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?1Tv vonvtvc OT?Ff;oNfA!t, MONDAY, MAY 29. 1916. 13 WILLIE- RITCHIE IS HERE FOR BOUT Banquet Follows Reception and San Francisco Boxer Hailed as Credit to Ring. TRAINING TO BEGIN TODAY G rum a ii Contest Is Set for Jane 0 - at Ico Hippodrome Fighter to Meet Ted "Kid" Lewis at Buenos Aires Next. BY HARRY M. GRAYSON. Geary Steffen, who boxes under the noro de guerre of Willie Ritchie, ar rived in our midst laet night, coming . all the way from Chicago. He will start active training immediately for his bout with Ralph Gruman at the Portland Ice Hippodrome, one week from tomorrow night. " Ritchie was given a reception which was a. credit to the committee who planned it. A party of his friends here, several of whom went to school with Willie at San Francisco, went over to Vancouver late yesterday afternoon and rode on the train with the former lightweight champion to the North Bank, depot. James J. Richardson and Johnny HJggins headed the bunch which went across the Columbia. The San Francisco boy was met at the station by a good sized throng of admirers, friends and his relatives here. He was immediately hustled into an automobile and rushed to the Im perial Hotel grill where an elaborate banquet was held in his honor. John K. Logan acted as toastmaster at the dinner. In his opening talk he said that it afforded him great pleasure in meeting Ritchie, for the San Francisco lad represented the entire Pacific Coast in the fistic art. Joseph L. Hammersly. deputy district attorney, made a speech in which he explained the difference between prize fighting and boxing exhibitions, and described how a young fellow, who lived as clean a life as did Ritchie, aided the game. - Deputy District Attorney Richard Deich recited a few of hie personal ex periences as a boxer and eaid that he advocated every boy learning how to box when a, youngster. Frank Loner Kan spoke, championing clean athletics. About 30 attended the banquet. Willie Ritchie was called upon for a speech. He said that meeting his many friends and relatives in Portland made him feel at home, and that when ever he boxed in the Kast, or in a for eign countrjv he always had the whole Pacific Coast at Heart. The ex-iightweight champion claims the he still can make the lightweight limit, and hopes to get a return match with Freddy Welsh. He will make 135 pounds at 2 o'clock for the present lightweight king. This ia the weight at which he lost the title to the Eng lishman in. London. . Ritchie says that Welsh knows he can defeat him. this being demonstrated in their 10-round go in New York after the bout in Lon don. .The decision rendered against Ritchie across the big pond was a questionable one. Before leaving Chicago Willie closed to meet Ted ("Kid") Lewis over the 20-round route at Buenos Aires. He talked with Billy Gibson in New Tork over the long-distance telephone. Gib son is acting for a syndicate in the South American city. Ritchie and Gib son agreed verbally on terms, and the Californian expects to sign articles for the bout while here. He will meet Lewis at the welterweight limit. Ritchie hopes to get . Welsh to sign articles for a 20-round bout to be held in Buenos Aires right after the Lewis affair. Willie will start doing road work this morning, and will work out at the Butler School of Physical Culture In the Northwest building this afternoon, i iie says he will weigh about 138 or 139 pounds against Gruman. Gruman yes terday started to prepare himself for the contest. ' ord of 1 1:30.7 was made by Georges Boillot in 1914. Oldfield was not us ing the car he will drive in the sixth annual international sweepstakes races Tuesday. Seven more cars qualified for the race today, making a total of 21 which have made the required speed of 80 miles an hour. The drivers who passed the' test today are: Gilbert Anderson, Thomas Rooney, Eddie Rickenbacher, Howard Wilcox, Jules Devlgne, Jack