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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAJf. PORTLAND. AUGUST 12, 1906. 17 NELSON FORGETS COLOR LIE TALK Doughty Dane Consents to Meet Gans at the Liberal Terms Offered. CAN'T RESIST TEMPTATION Bout Should Prove Interesting, as Men Are Well Matched for , Gameness and Hitting . Power. With all the confidence in the world of his ability to win, Joe Gans has agreed to fight Battling Nelson in Goldfleld on Labor Day. If Nelson gains the decision he will stand un disputed champion lightweight of the world. The beautiful form which he displayed when he laid out Jimmy Brltt a year ago set the Dane up in the eyes of the sporting world as the premier lightweight, but Gans has ever been a shadow across his path to the undisputed title. Nobody will be lieve that Brltt could ever stay again with the dentin of Hegewlsch as long as he did at their last meeting, and since his conclusive defeat he has been considered a back number. By reason of his creditable work In different goes Gang has earned the right to have a chance with Bat, and it is now up to htm to make good or be down and out, where many of his critics claim now that he belongs. These two boys should put up one of the greatest scraps ever seen in a ring. Both are hard hitters and both game to the core. Each is firm in the realization that he is entered in the battle of his career. Queerly enough, Gans is now In a position much the same as was Nelson a year ago, when he was chasing Jim my Brltt about the bush in an en deavor to get him in the ring for a finish fight. It was the mistake of Jimmy's career that he ever consented to take on Bat for more than 20 rounds. Trow he ever beguiled himself into thinking he could knock out the hard headed Dane is more than anyone has ever been able to figure out, but ha took the chance, and lost. With Gans It is somewhat different. No one ha ever accused Gans of not being there when it comes to hard hitting, and Or cleverness he has always held his own with the best of them. Unless Nelson shows a great unexpected improve ment, such as did big Jeffries, Gans will out-hit him two to one, just as Britt hit him ten to one. The whole question, is. Has the negro the finish punch? Has he cleverness enough, as did Brltt, to stay away from Nelson's windjammer till he can cross over the deciding wallop himself? There is no doubt that one of the largest crowds in the history of pu gilism will gather to witness this go.' San Francisco Is frothing at the mouth for some more of the manly game, of which it has been deprived since the big Are. Both boys matched are well known to San Francisco fight fans, na without, doubt there will. be a great exodus from the liny City to wit ness the mill. As for local attendance, what more auspicious place-could have been- chosen than Goldfleld, in the heart of the virgin mining country of America? For picturesqueness of set ting, this match will surpass any other ever before arranged. Billy Nolan has again proved him self to be the sharpest in the man agerial business. For a year he has held his boy away from anything dan gerous. He has hooked up with the easy theatrical money. For a year he has stoutly maintained that as long as lie held the reins on Bat he -would never enter the ring with a colored man. Did Nolan mean It? When Mark Shaughnessy, the well-known tight promoter, was in San Francisco lately lie said Nolan told him that if he ever sent Nelson in the ring with a negro he (Shaughnessy ) could draw on him for any amount of money. Now all the color-line talk has van ished. Why? Where has It gone to? The whole situation Bimply Is this. Nolan has got Gans where he wants lilm. He has held him up for the ma jor portion of the purse, win or lose. Ite has got a good offer, and he is willing to turn Bat loose, now that plenty of money Is in sight for the two of them. f Nolan's theory of managing Is "money If you can't get it, wait till you can." DKER FORESTS AT BIG RENTAL. Hunting Ground In Scotland Has More Profit Than Sheep Pasture. Forest and Stream. The news dispatches tell us that Henry Phipps of Pittsburg has rented the famous Glen Quoich deer forest In Scotland. The estate comprises 60,000 acres, or something more than 78 square miles. The papers put the "to tal rent expenses" at $50D,00J a season, but this is a patent exaggeration, al though the finances of deer forests are expressed In large figures. At the time of a recent computation there were in Scotland 110 deer torests, covering a total area of 2,000,030 