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15 THE .MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1913. . - - t Terrific RALPH ROSE IS DEAD acrifice K sils V K Great American Shot-Putte Victim of Typhoid. 7 WORLD'S RECORDS HELD Californian Member of Three Teams Which Won Honors at as Many Olympiads Athletic Career Last Xine Tears. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 16. Ralph Rose, the giant athlete who holds seven world's records for shot-putting, died here today of typhoid fever after an illness lasting about two weeks. Rose, winner of first placeB at the Olympic games at Athens in 1908, at London In 1908 and at Stockholm in 1813, was stricken about two weeks ago. The great, strong-bodied man rallied and seemed to be about to throw off the clutch of the disease when he suffered a relapse and began sinking. From the moment of his relapse physicians have held out almost no hope for his recovery. Rose was born 29 years ago at Healdsburg, CaL While a student at the Healdsburg High School, from which he graduated, his work as an athlete attracted attention and he went to the University of Michigan, where he was repeatedly a winner in the shot put event. He also competed under ths colors of the Chicago Atmetic asso elation, where he established his first world's record. Career Ax Athlete Brilliant. He was chosen a member of the American Olympic games team to Athens In 1906, where he won his event. and again in 190S he went to London under the American colors and again won. At Stockholm In 1912 Rose met de feat at the hands of Patrick McDon ald, a teammate, but he nevertheless won a first nlace by taking the com bined right and left-hand shotput event, an event not on previous Olym dIc e-ames croerammes. Rose held world's records In the 16 pound shotput at 61 feet; in the 8 pound shotput at 67 feet 7 inches; 12 pound shotput, 67 feet 3 Inches; 18 pound shotput, 43 feet 9H inches; 21 pound shotput, 40 feet 8 inches; 28 pound shotput, 34 feet 5 Inches, and combined right and left-hand 16-pound shotput, 91 feet 10 inches. Rose Brooks Ne Rival. At one time Robo held, the world's record in the discus throw and he had also won honors in the field with the hammer throw and the 66-pound weight toss. He never specialized in these events, however, and did not try to regain his laurels once they were lost. But In the snotput event, wnicn he regarded as his, he allowed no others to stand ahead of him. He retired from active athletics in 1909 and took up the practice of law at his home at Healdsburg. where he was elected Prosecuting Attorney. When the Olympic games team was being organized Rose was 36 pounds overweight and had not competed for more than a year. He began training hard, however, and surprised follow ers of athletics by attaining even more than his previous perfection. ROSE DEFEATED IN PORTLAND . T. Morris. Sonne Praises Man Who Competed Here In 1005. "The death of Ralph Rose is a blow which hits the National organization of amateurs," said T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the Pacific Northwest As sociation yesterday, when word of the death of the famous weight man reached Portland. "Ralph Rose was the highest type of amateur. Those who knew him as. a friend regarded him as the truest type of athlete. Those who saw him and knew him only as the great ama teur weight performer, worshipped him as the star. "Rose was a star possessed of a won derful build, brought to the top by proper living. It seems impossible that such a tower of strength as he was fell before the encroachment of typhoid." Rose is remembered to Portland peo ple as one of the stars of the Lewis and Clark Fair track meet. Rose, then holder of the world's record. Was a wonderful performer, but he lost to Coe, of Tale, then weight star of the Big Four college meets. - That was one of the hardest defeats of Rose's career. He had been aching to get a chance at Coe, then a National star. That defeat stung Rose so much that he cried like a child. The next two years his training was a matter of wonder In athletic circles. Shortly after he had the satisfaction of defeating Coe and a little later re gained the world's record. WASHINGTON MAY TRY THAMES If Horr's Plans Go Through Team .Will Be Sent to England. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Oct. 16. (Special.) A letter was directed today to the stewards of the oxrora-uamorldge regatta of Eng land, in which Graduate Manager Ralph Horr asks permission of that board to allow the University of Washington crew to enter Into competition against the crews of the two leading British Isles universities. This letter was mailed upon the basis that Washington will compete In the Foughkeepsle regatta next year, in which contest the Western university oarsmen were third placers in a close and Initial contest. The readiness with' which students and Seattle supporters of the Univer sity of Washington crew came to the support of the Eastern trip leads the Washington manager to think that the trip to England can be financed with out much greater difficulty. The University of Washington will have 11 letter men out when Coach Connibear calls for early Winter turn outs. A bigger majority of men who have rowed in former years will be out this year. OCIMET WINS AT BROOKIIXE Performance of Young Golfer as When He Won Championship. BROOKLINE, Mass., Oct 16. Francis Ouimet, the open golf champion with a 79 led a high class field in the annual open tournament on the links of the Country Club,. Brookllne, today. ' His score was two shots better than that of his nearest competitor, F. H. Hoyt, his Woodland partner. Ouimet defeat ed H. W. Stuckles, Braeburn. 79-82. Considering the condition of the turf and the driving rain his performance was not less brilliant than was his play for the open championship over the same course several weeks ago. American Women In Semi-Finals. WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 16. Amer ica and England will meet In the final match for the National women's golf championship to be played on the links of the Wilmington Country Club on Saturday. In the semi-final matches tomorrow Miss Muriel Dodd, . British ikj i m m 3 i ',- " ?' I . hn Ui i . ?p c m O 5 . o O w p m a 1 1 1 I f .' Ove: lie Sfto aiineoatlmt Absolute Values Up to $40 MBMBBBBBBMBSBSBMBSSBBSSSBSaHBSBBaaaa aaMMSmSSMSBl BSSMBBBIIISSBSI BBSS-BIBBS' BSBBJBIBBSBBBSBS1BSBSM At the stroke of 10 o'clock Friday, October 30, the doors of the former Robinson & Company will close forever! A store that has stood forth as the finest Men's Shop on the Pacific Coast will pass into history. Where Stein-Bloch Clothes and the prod ucts of famous makers have found a home there will be Only 11 days more another terrific cutting of prices goes into force today! Abso lutely every single Suit every Overcoat every Raincoat, has been slashed to $14.85. The regular prices were up to $40. Think of buying new Fall and Winter Clothing, worth up to $40, at such a ridiculously-low price. Buy your Suit now, at the first of the season. Blue Serges, Blue and Brown Cheviots, Tweeds, Homespuns all included. Take advantage of Robinson & Company's misfortune. Never again will such an opportunity present itself. Furnishing Goods at Your Own Prices ANY SHIRT Thousands of them, fresh, crisp and new; $1.50 and $2 grades. ANY PAIR GLOVES Dent's, Perrin's and Fownes' capes, kids and mochas; $1.50 to $3.00 grades; cut to, pair. 15c COLLARS ALL MAKES 2V2C ,ANY PR. TROUSERS Regular prices were up to $7; . Final sacrifice, the rt r A rf pair 3Z.40 SWEATER COATS 4 Ruffnecks cut to 81.85 $8.50 Jumbo Knits, all colors $4 85 All Full Dress and Fancy Vests Half 25c Socks, doz, $1.55; 6 prs. SO reoal of Yeon Bldg., Corner Fifth and Alder Former Robinson & Co. Store Only 11 More Days!! onii ron.fllan chAmnlOIL Will ulftV MlSS Gladys Ravenscroft, who held the Brit ish title last year, while the other sur vivors of the third round, which was niavi tnriflv nr. Mtfis Marlon Holllns. of New York, Metropolitan champion. and Miss Harriet uurtis, or cgewn, a former National champion. REDS MASCOT SEES WILSON President "Would Make Some Base ball Manager," Boy Remarks. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. "Pop" An son. Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington Americans, and Brownie Burke, mascot of the Cincinnati Reds, dropped in on President Wuson today and engaged htm in a conversation on baseball. "I UBed to tell folks during the cam paign," said Anson to the President, "that Taft was content to run things from the bench, that Teddy wanted te be a pitcher, first baseman and every thing, and do his own rooting besides, but that the Democrats bunched hits and won out." "Well," replied the President, "there was nothing left for me to do then, except umpire the game." Brownie Burke had been sizing up the President during the conversation. "I'm the mascot of the Cincinnati Reds," he piped. The President observed with a smile that Cincinnati "wasn't In It with the Washington team this season." "He'd make some baseball manager," observed Brownie as the party walked out. Case Against Kilbane Dropped. CLEVELAND, Oct. 18. The case against Johnny. Kilbane, featherweight champion, charged with assault and battery upon Charles Chambers, a boy of 12, was dismissed in Magistrate Cal vert's court here today for lack of evi dence. The boy's mother, Mrs. Blanche Chambers, brought the case. She al leged that Kilbane struck her boy In taking a bicycle from him. At the trial the charge was not upheld. Kilbane said he merely reclaimed the bicycle, whlob he had lent the boy. MeUger to Undergo Operation. W. W. Metzger, business manager of th. Portland Pacific Coast Leaeue club. has been removed to St. Vincent's Hos- Dltal. where he wm undergo a serious operation. "Well, I go under the knife happily, anyway, said "Metz aa ne AGGIES FEAR RIVALS Corvallis Sends 18 Men to Meet Whitman Eleven. PRACTICE IS DISCOURAGING WORLD-FAMOUS ATHLETE, WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED IN SAN FRANCISCO YESTERDAY. ITT'' - i 'fi ' 1 ' i " -gr-miii - &7 1 t 1 ishi fvt M ? V . s . T i- vie - 1 -y J s a ' t j one was bundled into a machine bound for the hospital. "The Beavers have clinched the pennant." Beirut. In Mil and 1912, Imported 145, 000 aaolu of flour of 220 pounds aaoh. In Final Scrimmage Before First Conference Game "Bunny" Lewis, Hood River Midget, Spills Regular Team's Plays. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oct. IS (Special.) A squad of 18 football huskies, under the care of Coach Stewart and . Captain Shaw, left Corvallis today for Walla Walla, where the Whitman team will be met Saturday. A short signal practice was held this nodn, and another short work out will take place at Walla Walla late tomorrow. The men who left this afternoon and the weights which were recorded last night are as follows: Huntley (165), Chrisman (181), Moore (190), Anderson (180), Laythe (191), Finch (178), Hofer (185), May (180). Smart (178), Shaw (158), Hayes (157), Schuster (166), Blackwell (180), Abraham (177). Dewey (145). Robinson (175), Larsen (146) and McCord (173). Practice Dlnconrages Coach. Practice last night consisted of a 40 mlnute scrimmage between the varsity and the scrubs. At its close Dr. Stew art said that at no time since the be ginning of the season had the varsity showed . to such a poor advantage as yesterday. That the first string was In the throes of a bad slump was evident from the fact that the second team. aided by "Tubb" Wolfe, repeatedly cir cled the varsity ends and bucked the line for distance, while Stewards eleven showed little offensive or defensive strength. Fumbles were frequent and ragged playing was the rule. The fea ture of the work was the showing made by Bunny Lewis, a Hood River lad, who was placed at end on the scrubs. This boy weighs 140 pounds, and was unheard-of as a football player until yesterday. At end of the scrubs Lewis put up a great exhibition for his weight, spilling the varsity's Interference with regularity and repeatedly nailing the man with the ball for big losses. If Coach Hahn, of Whitman, has ends as good as the Hood River midget, and if the Beaver backfleld shows no more class than It did last night, O. A. C. Is doomed to lose Saturday. Stewart Fn Hahn's Coaching. Dr. Stewart said before leaving to day: "I confess that I am worried about Saturday's game. I fear Hahn's open game. Including forward passes, double passes, long end runs and triok plays. My team has had no experience playing against this style of football. In both the Multnomah games and In the alumni game the opponents of the varsity used straight football tactics, and with five or six green men in my lineup Whitman should be able to work the open game