Morning Oregonian., December 18, 1908, Page 13, Image 13

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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY.. PECE3IBER 18, 1908.
WRESTLING -MATGH
IS
Dwyer Lets Local Man Down
Easy, and Takes Only
One Fall in Hour.
COULD WIN AT PLEASURE
C'hiragoan Proves lf Is Master of
OTonnrll When 30 Minutes Is
Annouiuetl by Throwing Him
in Iluir a Minute.
BY W J. PETHAIJf -Pomfthinjr
like 2S9 sport lovers of Port
land assembled at the Exposition Rink
last nisht for the purpose of seein a
wrretltnic exhibition between Professor
iL J. Dwyer. of Chicago, and Eddie
0Connell, of Jhe Multnomah Club, but
the best they received for their hard
earned coin of tue' realm was a rank
imitation.
According to the terms, of the mutch,
which required Dwyer to toss O'Connell
three tunes within fin minutes of wrest
litijr. tiie latter was the victor, because
the Chicano man accomplished the task
but on.-, and that once after 30 minutes
and a half of more or less uninteresting
grappling. As a matter of fact. Dwyer.
even In his untrained condition could
have thrown O'Connell the required num
Wr of timee without any ieaf amount
of exertion. However, possibly to boost
the reputation of O'Connell. Dwyer per
mitted, and palpably so. O'Connell to
squirm out of holds that if fastened on
a man in deadly earnest would have
either broken some bones or lipamenW,
or would have compelled him to succumb.
Spectators Applaud O'Connell.
The majority of those present ap
plauded O'Connell at every opportun
ity but tnat was simply like the sym
pathy for the little dog: who enpapes
in n scrap with a larper canine. O'Con
nell is undoubtedly a most clever man.
but at n siagre of the same can he he
compared with Dwyer. who is a mas
ter of the art. and herein lies the fal
lacv of matching lighter men with
those of sxeater w-eisht. Such matches
cannot benefit the larg-er man for the
reason tiiat. even though lie accom
plishes the handicap, he is not extend
ed any credit, no matter how scientific
the smaller individual may be.
ThrouKlioiit the match occurred
flashes of merit possessed by both men,
but in the majority of instances where
O'Connell broke apparently Impossible
holds. Dwyer's muscles were In each
instance relaxed and he made no effort
to prevent the smaller man from escap
ing the hold. When teh timekeeper
announced 30 minutes. Dwyer got into
action instantly, and before the erowd
was aware of what had taken place,
he had fastened a combination of holds
on O'Connell and quickly bore the
Multnomah man's shoulders to the
mat. This was undoubtedly accom
plished In order that the -ntire period
of an hour's wrestling- should he
broken by the customary rest allowed
after a fall.
The match was presented on time,
which of itself is about the only tribute
that can be paid the affair. Dwyer ap
peared first on the mat. and was sec
onded by Jack Murphy, of St. Paul, who
was introduced with his principal. The
Chicago man's muchly heralded "splen
did physique" proved somewhat of a
misnomer, for he was out of condition
and appeared flabby. He was given a
liberal hand on his entrance to the ring,
but this was overshadowed by the tem
pestuous applause which greeted O'Con
nell on his entrance. The latter has won
a host of admirers by virtue of his recent
bouts and his clever work, but If he
secures any more such matches as pre
sented last nigiit it is not likely that he
will enjoy the popularity for any great
length, of time.
Pwyer Afraitl or Hurling O'Connell.
After being introduced formally by An
nouncer Jack King, t lie two went at it.
They grappled around for a hold for sev
eral minutes before O'Connell went to
the mat with Dwyer in the upper hold.
The Chicaso man immediately started to
work on his lighter opponent and fasten
ed hold after hold, only to loosen them
for no apparent teuoon unless he was
afraid of hurting his man, or did not care
to toss him so quickly.
Dwyer is too strong a man for O'Con
nell to break his grappling as easily as
, was the case last night, and It was on
this account that several old-time sports
whispered cautiously among themselves
and shook their head in disapproval.