acres, and bring ing an annual rental, if let, of )1,- UUO.000. A deer forest, by the way, does not of necessity mean a wooded tract; it is any territory set apart for a deer range, and may be wooded or open. A large proportion of the lands devoted now to deer was formerly used for sheep, and the change to deer, forest Vas been made not out of sentiment, 6ut becnuse the hunting ground is much more profitable than the sheep pasture. The conversion of grazing and agri cultural lands to such purposes of sport has been In times past a political question, and the world has heard much about the eviction of the croftera from their Highland homes by the deer preservers, but there are not wanting, apparently, convincing arrays of fig ures to prove the assertion that Scot land cannot make better use of Its mountain lands than to farm them out as hunting grounds for the deer stalk ers, native and foreign. REGATTA NEXT SATURDAY. Challenge Card Under Preparation by the Oregon Yacht Club. The Oregon Yacht Club Is planning an other regatta for next Saturday. Not since the big event early in June has there been a regatta of any importance among the yacht club members, and now a challenge card has been arranged where rivalries may be settled. Races for all classes will be held. This will be the challenge regatta of the year. The club cups will again be up for competition, and the boats which are now adjudged champions of their class will have to stand fire again to demonstrate their superiority. The Anona, owned by Francis D'Arey, holds the class A cup, and the Ira Powers free-for-all cup, and the Synamox, the property of Honeyman, holds the challenge cup in class B. OREGON HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK Nearly All or Varsity Football Men Will Return to College. . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or., -Aug. 11. (Special.) Prospects for a successful football season at the Uni versity of Oregon were never better than they are this year, and local enthusiasts believe that the varsity eleven will hold a, leading place among the teams of the Northwest.. Nearly all of last season's men will be in college again, and It is certain that many players of experience will come to college with the incoming freshman class. With such veterans as Chandler, Moores, Hug, McKinney. La. troulette, Arnsplget, Hammond, Mcln tyre and Hurd, Oregon has a splendid nucleus for a crack team of players. Hugo Bezdek. the newly-elected coach, is a pupil of Coach Stagg, and a graduate of Chicago University, where he played four years as full-back. Bezdek is now at his home in Chicago, but he will reach Eugene early in September. He has made a close study of the new code of foot-ball rules, and will come to Oregon full of modern Ideas. Bezdek favors ah open game, with plenty of punting, and as Oregon has always played a kicking game, he will have little trouble In work ing out his pet plays. Bezdek will be assisted by Trainer W. L. Hayward, who will have entire charge of the training and physical condition of the team. Hayward acted in this capacity at the University of California for several years and always put his men on the field in the very best of condition. w Manager Guy Mount, who Is spending the Summer at his home in Sllverton, is now busy adjusting his schedule, which will Include six games. Heretofore Ore gon has played eight games each year, but as the annual trip to California has been abandoned, the schedule has been HOOD RIVER HENDERSON ACCEPTS J. J. BYRNES' LONG DISTANCE SWIMMING CHALLENGE. 8 shortened. The demand Tor a shorter schedule has come not only from the faculty, but from the players themselves, who feel that six good games are enough for one season. Oregon will meet Idaho, at Moscow, on October 26: Willamette, at Eugene, November 3; Oregon Agricultural College, at Corvallis, November 10; Wash ington, at Eugene, November 17, and Multnomah, at Portland, on Thanksgiv ing day. A game will also be played with Whitman College, but no date has been agreed upon for this contest. PITCHER PUT WISE BY GIRL. Twlrlcr Is at Sea Until Signaled From Grandstand. Buffalo Evening News. "I saw a girl help a well-known Ameri can League pitcher win a game last sea son," says Matty Mclntyre. "The girl was a 'fan of 'fans,1 and occupied the same seat daily when the team was in town. And she knew the game from A to Z. In this particular game the score was 3 to 2 in favor of the visitors, who were In the field. It was the last inning and two men were out and a man was on second, when the manager sent up a