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r y thb sraiExnra okegoniati. wtjdxesday, juE 1 1910. ia HARD RAGES PUT UP BY TRAPSHOOTERS Entry List Is Largest of Year at Second Day of North west Tournament. 10 NIMRODS FIGHT OFF TIE Multnomah Medal Event Is Settled in Extra Session Blair and Troeh Lead Amateurs Main Events AV11I Bo Today. BT EARL R. GOODWIN,. Some mighty stiff competition in the trophy events as well as In the regular 150-bird race, featured the second day's ehooting of the thirty-second annual trapshooting tournament of the Sports men's Association of the Northwest at the Everding Park trans of the Port land Gun Club yesterday. . The largest entry list .of the year greeted the many contests, a total of 85 scatter gun artists shooting in the regular 150-clay rock match and 54 of them took a crack at the handicap trophies. Only one of the three trophy settle ments was taken by a straight run, while 10 fought it out an extra session tor the Multnomah medal, and three competed overtime for the individual title. Dr. E. R. Seeley, of the Medford Or.) Rod and Gun Club, won the medal last year, and he staved off the act of turning it over to someone else by going straight yesterday. Ten entries, including Dr. Seeley, smeared all tke blue rocks in the regular set-to for the trophy. Dr. Seeley Wins in Shoot-off. When the outcome of the shoot-off between the 10 of them was announced Dr. Seeley's name headed the list with another clean break of 20, while his opponents dropped from one to five. Lou Rayburn, of La Grande, last year the Oregon State amateur champion, now is the possessor of the individual championship cup of the Northwest ishoot. P. P. Nelson, of Yaeolt, Wash., held it for one year, but he failed to "come back" yesterday. Rayburn tied H. F. Wihlon and G. E. Beckman in the regular shoot, but he won out in the shoot-off. Smallla Cop Won by Omni. The handsome Smaills cup was won by J. Roy Owens, of Wenatcb.ee, Wash., who recorded a perfect score. He broke the 25 targets thrown to him. Frank C. Riehl. of Tacoma. Wash., did not lose one either, but he is a pro fessional and must shoot for targets only. Abner Blair, of the Portland Gun Club, and Frank M. Troeh, of Vancou ver, Wash., both amateurs, led the en tire field in the day's high score for the regular 150-rock match. Each dropped only six in 150 tries. O. N. Ford, of Pan Jose, Cal., was next in line with 143, tying both P. J. Holohan, of Portland, and Lee H. Reid. of Seat tle, both pros. Ten Score 140 or Better. Ten entries ended the regular event with 140 or better. They were G. -A. Conklin, -of Seattle; O. N. Ford, of San Jose;.:! It Reid, of Seattle: H. E. Posten, nl San Francisco; P. J. Holohan, of Portland; Frank Van Atta, of Port land; Frank M. Troeh,. of Vancouver, Wash.;. P. H. O'Brien, of Portland: Abner Blair, of Portland and Frank Templeton, of Portland. The big day of the gathering Js slated for today. The "For You a -Rose in Portland Grows" 100-bird race will be the feature number on the programme and efforts will be made to have an entry list with more than 100 names on it. The Northwest championship also will be shot for this afternoon. Shoot ing on the Rose Festival Association attraction will commence promptly at 9 o'clock this morning. H. H. Everding; Returns Home. H. R. Everding, ex-president of the Portland Gun Club, who has been ill . for the last month, returned to Port land from Shipherds Springs, Wash., yesterday and he will be a welcomed guest at the Jenne Station traps today. Jie nas entered the Rose Festival con test and if possible he will shoot