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SCENES AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SWIM IN THE WILLAMETTE RIVER YESTERDAY MORNING,
FAS1 GHIGAOOANS
SHOWING WINNER AND ENTRIES IN CHILLY RACE. - .
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Tank Champion Wins Christ
mas 100-Yard Race in Wil
lamette River. .
Successful Use of Forward
Pass by Idaho Boys Routs
Wendell-Phillips.
TIME BEATS WORLD MARK
Youth Goes Distance in 85 1-5 Sec
onds, With Vlckers, of Eugene,
SeoondV Great Throng Sees
Six Take Flange In Water.
Johnnr McMurray. 100-yard tank
champion of the Northwest, added an
other title to hie 1H record when he
won the fourth annual Christmas swim
in the "Willamette Blver yesterday
morning. The SO-year-old Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club entry negotiated
the 100-yard courio In SB 1-5 seconds,
the fastest time ever registered by an
amateur:
Current and unofficial course pre
vent application for a position in the
amateur record book for " McMurray "s
performance, but he tore through the
water at a sensational clip, finishing
eased up 10 feet ahead of Don Vlck
ers, of Eugene, his closest opponent.
The world's record for open water, no
current. Is ST seconds, held by Healy,
the Australian expert.
Only six swimmers started in the Icy
race, with the finish as follows: Johnny
McMurray, first; Don Vlckers, second;
Norman Ross, third; Colllster Wheeler,
fourth, and Chester Wheeler and Jack
Fulton, tied for fifth place. The three
leaders receive handsome silver trophy
cups from the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club, under whose auspices
the swim was staged.
Water Is at 43 Dea-Teea.
The cold wators of . the Willamette,
the temperature being 42 degrees, had
no deterring effect on McMurray's
crawl stroke, and he assumed the lead
at the start. At one time he was fully
16 feet In front of Vlckers and Ross,
who were fighting It out for second
place, but he eased up at the last.
The several thousand people who
gathered on the Hawthorne-avenue
bridge and nearby points of vantage to
witness the novel race overlooked the
winner until the race was nearly over.
Instead of keeping to the center of the
roped-ln inclosure, McMurray hugged
the extreme outside, far In advance of
the field, giving the spectators, the
Impression that the race was between
Vlckers and Norman Ross. The race
for second place was spirited, with
the Eugene lad Just beating Ross to
the boom marking the end of the
course. Collister Wheeler was fourth,
with his brother, Chester, and Jack
1-ulton several feet behind, struggling
valiantly to escape the Ignominy of
finishing last. The boys touched the
boom at the same Instant.
Julius Knispel, the long-haired So
cialist, was a prominent figure in the
aquatic activity, although not a con
testant in the race. He decorated one
of the piers of the Hawthorne-avenue
bridge for several minutes, and then,
with a "Here I go." that could be
heard for blocks. Jumped into the river.
Coarse .More Than 100 Yards.
Arthur Cavlll, Multnomah Club swim
ming instructor, who is the father of
the Christmas swim, declares that the.
course measured more than 100 yards.
He measured the distance between the
float at the Hawthorne-avenue bridge
and the nm opposite Kelloggs boat
house, and says that the swimmers
went several feet more than the regu
lation 100 yards.
The Christmas swim was inaugurated
in 1909, with Phil Patterson winning
a quarter-mile race. Lewis Thomas
won in 1910 and 1911. establishing a
record of 1:02 in 1910..
The officials of the meet were: Frank
E. Watklns, starter; Arthur Cavlll, su
perintendent: Henry Hanno, John
Heusner.and Elwood Wiles, Judges;
Edgar Frank. T. Morris Dunne and A.
B. McAlpin. timers; Bert Farrell and
Charles Strube. clerks of course.
Motion pictures of the Christmas day
evert were taken yesterday, W. Parkes,
of the Pan American Company, hand
ling the machine.
A momentary flutter was caused
among the large crowd witnessing the
event, when two boys in a canoe upset
into the water. The unfortunates were
Steve Vranson. 751 East Couch street,
and William Rus. 390 Jefferson street.
Boats at once put out to, their rescue
and Curran Baker, of 424 H Jefferson
street, succeeded In dragging Rus Into
his boat. Vranson swam to a scow,
carrying his spectacles in his mouth,
and clambered, to safety.