big, husky substitute none of us had ever seen before. The pitcher looked at the catcher and got the Bignal: 'Pitch wher ever you like.' Just then a handkerchief fluttered in the stand back of the catener and thegirl In an unconcerned way drew her'hand across her throat several times. The pitcher was on in a minute. He pulled his cap down and wound a fast one around the substitute's neck. It was square over and the big fellow whaled' away, missing the bail a foot. Two more in the same place, and the game was over. Just as he walked to the 'bus I heard the manager of the home team yell: 'You're a lucky boy. If you had pitched a low ball that fellow would have lifted it out of the lot.'" FAMOUS "BAR SINISTER" DIES. Bull Terrier Immortalized by R. H. Davis Ends Eventful Career. Northwestern Sportsman. It will be remembered that a few years ago in one of the prominent magazines there appeared a story written by Rich ard Harding Davis, entitled "The Bar Sinister." the hero of this story was the champion bull terrier Cold Steel. This famous dog died a few weeks ago while still the property of Mrs. Davis, wife of the author. At every exhibition where this dog was shown he was the center of attraction and an interesting figure in dog show circles. In his earlier days he won numerous prizes, though later critics agreed that he paid the penalty of age and too much care. He came out at the Toronto show as a puppy and cre ated quite a sensation among the wise acres of the fancy. He was whelped In March. 1900, and bred by Mr. Ford. His sire was Lord Minto, dam Vic. A Ml . Dole bought him at the Toronto show from Mr. Graham and then sold him to Mr. Davis. CROSS-COUNTRY AUTO RACE Chicago Automanlacs Will Meet Whitman on Journey. CHICAGO. Aug. 11. (Special.) T. T. Whitman, who is on his way from San Francisco to New York In an effort to break his former automobile record of 33 days, and who left San Francisco August 1. is expected to pass through Chicago tomorrow evening. Many local autoisls are preparing to meet the cross-country motorist at Napierville, 111., and escort him through the city. Whitman carries a message from Mayor Schmitz, of San Francisco, to Mayor McClelland, of New York, which he hopes to deliver to the latter Inside of 30 days from the time of departure from the former city. 1 . ' ... V; . 3. i. Byrnes. ...... LEAGUERS IN 1907 Amateur City Teams to Play Organized Ball. SHOULD BE A SUCCESS Irregular Schedule This Season Has Been Profitable Fixed Series Expected to Surpass Hap hazard Games in Interest. Amateur baseball has never been on so firm a basis in Portland a today. A half dozen teams, evenly matched, have fur nished good baseball through the entire Summer, and during the absence of the Beavers these games have been attended often by crowds which filled the entire grandstand at Recreation Park. A move ment is now on foot to organize a regular league for next year among the younger ball-players. There has been a semblance of system about the amateur games this Summer, but no pretense of playing a definite schedule. So much interest has been manifested in these matches, how ever, and so much support has been given by the fans, that the managers of the various clubs the Schillers, Trunkir.akers, Maroons, Northwest Gun Club, etc. have been encouraged to formulate a schedule for next year during the weeks when the big fellows are on the road, and perhaps also to bring In outside clubs, such as As- Henderson, of Hood River, whose chal lenge to a long-distance swim was ac cepted by J. J. Byrnes, of The Oaks, yes terday telephoned that he would come to Portland this evening to arrange condi tions for the race. A race such as these swimmers propose would be a novelty to Portland, and Indeed in Western waters. Manager Friedlander, of The Oaks, is anxious to have the match made an at traction for his amusement resort by hav ing the finish there. He suggests that the start be made at Oregon City and the finish at The Oaks. While Henderson stipulated a longer distance In his chal lenge, from Oregon City to Swan Island, and Byrnes expressed his willingness to stay in the water even longer and con tinue the contest to the mouth of the Willamette, there Is a probability that the shorter distance would be acceptable to the swimmers. Henderson was probably surprised to find some one willing to accept his defl to a long-distance awim, but he seems quite pleased to have discovered an oppo nent. As soon as The Oregonian of Sat urday reached him at Hood River he tele phoned . his acceptance of Byrnes' terms