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TTTE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY. . DECEMBER 4. 1919. 13 HEAVIES EN LONDON WILL CLASH TODAY Beckett and Carpentier Fight for Chance at Dempsey. . BOTH ARE CHAMPIONS Relative Merits of Men Unknown Here Darcy at Work Sailor Brandon Is Signed. Today across the pond In dear old London the two kingptn heavy weights of Europe will fight it out for the right to nee which will try to do to Jack Dempsey what Jess Wil lard failed to do. The two battlers are Joe Beckett, heavyweight cham pion of England, and Georges Car pentier, the French title holder. The relative merits of these men are comparatively unknown to the mass of American fistic fan's, as neither, of them ever has shown his wares in this country. At one time, a period before the great war, Carpentier, tipping the beam at about 175 to 180 pounds, was considered by many of the critics of the fight game, who had the opportunity to witness him in action in Paris, as one of the best men in the world at his weight. Carpentier went through the war in the French army, and it is said that he is but a shadow of his former self In physical powers. The Frenchman has beaten- some pood men in his career, and is rated as an exeptionally clever boxer. Ac cording to the news which has been sifting throudh various sources, he has been training hard for his battle with Beckett and will be up to his best form. A true line on him has been unavailable, as all of his train ing has been in secret. fetill less is known of Beckett, who was unheard of in this country before the war. Bombardier Wells lost the heavyweight belt of England to Joe Goddard, who in turn went down to defeat before Beckett's assaults. The latter will scale between 180 and 190 pounds in the best of condition and is said to be an agressive, hard-hitting mitt wielder, depending mostly on his crushing punch ' to win his bouts. The fact that Eddie McGoorty. the American middleweight, went 18 rounds with him recently does not epeak any too well for his much heralded wallop, despite the fact that McGoorty is a tough customer. A good deal has been said and writ ten pro and con as to Beckett's abil ity. Some of those returning from England tout him to the skii, while others rate him as a rank "dub" with nothing but willingness. The winner of the Beckett-Carpen-tier 20-roun-. tussle undoubtedly will be matched to meet Jack Dempsey. heavyweight champion of the w-uld. either in Europe or this country, within the next six ionlhs. Tonig'. fs mill will give some kind of a real line on the two claimants of he right to test out Dempsey's punch barrage. -Jimmy Darcy got down to hard training yesterday for his coming hout on December 10 in Milwaukie against Tommy Gibbons, the St. Paul flash. Otbbons is scheduled to leave Seattle this morning for Portland and will dpen up his training quarters to morrow. Darcy realizes that to hold his own with Gibbons he must be in the best of condition and will not do any Bluffing in his workou's. His brother, Alex Trambitas, and several heavy mixers will act as his sparring partners. Matchmaker Fraik Kendall reports a heavy demand for seals, with the pasteboards only on sale for a day. The Oregon City fans have been bit ten by the fistic bee again and in answer to requests Kendall took the flyer to the paper mill city yesterday with a flock of tickls for the comiim show. A bout which is attracting a great deal of interest on the December 10 card Is the special event of eight rounds featuring Sailor Georgie Bran don and Niel Zimmerman, the two battling featherweights. These two willing exponents of the fistic art slashed through six torrid rounds at the last show of the Port land boxing commission. Zimmerman taking the decision. It was accorded that Brandon put up the gamest ex hibition ever witnessed here. This time the perpetual motion sailor will be in better shape for the fast-coming Zimmerman, who is getting ready to take on the Gormans. ings and Ma- lones. A strength-sapping cold had a transle hold on Brandon when he fought Zimmerman and only his great stamina carried him through the dis tance. and he did not finiwh by hang ing on either. He was fighting every minute. Over the eight-round route their return match should be one of the treats of the year. BECKETT HAS ADVANTAGE Britilicr Scales 14 Pounds Over Georges Carpentier. LONDON. Dec. 3. Joe Beckett and Georges Carpentier will meet in a 2P-round bout at the National Boxing