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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN PORTLAND. AUGUST 20. 1911. H SH AUTHOR TIES SIT ON JOHNSON! HEAvx WEIGHTS WHO ASX TO WEESTLE FOB WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. Officials Refuse to Stand1 for Champion's Easy Money Match With Curran. BRITONS WANT REAL FIGHT Ad Wolgast Make Bad Ml take by Permitting Packey McFirUnj to 'Weigh In at 13S Pound i t on Day of Battle. FT J A Mrs J. CORHETT. NTTV YORK. Aug. 19. (Special.) Aa rices :.-om the oil sod tell that the authorities of Dublin ut down bard on toe promoter of the proposed Johaaon- CnTTaa match when application was neJe for permission to conduct the how, which proves that the Irish (ports are not quite so green as certain "wise gwyw" had them Hatred. w hen the match was Brat broached cables intimated that the Irtehmen had (one battr over the petty officer and expected him to show the champion r.ew stunt or two In the boxing line. In other words, this Curran was a made-to-order piece of goods, manufactured for the express purpose of putting- the col ored race back where It is popularly supposed ther belong-, and incidentally to place tne Emerald I!e on the map as the cradle of pugilism. t n one itaiian hand of the press ajrrat could be easily dlacerned by i pert on this side of the water, and many a laugh was Indulged In at the expense of the gullible Irish. Pome critics asserted the authorities should be forthwith Incarcerated In the foolish faetVr If they stood for the rough work, Somehow or other the license was not granted. The lucky ones, after all. are the promoters, for with all the knocks handed Oct by the press the fight would not have drawn the proverbial corporal s guard). Promoters' Coin Glimmering. Following tils corneal news that all Britain Is up In arms tn opposition to the other leasy money battle the cham pion la K-kNuM to wage against Bom- tardier ve.:s. Lnj.ir.di fair-hatred boy. Well, well, the .porta are not etich boobs oc toe othr side. Wellsr' warmest ad mirers admit he la not yet ready to try conciuatos with the champion and aay st would be criminal to allow tie boy to box tha negro. Bo unanimous have been trie adverts eriOclsms It Is likely the promoters may be compelled to caU off the whole thine according to advices Just at hand. Juet where thee gentlemen will set off la that event la bard to say. unless there w a string tted to that HO.00O they aClpped little Arthur when he affixed r.'s slraatnre to articles of agreament. The champion baa been guaranteed i W tn Installments of liuix each, while WeC la ewppoeed to be paid liao tn ail. The first payments have been made to botb men. and provided the fight was to have been cn the up-ar.d-up It Is a clcch the big black, boy will not volun tarily kick back with any of bis bit. It seems to be the Intention of the Esa- i.h sports, aa voiced through the p-e. f make Johrsmn quit fooling and fight somebody with a real life-else rep utation, if such a person can be found. Cam Lang'ord would suit the Britishers nicely At any rate. Jack men leave the gool little English boy alone. And It looks like Australia tor J. Arthur us!eea be agreee to something of the sort. Gotham After Johnson. Now that boxing la legl In New Tork the champion could command a snug sum to box tarn 10 rounds la this little town before starting on that Australian trip with Hugh Mcintosh. He would have pter.ty of time to get In shape. Tom O'Rourke has made a llbersl bid. but Jack has said nay to so many similar propoeals that he oan b figured to re- peat. Speaking of Mcintosh, that gentle man has a:i tT-.e high-grade heavy welghta corralled for Australia. John son has signed a two-year contract with Hugh and will start the round-the-world trip In October some time. Besides the champion. Mae Is thought to bave garnered Al Kaufman. Fam Lacgford. Sam McVey. the Flynn boys. Jim and Porky, and Is dickering with Joe Jeannette and Carl Morris. On the ground. Hugh has tn waiting that redoubtable warrior. Bill Lang, fresh from a vlotory over Lemon Squires, and Jack Lester, the young man sent out In the cold, cruel world by Tommy Bums to carve nut fame and fortune. Concerning the talk of a rival syn dicate to Livade the Antipodes. Mac says there Is nothing in It. "Nobody can hope to compete with me out there for the reason there 1 do more avail able talent." writes Molntosh In a re rent letter. "I have the best men tn England and America bound by oon tract and there would be no eheuice of opposition on a large scale for some years to come. So far as high class talent goes. I will have the Aus tralian field entirely to myself. More power to yon. Mao. only do leave us a few of the boys note that the game has been put on a legal footing here In Ootham. n .. .. - -. feia v'... vv . tr- L ; .; ;' .. . . x h i '- , ., f : ' .. 