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NINE RECORDS GO . IH SEATTLE MEET Multnomah Gets Third, Seattle and Vancouver Placing Portland Club. HAWKINS STAR HURDLER Jefeat of Joo Jlafc-oniann by Oregon Organisation Athlete Ona of 1V. tnrea or Kvent 100-Yarrt PmU Made In 4-3 Second. fiKATTLU. Waah.. June IT. (Kpa-clm-I.) Paelflo Northwoat AaiKKila lion rerda were broken and one ifcs tied, today. The riesttle Athletle Club athlet.e romped horn, la an aaay vic tory in the meet, annexing T( of trta li points, Vancouver and Multnomah Athletle Clubs battled far avoond honors, with j Vancouver Boeing fit iwand place with if points and Multnomah third 'with SS points, the exact number whlrh Coach 1)111 Ilayward had prophealad for hi team. Th. four additional point, want to N. Ilruaotn In the weights, who entered unattached. A.Ida from tha reenrda, which wara 'established, tha beat part ef tha meet lwae tha opening event, the clasato IDS .yard dash, which waa won by yard and a half by Ira Courtney, tha rleattle jjUhletlo Oob runner. In tha remark able time of tuna and four-frftha aeo Srnde. .Vnl.on ran a food raonil and fUoConcell. of Vancouver, trailed In. 'third. Courtney hue been developing wonderfully recently. Tha raea waa timed by Ova official waiohra and two unofficial wetchee, nil catching- It la nine and four-r.fthe aeounda. Glh Stake Xc-w Mark. , New Pael3o Northweat l.eoolatlnn j records were establish. d by C.l.h In I tha quarter-mil., with 41 1-1 aecond.t 'Clyde, the I.lnooln High School boy. In tha mile, with :J; C?iandie In tha flve-ml!, with :! l-: Hawkins In tha U9-yard hurdle, wllh Ji (u-cn.l: 'd Home. In the hop, step r- jwiin s a i-s inrnee; t.. i i 'hammer throw, with 1 ! rl-4 Inchee; Wolff In the ; 41 f.et a and 1-1 Inohxe; (Javelin throw, with lt (ru and ItoIH.rmld. In the ia-penu... ' ..tht 'event, with II feet t and 1-1 li -tie. to 'hi. credit: Hawkins, or Multnomah, also tied fnrreet rinuthann'e record of 1 l-l eeeonde In tha liO-yard hurdle. Hawktna hurdled In beautiful form. IH. dnfxat of Joe Maloomeon In the lew hurdlee wii one of tha surprises of the meet. Maloom.on irot away fine In the lead, led la the fourth hurdle, where llawklna eauht him. Thev raced neca and neok, rising to each hurdle evenly until tha eighth hurdle, where Malrnmeon loat hie atrlde, and Hawalna pulled away three yards to the seed. It muel ha eel.l that the ts.attle athlete waa hot shaped for tha raoe. and hea been limine: hla train ing to be in perfect condition for the lri at Pittsburg. Summary: l0-yar1 dash, flret heat Nelson. . A. C. first: Malromeon. t). A- C eec-ond- time. 1 4-1 rrcind. 100-yard d:i.h. cond heat Courtney, R A. C.. flr.t: MrCnnnelU V. A- C sec ond: time. 19 imocIv lne-vard dash, final Courtney. 9. A. C. first: Nelson. . A. C. eecond: Mf Omnell. V. A. C, third: time 4- ec onl Klve-ml!e run Chandler. V. A. C-. flret: Cor.iwail. S. A C ewond: Krl lof.mon. S. A. ".. third: time, it mia utr Zi 1-S con. ii-jrrt run EUraund.on. S. A. C f'.r.t; ;.er. V. A. C econd: W.rren. S. A. C. third: time. 1 minute 6 1-t mi' o n d liO-yard hurdle Hiwklna. M. A. A. C, f!rt: Iitoureitr. M A. A. C eecond, Urokaw. s A. C third; time. IS I-S e.-nd. Kl'tala P. N. A- record. One-mile run Clyde, ft. A. C... flrat; Lanp. S. A. I'.. ecnd: Kedmond. rl. A. (. I.-. Ir.l: tin.'. 4 minulea ZS aeconda. Neer I. X. A rcord. 44i-yard dae'j i.teh. 8. A. C. flrt; Oalr. V. A. C. .ectnd: ravldon. V. A. C. third: time. 4 aecond. New P. N. A record. !'-yrd tiash Nelson, f. A. C. first: Courin'v, s. A. C. second: Hrltton. S. A. i-. third: time. ;i t-S twomli. K'l-yard hurdle Hawkins. M. A. A. C. first: M.!'"omson. s. A. C. second; I-atourette. .M. A. A. C. third: time. 25 1-S -ni!s. New P. N". A. record. Running- high Jump. Tttomason. 8. A. C, flrt: C. Powman. 8. A. C. sec ond: Evans, ti,' A. third; height, S feet 1 Inches. Runnlnr broad Jump Qlsh. 3. A. first: I-C'nnell. V. A. C. second: W--IMnrmUl. V. A- C third; distance. 2i feet 1 Inch. II nn. step and Jump N. Humes. P. A. C.. first: S. Humes. S. A. C, second; McPiarmld. V. A. C. third; distance. 