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?Aa MOHXIXG OKEGOXIAX, AYEDXESDAY, PECE3IBER 27. 1911. 8 BATHES WANTS TO PLAY WITH COAST New Outfielder Protests Being Relegated to Class B League. at! HE WILL HAVE CHANCE Dng-dale Want to Bar McDowell, ' Infieldtr for Bearers, but Port land Manager Will Not Sell. Harry Mar Be Sold. BT W. J. PETRAIX. - Joseph J. Mathea. the youna; outfield r drafted by Walter McCredle from tha Butte club, of the Union Assocle tlon. doe not want to flay In the Northwestern League next seajon. At least such waa the tenor of a letter received by Walter McCredle yesterday, 7et Ita contents pleased the manairer, for Mathea doee want to play In the Pacific Coast League. "I want a chance at your Pacific Coaat Leafrueaclub. aald Mathea In fcle letter, "and If you will irlve me thla chance I'll iruarantee I'll crowd aome body off that club." Mathea ' explains tiat ha read a newapaper clipping where McCredle had obtained walvera on him by the pacific Coast League eruba. and he naturally presumed that be waa alated definitely for the North western League team, and Immediately wrote McCredle about the matter. . "I Ilk lettera like thla one." aald McCredle yesterday. "Mathea will get tne chance he wants with my Coast club. President Lucas, of the Union Association, where Mathea played last year, aasurea me that he Is a most promising youngster, and I shall give him all the chance he needs to ahow what he has. If he Is good enough for the Pacific Coaat League team he shall clay with that rlub. and I shall send film a ticket to the Beavers' camp and order him to report there March 1." D. FT. Dugdale wants to buy Will Me lowell. the young Inflelder McCTedle purchased from the Nebraska State League last season, but "Dug s" desire n this matter will not be gratified, says the Beaver manager. "I have not seen this player, but I've heard of him. and will give $750 for rim." said the leader of the Seattle Favages to Walter McCredle recently. "Nothing stirring." replied the Beavers' leader, who figures that If McDowell Is worth 750 slmoleons to the Seattle mag rat without having been seen, he la worth looking over by the Portland club first, and that is what will hap pen to McDowell next Spring. Jack Barry Ta 'wanted by several Northwestern League magnates as manager next season, and Walter Mc Credle announces that he will not en deavor to stop the ex-New Yorker If ae can land a berth In such a capacity. Seattle. Tacoma and Victoria are said to b the clubs looking at "Jawn" with longing eyes. Barry ought to make an excellent leader of a team In any minor league, (or he knows more baseball In one minute than moat of the "profesh" ex hibiting In these parts of recent or re mote decades. Besides being gifted with a thorough Insight of the Na tional pastime. Barry possesses a de meanor and disposition that makes fctm a most likeable fellow, and easy to get along with at all times. That be would be a success aa a manager teems assured. e e '. Mickey La Longe. the little catcher who filled In so acceptably for the Beavers during the last part of last on, wants to play with Portland again next season. When Mickey a.gned with McCredle the Beaver lead er told htm be would give htm his un conditional release at the end of the season, or permit him to go wherever be chose, and La Longe announced that be would play In the American Aeso cistlon In 1 1 2. When his name appeared on the re serve list of the Portland club, which bad to be. as the National Association r Professional Baseball Clubs hsa abolished non-reserve contracts. Minc er v rote McCredle saying that he I wanted to close with an Eastern club and asked the Portland manager for his release. McCredle promptly replied truing him to go ahead and sign any m here he chose, as Portland would not Interfere. Now Mickey wants to come back to Portland, but. In view of the fact that Walter Kuhn. Dan Howley. Tommy Murray ami Dan Burch are al ready listed with the Beavers, there seems to be small chance for La Longe. jiotor-bo.it club to meet I nthusla.