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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST 28, 1906. 7 s STRONG 111 PENNANT HE Loss of Essick and McLean Not Likely to Cause Team to Drop Behind. MANY GOOD PLAYERS LEFT It Was a Mistake, However, to Let rortland's Great Catcher Go Before the End of the Season. t J IlAI.I, SEASON SEARS END. Portland has only four w-eeks more of baseball at home. This afternoon the Beavers will meet Ean Francisco. Fresno will follow, then it will be San Francisco. The season will close at home with Los Atigelos. In all there will be ten more weeks of baseball in the Coast League. .This means there are about 0. or tlO more games to be played, not counting; the postponed game.. Portland's four remaining weeks at home ought to clinch the race for the pennant. If they can win six out of the eight games to be played with San Francisco this week and four out of the closing series, this lll put the Seals out of the run ning. Then if Portland could break even during the six closing weeks the rag would sure come to the Rose City. Even as they stand Portland could lose half of the re maining games and win unless the Seals should take a spurt like the Chicago Americans have done. Vhlle it may be a bit early to float the Pacific Coast League championship Cpennant from the big flagstaff that stands iln the Vaughn-street ball grounds, there ils every reason to believe that Portland will retain its lead in the race until the end of the season. Some of the skeptical fans have been howling because Judge "VV. "W. McCredie saw tit to sell Larry McLean and Bill Esslek, and, croaking 'like birds of 111 omen, they have already ipredicted that the Beavers have lost all chances of being returned the Coast League champions for 1906. For the good of the game, perhaps It was a bit short-sighted on the part of 'Judge McCredie to sell McLean. Yet the -mistake he made was not in selling the blg Portland backstop; It was in allow ing the Cincinnati moguls to talk him into turning over McLean before the end or the Coast League season. Cincinnati a position in the race for the National League pennant is not so close that they are In urgent need of players. In fact, they are In fifth place and without a ghost of a show even to be contenders for the bunting, so It Is hardly possible, lhad Judge McCredie held out for Mc Lean's services for the balance of the Coast League season, that Cincinnati would have called the deal off. Clncln . natl wanted McLean and Essick very bad ly or they would not have been willing to have paid $1500 for the two Portland etars. Thev would have been willing to have played out their season without Mc Lean rather than risk losing him alto- srether. Whether the loss of McLean will be the cause of Portland losing the pennant remains to be seen. There is no getting around it. McLean, if nothing else. Is a great ball player. Not that he is the headiest or the foxiest backstop in the business, but because his hitting Is great, this throwing good, and because he can ibe counted on in a pinch. It would be telling what Is not true to say that his services will not be missed, for they, will, and, as tome of the croaking fans say, Ihis loss may be the means of depriving Portland of a pennant-winning team. - Essick Injures Pitching Arm. The same cannot be said of Essick right now. Essick had the misfortune to hurt his pitching arm after the sale was made, and it Is a question whether he will be able to get back into the game during the rest of the season. Essick has not made up his mind whether he will go to Cincinnati or not. He won't bo unless his arm gets back, and as the National League season closes In October, the chances are that he will not be seen In a Hedland uniform until next year. It would be a hard setback to Port land If on account of the sale of McLean and Essick Portland would lose the jiennant. The fans never would forgive Judge McCredie. But as has been said before, the Vancouver magnate should not bo censured too severely for making the deal with Cincinnati, for the Beavers next Fall are bound to feel the heavy hand of the drafting season. It has been known ever since