TTTT? MORXTXO OTIEGOXTAN. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912.
RULES IKERERS
ARE NOT RADICALS
Trend of Football Discussion
Against Too Great .
Modifications.
NO DECISION IS REACHED!
Chairman and Waller Camp,
Secretary. Announce That Xo Re
port Will Be Made by Com
mittee Until After Today.
NEW TORK. Feb. 1. After three
Ion secret sessions, the football rules
committee, which met here today to
consider suggested changes In the play
Ins; of the game, tonight had come to
no final decisions, but It was said the
trend of discussion was against any
radical modifications.
Chairman E. K. Hall, who was re
elected head of the committee, and
Walter Camp, of Tale, the secretary,
announced after the meeting that no
rotes had been taken on the question
at Issue and no report would be made
until after tomorrow. It was said to
night by other men that any changes
made probably would be confined to
minor rule alterations designed more
nearly to equalise attack and defense.
It was suggested to change the dis
tance to be rained on downs from ten
yards to eight yars outside the ii
yard lines. Inside of which the offense
will be required to make only Are
yards; abolish the onslde kick, but to
retain the forward pasa and to allow
the forward pass to be made OTr the
goal line. Many members also advo
cated four downs Instead of three to
gala ten yards.
The rules committee Includes E. K.
Hall. Dartmouth: Walter Camp, Tale;
Pari Williams, Pennsylvania; Percy
Haughton. Harvard; Park H. Davis.
Princeton; A. A. Stagg, Chicago; H. L.
Williams. Minnesota: James A. Bab
bitt. Harerford: F. D. Berrien, Navy:
W. L. Dudley. Vanderbllt; V. M. Cooper.
Army; C. W. Savage. Oberlln, and
Joseph Beacham. Cornell.
GREGG TO JOIX OUTLAWS?
Lewiston Report Says Former BeTer
. Has New Plan.
LEWTSTON. Idaho. Feb. 1". (Spe
cial.) Vean Oregg. the famous ball
pitcher, declared today that be had
about closed negotiations with one of
the new outlaw league being formed
In the East.
Both the Colombian and United
States Leas-ues have been In communi
cation with him for some time. At
present he Is working as a plasterer
on the christian Church In Clarkston.
The report that Oregg Is planning to
quit the Naps for one of the rumored
outlaw leagues la taken with a "grain
of salt by Portland fans who know
the former Beaver.
Some are Inclined to believe that
there may be "something- to the story."
owing to the fact that Gregg has con
tinued, to hold that he Is entitled to a
13000 contract this year, and has aald
that he would keen to his trad of
plastering or horsetradlng for hi
father before he would don a uniform
for Cleveland another year for 13000.
It la a well-known fact that the fa
mous southpaw would prefer to play
ball on the Pacific Coast If he had the
chance. In this way he would be near
his home In Idaho, and. again, the cli
mate on the Coast Is more to tb
twlrlera liking.
BAXTAMS ARE TO VIE TODAY
Conlon and Conley Will Go Twenty
Ronnds In Ternon.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. . Johnny Cou
lon. title-holder, and Frank le Conley.
challenger, will meet In the Vernon
arena tomorrow afternoon In a 20
round bout for the bantamweight championship-
Both men finished training
today and were said by experts to be In
the finest possible condition.
The weight wlil be 13 at 11:38
o'clock. Coulon said today that he would
weigh about 111. while Conley's hand
lers admitted the ez-champion would
weigh very close to the limit, "and
might run over a little.
"It Is the first time In years that I
have met a man of anywhere near my
weight," said Conley tonight. "I have
always given away weight to get a
match. When I lost to Cpulon I was
weakened by having to reduce weight,
and be won merely on points. 1 am
stronger than ever now and believe I
will win."
T admit Conley Is about the hardest
They I have tackled In some time." said
Coulon, "but I won from him one and
I don't believe he is any better now
than he was then."
Despite the difference In weight.
Coulon Is a big favorite In the betting.
Conley money Is scarce at 10 to 7,
while some has been placed at 10 to i.
All seats for the bout have been sold.
WELLS IS HOPIXO FOR 3IATCH
Bombardier WIU Set Sail for United
States March C.
NEW TORK. Feb. 1. Bombardier
Veils, the heavyweight champion of
England, will sail for th United States
March 2. Wells jumped Into promi
nence when he defeated "Porky" Flynn.
the American pugilist- His backera
hope to arrange for a match with Jack
Johnson while be la In this country.