41 feet 6 Inches. New P. N. A. record, ord. Pole vault Williams. M. A. A. C. ftrst: H. Bowman. S. A. C. second: N. Humes. i. A. C-. third; helKha, 11 feet I 1-4 Im-hes. S .ot put C. Wolff. M. A. A. C. first: Hru-eth. unattached, second; Patten, R A. '.. third: distance. 43 feet S 1-2 Inches. New P. N. A. record. Hammer throw r,mts. V. A. C first: Raker, il. A. A. C second: Pherrlik. A. C. third: distance. 149 feet 1 1-4 Inches. New P. N. A. record. 6-pound weight McPiarmld. V. A. C first. SJ feet I S-S Inches: mills, V. A. ". e.ond: Itruseths. unattached, third. New P. N. A. record. Javelin throw Nlll, M. A. A. C, first: fcjvans. S. A. C. second; Glsh. 8. A. V. t'iird: distance. 145 feel Inches. New P. N. A. record. Pisrus throw C.I Ills. V. A. C, first: Wolff. M. A. A. C. eecond; Wylle. S. A. C third; distance. 124 feet ( 1-t laches. COW TESTS TO BE MADE GaTernmrnl Kipert Organizes Work in Gales Creek District. OAIE3 CREEK. Or, June 17. (Spe cial. ) K. H. Scrlbner. of Rosendale. Wis., a prominent breeder of Jerseys and now In the Government service, visited the officers of the Washlna-ton County Cow Testins; Association, and M. A Hhrock. secretary of the Oregon la!rymen's Association, of this place. Mr. Serlbner'a- special work with, the Uovernment la to organize cow testing associations and look after their wel fare and their records. As a result of his visit to this, the only test association of the kind In orwon. uniform blanks are provided free bv the government to be used In the future and the work so tabulated that It will be easily compared with work In other associations throughout ".he United States. Tension Granted CoqulUe) Man. WASHINGTON. June IT. Representa tive Hawley. a ho on Monday will leave with the commission to Inspect lands In the Appalachian Ran ice. for the purchase of a forest reserve, has been advised that a pension baa been granted to George Herlocker, of Co qullle. carrying 11J a month and J accrued. MULTNOMAH AMATEVR ATHLETIC CLUB TEACK TEAM WHICH PARTICIPATED IN P. IT. -A. -MEET AT SEATTLE YESTERDAY. ,. , - " ; I, - f r ' . e . - - . . V - -C 1 " - ." Q X'':-r X , 4 lJU 4-aI - r ..V - aV i ; : A 1 ;ros at T.p Froaa Left ta Rlaht, Jsrk Rlckaoa. Maaaseri Ulclc Great, Mirt.ter. M be. Ild Ge. ltk Teaeat Rrs Wllllawa. Pole Vaulter, H..LI... n.rdl.r i.J Morlatert llaker, llaiamer Thrower aad Sb.tp.tteri ar Welff, Wel.bl Maa. 2 etL Javellat Thrower. 3 arm v 4 llawklaa, Practlelea; the Javella SOBER MAN IS BEST Battling Nelson Strict Advo cate of Temperance. SOBRIETY MADE TO PAY Uglitsrelcht ex-Champion Asserts That He Has Refased $50,000 Worth or Drinks In Firtcen Tears Statistics Cited. BY ROSCOE i AWCETT. Young Orlffo, of Australia, one of the best boxers the world ever knew, waa Introduced to New York fight fana sev eral weeks ago, after years In ob scurity. When the shabbily dressed, gray-haired fellow clambered into the ring, an old-time sporting man handed up a ten-dollar bill. "I've won many a good bet on you. Grlffo. and I know you need this more than I do." remarked the donor. And Grtffo eurely did. Battling Nelson ind Grlffo represent the two extremes of the pugilistic firm ament. Insofar as the "booze" habit Is concerned. Nelson holding the proud boast of never having partaken of a drop ot liquor In his life. Nor does the Battler smoke. "Corkscrews have sunk more people than cork Jackets." Epigrammatic and always aulphldlc. Nelson made this terse remark when quizzed on record for sobriety. The Hegeswlch ex-champlon. wao Is worth about 1100.000 as a result of clean hab its, does not claim to be a patron saint. But he has broken bis father of tha liquor habit, has his brothers trailing down the narmw pathway, and conse quently must be given full credit for his battle with Kid" Barleycorn. Batter Gives Advice. The athlete shCwld never touch liquor In any form. Alcohol la a stim ulant, not a food. Moderate drinking may not harm the common adult, but there Is always that lurking" menace of TJIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. jL.il i.y?tt h'- : JeA aad William D. Ilayward. Tralaer. iiuaaaa, iui It Keet Inches. Threw. Intemperance. Why. do