at least one 20-bird event.. James "Our Jim" Simpson, president of the Stevenson, Wash., Gun Club, shot through yesterday and today he will have a full squad from his club to .. contest in the regular match starting at 9 o'clock. Joseph A. Addleman. ex-secretary of the Portland Gun Club, who handled the affairs of the local club for several years, is not in at tendance at the present tourney. This is the first" time since he be came a full-fledged trapshooter that Joe has failed to take one in. He is now the Pacific Coast representative of a large sporting goods establish ment with headquarters in San Fran cisco, Cal. He sent word by J. S. French, of the Bay City, that he would not be here but "wished everyone success." Women Shots Enter Events. Mrs. Ada Schilling. Mrsi Fred Dry den. Miss Gladys Reid and Mrs. C. A. O'Connor and Mrs. A. G. Wilkes, of San Francisco, are the only women shooters at the thirty-second annual gathering of the Northwest association. All have been making high scores. Mrs. Schilling leaaing. Frank C. Riehl, a Tacoma, Wash. proiessionai. ana nis son, Al, are breaking white fliers at the Everding Park traps and between events they are boosting for the Thirteenth annual affair of the Pacific Indians, under the auspices of the Tacoma, Wash., Gun uiud. juiy i-i-2i-2i. several Port landers will make the trip next month. ThJ scores of the regular 150-bird event: ins 137 140 i 25 120 121 1211 121 133 119 1S3 l.li 1-lS 135 121) IIS 129 120 122 12C. 103 120 11 139 1HS 121 128 134 OS 121 10O 117 106 110 89 136 115 111 50 79 89 44 3 'Professionals. Long runs H. E. Poston, 101; F. C. Riehl, 53. 84; L H. Keld. 60. 58. 57- P. J. Holo han. 65; Frank M. Troeh. 58. 62 unfinished. K. A. Dryden. C3; Abner Blair, 58; Frank Van Atta, S3; c E. Owen., 53; C. E. Mc Kelvey. 64. Trophies Events. Handicap. Mult. Ind. Small!'. E. H. Keller. Portland 150 J. W. Seavey. Portland lot) Abner Blair. Portland 130 Frank Templeton. Portland ......10O Squad 10 J. Klenast, Belllnsham, Wash. ...10 Ed Braekney, Bellingham 130 W. G. Ballack. Albany, Or luO P. P. Nelson, Tacolt. Wash ISO Mrs. A. O. Wilkes. San Francisco . .ISO Sq"uad 11 J. A. Dague, Tacoma, Wash. ......150 G. Ulrlch. Lewlston. Idaho 150 G. E. Beckman, Lewiston, Idaho. ..150 F. C. Klehl. Tacoma 150 A. W. Strowgtr, Portland ........150 Squad 12 E. B. Morris, Portland 150 F. Dodele, Albany. Or. 150 W. W. McCornack. Kuffene. Or. ...ISO C. W. Hadley. Pomeroy. Wash. r.. .ISO Al Seguin. Portland 150 Sauad 13 J. C. Morris. Portland A.Parrott, Portland F. O. Joy. Portland C. C. Kelley, Portland Mrs. Ada Schilling. Portland . Squad 14 G. K. Marck, Spokane, Wash, . Hush McElroy, Spokane. Wash Mrs. C.-A. O'Connor. Spokane . Hmrh Fleming. Stokane . C. O'Connor., Spokane ........... .150 .squad lo J. B. Crane, Portland 150 B. Pearson. Turner. Or 150 A. Zlerlof. Junction City. Or. ISO E. I-ansendorfer. Vancouver, Wash.150 A. Iangendorfer, Vancouver .... ..150 Squad 16 J. M. Ferguson, Los Angeles .....150 H. A. Pollock, Portland 105 C. A. Meyer, Mllwaukle, Or 150 Earl P.. Goodwin, Portland 150 H. L. Streeter, Boise, Idaho 150 Squad 17 R. S. Thompson 00 J. S. French. San Francisco 90 A. L. Zachrlsson. Portland 60 J. Huff. Seattle 80 A. Woelm, Portland 45 ...ISO . ..l.V ...ISO .. .130 ...150 ...150 . ..150 ...150 .150 RITCHIE WIHS FAST BOUT WITH GRUMAN Portland Boy Puts Up Game Battle, but ex-Champion Forces Milling: MARGIN IN 2 ROUNDS WIDE ids. H. E. Poston 1 ft R. P. Knight. .....16 U H. P.eld Irt John Considlne. ..18 Tom Wilkes ....10 P. H. O'Brien 2t F. M. Troeh 21 J. W. Seavey 20 F. Templeton ... .20 R. M. Fuller 20 E. H. Keller 19 Dr. E. R. Seeley .19 R. N. Howard . . .19 C. E. McKelvey ..19 J. A. Dague 19 F. Melius ...16 Charles Feller ...16 R. Klnzer 10 G. Ulrlch 16 F. C.Riehl 1 G. A. Conklin 20 A. G. Wilkes 20 Guy Egbers ......20 C. E. Owen 20 H. F. Wihlon 19 A. W. Strowger ..16 tJ. R. Owens 16 M. Siddall 16 J. Klenast 16 H. W. Fleet ..... 