Wells was matched to Hght Johnson
In London last year, but the battle waa
prevented owing to strong public disap
proval. WOLVERTOX TO TRY CHESRRO
F.x-Ssar Pitcher of Tanks WIU Have
Chance to "Come Back."
NEW TORK. Feb. i. Jack Chesbro.
formerly star pitcher of the New Tork
Americans, who has been out of har
ness for th last two years, will be
' given a chance to come back by Mint
ager Wolverton. ' He will be taken on
the training trip and If he shows his
old-time form, will be retained.
Roy Hartsell. third baseman, and J. L.
Curry, a recruit second baseman from
Heading, sent In their signed contracts
today.
Former Angel Signs -With Chicago
CHICAGO. Feb. I. Charles A. Moore,
in inflelder. procured from tb Loa
Angels club of th Pacific Coast
league, sent In his signed contract to
th Chicago Nationals today.
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' QUINTET. DEFEATED LAST NIGHT IN
WHAT IS CLAIMED TO BE THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
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STAXDIXG tLEFV TO RIGHT) BlUXf, FORWARD! HICGISiS, MANA
GER GlYXOK, FORWARD. HEATED IPPER ROWl I.ACKAFF,
StBSTITlTEl POWERS, CEXTER. LOWER KOWl GOTTSACKER
A.D S1EBEHTS, G LARDS.
The game which the two contesting teams declare settles the In
dependent city championship was won last night at the Christian
Brothers' gymnasium by th Amicus Club. 17 to 18. th Christian Broth
ers being the losers.
At the end of th first half th losers led. but soon after th
start of th second period th Amicus men forged ahead until It
took but one point to win th gam. In th very last minute they
shot a foul which gave them the contest.
On of th features of th evening was th passing rushes of
Powers. Burns and Oaynor for the Christian Brothers and the basket
shooting of Lorens for th winners.
SOCCER THIS' lil
Goal Each Scored by Jefferson
' and Washington.
DEFENSIVE PLAY IS GOOD
Llnd Makes First Point for His Ag
gregation In Initial Half and In
Last Period Opponents Reg
ister Their Goal.
Won. Dr. Ist. Pts,
Colombia 0 6
Port. Academy 1 1 v s
Ltnrotn Ilia
Jaffaraon S 1
Washington 0 11
Win. S points; draw. 1 point; loaeea Is
sored. Jefferson and Washington high school
soccer teams played a tie gam of
on goal each yesterday at Columbus
field. The defensive work on each
side was far superior to th forward
play, and th sides were equally
matched.
In th first half Jefferson notched
their point. Llnd sending In a shot
which glanced off one of the backs
Into the goal. Ten minutes later th
same player missed a fine chance of
Increasing Jefferson's lead with a pen
alty, a failure which cost them a point,
aa In th second half Washington took
better advantage of a penalty for
hands. Nelson making no mistake with
th kick.
Llnd and Bovett were the best of an
Indifferent set of forwards. All four
backs played well, as did th halves,
with Colvln th most prominent. Th
lineup:
Jafrcrson-
Position. waamnston.
Peacock
Tamerlane
Barley ...
Simmons
Colvln ....
Nottingham
Oelsar ....
rtahar ....
Mnd
Wilcox ...
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Clement
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L. B
R H B
C H B
L. H B
O R P
I R r
C F
I L. F
.. Nelson
. Trellxas
McKenste
Whltlenlli
. Manary
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. LtwtoR
. . Meyers
Bruoaker
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an Brown
Jacobean
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Referee Bllllnstoa.
and Rostra.
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North Bank will meet the 0.-W. R.
tc N. team In the Oregon League to
day at Columbus field at 2:30 P. M,
when the lineup will be:
North Bank Position. O.-W. R. A N.
R. M. Karr O L Von
C. T. Karr R B J. Oavln
Fteelmaa L B 8. Brown
Ppooner R H B 8tmbla
Balllncall C H Chamberlain
Wehater ....... .1- H BB Blcelow
j. Darby. ........O R P..... Llnd
Francis I R F Morris
Croaby ...........C F. . Johnson
Manning I L F Maglua
Patrick O L F W. Oavln
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Th Independents will play Mount
Scott Sunday at Cplnmbus field In the
morning. As the game will have an
Important bearing on th former team's
position In th league, th strongest
eleven Is to be played In the field.
Mount Scott has only been beaten once,
that being by Its opponents of Sunday,
who hope to administer a second dose
of the same medicine.
