 1t would be
wise for us to weigh well the advan'
tages of that which we have before ex
changing it for that which we have
not. We believe that the federal plan
as conceived by our fathers is better
than the new nationalism. We be
lieve the states are a distinct factor
in our scheme of government. Thi.
federal plan is a sort of safety valve
against political and industrial revolu
tion.n
Practically every important advance
step in the regulation of railroads
corporations and great consultations
he said, has originated with the states
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
CHINA WOULD CONTROL
TRADE OF THE PACIFIC
Chinese Mail Steamship Com
pany Wdl Fight Japs For
Ocean Service

San Francisco, Oct, 12. - China,
through her influential merchants, to-
day loomed up as strong contender
for the Pacific freight and passenger
trade with Japan. With the announced
intention of taking away from Japan
ese bottoms as much trans-P Pacific trade
as possibl, the Chinese Mail steamship
company has purchased the former Pa
cfic Mail liner China from the At
lantic Transport company, as the nu-
cleus for fleet, which soon will be
one of the largest on the Pacific.
The Chinese Mail is backed entirely
by Chinese of the United States and
southern China It will establish an
extensive service between San Fran
cisco, Honolulu, Nagusaki, Manila and
H0ngkong.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
GERMAN MORALE SHAKEN
IS CLAIMED BY FRENCH
Say Germans Have Been Compelled to Draw Heavily From
Eastern Front To Face French and British $4,000
Prisoners Captured Representing 92 Regiments
Pieces Of Abandoned Artillery Are Taken

Paris, Oct. 12.-In the face of recent
German denials, the French war office
was on record today as declaring Ger
many had hastily hurled additional
troops into the western front fighting.
These included even members of the
guard withdrawn from the eastern
front, said an official statement.
The German morale has been shaken,
the statement added. twenty five thou
sand German prisoners, it was claimed,
had fallen into French hands, along
with 246 pieces of abandoned artil-
lery. Included in the ;rfsoners in the
Artois and Champagne regions were
men from 92 different regiments,
which the war office concluded meant
Germany had fastened men from every
where into the west front struggle.
The statement claimed French sue
cess in some consolidation moves, while
elsewhere the Germans had effected no
results,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
BOSTON NOW HAS THREE GAMES AT ITS BELT
. y y 4 4 y y y r y x 4 Il y
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY

Ostend,s fall to Germany
threatened, London and Paris
admitted. Havre, France, was
made Belgian government head
quarters and 0stend s populace
hurried in boats to England.
French advances were report
ed at Berry-au-Bac, Freneh
center, with slight advances in
the Meuse and Argonne regions
and the loss of Lilleto the Ger
mans.
Germany reported violent Ar
gonne fighting, repulse Of the
French scissors attacks and
the taking of HazebrOuck and
Ypres. Allied Wovre victories
claimed, were denied,
Russia said Przemysl with
drawal was strategic. F." Ger
many claimed to hold all west
ern Russian Poland except War
saw. A Russian Austro- German
Vistula battle was predicted.
A Kiao- -Chau, Jap-German
armistice was declared while
the dead were buried. German
feeling caused martial law to
; be declared in the union of
: South Africa.
X x X X X y x X X = * 4 X \
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Agrees With Germany
English Case Unsettled

Washington, Oct. l2.-Aeceptanee Of
Berlin's offer 10 arbitrate Germany s
liability in the sinking Of the American
shin William z. Frye, was contained IN
a note the state department today sent
TO the German foreign office. This al.
80 agreed to negotiate amieably the
Interpretation Of treaties covering the
FRYE loss over which Germany raised
q question.
Secretary lansing announced receipt
Of memorandum from England, out
lining the evidence upon which the
prize court recently confiseated Ameri'
can mean cargoes, valued at $1,000,
900. The state department is convinced
that Great Britain had a good cause
for her action, but Intends to aid the
packers in securing release OF ~ Other
detained cargOes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Invaders Checked
Except AT Belgrade

Nish, via London, Oct. 12.-Hurled
back at many points along the Danube
Save and Drina, the Austro-German
invaders Of Serbia are not progressing
except at Belgrade and vicinity, Along
the Danube, they had been repulscd be
tween Flawa and the Morava river
mouth. When they attempted cross
ing between Smederevo and Godomins
they were repulsed.
The Serbians again took Dedijonte
inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
Even in the Belgrade neighborhood
the Teutons are meeting with strong
resistance. The suburb Cheat VatichaI
is in the hands Of the Serbians, despite
repeated heavy attacks by the invad
ara
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Six Wives viii
Face Charles George

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. ia econ
vention of wives" alleged to have been
married by Charles George, New Or
leans clubman, is planned by District
Attorney label when George is given a
preliminary hearing October 2l' on
charges preferred by Mrs. Mae Ritter
George.
Six delegates will represent va
rious sections from New York to Sar
Francisco, including Mrs. Albertint
jensen George of Los Angeles and Mrs
Ida l., Austrian George of San Fran
cisco.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Bill For Big Loan
Before House Of Commons

London. Oct. l2.--The bill providing
ratification Of the American half bill
lion dollar loan TO the allies was intro
duced in the house Of commons TO-
night.
Chancellor of the Exchequer McKen'
ma explained the loan is necessary to
balance exchange, inasmuch as Ameri
can imports the past six months have
increased $292, 100000 while exports Ia
America decreased s60,000,0OO. These
figures did not include government sup
plies.
lie defended the etrns Of the loan
Swing the American rate is generally
higher than the Eaglish rate.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Official Figures
BY 0eorge Holmes

