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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, FRIT) AT, JANUARY 2, 1020. COHMCK KNOCKS OUT FRANK FARMER English Champion Wins 10 Round Battle in Ninth. CONTEST EVEN IN SIXTH tYhlte Stows Away Bronson in Min ute and 4 0 Seconds; Gorman Baird Bout Is Draw. BY RICHARD R. SHARP. Boy MeCormiek, light-heavyweight champion of England, knocked out Frank Farmer, light-heavyweight titleholder of the Pacific coast, in the ninth round of their scheduled ten' round battle in the main event of yes terday's great fistic card at the Mil waukle arena. A left smash to Farmer's solar plexus, followed by a terrific right cross, put Farmer to the canvas for the count of nine. He arose unstead ily to his feet only to meet with a shower of blows- and another smash ing right cross put him down for good. It was not necessary to count the toll of ten, and Referee Denver Kd Martin raised McCormick's hand In token of victory. Farmer was knocked out in his own corner, and MeCormiek was the first to help pull him up to his chair, as sisted by Referee Martin and Far mer's seconds, Dan Salt and Lonnie Austin. The end came after the ninth round had been under way two min utes, and it was nearly ten minutes before the Tacoma battler recovered his full faculties. farmer Draw First Blood. Up to' the ninth round the fight was fairly even, with Farmer holding his own against the fighting son of Krin. The first canto was even, with both men feeling each other out. Farmer stepped out in the second round and opened up on MeCormiek, taking a shade. There was not a great deal of action in either of the first two sessions. Farmer drew first blood in the second round when he ripped MeCormiek in the mouth. MeCormiek came to the fore in the third frame and might have earned himself a slight shade, but the round was nearly even. The fourth round was even and the fifth went to MeCormiek. Although the Kngllahman was always willing to lead. Farmer connected with many punches. .Farmer drew the displeas ure of the crowd on his head when lie continually got some sort of a headloek on MeCormiek in the clinches. It might not have been in tentional and it probably was caused by the way the British champion lunged in, but to most of the fans it appeared as though Farmer was hold ing oa. Mix in Sixth Rvea. The sixth round found both men mixing evenly and fighting none too hard. Farmer made a wonderful purt in the seventh round and took a shade. He hit MeCormiek low :n this frame and MeCormiek nearly dropped in pain. but weathered through. Referee Martin did not see the blow or thought it was fair. Me Cormiek came back in the eighth round like a mad bull and won the honors. The ninth round founu MeCormiek on top of Farmer from the sound of the gong and the knockout-followed after he rushed Frank around the ring. The other ten-round main event be tween Charley White and Muff Bron son. was brief. White stowed Bron son away In just 1 minute and 40 seconds after they had shaken hands. White's left hook turned the trick. Muff Bronson seemed afraid of the Chicago boxer and did not land a punch before he went down. Bron son tried to get up, but fell over on his side. Referee Martin did not give him the count after he fell over and tried to get up, and Bronson com plained after the bout that he had not been counted out. ftorman-Bntrd Hout lrnr. Joe Gorman and Karl Italrd fought eight hul-ricaue rounds to a draw de cision. It lookes as though Uorfnan deserved a shade and only Baird's wonderful eighth-round finish earned him an even, break in the eyes of the referee and his followers, who were many. Baird put up a great fight. Oorman smothered him with a rain of blows from start to finish and the Seattle featherweight was always ready to swap back and he landed many a solid wallop on Gor man. Gorman piled up many points at In fighting and beat a steady tattoo of body blows to Baird's rlbB and ' stomach. Gorman forced the fight ing throughout the eight rounds. In the fourth Baird opened a cut over Gorman's left eye , which bled profusely the rest of the battle. The contest was one of the best ever fought in this rart of the country. Sominera Winn Over Mall. The sixth round was a tyiirlwind affair with both boya standing toe to toe, taking and giving innumerable . punches. The fight throughout was a nip and tuck contest and could hardly have been excelled. Gorman took a big shade in the first and third rounds and might be given a slight shade in the i second, fourth and sixth. The seventh was