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THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIA.N. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY t 26, 1916. 12 BASEBALL PUBLIC IS GROWING WISER Game Suffers From False Publicity and Owners Change Tactics. PLAYERS ARE INJURED, TOO Billy Evans Writes of "Hot Air About Prices of Stars, ProHts, Salaries, Etc., and Says Fans Won't Be Fooled. BY BILLY EVANS. American League Umpire. CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 25. (Special.) It pays to advertise. That truth has long been established. Fake advertise ment is a mistake. The public soon gets wise to a Arm that does not base Us advertising on fact. Such publicity . hurts business in the end. It is the wrong sort. Baseball in the last few years has suffered severely from what might be classed as hot-air advertise ment. The fact is now dawning on ' many of the men connected with the game, who at the time believed they were getting a lot or puDiicity ior nothing. They have paid dearly for it. although In a rather rouna-aooui -way A desire to break into print, re gardless of the source, has played havoc with baseball in the last two or three years. Column stories about the Immense profits of the game, the fabu lous salarfes paid players and the big sums that changed Bands wnen . promising recruit was desired by sev eral clubs caused a lot of promoters and capitalists to view the sport as a real gold mine. A good many ot mem arcued. if there are such enormous TirnfitB to be made in baseball, why not cut in on them? It is my belief that the Federal League was the out growth of what might be called "hot Air" advertising. The men who have backed the third league were shown figures supposed to represent big league profits, and made believe that all that was neces sary to get their share was to start- a league. I have no doubt but that there are a lot wiser men in baseball today than a few years ago. If every major lcaeue club cave out a financial re port of last year's business I don't believe it would cause many capitalists to wisht b sink their bankroll in base ball. Instead of starting a new league, , as it did a few years ago, it would Scause an entirely opposite feeling. Clnb Owner Pay I"enalty. While a club owner might get a column of cheap advertising by dou bling the actual price for some star minor league player, it often turns out to be a very costly bit ot puDiicuy. Such preliminary advertising always makes the setting that mucn moro an- ticult for the recruit. It is only nat ural that the public should expect great things of a player who cost the club owner Si 2.000 and who was re puted to have a three-year contract calling for J6000 before he would agree to sign. If the player happens to be an infielder. he is said to be a second Collins, Lajoie. Evers or Wagner. If he is a pitcher he is touted as faster than Johnson, more heady tnan juatn cwson. If he is an outfielder he is compared with Cobb, Speaker and other big-league stars of the outfield. All this advance dope leads the fan to believe that the recruit is a wonder, and he expects him to come through right off the reel. There are mighty few players, no matter how much natural ability they may have, who can strike a big-league gait at once. Usually they have a num ber of faults that crop out to the big league manager and which must be Temedied. The fan does not take these things into consideration, for' he has read so much about the wonderful ability of the new player that he has come to regard him as having a big league polish, something that cannot be acquired in the minors, but only by major-league experience. Poor Drbnt Oftea Rnlna Player. A poor debut often makes the fans decide the owner has picked another lemon. Let two recruits come to the majors of equal playing ability, let one be highly touted, and nothing said of the other. If the highly touted player strikes out the public laughs and says he looks more like 30 cents than ten thousand. If the other young ster, who has been kept in the hacK ground strikes out the fans excuse him because he is a poor bushcr, com ment favorably on the way ho stands . up and swings, and hold out hope that he will come through with a year or two of experience. The two youngsters of equal ability are being looked over from a different point or view. "Rube" Marquard cost New York IILOOO. and it was three years before he came through, and now he appears ' to be slipping. Walter Johnson did not cost Washington a cent. Blackburn cost Comiskey $8300, and he is still on the fence. The fans expected him to be a star right off the reel. Chappell cost Comiskey in the neighborhood of $10. 