THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920 13 EX-WIFE HF1U1CES DEMPSEY CHARGES Woman Repudiates Allega tion Alleging Draft Evasion. AFFIDAVIT CLEARS JACK Maxine Ucnics Interview' Xcuspa per Man Alleges She Guvc Fed eral l'robe to Continue. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. (Special.) Unqualified and absolute repudla tlon of her charges that Jack Demp ey was a slacker; that he did not support her, but that she supported, him; that Dempsey failed to work in the shipyards or that she has any evidence against the world's cham pion was made today by Mrs. Maxine Dempsey. It was right about face with the divorced wife. She or her friends who brought her here for this inves tigation .had prepared for the wit ness to sign .an affidavit in which he retracted everything she had said and at the bottom remarked she was sorry for having injured or marred the reputation of her ex-husband. Mrs. Dempsey said the same thing before Assistant United States Attor ney Thomas, with whom she was clos eted for a two-hour session and later in the day she repeated her denial to . newspaper men who talked with her. That letter written to and published by the San Francisco- Chronicle, in whioh Maxine made her original charges was the hardest to explain away and it cannot be said her ex planation is altogether satisfactory. Woman Right About Fares. In the sworn affidavit Mrs. Demp sey is made to say, on this point: "If 1 ever said that Jack Dempsey was a slacker, or signed anything to that effect I did so because I was jealous of Dempsey and had been made mad at him at the time by his enemies continually ribbing me, and at all times during our married life Jack Dempsey supported me to his very utmost ability, as he did his old father and mother." -j Asked by the Chronicle to explain how she came to write the letter, if there was no truth in the same, Mrs. Dempsey replied: "I've talked so much on the subject I don't care to talk any more. I'm worn out. My affidavit speaks for itself." Mrs. Dempsey was asked when 6he learned there was no truth to the ..story that had made her so angry and replied two or three days after she had sent the letter to the Chronicle, Now she stands forth boldly to make a sworn statement that there are no such letters and never were. cvad Interview Denied. Complete denial of the authenticity or an interview given by her In Wells, ' Nev., was made by the woman today. She unblushingly told the interviewer that when he came to see her she had told him she' had nothing to say and. lurjner, had given him no statement Mrs. Dempsey's change of heart seems to have developed after she was 'interviewed in either Ogden or Salt Lake city by Frank Spellman, the rep resentative of the moving-picture syn dicate, wao went to see her. Spell man first went to Wells, Nev., and, discovering the bird had flown, pro : ceeded to Salt take City, where he . got in touch with her and persuaded her to come- to San Francisco with her renunciation. - ' It seems apparent? that Mrs. Demp sey is still very much in love with the man whose name she bears and unquestionably would welcome a re marriage. . - "Is there any possibility of a recon ciliation?" she was asked. - "Jack and I will never be anything more to each other than we are now," she replied. ,'I am very' sorry that 1 . caused him any trouble" for I con sider him a wonderful man. Jack was a wonderful man and husband, so far as I know him.' Spellman Brings '. Wltneaa. Mrs. Dempsey was Brought into San Francisco late Tuesday afternoon by Frank Spellman. jhe. hid out at the Hotel Grand, where she was reg istered as 'Xina Clark" and was not available to members of the press until after the first leg of the fed eral investigation. Just how long she will remain here Is indefinite. She is said to be "on all" to the federal authorities. Her future has not been mapped' out. The federal probe was conducted by Assistant Thomas with Blanford of the department of justice and Mrs. Annette Adams, United States dis trict attorney, in attendance. A bodyguard and a waiting taxlcab were provided for Mrs. Dempsey, and she evaded in the federal building all interviewers and any attempts to secure a photograph. Federal Probe Goea On. On the subject of the federal in vestigation. Colonel Thomas made this ptnicniciib aiiu luio uiio vuiy . "The investigation in the Dempsey case will be continued. As to the tes timony that Mrs. Dempsy gave before