The Times Booking Agency Is Open to All Amateurs —List Your Team Now. Wednesday, March 14, 1917— THE TACOMA TIMES— Page Six. NEWS OP THE STARS 09 TWO FIRMAMENTS— Sports and Theatrical Edward A. Petan, Main 12 HpurU Editor. Mary Pickford Excellent As Child, In Her Latest Success Miss Pick ford has a delightful role in her new play, "The 1> uiir Little Itich (iirl," at the Co- lonial. THOMPSON, CLEVER FIRST SACKER, IS WITH TEAM AGAIN \nollier piece of good news for Tiger fans! "Tommy" Thompson (he signs his checks "K. |{. Thompson, but ever)one tails him Tommy) bus anni-.i to play with the Tucoma) club again this season. Thompson is the, crack first baseiiiHii who made such a hit throughout the league l.i-i year. He was looked upon favorably by all major league scouts who saw him iwifoini, and there is good reason to hcliev* that he will go up this year if lie contin- ues his former brillam v. The letter from Thompson BKST OF ALL $15 SUITS IIKKUST f TOTHICH 2nd Floor. Nat. Healty Illd«. took a big load from Presi- dent Ituss Hall's uiiiid. Hall hail lined up a corking good team, but at the last minute had rebelled word Hint his in -i saeker might refuse to play in the Northwest again. Thompson Is «'iii|»ld,v<'(l in the iniiM's of Arizona, curn- lag between Sli and SKI n day anil Hull scarcely believed lie could offer sufficient induce- \u25a0MM l<> MfanM \u25a0 man from thai kind of a snap. And ICu~s mis Just bcgla* ning to gel miMM about his first l»n—•• |Misi(ion when a letter arrived with the post- iii.ii >> of Tin son, Ai 1 i/.. With Stevens behind the bat, Thompson on first, Tea- ley Itayniond at sburt and Sutherland, Hunncr and IVl- erHon in the box, President Hull has a splendid nucleus til experienced players 'round whom to build his new team. And the rookies number the The hand of a master crafts-] man In evident in the direction of the Mary IMckford feature, "A I'oor Little Rich Girl," now showing at the Colonial theater. Maurice Tourneur, the French genius, produced the picture, and his consummate artistry is mam f«st in every scone. Particularly heautiful are the views In 'Tell-Talp Forest" and l In: "LtMi of Lights." These dream visions are so cleverly in- tioiluced that the scenes linger in the memory. The artistic note has been maintained throughout the entire offering. very best scml-pro start* In the Northwest. Hall is not given to exag- u< i hi ion, but he is confident- ly telling his friendo that tin- -1017 ball team already looks like v winner, even if it ir.ni training In California «lx nivks before the m-nii • i|m i!~. .1- is the. spiikjine club. At the i>ii-s.-iii rate tlmt advance money from tin" sab- ot ball tickets is coming in. Hall couldn't take hit* train to ru 1.11 hip for a two-day training season. Paul Steele Matched With 'Hec' St. John Paul Slcele, inannKer of the Dilhinchs Men's tjnni.i- slum, Im-hjui mi active courne of ii.iinlnu today, following HUM of a •< !• vniiii sayliiK ill.ii lie li.kl Imiii matched nt KllenslmiK with Hector St. John of Spokane. 'Die tioin will be HtH«cd Murcli 22, a week from ThurNday. St. John In the cleverest lightweight In KfiMt- ern W .i-.liihui.im and lium l>«en coming to tlie front rapidly. Slcele won v decision over him nt Spokane two yearn j Wy ITS THE TIME YOUSA^ You step (.11 the Interurban tt Rth and A streets, or at any stopping point on Pacific avenue, and in 70 minute! you arc in thfl heart of Seat- tle's business district. Tlmt's a service that cannot be duplicated by any transportation sys- tem between the I\v<> cities. Mr. Business Man, Mr. Tourist, Mrs. Shopper —if your time is worth anything to you, if you want SER- VICE— TAKE THE INTERURBAN ROUND TRIP FARE—SI.OO LIMITED TRAINS leave Taooma, Bth and A streets, at ":;{."