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20 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY,- APRIL 10, 1918. FOUR NEW PLAYERS ADDED TO BEAVERS Lee, Hollocher, Pembroke and Kirwan Report to Port land Training Camp. RAIN PREVENTS PRACTICE Walla Walla Trim to Furnish Com petition for Portland Squad Son. day IV- f.rlrf. Signed With Reaver, to Pitch forVlsltors. BY JAM KS J. RICHAKPSON. TRAINING CAMP. I'endlrton. Or. April (Special. I Kour more play- rs were added to the Portland (quad today, when Cliff Lee. Louis Hollocher. Oorae Pembroke and Hill Kirwan ar rived la ramp, making a total of 1? players Mnazr Fisher ha under hla wine. Outfielder Ferguson waa re- )'! tnnliclit and a few mora of the bushers am scheduled for the tobog gan during the neat few day. I-ee "crossed" Manner Fiwher tip when he breezed Into the Pendleton llo- tel todav. Judve M-Credle yesterday adri.-ed Kl.tjrr that lee had failed to take up hla transportation. Lea ap pear to be in rood shape. Ioule Hollo--h-r la much entailer than hla fa mous brother. Charles, who la now shortpatrhins; for the Chicago Cuba. l' weighs about 135 pound and Is no b'Kcer than a minute. He donned uniform today and participated In hit trnc practice, but a heavy rain chased ' players to the showers before they B1 a chance to do much bitting. Peas bras. Oat mt ('aadlttaa. Pembroke. catcher, arrived from Cleveland, lie has not thrown a ball all Winter, owing to the Inclement weather back Kut, where, he said, there was snow on the ground most of the time. It will he a week before ha Is able to rut loose. Kirwan Is a southpaw pitcher, about 35 years oll. who has been wintering; sn Portland. According to Manager 'lsher. Kirwan has played In every jeasue rrom Mexico to the North Pole, and possesses quite a bit of stuff. Showers prevented the playera from renin K rood workout this afternoon. Jt cleared up shortly after lunch and the players donned uniforms, but were on the field only a few mlnutea when a deluge sent them to the clubhouse lor the day. A team from Walla Walla will cross bats with Portland here next Punday. Hoy De CSrief. Whitman Col lege pitcher, who is signed with Port land, will pitch for Walla Walla. Kitter. recruit shortstop, suffering rrom la grippe. Is much Improved to night and able to be about. Maaager Fisher Baer. Manager Plsher is leaving no moss grow under hla feet when it comes to making an effort to land two capable Infielders to cavort at second and third base, respectively. When Second Base, man Callahan wrote Fisher recently saying h is liable to be called In the next draft it put the Portland manager hard up against It because he relied on Callahan, who Is a player of experi ence, to steady the youngster who will land the shortstop job. Xow that Cal lahan may not be able to Join the team before the start of the season and maybe not at all. I- inner has been put ting an awful big dent In Judge He t'redle bank roll the way he spends money for telegrams in a frantic ef fort to land the men he wants. Fisher haa wired two men who for merly played in the Central League asking them for their terms to Join the club, and expects an answer from them moat any time. If they do not want the I'nited States mint or the Jtexford Apartments. Manager Fisher is Tery apt to bring them to the Coast, and they will be here sometime next week. Hitter .Make lilt. Toung Kitter. the Portland recruit shortstop, haa made a big hit with Manager Fl.her and the players. He has been cutting all kinds of capers around the short patch and his throw. Ing has been of a very accurate and apeedy nature. Jn Sunday's came against Pendleton Flitter went into i'ii neia miter two drives that ap peared to be single and nabbed them both. He tagged a couple of base run iers during the matinee with the abil ity of a regular ballplayer. He takes a nice short rut at the ball and his three hits in Sunday'a battle were all line drives. He looks the ball over carefully and docs not take any wild awing. Fisher Is more than pleased with Ttitter's work to date and said today that flitter looks like he might be a better ballplayer than Sands, whom Walter McCrcdie Is expected to release to the Portland team. Player'a W ark Praia. "I like hla action." said Plsher. "Ha makes hard chances look essy out there and has a very accurate peg to the base. I liked the way he put the ball on the runners coming Into second In Sunday's game. He takes a nice swing at the hall anj with a little coaching win develop into a pretty good hitter. I am more than pleased with his work.' Nothing definite has been done toward arranging a game with the Walla Penitentiary baaebal team, but James- Welch, who la Woking aft.e thins here. exnf to be able FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. WHO WILL SECOND MUFF BRONSON' TONIGHT AT THE ELEVENTH STREET PLAYHOUSE. L ff-1 1 I i r LAI -eJ K-nBr, f U ; Vs V Ti a0p l ,w A n , JLy n r-4- . ; tS?t v ( . 