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16 THE MOUSING- OREGOXTAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1909. BAY G1TY DRAWS PUCE FOR FIGHT "Tex" Rickard and John J. Gleason Win After Under standing With Coffroth. PICTURE DEAL BIG CARD Fighters Draw Two-Thirds of In come Prom Films in Addition to Cash Offer of $ 1 0 1,000 Mc Carey Starts Stormy Scene. t i t RICHER FOR HOt'R THAN ROOvE- IEXX.ER. CHICAGO. Dec. 2. (Special.) A mirnlngr that the Jeffries and Johnson flirht last 45 rounds of three minutes each, with one minute Intermissions, the earnings of the winner, exclusive of the big picture privileges, will compare as follows; Income per hour. Jeffries or Johnson. .......... .$33,6458 John D. Rockefeller . ... 83.640 Cxar of Russia 2.165 Kin ft Edward 270 Caruso 650 Mary Garden COO Harry Lauder. 330 NEW YORK, Dec. 2. The fight for the heavyweight championship of the world, between James J. Jeffries and John John son, will bo held in California, near San Francisco, or July 4, 1910, and will bo staged by "Tex" Rickard, of Nevada, and John J. Gleason. of San Francisco. Their bid of $101,000 and. two-thirds' of the moving-picture privileges to the con testants was formally accepted! In a Btormy meeting at Hoboken, N. J., this afternoon. Final articles will be drawn up and signed there tomorrow. It Is believed the fight will represent more chbIi than any other contest In the his tory of the ring. Thomas J. McCarey. of Los Angeles1, whose bid was considered highest by many, made a game race for hda Pacific Athletic Club, but his cause was with out hope. Oofrroth Turns Scale. James W. Coffroth. by virtue of his control of the two basic patents on. mov ing pictures', had decreed against Mc Carey and his ally, Eddie Graney, of San Francisco, and tho fight was. given to Rickard and Gleason, both sporting men, who have, it IB said, an understanding with Coffroth In fighting matters. McCarey and Graney estimate that the net value of the moving pictures -will be at least JCOO.000 and may be worth $400. 000. After Lou Houseman, of Chicago, as master of ceremonies', had called the meeting to order in a hotel at Hoboken, Sam Berger, Jeffries' manager. an nounced that his principal had decided for Rickard and Gleason. George Lit tle, representing Johnson, made a simi lar announcement, and Stakeholder Bob Murphy was about to declare the matter settled, when McCarey rose to insist on reading the Rickard bid. In an effort to show that it was not the best. MeCarey's Coin Backs Talk. "I was induced to come across the con tinent." protested McCarey, "by the rep resentation that everything was to be above board here. I find It otherwise. If my bid is not the best, then Eddie Graney's is. Graney's bid amounts. In cluding the pictures, to $275,000 to the fighters." "Well, I've been In this flglit business longer than you hare." spoke up Gleason, and was about to continue, when Mc Carey jumped to Ms feet and hurled his wallet across the long table, crying: "There's at least $250 that you have not." "But T have had bigger fights," per sisted Gleason. "I'll bet my pile you have not," shouted McCarey. Lou Houseman quieted the argument, but there was more wrangling before Ber ger announced decisively that Jeffries would not change his verdict. Little made a similar announcement for John son and Stakeholder Murphy declared the award to Rickard a.nrl: OleAArtn Sympathy for McCarey. At Gleason's suggestion the final sign ing of the articles was postponed until tomorrow, when lawyers will . clinch the last technicalities. General sympathy was expressed for McCarey. He had prejudiced his rather delicate health by a cross-country trip In the expectation of getting the fight. Rlckard assured him, as a sop to his cha grin, that a special ringside box should be built for him and his friends. . The guaranteed purse for this fight is the largest ever offered. As en indica tion of their value is the fact that House man, who had the Illinois, rights to the 'orbett-Fltzslmmons pictures and paid $104,000 to Dan Stuart as the promoter's percentage for them, 6till realized hand somely on his investment. Houseman Is principal bidder for the Illinois and New York rights for the pictures of the coming fight. John L. Sullivan was mentioned in the gossip today as a possible referee, but he was not seen at headquarters. "John L. has been on the water wagon so long," a volunteer explained, "that he will not permit himself to be tempted. For that reason he has not been around." No one believes that Sullivan will be selected as referee. His age and bulk are his only handicap, but they are suf ficient. The referee may be chosen to morrow, when the final articles, are signed, but it Is considered likely that Jeffries. Johnson and the promoters, ell of whom have an equal voice, will take plenty of time before selecting sol impor tant an official. FIGHT MAY BE HELD IN CITY Influence Will Be Brought to Have Old Ordinance Repealed. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. The 'news from New York that the Jeffries-Johnson world's championship fight would be held in San Francisco, although not un expected, hns caused- keen satisfaction among ring followers here. Already spec ulation as to the location of the bittle ground Is rife, the consensus of opinion being that the contest will be held Just outstde the city. The laws of California permit finish fights, but contests In. San Francisco are limited to 20-round: exhibi tions. Later today, as local sporting men re ceived private advices from the East, the conviction grew that James W. Coffroth is the man actually behind the offer made by "Tex" Rickard. of Ely. Nev.. and John J. Gleason. of this city. Instead of belng depresssed by the news from New York, the close associates of Coff roth were elated when they heard how the matter bed been decided. It is wall known that Coffroth, since his connection with the' so-called "fight trust" during the Schmitz-Ruef regime, has been unable to secure a permit to conduct a fight within the city limits, and for this reason he constructed his arena over the line in San Mateo County. Until lately Coffroth was on good terms with the Supervisors of that county, but some friction developed when he made his last application for a permit, and it is not believed that his differences In that di rection have been patched up. Hence tho sporting men contend that while Coffroth will remain the power behind the throne in the coming fight, his name will not appear as being directly con nected with the affair. It Is believed that both the financial standing and the experience of Coffroth will be needed by the promoters to whom the fight was awarded. It Is no longer a secret that a strong effort will be made to have the incoming city administration repeal the ordinance which forbids the holding of fights of. more than 20 rounds inside the city limits, and it is figured that there will be little' trouble in doing this If Coffroth's name is kept out of the plans. It is said here that before going East Coffroth practically had secured pledges for the sale of $100,000 worth of tickets to the fight, providing the battle is held within the city limits. LONDON BIDS FOR FIGHT English Fans Want to See John son -Langford Bout. BOSTON, Dec. 2. An offer for the pro posed fight between Jack Johnson, the colored champion, and Sara Langford. of this city, was received here today from Eugene Corrl, of London, who. de clares that he can assure the boxers 0 per -cent of the estimated gross receipts of $30,000.. Langford posted $10,000 forfeit last week. FIGHT IS HALF FOR CHARITY Attell and Webster Will Give Aid to Dying Pugilist. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. Articles were signed today by Monte Attell and Danny Webster for a 20-round glove con test for the bantamweight championship, to take place here on the night of De cember 17. The men are to weigh 116 pounds at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of that day. Jack Welsh will act as ref eree. The fighters' share of the receipts will be 50 per cent, of which 60 per cent will go to. the winner and 40 per cent to the loser. Fifty per cent of the proceeds will be given to Johnny Murphy, a former lightweight pugilist, who is reported to be dying of consumption in Honolulu. Attell Ready for Wolgast. MEMPHIS, Tenn.,- Dec. 2. Abe Attell,' featherweight champion, who will meet Charlie White here Monday night, yester day said regarding a match with Ad Wolgast: "If. Wolgast wants to meet me I will put up a forfeit of $2000 to be used as a side bet and will agree on time, place and other conditions immediately. I will fight him at 122 pounds ringside. Wolgast weighs 127 and, in my opinion, can do 122." , Y.M.C.A. GETS VANCOUVER GYM Local Association to Teach Class of St. Luke's Church. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, of Van couver, Wash., has asked the Portland Young Men's Christian Association to take charge of Its gymnasium work, which has just been established. The local organization has consented, and Assistant-Physical Director Arbuthnot will instruct the athletic classes formed by the young people of the Vancouver church. St. Luke's has just fitted up a gym nasium and '.ts numbers are confident the athletic work will be a great suc cess. This will be the lirst time ..that the extension work ot the local Y- M. C. A. has been carried on in any church outside of Portland. The athletic work of the Y. M. C. A. at the Montavlila Methodist EpiKcopal Church and at the Jewish Neighbor hood House, in South Portland, is prospering. The Hassalo Congrega tional Church, lowover, has given up this work. AthieMjs at the Hassalo Street Church were intro-lucod during the pastorate of Rev. Paul Rader. Since his reslgna. '.o i interest In the gymnasium cla3sos has fallen off. GREEK SEEKS RETURN MATCH O'Connell and Smith .Wrestling Bout Brings Out Protest. ' Eddie O'Connell and "Strangler" Smith, wrestlers of considerable prominence locally, have agreed to wrestle a return match next week, and this brings forth a protest from Peter Buzukos, the Greek grappler who thinks he should be en titled to a return match with Smith. According tof Buzukos, O'Connell is a better grappler than he Is, and on that account he thinks Smith is foolish to meet O'Connell with the strangle-hold barred, when he, Buzukos, beat Smith under those conditions. In a letter to the sporting editor of The Oregonlan Buzukos makes the following statement: I Peter Buzukos, sometime ago challenged "Strangler" Smith to a match with the strangle hold barred, providing he make 145 pounds, and I now repeat that chal lenge, at catchwelg-hts. 1 see Smith Is matched to meet Kddle O'Connell, but I think he owes me the match Instead. O'Con nell Is a better man than I, and If Smith Is willing- to bar the strangle hold with him, he should be willing to do likewise with me. I am willing to wrestle Smith for $100 a side at any time or any place, and I main tain I can beat him like I did a,t Astoria, If he will agree to iar the strangle hold as he Is doing with O'Connell. PETER BUZUKOS. MURPHY MAY GET FLOUR CITY Minneapolis to Be Farm for Surplus Chicago Plnyers. CHICAGO, Dec 2. When President Murphy, of the Chicago National League club; J. D. O'Brien, chief exec utive of the American Association, and Johnny Fay, bookmaker, gathered in Cincinnati Tuesday afternoon, steps were taken, it is said, to put Murphy in con trol of the Minneapolis American Asso ciation club, with Fay as manager, and the team to serve as a farming grounds for surplus Chicago National League talent. In past seasons President Comiskey, of the Chicago American League club, has shipped n.s extra material to Min neapolis for seasoning purposes, but tame Cantlllon. of the Minneapolis club, is contemplating a change to another field, and Murphy, learning of the fact, is said to have made strong overtures for tne control of the club, 'mat is the story here as regards that Journey to Cincinnati. Ward Basketball Head. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove. Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) At a recent meet ing of the basketball men, Charles Ward, a member of the junior class, from Kelso, Wash., was elected captain of this year's team. The classes of the academy and college have teams in the field contend ing for the championship of the school. In the first game of the season, the fourth years . of the academy defeated the third years, IB to 9. Manager D. J. Taylor Is arranging games with Oregon Agricultural College. Willamette Univer sity and several other schools. CATHOLIC CLUB'S ' BOXERS PROMISING Tournament Wednesday Cards Star Amateurs Who Amazed in Recent Bouts. WEST TO TACKLE O'BRIEN Richie Hewett and Young McCarl, Multnomah's, Clever Lads, Will Decide Superiority Y. M. C. A. Athletes to Appear. Followers of amateur boxing In Port land will, next Monday night, have the opportunity of seeing the big tournament planned for that night by the Catholic Young Men's Club, at Williams avenue and Morris streets, when several of the OTorminent entries at the recent city) championships will meet In return matches. The programme planned by the Catholic Club includes ten boxing bouts, and each event constitutes a different weight at which the entries can expect to meet opponents of equal merit. In staging this bout the East Side organization expects to make Its initial debut in the entertain ment line a success, and from the interest displayed In the coming bouts, the club should prove successful. West to Meet O'Brien. Prominent among the matches arranged, and probably of more general interest than any of the other matches, is the return match between Gene West, of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, and Dan O'Brien, of the Catholic Young Men's Club. O'Brien defeated West at the recent city championships and thereby put himself in the ranks of the most prominent young amateurs of Portland. West maintains that it was a chance blow which put him out of the running. He made such a strong bid for a return go, that the representatives of the two clubs held a conference and decided to stage the x two clever 135 pounders. This bout should prove equally as good as the initial appearance of the contestants. Hewitt and McCarl Carded. