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THE MOKNING OREGONTAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1902. 5 PLAYTHEGAMEOVER Oregon and Corvallis Elevens Want Anotjier Try. BOTH SIDES ARE DISSATISFIED Gagene Men Attribute Failure to Score to Costly Fumbles Corvallis to Inability to Break Stubborn Defense. CORVALLIS. Or.. Nov. 9. (Special.) The big Intercollegiate football game Is being played over and over again In the minds of gridiron enthusiasts, and par tisane of both the University of Oregon and the Agricultural College are trying to figure out just why their favorites failed to win. Friends of the Eugene team jattribute their failure to score to critical fumbles, and there Is some reason in this, for Oregon fumbled repeatedly 'and never regained the leather. Cor valllsites are bewailing their team's fail ure to take the pigskin over the line when it was within two yards of Ore gon's goal, and they admit that Oregon's superior defense prevented the "farmer" lads from winning the honors of combat. When everything is considered, it is no wonder that neither team scored, for the field was a veritable sea' of mud and water, the pools In some parts of the field being ankle deep. Besides this, rain fell at intervals during the game. Such con ditions were of course conducive to fumb ling, and it in freely admitted that the Eugeneitcs would have scored had they been able to handle the ball. When the game opened, the University began a series of fierce assaults, and in nine suc cessive plays, carried the ball 62 yards, only to lose It on a fumble. In the second half the' Agriculturists had the ball nearly all the time, and profiting by Eugene's fumbles, and the absence of Jordan, the regular leftend of the 'varsity, they rushed the play down to Eugene's two-yard line, where the plucky, stubborn stand made by the vis itors precluded the possibility of a ecore. Statistics of the game show that the Agricultural College executed 44 regular formations, resulting in a net gain of 112 yards, while the 17 plays executed by the University netted 34 yards. O. A. C. made 11 unsuowesful attempts to ad vance the ball; U. of O. made three un successful attempts. O. A. C. was tack led for loss eight times; U. of O. was tackled for loss twice. O. A. C. was held for downs six times; U. of O. was held for downs once. O. A. C. umbled' the ball four times, regaining it three times; U. of O. fumbled nine times, never regain ing. Pilkington, of O. A. C, punted four times, for an average of 31 yards. Temple ton, U. of O., punted four times, aver aging 35" yards. Payne, TJ. of O., re turned three punts, averaging 38 yards. Each team blocked three punts. .Longest punt, Payne. 44 yards. Longest run. Root, O. A. C, 21 yards. For Oregon Halfbacks Payne and Good rich showed up in splendid form, their offensive and defensive play being far above, the average. Payne's tackling was fiendish, and his return of Pllkington's punts was spectacular. Chandler and Jor dan played consistently at end, but Casteel. who replaced Jordan in the sec ond half was vulnerable, Root circling his end for 21 yards. Casteel, however, distinguished himself by several pretty tackles. Thayer, at tackle, put up the star game for Oregon, hfs work attracting close attention. Coach Herbold, of O. A. C. says that Thayer is one of the best tackles in the Northwest- this year, watts made Oregon's longest run, a cross-tackle buck of 19 yards. Latourette and Frizzell replaced Murphy and Earl late in the sec ond half, Frizzell throwing himself into, the play with unquenchable ardor. t The bright particular star of the day was Pilkington, the Corvallis fullback. Pilkington, who played with McMinnvllle for several years, is a star ground-gainer, his assaults on. tha Eugene line counting for constant yardage. Pilkington also fell on several fumbles at opportune mo ments, but he allowed Thayer to block three of his punts. Root, the big half back of the Agricultural eleven, made some pretty gains, and Laughlin, at quar ter, was cool headed and sure. Abraham and Bundy, the college tackles, made good gains with the ball, while Burmaugh. at center, and Captain Gault, at guard, -were towers of strength. Speaking of the Northwest Intercollegiate football situation. Coach Herbold said: "I believe that the University of Oregon and the Agricultural College have the best collegiate teams in the Northwest this season. Our team was defeated by Wash ington, but