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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1910. 7 HO WOLGAST NEW WORLD CHAMPION Battling Nelson Loses in 40th Round, Referee Nam ing Victor. GRITTY DANE IS CHEERED Crowd Gives Defeated and Winner Like ReceptlonXelson Hud Only i One. Chance, but Age Told , Against King Veteran. (Continued from Page 1.) heart weakened the Dane. He grad ually succumbed to these onslaughts. Nelson met .a younger man, who fought him at his own game, and by cleverer and faster work beat him down sys tematically, without taking any chances. Referee Smith made the fol lowing statement to the Associated Press: Both Guilty or Hutting Game. "Wolgast fought Nelson at his own game and beat him fairly and squarely. Nelson complained at times of Wol gast butting him, -but I paid little need, as it was simply a case of the 'Battler' getting the worst of a game where both were equally guilty. "Both men fought the same, but one had the power to come, vigor and life and all that goes with It, while the 13 years of fighting through which "Nelson has passed sapped his strength and left him without the old snap, dash and stamina. When I stopped the fight It had lost all semblance of a boxing contest, and I declared Wolgast the winner to Vsave Nelson from possible serious Injuries." Wolgast said after the fight: "My fight today was like a training bout. I could fight all week with a man like Nelson. Only once during the fight did he bother me, and that was In the 22d round. .He hurt me more by butting me than anything else, and I felt funny for Just a few sec onds. I cannot Bay anything as to my future plans, but I m ready to give deserving lightweights a chance. I will rest for a little while now.' When Nelson was able to talk, he said: "I am sorry they called the fight oft when they did. I think I could have stayed the 45 rounds, but have no complaint to make." That was all he said. THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS. Round 1. Nelson swung- his left high on the head and a moment later planted a solid left to the face. They fought at close range at a fast clip, Xelson landing with short-arm rights and lefts on the body. Woluast stood with his back against the ropes and flayed the Battler with ahort-arm taps on the face. N3lson forced -the fightinp. landing right and left with equal facility on the Jaw and face. Wolgast, maddened, fought back furiously, landing several powerful wallops ,on the champion's Jaw and nose. The crowd cheered Wolgast vigorously. Closing in, Wolgast worked Tight and left uppercuts to the Jaw. sending Nelson's head back. The men failed Co hear the gong. Honors even. Round 2. v- The bell rang prematurely and the men, after rising, were sent again to their seats. Nelson started the round with a' left sma&W to the faoe and forced his man against the ropes. Wolgast swung two powerful lefts to the fa.ee and laughingly covered up as the Battler waded in hard. Wolgast nung right and left to the Jaw at close range and the crowd yelled. Nelson's lips bled slightly. Both exchanged wicked rights and lefts to the face. A right swing by Nel son opened up a cut under Wolgast's right eye and his lips bled slightly, also. Nelson took the fighting to his opponent. He was met with two hard lefts to the stomach and a right to the Jaw. which staggered him. Wolgast had a shade the better of the round. Round 3. Both came up willingly. The champion forced the paco. Wolgast shot in three straight lefts to the face. Xelson swung his right fairly on the Jaw". Wolgast smiled and they mixed It against the ropes, slam bang fashion, doing equal execution. Nel son brought tla blood from his opponent's nose, crossing him with a vicious right. After some wrestling. Nelson forced his man against the ropes, but Wolgast covered up neatly. They fought to the other side of the ring, with Nelson doing the major por tion of the work, and it was noticed that both men slowed up considerably as the bell clanged. The round was even. Round 4. Nelson rushed his man and the Mll waukiwan fought back with great ferocity. Nelson staggered Wolgast with a left up percut to the Jaw which he followed with left and right swings to the bodv. Wol gast fought back with great sameness, play ing for head and body. Nelson forced his antagonist against the ropes and tried with might and ruain to land a knockout punch, but Woliwrat