1 mm)) Ui ' - M I H It y-e-1. " 5 t ... ' J . . J lir m ;: J ! cl: -'S V- ill X i - i - ' IFF 10 wl'J BRIDE ng third base and stick. wields a wicked IF HE BEATS INGLE s A fair-sized crowd turned out to the Sunday game here between Portland na tne tiuckaroos. The local ae-irre- gation naa little time to condition hemselves for the came, but out forth tneir oesi ertorts to eiva the fnna run for their money. Next Sunday It Is hoped to bring either the Walla Walla or La Grande baseball teams here lor a battle with the Portland team. Koruana Liantweiant Asserts ?ndAnen t.he cwd re expected at w " I ieasi to mane a dent In t Defeat Will Prevent Clang or of Wedding Bells. he big Round is capable of LICENSE TO WED OBTAINED up grandstand, which seating 10,000 people. .... Chief of Police Roberts has comnli- mented Manager Fisher on tho exem plary behavior of the Portland players. The Pendleton Hotel Is on the main thoroughfare and the boys are alwavs congregated along the main boulevard. Each player wears a smile extending from ear to ear when the police execu tive makes bis appearance at the hotel, because the chief alwavs has a s-ood story to spring on them. ... This boy Clow takes an awful healthy swipe at the ball. He comes with the reputation of being a fence-buster and is living up to his reputation li batting practice. Just how good he will fare when the pitchers start putting some thing on the ball remains to be seen. ... nA..A.. i. ji i When Muff Bron.on. Portland light- ,.5 "f L"n . weight, steps through the ropes at the hear him "dattabovlnir" all ihrmirh the Kleventh-street Playhouse tonight to I afternoon workout. He is up and on meet Ueorge Ingle, Pacific Coast light- every minute. He Is going to weight champion over the six-round " --" " soua ursi-sacKer. route, the light of battle will shine In his eyes as it never did before. For Muff tonight will be fighting for News That Marriage Is Contemplat ed Is Made Known When Bran son, Whose Real Xante Is Boi chnk, Appears at Courthouse. BBONSON EAGER TO GET INGLE IN RING Portland Leightweight Deter mined to Win Back Crown in Tonight's Battle. ALL MATCHES LOOK GOOD Pete Mitchle and Stanley Willis Due to Put Up Another Slugfest Miko Pete vs. Jack Wagner and Mad den vs. Clifford on Card. Every indication points to the fact that the largest crowd of fight fans that ever Jammed themselves into the Lleevnth-Street Playhouse will be on hand tonight to witness the card of six POPULAR LIGHTWEIGHT WHO BATTLES TONIGHT FOR A CHAM PIONSHIP AND A BRIDE. WILLIE RITCHIE. to clos for the gam aome time this week. The grounds at Round-Co Park are In good shape now and the boys have not been stopping the ball with their faces the last couple of days. Kitter essayed to spear a scorcher the other day that hugged the ground until it was right in front of him. when It struck a pebble and hit him on the chin. Carpenter, recruit catcher from Se attle, waa released tonight. JACKSOX SIGNS WITH SPOKANE Nick Williams Announces Acquisi tion of Great Outfielder. SEATTLE. April . (Special.) Nick Williams, the Spokane pilot, was In Seattle today and the blonde manager announced that Charley Jackson, the fleet outfielder, who had a trial with Pittsburg last Fall, will be on deck again thla Spring. W llllama waa very anxious about his outfield star, aa it was reported that he was In the Army. But a letter from Jackson sets hla mind at ease. Williams also said that ha had signed an Inrielder with a good reputation- Pat Downey. Downey Is a Three-Eye product and comes n est well re com mended. "U" PHOSPECTSGOOD Oregon Nine Performs in Sat isfactory Fashion on Trip. HITTING PROVES FEATURE Steers Makes Eight Hits in Nine Trips to Bat Infield Works To gether Like Veterans and Only Six Errors Are Made. GAMES TO BEGIN TODA iti-:r.!icholatic OPK.V 11S LEAGI'E SKASOX. TO Wsshlagioa High School to Meet James Jahsi In Initial Gaase. With Hill vm. Christian Brothers Aim. think Gordon when you .think hat and you'll think right sBsaa nuTTitt m 2S6 Washington St. The Interscholastic Baseball ieagu will open today with Washington High bcnool meeting James John on Mult nomah Field at J:1S P. SL The league was to have opened yesterday with Columbia Prep meeting Franklin, but the game was postponed. A schedule has been drawn