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'Hi ' " .t THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FBIDAT, DECEMBER 4 1903. VARSITY ON ITS WAY at halfback has beea one of the univer sity's moat consistent players and Is one of the strongest defensive half backs that has been playing on any of the college teams this season. CUP FOR OREGON ATHLETE. Columbia Remembers Captain "Dick" Smith, of Klamath Falls. NEW YORK, Dec 3,-SpecIal.) At th annual football mass meeting today, John G. Prall, 1905, science, was elected man ager of the Columbia eleven, after a close contest with William A. Tilt, the Inde pendent nominee. The graduate directors chosen were: Ed ward B. Bruce and R. 8. Smith, of Klam ath, Or. Five men were awarded the varsity initial for the first time. They were Tom Thorpe, "Johnny" Thorpe, Metzenthln, Bishop and Hones. Bishop and Johnny Thorpe are freshmen. A .sil ver loving-cup has been presented to ex Captain Richard Smith, of Oregon. SPRING MEET NEXT BEN SELLING Washington Players Will Arrive Today. Multnomah Fair Association Makes Its Plans. L LADING CLOTHIER TEAM COCKSURE OF VICTORY FAST HORSES TO COME NORTH '. - jt - Coach Knight Believes Multnomah Has No Chance to Win-Local Eleven Is Well Trained and Strong on Defensive. A. T. Van De Vanter, of Seattle, Goes to California in the Interests of the Northwest Fair- A soclatlon.' v THE PRICE OF PRESTIGE 3 t 1 B ' i Si The Washington football players left Seattle last night and arrived In Portland this morning, in time to have at least one good practice on Multnomah field before the game with the Multnomah team to morrow afternoon. They have a clean record so far this year, and they have any amount of confidence in consequence. Coach Knight has been repeatedly quoted in Seattle papers as saying that his team could not help winning. His assertions are based on the notion that a team com. posed of old college football stars like Multnomah is bound to sacrifice team work to grandstand playing, and the team work he has taught his men will win out against them. He is correct as far as the old college stars are concerned, but tho Multnomah men are bo well trained that they fall naturally into team work, and in spite of the fact that the only real prac tice they have Is during actual games, they always work well together, especially on the defensive. Knight undoubtedly has a good team, in which Multnomah will find a worthy rival, but neither Captain McMillan nor any of the Multnomah play ers are expecting to be rushed off their feet by the "Washington team. In fact, it looks as If all Seattle had its head turned when Washington defeated Nevada, and some still remain who have not recovered from the mistaken idea that thereby the visitor became champion of the Pacini, Coast. The Washington team. Itself, how ever, has merely a healthy confidence in its ability to win, and the public opinion in Portland among football experts points to an even match. "I am not at all overconfident," said Captain McMillan, -who has been nursing a team of cripples all week. "Horan and Kirkley are both bruised up, and we need strong tackles to hold down Elgrist and MacDonald. Sigrlst may not play, how ever, which will help us out. But I have no one else to play the tackles, and Horan and Kirkley will go Into the game, al though they will be handicapped by their poor condition. Cook will be out of the game altogether, and Dolph will be shifted to fullback. Corbett and Kerrigan or I will play the halfback positions. The team will be in excellent condition by Sat urday, with the exception of the tackles." The loss of SIgrist will weaken the Washington line considerably. He went into the Idaho game with a sprained ankle and wrenchtd it so badly that it is doubt ful whether he can play here. The other members of the Washington team seem to be In good condition, though a report has been spread that they are slightly stale from overtraining. Half a dozen telegrams have been pass ing every day between Portland and Seat tle regarding the choice of officials. Wash ington wishes to have C. H. Best, of La Fayette College, but McMillan is not will ing to allow both officials so Intimately connected with the visiting team, and no arrangement has been arrived at yet, though Best will probably be one of the officials, and some one of the club's selec tion will be the other. Best is considered a very fair man, and the Oregon players said that although in their game with Washington he penalized them frequently, they had no complaint to make. Several hundred rooters will accompany the Washington team, the largest crowd that has gone with them on. any trip. But this is Washington's hardest and last game of the year, and its supporters hope to see the season close with a glorious victory. REST PUTS MEN IN GOOD SHAPE University of Washington Team Re covers From Bruising Games. