THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22. T919. k .3 TRAINING OF OREGON TEAM STARTS TODAY Hayward Orders Two Hard Sessions Daily. PLAYERS ATTEND CHURCH Huntington Objects to Eastern Ref erees; Tournament Committee to Choose if Coaches Disagree. BT HARRY M. GRAYSON. PASADENA, Cat., Dec 21. (Spe ciail.) The University of Oregon football team passed today resting from their trip south. Trainer Bill Hayward had issued an order which permitted the 25 husky Oregonians to sleep until 8:30 this morning After a light breakfast, the western representativ.es attended church. Hay ward then took them on a long hike. A lecture by head Coach "Shy" Huntington was given at the con clusion of dinner. Washington Park, Los Angeles, enjoyed their presence during the afternoon where they were introduced at the Knights of Columbus Christmas benefit at which .lack Dempsey, James J. Corbett. James J. Jeffries, Babe Ruth and other celebreties participated in box ing exhibitions, a baseball game and other lines of athletic endeavor. After the benefit ended the men re turned to the Maryland hotel and after the training table meal short walks were enjoyed, after which the boys lounged around the lobby until bedtime 10 P. M. Training Will Stnrt Today'. Real training starts tomqrrow morning. Two sessions will be held daily for the first week, after which the training will simmer down to one afternoon period. Coach Huntington will work his ends Stan Anderson and Mart Howard- very hard the first few days. He realizes that if he can instill the necessary stuff in them he will have the material needed to stop Eddie Casey, the all-Amcrican half back with the Crimson. Coach Huntington announced to night that he will hold out for either W. S. Kienholz of Pasadena. George M Varnell of Spokane or Sam Dolan of Corvallis for referee. Kienholz has the big edge. He Is the choice of the Pasadena football committee, as he is a former member of that body. Kien holz ably refereed the Oregon-Pennsylvania game three years ago. Har vard has suggested two eastern men H. E. Van Surdam of Ohio Wesleyan and former coach at Suwanee and a man named Merriman. Huntington objects to both. Van Surdam now re sides here. "I have an eastern man for them, and if they insist upon one I'll submit his name," said Coach Huntington to right. "He's Bob Maxwell, the Phila delphia sports writer." Bob Maxwell is one of the foremost football authorities along the eastern shore. He was a great player himself and has always been a close follower of the game. "Tiny" Maxwell lias probably been suggested to "Shy" by Hugo Bezdek, former Oregon coach now handling the ribbons at Pennsyl vania State college. Huntington and Bob Fisher, the Harvard mentor, are to confer December 27 on the referee question. If they cannot get together the football committee here, composed of W. F. Creller, chairman: A. J. Ber tonneau and Seward A. Simons, will make the selection. Football is the main topic of dis cussion in Pasadena, Los Angeles and southern California tonight. The daily papers are devoting front page streamers to the coming struggle. The tournament office here la swamped with requests for seats com ing from the four corners of the United States. When Harvard arrives Friday the old citrus belt will be foot ball crazy. I.urjte Ticket Sale Presaged. Although tickets 'will not go on sale to the general public in Los Angeles until Friday, the thousands of requests already on hand indicate that the 28,000 seats will be-sold for several days prior to the struggle Members of the tournament associa tion can make their reservations starting tomorrow and a line started forming last night in which repre sentatives 111 stand until the of fice opens tomorrow morning to in sure certain association members good places. The finish of the Los Angeles Ex press-Pasadena Post modified mara thon race, in which more than 50 southern California athletes will compete, will finish just before the starting whistle blows for the foot ball game. It will be over a course of nearly four miles in length. A. J. Bertonneau. the father of the Keiv Year's game here, recited how the idea originated. He confided in AVarren Bovard, who was then grad uate manager of the Unicersity of Southern California, and with the president of Occidental college. Al though many opposed the proposi tion, it was finally adopted. When Seward A. Simons, who is still a mem ber of the football committee, went east in the fall of 1915 in his capacity as president of the Southern Pacific division of the Amateur Athletic union, he was asked to dicker with IBrown university, the best team in 'ihe east that season. Simons landed Brown, and through the efforts of W. S. Kienholz, Washington State college was