was too elusive. Wolgast landed twice with right on the face, alid then they fought at close range. Wolgaat's right finding the stomach and his left land ing on the Battler's Jaw. Wolgast's eye was swollen as he took his seat. Both men were blooding from the nostrils at the close of this round, which was even. Round 5. The men lambasted each other viciously at close range. Nelson forced his man around th-a ring and delivered a telling right smash on the Jaw to which Wolgast re sponded in kind, lifting Nelson into the air. Both men were cautioned for butting with their heads. The fighters scowled fiercely at each other and It was apparent there was no love lost between them The round ended In a furious ex.hange, Wol gast having all the bettor of it. Round G. Wolgast talked to his seconds as Nelson battered away at him. After Wolgast had landed two rights to the Jaw and a left wing to the same place. Nelson, looking serious, closed in and an exchange of short arm rights and lefts to the head followed Wolgast luughed as Nelson swung a hard right to the Jaw, which tho Battler dupli cated a moment later. Wolgast backed into his own corner and scored on the stomach with a tremendous left that set the crowd howling. A moment later he sent in an other to the same place and Nelson again looked serious. The round closed with the honors In favor of Wolgast. Round. 7. Nelson .appeared to have slowed down a bit. Wolgast swung two lefts to the face and a mid-ring rally followed. The men exchanged right and left swings to the head. Wolgast met Nelson with two left uppercuts to the Jaw and an instant later swung twice with right to the face and left to the body, meanwhile covering up cleverly. Nelson sent . Wolgast almost through the ropes with a straight left smaah to the Jaw. They mixed it in the center of the ring. Wolgast landing two to one and bringtng a fresh stream of 'blood from the champion's face. As the bell rang Nelson swung a hard right over the heart! Wolgast had a bit the best of the round. Round 8. Nelson rushed, planting his right solidly on the law. He forced the pace, hut was met witfi straight right and left to the To-. The champion never faltered, however, aiidv " V " " ......... v l wora, covering. Nelson started the blood flowing from his man's nostrils as he chased him about the ring, landing several times with right and left to the face. Wolgast sooght a haven against the ropes with Nelson slug ting away unceasingly. Wolgast looked tired at this stage- of the contest and his blows seemed to have lost some of their ' sting The round closed with Nelson enjoying a good lead and looking determined. Round 9. Wolgast broke ground before the Battler, trying to reach Nelson with right and left to the stomach. Finally they mixed It, fighting at a furious clip, each landing on the face and Jaw. One mix was a repeti tion of another. Nelson forcing his man back and Wolgast trying hard to stop the pace leader. Wolgast uppercut to the Jaw with his left and a moment later cut open Nelson's ear with a right swing. Kelson danced to his corner with the blood streaming from his injured ear. " Nelson had a shade ,the better. Round 10. Nelson came up with right ear still oleed " jg. He forced the pace, constantly backing his opponent against the ropes. Wolgast, in a corner, fought back fiercely, -but Nelson was not to be stopped. Time and time again Wolgast landed, but Nel son never for an Instant faltered, all the while seeking to wear his smaller adver sary down. Wolgast peppered the cham pion's face with left and right and finally crossed with a terrific left to the Jaw. Nel son never winced, all the time causing Wol gast to step back and rest against the ropes. Nelson again "danced to his corner at the sound of the bell. Nelson's round. 