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THE MOKXIXG OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917.
WILLARD TO FIGHT
TO AID RED CROSS
Champion Pugilist . Declares
He Will Defend Title, but.
Not for Own Profit.
BOUT MAY BE IN SPRING
Heavyweight Says That He Intends
to Manage Arfalr So Funds Will
Hot Be Diverted Conference
to Be Held "Wltb. Ofrlcials.
CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Jess Willard,
champion heavyweight prize . fighter,
announced tonight that he would re
enter the prize ring for the benefit of
the Ked Cross. He declared he would
defend his title against any person
anywhere and any time, the sole provi
sion being that all of the receipts
should go to the Red Cross.
Willard said he preferred that a
match be made for next Spring, so that
It could be held in the open air. He
also declared he would manage his end
o the arrangements himself In order
that no part of the proceeds could be
diverted from the purpose for which
be planned.
The champion will leave for Wash
ington at once, he said, to confer with
officials of the Department of Justice
to learn If there was any way in which
moving pictures could be shown legal
ly, the receipts from the pictures also
being pledged to the Red Cross.
Jess Willard's announcement that he
will meet any man In the world in a
championship battle, the entire pro
ceeds of the match to go to the Ameri
can Red Cross fund, will cause a wild
scramble among rival managers of the
leading heavyweight boxers who have
been after a bout with Willard for the
last two years.
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota Giant,
without a doubt is entitled to a bout
with Jess and should get the first
chance at the "man mountain." Fulton
has met nearly every heavyweight of
prominence in the country, white and
black. In some of his bouts he did
not box like a coming champion, but,
nevertheless, he always held his own,
and in nine cases out of ten has won
bis bouts.
In the last three months Fulton, has
been going 'like a house afire" and
has stopped all of his opponents before
the scheduled distance has been cov
ered. Two weeks ago he battered
"Gunboat" Smith into submission in
eight rounds, and Friday night he
knocked out "Porky" Flynn, of Boston,
in three rounds. A year ago Flynn
held Fulton to a 20-round draw in
New Orleans, so it can be eeen how
much he has Improved.
Mike Collins, Fulton's manager, has
been hot on. Willard's trail for six
months, and several days ago he be
gan sending broadcast a long circular
letter signed by himself, stating that
after December 20 he would claim the
heavyweight championship of the
world for Fulton, as Willard has re
fused repeated offers to fight, mention
lng three offers of $30,000, $45,000 and
$50,000 that had been made to Willard
by different promoters throughout the
country for a title match between
Willard and Fulton.
If Willard backs up his statement
and fights Fulton, the leading con
tender, he will be doing a big thing
for the Red Cross. A 20-round bout
between Willard and Fulton probably
would draw 100.000 and more.
Other heavyweights who have been
after a championship bout are Charley
Weinart, of New Jersey; Frank Moran,
of Pittsburg; Bill Brennan, of Chicago;
Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, and Jack
Dempsey, of San Francisco.
WIIXARD'S OFFER SCOUTED
Fulton's Manager Says That He Be
lieves Champion Is Bluffing.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Dec. 17.
Mike Collins, manager of Fred Fulton,
Minnesota heavyweight, tonight char
acterized as insincere Jess Willard's
offer to defend his title against any
fighter.
"Willard Is only bluffing," Collins
declared. "On November 20 Fulton
posted $1000 forfeit and gave notice .to
Willard that unless the forfeit, was
covered by December 20 he would
forthwith claim the heavyweight
championship. If Willard posts his
money and signs articles by that time,
Fulton, too, will gladly donate hii
share of the receipts to the Red Cross.
Furthermore, if Willard signs before
December 20 Fulton will send the Red
Cross a check for $1000."
Collins said Fulton would call off
two pending battles for which forfeits
are posted if Willard would consent to
meet him.
CHAMPION HEAVYWEIGHT PUGILIST, WHO WILL RE-ENTER
RING TO DEFEND TITLE. FOR BENEFIT OF RED CROSS.
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SAGRAMENTO VOTED
INTO COAST LEAGUE
Directors Take Action Ousting
Portland, Giving Fran
chise for Nothing.
Double System of Arbiters) Done
Away With by Magnates "Spi
der" Baum Is Being Sought
to Direct Senators' Club.
JESS WILLARD.
