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THE HORNING ORKGONIAN, TITTJUSDAY, JITI.V. 8,. inSO mm FIGHTS SHY OF MEETING ORTEGA Middleweight "Champ" Like All Other Title Holders. ALL THORNS ARE AVOIDED Way Picked" Along Titular Path in Order to Retain Crown; More Money Is Demanded. . BY- DICK SHARP. Johnny Wilson, Boston's adopted middleweight champion, wants some thing softer than Battling Henry Or tega of Oakland, who meets Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul in the main tan pie of tomorrow night's boxing card at the MUwaukie arena. Wilson has turned down the Tulsa. Okia., offer on the grounds that the purse isn't sufficient size. Johnny, like all "champions" before and after him, is '"picking" his way along the championship path and is not going to step on any thorns being that he was so fortunate as to earn a decision over o'Dowd. Wilson Makea Xo Answer. If Wilson did not care to meet Or tega it is a safe bet he hasn't any as pirations to tackle the winner of the O'Dowd-Ortega fight at the MUwau kie arena. Matchmaker Frank Ken dall has not yet reecived an answer from Wilson as 'to the latter caring to fight the winner of tomorrow nicrht's battle, and is not likely to. Wilson will stay away from Mike O'Dowd just as long as he can, re gardless of what he may have to say in the east now that O'Dowd is on the other side of the continent. To hear Wilson talk, one would think he would step in and take on Mike any day, but perhaps if the St. Paul tioy was back in Johnny's territory he would not be so outspoken as to his courage. As soon as Wilson heard that Or tega had got a draw with O'Dowd he immediately became wary and dropped the Tulsa. Okla., offer like a hot potato. Mulch Called Off. The Wilson-Ortega match was sug gested by (Jeorge IMummer, Tulsa pro moter, according to Tommy Simpson, Ortega's manager, who arrived here yesterday. Simpson telegraphed back his terms and here was I'lummer's reply: "Just had a return message from Johnny Wilson. He asks me to get someone else other than Ortega for him. 1 have wired him again, a bigr ger offer, but he sure wants plenty.' But even with the added offer Johnny could not see a match with Ortega. Both O'Dowd and the Battler worked out yesterday afternoon at the Olym pic gymnasium and are in great shape. Ortega took the iloor at 1 o'clock and after skipping rope punching the bag and going through three rounds of shadow boxing, donned the gloves and took on several sparring partners. O'Dowd limbered up and went through all of the gym stunts, but did rot box anyone. It was too ho; and. being in excellent cendition already. Mike did not want to sap his strength. Nothing "was done , toward the se lection of a referee yesterday, but a meeting between Paddy Mulllns, Tommy Simpson, Frank Kendall and George Moore will be held today to arrive at some conclusion for an offi cial. The eight-round semi-windup be tween Willie St. Clair and Kddie Shannon is coming in for a good deal of attention. Shannon's defeat at the hands of Joe Benjamin is being tabbed as a fluke by a number of the fistic followers, who still believe that Kddie is the kingpin of Pacific coast light weights. St. Clair has never fought in the northwest, but comes here with a formidable record behind him. Willie has fought nearly all of th. best 1 3G1pounders in the middle west au'l California. A slugging match is looming In the six-round tilt between Johnny Fiske of Jiock Island and Niei Zimmerman. 'The Portland youngster registered a ;knockout victory in Eugene the other day. The six-round match between Dan. ny Kdwards and Baby Blue, the two bantam tar babies, will be for the colored bantamweight championship of the world. Both now claim the title and there does not seem to be anyone else disputing their claims. Toung Fisher and Johnny Bosco vltch will clash in the four-round cur- tain raiser. Insures him a place on the diving team to compete at Antwerp In Au gust. The Northwestern swimming cham pionships scheduled for Victoria, B. C, to be held under the auspices or the Victoria island Amateur Athletic association, will take place some time in August. Due to the fact that the cream of Portland's aquatic contin gent will -be in Europe, the diving forces will be weak. Helen and Irene Pembroke and Helen Hicks will represent the Multonomah club in the swimming and diving events for women. Fred Cady of Philadelphia, known best as the swimming coach of Olga Dorfner, world's sprint champion, has another dark horse for the Olympic games tryout to be held in New York, on Saturday. Irene