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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, DECEZVnBER 25, 1916.
DARCV NOT AFRAID
TO FIGHT WILLARD
flickard First Wants to Find
Out What Australian
Can Do in Ring.
JESS EXPECTED TO BALK
Champion Regards lies as Too Small
for Worthy Foe Deal Still on
Way to Bring Carpentler to
Meet Antipodes Wizard.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. (Special.)
lies Darcy versus Jess Willard for the
heavyweight championship of the world
Is one of the bouts tentatively planned
by Tex Rickard. Since his arrival in
New York Darcy seems to have found
more confidence In his good right mitt.
It was Ruby Robert Fitzsimmons, an
other visitor from Australia, who said:
"The bigger they are the harder they
fall." L.es Darcy does not say this,
but he thinks It.
At his top weight Darcy would be
Bomething like 100 pounds lighter than
Willard and about a foot shorter. But
the Australian Is convinced that he
will bo able to emulate Fitzsimmons,
who won both the middleweight and
the heavyweight titles.
Tex Rickard first wants to see ex
actly what Darcy can do before he
tarts any overtures for Willard.
L.c Not Afraid of Bulk.
"Willard is pretty big, you know,"
aid Rickard when Darcy confided that
his ambition ran to taking a chance
with the heavyweight champion.
"Yes, I hear that he is pretty big,"
aid Darcy, "but you know that I am
ready to box anybody in the world."
In Australia they called Darcy the
middleweight champion of the world
and the heavyweight champion of the
Antipodes. He has fought a few big
Jnen, but none anywhere near the size
of Willard.
Friends of Willard say that the
heavyweight champion will object to
the match with the Australian on the
ground that Darcy Is too small. Will
ard has declared that he would not
fight Jack Dillon for the same reason.
But if Darcy should eliminate all con
tenders for the heavyweight champion
ship, it is probable that Willard might
withdraw the objections on the ques
tion of size.
Carpentler Deal Still On.
Rlckard's first concern Is the Car-pentler-Darcy
match. His French
agents have sent a cable message that
the chances of Carpentler's being
granted a furlough soon are excellent.
The moment this can be arranged Car
ipentier and his manager, Beauchamps,
will start for the United States.
Darcy Is threatened with a suit by
Jack Kearns, of San Francisco, who is
working with Jack Curley, of the Will
aid syndicate. Rickard is prepared to
fight the suit on Darcy's declaration
that he had no contract, verbal or
written, with Kearns.
Darcy is still wide-eyed at the "Great
White Way" and the other wonders
which are being shown him by Rickard
nnd McCracken. He will start getting
Into condition at the first of the year.
In the meantime he Is being bombarded
with challenges and offers of vaude
ville engagements.
The SportHght.
BY GHUiTLA..a RICB.
The Third Rail.
He starts with a boost but he ends with
a. knock
You've seen him around, with the half-covered
stroke;
You're a rreat little my "If It wasn't for
this"
And then he comes through with a ter
rible soak.
He starts you off right, but he qualifies
strong
Before he has finished you're worse than
tx. rat;
As If he were trvinr to ede-A in a ynnm
Now what do you think of a sucker like
mat
IT he'd cut out the salve that ho used on
the Jump,
You could stand It a bit. for you'd know
where he stood;
But to pass a pal while he slipped you the
bump
Is something else, Mawruss, that Isn't so
good;
If he calls you a murderer, right off the
bat.
That's well in his province, like throwing
a brick:
But to
is
to eay, "Though I like him. the guy
is a rat."
Is plllnc it on Just
trifle too thick.
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YOU can't even say for one of these
baseball mettlngs that "they keep
you out In the open air." Not that
there Is any lack of air, but most of it
la too thick to be inhaled at one start.
BIue-RJbbon Rivalry.
Tha passing of James Braid, the
great golfer, recalls the fine sportsman
ship which surrounded his keen rivalry
with J. H. Taylor, the English star.
Braid and Taylor were fighting riv
als for over 20 years. One represented
Scotland and the other England. Each
had won five championships, and with
Vardon they were nearly always
1 2 3. But when Braid wasn't win
ning he was always pulling hard for
Taylor to lead, and when Taylor saw
his chances slipping he, in turn, pulled
for Braid's success.