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The reserves chooen for the All-Star
team to play the Nationals Sunday, In
cas any man Is unablo to turn out.
are Cameron and Alblnson. forward,
with Gammons, Blchan and Orabam In
th halfback line. At present no on
lias notified th committee of bis In
ability to play.
SALOOX ALLLAXCE' OPPOSED
Cab Magnate Would Prevent Players
From Taking Buffet Interests.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. President Charles
W. Murphy, of the Chicago National
League Club, following up the sugges
tion of Barney Dreyfus, of the Pitts
burg Club, that a prohibition clause be
put in ball players' contracts, said to
day that he would Ilk to see th big
leaguers prevented from engaging In
th aaloon business. He said that he
proposes introducing a rule at th next
National League meeting which will
prohibit ball players from purchasing
or holding Interests In buffets or es
tablishments of a like nature.
Murphy did not attempt to explain
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riect. nut arguea inai soma a (an a
hould be taken against players en
gaging In th business.
CHEMAWA QUIXTET IS VICTOR
Pacific University Basketball Team
Loses Contest, SO to 2 7.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Drove,
Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) Th Paclflo
University basketball team was de
feated by the Chemawa Indian School
five her tonight SO to 27.
Th gam waa witnessed by a large
crowd. At the close of th first half
Pacific led. 19 to IS. Chemawa showed
superior basket shooting In the second
half. Powers, Chemawa's center, was
the star performer. Bryant and Shaver
did clever work for Pacific.
Th players: Chemawa Wilcox and
Jim, forwards; Powers, center; Clem
ents and Lynch, guards. Paclflo Uni
versity Shaver and Bryant, forwards;
Livingston, center; Ward and Taylor,
guards. Richardson and Walker, offi
cials. PASCO IS ROYAL HOST
SPOKAXE CLUB AGAIX BEST IX
SHOOT TOURXEY.
Mrs. A. L. Woodward, Who With
Her Husband Will Be Here,
Scores Z9 Out of 50.
PASCO, Wash., Feb. 2. (Special.)
With Lester Reld, once more high man
for the day. the Spokane team of trap
shooters again won out In the touring
tournament match held her today
under th auspices of th Pasco Gun
Club.
Poston and Reld scored a total of
1(7 against IS for the San Francisco
pair, while Portland registered a total
of 1S2 breaks. Reld shot In great
form for b broke 95 of his string of
100 while his teammate finished with
the nice score of S3. This will be
Lester Reld's last appearance with the
touring teams for A. Berger. of Spo
kane succeeds htm as Hugh Poston's
shooting partner for the rest of the
tour.
Ik Fisher also finished his portion
of th tour today and Fred Wlllet will
bo Joined by C E. Randall at Spokane
when th tourists appear inder the
auspices of th Spokane Gun Club Sun
day. Th Pasco Gun Club turned out a
fin crowd to see the competition and
a squad of Pasco trap shooters, among
whom was a woman. Mrs. A. L. Wood
ward, who shot In fine form. Mrs.
Woodward shot at 60 targets and broke
39. Considering that this was Uct first
shoot for several months her record
Is considered fine, aa at that she beat
several of the Pasco gunners and she
was congratulated by th visiting ex
perts. Mrs. Woodward and her husband will
attend the Paclflo Coast handicap shoot
which will be held at Portalnd this
Summer and will also go to the Indian
sboot at Eugene. The scores today
were:
Spokane. 137 Reld, (5; Poston, 32.
San Francisco. 184 Wlllet, 33;
Fisher. 31.
Portland. 132 Guy Holohan, 34; P.
Holohan. 33-
The older Holohan experienced soma
difficulty during his third string of 25
birds when a high wind cam up and
was In evidence during most of th
balance of the shoot.
Fred Wlllet continued to maintain his
fine record and while he was not high
man he did well today. The standing
of the teams is: San Francisco, 3;
Spokane. 3, and Portland, 2.
McFarland and Murphy to Meet.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2. Packey McFar
land and Eddie Murphy have signed ar
tlc'es for a ten-round fight at South
Bend. lnd February 14. The men
agree to weigh 134 pounds at 3 o'clock.
Pendleton High Beats Pearsons.
PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.)
The Pendleton High School basket
ball team defeated Pearson's Academy,
of Walla Walla, her tonight by 'the
score of 14 to IS.
Idaho 26, Pullman 19.
UNIVERSITY OF " IDAHO. Moscow.
Idaho. Feb. 2. (Special.) The Univer
sity of Idaho defeated W. 6. C. in an
exciting basketball game, 23 to 13.