R VERS IN
FINE FORM
Mexican Appears in Workout
at Columbia Club.
FIGHT FANS PACK HOUSE
Lightweight, in. Three Rounds Each
With Trambitas and Anderson,
Displays Style All His Own.
Laga Confident of Outcome.
TAST CONTESTS LOOKED FOR
Mount Angel and Christian Brothers
Quintets Play Wednesday.
The annual basketball game between
Christian Brothers' Business College
and Mount Angel College will be played
Wednesday night on the local teams
floor. The game should be exception
ally good this year, as both institutions
claim stronger quintets than usual.
Benny Brost, ex-Mount Angel star, is
in the Christian Brothers lineup this
reason.
Preliminary to the big game St. An
drews will play the Sacred Heart Court
on the Christian Brothers floor. The
latter team has already played a tie
Frame with the Christian Brothers' quin
tet itself, so this game also should be
fast. "
The first game will be. called at 7:45
Admission for both games will be 25
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Joe Rivers, the battling Mexican
lightweight, worked out before a
packed house of fight fans at the Co
lumbia Boxing Club yesterday after
noon, boxing three rounds apiece with
Alex Trambitas and Harry Anderson.
Rivers boxed like a champion and is
the real goods when it comes to hit
ting and cleverness. He has a style of
milling all his own and comDines Dol
ing with fighting. In his session with
Alex Trambitas he stuck out nis race
and took some hefty ones on the chin
without batting an eye.
Rivers looks to be in fine condition
and his manager. Bob Laga, says sev
eral days' training between now and
the day of the fight will put Rivers on
edge for his six-round tilt with Joe
Benjamin Friday night at the Haev
enth-Street Playhouse.
Some of the fans have got the Idea
that Rivers is a mountain, but he is
scarcely an inch taller than Billy Mas
cott. Joe's legsre very small, all or
his weight being In his chest and
shoulders.- where it should be.
"When Rivers hits he hits with the
whole weight of his shoulder and if
he connects, which is rather the rule
than the exception, it means "curtains"
for his opponent. If he meets a boxer,
Rivers boxes: if he meets a fighter he
he fights back Just as hard and fast
as his opponent wants to.
" Welsh Steadily Ontboxed.
Freddie Welsh, former lightweight
champion, could not do a thing with
Rivers in their 20-round battle in Los
Angeles, the Mexican outboxing him in
nearly every round of the 20. When
he met Ad Wolgast, a fighter pure and
simple, for the lightweight champion
ship of the world, he waded right in
and fought wolgast oil his leet lor
13 rounds. The fight bout ended in
turmoil. Rivers being robbed of the
championship.
Joe Benjamin, the lanky Portland
lightweight, whom Rivers will meet
here Friday night, is a good boxer and
in some of his bouts has shown streaks
of fighting ability. He has an excep
tionally good straight left and uses it
to good advantage.
Since he was graduated from the
featherweight ranks and has been tak
ing on lightweights Benjamin has no
lost a fight, meeting nearly every good
boy on the Coast at his weight. In
height Benjamin is a physical freak,
hitting the beam at nearly six feet.
and weighs, when in the best of con
dition, only 133 pounds. His advan
tage in height over his opponents en
ables him to send in his lightning left-
hand jabs which, if landed often
enough, worry a boxer more than a
hard, solid punch.
Bobby Evans, who looks after Ben
jamin's business, thinks that without
doubt Benjamin is the best boy on
the Coast at his weight and has a
good chance with River". He will cer
tainly have his hands full with Rivers
and will have to be a pretty good boy
to shade the Californian, or even get
a draw with him.
Hi Kb Tp AmoiK Lightweights.
Joe Rivers is an unassuming chap
out of the ring and has an Individual
personality, which, along with his won
derful fighting qualities, has placed
him on, the top rung of the lightweight
ladder.
Rivers has,' ' In the person of Bob
Laga, one of the best managers in the
business, who has done a great deal to
ward putting Rivers to the front.
Rivers brought his famous collection
of diamonds to Portland with him and
he will not know what & lightless
night is while here.
Bobby Evans, matchmaker of the Pa
cific Athletic Club, has lined up a real
all-star card of preliminaries to back
up the Rivers-Benjamin bout. A match
of the caliber of Rivers and Benjamin
does not need a great amount of back
ing, but Evans baa gone right ahead
and lined up the best bouts available
in the Northwest for his card.