1 . .... H c c:::.( ' y 0 - . c cf .,: : . ... ' rf vU .' ;:,. :,C d i -1 . ' . 1 t - . TI I I i 1111 1 nnTn inn q d- r.,' i 1 in 1 1, 11 1 1. n 11 1 1 u r 1 ip 1 1 . 11 1 11 LI 1 u 1 1 in 111 : I 4. f rJI 1 Hhflmnlnn WrflsMpr Has Rin f r -1 i HACKENSCHMIDT IS READY ll iv' :0 It jTA I . ; . gtS! T " pRi'sEjrT 'MEa'sTTtEsrEyTs' " or " J 'Lr J I OOTCH. I I si . 3 "PUGS" AFTER COIN Sar Francisco Loses by New .: York Boxing Revival. GOTHAM PURSES MAGNET Decisions Only Fair. Local sports are much perturbed over te "decision" question. Some contend It would be for the good of the game for the etala commission to prohibit the giving ef decisions by referees. They argue that the "no-declslon" con test alms to minimise betting opera tions. For my part. I would prefer to have the referee deckle contests. It Is the fairest way. And It Is only right that boys of skill and ability should bave their victories put In the record book a which can be done only when decisions are made by referees at the ringside. So fax as betting la concerned, the majority of sports believe In It and will wager, referee or no referee. And under the so-called papular, or news paper, decision there always exists room for argument, which would be Impossible with a referee's decision. It U t sore thing tnere will always be betting on boxing contests, and for that matter I can't sea where the harm comes In when a man puts up a few dollars In support of bis Judgment. I am certain all betters, even the "pikers." would mtich prefer to have Celr money decided by honest and competent referees than to leave It to the judgment of a dosen or so men who sometimes view contests from en tirely different ang'ea By all means let trs have the referee's decision. A great many sports have arrived at the conclusion that McFarland put one over on Wolsrx.t on the weight ques tion. I know for a fact that Ad's manager put up a strenuous kick when he learned the champion had signed permitting Packey to we'gh 133 at 3 o'clock. 'Twae then too late. Ad was made to believe Mae oould not do the flg-ara and be sfron. but those elose to tba CMoagoaa aay It will bw a clcch, J 1 Jones and Wolgast are making confi dent predictions concerning the out come of the battle, but that is to be xpected now that the match la on. Meanwhile McFarland Is saylnv noth ing and giving a first -class Imitation f a man with strategic reticence. Wolgaet Slakes Mtake. T.ie faot that Wolgast Is champion of course prejudices a gnat many In his favor, but the more shrewd follow- of the sport are inclined to the pinion that the champ has this time bitten off more than he can masticate. "Wonderful bow much prestige Is at tached to that championship title with many lovers of the game. A champion imply can't be beaten with some of the boy a But they all get It. and get It good wtven the proper time arrives. Jeffriea had to take h!a medicine. bitter aa It was. and Fttxaimmona and I before him took our turns at earn ing and losing the title. Johnson Is next on the btll In the heavyweight show, and while at present he appears Invincible and safe from the threaten ing Ignominy of defeat for a long time to come, the unexpected may happen before the time limit set by the dope stera. Matt Wella Anally landed a match wltb Knockout Brown, but only after he made liberal weight concessions. Brown's manager rather put one across on the Briton's hired men. It seems that Dan Morgan, who looks after K. O.'s affairs, aeked Wells' representa tives to agree to IIS ringside. Tbey refused. Finally Morgan said be would forfeit the entire receipts 1 Brown failed to knock Wells out. pro vided the latter would do tha weight at ringside. The Englishmen fell for this bull and agreed. Then Morgan explained that