000. according to report. John Collins cost him practically nothing. Chappell was highly touted, Collins came un heralded. Collins is now a great out fielder, while Chappell Is still an un certainty. It is much easier for a re cruit to show his best when not work ing under a strain; inflated publicity , always creates such a feeling. Copyright. 1P16, , y W. G. Evans. BERKELEY TO VOTE ON" TEWIS ' Will Game Be Minor or Major Sport, Is Question. BERKELEY, Cal., Feb. 24. Proposed action changing tennis from a major to a minor.sport was put over to a future meeting today by the associated stu dents of the University of California. The question was referred to the students by their committee after much discussion had followed the proposal. The change was suggested by the Big C" Society, composed of men who had won their "C. 8." by activity in major sports. If tennis were made a minor sport, only a small and not a large C would be gained by successful competition in it. ATHLETIC PEACE PACT MADE California University Students Rati- fy Stanford Pact. BEftKELEY. Cal.. Feb. 2-i Peace terms with Stanford University were ratified today by the Associated Stu dents of the University ot California, the final action necessary to. put in effect the compromise whereby the two universities resume athletic relations, after a year's breach. The agreement will last through the Spring sports. Stanford ratified the agreement a month ago. California Crews Brave Loss. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley, Feb. 25. (Special.) The ac cident of having half of the California boa thou se- swept away by the tide did not cause a halt in the water work of the California crew men. Three eights were on the water over the week-end. Long rows were taken by the first and second varsity ana Dy the freshmen eights. Prospects for winning crew are growing brighter. The crew training table dance recently netted more than JoOO. ROSS STARS FOR OLYMPICS Swimming Honors Snatched From University of California. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RArtrolev. Feb. 23. (Special.) Norma Ross, the Portland swimmer, was again the stumbling-block in the way of the California, swimming team when it at tomntpri to take the honors from tne Olympic Club in a swimming meet re cently. Ross won the 50-yara aasn from acting Captain Lindsey, of the California team, in the fast time of 25 1-5 In the 100-yard Ross was again vic torious. The time in this race was 69 2-5. Three points more 01 Olvmnio Club's winning score were added by "Norm" in the plunge for dis tance. Lyons, of California, piungeu 67 feet, and Ross took second with 63 feet of tank behind him. LtVCOLX TO PliAY TONIGHT Dance Will Be Held After Game Here With Tacoma Quint. The Lincoln High School basketball team will Dlav the Beutell Business College five, of Tacoma, tonignt in tne Lincoln gymnasium. The Tacoma qum tet has won ten straight games irom the best teams in its district, and the Portlanders expect a hard game. An informal dance will be held im mediately after the game. Manager Herman Lind promises a good time to all who attend. The game is to be called at 8:15 o'clock. AGGIES WIN 25 TO 17 WASHINGTON STATE QUINTET DE FEATED IN FAST GAME. Sensational Shots by Sleberta, Ray and Freldman Bring; Victory to Corvallis Five. I OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, Or., Feb. 25. (Spe cial.) The O. A. C. basketball team won from Washington State College here tonight, 25 to 17. The game was fast and hard-fought throughout. Long shots and sensational floor work by Sieberts, Ray and Freidman brought victory to the Aggies. At the end of the first half Stewart's men were leading, 15 to 8, after two sensational baskets by Ray and one by Seiberts broke an 8 to 8 score. The Aggies team slowed up in the second half. Baseball, Football, Boxing, Persona! Touches in Sport TTUGHIE JENNINGS has become -LJL golfer, but we fear that he will ecome. unpopular with his fellow play ers. Whenever he makes a poor putt e will pull all the grass off the green. a ' Contrary Cuss. We gazed on a fat man who skated. He twisted and squirmed and gyrated. He tacked to and fro Like a ship In a blow. And we waited and waited and waited. He whirled In a mode to delight us, Reminded us much of St. Vitus: He wabbled and reeled, But he stayed on