obtained as the west coast representative, and they've been playing an annual game here ever eince. Al St. John, the motion picture comedian, will be photographed work ing out with Oregon tomorrow morn ing, lie will take the northerners through the- Paramount-St. John studios and the Famous Players-Las-key plant. F. O. MEN STAND TRIP WELL Short Sprints at Stations on Way Help Keep Team in Condition. ItOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Clad In northern woolens and mighty thankful that they had finally reached their destination, 25 husky University of Oregon football men reached here at 1 P. M. Satur day. The west coast representatives against Harvard university New Year's day were three hours late when they steamed into Los Angeles. At every stop of any length en route ehort. brisk sprints up and down the station platform were in dulged in. "We'll win." declared Coach Hunt ington. "The fellows are prepared for the fight of their lives and will come out on top. Harvard will fight hard, but we'll outfight them. I have heaps of confidence in the Oregon team." Coach Huntington voices the opinion of the entire party. "We certainly had a hard time get ting in any real practice in Eugene," said Coach Huntington. "With a foot of snow and the temperature at zero, we decided to 6tart south earlier than originally scheduled. It will give us more time to get ready and the men will have a chance to become accli mated." Every Oregonian 1b extremely con- fldent of downing Harvard. They are not overconfident, they have simply gritted their teeth and made up their minds to fight. Coach Huntington, the quiet, un assuming chap who took command of the Lane county organization two years ago, himself announced his probable lineup to start against Bob Fisher's heavier chargers from Cam bridge. Here it is: Stan Anderson and Mart Howard, ends: Ken Bartlett and Spike Leslie, tackles; Al Harding and Carl Mautz, guards: Brick Leslie or Prink Calli- son. center; Captain Everett Branden burg and Vlnce Jacobberger, half backs; Bill Steers, quarterback; Holly Huntington, fullback. There is a possibility of Baz Will iams starting at guard or tackle in the place of either Harding or Leslie, but otherwise the western prides will saunter on Tournament park gridiron as named. Other pastimers who have good chances of breaking into the lineup Before taps is sounded are Skeeter Manerud, quarter, and Nish Chapman, halfback. "Beat Harvard, outfight them." Is the Oregon rmr.'s slogan. And if they don't win it won't be because they have not labored like galley slaves and fought hard. The Oregon team was greeted upon arrival in Los Angeles by William Leishman. president of the Tourna ment of Roses association. Simultane ously with the arrival of Oregon the formal opening of the holiday season was held at the Maryland hotel. A big dinner dance was the feature. Hollis Huntington, fullback, lost his suit case en route. In it was a good suit of clothes and other personal be longings. The Oregon gang says that all bad luck fled with the grip. Harvard is due December 26. Elabo rate plans are being made for the crimson by Harvard graduates In southern California. CBIMSOX STOPS IX CHICAGO Members of Team Appear to Be Tired by Trip. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. The Harvard football team which left Boston yes terday on its transcontinental trip to meet the Oregon eleven at Pasa dena on New Year's day. arrived in Chicago an hour and 40 minutes late today. The members were a bit tired from the Journey and went to the University club for a plunge and din ner. There were 45 of the party travel ing in three cars which were attached to the Overland Limited which left at 7:10 P. M. for California. The team will be the guest of the Harvard club of San Francisco Christmas eve WOLFOHD IN TENNIS LIST OREGON" MAN 5 1 ST AMONG PLAYER SOP COUNTRY. Phil Seer Is Placed 115th by United States Lawn Tennis -ociatloii for 1919 Play. Ranked fifty-first among over 5000 tennis players whose records for 1919 were considered will be found the name of Catlin Wolfard of Portland. Or. The United States Lawn Tennla association completed its ranking process Saturday, and the "first ten" in which national interest is centered were announced. The "first ten" naturally come in for a big share of attention, but ev ery section of the United States is in terested in the position given its star. -Many of them, however, do not even land. The association went to the trouble this year to list 158 of the best players in America. Catlin Wol fard. Oregon state champion for 1919, and one of the greatest tennis players ever developed here, is given the honor of being selected as the fifty first best played in the country. Phil Neer, the sensational youthful tennis wizard, is" ranked 115th. Neer played some wonderful tennis this year, and capped his work in this i part of the country by winning the northwest singles championship. Neer fought his way to the finals in the Oregon state championship tourna ment, only to lose out to Catlin Wol ford In a brilliant match. Neer set up one of the most envi able records in the country this year, and deserves the honor of being ranked. Neer and Wolfard are the only two Oregon players listed in the 158 names announced. Perry Through With Baseball. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Dec. 21. Scott Perry, who had his brief fling at fame as a pitcher for Connie Mack, has opened a tailor shop in Franklin, Pa., with Harry O'Donnell, also for- I merly of the Athletics, as a partner. u iiiui t: pi iri eae luiia i oa 1 1 lor mm, says Perry, but he' will continue to pitch for the Franklin, independent team for J100 per game or thereabouts. """"la. to inconvenience or nurry the Yan- i i . T - - ? t DID YOU EVER NOTICE ' MrStfiD TO ivoRMn' Gcoo y L R' PVm THIS MYTLE fWw X 1 I ' ' k-'-.-.J-AJ........ . .. . 1 GUARD AND DALLAS QUINTETS TO MEET Basketball Game Is Sched uled for December 27. - LOCAL LINEUP STRONGER Organization of Interstate League Will Bo Perfected at Meeting Tomorrow Night. D. M. Simonsen, manager of the Multnomah Guard basketball team, will take his fast quintet to Dallas for a game with the Dallas five on December 27. With such vetercn players as Billy Lewis, Kenneth Irle and "Spud" Darling in the llneurand with several younger basket shooters on the available list. Including Ken neth Hill. Irve Cole, Dave Wright, Tuma, Edlund. Gilman and Fearnley, the Guards have an array of basket ball talent that will be hard to beat and one that is expected to give any team in the northwest, including col lege quintets, a hard contest. Mana ger Simonsen will take ten men or more on the trip to Dallas. Tonight the Multnomah Guard sec ond team will play the Waverleigh quintet on the Washington high floor. Billy Lewis is coaching the Guards' second team, which is the one that will be entered in the proposed inter state league. The following players are candidates for the second team Irve Cole, Kenneth Hill, Edlund, Gil man. Dave Wright. Tuma and Daniels All team managers and representa tives who are Interested in organizing an interstate league are urged to be present tomorrow night at the meet ing which will be held in the Multno mah Guard's clubrooms In the Cham ber of Commerce building, when final arrangements will be made for carry ing on the league and a schedule will be arranged. Jack Rutledge's Maroon F team de feated the fast Acorn five of the Y. M. C. A. Saturday night on the Y floor by the score of 43 to 19. All of the Maroon F team lineup failed to snow up and Irve Cole and Dave Wright were substituted for regular players. Wright and Cole proved to be the stars of the game, the former scoring 21 points, while the latter chalked up 12. Manager Rutledge is anxious to obtain future games for the Maroon F team and may be reached at Main 906. The lineup: Maroon F (43). Acorns fl8) Thomas (4) ., F (U) Rockoy Ul 14) F i8) Bennett Wright (21) C........8) TUhneur XlcUarnen (2) G (2) Piluao v.oie ui) j (-1) Bcckwith www The Maroon h team will plav the Franklin high school five tonight on the Franklin floor. The Oregonian team will clash with the Lincoln high five this after noon on the Lincoln floor. Coach Quigley of the Jefferson high school team will send his blue and gold five against the "Y" stu dents' quintet In a practice game this afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. gymna sium. YANKS PLAN OWN FIELD REQUEST FOR LONG LEASE DENIED BY GIANTS. is As Result. Polo Grounds Will Not Be Shared by Two Teams After 1920 Season. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. The season of 1920 will be the last that the New York American League Baseball club will share the Polo grounds with the Giants. This is absolutely defi nite. There is no ill feeling between the owners of the two local major league clubs. Nor have the Giants in any way sought to turn the Yankees out. Some months ago the New York American league club wrote to the Giant owners to the effect that unless they could secure a long lease on the Polo Grounds they wished to build their own park. The Giant owners replied that hi!e they did not wish or nurry the Yan- ke.es, they did not care to give them a long lease. The upshot of the matter was an agreement covering the playing sea son of 1920. Before the spring of 1921 the New York American league club will have to build its own ball park. These facta concerning the relations between the Giants and Yankees per taining