and stated tnat he would come at once to the city to arrange a date and course for the contest. Both men seem in ear nest and a forfeit will probably be posted, ' when the Hood River man arrives, to guarantee the holding of the match. toria, Woodburn and Newberg. Under this arrangement perhaps two games a week would be played, an equable division of the gate receipts would be made, and the proposition of side-bets, which is objec tionable to many, would be eliminated. This season, while most of the games appeared to be gotten up by the efforts of a few individuals, there has been a sort of syndicate back of all. Edward Jacobs, who has been connected with baseball more or less for many years, is president or the Portland City League, under auspices of which most of the games have been played, and Ed. Rankin, by mutual consent, has been retained as umpire for all. The managers of the different clubs have constituted, as it were, a board of directors, and under such an arrangement many good con tests have been pulled off. If under such a loose system of control, success) has been attained, there should be no reason why In 1907 successful amateur league ball could not be found in Portland, such as has been found in many Eastern cities. ONE SHOT WINS FOR HOPPE. Youthful Champion Tells of Turning Point, In His Career. William Hoppe, the young champion of the world at 18-inch balkllne billiards, one shot In, and holder of the world's record run of 307 for 18-inch balkllne, two shots in, was asked the other day what shot. If any, he considered the most mo mentous of his career. In January last Hopp defeated Maurice Vignaux in Paris, and wrested the 18.1 title away from the veteran Frenchman. He told of a shot in that game which came as near as any to being a turning point in his struggle for premier honors. It was the winning of that game that brought.-hlm from the shortstop class up to the masters' class ranked him among the topnotehers. "The most Important shot, to me, of that game," said Master William, "was at the beginning of the second inning of the second half of the contest. In Paris there Is a recess when one of the players has reached the halfway mark In points. The game was close enough when the second half began to be either man's. For the shot I am telling you about the balls were lined up, extending diagonally out from the side rail. The cue ball was farthest from the rail and outside the other two. The cue ball went from the first object ball to the side rail and then to the second ball, catching the sec ond ball on the far edge. The shot gave me position, and I ran 93. "If I had missed, I would have left po sition for Vignaux, and the chances are that he then would have gotten his stroke first instead of me. A great deal depend ed on which of us got his stroke first, and I consider that shot the most important in the game. Anyway, he did not play well after that, and he told me after the game that that shot beat him." "How long did it take me to run 3077" repeated Hoppe. "About 40 minutes. X should say. I did not feel much like play ing before the game began, but the fur ther It went the better I felt. Some times a man plays well when he doesn't think he is going to, and vice versa. That's one of several things about bil liards that Is hard te explain. I was a little tired when I reached the 100th count of the run, but not after that. When you get to the 200 mark in a run you feel you can make anything, and that's the way I felt In that run." Philadelphia North American. EGAN WINS MAYFLOWER CUP Name Will Be Inscribed Four Times on Golf Trophy. CHICAGO. Aug. 11. (Special.) H. Chandler Egan, Western golf champion and former National title holder, won the Mayflower cup at Onwentsia today by defeating ' Robert E. Hunter, of Mid lothian, in the 36-hole finals. Egan wilf have his name inscribed on the trophy In the opening tournament here four times, having been successful in succession. In his match today he led by two up at the end of the first nine holes, five up at the end of 18, and four up at the end of 27. The tnatch .ended rat the- 32d hole, which was halved. Egan winning, five up and four to play. CLUB FORMED BY CANOEISTS. New Organization to Have Quarters at Foot of Oak Street. A new boating club has been added to the already large number which dot the waters of the Willamette. This is known as the Oregon Canoe Club. Its float is at the foot of Stark street, and at present there are 14 members en roiled. The float has accommodations for 60, however, and in all probably the full membership