department of justice agent Blanford and m vselx. I have nothing- to sav" Jack Keams, Dempsey's manager, ' who is still In San Francisco, has re mained discreetly in the background. .He declares he has madtfjno attempt to talk with Mrs. Dempsey and that he does not propose to do so. Spellman. who rctiterates that he has interested himself in this investi gation "solely to clear the moving plcfure end of the deal," insists Jie is satisfied the affidavit constitutes a complete vindication. "We have spent some $300,000 on the Dempsey serial' picture," he said, "and would throw it in the ash can if it was proved that Dempsey was the slacker his wife originally claimed he was." rDtrrrTll 1? " t Tf rnrvMir iv Descamps Throws Vp Sponge for His Man in Tenth Round. , PARIS, Feb. 4. Johnny Griffith, the American welterweight, tonight scored a technical knockout over Marcel Thomas, a French fighter. The end came in the tenth round of the 15-round bout when Descamps, manager of Thomas and also manager of Georges Carpentier, the heavy weight champion, threw up the sponge tofave his man from a knock cut. MORAS' NEEDS MEN TO FARM Reds Leader Worries Over Whom He Can Send to Indianapolis. One of Pat Moran's worries in the training camp this year will be find ing likely 'youngsters to send to In dianapolis Jn part payment for Sam Crane, who was sold to the Reds by Jack Hendricks. The deal was . for JlO.noO cash or for players each worth :500. The Red leader knew that he could not set t- four youngsters for the Indianapolis club, so he gave Hen dricks $5000 in cash and promised to give him two players after the spring training was over. If he cannot dig up the necessary players he must get Herrmann to hand over $5000 more. Incidentally, Crane has sent his signed contract to the Reds and says he expects no trouble in landing a regular infield berth. Just ,whlch one of the quartet composed of Daubert, Rath, Kopf and Groh, Crane expects to dislodge he did not say. If that quartet plays like it did last season, especially in the World Series, Crane ivill probably be riding a big leigue bench. Former Detroit Pitcher Dies. . DETROIT, Mich.. Feb. 4. Kddie Siever. who a decade ago pitched for the Detroit American league team, died 'Of heart disease today. BUTLER GOES TO 0, JL C. FORMER CHICAGOAX TAKES i;P DUTIES MOJSDAV. I Record as Conditioner Ranks With Best in V. S. New Post Pays Top-Xotch Salary. ; ORKGON AGRICULTURAL. COL LKGE, Corvallis, Feb. 4. (Special.)- That Oregon: Agricultural college had closed with M. H. "Mike" Butler, famous trainer of athletes, to become a part of its athletic staff, was the Important announcement given out tonight by James J. Richardson, gen eral manager of student activities, after a meeting of the board of con trol, at which Butler's terms were accepted. Butler, who is at present in charge of the Butler school ef Physical Training in Portland, will report in Corvallis next Monday. He will be associated with the various athletic activities of the college. The veteran's wonderful work dur ing the past football season in get ting disabled athletes into the finest possible condition speaks well for his ability as a trainer. When the Ore gon Agricultural college football team was riddled with injuries early last fall it was decided to employ Butler to place the gridiron warriors into shape for the Oregon and Wash ington State college games. He re ported at Corvallis one week before the clash with Oregon and waded into his work and sent the black and orange gridders into the big Kugcne game jn the finest possible condition. From the time Butler assumed charge of the conditioning of the team not a single minute was taken out for injuries in the three remaining games, which were with the University of Oregon, Washington State college and Gonzaga university. Butler first attracted attention on the Pacific coast when he brought out the Chicago Athletic club track team to the Lewis and Clark expo sition and won almost every first place on the track programme. He is well known as a wonderful conditioner of men and is well liked by the students and faculty of the institution. One of the biggest tributes paid to Butler was a letter of rec ommendation received from the Chica go Athletic club, which -gave Butler entire credit for the wonderful show ing of the windy city athletes dur ing the period of 10 years when many world's records were broken by men under his charge. It was