wo had no business to lose that game. I think Eugene or Corvallis can defeat Washington, or any other col lege team in the Northwest today." WANTS A RETURN GAME. Oregon Is Anxious for Another Chance at O. A. C. UNIVERSITY QP- OREGON. Eugene, AKu Nov. 9. (Special.) Captain t Homer L Watts, of the University of Oregon foot ball team, ,1s dissatisfied with the result of yesterday's game - at Corvallis, and wants another game" with the Agricul turists. "We would like very much to play again with the Agricultural College," said Cap tain Watts today, "as we are tired of playing scoreless games and -want the question of superiority settled. We are willing to meet the Agricultural College team again this season, playing either on our own ground or neutral ground. How ever,, as we have played tie games with both Corvallis and Albany, I think it prop er that those teams now play a game and that Oregon play the winner. We want to settle this championship question, for we are unwilling to concede it to anybody at this time. I have no complaint to make over the playing of the Oregon men at Corvallis, for every man in our line up played good, hard football. Our fumb ling was unfortunate indeed, but there Is no use saying anything about that now. The Agricultural College has. a stronger team than most people Imagine, and its line-up, contains eeveral players of long experience. The game was a clean one, and we entertain the best of feeling to ward our opponents and the institution that they represent. The work -of the officials was first-cass, being fair in every particular. I am inclined to think that the Corvallis players are much heavier than those of the Oregon eleven, for they looked much larger on the field. As far as averdupois goes, the University of Oregon has been outweighed by every op posing team of the season." LAIHES' NIGHT AT Y. M. C. A. Athletes Show Their Points Hand ball and Indoor Baselmll Mutches. Ladies' night was celebrated at the Y. JL C A. on Saturday 'evening. Four events Were given in the -gymnasium, followed by a squad drill by 70 men. The wives and sweethearts of the members turned out in force to witness the events, which were the running high jump; the running high dive, the fence vault and the rope climb. Sidney Beck won the jump, making 5 feet 5 Inches, thus breaking the local association record and equaling the Facific Coast record of tho Y. M. C. A. Walter Backus was second and Walter Smithson third. ' Beck was the star man of the tourna ment, for beside his excellent jump, hp won the fence vault and the high dive. Five feet. 10 Inches was his mark in the dive, with F. O'Connor second and Harry Livingstone tlrird. In the fence vault he made 6 feet 2 inches, while F. Llghty and W. Carlson were second and third. F. Rogers was the winner of the rope climb, and Walter Smithson secured sec ond place. After the gymnasium work, stunts in the tank occupied the attention of the fair visitors. These ladies' nights will be held the sec ond Saturday of every month and special features have already been arranged for the next occasion. The handball singles were won by I. Huesnert who secured the Kay medal by defeating C. Barrell. The jnedal will be held -by the winner until the next contest when he must prove his right to tho trophy jor surrender it to the victor. Huesner has a handicnp of four points, while Barrell was scratch mah. The handball doubles have not yet been completed. Huesner and Harry Living stone defeated- Walter Bennett and Earl Parker in two games by scores of 21 to 15 and 21 to 17. They also defeated Frank Foster and Harold Baldwin by scores of 21 to 7, and 21 to 10. Barrell and Godfrey won from John Gates and Paul Thing, leaving them to compete with Huesner and Livingstone for the final honors. Foster and Baldwin are the holders of the gold medals won at the last contest, but their defeat by Huesner and Living stone blights their hopes of keeping the trophies. Percy Freeman has been elected captain of the All Star basketball team. Freeman, Charlie Mackio and Harry Durand are the only members of last year's team who will secure positlonson the team now be ing mado' up. The remaining two will probably be drawn fron the evening class. Harold Baldwin, C. Bush, Dr. O. D. Thornton, Frank Foster and G. Stead man are among the candidates for the un filled positions. The All-Stare will, in all probability, play the Seattle team here on Christmas night, and the Spokane and Boise teams are