TUB 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, OCTOBER IT." 1918. "
JOSEPH P. FLAH
DEAD,- BURIED AT SEA
country to undertake a trans-Atlantic
airplane race has been accepted by the
Manufacturers' Association, according
to announcement by Secretay Edward
H. Troy.
Chicago suggests that the race be
LATE RING MYSTERY
held on or before August 1 of nez
year. The plan. Mr. Troy said. Is to
build bombing planes at a cost of ap
proximately S50.000 each, load them
with necessary commodities, and at th
end of the trip turn them over to th
Portland Boxing Promoter
trench authorities as sifts.
Frankie Russell Claims He Is
Final details of the contest will be
arranged by the commissioners, two to
: Dies Trying fo Do His Bit.
Original Pugilist.
be appointed by each of the cities ac
ceptlng the challenge, at meetings
Chicago, December S, 6 and 7. Obtain
ing permission of Government officials
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HEW ORLEANS BOXER
LONERGAN RECEIVES NEWS
After Several Unsuccessful Attempfs
See Wir Service Flanigan
.Knocks at Final Door; Loses.
to
p BT JAMES J. RICHARDSON.
Joseph P. Flanigan. Portland boxing
promoter who was appointed overseas
secretary for the Knights of Columbus
and left Quebec about two weeks ago,
was buried at sea October 3, according
to word received yesterday by Frank
Lonergan. state deputy Knights of
Columbus, from W. J. Mulligan, chair
man Knights of Columbus war activ
ities. New York.
The cause of Flanlgan's sudden
death and the name of the steamer
he sailed on was not made known in
the telegram. The news will prove a
ehock to his many friends about the
country.
Flanigan really died trying to do
bis "bit." He made several attempts
to enlist In various branches of the
service, but on each occasion was re
fected as not coming up to the pnysi
cal requirements for overseas service.
He managed to pass me meaicai ti
amlnations for duty as overseas sec
retary for the Knights of Columbus
and left Portland about six weeks ago
for New York.
Lad Works by Day. Studies by Slgbt.
Flanigan came to Portland from San
Francisco In 1013 and secured a posi
tion with the Frank L. Smith Meat
Company as bookkeeper. It was while
working for Smith that he studied law
at night and later attended the Uni
versity of Oregon law school, from
which Institution he graduated in 1917.
In his schoolboy days around San
Francisco rlanigan was a great devo
tee of the boxfcng game and soon after
his arrival in Portland broke into box
ing circles as a referee. He owned
an Interest in the Irish Tailors. Later
lie actively engaged as a promoter and
staged some of the most successful
boxing smokers ever pulled off in the
Northwest.
Flanigan tried his hand building
..' ships at the Foundation shipyard plant
and was employed at this work until
appointed overseas secretary for the
Knights of Columbus. Flanigan was
subjected to many undeserved crit
icisms from a few enemies In Portland,
but showed he was made of the right
stuff, and. although In a non-combatant
branch of the war, in reality
he died doing his "bit."
Flaalgaa Hoped to See Higgins.
Previous to sailing for France Flan
igan wrote reveral of his Portland
friends and told with much delight of
his prospective reunion with his for
Tner business associates. Ensign John
Higgins, who was Flanigan's business
riartner. Higgins was appointed en
sign in the Naval Reserve and sailed
across the Atlantic In one of the sub
marine chasers. The two former pals
corresponded frequently and were
planning on celebrating their reunion
If the fates were kind enough to per
mit Flanigan landing at a port In
France where Uiggijis might be sta
tioned. That Flanigan was well versed In
matters pugilistic and quick to size
up prospective fighters was evidenced
when he watched Muff Kronson partici
pate in a smoker at one of the East
Side boxing clubs a few years ago.
After the bout Flanigan had a chat
with Bronson and immediately as
sumed the managerial reins and from
that time on Bronson started to climb
the pugilistic ladder with much suc
cess until he finally developed into the
best lightweight boxer developed In
Portland. When Pronson's bankroll
started to grow healthy Flanigan was
appointed guardian of the youngster
until he reached legal age.
Flanigan also managed AI Sommers,
middleweight: Weldon Wing, Sammy
and Abe Gordon and Harry Anderson.
Flanigan was a member of the San
Francisco Council of the Knights of
Columbus. His only relative is an
uncle living in San Francisco. Flan
igan was about 35 years of age.
FORMER 5TAVDIFER STAR
NOW PLAYING TACKLE FOR
. I. S. MARINES
Nate Shanedling, former Mount
Angel and St. Mary's college all
around athlete, who played sec
ond base for the Standifer Ship
builders' baseball team part of
last season, now Is playing one
of the tackle positions on the
famous Mare Island Marines' foot
ball team. Shanedling was in
jured In a scrimmage the other
day and is now limping around
on crutches.