up by the coaches of the teams but It has not been officially O. K.'d by the principals of the schools, who are the directors of mm jnierscnoiastic League. The direc tors win probably hold a meeting to day and pass on the new schedule. The coaches drew up a schedule some time ago calling for each school to Dlav each other school two games, but the schedule was rejected at a meeting of tne principals, and the coaches were asked to meet again and draw un new achedule calling for one Kama onW and with only one league to be known as the Interscholastic League aa In former years. At first It was thought that baseball would be run on the same lines as the basketball, in two separate leagues, but the old order has been returned to In baseball. There are 10 schools In the baseball league ana eacn team will., therefore, play nine games. .a soon as the new sched ule Is officially accepted It will be given out in tun. As previously planned there will also be a second team with 10 teams In the lineup. Because of the great number of games to be played there will be two played on one day. One on Multnomah Meld and the other on East Twelfth and Iavis or the schools home grounds. In the second game today Christian Brothers will play Hill, starting at 3:13, on Kast Twelfth and Davis. UNIVERSITT OF OREGON', Eugene, April 9. (Special.) The varsity nine haa returned from Its week-end trip to Salem and Chemawa visibly or much better heart over the prospects for vic tory In the eight-game series with O. A. C, the first two games of which are to be played In Corvallis April 19 and 20. Under Are for the first time this year In the games with Willamette and the Indians the boys exhibited a class of oau mat will make them strong con tenders for the championship, accord Ing to Coach Dean Willt,, an r.nt;. Sheehy. Particularly were they pleased with the work of the pitchers. Berg auu r iiaon. wno, up until the time tne trip, were unknown quantitle Berg s performance in holding Wil ameice to one hit In seven innings icaiuiea inai me big southnaw hn everything on the ball that he was iicraiuea 10 nave, lr not a little more. A aore arm early In the season kept uerg irom getting the work- neerioH i aeeiop nis eye and his record in Frl oay s game was marred by the fart mat ne walked four and hit three men no iaceci nim at tne plate. Otherwise he had the Methodists comnleteiv r bis mercy, as the 15-to-l Oregon victory W llaoa's Work Good. Wilson also showed uo true is rnrm in me Saturday matinee with Che awa. Aitnougn lacing a much harder hitting aggregation than Burr n, the previous afternoon. Wilson allowed me Indians only six hits and kept them wcit scaiiereq. V.UHCH tvaiKers greatest anrixv nowever. was relieved by the manner I -...tn ma uungsiers clouted horsehid around the lot, especially in the Wil lamette fracas. In the first arum rhi rUeeers celebrated five trips to the plate ujr iiniiiB oul an equal number of safe ones, among which was one for two sacks. Hla percentage for the trip of 1.000 was ruined when he went to the bat for the ninth and last time and was mrown out at first after having laid a fast one within the territory of Chem- awa'a short. Grebe and Dunron km. died the stick for good results, the lat ter lifting a home run over the heads or w lllamette outfield in that game maintaining an average of better than ouu ior tne trip. VEKNOX DEFEATS I.OS AXGELES Rain Cauc Postponement of Games In San FranciM-o and Sacramento. LOS AXGELES. Cal.. April . The Vernon baseball team, making Its first appearance for the season on the local diamond, was given a floral horseshoe of immense proportions by a group of tans and acknowledged tne compliment by blanking Los Angeles In a feature less game. Score: R- H. E. R. H. E. Vernon 6 21 Los Angeles. 0 3 1 Batterles Quinn and Devormer: Fit- tery and Boles. 8ACRAMEXTO. CaU April . San Francisco-Sacramento game postponed today: rain. SAX FRANCISCO, April . Salt Lake- Oakland game postponed today; rain. Players Settle for $5100. ST. LOCIS. April 9. Derrill Pratt and John Laven, former members of the St. Louis Americans, who com promised their 150.000 damage suits against Phil Ball, president of the St. Lou la club, received 15400 In settle ment, according to Information ob tained hero toUay. TOVIGHTS FISTIC LIE-l'P, Pacific Coast Lightweight Tttle. George Ingle vs. Muff Bronson, 135 pounds. Pete Mitchle vs. Stanley Willis, 135 pounds. Northwest Welternalght Cham- plonshlp. Mike Pete vs. Jack Wagner, 143 pounds. Larry Madden vs. Jack Clifford. 