corresponding for games. A game of indoor baseball had been ar ranged with the team of the "Oregon Na tional Guard for last Friday night, but the militiamen did not materialize and the manager is now seeking games with any organized team in this city. Washington Jockey Club. WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. The Fall meet of tho Washington Jockey Club at Ben nings, which will begin tomorrow, prom ises to be tlje most successful ever held by the club. Extensive improvements have been made in the stands, stables and betting ring, and a new surface has beJn placed on the track, which, It Is ex pected, will make the "going" much faster. The features for tomorrow's card are the Bladenburg handicap steeplechase and the Columbia handicap at seven fur longs. RECREATION. -If yofi with to enjoy a day of rest and pleasure, take the O. R. & N. -train from Union depot at 9 A. M. for a short trip up the Columbia, returning, if desired, by boat from Cascade Locks. Tickets and particulars at O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington. KCrrlSaD' haU: ALONG THE SIDE LINES EXCITING RACE FOR OREGON FOOT- BALL CHAMPIONSHIP. Three Teams Tied for First Place Multnomah Will Go to Seattle Frl aj Gossip From Gridiron. The championship race for "Oregon col legiate football bonors goes merrily on, with three teams tied for the first place the University of Oregon, Albany College jand the Oregon Agricultural College. To .'settle the fact as to which one of these tams is Teally the strongest may take several more games, and as the open dates between now and Thanksgiving are few, some quick and decisive scheme will have to be resorted to. Albany tied Ore gon early in-the 'season, arid Oregon in turn tied the Agricultural College eleven Saturday: Albany holds that the College team is stronger than that from the State University, because in the tie game that was played the Albany players outplayed the men from Eugene. This is a rounda bout method of picking winners, and at all times very unsatisfactory. Albany and Oregon will probably play a return game this week, although tho 'Varsity players think that it is up to Albany and the Agricultural College to play a game, the winner to meet Oregon. The whole difficulty lies in the fact that the Agricultural College players have re fused to meet Albany, giving as an ex cuse that their schedule Is full. It is hoped that the football wiseacres will work out some plan' whereby the championship question will be settled. Oregon Agricultural College has one of the strongest teams ever turned out at Corvallis, although half of the men are new to the game. Gault, Pilkington? Burnaugh and Bundy are players of ex perience, and the back field is exception ally heavy. Root, the star halfback, and Pilkington, the fullback, both weigh more than 175 pounds. This- weight resulted In great advantage to the Corvallis team on the muddy field last Saturday, when the strong eleven of the University of Oregon was held down to a scoreless game. Coach Herbold has done good work at Corvallis J tnis season, and it is reasonable to be lieve that the Oregon Agricultural College wil become a potent factor in Northwest athletics. lit is hoped that the Agricultur ists .and the University of Oregon will playa return game, and that the contest will be pulled off In this city. Portland has not seen a good intercollegiate foot ball game slnfce 1S95, when Portland Uni versity and the University of Oregon played the famous 6-4 game, in which Shattuck, Eugene's big guard, made' a de cided hit with the bleachers. The football ejeven of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club will go to Seattle next Friday, and on Saturday will line up against the University of Washington eleven. Washington's team has not been defeated this season, although Oregon Agricultural and Whitman have both crossed ho Washington goal line. It comparison of score's counts for anything, Multnomah ought to win an easy vic tory from the Seattle collegians. Mult nomah defeated Whitman by a score of 21 to 0, while Washington allowed Whit man to score, the result of the game be ing 11 to 5. If the Whitman comparison holds good, Multnomah should wrest an easy victory from the University of Ore gon on Thanksgiving day. Oregon had a hard time winning a G-to-0 game from Whitman, and the Oregon eleven has not made a remarkable record this year. Mult nomah, ought to win the Thanksgiving contest by threeor four