limit will soon be reached. The object of the club is to promote Interest in canoeing. Unlike the other aquatic clubs of the city, no attention will be paid to rowing or yachting. The club is fitted up for canoes alone. The members have set about the pro motion of their scheme in a practical manner. The first step they took was to erect a commodious clubhouse and to secure a central location for it on the water front. The boathouse is now nearing completion. It is 40 by 60 feet in dimensions, and t besides having locker rooms and rests for canoes it has also several small apartments for social gatherings. The officers of the hew -club are: Commodore, H. Doxey; port captain, H. A. Krumbein; secretary-treasurer, R. N. Parks; directors, H. A. Hagedorn and A. Reed. SALVIDIERE'S FINE FINISH WINS RACE FOR ft 4,000 PURSE ITIVDER DIFFICULTIES. Starting; Badly and Meeting; Much In terference, He Dashes Ahead In the Stretch. SARATOGA, N. Y., Aug. 11. In a remarkably run race Salvidlere, the 3-to-2 favorite, won the $14,000 Saratoga Special for 2-year-olds, six furlongs, at Saratoga today. The favorite was off badly and was repeatedly Interfered with. At the far turn he was third from last and many lengths behind the leader. He closed gamely and many horsemen pronounced his race a good one. Demund broke in front and set a fast pace. At the end of half a mile he was leading by three lengths from Peter Pan. In the stretch he began to stop and McCarter, who was close up, took the lead, but Salvidlere came on the outside and, catching McCarter at the furlong pole, won, by a length and a half. Results: Seven furlongs Ginnette won. Memories second, Rebo third; time. 1:25. Steeplechase, about IVt miles Alfar won, Delcanta second, Hylas third time 5:22. Six furlongs Salvidlere won, McCarter second, Peter Pan third; time. 1:12 2-5. Mile and a quarter Gallavant won, Mo hawk second, Reid Moore third; time, 2:08 1-5. Five and a half furlongs-J. C. Core won, Loring second, Blondy third; time, 1:08. Mile and ' three-sixteenths Geranium won, The Picket second, Corrlgan third; time,- 2:02. At Seattle. SEATTLE, Aug. 11. Results of races at The Meadows: Seven furlongs J. C. Clem won. Black Gem second, Rustic Lady third; time. 1:29. Six furlongs Interlude won, St. Wlnnl fride second, Procrastinate . third; time, l:W4. . ' Mile and a quarter Briers won. Old Mike second, Iras third; time. 2:07. One mile Entre Nous won, Ralph Young second. Flo Manola third; time, 1:40. Six and a half furlongs Misty's Pride won. Royal Rogue second, Silver Sue third: time, 1:18- ' Mile and 50 yards Supreme Court won, Georgalette second, The Huguenot third; time. 1:41 ',4. One mile Rudabek won. Bombardier second, Fulletta third; time, 1:4..S POSSIBLE TO "GET" SPIKERS. Jack Warner Says Catcher Always Can Have His Revenge. "It do'esn't take'a big leaguer long to tumblo to tne lads who are out to throw the spikes in a fellow," said Jack Warner to a Boston reporter. "They can get away with It a couple of times, and then you simply wait to double-cross them good and proper. "This is not by way of alluding to the recent Cleveland injuries.- I don't know anything about them. Never had any trouble with the yanks, so I'm no judge whether they sharpen their spurs or not. But I was thinking of Cupid Childs when I caught my first game with Louisville against Cleveland. It was a close rub of a finish, and me at the plate all braced to put it on him. "Well, sir, Cupid came in like the Empire State Express, feet first and his body high in the air. And, say, he planted those mud-hooks of his on my right side with such force that I flew 20 feet. Then there was absolutely no excuse, as the play was not close, me being there waitln' to receive him. I put up a howl, but that was useless, so I made up my mind to work next day and watch for a chance to get even. I was lucky to have the some sort of a play come off. "Up in the sky went Mr. Cupid again. But this time I was not there, only thereabouts. I had plenty of time to look him over and pick out a soft spot in his architecture. They had to pry the ball out and it took half an bour to bring him back from dreamland. That's the way to do it when you know a lad is trying to get you. And you can always tell if hes on the level after a couple of encounters.