Lecain and Ar thur Johnson. Ralph Mulford, Bob Delno, Gaston Chevrolet and Eddie O'Donnell will be allowed to qualify tomorrow by a special A. A. A. per mission. STAR. MOTORCYCLISTS TO RIDE Holders of Long-Distance Rides to Appear at Rose City Meet. Three crack motorcycle riders, known all over the country, will be seen in action in the Decoration day races at Uthe Rose City Speedway tomorrow aft ernoon. Otto Walker, who is credited ; ' ! i . . o 1 ': v .v. ' i ' -....! ' i. ' ' r; ; - Willie Ritchie, Formrr I.iarhtwelght Champion, Who Arrived In Port land Laat lj? tat. with being the 100-mile boardwalk and 300-mile dirt track champion, will ride a Harley Davidson, while Don Johns claims the 1, 5, 16 and 50-mile dirt track world's records while riding an Indian. Monty Graves went 100 miles in 84 minutes , on an Indian and he will be prepared to go some tomorrow on the Rose City Speedway. "Dusty"4 Farn ham, Edward Berreth, "Red" Cogburn, Langman and Brandt are the local rid ers lined up to appear. The track is in the best possible con dition and races will start at 2:30 o'clock. The events will be held under the auspices of local , motorcycle dealers and two special races have been ar ranged. One will be for the world's dirt track record for a mile by factory riders and the other will be . for the same distance for novice riders on fully equipped stock machines, who never have been on the track before. The Northwest championship will be decided and will be open to Oregon, Washington and Idaho' riders only. INTER-CITY TEAMS TO PLAY Woodland Team Will Play Baby Beavers In Portland. Inter-city Baseball League games have been scheduled for tomorrow as Decoration-day attractions in four cities of the circuit. Manager "Red" .Rupert and his Baby Beavers will have the Woodland, Wash.,' ball tossers on the "Vaughn-street grounds, the Battling Bradfords will journey to Salem, Kirk patricks, of Portland, will show at Wodburn, Or., and Montavllla will get off at St. Helens, Or. On- the Vaughn-street grounds Louie Kotula, the deaf-mute twirier who has been establishing home run and strike out records since his admission to the league and who has signed a 1917 Port- ' land Pacific Coast League contract, will be in the box against the Baby Beavers. The game will start at 2:30 o'clock. PLENARY BODY IS URGED CEVTIUIi GOLF ORGANIZATION TO CONTROL GAMES PROPOSED. Horace V. Smith Suggests Plan for Get ting Amy From Rebellion Over Professional Rulings. CHICAGO, May 28. Plans for the or ganization of a National golf associa tion with plenary powers over ail golf ers in the United States and equal rep resentation of all state and regional associations, were announced tonight by Horace F. Smith, of Nashville, Tenn., a director and former president of the Western Golf Association, through Crafts W. Higgins, of Chicago, assist ant secretary of the Western Associa tion. The movement was started because of the refusal of the Massachusetts and other golf associations to obey the rule of the United States Golf Association, making Francis Oulmet and many other golfers professionals, because they dealt in golf goods. Up to the present all ' golfers In America, Mr. Smith said, had submitted, willingly or protestingly to the rules formulated by the United States Golf Association, which was organized when golf was largely confined to the north eastern quarter of the, country, and had since taken in no active members, although golf clubs had sprung up in every city of any size. . v , AUTO GOES 102 MILES AS HOUR Barney Oldfield Makes Record on Indianapolis Speedway. ' INDIANAPOLIS, May 28. Barney Oldfield smashed the lap record of the Indianapolis motor speedway when he circled . the two - and - one - half - mile course in 1:27.7, an average speed of 102.623 mi las an hour. The former rec- MISS CAMPBELL WINS THREE MATCHES PLAYED IN" 1RV ISGTON TOURNAMENT. - GOLF TOURNEY HELD Mrs. Gay Lombard and Russell Smith Win Foursomes. KELLY CONTEST IS NEXT Drawings Made for Men's Doubles and Mixed Donbles With Nine Meetings Jue Today. Three matches were played yester day in the annual Spring handicap ten nis matches tournament of the Irving ton Club, one in the women's singles and two in the men's singles. .Miss Irene Campbell won from Miss Harriet Thayer, 2-6, 6-1. 