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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
Tennis Booms; Golf Popular;
But Big Leagues Lose Ground

Tennis is going to be the third
greatest of the outdoor sports
this season in point of number
of players.
Baseball, of course, will hold
the first rank, with golf a press
ing second, and tennis a gaining
third.
The revival of interest In ten
mis- is one of the most surprising
things in sport. 1t makes one
wonder whether our taste in
sports Is changing entirely-and
are we deserving baseball?
The decline in interest in pro-
fessional baseball has been one
Of the astounding developments
in the sporting world. but that
has been offset by the great in
crease in interest in amateur
baseball. There are more players
today than ever beforehand the
slump has been in attendance at
the professional games.
Two years ago tennis commenc-
ed to boom after being dead"
for many seasons Last season the
number of players and clubs al
most doubled, and indications
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
WITH AMATEURS
AND SEMI.PROS

stones Is hitting the ball some.
He got three hits out of four
times at bat Sunday, and one Of
them was a three-bagger.
McDonald,-> shortstop for the
South Tacoma Tigers, who hurt
his ankle sliding to second in
Sundays game, is reported i'm
proving.
Any fast. amateur team wishing
games should call Manager
Hooyies of the McAleer team,
Main 7090-R3. =
Patterson, catcher for the Bate
feds, certainly handles himself
just like Lacquer. And he's an
enemy of the batters, because
he's always talking.
Stealing third base seems to.
be the rage in the City league.
Earl Coen went into the game
Sunday for the Batefeds in the
Sth inning, owing to injuries to
Hermesen.
Foley and Hermesen of the
Batefeds viii be out of the game
for few weeks. it is reported.
Out of town teams, attention!
The amateurs are all reading this
column. They want to know
what you are doing. II you have
any scores to report or any games
lined up, send In the dope and
we'll be glad to publish 1t here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

are that this season will see an
other doubling of the number.
The only real index one can get
as to the increase is from the
sale of tennis materials. Dealers
report that the game is extending
not only in the cities, but in the
country towns. A 100 per cent
increase is looked for this year.
There is fellow in Chicago
who has a plan that may work
out to great success in the larger
cities. . He proposes to lease
vacant pieces of ground in vari-
Gus residential sections, con-
struct courts, keep them in per-
feet order, supply racquets and
balls If desired, and rent the
courts at so much per hour. He
figures 1t will keep hundreds of
youths out of the poolrooms and
supply the city demand for ten
mis- grounds. His experiment
ought to be watched with inter-
est.
Golf still continues to increase
in popularity all over the country.
Twenty-eight new courses are
being played for the first time
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

Pete Standridge. recruit pitch
err Of the Chicago Cubs, has
brought the ''fork ball" up from
the minors with him. Those who
have seen 1t in operation insist
that it's just rs good, perhaps bet
ter, than Christy Mathewson's ia
nous fadeaway.
Here n the way Pete throws IL:
The upper picture shows how
the ball Is held from the palm side
of the hand, the first two fingers
spread out as far rs possible, the
last two bent own against the
palm.
The lower picture shows tho
hack Of the hand, and how the
ball leaves it's grip.
You will notice that Standrich
does not touch the ball with his
thumb. That makes IL possible
for him to give It all the effective
ness OF q slow ball. The bail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
Happy Hogan
Laid 70 Rest

Los ANGELES. May 90
Wallace Bray tHappy Hogan,
manager of the Venice Coast
league club, was mourned by
hundreds Of persons yesterday
afternoon, when his funeral was
held from the Christ church. The
edifice was packed with friends
Of the famous ball player, and
many were unable to get inside.
Re-. Baker p. Lee read the Epis-
copal funeral service, ard men,
bers of the Venice team acted
as pail bearers. The remains
were eremated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
STANDING OF THE CLUB
~~~~<~~~~~~%s~~~

believing he saw chance for q
technicality, because Butler had
pushed Johnson from third, in his
eagerness to see the winning run
put over, started for right field
to get the pellet. Joe McGinnity
also saw the play. He started for
right. Those two veterans raced
like a couple of youngsters, and
McGinnity reached the ball first.
He calmly picked it up and start
ed for the club house.
Had Wicker got the ball he
might have caused trouble.
Johnson might be ruled out
because Of Buffers intsrfer-
ence. But as 1t Is, Wilson
came home on his double,
touching home plate. Even
y II johnson should be ruled
out, when Wicker's protest Is
heard by the league presi-
dent, Tacoma has Wilson's
run to fall hack ON. The
score was really 9 to 4, al
though Wilson's tally won't
count unless Joians0n's IL
stricken from the record.