-' Tug of War Contests Planned. The Portland Tug of War Association is planning to hold their first annual pic nic at the Tivoli Gardens on Sunday, Sep tember 30. Manager A. M. Planck said today that this event will be the best ever seen on the Pacific Coast. There will be contests between representatives of business houses' of Portland. Valuable prizes to be awarded are to be donated by business bourns and individ uals in the city. The list of prizes Is to be announced, so that winners will know in advance that In addition to pulling off the championship of Portland, they are pocketing something valuable beside. Manager Planck has also devied a very novel bucket contest for the fair sex. Any new applications for entries should be in Manager Planck's bands by August 20th. S No Duty on Lipton Yacht Cup. BOSTON, Aug. 11. Collector George H. Lyman, of this port, has decided to adm free of duty the silver cup sent here by Sir Thomas Lipton to be competed for by American yachtsmen. It was at first ruled by the appraisers that a duty should be imposed upon the cup on the ground that it was not an honorary trophy ac tually bestowed and accepted, such ar ticles being admitted free, but merely an article sent to the Boston Yacht Club to be held in trust until won or awarded. Milwaukie Country Clnb. Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sell wood or Oregon City car. starting; from First and Alder streets. WIZARD WITH CUE "Chick" Wright Will Practice With Local Cracks. BIG RUNS HE HAS MADE Won Encomiums From Eastern Crit ics In Chicago Tournament Last Year Billiard Revival In the Jaded East. H. "" A., better known as "Chick" Wright, amateur billiard champion of the Pacific Coast, is in the city for a i s w. - .- j '-'. - - .-...' Sis' : ! "lit ' I A. WKIGHT, KXPEKT AMATEUR BII.Ll.VKIH'LA VEK. NOW IN PORT H LAND AT PRACTICE. brief stay. While here Mr. Wright will engage in practice brushes with local cracks. "Chick" Wright is a well-known name In the billiard world. Mr. Wright's home is in San Francisco, where he was at the time of the big fire. He has defeated everything on the Pacific Coast in the billiard busi ness, but has never taken money for a game and desires to maintain his amateur standing. In 19D4, Mr. Wright wrested the Coast amateur title from W. H'. Slgourney, of San Francisco. In this match he made the highest single average ever made In an American tournament, running 14.85 in a 1500 point game. In 1905 the San Franciscan went East to enter the National tournament but was called home by the death of bis father. Again, in March, Wright entered, the big Chicago tournament, and although he did not succeed in gaining the National title he did some clever work which called forth much praise from Eastern billiard critics. Poggenberg, Demarest and Wright tied for second place in this tournament, Ed Gardner winning. On the playoff Wright was ill and out of form and was beaten -by both Poggen berg and Demarest. At that he was a place ahead of Conklln, the 1905 cham pion. In a match with Demarest, Wright made a sensational run of 127, the highest made by an amateur bil liardist in ten years or more. Just to show the Improvement in form the plavers had made in a year, Wright says that although Conklln played a 15 per cent better game than he did the year he won the championship, he made only fifth place. "It is surprising what a revival of Interest in billiards Is sweeping over the East." said Mr. Wright. "The game Is more popular than ever. Without doubt it Is the most s- 'entitle game ever Invented and it wi',1 stand after all other games have gone. Physicians now have found billiard playing condu cive to good health, and not a few East ern doctors prescribe billiards for men tal fatigue and physical exhaustion." JACK GRANT MAY REFEREE Tad" Called Upon to Settle Bet by Gans and Nelson. - GOLD FIELD. Nev., Aug. 11, Nelson and Gans have made a bet which will decide whether the referee shall be allowed to touch the men in the breakaway or not. Gans wagers $100 that Referee McGelgan used his hands at least once in separat ing the principals in the Nelson-McGov-ern fighth at Philadelphia last month. De cision Is left with "Tad" Dorgan, of New York. If he declares Gans' contention Is right, the article allowing the referee that privilege will prevail in the Gans-Nelsoo fight. Otherwise the referee may not use his hands. . The referee will be selected by the club, the following men having been nomi nated by the principals: Eddie Graney, San Francisco; Jack Grant, Portland: Tim Hurst. New York: Jack McGuigan, Philadelphia: George Siler. Chicago: Ed die McBrlde, Buffalo: Bat Masterson, New York; Mack Murrey, Boston; Abe Pol lock, Chicago, and Jack Walsh, Sin Francisco. TENNIS TOURNAMENT ENDS Payne, of Tacoma, Wins Multnomah Cup, Defeating SIcBurney. TACOMA, Aug. 