DALLAS TO HAVE TEAM AGAIN
Many of Last Year's Champions Will
Piny This Season.
DALLAS, Or.. Dec. 25. (Special.)
Company G, Oregon National Guard, Is
to be represented again this year by
a basketball team. Last year this mil
itary organization supported the cham
pion basketball team of the Northwest,
the team that defeated Multnomah In
two games, the Amicus Club team, of
Portland; the Sllverton team. and the
University of Washington team.
The lineup this year will be about
the same as last year, though Alva
Morton will be found at guard Instead
of L. G. Shaw. Morton is an old star
and for a number of years past has
been playing with Portland teams, the
last Portland team he was associated
with being the Y. M. G A. Spartans.
Morton was a member of the famous
Oregon team that traveled through and
conquered the -East four years ago.
"Pebo" Shaw, the six-and-a-half-foot
center, is still playing that position;
Ballantyne and Gates are forwards,
Boydston and Morten guards.
The local team opened the season in
the Armory In this city last Saturday
night, defeating the Amiens Club, of
Portland, 38 to 14.. The schedule this
year will be a heavy one. Multnomah
Club, Sllverton, Willamette. Chemawa,
Idaho, Washington. Washington State,
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallts,
and Eugene being on the list. The uni
versities will be played here and these
teams will be played under lnter-col-leglate
rules if necessary,
PARIS HAS CHRISTMAS SWIM
Eleven Men and One AVoman Go In
Seine In 180-Meter Race.
PARIS, Dec 25. The Christmas
swimming race across the Seine for
the "Christmas cup," was contested
today in the presence of thousands of
holiday makers. The weather was ex
ceptionally mild and 13 competitors,
including the woman, Mme. Rene Mor
tler, lined up for the start at Alex
ander III bridge.
The event was won easily by Gerard
Metsmer, who covere the 160 meters
(about 172 yards) in 1 minute 54 sec
onds. Mme. Mortier, who was Buffer
ing from a recent sprain, made a
plucky struggle. She finished last,
rut the crowds rewarded her courage'
r rousing cheers.
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REFORM IS URGED
California's Legislature May
Hit Boxing and Sunday Ball.
6-ROUND LIMIT PROPOSED
Southern Solon Said to Have Bill to
Regulate Game, While Another
Proposes Abolishment of All
. Fights in State.
BY HARRY B. SMITH.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 25.
(Special.) Reform legislation with re
gard to boxing as well as baseball
Is promised when the Legislature
opens up" next month at Sacramento.
Good report has It that a southern
solon will introduce a bill to limit box
ing matches in the state to six rounds.
Doubtless, also, there will be bills to
stop the game altogether.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least
to see some sort of legislation to limit
the number of rounds and perhaps
there will be formed a boxing commis
sion that will have charge of the
game. That would be a severe blow
to boxing here, as In such a case New
York State would have a decided lead
In the game. However, there is little
use to speculate what will happen un
til the affairs are really happening.
Bill Aimed at Sunday Ball.
It is also gossiped that a San Fran
cisco State Senator from one of the
San Francisco districts will Introduce
a bill to prohibit Sunday baseball in
the state. I don't believe there is any
crying need for such a bill and it
will likely be killed In committee, even
if such a measure Is Introduced. All
the same. It will give the local base
ball powers plenty of trouble and Cal
Ewing and his associates are worried
enough as things stand, what with the
squabble between Ewing and Ed Wal
ter. According to the recommendation of
the Board of Supervisors, the . same
professional clubs will have permits
as last year. In addition there are 12
class B or four-round clubs. These
four-roid promoters have organized
an association for their own good and
hope In the future to regulate the
money paid to some of the star boxers,
so that there will be a profit in han
dling such shows. During 1912 such
has been the rivalry that the best of
these four-round fighters have drawn
down as much as 800 for a match.
When that sort of money is paid there
is little profit for the chap who pro
motes the contests.
License Fee of Clubs Raised.
The Supervisors have also seen fit
to raise the license fee for these clubs
from 250 a year to 1325. which will
make that much of a difference to
them.