the season opened that the work of McLean. Essick, Mike Mitch ell, Bill Sweeney and other members of the local team has been closely followed by Danny Long and other traveling j agents of the two major baseball leagues. An agent from the Boston American League watched McLean and came to Portland to do It. He reported that Mc Lean was the man wanted for the season 1!H7. St. Louis also wanted him, but they were laying back to stick a draft on him. Essick would have been drafted, for he also was being watched. One of the big leagues would have drafted him at the elope of last season but for his weakness In fielding. This year he overcame this weakness to a great extent. Conny Mack, of the Philadelphia American League, wanted Essick, and Manager McCredie had agreed to trade him to Mack for a pitcher arid an mfielder. This deal was spoiled when Judge McCredie made the sale to Cincinnati. Mitchell has been go ing too fast during the past two seasons to stay in minor league company any longer, and it Is a cinch that unless Manager McCredie makes a deal and through It can hold Mitchell, he will not he found sporting a Portland uniform next season. What McCredie Hus Done. While the fans are criticising Manager McCredie for selling his players, they seem to have forgotten that this is the first season in a groat many that any one of the malor league organizations have wanted a Portland player. Now they are falling all over themselves in their scram ble to sign them. When Walter McCredie became manager of the Portland base ball team, there wasn't a player on the j team that either the American or Na . tional League moguls would look at. In fart, it was not a ball team. Ona nr ton of the men on the payroll were pretty good second-class Individual players and fitted pretty well the class of ball that the old Northwest League was putting tip. But when Portland Joined the Pa cific Coast League the company was so much faster that Portland never had a look-in in the struggle for the bunting. It was not until Walter McCredie took hold of the team and had a free hand in collecting hia players that Portend,,, had a ball team. In the scramble to roast the management the fans have over looked this fact. Manager McCredie has In two seasons gathered together a ball team that Is a valuable asset. There Is not & player on the team that he could not sell tomorrow. Last season there were a couple of McCredle'8 ball tossers that represented money. This season Mc Credie's team, if sold one at a time, would be worth In the neighborhood of $15,000. This does not Include the fran chise. Doesn't this make the talk of Mc Credie's throwing Portland down sound like idle talk from the wheel factory at Salem? Is Seattle Preparing to Quit? Supposing Manager McCredie was doing what Russ Hall, of Seattle Is doing sell ing all of his best players then , they would have a right to howl. To a man up a tree the action of Hall indicates plainly that he is getting all the coin of the Si wash ball team before the season closes, preparatory to getting out of the game next season. Not only has Seattle been selling its players, but has been trying to coax that $1509 deposit of good faith out of the Coast League moguls. This they won't get. All the talk about Seattle jumping to the Northwest League Is the silliest sort of tommyrot. What would the national board have to say about Seattle's Jumping, and what would it do to Mr. Lucas if he attempted to invade Pacific Coast League territory Just put them out of business, that's all. While Manager McCredie admits that he was taken by surprise at the sale of McLean and Essick, he has not allowed ?r,:.