club tomorrow nis"ht to decide the heavyweight championship of Europe. Carpentier, a Frenchman, holds the title. Thi fisrht may bring forward an opponent for Jack Dempsey in a con test for the heavyweight champion fahip of the world Beckett, who is the English cham pion, will have an advantage of 14 pounds in weijrni over carpeniter. scaling at about 1S4 pounds, and his reach is two inches longer. Otherwis the contestants will be virtually equal as regards age, height and measure ments. While the Englishman is regarded as a fighter. Carpentier is credited as being the more scientific because of his greater boxing skill. Both me are said to be in p, rfect condition. RALfH BEATS LEWIS KKEVTEK New Jersey Man Wins First Match in Pocket Billiards Play. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 3. Edward Ralph. Highstown, N. J., scored hi first victory when he defeated Lewi Kreuter. New York, in today's open ing pocket billiards match, 125 to 105 Ralph registered a high run of 15 while Kreuter s best mark was 14. Oiarlie Seaback of New Haven Conn., defeated Benny Allen, 125 to S9. Seaback made a high run of 68 equaling the record for the tourna ment. ORTEGA TO TACKLE FARMER Mexican Holds Decision Over Most Coast Men, Save Logger. 'Battling" Ortega, Oakland middle weight, and Frank Farmer, the Tacoma boxer, will oppose each other In the main event of a boxing show to be staged by the Portland boxing commission on December 19. This match has been set by Matchmaker Jack Grant and 'the commissioners and will go through if nothing dis astrous happens to either boxer within the next week Farmer jnade an impressive show ing against Boy McCormick, light heavyweight champion of England, in their ten-round battle in Milwaukie last week, while Ortega is rated as the best middleweight on the Pacific coast. The Mexican holds a decision over every man of note he'has fought on the Pacific coast, ranging from 145 to 160 pounds, excepting Farmer. Ortega will likelv be conceding a little weight, but never quibbles over a few pounds. But for a raw deci sion Ortega would now be the welter weight champion of the world. Tommy Simpson's boy fought Ted "Kid" Lewis, then the champion, off or his feet in a four-round encounter in Oakland last year, only to have the match called a draw. Peter Mitchle and Freddie Anderson will clash ten rounds in the seml windup of the December 1 card. The show will be staged in the armory. GIBBONS BEATS FARMER ST. PALL BOXER'S SPEED GAIXS VERDICT. Left Jabs and Cleverness Earn Decision Over Logger, Wlio Conies Out L'nhurt. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) Tommy Gibbons gave a dem onstration of the cleverness which has made him one of the chief con tenders to the world's light-heavyweight championships tonight, when he outpointed Frank Farmer and won a decision . over the logger at the Crystal pool. The elder of the- Gibbons boys pumped his fanned left into Farmer's race ana ooay ior point alter point, outgeneraled the Tacoma crack in the clinches and earned the verdict without much of a doubt. For one round, the first. Tommy ooked a dead ringer for his more famous bfother. Mike. His footwork and lightning jabs amazed the packed house, who cheered lustily as he took his corner. But the St. Paul wizard evidently thought he had earned his bit of the purse for the rest of the rounds were quite tame. Farmer's awkward defense turned aside miny of Mike's hooks and jabs and the bald one scored quite often himself with body blows which did no more damage than did Gibbon s punches. Once or twice the northwest cham pion brought the crowd to its feet by a flurry, when a right hand found ts mark. But the times were few and the sixth round saw the Minnesotan leading by a healthy margin. Red Gage, the fiery 13o-pounder oi Seattle, and Herb Taylor boxed a fast draw in the semi-windup. The boys put plenty of action into their exhibi tion, although neither did a world of damage. George Elzil 'and Earl Connors staged an interesting draw contest in the third bout. Willie Casteel, a nifty-working lit tle bantam from Tacoma, popped Frankie Pantley square in the chops in the first round of their encounter. The local lad took a count of nine. but Pantley surprised the boys who were predicting a knockout by com ing back and outboxing the hard hitting visitor for the rest of the distance. BAY BOUT BANK FIZZLE SMITH-MORRIS GO DEVOID OF ANY THRILLS. Jerry O'Kccfe and Lee Johnson Put Ip Best Fight of Oat land Programme. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3. (Special.) -Gunboat Smith and Carl Morris put up a wretched four-round fight to night at the Oakland auditorium and at the end of It all there was a draw decision. The contest was devoid of any features, but if there was a slight shade it belonged to Smith. The Jerry O'Keefe-Lee Johnson fight,- won by O'Keefe in the second jn a technical knockout, furnished the most excitement. Jack Davis knocked-out Eddie Den- ney in the second round. Teddy O'Hare and Johnny Arrousey boxed a four-round draw. Rex Morris knocked out Kid Carter in the first, beveral weeks ago this same pair was thrown out of the ring for stalling. Jimmy Thornton knocked out Doc Roberts in the second. Willie O'Keefe, knocked out Jimmy Rizzo In the second. Jimmy Griffith and Harry Scott boxed a draw. GOLF CLUB HAS ELECTION Three Directors of Portland Organ ization Are Renamed. Members of the Portland Golf club held their annual meeting Tuesday night at the Portland hotel. Three of the members of the board of directors, whose terms had expired, were re elected. Those re-elected to serve on the board were C. B. Lynn. James F. Beckett and T. W. Watts. W. D. Scott is succeeded by Lester W, iiumpnreys. ine Doara win meet next Monday night and assign offices to these men. - , During the meeting several mem bers gave short talks, expressing their appreciation to the officials for the manner in which the club has been conducted during 1919. BROTHERS ARE GRID ENEMIES John and Mike Callahan Captain Yale and Princeton. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Dec. 3. John Timothy Callahan of Lawrence. Mass was re-elected captain of the Yale tootball eleven tonight. ' Captain Callahan was center on this year's team, being opposed in tne Princeton game by his brother "Mike" Callahan. who today was eletced captain or the 1920 Tigep team. Astoria Five After Games. A letter received from Ben Burns of Astoria states that Burns is now managing the Hammond mill basket ball five and Is anxious to arrange games with some of the best quintets in the state. Burns has lined up a stronger aggregation this year than he had in the field last season and is looking for the best competition that he can get. He is trying to schedule games with the O. A. C. rooks and the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club. "Tham" Wins Bout. ROCKFORD. 111.. Dec. 3. Sam Langford knocked out Dave McBride of California in one minute at Camp Grant. Spokane Butter Prices Rise. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec 3. Retail prices of butter here advanced 2 cents a pound today, bringing the top to 73 and 74 cents. IS FAVORED ill Football Committee Reported Leaning to Lemon-Yellow. DECISION NOT REACHED Opponent for Harvard Kew Year's Day Lies Among Tliree Teams of Pacific Coast. PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 3. Officials of the Tournament of Roses associa tion expressed gratification tonight upon receipt of the acceptance by the Harvard university football team of an invitation to play here New Year's day. The association tonight was still un decided whether to invite the foot ball squad of the University of South ern California. University of Wash ington or University of Oregon to meet the easterners. It was unofficially reported that the Oregon team probably would be invited. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 3. The invitation to the Harvard football team to play a western eleven at Pasadena. Cal., on New Year's day was accepted .today. After consultation between the fac ulty athletic committee and members of the team yesterday which devel oped favorable sentiment, the matter was referred to Dean Le Baron R. Briggs. Dean Briggs decided to let the final word rest with the full com mittee, which issued a statement ac cepting the invitation "with the pro viso that if the railroad administra tion should hereafter establish any regulation or make any request that such trip should not be made in view of the fuel shortage, the trip would be cancelled." Although the Harvard eleven broke training after the Yale game Coach Robert Fisher is confident that he can easily get his men in shape. It is not yet known which coast team will be Harvard s opponent. SEATTLE SESSIONS NEAR O. A. C. DELEGATES LEAVE FOR SOUND MEETING. Coaeb Hargiss and Manager Rich ardson Represent Aggies at An nual Powwow on Sports. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. Dec. 3. (Special.) Coach Hargiss and general manager James J. Richardson leave Corvallis tomorrow to attend the preliminary meeting of the coaches and managers oc Pacific coast conference inst'tu tions at Seattle. Plans for the inter collegiate athletics during the next year will be talked over at this meet ing. The conference meeting proper will be held Saturday, when schedules for baseball, basketball, wrestling and track will be made. The faculty representative from O. A. C. to the conference meeting will be Dr. U. G. Dubach, president of the board of con trol at the Corvallis institution. Dr. A. D." Browne, secretary of the Pacific coast conference, and now physical director at Leland Stanford university, is visiting friends on the campus here today. He is on his way to Seattle to attend this year s con ference meeting. Dr. Browne former ly was head of the department of physical education at O. A. C LATHROP DEFEATS WEIN STEIN Three-Cushion Players Run Off Six Matches of Schedule. Six matches were played last night in the three-cushion billiard tourna ment at the Rialto billiard parlor. C. F. Lathrop surprised the followers of the cue game by defeating Jake Weinstein. 26 to 12, in class B. The results of the other matches follow: Class C W. E. White beat O. Kline, 20 to 13. Wtiit,e high -run. 3; Kline 2. Joe Kelley beat Claude Buckley, 20 to 14. Both players made high runs of 3. Class D B. S. Wilson beat N. T. Erick son, 15 to 7. Wilson, hiifh run. 3. Class 13 A. King beat James Martin, -o 10 x(. ving nign run, a: Alartln, ::. Class C W, H. Waring beat O. A. Vranl. zan, 0 to 18. Waring high rnn, 2: Vrani zau, 4. in the 18.2 handicap balk line bil liard tournament at the Bowie & Caldwell rooms last night, Walter McKenzie defeated Otto Mikkelson by the score of 120 to 80 in 46 innings. Tonight W. C. Lamed and Earl Cham berlain meet in a scratch match for 100 points. ALBANY HOOPERS HARD HIT Injury to Center Candidate Gives Squad Big Setback. . ALBANY, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) When "Pete" Miller, the big captain of the Albany higR school football team, suffered a broken ankle In the Thanksgiving day game at Corvallis, the injury not only played a big part in the Corvallis lads overcoming a 12 to 0 lead and pulling out a 13 to 12 victory, but it has weakened the school's basketball pros, cts for the Looming season aimer was counted on to piay cen ter on the Albany high basketball team, but he is on crutches yet and may not get into the game this sea son. Practice began at the high school this week. A dozen candidates turned out and Coach Brumbaugh hopes to develop a fast team. SCAPP0SE MAN IS HURT Piece of Rock From Blast Strikes J. Bergman in Eye. J. Bergman, 31 years old, suffered serious Injury of his eye yesterday while blasting near his home at Scap poose. Or. He stood too near the charge after lighting the fuse, and was struck by a flying piece of rock. He was brought to Portland last night and taken to Good Samaritan hospital. P. Bennett. a carpenter, fell through a trapdoor while working last night at his home, 1710 Macadam street, and suffered injury to hia back. He was taken to Good Samari tan hospital. Footpads Get $3.50. Fred Dlatter. 300 Hamilton street, reported to the police last night thai two men had held him up at Fourth and Hamilton streets and had robbed him of $3.50. He said both robbers wore masks and carried revolvers. PASADENA iniis m3 ' 7b u 're fixed for Winter all set She T NAMES ALL-STARS! TWO OREGON MEX MENTIONED FOR HONOR PLACES. llollis Huntington and Bartlett Placed at Full and Tackle by Seattle Coach. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Dec. 3. (Special.) Co.ch Claude J. Hunt today named his choice for a mythical all-star Pa cific coast football team. The Wash ington mentor has placed five mem bers of the purple and sold eleven amon; the ranks of his selected stars. These are Ted Faulk Jind George Smith, ends; Bill Grimm, tackle; "Gus" Pope. guard, and "Sandy" Wick, tenter. Bartlett of Oregon was named to play opposite Grimm at tackle. Ellsworth of Washington State college is Hunt's selection for the other guard Job. Moran of Pull man and Huntington of Oregon, ac cording to the Washington coach, are the coast's best halfbacks and Gillis of W. S. 