announced - tonight Butler would be paid a top notch salary, equal to that of the best coaches and trainers in the country. The exact amount was not given out for publi cation. Butler will arrive with his family next Monday. SPORTSMEN ORGANIZE CLUB 4 North Bend -Rod and Gun Men Start With 30 Members. NORTH BEND, Or., Feb. 4. (Spe cial.) The organization of a rod and gun club was effected here last night. The following local sportsmen were chosen as officers of the organization: Stewart McDonald, president; P. S.' Wold, vice-president; Lyle Chappell, secretary; Verno Gorst. treasurer; L A. .Loomis, doorkeeper. Upward of 30 members joined at the meeting and it is expected a member ship of 100 or more will be secured within a short time. The club will aid in the work of protecting and con serving the fish and game of this sec tion and make an effort to secure the planting of more trout and other va rieties of game fish in the streams and lakes in this vicinity. RUGGERS TO PLAY FOR TRIP Winner of California Contest to Compete at Antwerp. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. Two teams are to be chosen by the Cali fornia rugby union to meet at the University of California, February 21, to decide which shall be sent to Ant werp this summer as an all-American team at the Olympic games. This decision was reached at a meeting of the union here today, when a committee was appointed to select the players. ROSS WINS' 440-YARD DASH Former Portlander Defeats Beaure- paire in Melbourne Race. MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 4. Norman Ross, the American swimmer, today won the 440-yard Victorian swimming championship, defeating F. E. Beaurepaire by ten yards. Ohio State to Have Bowl. COLUMBUS. O., Feb. 4. A stadium for Ohio state university's football games, with a seating capacity of 50.000, practically was assured tonight when the legislature appropriated 1124,000 for the project on condition that alumni and citizens of Colum bus subscribe $600,000. Spider Moffatt Takes Count.'' SALT LAKE CITV, Utah. Feb. 4 Spider Moffatt, San Franciscd' feath erweight. was knocked out by Kid Davis of Salt Lake in the ' second round of a .scheduled six-round bout here tonight. Art Brugger, Salt Lake lightweight, won over Young Sol of fUCDlO, V.O10. Salem Tossers Victors. SALEM, Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) The Salem high school basketball team last night defeated the McMlnn-ville-aggregation in the latter city by a score of 35 to 17. The game was marked by excellent team work on both -sides and there were a number of thrilling individual plays. Mendelsohn Wins' on Foul. . DETROIT. Mich.. Feb. 4. Willie Brereher of New l"ork unintentionally fouled Johnny Mendelsohn of Milwau kee in the final round of their ten round bout tonight and was disquali fied. Mendelsohn had the better of the fighting up to that time. White to Box at Denver. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Charley White today signed articles to meet Bob Mackey at Denver on February 12. Tl 11 MITIEN SIK IN SOUTH Jimmy Darcy Gets Bout With Salt Lake Comer. TRAMBITAS ALSO - CARD Alex Takes on Joe Azevedo Before Dreamland Fans Moore Xails Milwaukie Price Rumor; BY DICK SHARP. They are falling for Portland; box ers strong in San Francisco and Oak land and two Rose City battlers' will be featured in a double main event in the Seal Rocks city on tomorrow night's fistic card at Dreamland rink. Jimmy Darcy will face Ed Warner, a hard-hitting Salt Lake light-heavyweight, in the four-round windup bout, while Alex Trambitas will tangle four rounds with Joe Azevedo in the four canto semi-windup.- Darcy and his welterweight brother Alex are big cards around the bav section and manager Jack Fahie is not having any trouble keeping them busy. Darcy may find more trouble with Warner than a lot of boxers he has met dur ing his career. Warner blew in to San Francisco about four months ago totaly unknown and refused to di vulge where he was from and who he had fought until the . promoters gave him a chance. They gave him an opportunity and he stopped his man in a couple of rounds. " He asked for a tougher op ponent, still refusing to give out any advance matter on himself. He again stopped his man and then told them all about himself and incidentally claims to have made Jack Dempsey run out of a match with him in Salt Lake. Anyway, Warner' has fought the best of them In the south and has always