Tho timekeepers announced each live
minutes as the time slipped away, and as
O'Connell continued to "baffle" the ef
forts of his opponent, the crowd ap
plauded. Whenever Dwyer used anything
that appeared to the spectators like
roughing tactics the visitor was hissed
roundly, but when the same tactics were
used by O'Connell. remarkable silence
prevailed but anything went with the
crowd -as far as the smaller man was
concerned. '
It iff not the Intention of the writer to
convey the impression that the wrestlers
Intentionally buncoed the crowd, for that
might be an injustice. Nevertheless the
match was not satisfactory in all its
phases and such events cannot accrue
to the good of the sport in this city.
Handicap matches never were and never
will be popular, and while it ie possi
ble to fool the public with one or "two of
them, they will eventually become wiser
and demand a run for the money.
Tho speedy manner In which Dwyer
tossed O'Connell as soon as the 3 min
utes was called demonstrated how eas
ily he might have accomplished the pro
visions of the match had he so desired.
In the usual perfunctory manner each
man complimented the other at the
. conclusion, and Dwyar Intimated that
he would not be averse to a return
match with the local celebrity, for which
he promised to condition himself. This
reminds us that he might have taken
this precaution before going on last
night, for he had fully a month In which
to do so. The one fall secured by Dwyer
was the result of a combination scissors
nnd hammer lock, and Just be-fore catch
ing the scossirs he had fastened a toe
hold, which he had loosened to secuer
the other. That is probably the only
wrestling feature worthy of considera
tion. The preliminary bout was between
Young Abernathy and a lad called Taft,
who resembles his famous namesake in
fleshiness only. The former won handily.
FRAXK CHANCE ROASTS GIAXTS
Say They Hired ThttR and Bruisers
to Beat Cubs.
I.OS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 17. Ac
cording to an Interview puhlished in a
local paper here today. Frank Chance,
captain of the Chicago National League
team last seas, mi. says half has not been
told of the disgraceful treatment ac
corded the Chicago Cubs by some J"ew
RANK
MITKTON
York fans and players prior to the de
ciding game at the Polo grounds on
October 8.
"Fearing that they conld not beat us
even with the advantage of playing on
their own grounds, the Giants deliber
"atelv planned to cripple several of our
men (Wore the game." aid Chance.
"For this purpose they had a dozen prize
fighters congregated in a convenient
place, and the starting of a tight would
have been the signal for them to jump
in and beat some of our best men.
"I believe that McGinnity. armed with
a bat. was sent out. for the purpose, of
starting a fight with me. but we were
onto the game and held ourselves in
check. It was not our intention to allow
the Giants to win the pennant by knock
ing us out. Although in possession or
everv advantage, they were afraid to
tackle us with our team intact.
"We had not . played for three days,
were hustled over to New York, dumped
off the cars and denied tho privilege of
practicing" before the game. It was the
dirtiest piece of business ever pulled off
on a diamond." '
fclllllBB ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
EnpIisU Champion Agrees to Uaec
Longboat in January.
BOSTON. Dec. 1". Alfred Shrubb.
the English long-distance champion
runner, has accepted the challenge to
meet Tom Longboat, the Canadian In
dian, in Madison Square Garden, in a
Marathon race on ' the night of Janu
ary 9. A four-corner race among Do
rando. Shrubb and Ijongboat and Hayes
will be held soon thereafter.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Neither Tom
Longboat nor Dorando Pie.tri will ac
cept the challenge of Albert Corry, of
Chicago, for a race in Chicago. Janu
ary 8, as other engagements make it
Impossible for them to accept.
GRIDIRON FOR NEW YEARS
TWO. DAYS OF FOOTBALL WILL
START. MULTNOMAH IN 1909.
Whitworth Collejre, of Tacoina, and
Catholics, or AIbina,.VilI Play
Closing Matches.
Whitworth College, of Taeonia. lias
agreed to the terms offered by Multno
mah for the New Year's day football
game, and instead of postponing the
contest with the Catholic Y'oung Men's
Club, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Clnb eleven will play them on Satur
day afternoon.