1 7 P. P. Nelson . . . .. .18 G. B. Joslin 17 C. W. Hadley ....17 R. H. Miller 17 F. Van Atta 19 Charles Leith 19 Lou Rayburn ....19 Ed Fitzgerald 18. G. E. Beckman ..17 A. Riehl 1 W. G. Ballack 16 P. J. Holohan 16 H. Tj. Streeter 16 K. W. Hawman ..1 C. A. O'Connor ...17 C. A. Meyers 18 tHugh Fleming. .20 J. S. French 18 G. K. Marck 19 Hugh McElroy ...19 H. A. pollock. .. .16 E. I Matthews ..14 A. Parrott 16 Ed Brackley 17 MedaL Champ. Cud. 20 bds. 20 bds. 23-bus. IX 10 24 20 16 23 19 20 24 18 17 2 17 IS . - 24 3 9 Hi 22 19 17 24 19 14 18 19 14 24 20 14 22 18 ' 15 21 20 17 22 18 16 21 18 16 20 19 18 20 20 . . 23 1ft 14 17 18 34 21 16 17 . 17 19 18 23 19 11 21 18 13 23 20 18 22 19 13 21 17 19 21 17" 14 39 17 13 25 19 34 - 20 lO 14 17 .18 17 21 18 15 38 18 14 23 3 7 36 ' 21 33 36 23 20 37 22 20 38 21 39 39 22 20 13 23 14 3 9 2.1 19 18 22 20 ... '23 38 3 7 23 18 IS " 23 36 39 32 19 in 20 38 37 20 2 SO 3 8 36 16 20- 37 35 "37 39 36 24 15 15 20 39 1 16 20 19 Professionals. JTrophy winners. MISS F:1 BRIDE VICTOR Q.T7AI.IFICATION MADE! FOR OTNAL,S IX HIXTXOMAH BAXDICAP. , Mrs. Constance Meyers, in Smuhlng Play, Takes Match, and Is Likely to Be Opponent at Close. Miss Agnes McBride qualified yester day for the finals in the women's sin gles in - the Multnomah Club handicap tennis tournament for the women's annex by winning two matches hand ily, both in straight sets. She will meet tomorrow either Mrs. Constance Meyers or Miss Clarice Biles, who will play at 12:30 o'clock: this afternoon in the semi-finals. Miss McBride won first from Mrs. Robert Sims, 6-0, 6-1, and then de feated Mrs. Rose Matter, 6-2, 7-5. Mrs. Matter had worked to the semi-finals by playing two hard matches just prior to meeting defeat. Mrs. Meyers has been playing great tennis, and is the likely opponent for Miss McBride in the finals. Her vic tory over Mrs. Ray Hunt yesterday was the most spectacular of the day After Mrs. Hunt had lost the first set she took a 4-0 lead in the second, set when Mrs. Meyers began to play smashing game, winning 7-5. Yesterday's results: Mrs. Rose Matter defeated Mrs. A. C. Gowdy, 6-1, 6-0; Mrs. Robert Sims de feated Miss Mary Blossom by default Miss Gretchen K.losterman defeated Miss Ann Russell, 7-5, 6-2; Mrs. Rose Matter defeated Mrs. G. W. Brady. 1-6, 3. 6-4: Miss Agnes McBride defeated Mrs. Robert Sims. 6-3, 6-1: Miss Agnes McBride defeated Mrs. Rose Matter, 6-2, 7-5: Mrs. Constance Meyers de feated Mrs. Ray Hunt. 6-2, 7-6: Mrs. Constance Meyers defeated Miss Grayce Berkey. 6-2, 4-6, 6-Z; Miss vona Guthrie and Miss Clarice Biles won from Miss Mary Wassell and Miss Grayce Berkey. 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Today's schedule: 12:30 P.M. Mrs. Constance Meyers vs. Miss Clarice Biles. 2 P. M. Win ner oC Meyers-Biles match vs. Miss Gretchen Klosterman. (quad l shooter, town J. E. Rein, Portland -,o G. A. Conklin. Seattle. Wash '.l.io Charles Feller. Woodburn, Or. ... .ISO A. Riehl, Tacoma. Wash 150 R. Klnzer. Seattle, Wash 150 Squad 2 O. T. Ford, Pan Jose in. Dr. R. N. Fuller. Tulare. Cal ino N. A. Howard, San Francisco 150 F. Melius. Los Angeles 150 fiquad 3 F. A. Dryden. Spokane, Wash. 160 G. Egt-ers, Pasco. Wash. ........ .ISO o. B. Jo-slln. Palouse, Wash 350 Mrs. F. A. Dryden. Spokane. Wash, 150 J. R. Owens, Weuatchee, Wash. . .150 Squad 4 M. Sldall, Salem. Or. 150 T. Lewis, Salem, Or. ..160 W. E. Carlon. Portland ..150 A. G. Majers, Salem. Or 150 C. J. Schilling, Portland 150 Sauad 6 L. H. Bold. Seattle. Wash 150 A. G. Wilkes. San Francisco C. E. McKelvey, Seattle, Wash. .. John Considlne. Seattle, Wash. . , Tom Wilkes, Seattle. Wash Squad 6 H. E. Postoit, San Francisco, Cal. Charles Leith, Woodburn, Or, R. P. Knight, Portland Lou Rayburn, La Grande. Or. . . . r. E. R. Seeley. Medf ord. Or. . . . Squad 7 E. B VanAmam. Portland .... X. Fitzgerald. Burley, Idaho .... R. H. Sillier, Seattle, Wash , X. W. Fleet. Montesano, Wash. '. J. K. Simpson. Stevenson, Wash. Squad Ji P. J. Holohan, Portland , Frank Van Atta, Portland Frank M. Troeh. Vancouver O. E. Owens. Wenatchee.Wash. . . E. L. Mathews, Portland Fquad 9 P. Ja, WBrien, Portland ... , Shot at. Broke. 327 340 3 22 J 33 12S 3 43 139 334 124 135 133 329 99 127 125 118 121 130 143 139 333 316 126 341 336 315 336 137 120 331 130 134 1U2 343 141 144 139 132 140 .150 .150 .150 .150 350 .350 ,15i ..150 .150 .150 . 3 50 .150 ,150 .150 .150 .150 .350 .150 .150 .160 Californian Is Forced to Duck a; Times and Takes Some Good Blows, Tout Plies TJjj Fair Advantage Throughout. BT HARRY M. GRAYSON. Willie Ritchie won over Ralph Gru- man last night by a good shade. The bout was the main event of a classy card put on by the Western Athletic Club at the Portland Ice Hippodrome. The farmer world s lightweight cham pion and the Portland lightweight champion contender put up a clever exhibition. On noints the affair was even, but Ritchie .forced the milling all the way. ana tor this must get tne aecision. The Portland boy is entitled to a world of credit for his showing. Ritchie Takes Two Rounds. Ritchie piled up a slight lead in the third and fifth rounds, while the others were fairly even. Gruman made the San Franciscan miss repeatedly by ex cellent footwork and opportune duck ing. Ralph broke too much ground. however, to get a draw. The first round was a tame one. Gruman landed two solid lefts to the stomach and two hooks to Willie's face. Ritchie hit Gruman but twice solidly with left Jabs to the face. There were but few blows landed in the sec ond, but the two exponents exchanged several left Jabs and hooks to the Jaw. Third Hard Fought. In the third the boys livened up and it was in this two minutes of box ing that the present welterweight con tender piled up a portion of his lead. Ritchie landed five good punches on -.aipn s law in this round and as the bell rang missed a vicious right swing. inaipn did not land an effective blow in the third. Ritchie missed three good punches which he started too late. The fourth round was even and was perhaps the best round of all. Both lads fought willingly and almost every known punch was executed by one or the other of. them. Ralph did some good blocking in this round. Three or four solid left hooks and Jabs to the Jaw gave Ritchie a slight margin in the fifth, although Ralph landed a couple of good ones himself. The sixth was even. Gruman. Weighs Ritchie 145. The sum and substance of the bout is that if Ralph had been willing to mix it all the time with the California boy the bout would have been a grand one indeed. Gruman weiehed about 139 pounds as against about 145 for Ritchie. Ritchie pulled something on the man agement of the Western Club last night which entitles him to a "panning. He allowed the match to be advertised as going to a decision. Then. Just before the semi-windun. was over he advised the management that he would not go on unless the decision could