even and Baird earned the call in the final round but not by any margin 10 spare. it was one grand battle. The fans saw 57 varieties of punches in the eight rounds of milling and both were in good shape at the end of the bout. Al Sommers punched his way to a decision over Jack Hall, an Aus tralian middleweight, who fought something like a kangaroo walks. iou could tell he was from Aus tralia the minute he squared off. Sommers took a shade in every round except the last, which was even, and knocked Hall down for the count of seven in the fifth canto. A right cross ana two short letts put HaU to the floor. He came back strong In the seventh and eighth rounds while Sommers tried to put him away. Brandon and Duffy Even. Georgie Brandon of Portland and Jimmy Duffy of Aberdeen fought a slashing six-round draw in the first bout on the programme. These two featherweights fought like bulldogs. Jimmy Cole of Seattle was to have gone on with Brandon but could not box because of a bad hand. Duffy was in good shape and proved to be a mighty tough youngster. Brandon, who originally took the bout on , three days' notice, was far from be ing in the shape he was In when he met Niel Zimmerman several weeks ago, and on top of it has been both ered with bad teeth the last two days. He carried the fight to Duffy In every round and, although he was, on in receiving enu oi a lot OI punches, deserved an even verdict. Nearly 4000 fans Jammed themselves Into the arena and It is estimated that the house drew $10,000. Another Brother Act Billed. i . With the scheduling of a Dart mouth - Syracuse football same an- other brother vs. brother battle Is on the books for next fall. When the Green and Orange meet at Honaver on October 2S. Captain Jim Robert' eon of Dartmouth will play against Captain Harry Robertson of Syracuse. Unlike Tim and Mike Callahan, cap tains and centers of Yale and Prince ton. respectively, the- Robertsons will not be in direct contact, for Jim is a halfback and Harry plays at center. Handball Kins Winner, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1. Bill Ranft of the Los Angeles Athletic club, holder of the national Amateur Ath letic Union handball championship, defeated N. Firedenberg of the Olym pic club, San Francisco, in two straight games In the three-game inter-club series here yesterday by scores of 21-6 and 21-8. Western Football Equal to Eastern, Edgren Says. Noted Sport Critic Gives Oregon Credit for Brilliant Performance. BY ROBERT EDGREX. (Copyright by the New Tork World Fub- lished by Arrangement.) PASADENA, Cal., Jan. 1. East tri umphed over west. Harvard over Ore gon, here this afternoon by a single point. Final score. Harvard 7, Ore gon 6. In the last quarter Oregon, having fought Harvard down to within her 20-yard line, missed -winning by a few inches when little Manerud's try for a field goal floated outside the line of the goal post by so slight a margin that Oregon's exultant rooters could hardly believe their eyes when the score board showed the same old 7-8 that had decorated it since Har vard scored In the second. If there is any great difference be tween eastern and western football It failed to enow. Both teams varied football strategy with straight line bucking, and if anything Oregorvhad a littla the better of it In both de partments of the game. Each team had an Iron defense when driven close to the home goal line. To thf surprise of all the specta tors, Oregon's light line stood square ly up to the Harvard giants and never showed a sign of weakening. In fact. Harvard's line was more leaky than the lemon -yellow. The speed of Oregon's attack was supe rior. Toward the end of the game Harvard stalled for time again and again, while the eager Oregonians flashed Into action so suddenly that they seemed hardly to wait for their signals. Oregon Was badly handicapped when her great halfback, Bill Steers, was roughed out of the game in the middle of the second period, when he had Just broken through the whole Harvard defense and run 30 yards down the field on an Oregon series play before he was forced out of bounds and savagely jumped on by three Harvard tackles. Steers was unconscious for the time limit and dragged from the Held, and was still groggy when he was sent in again in the last period on the desperate chance that he might be able to boot one of his long field goals. Probably no other great football championship game was ever played in such picturesque surroundings. The wooden stand, with its 35.000 spectators gathered from all over the country, was