200 pounds. Red Gage vs. Ted Hoke, 125 pounds. Benny Levy vs. Joe Hogan, 115 pounds. something far dearer to him than the Pacific Coast title. If he defeats Ingle he will have won the heart and hand of pretty Miss Dorothv Curtla. of Hood River. And if he loses well, there will be no veddina- bells for Muff, for the time being, at least. aii or which means that Muff has arranged to sign a contract with Miss Curtis as his manager for life. And meir marriage, which is scheduled for tomorrow noon, is dependent entirely upon Muffs ability to win hack hl r-acinc coast championship laurels which he lost to Engle less than two months urn , , . M I inere are two lert-nanded iirst base- on. Thursday. men In camp besides Manager Fisher, Tills little romance tn the Portland and Cnund fnrmer Wuchm.lnn S,. battler's life was brouirht to llsrht ves-I wnen jiun appeared at the mar- camp any day. " license Bureau at the Courthouse and applied for a marriage license. I Carl Cooley, one of Pendleton's Beau Are you going to be married before Brummels, is a regular visitor at the the fight Wednesday night?" asked ball nark durintr thn wnrlrnittn OntsM Cupid" McGrew as he handed forth I of sleenin? and eaHnc- iIiapa Is nnlhlnv the license. Carl would rather do than watch a ball Muff smiled a bit. turned red and game. scratched his head. . No, I win the srirl when I win from PENDLETON. Or.. April 9. fSpe- Ingle," he replied. "And you can saycial-) Rapp, the southpaw pitcher that we'll be married Thursdav noon, from Altoona, Pa., did not don a uni- oecause, well, because I've Just got tolorm tne rirst day ne arrived In train i I Iff V v il MUFF BRONSON AND MISS DOROTHY CURTIS. win. that's all.' I ing camp, but watched the Portland re- The marriage license waa Issued to cruits from a seat In the grandstand. Muffle Bolchuk, aged 20, and Miss Dor othy Curtis, aged 20. Muff forgot his ngnt name Just long enough to supply tne necessary details to the clerk. And when the referee calls Muff and "Ever seen this Roundup Park be fore?" asked one of the railblrds, who Is a dally visitor to the ball orchard. "Oh, yes, I have seen it. Tes, I should say I have," replied Rapp. "I George Ingle into the center of the ring saw that Indian parade and also the at me aouna or tne gong tonight an anxtous-faced little girl will be sitting t her telephone in the Hammersley Six Error Made. Only six errors blotted the fleldinir recora ni me team in both of the games and the untried infield worked wiWi the smoothness of a well-oiled machine most of the time. Maison, the eteran tnird-sacker, did not make the rip and Captain Sheehy came in from the outer gardens to fill up the hole. It la nigniy probable that Maison will not appear again In the varsity uniform, as ne is enusiea in tne aviation service nd Is dally expecting orders to renort crmie ground scnool at Berkeley. ah nope or securing conference as been abandoned and the eight ames with other schools than O. A. c. games with the Aggies will be theonlv cnance mat tne men will get to win tneir letters. Chemawa is billed to appear tn bugene next Saturday and there is a possibility that games with independent teams In Portland and other parta of the valley will be sched uled from time to time. Los Angeles Swim Cancelled. I -OS AXGELES. Cal.. April S. (Spe cial.) Los Angeles has called off the National diving championship for wom en set for April 28, and present indica tions point to San Francisco as the city where the event will be staged. The slaughter of rattle and calves fqr the year just closed is a fourth more than last year. Over 11.500,000 head of cattle, an Increase of 21 ner cent, were slaughtered, and more than S.aOO.OOO calves, an Increase of over 31 per cent. , bucking contests and that bulldogging stunt was the best I ever did see.' "Oh. well, vou have hp.en out in onr v-ourt Apartments waiting eagerly to country before," smiled the visitor. receive me returns, round by round. "No. I can't sav that I have, hut I Judge" Flanigan, Muffs fight man-I saw the moving pictures of the Round- ger, naa arranged to Keep Miss Curtis up back in Altoona. and will in touch with the progress of the fight forget them." said Rann. after each round. I Girl Professes Confidence. Manager Fisher has lost about five "With heiJo fleht fnr 1 tnmy i baseballs every day the lose," said Muff yesterday as he folded team worked out, so he chased the his marriage license away with careful eru"u6eei'er "" oacit 01 me grano- hands; "for I'm going In there to win stand today with instructions to keep her as my referee in my battle of life " nis eyes Peeled for foul balls that And Miss Curtis is just as confident went over the grandstand, as is