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Wash., Dec S.Speclal.) The Varsity football team began practice Tuesday night, after a four days rest. Most of the team were in rather bad shape after the Thanksgiving game, but a few days oft has brought the boys around so they will be in good condition for the big game against the Multnomah Athletic Club. The eleven went at their practice with a vim that was surprising to the coach and most pleasing to the many students who were out to watch the team get in shape for the last game of the year. Every one was at his place, with the exception of Sigrlst, the left tackle, and Scherer, the right guard. At present these men are somewhat bruised and sore, but it is thought that by the end of the week they -will be back to their old form. They are two of the most val uable men on the team and their loss would likely mean the losing of Wash ington's chances for 'ictory. This season's wonderful record has won the hearty support of the people of "Seat tle, and for the first time in the history of the college Seattle is interested in the innual struggle between the Multnomah Club and the State University of Wash ington. With prospects that were any thing but bright, the 'Varsity played its first game with Oregon Agricultural College on October 17 at Corvallis, Or. Washington won by the close score of 5 to 0. From this time on the eleven has. been consistently improving. On the Mth Whitman College was defeated by a score of 36 to 0. The 'Varsity then made Its trip east of the mountains, meeting the Washington Agricultural .College and defeating Uiat Institution by 10 to 0. These three games had put the boys In rather bad shape, and as a result the coach gave them a rest of two weeks, which oncb again brought them back Into condition. On the 14th the University of Oregon was defeated by the score of 6 to 5. The score hardly tells the story of the game, as Washington was compelled to play against the wind, which was blowing a gale, with the exception of about seven minutes during the second half, when the ball was pushed over for a touchdown. On Friday of the next week Nevada was defeated by a score of 2 to 0 in the hard est gridiron fight that was ever pulled off In Seattle. The Nevada team was not only defeated, but was put In such shape that the Southerners were not able to put up a good game afterwards dur ing their entire stay in the North. It was In this game that the University of Washington played her best football of the season. The eleven put up a hard fight with the University of Idaho and won by a score of 5 to a The boys, how ever, were just a little stale. By 'next Saturday, though, the team will be In good trim and will do everything in its power to defeat the only team in the Northwest which it has not defeated during the last two years. The game on Saturday will end the football playing of some of the best and oldest players. Captain Speldel will play his last game for the University of Washington, as well as Sigrlst, Lantz and Strauss. Speldel is undoubtedly one of the greatest quarterbacks that has ever played in the Northwest, while Sigrlst at tackle and Lantz at fullback are also two of the best man that ever donned he padded suits for Washington. Strauss COLUMBIA ELEVEN DISBANDS. Dinner by President Quinlan Ends Successful Season. The Columbia University football team was disbanded yesterday. A dinner was given them by Father Quinlan, president of the university, at which the team was , complimented on its successful season and a white sweater with a purple C was ' presented tp each member of the team. Columbia has been very successful this eeason, not having lost a game. The aca-' demlc ream, which was made up of all . but two of the 'varsity players, was de- feated once in a game with the Portland Academy. Otherwise both the academio and 'varsity teams played through the season without defeat. Multnomah Plays' at Astoria. ASTORIA, Dec 3. (Special.) Ar rangements have been perfected for a game of football in Astoria on December 13 between the Commercial Club team of this city and the Multnomah Club team of Portland. New Captain of Stanford Team. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Dec 2. Gecrge H. Clark, left-end on tho 'Var sity football eleven, was elected tonight to captain the Cardinal team next year. Clark is from Stockton. FISHER GOES TO TACOMA. Will Make Attempt to Place Sacra mento Team There. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3.