- t ... MRS. H. E. JUDGE, WHO DEFEATED MISS JOSEPH IX THE FRYING -TON TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY. the grass to grow under his feet. With the purchase money which McLean and Essick brought. Manager Mac has bought three players and could have bought three more. He is burning up the wires trying to 'have Catcher Carson, of Augusta, Ga., leave at once for Portland. Kane he has been trying to coax the Beaumont, Tex., moguls to let go at once. Pitcher Groom he hopes will be here In a day or two. Next Tear's Team. Of the team next year. Manager Mc Credie says it will be better than this season. Of the old players he will have Jimmy McHale, Bill Sweeney, Lister, Moore, Callff and Benny Henderson. He will have to land a third baseman, be cause Jud Smith has made up his mind that this is to be his last season In uniform. He is entitled to Tim Flood and Fred Raymer. The ban has been lifted on Flood but is still on Raymer, but McCredie feels confident that he can have the blacklist lifted, should Raymer want to play with Portland. Pitcher Baum wants to join Portland, and if Man ager McCredie can make the deal with Los Angeles he will sign Baum. So the outlook for next season is bright. Another thing that will please the fans Is the news that the present home of the ball team Is not liable to be changed for a number of years. Rumor has It that the McCredies have come to an un derstanding with the railway people who own the Vaughn-street property and that they have agreed to keep the grounds as a ball park. A new grandstand will be erected and the Infield sodded before the opening of next season. EXHIBITION BILLIARDS. Public Invited to See H. A. Wright, of San Francisco, Play Tonight. H. A. Wright, of San Francisco, ac knowledged to be the best amateur bil liardlst on the Pacific Coast, has returned from Seattle, where he went two weeks ago from Portland after a few days' stay here. Mr. Wright was a contestant in the National amateur tournament in Chicago last Spring, and, while he failed to win, made the largest run (127) which has been made by an amateur in a tourna- j ment during the last ten years. During his stay in Portland Mr. Wright has been playing with local amateurs in the billiard-rooms and private clubs. He Intended returning to San Francisco yes terday, but a number of billiard enthusi asts have prevailed upon him to remain at least two days longer so that they may see him play exhibition games with local men. Tonight at 8:30 o'clock he will play , A. Clark, one of Portland's best amateurs. at Corby's billiard purlors. Sixth street between Washington and Stark; and to morrow evening at the same time he will play an exhibition game with W. C. Dun iway, Multnomah Club's best player, at the same place. The games will be 14 inch balkline, and Mr. Wright will play 400 to 200 for the local men. All interested in the "gentleman's game" are cordially Invited to come and see the games, as Mr. Wright specially stipulated, he being an amateur, that no admission be charged. During friendly games in Portland Mr. Wright has played great billiards, having runs of 207 and 190 to his credit, while he has averaged as high as 25. He will prob-. ably leave for San Francisco Thursday of this week. SPECIAL RATES TO ASTORIA Account Annual Regatta. For the above occasion the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company will sell round trip tickets to Astoria at rate of $3, and for children at half price. Sale dates. August 29. 30. 31, and Septem ber 1. Return limit, September 2. Tickets on sale at Union Depot and 248 Alder Jtrtet, Phone Main 90S. FUST -TENNIS GAMES Miss Heitshu Defeats Miss Fording in Ladies' Singles. CONTESTS ARE VERY CLOSE Mrs. Judge and Miss Josephl Also AVell Pitted, It Taking Three Sets to Return the Former Winner. In one of the prettiest and fastest sets of ladies' singles ever seen on a Portland tennis court, Miss Heitshu yesterday af ternoon defeated Miss Fording. 8-10, 7-5, 7-5. Both of the players were at their best, and those who had the good for tune to witness the set will see many a tennis tournament pass at the Irvington '.A .5."4 -',f-v. Tennis Club courts before they will wit ness another such brilliant contest. ' It took three sets before Miss Heitshu was returned the winner, and both were very tired at the end. In serving. Miss Heit shu appeared stronger, but this was off set by the splendid backhand stroke which Miss Fording used with such telling ef fect. During the two hours and twenty minutes' play, both ladies were frequent ly applauded by the large gallery. Another match that took three sets to decide was that between Mrs. Judge and Miss Josephi, which was won by