Muff. "You are not hollering because you "Naturally, I will be nervous, but Iost five balls in one day are you?" when Muff tells me he is going to win asked Mitchell, the Pasadena recruit I know ho will do it," she said simply. Pitcher, who worked out witli the Chi- "Yes, I am just as confident as he is chago Cubs before coming north. "The that we will be married Thursday Cubs lost 11 dozen balls in two days noon," she added. at Pasadena." And those of Muff's friends who "Yes, and Walter McCredie lost a knew of his romance and the big stake I bunch of them at Portervllle, where tor which he fights tonight, will be DaI1 UKe trained, came DacK t lsner. out there In front urging him on as they never have before. Training Camp Notes. Dut i don t intend to lose any more here than I can possibly help when they cost a dollar and a half each." Last night one of the Pendleton youngsters came around the hotel with two new baseballs, but he said they were (his, and there was no argument a-tall. Waldon Byers, a who has two real Pendleton youth automobiles, has TRAINING CAMP, Pendleton. Or.. April 9. With the advent of a few experienced players this week. Manager r isner is preparing to grease the skids fnr a number nf the nrcui.n . vnnlra are fattening up at the expense of the gr.'ven, et , J?1 . Plavers in camP a Pendleton fans. I r,de in nis stutz Bear Cat," and yes- The youngsters now domiciled here teray -ne essaved. . l loop-the-loop are all bent on making the club but wltn ManaBer Eisner at his side. Manager Fisher takes issue with near- Looplng-the-loop in Pendleton consists ly three-quarters of the present crew ot soing up a steep hill about 85 miles now In camp. an hour when the "coppers" are no- About next Friday or Saturday wnere in ine neignDornood. there will be a steady line of young- Fisher walked back to the hotel after sters getting out of the saddle for a Byers landed him at the top of the hill. all-star bouts to be presented by Matchmaker Lou Wagner, under the auspices of the Multnomah Guards' Club. Matchmaker Wagner has everything in readiness for the banner show of the season at Portland's "Home of Quar rels." The first bout will start promptly at 8:30 P. M. and he promises a great night for the boxing followers. George Ingle, lightweight champion of the Pacific Coast, arrived from Seattle yesterday along with his man ager, William Erb; Mike Pete, the Se attle welterweight; Red Gage, Seattle featherweight; Dan Salt, Seattle's premier promoter, and a party of nearly 50 Seattle boxing fans. Salt is handling Pete and Gage. Ingle looks as fit as the proverbial fiddle and is overflowing with confi dence as to the result of tonight's con test. The Seattle ironworker seems to have a ruddier complexion than when he was here last time and he smiled continuously except when one of the bystanders at the Rose City gym inter jected a sally dbout not having Pat Scott here to safeguard his title, when a scowl came over his face and he let loose a genuine ironworker's diatribe. "You take it from me, I beat Bronson fair and square. I will admit I have won other bouts by a wider margin, but I won in Seattle the other night, and, what's more, I will win here tonight." Clifford has been trying for a bout for several months and Madden is the first to accommodate him. Larry is well known in Portland and always puts up a creditable battle. Madden Is "a slight favorite over Clifford because of his experience and speed. Jack has never been in any kind of condition for his other bouts here and he is out to win this time. Two other of the best bouts obtain able will complete the card Red Gage, of Seattle, vs. TedHoke, and Benny Levy vs. Joe Hogan. The fans are due for a surprise when they see Gage and Hoke mix. TACOMA CAMP OPENS FRIDAY Tigers to Begin Training Three Days ' Before Scheduled Time. TACOMA, Wash.. April 9. fSDecial.1 Russ Hall's baseball talent, assem bled with the hope of bringing home the bacon for Tacoma In the Pacific Coast International League, will start training next Friday. That is three days earlier than expected, but the season will be short enough at the best, so Hall decided to get to work. Manager Billy Speas will come to town Thursday night from Portland. Second Baseman Hal Cable, Shortstop Harry Daubert and Third Baseman Wright all are on their way from their mid dle Western homes, having been for warded transportation several days ago. Pitchers Herman and Ed Pillett. Heinie Menth and Jake Messenger, Outfielders Frank Wilson and T. r. McOmber and a couple of rookies, all living not far from Tacoma, can reach here in short