ills feet Just to spite us. Thirty colleges have declared for ntry in the 22d annual relay race car- ival to be held In Philadelphia April 8 and. 29, including Yale, Harvard. Princeton, Cornell. Dartmouth. Mich igan, Pennsylvania State and Michigan Agricultural. Harvard's team is ex pected to make the one-mile race one f the most notable struggles or the track season with Wilcox, Teschner and Bingham. The old Emeryville racetrack at Los Angeles has now completely passed out existence as the scene of thrilling and sensational contests between thor oughbred racehorses. Can the Phillies repeat in 1916? This uery was put to Joe Tinker recently. ready response doubtless will not nd favor with the fans of Quaker- town. The boss Cub, after studying the various dope sheets, ventures the pre- iction that Chicago. Boston, BrooK yn and New York are the class of the asuo. and that the cubs will nave to ravel at a dizzy clip to cop the rag. It is evident that President J. J. Lannin, of the world's champion Red Sox, means to force the hands of his two celebrated holdouts, Tris Speaker and Joo Wood. Recently letters were sent to these players, in which it was set forth that the club had made a rule that no player need report at the train ing camp unless his signed contract had been received at baseball head quarters, u - Fritz Maisel, Lee Magee and Hughie High will comprise the Yankee out field this season. Maisel goes to the gardens because of the acquisition of "Home Run" Baker, who will fill his shoes at third base. John H. ("Honus") Wagner, the grand old man of baseball and veteran of 19 seasons, is hopeful, of playing several years more. The Pirates' great shortstop and batter celebrated his 42d birthday last Thursday. He pre serves his great strength by clean liv ing. ' .. Frank Sloman is one of the most sen sational athletes developed in recent years. Three times inside of a week last season he clipped 48 seconds for the -440-yard run. At the Far Western championships he won his favorite event in 47 3-5. Sloman will compete in the Amateur Athletic Union champion ships at Newark this Summer. Second baseman Johnny Evers. of the Boston Braves, receives $10,000 per year salary and is under contract for 1916 and 1917. In addition to his sal ary his contract calls for an additional $2000 if Boston wins the pennant, $1500 if the team finishes second, $1000 if it gains third place and $500 for fourth position. Johnny is a baseball slave. "Walter Johnson; the great Senator pitcher, in a letter to Manager Grif fith, says that he has decided not to go to Hot Springs for preliminary train ing and will report to Charlottesville when ordered. Johnson adds that he has been workirtg hard this Winter and is in good condition. . San Francisco wrestling fans are wondering just why Champion Frank Gotch waited -until several days before his match with Ad Santel and then called it off. Can it be that Frank got a hunch that he couldn't toss the German twice in one hour? This is very probable, for it was the opinion of experts that he couldnt turn the trick. Jack Britton cleaned Ted "Kid" Lewis, the best boy of his weight, re cently in New York. Lewis had pre viously whipped Willie Ritchie for the welterweight i.i tl. and now Jack Brit ton and Lewis should meet in a long contest and settle the supremacy. Their bout was for ten rounds. Britton is open to' meet any 142-pounder In the world. Danny O'Brien, the local boy. recently said that he was the greatest natural fighter in the world. PLAYS PULLMAN TONIGHT Dance Will Follow Battle With Washington State College Quintet. AGGIE GAMES ARE SOUGHT Club Five Wants to Meet Team With Good Record Contest Tonight " Is for Championship of Pacific Xorthwest. Efforts are being made by Harry Fischer, manager of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club basketball squad, to arrange a two-game series with the Oregon Agricultural College aggregation. Washington State col lege Dlavs the club quintet in the Winged "M" gymnasium tonight, and it was figured that this would be the final match of the 1916 season, but because of the showing made by the Oregon Aggies, Manager Fischer would like to pit his team against the Cor vallis boys. He sent word to Coach Dr. is. J. fctew- art. offering to play the Aggies in Portland next Saturday night and on the following Saturday journey to Cor vallis for a return match. Coach Stew art notified Manager Fischer that it would be ail right to have his team play Multnomah in the Multnomah Am- atour Athletic Club gymnasium next Saturday night, but. that the wearers of the cardinal and white would have to come to Corvallis some time during the next week. 