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13 - THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JTJL.Y 29, 1919. ' DEMPSEY-MEEHAN GO FINDS GOOD BACKING Fair Chance Is Seen to Stage Bout Labor Day. KEARNS FAVORS PROMOTER Seattle to Start Boxing Anew "With I"ive-Fig:ht Programme on August 5. If Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham pion of the world and Willie Meehan, the San Krancisco fat boy. tangle in the squared ring in the near future the odrts are very great that the con test will come off in the old Federal league ball park at Harrison, N. J., which by the way is Dempsey's first name, viz., Harrison (not Federal) J. Iempsey. The two promoters who are said to have the inside track on the right to stage the bout are Julius '"Dude" Har ris and .Sammy Turner, both of New York. Both men are treasurers of New York theaters and ran aspecial train to the battke between Willard and XJempsey at Toledo. Many of the most prominent sportsmen in the country made the trip in the train gotten up by Harris and Turner. llnrriff Is Kenrn's Friend. The dop.3 that would tend to give them the inside track is that Harris is an exceptionally good friend of Jack Kearns, the champion's manager. There is a sort of bond of friendship be tween Harris and lvearns and through it Kearns it is said has tentatively favored the match which Harris wants to stage on Labor day. Harris and Turner have sprung into prominence just recently. On the Fourth they chartered a special train of Pullmans and took a hundred or more boxing enthusiasts to Toledo. Passengers on the train included Ethel Barrymore, the actress, and her millionaire husband, Russell C. Colt; William A. Brady and others of the theatrical world. There were fifty or more Wall-street brokers in the party, a hank president, a Kentucky con gressman, politicians, racetrack men and merchants. Everybody was en thused regarding the manner in which the party was handled and some of the rich tourists told Harris and Turner to "go as far as they liked' in promot ing the next carnival and all expenses incurred in staging the match would be guaranteed. Kearns has so many offers for Iempsey that it is not a certainty just what will come next, vaudeville en gagements, motion picture work, fights with Jfj Beckett the Englishman and Carpentier the Frenchman and others have been offered and it takes a good brain to pick the best. The latest motion picture off.-r that Dempsey has received is said to have promised him nearly a cool million in returns. He would be co-starred with .Douglas Fairbanks. Bill Hart and Mary Pick ford or one of the big three combina tion and be directed by D. W. Griffiths. The boxing game will get under way in Seattle again on August 5, when "Young Brown the eastern lightweight will clash with Frankie Sullivan in the main event of a fivo-bout card being staged by the Northwest Athletic club. Brown is the boxer who gave Johnny Kilbane such a scare several months' ago and is rated among th-e best boys at his weight n the country. Sullivan is well known in Portland and has fought here a number of times, putting up good fights with Walter Knowlton. Joe Benjamin and others. At the last show staged. Clay Hite, "who is manager of the Northwest -Athletic club. failed to pay the boxers what he promised, shaving all of them L'5 per cent. How he can register such a quick comeback re mains a mystery. Young Hector, a heavyweight who has made a good impression on the Se attle boxing fans, will meet Ole Ander son of Tacuma in the 'somi-windup. Hector won a decision over Frank Ken'nll in Seattle not long ago and iu a likely looking performer. ... Walter Miller, former middleweight champion wrestler of the world, who lost his title in Portland to Ted Thye several months ago. is all cuts and bruises as the result of an auto acci dent in Los Angeles the other day. He tried to fe-t?t his newly purchased ma chine out of the way of another car and rolled over two times. His car was a wreck. Morris Lux. the Kansas City light weight who was in Portland for near ly a year, is now in San Francisco, but as yet has not made a start in the ring. Lux has been on the sick list and does not yet feel equal to ring work, but will start in the near future. Lux is an excellent golf player and has challenged Willie Kitchie to an 1S hole match to settle who is the best fighter-golf player. Allie