held his own. - It is the original Joe Azevedo of the old 20-round days who will face Alex Trambitas. Joe started a comeback several months ago and, though a good deal heavier than when he was in his prime, he has managed to more than hold his owji with the youngsters over the four-round route. If he is in good shape Alex should be in for an interesting tussle. Tickets for the Boy McCormick- Tommy Gibbons battle for the light heavyweight championship of the world at the Milwaukle arena next Wednesday night will go on sale to day at Rich's and Stiller's. George Moore, manager of the Milwaukie arena, wishes to correct an' untrue ! statement that seems to have gotten around that a .top price of $7.60 would be charged to see the card next Wednesday night. The prices for the contest will be Jl, 2, 33, $4 and $5. The best seat in the house 'will not be over 15. There was also, something said to the effect that the fans had been unable to get the best seats. There are only about ISO seats at any show which are not available to the first there first served. These seats are held by fans who take them by the season, paying for them whether they attend or not. Qf these kind there are about 150 customers. The rest of the seats are ell put on sale and go to the first comers. Boy McCormlck worked like a Tro jan yesterday at the London club with Stanley Willis and Weldon Wing. If anything, McCormick is training too hard for the match, but he wants to""be in the best of shape whan he faces Gibbons. Tommy is due to ar rive here Saturday, The rest of the boys on the card are training daily for their engage ments. ..'' I . . -.. I A change has been made in the semi-windup of the card. Stanley Willis will meet Harry Casey in Pete Mitchie's-place. Mitchie was unable to train properly for the match ow ing to the fact of his being quaran tined because of "flu" in his family. Willis and Casey fought a gory ten round bout in Milwaukie several months ago and a return match will be welcomed by the fans. m . ' C. E. Mo'wrey, matchmaker of the Tillamook boxing commission, will return to his home today after giv ing the local field a thorough inspec tion. While here. Mowrey had a talk with a number of the best boys in this neck of the woods and t3 plan ning for a banner card in Tillamook February 18. Billy Mascott and Bud Ridley may meet in a four-round encounter in OaklanUn the near future. .Tommy Simpson nas oen iryuiH iu oi-n ;.iu- '... : . THOSE AWFULLY LONG MOMENTS. I """ . W THeReT How a boot Vt) - i I j - V - ' ' -r-. owr ANOTHER I J I -j ' ley to meet Bobby Evans' flash, but has been unable to clinch the match, Mascott has made a big hit with the California fans and if he should meet and beat Ridley he would be the big gest bantamweight card in the south. ' " Al Byers. former amateur feather weight champion o.f the northwest, and one of the- best boxers In Port land at his weight, has been offered a match with Erne Farron in ;Top penish. Wash., February 9 or 11. Far ron is an Indian battler and is said to be a whiz. - Claire Bromeo, who fought some good bouts throughout the northwest last year is now in Sacramento and would like to return to Portland. Bromeo has outgrown .the feather weight limit and. is now meeting Im pounders. . BRITISH CONCEDE POINT EQUAL VOTING POWER FA- VORED FOR BOXING BOARD. Lord Lonsdale Accepts U. S. View Regarding Representation on ' International Body. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. Report of cable message from Lord Lonsdale, president of the British board of box ng control, in which he declared the English board favors American views advocating proportionate voting pow er in the international boxing union. was announced tonight by Major An, thony J. Drexel Biddle, chairman of the army, navy and civilian board of boxing control. The American board recently cabled its refusal to send representative's to the meeting of the international union in Paris, February 5, because each country represented was to have eejual voting power, regardless of its boxing prominence. The French board of boxing control has suggested, Lord Lonsdale's mes sage stated, that France. England and the Vnited States be given ten votes each, with one or two each for re maining melnbers of the union, ac cording to their relative importance. R. O. T. C. CAPTAINS NAMED Hcuds of Alhictic Teams at V. of O. ' Appointed by Hayward. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Captains of the different teams, to take charge of military athletic contests to be staged between the R. O. T. C. companies be ginning next week have been selected. Four classes of contests are included on the schedule, which is being pre pared by Bill Hayward Basketball baseball, boxing and track. , Preliminary tryouts and practices will be held by the different company teams the latter part of this week. The captains for the different com panies are: . Company A Basketball, Marc Iathavi, Salem; baseball, Francis Bellar, Freewater, Or.; track, Elston Ireland. Pasadena, Cal.; boxing. West Frater, Riddle, Or. Company B Basketball, Roy. Veatch, Eugene; baseball, Richard Shim, Ashland; track, -Russel Meyers, Portland; boxing, Thomas. Tuve, Salem. Company C Basketball. James Say, Sherwood, Or. ; baseball, William Collins, Portland: track, Glenn Walkley, Eugene; boxing, Karl Clark. Portland- i . - Company D Basketball, Ray Moores, Astoria; baseball. John Booker, Portland, track, Richard Sundeleaf, Portland; box ing, Ed Twining, Oswego, Or. OREGON PRESSES LEADERS Varsity Basket Tossers Nose Into Third Place; Montana Jn Cellar. Northwest Conference Standing. W. I Pct.l W. L. Pet. W. S. C. .. 2 0 1000 Whitman .. 3 2 .600 Jdaho .... 2 0 10001 Willamette. 1 5 .B7 Oregon ... 3 1 .750 Montana. .. . 0 4 . 000 O. A. C 4 1 .6771 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or.. Feb. 4. (Special.) After win ning two games from Willamette last week, the Oregon quintet was boosted up in. the percentage column of the Northwest conference and now holds down third place with a percentage of 750, with three games won and one lost. , Washington State college and Idaho each took two. games from Montana and divide honors so far for the lead ership of the league, automatically shoving Montana into the cellar. The Oregon Aggies took one from Whit man, and broke even out of two played with Willamette. Oregon di vided two with Whitman recently. The Willamette five places next to the cellar after playing six games in its first year in the northwest confer ence. Net Rules to Have Trial. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. The . rules committee of the United States Lawn Tennis association announced to night that it would propose a year's trial for the changes in rules which will be considered by the executive committee Friday. SCALP OF PIRKW . SOUGHT BY IIIIS Basketball Contest May Prove Tough Battle. TEAMS RE'ADY- FOR FRAY Chemawa Presents Undefeated Ag gregation Against Local Quintet at Y. M. Tonight. After sending his , team through three days of hard practice In pass ing and checking, Manager Sam Tess- ler of the South Parkway basketball team is confident that his boys will be able to hold their own against the husky Chemawa Indians tonight on the Y. M. C. A. floor. The game with the Indians is the toughest that the locsrl boys have on their schedule, but they will be ir the best of con dition. The quintet from Chemawa arrived in Portland yesterday andiheld a stiff practice on the-Y. M. C. A. floor. All of the visiting team appear to be in the best of shape and will be able to travel at any pace set by the local team. Slate I.o Clean. . Chemawa has not been beaten this season and is rated as one of the best non-conferenoe college teams in the northwest. Nix, a veteran player, is back in the lineup this season and will hold down one of the' guard positions alongside of Ray Nuckolis. These two men form a defense that is hard .to penetrate. Irving Shep ard, at center, is a- husky, rangy man and has played consistent ball all season. The two forwards are fast and clever. The forward positions on the Park way team will be taken care of by Abe Goldstone, Myer Dilbinsky and Morris Kogoway, while either Abe Popick or Sam Tessler will play the center position. Captain Harry Haf ter and Unkeles. form the local team's defense. Preliminary Scheduled. In the last game between the two teams, which was played two years ago, the local team was returned the winner after a hard contest. A fast preliminary contest is sched uled between the Acorns and Arleta teams of the Portland basketball league. The first game ,wlll star,t at 7:30. Leon Fabre will referee both games.. .' - ' j " The Multnomah Guard quintet 'will leave Saturday morning for Astoria, where they play the Hammond Ath letic club Saturday night at Astoria. The loggers have a strong team, de feating the Oregon Agricultural col lege freshman