So here there was a rivalry without
the slightest Jealousy or envy, the
finest, highest type of rivalry the game
could show. Both liked Vardon. but
with nothing approaching the same af
fection. Renting the Giants.
The apparent preponderance of
Giant power for 1917 proved to be one
of the main topics at the N. L. conclave.
It was generally agreed that, so
far as the present status of the
dope was concerned, McGraw had
much the best lineup in his circuit.
The evidence in the case showed that,
after he had once rounded out his ma
chine and started the same in motion,
the Giants blew themselves to about
eight victories out of ten starts. They
went for a month at one stretch be
fore they were beaten. Granting the
well-known and Justly celebrated un
certainty of the game, a ball club that
looked to have the power put on dis-
BANG!
Last & Best
Smoker of tbeYear
BOXING
Lightweight Championship Northwest.
LLOYD MADDElf,
Ex-Amateur American Champion, Pres
ent Northwest Champion, Who
Risks His Title to
MUFF BRONSON
Portland's Pride.
THURSDAY, 28th
A Card of Seven Big Bouts.
42 ROUNDS OF BOXING 43
Watch for Complete Programme.
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play by the Oiants last Fall Is sure to
be a prime favorite next Spring. The
one chance for an upset is for Brook
lyn, Philadelphia or Boston to Improve
about 67 per cent before the April bar
rier is lifted.
"Carlsle Indians to come back on
the Harvard schedule." They may come
back on the Harvard schedule, but how
long will it be before they come back
to the days of Thorpe, Guyon, Mount
Pleasant and the red-tinted galaxy of
past years?
Nothing Like It.
Though the "Winter wind sweeps down
On the town;
Though the air Is much too keen
Out the green;
Though you awing upon the ball
Not at all.
You might think all golfers balk
At their talk,
Since the season's reached the bend
At the end;
Does their chatter fade a lot?
It does not.
t m
"What is the longest putt on record?"
queries a pallid bystander. It was
made by Johnny Anderson over a Bos
ton course, where he holed out from the
tee at a distance approaching 340
yards. This must have been the origi
nal of "Now for a heluva putt."
Judging from the first reports sent
over, Australia is as proud of Les
Darcy as America used to be of Bene
dict Arnold. The Antipodeans hold Les
in as high esteem as Georgia once held
Sherman.
The Willard Syndicate denies the
broad rumor that "Jess Is too fat to
fight." Not for a purse of $50,000.
LOSS OF GAMES MAKE FANS
FEAR FOR JOHNSON.
A lot of fans are under the Im
pression that Walter Johnson is
not the speed king of old, because
of the regularity with which he
was beaten last season. Ameri
can League batters are not of the
same opinion, although Walter's
record In 1916 In no way com
pares with some of his former
pitching efforts. It is doubtful If
Johnson will have another year
in which so many of the breaks
of the game will go against him.
It also seemed to be his fate to
work when the Washington bat
ters were taking a day off. Many
of the defeats charged against
him last year would have been
turned into victories had his team
been able to offer a little batting
assistance. What a wild scram
ble would take place to secure his
services If Washington placed
him on the market, as rumor baa
had it.
though he tip the groaning beam at
420. They never get too fat or too old
or too anything to give battle as long
as the luscious kale is dangled in fairly
close reach.
Walter Johnson Is going back every
year until the official records are given
out for the season's work. Whereupon
Walter is rarely any better than first
or second in his league. He has lost so
much of his steam lately that you can
now see the ball until It leaves his
right hand.
Coast League Gossip
IF quantity counts for anything, Del
Howard is going to have a wonder
ful pitching staff next year. To date
the leader of the Oaks has 12 pitchers
on his reserve list.
Bill Burns is expected to do a good
share of the work this coming season.
Goodbred and Ira Colwell from the
Brooklyn team and Clinton Prough of
last year's team are expected to be
kept. Sam Beer and Ray Boyd will
get a chance to show if they can do
any good next Spring. Among the Jaw
breakers Howard will try out are
Reppy. Kinney, Rojas, Hurll, Newklrk
and Boccoli, known as the Hungarian
Goulash.