11. (Special.) Amid much appiause and enthusiasm the tour naments which were played on the Taco ma Lawn Tennis Club's courts this week came to a brilliant finish tonight ana with a Tacoma man as hero and cham pion. The last day's play was marked with tennis of the very highest order. In the International tournament Tacoma swept everything before her, winning both events In splendid style. Frank T. Payne, of Tacoma, beat Mc Burney, of Spokane, in the international finals. The score was 6-1, 6-3, 6-3. It - - x ' carries with it the Multnomah cup, won by McBurney at Portland last year. Tyler, of Seattle, beat Wickersham, of Portland, in the semi-finals of the open tournament, 6-3, 6-3. In the finals of the mixed doubles, Miss E. Ryan and J. A. Rithet beat Miss A . Ryan and P. H. Pooley, all of Victoria, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. It was a very sen sational match. The Misses Ryan are from California, visiting in Victoria. ' In the game for the Northwest cham pionship Payne, Tacoma, defeated Tyler, Seattle, S-6, 7-5, 6-4. In the Northwest doubles Tyler and Russell, Seattle, defeated Payne and Arm strong. Tacoma. 8-8, 6-0, 6-4. The best match of the day was that be tween Payne and Tyler for the Northwest championship. Although the Tacoma man won In three straight sets, the match was hotly contested throughout. Tyler : at one time being within three points of winning the second . set. 'he Seattle man, taken altogether, probably made more single brilliant strokes than Payne, but the Tacoma man was the steadier and it was this even ness of play that won him the match. BELIEVES OISEAU'S LIFE SAFE Symptoms of Disease Causing Syson by's Death Speedily Checked. Mat Allen, trainer of the stable of James Buchanan Brady, says there is small fear of Oiseau's following Syson by into the grave by the ravages of a skin disease. When ten days back the Ornus colt developed an eruption similar in many respects to the rash which resulted fatally in the case of Sysonby, both the Tennessee turfman and his employer took alarm. And naturally. The passing of Sysonby had demon strated that death at the track, as elsewhere, loved a shining mark, and, after Sysonby, Oiseau was about as shining a mark as the grim reaper could have picked out. It demonstrated also that a skin trouble among horses which had not been considered serious by trainers might assume a most virulent and de structive aspect. But Mr. Allen got busy with Oiseau and applied remedies for eczema with which ha had long been familiar. The result has been extremely gratifying. Oiseau is hardly ready to get out and gallop, but he is trotting and walking every day, and the rash is rapidly dis appearing. So far he has not had even the slightest touch of fever, and Mr. Allen believes the worst is over. He will not run the risk of bringing abou; a relapse by hurrying the horse Into racing condition too quickly, however. New York Telegraph- Si FHANOISGO GETS HEW SHOCK Real Quake in Fight Circles When Goldfield Corraled Gans-Nelson Fight. GANS HAS A GOOD CHANCE High Property Ideas In Flre-Swepf Town May . Keep Baseball in Oakland Even In 1907. Theft of Portland Rowers. BY HARRY B. SMITH. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. S .Spe cial Correspondence.) It was Goldfleld. Nevada, against the world, and Goldfield has triumphed. Of course you have all heard the news of the business men of tltat hustling mining town corraljing the Joe Gans-Battling Nelson fight. That's an old story, but it's a fact that San Francisco is not as yet over the blow that was positively stunning. When the news first came that the Goldneldlans had offered a purse of 30.000 for tho fight,-It was looked upon as astonishing. Then Eddie Graney came to the -tore with a statement. He said that fight would never get away from dear old San Francisco. He was pre pared to offer a purse of $40,000. and as a matter of fact, he left here for Ogden determined to put up $."O.O0O if that be came necessary. All San Franciscans have faith in their own city and no one thought that poor little Goldfleld had a chance. Billy Nolan showed his good sense, however, when he refused to bid or re ceive bids on the proposition. He said that he had offered the match to the Nevada people If they wanted It and he would stand by his word. With Joe Gans It has not been what the purse amounted to, but simply a chance to get at Nelson. He thinks he has a good chance, to win and that is all he wants. There are indications that Gans will be at least an even choice with the Battler. The