-t Will Hold Annual t.ath rrlng January 8. January has been named as the of the Motor- date of the annual meeting Portland atockhoWlers of th boat Club In notlcea Issued by Com mander C. W. Boost. The rlub Is In excellent shape finan cially, and contemplates the Installa tion of a number of Improvements for the benefit of the members during the romtnic year. Last season new piling, walkasxs and mooring and bousing for the different sreedboats owned by members were built and fittings for the quarters Installed, which have been appreciated by the membership. At this meeting some 'changes In the by-laws of the club will be submitted to the members, and the annual elec tion of a board of trustees will also be hel.f. The board of trustees comprises nine members, and the men elected at this meeting will meet later and choose tiie officers of the club for the coming year. CHAMPION DEMA-VDS $30,000 Johnson Likes O'Konrke'a Offer of J $55,000 for Ten-Hounds. CHICAGO. Dec i Jack Johnson declined to say positively whether he would accept the offer to meet Jtra XI v tin. 'U i. doubtful If I do," be said. "Tom j'Kourke, of New York, haa offered me f-5.000 purse, my opponent to be picked later, and I am considering an 4istra!laa trip which will net me even mvre than that." Later la the day Johnson waa posi tive In asserting that he would not flaht Flynn for loss than a 30.000 rfurse. . "I am willing to meet Flynn any where In the world. " ha said, "but the. purse must be 130.0OO. The O'Kourke t4Yer la for ten rounds and that looks pVetty good, to say nothing of the Aus tralian prvioltlon." PILES Ct BED IX I TO II DAY a. T.tr dcussut will refund muo.r If Paso otnt iwil f.i to cur. ant c f lu-h ins. BIlDtl. iljMUl&s. ITvlruOmg lUa istMll ftajs. Awe. HEAVYWEIGHTS WHO WILL PROBABLY BATTLE IN NEXT ! WORLD S CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT. JACK JACK HANGS BACK Johnson Wants $30,000 Purse to Fight Jim Flynn. JACK CURLEY MAKES OFFER Plan to Match Heavyweights In Ten Koand Go In New York for $25,-4 0 00 Parse Does Not Meet With Much Favor. SALT LAKE CITT. Dec. 28. Jack Curley, of Chicago, manager of Jim Flynn. the Pueblo heavyweight, an nounced today that be would guaran tee Jack Johnson $20,000 for his share of the purse, win, lose or draw, for a finish battle with Flynn for the heavy weight championship of the world. Curley declared that he would aelect Nevada aa the battleground, as he In sisted that the fight be to a finish, and he did not think It could be staged elsewhere. Local sporting men closely In touch with the situation In Nevdada declare that the proposal to stage another championship battle In Reno would bring out the lnhabltanta of that town with riot guns. Curley expects to leave for Chicago to confer with Johnson arter ine Flynn-Caponl bout, scheduled here for tomorrow night. In Chicago Curley will meet Harry Pollock, promoter of events at the Mad ison Square Oarden. In New Ydrk. and discuss a proposition made by Pollock In a telegram today. The message to Curley savs: "To match Flynn with Johnson I2S.000 purse. Ten rounds. Will meet you In Chicago." Curley said tonight that he was not In favor of a ten-round bout. -Johnson might go pretty strong " rounds." he surmised "We prefer !0 rounds' or to a finish." Curley expecta to be In Chicago next Sunday. IXDOOIt RECORDS SMASHED Six New Marks Set In Senior and Junior Championships. NEW TORK. Dec J. New records In many events were established at Madison Square Garden tonight during the first half of the indoor senior and Junior championships programme of the Amateur Athletic Union, which will be completed tomorrow night. The new records follow: Throwing the S-pound weight for height. 1 feet I Inches, by Matt Mc Orath. New Tork Athletic Club. 1000-yard run (senior). 1:1 1-S. tT A. R. Klvlat. Irish-American AthleUc High Jump (senior). feet S 7-1 Inches, by 8. C. Lawrence of the Bos ton Athletic Association. 