you know that I have refused over $50,000 in drinks In the past 15 years 7" So declared the Battler, pointing out at the same time that about 10 per cent o:' male grownupe at the present time are total abstainers. Of the remaining 0 per cent, 75 are only moderate drink ers, while E per cent are Intemperate In the sense that they drink to such excess as to cause evident Injury to health. Nelson has delved Into statistics showing- the difference In the modes ot living of the ordinary professional boxer and the clergyman, as shown by Government vitality figures. The con trast is striking, and reveals what temptation haa done for the ordinary prlxefighter. .The mortality flgurea show that deaths from alcoholism and diseases ot the liver among fighters is four times, from gout three times, from nervous diseases IS. from suicide SVi and from phthisis tour times aa great aa among clergymen. Mistakes Pointed Out, ' "One of the greatest mistakes In tha so-called scientific temperance Instruc tion In many of the public, achools Is the teaching that occasional drinking la dangerous." Bays the Battler. "This la not In accord with the opinions of leading physiologists. The glass or two of beer occasionally la not very harnf ful in Itself. Many of the children know this by home experience, and consequently will place much less con fidence In the temperance Instruction. "It ahould be taught that alcoholic drlnka are almost always a useless ex pense and that excessive use Is the ...... f tnnoh disease, suffering: and 1 novertv and of many crimes, but that such use la sometimes the result rather than the cause of disease. Several months sko I visited my old school teacher. Miss Harriet Taylor, who Is now instructing at Pullman. 111. 1 went through the school and gave a short talk on thia subject In every room and I think I left an Indelible impres sion on those youngsters of the danger of popping corks.' The old-time boer led a much more riotous life than the modern gladiator. Nowadays fighting Is on a business plane. Griffo. John L. Sullivan, Terry McUovern. Kid Lavlgne, Jack McAu liOe. Kid McCoy. Joe Walcott, his chum, the late George Dixon, and dozens of oth ers are examples of the lobster palace frequenters who lived In realms of riotous and prolonged sprees and sleep less nights. John Jj. Takes Pledge. Probably no fighter rot away with more money than John L. Sullivan. For years he threw It to the winds and often admitted that he had consumed '' i- rO r- wj 5 r rN-r. - an "ocean of booze." But one day a little over four years ago an old friend woke John up with the remark: "Fighting Is a business. Sullivan. A sensible man can make a fortune out of It." "You're dead right." replied Sullivan, and he took the pledge on the spot Since then he has stowed away all his theatrical earnings and nobody could Induce him to take a drink. He told the writer eight months ago that he was worth over $200,000. On one occasion when, Grlffo wss Australian lightweight champion, he fought a crack boxer and the gate re ceipts were enormous. After the show the promoter began counting off Grlf fo's share In $1 bills. Griff waited and waited in desperation and finally grabbed the pile amounting to $00 then, and eclaimed: "Uat'a enough. Gimme It." His request was granted and he darted off to the nearest "steam" par lor while his manager, who "framed the play." stuffed the extra $2000 in his own pocket. Grtffo Immediately went on a night-long spree, winding Up In the morning In a shoe-shining stand, where he forced the startled shiner to remove his shoes and socks and give him a shine on his bare feet. WctiCern Folk Visit Metropolis. NEW TORK. June 17. (Special.) The following from the Pacific North west are registered at New York ho tels: From Portland At the Latham. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Vanmeter, Miss I H. Eastman; at the York, Miss S. Bur ger. Mrs. A. B. Burger; at the Grand Union, Captain H. C. Coe. From Wallowa, Or. At the New Am sterdam, C. S. Munaucrh. From Seattle At the Empire. W. L. Tarker. at the Wolcott; E. Collins, at the Imperial, J. E. Gould, F. C. Green. From Nahcotta, Wash. At the Grand Union. G. C. Johns. From Spokane, Wash. At the Park Avenue, Miss M. A. Porter. From Stanwood, Wash. At the a tham. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parsons. From Everett. Wash. At the Grand Union. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright. PORTLAND SOCIAL TURN VEREIN'S MEN'S SENIOR CLASS, WHICH LEAVES FOR LOS ANGELES TOMORROW NIGHT. r ' . V . -i . 'i-aa. a, i . -asav . - .s aau . to"arf- ' . i Frem Left to Riant the Tamers Arei Ha. Nlclaa, Joe Bleach, William rte. AdaVph Pleboek, Eraert Smith, "rl. Seller, Job. Rleach, W. and Profea.or uen.erow.ai. The senior men's and women's teams of the Portland Social Turn Verein leave tomorrow night for Los AnJelts to parrtcipate In the Pacific Coast Turnerbund. to be held at that city, next Friday. Saturday. KUnBeforenieavlngythe Portland Turners will parade through the principal streets In automobiles which wllf start from Turns Halle at 7 o'clock and arrive at the depot in time to catch the Southern Pacific traTheVortla0ndTu'rners will comprise a party of 25 people and will be In charge of Professor Richard Gen serowskl. Mrs. C. Emlg will accompany the party as chaperons of the women's class. The women s class comprises: Ilosle Klein. Charlotte Ballln, Anna Riesch. Rose Ballln, Louise Boulan. Clara Hablgost, Hazel Henry. Anna Hochull and Hannah Buck, n..,a,K,.. . Portland The Portland Turners are to . ... t.i ... h.iH Coast organization at Its next ft JUNE 18, 1011. JEAIETTE CULLS if Negro Trainer .Touts Okla homa Giant Enthusiastic ally as "White Hope." CORBETT'S GOSSIP HEARD Too Much Dependence Musn't Be Placed In Joe's Glorification of Southerner, Is Comment of Pugilistic Autliority. BY JAMES J. CORBETT. NEW YORK. June 17. (Special). Joe Jeannette, who enjoys the unique reputation of being the only heavy weight in the country willing and even anxious to box Sam Langford at any old time or place, is back in New York for a few days' rest. Joseph has been spending a few strenuous weeks as chief Instructor and trainer to Carl Morris the Oklahoma", giant, whose chief ambition in lifers to some day upset Johnson from the pugilistic throne. Jeanette professea to be extremely sweet on Morris as a fighter and pre dicts a great future for the young fel low. Joe says Carl possesses enormous strength and great swatting powers and is In need only of tuition along the lines of cleverness. He Is a fighting- machine, to hear Langford's peren nial foe tell it. and lacks only the ex perience to step forth and end the reign of black superiority in flstiana. This line of chatter "listens" nice to the sports hungry for news of some body white with a chance. However, it is Just as well to remember thxt Jeannette is not only a "hope" de stroyer on his own account, but hus also earned considerable reputation as first-class Joker. Too much dependence, therefore, cannot be placed upon Jeannette's en thusiastic and exuberant glorification of Mr. Ufer's protege. Also, "way down deep," Joe entertains a Arm-rooted no tion that he himself is about the best ever in the boxing line and stands ready and willing to prove it, and neither Johnson nor Langford - is barred. Jeannette a "Comedian.' To prove that he Is some comedian I recall an occasion when he displayed his peculiar sense of humor at the ex pense of an opponent with whom he had been toying for four rounds. Black Bill was the euphonious handle of Jeannett's antagonist. Joe had been requested to let Bill down easy and had half promised to allow him to stay the route. During the rest be tween the fourth and fifth rounds a friend leaned through the ropes and re minded Jeannette of some big doings that were on the fire for that .evening and asked him to hurry and finish the Job in hand. So when the gong rang for the be ginning of the fifth Joe walked to the middle of the ring and offered to shake hands with Black Bill. The latter, sur prised, exclaimed: "Why, this Isn't the last round, Joe." "That's all right, an swered Jeannette, "it's the last round for you." And bingo over went the crusher and Bill