only question to my Tnlnd t whether he will be able to make the weight. Sport experts In this neck of the woods say that Gans will have no trouble, and that being the ease, I look for him to put up a hard fight. He certainly has more sci ence than Nelson, and while that Is not everything, as was proved In the case of Jimmy Britt, the dark boy can hit harr and put up a game that will be puzzling to the Chicago man. Despite the Gans-Nelson talk, there is lots of gossip as to what sort of a match will be arranged for San Fran cisco on Admission day. It Is certain that there will be some attraction. Eddie Graney Is doing a little figuring for a couple of lightweights and Edilie Han Ion has been named as one of the as pirants. If Graney does not come through with a match, it is dollars to doughnuts that James W. Coffroth will prepare something in the way of an entertain ment that will be suitable. . To those of you who are unacquainted with Harry Baker, the fact that he out pointed Frankie Neil at Los Angeles this last week was doubtless, a surprise. But the boys in San Francisco will tell you a different story. Baker is a. product of the Olympic Club. Those who have followed his career as an amateur boxer say the result Is no surprise, that he is a gamy boy and shows considerable more class than Nell. Nell Is something of a Blap bang artist and depends on that to win his fights. According to Judge McCredle, who was in Oakland last week with the Beavers, there Is a chance that there may be no baseball In San Francisco even next year. He told me that the property owners of San Francisco have such high ideas as to the value of their land that It la Im possible to talk business with them. One piece of ground that would have been suitable was looked over and the man who owns it wanted a matter of $1000 a month. Of course any rental of that kind is entirely out of the question. "The Pacific Coast League will be all right another year," he said. "There Is no question of that. I am satisfied and I know that the Seattle people feel all right. If we do not locate in San Fran cisco, we might move from Idora Park in Oakland and get some land along the line of tho Key route." There is no question but that It will be a bad thing for the game if the league has to stay In Oakland, l-rftst Sunday afternoon, for Instance, although the Beavers and Seals, who are fighting hard for pennant honors, had. three games apiece in the peries, the crowd was only about 4500 people. Portland can do bet ter than that and not half try. The San Franclsc-o fans find it altogether too much of a task to cross the bay to spe many ball games, and as a result much enthusiasm Is wasted. The Portland players are favorites, however, and the bleacher fans know them as well as they are known on the home grounds. Larry McLean is one of the hits of the season. He is the idol of the mall boy and Is expected to make a hit every time he goes to the bat. It Is somewhat amusing to read the accounts of the victories of the senior four of the Portland Rowing Club in the Northern regatta, although If one had always lived in California, you would never know It was a Portland crew. One of the San Francisco papers the other day had quite an article regarding the showing made by Stanford oarsmen against the British Columbians. It men tioned their names, but no credit wns given to the Portland Rowing Club. How ever, that is one of the things you have to expect. "Dad" Moulton, the famous veteran trainer of the Cardinal, is out with a statement that Rugby Is a good game for college pport. He says he has seen the game played In England and he knows that It has splendid possibilities for tho college youth. He says that In Ptowden Stott, "Bull" Chalmers and Vandervoot, he considers that Stanford has the best Rugby material to be secured on the Pa cific Coart and he can see no reason why there should not be another victory for the Palo Alto team. Fumous Horseman Here. Dr. Ferdinand Wann. one-time owner of the famous Dan Patch, Is In Port land. Dr. Wann has been in the horse business all his life and Just now he has a string working out on the Irvlngton track. Dan Patch first showed his speed while In possession of Dr. Wann, who shortly afterward sold him to Savage, the veteran breeder and horseowner, for the magnificent sum of J60.0U0. Baseball on Roller Skates. A match game of baseball on skates will be played at The Oaks rink next Wednesday evening between teams picked from Multnomah Club and the skaters at The Oaks J. V. M. Zan will captain the Multnomah team.