> a. in. and every hour thereafter until 6i35 p. m., then f) p. m. LIMITKI) TRAINS leave Seattle, Yesler and Occidental, 7::5O a. m., 9 a. m., and every hour thereafter until 7 p. m., then 11:10 p. in. Puget Sound Electric Railway The < 'learwatcr & Burkeplle Ideal baseball dab will give its first dance at the> Lincoln dancing academy tonight. All proceeds will iMi.to the baseball fund. They contemplate holding a He- rles of those dances lieforn the opening of the baseball fund. Karl Hrooks. catcher on the team, will he floor manager at tonight's benefit dance. One reason we're glad we're not a Chinaman — We don't have to murder ! anyone just because he belongs to another lodge. o o o r-ETKR PIFKR PIFFED A PACK OF PIFFLING PUNS; IF PETKK PIPER PIFFED IMS PIFFLE PITKOUSLY, HOW MANY PETTY PIKERS WOULD PKRUSK HIS PINK PAGE PERIODICALLY? (CRACK HIM, HOYS. UK'S A NUT.) o o o Lti I>nrcy oppc-nred nt a Nfw York finM In a ilrixn milt. If he lets lilm liuir Kruw and Krti a coat with a \u25a0 him 1.i11.i (ollnr li«'ll lie recngniz- (-il by the iirofeanlon. The "I knew him wheu" club will open up again in about a month. 000 AVKHTING A CALAMITY There Is a bare chance that the correspondent with the «'ub« will rane day forget to c NEW CLUB PREPARE S FOR CARD At a big meeting of the Lincoln Athletic club In the new club rooms last night plans were made for the smoker to be staged by the cluli Thursday, March 22. It was decided that some heavy events should be put on the card and the main event will be in the l.'K-pound class. Membership rardß were given out last night and the club got ready for an active season. Meet- ings will he held every Wednesday evening and boxing Instruction will he given twice a week by Hon. Bendercamp and "Doc" Carroll. The dub has $11 surplus nnd Billy Adams announced that lie would add $10 to the fund. Preliminary baseball practice will begin Sunday at Whitman grounds, when the Lincoln A. 0. team will meet the Royals. All boys wanting to try out for the Lincoln team will be given an op- portunity. Funny La Rue Hit At Apollo 1j& Rue, the man of mystery and fun, who has been making crowds laugh at the Apollo since Sunday, remains until Saturday night. His interesting and hu- morous demonstrations with young men who volunteer on the platform have caused much com- -1 inent. His performances are given at 3:45 in the afternoon ' and 9: HO In the evening. He Is assisted by a pretty young woman 1 in a stunning costume. Beginning at the Apollo Thurs- \u25a0 day, beautiful Margarita Fischer will he seen in a new photoplay ! feature. "The Butterfly Girl," which is said to tell a delightful ' story in an original way. Man of Magic Here Tonight Tonight the "White Wizard" will open a three-nights' engage- ment at the Temple of Music pre- senting his newest sensations In Oriental mysteries and Illusions and his astonishing "Thought Transmission seance. The re- turn engagement of thla mysteri- ous wonderworker is attracting much interest. The "White Wizard" invites members of his audiences to sub- mit wealed questions concerning business ventures, missing friends or relatives, lost articles, friend- ship, love, marriage or other wor- ries and he will answer them with startling rapidity. Scraps LAST NIGHT'S MATCHES IN AMFItK'AN CITIKS Halted Prraa l.rnxrfl Wire.) NEW YORK, March 14.—Kid Williams, former bantamweight champion, defeated Joe Lynch of New York in 10 rounds. COLI'MBI'S, 0., March 14. — Joe Illvers and Johnny O'Leary, Buffalo, have been matched to go 12 rounds here Monday night. ST. I.oriS, March 14.—0n the annn'ssive from the start to the finish, Sammy Sandow, Cincin- nati, trimmed Harry Kabakoff, lo- cal bantam, in 12 rounds. NEW YOKK, March 14.