UNITED Press staff correspondent
Braves Field, Boston, Mnss9 oct
i2.-Boston on.rushing Red SoX
climbed 10 within one game Of the
world y baseball championship this
afternoon, by defeating the Phillies IN
the fourth gamc Of the series, to !,
before crowd that packed the NAM
moth new Braves field.
philadelphia = defeat Is now three
day.old story Of failing to hit in the
pinches. ,,a
Philadelphia fail to get men ON bases,
but each time her sluggers succumbed
TO the elusive slaiits Of young Ernie
shore. who by his victory made up foi
bis defeat in the opening game OF the
series. Lewis was again IN the indi
yidual star, accepting six chances Witn
out a bobble aud driving In Boston
second run. Batting honors for The
/ day we're equally divided between
/ Fred Luderus the big Philadelphia frs
sacker and Dick llOblitzel, who oper
ates around the same bng for the Car
ripan elan. Boston y first run came u
the third inning on combination o
peculinr hits aud circumstances. Afte
Barry had walked, Cady dumped n bun
toword Chalmers and George fell doWl
while trying 10 field II. Shore sncri
feed them 10 second and thid respee
lively and Hooper got a freak dngl
which scored Barry. The ball took
bad hop as Niehoff was setting for
and bounded clear over his head. Cha
mers then steadied and forced scot
10 fly TO Whitted, Speaker TO po
weakly 10 Luderus.
IIosion's other run came in the slxtl
when, after Speaker had died, Hol
litzel pushed low liner over seeon'
: Duffy Lewis then hit o terrific dot
B. bic into left field which carried on
: line TO within few feet OF the wal
A Only remarkably fast work by VIII
! ted kept the bit down 10 a double. HoI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Aviation Station wrecked.

Amsterdam, 0ctS 12.--All German
hangers and their contents at the Client
aviation grounds have been destroyed
ap an allied aeroplane raid. accord
bg to the Echo Beige today.
On both the eastern and western
fronts, birdmen have been particularly
busy in the past day or two. Official
reports last night told of several at
tacks. Berlin claimed to have brought
down four enemy aeroplanes while the
British statament told Of IL air fights
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Both Big Teams To
Come To the Coast

Boston. Oct. le.-The national com
mission about noon decided TO allow
the Red Sox and Phillies TO 20 on a
tour to the Pacific coast Immediately
following the close Of the present ser
les They vii play Chicago, Omaha,
Denver and other western cities. IL IS
planned to have the clubs play in San
francisco the last Saturday in October.
President Tener Of the National
league said; "Details will be worked
out within few days"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12

litzel scored standing.
Philadelphia made last ditch attack
in the eighth inning and came near
tying the count. But again it was the
same old story of failure to wallop
when wallopn were needed. Two men
were down when Gabby Cravath came
up and hit low liner 10 Speaker in
center, Iris saw there was no chance
TO get It on the fly and set himself
for the hop. II hopped all right but
clear over his head and went bounding
awey into deep center while Cravath
puffed his way around the bases, fin
ally stopping at third Fred Luderus
then got his third hit Of the game, an
other liner over second which scored
Cravath.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
CHASED FOR 10000 MILES.

Ogden, Utah, Oct, l2.--After n flight
of 10000 miles tnrough America and
Canada, Rollc A. York, 30, wanted in
California for alleged eounterfeiting
was in custody today, following his
roundup by Secret Service Agent
Thomas Callaghaa Of the Salt Lake dis
trict
Another member Of the same gang
was arrested in Ohio yesterday and
both will be taken to Caliiornia tol
trial. Both, il is alleged specialized in
SO gold coin Of fine workmanship
Thousands Of dollars, il is claimed, wa
circulated by them on the Pacific
poast
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
BODY NOT RECOVERED

San Diego, Cal. Oct. l2--Divers from
the u. <. 4. San Diego early today had
failed In their efforts 20 locate the
body OF Lieutenant walter Taliaferro,
United States army aviator, who fell
to his death into the bay from biplane
Yesterday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
Columbus To Land AT
San Francisco Tonight

San Francisco, Oct. l2--Back in
1892, Christopher Columbus landed on
the shores of America. Tonight AN imi.
lation Columbus with his fleet VIII
land on tho shores Of toe Marina as
part Of the exposition Columbus holi'
day. Special events were held today
Speakers included Samuel NJ. Short
ridge, Mayor Rolph and the exposition
presideut
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
German Steamer Sunk.

London, Oct. 12,-CopenhageA dis
patches today reported German coast
steamer sunk in Calmar sound, Swed-
EN-, presumably by a British submarine.
The admiralty did not confirm the re-
port, Other Copenhagen messages said
the Germania, German steamer, was
beached after she had been fired upon,
presumably by an English submarine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-12
THE DIVA LIKED HIM.

San Francisco, Oct. l2.--Because
Nine. Melba liked Professor ida Wald.
rops Interpretation Of how Cayalleria
Rusticana would sound ia rag time, he
is the first American pianist ever en-
gagged by her as accompanist on a con.
cert tour. After filling twenty en-
gagements in California, Melba will 90