6-lj while. R. G. Per cival defeated George C. Beggs, 6-1, 6-3, and J. B. Edgar "trimmed R. L. Sabin. Jr., 6-2, 8-6. Drawings were made in the men's doubles in which there are eight en tries.' and tKere are 12 entered in the mixed doubles. Today's schedule calls for nine contests, and Chairman John son, of the tennis committee, hopes to be down to the finals before the end of the week. Following are the drawings in the men's doubles: George Durham" and E. A. Johnson (scratch) versus P. W. Lewis and Olin Lewis, 02-6. Dr. G. N. Pease and E. H. Smith, R15; versus R. G. Percival and A. R, Hun ger (scratch). A. D. Wake man and J. B. Edgar, 016. versus C. Mortimer- Brown and Don Lancefleld, 015. Walter A. Goss and George Beggs, 015, versus H. E. Thomas and R. H. Mitchell R15 8-6. The mixed doubles are as follows: Miss Harriet Thayer and J. B. Edgar, scratch versus bye. - Mrs. Norris Gregg and R. G. Percival, R15 versus bye. Miss Persia Pettit and Olin Lewis. R16, versus Miss Irene Campbell and A. D. Wakeman, 015 2-6. Miss Mildred Wilson and S. S. Hum phrey, R15, versus Miss Harriette Johnson and Donald. Lancefleld, 03-6. Mrs. Samuel Lockwood and Walter A. Goss, 03-6, versus Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Harrigan, 015 3-6. -Miss Stella Fording and Mortimer Brown, Ols 3-6, versus Miss Agnes Mc Bride and E. A. Johnson, R16. Mrs. W. I. Northup and James Cam eron. 015 8-6 versus bye. - Miss Lilly Fox and George Durham, scratch versus bye. A The schedule for today is as follows: 10 A M. Mrs. Gregg versus Mrs. Norfhup, Mrs. Harrigan versus Miss Wilson. 2 P. M. Miss Campbell versus Miss McBride. 8 P. M. Winner of Gregg-Northup versus winner or Harrigan-Wllson; Miss Pettit versus Miss Johnson. 4 P. M. Rupert versus Harrigan. Goss versus Hendershot, Olin Lewis versus Cooke, W. I. Northup versus Edgar, Johnson versus Lancefleld. 6 P. M. Rosenfeld versus Munger. Carroll to Meet Mascott. Instead of Lee oJhnson, "Dancing Jimmy" Carroll will be Billy Masoott's opponent at the Rose City Athletic Club Frtd aynlght. Carroll is & shifty, fast boy, and Billy will be forced to step lively to win. The two will weigh in at 123 pounds. Manager Merrill is arranging a good set of preliminaries Tualatin Runs Olf All but Finals in Race for President's Cap and Portland Club Members Are Playing Qualifying Rounds.'. Mrs. Gay Lombard .and Russell Smith were th'e winners in the mixed foursome tournament at the Waverley Country Club, leading Mrs. Peter Kerr and C. H. Davis, Jr., by two strokes in the net score. The low gross as well as net count was turned in by Mrs. Lombard and Russell Smith, their gross being 91 and net, after -deducting a 10 handicap, being 81. The first 10 and their scores were as follows: Mrs. Gay Lombard anfl Russell Smith, gross 10. handicap 10, net 81: Mrs. Peter Kerr and C. H. Davis. Jr., gross, 5. handicap 12. net 83: Mrs. J. A, Dougherty and Guy Standlfer. gross 06. handicap 12 net : Miss Bertha Tongue and R. P. Tlsdale. gross 103. handicap 15. net 88; Mrs. O. H. Mays and A. C. U. Berry, gross 103. handicap lo, net 90; Miss Barbara MscKrnlle and . A. Foster, gross 115, handicap 21, net SH; MUs Rhoda Rumelln and rteseott Cooklngbam, gross 115. handicap 20, net 15: Mrs. A. C. U. Berry and G. H. Mayes, gross 113, handi cap IB, net AT: Miss Maisle MacMaster and Ray Small, gross 111. handicap 13. net 8: Miss Jean MacKenzlle ' and F. B. rrudley, gross 116, handicap 17. net t9. The next event on the Waverley pro gramme will bethe Kelly golf tourna ment tomorrow."" Kelly is none other than Igorotte golf disguised under an Irish name. " r Out at the beautiful Tualatin Coun try Club, on the Tualatin river, there likewise was considerable flutter on Saturday and Sunday, the occasion be iiign the annual Spring handicaps for the president's cup. 