—An- other dancing cautious, reserved fighter hung up his hat and coat and settled down in our midst to- day along with Freddie Welsh. His name is Pete Herman. He claims the bantamweight championship and be declares he proved it by whipping Dutch Brandt. DETERS iIFFLE mention the name of William Wrigley. They may have left him out of their stuff lust nlltlit. For fear they did— William WiiKley. o o o Dave Kuitz says he will resign as president of the fiaternity. Maybe for the tame reason that Jack Johnson resigned as heavy- weight champion. o o o Willie Hoppr- uscil flip same cue for eight yearo, hut that isn't the only reason he's champion. O o O Things that may happen when the Tacoma furniture makers play that historic game April 7. Rooters will COUCH their lan- guage in pleasing terms. Any player making a bone-head play will be laid on the TABLE. Batters will have orders to BUFFET the pill lustily. A base runner planning a steal will not MIRROR his thoughts on his countenance. All players must be DRES- SERS. o o o Why wouldn't it be a good Idea to In-11l rheaa rhamplonßhlp matchea In the name hall with a nix-day bike race. Then the rooterg from one rovd wouldn't disturb the others. \u2666 ELIMINATION FOR ••> v> HARMON «(>. TEAM •> # In order to prepare for the \u2666> «,\u25a0 big game April 7 with the «.- --* Washington Parlor Furnl- ••-\u25a0 \u2666 ture company team, ball *> •v players of F. S. Harmon & •> ••\u25a0 Co. will stage a practice \u2666 • game next Saturday after- • \u2666 noon on Whitman grounds. + \u2666 The married and single # ••> men of the liig furniture ••> 4> firm will compete. The best •> •' players of the two teams will •> # be selected to represent the \u2666> •\u2666• company in the coining game # # for the furniture makers' \u25a0<> s«> title. •«> # Tlie Harmon teams will + 3> line up Saturday as follows: •?> <$> Married men—North, p; Col- ®> <3> lins, ss; Baird, c; Bill Carl- ••> $• son, ll>; McCanant, 2b; \u25a0$• \u2666 Cournau, rf; Harrison, cf; + <$> Kronlund, If; Nick, :;b. Sin- •> ) glo men—Burtman, i); Oscar # $> Carlson, c; Hermsen, lb; + \u2666 Jones, 3b; Barbrick, 2b; •*> \u25a0•\u25a0 Neusse, If; Rieck, Jr., rf; <S> •• Joe Richmond, No. 2, ss; •«> # Fred Carlson, cf. <$\u25a0 Gifted Singer In Vaudeville Mine. Hrsse-Hprotte, widely known .singer of the northwest, who is appearing with a MM of grand u|«-ru artists at the I'an- i.iui-s this week, iM'uimiiiin a tour of the circuit, beginning a Sprotto has hern conducting vocal flusKes in Tacoma until recently. 808 VAUGHN IS "FIRED" Bobby Vaughn of Tacoma, who was releaßed to the Los Angeles club by the St. Louis Nationals, after having been "loaned" to Portland for last season, wns In- definitely suspended last night by Frank Chance of the Angels for failure to report for training. Vaughn is in Tacoma'yet. He had made arrangements for the trip south and was Intending to leave this week. An earlier de- parture was prevented because of business Interests which he shares with his father. Vaughn will probably go anyway and try to get In the good graces of Chanre be- fore the season opens. Novelties On Regent Bill A good bill Is promised on the midweek Hippodrome road show which comes to the Regent thea- ter Thursday. The Orton troups, four persons, has a sensational wire act. Baker, Sherman and Branigan present late song hits. Stan and May aurel introduce a lively comedy skit, "Raffles, the Dentist." Miss Blllie Joy haw an act of songs, stories and witty sayings. Allen and Moore do singing and dancing. The Spanish Goldlnis are jugglers, even using the rugs and curtains in their act. It is rumored that the school hall teams this season will supply far below the stancard brand of baseball usually plaj^d by them, owing to the new ruling; govern- ing players. Many of tbe beat players will refuse to represent the schools as they prefer! to play Sunday baseball also, r "The Princess Pat'" With All Star Cast, Makes Instant Hit The I'lixhion Flute Chorus, one of the bright features of "Princess |>at," ut tlie Taconiu iiuuin tonight. Imagine Victor Herbert, Amer- ica's famous creator of popular music, at his very best; add to the thought a great lompuny of splendid singers; and put in for good measure five of Broadway's most popular stars. If you put into the combination a special on hestra of the spright- ly Herbert type, some snappy comedy