There will be two heavyweight con
tests In the state on New Year's day.
In the southland Al Palzer, of New
York, and Luther McCarty, who sur
McMnrray, Arthur Cavlll, Dos Vlckers,
, 1 f ;y rll
prised, the world by stopping Jim It f j - t -X V11
prised, the world by stopping
Flynn, are scheduled to mix.
Here In 6an Frasclsco Gunboat Smith,
a local man, who had to go to New
York to make a reputation, is matched
with Frank Muran, who hails- from
Pittsburg, but has been in these parts
for many months. Coffroth is plan
ning to match the two winners for a
bout on Washington's birthday In San
Francisco. Palzer has already agreed
and Coffroth believes that the match
Is as good as made.
WASHIXGTOX TKAM PROMISING
Basketball Squad Will Be Top-Xotch
Aggregation, Is Belief.
rXIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle, Dec. 25. (Special.) Basketball
has begun and Washington x is due to
have a. top notch team. Four of last
year's best men are back In fighting
trim:, Sutton, Wand, Byler and Savage.
Sutton played a good game last' year
and as soon as his ankles get over
4 their soreness caused by the football
season he will place on the team eas
ily. Sutton and Byler were two of the
best guards that Washington ever had.
Both of them are husky and fearless,
as well as fast and sure In their pass
ing. . .
Savage, at center, was the only man
In the conference last year who showed
to advantage against Fenton of Ore
gon University. He Is six feet tall,
and weighs close to 175 pounds. Wand
played football four years on the var
sity second team and got into several
big games, but did not make his let
ter. Ha was given an honorary "W."
Wand Is light, but has the speed to
make a great forward.
Many other promising men are turn
ing out every night and there will be
a lively scrap for places on the regu
lar quintet.
The Dalles Defeats St. James.
THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 25. (Spe
cial.) The Dalles Athletic football
club defeated the St. James football
club of Vancouver, Wash., for the inde
pendent footbal championship of Oregon
and Southern Washington this after
noon. Score: The Dalles 14, St. James 0.
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GAME IS DEPICTED
University Glee Club Has New
College "Skit."
GRIDIRON HERO IN , ROLE
Bob Farfss, Who Sings in Portland
Entertainment by College Club, Is
One of Few Football Play
ers Who Has "Voice."
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Dec. 25. (Special.) After the
great football victory of the University
of Oregon over Oregon Agricultural
College at Albany, last November, the
Glee-Club lads who appear in concert
at the new Lincoln High School audi
torium. Portland, next Saturday night,
could not let the triumph go by un
noticed. Several of the older heads
got together and the skit entitled
"Posted," in which Robert Fariss, of
Eugene, Is the hero who kicked the
goal. Is the result. Of course H was
really the trusty boot of Carl Fenton
that did the deed, but he cannot sing,
while Fariss has a tenor 'voice that
rings out' high and clear above the
rest.
Bob Fariss played guard on the Uni
versity of Oregon team last year. In
the games with Washington and Ore
gon Agricultural College ho got his
stride and held his position with great
credit. He is "a senior In the univers
ity, but has only played three years on
the team.
Immediately after the football sea
son Fariss was in demand to strength
en the first tenor section of the club.
He Is the second that has had the abil
ity to play football and take part in
the Glee Club tour during the same
year. Elmer Story, of Pendleton, who
also played guard on the team, ac
complished the same feat In 1909. Bob
Kellogg, of Baker, the 200-pound cen
ter of the university team, who grad
uated last June, was a member of the
Glee Club In his freshman year, but
he did not play football that season.
The football skit of the Glee Club
programme pictures a student in the
agonies of being posted and held away
from the football game. In a way it
is a satire upon the University of Ore
gon faculty, who made such vicious in
roads upon the athletes this Fall by
posting for low grades.
CHAMPIONS DEFEATED, 6-0
Single Touchdown Comes as Result
of Brilliant Play In Third Period.
Altitude Is Real Disad- '
vantage to Easterners.
BOISE, Idaho. Dec. 25. (Special.)
In a hard fast game of championship
football at Cody Field here today,
Wendell-PhllUps High School of Chi
cago was defeated by the Boise High
School eleven by a score of 6 to 0.