to the Polo Grounds are perti nent at this time because of mislead ing rumors that are being circulated. One of these is to the effect that Ban Johnson and Garry Herrmann have made an alliance with the Giants to hold the use of the Polo Grounds as a club over the head of Colonel Jacob Ruppert. president of the New York American league club, who is one of the leaders of the American League Insurrection against Ban Johnson s rule. John Joseph McGraw, vice-president and manager of the Giants, who has just returned from Havana, Cuba, denied this rumor indignantly today. "The Giants." said McGraw, "are not concerned with any fight in the Am erican league? Our relations with Cqlonel Ruppert and Colonel Huston of the Yankees, are extremely pleas aue and cordial. "Our arrangements with them con cerning their use of the Polo Grounds for the coming season were made long ago and before there was any trouble brewing in the American league. We did not bring the matter up. Colonel Ruppert and Colonel Huston did. I believe that the agree ment covering 1920 is mutually satis factory and it has no bearing upon any factional fight." McGraw incidentally declares that he has no definite trades in view to strengthen the Giants for 1920. He says he is here to meet any situa tion that may arise, but he does not think that he can lure Roger Horns by from St. Louis or "Rabbit" Maran ville from Boston. McGraw announces emphatically, however, that Heinle Zimmerman, the Bronx bearcat, has played his last game with the Giants. THREE-7 MEET HELD UP PRESIDENT WAITS FOR MORE CLUBS TO COME IN. Head of Circuit Puzzles Over Membership of League for Season of 1920. BLOOMrNGTON. III., Dec. 21. Pres ident A. R. Tearney of the Three-I league notified a number of the mag nates that he had delayed calling the annual meeting until he had received a greater number of applications for membership in the circuit of 1920. He suggested three possible groups. One will include Hannibal, Alton and Quincy as new cities from the south ern district: another would include Evansville, Terre Haute and Danville from the eastern, while a third would include Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Waterloo. Rock Island, Moline and Rockford to the north and west. The Three-I executive regards Bloomington and Peoria as the basic point upon which to build up next year's circuit, but he does not know which will be the best move as be tween accepting western cities and dropping those of Indiana, or taking Terre Haute and Bvansville and ignoring the cities of Iowa and west ern Illinois. Eight first-class cities can be as sembled, but they call for suck lengthy jumps that the mileage expense is re garded as prohibitive. To make up a circuit, for Instance, with Cedar Rap ids and Evansville would involve a 300-mile trip and greater expense than the box-office receipts would warrant. President Tearney has found that the greatest number of applications for membership come from western Illinois and Iowa, while there are but two from Indiana. For this reason he is inclined to believe that it would be for the best interests of al! con cerned to form two circuits, one to include Indiana and Ohio cities, and the other Illinois and Iowa cities. Such an arrangement would keep down the traveling expenses of all. Belden Hill, the veteran leader of Cedar Rapids, is anxious to see that city back on the baseball map after a rest of several years and ,is hopeful that a place can be made for the Iowa city. He has been corresponding with President Tearney in relation to a franchise. The Moline fans at a meeting this week selecteddirectors to handle the affairs of the club in the event that city is awarded a franchise for 1920. Plans were outlined to raise funds to finance a team and a number of box ing bouts will be staged during the winter. Three-I league fans and magnates are interested in the proposed revival of the Illinois-Missouri league. Such a circuit would develop brush players for the Three-1 and the exchange of talent could be made mutually profit able. It is expected t'.iat some work ing agreement will be arranged when the two circuits are formed- JEALOUSY CAUSE OF LEWIS-MOORE BREAK Presence of Burman in Same Stable Responsible. RELATIONS ARE FRIENDLY Fans Now Are Looking Forward to Meeting of Men Whoso Repu tations Are Involved. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. It takes a bit of prying about at times to learn why certain things happen in the pugilis tic world. Krlnstance. the sporting columns of a few days ago carried brief stories to the effect that Pal Moore, wee Memphis bantamweight. who gained an international reputa tion through his battles with Jimmy Wilde, the cnamp of Great Britain had cut the string which had bound him to perform under the manage ment of Nate Lewis and T. Walsh. Said severing of relations took effect last Wednesday, when the con tract which carries the signature of the scrapper and the managers ex pired. Bill Haack of Memphis, a box Ing promoter, will look after the in terests of Moore. Boxer and Manaxrr Friendly. Now to the why and the wherefore. Moore is hopscotching around Chicago and. contrary to the usual custom. Isn't shying gobs of mud in the di rectlon of the managers who are soon to use an "ex" prefix. Pal hasn't any thing but nice things to say about Lewis and the other half of the man agerial crew, who spends little of his time in Chicago. How things seem to be changing in the boxing game when a parting boxer and his managers act and talk that way. But going back to the reason for the split. It was said that Lewis and Walsh didn't close terms for a match with Champion Pete Herman at New Orleans because the promoter there. Dom Tortorich. was exacting his re muneration for staging the champion ship in such huge gobs from the chal lenger that he could hardly hope to gain any great profit even If he won the crown. Also, it was said that Moore wasn't, even at any cost, will ing to allow his chance to cop the title to get away, and that this was the cause of his decision to quit the present managers. But no, brethren; w pried farther and got the dope right out of th feed box. The real reason for the severing of connections is a young man by the name of Joe Burman. Like Moore. Burman is a very classy bantamweight, and because Joe also Is under the management which pilots Moore, it seems the green-eyed mon ster jealousy began to bite Pal. Some one told someone else that Burman was a better scrapper than Moore and that just naturally got Pal all worked up. As it is against all ethics of pu gilism for a couple of stablcmates to yKht and settle the matter or su premacy, there wasn't any way for Pal to soothe his injured feelings. Moore v. Joe Burman ritf That is, there wasn't any way un less he got away from the Lewis Walsh organization, and perhaps very shortly we shall read of the matching of Pal Moore and Joe Burman. That should be some real battle to watch, with the green-eyed monster still unforgotten. There is one thing that can be said about a meeting between Moore and Burman, and that is that this pair should put up one of the fastest and cleverest mills that can be imagined. If there is anything that they don't know about this swatting game it would take a detective to find it. for a scribe or a boxing fan is unaware of it. It would be a match in which the tricks of the trade would be displayed from start to finish, and the term "tricks" as applied here means tricks, for there is no more tricky guy in the ring than Pal Moore, while Burman isn't more than a step behind him in this respect. It also will be mighty interesting, now that the break is scheduled, to watch the antics of Bill Haack In Moore's corner and Nate Lewis in Burman's corner when they clash. "Earl Caddock,' remarks a press agent, "is the equal if not the su perior of Frank Gotch." Showing that press agents are long on words and short on memory. W RIG LEYS 5 c PUT MOflAN IS IDOLIZED MANAGER PUTS PEP EK4TO PLAYERS, SAYS KOPF. Reds Would Have Lost Pennant if Malhewson Had Boon BeH, Star Inficlder Think?. NEW TORK. Dec. 21. Christy Mathewson evidently did not make much of a hit as a manager with Billy Kopf. who since Pat Moran succeeded Matty as leader of the Cin cinnati Reds, has developed into one of the game's star Infielders. Kopf In a recent interview intimated that his brief "retirement" from the game Just prior to the opening of the 1919 season was occasioned by unwilling ness to play another season under Matty's direction. As soon as Moran was named as Matty's successor Kopf let it be known that he was ready to play again, and so eager was he to remain with the Reds that he re fused to be sent to Brooklyn in the deal which took Jake Daubert to Redland. Kopf said he doubted that the Reds would have won the National league pennant and the world's champion ship this year if Matty had been at the head of the club. "You see Maity allowed us to go along and do as we pleased when it came to the stages of a game where the players as a general thing like to have the advice of their leader. When we would ask Matty what to do. either lay the ball down for a bunt or hit 'er out, the manager, sit ting on the bench, would lift one leg over the other and say: "'You're a ball player, are you not? You are paid for being one; you ought to know what to do. Now go in and let's see how you come out.' "Matty did not seem to be willing to take any responsibility and left it entirely to us to decide