From Mount Angel Nate went
to St. Mary's College, Oakland.
CaL, and helped that school win
the state title last year. He re
turned home to Vancouver, Wash,
at the finish of the Spring term
and went to work at the Stand
ifer shipyards. Several months
ago he enlisted in the United
States Marines.
Shanedling is improving rapid
ly under the coaching of "Lone
star" Diets and will be ready to
jump into the battle In a few
weeks.
is considered the oniy obstacle of im
portance.
The proposed route would be by way
of New York. New Foundland and the
Azores.
Bill Doty Suffers Attack.
Bill Doty. Charlie Dean's lightweight.
Is having quite a tussle with "Kid In
fluenza." but expects to put over I
knockout wallop on the champion mal
ady within the next few days. Doty
recently passed his physical examina
tion for the Army and is prepared to
shoulder a gun any time Uncle Sam
calls him.
Mil ELEVEN MOMS BIG
ROrXDIXG PLAYEKS IX SHAPE
IS DIFFICULT TASK.
Coach Olcott Has 30 Men Assembled
From 25 Different Schools in
in United States.
XATAIi BOXEKS SEEK LAURELS
Between 30 and 50 Sailors to Com
pete at Milwaukee.
Amateur boxers will rwarm out of
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
tion for the big Central A. A. U. boxing
tournament at Milwaukee Friday and
Saturday nights. The Navy will enter
between 30 and 50 sailors in a sweep
ing quest of titles.
Already Ritchie Mitchell. Cal De-
laney. Pal Moore and other classy per
formers are training and teaching the
amateurs of the station.
Boxers from the various Army can
tonments in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois,
and Indiana will furnish the opposition
for the bluejackets. Through an elim
ination contest the Navy team has
been picked. Lieutenant J. G. Kennedy
has charge of the boxers.
AIRPLANE RACE OW SOCGHT
Cbicapo Aviation School Issues Chal
lense to World.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16. The challenge
of the Chicago Aviation Club to St.
Iouis and other large cities of the
GREAT LAKES, III., Oct 16. Her
man P. Olcott, head 'ootball coach at
the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta
tion, gives an interesting view Into
the art of welding together a team
from a squad of Individually brilliant
players, forcing them to forget past
essons and impressing upon them his
own ideas.
Olcott is dealing only with 18-karet
players this year. His team consists
of the pick of the Western Conference
and a few star men from other col
leges, such as Notre Dame and Ne
braska. Every one of them has starred
individually for the past few seasons.
In most cases they carried their re-
spective teams. Of course, each served
under a different coach and absorbed
different Ideas of the correct way to
play football. t
"I often hear football men remark
on my easy' task of bringing out a
team from my all-star material," says
the head coach. "I'll admit the ma
terial Is there. I would not trade with
any coach in the country.
"But the fact that the players are
famous makes my task all the more
difficult. Each man has been brought
up on a certain style of football. He
has played that particular way for
three or four years. To him that is
the only correct way.
"Now, there are about 30 players on
my first squad assembled from about
25 different schools and coaches, each
of whom used entirely different meth
ods.
"I must wipe out all of their past
unless It coincides with my way of
teaching. And It is no easy task to
tell an All-Western man his playing Is
wrong when by following that style
he has ridden to great heights."
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CHAJIP GIRL. SWIMMER WEDS
Frances Cowells and George Schrotli
Marry at Sacramento.
Frances Cowells, champion girl
swimmer o f the Pacific Coast, was
married on Saturday to George Schroth,
of Sacramento, considered the best of
men swimmers In the West. The mar
riage was a complete surprise to fol
lowers of aquatic sport, especially
those around San Francisco bay. In
the competition at Neptune Beach, Al
ameda, she entered the 220-yard P. A.
swim, and received the plaudits of fans
in attendance.
Mrs. Schroth is reported to have
taken the honors easily, with Carrie
Desch second and Maud Nickerson
third. The time was 3:05, rather slow
considering: the class of the swim
mers. Accord Ing to reports Mr. and
Mrs. Schroth will make their home In
San Francisco.
DEAN WALKER LEAVES EUGENE
Charles "Shy" Huntington Appoint
ed to Succeed Graduate Manager.
EUGENE. Or., Oct. IS. (Special.)
Dean H. alker, for more than a year
raduate manager of student activities
at the University of Oregon, today re
signed and Charles ("Shy") Hunting
ton, this year's football coach, has
taken his place.