Nack. the New York lightweight, who is in San Francisco is also an expert linksman and he and Lux are out each morning on the Municipal course. The other day Lux was "beaned" by a drive and went down for the count. He was out for only a few minutes, however. Claire Bromeo, San Francisco feather weight who fought in Portland several times last year, will meet Eddie White in San Francisco tonight. ... .Charley White, the Chicago light weight has signed articl-es to box Lew Tendler in Philadelphia on August 5. He is to receive $1500 for the trouble. LEWIS AFTER WELTER TITLE English Middle Must Score K. O. Over Britton to Win. JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 2S. An ef fort to regain the welterweight boxing championship from Jack Britton of Chi cago, present titleholder, will be made in an eight-round bout here tonight by Ted ("Kid") Lewis of England. Lewis was knocked out by Britton in the ninth round of a bout several months ago and as no decisions are per mitted in this state, Lewis must win in the same way to become champion again. The title had changed hands twice previously between the two fighters on referee's decision, Britton winning in 116 and Lewis in 1917. The two box ers have met in many no-decision con tests. The champion, a ring veteran with 14 years' experience, is 34 years of age. while the challenger who donned the gloves professionally nine years ago, is 5 years old. DENVER. July 2S. Final arrange ments for a boxing bout between Jack Britton, welterweight champion of the world, and Johnny Griffiths of Akron, O., at the stockyards stadium here Au gust 7, were completed today. The contest will be for 12 rounds and there will be no decision. Jack Wagner May Box Soldier. MARSHF1ELD, Or.. July 28. (Spe- clal.J A change in the boxing1 match on Labor day is likely, owing to a re cent application for a "look-in" by 'Jake Abel, a Camp Lewis welterweight who desires to fight Jack Wagner, who was billed to meet Billy WilBon on that date. Abel offers to box "Wagner here for a purse, winner to take all. No definite announcement of sub stitution has been made, but Promoter Billy Swaggeri has put the proposal up to Wagner. On his decision depends whether he will take on Wilson or the soldier. ANGELS DRAW RECORD CROWDS Vernon-IiOS Angeles Series Attract 40,000 Fans to Park. LOS ANGELES. July 28. (Special.) Over 40,000 fans and fanettes wit nessed the recent "crucial" Vernon and Los Angeles baseball series. Accord ing to the figures by the management, the crowd was the largest since the memorable Portland and Vernon series of 1911, or thereabouts, when close to 88,000 witnessed the teams in action in one week. There were many counter-attractions on Sunday and Old Sol was on hand with all his splendors. Otherwise the crowd would have been much larger. Many came to see the fence, but the rest were on hand to see the series, which was one of the best in the annals of the game. The Coast league race is extremely close, which means large crowds from this time on. BRAVES' RALLY COPS BACON LIDERCS HITS HOMER AXD SINGLES IX 4 TIMES VP. Phil Douglas Beats Brooklyn; Reds Take Sixth Straight From Pittsburg Pirates. PHILADELPHIA, July 28. Rixey weakened in the seventh and eighth and Boston overcame Philadelphia's lead and won. Luderus made a home run and three singles in four times up, giving him seven hits out of his last eight times at bat. Score: R. H. E.l R. H. E. Boston 5 7 llPhilad'ia ..3 10 Batteries Demaree. McQuillan, Ru dolph and dowdy; Hogg, Rixey and Adams. Xcw York 7, Brooklyn 4. Brooklyn. July 2S. Phil Douglas pitched his first game in a New York uniform and beat Brooklyn. His work was good enough to win with the Giants' batting Mamaux and Mitchell hard. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E Ney York.. 7 14 4;Brooklyn ..4 9 4 Batteries Douglas and Gonzales Maumax, Mitchell and Miller. Cincinnati 8, Pittsburg 7. CINCINNATI. July 28. In a contest full of hard hitting and poor fielding the Cincinnati team won its eixth straight game from Pittsburgh. The visitors made a determined rally in the eighth inning but failed to overtake the big lead of the Reds. Score: R. H. E. R. H. E. Pittsburg ..7 12 i;Cincinnati .8 15 4 Batteries; Hamilton. Carlson and Lee; Germer, Eller and Rariden. AX EXPERT who has been playing golf for nearly 20 years and who thinks he has read practically every book on golf that has been pub lished in that time is tempted to say that in the printing and publishing many of these books much good paper and ink have been wasted. But for the fact that, however ab surdly authors may write about the game in attempting to elucidate prac tically theory, the game is so fascinat ing as to make the reading of almost any book well worth while, particularly in rainy weather or, say, in the winter of the golfer's discontent. ruring these -0 years, too, he has met many professional teachers of golf and has exchanged silver and paper currency for advice and instruction given or "professed" by them in the art of propelling golf balls according to proper methods along green fields. The greater part of this paper and sil ver, he is also tempted to remark, might have been more profitably given. NOW THAT TY vVlH STIli. HOMTifvsA iJTTl'F) 7- Give re -ro VtA flv that he 1 1 lliffr 'rr w'"STAr4D ONHRD ; TYS FLY THAT H& j i '' 0F OOLT HIGH Wl - W ST-rE.t Last . III ' A Tuot5, apeto, RoubH v, ALV' Hwe Ae.MNsJ) roi one hokcr! iMORT STcPi oFTcn , " '''" SPIN. UKE TCP F.ecOfMG Th6 ' SPCrUiNGSMECT 7 HI PRtVES- Vor HAS ITS OLD Tine MEWS J GEORGE MAISEL MAY FINISH WITH REDLEGS Pat Moran of Cincinnati Wants Beaver Outfielder. DETROIT FACTOR IN DEAL Surmise That Frank Xavin Has Fin ger in Pie Figures In Any Trade on Boards. Pacific Coast League Standings. W. L. P.C.I w. L. P C. Vernon 4 43 .r.9S Sacramento. 4S .14 .471 Los Anireles l't 4. ."S3 Portland. .. . 4rt Ti7 .447 Salt Lake.. r..- 411 .!." Oakland 4 do .444 San Frunc'o rs 50 .537, Seattle 37 14 .30ti Yesterday's Results. No games, teams traveling. BY HARRY M. GRAYSON. Outfielder George Maisel of the Port land Pacific coast league baseball club may finish the 1919 season with the Cincinnati Nationals, who are but .017 points behind John McGraw's Giants at the present stage of the grand old race for the gonfalon in the senior major circuit. Information to the effect that Pat Moran, veteran baseball chief of Redland, is after Gentleman George trickled over the telegraph wire last night. Would "Walter Henry McCredie part with the invaluable services of his much-sought gardener? Of course he would that is providing he gets value received and can "square things" with Detroit. Pitchers Might Swing Deal. " If he can get a couple of pitchers of Class A A caliber there is no question but that Manager Mack will let Georgie trot back to the big time if President I Frank Xavin of the Tigers gives his O. K. Maisel was obviously purchased by Portland from Detroit along with Old ham. Baker, Walker, Blue and the rest. Even though it is against the rules and regulations for teams to have working agreements there is little question but that Hughie Jennings has the inner track, via the gentlemen's agreement route, on the services of the foxy gladi ator of fairways. Pat Moran is in desperate need of an outfielder. The obtaining of a man like Maisel might mean a championship and a crack at the world's series money. Although the former Seal is hitting but .211 with Portland at this writing he is one of th best outer guardians In the circuit and there is no doubt but that, had he reported for spring training and gotten off to an even start with the rest, he would now be within the charmed circle of .30ft hitters as he was when one of the Seal Hocks city crew in 1917. Maisel is one of the most feared batters in the league. Fitzgerald on Job. Moran has telegraphed Justin Fitz gerald, ex-Beaver with Charley Gra ham's hirelings, to dicker with Walter McCredie for the services of Maisel. Whether or not the telegram to Fitz gerald reached him before the Portland club left San Francisco for L.os Angeles is not known. Fitz was always a great friend of Moran's and when Pa trick telegraphed Justin he showed that he wanted the subject given personal at tention. Moran, no doubt, would give anything ' within reason for Maisel, and Oeorge naturally must be crazy for the trip to the big tent. Thereryis a possibility that at this time Walter McCredie is awaiting word from Detroit which will permit him to make the deal with the Reds. There is not a chance in the world of the Tigers wanting Maisel next semester. With Cobb, Veach, Flagstead and Shorten, the Michigan club is fixed for two or three years at least unless a couple of them become permanently disabled. On the other hand, poor Pat, with a pennant