order. Outfielder Bill Daniels is expected to arrive from Southern California Thursday. Some hint as to the ability of fhe newly sembled team may be gained next Sunday when the first exhibition pa mo the season will be played with a nine from the Quartermaster's Corps at Camp Lewis. ROSS OUT AFTER RECORD PORTLAND SWIMMER TO COMPETE IN DETROIT TONIGHT. long ride In some direction. Just who the unlucky ones will be Fisher has not made known, but anybody with a good pair of blinkers can nick them out after looking the boys over a few minutes. This boy Dempsey is not going to take back water for anybody when it comes to showing "pep." He Is con tinually "talking It up" while stationed at first base and Is a great favorite with the other players. When Manager Fisher moves out to first base Demnsev beats it for the outfield and keeps up a rapid-fire line of chatter. He looks good. A wise gent from Pilot Rock blew into he ball park today and started kidding ome of the players. Big Oscar Johnson lipped up to the big city fellow" and tar ted talking "confjdentiallike" to im. It wasn't long before Johnson ad him looking for the key to the pitcher s box and later he was seen in the outfield looking for the hit-and-run 'sign. A lot of the railblrds are on and every day and give the boys the once-over. 1 oung Carpenter, from Seattle, has been doing some fair receiving, but looks weak with the willow.' He has been "bushing" around Seattle for couple of years and decided to take a flyer at professional ball this season. He lacks the experience to make the lub this year. . . Jack Sohler. of Portland, has been working out at third base during in field practice and takes his turn at the bat, but has not shown enough to war rant his being retained after the more experienced players arrive on the scene. Gunner" Peterson, former Portland outh. who is now residing here and ho caught for Pendleton in the West- rn Trt-State League some years ago. was in the game for the Buckaroos. If e can get into shape. Manager Fisher may give him a trial. He has been play-: Dempsey and Mitchell are roommates and are together continually. Mitchell seldom talks, but Dempsey Is always full of chatter. They are a great pair and are well lined by the other players. ... John L. Sullivan and Frank Rapp played in the New York State League a couple o( seasons back and have become quite chummy. Jimmy Bannon, who travels for well-known candy firm, entertains Manager Fisher and the players with some exciting incidents connected with his ownership of an automobile while back. Bannon has a wonderful line of talk and It was a scream to listen to him relate his experiences. Danny Hynes, another Portland trav eling man. la making himself right at home with the players, and after giving lsher the East and West de cided he was a regular fellow. YACHT CLUB TO GIVE DANCE Gay Social Season of Mariners Will Commence April 13. The Oregon Yacht Club will stage its iirst dance or the year on Satur day evening, April 13. The entertain ment committee promises that It will be one of the biggest affairs of the year and that there will be plenty of good music and refreshments. The coming season is to be one con tinuous round of dances, picnics, swim ming parties, cruises and the like by the Oregon Yacht Club. The club has been coming along with leaps and bounds of late and at present is in an exceptionally prosperous condition and growing fast. Zbyzsko Defeats Cutler. CHICAGO, April 9. Wladek Zbvszko defeated Charles Cutler in two strain-lit falls in a wrestling match at Waterloo, la., last night. . Bronsons Condition Good. Bronson finished his training yester day and will take things easy today. Muff took the physical examination yesterday and was reported to be in the best of shape for a hard battle. If good seconds count, Bronson has George Ingle half beaten already. None other than Willie Ritchie, former light weight champion of the world, now boxing Instructor at Camp Lewis, and Marty Farrell, of New York, will go behind Muff tonight and try and pilot him to a victory and the lightweight title of the Coast. Ritchie arrived here yesterday from San Francisco, whers . he has been on a two weeks visit, and he win remain until tomorrow morning, when he will leave for Camp Lewis. Willie may be transferred from Camp Lewis to Camp Fremont, cal., which Is several miles south of San Francisco. Captain H. W. Maloney, athletic director at Camp Fre mont, has taken the proposed transfer up with the Army authorities, and Wil lie may get the chance to Instruct the boys of his native state in the manly art of self-defense. This