The forward pass, worked but a few
times, was the Chicagoans undoing.
At the end of the first half it was a
scoreless game. Three minutes after
the third quarter had opened, Boise se-
fielrfT' CflntAin Johnston made a Ions; I
forward pass to Alexander, right end
who sprinted for 20 yards for a touch
down and Boise had put the game away,
Boise failed to kick the goal.
Ground Snow Covered.
With two inches of snow covering
the frozen eround. Boise was conceded
to be at a disadvantage while Wendell
Phi IUds was expected to be at Its best.
The altitude coupled wltn tne nerce
fight made by the Boise eleven, brought
the first defeat to the Eastern Invaders
of the West. Chicago was repulsed by
the local eleven's stonewall line and
could not gain either by the forward
Dass or end runs. The visitors round
but one place through which to make
gains and that was In and arouna tne
tackles.
In the first auarter and within ten
minutes of play Wendell-Phillips had-
carried the ball to Boise's ten-yard
line. On a lucky fumble by Chicago
Boise recovered the ball. It was punted
safely out of distance. That was the
only time Chicago was close enougn
to the Boise goal to striKe.
Seven Chicagoans Hurt.
Seven Chicagoans were Injured, and
forced to leave the game. Both teams
were penalized heavily throughout
Th line-un:
Boise - Wendell-Phillips
Horrle L: E Blatchford
Hazelton ........ :L. T. . ..T. EselB
H. Brown ...L.-Q...r Clark
Hays C Aioert
Robinson jon
Nourse R. T ; Davis
Alexander K. E bnearman
V. Brown : J cummings
Johnston (Capt)..R. H Pettybriage
rarlra .L,. H jnai
Gerlouxh . . f . . r . B Koeniw
' Officials John Regan, referee; Hummeu,
umpire; Rammage, linesman. - ;
BOISE RESULT IS SURPRISE
Washington High Students to Greet
. Eastern Invaders Today.
The much discussed Wendell-Phillips
High School football team will arrive
in the city at 12:45 this noon ana wm
hold a practice session -on Multnomah
Field tomorrow so as to get the kinks
unraveled for Saturday's game here.
The Washington High School will be at
the station In a, body to meet the Chi
cago champions. The school band will
be there and the whole crowd will form
an escort to the Oregon Hotel.
Wendell-Phillips record In the city of
Chlcaeo was received yesterday oy
Faculty Manager Fenstermacher and
gives further Indication of the great
ness of the Windy City team despite
the defeat yesterday.
Announcement of Boise's 6-0 victory
over the highly-touted Chicagoans
created a tremendous sensation in local
interscholastio circles last nignt.
"Guess we'll have to beat them worse
than that to lay claims to any champ
ionships." commented H. H. Herdman,
Jr., principal of the Washington High
School and one of the best informed
football men in the Northwest. "No
doubt the snow covered field cut an lm
Dortant fisrure In the visitors' rout and
for that reason we can expeeta tougher
battle Saturday on the Ideal surface on
Multnomah Field.
Evanston Academy, one of the
strongest schools In the Northwest, was
defeated by Wendell, 6 to 0. The Hyde
Park Hieh went down before the tour
Ists, 20 to 0. Eight teams in the city
were Dlaved and not one was able to
Kcorc aealnst the champions.
The rest of the scores were as fol
lows: Elgin Academy 0, Wendell
Phillips 13; Chicago Veterinary College
0, Wendell-Phillips 19: Lane Technical
Hiirh School 0, Wendell-pnuups o;
Englewood High School 0, Wendell
Phililrjs 14: University High School 0
Wendell-Phillips 14 and Wendell-Phll-
Hds Alumni 0. Wendell-Phillips 13.
Washington has made some changes
in its, lineup. McLynn has Deen puiiea
into the backfleld and will In all proba
hiiltv nlav fullback Saturday. Beckett
has been definitely slated for left half.
Foster will play quarteroacK ana
Bovette, the other man for the lob, is
trvine for one of the ends. He may
rjlav left end part of the game. Walker
has been put In the place which Mc
Lynn vacated and Johnson will play
the other guard.
The crowd promises to be the largest
which ever turned out lor any nign
school . game In Portland. Manager
Fenstermacher bases this prediction on
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS.