Mrs. Judge. These sets, like those played be tween Miss Heitshu and Miss Fording, developed some splendid tennis, and was stubbornly played for throughout. Miss Sehaefer, whose game is improving rap idly, beat Miss Leadbetter, and MissGoss beat Mrs. Northup. Mixed Doubles. In the mixed doubles, Mrs. Raley and Mr. McAlpin beat Mrs. Scott and Mr. Cawston. Mrs. Scott was in splendid form and although defeated, after three hard, close sets, was congratulated. Mrs. Raley played a steady, hard game. Mr. McAlpin and Mr. Cawston both played well, but Mr. McAlpin's driving was a bit surer than that of Mr. Cawston. Mr. Cawston also had the misfortune to break his racquet. There was also some pretty tennis In the men's singles and doubles. Jordan Zan and Mr. Tarrel were beaten by Mc Swain and Turner. Neither Zan nor Tar rel played anywhere near up to their game. The score of yesterday and today's schedule follows: Ladies' Singles. Mil Sehaefer beat Miss1 Leadbetter, n-9. e-2. Miss Goss beat Mrs. Northup, 6-1, 6-4. Mrs. Judge beat Miss Josephl, 10-8, 3-6, 8-4. Miss Heltsha beat Mies Fording, 8-10, 7-5, 7-5. Shull beat Knight, 10-8. 6-3. Andrews beat Dr. Zan, 8-6, 6-3. o ! - - i mi&i. mmm ; i - A km- V:; : a- A-;-'A- ' " I '.5'! I ' . a- k M ' 4 'k ' , j,, , ' ' , j MISS HEITSHU (TO THE RIGHT), WHO DEFEATED MISS POBDIIfQ AT MacSwatn beat Thome, 6-3. 7-5. Wood beat Breece. 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Barber beat Wood. 6-4. 7-5. Ferris beat Wilder. 6-8, 6-3, 6-2. West beat Durham, 6-4. 3-6. 6-4. Cook beat Courtenay. 6-3. 6-4. Blair beat Kohr, 6-2, 6-8. 6-3. Scott beat A. B. McAlpin, 4-6. 7-5. 7 5. Benham beat W. Morse, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Mixed Doubles. Mrs. Raley and McAlpin beat Mrs. Scott and Cawston, 6-4. 5-7, 10-8. Great game. Men's Doubles. Mackle and Thorns beat Blair and Shull, 6-4. -7. Chamberlain and Fisher beat Rosenfeld and Kahn. 8-6. 6-4, 6-2. Scott aad Raley beat Marias and Gregory, 6-4, 6-2. J. Zan and Farrell beat BenhaVra and Robr, 6-2. 6-0. McSwaln and Turner beat Zan and Farrell, 6-2. 6-0. Durham and E. W. Morse beat Eastham and Barber, 3-6, 6-4. 7-5. Today's Schedule. 10 A. M. Mrs. Lockwood and Miss Goss vs. Miss Leadbetter and Miss Gray, court 4; Mrs. Korthup and Miss Fox vs. Mies Heitshu and Mies Josephl. court 1. 12:30 Miss Morrison and Ballenger vs. Miss Sehaefer and Wickers ham, court 1. 2 P. M K. McAlpin vs. Mackle, court 2. 4 P. M. Rosenfeld vs. Ladd, court 3; Wilbur vs. Durham (champ.,) court 2; Blair vs. W. Morse (champ.), court 5; Benham and Miss Leadbetter vs. Mrs. Raley and McAlpin. court 1; Scott vs. Turner, court 4; Cook . vs. West, court 6. 6 P. M. Blair vsi Farrell; court 5: Wilder and Andrews v$. Bellinger and Wlckersham. court 1: Gammie vs. Cawston (champ.), court 6: Rohr" vs. B. W Morse (champ.), court 8; Miss Campbell vs. Miss Moore, court 2; win ner of Rosenfeld vs. Ladd vs. Fisher, court 4. AMERICAN' LEAGUE. Standing of tho Clubs. Won. Lost. P. C. Chicago 71 45 .012 Philadelphia 6.- 50 .5s New York 02 4H ,.rtJ4 Cleveland 62 .12 ..144 St. Louis 0 .14 .526 Detroit 55 BS .487 Washington 4tt Hi) .3l5 Boston 35 81 .302 Cleveland 6, Boston 5. BOSTON, Aug. 27. Cleveland defeated Boston today, the locals making an excit ing finish. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Cleveland 6 11 5 Boston 5 9 1 Batteries Bernhard and Clark; Dineen, Harris and Corrigan. Washington 10, Detroit 1. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. Washington batted out an easy victory by hitting Donohue for 16 safe hits. Score: R. H.E. R.H.E. Washington 10 16 21 Detroit 1 7 X Batteries Falkenberg and Warner; Donohue and Schmidt. . New York 2, St. Louts 1. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The locals, in the game with St. Louis today, tied the score and won in the eighth inning. Score: R. H.E. R.H.E. St. Louis ....1 3 0)New Yorjc ....2 7 1 Batteries Powell and O'Connor; Ches bro and Kleinow. Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 27. A single by Hahn and G. Davis' double scored the only run In today's six-inning contest between Chicago and Philadelphia. The game was called on account of rain. The score: R.H.E. I . R.H.E. Chicago 1 4 0 Philadelphia .0 10 Batteries Walsh and Sullivan; Coombs and Schreck. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. P. C. Chicago 8S 31 .740 New York 75 41 .047 Pittsburg 73 42 .6:t.l Philadelphia 52 n: .4.12 Cincinnati 51 67 .4:12 Brooklyn 44 70 ,3S8 St. Louis 45 To ..'172 Boston 39 81 .325 St. Louis 5-4, Brooklyn 2-5. ST. LOUIS Aug., 27. St. Louis and Brooklyn split a double-header today, the home team taking the first, 5 to 2, and Brooklyn the second, 6 to 4. Scores: First game . R.H.E.I R.H.E. St. Louis ....5 5 3 Brooklyn 2 7 4 Batteries Karger and Noonan; Scanlon and Bergem Umpire Johnstone. Second game R.H.E.I R.H.E. St. Louis ....ill 1 Brooklyn 5 9 3 Batteries Thompson, , Brown and Noo nan: Pastorius, Strlckhett, Eason and Bitter. Chicago 5, Boston 2. CHICAGO, Aug. 27. Chicago again de feated Boston today. Both pitchers, were wild, .Chicago winning by clever fielding, base-running and hitting. Score: R.H.E.I R.H.E. Chicago 5 8 1 Boston 2 4 5 Batteries Overall and Moran; Dorncr and Needham. Umpire Emslie. No Game at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Aug. 27. Pittsburg-Phila delphia game postponed; rain. Yonr Drnrrlst Wfrl Tell Yon that Murine Bye Remedy Cures Eyes. Makes Weak Byes Strong. Doesn't Smart. Soothes By Pain, and Sells for 50 cents r 1 j YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD MANY IDEAL PIECES OFFERED AT REDUCED PRICES CENTER TABLES $4.00 Table in the mahogany finish; sale price $2.DO $16.00 Table in mahogany; sale price $10.00 $26.00 Table in richly polished mahogany; sale price $17.00 LIBRARY TABLES $20.00 Table in oak, weather finish, top covered in red leather; sale price $15.00 $25.00 Table in selected quarter-sawed golden oak, hand-polished; sale price $17.00 $52.00 large Mission Table in the popular fumed oak; sale price $39.00 $70.00 Round Table in beautifully figured mahogany, hand-carved design; sale price $50.00 CHAIRS AND ROCKERS $3.25 Arm Rockers in the golden oak; sale price $2.50 $7.00 Bedroom Rocker in polished mahogany finish. $9.00 Hall Chair in the weathered oak, leather seat; sale price $6.00 $9.75 Bedroom Chair in the mahogany;, sale price $6.00 $10.00 Hall Chair in the weathered oak, leather seat; sale price $6.75 $10.50 Mission Arm Chairs; sale price $8.50 $15.00 Hall Chair in the golden oak, richly carved and polished; sale price $10.00 $15.00 large Arm Rocker in the golden oak; sale price .'....$10.00 tJErtf & IBE C0MPLETE-H0USE-FURm5HER5 I YOUR CREDIT I IS GOOD j BOTH ACCEPT S1LER Dispute About 'Gans- Nelson Referee Ended. FIGHTERS RELAX TRAINING Immense Sale ol Tickets Indicates $100,000 Crowd Gans Favor ite in Betting at Odds of Ten to Seven. GOLD FIELD, Nev., Aug-. 27. George Sl ier, the veteran referee, will be the third man m the ring when Battling Nelson and Joe Gans meet to eettle the light weight championship here on September 3 next. "Tex" Rickards, president of the Goldtield Athletic Club, stated tonight that Slier positively would officiate, de ntA nil rumors to the contrary. The warm weather today seemed "fo have its effect on both Gans and kelson, and an air of listlessness pervaded their trainine. Gans varied his training rou tine somewhat today. He has cut out boxing entirely, and will devote an hour or two each day to accustoming himself to the grlare of the sun. He is well under the 133-pound notch, and will aim to keep within the stipulated weignt. Receipts Nearly $100,000. Xelson. owing to the warm weather, Jogged but six miles on the road during the early nours or me aay. in us i tornoon. however, he fell Into his usual course of trainine by boxing four brisk rminds and did conslderame worK in tne gymnasium, t or the first time since Mel son's Quarters were established, an ad mission fee of 60 cents was charged. De spite this the pavilion was crowded to the doors. It waa officially announced tonight by the club officers that $24,000 in cash has IRV INGTOX YESTERDAY. 