touchdowns, as tho local club eleven Is without a serious rival In the Northwest. .. Pacific University is coming, to the front with a strong team tills year, and the Forest Grove, men expect to give a good account of themselves before the season ends. Early defeats put the Pa cific team In fine shape, to play ball, and it would not beurprislhgJ if Pacific pre vents the Unlvcrslty'of .Oregon from scor ing, when the Oregon-Pacific game - Is played' at Eugene November 2L Pacific played the Oregon Medics a scoreless game, and the University of Oregon men had to" work like Trojans in order to score twice against the Medics'. Pacific will play Oregon Agricultural College In Cor vallis on Thanksgiving day. Tho Portland Academy boys were the victims of a bad case of overconfldenco Saturday, when the NH1U players made them work hard to keep the score a tie. The Academy team had an Impression that they had a cinch on the game, and that Hill had -not improved during the two weeks intervening between the first game, when Portland won 32 to 0. Even though the Academy had three substitutes In the line, the team was confident 61 victory, and Itwas only when Holman made his great run for a touchdown that the players became aware that they were up against the real thing. Hill has a fine team. In the past two weeks the players have Improved marvelously, and "if a re turn game is to be played, as it probably will be' on the 22d, they stand a strong chance of walking off with victory perch ed on their shoulders. The game between the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin in Chicago last MULTNOMAH ValtnUnC' EUard: J0 Pratt' :W end; - week once -more demonstrated that Mich igan is now entitled to be ranked with Yale, Princeton and Harvard. Michigan won, owing to tremendous rushing, com bined with lightning-like action in the first few minutes of play. In other words, she carried Wisconsin off her feet from the first jump, and did not give her an opportunity to settle down until the only touchdown and goal had been scored. From that on until the close of the game Wisconsin did magnificent work, but could not drive hard enough or gain enough ground on the punting game to dross Michigan's line. Michigan surprised everyone, herself included, by her de fensive work at all 'stages. It was ex pected that Michigan would be a trifle weak on defense, but Coach Yost braced up the game so that it was well nigh per fection. Yost is now considered the pre mier coach of the country. PLAYNLISTLESS BALL. Men at Pacific University Fall to Do Their Best... PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Nov. 9. (Special.) The game Saturday did not throw much light on what the team will do when It goes 'up against the University of Oregon eleven, and the team from Oregon Agricultural College, the last of this month. The disappoint ing feature of the game was the failure of the team to take advantage of Its op portunities, and to play ball for all-it was worth every minute of the game. It was not until the second half that It got to gether and at all approached what It is capable of. There was no reason why the score should not have been twice as large as It was Saturday, as it had every thing its own way from the start. In the line during the first half the men played high, and allowed more gains than shoultf have been possible for McMinnvllle. On the other hand, the. backs, 'especially dur ing the second half, moved quickly and well together. More smoothness in run ning off the plays than has been apparent heretofore was noticed. The ends, while by no means wizards, are doing good work, and Gilbert, at quarter, handles the ball safely, and shows judgment In di recting the plays. Phllbrook Is a good punter. - His try for goal from the 40-yard line In the first half was as pretty a kick as one could wish to see. As tackle he meets the requirements, and is apt to be heard from as fullback In future seasons. Barnet Is getting u reputation as a ground-gainer which rivals that of Day. Yoder, at center, has played the most consistent game this season. Time after time he has nailed the ball behind the line oi scrimmage; -and no matter how big and husky the opposing centers were, they have been kept busy. That coach McFadden has done all that could be ex pected of him is acknowledged. Too much raw material has handicapped him, but he has trimmed men Into line in 'a very short time. Just what the chances of the team are in the final