Dad Meek, who Is catching in the
Southern State League, says there is
a mighty good crop of young bushers
in Southern California at present. He
has his eyes on several of the lads
whom he will recommend for a chance
with minor league clubs. He says.
Evans, a pitcher at Long Beach, looks
good.
Jack Ryan has turned movie aotor.
He is driving the Keystone movie
actors around in his auto. They will
have the Angel twlrler doing the dive
from the cliff one of these days.
The "Vernon club will have to drop
some of its veterans this coming sea
son to keep within the rules of the
Coast League. There are 15 veterans
on the reserved list, and only 14 can
be carried. Here are the ones under
the reserve clause: Chief Johnson,
Fromme, Qulnn. HItt, Mitchell, Decan-
niere, Hess, Whaling, Mitze, Simon,
Glelchmann, Daley, Doane, Mattick and
Griggs.
Fred McMoren, a young left-handed
pitcher from around Pomona, put in
an application for a tryout with the
Angels next Spring. Chance could use
a good young southpaw.
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Johnny Powers says that the owner
of the Peoria club has opened nego
tiations with him in an effort to get
Groehlln. a new addition, to the An
gels. Powers hung out the "nothing-
doing" sign. Groehlln and Rapps, who
was with the Angels last Spring for a
time, won the pennant for Peoria last
year.
Goldle Rapps Joins the St. Joseph
club. In the Western League, next year.
Jack Holland had an option on him
when the Angels turned Rapps over to
Peoria.
OAKS EASY FOR SPIDER BATJM
Other Seal Pitchers Find Strong
Competition From Cellarltes.
Of the San Francisco pitchers. Spider
Baum was the most effective during
the 1916 Coast League season against
the tail-end Oakland club. Baum won
six games from the cellarltes, and was
the only pitcher who could get away
with more than four wins from the
Oaks during the year. Erickson, Couch,
Steen and Brown each won four games
against Oakland.
Oakland could not win more than
three games from any one Seal pitcher
in the year, and Couch and Brown were
the only ones from whom they could
win that many.
Baum won six and lost three games
to Oakland; Brown, Steen and Erick
son each won four and lost two; Per-
ritt won two and lost none; Couch won
four and lost three, and Fanning. Kalllo
and Oldham each broke even, with one
victory and one defeat.
No Seal pitcher lost more than he
won against Oaklashd.
Miske to Fight Jack Dillon.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 24. Billy
Miske, of St. Paul, and Jack Dillon, of
Indianapolis, middleweights, have
signed for a 20-round fight here on
February 2, it was announced tonight
by the matchmaker for a local athletic
association.
Dundee Quintet Wins.
DUNDEE, Or.. Dec. 24. (Special.)
The Dundee High School basketball
team defeated Sherwood last night, 35
to 6. Kay and Livengood starred for
Dundee. Professor R. L. Henry, of Mc
ilinnville, is coach for Dundee.
2 TITLES AT STAKE
AT ROSE CITY SHOW
Bronson and Madden to Clash
in Main Event at Smoker
Thursday Night.
BERT HUGHES TO BOX HERE
'Millionaire Champion" Bantam of
Vanconver, B. C, to Defend Hon
ors Against Danny Edwards,
of Oakland, In Star Bill.
Two titles will be at Rtake at the
boxing show" to be given next Thursday
'"soi at me Kose City Athletic Club.
The management closed yesterday with
Bert Hughes, of Vancouver, B. C, to
battle Danny Edwards, of Oakland,
for the bantamweight championship of
the Pacific Coast and Canada.
The main event between "Muff
Bronson and Lloyd Madden for the
lightweigHt championship of the North
west will hardly eclipse the semi
wlndup between the two crack bantam
weights. Bert Hughes will be remembered as
the little fellow who slipped Into the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
gymnasium about four years ago and
surprised followers of amateur boxing
by trouncing Walter Williams, who at
mai time naa a long string of KnocK
outs to his credit. At that time Chet
Mclntyre was the boxing Instructor
at the Vancouver Athletic Club. He
brought Hughes here four years ago
and will be in charge of his condition
again this trip.
Mclntyre. Madden and Hughes are
expected to leave Seattle tonight,
which will place them here tomorrow
morning.