100-yard run (senior), first trial heat. SS seconds, by J. B. McEntee, New York City. Mile wslk (Junior). t:6 1-R. by F. H. Kaiser New York Athletic Club. Two-mile run. :20 4-6. by George V. Bonhag. Irish-American Athletic Club. ' Summaries: ,4 yards daih. senior Won br Alvah Mrer. L A. A. i . C. B. Clark. Xavier A. O.. Kr.'Dl; J. P. EU.r. I. A. A. t'.. thirds lime. v v7 4-5. ec,ulln Indoor record. Throwing ."e-l'-,ard e.isht. won br Matt Mcrlru xeir Yor i unat tachd . IS 11 S inches. P. MrDocald. I. A. A. C. second. 1 ft. J. Cahlll. I. A. A. 1.. third, t fret, alrctrath's throw marks a nw Indoor record. Xih) yards run. senior, final h.at won by L, B D.inand. New York Oir (unattached I ; U Wood. Nw York Athletic Club, second: J I. McEntee. Wt Fide T. M. C. A.. New Y..rk ihlrJ: time. o SH-. McEntee In his trial heat broke the Indoor record of 0:31 1-6 b runnins In 13 secondi. tancwd broad Jump Won by . C. Ue rerre Boston A. A.. 1 fet Inches; P. A.iime. N. Y. A. '-. second. 10 reet P w. Adama, :. T. A. C third. 10 frt tnchee M.r.dinc hlh Jump ljunlor) Wen by 8. Murr.a Pastime A. C. 5 feet V Inch; A. i(.don. N. V. A. C. second. 4 feet 11V in. he. I, tloehrtng. Mohawk A. C. third, 4 feet file inches. . u,;, wa.k (junior) Won be r. H. Kaiser. X Y A- C. : V. tHThwarts. pastime A. C. i-cond; R. P. Ulflord. McOaddcn Lyceum. New York, third: time. M 1-6, breaking the Indoor record of T 13 3-4. SeO-;ard run Oun'or) vi on y O. w. Ie Orouchy. X. Y. A. '.; J- PrllU Seventy sum Restment. Bufrlo. second; It. Lee, Bo.ton A. A., third; time. I 01 -. l-ard senior run. won by Abel R- Klvlst 1. A. A. ': C. W althour. . T. A. I .. second. R. ReCan. I. A. A. third; time. 2 15 1-3. a new inaw record. Kunnlns hlfh Jump isenlor) Won by 8. I liwrence. Boston A. A., 4 feet 2 a Inchee. T. E"Ckn. Mott Haren A C. sec ond. feet IV leches. W. kHer. Jr.. K'w . . . h - ... t. . . JOH -. Tork A. C. third. 5 feet 1(4 Inches; new Indoor record. 440 yards hurdle race (Junior) final beat WOn V y R.- M. I Til I II"! i, lien-Alueiuau Athletic rlub; J. W. Richmond. N. Y. A. C. second: F. L Brady. Columbia University, third; time. 0:BT -. n yards blch hurdle (senior), final heat Won by J. B. Eller. I. A. A. t. ; K. Biner, Georgetown University, second; V. B. Ha vers. X. Y. A. C. third; time. OiODS-B. Three standing Jumps (Junior Won by R. Rarheman. Irish A. A c. 32 feet 4 V Inches; R. Mlcmss i unattached). New York, second. 31 feet 10 inches; B. I rerreil, jjosiod a A., third. So feet 7 Inches. Two-mile run (senior), won by George V. Bo.ihax. Irish-American Atklstlc Club; Ixvuls Hcott. South Peterson Athletic Club. New Jersey, second: O. Crilchley. New Tork Athletic Club, third. Time. :30 4-6. A new Indoor record. Pole vault for distance. wen by H. 8. Fabcork. New York Athletic Club, with 2t feet bstf Inch; t Schneider. Mohawk Ath letic I'luh. second, with 27 feet e)nches; W. Happeny. Montreal 'Amateur Athletle Asso- cislion. third, with 27 feet s Inchea Putting 2.pound shot, won by R. B. L. Betty. Columbia University, SS feet lit inrnea Running bop. step and Jump (senior), won br M. B Fahey. Irish-American Athletlo flub. 43 feet 4 Inches; C. E. Brlrkley. Har vard. .second. 43 feet lu Inches: T. W. Kln- regan. Boston Athletic Association, third, 43 reet 1 1) Inches. ATHLETKS' WEIGHTS DEFINED Spokane Club Has Xo IS 5-Pound Wrestler or 158-Pound Boxer. When the Multnomah Club athletes journey to Spokane for the screduled Inter-club boxing and 'wrestling meet January 19. no 136-pound wrestler or 1 .8-pound boxer will be taken along, aa Bpokane haa no athletea In those dlvls siona. Cisco Bulllvant wrota Edgar Frank, chairman of the boxing and wrestling committee of the local club, yesterday, requesting that Multnomah confine Its entries to the following classifications: Wrestling, 115 pounds, 1 26 pounds, '160 pounds, 161 pounds; boxing, 116 pounds, 126 pounds. 