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GEORGE STALLINGS
LAUDS WOLVERTON
New Manager of Yanks One of
Best Third Basemen in
America, He Says.
EX-OAK MAY GET IN GAME
Harry Declares He'll Demonstrate to
Highlanders That Their Chief Is
Xot "Dead One" Seals Will .
Get Strand, "$5000 Beauty.
George Stalllngs, ef Buffalo, who
managed ' the Nw Tork Yankees In
1310. Is a great booster of Harry WoN
rerton. Hal Chase's successor aa boss
of th Tanks. Stalling declares th
ex-Coast Leaguer will make good In
New Tork and that there are but two
third basemen In the American Leagu
today who hava anything on him In
playing ability.
"As he stands today. Wolverton Is
about as good a third sacker as can
be found in the Johnson league."' de
clared Stallings In an Eastern Inter
view. "I know of only two that are
better. Of course, Dolan made a great
showing at the close of last season. He
played much better In fast company
than he did In the Eastern league. He
may ba one of those fellows who can
rise to the emergencies and make th
best of his opportunities. But If Dolan
should happen to disappoint, Wolver
ton will be right on the Job. And he'll
deliver, too. With Dolan as under
study Wolverton would show a lot of
his rivals a few frills. If Wolverton
is not at third when the season opens
I'll greatly miss my guess."
This, together with a statement from
Wolverton himself. In a New Tork pa
ner. Indicates that the ex-Oakland
leader will be out hustling for that
third bag.
"I suppose I'm like everyone else,"
said Harry. "Human nature makes it
hard for us to take the count. It's not
very likely that a man of 50 years can
make the youngsters take the count.
But that's Just what I'm going to at
tempt. I'm not so foolish as to favor
myself of course. But I'm going to be
in shape to go right In at third if any
thing goes wrong. I want to be able
to play to demonstrate in that man
ner than deal in past performances.
And I think the Yankees will find their
manager far from being a dead one.
"If I only had another set of legs
I'd pick myself for a regular billet
right now. My arm Is as good as ever
it was; I can field as well and can hit
the ball as hard and often. But my
ankles have been bad for a couple of
years. I had to keep 'em braced up
last year on the Coast, but at that X
got away with 147 full games. I hit
well enough to Justify my belief that I
can make the big league pitchers wor
ry a bit."
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Every now and then incidents pop
up showing the fore and fearlessness
of the New York Americans' manager.
Manager McCredle, of the local
Coasters, cited one instance last night
of Wolverton' manner of dealing with
surly players.
"We were dressing In the clubhouse
after a gam down south with Oakland
when we heard some loud talking and
'cussing on the Oakland side of the
building." said McCredle. "Two or
three of us peered through the window
looking Into their half of the structure
Just In time to see Wolverton grasp
Outfielder Maggert by the throat.
" Ton'll do as you're told or you'll
get off this club,' exclaimed .Wolverton,
aa be shook the unruly star, who was
later kicked off the team altogether.
"And I'll not stand for any dirty lan
guage either. I'm running this team
and If you don't appreciate decent
treatment I can dish out some of the
other kind."
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Bradley, the "off agin, on agin"
Portland Northwestern and Coast
League backstop, has been turned over
.o the Toledo club of the American As
sociation and Brad will likely be
shunted off to some class B circuit In
the East If ha falls to land with th
Cleveland "farm." Bradley is a dental
student at the Western Reserve Uni
versity and will graduate in the
Spring.
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President At Baum, of th Coast
League, has announced that the official
schedule will be released in the Sun
day morning papers of March 3. Baum
also Informed his umpires In San Fran
cisco that should any of them show up
late for games In the Bay cities he
would take a band at holding the Indi
cator himself. Baum was the arbiter
in a game between the magnates at the
recent San Antonio convention and
made quite a hit.
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In a three-cornered deal, Paul Strand,
the 35000 lemon southpaw sold to Bos
ton by Spokane last Summer, has been
turned over to San Francisco by Bos
ton. In return both San Francisco and
Boston must slip Cohn. of Spokane, an
inflelder. Boston had made only the
first payment on Strand, but Cohn Is so
satisfied that Strand will never be a
phenom that he is willing to accept
players instead of the cash balance
due. The Seals now have four left
handers: Norman, Taylor, Suter and
Strand.
CEXTRALLA. BALL FAXS PLAN
Judge George Dysart Elected Presi
dent of Board of Directors.
CEXTRALIA. Wash., Feb. 2. (Spe
cial.) At a mass meeting of baseball
fans held in Centralla last night, a
board of directors was elected and
plans laid for the 1912 State League
season.- The directors are: George
Dysart. president: Maurice Daubney.
secretary-treasurer: Jaok Sclutto, M.
