Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-17
|NTER-C|TY BASEBALL
GAMES ALL POSTPONED
Batting Averages Of Players
Show That Many Players
Are Slugging Hard

Portland, Ore, July 17.-Old Man
Jupiter Pluvius was monarch of all he
surveyed yesterday, as far as the Inter
Nty Baseball Leagfue was concerned.
Four contests had been billed for the
days play, but none could be staged be-
cause of rain. Woodburn, Woodland,
st. Helens and Vaughn street were in
no condition even to start fray.
As result of the grand postpone
men President Fred Norman Bay has
called meeting of all the league di
rectors for tonight in his offices at
270 Fourth street, Portland. 1t has
been suggested that yesterdays sched-
ule be played next Sunday, and that
the last week of the present schedule,
late next month"; be eliminated. This
will be decided at tonight $ gathering.
The postponements of yesterdays IS
games were made so far beforehand
that the Woodburn, Ore, players did
not come to Portland, nor did the
Kirkpatrick Stars journey to Wood
land, Wash; Battling Bradfords to Sa-
lem, Ore, or the Montavilla Wildcats
to Salem. If the games are played next
Sunday the Waugh street grounds will
witness the clash for the league lead
ership and what might prove to be
the real "big" contest of the 1916 sea-
| son.
Word was received by President Bay
that Manager Billy Stepp, of the Enter
prise, Ore, champions is contemplating
/ bringing the Inter-City League title
holders for two.game series during
the county fair at Enterprise some
time in September.
If this is the case and President
Bay is inclined to think that all ar
rangements can be made satisfactory
to everyone, the 1916 champions will
take two transforming journeys. Al
ready plans have been made to visit
Klatmath Falls, Ore, on Labor day, and
if Enterprise is to be met it will be aft
er that
Many Are Hard Hitters.
Major league ivory seekers ought ia
do Il little "gum shoeing" in the Inter
City Baseball league. Compared with
the manner in which some of the semi
pros are slugging the horsehide, Iris
Speaker, Joe Jackson. Ty Cobb, Jake
Daubert and Larry Doyle are pikers
No fewer than 33 players are stick
ing above the 800 mark for the first
half of the season and nine of this
number are batting 400 or better.
Mayor Morton, of st. Helens, tops
the league with II perfect percentage
Mayor Morton has been at bat but
once and on that occasion he slammed
out home run.
McKeen Is the Leader.
A number of players, who have
played less than 10 games, are hitting
in the 400 class, but the honor of
leading the regulars belongs to Fritz
McKeen, the first sacker of the Baby
Beavers, who is hitting .404. McKeen
has made 10 hits in AZ times up.
Curtis Coleman, of the Woodburn
team is second among the regulars
with the mark of .S73, and "Brownie y
Groce of the Beavers is third with 1854
Eddie Bogart follows with 1857 and
NJ. Nelson of the Kirkpatricks is next
with 345.
"Blockie" Steurhoff of the Monta
villa team, wha has played in six
! games, is credited with the average
of .4S0 and Third Baseman Wilson of
the Salemites, who is at the Mexican
border with the National Guard, has
the average of Ago.
Casey Leading in Runs.
Perle Casey is the leading run get
ter of the league, having crossed the
plate 20 times in 10 games. McKeen
is second with 16 talhes and William
Stepp, who is now citizen of Enter.