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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1909. MARATHON RACERS PLAN SPORTHERE World's Champions Find Ideal Place to Sprint in Portland. FOUR OF BEST IN TOWN Hayes, St. Yves. Mar.h and Fili gerald Would Run at Oriental Building for $500 Purse. -Society and Sport Blend. Four of the world's greatest Marathon runners, accompanied by their manager and trainer, arrived in Portland yester day and negotiations are pending to hold a great open Marathon race here for a purse of WW on Sunday, November 21. The Tour great athletes are Johnny Hayes, winner of the now famous Mara thon race at the Olympic games in Lon don last year: Henri St. Yves, the Frenchman who now holds the record for the Marathon distance: Johnny Marsh, the Canadian Marathon cham pion, and Jimmy Fitzgerald, who won bis fame In the five-mile race in London and who is the undefeated l-mile cham pion of Canada as well as the champion Canadian five and ten-mile runner. With these four world-famed athletes is T. Clarence McGrath. more familiarly known to the sporting fraternity as Tim McGrath. McGrath is the promoter of the race and the personal manager of Johnny Hayes. Ho is negotiating for securing the Oriental building at the I-ewis and Clark Fair grounds, which he declares is Ideal for such a race. Roller Rink Too Small. Soon after the arrival of the athletes In Portland yesterday McGrath and his runners were met by Forrest Bmithson, who had known the men in London. Bmithson took the party to the roller rink, but this was declared to be too small. Then the Oriental building was visited. 'Does it suit?" said Hayes. "I should say it does. It comes nearer to being anything like Madison Square Garden than anything I've seen since I left New York. It will be the finest place for holding a race we have found outside of New York." McGrath proposes to give Portland a great race on Sunday. November 21. He has his men in ideal shape, all training hard every day and all In the pink of con dition. McGrath states that if he can definitely arrange a race for the date set he will offer a purse of $5000. He Is backed in this offer by M. Robert Guggenheim, of Seattle. This race will be open to all comers, and an especial effort will be made to secure local runners to tryout with the great quartet. The purse offered will be divided on a basis of 50, 30 and 20 per cent. Runners In Good Form. The men are in condition at present, and St. Yves has Just come from break ing all previous records for the Marathon distance of 26 miles. 3S0 yards in Seattle in the wonderful time of 2 hours, C3 min utes and 39 seconds. This record was made three weeks ago In Dugdale Park on a seven-lap tract. All arrangements will be made here so that if a record is made It will stand. The course will be surveyed and measured by competent en gineers and the best timers possible will be secured. With St. Yves is Al Copeland. the form er Princeton trainer of National reputa tion. Copeland acts as St. Yves' trainer and manager, and says he has his man fit for another record-breaking race. It was Copeland who brought the little Frenchman out. St. Yves made a good, but not wonderful record in France, where he wae employed as a waiter in a restaurant He was taken up by Cope land. taught many things about running and correct training and eventually de veloped Into the greatest distance run ner the world has ever known. The men he will he pitted against are not. however, beaten until the race Is over. Johnny Hayes, who jumped into world renown at London last year by his sensational defeat of Dorando and the rest of the long' string of athletes entered, waa beaten by St. Yvee In Seattle three weeks aeo. hut claims that he had Just stepped from the train after an exhaust ing trip which slowed him up. Hayes Promises New Mark. As it was he ran a close third and be lieves that he will not only defeat St. Yves In the race here, but will hang up a nerecord. He is enthusiastic over the building in which the race is proposed, and believes that on the perfect oval track which is offered and the natural conditions he will be able to do better t"than ever before. Jimmy Fitzgerald and Johnny Marsh are artists In the Marathon game. Fitz gerald has entered but two Marathons, the first at Seattle three weeks ago. where lie kept with the bunch straight through, and the next at Spokane last Sunday, when he led for the first half of the course and finished well up Marsh is also a fast' man, is Canada's champion Marathon runner, and is how In his best condition. He demonstrated his ability in the record-breaking race in Seattle, where he beat out Johnny Hayes for second place. Tim McGrath, the promoter, is enthu siastic, as are all promoters, over the prospects for a brilliant race here. Tim, who is an old prizefight promoter, has changed his name recently. Since taking up Marathon running he has gone into the social whirl so deeply that he deems "Tim' unfit. It's T. Clarence now. Please don't forget. McGrath Is best known as the