-(SpeclaI.) Mike Fisher was In San Francisco last night for a few hours. He left for Sac ramento and tonight started for Tacoma. Fisher said that he had practically aban doned Sacramento as ho was entirely without support there. He will endeavor to bring about a final settlement In Ta coma for a Coast baseball team. While here Fisher said: "I know that Tacoma wants to Join this league. Lucas has been trying to bring Tacoma into his league, but some how he does not stand very well there. At Portland I will be Joined by some of the stockholders of that club and also some stockholders from Seattle, and we are all going over to Tacoma together. Tou can see that Portland and Seattle are anxious for Tacoma to Join; it would help them a great deal. If the thing goes through I will open the season at Fresno, and close it there. I have an op tion on the grounds there." In case Tacoma is admitted Fisher said that he would probably transfer his en tire team. He has not signed any of his men, but they have all expressed a will ingness to go to Tacoma and play under his management. SHIELDS SIGNS CONTRACT. Clever Southpaw Will Twirl for the Browns Next Season. Charley Shields, the clever Southpaw, will again bend them over for the Browns. Yesterday he attached his signature to a Brown contract. It is expected that Ike Butler and Jake Thielman will be the next to sign contracts. Thielman will leave today for his home in St. Cloud, Minn., but he will return in February. Play Basket-Bali at Salem. M'MINNVILLE COLLEGE, McMinn ville, Or., Dec. 3. (Special.) The girls' basket-ball team will leave for Salem on the morning train Friday, to toss baskets against tho Willamette University girls. The local team has trained hard the last two weeks, under the direction of Coach Collyer, jand expects to put up a fast and good game of ball. Manager Rud Goucher is negotiating with the other Valley col leges for games. O'Brien and Ryan Want to Fight. CHICAGO, Dec 3. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Tommy Ryan met here to night and agreed to fight a 20-round battle for the middle-weight championship of America. All that Is now lacking to make the battle a certainty Is an offer by some club of a suitable purse. It Is believed San Francisco will be the city chosen. Kelly Defeats Joe Grim. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Joe Grim, of Phila delphia, the man whom Fitzslmmons failed to knock out in six rounds, was de feated here tbnight by Hugo Kelly, a Chicago middle-weight. Grim was badly outclassed and was knocked down at least a dozen times but managed to last the six rounds. FOUR C. F. Sigrlst, Xeft Tackle. t- m.mmBMTi'v-m i"Sv-'iJj,j"-T.J' jim.'Jk;?'xiTi?v.7. A. T. Van de Vanter, kingpin of racing at Seattle, was in Portland yesterday, and was the guest of A. R. Diamond, presi dent of the Multnomah Fair Association. Mr. Van de Vanter is on his way to San Francisco, where he goes for the pur pose of getting horsemen now racing at Oakland interested In the race meetings which are to be held In the Northwest this Spring and Fall, and unless all plans miscarry, Portland will have a chance to see the best horses In the country rac ing at Irvington during the month of July. The fame of the meeting held by the as sociation at Irvington last Fall has been widespread, and horsemen have told of the exceedingly liberal manner in which they were treated by the officials. This has had a wonderful effect upon racing ml .(X.'R.OaaM A. It, Diamond, President Maltxomah Pair Association. men and many of them have written to President Diamond, saying that if favor able dates could be arranged by the as sociation they would be very glad to bring their string of horses to Portland. Tho California Jockey Club has also taken a keen interest in the Portland situation and has agreed to help out the local people all it can in securing a fine class of horses. Winter racing in California brings to tho coast each year some of the best stables racing in the United States, and of course while some of them are always anxious to get back East Just as soon as racing closes in California, there are plenty 'of the owners of the best stables who are willing to remain on the Coast for at least several months. After the meeting at Oakland closes there are only a few race meetings worth attending, the one at Sacramento being the best. Horsemen know this, and if they could get a satisfactory date in Port land soon after the Oakland meeting, they would Jump at the chance to come here While the dates are an Important thing, the purses hung up is the most important. In order to meet this main object Presi dent Diamond, Sanford Hlrsch and Mr. Adams have decided to hang up purses that will be attractive to the big racing stables. The Spring meeting, as near as can be Judged at this time, will last 15 days, perhaps a month. This will be purely a running meeting, the main event of which will be a Derby, the value of which will be worth not less than $5000. At the Fall meeting the harness horses will have their Innings. Here again the purses will be increased, and instead of only a few good harness performers the