staring him in the face, is forced to play Pitcher Bressler in left field with only Koush and Neale as regulars. Don't be surprised if a startling an nouncement comes from Los Angeles during the week. Portland opens a seven-game series with the Angels at Lrus Angeles this afternoon. Seattle will be the guest at Salt Lake, San Francisco at Sacra mento and the leaerue-leading Vernon Tigers will do battle with the Oaks on Market street. Although no Portland fan wishes COBB HAS STARTED HIS DRIVE Sam Crawford any hard luck, lota of them are hoping; that he, for various reasons, will not be ready for tha fray this week. Old Samuel injured himself at Sac ramento early in the Angel-Yipper series and was forced to go home for repairs. As he wa not badly hurt, there is every probability that he'll have his willow in action today. HATED FENCE COMES DOWN Kicks of Fans and Players Bring End to Angels' Barrier. LOS ANGELES. July 28. The extra fence, constructed on the baseball field at Washington park here to give a better chance for home runs, will be taken down tonight. The fence short ened the feild about 60 feet and caused so much controversy among; players and patrons that the league manage ment thought best to return to former conditions. Seals Sign Codington. SAN FRANCISCO. July 28. (Special.) The Seals yesterday eigne Paul Codington, a young fellow, who is Just back from Frarsre, where he put in 14 months. He is an infiel4er and Graham will have him on the bench to give him a chance to break in gradually. If he shows sufficient class he will get a chance next year to make the team. Portland and Seattle were after him. Sidelights and Satire. Diamond Dut Cacttm Cravatb. H' K'iS ancient and heavy and aged and slow. They said he was through with the game long: ago; he lumbers around on the bases, but, bo. Old Cactus can still bust the pill, lie can't cover ground and his speed Is a joke. His old throwing flapper has lost the old smoke, but the old bird is there with the extra base poke, when he steps in and leans on that pill. The bleacher bugs claim, that his ankle bones creak and say to reach second base takes him a week, but. gosh, when he slaps that old ball on the beak you know he can still bust the pill. He'll never rob iSifiler or Cobb of their fame as the speed boys supreme of the national game, but the way Cactus swings on the ball is a shame. Oh, boy: Can t he hammer that pill? He'd be a big laugh In a hundred- yard dash, but the twirlers don't laugh when he waves the old ash. They see his bat swing and they hear a loud crash and they know he can still bust the pill. Aye! Gavvy Is slow on the base9 running path. But, Oh. Sweet Pa toot! can't he swing the old lath? And here's to old Wooden Shoes Cactus Cravath! The bird who can pickle the pill. Hank O'Day made the first triple plays of the season at the polo grounds recently unassisted. Old Ilankus put out three Boston players with one wave of his fin. Jess Willard received one hundred thousand washers in a few minutes for fighting in defense of his title. Ser geant York received Ions than 60 bucks a month for licking a flock of Germans single-handed while fighting in de fense of his country. Some men spend trying to get even. 4 all tnelr odd Urn If Seattle keeps on losing games the chances are the Siwash team will finish the season in the three-eye league. Jack Britton and Teddy Lewis have met each other so often in the ring that they call each other by their first name when they pass on the pave. No, M ildred. eating vegetables will not bring cauliflower ears. They grow only on fighters and wrestlers. Picking the next victim for Jack Dempsey appears to be the greatest indoor sport right now. Virtue is its own bird who can cheat a box office is always tion. reward, but the little bit In the the best attrac- Famous ioIfcrs Caddie Wins. Kddie Lowery, who caddied for Fran cis Ouimet in 1913. when he won the national open championship, captured a golf tourney at the Brookline Coun try club, Brooklyn. Mass.. the other day. He defeated his opponent by five and four in the final round for the junior state title. Jess Willard Purchases Farm. TOPE K A, Kan., July 28. (Special.) Jens Willard has purchased another farm. The $100,000 he earned as receiver for Jack Dempsey's blows has been paid as an installment on a 700-acre Kaw valley ranch in Jefferson county. Jess will pay $175,000 in