man who unearthed Tom Sharkey and man aged him for seven years. He has also trained Kid Lavigne. "Mysterious Billy" Smith. Tommy - Tracy, Tommy Ryan, Battling Nelson. Young Corbett. Jimmy Britt and Jack Johnson. McGrath has some stories to tell, incidentally, of Johnson which show his Implicit belief that his former pupil is not a champion and that he stands little or no chance with Jim Jeffries. McGrath intends to make the big race here a social as well as an athletic event. Pointing to the fact that the winner of the Marathon in London. Johnny Hayes, was crowned by the Queen of Knglantf. he secured Mrs. Miles Poindexter. wife of the Spokane Congressman, to crown the winner in Spokane last week, and Mrs. M. Rob ert Guggenheim to perform this func tion in Seattle on October 17. OUTLAWS TO PLAY BALL IF! CLASS B SHATTIXK WIXS OS SAFETY Clinton Kelly School Defeated. 2 to 0, in Football Game. The closest and moet exciting grammar erhool football game of the season was played Monday afternoon on Multnomah Field vnen Shattuok won from Clinton Kelly, 2 to 0, on a safety. It was any body's ganw in the lire half and In the second half the ball was In Shattuck's territory mort of the time. By winning Monday's game Shattuok earned the right to be one of two teams which will play for the championship of the lightweight section. The team won two games and lost one. The other team Is Holladay, which won two games and lost none. The only preliminary game yet to be played In the lightweight section is be tween Holladay and Mount Tabor. If Mount Tabor wins Hoiladay will still be left in the running and will be on a par with Shattuck as far as games won and lost are concerned. Stephens and Eliot, fn the middle weight section, will conteet this after noon at East Thirteenth and East Davis streets. HAXDBALIi SERIES POSTPOXED Tournament Xot to Begin Vntil Ben Holladay Returns. The scratch singles handball tourna ment scheduled to start tonight at the Multnomah Club has been postponed until the return from the East of Ben Holla day as Holladay Is the chief promoter of the tournament. He 1ms offered a valuable cup to the winner of the matches. Fifteen or more entries are expected for the tournament. Among them will be players of great ablity. Jones, who, with Wat kins, easily won the champion ship of the recent doubjes handicap tour nament, is expected to be about the strongest contestant in the scratch series. Connaway to Meet Xelsou. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 9. (Spe cial.) A wrestling bout will be held at Yacolt Saturday evening for $400 and gate receipts, between Jack Nelson, of Vacolt, and John Connaway, of Seattle. Each man has put up $J00, the winner to get everything, including the gate re ceipts. Nelson agrees to fhrow Conna way three times within one hour. Trainer Sues Johnson. CHICAGO. No. 9. Jack Johnson, the pugilist, obtained today a continuance until November 11 In the action brought against him by "Yank" Kenney. his for mer trainer, for $20n0 alleged to be due Kenney for services. California State League Ad mitted Into Legitimate Company. SOME PLAYERS SWAPPED gomery Southern League Club, was traded for Inflelder Burnett, of the Spokane Northwestern League Club. Catcher Charles Moran. of the Mil waukee American Association, has been traded for Catcher William Ludwig, of the Mobile Southern League Club. Catcher Clark, of the Fort Wayne Central League Club, was traded to the Spokane Northwestern League Club for Catcher Spencer. Representatives of the leagues of classes C and D today drew upa series of resolutions which will be presented to the National League tomorrow. The smaller leagues want some hcanges that will give them more privileges. Dugdale Loses Pitcher Allen to Memphis Burnett of Spokane Is Traded to Montgomery for tockin field. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Nov. 9. The Na tional Association of Minor Leagues held the opening eeesion of its annual meet ing here today, but transacted only rou tine business. Election of officers and ratification of the action of the National board of arbitration in admitting the California State League in Class B will be brought before the meeting tomorrow. Roll-call and appointment of two com mittees byPresldent M. H. Sexton was all that was done today. I'nder the terms of the agreement the Californfana will be permitted to keep ail players now with them who have not violated their reserve clauses or con tracts with other clubs. Among these players are Ben Hender son, of the Portland Pacific Coast League team: Thomas Hackett and Sylvester Loucks. of the Oakland Coast League team; Oscar Jones. J. Strelb and Joe Cur tis, of the San Francisco Coast League team: F. Russell, of the Bartlesrille Northwest League team, and Ike Butler, of the Tacoma Northwest League team. Hermann Wins Victory. The board made a few minor change in the wording of the agreement, but it marks a decisive victory for President Hermann and his former "outlaws." The board presented the agreement to the meeting of the National