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has also entered Richie Hewitt and Young McCarl in the 106-pound division. This means that these lads, who have each one victory over the other, will meet 4n a third engagement to decide who is the better. Both are anxious for the fray and each hopes to proclaim himself the victor. Tommy Tracey's whirlwinds. Ace Clem ents and Guy Lee;, are also entered. Bnteries are also expected from the Port land Turn Vereln. the Y. M. C A. and other associations, while the Catholic Young Men's Club has entered Frank O'Brien, at 116 pounds, and Paul Struck, at 125 pounds. Struck will probably be matched with Olraar Dranga, Multno mah's clever boxer at that weight. JEFFERSON WINS FAST GAME Christian Brothers College Boys Lose by Score of 6 to 0. In a fast game of football yesterday af ternoon at East Thirteenth and East Da vis streets, the Jefferson High School team administered the second defeat of the season to the Christian Brothers Col lege boys, by the close score of 6 to 0. The game was largely a punting duel, In which the work of Campion for Jef ferson and Eivers for the Christian Brothers was about on a par and above the average. Both boysbooted consist ently, in all stages of the game and were, nearly always good for 40 yards. The first half was scoreless and the ball stayed mostly in the middle of the field. The feature of the half was the work of Eivers. McGreal. Bybee, Campion and the Hastings brothers. W. Hastings, ne gotiated one run around right end for 25 yards. . The Christian Brothers team showed up well in all departments of th game. In the second half tho Jefferson boys iook on more ginger and at times played their opponents off their feet. The touchdown for the only score in the game was made on a sensational 40-yard run by Whitney Hastings, when he went through left tackle and bowled over sev eral tacklers. Campion kicked goal and the score stood 6 to 0 for Jefferson. The Christian Brothers almost scored when they had the ball on the Jefferson 12-yard line, but they lost it pn a fum ble. Immediately after this the Jeffer sons marched almost the length of the field on end runs and line bucks by Cam pion and the Hastings brothers. The opposing teams were: Jefferson High. Position. Christian Bros. Williamson R E L Brlnkerhoft Bybee T McGInty Henderson R G L Fitzpatrick Donahoe. Harris . . .C Qulgley Tamerllne L. G R Webber MteMurray L T R ,,. McGaff Magnus LER Briscoll C. Hastings R H L, Elvers W. Hastings L H R Nehls Campion KB McGreal Wells QB Gay nor Referee Camp. Time of halves 20 min utes each. - HONEYMANS INDOOR VICTORS Hardware Company Players Now First In Percentage List. The Honeyman Hardware Company indoor baseball team triumphed over the. Goodyear Gold Seals, Wednesdav night, in Ringler'e gymnasium, to the tune of 13 to 11. Thereby the victors ascended to first place in the City League percentage column. The game was one of the most hotly contested played this Winter. Bob Fording, of the S-.il!, outpitched Henderson, of the Honeyman team. The game was a warm pitchers' battle from the start. Seven hardware deal ers were fanned in the first two Innings. Fordney and Henderson struck out altogether 18 aid 17 men, respectively. Pembroke, Tleigie and Dunn were the hitting stars for the Honeymans, while Davis, .Morton and Fordney wielded heavy sticks for the Seal?. The score by innings: Honeyman Co 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 2 9 18 Hits 00 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 10 Gold Seals 1O400128 0 11 Hits 1 0 8 0 1 1 8 4 2 15 Batteries Honeyman Hardware Co., Hen derson and' Beagle. Gold Seals Fordney and E. Davis. FOOTBALL MEN WIN TROPHY Coach "Metzger Donates Loving Cups to "In Game" Players. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE! Corvallis. Dec. 2. (Special.) Coach S. S. Metzger today presented loving cups to the two football men who went through the season's schedule of games without taking out time for injury. The recipients of these coveted trophies were Captain Evenden and Hawley. At the opening of the season Metzger MADE-TO-MEASURE SUIT AND EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS FOR $20 Climax Friday and Saturday we are going to allow you to select from any bolt of woolen in our entire stock. "We are going to take your measure and build you a Suit for III fefi Thesfe Trousers will be to match the Suit, measured, cut and tailored in our usual faultless, painstak ing way. Make no mistake about this off er -we mean exactly what we say. You can select any pattern from our entire stock and get two pairs of trousers with the Suit all for $20. This will be our last sale of the season. This is the first time we ever made a free pants offer, and natu rally there will be hundreds to avail themselves of this opportunity. Now, the matter we are trying to make clear is that you had better be here Friday if possible, but Saturday by all means, as we will never again repeat this offer. The American Gentlemen chain of stores are so well known, it seems hardly necessary for us to .take up valuable newspaper space in telling you about our large stock of roolens, our varied assortment of pat terns and our store practice; suffice to say, these Suits would ordinarily cost you $35, $40 and $45, and that in building them just, because we have attached a great big bargain price, we will not and cannot afford to do anything to injure our long-established reputation. This is our last sale of the season, and this of f ejr is for today and tomorrow only. All Omf Sales ' , ; TO) TP TC ; ? 'J - -f fJ 5 K"i itv ' , ' P' Ji Ufhh;? v&Y it And further more we are going to give you an EXTRA PAIR OFTROUSERS IV " If- 4 J ' 1 t A ! ft 4fi American Gentlemen Z 1 Portland's Leading Tailors 1 11 If 5 Cor. 6th and Stark Streets RAY BARKHURST, Manager I I . i P fit J xrJ promised this reward to every man who would fight through the season without the loss of a minute's time, but expressed a doubt as to anyone being able to earn the reward. The cups bear the Inscription: "To the man who was always In the garnet' At a meeting of the athletic board the official athletic insignia was awarded to the following men: Evenden, Dunn, Nel son. Hawley, Wallace, Loosley, Clark, Breithaupt, Huntley. Gilbert, Keck, En berg. Bergman, Rasmussen, Reynolds and Wolff. ' RACE BETTORS HEED WARNING Muddy Track at Oakland Cause of Little Excitement. OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 22. Thanks to a good ride on the part of Archibald, the Modesto handicap at Emeryville today went to Early Tide, the favorite. Na panick, heavily played, led until a short distance from the wire. Fine weather prevailed, but the track was muddy. Following the State Supreme Court de cision upholding the Walker-Otis anti betting law, counsel for the Racing As sociation, jwarned layers and players not to pass money. Longer Season Not Favored. CHICAGO, Dec. 2. President John son, of the American League, last night declared there was no truth in the re port that six club owners in his circuit favored a schedule of 168 games. He said the whole league was opposed to lengthening the schedule; furthermore. that It would not stand for any change except one providing for less games than are played at present. He believes the National League wants the longer season, but it would be almost Impossible, of course, for the change to be made by one organiza tion and not the other. SLOSSON IN FOURTH PLACE New York Billiard Player Wins Por tion of Prize -Money. NEW TORK, Dec. 2. By defeating Al bert G.' Cutler, of Boston, today in the last of the regular scheduled games of the international billiard tournament, George F. Slosson, of New Tork, won fourth place, which entitles him to 10 per cent of the cash prize. Scores: Slosson 600; high runs. 100. 90, 50. Average. 16 4-31. Cutler 311; high runs. 60, B0, 39. Average, 10 1-S1. BALL TEAM OFF TO CUBA 1 1 f Major Leagne Players Will Spend Winter in Havana. CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Seven major league baseball players left tonight for Cuba to play in an American team in a series of games with teams at Ha vana. The players were: Mordecai Brown, pitcher, Chicago Nationals: Addle Joss, pitcher, Cleveland Americans; James Archer, catcher, Chicago Nationals; Sherwood Magee, outfielder, Philadel phia Nationals: Fred Merkle, first base man. New Tork Nationals: J.L. Lelt velt, outfielder. Washing-ton Americans; Herman Schaefer.' second Washington -Americans. baseman, The rest of the team will be picked up on the trip south. 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