'C. is named for fullback. R. Hanley of Pullman is the selection for quarterback. Nothing decisive has yet been said by campus authorities in regard to the Pasadena game. Members of the team are readjf to resume) training To the KUPPENHEIMER HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER - -A National Clothes Service A Kuppenheimer Overcoat for Kere Now. More Overcoats Being and have expressed themselves as anxious to meet Harvard's champions for the east and west supremacy con test on New Tear's day. The 1919 football season was a prof itable one. according to figures re cently issued by" Manager Melsnest, and some $16,000 has been added to the coffers of the university. To accommodate the crowds expect ed to attend gridiron contests next season, construction will soon begin on the first unit of the proposed con crete oval. The first unit will have a seating capacity of 20.000. The com pleted bowl, according to present cal culations, will seat 75.000 spectators. The old navy- field will be given over entirely to baseball and Denny field will be placed at the disposal of the Women's Athletic association. HENRY L. CORBETT HOME Weather tn Middle West Rotten, Says Portland Man. Henry L. Corbett, who celebrated his retirement from the presidency of the Chamber of Commerce by, taking an extended eastern trip, returned yesterday from New York, after six weeks' absence. , "Had a perfectly peaceful time," he reported, "with fine weather In New York, but weather that was simply rotten in the middle west. I was glad enough to scoot through it back to Oregon." YOU'VE got something. Reserves of warmth, enduring comfort, style that sur vives passing fads, long, honest' service. That KUPPENHEIMER overcoat of yours is ready for any emergency, but, of course, you feel best when it's on duty, serving you through cold and snow. Perhaps you don't know how valuable your KUPPENHEIMER overcoat really is now. Try to buy another and you'll find out. They're scarce very few left in any store. If you've got a KUPPENHEIMER overcoat, you're to be congratulated upon your foresight. You should be right happy. To others: The only KUPPENHEIMER over coats in town may be seen at the store named below. '.'You can't get one any where else in town. Some few overcoats are coming in right along. They may have the overcoat you want right now. niiwrimi n Exclusive Kuppenheimer House in Portland MORRISON AT FOURTH FLEEING HUSBAND HELD D. S. LITTLEPAGE ARRESTED BY ROSEBCRG OFFICIALS. Wife in Portland Charges Non Support and Intimates Another Woman Is Involved. ROSEBURG, Or.. Dec. . (Special.) Donald G. Littlepage, giving his address as Portland, was taken off a southbound train last night on tele graphic information from Multnomah county officers and held for investi gation. I According to advics from Portland received here by the sheriff's office, Littlepage Is alleged to have eloped with Mrs. Dorris L. Evans, but she was not with him. when the arrest was made. It was . also stated that the couple probably would present a marriage certificate giving the names of Mr and Mrs. A- Christensen. but the docu ment was not in evidence. - The only thing of an incriminating nature found upon Littlepage was a deputy sheriff's tar. Littlepage was arrested on -a war rant charging him with non-support. His wife, in obtaining the warrant, informed Deputy Sheriff Beckman Who Has Overcoat You May Be Received Daily that Mrs. Evans, who lives near Cor bett station, might be with Little page. SHOOTING LAID TO ROW Policeman Said to Have Killed Vancouver Man In Quarrel. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) That the shooting of Felix Van Vleet, at Newman, Cal., a few days ago, was the outcome of a quarrel, the coroner's Jury has decided. The quarrel was with Edward New. come, night policeman of the town A paper printed there stated that two men met Van Vleet on the street and Newcombe began beating Van Vleet over the head. As Van Vleet was falling he asked Swenson to help him. but before Swenson could, Newcome fired three bullets, killing Van Vleet. A widow and eight children survive. The body will be brought here for in terment. Day Leads Cornhnskers. LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec 3. William Day, for two seasons center of the Nebraska football team, was tonight elected captain of the 1920 eleven Parish to Hold Meeting. A mass meeting will be held at the Good Shepherd parish on Friday evening, December & at 8 P. M-, on the nation-wide episcopal campaign. 0. Speakers will be Mrs. Julia S. White ford and A. W. Crawford. Read The Oregon Ian classified ads. wtthth" FeirJbrcpd Head The nrt Ctcmr Co., 105-307 Pine tit., Portland. Phone Broadway 1703; Home. A 4833.