games, no man can say, but if it plays as It has been known to play, It will be heard from. An old, unused building on-the campus took flro at a late hour last night, and caused a great deal of unnecessary ex citement. The fire bell was rung, and the village hosecart trundled out by the firo company. A large crowd of sleepy resi dents were out, and were much gratified to find it was not a college building, as it was at first supposed. The blaze was probably in honor of the football victory yesterday, set by some enthusiast. Centralla Illfirh School Wins. CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 9. (Special.) The Centrallp. High School football team yesterday defeated the Elma team by a score of 13 to 0. It was a fast game from start to finish. Elma had the ad vantago"ln weight, but lacked the train ing, and they were defeated by their light er, but better drilled, opponents. Cen tralia won the toss at the "start, and chose the south goal, Elma getting the kick-off. After 10 minutes' hard playing, Ccntralla made a touchdown back on the fumble of the Elma center, who made a wiW pass to quarter-back. Centralla got the ball from Elma, and by long runs and smashes made a touchdown. In the second half, on a long run by Grim, Centralla mado the second touchdown of the game. Clark and Grimm, of the Centralla eleven, were easily the stars of the team, but the en tire team did excellent playing. Brewer, of Elma, did some excellent playing. His tackling was particularly good. Olympia or Montesano , will probably play Hero next Saturday. - GOLF ON THANKS GIVING. Waver ly Club Annonnces Program of the Week. The golf enthlslasts who are in charge of the annual Fall tournament of the Waverly Club, have made out the fol lowing programme for the events of Thanksgiving week: Thursday, November 27, Thanksgiving day 9 to 10 A. M., men's open champion ship qualifying round, 36 holes. Medal play, best eight to compete. 1 to 2 P. M., men's open handicap, 18 holes. 2 to 3, woman's bogey competition, 9 holes. 1 Firday, November 28-9 to 11 A. M., woman's open championship, qualifying round. Medal-play. 1 to 3 P. M., wom an's open handicap, 9 holes. Saturday, November 29 All day, men's and women's open championship. 1 to 3, men's forsomes and mixed forsomes- hand icap, 18 holes. Every day of tho tournament there will be clock golf and three-hole competitions. AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Crosby, end and back; Dowline, -end; Captain TEAM OF HARD HITTERS MANAGER VIGNEUXT TO MEET DE MANDS OF. THE FANS. Promise That Portland Nine Will Be Able to Bat as "Well as to Field. "We shall have a good, hard-hitting team next year, and that is what the people of Portland want," said Manager VIgneux, of the Portland Baseball Club, yesterday. "All the team will be good infielders, as well as good batters, and there Is no doubt that they will furnish a little excitement on our ball grounds." Mr. Vigneux declined to give the names of the men whom he had selected. It Is understood, though, that the team will at the bat and In the field be" superior to any that has yet been registered in the rolls of the league. President Lucas, of the league, and Manager Dugdale, of the Seattle team, are expected dally from" New York, where they attended the meeting of the asso ciation of the minor leagues. The prin cipal business before the association was the proposition for the Increase of the salary llrnit from $1200 to $1500.. Anderson and Van Buren, who have been hunting in the mountains for the past few weeks, are expected home this week. The last heard from them, was the slaughter of a bear and a dozen elk. The report of the shooting, however, is not authentic. First Baseman Elsey, who made such a good record last year, has been re-signed by tho Spokane team. Think of old Pop Anson In politics! Yet Ansy was In politics, and he proved a good but unsuccessful warder, and hp was a shover of the once-famous out fielder Whitings, a member of the team from which the great Herman Lqng and the strategic but lazy Fred Getzeln were graduated. Uncle Adrian took the stump and he really made a speech. He said that Whitings was the candidate for the shrievalty of Cook County, and any other man who claimed the job was an Impostor. Of course, Arison received the returns of the election, and if they were mistaken it was for him to make the complaint. Anson, once the great man of the ball field, has dropped into insignificance of