lines by Henry lllossom, a group of handsomely dressed chorus girls and some pretty scenery, you have a vague idea of "The Princess Pat." This big Cort creation, which is a unique combination of musi- cal comedy, grand opera, vaude- ville and drama, came to the Ta- coma theater last night for an engagement of two performances, and took the big audience by storm. It is the season's greatest sue- cess, beyond a doubt. Not only is It a success- btca—l it is « clever- ly written melange and filled with beautiful music, but be- cause the company appearing in it iH indeed an all-star CMt, Oscar KiKinan, known every-; where as an inimitable comedian, has most of the comedy work. Blanch* Duffi«l4. formerly with the Cilhert & Sullivan Festival, and Miss Kva Kallon. ltroadway star, divide the honors in the feminine part of the cast. And both ling delightfully. Jack Pollard-- everyone re- members the Pollard family—lk the young hero, and David Qui- xano, another star, fills out the quintal of loading players. "The Princess Pat' 1 is alto- gether a charming and tuneful production. Anyone who fails to see the play tonight Will miss a treat. ONLY SO MANY PITCHED BALLS IN EACH HURLER, SO PLANK SAVES THEM During the winter of 101-1 base- ball writers began singing the swan song of Eddie Plank, for years premier southpaw of tlie American league and one of the greatest left-handers of all time. Connie Mack had Included Plank in his wholesale ilean-up and it was generally supposed that if Connie thought Plank was through there was no argument against It. Hut Plank fooled 'em and is still fooling em. Plank will be in the harness this year and it is not at all un- likely that he will be out on the old mound serving up southpaw slants in 1918 and 1919. That is predicting far ahead. I There are many things which I might happen in two or three years, but without accident Eddie Plank, now 42 years old, should be a factor in winning baseball games in the majors for that tinn\ There are three secrets of Plank's success as a pitcher and of his ability to stay in the game longer than any other fork hand- er. HE'S AFTER Sammy Morris, well-known San Francisco featherweight, who has started out to win the Coast title and then plans an invasion of the East, dropped into Tacoma yester- day afternoon. Or rather, he was towed in, his manager, Joe Mazu- rosky, famishing the motive pow- er. Joe 1h some manager, and he certainly i wrapped up in the future career of Sammy Morris has been boxing nearly four years and has defeated many good boys. Ilia last big victory was over Jimmy Ford of 'Frisco, in a main event at the Dreamland If records were kepi on the number of balls pitched it would probably bo found thai Plank bai pitched less balll to a season tluin any other hurler. For 11! veins I'lank has been in the big league ipotllgbt, Start- Ing with the Athletics in 1 <»01 he worked with Connie Mack for 14 seasons and only one year did he fall below an average of ,s##, This was In IMI wlien the team behind him was poor. Stadium Boys Have Turnout Thirty upper ciMUIM of Sta- dium high school ic-s|if)ii()o(l totli<> call for liasoliall turno.it ypnter- ; day aftornoon and ragagad ll ' liKht prai'ticil for two hourn. Among tliost 1 who will iry lor the Stiidiuni first team un- Ray Uili- m»n. Hays Kehm, "Flias" Hall, U Johnson. Stewart Carroll. Ted jCorliett. Donald Haskoll, l.fiiiuel i\Vinnar<l. Crcscoiit Was'ilnini, \rt Klnioro, Clifford l.aiißhonif, Paul Kspey, Roy Sarucant md Shelly I'oarue. COAST TITLE there. The little boxer, although weighing only ill, has such con- fidence in himself that he is will- ing to take on h»avier men, even in the light weight division. He is particularly anxious to meet Krankie Sullivan, who MtWOlghl him 11 pounds. After meeting all tonwtl in the Northwest, Morris will return to California and tackle Joe Henia- min, formerly of Spokaiie, who now holds the feather title. Then Manager Mazurosky will start him East. Anybody in Tacoma want to meet Sammy? \u25a0 With the Amateurs . Tljis Column Io Devoted to Upbuilding Amateur HporSTT All Items Should He Phoned to Main ttlHl or Main ia| _« By BILLY CARNS The Holy Itosary baseball team defeated the Willard team by a score of 9 to 8 at the Willard grounds Tuesday afternoon. This is the H. H. S.s second victory, thereby giving them the championship of these two schools. John Sousa, who started for the H. U. S., was only hit once. Tom Maloney, who relieved Sousa, pitched a good panic. Batteries: Wil- lard—Gibson and Craven. 