he thought Wells bluff ln4r about not being able to make weight and said they could have a match at 1S. Finally Wells ac quiesced and will weigh in at that fig ure at o'clock. Not a clubby thing to put over on the English champion. bwt then everything la Eair in proies alonal fsdouffs these days. Plana Conn try Orer JIav Sorno Pear for Davy Though Hnmboldt Giant Will Go on Slat aa Big Favorite Jeffrie on July J, 1910. MZAgTKEMEjrTS OOTCH. Height.... Weight.... Reach. . . Bleeps Forearm. .. Neck Chest Waist Thigh 2 inches Calf IT laches S feet 11 inches 1 20 pounds T8 Inches IT Inches 14 1 Inches ..16 Inches 46 inches ...S4 Inches BODY JUSTIFIES HIS RATING Long Defeated After Playing 4 3 Games In Long Island Tourney. POirTHAMPTON. Eng.. Aug. I Outplaying Ms opponent, both at the net and from deep court. Thomas C Bundy. the Callfornlan, today justified his rating of No. 1 on the turf of the Meadow Club by defeating MalvUle II. Long, also of California, by the ecore of -. -a -. e-T. -L Bundy worked easily and always had a safe lead on hla opponent. He was successful In tricking Long out of po sition and then smashed over drives that found Long way off the court. Bundy's racquet work was remarkably strong throughout the five sets. W. A. Lamed. National champion, paired with his brother, E. P. Larned, won the doubles, defeating R. Wlncke and C T. Watson. Jr.. -. a-4. g-g, -l Checka Can so Contractor's Arrest. ABERDEKV, Wash.. Aug. 19. -(Special.) R. W. Johnson, a contractor, who save he formerly lived In Seattle and Portland, was arrested tonight on a charge of Issuing bogus checks. Johnson bad rented an office In the Crescent Hotel building ajid today Issued a number of cheof- HUMBOLDT. Iowa. Aug. 1. Will Frank Gotch defeat Hackenschmldt on Labor day, or will It be another Reno affair? There Is no Question but that the Humboldt grappler will go on the mat as tlg a favorite as was Jeffries over Johnson, but should the compari son end there? Many would like to know. nd judging from the mall re celvld by Gotch and his training part ners, there la considerable doubt In the minds of wrestling fana the coun try over, and now and than a question or two peroolates from acroes tba water which gives an Indication of the world wide Interest In the event. The coming match Is an anomaly In American sporting events. Wrestling never has bad a country-wide Interest before. The biggest matches ever pulled off usually have been confined In Interest to the localities where the match Itself was held or the neighbor hood In which one or the other prin cipals llvedV Apparently this Is going to set a precedent, although In the past It has been hard to get the average follower of sports enthusiastlo In any particular mat contest. Although Ootch himself doesnt care whether there are one thousand or fifty thousand people at the match, a he has his guarantee, the Indications are that It la going to be a world beater In attendance, even though It might not be entirely deserved on ac count of the past performance of on of the principals. Hsckenschmldt's barnstorming tour of the country last year left a bad taste In the mouth of wrestling fans, as It was charged that he consistently dodged one or two of the best men In the country noticeably Tusslf Mah msnt. This la on of the reaaooa wfcyt-Qotoa 1 la going to try to make such a tour Impossible for Hack In the future. He aer Wells match scheduled for London Bay City Promoters Disgusted at Ex odus of ' Scrappers for East. Packy McFarland Expected to Handle Ad Kouphly SAN FRAXCISCO. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Tom O'Day, back from the East. where he has been representing Milton T. Clark in an endeavor to secure a championship match In September, ex plains the reason why it Is so diffioult n .r- rood bout out this way. The East, according to ODay. Is In line for all the matches. "Since the law legalizing boxing matches In New Tork has gone into ef fect." said O'Day,- "the fighters are all headed that way. They figure it out that they will make as much In a ten- round bout in New Tork as they wouio. In 20 rounds outhere. Further, they say that the no-declslon feature is ap palling. You see, when there are no decisions, the newspapers are quite likely to have conflicting opinions, and a fighter, even