Bert Hughes Is Indeed an interest
ing person. His folks are wealthy and
have big Interests at Anchorage.
Alaska, where he has been all Summer.
He won the professional bantamweight
championship of Canada In the Spring
of 1915, and because of his wonderful
record has been recognized as Coast
champion since that time. He. boxes
for the love of the sport, and In Van
couver, his home town, he Is recognized
as the "millionaire champion."
At 116 pounds ringside. Danny Ed
wards, the colored bantamweight,
should have a good chance with
Hughes.
All but one of the seven bouts for
Thursday night's bill have been ar
ranged. The other one will probably
be announced today. Those lined up
yesterday follow: 190 pounds. Jack
Graham vs. Ben Borden, of Oregon
City; 130 pounds, Shel McCool vs. Jim
my Moscow; 118 pounds. Weldon Wing
vs. Jockey Bennett: 135 pounds, Pete
Mitchle vs. Jack Allen or Ted Mere
dith. Instead of the bout between Archie
Wyard and Harry Anderson the Elks'
Club of Seattle has arranged a tilt be
tween Sid' Mitchell and "Kid" Garcia
for the main event New Year's day.
Leo Houck tangles with Frankle Fear
less Sullivan In the peml-wlndup. Leo
Houck writes that he would like to
box here again soon.
It takes more than one knockout to
make George Chip admit that he has
met his master. George was once put
away by Al McCoy, but the Newcastle
bearcat has whipped the Brooklyn
flivver every time they've met since
that memorable night. And now Chip
wants to get another bout with Leslie
Darcy, by whom he was put to sleep
In an Australian bout.
In fact his anxiety to get a return
bout with the Australian wonder is
what prompted Chip to return to this
country ahead of his" manager. Jimmy
Dime, and Jimmy's flock of fighters.
Once it was ascertained definitely that
Darcy had succeeded In getting out of
Australia as a stowaway Chip sailed on
the next boat for the United States,
knowing he'd get to this country ahead
of Les.
Chip Is In San Francisco and Is al
ready campaigning for a return go with
Darcy. Without seeking to detract
from Darcy's wonderful record. Chip
points out that Les was the first man
he met after arriving in Australia. He
sets forth that he had not been accli
mated and that he honestly believes
that be can master the Australian in
another encounter.
Chip didn't allow his loss to Darcy
to put him on the shelf. Instead he
followed up by taking on Art Maglrl,
whom he flattened in the 14th round.
Maglrl, who had previously knocked
out Dave Smith, was highly thought of
by Australians and for ten rounds he
outboxed Chip, but George's body
punches began to tell In the 11th and
a right swing to the jaw ended things
in the 14 th.
With Darcey out of the country,
"Snowy" Baker put on a 20-round con
test Just recently. And you can't guess
who was one of the principals no
other than Jimmy Clabby. The Ham
mond middleweight had intended to
quit the ring for the Australian turf.
but when offered another chance he
accepted and lost a decision to Freddy
Kay.
Baseball Brevities.
BY BILLY EVANS.
American League Umpire.
There Is talk of converting Ray
Chapman, of the Cleveland club, into
an outfielder. It is believed that
Chapman's hitting would be greatly
Improved if relieved of the strain he
works under as an inflelder. His great
speed ought to enable him to cover all
kinds of ground in the outfield.
American League batters regard
Harry Harper, the youthful southpaw
of the Washington team, as having as
much stuff as the late Rube Waddell.
His speed may not be as great, but his
curve ball Is more deceptive. Harper
lacks only experience and control. Last
year he improved 50 per cent. Another
season ought to Just about give him
the finishing polish.
New York American League players
can't see how any other team In the
National League Is going to keep the
Giants from winning the pennant. The
Yankees played the Giants an exhibi
tion game for charity last Summer,
while the National leaguers were in
the midst of a great winning streak
and Donovan's players frankly admit
they never faced a classier looking
ball club.
.
When with Washington Joe Boehllng
was always very effective against Bos
ton and Chicago. That fact alone
caused Cleveland to make a swap for
the southpaw ' when It seemed the
Indians had a chance to win. Joe im
mediately went into reverse gear after
Joining Cleveland and found his former
easy victims tough victims.