afternoon at the Portland Ad Club Ritchie will give his assistance to the third liberty loan orators. He will give a talk on athletics in the Army, and will give demonstrations of the work in boxing relating to bayonet fighting. Boat to Be Slugfest. Bete Mitchie is in great shape for his return match with Stanley .Willis, the clever Pennsylvania lightweight, and the fans should see a repetition of their first battle, which was a hurricane af fair from start to finish. For a while Mitchie slumped somewhat in his box ing, but in his last few fights Pete has been stepping around at his former clip and it will not be long If he keeps up his present gait until he will be bat tling in main events instead of rimi-wind-ups. Willis is a newcomer here, and made his debut against Mitchie at the last boxing show. The contest was the best bout on the bill and the fans liked it so well that Matchmaker Lou Wagner signed up ror a return match on the spot. Willis boxes like a veteran tnd made a good impression with the fistic followers in his initial appearance. The bout between Mitchie and Willis should be one of the best on the bill. A bout for which the fans have been whetting their appetite is the six round go between Mike Pete, of Se attle, welterweight champion of the Northwest, and Jack Wagner, the ag gressive Portland 140-pounder. Both boys are rip-tearing mixers and have built up their reputations on their slam bang style of boxing. Pete has been bowling his opponents over right and len ior tne past six months. Pete Hard Hitter. Frankie Tucker has been out of the game for over a month now as the result of & four-round tilt with Pete in Seattle. Mike knocked three of Tucker's teeth out and otherwise gave mm a ternric lacing. Harry Ander son left Seattle after his bout with Pete. Mitchle is another crack boy to fall a victim to Pete's hefty punches. Both Wagner and Pete have been train ing hard and are ready for a real setto. Lowering the spotlight it will land on Larry Madden and Jack Clifford. two Portland heavyweight contenders. ) Letter From Local Athlete Says His One Ambition Is to Set New Time In 500-Yard Swim, Norman Ross, ex-Portland boy who has been swimming for the Olympic Club for several years and who frac tured four world's records on Thurs day, will attempt to surpass all of his preceding performances tonight when he competes in the Amateur Athletic Union national 500-yard championship at Detroit. Jack Cody, swimming "instructor at Multnomah Club, received a letter from Ross yesterday stating that it has been the ambition of his life to create a new time for the half-thousand that will remain unbeaten for a while. To accomplish that feat, or in the wori. of the athletic arena, "establish a per manent record." means one which will last for something like a decade. J. J. Hatfield, the English phenom enon, holds the present record of 6:2 4-5. Ross declared that he never before felt so fit. That he was justified in writing in this strain he has since proved by his remarkable achievements In Chicago. Eastern experts 13 months ago de clared that Ross would have broken the record when he swam the 440 yards in Detroit in 5:16 1-5, world's time, but Ted Cann was so far behind over the closing stretches of the race that Ross lowed up and his time was only t:04. This is but an American record, some thing scarcely worth mentioning in the lexicon of this super-waterman. Ross has done the 440 in 5:16 1-5, the 500 in 6:4, the 880 in 11:27 3-5 and the mile in 24:10 1-5. MOTORBOAT SMOKER TONIGHT Clubs to Entertain All Interested in Sport Stunts Planned. The Portland Motorboat Club will stage a big smoker and entertainment at the clubhouse tonight, and all those interested or connected in any way with motorboats, as well as the mem bers of the club, are urged to attend. The entertainment committee prom ises a live time for everyone present and has arranged a number of novel and amusing stunts for the evening. There is not any outlined programme, but there will be something doing every minute that is assured by the com mittee. The Portland Motorboat Club will hold a party and dance on next Wednes day night, April 17. Jim Thorpe is one Indian whose bat ting record doesn't prove that he could hit the trail. TONIGHT Championship 11th Street Playhouse llth and Morrison Sts. INGLE-BRONSON Mitchie-Willis Pete-Wagner Madden-Clifford Hoke-Gage Levy-Hogan 6 Rattling Bouts 6 PRICES $1. $1.50, $2 Reserved seats on sale, Rich's, Sixth and Washington, and Stiller's, Broadway at Stark. The cigar ' you'll like and they are only 6c. HART CIGAR CO. Distributors, Portland. 9