W. Mills, M. J. Vaughan. W. J. Helnran
and H. J. Albrecht. Judge Dysart was
instructed .to request the president of
the league. O. J. Albers, to call a
meeting in Centralla of delegates from
various towns in Southwest Washing
ton relative to forming a six-club cir
cuit. The towns desired are: Hoqulam,
Aberdeen, Olympla, Elma, Montesano,
Chehalis, Raymond. South Bend and
Kelso.
Prospects are bright for Centralla's
1912 team. Practically all of last
year's championship team have been
reserved, the only losses being Krause,
a pitcher who was sold to Victoria.
Guyn and Hollis. now with Tacoma and
Berger who was made a free agent.
The Centralla merchants have promised
their support financially, and there Is
little doubt but what the end of the
1912 season will see an even larger
surplus In the treasury than In 1911.
Centralla fans are boosting Judge
George Dysart for president of the
State League when It Is reorganized.
He has been In close touch with base
ball for the past ten years and Is
perhaps th ablest man in Southwest
Washington for directing the affairs of
the league. Judge Dysart is well known
In every city in this section of the
state, and when the issue Is put to a
rote, probably will be elected.
TIGERS HAVE SEVEX" XEW MEX
Hogan's Team Will Play First Game
of Season March 3.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2. (Special.)
Hap Hogan's Vernon team Is to play
Its first game of the season here Sun
day. March 3. at Washington Park
against th Henry and Cornett club,
a eeml-professlonal club. The regular
training season is to open March 4.
Hogan. Stlnson, Burrell. IIcDonnell,
Kane, Patterson, Hosp and-Hltt are
among those here now.
The Vernons will show no less than
seven nv men this year. The prin
cipal ones are Catcher Sullivan, Short-
T lt,.)il mnA Pltphur OvltZ. Sulll-
van Is from the Kansas City team.
Lltschl from the New xorn Americans
and the Bridgeport, Conn., team, and
Ovtlx from the Chicago Nationals and
the Peoria club. All three men are said
to have "the goods." .
Another new one Is Rossback. the
.H.h.. th, Yfnrtford club of the
Connecticut League. Pitcher Cummlngs
Is a busher from Ban pearo, ana is w
be tried out for the first time In real
company when the Tigers go Into train
ing. Albright Is an outfielder from the
Santa Clara College team. Bragg, the
new bush, catcher, is from El Centra.
SALEM GETS XEXT MEETIXG
North Paclflo Fair Association
Name Officer for Tear.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 3.
(The North Paclflo Fair Association
held Its final sessions here today and
adjourned until next year to meet in
Salem. Or., the association voting unan
imously in favor of the Oregon capital.
Officers for the year were chosen as
follows: President. H. S. Ralston. Van
couver, B. C; vice-president, Robert
Cosgrove, of Spokane; secretary and
treasurer. J. W. Pace, Seattle.
Immediately after adjournment, Joe
n. . - . th, Mnntana
snueiuaKcr, .cl ic.hi j v
.State Fair, organized an International
Fair Circuit Association. una
elation will be composed of the North
Pacific Fair, the British Columbia, the
Western Canada, the Intermountain. the
Grand Pacific and probably several
other fair circuits. "
The plan is to have members of all
the different eircults meet in the same
city at the same time each year and
to hold the meeting of the new organi
zation in conjunction with the meet
ings of the other associations. The
officers will consist of a president,
vice-president and secretary-treasurer,
who, with the officers of each circuit,
will make up the governing board. This
new association will meet In Salem next
year at th same tlm the North Paclflo
Fair Association meets there.
Uniform events with uniform purses
will be provided in harness racing
throughout this section during the com
ing season as a result of the meeting. .
GLAXTS TO GET DAXDY SUITS
McGraw Says Uniforms for Home
and Road Use Will Be Swell.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. The haberdash
ery of the New York National League
baseball players this Summer will be
more elaborate than has ever been
worn by any baseball team heretofore.
The home uniform will be of a soft, vel
vety flannel of colonial cream. The
buttonholes will be worked in colored
silk thread and the monogram "N. Y."
m h. n.nrVa in silk. The road
uniform is to be of stronger material
than last season's. The color will be
gray, "like the early dawn." is Mc
Oraws description.
The home uniform will have a fine
feather stripe on the colonial cream
background. The hosiery and caps will
be novel and attractive.
Monnt Angel Five Crippled.