though beaten, can save his face. "Then, too, they are all figuring on ir.tnnniioui houses, the estimates for nrAtnarv honts running as high as $36, 000. With that sort of a money bee In their bonnets, you can't talk sensibly to them, and the only thing to do is to wait until they cool off and will listen to a little reason." O'Day says that he has Knockout Brown signed up to come to California and that as soon as an opponent worm while is found, a match will be mans. New York Draws Fighters. Th chances are that "Harlem Tom my" Murphy, who boxed Owen Moran on Ms nnn visit to this country, will be matched with Brown, and that the bout will be set for the latter part or Sep tember. Instead of on Admission aay, as has been the custom in the past. Tne 'returned Callfornian also tells some interesting news of the Packey McFarland-Ad Wolgast match that will take place in Milwaukee September 15. He says the promoters are predicting the biggest kind of a house, and that as an Indication of tne money vaiues, the moving-picture rights for the ten round show have been sold for $5000. There Is almost no chance for a knock out In that distance, ana me price therefore. Is considered extremely high by moving-picture folk the oountry over. The Eastern fight experts nave 11 figured out that MeFarlana win win. Th., think that his extra strength will tell against the champion and that the Chicagoan will be able to swarm over Adolph. They quality mis oy J"'f. however, that this Is their opinion of what will happen in a ten-round bout. It anything like that should happen, or the men show up on even terms. It is almost a certainty that later they will be matohed for 20 rounds to decide tbe championship, and that some promoter will land the match. Coffroth Quits for Awhile. Jim Coffroth, disappointed In being nnsbl to secure Battling P-eison ana Jim Britt. has turned hla permit over to Jim Griffin and the latter win proo sbly run a local card composed of San Franolsco boys who have been promi nent in the four-round ranks. Griffin figures that In such a manner he can pick up a little loose change and that 1,. tniirhr aa well be trying. It Is a disappointment to the fans who had thought they might see a gooa oouu Battling Nelson stopped orr in aan Francisco en route to Chicago. tie said he had been in conierence wiui Coffroth about a matoh with uritt, dui Intimated that the local promoter naa not offered sufficient inaucemenu no said that he believed he and Britt would draw far more money In a ten-rouna bout In New Tork. Britt. who has finished a highly suc cessful week at vaudeville with a mon ologue all his own. Is thinking serious ly of taking a flyer lit the boxing game In New York, and there Is a chance that the fifth annual reunion will be held east of the Rockies, instead of out here, where all the rest of them were seen. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien will prob ably be satisfied, now that his fighting days are over. He couldn t have ex pected much else after his bouts with Stanley Ketchel, but he anted anoth er chance and took a craeic at one 01 the hardest men in the game Sam Langford. Larigford Fails to "Fall." Some of the fans thought O'Brien might have hn understanding with Langford whereby he would be permit ted to stay the ten rounds, but evident ly the Boston black didn't believe that would help his own reputation, and so finished the Confessor off as rapidly as circumstances would permit. The proposed Jack johnson-uomDar- Princeton. 10, September 30 to Novem ber 18; Cornell, 10, September 27 to November 30. The dates for championship and seo tlonal games are: Saturday, November 4. Harvard vs. Princeton, at Princeton: Syracuse vs. Michi gan, at Ann Arbor; Pittsburg vs. Notre Dams, at Pittsburg: Chicago ve. Minnesota at Minneapolis. Saturday. November 11, Carlisle Indians va Harvard, at Cambridge: Dartmouth vs. Princeton, at Princeton; Brown vs. Tale, at New Haven; Lafayette vs. Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia; Cornell vs. Michigan, st Itha ca; Illinois vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis. Saturday, November 18, Tale vs. Prince ton, at New Haven; Dartmouth vs. Harvard, at Cambridge; Pennsylvania vs. Michigan, at JLnn Arbor) Cornell vs. Chicago, at Chi cago; Virginia, vs. Georgetown, at tVa.hlng ton, IX C. ; Washington and J.fferson vs. Pittsburg, at Pittsburg. Saturday. November 2S. Harvard vs Tale, at New Haven; Chicago vs. Wl.oonsin. at Chicago: Michigan vs. Nebraska, at Lin coln; Illinois vs. Minnesota, at Champaign; Indiana vs. Purdue, at Bloomtngton; Syra cuse va Ohio state, at Columbus. Thanksgiving day, November SO, Pennsyl vania vs. Cornell, at Philadelphia; Brown vs. Carlisle Indians, at Provldenoe: Case Sclentlflo school vs. Western Reserve, at Cleveland: Ohio State va. Cincinnati; Johns Hopkins vs. Western Maryland, at Balti more; Lehigh Valley vs. Georgetown, at Washington, D. C.: Pittsburg vs. Pennsyl vania State, at Pittsburg; Syracuse vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis; Virginia vs. North Caro lina, at Richmond; Sewanea vs. Vanderbilt, at Nashville. Caturday, December 2, Army vs. Navy. JOE TYLER THRICE BEST SPOKAVE LAD RETAIXS WASH. IXGTOX CHAMPIONSHIP. GOLFERS TO MEET Invitational Tournament at Gearhart August 23-26. MUCH INTEREST MANIFEST Dark Horse Proves Runner-Up in Seattle PlayMary Browne Takes . Woman's State Title. says he is going to try to defeat him in the quickest possible time and make It so decisive that there will be no ex cuse for the Russian, to linger in this country. Now, will Ootch be able to carry out his programme T It Is no use In trying to start an argument on that score in Qotch's borne town. No, not if you expect to get three square meals a day here. Backing Ootch Is like putting money in the bank to the average citl san here. However, many a sock and bankbook will have to stand a frisk before the day of the battle. Ootch exxpects to win: In fact, he is confident of throwing Hack In two straight falls, according to confidential information I have received while here. For public consumption, the champion la more conservative. "You see. It is this way." said Ootch today. "I have set my heart on win ning that match. No man was ever more serious than L I feel that I must win. but no man can make a positive promise. The only thing I can promise Is that I will go Into the ring In bet ter, snaps than I ever was In. and that I will try to make a thoroua-h lob of It." Ootch expects to meet Hack welsh ing about 108 or 209 pounds. That is what he weighs now, and he plans to neither reduce nor take on flesh dur ing the next three weeks. That is also more than he weighed when he met Hack at Dexter Park pavilion. Haok has announced that he will go Inside the ropes weighing 220 pounds. That does not frighten the champion. He is used to heavyweights, and that is on of the reasons why he engaged Joe Rogers early in the game. It is also on record at the training camp that practically every day he has picked up that mountain of flesh and bone which sags the scales at 290 pounda and lifted him from the mat clear up to his shoulders. He does ne do that Just for fun or for the de-i lectation of the spectators, but simply to see if he is going into a decline with tha passing daya. isn't getting by without trouble. It appears that there are two rival sport ing sheets In London. This match was made in the editorial rooms of one of the papers, and now the other paper is roasting the card as one of the worst matches ever arranged. Californiana and people in this country generally know It for a bad match, with abso lutely no chance for Wells, and the chances are that in view of the criti cism, the card will eventually be dropped. Johnson has had another setback in his easy-money tour, for the authori ties of Dublin, Ireland, have refused to countenance his bout with Petty Ofl cer Curran. These authorities prob ably remember that Eddie McGoorty, a eecond-rate American middle-weight, beat Curran. and then wonder what chance Curran would have with a fel low like Johnson, in condition or out. BIG FOOTBALL SCHED ULE OTJT Important Dates of Eastern Colleges Shot Hard Games. NEW TORK, Aug. 19. The Carlisle Indians, who will confine their matohes to the East, have 12 games sdheduled. beginning on September 13 and con cluding on November SO with Brown University. Syracuse is to play Michigan. Ohio State and St. Louis on the fields of the latter teams. Cornell, in addition to the game with Michigan, also lines up against Chicago. Pittsburg, which passed through last year's games with out being scored upon, will have a muoh harder schedule this year, includ ing a visit from the Notre Dame .eleven. West Point and Annapolis will play on December 2, the place to be chosen. .Princeton will play Annapolis on the latter's grounds on October 21. Tale will meet West Point on the same day. The schedule of the big five calls for the following games: Pennsylvania, 11. September 23 to November SO: Yale, 10. September 27 to November 25 ( SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 19.