Harry Anderson, one of the clever
est boys on the Coast and1 holder of the
lightweight title of Canada, is train
ing hard for his six-round go with
Jack "Wagner, the rugged Portland
lightweight, in the semi-windup. Wag
ner hits like a triphammer with either
mitt and is bound to make things in
teresting for the clever Canadian. An
derson is well aware of the fact that
he has no cinch in Wagner and is
working harder and taking better care
of himself than ever before.
Good Bantam Boat Expected.
George Brandon, the bantamweight
battler, will tangle with Danny Ed
wards, the Oakland colored flash, in
the special event and this match should
abound with thrills., Edwards is a
classy boxer, whie Brandon fights from
the word go and he has not met c
boxer yet whom he could not reach
In his last bout before the local fans
he flattened Sammy Gordon in two
rounds and he will be out to finish
Danny up in a hurry, if possible.
Jack Allen will meet Roscoe Taylor
and Ted Hoke will mince matters with
Joe Hoff in the other two bouts. Both
of the above contests will be slam-
bang affairs.
ICE TENNIS LATEST FAD
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PLAY.
Regularly Marked Court and Red Balls
Used In Benefit Games for
Banquet Stars In Service.
Tennis on ice made its debut in Chi
cago recently and was a huge success.
So much, so that it might be played at
the local ica palace during the morn
ing hours when skating is not pro
grammed.
The game has been adapted to Win
ter conditions in New York with much
success, and such well-known Chicago
tennis stars as Walter Hayes and Ralph
Burdick are sure they can do better
than New York, in anything the East
erners try.
Ice tennis was introduced as an at
traction of the war relief dance and
skating party conducted by the Chicago
Tennis Association at Chicago's big ice
arena to provide funds for the comforts
and necessities of Chicago's 500 tennis
players in the war.
The indoor game is played on a reg
ularly .marked court, the lines being
painted on the ice in the same manner
as in a hockey match. The nets and
equipment are as usual, but the balls
are painted red, to allow the player
to follow one another's cuts and
smashes and lobs on the white back
ground of Ice.
When the tennis stars first started in
practicing on ice they acquired sundry
scraped shins, bruises and bumps in the
process.
Walcott Humble Employe in
Bowling Alley.
Former Champion of Prise Ring
Discovered In Obscurity at Boa-ton.
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WAS bowling with a pal of mine
in Boston last week," said a
New York sport recently returned from
the Hub, "and I spots a colored fellow
down at the end of the alley setting
them up. It seemed to me that I rec
ognized the face, so I takes a closer
squint, and there setting them up was
Joe Walcott. Yes, sir, the giant killer,
the fellow I paid many a, dollar to see
fight.
"Gee, you can imagine the shock that
gave me. Joe Walcott, one of the
greatest fighters that ever lived. I sat
down at one of the tables after the
game and sort of dreamed over the
past. I remembered seeing him in that
great fight with Lavigne at Maspeth.
I remembered his battles with the big
men Jack Bonner. George Gardner,
Dick O'Brien, Australian Jimmy Ryan,
Dan Creedon, Sandy Ferguson, Fred
Russell, Kid Carter and Joe Choynski.
I recalled that neither Tommy Ryan
nor Kid McCoy cared to mingle with
him.
"Yes, there he was; Joe Walcott, still
5 feet, 1 inch, but now 45 years of age
Joe Walcott, who won the welter
weight champion of the world and,
finding no more welters, fought mid
dleweights and heavyweights alike
the marvel of his time.
"The marvel who knocked them down
for 20 years was now setting them up."
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 17. (Spe-
ial.) Admission to Pacific Coast
League baseball games next season will
cost just what it did last season, with
the addition of the Government war
tax. The league directors at their an-
ual meeting here today decided against
an increase of admission fees, voted
Sacramento into the league in place ot
Portland, adopted a system of single
umpire instead of double, as at present.
and granted, clubs permission to play
as many pre-season exhibition games
as they see fit.
Persons who have had the Idea that
the Coast League magnates were suf
fering from muscle-bound pocketbooks
and frosted toes will please take note
that the above acts testify to genuine
optimism and sound business judgment.
which calls for eliminating useless expenditures.