1 Round 11. Wolgast came up smiling. Wolgast out boxed the champion, but could not make him break ground. Nelson mercilessly kept wacting in. almost unmindful of the con stant tattoo that Wolgast beat against his face and Jaw with short-arm hooks and Jolts. Wolgast swung right and left to the Jaw and Nelson appeared to be giving away. The bell ended the round with Wol gast hammering away at Nelson's Ja.w and, face, landing almost at will. Nelson's face was a mass of blood as he took his seat with the honors of the round agalnsthTm Round 13. Wolgast was cautioned to let go by the referee. Nelson forced the pace as usual, Wolgast meeting him with several hard left swings on the Jaw. Nelson apparently was determined to tire Wolgast. But meanwhile he received fearful punishment. Wolgast swung right and left with almost pendulum precision. Wolgast seemed to gain confi dence as the men roughed it, head to head, against the ropes. Wolgast never let up and again started the blood flowing from Nelson's face with a series of right and. reft punches. Nelson presented a sorry sight as he went to his corner, but looked none the less determined. Round 13. "Good-bye," yelled Tom Jones. Wolgast's manager, as the men toed the mark. Nel son's lips were puffed and his mouth and eyes swollen. They mixed it like tigers. tWolgast having all the better of it. land ing repeatedly on the body and Jaw with Nelson flghtinjr wildly and spitting blood. Wolgast literally cut the Battler's face to ribbons, but still the Dane came in for more. Nelson wrestled his man against the ropes. Wolgast covering. There was a tem porary lull in the battle, after which Wol gast swung right and left to the body. 'The worst beating the champion has ever received,", said old-time ring followers as Nelson's second worked over his impaired face" during the minute's respite at the end of the round. Round 11. Wolgast looked much the fresher o-f the two as they came up. He immediately flung his right with great force to the face and followed this with left and right to the body. Nelson's face was badly swollen at this stage. Wolgast fought like a demon, taking the fighting right to the Battler. Nelson almost forced Wolgast through the ropes and then chivalrously assisted him to the center of the ring. Wolgast smiled and shook the champion's hand warmly. Wol gast then hooked his left twice in quick succession to the jaw and followed it with a straight right to the face and the bell ended a rather tame round. Nelson spat blood while being rehabilitated by his retinue of handlers. Round 15. Betting now, even money. They whaled away Ineffectively at one another, both dis playing more caution than in any previous round. Nelson then wrestled his man about the ring, only to be rewarded with -a left uppercut on his sore mouth. Nelson, out pointed badly, continued to force the pace, all the while the target for Wolgast's well timed swings. Nelson missed a terrific swing that was- labeled knockout, and this taught Wolgast that he had better be care ful. It was another tame round and a repe tition of the previous one. Round 16. Wolgast swung several times over the kidneys and they roughed it. Nelson receiv ing the lion's share of the punishment. Wol gast was like a fighting machine. He kept pegging away with right and left to the Jaw and finally a tremendous drive caught Nelson's Jaw. He never wavered, but kept closing in, exchanging punoh for punch, during -which he was badly worsted. Nel son swung loft and right to the body and forced his antagonist against the ropes, landing several times with right and left on the Jaw. The bell stopped them and Nelson went to his seat dajicing. Round 17. As usual. Wolgast backed away. Nelson threw himself at him with great vim. Wol gast met these onslaughts with right and left swings to the body. Nelson fought hard and never stopped. Finally, Wolgast swung a terrific right to the Jaw and then shot' in a half dozen right swings over the champion's sor ear. Nelson received a hard left uppercut on the Jaw, causing the blood to .flow afresh. There was not a moment s rest, the men fighting every Inch of the way. Nelson and Wolgast chatted -with each other as the bell rang, the champion's remarks being of a cautionary nature. Itoiuid ig. "How do you reel?" asked Nelson, as the men came up. "As If I were punching a bas." was the quick rejoinder of Wolgast. with which he waded in. landing right and left on Nelson's sure mouth. Wolgast slipped to his knees in his own corner, but was up in a Jiffy. lie covered up with Nelson battering away at him. tout failing to land. Wolgast apparently staggered the champion, sending in several vicious right swings to (he jaw. Wolgast deliberately butted the champion with his head and was quickly rebuked by Referee Smith. The crowd hissed and the round ended without damage. Round 10. The men came up almost as fresh as at "f. lKinnlng. Wolgast time and again Jabbed his left to the face. Nelson fighting back fiercely but ineffectually. Neither