The Catholic team Is composed of a
number of splendid players, who had
more or less experience at various col
leges: and the followers of that insti
tution have formed a well-founded be
lief that the Albina team will give the
winged !" team one of the hardest
games of the season. The Catholic
club has been coached by Ray Ken
nedy, an all-around athlete of consid
erable prominence, and he has had his
team at special practices for several
weeks.
Among Coach Kennedy's stars are
Captain Eatch and Gianelli, both of
whom are among the very best players
In the Northwest, who have not had
the benefit of a college training. Eatch
is one of the most aggressive back
tteld'men who has played in Portland
In a long time, and is rated with such
fine club football players as Bert
Pilkington. Frank Lonergan and others
who have made their mark in gridiron
circles lu recent ytars.. Glaoelli has
mnde a. record iiv the' past two years
that does him proud. He is -an aggres
sive player and one who can be depend
ed upon to do the right thing at the
right time. . He would hayo made a
strong- addition to any college team In
the Northwest had he been afforded
the opportunity.
Jerry Quinlan, the giant linesman,
who will play tackle opposite to Dow
Walker, is said to be a player on the
order of Jamleson, of O. A. C. whose
strong battle -with Walker was a fea
ture of the Alultnomah-Corvallis con
test. Manager Pratt has had his players
at practice regularly of late and is con
vinced that the long rest since Decem
ber J has not worked any harm among
the 'Multnomah, team.
Willie Hoppe Now a Man.
NEW YORK.- Dec. 17. Willie Hoppe.
the boy billiard champion. has just
reached his majority, which he signal
ized by a challenge to the world for a
billiard match. In a statement which
he Issues he says:
"To show the public that I am sin
cere In my statement to help put bil
liards where it belongs, here is a chal
lenge to the world. I will play any
billiard player in the world a three,
four, five or six-night match, 600 points
a night, at either style of game. 18
inch balkline. one shot, or 18-lnch balk
line, two shots, for the sum of from
$1000 to $10,000. the match to be played
in any city agreed upon."
Continuous Fight Performance.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17. Prize
fights in vaudeville form , and quanti
ties will be a New Year's attraction
at San Francisco if Promoter Coffroth's
plans are carried out.
He proposes to arrange a continuous
performance of contests running from
four to ten rounds, that will go on all
the afternoon, commencing at 1 o'clock
and closing at 5. There will be cheap
prices for the show, and the spectators
can drop In when they like, and when
they are tired watching the lighters
they can co to their homes.
Piano Bargains Extraordinary
A High-Grade Used Piano Better Than a Cheap New One
A FINE, SLIGHTLY USED PIANO FOR ONLY
$157
worse for their slight use.
Another well-known New York make, only slightly used, at 'a"
$167
Still another upright in excellent condition, left with tis by family
going to China, now only
$195
Others' at prices far below their actual value. Come and investi
gate these today.
GRAVES MUSIC CO.
ill Fourth Street, North of Washington.
BUSHERSHUNTJDBS
Unknown Wonders Write for.
Work With Portland.
M'CREDIE REGARDED EASY
Ball-Players or Every Degree Seek
Positions in Casey'9 Northwestern
League Team, but. l'cw
Have Any Luck. j
Every bush league player in the country
lias written to .Manager McCredie for a
chance witii the Portland Northwestern
League club, and he is commencing to
wonder why these players imagine they
can make good In the new league and
never mention a desire to try for a berth
in the Coast League.
"Some of these bushers make me tired,"
said .McCredie yesterday. "I don't mind
trying out all that look promising, but
tiwre is a limit to all things. At the rate
applications for berths in the Northwest
ern league are coming, I exfect I .shall
have over 100 names on the list. I have
become tired of replying to these fel
lows, and while some of them may be
embryo stars, they all seem to think the
Northwestern league an easy thing. A
busher hereafter must be exceedingly
well recommended before I listen to his
proposition, at least for the present."
Would-be baseball players from all sec
tions of- the land have written the Port
land manager, and Pearl Casey, himself,
is receiving a few communications. There
seems to b. a plentiful supply of am
bitious baseball material, and some of
them, if they persevere, stand a chance
of some day setting fandom wild over
their performances.
