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TITE MOIWTCXG ORECbNIAX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5. W20 13 UEFORW MANY KNOCKOUTS M LIST Colored Heavyweight Boxer Carries Stiff Punch. "TINY" HERMAN HERE PusriliMs Who Icct Tomorrow in 10-Round 'Go, Report. in Fine- Trim. BY DICK SHARP. Sam Langford and "Tiny" Herman have one thing in common. They both stopped Andre Anderson in. two rounds. Sam turned the trick In 1917 while Herman administered the sleeping potion to Andre last . Friday niuht in Vancouver. B. C. If one were to deliberate on the boxers Landlord has put away in his career of 18 years of boxinff it would fill several columns. The Bos ton colored battler began knocking them out at 14 yeans of age, when he sturtcd his ring career, and is still putting them away with his bone crushins right and left hooks. The record book gives .out the fact that I-angford is lit years old. which would hardly make him an old man and looking over the boxers that he fought during 1!10 one would still he more further Inclined to regard I-aneford as one of the best heavy weights now before the public. Bmrn of ote Met. Last year Earn took on among boxers of note. Willie Meehan. Harry Wills, three times: Jack Thompson, three times; Bill Tate and others. He has fought Fred Fulton twice, losing ence in seven rounds and then boxing big Fred to a draw In a. return match. Very few white boxers have cared to risk a drubbing at his hands. Ful ton, Bob Levere, "Gunboat" Smith, Andre Anderson, Tom McMahon, Porky" Flynn. Colin Bell, Jim Klynn and Willie Meehan are about the only well known ones who would take him on once he began to be rated as a star. Flynn, Bell, Smith, Anderson. Devere and McMahon were all knocked out as a result of their willingness to meet the Boston tar ba by. Jack Johnson tasted defeat at r.angford's hands and never tared In mix with Sam when he rose to the -plnnale of the heavyweight heap. Without a doubt Langford is one of the hesviest sockers of all tinle. Sam's main forte is body blows, but the chin docs not go unheeded. Allle Taylor, young Bend bantam weight, who meets Johnny Coy in on of the six-round special events of to morrow's card at the Heilig, is a rugged little mixer and may prove a sensation. Taylor doesn't seem to know what the word fear means and racks a wicked punch. Coy Is a clever youngster and shifty on his feet. He made an excellent Impres sion in his match with Abe Cordon here several months ago and figures to make Taylor show, everything that he has. The remainder of the card: Youns Sam Langford versus Weldon Wing, eight rounds: Baby Bluo versus Frankie Howard and George Eagles versus Frankie Crltes. Tiny Herman. Astoria heavyweight, arrived yesterday all primed for his ten-round go with Langford. Ore gon's contribution to the white hope crop pulled in from Vancouver, B. C. where he toppled over Andre Ander son. Herman looks to be in the best of condition and several battles which he has engaged in around the Puget Sound district during the past few weeks have put him in top notch form for his go with the colored heavyweight. HIGH GR10DERS START COMMKRCE AXD WASHINGTON' OJ'EX SEASON" TODAY. few Players on Both Squads Cause Last-Minute Changes and Shifts in Line-Up. The stage Is all set for the opening f the interscholastlc football league this afternoon on the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club gridiron with the High School of .Commerce eleven and the Washington high team play in;? the. principal roles. i The opening contest is not expected to be the best of the season by any means, as new players on both squads have made several changes In the lineups necessary and the teamwork as a result has suffered considerably. Man for man, the Washington play ers are expected to outweigh the Commerce gridders, but If the field is dry the bookkeepers are expected. to orfset the weight disadvantage by open field' work. Herman Cook, for mer Notre Dame star, is coaching the Commerce aggregation and Vie may spring Home of the Notre Dame style of shift plays and aerial attack that will surprise the local followers of interscholastic football. Washington is being primed for the battle by Coach Fenstertnacher. who. with a heavy team, can resort to straight football tactics for yardage gains, botn teams have practically the same number of last year's vet erans back in the harness. The contest will get under way at 3:15, with Crover Francis as referee. Bill Holden umpire and Sergeant Davis of the local United States ma rine corps recruiting office manipu lating the yard sticks. SCHUMAN .TP STAY HERE DENVER LIGHTWEIGHT WILL BE IN CITY TWO MONTHS. Boxer Forced to Call Orr Bout With Moran In Denver Due to Strike. Harry Schuman, crack Denver light weight, who participated, in two con tests here last winter, stopping Jimmy Marshall in two rounds at . the Mil waukee arena and later winning a ten-round decision from Johnny Shep pard, the alleged English lightweight champion, at the armory, plans on making Portland his headquarters for the next two months at-least. Schuman has spent the