136 pounds and 145 pounds. "The success of the meet depends largely on the evenness of the match ing and for this reason I guesa we mill accommodate the Spokane folk," said Mr. Frank. "Our boys are hard at work under Instructors O'Connell and Tracey." RABBIT HUNTER TSES FERRETS Spokane Sportsman Trains Little Anfrnals to Root Them From Hole. SPOKANE. Wash- Dec. 26. (f?pa rlal.) Kabblt hunting with ferrets has been started In this section for the first time, James Clark. Jr., being the sportsman to Inaugurate the Idea. Clark goes every Sunday and bags rabbits where other hunters have found poor shooting. The ferrets are trained to enter the holes and chase the rab bits out. the bunter shooting; the game on the run. P. J. O'Nell returned today from Liberty Lake, where he has been hunt ing rabbits. He brought back 15. Many bear tracks are in sight and several big bears have been killed In the last two weeks. Eagles have killed many rabbits this year. TAFT. CHOOSING JUDGES Cabinet Meetings Canceled Until Af ter Xew Year's Day. WASHINGTON. Dec Z. There will be no more meetings of President Taft's Cabinet until January X. the meetings for today and Friday having been canceled. The President is devoting his time largely to Judicial vacanclea. Including the one on the Supreme Court bench. I . 4 "- ""I I 4 j! j 1 v. ' r h f- A: v- v It tie S2e V i I t ) k - ys. . J : , s t 1 ' " ' -si t I " . - e 11 t tn irm in - " 8 tnia rvr"J f f Jim Flyaa. O'CONNELL BARRED FROM MAT EVENTS Multnomah Club Rules No in structor Shall Compete in Outside Matches. SEATTLE TEAM BOLSTERS McDonald's Football Flayers Coming Here on Xew Year's With Llne up Far Stronger Than That Which PInyed Christmas. BT ROSCOE FAWCETT. Eddie O'Connell. wrestling Instructor at the Multnomah Club and claimant for the world's welterweight cham pionship, will not. again appear In a professional match In Portland, unless he severs his relationship with winged "M" athletics. A fiat to this effect was Issued by the board of directors a day or two ago. O'Connell la not the only tutor af fected by the manifesto, however, for the ban also Includes the boxing In structor, Tommy Tracey, The resolu tion reads as follows: "No Instructor In boxing or wrest ling employed by the Multnomah Club shall be allowed to participate tn out side matches without the specific con sent of the board of trustees." The order undoubtedly comes as a result of the muddle over the recent athletic carnival staged at the Armory, which led to the estrangement of O'Connell and Tommy Ryan, the latter handing In his resignation a few days later. The Multnomah grappler had been figuring on a bout with Singh, the Hindu, -but this will necessarily have to be given up. O'Connell. who Is recognised as one of the cleverest men at hla weight In the country, has appeared before local fans a score of times, beating such men as Helnrlch. "Strangler" Smith, Trem blay, Matsuda, Berg In a handicap, Dwyer In a handicap. Albright, Buzu kos, Ito and numerous others. The ban will prove a keen disappointment to his friends. At the same session the board of trustees voted down Dow Walker's recommendation for the creation of athletic memberships. Under present arrangements each department of sport pays the regular dues for its athletes. For Instance, Manager Pratt, of the football eleven, will find a hWI for approximately 1200 for dues staring him in the face when he squares around to close the account after the New Tear's game with Seattle. see Portland fans are to be given a rare treat In the plgekln line when Tom Mc Donald's clubmen invade Multnomah gridiron on January 1. The northern ers have settled down to work with a grlmness that betokens no ping-pong play. The squad will be reinforced by the addition of Halfback Wand, of Washington, who Is In great shape. McDonald expects to be stationed at fullback in Smith's shoes. Ed Dledrlck says considerable Seat tle money went begging at local em poriums on the Christmas battle, even at odds of 6 to 4 and 5 to 3. Several wagers were placed yesterday at 10 to 9 on the northerners, despite the 9-to-0 drubbing received on