'As a result of the preliminaries, Julius Louisson and Edwin Neustadter will play in the finals for the trophy on Tueseday, 36 holes, match play, while the women's honors will be set tled between Miss Frances Jacobs and Miss Freda Baruh. Dr. Laurence Selling, present holder of the president's cup, was eliminated yesterday by Joseph Goodman. Scores: First round Joseph Goodman beat Dr. Laurence Selling, 5 up; Dr. Jonah B. Wise beat Dr. Joseph Sternberg, 2 up; Julius Louisson beat Dr. James Rosenfeld, 4 up; Edwin Neustadter beat Dr. Edward Hirstel. 8 up . Second round Julius Louisson beat Dr. Jonah R. Wise, 2 up; Edwin Neustadter beat Joseph Goodman, 4 up. St At the Portland Golf Club, near Ra leigh Station, the competition on yes terday was the qualifying for the direc tor's cup tournament. This qualify ing began Saturday and will continue until Tueseday night, the first 16 net scores to compete next month in the eliminations. The finals are carded for July 4. - With the state championships only one week away, the courtesies of the Waverley Country Club have been ex tended during the next seven days to prospective entrants. This will en able the non-Waverley players to ac custom themselves to the links. wants a crack at Billy Mascott at the bantamweight limit. Gorman will give any boy a goqfl scrap at that poundage. Why was John L. Sullivan the most popular heavyweight who ever lived? That is a question you often hear. Well, there are many different reasons why Sullivan was the most popular -ighter who ever lived, but perhaps the ques tion as it appears above can be an swered in the following eight words: John L. was the prince of good fellows. When Sullivan was in 'the height of his glory, youthful, jovial and making money fast, his bankroll - was any body's and he passed it out like a boy passing bills on the street. A hundred good stories could be told of Sully's adventures as a money spender. After John had beaten Kilrain in Richburg he took a run into Chicago and remained a day and night at the home of his friend, Tom Curley. The moment he entered Curley's saloon he threw a 100 bill on the bir, asking for a cigar and telling the rar tender to ring up the whole bill. He repeated this performance fi e or six times, until even Curley got ungry arf3 ordered his bartender not to-accept any more money from the champion. Education has come booming down the centuries of civilization, untilnow it is considered more or less essential that a person shall know that the Con stitution of the United States is not a sailboat and that Buenos Ayres is somewhere south qf Oregon. -' Education affords brain exercise. At the end of a long number of years of assiduous study some men can step right out and earn as much as $1500 a year if there are not panics or wars, and the boss doesn't get bitten byeifi ciency. But don't let anyone tell-'you that brain excels brawn in the modern rush for the cesterci. Here are some rele vant comparisons of salaries of men who make money by brawn or brain. Push the button: Jess Willard $150,000 LABOR PRESS WINS Batting Onslaught in Ninth Beats Oregonian Printers. Freddie Welsh Trls Speaker Tyrus Raymond Cobb... President Wilson Senator O'Gorman Governor Whitman r. . . . Vice-President Marshall 60. oo) 15.1HMJ 13..