Guest, a youth ful swimming sensation, is credited with covering the furlong in 3:01, the world mark being 2:56 and held by Fanny Durack of Australia. The American mark for this distance, held by Dorothy Burns of Lob Angeles, is 2:59. The question of whether Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, world's swimming champions of Australia, who were beaten in their tour of America, will attend the Olympic games events at Antwerp or not is unsettled. After their first defeat at the hands of the American girls, the Australian women returned to their native water. It has been reported that Miss Durack was about to re tire from the swimming game. More than one red nose can be ac counted for in Portland today. No sly winks either. Old Sol shown down with such blissful, blistering persis tence that hundreds of Portlanders sought the cool breezes and a swim at Columbia beach or Windemuth. Those who did not make the beaches availed themselves of the various natatori- ums, clubs and the public schools. which are being kept open during the warm weather. Under the direction of Miss Alice Lidgate, three afternoons and. even ings are devoted to swimming at Couch school and three at Shattuck. Miss Lldgate has enlisted the help of several assistants in taking charge of the crowd of women and children who have flocked to the tanks for re lief from the warm weather. With the losing: of rts three bright est lights to the Olympic club, the Oakland Swimming club has gone down a wreck. George Schroth, one of the Pacific coast's best middle dis tance men: Jack Howell, the breast- stroke swimmer, and Irving Wender, champion diver, have applied for membership to the Olympic club or San Francisco. The transbay club has made a fight for its existence, but the loss of its three best point swimmers seems to fix it's destiny. GAME ENDS WITH FIGHT PIA YEK QXTARTET AN D UMPIRE BATTLE AT YAKIMA. Seattle X'osed Out, Spokane Tames Vancouver Beavers and Ta coma Bests Victoria. Pacific International I.eaeae Standincs. W. 1.. P. CI W. U P.O. Yakima... 3." 'J'-l .:'3! Vancouver ::t -0 4 Victoria.. :14 jr, ..Ttspokane... "jnJ7.r!S Tacoma. . Utt .50-1 Seattle. . . 11 43 . 10G YAKIMA. Wash., July 7. In a game replete with errors and fighting. Yakima today punished Seattle to the tune of 7 to 6. thereby increasing her hold on first place in the league pennant race. Lafayette's home run in the Hth inning scored the win ning run. Four players and Umpire McCoy, who received a black eye last week, engaged in active combat, three of the players beinir chased off the field. Manager Hoffman of Seattle said he would protest the game. The score: R. H. K. R. H. E. Seattle 8 2Yaklma 7 14 S Batteries Tally and Boelzle; Will iams and Cadman. Tacomn 5, Victoria 3. TACOMA, Wash., July 7. Tacoma defeated Victoria again today, Abrams outpitching Kelly. The score: R. H. K.l R. H. E. Victoria.. . .3 7 5Tacoma. . . . 5 9 1 Batteries .-Kelly, James and Land Abrams and Stevens, Anfinson. Spokane 5, Vancouver 1. SPOKANE, Wash., July 7. A triple by Ginglardi in the second and a single by Fisher In the eighth each time with two men on base, ac counted for four of Spokane's five runs. Vancouver getting one. The score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Vancouver..l 7 1 iKpokane. . . . 5 8 3 Batteries Johnson and Patterson; Smith and Fisher. CASTERS 111 GOOD FORM BACKUS COMES WJTHIX SLIGHT DISTANCE OF RECORD. IT SHAMROCK IV AND RESOLUTE ARE BEIXG MEASURED. Weighing of Craft for Displacement Adds to Difficulty of Task; Both Hauled Out of Water. Local Women Prominent in Olympic Trials. Portland Rapidly AMnnIn Impor tance aa Aquatic Center. NEW YORK, July 17. Sir Thomas Llpton's Shamrock IV, challenger for the America's cup, and Resolute, de fending craft of the New York Yacht club, were hauled out of the water in Brooklyn today for measurement In anticipation of the international races off Sandy Hook beginning Thursday, July 15. The yachts are being meas ured by Professor Harold W. Webb of Columbia university and a corps of assistants. Measuring the cup yachts is a dif ficult proposition, as the rule this year requires that the craft be weighed for displacement. It will require at least BOO square meas urements being drawn off on each craft. At the rate of progress niado today it is doubtful whether the work wiil be finished before Sat urday. It is generally believed that Sham rock IV is the largest craft and will have to give at least six minutes to the American defender. A look at the two boats as they were out of the water was an inter esting study to