Charley Rlgler, National League um
pire, has gone into the golf game
seriously. Rlgler Is fast developing
into a crack player. It is his lnten
tion when he severs his connection with
baseball to act as a, golf Instructor. He
is an adept at looking after grounds,
having laid out the ball field at
Havana. Cuba, as well as a number of
southern diamonds.
Eddie Foster Is hoping Manager Grif
fith finds some other athlete capable
of covering second base. Foster has
become firmly wedded to the third
sack, and says that playing any other
place on the infield seems like learn
ing some new game, so different are
the methods of making various plays.
Doc Johnstone, who has played first
base for Cleveland and Pittsburg,
blames his rapid decline as a batter to
the system now adopted by many major
league managers, of not using left
handed hitters with southpaws pitch
ing for the opposition. Johnstone claims
In the minors he hit both kinds of
pitching equally well.
That Connie Mac has picked up a
live one In Pitcher Myers is generally
admitted In American League circles.
Bill Carrigan Is mighty sweet on Con
nie's lean and lanky heaver. "With
that speed of his and his fast break
ing curve. It would be the exception
for Myers to be beaten if supported
by a first division club," says Car
rigan.
Trls Speaker played golf almost
every day last season and led the
American league in batting. Ty Cobb
played but little last year, because
he believed overindulgence in the game
caused his batting average to suffer
and was in a large measure responsi
ble for his failure to again lead. Take
your choice of those two expert
opinions.
Pinch hitters and pinch pitchers are
common, but Mike McNally, In the role
of pinch runner, occupied a unique
position In Amerlan. League circles last
year. Time and again he was sub
stituted by Carrigan and rarely did he
fail to score. It was his pinch run
ning that decided the 14-innlng game
In the recent world series in favor of
Boston.
ABERDEEN MILL IS IjATTDED
Charlie Fox, of Bremerton, and
larry Casey, Seattle, Draw Match.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) Charlie Fox. of Bremerton, and
j-Harry Casey, of. Seattle, fought 10
rounds to a craw nere riaay nignt
before the most enthusiastic smoker
crowd ever assembled on the Harbor.
Throughout this match the crowd
cheered continually, first for one and
then for the other, and at the eno or
the fight a hundred men surged Into
the ring, some yelling Fox, others
Casey and still others upholding the
referee with cries of "Draw! Draw!"
From the first until the las round the
men mixed, determined to win.
The preliminary figh& were nearly
as exciting! In these Cy Goetchy. of
Aberdeen, won from Tom Murphy, of
Montesano, and Herman Myers and
Rollle Chambers, of Aberdeen and El
ma, respectively, fought a draw.
DARCY GETS $15,000 OFFER
New Orleans Promoter Seeking to
Match Gibbons and Australian.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24. A local
fight promoter tonight telegraphed to
Les Darcy, the Australian middle
weight, now in New York, an offer to
light Mike Gibbons here for a purse of
$15,000. Gibbons, it was said, was ready
to sign articles.
One of the conditions Is that the
match be held during Carnival week,
in February next.
Lefts and Rights.
EDDIE PINKHAM, the crack Seattle
lightweight who startled Southern
California when, boxing under the
name of Eddie Brewster, he held Willie
Hoppe to a draw and beat several
other of the beat boys at his weight
In California, will soon be In Portland
to wield his mits. '
"Buck" Smith, the clever Astoria.
Or., featherweight, arrived In town
yesterday hunting for trouble among
the local boys at his weight. Smith is
the boy who helped train "Muff" Bron
son for his draw bout with Joe Ben
jamin in Astoria last Fourth of July.
Mike Hogan is another featherweight
who will make his headquarters In
Portland for the time being. He halls
from Stockton. Cal., and holds the
featherweight title of Central Califor
nia. He may box on Thursday night's
card at the Rose City Athletic Club.
Jimmy Moscow, who a few years ago
was one of Portland's most popular
lightweights, is- staging a comeback.
Jimmy is a great favorite with the box
ing fans, and his many friends made
by his clever boxing and hitting
powers will be glad to hear that he
will appear frequently at the local
clubs this Winter. He meets Shel Mc
Cool on Thursday.