Judge W. W. McCreilie will leave for
San Francisco tomorrow night, where he
will attend the Pacific Coast League
meeting, to be held on Monday, at which
lime business of considerable importance
to the baseball world is to be transacted.
Presidents lian B. Johnson. of the
American League, and Harry C. Pulliam,
of the National League, are to be pres
ent at this meeting, which will, among
other things, take up the proposition of
bringing the California State League into
the fold of organized baseball. The mag
nates believe that this will be accomp
lished without a great deal of trouble,
although reports from the South Indi
cate a stubborn objection to certain pro
posals on botli sides.
The Pacific Coast League will also
adopt a rough draft of a schedule which,
when nromuleated. will permit the North
western League to arrange its series for
the coming season.
THREE JOCKEYS TAKE Tt'MBLE
Dangerou? Mix-up When Horses
Fail at Santa Anita.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 17. Jockeys Shil
ling, Archibald and Page narrowly es
caped serious injury when their mounts
fell during the running of the fifth race
at Santa Anita Park today. Archibald
and Page- were bailly shaken up and were
unable to ride out their engagements In
the last race, while Shilling rode Haber,
but was rather timid. Results:
Six furlong, eelllns Hansel won. Belle of
Iroquois se-'oiiu, r rontenac third; tlinle,
1:12 1-5.
Tvvoyear-oUl, five -and half furlonus, sell
It.k lnelement won. riurrowful second, Pru
!.nt thlr.1: time. 1:0(1 4-."t.
Mile, soiling Wooileraft won. Ida May
second! Roval Ben third; time. 1:8.
Six and half furlonsrs. Observatory handi
cap Gcmmell won, 1'rinre Ahmed second,
n.indelion third: time. 1:1-7 4-5.
' Six and half, furlongs. selling Fleming
won. Cnrthr.BQ second. Translucent re d
time, 1:1 2-3.
Favorite Lose at Oakland.
OAKLAND. Dec. 17. Favorites fared
badly at Emeryville today and there were
several upsets. Results:
Futurltv course,' purse Osceola won. As
say second Birth third: time. 1:12 3-5.
Six furlongs I.ady Carol won, Yankee
Daughter second, .aazam third; time,
1:14 2-5.
Mile and sixteenth, selling Nadzu won,
Bethankful second, Okenlte thtrd; time,
1:4H 3-5.
Seven furlongs. "Ward handicap Hanbrldge
won. Collector Je-up second, Jeanne d'Arc
third: time. 1:7 o-..
Mile and sixteenth, selling J. R. Laugh
rey won. Paladin! second, Standover third;
time. I AH 3-5.
Futurltv course, selling T.icht House won.
Foot Loose second. IJetn Knight third; time,
1:11 3-5.
CPSOX WIN'S AMATEUR SHOOT
Kills 9 6 Clay Birds Out of
Possible 100.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. D. A. Cpson
of Cleveland, won the amateur champion
ship preliminary match at the opening of
the National clay bird championship meet
at the, Travers Island traps of the New
York Athletic Club today. Upson made
a score of 96 out of a possible 100 birds.
J. If. Hendrickson, .Tf New York. W. M.
Ford, of Wilmington, Dela., and C. W.
Billings, of New York., tied for second
place with 94 birds each. On the shoot-
off, Hendrickson won second place, with
25 straight hits. Failings third, with 23.
The professionals were led by J. A. R.
Elliott, of Brooklyn, who broke 56 birds
out of 1"0. T. S. German, of Aberdeen,
Md.. was second with 93, and George Max
well, of Holstein. Neb., was third, with 91.
Here are to be found a numher of slightly-used
pianos which are very desirable in
struments sweet tone, beautiful case de
signs well-known makes, worth in many
instances nearly double the price quoted.
Some have been taken in exchange as
part payment toward the beautiful Sohmer
or a Ilallet & Davis, while others have been
out on rent, and since being returned have
been polished and tuned, and are none the
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