was dead to th wor'd. Regarding the coming Morrls-Flynn fight Jeannette predicts on easy vic tory for the Oklahoman. It Is only natural that he should. He is paid bis wages to train and instruct the big fellow and could not be expected to spout to the contrary. Flynn Is a great trial horse for aspiring heavyweights and will be the best man Morris has met. A victory for the latter will be most popular with the sporting1 frater nity. With Carl's tremendous advan tages in height, weight and reach the bout ought to be over well within 10 rounds It he Is one-half aa good as the press agents assert. Champion Johnson Is In London d's playlng his Jewelry and flasny cloth ing and incidentally drawing down a few hundred pounds weekly at one of the 'alls Negroes are taken good care of on the other side of the pond and the champion will in all probability be In no great hurry to return. Possibly Mcintosh may land him to box some "sucker" for a starter and if the bait Is tempting enough Jack might agree to fight Langford or McVey under tho Australian promoter's auspices before leaving the tight little isle. Billy Papke won the fight with Ens land's middleweight with comparative ease. Sullivan was saved by the geng M S COMER mm wage a campaign to Dring tne nexi t-acmc - ------ v rv two vra th. Portland verein is anjious to entertain ine gathering. at the ending of the ninth round, but was too weak to toe the mark for the tenth and Papke was declared the win ner. The Englishman s mows naa lit tle effect and it was only a question of how long he could stand up against Billy's punches. Hugh Mc4ntosh had staid old London all worked up over the match. The fight was billed like a circus and Sul livan exploited as England's greatest boxer since the days of Charlie Mitch ell and Jack Burke, while the encom iums bestowed upon Papke were very much Barnum & Bailey. Mike is no piker and does business on a large scale or not at all. His plans for the Invasion of continental Europe are co lossal and Include the erection of per manent arenas for the promotion of sports in both Paris and Berlin. I trust Papke decides to cut his trip and hustle back to these shores so we can settle that disputed championship thing, that has been worrying the sports since the untimely demise of Stanley Ketchel. There are several huskies In this country who dispute Papke's right to bill himself aa mid dleweight champion, among them Frank Klaus, Hugo Kelly, Leo Houck and "Cyclone Jolmny" Thompson, the last named having earned a decision over the Kewanee slugger In far-off Australia. Papke's presence would ani mate the game not a little, and some corking good sport can be safely pre dicted with his return. Packey Given Wide Berth. Packey McFarland Is touring the coun try picking up a few thousand here and there boxing men who are not by any means in his class. This Is not the fault cf the Chicagoan, who can hardly be censured for trying to make what he can out of his profession. Packey stands ready to box anybody in the lightweight class, but the boys who can scale at the 133-pound mark draw the line on match making with this clever boy and insist upon that ringside limit or no fight. Packey is thus compelled to scour the country picking up opponents wherever he can find them, and is himself oft times forced to make liberal weight con cessions, which he does like a Major. Too bad. isn't it? With all the knock out battlers and one-round terrors run ning amuck, it would seem there would be work for McTarland. but such is not the case. It is a case ot taboo for Packey. Matt Wells, the English champ, may not be averse to giving him battle after he has picked up a bit of soft coin, which is one of the privileges of a champion. But Wells may make a mis take with some of the boys he tells of boxing before going after the topnotch ers and pick up a live one. Dave Rennie. a bantamweight boxer of Montreal, would like to meet some of the best 116-pound boys in the States. Rennie Is the Packey McFarland of Canada in his class, and can't get on a match In his own country. Recently I was Invited with others to look