be left to the newspaper men. Portland clubs in the future will be "wise" to Mr. Ritchie and will make agreements more iron?clad in the future. The bout was satisfactory and the 3000 fans went home satisfied. Jones Oatflsjhts Trambltas. In the semi--windup, Frankie Jones, of San Francisco, won a decision over Valley Trambltas by displaying better ring generalship and being cleverer. They are middleweights. At 125 pounds, "Muff" Bronson beat" Joe Har- rahan, of Seattle, a mile, using a left Jab effectively and received a well-. earned decision. Jack Allen and Tommy Clark, light weights, put up a fierce six-round 'draw. They fought hard from the tap of the first bell to the finishing curfew. Frank Parslow and Eddie Murphy, of San Francisco, 148-pounders. boxed an unin teresting six rounds and Parslow was given the verdict. In the curtain-raiser Sammy Gordon and Billy Ryan, 108 pounders, boxed to a draw. Jack Grant refereed efficiently in the last four bouts, while Lonnie Austin, of Seattle, refereed the two curtain- raisers. Jimmy Ri lance kept time. AVEIiSH WEtCOJIE IX GOTHAM CASHMERE ORIOLES WIS, 9-7 Iryden Defeats Peshastin, 14 to 12, and Slonitor Loses Doubleheader. WENATCHEE, Wash., June 6. (Spe cial.) The Cashmere Orioles beat Blewett Sunday at Cashmere 9 to 7. Woolsey, pitching for the Orioles, al lowed only two hits. Dryden won from Peshastin on tho home grounds 14 to 12. Monitor's balltossers took the losing end of a double-header at Recreation Park, the first going to Wenatchee by the score of 6 to 4 and the second to Ephrata 15 to 12. Cashmere tried to pun its nintn- inning rally against Watervllle at Waterville yesterday, but Watervllle won by the score of 7 to o. .Leavers. pitching for the Wenatchee Cubs, let down Malaga yesterday without a semblance of a safe hit. The Cubs won 4 to 1. ' New York Refuses to Bar Boxer Ju Because 'Wisconsin Did so. NEW YORK. June 1. The NewYork State athretio committee has refused to Join hands with the Wisconsin commis sion m setting down Freddie Welsh The Western folks had barred Fred erick for four months, stating that he had held up the star bout in which he took part against Ever Hammer. The Wisconsin moguls wrote to the New York board of bumps and asked that they Join out with their verdict. Before doing so Fred Wenck asked for an ex planation from Harry Pollock, Welsh's manager. The dapper foe to Port Washington potato bugs penned an alibi and it all bied. The good men three of No. 41 Park row and Albany refused to tam per with Welsh's fistic freedom and they wrote and told the Wisconsin whirlwinds so. Also they suggested that the wise men of Wisconsin come off their towering equities, as it did seem to them that their ruling in the Welsh case smattered of Russian op pression and. pardon them, would they not lift the ban on the Pride of Ponty pridd altogether. lone Team Defeats Heppner. HEPPNER. Or.. June 6. (Special.) lone defeated Heppner Sunday in a hard game. The game was played in one of the worst dust storms of the year. Fulwider, late of the North western League, pitched for Heppner, allowing four hits. Errors, caused by the dust, were responsible for the scores against him. Sperry. a local man, pitched for lone and allowed only two hits. ... t r r "r'TT ' a mm 1 hi mm miii Ini.ii ThRCCO JIS! 