Walker has been ordered to Camp
Zachary Taylor, Ky, to enter officers'
training camp.
Freddie Welsh Goes to Work.
Though It was telegraphed far and
wide that Freddie Welsh, former light
weight champion, now is an officer in
the United States Army, the truth is
that he is a buck private In the medi
cal barracks at Washington, D. C, and
few days ago be was doing kitchen
police with the rest of the raw re
cruits. In the Army, Freddie Welsh
known as Private Thomas, which is
his right name. Since hia defeat at
the hands of Benny Leonard he has
been conducting a health farm at Sum
mit, N. J. It has been a profitable
venture but he closed It for the dura
tion of the war in order to serve Uncle
Sam.
Recent Arrival In Portland Is Just
Aching for Match With Morris
Lux, Kansas Boxer.
Frankie Russell, of New Orleans. Is
out with a chiD on his shoulder looking I
for Morris Lux. the Kansas city laa
who succumbed to a hard right swing
on the Jaw from Johnny McCarthy at
the Bobby Evans' benefit smoker. Kus-
sell wants the next fight with Johnny
McCarthy. So does Lux. Lux says Kus-
sell Is not the original "New Orleans"
Frankie Russell. Russell Bays he is.
Lux says the original Frankie Russell
and he wereformer pals, in fact, they I
roomed together and Lux seconded him I
In several bouts. Russell says he does
not care what line of chatter Lux hands I
out about him, but offers to take him
on in private or any other place and
settle the argument of which istne Dei-
ter man and entitled to the match with
McCarthy.
I have a set of boxing gloves In my
trunk that have not been used." said
Russell yesterday, "and I am willing to
put them on with Lux in any gymnas-
um, street, sandlot or other suitable
place and if I don't knock Lux out I
don't want a match in Portland-
Understand me right I will knock him
out. He wants the chance to fight
McCarthy simply because he walked
nto a right-hand punch that put him
out. If he is not satisfied to wait until
get a chance at McCarthy, I'll take
him on In private. That goes.
Morris Lux was reported as having
gone to work in the shipyards yester-
ay. He is quoted as having told
riend that he is right about Russell
nd while the chap who is in Portland
at present might have had a cup of I
coffee and a shoestring in New Orleans
he passed through via the brake
beam route, he is not the original Ivew
Orleans Frankie Russell. There Is no
oubt considerable bitterness existing
between Lux and Russell.
Owing to the Spanish influenza scare
is probable that no boxing smoker!
will be held in this city for some time
and in the meantime It might be well
for Tommy Tracey, official match
maker, to provide a private setto in
ne of the local gymnasiums and settle I
the grudge that exists between the two
welterweights, who have not yet run I
across each other's path.
...
Oakland boxing promoters are hav
ing their troubles. The shipyards are
trying to bust into the boxing game
nd to date are reported to have lost
considerable money in their attempts.
The matchmakers are trying to boost I
he game with fabulous offers to the I
boxers, but are only cutting their own I
throats. Boxing under such conditions I
cannot last anywhere.
Tommy Simpson is trying to land the
Willie Meehan-O. K. Kruvoskey bout
for his Oakland arena. Kruvoskey is
willing, but Meehan is not sure of his
MItty to get away from the submarine
base long enough to tftke on Kruvos- I
key. Simpson would like to put the I
boys on -Wednesday, October 23. They I
ought to show to the largest fight I
crowd of the season in Oakland.
...
Tommy Tracey is not busying him
self so much about his first show and
will not until the lid on the present epi
demic of Spanish influenza is hoisted.
In the meantime Tracey is snooping
around here and there and quietly fig
uring out what would prove attractive
matches for the initial smoker under
the auspices of the boxing commission.
HUNG PUNT IS PISED
VERXOX SHOWELli LAYS PLAN'S
FOR FUTURE REGATTAS.
More Than 175 Members of Local
Club Are Now Serving Uncle Sam
in Various Departments.
A recent visitor to the Portland Row
ing Club was Vernon S. Showell, presi
dent of the California Rowing Asso
ciation and captain of the South End
Rowing Club of San Francisco. Sho
well is laying plans for an exchange
of regattas between the Northwest As
sociation and the California rowers
after the war.
While visiting the Portland Rowing
Club Showell examined all of the racing
equipment and took special notice of
the numerous trophies and pictures at
the local club. He returned to San
Francisco after several days spent here.