Monday. The Seattle huskies will unquestionably be stronger with a week's more seasoning. but the fact that Multnomah will be on the home grounds should offset this advantage to a great extent. The game will start at 2 o'clock, as The Christmas struggle at Seattle gave the fans an opportunity to com pare for themselves two great stars of different schools Vincent tiorieske, former Whitman star, and Melville Mucklestone, of the 1911 Washington squad. Mucklestone has been, rated as one of the greatest halfbacks ever eeen on a Northwest gridiron, but even "Muck" faded Into obscurity beside the dashing Broadway High School coach. There was no comparison between the two men. , This Borleske Is the man for whom Lincoln High of Portland Is angling tor 1912. The local officials want a member of the faculty In con trol, and Borleske Is not satisfied with his' results at Broadway High. Seattle. Aa another aftermath of the great Christmas day affray, Seattle writers are loud In their ' praises of Cherry, O Rourke. Berry, Rodgers. Hurlburt, and. In fact, the entire winged "M" squad. Cherry, at center, seemed to be a particular thorn In the Seattle side, for he repeatedly talked the op ponents out of formations, and caused numerous cancellations In signals. Chorry had the better of Tegtmeler all through the contest. . e s Pool and billiard halls seem to hold some sort of fascination for baseball moguls. Harry Ostdiek and Heiney Spiesman. of the Spokane club, recent ly purchased a click factory at St. Maries, Idaho, and now comes Happy Hogan with the announcement that he haa bought out Jim Jeffries' pool and billiard parlor In Los Anglelea. W. W. McCredle recently sold out his local pool and billiard Interests to Secretary Hugh McCredle and his father. ... Lawson Robertson, coach of the Irish-American Athletic Club track and field team. New York City, places Con Walsh, the Seattle weight heaver, as the most likely American entrant for the 58-pound weight event at the Swedish Olympiad. The writer had a talk with Walsh In Seattle on Christmas day, and the big Irishman declared that he will prob ably be out of the Stockholm games through eligibility obstacles, but would participate in the San Francisco trials nevertheless. It appears that Walsh, hlle a resident of the United States the required five years, participated at London in 1908 for a Canadian club. "I wrote Secretary Sullivan a fort night ago, ' and he replied that he might pull me through, but It is doubtful." said the champion hammer- thrower and 5-pounder. Walsh Is rather peeved because the Pacifla Northwest Association took away his Astoria Coast championship medals on the charge that he was not eligible to compete. WATERHOUSE FLEET REPORTS Hercules Is at San Francisco on Way to Portland. Waterhousa Company's latest bul letin shows the position of vessels of the Oriental and Australian fleets as follows: Oriental service uunotr, saiiea coma for Kobe direct, December 17: Hanrales. arrived San Francisco De cember 15 bound for Portland; Kumerlc, sailed Seattle for loaonama uecemoer d; Luceric sailed Victoria for Yoko hama. December 20: Needles, sailed Re dondo for Comox December 22: Orteric. sailed from Yokohama for Pacific Coast December 19: SUverblrch. sailed for Moll. Hongkong and Manila December 11; Strathlyon. sailed from Yokohama for Vancouver December 5: Suverlc at Manila; Ryga. sailed Hongkong for Shanghai December 20: Strathendrlck, due to arrive San Francisco from Nor folk January 4. Australian servlce Belle of Scotland, arrived Vancouver December 15; Chris tian Bors, sailed Nanalmoo for Aus tralia November 14: Henrlk Ibsen, sailed San Francesco for Comox De cember 20: Croydon, sailed from Van couver for Pago Pago December 23: Strathalrly, to load on Puget Sound early February for Sydney. COHX OUT TO SWAP PLAYERS Spokane Magnate Hooks Up Xew Pitcher While in San Francisco. SAV FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. (Special.) Joseph Cohn, owner and manager of the Spokane