last four months in and around hiiiv(f W'fill In the Colorado metropolis Schuman took part In several contest?, winning all with the exception of his go with Mel Coogan, the New York light-! weight, which resulted in a 13-round : draw. Johnny Schauer, St. Paul light-1 weight who made several good fights on the coast while under the direction ! Of Mike McNulty. proved easy pick- J ing for Schuman at Colorado Springs.! Mike O'Leary of Dayton. Ohio, was' uv w o 1 1 1 tj 4i, LIIC mum rounu at the Springs by Schuman. Another boy stopped by Harry was Pete Marlow, Chicago lightweight, at Port Worth, Tex. This contest lasted but three rounds. . Pal Moran, who recently gave Charlie White a lambasting, signed to meet Sbhuman at Denver, but the go was called off for the time being, as the city Is still under martial law, due to the streetcar strike. Schuman expects to return to Den ver to swap blows with Moran as soon as the enforcement has been lifted. Harry will start training within the next few days, as he has agreed tojitart at Tacoma October 21, where he 'is a big favorite. MURPHY Hi TAYLOR WIN LOCAL FIGHTERS GET DECI SIONS IX ABERDEEN DOITS. AVrirht of Seattle Loses to Former Denver Boy Wlien Bout Kmls at Speed. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 4. CSpe cial.) Frankie Murphy, Portland wel ter, won a decision over Billy Wright of Seattle in the six-round main event or tonight's ristic card presented by Harry Druxman. matchmaker for the Aberdeen Athletic club. The two wel ters started off at a slow pace, but along about' the fifth round opened up with some real stuff and made up for their early hesitation. Murphy was the aggressor nn to the last round, w hen Wright began a little rignt crossing and slowed the former Denver battler up. Frankie rallied in the last few seconds of the battle and rocked Wright with a barrage of swings. The Seattle mixer claimed a foul In the fifth round, but his claim was not recognized and Murphy kept plugging away, coming within an ace of stowing the former coast champion away. If Murphy had not led in the first five rounds there would have been no fight. The Portlander kept on rne go every minute trying to get Wright to step out and take a chance, but Billy couldn't see it that way. A Hie Taylor, Portland bantam, won a Bix-round decision over Eddie Moore of Seattle in one of the greatest fights ever witnessed here. The bout was a hamnier-and-tonsrs affair from start to finish, with Taylor uncorking a line of punches that fans here seldom see. The boxing followers .cheered the two little battlers from round to round, giving them a tremendous ovation at the cud of each. Moore was the clev erer, but couldn't stand the gaff. Jack Mirenta, Tacoma welterweight, knocked out Soldier Morton of Aber deen in the third round of a scheduled four-round scrap. It was Mirenta's first fight and he made good. Horton went down three times and the third time stayed for the count. Don Mclntyre of Aberdeen won a technical knockout over Billy Pringle of Aberdeen in the curtain raiser. Referee Joe Waterman stopped the out in the second round to save Pringle from punishment. BUSH MINSTRELS PLAN BAM, FJiAYERS TO PROVE IP THEIR VARIED TALENTS. Portland Association Will Hold Double Header Sunday for Intercity Title, One of the largest and most enthu siastic meetings of the year was held la.s-t night by the Portland, Baseball association, at which time plans for the minstrel show to be put on by the association this winter for the purpose of raising funds to start the campaign for an enclosed field for semi-pro ball and amateur athletics next year were discussed. The semi-pro ballplayers outnum bered the team managers three to one at the meeting, which Is a predic tion that the show will go over with a bang, as it is the plan of the or ganization to recruit the members of the cast from among the eemi-pro players. A double-header at Vaughn street next Sunday was. also decided upon with the Arleta Woodmen of the World, champions of the class A A circuit. and Sherwood, inter-city league title-holders, clashing for the Portland Baseball association cham pionship. As a preliminary to the big game, Hesse-Martin and Kields Motor Car will cross bats. The first rehearsal of the P. B. A. minstrel show will be held Thursday night at the Multnomah Guard club rooms SCOOTER SMASHt'S RECORD Mile Done in Minute and 9 Seconds Off San Pedro. LOS AN-GELES, Oct. 4. The "Mys tery V," a 40-foot speed boat, 6wned by FrankQarbutt. made what local followers of aquatic sports said was a new national record- Sunday when it went a measured mile off San Pedro in 1 minute 9 seconds, or at the rate of 52.3 miles an hour. The "Mystery V" was a new boat and her power plant consisted of two 400-horse power Liberty motors. Ihe record was made in competi tion with five other "scooters." . PULLMAN TO PLAY IN EAST Haskell Indians May Meet Team in St. Louis Nov. 21. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE. Pullman, Wash.. Oct. 4. (Special.) Athletic Oirector Bohler announced today that negotiations were under way with an eastern institution for an inter-sectional football game for November 27 following the game with the University of Nebraska at Lin coln. It Is probable that the team chosen will be the Haskell Indians, the game to be played in St. Louis. - Soccer Game Sunday! The first game of the season be tween two teams of the Portland Soc cer association will be played next Sunday afternoon when the Peninsula 1919 champions tangle with the Kerns 11 at Columbia park. The game, which will get under way at 2 o'clock, promises to be a fast contest. Many new players will appear in the line ups of both teams. Deer Hunters Bag Game. KELSO. Wash., William Beck. C. Braack and A. turned from the trict in southern Oct. 4. (Special.) A. Taylor. Charles E. Hayes have re Umpqua river dis Oregon, where they hunting trip. They fine buck, one of enjoyed a deer brought back a four killed. GUAXD CIRCUIT OPENS MEET AT LEXIXGTOX, KENTUCKY. Amateur Owner and Driver Wins Division of Futurity After Four Hard Heat. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 4. Close r.ces featured the opening of today's Grand circuit meeting here. Henry Oliver's Rose Scott landed an easy victory In the 2-year-old division of the Kentucky futurity but the Wal nut Hall cup went four heats before Bcunie Del, owned and driven by Thomas Hinds, an amateur, was de clared winner. The stable of Thomas "W. Murphy won two races, for in addition to Rose Scott, Esther R., driven by Cox, landed the 2:07 pace. This also went four heats. Just David won the first division of the 2:15 trot in straight heats. The one heat which could be raced in the second division of the 2:15 trot be fore sundown was won by Mighteli, driven by V. Flemfcig in 2:094. Peter Manning, favorite for the Walnut Hall cup, was scratched be cause of a slight lameness. Nelson Diilon was the pacemaker in the first heat of the 2-year-old futurity. Rose Scott took the lead at the head of the stretch and managed to stall off Bo galusa. The last half 'was trotted in 1:014. In the final heat Rose Scott was an easy winner. Harry Fleming sprang a surprise in the first heat of the Walnut Hall cup when he took Bovola to the front and led all the way. Breaks o"n the part of Peter Co'.ey spoiled his chances though he won the second and fastest heat. Bonnie Del was a handy winner of the third and fourth heats. Best times: Two-year-old futurity, 2:07H; Walnut Hall cup, 2:04; 2:07 pace, 2.03! 2:1a trot. 2:07'. OREGON TRACK MEN OUT CANDIDATES TAKE TTP GRIND FOR CROSS-COUNTRY. flenry Foster to Assist Haj-ward in Getting Men in Shape for Early Spring Work. UNTVETtSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Oct. 4. ( Special.) F'all track train ing opened at the university today with about 10 candidates out. Most of the men out now are those who are trying for the crosscountry team. A cross-country run will be held with the Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallis on the day of the football game between the two institutions. Among the men w-ho turned out were Glenn Walkle.y, winner of the meet last year at Eugene; Guy Koepp, a member of last year's frosh track team; Napoleon ("Speed") Palatier of the same aggregation and several other new men. One trouble with the university track team has always been that the men are not In proper condition in the spring. It is planned this year to have all track men out at least three times a week so that they will be In shape when the regular training starts. During the good weather the men will work in the open and afterward on the Inside track. All men will be kept out and the work will be principally the de velopment of form. Henry Foster will assist Hay ward in taking care of the men. "Hank" was three years on the Oregon var sity, two years as captain of the team. EUGENE'S CHANCES IMPROVE Mautz, Regular Line Man Back and Hoislnglon Is on Scene. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Ku gene. Or., Oct. 4. (Special.) Carl "Kat" Mautz returned to college yes terday. The return of Mautz will help greatly to bolster up the line for the varsity this year. Mautz plays at guard and is good. He was on the varsity" last year and has had a good deal of football experience. He will probably play at his old position this season. Another good football man returned in the person of Earnest Hoisington. FTbisington was the captain of the 1915 freshman team and looks good for his first appearance. He Is a backfield man and seems fairly fast. FAIR AUTO RACES ARE TODAY Two Days' Events to Be Run Off on liresham Track. Prospects for the biggest Tuesday crowd in the history of the Multno mah county fair at Gresham comes with a combined auto race programme which will be run this afternooii. While sunshine beat down yesterday and the weather was ideal, it was de cided to hold the consolidated events of both Monday' and Tulay tills af ternoon as the track was stUl moist from last week's rains. The Pacific Sweepstaftes and Co lumbia Sweepstakes have been made a combined event with the purse doubled and in this start, a profes sional free-for-all, eight drivers will face Starter Bill Breitenslein. In an event