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Reynolds Tobacco Co, Winston-Salem, N. C Copyright 1916 by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. SKATING TRIAL IS TODAY ANNUAL. MARATHON WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING. Entries at Last Moment Possible for Feature Event of Rose Fes tival Fngnmne. ROUTE OF OrtEGONIAN MARA THON. Start Oregonian building. Sith and Alder; west on Alder to Nineteenth or- Chapman street, south on Chapman to Jefferson, east on Jefferson to Fourteenth, south on Fourteenth to Clay, east on Clay to Tenth, south on Tenth, to Hall, west on Hall to Eleventh, south on Eleventh to College, east on College to Broadway, south on Broadway to Grant, east on Grant to Sixth, south on Sixth to Sheri- " dan. east on Sheridan to Fourth, north on Fourth to Hall, west on Hall to Broadway, north on Broadway to Columbia, east on Columbia to Sixth, north .on Sixth to Alder finish; total distance, about four miles. ENTRY BLANK FOR ROLLER MARATHON JUNE 8. I hereby make application for entry In The Oregonian Roller Skate Marathon to be held in conjunction with the Rose Festival programme on the morning of Jane 8. Full us me . . . . . . . .......... Address .1..... ....... .............. ............. As. ....... .years Tear of birth : .Month Day Weight pounds. I am a pupil of the School I, the undersigned parent or guardian of the above boy, give my permission for him to participate In The Oregonian Eoller Skate Mara thon. Signed. .. . ......................................... Restricted to boys from 9 to 14 years of age, weighing 125 pounds or under. (Fill this blank out completely and mail to Roller Skate Marathon Editor, The Oregonian, at earliest possible date. Race will start at 11 o'clock A. M June 8. Entries close 10 o'clock A. 1L, June 8.) First prise Elgin watch, 15-Jewcl move ment, very latest 25-year case. Second prlxe Famous Iueber Hampton watch. 25-year case. Third prize J aeger Bros, special, 20-year thin-model case. Fourth prizes Pair gold-filled handsome cuff links, guaranteed. Will be engraved free of charge. Fifth prise Sterllne silver knife. 'Three steel blades. Sixth prize Handsome sold scarfpln. Beautifully monosrammed free Starting from The Oregonian build ing at 11 o'clock this morning, all of the entrants in The Oregonian roller skate marathon to be held in conjunc tion with the Rose Festival programme, accompanied by Owen Summers, director-general, tne roller marathon editor and a few other' officials of the race will make a trial trip over the course. So oil up your roller skates, boys, and Drepare for a dmsk iriai irip. All entrants must be at The Orego nian building by 10:30 o clock. The race will be tomorrow morning, and. as the time of the start draws near the increase in interest is tremendous. Entry blanks are rapidly pouring In and it is estimated that nearly 100 kid dies will toe'the mark for the start. There are a good many school in tne city which are still without representatives and f is the desire of the roller marathon editor to have at least two lads from each school. The Boy Scouts and the Portland police will patrol the course to keep the crowd back, and Sixth street from Columbia to Alder will be roped off. The course, list of prizes and another entry blank appears ln.tnls morning's paper. If any boy desires to enter he can fill out his blank and bring it to the roller marathon editor. 