' Ralph I Palma.
Ralph O. De Palms, the sensa
tional auto racer, was born in a small
village in Southern Italy. December
28, 18S3. When the future auto
driver was seven years old, his father
decided to be an importer Instead of
an exporter of olive oils, and moved
with his family to America. Ralph
wsb placed in school, but after he
had made the primary grades he de
cided he had absorbed enough learn
ing, and thereupon quit his books
aid took up the bicycle racing game.
He was a successful bike rider, but
the '"two wheeler" was loo slow for
htm, so he abandoned the bicycle for
the automobile. De Palma made his
debut as an auto driver in 1U0S at
Brlarollffe, N. T. He was a mechani
cian for Al Campbell, but In prac
tice the machine w&s wrecked, and .
tho pilot Injured. Ralph agreed to
take the wheel after the car was re
paired, and showed his ability In his
first start. Last May De Palma estab
lished new records from one to 20
miles at the Los Angeles motordrome
and in October he won the Vander- .
bllt Cup event at Milwaukee. -
the ticket sales which have been mads
to date. They already cover half the
grar.Jstand and are more than double
the sales which preceded the Oak Park
Washington game two years ago.
Champs Beat St. Louis Soccer Team.
1 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23. The West Hud
sons of Harrison, N. J., soccer football
champions of America, defeated the In
nlsfaila of the St. Louis Soccer League
today by 4 to 1
Our Clearance Sale
BEGINS TODAY
' On Stein- Bloch Smart Clothes
The Reductions Are as Follows:
$20 Suits and Overcoats . . . . $14
$25 Suits and Overcoats $18
$30 Suits and Overcoats . . . . . $22
$35 Suits and Overcoats . ' . . . . . $26
Tomorrow we '11 tell you about Shirts
CLOTHIERS
HABERDASHERS
YEON BUILDING, FIFTH AT ALDER ST.
HOLLADAY GLOB VICTOR
M'liAUGIILIX TEAM LOSES
NUAL MATCH, 14 TO 0.
AX-
Elevens Evenly Matched With Win
ning Combination) Excelling In
Forward Pass Play.
The Holladay Athletic Club football
team yesterday afternoon defeated the
McLaughlin Club eleven for the fifth
successive year, 14 to 0, on Multnomah
Field In the annual game between the
two teams. As an exhibition of football
the game 'was featureless, the only re
deeming part being the passes which
Holladay occasionally made. One which
Humphrey and Duffy executed resulted
In the second touchdown, Duffy receiv
ing the ball back of the McLaughlin
line.
Neither team was able to make much
yardage and the first touchdown by
the Holladay team occurred when Duff
picked up O'Hanlon's fumble on the
25-yard line and made a dash for the
goal. This was in the third quarter
and after that the play steadied down
to a point where both teams were able
to make the 10 yards occasionally.
It was not the defensive work of the
teams which held the others on downs
but rather the aggressiveness of the
team which was supposed to be on the
defense. Time and time again the men
taking the ball were carried back of
the scrimmage line for as mucn as iv
yards.
By superior, punting on the part of
Streibig, the McLaughlin team got
down into the Holladay end of the field
in the first quarter and tried to place
kick from the 30-yard line but It was
blocked.
All through the game the McLaughlin
eleven showed that it was as good as
its opponents in the old method of war
fare but forward passes and recovering
of punts gave Holladay the edge.
Humphrey, of the Holladay team, was
the only real star of the game, ai
guarterback he was a phenomen. His
tackling was also spectacular and most
of 'the yardage which the East Side
team was able to get was made through
him. Morris at half did his team good
when he went in In the last half of
the srame. Flaherty at tackle and
Irwin at full also displayed their style
of ulavlna- to (rood advantage.
The Dueber brothers played gooa
games for the losers. Ed Elvers, play
ing half part of the game and end the
remainder, handled the outpost and the
backfleld In good fashion. Running
down punts and getting tackles are
his strong points. McAllen, all-star
Interscholastio fullback, was sent in at
nuarter In the third period and It was
a surprise to the majority of the fans
that he was not sent in earner, mum
ford at half did good work. About 200
spectators turned out.