'It is impossible for me to get my plavers together' for an out-of-town game other than on a Saturday night, explained Manacrer Fischer last night. and to that effect I notified Coach Stewart this-afternoon. The Corvallis institution expects to have its team disband . after March 4, and for that reason no game can be played on March 11. 'At nrnsent Coach Stewart is trying to arrange a game with the University of California hasknt tossers at Cor- vallis next Saturday, March 4, for the championship of the Pacific Coast Con ference. Of course, if this comes aoout, we will have to put aside all chances to tackle the Aggies in Portland next Saturday night." The game tonight in the club gym nasium between the Washington State College and the Multnomah Club rep- resentatives is for the championship of the Northwest. The contest will start at 8:30 o'clock and will be followed by dance.' Dean Walker, former University of Oregon football and basketball star. has been agreed on as referee for ,- -o. , , n.f!tm,,v, ninh tn. night. Coach J. F. Bohler and his Pull- .. woi. ,m , ,r, h ... .i.'frnm prv,ma rr ir,mo tim this morning. They played 'at Corvallis last ight. The Meier & Frank basketball team defeated the Lipman, Wolfe & Co. bas ket shooters 24 to 23 in the B'nal B'rith gymnasium. The score at the end of the regulation time was 21 to 21 and before the game could be decided. Hei- nie Burger threw the winning field basket for the Meier Hz. jjranK aeiega tlon. George Wolfe loomed up the best for the humbled faggregation. Following is the lineup: Meier & Frank (24). Lipman-Wolfe (23) Burger (12). F Wolfe (10) Sheffel (8).. Wagner (1)., . . . V. - Rlebea (21 c. Kantor (11) Kain G Kiefab er rownstein ard. Mills. . . .Soare Sloai6 The Christian Brothers Business col- , t,- iii arc trvinr t , vono-o a enmt with tho rinllns I It- RavJ Scouts. As yet Manager Murnane has not received any word from the Upper Willamette town. n.. t.t i . j M i tho Christian Rrothers' Midsrets. 22 to 16, and the first team of the Newsboys was set back, 20 to 15, by the Junior Alumni. Following are the lineups: Midsrets (22). . Seconds (16) Wells (16) F Uurian (4) Murphy (2) t , Arcnle (6) (2) ..V.::r.:::c..':... ... Jake Ryan Walber (2). .Harry (2) a. wnioer . Referee, McEntee. Alumni (20). Clifford (2) McEntee (4) F. Doollng (12) C. Houck ;...G. Duffy (2) G. . Referee, McEntee. ' .Mjera (4) in . .Bogoway 3) .... Lewis 4) ...Geiier (2) The Peninsula Park Midgets won from the Y. M. C. A. Spartans. 9 to 7. in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. Follow- ing are the lineups: Miditets (). Spartans (7). Rltter (2) P Rockhey (3) 5 Fueate 6.. Workman Steuer '...a Leonard Iteteree. H. Ffaenner. A return game between the Spartans and Midgets will be played Monday night at the Peninsula Park gymna- sium. xne a-to- i aeieat was xne iirsi trimming the Spartans have received during the 1916 season. The Midgets are the 110-pound champions of Port land. . The Young Men's Hebrew Association first basketball team defeated the first team of the Christian Brothers' Busi ness College, 23 to 19, and the Chris tian Brothers' Business College Junior Alumni won from the Y. M. C. A. sec onds 24 to 13. Meyer Cohn, Captain Schilt and Shenker were the big stars for the team winners, while Louis Herns was the bright light of the sec ond Hebrew delegation. Captain Silver, for the first team losers, and Dooling, for the Junior Alumni, starred. Following are the lineups: Y. M. H. A. Firsts (231C. B. B. C. Firsts (19). Meyer conn im... silver (12) Nate Cohn (2) F JMcEntea (3) Weiser C Doollng (2) Shenker Q Bugbee Schilt (2). G Stanich (2) Kuvens spare. -' Referee. McEntee; umpire, Thompson. Seconds (13). Alumni (24). Sichel (2) F Clifford (4) 5eTohn6,(2r.:::::::c:::::::::MDoieg S Krause (4) G Houck Marvln Cohn ti Duffy (8) neieree, oicaiiicd, uiujjuv, luviuyauu. The B'nai B'rith Midgets won a 28- to-24 victory over the Sunnyside bas ketball team in the B'nai B'rith gym nasium yesterday afternoon. Abe Cohn and Herb Swett were the big stars for the winners, while Pollock tried to bring victory to the Sunnyside aggre gation. O. C. Thompson was the ref eree. . TWO-STATE LEAGUE PLANNED Six Clubs Proposed for Lower Co lumbia River Circuit. Plans, are being formulated lor a six-team Lower Columbia River League with three teams on each side of the river. Two teams in Astoria and a rep- resentative nine from Fort Stevens will I compose the Oregon side's representa- I MULTNOMAH tlon. The following three towns in Washington Ilwaco. Cathlamet and Chinook will complete the circuit. The Hammond Lumber Company nine and the Astoria Athletic Club s team will be in' the circuit from Astoria. Harry Morgan is the .eading light in the Hammond bunch. . William C. Stepp. the Portland sport ing goods agent, just returned from down the river and reports that the outlook for the coming season is good. tacoma backs bald club Committee to Sell Blocks of Tickets to Raise Needed $7500. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 25. (Special.) The civic bureau of the Commercial Club, which held its first meeting today at noon, voted to get behnd a move ment to keep the Tacoma in the North west Baseball League. A committee of 100 from the civic bureau and the club membership will be appointed to Homer Hiworth, Catcher Turned Over to Portland ly New Own era of Cleveland Americans, sell baseball tickets in blocks of 20 for S5 a blocK. A. U. iiurmeister, wno presented a statement of the cost of maintaining a baseball team, said that if $7500 were raised by the sale of tickets that the team would remain m Tacoma. President Wheeler, of tne commercial Club, asked to have the privilege of buying the first block of baseball tickets. ! WASIIINGTOX HIGH TEXNIS OX Howard Werschkul Wins First Set From Olin Lewis 6-1 and 7-5 Howard Werschkul won his first match in the Washington High School tennis tournament which started on the high school courts yesterday. He de- feated OUn Lewis in two straight sets 6-1 and 7-5. The only other match of the da was won by Henry Dednian f ..Vt T i ,k k " "" -"" pionsnip, wui piay Marry onaoK iyioh- day. and Jacie Neer will meet Stewart Weiss. Jacie Neer is managing the affair, and more than a score of entries have been made. The tourney will be completed by the latter part of next week. The winner and fourth place' man will represent the school in the singles in the Portland Interscholastic League tourney, while second and third place athletes will make up the doubles. ,.-im itttttt titiu wrw Ellis, of Pittsbure, Beats de Oro at 3 Cushion, 150 to 129. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. Charles Ellis, of Pittsburg, won the three-cushion billiard championship of the world here tonight by defeating Alfred de Oro, the title holder. Tha score was 150 to 129. Birmingham Settled: sao.uoo suit . , . CLEViSLiAND. Jco. z. Joe tsirmins nam. ueiiuoeu iiidtiasci v. "'n""""1 -hoibuo , tied hi. suit for $20,000 back salary "d damages with Charles feomers. for- I mer U W 1151 Ul lino v; i u up u y vviui ins. ine sum ne win leucivo w.a nwi aivuigeu u, . . Somers. First Giants Leave for Cams. NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The first con tingent of the New York National League Baseball Club left today for the training carnn of the Giants at Marlin, Tex., where the Spring practice will Deem ivionaay. xneio hcio dozen men In the squad, headed by rhrintv Msthewmn. the veteran Ditcher. Game nayeu in jnurcn iicaguc ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) The Barraca Sunday school class bas- ketball team, of the First Christian Church, Corvallis, last night defeated the Kra Ora Club, of the Albany Chrls- tian Church, by the score or io to hn a fast game at the Junior High School gym. Marshfield Five Champions, I AfiTtSTTlS'IELn. Or.. Feb. 25. (Spe L,iai The Marshfield High School, by defeating Bandon at basketball, cinched tne coos County High School cham- COST OF TITLE BOUT. The following table shows clearly and concisely the enor mous expense necessary to .con duct the 10-round bout between Jess Willard and Frank Moran: Willard's share 47,500 Moran's share 22,500 Rent and cost of arena 15,000 State tar 7,500 Expenses (printing, of fices, advertising, cost to secure signatures, etc.) 15,000 Total ...$07,500 This tax is based on gate re ceipts of $100,000, showing that if the fight does not draw this amount, the promoters suffer a financial loss. pionhip. The score was 34 to 12. and made Marshfield seven straight victo- ries, with one game yet to Play. New York Field Gets Big Games. WEST POINT. N. Y.. Feb. 25. Lieu tenant James B. Crawford, secretary and treasurer of the Army athletic council, announced today that the Armv and Navy football games this year and in 1917 will be played at the Polo grounds In JNew xoric. Uoise to See AVrestling Matfh. . ROTsre. Idaho.. Feb. 25. Frank Mc- Carroll, of Boise, and John Kilonis, df Boston, will wrestle here next Tues day. It will be a catch-as-catch-can match, Police Gazette rules to govern. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 25. The Yale Swimming team defeated Prince ton here tonight. 31 to 22. The water polo game was won by Princeton, 6 to 1. F ' : ' j ..ms-a i. j ,.... . .-w. A HAWORTH IS OH LIST Catcher Released to Beavers by Cleveland. WARD IS EAGER TO PLAY "Chuck" Sends In His Signed Contract Fulwider, Arizona Twirler, Is Releused" at His Own Request. Portland added a new player to its collection of Coast League ball talent yesterday when Cleveland notified Wal ter McCredie that he could have Homer Haworth, the young catcher purchased from Victoria last Fall. Haworth is a Portland boy, and tried out with the Beavers two years ago. He developed fast after being "farmed" to the Northwestern circuit, and Mc Credie believes that he will be a star in the AA circuit. He will take him to Sacramento, with Fisher, Bartholemy and Black. Haworth in tickled at this oppor tunity. . Position at Plate Drawback. His only drawback is that he hits from the left side of the plate, as does Fisher, the first-string receiver.. At Victoria last year Haworth batted .327 before being taken to Cleveland. Soon after joining Cleveland he sustained a broken leg in an exhibition series while sliding into third base. Cleveland handed out four other blue tickets yesterday, and two of them, Harstad and Wilie, undoubtedly are in tended for Portland, although McCredie s still awaiting official confirmation of The Oregonian's announcement of two or three days ago. The other two released by the In dians were Kirke, a first baseman, and Egan, another catcher. McCredie said last night that he would put in no bid for Kirke, as he has Quinn and Guisto for initial sack duty. Egan is a veteran, and McCredie does not want him, either. He is de cidedly anxious, however, for Wilie and Harstad to be officially awarded to the Beavers. Cleveland has O'Neill, Billings and Mills for catching duty or else the In dians likely would never have dis pensed with Haworth. Another happening at Portland ball headquarters yesterday was the re ceipt of "Chuck" Ward's signed con tract and the releasing of a young Arizona pitcher, Fulwider. Fulwider telegraphed from Miami, Ariz., asking for his release, and his request was granted. Ward Eager to Start Play. Ward's home is in St. Louis. In his letter with the contract the young shortpatcher expressed himself as eager for the 1916 grind to begin. OnlVjseven, Beavers are now unsigned Quinn, Fisher, Nixon, Southworth, Sothoron. Haworth and Speas. Vaughn's contract with St. Louis has not actually ben transferred to Portland yet, but this is a mere formality. Fisher has not uttered a peep since receiving his parchment, but the others are dickering for more money. Fisher is wintering in Portland. CLEVELAND SALE HANGS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION CHIEFS REACH '0 AGREEMENT. Transfer of Club to Toledo by Sale to Bresnahnn la Favored. Sleeting Scheduled Today. CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 25. The American Association magnates in ses sion here today failed to reach any decision concerning the sale of the Cleveland American Association club. A meeting with Roger Bresnahan, late manager of the Chicago National team, probably will be held in Chicago tomorrow. The magnates expressed a desire to sell the club to Bresnahan and transfer t to Toledo. Hoquiam Y. M. C. A. Champions. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 25. (Spe cial.) The Hoquiam Y. M. C. A. this week won the basketball championship of Grays Harbor by defeating the rtiaval Militia five by a score of 30 to 26. The Moose Lodge of this city won secona honors and the Naval Militia came third. Had the Y. M. C. A. lost to the Naval Militia all three of these teams would lave been tied for nrst nonors The Y. M. C. A. boys lost only one ouv of eight games. Local Boxing Notes X RMY WELCH wants to come to t. Portland from Priest River, Idaho, and take on any middleweight. He has a couple of draws with Joe Swam. Billy Nelson. Spokane featherweight, is hot on the trail of Billy Mascott. He claims the Northwest title. Billy Murray, who meets Frank Farmer at Tacoma Monday night, may meet Billy weeks or some otner middle weight at the Rose City Athletic Club on March 14. Guy Lee, former Portland light weight, has