Association later In the day and it was accepted in' full. Pitcher Wiggs. formerly of Altoona. who went with the Fresno, Cal.. S e League club and later to the Oakland pa cific Coast League team, was reinstated. Nineteen Leagues on Hand. Nineteen leagues were represented at today's meeting. All the leagues in class A and class B were represented wih the exception of the Eastern League, a member of the former class. The fact that one of the largest of the minor leagues is without representation caused much comment among members. Nothing has been heard directly, from the league, but It was ex pected that President Powers would be on hand. President Sexton appointed a committee of five to revise the agreement under which the National Association exists. ThOBe on the committee are: J. H. Far rell. New York Stats League; James O'Rourke, Connecticut League: T. H. Murnane New England League: William Grayson. American Association, and Pres ident Sxton. The reDOrt of R. J. Farrell. of the Na tional Association, shows that the minor league organization is making rapid and appreciable gains. Thirty-seven leagues are now members of the National Asso ciation and T57 cities are represented. Americans Lead in Draft. The American League leads in the num ber of players drafted from the National Association, having secured 86. The Na tional League took 77 minor league stars Into its fold, and the National Associa tion 81. The total amount received and paid out through his office for drafted players was 159,S50, as follows: National League. j,uuu: American League, J52.560; National Association, 569,-300. The grand total received for drafted players, optional agreement players and released-by-purcbase players was J32S.650. Several trades and sales were mad todav and more are said to be pending. Pitcher Allen Drafted. The draft of Pitcher Allen of the Seattle Northwestern League Club by Memphis has been allowed. Allen is the leading pitcher of the Northwestern League for the last season. To replace Allen. Manager Dugdale. of Seattle, has purchased Pitcher Hendrix from .the To- peka Western League uuo. Inflelder nocKinneia, oi me Aiont- HAMILTOX CORBETT IX FORM Portlander May Lead the Crimson . xt Fall. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Nov. 9. Hamilton Corbett, the fast Harvard halfback, is in fine condition despite rumors 'to the contrary. The Portland, Or., lad is work ing dally with the varsity at this posi tion, being the best man in the Crimson backfleld. Corbett will undoubtedly be selected to lead the Crimson next Fall. TO GEM STATE ELEVEX WILL GIVE OREGOX HARD GAME. Profiting by Early, Defeats, Visitors Have Strengthened, Team for Intercallegiate Contest. Intercollegiate football is to have Its Inning In Portland Saturday afternoon, wheo the Universities of Oregon and Idaho will battle for supremacy in their annual gridiron struggle. Both teams have been preparing for the fray for several weeks. Idaho has a long string of defeats to wipe out at the ex pense of Oregon, which indicates that the Mountaineers will come to Portland de termined to make a decisive showing. On the other hand, the University of Ore gon team has not yet been scored against this season, and is anxious to maintain this record, for the Beaver State lads expect to battle with the University of Washington lads for the football supre macy of the Northwest on Thanksgiving day at Seattle. Idaho comes to Portland full of confi dence, despite the defeats administered the Gem State aggregation this season. Each defeat has taught a lesson, and the team has'profited thereby. The Ida ho lads have the faculty of bracing won derfully when put to it by strong opposi tion, and they usually play their hardest against the University of Oregon. Coach Forbes and' the Oregon contin gent are optimistic. Oregon expects to play the championship game against the University of Washington, but in order to do so the "U" must defeat the Univer sity of Washington on Thanksgiving day, and it must also win from Idaho and the Oregon Agricultural College teams, both of which are formidable opponents at any stage of the game. The Idaho boys have had the benefit of two weeks hard training and are said to be fit as a fiddle for a hard game. Last Saturday Oregon defeated tne best team the Multnomah Amateur" Athletic Club ever had in one of the hardest fought football contests ever recorded In the Northwest, and on that account, es pecially in view of the fact that Oregon, for the third successive time held Mult nomah scoreless, the Eugene contingent is imbued with added confidence. Indications are that Multnomah Field will be the scene of a hotly contested football game, which is expected to at tract a record-breaking crowd of foot ball enthusiasts, most of whom will re member the memorable struggle between these two institutions on November 21, 1907. which was the first intercollegiate game played in Portland in years. Boxing Revives in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 9. Sporting men are highly pleased over the success of