man seemed to possess the well-defined punch to land a clean knockout. They battled about the ring. Nelson all the time the ag gressor and neither relenting and Wolgast slowly breaking ground and playing for the face and jaw with short-arm Jolts. Wolgast staggered the champion with a succession of hard rights to the Jaw. There was no K j"? way with Nelson and as the round ended he tripped to his seat, at the same time spitting out blood. The round was a repetition of its predecessor. Round 20. They slugged and roughed It from one end of the ring to the other. It was the same old story Nelson forcing and Wolgast retreating and peppering the champion's badly swollen face. Wolgast's punches to all intents and purposes were powerful enough but other than cutting Nelson's face badly, they had no other effect. Wolgast Planted his left to the Jaw with much force as the round ended. It was a tame session. Round SI. Wolgast exchanged remarks with the crowd as he occunled his seat. "I'll close his eyes pretty soon." he said. Nelson opened the round with a vicious straight right to the Jaw and Wolgast sought refuge in a clinch. Nelson then planted right and left to the jaw and Wolgast almost backed through the ropes. They milled it to the center of the ring without inflicting damage and then exchanged rights to the face. Wo. cast swung a hard right to the jaw. Nelson countering with a right cross to the same place. The bell ended a round of tame milling. Round 22. I Fully a minute was wasted in desultory exchanges. Suddenly Nelson staggered his antagonist with a clean right drive to the stomach. He followed his advantage, land ing right and left to the Jaw and body. A right swing sent Wolgast to his haunches. He was up quickly, but staggered about the rinsr. looking like a defeated man. Wolgast stalled for half a minute and both swung fiercely at each other. Nelson tried, with all his might for a knockout but failed to land a vital blow. Wolgast's seconds gave him whiskey as he took his seat. It was all Nelson's round and he looked like a sure winner. . Round 23. Nelson went right after his man and JVolgast fought back with great gameness. He swung twice to the Battler's Jaw with right and then a hard rally in mid-ring fol lowed, both landing telling punches. Nelson appeared to he much the stronger of the two. .He shot his left hard to the jaw. Wolgast retaliating with left swings to the Jaw. Nelson tried for a knockout, but Wolgast covered up cleverly and closed Into a clinch. Nelson seemed content to bide his time and await a favorable opportunity for a telling punch. The round ended with out damage. Wolgast was given whiskey during the minute s intermission. Round 24. Wolgast came up fresher. Nelson forced him fsorn one end of the rina; to the other Wolgast. in the meantime, swinging vicious ly to the jaw with right and left. Nelson only shook his head and then shot a hard right to the Jaw and a left swing to the fnce. Wolgast hooked his right to the Jaw Nelson countering with a left hook to the body. Wolgast slowed up perceptibly and the crowd yelled "fight, fight." The round ended tamely. Round 23. Nelson drove his man against the ropes hut his swings- were badly directed. They exchanged savage lefts to the face and Nel son crossed his right to the jaw. Wolgast set his backers cheering by scoring twice on the Jaw with hard right swings. Soon thereaftetr he duplicated this performance, but Nelson never wavered. However he Jolted the champion four times with right swings to the Jaw and then peppered him with half a dozen straight lefts to the face. The crowd sent up a great cheer when they realized that Wolgast had lasted the 25 rounds. Round 2S. They wrestled to the center of the ring and refused to break at the command of the referee. Then they battled head to hea4, Nelson almost closing Wolgaat's right eye with a straight left over that member. Af ter some Ineffective slugging at close quar ters, Wolgast swung a powerful wallop to the Battler's face and the Dane went to his corr.er spitting blood. The round was fea tureless otherwise. Round 27. Wolgast changed his tactics at the start of this round. He rushed in close and took the fighting to the Dane. Fighting shoulder to shoulder they whanged away at each other. each landUig 'repeatedly on the face. Nelson's left eye was almost entire ly closed at this stage. Wolgast clipped Nelson solidly