a protege in San Francicso named Frankie Farren who would like to hook up with Jockey iiennett at 116 pounds. He Is also willing to give Mascott a few pounds and take him on. Oregon City again has broken into the limelight with boxers. Jake Scholts, 115-pourider, and Kid Martin, 125 pounder. are the boys from the city by the falls who are hurling challenges to Portland wielders of the padded mits. Martin has asked for a bout with "Toughy" Wing. George Kelly is the name of a white hope that has been unearthed by a well-known sportsman here. Kelly will hook up with Ike Cohen or some other hopeful at the next Rose City Athletic Club show March 7. He weighs 203 pounds and stands six feet, three inches h'Sh. . . . Benjamin vs. Fox. 122 pounds; Kelly vs. Cohen, catchweights; Clark vs. KnowKon, 135 pounds; Bronson vs. Kaye, 130 pounds;-Trambitas vs. Som mers,' 158 pounds, are some of the pros pective bouts for the Rose City Club's card of March 1. Danny O'Brien is running the boxing classes of the Elke' Club in Seattle. Jimmy Fox may meet "Tex" Vernon over the 10-round route at Aberdeen after the next show at that club. The Evergreen Club of Vancouver, Wash., will hold a smoker at the Post gymnasium Monday night. Grant vs. Jack Lewis will be the main event. Shell McCool. Fred Rooney, along with several Vancouver boys, will be on the programme. Clyde Leiser, the well known Vancouver middleweight wrest ler, also will compete. Play Ball! Note These $3.00 to $3.50 Shoes for $2.15 Regulation baseball shoes in all sizes. $1 Baseball Bats big assortment 7-l Just Received! Our 1916 Line of Wright & Ditson Athletic Goods We Are Exclusive Oregon Distributors rjUMIalJ -2 1007 Tne Quality" Store- op- Portland r ittK, -Sixths, "Morrisorx. AUkr Sis. BELT. MAY BE RISKED 0'Connell Insists That if He Wins He'll Get Trophy. EMBLEM GOES WITH TITLE Miller May Take Difcfreiit Stand When Ho Arrives JSceauso of Condition That Champion ship Kules Ownership. When Walter Miller, middleweight wrestling champion of tho world, wroto letters to friends in Portland and to Milton Seaman, who is staging Tues day night's world's championship match, saying that ho did not intend to risk his championship belt on tho match, he kicked up quite a fu'ss in Portland wrestling circles. O'Connell insisted yesterday that Miller would be forced to turn the beautiful Police Gazette trophy over if he is able to toss the .St. Paul grap pler. Friends of the Portland man are real peeved over Miller's latest stand, for they had high hopes of the trophy emblematic of the 15S-pound champion ship coming to Portland. - Miller, however, may take a different stand upon his arrival here Sunday and risk the trophy on the match. At least, the O'Connell clan intends to take steps to force him to. The Richard K. Fox belt was put up as a perpetual trophy to go to the man who defeated the champion. Joe Turner originally held it, and on the belt is his name engraved. Miller beat Turner in two straight matches. Will Eddie O'Connell be the next holder? . If condition, wrestling brains and strength count, he will certainly have to be figured. But when one consid ers the wonderful prowess of Walter Miller, the result is hard to predict. Judging from the advance sale of seats, the largest crowd that ever at tended a wrestling match will be in attendance Tuesday night. Dave Burns, the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club's Northwest middleweight champion, would turn professional to meet the winner ot the Miller-O'Connell match. A letter from him to the sport ing editor reads: "I would like to meet the winner of the O'Connell-Miller match. Please publish this challenge." He says further that if the winner doesn't care o meet him in Portland. Spokane promoters will bo glad to stage the event." The Police Gazette belt for the mid dleweight wrestling championship, over which there has been so mucn aiscus slon for tho last couple of days, arrived in Portland yesterday by express. It has been placed in the window of the jewelry store at Broadway and Wash ington street. ' i ACADlAlY 2, FHAXKLIV HIGH O Soccer Football Team Registers First Victory of Year. Tortland Academy's soccer football team won its first game of the year by defeating the Franklin High aggrega tion, 2 to 0, on Multnomah Field yes terday afternoon. Both points were scored in the last ten minutes of play by Young Wilson. Captain Deyette ana uiompson weie the biir stars for the academy, while Captain Byers and Popham played to the