the lad over, and the workout made- a decidedly favorable Impression upon all who were privileged to witness it. He is S4 years of age and has had considerable exeprlence. start ing his boxing career in San Francisco as an amateur several years ago. Later he met and defeated a number of good little men in the professional ranks on the coast. Alt Lynch, the recognized bantam champion of the Dominion, has given Rennie a wide berth and cannot be in duced to sign articles calling for a match. Hence the lad's desire to visit this side. He bars nobody who can make 116 pounds, either ringside or at 3 in the aft ernoon, and would prefer to commence operations upon Johnny Coulon or Jer sey Frankie Burns. He is satisfied, how ever, to take on any of the lesser lights to demonstrate his right to look higher for work. MIXNKAPOLIS MAX IS WIXXEfc Frank Palmer Defeats J. A. Stuart, of Portland, at Billiards. In the exhibition billiard game of 250 points, played yesterday afternoon at the Portland Press Club, Frank Palmer, of Minneapolis, Minn., beat J. A. Stuart, of the Portlana uonirat".-"" Club, by 61 points. The winner main tained an average of 4 6 and Stuart an average of 3.5. The largest run was 28'points, scored by Palmer. The score follows: Bl,i.rt-1. 2. 7. 1. 1. 0. 4. . 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. 6. 2. l n i k. l. a. id. o. v. J . v, 7, 0. 0, 0. 0. 11. 0. 2, 8. 10. O. O. 3. , z. v. 2. 0. 9. O. Z. 1. 8. V. it . fm: . Jklmer S. 0. 7. 2. 3. 0. 2. 0. 16. 0.0.0. 8. 1. 2. 2. 0. 4. 7. 1. 6 1.1. 11. 2 J. 10. , 0. 12, 12. 3. 1. 0. 11. 0. 2. 7. 4. 3 11. ti 11. 3. 0. 2. 5. 0. X 0. 0. 4, 2. Total. 2..0. W. J. Johnson, of Tacoma. was the scorer. Another match will be ar ranged, it is announced, in a few days. Rancher Slain Xear Roseburg. ROSEBURQ. Or., June 17. The charred remains of Alex. McNabb, a lone rancher, were found In the ruins of his burned house yesterday after noon in Bounds Gulch. 13 miles south of Roseburg. Two fractures of the skull, a rifle, revolver and silver watch missing, lead to the belief of murder and robbery. The body was found on a bed spring, with an unused shotgun nearby. The tragedy evidently oc cured last Tuesday, as he was in Rose burg Monday, and due here Wednesday for medical treatment. There is no known enemy and not the slightest clew to the murderer. 1 f F.nilg, Rudolph Hocbull, A. Krau-e, Jack Zeller. Frank Haam-Laube WEIGHT-HAGGLING SCARES PROMOTER Matty Baldwin and Freddie Welsh Finally Agree Upon 133 Pounds. COFFROTH IS DETERMINED AVolgast and Moran AVant to Pro long Fight, but Sponsor for Match Says It Will Be hut a Twenty Round Kihlbitlon. SAX FRAXCISCO. June 17. (Spe cial.) The Freddie Welsh-Matty Bald win bout that was nearly called off during the middle of the week because the men couldn't agree as to weight. Is on again and the promoter and his as sistants are resting easily. I doubt if the difference that held tho two light weights apart was as acute as It looked, but Promoter Milton T. Clark is a building contractor and a business man who is accustomed to say "yes" or "no." He doesn't fully realize that weight haggling is dear to the heart of the average fighter and accordingly was worried until the two boys and their managers agreed to a compromise. The trouble first of all came through the inexperience of Clark. He had Baldwin signed up to meet one of several-named contestants. Including Ad Wolgast, Knookout Brown, or Freddie Welsh. The weight was announced to Baldwin as 133 pounds at the ringside. When Welsh was signed, there was no weight stipulation, it being taken for granted that the Welshman was a light chap who could make the weight easily. On his arrival, however, Welsh let it be known that he wanted to go in tha ring. at catchweights. He said other wise there would be no fight. The two managers scrapped verbally for three or four days, all the while cominir closer to an agreement and finally agreed to make 133 pounds at 4:S o'clock In .the afternoon. That may seem a good deal of a Joke to the man unaccustomed to the boxing" game, but It was a real enough trouble to Clark, who figured It out