on the Jaw with his right and the spectators cheered lustily. Wolgast closed in and played for. tle Dane's body, but his efforts were blocked and Nelson broke It up witha stinging right to the face. It was Wrolgast's round. Round 28. Nelson came up with his left cheek swollen all out of proportion. They fought at a hot pace, locked In each other's em brace, and were cautioned by tho referee. Breaking, Wolgast swung twlce-wlth right on Nelson's sore face and at close range swuny left and right to Nelson's mouth, starting the blood. Th-a fighters slowed up considerably and often fought to a clinch. Nelson went to his corner in a trot. No damage. Round 29. Wolgast rushed In, grabbed Nelson with one arm and sought to land on the body with the other. He. finally landed several swings over the kidneys and twice shot his left to the face. NelBon unhooked a left that caught Wolgast over the heart and the latter winced and groaned audibly. Nelson caught his man with strlght left on the Jaw as they rushed in close, and then followed a succession of clinches. Breaking, they exchanged terrific left swings to the Jaw and then fought to another clinch, in which position they were at the eose of the round. Round 30. As the men came up for this round Nelson's left eye was completely closed. The men roughed it. Nelson hitting rather low. The crowd yelled Its disapproval. At close quarters. Wolgast drove right and left repeatedly In the stomach and Nelson cov ered. Nelson then swung a terrific right to the Jaw and missed two similar blows. Wolgast swung a right to the jaw and the champion broke ground for an instant. The men glared at each other and Nelson ended the round with a right-hand smash to the chin. It was a very tame round. Round 31. Wolgast smiled and talked almost cease lessly during the minute's rest. Nelson trotted to the center of the ring and Wol gast landed several short-arm Jolts on the stomach, following them with a right swing to the chin. Nelson fought 'more carefully and seemed to be husbanding his strength. "Don't make me laugh." retorted Wolgast to an Injunction that came from his man ager. Then ho swung a hard right to the sore cheek, after which both rested in a clinch. Breaking, Wolgast swung twice with his right on the jaw and he danced away as the Dane rushed after him. Wol gast had the advantage of the round. Round 32. The men came up slowly and immedi ately closed in, volleying at each others' stomachs with Wolgast landing frequently. Wolgast landed weakly several times with left Jabs, to which Nelson paid little at tention. The blows of both men had by this time lost much of their earlier force and seldom was a telling punch landed. Suddenly Wolgast swung with his right, catching Nelson flush on the mouth, and immediately a stream of blood flowed from that organ. Nelson presented a sorry pic ture as the blood covered him from head to foot. The round ended in Wolgast's favor. He no longer feared to mix It with the champion, and appeared to gain con fidence as the battle progressed. Round 33. In a clinch, Wolgast drove three rights on the stomach and with his left peppered away at Nelson's sore eye. Wolgast then swung two rights to the same place and Nelson was half blinded. His blows were wild and he found it difficult to locate the Milwaukee lad. They mixed it, and Wolgast planted two hard rights full tilt In the stomach, and Nelson clinched. Nelson could see with one eye only, -the other being out of commission. It was all Wolgast's round. Nelson's efforts to land were feeble in this round. Ronnd 31. Both came up quickly and had to be pried from a clinch. Bets were offered at evens at this stage -with no Nelson money in sight. Wolgast peppered the Battler's sore face and varied this with right and left short-arm rips to the stomach. Nelson seemed to be entirely at sea, figuratively. He seemed to have lost all his vim and sel--dom made any determined effort to land. The men closed In and Wolgast started the blood spouting from the champion's mouth with two wejl-dlrected joltar Wolgast's round. Round 35. ' Nelson surely was a sight as he came to the center of the ring. All life seemed 'to have gone out of him, and, although he forced matters, all his efforts were devoted to stopping the blows of his younger adver sary. Wolgast started his arms going in whirlwind fashion, landing without return on the Dane's stomach. Wolgast