-.00 75.000 7,r,oo 10. OuO 12.000 MOTORCYCLE RUN ENDS NINE MAKE. PERFECT SCOHE.TO . ROSEBLKG AND RETURN. Echoes From Hempen Square BOB YOERN, the Tacoma middle weight, wants to meet Al Sommers here. Yoern is at present in our midst. Joe Gorman, who beat Jockey Bennett at the last Rose City Athletic Club (thftw. but was only elven a draw. Several Others Finish Round Trip Ride, 11 tit Lone Points Because of Time Lost on Way. Two teams of four riders each, and M. C. Peterson, riding as an individual, completed the Portland-to-Roseburg-to Portland motorcycle ride last night ith perfect scores of 1000. The Harley- Davidson team number one with T. Gil bert. H. Hadfield, C. Walker and II. Kline, and the Lystul's Power-Plus quartet made up of T. Johansen. Ed Berreth, H. Kurtz and H. B. Eppenstein finished the run with the remarkable score. ' The Harley team number two and the BaUou & Wright representatives fin ished, but they all lost time and as a result were deprived of perfect counts. The other individual riders who com pleted the road race but lost time were E. Long, J. Groat, W. Erickson, Bert Fleener, C. Kunr, "Dusty" Farnham, Joe Schantin. Their scores cannot be determined until the checking sheets have been received from the Upper Wil lamette Valley checkers. Harley Hall, on an Indian, had a per fect score until he passed through Salem on his return Journey. He had a bad blowout and was unable to finish last night. The ridera left Portland Friday morning and spent all day Sat urday as the main attractions of the Strawberry Carnival at Roseburg, mak ing the return start at 6:30 o'clotk yesterday morning. The entire ride was made on a sched ule of 25 miles an hour. Most of those who went to Roseburg. will be seen at the Rose City Speedway tomorrow afternoon. FOUR RUNS ARE PILED UP Final Score in First Game Lott by League Leaders Is Six to Four. Victors Team Strengthened. Losers' Stars Absent. Printers Iairue Standings. W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet Oregonian. 3 1 .75o'l.ab. Press. 1 2 .S33 Journal... 1 1 .OOOjTelegram. . 1 2 .333 With the score 4 to 2 against them the Labor Press printers rallied In the ninth and made 4 runs, winning the game from The Ordgonian team yester day morning on the East Twelfth and Davis grounds. Hits and errors ac counted for the runs gained. Ander son and Shinn formed the batteries for the losers while Maul worked on the mound for the Labor Press team and Devinney did tne receiving. Roth pitchers kept hits scattered and walked but few. With no out in the first of the ninth the winners started their hitting and when the smoke had cleared four men had crosed the rubber. The next three men were eafey outs. Manager Du Rette explains that two of his star players. Catcher Owens and Second Baseman Jackson, were out of the game and this was partly responsible for the defeat of his team. This is the first game The Oregonians have lost. The Labor Press team has been strengthened since their last gitme and will be a contender for Ed Goldsmith's trophy. Hansen, the shortstop of the winners, made the most spectacular play of the day when he caught a bad fly over his shoulder while running directly with the ball. . The score: Oregonian I Lab- Pre an. j a tut 10 114 OWberger.8 4 O 3 2 3, Hansen. s. . 4 O 2 0 3, Maul.p. . . . 4 3 0 2 3 Brady. 2... 4 11 0 O.Devlnney.c 1 1 l UiHaKlwln.l. Shlnn.c. . t'umey.s. Kyan.3 4 And'son.p 4 Wllbur.m. 4 Hayes.l.-. 4 V.Vleet.l. 4 Reynolds.2 4 Whlftng.r. 3 3 8 0 lShane,l... B H O A E 5 2 1 OO 5 1110 4 10 0 0 5 0 110 5 2 10 11 4 15 0 0 4 O 1 0 0 0 1 0 liRofien.ru.". 3 3 2 00 1 0 0 1 Roblson.r. 4 O 0 01 Totals.. 33 27 8 12 Totals.. .85 8 27 3 2 Oregonian 1 O 1 0 1 0 1 O 0 1 Labor Press 0OO11OOO 4 6 Runs, Shinn, Ryan, Anderson 2. New berger. Hansen, Baldwin, Kosen. Roblson. Three-base hit, Anderson. Two-base hit. Anderson. First on balls, off Anderson 1. off Maul 8- Wild pitches. Anderson 2, Maul 2. ritruck out. by Anderson 10, by Maul 16. Double play, Carney to Van Vleet. Passed balls, Phlnn 2. Devinney 1. Time of game, 1:50. t'mplro, Taylor. Fcorer Leslie Cook. OAKSMEN PliACTI CE CALLED Portland Rowing Club Squad Will Be Out at 5 o'clock Today. Captain Hanson, of the Portland Rowing Club, wants all his squad out for a practice this afternoon at the club moorings at S o'clock. He has entered three heavyweight fours and two lightweight fours to race at the annual joint regatta of