The score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
BY DICK HILL.

IL DASAA hhAhh4s
The Goat club and Butchers
ball team have consolidated, and
will install a clubhouse and gym
nasium. Theeclub and ball team
will hereafter be known as the
Goats" Ruff Christian will be
manager.
Mcdonald, a fast amateur, for
merry of Dupont and McKenna,
has signed a contract with the
new Goats club.
Through an error in these col
umns, we announced that Mac
Lean pitched for the Butchers
Sunday. It was Bender. We
Scandal! Uhban Woods, the
nifty outfielder of the Bates
Clothes team, was seen escorting
three queens home after the game
Sunday.
Our old friend, Sammy Good,
takes the tickets at the City
league games. I certainly gave
him mine, Sunday, because I
didn't want to Start anything
with man of Goods fistic abil-
ity.
The Milwaukees will certainly
be in the running from now on,
II Jimmy Woods sticks. Williams
is getting better, too. and he'll
be winner ie--he keeps up HIS
present gait.
Butch Ferguson of the Key
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

It'll be some game today.
Iron Man" Joe McGinnity, for
merSstar of the New York Giants,
and now president of the Tacoma
Tigers, ia scheduled to meet Bob
Wicker, former pitcher for the
Chicago Cubs. The men have
met on Eastern diamonds former
ly, and are friendly rivals. Mo-
Ginnity Is pitching better ball this
year than he has in many sea-
sons, because he has the worry
of management off his mind.
Wicker Is manager of the Spo-
kane Indians, and ID one of the
best-liked managers in this part
of the country, besides being a
clever twirler.
Yesterdays game was terribly
slow---for the first eight innings.
1t took an hour and SO minutes
to play the eight frames. Bat
ters on both teams we're tryfng to
tire the pitchers. In the eighth
salycson tired 80 badly that he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
Right off the Bat

was removed. But the Tigers had
found their batting eye and in
the ninth they tied the score with.
two runs.
Salveson did a remarkable
thing in the seventh. He started
the inning by walking Stevens. In
fact, he walked Stevens twice In
the five times that he faced him.
Then Salveson proceeded calmly
to strike out Grover, Butler and
Frambach as fast as they came
up before him.
Stevens was "off his feed" yes
terday. He couldn't peg to Sec
ond to save his life. The usual
phrase caught stealing second
didn't sound over the. telephone
once during the game, and Spo-
kane stole five bases, Lewis even
stealing third safely.
AL Hester was not playing in
usual form yesterday. One Of his
errors In the second was respon-
sible for an Indian scoring. He
made three errors in eight
chances.
Tomorrow Is ladies' day and
large attendance IL expected. Il
rained Tuesday, so that tomorrow
is really the first and only ladies'
day Of the week. ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

M'VEY BEATS
HARRY WILLS

NEW YORK, May 20.--Harry
Wills of New Orleans lost to Sam
McVey in 10-round battle here
last night. McVey mad Tho b.,L of
every round but the second, and
In the ninth he had Wills on the
floor for the count of nine. Wills
weighed EOS and McVey 21S. For
heavyweights, the men put up
fast and snappy bout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

this spring. Undoubtedly there
are others, for every small city
and town must needs have its
golf course. The public courses
in the cities are so overcrowded
as to make strict rulings neces-
sary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

Slated for Frambach in 9Th.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Spokane :. .02001001O00000-
Tacoma -. .00e1000120O0O1-5
SUMMARY.
Stolen bases-Hogan,, Lewis
2, Shelly, Altman Double play
Murphy to Wuffli to Sheely. Two
base hits-Wilson 8, Lewis,
Brennegan, Murphy. Sacrifice
hits Hester, Stevens, Growers,
Williams, Neighbors, Murphy,
Coltrin. Struck out-By Salve-,
son 4, by Frambach g., by Kauf-
man l. Bases on balls-Off Sal
yeson z. off Callahan g., off
Frambach 4. off Kaufman 2. Hit
by pitched ball--Butler by Sal
veson. Time OF game-2:5e.
Umpires-Lynch and Frary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
Loses
Snappy Contest

Stadium and Lincoln park
played splendid game yesterday
at the Stadium, when the fourth
of the championship series was
run off between the rival schools.
Stadium showed reversal Of for
mer form, beating the Lincoln
boys by a to score and play
ing errorless ball. The score:
r. H. Q.