moneys added to the purses will assure splendid harness events. When the officials of the association took hold of Irvington and promised clean rac ing, and future meetings In case that one was a success, not a few people believed that It could not be done. The first day's racing convinced these doubting Thomases that good clean racing was possible in Portland. That was all right, but what of the future dates? They did not know that the officials began at once working for the Spring meeting. In order to prove that weatheri conditions in Portland were fa vorable for racing during July, President Diamond has secured from the Weather Bureau statistics of the rainfall in the city during the months of June and July, covering a period of the past 30 years, and the statistics speak most favorably. An other thing which Mr. Diamond did was to have the annual meeting of the North west Fair Association, which was to have met at Everett, transferred to Portland. This meeting will be held here January OF THE CRACK PLAYERS OF iMfi$&&0M C. Iastz, rollback. WS v -$-: I 15. Mr. Van de "Vanter will return In time to be present at this meeting, and he will rep'ort the result of his talks with the owners racing at Oakland. The work of getting Irvington into fine shape for the Spring meeting will be started shortly. The track will be plowed up and the grade at the first turn will be taken away. Two hundred more stalls will be added to the present number, and those that are in need of repair will be thoroughly overhauled. Basket-Bali Team Organized. PITTSBURG, Dec. 3. The PIttlburg basket-ball team to be captained by Hans Wagner, who plays the game almost as well as he does baseball, has been organ ized. With Wagner will play Deacon Philllppi, Al Wagner, a brother of the fa mous shortstop; Otto Jordan, of the Brooklyn team, and William Dickson, of Homestead, who holds the world's record for goals from the field. Go-as-You-Please at Whatcom. WHATCOM, Wash., 'Dec 3. A 28 hour go-as-you-please race, which be gan here Wednesday night at 9 o'clock between Asa Ellsworth, champion long distance runner of Michigan, J. M. Sals bury, ex-champlon long-distance runner of the United States, and George Spencer, of this city, ended tonight at 11 o'clock. Ellsworth won, completing 11GV6 miles; THE WASHINGTON 'VARSITY Fred McElmon, Ilalfback. YOU CAN'T MARK UP OR MARK DOWN THE PRICE OF PRESTIGE. WE KNOW THIS FROM EXPERIENCE. IT HAS COST US YEARS OF CONSTANT HARD WORK, EXPERIMENT AND PERPETUAL BRAIN POWER TO GIVE OUR CLOTHING PRESTIGE. FOR THESE REASONS WE NEVER QUOTE A PRICE OR MAKE A STATEMENT THAT IS NOT FULLY JUSTIFIED .BY THE FACTS. THIS IS THE SECRET OF OUR UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS. Today we wish to call your attention to our BBLleadms CLQTHSER . . k j Spencer was second with 102 miles. Sals bury withdrew after 20 miles. Date for Billiard Tournament. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. At a meeting of tho National Association of Amateur Billiard Players arrangements have been officially sanctioned for the annual na tional tournament, which will be held In the rooms of the Llederkranz Club, this city. February 1 was chosen for the be ginning of the tournament. A long list of players desirous of taking part was placed before the committee. Regards It as Victory for Crcsceus. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. The board of appeals of the American Trotting Association ad journed today without taking action on the record of l:595i, made by Cresceus at Wichita, Kan., in October. The next meeting of the board will not be held until May, 1904. George B. Ketcham, owner of the stallion, regards the action of the board as a practical victory. The case now hinges on tv technicality. Noted Athlete Is Very III. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. Alonzo Stagg, head of the athletic department of the Univer sity of Chicago, is ill with pneumonia. While but one lung Is affected, the doctors declare Stagg is a very sick man. TEAM Tom McDonald, Right Tackle. TWO UPSETS OGCUR Somenos, at 10 to 1,,a Win ner at Oakland. FRANK WOODS A SURPRISE First Four Events Go to Favorites Weather Is Fine and the Track Fast-Schrieber Lands Two of His Mounts First. SAN" FRANCISCO. Dec. 3. Four fa vorites finished in .front at Oakland to-day-In succession, and then came two upsets. Blissful was 8 to 5 In the fifth "race, but was outrun the first part and could not catch Somenos, who landed at odds of 10 to 1. Glenarivon, the 6 to 5 favorite for the last race, was none too well handled by Beed at the sart. He got through on the rail and led for a ! time, but tired and was beaten by Frank with Otto Stifel and Buccleuth. The weather was fine and the track fast. Re sults: Seven furlongs, selling Velma Clark won, Rlnaldo second, Sliver Fizz third; time. 