One hundred and seventy-five mem
bers of the Portland Rowing Club are
now in the service of Uncle Sam, not
counting the large number that en
tered the students' Army training
corps . at the various colleges. An ef
fort will be made in November by the
Oarsman, the official publication of the
Portland Rowing Club, to get out a
supplement to the regular issue con
taining a list of all members of the
club who are in the service. All mem
bers who have not notified the club in
writing are requested to do so at once. I
Sports of All Sorts.
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By THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER
WHAT are you doing about clothes? Wool goes up
as the war goes on. Your only true economy is to buy less
and buy BETTER. Shun the high cost of cheap clothing. Get
value-insurance in a Suit or Overcoat by a House that, in these
times and all times, maintains its standards of quality.
Your Kuppenheimer Merchant represents a National
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you right now while present stocks are intact.
THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER
Makers of Civilian and Military Clothes
CHICAGO
Kuppenheimer Clothes in Portland Only at
Annual Meeting Is Set.
The Pacific Northwest Association
of the Amateur Athletic- Union will
hold Its annual meeting at Multnomah
Club Sunday morning, having been
called by President H. S. Burdick, of
Spokane. Representatives will be on
hand from Seattle, Vancouver, Vic
toria, Spokane and Portland. Officers
will be elected and the 1919 dates for
the annual swimming championships
will be set.
LIEUTENANT FRANCIS SIMONDS,
who was captain of the Columbia
University of New York: football team
In 1915, waa not killed In action In
July, as reported, but is alive some
where this side of the French lines.
.
The recent liberty Joan drive at the
Jamaica race track resulted in the
bringing in of the sum of $1,077,250,
which speaks well for the racing fans
in the East.
The death of Matty Baldwin, noted
lightweight. In Charlestown. Mass., the
other day marks the passing of an
other classy fighter. He died of In
fluenza. In his 13 years of fighting
he was knocked out only once, that
time by Charley White, which was his
last fight.
All ' lnterscholastic football games
have been called off in Philadelphia
until the Spanish Influenza epidemic. Is
over.
Tufts College finally has decided to
play football and is busy arranging a
schedule with other Eastern towns.
.
Among those who have died from
Spanish lnfluenxa Is Edward F. Mar
tin, baseball writer en the Boston
Olobe, Martin was the official Ameri
can League soorer in me lasc world
series. His wife died the day previ
ously from the same disease.
The ban whlah th Government put
W
Morrison at
Fourth Street
A Specialty Store
for Men and Boys
on indoor ice skating as a non-essen
tial industry last Spring, owing to the
necessity of conserving the supply oi
ammonia, has forced the artificial rinks
to discontinue operation in New York
and vicinity. The St. Nicholas, the
oldest and best established rink in the
country, was the first "to throw up the
sponge.
.
A Belgian army soccer football team
is now touring England, playing the
English and entente teams, with the
sanction of the Belgian military author
ities. The Belgians recently won an in
ternational match from a crack Eng
lish team in France, while both were
awaiting orders to go to the front and
the British Empire has not yet recov
ered from the ehock.
Larry Doyle, who, like Art Wilson,
had registered for the first draft be
cause hev wasn't sure, about his right
eye, got his record straightened out
and found that he was above the 31
limit and about that time he read In
the papers that the limit would be
raised to Include all men under 46.
...
Fred Jacobsen, one of the best yell
leaders Columbia U ever had, is giv
ing his vocal qualities a rest at present
and is spending eight hours a day in
the employ of the Pacific Marine Com
pany, Jacobsen turned many a seem
ingly defeat Into victory by working
his fellow students into a frenzy of
school spirit "which reacted on the Co
lumbia athletes and made them battle
to the last down.
Lefts and Rights.
like to clash with Billy Ryan or any
other boy of his weight. He Is training
several nights a week at the Hustlers'
Club.
T ACK RUSSO, the New Orleans light
en weight Datuer, is thinking or. enlist
ing in the Aviation Corps. Many box
ers from his home town are joining that
branch of the service end he is anx
ious to join his comrades.
...
Hyman "Aviator" Gordon, well known
in Northwestern boxing circles as the
manager of Abe and Sammy Gordon, Is
thinking of leaving for Los Angeles In
about a month. Gordon obtained his
nickname of aviator in Los Angeles a
number of years ago while working
for Glenn Martin, the well-known flyer.
The Aviator recently married a Port
land girl and has decided to forsake
the sporting game and settle down for
good. Abe and Sammy Gordon are now
hunting for a new manager. .
Sammy Gordon, the bantam-weight
brother of Abe Gordon, flyweight cham
pion of the Faciflo Coast, Is anxious to
get started In the local ring, Sammy
has never yet failed to make good In a
battle In Portland and -Is a big favorite
with th ring followers, Sammy would
Two heights in a
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