last Friday Bight. Several former Portland playr .are on the Hammond team. Challenges Pour In. If Manager "Si" Simonsen, manager of the guard team, accepts all of the challenges which have been pouring In to him during the. last few days, the guardsmen will be worked over time before the end of the season. Newberg, Oregon City, Dallas, Gold endale and teams in Seattle and Ta coma are a few of the out-of-town quintets that have written for games, while 'South Parkway and Peninsula are two of the local teams who would like to meet the Multnomah Guards. A game is being arranged between the guard team and the Spokane Amateur Athletic club five for Mon day night, February J 6. The Spokane club team plays the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic club quintet on the Winged M floor, Saturday night, Feb ruary 14. ' The party which will make the trip to Astoria Saturday includes Manager Simonsen, Coach P. W. Lee and Secretary Whittlese'y and the members of the team Hubert Goode, Walter Fearnley, Dave Wright. "Spud" Darling, Irve Cole, Kenneth Irle and Billy Lewis. After two weeks of rest, during which time Manager Jack Routledge has been able to build his team up again after it had been shot to pieces by the illness of several play ers, the juaroon f noopers win re sume activities again next week, with game with the American Legion team of Oregon City. Saturday. Feb ruary 14,- the Maroon F team will play the Camas American Legion five on the latter's floor. A contest is also being scheduled , with the AVin lock, Wash., team. Routledge will have the same line up wnicn was worKing- so wen to gether during the first of the season. Babe and Harry Thomas will be back in the game again after an absence of two weeks. The. lineup which Routledge will use during the rest of the season, barring accidents, will be Borelli at center. Babe Thomas and Ed Thompson at forwards, and Hal Day and Harry Thomas at guarda. ' After" a week and a. half of small pox and injuries, the Olympic club basketball five is again on its feet and will meet the Silent Five Friday night in the Peninsula park commu nity house. The Olympics have not suffered a defeat in the city this season, and are desirous of meeting any independent quintets in Portland Manager Cooley would like also to arrange a contest with the Standlfer Shipbuilders of Vancouver. Next Sun day afternoon the Olympics will make a trip to Astoria to battle the strong Columbia club five of that city. NEGRO HEAVY WANTS TO LEAVE MEXICO FOR U. S. Federal Attorney Announces He Wilt Negotiate With Jack Re ' garding His Debt to Justice. CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Jack Johnson may geMiis wish and be permitted to return to the United States. . District Attorney Charles F. Cllne announced today, after receiving the letter mailed by the former world's champion in Mexico City last week, that he w'ould enter into negotiations with Johnson. If Johnson returns he faces a sen tence of one year and a day in I.oa v- enworth prison for violating the Mann act. He jumped bonds of $15,000 here when he fled from the country fol lowing his conviction In 913. PACIFIC QUINT BESTS INDIANS Chemawa Team Loses to University "' Lads, 43-15. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Fores Grove, Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) The Pacific basketball five won anothe victory Tuesday night when Chemawa Indians played their return game on the university floor. In the forme combat the P. U. squad received its only defeat so far this season. The Indians have also been winners ovc their numerous opponents this win ter, and the decisive score of 43-15 in Pacific's favor came as a well-earned surprise to the Forest Grove team. At first baskets and foul- tosses al ternated between the two sides, bu by the second quarter the Pacific men were shooting up the score and coil tinually- increased their lead. The teamwork is especially good. Friday night McMinnville college contests Pacific here. . ' SISLER JOINS LIST OF STARS Browns' Husky Slams Out Two Safe Hits in One Inning. George Harold Sisler wr the star member of the "two an inning" club last year, gaining the distinction by his performance in the fifth inning ot the St. Louis-Cleveland game June 3 Then, batting twice. "Sis" doubled against Charley Jamieson, lefthander, and hit for the circuit against Tom Phillips, righthander, .the last clout accounting for three of the eight