4 Those who have in mind the selection of some furniture piece to complete the furnishings of some room hi the home will find here a most desirable as sortment pieces that in design and finish will com bine effectively with other designs. i OF EVERY DESCRIPTION already been received for the purchase of fight tickets, and that orders for 17000 more by mall and telegraph for these seats have been recorded. It is added that 75 per cent of the (25 seats have been sold. Most of these higher-priced seats have been purchased by miners of Gold field and vicinity. "From advices to hand at present," said Rickard tonight, "I feel certain that 98, 000 will be realized when the last of the tickets shall have been disposed of. I have Information that there will be 2000 persons at the ringside from outside of the State of Nevada, most of whom come In special trains.' Enough people from this locality will witness the contest to make the attendance 10,000." Gans Favorite in Betting. The arena Is now about 90 per cent com pleted. There was little betting In Gold field on the coming contest. Gans con tinues to rule favorite at odds of 10 to 7. At the town of Manhattan, about 70 miles from this place, betting continues brisk. Twenty . thousand dollars was . wagered there today, it is reported, at odds aver aging 10 to 6, with Gans the favorite. George Siler arrived tonight and told Frank McDonald, Gans" trainer, that If a fighter makes 133 pounds stripped It Is all right. Gans Ordered to Take Rest. TONOPAH. Nev., Aug. 27. Joe Gans was ordered to He oft and take things easy today bv Dr. O'Connor, of the Miners' Union, at Goldfield. The mem bers of the latter organization have posted the greater part of the Burplus cash -with the Sullivan Trust Company, of Goldfield, and 'feel a sort of pro prietary Interest In Gans In conse auence. Immediately Dr. O'Connor spoke to "Larry" Sullivan this morn ing- regarding a rest for Gans. and Sul livan acquiesced. Gans expressed a desire to ko automobiling and Mr. Sul livan Immediately produced his big car and brought him to Tonopah. FORCED TO CHANGE ITS CREW Harvard Loses Flint, but Betting Becomes Even. PUTNEY, England, Aug-. 27. There was the greatest disappointment in the Harvard camp when It was an nounced this morning- after practice that Glass would be compelled to obey Dr. MacMahan and again give np his place in the boat, Flint or Morgan taking- his seat. Glass, with his knee strongly bandaged, rowed this morn ing, but complained of pain and that he must have sustained a strain in the exertion of starting- from the stakeboat. Flint is considered a strons; man. but, when the race was suggested. Harvard agreed to row with the crew as it was when it beat Yale and was anxious to live up to that understand ing. Cambridge has offered no objec tion to unavoidable changes, but the Americans would have like to row on the Thames with the same men that rowed in the interunlversity race, and it Is feared that now this is Impossible. Every member of the Harvard crew. as well as the trainer and the doctor, expressed thorough satisfaction with its condition, and asserts that the prospects of wining are becoming- bet ter. On every side experts likewise have a better opinion of Harvard than they had, and they now declare that there is no Justification for odds on Cambridge. The only reason upon which better men favor the home crew is their better acquaintance with the waters on which the race will oc cur. The crew was out half an hour this morning and the same this evening-. The day's work was mainly paddling. Opening of Women's Golf Contest. CHICAGO, Aug. 27. Play for the women's Western golf championship opened today on the links of the Ex moor Club at Highland Park. 54 women taking part. The first half of the six-hole qualifying round was played today, the other 18 holes being held for tomorrow. At the conclusion of the first round, Mrs. Franc Ander son, of Hinjdale, III., led with a score of 96, Miss Marion Warren, of Edge water, Mrs. C- L. Derlng of Midlothian, the present title-holder and Miss Eliz abeth Young of Calumet being tied for second place with 97. Mrs. H. L. Pound of Skokie and Mrs. IV. A. Alex- , I ander of Exmoor came next with 98 Jeach. j MAKE 1 I J YOUR OWN TERMS ARE ifit $21.00 large Arm Rocker in the golden oak; sale price ,.$14.00 CELLARETTES $21.00 Cellarettes in the golden or fumed- oak; sale price $14.00 $22.00 Cellarette in the weathered oak; sale price ...