club In the Northwestern League, was a caller today at the local baseball headquarters to talk trade with Danny Long, manager of the Seals. Joey, rumor has It, would like to make the Spokane club a farm for the Seals, and. Judging from the num ber of players already exchanged be tween the two moguls, he may suc ceed In bringing Long Into his way of thinking. Nothing In the swapping line was pulled off today. Cohn, however, got In his work Sunday and persuaded Big Soldier Moser, the City League heaver, who has been showing no little class since the formation of the bush cir cuit,, to affix his name to a Spokane contract. Moser is a big right-hander and only recently was released from the Army. Cohn wtll remain In the pity for a fortnlgh. CAP" AXSOX SAVES TWO LIVES Baseball Veteran Dives Into Icy La goon and Rescues Boys. CHICAGO. Dec. 26. Adrian S. ("Cap") Anson, veteran of the baseball diamond, saved two young boys from drowning In a lagoon at Jackson Park this afternoon. Anson was playing golf when he saw the two boys break through the thin ice of the lagoon and sink 'from sight. Plunging Into the lagoon, Anson rescued and swam to shore with one boy at a time. , While making his two trips Into the Icy water Anson was severely chilled, but said tonight he expected no bad effects from the experience. LEST WE FORGET What Former Portland Players Are Xovr Doing. No. 53 Harry Spencer. AMONG the youngsters picked up by the Portland baseball club In 1904 was Harry Spencer, one of the most promising young players who ever donned a uniform on the yjpast. Spencer was a sprinter through and through. His speed attracted the at tention of W. Fred Ely, who was then manager of the Portland team, and who had seen Spencer In a minor game ,at San Francisco while scouting for talent. Ely Immediately signed the young fellow and brought him to Port land. During Ely's short regime as man ager ot the team Spencer played a utility role, but when Dugdale took charge In June, Erve Beck was switched to first base and Spencer was played regularly at the keystone sack. His one defect Is what has kept many a fast youngster out of the hlg show failure to think quick enough. How ever, Spencer's speed made him a valuable player despite his lack of an active baseball brain. When Walter McCredle took, charge of the team In 1905 he secured Larry Schlafly for second base and allowed Spencer to go to the San Francisco team, with which club he played during the Centennial of the ' Lewis and Clark discovery. In 1906 Spencer went to the Western League and has been a member of different clubs In that circuit ever since. He is now at his home in San Francisco wherb he spends the Winter. FOOTBALLJICKETS For the New Year's game between Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club and the Seattle All-Stars will be on sale at the Columbian Optical Company, 145 Sixth street, commencing at 10 o'clock today. This will be the btst game of the season. Get your tickets early. PORTLAND' .SPOKANE ST. PAUL CHICAGO THROUGH TOURIST AND STANDARD SLEEPERS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO IN 72 HOURS NO CHANGE OF CARS BEST OF SERVICE . " LEAVES DAILY 7:00 P. M. Two other good trains. THE 0REG0NIAN For Spokane, St. Paul, .Minneapolis and intermediate points GREAT NORTHERN COAST LINE SERVICE Tor Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham and Vancouver, B. C. A)l trains from North Bank Station, Eleventh and Hoyt Sts. Tickets, Sleep ing and Parlor Car reservations at City Ticket Office, 122 3d St. and at Depot H. DICKSON, C. P. & T. A., Portland W. A. ROSS, A. G. P. A., Seattle Telephones: Marshall 3071, A 2286 The choicest things will go first Gentlemen!! Get your new STEIN-BLOCH NOW AT V4 OFF Which Church Shall Receive the 12750 Pipe Organ t Every S5e Yon Spend With Us Entitles Yon to a Vote. LEON'S RECORD UP Demetral Says He Defeated Seattle Russian in Texas. REFEREE NOT YET NAMED Sporting Editors May Select Officials of Wrestling Match Friday