that he was minus a match and also minus the money that it took to bring the fighters across the continent. Wolgast Is at Matllllja. With the arrival of Owen Moran from Lake Tahoe, where he spent two weeks, news of the proposed Wolgast-Moran, bout for tha Fourth of July is already under way. Wolgast is at present at Matllllja hot springs, near Nordhoff, In Ventura County, Southern California, and will probably remain there until 10 or 13 days before the bout. Moran Is installed at his favorite training quarters. Shannon's San r.afael place, but will not do any hard work until the first of the week. He figures on putting in a couple of weeks at hard work, which ought to be more than enough to finish him tip. Early last week Coffroth had a mes sage from Wolgast, who wanted to make the bout 25 rounds instead of 20. Moran saw the story in the news papers, and he was immediately hot about It. "Blime," he said to his manager, Charlie Harvey. "Trying to mike a grandstand ply at my expense, is 'e? Well, tell him It can go 4a rounds or to a finish, so far as 1 am concerned. That Wolgast can't show me up in that fashion." Charley Harvey brought the messape to Coffroth, but the promoter set his foot down in a hurry. "Tell both of the boys." was his an swer, "that I am running the show. This is not a prizefight. It is a boxing match and it is going to be 20 rounds. And that goes." Which ends the controversy about more rounds. Odds Are Discussed. A crowd of fight fans were discussing the probable odds the other afternoon. Ona of them remarked that Wolgast would probably be as good as 10 to 7 or perhaps 10 to 6. "That may be," said a close observer, "but it will not represent sentiment. The big bettors may make Wolgast a strong favorite, but the little fellows think that Moran has the best chance of winning and they are going to plug along with him in this bout. You would be surprised the people who think that the Englishman's cleverness and his punch will carry him through as against the stamina of the champion." ti ... r.,.Aii thn Han Francisco featherweight, made his reappearance In the four-rounu game tuo jlui wism hi, c.starn trin. Carroll boxed with George Klrkwood, one of the stars of the four-rouna game, aim was i i-. - - i r .n tr.t a draw. Kirk- wood had a decided pull in the weights, as he insisted on catchweights. Fob three rounds ne lain an uvrr . -1 knnr.lroH Vl I m flllt ' In thO ana aiiituai " , - fourth Carroll rallied and that saved the day, for Klrkwood dogged It and backed away from gong to gong. Car roll didn't show the speed that made him a wonder a couple of years back, and it is quite possible that he will never be as gooa um ho .--' The San Francisco fans look for Bat tling Nelson, the greatest self pub licist of the boxing game, to put in an appearance shortly, and when he doea there will no doubt be some talk of a . v- - th. Dane and his nieeuiiK ancient enemy. Jimmy Britt. Somebody remarked that tne pair ui make a good four-round match, and another fellow said: "What a crowd there would be lr you coum sn. o rinor for four rounds! It would be Just far enough." It's safe to say, nowever, umi Nelson nor Britt considers the matter in this comical light. XIGHT OF HOCTS 1'LAXXED Columbus Club Arranges to Give Smoker June 2fi. The Columbus Club will hold another boxing and wrestling smoker at Mer rill's hall the night of June 26. and arrangements are now being made for the appearance of clever amateurs. Carl Hanns. heavyweight from South ern Oregon, will meet Meavis. heavy weight scrapper of the Columbus Club, In a return match. An effort is being made to have Bobby Wheatley. Tommy Tracy's pupil, meet Stanley McDonald of the Colum bus Club. Within the next few days he Columbus Club will announce the entire card. Brooklyn Buys Xew Shortstop. MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 17. Man-j ager Dobbs, of the Montgomery South ern League club, announced this morn ing that Shortstop Champ Osteen had been sold to the Brooklyn Nationals! and that Pitcher Bill Bailey, formerly nr tha St. Louis Americans, had been1 signed by Montgomery, I