Lincoln ..... ........5 IL 3
STADIUM ...... .s.....7 IL o
Batteries--Vsrigan and Patter-
son; Crumb and Moody.
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BY .PETER."

Patience has its Just re-
wnrdss even ut . baseball
II the fans who attended yes
terday's game at Athletic park
had acted on impulse in the ninth
inning, when the score was tied,
and gone home to supper. think
ing that the contest wouli last
all evening, they would have
missed some excitement that
thsv'il never forget. but they
stuck to their seats from the
ninth to the 18th inning, Drawing
the chill wind that swept across
the ball field, and stamping their
fosk to keep warm. And their
patience was rewarded by one of
the incest finales that one would
want to see.
Tac0ma had tied the score in
the ninth. after both teams had
stalled through eight Iethargic
lnnings. Patrick Callahan had
bean sent in by Bob Wicker to re-
plaes Salveson. who had begun to
show signs Of wear and tear at
The hands OF the Tigers.
BEFORE Pat could get
warmed up, Grover had sim
gled. Butler walked and
WalIy, batting for Frambach,
sanGled. Callahan tried his
best to check the slaughter.
BY tight playing the Indians
put out johnson and forced
oue Grover ut home. With Z
tie bags stiIl occupied, VIII
soa walked and Hogan be-
onnse hcro with . splendid
Glngie to right. Tacoma
would have won but for
Neighbour peg to home, nip
pGng Wilson at the bag.
Dick Kaufman went in for TIA
coma In the ninth. Through the
9TH, 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th
Innings Callahan and kaufman
stitched ~ though their lives de-
pended on 1t.
The sun had begun to set and
the chill night air was beginning
60 discourage the loyal crowd OF
fans. when the last half Of the
18th inning hove in sight.
And then II happened!
Eds0a johnson was first
MN mp Callahan shot =
straight ball down the
groove. Eddie slammed it
- the nose and made first
safoay. Hester laid down u
perfect hunt and JOHNSON
pannkod down on the second
Gnck.
wilson came up to bat, swing
ing his war club viciously. VIII
e0n had already made a star OF
himself by hitting a double, and
singing home run in the eighth.
Wilson passed up four of Gala
hans curves. Then he hit.
Nobody waited to see what
B happened. except that the
ball landed somewhere
against the right field fence
and Eddie johnson raced
home with the winning run.
Spokane didn't even 90 after
the ball. But the minute job D.
con made the score. Bob Wicker,
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Games Yesterday.
Salt Lake g.. San Francisco 1.
Los Angeles Z, Oakland ..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
Butler Wins
Victoria Game

ABERDEEN, May 20.-But-
ler's hitting won yesterdays
game for the Maple Leafs. He
slammed out two doubles and two
singles, bringing in two runs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20

Mosely and Rariden; Hearn,
Barger and o. Conner.
All other games called off on
account OF cold weather.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-20
IN ALL sUMNlEIs REsORTs

II you order The Times before
you leave town you win receive .
copy every day while away. We
Will send II fer one week or
more anywhere. Phone the Cir
eeletion kanager, Main IL. 3
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ANYHOW, TIGE
HAS AN EXTRA
RUN TO SPARE


Tacoma 5, Spokane ia innings). Victoria 4
vancouver-Seattle (rain).
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-17

lists who will build q factory under
certain conditions that they exact.
and the first and most important OF
these conditions is that the acreage
that will be devoted hereafter to beet
culture must be signed up at once.
Copies of beet contracts can be
obtained at any of the commercial
clubs or at the headquarters Of the
sugar company in Medford hotel.
Medford. and Josephine hotel. Grants
Pass. or will be mailed on request.
We will have a soil and beet expert
who will visit your land without ex-
pense to you and give you such in
formation as you desire about beet
culture, and the headquarters at
Medford and Grants Pass will be In
charge of the undersigned, who are
thoroughly familiar with the eul-
ture of beets and the manufacture OF
sugar.
The form of the contract we ask
you to sign is the same as that made
by the beet growers of Utah and
Idaho who sell beets to the Utah
Idaho company, and the prices paid
to you growers will be the same as
paid in Idaho and Utah, and the price
will be the same I. o. b. at any and
all railroad stations on the Southern
Pacific between Ashland and Merlin
or any station on the Oregon and
California Coast.
Last spring we caused beet seed TO
be widely distributed in yourSvalley
and some Of 1t was planted and beets
have been grown. These beets have
since matured and samples have been
tested and conditions observed, prov
ing to our satisfaction that beet cul-
ture and the manufacture of sugar in
your valley will be profitable and
should be its greatest industry.