1:27. Futurity course Otto Stifel won. Judge second, Ananias third; time, 1:1H4. Six furlongs San Nicholas won, Ge heimness second, Allopath third; time, l:13Ji. One mile, selling Buccleuth won, Ga lanthus second, Burdock third; time, 1:42. Seven furlongs, selling Somenos won. Blissful second, Lrouls Wagner third; time, 1:27. One mile and 70 yards, selling Frank Woods won, Glenarivon second, Constel lator third; time, 1:45. At New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Dec 3. Crescent City summary: Six furlongs Cardinal Woolsey won, Josette second, Sweet Nell third; time, 1:15 2-5. Maiden 2-year-olds, five furlongs King Crocker won, Montebank second, Mr. Pickwick third; time, 1:02 3-5. Mile and a sixteenth Ben Chance won, Potente second, Little Elkln third; time, 1:52 2-5. Free handicap, six furlongs Monastic won. Stand Pat second, The Huzzah third; time, 1:45. One mile, selling Alpaca won. Choice second, Adelante third; time, 1:44. Selling, one mile Eliza Dillon won, Badger second, Queen of Dixlana third; time, 1:44. Eastern and California Races By direct wires. We accept commlsslonaj D.pnone ironi responsiDie parues at Port land Club. 120 5th street. REILLY ROUNDING INTO SHAPE j Woods Will Have to Fight Hard to L Retain Coast Championship. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 3. (Special.) Tommy Reilly Is comfortably installed In training quarters at Billy Shannon's place 6 5 In San Rafael, and under hard training la rounding into tiptop shape for his coming contest with Billy Woods at the Sequoia Club. Oakland, on the night of December 15. This match will decide the middle weight championship of the Pacific Coast, a title which is now held by Woods. Tha colored lad is without doubt the best of hl3 clasa In California, and RelUy Is about the only man of his weight at present In this locality who it is expocted can give Woods a good fight. Reilly's one ambition is to meet Ryan for the world's championship, and says ho will be ready to make the match as soon as he has disposed of Woods. Reilly's great fight with Al Neill In Portland Is still fresh In the memory of ring patrons. The bout .between. Woods and Reilly should be a good one. and It will be full of interesting parts, as both men are will ing aad aggressive fighters. HE WORKED POSTAL GKATT. Upton Got Influential Friends to Rec ommend His Friend. - BALTIMORE, Dec. 3. The trial of Co lumbus Ellsworth Upton and Thomas W. McGregor, Postofflce Department clerks, charged with conspiracy to defraud tha Government In the mail-pouch contracts frauds, was resumed today before Judge Morris, In the United States District Court. Charles J. Bonaparte represented the Government as special counsel. William H. Hayden, secretary of tha Warren Leather Goods Company, of Wor cester, Mass., testified his companjr had furnished 20,000 mail pouches to Charles E. Smith, the leather merchant of Baltimore, who had secured the contract with tha Government through the aid of Upton and McGregor on a promise to divide profits with them. Hayden said his company had employed an agent to go to Wash ington to secure the contract for fur nishing the pouches, but had withdrawn from the competition on account of threats made by Smith, who declared ha had a strong official influence in the Post office Department. Congressman Wachter testified he wrote a letter to A. W. Machen, superintendent of free delivery, recommending Smith as a good man to award the pouch contract to. Mr. Wachter said he did not know Smith, but had written the letter at tha request of his private secretary, and he compiled because he knew Upton and thought him to be an honest man. Ex-Congressman Blokeney testified his stamped signature was used by his sec retary to a letter recommending Smith. He did not know Smith, but he knew ' Upton as a reputable man. J Government counsel introduced a tran- ecript from the Drovers and Mechanics Bank of Chase Smith's deposit account showing that on two certain days J2O0O had been withdrawn on each occasion, tho 54000 being the "rake-off" paid to Upton and McGregor by Smith. The Govern ment also introduced the time record of Upton to show that he was absent from Washington on the days Smith said ha was at his place of business in Balti more. A letter from ex-Congressman Schrim recommending Smith to the Postofflce De partment wa3 admitted in evidence. More Time for Depositing Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The reorganiza tion committee" of the Denver & South western Road today decided to extend the time for depositing bonds under their plan until December 16. No further state ment was made, but It Is understood they hope to secure the concurrence of a majority of the bondholders. All forms of scronna, salt rheum and eczema are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. the blood purifier.