surrounded by Or ange orchards yellow with ripe fruit. On the winding boulevards for half a mile around the stadium were parked some 10,000 automobiles. Above the edge of the big wooden bowl for all the world like the wooden sta"nd at Prlhceton before' the new arena was built the range of the Sierra Madre loomed dark purple against a gray sky. a dark purple bank crested with the glistening white of snow-covered peaks. The day was cool and the sun clouded fine football weather for teams that had just left the snows of north and east. IULEV WINS PAPER. CHASE Claude B. Starr Finishes Second in Hunt Club Event. Fat Riley, on Henrietta, won the annual paper chase of the Portland Hunt club yesterday in a close and exciting finish. Claude B. Starr, rid ing Spider, finished second and Fred A. Martin, on Sammy Colt, came in third. The course was run over a four mile winding trail and proved inter esting to the spectators as well as the riders, as it was visible to the spec tators most of the way. A large gal lery was on hand to witness the chase, which was free from accidents. W. U. Sanderson, president of the Portland Hunt club, put up a hand some silver trophy for the winner of the chase. ItEELEK HOLDS FLYNS EVEX Yakima Legion Stages 3 0 Rounds of New Year Boxing. YAKIMA, Wash.. Jan. 1. Willie Keeler of Seattle! fought Jim Flynn, Pueblo fireman, six rounds to a draw tonight at a New Year's smoker given under the auspices of Logan Wheeler post, American Legion, at the armory before 1500 spectators. This was the main event of 80 rounds of fighting. In the semi-finals Ernie Farron of Toppenlsh won the decision over Earl Conners of Tacoma. Cyclone Walker of Yakima defeated Peter Jesseler of Tacoma. the latter's seconds throwing tip the sponge In the fifth round to prevent a knock out- RYAN AVINS MOTOR CLIMB Motorcyclist Runs 251 Feet Up Council Crest Grade. Edward Ryan, with a climb of 251 feet, finished first in the first annual New Year's day hill climb for motor cycles on the Council Crest slope yes terday. Ryan came within 49 feet of going over the top, which was the best climb made by any of the riders without the help of tractor bands. In the open event Zob Eppenstein fin ished second and Ed Barreth third, The novice event was won by Victor Chevallier. J. L. vail was second and Clarence Potter third. In the tractor band exhibition event Ed Ryan was the only matt to go over the top. M'LEAjf SHOW'S ICE SKILL American Speed Merchant Tarns Off Fast 0-Yard Dash. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Bobble McLean, who leaves soon to meet Oscar Mathl sen. In Norway, for the professional skating championship of the world, negotiated an exhibition 60-yard dasb In 3 4-5 seconds today. McLean appeared at the 26th an nual skating derby of the Sleipner Athletic club, whose class A event of one mile was won by William Stein met, of the Norwegian-American A. A.. In 3 minutes and 18 seconds. - Gem Stater Wins Marathon. PASADENA, Cal.. Jan. 1. Robert S. Martin of Salt Lake City today won a modified marathon of four miles conducted by the Los Angeles Ex press and a Pasadena newspaper. Martin's time was 22:21 4-6. T. A. Johnson of Los Angeles was second and M. Freebalrn of Salt Lake City third. , NOV RECORDS ARE SET MANY LINES University Game Opening Feature of New Year. BIG GAMES SEEN IN 1919 Fans Get Opportunities to Yell to Heart's Delight When Some Big Sport Events Are Held. BY RICHARD R. SHARP. The year 1919 was an auspicious one for Oregon in the annals tt sportdom. After simmering away to practically nothing during the pe riod of the war, athletics came back with a whoop and a bang In greater magnitude than ever. Matty new records were set up in various branches of sports, new events were Introduced and every thing went over big. Playing In and as a member of the Pacific coast conference, the Univer sity of Oregon won two out of three of its games, defeating the University of Washington and Oregon Agricul tural college and going down to a close t-to-0 defeat at the hands of Washington State college, This sea son's pregon eleven, although perhaps not the great machine of 1916, Is one well worthy of representing any eeo tion of the country. The lemon-yellow squad played three games out of the Pacific coast conference, winning all of them. Ore gon defeated the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club twice and the Univer sity of Idaho a most impressive record. Oregon Agricultural college, under the guidance of Coach Bill Hargiss, after getting off to a poor start in 