staggered the champion with a terrific left swing to the Jaw and Nelson appeared to be going to pieces gradually. -It seemed as if all his vitality had fled. Wolgast smashed with his .right and had the champion groggy from a succession of rights and left to the Jaw. The bell rang in the nfck of time, saving the champion from almost certain defeat. Round 36. Nelson came up weak. His indomitable fighting spirit showed Itself to the -very last, for he waded in, but could not see Wolgast. The latter danced around Nelson like a Jumping-Jack, all the while sending in punch after punch. Nelson almost tot tered Into a clinch, but Wolgast fought war ily and tofiK no chances of the Battler stalling. Wolgast played for body and head atlernatelv, but his blows were not strong enough for a knockout. Nelson almost fell into his chair as the round ended. Mean while Wolgast kept up a constant exhibition of repartee with the spectators, who yelled "new champion" at him. Round 37. Wolgast took no chances. ' apparently of the opinion that the champion was faking weakness. Wolgast Jarred Nelson with three right punches to the Jaw and Nelson could hardly come back. They met In mld rlng with Nelson swinging like a babe and Wolgast landing with good and . clean punches. Nelson's ability to stem the tide was a wonderful exhibition. Wolgast al most sent the champion through the ropes with a right smash to the Jaw. Nelson tot tered about the ring helplessly and Wolgast sent in smash upon smash and the bell rang, saving Nelson from a knockout. It looks lie' Nelson's last stand. Round 38. Nelson' was a pitiful sight as ' he stag gered to the center of the ring. Wolgast appeared to be in no hurry to complete his work. Robinson at this stage entered to throw up the sponge, but the other Nelson seconds took the sponge from him and threw it in the bucket. Nelson, to all in tents and purposes, was a beaten man. and It required the use of all his senses to stave off or prolong inevitable defeat. Both men were covered from head to foot from the Dane's blood and the arena soon became a shamble. Wolgast peppered away at the disintegrating champion, the crowd yelling Itself hoarse for the Mllwaukeean to finish his man and end the agony. Betting 2 to 1 in favor of Wolgast. Round 39. Wolgast appeared loath to put in the fin ishing punch. He Jabbed incessantly at the Battler's anatomy and again the blood flowed in a stream. Nelson tried to make a last rally, but it was only for a fleeting moment, and he again quickly subsided, and scarcely could hold his hands up. Wol gast almost sent Nelson to the floor, land ing blow after blow on the defenseless champion's face. Ring followers stated that never had they seen such an exhibition of gameness as displayed by Nelson. Ref eree Smith said he would stop the fight In the next round if Nelson's seconds did not. Round 40. Wolgast backed away, loking for an opening for a final .blow. He smashed the beaten champion flush on the jaw with a mighty right, putting all his remaining strength In the blow. Nelson tottered and was on the point of collapse when Referee Eddie Smith stopped the fight and gave the verdict to Wolgast. Nelson tried to shake the hand of his conqueror, but was so weak that he was quickly dragged to his corner. Wolgast Champion In Four Years. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Feb. 22. Ad Wol gast began his real fighting career in this city, 'when he went 15 rounds with Buck Plotell, of St. Joseph, on March 17, 1907. He camo back a month later and knocked out Plotell in the 15th round. Xordyke Signs With Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 22. (Special.) 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Down Cushions in two sizes, well filled : 24x24-ineh size, $1.65 value, at. $1.10 26x26-ineh size, $1.85 value, at $1.25 GONLEY WINS FIGHT Knockout Blow on Attell's Jaw Decdes It. WISCONSIN LAD GETS BELT Beautiful McCarey Diamond Girdle Goes AVlth Honor Won in 4 2 . Round flight at Los Angeles. Attell Vnder-Trained. JEFFRIES ARENA, Los Angeles. Cal., Feb. 22. Frank Conley, of Kenosha, Wis., knocked out Monte Attell, of San Francisco, today in the 42d round of a fight that was scheduled for 45 rounds. Conley emerged from the fierce en counter without a scratch, while Attell lay on the floor for two minutes after receiving Conley's finishing blow on the jaw, his left eye entirely cloyed