late. Ten years ago it was all up to Uncle Anse, and whar Uncle Anse did not do .was not worthy, to be done. He was it entirely. No ballplayer was a ballplayer unless he was recognized by "Anse." Dahlen, who came In as a third- rate player and from a fourth-rate league, won a National reputation through the great first-baseman, because Anson said he was a player. Spalding and others had their doubts about Dahlen, but the minor league man made good, and that settled the question. Another Instance of Anson's Intuitive knowledge of the base balllst was in the casaL of Lange. He pitched, fielded and caught In the North west League, and was accepted by An son, but "Lange would have been accepted nnywnere In the country at that time. Even Port Townsend would have paid him to remain, but the long-built, man of tho far north of Washington preferred a metropolitan place, and finally he landed in the East. Since his arrival there, ho has been doing well, excepting during the months that he was engaged in the real estate business, which for a ball player, In the English of tho Hon. Sam Weller, is polite language for going ln pane. The advent of Lange in the East arouses a great many old memories. It is only 11 years since the permant of 1S91 was won on the old Oaks Field, and when Glenalvln. Lytic, Nulton, Klopf, Sippl, Borchers, Wadsworth and the great "Bumps" Jones (tho pitcher of one sea son) made life lively for the umpire, who was no less an individual tlfan the famous "Sandy" McDermott. In those days and among those great players, Kingpin Borchers among them, Lange was a bash ful boy. He fielded In the outer, and in the box he sent the ball over the plate with all tho awkwardness of a schoolboy, and he slacked his features Into a sheep ish look when -Zimmer signalled that the sign had not been answered. Then Lange next found a place behind the bat as change catcher, and Abner Powell recog nized in him a coming player. Powell helped him to. the National League, where he found a place, and Powell helped him self to New Orleans, -where he Is now managing a team of the Southern League. Hero again is an old memory. Abner Powell came out to the West In thosd days of 90 when half of the enthusiastlcs JcTurneyed out to Columbia Park behind a jerky mule and a balky conductor, and the other half in a boat where everybody was supposed to be "aft." There Abner mado his reputation in. the Northwest-as a centerflelder and a baserunner, and ho did more -to win the pennant for thr Spokane team than any other man. In cluding the famous "five of tho disbanded Texas League "Piggy" Ward. "Kid Peeples, Huston, McGuIrk and Polhemus. Abner's value as a ballplayer may be duly estimated when one considers the offer Chicago made for Huston, the mod FOOTBALL PLAYERS. Kikley. tackle; Coach McMillan. hairbaTk; est but deceiving twlrler. Huston de clined $5000 because he and his four friends j had entered into an agreement to go ! "whole," and the Chicago club would not take them in a bunch. So all came to the best bidder, the Spokane club of the Northwest League. Luby, a second Texas League star, went to Chicago, and when he failed, a second bid -was made for Huston. Spokane refused it. The next year Huston's arm gave out, ,and he dis appeared entirely from the baseball field. Lost arms, by the way, do not cut a pitcher out from the ballfield entirely, or rather a place for the disqualified twlrler has always been found in the Far WTest. Gussle Klopf, who used to hold Portland down in the initial year of the league, .and who could not throw a ball In the middle of 1S91, Is In good form, has a good arm and can play an Infield position. "Billy" George, 'one of Murtrle's pijchersj who was left fielder for Portland In 1S91, played for several years after he lost his arm. In Portland he made up for the non-use of the member by Indus trious fielding and by hard batting. Lea'v- ing here for the. East, he struck a dif ferent bunt. In the Southern League he ran against some of his old-tlmo com panions In the National, and he found, that he was not the only sore-arm pitcher in the country. "When I pitched for New York," a Portland friend of George heard him say, "I heard " "There goes a fly, Billy," said the "once great "Rasty" Wright. "I'll get it," said Blllly, and so he did. "Throw her up," said Rasty, "and play fast, as we used to do." "Throw fast?" inquired Billy. ,4Say," deliberately called George from the field, "come to the rescue, or tho ball will have to roll." Rasty's arm also was out of order,xand the ball rolled. . California Games. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 9. Baseball: Nationals, 1; Americans, 0. Batteries Americans, Joss and Sullivan; Nationals, Donovan and Kahoe. CHBHAEIS HOLDS THE RECORD. For Two-Mile Pace, His Marie of 2t04t; Still Stands. The dispatches sent out from Memphis recently stated that when Nervolo paced In 4:254," he established a new two-mile record for pacing stallions. This, how ever, is incorrect. The two-mile pacing record, not only for stallions, out all sexes, Is held by Chehalis, 2:04Vi, who, at the Oregon State Fair, at Salem, October 7, 1897, started' to beat the two-mile record of 4:22. made by W. W. P., at Lincoln Neb., and paced in 4:19, the first mile in 2:09. and the second In 2:10&. When John A. McKerron made his first essay against time at Memphis recently, and the result was 2:07, his admirers were keenly disappointed. But his second trial, on Saturday, when he trotted a mile in 2:05Vi, more than counterbalanced. Mc Kerron now divides with Directum second place on the list of trotting stallions. But he holds, unreservedly, a prouder distinc tion. He Is the fastest of all the trotters in the great family of George Wilkes. In 1S97 John R. Gentry and Robert J., hooked double, paced against the watch to a record of 2:08. At Memphis recently Ed F. Geers put Direct Hal and Prince Direct In double harness and drove them In 0:324, 1:04. 1:344. 2:05. Each is a son of Direct, who has a pacing record of 2:05; and Direct Is by Director, son of Dictator, brother of the famous ex-trot- tlng king, Dexter, once a favorite show picture on the Pacific Coast. It was a performance which deserved the applause showered upon it., TRACHY WANTS TO MEET RYAN. Accepts Challenge of Syracuse Pugil ist at 145 Pounds. Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, has offered to meet any man of 145 pounds, and Tom Tracey, of Portland, has taken up the challenge, which wil be presented In due form to Mr. Ryan. Tracey has also chal lenged Walcott at 140 pounds at 3 o'clock of the day of the fight; and 145 pounds at tho ringside. These will be Tracey's last fights for the Winter and probably for good, as he Intends to reside in Port land permanently and will retire from the ring. Of the Tesult of the probable fight, Tracey said yesterday that he would be In fine trim for each meeting, and the challenged would find him in his old-time form. Speaking of the challenge to Wal cott, he said that as he was about to . retire, he wished everybody to be given a fair chance, for after his retirement he would devote himself to his business and would not listen to challenges. A match of $230 a side was made at Tracey & Denney's between John Free man and Jack Grace for the club which will give the biggest purse. Each of the contestants will weigh in at about 126 pounds. Grace wills' be trained for the match by Tom Tracey. Al Nelll is now in Chicago and he Is very anxious for a fight. Some friends of Al, who like his boxing abilities, are anxious to have him return to Portland, where he may repeat his star performance in exhibiting the "manly .art.' Salutes for Edward's Birthday. PANAMA, Colombia, Nov. 9. At noon today the British, American and Chilean' men-of-war In tho bay fired salutes of 21 guns in honor of the anniversary of the birthday of King Edward. Krlnick, 'guard; Bishop, back; Cook, fullback; PREPARING FOR THE PIANO CLUBS Involves More Than a Half Mile of Fine Pianos. Thirty-eight Carloads Recelvedand Unloaded by Eilers Piano House, Portland Store-, During October The Greatest Shipment of Pianos Ever Made Car Numbers and Dates. It took lots of foreth6ught and prepara tion to inaugurate the Piano Club plan now in progress at Eilers Piano House. No less than 37 carloads of pianos were shipped to Portland before the opening an nouncement. This' Is the largest transcon tinental shipment of pianos ever made In the history of the United States, and there Is not a firm in America which has "a rec ord to show that will equal this one, Thirty-seven carloads of fine pianos and organs were shipped to Eilers Piano House, Port land, during. the month of October. If the pianos and organs contained in thi3 enor mous shipment were placed end for end It would make a great deal more than, a nair mile of musical Instruments. And all of these pianos and organs were re ceived at Portland; shipments to the Spo kane, San