1919, registered one of the big sur prises of the football year by wallop ing Washington State college 6 to 0. The Aggies had previously gone down to defeat before Stanford and Oregon. Willamette university won the non conference title of the northwest and put an excelle- team in the field. Other Oregon colleges were repre sented by football teams, but none broke Into the limelight, excepting perhaps Reed, which took part In Intercollegiate games for the first time, as the 'result of a change in the athletic policy at that institution. Reed went at It easy for the first year. Many big football gamea were dished tip to the Oregon fans the past year. The Stanford-O. A. C. game at Corvallis drew a record crowd; the Oregon-O. A. C. game at Eugene proved a banner attraction, and Port land football followers had the en joyment of witnessing a number of "regular'' games, after a lapse of sev eral seasons. Some of the football attractions on Multnomah field were Oregon vs. Washington State, O. A. C. vs. Washington State and Multnomah club vs. Oregon. The revival of lnterscholastlc foot ball was another big thing of 1919. Practically every high school in the state this season boasted of a foot ball team worthy of note. An effort was made to settle the state cham pionship when Jefferson High school, the Portland interscholastic league champions, offered to play the best team in the state. There were so many aggregations that boasted of formidable teams In various sections of Oregon and which had gone through the season undefeated that plans for the staging of a post-season game had to be. called off. La Grande, Grants Pass, Eugene, Corvallis, McMihnville, Hood River, The Dalles. Albany, Crook county high and others were represented by crack teams and all would have played Jefferson. So many worthy challenges rolled in after the offer to play off for the championship that nothing could be accomplished. It is hoped that some plan may be worked out in the future to settle such events. Not only Interscholastic football. but every branch of interscholastic sports proved highly successful In 1919. Track, baseball and basketball came In for their Inning after a pa tient wait. The Lincoln High school basketball team won the state efown at the championships tournament in Eugene last March. King baseball Is still the grand na tional pastime. The Beavers did not burn up the league. It la true, but still most of the time they were put ting up a pretty good brand of ball nd, although they finished in the second division, were raveling at a fast clip the final half of the season. Judge McCredle has promised a win ning ball club for 1920 and is busy lining up some Stellar talent for the Beavef crew. Tennis, the prince of outdobr games and said to require the most skill of arty spOrt to become really good t the game, was not in the background In 1919. The season started early and lasted well into the year. The climax In Oregon was reached at the state chamDionship tournament on the courts of the Laurelhurst club, Catlin Wolfard winning the men's singles championship of the State, defeating Phil Neer, the sensational youngster, in the finals. Neer later In the season attended the northwest championships in Seat tle and won the title in that tourna ment. Neer played a wonderful game all season and played In every tourna ment of consequence and as the junior as well as the senior' cham pion represented the northwest In the national - junior championships at Forest Hills, New York. Neer did not win, but recorded an impressive showing. He teamed with Vincent Richards In the junior doubles. Ow ing to a slight mixup Neer did not get the opportunity to piay in the na tlonal singles championship at Forest Hills. On hie way east Neer stopped off at several of the largest cities In the country and polished off the lead Ing Junior lights of those centers. His steady game proved too much of a strain for him, which in a large way Kept mm irom going farther in the junior national championships. Tennis tournaments galore were on tne tapis mrougnout trie summer months here. The Irving-ton club, the Lauremurst ciuo, tne Multnomah Amateur Athletic club and other in stitutions, as well as the city play grounds, held numerous events. The Competition in every Instance was ex ceptionally keen. The northwest Junior and boys championships which were decided on the Laurelhurst club courts was one of the greatest tennis treats ever staged here. The youthftll stars who predominated throughout the northwest in 11 were all on hand, and some matches that will live long in tne memories of tennis fol lowers were played off. F. E. Harrigan inaugurated a boys' championship tournament at the Washington park playground, and it will be an annual event hereafter. Walter A. Goes, sectional representa tive of the united States Lawn Tennis association, ha co-operated with the officials in charge of every event to make them a success and has done i soot individually for Vesnis la tie Pacific northwest than any other) man. I Although Portland was the scene of , only two national swimming events. Its swimmers carried the colors far to the front. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic club staged in 1919 the na tional one-mile marathon and the junior national diving championship. The national mile was held in the Willamette river, while the Junior diving was contested in the Wlnged-M tank. A classy array of talent en tered in the mile swim, which was won by William "Buddy" Wallen of the Illinois Athletic club. "Stubby" Kruger placed second. "Happy" Kuehn of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club won the national junior diving title from a representative field of entrants, all of the leading Pacific coast clubs having a participant un der its colors. Miss Thelma Payne of Multnomah Club, who won the women's national indoor fancy diving title in 1918, suc cessfully defended her laurels in the 1919 national meet held In Detroit Un der the banner of the Detroit Athletic club. Miss Payne cleaned up in all of the women's fancy diving meets in the northwest in 1918 and continued her triumphs in the year just now rounded. Mrs. Constance Dressier (Constance Meyers), former national diving cham pion, and Miss Helen Hicks, both of Multnomah club, represented the winged M Institution at the Pacific coast championship in San Francisco last July and placed high. It later developed that through an error Mrs. Dressier was deprived of first place. In the swimming line, Jack Cody's proteges more than held their own. The P. N. A. Indoor championships were held at Multnomah club and the outdoor events by the Victoria Island Athletic association in Victoria, B. C In both affairs winged M swimmers carried off their share of the honors. I O. J. Hosford, chairman of the swimming committee at Multnomah ! club and a star distance man, was sent east to compete in the national marathon at Riverton, N. J., and placed in the first five, a real achieve ment, as the greatest swimmers in the country wefe entered, including Nor man Ross, who failed to finish. Journeying across the seas to the inter-allied games, two Portland boys will be found in the front. Norman Ross, the world's greatest swimmer, was the individual star of the games, while "Bui" Doukas and another Portland member of the A. E. F. helped swing an American victory and played on the championship Am erican water polo team along with Ross and others. Track never saw a greater year as far as Oregon as a whole was con cerned. Under the leadership of George Phllbrook the athletes of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club took all first honors In northwest meets and a team of six journeyed to the national A. A. U. championships in Philadelphia. Johnny Murphy breaking the junior high Jump record with a marvelous leap of over 6 feet 3 inches. The winged M mainstays of the season, who converted most of the points, were Ralph Spearow, Mose Payne, Wallace Kadderly, Ar thur Tuck, Tom Loutitt, Wlllard Wells, Sam Bellah, Johnny Murphy, Millard Webster and Ralph Coleman. Ralph Spearow, the vaulting par son, had his greatest year in the pole vault and broke the northwest and Pacific coast records. Arthur Tuck of Redmond, Or., was the most sen sational person on the cinder path to burst forth in 1919. Seldom has a youngster created such a furore as did Tuck when, unheralded and un known, he went down to the state interscholastic meet at Eugene and won nearly everything he entered and placed, In all of them. He took on the shot put. the discus, the javelin, the 100 and 220, high jump and hurdles. The Javelin is his best event, and be shattered all high school marks with the spear. Tuck will attend the Uni versity of Oregon and his' college career on the track will be watched with interest. Bill Hayward will without a doubt limit Tuck to two or perhaps three events, the javelin and 449 being the favored ones. The year 1919 witnessed the advent of the ten-round boxing game in Ore gon under the supervision of munici pal boxing commissions. - The net profits of all of the shows are turned over to certain worthy funds or charities. With the sanctioning of 10-round bouts, boxing has opened in La Grande. Marshfield, Medford. Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Bend, Pendleton and other cities. Golf attracted hundreds of devotees and a number of Interesting tourna ments passed the horizon in 1919. The state championships were held by the Waverley Country club, Rudy Wil helm again winning the men's title. Inter-club matches proved popular and the annual Gearhart tournament was one of the features of the sea son. Dr. O. F. Willing taking top honors. The first clfy championship at the municipal- links was held last year with over 100 golfers starting In the race. Johnny Rebstock surprised the golfing fraternity by defeating Dr. O. F. Willing In the finals. Billiards, trapshootlng, horse rac ing, bowling and other sports en joyed a great season in 1919. The in auguration of the annual three cush ion handicap billiard tournament at the Rialto by Manager Harry D. Green has drawn a number of billiard stars Into action and furnished many ex cellent games. - James W. Seavey won the 1919 state trapshootlng championship and was placed among the ten high amateurs In the -United States for the year. The M. L. Kline bowling team cap tained by J. W. Blaney won the northwest-international bowling championship In Vancouver, B. C, last March and Bet a new five-man team record. In May the Kline pin-smashers attended the Pacific coast cham pionships in San Francisco and won third plaoe. - JEWTBAW LEADS SKATERS Winner Cleans Up In. Three Events for Amateurs. NEWBURGH, N. Y., Jan. 1. Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid carried off the honors in the eastern amateur skating championship tournament to day, winning the mile, halt-mile and quarter-mile contests. The winners were: Quarter-mile championship Jew. traw, first; G. Pickering, Verona Lake, second; J. Walker, Baranao Lake, third. Time, :43 l-f. Half-mile championship Jewtraw, first; Ray Bryant, Lake Placid, sec ond; G. Pickering, tntra. Time, 1:30. One-mile championship Jewtraw, first; Joe Moore, Lake Placid, second; R. Wheeler, Montreal, third. Time, 1:18 1-5. Ome-mlle novice E. W. Klelnhart, Brooklyn, first; Arthur Flog, Arling ton, second; Harry Rose, Arlington, third. Time. 8:48 8-B. FITZGERALD TO BE REFEREE Kev Haven Man Will Act as Ar biter in Leonard-Dundee Bout. Dave Fitzgerald has been selected to referee the Benny Leonard-Johnny Dundee contest, which takes place at New Haven on January 16, at a meet ing of the boxers and promoters the other day. Fltsgerald. who la from New Haven, has officiated In the im portant boxing contests in that city for the last 15 years and 1 consid ered one of the most capable referees in the country. A dozen of the lead ing "third men" were mentlond for the position, Fitzgerald being agreed on by both boxers when Vincent Reana proposed, hi name. Prices Less Than Present Wholesale Costs Higher prices and practically the same styles in footwear for spring are present indications that are causing many people to stock up. Stock up at the Staiger Sale and double your savings! Broken sizes and short lines of the Season's Best Sellers and New Stock to choose from. J V- i Shoes Valued Up to $12.50 Go at $7.80 Tan calf, gray kid, brown kid with cloth tops, gunmetal with gray buck tops; black vamps with gray kid tops, etc. Lace styles, with military heels. Shoes Valued Up to $10.00 Go at $5.80 Black kid vamps and gray cloth tops, all black kid, etc. Button and lace styles; high and low heels. EXTRA SPECIAL Women's Shoes, Values Up to $9.00, Go at $4.80 Standard Hosiery Greatly Reduced JANTZEN ALL-WOOL HEATHER HOSE $2.50 Women's gO - 0 $1.75 Men's Jant- 4Q Jantzen Hose.... zen Half Hose. .. DXe0 SHAWKNIT plaited cashmere half hose for men, CtCkn $1.00 quality, a pair... OiC Known for Service 1 292 Washington Street, F.TRDEH TOPS SHOOTERS VANCOUVER CRACK BREAKS 150 STRAIGHT AT RIVERSIDE. Oregon Team Takee Third Place in Seven-Day Tournament Held by California Club. RIVERSIDE. Cal., Jan. 1 -Frank Troh of Vancouver, Wli, broke 160 target straight in the first match event of. a seven-day trapshootlng: tournament for the national amateur championship' here yesterday, putting him and bis team mate. O. E. Lynch of Palouse, Wash., who broke 143 tar gets In the lead over 17 competitors. J. T. Downs of Riverside, and J. D. Dodds of Los Angeles, composing the California team, took second place with 146 each. J. B. Troeh and J. W. Seavey of Portland, each scored 145, giving Ore gon third place. Utah's team, 8. Sharman and Bert Bailey of Salt Lake City, won fourth place. , The Montana team placed fifth. P. H. O'Brien and H. Weatherwax, with 279. Remaining contests finished as fol lows: B. A. Gillisple, Phoenix, 14",; B. 8. Donnely, Chicago. 