Shel McCool Is Improving with every
bout and will soon be In line for
matches with some of the best feather
weights in the Northwest. Shel has
knocked out four boys straight and
carries a kick In either hand.
.
Bat Levlnskey is mistaken when he
says he can defeat heavyweights. The
battler fought Carl Morris, the Okla
homa giant, in Kansas City, 15 rounds
and lost the decision. Levlnskey dis
played great endurance by staying 15
rounds, but It was evident that he
could not hope to stay 15 rounds and
give away 70 pounds to a man like
Morris and win out.
During the last few weeks there has
been considerable discussion as to
whether Battling Nelson or Jimmy
Britt ever were lightweight charq
plons. ' There were many writers and
critics who recognized Brltt's claim.
and when Battling Nelson knocked out
Britt In 18 rounds at Colma, Cal, In
1905, he was acclaimed champion by
the press.
During the time of the Brltt-Nelson
fights.' Joe Gans had been fighting
around 140 pounds and never attempted
to make the lightweight limit. How
ever, Billy Nolan, then manager of
Nelson, saw a chance to get big money
and plenty of advertising for Nelson
by announcing that he would fight Joe
Gans for the title at Goldfleld, Nev.,
in 1906. Gans made weight and won
the title.
The two met again In 1908 at San
Francisco with Gans nearly dead from
making 133 pounds without e;ven his
trunks on and he lost In 17 rounds.
The title was again assured for Nel
son. According to strict Interpreta
tion of the rules, Britt was entitled
to claim the championship, thus the
conquerors In line following were
legitimate champions.
Frankle Callahan's manager. Dan
McKetrlck. sends word that all the
lightweights are steering clear of the
Brooklyn fighter, when it comes to
real matches, and he Is anxious to
know the cause of It all. Possibly
Frankle has been putting a little too
much "pep" Into his punches. Calla
han Is the chap who beat Ralph Gru
raan at Salt Lake last January.
It Is often said that athletes do not
live to a great age, but there is cer
tainly an exception In the case of a
real fighter In England. Dick Fel
lows, the old-time Birmingham pro
fessional, celebrated his 80th birthday
a few weeks ago by working overtime
la one of the munition factories.
TENNIS GAINS FAVOR
Advance of Game in Year Is
Considered Remarkable.
4506 IN BIG TOURNEYS
Thousands Upon Thousands Engage
in Play In Season Middle West
Gives Prominence to Sport
Once Limited In Scope.
NEW YORK, Deo. 24. In reviewing
the season of 1916 the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association has
prepared data to show that the playing
period of the past months was the
most remarkable In the history of the
court game in this country. The re
port states. In part:
"The tournaments sanctioned by the
association showed an increase of 26
per cent In 1916 over 1915. In 1915
the ranking committee examined the
records o"f 2697 players, to determine
who should go Into the 'First Ten.'
This year the figures were 4506 an
Increase of 67 per cent. When It is
considered that these refer only to
players competing In tournaments offi
cially sanctioned and therefore take
no account of thousands who enjoy the
game but who do not go In for tourna
ment competition, the increase is note
worthy. "In St. Louis, for Instance, more than
20,000 permits were Issued to users of
municipal courts in the parks. Prob
ably not 100 of these players appeared
In sanctioned events. In Washington,
D. C, more than 9000 permits went to
users of public courts, and In Cleve
land the number was about 12,000. For
years the game has reached Its high
est development on the Atlantic and
Pacific Coasts, but now It is sweeping
inland with rapidity.
"The year was marked also by the
nasslnc of a remarkably popular fig
ure.' when Maurice E. McLoughlln. of
Los Angeles, was not ranked, because
he failed to compete in enough tourna
ments. This was the first year since
he broke into the 'First Ten' In 1909
that he did not win a place.
"From more than 275 tournaments
sanctioned by the United States Na
tional Lawn Tennis Association tha
following events are selected as the
high spots' of 1916. Their winners
stand as the principal figures in the
biggest season the game has known:
National Tennis Championships 1916.
Men's tastes Richard N. William XX
Boston.
Men's double W. M. Johnston and C J.
Griffin. San Francisco.
Women's . alnrles Miss Mo'.la BJurstedt.
N'cw York.