Numerous tests have also been made
OF the different soils in the valley,
and the result Is that we are con-
vinced that there are at least fifty
thousand acres In Rogue River and
adjacent valleys adaptable to beet
culture.
The climatic conditions have been
pronounced ideal. and the patches Of
beets planted have convinced us that
fine quality OF beets can be grown
and that the tonnage and percentage
Of sugar will average larger than in
the other sugar beet districts OF
which we have knowledge.
Jsst as soon as Rogue River valley
proved up to be an ideal country for
beet culture and the tests OF beets
were available. the question OF the
construction OF beet sugar factory
was taken up with Salt Lake capital
iats, who are familiar and interested
in sugar securities, and the result
was that the Oregon-Utah Sugar
company was organized, with paid
up capital of 100000 and a $780,
900 issue OF first mortgage bonds
has been provided for construction
purposes, and bank credit Of $780,
600 to 100000 to annually handle
the crop and sugar has been arranged
for.
II is up to the farmers OF Rogue
River valley to sign up part Of their
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-17
FACTS ABOUT THE SUGAR
INDUSTRY

We think few facts about the
sugar industry will be in point and
interesting. Last year the sugar
manufactured In Utah had q value OF
approximately 100000. The
money paid out directly to farmers
for beets amounted to about 81
100000. A similar state OF affairs
exists In Idaho. and the output in
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-17

Utah and Idaho viii be Increased
this year nearly 40 por cent.
This year $4,000 acres OF beets
were grown In Utah compared to
46.4o0 last year,: 5000 acres In
Idaho. and over 100000 acres In
Colorado, In Colorado tho value OF
the sugar industry ranks along with
It's gold production. DO you WANT
THESE CONDITIONS DUPLICATED
IN OREGON AND HAVE ROGUE
RIVER VALLEY THE HOME OF
THE INDUSTRY AND BE A GREAT
SUGAR CENTER. a THING THAT
SALT LAKE CITY NOW ENJoYSe
The sugar industry benefits all
classes of people and all other busl-
ness. The sugar company will Inn
mediately bring prosperity to the
farmers. AS II Is a cash crop. and
their crop Is sold to the sugar COM
pany before the seed Is planted. A
sugar factory gives employment TO
labor. teamsters. and stimulates the
transportation business generally. II
uses large quantities OF coal. wood.
limestone. power. etc. The building
OF our factory In Rogue River valley
will put more than $1.000,000 OF new
outside money In your banks every
year. II will give the farmer good
loan value for his lands. The indus.
try is big taxpayer and. what Is
more, It puts new life In the whole
business community and new money
to do business with. Each year
your communities that raise beets
will get richer and the lands used
for beet culture improve.
The sugar industry will also stimu-
late the live stock industry. Your
valley will have cattle. hogs and
poultry to sell In abundance. New
industries will spring up. such as
more dairies, meat packing houses.
canneries. etc. Big canneries, with
homemade sugar and syrup, means
market for fruit that now goes to
waste.
THERE IS ONE FEATURE OF
THE SUGAR BUSINESS YOU
PEOPLE OUGHT TO KNOW, AND
THAT IS, THAT THE SUGAR BUsI-
NESS IS A MIILION-DOLLAR BUsI-
NESS.
You can not go into the sugar
business proftably without resources
OF more than a million dollars.
II you want to 80 into the sugar
business, you will find that by the
time you make up your mind to build
factory and obtain the necessary
beet contracts you are out $4,000,
and by the time you are ready to
let contract to build factory you
will have to have 500 900 In hand,
and the cost OF the factory and ap-
purtenances runs from $500, 900 to
5000, 900 and It requires from $780,
900 to 100000 (according to size
OF crop) to pay farmers for the beets
and carry the sugar until II Is sold.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE
GOOD PEOPLE
The new company's officers and
directors are all responsible men
who understand the sugar business
and already have large sum invest
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-17
Salt Lake City. Utah.
October Z. 1915.

~
To the Commercial Clubs. Land
Owners and Citizens Of Rogue
River Valley.
About year ago the undersigned
made several visits to your valley for
the purpose OF investigating condi-
tions that appertain to the establish
ment of the sugar manufacturing in
dustry in the Rogue River valley.