815 Oregonian building. Entry blanks will be accepted right up to the time of the start of the big event, bo that any youngster who fails to enter and wants to at the start can get in the going. With Fred Lough ami Norman Tou mans, the two lads who finished first and second last year, out of the run ning, there is an excellent chance for all of the boya and many of them have been skating over the course getting primed lor me event. HXTXT CLUB TO HOLD MEET Burning of Clubhouse Not to Inter fere With Spring Event. t No change will be made In the an nual Spring meet programme of the Portland Hunt Club slated for the Gar den Home track June 17. At first it was thought that the recent bur-ting of the clubhouse at Garden Home Station would cause a cancellation of the meet, but this will not be done. A meeting of the board of directors and many of the members of the Port land Hunt Club was held yesterday at the Oregon Hotel and plans were made to start to rebuild at once. A ride will be taken next Saturday afternoon by the clnb members and the party will be taken out to the grounds by Harry M. Kerron, master of fox hounds. Tcschner Is Named Captain. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 1. E. A. Teschner, of Lawrence. Mass., has been elected captain of the Harvard track team. Teschner, a sprinter, strained a tendon in gaining third place in the 100-yard dash at the recent intercol legiate championship meeting, but is expected to be in shape by next season. Coqtiille Firm acts Contract. MARSHFIELD. Or.. June . (Spe cial.) The City Council of Myrtle Point adopted Bingle course six-inch concrete paving for 23 blocks in that city and awarded the contract for the work to w. A. Ionerston fk Co., of Co GOSS ADDS TENNIS TITLE HONORS AT IRVIXGTO.V HANDICAP ALSO ARE CAPTl REIJ. Finals In Women's Singles Will Be Played This Afternoon Between Miss Fordisc and Miss Pettis. Two tennis championships already have been annexed for the 1916 season by Walter A. Qoss. one of the most widely known and popular racquet wielders of the Northwest. Yesterday he won the title of the annual Spring handicap tennis tournament of the Irvington Club, by trimming A. E. "Gus" Wakeman in one of the closest and . hard-fought fivevset matches played on the club courts in years. The sets see-sawed back and forth. Wakeman won the first .6-4, but dropped the second 4-6. Goss then lost another set by the 6-4 score and the fourth set was a 6-4 affair for the champion of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. The final set required only eight games for Goss to show his superiority. Wakeman was playinff from scratch, while his oponent had a. handicap of 0 15 1-6. The men's doubles title Is in ti e hands of George Pease and E. 11. Smith, who yesterday won from Donald Lancefield and C. Mortimer Brown, l-t, 6-4. 6-8, 6-3. In the mixed doubles. Mrs. Norris Gregg and R. G. Percival won from Miss Harriet Taylor and J. B. Edgar. 9-7. 6-4. Finals in the woman's singles will be played this afternoon at 2 o'clock be tween Miss Stella Fording and Miss Persia Pettis. At 4 o'clock this afternoon. Miss Irene Campbell and A. D. Wakeman play Miss Mildred Wilson and S. S. Humphrey, und at the same time Mrs. Samuel Lockwood and Waiter A. Goss meet Miss Stella Fording and Mortimer Brown. MADISON. Wis.. June 6. A three base hit by Eber Simpnon. Badger first baseman, in the tenth inning today, with a man on base, resulted In a 6-to-4 victory for the University of Wisconsin over Wssedsf University, of Japan. ROSE FESTIVAL 0REG0NIANS Will be the most interesting and compl ete issues ever published. You will want to send these copies to your friends. Five Complete Issues, Including Postage, 15c (Wednesday, June 7, to Sunday, June 11, Inclusive) Fill Out Blank Form and Send to The Oregonian, Portland, Or. Name Street Town State 1 2 S 4 5 ' jb ; . 7 ' 8 9 - . 10 11 12 The Oregonian, Portland, Or. Gentlemen: Inclosed find for which mail The Rose Festival Oregonian from, Wednesday, June 7, to Sunday, June 11, inclusive, to each of the above. (Inclose 15c for each name.)