all interested in naval architecture. Resolute is decidedly smaller and has a rgore conventional nun. tine iooks every men tne mod ern yacht with absolutely nothing revolutionary in her lines. The challenger, looks smoother be neath her water line than she does on dck. She is unlike any other yacht that ever has come after the cup, and if properly handled she un doubtedly will be a most dangerous contender. When Professor Webb finished his work today the water line length of the yachts had been taken off. He stated that each yacht was under the 75-foot limitation required by the conditions of the race. Ely Experts Have Good Outing und Arrange for Two Euture Events. Walter F. Backus, president of the Multnomah Anglers' club came within one-fifteenth of a point of tying the world's record in the dry fly event of the casting tournament at the Sell wood Park pool yesterday evening. Backus score in the event was and 13-15, while the world's record mark is 99 14-15. Dr. E. C. McFarland placed in each of the four events yesterday taking two lirsts. one in the half-ounce ac curacy bat and one in the half-ounce miss-and out event at 80 feet. He also finished second in the quarter- ounce accuracy bait and third in the accuracy fly. In the half-ounce miss-and-out event Dr. McFarland tied with Jack Herman for first and in the throwoff the former won out. Paul Farrens, one of the new casters was out for the first time yesterday and while he did not land among the prizewinners he made a good showing. the next tournament will be held Wednesday at the Sellwood pool at 6 P. M. and the following Wednesday the members of the club will be en tertained by Jim Morris at Oswego lake- Yesterday's results follow: - One-quarter ounce accuracy bait Rav winters, rirsl. :i;i. : ur. hi. fj. McKarland econd, OS 3-13: Jack Herman, third, One-half ounce accuracy bait Dr. li. C McFarland, fireit, !Ht l-ir; Walter K. Bac kus, second, !) 5-15; W. Klnser. third OS 0-1.".. One-half ounce miss and out. 80 feet Dr. K. C. Mclnnald, first: Jack Herman, second: Ray winters, third. Accuracy fly Walter F. Backus, first 0! ia-l.; Ray Winters, second; 13r. B. C Mcparland, third. AXDERSO.V AX D HEKJLVX DRAW BY RUTH STACKER. FOR the first time in the history of the Olympic games, women of America will be represented in the water sports. Eight years ago Fanny Durack, Australia's classiest swimmer and world record holder, took all honors at the games in Stockholm, Sweden. This year, Amer ica should come in for a goodly por tion of laurel wreaths in the same events. Manhattan Beach. New York, will see in close .competition America's best swimming women in tryouts next Saturday afternoon. Connie Dressier and Thelma Payne of the Multnomah club will compete in the diving events against the east ern girls. Frances Cowells-Schroth of San Francisco, Helen Moses of Honolulu and Dode Burns of Loa An geles will -represent the west against Charlotte Boyle, Claire Finney, Eileen Biggins, Gertrude Artelt and others in the eastern events. It is nearly certain that the Port land divers will make the grade. Thelma Payne has held the national championships lor three successive years, and Mrs. Dressier has come back this year with flying colors. Eight years ago woman swimmers in the United States in active com petition could be numbered on the fingers of one hand. This year three elimination eontests have been held ' in order to sift a team down to twelve swimmers. At that time all swimminer and div ing marks were held by Australia. England and Sweden. Since the de velopment of the sport in this coun try, both diving and swimming are numbered among America's world - records. Happy Kuchn will dive against - Pinkston, San Francisco; Carl Swend . son. Los Angeles, and several divers of the east in the Olympic games try outs at Chicago Saturday afternoon. Kuehn's good work in the trials at Neptune beach, San Francisco, nearly DAVIS TEAM AT EASTBOURAE American Players Favored to Win Against French Experts. EASTBOURNE, England, July 7. The French and American Davis cup teams have been in Eastbourne at the same hotel for the past three days hoping to get acclimated to the local conditions. The courts here are much slower than the center court at Wim bledon. The French representatives, Deougis ana uoDert, tninK this will penalize both sides equally, as all tennis play ers like hard ground. Tilden's knee is almost well and he is confident that he will stand the strain of the series without trouble. There is a general reeling that William At. John ston. American champion, will recover his previous form. America's chances of winning are regarded most favor ably here. In the Davis cup matches, France versus America, the drawings are: July 8, Johnston vs. A. H. Gobert. Tilden vs. W. H. Laurentz. July , jonnston and Tilden vs. Gobert and Laurentz. July 10, Gobert vs. Tilden, Laurentz vs. Johnston. Pratscli Leads Field. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) With a total of 118 targets out of a possible 12a, Fred Pratsch leads the field of the Aberdeen Trapshoot ing association in the contest for the H. P. Brown and Dupont trophies. The last shoot of both series will he held at Cosmopolis Sunday. Charles Funk, the runner-up, is expected to give Pratsch a close run. Funk made a remarkable record for an amateur last Sunday at a special registered meet at Bellingham. Out of his first 100 shots 87 were good. Quick High Man at Shoot. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) H. B. Quick was high man at the weekly shoot held Sunday, hav ing a score of 4S out of 60. Sam Downs won second place with a score of 44. Other scores of the shoot were H. B. Watson. 32; Malcolm Donahoe, 34; Jack .Neville. 37; C. F. Jones. 38 Tom Long. 32; V. Challender, S8;Vaul Donahoe, 39; Fred Downs, 40. Joe Walman shot without competition in the 25-bird event and broke but five birds. Storey Knocks Out AValker and Jones Defeats Moore. SI5ATTLK, Wash.. July 7. Andre Anderson, Chicago heavyweight, and liny Herman of Tacoma, Wash. boxed four fast rounds to a draw de cision at a Liberty park smoker here tonight. Herman forced the fighting throughout, but Anderson scored knockdown in the third round and th decision was approved by ringside critics. Jimmy Storey, Seattle, knocked out Dixie" Walker, Spokane, in the first round of what was to have been : four-round contest. They are wel terweigrhts. Ludwig Jones. Tacoma. won a four-round decision from Eddie Moore, Seattle. Tacoma Boxer Wins Bout. CHEHALTS, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) In the boxing contests at Mil lett field July 5 Harold Jones of Ta coma knocked out Pat Borden of Ab erdeen in the secpnd round. Morgan Jones won the decision over Joe Dunn in a six-round go. Mike DePinto won from Lud Jones and Kid Eckland was defeated by Jimmy Smith in four round bouts. Hooper May Be Laid Up. BOSTON. July 7. Harry Hooper, captain of the Boston Americans. underwent an operation here today tor a leg injury sustained recently in a game at Cleveland. He may be out or tne game tor the rest of the season. 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Twelve hours ahead of schedule, the congressional party on inspection tour of western, parks and reclamation projects arrived here early this morning, passed half a day in looking- over the Klamath project, and after a luncheon tendered by the local staff of the United States reclamation service left this after noon for Crater lake national park where tlrey will spend two days. They expect to leave Crater lake Friday afternoon and arrive In Bend Friday evening. From here to Bend the trip will be by automobile. At Bend they again resume their rail way tour through the northwest. The members of the party are: A. P. Davis, director of the U. S. recla mation service; Stephen T. Mather, director of national parks, and J. A, Beadle, assistant director of the rec lamation service. Appropriations committee: James W. Good of Iowa, chairman; William R. Wood of Indiana, Louis C. Cramton of Michigan, Burton L. French of Idado, Milton W. Shreve of Pennsyl vania, Josepn w. Jirynes 01 icnuioscc - .1 Tkn rcvnna if Montana: N. J. Sinnott, chairman of public lands committee; Charles ts. iiraoenne ui Colorado, of the house way and means committee; Adolf K. Barta. secretary of the appropriations committee, and E. C. MeCormick, vice-president of the Southern Pacific system, who Is personally conducting the tour over the Southern Pacific system, complet ed the party. Mr. Mather and Mr. MeCormick will leave the party at Crater lake for Medford. The park director desires to see for himself the condition of roads leading to the park from the western side of the Cascades. He will rejoin the party in Portland. Centralis Names Eire Chief. CENTRAUA, Wash., July 7 (Spe cial.) Frank Rowswell today was ap poined Centralia fire chief by the city mmmisRinn. He succeeds Tom Cun- nincham .who lost his life June 25 , while fighting a fire at the Hope building. Mr. Rowswell, the new chief, has served as captain on the local force for a number of years. Church Picnic Saturday. 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