all for the property. The former champion's new holdings are only a half hour's drive from his Lawrence home. FOR THE BATTING CHAMPIONSHIP. WESTERN NET PLAY OPENS STARS OF CENTRAL STATES AT KANSAS CITY. Callfornlans to Compete In Tourney for Men and Women; Grivera Wins In New Jersey. KANSAS CITY, July 28. With prac tically every widely known tennis star in the central states entered, the first round of the annual western tennis championship tournament for men and women was played this afternoon here. Play In singles for both men and women started this morning ana oy mid-afternoon the title matches were well under way. There were only four defaults, two among the women and the same number among the men. There were no upsets in the early matches on the first day's programme, the fa vorites winning easy matches. William E. Davis and Vandyke Jones of California will arrive tomorrow to compete. SEAB RIGHT. X. J.. July 28, W. T. Tilden II. the No. 2 of the national ranking list: S. H. Voshell and the Californlan, Axel Gravem, scored easily in the featured matches in the invita tion tournament on the turf of the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket club here today. VOHhell beat H. S. Parker, 6-2. -3 Tilden, bv fast net play, mastered the veteran F. C. Inman, 6-2, 6-3, and Gravem outplayed F. T. Anderson, the junior star, 6-3, 6-1. In other matches T. R. Pell beat P. Van de Venter. 8-6, 6-4: while C. Si Garland of Pittsburg and R. Yamasaki of Japan retired by default. NEWTON, Mass.. July 28. R. Norrls Williams II, and Watson M. Washburn won the New England sectional tennis doubles championship today, defeating the Pennsylvania team of Craig Biddle and Charles S. Garland in straight sets. The scores were 6-1. 6-3. 6-2. In the Longwood bowl singles 5th round R. Norris Williams II. Boston, defeated Craig Biddle, Philadelphia, by default, and Charles Garland, Pittsburg. defeated H. B. Johnson, Boston, by de fault. EAST BOURNE, England, July S. The tennis team representing the Brit ish Isles today won from the South African team in the Davis cup play by four matches to one. The defeat of the South Africans entitles the British Isles team to play the winners of the match between the French and the Bel glan contestants. BASEBALL SUMMAK atioal Leucue MaaUuift-., W. U P.C.I W. Tfc PC Nw York., .Mi J Plttsburr. .. 41 .4v. Onrinnatl. " - .t;.l Itovton 3 41 .3 ChicaKu. ... 41 3i .ti st. l,oula. . . ;m ." .ST Brooklyn . . 4l 42 ,4?S 1'hlludf Iphla -7 01 .J40 American I-raajue standi nan. Chlrairo. ... f.4 .'11 .:;: Ht. Ioula... 44 ..Vt7 t'lnviund . . 4. atl ..".7. Mnton :t7 4tt.44J I'etrult .... 47 3 i'Ui WaahiiiKton R7 TI .42 New Vork... 4S ;iti .bliK'ltllUipliia. -lOU.feJ I low the lSrt- Kmled. At Hn Kninrmco ihrw imm-. Portland four K-:ima; at hnTimrnt(i four ra mr. 1 Anefln two Kamti; at alt L-akr four cam-a. Oakland tlirt fc timet; at Loi AiiKcics. Ver non fvn ramex. ?tti n Kami. Where the Team I'laj- Thi Week. Portland at l.oa Anjcl. Vernon v-n Oakland at hn Kranclaca, San Kranclaco tiacrumutito, iStatile at Salt Lakn. Where the Team I'lay Neit Week. Portland at H-att1e, Salt Iake at Sacra mrnto, Virnon at baa Krinclico, Oakland a Heaver Batting Averaaea. Ab. H. Av. Ab. H. At. WLTrrail .JUo ! ..Toa KoehlT . . 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Tearney. president of the lonpue. today, in announcing the official standings. "The leadership of the league has chansred several times this reason. Oklahoma City. Omaha. re Moire. Tulsa and Sioux City holding this honor at one time or another." RED SOX DEFEAT NEW YORK Pennock Scores Second Victory In Series Willi Yankees. BOSTON. July 25. Pennock pitched hia cecond victory of the series over New York and won. Riving; Boston three out of four. Score: R. H. E.l R. H. E. New Tork .1 8 0 Boston 5 9 0 Batteries Schneider. Russell. Mc Graw and Hanna: Pennock and Schang. Bryan Addresses Record Crowd. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. July 2S. (Special.) William Jenninfts Bryan spoke at the Chautauqua tabernacle last niaht to the largest crowd ever assembled In Cowlitx county under one cover. About 1500 people were able to hear the "silver tonsrued orator." A banquet was given before the meet ing. The Chautauqua is attract Ins; a large number of out-of-town Kueli. and will close Wednesday evening. 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