Women's doubles M!s Moll BJurstedt.
New York, and Miss Eleanora Seara. Boston.
Mixed double Miss Florence A. Ballln.
New York, and W. T. Tllden Jr.. Philadel
phia. Junior Harold Throckmorton, Elizabeth,
N. J.
Boys' Ben H. Letson. N York.
flay Court
Men's single WHIM E
ctoco.
Men's doubles Oeorjs
Dean Mathey. New York.
Women's singles Miss
New York.
Mixed doubles Miss
DavLs, San Fran
M. Church and
Molta BJurstedt.
Molla BJurstedt.
New York, and Georg-o M. Church
New
York."
Intercollegiate.
Singles O. C. Caner, Harvard University.
Double G. C. Caner and Richard Harte.
Harvard University.
Indoor.
Men's single R. Llndley Murray, Nla
ara Falls, N". Y.
Men's doubles Dr. William Rosenbaum
and Arthur Lovebond. New York.
omen's single Miss Molla BJurstedt,
New York.
Women's doubles Mis Molla BJurstedt
and Miss Marie Wagner, New York.
Junior singles Elliott H. Blnzen. New
York.
Junior doubles James Weber. Chicago.
and R. C. Rand.. New York.
Public fourts.
Team matches. Inter-city competition, for
player using public court National cham
pionship won by St. Louis, represented by
Theodore Drewe. Fred Jostles and Taylor
Ward.
DAILY MKTKOROLOGICAL, REPORT.
PORTLAND. Dec. 24. Maximum temper
ature. 3S degrees; minimum. 33 degrees.
River reading, 8 A. M . 5.6 feet: change In
last 24 hours, 0.3 foot rise. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to 5 P. M i. .02 Inch; total rainfall
since September 1, 1016. 12.30 inches; nor
mal rainfall since September 1. 17.63 inche;
deficiency of rainfall since September 1.
5.33 Inches. Total sunshine, none; possible
sunshine. S hours 38 minutes. Barometer
(reduced to sea level), 5 P. M.. 20. 58 Inches.
Relative humidity at noon, 78 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
! Weather.
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Minneapolis . .
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Portland
Roseburg
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake -. . .
San Francisco . .
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla ...
Washington
Winnipeg
. . NW Cloudy
. .'E "Rain
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lid 1 .' N K Snow
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The North Pacific storm center has moved
to the Basin state, and the lowest barom
eter reading this evening was 29.23 inches
at Tonopah. A large -high-pressure area
overlie ..Interior Canada' and I drifting slow
lv southeastward over the Missouri and
Mississippi V'alleys and Lake region. Pre
cipitation, mostly in the form of snow, has
fallen In most of the Western and Northern
states, and rain in the lower Ml5ssslppl
Valley. In general the weather Is colder
In most of the Western state and warmer
in- most of the Eastern. Temperatures are
below normal In nearly all sections of the
country except the Southeastern states.
The conditions are favorable for unsettled
weather Monday, with local rain or .now
flurries In Western Oreggo and Washington,
and for mow flurries In the remainder of
thl district. Temperature changes will be
slight eacept in Southern Idaho, where cold
er weather will obtain. Winds will be gen
erally light and variable, mostly westerly.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Unsettled, prob
ably light rain or snow flurries; westerly
winds.
Oregon Unsettled, with local rata or snow
flurries west and snow flurries east portion;
variable winds, mostly westerly.
Washington Unsettled, with local rain or
snow flurries; wlnd mostly westerly.
Idaho Snow flurries; colder south por
tion. Ocean forecast. North Pacific Coast Part
ly cloudy and occasionally threatening; gen
tle, variable wlno. moatiy westerly.
Very Low Round Trip
New Year's Fares
to all
California and Oregon
$
26
San Francisco and back
$42.50 Los Angeles and return
San Francisco, the most cosmopoli
tan city in America, extends an in
vitation to all to celebrate with her
the coming of the New Year.
At Pasadena on New Year's day
will be held the 28th annual Tourna
ment of Roses. The big floral parade
in the morning and in the afternoon
a special feature, the football game
between the University of Oregon and
the University of Pennsylvania,
Southern California oranges are
ripe and winter flowers are in bloom.