the Portland Motorboat Club. Oregon Yacht Club and the Portland Rowing Club to morrow afternoon near the Oaks. All candidates must be on hand not later than 1:45 o'clock tomorrow after noon in order to be ready to row up to the Yacht Club moorings in time for the Decoration Day races. Dr. R. M. Emerson, treasurer of the Oregon Yacht Club, has arranged for several handsome trophies to go to the win ners of the various events and all will be presented at the dance in the evening. M en's Tailor-Made Suits A high-grade tailor-made suit at a popular price is our specially. We have just Teceived a new shipment of very high-class American and European woolens. A Large.Variety to Select From at $28.00 We invite you, one and all, to inspect this display, in today at your convenience and let us show you woolens, mostly suitable for all-year round wear. Drop these Portland Tailoring Co. 322 Morrison Street Portland Hotel Building , Henry W. Jacobson, Manager SALMON GO OVER FALLS ni"X AT OREGON' CITY IS HEAVY, SAYS GAME WARDEX. Disc Supply of EsTtts for Kish Hatchery at McKensle Is Indicated by I'pper River Rum.. Carl D. Shoemaker. state game warden, reported yesterday that sal mon are going over the fish ladder at Oregon City and entering the upper river in large numbers. The investigation of Mr. Shoemaker followed communications received from the Albany Commercial Club and numerous sportsmen along the river above Oregon City. They contended that the ladder was- stopped up and that the fish were not going over the falls. The question was one of con cern to not only the sportsmen but also the commercial fishers in that if no salmon got by the falls there would be no eggs availablevfor the hatchery on the McKenzie River. On Wednesday of last week a party of representative packers from As toria and other points, accompanied by Mr. Shoemaker, made a trip to the falls to Investigate the ladder. They found the fish going over in good shape. Mr. Shoemaker made two trips later and found the fish entering the upper river in large numbers. Mr. Shoemaker said that indications are that the run this year will be large one and that there will be a big egg take at the McKenzie hatchery. MTSS. SCHILLING SCORES HIGH Portland Gun Club Members Guests at Oregon City Grounds. 'OREGON' CITY. May 28. (Special.) Members of the Portland Gun Club to day were guests at the Oregon City Gun Club grounds and Mrs. Carl J. Schilling, one of the Portlanders, was high gun of the day with 93 per cent. E. Long, of the local club, was next in line with 92 per cent and as a result he is the winner of the medal presented to the high gun for the month. J. P. Bull, Carl J. Schilling and P. J. Holohan. all professionals, drove over from Portland to take in the shoot. Following are the scores recorded Mrs. C. J. Schilling. 93; E. Long. 92; I J. Holohan, 90; E. J. Schilling, S8: J. P. Bull, 88: A. L. Zacherison. SO, all of Portland; H. Rakel, 80; G. McKilli gan. 80: Louis Balough, 80; L. Holohan. of Portland, 76; Ben Beard, 74; C. Par ker, 73; L. Farr. 72; Charles Wright, 70; C. Ferguson, of Portland, 69; H. Williams,-,. 64; R. E. Greene. 60; A. E. Estes. 68; C. Mount, 58; C. Tschirgi. 54; O. Smith. 54: Guy Elliott, 52: O. C. Berry, 52; R. Parker, 4 8, and Miss Em ma Finnimore. of Portland, 4S. VANCOUVEK GETS SALEM MEN Pitcher Barbara and Tbird Baseman Coleman Sign Contracts. SALEM. Or., May 28. (Special.) Wayne Barham. twirier for the Salem Inter-City League team, and Curtis Coleman, third packer for the Wood burn team of the same league, today signed with the Vancouver, B. C, team of the Northwestern League. They will leave- tomorrow for Vancouver. Both Barham and Coleman were with Vancouver last season. but were dropped with six other players when they struck for an increase in pay. Read The Oregonian classified ads. The new Arrow COLLARspring Style, in two heights CLUETT, PEABODY CO. 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