what to do. I am free to say, though, that he did not heap the blame on us if our play did not carry through successfully. Neither did he accept the blame. He just let It pass over and was appar ently very little disturbed. "Players want a leader who will advise them and direct them at crit ical times; to be forceful and decisive and act quickly on the spur of the moment, but Matty seldom did that. He was too easy going. We like a manazer who will give us a call once in a while. It puts pep into us and also gives us confidence. "Pat Moran is a great manager a real miracle man to his players, and we idolize him. We also give him the credit that is due, although he Is so modest that he gives us all the credit. But it was Manager Moran who made us the National league leaders as well as world's champions. RUTH FAILS TO HIT HOMER One Foul and Two Ground-Outs Is Record of Four Attempts. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 21. "Babe" Ruth, world's champion home- 5e 5' run bitter, failed to hit a home run a package before a package during and a package NOW THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! when he participated in a base ball game which was a feature of an athletic benefit performance here to day under the auspices of the Knights ot Columbus. Ruth was up four times. Once he fouled and. twice he grounded out to the Infield. Nevertheless his team, the Ruth Stars, won. Bits of Shrapnel. THE predicted end of the world Wednesday didn't worry a lot of folks. For them the world ended on July 1. 4mm After lamping the stipend Demp sey and Carpentter are to get for their international fox trot some time in 1920. we wonder that a lot of husky young fellows insist on going to col lege. "Yes. sir," cried the collegiate sen ior, as he stood on the steps of the old lab, "I've been trying for years to find out the exact meaning of this here Allan Mater thing-." Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years. Jess Willard has been asleep In Kan sas since July 4. Shinesse is a cousin .to finesse. Finesse comes from fin. or easy fin. Finesse is used in describing the way one box-fighter socks the rival on the nozzle. Shinesse is Used when the shanks are under discussion. It is from the Graeco-Roman, meaning in hocks shino victum, which, in turn, means "a shine on the hocks is the noblest work of man." You see what a tough time kids have in learning Graeco-Roman? Another alienation suit impends. Sam Langford is coming out to fight JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIL- Holiday Eggnog This season of the year is dedicated to Good Fel- 5 1 lowship. No more appropriate way can be found of expressing Good Fellowship than round a punch bowl of Eggnog. I With a large bottle of our Eggnog Syrup and three quarts of sweet milk you can make a gallon of Eggnog rivalling in aroma and taste one made in other days. Both wholesome and delicious, this drink is super- lative, and no gathering, whether holiday or every- e day, is complete without it. Eggnog Syrup can be obtained at leading depart- ment stores and grocers in large bottles for $1.25, or full pint flasks for 75c. I Blumauer & Hoch 1 Wholesale Distributors for Oregon HllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllimiUmii: the war the war Harry Wills, despite Joe Jeanette's protest. a Having tried everything else. Stan ford will now endeavor to bring ath letic fame to the Crimson via basket ball. French dames claim Carpentier Is a low-life slacker for not hopping into the wedding harness. Having lampod the roll which Georges drew down Tor socking the esteemed Mr. Beckett on his muchly-heralded horn, the French dames are vehement in their exclama tions of disappointment. But you don't hear any of the fluffy young things raving to take the yoke with Beckett! N'est ce pas? Tout sweet, tout sweet! "Bob" Martin hung a knockout on this bird Riley. In other words. Bob Kicked Mister Riley for a T-Bone. m m m. The Tall of the Blood. Genuine African prince is at Bos ton university gaining a liberal edu cation. If the African prince can lay his hands on a couple of the bones his blood brothers have made famous the African prince is very likely to con fer a liberal education on a mess of our 7-11 students. Jack Kearns says Jack Dempsey came close to being killed in Oopa loose. Think of any guy getting knocked off in a place like Oopa- loose! Sutton Added to Club. President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club announced last week that Larry Sutton had again been added to the scouting staff of the club. Sutton, when scouting for the Dodgers years back dug up some of the best re cruits the club ever had. Maybe his re-engagement will again get them out of the rut. P I A I I B