Tennis courts and golf links are found
everywhere. All in all here is a good
opportunity for a delightful two
weeks' vacation.
And the Cost is Low.
Tickets on Sale to
CALIFORNIA
Dec. 25-26-27-28
Return limit Jan. 15
Between all points in Oregon
Dec. 30-31, Jan. 1st
Return limit Jan. 3rd
City Ticket Office, 6th and Oak
John M. Scott, Gen. Pass. Agt
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
LINES
GOLF HEADS CARD
Special Christmas Tourna
ments Are Arragned.
DIP IN RIVER SCHEDULED
Organized Paper CJiaso Announced
for New Year's Day Gun Clnb
Traps to Be in Shape for
Practice Shooting Today.
Golf will be the main feature on the
Christmas day sport calendar in Port
land this year, although other features
are scheduled for today. Special tour
naments will be staged at both the
Wavcrley Country Club and tha Port
land Golf Club.
Chairman C. H. Davis, Jr., of Waver
ley has arranged a special Christmas
handicap. At the Portland Golf Club,
near Raleigh station, tho members will
compete in a handicap match play
against bogey.
Bogey at the Portland Golf Club Is
38 for the nine holes, so this will make
a stiff game for everybody, even with
handicaps.
www
The annual Christmas day dip In the
Willamette River will take place this
morning around 11 o'clock. Several
members of the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club are among those who
have planned to dive oft the Morrison
street bridge and swim in the waters
of the Willamette.
It is tho intention of several mer
maids and mermen to go Into the river
next Monday as a New Year's day cele
bration. Definite plans will be made
later.
There will be no organized ride or
paper chase today under the auspices
of the Portland Hunt Club, but many
of the members will take their mounts
out providing the weather permits.
The annual New Tear's day open paper
chase for men only has been announced
for next Monday morning by President
Natt McDougall.
While no merchandise shoot i sched
uled for the Kverding Park traps of
the Portland Gun Club today, many
nimrods will find time to take a shot
at the bluerocks for a few hours.
Superintendent Bricse has made ar
rangements to have the traps in first
class condition for practice shooting,
beginning at 10 o'clock this morning.
President John G. Clemson and several
of the members of the club were out
yesterday, and many will Journey out
lo the Jenne station grounds today.
Although efforts have been made to
schedule an Independent or amateur
football game for Portland today, none
of the managers was able to announce
any definite plans. Manager Dixon, of
the Holladay aggregation, mar be able
to arrange a same with, the Overlook!
.70
Athletic Club or the Portland Newsboys
for the East Twelfth and East Davis
streets grounds at 2:30 o'clock. Rich
ard Roscoe Sharp, president and gen
eral manager of the Overlook Club. Is
willing to have his team tangle with
the Holladay representatives.
Mrs. Anna Schrader will don her bath
ing suit this afternoon and swim In
tho Willamette River as the result of an
election tet. She will start from the
foot of Salmon street and will swim
as far down the river under the Morrison-street
bridge as possible. While
the winner of the bet will not witness
Mrs. Schrader's performance, arrange
ments have been made to have a
proxy present. Mrs. Schrader will
start soon after 1:30 o'clock this af
ternoon. She has been swimming but
little more than a year and all she
knows about swimming she learned
from Miss Mtlle Schloth while attend
ing tho Young Women's Christian As
sociation swimming classes. At present
Mrs. Schrader Is a member of the
women's annex of the Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic Club.
Mr Nell Defeats Schneider.
ST. LOLIS. Dec. 24. Benny McNeil,
of Bristol. England. defeated Leo
Schneider, of St. Douls, in a 12-round
boxing contest here last night- Tha
men are bantamweights.
Vegetable silk, which, like silk oot
ton. Is valuable only for stuffing. Is
made from the seeds of a Brazilian
tree.
"Particular
Men"
Dedman Says:
"stop at Phil Metchan's Im
perial Hotel, across the street
I can tell it by the aroma,
in the lobby and grill, of the
Juan de Fuca Havana bond
d they smoke."
The sight-seeing wagons now
call attention to the ripe
craft shop In the window.
'Dedman
Cigar Cay
111 Broadway
Meven steps from Washington
Opposite OwL