-J. C. Tyler, of Spokane, for the third time won today at the tournament of the Seattle Lawn Tennis Club, the Carter challenge, cup. carrying with it the tennis championship of the State of Washington. The run ner-up was L. K. Richardson, of Seattle, a dark horse, who worked his way the finals by brilliant performance against Sam Russell, of Seattle, an ex state champion. His work against Tyle also was good. .Miss Mary Browne, of Los Angeles: continued her victorious career in the north by winning the championship i the woman's singles from Miss Camilla Remington, of Vancouver. B. C. The presentation of the cups to th winners and runners-up was made by President H. W". Treat, of the Seattl Tennis Club. Summary: Men's singles Semi-finals: J. C. Tyler, of Spokane, defeated Captain j. r. rouiKes, victoria. 6-4, a-e. o-;v Men's doubles Semi-flnuls: J. C. Tyle and Captain J. F. Foulkes, Victoria, de feated 4S. L. Russell and P. K. Smith. 7 6-1. 6-2; S. L. Rus.ell and P. K. Smll defeated T. H. Bowdeit. Everett, and James Lyon. Taeoma. 6-4. 6-3. Women's doubles Semi-finals; Mips Mary Browne and Mrs. Fahnstoek defeated .Mrs. oeorge w. lioole ana Mips Kutn Ailller, 7-5. 6-0: Miss Xann Baker. Vancouver, and Miss Camilla Remington defeated Miss Irene fampbeii. Portland, ana Miss s. Livingston, T-o. 6-s. Mixed doubles Semi-finals: Miss Rem' lngton and A. K. Jukes defeated Mies Iren Campbell, Portland, and James Lyon, Ta coma. 0-7. 6-0. Mens singles Finals: J. C Tyler. Sdo kane. defeated L. K. Richardson, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. Men's doubles Finals: J. C. T?-ler and Captain Foulkes. Victoria, defeated. S. L. Russell and P. K. Smith. 7-5. 3-6. 6-1. 6-2 Women'a singles Finals: Miss Mary Browne, Los Angeles, defeated Miss Camilla Remington, 6-1, 6-3. Women'a doubles Finals: Miss Nann Baker. Vancouver, and Miss Camilla Rem lngton defeated Miss Mary Browne. Los Angeles, and Mrs. Fahnstoek. 1-H. 6-4. 6- Mixed doubles Finals: Miss Mary Browne and Caotaln Foulkes defeated Mis; Camilla Remington. Vancouver, and A. E. Jukea. Vancouver, 6-4. 6-4. SYTEY TO REGULATE BOXING Board of Trustees to Experiment in Promoting Sport. LONDON, Eng., Aug. 19. Confirma tlon hag been received here by cable regarding the statement that the gov ernment of the New South Wales col ony In Australia has appointed a board of trustees, who will In the future take a hand In boxing and sports generally. at Sydney. The vice president of the executive oouncll, the head of the traffic bureau of the police, the director of technical education, and A. Kelly, M. L. A., com prise the board which has leased the grounds of the Sydney Sports Company and also those of Self-defense, Limited. The first municipal boxing show will be on August 72, when Bill Turner and Tom Howard contest 20 rounds at catch weights. The conditions imposed by the board are that 0 per cent of the gate money shall be divided between the boxers. SO per cent to be paid to the company, the balance to be kept by the board for the government. The programme o? the new venture Is very ambitious one and embraces world and national championships In the different divisions of weights. This experiment will be watched with keen interest by boxing lovers throughout the world and. If success ful, might, with certain modifications to suit local conditions, be worth try ing In America. Jack Donaldson, who recently ere ated a world's record of 9 9 seconds for the professional 100-yard dash, is coming to this country shortly. Don aldson was not seen at his best when he was here last year, owing to sprained ankle, but during the short time he was here he gave ample evl dence that the record time credited to him was well within his compass. He has a strong liking for the Eng lish climate and fully believes he can do 21 