Soldiers to Get Some Aid.
Other matters taken up included the
etting of January 3 as the date for
he scheduled meeting to be held at San
Francisco, the appointment of J. P.
Cook, J. Cal. Ewing and Al. Baum as
a committee to draft a suitable resolu
tion to Judge McCredie on his retire
ment from the leasue, and the decision
to set aside one day during the season
upon which 25 per cent of the gross re
ceipts shall go to Clarke Griffith's bat
and ball fund for the soldiers in France.
The Moguls hung around the hotel
lobby until a little after 11 o'clock be
fore they finally decided that it was
time to start business. President Lane,
of the Salt Lake club, was intro
duced by Secretary Jack Cook, and
Charley Graham,' representing the Sac
rameivto interests, engaged in shaking
hands with a lot of folks who hadn't
seen him since Wolverton was manag
ing the Senators. Prexy Baum finally
counted noses and decided that it was
time to get down to business, so they
said good-by to loving friends and
newspaper men and filed silently into
the elevator.
The representatives were: President
Al Baum, John Powers, of the Angels;
Tom Darmody, of the Tigers; Cal
Ewing, of the Oaks; Hen Berry, of
the Seals; Bill Lane, of the Bees; Wal
ter McCredie, of the Beavers, and
Charlie Graham, of the Sacramento
crew. Apparently the first thing taken
up by the Moguls was the matter of
the Portland franchise.
This practically was a mere matter
of form, as Judge McCredie had already
turned the franchise back to the di
rectors and had secured for himself a
Northwestern League berth.
Graham Is Welcomed. .
Charlie Graham presented the claims
of Sacramento and was welcomed to the
league. The rumors of retrenchment
which had been floating around the
lobby previous to the meeting were
well born out by the decision to cut
down to the one-man umpire system,
which until recently was in vogue in
the Coast League. The cutting off of
three umpires will reduce the running
expenses of the league to some extent.
The question of a reduced player
limit agitated the league moguls. Cal
Ewing, before retiring to the secret
conclave, gave vent to a number of
pointed utterances on this subject. The
Oakland boy wants a smaller number
of players and wants them younger.
He was loudly in favor of a lusher
rule calling for a BO per cent repre
sentation of players never before in a
league of Class AA caliber.
Despite the presence of a number of
managers and players, not to mention
some three or four American Associa
tion moguls, no startling announce
ment In the way of trades or sales
were made.
Walter McCredie stood around with a
list of Portland players in one hand
and -a receipt book in the other, but
reDorted no deals. Several large ru
mors, however, were plucked, and the
chances are that the majority of them
will soon be announced as so much
fact.
McCredie May Manage B
Walter McCredie and President Lane,
of the Bees, gumshoed around the
niae.fi together, and it seemed pretty
well aettled that the former Beaver
manager will be at the helm of the Salt
Lake team this year.
snrramento's acceptance of the Port
land franchise did not carry with it
any of the Beaver players, as the Sac
ramento men have not yet incorporat
ed. It was eossiped around the hotel,
however, that Charlie Graham will be
the big mogul of the Senators and that
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Raum will manage the team
Hen Berry admitted that he had
heard of it and was willing to give
"Spider" a chance.
It also was whispered that the di
rectors would definitely go on record
as Dreferring youngsters to old-
timers.
Graham also is said to be heading
a movement to lower the salary limit
from $4500 a month to $3750. What
ever actually happened, it must be ad
mltted that the magnates got busy and
knocked down more actual business in
the course of the first day s meeting
than they usually do in the whole ses
sion. With two-thirds of the leagues
in the country hoisting the white flag,
the Coast owners proved themselves
bunch of optimists and hustlers.
the St. Louis National baseball team
since 1914, and who. it had been
rumored, might be elected to manage
the team in place of Miller . Huggins,
enlisted here today in the United
States Marine Corps.
AQUATIC GIRD STAR DfJCBED
Charlotte Boyle May Be Counted Out
of Competition, for Good..
A promising career in swimming
may be cut off almost at its inception
through a serious accident sustained
by Charlotte Boyle, New York's cham
pion girl swimmer. At a Manhattan
pool recently Miss Boyle slipped on a
springboard and sustained a severe
gash on the instep of her right foot
from a protruding nail,- and it is pos
sible that some of the ligaments have
been torn, which may result in a stiff
ening of the foot. Until the result
of an X-ray photograph is made known
the exact extent of the injury is a mat
ter of conjecture.