and bad ly discolored, his mouth and nose bleed ing and his lips swollen and bruised. His seconds did not wait for the ref eree to count him out. but threw up the sponge as the fallen fighter straightened his limbs and rolled on his back five sec onds after he had fallen. Conley So Happy, He Danced. Conley danced to his corner, confident Attell could notet up and that he had won the bantamweight championship and the McCarey diamond belt that goes with it. Attellnever seemed to be able to break through Conley's defense. When they mixed It, he was always the aggressor, but nearly always got the worst of the exchange. Attell perceptibly weakened in the 33d round when Conley landed a terrific drive with his right under the heart, and he was going down hill from that point to the finish. In the 37th Conley fought him to the ropes and In the mlx-up Attell turned his back on Conley and started to run. Con ley was onto him like & flash and the gong saved Attell from a knockout at this Juncture. Attell Hushes and Falls. Attell started the 43d round with his usual rush, but slipped and fell on all fours. Conley waited for him to rise and then staggered him with a series of lefts and rights. As he came away from a clinch Attell was dazed by jabs to his face and turned his back to run. Conley suddenly drove his right to the jaw and the fight was over. - Attell's friends said after the fight that he was not trained as thoroughly as he might have been, but they did not at tribute his defeat to this fact altogether, but rather to the fact that Conley puzzled him with his defense and was able to withstand a lot of fearful punishment. SEMI-FIXALS DRAWING SEAK California -5fan Plays Well in In door Tennis Match. NEW YORK. Feb. 22. The field in both singles and doubles of the Na tional Indoor lawn tennis champion ship was drawn today to the round be fore, Hie semi-finals. R. A. Holden. Jr.. Yale, a Western champion of Chicago, won in the up her half of the singles, defeating the old Harvard captain, B. S. Prentice, 7-5, 6-2. W. H. Hall, bracketed with him, de feated T. E. Roberts, 6-2, 6-TT W. C. Grant, ex-champion, coupled with R. D. Richey, beat H. A. Flum mer, ex-Yale champion, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0. In the lower half C. H. Gardner, Californlan, played cleverly, defeating in turn A. S. Cragin, 6-2, 6-1, and L. H. Fitch, 6-2, 6-1. J. S. Cushman defeated M. S. Charles, 6-1. 6-3, and for t"he lowest bracket G. F. Touchard defeated W. B. Cragin, Jr., champion, 6-2, 9-7. The best matches of the doubles were those In which B. M. Phillipps and E. F. Lee defeated the Philadel phia pair, A. I.. Hoskins and E. M. Sheppard, 6-1, 6-2. PORTLAND CLUB OFF JOK CARROLL TO BOX HERE Oregon Atliletlc Club Plans Fast Bout With Coulon Go. As a preliminary to the Coulon-Car-roll match, to be presented by the Oregon Athletic Club during the early part of March, arrangements are being made for a bout between Joe Carroll, Jlmmie's brother, and either Frankle Edwards, Frankle Smith, Norvell, Lew Perry or Anton LaGray. Joe Carroll will be here tomorrow or next day to begin training his brother for the JO-round exhibition with Coulon. Joe weighs 133 pounds, and is in a class by himself. Lew Perry trained Wolgast for the Nelson fight. Anton LaGray is young, but Is con sidered one. of the comers. He has been acting as Joe Gans' sparring part ner and this swarthy -gentleman said recently he thought LaGray was in lino for the world's championship in the lightweight class. Weather Delays Hunt Club Chase. The Portland Hunt'ciub's Washing ton's birthday steeplechase was post poned on account of-inclement weather. The event will be pulled off some time within the next week or so, or as soon as the weather permits. Boston Man Wins Championship. BOSTON. Feb. 22. Qui'ncy A.' Shaw, of Boston, today won the National amateur racquet championship for the fourth time, defeating Reginald Flncke, of New York, In the final match. McCredie and Team to Open Season Next Sunday. TRAINING CAMP IS IDEAL Roster of 30 "Players Expected to Report by Saturday at California Quarters Game Schedule Most Complete of Any Club. BY W. J. PETRAI.V. Manager Walter McCredie, Captain Perle Casey and the advance guard of the Portland baseball squad left on the Southern Pacifi.c train at 1:30 this morning for Santa Maria, Cal., where they will arrive Saturday to play the first exhibition