runs made bv the Browns. Sisler also scored twice in this productive round of the Burkemen Ed Roush was the only other major leaguer of 1919 who assembled a pair of extra bag slams In one chapter. He doubled twice In the ninth inning of the Cincinnati skirmish of August 23 with the Phillie. for whom Henry Lee Meadows was pitching. JEFF SECOND FIVE LOSES V. M. C. A. Students Polish Off Democrats, 15 to 8. The Y. M. C. A. Students won from the Jefferson high school second team yesterday afternoon on the "Y" floor by the score of 45 to 8. This makes the fifth straight victoryfor the "Y" Students' team, which is a newly-or ganized quintet. - Ed Serr and) Al Hofman were the stars of the game, Serr making 23 points and Hofmann getting 8 field baskets. The "passing and team work of both quintets was good. Ruth Leaves for Boston. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 4. Out fielder George H. "Babe" Ruth left today for Boston. Ruth insisted he would not sign a contract to play with the New York team until he re ceives a part of his purchase price, reported at tl 25.000. ' Northwestern Plans Meet." CHICAGO, Feb. 4. Seven hundred high schools in the middle west have been invited to send learns to an In terscholastic track and swimming meet to be held at Northwestern uni versity March 26 and 27, it was an nounced today. t The Biltmore Delmonico's The McAlpin A 20 for VARSITY FACES CRISIS ei;k-exi games may set tle CHAMPIONSHIP. t'niversity of Washington Will . Make Its Final Appearance Friday and Saturday. raeific CoMt Conference landing;. WHY? I W. K P'. t o lonn 2 2 . twn t l . so 1 1 .MM 1 t .M) 1 2 ' .333 t'alirornla .. Washington Oregon . . . . Stanlurd ... O. A. C W. S. U UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Feb. 4. (Special.) Oregon has three of its hardest games of the basketball season scheduled for this week-end. The varsity five meets Washington State college Thursday night, and University of Washington Friday and Saturday. Particular interest will cen ter about the coming contests, e the standing of the various teams in the Pacific coast conference' will be af fected by the results. At present sev eral of the teams are tied. The lemon-yellow tossers have not yet tangled with Pullman. In spite of the fact that Pullman has loet two out of three gamts played, the team is reported to be strong. Oregon will make a determined ef fort to climb up the conference ladder in this week-end's games. In an en deavor to repeat last year'a success, when the coast championship was won. At present the lemon-yellow has a standing of .500, having won one "and lost one game oi ino two played with the University of Wash ington in Seattle recently. The Seattle five will make Its final appearance against Oregon for the season in Hayward hall Friday and Saturday nights. Washington has worked a- different lineup in me games played with O. A. C. than that used against Oregon, and this com - hination may prove more against the varsity. Oregon will enter tne eame uneup as has been used In most of the games so far this ' season: Captain Merm Lind and Eddie Durno, for wards- Mare Latham, center; NishJ Chapman and Francis Jacobberger. guards. All of the men are in goon condition, and with several weeks of practice since the laet game wnn inn Seattle team expect to work good against the visitors. 'OCX BOAT" DEFEATS MEEHAA Antique Boxer Has Plenty to Stop '. " Fat Willie. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4. (Special.) Mini. Mrrhan. fat and slow, was easv nicking for Gunboat Smith Oakland tonight, and the gunner won in everv oi of the four rounus. i ne irunboat did not carry as heavy guns as of old. but they were heavy enough to make Meehan look cneap ann io. ish. In the second round Smith nailed Mooi.ur, with a flcht to the Jaw and dropped him to one knee, but he could not finish him. Meehan kept trying ruh Innir left swine- to the body hut he did no damage, it was one ui h. worst finhts Meehan ever put up Te.ldv O'Hara stopped JacK uavia in the second round. Frankle Denny got th v,HI,t over Sailor Jim rormey pIi.Hpv R. co ana rrans. i.u' boxed a draw. in. K-etehell beat Harry ivemey. Eddie Gorman stopped Joe Herman In ih. HocnnH rr.nkin McCann beat uanny STOY AND HARPER MATCHED Aberdeen to See Bout at Smoker on February 2 0. ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 4. (Spe cial.) Matchmaker Kandicn win pit Archie Stoy against Bobby Harper at the next Eagle's smoker here reo ruary 20. Schuman Vas considered hut was dropped because he weighs fully 10 pounds more than Stoy. . Louis Leonard of Seattle has ex pressed his willingness to meet Stoy. Leonard said ne Denevou .-nuy vu.u be his next logical man, which shows how Stoy, local soldier boxer has limbed since he started tne boxing game a few months ago. WHITMAN BEATS WILLAMETTE X Methodi.st Quint Victorious In Fast Contest, 32 to 16. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 4. Whitman defeated Willamette univer- ity here tonight by a score of 3- to i in a fast game of DasKetoan. "Spike" Dement was the star for the local team. Whitman played a splen did game throughout, getting baskets from almost uncanny positions. Wa pato, star for Willamette, was so closely guarded that he was able to get only two baskets. The same teams will contest tonight on the same floor. WILLAMETTE STARTS ON TOCR Last-Minute Change Made Jn Per sonnel ot Quintet. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa lem, Or., February 4. (Special.) A last-minute change was made by roach Mathews In the personnel of I the varsity basketball squad, which 'left yesterday afternoon tor aU- .vr and in New York A fact: ' Almost everywhere in New"" York, at exclusive clubs and at nearly all of the leading hotel, fatima is the largc6t-sellin cigarette out-selling even the expensive, straight Turkish . brands at such places as these: ThbAstoh N.Y. Ath!j.tic Cu-a The Belmont The Pennsylvania Stock Exchange The Vandfrbilt waldort-Astor u FATIMA. Sensible Cigarette 25 cents game schedule in WnMilnstnn nnd Idaho. "Squint" Plmlrk. ho stitrtrd art a regular guxrd tills rnon, but was forced from the flrnt confereni-e game with a fractured wrist, bus re covered from his Injury and was uh mltutod for ('.annum nn the northern trip, other players taken were: Cnp tain Wapnlo. Gillette, and Irvine, for. WHrds; Jackson nnd Austin, renters ; MrKlttrlck and Harry, guard. Two games with Whitman and rnn. tests with Ititivllle American l.rglon. Spokane university, University of Idaho and Washington State colle complete the bill of dates, t final game coming at Pullman next Tues day evening. MARINE HOOPERS PLAN TOfH Port la ulcr Io Veoman Srrvice on .Mare Inland I'lve. The Mare Isln'hd Marine basketball team la planning a trip north an far as Spokane lu the near future, accord ing to word received from Lieutenant Parker, former portlander. who is coaching the marine team. Gamea are being arranged with the strongeat teams In the northwest, and will In clude contests with S. atlle and Port land. Hesldes Lieutenant Parker thera are two other Portland boys -Milton Lund and Parsons playing on the team. In a recent game with the Mare Island sailors Lund was the big star of the game,' gntt Ing 12 lung field baskets, while Parsons played a Rteat game at guard. Oaks Sign Pitcher. SAM FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. Geore B. Winn, a pitcher sold to the. l"ea Moines team of the Western league by the Boston Americana last season, has been signed by the Oakland rluh of the Pacific Coaat baseball leacuo. Manager 1 ol Howard announced to day. 23 INDICTMENTS ISSUED Uipptod Miipard Fraud I'linrcc. Not In Evident. SEATTLE. Fob. 4. Twenty-three indictments,' 13 of them secret, wern returned by a federal grand jury In Judge Neterer's court here today. Most of the Indictments chars-mi violation of the prohibition and drug statutes and none of them. It was understood. 'pertained to cases of al leged frauds in the Pacific coast ship building programme, which have been under investigation by the f.-deral body. The Jury was dismissed until next Tuesday. 1 Newest oC the new . COLLARS. Yet, It's lham to kp o paying 10c fld 2 (or 23c for a good cigar winn you can get xoctly f A mm ' boeco, from the Mm blgh .rade mild Havana lo, to a cigar at 8c SALOMS doit It Short filler mad of the parts ol the leaf that are left 0r after the long llr "tripa are used to make the blgo priced cigart. Then the new reinforced bead ia added to keep the craps from getting into ycur mouth. Her' th ehnceof llftrtim. Mr. lOcSmokw. Cut h prirol your cigar to Bo and till nk" th sam high grd He aualltv. 8tnok th.-SALOM today, ie 1 for 15c. At U to tar land and drug tor cigar couniw. 2 FOR IS TH K llHT tll.AK O, 105. 307 Pine St., Portland. Of. Telephone Broadway llul Horn. A 163. roirovf They are to weigh in at 136 pounds at o'clock. ' . . I i '