Miss Boyle first broke into fame
when she captured the metropolitan
championship honors during Splash
week at the New York municipal pools.
capturing five first places during that
week. Her remarkable performances
at the Winter pool, Brighton Beach.
four weeks ago against Claire Galli
gan. National champion and world's
record holder. In a hundred-yard dash
created a furore among Eastern swim
ming enthusiasts.
In this race Miss Boyle was defeated
by a few inches and forced the cham
pion to hang up a new metropolitan
record of 1 minute 8 4-6 seconds for the
century. Two weeks later in the same
pool Miss Boyle, matched against
Elizabeth Ryan, of the First Regiment
swimming team, of Philadelphia, shat
tered Miss Galligan's record, when she
defeated Miss Ryan In the new metro
politan record time of 1 minute 7 1-5
seconds.
It will be a severe loss to the sport
if its ranks are permanently depleted
by the absence of Miss Boyle, as all
swimming experts conceded the com
ing National championship to Miss
Boyle in all the short distances, as she
is unquestionably the fastest s-lrl
swimmer in 100 yards that has yet ap
peared in competition.
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PLAYER LIMIT CUT TO 16 .MEN
American Association Also in Favor
of Playing 140 Games.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. Decision to open
the 1918 season either May 1 or 2 and
to reduce the player limit from 17 to
16, exclusive of a manager, was
reached at the meeting here today
of the American Association club
owners.
While po definite action was taken
in regard to playing 140-game schedule
instead of 164, President HIckey said
tonight that the sentiment was strong
in favor of the short season. The
issue will be settled at a meeting of
the eight club presidents at a meet
ing to be held in February.
The "spit ball." "shine ball," "emery
Dall" and other similar deliveries
were legislated out of the league by
a unanimous vote.
Gotcli Funeral Tomorrow.
HUMBOLDT, la., Dec. 17. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday -for
Frank Gotch, retired world's wrestling
champion, who died at his home here
yesterday. The services will be con
ducted by Rev. Alexander Bennett, of
Salina, Kan., a friend of the Gotch
family.
Sheridan Defeats Independence.
SHERIDAN, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.)
The Sheridan High School defeated
the Independence quintet, 22 to 27,
Saturday. It was the first interscholas-
tic game of the season and marked
Sheridan's first success in an effort to
capture the Valley championship.
RULES COMMITTEE IS TO MEET
Basketball Schedule for Collegiate
Title to Be Given Out.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17. The annual
meeting of the National basketball
rules committee will be held In city
December 21, at which time it is ex
pected that the intercollegiate cham
pionshlp schedule will be announced.
The preparation of the schedule has
been delayed to a considerable extent
this year due to the efforts to econo
mize both in the time and traveling
expenses of the various college teams
on trips away from home.
Anson Cornell Visits.
Anson Cornell, former University of
Oregon star quarterback, and recog
nized as one of the greatest-gridiron
field generals the Oregon institution
ever produced, is a Portland visitor for
a few days.
Cornelb is located at Caldwell, Idaho,
where he is connected with a large
wheat und flour mill.
St. Louis Nationals Captain Enlists
NEWARK, N. J.. Dec 17. John B.
Miller, of Kearney, N. J., captain of
Squirrel Food.
KECK LOSES PLAGE
Ex-0. A. C. Star Is Eliminated
From Camp Lewis Eleven.
STERN MEASURES TAKEN
Coach Stanton Announces That No
Matter if Player Is Star, He Can-
Make Team Unless He
Is Willing to Practice.
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WLADEK ZBYSZKO and "Strang-
ler" Lewis are now leading the list
in the international wrestling tourna
ment at New York. Each has won four
matches without being defeated.
Grantland Rice, considered the
greatest sporting paragrapher in
America, has enlisted in the service.
People who think of Woodrow Wil
son only as the scholar and thinker
will be quite surprised to learn that
the President of the United States
once coached the Wesleyan football
team to a 10-2 victory over the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The game
was played in New iorK ny on
Thanksgiving day, 1889.
Meadowbrook Club, Philadelphia,
probably will stage the 1918 meet of
the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Cuban government has voted a
life oen8ion of $150 a month to Al
fredo de Oro, world's champion bil-liardfist.