for big gains. My de fense is weaker in this department than in any other. In Niles I recognize-the greatest open field runner in the con ference, and whether the boys can stop him and Hahn's other speedy backs is doubtful. I believe the game will be a close one, and one touchdown or a placement should decide the contest." The O. A. C initial lineup Saturday will probably be as follows: Ends. Huntley and May; tackles, Chrisman and Hofer; guards, Laythe and Finch; center, Anderson: fullbacks, Blackwell and Abraham; halfbacks, Hayes and Schuster. Shaw may start In Schus ter's place, although his injured to is still troubling him. WHITMAN HAS XEW FORMATION Stranger Ordered Off Field. While ' Team Holds Signal Practice. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct 16. (Special.) 'Scrimmage at Whitman has ended for the Oregon Agricultural College game and signal practice was held today. Quarterbacks McDonald and Hoover running the team. Some of Coach Hahn's new plays were reeled off and went well In practice. He has one formation, a close one, from which any number of plays can be made. A lot of outsiders have been watch ing the practice and last night one stranger was asked to leave the field, it being feared he was trying to "Up off" something. WRESTLING BOUTS PROHIBITED Walla Walla Chief of Police Issues Order Following Fiasco. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 16. (Special.) Chief of Police Charles Andre declared today that boxing and wrestling in Walla Walla are dead, the fiasco last night between Ben Jackson, of Pomeroy, and Ed Warner, of Walla Walla, two heavyweight wrestlers, be ing the last straw. The match ended in a rough and tumble fight. Local fans charge that the referee, a man named Robinson, of Pomeroy, was prejudiced and that his decision started the trouble. A ban recently went on boxing matches of more than four rounds and that killed the boxing earn a. COLTS AGAIN WIN GAME HYNES IS BIG STAR OF 3-1 VIC TORY AT EUREKA. Portland Pitcher Scores First Run by Slamming Out Double and Later Drives Ont Homer. EUREKA. Cal., Oct. 16. (Special.) Hynes, pitching for the Portland North western League team, let the All-Hum-boldts down with three hits this after noon, and to make his honors the greater, he scored two of the three runs Portland got. Teazell, pitching for Eureka, allowed a like number of hits, Hynes getting two of them, but errors behind him lost the game. It was in the sixth Inning before a run was made, and until that time Russell, of Eureka, had drawn the only hit. Then Hynes clouted out a two sacker and went to third when Yeazell soaked him In the ribs trying to catch him oft second. He snored when Foy, at shortstop, booted a sizzler from Moh lers' bat. Hynes wasn't through with this per formance, for when he came up In the eighth he slammed the ball over the right field fence for a homer with the bases empty. The locals were evidently enraged by this, for in their naif of the eighth they soon had him In the hole, or, to be more exact, he put himself there. Rockstroh, first man up, was hit by a pitched ball. Teazell hit safely and the bases were full when Gulgnl, who was playing third, failed to handle the throw on a bunt by Conger. Lewis went out to short but Russell walked, forcing Rockstroh In and thus Eureka's only run was scored. Dashwood hit Into a double and the Inning was over. Portland scored again In the ninth when Heilmann forced Gulgnl out at second, went to third on an error by Russell at first, and scored when Gow hit one just over second base. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Portland ...8 3 1 All-H'mb'ts 18 4 HIGGINBOTIIAM SIGNS PAPERS Beaver Pitcher First to Get Contract to Play in 1914. This from Irve HIgglnbotham: "Arrived here (Paulina) this morn ing, Wednesday. I am feeling fine and expect to be all right again in a short time. I will enjoy the Winter months hunting and fishing, and incidentally looking up a piece of timber land. If I see any brush which looks good I'll annex the same." Irve, Incidentally, was the first man to affix his hand and seal to a Beaver contract for 1914. Just before leaving he looked up Judge McCredle and asked: "Have you the papers?" 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