146; Q. K. Holohan, Los Angeles, 142; Carl Shill ing, Los Angeles. 141: W. O. Warren, Tonopah, Nev., 141; F. Gilbert Ell, Wanda, 137; E. L. ValJen, Los Angeles, 135; Dan Beaner, Phoenix, 130, and W. B. Brinner, Los Angeles, 130. YALE AFTER TAD' New Haven Report Says Bine Wants Coach to Return. kiwTxr uivirff Pimn.. Jan. 1. T. A. D. Jones, a former coach, probably will come to Yale as a football coach next fall, according to Professor C. W. Mendeir, chairman of the board of control of the athletic association. SEATTLE, Jan. 1. T. A. D. Jones, who is general manager at the Ames Shipbuilding & Drydoek company's plant, said yesterday he knew noth ing about the report that he will re turn to coach Tale next year. ALBANY TITLE GAME BOOKED High School Sen lor a and Sopho mores Will Play Tonight. ALBANY", Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Seniors and sophomores will battle tomorrow night for the basketball championship of the Albany high school. This cams will be played by The Women's Shoes on Sale Fancy Shoes, Values Up to $16, Go at $10.80 Patent leather with buck tops. Fatent vamp with gray kid tops. Patent vamp with fawn buck tops, gray kid and brown kid shoes.. Lace styles with turn and welt soles; French and military heels. virtue of the fact that in the pre liminary games played Tuesday night the seniors defeated the juniors by a score of 11 to 10 and the sophomores vanquished the freshmen by a score of 44 to 4. The lineups of the teams playing for the school championship follow: Seniors Forwards, Hubert Fortmil ler and Edward Pox; center, L. Sofler strom; guards. Royal Archibald and Merwin Wilkinson. Sophomores Forwards, Bud Moore and Pete Sears: center, Albert Bayne; guards, Way Willard and Willis De Vaney. Niehoff May Play With Senators. Bert Niehoff. third sacker for the Angels last season after being turned loose by Seattle, may be taken On by Sacramento to fill the shoes of "Babe" Plnelli, who goes to the majors. Nie hoff. once a big league star, broke a leg during 1918 and was handicapped by the injury all last season. He did not hit In expected form, and perhaps for that reason has been declared a free agent. He has asked Bill Rodg ers for a job f nd Rodgers has hinted that he may take him on. Angela Register Complaint. The Los Angeles ball club has filed a protest against the' transfer of Ray Bates to the Seattle club by the Phila delphia Athletics. Bates was one of three players turned over to Seattle in exchange for Pitcher Lyle Blgbee. Los Angeles claims that when Bates was taken on by the southern club last summer It was with the under standing that ha was a free agent. Bates, too, Is said to object to going to Seattle. Seventh Cavalry Grid Winners. EL PASO, Tex.. Jan. 1. The 7th cavalry football team defeated the 5th cavalry from Marfa here today, 18 to 0. The 7th now claims the southern department army champion ship for teams playing ate regimental organizations Davenport Through With Baseball. Dave Davenport, the Browns long right-hander, says he is done as a .major leaguer. The Cleveland Indians were thinking of giving him a trial, but he has refused one.. He plans to pitch semi-pro ball in Ohio next summer. . Hinchinan Aks His Release. Bill Hinchman, the Pirates' veteran outfielder, has asked Barney Drey fuss for his unconditional release and, if no trade can be arranged for him. his wish will be granted. Letters Await Managers. The sporting editor has letters for Sam Tessler, manager of the South Parkway basketball team, and Jack Routledge, manager of tne Maroon F team. STASGER'S SAIL1E The Men's Shoes on Sale Men's Dressy Shoes, Valued Up to $12.00. Go at $8.80 English last shoes in black or tan stock, with light or heavy soles. Also blucher lace gun metal calf shoes on the round toe last.vBig sav ings here. Men's Shoes Valued Up to $10.00 Go at $5.40 Black calf, gunmetal and tan calf shoes with good heavy soles. Blucher lace, round toe style. Some fine shoes for every-day and work wear. Sale of Boys' Shoes, Worth $6.00, Go at $4.80 Heavy stock tan shoes on the Army last. Sensible, comfortable shape for growing boys and these have good heavy soles. EXTRA SPECIAL Men's Shoes, Values Up to $9.00, Go at $4.80 10 Discount in Staiger's Juvenile Dept. Our complete stock of children's shoes in well-knovm, sturdily built makes, such as Laird Schober, Melauson, J. Edwards, Holland and Excelsior Boys' Shoes, etc, etc. A Free Toy for Between Fourth and BIRMINGHAM CREW WINS L S. CRCISER CREWS PUT IP MCCH COIN ON RACE. Fourteen Thousand Dollars Changes Pockets Over Contest Between Vessels of Fleet. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 1. Pulling a stroke of 42 to the minute, the crew from the United States scout cruiser Birmingham today defeated the crew from the scout cruiser Salem in a race of 1H miles for 12 -oared cutters oft San Diego bay. It is re ported that more than $14,000 changed hands on the event and In addition to receiving 10 per cent of this the winning crew will also get 32000 from their defeated rivals. The Birmingham victory was ac complished through the superior con dition of Its oarsmen. At the finish line the victorious crew led the Sa lem's cutter by ten lengths and the time Was announced as 11:45. Thou sands of spectators watched the event and the finish was enlivened by the blowlner of whistles on every craft In the harbor. REFEREE QCITS BAT RIXQ Eddie Hanlon Disgusted With San Francisco Bout. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. Eddie Hanlon, referee of the main bout be tween Harry Wills and Jack Thomp son, here today quit the ring in the third round, charging that the fight ers were "stalling" and that the fight was "framed." Managers of the fight ers protested that their men were doing their best but the crowd sup ported the referee and booed and jeered the fighters as hundreds of fans left the hall. In the other bouts, Felix Vallamore won a decision over Johnny Ortega; Billy Shade and Buck Holley fought to a draw; Frankie Malone won a de cision over Dave Shade: Harland Bunker won over Tom Morton: Joe White and Jack Davis had a draw; Sailor Renshaw won over Jack Brennan. MAROOXS DEFEAT BEAVERTON score or ft to i itcgisterea In Basketball Contest. The Maroon F five added another win to Its string of victories Tuesday night, when it trimmed the Beaverton quintet on the Beaverton floor by the score of 57 to 19. The local boys out. played their opponents in all depart fin Every Child Known for Best Makes Fifth iff. ments of the game. Babe Tttomas was high point man for the Maroon F ag gregation with 24 points. The game was fast and exception ally clean, only five foul being called during the contest. Jack Rout ledge, manager of the Maroon F team, has sfheduled a game with the Amer ican Legion five of Vancouver, Wash., for next Monday night on the Frank, lin high floor. The line-up: Maroon '.57. Beavertoa (1. Babf Thomas 24) . F ....... ... (4) Bert Kd Thompson (17) F. ........ (8) Blturr Borelli R C...... (E) Tlnssi H. Thnmaa 2) ... .O ....... . F.neid Kins (2) ......... .O .. ..... (2) HughFnn flokson (3) .......P................. T"rl Haldora (4) B Harrii The Arleta team, members of the Portland city basketball league, will play the Vancouver American legion five on the Franklin high floor Friday night. The Arleta team has made a good record so far this season, having beaten every team which they have played. ON ALASKA WINS FROM HADLET Bowling Game Decided la Third Contort of Match. ON ALASKA. Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) After 'losing the first two games by 68 pins tba Onalaska Bowl ing quintet won the last game from the fast Hadley Silvers of Portland by 94 pins, winning the special match game by 88 pins. The game was bowled on the Onalaska Athletic club alleys Sunday The. .scora: Hartley Silvers Total. Av. Goodwin ...... .v.ITT ISO 19 4K1 Jr, Nielson ...... .....I. 171 1SS 47S ir. I.OHfnl . ...13 181 115 S24 174 Raymond .17 191 185 6.1S IMS Wood l'J9 159 IDS 4DS 104 868 87 80S 2547 ltt Onalaska . Athletic club Autle 1S 140 10 27 174 Rlet .1(14 170 1 4!0 16.1 Hall 1S4 148 208 S04 1U.1 I)utn 143 1S1 174 407 1.,.', RieEr 18S 2t9 107 C lMtf 2 8SS 899 2S88 ITS HiKh score HIBr, Onl.k. 240. HigH average Klavrr, onalaska, 199. Boston College Plans for Track. BOSTON. Jan. 1. Boston college, which created quite a stir on the gridiron last autumn by beating Yale, among others, will make an at tempt to attract as much attention in track athletics this winter and spring. A new ten-lap track has just been constructed at the college, and arrangements have been made not only to conduct a tournament in a Boston armory, but to aend some of the leading performers to the prominent indoor games in New Tork and Philadelphia. Yale cleared 8130,000 on her foot ball season. The Bowl certainly solds some "sugar. tt