game of the season next Sunday with the Santa Maria club as the opposing nine. With McCredie and Casey last night were Jesse Garrett, Charles Armbruster, Howard Guyn, Frank Turk and Al Lo dell, making a total of seven players sure of being on hand next Sunday, though Manager McCredie has been as sured by a number of the others that they will be at Santa Maria to greet him on his arrival. The latter are Tom Seaton, Charley Hartman, B. E Kratzaborg, Buddy Ryan and "Deacon" Wright, all of whom are either in Cali fornia at present or are on their way there. Perrine On Way Xow. "Nig" Perrine. took up his ticket in the East yesterday and should now be on the way to the Southern clime where the Pacific Coast League clubs, as well as the Chicago White Sox, will soon be In action. The schedule of the games arranged by Walter McCredie thus far follows: February 27. 28. March 2. 4 and 8 with Santa Maria club. March 14 with White Sox (Chicago Amer ican Latie team) at Santa Maria. March 15 with White Sox at San Luis Obispo. March 16 with White Sox at Salinas. March IT with San Jose (.Stale League) at San Jose. March 18 with San Jose at San Jose. March 1ft with San Jose at San Jose. March 20 with Modesto at Modesto. March 21 with Madera at Madera. March 22 with Newman at Newman. March 24. 25. 26 and 27 with Fresno at Fresno. March 28. with Santa Clara College at Santa Clara. March 29 opens season with San Fran cisco at San Francisco. The above list of the ante-season games Is the most complete schedule of early dates arranged by any base ball club affiliated with the Pacific Coast League since its organization in 1903, and in the judgment of Fielder A. Jones, ex-manager of the Chicago-American League Team, it should prove a most beneficial trip to the Portland Club. The roster of the Portland Baseball Club for the coming season includes 30 ball-tossers who are expected to re port to the tall manager at Santa Maria in the next few days. uostcr or unii iinae I'uDlic. Catchers Charles Armbruster, Gus. Fisher and Tom Murray. Pitchers W.illiam Steen. Jesse Carrett, Howard Ouyn. Tom Seaton, William Wrljyht. Charles Hartman. B. K. Kratzaborg. Phil t.ozie, John CJarber, K. Krapu. F. Fyfe and Bert Hal!. First base AI Lodell, William Kapps and Georjre Ort. Shortstop Ivan Olson. Nlir Perrine. Third base Joe Smith. ill.i A. N'ptirl. Frank Turk. Phi! Kelley. Outfielders Walter McCredie. Billy Spea3 and Buddy Ryan. All of these players have been sent transportation and ordered to report at Santa Maria not later than March 1, and all have been requested to be oit hand before February 27, the first practice game of the season. All Ready for Kirst Game. Manager McCredie is confident that the majority of the boys will be on haid as ordered. At any rate he has been asurcd of enough players to play the first practice game . next Sunday, and the Santa Maria sports are making great preparations for this game. The scene of the Portland team's early practice lies in the foothills off the Pacific Ocean between the cities of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, and in the opinion of Manager McCredie it is the most ideal spot for a training1 camp. Santa Maria is one of yie richest of the smaller California communities, for it is the center of one of the famous oil belts of the state, and the residents there are liberal patrons of all branches of sports. VALLEY LKAGUE OllGAXIZEl) Cottage Grove, Springfield and Eu gene Will Play Baseball. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 22. (Special.) The Willamette Valley Baseball League was formally organized at a meeting held here, which was attended by repre sentatives from Cottage Grove, Spring field and Eugene. Senator I. H. Bingham, of this city, was elected president; J. J. McCormack, of Eugene, vice-president, and J. H. Wallace, of Cottage Grove, secretary-treasurer. Committees were ap pointed to arrange a schedule of games. The league season will open with a game on April 17. and will close about the middle of July. Miss Sutton Defeats Champion. LONG BEACH, Cal., Feb. 22. Mis3 May Sutton, world's champion, this af ternoon easily defeated Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, the American champion. In two straight sets in the Southern Cali fornia tournament finals, 6-2, 6-3. Miss Hotchkiss could do nothing with Mlsa Sutton's fierce volleying. About 1500 persons witnessed the contest.