-.$16.00 $35.00 Cellarette in the golden oak; sale price .$20.00 $52.00 Cellarette ' in the golden oak; sale price - $35.00 $47.50 Cellarette in the weathered oak; sale price .....$30.OO 3! MAKE YOUR 1 I I Oyw TERMS Jj I I 3) COLORED SPORTS FOR CMS FRIENDS OF THE BAIITMOREAN TAKE 7 TO 10 MONEY. At Least $1000 Staked on the Out come of the Pugilistic Bat- tie Next Monday . Portland's dusky colony began yester day betting their money on Gans. So sure are the colored gentry of the Roe City that the dusky Baltimorean will de feat the Dane next Monday that they are grabbing all the 7 to 10 and S to 10 money in sight. At one colored saloon word came up town that there was 2u0 to bet against $100 that Gans would win. A number of white men who felt that the 1200 wasn't tainted money even if it was held by colored, folk, started out to gather in this coin, but when they ar rived at the betting place most of the $200 had been taken and what waa left could have been had at 8 to 10. The sudden appearance of Gans money indicates that Joe has advised his col ered brethren to get down on him, hook, line and sinker, so if he happens to lose to Nelson there will be no yellow-leg chicken and pork chops eaten for a time to come In the North End. Wherever the information came from, "get down on Gans," it must have been a live wire, for at least $1000 must have been bet on the outcome of the battle yesterday afternoon. Not even the rumor that Gans would refuse to enter the ring with George Siler as the third man in the enclosure, kept the Portland friends of the Baltimore fighter from betting their money. However, as soon as the Gans money hove in sight it was gobbled up by the white men who think Nelson will win. , When the Gans money .first made its appearance, a story got around that the Grants, Peter and Jack, owned the money. Both of the Grants pick Gans to win, but Peter Grant stated yester day that neither he nor Jack has so far bet a cent on the fight. Pete showed a telegram from Larry Sullivan stating that betting on the fight was on at Goldfield with a rush and that the glut of Gans money bad made him a, 7 to 10 favorite. There was nothing In the tel egram indicating there was any trouble regarding Siler as referee. Fight fans here who know Sullivan are laughing over a telegram which ap peared in an afternoon paper, stating that unless Sullivan agreed to Slier, that he would be run out of Goldfield. It is clearly evident that the phony row kicked up over the referee was a bit of press-agent dope, concocted Just to keep interest in the fight going. Pete Grant could not be found last night, but it is believed that if Sullivan was in trou ble he would have wired Grant at once. Many of the local fight fans who will go to see the fight will leave here Thurs day morning. The Southern Pacific has made a rate of $49.60 for the round trip. good for 15 days. This is considered a good rate, and a larger delegation than was first expected will see the fight. Those who leave here Thursday morning will arrive at Gold-field Saturd-ay night about 11 o'clock. The fight is Monday. BEHR'S WONDERFUL SUCCESS Four Times on Verge of Defeat, He Beats Little at Tennis. NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 27. Four times within a stroke of defeat, Karl H. Behr, of New York and Yale Uni versity, pulled his match with Ray mond D. Little, also of New York, out of danger in the fourth set today, and then, taking the fifth easily, won a place, for the first time in his career. in the finals of the all-comers' tourna ment of the National tennis champion ship. The scores ' were 2-6, 6-2, 6-8, 11-9. 6-1. Behr will meet William J. Clothier. of Philadelphia, a Harvard graduate, in the finals tomorrow. Clothier easily defeated J. D. E. Jones in the other half of the semi-finals, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. The Behr-Lattle match was by far the most exciting tennis seen on the Casino courts for many a day and even fashionable Newport stayed for the finish, although It was well along in the afternoon when Little ended the contest by smashing the ball far out of the court.