the Olympic Athletic Club in producing a mmber of boxing bouts, the first that New York has seen since police activity stepped the Ketchel-Langford fight, and it is expected that other clubs will try to open. Some even predict that the fight ing game will be returned soon to its for mer standing and that most ot the old clubs will come back into existence. Al ready a number of clubs are planning fis tic bouts. THE HOME FURNISHED COMPLETE Toll & Gibbs: .Inc. udse6fnu1h,pnagym?Stss Special Club Lunch Served in the Tea Room 65c From 11 A. M to 2:30 P. M. An SofceregtaBiig Walsfc Sail The Sample Line of a Leading MaKer of Fine Waists, Values and Styles Unmatched Good news foi women who have in mind the choos ing of a new waist, for here is the opportunity to select froni a line that for distinctiveness of style and fine workmanship, is unsurpassed. "Waists of silk chiffon, net,messaline and jersey, and as for variety of effects, you'll find that they offer the most charming of the season. Here is how we have priced them commencing today and continuing un til Friday: W aists that sell regularlv at $o.9o, SE5fl (Q ! $6.50. $7.50. $8.50 and $9.75. at ftPoZ Waists' that sell regularlv at $12.00, gt 0 $13.50 and as high as $17.50 at. . . p2oa. The "Waist Section First Floor. J$Z Announcing Anotner Speoal Deoioostra- fttora of the "Modarf Corset BY AMERICA'S FOREMOST AUTHORITY ON THE LACE - FRONT CORSETS ALICE M. BARCLAY Another event that will be welcomed with interest and appreciation, for seldom are the women of Portland fa vored with a Adsit from such a noted corsetiere as Mrs. Bar clay, commencing tomorrow, and continuing for one week, Mrs. Barclay will demonstrate the superiority of the "Modart" Corset, and it will be "her pleasure to advise and fit you personally. All the rigid .requirements of fashionable gowns are met in the "Modart" Corset new this season. It is perfect fitting whether the wearer is standing or sitting. It is comfortable. It is symmetrical. It positively moulds the Demonstration takes place in the Corset Section. figure. Today is positively the last day for dis count on West Side gas bills. Read Gas Tips. Some of Our giS&E IRON BED ARE PRICED LOWER FOR. TODAY AND TOMORROW Just six of them sample pieces, but there is enough variety in the designs to t I All nfa -Pnll o 1 ryn tt tiflrro insure pleasing seieuuuu. w.g j. un-jiio nuuvmo $23.00 BED AT $13.00 In ivory en amel finish a continuousrpost style, with 7 heavy fillers at head and foot. $24.50 BED AT $14.0O Also in the ivory enamel finish, and an attract ive style. 323.00 BED AT $12.75 A plain de sign m ivory imish. $28.00 BUD AT Jfi7.&l in the pop ular Vernis Martin finish. A heavy continuous-post style with satin brass fillers. . , $37.50 BED AT $18.00 One of the heavy continuous-post designs, in ivory- enamel finish, with brass fillers ' at head and foot. $34.50 BED AT $18.50 Has heavy posts with brass caps and heavy fillers. JOHHSGN IS PUGNACIOUS WANTS TO WHIP MAN SUING HIM FOB $1.25 IiOAN.- I'd make Kenny crawl out through the holes in the wire grating." J The court gave Johnson until Thursday to rile briefs. WOBLD-FAMOTJS QUARTET OF MARATHON RUITNERS, WHO AlE IN PORTLAND FOR A RACE ON NOVEMBER 21. py - r r; scs j Jss ' . - - ' ' ' f I I n rJ I- W' I " - ' : :t J - - ft. J- Kl I i 'I ? I i I i n j s-f --! i i 4 I n i ' t t n i J V-;""i'"l ft j rl ; .. ' ' 1 . " i , ,v - - " C ; . x j - t . . : v 1 .. .,-! . - r Tr ,-), n - Kt fV)-" " ..v -s ifmw fti .Lira r I, Just Wants to Get Him in Klevator Alone and MaUe Him Crawl Through Grating. CHICAGO. Nov. 9. (Special.) "If he says anything to me we'll give an unex pected exhibition here in the courtroom. wun JUOPC . Jack Johnson, known as the champion. heavy welgni pubhim t.... just plain John Johnson in the court rec ords', made this remark today while wait, ing In Judge Hume's branch of the Mu nicipal Court. Johnson referred to Tank Kennv an old-time prize fiphter. who is suing" the champion for J2000. which he says he owes him, and S1.2S advanced cash. At this point some one told Johnson Kenny had gone out in the hall, just out side the courtroom, and was waiting for him. . . "Say. I wish they'd just put us in the elevator and shut the door, with the con ductor outside," said Johnson. "I'd stop that car myself between floors and then Jefflries Is Operated On. . NEW YORK, Nov. 9. James J. Jeffries yesterday underwent an operation on his ncse for the purpose of perfecting his breathing apparatus and the operation was pronounced successful. After it was over Jeffries declared that he never felt better in his life, and it was only a ques tion ct taking off superfluous weight to fit him for entering the ring for Jack Johnson. Today is positively the last day for dis count on West Side ga? bill. Head Gas Tins. Oregon vs. Idaho Only Intercollegiate Game in Portland ' This Season. Football Saturday, Nov. 13, 2:30 P. M. Multnomah Field. Tickets on sale at Powers & Estes' drugstore, Sixth and Alder, from 12:30 until 6. 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