Francisco and Sacramento stores not being included in this showing. On October 3 a carload of 20 of' the beau tiful new Hobart W. Cable pianos cams in. Car number 39,960. On the same day a carload of 17 of tha "old reliable" Busch & Gerts- pianos also arrived. Car number 8S66. A carload of our own make, the "Faclfla Queen" organs, came in October 7. Caa" number 906j. Car number 8690, arriving October 9, con-, talned 19 fine Steger Upright Pianos. On the same day a monster carload of 2 Weser Orchestral Pianos arrived. Car number 9114. On the following day a big carload of 13 of the well-known Jacob Doll Pianos cama in. Car number 9272. v Car number 33.641, from Boston, contain ing 18 fine Chlckering baby grands, camo in on the same'day. Car number 72,443, containing 33 fine Weber Art Pianos, also arrived on that data. Car number 3236. also containing Weber Pianos, mostly fancy parlor and baby grands, 12 in number, came In four daya previous to the above. Car number 542C, containing a large as sortment of the now famous Kimball up rights. 23 In number, camo in October 10. On the 11th of October, a big carload o fine "Lester" Piano3, Philadelphia's best, arrived, altogether 21 pianos. Car numbea 70,196. Another carload of the excellent Ho bart M. Cable Pianos, that are so rapidly, getting into prominence among profession al ana musical people, came in on Octo ber 13. Car number 23,224, with 20 pian6s. Car number S948, loaded with Jacob Doll Pianos, came in also on the same day. A carload of Steger Pianos, car number 39,934, with IS fine uprights, wa3 received on tho 14th. A great, big furniture car, number 5130. also came in on that day, containing over 50 of the world-famous Kimball Organs. On the 15th of October another big car load, full of stools and piano benches, ar rived. Car number 41,426. Still another carload of Jacob Doll Pianos, car number 9492, with 17 pianos, ar rived the same day. On the 17th of October car number 33, 536, loaded with the new Haddorf Pianos, arrived. This is the first shipment of these fine new pianos to the Coast. They are beautiful pianos, and will be heard of in cultured musical circles In future- Two full carloads of Kimballs. car num bers 7152 and 73S6, came in also on that day, containing altogether 49 of these world famous instruments. October 18. a full carload of Weber Pianos, 14 fine pianos altogether, in car number 9036, came in. Car 14,145, containing 17 fine Weber up rights and grands, which started from New York three days later than the pre vious one. arrived also on that day. On October 20. a .carload of 17 Schumann Pianos, in car 39.S64j arrived. The following day four full car leads came in. Number 39,062, with 35 of the ever-favorite Hobart M. Cables; 93S6, with 14 of the elegant Mlltons; 41.666. with 13 of the won derful Weser Orchestral Pianos, and S740. with a fine asortment of the old reliable Pease Pianos (a full carload of "Sweet Pease.") Two carloads of genuine Chlckering Pianos came In from Boston on the 23d (ft October, ono of grands, car .number S990. and another made up mostly of the now famous Chlckering baby uprights. Car number 8918. Car number 39.898 contained another large shipment (17) of the beautiful Vic tor Pianos, and arrived on tho 23d. Tho same day. Car 8764 came in loaded with 14 of tho new Draper Pianos from New York. Another carload of 18 of the famous Kimball Pianos arrived on October 26. Car S718. containing 17 Schumann Pianos, also arrived on the 26th. Car 41.762, containing 17 fine Milton Piano.-, arrived the same day. Thirteen fine Weser Orchestral Pianos came in car number 8702, on October 26. Car 9060 contained 15 fine Decker Pianos from New York, arriving October 27. Car 9302. with 13 Doll Pianos; car 70.223. with 16 Doll Pianos, and car 2690. with 14 of the beautiful new Brlnkerhoft Pianos, came in by tho last of the month, making altogether 33 carloads of pianos and or gans received by Eilers Piano House dur ing the month of October. Coming as they did under specially low freight rates, the saving In freight charges alone, over what they would have cost to bring out a few weeks later, amounts to nearly ?40CO. This is simply another feature of the money-saving facilities employed by Ei lers Piano House. No wonder people find here pianos sold at retail for practically the same prices that, small dealers and agencies pay wholesale for the same Instruments. Photo by McAlpin. Kellar, center; Tidcomei end; Wilcox, V iDH 1 04.2