emblematical of the northwestern half-mile championship Paul Clancy of Fargo, N. P., the pre- 286 Washington fcEHSSES355-- 3t MATTERS & ii a success Capt. Xs idea -A round cigarette,loosely , rolled, made -from the famous Pall Mall blend of 41 different kinds' of. Turkish tobacco. A big volume of cool, mild smoke from the ' beginning. PAliIaMAIili .FAMOUS CIGARETTES bunds - 20 Pall Mall Rounds (plain ends) in the p -v new foil package PLAIN OR CORK (REGULAR) IN BOXES OF sent northw-estern champion will be pitted against Korbes of Portland in the Forbes Special and tieorge Adama of Portland in an. Essex. The handicap pursuit race in which Jack Watters. midwest champion in the fleet Drexel is pitted against Clancy In the Essex, Costa in the Sevrin and Raountree In the Rajo Special, will see four of the best dirt track drivers in the game in competi tion. - The Columbia Motor Derby includes in the entry list " Stone, Costa, Fob naugh, Anderson, Walters, Clancy. Rountree and Searles and will be from a rolling speedway start. A Races will-start at 2:30. BAZ WILLIAMS IS COACHIN'i Oregon Freshmen Have Excellent Pair of Football Tutors. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Oct. 4. (Special.) Basil "Bar" Wil liams has decided to assist in the coaching of the Oregon freshman foot ball team" this. year. "Baz" owns a bakery at Eugene and thought be would be unable to get away, but has decided to take the work. He was out for the first time -today and will handle the ltne end of the game while "Ken" Bartlett will have charge of the back field department. "Baz" and "Ken" both played on the famous Oregon teams of 1916 and 1919 and served under Beidek. World Air Champion to Tour, PARIS, Oct. 4. Sadi Lecointe. the French aviator who won the James Gordon Bennett airplane race at Etampfs September 28, will soon visit the United States, where he will en gage in airplane races, against fa mous American pilots, says the Ex celsior. Leonard Wins bjr K. O. HARTFORD, Conn.. Oct. 4. Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, scored a technical knockout over Frankie Britt of New Bedford, Mass., here tonight. Referee Mulligan stopped the bout in the fifth after the champion had clearly outclassed Britt. .Street BEARS GETTING IN SHAPE ANDY SMITH MAKING GRID MA CHINE AT CALIFORNIA. SUirs From Last Year's Freshman Eleven Make Splendid Back ground for Coaches. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley, Oct. 4. Coach Andy Smith and his corps of assistants at the university are making big strides in rounding the men into football ma chinery. r California is .fortunate In having a good supply of - arslty material from last year, and this, coupled with sev eral stars from last year's freshman team, makes a splendid background for the coaches to build ti.'.s year's team around. Cort Majors, this year's captain, is showing 'all bis old-time ability. There is a plentiful supply of ma terial for center. George Latham, last year's center. Is out for his old job. though Smith may decide to use him as one of the guards. Other men aspiring for center are Bill Gallagher and "Fat Clark." both of whom were on the freshman squad lat season. "Brick" Muller, credited as one of the greatest ends that has ever played ?i!ISi (SSI Florsheim'S are "long run" shoes cost you a little more than some in the beginning, but much less in the end. Thas the theory Florsheim has always followed. It works out better than ever in these days of high prices and uncertain values. You get most for your money in The Florsheim Shoe. Florsheim Shoe Store 350 Washington Street, Near Park READ THE' STORY OF CAPT. X. 10, 50, 1Q0 AS USUAL on a freshman team, will be eligible for'the varsity this year. "Brick" re turned rfom .Antwerp recently and the same afternoon w-as out In a suit. Leo Cranmer. lat year's tackle with Majors, and Calvin Dean. last year's freshman tackle, are also showing up well In the practice workouts. Other varsity men of last year trying out for berths are Jimmy Cline at end. Shrimp Hall at tackle. Stan Barnes as a sub-guard and Crip Toomey at halfback. Smith has an oversuply cf back field men. and should have little trouble In finding four high-class men. Toomey was a very near var sity man for the big .game last year at half. "Mugs" Van Sant at half. Charlie Erb at quarter and Archie Nisbet at fullback, all of last year's freshman team, are among the top notchers out for their first varsity team. Then there Is "Shad" Rowe at half, Carl Deeds at quart' r. "-ho are also anxious for these positions. All in all, the prospects are good at California for a first-class team. It is not to be expected that the team men will show championship football in the early season games, but by the time the game with Stanford comes along in November the team should show Its real worth. . Evans Txse Exhibition Golf. PORT ARTHUR, Ont.. Oct. 4. In an exhibition 18-hole golf match at the Thunder Bay Oolf club today. George Lyon of Toronto, several times Canadian champion, defeated I SALE For a limit- I jUag ed time only. ! 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