Cupid" Black, former Yale football
captain, is now an ensign in the United
States Navy.
Among the big leaguers who are
over there" are Maranville, of the
Braves; Ed Sweeney, of the Yankees;
Shore, of the Ked sox; carry, or tne
Red Sox; Morton, of the Indians; Big
bee, of the Pirates; Gowdy, of the
Braves; Cadore, of the Dodgers; Joe
Evans, of Cleveland; Brainard, of the
Giants; Lewis, of the Red Sox; Scott,
of the White Sox; Smith, of the Dodg
ers, and Mann, of the Cubs.
Let's see; where'U we hang that
Northwestern League pennant?
One tHing about printing a newspa
per in the country, when you set up
type on the weather forecast along
about the first of December you don't
have. to change it again till some time
in April.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 17. (Special.)
Failure to report at two blackboard
meetings without first notifying Chief
Coach Lieutenant W. L. Stanton last
week has cost Lieutenant Walter M.
Keck, a member of the ninety-first
division football squad, and former
Oregon Agricultural College star, the
opportunity of playing against the
Marines at Pasadena, Cal., New Year's
day. Keck has been notified that bis
name has been stricken from the list
of those who will make the trip.
Lieutenant Keck was a valuable
asset to the team and Coach Stanton
said he had hopes to develop one of
the first line men out of him. Two
more players whose names were not
disclosed because they were second end
third string men, also suffered the
same fate as Lieutenant Keck.
Men Must Be Faithful. '
In this action of Coach Stanton's he
delivered an ultimatum to every mem
ber of the team, regardless of his abil
ity, that violations of orders laid down
by him will result as did the case of
Keck. Stanton says he cannot afford
to have the spirit of the team killed by
a few men, no matter who they are.
There also are two more players who
have been notified in Portland by tele
gram, where they went on a furlough,
that unless they show up at once for
practice when the real hard work be
gins they need not bother further about
turning out. These men, whose names
are kept secret, are considered two of
the most valuable players on the team.
They were notified by other members
of the team who had talked with Coach
Stanton and have received his ultimatum.
Several of the players are now on the
sick list, but will be ready for the big
game.
Turner, star end. Is ill In bed. His
attending physician refuses to permit
him to leave the indoors in the in
clement weather. Montieth is in none
too good condition, it is said, but is
working hard and is expected to be in
fine shape in time for the big game.
He is one of the most rugged and
smashing players on the team.
ATHLETIC MEET IS POSTPONED
Event Scheduled for V. M. C. A. to
Take Place After Holidays.
Owing to conflicting dates, the
amateur athletic meet scheduled for
Friday night in the Y. M. C. A. gym
nasium has been postponed until after
the holidays. The exact date has not
been set, but it is understood that the
meet probably will be held on the first
Friday after New Years.
The newsboys are going to held a
Christmas banquet in the "Y" audi
torium Friday and as it is especially
desired to have the youngsters present
at the meet, Professor Garlock, who
is arranging the programme, has de
cided to postpone it until the first of
the year. Another factor in the post
ponement was that the Benjamin
Rivers bout at the Eleventh-Street
Playhouse also will be held Friday
night.
"The extra time will aid us in get
ting the boys in shape for the meet,"
said Professor Garlock last night, "and
we will be able to present a more com
plete programme. More time also will
be given to advertise the affair. We
want to have a big crowd, as all the
receipts will be turned over to the fund
for soldiers' and sailors' dependents."
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
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has just been abandoned because it can
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Distributors, Portland.
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Before the Invention
ef our Patent Air Proof Pouet
Many Dealers Could Not Keen
the Flavor and Freshness In
RtAL GRAVELY PLUG TOBACCO.
Now the Patent Pouch Keeps It
Fresh and Clean and Good.
A Little Chew of Gravely Is Enouan
and Lasts Longer than bl enevn
of ordinary plug
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1 ALWAYS TAKE MY HAT OFF
TO A BEAR! HE LIKES GOOD
THINGS TO CHEW-BUT HE
CAN'T READ THAT BILLBOARD
SUPPOSE HE PICKS ON ME!r
LOOK. FOR. THE PROTECTION SEAL-IT IS NOT REAL GRAVELY WITHOUT THIS SEAL