seconds for 200 yards here if a raoe can be fixed up for that distance. GOTCH'S TRAINING CHANGED Farmer Burns Declares Champion Must Improve His Wind. HTjMBOLDT, la., Aug. 19. Farmer Burns, chief trainer of Frank Gotch, champion wrestler, for his coming con test in Chicago with Hackenschmldt, has changed his training system. More defensive work and stlffer wind developing work was the feature of Burns' new training. New and old styles of defense alike were brought forward by the veteran wrestlar. The champion at first resented Bums' state ments concerning his condition, but finally admitted it was not of the best and although his wind was improving, it was still In bad shape, while the defensive work thus far had been poor. "Gotch has been training entirely upon the aggressive," said Burns. "He Is and has been so confident that he will bo able to push the match throughout that he has taken no pre cautions against a turn in the tide. He Is at present under, condition and showing signs of growing stale. He will be all right when I get through with him." Hotel Gearhart Cnp for Men and H. C. Bowers Trophy for Women Are to Be Awarded to High Players at Beach Contests. The second Invitational golf tourna ment of the season will be held on the Gearhart Park links August i3-2S. The prospective tourney has arroused much Interest among local wielders of the clubs and a large number of the mem bers of the Waverly Golf Club will Journey to the seaside links this week. It will be held under the auspices of the Hotel Gearhart and invitations have been extended to various golf organi zations of the Northwest. Prominent golfers from Spokane, Seattle, Tacome. Vancouver, B. C, and Victoria are ex pected to enter. Two handsome trophies have been donated for the four days' play. The winner of the men's match will be awarded the Hotel Gearhart cup and the person who carries off the women's honors will receive the trophy offered by H. C. Bowers, of this city. Prizes will also be given to the winners and the runners-up in the open champion ship matches. First prizes will be giv en to the winners of all other events. Entertainment has been arranged for the visitors during the progress of the tournament. A dance at the Hotel Gear hart Saturday evening will wind up the tournament. The events are: Men's open cham pionship, women's open championship, men's handicap, mixed foursomes and driving and approaching contests. Following is the schedule: Wednesday 0:30 A. M., men's champion ship, is holes. R to qualify; 10:30 A. M.. women's championship, is holes, & to qual ify; 1 P. IM.. men's championship, second 13 holes. Thursday 9 A. M.. men's championship, first round; 10 A. M.. men's championship, first flight. 18 holes match plav; 10:30 A M.. women's championship. 18 holes, first round match play; l p. M., raen'a cham pionship, second round: 1:S0 P. M.. men', first flight, second round, IS holes, match play. Friday 10 A. M. Women's champion ship, semi-finals. 18 holes, match plav; 1 P. M.. mixed foursomes, handicap, 18' hole., niedal play. Saturday A. M., men's champion ship, finals. 3rt holes, match play: 10 A. M., f'r" flight, finals, 36 holes, match plav; I v't , A' M" "omen's championship, finals. , ",Jcs; 12:30 P- 3J- men s handicap, med al. 18 holes; 1 P. M., women's handicap, medal Is holes; 4:30 P. M.. driving and ap proaching, both best ball and best average. Major League Baseball Notes Alleged Horsethlef Caught. ELGIN. Or., Aug. 19. (Special.) George Propeck, a constable at Milton and Deputy Sheriff of Umatilla County, brought A. Huntly to Elgin and turned him over to the City Marshal Tuesday. It is alleged that Huntly stole some horses in Umatilla County. Huntly was captured at the Parsons ranch three miles east of Elgin while asleep In the barn. He was well armed, having two large rifles and two revolvers. He was taken to Freewater, where he will be given a preliminary hearing. Duke' Farreil. the veteran catcher who asslat-d Hal Chase on the Southern training trip thie Spring, has become a scout for the Washington club. Farreil baa been sleuthing for several weeks and has picked up a reputed And In Ray Morgan, a Virginia League Innelder from Danville. The Cincinnati Bcrlbes who are endeavor ing to assist Garry Herrmann to select a successor to Clarlie