11. H. S.—flousa, Maloney and Kirch- ner. Ruff "BootH" < hrlMliin, says lie will not have a baseball team this season. He had signed a full team of fast semi-pro play- ers apd after it was decided to abandon the proposition of or- ganizing a City league he de- cided to release all contracted players. He says he will spend hia Sundays otherwise this sum- mer. He was one of the first team manage™ to ask for a franchise In the City baseball league. 1 letter from "Blddle" Bishop, former Tacoma sport writer, says that he Is very busy and also very happy. He writes that l.ih fighters are going nice- ly and that he la on the go all the time. I'lann were, completed at n meet' ing held at Eagles' hall Monday night for the Woodmen of the World (camp No. 7!»S) to again be represented with a ball club. "Hong" Armstrong will be at the head of the club this season. I'.iMii- Quliin says that he Is ready to meet anyone who tips Ilio scales at his weight, any time. He keeps in the best of condi- tion at all times and usually put over a creditable battle. Harry O'Neil Is (lie iniliriiiK lm»i-. ball book seller. He rnn be seen on the street almost any after- noon boosting the Tiger baße- ball team. Many Taronia tonnin will lie disap- pointed thlK'season becaime they will not get the trip to Arietta. That town will not have a team this year. It's a swell trip for any team to make. The Times hooking agency would be glad to hear from a few more out-of-town team managers. The Hopkins A. 0. will stage an- other benefit dance at the club's headquarters on Portland ave- nue, Friday night. WHERE TACOMAIS AMUSING ITSELF Theaters TACOMA Tonight iinil Wednesday — "Tlio I'rlui-CHH Pat," with H1... i..- l>uffield. PANTAGEB Mini. llt-Nse-Sprotte in grand I OJKIII select ionH. ItBOKHT l.illli- Doiinu'N Circus mnl ', vaudeville. Film Housoa COIiOMAL "The Poor UUla Hlrh Oirt" witli Mary IMrkford. APOLIX> "Tlie H<Mr«'t of Km'," with Olga I'etrova. MKI-BOIiRNE "The I'nwritten I/aw," with lleatri/. MMHtaWh jack (jutll expect* to put lil* I'.iH.i of diamond experts throutm their first workout next Sun- day. That the T. It. &P. Co. • team will be one of the fasten independent clubs In this sec- tion, Manager Quill 1b confident. The teams will hold weekly practice on the old Central school grounds, 11th and G. £^_—^ a*JBI MM all \Stdr, say, Mm rouu- jg^&vSitry right or I* • 'X wrong am Mill #W ° W- ma country an 1/7 T dat am -li<> M' I some sonti- OUR SLOGAN THE DICKSON SHOE WILL BE GOOD TO YOU is not a more .jingle Of words; if is proving Its Until c\orj day in the service our customers arr getting from the shoes we sell them that carry our name and (ilia ran tee. We wunt to and we do render you a sort ice, first in tiie proper and careful titling of your feet; next, in showing you shoes best suited to your needs, and, last l)iii not least, lilliir.il.il linn you full satisfaction iind wear for the price you pny. We have -;m immense stock of theme good shoes for you to choose from and every puir whs bought at from Me to $1.00 less per pair than they can he bought for today and we are sell- ing our shoes at a legitimate profit, figured on the price we paid for them which means that you are buying The"OIIKSOX" Hhoes I kl.i \ at practically tlielr present wholesale cost, $3 to $6 and the value is yours. DICKSON BROS. * CO. 1 i\'Z(%-'22. l>ii< Iflo We,. 1 I mlH^gM