Xight. Greek Works Out With Jack Root. William Demetral, the Greek demon who Is to meet John Berg a; the Armory Friday night, yesterday tied a knot In the past record of Jack Leon, the Seattle Russian, asserting that he defeated Leon the only time they ever met, two or three years ago, In Texas. Demetral weighs 182 and Leon 217 pounds. "Leon didn't know much about the catch-as-catch-can game then." said Demetral, "but he has improved won derfully and with his weight should prove a formidable opponent for any of the heavyweights. Both of us came out of our match looking as though we had been run through a sausage machine" Leon recently challenged John Berg to a handicap match, agreeing to hurl Berg two times in en hour. He will be on hand on Friday night to per sonally challenge Demetral to a re turn match, declaring that he is after revenge from the Chlcagoan. Martin Monday Opponent. On New Year's night he meets "Den ver Ed" Martin in Tacoma, under a handicap of three falls in the hour. Demetral and his manager. Otto Ross, had some difficulty yesterday In finding satisfactory permanent train ing grounds. They wound up at the Columbus Club late In the afternoon. Demetral worked out with Jack Root for nearly half an hour and pro nounced the local 210-pounder a prom ising grappler. The Greek's silver championship belt, won from Jim Parr at London in 1907. was placed on exhibition in Schiller's window yesterday and at tracted much attention. The trophy, which was put up by Thomas Cannon, ROUTE OF THE ORIENTAL LIMITED International Limited leaves daily. . The owl leaves daily - Shore Line Express leaves daily... 10:00 A. M. .....5:00 P. M. .12:15 Midnight Where On Washing ton Near Fifth a well-known English sportsman, is a beautiful work of art. Olson Sound Favorite. Seattle promoters are figuring on a match between Demetral and Charley Olson, who is very popular In the Sound city. Demetral tossed Olson at Pueblo only a few weeks ag9, but the northerners evidently don't know It. Beel and Berg are the only men whom Demetral classes with himself In the light heavyweight division. He says Amerlcus is up around the 200-nound notch now, so is out of the lower sec tion. Promoter Gustafson, Manager Ross, Demetral and Berg's representatives, conferred yesterday over the choice of referees and final articles were signed providing for a choice of officials with in 24 hours of the date of the tnitcb, the sporting editors of the four papers to make a decision in case of a difference. The men will -meet at catch-as-catch-can style, best two falls In three to a finish, strangle bold barred. ' No word was Tecelved from Berg yesterday, but the husky Swede is un doubtedly putting in his best licks at Spokane, where the business men are lining up an excursion for him. AMATEUR ATHLETICS OWING to the holidays tha three cushion billiard tournament at the. Bowie & Caldwell parlors has been post poned until January 3. O'Donnel is in the lead at present, having won both of his games. The other entries are all on a par, each having won one and lost one. Fred Stone, of Montgomery and Stone, who are playing at the Heilig this week, is a trap shooter. He haa expressed his desire of competing with the Portland Gun Club members and an effort is now being made to get enough marksmen out at the grounds today to hold a shoot. Holohan. .of the club, has called a meet at the Kenton grounds for 1 P. M. and the afternoon will be passed in breaking clay birds. - PORTLAND SHOTS rXBEATEX Revolver Association Returns Show Five Teams TJnconquered. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec 26. Un official returns from the fifth and sixth matches of the Indoor League of the United States Revolver Association, as announced today, show higher marks than were scored all last seaBon. Man hattan, of New York, clalma a total 06 1135 and Springfield 1133. . Five teams remain unbeaten--Man-hatta, Portland, Or., Spokane, Colum- " a c? 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