Griffith, have sdded the names of Hank O'Day snd Kid Glrsaon to the list of eligible. Griffith Is saying noth ing as to his future plans, but sawing wood every minute. He has purchased Catcher Murphy and Inrtelder McDonald fmm .v. Dallas (Texas League) club; Pitcher Cromp ton from Dayton, and Pitcher Boyd from some obscure town In Iowa. At present the Clevelsnd club has fonr scouts out scouring the minors In addition to the work of President Bill Armour, of thflf Toledo club, and Manager Walter Mc Credle club. President Somers. of the Naps, has also been doing some scouting on hla account. In looking over tha new talent An n this Spring, there does not seem to be a more promising recruit than Yerkes, of the Boston Red Sox. The youngster looks to ba the goods. He has been tried at short, sec ond and third, and has played a star game at each position. At present he Is believed to have landed tha third base assignment for John Irving Taylor'a team. Roger Breanahan'a arbitraments of fists on the ball field have been brief, and they have not enhanced Roger's renown as an ex ponent of the manly art. He has had fleet ing battles with Arthur Devlin, Bob Bescher and Bill Klsm. Marty O'Toole. the $22,500 Drixe Bttcher of the Pirates, has just purchased a fruit farm. in Oregon, where a number of other play ers. Including Fred Clarke, Fielder Jonea nd Billy Sullivan have profitable Invest ments. Harry Smith, a former banker and base ball magnate of Lancaster. O., has lust been paroled from the Columbus Peniten tiary. He was convicted of embezzlement. of the funds of a Lancaster bank, which he lost backing his home club when It was member or the Ohio and Pennsylvania League. The Louisville (Amer'can Association) batting order would furnish shivers for a stutterer. Right down the line are How ard. HulEwltt, Hafford and Hayden and further down can be found Hughes and Higglnbotbam. Billy 6unday was ona wise guy when he deserted the diamond for religious pursuits. The noted revivalist closed this season at Erie. Pa., after ten months' work, with a profit of J70.5O7.G0. The Detroit club haa secured, for Sep tember delivery. Pitcher Hemneas, of the Butte (Lnlon Association) club. Remness 6 f6et in height, weighs ISO pounds, and this la his first year in professional ball. Three brothers of Ping Bodie. the re puted fence breaker of the White Sox, are playing semi-pro ball on the Pacific Coast. Bodie first attracted tha attention of the Chicago scouts while a member of the club for whlob his brothers are now playing. President Coleman, of the Memphis South- ern League club, Is hard up for pitchers, but he recently turned down an order ol 'Bugs" Raymond, made by McGraw. Cole man Is trying to land Cecil Ferguson, the Boston National, who is on the market. Cleveland gossip says that Stovall Is about to fret rid of two American League land marks in Cy Vouns and Terry Turner. Turner looked pretty livaly for a dead one during the series Just closed at the Hilltop. The Northern Indiana League has throws up the sponge. Anderson and Bluffton were forced out through financial difficult les. The circuit was a six-club one, and as none of the other four teams had mads money it was decided to disband- It Is said in the Middle West that Pitch. er Troy Brown, of Paducah, recently pur. chased by the Phillies for $ 10OO, Is one ol the crack twlrlers of Indiana University, who Is playing Summer ball under an as sumed name. CENTERFIELDER SOLD TO OAKS Patterson, of Burlington Club, Will Join Wolverton's Team at Onpe. BURLINGTON. Ia.. Aug. 19. (Spe. clal.) Announcement was made todaj that Center Fielder Patterson, of th Burlington Club, had been sold to th akland team in the Pacific Coast League, for S1250. Patterson will leave at once for the Pacific Coast to Join Oakland. This sale makes a total of $6250 tha Burlington management has received for three of its players. Pitchers Leftj Brown and Ed Hawk going to St. Loull for $5000. This breaks the high-prlc record for the sale of players in th Newport Tourney Records Smashed. NEAVrORT. R. I., Aug. 19. Breaking all records. 202 players have entered the all-comers' tennis tournament, which begins on the Casino courts on Monday. The entry list last year was 181. The list this year includes near ly, all the, state and division champions.