best advantage for the high school ers. Following are the lineups: Franklin (0) rort. Acad. J2. Pnnham . .VJOIll '. " . ..11 H Simmons . . .1, H Thomptin . R H B Dlerdorff .CUB Khea ,1, HH Capt. Deyette ,ORF Lawrence . .1 R K Henry Grandahl Martin ... Bowder . . Drake .... Green Mackie ... Drecreoll . Capt. Byers Goote .... . . .C V Wilson I L, K nman Kcarns .OLF Hamblct Refee. Billlneton. WILLARD IS READY TO TRAIN Champ Inspects Quarters and Says He Feels Fully Recovered. NEW TORK, Feb. 23. Joss Willard. heavyweight champion, arrived here today from Chicago to begin training for his 10-round bout with Frank Mo ran. set for March 2!i. wiiinrH. during the morning, in spected the training quarters selected for him. lie announced that ho felt fully recovered from his recent at tack of the grip and would begin reg. ular training tomorrow. Willard said lie weisn . nine more than 250 and expected to train down to about 238 JAMES JOHN' TURNS TRICK Quintet Rallies in Second and De feats Benson Tech, 31-28. James John High School repeated its tactics of doing the "come back" stunt in the second half by scoring a victory over the Benson Tech basketball team in' the Portland Academy gymnasium Ready, the New Base Ball Uniforms We carry the latest line of baseball uniforms in Portland, ranging in price for complete set of 10 suits from ?9 to $110. Big Specials: 25c to $8.00 Mitts Now 13c to $4.00 A sample lino to bo closed out at once. yesterday. Tho scorn nt the end of the first half was 14 to 7 In favor of tile Ilennon boys, but In the second half James John High registered 24 anil Benson 14. making tin) final count 34 to 28 in favor of James John High. Herb Leonard the merha nii s. J lo scored -1 polntH, whll 10, Hiatt and II. .lower wore ii tho limelight for tho hlghschoolers. Following are tho lineups: JumiMjuhn Cil. Hanson f'-V II. .lower V i'.illlnl U. Irs.-n V , ciirf.T.l K. matt ' lMnmt uptftin Wrinkle. . . Mill L'. Cunn lilt; I""" CuplHtn AVll u Spa'" Knrt'fU Officials Hi'fori'p, f hrlr ? tut . -foul ; H. J. t'amplioll, itmor; ltrhur Mi.irp, mion-v. cr.iit socci:k ti:.m to im.av Crippled Washington Dl.-vcn Mill .Me't Multnomah Today. Couch I'.ankin will send hij WimlM ington Ilik-li School so.-cer foolli.-ill team uKaln.H the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club eleven on Multnomah llc-1,1 this afternoon in a crippled condition. Tho high schoolers won two rhuh H this week and hoth wire hard tiiHles, especially the l-to- victory over tho Portland Academy. . Clarence Johnston, the Mr goal keeper, will not he in Iho lineup 'ih Newman will tako his place. Tho con. teit will start promptly at .'!13 o'clock, with "Scot I y" Duncan or his brother, Sam Duncan, as tho referee. CIIKKS PLAY STANDINGS (ilVKV Multnomah and Port la ml (hrrlo Club Race Is Close. At the Multnomah Club room tliq chess players of tho severnl clnhs In the city will assemble for the final hat- tie. Some of tho matches have been olose, especially between the Multno mah players and team A, of the Port land Chess and Chorker Club. The standings of the teams are: ' Standing of the Team.. W . IV. Multnomah A. A. C 'i 1 . "" Team A, Portland ". & '". t'...4'a 'a Team 1), Portland '. & C. '...;! '! Team C, Portland c. 4i C. C...4 - Aecacla Club -'a ." chuiaher of fommerce -'-a 417 Vancouver Club 1 Llnnton Club ' '"" GUl'MW IS MATIIKWS' (ill's!" Fighter Keeps in Trim by JliUcs in Jcimc Station District. P.alph Gruman has for the Ps' week been the guest ot K. I.. Mathews, super intendent of the Portland Gun Club. Ralph has been staying with tlm Mathews, and early morning hikes Willi little Gene. Mr. Mathews' 3-yenr-ohl son, have been his specialty. Kalpli will return home -Monday. Tho country Hround the Jcnno Sta tion traps has afforded hiin'miich pleas ure. He Is taking long hikes throush tho woods dally. St. Thomas efils Diirtiuoiilh Coach. IIANOVKIl. X. If.. Feb. 23. In milk ing public his resignation as coach of tho Dartmouth College basketball team P. W. I.owden announced his ac ceptance of the post of head coach ut St. Thomas College, St. Paul. Minn. Great Wrestling Classic WALTER MILLER of St. Paul EDDIE O'CONNELL Of Portland World's Middleweight Champion ship NEXT TUESDAY 11th Street Playhouse $1.00, $1.50, Ringside $2.00 Seats now on sale at Rich's Cipar Store, Schiller's Cipar Store, Hunt ley's Drug Co., Mult. A. A. Club. REXMERE W 7 IdeColIars 2 for 25c CEO. P. 101 ( CI., kwa, Tr.,, . V. new tr jj r laundered gV . collar jJS with tape hvA and faKfS buttons