These preliminary Investigations
were very encouraging and we later
induced Bishop C. W. Nibley, one of
the principal stockholders of the ten
million dollar Utah-Idaho Sugar
company of Salt Lake City. to visit
the valley and meet the representa-
tives of your commercial clubs and
its many prominent citizens and land
owners.
At the time of Mr.. Nibley's visit 1t
was decided that the season was too
far advanced to obtain the required
acreage to justify building a sugar
factory for the season of 1915. Ow-
ing to the fact that the growing OF
sugar beets had not yet been given
practical tryout in your valley. Bishop
Nibley at that time demanded that
before he would help build a sugar
factory that five thousand acres Of
suitable lands be first signed up for
beet culture, and that the people OF
Rogue River valley put s250,000 in
to the enterprise. 1t should be un-
derstood that it was not necessary to
obtain money in Rogue River valley
in order to build sugar factory, but
it was felt and deemed important
that local people should be finan-
cially interested in the new industry
so that it would have full measure
Of local support to help insure its
success.
AS the undertaking was a large
one, and not enough time was left
before the growing season of 1915
to work out business plan that
would enlist the support of the neces-
sary capital and obtain the necessary
beet contracts, the matter was de-
ferred. We were satisfied with the
result OF our first efforts because of
the splendid reception accorded US
by your people and because OF the
promise Of Bishop Nibley that he
was ready and willing to go ahead
for the season of 1916.
Since the beet meetings that were
held last January in Medford under
the auspices OF the committees OF
the several commercial clubs OF your
valley, we have kept right on work.
ing on the plan and we can now an
nounce that we are ready to go ahead
II you land owners will raise the
beets, and we respectfully ask the
commercial clubs OF Ashland, Med
ford, Central Point, Gold Hill, Rogue
River, Grants Pass and other places
in the valley, and all its citizens, to
help us obtain the necessary 5000
acres Of beet contracts.
We have recently obtained the ne
cessary guarantees Of local financial
support. and the backing Of capital
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-17

cd In Il and have made money out
OF the sugar industry.
Tho directors OF tho Oregon Utah
Sugar company arc; G. w. Nibley.
capitalist, who 10 probably the largest
individual factor In the great sugar
industries OF Utah and Idaho; o. @.
Beebe. cashier and manager OF the
Zion's Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany and vice-president OF tho Utah
Savings a Trust company; Rodney T,
Badger. vlce-president and manager
Of Utah State National bank: Bishop
David A. Smith. capitalist. and
Harold Reed Smoot. investment
banker. all OF whom reside In Salt
Lake. and George y, Sanders. presi.
dent Of The Rogue River Public Ser.
vico corporation. and Alex Nibley.
secretary OF oregon-Utah Sugar COM
pany.
The officers OF the company are:
C, W. Nibley. president; George L.
Sanders, president; o. C. Bcebc,
treasurer; Alex Nlbley. secretary and
+. s. Bramwoil. field superintendent.
All OF these officers are personally
familiar with and acquainted In
Rogue River valley, and Mr.. C.. w,
Nibley has been Identified with tho
development OF eastern Oregon for
the past 80 years. and lived In
Baker. Oregon for several years
IT Is NOW sQUARELY UP TO
you PEOPLE OF ROGUE RIVER
VALLEY TO DECIDE IL you WANT
THE OREGOS-c,gAH SUGAR COM.
PANY TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD
A SUGAR FACTORY IN YOUR VAL
LEY AND ESTABLISH A GREAT IN
DuSTRY IN YOUR MIDST. 1T
MEANS THE INITIAL INVESTMENT
OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
More capital In other industries
will follow, and IL will soon Increase
the taxable value OF Jackson and
Josephine counties. an amount which
Is easily estimated at $4,000 900,
II appears TO us that all Rogue River
valley needs is more Industries that
will bring In new money and employ
the people II now has, and those who
will come when state OF prosperity
exists.
The 0regon-Utah Sugar company
is willing II you will grow beets to
locate in your valley because Of your
superior climate and natural condi-
tions for beet culture, and because
the sugar business Is, generally
speaking. only profitable In coun-
tries that are already literally peo-
pied and which have good geo.
graphical location and that are we'll
developed--in other words a section
like Rogue River valley, that has
passed the pioneer stage. ARE YOU
WILLING TO GO IN FOR A BIO
INDUSTRY THAT WILL HOLD UP
YOUR REPUTATION?
Any information you desire will
be supplied at our headquarters IN
Grants Pass and Medford.
Respectfully submitted.
ALEX NTBLEY,
r. 8. BRAMWELI.
or tho Oregon Utah Sugar