MOUNT ANGEL, Or.. Feb. 2. (Spe
cial.) When the Mount Angel College
basketball team meets the Dallas Col
lege quintet In the college gymnasium
tomorrow night, the Angels will pre
sent a crippled lineup owing to the In
Jury of Forward Carson and Center Gll
ligan. Captain Furney probably will
switch from forward to center and send
a substitute forward into the fray. In
the afternoon the college Junior five
will meet the Christian Brothers Col
lege second team.
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YEAR'S RAGING PLAN
Manager of Arizona Fair on
Visit to Portland.
NEW PACIFIC CIRCUIT AIDS
Shirley Christy, of Phoenis, Would
Have 1 2 Months of Racing Begin
ning at Ixs Angeles In May,
Swinging Xorth by Portland.
A race circuit starting at Los An
geles in May, swinging northward to
Vancouver and dowa the Coast through
Portland and San Francisco and east
ward through Texas, Louisiana, Alaba
ma and Florida practically a 12
months' stretch. Is the ambitious plan
of Shirley Christy, manager of the
Phoenix, Ariz., fair, and the originator
of the newly-formed Paclflo Coast
circuit.
Mr. Christy returned to Portland yes
terday from the Walla Walla session
of the North Paclflo circuit, which
ratified the dates for the Vancouver,
Seattle, Portland and Salem meets
chosen at the San Francisco meeting
of the Pacific circuit. Mr. Christy was
accompanied back to Portland by G.
A. Westgate and William iJcMurray.
Portland delegates. Frank Alley, of
Roseburg, came up late in the day and
held a conference with the Arlzonian
at the Imperial Hotel.
. "This new Pacific circuit will prove
a wonderful thing for the race horse
and the horseman," declared Christy,
with emphasis. "The big races start
at Vancouver on August 11. come to
Portland from Seattle on A-Jgust 26-31
and close at Phoenix on November 4-12.
Next year we probably will arrange
to move the Northwestern meetings at
least two weeks ahead so as to dodge
tho rainy weather.
Some Opposition Seen.
"We had a little opposition from
Washington and Idaho officials in the
ratification of the four dates in the
north. But everything Is lovely now.
There will have to be any number of
subsidiary circuits anyway and a good
one can be formed in this Washington,
Idaho, Utah section. Montana and
Utah boosters have already allied
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cities."
Mr. Christy says the present Pa
cific circuit will give the southern
horsemen continuous racing from. May
1 to November 12. The owners will
begin with numerous minor meets in
California and work northward, Jump
ing to Canada for the Western Canada
circuit, which opens at Calgary on
June 29 and runs through Moose Jaw,
Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina and Saska
toon before August 11 when Vancou
ver sets the wheels going for the long
campaign down the coast.
"At Phoenix we expect one of the
greatest weeks in the history of the
Southwest," continued the Arizona fair
manager. "The big Eastern circuit
closes at Dallas, Tex., Immediately be
fore us and some of the crack step
pers will Journey over to our track.
It is no wild dream to predict that
within a few years we will have race
meets on through Phoenix to Texas,
Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and
Georgia points, for Winter racing
thrives In that locality. Such a circuit
would give owners and breeders prac
tically continuous racing and would
stimulate breeding in a remarkable
manner. In the past the owners have
been content to train their horses ten
months In the year for two months of
racing. No matter -how good a sport a
man is he eventually tires of this and
racing consequently shows little pro
gress. "The Pacific circuit will give six
months of racing and that will help a
lot but nine or ten months or even
12 months are not altogether improb
able In the near future."
Christy leaves today for the South
after a three weeks' absence from
home.
GEHBEVG AND YOKEL- MATCHED
Middleweight Wrestling Champion
ship Will Be Settled.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 2. Henry Gehr
Ing. of Cleveland, and Mike Yokel, of
Salt Lake City, have been matched to
wrestle for the middleweight champion
ship here the night of February 27.
Gehrlng now holds the title.
In Salt Lake City a year ago the men
struggled for four hours without either
securing a fall. They will wrestle for
a purse of $1500 to be split between
them, the winner to take 76 per cent.
Koehler and Ferns Fight Draw.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2. Paul Koeh
ler, of Cleveland, and Clarence Ferns,
of Kansas City, welterweights, fought
ten fast rounds to a draw before the
Grand-Avenue Athletic Club here to
night. Ferns carried the fight to the
Cleveland boy, but Koehler's cleverness
In his defensive work evened up the
bout. Both men claim the welterweight
championship of the world.
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