The lineups:
Holladay. McLaughlin.
Duff E. R Smith
Olson 1- T. R... Damo
Edwards L. G. K farr
Kelly c fosgrove
Nash R- O.
Flaherty R. T. 1.
... Prideaux
....P. Deuher
I.. Deuber
W. Klvers
Duffy . . .
...R. E. L. Drlseoll
Strelbllf
Humphrey
j B M'Allen. O'Hnln
. .".L. II. R. E. Elvers
Dowiing
Morris ,
Everest . .
Steele
Irwin ....
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O'Har-
F. B Mumford
Kirelblg
Officials Carlson, referee; O'Rourke, um
pire; Kyne, head linesman.
SPORTING SPARKS
Tvr not an actor, and I refuse to
bo a fool," was Koger Bresna-
han's turndown of a theatrical man s
recent offer of $1000 per week to ap-
oear'in vaudeville in a skit entitled
"Petticoat Rule." "That stuff's all right
for Rube Manfluard and Charley Faust.
but they ve got to come Deter man
J1000 per week to get me In wrong with
myself.
Portland RuS'by 'football fans will
not see the University of California or
the Stanford team in action this Fall,
as the two California varsities will not
make their annual trip to Vancouver,
B. C. Owlnsr to the tie score tne Brit
ishers did not extend an Invitation.
Next year 'the Oresron Agricultural
College will have to live up to schol
astic requirements of the other confer
ence colleges. This was decided at tne
recent meetincr In Seattle, tne i-orvaj-
lis representatives favoring the move.
At the recent college conference the
Oregon Agricultural College movea
that Northwestern college aimeies
permitted to play Summer baseball In
all but organized leagues. All the del
egates voted favorably except Roberts,
of Washington. Later tne vjres"n s
gies voted down a proposition to per
mit them to participate in all college
sports except baseball, whereupon Vic
Zednick. who reoorted the meeting for
the Seattle newspapers, promulgated the
news "that the Oregon Aggies naa
killed Summer baseball." .
Del Paddock, the former Northwest
ern League pitcher, who later converted
himself Into an inaemer, nas oeen re
leased by the New York Americans to
the Rochester team of the International
League. He was tried out by the White
Sox last Spring ana proved a good nit-
SHIRT MAKERS
HATTERS
ter, but a poor fielder. Del finished
with the Yanks last Fall.
Larry Schlafley. hero of Portland's
first unassisted triple play, again will
manage the Jersey City team in the
International League. Hugh Duffey and
several others have been mentioned for
the Job. Jersey City is one of the poor
est cities in the circuit, owing to Its
proximity to New York. ,
M'lXTOSII QUITS FIGHT GAME
Australian Promoter Sells Interests
ttf" Snowy Baker, of Sydney.
SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Dec. 25. Hugh
Mcintosh, the well-known fistic pro
moter, who staked many Important
championship battles In this country,
today announced that he had disposed
of his Interests in the pugilistic gamo
to Snowy Baker, one of Australia's
prominent boxing promoters. Mcin
tosh will devote his sole time to ths
Tivoli, Theatrical circuit. Baker pur
chased the stadium where all big fights
are staged for $150,000.
After signing the papers Baker an
nounced that he would Immediately set
to work and endeavor to bring the
best English and American boxers to
this country. He hopes to arrange a
world's lightweight championship
match, and will offer champions in all
divisions special Inducements to come
here.
GRIFEIX TO REFEREE FIGHT
Third Man in Wolgast-Rltthle Bout
to Work in .Smlth-Moran Contest.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 25. Jim Grif
fin, who gave the decision which cost
Ad Wolgast his title of lightweight
champion of the world. Is announced
today as referee of the bout next Fri
day between "Gunboat" Smith, the
California heavyweight, and Frank
Moran, of Pittsburg. On New Year's
day he will pick the winner of the
bout between "Harlem Tommy" Mur
phy and Frankle Burns, of Oakland.
Murphy and Burns have agreed to
weigh In at 135 pounds ringside.
A warrant charging .Smith with
abandonment and nonsupport has been
sworn out by his wife, Ellnore, and
will be served after his fight. Un
der tho California penal code, the of
fense charged constitutes a felony.
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